Ascension of the Lord May 17, 2026

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, WED, FRI
OPEN : Tuesday & thursday   9:00 AM – Noon
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  

God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.  Psalm 47 Refrain

May 17, 2026
Ascension of the Lord
 
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:
Myra Briscoe

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 18  – No mass

Tues., May 19 – 10:00 am Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge

Tues., May 19 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +For Louis & Germaine Wilfing & Raymond Wilfing by Nick & Eileen Charney

Wed., May 20 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +For Louis & Germaine Wilfing & Raymond Wilfing by Nick & Eileen Charney

Thurs., May 21 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +For Hilda Yablonski by Darwin Stupka

Thurs., May 21 - 10:00 am – 11:00 am Eucharistic Adoration

Fri.,  May 22 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +For Louis & Germaine Wilfing & Raymond Wilfing by Nick & Eileen Charney

Sat., May 23 –  7:00 pm (Our Lady of Peace) - People of God

Sun., May 24 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God

Sun., May 24  – 12:30 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

1. For the month of Mary, the Daily Rosary will be said on Monday – Friday at 6:00 pm.  On Saturday and Sunday the rosary will be said 30 minutes before mass.  Please come early.
   

Sunday Collection –  May 10, 2026  Meadow Lake  $ 1,469.75  Green Lake  $ 78.95  Children’s  $ 1.40
Sunday Church Attendance –    May 10, 2026   Adults 154  Children  16  Total  170
 
The Pope’s Prayer Intention for May – That everyone might have food – Let us pray that everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoid wasting food, and to ensure that everyone has access to quality food.

Within the Church – There will be another spring cleaning session for the Church.  It will be in the evening of Thursday, May 21 from 6:30-8:30.  Many hands make light work and all help is appreciated.

We will be doing a collection on Sunday, May 24 and 31st for a grad scholarship this year.  If we raise enough we will split the money to make 2 scholarships.  1 for our Church (Meadow Lake, Green Lake and Waterhen) and 1 for any student from Carpenter.  If you know anyone graduating this year, please let them know they can apply for this scholarship.

We are in need of volunteers to help clean the church, if you can help out please reach out to the office.
For the month of Mary, the Daily Rosary will be said on Monday – Friday at 6:00 pm.  On Saturday and Sunday the rosary will be said 30 minutes before mass.  Please come early.
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Scripture Insights – Ascension of the Lord
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. 206.
 
 After the resurrection, Jesus remains with his disciples for over a month, instructing them and teaching about God’s kingdom.  Just before his ascension, the disciples wonder if the time has come for that kingdom to be restored to Israel, in fulfillment of the covenant made with King David.  Jesus doesn’t answer the question; he simply tells them that knowing the seasons of God is beyond their capacity.  Then he gives them his final instructions, which take the form of assurances: they will receive power from the Holy Spirit, and they will be his witnesses throughout the whole earth.
Matthew’s Gospel records a different version of Jesus’ last instructions in what is known as the great commission: the eleven (the twelve apostles, minus Judas) are told to “make disciples of all nations” (Mt 28:19).  The two actions interpret one another: being a witness means to make disciples and vice versa.
Although the disciples had recently deserted Jesus after his arrest and are still filled with doubt, Jesus entrusts the mission of the Gospel to them.  He then ascends into heaven; his risen and glorified body is transported into God’s heavenly throne room (which ancient people assumed was literally up in the skies).  If we substitute Jesus’ name for God’s in the psalm, then the psalmist could be singing of Jesus’ triumphal heavenly entry: “God mounts his throne to shouts of joy” (responsorial refrain).
The apostle Paul imagines Jesus’ ascension in cosmic terms when he writes that God seated Christ “at his right hand in the heavens” (in other words, at the place of highest honor) and exalted him over “every principality, authority, power, and dominion,” in this age and the next.
 

• The reading for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord describes what some Christians call “the Great Commission.”  Before ascending into heaven, Jesus calls his disciples to him one more time and gives them a mission: evangelize the world.  This is an uncomfortable command for many modern Christians.  Maybe we are struggling to live a Christian life and feel like a hypocrite telling other people how to live or what to believe.  Or maybe we just don’t know what to say.  Where do we start?  What is there to say that hasn’t already been said a hundred times by someone more knowledgeable. Saintly, or charismatic?  What gives us the authority to presume to speak for God?
• Jesus knows our doubts, just as he knew the unspoken doubts of his apostles during that last mountaintop meeting.  He assures us, as he assured them, that any power or authority we have comes from God through him.  Only then does he tell his apostles to make disciples all over the world, baptize in the name of the Holy Trinity, and pass on his teachings.