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Peter’s Paper Pastor: Fr. Jonathan Gibson Parochial Vicar: Fr. Terry Gubiana In Residence: Fr. Ephrem Kardouh Deacons: Troy Nguyen, Stephen Robinson and Tom O’Toole
January 6, 2019 St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church
Epiphany of the Lord 541 Silvergrove Drive NW, Calgary, AB T3B 4R9
Tel: 403-286-5110 Fax: 403-247-4339 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.st-peters.ca Diocesan Website: www.calgarydiocese.ca
WEEKDAY MASSES
Monday to Saturday 8:30am Tuesday & Wednesday 7:00pm WEEKEND MASSES
Saturday 5:00pm & 7:00pm Sunday 8:00am, 9:30am,11:30am & 5:00pm ADORATION
Friday 9:00am – 9:00pm RECONCILIATION
Monday Mornings (Fr. Terry’s Office) 9:15am Saturday Afternoon 3:30pm
PARISH SCHEDULE: Jan. 7 – Jan. 13 Monday Prayer Group (Church) 9:10am Tuesday RCIA – Topic: “Penance and the Moral Law” (Conf. C) 7:00pm Celebrating the Word (Conf. B) 7:30pm Wednesday Men’s Breakfast Study (Hall) 6:00am Pray & Play - Topic: Reading aloud with our kids (Conf. C/Hall) 9:15am Celebrating the Word (Conf. B) 1:00pm K of C – Council Meeting (Conf. C) 7:30pm Thursday Mystery of God (Hall) 7:00pm Laudate Choir Practice (Music Room) 7:30pm Friday Mother’s Support Group (Conf. C/Hall) 9:15am Forge (Hall) 6:00pm Saturday First Reconciliation Session (Church) 9:00am Children’s Choir Practice (Music Room) 11:00am Sunday Kids Rock (Conf. C) 9:15am RCIA – “Breaking Open the Word” (Conf. A/B) 10:30am
Pastor’s Perspective
I so appreciate the richness of the Christmas Season which concludes this weekend with the Feast of the Epiphany. Each year we rehearse the Story of the Incarnation – when God assumes human nature. On this Feast Day we celebrate the unveiling of Christ’s incarnation as the Divine King. But as was true for the Magi, so is true today, we need the mind and heart to see King Jesus. Think about star in the heavens. We can call this star representative of the Book of Creation. The Magi get guidance from that book and make their way to Jerusalem. But in order to
locate Jesus in Bethlehem they need a second book, that of the Scriptures. When they get there what happens? They go into the house where they find Jesus, with Mary his mother, and they fall down and worship him. The word used here for worship, proskyneō, literally means to bow down prostrate before someone. It means to get down like a dog before another person. The Wisemen from the East discover that creation and revelation bring them to Jesus. The Church has always affirmed “the heavens are telling the glory of God” (Psalm 19:1) – the Book of Creation – as does the Book of Scripture, which according to Psalm 19, is to “be desired more than fine gold.” (verse 10) Along with Fr Terry and Deacons Tom, Stephen and Troy we wish you a grace-filled 2019. It is our prayer that at St. Peter’s we will discover more fully how in these two books we are directed to Jesus, inspiring us to have a worshipful heart bowing before our Divine King. In His Grace, Fr Jonathan
SOCIETY of ST. VINCENT de PAUL
God bless St. Peter’s! SSVP at St. Peter’s delivered 70
Christmas hampers this year. These included 66 hampers
with food and gifts, plus last-minute requests for
Christmas food hampers. God bless everyone who
donated food, gifts, time and prayers to this important
project!
Your gifts of non-perishable food items, cash & grocery
cards sustain SSVP in the months that follow Christmas.
Since January to April are SSVP’s busiest months, SSVP
relies on Christmas donations to help people through that
period.
Cash, grocery cards and gifts of non-perishable food are
always welcome. Please consider buying a pantry staple
when you get your groceries. You or your children are
welcome to leave these items in the SSVP box at the back
of the pantry. Volunteers deliver these items to pantry
shelves.
Hamper staples: Hearty soups, canned fish & meat,
PB, pasta sauce and canned beans.
Vincentians pray for our benefactors and the people we
serve.
Your Financial Stewardship Weeks of December 17 - 30
General Collections Last 2 Weeks YTD
General Collections 83,527 968,644
Operating Costs 20,000 1,040,000
Over/Under 63,527 (71,356)
Mortgage Last 2 Weeks YTD
Building Fund Donations 25,262 419,141
Weekly Loan Payment 6,155 376,350*
Over/Under 19,107 18,173
Together in Action Last 2 Weeks YTD
Collections 72,157
2018 Target 72,155
Remaining towards Goal 0
Special Collections
Last 2 Weeks YTD
World Mission Sunday 500 5,295
Catholic Education Sunday 100 8,030
Mission Mexico 613 3,596
*includes gifts applied to principal
ST. PETER’S COLLECTION COUNT MINISTRY
St. Peter’s Collection
Count Ministry is in
need of volunteers. If
you have attention to
details and can spare 2
and a half hours one
Sunday a month, please
consider joining us. For
more info, contact Janis Legg at [email protected].
CONFIRMATION REGISTRATION
Confirmation registration is re-opened for a limited time
for all children in grade 6 and up who have already been
baptized and celebrated the Sacraments of First
Reconciliation and First Communion. Registration will
close on Friday, January 18, 2019. Please visit our parish
website at https://st-peters.ca/confirmation/ to view the
preparation schedule and register. Please feel free to
contact Gail at [email protected] with any
questions.
RESPECT LIFE & FAMILY
CALGARY PRO-LIFE ASSOCIATION: promoting
the value of human life from conception to natural death
through educational programs, Fetal Development & You
Matter. To find out more &/or to book a presentation:
www.calgaryprolife.com or [email protected] or
403-243-0691.
CALGARY PREGNANCY CARE CENTRE
www.pregcare.com It is hard to face an unplanned
pregnancy alone. Peer counselors are there to listen &
explain the support services available, in a caring
respectful environment. Call or Text: 403-269-3110.
ELIZABETH HOUSE CALGARY: is a life skills
program & family-oriented home which welcomes at-risk
pregnant & parenting women who need a safe place to
life. These mothers are empowered to work towards
independent living as they pursue the education or job
skills for a bright future. To find out more:
www.elizabethhousecalgary.ca. Lives can be
transformed, two generations at a time.
COOKIE WEEKEND!
We are starting Cookie Weekends at St.
Peter’s! It will happen the first weekend of
the month, alternating between Saturdays
and Sundays. Join us downstairs in the hall
this Sunday for coffee and cookies after the
8, 9:30 and 11:30 Masses!
SACRAMENT VOLUNTEERS GREATLY NEEDED
We are currently in need of a few more
beautiful souls to help minister to these
Children who are going through
Sacrament Preparation at St. Peter’s. If
you can help out our team, please call the
Parish office at (403) 286-5110 ext. 108.
Mass Intentions
Repose of the Soul (RS) & Special Intentions (SI) Jan. 5 8:30am Earl Joseph Hebert (RS)
Jan. 5 5:00pm Luc & Mary Vuksani (RS)
Jan. 5 7:00pm Barb Carpay (SI)
Jan. 6 8:00am Anna Fatovic (RS)
Jan. 6 9:30 am For the Living & the Dead of the
Mai & Nguyen Families (SI)
Jan. 6 11:30am Paul Rozek (SI)
Jan. 6 5:00pm Parishioners of St. Peter’s (SI)
Jan. 7 8:30am Souls in Purgatory (RS)
Jan. 8 8:30am Elizabeth Grace Robinson (RS)
Jan. 8 7:00pm Fabina Sequeira (RS)
Jan. 9 8:30am Fredrick Johnston (RS)
Jan. 9 7:00pm Peter Gross (RS)
Jan. 10 8:30am Ruth Anderson (RS)
Jan. 11 8:30am America Ricon (RS)
• St. Peter’s Knights of Columbus Council next
general council meeting will be held on January
9 at 7:30 pm in the downstairs conference room.
• Thinking of Becoming a Knight? Contact Peter
Dugandzic at 403-612-8887, Angelo Scarpino at
403-862-2307 or email [email protected].
CWL A women’s ministry of St. Peter’s Parish
• Next General Meeting: Wednesday, January 16,
beginning with Mass at 7 PM.
• Next Ministry Mass: Sunday, January 20, 11:30 am.
Sign-up for various ministries is available at
www.volunteersignup.org/JLMKR. Let us witness
that the Eucharist is the Source and Summit of our
lives as Catholic women.
• For complete information, events, sign-ups, etc.,
please check out the CWL Blog on the website. Click
here for the link st-peterscwl.ca.
Inspired by the Spirit, Women Respond to God’s Call
FORGE EVENT – JANUARY 11
There will be a Forge event for young men Friday
January 11 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm in St. Peter’s Hall!
Bring your friends! There will be food, games and faith!
BAPTISM
Coordinator: Judith McRae
Phone: 403-286-5110 ext. 109
E-mail: [email protected]
Infant Baptism
A Baptism Preparation seminar is required once every
three years, up to the third child, for all parents seeking
Baptism for their children. Our next Baptism Preparation
seminar is January 26th, from 9:30 am promptly until
approximately noon. This will be in preparation for the
Baptism taking place on February 24th. Contact Judith in
the Office to register for this, at 403-286-5110, ext. 109.
See St. Peter’s web site under “Sacraments | Baptism” for
our schedule of Baptism dates.
School Age Baptism
“ … Baptism is the foundational Sacrament and the
prerequisite for all other sacraments. It unites us with
Jesus Christ, incorporates us into his redemptive death on
the Cross, thereby freeing us from the power of Original
Sin and all personal sins, and causes us to rise with him to
a life without end. …” – YOUCAT 194
Please see our web site under Sacraments | Baptism |
School Age Baptism for the dates of our next programs.
Registration forms and more information are available in
the Narthex near our bulletin board. Contact Judith
McRae in the Office to register.
CHANGE THE WORLD – BE A CATHOLIC!
Coordinator: Judith McRae
Phone: 403-286-5110 ext. 109
E-mail: [email protected]
RCIA – Period of Catechesis – Catechism classes are
back on January 8th, 2019. Our topic will be: “Penance
and the Moral Law” Read Ahead: Compendium 296-
312; 415-433; Mark 2:1-12; John 20:19-23; Romans 6.
ADULT CONFIRMATION – Are you wondering how
you managed to miss your Sacrament of Confirmation?
Or perhaps you’re a baptized non-Catholic who has been
coming weekly to Sunday Mass for a long time. Our
Spring preparation for adults begins Monday, March 11th
and continues weekly until June 3rd, with a Retreat on
June 8th and Confirmation to take place on Sunday June
9th. An intake interview is required. See our bulletin
board in the Narthex near the rear entrance for more
details. Please contact Judith in the Office to register.
FAITH LIFE
Check out the many groups and studies that St. Peter’s
Parish offers! For any questions please email:
[email protected] or check out St. Peter’s website for
more information: st-peters.ca/spiritual-formation/
FAITH & BIBLE STUDIES
Celebrating the Word (CTW) – Grow and strengthen
your Sunday Mass experience as we study and pray the
Sunday Gospel readings. Join us on Tuesday evenings
7:30-9:30 pm or Wednesday afternoons 1:00-3:00 pm.
Men’s Breakfast Study – Join us every Wednesday
morning at 6am in the Parish Hall for a delicious
breakfast as we study from Formed.org Kapaun’s Men
“Virtue Series”. For more information contact Sean Lynn
PRAYER GROUPS
Monday Morning Prayer Group - For 30 minutes after
Mass each Monday, our prayer group practices
intercessory prayer in front of the Tabernacle, to pray for
various needs. Everyone is welcome to drop in and
participate.
Maria Reina de la Paz, Spanish Prayer Group - We
invite all Spanish-speaking people to participate in this
prayer group. Come join us and know the love of Jesus
through Mary, Queen of Peace. In this school of love,
She'll take us by the hand and lead us down the path to
Her beloved Son. Join us Saturday mornings after Mass:
9:00 am - 11:00 am. For more information contact Ingrid
Salgado [email protected]
or 403-585-1047.
MOTHER’S MINISTRIES
Pray & Play – “Calling all moms...
Are you longing for a richer experience of motherhood?
Gather with other mothers for coffee, conversation, faith
and friendship as we share the joys and struggles of
raising children in today's world. This week’s Topic:
“Reading aloud with our kids”
Mother's Support Group (MSG) –Come and feel
supported, encouraged and appreciated! Join us Friday’s
9:30am - 11:15 am. For any questions
email:[email protected] Next meeting
Jan. 11, 2019.
Mom’s Book Club – Join us as we make space for
reading and reflection, connecting with other moms the
3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm next session is Jan
15. Contact Rebecca to sign up: [email protected].
LOW GLUTEN HOSTS
The main celebrant at Mass will now administer low
gluten hosts to those requiring it. Please stand in line
where the celebrant is located and request “Low Gluten
Host” when facing him.
CWL PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Our Ministry handcrafts beautiful prayer shawls, which
are blessed at Masses. The shawls are given out to bring
comfort and prayer support to those experiencing illness,
loss, loneliness, or depression. If you know someone
(woman, man, or child) who would benefit from a shawl,
please contact Sheila Morris ([email protected])
or Ann Dowling ( [email protected]).
PASTORAL CARE IS A GRACE FILLED MINISTRY St. Peter’s Pastoral Care Team welcomes new
volunteers at the six (6) assisted living/care facilities (1
in Arbour Lake & Scenic Acres and 2 in Rocky Ridge &
Bowness) where we arrange church services. We
maintain a big team, so members can easily take time off
for vacation, family comments etc. For more information
contact the Pastoral Care Coordinators: Helena (403-
374-1112) [email protected] or Gwen (403-208-9427)
DO YOU LIKE TO SING?
Then why not try the Children’s
Choir? Calling kids Grade 1 to Grade
6: Contact [email protected]
for more details or visit us after the
9:30am mass on Sundays.
2019 ENVELOPES AVAILABLE IN OFFICE
Please pick up your 2019 envelopes in
the Parish Office our office hours are
9:00 am – 4:30 pm Monday thru
Thursday and Friday 9:00am – Noon;
we are closed between 12 – 1 pm for
lunch. Please let the office know if you
have moved recently so when tax receipts are issued, they
will go to the correct address.
HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND
Are you or someone you know homebound so unable to
attend Mass? Contact the church office 403-286-5110 and
ask to receive Holy Communion at home. A member of
St. Peter's Pastoral Care Team will call to arrange a
convenient time to visit & bring Holy Communion.
DO YOU LOVE CHILDREN!
Have you felt the call in your heart to serve somewhere in
the church? St. Peter’s mother’s ministries need your
help! Your gift of time spent caring for the children
while their moms meet for prayer, study and community
will help refresh and encourage the next generation of
parents and the future of our church! We are seeking a
kind hearted, dedicated caregiver to provide childcare for
toddlers and preschoolers Wednesday mornings from
9:00-12:00. For more information contact the Parish
office at (403) 286-5110.
For more news go to www.st-peters.ca
MOUNT ST. FRANCIS RETREAT CENTRE
We here at Mount St. Francis would like to wish you the
Glory, the Wonder, and the Miracle of this Holy Season.
Have a Blessed Christmas and New Year.
Geographical address: 41160 Retreat Road Cochrane, AB
Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Fiends – Mixed
Retreat
January 11 -13 – To register contact Marilyn Meek 403-
254-9726 [email protected].
Mixed Serenity Weekend
January 18 – 20 – To register contact Jim B. 780-435-
2403; Dylan J. 780-278-0533 [email protected];
Gord G. 780-340-3547 [email protected].
Women’s Weekend
January 25 – 27 – To register contact Simone DeCnodder
587-223-4896 [email protected] ; Dayna Muscoby
403-460-7381 [email protected] ; Dianna Ridgway
403-284-1702 [email protected] ; Margaret Ridgway
403-689-0358 [email protected]
FAITH AND FUN NIGHT
Exclusive meet and greet with Bishop McGrattan for the
first 100 ticket buyers to the Calgary Flames hockey
game on February 22 against the Anaheim Ducks. For
more information contact Jonathan White 403-777-5709
or email [email protected].
PRE-AUTHORIZED DONATIONS
For Parishioners wishing to use Electronic Funds
Transfers for donations to St. Peter’s Parish, pre-
authorized debit (PAD) forms are available in the Parish
office, on our website or in the Narthex.
Automatic withdrawal is available using Direct Debit,
MasterCard or Visa. If you need to update your pre-
authorized debit information for any reason, please do
not send banking/credit card information by email for
security reasons. Drop by the office or give us a call
403-286-5110 and we would be happy to update your
information for you.
“IF YOU CHOOSE TO TALK ABOUT IT….”
If you or someone you know is experiencing distress
from the most recent public reports of abuse within the
Church and so that we can respond with compassion
please visit our website www.calgarydiocese.ca and click
on “If you choose to talk about it” on the main webpage.
Or call the toll-free number at 1-833-547-8360.
SHRINES OF ITALY – APRIL 23 – MAY 2nd, 2019
Inclusions: • round trip airfare • airport taxes based on
present fees of $640 • all transfers as per program • 8
nights’ accommodation in 3 or 4 star hotels • 8 open
buffet breakfasts • 8 dinners • tours of Padua, Venice,
Assisi, Lanciano, San Giovani Rotondo, • Holy Mass in
8 churches • Papal Basilicas in Rome • Holy Mass in St.
Peters Basilica • visit to Venice and Padua • bottle of
wine per table with dinner • Audience with the Pope* •
Spiritual Leader Fr. Tomy Manjal., call 1-800-627-4336
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY (Jan. 18-25) Pastors: If you would like to host Prayer Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity between Jan. 18 (the Feast of the Confession of Saint Peter) and Jan. 25 (the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul), please see https://www.weekofprayer.ca/ for resources or contact Fr. Adrian at 403-218-5528 or [email protected]. To help promote your service in the wider Catholic and Ecumenical Community, please provide the Ecumenical Office with information about your service. Also consider promoting the following two, joint services of prayer that will be held by the Calgary Council of Churches at Grace Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Jan. 20 from 7 to 8 pm and Ambrose University on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 11:15 am.
COVENANT LIVING OPEN HOUSE You are invited to visit Evanston Summit, a Catholic-based senior living community, at their Open House after Mass on Sundays (January 6, 13, 20 & 27). There will be refreshments and a tour of the Seniors Living Community. Where: Evanston Summit, 150 Evanspark Manor NW, Calgary. Drop in between 11 am and 4 pm. For more information about Covenant Living, visit www.covenantliving.ca
THEOLOGY OF THE BODY CONFERENCE COMING MARCH 2019 Join internationally acclaimed speakers, authors and our popular entertainer in the one and a half day Theology of the Body 2019 Conference to find answers to your decisive questions about our human destiny, and how to orient your life and actions toward authentic fulfilment - in Christ. • Speakers: Christopher West, Mike Mangione, Sr. Helena Burns, Vicki Thorn, Kevin Muico, Fr.
Thomas Loya • When: March 8 & 9, 2019
Where: St. Michael’s Catholic Community (800 85 St. SW, Calgary) • Registration: $50/student, $60/adult, at http://TOB.calgarydiocese.ca • Sessions:
▪ Love Thy Body, by Sr. Helena Burns ▪ Is True Love for Everyone, by Kevin Muico ▪ Divine Order or Demonic Chaos, by Fr. Thomas Loya ▪ God, Sex and the Meaning of Life, by Christopher West ▪ The Science Behind Theology of the Body, by Vicki Thorn ▪ The Masculine Genius and Feminine Genius, by Christopher West & Sr. Helena
Burns ▪ Made for More: Visions of the Promised Land, by Christopher West & Mike
Mangione
COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR – START A TEAM, JOIN A TEAM, VOLUNTEER This year, make a New Year’s resolution to give back to your community. Your participation in
Coldest Night of the Year will support those experiencing homelessness here in Calgary. So, step
out for a walk along the Bow River Pathways for a chance to experience the cold, as it is felt by our
less than fortunate neighbours. You will also share in the camaraderie of your fellow participants
in more than 100 locations across Canada. When: Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at 4 pm. Where: Eau
Claire Market. Funds raised support Feed the Hungry and affordable housing through
KAIROS Calgary. Raise $150 or pay the $25 registration fee. For more information, visit
www.cnoy.org/calgarydowntown. Events are also located in Taber, Lethbridge & Medicine Hat to
support local charities.