This week s Reflection

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1 Sacred Heart CHURCH OF THE FIRST PEOPLES Street Edmonton, AB T5H 2J8 This week s Reflection Pastor: Fr. Susai Jesu, OMI Phone: Fax: Office Hours: 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Monday to Friday sacredheart.firstpeoples@caedm.ca Webpage: Facebook: Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples-Catholic Church October 21, 2018 KASKATINOWIPISIM (Freezing Moon) REQUEST FOR PRAYERS FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS OF THE FOLLOWING: Leon Bellerose passed away October 5, Baptisms: October 14, 2018: Maico-Marc Dizon, Maica-Anne Dizon, Anna-Angela Dizon and Tyson Fenton. First Communion: October 14, 2018: Sam Jugovics and Stella Jugovics Confirmation: October 13, 2018: Tonia Oppedisano. This day, Father, may my eyes be opened to see the beauty in all that is ordinary - yet special - around me. May the glory of all that you have made remind me of your presence and lead me closer to you. MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Mornings at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Sunday at 4:00 p.m. the Eritrea Mass Weekday Masses Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday at 9 a.m. Friday at 7 p.m. Baptism Preparation Class Sacred Heart CHURCH OF THE FIRST PEOPLES is having its next Baptismal Class on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the church. Call to register. Lions Club dinner is on Sunday, October 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Church Hall. Everyone is welcome. The next Parish Council Meeting is on Wednesday, November 7, it will begin with a Pot Luck dinner at 5:30 p.m. WEEKLY SUNDAY COLLECTION: Sunday Collection for October 14, 2018: $

2 Confirmation Class Schedule The next Confirmation class is on Thursday, October 25 th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Parish Office Boardroom (Rectory). Celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation with Archbishop Richard Smith will be on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 5 p.m. The next set of Confirmation Classes will be on Thursdays, November 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Rectory Board Room. Please call the office to register. Those taking this set of classes will also celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday, January 5, First Communion Classes The next First Communion Classes begin on Thursday, November 8 th. This is followed by two more classes: November 29 and December 6. They will be held in the Rectory from 7 8 p.m. BIBLE STUDY GROUP The next session is on Tuesday, October 23, 7 to 8 p.m. It is held in the church rectory and will run every other Tuesday. The dates will be on the monthly calendar. Everyone is welcome. We will be reflecting on one passage from the bible each week. For the Oct. 23 session we will discuss The Beatitudes (Matthew 5: 13-16). The Beatitudes: Salt and Light (Matthew 5: 13-16) You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything but is thrown out and trampled underfoot. You the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. ST. PAUL PRAYER GROUP The next St. Paul Prayer Group session will be on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 from 7 to 8 p.m. The St. Paul Prayer Group is held in the rectory on alternate Tuesday s (alternate to the Bible Study Sessions). Everyone is welcome. GARAGE SALE The next Garage Sale is on Saturday and Sunday, November 24 th & 25 th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. We are now accepting donations for the sale. Please drop them off any Monday Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. After this sale, we will not be able to accept any donations until in the New Year due to all our Christmas activities. Thank you for your generous donations! Our church hall was Blessed by Archbishop Richard Smith on October 10, 2018 and is now called St. Kateri Hall. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Anyone interested in joining the Knights of Columbus please contact Fernie Marty at or you can see him at the 11:30 mass on Sundays.

3 CALL TO PROTECT We graciously thank all volunteers who attended the Call to Protect workshop on October 3 rd. It was a successful evening with 70 volunteers attending. For those who were unable to attend the session, we have scheduled a second workshop on Saturday, October 27 th from 6 to 9 p.m. in the church hall. Please call the office to register ( ) WORLD DAY OF THE POOR We are celebrating World Day of the Poor on Saturday, November 17 by providing a meal for the poor from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Church Hall. Catholic Social Services is assisting us. We will need a few volunteers to help with serving. Please call the office if you can help. Thank you for your kindness. CHILDRENS PROGRAM Start date October 28, 2018 Children from the ages of 6 years old and 12 years old are invited to attend the Children s Program every Sunday during the 11:30 a.m. Mass. A team of four people have agreed to take on this endeavor. They are: Candida Shepherd, Hilarie Fortune, Brother Eugene and Florence Large. The Children s Program will take place in the Meeting Room in the rectory until such time an appropriate space can be used in the basement. They will be escorted at 11:30 AM to the session and will return to the Mass before the Eucharist. Bring your child/children to the entrance area before Mass starts. A schedule of topics and activities will be made available to the parents upon registering your child. Parents are invited to attend the first session with their child/children on Sunday, October 28, Children s Christmas Party (December 8, 2018) and Christmas Food Hampers (December 15, 2018) Registration for both events begins on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 Donations: 1. Donations for the Children s Christmas Party: Unwrapped gifts for children age 0 to 16 years. Money donations: gifts for the children will be purchased with the money donated. Contact the office ( ) if you are looking for ideas of what to purchase. 2. Donations for the Food Hampers Non-perishable food items (please contact the office for a list of recommended items) Turkeys (fresh or frozen as we have freezers) Canvas/fabric groceries bags for food hampers VOLUNTEERS: 1. Children s Christmas Party Gift sorting Hall decorations and setting up 2. Food Hampers Organizing hampers Drivers for delivery on December 15, 2018

4 ULTREYA Saturday, November 10, 2018 Sacred Heart CHURCH OF THE FIRST PEOPLES Street Main Celebrant - Archbishop Emeritus Sylvain Lavoie, OMI Fr. Les Kwiatkowski, OMI Fr. Gerry Lestrat, OMI Fr. Susai Jesu, OMI This is a Memorial Ultreya recognizing JOY LOYER, one of the founding members of the St. Paul Prayer Group. Bring pictures of your Cursillo family members and friends, who have passed on. THEME GOD ON THE MOUNTAIN 10:00 am Set Up and Music 11:00 am Bible Enthronement (Piety Brother Eugene) 12:00 pm Soup & Bannock 12:45 pm Study Hilarie Fortune 1:30 pm Music 1:45 pm Action Debbie Ledoux 2:30 pm Recognition of Joy Loyer Darrell & Celina Loyer 3:00 pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy 3:30 pm Sharing by Friends of Joy and other loved ones 3:55 pm Bible Dethronement 4:00 pm Mass Presider Arch Bishop Sylvain Lavoie 5:00 pm Potluck Supper Hosted by St. Paul Prayer Group Silent Auction & 50/50 s Music Jules Caisse and Friends Emcee Fernie Marty ULTREYA Ultreya is a Spanish word meaning Onward and is used to encourage one another. The Ultreya gathers Cursillistas (Cursee-es-tahs) from the area and promotes the Cursillo (Cur-see-yo) spirit by revealing the reality of the living Church. It is part of what is considered the Fourth Day which is the rest of our lives as Christians to become living proof of God s love and catalysts for societal change. Cursillista is the term used for people who have completed their three day short course in Christianity called the Cursillo. During the first three days of the Cursillo weekend, the candidates discover that the essence of our faith and our lives is contained in the light of God that shines in our hearts. As Cursillistas they desire to live their lives illuminated by this light and to transform this light into a beacon of love that will light the way to God for others. The teachings and spirit of the weekend needs to be nurtured and deepened so the individual and community gain maximum benefit. That is why the Group Reunion (or prayer meetings) and Ultreyas are held. In the climate of friendship, members share their life experiences based on the tripod of Piety, Study and Action. This sharing can be contemplative in nature or may deal with an evangelizing experience. These sharings serve as examples to all of us of the challenge which Jesus lays before His followers: Go and do likewise. The Ultreya is a call to move forward and to keep the flame of the Cursillo burning brightly. The St. Paul Prayer Group is hosting an Ultreya on Saturday, November 10, 2018 in the Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples. It starts at 10:00 AM and ends with a meal at 5:00 PM. A poster with more details will be posted.

5 SUNDAY READINGS: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 28, 2018 First Reading: (Jeremiah ) Thus says the Lord: Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give prise, and say, Save, O Lord, your people, the remnant of Israel. See, I am going to bring them from the land of the North, and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth among them those who are blind and those who are lame, those with child and those in labour, together; a great company, they shall return here. With weeping they shall come, and with consolations I will lead them back, I will let them walk by books of water, in a straight path in which they shall not stumble; for I have become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first born. Second Reading: (Hebrews ) Every high priest chosen from among men is put in charge of things pertaining to God on their behalf, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is subject to weakness; and because of this he must offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does not presume to take this honour, but takes it only when called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him, You are my Son, today I have begotten you ; as he says also in another place, You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek. Gospel: (Mark ) As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, Son of David, have mercy on me! Jesus stood still and said, Call him here. And they called the blind man, saying to him, Take heart; get up, he is calling you. So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. Then Jesus said to him, What do you want me to do for you? The blind man said to him, My teacher, let me see again. Jesus said to him, Go; youth faith has made you well. Immediately the man regained his sight and followed Jesus on the way.