Bulletin - November 8, 2015

St. Helen Church SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2015 | 32ND SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B)

Pastor

Fr. Philip English

Office Administration

Aggie Agnino ext. 1 ______________________________________________________

Mass Times

Saturday

5:00 p.m.

Sunday

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: Steven Ward

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

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

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

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

Upcoming Events

- All Souls Remembrance Env. - KofC General Meeting, Wed. Nov. 11th @ 7 p.m. - KofC Council 4917 & 15999 Memorial Mass at St. Joseph’s Tues. Nov. 10th @ 6:30 p.m. - Chili Take Out Night Nov. 20th, 5-7 p.m. - Nov. 25th - Diocesan Anniver-sary Mass @ Cathedral - Nov. 28th - Christmas Bazaar @ St. Mark School - Join us for a cup of brew after morning mass on Tuesdays & Thursdays www.facebook.com/

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Stewardship of Treasure November 1: Offertory Envelopes (151) $ 2,704 Offertory Loose $ 219 Syria Emergency Relief (1) $ 4,700 Building Fund (11) $ 1,325

“MAY GOD BLESS YOU

FOR YOUR FAITHFUL STEWARDSHIP!”

Sr. Ministry for the Sick and Homebound We are grateful to those who give of their time and care to bring holy communion to our parishioners who cannot make it to church due to sickness or in-firmity. If you know of anyone who would like to re-ceive communion in their home, please contact the

parish office.

KoC St. Helen of the Cross Council 15999

General Council Meeting: Wednesday No-vember 11th @ 7 p.m. at St. Helen’s. Knights of Columbus will have a Council 4917 & Council 15999 Memorial Mass at St. Joseph's, Grimsby, for all deceased Knights, Tues. Nov. 10th at 6:30 p.m. All families welcome to attend.

St. Helen of the Cross Knights are selling “Keep Christ in Christmas” mag-nets at all masses - $5 ea. The Knights thank you for your support in keeping the real meaning of Christmas alive!

Christmas Bazaar Saturday, November 28th from 9 a.m.-1p.m. in the St. Mark's School Gym. If interested in a ta-

ble or volunteering on the day, email us at: [email protected]

Remember Your Parish In Loving Memory

Keep your love for your parish alive. Remember your parish in your will and when recommending expressions of sympathy.

Sunday Missals Living with Christ Sunday Missals are available and can be found at the church entrance. To cover the cost, a donation of $5 would be appreciated.

Diocesan Separated & Divorced Healing Ministry Support Group

We meet every second and fourth Monday (7:00-9:00 p.m.) at Mt. Carmel Spiritual Centre, 7020 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. For information, call 905-356-4113 or 905-684-0154, or e-mail: [email protected]. Topics for November include:

Monday, November 9: "Letting Go and Letting God" Monday, November 23: "Feelings of Shame in Sep-aration and Divorce"

Mass In

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Year B - November 9 - 15, 2015

Day Requested for Requested by

Mon No Morning Mass

Tuesday

8:30 a.m.

† Teresa Commisso

† Terese deKoning

Maria D’Archi

Helen & Andy Hendriks

Wednesday

10:00 a.m. † Michelle McManus Helen & Frank Murphy

Thursday

8:30 a.m.

† Antonio & Carmela Guerriero

Bartlett Family

Maria & Tony DeStefano

Friend

Friday 10:00 a.m.

Albright Manor † Irene Olga Dancuk Nancy Winslow

Saturday

5:00 p.m.

† Richard Murray

† Camillo DiTomasso

Nancy Michener

Maria DiTomasso

Sunday

9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. St. Mark School

Intn’s of Metelsky Family

For the People of St. Helen - L&D

A Friend

L & D (living & deceased)

32nd Sunday OT - November 8, 2015 The Cost of Authentic Discipleship

1 Kings 17:10-16 God rewards the trust of the poor

widow. Psalm 146 Praise the Lord, my soul! Heb 9:24-28 Christ offered himself, once and for all. Mark 12:38-44 The parable of the poor widow

Some years ago, when bridge tolls were about a dollar and there were live toll-takers in the booths, it was affordable and fun to perform a random act of kind-ness. If you felt generous, you could pay double the toll and ex-plain: “I’m paying for the car be-

hind me.” Sometimes the second car was able to catch up with the first car and give a happy honk on the horn. Everyone was filled with joy as they exchanged smiles and friendly waves. The scripture today contrasts "show-off" givers with the humble widow who secretly gave all she had. If we are truly giving to God, then only God needs to see what we have done. We don’t have to lag behind so the second car will catch up with us. Love is its own reward. -- Deacon Dick Folger

Next Week’s Readings… Dan 12:1-3 The promise of God’s coming and of

eternal life Psalm 16 You are my inheritance, O Lord. Heb 10:11-14, 18 Jesus makes the perfect priestly

sacrifice: himself. Mark 13:24-32 Signs of the Messiah’s coming

St. Helen Church Raffle Tickets

Available for purchase. Support our new church and get your ticket. Next draw - November 22nd!

Deo Gratias -- “Thanks Be To God”

We are grateful to God, and to our retired priests in the Diocese of St. Catharines, who, from the time of their ordination, have cared for us and our spiritual needs. In thanksgiving to God for them and their years of faithful service, your generous support of the Deo Gratias collection will enable us to care for those who have dedicated their lives to caring for us. The revenue from this collection does not go in-to an endowment fund but goes directly to the Cler-gy Aid Society which provides an income for our re-tired priests. This special collection will be collected the weekend of November 14-15.

St. Helen's Chili Take Out Night

Friday, November 20th, 5 - 7 p.m.

Complete your order form inserted in this weekend’s bulletin and either drop it off with payment at the par-ish office or place it in a sealed en-velope marked Chili Take Out in

the Sunday Collection Basket. Please join us and volunteer! Phone Anne Marie at 289-566-9090 or send an email to the office.

All Souls Remembrance During the month of November, a parish Book of Remembrance is displayed in the

church. All Souls Remembrance envelopes are available in your box of envelopes or at the doors of the Church. All names of deceased loved ones will be remembered during the month of November.

Please place your intentions in the collection basket with the Sunday Collection.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

"WAKE UP THE WORLD!" 2015 Year of Consecrated Life

Diocese of St. Catharines celebrates Consecrated Life Saturday, November 14 (9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) St. Thomas More Church, Niagara Falls. Cost is free (donations accepted); lunch included. Register by Saturday, November 7. Guest speakers: Bishop Gerard Bergie, Sr. Helena Burns, F.S.P., Fr. Stan Fortuna, C.F.R. To register or for more info, call Fr. Michael (905/684-0154), Sr. Margherita (905/732-4542) or Br. Bill (905/834-0553). Come, join us!

Pray for the Pope’s November Intentions ... Universal: Dialogue ~ That we may be open to per-sonal encounter and dialogue with all, even those whose convictions differ from our own. Evangelization: Pastors ~ That pastors of the

Church, with profound love for their flocks, may ac-company them and enliven their hope.

Blessed Prayer Shawls Available The Prayer Shawl Ministry continues to create handcrafted shawls for parishioners, their families and friends who are coping with illness, loneliness, pain or trouble. They are available to anyone who needs one. Please call the office to request a shawl or lap blanket or if you would like to join this ministry. Please call the office to request a shawl or lap blanket. We meet monthly and welcome new members.