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Arrangements for Deaf participants announced, ASL and LSQ

19 July 2022/in Uncategorized/by Alan Schietzsch

Sign language interpreters have been arranged for Deaf participants at most of the venues where the Holy Father will visit, but registration is required.

At this time we are accepting late registration for the Deaf section but prioritizing Deaf Indigenous for the Alberta venues.

ASL interpretation with both hearing interpreters (HIs) and Deaf interpreters (DIs) will be available at Maskwacis (25 July) and both the Holy Mass at Commonwealth Stadium and at Lac-Sainte-Anne (26 July).

LSQ interpreters are currently being arranged for the Holy Mass at la Basilique de Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in Quebec City (28 July).

You must register:

Please email Father Matthew-Anthony Hysell at Matthew.Hysell@caedm.ca if you are both Deaf and Indigenous.

Participants must arrange for their own transportation and accommodations, but please contact the leadership of your respective indigenous community for funding and support.

Park & Ride for Commonwealth Papal Mass

15 July 2022/in Uncategorized/by Alan Schietzsch

Please remember there is no parking on site.

Edmonton Transit will be free for Guests at Mass – your ticket serves as a transit pass.
Organization-provided group transportation must be registered to receive their accreditation.
Group Contact People will be given an assigned park and ride for the whole group. We encourage groups to carpool to the park and rides.

ETS will provide Park & Ride service between Commonwealth Stadium and a variety of Park & Ride sites for the Papal Mass.

ETS bus routes 2, 3 and 101, as well as the Capital Line LRT, run near Commonwealth Stadium. You can use your ticket as fare for regular bus/LRT and Park & Ride buses from 7am until 2:30pm on July 26. Park & Ride buses start running at 7am and run approximately every 5 minutes from each location:

Calder City Lot (124 Street and 124 Avenue)
Davies City Lot (86 Street and 61 Avenue)
Eaux Claires Lot (97 Street and 157 Avenue)
Lewis Farms (1021 Webber Greens Drive)
- Note: To accommodate Valley Line West construction, this lot has a lower amount of available stalls. If you use this lot, please plan to arrive early, or park at Calder.
Mill Woods Town Centre (66 Street and 23 Avenue)
Downtown route will run between 107 Street/Jasper Avenue (buses going to the mass start at Bus Stop #1035) and Commonwealth Stadium.

Sherwood Park/Strathcona County also offers Park and Ride service: Special event shuttle service | Strathcona County

Papal Visit Ticket Update – Change of Date for the Final Public Block of Tickets for Commonwealth Stadium Delayed from Monday, July 18 until Friday, July 22, 2022

15 July 2022/in Uncategorized/by Alan Schietzsch

July 11 Updates about Tickets and Registration

11 July 2022/in Uncategorized/by papalvisit

Indigenous Peoples Experience at Fort Edmonton Park FREE on July 25 & 26

8 July 2022/in Uncategorized/by Alan Schietzsch

iyiniwak okiskêyihtamowiniwaw (Indigenous Peoples Experience)

Fort Edmonton Park and the City have collaborated to offer the Indigenous Peoples Experience for free on July 25 & 26, 2022 over the Papal Visit.

We invite you to visit the award-winning Indigenous Peoples Experience at Fort Edmonton Park. Gather and explore life through the diversity of First Nations’ and Métis peoples’ histories, cultures, experiences, and perspectives, local to Indigenous life in the Beaver Hills, or Edmonton region.

Book your free admission tickets as we are #WalkingTogether in reconciliation. (Be sure to click on the date you choose on the right-hand calendar.)

Location: Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 143 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5J2R7
Dates: July 25 & 26, 2022

Gather and explore life through the diversity of First Nations’ and Métis peoples’ histories, cultures, experiences, and perspectives, local to Indigenous life in the Beaver Hills, or Edmonton region.

Website: https://www.fortedmontonpark.ca/plan-your-visit/attractions/indigenous-peoples-experience

The Indigenous Peoples Experience was created through consultation with MOU Partners, the Métis Nation of Alberta, and the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations, alongside Elders and community members. The exhibit explores the rich cultures of local First Nations and Métis Peoples while encouraging guests to seek out truths lived by Indigenous Peoples before and after Canada’s founding. This opportunity to uplift Indigenous communities comes at a critical time in Canada’s reconciliation with Indigenous people. It is the first exhibit of its kind in Canada.

These stories, teachings, and memories have been passed through millennia. They reflect a rich and resilient history and deep connection to the land and seasons. Whether in Cree, Dene, Anishinaabe, Nakota, Blackfoot, or Michif, this shared knowledge is timeless. It does not just exist in the past. It is here today.

The traditional name of Edmonton is Amiskwaciy Waskahikan, meaning Beaver Hills House. This place was the traditional meeting ground for many Indigenous communities, including the Cree, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Blackfoot and the Métis Peoples.

Indigenous People’s Experience Shuttle

ETS will be providing free shuttle service both days, July 25 & 26 to Fort Edmonton Park

Shuttle buses run every 15 minutes, starting at approximately 9:30 a.m., from West Edmonton Mall (temporary bus stop at 90 Avenue and 172 Street EB) and University Transit Centre (Bus Stop #2002/Bay B).

Shuttles run until approximately 6 p.m. These shuttle buses can be identified at University/West Edmonton Mall transit centres by “Fort Edmonton Park shuttle” windshield signs.

The Pope is coming to Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples

8 July 2022/in Uncategorized/by Alan Schietzsch

A few months back when the Indigenous delegation from Canada went to Rome, Father Susai Jesu went along to support and accompany them. He brought with him a letter of invitation inviting the Holy Father to come to Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples parish, which is an indigenous parish that has significance in the Canadian church as the National indigenous parish, especially in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, B.C., and the North.

Sacred Heart invited Pope Francis, hoping that their parish could serve as a highly symbolic venue for his pilgrimage of healing and reconciliation.

Elder Fernie Marty, who has served the parish Indigenous community for over twenty years, and Father Mark Blom, OMI, are excited and also aware that this visit has a profound role in reconciliation, not just locally, but for the entire province and country.

Parishioner Patricia Golosky gratefully hopes for forgiveness, healing and a new beginning.

They believe that the pope seeing the potential for healing that the example set by their parish represents can benefit all people across Canada, with the example of Jesus serving and dwelling among us.

Combining Christian faith harmoniously with elements of indigenous tradition, such as the architecture detail of a teepee at the altar, the church is being rebuilt after a tragic fire, with the aim of being ready for the Holy Father’s arrival.

To support or donate to their effort, please go to sacredpeoples.com/rebuild/.

In the meantime, Sunday Masses continue at the neighbouring school, as well as space generously provided for other days’ Masses at St. Clare parish and at Santa Maria Goretti Italian parish, both also in central-north Edmonton. For details, see the parish’s website and Facebook page.