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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, TUES, THURS & FRI OPEN : Wednesday 10:00 am - 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 God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Psalm 47 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., June 2 – No mass Tues., June 3 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Wed., June 4– No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Thurs., June 5 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Fri., June 6 – No mass Sat., June 7 – No mass Sun., June 8 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God Sun., June 8 – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God Sun., June 8 – 3:00 pm (Our Lady of the Smile Waterhen Lake) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – May. 25 Meadow Lake $1145.25 Green Lake $238.95 Children’s $4.35 Sunday Church Attendance – May. 25 Adults 98 Children 30 Total 128 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for June – That the world might grow in compassion – Let us pray that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world. Grad Scholarship – We are once again hoping to present graduates with a scholarship from Our Lady of Peace. If you would like to participate in this project please place your donation in an envelope marked Grad Scholarship. Thank you. World Communications Day – June 1 – Today Catholics are invited to reflect upon the media of social communication (films, radio, television, newspapers, audiovisuals) and how these influence our lives. The media can promote values that lead to a more fully human society. The Church’s ministry is twofold. The media can be used to help promote the Gospel. At the same time, as receivers of the materials presented by the media, the faithful have a duty to support and promote worthwhile presentations on media and reject those which promote values contrary to spiritual growth. Taken from Ordo page 146 Scripture Insights – Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord 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. 214. On the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, we hear different accounts of this event from the evangelist Luke. The earlier depiction appears at the end of Luke’s gospel, while the latter account, our first reading, is from the opening verses of the Acts of the Apostles. Both readings instruct Jesus’ followers to remain in Jerusalem until they receive the “promise of the Father” (Lk 24:49 and Acts 1:4) – that is, the Holy Spirit. Similarly, both texts refer to these individuals as “witnesses” (Lk 24:48 and Acts 1:8). The Greek word that is translated witnesses actually means “martyrs.” Thus, we can conclude that some followers of Jesus will be martyred for testifying to the words and works of the Lord. Despite this implication, the Gospel of Luke concludes that these witnesses of Jesus “returned to Jerusalem with great joy” (Lk 24:52). The selection from Hebrews presents us with some challenges. With eighteen verses of text not included in the lectionary, we do not hear a portion of Hebrews that elaborates on Jesus’ mission. Within today’s selection, we are told that Jesus, the Christ, has entered into the heavenly sanctuary. While the sanctuary of the temple was indeed a holy place, the earthly sacrifices that take place there cannot be compared to the “once for all” (Heb 9:26) sacrifice of Jesus. On this Solemnity of the Ascension, we celebrate Jesus’ return to the Father. We celebrate that we too will be welcomed into our heavenly home at the appointed time. Having been baptized into Christ, we recall the final words of today’s selection from Hebrews: “Let us hold unwaveringly to our confession that gives us hope, for he who made the promise is trustworthy” (Heb 10:23). · Jesus’ forty days of presence with the apostles after his resurrection were a sacred time. Memories of sacred encounters with Jesus, when held onto tightly and shared openly, provide sustenance through more trying times. When we feel our faith fading, it may be time for storytelling of past experiences or time to seek to encounter Jesus in a new way.
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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, TUES, THURS & FRI OPEN : Wednesday 10:00 am - 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 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you. Psalm 67 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., May 26 – No mass Tues., May 27 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Wed., May 28– No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Thurs., May 29 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Fri., May 30 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Sat., May 31 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Sun., June 1 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God Sun., June 1 – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) (Lay led) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – May. 18 Meadow Lake $836.60 Green Lake $35.00 Children’s $2.40 Sunday Church Attendance – May. 18 Adults 103 Children 17 Total 120 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for May – For working conditions – Let us pray that through work, each person might find fulfilment, families might be sustained in dignity, and that society might be humanized. Fr. Uche’s Holidays – Fr. Uche will be leaving for holidays on Monday, May 5. He has arranged for replacement priests to come for Sunday mass. There will be no weekday masses while he is on holidays. Grad Scholarship – We are once again hoping to present graduates with a scholarship from Our Lady of Peace. If you would like to participate in this project please place your donation in an envelope marked Grad Scholarship. Thank you. The Pope’s Pastoral Works – May 25 This collection provides an opportunity for Catholics to make a financial offering to assist the Holy Father. One-third of the funds collected is for what is traditionally known as Peter’s Pence: donations used by the Pope for his charitable contributions to those most in need throughout the world, as well as for the support of the Holy See and its activities. Two-thirds of the Collection for the Pope’s Pastoral Works is to support the Holy Father in administering the Holy See and serving the Universal Church (see Canon 1271). Information about how Peter’s Pence is used, as well as donations in response to Canon 1271, is available in the Holy See’s yearly financial report. “Each individual Christian and every community is called to be an instrument of God for the liberation and promotion of the poor, and for enabling them to be fully a part of society. This demands that we be docile and attentive to the cry of the poor and to come to their aid. . . . The old question always returns: ‘How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods, and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?’ (I Jn 3:17).” Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, 187 Taken from Ordo page 141 Scripture Insights – Sixth Sunday of Easter 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. 208. The reading from Acts alerts us to the intense controversy between Jewish and Gentile followers of Jesus. While the first two verses of the reading make it clear that circumcision was the primary issue, twenty verses that detail whether this and other Jewish customs were to be practiced by Gentile converts are not part of the reading in the lectionary. In essence, those verses show the significance of these Jewish practices in the early Church. The text goes on to state that the decision not to place any undue burden on the Gentiles came from the Holy Spirit. The responsorial psalm refrain, “O God, let all the nations praise you,” seems to reinforce the notion of inclusivity that Acts expresses. Our gracious God invites all peoples into a loving relationship. No one from any land is excluded. The Gospel reading for today is from a section of John known as the “last discourse,” Jesus’ final words to his disciples during the Last Supper. Within these chapters (14 – 17), we hear Jesus giving instructions to his disciples. Today’s portion of this material focuses on the coming of the Holy Spirit, the gift of peace, and Jesus’ return to his Father. The tender words in verse 27, “Do not let your hearts be troubled,” were also spoken at the very beginning of this discourse. Jesus’ return to the Father, after his passion, will bring about a new relationship and a new era, that of the Holy Spirit. · St. Teresa of Avila wrote that “all conceptions of God are like a jar we break.” The early disciples’ understanding of God shattered with the resurrection, and Jesus is preparing them for another revelation. Sometimes it is not through new knowledge that our understanding of God grows but in our return to the simple foundation of love.
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, TUES, THURS & FRI OPEN : Wednesday 10:00 am - 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 I will bless your name for ever, my King and my God. Psalm 145 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., May 19 – No mass Tues., May 20 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Wed., May 21– No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Thurs., May 22 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Fri., May 23 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Sat., May 24 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Sun., May 25 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God Sun., May 25 – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) (Lay led) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – May. 11 Meadow Lake $4530.38 Green Lake $321.20 Children’s $8.65 Sunday Church Attendance – May. 11 Adults 98 Children 13 Total 111 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for May – For working conditions – Let us pray that through work, each person might find fulfilment, families might be sustained in dignity, and that society might be humanized. Fr. Uche’s Holidays – Fr. Uche will be leaving for holidays on Monday, May 5. He has arranged for replacement priests to come for Sunday mass. There will be no weekday masses while he is on holidays. Grad Scholarship – We are once again hoping to present graduates with a scholarship from Our Lady of Peace. If you would like to participate in this project please place your donation in an envelope marked Grad Scholarship. Thank you. Scripture Insights – Fifth Sunday of Easter 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. 202. The first reading for this Fifth Sunday of Easter reminds us of the energy of a young and enthusiastic community of faith. While this passage from Acts brings to conclusion the first missionary journey of Paul and Barnabus, it also provides us with insight into how the members of the early Church needed to support and encourage one another to remain faithful, particularly in times of hardship. In our text from the Book of Revelation, reminiscent of the concluding chapters of Isaiah, we hear of a time to come when all will be well, when the world as we know it will be no more. The picture is one of restoration and consolation. God will “make all things new” (21:5a). The setting of today’s Gospel passage is the Last Supper. Our lectionary reading has selected certain verses from John 13 in a manner that does not necessarily help us understand what has transpired and what will happen. In the opening verses of this chapter, Jesus washes the feet of his disciples; in the closing verses (three verses after today’s reading), Peter asks Jesus where he is going and wants to know why he cannot go with him. Jesus responds by telling Peter that he will deny Jesus three times. Thus, while our reading for today most definitely refers to and emphasizes a new commandment of love, the depth of Jesus’ love seems to be undercut by the removal of several verses of this pericope. Jesus commands us to “love one another” (Jn 13:34). Even when we fail to love as Jesus loves, his love will embrace us when we return. · The colonization that brought formal Christianity to the Americas also enacted, in large part, the erasure of native cultures. Our Church calls us, however, to see God’s active presence in all people and creation. Different cultures “permit us to see the multiform richness of which the teachings and energies of the same Gospel are capable, the same principles of truth, justice, love and liberty, when they are traversed by the Spirit of Christ” (Faith and Inculturation, 21). In multicultural contexts like the United States, there is a unique opportunity for the Church to celebrate and foster this richness.
Faith – Beyond the Head and the Heart C.S. Lewis, one of the great Christian apologists, didn’t become a Christian without resistance and struggle. He grew into adulthood nursing a certain skepticism and agnosticism. He wasn’t drawn naturally to faith or to Christ. But he was always radically honest in trying to listen to the deepest voices inside and at a certain point he came to the realization that Christ and his teaching were compelling in such a way that left him unfree. In conscience he had to become a Christian. Many of us are familiar with the words he wrote on the night when he first knelt down and gave himself over to faith in Christ. Having just come back from a long walk and a religious discussion with J.R.R. Tolkien (who was his colleague at Oxford) he describes how he knelt down and committed himself to faith in Christ. But, by his own admission, this wasn’t an easy genuflection: I knelt down as the most reluctant convert in the history of Christendom. Wow! Not exactly what we take for first fervor. But he goes on to describe why, despite all his natural reluctance, he became a convert: Because I had come to realize that the harshness of God is kinder than the softness of man, and God’s compulsion is our liberation. What is God’s compulsion? What ultimately do we trust enough to give our lives over to? God’s compulsion sits below our thinking and our feeling. Our heads tell us what we think is wise to do. Our hearts tell us what we would like to do. But a deeper voice in us tells us what we have to do. The deepest voice of God inside us isn’t always at ease with our head or our heart. That voice is God’s compulsion inside us and it can make us the most reluctant convert in the history of Christianity, it can have us standing before Jesus telling him that he looks the opposite of truth and life, it can have us looking with utter disillusion at the seemingly chronic infidelity of our churches, and still have us say, we have no other place to go. You have the words of everlasting life. Doubt, disillusionment, and lack of understanding aren’t virtues, but they can push us to a place where we have to decide before what ultimately we need to genuflect. A reflection from Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI 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, TUES, THURS & FRI OPEN : Wednesday 10:00 am - 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 We are his people: the sheep of his pasture. Psalm 100 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., May 12 – No mass Tues., May 13 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Wed., May 14 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Thurs., May 15 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Fri., May 16 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Sat., May 17 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Sun., May 18 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) -People of God Sun., May 19 – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) (Lay led) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – May. 4 Meadow Lake $4716.63 Green Lake $95.95 Children’s 0 Sunday Church Attendance – May. 4 Adults 112 Children 18 Total 130 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for May – For working conditions – Let us pray that through work, each person might find fulfilment, families might be sustained in dignity, and that society might be humanized. Fr. Uche’s Holidays – Fr. Uche will be leaving for holidays on Monday, May 5. He has arranged for replacement priests to come for Sunday mass. There will be no weekday masses while he is on holidays. Thank You – to everyone who helped with our Parish Garage Sale. We raised $2660.00 for our parish. Grad Scholarship – We are once again hoping to present graduates with a scholarship from Our Lady of Peace. If you would like to participate in this project please place your donation in an envelope marked Grad Scholarship. Thank you. Daily Rosary in May – We are planning to say the rosary daily at 7:00 pm. Also on Sundays before mass. Canada Health Day May 12 - Canada Health Day is celebrated in health care facilities and community services across the country. This day reminds us that health and healing are essential aspects of our baptismal vocation. We are called to take responsibility for our personal health: to prevent illness and to seek a healthy lifestyle. Good health concerns the physical, emotional, social and spiritual health of our communities, respect for God’s creatures and the nurturing of the whole world. Taken from Ordo pg. 133 Scripture Insights – Fourth Sunday of Easter 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. 196. In the brief Gospel, we learn it is not sufficient to hear the shepherd’s voice; true disciples follow it. The reward is life in union with God. We can never be snatched from God’s hands. This life, however, begins with belonging to God here and now. It continues even as we pass from this world into God’s eternal presence. Jesus intensifies the imagery of his relationship with God as Son to the Father. He draws his sheep to him and, in so doing, presses far beyond both his interrogators’ messianic expectations and comfort level by presenting his oneness with God. “The Father and I are one” (Jn 10:30) articulates a familiar truth for us, but first-century Jewish people found it difficult. One teaching they understood unambiguously was that God is one (see Dt 6:4). When Jesus spoke of “the Father and I,” it seemed like two, but this is the stunning beauty of God’s gift of Jesus to the world. The Son is indeed one with the Father in love and pastoral care for all who are open to their one voice. · In Acts, we encounter a growing distinction between the existing Judaism and the new followers of Jesus. Negative actions of Jews toward the disciples should not be taken as a condemnation of the Jewish people. Throughout the course of history great violence has been inflicted upon the Jewish people by Christians who hold them responsible for Jesus’ death. The Church must recognize this harm and renew our commitment that “decries hatred, persecutions, displays of anti-Semitism, directed against Jews at any time and by anyone” (Nostra aetate, 4).
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, TUES, THURS & FRI OPEN : Wednesday 10:00 am - 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 I will extol you, Lord, for you have raised me up. Psalm 30 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., May 5 – No mass Tues., May 6 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Wed., May 7 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Thurs., May 8 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Fri., May 9 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Sat., May 10 – No mass (Fr. Uche on holidays) Sun., May 11 – 6:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God Sun., May 11 – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) (Lay led) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – Apr. 27 Meadow Lake $4716.63 Green Lake $127.75 Children’s 0 April CAFT $2310.00 Sunday Church Attendance – Apr. 27 Adults 118 Children 9 Total 127 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for May – For working conditions – Let us pray that through work, each person might find fulfilment, families might be sustained in dignity, and that society might be humanized. Fr. Uche’s Holidays – Fr. Uche will be leaving for holidays on Monday, May 5. He has arranged for replacement priests to come for Sunday mass. There will be no weekday masses while he is on holidays. Grad Scholarship – We are once again hoping to present graduates with a scholarship from Our Lady of Peace. If you would like to participate in this project please place your donation in an envelope marked Grad Scholarship. Thank you. Daily Rosary in May – We are planning to say the rosary daily at 7:00 pm. Also on Sundays before mass. World Day of Prayer for Vocations – May 11 – The fourth Sunday of Easter, Christians are invited to reflect on the meaning of God’s call and to pray for vocations. Christ, the Good Shephard, continues to lead his people through His Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, and calls many to follow Him in this way. Priestly, diaconal, and religious vocations should be a constant concern in the hearts of God’s people. Taken from Ordo page 132 Scripture Insights – Third Sunday of Easter 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. 190. After a dark night, morning breaks to reveal Jesus ashore, guiding actively failing disciples. The Beloved Disciple continues to witness and give access by recognizing the Lord. Peter, in keeping with his zealous character, jumps into the sea to get to Jesus. Reaching land, he returns on Jesus’ command to haul the catch ashore in the unbroken net. The abundance echoes the wine and food Jesus provided, representing the inclusivity of the Church. Jesus meets the disciples around a new charcoal fire and meal. Reconciling Peter’s relationship with Jesus takes center stage as Jesus confronts Peter repeatedly, upsetting his equilibrium and challenging him to decision and new action. Thrice inquiring about Peter’s love, Jesus brings him into a binding relationship with missional consequences. Peter’s leadership is clarified pastorally as he is mandated the new shepherd of the flock of the children of God, his journey culminating in the story even as it begins anew beyond the story’s boundaries as Jesus commands, “Follow me” (Jn 21:19).
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