Bulletin for March 15, 2009
|
Saturday, March 14 8:30 Walter Hillmer By the Waite family Sunday, March 15 7:30 Parishioners of St. Mary’s Monday, March 16 8:30 Victor Coté By the family Tuesday, March 17 8:30 Erin DaCosta By the Waite family |
Thursday, March 19 8:30 John Waldron By the family Friday, March 20 8:30 Rose Battaglia By the family Saturday, March 21 4:30 Charles Estaphan St. Mary Parents Association Sunday, March 22 7:30 Isabel Reis Cruz By her granddaughter |
Worcester Area Catholic Alumnae Evening of Reflection: Wednesday April 1 at St. Rose of Lime Church, Northboro. Mass at 6pm followed by dinner in the church hall. Cost is $33 for information call Maureen Coghlin at 508.842.8270
March 21-22
|
Mass |
Servers: |
| 4:30 |
M. Daly, P. Mangan, J. McCoy, S. McCoy, R. Puthanangady, A. Russo |
| 7:30 | A. Berard, E. D’Souza, J. Goljan, A. Lemoine, V. Pitney, P. Storer |
| 9:00 |
S. Coakley, M.T. Egan, E. Lemoine, M. Lemoine, M. Travers, S. Travers |
| 11:00 |
E. Hirtle, C. Logan. A. O’Connor, A. Smiley, A. Smiley., J. Yarzebski |
|
5:30 |
R. Hevey, S. Kuruvilla, K. Looney, B. North, D. North, L. Perreault |
|
Mass |
Lectors: |
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: |
| 4:30 | S. Gallerani |
MM/M Bellerose, M/M Blanchard, K. Contreras, R. Ferrante, S. Gallerani, S. Goodwin, M. Law, M.L. Lordon, H. Reynolds |
| 7:30 | R. Pape |
R. Cote, M. Lemoine, G. McNamara, A. Noone, F. Nugent |
| 9:00 | S. Lunt |
S. Berkowitz, M/M Coghlin, F. Doiron, J. Godek, T. Kelly, S. Landry. E. Lemoine, J. Maliahal, F. Mannella |
| 11:00 | K. Paulina |
J. Barry, K. Canfield, J. Fernandez, M/M Holland, E. Korpi, J. McDonald, E. Page, M/M Pratt, L. Shuba |
|
5:30 |
J. Reynolds |
M/M Casey, D. DeFazio, G. Joubert, G. Kuruvilla, G. Nahm |
Dorothy Delsanti
Piet complete recovery form a serious illness, Jame recovering from leg amputation surgery, for healing and adjustment to her change in life, special intention for John, Continued prayers for: good health for Joe and his family, Avis's recovery from surgery, Richie, a mother and child, Ann, Katie, B., a young boy, Helen, the sale of two homes, Lynn, Matthew, ES, Fr. Leo, Christine, D., Becky, Millie, Marilyn, J. in crisis, Karen, Kevin, Lawrence, Maggie; and Paul Jr. Thanksgiving for: Katie’s continuing recovery from a stroke, Jeff's greatly improved health, a new employee, safe travel for M., and multiple answered prayers Thanksgiving for: DK's help, safe delivery of baby Sandra, a successful surgical procedure, safe travel for a group, and multiple answered prayers.
Prayer Line: Tracy at 508.842.2279 or Susan at 508.934.0133 or susanbk@townisp.com
|
|
Shrewsbury Ecumenical Vacation Bible School is back. Eric Fournier, Director of Christian Education at the First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury is looking for volunteers to help coordinate this year's VBS. This is a wonderful experience for our children - without the help of volunteers it may not happen. Please contact him if you are interested in helping during the planning phase or being a teacher or classroom aide: 508.845.7286 efournier@fccsm.org |
THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
|
|
Holy is your name, O Lord our God. |
STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple is a familiar story as the prophets Jeremiah, Zechariah and Malachi prophesied that when the Kingdom of God was at hand, the Temple would be cleansed of all activities unworthy of an encounter with God. Stewards of the Lord’s abundant gifts are referred to as the Temple of the Lord. What are we doing to be cleansed of activities unworthy of an encounter with the Lord? What are we doing to cleanse our Temple and make sacred space for the gift of our Savior, Jesus Christ?
DAILY MASS will be celebrated at 6:45 am (Monday – Friday) and 8:30 am (Monday – Saturday) during the season of Lent. Join us each day to be fed with God’s Word and the Eucharist. The students at St. Mary School will join us for the 8:30 am Mass on Thursday, March 19th as we celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRAYER include the ROSARY at 7:30 pm on Monday evenings in the pastoral center chapel and ADORATION OF THE EUCHARIST on Fridays from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Join us.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS – RCIA
Let us continue to pray throughout this season of Lent for the following adults from our community who have been a part of the RCIA this year and who are preparing for the sacraments of initiation at the Easter Vigil:
Tong Thai - Andrea Campbell - Nicholas Mannella
They will join us today at the 11:00 am Mass as we celebrate the First Scrutiny and the Presentation of the Creed to Tong Thai.
EASTER GIVING TREE
|
|
Help St. Mary’s Outreach and St. Anne’s Human Services feed the less fortunate of our community next weekend, March 21 & 22. Tables will be set up in the front vestibule and by the sanctuary with colored Easter eggs and requests for food cards from local supermarkets. Please return the tags along with the food cards on the weekend of March 28 /29 so that they can be delivered before Easter. |
|
|
MARY’S FLOWERS The flowers adorning the statue of our Brian Nelligan In honor of his 1st Anniversary |
|
|
SHADOW OF THE CROSS SAVE THE DATE for The Shadow of the Cross on Friday, April 3 at 7:00 pm in St. Mary Church. The choirs of St. Mary, St. Anne and St. Mary of the Hills will join together for this musical evening that focuses on the final days of Jesus’ life. |
|
Sunday, March 15 9:00 Adult Choir – Grade 8 Classroom Monday, March 16 9:15 Weight Training – Mary’s Room Tuesday, March 17 9:30 Thomas Merton Group – Mary’s Room Wednesday, March 18 9:30 Bible Study – Mary’s Room |
Thursday, March 19 8:30 School Mass Friday, March 20 9:00-1:00 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Chapel Saturday, March 21 9:00 Grade 2 Parent Meeting - Hall Sunday, March 22 9:00 Adult Choir – Grade 8 Classroom |
|
Thomas Merton group will meet on Tuesday, March 17th |
ST. MARY’S BUILDING PROJECT UNDERWAY
Over the past two years St. Mary’s Parish has been conducting a Capital Campaign to raise money for the expansion and renovation of our parish buildings. Thus far Our Enduring Covenant has raised more than $3.3 million in gifts and pledges from 441 parishioners. Another 50 parishioners have been making contributions through the monthly envelope without a pledge. Now with the announcement that construction will begin this spring, we are hopeful and confident that those who have been waiting for this news will now be ready to make their commitment.
The original goal of OUR ENDURING COVENANT was $7.5 million. We have scaled back the scope of the building project and will not be adding on to the church worship space at this time. All of the other components of the building and renovation project remain. We have now readjusted our fundraising goal to $5 million. While the Diocese of Worcester will loan us the necessary funds for construction this spring, we still need to raise an additional $1.7 million in gifts and pledges. Every gift is important and we encourage all of our parishioners to make a pledge to the campaign according to their means
The time has come to make your pledge, and with your support and prayers, we will continue to sustain our enduring covenant, building on the earlier efforts of those who have helped to build up the faith in our Catholic community. Pledge envelopes can be found in the sacristy after Mass today or at the pastoral center during the week. For more information, please contact the Pastoral Center at 508.845.6341 or click here.
When we act with compassion, generosity and commitment to justice for the “least among us,” we act as the Lord’s true disciples. This appeal, with its theme “Give Hope to Jesus in Disguise,” enables the bishops of the United States to assist people in need throughout the world. I assure that your personal generosity to the collection is vital to our labors to extend the Church’s ministry of charity to the poor and dispossessed. We offer hope to the poor through our generous love. Pope Benedict XVI, in his encyclical letter, On Christian Hope, spoke eloquently of this when he wrote, “It is important to know that I can always continue to hope that my own life and history in general, despite all failures, are held firm by the indestructible power of Love…only this kind of hope can then give the courage to act and to persevere.” (Spe Salvi, no. 35) When you give to the Catholic Relief Services Collection you are assisting millions of the poor throughout the world. I am grateful for your generosity. Sincerely yours in Christ, |
|
EASTER AT ST. MARY’S Plan now to join us for one of our Easter Masses. There will be two Masses celebrated at the same time at 9:00 am and 11:00 am – in our church and in the chapel at Calvary Retreat Center on South Street.
|
|
|
EASTER FLOWERS Honor and remember your loved ones in a special way at Easter. An envelope for Easter Flowers can be found in your monthly packet. Please write the names of your deceased family members and friends so that we can remember them at Mass throughout the Easter season. Your gifts will help to decorate our church for Holy Week and Easter. |
PALM SUNDAY READERS NEEDED
Volunteers are needed to participate in the reading of the Passion Gospel on Palm Sunday, April 4 & 5. We need 12 readers for the 4:30, 9:00, 11:00 and 5:30 Masses. All are welcome – teens, adults and lectors. Sign up sheets can be found today in the sacristy. There will be a rehearsal of the reading of the Passion in the church on Saturday, April 4th.
PALM SUNDAY FOR CHILDREN
On Palm Sunday, April 5th, a special Children’s Procession and Liturgy of the Word will take place at the 9:00 am Mass. Children will gather with their families in the church and take part in a procession from the church to the parish hall where they will hear a children’s version of the Passion story. After this Liturgy of the Word the children will then rejoin their families in church as they usually do at the 9:00 am Mass.
A DISCERNMENT RETREAT for the DIOCESAN PRIESTHOOD
Directed by Bishop Robert J. McManus
A time to pray, to listen to think, to learn, and to laugh.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3 at 6 pm to SATURDAY, APRIL 4 at 6 pm
High School Age Retreat at the Oakhurst Retreat Center Villa in Whitinsville - This retreat is for young men in high school who are at all levels of discernment – from a curious interest in the daily life of a parish priest to the serious discernment of a vocation to the priesthood.
College Age and Older Retreat at the Oakhurst Retreat Center Manor House in Whitinsville. -This retreat is for those college-age and older men in all stages of discernment who have thought of serving the Lord as a parish priest.
For more information or to register, please contact the Vocation Directory, Fr. Jim Mazzone at jmazzone@charter.net or by phone at 508.340.5788.
|
First Communion Parents: Please get your child’s ‘job’ paper back to me this week as I am making the lists up for each of the five First Communions now. Our next parent meeting is March 21st at 9:15 or 11:15 in the school hall. Thanks, parents! Sue Landry |
Lenten Family Soup Supper and Discussion: Sunday, March 29 from 3:30 – 5:30pm in the hall. Please bring your family and join us for a Lenten soup supper and discussion on the topic of "Service; how we served in our families growing up and how we might help in simple ways during these economically difficult times". Share in an intimate community Lenten afternoon with discussion breakout groups for adults and children, and a simple family meal. Please rsvp and contact Jen Zerwas with any questions: 508.845.3883 or zerwasj@msn.com
Welcome to Bible Study
|
|
Fr. John O’Brien will be teaching First and Second Corinthians on Wednesdays from 9:30 am -11:30 am, March 18th –April 29th in the Pastoral Center at St. Mary’s in Shrewsbury. Paul’s correspondence with the Church of Corinth: The First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians presents his idea of Christ, portrays his understanding of a church in transition and change, and offers his fascination g insight into the Eucharist and a dynamic spirituality for then and now. |
Home of Hope India
As a follow up to his trip to India over Thanksgiving, Parishioner Bob Davis will be giving a talk about his trip to the Prathyasha Bhavan (Home of Hope) orphanage in Kochi, India, an orphanage for 60 - 80 abandoned, neglected, abused girls in Kochi, India. His talk will focus on the daily life of the girls, the growth of the orphanage, the work of the organization here in the U.S. and the future of the Home of Hope in India. His talk will be on Sunday, March 22 at 4:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Refreshments will be served. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP with Bob at bdavis@process-info.com or at 508.842.2050.
SHREWSBURY YOUTH POP-WARNER
FOOTBALL & CHEERLEADING ASSOCIATION
REGISTRATION: TUESDAY, MARCH 24TH 6PM - 8PM
WHERE: ST. MARYS PARISH HALL
PARABLE OF THE TALENTS - A few months ago St. Mary Parish in Shrewsbury gave their parishioners a challenge to raise money for the parish. We are holding an Iron Chef competition at the Parish Hall on Sunday, March 22 from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. to help multiply our money. Rev. Michael Rose will be one of the participant chefs. Admission is free, but a basket for any donations will be at the doors. A raffle for a Pampered Chef product will be held to raise additional funds during the battle.
St. Mary’s in joining many other parishes across the Diocese of Worcester in conducting the annual Partners in Charity Appeal during the Lenten season. The Annual Partners in Charity Appeal supports 29 vital programs which comprise the charitable, educational and ministerial mission of our local church. Your gift to the appeal this year will provide assistance for the poor, the sick, the young, the disabled, families in crisis, and many thousands more. Our appeal is an opportunity to provide for the needs of others who look to us for hope. Please reflect on the blessings you have received from God as you contemplate a gift to the Partners in Charity Appeal this year. Please take a moment today to read the bulletin insert which describes some of the special works of ministry that are supported each year by your gift. Look in your mail this week for more information and a gift/pledge envelope.
|
St. Mary’s Church, Shrewsbury, MA
Please join us for Friday evening Mass with Reverend Adam R. Reid Stop in any time during the Rosary All are Welcome |
St Mary’s Golf Tournament 2009 - June 5th 2009 - Cyprian Keyes Golf Club
|
|
Mark the Date now for the St Mary’s “Golfest” – June 5th! |
Copyright © 2009, St. Mary's Parish, Shrewsbury MA.
This page last updated on
