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Helen Church
4106 Mountain St.
Beamsville, ON L0R 1B7
Ph; 905-562-7427
Fax: 905-563-0003
Email: office@sthelenscatholic.ca
Opened - October 2, 1938 Est. as a Parish - January 1, 1986
Pastor: Rev. Krzysztof Szczepanik Sunday Masses:
Office Administration: Aggie Agnino Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 11:00am *
Office hours: *(Children’s Liturgy of the Word)
Tuesday to Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm
Closed on Mondays and all Statutory holidays Weekday Masses:
Tuesday: 6:30pm
Wednesday to Friday: 9:00am
Website: www.sthelenscatholic.ca 2nd Friday at Albright: 10:00am
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/sthelenscatholic 3rd Friday at Mennonite: 10:00am
Schools Anointing of the Sick: Contacts
St. Mark School
Please let us know when someone Music Ministry
Principal: Steven Ward Anthony van Engelen
has a serious or prolonged illness or
Phone: (905) 563-9191 cell/text 905-563-7067,
is to have surgery. This sacrament Email adve1@yahoo.com
St. Edward School
celebrates the healing of mind and
Principal: Carla Bianco
body and the forgiveness of sins. Ministry Scheduling & RFM
Phone: (905) 562-5531 Rachel Reid 905-941-4150
Catholic Funeral Rites: ministryschedul-
Sacraments ing@sthelenscatholic.ca
Baptism: When a death occurs in your family,
1st & 3rd Sunday at 1:00 pm. please call the Parish Office and we Fundraising Events
Call parish office. will assist you in making the Joe Della Manna
necessary liturgical arrangements. josephdellamanna@yahoo.ca
1st Communion & Confirmation
Contact the Parish Office. Chronic Care Facilities: Youth Ministry
sthelensyouthministry@gmail.com
Pastoral visits are made monthly.
Reconciliation:
Every Saturday 4:00pm - 4:30pm or Reception of Holy Communion is Facility & Grounds Maintenance
by appointment with the priest. available to residence. Craig Luey 905-988-6522
craig.luey@gmail.com
Marriage: Homebound:
Catholic Women's League
Arrangements six months in advance. Notify the Parish Office when serious
Colleen Drake 905-563-8981
Marriage preparation is required. illness occurs. When the sick, aged or
incapacitated are confined to home Knights of Columbus
RCIA &RCIC for an extended time, pastoral visit Marcel VanRuyven 905-931-7556
Contact the Parish Office. can be arranged. mgvanruijven@gmail.com
In the movie
“An Officer and
a Gentleman,”
Richard Gere
portrays a Navy
officer training
candidate. In a Get your Christmas shopping done early at the St. Helen
scene, when he is Parish Christmas Bazaar!! You will find tons of unique
close to breaking crafts and gift ideas along with a variety of beautiful
the record for negotiating the obstacle course, he goes Christmas plants!!
back to help Casey, a female officer candidate who had Join us for a wonderful day of Christmas cheer! In ad-
been unable to climb the 12-foot wall. Sacrificing his dition to our craft vendors we will have a bake sale and
own chance to set a record, he helped her climb the penny raffle--refreshments will also be available!
mandatory wall, thus assuring she would graduate as an (Admission is FREE)
Ensign. By helping her, he proved himself worthy — as
leader and had truly become an officer and a gentleman. THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE &
Lincoln is credited as saying: “No man stands so tall MASS OF REMEMBRANCE
as when he stoops to help a child.” Jesus says: Traditionally the month of November is a time when we
“Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your remember in prayer all who have died.
servant.” The Book of Remembrance is now in the entrance of
the church for the remainder of the month of Octo-
DIOCESAN ANNIVERSARY MASS ber. You are invited to write in the names of the de-
Married couples celebrating a 25th, 40th, 50th or 60th ceased loved ones and friends you wish to have re-
anniversary in the year 2018 are invited to the diocesan membered in prayer by the community during No-
anniversary Mass, Monday November 26, 2018, 5:30 vember. The book will then be placed at the foot of the
pm at the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. altar as we pray for all the departed souls during the
Catharines. Registered couples will receive a formal in- month of November. You can place the Remembrance
vitation from Bishop Gerard Bergie. Envelope in the collection basket or bring them to the
parish office. Remembrance envelopes are available at
ANNULMENT FACTS AND MYTHS the Church entrance.
Fr. Ben Weber and Margaret Jong, canon lawyers from
our diocesan Marriage Tribunal, will discuss true facts A special Mass of Remembrance for
and false claims about Catholic marriage annulments. our loved ones who have died during
The presentation will be offered once in each deanery, this past year (November 1st, 2017 to
and is open to anyone interested in applying for an an- October 31, 2018), will be celebrated
nulment or learning about annulments and the ministry in our church on Thursday, November
of the Marriage Tribunal. For more information, call 1st, at 7 p.m. All parishioners are welcome to attend.
905-687-8817 or email tribunal@saintcd.com. All meet- Requiescat in pace.
ings are 7 pm to 8:30 pm.
Wed., Nov. 7th at St. Denis, St. Catharines AUTOMATIC BANK WITHDRAWAL - Contact the
Thurs., Nov. 8th at St. Martin of Tours, Smithville
parish office if you would like to go on monthly auto-
Wed., Nov. 14th at St. Mary, Welland
matic withdrawal for your donations.
Pray the
Rosary
after Mass Friday
during the week. @7:00pm