St. Helen Church SUNDAY OCTOBER 11, 2015 | 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B)

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

Schools St. Mark School

Principal: Steven Ward

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

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☐ New Parishioner* ☐ Change of address ☐ Moving

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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

Upcoming Events

- Wednesday Morning Mass time - 10 a.m. - Knights of Columbus Gen-eral Meeting Wed. Oct. 14th @ 10 p.m. - Sat. Oct. 24, 6:00 p.m., Bishop’s Charities Dinner - November 25th - Diocesan Anniversary Mass @ Cathe-dral - Join us for a cup of brew after morning mass on Tuesdays & Thursdays

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Stewardship of Treasure October 4: Offertory Envelopes (152) $ 5,187 Offertory Loose $ 263 Facility Maintenance (27) $ 320 Building Fund Envelopes (11) $ 2,315

“MAY GOD BLESS YOU

FOR YOUR FAITHFUL STEWARDSHIP!”

Sr. Ministry for the Sick and Homebound We are grateful to those who give of their time and care to bring holy communion to our parishioners who cannot make it to church due to sickness or in-firmity. If you know of anyone who would like to re-ceive communion in their home, please contact the

parish office.

Diocesan Holy Name Society holds 55th Annual Convention on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Our Lady of the Scapular Parish, 6557 Thorold Stone Road in Niagara Falls. Registration at 1:00 pm in the parish hall followed by the business meeting at 1:30. Mass at 4:30 followed by dinner at 5:30. Families and friends of the men attending the convention are welcome at the mass and dinner. Tickets are $25 and available at Our Lady of the Scapular office.

Weekly Bulletin Delivery - If you would like to

have the weekly bulletin emailed to your inbox, just send a request to the parish office email

(office@sthelenscatholic.ca) or you can visit our website www.sthelenscatholic.ca and check the bulletin archive.

Bishops Charity Dinner

Club Castropignano, 1311 Egerter Road, Port Rob-inson on Saturday, October 24, 2015. All proceeds,

after expenses, go to Bishop Bergie for distribution to his charities of choice. St. Helen’s has a table re-served. Tickets will cost $60 per person for dinner and a dance. For tickets or to join us call Marty @ 905-401-5646.

K of C St. Helen of the Cross Council 15999

General Meeting - Wed., Oct. 14th @ 7 p.m. St. Helen Church Basement

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 community. Thank you for your continued generosity and prayers.

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

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Year B - October 12 - 18, 2015

Day Requested for Requested by

Mon No Morning Mass

Tuesday

8:30 a.m. † Teresa Commisso Maria D’Archi

Wednesday

10:00 a.m. † Vince Romeo St. Mark School Staff

Thursday

8:30 a.m.

† Allan Parker

Intn’s of Lane Family

Helen Parker

Mary Smeenk

Friday 10:00 a.m.

Menno Home

† Louise Libera Helen & Andy Hendriks

Saturday

5:00 p.m.

† Maria Grascha

† Leo MacKenzie

Monika Furbacher

Shirley MacKenzie

Sunday

9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. St. Mark School

† Nicola Bonacci

For the People of St. Helen - L&D

Ranucci Family

L & D (living & deceased)

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time With God, All Is Possible

Wis 7:7-12 Wisdom is more valuable than anything. Psalm 90 Fill us with your love, O Lord. Heb 4:12-13 The word of God is sharper than any

two-edged sword. Mark 10:17-30 Requirements for entering the king-

dom of God In recent years, Texas Hold-Em has become a television spectator sport. The World Series of Poker established a new $1 million buy-in event, which created the biggest winner in poker history. In 2012, Anto-nio Esfandieri won $18,346,000. If he banked it,

he could take out $1000 a day for over 50 years be-fore he ran out. When players are confident that they have the winning hand of cards, they can bet all of their chips. The move, called “going all-in,” forces all oth-er players to match the bet or fold their cards. Jesus told the man who wanted eternal life that he would first have to go all-in by selling everything and giving the proceeds to the poor. Unable to do so, the man folded his cards and left the game. -- Deacon Dick Folger

Next Week’s Readings…

Isa 53:1-11 The servant gives his life for others. Psalm 33 Lord, let your mercy be on us. Heb 4:14-16 Jesus shares in our suffering. Mark 10:35-45 Jesus’ followers must be servants.

St. Helen Raffle St. Helen’s Church Lottery tickets are available for you to purchase through our church office. There will be 12 monthly draws with 50 chances to win cash prizes totalling $25,000. There are only 520 tickets printed. The tickets, including the winning tickets, will be entered in every monthly draw. There will be 4 winners each month - 1st prize $1,000, 2nd prize of $500, 3rd & 4th prize $250 ea. Tickets are $100 each, payable by cash or cheque. We are offering two additional purchas-ing options, including 4 consecutive post-dated cheques for $25 each or 2 consecutive post-dated cheques for $50 each. We are inviting you to be a part of our “RAISE THE ROOF” campaign. For tickets, contact John Stewart at patjohn-st2009@yahoo.ca or call 905-563-0062.

Christmas Bazaar The annual St. Helen's Christmas Bazaar will be held this year on Saturday, November 28th from 9 a.m.-1p.m. in the St. Mark's School Gym. Ven-dors can purchase tables for $30 to display crafts/Christmas decorations/jewellery/housewares. If in-terested in purchasing a table or volunteering on the day, please email us at:

sthelenfundraiser@gmail.com

Diocesan Anniversary Mass Married couples celebrating a 25th, 40th, 50th or 60th anniversary in the year 2015 are invited to the diocesan anniversary Mass, Wednesday November 25, 2015, 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Cathe-rine of Alexandria, St. Catharines. To register and to receive a formal invitation from Bishop Bergie, contact the parish office to fill in a form by October 16. A dinner will be held at Club Roma, St. Cath-arines, at 7:00 p.m. Details of dinner cost will be in-cluded in the formal invitation.

Let’s make Canada a climate leader! In December, world leaders will be meeting in Paris at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) to negotiate a binding and universal agreement on the world’s climate. For this agree-ment to be effective at avoiding future climate-related disasters, the global temperature can’t rise more than 2 C over the coming years. In order to achieve this, however, countries like Canada will need to transition to renewable energies, and move away from fossil fuels. Next week you will be asked to sign a Development and Peace Action Card, to be handed in after Mass. We are asking the

Prime Minister to sign on to an agreement at COP21 that sets the target to keep the rise in tem-perature below 2 C and to be a leader in achieving that target. On the card, you can also share with the Prime Minister your own personal action to help re-duce climate change. The survival of our planet and its people is at stake! "The Value of Life" Speaker's Workshop, being offered by St. Catharines Right to Life, is coming up Saturday, October 24, 2015, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at St. Alfred's Parish Hall, 272 Vine St., St. Cath-arines. Lunch and refreshments provided. Learn how to speak for life and brush up on the life is-sues. Everyone welcome. There is no fee. For more information and to register, call 905-684-7505 or email info@chooselife.ca .

“Thank You” for remembering the poor box!