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St. Mary’s Parish
The Baptism of the Lord January 12, 2020
Year A
Isaiah 42.1-4, 6-7
Acts 10.34-38
Matthew 3.13-17
“...this is my Son, the Beloved….”
Our Mission: “Together Building Up the Body of Christ”
PARISH TEAM: Fr. Miroslaw (’Mirek’) Kostarzewski, Pastor; Claude Baril, Deacon; Roger Reilander, Deacon; Theresa Hopper, Office Administrator; Charmaine Marcinek, Pastoral Assistant; Susan Johnson and Donna Annett, Administrative Assistants.
6 McMillan Avenue
Red Deer, AB, T4N 5X8
Ph.: 403-347-3114
Fax: 403-346-5115
Visit us at our website:
stmarysparishreddeer.ca
email:
MASS TIMES
Saturday:
5:00pm
Sunday:
9am, 11am & 7pm
Daily Mass:
7pm Tuesday
9am Wednesday - Friday
Confessions:
Saturdays: 3:00pm
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday: 1:00 - 4:00pm
Tuesday - Thursday:
8:30am to Noon;
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Friday: 8:30am to Noon
24 HOUR ADORATION
First Friday of each month
LITURGIES Monday, January 13 No Mass Tuesday, January 14 No Mass Wednesday, January 15 9:00am Mass †K. Starchuk Thursday, January 16 9:00am Mass †P. de Beaudrap Friday, January 17 9:45am Mass at Extendicare †H. Bitto Saturday, January 18 1:00pm Linda Boyd Funeral Mass 5:00pm Mass †E. Miranda Sunday, January 19 9:00am Mass †H. Bachand 11:00am Mass All Parishioners 7:00pm Mass †F. Fernandez
Monday, January 13
7:00pm CWL General Meeting (Church/Classroom)
Tuesday, January 14
1:00pm Holy Face Devotion (Church) 1:15pm Bible Study: The Sacraments (Classroom)
6:30-8:30pm Confirmation Group Session (Parish Centre)
Wednesday, January 15
10:00am-Noon OFFICE CLOSED FOR STAFF MEETING
5:30-6:30pm CIC (Classroom)
7:00-8:30pm RCIA (Classroom) 7:00-9:00pm 9am Choir Practice (Church)
Thursday, January 16
6:30-8:30pm Confirmation Group Session (Parish Centre) 7:00pm 5pm Choir practice (Church)
Saturday, January 18
9:00-Noon Baptism Seminar (Church/Parish Centre) 3:00pm Confessions
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OUR PARISH
The Pope’s Monthly Intention
You are invited to answer the Holy Father’s request and join
with people worldwide in praying for the Pope’s intention
each month.
Living in the Word ̶ ̶ It is important that spouses find time and
ways to pray together and that parents and children together do the
same. The heart of that family prayer should be the Word of God, who
speaks to us in the varied circumstances of our lives. Perhaps, in addi-
tion to a candle, a Bible could be "enthroned" on a stand or table.
(Archbishop Smith, Pastoral Letter, September 14, 2017)
January: Promotion of World Peace
We pray that Christians, followers of other religions, and
all people of goodwill may promote peace and justice
in the world.
Grace this Week Grace with lines inspired by the Readings for January 12.
Leader: Lord Jesus, we thank you for your Word. You your-
self were baptized, for the fulfillment of all righteousness.
(Matthew 3:13-15)
All: Lord, may we grow in vir tue as we embrace our
baptismal calling.
Pope Francis Twitter: So many people live without
knowing what goes on in their hearts. We ask for the
grace to remain in the Lord and to distinguish the Spirit of
God from the spirit of the world, so that our heart may be
the meeting point between God and us.
SACRAMENTS 1st Reconciliation/1st Eucharist (Grade 2 and up)
1st Eucharist Sessions begin at the end of January.
Parent and child must attend.
Check website for details.
Confirmation
Confirmation Sessions begin January 14
Parent and child must attend.
Check website for details.
Baptism Seminar
Saturday, January 18, 9:00am-Noon
St. Mary’s Parish Centre
Please register ahead of time.
Information about Baptism is on our website.
St. Mary’s website: stmarysparishreddeer.ca
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
POOR BOX COLLECTION:
January 11/ 12 after Mass
Please consider making a donation. Did you know: We take
donations of bedding and towels? We ask bedding be
washed, in a bag and the size marked on the outside
of the bag. We are in specific need of twin and double beds,
chest of drawers and bedding. Please contact us at
[email protected] or 403-597-3030.
A REMINDER TO ALL PARISHIONERS: We would like everyone to be aware that vehicles have been
vandalized during Mass and items have been stolen.
For safety:
Please keep your car doors locked and valuables at home.
For safekeeping:
Please do not leave purses unattended in your
vehicle or in the church.
For consideration:
Please do not park in the alley or block driveways.
Called to Protect Session If you are or want to be involved in a ministry at
St. Mary’s Parish, you must complete a
Called to Protect Session.
Please attend the next Session:
Thursday, January 30 at 7:00pm
St. Mary’s Parish Hall
Condolences to Iranian Community Archbishop Smith has sent a message of condolence to members of
Edmonton's Iranian community, which lost at least 27 members in the
crash of an airplane near Tehran.
To our dear friends in the Iranian communities of Edmonton:
I am writing to offer my most profound condolences and prayers, and
those of the entire Catholic community of our Archdiocese, who join me
in expressing deep, deep sadness for the tragic loss of life that has taken
place in the plane crash near Tehran.
The mind can scarcely grasp, and the heart cannot fathom, the pain that
has befallen your communities and especially the families impacted by
this terrible event.
We join with you, with our fellow Edmontonians, and with all people of
good will, in mourning the loss of these beloved members of your com-
munities; and we offer our prayers for the repose of their souls and
strength for their surviving family members in the days ahead.
In sincerest friendship and solidarity,
✠ Archbishop Richard W. Smith
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY
Newcomers
We are blessed that you have chosen to join us in worship
and ministry here at St. Mary’s. If you are new or have not
registered, please complete a Registration Form available
at both entrances, and drop it off at the office or in the
collection basket during the weekend Masses. WELCOME.
Edge Middle School Youth Group
Catholic youth grades 6-9
Sacred Heart Parish
Tuesdays: 7:00-8:30pm.
Except first Tuesday of the month.
Next game night: January 14
Beach Bash Party/Maze Runner
NEWS FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE
St. Augustine Parish Youth Conference “People of the Way:
Learn the Way, Love the Way, Live the Way”
Saturday, February 1, 8:30am-2:30pm
St. Augustine Parish, Ponoka (5113-52 Ave)
Enrich your faith! Join us for a day of activities, small group
talks, drama presentations and music.
Registration forms are available at both entrances.
Knights of Columbus News
The Knights next regular meeting will be held
Monday, January 13, 7:00pm
Knights of Columbus Hall, #4, 5579, 47 Street.
Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
Sunday, January 19
After the 9:00am and 11:00am Masses
Share a meal with your
parish family
Cost is $5.00/person or $15.00/family
2020 Knights of Columbus Annual
WHEELCHAIR SUNDAY Fundraiser
The Knights of Columbus annual Wheelchair Sunday
fundraising drive for St. Mary’s Parish will start February 8 to
March 1. Over the past five years, we have raised $57,010 and
sent 297 wheelchairs to the Philippines, Ukraine, Kenya and our
local Red Deer Lending Cupboard. A wheelchair costs $195
and this year we again will be providing 10 wheelchairs to the
Red Deer Lending Cupboard and the rest will go to the
Dominican Republic. You can donate after any of the
Masses on the February 9, 16 or March 1 weekends, or drop
your donation off at the parish office or in the Sunday collection
by March 15. Donation forms will be available at either
entrance of the church during the campaign.
Please use an envelope clearly labelled “Knights of Columbus
Wheelchair Sunday Drive” and make cheques out to the
“Canadian Wheelchair Foundation”.
CWL News LADIES, please join us at our CWL meeting on
Monday, January 13, in the Parish Centre’s classroom.
We begin in the church with the Rosary at 7:00pm.
Cookies for School Lunch Program
Cookies are needed for the Kid’s Lunch Program,
NO PEANUTS PLEASE. Mark the cookies “CWL” and drop
them off at the CWL Meeting on January 13 at 7:00pm.
Thank you.
CWL Red Deer Workshop
Saturday, January 25
St. Mary’s Parish, 9:00am-3:00pm
Lunch Fee: $18.00
To register please contact Annette at 403-846-0729
The workshop is open to all CWL Parish Council Presidents
and members in the Red Deer Region and to all members
in the Edmonton Diocese.
See bulletin board for more details.
Red Deer Catholic
Regional School News
On November 29, our
Living Waters GrACE team
had an engagement session for
31 participants (support staff, educators, trustees, administra-
tion and parish priest) in Slave Lake. Experiences and stories
of faith were shared in small groups and we made a commit-
ment to advocacy and to sharing our stories on the value of
Catholic Education in our daily work and interactions. We are:
Amazing GrACE...Grateful Advocates for Catholic Education.
One staff member shared, “It was during the time of the Slave
Lake fires, that the Catholic School took care of me.”
Four new Canadian saints added to canon this decade For sheer numbers, there has never been a decade like the 2010s for
saint-making. That’s because Pope Francis canonized over 800 in
one go when he declared St. Antonio Primaldo and his 812
companions (martyred in 1480 by an invading Ottoman army in
Oranto, Italy) saints on May 12, 2013.
Between Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, the 2010s were a
decade of significant canonizations for Canadian Catholics:
St. Brother André Bessette, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, St. François de
Laval, St. Marie de l’Incarnation were added to the canon.
Red Deer students look ‘Back to the Manger’ All 270 students at St. Martin de Porres School in Red Deer were
involved in a Christmas musical performed on stage at Red Deer
College. Back to the Manger tells the story of four children at a
church Christmas party who stumble upon a time machine that
eventually takes them to Bethlehem for Christ’s birth.
Read more on both stories: grandinmedia.ca
Please see bulletin boards for upcoming events and retreats.
Celebrate the Feast Day of St. Vincent Pallotti with the Union of Catholic Apostolate (UAC)
Saturday, January 25 We will attend the 5:00pm Mass as a group and gather for a
potluck supper at 6:00pm in the Parish Hall.
All are welcome.
“Jesus Christ assures us: the more we hunger and thirst for
holiness, the more we shall be filled.”
-St. Vincent Pallotti
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From the youngest to the oldest,
there is a ministry for you!
Adult Server
Altar Server
Hospitality
Proclaimer
Eucharistic Minister
Hospital Ministry…..
Call the office for details.
PRAYING THE ROSARY Have you been thinking about how
to enrich your prayer life? Come, pray the rosary with us!
No experience necessary! Group recitation of the rosary:
Before daily Masses – in the church Thursday after daily Mass –
in the prayer room Saturday at 4:00pm –
in the prayer room
Support our Pastor through Prayer
“The Seven Petal Apostolate
of Prayer”
Contact Carol at
St. Mary’s Bereavement
Support Ministry
Support for those who are
grieving the loss of a loved one.
For more information about this
ministry, call Cheryl at
403-340-2861
RELIEVE PAIN HEALTH EVALUATION
A-Associated Health & Wellness
Decompression/Acupuncture/Chiropractic
Call 403-342-care(2273)
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403-347-3114