St. Helen Church SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2014 | LATERAN BASILICA DEDICATION

Upcoming Events

- All Souls Remembrance Envelopes - November 12th, K of C meet-ing, St. Helen Church 7 p.m. - Diocesan Anniversary Mass & Dinner, November 25th - St. Helen Bazaar, November 29th @ St. Mark School Gym from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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www.sthelenscatholic.ca

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

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

Stewardship of Treasure

Nov. 2:

Offertory Envelopes (177) $ 4,746

Offertory Loose $ 263

World Mission (4) $ 90

Building Fund (14) $11,667

“MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR

FAITHFUL STEWARDSHIP!

Sr. Ministry for the Sick and Homebound We are grateful to those who give of their time and care to bring holy communion to our parishioners who cannot make it to church due to sickness 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 Commun-ion to your home.

St. Vincent de Paul Society Please remember the work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society as the needs of the poor continue. As you put your gift in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s poor box, know that you are putting your faith into action!

CWL News St. Helen's Catholic Women’s League cordially invites all seniors of the Town of Lincoln to attend the 46th Annual Senior Citizens' Christmas Party. It is held at

the Lincoln Community Centre, 4361 Central Ave-nue, Beamsville. Saturday, December 6 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Convenors: Corona Jarvis 905-563-6186, Jean Barlow 905-562-0223

Pasta Dinner

Our family pasta dinner was a huge success! A big thank you to all who attended. The team of CWL

ladies were exceptional and did an outstanding job! The final profit will be announced when all receipts are in. All of our efforts will enable the CWL to make a contribution towards the raising the roof of the new church! What a great community we have!

Homes of Distinction Christmas Home Tour Ready to be inspired? Niagara Life Centre pre-sents the Homes of Distinction Christmas Home Tour on November 14 and 15. More info and tickets are available by calling NLC at 905-934-0021 or at nlchometour.com. All proceeds support

Niagara Life Centre.

Change of Information Have you moved or changed your phone number or email address? Please notify the office to keep our records accurate. You can also use the tear off on the front of the bulletin to notify us.

St. Helen’s Knights of Columbus Meeting Wed. Nov. 12h at 7 p.m. in the church basement. If you are interested in becoming a Knight, please call Martin Marko at 905-401-5646. All gentlemen

are welcome to attend.

Mass In

tentio

ns

Year A - November 10 to 16, 2014

Day Requested for Requested by

Mon NO MASS

Tuesday

8:30 a.m.

† Deceased members of Ferreri &

Commisso Families Liliana & Tony Commisso

Wednesday

9:30 a.m. † Rainer Brandel Lee & George Marucci

Thursday

8:30 a.m.

† Maria & Gerald Murphy

† Rosa & Vittorio Hrvatin

Paul Murphy

Hrvatin Family

Friday 10:00 a.m.

Albright Manor † Angelina Prokich & Alex Prokich Alex Prokich

Saturday

5:00 p.m.

† Erminio & Lucia DeStefano

† Mr. & Mrs. James Green

Aniello & Louisa DeStefano

Caroline Green

Sunday

9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. St. Mark School

† Frank Iannotta

For the People of St. Helen - L&D

Zambakkides Family

November 9, 2014 - Lateran Basilica Dedication Holy People, Holy Places

Ezek 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 God’s restored temple will

be a source of abundant life. Psalm 46 The waters of the river gladden the

city of God. 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17 You are God’s temple, built on the foundation of Christ. John 2:13-22 Jesus, God’s temple, cannot be

destroyed. What would you do if you en-tered your church and found vandals spraypainting obsceni-ties all over the walls and the altar? Such an outrageous offense would most certainly move you to some kind of ac-tion! It was the same for Jesus in today’s Gospel story. He was greatly offended by the vendors

in the temple who set up their displays, animal pens, birdcages and moneychanging stands in an-ticipation of the huge crowds pouring into Jerusa-lem for the Passover. Such blatant disrespect for God’s holy place was an abomination Jesus was unable to endure. -- Dc. Dick Folger

ONLY A FEW RAFFLE TICKETS AVAILABLE

WOW! $50.00 for a ticket, available to persons who have purchased a ticket at full price. FANTASTIC! 2 tickets for $150.00, available to per-sons who have not purchased a ticket yet. Tickets available after Mass, first come first serve.

Advent Retreat Discover the richness of waiting for the greatest gift of all. Branches Catholic Ministries will be hosting an Advent Retreat during the day on December 6, 2014 at St. Denis Parish in St. Catharines and at St. Joseph Parish in Grimsby and an evening con-cert and talk at St. Ann Parish in Niagara Falls. Advent 2014 will feature edifying talks from Vin-ny Flynn, Fr. Richard Kowalchuk, Mother Olga, and Dr. Edward Sri as well as musical performances by Marian Grace. Early Bird Registration and Group Discounts available. Register online at www.go2branches.com or call (905) 685-7000.

St. Mary’s Parish Mission Jesus revealed to his followers the secrets of God’s kingdom. In a Mission, he does the same for you. He reveals that His Kingdom is here and now and that it spells happiness and fullness of life for those who share in it. Happiness often seems to elude us. We would like to change our lives, become ‘new people’, more alive. The Mission offers us this pos-

sibility. Can you make this Mission? Decide today to put off anything that may interefere. You deserve this rich new life God offers you. Come to St. Mary of the Assumption’s Parish Mission (169 St. Paul Cres.) from Sunday November 29 – December 3 starting @ 7 p.m.

St. Helen Christmas Bazaar Save the Date--get your Christmas shopping done early!! Join us for refreshments, door prizes and Christmas gift ideas! Saturday, November 29, 2014 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. St. Mark School Gym. If

you are interested in purchasing a table for our ba-zaar, please email sthelenfundraiser@gmail.com

What you need to know about Euthanasia Everyone welcome to a talk by Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director Euthanasia Prevention Coalition at Knights of Columbus Hall 235 Church Street, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 18. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact GK William Mathie 905-684-7569

All Souls Remembrance

All Souls Remembrance envelopes are available at the Church entrance and in your offertory envelope boxes. Please return them with your intentions in the collection basket or bring them to the parish of-fice. Memorial Intentions will be taken from submit-ted envelopes and be remembered during the month of November.

Advent Brunch with Scripture Come to Bethlehem this Christmas via Jericho…. Following 9:00 a.m. parish Masses on Sunday, No-vember 23, Jericho House (at 10845 Rathfon Road, Wainfleet) and host / reflector Kathy Mistry will be offering an Advent Brunch at 11:00 a.m. Explore Scripture with Christian Brother Michael Maher in preparation for Advent and enjoy the tranquil setting afterward. $20 per adult that day. Everyone wel-come!

Deo Gratias Collection Please support the Deo Gratias Collection of No-vember 15/16. All revenue will go to our Clergy Aid Society. We are grateful to God, and to our retired clergy in the Diocese of St. Catharines who, from the time of their ordination, have cared for us and our spiritual needs. In thanksgiving to God for them and their years of faithful service, your generous support of the Deo Gratias collection will enable us to care for those who have dedicated their lives to caring for us. The revenue from this collection does not go into an endowment fund but goes directly to the Clergy Aid Society which provides an income for our retired clergy.

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