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

Office hours:
Tuesday to Friday 9:30am - 12:00pm Weekday Masses:
Closed on Mondays and all Statutory holidays Tuesday to Friday: 9:00am

Website: www.sthelenscatholic.ca 1st Friday of the Month:

Adoration after morning Mass
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/sthelenscatholic

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 adve1@yahoo.com
necessary liturgical arrangements. Ministry Scheduling & RFM:
1st Communion & Confirmation
Contact the Parish Office. Rebecca Williams ~ ministryschedul-
Chronic Care Facilities: ing@sthelenscatholic.ca
Pastoral visits are made monthly.
Reconciliation: Reception of Holy Communion is Fundraising Events:
Every Saturday 4:00pm - 4:30pm or by available to residents. office@sthelenscatholic.ca
appointment with the priest.
Facility & Grounds Maintenance:
Homebound: Craig Luey
Marriage: Notify the Parish Office when serious craig.luey@gmail.com
Arrangements six months in advance. illness occurs. When the sick, aged or
Marriage preparation is required. incapacitated are confined to home for Catholic Women's League:
an extended time, pastoral visit can be Piera Palmieri ~ contact parish office
RCIA & RCIC: arranged. Knights of Columbus:
Contact the Parish Office. Marcel VanRuyven
Anointing of the Sick: Schools mgvanruijven@gmail.com
Please let us know when someone has St. Mark School SVDP:
a serious or prolonged illness or is to Principal: Steven Ward Lorraine Martin ~ contact parish office
have surgery. This sacrament Prayer Warriors/Requests:
celebrates the healing of mind and St. Edward School Sandra Mactaggart ~
body and the forgiveness of sins. Principal: John Romano sandbmac@gmail.com

Kindly complete the following and place in the collection box.

Envelopes will be on the round table in the foyer the following weekend.
☐ New Parishioner* ☐ Change of address ☐ Moving
Name________________________ Phone_________________ E-mail___________________
Address______________________________________________ City_____________________
☐ I would like to use offertory envelopes* Postal Code______________
 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - Year B
Sunday June 27, 2021
Mass Intentions
June 29 - July 4, 2021
As we gather, let us remember and pray for . . .
Tues. ~ ……..Saints Peter and Paul……….. June 29th
9:00 am Helen Schmidt - Birthday
(by Nancy Winslow)
Wed. ~ ………………………………………. June 30th
9:00 am Intn’s of Nick & Linda Bruch
(by Kath Bruch)
Thurs. ~ ………………………………………. July 1st
9:00 am + Cathy MacNiven
(by MacNiven Family)
Fri. ~ ………………………………………. July 2nd
9:00 am + Vito & Maria Di Iorio
(by Giuseppina & Gennaro Elia)
rd
Sat. ~ ………………………………………. July 3
5:00 pm For the People of St. Helen Parish
Sun. ~ ………………………………………. July 4th
10:00 am + Manuel daSilva Jr.
(by Maria daSilva)
COVID & MENTAL HEALTH & WELL BEING
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Every second and fourth
Monday at Mt. Carmel
Spiritual Centre. Next
session - June 28th - 7:00
- 9:00 p.m. Loving and
Respecting Yourself. Virtual meetings are held via
the Zoom platform. Pre-registration is required for
Zoom meetings by phoning 905-356-4113 or 905-684
-0154 or emailing
separatedanddivorced@saintcd.com
MASS INTENTIONS 2021
If you would like to have a Mass offered for someone,
contact the parish office. The Mass stipend or offering
given is $10.00. Mass cards are $2.00.
Drop your SVDP envelope in the Collection Box.
This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns in
memory of:
MANUEL DA SILVA JR.
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
June 20, 2021 ~ Offertory (48) $ 2,728.00
Loose 25.00
Building Fund (17) 955.00
Facility Maintenance (1) 60.00
“May God bless you for your faithful stewardship!”
A PRAYER FOR CANADA
Let us pray and live for a world where people
of all nations will be united in thought, word
and deed; help us to be honest, pure and
loving in our relations with others in our world. Let us
pray for peace and harmony for every person in this
nation and every nation; help us to work and live so that
all people everywhere will live a good life, that hunger,
poverty, ignorance and disease will disappear and the
kingdom come indeed. Amen.
FRIDAY NIGHT GATHERING, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
METANOIA VIDEO SERIES
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83916893225
Meeting ID: 839 1689 3225
FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION
FRIDAY JULY 2ND
Following Mass. You are invited to come
and spend a holy hour with Jesus
ANNOUNCING SUMMER WEEKENDS MASS
SCHEDULE TIME CHANGE
During July and August only we will have the usual
Saturday evening Mass however only ONE Sunday
morning Mass at 10:00 a.m.
PARISH ENVELOPES PICK UP
Envelopes are on the parish entry table. If you use
strictly e-transfer or automatic fund withdrawal for your
donations and no longer require envelopes, please
advise the office.
PRAYER TEAM / WARRIORS
To become a member of this ministry or to submit your
prayer request, please contact sandbmac@gmail.com.
 13TH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME
Through the devil’s envy, death entered the world.
(Wis 1)
Your present abundance should cover their needs.
(2 Cor)
Little girl, get up! (Mk 5)
Like the wailing mourners at
the little girl’s bedside, we
sometimes resign ourselves to
defeat as the regular order of
things, to death as the logical
conclusion. In the healings of
Jairus’ daughter and the
hemorrhaging woman, Jesus
shows us the life and hope we can bring into our world
through the providence of God and the goodness
everyone possesses.
For many moms and dads, their joys and dreams are
inextricably linked to their children’s. Jairus, in today’s
Gospel, is just such a dad: to save his beloved daughter,
Jairus does not hesitate to risk his standing in the
community and career to approach the controversial
rabbi reputed to work wonders. A parent’s complete
and unconditional love is the very reflection of the love
of God in our midst.
The “touch of Jesus’ cloak” can be experienced in a
simple act of generosity or a kind word offering
forgiveness.
Jairus’ love for his daughter enables him to risk his
considerable standing in the community to approach the
controversial rabbi Jesus. Through such complete and
unconditional love – like the love of God our Father for
us, his children – we can lift up the fallen, heal the sick
and suffering and restore life to the dead.
The sick woman realizes not only the power Jesus
possesses but also the depth of his compassion and love
for her. To possess her depth of faith compels us to
seek God and realize God's presence – especially when
God seems most absence.
The hemorrhaging woman counts for little in the
social structure of her time; her problems and illness
elicit neither concern nor care from those around
her. Her hemorrhages, in fact, mark her as unclean,
someone to be avoided. But the “power” of Jesus
transcends the woman’s isolation. Our embracing of
that same compassion and peace enables us to seek out
the needy, the lost and despairing in our midst.
SANCTUARY LAMP AVAILABILITY
August 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 29-Sep 4
ROADMAP TO REOPEN - STEP ONE
Churches are open at 15% capacity (60 people) and
attendance is on a first come first serve basis - no
reservations or preregistration. Masks must be worn
when entering the church. All covid safety protocols
will be followed. We look forward to your return
when you feel safe to do so as we move toward full
capacity over the coming months.
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
The parish office is open Tuesday to Friday mornings
from 9 a.m. until noon.
MORTGAGE/DEBT UPDATE
June 2020 - $3,156,162.42
June 2021 - $3,036,340.68
FRATELLI TUTTI STUDY
All are welcome to join in a 6 Week Virtual Summer
Study of Pope Francis’ Encyclical, Fratelli Tutti: On
Fraternity and Social Friendship.
It takes place on six consecutive Tuesdays beginning
July 14th and participants can choose either morning (10
-11:30 am) or evening sessions (7:00-8:30pm).
Participants must source their own copy of the Fratelli
Tutti. Register, online, at https://forms.gle/
LMHZZKZrC3cC5tJq9 . For more information, email
familyandyouth@saintcd.com or call Terri at 905-684-
0154.
REGARDING RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS . . .
Bishop Bergie recently spoke out regarding Catholics
and residential schools, here is a link to the article:
https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/life/faith/
opinion/2021/06/18/faith-matters-we-must-listen-to-
indigenous-voices-to-help-the-healing-and-
reconciliation-process.html
I have also included with this Update a statement
from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
regarding a delegation of Elders/Knowledge Keepers,
residential school survivors and youth from across the
country that will be meeting with our Holy Father, Pope
Francis. The statement has also been posted on our
diocesan website.
https://www.cccb.ca/announcement/cccb-statement-
delegation-to-the-holy-see/
SVDP - NORTH OF 60 PROJECT
Once again, a huge thank you to our parish family for
your generous support of our SVDP North of 60
project. The sea container will be leaving soon and
arriving early November in Naujaat. Fr. Daniel and the
whole community are so excited for its arrival.
CLEANING HELP NEEDED
If you can spare one or two hours a month to help
clean the church, please contact Nancy at 905-563-0796
or email the parish office.
God uses broken things. It takes
broken soil to produce a crop,
broken clouds to give rain,
broken grain to give bread,
broken bread to give strength.
- Vance Havner
 CCCB Statement
Delegation to the Holy See
The Catholic Bishops in Canada have genuinely heard the sincere invitation to engage
wholeheartedly with the past and are deeply committed to take truly meaningful active steps
together with Indigenous Peoples in view of a future filled with greater respect and cooperation.
The recent discovery of children’s remains at a burial site of a former residential school in
Kamloops, British Columbia remind us of a tragic legacy still felt today. With the strong
encouragement of Pope Francis, the Bishops of Canada have pledged true and deep commitment
to renewing and strengthening relationships with Indigenous Peoples across the land. In recent
years, regional and diocesan listening circles have taken place across the country in order to hear
the stories from local Indigenous communities and their hopes for the future. Mutual listening is
the beginning of our common efforts to bring about shared and long-lasting reconciliation,
authentic healing and bridge building.

In conversation with Indigenous people and communities, both at the local and national levels,
and bilaterally with the First Nations, Métis and Inuit national organizations, the Bishops,
sponsors of this project, have been preparing, for over two years now, a delegation of Indigenous
people to meet with the Holy Father to foster meaningful encounters of dialogue and healing.
This pastoral visit will include the participation of a diverse group of Elders/Knowledge Keepers,
residential school survivors and youth from across the country. The event will likewise provide
Pope Francis with a unique opportunity to hear directly from Indigenous Peoples, express his
heartfelt closeness, address the impact of colonization and the implication of the Church in the
residential schools, so as to respond to the suffering of Indigenous Peoples and the ongoing
effects of intergenerational trauma.

The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has stalled this project; however, the Bishops remain
committed to moving forward with the delegation prior to the end of 2021, in compliance with
international travel guidelines.

The delegation to the Holy See represents an important step on the journey of reconciliation and
shared healing for Indigenous Peoples and the Church in Canada. Pope Francis, in his 6 June
2021 Angelus message, spoke about the shocking discovery of children’s remains at the former
Kamloops residential school and, while conveying sorrow and solidarity, emphasized the
importance of “walking side by side in dialogue and in mutual respect in the recognition of the
rights and cultural values of all the sons and daughters of Canada”. It is our hope that these
forthcoming encounters – and the important collaboration and partnership that has supported the
planning – will lead to a shared future of peace and harmony between Indigenous Peoples and
the Catholic Church in Canada.

10 June 2021
 DONATIONS DURING COVID-19
1. Pre-Authorized giving (monthly automatic withdrawal): contact the office

2. E-transfer: use our business email address with your

bank: donations@sthelenscatholic.ca
If you would like to use this convenient method through your bank, please follow these
instructions (some banks charge a fee):
Go online and log into your bank account. Select Interac e-transfer and select a
recipient – the first time you will have to add recipient by putting in
donations@sthelenscatholic.ca (after the first time it will then stay on your list of
recipients). Input amount to send and complete the transaction. Note in the memo area
what your donation is for; Sunday Offertory (SO), Facility Maintenance (FM) and
Building Fund (BF). (Please include your ID# in the memo - contact the office if you
do not have a parish ID.)
Example - SO $20 One transaction can be made for all three if you wish. Such a
notation could look like this: SO $xx, FM $xx, BF $xx. If your transaction does not
work the first time, please try the next day as the Diocese can only receive a set amount
of donations in a 24-hour period. If you have any questions, please email or call the
office.

3. Regular mail: send your weekly offertory envelope or cheque payable to St. Helen
Church to:
St. Helen Church
4106 Mountain St.
Beamsville, ON L0R 1B7

4. Drop off: If preferable to you, you may drop off your envelope Tuesday to Friday
mornings at the office.

5. Credit card or Paypal (Canada Helps link): https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/49448

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/119109791RR0006-st-helens-parish/
(tax receipt is issued by Canada Helps, they retain a nominal percentage as fee)

COVID 19 pandemic
Thank you for considering the financial needs of our parish during the COVID 19 pandemic. We
understand and appreciate that financial pressure on families is different today than it was even a
few months ago. We are also carefully managing the expenses at the parish and are deeply
grateful for any help you can provide. Thank you and be assured of our continued prayers and
best wishes.