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St. Mary Saturday- Feb. 15- 4:00pm – 3rd Anniversary Charles Peter-son Jr. by the Family, Birthday Remembrance Jeanne La-Marche, Anniversary Evariste and Euphemie LaMarche, and 77th Anniversary John Hebert by the Family Sunday-Feb. 16 -7:30am – Deceased Members of St. Mary and St. Philip 10:30am – 1st Anniversary Sr. Yvonne Millman by Parish Saturday: Feb. 22- 4:00pm – Memorial Marilyn Chard, Betty Kelly, and Pat Szczur requested by a Friend, 1st Anniversary John “Nick” Ross by the Family, Memorial Robert Smart re-quested by the Goguen Family Sunday: Feb. 23-7:30am – Parishioners of St. Mary and St. Philip 10:30am – Months Mind Harold Foley by the Gallagher Family
St. Philip & St. Mary Parishes of Grafton
St. Philip & St Mary
St Philip 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. 7th anniversary Margaret “Connie” Dube requested by family, Feb 23, Sunday 9:00 Thomas Morin requested by Carole, Jean Drago requested by parish, Victoria & Louis Kuchinsky requested by family March 1, Sunday 9:00 Mary O’Hara requested by parish
Calendar of Events St Philip & St Mary Parish Feb 16– Coffee Social St Philip Feb 16-17– No Re classes, school vacation Feb 23-24– classes resume Feb 23– High School Morality 2-4 pm St Philip Feb 23– Helping Hands for Haiti– 9am –1:30 pm St Philip Feb 29-Mar 1– 2nd collection for Church in Latin America March- 2,3, and 4th– Parish Mission– Behold the Beauty of the Lord March 7– Breakfast At Stephanie’s fundraiser for Troop 106 March 8– Lenten Small Groups start, see bulletin March 14&15– 2nd collection St Vincent de Paul
Daily Mass Intentions St Mary Parish Monday: Presidents Day – Parish Office Closed 7:45am – Morning Rosary 8:00am – Morning Mass Tuesday: 7:45am – Morning Rosary 8:00am Mass Wednesday: 7:45am - Morning Rosary 8:00am – Morning Mass Thursday: 7:45am Morning Rosary 8:00am – Morning Mass
Sunday Offertory- Thank you :)
Thank you for your continued support Feb 23 & 24– 2nd collection IHN
St Philip 2-9-2020- $1,119.00
St. Mary 2-9-2020- $4,797.80
Abby’s House, a non-profit organization that
provides shelter, housing and supportive services to home-less and low-income women with or without children is looking for volunteers. By becoming a volunteer you’ll play an essential role in the lives of the women and children we serve. We have opportunities to volunteer in our over-night shelter, thrift shop, preparing and serving meals and facilitating activities in our Women’s Center, and cleaning around our properties. To learn more, go to our website at abbyshouse.org/get-involved/volunteer or contact us at 508-756-5486 ext. 227.
George Stratton Who went home on Feb 8 ,2020
May you find eternal rest in the arms of our loving Father.
George will forever be in our hearts….
He truly had a wonderful life
St Philip Parishioners
President Day Please Note
St Philip Parish office will be opened Sunday Feb 16 until 11 am. We will be closed on Monday Feb 17th. St Mary Parish office will be closed both Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th. Religious Ed classes will not be held this week due to Feb vacation
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Ash Wednesday—Feb 26, 2020 8:00am Mass with Ashes at St. Mary 12:00pm Mass with Ashes at St. Philip 7:00pm Mass with Ashes at St. Mary
Lenten Daily Mass Schedule 8:00am Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 7:00pm Tuesdays
Holy Thursday 7pm St. Mary Good Friday 3pm St. Mary with Living Stations
7pm Good Friday Service Holy Saturday Easter Vigil 7:30pm St. Mary
Easter Sunday 7:30am St. Mary 9:00am St. Philip 11:00am St. Mary
Lent Message and Small Group Session:4-weeks, March 8th-April 4th If you're considering opportunities to elevate your Lent to more a memorable and meaningful experience, please consider joining one of our Lent Small Groups to explore the Message series, 'If you knew the gift of God...'. The Lent read-ings will take us to the woman at the well, the blind man, the temptations, and the transfiguration to name a few. Listening ,seeing, hearing, knowing the true Word of God will be the recurring theme that will be discussed. Groups will begin meeting the week of March 8th on the following days/times:
Monday 7:00pm with leader, Deacon Tim Wednesday 9:30am with co-leaders, Sue Robbins and Patti Hart Wednesday 7:00pm with leader, Jim Gallagher Saturday 9:30am with leader, Rolande Parent
Sign-ups will be available through the website or in your Gathering Space beginning February 15th. If you're interested in a different day/time or are considering leading a group, please con-tact [email protected] for more information.
Lenten Mission Behold the Beauty of the Lord
March 2– St Mary 7pm March 3– St Philip 7pm March 4– St James 7pm
Youth Group Lenten Dinner Join us on March 20th at St Mary from 5:45pm to 7pm. Tickets will be sold on 3/7 &3/8, 3/14 & 3/21 at all parishes at all Masses
Beginning Friday, Feb 28th at 7pm Every Friday during Lent join at
St. Mary’s Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27, Apr 3
February 16th, 2020 Religious Education
Lenten Day of Reflection for Catechists March 8, 2020 2 - 8 p.m. St. Mary Parish
Cost $35.00 Guided reflections , Faith sharing , Quiet time for personal prayer
and reflection , Supper , Solemn Evening Prayer
Presented by the ORE Staff, this program is open to everyone FREE TO ANY CATECHIST/AIDE CURRENTLY VOLUNTEERING IN
RELIGIOUS ED CLASSES PLEASE PLAN ON JOINING US!
Please RSVP to Darleen by March 1st if you planning on attending
Congratulations to Julia ,who won 2nd place on the floor event, level 10 in her age group, at the Jr. Olympic meet held in Nashville last weekend. Julia is a senior at BVT high school. She is also a lector, 7th grade catechist and alter server at St Philip Parish. Julia is the daughter of An-thony and Lisa Yitts
Questions? Please contact Mrs. Farland [email protected]
508-839-3993x12
With your, children take part in the wonderful season of
Lent.
Pray together Sacrifice together
Give together
Show them how to walk in Jesus’ steps with a heart
filled with love.
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February 16th, 2020
CHRIST: THE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW
Do not suppose that I have come to abolish the Law...but to ful-fill it (Mat. 5:17). Jesus is saying that he is not just another hu-man being who wants to do away with God’s Law. ( Nip such thought in the bud!) we might say that Jesus is the religious psy-chologist, par excellence. He is proclaiming that the external ob-
servances of the Law does not go far enough. Christ is proclaiming the primacy of the interior being of man, namely, the heart. (This flies in the face of the Jewish religious establishment. For the en-tire Jewish tradition is based on the conviction that God Himself is the Author of the Law.) Christ’s coming is the unique historical descent from the bosom of the Father. He is the coming of the Divine Word, the very source of the Law of God unto the midst of humanity, into the very geog-raphy of the world. In response to Him, humanity’s passionate nature requires us to venture farther than the conventional. True religious passion must sink it’s roots into the mind of God. (The Law was for the Jews the unique expression of the divine plan.) For the Jews the Law was proof that they as a nation were special in the eyes of God. No one be-fore them had been admitted to the intimacy of God’s own thoughts. Therefore, for Jesus, fulfilling the Law does not so much mean keeping every detailed precept as it means bringing to full fruition the seeds, promises and truths that were contained in the Law of the Old Testament at a more em-bryonic stage. Jesus is himself the innermost meaning of the Law and it’s intention. The relationship between Christ and the Law is not one of servant (Christ) to master (the Law), but of Lord to His Word. His presence somehow makes the intention of the Law abundantly clear and beyond doubt. ( Yet even today some Christians are stuck in the external observances of Christ’s message rather than the heart and spirit of the Gospel.) The crux of the matter here, coming from Jesus’ mouth, is not a legalistic insistence upon the ob-servance of external laws but our basic attitude toward Revelation. And Jesus is the fullness of that Revelation in the flesh. He reveals to us the Father’s mind and heart. For Jesus is the mind and heart of the Father. ( This doesn’t mean He tells us in black and white what to do in every situation. He has given us intelligence and free will. But most importantly He has given us His very own Spirit.) In applying what he means, Jesus says to us: “Unless your justice surpasses that of the Scribes and the Pharisees you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven” (Mat. 5:20). Surpassing their justice means an overabundance in us that internally deepens the sense of the Law and traces it back to it’s very source in the will and the heart of God. Jesus is talking about breathing the very life of His Spirit into all the commandments because He Himself is the embodiment of the Law. Crucial to what Jesus is saying is to often ask ourselves: “What would Jesus do?” But for us to even ask this question implies that we have a dy-namic, faith-filled, loving and intimate relation-ship with Him. Let us pray and pray hard this week and even throughout the Lenten Season for this dynamic relationship so that we may ac-quire the mind and heart of Christ.
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Market Sunday’s Outreach Program “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” Thanks to all who help to keep our shelves stocked. To help us through the last bit of win-ter, we are very much in need of: Rice mixes, instant potatoes, and Hamburger Helper, canned chicken & white meat tuna, ramen noodles, canned or jarred fruit, coffee, tea and hot chocolate, hot cereal, pancake syrup, and tissues. If you know of anyone struggling to support themselves or their family, please refer them to St Vincent de Paul of St Mary/St Philip at 508 839-3993 x 35. All in-formation 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 508-839-2767Christmas Fair- Karen Jordan & Patti Hart 508-887-9933Coffee Social– Janet Krause [email protected] Counters- Carole LeBlanc [email protected] Committee- Connie Tancrell- 508-839-6454Finance Committee– Peter Cardoza [email protected] Tree– Rachel Costello– 508-839-2767Greeters– Marg GallagherJeremiahs Inn- Marien Chartier-508-839-4268Liturgical Ministry- Joe Tancrell-508-839-6454Lector Ministry- Joe Tancrell 508-839-6454Market Sunday– Nancy AtchueLiturgical Ministers of Communion to the Homebound-NoreenMcConville 508-839-5313 [email protected] of Communion- Joe Tancrell-508-839-6454Music Ministry– Brittany Dyer-401-935-9433 [email protected] Matters- Carole LeBlanc-508-839-3325Parish Council -James [email protected] Ministry– Marjorie and Adrian Gallagher 781-570-1827Religious Education– Carole LeBlanc [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] Preparation-Patrick & Jean Pizzimenti [email protected] Ministers of Communion to the Homebound-NoreenMcConville 508-839-5313 [email protected] of Communion-Rolande Parent 508-395-7981 [email protected] Cross 508-839-3993 x37 [email protected] Angels Club-Rolande Parent 508-395-7981 [email protected] Council- Tim Rodrique [email protected] Line-Janet LaMarche or Ferruccio Pradella 508-839-4000 or 774-293-1875 [email protected] [email protected] Shawls-Pat Morse [email protected]– Life- Lori Dewar [email protected] Education- Darleen Farland 508-839-3993 x12 [email protected] Groups- Rolande Parent 508-395-7981 [email protected] Kitchen-Jill Sullivan 508-839-9419 [email protected] DePaul- Bev Cochran [email protected] Shanley 508-839-6571 [email protected] Fred Ziolkowski 508-839-0682 [email protected] 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
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 x37 [email protected]
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 the8:00 AM Mass.SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: The sac-rament of Baptism is celebrated at ei-ther the 4pm Saturday Mass or the10:30 Sunday Mass at St. Mary& 9amMass Sundays at St. Philip. Pleasespeak to Fr. Leo after Mass. ( The sac-rament may be celebrated at anothertime 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 Initiationfor AdultsContact Darleen at 508-839-3993 X 12for more info. Share this notice withsomeone you know who may be inter-ested.
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