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 My soul thirsts for you, O Lord my God. Psalm 63 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., Sept. 4 – No mass Tues., Sept. 5 – 10:00 am Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge Tues., Sept. 5 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Fr. Doug Jeffrey by Martin Bishop Wed., Sept. 6 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Thurs., Sept. 7 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Fri., Sept. 8 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Fr. Doug Jeffrey by Melba Cariou Sat., Sept. 9 – 5:00 pm - (St. Jude’s, Green Lake) - People of God Sun., Sept. 10 – 10:00 am – (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God Sun., Sept. 10 – 3:00 pm (Our Lady of the Smile, Waterhen) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – August 27: Meadow Lake $934.25 Green Lake – $200.00 Children’s Collection $5.65 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for September – For People Living on the Margins – We pray for those persons living on the margins of society, in inhumane life conditions; may they not be overlooked by institutions and never considered of lesser importance. Parish Garage Sale – We are planning to hold a parish garage sale on September 16. Donations will be accepted on September 13 & 14 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm. If anyone needs something picked up please contact Mauri Young at 306-236-8999. Welcome for Fr. Uche – An ethnic potluck brunch will be held after mass on September 10 as a special welcome for Father Uche. Please bring a recipe along with your dish and the recipes will be presented to Father Uche. Parishioners from Green Lake and Waterhen will be invited. Scripture Insights – Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Taken from Source Book for Sundays, Seasons and Weekdays 2023: The Almanac for Pastoral Liturgy, LTP Liturgy Training Publications Copyright 2022, 3949 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609, pg. 320. Beginning with Romans 12, Paul outlines the implications of God’s faithfulness and generosity, particularly God’s commitment to save all. Speaking of both a bodily sacrifice and an intellectual transformation, Paul effectively suggests that grace and gift should impact the entire person. Our response to God must be embodied; it has to do with how we live, move, and interact with others and with the material world. John’s Gospel also emphasizes Jesus’ incarnation, or the Word became flesh in the world to live among others (Jn 1:14). Since Christ’s death for us while we were still sinners (Rom 5:8) has made evident God’s groundless, unreasonable, and extravagant gift, the living sacrifice of one’s body through solidarity with the vulnerable and needy, including especially the undeserving, becomes our “spiritual worship” or response (Rom 12:1). Paul is clear that we must not conform to “this age” (Rom 12:2). We must put aside the old ways of competitive calculation that belong to Adamic humanity. Just as God is always improvising and doing something new and surprising to save all, we must also renew our minds to discern and follow God’s creative, novel acts. Not conforming to the world but renewing the mind enables the psalmist and compels Jeremiah to follow God’s will and share God’s words despite opposition and ridicule. This is precisely what Peter is unable to do in Matthew 16. Having just confessed Jesus as the Messiah, Peter fails to change his thinking further when Jesus talks about his suffering and sacrifice at the hands of the powerful. Unable to discern and follow God’s will in ways that will please God, Peter risks becoming a stumbling block rather than a rock on which the Church is built. ● The step after identifying Jesus as the Son of God is acting on our confession of faith. His cross becomes our cross as we journey through the ups and downs of living as disciples. ● While the cross we bear as disciples is unique to each of us, the cross of Jesus unites us together. Jesus neither promised his disciples nor promises us today that the road to Jerusalem would be easy. Yet we know the end. Life triumphs over death. With confidence in this, we move forward to find our life. ● The prophet Jeremiah tried to silence the Word of the Lord within him, but to no avail. We might attempt to do the same at various times. Yet we too will find that we can never squelch the Lord’s Word – the Word of Life. Life will always triumph over injustice, suffering, and death. God’s love will prevail. DIOCESAN NEWS & BEYOND 2025 Jubilee: Holy Year Pilgrimage Join Bishop Stephen Hero and Father Maurice Fiolleau of Prince Albert on a Pilgrimage to Rome, Vatican City and Assisi from December 10 – 18, 2025 during the 2025 Jubilee Holy Year. Come and experience some of the most fascinating religious sites and relics in the world. Mass will be celebrated daily. As “Pilgrims of Hope,” visit the Seven Jubilee Churches, the Catacombs and much more including the Pope’s Sunday Angelus and blessing and also attending the weekly Wednesday Papal Audience. Travel to Assisi, the home of St. Francis where Mass will be celebrated in the Basilica. Free time to see the sights of Rome during the Advent season is also worked into the Schedule. Come and learn more about this exciting Pilgrimage. Join us for a detailed Presentation at: St. Michael parish in Prince Albert 1505 – 13th Street West, Prince Albert, SK. Wednesday September 20th, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. Please RSVP to Tom Brothwell at 1-306-953-0740 or by email at [email protected] by Friday September 15, 2023 if you are interested in attending the Presentation.
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