14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 7, 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  
 
   Our eyes look to the Lord, until he has mercy upon us.
Psalm 123 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 8 – No mass
 
Tues., July 9 – 10:00 am Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge
 
Tues., July 9 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Michael K. T. by Joby & Dona

Wed., July 10 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous

Thurs., July 11 – 8:30 am Adoration before mass
 
Thurs., July 11 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous

Fri., July 12 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Joseph by Joby & Dona

Sat., July 13 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church) - People of God

Sun., July 14 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God

 Sun., July 14 - 12:30 pm Mass (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God

Sun., July 14  - 3:00 pm (Our Lady of the Smile Waterhen) - People of God


THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

 Sunday Collection – June 30:  Meadow Lake $4438.95   Green Lake $202.75   Children’s Collection $6.00
                                                            June CAFT  $2325.00
Sunday Church Attendance – June 30- Adults 121  Children  8   Total  129
 
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.
 
 
Scripture Insights – 14th 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. 260.
 
 Paul explains that he was given a thorn in the flesh so that he “might not become too elated” over the abundance of his visions and divine revelations. The phrase “become elated” could also be “become conceited” or “start lording it over others.” Christ specifically condemns lording any merit over others, urging his followers instead to become servants to one another (see Mt 20:25 -28; Lk 22:24 – 27). Paul perceives that, paradoxically, his weaknesses allow the power of Christ to dwell in him and work through him.
The Gospel offers more thoughts on power, in a different key. The people of Jesus’ hometown struggle to believe that the carpenter’s son, who grew up as a normal boy in their midst, whose family was well known to them, can speak with such wisdom and perform such powerful deeds. Because of their lack of faith, Jesus is not able to do many powerful acts among them. He can only heal a few sick people who must have overcome their skepticism to trust their former neighbor. These acts portray power working not so much through weakness as through the familiar and the mundane (a small-town carpenter) and point to the counterintuitive way that power works in the kingdom.
Like the people of Nazareth, the people of Israel in Ezekiel’s day were offered the chance to turn away from God’s offer of salvation or to be forgiven and healed. The prophet Ezekiel, having caught a glimpse of God’s glory, has fallen flat on his face. The spirit lifts him to his feet to receive his message for Israel: they are hard-hearted rebels, but they still have the chance to heed God’s words rather than to resist- to turn and be healed – if only they will call on God to have pity on them, as in the responsorial psalm.
                    

• Prophetic work is hard work. All three readings today touch on this theme. Being a voice of prophecy sometimes means that we will need to say hard things, and we will need to say them in places that so not want us or our message. But if it were easy, it would already be done. Make sure our community hears a message of hope today: one that recognizes this difficult work, and provides a safe and supportive place to be nourished and recharged. Remember the need for recharging yourself, too.

·         Paul chooses to see discomfort as something that keeps him grounded and focused. In fact, he suggests that perhaps those uncomfortable things that are attempting to weaken his mission are actually the things that give him the greatest strength. What is the thorn in your side? How do you use it to anchor you in your mission?

• For those who grew up with you, watched you work out life’s most awkward phases and sometimes learn by making mistakes, it can be difficult to see you in any other light. Certainly, seeing you as a prophet seems to be a problematic mental hurdle doe those who simply cannot erase the image of you as a child with lots to learn. And yet you have a prophetic voice. You do have a message that needs to be heard, that can only be proclaimed by you, uniquely and on purpose. Who are the young ones among you who we are failing to see as prophetic voices? What is their message?

 

DIOCESAN NEWS
 
2024 VOCATIONS PILGRIMAGE WALK
As we prepare for the Jubilee year in Rome in 2025, the Vocations Commission is hosting a Vocations Pilgrimage hike from Blessed Sacrament Parish Duck Lake, to Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, St. Laurent, on Monday, July 15. The theme is Pilgrims of Hope. We begin at 12 noon and depart for a 11km hike. Please park at the Shrine before 11:30am in order to catch a shuttle to Duck Lake. The hike takes approximately 4 hours. There will be plenty of stops for water breaks and snacks. Bishop Stephen will give a talk at the Shrine at 4:30pm, followed by supper at 5:30, confessions at 6pm, Mass at 7pm, and a candlelight vigil. Please dress for the weather. For more information don't hesitate to contact [email protected]. Fr. Travis Myrheim, Vocations Director