St. Helen Church SUNDAY MARCH 8, 2015 | THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR B)

Upcoming Events

- Stations of the Cross, Fridays of Lent @ 9 a.m. @ Church - Knights of Columbus Meeting Wed. March 11th @ 7 p.m. - Video Series on The Mass continues Thursday, March 12th @ 9:30 a.m. @ St. Helen Church - Diocesan Reconciliation March 14th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Ham/Turkey Roll, March 27th @ 6 p.m.

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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

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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

Stewardship of Treasure

Feb 15:

Offertory Envelopes (110) $1,804

Offertory Loose $ 133

Feb 22:

Offertory Envelopes (121) $2,566

Offertory Loose $ 191

Building Fund (47) $1,991

Mar 1:

Offertory Envelopes (144) $3,155

Offertory Loose $ 165

Facility Maintenance (29) $ 501

Initial Offering $ 75

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 com-munion to our parishioners who can-

not make it to church due to sickness or infirmity. If you know of anyone who would like to receive communion in their home, please contact the par-ish office or Frances @ 905-562-5475 and ar-rangements will be made to bring Holy Com-munion 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

Wednesday, March 25 (7:00 p.m.) Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria

Bishop Bergie Presiding 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.

St. Helen Church

Knights of Columbus Council 15999

Knights of Columbus meeting on Wednesday March 11th, 2015 at St. Helen's basement at 7 p.m.

Stations of the Cross 9 a.m. Every Friday

during Lent

Mass In

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Year B - March 9 to 15, 2015

Day Requested for Requested by

Mon NO MASS

Tuesday 8:30 a.m.

Erika Izzo Burns Family

Wednesday 9:30 a.m.

Carmela & Aniello Basile

Giuseppe Mangiacasale

Aniello & Louisa DeStefano

St. Edward Staff

Thursday 8:30 a.m.

Maria della Libera Giuseppina Elia

Friday 9:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m. Albright Manor

Stations of the Cross @ Church

Angelina & Alex Prokich

Alex Prokich

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

John Marchalewicz

Rocco & Camilla DiPaulo

Geoff Barlow

Marchalewicz Family

Giuseppina Romasco

Brandel & Mackey Families

March 8, 2015 - 3rd Sunday of Lent The Fathers House

Exod 20:1-17 God gives the commandments to Mo-ses. Psalm 19 Lord, you have the words of everlasting life. 1 Cor 1:22-25 Paul proclaims Christ, a stumbling block to many. John 2:13-25 Jesus cleanses the temple

Do you have any pet peeves? How about drivers who dont use a turn signal, or who wont turn right on red? How about people who never put coasters under their drippy drinks? Or couples who own a dog together and call themselves mommy and daddy? Whats your list?

For Jesus, desecration of the temple went far be-yond a simple pet peeve. It angered him so much that he decided to take action. He made a whip of cords and drove the vendors from the temple pre-cincts. As the temple of Lent comes into our days again, we may find that we need to cleanse our lives. We may face obstacles that prevent us from living our faith to the fullest. Jesus invites us to take up our own whip of cords and drive these obstacles away. -- Dc. Dick Folger Next Weeks Readings 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.

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 Tuesday, 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.

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.

Bake Sale News & Thank You Our Parish Valentine cookie sale proceeds to the Building Fund were $1,000. Thanks to all who par-ticipated and filled containers with goodies and as-sisted with the sale of them. Special thanks to our sponsors for their donations of the containers and flowers.

World Day of Prayer World Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement of Christian women of many traditions who come to-gether on the first Friday of March each year to ob-serve a common day of prayer. This year's theme is "Do you know what I have done for you?" It has been prepared by the women of the Bahamas. We are invited to join our neighboring churches at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 4260 Queen St. Beamsville on March 6 at 2:00 pm. Refreshments will follow.

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. Every Church in the Diocese will have a Priest available to hear individual Confessions. You are encouraged to cel-ebrate this wonderful sacrament of reconciliation and healing.

Development & Peace 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.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye!!! Congratulations to our February draw winners: Madonna Keates ticket #251 - $1000, Joanne MacDonald ticket #86 - $500, Odette Koziak ticket #222 - $250, and Olga DAlessio ticket #93 - $250!

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