21st Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 21, 2022

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: olpsecretary@sasktel.net Pastor Email: olpmlpastor@sasktel.net
Facebook: Catholic Church Meadow Lake
Website: https://www.meadowlakecatholicchurch.com/
Address: 504-3rd Ave. East, Meadow Lake, SK S9X 1H5  
 
“Go into all the world and proclaim the good news.” Psalm 117 Refrain
 
August 21, 2022 - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
 
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. Doug Jeffrey, OMI
Parish Secretary:
Pat Bencharski
Pastoral Council Chair:
Doris Beaubien


Mass 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. 22 – No mass

Tues., Aug. 23 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - For educators & students as they begin a new year by Sandra Senga

Wed., Aug. 24 – No mass

Thurs., Aug. 25 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Wanda Glasser by Florence Morin

Fri., Aug. 26 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Vanessa Beaumont by Florence Morin

Sat., Aug. 27 – No Saturday evening mass at 7:00 (Waterhen Day of Prayer)

Sun., Aug. 28 – 10 am (Our Lady of Peace Church, Meadow Lake & Facebook) - People of God

Sun., Aug. 28 – 12:30 pm (St Jude Parish, Green Lake) - People of God

 
THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

1. Father Doug will be away on August 24th for a meeting of the Diocesan Pastoral Council in Prince Albert
2. Members of Finance Council and Pastoral Council will attend the Northwest Community Lodge Special Donor Tour from 5:00 till 8:00pm on August 25th
3. Saturday, August 27th – from Noon till 8:00 pm - Day of Prayer and Healing, Waterhen Lake.
4. Thank you to Chris Bencharski for installing the gate at the south entrance of the parking lot.
5. Thanks to Rhys Beaulieu and Ron’s Plumbing and Heating for their work of redirecting the sump pump water to alleviate the smell in the parish office.
6. Thanks to Terry Calvert for spearheading the cleaning of the Parish Hall eavestroughs.

Sunday Collection – August 14:  Meadow Lake $1252.05    Green Lake $122.10
 
The Pope’s Prayer Intention for August – For Small Businesses:  We pray for small and medium sized businesses; in the midst of economic and social crisis, may they find ways to continue operating, and serving their communities.
 
Our Lady of the Smile Parish, Waterhen Lake - Day of Prayer and Healing – On Saturday, August 27, from 12:00 – 8:00 pm, Indigenous and Metis Peoples from the area are invited to come to Waterhen (School Gym) for a time of prayer. Emeritus Bishop Albert Thevenot, M. Afr., Emeritus Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie, OMI and I, Fr. Doug Jeffrey, OMI will be available to pray with and for people or to just listen and visit. We will also be available to celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation and/or the sacrament of the anointing of the sick. We will have some traditional practices – the lighting of the fire, smudging, drumming along with the rosary, an evening prayer, some gospel singing and other prayer rituals as the day unfolds. We will also have some snacks and refreshments and an evening meal of chili/stew and Bannock. This day is the result of our listening to the people of our community as they spoke of their needs, and it has been prepared and organized by the people of the community. Please pray for us as we gather as the Body of Christ, intent on living out our mission of love and forgiveness as shared with us in and through the Holy Spirit! ****Please note that, because of this Day of Prayer there will be no Saturday evening mass at Our Lady of Peace Parish on August 27th!
 
Scripture Insights – Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time   
Taken from Source Book for Sundays, Seasons and Weekdays 2022:  The Almanac for Pastoral Liturgy, LTP Liturgy Training Publications Copyright 2020, 3949 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609, pg. 312. 
 

• Today’s readings ought to make us squirm in our seats. We ought to be deeply uncomfortable with the consequences that come from tempered participation in the Gospel mission. Then, we ought to be roused to action. Jesus demands that those who follow the Lord do so with their whole heart. Faith demands action. Those who are not prophets will be “cast out” of God’s Kingdom (Lk 13:28).
• Each of us are called to be prophets. Yes, prophets! We are called to speak truth to power, to “go out to all the world and tell the Good News” in the antiphon of today’s psalm. What does it look like to be a prophet today? Who are people in our pews who give their all to fight injustices? How can the rest of us follow their example through the narrow gate?
• Isaiah offers a vision of a people of God expanded beyond Israel, to include people of every nation and language. How might a more inclusive understanding of the Body of Christ help us live out our faith in the world?

 
DIOCESAN NEWS & BEYOND
World Youth Day – Are you thinking about going to the World Youth Day in 2023? Come join young people from around the world as we gather together with our spiritual father, Pope Francis. July 24 - August 7, 2023. Pilgrimage sites may include Lourdes, France, Spain, Fatima, and will conclude with 6 days in Lisbon leading up to a final Mass with Pope Francis. Deadline to register with our group is September 15 and we will have our first informational group meeting on September 18th in Prince Albert from 2:00 – 4:00 pm in the Cathedral Basement. Please contact Fr. Travis Myrheim to register. Email: sacredheart.rector@gmail.com Text: 3069602627
 
DECOLONIZING OURSELVES: HEALING OUR HAUNTED HISTORY
            Come for a day on the land, exploring paths to decolonizing through landlines, songlines, and bloodlines.  Elders and knowledge keepers Harry and Germaine Lafond, and authors, teachers and theologians Elaine Enns and Ched Myers, will guide us. Overnight camping is available on the evening of August 27. Info and registration here. More details will be sent following registration.
Location: Muskeg Cree Lake Nation - August 27, 2022, from 1:00 – 5:00 pm.  Followed by a community meal, and with optional overnight camping. Sponsored by KAIROS Prairies North.
Cost: $50, dinner included, camping extra. Overnight camping option for the evening of 27 August until noon August 28. Indigenous registrants are invited to come as our guests. The fee is also waived for anyone unwaged/low wage. 


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