Medicine Hat, Holy Family Parish
1451 Strachan Rd SE T1B 4V3 Medicine Hat, AB, Canada

During this Lenten season let us reflect on the last 7 words of Jesus and grow deeper in our faith and spiritual life!

FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD - YEAR B JANUARY 10, 2021 BECOMING NEW CREATION ...Continue reading

Rose Stein Funeral... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mh-F3f-DV0

John Bosch Funeral... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSgxGgkEy18

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF CALGARY https://drive.google.com//1HKaqgQLuzRvOUpuv3ErIC0-tta/view

Solemnity of Christ the King Year A November 22, 2020 A HUMBLE AND POOR KING ...Continue reading

As we prepare to end a year like no other, we reflect on the many gifts and small joys we have experienced amid the many challenges. We are grateful for our sta...ff, students, families and all of those who play a key role in supporting our schools. We wish you all a restful and blessed Christmas break A message from the Superintendent of Schools:

The Bulletin for Sunday December 20, 2020 is online now at http://www.holyfamilymh.ca//gener/BULLETN%202020-12-20.pdf The next bulletin will be for December 10. 2021

Mass is live streaming right now https://www.youtube.com/watch

4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR B THE JOURNEY OF DIVINITY TO HUMANITY TO DIVINITY We have come to the completion of our Advent Season as we light the 4th Candle which opens our hearts and minds to reflect on the theme of Love. The season of Advent basically is a time to reflect on the journey of Divine becoming Human as St. John says, He became flesh and dwelt among us. This journey started right before the creation of the world as Jesus said, he was even the world was created ...Continue reading

LILLIAN SCHMIDT''S FUNERAL SERVICE (NOVEMBER 12, 2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch

Our next Advent talk will be by Fr. Iqbal on December 18th from 6pm-7pm. Talk will be live streamed on our YouTube Channel: Medicine Hat Holy Family Church. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6zK-XzuXdDHj79rV6ut_Q

The Sunday, November 8, 2020 Bulletin is now online at http://www.holyfamilymh.ca//gener/BULLETN%202020-11-08.pdf

The Holy Family Parish Bulletin for November 15th is now online at ... http://www.holyfamilymh.ca//gener/BULLETN%202020-11-15.pdf

CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES WE ARE RESTRICTED TO 200 PEOPLE PER MASS. YOU MAY HAVE TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE MASS IF YOUR FIRST CHOICE IS FULL OR YOU CAN WATCH ONLINE AT... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6zK-XzuXdDHj79rV6ut_Q Thursday, December 24, 2020 Christmas Eve... 4:00pm (WILL BE LIVE STREAMED) 6:30pm, 8:30pm &10:30pm Friday, December 25, Christmas Day 8:30am & 10:30am (WILL BE LIVE STREAMED) Thursday, December 31, New Year’s Eve 5:00pm Friday, January 1, 2021, New Year’s Day 9:30am (WILL BE LIVE STREAMED)

The Holy Family Parish Bulletin for Sunday, December 13 is online at... http://www.holyfamilymh.ca//gener/BULLETN%202020-12-13.pdf

Medicine Hat Catholic Schools are waiting in joyful anticipation for the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ. We may not be able to gather together in person this y...ear, but school Advent Masses will continue! Students and staff will be joining mass from their classrooms. Families and stakeholders are welcome to join our school communities virtually, via live stream! School Mass schedule and live stream link here: https://www.mhcbe.ab.ca/our-district/news/post/advent-masses

ILLOGICAL WISDOM There is an old Chinese tale about a woman whose only son died. In her grief, she went to the holy man and asked, "What prayers, what magical incantations do you have to bring my son back to life?" Instead of sending her away or reasoning with her, he said to her, "Fetch me a mustard seed from a home that has never known sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life." The woman went off at once in search of that magical mustard seed. She came f...Continue reading

WHY TO REJOICE The third Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete Sunday because on this day the Mass begins with the opening antiphon: Gaudete in Domino semper Rejoice in the Lord always. In the first week of Advent, we prayed for the restoration of hope. In the second week we prayed for the gift of peace which comes from the Lord to make us stronger and stronger in our day to day life in spite of this deadly pandemic. Today also we start the second phase of the Advent seaso...Continue reading

On December 11, 2020 Deacon Robert Risling will give Advent talk from 6pm-7pm which will be live streamed on our YouTube Channel: Medicine Hat Holy Family Church. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6zK-XzuXdDHj79rV6ut_Q

For our educators and school staff called to live a life of love and sacrifice during Covid 19, we pray to the Lord.

Greccio: A St. Francis Christmas Pageant Mount St. Francis Retreat Centre invites you to check out our Annual Greccio Event. Due to the pandemic this year's eve...nt is online. Beginning December 6 until January 4 visit our website www.mountstfrancis.ca or https://www.youtube.com/embed/MIcTyktENrU to experience this annual event. As always, we encourage you to make a donation to a local Food Bank or Safe Shelter. May the peace of Christ, and the love of God, be yours this Christmas. from the Friars and Staff at Mount St. Francis

Holy Family Parish Bulletin is now online at... http://www.holyfamilymh.ca//gener/BULLETN%202020-12-06.pdf

WE NEED PEACE We continue our Advent journey as we prepare to celebrate the Nativity of our Lord. We light the second candle which symbolizes the desire and gift of Peace. We struggle every day for peace but especially when we hear about war, violence, marginalization, and sufferings, however, in this deadly pandemic the desire for the peace has grown extra high. The second...Continue reading

Dear Parents, the 4th Session for the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be live streamed today (December 2, 2020) at 6pm. Please watch it on our YouTube Channel : Medicine Hat Holy Family Church. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6zK-XzuXdDHj79rV6ut_Q

On December 4, 2020 Fr. Roque Pereira will be speaking on the following topic at 6:00-7:00pm. Talk will also be live streamed on our YouTube Channel "Medicine Hat Holy Family Church and link is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6zK-XzuXdDHj79rV6ut_Q Please us join to deepen your understanding of Advent.

Holy Family Parish Bulletin is now online at... http://www.holyfamilymh.ca//gener/BULLETN%202020-11-29.pdf

OUR HOPE LIVES FOREVER Once, there was a farmer who was tired of various natural factors ruling the quality of his crop. So, one day he called God and said, I am tired of all the natural nonsense happening. Obviously, you are not a farmer. You do not know what it means to farm so why don’t you leave nature in my hands? I am a farmer. I know when it should rain, I know when there should be sunlight, everything is happening at the wrong times. You leave it to me. Whether you...Continue reading

Our First talk by Rodel will be at 6pm tonight and will be live streamed. Please watch it. Here is the link for our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6zK-XzuXdDHj79rV6ut_Q

The Holy Family Parish Bulletin for Sunday November 22, 2020 is online at... http://www.holyfamilymh.ca//gener/BULLETN%202020-11-22.pdf

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A November8, 2020 THE GIFT OF WISDOM TO ACT There was a person coming to a new village, relocating, and he was wondering if he would like it there, so he went to the Zen master and asked: do you think I will like it in this village? Are the people nice? The master asked back: How were the people in the town where you came from? They were nasty and greedy, they were angry and lived for cheating and stealing, said the newcomer. Those are e...Continue reading

Reminder: No school for students next week! While students are away, the school buildings will be thoroughly sanitized and school staff will engage in Professio...nal Development (Nov. 9 & 10). It has been a long first few months of school for everyone, it is our hope that students and staff set aside time to focus on rest, wellness and self-care. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/y67jesx

Please read the letter of Bishop McGrattan to the Faithful on the financial status of the Diocese and the decisions that impact the parishes and the Catholic Pastoral Centre. Read letter (PDF) here: https://www.catholicyyc.ca//bishops_letter_-_2021_financia #CatholicYYC

All Souls Day Memorial Mass 2020

MASS IS ONLINE RIGHT NOW https://www.youtube.com/watch

The Holy Family Parish Bulletin for Sunday November 1st 2020, The Solemnity of All Saints is online at... http://www.holyfamilymh.ca//gener/BULLETN%202020-11-01.pdf

Called to be Saints Today we celebrate All Saints Day with great devotion and love. In our Catholic faith and traditions, we have countless saints; some are known to us and we have a devotion to them and some are unknown to us. Each saint has something totally different to offer to us to deepen our faith and spiritual life. They show us how to follow our Saviour in the midst of our sufferings and hardships in life. The title for this reflection I have taken from the Letter ...Continue reading

In early October, school divisions in southeast Alberta hosted an online virtual meeting to address the mental health crisis facing many communities and familie...s. Part 2 of this online conversation is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4th at 7:00pm featuring a fireside chat with division psychologists Greg Godard and Claire Peterson who will answer more of your questions. For more information or to submit a question please visit our division website: https://www.mhcbe.ab.ca///post/continuing-the-conversation

Congratulations to the McCoy Math, Science, Social, English and Religion Academic Award Recipients!

The Sunday Bulletin for October 25, 2020 is now online at... http://www.holyfamilymh.ca//gener/BULLETN%202020-10-25.pdf

NO PARTIALITY IN LOVE A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art. When the war broke out in their country, the son was asked to join the army. He was very courageous and died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was notified and grieved deeply for his only son. About a month later, just before Christmas, there wa...Continue reading

Alberta School Councils' Association (ASCA) is conducting a survey to measure the pandemic pulse in the return to schooling with Covid-19 implications. All pa...rents / guardians in Alberta with children in Kindergarten to Grade 12 are invited to participate in the survey. Your contributions are both essential and greatly appreciated! This pandemic research survey closes on Friday, November 6, 2020. Link to survey: https://tinyurl.com/y2fpbb26

Fr. Rodel's brother.

Today (October 23rd) we celebrate the feast of St. John Paul II. It was great opportunity to visit his birth place in 2018 and prayed in the Church he was baptized. St. Paul says "we all are called to be saints". St. John Paul II pray for us. Amen

RCIA is Cancelled tonight, October 21st!

This is for Saturday October 17th!!!

BEARING THE IMAGE OF GOD I love taking pictures, pictures of people and nature. They mesmerize me with the texture, colours and formation. Photography for me is not a hobby but a source of prayer, meditation and reflection which brings me to focus on the Image of God and reminds me that everything in the universe bears the image of God. We read in the Book of Genesis that God created Adam in his own image. Throughout the Sacred Scripture Readings, God is showing us his love b...Continue reading

The Bulletin is now online for Sunday, October 18, 2020... http://www.holyfamilymh.ca//gener/BULLETN%202020-10-18.pdf

In case you need a PUMPKIN ??????

The Sunday October 11, 2020 Bulletin is online at ... http://www.holyfamilymh.ca//gener/BULLETN%202020-10-11.pdf Happy Thanksgiving!!!

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A THANKSGIVING IN A PANDEMIC Don’t we all like banquets? Jesus did. It is amazing how many stories we have of Jesus eating with people or talking about eating. And he was sometimes criticized for not being choosy enough about whom he ate with. Banquets were special and he used them as a metaphor for participation in the kingdom of God. For him, the Last Supper was very important where he left so many things with his disciples to continue afte...Continue reading

Our Lady of Fatima Parish is inviting you to join us in prayer, celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima with Bishop McGrattan on Tuesday, October 13, 6:30 p...m. This mass will be livestreamed at Our Lady of Fatima and the Diocese of Calgary Facebook. It will also be available on Telus Optik TV ch. 876. You can register for the 8 AM and Noon Mass at Our Lady Fatima Parish (ourladyoffatima.ca) - Note that the 6:30 PM Mass with the Bishop is a livestream Mass, and is already at capacity. Please pray with us online, or you can visit Our Lady of Fatima for personal prayer time (4747 30th St. SE) anytime between 7:30 am to 5 pm. There will also be a Rosary & Mass for Monday, Oct. 12 at 6 pm to celebrate the eve of Feast of Our Lady of Fatima.