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Bulletin
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St. Albert
the Great Parish
“O taste and see that the Lord is
good” Ps 34.8
10
Prestwick Drive SE, Calgary, AB, Canada T2Z 4J6
Phone:
403 257 6054 Fax: 403 257 6072
Charitable
Registration Number 107909939 RR0084
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1st Reading: Exodus 3.1-8a, 13-15
2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 10.1-6, 10-12
Gospel: Luke 13.1-9
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STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION
Today’s Gospel passage reminds us that life is precious and the gift
of time on this earth is just that — a gift. None of us knows how
much time will be granted to us, so we must use this gift
intentionally to glorify God and serve our neighbor.
Jesus offers the parable of the fig tree to further illustrate this
truth. The owner of the orchard came searching for fruit on a fig
tree he had planted in his orchard. Finding no fruit on the tree
after three years, he told the gardener to cut it down. But the gardener
intercedes and asks for one more year to cultivate and fertilize the
tree in hopes it would bear fruit in the future. The fig tree was not
dying; it simply wasn’t doing much of anything at all. Can this be
said of us and our lives as well?
The season of Lent is a time to carefully reflect on the way we spend
our time. Do we make God our first priority, tending to our spiritual
growth and sacramental life with diligence? Do we give the next
priority to our loved ones, focusing intentionally on them each day
without distractions from phones, screens, or thoughts of work? If
not, now is the moment to repent of our waste of time or of misplaced
priorities on our use of time. God is merciful but just. Let’s turn
to Him and ask Him to make our lives fruitful while we still have
time to do so.
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Tue,
Mar 22 @ 9:00 am Joanne Dutton (RIP)
Tue,
Mar 22 @ 6:30 pm Carmen Toole (INT)
Wed,
Mar 23 @ 9:00 am Sharon Van Der Sloot (INT)
Wed,
Mar 23 @ 6:30 pm Olive Songui (RIP)
Thu,
Mar 24 @ 9:00 am Arny Langbo (RIP)
Thu,
Mar 24 @ 6:30 pm Chloe & Dawson Diment (INT)
Fri,
Mar 25 @ 9:00 am Tim Van Haverbeke (INT)
Fri,
Mar 25 @ 6:30 pm Bernie & Adele
Verwimp (INT)
Sat,
Mar 26 @ 9:00 am Robert McCracken (RIP)
Sat,
Mar 26 @ 5:00 pm Rucilla Yoo (RIP)
Sun,
Mar 27 @ 9:00 am Wincenty Kloskowski (RIP)
Sun,
Mar 27 @ 11:00 am St. Albert the Great Community (INT)
Sun,
Mar 27 @ 5:00 pm Sharon Van Der Sloot (INT)
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LENT
@ ST. ALBERT THE GREAT PARISH
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be available on Friday mornings 9:30 am – 10:30
am and Wednesday evenings 7 – 8 pm. During the Adoration on
Wednesday evenings, we will recite the Divine Mercy Chaplet and have
a short reflection on Divine Mercy.
There
will be prayers
before morning Mass on Tuesdays to Fridays. The
Liturgy of the Hours starts at 8:30 am followed up by the Divine
Mercy Chaplet.
Stations of the Cross will be held on Fridays after the 6:30 pm Mass. This
will be live streamed for those who cannot attend in-person.
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PARISH LISTENING SESSIONS
We
have entered into the parish level listening sessions for the #SynodOnSynodality, in which #PopeFrancis has engaged the entire
church and which will be shared with Bishop McGrattan and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary.
It is our hope that as many parishioners as possible will take part.
This is YOUR opportunity to be heard about your experience of
your faith and your dreams and visions for the future of the church.
We have tried to offer a variety of options including in-person
and online sessions at times which will accommodate a variety of
schedules and availabilities so that as many people as possible can
take part.
Here
are the dates for the upcoming St. Albert the Great Parish Synod
Listening Sessions. Please sign up for one session so that YOUR
voice can be heard!
Sunday,
March 27th at 2:00 pm
Where: St. Albert the Great Parish Hall
Register here
Saturday,
April 9 at 10:00 am
Where: Zoom
Register here
We are also looking for small group leaders for each of the three
sessions. Training will be provided and your help will make
this process meaningful and helpful tool for those leading our church
into the future. Please use the same email as above to sign-up
as a leader for our parish on this #SynodalPath .
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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2022
COLLECTIONS
We
thank you for your continued generosity and support through your
donations to the parish. This will have a lasting impact on the lives
of the people we serve.
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Take
an evening to experience God's love in a personal and meaningful way
this Lent. COME AS YOU ARE is back for a special night of encounter
with Jesus Christ through personal testimony, a reflection by Fr.
Troy Nguyen, and Adoration with music. Reconciliation and
prayer ministry will be available. Please note the change from
our usual day to a Thursday evening, (following Mass). Everyone
welcome! Thursday, March 31st, 7pm - 9pm
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PARISH MISSION - LENT TOUR 2022
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CWL LENTEN SERVICE PROJECT
This years Baby Bottle/Layette
project will benefit Elizabeth House and Basically Babies. Both
programs support mothers with babies 0 – 2 and are associated with
Catholic Family Services. You can help in 1 of 2 ways:
Take a baby bottle home this weekend to fill with loose change during
Lent and return the full bottle on Palm Sunday. Bottles are
available after all Masses. OR
donate layette items. Items may be new, hand made or gently
used. A list of needs is available after all Masses and collection
bins will be available in the church entry for your donations.
Thank you for your continued support of our charitable works!
God Bless.
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CHILDREN’S LITURGY – LOOKING FOR
COORDINATORS
Would
you like to see Children's Liturgy at our parish again? We need
your help to resume this wonderful ministry for our little children.
The
Children’s Liturgy Ministry at our parish is looking for adult
parishioners to help as Coordinators with organizing the lessons for
the new year. This is a high-risk ministry with specific
volunteer clearance requirements. However, no prior teaching
is experience required. If you love spreading the Good
News to little children and are interested in giving back to your
parish community, please email stalbertschildrenslitu....
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SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
St.
Albert the Great St. Vincent de Paul needs canned vegetables
and soda
crackers. Please drop your donations in the St.
Vincent de Paul box in the Narthex. Thank you for your support!
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LENT 2022 AT MOUNT ST. FRANCIS
RETREAT
Twilight
Retreat – After the Winter Slumber
March 22 - 6:00 pm
Registration at 6:00 pm, Supper at 6:30 pm
Evening includes a guided reflection, time for quiet, and prayer.
Day Away –
Life-Giving Spirit
April 6 - 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Registration at 8:30 am with Coffee and Muffins.
Day includes presentation, quiet reflection, Eucharist, noon meal and
prayer.
Holy Week
Retreat: Charity of the Cross –
A Woman’s Mercy, A Man’s Help: The Call of the Cross
April 13 - 9:00 am – 3:00 pm or 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Guided by St. Francis and St. Clare’s love of the cross this Holy
Week Retreat
provides the opportunity to enter into the Paschal Triduum with hope.
Retreat includes a guided reflection, time to walk the Way of the
Cross,
the opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation,
thoughtful activities, time for quiet and a delicious meal.
Day Retreat begins with 8:30 am Registration. Coffee and
Muffins served.
Twilight Retreat begins with 5:30 pm Registration. Time for
quiet until supper.
$30/retreat
To register: 403-932-2012 mtfrancis@shaw.ca
Monday-Friday 9 am – 4:30 pm
www.mountstfrancis.ca
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Resources
& Announcements
- The
Third Sunday of Lent - Bulletin Shorts, free to use
Mass Readings |
Water. Water, water, everywhere.
Water in the Exodus through the sea and flowing from the rock in
Horeb. Water in Jacob’s well. Living water is found only
in Jesus, becoming a spring of eternal life.
- Each time I dip my fingers in the font, I
will pray for __________?
- When the First Scrutiny is celebrated with
the elect this Sunday, how will I also shun with them all that
is wrong in our lives, in the Church, and in our world?
- In preparing to renew baptismal promises
this Easter, how will my figuratively drinking at the well of
Baptism today nourish my Christian life?
(Source:
Diocese of Springfield)
- Resources
for children: The Third Sunday of Lent
- St.
Turibius of Mongovejo (Feast day March 23)
Here is a bishop who brought sacraments to half a million
people. Turibius Alfonso de Mongovejo wasn't even a priest
when God, working through the king of Spain, chose him as a
bishop for the New World. Read more
- Solemnity
of the Annunciation of the Lord (March 25)
Mary has an important role to play in God’s plan. From all
eternity, God destined her to be the mother of Jesus and closely
related to him in the creation and redemption of the
world. Learn what the central focus of this special Solemnity.
- Upcoming
Lenten Retreats & Missions
Thank you for submitting Lenten parish missions to the Diocesan
Calendar!
- Marriage
preparation with Catholic Engaged Encounter
Catholic Engaged Encounter invites engaged couples to prepare
for the Sacrament of Marriage guided by experienced couples in
the Diocese. Next preparation date is April 30/May 1 2022.
Sign-up online at ceewest.com/calgary
- Calgary
Ukrainian Churches find overwhelming support
Two Ukrainian Catholic Churches in Calgary have joined a
worldwide movement to support the devastated people of Ukraine
who have suffered from the vicious Russian military invasion of
their country. Faithfully interviewed
Fr. Michael Bombak of St. Stephen's Protomartyr Ukrainian
Catholic Church in Calgary, who says the response is incredible
and he’s been “blown away” by the support. Read more
- To
support Ukraine beyond prayers
- What
we can offer for peace in the world
As we consciously unite ourselves to His suffering and the
suffering of others, what are the little things we can offer for
peace in the world right now? Read Faithful Living
- Synodal
Lenten Retreat with Bishop Emeritus Henry
Reminder: A three-evening Lenten Synodal Retreat with
Bishop Emeritus Henry on Sunday to Tuesday
(March 20, 21 & 22) at 7 pm. Where:
St. Joseph's Parish (640 19 Ave NW, Calgary). The retreat
will be livestreamed on Facebook Live (@calgarydiocese, @stjosephcalgary) & Youtube. Download graphic/poster
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