Second Sunday of Easter April 7, 2024

 
        
       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 1-3:00 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. 8 – No mass
 
Tues., Apr. 9 – 10:00 am Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge
 
Tues., Apr. 9 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) -+Brian & Margaret Martell

Wed., Apr. 10 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook)-+Juliette Martell

Thurs., Apr. 11 – 8:30 – 9:30 am Adoration before mass
 
Thurs., Apr. 11 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Velma Martell (Bear)

Fri., Apr. 12 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Bruno & Judille Martell

Sat. Apr. 13 – 5:00 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God

Sun., Apr. 14 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God

Sun., Apr. 14 – 3:00 pm (Our Lady of the Smile Waterhen) - People of God

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

1. The secretary will be away from the office on Friday, April 12.
2. Church Spring Cleaning on Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Please bring your own bucket. Rags and cleaning supplies will be provided.
3. Baptism Preparation Classes Wednesday evenings after mass.

Sunday Collection – Mar. 31:  Meadow Lake $1680.10   Green Lake $21.90   Children’s Collection $5.60
                                               
The Pope’s Prayer Intention for April – for the role of women – We pray that the dignity and immense value of women be recognized in every culture, and for the end of discrimination that they experience in different parts of the world.
 
Thank You – Special thanks to everyone who donated food for the 40 Cans for Lent project. The donations were taken to the Door of Hope on Tuesday, April 2.
 
Save the Date – Bishop Stephen will be here Saturday, April 20 to celebrate First Communion and Confirmation at 7:00 pm at Our Lady of Peace.
 
Divine Mercy Sunday - Divine Mercy Sunday focuses on the gift of mercy and love given through Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. As Pope John Paul II stated, “Divine Mercy reaches human beings through the heart of Christ crucified.” Divine Mercy Sunday is celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter.
 
Registration for RCIA Classes – Anyone who wishes to register for RCIA in preparation for joining the Church Easter 2025 is asked to contact the office during the month of April. Classes will begin in the first week of May and will be held twice a month – dates and times to be announced before classes commence.
 
Scripture Insights – Second Sunday of Easter
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. 168.
 
 On this Second Sunday of Easter, the Liturgy of the word begins with a most beautiful and idealistic text from Acts. Of special significance is the description that the Jerusalem community “was of one heart and mind”, with “everything in common”. How many of us struggle daily to live for the common good!
             The reading from the First Letter of John, like our responsorial psalm, invites us to reflect on the incomprehensible love of God. God’s commandments are not intended to be a burden for us; rather, they have been given to us as guides for living faith-filled lives.
            While locked behind closed doors, Jesus appears to the disciples and offers them peace. Upon recognizing Jesus, the disciples rejoice. Jesus extends peace to them a second time, then bestows the Holy Spirit on them. In yet another encounter behind locked doors, Jesus appears again. This time, after extending peace to the disciples, Jesus invites Thomas to touch him and to believe in him. This scene concludes with reference to other signs that Jesus performed so that we might have life in Jesus’ name.
                    

• The joy of Easter Day lasts not for one day, but for fifty! And in a special way today, we acknowledge the Octave of |Easter: each day of this past week represents another day of paschal joy. Again and again, we wake each morning knowing that we have been changed by our Holy Week witnessing together. What sights and sounds linger in our memories?

·         Today’s message of peace does not protect us from the reality of the world and its warfare, not from psychological or physical pain, not from arguments or bruised feelings. It is pure gift: transcending because it offers the deep joy of salvation, which God gives and the world cannot take away. How might we see this peace among us now, in the midst of all our struggle and grief?
·         In one way, the doubting Thomas is all of us. Doubt and faith go hand in hand: true faith knows doubt well and wrestles with it throughout life’s journey. Part of the Good News is that Christ still shows us his wounds, still invites us to touch the places where the world had broken him open: in the hungry, the poor, the vulnerable, the marginalized. Where can we see the wounded Christ among us today?