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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 Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways. Psalm 128 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. Dec. 29 – No mass Tues. Dec. 30 – 10:00 am Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge Tues., Dec. 30 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Wayne Durham by Louis Gratton Wed., Dec. 31 – 7:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Yolande Gratton by Louis Gratton Thurs., Jan. 1 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Therese Christensen by Louis Gratton Fri., . Jan. 2 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Ed Mourre by Norman & Frances Steier Sat., Jan. 3 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace) Sun., Jan. 4 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God Sun., Jan. 4 – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – December 21 Meadow Lake $2414.70 Green Lake No Mass Children’s $3.05 Sunday Church Attendance – December 21 Adults 85 Children 10 Total 95 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for December – For Christians in areas of conflict– Let us pray that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope. The Pope’s Prayer Intention for January – For prayer with the Word of God – Let us pray that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church. Farewell Celebration for Bishop Stephen – Jan. 9, 2026 in Prince Albert beginning with mass at 6:00 pm. If anyone is interested in going, please let the office know. We have to register with the diocese. World Day of Peace – January 1 – The World Day of Peace was established by Pope Paul VI in 1968 who asked that “every year, this commemoration be repeated as a hope and as a promise, at the beginning of the calendar which measures and outlines the path of human life in time, that Peace with its just and beneficent equilibrium may dominate the development of events to come.” Each year has a specific theme, chosen by the Holy Father. Taken from Ordo page 36 The 2025 Bishop’s Annual Appeal – Please support the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. We sometimes need to remind ourselves that God has given us all the resources and we are but stewards of what we have been given. Our parish has been asked to raise $16,489.00 and Green Lake has been asked to raise $1885.00 for this year’s Appeal. Our Lady of Peace parishioners have made 30 pledges so far for a total of $10350.00. The diocese has 1010 pledges for a total of $367024.41. Bishop’s Annual Appeal: “Planting Seeds of Hope” October 26 – December 31, 2025 Every gift is greatly appreciated! Scripture Insights – Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Taken from Source Book for Sundays, Seasons and Weekdays 2026: The Almanac for Pastoral Liturgy, LTP Liturgy Training Publications Copyright 2025, 3949 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609, pg. 42. In their mutual love and forbearance, in their patience in times of trial, and in their total obedience to God’s will for them, the Holy Family shows us how to live together in peace. The Gospel offers a beautiful narrative that reflects the life of the Holy Family. The Son of God entered the human family as a helpless child, cared for by a loving family. Joseph and Mary immediately exercise their role as protectors of their child amid dire circumstances. They become refugees, escaping the tyranny of King Herod, who had ordered the death of their child. Just as the Joseph in the Old Testament went to Egypt to save his family from starvation, so Joseph in the New Testament takes his family to Egypt under God’s inspiration to save them. Once King Herod had died, God brings the Holy Family back from Egypt to safety in Nazareth. Joseph and Mary illustrate the primary role of every parent: to trust in God’s guidance as they care for and protect their child. · Today’s Gospel reminds us that, although holy indeed, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus experienced challenges in their life together. Fear of death forced the Holy Family to flee to Egypt from Israel. With this, Joseph, Mary, and Jesus were refuges seeking safety and security at a time when Herod wanted to destroy the Christ child.
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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 May the Lord come in; he is king of glory . Psalm 24 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. Dec. 22 – No mass Tues. Dec. 23 – 10:00 am Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge Tues., Dec. 23 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Wayne Durham by Louis Gratton Wed., Dec. 24 – 3:00 pm (Our Lady of the Smile Waterhen) Wed., Dec. 24 – 8:00 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) Wed., Dec. 24 – 10:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Yolande Gratton by Louis Gratton Thurs., Dec. 25 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Therese Christensen by Louis Gratton Fri., . Dec. 26 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Fr. Uche & Nigeria by Finance Council Sat., Dec. 27 – No mass Sun., Dec. 28 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God Sun., Dec. 28 – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – December 14 Meadow Lake $2103.10 Green Lake No Mass Children’s $3.05 Sunday Church Attendance – December 14 Adults 79 Children 10 Total 89 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for December – For Christians in areas of conflict– Let us pray that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope. Farewell Celebration for Bishop Stephen – Jan. 9, 2026 in Prince Albert beginning with mass at 6:00 pm. If anyone is interested in going, please let the office know. We have to register with the diocese. Christmas – So often, Christians mistakenly limit the liturgical purpose of Christmas to the celebration of Jesus’ birthday. Christmas is more than the opportunity to ruminate on the innocence of the child Jesus lying among the sheep and the cattle; it is meant to focus our attention on the wonder of God’s desire to become one with humanity and thus all of creation. The celebration of the incarnation revolves around the awesome truth that God did not simply choose to save the world from afar, but instead God wanted to experience what his creation experiences. God’s glory does not remain hidden, but in fact becomes intermingled with humanity so that our destiny is a sharing in Christ’s divinity. Taken from Sourcebook page 36 The 2025 Bishop’s Annual Appeal – Please support the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. We sometimes need to remind ourselves that God has given us all the resources and we are but stewards of what we have been given. Our parish has been asked to raise $16,489.00 and Green Lake has been asked to raise $1885.00 for this year’s Appeal. Our Lady of Peace parishioners have made 30 pledges so far for a total of $10350.00. The diocese has 947 pledges for a total of $337704.41. Bishop’s Annual Appeal: “Planting Seeds of Hope” October 26 – December 31, 2025 Every gift is greatly appreciated! Scripture Insights – Fourth Sunday of Advent Taken from Source Book for Sundays, Seasons and Weekdays 2026: The Almanac for Pastoral Liturgy, LTP Liturgy Training Publications Copyright 2025, 3949 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609, pg. 26. When the prophet Isaiah declared that a young woman would conceive and bear a son named Emmanuel (“God is with us”), it was a sign to King Ahaz of Judah that he should resist the temptation to ally himself with Assyria. Ahaz tries to politely refuse the Lord’s offer, because he is hoping to join forces with Assyria in order to defend himself from the kings of Syria and the northern kingdom of Israel. The divine sign demonstrates that God is with Ahaz. As a descendant of David, Jesus fulfills Israel’s centuries-long hope for a redeemer who would restore Davidic rule, even if he fulfills that hope in an unexpected way. Paul reminds the Christians in Rome that Christ’s resurrection of the dead fulfilled another prophetic promise, this one to the Gentiles, that they too would someday be adopted into God’s household. Paul sought to bring about “the obedience of faith” (Rom 1:5) among all the nations, including even the empire of Rome, the enemy and oppressor of Israel. The title “God is with us” turns out to mean that God is with all of us. · When we hear of Joseph’s intention to quietly divorce Mary after hearing that she was pregnant, we can be quick to assume that Joseph was embarrassed by the situation. Neighbors and friends were probably talking, and Joseph did not have easy answers to offer. A righteous man and upstanding witness of the Jewish faith, these circumstances could easily destroy Joseph’s reputation and livelihood. By quietly divorcing Mary, Joseph could retain some semblance of normalcy and pride.
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 Lord, come and save us. Psalm 146 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. Dec. 15 – No mass Tues. Dec. 16 – 10:00 am Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge Tues., Dec. 16 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Wayne Durham by Louis Gratton Wed., Dec. 17 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Yolande Gratton by Louis Gratton Thurs., Dec. 18 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Therese Christensen by Louis Gratton Fri., Dec. 19 – 5:00 pm Reconciliation Service Fri., . Dec. 19 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Wayne Durham by Louis Gratton Sat., Dec. 20 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church) - People of God Sun., Dec. 21 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God Sun., Dec. 21 – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – December 7 Meadow Lake $3530.00 Green Lake $48.70 Children’s $10.25 Sunday Church Attendance – December 7 Adults 90 Children 16 Total 106 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for December – For Christians in areas of conflict– Let us pray that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope. Collection Envelopes – Envelopes for 2026 are available on the table at the back of the church. If you would like to have a set of collection envelopes please contact the office with your name, address and phone number. Thank you. Opportunities for Confession – Reconciliation Service from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm on Friday, December 19. Additional priest will be available. Confessions also available Saturday, December 20 from 9:00 am to 10:00am. Simbang Gabi – Simbang Gabi means “Night Mass” and is a unique practice of the Filipino culture. We will adjust our daily mass times and try to welcome a little change into our parish practice. Please note that from December 16 – 23 our daily mass schedule will be altered. Everyone is welcome to join our Simbang Gabi masses. The 2025 Bishop’s Annual Appeal – Please support the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. We sometimes need to remind ourselves that God has given us all the resources and we are but stewards of what we have been given. Our parish has been asked to raise $16,489.00 and Green Lake has been asked to raise $1885.00 for this year’s Appeal. Our Lady of Peace parishioners have made 25 pledges so far for a total of $8050.00. The diocese has 811 pledges for a total of $288413.00. Bishop’s Annual Appeal: “Planting Seeds of Hope” October 26 – December 31, 2025 Every gift is greatly appreciated! Scripture Insights – Third Sunday of Advent Taken from Source Book for Sundays, Seasons and Weekdays 2026: The Almanac for Pastoral Liturgy, LTP Liturgy Training Publications Copyright 2025, 3949 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609, pg. 20. Feeding the hungry, releasing those held captive, giving sight to the blind, raising up those who are bowed down: these are the marks of the kingdom because they are God’s activities. It’s easy to read them merely as spiritual metaphors, but the material and the spiritual always intertwine in Scripture. God (and Jesus) feeds those who hunger for bread and those who hunger for God. Although Jesus’ ministry ushered in the dawning of God’s kingdom and a new end of exile for all people, we are still waiting, here in this season of Advent. James writes to his fellow Christians to tell them to be patient as they await the coming of the Lord. Be patient, he repeats. He uses as his examples the farmer and the prophet. The farmer waits patiently for months to see how her seeds will grow; the prophets waited through decades of loss and suffering before seeing the glory of the Lord arriving to save them. Indeed, the prophet Isaiah is like a farmer, for he announces the salvation of God with flowers that bloom in the desert. · When the disciples of John the Baptist asked Jesus, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?” they probably hoped for a yes or no answer (Mt 11:3). While their question was pretty straightforward, Jesus’ response is not so easily understood. Instead, Jesus invites John’s disciples to reflect on the things that they have seen and heard.
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 In his days may righteousness flourish, and peace abound forever. Psalm 72 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. Dec. 8 – No mass Tues. Dec. 9 – 10:00 am Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge Tues., Dec. 9 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Epifania Dales Studer by Rose Poupart Wed., Dec. 10 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Fr. Uche & Nigeria by Finance Council Thurs., Dec. 11 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Yolande Gratton by Louis Gratton Thurs. Dec. 11 - 10:00 am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Fri., . Dec. 12 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Therese Christensen by Louis Gratton Sat., Dec. 13 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church) - People of God Sun., Dec. 14 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God Sun., Dec. 14 – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God Sun., Dec. 14 – 3:00 pm (Our Lady of the Smile Waterhen) - People of God THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday Collection – November 30 Meadow Lake $2418.50 Green Lake $241.00 Children’s $15.55 Sunday Church Attendance – November 30 Adults 109 Children 28 Total 137 The Pope’s Prayer Intention for December – For Christians in areas of conflict– Let us pray that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope. National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples – December 12 – The Canadian Catholic Indigenous Council, founded by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1998, proposes that the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Dec. 12) be a National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples. All are invited to join their Indigenous sisters and brothers in a special way this day through prayer and acts of solidarity. Taken from Ordo page 22 Collection Envelopes – Envelopes for 2026 are available on the table at the back of the church. If you would like to have a set of collection envelopes please contact the office with your name, address and phone number. Thank you. Simbang Gabi – Simbang Gabi means “Night Mass” and is a unique practice of the Filipino culture. We will adjust our daily mass times and try to welcome a little change into our parish practice. Please note that from December 16 – 23 our daily mass schedule will be altered. Everyone is welcome to join our Simbang Gabi masses. The 2025 Bishop’s Annual Appeal – Please support the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. We sometimes need to remind ourselves that God has given us all the resources and we are but stewards of what we have been given. Our parish has been asked to raise $16,489.00 and Green Lake has been asked to raise $1885.00 for this year’s Appeal. Our Lady of Peace parishioners have made 22 pledges so far for a total of $7550.00. The diocese has 705 pledges for a total of $256,441.00. Bishop’s Annual Appeal: “Planting Seeds of Hope” October 26 – December 31, 2025 Every gift is greatly appreciated! Scripture Insights – Second Sunday of Advent Taken from Source Book for Sundays, Seasons and Weekdays 2026: The Almanac for Pastoral Liturgy, LTP Liturgy Training Publications Copyright 2025, 3949 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609, pg. 12. Isaiah imagines on that day a restoration of the harmony of the original creation before the fall: the cow and bear raising their children together as peaceable neighbors, not as predator and prey. This text from Isaiah thus looks past the first coming of Christ to his second, when God’s eternal, eschatological kingdom of peace will be established. The Isaiah text concludes with a vision of all the nations seeking out the glorious dwelling of the Davidic king, foreshadowing the inclusion of the Gentiles into God’s promises. While Paul reassures the Christians in Rome that God has not broken his covenant with Israel, John the Baptist warns the Jewish leaders that the covenant had always required them to “produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance” (Mt 3:8), not merely to claim Abraham as their ancestor. Jesus’ baptism “with the Holy Spirit and fire” points both to Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descends in wind and fire, and to Christ’s role as the coming judge. · It is never easy to hear that we are wrong, especially when it means we have to do something differently. This was true for the followers of John the Baptist, as well. John told his followers to repent and change their ways in preparation for the coming of the kingdom of God. As would probably be the case today, some heard John’s proclamation and transformed their thoughts, words, and deeds. Others might have heard the proclamation and ignored the call to conversion. The power of conversion is that it cannot be forced or coerced. Conversion must be freely chosen.
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January 2026
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