St.

Helen Church
4106 Mountain St.
Beamsville, ON L0R 1B7
Ph: 905-562-7427
Fax: 905-563-0003
Email: office@sthelenscatholic.ca
Opened - October 2, 1938 Est. as a Parish - January 1, 1986
Pastor: Rev. Krzysztof Szczepanik Sunday Masses:
Office Administration: Aggie Agnino Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 11:00am *
*(Children’s Liturgy of the Word)
Office hours:
Tuesday to Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm Weekday Masses:
Closed on Mondays and all Statutory holidays Tuesday: 6:30pm
Wednesday to Friday: 9:00am
Website: www.sthelenscatholic.ca 2nd Friday at Albright: 10:00am
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/sthelenscatholic 3rd Friday at Mennonite: 10:00am

Sacraments Contacts
Catholic Funeral Rites:
Baptism: When a death occurs in your family, Music Ministry:
1st & 3rd Sunday at 1:00 pm. please call the Parish Office and we Anthony van Engelen
Call parish office. will assist you in making the adve1@yahoo.com
necessary liturgical arrangements.
1st Communion & Confirmation Ministry Scheduling & RFM:
Contact the Parish Office. Chronic Care Facilities: Rachel Reid ~ ministryschedul-
Pastoral visits are made monthly. ing@sthelenscatholic.ca
Reconciliation: Reception of Holy Communion is
Every Saturday 4:00pm - 4:30pm or by available to residence. Fundraising Events:
appointment with the priest. Joe Della Manna
Homebound: josephdellamanna@yahoo.ca
Marriage: Notify the Parish Office when serious
Arrangements six months in advance. illness occurs. When the sick, aged or Facility & Grounds Maintenance:
Marriage preparation is required. incapacitated are confined to home for Craig Luey
an extended time, pastoral visit can be craig.luey@gmail.com
RCIA & RCIC: arranged.
Contact the Parish Office. Catholic Women's League:
Colleen Drake ~ contact parish office
Anointing of the Sick: Schools
Please let us know when someone has St. Mark School Knights of Columbus:
a serious or prolonged illness or is to Principal: Steven Ward Marcel VanRuyven
have surgery. This sacrament mgvanruijven@gmail.com
celebrates the healing of mind and St. Edward School
body and the forgiveness of sins. Principal: Carla Bianco SVDP:
Lorraine Martin ~ contact parish office

Kindly complete the following and place in the collection basket.

Envelopes will be on the round table in the foyer the following weekend.
☐ New Parishioner* ☐ Change of address ☐ Moving
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 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
September 15, 2019
Mass Intentions This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns in
 September 18 - 22, 2019 memory of:
As we gather, let us remember and pray for . . .
th + CHARLES O’FLAHERTY
Tues. ~ ……………………………………….. Sept. 17
6:30 pm NO MASS The Sanctuary Lamp burns to remind us of Christ’s
presence in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar.
……………………………………….. Sept. 18th If you wish to sponsor the sanctuary lamp for one
Wed. ~
+ Manual da Silva week the stipend is $35.00
9:00 am
(by Maria da Silva)
+ Barb Hack (by CWL)
Thurs. ~
9:00 am
……………………………………….. Sept. 19th
+ John Nelson (by Betty Novak) our parish prayer
Jesus, open our hearts, enabling us to embrace
……..Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gon and Sept. 20th
Fri. ~
Paul Chong Ha-sang………
your teachings and to love one another. Holy
10:00 am
+ Dec. members of Elia & D’Alessio Spirit, lift us and lead us, deepening our desire
Menno Hm to serve God through serving each other. Amen.
Families (by Connie & Louis Elia)
………………………………………... Sept. 21st
Sat. ~
+ George Savage Jr. celebration of Holy Mass. For more information please
5:00 pm
(by Pat & George Savage) call Shelley Tamas, 905-714-7677 or visit
Sun. ~ ………………………………………... Sept. 22nd www.rosaryshrineniagara.com.
9:00 am + Alfonso & Vittorina Bianco-Dolino
(by the family) ANNUAL OUTDOOR MASS AT
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY
11:00 am For the People of St. Helen Parish All are welcome to join Bishop Bergie
for the Annual Outdoor Mass at Holy
MINISTRY FOR THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND Cross Cemetery, 50 Woodlawn Rd. on
We are grateful to those who give of their time and care Sat. Sept. 21st @ 11:00 a.m. In the
to bring Holy Communion to our parishioners who event of inclement weather, the Mass
cannot make it to church due to sickness or infirmity. If will be rescheduled for Sat. Sept. 28 @
you know of anyone who would like to receive 11:00 a.m.
communion in their home or while hospitalized at West
Lincoln Hospital, please contact the parish office. RETROUVAILLE
Stress in Your Marriage? – Retrouvaille is a program
CWL NEWS for married couples that feel bored, disillusioned,
Membership fees for 2020 are due in September. Blue frustrated, or angry in their marriage. Retrouvaille can
envelopes are provided in your offertory boxes, or write help. For confidential information, or to register for the
"CWL fee" & your name on a plain envelope and place program beginning with a weekend October 25, 2019
it in the collection basket. Membership remains $25. at the Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre in Niagara Falls,
call 905-664-5212 or email: Teamrecine@gmail.com or
SANCTUARY LAMP visit the web site at www.retrouvaille.org.
We have openings for the Sanctuary Lamp in 2020. If
you would like to book a particular week in memory of ALBRIGHT MANOR & MENNONITE HOME
your loved one, please contact the office sooner rather Two long time parishioners have been visiting Albright
than later as the year is filling up. Cost is $35 per week. Manor and Mennonite Home Catholic residents weekly
for about 20 years until recent. We are thankful to
BISHOPS VISIT TO OUR LADY OF HOLY Mary Smeenk and Helen Hendriks for their years of
ROSARY SHRINE service to this important ministry. We are looking for
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Shrine, 4706 Miller Road, some volunteers to continue the visits as they certainly
Port Colborne welcomes Bishop Bergie on Thursday, are missed by the residents. Interested volunteers
October 3, 2019. The rosary will be prayed at 7:00 would require a police check if one hasn’t already been
p.m. and Bishop Bergie will celebrate Mass at 7:30 done or if a current offense declaration isn’t on file.
p.m. – EVERYONE IS WELCOME. The Shrine Please call the office or speak to Fr. Chris if you are
operates May to October. Every Thursday at 7:00 p.m., interested.
in the Chapel, the Rosary is recited followed by the
 24th Sunday OT
The Lord changed his mind about the disaster he has
planned to bring upon the people. (Exodus)
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.
(1 Timothy)
There will be joy in heaven over one sinner who
repents. (Luke)
The most extraordinary element
of Jesus’ teaching is the revelation
of a God who loves each and every
one of us uniquely and
individually, as a parent loves his/
her most beloved child. God’s
love for us is eternally forgiving,
constantly inviting, never limited or conditional.
Our God is a God of inclusion – yet we sometimes
make him a God of exclusion, excluding from our own
presence those we deem as unworthy or unfaithful to be
included among “God’s people.”
To forgive as Christ forgives is impossible to do on
our own: It calls for a spirit of humility, a generosity, a
spirit of compassion that is beyond most of us. But we
are not called by Christ to create forgiveness on our
own. God has already forgiven, we are being asked to
participate in God’s gift of forgiveness that surrounds
every one of us.
Grace is the experience of God’s complete and
unconditional love in our lives. Sometimes we
experience grace in the support and love of generous
family and friends — and sometimes we are the agents
of such grace, giving and doing whatever is necessary
for the good of another, refusing to give up our search
to find the lost and bring back those from whom we
have been separated
ST. HELEN PARISH BREAKFAST
Sunday, October 6th
after the 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Mass
Angelina Prokich Great Hall
Serving ham, sausages, eggs, home fries,
toast, jam, fruit cocktail, juice, coffee or tea.
Tickets: $8.00 for adults, $4.00 children 6-12.
Children under 6 are free.
Tickets are available at the office and will also be
sold after masses Sept 21/22, 28/29.
Bring the “family” out for a scrumptious breakfast put
on by some of the finest cooks in your parish and meet
your neighbours! *Profits going to St. Helen Church Debt
Reduction.
THE SACRED ART OF LISTENING
A FREE WORKSHOP
Catholic Centre, 3400 Merrittville Highway, Thorold
All are welcome to a free presentation on The Art of
Sacred Listening, facilitated by Rev. Bob Bond,
Coordinator of Spiritual and Religious Care at Niagara
Health, on September 24, 2019 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at
the Catholic Centre, 3400 Merritville Highway in
Thorold. Come learn about the importance of
empathetic listening and its role in compassionate care
of family and those in crisis. Register by calling 905-
684-0154 or emailing familyandyouth@saintcd.com.
ANNUAL BISHOP’S CHARITY DINNER
The Knights of Columbus invite you to attend the
Bishop's Charities Dinner at Club Roma, Saturday
October 19, 2019. Tickets $50.00 each; Reception
6:00pm; Dinner 7:30pm; entertainment, dancing, silent
auction; proceeds to support Diocesan Catholic
Charities. For tickets call Bill Amodeo 289-456-7888,
Chuck Johnston 905-646-5099, or Al Craig 905-931-
3132.
LIFE CHAIN
SUNDAY OCTOBER 6TH, 1:00-2:00 P.M.
On Sunday, October 6 from 1 - 2pm we plan to gather
at the intersection of Main St and Christie St in
Grimsby to pray for an end to abortion. We will be
joining our prayers with thousands of people in 1600
locations across Canada and the United States who will
be forming Life Chains in their communities on the
same day!
We will pray silently and hold professionally-printed
signs provided at the site. This is a local witness
intended to generate thought and discussion within our
community and to demonstrate that abortion is not a
closed or settled issue in this country.
For questions or if you would like to receive
promotional information to distribute, please
contact grimsbylifechain@gmail.com.
REGISTRATION DATES:
FIRST CONFESSION & FIRST COMMUNION:
A Registration meeting for parents of grade 2 students
baptised in the Roman Catholic Church who are
preparing to celebrate the Sacraments of First
Confession and First Communion this school year will
take place on Tuesday September 24, 2019 at 7:00
p.m. in the parish hall. Students are welcome to attend.
Please call the parish office for more information.
CONFIRMATION: A Registration meeting for
parents and grade 8 students who are already baptised
in the Roman Catholic Church and have received their
First Communion, and will be preparing to celebrate the
Sacrament of Confirmation this school year will take
place on Wednesday September 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
in the parish hall. Students are welcome to attend.
Please call the parish office for more information.
Diocesan SEPARATED & DIVORCED HEALING
MINISTRY support group monthly meetings. Next
topic - Pastoral Care, Fr. Chris Kulig presenter on
September 23rd. Meetings are the second and fourth
Mondays from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Mount Carmel
Spiritual Centre, 7020 Stanley Avenue, Niagara Falls.
For a pamphlet or information call 905-356-4113 or
905-684-0154, or email
separatedanddivorced@saintcd.com. No pre-
registration required.
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