September 13, 2020

SACRED HEART CHURCH

OF THE FIRST PEOPLES

10821-96 Street, Edmonton, AB T5H 2J8

P: 780.422.3052 F: 780.423.0176 E: sacredheart.firstpeoples@caedm.ca

Facebook: Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples-Catholic Church

PRAYER

Lord, remember not only people of good will but also people of ill will. Do not remember only the sufferings that have been inflicted on us, but remember too the fruit we have bought as a result of this suffering: the comradeship and loyalty, the humility and courage, the generosity and greatness of heart that has grown out of it. And when they come to judgement, let all the fruits that we have borne be their forgiveness. (Prayer found in A

Onocihtowipisim (September-Mating Month)

Weekly Collections

Church Offerings from September 5, 2020 1414.06,

Church Building Fund $ 940.00 and Recyclables

Cans and bottles $ 45.00

Donations $ 140.00 Recycl Parish Team

Pastor: Fr. Susai Jesu, OMI

Associate Pastor: Fr. Mark Blom, OMI

Baptism Preparation

The next Baptism Preparation

Class will be on Thursday

October 15, 2020 at 6: pm in the

Parish Boardroom. Please

register by calling the office at

780-422-3052

Mass Schedule

Daily Masses from Monday to

Saturday at 9 a.m.

All Sundays at 10:00 am, 11:30

am (Indigenous Mass) 4:00 pm

(Eritrean Mass) and 7:00 pm at

Santa Maria Goretti Catholic

Church and Holy Rosary at 7:

00 pm (Live Streaming from our

Facebook)

Prayers for the Deceased

Dexter L’Hirondelle

Baptisms

September 5: Aloni Yemane September 6 : Latemarim Berik

Adonai Yowhans

Aster Ganotiti Deacon: Paul Tam

September 13, 2020

Attending Masses at Sacred Heart School Gymnasium

Due to fire damage at Sacred Heart Church, we are not allowed to gather and celebrate Masses inside our Sacred Heart Church. We have arranged to celebrate the Holy Eucharist at Sacred Heart School Gymnasium at 10:00 am, 11:30 am and 4:00 pm.

Maximum 50 people are allowed to participate in the Holy Mass

Our regular 7:00 pm Mass will be celebrated at Santa Maria Goretti

Catholic Church. (address: 9110 110 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5H 1S5)

We respectfully ask if you are over 75 years old and if you have any symptoms of sickness or have low immunity, please remain at home for now

If necessary, we can make a special visit to your home. In this way, we show our love to our neighbour and to ourselves

Mass will continue to be live streamed on our Sacred Heart Facebook

If you forget to register, you are still welcome as we have more spaces

Please arrive 15 minutes before Mass Please bring and wear your own masks (we have some for

those who do not have masks as it is mandatory during the mass)

Thank you for your participation and co-operation Call the office if you wish to attend mass: 780-422-3052

Thank You

Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples Parish expresses heartfelt gratitude and thanksgiving to all those who have donated their recyclable bottles and cans. Continue to support us through your recyclable bottles and cans to repair our Sacred Heart Church. Please drop them off at the Church rectory from Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR TODAY

• We will continue to Live Stream of the morning masses and evening rosaries every

day. Everyone is welcome to participate

• For those who have not completed their “Called to protect Workshop” there will be

another workshop on September 30, 2020 Wednesday at (:30 am at the Archdiocesan

pastoral Centre. Please call the office to register.

• There will be a community clean up on Saturday, September 19 as part of our

response to the Season of Creation. We are looking for 20 to 25 people to join us on

that day to collect garbage around the parish and the whole street of 96. Please call the

office to register for this event.

Archbishop Richard Smith will be here to celebrate next Sunday Mass at 12 noon.

Please all those who wish to participate, phone our office to register.

The next Baptism Preparation Class will be on Thursday October 15, 2020 at 6: pm in the

Parish Boardroom. Please register by calling the office at

780-422-3052

September 13, 2020

Fire at Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples, Edmonton

Sunday afternoon August 30 a fire spread from a work room at the behind the sanctuary at Sacred Heart Church of the first Peoples in downtown Edmonton. The building was vacant for an hour when about 2:30 p.m. a passerby saw flames through the windows and called the fire department. Sacred Heart church is 107 years old and although the timber is very dry the walls are constructed of very heavy lathe and plaster which limited the lateral spread of the fire. The ceiling and an attic storage room were badly burnt but the fire investigator was relieved the next day to find that the damage was less extensive than he thought when they were fighting the fire. Only one piece of art was lost, the first station of the cross, which was painted on the outside wall of the room where the fire started. All the sacred furnishings that have recently been acquired were all undamaged. Nine fire trucks attended the fire including two of the large ladder trucks. More than eighty firefighters were on the scene, going into the church in relays to fight the fire and tear apart the walls in search of any hotspots. Fr. Susai and I were both present giving the fire commander information about the building. We are extremely grateful for the care that the firefighters took in moving the statues and the furnishings away from the affected area. By five o’clock the next day the restoration company had a team removing the water from the church and the basement. The following day engineers, hygienists, fire investigators and our insurance adjuster were all scoping out the damage. We have been told that the entire building is “hot” meaning that there is asbestos and other contamination everywhere. We are not even permitted to enter the building. There has been a huge amount of support from people across the country. Archbishop Richard Smith spent the afternoon with us during the fire and has visited us twice since then. People want to help but the nature of a large insurance claim, the safety issues and particularly the asbestos contamination means that the work is going to be largely a professional job. We have begun to ponder what new design we could bring to the church to enhance the Indigenous character of our parish. We are grateful no one was hurt in the fire and that it was accidental. And we can’t help recognize that the fire is going to afford a restoration to our building that we could never have financed. The Exultet has been coming to mind as I tell the story again and again to others: “O felix cupla”. Thank you all for your prayers and concern. Fr.Mark Blom, OMI

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Prayers for this week (From Truth and Reconciliation Commission Recommendations)

Calls for Justice for All Governments: Culture 2.1 We call upon all governments to acknowledge, recognize, and protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples to their cultures and languages as inherent rights, and constitutionally protected as such under section 35 of the Constitution.

We pray for the acknowledgement, recognition, and protection of the rights of Indigenous

Peoples to their cultures and languages as inherent rights.

2.2 We call upon all governments to recognize Indigenous languages as official languages, with the same status, recognition, and protection provided to French and English.

We pray for the revitalization and restoration of Indigenous cultures and languages.

2.3 We call upon all governments to ensure that all Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people are provided with safe, no-barrier, permanent, and meaningful access to their cultures and languages in order to restore, reclaim, and revitalize their cultures and identities. These are rights held by all segments of Indigenous communities, from young children to Elders. The programs and services that provide such access should not be tied exclusively to government-run cultural or educational institutions. All governments must further ensure that the rights of Indigenous children to retain and be educated in their Indigenous language are upheld and protected. All governments must ensure access to immersion programs for children from preschool into post-secondary education.

We pray that the right of Indigenous children to retain and be educated in their Indigenous

language be upheld and protected.

2.6 We call upon all governments to educate their citizens about, and to confront and eliminate, racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia. To accomplish this, the federal government, in partnership with Indigenous Peoples and provincial and territorial governments, must develop and implement an Anti-Racism and Anti-Sexism National Action Plan to end racist and sexualized stereotypes of Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people. The plan must target the general public as well as public services.

We pray for the education of citizens eliminate racism, sexism, homophobia, and

transphobia.

2.7 We call upon all governments to adequately fund and support Indigenous-led initiatives to improve the representation of Indigenous Peoples in media and pop culture.

We pray for the representation of First Peoples in media and pop culture, to appreciate

their values by general public.

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READINGS FOR 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

First Reading: (Sirach 27:30-28:7) A reading from the book of Sirach.

Anger and wrath, these are abominations, yet a sinner holds on to them. The vengeful person will face the Lord’s vengeance, for he keeps a strict account of their sins. Forgive your neighbour the wrong that is done, and then your sins will be pardoned when you pray. Does anyone harbour anger against another, and expect healing from the Lord? If one has no mercy toward another like oneself, can one then seek pardon for one’s own sins? If one who is but flesh harbours wrath, who will make an atoning sacrifice for that person’s sins? Remember the end of your life, and set enmity aside; remember corruption and death, and be true to the commandments. Remember the commandments, and do not be angry with your neighbour; remember the covenant of the Most High, and overlook faults.

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 103) Your Response: The Lord is merciful and gracious; slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits. R. It is the Lord who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the Pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy. R. He will not always accuse, nor will he keep his anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. R. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far he removes our transgressions from us. R.

Second Reading: (Romans 14: 7-9)

Brothers and sisters: We do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to ourselves. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and lived again, so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

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Gospel Reading: (Mathew 18: 21-35)

Peter came and said to Jesus, “Lord, how often should I forgive my brother or sister if they sin against me? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him; and, as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, and payment to be made. So the slave fell on his knees before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ The lord of that slave released him and forgave him the debt. “But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat, he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’ Then his fellow slave fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ But he refused; then he went and threw him into prison until he would pay the debt. “When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. Then his lord summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’ And in anger his lord handed him over to be tortured until he would pay his entire debt. “So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. *****************************************************************************

FACE COVERING REQUIRED Welcome to our Parish. Under directions from the Catholic Archdiocese of

Edmonton, all persons must wear a face covering or mask inside the church.

If you don’t have a mask, we will be pleased to provide one. We thank you for your understanding!

Exceptions:

Children under the age of 2; persons who are unable to manage a mask

without assistance; those with a mental or physical limitation that makes

them unable to wear a mask.

caedm.ca/covid

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We assure you all of our prayers for your good health of mind and body. Stay safe. Fr. Susai Jesu, OMI Fr. Mark Blom, OMI Deacon Paul Tam.

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