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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: Isaiah 2.1-5
2nd Reading: Romans 13.11-14
Gospel: Matthew 24.37-44
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Today
we begin the beautiful season of Advent — a season of preparation.
For what are we preparing? The celebration of the birth of our
Savior, and the anticipation of His second coming. These are
weighty tasks with eternal consequences.
So, let us as Christian stewards make the words of the Prophet Isaiah
our motto for the season: “Come, let us climb the Lord’s mountain to
the house of the God of Jacob, that he may instruct us in his ways
and we may walk in his paths.” In the weeks leading up to Christmas,
it seems everywhere we turn we are pushed to spend more, do more,
entertain more, and generally rush around at a frantic pace - all to
create a “perfect” Christmas day. In contrast to this worldly
pressure, the Church’s guidance to use these weeks as a time to focus
on our spiritual lives can indeed seem like a mountain climb.
But the intentional and wise use of the gift of time is exactly what
the Christian steward is called to do, and with even greater
intensity during Advent. How can we use our time to prepare for
a holy celebration of Jesus’ birth on Dec. 25 and for his second
coming at a date we do not know?
We can push back against the world’s pressure to have the “perfect
Christmas.”
Scale back on the material kind of gift-giving, the complicated
menus, the unessential trappings of the season so that we have more
time for the spiritual preparations: Confession, weekday Mass,
adoration, family prayer time, lighting the Advent wreath, and acts
of kindness. In the end, we will be prepared to celebrate a
truly meaningful Christmas, we will have become more like our Savior,
and we will be ready for Him to come again.
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Tue,
Nov 29 @ 9:00 am
Joseph Leduc (RIP)
Tue,
Nov 29 @ 6:30 pm
Carla Jane Romeo (INT)
Wed, Nov 30 @ 9:00 am
Oshiorane Dania (INT)
Wed, Nov 30 @ 6:30 pm
Andrew Honish (INT)
Thu, Dec 1 @ 9:00 am
Ernie Weimer (RIP)
Thu,
Dec 1 @ 1:30 pm
Karen Bauy (RIP)
Thu, Dec 1 @ 6:30 pm
Lilly Kuriakose (RIP)
Fri, Dec 2 @ 9:00 am
Jack & Louise Brill (INT)
Fri, Dec 2 @ 6:30 pm
Shadrack Ramsonkar (RIP)
Sat, Dec 3 @ 9:00 am
Edgard Obligacion (RIP)
Sat, Dec 3 @ 5:00 pm
Melanie Schmidt (INT)
Sun, Dec 4 @ 9:00 am
Izack Lorenson (INT)
Sun,
Dec 4 @ 11:00 am
St. Albert the Great Community (INT)
Sun, Dec 4 @ 5:00 pm
Elizandro Altura (INT)
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CHRISTMAS
AND NEW YEAR'S MASS TIMES
The
Christmas and New Year's Mass times are as follows:
Vigil of the Nativity of our Lord:
Saturday
December 24 at 3:00pm; 6:00pm, 9:00pm
Sunday
December 25 at 12:00am
Sunday
December 25 at 9:00am, 11:00am, 2:00pm and 5:00pm
Saturday
December 31 at 5:00 pm
Sunday
January 1 at 9:00am, 11:00am and 5:00pm
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PARISH
RECONCILIATION DURING ADVENT
Our
Penitential Service during this Advent Season will be on Friday
December 9th at 7:00 PM after the evening Mass.
Please
remember and take advantage of our regular confessions: Tuesday
through Friday
from 9:30 – 10:30 AM & 7:00 - 8:00 PM and on Saturday from
3:30 – 4:30 PM.
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Every
Friday during the Advent Season, we will have the Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament at 5:00 PM, Rosary and Benediction at 6:00 PM and
our evening Mass at 6:30 PM.
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SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL
In
three weeks we will bring Christmas joy to 200 families in our
community. Your financial help will allow us to purchase fresh
fruits and vegetables along with the regular hamper food items AND we
will be able to give gift cards to the families to make their
Christmas day a happy one.
A few
drivers are still needed to deliver Christmas Hampers on Saturday Dec
17. Signup sheets are in the Narthex after Mass. Please take a
tag from the Christmas tree in the Narthex and purchase a gift card
for one of the many families that we will support this Christmas.
Please return your gift card donations by Dec 11.
Would
you like to sponsor a family this Christmas? Donations can be e
transferred to: svdp.satg.donations@gm....
Thank you for your support and God Bless.
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YOUTH GROUP KICK OFF NIGHT!
When:
Friday December 2nd from 6:30 - 8:30pm
Where: Parish Basement.
For all youth (grade 6 & up) & parents. Join us as we
get to know each other with games, prayer, food, icebreakers and fun.
Put on your best Christmas sweater and bring a snack to share.
For more info, email: youth@stalbertthegreat...
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Kick
off your Advent and experience God's love in a personal and
meaningful way. COME AS YOU ARE is back for a special night of
encounter with Jesus Christ through personal testimony, reflection,
and Adoration with music. Reconciliation and Prayer Ministry
will be available. Cap the evening off with social and
fellowship time. All are welcome.
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REFUGEE
FAMILY - BAKE SALE | DEC 17 & 18
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The
Refugee Family Ministry is hosting a Bake Sale after all masses the
weekend of December 17th and 18th.
Do
you like to bake? Then this is the perfect opportunity for you
to help raise funds for the refugee family our parish is
sponsoring. We are looking for bakers to supply delicious
home-made treats. We are also looking for sellers to help at
the sale. Please sign up online or email Courtney at satgrefugee@gmail.....
Don’t
forget to bring your appetites and some cash!
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Madly
in love! Committed! Through thick and thin! For better or for
worse! Growing strong marriages takes a supportive village.
That's why St. Albert the Great Parish is launching a monthly
Catholic Date Night in the New Year. We want to encourage
and support married couples to take intentional time to focus on
their relationship.
A
Core Planning Team of several married couples - of all ages - is
needed. Could that be you & your spouse? If you enjoy
event planning and organization, AND have a love for the Sacrament of
Marriage, please reach out to Michelle & Tom Diment by email:
joyfulnoise9am@gmail.com for details.
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SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
St.
Albert the Great St. Vincent de Paul needs canned soup
and cookies. Please
drop your donations in the St. Vincent de Paul box in the Narthex.
Thank you for your support!
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STEVE BELL CONCERT AT ST. MICHAEL'S
St.
Michael's Catholic Community invites you to attend a concert with
Steve Bell on Friday,
December 2, at 7:30 pm.
This
will be an evening of story and song, featuring music from Steve's
latest album, "Wouldn't You Love to Know," as well as Steve
Bell classics and favourites. Steve Bell is a songwriter,
storyteller, and troubadour for our time. Over the course of a
30 year solo career, he has been sharing a message of love, hope and
faith through songs, stories, and writings.
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- Advent Missions &
Retreats visit catholicyyc.ca/Faithfu...
- The 2022 I am
Blessed campaign will be live on our website
on Sunday,
Nov. 27 and will conclude on Jan. 8, at the
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
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Resources
& Announcements
- Bulletin
Shorts, free to use
- Jesus’ call to keep awake is a stark
reminder that Advent / Christmas, are not simply seasons of
pregnancy and a little baby in swaddling clothes.
Beginnings are always tied up with endings, and the “end of
time” is prefigured in the birth of God’s Son. Following
on the heels of the end-time readings in November ending the
church year, these readings want to make sure that we do not
slack off and become complacent. Although the
arbitrariness of who will be taken and who will be left feels
disconcerting, the Christian imperative to live “honourably” as
Paul summons us, will make these words both consolation and
warning. If we are living as we should, it becomes
irrelevant that we “do not know the day or hour”.
- What part of this
reading speaks to you most strongly?
- How do we view the
second coming of the Lord? What feelings are evoked by that
thought?
- What does “getting
ready” mean for you?
- (Source: Diocese of
Saskatoon)
- Resources
for children
- Kid's
challenge this week: How would
you prepare if you knew it was going to rain later in the
day? How would you prepare if you were going to a
sleepover? Today is the first day of Advent, the season
in which we prepare our hearts and homes to celebrate Jesus’
birth at Christmas. We also prepare for something else—the
day of the Lord, when Jesus will return in glory. What is
something you can do each day to be prepared for the day of the
Lord? (Loyola Press)
- Advent
with Ascension Catholic Parish
- Advent
by Candlelight - a reflection
evening for women, "a chance to prepare your soul for
Christmas with other women in an atmosphere of
beauty." When: Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 6:30 pm (Mass),
followed by reflection and social at 7 pm. Download poster
- Advent
Mission with guest speaker
Peter Thompson on Dec. 6 & 7 (Mass at 6:30 pm, followed by
reflection at 7 pm). Reconciliation Service to
follow. More info
- Advent
Retreat in Brooks
St. Mary's Parish invites you to the Advent Retreat with guest
speaker Fr. Michael Bomback (Pastor of St. Stephen
Protomartyr - Ukrainian Catholic Church, Calgary, AB).
When: Thursday
and Friday (Dec. 1 & 2) at 7 pm, at St.
Mary's in Brooks (511 4th St., Brooks).
- Christmas
Market at St. Luke, Calgary
St. Luke's CWL invites you to their Christmas Market at St
Luke's Catholic Church (multi purpose room) on Saturday, Dec. 3
from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. In addition to
the crafts, artisans and home-based businesses, there will be a
coffee bar and small seating area for your comfort. For
further information, contact Marlene at mvierboom@gmail.com
| Download poster
- Winter
gifts for Feed the Hungry guests
We invite you to donate new
mittens/gloves, socks, toques, or $10 gift cards (from fast food
places) to share with Feed the Hungry's guests closer to
Christmas. Kindly deliver items or gift cards to the
Catholic Pastoral Centre Reception (120 17 Ave SW, Calgary by Dec. 1.
Reception is open during business hours (Monday to Friday, 8:30
am to 4:30 pm). For any questions, please email: feedthehungry@calgaryd...
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- Christmas
for Elizabeth House residents
Let us bring a joyful Christmas to the residents of Elizabeth
House and help them fulfil their wish list! This year
Elizabeth House has 7 moms, 5 babies, 2 more babies to arrive
this month, and 4 children living elsewhere. Visit this page to get the Christmas wish
lists - the deadline to drop off items is Monday, Dec. 12.
- The
Seekers Group: Discernment for unmarried women
Women seeking to know how to discern the Will of God in their
lives are invited to learn how to listen and discover God's call
in their life. We will be engaging in Lectio Divina prayer
and exploring how to discern using the Ignatian method of discernment.
Meetings: Sundays, Nov.
27 & Dec. 11 at 2 pm at the Catholic
Pastoral Centre - 120 17 Ave SW, Calgary.
- Journey
through Advent Videos from CCCB
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB)
presents Journey through Advent with the
Most Rev. Joseph Dabrowski, CSMA, Auxiliary Bishop of London,
Ontario. Join us as we reflect on the Scriptures for the
Sundays of Advent 2022. Watch video - 5 minutes
reflection for the First Sunday of Advent by Bishop Joseph
Dabrowski.
- November/December 2022
Calendar Highlights
- Nov
25-27 | Live-In Retreat in Coaldale, AB
- Nov
26 | Breakfast with Bishop at St. Peter's
- Nov
26 | St. Paul's Christmas Market, Airdrie
- Nov 26 | St. Cecilia's CWL Cookie Walk, Calgary
- Nov 26
| Lethbridge Region CWL Women's Advent
- Nov
26 | Calgary Region CWL Women's Advent Retreat
- Nov
26 | St. James' Parish Hall Fundraising
- Nov
26 | Parenting Course: First Decisions
- Nov
26&27 | Advent according to Mary
- Nov 26&27
| Advent Mission at St. Augustine, Taber
- Nov 27
| The Seekers Group for unmarried women at
CPC
- Nov
28 | Billings Ovulation Method Online Introduction
- Nov 28
| Advent Ignatian Retreat in Everyday Life
at FCJ
- Nov 28
| Advent Twilight Retreat "Blessed is
the fruit of thy womb, Jesus!" at Martha Centre,
Lethbridge
- Nov 30
| Advent by candlelight at Ascension
Catholic Parish
- Dec 1
& 2 | Advent Retreat in St. Mary's, Brooks
- Dec 2
| A Concert with Steve Bell at St.
Michael's, Calgary
- Dec 2&3
| Festival of Creches | St. Anthony,
Calgary
- Dec 2-4
| Advent Hope: Life Worth Living at Mount
St. Francis
- Dec 3
| St. Luke's CWL Christmas Market
- Dec 4
| 25th Annual Calgary Ukrainian Carol
Festival, Calgary
- Dec 6
| An Evening with St. Nicholas at Mount St.
Francis
- Dec 7
| Advent - A family Advent fireside
gathering at FCJ
- Dec 9-11 | Advent - Winter Stillness Retreat at
Mount St. Francis
- Dec 10
| Advent Market with Blessed Daughter
Ministry
- Dec.
11 | The Seekers Group for unmarried women at
CPC
- Dec.
11 | Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols
- Dec 11 |
The Joy of Greccio at Mount St. Francis
- Dec 15
| Every Star Shall Sing a Carol at FCJ
- Dec
17 | Christmas Retreat with the Seeds of the
Word
- Dec 17
| A night of Beauty with Bridge Brass
Quintet
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