St. Mary & Christ the Servant Parishes
Welcome
Welcome, and thank you for visiting St. Mary & Christ the Servant Parish online. Both St. Mary and Christ the Servant Parish are served by the same church office. We hope that our website highlights our Catholic worship, fellowship and service opportunities available. Please feel free to read more about our churches on this site, or come in for a visit. We would love to greet you and share with you our love for Jesus Christ and for you, our neighbour.
St. Peter Mission, 9296 Tavistock Street, Moyie BC
St. Eugene's Mission/St. Mary's Band/Reserve - Cranbrook
St. Mary's Church
Christ the Servant Summer 2016
St. Eugene Mission Church, St. Mary's Reserve, Cranbrook
St. Mary's Church
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Christmas Letter and Schedule
Seminarian Appointment December 2024
Diocese of Nelson: Pastoral Appointments December 2024
RCIA:
What is the RCIA stand for?
RCIA stands for The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. This process is a journey of faith in which individual adults come to know Jesus and learn about living that faith in their daily life and in the life of the faith community.
Who is RCIA for?
1. Persons desiring of Baptism in the Catholic Church.
2. Persons baptized in another Christian tradition who desire to become Catholic.
3. Persons baptized Catholic in need of First Communion and/or Confirmation.
How does the RCIA process work?
We offer an opportunity to come together in a small group to learn more about our faith. Sessions focus on the teachings and experience of Church and prepare individuals to celebrate the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist during the Easter season. There are separate sessions for children or youth. You are welcome to participate in the process with your questions, your insights and your faith story in a warm accepting setting. For information, please contact Gerri Fletcher at 778-517-1319 or gerrifletcher@yahoo.ca
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR WORLD MISSION DAY, OCTOBER 20, 2024
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE CARE OF CREATION
Letter to the people of God: Anniversary of the Papal visit.
Pastoral Letter on the Use of Social Media
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Today, on the liturgical memorial of Saint Francis de Sales, and with the approval of the Permanent Council, the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) releases its Pastoral Letter on the use of social media titled: “Let Your Speech Always Be Gracious.”
Acknowledging the prominent role social media has come to play at an individual and societal level, this timely Pastoral Letter considers the benefits and dangers of social media from the perspective of Catholic Social Teaching. It provides tools for moral reflection and self-examination, and suggests seven commitments by which to be guided for a more ethical use of social media:
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check for accuracy
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seek greater perspective
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value human dignity
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bring curiosity into the conversation
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distinguish between intention and impact
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privilege “in real life” encounters
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tend to our time spent online
The Pastoral Letter concludes with Discussion Questions to stimulate deeper reflection individually or in group settings.
Statement by the CCCB on Non-Permissibility of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
War in the Holy Land
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https://www.cccb.ca/announcement/statement-by-the-most-rev-william-t-mcgrattan-bishop-of-calgary-and-cccb-president-to-the-catholic-faithful-in-canada-on-the-recent-escalation-of-conflict-in-the-holy-land/
Synod – Continental Document
The Continental Stage of the Synod on Synodality concluded on March 31, at which time the CCCB, along with the United States Conference of Bishops (USCCB), submitted the North American Final Document for the Continental Stage to the Synod Secretariat.
The Final Document from North America, along with the contributions of the six other Continental Assemblies, will form the basis of the Instrumentum Laboris to be released by the General Secretariat of the Synod in June 2023.
The Final Document from North America is now publicly available on the CCCB website at the following link:
Pastoral Letter from the Ukrainian Rite Catholic Bishops of Canada
Weekend Mass
Saturdays
5:00pm at CTS
Sundays
9:00am at CTS
11:00am at STM.
Daily Mass
Monday (see bulletin to confirm), Tuesday & Wednesday
9:00am at STM
Thursday & Friday
9:00am at CTS
Christ the Servant Saturday 4:15-4:45pm and
St. Mary Tuesday 9:30-10am
Or email the Parish office at cranbrook@nelsondiocese.org or phone 250 426 4266 for an appointment.
