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St. Helen Church SUNDAY APRIL 26, 2015 | FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR B)
Upcoming Events
May is
dedicated to
our Blessed
Mother
Mary
- Crowning of Mary - May 6th, @ 6:30 p.m. @ St. Helen’s - Weekly Spanish Mass Sunday @ 5 p.m.
- First Communion, for Grade 2 Students, St. Mark & St. Edward Schools, May 3rd, 2 p.m.
- The Morning Coffee Club, Tuesday and Thursday morn-ings after Mass.
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
Kindly complete the following and place in collection basket
☐ New Parishioner* ☐ Change of address ☐ Moving
Name________________________ Phone__________________ E-mail___________________
Address______________________________________________ City_____________________
Postal Code__________________
☐ 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 | [email protected]
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
April 19:
Offertory Envelopes (164) $ 3,871
Loose $ 240
Building Fund Envelopes (9) $ 1,435
“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.
Lawn Maintenance - Help Needed
We are looking for someone to do the weekly (as needed) lawn maintenance for the parish and rectory with compen-sation. Please call the parish office if you are interested.
Crowning of Mary and Living Rosary
Wednesday May 6th, 6:30 p.m. @ St. Helen's Church. Special invitation to all parish-ioners young and older to join in praying the rosary for Peace in the world. A frequent re-quest by Pope Francis to pray, pray, pray together and
through Mary's intercession our prayers will be heard and answered. Special invitation for chil-dren to assist with the Crowning of Mary and the Rosary. Meet downstairs at 6 pm for instructions.
Social to follow. All welcome.
Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary Mary enjoys a special place in the devotional life of Catholics during the month of May. This is an ex-cellent time to promote sound cat-echesis about the person and the place of the Virgin Mary in the plan of salvation. The biblical in-spiration of love and veneration for Mary under such titles as, ‘full of grace,’ ‘the all holy,’ ‘ever virgin,’ ‘new Eve,’ invite special focus. The Ro-sary is of unparalleled excellence as a form of biblical prayer. The Catechism of the Catholic Church offers a rich treasury of teaching on Mary.
Year B - April 27 to May 3, 2015
Day Requested for Requested by
Mon NO MASS
Tuesday
8:30 a.m.
† Nick Hendriks
In Thanksgiving
Helen & Andy Hendriks
Anonymous
Wednesday
9:30 a.m.
† Pasquale Monda
† John Marchalewicz
Connie & Louis Elia
Genowefa Marchalewicz
Thursday
8:30 a.m. † Erika Izzo Josefa & Mila Kula
Friday
8:30 a.m. † Libero Palmieri Helen & Frank Murphy
Saturday
5:00 p.m.
† deceased members of Fracchioni Family
† Helmut Grascha
Sandy Fracchioni
Monika Furbacher
Sunday
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. St. Mark School
† Dora Geczy & Elizabeth Barna
† Alfonso & Vittorina Bianco Dolino
For the People of St. Helen - L & D
Alex Geczy
A. Bianco Dolino
Mass In
tentio
ns
April 26, 2015 - 4th Sunday of Easter In His Name
Acts 4:8-12 Peter proclaims Jesus as Savior to the
Sanhedrin. Psalm 118 The stone rejected by the builders has
become the cornerstone. 1 John 3:1-2 We are God’s children now. John 10:11-18 Jesus is the Good Shepherd.
Recently an old couple went to the city animal shelter to adopt a dog. They picked Regan, a pointer mix, from the kennels. The couple was told to wait in the “get-acquainted room” while staff went to fetch the dog. When Re-gan was brought into the room by the handler, he showed no inter-
est in the old couple. Regan’s entire focus was on his handler. She was his shepherd, his only hope in the despair of the dog pound. When Regan’s handler left the room to leave him alone with the old couple, Regan pointed toward the door through which she would return. The old couple decided that Regan should go home with the handler he loved so much. That’s the way it should be for us. We are the sheep of Jesus’ flock. Jesus is our only hope in the despair of the world. We know that in the end, our shepherd will come and lead us safely home. -- Dc. Dick Folger Next Week’s Readings… Acts 9:26-31 Saul testifies in Jerusalem following his conversion. Psalm 22 I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of
your people. 1 John 3:18-24 Those who are in Christ love in deed and in truth. John 15:1-8 I am the vine, you are the branches.
Building Fund Pledges A word of thanks to our newest families to respond
with their Pledge cards. You are encouraged to complete a pledge card, even if you are unable to give to the campaign at this time. Cards may be placed in a sealed envelope clearly addressed to the office and dropped in the weekend collection basket. We ask that you prayerfully consider what sacrifice you can make to support the church. Please take the time to complete a card with your intentions. Your pledges assist us in our financial planning. Building Fund envelopes are
found in your box of envelopes or at the Church en-trances for donations that are to go specifically to the Building Fund .
Spring Cleaning? Thinking of a Garage Sale? Why
not participate in St. Helen’s Junk in the Trunk sale on Sat. June 13th from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. in our church parking lot. (Rain date
June 20th) $25.00 will get you a parking spot to sell your treasures. There will be a bbq too! For more information and/or to participate, call Anne Marie 289-566-9090
FLOWER & PLANT SALE
Thinking of Mother's Day? En-joy our plant sale on Saturday May 9th starting at 8 a.m. to noon at St. Helen's Church parking lot. Fresh bouquets, potted and hanging plants, ferns, tomato plants. Great prices! See you there.
Please Pray for the Grade 2 students of our parish who will be celebrating First
Eucharist on Sunday May 3rd.
Spanish Mass The 5 p.m. Spanish Mass will resume for the sea-son on April 19th. If you know a farmer who may have some Hispanic Migrant workers, please spread the word. Posters with details are available at the church if you wish to provide one.
Altar Servers Awards
Last Thursday evening, two altar servers from St. Helen’s received the “Bishop’s Award For Service”
from the Most Rev. Gerard Bergie, Bishop of St. Catharine’s during the 4th Annual Altar Servers Awards Ceremony at St. Alfred Church. We of-
fer our sincere thanks and congratulations to the following altar servers from our parish for the hon-our they received: Alex Memme and Olivia Hen-driks. Each year, altar servers from parishes
throughout the Diocese are selected for this special recognition in light of their dedication, sense of re-sponsibility and display of leadership in the perfor-mance of their duties. The parish is truly grateful to all of its altar servers for their participation at the celebration of the Eu-charist and other liturgical functions throughout the
Church year.