Pastoral Staff Pastor: FR. LUCIANO CORTOPASSI Luciano.cortopassi@calgarydiocese.ca *Appts to be arranged through the parish office Religious Education: LEANNE PLAMONDON religiousedu@stjamesparishrc.com Youth Ministry Coordinator: AMY HEGGENSTALLER-BOON youth@stjamesparishrc.com Receptionist: AILEEN LAMONTAGNE Submissions for the bulletin go to: St. James Church 338060 32nd St. East bulletin@stjamesparishrc.com (Street Address only) DEADLINE IS THURSDAY 10:00am Okotoks Custodian St. James Church: CHRISTINE GEERS Custodian St. Michaels & Rectory: CATHERINE KLUG SCHEDULE FOR ST. JAMES CHURCH (for the week of Mar 25 - Mar 31): Parish Mailing Address St. James Parish, Site 7, Box 41, RR#2 Okotoks, AB T1S 1A2 Phone: 403-938-3122 Fax: 403-938-0524 Email: office@stjamesparishrc.com Parish Website: http:// stjamesparishokotoks.wordpress.com OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 9:00-12:30 & 1:00-3:00pm *Closed 12:30-1pm for Lunch* *Closed 3rd Friday of the Month SCHEDULE FOR ST. MICHAEL S CHURCH: St. Michael s Church Mass Times: Sun: 9:00am Wed: 9:00am Fri: 11:00am*(Good Friday) Reconciliation Schedule: After weekday Mass Friday only. (Street address only) Solemn Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Friday following 9:00am Mass 402 Government Road Black Diamond Mass Times: Sun: 11:00am & 5:30pm (Palm Sunday) Tues: 7:00pm Thurs: 7:00pm*(Holy Thursday) Fri: 3:00pm* (Good Friday) Sat: 9:00pm* (Easter Vigil) Reconciliation Schedule: Sunday Eve, 4-5pm, Tuesday after Mass, 7:30pm-8:30pm, Wednesday, 7:30pm-8:30pm, Saturday, 4-5pm Solemn Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Tuesday following Mass 7:30-8:30pm Weekday Adoration: *6-9am & 5-7pm*, sign up sheet is in the chapel Building and Sustaining One Parish FORMED Parish code TPWN47. https://formed.org/
Upcoming Events and Activities Donations of Lilies, Hydrangeas, Potted Mums, or fresh cut bouquets of flowers would be greatly appreciated for the Holy Sepulcher. All flowers can be dropped off at the Parish Office between Mon. March 26th & Thurs. March 29th (before noon). Thanks! BLESSING OF EASTER BASKETS Parishioners You are invited to bring your baskets for a blessing on Easter Sunday, April 1st during the 11am Mass at St. James or 9am at St. Michael s. Place your baskets on the steps in front of the altar before Mass begins and Fr. will bless them immediately following the Homily. St. Michael s Church ~ 9am Easter Mass ~ The Gloria will be sung for the first time since the beginning of Lent. Let us join the Angels and Saints surrounding the Throne of God with our singing and ringing the bells as we celebrate The Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Be sure to bring some little bells (jingle bells) which you can ring all during the Gloria. attending the Easter Vigil are asked to bring a bell to ring during the singing of the Gloria! 33 Days To Morning Glory By: Father Michael E. Gaitley Begins: April 11th @ 7pm, St. Bro. Andre Room We invite all parishioners to a 33 day retreat to discover the spirituality of true devotion to Mary, a spirituality of total consecration to Jesus through Mary. A retreat of daily readings and 5 weekly discussions of the Saints - St. Louis de Montfort, St. Maximillian Kolbe, St. Mother Teresa and St. Pope John Paul II. Wednesdays at 7 PM: April 11, April 18, April 25, May 2 and May 9. Please contact Don Bechtel at: dibber1@live.ca for more info. Books will also be available for pick-up at the parish office.
St. James Parish THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH Page 3 Mass Times & Mass Intentions Sunday - Mar 25 9:00am - St. Michael s Edmund R. Boser 11:00am - St. James Sandra Jovica 5:30pm - St. James People of the Parish Monday - Mar 26 NO MASS Activities For The Week Coffee Sunday after Mass, St. Michael s Church Coffee Sunday after Mass, St. James Parish Hall Junior High Youth 6:30pm-8:30pm, St. James Church, St. Joseph Room Grocery Gift Cards available after Mass, St. James Church Hey Kids! Check out www.thekidsbulletin.com First Communion Session #1 6:30pm-8pm, St. James Parish Hall Senior High Youth Alpha 6:45pm-8:45pm, HTA Tuesday - Mar 27 7:00pm - St. James Robert Wedderburn Wednesday - Mar 28 9:00am - St. Michael s Anonymous Person RCIA Meeting 7pm-9pm, St. James Church, St. Br. Andre Room RCIT Meeting 7pm-9pm, St. James Church, St. Joseph Room NO Adoration or Reconciliation after Mass Christian Yoga Ministry 6-7pm, St. James Church, St. Kateri Room Reconciliation 7:30-8:30pm, St. James Church Holy Thursday - Mar 29 7:00pm - St. James For the Priests Good Friday - Mar 30 11:00am - St. Michael s 3:00pm St. James Please Note NO Morning Mass Rivers of Living Water Prayer Group HOLY THURSDAY!! NO MEETING See you all on April 5 th. Happy Easter! St. James Church will be open until Midnight to visit the Holy Sepulcher St. James Church will be open from 8am-3pm to visit the Holy Sepulcher Parish Office CLOSED Good Friday Collection taken for the needs of the Holy Land Saturday - Mar 31 (Easter Vigil) 9:00pm - St. James People of the Parish Easter Sunday - Apr 1 9:00am - St. Michael s William Dallas 11:00am - St. James Marty Ackerman Easter Vigil Choir Practice 12:30pm-2:00pm, St. James Church Easter Vigil RCIA Rehearsal 2pm-3pm, St. James Church Easter Vigil Altar Server Rehearsal 3pm-4pm, St. James Church Reception after Easter Vigil, St. James Narthex * Low Gluten Eucharist is available at every Mass Located Center aisle behind the Priest.
Page 4 St. James Parish - Sacramental Preparation *Please Note: if your child has not received any sacraments at St. James or St. Michael s Church a copy of their baptismal certificate must be given at time of registration. CONFIRMATION 2018 For students in Grades 6,7,8 and up. ALL CLASSES WILL BE MONDAYS 6:30pm- 8pm. Parent & student to attend each session. Cost $40. Monday, April 9 @ 6:30pm Monday, April 23 @ 6:30pm Retreat & Rehearsal: Saturday, April 28 @ 9am-1pm Celebration of Confirmation with Bishop William McGrattan Friday,May 4 @ 7pm and Saturday, May 12 @ 11am FIRST COMMUNION 2018 For students in Grades 2 & up. ALL CLASSES WILL BE MONDAYS 6:30pm-8pm. Parent and student are to attend each session. Cost $30. Monday, March 26 @ 6:30pm Commitment Mass Apr 14 & 15 Please attend one of the following Commitment Masses: Sat 5:30pm or Sun 11am or 7pm at St. James or 9am at St. Michael s Monday, April 16 @ 6:30pm Monday, April 30 @ 6:30pm Monday, May 14 @ 6:30pm Retreat & Rehearsal: Saturday, May 26 @ 9am-12pm 1st Communion Sacramental Mass: 2017-2018 Saturday & Sunday, June 2 & 3, 2018 (at all Masses) *Contact Leanne Plamondon, our Religious Education Coordinator, at the Parish Office for more information about the sacraments. By Phone: 403-938-3122 or by email: religiousedu@stjamesparishrc.com Rite of Christian Initiation of Children (RCIC) 2017-2018 This program is designed for all children from grades 2-6 who desire to receive the Catholic Sacraments they have missed and for any children who wish to be fully initiated into the Catholic Church. Please contact the Parish Office for more information at 403-938-3122. Rite of Christian Initiation of Teens (RCIT) 2017-2018 This program is designed for all youth from grades 7-12 who desire to receive the Catholic Sacraments they have missed and for any youth who wish to be fully initiated into the Catholic Church. Sessions will take place bi-weekly on the 2 nd & 4 th Tuesdays, from 7-9pm at St. James Church. Please contact the Parish Office for more information at 403-938-3122. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) 2017-2018 Registration is ongoing for all those interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith. Inquirers are instructed in the Catholic Faith and introduced to the life of the Church. The sessions are Tuesdays from 7-9pm at St. James Church. For more information please call the Parish Office at 403-938-3122. BAPTISM PREPARATION Registration takes place at the Parish Office before the session. A Baptism Preparation session is required for the baptism of your first child. (Baptisms take place the 2 nd and 4 th Sundays of each month after the 11am mass in Okotoks, and at the 9am mass in Black Diamond. *Saturday @ 5:30pm also available. Cost is $20.00. Next Sessions : Wednesday, April 4 @ 6:30 8:30pm Wednesday, June 13 @ 7pm (If your child is older than seven years and in need of baptism, please contact the parish office at 403-938-3122.) *NEW* As per Diocesan guidelines, the following documents are now required when requesting baptism: Birth Certificate of child Baptismal Certificate of parent(s) Annotated Baptismal Certificate of Godparents MARRIAGE PREPARATION Phone the Parish Office at least 6 months before marriage and make an appointment. Marriage preparation sessions are mandatory for those preparing for marriage. Sessions run Friday @ 7-9pm and continue Saturday @ 9am-4pm on the following dates: Next Session : April 20 & 21, 2018 Includes follow up meetings with Sponsor couples. Cost is $150.00 per couple. The Catholic Women's League of Canada - Calgary Diocesan Council - PORNOGRAPHY HURTS - Postcard Campaign Members and our parish community are urged to speak up by lobbying the federal government for tougher legislation on the escalating multi-billion dollar porn industry. Join the CWL in mailing postage-free postcards to the Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, Hon. Jody Raybould-Wilson, Minister of Justice and Hon. John Barlow, MP-Highwood. Include your name, return address, statement on porn's harmful impact and/or a question inviting a response. The cards can be found on the table in the narthex. St. James Parish is collecting old palms to be burned. If you have some palms around your home from previous years, that you would like discarded, please drop them off at the Parish Office or in the basket provided in the Narthex.
Mount St. Francis Retreat Centre Friday, April 6: Let s Transform Our Faith into Activity (9:00am to 3:00pm) Youth Retreats (Grade 4 to Grade 6 students) Youth volunteers (Grade 7 to Grade 12) needed. Kid friendly lunch included. Will accommodate dietary needs. Cost - $10.00 per student per day or family rates apply. To register contact Deb @ mtfrancis@shaw.ca or (403)932-2012. St. Michael s Church will mark the celebration of the Feast of Divine Mercy on Sunday, April 8th, following the 9am Mass, with the singing of the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Please join us afterwards for Coffee Sunday! *Novena begins on Good Friday, March 30th. SINGING Divine Mercy Chaplet Divine Mercy Sunday April 8th, 2018 Before 11:00 AM Mass St. James Church @10:20 AM
Page 6 Ministry Contact Information Adoration Renee Fietz rfietz@telus.net 403-995-2029, Cell 403-880-5937 Bereavement Ministry Barbara Zimmer zimmb@shaw.ca L IVE-IN and Get to Know Jesus! A Live-In is a weekend retreat to grow in faith with Jesus. Our next retreat is: April 13-15, 2018 at St Francis of Assisi school near Okotoks. Starts Friday evening and ends Sunday afternoon. Have you attended your own Live-In? Come be the hands and feet of Jesus to others and serve. Please contact Angie Steciw at: 403-803-3085 or e-mail calgarylivein@telus.net for more information or to register. DAILY ADORATION Lent is here! Enrich your spirit and life by making a commitment to spend quiet time with Jesus. Adoration is offered in our Chapel Monday to Friday from 6 to 9am and 5 to 7pm. All are welcome to come and sit in His Presence even for a few moments. A Petition Book ensures ongoing prayer for your needs. Committed adorers or occasional substitutes are needed for the following hours: Monday to Thursday: 8 to 9am Friday: 7:30 to 8:30 am & 5 to 6pm & 6 to 7pm Please contact Renee: (403) 880-5937 Alberta is seeing the emergence of a vocal public school lobby advocating for one publicly funded school system. PACE, Parents Advocating for Catholic Education, is a grassroots group of parents who value Catholic Education and strongly believe in schools as not only a place for the formation of intellectual values, but also a place where foundational values are actively lived and Christ s love transforms our children. We need your prayers and support. Please help make sure our voice is heard by reviewing and signing the electronic petition to maintain policies and laws that protect our rights to a publicly funded Catholic School Education system. http:// chn.ge/2bgsirp If you are interested in joining PACE or hearing more, you can follow them by email at pace@redeemer.ab.ca or follow them on Facebook www.facebook.com/ parentsforcathed/. Children s Liturgy Coffee Sunday Couples for Christ Finance Council Girls T&T K of C - St. James K of C - St. Michael s Men s Prayer Group Music Ministry Parish Pastoral Council Pastoral Care Prayer Chain RCIA Rivers of Living Water Prayer Group Senior s Group St. James Boy s Youth Group NEW LEADER NEEDED Dana Wiens coffeesunday@shaw.ca Julius Strachan 403-630-5291 julius_strachanjr@yahoo.com Kelly Heffron kheffron@redeemer.ab.ca Elie Plamondon weatherfordman@hotmail.com Ernie Bird birdnest2011@hotmail.com Stefan Schwarz 403-850-2057 stefrschwarz@gmail.com Maureen MacLennan mmaclennan@redeemer.ab.ca Keith Hartman 403-995-9808 kshartmanranch@gmail.com Mary McGinness 403-995-0202 Vi Lake vilake@telus.net Leanne Plamondon religiousedu@stjamesparishrc.com 403-938-3122 rolwinfo@shaw.ca religiousedu@stjamesparishrc.com NEW LEADER NEEDED Stewardship Reflection March 25 - Palm Sunday Pilate again said to them, Then what shall I do with the man whom you call the King of the Jews? And they cried out again, Crucify him. MARK 15:12-13 Jesus told us whatever you do for the least of my brothers, you do for me. Every day we are presented opportunities to help someone. Every day we have the opportunity to see the face of Jesus in others and be the face of Jesus to others. Pray for the strength and courage to stand up for those in need of our help. http://archstl.org/stewardship/page/bulletin-inserts St. James Catholic Women s League St. James Women s Coffee & Connections St. Vincent de Paul St. Vincent de Paul - Black Diamond Stewardship Youth Music Ministry Youth Ministry Shirley Mutschler bsmutsch@telus.net Virginia Battiste 403-933-2947 virginiabattiste@hotmail.com Julie Ann Heggenstaller 403-938-0562 jheggenstaller@gmail.com John Walsh 403-933-4955 Colleen Mortimer colleenmortimer6@gmail.com Jasmine Siqueira jasminensq@gmail.com 403-999-1321 Amy Heggenstaller-Boon youth@stjamesparishrc.com
Sunday Collections ST. JAMES FINANCIAL CORNER Mar 11, 2018 Mar 18, 2018 Collections: $6,509.10 Collections: $5,491.50 Preauthorized: $1,678.62 Preauthorized: $1,678.62 Total: $8,187.72 Total: $7,170.12 Goal: $9,538.00 Goal: $9,538.00 Building Fund Mar 18, 2018 $865.00 Month to date: $3,355.00 Monthly Payment: $7,289.00 Mortgage Balance: $521,893.63 Together in Action Weekly Goal: $882.00 Collections: $832.00 YTD: $5,733.25 2018 Goal $45,854 Children s Collection Alberta s Children s HOSPITAL Safeway/Sobeys & Save-On Foods Gift Cards Week: $121.35 Year to date: $1,457.66 To be donated December 2018. Feb 1 to Feb 28, 2018 $6,650.00 Year to date Sold $11,850.00 Proceeds to the Parish $888.75 FINANCIAL STATEMENT JAN - FEB 2018 INCOME YTD 2018 YTD 2017 BUDGET 2018 Total/Income 81,245.00 83,962.00 99,383.00 Expenses: Salaries 35,614.00 37,194.00 38,066.00 Operating 41,479.00 48,040.00 48,927.00 Programs 16,934.00 1,725.00 10,900.00 Total Expense 94,027.00 86,960.00 97,893.00 Net Income (12,782.00) (2,998.00) 1,490.00 ST. JAMES CATHOLIC WOMEN S LEAGUE Memberships for 2018 can be dropped off at the parish office OR you can also place your envelope in the collection basket. The fee is $25.00. New members are welcomed. Call Vi Lake at 403-938-2369 for more information.
Do you have a calling to the Permanent Diaconate? 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. Men 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. 5980 Centre Street SE Calgary, AB T2H 0C1 Catalina Boulton, B.S.C.S. Advisor Tel: 403-991-2622 Fax: 403-262-6609 Catalina.boulton@sunlife.com www.sunlife.ca/catalina.boulton BOTTLES FOR YOUTH MINISTRY Bring your empties to the church this weekend (Palm Sunday) to help raise money for St. James Youth. There will be a truck in the NE corner of the parking lot that they can be loaded on to. Thanks so much for your help! Rejoice in God s Mercy: A Hug from God is All You Need! Palm Sunday With Passion Sunday we begin the final week of Lent and prepare ourselves to celebrate the Paschal Triduum. Most parishes have a regularly scheduled time for Reconciliation throughout the year or by appointment. Jesus never said it would be easy to follow him but he also gave us this sacrament to help us own up to our failings, receive his strength, and start anew. Action: Take concrete steps to make the sacrament of Reconciliation an integral part of your life as a disciple of Christ. PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE 2018 198 Cimarron Vista Way, Okotoks, AB Chris Clendening Monday to Friday 6am to 6pm Children 8 months to 5 Years of Age Cell: 587.435.1080 momsiesmagicaladventure@yahoo.com www.momsiesmagicaladventure.com If you are interested in joining our Pilgrimage to Medjugorje, May 30 - June 14, 2018, or would like more information, PLEASE CONTACT: Angie Steciw - 403-803-3085, or Bernadette Levandosky - 403-938-3727 Please support these Advertisers, who have supported us!