St. Helen Church SUNDAY APRIL 13, 2014 | PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD

Upcoming Events April 15 - Chrism Mass, @ Cathedral of St. Cathe-rine of Alexandria

April 17 - Mass of the Lords Supper, 7 p.m.

April 18 - Passion of the Lord, 3 p.m. St. Mark School, Stations of the Cross St. Helen, 7 p.m.

April 19 - Blessing of Easter Foods, 11 a.m.

Reconciliation, 11:30 to 12 Easter Vigil, 8 p.m.

April 20 - Easter Sunday

9 a.m. - St. Helen 11 a.m. - St. Mark School

Pastor

Fr. Philip English

Office Administration

Aggie Agnino ext. 115 ______________________________________________________

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

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.

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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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

Year A - April 14 to April 20, 2014

Day Requested for Requested by

Mon No Morning Mass

Tuesday 8:30 a.m.

Intns of Hendriks & deKoning Fam. - L&D Helen & Andy Hendriks

Wednesday 9:30 a.m.

Teenie Morreale Jake & Judy Sulyma

Thursday 7:00 p.m.

Mass of the Lords Supper

For the People of St. Helen

Friday 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Passion of the Lord (St. Mark School)

STATIONS OF THE CROSS (St. Helen)

Saturday 8:00 p.m.

Easter Vigil Marguerite Whalen Frances Hendriks

Easter Sunday 9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. St. Mark School

For the People of St. Helen

Lina Cipro & Orsola Elia

Andrea & Theresa Cipro

Stewardship of Treasure

Offertory Envelopes (172) $4,054

Offertory Loose $ 148

Facility Maintenance (6) $ 145

Development & Peace (60) $1,876

Building Fund Envelopes (4) $1,420 Give and it shall be given to you for the measure you measure

with will be Measured back to you. Luke 6:38

St. Vincent de Paul Society Please remember the work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society as the needs of the poor continue. Your spare change goes a long way to help needy individuals and families in our commu-

nity. Thank you for your continued generosity and prayers.

Sr. Ministry for the Sick and Homebound

We have a TEAM of Extraordinary Lay Ministers willing to bring Communion at home. If you have a loved one who is sick and unable to come to church, please call the Parish Office or Frances @ 905-562-5475 and arrangements will be made to bring Holy Communion to your home.

Volunteer Your Feet Holy Thursday for

Washing of the Feet How would you like to lend your feet for the Holy Thursday foot - washing ceremony within the Evening Mass of the Lords Sup-per on April 17 at 7pm. Twelve individuals are needed: child, youth or adult. (The water will be

warm!)

CWL News CWL 55th Anniversary Celebration which will be held on Saturday May 3rd starting with Mass @ 10:30 a.m. @ the Church followed with brunch in the hall. Tickets are available for purchase, $15 includes brunch. Contact Frances 905-562-5475 or Piera 905-563-4594. All ladies of the Parish are wel-come.

Remember Your Parish In Loving Memory

Keep your love for your parish alive. Remember your parish in your will and when recommending expressions of sympathy.

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Sunday April 13 ~ Passion Sunday Scripture I set my face like flint, knowing that I shall not

be put to shame. (Isaiah 50:7) many dogs surround me, a pack of evildoers

closes in upon me; They have pierced my hands and my feet; I can count all my bones. (Psalm 22:17,18)

he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. (Philippians 2:7,8)

Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins. (Matthew 26:28)

Reflection What changed your life in your Lenten journey? Is there a burden that Jesus may take from

you? Is there a forgiveness that you seek? How do you enter into the Lords suffering and

death? Vision yourself as a disciple of Jesus receiving

the cup and drinking from it. What happens now?

God has created me to do Him some definite ser-vice: He has committed some work to me that he has not committed to another. I have my mission I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told of it in the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of con-nection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good. I shall do his work. I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it, if I but keep His commandments. Therefore I will trust in God.1

1John Henry Cardinal Newman, The Little Black Book, compiled by Bishop Ken Untener, Diocese of Saginaw, MI, 2005, meditation for February 21, 2005. For the Ride Home by Ted Bergh, ParishVision Llc 2014 Visit ParishVision.org.

International Mothers Day Walk for Life Please help to build the Culture of Life by joining us on Mothers Day, May 11, 2014. Meet at St. Anns Church Parking Lot, 5740 Buchanan Street Niagara Falls at 1 p.m. March in procession at 1:30 sharp to the Rainbow Bridge for 2:15 ceremony on the bridge. Please bring Passport, Nexus Card or En-hanced Drivers Licence to participate. For more information call 905-680-2239 (Niagara Region) or 416-258-8135 (GTA)

A Vocation View: Todays world is so filled with suffering, injustice, anger, depression and loneli-ness that it cries for people waving palm branches of hope and resurrection, proclaiming new life.

Volunteers for Temporary Assignment As Crossing Guard for Construction

We are looking for Volunteers to man the gate to our construction site as an extra precautionary measure to en-

sure that children are not at risk of injury by con-struction vehicles. The Crossing Guard will need to oversee pedestri-an traffic at the at the entranceway to the Church construction site from Mountain Rd on weekdays until June 27th, 2014 when School is dismissed for summer vacation. Crossing Guard responsibilities will involve wearing a Crossing Guard Vest, using a stop sign and escorting school children safely past the entrance way of St. Helen Church construction site. There are 3 shifts to cover each day - the morning shift 8:00 - 9:00 a.m., lunch shift 11:32 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. and after school 2:50 - 3:50 pm. The vests and the signs will be kept at St. Mark School, so they can be picked up or dropped off there. Please contact the parish office by phone or email if you would like to volunteer and specify morning, noon or afternoon and dates you are available (Monday thru Friday) so that we can make up a schedule.

Holy Land Collection - Good Friday This annual Good Friday appeal dates back to 1421 and the pontificate of Pope Martin V, to recognize the grave responsibility Catholics throughout the world have to support Christians in the Holy Land, the birthplace of Christianity, with prayers and ma-terial help. Funds are used for the upkeep of the sanctuaries and to help with Pastoral work, Catholic Schools and social assistance in the Holy Land. Thank you for your support.

Holy Week Schedule Mass of Chrism - Tues April 15, 7:30 p.m. Cathedral of St. Catherine, St. Catharines Mass of the Lords Supper - Thurs April 17 7 p.m., St. Helen Church Celebration of the Lords Passion - Fri April 18 3 p.m. St. Mark School gym Stations of the Cross - Fri April 18 7 p.m. St. Helen Church Holy Saturday April 19th at St. Helen Church: Blessing of Easter Foods - 11 a.m. Reconciliation - 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon Easter Vigil - 8 p.m. Easter Sunday - Regular Mass Times

Altar Server Rehearsal April 18 - 12:30 p.m. St. Mark School

April 19 - 10 a.m. St. Helen Church

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