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

Kindly complete the following and place in the collection basket.

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______________
 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
November 3, 2019
Mass Intentions
 November 5 - 10, 2019
As we gather, let us remember and pray for . . .
Tues. ~ …………………………………….….. Nov. 5
th
6:30 pm + Anka Brckovic (by Zvonko Brckovic)
Wed. ~ …………………………………….….. Nov. 6th
9:00 am + Emmy Geczy, + Lilly Torek &
+ Emerich Borchok
(by Alex Geczy)
Thurs. ~ …………………………………….….. Nov. 7th
9:00 am + Luigi Ariezzo
(by Erminia Ariezzo)
Fri. ~ …………………………………….….. Nov. 8th
10:00 am + Geoff Barlow (by The Family)
Albright
Sat. ~ ………………………………………... Nov. 9th
5:00 pm + Steve Nagler (by Nagler Family)
Sun. ~ ………………………………………... Nov. 10th
9:00 am + Kyle Purser
(by Sally & Sheldon MacDonell)
11:00 am For the People of St. Helen Parish
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 infirmity. If you know of
anyone who would like to receive communion in their
home or while hospitalized at West Lincoln Hospital,
please contact the parish office.
CWL NEWS
Next CWL Meeting is November 5th, Mass at 6:30
p.m. and meeting to follow.
Memorial Mass for deceased members of KofC and
CWL, November 6th. Star of the Sea Parish, 34 Emily
St., St. Catharines. Mass is at 7:00 p.m. Refreshments
to follow.
ACTS Retreats
Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre
1617 Blythe Rd., Mississauga
Come and renew yourself spiritually to
strengthen your faith and to apply it to
ACTS Canada your daily life.
The Women’s Retreat is on November 14
- 17. Please contact Peggy Schreader at 416-270-3690.
The Men’s Retreat will take place on November 21 -
24. Please contact Lorenzo Stampatori at 416-300-0153
For more info please visit: www.actscanada.org .
This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns in
memory of:
+ JIM & CHRISTINE NATION
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
our parish prayer
Jesus, open our hearts, enabling us to embrace
your teachings and to love one another. Holy
Spirit, lift us and lead us, deepening our desire to
serve God through serving each other. Amen.
BAKERS & BAKED GOODS
WANTED FOR THE CHRISTMAS
BAZAAR BAKE SALE
Come one, Come all Bakers!!!
We need lots of bakers to go to your
kitchen and start baking all your
delicious favorite recipes for the Bake
Sale portion of the St. Helen’s Annual Christmas Craft
Show & Bazaar on Saturday November 23rd.
Don’t wait - Bake now - Freeze - Bake some more!!
There are a few restrictions, please call Rose @ 905-
563-7807 or Michelle @ 905-980-4429 or Connie Elia
905-563-4013 for guidelines.
THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE &
MASS OF REMEMBRANCE
Traditionally the month of November is a time when we
remember in prayer all who have died. You are
invited to write in the names of the deceased loved
ones and friends you wish to have remembered in
prayer by the community during November. The
book will be placed at the foot of the altar as we pray
for all the departed souls during the month of
November. Please return Remembrance Envelopes in
the collection basket or bring them to the parish office.
TIRED OF LIVING ALONE?
Affordable assisted living in a caring family
environment. Mount Carmel Retirement Home, 78
Yates Street, St. Catharines. 905 685-9155 for info.
2020 OFFERTORY ENVELOPES
Next weekend, the 2020 boxes of envelopes will be
available for pick up. Please note, there are many
number reassignments - Please pick up your box asap
and DO NOT USE THESE UNTIL THE NEW YEAR.
 31st Sunday OT
You are merciful to all, for you love all things that
exist. (Wisdom)
May the name of our Lord Jesus Christ be glorified in
you, and you in him. (2 Thessalonians)
The Son of Man came to seek out and save the lost.
(Luke)
In today’s Gospel, Jesus
affirms and upholds the
compassion and integrity
of the shunned tax
collector Zacchaeus,
transforming the life of
the man in the sycamore
tree. We are called by
Christ in the same way: to respond to the love of God in
whatever way we can and to enable others to do the
same, thus transforming the darkness that engulfs us
into the light of God’s peace and justice. Monday,
Loved by God, our Creator and Father, and redeemed November 11: "Working Through the Anger"
by Jesus, every human being has much to give, if we
enable them to give and their gifts to be accepted.
In our own humble efforts at kindness and
understanding and our seemingly inconsequential acts
of generosity and forgiveness we can bring to our own REGENERATE(D) 2019 - Saturday, November 23
homes the “salvation” that Jesus brings to the house of join Branches Catholic Ministries at the Scotiabank
the faithful Zacchaeus in today’s Gospel. Convention Centre for Regenerate(d) 2019: "You are
Called." Regenerate(d) Youth (ages 12 to 18) will run
AUTOMATIC BANK WITHDRAWAL simultaneously. For more information or "early bird"
Contact the parish office if you would like to go on tickets visit branchesoftheword.org or call 905/685-
monthly automatic withdrawal for your donations. 7000.
VISITING VOLUNTEERS FOR
Thursday’s - Legion ALBRIGHT MANOR & MENNO HOME NEEDED
@ 11:00 am If you have some time to do some visiting on a regular
basis, please let the office know and we’ll connect you!
Friday’s - St. Helen’s Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have,
@ 7:00 pm for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. (Hebrews 13:16)

WELCOME
Through the celebration of the
Sacrament of Holy Baptism,
we welcome to our parish
family our new members:
STRATTON KINGSTON SIKKING
NIKOLAS JOSEPH MUHIC
May God bless you as you begin this
beautiful spiritual journey with our Lord
and Saviour Jesus.

2019/2020 Sunday Missals

Available by the office
window for $5.00
Please place the money
in the box labelled Missal.
ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS
OR SERVICE IN THIS SPACE
FOR $250 FOR ONE YEAR!

CONTACT THE OFFICE.