10th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 9, 2024

 
        
       Our Lady of Peace Parish
Also Serving Our Lady of the Smile Parish, Waterhen Lake and
St. Jude’s Parish, Green Lake

​Office Hours: Closed Monday
Tuesday - Friday 1-4:00 pm
Office Phone:  306-236-5122 
Cell Phone: 306-304-7271

Parish Email: [email protected] Pastor Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Catholic Church Meadow Lake
Website: https://www.meadowlakecatholicchurch.com/
Address: 504-3rd Ave. East, Meadow Lake, SK S9X 1H5  
 
   With the Lord there is steadfast love, and great pow’r to redeem.
Psalm 130 Refrain
 
 Our Vision:
A Community of Disciples
Our Mission
We commit to form disciples
who joyfully and faithfully
live out the mission of
Jesus Christ
by enriching our relationship
with God and neighbour
through the intercession of
Our Lady of Peace.
Pastor: 
Fr. Uche Umechikelu, MSP
Parish Secretary:
Pat Bencharski
 
Masses
Intentions

When there is a funeral, the daily mass will normally be cancelled.  Check Facebook for the most up-to-date information.  On Tuesday to Friday and on Sunday, Our Lady of Peace masses will be livestreamed on Facebook.

Mon., June 10 – No mass
 
Tues., June 11 – Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge
 
Tues., June 11 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Thanksgiving by Bijo & Swapna

Wed., June 12 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous

Thurs., June 13 – 8:30 am Adoration before mass
 
Thurs., June 13 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous

Fri., June 14 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous

Sun., June 16 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God

Sun., June 16 – 11:30 am  Catechism before mass (Baptism, Communion, Confirmation)  (St. Jude’s Green Lake)
 Sun., June 16 - 12:30 pm Mass  (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God
 

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

1. Registration for RCIA Classes – Classes available for Baptism, Communion, Confirmation, Marriage and for returnees. Classes will be held weekly on Wednesdays after evening mass.
2. Pastoral Council Meeting Tuesday, June 11 after evening mass.
3. Potluck brunch after mass next Sunday (Father’s Day)

Sunday Collection – June 2:  Meadow Lake $2562.75   Green Lake $108.00  Children’s Collection $9.50
                                                            May CAFT  $2090.00
 
Sunday Church Attendance – June 2- Adults 143  Children  25   Total  168
The Pope’s Prayer Intention for June – for migrants fleeing their homes – We pray that migrants fleeing from war or hunger, forced to undertake journeys full of danger and violence, find welcome and new opportunities in the countries that receive them.
 
Father’s Day Potluck Brunch – Next Sunday (Father’s Day) we will have a potluck brunch in the hall after mass. Bring your favorite dish as we celebrate Father’s Day. Everyone welcome.
 
Our Lady of Peace Graduation Scholarship – We are inviting Catholic graduating students from Meadow Lake, Green Lake or Waterhen Lake who are furthering their education to apply directly to the church for a $600 scholarship. Please phone the office to register your name for a chance to be drawn for this scholarship. The scholarship will be finalized once proof of payment of first semester tuition has been provided.
 
Saturday Evening Mass – We would like to resume Saturday evening mass (7:00 pm) at Our Lady of Peace starting June 22, 2024. Green Lake Mass has been moved back to Sundays. This Saturday evening mass is to encourage parishioners who have to work on Sundays to be able to participate in Sunday liturgy.
 
New Parish Secretary – The parish is beginning to look for a replacement for the parish secretary who is looking to retire. It is a part-time position, approximately 12 hours per week. For more details please contact the office.
 
Scripture Insights – 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Taken from Source Book for Sundays, Seasons and Weekdays 2024:  The Almanac for Pastoral Liturgy, LTP Liturgy Training Publications Copyright 2023, 3949 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609, pg. 234.
 
 Today’s Genesis narrative begins the consequences of humankind’s disobedience to God. God presented his covenantal promises to all humankind through Adam: he may dwell in and nurture Eden, but he must obey the one prohibition of eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. God then creates Adam’s partner. The woman was led to forsake the covenant by the cunning serpent, and Adam has participated. God now comes to spend time with creation during the breezy time of day to find humankind in shame and hiding due to their new knowledge.
That God is omniscient Creator has been established, so God’s questions about what happened must be understood as a way to allow Adam to take responsibility for his actions. Adam fails: he blames both the woman and God! The woman likewise fails and blames the serpent. As the consequences continue, we learn of the world we inhabit. Relationships with one another and with creation have been disordered by these early choices.
In Mark, Jesus’ early ministry conflicts with those who think they know him. He teaches by telling stories through metaphor to get them thinking beyond what they think they know. He is then forced to look beyond his biological family for advocates and understanding. It is living and doing the will of God that now creates family and facilitates the kingdom of God.
                    

• As we jump back into the numbered weeks of Ordinary Time, we hear our familiar origin story. Even young children can recite most aspects of the tale of Adam and Eve. Sometimes, hearing the moral of the story as told through the eyes of the little ones seems so simple: without cynicism or prejudice or undue blame, the answer seems clear – the pair in paradise should have obeyed God’s will. But as time marches on for us who have heard this story for decades, the line between right and wrong can seem so obscured by nuance, context, and trickery. What things make this story more complex for you?

·         Children also seem so comfortable believing in that which they do not see: in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy. For some children, perhaps all those mystical beings live in the same realm as God – we see evidence of their existence, of their goodwill, and so we need not see them in person to believe. What helps us maintain this childlike mystery about what is to come? The things of this world that surround us are indeed “provable”, but they are also temporary. It is the kingdom of God – experienced through sign and symbol on earth – that is lasting.

• Today’s Gospel speaks about a community divided. Perhaps you recognize this type of discord in your own families, making it nearly impossible to bring up religion or politics at the dinner table. Our polarized nation and Church knows about this division all too well: and we are weaker because of it. There is a common thread of Satan, evil, division that weaves its way through the readings today: how do we name it in our world today? What commonalities, values, and principles might we direct our energy toward, in order to better unite us?