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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 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 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., July 1 – No mass Tues., July 2 – 10:00 am Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge Tues., July 2 – 1:00 pm Mass at Flying Dust Lodge Tues., July 2 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Wed., July 3 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Thurs., July 4 – 8:30 am Adoration before mass Thurs., July 4 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Fri., July 5 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Sat., July 6 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church) - People of God Sun., July 7 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God Sun., July 7 - 12:30 pm Mass (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – June 23: Meadow Lake $986.00 Green Lake $130.30 Children’s Collection $2.25 Sunday Church Attendance – June 23- Adults 117 Children 10 Total 127 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for July – for the pastoral care of the sick – We pray that the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick confer to those who receive it and their loved ones the power of the Lord and become ever more a visible sign of compassion and hope for all. Canada Day – July 1 – July 1 is celebrated as Canada’s birthday. Canadians should seek to be witnesses to Christ in Canada and the world, and to continue working to influence those in government to act from Christian principles and attitudes. Christians, realizing they do not have a lasting home here, should pray and work for justice and peace in Canada and throughout the world, so that all God’s people may share in the goods of this earth. God’s kingdom will come only when all people are ready to let Christ’s teaching guide and rule their lives and actions. Congratulations – to Alison Boudreau whose name was drawn for the $500 scholarship at Carpenter and to Joshua Kirilenko whose name was drawn for the $630 scholarship from those who registered at the church office. Fr. Uche 28th Anniversary – Fr. Uche is celebrating his 28th anniversary to the priesthood on June 29th. Fr Uche, as you mark another year as a priest, we celebrate your commitment to our spiritual well-being. May your ministry continue to flourish. Congratulations on 28 years of priesthood. Scripture Insights – 13th 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. 254. In the Gospel reading, the account of one miraculous healing interrupts another. Many details link the synagogue ruler Jairus and the unnamed woman: Twelve years is both the length of her affliction and the age of Jairus’ daughter. They both – Jairus and the woman – fall down at Jesus’ feet, and they both believe that if Jesus simply touches the unwell body it will be healed. Jesus praises the woman for her faith and exhorts Jairus not to fear but to have faith. Other details separate them: Jairus is a powerful man, an official of the synagogue, and the woman who hemorrhages is a powerless woman who likely has been excluded from the synagogue because her affliction has made her ritually unclean. By healing both, Jesus symbolically heals all of Israel (if the number twelve is meant to resonate beyond itself), from the greatest to the least. The “raising” of Jairus’ daughter also hints at the resurrection: as Wisdom reminds us, “God did not make death, not does he rejoice in the destruction of the living.” The second reading turns to Christian communities, with their mix of Jairuses and unnamed women. Paul urges his audience toward generosity for their impoverished brothers and sisters in Jerusalem: just as they abound in all other things, shouldn’t they also abound in giving? Christ was rich but became poor so that they might become rich. Paul stops just short of instructing them to imitate this pattern fully, suggesting that their abundance could overflow enough to create equality.
Two stories in one Gospel reading in today’s long form: both speak of faith and miraculous healing. This can be especially hard to hear for those whose desperate pleas for God’s healing were not answered. Hear these stories, and hold these expectations with love and care. Notice that God’s healing came in a way that no one believed was possible: may we, too, be open to the God of Surprises, who grieves with us in the meantime.
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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 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 Give thanks to the Lord; his steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 107 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 24 – No mass Tues., June 25 – 10:00 am Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge Tues., June 25 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Hana Johnson by Troy & Rita Johnson & Family Wed., June 26 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Thurs., June 27 – 8:30 am Adoration before mass Thurs., June 27 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Fri., June 28 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Sat., June 29 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church) - People of God Sun., June 30 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God Sun., June 30 – 11:30 am Catechism before mass (Baptism, Communion, Confirmation) (St. Jude’s Green Lake) Sun., June 30 - 12:30 pm Mass (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God Sun., June 30 – 3:00 pm (Our Lady of the Smile Waterhen) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – June 16: Meadow Lake $786.85 Green Lake $164.20 Children’s Collection $2.30 Sunday Church Attendance – June 16- Adults 103 Children 14 Total 117 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for June – for migrants fleeing their homes – We pray that migrants fleeing from war or hunger, forced to undertake journeys full of danger and violence, find welcome and new opportunities in the countries that receive them. Saturday Evening Mass – We will be resuming Saturday evening mass (7:00 pm) at Our Lady of Peace starting June 22, 2024. Green Lake Mass has been moved back to Sundays. This Saturday evening mass is to encourage parishioners who have to work on Sundays to be able to participate in Sunday liturgy. Meadow Lake Right to Life – The Right to Life Group is being reactivated and is looking for volunteers to serve on a committee to plan a few Pro-Life events during the year. If you are interested please contact Dr. Merv Johnson 306-304-7800 or Chris Bencharski 306-240-8872. New Parish Secretary – The parish is beginning to look for a replacement for the parish secretary who is looking to retire. It is a part-time position, approximately 12 hours per week. For more details please contact the office. The secretary will work with and train anyone interested in this position. Scripture Insights – 12th 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. 246. In Job 38, the Lord declares his power to shut the sea’s doors and still its proud waves. In Psalm 107, he raises up a windstorm so that the sailors cry to the Lord in their distress, and when he hushes the storm to a gentle breeze, the sailors rejoice and give thanks. Compare this to Mark 4, where the disciples “were filled with great awe” (more literally, they feared with a great fear) after Jesus stills their storm. The disciples’ terror is understandable. While the waves were crashing over their boat, their Lord and master slept peacefully in the stern. This is an evocative moment, echoing both Jonah (who also slept in a boat during a storm) and the God who neither slumbers nor sleeps (Psalm 121:4). When the disciples wake Jesus, their plaintive cry is a prayer to a God who appears to be asleep in a storm: “Do you not care that we are perishing?” Jesus commands the sea to be still and then turns from rebuking the waves to gently rebuking his disciples’ lack of faith. He does not reveal his confidence that they will grow in faith. The disciples cannot yet answer the question “Who then is this?” It seems too wonderful and strange to be true that their God might have just fallen asleep in the stern of their boat. By the end of Mark’s account of the Gospel, their fear will turn to joy as they realize who has been accompanying them all this time. The apostle Paul summarizes the remarkable truth that took the disciples a little longer to grasp: whoever is in Christ is a new creation. The whole creation, wind and waves and all, has been remade by the Incarnation and Resurrection of Christ and awaits its final glorious redemption.
When are the times we have felt like God was asleep in the middles of our suffering? Perhaps we were angry with God, like Job. But looking back, when did we see the evidence that God was walking alongside us? How did we respond when we made it safely through? Who among us needs the evidence of God’s love in the midst of suffering today? 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 Lord, it is good to give thanks to you. Psalm 92 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 17 – No mass Tues., June 18 – Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge Tues., June 18 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Wed., June 19 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Thurs., June 20 – 8:30 am Adoration before mass Thurs., June 20 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Fri., June 21 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +P.J. Augustine by Bijo & Swapna Sat., June 22 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church) - People of God Sun., June 23 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God Sun., June 23 – 11:30 am Catechism before mass (Baptism, Communion, Confirmation) (St. Jude’s Green Lake) Sun., June 23 - 12:30 pm Mass (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – June 9: Meadow Lake $4913.32 Green Lake $234.15 Children’s Collection $2.00 Sunday Church Attendance – June 9- Adults 123 Children 11 Total 134 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for June – for migrants fleeing their homes – We pray that migrants fleeing from war or hunger, forced to undertake journeys full of danger and violence, find welcome and new opportunities in the countries that receive them. Our Lady of Peace Graduation Scholarship – We are inviting Catholic graduating students from Meadow Lake, Green Lake or Waterhen Lake who are furthering their education to apply directly to the church for a $600 scholarship. Please phone the office to register your name for a chance to be drawn for this scholarship. The scholarship will be finalized once proof of payment of first semester tuition has been provided. A second scholarship is open to all students at Carpenter High School. Saturday Evening Mass – We will be resuming Saturday evening mass (7:00 pm) at Our Lady of Peace starting June 22, 2024. Green Lake Mass has been moved back to Sundays. This Saturday evening mass is to encourage parishioners who have to work on Sundays to be able to participate in Sunday liturgy. New Parish Secretary – The parish is beginning to look for a replacement for the parish secretary who is looking to retire. It is a part-time position, approximately 12 hours per week. For more details please contact the office. The secretary will work with and train anyone interested in this position. Scripture Insights – 11th 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. 240. In Ezekiel 17:1 – 21, God tells Israel a parable about a shoot from a cedar tree and a seed that becomes a vine and then explains its meaning: while in exile in Babylon, Israel secretly sought help from Egypt, a deceitful move that provokes God’s wrath (Israel was in Babylon as God’s punishment for idolatry and unfaithfulness). But God promises to take a shoot from a cedar and plant it on Israel’s heights. In other words, Israel does not need Egypt, because God’s power will bring hone and restore Israel. The Lord brings low; the Lord lifts high. The parable of the mustard seed borrows imagery from Ezekiel 17. There, without the assistance of humans, a tree will grow from a shoot and will become a place under which birds take shelter. In Ezekiel, the tree is a cedar, whereas in Mark, Jesus describes a mustard tree, perhaps to emphasize its humble beginnings (“the smallest of all the seeds”). From a tiny, insignificant thing, the kingdom begins. As the Apostle Paul wrote, we plant our small seeds and water them, but God is responsible for the growth (I Corinthians 3:6). The sower of the seed doesn’t even know how it grows; his only job was to scatter it on the earth. In the second reading, we hear, “we would rather leave the body and go home to the Lord.” In 2 Corinthians 5, Paul tells us that we groan, longing to be clothed with our resurrection body (5:2; cf. Romans 8:22 – 23). Mark 4 calls us back to the truth that God gives the growth even to the seeds of these bodies and someday will flower them into resurrection trees. The Lord brings low; the Lord lifts high.
Parables are used throughout the Gospels as a way that Christ preaches the Good News in words his followers can hear and understand, using imagery that ignites their imagination and creates a lasting impression that can be applied to a variety of situations. This may be a good time to acknowledge the work that catechists do each time they gather: they use words and images that best communicate the core message. 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 With the Lord there is steadfast love, and great pow’r to redeem. Psalm 130 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 10 – No mass Tues., June 11 – Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge Tues., June 11 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Thanksgiving by Bijo & Swapna Wed., June 12 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Thurs., June 13 – 8:30 am Adoration before mass Thurs., June 13 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Fri., June 14 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous Sun., June 16 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God Sun., June 16 – 11:30 am Catechism before mass (Baptism, Communion, Confirmation) (St. Jude’s Green Lake) Sun., June 16 - 12:30 pm Mass (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – June 2: Meadow Lake $2562.75 Green Lake $108.00 Children’s Collection $9.50 May CAFT $2090.00 Sunday Church Attendance – June 2- Adults 143 Children 25 Total 168 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for June – for migrants fleeing their homes – We pray that migrants fleeing from war or hunger, forced to undertake journeys full of danger and violence, find welcome and new opportunities in the countries that receive them. Father’s Day Potluck Brunch – Next Sunday (Father’s Day) we will have a potluck brunch in the hall after mass. Bring your favorite dish as we celebrate Father’s Day. Everyone welcome. Our Lady of Peace Graduation Scholarship – We are inviting Catholic graduating students from Meadow Lake, Green Lake or Waterhen Lake who are furthering their education to apply directly to the church for a $600 scholarship. Please phone the office to register your name for a chance to be drawn for this scholarship. The scholarship will be finalized once proof of payment of first semester tuition has been provided. Saturday Evening Mass – We would like to resume Saturday evening mass (7:00 pm) at Our Lady of Peace starting June 22, 2024. Green Lake Mass has been moved back to Sundays. This Saturday evening mass is to encourage parishioners who have to work on Sundays to be able to participate in Sunday liturgy. New Parish Secretary – The parish is beginning to look for a replacement for the parish secretary who is looking to retire. It is a part-time position, approximately 12 hours per week. For more details please contact the office. Scripture Insights – 10th 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. 234. Today’s Genesis narrative begins the consequences of humankind’s disobedience to God. God presented his covenantal promises to all humankind through Adam: he may dwell in and nurture Eden, but he must obey the one prohibition of eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. God then creates Adam’s partner. The woman was led to forsake the covenant by the cunning serpent, and Adam has participated. God now comes to spend time with creation during the breezy time of day to find humankind in shame and hiding due to their new knowledge. That God is omniscient Creator has been established, so God’s questions about what happened must be understood as a way to allow Adam to take responsibility for his actions. Adam fails: he blames both the woman and God! The woman likewise fails and blames the serpent. As the consequences continue, we learn of the world we inhabit. Relationships with one another and with creation have been disordered by these early choices. In Mark, Jesus’ early ministry conflicts with those who think they know him. He teaches by telling stories through metaphor to get them thinking beyond what they think they know. He is then forced to look beyond his biological family for advocates and understanding. It is living and doing the will of God that now creates family and facilitates the kingdom of God.
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November 2025
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