St.

Helen Church
4106 Mountain St.
Beamsville, ON L0R 1B7
Ph: 905-562-7427
Fax: 905-563-0003
Email: office@sthelenscatholic.ca
Opened - October 2, 1938 Est. as a Parish - January 1, 1986
Pastor: Rev. Krzysztof Szczepanik Sunday Masses:
Office Administration: Aggie Agnino Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 11:00am *
*(Children’s Liturgy of the Word)
Office hours:
Tuesday to Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm Weekday Masses:
Closed on Mondays and all Statutory holidays Tuesday: 6:30pm
Wednesday to Friday: 9:00am
Website: www.sthelenscatholic.ca 2nd Friday at Albright: 10:00am
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/sthelenscatholic 3rd Friday at Mennonite: 10:00am

Sacraments Contacts
Catholic Funeral Rites:
Baptism: When a death occurs in your family, Music Ministry:
1st & 3rd Sunday at 1:00 pm. please call the Parish Office and we Anthony van Engelen
Call parish office. will assist you in making the neces- cell/text 905-563-7067
sary liturgical arrangements. Email adve1@yahoo.com
1st Communion & Confirmation
Contact the Parish Office. Chronic Care Facilities: Ministry Scheduling & RFM:
Pastoral visits are made monthly. Rachel Reid 905-941-4150
Reconciliation: Reception of Holy Communion is ministryschedul-
Every Saturday 4:00pm - 4:30pm or by available to residence. ing@sthelenscatholic.ca
appointment with the priest.
Homebound: Fundraising Events:
Marriage: Notify the Parish Office when serious Joe Della Manna
Arrangements six months in advance. illness occurs. When the sick, aged or josephdellamanna@yahoo.ca
Marriage preparation is required. incapacitated are confined to home for
an extended time, pastoral visit can be Facility & Grounds Maintenance:
RCIA & RCIC: arranged. Craig Luey 905-988-6522
Contact the Parish Office. craig.luey@gmail.com

Anointing of the Sick: Schools Catholic Women's League:

Please let us know when someone has
a serious or prolonged illness or is to
have surgery. This sacrament cele-
brates the healing of mind and body
and the forgiveness of sins.
St. Mark School
Principal: Steven Ward
St. Edward School
Principal: Carla Bianco
Colleen Drake 905-563-8981
Knights of Columbus:
Marcel VanRuyven 905-931-7556
mgvanruijven@gmail.com

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 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
February 10th, 2019
Mass Intentions
 February 12-17, 2019
As we gather, let us remember and pray for . . .
Feb 12th
Tues. ~ NO MASS
6:30 pm
Wed. ~ ..…………………………………….... Feb 13th
9:00 am + Emmy Geczy, + Lilly Torek, &
+ Emerich Borchok (by Alex Geczy)
Thurs. ~ ………Sts. Cyril & Methodius……... Feb 14th
9:00 am + Members of Salerno family
(by Maria & Rolando Cipro)
th
Fri. ~ ………………………………………. Feb 15
9:00 am + Peter Hilbert
(by Jennifer & Ken Southward)
Sat. ~ ………………………………………. Feb 16th
5:00 pm + Lisa vanderWerf
(by Dennis & Veronica Haining)
Sun. ~ ………………………………………. Feb 17th
9:00 am + Ernie Brunet
(by Charles & Shirley Weikman)
11:00 am For the People of St. Helen Parish
STRESS IN YOUR MARRIAGE?
Retrouvaille is a program for married couples that feel
bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their mar-
riage. Retrouvaille can help. For confidential infor-
mation about, or to register for the program beginning
with a weekend March 15, 2019, at the Mount Carmel
Spiritual Centre in Niagara Falls, please call 905-664-
5212 or email: retrouvaille.hamilton@cogeco.ca or visit
the web site at www.retrouvaille.org.
FIRST RECONCILIATION
First Reconciliation will take
place on Saturday, April 6th be-
tween 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. or
any other Saturday after that at
4:00 p.m.
Bethlehem - Cana - Boat tour on the Sea of
Galilee and many other points of interest!
This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns in
memory of HUGO VAN DOORSLAER
The Sanctuary Lamp burns to remind us of Christ’s
presence in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar.
If you wish to sponsor the sanctuary lamp for one
week the stipend is $35.00
Stewardship of Treasure
February 3, 2019 ~ Offertory (141) $ 3,203.00
Loose 233.30
Building Fund (28) 849.10
“May God bless you for your faithful stewardship!”
CWL NEWS
Next CWL meeting ~ Tuesday March 5th
CWL Diocesan Retreat - Wednesday March 27th
or Saturday March 30th, Gethsemane Ministries,
Wellandport. Theme: “Embracing the Peace of Christ”;
Guest Speaker: Fr. Gregory Schmidt. Cost $40/person,
includes lunch. Registration deadline Feb. 18. No late
registrations accepted this year. Please call Piera 905-
563-4594 (evenings).
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER - Friday March 1st,
2:00 p.m. Church of Christ, John St., Beamsville.
Theme: “Come, Everything is Ready!”; featured coun-
try: Slovenia. Everyone is welcome to attend.
A Prayer with Songs of Taizé
(A meditative prayer with silence and songs of Taizé)
March 23rd & April 27th
Mount Carmel Monastery, 7020 Stanley Ave. Niagara Falls
2:00 - 2:30 pm Introduction and Song Practice
2:30 - 3:30 pm Prayer
Contact: Eunji Kim (from our choir)
eunji@fountaintree.ca
JOIN FR. KRZYSZTOF
on a
PILGRIMAGE
to the
HOLY LAND
For more details and to
register, call the parish
office.
 CAPTIVATED BY THE CARPENTER
God’s dramatic call to Isaiah. (Is)
Paul was called as the least of the apostles. (1 Cor)
Jesus calls disciples from among fishermen. (Luke)
If you were impressed
by the fishing miracle in
today’s Gospel, just press
your finger to your wrist
or your neck. There you
can feel your pulse. Your
heart, another miracle,
beats 50 - 100 times a
minute! What a reminder
that God performs this
miracle again and again. 2018 TAX RECEIPTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE
As you sleep, God is VESTIBULE OF THE CHURCH.
awake, triggering your
Invest ONE HOUR to save a Lifetime!
next heartbeat, keeping
40 Days for Life – Be part of this peaceful campaign
you alive as your heart pumps oxygenated blood
by prayer and fasting during Lent, March 6th – April
throughout your body.
14th. We ask each church to adopt ONE DAY from 8
Peter and the other fishermen put out into deep water.
am – 8 pm, with two or more people to give public
They were so blown away by the incredible catch that
witness for one or two hours standing on Portage Street
they abandoned their boats and immediately followed
at the Niagara Falls General Hospital, holding a sign
Jesus. Our own heartbeat and our fragile hold on life
“Pray to end Abortion.” – This is a prayerful, silent
should inspire us to join the fishermen as well.
~ Deacon Dick Folger VIGIL. To sign up contact Annette @ 905-325-1251 or
email Angela@ angelabraun@live.com
ST. CATHARINES RIGHT TO LIFE
The St. Catharines Right to Life Asso- To receive the weekly bulletin via email, make your
ciation will host their annual dinner on request by email: office@sthelenscatholic.ca
Saturday, March 2nd at Holiday Inn Check us out: www.sthelenscatholic.ca
and Suites Parkway Conference Centre www.facebook.com/sthelenscatholic
(327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines).
The business meeting will start at 4:30 THURSDAY
pm followed by a reception at 5:00 pm
and dinner at 6:00 pm. Tickets are $50.00 for adults
and $25.00 for students. Contact Nancy at 905-563-
7096 or St. Catharines Right to Life at 905-684-7505
for tickets. $1000 in prizes weekly!
Thursday’s at 11 a.m.
St Catharines Right to Life is offering the Dying at the Canadian Legion on King St. in Beamsville.
Healed course Feb. 15th & 22nd , 1-3 pm, followed Lunch is available...free coffee!
by refreshments, at Sts. Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Hope to see you there.
Catholic Church, 14 Rolls Av., St. Catharines. This
program prepares us to be a presence in the life of a ANNUAL DIOCESAN RESPECT FOR LIFE MASS
lonely or dying person, and those who are most vulner- Celebrant - Most Rev. Gerard Paul Bergie, Bishop of
able to the negative influences of Canada's euthanasia St. Catharines will celebrate Mass on The Feast of the
law. Please confirm your attendance to Annunciation of the Lord, Monday, March 25, 2019 @
info@chooselife.ca 7:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexan-
dria, 67 Church St., St. Catharines. Reception to fol-
SEPARATED & DIVORCED HEALING MINISTRY low. All are welcome to attend.
This month's topics are ‘What is Forgiveness’ (Feb 11);
and ‘Healing’, Fr. Hugh Gibson, presenter (Feb 25). FridayS @ 7:00 p.m.
Meetings are 7 to 9 pm at Mount Carmel Spiritual Cen-
tre, 7020 Stanley Ave, Niagara Falls. Pre-registration is
not required. For information call 905-356-4113 or
905‑684‑0154, separatedanddivorced@saintcd.com
Come out for A fun
night!