Bulletin for November 27, 2011
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Saturday, November 26 8:30 Linda Brennan Finneran By the O’Connor family Sunday, November 27 7:30 Nancy Zamarro, 2nd Anniversary By Michael, Jayme and Jill Monday, November 28 8:30 Theresa Wasko, 1st Anniversary By the Koziara family Wednesday, November 30 8:30 James McCaffrey By the family |
Thursday, December 1 8:30 Special Intention Friday, December 2 8:30 Winifred Fournier By Robert and Jessica D’Andrea Saturday, December 3 8:30 Joseph L. Maranda, Sr. By the family Sunday, December 4 7:30 Emil and Dorothy Vaudreuil, Patricia Vaudreuil By the family |
December 3-4
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Mass |
Servers: |
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J. Canzano, M.K. Canzano, H. Dubois, D. Lynch, M. Wackell, M. Wackell |
| 7:30 | R. Brenner, S. Brenner, P. Daly, P. Magnuson, S. Pegg, J. Storer |
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M. Curran, L. Giordano, B. McCabe, C. McCabe, J. McCoy, M. McCoy |
| 11:00 |
J. Canfield, K. Freud, |
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5:30 |
E. Cristy, K. Jakubiak, B. North, D. North, A. Russo, E. Whitlock |
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Mass |
Lectors: |
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: |
Sacristan: |
| 4:30 | J. Bellerose |
M/M Bellerose, M. Damico, C. Engdahl, M. Law, I. Lespasio, M/M Nelligan, S. Pegg, B. Randazzo, S. Seed |
M/M Bellerose |
| 7:30 | S. Kuruvilla |
T. Keegan, G. McNamara, G. Niklewski, A. Noone, R. Rice |
W. Gooley |
| 9:00 | J. Kiel |
P. Ahearn, J. Barry, M. Benbenek, M/M Coghlin, F. Doiron, S. Landry, F. Mannella, A. Nickle, V. Sheehan |
P. Ahearn |
| 11:00 | W. Frank |
E. Baroni, M/M Berkowitz, K. Canfield, J. M. Carey, J. Fernandez, E. Korpi, M. Minnucci, M/M Pratt, L. Shuba, M/M Sousa |
J.M Carey |
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5:30 |
J. Guilford |
C. Cruz, P. Forts, S. Jakubiak, G. Joubert, V. Moskowitz, L. Perreault |
Joanne D, for healing from severe pain; healing of a woman’s cervical neck fractures, suffered from a fall; healing for a man suffering with cancer; for a successful medical procedure for Amy K.; for S, for wisdom in making a decision about medical treatment; Courtney; Sean; a woman in deep pain; Ed; M; a special intention; S.; all those suffering with brain disorders to gain peace, and for their loved ones; safe travel for two people; Bob and Gloria in recovery from illnesses; Ben, in hospital; and for an increase in tolerance, service and compassion toward others. Continued prayers for: Cynthia G.; Olive and Thomas; L.; Nancy; a teen; Kathleen; SP; Beth, Ashley, Danielle; Christine; Art; Tristan; Jim; Shirley; Teresa; Katie; Joseph; B.; Chris; David; Ann; L.; Nancy; Clay; Jay; John's project; Bud; HC; KA; the NAMI group; Jonathan; Suzan; Amanda; Bob; Ann Speed; Fred and Tonie and all our parishioners recently confirmed. Thanksgiving for multiple prayers answered, both seen and unseen.
Prayer Line: Tracy at 508-842-2279 or Susan at 508-934-0133 or susanbk@townisp.com
"A Hug from God"
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Do you know someone in need of a hug? Perhaps the Knitting Ministry can help! Let us wrap a loved one in prayer...give them the gift of one of our shawls --"a hug from God". If you'd like to offer a shawl to someone you know and love, please call Marti Page (508) 835-3470. |
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THE FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT
BLESSING OF AN ADVENT WREATH God of all hopefulness, we pray for your blessing upon us and upon this wreath. With joyful expectation we, your people, wait in darkness for the coming of the Christ light. As we light these candles, kindle our faith. As we pray together, increase our hope. As we go out into the world, strengthen our love. Let your wisdom encircle our lives as this wreath encircles the candlelight. And grant us the humility to receive your light, even as these candles receive the flame. |
LOOKING AHEAD TO CHRISTMAS
MAKE PLANS DURING THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
TO JOIN US FOR CHRISTMAS AT ST. MARY’S
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25
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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
St. Mary Church - Tuesday evenings - 6:00 – 9:00 pm
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In addition to the weekly hours of Eucharistic Adoration held on Fridays from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm in the Pastoral Center chapel, we have now expanded this opportunity for prayer to Tuesday evenings in the church from 6:00 – 9:00 pm. Please join us as we pray in the presence of our Lord. |
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Sunday, November 27 9:00 St. Mary Choir – Grade 8 Classroom Monday, November 28 9:15 Weight Training – LMR Tuesday, November 29 2:30 School Musical – Gathering Space Wednesday, November 30 2:30 School Play Rehearsal – Large Meeting Room/Church |
Thursday, December 1 9:15 Weight Training – Large Meeting Room Friday, December 2 7:30 Elves Workshop – Hall Saturday, December 3 9:00 Grades 1 & 2 CCD – Hall/School/PC Sunday, December 4 9:00 St. Mary Choir – Grade 8 Classroom |
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MARY'S FLOWERS The flowers adorning the statue of our David Giles Jefferson In Memory of his Birthday |
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The Saint Mary Holly Fair December 3rd 9:00 am-6:00pm |
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Join us for Holiday Shopping! Gifts, Crafts…just too many unique items to list! After shopping, head over to our Snack Bar for a warm drink, great food and yummy baked goods! With our new addition, the fair is bigger and better than ever before!
Fresh Wreaths, Greens, Cemetery Boxes and Boxwood Trees by
Don’t forget to enter the Holly Fair Raffle! Each of our talented vendors is donating an item to our raffle! Enter to win a beautifully handcrafted item from each one of our crafters and gifts from many local businesses!
Professional Photos with Santa!
On Saturday from 10-1 and Sunday from 9-1 Santa will visit us to hear Christmas wishes and take photos with children, in front of a beautiful background provided by Danielson Flowers. Photos can then be ordered online for cards, gifts, etc.
This wonderful annual event is a splendid way to get into the holiday spirit and find everything you need on your shopping list!
For inquiries, please contact April Bernier at aprilbernier@verizon.net or Amanda Brown at brown092901@yahoo.com
See you at the Holly Fair!
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The St. Mary Elves workshop group is seeking donations of: Crosses’ Booklets, Religious key chains, Chaplets, Rosary, accessories, Children’s Rosaries, Devotionals, Medals, and Prayer cards. If you have any of the above items to re-purpose we gladly accept your donations. A box labeled Elves will be in the front vestibule of the church until mid-November. |
New Item of the Month: Spaghetti Sauce
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The new item of the month is Spaghetti Sauce. Please help us collect over 200 jars or cans of tomato sauce. Thank you for your continued support and last month's generous donations of meal helpers! |
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GIVING TREE
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On the weekend of November 27th and December 4th our Giving Tree tables will be set up with tags for needy families who are assisted through St. Anne’s Human Services and Catholic Charities. You will have the opportunity to select a tag, purchase and wrap a gift and return it on the weekend of December 10/11. Help bring the spirit of Christmas to a child or teen. Call Maryanne Damico with any questions 508- 845-9674. |
Please join the Shrewsbury Knights of Columbus for a very special
Pancake Breakfast with Santa
Sunday, December 4, 2011 10am to 1pm
Knights of Columbus Adelphia Council #4181
206 South Quinsigamond Avenue Shrewsbury, MA
$6 adults
Children 12 and under eat free.
Photo opportunities with Santa will be available.
For more information contact Kurt Brenner – 508-842-0322 or David Chiampa 508-845-5158
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The St. Mary's Jet Set will be traveling to the Salem Cross Inn for a scrumptious Christmas lunch before heading to Springfield to see New England's most elaborate light display. Stops along the way will include a visit to the Oakwood Farm Christmas Barn and the Yankee Candle Bavarian Christmas Village. The date will be Thursday, December 15th. The cost will be $64 and reservations must be received by November 30, 2011 by calling Evelyn 508-845-3511 or Fran 508-842-8567. |
On-Call Job Opportunity
Single working mother in Shrewsbury is looking for an individual to care for her 1 & 3 year-old daughters in her home when the children have minor colds and cannot go to daycare. This Mom needs someone who would be available to work on an on-call basis, occasionally, from the hours of 7am-3pm. Please contact Parish Nurse, Viola Jefferson, in the Health Ministry office at 508- 925-7647 or email – jeffersonv@stmarysparish.org if you would be available for an “on-call” basis.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR CAREGIVERS
Are you a member of the sandwich generation?
At any given time so you have a stroller, a walker, and a wheel chair in you car? If yes, please join us for our kick-off meeting on Tuesday, November 29th from 6:30-7:30 at the Shrewsbury Public Library. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP or questions email Eirinn.Campaniello@gentiva.com
THE NEW TRANSLATION of the MASS - QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
By Edward Sri
Do this in memory of me. These remarkable words were spoken by Jesus nearly 2,000 years ago when he instituted the Eucharist at the Last Supper. The Church fulfills this command of the Lord whenever we celebrate the Mass. In doing so, we participate in the supreme mystery of our faith, the memorial of Christ’s passion, death and resurrection.
The way in which the Mass is celebrated has undergone various changes throughout the centuries, but the heart of the liturgy has remained the same. It continues to be a celeb- ration of the banquet of the Lord, in which Catholics come to hear the word of God in the Scriptures and receive the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist. As we prepare to welcome the revised English translation of the Mass, we can be assured that the Eucharist we celebrate will stand in continuity with that first Eucharist instituted by Christ – and that the new translation is intended to help enhance our worship of God and deepen our participation in the sacred mysteries of the liturgy.
Is the Mass changing?
The essence of the Mass is not changing, but the way it is celebrated will be noticeably different. While the structure and order of the Mass will remain the same, many of the prayers and responses of the liturgy have been newly translated into English from the original Latin text. The most significant change people will notice is the new translation of the actual words of the Mass.
So the Mass we celebrate in English is a translation from the Latin?
Yes. In the Roman rite of the Church, the Mass was celebrated in Latin for centuries. After the Second Vatican Council in the 1960’s, the prayers of the liturgy were translated into the vernacular (or “common”) language of a given country to encourage more active participation by the people. The official Latin text of the Mass is contained in a book know as the Roman Missal or Missale Romanum. This is the foundational text from which bishops around the world commission translations of the Mass into local languages.
How significant will the changes in the Mass parts be?
The new translation will bring about the most significant change in the way most English-speaking Catholics participate in the Mass since the years following the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), when the liturgical texts were translated into English and officially used in worship for the first time. When the new translation is implemented, we will see how almost all of the prayers have been affected by it. The basic structure of the prayers will for the most part remain the same, but the change in wording at many points throughout the liturgy will be quite noticeable. For a time, most Catholics will no longer be able to walk into church on Sunday and automatically recite the Gloria, the Creed, and other Mass parts by memory. They will need a guide to help them become accustomed to the new translation of these prayers.
Why do we need a new translation?
When the Second Vatican Council allowed for a “more extended use of the mother tongue within the Mass”, various groups worked quickly to develop an official English translation to be used for the first time in worship, and a full English missal was published in 1973. The approach to translation used at that time (known as Dynamic equivalence) aimed at communicating the general meaning of the Latin text of the Mass rather than providing a literal, or word-for-word, translation.
After 40 years of celebrating Mass in English, the Church has come to see certain areas where the English text could be improved. Some have noted that, when the Latin text was paraphrased, a number of rich spiritual metaphors and images were lost. Important theological concepts were not always clear, and several biblical allusions did not shine out as noticeable as they could.
In 2001, the Vatican called for a more precise translation that gives Catholics a better sense of the richness of the Latin text – a translation that would be “without omissions or additions in terms of their content, without paraphrased or glosses”. Following this approach, the new translation of the Mass preserves more fully the theological tradition captured throughout the centuries in the liturgy. IT also more clearly communicates the many biblical allusions and vital theological concepts that are expressed in the Latin original.
Who is responsible for making the English translation of the Mass?
The translation process actually entails the work of several groups. Following the issuance of Vatican II’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy in 1963, the bishops’ conferences in several English-speaking countries commissioned a Vatican –approved organization known as the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL) to prepare preliminary translations of the Mass. These translations are then reviewed, modified, and approved by each country’s conference of bishops. They are then sent to Rome for final approval by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, the Vatican office that oversees all matters concerning the celebration of the liturgy. The Congregation is assisted by a subcommittee of bishops and consultant from the English-speaking world known as Vox Clara (Clear Voice).
What are some examples of the changes made to the prayers of the Mass?
A change everyone will notice at the very beginning of Mass is the people’s response to the priest’s greeting, “The Lord be with you.” In place of the words, “And also with you,” the congregation will reply, “And with your spirit” – working that better reflect the biblical language of St. Paul in his letters and recognized the unique work of the Holy Spirit through the ordained priest to celebrate the Eucharist.
People will notice a change in the opening word of the Nicene Creed. In stead of saying “We believe in one God ...”, the congregation will begin “I believe in one God ...”, a more personal expression of faith – as well as a more literal translation of the Latin text of the Creed.
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