Sacrament of the Sick

Available upon request

Pastoral Care

If you or a loved one is admitted to the

hospital contact us and also pastoral care

at the hospital

To arrange for pastoral visits for the sick

and homebound. This may include prayer

and reception of the Eucharist

Marriages

Schedule an appointment to discuss your

forthcoming marriage

No wedding dates can be scheduled until

after a meeting with the Pastor

An approved pre-marriage course is

obligatory

Baptism

Parents participate in a Baptism

Preparation Class

First Reconciliation (April 25, 2020) &

First Communion (April 26, 2020)

Baptized children who are 7 years of age

or older

Preparation classes have begun

Confirmation: Sunday, June 7, 2020

Baptized persons in grade 6 and older

who have received the sacraments of

First Communion and Reconciliation

Preparation classes have begun.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults - RCIA

To learn more about the Catholic Faith or

to become a Catholic. Begins each fall.

Please Contact the Parish Office for Information on any of the Following:

Pope Francis’ Ash Wednesday Address, 2020 Lent is a time to remove all distractions and bitterness from

one’s life in order to better hear God and those who suffer

silently and need help.

It is the right time to turn off the television and open the Bible.

It is the time to disconnect from cellphones and connect ourselves to the Gospel.

It is a time to give up useless words, idle chatter, rumours, gossip and speak intimately with the

Lord.

Just as Jesus spent time in the desert, Catholics must spend Lent creating similarly sparse

surroundings and a “healthy environment of the heart.”

The desert is a place to get away from the racket that surrounds us. It is the absence of words

in order to make room for another word, the Word of God, who like a light breeze, caresses the

heart.

For Christians, the desert isn’t a place of death, but of life, because being in silence, in dialogue

with the Lord, gives us life again. Lent is a time to draw near to those who are alone,

abandoned, poor or elderly and anyone else in need of help.

Prayer, fasting and acts of mercy — this is the path of the Lenten desert, because it is only in

the desert that one finds the way from death to life. Let us follow Jesus into the desert and with

him our deserts will bloom.

Pastor: Fr. Philip Creurer

Parish Office

10555 50A Street

Edmonton AB T6A 2C8

(780) 468 4071 (780) 468 4081

ar.edm@caedm.ca

www.arparish.ca

Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

Regular Mass Times

Saturday

4:00 p.m. Resurrection

5:30 p.m. Assumption

Sunday

9:30 a.m. Assumption

11:00 a.m. Resurrection

12:30 p.m. Assumption - Latin Mass

Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. Assumption

Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. Assumption

Thursday: 9:00 a.m. Resurrection

Friday: 9:00 a.m. Resurrection

7:00 p.m. Assumption

Sacrament of Reconciliation - Confession - 30 minutes before weekday Masses

Saturday 3:30 p.m.- 3:55 at Resurrection

Sunday 9:00 a.m.- 9:25 at Assumption

Rosary is prayed 30 minutes before Masses Tuesday through Thursday

Adoration each Friday: 8:00 a.m.- Resurrection / 6:00 p.m. Assumption

Parish Staff

Business Manager/Pastoral Assistant:

Trish Underwood

Pastoral Assistant: Nora Parker

Reception & Admin Assistant:

Maura Usher

Accountant: Janette Kondra

Parish Contacts

Parish Council: Rob Taylor 780-464-5621

Liturgy: Contact the office 780-468-4071

Knights of Columbus: Dennis 780-469-9005

CWL: Lorrie 780-468-4071

St. Vincent de Paul: Hildegarde 780-468-4071

Church Locations

Assumption Church is located at 9034 - 95 Avenue, Edmonton

Resurrection Church is located at 10555 - 50A Street, Edmonton

Twinned Parishes of

Assumption and Resurrection

Archdiocese of Edmonton

Lent 2020: Follow Jesus into the Desert Create in me a clean heart, O God, And put a new and right spirit within me. (Psalm 51)

First Sunday of Lent

March 1, 2020

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Parish Announcements

We extend our sympathy and prayers to the

family of:

Mary Josephine McElhatton

whose funeral is Friday, March 6 at 11 am

at Assumption church.

May her soul, and the souls of the faithful departed,

through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen

LENTEN EVENTS

Archdiocesan Day

of Confessions:

Tuesday, March 3

Stations of the Cross

Fridays at 6 pm at

Assumption

7 pm at Resurrection

Parish Lenten Mission with

Ukrainian Catholic Bishop

David Motiuk: “Experience the

Overabundant Love of God.”

Thursday, March 19, Friday, March 20

7 pm at Resurrection church.

Parish Lenten Penitential Service:

Wednesday, March 25,

7 pm at Assumption church.

NO SIN TOO GREAT

DAY OF CONFESSIONS

Tuesday, March 3 from 9 am to 9 pm

Priests will be available to hear

confessions at the following churches:

St. Joseph’s Basilica

St. John Bosco

St. Thomas More

Corpus Christi

St. Albert parish

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

Friday, March 6 at 7 pm

St. Thomas d’Aquin church, 8410 89 St.

The World Day of Prayer is a

global ecumenical movement

which brings Christians of

many traditions together to

observe a common day of

prayer each year. This year the

prayer service has been prepared by women

of Zimbabwe.

Theme: “Rise, take your mat and walk.”

PRAY THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Join in the ancient tradition of

praying the Stations of the Cross

during Lent.

Friday, March 6 (Assumption)

6 pm: Teams of Our Lady will

lead the Stations for Families and

Marriages

Friday, March 6 (Resurrection)

7 pm: Led by K of C Holy Family Council

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, NULLITY

Presentation Rescheduled to Saturday,

March 7 from 10-noon at Resurrection

Fr. Philip will be giving a general presentation

on marriage, divorce and declarations of

nullity and how the Church deals with these

issues in our current cultural context.

Please call the parish office to register if

you wish to attend: 780-468-4071

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

Begins next Sunday

Remember to move your clocks

forward one hour next Saturday

night, March 7th.

Mass Intentions—Assumption Parish

Sat. Feb 29 5:30 pm +Brendan O’Laughlin

Sun. Mar 1 9:30 am All Parishioners Tues. Mar 3 9:00 am +Janette Kondra

Wed. Mar 4 9:00 am +Thanksgiving Fri. Mar 6 7:00 pm +Brendan O’Laughlin

Mass Intentions—Resurrection Parish

Sat. Feb 29 4:00 pm Maurne Monaghan

Sun. Mar 1 11:00 am All Parishioners Thurs. Mar 5 9:00 am +Helen Lukowitch Fri. Mar 6 9:00 am + Josephine, Martha & Joseph Ng

L’ARCHE FONDUE FUNDRAISER

Support L’Arche Edmonton and enjoy a

delicious four course fondue meal at the

Melting Pot restaurant, 2920 Calgary Trail.

Event dates: March 12 or June 4 at 6 pm.

40 tickets are available for each date at a cost

of $100 each. For tickets please contact

Alice: 587-335-3065

alicen@larcheedmonton.org

Purchase your tickets for the March event

before March 9th.

LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULES

New schedules are available for pickup in the

front entrance of both churches.

ST. JOHN HENRY NEWMAN CONFERENCE

Celebrating His Life and Legacy

Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto, former

Archbishop of Edmonton, will give the keynote

address at a March 20-21 conference

celebrating the life and legacy of St. John

Henry Newman. He will be among 11

distinguished speakers at the conference.

This is the 50th Anniversary of Newman

Theological College's annual Anthony Jordan

Lectures, dedicated to the memory of

Archbishop Anthony Jordan OMI, who

founded the college in 1969. For registration

and all the details, visit newman.edu/AJLS.

COFFEE SUNDAY AT ASSUMPTION

Will be cancelled during Lent.

NO APPLAUSE PLEASE!

Out of respect for the Holy Mass, we ask that

you please refrain from clapping after the final

hymn. You are most welcome to give

compliments in person if you wish. Thank you.

SLOW DOWN DAY RETREAT

Seven Sorrows of Mary

Sandy Prather reflects on this traditional

devotion which portrays Mary as being pierced

with seven swords, each representing a

sorrow in her life.

Location: Star of the North Retreat Centre, 3A

St. Vital Ave., St. Albert. Thursday, March 12,

9:30 am to 3 pm. Cost: $40. Register at

780-459-5511 or www.starofthenorth.ca

LENTEN PRAYER OF ST. EPHREM

O Lord and Master of my life,

Grant that I may not be infected with the spirit

of slothfulness and faintheartedness,

with the spirit of ambition and vain talking.

Grant instead to me your servant,

the spirit of purity and humility,

the spirit of patience and love.

O Lord and King,

Grant me the grace of being aware of my own

sins and of not judging my brother or sister;

For You are blessed forever. Amen.