Alberta Votes
Making an Informed, Moral Choice
In preparation for next weeks provincial election, the Catholic Bishops of Alberta wish to encourage all members of the Church to engage in the electoral process with a pastoral letter.
With this letter, the Alberta Bishops offer to our Catholic faithful a reminder of important principles & concerns, which stem from the social doctrine of the Church, to guide the discernment of choices that accord with the Gospel’s vision for the right ordering of society.
- Read the Alberta Bishops' message on our blog here
- Listen to "How to vote as a Catholic" podcast with Archbishop Smith
- Check out: "Voting Like a Catholic" guide (PDF); Alberta party platform comparison
Thank you
A big thank you those Knights of Columbus volunteers who came out last Friday afternoon, to help with the Parking Lot Sweep at our parish. Their hard work, in 30 degree heat, was appreciated.
Please bring donated items to the trailer in the parking lot between 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Thursday May 25 & Friday, May 26.
Knights of Columbus Garage Sale
THIS WEEKEND
Saturday, May 27 8:00 am to 12:30 pm
All proceeds go to charity. Household items, clothes, sporting goods, toys, & books are accepted / available. Items not accepted – construction materials, baby cribs & baby car seats, appliances & furniture.
CWL Bake Sale
THIS WEEKEND
All ladies in the parish are invited to donate baking to the CWL bake sale.
Baking can be dropped off in the St Francis Room from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Friday, May 26th & early morning on Saturday, May 27th.
The overnight hours on Thursdays are a blessing for all, we need support to ensure they continue.
If these hours fit in your schedule to spend with Jesus please contact Heather at heather.burdeyney@shaw.ca as soon as possible.
Thank you.
Chalice is coming to
St. Bonaventure Parish
Next weekend, June 3-4, at all the masses, Canada’s largest Catholic Child Sponsorship organization will provide you the opportunity to begin a relationship with a child in the developing world through the benefits of Child Sponsorship.
Please visit chalice.ca for more information about Chalice & its mission.
It is a powerful way to reveal God’s love for those most in need.
Celebration of First Holy Communions
On Saturday, June 3 & Saturday, June 10, at the 5:00 pm mass, our parish will celebrate First Holy Communions with our newly prepared First Communicants & their families. Just a reminder that we will be welcoming more people than usual at these masses.
The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ
Feast of Corpus Christi
Sunday, June 11
On Sunday, June 11, St. Bonaventure will be celebrating the Feast of Corpus Christi with a procession around the Church parking lot at around 1:30 pm, immediately following the noon Mass.
Reception to follow in the Parish Hall & everyone is invited.
If you are interested or feel that you are being called to a vocation as a Permanent Deacon, & you meet the qualifications listed in the website at catholicyyc.ca/permanentdiaconate, please join us at one of the following in person open houses:
- Saturday June 10, 2023, 10 am
St. Mary’s Cathedral Hall (219 - 18 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta)
Benedictine Spirituality for Everyday Life
Saturday, June 10, 2023,
1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
St. Albert the Great Catholic Church
St. Albert the Great Catholic Church
10 Prestwick Drive SE
Guest Speaker: Fr. John Paul Le, OSB Director of Oblates, Mount Angel Abbey
All are welcome. No cost to attend.
Fr. John Paul Le, a Benedictine Monk from Mount Angel Abbey, Oregon will give two informative talks & answer questions on how to live out Benedictine Spirituality in everyday life.
Healing & The Gifts of the Holy Spirit Workshop
Friday, June 16, 6:00 p.m. & Saturday, June 17, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
St. James Catholic Church 338060 32 St E, Okotoks.
Workshops: Friday: Receiving the infusion of the Holy Spirit. Saturday: Tongues, Prophecy, Wisdom, Knowledge, Resting in the Spirit & Intro to Healing. Presented by Assumption Prayer Community (Lethbridge) & Hosted by The Calgary Live-In Retreat Society. Registration: Email: calgarylivein@telus.net or Val @
403-808-7081
Ordination to the Priesthood
His first mass will be celebrated here at St. Bonaventure on Saturday, June 17, the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, at 9:00 am. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall.
All are invited.
CWL Scholarship
Application deadline is June 30, 2023
The St. Bonaventure Catholic Women's League invite Grade 12 students who are enrolling in a post-secondary school to apply for their $1000.00 scholarship.
Applications are available below, at the Parish Office or on our website.
Passion Play 2023
Badlands, Drumheller
July 7-9, 2023 & July 14-16
Travel times depends on which show you see.
Beyond the Waterfall Travel & Tours
Cost is: $205.00 per person & includes transportation (driver, gas & gratuity), the play, as well as lunch or dinner at Annie's Restaurant in Drumheller. (depending on which performance time you choose) Book now as the max number of people is 15. Contact Jason Rago at 780-920-8960, email him at jason.rago@yahoo.com
$100 of each ticket sold will be donated to the Knights of Columbus for their charities.
Fall Bible Study
"Dr. Edward Sri's 8-week course on, 'A Biblical Walk With the Blessed Mother' will begin in September on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 9:00 over Zoom. Cost of the workbook is $42, & payment can be an e-transfer or cheque, made payable to:
Lucille Paplawski
548 Midridge Drive SE
Calgary, AB T2X1B9
More information, contact Lucille at 403-479-1211 or paplawski@hotmail.com
Together in Action 2023
Please choose TIA
from the drop-down list on
the online donation form.
Readings for Sunday, May 28, 2023
Pentecost Sunday
First Reading: Acts 2. 1-11 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in tongues.
Responsorial Psalm: Lord, send forth Your Spirit , and renew the face of the earth.
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12.3b-7, 12-13 In the one Spirit, we were all baptized into one body.
Gospel: John 20.19-23 As the Father has sent me, so I send you. Receive the Holy Spirit.