St. Helen Church SUNDAY APRIL 20, 2014 | EASTER SUNDAY, THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

Upcoming Events Movie Morning - April

24, Lectio Divina Part 4

CWL Haldimand Re-

gional Spring Conference

April 25, 2014

St. Helen CWL 55th An-

niversary Celebration,

Saturday, May 3

First Communion, May 4

CWL Annual Diocesan

Convention, May 28

Pastor

Fr. Philip English

Office Administration

Aggie Agnino ext. 115 ______________________________________________________

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

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.

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

Year A - April 21 to April 27, 2014

Day Requested for Requested by

Mon No Morning Mass

Tuesday

8:30 a.m. † Bernadette Driscoll Sharon Driscoll

Wednesday

9:30 a.m.

† Deceased members of Ferreri & Com-

misso Families & Vince Figliomeni Liliana & Tony Commisso

Thursday

8:30 a.m. † Carmela & Antonio Guerriero Guerriero Family

Friday 10:00 a.m.

Menno Home † Maria & Gerald Murphy Paul Murphy

Saturday

5:00 p.m. † Michael A. Mullen Steve & Kate D’Onofrio

Sunday

9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. St. Mark School

For the People of St. Helen

† Casey deKoning & † Nick Hendriks

† Donato Romasco

Nancy Winslow

Giuseppina Romasco

Stewardship of Treasure

Offertory Envelopes (196) $3,404

Offertory Loose $ 370

Facility Maintenance (29) $ 345

Development & Peace (6) $ 860

Building Fund Envelopes (6) $ 745

“Give and it shall be given to you for the measure you measure

with will be Measured back to you.” Luke 6:38

St. Vincent de Paul Society Please remember the work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society as the needs of the poor continue. Your spare change goes a long way to help needy individuals and families in our commu-nity. Thank you for your continued

generosity and prayers.

Sr. Ministry for the Sick and Homebound

We have a TEAM of Extraordinary Lay Ministers willing to bring Communion at home. If you have a loved one who is sick and unable to come to church, please call the Parish Office or Frances @ 905-562-5475 and arrangements will be made to

bring Holy Communion to your home.

CWL News CWL 55th Anniversary Celebration which will be held on Saturday May 3rd starting with Mass @ 10:30 a.m. @ the Church followed with brunch in the hall. Tickets are available for purchase,

$15 includes brunch. Contact Frances 905-562-5475 or Piera 905-563-4594. All ladies of the Par-ish are welcome. Haldimand Region Spring Conference, Friday April 25, St. Patrick's Church, Caledonia. Mass at 10:00 a.m., guest speaker & lunch to follow, $8.00

payable at the door.

Annual Diocesan Convention, Wednesday May

28, Parkway Conference Centre, St. Catharines, starting at 8:30 a.m. Registration & payment of

$35.00 due by April 25.

For details on any of the above please call Frances

905-562-5475 or Piera 905-563-4594.

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.

Mass In

tentio

ns

OFFICE OF THE BISHOP

April 11, 2014

My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

There are many things that can discourage us and one of the greatest is broken promises. In the great Easter Marian Hymn Regina Caeli, we find the verse Resurrexir sicul dixil, alleluia which translates, He has risen as he said, alleluia. Jesus has fulfilled His promise to us! This is the joy of Easter as we contemplate the fact that all of us share in that same promise. \Ve too shall rise with Jesus and triumph over sin and death. Our hope is found in Jesus Christ and in the fact that He never breaks His promise. Alleluia!

I wish to take this oppmtunity to wish you a very joyous Easter. May our Risen Lord grant you His peace and abundant blessings.

Yours sincerely in Christ,

Most Reverend Gerard Bergie, D.D.

Bishop of St. Catharines

P<J Bo\ X7), ')t Catharine ... , Ontario, Can.1d.1 L:R fl/-t qo).6t{-t-015·1 • F:t'l.. lJ!J.::;.r)g"1-7:'i:11

E111a1l h1-.h, '!''a "lL'<1tharinc ... di<iL'C°'><.' , :i

KNIGHTS ��iS�i�� -��������������-®

OF COLUMBUS IN SERVICE TO ONE. IN SERVICE TO ALL.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS OF THE APRIL 201 4 HAM ROLL

Angel's Gate Winery (Beamsville) Beacon Harbourside restaurant (Jordan)

Catholic Women's League of St. Helen's Cave Springs Winery (Beamsville)

Commisso's Fresh Foods (Niagara Falls) Cornerstone Winery (Beamsville)

Cosmic Plants (Vineland) Daniel Lenko Winery (Beamsville)

Dressel's Campground (Jordan) Foodland (Vineland)

Fresco's Eurogrille (St. Catharines) Greenlane Winery (Vineland)

Gourmet Grille (Beamsville) Kacaba Winery (Vineland)

Kings Court Winery (St. Catharines) Konzelmann Estate Winery (NOTL)

Kinder Haus Daycare (Beamsville) Legend's Estate Winery (Beamsville)

Malivoire Wine Company (Beamsville) Pauline O'Gorman (Beamsville)

Peller Estates Winery (NOTL) Picard Peanuts (Fonthill)

Superstore (Grimsby) Stoney Ridge Winery (Jordan)

Sobeys (Beamsville) Truis Winery at Hillebrand (NOTL)

Tasty Wok (Beamsville) Twenty Valley Tourism Association

Vacci Hair Cutting Team (Beamsville)

Thank you to all who made personal prize contributions that helped make the Ham Roll a triumphant

event.

The Knights of Columbus first Ham Roll for St. Helen's has been a great success. We had a fun filled,

relaxing, entertaining evening with an awesome crowd who cheered for all of the winners throughout the

night. Thank you to the Catholic Women's League for their tireless efforts to help us out where needed.

To all who graciously pitched in your time and expertise to ensure things ran smoothly, know that you

are appreciated. For all of those who helped to sell or purchase tickets for the half and half draw, give

yourselves a pat on the back. Nancy Elia took home the grand prize of $1330 from those valiant efforts.

The grand total from the Ham Roll is $4059.73. All of the proceeds will go towards building St. Helen's

Church.

Martin Marko - Knights of Columbus Committee Chairman

Sunday April 20 ~ Easter Sunday Scripture that everyone who believes in him will receive

forgiveness of sins through his name. (Acts 10:43)

The stone which the builders rejected has be-come the cornerstone. (Psalm 118:22)

For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:3)

Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. (John 20:8)

Reflection What would you change in your life? What

would you change in the world?

Can you turn it over to Jesus who rises above

pain and suffering?

Will you follow the disciple into the tomb and be

redeemed?

The dedication to the suffering Christ is contrary to our sensibilities today; it seems unhealthy and dis-tasteful. We think of it as a medieval devotion that is unsuitable for our lives. Yet Francis never limited the meaning of the cross to suffering. The Cross represents a vision of the world redeemed; in other words we enter into Christ’s suffering so we can realize the power of resurrection, particularly in a

wounded world through which Christ still suffers.1 1Simsic, Wayne, Living the Wisdom of St Francis, Paulist Press:

Manwaeh, NJ, 2001 p. 15.For the Ride Home by Ted Bergh, Parish-

Vision Llc 2014 © Visit ParishVision.org.

International Mother’s Day Walk for Life Please help to build the Culture of Life by joining us on Mother’s Day, May 11, 2014. Meet at St. Ann’s Church Parking Lot, 5740 Buchanan Street Niagara Falls at 1 p.m. March in procession at 1:30 sharp to the Rainbow Bridge for 2:15 ceremony on the bridge. Please bring Passport, Nexus Card or En-hanced Driver’s Licence to participate. For more information call 905-680-2239 (Niagara Region) or 416-258-8135 (GTA)

Niagara Warehouse of Hope Giant Fundraiser garage sale, bazaar and bake sale at 46 Broadway, St. Catharines, Saturday, April 26 beginning at 8 a.m. with BBQ breakfast, home baking, crafts, books, toys and more. Hot lunch available. Proceeds to NWOH, Helping Peo-ple Help Themselves.

A Vocation View: You have been given new life

in Christ. Forsake earthly materialism, in order to

live life to the full.

Volunteers for Temporary Assignment As Crossing Guard for Construction

We are looking for Volunteers to man the gate to our construction site as an extra precautionary measure to en-

sure that children are not at risk of injury by con-struction vehicles. The Crossing Guard will need to oversee pedestri-

an traffic at the at the entranceway to the Church construction site from Mountain Rd on weekdays until June 27th, 2014 when School is dismissed for summer vacation. Crossing Guard responsibilities will involve wearing a Crossing Guard Vest, using a stop sign and escorting school children safely past the entrance way of St. Helen Church construction site. There are 3 shifts to cover each day - the morning shift 8:00 - 9:00 a.m., lunch shift 11:32 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. and after school 2:50 - 3:50 pm. The vests and the signs will be kept at St.

Mark School, so they can be picked up or dropped off there. Please contact the parish office by phone or email if you would like to volunteer and specify morning, noon or afternoon and dates you are available (Monday thru Friday) so that we can make up a schedule.

Morning at the Movies Join us in the church basement for coffee and a Movie Morning featuring Lectio Divina Video Series by Cardi-nal Collins on Thursday April 24th @ 9:30 a.m. Afterwards stay for lunch - bring a sandwich to share for after

the movie and soup will be provided

St. Edward School - Celebrates 50 Years! St. Edward School is celebrating 50 years of Catho-lic Education on Saturday, May 10. Our celebra-tions will begin with mass at St. Helen at 2 p.m. fol-lowed by an open house at St. Edward. A pasta dinner follows at approximately 4:30, and a wine social at 7:30. Tickets for the pasta dinner are available through the school office, 905 562-5531. We would love to see past and present fami-lies at our celebration. Anyone with memorabilia that they would be willing to lend the school for the celebration are asked to contact the school as well.

Matthew Kelly Conference “Passion & Purpose Live”

Saturday May 31st 9:00am – 1:30pm St. Alfred’s Church

Contact Caroline 905-401-6950. Tickets ($39.00) are available at St. Helen’s Parish office.

de