21st Sunday in Ordinary Time August 25, 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. 26 – No mass
 
Tues., Aug. 27 – No Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge (Fr. Uche away)
 
Tues., Aug. 27 – No mass (Fr. Uche away)
 
Wed., Aug. 28 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Hana Johnson by Troy & Rita Johnson & Family

Thurs., Aug. 29 – 8:30 am Adoration before mass
 
Thurs., Aug. 29 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous

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

Sat., Aug. 31 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church) - People of God

Sun., Sept. 1 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God

Sun., Sept. 1 – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

1. Adult catechism will be on Saturdays before mass  at 6:00 pm.
2. No service at the Lodge and no mass Tuesday evening, August 27 as Fr. Uche will be away at meetings.

 
Sunday Collection – August 18:  Meadow Lake $  Green Lake $  Children’s Collection $
                                                           
Sunday Church Attendance – August 18 - Adults   Children     Total 
 
            Collection and Attendance Numbers will be updated once the secretary returns from holidays.
 
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.
 
 
Season of Creation - The 2024 Season of Creation will take place from September 1st to October 4th with the theme “To hope and act with Creation”.
 
Ministry Sign Up Sheets – Sign up sheets are available at the back of the church. Please fill in the sheets so we can update our parish list as well as have more people volunteer to help with the ministries in the church. Thank you.
                                                           
Parish Garage Sale – Our parish will be holding a garage sale on Saturday, September 21 in the Parish Hall. Donated items for the sale can be dropped off at the hall on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 19th and 20th.
 
 
Scripture Insights – 21st 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. 308.
 
 Joshua gives the Israelites a choice. Which god(s) will they serve? “Serve nobody” is not an option. They will serve this god or that. The people choose the God who rescued them from slavery in Egypt; they chose the Ine who heard their cries when they were brokenhearted and saved them when they were crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18 – 19).
 In John 6, the Jewish leaders have murmured or complained about Jesus’ teaching that he is the bread from heaven, and now the disciples do too. The saying that they must eat Jesus’ flesh is so shocking that some of Jesus’ disciples turn aside and go back to their old lives. Jesus asks the Twelve, his closest friends, if they also want to go away. For once, Simon Peter gets it right. In one of the most poignant lines in the Gospel, he states, “To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”
Where else can they go? What other gods could they serve now? They have tasted and seen the truth, that Jesus is the bread from heaven, the Holy One of God, the only one who can satisfy their longings. Like the people of Israel who chose to follow their God even into the wilderness, the disciples have nowhere else to go and will follow Jesus to the end.
 
                    

• Sometimes we need to rehearse our histories. We do this to preserve them, surely, and we do this to tell the story of where we come from, who and whose we are. And sometimes we need to remind ourselves. Challenges arise, people gaslight us, we struggle with doubt and fear. So we remember, as the tribes of Israel are doing in this first reading, and we tell our story back to ourselves, holding fast to the God who has loved us and brought us to safety throughout all time.

·         The heart of St. Paul’s message is about loving one another, and about all of us being subordinate to Christ. Take special care to affirm all who are living in a way that respects one another with dignity and compassion.
·         Even though God has shown his presence throughout history and our remembrance of it – even though we are urged to remain in faithful, loving relationship with one another – God still gives us the choice to leave. We always have that choice – and in having it, we can more easily accept the hardships that accompany our yes. We do not expect it to be easy, and we stay despite the seasons of hardship so that we might have eternal life, What is making it hard to stay Catholic today? What makes it a challenge to stay in this community?