St. Helen Church SUNDAY APRIL 5, 2015 | EASTER SUNDAY, THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

Upcoming Events - St. Helen CWL Meeting, April 8th @ 1 p.m. in the church basement. - Knights of Columbus Meeting, April 8th @ 7 p.m. in the church basement.

- Annual Bishops Gala, April 10th @ Club Roma

- Teaching Mass, April 16th @ Our Lady of Scapular, Niagara Falls, 7 p.m.

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

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Pastor

Fr. Philip English

Office Administration

Aggie Agnino 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_____________________

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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

Mar 29:

Offertory Envelopes (204) $4,282

Offertory Loose $ 288

D&P (10) $ 345

Building Fund (10) $1,750 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 Pauls poor box, know that you are putting your faith into action!

CWL Next CWL meeting

April 8th @ 1 p.m. in the basement.

12th Annual Bishops Gala

April 10th, 2015, 5:30 p.m. at Club Roma, 125 Vansickle Rd, St. Catharines. Tickets are $75 per person call Sherry Morena, NCDSB 905-735-0240, ext. 213 or sherry.morena@ncdsb.com.

Knights of Columbus Meeting

Wed. April 8th, @ St. Helen's Church 7 p.m. Grand Knight - Martin Marko

905-401-5646

Youth Summit 2015 - AVANTI Go Forth Young adults and high school aged youth are in-vited to a day of discovery and to respond to Pope Francis call to go forth; on Saturday April 25, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at St. Anns Parish Hall, in Niagara Falls. Presenters include Bishop Gerard Bergie and Susan Venditti. Pre-registration is required. Cost is only $10. For further information, call 905-684-3964.

Mass In

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Year B - April 6 to 12, 2015

Day Requested for Requested by

Mon NO MASS

Tuesday 8:30 a.m.

Stacey Family

Special Intn to St. Jude

Misetich Family

Anonymous

Wednesday 9:30 a.m.

Ciriaco DArchi & Giustino DeStefano Louisa & Aniello DeStefano

Thursday 8:30 a.m.

Maria & Francesco Pagano Maria & Rolando Cipro

Friday 10:00 a.m.

Albright Manor

Helmut & Maria Grascha

Monika Furbacher

Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Pierino & Silvia Izzo

Louise & Romano Ballatori

Maria Marrese & Family

Ricci Family

Sunday 9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. St. Mark School

For the People of St. Helen - L & D

Carmine & Maria Basile

Redmond Family - Living & Deceased

Louisa & Aniello DeStefano

Jim Redmond

April 5, 2015 - Easter Sunday The Mind of Christ

Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Peter preaches Christs death and resurrection to the gentiles. Psalm 118 This is the day the Lord has made. Col 3:1-4 Paul teaches the consequences of follow-ing Christ. John 20:1-9 The empty tomb is discovered.

The last lines from to-days Easter Gospel (Mark) tell us that the disciples saw and be-lieved. For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead. We can imagine what

took place before their discovery: Jesus rose from death alone in the darkness of the tomb. He re-moved his own burial cloths and folded them. Jesus then took off his head covering, rolled it up and put it in a separate place. From inside the tomb, he moved the heavy stone aside and stepped out into the early-morning darkness. Like the disciples, we are challenged to believe that he rose from the dead. We have had over 2,000 years to understand that the Easter Gospel invites us to step into the tomb and rediscover that Jesus resurrection is a promise to us. We come to know that like him, we, too, shall rise from the dead. -- Dc. Dick Folger Next Weeks Readings Acts 4:32-25 The early Christian community wit-nessed and shared. Psalm 118 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. 1 John 5:1-6 Faith in Christ and love are required of believers. John 20:19-31 Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.

Sept 22-27, 2015 The Holy Father has invited families from around the world to come and explore the critical role that the family plays in

todays society. Participants will also have an op-portunity to attend the Papal Mass on September 27th. The Diocese of St. Catharines has arranged 50 travel packages for this event. Registrations will be accepted on a first come basis. Details are avail-able from the parish office or contact Franca Lanigan at the Catholic Centre 905-684-0154.

A Note of Thanks Thank you to everyone who helped to prepare and organize for the Palm weekend masses & re-ception with Bishop Bergie. Many hands took part in the preparations without whom it would not have been possible. Your generous assistance is most appreciated.

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. A note about donations - Donations made in your Offertory Envelopes are used for the day to day expenses of the church. Please use the Building Fund envelope in your box of envelopes for donations that are to go specifically to the Building Fund for the new church construction.

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.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye!!!

Congratulations to our March draw winners: Rose Luppino ticket #362 - $1000, John Buma ticket #76 - $500, Adele & John Van Troost ticket #266 - $250, and Nicole Matalik ticket #202 - $250!

Parish Office Hours The parish office will be closed on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.

Teaching Mass

Thursday April 16th, 7 p.m. Our Lady of Scapular, Niagara Falls

Join Fr. Rico Passero for a TEACH-ING MASS. The Teaching Mass is a tool to aid Catholics in under-standing WHY we do what we do at Mass - our postures, prayers, liturgi-cal guidelines etc. to help deepen our love for the Mass. Come out

for an awesome evening where we will learn about our faith. Bring your questions and bring a friend.

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OFFICE OF THE BISHOP

March 27, 2015

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

The celebration of Easter is rooted in the Paschal Mystery. This mystery isfound in the Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Lord. It brings joy to allbelievers because it contains the spring of God's life-giving mercy. Jesussuffered, died and rose from the dead in order that we might know God's greatlove, receive forgiveness and experience life eternal. St. Faustina understood thistruth when she wrote about Divine Mercy: "God is love, and mercy is his deed, inlove it begins, in mercy it is revealed." This connection between mercy and thePaschal Mystery can also be seen in the fact that the First Sunday after Easter isDivine Mercy Sunday.

Our Holy Father Pope Francis has often stated that the world needs a moreprofound experience and understanding of God's mercy. To address this reality,he has recently announced a "Jubilee of Mercy" for the Universal Church. It willbegin on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 2015 and conclude on theFeast of Christ the King 2016. This Holy Year will provide us with a wonderfulopportunity for greater reflection on the mercy of God which presents a mysterythat must be experienced in our daily lives.

As we celebrate the Lord's Resurrection let us take a few moments tocontemplate the profound meaning of the Paschal Mystery which reveals to usGod's love and mercy for the world. "God is love, and mercy is his deed, in loveit begins, in mercy it is revealed." This is a message that the world needs to hear.

May our Risen Lord grant you a grace-filled Easter.

Yours sincerely in Christ,

Most Reverend Gerard Bergie, D.D.Bishop of St. Catharines

P.O. Box 875, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2R 6Z4905-684-0154 Fax:905-684-7551

Email: bi shop @ stcatharinesdiocese .ca

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