St. Helen Church SUNDAY APRIL 19, 2015 | THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR B)

Upcoming Events - Weekly Spanish Mass begin-ning April 19th @ 5 p.m.

- Ladies Breakfast, Sat. April 25th @ 10:30 a.m. Church basement

- First Communion, for Grade 2 Students, St. Mark & St. Edward Schools, May 2nd , 2 p.m.

- The Morning Coffee Club, Tuesday and Thursday morn-ings after Mass.

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Pastor

Fr. Philip English

Office Administration

Aggie Agninom, ext. 1 ______________________________________________________

Mass Times

Saturday

5:00 p.m.

Sundays

9:00 a.m. - St. Helen Church

11:00 a.m. - St. Mark School

Gym, Beamsville

Opened - October 2, 1938

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 | office@sthelenscatholic.ca

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

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.

Stewardship of Treasure

April 12:

Offertory Envelopes (165) $ 4,830

Loose $ 182

Building Fund Envelopes (22) $10,885

Facility Maintenance (30) $ 378

“MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR

FAITHFUL STEWARDSHIP!

Ministry for the Sick and Homebound We are grateful to those who give of their time and care to bring holy communion to our parish-ioners who cannot make it to church due to sick-ness or infirmity. If you know of anyone who would like to receive communion in their home, please contact the parish office or Frances @ 905-562-5475 and arrangements will be made to bring Holy Communion to your home.

St. Vincent de Paul Society

Please remember the work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society as the needs of the poor continue. As you put your gift in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s poor box, know that you are putting your

faith into action!

Annual Spring Ladies Breakfast

St. Helen’s CWL is holding a Spring Mother/Daughter/Friend Breakfast on

Saturday April 25th, 10:30 a.m. downstairs at St. Helen’s Church. Tickets are $10

and can be purchased at the parish office or call Frances 905-562-5475

Limited Seating. Hope to see you there.

Niagara Warehouse of Hope Giant Fundraiser garage sale, bazaar and bake sale at 46 Broadway, St. Catharines, Saturday, April 25 beginning at 8 a.m. with BBQ breakfast, home baking, crafts, books, toys and more. Hot lunch available. Proceeds to NWOH, Helping

People Help Themselves.

Canadian Tire Money

Keep up the housecleaning and send in your Ca-nadian Tire money. It will be used for purchasing raffle/door prizes for future fundraising events.

Year B - April 20 to 26, 2015

Day Requested for Requested by

Mon NO MASS

Tuesday

8:30 a.m.

Intn’s of Hendriks & deKoning Fam - L&D

† Ursula Elia

Helen & Andy Hendriks

Connie & Louis Elia

Wednesday

9:30 a.m.

† Vaz Family

† John Chomniak

Misetich Family

Manon Marchand

Thursday

8:30 a.m. † Eileen Burns Ivan & Sue Zuzek

Friday 10:00 a.m.

Albright Manor † Angelina Prokich, Alex Prokich Alex Prokich

Saturday

5:00 p.m.

† Giuseppe Marrese & † Lorenzo Raccio

Special Int’n - Margo Giavedoni

Maria Marrese & Family

Anonymous

Sunday

9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. St. Mark School

For the People of St. Helen - L & D

† Libero Palmieri

Carolyn & Tony Zanni

Mass In

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April 19, 2015 - 3rd Sunday of Easter Jesus the Advocate

Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 Peter proclaims Christ as ful-

filling God’s promises to Israel. Psalm 4 Lord, let your face shine on us. 1 John 2:1-5a Those who believe keep Jesus’ com-

mandments. Luke 24:35-48 Jesus’ final appearance to his disci-

ples If you watch enough crime shows, you learn that there are several kinds of evidence. Eyewit-ness testimony is from someone who sees the event in person. Circum-stantial evidence is sec-

ond-hand information. Hard evidence is something that is proof beyond the shadow of a doubt. In today’s Gospel, Jesus used his own body to give the disciples real evidence of his resurrection. He didn’t want the story to be clouded by the possi-bility that the disciples were imagining things and that he was just a ghostly apparition. Jesus meant for them to know that it was truly him in the flesh. He showed them his wounds and went so far as to ask them for food, which he ate in their presence. He was the same Jesus who had been taken down dead from the cross. Real evidence. -- Dc. Dick Folger

Next Week’s Readings… Acts 4:8-12 Peter proclaims Jesus as Savior to the

Sanhedrin. Psalm 118 The stone rejected by the builders has

become the cornerstone. 1 John 3:1-2 We are God’s children now. John 10:11-18 Jesus is the Good Shepherd.

The Diocesan Separated & Divorced Healing Ministry Support Group meets every second

and fourth Monday, 7-9 p.m. at the Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre, in Niagara Falls. Topic for April 27th - The Annulment Process. For information call 905-356-4113 or 905-684-0154 or email separatedanddivorced@saintcd.com

Building Fund Pledges & Donations

Pledge cards may be placed in a sealed envelope clearly addressed to the office and dropped in the weekend collection basket. We ask that you prayerfully consider what sacrifice you can make to

support the church. Please take the time to com-plete a card with your intentions. Your pledges as-sist us in our financial planning. Building Fund en-

velopes are found in your box of envelopes or at the Church entrances for donations that are to go specifically to the Building Fund .

Lawn Maintenance - Help Needed

We are looking for someone to do the weekly (as needed) lawn mainte-nance for the parish and rectory with compensation. Please call the parish office if you are interested.

Please Pray for the Grade 2 students of our parish who will be celebrating First

Eucharist on Sunday May 3rd.

Spanish Mass The 5 p.m. Spanish Mass will resume for the sea-son on April 19th. If you know a farmer who may have some Hispanic Migrant workers, please spread the word. Posters with details are available at the church if you wish to provide one.

Diocesan Website

We are making significant changes to the Diocesan website www.saintcd.com to make it easier to navi-gate, more focused on local news and information, and better suited to meet the needs of the diocesan church. A brief survey has been created to gather anonymous input from clergy, religious communi-ties, parishioners, Catholic students, teachers and administrators, volunteers, people involved in dioc-esan and parish organizations and ministries, and anyone with an interest in our local church. Please help and complete the survey by copying and past-ing this link into your browser. This link is also post-ed on the website: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KYMY68W.

Remember Your Parish

In Loving Memory Keep your love for your parish alive. Remember your parish in your will and when recommending expressions of sympathy.

Bulletin Advertising There are a few open spaces for advertising. If you know someone that may be interested in plac-ing an ad, please have them call the office. Our advertising sponsors on the back of the bulletin support us and make your bulletin possible; their advertising revenue helps reduce our printing costs.

Separated & Divorced Healing Ministry

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