Blessing of Animals, Holy Hour for Life

Pastor's Message

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Saint Helen Fest Survey

Thank you for joining us for Saint Helen Fest! Our ministry leads and staff, along with Msgr. Tom and Fr. Juan Gabriel enjoyed spending time with you! We would love to hear what you thought of the day to enable us to plan for our next fellowship event! Please complete this survey which will take less than five minutes.

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St. Joseph Social Service Center

& Hillside Food Bank

September - November

Youth Ministry Volunteer opportunity

St. Joseph's Food Bank

Hillside Food bank

Annual Senior Services Fair

Friday, September 30 | Meaney Hall Gym

10:00am - 12:00pm

Lifelong Westfield's Annual Senior Service Fair. Help seniors learn about services available to them.

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Holy Hour for Life

Saturday, October 1 | 9:45am

All are welcome to join us for a special Holy Hour as we pray for the respect and dignity of all human life.

Blessing of Animals

Saturday, October 1 | Outside Parish Center | 1:30pm

We invite you to bring your pets for a blessing in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment.

Mass of Anointing

Saturday, October 8 |11:30am

We will celebrate an Mass of Anointing of the Sick. The letter of James states that the sick are to be anointed in order to raise them up and save them. This sacrament can be received by a Catholic who has a serious illness, is anticipating surgery or is elderly. All are invited, either to be anointed or to support those being anointed by your presence.

Save the Date - Comedy Night

Saturday, October 15 | Meaney Hall Gym

Join us for a light dinner and a night of fun! Tickets are $20 bring a friend!

Tickets available soon!

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More about Luke Live

Parish Mission | Luke Live

October 17 & 18

9:45am - 10:30am &

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Join us for a Parish Mission like no other! Fr. James DiLuzio a Paulist priest and missionary will bring a dramatic proclamation of the Gospel of Luke in two parts (Chapters 3 to 6) with preaching and sacred and secular songs as meditations

Fr. James will share his insights from over fifteen years of proclaiming Luke's Gospel throughout the USA. Before his ordination in 1993, Fr. DiLuzio earned a B.A in English and Education from Montclair State University, New Jersey, an M.A. in Drama from the University of Southern California, followed by several years working as a teacher, actor and director.

Called & Gifted

We are all called! We are all gifted! Coming soon: an opportunity to discover the unique call God has for you and the gifts He gives you to fulfill your mission in life! It all start with Called & Gifted, which will be offered at Saint Helen starting mid-October. To register or learn more, visit

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Praise the Lord in Song!

Our music ministry is consistently recruiting! Festival Chorale (our adult choir) rehearsals begin on September 27th, 2022 at 7pm-9pm. All that is required is a love of music and a heart of service.

Hummingbirds (our children's choir 3-7th graders) also begin rehearsing on September 27th, 2022 at 3:45pm-4:30pm.

Check out www.sainthelen.org/music to read about all opportunities and access schedules.

Volunteers Needed: Saint Helen Service Auction

Saturday, November 12

The Service Auction is returning after a nearly five-year hiatus. We need donations of auction prizes. Prizes have included sports tickets, show tickets, timeshares and merchandise of all sorts. Service prizes have ranged from landscaping, home décor to golf lessons and gourmet dinners. Volunteers for all roles are also urgently needed.

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Media Ministry

We are in need of technologically savvy people to help with our media ministry in displaying graphics and slides on our screens for all liturgies. Please consider helping out! Contact Adrian at the piano bench or asoltys@sainthelen.org to offer your talents.