St.

Helen Church
MAY 20TH, 2018 | PENTECOST SUNDAY (YEAR B)
4106 Mountain Street | Beamsville, Ontario | L0R 1B7 www.sthelenscatholic.ca

Phone (905) 562-7427 | Fax (905) 563-0003 | office@sthelenscatholic.ca | www.sthelenscatholic.ca

Pastor
Fr. English

Office Administration
Aggie Agnino Ext. 1

Mass Times
Saturday - 5 p.m.
Sunday - 9 a.m., 11 a.m.
Opened - October 2, 1938 Established as a Parish - January 1, 1986

Schools Contacts
St. Mark School Reconciliation
Catholic Women's League
Principal: Steven Ward Before or after mass or by appoint- Colleen Drake 905-563-8981
Phone: (905) 563-9191 ment.
Knights of Columbus
Marriage George L. Savage 289-566-9383
St. Edward School
Principal: Carla Bianco Six months’ notice; marriage prep Music Ministry
Phone: (905) 562-5531 required. Anthony van Engelen
cell/text 905-563-7067,
Anointing of the Sick Email adve1@yahoo.com

Sacraments Please let us know when someone

Ministry Scheduling & RFM
has a serious or prolonged illness or Rachel Reid 905-941-4150
Baptism ministryscheduling@sthelenscatholic.ca
is to have surgery. This sacrament
Available Sundays at 1:00 pm. Call
celebrates the healing of mind and
parish office. Fundraising Events
body and the forgiveness of sins. Joe Della Manna
First Communion & Confirmation josephdellamanna@yahoo.ca
Catholic Funeral Rites
Arranged through school. If your Youth Ministry
When a death occurs in your family,
child is not in a Catholic school or is sthelensyouthministry@gmail.com
please call the Parish Office and we
not baptized in the Roman Catholic Facility & Grounds Maintenance
will assist you in making the neces-
Church, contact the Parish Office. Craig Luey 905-988-6522
sary liturgical arrangements. craig.luey@gmail.com

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We welcome you and invite you to share in the spiritual and social activities of your parish.
 This
Year B MASS INTENTIONS week the
L & D (living & deceased) May 21st - 27th, 2018 Sanctu-
ary Lamp
Day Requested for Requested by burns in
Monday NO MASS memory
Tuesday of:
+ Deceased members of the Salerno family Maria & Rolando Cipro
6:30 p.m.
+ Lisa
Wednesday + Gino Cipro Connie & Louis Elia
VanderWerf
10:00 a.m. + Stefania Lohin - Telepchuk Staff of St. Mark School
Thursday The
+ deceased members of D’Alessio & Elia fam. Connie & Louis Elia
8:30 a.m. Sanctuary Lamp
Friday burns to remind
NO MASS
10:00 a.m. us of Christ’s
+ Maria & Carmine Basile Luisa & Aniello DeStefano presence in the
Saturday
+ Vince Mambella Stella Mambella Blessed Sacra-
5:00 p.m.
+ Helen Salerno Family ment of the altar.
Sunday Special Intention Josie Elia If you wish to
9:00 a.m. + Frank Iannotta Maria Iannotta sponsor the sanc-
tuary lamp for one
For the People of St. Helen week the stipend
11:00 a.m. + Benito Boncori Family is $35.

Stewardship of Treasure CWL News

May 13th, 2018 - Offertory (168) 4,385
Loose 150
Building Fund (15) 712
“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 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 or while hospitalized
at West Lincoln Hospital, please contact the parish
office.
SVDP Society - What do we do? - We
help our needy neighbours that live within
the boundaries of St. Helen. All calls are
screened and a home visit is arranged
with two members attending.
How are we supported? - The poor box
in the vestibule of the church is our main means of
support. A cheque made out to St. Helen St. Vincent
de Paul can be dropped in the poor box or the Sun-
day collection. There are also St. Vincent de Paul
envelopes available for cash donations. Interested
in joining us, call Lorraine at 905-563-7043.
Canadian Tire Money
We continue to collect Canadian Tire
money to purchase raffle prizes for fund-
raising events. It can be brought to the
office or in the collection basket.
Join us for the next CWL Meeting on
Tuesday June 5th, starting with Mass at
6:30 p.m. followed by a Potluck supper at
7:00 p.m. in the parish hall. There were be a social
and a very brief meeting to pass motions.
ACTS Retreats
ACTS is an acronym for:
Adoration – God’s Call, your acceptance and answer
Community – love and caring for each other
Theology – “studying” through scripture and our faith
Service – to God and His people
Come and renew yourself spiritually, to strengthen
your faith and to apply it to your daily life.
Men's Retreat: May 24 – 27, 2018
Retreat Location: Queen of Apostles Renewal Cen-
tre, Mississauga Christoph Cieslak (416)660-4041
For more info, please visit our website:
www.actscanada.org or email:
actscanadacore@gmail.com
Healing Ministry Support Group
For persons separated or divorced: would it help
you to have people around you to understand what
you're going through? Would you like to hear some
ideas that will encourage you and help you to devel-
op new ways of coping with the stresses in your life?
The St. Catharines Diocese support group meets
every second and fourth Monday (7:00-9:00 p.m.) at
Mt. Carmel Spiritual Centre. For info, call 905-356-
4113 or 905-684-0154, or e-mail:
separatedanddivorced@saintcd.com.
May 28: "Forgiveness Heals"

Please check the lost and found

if you misplaced something - it will
be cleared at month end.
 May 20th - Pentecost Sunday
God’s Goad
The Spirit empowers the apostles. (Acts)
There is unity in the diversity of gifts. (Gal)
As the Father has sent me, so I send you. (Jn)
Do you ever think of yourself
as being sent? Sure, we’ve
been sent to the store or to take
out the garbage. But in today’s
Gospel, Jesus says that he
sends us just as the Father
sent him. We are sent to be like
Jesus.
The Gospels portray Jesus most often going out to
people in the surrounding towns and villages. He
didn’t wait for people to come to him. For us that
might mean going out of our comfort zone: to greet a
stranger; to sit with a sick or dying person.
Parishes are so often used to people coming to
them to join their community. What would it mean for
parish communities to go out seeking others in their
towns and neighborhoods — sent as the disciples
were sent? -- Cele Breen
YOUth Blasters Schedule
YOUth Blasters upcoming gatherings will be at the
parish on the following date:
May 27th - 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
YOUth Blasters always have a great time growing
in our faith together through prayer, activities, crafts,
music and snacks! All newcomers are welcome
(grade 3 and up)! Please pick up a registration form
from the office and return it at our next gathering!
Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the
Month of May
That the lay faithful may fulfil their specific mission,
by responding with creativity to the challenges that
face the world today. (Apostleship of Prayer)
New Feast Day
Pope Francis has declared that, annually, the Mon-
day immediately after Pentecost be known and cele-
brated as Mary, Mother of the Church. This year, in
Canada, it happens also to be Victoria Day.
This memorial, which links the humility and mater-
nity of Mary to the birth of the Church at Pentecost,
further reminds us of the call to self-sacrificial love,
the call to become missionary disciples, and the call
to holiness. The Christian life, after all, is made pos-
sible by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, whom St.
John Paul II called the "personal expression" of eter-
nal, self-giving love (Dominum et Vivificantem, 10).
McNally House - Caregivers announcement
McNally House is hosting a Caregivers Support
Group. Anyone caring for an ill loved one can sign
up!
This is a free 6 week program geared towards sup-
porting those who are doing the most selfless job;
caring for a spouse, parent, child or friend. The pro-
gram is geared to create a safe space to talk with
others in a similar situation (it is not an educational
series or workshop). Starts Tuesday May 22nd from
2pm – 4pm for 6 weeks. To register, please call Ar-
thur Loik at 905.309.4013 ex 33 or email
aloik@mcnallyhousehospice.com Please help us
share the opportunity! We need a minimum of 5
people to run the group.
A Note of Thanks . . .
The Annual Mother’s Day Mulch & Garden, Pie
and other Baked goodies Sale was a great suc-
cess. A big thank you to all who helped with the
sale and bbq as well as parishioners and the com-
munity who came out to support the church with their
purchase! Final tally after expenses will follow.
Pilgrimage Fundraiser
On Wednesday May 9th we, together with St. Mark
School, we welcomed Bishop Bergie who celebrat-
ed Mass at the Church. Following Mass, the stu-
dents went on a pilgrimage walk of witness through
the streets in Beamsville followed by a barbeque.
We would like to thank all the volunteers who fed
over 500 hungry students and staff. We extend a
huge heartfelt thanks to the St. Mark School Com-
munity for their participation in this fundraiser which
raised a whopping $4,636 in donations toward the
debt reduction. We look forward to awarding the top
1st and 2nd students who raised the highest
amounts as well as the class who collectively raised
the most! This was a great opportunity to bring the
triad of home, school and Church together. Great
effort everyone!
Catholic Men’s
“Big Breakfast Event in the Tent”
Saturday, June 16 (7:30-11:30 a.m.)
Club Roma Pavilion
125 Vansickle Rd., St. Catharines
Featured speakers: Bishop Gerald Bergie "Put Out
Into The Deep," and Robert Rasip, "Leadership -
Walk on Water Style" -- how we, as men, can draw
others to the Catholic faith, living a life of service to
God, church, and community. Tickets are $20 per
person. For further details call 905-685-7000.
Volunteer Drivers Still needed for Spanish
Ministry & Bicycles for Migrant Workers
Do you have bicycles just sitting in your garage,
waiting to be put to good use? Even if they need re-
pairs, Deacon Fabio has a contact
who will fix them. If you have a bicy-
cle to donate for the migrant workers,
please email or call the parish office
and leave your name and number.
Arrangements for drop off will be
made.