Blessed Sacrament Parish Rev. Moses Savarimuthu S.A.C. Parish Secretary: Marisol Alvarez

Parish Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 am-4:30 pm

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Sunday, December 15, 2019

MASS TIMES

SAT Dec 14 5:00 pm Mass (Keith & Francis Hartridge )

SUN Dec 15 10:30 am Mass (Lam Family)

WEEKDAY MASSES December 17-20

TUE Dec 17 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and individual confession.

WED Dec 18 10:30 am Mass at BRL (Residents)

THU Dec 19 9:00 am Mass (Balko Family leaving and deceased members)

THU Dec 19 10:30 am Mass at Auxiliary (Residents)

FRI Dec 20 12:00 pm Mass (Rod and Sharon McIntyre )

FRI Dec 20 2:00 pm Mass at Points West Living (Residents)

WEEKEND MASSES December 21-22

SAT Dec 21 5:00 pm Mass (Thomas Martin )

SUN Dec 22 10:30 am Mass (Shamus Martin )

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is every first Friday of the month at 6:30pm followed by Mass.

UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS SUN Dec 15 Knights’ Brunch after Mass SUN Dec 15 Children’s Christmas Party after Knights’ Brunch TUE Dec 17 Advent Penitential Service with visiting priest after Mass WED Dec 18 Knights Meeting . There will be no Mass before the meeting.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: 30 minutes before every Mass, or by appointment.

Sacrament of Baptism: Contact the parish office. The child’s Birth Certificate with parents’ names is required to register for Baptism.

Sacrament of Marriage: Contact the Parish Office at least SIX MONTHS before the intended wedding date.

First Eucharist and Confirmation registration forms are available in the parish foyer. A copy of baptism certificate will be required at the time of registration.

RCIA: Learn more about your faith and how to become fully alive and be all that God meant you to be. Contact Brenda Lara or the parish office for more information.

906 - 6 Avenue, Wainwright, Alberta T9W 1C8 Ph. 780-842-3487 Fax 780-842-5346

E-mail blessedsacrament@caedm.ca Website http://blessedsacrament.caedm.ca

“Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait

for another?

“Let us be cleansed of our sins.”

Matthew 11.2-11

LITURGICAL MINISTERS

Saturday, December 21 Sunday, December 22

Adult Server: Dallas D. Ray P.

Altar Servers: TBA Emma, Kinley and Daniel

1st Reader Gordon M. Bjorn G.

2nd Reader: Miriam G. Nicole S.

Music: Deb & Lili Men’s Choir & Brenda

Eucharistic: Louise M. and Faye L. Robert A. and Rene R.

Children’s Liturgy Alyssa, Hanna/Amanda

Overhead Projector Nena B. Shirley S.

We are at 89% of our target.

Remember that through your support to TWS you support 11 charitable partners including St. Joseph Seminary and Pope’s Pastoral Works. Thank you for your support to Together We Serve.

Deanery Advent Reconciliation Services with Visiting Priests Tuesday, December 17—Blessed Sacrament Parish, Wainwright 7:00 pm Wednesday, December 18—St. Martin of Tours, Vegreville 7:00 pm Thursday, December 19—St. Anthony’s Parish Lloydminster 7:00 pm To help you to prepare for confession there are some free materials available at the back of the church.

T H E A D V E N T D O L L S A R E B A C K !

Help the students of Blessed Sacrament School to help Rainbow of Hope for Children.

Advent Dolls will be sold before and after weekend Masses during Advent for 25¢ each.

This year you can also purchase a Memorial Angel doll for $5.

All cheques can be made payable to Rainbow of Hope for Children.

Your support makes a difference!

Blessed Sacrament School Elementary Christmas Concert

Thursday, December 19, shows are at 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm in the school gym

Doors open at 12:30 pm and 6:30 pm This year, we are graciously accepting Food Bank donations at the door. Thank you in

advance for your generosity.

BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH—CHRISTMAS EVE CHOIR

Practices for Christmas Eve Choir will be on Sundays at 1:00 pm, starting on December 8th. This is a great time to "share your talents" with our Parish. Other musicians are encouraged to come as well!

COME, LORD JESUS The “ripe time” has come, the time to wake up for the coming of the Lord! We do not know exactly when He will come, but we do know that the time is already ripe , so we must “stand up now for Jesus! Advent is a time of expectancy. We wait for the next step in the Lord’s plan for His creation and for each of us. He came once as a baby, He comes to us in our worship and daily lives, and He will come again in full power, glory and majesty. Are we, are you, ready to meet him face to face? Text, Philip J. Sandstrom, STD © 2001, OCP, All rights reserved. First Sunday of Advent year A. Illustration © 2001 K. Sullivan.

Congratulations to

Kacey Everlee Cumberland Daughter of Keray & Janine

who is being baptized in our Parish on December

14 . We warmly welcome this child into the Family of God.

Bible Study is having a break during the holidays season . It will resume again on the second week of January.

There will be no Young Families Gathering in the month of December. Stay tuned for our next gathering.

Christmas Mass Times at CFB Wainwright Canadian Martyrs Catholic Chapel, Building 196 are: Dec 24 Christmas Eve Mass at 4:00 pm Dec 25 Christmas Day Mass at 9:00 am For more info contact the Chapel office at : 780-842-1363 Ext 1438 or Ext 1252.

NOTES TO YOU…

BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH

Christmas Mass Times: Tuesday, December 24— 9:00 pm

Wednesday, December 25 — 10:30 am Mass Times for Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God:

Tuesday, December 31 — 6:30 pm Adoration Followed by 7:00 Mass

Wednesday, January 1 — 10:30 am

Please note that on New Year’s Day Mass will be at 10:30 am. There will be no Mass at 7:00 pm.

Living in the Word: ̶ ̶ Even if we take as little as ten minutes each day to read a few lines of the Bible, or one of the readings assigned for daily mass, this encounter with Christ will change our lives Archbishop Smith, Pastoral Letter, September 14, 2017)

STAY CONNECTED with Archbishop Smith by following his blog:

http://archbishopsmith.blogspot.ca/ or his Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/archbsmith. See also http://caedm.ca/quid-novum.

For Catholic News and inspiring histories of catholic life in Central and Northern Alberta and the rest of the world visit Grandin Media at grandinmedia.ca

Also visit their YouTube chanel Grandin Media-YouTube

Devotions in 140: “God brings new life out of brokenness.”

The Knights of Columbus invite you to stay after the Knights’ Brunch and enjoy an afternoon with Santa this Sunday, December 15th, there will be activities for children of all ages and lots of fun .

Retrouvaille

Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. Has your marriage passed through the romance stage? Retrouvaille is designed to provide the tools to help get your marriage back on track. It will give you the opportunity to rediscover each other and examine your lives together in a new and positive way. This program has helped tens of thousands of couples experiencing marital difficulty at any stage. The next Retrouvaille program (in Edmonton) begins March 13-15, 2020. For more information email info@helpourmarriage.ca, call 587-598-4357, or check the website retrouvaille.org

Dec. 7 & 8 collection: $4,602.90 YTD Income:$240,394.09

Year to Date Regular Collections: $123,135.36 YTD Expense:$387,458.44

Year to Date Bldg. Maintenance: $90,210.03 Net Loss:$ -147,064.35

Dec. 7 & 8 Children’s Collection $8.25

Parish Ministries & Groups News & Announcements

Knights of Columbus

Next Knights’ Meeting is Wednesday, December 18th no Mass. Next Knights’ brunch will be December 15th after Mass followed by Children Christmas Party. Free Taxi for the weekend masses and Bible Study. This service will continue with M&S Taxi. Please call

them at 780-842-7287. This service is for “IN TOWN” parishioners only. The 2020 Alberta Knights of Columbus Charities Appeal Tickets are in. Please pick up a Book and help us

support the CT Scanner Fund. We need three people to help out, If you can help up contact Don at 780-806-9874.

Any questions or concerns about the Knights of Columbus, please contact Grand Knight, Don McPhee at 780-806-9874. The Wainwright Knights of Columbus 4510 is having 2 recruitment days at Blessed Sacrament Church on

Saturday December 14th at the 5 PM mass and Sunday December 15th at the 10:30 am. All Catholic gentlemen 18 years of age and older are eligible to Join the Knights of Columbus no maximum age . Our State Deputy Vince Reyes and State membership Director Leo Sosa with help Supreme Director Ryan Dehaan will help us on Church drives / recruitment of new members to the Knights of Columbus. After the 5 PM Mass on Saturday 14th we will have short Knights Education program in the Church Hall led by Supreme Director Ryan DeHaan. Contact Information Tom Kennelly kentc@eastlink.ca 780-806-3434 or Resti Pablinas 587-281-1528

BSL– Blessed Sacrament Ladies

Next Blessed Sacrament Ladies gathering is Tuesday, January 28th after Mass in the Parish Foyer. All ladies are welcome to attend!

Parish Office

The parish office will be closed on Monday, December 16. Please note that the emergency number is in the parish voicemail.

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ARE YOU REGISTERED IN THE PARISH?

We welcome you if you are a new member to the parish and invite you to register . Registered parishioners please use the registration forms to keep the parish

updated on any changes to your family information. We encourage you to share in a parish ministry program. Registration forms are at the back of the Church or

contact Marisol, Parish Secretary.