Holy Family

  • Pastoral Administrator:
    Katherine Lioselle
 
Jubilee of Hope Pilgrimage Site:
Pilgrims of Hope are warmly invited to visit the church on Sunday at 10:00 am for the Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion, or on the last Sunday of each month for Mass at 5:00 pm.

To arrange a visit outside of this Sunday time, please email pilgrimsucluelet@rcdvictoria.org.
 
Find more information about the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope here: www.rcdvictoria.org/jubilee-2025 
 
History:
Apart from the possibility of much earlier contact with the Spanish, the people of Ucluelet encountered Catholicism with the arrival of Bishop Charles Seghers and Fr Augustin Brabant. They arrived from Victoria on the schooner Surprise, on April 18, 1874. Their arrival was greeted by Chief Wishkoutl and all members of the Ucluelet Band. Seventy-five children were baptized during this visit.
 
Prior to the end of 1952, priests from Christie Residential School (first built in 1899 and located on Meares Island) held irregular church services in Ucluelet—at homes, the pool hall, or other halls. Fr. Michael Kearney OMI, who was residing at Christie School, spearheaded the effort to build a church in Ucluelet. On Christmas Eve, 1952, the first Mass was celebrated in the new church. Bishop Hill consecrated the church on May 31, 1953. Until 2010, priests of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate served Holy Family Parish.
 
Located in the heart of downtown Ucluelet, Holy Family Church is also partially surrounded by an open green space and forest, which provide quiet refuge for some of God’s other creatures, including many deer, a few raccoons, feral cats, bald eagles, lots of crows and the occasional black bear. During the summer, numerous visitors from across the country and from beyond our borders join us for Mass and sometimes for coffee afterwards.
SUNDAY MASS  

Sundays: 10 am - Celebration of the Word with Holy Communion

Last Sunday of each month: 5:00 pm - Mass

For any questions, please call (250) 726-4225.
CONFESSION  

Please call (250) 726-4225 to arrange for Confession.