“First Communion August 2020 Link”

https://sites.google.com/view/first-holy-communion-july-2020/home

Please join the St. Dominic Cemetery Society at the cemetery on Wednesday August 19 at 6:30 for their biweekly clean up. Many hands make light work. If you can spare any time to come out, it would be appreciated.

1. DOORS WILL OPEN THIRTY MINUTES PRIOR TO MASS BEGINNING. PLEASE BE HERE AT THAT TIME TO GIVE YOURSELF TIME TO ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS. PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP TEN MINUTES BEFORE MASS BEGINS OR LATER AS MASS HAS TO BEGIN ON THE HOUR. IF YOU ARE NOT WELL YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND MASS. WE ASK THAT YOU TO KINDLY STAY HOME UNTIL YOU ARE FEELING BETTER.

2. MASKS MUST BE WORN THROUGHOUT MASS.

3. YOU WILL NEED TO USE HAND SANITIZER UPON ENTERING

4. YOU WILL BE SHOWN TO YOUR PEW. EVERYONE MUST REMAIN IN THEIR SEAT UNLESS THEY NEED TO USE THE RESTROOM.

5. WE ARE NOT TO SHAKE HANDS AND MUST KEEP THE 6 FEET DISTANCE FROM THE NEXT PERSON, UNLESS YOU ARE A FAMILY

6. WHEN IT IS TIME FOR COMMUNION THE PRIEST WILL SAY AT THE ALTAR, “THE BODY OF CHRIST” AND WE REPLY FROM WHERE WE ARE STANDING “AMEN”.

7. WHEN IT IS TIME TO COME FORWARD WE KEEP THE 6 FEET DISTANCE FROM THE PERSON IN FRONT OF US UNLESS THEY ARE FAMILY OR WITHIN YOUR BUBBLE.

8. WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PRIEST FOR COMMUNION PLEASE MAKE YOUR HANDS INTO A BOWL, WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO RECEIVE COMMUNION, THE PRIEST WILL LIGHTLY DROP THE HOST  INTO YOUR HANDS.

9. PLEASE TAKE THE HOST TO THE SIDE AND REMOVE THE ONE SIDE OF YOUR MASK AND CONSUME THE HOST AND THEN PUT THE MASK BACK ON AND RETURN TO YOUR SEAT.

10. ONCE MASS IS OVER YOU CAN PUT YOUR OFFERING INTO THE COLLECTION BASKET AND USE HAND SANITIZER AT THE SIDE DOOR AS YOU LEAVE, KEEPING THE 6 FEET DISTANCING.

THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING THE NEW NORMAL FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS

Bishop Paul has written a letter explaining the move to Stage 2 and how it effects Catholic churches.  Please click on the link below to read the letter.

Stage 2- Bishops Comment

Sunday Mass from Bishop Paul Terrio’s chapel

Click on the link below:

You tube — Diocese of St. Paul, AB 

In these extenuating circumstances follow Sunday Masses with Bishop Paul Terrio at 11:00 am.

When legislation on Medical Assistance In Dying was enacted on June 17, 2016, the law included a criteria indicating that to be eligible for MAID, death must be “reasonably foreseeable”.
In September 2019 a Quebec Superior Court judge ruled that Canada’s existing euthanasia law is too restrictive and eliminated the “reasonably foreseeable” criteria.
On February 24, 2020, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
introduced Bill C-7 which proposes changes to the Criminal Code’s that will ease provisions on medical assistance in dying, thus rubber stamping the Quebec Court judge’s ruling. This Bill will be up for debate in the House of Commons in September. If the Bill passes into law, a much more permissive regime for who qualifies for assisted death will be in
effect. This very liberal approach raises serious concerns for access to MAID, e.g. the mentally ill, the chronically ill, the youth and other vulnerable persons will be able to seek this option indiscriminately or will be pressured to request MAID, etc.
Both Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and Campaign Life Coalition elaborate reasons why this Bill needs to be opposed in Opposing Bill C-7 at www.epcc.ca and “Killing More Canadians” at www.campaignlifecoalition.com . We are strongly encouraged to inform ourselves on the significance of Bill C-7 for the Law on assisted suicide. The liberal
expansion of the Law contains very serious implications regarding restrictions and
safeguards to euthanasia access. Concerns must be voiced to our local MP. There is an Action Alert Email online to use for this purpose..
Life is a gift…not ours to be taken. We must speak out!

Dear Bothers and Sisters in Christ,

As we, all live though this experience of ‘lock-down’ due to the COVID 19 pandemic; we face many new challenges but also new opportunities. With our ‘staying home’ we discover or perhaps rediscover how important being together as family really is to us. However, the closing of so many businesses and public institutions like schools brings with it a serious reduction of or loss of regular income.
I pray and hope that you are able to access government assistance programs so that you can care for your families and homes. Certainly looking after your family is your first responsibility. However, you also have a spiritual home, your parish which, also has needs and requires care. Your parish now, has no income or revenue.
Therefore, I write to ask you to, according to your means and after first caring for your family, to please support the parish, which is your spiritual home.
How to do this?
The first and traditional way is to mail a cheque with your collection amount to your parish or even to the diocesan office.
The other option is to make an electronic funds transfer on-line. To do this go to: [email protected] and follow the steps. Among those steps, be sure to indicate which parish the donation is for in the message box.
I repeat that your first obligation is to your family and loved ones but any small amount you can give will make a difference. We are all touched by this strange pandemic and as an expression of solidarity with you, the parishioners, I am happy and grateful that your priests have all accepted a serious reduction of their salary during the pandemic.
Above all, let us continue praying for one and another and trusting in the protection of the Good Shepherd and his Blessed Mother.
+Bishop Paul Terrio
Bishop of St Paul in Alberta

If you are unable to unable to attend your scheduled mass, please call the phone persons below to arrange a replacement.
St. Dominic – Esther – 780-343-6031
Assumption – Adele – 780-594-4293