During the month of October, the churches of our Parish Family will offer formation and training for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion who serve at Mass. Please see the schedule for these sessions here!

Parish Family 45’s week for the Winter Hospitality Overflow Shelter (WHO) is coming up in November from November 16-22. The WHO provides warm and safe overnight accommodation during Vancouver’s coldest months.

St. Joseph School annual PTO wreath sale has begun! The annual fundraiser runs through Thursday, November 13th.

St. Joseph will be praying a Novena leading up to All Souls Day. The Novena will be prayed in Spanish, but all are welcome to attend! Please see the upcoming schedule here.

Please join us for a retreat for all of Parish Family 45! Retreat attendance is essential for all existing Eucharistic Ministers to the Homebound and Hospitalized at all three locations but will also be beneficial for any and all who wish to learn more about this ministry.

Save the Date! The newly formed Disability Inclusion Ministry will be holding a prayer service and community gathering event on Saturday, October 25th from 9:00 am – 11:00 am at St. Joseph Church.

The annual St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive begins this weekend, October 25/26 at all three of our church locations. Please look for brown paper bags at each of our churches, fill the bags with food and bring them back.

Thank you for joining us on Sunday, October 26th at the Proto-Cathedral to benefit: SEMINARIAN SUPPORT Continental Breakfast includes Bagels, Donuts, Coffee Cake, Coffee, Milk and Orange Juice after all Masses.

The Prepares Program is having their monthly children’s clothing distribution on Sunday, October 26 after the 9 am and 11:30 am Masses at St. Joseph. We will have children’s clothing sizes Newborn to 5 years old. We will be stationed in the church nursery if you have need of this resource.

Join us for a special Mass to honor and pray for the deceased spouses of widows and widowers in our community on Thursday, October 30, at 12:10 pm Daily Mass at the Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater.

Coats of Kindness donations for the Winter Hospitality Overflow Shelter (WHO) will be accepted now through October 28. Boxes are available in the Narthex at St. Joseph. We are Jesus' hands here on earth so please help if you can.

On November 1, a memorial cross will be placed on the altar in the church at St. Joseph! On this cross there will be a white cloth where the names of loved ones who have passed away will be written. If you would like to add any names to this cross please click here!

Parish Family 45 will be offering inquiry sessions for people interested in becoming Catholic at all three of our churches beginning in September! Please see the schedule for upcoming inquiry sessions here.

Please join us on Saturday, November 1, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm in Marian Hall at St. Joseph for an All Saints’ Festival hosted by Parish Family 45 Faith Formation and Youth Ministry!

Anyone who has a family member or loved one buried at Mother Joseph Cemetery is invited to attend an All Souls Day grave blessing at 1:00 pm on November 2nd at Mother Joseph Cemetery. It will include a short prayer service, and the blessing of individual graves for anyone present by Fr. Kyle.

Please join us on the 1st and 2nd Thursday of each month, from 6:30-8 pm at the Proto-Cathedral for a Bible Study! Next month's meetings in November are on the 6th and 13th.

Join us on the First Friday of each month for an evening of fun, laughter, and community at the Proto-Cathedral! This month’s event on November 7 will be a Vietnamese Dinner, Adoration, and a Talk from Fr. Kyle titled “The Domestic Church”. Followed by a Q&A session.

Please join us on November 16 and 23 at St. Joseph in Marian Hall for our annual Advent Marketplace. This is the same event as our Justice Marketplace in years past!

Come support Our Lady of Lourdes student entrepreneurs at the Kids’ Makers’ Market on November 16 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.