Fourth Sunday of Easter May 11, 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, 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

1. Fr. Uche starts his holidays Monday, May 5. He has arranged for replacement priests to come for Sunday masses. There will be no daily mass during his holidays.

 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).
 

• It is a heavy burden for parents whose adult children reject the faith they grew up with.  How can parents approach their children with the unconditional love of the shepherd, seeing their inherent goodness even as they choose to walk a different path?