Ezekiel 37.12-14

Romans 8.8-11

John 11.1-45

“…the Spirit is life…”

PARISH TEAM: Fr. Len Cadieux, Pastor; Claude Baril, Deacon; Mike Whalen, Deacon; Roger Reilander, Deacon; Theresa Hopper, Office Administrator; Charmaine Marcinek, Pastoral Assistant; Susan Johnson and Donna Annett, Administrative Assistants

Our Mission: “Together Building Up the Body of Christ”

Fifth Sunday of Lent Year A

April 2, 2017

St. Mary’s Parish

6 McMillan Avenue

Red Deer, AB, T4N 5X8

Ph.: 403-347-3114

Fax: 403-346-5115

Visit us at our website:

stmarysparishreddeer.ca

MASS TIMES

Saturday:

5:00pm

Sunday:

9am, 11am & 7pm

Daily Mass:

7pm Tuesday

9am Wednesday - Friday

Confessions:

Saturdays: 11am

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday: 1:00pm- 4:00pm

Tuesday - Friday:

8:30am to Noon;

1:00pm - 4:00pm

24 HOUR ADORATION

First Friday of each month

LITURGIES Monday, April 3 No Mass Tuesday, April 4 7:00pm Penitential Service Wednesday, April 5 9:00am Mass † A. Zaleski Thursday, April 6 9:00am Mass † E. Hein Friday, April 7 9:00am Mass † N. Hodgins (24 HOUR ADORATION) Saturday, April 8 5:00pm Mass † H. Russell Adult Server J van den Bosch Altar Servers M Homan, N Lawrence, T Cooper Hospitality H Hanreider, A Stefaniszyn, E Sim Proclaimers N Tuchscherer, L Souter, C Page EMOHC F Flores, M Frunchak, D&M Homan, E Klein, E Kruchten, B Lainchbury, N Labrecque, C Leyson, J Liwanag Sunday, April 9 9:00am Mass † M. Vienneau Adult Server E Carless Altar Servers J Hollman, R Wabo, D Wabo Hospitality O Duret, H Lindsay, B Noble Proclaimers P Hannah, M Baril, D Carless EMOHC D&A LaGrange, K LaGrange, R&L McDonald, K Metz, TL Mundorf, D Sharhan, B Shave, I Stang EMOHC (Hospital) B Boser & L Sellinger, K&S Hanrahan 11:00am Mass All Parishoners Adult Server I Manning Altar Servers J Cote, C deGuzman, A deGuzman Hospitality M Nwaribe, D Carritt, J Landry Proclaimers A Rits, C Thorsteinson, L DeGraff EMOHC P&L Bast, J Chacko, T Gallant, S Jackson, D Kulczycki, J Leitner, L Ruether, R&A Viczko 7:00pm Mass † C. Sagun Adult Server Knights of Columbus Altar Servers R Kusk, T Roller, M Roller Hospitality Knights of Columbus Proclaimers Knights of Columbus EMOHC Knights of Columbus

Monday, April 3

4:30-9:00pm Franciscans (Classroom, Mezzanine)

7:00pm 11am Choir Practice (Church)

Tuesday, April 4

9:30-11:45am Maryview Grades 2-5 - Stations of the Cross (Church)

1:00-4:00pm Staff Meeting (Office Closed)

7:00pm Penitential Service (Church) Wednesday, April 5

5:30pm FIDES - 1st Eucharist Breaking Bread Session (Classroom) No CIC (Spring Break)

7:00-8:30pm RCIA (Classroom)

7:00-8:30pm Vigil Choir Practice (Church) 7:00pm CWL Executive Meeting (Library)

6:30pm 1st Eucharist Church Tour

Thursday, April 6

6:00-7:00pm St. Elizabeth -1st Eucharist Breaking Bread Session (Classroom)

7:00-8:30pm 5pm Choir Practice (Church) 7:30-8:30pm Social Justice Meeting (Library)

Friday, April 7

7:00pm Stations of the Cross - Led by Social Justice

Saturday, April 8

10:00am-2:00pm 1st Reconciliation (Sacristy)

Regular Confessions Cancelled

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OUR PARISH

1st Eucharist Breaking Bread Session All sessions are held in the church classroom

Wednesday, April 5 @5:30pm - FIDES/Other group Thursday, April 6 @ 6pm - St. Elizabeth group

Monday, April 10 @ 5:30pm - Holy Family group

Reconciliation To book a 15 minute time slot for your child please go to

stmarysparishreddeer.ca and follow link under Sacraments

Confirmation Update *TIME CHANGE FOR CONFIRMATION*

Due to the volume of students receiving Confirmation this year, 2 Mass times are scheduled with

Archbishop Richard Smith Saturday, June 3 at 1:30pm: St. Thomas, St. Pat’s, Camille

Saturday, June 3 at 7:00pm: St. Francis and others

St. Mary’s Parish would like to extend a heartfelt Thank You to Roger and Cynthia Leyson for the ambry recently donated. The ambry is used to hold and display the holy oils and is mounted on the wall behind the ambo.

SACRAMENTS

CALLED TO PROTECT St. Mary’s next Called to Protect session

is Thursday, April 20 at 7pm in the Parish Centre. If you are involved in a ministry you are required by the

Archdiocese of Edmonton to attend a session.

Stations of the Cross

Friday, April 7 at 7:00pm

Lenten Penitential Service SERVICE BEGIN AT 7:00pm

Tuesday, April 4 – St. Mary’s, Red Deer Wednesday, April 5 – St. Matthew, Rocky Mountain House

EASTER TRIDUUM Holy Thursday:

Thursday, April 13 at 7:30pm Good Friday:

Friday, April 14 at 11:00am & 3:00pm Easter Vigil:

Saturday, April 15 at 8:00pm Easter Sunday:

Sunday, April 16 at 9:00am & 11:00am **PLEASE NOTE**

NO 7:00PM MASS ON EASTER SUNDAY

Social Justice Lenten Food Drive Each week of Lent we ask parishioners to help the hungry by

contributing various non perishable food items as follows: 5th Sunday of Lent - April 1/2 - Macaroni & Cheese

Passion (Palm) Sunday – April 8/9 – Canned Fruit

Children’s Ministry News K4J Update - Upcoming K4J Dates: Monday, April 10 at 6:00-7:00pm: K4J Adult Volunteer Meeting (mezzanine) (4th)Monday, April 24 at 6:00-7:00pm: K4J Captain’s meeting (mezzanine)

(4th)Thursday, April 27 at 5:00-6:30pm: K4J Night (Parish Centre) To find out more: contact Cheyanna Borrowman at the parish office at 403-347-3114 or cheyanna.borrowman@rdcrs.ca

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY

Everyone is Welcome to “Taste of St. Mary’s International Potluck Supper”

Saturday, April 22nd, 6:30 pm Please bring your favorite ethnic dish to share

generously. This is an evening of fun, food, entertainment and fellowship. If you are interested in helping to set

up and decorate, e-mail: Heather at hezzie14@gmail.com

St. Mary’s Vacation Bible School 2017 “Marvelous Mystery – The Mass Comes Alive!”

When: July 24th – July 28th Times: 9:30am – 12:00 noon daily

Who: Children in Kindergarten to Grade 5 Youth Leaders: Grade 6 & Up

Children are invited to join us for a week to learn more about the Catholic Mass through crafts, games, music and snacks!

Registration Opens End of April! Calling All Adults!

To ensure we can offer our VBS program this summer, and to set our capacity before registration, we are looking for adult volunteers to

join our VBS team. We need a minimum of 8-10 adults to attend each day of VBS to meet our program needs. Adults interested in learning

more are invited to attend the Adult Volunteer Information Night. Adult Volunteer Information Night:

Wednesday, April 19th – 7:00pm (Parish Centre) contact Cheyanna Borrowman at 403-347-3114

email: Cheyanna.borrowman@rdcrs.ca

Knights of Columbus Spring Roast Pork Supper Friday, April 28

Tickets are available after all Masses on April 8/9 and April 15/16 2 sittings: 5:00pm & 6:30pm

$15/person or $45/family

Proceeds go to: Our Lady of Victory Camp, school lunch program,

Friendship Meals and for the homeless

Easter Vigil Choir St. Mary's Music Ministry would like to invite all interested

musicians to join us in song for the Easter Vigil music ministry. The following are the scheduled dates:

Wednesday, April 5 – 7:00 pm and Saturday, April 15 - 1:00pm Contact LeeAnn Arsenault - leeann.arsenault@gmail.com or

Charmaine Marcinek - charmaine.stmarys@shaw.ca.

Outdoor Way of the Cross

Good Friday, April 14 The annual prayer walk begins at 10 a.m. at Immigration Hall (100th Street and 105th Avenue), in Edmonton. This year's

theme is "The cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor are one." See bulletins boards for more information.

Praying the Our Father Have you noticed that when we pray the Our Father at Mass, some parishioners stand with hands outstretched, while others pray with their hands together? One of our Facebook friends wondered about which is the correct posture, and here is part of the answer given by Father Paul Kavanagh, Director of Divine Worship: The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM), with adap-tations approved by the Holy See for Canada, does not specify a posture for the hands of the faithful during the praying of the Our Father. This is in regards to either having their hands joined or extended. The General Instruction does specify that the priest, "with hands joined, says alone the introduction to the Lord’s Prayer, and then with hands extended, he pronounces the prayer together with the people." It also does not speak of a prescribed posture for the hands of the deacon. However, deacons are taught, at both St. Joseph Seminary here in Edmonton and in the Permanent Deacon For-mation Program, that they should have their hands folded during the praying of the Our Father.

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL POOR BOX COLLECTION: The Society, through your donations, is able to pro-vide food, household goods, transportation and companionship to individuals and families. Please consider making a SSVP Poor Box donation after Masses next weekend, April 8/9.

ARCHDIOCESE OF EDMONTON Despite a slump in the economy, layoffs and tight finances in 2016, people in the Archdiocese of Edmonton responded generously to the annual Together We Serve appeal, giving a total $2,022,052

and surpassing the target of $2 million. Connie Lunde, director of development for the archdiocese, says other charities have had trouble because of economic condi-tions, and she credits faith for making the difference for Together We Serve.

IN THE ARCHDIOCESE

Our Lady of Victory Camp 2 Work Bees are organized for

Saturday, May 13, 8am

Saturday, June 17, 8am

For more information please contact

Deacon Claude at 403-896-3745.

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