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St.

Helen Church
OCTOBER 29TH, 2017 | 30TH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
4106 Mountain Street | Beamsville, Ontario | L0R 1B7 www.sthelenscatholic.ca

Phone (905) 562-7427 | Fax (905) 563-0003 | office@sthelenscatholic.ca | www.sthelenscatholic.ca

St. Helen Church Philip Pastor


presents Pastor
Fr. English
A Study: Reading Scripture Fr. English
Office Administration
Understanding how God speaks to us in the Bible can be difficult. Office Administration
Aggie Agnino Ext. 1
In the first part of this year-long drop-in discussion based study Aggie Agnino Ext. 1
of Scripture, Dr. Robert Holmstedt, Professor of Hebrew Scrip-
tures, University of Toronto, will teach helpful strategies for un-
derstanding the Psalms.

The first unit, Reading the Psalms, will cover three Thursdays, Mass
MassTimes
Times
October 19, 26, and November 2 from 7:00 8:30 p.m. Join us as Saturday

Saturday -- 55 p.m.
p.m.
we learn how to laugh, cry, praise, and even shout in anger with
Sunday - 9 & 11 a.m.
the poets of the Bible in St. Helen Church Great Hall. All are Sunday - 9 & 11 a.m.
welcome to attend.

Schools Contacts
St. Mark School Reconciliation
Catholic Women's League
Principal: Steven Ward Before or after mass or by appoint- Michelle Mackey 289-235-8282
Phone: (905) 563-9191 ment.
Knights of Columbus
Marriage George L. Savage 289-566-9383
St. Edward School
Principal: Carla Bianco Six months notice; marriage prep Music Ministry
Phone: (905) 562-5531 required. Anthony van Engelen
cell/text 905-563-7067,
Anointing of the Sick Email adve1@yahoo.com

Sacraments Please let us know when someone


Ministry Scheduling
has a serious or prolonged illness or Pat Savage 289-566-9383
Baptism ministryscheduling@sthelenscatholic.ca
is to have surgery. This sacrament
Available Sundays at 1:00 pm. Call
celebrates the healing of mind and
parish office. Fundraising Events
body and the forgiveness of sins. Joe Della Manna
First Communion & Confirmation josephdellamanna@yahoo.ca
Catholic Funeral Rites
Arranged through school. If your Youth Ministry
When a death occurs in your family,
child is not in a Catholic school or is sthelensyouthministry@gmail.com
please call the Parish Office and we
not baptized in the Roman Catholic
will assist you in making the neces- Facility & Grounds Maintenance
Church, contact the Parish Office. Craig Luey 905-988-6522
sary liturgical arrangements.
craig.luey@gmail.com

Kindly complete the following and place in collection basket


New Parishioner* Change of address Moving
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Address______________________________________________ City_____________________
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We welcome you and invite you to share in the spiritual and social activities of your parish.
This week
Year A MASS INTENTIONS the
L & D (living & deceased) October 30 - November 5, 2017 Sanctuary
Lamp
Day Requested for Requested by burns in
memory
Monday No Mass of:
Tuesday
Deceased of + de Laat family Pam de Laat + Lee-Ann
6:30 p.m.
Misetich
Wednesday
Giuseppina & Donato Romasco Maria Leva
10:00 a.m.
Thursday + All Souls & especially the faithful depart- The
8:30 a.m. Sanctuary Lamp
6:30 p.m. ed of our parish family & friends
burns to remind
Friday us of Christs
+Dora Geczy & + Elizabeth Barna Alex Geczy
8:30 a.m. presence in the
Saturday Blessed Sacra-
+ Janet Bolzan & + Steve Nagler Nagler Family ment of the altar.
5:00 p.m.
If you wish to
Sunday For the People of St. Helen sponsor the sanc-
9:00 a.m. tuary lamp for one
Michael dela Cruz - Birthday Gener & Divi dela Cruz week the stipend
11:00 a.m. is $35.
+ Giuseppina Romasco Friends

Stewardship of Treasure Understanding Grief Workshop


October 22, 2017 - Offertory (140) 2,792
Presented by Anna Racine
Mt. Carmel Spiritual Centre
Loose 200 7020 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls
Building Fund (19) 1,043 Saturday, November 18 (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
Cost: $65 (includes buffet lunch)
World Mission Sunday (24) 570 Are you experiencing grief due to the death of a
loved one, the loss of a marriage, or the breakup of
May God bless you for your faithful stewardship! a relationship? Grief is a natural response to loss;
understanding the grief you are feeling is the first
Ministry for the Sick and Homebound step to healing. Using various methods, we will ex-
We are grateful to those who give of their time and plore the many facets of grief. Everyone grieves in
care to bring Holy Communion to our parishioners their own way and at their own pace.
who cannot make it to church due to sickness or in- For more info, or to register call 905-356-4113 x4200
firmity. If you know of anyone who would like to re-
ceive communion in their home or while hospitalized Regenerate(d) 2017
at West Lincoln Hospital, please contact the parish office. Theme - "What is Truth?"
Saturday, November 18 (8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.)
Were looking to expand our Scotiabank Convention Centre,
music ministry. If youve 6815 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls
been thinking about joining, http://go2branches.com/regenerated-2017/
join us on a Wednesday even-
ing at 7 p.m. when we re- Diocesan Separated & Divorced
hearse. Choir members of all Healing Ministry Support Group
ages are welcomed & needed for all 3 Masses. No We meet every second and fourth Monday (7:00-
experience required. Bring your talent forward - 9:00 p.m.) at Mt. Carmel Spiritual Centre, Niagara
remember, when you sing, you pray twice. Falls. For information, call 905-356-4113 or 905-684-
SVDP Society 0154, email - separatedanddivorced@saintcd.com.
MISSION - The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a Monday, November 13: Sadness and Depression
lay Catholic organization whose mission is: To live Monday, November 27: Surviving the Holidays
the Gospel message by serving Christ in the
poor with love, respect, justice and joy.
VALUES - The Mission of the Society of St. Vincent 2017/2018 Sunday Missals are available by the
de Paul implies that as Vincentians we: see Christ in office window for $4. Please place the money in the
anyone who suffers, come together as a family, have
personal contact with the poor, help in all possible ways. box labeled Missal.
October 29 - 30th Sunday OT
That they May All be One
Gods command to respect the alien, the widow, the
orphan, the poor. (Exodus)
The Thessalonians live their faith, even in tribulation.
(1 Thessalonians)
Jesus proclaims the two greatest commandments.
(Matthew)
In one of
Charles Shulz
Peanuts car-
toons, Charlie
Brown is trying
to write a letter
to a girl. Snoopy watches sympathetically. Charlie
says: I just dont know how to write a love letter.
What can you say to a girl that shows you really like
her? In the next frame, Snoopy thinks: Enclosed
please find a cookie.
If our kingdom is not of this world, then love is
what truly makes the world go around. While the
Pharisees were trying to trick Jesus with yet another
two-edged question, they provided the opportunity
for Jesus to deliver his most important teaching:
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
and with all your soul, and with all your mind. The Book of Remembrance
Then, Jesus capped it with: You shall love your Traditionally the month of November is a time when
neighbour as yourself. --Dc. Dick Folger we remember in prayer all who have died.
The Book of Remembrance is now in the en-
YOUth Blasters Fall Schedule trance of the church for the remainder of the
Attention all youth grades 3 and up, if you haven't month of October. You are invited to write in the
already registered for YOUth Blast, please pick up names of the deceased loved ones and friends
the orange registration form on the entrance table you wish to have remembered in prayer by the
and bring it to our next meeting. Any young musi- community during November.
cians are welcome to bring their instruments as we The book will then be placed at the foot of the altar
prepare our next liturgical song! We look forward to as we pray for all the departed souls during the
seeing YOUth-there! Next meetings - November 5th month of November. You can place the Remem-
& 26th from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. brance Envelope in the collection basket or bring
them to the parish office. Remembrance envelopes
CWL News are available at the Church entrance & in the pews.
To all members Its SOCTOBER!! This Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord,
is a Diocesan wide program to kick off our and let perpetual light shine upon them.
2 year initiative of reaching out to the May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful de-
Homeless in our communities. We will be parted, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
collecting socks for the entire month of Amen..
October. You CAN bring your donations of new All Souls Day - November 2nd
mens, ladies and childrens socks to the to the
parish office during the week or bring them to the Clergy will gather at the Priests Plot at Victoria Lawn
November CWL meeting. Help us to help others Cemetery on Wed. Nov. 2, 2017 at 11 a.m. to re-
have a warmer winter. member our deceased priests and to pray for all the
faithful of the diocese who have died. You are invited
Diocesan Anniversary Mass & Dinner to attend also.
There will be two Masses at St. Helens on Nov. 2nd,
Married couples celebrating a 25th, 40th, 50th or 60th celebrated for all the faithful departed; 8:30 a.m.
anniversary in the year 2017 are invited to the Dioc- and an additional Mass at 6:30 p.m.
esan Anniversary Mass, Monday, November 27th,
at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Al-
exandria. To register and to receive a formal invita- Prayer when Visiting a Cemetery
tion from Bishop Bergie, contact the parish office im- Eternal God, have mercy on all who are buried ere;
mediately to fill in a form (now due). A dinner will be in particular, we pray for (names). Bring them into
held at Club Roma, St. Catharines @ 7 p.m. Details your kingdom of light and peace, and let them share
of dinner cost will be included in the formal invitation. joy with you and with all the saints. Through Christ
our Lord. Amen.

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