K. of C. GRAND KNIGHT: Mark Redchurch

E-mail: redchurch.kofc@shaw.ca

Phone: 250-370-0558 We are a Catholic Family Fraternal, Service Organization

(NEW MEMBERS WELCOME)

Next meeting November 5, 2015 at 7:30 pm

MASS TIMES:

Saturday

Sunday

Weekdays

7:00 pm Vigil

8:30 am

10:30 am (Family)

12:10 pm Tuesday to Saturday

OCTOBER 18, 2015 - TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

CONFESSIONS

MARRIAGES

BAPTISMS

ANOINTING

FUNERALS

Tuesday to Friday 11:45am-12pm

Saturdays 11:00am-12pm

Contact Parish Priest 6 months before intended marriage date.

Contact Parish Priest.

Hospital Chaplain at 250-889-3761

Contact the chosen Funeral Home and the Parish Priest.

Administrator: Rev. Fr. Alfred Alilio

Parish Secretary: Heidi de Contreras

OFFICE HOURS:

Tuesday to Friday, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Visit www.stpats-vic.ca

C.W.L. PRESIDENT: Pauline Scherr (250-592-9434)

All women age 16 and over are welcome

Next Meeting Tuesday, November 3rd at 7:00 pm - Our Lady of Lourdes Hall

Executive Meetings 3rd Tuesday 7:00 pm - Boardroom

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN

Coordinator: Barbara Shenton

E-mail: bshenton@cisdv.bc.ca

ST. PATRICK’S SCHOOL

Principal Deanne Paulson

2368 Trent St. Victoria BC V8R 4Z3

Phone: 250-592-6713 Fax: 250-592-6717

Parish Council Chair

Finance Chairman

Liturgy Committee

Communion Ministry

Lectors

Choir Director

Liturgical Environment

Altar Linens

Altar Servers

Sacristan

Sacristan

Gary Mitchell

Pat O’Neill

Gary Mitchell

Cal Jones

Jennifer Doyle

Susan Smedley

Pauline Scherr

Gaby Leja

Audrey Thom

Serafim Botelho

Joe Calenda

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250-477-6331

250-381-6607

250-598-6164

250-813-2151

250-208-3834

250-592-9434

250-595-2808

250-592-8605

250-595-2850

250-595-8430

Responsible Ministry &

Safe Environment

Ushers

Pastoral Care Outreach

St. Vincent de Paul

Development & Peace

Maintenance Committee

Moms & Tots

Hobby Group

Prayer Group

Custodian

Sandy Jones

Marc Lesperance

Pat Mochrie

Gord Stuart

Nancy Stuart

Steve Pearse

Pauline Scherr

Margaret Hyde

Mary Weicker

Domingo Aquino

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"THE SON OF MAN HIMSELF DID NOT COME TO BE SERVED BUT TO SERVE, AND TO GIVE HIS LIFE AS A RANSOM FOR MANY"

For many people, greatness is measured in terms of the three “p’s” - power, possessions and pleasure. Jesus teaches a new way to glory, the way of humble service. Really great people are those who put themselves at the service of others. TODAY’S READINGS: First Reading: Isaiah 53:10-11. The suffering servant takes our faults on himself. Second Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16. With Jesus as our high priest, we can have confidence in approaching the throne of grace when we need help. Gospel: Mark 10:35-45. James and John are looking for glory, but Jesus shows them the way of humble service. ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 2015 FEDERAL ELECTION GUIDE: Canada’s Federal Election is on Monday, October 19th. Please refer to the Ca-

nadian Conference of Catholic Bishops 2015 Federal Election Guide, which was included in the bulletin on September

13th together with a Pastoral Letter from Bishop Gary Gordon. You can also find it at http://www.rcdvictoria.org/

blog/post/en/canadas-federal-election-an-encounter-between-the-gospel-and-our-culture

JOURNEY OF HEARTS AND HANDS - 2015 ANNUAL APPEAL: Today we kickoff our Annual Appeal along with all other parishes and missions throughout our Diocese. Your generosity will assist our parish and extend to countless people in need throughout our Diocese. Pope Francis’ call to care for each other reminds us of how personal giving can be. Our theme, i share, we care reflects Pope Francis` thoughts. Please consider pledging to this worthwhile endeavour. Parish Goal: $62,000. Our parish pro-ject this year is to help create our Blessed Sacrament Chapel.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY NEWS: Children attending Children’s Liturgy are asked, if possible, to bring a coin with them to offer for the support of the child our Parish is sponsoring as part of the Children’s Liturgy Program, through the Catholic charity Chalice. Our intention is to allow our children to connect with a less fortunate child, and to live the Gospel message by praying for the child and making a small weekly coin offering for his support. The child’s name is Benson. Benson is 5 years old. His family is very poor. They live in a small house with a thatched grass roof, in Serenje, Zambia. Our contribu-tion will help with Benson’s schooling, offered by the Sisters of Mary Immaculate. It is our expectation that the children will receive a letter from or on behalf of Benson at some point during the year which will bring to life their Christian connection to this young boy. The Children’s Liturgy leaders know that not every child will remember to bring a coin each week. They will take steps to ensure that children don’t feel left out when contributions are made.

UNITED IN LOVE… LET US GO TO SERVE! Today, in all the parishes of the world, in Africa, Asia, Oceania, America and Eu-rope, we celebrate World Mission Sunday. It is the Sunday of solidarity and sharing with our poorest brothers and sisters of the Univer-sal Church. Today, we celebrate our vocation as missionaries sent to proclaim the Good News. For the 1,250 dioceses which are still under the responsibility of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, let us be generous so that they can achieve their pastoral projects for the poorest people. They are part of the more than 6,000 projects that are supported through this unique collection. Thank you very much for your generosity!

WOMEN’S SUPPORT GROUP: Tuesday October 20th, after the noon Mass, in the library. For more infor-mation please call Helen McLellan at 250-595-8090 or Clarice Durnerin at 778-265-1004.

LET’S MAKE CANADA A CLIMATE LEADER! In December, world leaders will be meeting in Paris at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) to negotiate a binding and universal agreement on the world’s climate. For this agreement to be effective at avoiding future climate-related disasters, the global temperature can’t rise more than 2°C over the coming years. In order to achieve this, however, countries like Canada will need to transition to renewable energies, and move away from fossil fuels. We invite you to sign a Development and Peace Action Card, which will be distributed at mass on Oct. 24/25 asking the Prime Minister to sign on to an agreement at COP21 that sets the target to keep the rise in temperature below 2°C and to be a leader in achieving that target. On the card, you can also share with the Prime Minister your own personal action to help reduce climate change. Join us to learn more and dis-cuss climate change issues on Tues. Oct. 20 at 7 pm in Our Lady of Lourdes Hall.

LOCAL WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND: At the Dorchester Best Western, Nanaimo BC on November 6-8, 2015. Learn a new way to communicate, and turn your good marriage into a great marriage! There is no group sharing. Register at: 604-876-7298 or wwmevancouverbc@gmail.com

THE SOUP KITCHEN is looking for dishwashers on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 8:30 until 11:00. We are also looking for spares, especially on Tuesdays from 8:15 to 10:30. If you can help, please contact Sheila Connelly at 250-598-4339.

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FINANCIAL NEWS

October 18, 2015

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MONDAY

19 Saint John de Brébeuf, Saint Isaac Jogues and Com-panions

TUESDAY

20 Weekday WEDNESDAY

21 Weekday THURSDAY

22 Weekday FRIDAY

23 Weekday SATURDAY

24 Weekday SUNDAY

25 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

1pm Prayer Group at 2701 Asquith St.

6:30pm Choir - Church

1pm Bridge - Gabriel

1pm Vocal Lessons

1pm Women’s Sup-port Group - Library

6:30pm RCIA - Library

7pm D&P - Hall

7pm CWL Exec. - Boardroom

9:30am Parents & Tots - Hall & Library

1pm Vocal Lessons - Multi-Use

1:30pm Faith in Action - Boardroom

7pm Bible Timeline - Parish Centre

10:30am Craft Associa-tion - Library

1pm Bridge - Hall

6:15pm Rosary - Church

7pm Bazaar Volunteers Appreciation Party - Hall

7:30pm Choir - Church

1pm Vocal Lessons - Multi-Use

6pm CfC Choir - Multi-Use

9am Flowers

9:30am Baptism Preparation Course - Library

10am Choir - Multi-Use

11:30am CCD - Li-brary, Multi-Use, Gabri-el

1pm CLP - Multi-Use

1pm Vietnamese Mass

3pm CfC - Hall

NEXT WEEK IN OUR PARISH: OCTOBER 19 - 25, 2015

MASS INTENTIONS

Oct. 20 William Blake +

Oct. 21 Thomas Galeazzi +

Oct. 22 Molly Mulholland +

Oct. 23 Gilles Pelletier +

Oct. 24 Kathleen Hobbs +

Oct. 24 Brendan Henry +

Oct. 25 Jeannine Wauthy +

Oct. 25 Pro Populo

COLLECTION FOR OCTOBER 11, 2015

Regular Envelopes [161] $ 3,330.00

Loose Collection $ 633.50

PAD (Pre-Authorized Debit) $ 502.00

Total PAD for October $ 1,562.00

Building Debt [9] $ 317.00

Total Building Debt for October $ 1,071.00

Worldwide Refugee Crisis [17] $ 1,065.00

Total Worldwide Refugee Crisis for October $ 7,149.90

Thank you for your continued financial support of your Parish!

ANNUAL BISHOP’S LECTURE at UVic with Dr. Margaret Somerville of McGill’s Centre of Law and Ethics. Subject: Radical Autonomy or the Com-mon Good? Battles about values in the culture wars. If concerned about Canada’s future with Doctor Assisted Death, you won’t want to miss this! October 22

nd 7:30 p.m. at the David Lam Auditorium in the McLaurin

Building. Free but donations accepted at the door! For more information contact Fr. Dean Henderson at catholic@uvic.ca

ROSARY PILGRIMAGE: All parishioners are invited to join the Ro-sary Pilgrimage on Friday, October 23, between 10am and 2pm. We will meet in the church parking lot at 9:45am and the St. Patrick’s School bus will drive us to different churches in Victoria and also to St. Mary Of The Incarnation Church in Metchosin. Please bring a sandwich for lunch. For more information contact Clarice at 778-265-1004. CATHOLIC UNDERGROUND – October 30th: You won't want to miss out! Everyone who attends will be entered to win 1 of 3 Starbucks gift cards! Catholic Underground is St Patrick's group for youth in grades 9-12 to socialize and learn more about their faith. They meet from 7-9pm in the downstairs of the church. For more information see "Catholic Un-derground" on Facebook or email Julie at ygcatholicunderground@gmail.com.

PARENTS AND TOTS: Did you know that St. Patrick’s has a group for par-ents with children under 5? They meet on Wednesday from 9:30 – 11am in the Parish Centre for friendship and fellowship. A group of volunteers keep the chil-dren busy with games, stories and snack time, while the parents gather in a sep-arate room to talk about parenting and other issues in a faith based environment. For more information contact Pauline at 250-592-9434 or pischerr@shaw.ca CWL GOOD USED CLOTHING SALE AND BAZAAR UPDATE: Due to monies still being received, our Appreciation Letter to all donors, parish-ioners, and friends will be in our church bulletin on October 24 and 25. We are so grateful to all for their support of our most successful community building fund-raising event.

DIOCESAN “FAITH IN ACTION” CONFERENCE: Proclaiming Jesus through Communities of Shalom and Mercy. The Jubilee Year of Mercy pro-claimed by Pope Francis begins December 8. What is Mercy and what does Mercy look like? Join us November 14, 2015 at St. Edward’s Parish (2085 Ma-ple Bay Road, Duncan) from 8:15am – 3:30pm as we explore the profound as well as the practical implications of “Mercy” with Fr. Ray Carey. Fr. Carey is a priest from the Archdiocese of Oregon who holds Master’s degrees in Theology Counselling, Psychology as well as a doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Registra-tion information at http://www.rcdvictoria.org/index.php or at the parish office.

CFC-YOUTH FOR CHRIST VICTORIA is organizing a three-day, two-night live-in Youth Camp to be held on Nov. 20-22, 2015 at Blackfish B&B, Sooke, BC. The camp is the entry point to the CFC-Youth community. It is a place where our youth between ages 12-21 can enrich their faith, express themselves, meet new friends, and most of all to have good, ex-citing and clean fun. CFC Youth for Christ, is a Catholic youth ministry, eager to spread the love of Christ. CFC Youth for Christ embrace the bigger vision of Couples for Christ: Fami-lies in the Holy Spirit renewing the face of the earth, with a mission of – Building the Church of the Home and Building the Church of the Poor. CFC Youth for Christ’s ultimate goal is to bring the youth to Christ, for them to know and love God and to make Him known. For more information contact Abet at 250-999-8298 or email at akkcvalentin@gmail.com

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