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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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18th SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
1st Reading: Ecclesiastes 1.2; 2.21-23
2nd Reading: Colossians 3.1-5, 9-11
Gospel: Luke 12.13-21
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Today’s
Gospel passage comes as a pat on the back from Heaven for all of us
striving to live a stewardship way of life. It reminds us why
we live the way we do and why we make the choices we make.
Let’s face it, if we truly embrace this way of life, there will be
people who find our choices — based on serving God and others —
downright foolish. But let’s see what God thinks. Spoiler
alert: turns out Christian stewards are not the fools!
In this passage, Jesus makes it clear that life is not about “stuff”
as he tells the parable of the wealthy businessman who thought he had
everything figured out. The man had such an abundance of stuff
that he didn’t have room to store it all. So, thinking of
earthly things and not on what is above, he decided to build a bigger
place to store all that stuff. Patting himself on the back, he
thought about what good times he would have in the years ahead. But
Jesus tells us that day would turn out to be the man’s last day on
the earth. And he had spent it thinking only of himself. How
foolish!
Don’t be ashamed of living differently from the people around
you. Be confident as you set priorities based on what is
above. You are wise in God’s eyes, Christian steward. And you
will be rich in what matters most.
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Tue,
Aug 2 @ 9:00 am
Sebastiano & Audrey Tiberio (RIP)
Tue, Aug 2 @ 6:30 pm
Belile Family (INT)
Wed, Aug 3 @ 9:00 am
Fr. Jerome Lavigne (INT)
Wed, Aug 3 @ 6:30 pm
Nicholas Nguyen (RIP)
Thu, Aug 4 @ 9:00 am
Bishop McGrattan (INT)
Thu, Aug 4 @ 6:30 pm
Wincenty Kloskowski (RIP)
Fri, Aug 5 @ 9:00 am
Magdalena Smerdely (INT)
Fri, Aug 5 @ 6:30 pm
Maria Nguyen (RIP)
Sat, Aug 6 @ 9:00 am
Melvin Kall (RIP)
Sat, Aug 6 @ 5:00 pm
Alice Rosario (RIP)
Sun, Aug 7 @ 9:00 am
Samuel Rowen (RIP)
Sun, Aug 7 @ 11:00 am St.
Albert the Great Community (INT)
Sun, Aug 7 @ 5:00 pm
Jose Perez Guterrez (RIP)
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WORLD
DAY OF GRANDPARENTS AND THE ELDERLY
Let
us minister together to ensure no one lives in isolation and
loneliness. On
Sunday, July 24, we invite you to take a step
forward in co-creating compassionate communities that see
relationship and accompaniment with the elderly and grandparents as a
normal part of family, neighbourhood, parish, and communal
life.
- Make plans to visit grandparent(s) and/or
elderly individual(s)
- Share a picture from your visit with the
Diocese and receive a gift!
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SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
St.
Albert the Great St. Vincent de Paul needs jam and pancake syrup. Please
drop your donations in the St. Vincent de Paul box in the Narthex.
Thank you for your support!
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Resources & Announcements
- 18th
Sunday in Ordinary Time - Bulletin Shorts, free to use
About
Greed. Family quarrels, regrettably, are often
about inheritance, about possessions. That should be mine,
we may say. I do not have enough, we may say. Jesus tells a
story about how we are stewards only, and not owners of what we
use; about how possessions can possess.
- How much is enough?
- What do I have that I can give away?
- With mercy works in mind, what will I do?
(Source:
Diocese of Springfield)
- Resources
for children
- Kid's
challenge this week: Imagine
that you have been granted a $1,000 shopping spree. Brainstorm
how you would spend your money, and write it down. Now
circle things that you 'need' versus 'want' in your list. Read Luke 12:13-21. When we
fail to think about the needs of others, what should we ask
from the Lord? [forgiveness] End your reflection by praying
"Confiteor" (Sunday
Connection)
- Need
to forgive or heal? Take these 4 reflections from the Pope in
Canada
Reconciliation
is not merely the result of our own efforts; it is a gift that
flows from the crucified Lord. The Holy Father
offered an insightful reflection on reconciliation, the role of
the Church, and how the faith must be shared. While his
address was given in the context of his “penitential pilgrimage”
to help heal the wounds caused by residential schools, the ideas
apply for any situation that needs reconciliation. Read more
- July
- August 2022 Calendar Highlights
- NEW!
Aug 2: Access52 - Youth
event: Can you hear me now?
(learn to give a great talk and speak clearly)
- Aug 2-3 - Our Lady of the
Cape visits Holy Spirit, Calgary
- Aug 12-14 | Holy Ground -
Women's Retreat at Mount St. Francis, Cochrane
- NEW!
Aug 16: Access52 - Youth
event: Rhythm & Beats
(listen and discover the gift of music)
- Aug 16-18 | Soul Care -
Women's Retreat at Mount St. Francis, Cochrane
- Aug 22 | Mary: A Bibilical
Walk - Zoom bible study with Fr. Julian Studden
- NEW!
Aug 23: Access52 - Youh
event: Capture, Create, and
Share (photography and videography)
- NEW!
Aug 23: Leading
a Choir Workshop with SAGA & SJCS
- Aug 25 | St. Mary's Golf
Tournament at Silvertip Resort, Canmore
- Aug 27 - Paint St. Paul's
Church in Brocket, AB
- NEW!
Aug 30: Access52 - Youh
event: The Game (options,
decisions, outcomes - what will your next move be?)
- The
life of St. Alphonsus Liguori (Feast day Aug. 1)
Saint Alphonsus Liguori C.Ss.R. (1696–1787) was an Italian
Catholic Bishop, spiritual writer, c omposer, musician, artist,
poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian.
Today, his latest successor Fr Michael Brehl C.Ss.R.,
worldwide Superior General, tells the story of the man who
founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer and gave hope
to the Redemptorists and to million of people across the world. Watch now
- This
is what prayer should be like, according to St. John Vianney
(Feast day Aug. 4) | Prayer
can be confusing at times, especially when prayer is described
in any number of ways. We may have been told that prayer
consists of “saying your prayers,” reciting such beautiful
formulas as the Our Father or Hail Mary. Let's examine our
own prayer life based on these experiences of the Cure of Ars.
Read more
- Pope:
Jesus didn’t choose the best 3 apostles for the Transfiguration
Pope Francis explains that God didn't choose Peter, James and
John because of their qualifications, but simply because of
love. Read more
- The
youngest new cardinal of the Church has been an exorcist for
more than 20 years | Bishop
Giorgio Marengo, a 47-year-old Italian who works as a missionary
bishop in faraway Mongolia, will officially become the “youngest
cardinal” as of August 27. Besides setting a record for
his age, the young bishop has been an exorcist for more than 20
years! Read more
- Holy
See: Germany's synodal path cannot make doctrinal decisions
A Vatican statement clarifies that the initiative underway in
Germany "does not have the power to oblige bishops and the
faithful" to "new ways of governance and new
approaches to doctrine and morality." The invitation
is to converge into the synodal path of the universal Church.
Read more
- Pope
John Paul I beatification set for Sep. 4
Pope Francis is set to beatify his predecessor, John Paul I, on
Sunday, Sept. 4, at Mass in St. Peter’s Square. Pope John Paul
I’s was the shortest papacy in modern history, reigning over the
See of Peter for on 33 days. He was first Pope to choose a
double name, saying he did so in honor of his two predecessors:
John XXIII and Paul VI. Read more
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