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FROM THE PASTOR
TThere will be a SPECIAL SECOND COLLECTION taken up at all of the Masses this weekend to aid the victims of the EARTHQUAKE IN PERU. As you know, there was a major earthquake just outside of Lima on August 15th, and more than 400 people have lost their lives. Another 1,500 people have been injured, some of them as a result of churches collapsing as they gathered for Mass. Pope Benedict XVI has called for “institutions and people of good will to aid the victims out of charity and a spirit of Christian solidarity.” As a result of this call, Cardinal O’Malley has authorized a special collection to be taken up in all of the parishes this weekend. Your compassionate and generous concern for the people of Peru during this critical time will be greatly appreciated by whatever assistance you can provide in this special collection. I am delighted to welcome to the parish staff, MR. JOSEPH VILLECCO, who will be an Assistant to the Director of Religious Education. As you know, last year I asked Fr. Rafferty to assume the duties of Vicar for Education and specifically requested that he devote much of his time to improving our parish religious education program. I am most grateful to Fr. Rafferty and to Lisa Correia for their efforts to enhance the curriculum and their positive changes to the overall program. However, it is apparent to us that the catechists need a person on site to whom they can go who will aid them in their understanding of our Catholic faith. Fr. Rafferty, with his many other parochial duties, can’t be expected to provide that level of involvement, and so he approached me last year with the recommendation that we hire a part-time assistant. I realize that our financial situation is somewhat challenging at the moment, but I am committed to providing the best possible religious education program for our young people. I realize that the creation of this new position may appear to some as a luxury that we can’t afford but, in all honesty, it is a necessary expense if we truly wish to enhance our religious education program. Mr. Villecco has obtained his Masters of Arts from Providence College and is currently pursuing his doctoral studies at Weston College. I am certain that Joseph will bring many blessings to the parish family, and I am confident that you will make him feel at home here at St. Patrick’s. By the way, we are in need of Catechists to teach in this program, and I hope that all of you will prayerfully consider becoming an active participant in the transmission of our faith to the next generation of Catholics. Mass Intentions This Week
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 for the week of August 26 will burn in prayer for Ralph C. DiGiandomenico, Jr., and a special intention.Sacrament. 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. PARISH SUPPORT
August 19, 2007
Second Collection Our
Saint Patrick Parish family donated $2,224.00 to the special collection
for the Home Missions. Thank you for your generosity!
Stewardship
Hebrews
12: 12-13 “If
I saw the gates of Hell open and I stood on the brink of the abyss,
I should not despair, I should not lose hope of mercy, because
I should trust in You, my God.” Rest in Peace Let us pray for those who have died, especially James Connolly May they and all of our faithful departed rest in peace. Notice Please note that the parish office will be CLOSED
on Monday, September 3rd for the Labor Day Holiday. We will reopen
on Tuesday, September 4th. Thank you. Religious Education Registration This is the second year in which registration was commenced in the spring for the new academic year. However, several families have not yet registered. If you are new to the parish or missed registration last spring, please contact the Religious Education Office at (508) 907-6220 or stpatreled@comcast.net . As you can imagine, early registration facilitates organizing classes. A Call for Catechists As we prepare for the beginning of a new school year we are
asking for catechists to teach in our Religious Education Program
at all grade levels. Please consider offering your time and talent
to this very important work. You may sign up on the board in the
vestibule of the Church or call the Religious Education Office.
Over the summer, after listening to the earnest insight of students
and catechists, we developed a new and thoroughly integrated curriculum.
Students will have a clear understanding of what will be covered
and how it relates to their faith lives. Teachers will be furnished
with the tools they need, including a detailed lesson plan for
each class. The new approach calls for discussion among the students
and smaller classes offer a better environment for more and better
participation. Towards the end of the Rite of Baptism, while the
parents or godparents hold a candle we pray, Receive the light
of Christ…May these children walk always as children of the light.
Please share the gift of faith so that others may live in the
light. Please call me if you have any questions or concerns. We'll
happily accommodate your preferences. Thanks for your prayerful
consideration of our request. Classes Resume for Religious Education Kindergarten
through Grade 4: Grades
5 through 8 Grade
9
Playgroup Coordinator Needed Interested
in volunteer work? Like working with a variety of people? Is coordinating
schedules your forté? Then this is a job for you! For many
years, St. Patrick Parish has provided the children of its parish
and friends with a playgroup and currently the group is in need
of a new coordinator. One would work with caregivers and children
ages birth through age 5. Time commitment is, average, 12 hours
per month during September, October and January with remainder
school year months having a weekly commitment of 1-2 hours. Once
you see the little smiles you’ll never want to leave! For more
information please call Barbara at 508-653-0647. St. Patrick Cooperative Playgroup St. Patrick Playgroup is a cooperative group for
children ages birth through 5 years and their caretakers. It will
meet this year on Mondays from 9:30 am to 11:30 am in Our Lady’s
Hall at the school. St. Martin de Porres Meeting TODAY, August 26th at 1:30PM. Please feel free to join us for our Chapter Meeting in the Lower Church Hall. Our featured talk will be on Apologetics. Refreshments will be served at the break. We will recite the Divine Office just after 4 PM. Hope to see you there. Natural Family Planning An Introductory Session on the FertilityCareTM Method (Creighton Method) of Natural Family Planning will be given September 9, 2007 at 7:00 pm in the Joseph Center. Come to learn about the latest scientific advances in this field and about its benefits. Some of its benefits include: effectiveness to achieve and avoid pregnancy; medical applications; empowerment of husband and wife; knowledge acquisition of the physiology of the menstrual cycle; improved communication; no side effects. Please call 508-439-2220 to register. Spaces are limited. Monthly Memorial Mass AEach month Saint Patrick Parish celebrates a special Memorial Mass in memory of those who have recently died. 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 this week on Wednesday, August 29 at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Annual Lawn Party to benefit Seminarians Blessed John XXIII National Seminary is hosting its 26th Annual Lawn Party on Wednesday, September 12th, at 6:00 PM on the grounds of the seminary. This premiere fundraising event is hosted by His Eminence, Sean Cardinal O’Malley, OFM Cap. The evening will include a reception and dinner with music. Located on Route 30 in Weston, the seminary prepares second career candidates, men between the ages of 30-60, for the priesthood. The Lawn Party is an opportunity to meet today’s seminarians and to learn more about the priestly formation program of this unique seminary. For ticket information, please call the Blessed John XXIII Development Office at 781-899-5500, or visit their website www.blessedjohnxxiii.edu. You can make a difference and encourage the vocations of these men through your support of the Lawn Party. Prayer for Seminarians O Lord Jesus Christ, great High Priest, I pray that You call many worthy souls to Your holy priesthood. Enlighten the Bishop in the choice of candidates, the Spiritual Director in molding them, and the professors in instructing them. Lead the seminarians daily in Your unerring footsteps; so that they may become priests who are models of purity, possessors of wisdom and heroes of sacrifice; steeped in humility and aflame with love for God and man; apostles of Your glory and sanctifiers of souls. Amen. Mary, Queen of the Clergy, pray for us. 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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