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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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19th SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
1st Reading: Wisdom 18.6-9
2nd Reading: Hebrews 11.1-2, 8-19
Gospel: Luke 12.32-48 (or shorter)
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Whether
you are just beginning your stewardship journey or have
been living a stewardship way of life for years, today’s
readings invite us to ask ourselves an important question to ponder.
The question is this: “What do you treasure?” Of course, we all
know the “right” answer: we treasure our faith, our family, and our
friendships. But Jesus tells us in the Gospel passage from Luke
how we can discover the real answer to this question. He says,
“For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.”
To discern what we really treasure, we need to do a check on our
hearts. We can each ask ourselves, “Where do I spend the
majority of my energy? Where do I find my thoughts
dwelling? How do I choose to spend my time when I find myself
with a few spare moments? What do my spending habits reveal about
my what is important to me?
As Christian stewards, we are called to live our lives in grateful
response to all that God has given us. Do I recognize and
treasure these gifts?
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Tue,
Aug 9 @ 9:00 am
Patrick Honish (INT)
Tue, Aug 9 @ 6:30 pm
Brian Smerdely (INT)
Wed, Aug 10 @ 9:00 am
Maria Piro (RIP)
Wed, Aug 10 @ 6:30 pm
All Souls in Purgatory
Thu, Aug 11 @ 9:00 am
In Thanksgiving (INT)
Thu, Aug 11 @ 6:30 pm
Wincenty Kloskowski (RIP)
Fri, Aug 12 @ 9:00 am
Tibor Liska (RIP)
Fri, Aug 12 @ 6:30 pm
Brittany Diment (INT)
Sat, Aug 13 @ 9:00 am
Brian Smerdely (INT)
Sat, Aug 13 @ 5:00 pm
Frank & Jessie Attard (RIP)
Sun, Aug 14 @ 9:00 am
Adelard Durocher (RIP)
Sun, Aug 14 @ 11:00 am St.
Albert the Great Community (INT)
Sun, Aug 14 @ 5:00 pm
Reynaldo Miranda (RIP)
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Summer2Inspire with Access52
If
you are going into grade 8 - grade 12, Summer2Inspire
by Access52 is here to motivate, challenge and inspire you! Space
is limited, so feel free to sign up for one or all of our upcoming
events. There is no
cost to attend, however, donations are welcome.
Join all or any of the sessions below (Tuesdays, 6 to 9 pm)
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SOCIETY
OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
St.
Albert the Great St. Vincent de Paul needs diapers size 4 or 5
and feminine
hygiene items. Please
drop your donations in the St. Vincent de Paul box in the Narthex.
Thank you for your support!
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Bereavement: Support & Care
Training
The
Diocese of Calgary is offering a training opportunity in providing
bereavement support and care. This workshop is offered to those
who are involved in the Pastoral Care Ministry in their parishes,
and/or for those desiring to be better equipped in accompanying those
dealing with grief and loss.
Topics
to be explored include: What is grief and mourning and how it impacts
our whole being; Grief as a spiritual journey; How the parish
community can assist a grieving person; Practical ideas for a
successful parish bereavement ministry.
- When/where: Saturday, Oct. 1 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
at St.
Luke's (1566 Northmount Drive NW,
Calgary).
- Register online here or by
contacting Sr. Mariflor at 403-218-5521. Please register by Sep. 26.
- For more information, visit: catholicyyc.ca/pastora...
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Special gift for your elderly loved
ones
Thank
you for participation on the World Day for Grandparents and the
Elderly last month. Let us keep stepping forward in co-creating
compassionate communities and accompaniment with the elderly and
grandparents as a normal part of our family and communal life.
Sacred artist Debbie Thompson Wilson has created a beautiful
print of Saints Anna and Joachim for this occasion, and 50 limited
edition high quality prints will be available to give away.
Get it
free for your elderly loved one(s):
- Submit a photo from your visit with an
elderly loved one (grandparent(s) or elderly in
community/parish) taking place in July or August 2022. Please
submit photo by
Aug 31 via email to info@catholicyyc.ca
(with caption, address, phone, and parish name), or submit online
- Download promo graphic wide | square
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There
are a number of employment opportunities that are currently available
in the Diocese of Calgary and beyond.
- Assistant Care Coordinator (FT) - Elizabeth
House
- Sacrament Preparation Coordinator (PT) - St.
Luke's, Calgary
- Administrative Assistant/Bookeeper (FT) - St.
Mary's, Brooks
- Executive Director - St. Therese Institute,
Bruno, SK
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Resources & Announcements
- Bulletin
Shorts, free to use
- 19th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
What
Shall We Do? Jesus tells us today:
“Do not be afraid any longer.” He also tells us
what to do next. Here is the list. Give alms.
Gird your loins, that is, put on comfortable clothes so you can
work. Wait at the ready for the coming of the Lord.
Be prepared all the time. Know what God wants. As
followers of Jesus Christ, we are to be about his business and
his Father’s business – not our own. Our business is also
God’s business.
- What fear will I
let go; what fear will I give up?
- What does God want
me to do this week?
- How will I be full
of mercy by _________?
(Source: Diocese of Springfield)
- 20th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Why
Does Jesus Jar the Crowds? He startles us
today by announcing his baptism by fire (his coming Passion and
Death). And he further reminds us that our own Baptism
empowers us to undertake something new. Discipleship.
It is constantly learning anew how to live in this world
as preparation for living forever in the next. But we do
this not alone. The writer of Hebrews reminds us we are
surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses.
- What surprise does
Jesus present?
- Whom will I want to
surround me? Why?
- What discipleship
work does Baptism empower me to do today?
(Source: Diocese of Springfield)
- Resources
for children
- 19th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Kid's
challenge this week: Play
a few rounds of Simon Says with your family, and tell them to
be alert, or pay attention, as you give instructions.
After the game, ask yourself why do you need to be alert when
you play this game? In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus
tells us that we need to be alert disciples. This week,
plan to pay special attention to how we can help our family and
friends today. (Source: Sunday Connection)
- 20th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Kid's
challenge this week: Imagine your friend
Alex tells you, “I don't want Sam to play with us. If you
ask Sam to play, I won’t be your friend anymore.” You
have a hard choice to make. Think about what Jesus teaches us about right and wrong
and good choices. Is it right to leave out
Sam? This week, think of examples of something you
wouldn’t do or say just because a friend wanted you to, and
pray that you will make good choices even when it is
hard. (Source: Sunday Connection)
- August
2022 Calendar Highlights
- Pope
at Audience: Canada, a penitential visit 'like no other'
Pope Francis resumes his weekly Wednesday General Audience after
a July break, and dedicates his catechesis to his recent
Apostolic Journey to Canada, a penitential pilgrimage dedicated
to embracing indigenous peoples who suffered injustices over the
centuries. Read more
- Pope
Francis in Canada: The gift of tears
Many images captured Pope Francis' Penitential Pilgrimage to the
land of the indigenous people, and offered a window onto the
moments that put the focus on the path of healing and
reconciliation of peoples who have greatly suffered and who
today encounter a new face of the Church. Read more
- Vatican
releases Pope's programme for Kazakhstan
Pope Francis will make his 38th Apostolic Journey abroad to
Kazakhstan in mid-September, visiting the city of Nur-Sultan on
the occasion of the VII Congress of Leaders of World and
Traditional Religions. Read more
- St.
Dominic: Armed with a Prayer, not a Sword" (Feast day Aug.
8)
Dominic believed that education was imperative to properly
equipping preachers, and that it was necessary to persuade
others of truth with reasoned, scholarly argument.
Christians should be respectful of and ready to respond to
questions from reason, never resorting to force. Read more
- Spend
your summer grilling … and imitating St. Lawrence (Feast day Aug.
10) | The season of
cookouts and barbecues is the perfect time to bring God's love
and mercy to people around us. And while we are doing
them, we should seek the intercession of St. Lawrence. Read more
- St.
Clare of Assisi's Inspiration (Feast day Aug. 11)
During a general audience, Pope Benedict XVI continued his
series of teachings on Christian culture in the Middle Ages.
He devoted his catechesis to another great woman of that
period — St. Clare of Assisi, friend of St. Francis and founder
of the Poor Clare nuns. Read more
- Solemnity
of the Assumption of Mary (Aug 15)
The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was
already being celebrated on 15 August in the 5th century.
It bore the sense of Our Lady’s “Birth into heaven”, or in
the Byzantine tradition, her “Dormition”. Mary already
experiences God’s glory. She has reached the goal where we
will one day all find ourselves. Read more
- 10
ways to celebrate the Immaculate Heart of Mary this August
August is the beautiful month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Continuing our series on ways to showcase each month’s
Catholic theme in your life, here are 10 ways you can more
closely align your life to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Read more
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