Please download and read carefully the 2020 Rite of Election package as there are changes in the liturgy.

Rite of Election 2020 
Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 3:30 pm
St. Mary's Cathedral (219 18 Ave SW, Calgary)

• Download the Information Package for Rite of Election 2020 
• Register to Rite of Election 2020
• Article: Understanding and Explaining the Rite of Election. Download
• Questions? Contact Simone Brosig at 403-218-5524 or simone.brosig@calgarydiocese.ca  

Invitation (new)

• The Rite of Election is only for catechumens: unbaptized adults and unbaptized children of catechetical age. All others are welcome to attend as GUESTS. 
• The Rite of Calling to Lenten Renewal for already BAPTIZED individuals preparing for reception and/or full initiation will not take place at the same time. It may be celebrated in the parishes. 

One Day Only (new)

• Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 3:30 pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 219 – 18th Avenue SW, Calgary, T2S 0C2. 
• Please arrive 2:30 pm – 3 pm.

Book of the Elect

• Catechumens will sign the Book of the Elect at St. Mary's Cathedral. Following the rite, we encourage parishes to place the Book of the Elect in a prominent place in the church, e.g. near the baptismal font or ambry

Dismissal (updated)

• Since the names will be called and the Book of the Elect will be signed at the Rite of Election, the Dismissal to the Rite of Election is optional. The ritual has been modified to reflect that only catechumens are being sent to the Rite of Election.