God will see justice done to his chosen who cry to him.

Perseverance in prayer and fidelity to God’s ways lead us to the kingdom.

Endurance runners need a great deal of perseverance. They cannot expend all their energy at the beginning or they won’t be able to complete the race. Nor can they run the race without the proper training, fuel and clear direction as to the route. We, too, need a tremendous amount of perseverance to run a race of good faith. Prepared by sacraments, fuelled by grace and headed toward Jesus, we can reach the kingdom.

Mass Schedule October 21st - October 27th

Monday - No Mass

Tuesday - 10:00 am at Yucalta for +Carolyn Clark offered by Doug & Laurel Phyall

Wednesday - 9:00 am Mass for all Parishioners

Thursday - 9:00 am Mass for +Howard Barton offered by +Anne Barton & Family

Friday - 9:00 am Mass for Saint Vincent de Paul Donors offered by the SVDP Society

Saturday - 5:00 pm Mass for +Evelyn Murray offered by the Murray Family

Sunday - 9:00 am Mass for +Fortunato & +Floriana Salvador offered by Adele Jorgensen

11:00 am Mass for all Parishioners

Saint Anthony’s First-Class Relics The Franciscan Friars invite you to join them in welcoming Saint Anthony of Padua. Saint Anthony will be visiting us in the form of two holy, first-class and precious relics from his Basilica in Padua, Italy. The relics will be accompanied by Friar Mario Conte, an OFM Conventual Franciscan. Prayer Petitions with holy cards will be distributed by Friar Mario to allow parishioners to write their personal prayer petition to the saint. This is a worldwide tradition when venerating a relic of a saint. Father Mario will bring the petitions back to the Basilica in Padua and place them at the tomb of St. Anthony. To view a live webcam of the Tomb please click HERE.

Annual Appeal - The 2019 Appeal theme, Imagine, encourages us to see a world of possibilities with God’s love for us, combined with our generosity. We unite in the mission to reflect the Lord’s acts of charity and love. The Appeal provides a practical means to offer help. Your Pledge to the Appeal will assist us to reach our parish goal of $44,000.00, which will truly benefit our parish and extend to countless people in need throughout our Diocese. When you have made your decision, please return your PLEDGE to the parish or mail it directly to the Diocese. Please give prayerful consideration towards our Appeal and know that you can truly make a difference.

To learn about how the money collected during the appeal as well as the results of past appeals please click HERE.

The Society of St. Vincent de Pail is very active in our parish. to see how active, please click HERE.

Putting Faith into Action St. Patrick’s parishioners feed those in need at Radiant Life Outreach each Wednesday at 5 pm. Meals are basic and nutritious. Volunteers are always needed to cook and serve. If you are able to help please contact Emily at emhepburn@gmail.com or 250-287-3003

The Knights of Columbus are having a membership drive. If you are a Catholic gentleman in our parish looking to live out your faith in the spirit of charity by helping others,please contact us. Mike Beston 250-287-8626 Larry Panich 250-923-4718 Deacon John Dawson 250-286-6469 or look us up online at www.kofc.org or to learn more about Council 5468, the Council in our parish, please click HERE.

St. Patrick’s is once again participating in Operation Christmas Child. Parishioners are invited to consider filling a shoebox with small toys, books, crayons, school supplies, socks and other necessities. The shoeboxes are hand-delivered by volunteers to needy and vulnerable children living in the midst of poverty, famine, disease, war and natural disasters. Shoeboxes can be picked up from the church or parish office next week. For tracking purposes the shoeboxes must be returned no later than Nov. 20. For more information contact Kristen at kristen289@hotmail.com or visit the Operation Christmas Child website for instructions on how to fill a shoebox at www.samaritanspurse.ca/OCC

October is the month of The Holy Rosary Please join us in praying the Holy Rosary Sunday to Friday evenings at 7 PM and Saturdays at 4:30 PM.

RCIA - The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults will begin again this fall. If you or someone you know would like to learn more about the Catholic faith, please join us! For more information please contact the parish office at 250-287-3498

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Takes place every Wednesday following 9:00 am Mass until 10:00 pm. Why not come out and spend a quiet hour with the Lord? Devotional reading material is provided for your use at the back of the Church.