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St. James Church 338060 – 32nd St. East
(Street Address only)
Okotoks
Pastoral Staff
Pastor: FR. LUCIANO CORTOPASSI
*Appts to be arranged through the parish office
Religious Education: LEANNE PLAMONDON
Youth Ministry Coordinator: AMY HEGGENSTALLER-BOON
Receptionist: AILEEN LAMONTAGNE
Submissions for the bulletin go to:
DEADLINE IS THURSDAY 10:00am
Custodian St. James Church: CHRISTINE GEERS
Custodian St. Michaels & Rectory: CATHERINE KLUG
Parish Mailing Address
St. James Parish, Site 7, Box 41, RR#2
Okotoks, AB T1S 1A2
Phone: 403-938-3122
Fax: 403-938-0524
Email: [email protected]
Parish Website: http://
stjamesparishokotoks.wordpress.com
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday - Friday 9:00-12:30 & 1:00-3:00pm
*Closed 12:30-1pm for Lunch*
*Closed 3rd Friday of the Month
SCHEDULE FOR ST.
MICHAEL’S CHURCH:
Mass Times: Sun: 9:00am
Wed: 9:00am
Fri: 11:00am*(Good Friday) Reconciliation Schedule: After weekday Mass Friday only. Solemn Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Friday following 9:00am Mass
SCHEDULE FOR ST. JAMES
CHURCH (for the week of
Mar 25 - Mar 31):
Mass Times: Sun: 11:00am & 5:30pm (Palm Sunday) Tues: 7:00pm Thurs: 7:00pm*(Holy Thursday) Fri: 3:00pm* (Good Friday) Sat: 9:00pm* (Easter Vigil)
Reconciliation Schedule:
Sunday Eve, 4-5pm, Tuesday after Mass, 7:30pm-8:30pm, Wednesday, 7:30pm-8:30pm, Saturday, 4-5pm
Solemn Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Tuesday following Mass 7:30-8:30pm
Weekday Adoration: *6-9am & 5-7pm*, sign up sheet is in the chapel
St. Michael’s Church 402 Government Road (Street address only)
Black Diamond
FORMED Parish code TPWN47. https://formed.org/
Building and
Sustaining
One Parish
Upcoming Events and Activities
BLESSING OF EASTER
BASKETS
You are invited to bring your baskets for a
blessing on Easter Sunday, April 1st
during the 11am Mass at St. James or 9am
at St. Michael’s. Place your baskets on
the steps in front of the
altar before Mass begins
and Fr. will bless them
immediately following the
Homily.
Donations of Lilies,
Hydrangeas, Potted Mums, or
fresh cut bouquets of flowers
would be greatly appreciated
for the Holy Sepulcher. All
flowers can be dropped off at
the Parish Office between Mon.
March 26th & Thurs. March
29th (before noon). Thanks!
St. Michael’s Church ~ 9am Easter Mass ~
The Gloria will be sung for the first time since the beginning of
Lent. Let us join the Angels and Saints surrounding the Throne of God with our singing and ringing the bells as we celebrate The Res-urrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Be sure to bring some little bells
(jingle bells) which you can ring all
during the Gloria.
“33 Days To Morning Glory” By: Father Michael E. Gaitley
Begins: April 11th @ 7pm, St. Bro. Andre Room
We invite all parishioners to a 33 day retreat to discover “the spiritu-
ality of true devotion to Mary, a spirituality of total consecration to
Jesus through Mary”.
A retreat of daily readings and 5 weekly discussions of the Saints - St.
Louis de Montfort, St. Maximillian Kolbe, St.
Mother Teresa and St. Pope John Paul II. Wednes-
days at 7 PM: April 11, April 18, April 25, May 2
and May 9.
Please contact Don Bechtel at: [email protected] for
more info. Books will also be available for pick-up
at the parish office.
Parishioners
attending the
Easter Vigil are
asked to bring
a bell to ring
during the sing-
ing of the
Gloria!
St. James Par ish THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH Page 3
Mass Times & Mass Intentions
Activities For The Week
Sunday - Mar 25
9:00am - St. Michael’s
Edmund R. Boser
11:00am - St. James
Sandra Jovica
5:30pm - St. James
People of the Parish
Coffee Sunday after Mass, St. Michael’s Church Coffee Sunday after Mass, St. James Parish Hall Junior High Youth 6:30pm-8:30pm, St. James Church, St. Joseph Room Grocery Gift Cards available after Mass, St. James Church
Monday - Mar 26
NO MASS
First Communion Session #1 6:30pm-8pm, St. James Parish Hall Senior High Youth Alpha 6:45pm-8:45pm, HTA
Tuesday - Mar 27
7:00pm - St. James Robert Wedderburn
RCIA Meeting 7pm-9pm, St. James Church, St. Br. Andre Room RCIT Meeting 7pm-9pm, St. James Church, St. Joseph Room NO Adoration or Reconciliation after Mass
Wednesday - Mar 28
9:00am - St. Michael’s
Anonymous Person
Christian Yoga Ministry 6-7pm, St. James Church, St. Kateri Room Reconciliation 7:30-8:30pm, St. James Church
Holy Thursday - Mar 29
7:00pm - St. James
For the Priests
Please Note—NO Morning Mass “Rivers of Living Water” Prayer Group – HOLY THURSDAY!!
NO MEETING – See you all on April 5th. Happy Easter! St. James Church will be open until Midnight to visit the Holy Sepulcher
Good Friday - Mar 30
11:00am - St. Michael’s
3:00pm—St. James
St. James Church will be open from 8am-3pm to visit the Holy Sepulcher Parish Office CLOSED—Good Friday Collection taken for the needs of the Holy Land
Saturday - Mar 31
(Easter Vigil)
9:00pm - St. James
People of the Parish
Easter Vigil Choir Practice 12:30pm-2:00pm, St. James Church Easter Vigil RCIA Rehearsal 2pm-3pm, St. James Church Easter Vigil Altar Server Rehearsal 3pm-4pm, St. James Church Reception after Easter Vigil, St. James Narthex
Easter Sunday - Apr 1
9:00am - St. Michael’s
William Dallas
11:00am - St. James
Marty Ackerman
* Low Gluten Eucharist is available at every Mass Located Center aisle behind the Priest.
Hey Kids! Check out www.thekidsbulletin.com
*Please Note: if your child has not received any sacraments at St. James or St. Michael’s Church a copy of their baptismal certificate must be given at time of registration.
CONFIRMATION 2018 For students in Grades 6,7,8 and up. ALL CLASSES WILL BE MONDAYS 6:30pm-8pm. Parent & student to attend each session. Cost $40.
Monday, April 9 @ 6:30pm Monday, April 23 @ 6:30pm Retreat & Rehearsal:
· Saturday, April 28 @ 9am-1pm Celebration of Confirmation with Bishop William McGrattan
Friday ,May 4 @ 7pm and Saturday, May 12 @ 11am
FIRST COMMUNION 2018 For students in Grades 2 & up. ALL CLASSES WILL BE MONDAYS 6:30pm-8pm. Parent and student are to attend each session. Cost $30.
Monday, March 26 @ 6:30pm Commitment Mass Apr 14 & 15
Please attend one of the following Commitment Masses: Sat 5:30pm or Sun 11am or 7pm at St. James or 9am at St. Michael’s Monday, April 16 @ 6:30pm Monday, April 30 @ 6:30pm Monday, May 14 @ 6:30pm Retreat & Rehearsal:
Saturday, May 26 @ 9am-12pm 1st Communion Sacramental Mass:
Saturday & Sunday, June 2 & 3, 2018 (at all Masses)
*Contact Leanne Plamondon, our Religious Education Coordinator, at the Parish Office for more information about the sacraments . By Phone: 403-938-3122 or by email: [email protected]
Rite of Christian Initiation of Children (RCIC) 2017-2018 This program is designed for all children from grades 2-6 who desire to receive the Catholic
Sacraments they have missed and for any children who wish to be fully initiated into the Catholic Church. Please contact the Parish Office for more information at 403-938-3122.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Teens (RCIT) 2017-2018 This program is designed for all youth from grades 7-12 who desire to receive the Catholic Sacraments they have missed and for any youth who wish to be fully initiated into the Catholic Church. Sessions will take place bi-weekly on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, from 7-9pm at St. James Church. Please contact the Parish Office for more information at 403-938-3122.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) 2017-2018 Registration is ongoing for all those interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith. Inquirers are instructed in the Catholic Faith and introduced to the life of the
Church. The sessions are Tuesdays from 7-9pm at St. James Church. For more information please call the Parish Office at 403-938-3122.
BAPTISM PREPARATION Registration takes place at the Parish Office before the session. A Baptism Preparation session is required for the baptism of your first child. (Baptisms take place the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month after the 11am mass in Okotoks, and at the 9am mass in Black Diamond. *Saturday @ 5:30pm also available.
Cost is $20.00.
Next Sessions : Wednesday, April 4 @ 6:30– 8:30pm
Wednesday, June 13 @ 7pm (If your child is older than seven years and in need of baptism, please contact the parish office at 403-938-3122.) *NEW* As per Diocesan guidelines, the following documents are now required when requesting baptism:
Birth Certificate of child Baptismal Certificate of parent(s) Annotated Baptismal Certificate of Godparents
MARRIAGE PREPARATION Phone the Parish Office at least 6 months before marriage and make an appointment. Marriage preparation sessions are mandatory for those preparing for marriage. Sessions run Friday @ 7-9pm and continue Saturday @ 9am-4pm on the following dates:
Next Session : April 20 & 21, 2018 Includes follow up meetings with Sponsor couples.
Cost is $150.00 per couple.
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St. James Parish -
Sacramental Preparation
2017-2018
St. James Parish is collecting old palms to be burned. If you
have some palms around your home from previous years, that you would like discarded, please drop them off at the Parish Office or in the basket provided in the Narthex.
The Catholic Women's League of Canada
- Calgary Diocesan Council -
PORNOGRAPHY HURTS - Postcard Campaign
Members and our parish community are urged to speak
up by lobbying the federal government for tougher legis-
lation on the escalating multi-billion dollar porn indus-
try. Join the CWL in mailing postage-free postcards to
the Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, Hon. Jody
Raybould-Wilson, Minister of Justice and Hon. John
Barlow, MP-Highwood. Include your name, return ad-
dress, statement on porn's harmful impact and/or a ques-
tion inviting a response. The cards can be found on the
table in the narthex.
Mount St. Francis Retreat Centre
Friday, April 6: Let’s Transform Our
Faith into Activity (9:00am to 3:00pm)
Youth Retreats (Grade 4 to Grade 6 stu-
dents) Youth volunteers (Grade 7 to
Grade 12) needed.
Kid friendly lunch included. Will accommo-date dietary needs. Cost - $10.00 per stu-dent per day or family rates apply. To register contact Deb @ [email protected] or (403)932-2012.
SINGING Divine Mercy Chaplet
Divine Mercy Sunday
April 8th, 2018
Before 11:00 AM Mass
St. James Church
@10:20 AM
*Novena begins on Good Friday, March 30th.
St. Michael’s Church will mark the celebration of the Feast of Divine
Mercy on Sunday, April 8th, following the 9am Mass, with the singing of
the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Please join us afterwards for Coffee Sunday!
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Ministry Contact Information
Adoration Renee Fietz [email protected] 403-995-2029, Cell 403-880-5937
Bereavement Ministry Barbara Zimmer
Children’s Liturgy NEW LEADER NEEDED
Coffee Sunday Dana Wiens [email protected]
Couples for Christ Julius Strachan 403-630-5291 [email protected]
Finance Council
Girls T&T Kelly Heffron [email protected]
K of C - St. James Elie Plamondon [email protected]
K of C - St. Michael’s Ernie Bird [email protected]
Men’s Prayer Group Stefan Schwarz 403-850-2057 [email protected]
Music Ministry Maureen MacLennan [email protected]
Parish Pastoral Council
Keith Hartman 403-995-9808 [email protected]
Pastoral Care Mary McGinness 403-995-0202
Prayer Chain Vi Lake [email protected]
RCIA Leanne Plamondon [email protected]
403-938-3122
Rivers of Living Water Prayer Group
Senior’s Group [email protected]
St. James’ Boy’s Youth Group
NEW LEADER NEEDED
St. James Catholic Women’s League
Shirley Mutschler [email protected]
St. James Women’s Coffee & Connections
Virginia Battiste 403-933-2947 [email protected]
St. Vincent de Paul
Julie Ann Heggenstaller 403-938-0562 [email protected]
St. Vincent de Paul
- Black Diamond John Walsh 403-933-4955
Stewardship Colleen Mortimer [email protected]
Youth Music Ministry Jasmine Siqueira [email protected] 403-999-1321
Youth Ministry Amy Heggenstaller-Boon [email protected]
DAILY ADORATION
Lent is here! Enrich your spirit and
life by making a commitment to spend
quiet time with Jesus. Adoration is of-
fered in our Chapel Monday to Friday
from 6 to 9am and 5 to 7pm. All are wel-
come to come and sit in His Presence
even for a few moments. A Petition
Book ensures ongoing prayer for your
needs.
Committed adorers or occasional
substitutes are needed for
the following hours:
Monday to Thursday: 8 to 9am
Friday: 7:30 to 8:30 am & 5 to 6pm
& 6 to 7pm
Please contact Renee: (403) 880-5937
March 25 - Palm Sunday “Pilate again said to them,
‘Then what shall I do with the man whom you call the King of
the Jews?’ And they cried out again, ‘Crucify him.’”
MARK 15:12-13
Jesus told us “whatever you do for the least of my brothers,
you do for me.” Every day we are presented opportunities to
help someone. Every day we have the opportunity to see the
face of Jesus in others and be the face of Jesus to others. Pray
for the strength and courage to stand up for those in need of
our help. http://archstl.org/stewardship/page/bulletin-inserts
Stewardship Reflection
L IVE-IN and Get to Know
Jesus! A Live-In is a week-
end retreat to grow in faith
with Jesus. Our next retreat is:
April 13-15, 2018 at St Francis of
Assisi school near Okotoks.
Starts Friday evening and ends
Sunday afternoon. Have you at-
tended your own Live-In? Come
be the hands and feet of Jesus to
others and serve. Please contact
Angie Steciw at: 403-803-3085 or
e-mail [email protected] for
more information or to register.
Alberta is seeing the emergence
of a vocal public school lobby
advocating for one publicly
funded school system. PACE,
Parents Advocating for Catho-
lic Education, is a grassroots
group of parents who value
Catholic Education and strong-
ly believe in schools as not only
a place for the formation of
intellectual values, but also a
place where foundational val-
ues are actively lived and
Christ’s love transforms our
children. We need your pray-
ers and support. Please help
make sure our voice is heard
by reviewing and signing the
electronic petition to maintain
policies and laws that protect
our rights to a publicly fund-
ed Catholic School Education
system. http://
chn.ge/2BgSirP If you are in-
terested in joining PACE or
hearing more, you can follow
them by email at
[email protected] or follow
them on Facebook
www.facebook.com/
parentsforcathed/.
ST. JAMES FINANCIAL CORNER
Safeway/Sobeys & Save-On Foods Gift Cards
Feb 1 to Feb 28, 2018 $6,650.00
Year to date Sold $11,850.00
Proceeds to the Parish $888.75
INCOME YTD 2018 YTD 2017 BUDGET 2018
Total/Income 81,245.00 83,962.00 99,383.00
Expenses:
Salaries 35,614.00 37,194.00 38,066.00
Operating 41,479.00 48,040.00 48,927.00
Programs 16,934.00 1,725.00 10,900.00
Total Expense 94,027.00 86,960.00 97,893.00
Net Income (12,782.00) (2,998.00) 1,490.00
FINANCIAL STATEMENT JAN - FEB 2018
Alberta’s
Children’s HOSPITAL
ST. JAMES FINANCIAL CORNER
Together in Action
Weekly Goal: $882.00
Collections: $832.00
YTD: $5,733.25
2018 Goal $45,854
Building Fund
Mar 18, 2018 $865.00
Month to date: $3,355.00
Monthly Payment: $7,289.00
Mortgage Balance: $521,893.63
Children’s Collection
Week: $121.35
Year to date: $1,457.66
To be donated December 2018.
Sunday Collections
Mar 11, 2018 Mar 18, 2018
Collections: $6,509.10 Collections: $5,491.50 Preauthorized: $1,678.62 Preauthorized: $1,678.62
Total: $8,187.72 Total: $7,170.12 Goal: $9,538.00 Goal: $9,538.00
ST. JAMES CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE
Memberships for 2018 can be dropped off at the parish office
OR you can also place your envelope in the collection
basket. The fee is $25.00. New members are welcomed. Call Vi Lake at 403-938-2369 for more
information.
Please support these Advertisers, who have supported us!
PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE 2018
If you are interested in joining our Pilgrimage to
Medjugorje, May 30 - June 14, 2018, or would
like more information,
PLEASE CONTACT: Angie Steciw - 403-803-3085,
or Bernadette Levandosky - 403-938-3727
198 Cimarron Vista Way, Okotoks, AB Chris Clendening
Monday to Friday 6am to 6pm Children 8 months to 5 Years of Age
Cell: 587.435.1080 [email protected]
www.momsiesmagicaladventure.com
5980 Centre Street SE Calgary, AB T2H 0C1
Tel: 403-991-2622 Fax: 403-262-6609 [email protected] www.sunlife.ca/catalina.boulton
Catalina Boulton, B.S.C.S.
Advisor
Do you have a calling to the
Permanent Diaconate?
The Calgary Diocese is looking for men of prayer
and charity who are prepared to enter formation to
serve the Church in ordained ministry as
permanent deacons. Men must be Roman Catholic,
married or single, at least 35 years of age, have a
minimum Grade 12 education, and be of sound
moral character and mature faith.
BOTTLES FOR YOUTH
MINISTRY Bring your
empties to the church
this weekend (Palm
Sunday) to help raise
money for St. James
Youth. There will be a
truck in the NE corner
of the parking lot that
they can be loaded on
to. Thanks so much
for your help!
Rejoice in God’s Mercy: A Hug from God is All You Need!
Palm Sunday
With Passion Sunday we begin the final week
of Lent and prepare ourselves to celebrate the Paschal Triduum. Most parishes have a regular-
ly scheduled time for Reconciliation through-
out the year or by appointment. Jesus never
said it would be easy to follow him but he also gave us this sacrament to help us own up to
our failings, receive his strength, and start
anew.
Action: Take concrete steps to make the sacra-
ment of Reconciliation an integral part of your
life as a disciple of Christ.
