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PARISH BULLETIN * August 29, 2021 – 22 Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
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Rocky Mountain House - St. Matthew
August 29, 2021 - 22 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B)
ST. MATTHEW PARISH & MISSIONS
Rocky Mountain House - St. Matthew Church Caroline - St. Joseph the Workman Church
Evergreen - Jesuit Martyrs Church
Evergreen - Jesuit Martyrs
Caroline - St. Joseph Bulletin QR Code
PARISH BARBEQUE
SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 05, 2021 AFTER 09.00 AM MASS - ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE
The Knights of Columbus are hosting a Parish Barbeque on Sunday, September 05, 2021, following the 09.00 AM Mass. The event is free of charge, so we encourage everyone to come and share in food and fellowship with your parish community. ● We will be accepting non-perishable food items for the Food Bank if you are able to donate. Thank you and God Bless!
PARISH BULLETIN * August 29, 2021 – 22 Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
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ADORATION OF BLESSED SACRAMENT - ST. MATTHEW
Friday – Sep. 03, 2021 09.30 AM - 12.00 PM (Adoration) Mass at 09.00 AM
SECRETARY’S VACATION
Our parish secretary will be on holidays: September 08 - 20, 2021
COME ALIVE
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 ● 10.30 AM - 07.30 PM
LIVE MUSIC FROM LOCAL PRAISE & WORSHIP GROUPS FREE FOOD, ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS, YOUTH AND THE WHOLE FAMILY
Check out Facebook page: www.facebook.com/comealive.rmh
SEPTEMBER 18 - 19, 2021 (Saturday – Sunday)
The confirmation retreat for kids in confirmation program in Rocky Mountain House and in Sylvan Lake will take place on September 18th and 19th at a camp on Sylvan Lake. Program will include Sunday Mass, the remaining 8 sessions of the confirmation formation, games and free time. Parents, please watch your emails!
FIRST COMMUNION - MEETING
Tuesday - September 21, 2021 - 07.00 PM
All parents of children who plan to receive First Holy Communion in our parish in 2022 are invited to this meeting. REGISTER YOUR CHILD by filling REGISTRATION FORM before the meeting or at the meeting. For more information call parish office.
R C I A - Meeting Wednesday – Sep. 22, 2021 – 7.00 PM
Life is a journey that continually searches for meaning. The human heart hungers for relationships that nurture one’s maturity and ability to love and to be loved. Often as one seeks to fulfill these very human yearnings, the realization that something is missing from life is made. As one reflects upon this void, it is not unusual to discover that this something is God. This awakening may lead to a turning point in one’s life to commit to a relationship with God and seek out a worshipping community to guide one’s journey in faith. Many will ask the question: How can I become Catholic? If you are interested in becoming Catholic or know someone who has an interest, please contact Church Office. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) is the normal way for unbaptized persons and those who have been baptized in another Christian tradition to become a Catholic. We will start our R.C.I.A. program in St. Matthew Parish on Wednesday, Sep. 22, 2021 at 7.00 PM.
LIVING FAITH $2.50
The next issue of “Living Faith” is available at the back of each church. The cost is $2.50. We’re here to help you pray and reflect with the seasons of the Church year.
PARISH BULLETIN * August 29, 2021 – 22 Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
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LITURGICAL MINISTRIES – ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE Date and Time Sacristan Greeter(s) - Gifts Proclaimer 1 Proclaimer 2 EMHC – Hosts Projector
Aug. 28, 2021 at 07.00 PM Kent & Karen Carmichael Karen Carmichael Orville Kittelson Jo-Anne Como Mona Cruickshank Aug. 29, 2021 at 09.00 AM Jeannette Hobden Morgan Duhamel Gary Donald Joyce Donald Doreen Quintal Sep. 04, 2021 at 07.00 PM Audrey Kokesch Kent & Karen Carmichael Rhonda Caluttung Orville Kittelson Mona Cruickshank Brianne Melvin
Sep. 05, 2021 at 09.00 AM Jo-Anne Como Scott & Linda Collinson Lura Collinson Caleb Kirtzinger Jeannette Hobden Josiah Kirtzinger
LITURGICAL MINISTRIES – EVERGREEN Date and Time Proclaimer 1 Proclaimer 2 Gifts Bearers
Aug. 29, 2021 at 11.00 AM Gerald Miller Roy Hoven Dennis and Brenda Nugent Sep. 05, 2021 at 11.00 AM Dennis Nugent Lori Hoven Jen and Justin Graham Family
INTRODUCTION TO THE LITURGY OF THE SUNDAY Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8 * James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27 * Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Be doers of the word and not merely hearers. We are called to be doers of the word, not hearers only. The statutes of God are provided for our benefit; they guide us in the ways of living with and loving one another. All good giving and every perfect gift is from above, and pure-hearted persons return that love in caring for the weakest and most vulnerable among them. ● In the first reading, Moses proclaims the statutes of the Lord to the people, that they may have both life and land. In the second reading, James instructs believers to be doers of the word, caring for orphans and widows, and keeping oneself unstained by the world. In the Gospel, Jesus confronts the Pharisees and scribes with their hypocrisy, noting that what makes a person unclean comes from within, not from without.
SUNDAY REFLECTION
The readings today discuss two very different kinds of service to God. On one hand, there are believers who offer God “lip-service”. These are the ones Jesus criticizes so harshly, quoting Isaiah: This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. On the other hand are those who offer what we might call “heart service”. People who are doers of the word and not merely hearers. As James writes, Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress. ● The Pharisees and scribes in today’s Scripture demonstrate this “lip-service” to God. They, and anyone like them, immerse themselves in religious customs, but because their hearts are far from God, they are filled with malice. They direct their worship to God, but to fellow believers, direct their arrogance and judgment. No good deeds result from this – no building up of the kingdom of God occurs with this. No life-changing-for-the-good experiences happen in this environment. No opportunities to witness to the goodness of God arise from this. ● What is within our hearts? Do we offer lip service – or heart service – to God? Any small act of kindness or a small gesture from a pure heart can change another’s life and build the Kingdom in ways we could never envision.
PARISH BULLETIN * August 29, 2021 – 22 Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
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PASTOR - FR. LEON KLER
Deacon (Retired) – Bernie Ouellette Secretary – Vivian Duhamel
ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
5208-53 Ave (Box 130) Rocky Mountain House, AB * T4T 1A1
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday 12.00 PM (Noon) - 04.00 PM
CONTACT INFORMATION
Direct voice/fax/text line to office 403.845.3457 Direct voice/fax/text line to pastor 587.355.3947 Direct email address to office [email protected] Direct email address to pastor
PARISH MINISTRIES Altar Servers Deacon Bernie Ouellette 403.846.0453 Baptism Preparation Class Steve/Donna Oscar 403.895.0373 Bible Study Mondays
Mara Gagne
403.845.0940
Bible Study Sundays Morgan Duhamel 403.895.3763 Called to Protect Ernie Murias 403.845.4860 Children’s Liturgy Mona Cruickshank 403.846.1027 CWL Joyce Donald 403.895.4156 First Communion Class Knights of Columbus Robert Schmidt 403.418.7089 Maintenance Ernie Murias 403.845.4860 Ministry to the Sick Ernie Murias 403.845.4860 Music Ministry Doreen Quintal 403.846.8733 Parish Finance Council Randall Sugden 403-846-9793 Parish Pastoral Council Lauren MacKenzie 403.845.2836 Prayer Chain Alice Murray 403.722.4056 Youth Group Peter van Kampen 403.848.0955
SUNDAY MASSES Saturday 07.00 PM Rocky Mountain House Sunday 09.00 AM Rocky Mountain House Sunday 11.00 AM Evergreen Sunday
01.00 PM
Caroline
WEEKDAY MASSES Monday No Mass Tuesday 06.30 PM - St. Matthew Church, RMH Wednesday 09.00 AM - St. Matthew Church, RMH Thursday
09.00 AM - St. Matthew Church, RMH 11.00 AM - Jesuit Martyrs, Evergreen
Friday 09.00 AM - St. Matthew Church, RMH
MONTHLY MASSES First Wednesday 08.00 AM - St. Matthew School, RMH First Wednesday 11.00 AM - Eckville Manor, Eckville First Friday 11.00 AM - Clearwater Centre, RMH Second Wednesday 08.00 AM - St. Dominic School, RMH Second Wednesday 11.00 AM - Westview Lodge, RMH Second Friday 11.00 AM - Ravines at Park Ave., RMH
REQUESTS FOR USE OF CHURCH FACILITIES MUST BE APPROVED BY PASTOR AND BOOKED THROUGH OFFICE.
BAPTISM OF CHILDREN
Contact office if you want your child to be baptized in our parish. Preparation Class is mandatory. For more info, call office.
CONFESSIONS
Anytime by appointment only. No confession right before weekday and weekend Masses.
MARRIAGE
Contact office if you want to celebrate Sacrament of Marriage in our parish. Preparation is mandatory. For more info, call office.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Every Friday in St. Matthew Church - Rocky Mountain House 9.00 AM MASS 9.30 AM - 12.00 PM ADORATION
Every First Tuesday of the month in St. Matthew Church - RMH 6.30 PM MASS 7.00 PM - 8.00 PM HOLY HOUR ADORATION
PARISH WEBSITE WWW.SMPRMH.CA
LIVESTREAMING ALL MASSES IN ROCKY
We livestream all Weekday and Weekend Masses celebrated in St. Matthew Church in Rocky Mountain House.
NOTE: If you attend the livestreamed Mass your image may be included in the video.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE ALL MASSES LIVE ON YOU TUBE
Saturday August 28, 2021 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 07.00 PM First Wedding Anniversary of Morgan & Susanna Duhamel Sunday August 29, 2021 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 09.00 AM Birthday blessings for Jacky Perrault
Monday August 30, 2021 – Weekday in Ordinary Time No Mass
Tuesday August 31, 2021 – Weekday in Ordinary Time 06.30 PM For a special intention Wednesday September 01, 2021 – Weekday in Ordinary Time 09.00 AM No intention requested Thursday September 02, 2021 – Weekday in Ordinary Time 09.00 AM + Lorne Goff Friday September 03, 2021 – St. Gregory the Great; pope, doctor 09.00 AM For a special intention
09.30 AM – 12.00 PM ADORATION
Saturday September 04, 2021 – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 07.00 PM + Joanne Dittrich Sunday September 05, 2021 – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 09.00 AM + Lillian Gauthier
EVERGREEN NO LIVESTREAM ON YOU TUBE
Sunday August 29, 2021 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 11.00 AM No intention requested Thursday September 02, 2021 – Weekday in Ordinary Time 11.00 AM No intention requested Sunday September 05, 2021 – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 11.00 AM + Alta Backs
CAROLINE NO LIVESTREAM ON YOU TUBE
Sunday August 29, 2021 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 01.00 PM For God’s blessings for all members of our parish communities Sunday September 05, 2021 – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 01.00 PM For God’s blessings for all members of our parish communities
AUGUST 22, 2021 THANK YOU FOR YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT! SUNDAY COLLECTION: MAINTENANCE FUND: ONLINE + E-TRANSFERS:
RMH - $760.00 * Evergreen - $570.00 * Caroline - $65.00 RMH - $125.00 * Evergreen - $200.00 * Caroline - $00.00 RMH - $00.00 * Evergreen - $250.00 * Caroline - $00.00
T O T A L : $1,970.00 TOGETHER WE SERVE: RMH - $00.00 * Evergreen - $200.00 * Caroline - $00.00
