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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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6th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Leviticus 13: 1 - 2, 44 - 46 1 Corinthians 10: 31 - 11: 1
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Today's readings prepare us for the penitential season of Lent.
In our Gospel, a leper knelt before Jesus and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out and touched this diseased man and healed him. He then encouraged the man to show himself to the priest and offer himself a cleansing, referencing what was commanded in the Law of Moses. By completing these rituals, this man might be reinstituted into the community.
Let us approach this holy season of Lent like the leper. By our faults, we have distanced ourselves from God and His community. The leper reminds us Who to go to so that we might be healed. Let us approach the Lord this season on our knees asking for forgiveness and healing from our offenses, saying, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” There is no doubt that, if we have a contrite heart, Jesus will stretch out His hand in forgiveness and His mercy will touch our lives.
And like the leper, we too should go forth from being healed with a commitment to cleanse ourselves from the lasting effects of sin. Lent is a time to offer acts of reparation through Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving so that we might be purified in all areas of our life and walk with the Gracious Healer, Who sacrificed His life for our sake.
This holy season of Lent is an opportunity to be healed and cleansed on our journey as disciples of Christ. Let us consider what we can do to offer acts of reparation so that we might be purified and one day partake in the resurrection of Christ.
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Tue, Feb 13 @ 9:00 am Frances Bryson (RIP) Tue, Feb 13 @ 11:00 am Keala Deis (INT) - Senior Care Centre Tue, Feb 13 @ 6:30 pm Ed Antonishyn (RIP) Wed, Feb 14 @ 9:00 am Ambrose Cust (RIP) Wed, Feb 14 @ 5:00 pm Owen Hopfner (RIP) Wed, Feb 14 @ 6:30 pm Robert Spencer (RIP) Thu, Feb 15 @ 9:00 am Frances Bryson (RIP) Thu, Feb 15 @ 6:30 pm Jose Laraya (RIP) Fri, Feb 16 @ 9:00 am Jeanine Marie Chase (RIP) Fri, Feb 16 @ 6:30 pm Ron Presley (RIP) Sat, Feb 17 @ 9:00 am Sharon van der Sloot (INT) Sat, Feb 17 @ 5:00 pm Edward Harrison (RIP) Sun, Feb 18 @ 9:00 am St. Albert the Great Community (INT) Sun, Feb 18 @ 11:00 am St. Albert the Great Community (INT) Sun, Feb 18 @ 5:00 pm Caitlin Hayes (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
2023 Tax Receipts are being emailed out, please email donations@stalbertthegreat.ca before February 16, 2024 to request your tax receipt by email. All other tax receipts over $50 will be mailed out before the end of February. Thank you for your generous donations in support of St. Albert the Great parish.
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, home bound and bereaved. Our ministers are available to make home visits, as well we have ministers that regularly attend the South Campus Hospital.
Starting Sunday January 14, 2024 there will be a Mass every Sunday at South Health Campus Hospital at 3:30 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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VOLUNTEERS FOR SUNDAY SOCIAL NEEDED
We are in need of more volunteers to bake and serve for Sunday Social after the 11:00 AM Mass.
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PARISH SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATORS NEEDED
St. Albert the Great Parish is seeking 2 individuals to develop and manage our social media and other electronic communications. This volunteer position is an excellent opportunity to gain practical digital communications experience while serving your Parish by connecting with and informing our faithful. For more information, please click here .
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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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Hallow, the #1 prayer and meditation app in the world, is partnering with St. Albert the Great parish this Lent! Let’s join together as a parish community in the audio-guided Lent Pray40 Challenge with Jonathan Roumie, Fr. Mike Schmitz and Mark Wahlberg, and in addition to other surprise audio guides! We are blessed by this opportunity to further enrich our community through shared prayer.
Join us at a kickoff event filled with faith and fellowship on Sunday February 11th at 10 am in the St. Albert the Great Parish basement. By scanning the QR code, you're not only registering for our kick-off event, but also securing Hallow Premium for just $1! This special offer is extended to all parishioners because our parish is a proud Hallow partner. Even if you are unable to attend the kick-off event, please scan the QR code to join our community this Lenten season as we delve into the richness of prayer with Hallow’s Pray40 Challenge.
Further information will be provided upon registration. Any questions? Reach out to our Hallow parish coordinator, Robe Pettigrew at robe@questsend.ca. We look forward to praying with you!
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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 Studies are up and running!
We applaud the men and women who have made the New Year's Resolution to invest in their spiritual life in 2024! There are three men's groups and five women's groups. Please pray for all our participants.
Will return in February, please stay tuned.
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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 $90,361.01 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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Current Needs
St. Albert the Great St. Vincent de Paul currently needs mayonnaise and dish detergent . Please drop your donations in the St. Vincent de Paul box in the Narthex. Thank you for your support!
January was a busy start to the new year with a 20% increase in hamper deliveries over last year. We delivered 37 hampers to families in our community, helping 53 children and 67 adults. $1200 in gift cards ($10 per person) were added to the hampers to purchase dairy and meat items. Our grocery team purchased $4053 of grocery items needed to stock our shelves after a very busy Christmas hamper program. We are extremely thankful for the support of our parishioners and would not be able to help these families facing food insecurity without your generous donations. Donations can be made at svdp.satg.donations@gmail.com "For all the benefactors of the poor, that God may reward them with eternal life", Lord hear us.
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THE MASS IN SACRED SCRIPTURE
If you would like to learn more about the Eucharist in the Scripture, join other parishioners to watch the series presented by Dcn. Harlod Burke-Silvers.
The presentations with a short discussion and fellowship will be offered twice a week after the 9:30 am morning Mass on Thursday & Saturday. We will start on Thursday, February 1, with the first presentation. That presentation will be repeated on Saturday, February 3.
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PLEASE HELP US TELL THE STORY OF OUR PARISH
A small group of the faithful from St. Albert the Great Parish have taken on the mission to put together some recollections and archives going back to the very beginnings of our parish. Our history got away from us and we think that while we’re still able, we need to gather up our memories. We are reaching out to anyone who has been a part of our journey for the past 25 years to help document our past.
We’re not exactly sure of what this is all going to look like, but all stories and memories are important. Can you help us?
Your participation wouldn’t involve a huge time commitment. If you do like meetings and such, we’ve decided to gather once a month to add past events to a giant timeline. But, another way that you might participate is to write down your recollections…events that stick out in your memory or that were really important to your family. You might want to look through your boxes of photos and contribute those or a scan of those. There are many ways that your participation might be celebrated. Whether you walked in the front doors of our church when they first opened 20 years ago, or for the first time a few months ago, you are an important part of our history and we thank you for anything you might do. If you have something to share, please contact us at archives@stalbertthegreat.ca .
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"Because Christ hears and saves those who hope in Him, let us pray for . . . "
To have a name added to the Prayer Board, please email secretary@stalbertthegreat.ca and provide the name of the person you would like to add and how long you would like them to remain on the Prayer Board.
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Calgary Catholic Education Foundation
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Click on the images above to connect to Mary's Meals website.
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Click on the above image to view the renewal web page.
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A Pastoral Message from Bishop McGrattan on Lent & Social Media
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As we approach Lent, Bishop McGrattan reminds us to take a step back, pause, and reflect on our use of social media. Using insights from the latest CCCB pastoral letter, "Let Your Speech Always be Gracious," and the Holy Father's Lenten message, the Bishop highlights the seven commitments we should make to witness to core Christian values and help build a healthy online environment that serves the common good.
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We are at Day 5! Thank you for joining us in asking for the Lord's blessing for the Parish Renewal Teams through the Novena to the Holy Trinity. We also invite you to pray the Diocesan Prayer of Renewal and to incorporate it into your prayers at home and within the parish communities. May the grace of God transform us and our communities in faith, charity and hope. St. Agatha, pray for us. - Download Prayer of Renewal
- Printed bookmarks and postcards will be available at the Parish Renewal Team Orientation on Saturday, Feb. 10. Parish Renewal Team members can bring printables to share with parishioners.
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World Day of the Sick - Feb 11
The Holy Father says to the sick in his pastoral letter this year, "Do not be ashamed of your longing for closeness and tenderness! Do not conceal it, and never think that you are a burden on others. The condition of the sick urges all of us to step back from the hectic pace of our lives in order to rediscover ourselves." Please pray for the sick on Feb 11, Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes & World Day of the Sick. The theme this year: "It is not good for man to be alone!" (Gen 2:18)
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In this 18-week God-centered program, participants find strength in healing after separation or divorce, fostering growth through mutual understanding and connection. - When/Where: Every Tuesday, from Feb 13, 2023, 7 pm to 9 pm at the Catholic Pastoral Centre (120 – 17th Avenue SW, Calgary)
- No fee registration | Limited spots available
- Register now at catholicyyc.ca/transitions
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Sunday Bulletin shorts In touching the leper, Jesus breaks the moral and religious taboos about lepers, and publicly welcomes this precious person back into the human community – for no one is beyond God’s loving touch. - Do you know anyone who feels beyond help, beyond God’s loving touch?
- How can you reach out to the one who feels beyond help?
- Where in our community can we defeat the evil one by tenaciously loving the so-called unlovable?
(Reflection: Diocese of Saskatoon)
Resources for children Marking the 28th World Day for Consecrated Life On February 2, 2024, the faithful marked the 28th World Day for Consecrated Life. Those in consecrated life began this prayerful day with celebration and Mass at the annual gathering hosted by the Franciscan Friars and joined the faithful at Candlemas in the Cathedral! View photos from the celebration
Prayer Enrichment Guidebook Pope Francis has invited the Church to dedicate this year to prayer in preparation for the Jubilee 2025. We would like to share the "Prayer Enrichment Guidebook" from the McGrath Institute with you. This guide introduces seven forms of prayer to help deepen our relationship with the Lord and encounter Him in a new way. Download guide
Transitions In this 18-week God-centered program, participants find strength in healing after separation or divorce, fostering growth through mutual understanding and connection. When/Where: Every Tuesday, from Feb 13, 2024, from 7 pm to 9 pm at the Catholic Pastoral Centre (120 – 17th Avenue SW, Calgary). No fee registration | Limited spots available. Register now at catholicyyc.ca/transitions
Ablaze Youth Ministry Grades 9-12 from throughout the Diocese are invited to Ablaze Youth Ministry event with Face to Face Ministries and Fr. Troy Nguyen on Friday, Feb. 16 from 7 to 9 pm at St. Bonaventure, Calgary.
Finding the Real Presence of God outside the church Back for a second series, Fr. Tim Boyle will speak on The Art of Accompaniment, picking up on the theme from the Synod preparation document "Enlarge the Tent." His next talk is scheduled for Mon, Feb 19 at 10:30 am with theme: “Finding the Real Presence of God outside the church” at St. Martha's Parish in Lethbridge, or watch via livestream here. Men’s Night: Brotherhood
Men in the Diocese of Calgary are invited to join “Into the Breach” Men’s Formation Program on “Brotherhood” with Regnum Christi and Clear Water Academy. When: Thu, Feb 22 at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, at Clear Water Academy, Calgary. See catholicyyc.ca/news for more information. Indigenous Christians: An Authentic Faith
Indigenous Voices of Faith is a series of interviews conducted by Cardus in the fall of 2022 by Father Deacon Andrew, in which Indigenous people across Canada were asked to share their faith and life experiences. St. Mary’s is excited to host Father Deacon Andrew, where he will discuss with a panel of Indigenous peoples from Treaty Seven, their faith experiences. It is an opportunity to hear from Elders and an alumnus of St. Mary’s about how Indigenous culture and Christian faith co-exist. When: Wed, Feb 21 at 7 pm to 9 pm at the McGivney Hall. Register here Priestly Vocations Night Have you ever thought God might be calling you to be a priest? Come to the Priestly Vocations Night with Fr. Derek Remus. Mass at 5 pm, followed by Evening Prayer, supper, presentation on discerning a vocation, and prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. When: Saturdays, Feb. 24 and Mar 16, from 5 pm to 9 pm at St. Luke’s, Calgary. Lenten #Renewal Mission with Dr. Peter Baltutis St. Luke's Parish invites you to attend their Renewal Parish Lenten Mission with Dr. Peter Baltutis, which ends with penitential service on Thursday. When: Monday to Thursday, Feb 26-29 at 7 pm. Peter teaches history & religious studies at St. Mary's University and is a lay member of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). He also serves as CWL Endowed Chair for Catholic Studies. More info. Sunday Mass at Calgary Hospitals Great news! The celebration of Sunday Mass has resumed at three hospitals in the City of Calgary on the First Sunday of Advent. Patients, family members and friends, and hospital staff are now able to avail themselves of this pastoral outreach in the following facilities: Sundays at 3:30 pm - Foothills Hospital Chapel Sundays at 3:00 pm – Peter Lougheed Hospital Chapel Sundays at 3:30 pm – Rockyview Hospital Chapel Career Opportunities
February & March 2024 Calendar Highlights - Sat, Feb 10 | Holy Trinity Valentine Dinner - Spaghetti Supper with Holy Trinity Parish in Blairmore
- Sun, Feb 11 | World Day of the Sick (6th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
- Sun, Feb 11 | Knights' Breakfast Sunday - St. Mary's, Brooks
- Mon, Feb 12 | Savor the Stage - Valentine's Dinner organized by God Squad
- Tue, Feb 13 | Mardi Gras: A night of reflection and joyful feast - FCJ Centre
- Tue, Feb 13 | Transitions, for healing after separation or divorce - Catholic Pastoral Centre
- Tue, Feb 13 | Young Adults - Mardi Gras - FCJ Centre
- Wed, Feb 14 | Ash Wednesday
- Wed, Feb 14 | LOVE is the CRIB and the CROSS - Mount St. Francis Retreat Centre, Cochrane
- Wed, Feb 14 | Praying our Laments - FCJ Centre
- Fri, Feb 16 | Ablaze Youth Ministry for Gr. 9-12 - FacetoFace Ministries - St. Bonaventure, Calgary
- NEW! Fri, Feb 16 | St. Peter's Young Adult Group - St. Peter, Calgary
- Sun, Feb 18 | Rite of Election for All Catechumens - St. Mary's Cathedral
- Sun, Feb 18 | Vespers & the Study of the Life of St. Francis - St. Luke's, Calgary
- Tues, Feb 20 - Mar 19 | Traveling the Via Dolorosa - FCJ Centre
- Wed, Feb 21 | Inspiration Unplugged - Indigenous Christians: An Authentic Faith - St. Mary's University
- Thu, Feb 22 | Feast of The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle - Mass Finder
- Thu, Feb 22 | Benedictine Spirituality - Online
- Thu, Feb 22 | Sound of Freedom movie screening - IWIN, St. Michael's, Calgary
- Thu, Feb 22 | Walking with Women in the New Testament - FCJ Centre
- NEW! Thu, Feb 22 | Men's Night: Brotherhood - Clearwater Academy
- Fri, Feb 23 | Racism! It Stops with Me Panel - cSPACE Marda Loop, Calgary
- Feb 24 - 25 Weekend | Ablaze Youth Ministry Weekend with FacetoFace Ministry for Gr. 9-12: The Depths - Ascension, Calgary
- Sat, Feb 24 | Priestly Vocations Night - St. Luke's
- Sat, Feb 24 | Married Love Course with Family Enrichment Calgary
- Feb 26 - 29 | Lenten Renewal Mission with Dr. Peter Baltutis - St. Luke's
- Mar 1 - 3 | Retrouvaille Retreat - A lifeline for Married Couples - Calgary
- Mar 1 - 3 | Single Women (18-35) Come & See Dominican Sisters of Immaculate Conception - Our Lady Queen of Peace, Calgary
- NEW! Mar 1 - 3 | Billings Ovulation Method Workshop
- NEW! Sun, Mar 3 | Profession of Religious Vows, Seeds of the Word - St. Mary's Cathedral
- NEW! Tue, Mar 5 | Taize Lenten Prayer Service - St. Luke's Church, Calgary
- Tue, Mar 5 | Lenten Twilight Retreat - Tree of Life - Mt. St. Francis, Cochrane
- Wed, Mar 6 | Lenten Day Away Retreat - Mt. St. Francis, Cochrane
- Sat, Mar 16 | Priestly Vocations Night - St. Luke's, Calgary
- Mar 22 - 23 | God Squad Men's Conference - Ascension, Calgary
- Mar 24 - 30 | Holy Week Mission for Youth Gr. 7-12 - St. James', Okotoks
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