About Us

Welcome to St. Patrick’s Parish!

As a vibrant and caring community, we extend our warmest welcome to you.  Our hope is that all parishioners recognize that they are valued and are important members of this congregation.

Our website contains information on the various programs and services offered within our parish. Although weekend Mass is the focal point of our Catholic worship, there are many other ways to walk in faith with your parish family.

Please take a few moments to search the website and see what we have that may be of interest to you. As a way of getting to know your community, and to fulfill our call to be good stewards, we encourage you to become actively involved in the St. Patrick family of faith.  Click here to access more information.

May you always experience the loving presence of God.

Our Heritage

St. Patrick’s Parish holds the distinction of being a pioneer parish in Markham, Ontario.  It was considered a “mission church” of Thornhill until 1881.  The original site was located on Rouge Street where the first mass was celebrated on September 23, 1855.   Eight years later in 1863, a small church was built.  As the community continued to grow, more space was required, and a new and larger church was built on the same site in 1870.  Visiting priests traveled to Markham to celebrate mass once or twice a month.

In 1932 St. Patrick’s became a separate parish with its own “mission church,” called St. William’s, located at Musselman’s Lake, north of Markham.  Priests from St. Augustine’s Seminary journeyed to Markham and beyond to celebrate mass from 1932 to 1962 when a resident pastor was finally appointed.

In 1904 St. Patrick’s Parish had twenty-two registered families.  The Markham Catholic community continued to expand and by the late 1960s a larger church was needed to accommodate the surging growth. The current church was built on Highway 7 in 1969-1970 and continues to welcome new families into our faith community.  There are now over 6000 families registered and that number continues to grow.  Praise God.