OUR LADY OF THE ROCKIES PARISH

Announcements:
 

• This is the last weekend to enter the May 1st Consecration Mass lottery.   Tickets will be available for pick up at the office by March 17th or at Mass, the weekend of March 21 and 22.

Prayer Intentions for New Altar

• You have three more weeks to get your intention page ready for placing inside the new altar.  They must be hand written and can be two sided.  They may be dropped off at Masses or mailed to the parish office (2 Silvertip Trail, Canmore AB T1W 2Z7), no requests by email or phone.  Deadline is the weekend of March 28th and 29th.  We also graciously accept free will offerings for the shrine to accompany these prayer intentions.

"Let us fast an acceptable and very pleasing fast to the Lord. True fast is the estrangement from evil, temperance of tongue, abstinence from anger, separation from desires, slander, falsehood and perjury. Privation of these is true fasting."    St. Basil
 

​ Announcements:
 
The lottery for the Dedication Mass will run until March 15th.  Members of our parish are invited to enter the lottery to obtain the remaining tickets for the Dedication Mass. To submit your ballot, you must do so in person at our parish office or at weekend Masses.   Tickets will be available for pick up March 17th.

Prayer Intentions for New Altar
You are invited to compose a one page, two sided list of intentions, prayers, and remembrances to be placed inside the new altar before the top is installed.  They must be hand written.  They can be dropped off at Masses or mailed to the parish office (2 Silvertip Trail, Canmore AB T1W 2Z7), no requests by email or phone.  Deadline is the weekend of March 28th and 29th.  We also graciously accept free will offerings for the shrine to accompany these prayer intentions.
 
The OLR ecumenical Adult Ministry explores topics relevant to the needs of maturing adults with the objective of  enhancing agelessness - staying young and positive mentally as we age physically. The program is led by Karl Wahl (wahl.k@shaw.ca), a certified spiritual gerontologist. The next workshop will be at 2:30 pm on Thursday, March 19th, 2020 at Origin in Spring Creek and the topic will be SELF-DISCIPLINE.

Women’s Silent Retreat:   Sanctum Retreat (near Caroline, Alberta) is offering a guided silent retreat this April 17 to 19, for women. Come celebrate a gift for the soul!  Pause to refocus and pray, coming to the quiet to be with God in the solitude.  
Contact:  Marg Bleakney  margbleakney@gmail.com

 Announcements:

• Fasting Rules:  Catholics 14 and older are to abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday.  Catholics aged 18 to 59 are to fast.  The Church understands fasting to be the eating of only one complete meal on Ash Wednesday.  You are also permitted to have two small snacks during the day to maintain your energy.  Catholics older than 59, pregnant women and those with health concerns are not obligated to fast.
• The lottery for the Dedication Mass will run until March 15th.  Members of our parish are invited to enter the lottery to obtain the remaining tickets for the Dedication Mass. To submit your ballot, you must do so in person at our parish office (108-104 Kananaskis Way, Canmore, T1W-2X2) or at weekend Masses at Our Lady of the Snows Academy (3100a Stewart Creek).
• ·Tickets will be available for pick up March 17th.
• Ecumenical World Day of Prayer service 2020 is on Friday, March 6 at 7:00 pm in St. Michael’s Anglican Church.  Come celebrate Africa!
• Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper is Feb 25th at St. Michael’s from 5:00 to 6:45 pm.  Pay what you can, proceeds to Food & Friends dinners.

• The Men’s Group next meets Wednesday, February 26th at 7:00 pm at the parish office.  Topic:  The Bible
• LENT BEGINS     February 26, 2020

 9:00 am                  Mass at School             OL of Snows
12:15 pm                Daily Mass at Office     108-104 Kananaskis Way
5:00 to   7:00 pm   Ashes Blessing:  Drop-In at the parish office  for those who missed the masses

Announcements:
 
The lottery for the Dedication Mass will run until March 15th.  Members of our parish are invited to enter the lottery to obtain the remaining tickets for the Dedication Mass. There will be a limit of two ballots per household, each ballot worth 2 tickets.  To submit your ballot, you must do so in person at our parish office (108-104 Kananaskis Way, Canmore, T1W-2X2) or at weekend Masses at Our Lady of the Snows Academy (3100a Stewart Creek).
Tickets will be available for pick up after March 16th.
 
ASH WEDNESDAY     February 26, 2020

9:00 am          Mass at School          OL of Snows

12:15 pm       Daily Mass at Parish Office   108-104 Kananaskis Way

5:00 to          Ashes Blessing:  Drop-In at the parish office
7:00 pm       for those who missed the masses
  
· The OLR ecumenical Adult Ministry explores topics relevant to the needs of maturing adults with the objective of  enhancing agelessness - staying young and positive mentally as we age physically. The program is led by Karl Wahl (wahl.k@shaw.ca), a certified spiritual gerontologist. The next workshop will be at 2:30 pm on Thursday, Feb. 20th, 2020 at Origin in Spring Creek and the topic will be STRENGTH.
 
The Men’s Group next meets Wednesday, February 26th at 6:30 pm at the parish office.  Symbolon Topic:  The Bible