St.

Helen Church
SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 | 23RD SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
4106 Mountain Street | Beamsville, Ontario | L0R 1B7 www.sthelenscatholic.ca

Phone (905) 562-7427 | Fax (905) 563-0003 | office@sthelenscatholic.ca | www.sthelenscatholic.ca

Philip Pastor
Pastor
Fr. English
Fr. English

Office Administration
Office Administration
Aggie Agnino Ext. 1
Aggie Agnino Ext. 1

Mass Times
Mass Times Saturday - 5 p.m.

Saturday - 5 p.m. Sunday - 9 & 11 a.m.

Sunday - 9 & 11 a.m.

Opened - October 2, 1938 Established as a Parish - January 1, 1986

Schools Contacts
St. Mark School Reconciliation
Catholic Women's League
Principal: Steven Ward Before or after mass or by appoint- Michelle Mackey 289-235-8282
Phone: (905) 563-9191 ment.
Knights of Columbus
Marriage George L. Savage 289-566-9383
St. Edward School
Principal: Adrian Bishop Six months notice; marriage prep Music Ministry
Phone: (905) 562-5531 required. Anthony van Engelen
cell/text 905-563-7067,
Anointing of the Sick Email adve1@yahoo.com

Sacraments Please let us know when someone

Ministry Scheduling
has a serious or prolonged illness or Pat Savage 289-566-9383
Baptism ministryscheduling@sthelenscatholic.ca
is to have surgery. This sacrament
Available Sundays at 1:00 pm. Call
celebrates the healing of mind and
parish office. Fundraising Events
body and the forgiveness of sins. Joe Della Manna
First Communion & Confirmation josephdellamanna@yahoo.ca
Catholic Funeral Rites
Arranged through school. If your Youth Ministry
When a death occurs in your family,
child is not in a Catholic school or is sthelensyouthministry@gmail.com
please call the Parish Office and we
not baptized in the Roman Catholic
will assist you in making the neces- Facility & Grounds Maintenance
Church, contact the Parish Office. Craig Luey 905-988-6522
sary liturgical arrangements.
craig.luey@gmail.com

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We welcome you and invite you to share in the spiritual and social activities of your parish.
 Year A MASS INTENTIONS This week
L & D (living & deceased) September 11 - 17, 2017 the
Sanctuary
Day Requested for Requested by Lamp
burns in
Monday No Mass memory
of:
Tuesday
No Mass + Arthur G.
6:30 p.m.
Williamson
Wednesday
No Mass
10:00 a.m. The
Thursday Sanctuary Lamp
No Mass
8:30 a.m. burns to remind
Friday us of Christs
No Mass
8:30 a.m. presence in the
Saturday Blessed Sacra-
+ Giuseppe Marrese Maria Marrese ment of the altar.
5:00 p.m.
If you wish to
Sunday sponsor the sanc-
9:00 a.m. For the People of St. Helen Church tuary lamp for one
week the stipend
11:00 a.m. + Mr. Ksaweri Szostak Christina Hart is $35.

Stewardship of Treasure Building Fund (8) 477

July 30, 2017 - Offertory (161) $4,468 May God bless you for your faithful stewardship!
Loose 169
Building Fund (18) 4308
Ministry for the Sick and Homebound
We are grateful to those who give of their time and
Summer Mission Appeal (40) 1363 care to bring Holy Communion to our parishioners
August 6, 2017 - Offertory (140) 3,726 who cannot make it to church due to sickness or in-
firmity. If you know of anyone who would like to re-
Loose 155 ceive communion in their home or while hospitalized
Building Fund (13) 730 at West Lincoln Hospital, please contact the parish office.

Summer Mission Appeal (26) 650 Can you sing?

Facility Maintenance (30) 435 Play an instrument?
Have you been looking
August 13, 2017 - Offertory (140) 4,612 for an opportunity to
Loose 144 volunteer & continue to
develop your musical
Building Fund (15) 887 talent? St. Helens Parish
Building Fund (CAFT-16) 1130 is looking for people to contribute their talents to help
make our Masses and gatherings just that much
Facility Maintenance (7) 125 more special.
Summer Mission Appeal (7) 155 Join us! (or at least talk to us nothing is lost by
simply asking). Come out to a choir practice on
August 20, 2017 - Offertory (151) 4,087 Wednesdays at 7 p.m. or speak to any choir mem-
Loose 258 ber. Choir members needed for all 3 Masses. No
experience required.
Building Fund (40) 1,359 Think on it! Pray on it! ACT on it!
Shared Missions Collection (23) 550 SVDP Society
August 27, 2017 - Offertory (151) 4,388 MISSION - The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a
lay Catholic organization whose mission is: To live
Loose 247
the Gospel message by serving Christ in the
Building Fund (19) 489 poor with love, respect, justice and joy.
Shared Missions Collection (3) 110 VALUES - The Mission of the Society of St. Vincent
de Paul implies that as Vincentians we: see Christ in
September 3, 2017 - Offertory (169) 5,193 anyone who suffers, come together as a family,
Loose 178 have personal contact with the poor, help in all pos-
sible ways.
 September 10 - 23rd Sunday
Prophets as Shepherds
Ezekiel is called to warn Gods people. (Ezekiel)
Christian lives are summarized in love. (Romans)
Jesus reaches the process for reconciliation in the
community. (Matthew)
The ever-popular Peanuts
cartoon features Charlie Brown
with his dog named Snoopy.
The dog inspired creator
Charles Schultz to design a
poster of Snoopy as The Per-
fect Friend. The poster shows
a line pointing to Snoopys head
with the caption, Full of great
advice. The line pointing to his
eyes says, Always happy to
see you. Another line points to his mouth, Loves to
share a smile. The shoulders are captioned,
Available to lean on. His chest is labeled, Warm
spot here for you. His paw says, Good for holding
and helping. And, the final line to his feet reads,
For standing by your side.
Todays Gospel tells us: For where two or three
are gathered together in my name, there am I in the
midst of them. We are invited to pray publicly with
each other. Jesus is there in our midst. He is a great
friend and comfort. Beyond all that Snoopy could
ever be, Jesus is the most perfect friend.
--Dc. Dick Folger
Diocesan Marian Event
Year of the Rosary ~ Pray for Peace
A Diocesan Marian Event, in celebration of the Year
of the Rosary & the 100th anniversary of the Fatima
Apparitions will be held on Saturday, September 30,
2017 at St. Alfred Church, 272 Vine Street, St. Cath-
arines, Ontario. Mass will be celebrated by Most
Reverend Gerard Bergie at 8:30 a.m. Reflections on
Mary and the Rosary and Celebration of a Living Ro-
sary 9:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Parishioners and dioce-
san organizations from across the diocese are all
welcome. Free Admission/No Registration.
Knights of Columbus
- Lawn Care Project, Sat. Sept. 9th @ 9 am
- General Meeting Tues. Sept. 12th @ 7 pm
-BBQ at St. Mark School, Thurs. Sept. 14th
starting @ 4 pm, setup & cooking
Knights of Columbus
Charity Dinner
The Knights of Columbus invite you to attend the
Bishop's Charities Dinner at Club Roma, 125
Vansickle Rd., St Catharines on Saturday October
21, 2017. Tickets $50.00 - Reception at 6:00 p.m.,
Dinner 7:00 p.m.; entertainment and dancing. For
tickets contact George Savage 289-566-9383, Mario
289-566-8495 Durand or Martin Marko 905-401-
5646.
Tickets on Sale
St. Helen Canada 150~Harvest Dinner
September 23, 2017
St. Helen Church Great Hall
6:30 pm Cocktails, 7:00 pm. Catered Dinner
If you would like to have a Mass
offered for someone, contact the
parish office for dates and times
which are available. The stipend
or offering given is $10. Mass
cards are available for $2 if you
wish to give them to whomever
you choose so that they may also
participate in the Mass.
Attention YOUth Blasters!
We will be meeting up again starting October 1st
from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. More dates to come!
You Can Help Your Marriage Are you frustrated
or angry at each other or have you just stopped talk-
ing to each other? Retrouvaille helps couples
through difficult times in their marriages. This pro-
gram has helped tens of thousands of couples. For
confidential information about, or to register for the
program beginning with a weekend on November 3,
2017 at the Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre in Niaga-
ra Falls, please call 905-664-5212 or email: hamil-
tonretrouvaille1@cogeco.ca or visit the web site at
www.retrouvaille.org.
The Diocesan Separated & Divorced Healing Min-
istry Support Group meets every second and
fourth Monday of the month (except holidays) from
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Mount Carmel Spiritual
Centre, 7020 Stanley Avenue, Niagara Falls. For in-
formation call 905-356-4113 or 905-684-0154, or
email separatedanddivorced@saintcd.com.
September 11, 2017 ~ Journey of Separation and
Divorce
September 25, 2017 ~ Coping with Stresses
We have openings for the Sanctuary Lamp for
the Week of December 11 - 17 & 18 - 24th.
If youd like to book the Lamp in memory of
your loved one, please contact the office.
Ministry to the Homebound
in need of Volunteers
If you would like to assist with this ministry bringing
Communion to the homebound, please contact
Frances @ 905-562-5475. No experience is neces-
sary - training is provided. Police check required.
BINGO~ $1000 in prizes weekly! Progressive
Jackpot! Thursdays - 11 a.m. ~ Canadian Legion,
King St. Lunch is available...free coffee! Hope to
see you there!