St. Helen Church SUNDAY JANUARY 17, 2016 | 2ND SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C)

Pastor

Fr. Philip English

Administrator

Fr. Bob Colburn, CSSp

Office Administration

Aggie Agnino ext. 1

Mass Times

Saturday - 5 p.m.

Sunday - 9 & 11 a.m.

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.

4106 Mountain Street | Beamsville, Ontario | L0R 1B7 www.sthelenscatholic.ca

Phone (905) 562-7427 | Fax (905) 563-0003 | office@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 would like to use offertory envelopes*

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

Our Lady of Fatima Devotional

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Stewardship of Treasure

January 10th: Offertory $3,579 Loose 466 Facility Maintenance 110 Building Fund $1,485 Initial Offering $ 140

MAY GOD BLESS YOU

FOR YOUR FAITHFUL STEWARDSHIP!

Grounds & Maintenance Committee This committee oversees the maintenance and re-pair of the Parish building and grounds. They en-sure that the Church building and its surroundings remain in good repair and are a safe environment for the parish staff, parishioners and those that visit the parish. We are looking for volunteers that have skills in various areas including: landscaping, maintenance, electrical, plumbing, construction, etc This ministry will be vital to our parish to keep our new Church running smoothly without adding additional financial burden to our maintenance and upkeep costs. If you can be of assistance to our parish community, please contact the office.

Offertory Envelopes Please discard and recycle any old offertory enve-lopes from 2015 and prior years. Those numbers may be reassigned to someone else and your con-tributions would be posted to another account.

Change of Information Have you moved or changed your phone number

or email address? Please notify the office to keep our records accurate. You can also use the tear off on the front of the bulletin to notify us.

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.

Prayer for Persecuted Christians O God of all the nations, the one God who is and was and always will be, in your providence you willed that your Church be united to the suffering of your son. Look with mercy on your servants who are persecuted for their faith in you. Grant them perseverance and courage to be worthy imitators of Christ. Bring your wisdom upon leaders of nations to work for peace among all peoples. May your Spirit open conversion for those who contradict your will, that we may live in harmony. Give us the grace to be united in truth and freedom, and to al-ways seek your will in our lives. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Our Lady, Queen of Peace, pray for us. -- Archbishop William E. Lori, Supreme Chaplain

Mass In

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Year C - January 18 - 24, 2016 Day Requested for Requested by

Mon No Morning Mass

Tuesday 8:30 a.m.

Intns of Hendriks & deKoning Families - L&D

Geoff Barlow

Andy & Helen Hendriks

Jean Barlow

Wednesday 10:00 a.m.

Carmela & Antonio Guerriero Guerriero Family

Thursday, 8:30 a.m.

Colin Barrow Kevin Burns

Friday, 10:00 a.m.

Albright Manor Amelia Landin Lorraine Martin

Saturday, 5:00 p.m.

Silvestro Izzo & Alfonso Rea Maria Marrese & Family

Sunday, 9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

For the People of St. Helen - L&D

Carmela & Aniello Basile

Edward Krawesky

Maria & Tony DeStefano

Jean Barlow

L & D (living & deceased)

Pray the

Rosary

after Mass

during the week.

2nd Sunday Ordinary Time - Jan 17 Signs and Symbols

God rejoices in his people as a bridegroom rejoices in his bride. (Isaiah) All spiritual gifts are of the one Spirit. (Corinthians) Water becomes wine at Cana. (John)

In the United States, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said, My parents elected me president of the family when I was 4. We actually had an election every year and I al-ways won. Im an only child, and I could count on my moth-ers vote. Jesus had his mothers vote of confidence that day when they ran out of wine at the wed-

ding celebration. Mary knew that Jesus could solve the wine problem. She simply told the servants to do whatever Jesus said. The servants did as he in-structed them. Jesus first miracle was a resounding success. One estimate suggests that he made about 120 gallons of the most excellent wine when he told the servants to fill the six stone jars with wa-ter. --Deacon Dick Folger Next weeks readings . . . The people respond to Ezras proclamation of the law. (Nehemiah) We are members of the body of Christ. (1 Corinthi-ans) Jesus comes home to Nazareth. (Luke)

The Door of Mercy at the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria - Throughout the Jubilee Year of Mercy, the Cathedral will be open week-days from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., and Sundays from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Parishes or organizations who want to come to the Cathedral on pilgrimage to the Holy Doors may call the Cathedral office Monday - Fri-day 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. to book a date and time. Holy Hour of Mercy throughout the Holy Year will be on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. with Adoration, Benediction, and Reconciliation. Lottery Tickets - Be sure to get your ticket for our lottery if you havent already purchased one, before our draw Sunday, Jan. 24th. Call the John 563-0062 to get your ticket or stop in at the church of-fice. We welcome you to our church and offer these simple WORSHIP PRACTICES to help everyone enter fully, consciously, and actively in our liturgies. As We Gather.We should be quiet when we en-ter the church. All private prayer ceases when Mass begins and we join as one Body of Christ.

Christian Unity Week 2016 (Jan. 18-25) Theme: "Called to Proclaim the Mighty Acts of

God" (1 Peter 2:9) This universal week of prayer encourages Chris-tians of all denominations to meet, to participate in various liturgical and other community activities, and to pray together that all may be one, as Christ desires. This year, we rejoice in the opportunity to pray with the Christians of Latvia . They call us to reflect on the mighty acts of God in our lives, and to find ways in which we can witness to these acts by working together for the unity of Christs Church. day 1 -- "let the stone be rolled away" day 2 -- "called to be messengers of joy" day 3 -- "the witness of fellowship" day 4 -- "a priestly people called to proclaim the Gospel" day 5 -- "the fellowship of the apostles" day 6 -- "listen to this dream" day 7 -- "hospitality for prayer" day 8 -- "hearts burning for unity" Lord Jesus, you have made our hearts burn within us, and have sent us back upon the road towards our brothers and sisters, with the Gospel message on our lips. Help us to see that hope and obedience to your commands always lead to the greater unity of your people. Amen.

Needed: Ministers at Mass [clip-out] Kindly take a moment to consider becom-ing involved! The following ministries of service are significant to the liturgical life of our parish and are inviting your participation. We will be in contact with you as we are preparing our next ministry sched-ules. ______ Altar Server (junior) ______ Altar server (adult) ______ Minister of Hospitality (usher) ______ Minister of the Word (scripture) ______ Minister of Holy Communion ______ Minister of Music (incl. cantor/choir member) ______ Childrens Liturgy / Youth Ministry Name____________________________________ Address__________________________________ Phone (home) __________________ (cell) ____________________ E-mail: ___________________________________ Training will be provided! As names comes in, we will be contacting you to let you know when it will occur. Also, new members are wanted for the fol-lowing parish activities: ______ Catholic Womens League ______ Society of St. Vincent de Paul ______ Knights of Columbus Please clip out and place in the collection basket.