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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
CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE
Mass times:
Christmas Eve (Dec. 24):
EXPERIENCING ADVENT DEEPLY,
5:00 p.m. (children’s Mass), 11:00 p.m.
FOR BUSY PEOPLE
Christmas Day (Dec. 25): 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
The challenge of entering Advent, or of entering into
New Years Eve Day (Dec. 31): 9:00 a.m.
any religious experience, these days is that we are often
New Year’s Day (Jan. 1): 10:00 a.m.
very busy. We may feel bad that we don’t have time,
Confessions during Advent:
but it is true, we just don’t have time. The result is that
Saturdays in December from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
our experience of Advent is four Sunday Masses, which
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR - THANK YOU begin with lighting a new candle in the Advent wreath
Sincerest gratitude to all who baked, shopped, BBQ’d, and the rest of it just passes around us, without any real
volunteered, set up and participated in our Bazaar. The effect. Focus: How do we do this first step, if we don’t
Bazaar was a great day of fun and with your support we have time? We do it by focusing our attention whenever
raised $6,565.00 towards our debt reduction. A special we can, especially during the “background” times of
note of thanks to Rebecca Williams who worked our day. These are the in between times – in the shower,
tirelessly to organize another great bazaar! getting dressed, walking down stairs, getting coffee,
driving to work, walking down the hall, doing laundry,
Can you sing? Play an shopping, walking to the bathroom, preparing a meal,
instrument? Have you been walking from one meeting to another, heading home
looking for an opportunity to from work, getting ready for bed. In these very brief
volunteer & continue to develop times, there is something in our minds. Sometimes, we
your musical talent? Our choir is are “day dreaming” or our minds are wandering. At
looking for people to contribute other times, we are thinking about what we have to do,
their talents to help make our Masses and gatherings or we are full of anxiety about something coming up, or
just that much more special. Join us! (or at least talk to perhaps we are “replaying” a memory or imagining a
us… nothing is lost by simply asking). Come out to any future conversation. Whatever is going on in our minds
choir practice on Wednesday’s at 7.00 p.m. or speak to and hearts during those “background” times can easily
any choir member. Choir members needed for all 3 be refocused. It takes a little practice and some
Masses. Think on it! Pray on it! ACT on it! discipline, but it works.