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February 2, 2020 Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Prayers of the FaithfulRemember the sick of the ParishPaige Fogen, Marshal Iwaasa, Tammy Johnson, Bulla Chervinski, Lisa Mitchell, Joe Karl, Joseph Sikora, Val Peto, Vonda Danielson, Eric Vogel, Hans & Rose Kremenik, Phyllis Kambeitz, Mary Ellen Johnson, Shirley Ell, Magda Mehle, Sheila Horon, Audrey Van Lueken, Kem Brewer, Cinette Kado, Dorothy Plettell, Shirley Gallant, Mary-Elaine Bishoff, Cathie McGinty, Bea Herbst, Helen George, Max Stroud, Vivien Kruszewski, Deena Bevers, Bill Gejdos, Alex Wist, Monica Grainger, Geoff Nickol, Andy Aucoin, Matt Harty, Ester Zappone, Marie Rabusic, Lucyna Osko, Cecilia Chapman, Roy Chanda, Cal O’Brien, Lora Allen, Helena Kuzminski Vedres, Carolyn Farago, Celeste Pryde, Stena Meheden, Fernando Rose, Gloria Yellowhorn, Joseph Sikora, Elizabeth Hunt, Adele Small Legs & Violet McDonald.
Anniversaries of Death remembered this weekFrank Takacs, Dianne Wensveen, Juli Ann Calpas & Johnny Poehlmann.
BaptismsPlease welcome into our Christian community Hannah Isbella Llera who will celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism this weekend.
Parish Office 2405 - 12 Avenue S. T1K 0P4 Telephone: (403) 327-8931 Email: [email protected] Bulletin Submissions: [email protected] Website: AllSaintsLethbridge.org Office Hours Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Closed from 12:00 - 12:30 p.m.)
Our ChurchesAssumption 2405 - 12 Avenue S.St. Basil’s 604 - 13 Street N.St. Patrick’s Closed
Our PriestsFr. Kevin Tumback - Pastor
[email protected]. Albert Sayson - Associate Pastor
Our DeaconsCliff Bogdan [email protected] Peta [email protected] Young [email protected] Driedger [email protected]
MassSaturday 5:00 p.m. - Assumption Church
7:00 p.m. - St. Basil’s ChurchSunday 7:30 a.m. - St. Basil’s Church
9:00 a.m. - Assumption Church11:00 a.m. - St. Basil’s Church 6:00 p.m. - Assumption Church
Tuesday 7:00 p.m. - St. Basil’s ChurchWednesday 12:05 p.m. - St. Basil’s ChurchThursday 12:05 p.m. - Assumption ChurchFriday 9:00 a.m. - Assumption Church
SacramentsReconciliationSaturday 3:30 - 4:30 pm Assumption ChurchSunday 4:30 - 5:30 pm Assumption ChurchTuesday 6:00 - 6:30 pm St. Basil’s ChurchThursday 11:00 - 11:30 am Assumption Churchand by appointmentAnointing of the SickArrangements made by calling the Parish Office.MarriageArrangements made by calling the Parish Office at least four months prior to setting a wedding date.
BaptismAll Saints Parish regularly celebrates the Sacrament of Baptism and offers preparation programs for families wishing to baptize their children. Please call the parish office for more information on this process.
Sunday ReflectionLight has been given, that we may shine forth What a bright light shone on the temple the day the Lord Jesus was presented by Mary and Joseph. Cradled in the loving arms of His mother, protectively guarded by His earthly father, Jesus began His ministry of light, blazing into the hearts of Anna and Simeon who had waited so long for His coming. To commemorate such a gift of divine light, on this feast many parishes bless all the candles to be used
during the year, and candles for individual parishioners. These blessed candles are then lit at Mass, special vigil services or in private devotion. A simple glowing reminder that we are called to bring the Light to the world around us. The light of one single candle can be seen for as far as 10 miles on a dark, still night. How far is our light shining today?
A light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel (Luke 2.32)Our stewardship is a powerful witness to the world of the promise of salvation in Jesus Christ.
Tuesday, Feb. 4 7:00 p.m. Intention of Joe & Margaret Sikora
Wednesday, Feb. 5 12:05 p.m. Diamante & Tommasina Ricci (dec.)
Thursday, Feb. 6 12:05 p.m. Intention of Joe Karl
Friday, Feb. 7 9:00 a.m. Intention of Sharon Hagel
11:00 a.m. St. Michael’s Mass
Frank Takacs (dec.)
Stewardship Reflection
Mass Intentions
Anointing MassSaturday, February 8
10:00 a.m. at Assumption ChurchA lunch will follow in the hall.
The Sacrament of Anointing is open to all who have health problems due to illness or age, or have impending surgery. Through the Sacrament of Anointing, the Church supports the sick and the elderly in their struggle against illness and continues Christ’s work of healing. The Sacrament expresses the sharing that each one of us has in the suffering of others. Even if you have participated in the celebration of the Anointing of the Sick in the past, we welcome you to join the Holy Mass of Healing.
ConfirmationThe sixth workshops for Confirmation are: Monday, Feb. 3 for students attending Assumption School and Ecole St. Mary or Thursday, Feb. 6 for students attending St. Teresa and St. Paul Schools.
For more information, please call Cyndi at the parish office.
Performing ArtsPerforming Arts at St. Francis Junior High
presents ‘Frozen Jr.’ the musical. Tickets are $15. March 5, 6, 10-13 shows at 7:00 p.m. Saturday performances at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and Sunday performances at 2:00 p.m. For more information, please call 403-327-3402. Tickets are available through
Eventbrite on the St. Francis Junior High website.
Don’t ‘let it go’ waiting for a ‘whiteout’ or until
‘the great thaw’ to get your tickets because this show ‘is worth
melting for’.
Catholic Central High School Musical Theatre
Catholic Central is very excited about the upcoming production Matilda, which will run in March. Based on the book by Roald Dahl, this children’s novel was published in 1988. It is the story of a precocious five-year-old who loves reading and finds she can move things with her mind, which helps her with a family that does not understand her and a kind and gentle teacher who is bullied by the headmistress of her school. Matilda has a fun sense of justice.
Watch for dates and ticket information.
Friday, February 7We will have 12 hour Eucharistic Adoration following the 9:00 a.m. Mass at Assumption. It will close with Benediction at 9:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.Sign up sheets are in the main church entrance of both churches. We need at least two people signed up every hour.
Eucharistic Adoration
Welcome to our exchange reader from Christ Trinity Lutheran Church. Leslie Gardner will be the first reader at St. Basil’s 11:00 Mass. Sharon Hagel will be serving as a guest reader at Salvation Army Community Church.
We still need new Greeters for the Saturday 5:00 Mass! There are only 3 Greeters now. This is an important ministry as Greeters are the first contact that people have when they enter the church for Mass. Please call the office for more information.
Assumption CWL will be meeting Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 7 pm in Assumption hall. 2020 Memberships can be put in the Sunday collection (marked Assumption CWL) or brought to the next meeting. All members are invited to Installation of Officers for our new executive which will be at 5 pm Mass on February 8. Members are asked to wear Sashes which can be picked up at the church entrances.
Ash Wednesday is February 26 - Ashes that are used to mark the beginning of Lent come from the branches that were blessed and distributed last Palm Sunday. Please bring in your old palms so they can be burnt and prepared for Ash Wednesday.
The spring semester of That Man Is You! meets at 6am at CCHS East Campus Cafeteria. That Man Is You is a program that helps men to understand their faith, and their role within their families and faith communities. Please consider joining us, even if just for one session, to see whether it's for you. There is also an evening session if early mornings don't work for you. For information contact Savio at 403-320-1876 or [email protected]
A silent retreat for ladies will be held at Mt. St. Francis Retreat Centre in Cochrane the weekend of March 6-8. The theme is "The Way of St. Francis”. For more information or to register, please contact Teresa at 403-329-8967 or [email protected]
All moms are invited to join the Mother’s Rosary Group where we grow in faith and friendship. We meet Wednesdays 9:30-11am at St Martha’s to pray the rosary and share about our faith and our lives. Please contact Deanna at 403-317-3136 for more info or see our Facebook page: Mother’s Rosary Group - Lethbridge.
St. Patrick’s Knights of Columbus is partnering with the Holy Spirit School Division to put on our 15th Annual Charity Supper, Auction and Dance. Saturday, February 22nd, 5:30 p.m. at the German Canadian Club. Tickets are $40 each and include a roast beef supper. Silent and Live Auctions to support school lunch programs within the Holy Spirit School Division. For more information or tickets, please Call Grant or Denise at 403-327-6690 or via email ([email protected]), by February 14.
Live In Retreat - February 21 - 23 at St Joseph’s School in Coaldale. For further information please contact Katie Lindsay at 403-382-1235 or Sandy Whyte at 403-328-8704.
Lethbridge Pro-Life AGM, Dinner & Speaker Event - Thursday, Feb. 6 at Trinity Reformed Church. Our guest speaker is Carol Crosson “Defending the Rights of Pro-Life Canadians…” Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. and speaker at approx. 8:00 p.m. Dinner tickets are by donation. Speaker only is free with a client or baby item donation to Elsie’s House. Please reserve your dinner seat ahead by calling the pro-life office at 403-320-5433.
Martha Retreat Centre Programs - 403-328-3422 or [email protected]’re Stronger Than You Think: Renew your mind, renew your life - Saturday, February 15, 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Facilitator Harley Packer shares the valuable faith-filled insights he has employed to overcome destructive thinking and behaviour and rise to a new level of happiness.Oasis Day - Tuesday, February 18, 9:00am to 4:00pm. Come away and rest in silent reflection while being held tenderly by the One Great Heart as a container of Divine Love.
Healing and Gifts of the Holy Spirit Workshop - Friday, Feb. 7th (6:30 to 9:30 p.m.) & Saturday Feb. 8th (8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) at St. Augustine's Church, Taber. Friday: Receiving the infusion of the Holy Spirit. Saturday: Tongues, Prophecy, Wisdom, Knowledge, Resting in the Spirit & Intro to Healing. Register: 403-223-0845 or [email protected]
Christians of the Holy Land are returning next weekend, February 8 & 9 after all Masses.Many Christians of the Holy Land earn a living by making items out of olive wood. This is an opportunity to have a piece of the Holy Land in your home and support our fellow Christians.
Registration for All Star Saints is now open!All Star Saints is a Catholic after school program for youth in kindergarten to grade five. It runs on Thursday afternoons from 4:00-5:00 pm at St. Basil's Church Hall beginning on February 27th and running until June 11th.Each session focuses on a bible story, and will include music, prayer, lessons, games and crafts. A snack is also provided. There is a small fee for supplies.Registration information is on our website allsaintslethbridge.org under ‘Youth & Young Adults’For more information, please contact Amy Gruninger at [email protected]
This Week in Our ChurchesSunday, February 2
7:30 a.m. Sunday Eucharist (St. Basil’s) 9:00 a.m. Sunday Eucharist (Assumption)11:00 a.m. Sunday Eucharist (St. Basil’s) 4:30 p.m. Confessions (Assumption) 6:00 p.m. Sunday Eucharist (Assumption)
Monday, February 3 9:00 a.m. Mass (St. Martha’s) 6:00 p.m. Confirmation workshop (Assumption hall) 6:00 p.m. Arise (UMR) 7:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Meeting (St. Basil’s hall)
Tuesday, February 4 9:00 a.m. Assumption Gr. 3 Retreat (Assumption) 9:00 a.m. Rosary (Assumption) - CANCELLED 6:00 p.m. Reconciliation (St. Basil’s) 7:00 p.m. Mass (St. Basil’s) 7:00 p.m. CWL Meeting (Assumption hall)
Wednesday, February 5 9:00 a.m. St. Mary Gr. 3 Retreat (Assumption)12:05 p.m. Mass (St. Basil’s) 5:00 p.m. RCIC (UMR) 6:30 p.m. Pulse (St. Martha’s) 6:30 p.m. Choir Practice (LMR) 7:00 p.m. RCIA (UMR) 8:00 p.m. Charismatic Prayer Group (Assumption hall)
Thursday, February 611:00 a.m. Confessions (Assumption)12:05 p.m. Mass (Assumption) 1:30 p.m. Lectio Mary (UMR) 6:00 p.m. Confirmation workshop (Assumption hall) 7:00 p.m. Lectio Mary (UMR)
Friday, February 7 6:00 a.m. TMIY (CCH East) 9:00 a.m. Mass (Assumption)
followed by 12 Hour Eucharistic Adoration11:00 a.m. St. Michael’s Mass 6:30 p.m. Spanish Prayer Group (St. Basil’s hall)
Saturday, February 810:00 a.m. Anointing Mass (Assumption)
followed by lunch hosted by CWL (AH) 3:30 p.m. Confessions (Assumption) 5:00 p.m. Sunday Eucharist (Assumption) 7:00 p.m. Sunday Eucharist (St. Basil’s)
Sunday, February 9 7:30 a.m. Sunday Eucharist (St. Basil’s) 9:00 a.m. Sunday Eucharist (Assumption)11:00 a.m. Sunday Eucharist (St. Basil’s) 1:00 p.m. Baptisms (Assumption) 4:30 p.m. Confessions (Assumption) 6:00 p.m. Sunday Eucharist (Assumption)
with Children’s Liturgy
Fr. Kevin’s Cluttered Desk Have you ever had that experience where some one says to you, "I didn’t know you were catholic”? I have been hearing this comment a lot lately about different people, more in keeping with "I never knew they were catholic”. It has reminded me of a game we used to play with High School students. The games is: is there sufficient evidence to convict you of being Catholic? You have a judge, generally me, a person charged with the offence of being Catholic, usually the teacher, and then the class is split, half being the defence and half being the prosecution. The arguments usually take this course of action:
1. The person goes to church But anyone can go to church
2. The person goes to a Catholic Church Anyone can come into a Catholic Church
3. The person prays Lots of people pray
4. The person has a rosary Lots of people have rosary’s, that does not make
them Catholic
5. They went to a Catholic School Lots of non-Catholics attend Catholic schools
6. They receive the Eucharist The Orthodox may receive in a Catholic Church
7. They teach in a Catholic School Lots of non-catholic people teach in Catholic Schools
8. They tell people they are Catholic Lots of people claim to be Catholic even if they are
not
Ask yourself, if you were charged with being a Catholic, is there sufficient evidence to convict you?.
Peace Fr. Kevin
Summer 2020 Arcatheos and Captivenia Bursary An anonymous donor is offering bursaries to help offset the costs of attending the amazing Catholic Arcatheos (boys’) and Captivenia (girls’) summer camps. The intent of these bursaries is to assist those who may not otherwise be financially able to have the thrill, adventure and faith-building experience of these Catholic camps. To apply, youth should write a short essay about why they are eager to attend the camp, or how the camp has helped them grow in their faith if they have attended before. For younger children, the parent may write a letter on their behalf explaining their financial need. Please submit the essay, along with the youth's full name, age, level of camp they will be attending, and contact information, to [email protected] by March 15, 2020.
More information can be found on our website allsaintslethbridge.org under Upcoming Events.
