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Thank you!
BAPTISM
Expectant parents please contact the parish office
three months prior to the baptism date to arrange
for the baptism preparation program and for the
baptism celebration. The next baptism celebrations
are February 26, March 26, April 23, May 28, June
25, September 17, October 22, November 19,
December 10, 2017. Please call Sharon, 306 3741425 for registration information.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
The program takes place during the readings and
homily at Sunday Mass. It is suitable for children
age 4 to pre-First Eucharist. Parents and young
people interested in leading the program or helping,
please call Shannon Granger, 306 955-0089.
CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS
The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is
the Catholic Church’s process whereby one could
inquire about the Catholic faith and journey
towards full reception into the Catholic Church on
Easter Vigil. At Holy Spirit Parish, RCIA meets
weekly from mid-September through April. There
is no fee and all materials needed are provided.
New participants are always welcome. Meetings
are Wednesdays at 7:00 pm. For information call
Arch McKay, 306 373-0993; agmckay1@sask
tel.net.
Loose: $1,806.39
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may
see your good works and give glory to your Father
who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16. The generosity of
being a good steward of your gifts has a positive
effect on people and it is contagious. Good works
encourages more good works. Let your light
shine! Be careful to recognize that God is working
through you and don’t put yourself above the people
you have been called to help.
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Follow the pope’s tweets: @Pontifex
MARRIAGE PREPARATION
Arrangements for marriage can be made by
contacting the parish priest eight months prior to the
date of marriage. This will provide adequate time
for documentation and the diocesan required
marriage preparation program. A preparation
program is offered through Holy Spirit parish. This
program is intended not only for engaged couples
but also for couples considering engagement and
marriage. The next marriage preparation begins
February 19, 2017 and continues through to March
26, 2017. Please call Nicole/Todd Gursky, 306 4771088; [email protected] or the parish office, 306
374-1425/[email protected] for information and to register for the next session.
Catholic Family Services, 306 244-7773, also offers
a marriage preparation program. Please check the
diocesan website for more opportunities for
marriage preparation, saskatoonrcdiocese.com.
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FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
FEBRUARY 5, 2017
Called to be light
Israel is all but broken by the trauma of exile,
and seeks to repent by ritual fasting. But Isaiah
is clear: Fasting without almsgiving is a ritual
with no meaning. Why take on the "feel" of the
poor with no attempt to alleviate their plight?
Outward signs of repentance do not impress
the Lord: A change of heart and behaviour is
what is needed.
This is classic biblical medicine for every age.
We cannot be religious people without being
people of justice. We do not heal from that sin
that wounds our hearts until we turn to bind the
wounds of the others. Everybody who has
ever reached out to afflicted reports the same
experience: "I thought I was doing it for
them. Turns out I was doing it for me." Light
will rise for us in the darkness when we lift
the gloom of our sisters and brothers.

Who sees your light? For whom are you
“salt of the earth?”
Alice Camille.
‘God’s Word is Alive.’ ACTA
NOT AT THIS TIME ______
YES _________
Alleluia. Alleluia. I am the light of the wor ld, says the Lor d; whoever follows me will have the light of life. Alleluia.
114 Kingsmere Place Saskatoon, SK S7J 3V7
Phone 306 374-1425/Fax 306 374-3190
After hours/Rectory 306 290-5339
Office Hours 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Office email [email protected]
Website holyspiritsaskatoon.ca
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon
Phone 306 242-1500
email [email protected]
Rev. Darryl Millette, Pastor
Rev. Peter Olisa, Associate Pastor
Sunday Mass
Saturday - 5:00 pm
Sunday - 10:00 am, 12:00 noon, 7:00 pm
Daily Mass Tuesday to Fr iday - 8:30 am
Reconciliation
Saturday 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Sunday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Office Administrator
Delores McLean
Pastoral Associates
Charlene Nijhawan, Ministry of Care
Kelly Wormsbecker, Ministry of Care
Arch McKay, Christian Initiation of Adults
Sharon Powell, Faith Formation
Youth Ministry Coordinator
Celena Komarnicki
Financial Administrator
Melina Palendat
Building Maintenance
Jack Altrogge, Ed Yuzyk
Finance Committee
Basil Waslen, Chair Mike Gartner
Pat Pitka
Ed Solie
Bob Korol
Parish Pastoral Council
Fern Boutin, Chair
Louise Bitz
Jim Wilson
Katrina Dixon Robert Dixon
Bev Jutras
Ian Rana
Kim Morrison Lynn Eremondi
THIS WEEK AT HOLY SPIRIT
Monday, February 6
6:30 pm Finding God youth program
7:30 pm D.E.P.T.H.
Tuesday, February 7
8:30 am Mass
9:30 am Walking with Purpose
6:30 pm ALPHA
7:30 pm Knights of Columbus meeting
Wednesday, February 8
8:30 am Mass
7:00 pm Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA)
Thursday, February 8
8:30 am Mass
10:30 am Mass (Stensrud Lodge)
Friday, February 10
8:30 am Mass
9:00 am - 12:00 noon Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament
3:30 pm Youth Choir practice
Saturday, February 11
11:00 am - 12:00 noon Confessions
5:00 pm Mass
Sunday, February 12
10:00 am Mass
11:00 am Parish Breakfast
12:00 pm Mass
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament
7:00 pm Mass
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REFUGEE COMMITTEE UPDATE . . .
Thank you to parishioners who contributed to the
Refugee Fund to support refugees who are making
their home in our community. We are awaiting the
arrival of a couple who fled Syria and are currently
living in Northern Iraq.
The harvest is good but labourers are
scarce.” Matthew 9:37. Would you like the
opportunity to greet people arriving to begin a new
life in Canada? Community support and friendship is
one of the most important and rewarding roles on the
Refugee Committee. Holy Spirit Refugee Committee
invites anyone interested in assisting in the arrival of
newcomers to contact the parish office (306 3741425). A committee member will contact you with
more information and to answer any questions.
DID YOU KNOW? . . .
 Annual General Meeting for the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Saskatoon will be held 1:00 pm to 1:45
pm Saturday, February 11 at the Cathedral of the
Holy Family. Everyone is welcome.
 A grade 9 registration meeting will be held
Thursday, February 9, at 7:00 pm at St. Joseph High
School to provide parents and students with an
overview of the registration process for Grade 8
students who are interested in attending St. Joseph
High School in 2017-2018. Grade 8 students, from
neighbouring schools, will be attending St. Joseph
on February 9 at 12:30 pm for an Open House.
Grade 8 students from other schools are welcome.
Please call 306 659-7650 for more information.
 ‘Lost and Found’ items are in the bottom cupboard
behind the Hospitality Desk. There are several items
that have been left in the church. Please check it if
you are missing items.
 St. Anne's Parish is offering ALPHA - a program
designed to engage people in some of life's biggest
questions - Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm beginning
February 9. The program is free and supper is
provided. We invite everyone to join us -involved
parishioners, people of no faith background and
everyone else. Contact the parish at 306-931-4700
 Reservations for Discovering Poland (Aug 28-Sept
11) and the post tour option Treasures of the
Danube (Crystal Mozart cruise Sept 13-23) are now
all based on availability - $200 discount until
February 22, 2017. Pilgrim Journey to Biblical
Lands (Rome and Holy Land April 19-May 9) is
upon request only. For details see pilgrim
journeys.ca or contact Ministry to Tourism (Fr.
Kleiter) at 306-244 3747; [email protected]
 Queen’s House is committed to serving the
ecumenical Christian community in Saskatchewan
by offering a quiet, nourishing space where people
can come to be renewed. In addition to a wide
variety of programs, Queen’s House offers meeting
space that is ideal for parish council/vestry/church
board
meetings
and
‘days
away’
and
congregational/parish retreats. Please contact
Queen’s
House
at
306-242-1916
or
[email protected]
for
further
information or queenshouse.org
 Knights of Columbus Council #7497 and
FacetoFace Ministries are co-hosting a prime rib
dinner and dance (live band) February 25, 6:00 pm
to 11:00 pm at Champetre County (near St. Denis,
SK). To purchase tickets, $50/ticket, please call Dan
Brule 306 371.2275. Proceeds will go to FacetoFace
Ministries.
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday 5:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am, 12:00 noon, 7:00 pm
Weekday Mass
Tuesday - Friday 8:30 am
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 8905
Grand Knight, George Gartner 306 955-1608
Knights of Columbus memberships and
information, please call Paul - 306 374-3713 or
Rob, 306 374-8559.
CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE
President Margaret Schwab 306 374-4214
NO February meeting.
* New memberships and member renewal Diana 306 652-0840
cwlsk.ca and cwl.ca
The Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools
Foundation is pleased to invite you to the
‘Swing into Spring’
Fashion Show and Dinner
Thursday, May 4
Prairieland Park – Hall B.
Plans are well under way for a fabulous evening
of fun, food, fashions, camaraderie and great
prizes. Support Catholic school division
employees as they step out of traditional roles to
walk the runway in the latest spring fashions.
Please check the poster displayed on the parish
bulletin board.
Early Bird tickets purchased before February 28,
2017 are $65 each or $70 after February 28, 2017.
Tickets are available through the Foundation
office.
Phone: 659-7003 Fax: 659-2013
Email: [email protected]
Your presence helps us put
faith in education.
BAPTISMS We welcome to our par ish community the following childr en who wer e baptized recently.
Owen Dennis James Anton
Eden Elizabeth Bosker
Laken Brooks Bradbury
Anna Marie Therese Bzdel
Ellise Don Antolin Erasmo
Jamison Marty Victor Fern
Penelope Mabel Matus
Kayam Dreux Kier Nones Navarro
Mikael Arvy Orcullo
Lukas Kenton Peters
Jan Kieffer Prelligera
Bentley Joseph Reding
Nathan Charles Rodriguez
Asher Franklyn Louis Sweitzer
son of Aaron and Tara
daughter of Brenton and Nicole
son of Colin and Julianne
daughter of Shaun and Natasha
daughter of Ronald and Eloise
son of Marty and Jessica
daughter of Joseph and Jillian
son of Napoleon and Shaleen
son of Arnel and Jevy
son of Karl and Amy
son of Jeffrey and Raquel
son of Devin and Katelyn
son of Carl and Dawn
son of Devery and Hannah
Blessings on these families as they grow together in the love of Christ!
LENTEN CONFERENCE St. Ther ese
Institute of Faith and Mission invites you to
attend the annual Lenten Conference - February
24 to 26 with keynote speaker Jimmy Mitchell.
Jimmy is a musician and speaker from
Nashville, TN inspiring Catholics around the
world with his storytelling, music, and
message on the beauty of evangelization. We
invite you to grow in your relationship with
God this Lent by starting it in prayer and
reflection with the students at St. Therese
Institute.
Conference fee is $90 for the weekend, or $195
for the full package including meals and
accommodations. See poster for more
information, or visit www.St-T.ca/Lent
WE PLEDGE 5% . . . Holy Spir it par ish
through the work of Holy Spirit Knights of
Columbus is working with the Canadian
Wheelchair Foundation to give mobility to
those in developing countries who have no
means of acquiring a wheelchair. In many
developing countries the only way for a
disabled person to be mobile is to crawl or to
be carried. A disabled person receiving a
wheelchair can experience freedom and
dignity. For more information please go to the
website - cdnwheelchair.ca
Write your hurts in sand . . .
Carry your blessings in stone.
CONFIRMATION WITH FIRST EUCHARIST CLASSES - 2017
February 16
6:00 pm
March 2
6:00 pm
March 9
6:00 pm
March 23
6:00 pm
April 6
6:00 pm
April 27
6:00 pm
Retreat/Spiritual Exercise/Rehearsal
Saturday, May 6 10:00 am -12:00 pm
CONFIRMATION WITH FIRST EUCHARIST CELEBRATION
Wednesday, May 10 - 7:00 pm
OR Thursday, May 11 - 7:00 pm
Two dates are offered for the celebration of Confirmation with First Eucharist.
Your family will choose the date your child will receive the sacraments.
Please note: If your child celebr ated Fir st Reconciliation at Holy Spir it in the
fall, there is no need to register again.
Please call Sharon 306 374-1425; [email protected]
WELCOME to all visiting with us this weekend. Your faith and spirit enrich our community.
May you travel safely and know that God’s presence is always with you.
BLESSING OF THOSE WHO
CARE FOR THE SICK
All unpaid health care providers,
including family caregivers and
ministry of care volunteers, and all employed
personnel who work in all fields of health care, are
invited to receive a prayer of blessing during Sunday
Mass celebrations Saturday, February 11th and
Sunday February 12th to mark the World Day of the
Sick. The blessing is offered to highlight the health
care community – both paid and unpaid – and our
sharing in the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.
Sunday, February 12, 11:00 am
$6/Adult ● $3/child
Sponsored by Knights of Columbus 8905
PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES
. . . to Carroll, Jill, Joseph and families
on the death of husband, father and
grandfather Bob Naphin; to John,
Jerome, Andrea, Marcia and families on
the death of mother and grandmother Helen
Gazdewich; and to the family of Patricia
Dinelle.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful
departed rest in God’s peace.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
The Sacrament of the Anointing
of the Sick will be celebrated at
Holy Spirit Parish on World
Day of the Sick, Saturday,
February 11 following the 5:00
pm Mass. If you are unable to
attend the parish celebration
and require the sacrament, please contact the parish
Ministry of Care pastoral associates, Charlene or
Kelly, 306 374-1425 to make arrangements.
Jesus calls each of us to bring compassion and
healing to those who are sick. The one who is sick
may feel alienated and isolated, and the care of the
sick is the responsibility of us all. Through the
celebration of the Sacrament of
the Anointing of the Sick, the
church expresses its love and asks
God’s help for those who are sick.
The book for reading and
discussion this month is The A rt of
Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.
It is "a beautifully crafted and
captivating look at the wonders and
absurdities of human life . . . as
only a dog could tell it."
Book Club will meet on Tuesday, February 21,
7:15 pm at Holy Spirit parish (Conference Room C).
Contact Isabelle - 306 260-6099 for a copy of the
book.
Lenten Bible Study
Thursday, February 23 to Thursday, April 6
Journey with Christ through the Sunday Gospel readings of Lent.
In a St. Ignatius adaptation of Bible meditation, examine the
Gospel readings of the week.
Look at the significance of the readings
in their historical time and place.
Contemplate on how the reading speaks to you personally.
Arch McKay, RCIA co-ordinator and catechist of our parish will lead this bible study.
Arch comes to us with many years of experience studying and teaching theology, history and leading
Bible Studies in this parish, in the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools and in other parishes.
We know everyone has a busy schedule and that is why, if we have enough people register, we hope
to have the same Bible Study running twice a week during Lent.
One will be held Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 am
and one on Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. Both begin February 23rd.
Please register for either the morning or evening bible study
by contacting Sharon at 306-374-1425 or [email protected].
Think about it
1. Pope Francis is ‘meekly’ calling the Church to
a style of evangelisation that ‘attracts’ rather
than endlessly ‘scolds.’
 Reflect on those times you have felt positively
engaged in your local parish community. As
a disciple of Jesus, is your personal witness
‘attractive’ to others within and beyond the
parish? If so, how? If not, why?
are the meek
For they will inherit the earth
2. ‘As for ourselves, we must be meek, bear
injustice, malice . . . and turn the other cheek.’
The inherent challenge in meekness is
avoiding passivity and choosing instead to ‘act
in love’ with integrity and peaceful intent.
 Recall a time in your life when you have met
this challenge. What empowered you to do
so?
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle
as real strength. - St. Francis de Sales
T
he Beatitudes give us the ultimate portrait of
what it means to be a saint. But our
contemporaries, who especially value selfassertion, individualism and ‘getting on,’ have a
very hard time accepting that being meek is any
sort of ideal or blessing.
Meekness is anathema in our aggressive culture of
strivers where winning is all important. Life for
many is a Darwinian jungle where ‘survival of the
fittest’ is the only golden rule.
Even in the Church, these last decades we have
seen too many polarising ‘culture warriors’ who
seem desperately searching for enemies within to
fight and condemn. It is fascinating how
extremists of all ideological types despise
meekness and gentleness. They see it as a sign of
weakness.
Thank God Pope Francis is meekly suggesting a
wiser pastoral strategy. In calling the Church to a
style of evangelisation that ‘attracts’ rather than
endlessly ‘scolds,’ Pope Francis is affirming with
St. Francis de Sales that ‘nothing is so strong as
gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.’
Even better, it actually works pastorally.
For after all, meekness and gentleness are not
character flaws. They are the ‘power of the
powerless One’ - which is available to any one of
us who risks solidarity with the Crucified and
Risen Jesus.
Christ Jesus came not to the proud or the assertive
‘winners.’ He came to the poor and the humble.
He came meekly. Dorothy Day once wrote: ‘As
for ourselves, yes, we must be meek, bear
injustice, malice, rash judgement. We must turn
the other cheek, give up our cloak, go a second
mile.’
3. Meekness and humility are caught, not taught!
 Who have been the real ‘living and faithfilled models of gentleness and strength in
your life? Pray with gratitude for their
witness.
Of course, one cannot read books and earn
degrees so as to become meek and humble. It
cannot be achieved at all. Meekness and humility
can only be ‘learnt’ by removing oneself from the
endless competitiveness of our culture and simply
being present to the suffering ones all around us.
It is ‘caught,’ not ‘taught.’
Think of our own Melbourne ‘saint,’ Sir Edward
‘Weary’ Dunlop. ‘Weary’ demonstrated exceptional personal qualities of humility. He spent his
life in service to others. Renowned as the ‘Christ
of the Burma Railway,’ he served for four years
as medical officer, leader, motivator and deathdefying advocate for fellow diggers during World
War II. On ‘Weary’s’ return to Melbourne he
became a powerful force for good in our
community.
God dwelled within this Melbourne man. God’s
meek ‘power’ in the world radiated from his
humble persona. In his own way he was literally
an icon of Christ.
I suppose one could give an erudite theological
definition of the beatitude of ‘meekness.’ But
ultimately this mystery is revealed not in grand
theories but in the faces of real living persons like
‘Weary’ Dunlop. That is where God's glory truly
shines.
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about this resource
Meditations on the beatitudes and daily life
According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the word blessed means ‘endowed with divine favour and
protection.’ Synonyms for the term include: fortunate, lucky, privileged, select, happy, joyful, joyous, glad
and enviable. An antonym: wretched.
This understanding highlights the core message of the Sermon on the Mount with delivery of the Beatitudes.
Jesus wanted those present in that moment and all who have ears to hear since, that the life of faith is indeed
richly blessed. It is the pathway to human happiness in this world and for all eternity.
This resource, Blessed A re Y ou: Meditations on the Beatitudes and Daily Life provides an opportunity to
reflect on the Beatitudes in the context of our contemporary world. The articles were written by Br. Mark
O’Connor, FMS and previously published as part of his regular column ‘Spirit is Moving’ in Kairos Catholic
Journal.
Savour and absorb the richness of the content within. May the ‘Be-attitudes’ continue to inform and invigor
our efforts. May we each be a blessing in the lives of those we meet and for the world in which we meet and
for the world in which we move.