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 neces- cell/text 905-563-7067
sary liturgical arrangements. Email adve1@yahoo.com
1st Communion & Confirmation
Contact the Parish Office. Chronic Care Facilities: Ministry Scheduling & RFM:
Pastoral visits are made monthly. Rachel Reid 905-941-4150
Reconciliation: Reception of Holy Communion is ministryschedul-
Every Saturday 4:00pm - 4:30pm or by available to residence. ing@sthelenscatholic.ca
appointment with the priest.
Homebound: Fundraising Events:
Marriage: Notify the Parish Office when serious Joe Della Manna
Arrangements six months in advance. illness occurs. When the sick, aged or josephdellamanna@yahoo.ca
Marriage preparation is required. incapacitated are confined to home for
an extended time, pastoral visit can be Facility & Grounds Maintenance:
RCIA & RCIC: arranged. Craig Luey 905-988-6522
Contact the Parish Office. craig.luey@gmail.com

Anointing of the Sick: Schools Catholic Women's League:

Please let us know when someone has
a serious or prolonged illness or is to
have surgery. This sacrament cele-
brates the healing of mind and body
and the forgiveness of sins.
St. Mark School
Principal: Steven Ward
St. Edward School
Principal: Carla Bianco
Colleen Drake 905-563-8981
Knights of Columbus:
Marcel VanRuyven 905-931-7556
mgvanruijven@gmail.com

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 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
February 3rd, 2019

Mass Intentions This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns in

 February 5-10, 2019 memory of CARMELA BASILE
As we gather, let us remember and pray for . . .
th The Sanctuary Lamp burns to remind us of Christ’s
Tues. ~ …..St. Agatha, Virgin & Martyr….. Feb 5 presence in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar.
6:30 pm + Members of Di Iorio family If you wish to sponsor the sanctuary lamp for one
(by Giuseppina & Gennaro Elia) week the stipend is $35.00
+ Anka Brckovic
(by Zvonko Brckovic)
Stewardship of Treasure
Wed. ~ ..…St. Paul Miki & Companions…. Feb 6th
9:00 am + Andy Wirth (by Yvonne MacNiven) January 27, 2019 ~ Offertory (141) $ 4,544.50
Thurs. ~ ………………………….…………... Feb 7th Loose 217.55
9:00 am + Maria Capuano
(by Maria & Rolando Cipro) Building Fund (28) 980.00
Fri. ~ ………………………………………. Feb 8th “May God bless you for your faithful stewardship!”
10:00 am + Dinie Smeenk (by Mary Smeenk)
Albright Intn’s of Vandeyar Family PRAYERS AFTER MASS
Manor (by Vandeyar Family) We fly to Thy Protection - We fly to thy protection, O
holy Mother of God. Despise not our petitions in our
Sat. ~ ………………………………………. Feb 9th necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers O
5:00 pm For the People of St. Helen Parish
glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
Sun. ~ ………………………………………. Feb 10th
9:00 am + Carmela Basile Prayer to St. Michael - St. Michael the Archangel, de-
(by Maria Luisa & Tony De Stefano) fend us in the day of battle. Be our protection against
11:00 am + Billy Curry (by Curry Family) the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God re-
+ Members of Lechiara & Minello buke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of
Families the heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell
(by Dan & Joanne Minello) Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl through the
world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen
STRESS IN YOUR MARRIAGE? Prayer cards are placed in the pews for use at the
Retrouvaille is a program for married couples that feel church, ~ please do not remove the pew copy.
bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their mar-
riage. Most couples don’t know how to change the situ- SAVE THE DATE!!!
ation or even communicate with their spouse about it. FIRST RECONCILIATION
Retrouvaille can help. For confidential information First Reconciliation will take
about, or to register for the program beginning with a place on Saturday, April 6th
weekend March 15, 2019, at the Mount Carmel Spir- between 10:00 a.m. to 2:00
itual Centre in Niagara Falls, please call 905-664-5212 p.m. or any other Saturday after
or email: retrouvaille.hamilton@cogeco.ca or visit the that at 4:00 p.m.
web site at www.retrouvaille.org.

JOIN FR. KRZYSZTOF

on a
PILGRIMAGE
to the
HOLY LAND

For more details and to

register, call the parish
Bethlehem - Cana - Boat tour on the Sea of office.
Galilee and many other points of interest!
 THE PROPHETS THE WORLD NEEDS
Jeremiah, called to prophecy, will face resistance. (Jer)
Love is the greatest of all gifts. (1 Cor)
Jesus announces his ministry to those considered out-
siders. (Luke)
Most of us don’t like
change. It is as Al Gore
put it in his book title, An
Inconvenient Truth. We
don’t like global warm-
ing and the impending
changes that
will threaten us. Some
call it a hoax and don’t
believe it will ever hap- 2018 TAX RECEIPTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE
pen. Despite the US pull- VESTIBULE OF THE CHURCH.
ing out of the Paris
Agreement, most nations Invest ONE HOUR to save a Lifetime!
of the world are doing 40 Days for Life – Be part of this peaceful campaign
what they can to slow rising sea levels and tempera- by prayer and fasting during Lent, March 6th – April
tures. Change is coming. 14th. We ask each church to adopt ONE DAY from 8
In today’s Gospel, Jesus is the change that is coming, am – 8 pm, with two or more people to give public
and the townsfolk of Nazareth didn’t like it. Imagine witness for one or two hours standing on Portage Street
Jesus, the son of Joe the carpenter, making the outra- at the Niagara Falls General Hospital, holding a sign
geous claim that he is the fulfillment of our sacred “Pray to end Abortion.” – This is a prayerful, silent
Scriptures. Do you believe it? ~ Deacon Dick Folger VIGIL. To sign up contact Annette @ 905-325-1251 or
email Angela@ angelabraun@live.com
ST. CATHARINES RIGHT TO LIFE
The St. Catharines Right to Life Asso- To receive the weekly bulletin via email, make your
ciation will host their annual dinner on request by email: office@sthelenscatholic.ca
Saturday, March 2nd at Holiday Inn Check us out: www.sthelenscatholic.ca
and Suites Parkway Conference Centre www.facebook.com/sthelenscatholic
(327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines).
The business meeting will start at 4:30 THURSDAY
pm followed by a reception at 5:00 pm
and dinner at 6:00 pm. Tickets are $50.00 for adults
and $25.00 for students. Contact Nancy at 905-563-
7096 or St. Catharines Right to Life at 905-684-7505
for tickets. $1000 in prizes weekly!
Thursday’s at 11 a.m.
St Catharines Right to Life is offering the Dying at the Canadian Legion on King St. in Beamsville.
Healed course Feb. 15th & 22nd , 1-3 pm, followed Lunch is available...free coffee!
by refreshments, at Sts. Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Hope to see you there.
Catholic Church, 14 Rolls Av., St. Catharines. This
program prepares us to be a presence in the life of a ST. HELEN’S CLEANING MINISTRY
lonely or dying person, and those who are most vulner- Can you volunteer 2 hours a month to help clean the
able to the negative influences of Canada's euthanasia church? To join our team of dedicated cleaners, please
law. Please confirm your attendance to contact the parish office. Please consider this worth-
info@chooselife.ca while ministry which keeps our parish looking clean
and sparkly - do you have 2 hours a month you can
SEPARATED & DIVORCED HEALING MINISTRY commit?
This month's topics are ‘What is Forgiveness’ (Feb 11);
and ‘Healing’, Fr. Hugh Gibson, presenter (Feb 25). FridayS @ 7:00 p.m.
Meetings are 7 to 9 pm at Mount Carmel Spiritual Cen-
tre, 7020 Stanley Ave, Niagara Falls. Pre-registration is
not required. For information call 905-356-4113 or
905‑684‑0154, separatedanddivorced@saintcd.com
Come out for A fun
night!