The Holy Family experienced many of the same joys and trials that all parents and children experience today. And, so, we can look to this Family for help in our own family lives and see in them a model of stewardship in family life.

The Gospel passage from Luke starts by telling us something about Jesus’ parents: “Each year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover, and when he was 12 years old, they went up according to festival custom.” This Family took seriously the stewardship of their time. The “Holy Couple” carefully observed the traditions and practice of their Jewish faith and brought up their Son to do the same. They worshiped as a family, and with their faith community. And they did so faithfully.

We can take their example to heart by making Sunday Mass attendance a priority for our families, by making prayer with our family a priority every day, by making sure that we regularly celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and by observing in our family life the feasts and fasts appropriate to the liturgical calendar. When we, as families, prioritize our Time with God and worship of Him we will be imitating the Holy Family.

On this Feast of the Holy Family, let us reclaim the beauty and importance of family life. Let’s commit to steward our families well in the coming year, making time spent with God and practicing our faith the most important appointments on our family calendars.
 
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Office Hours:  Mon - Fri: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM 

Pastor:  Fr. Andrew Maruszczak, SDS  

Phone:  (403) 257-6054  Ext: 222

Email:  pastor@stalbertthegreat.ca 

Assoc. Pastor:  Fr. Krzysztof Sobanski, SDS 

Phone:  (403) 257-6054  Ext: 230

Deacon:  John Walsh  john.walsh@calgarydiocese.ca

Deacon:  Joseph Gingco  joseph.gingco@calgarydiocese.ca

Fr. Andrew & Fr. Chris will be away January 13th through to 21st for their annual Salvatorian meeting. 

There will be NO DAILY Mass (morning or evening) or Confessions on January 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th or 21st.  

On January 18th there will be no 9:00AM Mass. 

Will have a visiting priest for January 18th, 3:30PM Confessions and Sunday Anticipatory Mass at 5PM

Will have a visiting priest for January 19th 9:00AM, 11:30AM & 5:00PM Masses. 

Masses will resume on regular schedule January 22nd. 

If you have any questions, please contact the office.

Thank you for thinking of us at this Advent/Christmas season. We grow in our Christian faith when we show others the love of Christ to people through building parish communities and offering programs that nurture our faith. We are truly grateful for your support. To contribute before Dec. 31, 2024 - visit: Donate to Your Parish - ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF CALGARY

We will be sending out all tax receipt by email,  send an email to  donations@stalbertthegreat.ca   Confirming your email address 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.

Monthly contributions can be made online anytime, and it's easy to set up. Please visit our website: Donations - St Albert The Great to get started. 

If you are unable to make your regular contributions online, we can provide envelopes. For 2025 and onward will we no longer be providing numbered envelopes, we will provide a box of envelopes and pre-made address labels with your information for you to attach.

To order envelopes please call the office so we can verify your address and arrange pickup from our welcome desk at one of our weekend Masses or from the main office during the week.

“And the word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14  

With warmth and gratitude this Christmas season, we want to wish all of our parishioners, volunteers, ministries and visitors a Blessed Christmas and New Year. 

May God shine his light upon you abundantly so that you may always walk in his path and may you always hold dear to your hearts the birth of his son and our Lord Jesus throughout the year. Amen

To request a Mass intention please visit the parish office downstairs during office hours, call  403-257-6054 or email  secretary@stalbertthegreat.ca  

Our parish serves over 9000 families, intentions are limited to two per family within the three-month period.  Thank you for honoring this system. Contact the office with questions.

SATG is proud to be the host of a major event: The veneration of the relics of  St Jean de Brebeuf and St Kateri Tekakwitha.  This is a rare opportunity to encounter these saints who dwell in Heaven and see God face-to-face. Catholics have always held that veneration is not worship, but is a way to honour and draw near to the saints: we can entrust our petitions to them since they are with God (Wisdom 3:1). Throughout Christian history relics have been venerated and people have pilgrimaged to pray with them.  We can expect spiritual and physical healings, and more importantly, a renewal of faith and of our personal relationship with God.

You will have the opportunity to spend a moment before the relics in personal prayer. You can bring your prayer intentions on a written piece of paper and leave them in a basket, which will later be brought back to the Canadian Martyrs Shrine. You can also press your holy cards, rosary, or medals to the reliquaries and bring them home as spiritual keepsakes (and third-class relics).

"God did extraordinary miracles through Paul,so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them." (Acts 19: 11-12)

For more information about the Canadian Tour please visit: 

The Seeds of the Word Community's 2025 Lectio Divina Compendium is out! The Seeds will be selling the Compendium, as well as their baked and homemade goods after Masses on the weekend of January 11th and 12th. The Lectio Divina Compendium is a book that helps you to grow in your relationship with God through daily meditation and prayer with the Word of God, following the daily readings. Proceeds from these sales help support our mission of Evangelization through making the Word of God accessible to everyone. We accept cash, debit, and credit card. Thank you for your generous support of our Community and its mission in spreading the Word of God!

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