All parishioners are welcome to join us to celebrate the feast of our beloved Pope St. John Paul II on Tuesday, October 22nd. After the 7:00pm Mass we will have time for veneration of the first class relic of this holy saint and holy friend of our parish.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary has published an article in Faithfully about our Parish and the celebration of the Dedication Mass held on Friday, June 14, 2024.
Click here for the link to the preliminary signup page for the Dedication and Thanksgiving Masses (June 14 and June 15 respectively). Please sign up before Tuesday, June 11.
As part of the Diocesan Pastoral Renewal you are asked to complete a survey by clicking here. The purpose of this survey is to receive feedback from you – the parishioners – on your spiritual growth and experiences, at both a personal and parish level. The survey is a partnership between the Diocese of Calgary and the Flourishing Congregations Institute at Ambrose University.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary has published an uplifting article (about Sacred Heart Church) in their latest issue of Faithfully titled “United in Transformation”.
The Catholic Register™ (the oldest English Catholic publication in Canada and owned by the Archdiocese of Toronto), has published an article about the renovation of our Sacred Heart Church titled, “Parish aims to be Strathmore’s ‘beating heart’“.
You are invited to join our parish's Advent-Christmas Bible study, beginning next Sunday, December 3rd. We will meet on Sundays immediately following Holy Mass, from 11:15am-12:15pm. Children are welcome to stay. All you need is a Bible... and a desire to grow in your knowledge and love of Jesus Christ as we prepare for His coming at Christmas.
Please click here to sign up online for the many different committees, groups, apostolates and ministries that serve our parish and community. We need your God-given gifts to help serve Our Lord and our neighbour!
Father would like to offer parishioners and visitors reminders regarding receiving Our Eucharistic Lord in Holy Communion. Please click here for more information.
Thanks to the yeoman's work of Paul O'Leary, Frank Zack, and so many others on the fundraising, finance and building committees, construction work will begin this month at the site of the new parish church. Please keep praying for the success of this project, as we work to build a beautiful, fitting, and practical space for the worship of the Triune God, the service of our neighbor, and the celebration of our community.
Click here to read two more articles about the new church from around the Internet, one from Aleteia and one from Deacon Greg Kandra's "The Deacon's Bench".
The Parish has begun using a new communications tool, Flocknote, which enables easier communication via email and text message. All parishioners are asked to check their junk mail folders to ensure that they're still receiving parish emails. Also, if possible, please click "My Info" at the bottom of the email and add your cellular number so that you can receive text messages.
Click here to read two articles written about the impending construction of our new church: one in the Catholic Register (Toronto Archdiocesan newspaper), and one on the Strathmore Now website.
Please remember to begin praying the Divine Mercy Novena on Good Friday in preparation for celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday on April 16th. Click here for the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Novena prayers.
All parishioners and families are invited to pray novenas to St. Joseph this month for his powerful intercession to help us begin building our new parish church in 2023.
Starting today, parishioners will be meeting three Fridays during Lent to share meatless soups together at 6:00pm, followed by praying the Stations of the Cross together at 7:00pm. All are welcome to join us in Holy Cross Collegiate (north doors).