Office address for both parishes (there is no office at the Assumption Church)
10555 - 50A Street, Edmonton, T6A 2C8
Office hours are 9:30 - 4:00 pm Monday to Friday.
Tel: 780-468-4071
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Pastor: Father Roger Niedzielski (for emergency calls only after hour contact the office 780-468-4071).
Locations
ASSUMPTION PARISH
RESURRECTION PARISH
Our parish depends on the contribution of many volunteers. We gratefully acknowledge the many hours they offer as an expression of their baptismal vocation to help build up God’s People.
There are a few ministries in our parishes, and we are always looking for volunteers to help out. If you would like to offer your time as a volunteer, please contact the parish offices: 780 468-4071. The following Volunteer Information Form needs to be completed.
We have the following ministries in our parishes:
- Catholic Women’s League, the united voice of Catholic women across Canada
- Knights of Columbus, is a Catholic fraternal organization for men of age 18 and older, who are looking to serve the church and community through various activities.
- Sacramental Preparation, for parents in the Baptism of their children, the preparation for all First Communicants, Confirmation candidates, and couples wishing to be married in the Catholic faith.
- RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults), for adults wishing to be baptized as members of the Catholic Church. There is an adapted course for children aged 7 to 15 years.
- Liturgical ministries:
- music ministry, we are always looking for new talent, musicians and vocalists,
- proclaimers read the Mass readings and intercessions at the weekend masses.
- adult servers assist the priest in preparing for Mass. Must be 18 years or older.
- altar servers will assist the priest and Adult Server during Mass, you must have received your First Communion to be an altar server. This opportunity is available to boys and girls.
- Sacristans launder and iron all Mass items (purificators, etc.) altar cloths and assist in changing them as per the liturgical calendar, and other duties.
- Parish Finance Council meet every quarter to discuss the parish finances and any financial matters of concern.
Our two parishes have diverse and varied histories. Beginning in 2013, the two parishes of Assumption and Resurrection were blended together, with the same parish priest assigned to each. Honouring the distinct character of each parish as well as the people that built and sustained them, we strive to share our deeper commitment to Jesus Christ and to fulfill the mission entrusted to all of the baptized to make him known and loved in our world.
Archbishop Richard Smith, in his Pastoral Letter of 2017, Living in the Word of God, reminds us of Pope Francis’s exhortation: “baptism makes us missionary disciples, endowed with many gifts and talents for the service of others in the name of the Lord. Pope Francis wants us to be fully aware of what it means to be baptized, to rejoice in the gift, and to embrace completely the Christian way of living.”
In addition to the continued efforts to unify our two parishes after the twinning, we are now also faced with the pandemic which has provided unique and challenging circumstances, stretching all of our resources, not to mention our patience!
The new circumstances have meant that, going forward, we must rely even more on our dedicated volunteers for reaching out to all our parishioners and exercising pastoral ministry in union with the parish priest, even once the pandemic restrictions are eased. We will require vigilance and shared responsibility as we seek to make decisions that ensure the continued sustainability of our parishes in ever-changing conditions.
Change is not easy, but change can bring about opportunities for great gifts and deeper growth.
Let us pray for our twinned parishes, that they may work towards a cohesive and solid life of faith, hope and charity, the virtues which ground our missionary call as baptized members of the Body of Christ.