St.

Helen Church
4106 Mountain St.
Beamsville, ON L0R 1B7
Ph: 905-562-7427
Fax: 905-563-0003
Email: [email protected]
Opened - October 2, 1938 Est. as a Parish - January 1, 1986
Pastor: Rev. Krzysztof Szczepanik Sunday Masses:
Parish Administrator: Rev. Bill Derousie Saturday: 5:00pm
Office Administration: Aggie Agnino Sunday: 9:00am, 11:00am

Office hours: Weekday Masses:

Tuesday to Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm Tuesday to Friday: 9:00am
Closed on Mondays and all Statutory holidays
1st Friday of the Month:
Website: www.sthelenscatholic.ca Adoration after morning Mass
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/sthelenscatholic
Sacraments Contacts
Catholic Funeral Rites:
Baptism: When a death occurs in your family, Music Ministry:
1st & 3rd Sunday at 1:00 pm. please call the Parish Office and we Anthony van Engelen
Call parish office. will assist you in making the [email protected]
necessary liturgical arrangements. Ministry Scheduling & RFM:
1st Communion & Confirmation
Contact the Parish Office. Rebecca Williams ~ ministryschedul-
Chronic Care Facilities: [email protected]
Pastoral visits are made monthly.
Reconciliation: Reception of Holy Communion is Fundraising Events:
Every Saturday 4:00pm - 4:30pm or by available to residents. [email protected]
appointment with the priest.
Facility & Grounds Maintenance:
Homebound: Craig Luey
Marriage: Notify the Parish Office when serious [email protected]
Arrangements six months in advance. illness occurs. When the sick, aged or
Marriage preparation is required. incapacitated are confined to home for Catholic Women's League:
an extended time, pastoral visit can be Piera Palmieri ~ contact parish office
RCIA & RCIC: arranged. Knights of Columbus:
Contact the Parish Office. Marcel VanRuyven
Anointing of the Sick: Schools [email protected]
Please let us know when someone has St. Mark School SVDP:
a serious or prolonged illness or is to Principal: Jennifer DeCoff Lorraine Martin ~ contact parish office
have surgery. This sacrament Vice-Principal: Timothy Atkinson Prayer Warriors/Requests:
celebrates the healing of mind and Sandra Mactaggart ~
body and the forgiveness of sins. St. Edward School [email protected]
Principal: John Romano

Kindly complete the following and place in the collection box.

Envelopes will be on the round table in the foyer the following weekend.
☐ New Parishioner* ☐ Change of address ☐ Moving
Name________________________ Phone_________________ E-mail___________________
Address______________________________________________ City_____________________
☐ I would like to use offertory envelopes* Postal Code______________
 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
Sunday January 30, 2022
Mass Intentions This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns in
February 1 - 6, 2022 memory of deceased members of the:
As we gather, let us remember and pray for . . .
BURNS FAMLY
Tues. ~ ………………………………………. Feb. 1st The Sanctuary Lamp burns to remind us of Christ’s
9:00 am + Anne Miles presence in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar.
(by Helen & Andy Hendriks) If you wish to sponsor the sanctuary lamp for one
Wed. ~ ….The Presentation of the Lord…. Feb. 2nd week, the stipend is $35.00
9:00 am + Dennis McKay (by Corona Jarvis)
Thurs. ~ ………………………………………. Feb. 3rd Stewardship of Treasure
9:00 am Intn’s of Helen Hendriks
(by Nancy Winslow) Dec. 2021~ Offertory & Christmas $3,020.00
th
Fri. ~ ………………………………………. Feb. 4 Jan. 9, 2022 2,954.90
9:00 am + Antonio Compagnone
(by Lina & Giuseppe Compagnone) Jan. 16, 2022 1,662.35
th
Sat. ~ ……………………….……...………. Feb. 5 Facility Maintenance 140.00
5:00 pm For the People of St. Helen Parish
Building Fund 1,931.00
Sun. ~ ……………………….……...………. Feb. 6th
9:00 am + Bernard Bonehill Monthly -Automatic Funds Transfers 1,830.00
(by Christine Bonehill)
11:00 am + Gemma Poole “May God bless you for your faithful stewardship!”
(by Maria & Piera Palmieri)
OUR PARISH PRAYER
PRAYER TEAM / WARRIORS Jesus, open our hearts, enabling us to embrace your
To become a member of this teachings and to love one another. Holy Spirit, lift us
ministry or to submit your prayer and lead us, deepening our desire to serve God through
request, please contact [email protected] serving each other. Amen.
SANCTUARY LAMP POPE FRANCIS’ FEBRUARY INTENTIONS
We have openings for the Sanctuary Lamp For religious sisters and consecrated women
during the year, starting in February). If you We pray for religious sisters and consecrated women;
would like to book a particular week in memory thanking them for their mission and their courage; may
of your loved one, please contact the office. Cost they continue to find new responses to the challenges of
is $35 per week. our times.
MASS INTENTIONS 2022 BULLETIN ADVERTISING
If you would like to have a Mass Our advertising sponsors on the back of the bulletin
offered for someone, contact the parish support us and make your bulletin possible; their
office. The Mass stipend or offering advertising revenue reduces our printing costs. Please
given is $10.00. Mass cards are $2.00. support them when you can. There are several open
Intentions are already booked well into advertising spaces available if you know someone who may
May. be interested. Ask them to contact the office.

PREAUTHORIZED DEBIT DIOCESAN SEPARATED & DIVORCED

(PAD) is offered for your donations. If you are HEALING MINISTRY SUPPORT GROUP
interested in using this convenient way to make your Every second and fourth Monday of the month from
offerings to the church, please contact the parish office. 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Mt. Carmel Spiritual Centre, 7020
Donations are processed once a month, on or about the Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. Pre-registration is
15th. required. Meetings will be held both in person at Mount
2021 TAX RECEIPTS Carmel and virtually via Zoom platform. Next session
Last year we emailed most of the tax receipts which will be Monday, February - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm -
was both convenient and cost saving. If you would like Topic - Understanding Loss
your 2021 tax receipt emailed when it’s ready in More info:
January, send an email to the office with the subject line 905-356-4113 or 905-684-0154 or send an email to:
PLEASE EMAIL MY 2021 TAX RECEIPT. [email protected]
 FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEB. 11TH - FEAST OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES
I appointed you a Prophet to the nations. (Jeremiah 1) On Friday, February 11, we celebrate Our Lady of
Faith, hope, and love abide; the greatest of these is love. Lourdes. This is also the World Day of the Sick. This
(1 Corinthians 12) day highlights the healing ministry of the Church and
Like Elijah and Elisha, Jesus was not sent only to the recognizes the service of those involved in health care.
Jewish people. (Luke 4) At the 9:00 a.m. mass we will anoint parishioners who
Standing up for what is are ill, suffering from long term medical conditions, or
right, speaking out for such who are elderly.
things as ethics and justice, It is usual that reconciliation (confessions) be done as
are the call of the prophet. part of this sacrament. To accommodate this, Fr. Bill
To speak – and to listen – will hear confessions from 8:15 am until 8:45 am this
as prophets demands the day also.
courage and conviction to
risk isolation, ridicule and FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION
persecution for sake of the FRIDAY FEBRUARY 4TH
justice and mercy of God. AFTER MORNING MASS
God continues to raise up parents and teachers, You are invited to come and spend a
preachers and ministers, friends and classmates to help holy hour with Jesus.
us realize our own call to be prophets of God’s word, to PARISH OFFICE
embrace God’s grace enabling us to transform our own The parish office will be open Tuesday to Friday
Nazareth into God’s dwelling place. mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
The core of the Gospel is the revelation that God
became what we are so that we can better understand SYNOD 2021-2023, JOURNEYING TOGETHER
what God is and grasp what God is about: love, Prayer for the Synod
forgiveness, compassion, justice, peace. We stand before You, Holy Spirit, as we gather together
in Your name.
OFFERTORY ENVELOPES: REMINDERS With You alone to guide us, make Yourself at home in our
Please discard old offertory envelopes. Envelope hearts;
numbers get recycled, using old envelopes may result in Teach us the way we must go and how we are to pursue it.
not getting credit for your donation. Please notify the We are weak and sinful; do not let us promote disorder.
office for address changes. If you aren’t sure what your Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path nor
parish ID is, send an email to the office. An ID can be partiality influence our actions.
assigned if you haven’t registered, regardless if Let us find in You our unity so that we may journey
offertory envelopes are issued. together to eternal life and not stray from the way of truth
and what is right.
RETROUVAILLE All this we ask of You, who are at work in every place
Marriage Support - Is your marriage experience more and time, in the communion of the Father and the Son,
trouble than joy, feeling stagnant or disconnected and/ forever and ever. Amen.
or causing you worries? Retrouvaille is a program for
MANDATORY USE OF MASKS
married couples facing difficult challenges which
Physical distancing and face masks are required for the
focuses on helping couples restore their marriage and
entire time during a Mass except to receive Holy
rebuild a loving relationship. It is designed to improve
Communion. Put your mask on when entering the
communication, build stronger marriages, and help
building and keep it on. Please wear it properly. This
couples reconnect and may help couples who may be
applies to all; your cooperation is appreciated by your
considering separation or divorce. The next
fellow parishioners.
Retrouvaille weekend begins March 11- 13, 2022. For
-"Any individual...who does not comply with the
information call 905-664-5212 or email
diocesan policy and the mandatory face covering law
[email protected].
will be solely responsible for any penalty or fine that
FEB. 8TH - DAY OF PRAYER AND might be levied by the municipality or county for non-
AWARENESS AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING compliance."
Tuesday, February 8, is the International Day of
Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking. It is If you’re helping someone
celebrated on the Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita. Let us and expecting something
pray for the victims and for those who work to end
human trafficking. For more information about this in return, you’re
issue that affects victims in our own local community, doing business
please go to the RCMP Human Trafficking National
Coordination Centre website http://www.rcmp- not kindness.
grc.gc.ca/ht-tp/index-eng.htm.
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 DONATIONS DURING COVID-19
1. Pre-Authorized giving (monthly automatic withdrawal): contact the office

2. E-transfer: use our business email address with your

bank: [email protected]
If you would like to use this convenient method through your bank, please follow these
instructions (some banks charge a fee):
Go online and log into your bank account. Select Interac e-transfer and select a
recipient – the first time you will have to add recipient by putting in
[email protected] (after the first time it will then stay on your list of
recipients). Input amount to send and complete the transaction. Note in the memo area
what your donation is for; Sunday Offertory (SO), Facility Maintenance (FM) and
Building Fund (BF). (Please include your ID# in the memo - contact the office if you
do not have a parish ID.)
Example - SO $20 One transaction can be made for all three if you wish. Such a
notation could look like this: SO $xx, FM $xx, BF $xx. If your transaction does not
work the first time, please try the next day as the Diocese can only receive a set amount
of donations in a 24-hour period. If you have any questions, please email or call the
office.

3. Regular mail: send your weekly offertory envelope or cheque payable to St. Helen
Church to:
St. Helen Church
4106 Mountain St.
Beamsville, ON L0R 1B7

4. Drop off: If preferable to you, you may drop off your envelope Tuesday to Friday
mornings at the office.

5. Credit card or Paypal (Canada Helps link): https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/49448

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/119109791RR0006-st-helens-parish/
(tax receipt is issued by Canada Helps, they retain a nominal percentage as fee)

COVID 19 pandemic
Thank you for considering the financial needs of our parish during the COVID 19 pandemic. We
understand and appreciate that financial pressure on families is different today than it was even a
few months ago. We are also carefully managing the expenses at the parish and are deeply
grateful for any help you can provide. Thank you and be assured of our continued prayers and
best wishes.