Second Sunday of Easter April 27, 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  
 
   Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever.
Psalm 118 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., Apr. 28 – No mass
 
Tues., Apr. 29 – 10:00 am Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge
 
Tues., Apr. 29 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Vi Dancy by Frances Steier & Frances LaRocque

Wed., Apr. 30 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Louis & Germaine Wilfing & Raymond Wilfing by Nick & Eileen Charney

Thurs., May 1 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Paul Tourand by Theresa Tourand

Fri., May 2 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Mervin Tourand by Theresa Tourand

Sat., May 3 – 7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace) - People of God

Sun., May 4 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God

Sun., May 4 – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

1. Parish Garage Sale on Saturday, May 3 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in the Hall.
2. Pastoral Council Meeting Wednesday, April 30 after mass.

 Sunday Collection –  Apr. 20  Meadow Lake  $2116.25   Green Lake  $370.05  Children’s 0
 
Sunday Church Attendance –    Apr. 20   Adults  140  Children  30   Total  170
 
The Pope’s Prayer Intention for April – For the use of the new technologies – Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times.
 
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.
 
Parish Garage Sale – We are planning a Parish Garage Sale on Saturday, May 3 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. We will accept donations at the hall from Wednesday April 30 and Thursday May 1 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
 
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 form 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 – Second 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. 184.
 
 Jesus shows his wounds, and the disciples rejoice to see him. They see their Lord, yet there is something unworldly about him. The risen Jesus is the same – but different! He then associates them with his God-directed mission. Jesus is the sent one of God, and he now formally sends them as promised (13:20). Their commission is guaranteed by a creative act: Jesus breathes the Holy Spirit upon them, just as the Spirit hovered over creation. They now have two tasks: forgive the sins of any who seek and bring the ongoing presence of Christ into the world.
Then we learn Thomas was not with the disciples for this encounter, and he will not accept the word of the believing community unless he physically encounters the risen Jesus. Again on a Sunday they experience Jesus’ presence, but now Thomas is there. Jesus challenges Thomas to place his finger into his wounds, asking him to stop his unbelief and become a believer. In response, Thomas makes a confession that summarizes all that faith requires. Jesus, as risen Lord, is the revelation of the presence of God among humankind. Jesus further asserts that those who believe without seeing such signs are blessed, thereby summoning us all to faith.
John preliminarily concludes in hope that the signs and wonders he shared have affirmed our belief in Jesus as Christ and son of God. This is how we will find true life in this world. The Acts reading shows the first fruits of this new life.
 

• Perhaps more than any other book in the Bible, Revelation hearkens to the past, present, and future simultaneously. It speaks to a specific historical moment and to Jesus’ once-and-for-all triumph over death, to the active presence of – and ongoing need for – God’s saving action in the world, and to a future when the kingdom of God will be fully realized.

·         The image of Divine Mercy gives us some idea of how the apostles might have seen Jesus appear in the Upper room, offering peace and asking for trust. Even before his crucifixion, Jesus’ ministry was one of mercy. How much more powerful is his call to mercy after having been victimized to the point of torture and a humiliating death.
·         The resurrected Jesus holds the keys to death and the netherworld. He offers freedom to those in the deepest depths of Satan’s grasp. In our world today, we are called to be instruments in making sure that Jesus’ compassion, love, mercy, and promise of salvation reach those caught up even in the darkest depths of evil.