Announcements for Sunday, June 21 – 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Father’s Day / National Indigenous Peoples Day

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* Diocesan prayer – Creator God, we pray that we who live in this land – Indigenous and non-Indigenous together – may experience healing and reconciliation, on a renewed journey of friendship, justice and peace. (National Indigenous Peoples’ Day June 21)

 

EARTHCARE Connections (Prayer intentions from Farmland Legacies)

  1. May Christ’s promise to be with us to the end of time inspire us to do all we can to care for the Earth. We pray to the Lord.
  2. For our leaders, both civic and religious; may they respond with wisdom and action to the food security issues we face. We pray to the Lord.

 

New Announcements:

* Canada Day Celebration at K of C Blackstrap Camp – All are welcome to  a Camp Blackstrap Canada Day celebration at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, including Mass at 11 a.m., followed by the blessing of the re-located Outdoor Stations of the Cross and a Knights of Columbus flag-raising ceremony at the youth camp, located 42 kilometres south of Saskatoon. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be available (free-will offering gladly accepted), and the indoor heated swimming pool will be open with a lifeguard on site, and canoes will also be available for self-guided lake tours. Everyone is welcome. For more information about the faith-based Blackstrap Youth Camp and its summer camps for children ages 8-13, which begin July 5, please see the website at: https://blackstrapyouthcamp.org/ or e-mail campblackstrap@gmail.com

* Rama Pilgrimage – Bus from Saskatoon:  A bus has been organized from Saskatoon for the first day of the annual Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine at St. Anthony Church, Rama, SK. on Friday, Aug. 14. Cost is $40 per person. (Space is limited, non-refundable). Register online at https://form.jotform.com/261527807980264 or for more information call diocesan Adult Faith Coordinator Astrid Alas at (306) 659-5858. The bus departs from St. Patrick Parish, 3339 Centennial Drive, Saskatoon at 10 a.m., with a stop for passengers at the Cathedral of the Holy Family, 123 Nelson Road, Saskatoon at 10:30 a.m. The program at the pilgrimage site begins at 3 p.m. with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Stations of the Cross. Supper is at 4:30 p.m. (Bring your own picnic OR purchase tickets for supper at the church before the Aug. 1 deadline by calling 306-593-6120). Marian hymns will begin at 6 p.m., followed by celebration of the Eucharist at 8 p.m., Living Rosary, a candlelight procession, and exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Bus returns at 11 p.m. that evening.

 

* An Indigenous Pastoral and Lay Leader Ministry Education Program (IPL) online course from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon presents the next session “Introduction to Reconciliation” beginning Sept. 15 for all those interested in deepening their understanding of the history of Indigenous Peoples and the Catholic Church as a response to the TRC Calls to Action. The course will be held online Tuesdays from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. weekly until Nov. 10; cost is $200 (bursaries may be available). No prerequisite is required. Find registration, as well as a video overview and participant reflections at rcdos.ca/indigenous-ministry-education

 

* Retreat Sept. 25 to 27 presented by the Verbum Dei Missionaries – “Put out into deep water” (Luke 5:4): Join Verbum Dei Missionaries Sr. Marta Piano and Sr. Sol Abala for a weekend retreat 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 to the 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, held at Living Waters Camp on Adamson Lake, north of Saskatoon. Cost is $285 includes accommodations and meals (please bring your own bedsheets/linens, towels, pillows, and toiletries). Register online at: https://forms.gle/PnA1z8erqjrHU3LJ7  Registration fee can be e-transferred to:  verbumdeisk.ca@gmail.com. For more information, call Sr. Marta or Sr. Sol at (306) 659-5843.

 

The CWL Clothing Depot in Saskatoon is requesting donations of much-needed items in order to provide affordable good quality household items and clothing to community members with limited funds. Items needed include summer clothing (any age), jeans, kitchenware, cutlery, working toasters, working kettles, working coffee makers, pots and pans, Rubbermaid containers, clocks, sheets, comforters, and towels. Drop off donations at the CWL Clothing Depot, 619 20th Street West, Saskatoon (located on lower level of Friendship Inn) — please ring the bell at the back door in the alley of the depot; drop off times are 10:30 a.m. to 3: p.m. Monday-Friday. Thank you for your kindness in making a difference for someone in need. For donation inquiries contact Bea at (306) 242-5042.

 

Previous Announcements

 

God in The City – Catholic Journalism course – The second annual “God in the City – Catholic Journalism Summer Intensive” course will be held Aug. 9-15, 2026 in-person in Toronto, offered by Canadian Catholic News, with support from a number of  sponsors, including Salt+Light Media Network, the Catholic Media Association, the Religion Journalism Project, and Catholic Conscience. This one-week course is for journalists and aspiring journalists who want to learn and refine the skills in faith-based reporting for Catholic media. Participants receive one-on-one mentoring, reflect on the role of Catholic media, and become part of a growing community of Catholic journalists. Work produced during the course will be published. Cost is $1,500 which includes room, board, and tuition (financial assistance available); to apply before the July 1 deadline, e-mail editor@canadiancatholicnews.ca .

 

* Summer Mission Experience for Young Adults – The diocesan Sts. Benedict and Scholastica (SBS) summer Mission Experience is open to all young adults, ages 18 to 30 years, who are willing to serve and to journey with others, including with those in need or who are living on the margins. It includes local outreach with St. Mary Mission and Outreach Ministry (hampers and street outreach); Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish (food pantry); and the Mustard Seed shelter in Saskatoon (activities with residents). There will also be mission outreach in the north, at the Athabasca-Pine Channel Pilgrimage in the Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas, and also at Yellowknife, NWT. Young adults interested in applying for the program can contact Sr. Marta Piano for more information at mpiano@rcdos.ca or (306) 659-5843. Space is limited.

 

* The diocesan Sts. Benedict and Scholastica Formation Program is now accepting applications for both men and women candidates for the year 2026-2027. This program aims to form young adult Catholics in pursuing holiness while living in the world. The Sts. Benedict and Scholastica program is open to young adults – both women and men, students or working – either for a residential or non-residential program beginning in the fall. The program includes human formation, intellectual formation, and pastoral formation, focused on personal holiness and community life, which includes daily prayer, Mass, Liturgy of the Hours, apostolic work, faith-sharing, faith formation, spiritual direction, silent retreats, and missionary discipleship. For more information contact Sr. Marta Piano at mpiano@rcdos.ca or (306) 659-5843, or visit the diocesan website: https://rcdos.ca/sts-benedict-and-scholastica. (Sts. Benedict and Scholastica is supported by gifts to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal).

 

Encyclical released: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” explores the relationship between technology, power, and the human person. Find the encyclical at: https://www.humandevelopment.va/en/magnifica-humanitas/l-enciclica.html.

 

* The Apostolate of The Precious Blood prayer group will meet every Tuesday in June at 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Saint Anne Parish, 217 Lenore Drive, Saskatoon for the rosary, litany and chaplet of the Precious Blood. Everyone is welcome.

 

* “Millions of Monicas” prayer group: When women gather to pray, hope is renewed. We pray for our children’s return to the Church. Women meet for one hour of guided prayer, which always includes a Rosary. Millions of Monicas prayer events are held in Saskatoon at 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Saint Anne Parish, 217 Lenore Drive; at 10 a.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at St. Philip Neri Parish, 1902 Munroe Avenue South; and at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month at Holy Spirit, 114 Kingsmere Place.

 

Pro-life petition – The advocacy group “RightNow” has launched a petition calling on the Prime Minister and Parliament of Canada to pass legislation to protect pre-born children by restricting late-term abortions after 20 weeks (five months) of pregnancy; find the petition online at: https://www.itstartsrightnow.ca/undercover

 

* A Pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Nun Martyrs Olympia and Laurentia will be held June 26 and 27 at the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon shrine site on Avenue M in Saskatoon (across the street from St. George Cathedral). The pilgrimage begins at 6 p.m. Friday, June 26 with a procession with the relics of the Venerable Nun Martyrs Olympia and Laurentia, followed by a Moleben and barbecued fish burgers. On Saturday, June 27 at 10:00 a.m., the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy will be celebrated by His Excellency Bishop Michael Smolinski, CSsR, and other clergy from the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon. A luncheon will follow.

 

* Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) – Saskatoon celebration: There will be a Mass of Thanksgiving at 1:30 pm Sunday, July 5 at St. Philip Neri Parish, Munroe Avenue and Taylor Street East, Saskatoon, followed by a presentation on the Oblate Charism offered by Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI, Fr. Doug Jeffrey, OMI, and Dr. Christine Taylor, DMin. All are welcome. There will also be a supper on Sunday, July 5, 2026 starting with a “Meet and Greet the Oblate Elders and Associates of Saskatchewan” at the Canadian Brewhouse, 3150 Preston Avenue in the Stonebridge neighbourhood of Saskatoon, at 4:30 p.m. followed by supper at 5:30 p.m. Admission by ticket only: $40 per person for one appetizer, two drink vouchers and a full meal. Deadline for ticket purchase is June 20, 2026; contact Corrine Pamburn at (306) 653-6452 or e-mail finance@sdcsaskatoon.ca

BACKGROUND – This year the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate are celebrating a significant milestone: 200 years ago, Pope Leo XI gave the Church’s approval to a Rule of Life for a small group of men who were intent on making known the gospel to those who had been abandoned by the institutional Church at the time. Inspired by St. Eugene de Mazenod, this small group set out to share the gospel not only in Southern France but wherever there was great need. In December 1841, two Oblate brothers and two Oblate priests arrived in Montreal. They were joined by countless others and were instrumental in helping to establish the Church in Canada. Many of the dioceses in Western and Northern Canada were established through the work of the Missionary Oblates and their collaborators.

 

* Summer Festival of Faith – “You Did It For Me: The Call to Mission Animated by Hospitality” is the theme of the 2026 St. Philip Neri Parish Summer Festival of Faith, taking place in Saskatoon July 8-14. Registration is now open! Presenters include Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI, as well as Eric A. Clayton, an award-winning author, storyteller, retreat leader, and the deputy director of communications for the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the USA. The festival begins with an Opening Mass July 8 with Bishop Mark Hagemoen presiding. The week also includes dynamic sessions with Deb Rolfes, Fr. Kevin McGee, and Sr. Cindy Lewans, PM, as well as engaging music celebrations including Taize Prayer with St. Philip Neri Music Ministry, and the musical talent of Matthew Praksas and Wagner Barbosa in a classical music concert, followed by a wine and cheese social event. There will be opportunities for community building throughout the festival. Pick and choose your own free sessions and register before the July 6 deadline: find a link to more information, including schedules, speaker profiles, and registration on the parish website: https://stphilipneriparish.ca/.

 

* Choral Traditions of the Eastern Christian Church – Sing choral music of the Eastern Church at a week-long summer intensive offered July 6 to 12 at Newman Theological College in Edmonton: elevate your singing with vocal training and refine your leadership and conducting skills. Course includes morning lectures on the history of choral music in the Eastern Church, while afternoons feature individual conducting training and/or voice lessons, and evening rehearsals are led by participating conductors. There will be a concluding concert of sacred music. For information see: https://newman.edu/events/the-choral-tradition-of-the-eastern-church-summer-intensive/.

 

* Reward Pilgrimage will be held Sunday, July 12 at Holy Rosary Shrine and Church, located three kilometres south of Reward, SK, beginning 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. with children’s activities and a family scavenger hunt; 2 p.m. adoration and confession; 3:15 p.m. praying of the Rosary with Marian hymns; 4:00 p.m. Mass; supper (free-will offering); and 5:30 p.m. casual soccer game. Weekend Mass will also be celebrated at Holy Rosary Church at Reward at 7 p.m. on the following Saturdays: May 30, June 27, July 25, Aug. 8, Aug. 22, and Sept. 5. (Note: there is no evening Mass at St. Peter Church in Unity, SK on those dates.)

 

* Bus from Saskatoon to the 2026 Reward Pilgrimage: Saturday, July 12, 2026 marks the 94th annual pilgrimage held at the historic Holy Rosary Shrine in Reward, SK. This year thanks to sponsorship by St Paul Co-Cathedral, St Mary Parish Catholic Women’s League, St. Mary Knights of Columbus and Holy Family Cathedral CWL we are able once again to offer a bus pilgrimage to Holy Rosary Shrine on Sunday July 12. The bus will leave St Paul Co-Cathedral at 10 a.m. and have a picnic lunch at the shrine site. Activities at the shrine start at 2 p.m. with Eucharistic Adoration in the Church and opportunity for confession, as well as praying of the rosary. Following the procession of parish banners, Mass will be celebrated outdoors with Bishop Mark Hagemoen presiding. There is a free will supper after Mass and the bus will return home by 9 p.m. The price of the pilgrimage is $30 per person and this includes a picnic lunch. Contact: Sr Peter Mary at (306) 986-3885 or e-mail srpetermary@stpaulcocathedral.ca.

 

* Mount Carmel Pilgrimage will be held Sunday, July 19 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel located about 4.5 kms north of Carmel, SK (west of Humboldt), starting at 9:30 a.m. with Confessions, 10 a.m. Marian Hymns, Rosary; 10:45 a.m. Mass with Bishop Mark Hagemoen presiding, Blessings of the Fields, Blessing of the Sick; 12 p.m. lunch (concession available); 1:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross, Adoration; 2:30 p.m. Enrolment of the Scapular; 3:30 p.m. soccer game, and family wiener roast.

 

* The St. Laurent Pilgrimage will be held July 15-16 at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine east of Duck Lake (or turn at the small statue on Highway 11, north of Saskatoon). There will be nine days (Novena) of Eucharistic celebrations and prayers at the site before the pilgrimage, held at 7 p.m. daily from July 6 to 14, except Sunday, July 12, when Mass will be at 4 p.m. Schedule:

 

Wednesday, July 15

  • 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. – St. Carlo Acutis Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit in the log church;
  • 3:30 p.m. – Information session about the future of the site;
  • 4 p.m. – Holy Hour with adoration, rosary and prayers, followed by supper;
  • 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Sacrament of Reconciliation;
  • 7:15 p.m. – Marian devotions;
  • 8:30 p.m. – Mass;
  • 9:45 p.m. – Torchlight procession from the Grotto to the Log Church for Eucharistic adoration.

 

Thursday, July 16

  • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – St. Carlo Acutis Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit in the log church;
  • 9 a.m. – Mass in Cree with Archbishop Susai Jesu, OMI, of the Archdiocese of Keewatin Le-Pas held at the Imihew Aski Prayer Meadow;
  • 9 a.m. – Divine Liturgy in English with Bishop Michael Smolinski, CSsR, of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon at the Grotto;
  • 11 a.m. – Mass with Msgr. Maurice Fiolleau, priests and deacons at the Grotto
  • 12 p.m. – Lunch
  • 2 p.m. – Anointing of the Sick
  • 3:15 p.m. – Way of the Cross
  • 4 p.m. Information session about the future of the site.

 

 

Young Adult Conference in Alberta – Young adults from 18 to 35 years are invited to join the Star of the North Retreat Centre (located in St. Albert, Alberta) and Oblates of Mary Immaculate for a weekend retreat Ever New: Living Mission Through Community. Cost is $200 for the retreat to be held July 16-19 at the Star of the North Retreat Centre, 3A St. Vital Avenue, St. Albert, Alberta. Young adults are welcome to be renewed in Jesus and the Word. Includes a variety of keynotes, discussions, hangouts, good food, activities, field trips, and social gatherings! Register or find information: www.starofthenorth.ca.

 

* St. Philomena Walking Pilgrimage: Registration is now open for the 8th annual Saint Philomena Walking Pilgrimage Aug. 11 to 14, a physical and spiritual journey with daily Mass or Divine Liturgy and prayer. Pilgrims are free to join for a few hours, a day or two, or for all four days. Support vehicles are available to give you a ride back to your car or to the next rest stop. Or do the entire walk – approximately 100 kms, with overnight stops arranged, and your sleeping gear transported for you. Breakfast and supper are provided, and there are rest stops during the day where you will find water, snacks and toilets. This pilgrimage is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Regina, starting Aug. 11 at Saint Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Yorkton and ending at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine at Rama, SK. in time for the annual Assumption of Mary pilgrimage.  For more information go to www.stphilomena.ca

 

* The 81st Rama Pilgrimage will be held Aug. 14-15 at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine at St. Anthony Church, Rama, SK. Schedule: Vigil of Mary’s Assumption Friday, Aug. 14 begins 3 p.m. with Chaplet of Divine Mercy, 4:30 p.m. supper (book by Aug. 1 at 306-593-6120), 6 p.m. Marian hymns and confessions, 8 p.m. Mass, living rosary, candlelight procession, exposition and adoration; Feast of Mary’s Assumption Saturday, Aug. 15 includes 8:30 a.m. morning prayers in Polish; 9 a.m. Mass in Polish; 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy in the Byzantine Rite; 11:30 a.m. Mass (English), anointing of the sick, blessing for plenary indulgence, blessing of religious articles; lunch (book by Aug. 1 at 306-593-6120). More information: https://www.ramashrine.ca/.

 

Faith-Based Advance Care Directive available – One of the most effective ways to counter the narrative of those who encourage medically-provided death — euthanasia / assisted suicide, often euphemistically referred to as “MAiD” — is by completing a Faith-Based Advance Care Directive. Directives are available as a free download from the Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan (CHAS) website at https://chassk.ca/faithbasedcare/ , or you may purchase a physical booklet at Universal Church Supplies in Saskatoon. Additionally, there is a video guide to help in completing the directive, posted at: https://youtu.be/BNGgc9ogZ30?si=8T2J7raScCIgaGRR For further information, please contact CHAS Executive Director Peter Oliver at peter@chassk.ca or ethicist, Mary Heilman, at mary@chassk.ca.

 

New Resource from CHAS – A Guide to Compassionate Conversation:  When members of our faith community face life-threatening illness, knowing how to respond can be difficult. To help you offer meaningful support, the Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan (CHAS) has released a new brochure: “Accompaniment Through Serious Illness: A Guide to Conversations on Death and Dying.” This guide provides practical tools for navigating these sacred conversations with grace. Download the guide https://chassk.ca/conversation-guide-death-and-dying/.

 

Donations needed: The emergency food pantry at Our Lady of Guadalupe Indigenous Catholic Parish in Saskatoon is appealing for donations to assist some of the most vulnerable in our community. Donations of food staples are greatly needed, including powdered milk, peanut butter (small sizes preferred), coffee, tea, canned beans, meat and fish, canned soups and vegetables, pasta sauce, pasta, rice, and ramen noodles. Monetary donations permit the parish to purchase exactly what is needed. Contact Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish at (306) 653-4945; the parish office is located at 426 Avenue J South, Saskatoon.

 

* Grow Hope Saskatchewan: Generous Saskatchewan farmers donate land and labour to grow crops, with input costs covered by donors from all walks of life – crops are then sold to raise funds to feed the hungry and build food security around the globe through Canadian Foodgrains Bank, with funds matched by the federal government. Learn more at: https://www.growhopesk.ca

 

Help Not Harm: No Euthanasia for Mental Illness – Visit the website www.helpnotharmcanada.ca to e-mail your Member of Parliament (MP), asking for their support of Bill C-218 (The Right to Recover Act), which would amend the Criminal Code to prevent assisted suicide/ euthanasia – known as Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) — from being provided when mental illness is the sole underlying condition. Without this change, medically-provided euthanasia will be available for those suffering from mental illness alone beginning in March 2027. We are called to offer care, hope, and protection — not death — to those who are suffering and those who are most vulnerable.

 

Bibles, holy cards, rosaries, crosses – The diocesan Hospital Chaplaincy Office is seeking donations of materials to assist with spiritual care outreach to patients at hospitals in Saskatoon. If you have Bibles, holy cards, rosaries, crosses or other small sacred items that would be appropriate to share with those facing illness, please consider donating them “Attention to Jackie Saretsky, Hospital Chaplaincy” at the Catholic Pastoral Centre, 2nd floor of the Cathedral of the Holy Family, 123 Nelson Road, Saskatoon, or call (306) 659-5839 for information.

 

Impact Report – A 2025 diocesan Impact Report providing an overview of ministries, programs, and annual finances in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon is available online at: https://rcdos.ca/annual-report/

 

Pews For Sale: St. Michael Parish in Cudworth, SK has three solid oak pews for sale, $500 each. Each pew is 13 feet long. Contact St. Michael Parish at (306) 256-3218 or email smcudworth@rcdos.ca.

 

Hospital Volunteer Opportunity: St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon relies on volunteers to help nurture a welcoming experience by assisting patients, families, and visitors in navigating the hospital and understanding parking procedures. Responsibilities include initiating contact with members of the public, including at-risk individuals, helping to navigate the building and pointing out resources.  In-depth orientation and on-going support is provided. Those interested can contact volunteers@saskhealthauthority.ca for information.

 

Scam Alert – Fraudulent messages continue to circulate via e-mail, as well as via text and message apps, allegedly coming from our priests, bishop, or others in the Catholic community, asking for money, gift cards, or other gifts. DISREGARD all such messages! Do NOT reply or engage with the individuals sending these messages. Do NOT send gift cards, money, or cash transfers if requested to do so over e-mail or via text message.

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