Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity May 26, 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 1-4:00 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., May 27 – No mass
 
Tues., May 28 – Liturgy with Communion at the Lodge
 
Tues., May 28 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - +Hana Johnson by Troy & Rita Johnson & Family

Wed., May 29 – 6:30 pm (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Juliette Laliberte by Wilfred Sinclair

Thurs., May 30 – Adoration before mass
 
Thurs., May 30 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Rose Laliberte by Wilfred Sinclair

Fri., May 31 – 9:30 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - Violet Sinclair by Wilfred Sinclair

Sat. June 1 – 5:00 pm (St. Jude’s Green Lake) - People of God

Sun., June 2 – 10:00 am (Our Lady of Peace Church & Facebook) - People of God

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

1. Daily rosary during the month of May – Monday to Friday at 6:00 pm and Sundays before mass.
2. We have started Children’s Liturgy during mass for children 6 and under.

Sunday Collection – May 19:  Meadow Lake $971.85   Green Lake $155.95  Children’s Collection $5.05
 
Sunday Church Attendance – May 19 - Adults 120  Children  23   Total  143
                                               
The Pope’s Prayer Intention for May – for the formation of religious and seminarians – We pray that religious women and men, and seminarians, grow in their own vocations through their human, pastoral, spiritual and community formation, leading them to be credible witnesses to the Gospel.
 
Today’s Solemnity – “The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one because God’s love is an absolute life-giving force; the unity created by love is a unity greater than a purely physical unity” (Pope Benedict XVI)
 
New Parish Secretary – The parish is beginning to look for a replacement for the parish secretary who is looking to retire. It is a part-time position, approximately 12 hours per week. For more details please contact the office.
 
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 May. Classes will begin in the first week of June and will be held twice a month – dates and times to be announced before classes commence.
 
Our Lady of Peace Graduation Scholarship – We are planning to present scholarships to graduates who want to pursue educational opportunities. We are asking for donations from parishioners to help fund the Scholarship.  Thank you in advance for your support.
 
Scripture Insights – Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
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. 220.
 
 The Great Commission, when Jesus sent the disciples to baptize, contains one of the first direct references to the Trinity in Scripture. Although it took the Church several hundred more years to describe fully the relationship among Father, Son, and Spirit, the truth of God’s nature as Three-in-One is seeded throughout Scripture. While the Great Commission points forward to the doctrine of the Trinity, it also gestures back to Old Testament promises.
The command to make disciples “of all nations” hints at God’s promise to bless all the nations through Abraham (Genesis 18:18; 22:18). Christ’s claim that all authority in heaven and on earth had been given to him echoes Moses’ declaration in the first reading that the God of Israel alone reigns over the heavens and earth “and that there is no other.” Now there is one, who is mysteriously not other at all, but the very same God in the flesh. The God of Israel shares authority with Christ the Son, who promises the disciples that he will be with them (fulfilling the title Emmanuel, God-with-us) until the completion of the age.
                    

• Today’s solemnity may be hard to glean from the Scriptures, since our first official doctrine in the Trinity did not appear until the fourth century, long after the Scriptures were written. We are reminded in this first reading of the voice of God in the fire, and the breath of God that created humankind in the creation story. Breath and fire are two very common ways to recognize the Holy Spirit’s role throughout history. Fire also brings destruction. Breath, in its absence, sure death.

·         The Spirit bears witness to our adoption as children of God. By this confirmation, we call Abba, “Father,” proclaiming that God has chosen us as heirs to the kingdom of God. Some may recall a familiar story about two brothers who ask their father which one is adopted. “I don’t remember” is his wise and loving answer. This is the type of familial love the Spirit recognizes as true.
·         For some in your congregation, the word father may be like salt in a wound. For others, the word son may be the same. Not everyone hears the sentiments of family with a warm and fuzzy feeling: do not forget them. Take comfort knowing that the Father in heaven is a perfect consolation for the absence of an earthly dad. Or perhaps, it is enough to know that the Spirit can hold us and carry us forward. Leave room for a multitude of perspectives, as the Trinity itself models.