St. Helen Church SUNDAY MARCH 15, 2015 | FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR B)

Upcoming Events

- Stations of the Cross, Fridays of Lent @ 9 a.m. @ Church - Video Series on The Mass continues Thursday, March 19th @ 9:30 a.m. @ St. Helen Church - Bishop Bergie, to celebrate all Masses Palm Sunday weekend, March 28/29th - Ham/Turkey Roll, March 27th @ 6 p.m.

- Annual Bishops Gala, April 10th @ Club Roma Check out our Facebook page @

www.facebook.com/sthelenscatholic

Pastor

Fr. Philip English

Office Administration

Aggie Agnino ext. 1 ______________________________________________________

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

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

Established as a Parish - January 1, 1986

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New Parishioner* Change of address Moving

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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

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.

Stewardship of Treasure

Mar 15:

Offertory Envelopes (157) $2,965

Offertory Loose $ 152

Initial Offering $ 10

Building Fund (12) $3,007

MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR

FAITHFUL STEWARDSHIP!

Ministry for the Sick and Homebound We are grateful to those who give of their time and care to bring holy communion to our parish-ioners who cannot make it to church due to sick-ness or infirmity. If you know of anyone who would like to receive communion in their home, please contact the parish office or Frances @ 905-562-5475 and arrangements will be made to bring Holy Communion to your home.

St. Vincent de Paul Society

Please remember the work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society as the needs of the poor continue. As you put your gift in the Society of St. Vincent de Pauls poor box, know that you are

putting your faith into action!

Diocesan Respect for Life Mass: Annunciation of the Lord, Wed. March 25 (7:00 p.m.) @ Cathedral of St. Cathe-rine of Alexandria. Bishop Bergie Pre-siding. Reception following hosted by CWL Let us pray together for the protection of life in all its stages; for greater respect for Gods gift of life; for those wounded by abortion.

Bishops Gala ~ The 12th Annual Bishops Gala will take place on April 10th, 2015, 5:30 p.m. at Club Roma, 125 Vansickle Rd, St. Cath-

arines. The cost of tickets is $75 per person and can be ordered by contacting Sherry Morena, Ni-agara Catholic District School Board, 905-735-0240, ext. 213 or sherry.morena@ncdsb.com.

Volunteer Your Feet Holy Thursday

Washing of the Feet - How would you like to lend your feet for the Holy Thursday foot - washing ceremony within the evening Mass of the Lords Supper on April 2 at 7p.m. Twelve individuals are needed: child, youth or adult. (The water will be warm!)

Mass In

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Year B - March 16 to 22, 2015

Day Requested for Requested by

Mon NO MASS

Tuesday 8:30 a.m.

Intns of Hendriks & deKoning Fam. - L&D Helen & Andy Hendriks

Wednesday

9:30 a.m.

Vaz Family

Special Intention to St. Jude

Misetich Family

Anonymous

Thursday 8:30 a.m.

Joseph Hack Barb Hack

Friday 9:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m. Menno Home

Stations of the Cross @ Church

Carmela & Antonio Guerriero

Guerriero Family

Saturday

5:00 p.m. For the People of St. Helen - L & D

Sunday

9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

St. Mark School

Pasquale Monda

Bernadette Driscoll

Mary Minello

Libero Palmieri

Lino & Maria

Sharon Driscoll

Joanne & Danny Minello

Carolyn Green

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March 15, 2015 - Laetare Sunday Salvation Changes Everything

2 Chron 36:14-16, 19-23 The exiled Israelites are

returned from Babylon to Jerusalem. Psalm 137 The exiled will never forget Jerusalem! Eph 2:4-10 By grace you have been saved. John 3:14-21 God sent his Son, the light, into the world.

In one of Charles Schulz Peanuts cartoons, Snoopy is sitting on the roof of his dog-house, typing a letter that says: Dear God, I just want to say I love you. In another strip, Pep-permint Patty is telling Snoopy her troubles. She laments the horrible week she has just en-

dured and asks him, What do you do when every-thing goes wrong? Snoopys response is to give Patty a big kiss on her cheek. Thats good advice, Patty says. Snoopy reminds us that love is always the best answer for us to give and the one we always hope to receive. Best of all, the one who loves us most is God. -- Dc. Dick Folger

Next Weeks Readings Ezek 37:12-14 God promises a new covenant with Israel. Psalm 130 Create a clean heart in me. Rom 8:8-11 He was made perfect through obedi-ence. John 11:1-45 Jesus predicts his coming death.

Get More Out of Mass - Our Series Continues - We show up to church each Sunday and perform prayers and rituals that many of us have known since childhood. We stand, sit, and kneel. We make the sign of the cross. We recite Holy, Holy, Holy, Lamb of God and Thanks be to God. But what do all these prayers and rituals mean? If you want to really understand the signifi-cance of all that we are saying and doing in the lit-urgy, join us for a video series on Thursday morn-ings at 9:30 a.m. Youll be glad you came!

National Catholic Mission 2015 "Beware the Holy Spirit" will be broadcast on VISIONTV on Monday, March 30 (pt.1) and Tues-day, March 31 (pt. 2) at 6:00 p.m. and repeated at 10:00 p.m. It will be hosted by Fr. Pat Fitzpatrick and features Spiritan Fr. Anthony Gittins.

Holy Week Schedule available for Sign up.

St. Helens Ham Roll will be on Friday March 27th at St. Mark School Gym. Starts at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) Everyone is welcome. If you wish to volunteer or if

have anything youd like to donate for prizes, please contact Martin or Marion at 905-562-9838.

Bishop to Visit St. Helens Bishop Bergie will be visiting St. Helens on Palm Sunday weekend and celebrating all Masses. A small reception will follow the 11 a.m. Mass at St. Mark School. All parishioners are invited to attend.

Sacrament of Penance

The Diocese of St. Catharines invites us to cele-brate the Sacrament of Penance on Saturday, March 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Additional times are Saturday March 21st from 4 -5 p.m. and April 4th @ 11:30 a.m. or by appointment. No matter how long it has been, you are welcome to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance, and encour-aged to celebrate this wonderful sacrament of rec-onciliation and healing.

Development & Peace Collection This Lent we are being asked to sow seeds of soli-darity with our sisters and brothers in the Global South. This doesnt mean just sharing our material goods with the poorest of the poor, it also means sowing seeds of faith and love within ourselves. Lent is a time to take a look inside ourselves and reflect on our relationships with God and each oth-er. This reflection can be deepened by spending time in prayer and fasting, which assist us in sowing seeds of love and change. A diocesan collection for Development and Peace will be taken up on March 21st/ 22nd. Envelopes available at the en-trance or in your offertory box of envelopes.

World Meeting of Families Philadelphia Sept 22-27, 2015

The Holy Father has invited families from around the world to come and explore the critical role that the family plays in todays society. Participants will also have an opportunity to attend the Papal Mass on September 27th. The Diocese of St. Catharines has arranged 50 travel packages for this event. Registrations will be accepted on a first come basis. Details are available from the parish office or con-tact Franca Lanigan at the Catholic Centre 905-684-0154.

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