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Diocesan Bulletin
Sunday, May 24, 2015 - Pentecost
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Upcoming Events
In all things we are rooted in Christ,
in His desire to bring God’s love to all peoples.
Giant Garage Sale at St. Patrick Parish - 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 28 and Friday, May 29, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 30, at 3339 Centennial Drive, Saskatoon. There
will be a concession on site, along with an all-day bake sale and
a pancake and sausage breakfast on Saturday, May 30.
Proceeds go to the “All of Us Campaign” for needs of the parish
community: www.facebook.com/StPatrickParishSaskatoon
Queen’s House presents a journey through grief with
facilitator Sarah Donnelly from May 28 to May 31, with insight,
hope and prayerful support for those journeying through painful
times of grief and loss.Call (306) 242-1916 or see the website:
www.queenshouse.org Cost: $390 (live-in).
St. Aloysius Parish Steak Night Fundraiser will be held
Friday, May 29 at Allan Parkland Hall, in Allan, SK, with
cocktails at 5:30 p.m., and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Steak supper
tickets $25 each, child's hotdog plate $7 each. Supper tickets
are available at: St. Aloysius Church, at businesses in Allan, or
call Anita (306) 257-4225 or Anne at (306) 257-3578.
L'Arche Prayer Nights will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
May 27 and Wednesday, June 10 at Christopher House, 503
Christopher Lane, Saskatoon, with tea and cookies afterwards.
Everyone is welcome.
St. Donatus Parish, 100th Anniversary will be celebrated
Saturday, June 20, with Mass at 4 p.m., supper at 6 p.m.,
socializing to follow. Supper tickets are available for $20;
deadline is May 31. Contact Michele Kohlman at (306) 7532664 or by e-mail: m ko h l m a n @ s a sk te l .n e t
Contemplative Mass will be led by Fr. Kevin McGee, Friday,
June 5 at 7 p.m. at St. Augustine Church, 602 Boychuk Drive,
Saskatoon. All are welcome.
Lay Formation Missioning in the Diocese of Saskatoon
will be celebrated 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 7 at the Cathedral
of the Holy Family in Saskatoon, with Bishop Don Bolen
presiding at celebration of the Eucharist. An Eparchy missioning
celebration will also be held the day before, at 2 p.m. Saturday,
June 6 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Saskatoon.
Lay Formation: apply today – Applications are now being
accepted for the Lay Formation program starting in September.
Are you longing to deepen your relationship with God? Do you
want to enrich your prayer life and grow as a member of a
Christian community? Are you hungry to learn more about your
faith? Consider Lay Formation! Held one weekend a month in
Saskatoon from September to June. Call (306) 659-5847 or email: l a y fo r m @ s a sk a to o n r cd i o c e se .co m
Ecumenical Studies and
Formation Program
June 23-26, 2015
Queen’s House of Retreats, Saskatoon
This accredited three-year program is dedicated to forming
Christians in the theology, history and practice of
ecumenism. This program is for all those who wish to
increase their knowledge of the ecumenical movement for
greater participation. It will be offered each year in
Saskatoon during the final week of June. Students who
complete all three years will receive a certificate in
Ecumenical Studies and Formation from St. Andrew’s
College and the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism. Registration
fee: $350. For more information and registration form see
the website: www.pcecumenism.ca or call (306) 653-1633.
NOTE: Bursaries are available for Catholic participants In
the Ecumenical Studies and Formation program. For more
information contact Nicholas Jesson at (306) 659-5814 or
e-mail: j e sso n @ e cu m e n i sm .n e t
50th Anniversary of Ordination - Fr Denis Phaneuf is
celebrating 50 years as a priest. A come-and-go tea will be held
from 2 pm to 5 pm Sunday, May 31 at St. Paul Co-Cathedral,
720 Spadina Cres., in the Bishop Mahoney Hall. Bishop Don
Bolen will make a presentation at about 3:30 p.m.
50th Anniversary of Ordination celebrations are planned for
Msgr. Raymond Senger in both Saskatoon and in Tramping
Lake. The Saskatoon celebration Saturday, June 6 at the
Cathedral of the Holy Family begins with Mass at 11 a.m. with
Bishop Donald Bolen, and a tea from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. For
information, contact Erla at (306) 931-7328. The celebration at
Tramping Lake begins 4 p.m. Monday, June 8 with Mass at St.
Michael’s parish followed by dinner at Tramping Lake
Community Hall, $15 each. Call Chris at (306) 755-2174.
Anniversary Celebration - Abbot Peter Novecosky, OSB, will
be recognized on Saturday, June 6 on his 25th anniversary as
abbot of St. Peter's Abbey. He will also be marking his 51st year
as a monk and the 45th anniversary of his ordination as a priest.
A come-and-go tea will be held 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. June 6 in St.
Peter's College gymnasium at St. Peter’s Abbey, Muenster, with
a program beginning at 3 p.m.
Retrouvaille AGM will be held 7:15 pm on Saturday, June 13
at St. Philip’s Church, Munroe Avenue and Taylor Street,
Saskatoon.
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Parish Nursing Conference – A Canadian Association of
Parish Nurse Ministry (CAPNM) Conference will be held June
11-14, at Queen's House of Retreats, 601 Taylor Street W.,
Saskatoon. The theme is "Ethnic Diversity - Mirror of God's
Creativity". Attend either the whole conference; or individual
keynote and plenary speakers; or celebrate “flavourful” diversity
at the banquet Saturday, June 13 at Prairieland Park in
Saskatoon featuring speaker Megan McKenna. E-mail:
p .n u r s i n g @ s a s kte l .n e t or call: Elaine Hesje at (306) 6524524; Sr. Carol Borreson at (306) 244-2983; or Deb Bauche or
Carol Kostiuk, or Ethna Martin at (306) 343-0325. Find the 2015
Conference flyer on the website: w w w. c a p n m . c a Speakers
include theologian Megan McKenna, Bishop Emeritus Sylvian
Lavoie, OMI, Fr. Patrick Ampani, and Fr. Mark Miller, CSsR.
The Call to Authentic Sexuality - This series is being offered
by teleconference June 15-17 in conjunction with Fr. Ron
Rolheiser and the Oblate School of Theology. Participants are
invited to Queen’s House. 601 Taylor St. W., Saskatoon for any
or all of the presentations. Following each talk’s broadcast,
there will be an opportunity to discuss and share insights.
Schedule: 6 p.m. Monday, June 15; 8:15 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and
6 p.m. Tuesday, June 16; and 8:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday,
June 17. Cost is $10 each session. Register by contacting
Queen’s House reception by phone: 306-242-1916 or by email:
r e c e p t i o n i s t @ q u e e n s h o u s e . o r g or see the website:
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Earthquake relief - Monday, May 25 is the deadline to have
your donations to Nepal earthquake relief matched by the
Canadian government. The Canadian Conference of Catholic
Bishops and Development and Peace are working together to
raise funds for the work of Caritas in providing food, shelter and
other assistance to the people of Nepal. Donate online at
www.devp.org or by phone at 1-888-664-3387; or by sending
a cheque made out to Development and Peace (please indicate
“Nepal Earthquake”) to Development and Peace, 1425 RenéLévesque Blvd. West 3rd Floor, Montreal, QC, H3G 1T7.
Alliance For Life AGM will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 2 in
St Joseph’s Lower Hall, 8th Street East at Broadway Avenue,
Saskatoon. Guest speaker is Marilyn Jackson from Options
Pregnancy Centre. Refreshments will be served and all are
welcomed. Alliance for Life is looking for more board members
to join – if you are passionate about prolife and want to get more
involved, contact Elaine at (306) 229-3557 for more information.
Catholic Stewardship Conference “Stewards Radiating the
Joy of the Gospel” will be held June 12-14 at the Calgary Telus
Convention Centre. More info: w w w.w c csc .c a
Stewardship Corner: Your Faith in Action
St. Paul reminds us today that all of our gifts (spiritual,
physical, emotional, financial) have their source in the Holy
Spirit – and that those gifts are given for the common good.
www.dscatholicfoundation.ca/parish-stewardship-resources
Diocesan Prayer Intention: We pray as a diocesan family that
the Holy Spirit will touch Christians throughout the world, igniting
new zeal among followers of Jesus Christ, along with a renewed
commitment to Christian unity.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
WCC 2015 - Rites of the RCIA
June 5-6, 2015
The Western Conference of the Catechumenate (WCC)
presents “Rites of the RCIA,” June 5-6 at Holy Spirit
Parish in Saskatoon. Speakers are Nick Wagner and Diana
Macalintal of TeamRCIA. Join us in celebrating 25 years of
forming the RCIA ministry in Western Canada!
Registration: Please register online at:
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or contact Michelle at (306) 358-2057 or
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Welcoming priests to the diocese - All are invited to a
diocesan Mass of Welcome for seven international priests
arriving in our diocese in June. The Mass of Welcome, with
Bishop Donald Bolen presiding, will be held 4 p.m. Sunday,
June 21 at the Cathedral of the Holy Family, 123 Nelson Road,
Mass will be followed by a reception, with an opportunity to
meet each of the new priests, who will minister in our diocese
for a time, thanks to permission from their home dioceses or
religious communities. Registration is not required.
Cedar branches - The diocesan Restorative Ministry office is
looking for cedar cuttings for use in traditional ceremonies at
the prison. If you are trimming cedar trees, please consider
bringing "bouquets" of cedar branches to Dianne Anderson at
the Catholic Pastoral Centre, 2nd Floor of the Cathedral of the
Holy Family, 123 Nelson Road, Saskatoon, open Monday to
Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed over noon hour.)
Faith-based community experience for 19-35-year-old
single Catholic women who are looking for affordable rent and
much more: the Sisters of the Presentation offer a home away
from home. As young women work or study, they have the
opportunity to live a community experience and grow in faith
through prayer, reflection, spiritual direction and service. The
house is located at 851 University Drive, Saskatoon, a 15minute walk from the univerisity and close to downtown. For
information contact: Sr. Lucie Hamel (306) 244-0726 or email:
[email protected] or see: www.presentationofmary.ca
The Sisters of the Presentation of Mary also have a house
at 5 Pells Drive in Regina, a 20-minute walk to the University
of Regina. For more information contact: Sr. Emma Rousseau
at (306) 584-3652 or e-mail: e r o u sse a u 0 3 @ g m a i l .c o m
This “Diocesan Bulletin” is a publication of
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon
Catholic Pastoral Centre, 123 Nelson Road, Saskatoon SK S7S 1H1
Phone: (306) 242-1500 or Toll free: 1-877-661-5005
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The communications office is supported by the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.