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St.

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 *
*(Children’s Liturgy of the Word)
Office hours:
Tuesday to Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm Weekday Masses:
Closed on Mondays and all Statutory holidays 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

Sacraments Five LentenCatholic


Noon Funeral Rites:
Hour Lunches Anthony van Engelen
When a death occurs in your family, & Talks 2019
cell/text 905-563-7067
Baptism: please call the Parish Office and we Email adve1@yahoo.com
1st & 3rd Sunday at 1:00 pm. will assist you in making the neces-
Breaking Bread & Breaking into the
Call parish office. Word
Scheduling of God
sary liturgical arrangements.
Ministry & RFM:
Rachel Reid 905-941-4150
1st Communion & Confirmation
(Wednesdays in Lent, Angelina Prokich
Chronic Care Memorial Great Hall,
Facilities: Begins March 13th)
ministryschedul-
Contact the Parish Office. Pastoral visits are made monthly. ing@sthelenscatholic.ca
Reception of Holy Communion is
Reconciliation: available to residence. Fundraising Events:
Every Saturday 4:00pm - 4:30pm or by Joe Della Manna
appointment with the priest. Homebound: josephdellamanna@yahoo.ca
Notify the Parish Office when serious
Marriage: illness occurs. When the sick, aged or Facility & Grounds Maintenance:
Arrangements six months in advance. incapacitated are confined to home for Craig Luey 905-988-6522
Marriage preparation is required. an extended time, pastoral visit can be craig.luey@gmail.com
arranged.
RCIA & RCIC: Catholic Women's League:
Contact the Parish Office.
You are invited, to meet for a simple bread, soup
Schools Colleenand
Drake cheese lunch,
905-563-8981
Anointing of the Sick: St. Mark School
withlet us
Please a know
short whenreflection, on Wednesdays
someone has Principal: Steven Ward 12noonKnights
- 1pm of Columbus:
throughout
Marcel VanRuyven 905-931-7556
a serious or prolonged illness or is to mgvanruijven@gmail.com
Lent.
have All
surgery. are
This welcome.
sacrament cele- St.Please let us know if you’re
Edward School coming so we
brates the healing of mind and body Principal: Carla Bianco
can
and the be prepared
forgiveness of sins. (call or email the office).
Contacts
Music Ministry:
Kindly complete the following and place in the collection basket
☐ New Parishioner* ☐ Change of address ☐ Moving
Name________________________ Phone_________________ E-mail___________________
Address______________________________________________ City_____________________
☐ I would like to use offertory envelopes* Postal Code______________
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
March 3rd, 2019

Mass Intentions This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns in


 March 5 - 10, 2019 memory of NINA FRACCHIONI
As we gather, let us remember and pray for . . .
th The Sanctuary Lamp burns to remind us of Christ’s
Tues. ~ ………………………………………. Mar 5 presence in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar.
6:30 pm + Vincent Deleo (by Hrvatin Family) If you wish to sponsor the sanctuary lamp for one
+ Anka Brckovic week the stipend is $35.00
(by Zvonko Brckovic)
Wed. ~ ……ASH WEDNESDAY…… Mar 6th Stewardship of Treasure
9:00 am + John Nelson (by Betty Novak)
7:00 pm + Joseph Vrban (by Anne & Frank Saje) February 24, 2019 ~ Offertory (144) $ 2,703.15
Thurs. ~ ………………………………………. Mar 7th Loose 225.60
9:00 am + Vincenza Elia
(by Giuseppina & Gennaro Elia) Building Fund (15) 400.00
th
Fri. ~ ………………………………………. Mar 8 “May God bless you for your faithful stewardship!”
10:00 am
Albright + Clarence Saboie (by Vien Family) This year, Development and Peace – Caritas Canada
is adding its voice to those of Pope Francis and Caritas
Sat. ~ ………………………………………. Mar 9th Internationalis by inviting Canadians to share the jour-
5:00 pm For the People of St. Helen Parish ney with the 68.5 million forced migrants in the world
Sun. ~ ………………………………………. Mar 10th today.
9:00 am + Ernie Brunet (by Burns Family) As we begin our journey toward Easter and prepare
11:00 am + Ivan Zuzek (by Nancy Winslow) our hearts to celebrate the death and resurrection of Je-
Intn’s of MacLellan Family sus, let us take the time to share the journey with our
(by Pat & George Savage) sisters and brothers who have had to flee their homes.
Let us pray for them. May we learn to walk together
NEXT CWL MEETING ~ TUESDAY MARCH 5TH with them in solidarity, united in the conviction that we
CWL DIOCESAN RETREAT are one global human family.
Wed. March 27th or Sat. March 30th Please see the Solidarity Calendar insert with this
Gethsemane Ministries, Wellandport. Theme: Embrac- bulletin. The calendar is an aid for both adults and chil-
ing the Peace of Christ”; Guest Speaker: Fr. Gregory dren as it proposes actions, prayers and information to
Schmidt. Cost $40/person, includes lunch. Registration help you experience the meaning of solidarity in day-to-
deadline Feb. 18. No late registrations accepted this day life.
year. Please call Piera 905-563-4594 (evenings).
ANNUAL DIOCESAN RESPECT FOR LIFE MASS
SHARE LENT 2019 Celebrant: Most Rev. Gerard Paul Bergie, Bishop of
Lent is a time of preparation and introspection. It is a St. Catharines on The Feast of the Annunciation of the
moment to draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, Lord, Monday, March 25, 2019 @ 7:00 p.m. at the
and almsgiving. For 40 days and 40 nights, we walk to- Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria, 67 Church St.,
gether with Jesus. St. Catharines. Reception to follow. All are welcome
to attend.
JOIN FR. KRZYSZTOF
on a
PILGRIMAGE
to the
HOLY LAND

For more details and to


register, call the parish
Bethlehem - Cana - Boat tour on the Sea of office.
Galilee and many other points of interest!
THE GIFT OF BLIND GUIDES
Tribulation is the test of the just. (Sir)
Where, O death, is your sting? (1 Cor)
Remove the beam from your own eye. (Luke)
In a universe of light
and dark, billions of
stars sail across the sky.
The starlight marks its
own path. Only God
could create such a
clockwork. This miracle
is balanced on Sir Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Mo-
tion: “For every action, there is an equal and opposite
reaction.” Men's Retreat – May 30 - June 2, 2019
We see this law demonstrated in our world of oppo- Retreat Location: Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre,
sites. In the newspapers, we read of people going ber- Mississauga, ON
serk with assault rifles while the next page may tell sto-
Contact: Verena Mayhew (Women’s Retreat) 905-
ries of saints like Mother Teresa. 820-1214 or verena.mayhew@bell.net
We hear hints of this in today’s Gospel: “A good per- Marcel Pouliot (Men’s Retreat) 905-961-7111 or
son out of the store of goodness in his heart produces
marcel@martechindustrial.ca / www.actscanada.org
good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces
evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth
speaks.” ~ Deacon Dick Folger
A Prayer with Songs of Taizé
SEPARATED & DIVORCED HEALING MINISTRY
March topics are ‘Understanding Loss’ (March 11); (A meditative prayer with silence and songs of Taizé)
and ‘Facing Fear’ (March 25). Meetings are 7 to 9 pm March 23rd & April 27th
at Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre, 7020 Stanley Ave, Mount Carmel Monastery, 7020 Stanley Ave. Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls. Pre-registration is not required. For in- 2:00 - 2:30 pm Introduction and Song Practice
formation call 905-356-4113 or 905‑684‑0154, or 2:30 - 3:30 pm Prayer
email separatedanddivorced@saintcd.com Contact: Eunji Kim (from our choir)
eunji@fountaintree.ca
KITCHEN CREW & FOOD PREP CERTIFICATION
With our kitchen nearing completion, we are planning PREPARE FOR LENT - KISS & THE 1-1-1 PLAN
to host a workshop for those who are interested in ob- “Lent is like a long ‘retreat’ during which we can turn
taining or renewing their Food Prep Certification. back into ourselves and listen to the voice of God, in
More details will follow but for now, we would like to order to defeat the temptations of the Evil One. It is a
hear from you if you’d be interested in doing this or be- period of spiritual ‘combat’ which we must experience
ing part of the kitchen crew. The instruction would be alongside Jesus, not with pride and presumption, but
about 3 hours and there would be a test after (don’t let using the arms of faith: prayer, listening to the word of
that deter you!). Please contact the office if you're in- God, and penance. In this way we will be able to cele-
terested. brate Easter in truth, ready to renew the promises of our
baptism.” — Pope Benedict XVI The big three Here’s
2019 ACTS RETREATS a helpful acronym to help you stay focused during
ACTS is an acronym for: Lent: Keep • It • Simple • Sinner The best Lent is one
Adoration – God’s Call, your acceptance and in which we enter the season wholeheartedly. All too
answer often, people either take on too much or don’t take on
Community – love and caring for each other enough. The solution is to simplify our disciplines, fo-
Theology – “studying” through scripture and our faith cus our intentions and concentrate more clearly on our
Service – to God and His people spiritual goals. To keep it simple this Lent, try the “1-1-
Come and renew yourself spiritually, to strengthen 1 Plan”: one sin, one add-in, one give-up. Concentrate
your faith and to apply it to your daily life. or focus on one sin or fault that is getting in the way of
Women's Retreat – May 2 - 5, 2019 your relationship with God and with others. Add one
positive activity that will deepen your prayer and spir-
To receive the weekly bulletin via email, make your itual life (especially if you think you are too busy to put
request by email: office@sthelenscatholic.ca anything more into an impossibly busy schedule!). De-
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