OUR LADY OF THE ROCKIES PARISH

Announcements:
 
· Join us this  Tuesday, November 19th after the 6:30 pm mass at the office for the last of the six part course on the Eucharist based on the book by Scott Hahn. 
 
· There is no daily mass on Friday, this coming week as Father Nathan is away. 
 
· November 20th, Red Wednesday, we will say a special rosary (11:45 am) for those in the legal professions.
 
· Our parish has a subscription to Formed.org,  a Catholic resource of thousands of movies, programs, audio, and books  online.   The Parish code is ​Q4J23Q  for free and complete access.
 
· This Advent season, in FORMED, walk with Dr. Tim Gray on a journey of renewal to ready your heart for the coming of Christ. Each day of Advent, Dr. Gray will unpack the meaning of this season and its rich traditions, as well as offer practical advice for making this Advent your best yet.  Starting Sunday, December 1, 2019.

  The Adult Ministry has a workshop this Thursday, November 21st at 3:00 pm at Origins.   The subject of the workshop is Wholeness. 

Announcements:
 
· Join us this Tuesday, November 12th after the 6:30 pm mass at the office for the fifth of the six part course on the Eucharist based on the book by Scott Hahn. 
 
· We will have the Book of Life set up at weekend masses and in the parish office, for prayers and remembrance of our loved ones who have passed on.
 
· There is no daily mass on Wednesday, this week as Father Nathan is away.  The next week on November 20th, Red Wednesday, we will say a special rosary (11:45 am) for those in the legal professions.
 

Announcements:
 
· Join us this  Tuesday, November 5th after the 6:30 pm mass at the office for the fourth of the six part course on the Eucharist based on the book by Scott Hahn. 
 
· For the month of November we have a Book of Life set up at weekend masses and in the parish office, for prayers and remembrance of our loved ones who have passed on.
 

It always seems impossible, until it’s done. – Nelson Mandela
 
No one has ever become poor by giving. – Anne Frank
 
Fundraising is the gentle art of teaching the joy of giving. 
– Henry Rosso
 

Project Status
• The building will be fully enclosed by late November
– Installation of windows on the second and third levels continues
• Parking lot has been paved, landscaping in progress
• All marble statues have been installed
• Copper installation of the bell tower steeple
• Rundle rock and stucco exterior work ongoing
• Drywall installation will begin shortly
• Project is on-time and on budget
– Completion date is March 31, 2020
– Consecration Mass is May 1, 2020

Financial Status
• Total project cost remains at $16.6 million, excluding land value
– $14.0 million building cost
– $2.6 million for professional fees, interior elements such as furniture and $344,000
contingency
• $9.6 million spent to-date
• Fundraising status
– $4.4 million raised to-date including close to $600,000 in 2019
– $8.1 million still to raise
– Targeting to raise at least $2.1 million more before opening --- hoping for more
– Continuing to offer sponsorship of interior elements
– Working with the Diocese to target large donors outside the parish

Volunteers Needed for the New Shrine
• Fundraising and Awareness
– Final push to raise $2.1 million before opening
– Need Fundraising Co-Chair to focus on local donations
– Need to create significant awareness within and outside the parish
• Operations
– Cleaning, snow removal, Mass/Liturgies set-up, ministries, etc.
– 18% rise in donations needed for future operations expenses
• Programming
– Community must own the programming, not only the Priest
– Start slow with manageable, grass roots programming
• VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ON ALL THREE ENDEAVOURS
• MEETINGS AFTER MASSES ON NOVEMBER 9 & 10
                  PLEASE GET INVOLVED

Announcements:
 
· There will be no daily mass on Halloween, Oct. 31st as Father Nathan will be away. 
 
· We are celebrating All Saints Day mass at 6:30 pm on Friday November 1st (different time than usual).
 
· On Saturday November 2nd we have All Souls’ Day masses for the dead at the office at 9:00 am, 10:30 am and noon.  After the last mass Fr. Nathan will lead a visit to the Canmore cemetery.
 

· Join us this  Tuesday, October 29th after the 6:30 pm mass at the office for the third of the six part course on the Eucharist based on the book by Scott Hahn. 
 
· For the month of November we have a Book of Life set up at weekend masses and in the parish office, for prayers and remembrance of our loved ones who have passed on.

Announcements:
 
· Join us this  Tuesday, October 22nd at 7:00 pm at the office for the second of the six part course on the Eucharist based on the book by Scott Hahn. 
 
 · NOVENA for Catholic Education
 This Thursday, October 25 to Saturday, November 2, we are encouraged to pray the novena for  our Catholic schools in Alberta. We are grateful for our Catholic schools and pray that the Holy Spirit intercedes for them.  

Novena for Catholic Education Sunday
The Novena for Catholic Education Sunday is a traditional prayer to the Holy Spirit. To make it more dynamic in the community of the classroom, the Novena employs a liturgical dialogue and the Glory be. The introduction is inspired by this year’s theme for Catholic Education Sunday.
We are grateful for our Catholic Schools. Let us unite in prayer that the Holy Spirit may intercede for Catholic Education throughout Alberta by praying this traditional prayer daily from October 25 until November 2, 2019.

Leader: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful.
All: And kindle in them the fire of your love.
Leader: Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created,
All: And you will renew the face of the earth.
Leader: Let us pray:
All: Lord, by the light of the Holy Spirit
you have taught the hearts of your faithful.
In the same Spirit
help us to attain our happiness in what is right
and to always rejoice in your peace and consolation.
May you inspire Catholic Education with the wisdom of the Holy Spirit that it may remain
faithful to your teachings and committed to living the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Leader: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit:
All: as it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
 
· There will be no mass on Halloween, Oct. 31st but we are celebrating mass at 6:30 pm on Friday November 1st (different time than usual).  On Saturday November 2nd we have masses for the dead at the office at 9:00 am, 10:30 am and noon.  After the last mass Fr. Nathan will lead a visit to the cemetery.
 
· We Scare Hunger Food Drive
   OLS is collecting non perishable food items on the weekends of Oct 20 and 27 to donate to the food bank in Canmore. Parishioners who wish to participate are encouraged to bring their items to masses on these weekends.
 
· Planned Gifts:  These are donations which you prepare now, but go to the charity later.  These most often are gifts in your Will, but can be a gift of securities or life insurance.  You can make such a gift to your parish or a diocesan program of your choice.  Planting a Future - Planned giving in the Diocese of Calgary.

​On Thursday, October 17th, the Adult Ministry is having a     workshop on Humour, 2:30 pm at Origins.   The OLR ecumenical Adult Ministry is a discussion group for maturing adults focusing  on relevant topics, with the objective of staying young and positive in pursuit of agelessness.

· No mass on Wednesday, October 9th as Father Nathan is away.
 
· Join us this  Tuesday, October 8th at 7:00 pm for the last video presentation titled “Bread for the Journey” to prepare us for a short course on the Eucharist based on the books of Scott Hahn later in the fall, which will begin on Tuesday, October 15th. 
 
· Replicas of the stained glass window for the new shrine are again available for sale at $50.  All proceeds to go to the building fund.
 
· Many thanks to the parishioner who paid off our  TIA debt.  We have a surplus now.
 

Announcements:
 

1. Father Nathan is away this week for Priest Study Days, so there will be no daily masses at the office until Friday, October 4th at 8:30 am.  Daily masses will be held in Banff this week on Tuesday and Wednesday at 4:00 pm.
2. We also do not meet on Tuesday this week at the parish office for the video presentation. The last video will be on Tuesday, October 8th.  This is to prepare us for a short course on the Eucharist based on the books of Scott Hahn later in the fall, which will begin on Tuesday, October 15th. 
3. The First Reconciliation and Communion classes start again this fall.  The parent’s meeting has already happened.  Deadline for registration is at the first class at 6:00 pm Thursday, October 3rd.

 

ROSARY MEDITATION WALK
To celebrate Rosary month, we are having a meditation walk after mass on Sunday, October 13, 2019.  We assemble at 1:30 pm in the Save On Food parking lot and as a group walk through the trails to the river and back reciting all four mysteries of the rosary.
 
Replicas of the stained glass window for the new shrine are again available for sale at $50.  All proceeds to go to the building fund.

​Saint Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)
September 23  (1887-1968)
Francesco Forgione was born in the Italian village of Pietrelcina.  He entered the Capuchin Friars at the age of 16 and was ordained in 1910.  A stigmatic, he lived more than 50 years at the friary of San Giovanni Rotondo, devoted to a life of ministry through sacramental reconciliation and celebration of the Eucharist and helping countless people who sought his counsel.
Pope Paul VI said of him:  “Look what fame he had, what a worldwide following gathered around him! But why?  Perhaps because he was a philosopher?  Because he was wise?  Because he had resources at his disposal?  Because he said Mass humbly, heard confessions from dawn to dusk and was—it is not easy to say it--one who bore the wounds of our Lord.  He was a man of prayer and suffering.”
 
Announcements:
 
Join us at the parish office for two more video presentations on the Eucharist.  Part 2 titled “The Story of the Eucharist” to be held on Tuesday, September 24.   Part 3 titled “Bread for the Journey” held on Tuesday, October 8th.  This is to prepare us for a short course on the Eucharist based on the books of Scott Hahn later in the fall.
 
The First Reconciliation and Communion classes start again this fall.  The parent’s meeting has already happened.  Deadline for registration is at the first class at 6:00 pm Thursday, October 3rd.
 

ROSARY MEDITATION WALK
To celebrate Rosary month, we are having a meditation walk after mass on Sunday, October 13, 2019.  We assemble at 1:30 pm in the Save On Food parking lot and as a group walk through the trails to the river and back.
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Replicas of the stained glass window for the new shrine are again available for sale at $50.  All proceeds to go to the building fund.

 
Announcements:

• We are having a three-part video presentation on the Eucharist to be held on Tuesdays, September 17, 24 and October 8th at the parish office.  This is to prepare us for a short course on the Eucharist based on the books of Scott Hahn later in the fall. 

• The OLR Ecumenical Adult Ministry is a discussion group for maturing adults focusing on relevant topics, with the objective of staying young and positive in pursuit of agelessness.  The next workshop will be at 2:30 pm on Thursday, Sept. 19th, 2019 at Origin in Spring Creek. The topic of Vision will be explored.   Please join us.

• The First Reconciliation and Communion classes start again this fall.  The parent’s meeting is Thursday, September 19th, 7:00 pm at Our Lady of the Snows. This class will be the first to celebrate First Communion in the Shrine.

• Replicas of the stained glass window for the new shrine are again available for sale at $50.  All proceeds to go to the building fund.

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 ROSARY MEDITATION WALK  To celebrate Rosary month, we are having a meditation walk after mass on Sunday, October 13, 2019.  We assemble at 1:30 pm in the Save On Food parking lot and as a group walk through the trails to the river and back reciting all four mysteries of the rosary.