Are you interested? For further information please contact Marie Desmarais at 403-981-0616.
SOUP & BUNS - LENT
Easter arrives very early this year on April 1. The Social Justice Committee is again co-ordinating the "Stations of the Cross and Soup and Bun" on all Fridays beginning on Friday, February 16. We ask the different committees in the Parish to volunteer one Friday to provide help with the Stations and the soup and buns. Please contact Kate McGoey Smith at 403-460-5099 or Josie Parchello at 403-238-9894. We deeply appreciate you help during this most holy Season of Lent.
All Parishioners, Friends & Neighbors are invited to:
Our 2018 SPRING BUFFETT BREAKFAST:
Sat., Feb. 24th St Gerard’s Church – 8944 Elbow Dr. SW
TOPIC: “The Mercy Ship”
Mercy Ships operates the largest non-governmental hospital ship in the world, transcending borders.
Mass with Fr. Tran 9:00AM–
Hearty Breakfast 10:00AM
Guest Speaker: Charles Pratt@ 10:30AM
“Good Will Offering” accepted: Proceeds to St. Vincent DePaul Society
Sponsor: St Gerard’s Knights of Columbus Council #6488
MOUNT ST. FRANCIS RETREAT CENTRE
A DAY AWAY – FEBRUARY 28TH
Enjoy a silent day away in the beautiful setting of Mount St. Francis Retreat (9:00am-3:00pm). Praying through the things of the earth.
Please call or email ahead to register. Come after 8:30 to enjoy a coffee or tea and muffins before we being the program. Suggested contribution is $30 or $40 with a private room.
Phone: 403-932-2012.
Email:
LADIES SILENT RETREAT
March 23rd– 25th
The theme is “Encountering the Sacred: Intimacy with God”.
For more information or to register, please contact Teresa at 403 329 8967or Jane at 403 854 3543.
WELCOME
Benjamin Calungcaguin
Jacob Madole
into our Holy Spirit Parish Community
through the Sacrament of Baptism.
Excerpt
2018 Lenten Message of Pope Francis
“Once again, the Pasch of the Lord draws near! In our preparation for Easter, God in his providence offers us each year the season of Lent as a ‘sacramental sign of our conversion’.[1] Lent summons us, and enables us, to come back to the Lord wholeheartedly and in every aspect of our life.
With this message, I would like again this year to help the entire Church experience this time of grace anew, with joy and in truth. I will take my cue from the words of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew: ‘Because of the increase of iniquity, the love of many will grow cold’ (24:12).”
School Age Baptism Preparation
Second Session
for Non- Baptized children (Grade 1 or
older) resumes
Tuesday February 13th
from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm.
WHAT DO YOU SEEK??? COME AND SEE.
February 26, 27 & 28
Starting with Mass at 7:00 pm
Followed by 1 Hour Talk
Fr. David, Fr. Matthew & Deacon Alex
to facilitate.