St. Helen Church SUNDAY MAY 31, 2015 | THE MOST HOLY TRINITY (YEAR B)

Upcoming Events

- CWL Potluck, June 3rd

- Knights of Columbus Char-

ter Installation, and Dinner,

June 20th

- Final Lottery Draw June

27th

- Clergy Retreat June 1-5

- No Weekday Masses this week

- Join us for a cup of brew

after morning mass on Tues-

days & Thursdays

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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

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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

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

May 24:

Offertory Envelopes (173) $ 4,418

Loose $ 209

Popes Pastoral Works (3) $ 25

Building Fund Envelopes (7) $ 611 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.

MEN AND ABORTION: Reclaiming Father and Finding Peace

June 11-13 (Niagara Falls) You are invited to participate in Alliance for Life Ontarios 2015 Conference, the first of its kind in Canada to focus on the effect abortion has on men. Identifying issues in a post-abortive father and bringing resolution to them can bring peace into the hearts of these fathers and peace to the

context of their lives. We can help our culture move toward wholeness by giving them healthy resources to ameliorate the impact an abortion has had on their lives. For information, call Jakki Jeffs (519/824-7797) www.allianceforlife.org

CWL Meeting & Pot Luck Dinner

Wednesday, June 3rd at 6 p.m. Come and socialize, bring your favorite dish. All ladies welcome to attend.

Clergy Retreat The annual Priests Retreat is this week June 2-6 inclusive. There will be no Masses celebrated at St. Helens on these days only.

If you would like to have the weekly bulletin emailed to your inbox, just send a request to the parish office email (office@sthelenscatholic.ca) or you can visit our website www.sthelenscatholic.ca and check the bulletin archive.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye!!!

Congratulations to our May draw winners: Rachel Morin ticket #203 - $1000, Margo Giavedoni ticket #487 - $500, Margo Giavedoni ticket #127 - $250, and Noel Murphy ticket #11 - $250!

Year B - June 1 to 7, 2015

Day Requested for Requested by

Mon NO MASS

Tuesday 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday 9:30 a.m.

Thursday 8:30 a.m.

Friday 8:30 a.m.

Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Giovana & Roberto Caruso

Joseph Schweisgut

Antonietta Caruso

Barb Hack

Sunday 9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. St. Mark School

For the People of St. Helen - L&D

Libero Palmieri

Amelia Landin

Brandel & Mackey Families

Bill Zettler

Mass In

tentio

ns

L & D (living & deceased)

NO MASS MONDAY - FRIDAY

Annual Clergy Retreat

May 31, 2015 - The Most Holy Trinity Trinity is our Home

Deut 4 Moses proclaims one God to the Israelites. Psalm 33 Blessed the people the Lord has chosen. Rom 8 All are heirs of God through the Spirit. Matt 28 Christ commissions the Eleven to make disciples of all nations.

When Jesus encountered the eleven disciples on the mountain in Galilee, he said to them, I am with you always, until the end of the age. We are still pondering that statement. What did Jesus mean by the age? Most of the early Christians had their bags packed, hoping that Jesus would come at any mo-

ment. Today, as we continue to wait in joyful hope, we live through the various ages of our lives and wonder when Jesus is coming. But after we die, we will know the full story. -- Dc. Dick Folger Next Weeks Readings Exod 24:3-8 Our covenant with God is ratified in blood. Psalm 116 I will take the cup of salvation. Heb 9:11-15 Christs new covenant in his own blood. Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 Jesus offers his body and blood at the Last Supper.

KoC St. Helen of the Cross

Council 15999 Charter Installation Ceremony

Saturday June 20, 2015, St. Mark School Gym, Mountain St. Beamsville

St. Helen of the Cross Council 15999 will be host-ing a dinner followed by the charter presentation of the newly formed council and its officers. We welcome everyone to celebrate mass with us at St. Helen Church at 5 p.m. All wives, parishion-ers and KofC councils are encouraged to attend this once in a lifetime event for St. Helens parish. Doors at the school Open at 6 p.m. with dinner served at 7 p.m. $25 per person. For tickets con-tact Martin Marko 905-401-5646 or email ftw@talkwireless.ca

Charitable Giving Life Insurance

Donating a life insurance policy is another, though less common option. Depending on how it is struc-tured, you can receive tax savings while you are still alive and kicking and making payments. There are two main options when considering making a

planned gift of life insurance. More info next week.

United Mennonite Home Bazaar 4024 Twenty Third Street Vineland

Saturday June 13th from 10:00am - 12:30pm Entertainment by Brad Boland, Silent Auction, Pen-ny & Bake Sale, Raffle and Barbecue.

Contemplative Prayer Workshop Do you long to become closer to God? Learn to sit in silence and consent to Gods loving presence and action within? Follow the Christian heritage of St. Augustine, St. John of the Cross and Fr. Thom-as Keating at this workshop presented by Contem-plative Outreach Ontario, July 25, 2015, Mt. Carmel Spiritual Centre, Niagara Falls, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: $35 includes lunch. Registration Brenda Coleman 905 646-1995.

Clergy Transfers

All Pastoral nominations noted below take effect August 5, 2015 unless otherwise indicated Appointment of Episcopal Vicar Episcopal Vicar for the Francophone Community - Fr. Paul McDonald Appointment of Rector Fr. Donald Lizzotti - Rector, Cathedral of St. Cathe-rine of Alexandria Appointment of Pastors Fr. Obioma Anyanwu - St. Patrick Parish, Port Colborne Fr. Brian Bevan - St. Martin of Tours Parish, Smithville Fr. Richard Kowalchuk - Star of the Sea Parish, St. Catharines Fr. Paul McDonald - Sacred Heart Parish, Chippawa Fr. Charles Moser - St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, St. Catharines Fr. Rico Passero - St. Joseph Parish, Grimsby Fr. Peter Walton - St. John Bosco Parish, Port Colborne Appointment of Parochial Vicar Fr. Timothy Nelligan - Our Lady of the Scapular Parish, Niagara Falls (effective Sept. 9, 2015) Transfers out of the Diocese Fr. John Vickers, C.S.C. - Assigned to the staff of Moreau Seminary, Notre Dame, Indiana For your information - Fr. Chad Grennan is return-ing to St. Alfred Parish, St. Catharines

Are You Registered in Our Parish? Please do not take for granted that you are regis-tered in the parish just because you attend Mass here. If we have no record of your parish member-ship, it could be quite embarrassing to us, or to you or your family, when someone wishes to make wed-ding plans, have a baby baptized, or if you have been asked to act as a sponsor for baptism or confirmation. Please fill out a registration form.

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