NOTICE – OFFICE CLOSED: Please note that the office will be closed Aug 17 -19, 2018, inclusive. All telephone calls and emails will be answered on April 20 when Sandy returns. For emergencies please see Fr. Tom at 9:00 AM morning Masses on the 17th, 18th, or 19th.
A HUGE THANK YOU to our St. Marguerite Student Council and students for their generous donation to our roof Fund. Through the support of their families and the guidance and examples of the teachers and staff of St. Marguerite School our youth are growing into wonderful, caring young men & women. Not only through this amazing financial donation but also through the many volunteer hours they have so generously given to the church. I’m not sure how many of our parishioners are aware that when our church is in need of assistance, whether it be with the bi-annual cleaning of the church, assisting with decorating, or just setting up for our various functions, our school leaders bring a group of students over to assist. Our church community is very fortunate and very proud to have you as our “future.”
THANK YOU to all those who donated flowers and helped decorate our church for Easter. Also, thank you to all those who shoveled snow from our sidewalks and cleared the parking lot this past winter. That was a huge job with the amount of snow we experience this winter and also the fact that winter never seemed to end!
ALTAR SERVER WORKSHOP – SATURDAY, MAY 19: This event is for altar servers (not adult servers) – both boys and girls who have received the sacrament of First Communion and are already serving in the parish. The workshop will take place at St. Mary’s Church in Red Deer from 9:30 AM until 3:00 PM. There are two forms that need to be completed for each child. Please contact the office for the forms, for a copy of the Itinerary for the day and for more information regarding travel arrangements.
THE MYSTERY TOONIE DRAW: The next Toonie Draw will be held April 22.
REMINDER OF PICTORIAL PICTURES: Photographers will be back once again to take pictures for our Parish Pictorial Book on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28. Pictures will be taken in the hall basement. If you are unsure of your time please call the office and Sandy can let you know your time. Also, if you have not had pictures taken and would like to get them done please call Sandy at 403-227-3932 and she will give you an appointment.
WHY JOIN THE CWL: Do you want to join an organization that recognizes and celebrates healthy family life? Your primary role as parent and caregiver is respected and honoured by the CWL: thus attend meetings and events as your time permits.
Helping others in your community allows you to live your Christian values and be a positive role model for your family.
Your membership adds power to CWL’s voice as the league lobbies government on social justice issues on behalf of the national sisterhood of Catholic women.
By getting to know fellow parishioners, socializing, prayerful service and sharing your gifts, you can be blessed with grace-filled moments.
COME JOIN US! Contact Dianne Mainville at 403-227-4399.
All ladies of the parish are invited to join us for our April 18th CWL dinner followed by a guest speaker. Catering by Coffee Cottage $12. Please contact Brenda Tomlinson @ 403 537 9838 by April 15 if you wish to attend.
FIRST COMMUNION SCHEDULE: Sunday, April 15th, 22nd, and 29th. Classes are after 10:30 AM mass. The celebration of First Holy Communion will be held at Mass on Sunday, April 29th. ATTENDING MASS PRIOR TO THE SACRAMENTAL LESSONS IS REQUIRED OF ALL PARTICIPANTS!
POPE FRANCIS has given us a great gift in his new apostolic exhortation Gaudete et exsultate (Rejoice and be glad), on the call to holiness in today's world. (If you wish to read the full document, google Gaudete et exsultate. You can choose whatever language you wish to view the document in.) There is much to learn from this teaching, but one very important thing was his emphasis on joy and humour as saintly qualities. "Christian joy is usually accompanied by a sense of humour," the Holy Father tells us. He points to St. Thomas More as one saint known for his sense of humour and even recommends this prayer attributed to him:
Grant me, O Lord, good digestion, and also something to digest. Grant me a healthy body, and the necessary good humour to maintain it. Grant me a simple soul that knows to treasure all that is good and that doesn’t frighten easily at the sight of evil, but rather finds the means to put things back in their place. Give me a soul that knows not boredom, grumbling, sighs and laments, nor excess of stress, because of that obstructing thing called ‘I’. Grant me, O Lord, a sense of good humour. Allow me the grace to be able to take a joke and to discover in life a bit of joy, and to be able to share it with others.
MEMORIAL WALL: Please remember there is still plenty of room on the Memorial Wall for your loved ones to be remembered and honoured.
FOUND OUTSIDE: A black rosary has been turned into the office. It was found in the yard outside our church. If you have lost a black rosary please contact Sandy to retrieve it.
A HUGE THANK YOU to our St. Marguerite Student Council and students for their generous donation to our roof Fund. Through the support of their families and the guidance and examples of the teachers and staff of St. Marguerite School our youth are growing into wonderful, caring young men & women. Not only through this amazing financial donation but also through the many volunteer hours they have so generously given to the church. I’m not sure how many of our parishioners are aware that when our church is in need of assistance, whether it be with the bi-annual cleaning of the church, assisting with decorating, or just setting up for our various functions, our school leaders bring a group of students over to assist. Our church community is very fortunate and very proud to have you as our “future.”
THANK YOU to all those who donated flowers and helped decorate our church for Easter. Also, thank you to all those who shoveled snow from our sidewalks and cleared the parking lot this past winter. That was a huge job with the amount of snow we experience this winter and also the fact that winter never seemed to end!
ALTAR SERVER WORKSHOP – SATURDAY, MAY 19: This event is for altar servers (not adult servers) – both boys and girls who have received the sacrament of First Communion and are already serving in the parish. The workshop will take place at St. Mary’s Church in Red Deer from 9:30 AM until 3:00 PM. There are two forms that need to be completed for each child. Please contact the office for the forms, for a copy of the Itinerary for the day and for more information regarding travel arrangements.
THE MYSTERY TOONIE DRAW: The next Toonie Draw will be held April 22.
REMINDER OF PICTORIAL PICTURES: Photographers will be back once again to take pictures for our Parish Pictorial Book on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28. Pictures will be taken in the hall basement. If you are unsure of your time please call the office and Sandy can let you know your time. Also, if you have not had pictures taken and would like to get them done please call Sandy at 403-227-3932 and she will give you an appointment.
WHY JOIN THE CWL: Do you want to join an organization that recognizes and celebrates healthy family life? Your primary role as parent and caregiver is respected and honoured by the CWL: thus attend meetings and events as your time permits.
Helping others in your community allows you to live your Christian values and be a positive role model for your family.
Your membership adds power to CWL’s voice as the league lobbies government on social justice issues on behalf of the national sisterhood of Catholic women.
By getting to know fellow parishioners, socializing, prayerful service and sharing your gifts, you can be blessed with grace-filled moments.
COME JOIN US! Contact Dianne Mainville at 403-227-4399.
All ladies of the parish are invited to join us for our April 18th CWL dinner followed by a guest speaker. Catering by Coffee Cottage $12. Please contact Brenda Tomlinson @ 403 537 9838 by April 15 if you wish to attend.
FIRST COMMUNION SCHEDULE: Sunday, April 15th, 22nd, and 29th. Classes are after 10:30 AM mass. The celebration of First Holy Communion will be held at Mass on Sunday, April 29th. ATTENDING MASS PRIOR TO THE SACRAMENTAL LESSONS IS REQUIRED OF ALL PARTICIPANTS!
POPE FRANCIS has given us a great gift in his new apostolic exhortation Gaudete et exsultate (Rejoice and be glad), on the call to holiness in today's world. (If you wish to read the full document, google Gaudete et exsultate. You can choose whatever language you wish to view the document in.) There is much to learn from this teaching, but one very important thing was his emphasis on joy and humour as saintly qualities. "Christian joy is usually accompanied by a sense of humour," the Holy Father tells us. He points to St. Thomas More as one saint known for his sense of humour and even recommends this prayer attributed to him:
Grant me, O Lord, good digestion, and also something to digest. Grant me a healthy body, and the necessary good humour to maintain it. Grant me a simple soul that knows to treasure all that is good and that doesn’t frighten easily at the sight of evil, but rather finds the means to put things back in their place. Give me a soul that knows not boredom, grumbling, sighs and laments, nor excess of stress, because of that obstructing thing called ‘I’. Grant me, O Lord, a sense of good humour. Allow me the grace to be able to take a joke and to discover in life a bit of joy, and to be able to share it with others.
MEMORIAL WALL: Please remember there is still plenty of room on the Memorial Wall for your loved ones to be remembered and honoured.
FOUND OUTSIDE: A black rosary has been turned into the office. It was found in the yard outside our church. If you have lost a black rosary please contact Sandy to retrieve it.
