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Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary
CWL:
World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations
Catholic Women's League of Canada
- National Voluntary Funds constitute monies forwarded by councils through national office for disbursement annually to the appropriate agencies, Parish Councils complete the National Voluntary Fund Remittance Form indicating which funds they wish to support, and forward it to national office with a cheque made out to The Catholic Women's League of Canada. A copy of this form is to be sent to the diocesan treasurer for her information.
- Permanent Voluntary Funds: these agencies are permanently assisted by donations received from members and councils of the Catholic Women's League of Canada.
Coady International Institute of St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia was founded by Dr Moses Coady who gave leadership to the Antigonish Movement which promotes the ideal that by learning and working together, men and women become "masters of their own destinies". Coady offers a six-month diploma program designed for leaders engaged in the development of people-based organizations in developing countries. The students, ranging in age from 25 to 45, are persons employed with public and private sector organizations engaged in human and international development. All students sign a commitment to return to their country of origin upon completion of the program, and are required to undertake a Diploma Study Project that relates the student's work at home to Coady's formal training.
Canadian Catholic Organization for Development & Peace (CCODP) established in 1967 is Canada's official Catholic overseas development organization launched by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. CCODP has helped support projects such as grassroots community development, literacy programs, mother and child health care, skills training, agricultural programs and emergency relief. CCODP also supports educational programs, helping make Canadians more aware of the problems and goals of people in developing countries. CCODP's primary source of funds is the yearly "Share-Lent" campaign, Canadian International Development Agency and donations from individuals and groups. Since 1969, the CWL has encouraged its members to support the 1% program. Brochures are available free of charge from National office.-
Catholic Missions In Canada (CMIC) - CWL Mission Partners Fund raises funds to provide missionaries with the tools they need to catechize throughout 24 Mission dioceses found within Canada. CWL Mission Partners, in conjuction with the League, supports six religious education programs. The fund established at CWL National Convention 2001. Learn about the Day of Prayer for Canadian Home Missions.
Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA aka Velma's Dream) raises funds to support Eastern Catholic churches by building up the church, affirming human dignity and alleviating poverty, encouraging dialogue and inspiring hope.
- Permanent Voluntary Funds: these agencies are permanently assisted by donations received from members and councils of the Catholic Women's League of Canada.
- National CWL Facebook page
Alberta Mackenzie Provincial CWL
Diocesan Voluntary Fund
Calgary Diocesan CWL Councils:
- Airdrie – St. Paul
- Allerston – St. Isidore
- Beiseker – St. Mary
- Bow Island – St. Michael
- Brooks – St. Mary
- Calgary – Ascension Parish
- Calgary – Corpus Christi #10
- Calgary – Holy Name
- Calgary – Holy Spirit
- Calgary – Holy Trinity
- Calgary -- Sacred Heart
- Calgary – St. Albert The Great
- Calgary – St. Bernadette
- Calgary – St. Bonaventure
- Calgary – St. Cecilia
- Calgary – St. Gerard
- Calgary – St. Joseph
- Calgary – St. Luke
- Calgary – St. Mark
- Calgary – St. Mary’s Cathedral
- Calgary – St. Michael’s
- Calgary – St. Patrick
- Calgary – St. Peter
- Calgary – St. Pius X #25
- Calgary – St. Thomas More
- Chestermere – St. Gabriel
- Coaldale – St. Ambrose
- Drumheller – St. Anthony’s
- Foremost – Our Lady of Perpetual Help
- Fort Macleod – Holy Cross
- Hanna – St. George
- High River – St. Francis de Sales
- Lethbridge – Our Lady of the Assumption
- Lethbridge – St. Basil
- Lethbridge – St. Martha
- Medicine Hat – Holy Family
- Medicine Hat – St. Patrick’s
- Milk River – St. Peter
- Okotoks – St. James
- Picture Butte – St. Catherine
- Pincher Creek – St. Michael
- Rockyford – St. Rita
- Strathmore – Sacred Heart
- Taber – St. Augustine
- Vulcan – St. Andrew
Alberta Catholic Schools
Alberta Catholic School Trustees' Association (ACSTA) can be reached at
- #205, 9940 - 106 Street, Edmonton AB T5K 2N2
- Phone: 780/484-6209
- Fax: 780/484-6248
GrACE (Grateful Advocates for Catholic Education)
Calgary Pro-Life Association
Canadian Senior Discount Guide
The Dealhack Canadian Senior Discount List is the result of our quarterly survey of brands that offer seniors discounts. Every three months, our team independently verifies each and every discount on this list. We also add more brands to the list regularly when we come across them.
The list contains over 70 brands divided into 11 major categories, which are further divided based on the minimum age requirement.
Get the list at Canadian Senior Discount Guide: The Ultimate List
Catholic Family Service
Guided by compassion and reverence for all of humanity, Catholic Family Service (Calgary) serves individuals and families from all faiths and cultures. We welcome anyone who would benefit from our supports —regardless of where they come from, who they choose to love, how much money they have, or where they go to pray.
Contact: Catholic Family Service website.
250, 707 – 10 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2R 0B3
Call: 403.233.2360
Fax: 403.205.5295
Email:
Catholic Health Alliance of Canada (CHAC)
Catholic Health Alliance of Canada (CHAC): Inspired by the Gospel and grounded in shared beliefs and values, the Alliance is a forum for Catholic health and social services Sponsors in Canada, to exchange ideas and develop shared strategic initiatives that support their ability to strengthen the healing ministry of Jesus. Get resources for the "Awaken" Toolkit.
Catholic Healthcare Facilities
Covenant Health operates health care facilities in various locations throughout Alberta. Here is a list of facilities in the Diocese of Calgary.
- Banff - Banff Mineral Springs Hospital
- Camrose - St. Mary's Hospital
- Lethbridge:
St. Michael’s Health Centre
St. Therese Villa - Medicine Hat - St Joseph’s Home
Covenant Health Facilities are supported by the Covenant Foundation.
Catholic Physicians
For information on your local Catholic Physicians' Guilds and Associations please see www.canadiancatholicphysicians.com
Canadian Physicians for Life is a learning platform that provides formative resources on diverse bioethical topics, including: abortion, euthanasia, conscience rights, palliative care, genetic and reproductive technologies, and more.
Catholic Women’s Leadership Foundation
The Catholic Women’s Leadership Foundation, in partnership with the Providence School of Transformative Leadership and Spirituality at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, has developed a yearlong leadership certificate program to help Catholic women strengthen their leadership skills in an environment which integrates faith and spirituality.
After careful consideration, the 2023-24 Catholic Women’s Leadership Program has been postponed and we will be relaunching the program in 2024-25. This one-year time frame would allow the foundation as well as the University to review and continue planning for all aspects of the program. It will also provide time to reach out to women across Canada who may be unaware of this opportunity.
Formed
Formed has been officially launched in Canada. This ‘Catholic Netflix’ includes a vast number of programs, movies, audio series and e-books. Access to this website is restricted to subscribers only (individual or parish). Individuals can use a free seven day trial that is available or subscribe for a monthly fee of $9.99.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity has an interfaith website https://www.habitatsouthernab.ca/catholic-diocese explaining the diocese' commitment
Human Trafficking / IWIN
IWIN (I'm Worth It Now) is an initiative started in 2019 by the St. Michaels CWL Council in Calgary, with the support of the Calgary Diocesan CWL Council. IWIN seeks to assist human trafficking survivors by raising awareness about this issue and by providing backpacks of basic necessities to survivors of human trafficking who are exiting this lifestyle. Human trafficking is actually an issue prevalent across Canada and nearly all human trafficking victims are Canadian born. Trafficked people come from all walks of life, not just those socioeconomically disadvantaged. One of the major reasons it is becoming a growing and prevalent issue is that the profits from a trafficked person are exceptionally high (on average $280,000 per person, per year, and as high as $600,000 per person, per year). For more information, see our website, join our email list at and follow us on social media (Instagram: @iwin_calgary_; Facebook: facebook.com/iwincalgary or Twitter: @iwin_Calgary)
Religious Articles
- Bernie's Rosaries, Lethbridge
Rosaries Hand-crafted and repaired; good selection of religious items. Contact Bernie Yaretz at 31 Red Crow Blvd West, Lethbridge T1K 5J7, email Please call 403 942 7413 - Corpus Christi, Calgary, CWL store is open the second weekend of each month and at other times by arrangement. See their website for more details.
- Lumen Christi Books & Gifts Ltd is “Your Catholic Bookstore” in Calgary. Phone 403-452-4410 email ; website Lumen Christi Books & Gifts
- Mary's Nook your travelling book store in Calgary
Totus Tuus Rosary Makers Association, Calgary
We have been making and distributing rosaries since October 1997. We were incorporated by the government of the province of Alberta as a non-profit organization in the ‘Year of the Rosary’ on July 3, 2003.
Effective August 12, 2003, we have also been granted status as a registered charity by the Federal Government of Canada. (Reg. # 87899 1801 RR0001).
We are also a registered Lay Association within our Diocese of Calgary.
‘TOTUS TUUS’ is Latin for ‘Totally Yours’.
In 1978 when (Saint) John Paul II became Pope, he consecrated his pontificate to the Blessed Virgin Mary and adopted this Latin phrase, ‘TOTUS TUUS’ as his personal motto.
Our Rosary Makers group would not exist without the inspiration and continued guidance of the Blessed Virgin Mary – thus the group belongs totally to Mary. Furthermore, each member strives, as an individual, to belong totally to Mary, as well.
So we consecrate ourselves totally to Mary so that, through her, we can belong totally to Jesus.
Our only aim is to give honor and glory to God by encouraging devotion to Our Lady through praying the Rosary. We do this by teaching students how to make and pray the Rosary in our schools and by making and sending Rosaries to the missions.
We have visited over 80 of our Catholic Schools (most more than once) in Calgary and area, including Airdrie, Okotoks, High River and Brooks. We have made rosaries and prayed with thousands of children from Kindergarten to Grade 9. In addition we have also worked with and made presentations to High School Students and Reconciliation, Confirmation and RCIA candidates and others.
Many more thousands of our rosaries have been sent to various destinations in Canada and the United States, as well as to foreign destinations, including Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Dubai, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Ghana, Greenland, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Guinea, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tobago, Trinidad, Uganda, the Ukraine, Venezuela Viet Nam and Zambia.
We are blessed to have our in-person meetings at Holy Spirit Church (10827-24 St. S.W. Calgary). These are held on Tuesdays at 9:30 am, after morning Mass, until noon. Our membership includes over 60 men, women and children. You are most welcome to drop in and learn how to make Rosaries, pray and experience and enjoy the warm fellowship which has developed in this very special group.
The rosaries we make at the schools and the rosaries made for the missions and hospitals are never sold, they are always given away. While donations are always appreciated they are never necessary. If you would like to support this beautiful work of our Lady, we will be happy to issue an official income tax receipt. Please make cheques payable to Totus Tuus Rosary Makers Association.
We make and sell a wonderful variety of rosaries in order to help fund our ministry. Our hand-made rosaries include crystal, olive wood and rose petal bead rosaries, decade rosaries, car rosaries, rosary bracelets, children’s rosaries and more. These are available in the Display Case at Holy Spirit Church or by contacting Margaret at . Please pray for us and for this beautiful work of our Blessed Mother, who promised to change the world through this powerful Sacramental.
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