There will be a SECOND COLLECTION taken up at all of the Masses this weekend for the NATIONAL BLACK AND INDIAN MISSIONS. This annual appeal is used to fund the various evangelization programs among some of the neediest people across the United States. Over 131 dioceses in our country, from the inner cities of the rural south and the deserts of the southwest to Alaska’s cold wilderness, will benefit from your generosity. This year, natural disasters have caused tremendous damage and losses to many churches and there just is not enough money available to help all those in need. Your generous financial assistance permits all of us to be co-missionaries with the priests, deacons, religious and dedicated lay people who minister to the Black and Native American communities in parishes across the Unites States, I urge you to give whatever you can and know that whatever you give will accomplish a great deal.

This Monday evening, July 9th, we will have our MONTHLY EVENING OF PRAYER as part of our on-going spiritual renewal of our parish. In union with the Church throughout the world, we will be celebrating Evening Prayer for the intentions of our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. We will conclude the evening with Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. This special time of grace will begin at 7:30 PM in the Church and I invite all of you to participate in this wonderful opportunity to rest in God’s presence. I hope that you will join us as we pray for the Holy Father and as we grow closer to the Lord and one another.

Our St. Patrick’s Vacation Bible School begins this week and I want to express my appreciation to NANCY MAGUIRE and her wonderful team for all of their hard work in preparing for this wonderful event. The generosity of all of those involved in this endeavor is a reminder of what can be accomplished when good people step forward and offer their extraordinary gifts for the benefit of others. As we express our gratitude to those involved, let is continue to keep them in our prayers that this week may be a time of great grace and enjoyment for all. May they experience a greater awareness of God’s love and emerge from this week with a renewed enthusiasm to follow Him to our true paradise of Heaven.

Finally, I want to share with you the belated news that the REVEREND STEPHEN S. DONOHOE has been named Pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Chelmsford. The people of St. Mary’s are certainly blessed with their new shepherd. May his pastoral ministry be filled with joy and many blessings.

Mass Intentions This Week

 

Sun. 7/8	5:30 PM	Collective Intention Mass		Deceased members of the Hanna Family, Nora & Thomas Whipps, and deceased members of the Ryan Family
Mon. 7/9	8:00 AM	Mass for Sick
Tues. 7/10	8:00 AM	Elizabeth Lorrey
Wed. 7/11	8:00 AM	Sr. Mary Rose Colleran	7:30 PM	Santa DeMasi
Thur.7/12	8:00 AM	Gerard A. Halpin Jr.
Fri. 7/13	8:00 AM	Emilia Raneri
Sat.7/14	8:00 AM	Najla, Donald & Michael Bellofatto

PLEASE PRAY FOR Fr. Frank Manning, Philip Allen, James Atherton, Harold Barbieri, Bridie Bell, Lucille Belmore, Joanne Bolles, Nancy Brodeur, Francis Burke, Patrick Burke, Jim Campbell, Muriel Cosentino, Harold Davis, Eileen Dennis, Joel Dennis, Barbara DiVaio, Diane Doyle, Patricia Finnegan, Dorothy Fitzgerald, Mike Fitzgerald, Richard Guerin, Janet Hutchins, Thomas Kean, Charlene Lombardi, Helen MacDonald, Catherine MacLellan, Dave Markow, Marie Murphy, Fran Quaranto, Felicia Quesada, Elaine Ruda, Eleonore Santospago, Marie Smith, Dennis P. Sullivan, Wilma Verge, Barbara Waite, Maryann Webster, Ricky Webster, and all the sick of the parish.

SANCTUARY LAMPS LAMPS for the week of July 8will burn in prayer for W. Alfred & Alice E. Hanna, Thomas & Catherine Hanna, Thomas A. Hanna, William A. Hanna, Nora Whipps, Thomas F. Whipps and Deceased members of the Ryan Family.

If you would like a LAMP in our Church or Adoration Chapel burning for one week, in memory of a loved one or for a special intention, please call the rectory (508) 653-1093.

Stewardship

“Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals…” Luke 10:4

The story of Jesus sending out the 72 disciples reminds us that, as Christ’s disciples, we should not be overly concerned with material possessions. We also are expected to willingly share what we have with those who bring God’s message to us.

Summertime Prayer

Dear Lord,
Thank you for this summer season.
During this time, may we remember the gift of the world you have given us. For while each summer of our lives is different; it is their similarities that bring joyful anticipation. For you, there is no beginning or end, and all things are eternal and at one time. Yet we, who are bound to time, see and learn all things through beginnings and endings. As spring ends and summer begins, may we see your reflection in this and every summer. For though you are unchanging and eternal, there is always more to discover, experience and learn.
Amen.

Prayer for Vocations

Loving and merciful God, you call us into being and commission us to serve your people. We pray that our lives might make a difference and that our service might give you praise. Strengthen us, we pray, to be instruments of peace and justice in our church and in our world. May we desire to ministry as priests, sisters, brothers, deacons and lay ministers. We ask this in the spirit of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Evening of Prayer
Monday, July 9, 2007

On the second Monday of each month, the Spiritual Development Commission of Saint Patrick Parish sponsors an Evening of Prayer. These prayerful services are open to all and are held upstairs in the Church. The next monthly Evening of Prayer will be held this Monday, July 9th at 7:30 PM. We will pray Evening Prayer and conclude with Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Refreshments will be served downstairs following the service. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Fatima Day

The Xaverian Missionaries will hold their traditional Fatima Day, on Friday, July 13, at Our Lady of Fatima Shrine. The main celebrant will be Fr. Paul T. Clifford, Pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Hopkinton, MA. Gathering and sing-along: 6:30 p.m. Mass begins at 7:00 p.m. followed by rosary and candlelight procession. The evening will conclude with refreshments served in the shrine hall.

Monthly Memorial Mass

Each month Saint Patrick Parish celebrates a special Memorial Mass in memory of those who died the previous month. We remember in a special way our loved ones whose funerals were celebrated in our parish as well as those who were buried in Saint Patrick Cemetery. The next Monthly Memorial Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome.

LIFT – Catholic Worship for a NEW Generation

Join us for LIFT – an exciting new monthly worship event which includes vibrant praise and worship music, dynamic, challenging speakers and Eucharistic Adoration. LIFT is for all ages. Be with us on Tuesday, July 17th as we welcome Sean Flynn as our speaker. The evening runs from 7 – 9 pm at Fontbonne Academy, 930 Brook Road, Milton, MA. Directions and a downloadable flyer, along with more information about LIFT, can be found on our website at www.liftedhigher.com. Come join in worship with hundreds of Catholics from around the Boston area!

GREAT BIBLE REEF
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
UPDATE
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Registration is still open
for children ages 5 and up, but it is filling up……so don’t miss out on this great opportunity to
DIVE DEEP INTO GOD’S LOVE!
Call (508)655-1017 for Registration information.
V.B.S. runs July 9-13
from 8:45am-12:15pm

A very big THANK YOU to all who helped cut out fish for our
GREAT BIBLE REEF last weekend!

And THANK YOU to all who have answered the call to serve at V.B.S.!
Once again we have enough volunteers to spread the Good News of God’s love!

Please pray daily for the vocation of marriage

Heavenly Father,
Through the intercession of the Holy Family,
Help us treasure the gift of marriage that
reflects the love of Christ for the Church,
where the self-giving love
of husband and wife
unites them more perfectly and
cooperates in your plan for
new life created in your image.
Help us support men and women
in their vocation of marriage,
especially in difficult times when
they join their sufferings to the Cross.
Help us uphold the institution of marriage
in our society as the place where
love is nurtured and family life begins.
Help us acknowledge that our future
depends on this love and on your
providential care for us. Amen

Nihil Obstat: Reverend Mark O’Connell, J.C.D.
Imprimatur: Seán Cardinal O’Malley, OFM Cap.
Archbishop of Boston
May 15, 2007

Safety for All

In an effort to make sure our building is a secure place for all during the celebration of Mass, parents please accompany your children when they need to use the rest room. In this way we will all be assured that our oungsters are safe at all times.

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