St. Helen Church SUNDAY MAY 3, 2015 | FIFTH 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. Helens - Weekly Spanish Mass Sunday @ 5 p.m.

- Flower & Plant Sale, May 9th, St. Helen Church, 8 a.m. to noon

- Junk in the Trunk Sale, June 13th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. @ St. Helen Church

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 | 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

April 19:

Offertory Envelopes (152) $ 4,127

Loose $ 187

Building Fund Envelopes (50) $ 3,330

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 compensation. Please call the parish office if you are in-

terested.

Crowning of Mary and Living Rosary

Wed. May 6th, 6:30 p.m. @ St. Helen's Church. Special invi-tation to all parishioners young and older to join in praying the rosary for Peace in the world. Children are invited to assist with the Crowning of Mary and the Rosary. Meet downstairs

at 6 pm for instructions. Social to follow. All wel-come. Brief CWL meeting after the social.

A Prayer before the Rosary

LORD JESUS CHRIST, crucified and risen from the dead, our only Saviour, listen with kindness to our prayers which we offer through the Immacu-late Heart of your Mother, Mary. Have mercy on us and on the whole world, according to the good-ness and wisdom of your Sacred Heart. Please bless Pope Francis and all the bishops, and oth-ers, who will take part in the coming Synod. Let your saving word shine out with clarity and your divine compassion flow with abundance, on and through the Synod. Please bless our diocese and all our families. We ask this in your Name, O Jesus, who live and reign forever and ever. Amen.

Year B - May 4 to 10, 2015

Day Requested for Requested by

Mon NO MASS

Tuesday 9:30 a.m.

St. Mark School

Stacey Family

Teresa Romano

Irmgard Bartel

Misetich Family

St. Mark School Staff

CWL

Wednesday 9:30 a.m.

Libero Palmieri Theresa & Andrea Cipro

Thursday 8:30 a.m.

Living & Deceased members of Smeenk

Family Johanna Verkoyen

Friday 10:00 a.m.

Albright Manor Angelina Prokich, Alex Prokich Alex Prokich

Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Maria & Gerald Murphy Paul Murphy

Sunday 9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. St. Mark School

For the People of St. Helen - L & D

Angelina Prokich, Alex Prokich

Alex Prokich

Mass In

tentio

ns

May 3, 2015 - 5th Sunday of Easter One In Christ

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.

Jesus said, I am the vine and you are the branches. When Je-sus used this example from the vineyard, he was talking to agrarian listeners who immedi-ately saw the connec-

tion and understood what he meant. Today, Jesus might have used another example from our age. He could have said, I am the light socket; you are the bulb or I am the electrical out-let and you are the plug. Unless we connect to him, we dont give off light, and we have no power. -- Dc. Dick Folger Next Weeks Readings Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 Peter preaches to the gentiles. Psalm 98 God revealed to the nations his saving power. 1 John 4:7-10 Gods love calls us to love one an-other. John 15:9-17 Love one another as I have loved you.

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 .

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye!!! Congratulations to our April draw winners: Donald Bakker ticket #249 - $1000, Sharon Driscoll ticket #3 - $500, Jerry & Sue Hendriks ticket #116 - $250, and Ken Hendriks ticket #250 - $250!

Spring Cleaning? Thinking of a Garage Sale? Why not participate in St. Helens 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 bou-quets, potted and hanging plants, ferns, tomato plants. Great prices! See you there.

Invitation for Coffee Tuesday

Tuesdays Mass will be held at St. Mark school. You are invited to stay afterwards for coffee and refreshments as a way to say thanks and celebrate Catholic Education Week.

Special Collection - Nepal Emergency Relief A massive earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Rich-ter scale struck Nepal on April 25, 2015. The epi-centre was just 80 km from the capital Kathmandu. More than 4200 people are dead and more than 7500 are injured. Development and Peace is coming to the aid of the earthquake's victims through our Caritas partners in Nepal. The Canadi-an government will match dollar for dollar, all of the donations made by Canadians to support the vic-tims of the earthquake in Nepal until May 25, 2015. On the weekend of May 9 - 10, 2015, a collection will be taken in all of the parishes across the dio-cese to support the earthquake victims. If you wish a tax receipt please put your donation in a plain en-velope marked with your name, address and enve-lope number if applicable.

Have You Ever Considered Adoption? Would you like to hear more about the process through CCASH? Upcoming Adoption Information Night Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:00 p.m. Cath-olic Childrens Aid Society of Hamilton, 735 King St. East For more information and to register call Jocelyn at (905) 525-2012 ext. 3125

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