19th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 11, 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  
 
    Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Psalm 34 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. 12 – No mass
 
Tues., Aug. 13 – 10:00 am Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge
 
Tues., Aug. 13 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous

Wed., Aug. 14 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Marguerite Roger by Irene Lange

Thurs., Aug. 15 – 8:30 am Adoration before mass
 
Thurs., Aug. 15 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous

Fri., Aug. 16 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous

Sat., Aug. 17 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church) - People of God

Sun., Aug. 18 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God

Sun., Aug. 18 – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

1. The secretary will be away on holidays from August 17 to 24th.
2. Adult catechism will be on Saturdays before mass starting August 17th at 6:00 pm.

 
Sunday Collection – August 4:  Meadow Lake $1823.05  Green Lake $305.20   Children’s Collection $
                                                           
Sunday Church Attendance – August 4 - Adults 113  Children  7   Total  120
 
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.
 
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – August 15 – This is the day that Catholics have long celebrated what is called the Dormition (falling asleep) or Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The Feast of the Assumption celebrates both the happy departure of Mary from this life by her natural death, and her assumption bodily into heaven.
 
                                                           
Scripture Insights – 19th 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. 292.
 
 Just prior to today’s reading from the First Book of Kings, Elijah killed the prophets of Baal, and Queen Jezebel swore to kill him in retaliation. He flees to the desert and is so disheartened that he prays for death. The prophet Johah also sat down under a tree in the desert and wished to die. Jonah struggled with God’s extravagant mercy; Elijah, with the depths of Israel’s idolatry. Elijah’s forty-day journey to the mountain of God foreshadows other long walks in the wilderness: Israel’s forty years of wandering, and Jesus’ forty days of fasting before facing the devil’s temptations. Elijah, like Jesus, receives help from an angel, who strengthens him: “The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him and delivers them” (Ps 34:8).
 In the Gospel, Jesus’ encounter with the Hews recalls Moses’ interaction with the Hebrews he led out of Egypt. Here, the Jews are “murmuring” or complaining about Jesus just as the Israelites murmured about Moses. Understandably, they are unsettled by Jesus’ words: Jesus claims not only to have descended from heaven but also that whoever eats his living bread will never die and that the bread he offers the world is his flesh. To Jesus’ fellow Jews, these claims must have seemed shocking, even blasphemous. After all, they know his parents; he is from Nazareth, not heaven! The rest of the Gospel unfolds the audacious claim that Jesus has seen the Father, despite Scripture’s insistence that nobody can see God and live (Ex 33:20).
 
                    

• Some of us know all too well this exasperated prayer of Elijah: Enough. I’m not enough. I’ve had enough. Sometimes it feels like all we do is expend ourselves for what we think is right, and the world does nothing but make things more difficult. We may even get pushed to the point of wishing for the end of our life. One of the lifelines that God provides is through the gift of cognitive behavioral therapy and prescription medication for anxiety and depression. These are not signs of weakness! They are sources of nourishment available for us, should we be brave enough to admit when we need help.

·         St. Paul’s message today invites us to show kindness. Take time to consider how we might better show this kind of love toward one another – and don’t forget that showing kindness does not mean to refrain from holding one another accountable. Accountability is a form of love, too, though it often takes the most courage. But embracing this approach can be a powerful example of laying down our life for our friends.

• Combating anti-Semitism begins with us. When we hear these readings that mention “the Jews,” choose words carefully, so as not to create and “us” and “them” mantra. If we do not take an active role in addressing these abusive interpretations of ancient Scripture, we are a part of the problem that leads to increased violence against Jewish people today. Dwelling in the murmurs of confusing or belittling rhetoric keeps us from the very flesh that is eternal life.