Each week the Sunday 9AM Mass will be live-streamed. To view the videos, please click HERE.

“Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths; all flesh shall see the salvation of the Lord.”

“…the Lord will make the glory of his
voice heard in the joy of your heart.”

Mass Schedule

Masses will be celebrated in the sanctuary on the following days and times.

Tuesday 7 PM,
Wednesday 9:30 AM
followed by Adoration until 10:00 PM,
Friday at 9:30 AM,
Saturday at 5:00 PM,
Sunday at 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM

N.B. Confessions Saturdays at 4:15 PM or call Fr. Jan.

Mass Schedule - December 5th - December 11th

Monday - No Mass

Tuesday - 10:00 AM - Mass at Yucalta

7:00 PM - Mass for INT Fennetta Bertrand offered by Joan Mcinnes

Wednesday - 9:30 AM Mass for +Doming and Aki offered by the Netzel family

Thursday - 7:00 PM Special Mass - for +Diedre Hourigan offered by John & Vivian Hornby

Friday - 9:30 AM Mass INT for All Parishioners

Saturday - 5:00 PM for +Andrez Kura, +Zuram Kura, +Helen Follack, +Margit Meszaros offered by the Meszaros Family

Sunday - 9:00 AM Mass for +Bruce Lenz offered by Yvonne Lenz & family

11:00 AM Mass for +Anna offered by the Skender Family

Divine Mercy: Our Church Paintings Explained - Since the unveiling of our newly renovated church building, many have taken notice of the beautifully painted portraits adorning the walls of the church, which were funded by parishioner Jerry Kaspryk and painted by James Lutzko of Calgary. To learn more about these paintings, please click HERE.

Advent Retreat Schedule
Sat. Dec. 17th 5:00 PM - Mass
Sun. Dec. 18th 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM - Mass
Mon. Dec. 19th 9:30 AM - Mass/Homily
3:00 PM - Chaplet of Divine Mercy
7:00 PM - Retreat Talk
Tues. Dec. 20th 9:30 AM - Mass/Homily
3:00 PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy
7:00 PM Penitential Service
Confession with Visiting Priests
Wed. Dec. 21st 9:30 AM- Mass/Homily
ADORATION
3:00 PM - Chaplet of Divine Mercy
7:00 PM - Mass and final Blessing Tea and Coffee following in the Small Hall
Adoration following until 10:00 PM

*Fr. Steven Payne preaching at all Masses*

CWL Gingerbread Marketplace Sunday December 11th 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM in the large hall Silent Auction Cake Walk Basket Draws Homemade Baking Step Up & Win Children’s Corner.

Christmas Pot Luck Dinner hosted by the CWL Tuesday Dec. 13th Bring food at 5 PM, dinner at 5:30 PM in the large hall. Everyone is welcome.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 47th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS HAMPER FUND – To donate money, non-perishable food and/or new gifts for the hampers please go to the donation office in the Tyee Plaza. The office is in a storefront attached to the Discovery Inn to the right of the lobby entrance. The office is open from Monday to Saturday 10:00am until 4:00pm in November and 10:00am until 5:00pm in December. You can also donate online at a secure website by clicking HERE.

Needed - Music Director and Accompanist - The Saturday 5:00 pm Choir is still actively looking for a music Director and Accompanist/ Instrumentalist. If you are interested and would like to sing or play an instrument please contact the parish office. All are welcome!

INVITATION TO ADORATION Adoration will begin with Mass every Wednesday at 9:30 am. All are invited to attend the Mass and participate in Adoration until 10 pm. “Jesus, I Trust in You…"

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul on Vancouver Island
Our Lady of Guadalupe Conference, St. Patrick’s Parish
Activity Report for the month of November 2022

Dear Parishioners: November’s Soup Drive in honour and recognition of this year’s World Day of the Poor was a great success. Thank you for participation and contributions, which totalled 451 items, weighing 326 pounds. May God richly bless both the giver and receiver of these donations. Other activities that happened this month are as follows: Our Adopted Family are the proud parents and brothers of a 9lb baby girl, delivered on November 28th. Name to be announced. Mother and baby are doing well. Our emergency food hamper delivery service continued. Unfortunately the hazardous snow conditions disrupted this service at the end of the month. The generous outpouring of donations received from parishioners, their families and friends, and the CR Food Bank enabled Start Up Kits and Hampers to be delivered to meet the urgent needs of the arrival of 4 new residents moving into Rose Harbour (some with children). The Emergency Food Cupboard was also restocked. Rose Harbour has 28 units. An average number of clients per month is forty. The number of children is less than in previous years, still around twelve. The number of children provided a daily lunch at Cedar School Elementary has increased to approximately 40 children. We continue to support this lunch program with a monthly supply of lunch items. Along with the monthly meat supply, we delivered a variety of appetizers and a donated tray of desserts for the men at Second Chance Recovery House to enjoy, while watching the Grey Cup Game. It was a great time of celebration, fun food, and fellowship. AA held a Gratitude Day in which many clients participated in several fun events. Having fun in Recovery is an important. The downtown community kitchen prepared and served 4 hot and healthy Sunday lunches to an increasing number of people. We supply the meats for these lunches. It was another successful month of food transportation and distribution to our north island outreach villages of Tahsis, Gold River, Zeballos, and surrounding first nation communities. Our donations included pet food, personal items (Tahsis, Gold River) frozen turkeys with all the trimmings (Zeballos)Spare ribs (Tahsis) canned soups and canned vegetables (Gold River) The Seasons change, they come and go. Through each changing season the work of our Society carries on, thanks to your food and financial contributions, and your prayers. Thank you for your continued support. May the hope, joy, peace and love of this blessed Advent Season be with you and yours.

 

To view the various stages of the construction of the St. Patrick’s Church extension and renovation an ongoing series of photos indicating various phases of the effort was uploaded and may be accessed by clicking

We thank you for your prayers, helping hands and continued financial support. God bless you and say a little prayer.

Recycle for the Building Fund Thank you to everyone who is contributing to the building fund by dropping off rinsed milk containers, bottles and cans at the back door of the church hall every Saturday 10 am till noon. The current total is $38,248.00! Thank You!