Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 10, 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  
 
   Blessed the people the Lord has chosen as his heritage.
Psalm 33 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., Aug. 11 – No mass
 
Tues., Aug. 12 – 10:00 am  Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge
 
Tues., Aug. 12 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) -  Fr. Uche by Theresa Rodrigue   
 
Wed., Aug. 13 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) -  +Sarah Koch & family by Theresa Rodrigue

Thurs., Aug. 14 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Annie Kot by Theresa Rodrigue

Thurs., Aug. 14 – 10:00 am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
 
Fri., Aug. 15 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Anonymous

Sat., Aug. 16 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church) - People of God

Sun., Aug. 17 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God

Sun., Aug. 17 – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

Sunday Collection –  August 3  Meadow Lake  $1527.70  Green Lake  $186.75  Children’s $0
                       
Sunday Church Attendance –    August 3   Adults  100  Children  13  Total  113
 
The Pope’s Prayer Intention for August – For mutual coexistence – Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons.
 
Pilgrimages – The diocese is encouraging the faithful to attend at least one pilgrimage during this Jubilee Year. Our Lady of Lourdes (St. Laurent) in Duck Lake has two more opportunities this year – August 15 and September 8. Please plan to attend if possible. Information on other pilgrimages can be found on posters at the back of the church.  
 
St. Rose de Lima Parish in Cochin is having a special celebration on Monday, August 25 for St. Rose de Lima Day. The celebration will start with mass at 11:00 am followed by a catered lunch. Everyone is invited to attend this celebration. There is a sign up sheet at the back of the church as they need to know numbers for the meal.  Please call Bev Knorr at 306-481-3067 for tickets or more information.
 
Scripture Insights – Nineteenth 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. 290.
 
 The readings for today invite us to trust in God’s ways. The author of the Book of Wisdom reminds us of the faith of our early ancestors, who had been enslaved in Egypt yet trusted that God would lead them to freedom.
In the Letter to the Hebrews, we hear how Abraham, a still earlier ancestor, placed his life in the hands of God, trusting that God would lead him to a new land, where he would become the ancestor of countless believers. Those who claim Abraham as an ancestor in faith include Jews, Muslims, and Christians.
The extensive passage in the reading from the Gospel of Luke can be divided into several parts. In the opening verses, Jesus instructs his disciples about possessions, about being prepared or watchful for the Lord’s return, and about responsible leadership. It can be helpful to keep in mind that this instruction takes place while Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem. The first instruction is quite clear. While it was not likely to have been taken literally (to sell everything one has is hardly realistic), it emphasizes that the disciples should not be attached to possessions. The second instruction stresses the importance of being prepared for the Lord’s return whenever that will be. Finally, the third instruction offers the disciples a warning about how to use or not use the authority that they have been given. Positions of privilege can lure people to take advantage of others. Such is not the behavior of a disciple of Jesus.
 
·         To live with faith does not mean to have all the answers or to be flawless. St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross offers great words for living with faith: “And when night comes, and you look back over the day and see how fragmentary everything has been, and how much you planned that has gone undone, and all the reasons you have to be embarrassed and ashamed: just take everything exactly as it is, put it in God’s hands and leave it with him.”

• Our wait for Jesus’ return is not to be lived without purpose. Jesus has entrusted to us God’s creation – people, natural resources, and material goods. In what condition does Jesus find us? Have we grown comfortable in our own power and luxury, or are we actively caring for the earth and for others?