We are grateful to these parishioners, whose ads pay for the equipment and materials to produce this bulletin. 1464 Grafton Road Millbury, MA 01527 (508) 755-5253 Fax (508) 754-4659 Pamela Murphy Family Child Care Center 102 Pakachoag Street, Auburn, MA 01501 508-767-1214 [email protected]30 Auburn Street Auburn, MA 01501 (508) 832-5981 X14 Fax (508) 832-0464 E-Mail - [email protected]www.capitolsiding.com CAPITOL SIDING CO. DALE SARKISIAN, Sales Manager Vinyl Siding, Roofing, Replacement Windows, Seamless Gutters, Carpentry Open Daily at 4:00 STEPHEN LONDREGAN 10 Prospect Street Auburn, MA 01501 (508) 832-2553 Private Bereavement Luncheons Scott McDonald Plumbing & Heating Scott McDonald, Plumber Worcester, MA Lic#31613 and Insured Cell: 508-572-5393 [email protected]Service & Repairs No Job Too Small KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Council 4158, Auburn, MA Meeting in the Church Hall on the 2nd Thursday of the month. For more information, please call 508-450-9200. O’Connell & O’Connell, P.C. Attorneys At Law 425 Pakachoag Street Tel: (508) 832-5872 Auburn, MA 01501 Fax: (508) 832-7167 A Higher Standard of Concrete Protection GOLD SEAL WATERPROOFING Basement & Foundation Waterproofing ►Concrete Foundation Repairs ►Bulkhead Leaks Solved ►Crack Injection—Urethane/Epoxy ►Sump Pumps Installed ►Waterproofing Membranes ►Interior Drainage Systems Paul Beauregard 508-832-6275 P[email protected]www.goldsealwaterproofing.com Steven J. Robichaud, Sr. 508-407-8715 Cell: 508-561-0880 Roofing ▪ Siding ▪Windows ▪ Decks Painting ▪ Kitchens ▪ Bathrooms ▪ Additions Licensed & Insured Parishioner of NAM BELANGER PLASTERING & PAINTING Fully Insured/Free Estimates Residential/Commercial Interior/Exterior Michael - 508-987-5510 This bulletin ad space is available immediately. Call 508-798-0612. Dedicated to the Education and Preservation of Town History 41 South Street, Auburn, (508) 832-6856 Open Tues. & Sat. 9:30-12:30 or by appt. Check out our North American Martyrs exhibit! Nicholas S. Lynch NMLS#1408490 Mortgage Loan Originator [email protected](774) 272-0694 Purchasing & Refinancing Your Home - Member FDIC - Member DIF Math Made Easy Tutoring for students in Grades 3-9 Pamela Judge Mathematics Tutor (508) 887-2783 [email protected]Durocher Electric Marc J. Durocher “No job too small” 508-864-1135, [email protected]Residential Electrical Work Diane Hicks REALTOR® Cell: 508-887-3899 [email protected]MA Teaching License, Mathematics (5-8) Handyman Services Paul Stasaitis 508-756-8486 Licensed & Insured Facebook: Green Tech, Auburn greentechlandscape.net Lawn Treatments, All Natural Tick Control, Irrigation Service, Landscape Lighting Licensed & Insured BBB A+ Accredited Mike Sullivan 774-696-9491 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time February 11, 2018 MASS INTENTIONS Rev. John F. Gee, Pastor Rectory 508-798-8779 Joan Sundstrom, Religious Education Coordinator Religious Education Office 508-798-0612 Parish e-mail: [email protected]Relig. Ed e-mail: [email protected]Web Page: namartyrsauburn.org North American Martyrs Church 8 Wyoma Drive, Auburn, MA 01501 Confessions Saturday 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Baptisms See policy on bulletin boards and website Weddings Please make arrangements 1year in advance 7:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. (M, W, F) 8:00 a.m. Saturdays Lord’s Day Masses Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Weekday Masses (Lent) It’s a joy to welcome new parishioners and visitors. Please let us know who you are. Saturday, February 10, 4:30 p.m. 6th Anniv.: Gloria Leger Requested by her family Sunday, February 11, 8:30 a.m. Barbara Shenette Requested by the Durocher family Sunday, February 11, 10:30 a.m. Dorothy Forgette Requested by her husband, Adrien Monday, February 12, 7:00 a.m. Helyn Waldorf - Requested by Bill Sipos Tuesday, February 13, 7:00 a.m. Rose Marie Levesque - Requested by her cousin Wednesday, February 14, 7:00 a.m. Pat & Lorraine Derrick Requested by Louise Downie Friday, February 16, 7:00 a.m. 15th Anniv.: Irene Cole Requested by her family Saturday, February 17, 8:00 a.m. 2nd Anniv.: Thomas Cole Requested by his family Saturday, February 17, 4:30 p.m. 3rd Anniv.: Edward Binnall Requested by Eleanor Binnall Bereavement - Refreshments are offered to families after the funeral of a loved one. You may request this ministry by calling Fr. Gee at 508-798-8779. Hymn Requests - Eagle’s Wings is our liturgical music group that plays at the 8:30 mass. Please call Pete Michaud at 508-755-5863 or talk to him after mass. Coffee And … - Every Sunday after the Masses, teams of men in the parish serve coffee and doughnuts in the parish hall. Everyone is welcome. 2/11 - Team 6 2/18 - Team 7 Hall Reservations -- To reserve the hall, please contact T Jablanski at [email protected]. Bulletin Items - Please submit by Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. all items to appear in the bulletin. Contact Pam at 508-798-0612 Sunday, February 18, 8:30 a.m. Eugene Gosselin - Requested by Therese Gosselin Sunday, February 18, 10:30 a.m. Richard Strozina - Requested by his family During the season of Lent, daily Masses will be held: Monday through Friday, including Thursdays – 7 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays - 5:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross will be held on the Fridays of Lent at 5:30 p.m., followed immediately by Mass. Confessions will be held on Saturday at 3 p.m. and Tuesday nights beginning February 20 from 5:30-6:00 p.m.
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We are grateful to these parishioners, whose ads pay for the equipment and materials to produce this bulletin.
North American Martyrs Church 8 Wyoma Drive, Auburn, MA 01501
Confessions Saturday 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Baptisms See policy on bulletin boards and website
Weddings Please make arrangements 1year in advance
7:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. (M, W, F) 8:00 a.m. Saturdays
Lord’s Day Masses
Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.
Weekday Masses (Lent)
It’s a joy to welcome new parishioners and visitors. Please let us know who you are.
Saturday, February 10, 4:30 p.m. 6th Anniv.: Gloria Leger Requested by her family
Sunday, February 11, 8:30 a.m. Barbara Shenette
Requested by the Durocher family
Sunday, February 11, 10:30 a.m. Dorothy Forgette
Requested by her husband, Adrien
Monday, February 12, 7:00 a.m. Helyn Waldorf - Requested by Bill Sipos
Tuesday, February 13, 7:00 a.m. Rose Marie Levesque - Requested by her cousin
Wednesday, February 14, 7:00 a.m. Pat & Lorraine Derrick
Requested by Louise Downie
Friday, February 16, 7:00 a.m. 15th Anniv.: Irene Cole Requested by her family
Saturday, February 17, 8:00 a.m. 2nd Anniv.: Thomas Cole
Requested by his family
Saturday, February 17, 4:30 p.m. 3rd Anniv.: Edward Binnall Requested by Eleanor Binnall
Bereavement - Refreshments are offered to families after the funeral of a loved one. You may request this ministry by calling Fr. Gee at 508-798-8779.
Hymn Requests - Eagle’s Wings is our liturgical music group that plays at the 8:30 mass. Please call Pete Michaud at 508-755-5863 or talk to him after mass.
Coffee And … - Every Sunday after the Masses, teams of men in the parish serve coffee and doughnuts in the parish hall. Everyone is welcome.
2/11 - Team 6 2/18 - Team 7
Hall Reservations -- To reserve the hall, please contact T Jablanski at [email protected].
Bulletin Items - Please submit by Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. all items to appear in the bulletin. Contact Pam at 508-798-0612
Sunday, February 18, 8:30 a.m. Eugene Gosselin - Requested by Therese Gosselin
Sunday, February 18, 10:30 a.m. Richard Strozina - Requested by his family
During the season of Lent, daily Masses will be held:
Monday through Friday, including Thursdays – 7 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays - 5:30 p.m.
Stations of the Cross will be held on the Fridays of Lent at 5:30 p.m., followed immediately by Mass. Confessions will be held on Saturday at 3 p.m. and Tuesday nights beginning February 20 from 5:30-6:00 p.m.
Kateri’s Kitchen Open Saturdays, 10-12
Food donations may be brought to the altar at the offertory or to the classroom at the back entrance. We are especially in need of the following:
Kateri’s
Kitchen
Cold cereal Dry milk Crackers/Cookies Mayonnaise Juice (bottled or boxed) Salad Dressing Coffee Ketchup Pasta Sauce
We are very grateful for your extraordinary generosity in bringing food. If you have any questions, please call Ann Marie Lucas at 508-752-4852.
Praying
It is the most powerful thing we can do.
Please pray for the souls of all the faithful departed
for those who are ill:
Micheal Allen, Pauline Andrade, Barbara Aron, Mark Beckwith, Janie Bouges, Carol Burgoyne,
Michele Burke-Pellegrini, Albert Castagna, Louie Castagna, Christine Cote, Patricia Darrah,
June Fuller, Ed Handlin, Kim Johnson, Peter Letourneau, Bob Nist, Ed O'Toole,
Mary Lou Paulli, Terry Power, Anthony Real, John Rooney, Edward J. Rutkowski, Bernie Shiner,
David Tatro, Bonnie Turner
for all the men and women serving in our country’s military
and for all the diocesan seminarians, especially Brian Ashmankas from our parish.
Fr. John Gavin of the Society of Jesus at Holy Cross College will celebrate one of our Masses each weekend.
STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION
“Brothers and sisters, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.”
(1 Corinthians 10:31)
Do a quick check of your priorities. Where does God rank in that list? If He’s not first, you have some work to do. Putting God first in everything helps us from putting other “gods” (like our pride and ego, money and possessions to name a few) before God. Before making a decision, ask yourself I’m I going this for the glory of God or for the glory of me?
COLLECTIONS
The collection for last weekend was $6,410. We are very grateful for your outstanding generosity.
The Catholic Free Press is our Diocesan newspaper and it give us news of parish and diocesan events, as well as news of Catholic interest from the U.S. and the world. Sign-up subscription month is February, at $39 for a one-year subscription. Simply fill out the Catholic Free Press envelope from your envelope packet, include $39 (checks payable to North American Martyrs), and return it in the collection basket. We encourage all parish households to subscribe to this worthwhile Catholic paper.
Lenten Faith Sharing
Take a breather with Journey Through Lent, weekly small group sessions with the Sunday readings. Sessions will be held on Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. beginning February 15. Also, if there is enough interest, on Friday afternoons, 1-2:30, beginning February 16. Register today by calling 508-798-0612 or emailing [email protected].
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. On these days, we may NOT EAT MEAT and we should have ONLY ONE FULL MEAL.
The Fridays of Lent are days of Abstinence, therefore, we should NOT EAT MEAT on those days.
Abstinence from meat is to be observed by all Catholics fourteen (14) years of age and older on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all the Fridays of Lent.
Fasting is to be observed by all Catholics on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all those who are eighteen (18) years of age through age fifty-nine (59) years of age. Those who are bound to fast may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to one’s needs, but eating solid foods between meals is not permitted.
Prepare yourself spiritually for Easter! Booklets from
the Word Among Us with Daily Meditations for Lent
2018 are available at both entrances of the church.
Please feel free to pick up this free resource.
You’re invited to participate in CRS Rice Bowl
Join our faith community — and nearly 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States—in a life-changing Lenten journey of encounter with CRS Rice
Bowl. Pick up your family’s CRS Rice Bowl from the table at each entrance of the church beginning this weekend. During the 40 days of Lent, as companions on the journey, we will encounter our neighbor.
Get ready for Lent 2018 with the newly redesigned CRS Rice Bowl app (Android app on Google Play or Apple App Store). Find daily reflections and become a companion on the journey with people in need. https://www.crsricebowl.org/about/app
Wednesday, February 14, is Ash Wednesday. It is the beginning of the Holy Season of Lent. Ashes will be imposed during the 7 am & 5:30 p.m. Masses.
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Brothers and sisters, whether you eat or drink, or whatever
you do, do everything for the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31)
Ash Wednesday is this week. While some of us are keen to begin Lent, some may feel disheartened at the prospect of keeping their Lenten resolutions. If this is you, don’t worry. Paul’s words have come at just the right time. Not only is this verse encouraging, but it’s a fitting theme for Lent—something you can return to again and again for inspiration and direction.
Brothers and sisters. First, remember that you won’t be embarking on this journey alone. You are swept up into a vast family called the Church. This multitude will be walking arm in arm with you as you follow Jesus on his road to the cross. You can always call on these traveling companions for encouragement and support in prayer. What’s more, you can always ask your Father to send down reinforcements of grace if the going gets tough!
Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do. Remember, the kingdom of God isn’t a matter of eating and drinking (Romans 14:17). Neither is it a matter of not eating and drinking. So don’t get hung up on the details of your resolution. And don’t worry if you slip up every now and then. Instead, keep your focus on your love for Jesus. Running errands. Doing laundry. Caring for a spouse. Even fasting. These can all become opportunities to let your love for God work itself outward into every nook and cranny of your life.
Do everything for the glory of God. If you’re still feeling unsure about Lent, cling to the motto of St. Ignatius of Loyola: “For the greater glory of God.” God is shown to be glorious when his children offer their daily tasks to him and find happiness in glorifying him. This is the heart of Lent: putting aside temporary pleasures in order to become satisfied in God.
Adapted from The Word Among Us
Divorced/Separated Support Ministry Are you a divorced or separated Catholic who needs to share with others what you are going through? Meetings are held at St. Joseph’s Church, 10 H Putnam Ext. in Charlton, MA on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month from 7- 9 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus room. Meetings will be held on Monday, February 12 and February 26. For more information, contact Karen Lennox at (508) 373-2067.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FEBRUARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sunday, February 11 8:30 a.m. - Eucharist Class Mass (Doyle/LePoer) 9:30-11:30 a.m. - First Eucharist Class 6:30-8:00 p.m. - Grades 7/8 Class
Thursday, February 15, 7:00 p.m. - Lenten Faith Sharing
Thursday, February 22, 7:00 p.m. - Lenten Faith Sharing
Sunday, February 25 8:30 a.m. - Eucharist Class Mass (McGlinchy/McDonald) 9:30-11:30 a.m. - First Eucharist Class 6:30-8:00 p.m. - Grades 7/8 Class
Tuesday, February 27 7-8:30 p.m. - Eucharist Parent Meeting
Annual Mardi Gras Dinner Tuesday, February 13, 5:30 – 7:30pm
Please join us for dinner and music at our annual Mardi Gras gathering. BYOB. Tickets will be sold after Masses this
weekend in the front foyer. Tickets are $10.00 pp, $5 for children ages 2-11, and under 2 free. To RSVP, please contact Meghan McCrillis at [email protected].
18th Annual Diocesan Catholic Men’s Conference
Men (of all ages, including teens and college students) are invited to this important annual Conference, scheduled for Assumption College on Saturday, March 17th. Visit the conference website at www.firstmensconf.org for information.
Come and hear dynamic talks from outstanding Catholic leaders: Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Father David Cavanagh, Robert Rogers, Ryan Tremblay, and Elvis Grbac. Bishops and priests will hear confessions. Bishop McManus will offer the Conference Mass. The cost is $25 (with $20 subsidy from NAM Parish) if registered thru North American Martyrs by February 28th. Please call the Religious Education Office at 508-798-0612 to purchase tickets.
As a symbol of hope and brighter days ahead, daffodils are sure to bring smiles to the faces of friends, family and coworkers. For a $10 donation, you will
receive one bunch of 10 beautiful, fresh-cut daffodils. For a $15 donation, you can take home potted mini-daffodils. Or for a donation of $25, a “Gift of Hope” of daffodils will be delivered to an area hospital. If interested, please contact Pamela Ashmankas at (508) 864-8749 or [email protected]. All donations will be credited to the North American Martyrs Relay for Life team. The last day to order (with money received) is Sunday, February 11, at noon. Payment may be made by cash or check payable to the American Cancer Society.
Thank you to all who contributed at the Souper Bowl of Caring collection last weekend. A total of $932.15 was collected and will be distributed to Kateri’s Kitchen Emergency Food Pantry, Auburn Youth & Family
Services, and Mustard Seed Catholic Worker House Food Services Program. To date, $894,662 and 952,522 food items have been collected by 1,342 groups helping 1,188 charities nationwide.
