The Patrioteer – April 10, 2026

Wishing everyone a wonderful Easter Season! Easter is the most important high holy day in the Church. That is why the Easter Season lasts 50 days — from Easter Sunday, when the Lord left the tomb, to Ascension, when he ascended to the Father, to Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples in the Upper Room. 

Easter time is the perfect time to enjoy a rejuvenation of your faith life, as spring is rejuvenating all around us. Some families use this time to be more mindful about their prayer life. One idea is to institute a family dinner and prayer night. You can encourage your children to think of their own prayer intentions and try new prayers every week. Another suggestion is to include prayer into the daily commute, this way the monotonous drive to and from school can have some purpose. Your children can share important aspects of their days and any anxieties or worries can be lifted up in prayer. Easter is a great time to strengthen your relationship with God and encourage your children to do the same! 

St. Jude, Pray for Us! 

Yesterday our Grade Six and Seven Badminton teams competed in the Zonal qualifiers. Everyone showed amazing sportsmanship and school spirit. Four of our students made it through to the CISVA finals, congratulations to these students! 

Grade Six Girls Singles: Seraphina and Anna

Grade Seven Girls Doubles: Winter and Cheryl

Thank you to our coaches: Coach Kwok, Ms. Corea, and Ms. Bugarin! 

Today our Grade Six and Grade Seven Boys Ball Hockey team competed at the Archangels Cup Tournament in Port Moody.  

Our boys had a great time preparing for this tournament and secured 4th Place! 

Thank you to the coach, Mr. C and the parent volunteers who supported our team!

Mark your calendars, it’s the most wonderful time of the year–WALKATHON PLEDGE TIME! 

The Walkathon is our only fundraiser for the school and this year, funds raised will go towards school improvements.  Children will walk  between 4-8kms around our neighbourhood, depending on their grade and will be dismissed at NOON.

Same as last year, we will not be collecting any money ahead of the Walkathon.  

PLEDGE SHEETS (no money) DUE on THURS:  April 16, 23, 30, May 7, 2026.

MONEY DUE WITH PLEDGESHEET ON MAY 21, 2026.  DO NOT BRING ANY MONEY BEFORE THIS DATE.

Online donations are received through the school website: stjude.ca.   

All ONLINE donations will receive a tax receipt.  CASH or CHEQUE donations of $25 or more will receive a tax receipt, provided the donor’s full name and address are written on the pledgesheet.  

For every $50 that students raise, they will have the chance to enter their name into a prize draw of their choosing after the Walkathon is completed.

Thank you for your support!

If your child has been contributing to their Mite Box during Lent, please have them bring it to the school office.  The donation in the Mite Boxes go towards helping the seminarians in their journey to the priesthood.  Thank you for your support and for your child(ren)’s generosity!

Lifetouch is holding Individual Photos Community retakes for any students that missed their individual photo day or would like to have a retake.  Please note that this is in Coquitlam, and is entirely optional.

Yearbook ordering for the 2025-2026 school year is now open!  Deadline to order is May 15th.  

ypbay.lifetouch.ca

Yearbook ID code: 14136526

Please place your uniform orders for the 2026-2027 school year by June 15th, 2026.   Orders can be placed on Cambridge Uniforms website at www.cambridgeuniforms.com.   Our online school code is TPA859.

Exciting news! St. Jude School is partnering with Little Pawns Academy to offer after school Chess lessons. Little Pawns was started by a Canadian GrandMaster with the goal of bringing Chess to Canadian students and inspiring a love of the game. Classes are open to students in Grades 3-7 and will take place Tuesdays after school from 3:00-4:00pm. Registration must be completed at least one week before each session begins and class sizes are limited so sign up soon! Sign up forms are found on our website here. For more information check out the Little Pawns website: academiedespetitspions.com.

Schedule

Spring Session 3 — May 12-June 23: 6 classes for $120 

We are excited to launch a year-round Bottle Drive to raise funds for the Grade 7 Graduation.

You can help by donating your empty beverage containers through the Return-It Express Program.  Stickers can by printed at the Return-It Express kiosk by entering St. Jude Fundraising and phone number 604-616-3220.   Please see attached flyer for more information. 

Thank you for supporting Grade 7 fundraising.  

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 at 604-434-6700.

St. Jude Weekend Mass Times 

Saturday (anticipation mass): 5pm

Sunday: 9am, 11am and 5pm