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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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2nd SUNDAY
OF ORDINARY TIME
Samuel 3: 3b - 10, 19
Corinthians 6: 13c - 15a, 17 - 20
John 1: 35 - 42
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“Speak,
for your servant is listening.” With those few words, Samuel
humbles himself and declares his loyalty and obedience to God.
There are perhaps for many of us challenges in those words.
Initially, Samuel responds, “Here I am,” but thinks it was Eli
who called him. The idea of being a servant and the willingness
to serve are what may be trials for us in terms of how we live.
Samuel does not recognize the voice of the Lord. That, too,
might be a problem for us. First, we need to be listening. Are
we, or are we merely going through the motions? Responding to
God with “Here I am” is a magnificent way to react to God. It
is not that God does not know where we are but saying that can serve
as a reminder to us that we are stewards and servants to Him, and it
implies we are prepared to hear what He wants us to do.
“Here I am” is said numerous times by those in the Old Testament
including Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Isaiah, and by Ananias in the New
Testament. When Jesus says, “Come follow me,” as He does to us,
do we hear Him, and even more importantly do we respond, and do we
follow?
In order to do that properly we have to be prepared to serve Him and
others. Thus, like Samuel, we need to listen, and then we need
to serve. At a recent papal audience, Pope Francis said, “Love
and charity are service, helping others, serving others. When
you forget yourself and think of others, this is love!”
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Tue,
Jan 16 @ 9:00 am Sr. Monica Meade (RIP)
Tue,
Jan 16 @ 11:00 am Jonathan Klimow (RIP) -
Senior Care Centre
Tue,
Jan 16 @ 6:30 pm Sam Jensen (INT)
Wed,
Jan 17 @ 9:00 am Eugene Kuklicz (RIP)
Wed,
Jan 17 @ 6:30 pm Danielle Baillargeon
(INT)
Thu,
Jan 18 @ 9:00 am Anthony Meade (RIP)
Thu,
Jan 18 @ 6:30 pm Jamie Joseph (RIP)
Fri,
Jan 19 @ 9:00 am Naomi Schmultz
(RIP)
Fri,
Jan 19 @ 6:30 pm Donald Malinowski
Sr. (RIP)
Sat, Jan 20 @ 9:00 am Elizabeth
Honish (INT)
Sat,
Jan 20 @ 5:00 pm Adolf Smerdely
(RIP)
Sun, Jan 21 @ 9:00 am Susan Joan Fraser
(RIP)
Sun,
Jan 21 @ 11:00 am St. Albert the Great Community
(INT)
Sun,
Jan 21 @ 5:00 pm Alex Family (INT)
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IMPORTANT
DONATION INFORMATION
ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFERS – when making donations by Electronic Funds Transfer
(EFT) please put
your full name in the memo line, and your address if it is the first
time you are sending an EFT donation. We are
receiving donations that only come in from the bank with a first
name, and we do not know who it belongs to, or what it is for; donation,
sacrament fee payment, etc. Also, you may have
the same first and last name as another parishioner, and the address
helps us correctly record the donation. Your full name and address
ensures that we are recording the donation to the correct person for
tax receipts at the end of the year.
DONATION ENVELOPES – we are encouraging parishioners to make donations
electronically, however we can provide you with a box of donation
envelopes and a sheet of labels to put on them, as the envelopes are
not numbered. Please come to the parish office Monday through
Friday 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, and we can provide you with the box of
envelopes and labels. If you do not want the labels, when using
envelopes, please PRINT
your full name and address on the envelope. If
you only put your first name “John”, or your last name “Doe Family”,
we do not know who to record the donation to and it gets recorded as
loose.
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TAX RECEIPTS FOR YOUR GENEROUS 2023
DONATIONS
We
are always trying to control our expenses. Instead of sending
your tax receipt by Canada Post we prefer to send out your tax
receipt by email. If you wish to have your tax receipt sent by
email then please send an email to donations@stal...
requesting that you
wish to receive your tax receipt by email. This
request will also provide us with your current email address to where
we will send the tax receipt. Thank you for your cooperation.
PLEASE NOTE: If
you made a donation to St. Vincent de Paul, please be aware that they
issue separate tax receipts for your donations, as they operate
separately from the parish. Tax receipts will be mailed out in
February for 2023 donations.
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PASTORAL CARE IN OUR PARISH
Our
parish has a number of pastoral care ministers that are available to
bring Holy Communion to parishioners who are unable to attend Mass.
Pastoral care is a ministry of healing and presence to those
parishioners who are sick, elderly, dying, homebound and bereaved.
Our ministers are available to make home visits, as well we
have ministers that regularly attend the South Campus Hosptial.
Starting Sunday January 14, 2024
there will be a Mass every Sunday at South Health Campus Hospital at
3:00 pm.
If
you or a loved one are a parishioner in need of a pastoral care visit
at home or at the South Calgary Health Campus please contact the
parish office at 403-257-6054.
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January 17th at 7 pm – The KofC annual basketball free throw for all
children aged 9 – 14 will be held at St. Albert the Great
school. Posters are located on the bulletin boards in the
Narthex.
January 20 & 21 – A KofC bottle drive will be held.
Please bring in your recyclable bottles and cans to help
fundraise for our upcoming charity needs for 2024.
February 4 – The KofC will provide a pancake breakfast
after the 9:00 am and 11:00 am Masses supported by the charity
fundrasing proceeds collected by them to date.
FAMILY OF THE MONTH PRESS RELEASE
The
KofC Family of the Month for January 2024 Press Release can be found
by clicking on this link
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Come As You Are UPCOMING EVENTS
Proclaiming the Gospel and Forming
Missionary Disciples for the Renewal of the World!
Discovery Faith Study - New Year's
Resolution!
If
someone asked you what the "Good News" was, would you be
able to articulate it, clear and simple? We talk about the
"Good News" all the time but do we know what it is?
We can't effectively share our faith unless we are absolutely clear
on this matter. That's where the DISCOVERY faith study comes
in. DISCOVERY is a 6-week study and invites participants to
encounter Jesus Christ through a simple but challenging look at the
Gospel message - the Good News. If you desire to know Jesus
better, so that you can share your faith with others in your life,
this is the BEST first step! Our next DISCOVERY study takes place in January
2024. Make this your New Year's Resolution and
sign up NOW for 2024.
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2023 TOGETHER IN ACTION CAMPAIGN
Our 2023 Together In Action goal is
$78,445 and any surplus funds above our goal will go towards the
repair of the main doors to the church. To date we have raised
$87,673.01 towards our goal thanks to your generous contributions.
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NEW CANADIAN FAMILY MINISTRY OF HOPE
As
our sponsored family gets closer to transitioning from being refugees
to becoming members of our parish, we wanted our ministry name to
better reflect this. This is why we have renamed our ministry the New Canadian Family Ministry
of Hope.
Mt 25:35 For I was hungry and you
gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger
and you welcomed me.
Also, thanks to the generosity of
St. Albert the Great parishioners we have met our stated goal for
fundraising for the refugee family!!
If you were a monthly contributor,
please contact the office to stop or redirect your donations.
We will update you soon on the
family's arrival as well as other ministry needs to prepare for
welcoming the family to Canada.
Thank you so much for your
generosity to this ministry. God Bless.
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SOCIETY
OF
ST. VINCENT
DE PAUL
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