First Sunday in Advent

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1 First Sunday in Advent St. Joseph s Parish Bulletin December 01/02, 2018 THE WORLD THEN AND NOW When Christ came to earth 2,000 years ago he encountered a world similar to the one we live in: far from God and full of anxiety. The lives of many people of Christ s time were devoid of meaning because God had not yet sent his Son into the world. Today, as then, our world often lives as if Christ had never come to earth. But hope is not lost. Christ is our hope! Is my life full of meaning rooted in Christ s saving message, or do I permit worries and selfish desires to choke my spirit? Matthew Reinhardt TH AVENUE NW CALGARY, AB T2M 0Y8 PHONE (403) FAX (403)

2 December 01/02, 2018 FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION FIRST RECONCILIATION FIRST COMMUNION BABY BAPTISM CLASS Session #3 Sunday, December 9, 2018 at the parish hall at 6:30 PM. Session #1 Sunday February 24, 2019 at the parish hall at 6:30 PM. The next baby baptism preparation class is: Thursday, January 10, 2019 from 7 to 9 PM at the Parish Hall. Contact the Parish Office (403) to register. PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS Grant & Elaine Stapon, Tony C., Ernie Feduniw, Joseph Ceschini, Clinton Walsh, Terryann Greenwell, Eugene Kuklicz, Sister Jeanne Roy, Megan Baron, Irene Wood, Phyllis, Jun Garcia, Pat Foran, Charles Smith, Heather Rieberer, Charlane Porter, Veronica Hay, Darlene Sharman, Colton Campbell Yau, Nathan Anaekwe, Caroline & Olga Sladek, Petr & Sarka Glet. THE CALGARY DIOCESAN MARRIAGE PREPARATION PROGRAM For Better and For Ever, has been adapted for couples in one or more of the following circumstances: living together, previously married, beginning marriage with children, couples 45+, or those who wish to have their marriage blessed in the Church. For more information and/or to register call the Life and Family Resource Centre at or lifeandfamily@calgarydiocese.ca. RCIA Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm at the conference room. NOVEMBER 17/18, 2018 SUNDAY COLLECTION ENVELOPE $3, LOOSE $1, TOGETHER IN ACTION $ THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS GIFT TO THE CHURCH. MAY GOD S ABUNDANT BLESSING BE WITH YOU. NEED A PRAYER If you or a loved one is in need of prayers due to an illness, please call the rectory to put your name on the prayer list. Names will be kept in the prayer list for 4 weeks unless notified otherwise. If you need the name removed before 4 weeks, please call the rectory (403) PARISH PHOTO DIRECTORY Take a moment to sign up to have your photos taken for the Parish Photo Directory. There are 3 more days being made available. December 13, 14 & 15 th. You can either call the parish office at or sign up on the sheets located on the first landing as you come up the stairs. A Second Collection will be taken up on the weekend of December 8-9 for Mission Mexico. If every parishioner would contribute at least a loonie to the collection we can help the Mission Council to meet their goal. Thank you TH AVENUE NW, CALGARY, AB T2M-0Y8 PHONE (403) FAX (403)

3 December 01/02 FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT CALENDAR OF EVENTS AT ST. JOSEPH DECEMBER 03 TO DECEMBER 09, 2018 DAY DATE EVENTS MON Dec. 03 FIRST WEEK IN ADVENT TUES Dec. 04 6:30 PM Confession (Church) 7:00 PM Mass (Church) INTENTION: ANDREA GRIFFIN 7:30 PM Charismatic Prayer Group (Church) WED Dec. 05 8:30 AM Confession (Church) 9:00 AM Mass (Church) INTENTION: MASS IN THANKSGIVING 6:30 PM Alpha Program (Parish Hall) 7:00 PM Prayer Shawl Ministry (Small Conference Rm.) 7:30 PM RCIA (Conference Room) THU Dec :15 AM Mass (Fanning Centre) INTENTION: Cesia Messmer 7:30 PM AA Polish Language (Conference Room) FRI Dec :30 AM Confession (Church) Noon Mass (Church) INTENTION: SPECIAL INTENTION OF J.V. 12:30 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Church) 3:00 PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy (Church) SAT Dec.08 8:30 AM Confession (Church) 9:00 AM Mass (Church) INTENTION: CATHY SWAROSKI 4:00 PM Confession (Church) 5:00 PM Sunday Mass (Church) INT.: RIBEIRO FAMILY 7:00 PM Bread Ministry (Parish Hall) SUN Dec. 09 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 9:00 AM Mass (Church) INTEN: DONNA CUMMINS 10:00 AM Coffee & Tea (Parish Hall) 11:00 AM Mass (Church) INT: NEL ROMANO 5:00 PM Mass (Church) INT.: FOR ALL PARISHIONERS LECTOR 1 CANTOR LECTOR 2 EMHC A1 EMHC B1 EMHC B2 Sacristan SUNDAY 9 AM LECTOR 1 CANTOR LECTOR 2 EMHC A1 EMHC B1 EMHC B2 Sacristan LITURGY MINISTERS DEC. 08/09, 2018 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT SATURDAY 5 PM SUNDAY 11 AM LECTOR 1 CANTOR LECTOR 2 EMHC A1 EMHC A2 EMHC A3 EMHC B1 EMHC B2 EMHC B3 EMHC B4 Sacristan SUNDAY 5 PM Christine Khandl Brunnen TBA Daniel Brunnen Glenna Werbicki John Werbicki Roger Ekwalanga Anthony Banka Heidy Chan TBA Mark Gallo Aames Abanto Elizabeth McWhinnie Joan Sicotte Joan Sicotte Murina Krahn TBA Faye Rennie Iwona Kuklicz Nancy McMahon Malcolm De Souza Nancy Mitchell Sonia Philips Ann D. Amantea Joe Amantea Nancy McMahon The Knights are going to sell raffle tickets after the masses on Dec 2nd & 9th. LECTOR 1 CANTOR LECTOR 2 EMHC A1 EMHC B1 EMHC B2 Sacristan Bernadette Stamile TBA Graham LeGeyt Andrea Gillier Luc Garcia Fe Bada Tin Kwa TH AVENUE NW, CALGARY, AB T2M-0Y8 PHONE (403) FAX (403)

4 December 01/02 FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT N.W ADVENT Penitential Services Everyone Welcome! Thurs., Dec. 6 7:30 pm St. Paul s 1305 Main St. Airdrie Wed., Dec. 12, 7:00 pm. St. Mary s Cochrane, AB Wed., Dec. 12 7:00 pm St. Pius X Ave. N.W. Thurs., Dec. 13 7:00 pm St. Agnes Carstairs, AB Thurs., Dec. 13 7:30 pm St. Joseph s Avenue N.W. Thurs, Dec. 13 7:00 pm St. Bernard s Parish Street N.W. Thurs., Dec. 20 7:00 pm St. Boniface German 1923 Broadview Road N.W. For more information on the Sacrament of Reconciliation at other parishes, go to the Diocesan website: PRAYER SHAWL MEETING WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 TH FROM 7 TO 9PM CHRISTMAS HAMPER GIFT CARD PROGRAM Count down to Delivery Day 1 WEEK GIFTS Please return all gift cards with store receipt into the collection basket or to the office. DONATIONS Monetary donations continue to climb. We will purchase food gift cards according to needs and incoming funds. Donation envelopes are located on the Giving Tree or on our bulletin board. DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED DECEMBER 8 10:00AM Many people are needed to deliver Christmas Gift Bags Please see sign up sheets on our bulletin board in the Foyer. You may also phone or to volunteer. ssvpstjosephcalgary@gmail.com THANK YOU! We thank you for your generosity, helping to make a Christmas of joy and happiness for families in need. Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul. St. Teresa of Avila TH AVENUE NW, CALGARY, AB T2M-0Y8 PHONE (403) FAX (403)

5 Notes from Alpha: On Knowing What does it MEAN to be Catholic? What do all Catholics embrace, from the traditionalist to the progressive? I certainly don t feel qualified to answer that question. Part of my problem is that there is no shortage of people who are more than happy to give me an answer, even if none of them exactly agree with each other. Being raised in the world of Google, I often go to the internet for answers and what an adventure that can be. I found an All-the-Answers Catholic website that had, among other topics, a post for can Catholics do yoga? I thought that was a no duh question of course we can! But the reply was NO. Apparently practicing yoga is the same as worshiping Hindu gods. But by that logic, not only am I a practicing Hindu, but also quite possibly Jewish (since I had made Purim hamantashen cookies) and maybe even Buddhist (via meditation and Tai Chi classes). I found a Catholic family values website that had, among other tidbits, an article on why good Catholics shouldn t send their daughters to college. According to the author, Catholic doctrine states that women are meant to be wives and mothers, and since there s no college coursework geared towards housekeeping and motherhood (just a lot of opportunity to sin), daughters shouldn t go. As a single, educated woman, I m apparently a very bad Catholic. I have learned, though, that things said with conviction aren t necessarily correct. After some snooping, I found out that both websites are run by lay people not religious persons, not Catholic Church officials, not religious scholars. In other words, people not all that different from you and me. And a quick online search turns up official perspectives, including those voiced by Pope Francis, that contradict what s said on those websites. But it s alarming, knowing that there are people who take what these websites say as the Catholic perspective, simply because conviction + publication = authority. So where does that leave us? If there is a lesson to be had, it s that there is danger in passively accepting whatever we re told. We need to be active participants in our faith to think, to ask questions, to discern. Faith is a continuous process, a life-long journey, and we need opportunities to practice being active thinkers, instead of passive accepters. One place to do that is Alpha. Once a week, people from all walks of life come together to think about and discuss issues of faith in a respectful environment. And it works - it s almost impossible to be in the room and not join in the conversation. And the answer to what does it MEAN to be Catholic? Well, I can t say that by the end of Alpha you ll have the answer. But the odds are good that you ll be better equipped to go out and find the answer for yourself. - Kharah Ross (Alpha Coordinator) P.S. If you missed the pilot, Alpha will start again in January. Feel free to contact us (alpha@stjosephscalgary.com) and we ll get you registered!

6 ADVENT P A R I S H The Mystery of MISSION God's Word with Fr. Krzysztof Bugno, SDS D E C 9 H O M I L Y D U R I N G M A S S T H E W O R D O F G O D I N T H E H I S T O R Y O F S A L V A T I O N D E C B E G I N S W I T H 7 P M M A S S M O N D A Y T H E W O R D O F G O D I N T H E C H U R C H A N D I N O U R L I F E T U E S D A Y T H E W O R D O F G O D A N D T H E W O R D O F O U R S W E D N E S D A Y M A R Y A N D T H E W O R D O F G O D S T. J O S E P H P A R I S H C A L G A R Y A V E N W

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8 Ministry Contact Sacraments RCIA: Greg Yates lga ry.com RCIA FOR CHILDREN: Nancy McMahon BABY BAPTISM: Fr. Jaroslaw Yarek Dziuba, SDS MARRIAGE PREPARATION Please call the office. Social Justice ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (403) BREAD FOR THE HUNGRY: Malcolm De Souza DEVELOPMENT & PEACE: Paul Milo FANNING CENTRE PASTORAL CARE: Yvonne Hayne (403) Liturgy EMHC: Tin Kwa LECTOR: Graham LeGeyt CANTOR: Francis O Hara cantor@stjosephcalgary.com MUSIC: Lia O Hara music@stjosephcalgary.com USHER: ALTAR SERVER: Andrew Ross altarserverministry@stjosephcalgary.com AUDIO VISUAL & SOUND SYSTEM: Frank Russo LITURGY COMMITTEE: Tin Kwa emhc@stjosephcalgary.com CHILDREN S LITURGY: Mary Pat Senger childrensliturgy@stjosephca lga ry.com Parish Life PARISH COUNCIL: parishcouncil@stjosephcalgary.com FINANCE COMMITTEE: Mike Barbero office@stjosephcalgary.com CATHOLIC WOMEN S LEAGUE: Jean Kramer stjosephscwlcalgary@gmail.com SOCIAL COMMITTEE RICHARD SORDI rjsordi@gmail.com KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Don Payne KofC@stjosephcalgary.com WORLD YOUTH MINISTRY: World Youth Day Leader wyd@stjosephcalgary.com PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: Marjorie Jeannotte & Elizabeth Schnitzler WEBSITE & Susan Penna susanpenna@hotmail.com Contacts ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH th Ave. NW, Calgary, AB T2M-0Y8 Phone: (403) Fr. Jaroslaw Yarek (403) Fax: (403) office@stjosephcalgary.com Website: Parish Priest: Fr. Jaroslaw Dziuba, SDS parishpriest@stjosephcalgary.com Secretary: Fe Badajos office@stjosephcalgary.com Parish Office Hours: Monday to Thursday: 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM Friday: 8:00 AM to Noon Sacraments WEEKDAY EUCHARIST CELEBRATIONS Tuesday at 7 PM, Wednesday at 9 AM, Thursday 10:15 AM (Fanning Centre), Friday at Noon (followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament) and Saturday at 9 AM. SUNDAY EUCHARIST CELEBRATIONS Saturday at 5 PM Sunday at 9 AM, 11 AM and 5 PM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Half an hour before all weekday masses, and on Saturdays at 4 PM SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE 6 months notice required. Call the Office. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM FOR INFANTS 2 months notice required. Call the Office. FIRST COMMUNION, RECONCILIATION & CONFIRMATION Programs run yearly. Call the office. SACRAMENT OF INITIATION (BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION AND HOLY COMMUNION) FOR ADULTS Contact: rcia@stjosephcalgary.com SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK. Call the office (403) Note: for emergency only, please call Fr. Jaroslaw Yarek at (403)