The Patrioteer – October 24, 2025

This week is the feast day of our beloved patron saint, St. Jude! Jude was an apostle of Jesus’ and traditionally credited as a cousin of Jesus. After Christ’s death and resurrection, Jude became a missionary to neighboring regions and North Africa. Jude was eventually martyred for his faith and joined his brother apostles in Heaven. 

We can learn much from the story of St. Jude. From humble beginnings to preaching the gospel in far-off and inhospitable lands, St. Jude was true to himself and the message of the Gospel. Due to the closeness of his name to the name of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus, it is often thought that he is apostle who is least called upon and thus the patron of hopeless or despaired causes. But we know St. Jude as a kind and brave champion of the Gospel and a strong patron for our students. 

Our St. Jude feast day mass will take place on Tuesday at 9am at St. Jude’s Parish and Shrine.

St. Jude Pray for Us!

St. Jude’s School is 70 years old!  Please join us at our 70th Anniversary Mass on Tuesday, October 28 at 9am in the church as we give thanks for 70 years of faith and learning and celebrate St. Jude’s feast day!  Refreshments and a presentation will follow after the Mass in the school gym.  

Gr 6 Girls

This team placed second at the St. Matthew’s Volleyball Tournament on Tuesday and qualified for the CISVA playoffs. Congratulations, girls! Special thank you to Mr. Campanile and Miss Bianca for coaching.

Gr 6 Boys

The boys started their season with a tournament at St. Matthew’s on Wednesday where they placed 3rd! Good job boys, and congrats to your coach, Mr. Campanile and thanks to Ms. Smillie for being the tournament coach.

We are excited to welcome kindergarten sibling registration for children born in 2021, turning 5 in 2026. These children will begin kindergarten in September 2026.  Please pre-register your child by completing a google form found here: https://forms.gle/JyhfmSqzFHTcoeNT8

School tours are now being offered to prospective families interested in having their child attend St. Jude School.  They are led by our Gr. 7 School Ambassadors and can be booked in advance by calling our office.

A reminder to our families that our referral program is operational. Every student that is referred and enrolls in our school for the year results in a reward of $200 for the the referring family. 

To learn more about the referral program, please click here. 

With Halloween fast approaching, St. Jude School will allow students to dress in costumes on Friday, October 31, 2025.

Please ensure that your child’s costume is appropriate and suitable for our Catholic school community. Those who dress as Saints or Biblical Characters will receive special prizes!

Students are not permitted to wear the following:
● Any costume that covers the face. Staff members must be able to identify
students.
● Costumes that are provocative, revealing, sexual in nature, or employ questionable props, including fake weapons.
● Costumes that depict violence, alcohol, or drugs.
● Costumes that could be offensive or perpetuate a stereotype of someone’s culture, gender, heritage, age, sexual orientation or religion.
● Costumes that mimic or imitate another person or group of people in our community.

Students who choose to not be in costume are to be in their school uniform.

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.

Lost and Found: There is a fair amount of unlabelled jackets, school sweaters and tupperware in the Lost and Found.  Please ensure your child’s items are labelled.  If your child is missing any items, please have them check the lost and found.  Thank you! 

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.  Classes are held on Thursdays at 6pm in the church hall.  For more information, please contact the parish office at 604-434-6700.

St. Jude’s Parish is having a fundraising gala on Friday, November 14th, 2025 at the Italian Culture Centre.   All monies raised will go towards the Seismic Upgrade project of our school and seminary adjacent.  Tickets are $120 per person.  Please call the parish office at 604-434-6700 to purchase tickets.

St. Jude Parish Mass Times

Monday – Saturday: 9 am morning Masses
Novena Mass on Wednesdays: 7:30 pm
Saturday anticipated Mass: 5 pm
Sunday Mass: 9 am, 11 am, 5 pm