Covid Restrictions:
As of December 13, we are restricted to 15% of the fire code capacity, which now limits us to 25 attendees total, and places of worship are in Step 3 of easing restrictions.
Pre-registration is required for weekend masses. There will be sign-up sheets at the back of the church or you can call the parish office during business hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm).
For more information see:
https://www.catholicyyc.ca/blog/covid19
https://www.alberta.ca/enhanced-public-health-measures.aspx
As of December 13, we are restricted to 15% of the fire code capacity, which now limits us to 25 attendees total, and places of worship are in Step 3 of easing restrictions.
Pre-registration is required for weekend masses. There will be sign-up sheets at the back of the church or you can call the parish office during business hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm).
For more information see:
https://www.catholicyyc.ca/blog/covid19
https://www.alberta.ca/enhanced-public-health-measures.aspx
Ash Wednesday:
There will be three Mass times available - 9:00 am, 5:30 pm, and 7:00 pm. Sign-up is required.
Fridays during Lent:
There will be no morning Mass. Mass will be at 6:00pm followed by Stations of the Cross.
There will be three Mass times available - 9:00 am, 5:30 pm, and 7:00 pm. Sign-up is required.
Fridays during Lent:
There will be no morning Mass. Mass will be at 6:00pm followed by Stations of the Cross.
Lent is often referred as the ‘season of grace’ and a ‘privileged time’. It is a time for spiritual renewal in order to embrace the kingdom with repentance and faith. It is also a special time set apart for prayer, fasting and alms giving leading to conversion. Sometimes we tend think that these practices are outdated and counter-culture. They are in a way counter-cultural but not outdated. Fasting is a basic form of prayer, as there is no purely spiritual religion. To become involved, the soul needs bodily acts and attitude.
In the Gospel we read Jesus spending forty days and forty nights in desert in fast and prayer. It was Jesus’ lent. His fast and prayer enabled him to discern and to live God’s will. It also enabled him to conquer the power of evil. It was in the desert that Jesus came to distinguish between the voice of God and the voice of Satan. There he encountered the wild beasts as well as the holy angels. It should be noted that it was in the desert the Hebrew people were constituted as people of God by the covenant. The great prophets like Elijah and John the Baptist were men of the desert. Lent is the time for desert experience. It means that it is the appropriate time to renew our relationship with God. It is the appropriate time to listen to the Voice of God. |
Regular Mass Times:
Tuesday - 6:30 pm Wednesday - 7:00 pm Thursday - 9:00 am Friday - 9:00 am Saturday - 5:00 pm Sunday - 9:00 am & 11:00 am **Attendance limited to 25 people total, including Father and all volunteers 
Prayer Circle
To request prayers or to join the circle, please contact Fran Murphy (403-335-4591) |
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St. Agnes Parish
302 Veterans Way Carstairs, AB 403-940-1100 Facebook St. Agnes Catholic Church Mailing Address: P.O. Box 575, Carstairs AB, T0M 0N0 |
