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Welcome to our first week of school! We have had a great time getting to know your children and starting things off on the best foot possible! 

Archbishop Smith has declared the beginning of a multi-stage renewal process as the Archdiocese undergoes a period of restoration, revival, and rejuvenation leading up to the Jubilee Year of 2033. Catholic Schools will be one of the areas of focus going forward as the Archdiocese restores its commitment to the mission of Christ. We will be participating with the rest of the Archdiocese in this process to usher in a new period of dedication to our call to follow Christ. As this unfolds, look for more guidance from our Archbishop in the coming years. It’s an exciting time! 

For more information please check out the RCAV website at rcav.org/renewal

We will be praying the following prayer weekly with our school community, please join us in praying for renewal! 

O God, who makes all things new in your Son, Jesus Christ, grant us, we pray, a new and mighty outpouring of your Holy Spirit and renew your Church in the Archdiocese of Vancouver. Open our hearts to the cry of your poor and enliven our pastoral charity. Make our celebrations of the Sacred Liturgy fitting offerings of praise to your great glory. Sanctify our Archbishop and priests and send them anew as compassionate shepherds of your people. Revitalize our schools as communities of Catholic faith and authentic humanity. Grant us new wisdom to steward our resources well in service of the Church’s mission. Infuse our parish families with apostolic boldness to announce the joy of the Gospel. Thoroughly renew us all, Heavenly Father, by your love and mercy. Inspire us to embrace once again our baptismal call to holiness and mission. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

St. Jude, Pray for Us! 

Do not drop students off at the front doors along East 15 Ave. 

The drop off lane is in effect all year. Please pull all the way up to the front if using the drop off lane. 

If your child cannot get out of the car independently, please park in a parking spot and help them out of the car. 

There is no park and ride in the school parking lot. The parking lot gets used by students during recess and lunch. The parish also needs the parking space for its daily mass and occasional funerals. Please park, walk your child to the drop off area, and then leave to free up the parking space for someone else. 

The maximum speed in the parking lot is 10km an hour. Go slow. Safety is more important than being on time. Please leave early for school so that you do not need to rush. 

We can all have a safe and happy morning, please be kind and courteous to others! 

To register your child for After School Club, please use the online form on our website: https://stjude.ca/after-school-club/

After school club goes till 5:30pm and will be run by a few of our staff on a rotating basis (Ms. Finglas, Mr. Munro, Ms. Shin, Ms. Azarcon, and Ms. Grimes).

Please note that students not picked up by 3:30pm will be sent to After School Club.

Our Meet the Teacher night is Wednesday, September 16th at 6pm. Come by the school gym to meet our teachers and receive important information from the school administration. 

Our Hot Lunch ordering site, Munchalunch, is now open for ordering!

We are happy to have the following hot lunch vendors on board this term: Pho Kitchen (Vietnamese cuisine), Pizza Hut, Church’s Chicken, Sushi Moon, Domino’s Pizza and Dami (Korean Fried Chicken). Hot lunches will be available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays each week with September 22nd being the first hot lunch date.

Ordering will close at 7am every Wednesday for all the hot lunches of the following week. For our first week of lunches from Tuesday, September 22^th – Thursday, September 24^th ordering will close on Sept 16th at 7am.  

You will need a Munchalunch account to order. Please follow this link to sign up (or log in for returning families) and begin ordering: https://munchalunch.com/schools/StJude/ 

Feel free to contact the office if you have any questions.

The school supply list for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year is available from School Start.  You can choose to purchase the starter package (or individual items) for your child or take the list and buy the items at your local store.  To purchase now, go directly to: https://schoolstart.ca/, and click on the following:

– Parents Shop Here

– Purchase School Supply Kits

– Select Province, then City (Vancouver) , then School (St. Jude’s Elementary School)

– Click ‘Click Here to Purchase Your School Kits’

– Click on the appropriate grade and proceed from there

See flyer below for early bird contest from School Start. 

Orders can be placed on Cambridge Uniforms website at www.cambridgeuniforms.com.   Our online school code is TPA859.

If your family has recently moved, or if you have a new phone number, please email office@stjude.ca with your new address/contact information so that we can update our records.

St. Jude’s Parish offers an RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program for anyone interested in learning more about the Catholic faith and for Catholics who have not received the sacraments of Holy Communion and Confirmation.  For more information, please contact the parish office to speak with Fr. Mauricio at 604-434-6700.

St. Jude Weekend Mass Times 

Saturday (anticipation mass): 5pm

Sunday: 9am, 11am and 5pm