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FROM THE PASTOR As we begin a new year, I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all of you who enrich this parish by your time, your many talents, and your financial generosity. We are so fortunate to be able to provide pastoral services to many people and your active participation in the various ministries and programs bring tremendous strength to this community of faith. The focus of our life as Church is always the Eucharist that we celebrate on Sunday for it is at the Altar that we discover anew precisely what Jesus has done for us. He has freed us from the slavery of sin and the fear of death. He comforts us and He encourages us by His example and His words. He teaches us as He walks with us in our sufferings. He fills us with hope as He offers us eternal life. Instead of violating our freedom, He restores it, dignifies it with His own incarnate holiness, and then adds to it with His victory over death on our behalf. He gives us His Holy Spirit, who breathes new life into our hearts and enables us to love one another - even our enemies and persecutors - as He loves us. From His fullness we receive the power to bring glad tidings of peace into a world filled with lights contrary to Christ's message of love. It is my special prayer that our community will grow ever more closer to God and to each other as we re-commit ourselves in this new year to the noble task of bringing the Good News to all that we meet. Let us strive to grow in our appreciation of the sublime Gift of God Himself in the Eucharist that we receive each Sunday in order to be nourished and strengthened for our earthly journey. I want to welcome again those of our brothers and sisters who now join our parish family. The circumstances that bring us together at this particular time may vary but the common reality is always the universal bond of charity that nothing can break. The privilege that is ours to gather as God's holy people to celebrate in Word and in Sacrament is too precious to waste and we need to remain focused on the present realities rather than past glories, as significant as they indeed have been. The present and eternal reality is this: God loved us enough to send us - through the faith of Mary and support of Joseph - His only Son. He loved us enough to take on our poverty, our indignities and fears, our hopes, joys, sufferings and failures - and to speak to us as one of us. He became man to show men and women how much God loves them. He was born for that purpose. He lived for that purpose. He died and rose again for that purpose. May we, who are privileged to be Catholic, imitate in our lives His example of universal love that we discover in the Eucharist. Mass Intentions This Week Sun. 1/2 5:30 PM Family Healing Mass
PLEASE PRAY FOR Mary Porter, Ricky Webster, Patricia Kaufman, Eleanor Ruiz, John Morton, Eleonore Santospago, Eileen Dennis, Jordan Pascucci, Elaine Ruda, Ulysse Richard, Dave Markow, Stuart McIntosh, Laura Tomlin, Lucy Grupposo, Marie Smith, John Healey, Joel Dennis, Greg Giallonardo, Nancy Brodeur, Erin McKay, Tony Amendola, Thomas Kean, Chuck Plaistek, Jane O'Keefe, Diane Doyle, Amanda Clift, Stephen W. Humphrey, Jr., Muriel Cosentino, Denise Perreault, Amy Flickenger, James Phillips, Elvira Portyrala, James Atherton, Mike Fitzgerald, and all the sick of the parish. SANCTUARY LAMPS for the week of January 2nd will burn in prayer for Luisa Valenti, Gerard Halpin, Jr. and John Morton. 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 Budgeted Actual $15,000.00 $8,237.00 $6736.00 STEWARDSHIP Today we remember the three wise men from the East who came to pay homage to the infant Jesus, bringing him rich gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The gifts we bring - our time and service and some share of what we earn from work we do - are equally precious in His sight. Rest in Peace Let us pray for those who have died, especially Caroline Garofalo May they and all the faithful departed rest in peace. What we are is our gift from God,
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Reminders:
· First Religious Ed classes of 2005
Evening of Prayer Please join us for our monthly Evening of Prayer on Monday, January 10th, at 7:30 p.m. The prayer service will conclude with Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. All are invited and encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served downstairs following the service. Bring a friend! Master of Arts in Ministry Program for Laity Spring courses for Laity at the Master of Arts in Ministry Program at St. John's Seminary in Brighton begin January 18th. Course selections are Christology, Church History, New Testament, Liturgy and the Sacraments, Canon Law, Mary and the Saints, and Paul the Apostle. A course entitled, Ecclesiological Issues in Contemporary Parish Life, will be offered at St. John the Evangelist Parish, Chelmsford on Tuesday evenings 7:00-9:00 pm. All other courses are offered in late afternoons and evenings at Bishop Peterson Hall in Brighton. For more information, call the MAM Office at 617-779-4104 or visit our website at www.sjs.edu Thank You
The Pine St. Inn of Boston wishes to thank the people of St. Patrick's for their donations of underwear and socks last month. Over 1,000 garments were donated. Pine St. is very grateful to everyone who donated to this much needed collection and also for the monthly food donations and to the servers who serve the meal the first Saturday of each month. Thank you and God bless all of you.
Wellesley Right to Life Bus Trip 32nd Annual March for Life On Sunday, January 23rd a bus sponsored by Wellesley Right To Life will leave from St. John School (Wellesley) at 9:00pm, arriving in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday morning, January 24th. We will participate in the 32nd Annual March for Life opposing the Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion throughout the entire 9 months of a woman's pregnancy. The bus will return in the pre-dawn hours of January 25th. Please join us in support of defenseless unborn children. Call Joe Cavanaugh at 781-237-0759 for information and reservations. Sunday Coffee and Donuts Please note that Sunday morning coffee and donuts will resume on January 9th downstairs in the Church Hall. Some Possible New Year's Resolutions Attend Daily Mass whenever possible.
Bulletin advertising We would like to thank our present advertisers for renewing their ad, and for those interested in placing a new ad, this is your opportunity. To reserve a space for the new publication year, please contact the rectory. Keep in mind; our advertising sponsors make your bulletin possible. TAX information Parishioners who use the weekly offertory envelopes will receive a letter for tax purposes during the month of January indicating the amount contributed during 2004. Please note that these letters are for annual contributions of $250 or more. If you would like to begin receiving offertory envelopes to use in 2005, please contact the Rectory. Thank you. Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Want to give each other something special for Christmas? How about a gift filled with Romance and Excitement? That is just the beginning of what you will receive on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. Upcoming dates are:
Regis College Regis College in Weston, MA invites you to join us on Tuesday, January 11th at 6pm at our Free Information Session to learn about Regis Graduate Programs for working men and women
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