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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 9:00am - 12:00pm Weekday Masses:
Closed on Mondays and all Statutory holidays Tuesday to Friday: 9:00am
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 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: Jennifer DeCoff Lorraine Martin ~ contact parish office
have surgery. This sacrament Vice-Principal: Timothy Atkinson Prayer Warriors/Requests:
celebrates the healing of mind and Sandra Mactaggart ~
body and the forgiveness of sins. St. Edward School sandbmac@gmail.com
Principal: John Romano
To receive the weekly bulletin via email, make your Pray the Rosary daily after Mass
request by email: office@sthelenscatholic.ca during the week.
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JOIN THE VIRTUAL LIFE IN THE
The bridegroom will rejoice over the bride. (Isaiah 62) SPIRIT SEMINAR (VLSS)
One and the same Spirit allots these gifts to each one Six-Friday Journey
individually just as the Spirit chooses. (1 Corinthians 12) February 4 - March 18, 2022
Jesus did the first of his signs in Cana of Galilee. (Luke 3) Register before January 15 by visiting:
The love of God is www.bldstcatharines.org
manifested at its most In the midst of the pandemic there is hope, for God is
powerful in the love between more powerful than any disease. He even promised us
husband and wife, in this: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit
marriages that are comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in
sacraments, in marriages in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,” and to the
which Christ is the always- ends of the earth. (Acts1:8) BLD (OSG) Covenant Community
present Wedding Guest.
As ministers of the OUR CONDOLENCES
marriage sacrament, husbands and wives, in their love Our condolences and prayers are extended to the family
for one another, mirror for all of us the great love of and friends who mourn the loss of:
God in our midst. DEODATO DASILVA
At Cana, Jesus offers for the first time the “new wine” CINDY HENDRIKS
of Gospel hope and re-creation. We, too, are called to Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
see our world with eyes of faith in order that we might and let perpetual light shine upon them.
bring the possibilities of such hope – hope that May they rest in peace. Amen.
transforms hurt into reconciliation, despair into
confidence, alienation into community.
January 18-25
PARISH OFFICE We saw the star in the East,
The parish office will be closed to the public until and we came to worship him" (Mt 2:2)
further notice. Voice messages and emails will be This universal week of prayer encourages Christians of
monitored. all denominations to meet, to participate in various
ONTARIO: STEP 2 liturgical and other community activities, and to pray
The province of Ontario has announced a modified Step together that all may be one, as Christ desires. The
2 to help stop the spread of the Omicron variant of themes and materials for this year’s worldwide prayer
Covid-19. Larger indoor religious services, rites, or were prepared by the Christians of the Middle East.
ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral More than ever, in these difficult times, we need a light
services are limited to 50% capacity. This will not that shines in the darkness and that light, Christians
impact our current capacity since we are required to proclaim, has been manifested in Jesus Christ. One of
maintain physical distancing of six feet/two meters the resources available is a very thoughtful eight-day
which effectively allows for one-third capacity for Bible study guide. This PDF is available at https://
church services. www.weekofprayer.ca/2022-wpcu-resources.
All diocesan and parish scheduled meetings are to
take place virtually or be postponed/cancelled. Parish JOURNEYING TOGETHER
offices are to remain closed to visitors, with staff “The purpose of the synodal
working remotely as much as possible. process is ultimately not a mere
Anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 is to assume inward looking, but the
they are infected and follow provincial health consultation occurs in view of
directives. Protocols for mask wearing, physical being more deeply the church
distancing, and hand sanitizing still apply. of Christ so as to live
communion, achieve
ST. HELEN CWL MEETING participation in order to proclaim with integrity and
"Due to provincewide restrictions, the CWL effectively the Gospel, that is, be a missionary
general meeting will be held virtually on church.” (PD) For more information, visit
Thursday, January 20 at 7:00 p.m. https://www.synod.va/en.html or in our local Church,
During the meeting, we hope to discuss the visit http://www.saintcd.com/synod-2021-2023
changes proposed by the CWL National office as
outlined on the diocesan website https:// REGARDING MANDATORY USE
stcatharinescwl.ca/ under the title, Instructed OF FACE COVERINGS
Vote. Anyone who would like to attend who is not Physical distancing and face masks are required for the
already on our email list can contact entire time during a Mass except to receive Holy
joyce.fabbro@hotmail.com. Information regarding log- Communion. Put your mask on when entering the
in will be emailed to members later this week." building and keep it on and please wear it properly.
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DONATIONS DURING COVID-19
1. Pre-Authorized giving (monthly automatic withdrawal): contact 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.
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.