HOLY SPIRIT Parish

JUNE 26 to JUly 02, 2006

Mon.

June 26

9:30am St. Jude Closing Mass

1:00pm Seniors’ Cards

7:00pm Sr. High Youth Group

7:30pm Living The Word

Tue.

June 27

9:30am Rosary Making

7:00pm Youth Advisory Council Meeting

7:30pm RCIA

Wed.

June 28

7:30pm Jr. High Youth Group

Thu.

June 29

9:30am Bishop Carroll Grad Mass

7:00pm Choir Practice for 7:00pm Mass

Fri.

June 30

9:00am to 3:00 pm Adoration

Sat.

July 01

HAPPY CANADA DAY

 

Congratulations to the following couples who were married at Holy Spirit Parish:

Kenneth Tieberg & Claudia Lopez Flores

Ryan Martinson & Jennifer MacFarlane

 

We WELCOME the following children into our Holy Spirit Parish Community through the Sacrament of Baptism.

Shannon Senanayake           Lauren Terhune

Shawn MacLean                    Giuliana Salatino

 

summer schedules: Readers, Eucharistic Ministers and Hospitality Desk Volunteers are asked to pick up their new summer schedules in the gathering area.

 

SENIORS’ CARDS will break for the summer as of Monday, June 26th and will start again on Monday, September, 11th.

 

Catholic Pastoral Centre: The summer Library hours will be Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 12:30pm and 1:10pm to 4:30pm.  Contact Carol for more information.

 

Summer Schedule

Summer Weekend Masses for July and August will remain the same. Saturday 5:00pm; Sunday 9:00am; 11:00am & 7:00pm.

Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament for July and August will be from 9am – 12noon on Fridays.

Office Hours for the months of July and August will be 9am – 12 noon weekdays only.

Wednesday 7:00pm Mass: There will be no Wednesday evening mass for July and August.

Our Parish Bulletin will be published every two weeks for the summer months.

The Beverly Nursing Home Mass: There will be no Tuesday morning Mass for the month of August.

The Renoir Mass: There will be no monthly morning Mass for the month of August.

 

12th Sunday In Ordinary Time

St. Paul reminds us in the second reading that Christ died “so that those who live might live no longer for themselves.” What we give to and do for others, we give to and do for Jesus!

 

RCIA MEETINGS:  Our last Tuesday evening meeting, for this season, will be June 27th.  The regular meetings resume again on Tuesday, Sept. 5th at 7:30pm.  Breaking of the Word will continue on Sundays at 11:00am Mass through-out the summer, and it will be extended for one hour after Mass with a presentation by an RCIA Team Member.

 

Catholic Family Life Conference: The theme of the conference is “The Way of the Cross IS LOVE” and will feature talks on the apologetics, deeper understanding of suffering and its redemptive love, the DaVinci Code, and Pope Benedict’s letter, “God is Love.” Archbishop Thomas Collins and Fr. Paul Moret will celebrate Mass and several priests will be available for Reconciliation. Where: Lac Ste. Anne Shrine near Edmonton. When: June 30-July 3, 2006. Contact: Karen or Catholic Family Ministries. For more information on CFM and upcoming conferences, please check out www.CatholicFamilyMinistries.com.

 

PART-TIME PASTORAL ASSISTANT NEEDED: Holy Spirit Parish needs someone to organize Sacramental Preparation. This is a part-time position with varying hours, including evenings and weekends. Previous experience and a background in catechesis, as well as competency on the computer, are assets. Please e-mail resumes to pastor@holyspiritparish.net as soon as possible.

 

Active Catholic Adults' Canadian Badlands Passion Play trip is on July 15.  This engaging three hour drama brings the audience realistically into the life and times of Jesus and is performed in a panoramic outdoor theatre.  Show tickets are $25.00.  For more information email CalgaryACA@yahoogroups.ca.  Everyone is welcome.

 

Project Rachel Ministry offers a journey of healing and reconciliation for those who are suffering distress from a past abortion experience. For more information call Project Rachel.

 

Catholic Women’s League

  CWL SCHOLARSHIP: Applications for the $500 scholarship are available at the parish office or at the CWL bulletin board in the gathering area.   This scholarship is available to children and grand-children of a CWL member. We will be awarding one scholarship.  Deadline for the applications is August 15, 2006.  For further information please call Debbie.

  CWL Book Sale will be back by popular demand on Sat. Sep 16, 2006.  Start saving up your books now for collection in Sept.

 

Mass Intentions

Mon.

Jun. 26

8:30am

Intentions of Frank Niehaus

Tue.

Jun. 27

8:30am

Intentions of Jeanette Palmer

The Beverly

10:00am

Remedios Katubig RIP

Wed.

Jun. 28

8:30am

7:00pm

Lisa Glynn-Scott RIP

Donnie MacDonald RIP

Thu.

Jun. 29

8:30am

Lisa Glynn-Scott RIP

Fri.

Jun. 30

8:30am

Intentions of Brenda Gibbon

Sat.

Jul. 01

5:00pm

George Jordon RIP

Sun.

Jul. 02

9:00am

11:00am

7:00pm

Parishioners of Holy Spirit Parish

Nick & Larry Biblow RIP

Stan Weston RIP

Our Lady of Peace  11:00am   Intentions of John Sauvé

 

may they rest in peace

Michael Wandzura

Mong Wah Cheung

Our deepest sympathies to their families.

 

memorial massES: The 2006 Calgary Catholic Cemetery Memorial Mass schedule is as follows:

Eden Brook “Holy Family” (Springbank Rd & 17th Ave SW)

Tuesday, June 27th at 7:00pm.

Queen’s Park “St. Joseph” (4th Street & 31st Ave NW)

Tuesday, August 15th at 7:00pm.

Mountain View Gardens “Good Shepherd” (17th Ave SE)

Wednesday, August 16th at 7:00pm

 

ST. BERNARD’S 50th ANNIVERSARY will be celebrated on Saturday, September 16th, 2006 beginning with 5pm Mass at St. Bernard’s followed by a potluck chili dinner. Call Nancy for further information.

 

Congratulations to Frank Niehaus on his ordination as permanent Deacon.  Deacon Frank has been assigned to Holy Spirit Parish.   Congratulations also to John Walsh, Brian West

and Joseph Woo on their ordination as permanent Deacons.

 

HOLY SPIRIT PARISH LIBRARY will be closed over the summer - July 1st through September 1st.  If you currently have items on loan from the Library please return them by July 1st or come in and renew them to September 3rd, 2006.  Items borrowed from now till the end of June will be due in September. When you are looking for some good summer reading, listening or viewing, think of your Parish Library.

 

Parish Mission Retreat

We welcome The Redemptorist Mission Team to lead us in a Parish Mission on Eucharistic Spirituality, at Holy Spirit Parish, from Sunday, September 17th, to Wednesday, September 20th.  Mark your calendars for this very special spiritual event.

 

Senior High Youth Night:  Please join us on Monday, June 26th at 7:00pm.

Junior High Youth Night: June 28th. Begin with Mass at 7pm, and bring your enthusiasm, spirit and energy for a night of break out fun!

 

FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION AT HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH

will be celebrated on August 15th.  To honour this special Feast of Our Lady, besides the regular 8:30am Mass, we have scheduled an Evening Mass at 7:30pm in the Church to be followed by a procession from the Church to the grotto of Mary.  The Rosary will be prayed at the grotto with refreshments to follow.

 

Off the shelf in our parish library:

Da Vinci Deconstructed:  “When a man ceases to believe in God, he doesn’t believe in nothing.  He believes in anything.”  G.K. Chesterton

·   The Case for Christ.  By Lee Strobel.  An investigative journalist and former atheist probes with bulldog-like tenacity the evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God.  This book is good armour against the troubling new propaganda about the historical Jesus and whether he really died and rose again.  (Catechetics section)

·   The Da Vinci Deception—100 Questions about the Facts and Fictions of the Da Vinci Code.  By Mark Shea  (Fiction section)

·   Jesus Through the Centuries: His Place in the History of Culture.  By Jaroslav Pelikan. (Theology section)

·   Jesus Before Christianity.   By Albert Nolan (History section)

·   Exploring the Da Vinci Code.  By Lee Strobel and Garry Poole.  (Catechetics section).

 

T.E.A.M. PROGRAM: (Together Enabling Adults in Ministry), a lay ministry training program is offered one weekend a month for three years.  The program meets the challenge of Christ who calls all of us to holiness, community and ministry; to share in His mission wherever we are and in whatever we do.  TEAM also focuses on spiritual and personal growth and develops skills which enable participants to minister in the Parish, workplace or family.  The next program begins in September 2006.  If you are interested in TEAM call Sr. Marjorie Perkins.

 

 

FATHER JACK’S CHUCKLE CORNER

The following letters were written by children to their parish priests.

Dear Father, Please say a prayer for our Little League team. We need God's help or a new pitcher. Thank you. Alexander, Age 10

Dear Father, My dad says I should learn the Ten Commandments. But I don't think I want to because we have enough rules already in my house. Joshua, Age 10