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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: Acts 14.21b-27
2nd Reading: Revelation 21.1-5a
Gospel: John 13.1, 31-33a, 34-35++
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Today’s readings on this fifth Sunday of Easter contain inspiring but
challenging messages for us Christian stewards.
The Gospel from John includes this well-known verse: “My children…I
give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved
you, so you also should love one another.”
What a succinct description of a stewardship way of life. It
sounds so simples. But simple does not necessarily mean easy.
How exactly is Jesus Calling us to love? As He, Himself loved.
Jesus loved (and loves) by serving us and by making a sacrifice of
His very life for us. That is a tall order.
Living a life of service and self-sacrifice is not easy because it
requires us to continuously fight against our selfish inclinations.
But the more we empty ourselves of “self” by serving others,
the more room we make in our hearts for God to pour His grace into
us. Amazingly, the more we give our lives away to others, the
more He fills us up with Himself who is love itself.
And amid the inevitable challenging moments this way of life entails
we can be assured that the Lord who loves us so much that He died for
us and established the Eucharist to be our strength and nourishment,
is right here with us every step of the way. As we face the
hardships that come with living as Christian stewards, we can
continue to rejoice in the wonder of the Resurrection this Easter
season, finding great joy in following in our Lord’s footsteps and in
loving as He loves.
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Tue,
May 17 @ 9:00 am Len Weller (RIP)
Tue, May 17 @ 6:30 pm John Tiberio
sr. (RIP)
Wed,
May 18 @ 9:00 am Jacub & Alves family
(INT)
Wed, May 18 @ 6:30 pm Christine Away
(INT)
Thu, May 19 @ 9:00 am Alves &
Jacub family (INT)
Thu, May 19 @ 6:30 pm Matthew &
Mary Johnson (INT)
Fri, May 20 @ 9:00 am Jacub
& Diaz family (INT)
Fri, May 20 @ 6:30 pm
Simbilia Alimanski (RIP)
Sat, May 21 @ 9:00 am Sally
Casauamd (RIP)
Sat, May 21 @ 5:00 pm Chacko
Stephen (RIP)
Sun, May 22 @ 9:00 am Fr. Kevin
Tumback (INT)
Sun, May 22 @ 11:00 am St. Albert the
Great Community (INT)
Sun, May 22 @ 5:00 pm Bronislava
Stawicki (RIP)
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APRIL 2022 PARISH FINANCIAL UPDATE
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Coming
Alive Camp is now accepting registrations for children who will be
entering grades 1-6 in the fall. Only 75 campers will be
accepted for this fun, faith-filled camp, on a first come first serve
basis. Camp includes morning song and prayer, faith-based
lesson, craft, recreation, snack and mass. Camp runs from July 18-22,
9am-1pm. We are still in need of teenaged and adult volunteers.
Register
through the following link:
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Beginning
May 1, the pilgrim statue of Our Lady of the Cape, Queen of Canada,
Queen of the Holy Rosary will be traveling from Canada’s Shrine of
Notre Dame Du Cape, Trois-Rivières, Quebec across Canada to
commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Consecration of Canada to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary.
To mark the second anniversary of the Dedication of the Shrine Church
of Our Lady of the Rockies, the pilgrim statue tour will visit the
Diocese of Calgary from May
22 to June 2, 2022. We hope to honour Our
Blessed Mother by providing the faithful the opportunities to
venerate Canada's National Madonna; to promote consecration to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary; and to encourage enrolment in the
Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary.
Bridge of Roses: The Story of Our
Lady of the Cape is a
faith-affirming documentary that recounts the remarkable story of
Cap-de-la-Madeleine near Trois Rivieres, Quebec – it’s missionaries,
miracles and 400 year relationship with the Mother of God. We invite
you to gather your friends and family and watch the viewing of
"Bridge of Roses" at the following parishes (or online at this link):
- May 20 | 7 pm at Canadian Martyrs
- May 20 | 7 pm at Holy Spirit
- May 21 | 1 pm at Holy Spirit
Our
parish is preparing for the visit of the Pilgrim statue, by praying a
parish-wide novena, that will begin May 18th. Print
the Novena here.
On
Wednesday, May 25th, the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of the Cape
arrives at St Albert the Great! There will be events during the
day and evening including adoration, a crowning of the statue with
roses (children welcome), Offering of flowers by pilgrims, Marian
speakers and testimonies from parishioners about how they grew in
relationship with Mary.
The
final special event will be held Friday, May 27th. At the
evening Mass Fr. Andrew will Consecrate our parish to the Immaculate
Heart of Mary. We will then have an outdoor Eucharistic
Procession around our church property with Our Lady of the Cape,
while praying of the Rosary.
May 25, 2022
● 9:00 am - Installation of Our Lady of the Cape
Pilgrim Statue and Mass
● 9:30 am to Noon - Adoration and Veneration,
Rosary
● Noon - Angelus & Benediction
○ Marian Speaker &
Testimony
○ Crowning with Roses of Our
Lady of the Cape Pilgrim Statue
○ Songs for Mary
○ Offering of Flowers - by
pilgrims
● 6:30 pm - Mass
● 7:00 – 9:00 pm
○ Marian Speaker &
Testimonies
○ Adoration with music
○ Confessions
May 27, 2022
● 6:30 pm - Mass & Parish Consecration to
Immaculate Heart
of Mary
● 7:00 pm - Eucharistic Procession with Our
Lady of the Cape & Rosary
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Learn to
pray the Rosary if you’ve never really done it before. Tailored
for Beginners! And it comes with a free Rosary. Men’s and
Women’s classes starting end of May.
Mary
promised her special protection and the greatest graces to all those
who recite the rosary.
Sign-up
in the Narthex at the back of the Church or call or email
Carmen for more information: 403-619-6068, toolecarmen@gmail.com
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INAUGRAL GALA IN SUPPORT OF CATHOLIC
EDUCATION
Join
us for an evening of celebrating Catholic education at our inaugural
CCEF Gala. This signature event is co-chaired by Dr. Lucy
Miller and Mrs. Linda Woitas.
Our evening will be hosted by award-winning interviewer and writer,
Dave Kelly who will feature inspiring conversations with Father
Raymond DeSouza, live performance by Sofia Durante and so much more!
Your support of Catholic education will make a difference in the
lives of students right here in our city and surrounding areas.
Purchase your tickets today at www.theccef.ca/gala
Limited sponsorship opportunities are available to promote your
business to our Catholic supporters. For more information,
please contact Janet Lymer, Executive director at janet.lymer@theccef.ca
or 403.200.7192
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A THANK YOU FROM CWL
The
CWL would sincerely like to thank all of the parishioners for
supporting us through our Lenten fundraiser. The response from
all of you was incredible and to see so many families having fun
together and little competitions with the baby bottles truly warmed
our hearts.
The
results were incredible. We spent countless hours rolling your
change and sorting thru the donations and were able to share stories
that were told to us by you and your families. It was certainly a
time of gratefulness. The end results were that we raised
$3000.00 for the Elizabeth house and were able to have those funds
matched totalling $6000.00. We also had boxes of gifts to give
to Basically babies as well as $1000 in donations.
This
was truly a cause that we all worked very hard for and again we are
honoured to have you as fellow parishioners.
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SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
St.
Albert the Great St. Vincent de Paul needs coffee and dry pasta.
Please drop your donations in the St. Vincent de Paul box in
the Narthex. Thank you for your support!
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2022 is a year of celebration for
Mary’s Meals! In
2002, Mary’s Meals made a promise to the world’s most vulnerable
children to provide nutritious daily meals in their places of
education.
Today, 20 years on, Mary’s Meals is fulfilling that promise to 2,279,941
children every school day in 20 countries whose guaranteed daily meal
gives them the energy levels needed to concentrate and learn in
class. We call these children ‘Generation Hope’ as we believe
they can grow up well-nourished and educated, equipped with the
skills to lift themselves and their communities out of poverty.
As Mary’s Meals marks its 20th anniversary year, the need to keep our
promise to the children enrolled in our school feeding programs and
reach the next hungry child living in poverty grows ever stronger.
Sharing with you the below heartfelt note and encouragement from
Magnus, our Founder and CEO:
Deep
gratitude from all of us at Mary’s Meals. We could not do this
work without your incredible support. Would you kindly invite a
family member or friend with you into this support of our mission?
Reaching 3 million children every day in a place of learning is
not that far off today!
With Hope,
Sheri
McConnell
Executive Director
Food
is LOVE | Food is LIFE
Help us reach our 2022 goal of raising enough funds to
feed 56,817 children every school day and become a part of our global
movement as we aspire to be capable of serving three million children
by the end of 2023.
It costs only $26.40 to feed a child for an entire
school year. That is only 13 cents to provide one meaningful
meal every day in a place of learning.
Donate now:
marysmeals.ca/en/donat...
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Resources
& Announcements
- Fifth
Sunday of Easter - Bulletin Shorts, free to use
Loving
One Another. The gospel today is short and
sweet. Glorify God – Jesus does it first and implies we
should, too. Love one another – a direct command to each
one of us. These are disciple activities. These are
essentials for our way of life.
- How will my words and actions glorify God
today?
- Whom will I love – even someone who makes it
hard for me to do so?
- How will this glorifying God and loving
others change me for the better?
(Source:
Diocese of Springfield)
- Resources
for children
- Kid's
challenge this week: Write your
name and the names of some of your friends and family members
and colour this page. On the
back, write or draw either how you will show that they are
listening to Jesus this week, or how you will care for their
brothers and sisters around the world. (CAFOD)
- Supporting
Ukrainians in our Diocese
Now more than ever we are called to recognize the
responsibilities we have for each other as St. Paul’s letter to
the Ephesians reminds us, “So then you are no longer strangers
and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also
members of the household of God.” (Ephesians 2:19). Learn
4 ways to help our brothers and sisters from Ukraine in our
Diocese - visit: catholicyyc.ca/blog/uk...
- Final
reminder: Webinar: Catholic
Moms Group to your parish
Catholic Moms Group is a
ministry that allows women to connect with other moms, providing
opportunities for prayer, fellowship, and discussion about
topics pertaining to marriage, family and faith in a supportive
and encouraging environment. We are inviting you to attend an introductory
online session on Thursday,
May 26 at
7 to 9 pm, on how to bring Catholic Moms Group to your
parish. Dorothy Pilarski, who spearheaded the group in the
Archdiocese of Toronto, will share the importance of this
ministry, best practices, effective tools, resources, and
practical tips that will make all the difference.
- Final
reminder: Breathe Marriage
Conference
2-Day Catholic Marriage Getaway in the Rockies.
Experience the "Breathe Marriage Conference" on May 27-28, 2022 in
Canmore, at The Shrine Church of Our Lady of the Rockies.
This exciting Catholic Marriage conference is creatively
designed to enrich your relationship. Speakers: Gerald
& Denise Montpetit; John & Tracy Connelly and Fr.
Kenneth Leblanc. Register now or contact Denise
at 306-369-2220 | Download Poster (portrait) or Poster (landscape)
- GrACE
Summit 2022 on May 30
This is a day event providing a real opportunity for us to
rebuild, restore and renew together the most valuable resource
of Catholic Education for the evangelization of our
culture. Please read the letter of invitationfrom the
Bishop for Clergy, Religious, Council Chairs, and Parish Staff
- More information about GrACE Summit 2022
- Laudato
Si' Week 2022
May
22-29, 2022 will mark the seventh
anniversary of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical on creation
care and unite the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics to listen and
respond to the cry of God’s creation. Laudato Si’ Week 2022 is
sponsored by the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human
Development and facilitated by Laudato Si’ Movement
- St.
John I (Feast day: May 18)
On May 18, the Catholic Church honours the first “Pope
John” in its history. Saint John I was a martyr for the faith,
imprisoned and starved to death by a heretical Germanic king
during the sixth century.
- St.
Bernardine of Siena (Feast day: May 20)
One of the greatest promoters of devotion to the Holy Name
of Jesus was Franciscan priest, St. Bernardine of Siena.
He went so far as to create a sign with the monogram IHS on it
and carry it wherever he went.
- Elizabeth
House: An Inside Scoop on Resilience
Michelle Haywood shares with Faithfully about the new
grotto at Elizabeth House, and surviving pandemic. “We had
one woman finish her post-secondary degree at home with a brand
new baby during COVID. This is what can happen. This
is what I’m speaking to, just the resilience, the strength, the
courage, the sheer determination of the women here.” Read more
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