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Office & Mailing Address: 30 Elma Street West Okotoks, Alberta T1S 1J7 Phone: 403-938-3122 Fax: 403-938-0524 Email: [email protected]
Church Address: 338 Avenue & 32nd St. East
Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m.- 12 Noon 1:00 p.m.– 3:30 p.m. Closed every 3rd Friday of the Month Fr. Jaroslaw Dziuba, SDS (Fr. Yarek) Pastor [email protected]
Fr. Stephen Smith Dominical Vicar
Religious Education & Youth Ministry Coordinator: Sr. Lucille Field, S.I.T.G. [email protected]; [email protected]
Deacon: Deacon Ken Waddle
EMERGENCIES ONLY: Fr. Yarek — 403-938-1696
Bulletin Deadline: Thursday, 12 Noon. Send to: [email protected].
New Parish Website: http://stjamesparishrc.com
September 23, 2012
P A R I S H M A S S S C H E D U L E
25 T H S U N DA Y O R D I N A R Y T I M E
Building and Sustaining One Parish
St. James Church & St. Michael’s Church
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
St. Michael’s, Friday, 9:30-10:30am St. James, Mondays & Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30pm
WEEKDAY MASSES - 9:00 a.m.
OKOTOKS (St. James) Tuesday & Thursday
BLACK DIAMOND (St. Michael’s)
Wednesday & Friday
WEEKEND MASSES - SUNDAY
9:30 a.m. Black Diamond 10:00 a.m. Okotoks
7:00 p.m. Okotoks
First Saturday of the Month Mass at St. Michael’s, Black Diamond, 9:00 a.m.
Reconciliation After weekday Masses at St. James Church and St. Michael’s Church. Sundays after 7:00 pm Mass.
Baptism Preparation Preparation sessions will be held at St. James Church, 7-9 p.m. on:
September 25, 2012 January 15 & 22, 2013 March 19 & 26, 2013 May 21 & 28, 2013 September 17 & 24, 2013
You are encouraged to take classes prior to your child being born. Preregistration is required at the parish office. Registration fee is $20.00 per couple.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) If you are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith please call the Parish Office. The sessions will begin on Wednesday, September 12th from 6:30-8:30pm.
Sacrament of Marriage Phone the Parish Office at least 6 months to set date for marriage with the Parish Priest.
Marriage Preparation: The Marriage Preparation sessions are mandatory for those preparing for marriage. Pre-registration is required. Sessions are at St. James Church, Fridays, 7-9 pm and Saturdays, 9:00am to 2:00pm on the following dates:
October 19 & 20, 2012 February 15 & 16, 2013 May 24 & 25, 2013 October 25 & 26, 2013
Registration fees and workbooks are $60.00 per couple.
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Ministry Sunday—September 30 Please take the next few weeks to pray and discern where God is leading you to serve in the parish.
Welcome to St. James Parish If you are new to the community and have not registered with the Parish, a registration form can be found in a blue binder on the table in the narthex. Fill the form out and place it in the collection basket or come to the Parish Office at 30 Elma Street West. Offertory envelopes are available at the Parish Office.
Mom’s Group Calling ‘Mothers of all ages’ to come join us Wednesday mornings from 10:00 to 11:30am at St. James Church. There is supervision for the children. September 26th - Hot Topic day October 3rd - Saints and Teachings. October 10th - Video October 17th - Guest Speaker October 24th - Hot Topic October 31st - Saints and Teachings
St. James CWL—Okotoks Our Annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale will be held on Sunday, September 30th after all Masses. The cost is $10.00. Coffee Sunday St. James, Okotoks — 2nd Sunday St. Michael’s, Black Diamond – 1st Sunday
K of C—St. Michael’s Church, Black Diamond Meetings: Every 2nd Tuesday, 7:30pm at the church. For more information contact Steve Dookie, Grand Knight, at 403-933-5757. Pancake Breakfast: 3rd Sunday of the month after Mass. K of C—St. James Church, Okotoks Meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of every month, 7:00 pm. at the church. For more information please contact Patrick, Grand Knight, at 403-899-7472. Stewardship— 25th Sunday Ordinary Time Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me. (Mark 9:37). We are connected to God through one another. Our interdependence makes us God’s ministers.
Book Club — First meeting is September 25 at St. James Church from 7-8:30pm. The book for the month of September is: “Mother Theresa: Come be My Light”, by Brian Kolodiejchuk. Everyone is welcome.
Workshop for Ministers of St. James On Saturday, October 13, from 9:00 to 10:00am for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and Proclaimers. All Ministers Workshop at St. James All ministers from St. James and St. Michael’s are to attend a video presentation at St. James, on Saturday, October 13th from 10:00am to 12 Noon, entitled “Called to Protect Workshop” which includes videos, reflections and discussions to follow.
Music Ministry 1. Singers needed once a month for the following
Sunday 10am Mass: October 28, November 11, and December 2. Come to warm up and practice at 9:00am before each of these Masses.
2. Musicians or singers are invited to become involved in the music ministry for Mass on Sundays. We are looking for people to join established groups, or to form a new group. Please call the parish office, or email Collette at [email protected] to get more information.
Youth Group News St. James Youth Group for grades 7-12 meet Thursday, September 27 from 7-9 at St. James Church. Maria Hutt, a graduate of our Youth Group will be our guest speaker. Come join us for an evening sharing, participating and friendship. Girls T & T for grades 3-6 will have in opening meeting on Friday, September 28 from 6:30-8:30pm at St. James Church. We will have opening games, activities and planning for future evenings. Come join us and bring your suggestions and friends.
Together in Action (TIA) Donation forms and information are on the table in the narthex. The principal theme selected by Bishop Henry for this year’s appeal is: Our Love Strengthens Lives. “Love never ends.” 1 Cor. 13:8.
Let us welcome, into our parish
community, Piper Meechan
who has received the Sacrament of Baptism today. We welcome the children who were baptized on Sunday, September 9th:
Lillian Keller
Laura Park
Scarlett Shukys
Archer Sziva
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Sale of Safeway and Sobeys Gift Cards
Your purchase of Safeway and Sobeys
grocery gift cards at face value continue
to help pay down our mortgage. These
cards are sold after the 10 am and 7 pm
Mass every 1st and 3rd Sunday as well as
at the Parish office. Cash, cheque, debit
and credit card can be used for payment.
An average of 7.5% of the value goes
towards the mortgage fund. Our goal for
2012 is to sell $10,000 per month which
would help reduce the mortgage by
$9,000 this year.
Actual:
August 21 to September 15: $ 4,350.00
Year to Date: $ 71,550.00
Proceeds to Mortgage Fund:
Year to Date: $ 5,366.25
Mortgage Fund Donations—Gifting Options Envelopes are great, so is cash, but make it easier by switching to Pre-Authorized Debit (PAD). PAD ensures regular cash flow for the parish and eliminates “seasonal ups and down”! You can set the amount you wish to donate and to which fund (mortgage, operating etc.) each month. We can debit bank accounts or credit cards. Call the Parish Office, 403-938-3122, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm to have a form mailed or emailed. Forms are also available on the information table in the narthex.
TOGETHER
IN ACTION
Aug. 30 to
Sept. 15
Collections
Year to
Date
TARGET
Weekly
Report $ 834.00 $ 24,669 $ 43,598
Weekly Collection
Report 2012
September
16th Collections
Budget
Over
(Under) Budget
Year
to date Collections
Year
to date Budget
Over
(Under) Budget
Operating Fund $ 8,608 $ 7,337 $ 1,271 $ 259,395 $ 284,452 $ (25,057)
Mortgage Fund - May 1–Dec. 31 $ 4,484 $ 4,031 $ 453 $ 122,934 $ 187,462 $ (64,528)
Net Collection Surplus (Deficit) $ 1,724 $ (89,585)
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time.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Advocate for the least among us Greed and the desire for power
and prestige plague society today. Many wish to be rich, powerful, and have high social status, but Jesus asks each of us to put love at the center of our being, go beyond ourselves, and serve the least of our world. True disciples of Jesus must be willing to upset the status quo and place themselves at risk for the sake of others. Jesus asks us to be an advocate for the less fortunate and like him be a humble and loving servant to them. Today try and identify who might be least among you and help them as Christ did.
TODAY’S READINGS: Wisdom 2:12, 17-20; James 3:16-4:3; Mark 9:30-37 (134) “Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but the One who sent me.”
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Invite God to be your friend It helps to think of the Bible as a “library,”
a collection of different kinds of books written at different times by diverse authors for a variety of purposes over thousands of years. Like any library, it is divided into sections, and one of those areas is known as “Wisdom literature,” which deals specifically with wise actions in contrast to foolish ones: the Books of Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Sirach, and the Wisdom of Solomon. One of the messages biblical wisdom offers is the importance of friendship with God, and to be friends with God is reflected in how you are friends with others: not refusing to do good when you have the chance, not creating needless conflict, not being envious. Be this kind of a friend, and God will friend you back.
TODAY’S READINGS: Proverbs 3:27-34; Luke 8:16-18 (449) “To the Lord the perverse one is an abomination, but with the upright is his friendship.”
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Does your faith carry weight? Imagine the contents of your heart on
the scales of heaven right now. Would you be found heavy with cares or light with hope? Are your intentions solid gold or an amalgam of mixed motives? Today the Jewish community observes its holiest feast, Yom Kippur, when the faithful seek atonement for the sake of being close to God. The Catholic Church teaches that “the Jews remain very dear to God . . . since God does not take back the gifts he bestowed or the choices he made,” as the Second Vatican Council document Nostra Aetate says (no. 4). Lighten your heart from any burden of discrimination.
TODAY’S READINGS: Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13; Luke 8:19-21 (450) “All the ways of a man may be right in his own eyes, but it is the Lord who proves hearts.”
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 FEAST OF COSMAS AND DAMIAN, MARTYRS
Doctors without bills The churches of Eastern Christianity honor a
group of saints known as the “no-money ones”: physicians who took no payment for their services. Now there’s healthcare reform! We don’t know much historically about two of them, the twins Cosmas and Damian, but veneration of them goes back a long time and their popularity crossed over into the West. The legends about them indicate these “no-money” doctors looked to Jesus the divine physician, who healed souls and bodies for free. Why the appeal of two men about whom we have such little information? Maybe because their lives show how people can be instruments of God’s restoring grace, a gift freely dispensed.
TODAY’S READINGS: Proverbs 30:5-9; Luke 9:1-6 (451) “Jesus summoned the Twelve and . . . sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.”
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 FEAST OF VINCENT DE PAUL, PRIEST
Help is at hand Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) was a priest who
spent his life helping the poor in Paris. Almost 200 years later a young law student by the name of Frédéric Ozanam was inspired to imitate the priest’s service to the homeless and destitute. With a group of friends, he established a lay-led association offering direct, tangible assistance to anyone in need. Today, 352 years after Vincent’s death, the society that bears his name has 700,000 members in 102 countries who offer home visits, housing assistance, disaster relief, job training, and food pantries, to name only some of their forms of service. Neither Vincent nor Frédéric set out to establish a worldwide organization; they simply began by helping the person nearest to them. Look around you today; who could use your assistance?
TODAY’S READINGS: Ecclesiastes 1:2-11; Luke 9:7-9 (452) “One generation passes and another comes, but the world forever stays.”
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 FEAST OF WENCESLAUS, MARTYR
A saint for a violent season We live in violent times, as even a
casual scan of headlines or news channels will quickly confirm. Every now and then it’s enough to make you want to lock the doors and pull the covers over your head! But we have to do more than that, and “Good King” Wenceslaus can provide some inspiration. He worked tirelessly for political and social harmony and, although he ended up giving his life for the cause, it is no accident that we remember and honor Wenceslaus 1,000 years later while those who took his life are long forgotten. Trust that the violence in the world cannot overcome the good you do in the cause of peace.
TODAY’S READINGS: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11; Luke 9:18-22 (453) “The Son of Man must suffer greatly.”
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 FEAST OF MICHAEL, GABRIEL, AND RAPHAEL, ARCHANGELS
You have friends in high places Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael,
the archangels, are great examples of how to follow Jesus. Michael, “one who is like God,” is a protector and teaches us how to stay close to the truth and away from sin. Gabriel, “one who is the strength of God,” is the Lord’s messenger and exemplifies our ability to find guidance in God and our calling in life. Finally, Raphael “is the healing power of God” and helps us to heal body, mind, and spirit and find joy in our lives. Pray to these heavenly helpers today!
TODAY’S READINGS: Deuteronomy 7:9-10, 13-14 or Revelation 12:7-12a; John 1:47-51 (647) “Therefore, rejoice, you heavens, and you who dwell in them.”
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary
Announcements from the Catholic Pastoral Centre for
September 23rd 2012, Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Permanent Diaconate Bishop Frederick Henry will ordain three men as permanent deacons for service in the Diocese of Calgary at an
ordination Mass to be celebrated at St. Mary's Cathedral on Sunday September 30
at 3 p.m. The three men are: Renso Castellarin of Holy Trinity Parish, Blairmore (wife Bonnie); Robert McLean of St.
Paul's, Airdrie (wife Anita); and Michael Thompson of St. Bernard's, Calgary (wife Diana). Their ordination will bring
to 47 the total number of permanent deacons serving in the Diocese.
Office of Vocations Prayer for Vocations: You are invited to a holy hour of prayer for vocations to the priesthood and religious life on
Sunday September 30. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will begin at 7:30 p.m. Place: St. Anne's Parish, Calgary.
For further information contact Fr. Gaffney at 403-245-2753.
Charities and Development Ministry Bishop’s Dinner is fast approaching! We are very honoured to have John Rook, the new President and CEO of the
Calgary Homeless Foundation as our master of ceremony. We are also excited to present Familyah, featuring Heather
Liscano, as our entertainment this year. Come spend a great evening with us on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at
Commonwealth Centre. Bishop Henry will give his keynote address on “What does it mean to be a Faithful
Citizen?” Honourees are Bishop O’Byrne Housing for Seniors Association, Acadia Place – Calgary Homeless
Foundation and the Diocese’s Elizabeth House Program. Tickets are 50% sold. Contact Samantha Jones at 403-218-
.5531 or [email protected] to order yours. You can also download the order form online at
www.calgarydiocese.ca/bishops-dinner.html
Social Justice Ministry Emergency Appeals for Food Crisis in West Africa (Sahel Region), Flooding in Manila, Philippines, & Syrian Refugee
Crisis – The Diocese of Calgary is accepting financial donations to assist the victims affected by these crises. For further
details about each specific appeal and how you can contribute, please view the diocesan website at
www.calgarydiocese.ca
Religious Education Office Health Care Apostolate Educational Programs Diocesan Pastoral Care Program begins September 25th running for 6 consecutive Tuesday evenings 6:30pm –
9:30pm until October 30th. The program will be held at the FCJ Christian Life Centre, 219 – 19th Ave. SW. Cost:
$65 includes manual. For more information and to register contact us at
403-218-5501 or [email protected]
Diocesan Bereavement Care Education Program: Fridays Oct. 12th & 19th; Saturdays, Oct 13th & 20th. The times
are: Fridays 6:15pm – 9:30pm and Saturdays 9:00am – 4:00pm. The program will be held at Sacred Heart Parish,
1307 – 14th Street SW. Cost: $65 includes manual. For more information and to register contact us at 403-218-5507 or [email protected]
Youth Ministry The Diocesan Youth Retreat Team (DYRT) is looking for new members. Do you enjoy working with youth? Do you
want to work in a fun environment to spread the word of God? If you are between the ages of 18-30 and would like to
apply or find out more information please email [email protected] or call 403-218-5516.
Life and Family Resource Centre Transitions, a 15-week program for those newly separated/divorced will be offered starting Tuesday, September 25,
2012 at the Pastoral Centre in Calgary. For more information or registration call 403-218-5504.
Effective Co-Parenting program is a 5-session program for parents of separation/divorce and will be offered Tuesdays
and Thursdays on the following dates: Oct 9, Oct 11, Oct 23, Oct 25 and Nov 6. Contact the Life & Family Resource
Centre at 403-218-5504 for more information and/or registration.
The Life & Family Resource Centre is still looking for couples struggling with fertility issues to help form a support
group. For more information or to sign up please contact Gabriele at 403-218-5504.
Project Rachel offers a journey of healing and reconciliation for people suffering distress from a past abortion
experience. For more information call Project Rachel at 218-5506 or toll-free 1-877-597- 3223.
Last Call - Retrouvaille will be offering its next retreat on September 28-30th. Retrouvaille is a program for married
couples experiencing difficulty in their marriage. For more information please call Gabriele at 403-218-5504.
40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil - September 26 - November 4, 2012 from 8 am to 8 pm across from the Kensington
(abortion) Clinic, 24 St and 5 Ave NW. Peaceful, prayerful, lawful and loving public witness. Come out and pray for
the end of abortions for an hour a day, a week or whenever you can. Organize your parish, your family or your friends
to join you. For details and signup go to www.40daysforlife.com/calgary or call Dave & Kay'd at 403-467-6961.
Calgary HomeSHARE connects senior homeowners with adult home seekers who assist 4-10 hours / week with simple
household tasks in exchange for safe, affordable accommodation. Check FAQs at www.calgaryseniors.org for more
information, phone 403-266-6200, or email [email protected] for application forms.
Life Chain Event: We invite you to join us making a visual statement to the entire City of Calgary that abortion is a
grievous wrong? Be a part of the tens of thousands throughout the North American continent who annually testify
peacefully for the protection of unborn children. The Calgary Life Chain will take place on Sunday, October 7, 2012
from 2:30-4:00 on Macleod Trail south between 58th and 90th Avenues. For more information go to
www.lifechaincalgary.org Contact John Harder at 403-246-8848 or [email protected] to reserve a spot for your
church group.
St. Mary’s University College, Calgary The Saint John’s Bible will be launched on October 4th, 2012, 7:30pm at St. Mary’s University College Campus,
McGivney Hall 14500 Bannister Road SE, Calgary, AB. Fr. Eric Hollas, who was instrumental in initiating the Saint
John’s Bible project at Saint John’s University in Minnesota, will be the guest speaker.
FCJ Christian Life Centre Lectures with Fr. Timothy Radcliffe OP
How can we be the Body of Christ? To be held at St. Mary’s Cathedral 219-18 Ave SW, Calgary, on Tuesday Oct.
9, 2012, 7- 9: 00 pm. Cost is $30. How can we touch the imagination of our contemporaries? To be held at the FCJ
Christian Life Centre 219-19th Ave SW, Calgary, on Wednesday Oct. 9:30 -11:30 am. Cost is $30. For pre-
registration please call 403-228-4215.
For more information email [email protected] Or contact Carol Hollywood or Jane-Rose Ediau, Library & Archives, 403-218-5510; Fax:
403-264-0526 Address: Catholic Pastoral Centre, 120 - 17 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2S 2T2
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION 2012-2013
RECONCILIATION 2012 Usually Grade 3 and up. All events will be held at St. James Church or St. Michael’s Church unless otherwise stated. A copy of the Baptism Certificate is required if the child was not baptized at
St. James Church or St. Michael’s Church.
1. Registration date: Tuesday, October 16, 6-7pm 2. Parent Information Night: October 16, 7-8:30pm 3. Commitment Mass: Sunday, October 28, 10am & 7pm 4. Retreat for parent & child: October 28,1-3pm 5. Class for parent & child: November 18, 1-3pm 6. Reconciliation celebrated Tuesday, November 20 at 7:00pm at St. James. Date for St. Michael’s—TBA
Confirmation— to be celebrated on April 28, 2013
1st Communion— to be celebrated on May 26 & June 2, 2013
BIBLE 101 You are invited to attend a 4 week course on the introduction to the Bible. This is a brief course October 1, 15, 29 and November 5 held at St. James Church, 7:00-8:30pm. The cost is $10 per session and if you attend all 4 sessions you will be presented with the Catholic Family Connections Bible. This course will help to locate the different books and their main features. It will help answer the question: “Where do I find it?”. Since our faith and Church life is rooted in Holy Scripture it is important to know how to manoeuvre through the Bible to get to our roots and to understand that the Bible’s core message is of God’s love for all human beings. The facilitator is parishioner Dorothy Burns, Director of Religious Education for Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools. To register contact, St. James Parish Office at 403-938-3122 .
HOLY YOGA Would you like to de-clutter your mind and lower your stress level so that you can pay closer attention to your relationship with God? If yes, then please join us as we offer a weekly Holy Yoga class at the church. Holy Yoga is not a religion—it is a spiritual discipline, much like prayer, fasting and meditation and designed for facilitating the worship and celebration of God through physical movement and mindful meditation. Classes will be held every Thursday, starting on October 11, 7-8pm. All parishioners are welcome to attend. The cost is $5.00 per session. Please bring your own yoga mat and props, as these will not be provided. Contact Pamela McLean with questions at 403-966-4168 or [email protected].
Saint Francis of Assisi On October 3rd, at St. Luke’s Parish, 1566 Northmount Dr. NW, Calgary, at 7:30 pm, the members of St. Mary’s Fraternity of the Secular Franciscans will be commemorating the events of the death of the holy founder, St. Francis of Assisi. Please come and join us in an evening of prayer and reflection.
Pro-Life Apples Order your 40lb box of Jona Gold or Spartan applies for $25.00 and help support High River Pro-Life. Twenty pound (20 lb.) boxes are also available for $15.00. Call Doreen at 403-652-2245. DEADLINE TO ORDER IS: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH.
PRAYER FOR CLERGY
Heavenly Father, I ask you in the name of your Son,
the Lord Jesus Christ, to send your mighty Angels
to watch and defend our Holy Father Benedict XVI,
our Bishop Frederick and our parish priests,
Father Yarek and Father Steve. Father, anoint them
with the spiritual gifts from the Holy Spirit,
I also ask that you give me generosity and
courage to support all people called
to minister in the Church. I ask this in the
name of the Lord Jesus.
Holy Mary Mother of God, St. Joseph, St. Michael
and St. James (or your personal patron saint)
please pray for us! AMEN.