Diocesan Bulletin Announcements - SUMMER UPDATE, July 10, 2022 - Diocese of Saskatoon

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       Diocesan Bulletin Announcements – SUMMER UPDATE, July 10, 2022

Saint Anne Novena for the Papal Visit: From July 18 to 26 Saint Anne Parish in Saskatoon will
host a novena of Masses, praying that the visit of Pope Francis to Canada will be a source of
healing and reconciliation. A novena is a nine-day series of prayers. Every evening from July 18
to 26, Mass will be offered at 7 p.m., followed by Indigenous teaching (Please note one exception:
on Saturday, July 23, Mass will be held at 5 p.m.). Please join any of these Masses, held at Saint
Anne Catholic Church, 217 Lenore Drive, Saskatoon.

Support for Residential School Survivors and Elders to visit Edmonton during the visit of Pope
Francis to Canada: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon is committed to sponsoring a
number of Residential School Survivors and Elders to attend papal visit events July 25 and 26 in
Edmonton, through a bus trip organized through Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish (the Indigenous,
First Nations and Métis Catholic Parish in Saskatoon). This diocesan support includes covering
expenses on the trip for Survivors and Elders, such as accommodation, transport, etc. For more
information, please contact Debbie Ledoux, Parish Life Director, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish,
306-653-4945.

How to help: The Diocese of Saskatoon Catholic Foundation has created an opportunity for
individual donors to assist in this diocesan commitment by making donations to help send
Survivors and Elders on the trip. To make a gift please go to the Diocese of Saskatoon Catholic
Foundation website at https://dscf.ca/papal-visit-2022/ or contact admin@dscf.ca for more info.

Volunteering in Edmonton: For more information about volunteer opportunities in Edmonton
area during the papal visit, see: https://www.papalvisit.ca/volunteer/

Tickets to papal visit events: Tickets are free, but numbers will be limited in some cases, with
priority given to Residential School survivors and Elders. Find more information about free
tickets at: https://www.papalvisit.ca/tickets-access/

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Saskatoon event in conjunction with the papal visit will be held at St. Mary School:
A one-day local event is planned for Tuesday, July 26 – on the Feast Day of St. Anne, grandmother
of Jesus – to be held at St. Mary’s Wellness and Education Centre, 327 Avenue N South,
Saskatoon, for those wishing to participate in a gathered local event during the papal visit. The
day will feature video recordings of events with Pope Francis on July 25 and a live feed of events
July 26, including the public Mass at Commonwealth Stadium. The Saskatoon celebration begins
with a pipe ceremony at 7 a.m. and in addition to videos from the papal visit events in Edmonton,
includes Mass at St. Mary’s Church at 8 a.m., as well as smudging, supports for residential school
survivors, speakers, meals, etc. It would be helpful for planning if participants could please
register ahead of time online at - https://form.jotform.com/221925281682257
For information about free in-city transportation to the event, please contact Myron Rogal at
mrogal@rcdos.ca or (306) 659-5841 or Rhonda Smallchild at rsmallchild@gscs.ca or (306) 659-
7122.

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CATHEDRAL OF THE HOLY FAMILY HOSTS PILGRIM STATUE July 22 as part of the Our Lady of
the Cape Statue Pilgrimage to the papal visit in Edmonton.
The Cathedral of the Holy Family, 123 Nelson
Road, Saskatoon, will host the statue of Our Lady
of the Cape on Friday, July 22, with praying of the
Rosary and a procession at 11:30 a.m., followed by
celebration of Mass at 12:15 p.m. The Papal Visit
Pilgrim Statue Procession from Canada's National
Marian Shrine in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, QC to
Edmonton, AB, can be likened to An Olympic Torch
passing through cities — with Our Lady of the
Cape bringing Christ's message of healing and
reconciliation to everyone on route.

       About Our Lady of the Cape - Canada was Consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of
       Mary in Ottawa in 1947. The Marian Statue that was used 75 years ago was from
       Canada’s National Marian Shrine located at Cap de la Madeleine near Trois Rivières, QC.
       The original statue is known as Our Lady of the Cape. As a result, the Marian Devotional
       Movement was visiting various dioceses in Canada in 2022 as it spearheads pilgrim
       statue tours of Our Lady of the Cape to provide opportunities for Canadians to venerate
       Canada's National Madonna, to promote consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
       and to promote enrolment in the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. For more
       information, see: https://canada54.com/

Sub-Saharan Africa Hunger Crisis - Development and Peace / Caritas Canada has launched an
appeal for the hunger crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. The combined effects of the COVID-19
pandemic, droughts, floods, civil conflicts, political instabilities and the food shortages now
caused by the war in Ukraine have left 50 million people “teetering on the edge of famine. As
members of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Development and Peace has joined the Humanitarian
Coalition’s Hunger Crisis appeal. Until July 17, all donations for this crisis will be matched dollar
for dollar (up to a maximum of $5 million) by the Government of Canada. To donate online go
to: https://www.devp.org/en/ or mail a cheque to Development and Peace / Caritas Canada,
1425 René-Lévesque Blvd West, 3rd Floor Montréal, Québec Canada, H3G 1T7; or call toll free:
1-888-234-8533.
For more information see: https://www.devp.org/en/blog/hunger-crisis-in-sub-saharan-africa/