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 I will extol you, Lord, for you have raised me up. Psalm 30 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., July 1 – No mass Tues., July 2 – 10:00 am Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge Tues., July 2 – 1:00 pm Mass at Flying Dust Lodge Tues., July 2 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Wed., July 3 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Thurs., July 4 – 8:30 am Adoration before mass Thurs., July 4 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Fri., July 5 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Sat., July 6 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church) - People of God Sun., July 7 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God Sun., July 7 - 12:30 pm Mass (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – June 23: Meadow Lake $986.00 Green Lake $130.30 Children’s Collection $2.25 Sunday Church Attendance – June 23- Adults 117 Children 10 Total 127 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for July – for the pastoral care of the sick – We pray that the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick confer to those who receive it and their loved ones the power of the Lord and become ever more a visible sign of compassion and hope for all. Canada Day – July 1 – July 1 is celebrated as Canada’s birthday. Canadians should seek to be witnesses to Christ in Canada and the world, and to continue working to influence those in government to act from Christian principles and attitudes. Christians, realizing they do not have a lasting home here, should pray and work for justice and peace in Canada and throughout the world, so that all God’s people may share in the goods of this earth. God’s kingdom will come only when all people are ready to let Christ’s teaching guide and rule their lives and actions. Congratulations – to Alison Boudreau whose name was drawn for the $500 scholarship at Carpenter and to Joshua Kirilenko whose name was drawn for the $630 scholarship from those who registered at the church office. Fr. Uche 28th Anniversary – Fr. Uche is celebrating his 28th anniversary to the priesthood on June 29th. Fr Uche, as you mark another year as a priest, we celebrate your commitment to our spiritual well-being. May your ministry continue to flourish. Congratulations on 28 years of priesthood. Scripture Insights – 13th 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. 254. In the Gospel reading, the account of one miraculous healing interrupts another. Many details link the synagogue ruler Jairus and the unnamed woman: Twelve years is both the length of her affliction and the age of Jairus’ daughter. They both – Jairus and the woman – fall down at Jesus’ feet, and they both believe that if Jesus simply touches the unwell body it will be healed. Jesus praises the woman for her faith and exhorts Jairus not to fear but to have faith. Other details separate them: Jairus is a powerful man, an official of the synagogue, and the woman who hemorrhages is a powerless woman who likely has been excluded from the synagogue because her affliction has made her ritually unclean. By healing both, Jesus symbolically heals all of Israel (if the number twelve is meant to resonate beyond itself), from the greatest to the least. The “raising” of Jairus’ daughter also hints at the resurrection: as Wisdom reminds us, “God did not make death, not does he rejoice in the destruction of the living.” The second reading turns to Christian communities, with their mix of Jairuses and unnamed women. Paul urges his audience toward generosity for their impoverished brothers and sisters in Jerusalem: just as they abound in all other things, shouldn’t they also abound in giving? Christ was rich but became poor so that they might become rich. Paul stops just short of instructing them to imitate this pattern fully, suggesting that their abundance could overflow enough to create equality.
Two stories in one Gospel reading in today’s long form: both speak of faith and miraculous healing. This can be especially hard to hear for those whose desperate pleas for God’s healing were not answered. Hear these stories, and hold these expectations with love and care. Notice that God’s healing came in a way that no one believed was possible: may we, too, be open to the God of Surprises, who grieves with us in the meantime.
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November 2024
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