Welcome to St. Mary's Parish
6 McMillan Ave, Red Deer, AB T4N 5X8
403-347-3114 -- StMarys.RedDeer@caedm.ca
Father Mirek's email address: Mirek.Kostarzewski@caedm.ca
We are all called by Jesus Christ to know and love Him.
We hope you find our Parish to be a welcoming community.
By living our faith fully, sharing our faith freely,
we hope to transform our world and build up the Body of Christ
by the power of the Holy
Spirit.
For up-to-date announcements and information on Parish activities, please read the weekly bulletin by clicking on the link above or here.
Prayer Group:
St. Mary’s prayer group meets before the 9am Mass to pray the rosary every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Holy Face of Jesus:
This group meets on Tuesdays, from 1-2pm, in front of the Blessed Sacrament for prayer, devotion and reparation to the Holy Face of Jesus, as well as recitation of the Rosary for priests.
Zoom Rosary
A monthly Rosary is prayed on Zoom, usually on the 22nd of each month at 7 pm, but there is no obligation to make a monthly commitment. If you would like to join, please contact Isabel at 403-314-0031 to get the Zoom link.
The date for May is Monday, May 22.
CWL Baby Bottle Campaign
St. Mary’s CWL asks that you help support
the Central
Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre’s Baby Bottle Campaign. The funds raised enable the centre to continue operations, and to offer free of charge, support to all who walk through their doors. Please pick up a baby bottle or
envelope at either entrance. Cheques can be made out to the Pregnancy Care Centre. Please return filled bottles by June 17/18 (Father’s
Day). A special drop
container is available for returned bottles at the front entrance.
Please pray the Pregnancy Care Centre will be visible in the community as a safe place for all who seek help with an unplanned pregnancy.
Thank you for your continued support and prayers.
Archbishop Smith’s Visit to St.Mary’s
Read the article about His Grace’s
visit to our Parish at:
https://caedm.ca/archbishop-smith-makes-pastoral-visit-to-red-deer-parish/
and see all to pictures of the visit at:
https://galleries.page.link/txYWm
Click the button on the left for
Our weekly live-streamed Mass, on Saturdays at 5:00 pm
and for Weddings, Funeral and other Sacraments
Check the Links page above for other live-streamed services or Masses.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
This program will run during the Sunday 11:00am Mass, for children ages 4 to 7. Children are not required to attend, but are encouraged to try it out!
Fr. Mirek will call the children forward at the beginning of Mass and the group will return to the church during the offertory song. Parents are welcome to attend with their children if they are not comfortable attending on their own.
Note that the Children's Liturgy will NOT run on long weekends.
For more information, please contact Christina, at 403-391-0575 or christina.hackett@hotmail.com
The Pope's intention for the month of May 2023
For church movements and groups
We pray that Church movements and groups may rediscover
their mission of evangelization each day,
placing their own charisms at the service of needs in the world.
For more information on Pope Francis' Visit to Canada,
please click the button below
St.Mary's Parish now accepts
If you are willing to provide much needed financial support to our Parish and to other worthy charitable organizations, feel welcome to use the e-transfer method.
Please state under 'Messages" where you would like your donation to go.
If you are unsure how to do this or would like suggestions to where the largest need may be, please contact the Parish Office. Please use your bank's e-transfer option (StMaryRD.etransfer@caedm.ca) or click the button below.
Father Mirek will never send anyone email messages asking for help, money or gift cards.
These are scam emails. Please report them and move them to the junk folder.
Our Lady of Victory Camp returns in 2023!
This camp exists to support families and youth ministry initiatives in the Archdiocese of Edmonton by offering a week-long faith experience. At camp everyone can Encounter Christ, Encounter Community, and Encounter Creation. They will do this through a mixture of faith experiences and outdoor activities held at our camp on beautiful Gull Lake. Registration for camp is now open, and any young person entering grades 4-12 next fall is welcome to attend! Our summer schedule is as follows:
Saturday, July 8 – Grand Re-opening BBQ (All are welcome! Details coming soon.)
- July 9-13 – High School Camp (Grades 10-12. Youth who attend these weeks can volunteer as junior counselors at the elementary, jr high, and all ages weeks of camp.)
- July 16-20 – Elementary Camp (Grades 4-6)
- July 23-27 (Tentative) – Benedict XVI Institute “Great Books” Week
- July 30-August 3 – Junior High Camp (Grades 7-9)
- August 6-10 – All Ages Camp (Grades 4-9)
Read more about what we do at camp, how to register, or how you can get involved or support OLVC at www.olvcamp.com.
PRE-AUTHORIZED DEBIT
St. Mary's preferred method of donation is the Pre-Authorized Debit
from your bank account either once or twice per month.
This form can be filled out and mailed to the parish office or
dropped off during Office hours. (please download and print below)
Thank you for your generous support of St. Mary's Parish!
