Dear Parishioners,

Happy New Year! This Sunday we celebrate the 5th 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. **Please be aware that due to COVID-19, Archbishop Gerard has given dispensation for all Sunday obligations. This means you are not obligated to attend mass, and we will continue to live-stream Sunday mass on our Facebook page until the dispensation has been lifted.

PLEASE NOTE: WEEKDAY MASS TIME CHANGES THIS WEEK

Please note that due to students receiving their sacrament of First Communion in the evenings this coming week, all weekday masses this week will be at 12:15pm. Please continue to register using the website, Eventbrite or by calling the parish office. 

Help us “Give a Hand Up”

Some of the agencies in the city are in desperate need of gloves to give to those in greater need. We will be collecting gloves at the entrance of the church during the Sunday masses, and throughout the week outside the parish office. All the gloves that are collected will be brought to the Friendship Centre the following week.

Click here to see more information on the distribution of ashes in this way.

Ash Wednesday Collection

This year’s Ash Wednesday collection is a collection for the restoration of church buildings in our mission sites. We believe in creating safe and welcoming environments across the diocese, where the people of God can gather to pray, learn, receive the sacraments, and grow as a faith community.

In 2020 the Ash Wednesday Collection went to the church buildings in Fox Lake and John D’Or Prairie, in Little Red River Cree Nation. In 2021, the Ash Wednesday Collection will be used to continue to make improvements to the combined church and rector building in Cateh, in Dene Tha’ First Nation.

Bring Your Old Palms

Ash Wednesday is approaching, time to bring back your old palm branches.  We burn these branches and use the ashes on Ash Wednesday.

Collect your Stamps

The Redemptorists will happily collect any stamps leftover from Christmas cards sent in the mail. They are collected and recycled as an annual fundraiser. Simply collect your stamps, put them in an envelope and drop them off at the parish office, or place them in the collection box at mass. The Redemptorists thank you!

2020 Tax Receipts

Your 2020 Tax Receipts are available next Sunday, February 14th, following each mass.

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

Development & Peace- Share Lent:

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Donation Details for 2021

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.

If you would like to sign up for Pre-authorized Payments for your donation, please click here and complete the attached form and return it with a VOID cheque. If you prefer to donate using a credit card, please click here and complete the Credit Card Monthly Donation form.

New for 2021!!! Sign up for pre-authorized payments or automatic credit card payments of Special Collections – the form is attached. The “Donate Button” on the website will be updated for the coming year to include options for “Building Maintenance Fund” and all “Special Collections”.

All completed forms must be returned to Joanne at the Parish Office. Thank you all for your continued support of the Parish!

Arctic Visions 2020- Calendar Fundraiser

There are still calendars available! Bishop Jon Hansen has put together 13 of my favorite photos from my past year’s travels around the north for Arctic Visions 2021, an 11″ X 17″ Coil bound calendar. All proceeds from the sale of these calendars supports the Roman Catholic Missions of the diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith. Calendars are available for $20 each