St.

Helen Church
NOVEMBER 5TH, 2017 | 31ST 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: Carla Bianco 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.
 This week
Year A MASS INTENTIONS the
L & D (living & deceased) November 6 - 12, 2017 Sanctuary
Lamp
Day Requested for Requested by burns in
memory
Monday No Mass of:
Tuesday In thanksgiving to Saint Anthony of Padua Sandra Mactaggart
6:30 p.m. + Deceased members of the CWL CWL + Elizabeth V.
Wednesday
+ Maria & Gerald Murphy Paul Murphy
10:00 a.m.
Thursday The
+ Rose Damtsas John & Ethna Clarke Sanctuary Lamp
8:30 a.m.
burns to remind
Friday +Bob Shepard Nancy Winslow us of Christs
10:00 a.m. presence in the
Albright Manor + Matthew Franko George & Nora Franko
Blessed Sacra-
Saturday ment of the altar.
For the People of St. Helen If you wish to
5:00 p.m.
sponsor the sanc-
Sunday Intns of Hendriks & deKoning Families - L&D Helen & Andy Hendriks tuary lamp for one
9:00 a.m. week the stipend
Giuseppina Romasco Lina & Giuseppe Compagnone is $35.
11:00 a.m.

Stewardship of Treasure CWL News

Reminder!!! St. Helens CWL will have
October 29, 2017 - Offertory (167) 6,178 their monthly general gathering Tuesday,
November 7th at 7 pm in the Great Hall
Loose 225 following 6:30 mass. Please come and share time
Building Fund (22) 2,129 with your sisters in the League.

World Mission Sunday (5) 80 Blessed Trinity Catholic

Facility Maintenance (6) 85 Secondary School Open House
Parents and students are invited to our Open House
May God bless you for your faithful stewardship! on Tuesday, November 21st, 2017 from 6:30 8:30
Ministry for the Sick and Homebound p.m. The Catholic Secondary School curriculum and
registration process will be reviewed during a brief
We are grateful to those who give of their time and presentation in the Thunder Dome (Main Gym). You
care to bring Holy Communion to our parishioners
will then have an opportunity to meet our faculty,
who cannot make it to church due to sickness or in-
tour the facility and visit our Co-curricular expo in the
firmity. If you know of anyone who would like to re-
cafeteria.
ceive communion in their home or while hospitalized
at West Lincoln Hospital, please contact the parish office.
2017/2018 Sunday Missals are available by the
Were looking to expand our office window for $4. Please place the money in the
music ministry. If youve box labeled Missal.
been thinking about joining,
join us on a Wednesday even-
ing at 7 p.m. when we re-
hearse. Choir members of all
Diocesan Separated & Divorced
ages are welcomed & needed for all 3 Masses. No Healing Ministry Support Group
experience required. Bring your talent forward - We meet every second and fourth Monday (7:00-
remember, when you sing, you pray twice. 9:00 p.m.) at Mt. Carmel Spiritual Centre, Niagara
Falls. For information, call 905-356-4113 or 905-684-
SVDP Society 0154, email - separatedanddivorced@saintcd.com.
MISSION - The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a Monday, November 13: Sadness and Depression
lay Catholic organization whose mission is: To live Monday, November 27: Surviving the Holidays
the Gospel message by serving Christ in the
poor with love, respect, justice and joy.
VALUES - The Mission of the Society of St. Vincent
de Paul implies that as Vincentians we: see Christ in
anyone who suffers, come together as a family, have
Collection 1st Weekend of the Month
personal contact with the poor, help in all possible ways.
 November 5 - 31st Sunday OT
Speak with Integrity
The priests of Israel, who have rejected the cove-
nant, are condemned. (Mal)
Paul speaks lovingly to the Thessalonians. (1 Thess)
Jesus berates the Pharisees who misuse their pow-
er. (Mt)
There is a
story told about
Pope Francis on
the traditional
ride around St.
Peters Square
for his first gen-
eral audience.
Standing in the
popemobile he was flanked by security personnel
who were jogging to keep up with the car. The pontiff
noticed one of the guards was out of breath, so he
switched places with him. The guard got in the car
and stood in the popes place. Francis got out of the
car and took the guards place. An endearing myth
but we get the point.
In todays Gospel, Jesus criticizes the scribes
and Pharisees for being arrogant and vain. They
might have fared better had they been able to read a
recent new book, Lead With Humility: 12 Leadership Bakers & Baked Goods
Lessons from Pope Francis by Jeffrey A. Krames Wanted for Bazaar Sale
about the style of Francis. Our pope is a great living Our baked goods table at the bazaar is always sold
example of the truth in the last verse of todays Gos- out and so successful. Anyone who is willing con-
pel: Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, but tribute baked goods should call Corona at 905-563-
whoever humbles himself will be exalted. 6186 or the parish office to confirm
--Dc. Dick Folger that youll be baking. Baked goods
can be dropped off at the church on
YOUth Blasters Fall Schedule Friday, Nov. 24th - times to be deter-
Attention all youth grades 3 and up, if you haven't mined. Thanking you for your past
already registered for YOUth Blast, please pick up and anticipated support again.
the orange registration form on the entrance table
and bring it to our next meeting. Any young musi- Altar Linen Care Ministry
cians are welcome to bring their instruments as we With deep love and reverence for the Holy Eucharist,
prepare our next liturgical song! We look forward to the Altar Linen Care Ministry serves the community
seeing YOUth-there! Next meetings - November 5th by laundering the altar linens used during the cele-
& 26th from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. bration of the Sacred Liturgy. These special linens
that contain the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus
In Loving Remembrance Christ include the purificators, corporals, and altar
cloths. Fr.s daily alb as well as altar server gowns
The Book of Remembrance is at the altar for the
are also laundered as needed. This invisible, yet
month of November. You are invited to write in the
essential ministry has been done until recently, by 2
names of the deceased loved ones and friends you
volunteers who behind the scenes in their own
wish to have remembered in prayer by the communi-
homes, reverently launder and care for the linens.
ty during November. Remembrance Envelopes are
At this time, we require a couple of additional volun-
available at the entrance table and can be returned
teers. The manner in which we treat sacred things
with your intentions in the collection basket.
(even those of lesser significance than the chalice,
Requiescat in pace.
paten, liturgical furnishings, etc.) fosters and ex-
presses our openness to the graces God gives to his
Prayer when Visiting a Cemetery Church in every celebration of the Eucharist. Thus,
Eternal God, have mercy on all who are buried ere; by the diligent care of altar linens, the Church ex-
in particular, we pray for (names). Bring them into presses her joy at the inestimable gifts she receives
your kingdom of light and peace, and let them share from Christ's altar. If you would like to assist in this
joy with you and with all the saints. Through Christ ministry, please contact the office. This ministry is
our Lord. Amen. time-flexible and performed at home.