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 The Lord gave them the bread of heaven. Psalm 78 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., Aug. 5 – No mass Tues., Aug. 6 – 10:00 am Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge Tues., Aug. 6 – 1:00 pm Mass at Elders Lodge on Flying Dust Tues., Aug. 6 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Annamma by Joby & Dona Wed., Aug. 7 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Cody Corrigal & +Tiffany Opikokew by Peter Durocher Thurs., Aug. 8 – 8:30 am Adoration before mass Thurs., Aug. 8 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Raylene Fiddler & +Nessa Fiddler by Peter Durocher Fri., Aug. 9 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Sat., Aug. 10 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church) - People of God Sun., Aug. 11 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God Sun., Aug. 11 – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God Sun., Aug. 11 – 3:00 pm (Our Lady of the Smile Waterhen) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – July 28: Meadow Lake $1041.15 Green Lake $54.25 Children’s Collection $6.15 July CAFT $2385.00 Sunday Church Attendance – July 28- Adults 126 Children 11 Total 137 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for August – for political leaders – We pray that political leaders be at the service of their own people, working for integral human development and for the common good, especially caring for the poor and those who have lost their jobs. Scripture Insights – 18th 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. 284. In Exodus 16, the Israelites grumble against Moses and Aaron (and God) for leading them out of the abundance of Egypt into the starvation of the desert. In response, God sends them a daily portion of manna, testing whether they will trust God to continue giving them what they need. When the Israelites hedge their bets and try to save a little for the next day, the manna spoils. The Swedish word lagom means “enough” or “just the right amount.” It is a word of abundance, not a word of scarcity. It indicates a way of living in the world without anxiety, trusting that one has what one needs and does not need to grasp for more. Today’s Responsorial Psalm declares that God sent the Israelites food “in abundance” (Psalm 78:25): God’s “enough” is true abundance. It is the same logic behind the prayer to give us “our daily bread.” We ask God to give us what we need for today and trust that God will do the same tomorrow. The Gospel tells us that what God ultimately gives us is God’s own self: God’s Son, sent into the world not to condemn it but to save it; God’s body, broken on the cross and offered as true food to a hungry world; God’s heart, broken for us, so that we might never hunger again (John 6:35). It’s a paradox that “enough” means “more than you will ever need.” To grasp this requires one to be “renewed in the spirit” of the mind, as Paul writes to the Ephesians. The old self – who Christians were prior to Christ – was corrupted by “deceitful desires.” It’s human nature to desire more, and more, and more. To trust God’s loving provision requires a new self, re-created in Christ’s truth. God provides that re-creation, too.
We always want proof. Even after we’ve seen miraculous things happen, the doubt creeps back in and we need another sign. It’s part of our human condition: momentary satisfaction that fades, and then we need our next thing, our next food, our next comfort. But Jesus invites us to consider a way of life that does not leave us wanting more. How might our experience of Sunday Eucharist be an example of gift and sustenance that is perpetually unfolding in our lives?
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February 2025
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