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Administrative Offices Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Closed from 12:00 - 12:30 pm Secretary/Bookkeeper: Lillian Illescas lillian@stmaryscalgary.com Sacrament Coordinator: Allison Charlton Allison@stmaryscalgary.com

Bishop of Calgary: Bishop William T. McGrattan Rector: Very Rev. Bob Dielissen frbob@stmaryscalgary.com Associate Pastor: Rev. Rowel Jose Abanto frarjay@stmaryscalgary.com Deacon: Rev. Mr. Dennis Foraie dennis.foraie@calgarydiocese.ca In Residence: Rev. Dennis McDonald Rev. Jos Tom Kalathil Parambil jostomk@gmail.com Rev. Charles Pottie Pâté, sj cpottie@jesuits.ca

Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary from the Catholic Pastoral Centre April 8, 2018

ALZHEIMER WORKSHOP This workshop will provide participants with an understanding of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Learn about the stages of the disease, tools and strategies for interaction with persons with dementia and their caregivers. Join our

workshop on Saturday, April 14 at the Alzheimer Society of Calgary (800-7015 Macleod Tr SW, Calgary, AB). To register, go to: http://

EVENTS.calgarydiocese.ca or call 403-218-5501.

YOUTH RALLY 2018 The Youth Office invites all youth ages 12 - 18 to participate in this year's Youth Rally on April 21 at Catholic Cen-

tral High School East, Lethbridge. Come and join Michael Chiasson, Fr. Cristino Bouvette and the Nun and Nunner for a day filled with

music, awesome talks and great fun. To register, go to http://www.theyellowtree.ca or ask your Youth Group Coordinator or your Par-

ish Priest. For more information, call Harriett at 403-218-5507 - harriett.cariaga@calgarydiocese.ca

PERMANENT DIACONATE Are you called to serve? 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. You 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. During four years of

human, spiritual, theological, and pastoral formation, the aspirant will prepare for the threefold ministries of charity, Word, and sacra-

ment that are the call of the Deacon. For more information, visit www.calgarydiocese.ca and search for “Permanent Diaconate” or con-

tact Deacon John Walsh (john.walsh@calgarydiocese.ca). Spouses are encouraged to attend. Preliminary applications will be accepted

at the following presentations: Saturday, April 7: St. Albert the Great Parish, 10 Prestwick Drive SE Calgary. Mass at 8:30 am, Presen-

tation from 9:30 am to 11:30 am Saturday, April 14: St. Basil’s Parish, 604 13 Street N, Lethbridge. Presentation from 1 pm to 3 pm.

For further information contact: john.walsh@calgarydiocese.ca.

NEW EVANGELIZATION SUMMIT Live from Ottawa April 27-28, this webcast will be streamed to sites across North America including

Calgary at St. Mary's University, 14500 Bannister Rd. SE. Speakers include George Weigel, Curtis Martin, Michael Dopp, Sr. Ann Shields,

and Patrick Madrid. For tickets and information contact Eden: eden.dsouza@calgarydiocese.ca; 403-461-2748 or visit newevangeliza-

tion.ca (make sure you select the Calgary location).

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL The Calgary Council of Christians and Jews (CCCJ) and St. Peter’s Anglican Church are co-sponsoring a Holo-

caust Memorial Service on Sunday, April 15 at 7:00 pm. Marnie Bondar will recount the story of her Grandmother’s survival during the

Holocaust, illustrated with slides. Freda Plucer, now over 90, will attend. Everyone is welcome to join us as we stand together in soli-

darity with victims of hate and violence, and pray for God’s peace and hope throughout the world. Location: St. Peter’s Anglican

Church, 903 75 Ave. SW, Calgary. Contact: 403-218-5500 or email: caroline.silveira@calgarydiocese.ca.

ORDINATION Bishop William T. McGrattan is pleased to announce that he has called Rev. Mr. Derek Remus to be ordained to the

priesthood on Friday, 29 June at 7:00 pm in St. Mary's Cathedral, Calgary. We give thanks to God for the gift of Deacon Derek's call to

the priesthood, and we invite and encourage the faithful of the diocese to come and join in the celebration of the conferral of Holy

Orders in June.

CATHOLIC SPEED DATING EVENT Visit www.CatholicSpeedDating.ca or call Rose 587-333-1099 for more info and to REGISTER for our

upcoming Events: Friday, April 20th Easter Event at St. Paul’s Church in Airdrie (Age range: Women: 24 to 32 & Men: 27 to 35) -&- (Age

range: Women: 33 to 41 & Men: 36 to 44) -&- (Age Range: Women: 45+ & Men: 45+).

NEWS.CalgaryDiocese.ca Find out what’s happening in the Diocese of Calgary at http://NEWS.calgarydiocese.ca – your news hub for

events & announcements around the Diocese. For more about this publication: communications@calgarydiocese.ca For all the Diocesan news and employment opportunities please go to: http://www.calgarydiocese.ca.

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SUNDAY MASS TIMES Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 8:30,10:00 am, Noon & 7:30 pm WEEKDAY MASS TIMES

Monday - Friday, 7:30 am & 5:00 pm Saturday - 9:00 am

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Friday 4:00-4:45 pm

Saturday 8:15-8:45 am & 4:00-4:45 pm, or by appointment

THE ROSARY Mon-Fri 4:30 pm

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

First Friday of the month, 5:45-7:00 pm

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM First time parents must participate in Baptism Preparation. To register, please fill out a “Request for Baptism” form at the information desk.

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SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER

(DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY)

We hope that you have a meaningful worship experience at St. Mary’s Cathe-dral. We invite unregistered parishioners to complete a registration form at the in-formation desk. If you have any questions, or if there is anything we can do to make your visit here more pleasant, please do not hesitate to contact the ushers, or any staff members that may be present. You may also call the Parish Office and talk to a staff member for additional informa-tion (403) 228-4170.

To our visitors, enjoy your visit with

our parish family.

To our new parishioners,

Welcome Home!

Visitors and New Parishioners!

“This is Divine Mercy Sunday, a feast established by Pope

St. John Paul II to celebrate the merciful love of God that has

been revealed most completely through Jesus. Through

everything he did and taught, Jesus believed in a merciful

way of life. He never wavered from his mission to proclaim

that the reign of God was possible and to call disciples to

preach that message to all the ends of the earth.”

http://celebrationpublications.org/issues-week/2018-04-08

Monday, Apr. 09 7:30 am Leo Roussin (RIP) 5:00 pm Stella Urbaniak (RIP) Tuesday, Apr. 10 7:30 am Flora Dilello (RIP) 5:00 pm James Molino (RIP) Wednesday, Apr. 11 7:30 am John Grogan (RIP) 5:00 pm Julka & Peter Federucci (RIP) Thursday, Apr. 12 7:30 am Paul Winton Magtanong (RIP) 5:00 pm John Coll (RIP) Friday, Apr. 13 7:30 am Craig Arges (RIP) 5:00 pm Frank Fleiger (RIP) Saturday, Apr. 14 9:00 am Catherine Hitchell (INT)

SACRAMENT PREPARATIONSACRAMENT PREPARATIONSACRAMENT PREPARATIONSACRAMENT PREPARATION

This Sunday, April 8th, Kaylee Mae Madduma will be celebrating her First Holy Communion. Let us pray for her that as she receives Jesus in the Eucharist each week, she may grow in faith, hope, and

love. The Mass celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation will be held on Saturday, April 14

th at 5pm. Bishop William T.

McGrattan will be celebrating this Mass. The next Baptism preparation class will be held on Saturday, May 12

th at 10:00

am in the Rectory Hall. If you are first time parents seeking baptism for your child, you are required to attend one of

these sessions prior to the baptism. Registration forms are available on the information tables in the Cathedral and on our website.

RCIA: The Next Step for the Parish

"The neophytes are those who were

recently initiated into the Church

through the sacraments of baptism,

confirmation, and Eucharist. During the Easter sea-

son, and often throughout the year after, they spend

time reflecting on the mysteries. This process is

called ‘mystagogy.’ But their practice of mystagogy is

simply a participation in what all baptized Chris-tians

are called to do. All of us who are baptized, whether

last year or many years ago, are called to constantly

reflect on our experience of God, discern its mean-

ing, renew our commitment to our baptismal prom-

ises, and commit ourselves to living those promises

in the ordinary events of our daily life." Taken from

Diana Macalintal 2007, Mystagogy: Savoring the

Mystery of God .

A special Thank

You to all of those

who helped,

planned, and par-

ticipated in the

Holy Week and

Easter liturgies —

the various Ministry coordinators, the Lectors,

Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Servers, and Ushers.

In addition, heartfelt gratitude is extended to all

of those who volunteered countless hours in

helping to transform the Church environment

from Palm Sunday through to Easter — The

members of the Art and Environment, Hospital-

ity ministries, and the builders of the Easter

tomb. Also a warm thank you to the volunteers

who organized the Easter Vigil Reception. The

gathering was a great success in bringing to-

gether our community. Throughout the week it

was evident that we have dedicated volunteers

who wanted to share their love for Jesus and our

parish. Your generosity was greatly appreciated.

DID YOU KNOW? Our beautiful main Altar flower dis-

plays are arranged by Sheila

Madonna a parishioner who volun-

teers her time to help beautify our

worship space. (sheilaflowers78@gmail.com).

This Week This Week This Week This Week

in the Parishin the Parishin the Parishin the Parish

Wednesday, April 11 St. Mary’s High School - Easter Mass 10:30 am

Thursday, April 12 Bible Study 3:00 pm

Friday, April 13 Leo Gerard Memorial 11:00 am

Saturday, April 14 Confirmation Celebration - 5:00 pm

Readings for the Third Sunday of Easter First Reading (Acts 3:13-15,17-19) You killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. Second Reading (1 John 2:1-5) Jesus Christ is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and for the sins of the whole world. Gospel (Luke 24:35-48) Thus it is written, that the Christ is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day .

Stewardship reflection for Stewardship reflection for Stewardship reflection for Stewardship reflection for 2nd Sunday of Easter2nd Sunday of Easter2nd Sunday of Easter2nd Sunday of Easter

FROM OUR MINISTRIESFROM OUR MINISTRIESFROM OUR MINISTRIESFROM OUR MINISTRIES

Pastoral Care Team of St. Mary’s would be pleased to visit and bring the Eucharist to the shut-ins of our par-ish. Please call 403-228-4170 to make arrangements.

Note: the next Pastoral Care Course will begin in May. If this is a ministry that interests you, please contact the parish office for more information.

Children's Liturgy of the Word is celebrated at the 10:00 am Mass on Sundays. Children aged 3-6 are invited forward following the Opening prayer to join

the leaders, listen to the Gospel, read from the Children’s lectionary, and then share in a reflection at their level of un-derstanding. They will return to their families during the of-fertory collection. For more information please contact Rita (ritaorjionwe@gmail.com). Volunteers are needed.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul – “To Serve the Poor is to Serve Jesus” (St. Vincent de Paul). Your continuous support in our outreach work to serve others in need is much valued as the finan-

cial stress on our Society continues. “The Society accepts all donations for the less fortunate we serve. Please mark your envelopes "SSVP Society". If you have any questions or con-cerns or require assistance please call 403-397-6028.

Hospitality Ministry Join us in the rectory hall for a cup of coffee after the 10:00 am Mass every Sunday and the 8:30 am Mass the first Sunday of the month. If

you would like to volunteer your time for set-up/clean-up or to contribute some baked goods, please contact the office (403-228-4170).

Bible Study takes place every Thursday at 3:00 pm in the Rectory Hall. All are welcome. Please con-tact Bob for further information (403-272-4262).

Catholic Women’s League (CWL) is the largest national organization of Catholic women. St. Mary’s CWL is involved in a number of activities and invites all

women of the parish to become members. Next meeting: April 28

th, 9:30 am. All are welcome. Please contact Anthea

(anthea.berdan@gmail.com) for further information.

INTRODUCTION TO IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY WORKSHOP -

APRIL 13-15, 2018 . This retreat- workshop will explore with the

participants some important elements of Ignatian spirituality,

i.e. the vision of how to live the Gospel more deeply inspired by

the experience and charism of St. Ignatius of Loyola. It will in-

clude input and discussion on the Spiritual Exercises as a school

of prayer, of discernment and interior freedom; the affective

dimension of Ignatian prayer; the role and significance of conso-

lation and desolation; the awareness prayer exercise; the mean-

ing and importance of mission as the fruit of prayer. The for-

mat of weekend will include teaching input, practical exercises,

silence/prayer and time of communal worship and fellowship in

the setting of the beauty of God’s creation at Kingsfold.

Facilitators: Charles Pottie-Pâté, sj and Heather Cowie

Cost: $265 shared, $295 single Tel : 403.932.3174.

Stewardship of Treasure Holy Week, 2018

General Collections Last Week Y-T-D Envelopes/Loose/Debit/etc. $37,032.14 $226,344.95 Weekly operating cost: 18,500.00 240,500.00

General Collections Over/ (Shortfall): 18,532.14 (14,155.05)

Holy Thursday 2,674.25

Good Friday (Holy Land) 3,944.25 Mission Mexico 40.00 590.56 Together In Action (TIA) 1,415.00 14,000.00 2018 target 66, 065 Outstanding towards Target: (52,065.00)

Thank you for your generosity

“The community of believers was of one heart and mind,

and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his

own...” – ACTS 4:32.

All that we are and all that we have is a gift from God! Think

of your family, your friends, your talents, your abilities and

your money – these are all gifts from God! We aren’t really

owners of anything, we are merely “stewards” of the gifts

God has blessed us with. http://archstl.org/stewardship/page/bulletin-inserts

CHRISTIANS OF THE HOLY LAND

St. Mary’s Cathedral is helping the Chris-

tians of the Holy Land who have survived

countless invasions. They seek our support

in the face of legal and land threats to the

Christian church in the Holy Land.

We would like to raise $9,000.00 to help

our brothers and sisters who are in need. If you would like

to make a donation towards this cause, please mark your

envelope “Christians of the Holy Land and make the

cheque payable to “St. Mary’s Cathedral” Memo: Chris-

tians of the Holy Land. We also have a debit/credit ma-

chine at the information booth if you prefer. Your generos-

ity would be greatly appreciated it.