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St. Helen ChurchSUNDAY MARCH 2, 2014 |EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Upcoming Events

March 5th - Ash Wednes-day Mass @ 9:30 a.m. &7:00 p.m.

March 5th - Knights ofColumbus Meeting after7 pm mass

April 11th - Knights ofColumbus Ham Rollheld @ St. Mark SchoolBeamsville

St. Mark ‘Ice Dog’s’

Fundraiser for St. HelenChurch

Pastor

Fr. Philip English

Office Administration

Aggie Agnino ext. 115 ______________________________________________________

Mass Times

Saturday

5:00 p.m.

Sundays9:00 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 | [email protected]

We welcome you and invite you to share in the spiritual and social activities of your parish



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M y dear Broth ers and Sisters in Christ, Lent 201 4

This year, 2014, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of a significantdocument of the Second Vatican Council, Lumen entium (Dogmatic Constitution on theChurch). The fifth chapter of this document is entitled The Universal Call to Holiness in theChurch . W e read in this chapter, Therefore all in the Church, whether belong ing to thehierarchy or are being cared for by it, are called to holiness. (L G 39). This statement is

significant because we are reminded that it is not simply clergy and religious who are called tolead holy lives - we are all called to be holy. This principal is not unique to the teachings of the

Second Vatican Council. M ore than three hundred years earlier a great saint had already writtenabout this in a popular sp iritual work .

St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622) published a book entitled Introduction to the DevoutLife in 1608. This was a collection of many of his thoughts regarding the way to holiness and

was unique because, unlike m ost of the spiritual works of this era, the book was prim arily for lay

people. St. Francis was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of Geneva in Switzerland at a timewhen the diocese was experiencing the effects of the Reformation. M any Catholics h ad left theChurch and others were aggressively suppressing the faith. St Francis set about to renew his

diocese through patience, love and gentle persuasion. A significant aspect of this renewal wasteaching people that the pursuit of holiness was not jus t for priests, monks or nuns, but also forordinary people. St. Francis believed that true devotion only helps and never hinders faith

because it leads to holiness. He writes: When God created the world He commanded each treeto bear fruit after its kind; and even so He bids C hristians, th e living trees of His Church, to bringforth fruits of devotion, each one according to his kind and vocation....the devotion which is truehinders nothing, but on the contrary it perfects everything; and that which runs counter to therightful vocation of any one is, you may be sure, a spurious devotion. Aristotle says that the beesucks honey from flowers without damaging them, leaving them as whole an d fresh as it foundthem; but true devotion does better still, for it not only hinders no manner of vocation or duty,but, it adorns and beautifies all. Throw precious stones into honey, and each w ill grow m orebrilliant according to its colour: and in like manner everybody fulfills his special calling betterwhen subject to the influence of devotion: family duties are lighter, married love truer, service to

our King more faithful, every kind of occupation more acceptable an d better performed wherethat is the guide (Introduction to the Devout Life Ch . 3). For St. Francis true devotion isrooted in love of God. He believed that God is love and that the devou t life leads to divine

love. Just as a flame and fire are one so too are devotion and love.

P.O. B ox 875, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2R 6Z4

905-684-0154 • Fax:905-684-7551Email: bishop®stcatharinesdiocese.ca



Sunday March 2, 2014Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Scripture Even should she forget, I will never forget you.

(Isaiah 49:15) With God is my safety and my glory, ...the rock

of my strength; my refuge is in God (Psalm62:8,9)

I do not even pass judgment on myself… theone who judges me is the Lord. (1Cor 4:3,4)

Do not worry about tomorrow; it will take care ofitself. (Matthew 6:24)

Reflection Are you aware of God’s presence that is always

within you?

Do you live in the present moment by not beingoverly concerned about past mistakes or futurechallenges?

Do you pray and keep in the presence of God inboth good times and bad?

How vital is your relationship with God at thismoment?

Let nothing disturb you, nothing affright you; All things are passing, God never changes.Patient endurance attains all things;Who God possesses in nothing is wanting:

Alone God suffices. (St. Teresa of Avila) For the Ride Home by Ted Bergh © ParishVision LLC 2014.ParishVision.org

HAM ROLL FUNDRAISER

Take a break and have some fun!!! Join usfor a Ham Roll on Friday April 11, 2014 Time:7 p.m. – 11 p.m., Doors open at 6 p.m. St. MarkSchool Gym 4114 Mountain Street, Beamsville .

Licensed event with theLCBO FREE ADMISSIONContact Martin @ 905-562-9838 for more info.

Take a break and havesome fun!!! Join us for

a Ham Roll on FridayApril 11, 2014 Time: 7 p.m. – 11 p.m., Doorsopen at 6 p.m. St. Mark School Gym 4114Mountain Street, Beamsville . Licensed event withthe LCBO FREE ADMISSION Contact Martin @905-562-9838 for more info. Tickets available afterall masses or at the parish office.

‘Thank You’ A note of thanks goes out to St. Mark School whogenerously donated the “sitting fees” of theirFamily Photo Night Fundraiser to our St. HelenBuilding Fund. Many thanks to the families thatsupported the photo fundraiser too!

World Day of Prayer 2014

"Streams in the Desert"World Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement ofChristian women of many traditions who cometogether the first Friday of March to observe acommon day of prayer each year. The ladies of St.Helen's will be joining our neighbours in celebratingWorld Day of Prayer at The Church of Christ, 4900John St. Beamsville on March 7 at 2:00 pm. Please

join us. All are welcome.

Attention Knights & Men of St. Helen'sCome to the meet & greet session after

the evening mass on Ash Wednesday,March 5th down in the basement. Comeon out and support St. Helen's Knightsand the upcoming Ham Roll. Help isgreatly appreciated. All are welcome.

St. Mark School - Ice Dogs Raffle1st Prize - Ice Dogs Hockey Jersey

2nd Prize - Ice Dogs AutographedHockey Stick

3rd Prize - 4 Ice Dogs Tickets

Tickets $2 each or 3/$5

Available after masses or at the school

ASH WEDNESDAY and ALL OFTHE FRIDAYS OF LENT are days ofABSTINENCE. On days ofabstinence, meat may not be taken.The law of abstinence binds allCatholics who have completed their14th year.

All of the faithful are obliged to do penance, but notall may be able to observe the above regulations offast and abstinence because of ill health or otherreasons. Persons legitimately excused from thelaws of fast and abstinence are urged to practiceother forms of penance and self -denial suitable totheir condition or substitute special acts of charity orpiety. In addition, the faithful are urged toparticipate, if possible, in the Mass during the week, in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Lent devotions,prayer, Scripture reading, and sharing of their timeand resources with the less fortunate.

Ash Wednesday is

March 5th



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