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
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.
· 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?
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November 2024
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