Sunday, February 14th, 2021
Dear Parishioners,
This Sunday we celebrate the 6th Week of Ordinary Time. We invite you to check out the many news items below. We hope that if you were unable to register to attend public mass that you are able to join us for our live streamed mass at 10 AM.
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on this journey
of Lent
Below are dates to remember during this season of Lent.
Mark your calendars, and we hope you are able to join us!
Pancake Party
5:30 – 6:30PM
in the church.
in the Church
7-9PM
in the church.
5:30 – 6:30PM
Enter the journey of Christ on the road to the cross, by “virtually” walking the stations of the cross with us. This Friday, join with us as we honor the Redemptorists serving at St. Joseph Parish by praying "The Way of the Cross by St. Alphonsus Liguori".
St. Alphonsus had a passionate love for Christ and Mary. "His Crib, His Cross, His Altar, and His Mother". He dedicated his life to serving the poor, and gathered devout men to form the Redemptorist Order. St Joseph Parish, indeed the entire Archdiocese of Grouard McLennan, has been well led by Redemptorists who follow Alphonsus by leading us to serve the poor.
The St. Joseph Social Justice Group reminds you to continue to support the work of Development and Peace, whose theme this Lent is: "Share Love, Share Lent". The Annual Share Lent Collection will be taken at all St. Joseph's Sunday Masses on March 21, 2021. Or use your special Share Lent envelope any time of the year!
As you begin your Lenten journey, consider fasting from meat on Fridays. Eat simply, to identify with the poor. Perhaps a simple Carrot Soup? (Recipe by Mary Marcotte from Soup for Supper.)
Enter the journey of Christ on the road to the cross by “virtually” walking the stations of the cross with us. This Friday, join with us as we pray The Stations of the Cross for a Wounded World.
Please support The Grateful Advocates for Catholic Education in Grande Prairie as they hold a Reverse "Food & Necessities" Drive on Saturday March 6. Read more about drop off points to share your blessings with the poor in our community.
The St. Joseph Social Justice Group reminds you to continue to support the work of Development and Peace, whose theme this Lent is: "Share Love, Share Lent". The Annual Share Lent Collection will be taken at all St. Joseph's Sunday Masses on March 21, 2021. Or use your special Share Lent envelope any time of the year!
Remember those pre-pandemic Fridays when we ate CWL soup and buns together, learned about social justice needs in our community and around the world before The Stations of the Cross? Prepare for next week's online stations with a Roasted Sweet Potato and Garlic Soup! (by Sylvia Chabot from Soup for Supper)
Enter the journey of Christ on the road to the cross by “virtually” walking the stations of the cross with us. This Friday, join with us as we pray The Stations of the Cross for Children, written and read by Maura and Bill Good.
Development and Peace is for young people too! (www.DevP.org). Get involved! Start or join a JUST YOUTH group! Hold a fundraiser! Discover how young people in Columbia are being blessed by our support!
As you continue your Lenten journey, continue fasting from meat on Fridays. Eat simply, to identify with the poor. Perhaps a simple Potato Soup?
The Annual Share Lent Collection will be taken at all St. Joseph's Sunday Masses on March 21, 2021. Or use your special Share Lent envelope any time of the year!
Enter the journey of Christ on the road to the cross by “virtually” walking the stations of the cross with us. This Friday, join with us as we pray in remembrance of the suffering caused by the global Covid Pandemic - for the dead, the ill, the grieved, the frightened, the lonely and the poor, in The Pandemic Way of the Cross by Tom Hoopes, for Aleteia (2020).
The entire world; ALL the people on this, our Common Home, have been impacted in so many ways by the Covid Pandemic. Remember your D&P partners in the global south and in places tragically burdened during the pandemic by supporting the Share Lent Collection on Sunday March 21, 2021. Have faith in the future of Our Common Home. (Used with permission from The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, UK, CAFOD). Reaching out in almsgiving to front line workers can make you part of the solution and ease your pandemic burden as we recover together. Here are some key principles for a Just Recovery for ALL.
Continue fasting during your Lenten journey, especially from meat on Fridays. Eat simply, to identify with the poor. Perhaps a simple Red Lentil Vegetable Soup? (contributed by Helen MacDonald)
Your 2020 Tax Receipts are available following each mass on Sunday, February 14th, 2021. You can also pick them up at the parish office throughout the week during regular office hours. If you have any questions, please contact the parish office.
Are you in need prayers for healing (any type of healing)? Our parish prayer team has been unable to offer in-person prayers for healing since the beginning of the pandemic. They are willing to pray with you over the phone.
To set up a time for prayer please contact Bruce at 780-832-1663
Donations envelopes still available for pick up! Please stop by the office during regular office hours (8:30am-12 and 1-4). If you are unable to stop by, please contact the office to arrange for someone to drop them off for you. If you would like to receive Donation Envelopes, please contact the Parish Office.
Etransfer is now available as a way of donating. Etransfer can only be sent to sjc.etransfer@gmail.com - a password is not required as we are setup for autodeposit. Please note: If you are asked for a password you may have entered the email incorrectly. In the message portion of the etransfer, please include donor name and address and indicate if your donation is for regular Sunday Donation or for one of the designated special collections (ex: Christmas, New Year's, Canadian Missions, etc) to ensure you receive an official charitable receipt for tax purposes.
SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE PARTY – ZOOM STYLE!!
Join us for a Zoom Pancake Party!
This year we are unable to be together in Tranquille Hall for our annual Mardi Gras Family Celebration and the annual Knights of Columbus Pancake dinner, so let’s have some fun & fellowship in another way! Just because we can’t be together in person, doesn’t mean we can’t be together!
We’re getting together on Zoom to cook up a Shrove Tuesday pancake feast! Our Family & Children Ministry Coordinator Christina, will be hosting this fun zoom, cooking up some pancakes with her own family! There will be special guests, Father Remi & Father Leo joining the zoom and cooking up pancakes too!
When: Tuesday February 16 from 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Details: Have your ingredients ready to make some pancakes! Sign up on Eventbright to access the Zoom link & for a Classic Pancake Recipe!
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/shrove-tuesday-pancake-party-zoom-style-tickets-138691228197
** ALL PARISHONERS ARE WELCOME! Singles, Families, Children & Senior’s! The more the merrier! **
Contact Christina Stang at sjc-family@gpcsd.ca if you have any questions.
