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Our Mission is to live in the Spirit of the Holy Family Email: [email protected] Website: www.holyfamilyparish.ca
75 Poirier Ave. St. Albert, AB T8N 6A1 Office Phone: 780-459-3694 Fax: 780-460-4239 Fr. Maurice Rectory: 780-460-2774 Fr. Peter Rectory: 780-460-3036
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time · September 13th, 2015 Welcome to Holy Family Parish
Contact Information: 75 Poirier Ave. St. Albert, AB T8N 6A1 Office Phone: 780-459-3694 Office Fax: 780-460-4239 Fr. Maurice Rectory: 780-460-2774 Fr. Peter Rectory: 780-460-3036
Parish Staff and Contacts: Pastor: Fr. Maurice Okolie Associate Pastor: Fr. Peter Ebidero Deacon: Dcn. Don Logan Office Administrator: Vera Fischer Office Assistant: Joanne Willette Sacramental Prep./School/Music contact: Marieta Paul Youth Coordinator: Nicole Painchaud Office Volunteers: Connie Luty/Emily Finstad/Velma Brown/ Laurie Shinkewski Custodian/Bldg Access: Maurice Beier (780-298-1743)
Ministries/Meeting Dates/Contacts: Parish Council: 3rd Wed.: Fred: 780-460-2917 Finance Committee: 3rd Thurs.: Mark: 780-459-3694 Liturgy Committee: 1st Wed.: Gary: 780-460-2046 Knights of Columbus: 4th Wed. (3rd deg.) 1st Mon. (4th deg.) John: 780-446-4131 Catholic Women’s League: 1st Mon. Denise: 780-458-4854 Social Action: 3rd Mon.: Wendy: 780-459-3694 Pastoral Care: 4th Mon.: Jerry: 780-459-4589 Maintenance:1st Mon.: Clem: 780-909-6876 Legion of Mary: Mon.: Sharon: 780-660-3398 Verve(JH)&Unite(SH): Wed./Sun.Eve.: Youth Coord.: 780-459-3694 S.S.V.P: 2nd & 4th Tues.: Maria: 780-651-3012 Faith Study: To Resume in the Fall Stella R.: 780-459-3694
Masses: Weekends: Saturday (Vigil): 5:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am, 11:00 am, 5:00 pm Weekdays: Monday to Saturday: 9:00 am First Fridays: 7:00 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Fridays, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm Confessions are available 30 minutes before every Mass
Sacraments: Baptism:
• Call the parish office to arrange for the Baptism of your child
• Parents are asked to participate in a Bap-tism Preparation Class, please pre - register for this class with the parish office
Baptism preparation: Sept. 9th, Oct. 14th, Dec. 9th Baptism Dates: 2nd weekend of each month
First Reconciliation
• 1 night for parents AND children.
• April 11th, 12th, or 14th First Reconciliation Celebration: May 12th, 2016 at 6:00 pm
First Eucharist
• 2 evenings for parents AND children (one in November one in February):
• November 2nd, 3rd, or 5th
• February 8th, 9th, or 11th First Eucharist Date(s):
• 9:00 am, May 15th - EMP
• 11:00 am, May 15th - NMR
• 5:00 pm, May 15th - VG
• 9:00 am, May 29th - All other children not in the Catholic Schools
(All families may choose any time above that suits them best, however.)
Confirmation:
• 3 evenings for children AND parents (October, January and March):
• October 19th, 20th, or 22nd
• January 18th, 19th, or 21st
• March 7th, 8th, or 10th
• Pre-Confirmation Retreat: April 28, 2016 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the church for children only (parents welcome to observe and help)
Confirmation Date: with Bishop Bittman on Sunday May 1, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Sacrament of the Sick:
• Any day and at any hour, please call
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults - RCIA
• To become Catholic contact the Parish Office for more information
• Watch the bulletin for preparation details for the 2015/2016 year
• Be prepared to attend weekly classes from September to Pentecost.
Marriage:
• Please contact the Parish office to schedule an appointment to discuss your forthcom-ing marriage
• A minimum of four months is required
• An approved pre-marriage course is obligatory
• Register for marriage prep. through the office
Marriage Preparation: Marriage Prep will run two Saturdays: No-vember 7th and November 14th
• Please call Samantha to register
• Exact times may be subject to change.
Weekly Catechism Classes (Sept. - May):
• Fridays, 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Holy Family Parish welcomes you with great joy on...
The 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 13th, 2015
LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULE:
September 19th & 20th, 2015
Saturday - 5:00 pm
Altar Servers: Lectors:
Brenda B. / Bruno B. / Bryce D. Eucharistic Ministers:
Jerry S. / Don B. / Cor D. / Gail D. / Kathy F.
Adult Servers: Alain C.
Sunday - 9:00 am Altar Servers: Thierry / Amelier
Lectors: Gabrielle M. / Gerrilyn P. / Gerry B.
Eucharistic Ministers: Louise C. / Sandra F. / James H./
Charlotte M. / Lorie M. Adult Servers: Mary B.
Sunday - 11:00 am:
Altar Servers: Luke / Owen Lectors:
Amber M. / Thomas N. / Wendy H. Eucharistic Ministers:
Laura C. / Philip C. / Del F. / Kathy F. / June F.
Adult Servers: Italo B.
Sunday - 5:00 pm: Altar Servers: Ryan / Braeden
Lectors: Liam C. / Maria S. / Mark L.
Eucharistic Ministers: Thomas S. / Alissa S. / Denise C. / Kathleen D.
Adult Servers: Thomas S.
PARISH ACTIVITIES: Sunday - September 13 Lay Witness - Stewardship
Baptism Weekend 11:00 am - Open Air Mass 12:00 pm - Parish Picnic
Monday - September 14
8:15 am - Morning Prayers 10:00 am - Prolife Seminar (Res.Rm.)
7:00 pm - Legion of Mary (MDY 7:00 pm - Youth Leaders Mtg. (Office Kit.)
7:00 pm - CWL Mtg. (Hall) 8:00 pm - KofC Exec. (Bro.A.)
Tuesday - September 15
8:15 am - Morning Prayers 9:30 am - Divine Mercy (Res.Rm.)
Wednesday - September 16 8:15 am - Morning Prayers
5:00 pm - Youth Choir (Church) 7:00 pm - Rosary for the Unborn (Church)
7:00 pm - Parish Council (Res.Rm.)
Thursday - September 17 8:15 am - Morning Prayers
5:30 pm - Wedding Rehearsal (Church) 7:00 pm - RCIA (MDY) 7:00 pm - Verve (Hall)
7:30 pm - Adult Choir (Church)
Friday - September 18 8:15 am - Morning Prayers
9:30 -11:30 am - Eucharistic Adoration
Saturday - September 19 1:00 pm - Wedding (Church)
Sunday - September 20
5:00 pm - Baptism 7:00 pm - Unite (Hall)
Sunday - September 13th 9:00 am - Wayne Pentyliuk †
11:00 am (outdoor Mass) - Darlene Arnold †
5:00 pm - Holy Family Parishioners
Monday - September 14th The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
9:00 am - Robert & Gabrielle Bosse and Family
Tuesday - September 15th
Our Lady of Sorrows 9:00 am - Cecilia Hadley
Wednesday - September 16th St. Cornelius and St. Cyprian 9:00 am - Jeannine Marian † *10:00 am - For Our Seniors
Thursday - September 17th
9:00 am – Livia Kiss † *10:00 am - For Our Youth
Friday - September 18th
9:00 am - All intentions prayed at the altar
Saturday - September 19th 9:00 am - Gilda Facundo
5:00 pm - Deceased members of Karyczek and Lemke families †
Sunday - September 20th
9:00 am - Holy Family Parishioners 11:00 am - George Lakeman † 5:00 pm - Thomas Wacowich †
*Mass celebrated outside of the parish
MASS INTENTIONS:
THANK YOU! Thank you to everyone who helped plan and prepare our Parish Mass and Picnic. This event can only be success-ful with volunteers.
FUNERALS: Our condolences and prayers to the
family of:
Lorraine Dauphinais (Sept. 12)
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS:
Universal: That opportunities for edu-cation and employment may increase for all young people. Evangelization: That catechists may give witness by living in a way con-sistent with the faith they proclaim.
MERCY MINUTE: There is but one price at which souls are bought, and that is suffering united to My suffering on the cross. (Our Lord’s words to St. Faustina). Diary 324
PARISH MINISTRIES: All ministries are asked to submit an updated schedule of their yearly events. Please include start and end months as well as duration of meetings.
STEWARDSHIP: The focus for the Stewardship Fair of 2015 is “The Harvest.” The goal will be to tap into the time, talents, treasures, and tongues of parishioners, so that they have ample opportunities to share their “4Ts” in service to our parish and to the community at large. One activity to help support the Steward-ship Fair is lay witness talks that will be delivered at the end of this weekend and next weekend Masses. Lay witness talks provide living witness of stewardship by parishioners who will share how they have grown in their faith and understanding of stewardship by their involvement in our parish and community. You will also notice that at each pew are ministry cards. We ask parishioners to re-view and consider the ministry cards as a potential “calling by the Holy Spirit” to get involved in that particular ministry. Parishioners may keep the ministry card(s) or they can leave them there for the next Mass.
Prayerfully discern what special skills and talents God might be calling you to share in our parish or community. Take the oppor-tunity to sign-up (as part Stewardship Sign-Up Sunday for September 26/27) and serve God and His family through parish lay ministries. Thank you for sharing your own time, talents, treasures and tongues to make Holy Family Parish the fertile soil in which we can all bear good fruits and a great har-vest! Forming Disciples Evening Retreat with
Father Stefano Penna Please mark your calendars and plan to attend an enriching evening of spiritual formation. Fr. Peter invites you to join him and our guest speaker, Fr. Stefano Penna for an evening retreat Tuesday, October 6th from 7pm-9pm at the Holy Family Parish Hall. Please send your RSVP by Monday Sept. 28th to [email protected]
BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS: Please remember to have all submis-sions for the bulletin emailed to [email protected] by Tuesday at 4:00 pm to be included in that week-ends bulletin. Submissions received later than this will be used in the following bulletin. All submissions are subject to review and editing.
YOUTH PROGRAM LEADERS NEEDED:
We are looking for a number of both High school students who are interest-ed in helping lead VERVE nights as well as Adults who are interested in helping lead both UNITE and VERVE nights. There will be a leaders meeting Monday September 14 at 7:00 pm in the Office Kitchen. Please keep our Youth and the success of our Youth Ministry in your prayers!
SUNDAY REFLECTION: Jesus’ mission, His purpose, was relatively basic. He came among us, to suffer in our behalf, to die, and to rise again. Although the entire understand-ing of what the Lord did for each of us may seem complex, it is comparatively simple in many ways. Today’s readings and today’s Gospel explicate this for us.
Our First Reading on this 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, which comes to us from Isaiah, speaks to two key aspects of the Messiah to come — obedience and submission. These are two elements to which we, too, are called. Being a Catholic and a Christian entails being obedient to God, and it also re-quires that we see God as the control-ling factor in our lives. We trust Him, and we rely on Him in all aspects of how we live and what we do. In other words, as good stewards we live God-centered lives. When Isaiah says “I have set my face like flint,” he is quoting the Messiah and indicating Jesus’ determi-nation and resolve in fulfilling His mission. That may be demanding for us to emulate, but that is the steadfastness the Lord expects from us.
In the Gospel from Mark, Jesus asks His disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” The disciples repeat what they have heard people say — “ John the Baptist…Elijah…one of the prophets,” but it is St. Peter who identifies who the Lord really is — “You are the Christ.” We must never forget that “Christ” means “the anointed,” the “Messiah,” “Christ” is not a name; it is a title. We often criticize and diminish Peter for some of his errors and misjudgments, but in this instance, he has the correct and complete answer, although he com-pletely reverses himself in the following verses. As we have pointed out many times, there is the world of humankind, and there is the world of God. Peter initially speaks from a God-centered angle, but then he immediately changes to a human outlook. This is the same trial we face — to see beyond the obvious and to appreciate the divinity and holiness of the Lord. When we plant a seed, we lose sight of it; it basically dies to our perception. Believing, having faith and trust, allows us to envision the plant and the fruits that the seed will produce. Trust in God allows us to believe, to have faith, and to show our faith with actions.
40 DAYS FOR LIFE: On Monday September 14th from 10am-12pm, there will be an in-service in the Resource Room, for anyone par-ticipating in "40 Days for Life" cam-paign to end abortion. Effective ap-proaches and methods on being a "side-walk witness" will be presented. All are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to Anne: 780-458-7444 or the Edmonton Prolife Office: 780-425-1637.
CATECHISM: Program begins on September 25th, the cost is $10 per student and we invite all students grades 1-9 to join us.
We are still looking for a few more teachers for the Friday catechism program, please contact Donna at [email protected] or 780-470-5895.
“But the angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He has been raised, as He said.
Come see the place where He lay.’” Matthew 28:5-7
PASTORAL CARE: Pastoral Care people will bring Com-munion or visit those who are sick, shut-in or in the hospital. Contact: Jerry Stack 780-459-4589
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM:
Helen Rommings, Colette Van-derkley’s family members, Mark Holan, Mariette Mollot, Peter Harri-son, Helen Delorey, Frank Corazza, Hale Popowich, Mark Holan, Joseph St. Arnaud, Sheila Fischer, Dolores & D.J. Barteski, Dave & Diane Hawirko, Colin Diakow, Brenda Gingrich, Angelina & Vincezo Tripo-di, Paulette Schoenberger, Mary Anne & Heikki Laitinene, Cherica Castro, Barry Laing, Mary Jo Rapo-so, Duncan MacDonald, Anne Liese Zimmerman, Karen Petrone, Rita Frederick, Mark Schoenberger, Brian Rogers, Mark McLoughin, Michelle Black, Rob Anderson Family, Lance McNamara, Douglas Lemieux, Rich-ard Sabourin, Brenda Fraser, Gabri-elle Carriou, Shawn Hunt, Colin Holtner, Chuck Mitchell Jr., Dominic Willott, Melody Contant, Lena Soko-lan, Yvette Sabourin, Joseph Paquette, John Duncan, Joe Bulva, Dave Stack, Lorie McMillan, Maria Benevider, Emily & Sandra Mikalo-nis, Chad Zima, Carl Swift, Ruth Anstruther, Tom Watson, Pierre Phalempin, Fleurette Phalempin, Helen Romings, Teddy Petryshyn.
COMMUNITY EVENTS:
CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE:
Next General Meeting September 14th 7 p.m.
Christmas Craft Fair November 14th Raffle Tickets Available NOW!! Contact Adrienne:780-459-6985
Membership:Rachel:780-459-6409 All Ladies Welcome Always
YOUTH PROGRAMS:
VERVE Our Junior Youth Group is for Grades 6-8. Thursday Nights from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Please note that this is a new night. First night is September 17th.
UNITE Our Senior Youth group is for Grades 9-12. Sunday evenings after the 5pm youth Mass with supper included. Youth Group is from 7-9 pm. We are looking for parent volunteers who are able to help cook dinner at the church for our youth Sunday nights. First night is September 20th.
YOUTH CHOIR We are looking for Youth and young adults who would like to share their musical talents with the parish as part of the 5:00 pm Sunday Youth Mass Choir. If you are Grade 4 or older you are welcome to join us in praising the Lord. The first practice will be on Wednesday September 16th at 5:00 pm and we will discuss future practic-es at that time.
YOUNG ADULTS: ZETEO Michael Chiasson will be speaking on Boldly Living your Faith at Good Shepherd Parish (18407 - 60 Ave.) on September 11th.
WORLD YOUTH DAY The WYD team will be hosting a Polish Dinner on October 17th . Bring the entire family for fun, fellowship and
food. Tickets go on sale September 20th and are $25/adult, $15/youth ages 5-15, and $60/family. Thank you!
A Youth and Young Adult calendar for the month of September can be picked up at the back of the Church by the Unite/Verve board.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: The Knights of Columbus monthly pancake breakfasts will start Sunday, October 4th.
LEGION OF MARY: The Legion of Mary meetings have moved to Monday evenings at 7:00 pm in the Brother Anthony Room. If you are interested in volunteering with us or in learning more about the Legion of Mary, you are welcome to attend our meetings. We are also looking for volunteers to help us assist residents in getting to the Chapel at Youville Home on Fridays at 3:30 pm, so that they may participate in the Rosary which starts at 3:45 pm. Please contact Sharon at [email protected] for more information or to become involved.
Enrich Your Marriage All married couples deserve a richer, fuller life together. For more information call Gavin and Nicole at 780-464-2874 or [email protected] or visit our website at www.wwme.org. The next Edmonton weekend is October 23-25, 2015. Take your relationship to the next level!
Corpus Christi Gala The building of the Catholic Parish of Corpus Christi will become a reality this year. On Saturday, October 3, there will be a gala supporting this new building. Tickets are $250 per person. Please visit www.corpuschristi-edm.ca/galanight or call Manuel Ibasco 780-499-8679.
REFUGEE FAMILY NEEDS: We are looking for a donation of a fully functioning home computer and printer for the refugee family. If you would like to donate please contact Wendy at 780-973-5536.
