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St. Mary Feb 1, Saturday: 4:00pm – Birthday remembrance and 21st anniversary Ella LaMarche by the Family Feb 2, Sunday:7:30am – Parishioners of St. Mary and St. Philip 10:30am – Deceased members of St. Mary and St. Philip Feb 8, Saturday :4:00pm – Birthday memorial Norman Lacasse by his Family and Friends, Remembrance Debra Dul-maine Cochran by her Sister Feb. 9, Sunday 7:30am – Parishioners of St. Mary and St. Philip 10:30am – 50th Wedding anniversary remembrance Joan Kirejczk by her spouse, memorial Dorothy O’Reilly by her Family, 45th anniversary Frank Dorr, Memorial Phyllis Dorr and 2nd Anniversary Peter Dorr by their Family
St. Philip & St. Mary Parishes of Grafton
St. Philip & St Mary
St Philip Feb 2, Sunday 9:00 Parishioners of St Philip Feb 9, Sunday 9:00 Stasia Wasiuk, 6th anniversary requested by family Feb 16, Sunday 9:00 Ann Miller requested by Caro-line Calogero & Arthur Brooks, Sr. Yvonne Millman 1st Anniversary, Patti & Bob English requested by Steve and Fran Clark, Robert Nugent Jr requested by family.
Calendar of Events St Philip & St Mary Parish Jan 30– Wrestling With God, Adult Education , St Mary 6:30pm to 8pm Feb 2– High School Morality St Philip 10-12pm or 2-4pm Feb 2– No classes St Philip 6 to 7:15 pm Feb 2– 4th Grade level Mass at St Mary, 10:30 am Feb 2- Altar Server Pizza Party– 12 noon St Mary Feb 1 & 2 - Souper Bowl Sunday at all 3 churches Feb 7– Mother Son Game Night 7-9pm St Mary Feb 12– 1st Eucharist Parent Meeting 7pm St Mary Feb 15– Prayer Shawl Ministry St Mary 10-11:30am March- 2,3, and 4th– Parish Mission– Behold the Beauty of the Lord
Daily Mass Intentions St Mary Parish
No morning Mass this week
Rosary at 7:30 am Monday thru Thursday
St. Mary
Sunday Offertory- Thank you :)
Combined Collection for Puerto Rico Earthquake Relief raised
$1712.55
St Philip 1-26-2020- $1,324.00
St. Mary 1-26-2020-$3,347.00
WE WANT TO KEEP EVERYONE HEALTHY
Due to being in the middle of flu and cold season, in an effort to keep everyone healthy, we will not give people in the congregation the cup for Holy Communion until Holy Thursday. Also we will not encourage people to give the handshake for the sign of peace, but rather invite people to give their best smile and a wave of the hand with the words: "Peace be with you." And the response is: "And also with you." (Thank you for helping us in our effort to keep everyone healthy. Please note that the Church teaches that in receiving the Conse-crated Bread we receive both the Precious Body and Blood of Christ.
2nd collection this weekend:
The Catholic Home Mission Appeal Thank you for your generosity and prayers.
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Wrestling with God Lessons from Jacob in our daily struggle to be human
Thursdays 6:30-8:00pm Feb. 6th 13th 20th (snow date)
St Mary Parish Room 4 To register contact: Darleen at [email protected]
The veterans ministry will be holding their an-nual sock drive. We will be collecting socks from January 19-February 9, 2020. Please do-nate new socks either dress or white athletic socks for local men and women veterans.
Parishioner Contribution Letters We are asking that any parishioner who would like a copy of their yearly contribu-tions to please call the parish office and one will be sent to you. Thank you for your generous support.
Thank You bulletin notice for Adopt-A-Family
The St. Vincent de Paul Society would like to take this opportunity to say “Thank You” for your generous support of the Adopt- A- Family program and our Christmas assistance outreach. Through the generous support of our parishioners at St. Mary and St. Philip we were able to provide 17 families in need with Christmas gifts and dinner. Christmas gifts for 4 children were provided, but more importantly, a need was filled with your kindness and love. We also want to say “Thank You” to Scout Pack 106 and their leaders for providing the 14 beautiful food baskets each containing a Stop & Shop Gift Card to assist with Christmas Dinner. Thank you also to those who made donations of cash or gift cards to share with our families. We have much to be thankful for - YOU!!
Meeting for the St. Mary's Prayer Shawl Ministry will be held on Saturday February 15th from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. downstairs in room #5 of the church. All are welcome to attend, adult knitters, beginner adult knitters and crocheters. The ministry is looking for knitters or crocheters to assist in making shawls, blankets, hats, mittens and scarves for those in need. Easy patterns are available. We would like to extend an invitation to parishioners of St. Philip's Church to join us in our ministry. For more infor-mation contact Pat Morse at 508 839-6070. Please join us in a rewarding ministry. We meet every third Saturday of the month. The Prayer Shawl Ministry meets September through May.
St Philip Christmas Fair Commi ee
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Please Welcome Fr. George Brennan
Fr. Brennan , a representative of UNBOUND will be saying Masses the weekend of Feb 8-9th while Fr Leo is away on vacation. Unbound ,formerly the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging, is a nonprofit sponsorship organization headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas. Unbound was founded by lay
Catholic workers acting on the Gospel call to serve the poor . Please prayerfully consider this call to reach out and support someone who needs your help.
February 2nd, 2020 Religious Education
Snow Tubing Party at Ski Ward When: Friday, Feb. 14th 5-7pm Where: Ward Hill, but carpooling from St. Mary's lower parking lot at 4:15pm for those interested. Cost: $25.00 per person: includes food & drink + 2 hours of tubing! ** Ski Ward Waiver required! Print form and complete beforehand. No one will be allowed to carpool without the signed form! ** Scholarships are availble. Email [email protected] to apply.
You Are Invited To the Grafton Cluster Who: Mom (Grandma, stepmom, favorite aunt or significant woman in the boy’s life) and Son/s in Grades K through 5 When: Friday, February 7 2020, 7:00 to 9:00 pm Where: St. Mary’s Parish Hall Why: to strengthen family bond Admission: $5 per family
How much?
$225 due in full by April 22nd with a $75
deposit due March 17th to secure your
spot*
Besides $$, what else is required? Attendance at a series of teambuild-
ing meetings to get to know each other & to prepare spiritually for experiencing Christ in
His fullness Sign up with a friend and each get $50 off the registration fee!
What does that $$ get
Questions? Contact Mrs. Darleen Farland dfar-
[email protected] 508-839-3993 x 12
*All Checks should be made out to “St. Mary’s Parish”.
Scholarships are also avail-able.
Who can go? Incoming HS fresh-
man through gradu-ating seniors who are
18 or younger.
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February 2nd, 2020 The Presentation of the Lord
EMBRACING THE REFINING FIRE OF CHRIST
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Je-sus in the Temple. St. Sophronius says of this Feast: “The Mother of God, the most pure Virgin, carried the true light in her arms and brought him to those who lay in darkness. We too should carry a light for all to see and
reflect the radiance of the true light as we hasten to meet him. The light has come and has shown upon a world enveloped in shadows; the Dayspring from on high has visited us and given light to those who lived in darkness.” (Referring to Christ as “the Dayspring from on high” reminds us of Zachariah’s canticle when he regains his speech.) In our First Reading from the Prophet Malachi, we are told: “And suddenly there will come to the temple the Lord whom you seek, and the messenger of the covenant whom you desire…He will sit refining and purifying… like gold and silver that they may offer due sacrifice to the Lord.” We might ask: “How does the silversmith refine and purify? He does this by putting the silver in the hottest part of the flame. But he must not overdo it or the silver will turn black. And how does he know it is ready? It is ready when he can see his own reflec-tion in it.” The Lord purifies us by the fire of His Love, which burns away every speck of selfishness in us. And when He sees His own reflection in us, He knows we are ready. Bishop Barron talks about as the three paths to holiness: “Finding the Center (of your life) in Christ, Knowing You are a Sinner, and Realizing your Life is Not About You. These three paths are found in today’s Gospel. One of the most tender scenes of Luke’s Gospel is when Mary and Joseph bring Jesus to the temple to dedi-cate Him to God. Simeon, who had grown old while patiently waiting for God to fulfill his promises that he would see the Messiah before he died, now embraces a tiny newborn infant, who is God incarnate. Origen, an early Church father, says that if you want to hold Jesus, you too ought to embrace him with your own hands. Christian discipleship is nothing less than our embracing Jesus Christ, the incarnate Word of God, who has already embraced us. As Pope Benedict XVI has repeated a number of times, to be a Christian is to enter into an intensely personal friendship with Jesus. Origen teaches us that the Christian embrace of Jesus is not an abstraction that occurs in our imagination. We embrace Jesus in concrete ways, with our own hands: we truly em-brace him in our service of others, most especially the poor; we em-brace him in our spouses, children, parents, siblings and friends; and, above all else we embrace him in the sacraments, especially the Eucha-rist, that is, in Holy Communion when we hold God in our hands. Simeon embracing Jesus is the experience of every Christian, whose heart burns with Love for Christ and truly becomes what he or she receives The Christian journey is one of increasingly seeing Jesus in everyone we meet and experience the presence of His Spirit everywhere we go. And along the way we travel not alone, but with many companions who, like Jesus, realize that we are all brothers and sisters, going home to the Father.
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Market Sunday’s Outreach Program “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” Thank you for your ongoing support of this ministry. Winter is here! We could use for the families we support: pan- cake syrup, hot cereal, jarred/canned fruit, hot chocolate, tea & coffee, rice mixes, Lipton Sides, and Hamburger Helper, cookies & crackers, tissues. If you know of anyone struggling to support themselves or their families, please refer them to St Vincent de Paul of St Mary/St Philip at 508 -839-3993 x35. All information is kept strictly confidential.
INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is for adults who de-sire to become fully initiated members of the Catholic Church. The goal of the process is full, conscious and active participation in an exciting life with Jesus within the Catholic Church. RCIA helps adults grow in their relationship with God, become familiar with Catholic teachings and practices, get acquainted with the faith community and get involved in service within the community. Many people who want to join the Catholic Church have already been baptized in another Christian Church. They do not need to be rebaptized. They participate in the process with those never baptized to famil-iarize themselves with the Roman Catholic Tradition. Others may have been baptized in the Catholic Church and need to complete the sacraments of initiation by receiving First Eu-charist and/or Confirmation. If you know of someone who might be interested in learning more about RCIA, please con-tact Darleen Farland at [email protected].
St. Philip Parish Ministry Altar Server- Lisa Yitts- [email protected] Bereavement Ministry- Connie Tancrell & Rachel Costello 508-839-2767 Christmas Fair- Karen Jordan & Patti Hart 508-887-9933 Collection Counters- Carole LeBlanc [email protected] Decorate Committee- Connie Tancrell- 508-839-6454 Finance Committee– Peter Cardoza [email protected] Giving Tree– Rachel Costello– 508-839-2767 Greeters– Marg Gallagher Jeremiahs Inn- Marien Chartier-508-839-4268 Liturgical Ministry- Joe Tancrell-508-839-6454 Lector Ministry- Joe Tancrell 508-839-6454 Market Sunday– Nancy Atchue Liturgical Ministers of Communion to the Homebound-Noreen McConville 508-839-5313 [email protected] Ministers of Communion- Joe Tancrell-508-839-6454 Music Ministry– Brittany Dyer-401-935-9433 [email protected] Nice Matters- Carole LeBlanc-508-839-3325 Parish Council -James [email protected] Pro-Life Ministry– Marg and Adrian Gallagher 508-329-3101 Religious Education– Carole LeBlanc 508-839-3325 [email protected]
St Mary Parish Ministries Altar Servers- Rolande Parent 508-395-7981 [email protected] Banners-Janice Mead 508-887-3596 [email protected] Baptism Bibs-Joyce Yap 508-839-2678 [email protected] Baptismal Preparation- Steven & Tina Skowronek 508-612-2405 [email protected] Bereavement Hospitality- Bev Cochran 508-839-9446 [email protected] Children’s Liturgy of the Word-Amy Crossin or Amy Firlings 508-839-2806 [email protected] [email protected] Collection Counters- Rolande Parent 508-395-7981 [email protected] Eucharist Adoration-Janet LaMarche 508-839-4000 [email protected] Finance Committee- Rick Ross 617-899-3488 [email protected] Giving Tree-Rosemary Hirst 508-865-5002 [email protected] Greeters- Rolande Parent 508-395-7981 [email protected] Hospitality- Donna Verdolino 508-839-5794 [email protected] Lectors- Rolande Parent 508-395-7981 [email protected] Market Sunday-Janet LaMarche or Rosemary Flynn 508-839-4000 or 508-839-4269 [email protected] [email protected] Marriage Preparation-Patrick & Jean Pizzimenti 508-839-5860 [email protected] Liturgical Ministers of Communion to the Homebound-Noreen McConville 508-839-5313 [email protected] Ministers of Communion-Rolande Parent 508-395-7981 [email protected] Music-Pam Cross 508-839-3993 x37 [email protected] Nursery-Little Angels Club-Rolande Parent 508-395-7981 [email protected] Parish Council- Tim Rodrique [email protected] Prayer Line-Janet LaMarche or Ferruccio Pradella 508-839-4000 or 774-293-1875 [email protected] [email protected] Prayer Shawls-Pat Morse [email protected] Pro– Life- Lori Dewar [email protected] Religious Education- Darleen Farland 508-839-3993 x12 [email protected] Small Groups- Rolande Parent 508-395-7981 [email protected] Soup Kitchen-Jill Sullivan 508-839-9419 [email protected] St.Vincent DePaul- Bev Cochran 508-839-9446 [email protected] Stewardship-Joan Shanley 508-839-6571 [email protected] Veterans- Fred Ziolkowski 508-839-0682 [email protected] Youth Group- Tim and Jennifer Rodrique 508-839-7385 [email protected]
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Website for both parishes www.stmarysgrafton.org
Parish Staff
Deacon Tim Cross: ext. 29 [email protected]
Business Manager: Lisa Stewart x11 [email protected]
Director of Religious Ed St Mary/ St. Philip–
Darleen Farland x12 [email protected]
Administrator of Religious Ed St. Mary/St. Philip Carole LeBlanc [email protected]
Dir. Music/Organist/St. Mary Pamela Cross
Music Coordinator, Organist: Brittany Dyer St Philip [email protected]
Parish Secretary /Safe Environment Coordinator St. Mary: Jill Sullivan x10 [email protected]
Parish Secretary /Safe Environment Coordinator St. Phil-
ip Carole LeBlanc [email protected]
Custodian– Ron Dennis [email protected]
St Vincent de Paul Society of St Philip/St Mary at 508 839-3993 x 35. All information is kept strictly confi-
dential .
St Mary Prayer Line 508-839-3393 X18
Youth [email protected]
St. Mary Office - 508-839-3993
St. Philip Office - 508-839-3325
BULLETIN NOTICES: To Carole by 6:00 PM Mondays. Email [email protected] SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: 3-3:30 PM on Saturday and by appoint-ment. Monday - Thursday, following the 8:00 AM Mass. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: The sac-rament of Baptism is celebrated at ei-ther the 4pm Saturday Mass or the 10:30 Sunday Mass at St. Mary& 9am Mass Sundays at St. Philip. Please speak to Fr. Leo after Mass. ( The sac-rament may be celebrated at another time for serious reason.) SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Con-tact Fr. Leo at least one year prior to the tentative wedding date. CARE FOR THE SICK: The Visiting Eucharistic Ministers of St Mary/St Phil-ip Benizi Parishes are available to bring the Eucharist to you at home or your rehab facility. Please call the church office at 508-839-3993 or call Noreen McConville (VEM coordinator) at 508-839-5313 to schedule home visits. NEW PARISHIONERS: Please intro-duce yourself to Fr. Leo, Deacon Tim or a greeter after Mass. Visit the office or log into the website . We want to know and serve you. We hope that you will become members of our parish com-munity. R.C.I.A.- Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Contact Darleen at 508-839-3993 X 12 for more info. Share this notice with someone you know who may be inter-ested.
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