1307 - 14th Street S.W. Calgary, Alberta T3C 1C6

Telephone: (403) 244-2741 Fax: (403) 244-1446

Email: secretaries@sacredheartcalgary.ca

APRIL 2019 MONTHLY BULLETIN

Founded in 1910

Sacred Heart Church

Weekend Masses Saturday 5:00 pm (Vigil Mass) Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 am, 5:00 pm

Weekday Schedule Monday to Friday Rosary 11:40 am Angelus 12:00 noon Mass 12:05 pm Wednesday 10:30 am Mt. Royal Care Center

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Fridays after 12:05 pm Mass Adoration for Vocations 1:30 pm Benediction 2:30 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation Mondays to Fridays 11:30 am to Noon

Saturdays 4:00 pm. (Confessions may also be arranged by request)

Office hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 am-3:00 pm

Christians have been celebrating Lent — in some form or other — since the earliest days of the Church. And this Lenten period of fasting and penance has always been somehow related to the holiest days in the liturgical cycle: The three-day Paschal celebration of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. And the center of that celebration is the Cross. In carrying the cross, Jesus takes upon himself the sins of the world. In obediently and lovingly dying on the cross, Jesus atones for those sins. In rising again from the dead, Jesus makes the sign of the cross into the banner of his everlasting victory over evil.

The Cross was absolutely central to Christ’s life and mission. And so, it must be absolutely central to the life and mission of us Christians.

Why did God make the Cross so central to his Son’s life? Why did God make the Cross so central to our lives? And how can we carry our crosses as courageously and fruitfully as Jesus carried his?

When we look at the crucifix, is this beautiful humility what we see? When we look at the crucifix, do we let ourselves be amazed by God who goes to such extremes to ransom his rebellious sheep? When we look at the crucifix, do our hearts fill with gratitude for such a gift? When we look at the crucifix, are we moved to repent from our self- centeredness and arrogance and to follow Christ’s example of loving humility?

Let’s take some time now to gaze at our Lord on the cross, to meditate on the first color of the Cross, the brown, earth-color of absolute humility, which opened the door of hope and laid the groundwork for our salvation.

• When was the last time I looked at a crucifix and thanked Jesus for what he did for me on that first Good Friday? What do I usually think of when I look at the crucifix?

• When Jesus was dying on the cross, he was thinking of me — as the Catechism puts it “Christ did not live his life for himself but for us” (CCC 519). What was he thinking? If he could have spoken to me from the Cross, what would he have said? Converse with him as he hangs there, opening your heart to him, and letting him open his heart to you.

Taken from “The Colors of the Cross: A Retreat Guide for Lent” written & presented by Fr. John Bartunek, LC, S.Th.D. RCSpirituality.org

PROGRAMS AND FORMATION OPPORTUNITIES

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE

HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 18 7:00 pm – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper

8:30 pm to Midnight – Eucharistic Adoration, Praise and Worship music, Confessions, and outreach

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 19

8:00 am – 10:00 am – Reconciliation 3:00 pm – Celebration of the Lord’s Passion

7:00 pm – Stations of the Cross

EASTER VIGIL – HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 20 10:00 am to Noon – Reconciliation

9:00 pm – The Easter Vigil

EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 21 7:30 am – Holy Mass 9:00 am – Holy Mass 11:00 am – Holy Mass

(there will be no Mass at 5:00 pm)

EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 22 Church and office will be closed

EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Thank you for your generosity!

Budget As of

March 31, 2019

Regular Collection $ 121,750

$ 111,467.38

Outreach $ 8,200

$ 11,321.78

Building Fund $ 26,100 $ 26,199.75

Some special building fund projects we were reviewing:

Rose coloured chasuble $ 500 Rectory maintenance $ 5,000 Exterior & interior painting $ 9,000

Special thank you to a few individuals for their exceptional donations to the Together in Action Fund allowing us to reach our Parish goal at this time. We ask that you continue to participate in donations to TIA as you wish.

13th Annual CWL Spring Bake Sale – this bake sale, in support of Sacred Heart School, will take place after all Masses on the weekend of April 27th and 28th (except Sunday after 5:00 pm). We

ask parishioners donating baking, to please take it to the Narthex kitchen before Mass and then return after mass and purchase fresh baking for dinner! All proceeds will go towards technology to support the Library Learning Commons and classrooms.

For more information, please contact Anna Marinelli at 403-245-1654.

St John Choir Schola Senior Choir is looking forward to coming to Sacred Heart Church on Sunday May 26, 2019 to lead the music for the 9:00 am Mass. As a choral program for homeschooling

families, SJCS offers adjunct academic courses as part of a classical, Catholic program. St John Choir Schola is committed to revitalizing the culture by means of singing beautiful music, especially as expressed in the sacred liturgy of the Mass. For more information about our program, please visit website at www.sjcschola.ca

Praying to Save Babies - 40 Days for Life encourages you to pray and to participate in the vigil here in Calgary close to the abortion facility “Kensington Clinic” to save lives. The majority of parishes in Calgary are participating in the 40 DFL Lenten Campaign, some of them are: St. Anthony’s, St. Peter’s, Mary Mother of the Redeemer, Holy Spirit, Our Lady Queen of Peace, St. John the Evangelist and St. Michael’s as well other organizations like Lawyers for Life are being part of this worldwide successful initiative. For more information please contact 403-870-3905 or visit our website at www.40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/calgary/

CWL Day Pilgrimage – St Paul’s Par-ish (Piikani First Nations), Brocket, AB. We are planning a day pilgrimage to St Paul’s in May (the date TBD). Fr Roy has invited us to see the renova-tions, attend a Mass and discuss how Sacred Heart Church and the CWL can further assist with future projects. We will also be taking non-perishable food donations from Sacred Heart Church – please place items in the box marked "St Paul’s Parish, Brocket, AB" outside the Narthex kitchen starting the weekend of April 13th The list of preferred items will be attached to the box. For further information please contact Cathy at cathycush@shaw.ca

Pastor Rev. John Gannon, LC Associate Pastor Rev. Daniel Wilson, LC Deacon/Columbarium Deacon Paul Kennedy Parish Secretary Beata Banka Volunteer Screening Coordinator/ Sacramental Preparation Coordinator Danielle Tomiak Music Director Barbara Orlowska Pastoral Council Tom Cotter Finance Council Mike Walsh Pastoral Health Care Tom Shannon Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Patricia Tsang Lectors Kevin McCormack Weekday Liturgy Addie Dedio Altar Servers Christine Suherman RCIA Karen Howells/Leah Lavoie Society of St. Vincent de Paul Red Armstrong CWL Anna Marinelli/Janet MacPhee Knights of Columbus Ryan Hoffman Building Committee Terry Allen In-Residence Rev. Michael O’Connor, LC, Rev. Alejandro Mijangos, LC

Diocesan News

Parish Staff and Ministries Coordinators

For more details of these and other events in Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary, please visit

their website at www.www.catholicyyc.ca/

Chrism Mass - Monday, April 15th from 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm at St. Mary's Cathedral at 219 18 Avenue SW.