26th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 28, 2025

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 MON, WED, & FRI
OPEN : Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 am – 12:00 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  
 
  
O that today you would listen to the voice of the Lord.  Do not harden your hearts!
Psalm 95 Refrain

October 5, 2025
 
27th 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. Uche Umechikelu, MSP
Parish Secretary:
Myra Briscoe
  
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., Oct. 6 – No mass
Tues., Oct. 7 – 10:00 am Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge - Anonymous
Tues., Oct. 7 – 1:00 pm mass at Elders lodge on Flying Dust
Tues., Oct. 7 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) -For Tracy Staruiala from Frances Norman & Wanda Steier
Wed., Oct. 8 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - For Leonard LeBoeuf from the family
Thurs., Oct. 9 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous
Thurs., Oct. 9 – 10:00 am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Fri., Oct. 10 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous
Sat., Oct. 11 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God
Sun., Oct. 12 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God
Sun., Oct. 12 – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God
Sun., Oct. 12 – 3:00 pm (Our Lady of the Smile Waterhen) - People of God

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

1. Children 7 years and older and adults ready for 2025/2026 catechism classes for Baptism, First Holy Communion or Confirmation should register as soon as possible.  Classes start on the second Sunday of October.  Please contact the office to register and receive more information.

 
  Sunday Collection –  September 28  Meadow Lake  $  908.40 Green Lake  $ 45.00  Children’s $  13.50
 
Sunday Church Attendance –    September 28   Adults  112  Children  18  Total  130
 
The Pope’s Prayer Intention for October – For collaboration between different religious traditions – Let us pray that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity.
 
No masses – Father is away October 22 – 25, there will be no masses those days.
 
Catechism Classes – Children 7 years and older and adults ready for 2025/2026 catechism classes for Baptism, First Holy Communion or Confirmation should register as soon as possible.  Classes start on the second Sunday of October.  Please contact the office to register and receive more information.
 
New Heart Whole Heart Day - Bishop Stephen A. Hero and the Diocesan Pastoral Council Executive warmly invite all parishioners to a special day entitled “NEW HEART WHOLE HEART”. A parish-based resource exploring how life’s painful experiences affect our mental health and spiritual well-being. For more information there is a poster at the back of the church with a sign-up sheet. Please sign up by October 17.
 
Our Lady of Peace Fall Supper – will be held on Sunday, October 26 from 4:30 – 7:00 pm in the hall.
 
Save the date – Saskatchewan Provincial Knights of Colombus charity appeal draw with banquet and dance will be Saturday, November 8 in our hall.  Also calling on all parishioners who can help pull apart tickets on Friday, November 7 evening starting at 6:30 pm, many hands make like work.  Please come and help if you can.  Any questions or to get tickets for the banquet call Chris Bencharski at 306.240.8872.
 
Scripture Insights – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Taken from Source Book for Sundays, Seasons and Weekdays 2025: The Almanac for Pastoral Liturgy, LTP Liturgy Training Publications Copyright 2024, 3949 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609, pg. 342.
 
 The apostles’ request for an increase in faith may be a response to what Jesus had said in the verses immediately prior to what we hear today.  In those verses, Jesus instructs his followers about forgiveness.  If someone sins against them seven times in one day, they are to forgive that person seven times.  Perhaps the apostles requested an increase in faith so that they could forgive in the manner in which Jesus instructed them to forgive.  In addition to recognizing that Jesus uses hyperbole, it is helpful to know that the Greek construction of Jesus’ words indicates that the faith of the apostles is already capable of doing great deeds.
The second portion of the Gospel text can be very difficult for faithful women and men of the twenty-first century to understand.  At the time of Jesus, it was not unusual for someone to have a servant.  Within the Scriptures, the connotation of “servant” is not always understood negatively.  While the role of the servant in today’s Gospel may strike a negative chord in us, it is helpful to keep in mind that both Jesus and his mother Mary, along with many other persons in the Bible, are referred to as servants of God.
 
·         In today’s world, it’s not difficult to relate to Habakkuk’s 600 BC complaint: why does God not intervene to relieve suffering, to stop evil in its tracks?  God’s response reminds us that evil will not have the final word.  We know that Jesus’ resurrection already conquered death; this knowledge gives us resolve to continue being bearers of peace, consolation, and hope.

• Baptized, confirmed, and ordained Catholics will be familiar with the sign of the imposition of hands.  While the effects of these signs are real, they are still points along a journey of our growth in faith.  St. Paul urges us to “stir into flame” the faith that sometimes diminishes to smoldering ember (2 Tm 1:6).
• While injustice and suffering exist, we are called as servants to remain faithful – not to turn away from the work of building God’s kingdom, but to embrace it.