st. james parish, site 7, box 41, rr#2 okotoks, ab t1s 1a2
TRANSCRIPT
St. James Church 338060 – 32nd St. East
(Street Address only)
Okotoks
SCHEDULE FOR ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH:
Reconciliation: Saturday 4pm - 5pm
Friday after mass. Mass:
Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 9:00am
Wednesday 9:00am Friday 9:00am
Solemn Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:
Fridays after mass
SCHEDULE FOR ST. JAMES CHURCH (for the week of (August 22 - August 28):
Reconciliation:
Tuesday 6pm - 7pm Saturday 4pm - 5pm
Sunday 4pm-5pm
Mass: Saturday 5:30pm
Sunday 7:30am/11:00am/5:30pm
Tuesday 7:00pm Wednesday 7:30am Thursday 9:30am
Friday 7:30am
Solemn Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday 6am - 9am / 5pm - 7pm
Wednesday / Friday 6am - 7:30am / 5pm - 7pm
St. Michael’s Church 402 Government Road (Street Address only)
Black Diamond
PASTORAL STAFF
Pastor: FR. VINCENT TUAN HA
Associate Pastor: FR. TROY NGUYEN
*Appts to be arranged through the parish office
LEANNE PLAMONDON
Bulletin:
Submissions for the bulletin go to:
* DEADLINE IS THURSDAY 10:00am *
Religious Education:
Parish Screening :
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS:
Monday - Thursday 10:00am - 2:00pm
*Closed on Fridays*
St. James Parish, Site 7, Box 41, RR#2 Okotoks, AB T1S 1A2
Phone: 403-938-3122 Fax: 403-938-0524 Email: [email protected]
24 hour emergency: 403-869-7382
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (OKOTOKS):
Tara Epp | 403-938-0562
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (BLACK DIAMOND):
John Walsh | 403-933-4955
Events at the parish
Mass Intentions
Saturday August 22
5:00pm
5:30pm
Fr. Stefan Ganowicz
† Emil Gund
Sunday August 23
7:30am
9:00am
11:00am
5:30pm
† Christopher DeFoort
† Joseph & Julie Pollock
† Amelia Zabroski
People of the Parish
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
7:00pm † Joe Lenny
Wednesday August 26
7:30am
9:00am
Connie
Cathryn Ayles
Thursday August 27
9:30am † Benedict Thomas Popien
Friday August 28
7:30am
9:00am
Brooklyn Johnstone
† Al Collins
Attending Mass Ministers, please sign up here: VOLUNTEER Pre-registration is requested for weekend masses. Please
sign up here. Contact tracing is optional. Capacity Limits: St. James = 200 / St. Michael’s = 45 Arrive early to answer health and travel questions. Doors
open 30 minutes before mass. Wear your mask to enter & exit the church, and to go for
Communion. It can be removed while sitting in your pew. Sign in with a point of entry team member. Wait for an Usher to bring you to your seat. Physical distancing to be observed - 6 feet (2meters) - at
all times for those who do not live in the same household.
Women’s Bible Study – Start-ing Sept 23 Ladies please join us for a 10 week bible study by Beth Moore. Every Wednesday from 7-9pm Registration is limited to 40 participants and pre-registration is required by Septem-ber 2nd.
The cost of $25 includes a participation booklet. Register online at OkotoksCWL.com or call Izabella Curtis at 403-589-7746 Click on our videos to learn more!
Mass at St. Michael’s
Due to increased numbers in attendance, pre-registration for weekend mass at St. Michael’s in Black Diamond is
required.
Deadline is Fridays at 9:00am.
If you have not registered before this time, it will be first come first serve when you arrive at the church with the
possibility of the church being full.
Clic
Cli
Coming in September…
We will be adding two masses beginning in September:
Monday mornings at 9:00am at St. James Saturday mornings at 9:00am at St. James
(Marian Mass)
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass Readings | Jesus asks today: Who am I? Peter blurts out: The Christ. In that response, he means the Messiah, the Promised One, the Son of God, the One who saves, redeems, and binds us to God. Quite a mouthful. Profound belief. He is the very foundation of the Church, the People of God. * What is my experience of Jesus? He is….
* How does my experience bind me to all who believe in him? * Since I am called to be like him, whom will I save in some small way today?
St. James Par ish Page 3
#ChipinforKids and help Elizabeth House & Feed the Hungry
The Shaw Charity Classic helps hundreds of thousands of children and youth across Alberta every year access much needed services provided by organizations such as Elizabeth House and Feed the Hungry.
While we can’t physically come together this year for the Shaw Charity Classic, we are honoured to be partici-pating charities with Shaw Birdies for Kids’ #ChipinforKids initiative presented by AltaLink. The real winners of the Shaw Charity Classic have always been the hundreds of thousands of children and youth across Alberta
who rely on charitable organizations for support with food security, healthcare, mental wellness, and much more.
How to participate from your smartphone?
#ChipinforKids for Elizabeth House by texting KIDS088 to 30333 and Shaw will match your donation. #ChipinforKids for Feed the Hungry by texting KIDS092 to 30333 and Shaw will match your donation.
If you text a donation to the Chip In For Kids number, Shaw will match your donation until August 30, 2020. In addition,
Shaw Charity Classic will match both donations, up to an addi-tional 50%. Your $10 donation can grow to a donation of $30 for either Elizabeth House or Feed the Hungry. Thank you
for your support!
Financial Corner
Aug 15 - 21 Budget
Offering Envelopes $3,104
Online Donations $96
Preauthorized $3,250
Total Operating $6,450 $9,375
Building Fund August $2,909 $7,289
Together in Action $658 $2,555
TIA - Year to Date $25,528 $44,289
Gift Card Sales - July
July 1 - 31 $2,550
Year to Date Sold $36,050
Proceeds to Parish $1,983
THANK YOU to all of our Parishioners who have continued
to support us in this difficult time - those who are able to help financially as well as those who support us with their prayers.
To setup preauthorized donations or to donate online, please visit our website.
www.stjamesparishokotoks.ca/donate
Stewardship Reflection
“Or who has given the Lord anything that he may be repaid?” Romans 11:35)
St. Paul reminds us of a central fact of stewardship. We cannot give the Lord anything - God already owns it all. God made everything. All we can do is return a portion of God’s many gifts back to Him. Sincere gratitude for our gifts opens our hearts to joyful generosity! Through your gener-
ous sharing, you just may be the answer to someone’s prayer.
https://www.archstl.org/about-stewardship/bulletin-inserts/weekly-bible-reflections Frassati Hike with the Lay Dominicans The Calgary Lay Dominicans invite you to a nature hike on Saturday, Sep. 12, 2020. The location will be revealed closer to the date! Inspired by Lay Dominican Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, everyone is welcome to join us for prayer, fellow-ship, and the opportunity to experience the beauty of God’s creation! To join this event, contact [email protected]
Lunchroom Series for Youth The LUNCHROOM is a series of competitions amongst our staff and volunteers at FacetoFace Ministries. They often pull out a board game over lunch or go outside for a soccer or spike ball match dur-ing a break and you can watch them here: https://f2f.ca/watch/
Litany of Saints for Teachers Blessed is She compiled a Lita-ny of Saints for Teachers as they embrace the new school year! The Saints in this litany are all men and women who know firsthand the cross that accom-panies the profession and were able to persevere in virtue and grace. https://blessedisshe.net/blog/litany-saints-teachers/
Balancing Family and Work “I want to be a good husband or wife, and a good father or moth-er. But work seems to suck everything out of me. How do I do justice to both?” Read this brief article and get the pre-scription you need. https://www.foryourmarriage.org/balancing-family-and-work/
FORMED Parish Code TPWN47 ~ ~ https://formed.org/
Please support these Advertisers, who have supported us!
Bottles for ALTAR SERVERS
Bring your empties to the church the last weekend of each month to help raise money for the Altar Servers. There will be a truck in the NE corner of the parking lot that they can be loaded on to. Thank You!
This year, the Okotoks Foodbank celebrates 35 years of service to our community.
Urgently needed items: Pasta Sauce, Pasta, Kraft Dinner, Baked Beans, Canned meat/fish
For more details visit our website at: www.okotoksfoodbank.ca
Mark 5: Community In a Catholic school, we… Live in community, spiritual unity
and relationship Recognize that God will be found in
each other Foster reconciliation Develop priorities and protocols to
address the needs of the marginal-ized
Honor parents/guardians as pri-mary partners in education