St. Helen Church SUNDAY MAY 11, 2014 | FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Upcoming Events

May is

dedicated

to our

Blessed

Mother

Mary

Knights of Columbus

meeting @ church hall

on Tues. May 13 @ 7 pm

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 | office@sthelenscatholic.ca

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

Year A - May 12 to May 18, 2014

Day Requested for Requested by

Mon No Morning Mass

Tuesday

8:30 a.m.

† Nicola Bonacci

In thanksgiving for prayers & gifts

Concetta & Salvatore Morrone

O’Gorman/Kulawic Families

Wednesday

9:30 a.m. † Wynne & Eric Jackson Rob Jackson

Thursday

8:30 a.m.

† Deceased members of Ferreri &

Commisso Families Liliana & Tony Commisso

Friday 10:00 a.m.

Menno Home † Ethel Stadler Nancy Winslow

Saturday

5:00 p.m. Wanda Nicowski Marian Hyvonen

Sunday

9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. St. Mark School

For the People of St. Helen

† Angela Ricci

Ricci Family

Stewardship of Treasure

Offertory Envelopes (146) $2,727

Offertory Loose $ 138

Facility Maintenance () $

Building Fund Envelopes (12) $1,475

“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 commu-

nity. 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.

Words of wisdom . . . “No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more at-tention to other areas. This is an excuse commonly heard in academic, business or professional, and even ecclesial circles. While it is quite true that the essential vocation and mission of the lay faithful is to strive that earthly realities and all human activity may be transformed by the Gospel, none of us can think we are exempt from concern for the poor and for social justice…” Pope Francis - Joy of The Gospel

Altar Servers

Any child who has received first communion is wel-comed to join the Altar Servers. If your child is inter-ested, please contact the parish office. Training will be provided.

Mass In

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CROSSING GUARD DUTY BEGINS MONDAY MAY 12TH. VOLUNTEERS ARE

ASKED TO PLEASE CHECK YOUR SCHEDULES.

Sunday May 11 ~ 4th Sunday of Easter Scripture Repent and be baptized, every one of you …

(Acts 2:38) The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

(Psalm 23) When he was insulted, he returned no insult; (1

Peter 2:23) … I am the gate. Whoever enters through me

will be saved, (John 10:9)

Reflection Have you ever turned to Psalm 23 in time of

trouble for reassurance? Do you follow Jesus’ example (1Peter) and not

return violence with violence or insult with in-sult?

Does Jesus offer a radically different way from the accepted way of the world?

How do you enter a this this gate? Is Jesus the gate?

Could this world be different? Hear my voice, for it is the voice of all victims of all wars and violence among individuals and nations; Hear my voice, for it is the voice of all children who suffer and will suffer when people put their faith in weapons and war; Hear my voice when I ask you to instill into the hearts of human beings the wisdom of peace, the strength of justice, and the joy of fellowship; Hear my voice, for I speak for the multitudes in every country and in every period of history who do not want war and are ready to walk the road to peace; Hear my voice and grant insight and strength so that we may always respond to hatred with love, to injustice with total dedication to justice, to need with the sharing of self, to war with peace. O God, hear my voice and grant unto the world your everlasting peace.1

1Pope John Paul II, A Pilgrim Pope – Messages for the World, edited Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, Andrew McMeel Publishing; Kansas City: 1999, p. 48. For the Ride Home by Ted Bergh,

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International Mother’s Day Walk for Life Please help to build the Culture of Life by joining us on Mother’s Day, May 11, 2014. Meet at St. Ann’s 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 Driver’s Licence to participate. For more information call 905-680-2239 (Niagara Region) or 416-258-8135 (GTA)

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEW COUNCIL FOR

ST. HELEN'S We are forming a council for the Knights of Columbus of St. Helen's. On Tuesday May 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., a

meeting will be held in the basement at St. Helen's to discuss the details. All men 18+ years of age are welcome. We ask that all past, current, those wish-ing to be future Knights, and anyone interested in creating our own council, to please attend. If you need any other information, please call Martin Mar-ko at 905-401-5646.

HURRY!!! Passion & Purpose Live is 80% Sold Out!

Saturday, May 31st 9:00am – 1:30pm St. Alfred’s Parish, St. Catharines

Don’t 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, Cath-olic or non-Catholic, satisfied or dissatisfied, this event is for you. Act quickly and get your ticket at wwwgo2branch-es.com or purchase tickets at parish offices, Mt. Carmel Monastery Bookstore or Branches Bookstore. Tickets just $39! Includes all event materials and a hard cover copy of The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic.

Gardening Angels If you enjoy gardening and would like to help main-tain our church flower garden this summer, please let us know at the office. Our devoted gardeners could use some help!

Catholic Engaged Encounter

Do you have the secret to a successful marriage? Catholic Engaged Encounter NEEDS YOU! We are looking for married couples who are willing to be part of a team to assist the engaged, on their path to a lifetime of love. The program is world-wide and presented in depth, through the lived experiences of couples who enjoy being married! Please call us now 905-684-0805 or email at ceeniagra@gmail.com

A Vocation View: This is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. “The harvest is great but the labourers

are few. Pray to the Lord of the harvest to send more labourers into the Harvest.”

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