Bulletin - May 4, 2014

St. Helen Church SUNDAY MAY 4, 2014 | THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

Upcoming Events

May is

dedicated

to our

Blessed

Mother

Mary

Crowning of Mary - May

7th, 6:30 p.m. St. Helen

Movie Morning - May

8th, Lectio Divina

CWL Annual Diocesan

Convention, May 28

Pastor

Fr. Philip English

Office Administration

Aggie Agnino ext. 115 ______________________________________________________

Mass Times

Saturday

5:00 p.m.

Sundays

9:00 a.m. - St. Helen Church

11:00 a.m. - St. Mark School

Gym, Beamsville

Opened - October 2, 1938

Schools St. Mark School

Principal: Dean Stunt

Phone: (905) 563-9191

St. Edward School

Principal: Adrian Bishop

Phone: (905) 562-5531

Sacraments

Baptism

Available Sundays at 1:00 pm. Call

parish office.

First Communion & Confirmation

Arranged through school. If your

child is not in a Catholic school or is

not baptized in the Roman Catholic

Church, contact the parish office.

Reconciliation

Before or after mass or by appoint-

ment.

Marriage

Six months notice; marriage prep

required.

Anointing of the Sick

Please let us know when someone

has a serious or prolonged illness or

is to have surgery. This sacrament

celebrates the healing of mind and

body and the forgiveness of sins.

Catholic Funeral Rites

When a death occurs in your family,

please call the parish office and we

will assist you in making the neces-

sary liturgical arrangements.

4157 Maple Grove Rd. | PO Box 222 | Vineland, Ontario | L0R 2C0 www.sthelenscatholic.ca

Established as a Parish - January 1, 1986

Kindly complete the following and place in collection basket

New Parishioner* Change of address Moving

Name________________________ Phone__________________ E-mail___________________

Address______________________________________________ City_____________________

Postal Code__________________

I will use offertory envelopes If , pick up in foyer: St. Helen Church or St. Mark School

Phone (905) 562-7427 | Fax (905) 562-7789 | [email protected]

We welcome you and invite you to share in the spiritual and social activities of your parish

Year A - May 5 to May 11, 2014

Day Requested for Requested by

Mon No Morning Mass

Tuesday

8:30 a.m. Lino Busnello Nancy Winslow

Wednesday 9:30 a.m. 6:30 p.m.

John Miller

CWL - CROWNING OF MARY

Staff of St. Mark School

Thursday

8:30 a.m. Orsola & Pietro Elia Theresa & Andrea Cipro

Friday 10:00 a.m.

Albright Manor Dorin & Klaus von Wuthenau Von Wuthenau Family

Saturday

5:00 p.m. For the People of St. Helen

Sunday

9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. St. Mark School

For the People of St. Helen

For the People of St. Helen

Stewardship of Treasure

Offertory Envelopes (155) $3,601

Offertory Loose $ 231

Easter (7) $ 100

Facility Maintenance (4) $ 50

Holy Land (2) $ 55

Building Fund Envelopes (29) $ 813

Give and it shall be given to you for the measure you measure

with will be Measured back to you. Luke 6:38

St. Vincent de Paul Society Please remember the work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society as the needs of the poor continue. Your spare change goes a long way to help needy

individuals and families in our community. Thank you for your continued generosity and prayers.

Sr. Ministry for the Sick and Homebound

We have a TEAM of Extraordinary Lay Ministers willing to bring Communion at home. If you have a loved one who is sick and unable to come to church, please call the Parish Office or Frances @ 905-562-5475 and arrangements will be made to

bring Holy Communion to your home.

CWL News Annual Diocesan Convention, Wednesday May 28, Parkway Confer-ence Centre, St. Catharines, starting at 8:30 a.m. Registration & payment of $35.00 due by April 25. For details call Frances

905-562-5475 or Piera 905-563-4594.

Crowning of Mary The Catholic Women's League invites all parishioners and their families to take part in the Crowning of Mary fol-

lowed by the Living Rosary on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 beginning at 6:30pm. All children receiving their First Communion are encouraged to attend. A social gathering will be held

afterwards in the basement of the church. Please call Frances Hendriks 905-562-5475 for more infor-mation.

"Sometimes we are tempted to find excuses and complain, acting as if we could only be happy if a

thousand conditions were met. To some extent this

is because our technological society has succeeded in multiplying occasions of pleasure, yet has found

it very difficult to engender joy. Pope Francis

Mass In

tentio

ns

Sunday May 4 ~ 3rd Sunday of Easter Scripture But God raised him up, releasing him from the

throes of death, because it was impossible for him to be held by it. (Acts 2:24)

You will show me the path to life, abounding joy in your presence, (Psalm 16:11)

who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.. (1 Peter 1:21)

he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, (Luke 24:30,31)

Reflection Where is your faith and your hope? How has Christs rising from the dead changed

you? When life is good who do you thank? When life goes wrong who do you blame? Where do you find the risen one? Many men in the past have been loved with ex-treme intensity Socrates by his disciples, Julius Caesar by his legionnaires, Napoleon by his sol-diers. But today these men belong irrevocably to the past; not a heart beats at their memory. There is no one who would give their life or even their possessions for them even though their ideals are still being advocated. And when their ideals are opposed, no one ever thinks of cursing Socrates or Julius Caesar or Napoleon, because their personal-ities no longer have any influence; they are by-gones. But not Jesus; Jesus is still loved and still cursed; men still renounce their possessions and even their lives both for love of him and out of ha-tred for him. No living being is as alive as Je-sus.Mark MarkRicciotti, Giuseppe, Christian Readings, edited by John E. Rotelle, Catholic Book Publishing; New York, 1973, p. 33. For the Ride Home by Ted Bergh, ParishVision Llc 2014 Visit Parish-Vision.org.

International Mothers Day Walk for Life Please help to build the Culture of Life by joining us on Mothers Day, May 11, 2014. Meet at St. Anns Church Parking Lot, 5740 Buchanan Street Niagara Falls at 1 p.m. March in procession at 1:30 sharp to the Rainbow Bridge for 2:15 ceremony on the bridge. Please bring Passport, Nexus Card or En-hanced Drivers Licence to participate. For more information call 905-680-2239 (Niagara Region) or 416-258-8135 (GTA) Tuesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. Special Mass at the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Church

St., St. Catharines, in preparation for the Annual National March for Life that will take place on Thursday, May 8 at the Parliament Buildings in Ot-

tawa. Everyone is invited to come and pray for the sanctity of life. Gather with fellow pro-lifers at noon on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 8 and at 1:30

join the march through downtown Ottawa.

A Vocation View: We can feel the Lords call at the strangest places and times. The call can haunt us and pursue us until we say, Lord, what will you have me do?

NCDSB - Serving in the Love of Christ Catholic Education Week 2014 begins on Sunday May 4. The Catholic Schools in our parish will en-gage in a series of events to celebrate the gift of publicly-funded Catholic education. You are invited to discover what celebrations are happening and if possible attend. Your support is important! Visit www.niagaracatholic.ca

Morning at the Movies

Join us in the church basement for cof-fee and a Movie Morning featuring Lectio Divina Video Series by Cardi-nal Collins on Thursday May 8th @ 9:30 a.m. Afterwards stay for lunch - bring a sandwich to share for after

the movie and soup will be provided

St. Edward School Celebrates 50 Years! St. Edward School is celebrating 50 years of Catho-lic Education on Saturday, May 10. Our celebra-tions will begin with mass at St. Helen at 2 p.m. fol-lowed by an open house at St. Edward. A pasta dinner follows at approximately 4:30, and a wine social at 7:30. Tickets for the pasta dinner are available through the school office, 905 562-5531.

HURRY!!

Passion & Purpose Live is Selling Out! Sat. May 31st 9:00am 1:30pm, St. Alfreds Parish, St. Catharines. Dont miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to see Matthew Kelly in the Niagara Region! See Matthew Kelly in action at: http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2jjahSJnME. Matthew helps Catholics understand simple ways to become better-version-of-themselves; to have better relationships and to learn what brings true happiness to our lives as God intended. No matter where you are in life...young or old, Catholic or non-Catholic, satisfied or dissatisfied, this event is for you. Act quickly and get your ticket at www.dynamiccatholic.com or purchase tickets at the parish office. Tickets just $39! Includes all event materials and a hard cover book.

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