The Parish Office will be closed on
Monday, October 12th for Thanksgiving Monday.
Holy Father, thank you for your love that endures forever. In your Spirit,
we give thanks every day. But, this one day each year,
we gather to celebrate your goodness, your gifts, and your provision.
We pause to praise you that every good and perfect gift comes from you,
that we have so much for which we are thankful.
Above all, thank you for your gift of salvation through your
Son Jesus Christ, from whom we receive forgiveness of our sins
and life everlasting. In Jesus’ holy name. Amen.
Congratulations to Brooke Anderson who was the winner of the Ministry Fair Raffle.
Our Famous St. Bonaventure CWL Pies Are Back! Looking for a delicious addition to your Thanksgiving table? Our famous St. Bonaventure Parish CWL pies will be available for purchase Thanksgiving weekend after all Masses! $15 per pie with proceeds supporting CWL charities & activities.
These delicious pies are a much-loved tradition in our parish & are also an important fundraiser for our Catholic Women’s League (CWL). Your purchase helps support the wonderful work & ministry they provide throughout our parish and community.
Please consider picking up a pie-or two-and supporting our CWL this Thanksgiving!
Thank you for helping make their ministry possible, & Happy Thanksgiving from St. Bonaventure Parish!
These delicious pies are a much-loved tradition in our parish & are also an important fundraiser for our Catholic Women’s League (CWL). Your purchase helps support the wonderful work & ministry they provide throughout our parish and community.
Please consider picking up a pie-or two-and supporting our CWL this Thanksgiving!
Thank you for helping make their ministry possible, & Happy Thanksgiving from St. Bonaventure Parish!
Calgary Live-In Retreat Society and Friends Prayer Breakfast
Date: October 17, 2026
Location: St. Bonaventure RC Parish, Calgary
Time Start: After 9:00 AM mass
Speaker: Shelley Caldwell
Talk Title: “Hidden In Plain Sight”
Be not afraid to learn, to unlearn and to dare to learn again. That is how the Kingdom of God is built!
Location: St. Bonaventure RC Parish, Calgary
Time Start: After 9:00 AM mass
Speaker: Shelley Caldwell
Talk Title: “Hidden In Plain Sight”
Be not afraid to learn, to unlearn and to dare to learn again. That is how the Kingdom of God is built!
Shelley is a member of our Live-in community, completing her Live-in in Hinton, AB. She was born in this time in history to witness how to grow closer to God, our true selves & others, even from the darkest of places. Shelley’s strength is her faith & identity. Contact calgarylivein@telus.net for more info.
St. Vincent De Paul Society & the Knights of Columbus are holding their Annual Winter Clothing Drive on Saturday, October 24.
Parishioners are invited to drop off clothes between 8:00 am - 4:00 pm in the St. Francis Room located inside the church. This year’s collection goes to the Calgary Drop-In Centre, who assist the city’s homeless people free of charge.
Parishioners are invited to drop off clothes between 8:00 am - 4:00 pm in the St. Francis Room located inside the church. This year’s collection goes to the Calgary Drop-In Centre, who assist the city’s homeless people free of charge.
Donations of winter type clothes are urgently needed for men, women & children. They are looking for "gently used" clothes of the following type: casual pants, jeans, cords, jogging pants, winter jackets, gloves, scarves, sweaters, plain T shirts, toques, running shoes, winter boots, & back-packs They also need new items of the following type: new socks (the warmer the better), new underwear – both women’s & men’s and new towels.
Members of St. Vincent & the Knights will be on hand to accept your clothing donations. Please check your closets & bring down some warm clothes for the less fortunate in our community. Please pack the clothes in large garbage bags for ease in handling.
The church cannot accept bags of clothing before October 24 due to lack of storage space.
The church cannot accept bags of clothing before October 24 due to lack of storage space.
October is the month of the Rosary to honor our Blessed Mother. Join our parish each Friday at 7 pm in the Church.
We will host a special Living Rosary tomorrow, Friday, October 9, with pie & ice cream after.
We will host a special Living Rosary tomorrow, Friday, October 9, with pie & ice cream after.
The Diocese of Calgary invites individuals who feel called to assist their parish in a healing ministry.
This is designed for those who wish to support the sick, elderly, dying, homebound, & bereaved members of their community.
A new ministry training seminar is coming up. If you feel called to volunteer with the St. Bonaventure Parish Pastoral Care team, register here. For more information on Pastoral Care at our parish contact Pam Tadifa at
(403) 890-8406.
This is designed for those who wish to support the sick, elderly, dying, homebound, & bereaved members of their community.
(403) 890-8406.
The Catholic Bishops of Alberta, including Bishop William T. McGrattan, have released a pastoral letter ahead of the October 19 referendum, offering guidance to help Catholics form their conscience & participate thoughtfully in public life. See here or read below
More than 64,000 students. 120 Catholic schools. One remarkable Catholic community.
Catholic Education Sunday- October 17-23 - Catholic Education Week begins next week with the theme “The Power of the Holy Spirit.” It is an opportunity to give thanks for the gift of Catholic education & the shared mission of home, parish & school in forming young people in faith, service & knowledge.
Please keep our students, families, educators, clergy, trustees and all who support Catholic education in your prayers.
Cenacles of the Marian Movement of Priests
Benediction
All are welcome to join us at St. Bonaventure Church, Monday, October 19, 2026 at 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm, led by Fr. Nosan (National MMP Director for Canada) Assisted by Fr. Goodwin & Fr. Payette. (Reception to Follow)
For more information, contact
Susana (403) 498- 8809, or Catherine (403) 921-4056,or Marjorie
(403) 926-5798
- Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Unity with the Pope and with the Church united to him.
- Leading Faithful to Entrustment to Our Lady.
Benediction
All are welcome to join us at St. Bonaventure Church, Monday, October 19, 2026 at 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm, led by Fr. Nosan (National MMP Director for Canada) Assisted by Fr. Goodwin & Fr. Payette. (Reception to Follow)
For more information, contact
Susana (403) 498- 8809, or Catherine (403) 921-4056,or Marjorie
(403) 926-5798
New Musical Settings for our Masses
Although the music will at first be unfamiliar to you, our parishioners, we hope you will be patient & as you become familiar with the new music & learn to sing it as enthusiastically as you sing the current Mass.
We will be introducing two settings;
- The Mass of Philip Neri by American composer Paul F. Jernberg & St. Anne’s Mass by Scottish composer James MacMillian. The Mass of Philip Neri will be sung at the following Masses: 5:00 pm Saturday, 9:00, Noon and 7:00 pm Sunday. The St. Anne’s Mass will be sung at the 10:30 Sunday Mass.
- Saturday October 11 5:00 pm Mass
We hope that you grow to love the new settings as much as we, the singers, have come to
embrace them.
Jesus Is Waiting for You…
When was the last time you had one quiet hour with absolutely nowhere else to be? An hour to sit with Jesus in the Eucharist.You don't have to know what to say.
You don't have to pray the entire time.
You don't have to do anything.
You can talk to Him about your day, share your worries, read a book, pray, cry, sit in silence, close your eyes, or simply enjoy the peace of being in His presence.
Jesus is there. And He is waiting for you.
Our Adoration hours need volunteers, and all we are asking for is ONE hour a week.
Could you give Jesus one hour of your week?
Take a look at the available times below.
Perhaps one of them is the hour He is inviting you to give Him. One hour. One week at a time. A little time with Jesus can change everything.
Jesus is there. And He is waiting for you.
Our Adoration hours need volunteers, and all we are asking for is ONE hour a week.
Could you give Jesus one hour of your week?
Take a look at the available times below.
Perhaps one of them is the hour He is inviting you to give Him. One hour. One week at a time. A little time with Jesus can change everything.
Contact Arlen at
(403) 808-4651 if any of the times work into your schedule to volunteer.
(403) 808-4651 if any of the times work into your schedule to volunteer.
What an awesome start to Ablaze this year! We had an inspiring testimony shared by one of our young adult volunteers, Prince Kafeke.
He spoke about his journey to the Catholic faith just a few years ago & how a youth group is a good way to make a community of friends in the faith, yet having a personal relationship with Christ is paramount.
He spoke about his journey to the Catholic faith just a few years ago & how a youth group is a good way to make a community of friends in the faith, yet having a personal relationship with Christ is paramount.
Many thanks to ALL of the youth who dressed up, prepared & presented after the masses this past weekend for the Feast of St. Francis! They did a spectacular job of portraying St. Francis & our patron, St. Bonaventure.
Ablaze was featured in the Faithfully Newsletter from the Diocese. Read here
Ablaze was featured in the Faithfully Newsletter from the Diocese. Read here
October is the Month Dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary. Bring your family together in prayer. Pray the Rosary as a family and ask Mary, Queen of Peace, to bring the peace of Christ into your home & into our world.
Looking forward to Ablaze Youth Night tomorrow, Friday, October 9th!
All Youth in Grades 6-12 are invited to join in the fun & faith this evening!
We will be watching a movie about St. Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, patron of computer programmers, the internet & youth.
Looking forward to Ablaze Youth Night tomorrow, Friday, October 9th!
All Youth in Grades 6-12 are invited to join in the fun & faith this evening!
We will be watching a movie about St. Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, patron of computer programmers, the internet & youth.
Our NEW “ROOTED” SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM FOR GRADES 6-12 runs
6:00 - 6:30 pm before Youth Group each Friday.
Please bring your child to join this amazing experience if they have not yet celebrated Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion, or Confirmation.
This program offers young people the opportunity to journey with their peers.
Happy Thanksgiving from St. Bonaventure Parish!
Eileen Murdoch,
Youth & Family Ministry Coordinator 403-278-7556
6:00 - 6:30 pm before Youth Group each Friday.
Please bring your child to join this amazing experience if they have not yet celebrated Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion, or Confirmation.
This program offers young people the opportunity to journey with their peers.
Happy Thanksgiving from St. Bonaventure Parish!
Eileen Murdoch,
Youth & Family Ministry Coordinator 403-278-7556
Our parish is here to help children & teens prepare for the Sacraments they may have missed, including Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion, & Confirmation.
Who is this for?
Who is this for?
Children & teens who have not yet been baptized Roman Catholic
Children & teens who have missed one or more Sacraments
Children & teens who need help catching up in their sacramental journey
[For children under 14: at least one parent must be Roman Catholic in order to receive the Sacrament of Baptism. For those 14 years of age and older: they may inquire about preparing for the Sacraments themselves.]
Sacrament Registration & Information
First Reconciliation & First Communion preparation is completed together with parent & child. We prepare for First Reconciliation in the Fall & First Communion in the Spring. Fill out one registration form. This will suffice for both sacraments.
Deadline to register for First Reconciliation & First Communion will be Friday, October 16th.
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” When he had said this he breathed on them and said to them,
“Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
John 2:21-23
If your child is in Grade 2 or older & you would like them to prepare & celebrate the Sacrament of First Reconciliation & First Communion please register today.
He took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying,
“This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, "This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.”
Luke 22:19-22
First Communion preparation follows First Reconciliation preparation & begins in February.
See the schedule below for all dates & times of parent/child preparation.
See the schedule below for all dates & times of parent/child preparation.
See below for all dates & times for Parent/Child Sessions at the Parish.
Registration for Confirmation for children in Grade 6+ begins today!
Preparation will begin in January 2027. If you have any questions or concerns about the Sacrament of Confirmation, please call Michelle at 403-278-7556 or email sacraments@stbonaventureparish.ca
Contact Michelle Fraser, Sacrament Coordinator at 403-278-7556 or email sacraments@stbonaventureparish.ca for information about Sacraments.
Use the green donation boxes in the pews marked Multiply the Hope or click on the donate button above.
Our parish appreciates your support.
Together In Action Campaign 2026
Office Hours
8:30 am - 4:30 pm or by appointment
Our parish office is CLOSED from 9-9:30 am so that our parish staff can have the option to attend morning mass. Thank you for understanding.
The Parish Office door is located just off the parking lot on the
east side of the church.
Parish Office email: 403-278-7556 or info@stbonaventureparish.ca
Please visit our website for more information.
Know that our parish community continues to be here for you.
If you or your family need spiritual or emotional support,
or if you would like a priest to call you, please contact the
parish at 403-278-7556 or reply to this email.
In the event of a spiritual emergency, email Father Colin or
Father Lawrence or call the Parish Office at 403-278-7556.
St. Bonaventure Parish is a scent free environment. Please respect those with sensitivity to odor by refraining from large amounts of perfumes, hairsprays etc. We thank you for your consideration.
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Friday Masses & Times
Canyon Meadows Retirement Village 12 Deerview Terrace SE
1st Friday of the Month- 10:00 am
Bonavista Seniors Retirement Village 11800 Lake Fraser Dr. SE, 2nd Friday of the Month- 10:00 am
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