Saint Theresa Catholic Church

Alive in Christ Rev. Thien Nguyen, Administrator

Deacon Anthony Gagliani 630 Rathbun Street, Blackstone, MA 01504 Rectory 508-883-7206 Fax 508-883-5250

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Email: theresaparish630@gmail.com

Website: www.sttheresablackstone.org Rel. Ed. Email: ccdreligiouseducation@gmail.com

Rel. Ed. Coordinator Toni Harvey ext. 5

NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to Saint Theresa’s Parish. Please register at the Parish Office on the second floor. BAPTISM: Contact Father Thien or Deacon Gagliani for catechesis and arrangement for celebration of the sacrament. MARRIAGE: Marriage preparation takes about one year. Couples who wish to marry at Saint Theresa’s should see Father Thien or Deacon Gagliani as soon as possible. RECONCILIATION/PENANCE: Saturday at 3:00 to 3:40 p.m. in the confessional or by appointment. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call for a hospital visit or anointing of the sick. HOLY HOUR: Friday evening after the 6:30 Mass. ROSARY: After the weekday morning Mass. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Sundays, September to May. First through Grade 10. Session begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 9:45 a.m. before 10:00 a.m. Mass. FOOD PANTRY: The food pantry is located in the Thrift Shop. Open Tuesday 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Donations are always accepted. THRIFT SHOP: Open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Mc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62 -63; Ps 119:53, 61, 134, 150, 155, 158; Lk 18:35-43 Tuesday: 2 Mc 6:18-31; Ps 3:2-7; Lk 19:1 -10 Wednesday: 2 Mc 7:1, 20-31; Ps 17:1bcd, 5- 6, 8b, 15; Lk 19:11-28 Thursday: 1 Mc 2:15-29; Ps 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15; Lk 19:41-44 Thanksgiving Day, Suggested: Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday: 1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59; 1 Chr 29:10bcd, 11-12; Lk 19:45-48 Saturday: 1 Mc 6:1-13; Ps 9:2-4, 6, 16, 19; Lk 20:27-40 Sunday: Ez 34:11-12, 15-17; Ps 23:1-3, 5-6; 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28; Mt 25:31-46

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, 4 p.m. Vigil

Sunday, 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Monday, NO Mass Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.

Wed. & Thurs., 7:30 a.m. Friday, 6:30 p.m. followed by

Benedic on Holiday Schedule

See Bulle n CONFESSIONS

Saturday at 3 p.m. ADORATION

Friday a er 6:30 Mass ROSARY

A er weekday morning Mass

Hear me, Lord Jesus

listen as I pray: "Lead me from

night to never ending

day. Fill all the world

with love and grace divine. And glory, laud

and praise be ever thine."

Saturday Nov 18 4:00 p.m. Claire Trottier (Second Anniversary) by Family

Sunday Nov 19 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.

David Dalphe by his Brother Norma DiPietro by Joseph DiPietro

Monday Nov 20 No Mass

Tuesday Nov 21 630 p.m. Denise McNamara and Jack Moore by Jim and Elaine

Wednesday Nov 22 7:30 a.m. All Souls in Purgatory

Thursday Nov 23 7:30 a.m. All Souls in Purgatory

Friday Nov 24 No Mass

Saturday Nov 25 4:00 p.m. Connie Rivard by Husband

Sunday Nov 26 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.

Aline and Ernest Zielinski by Pauline and Paul Belisle Estelle Mongeau by Lawrence Mongeau

*** If possible, we would like members of the family who requested the Mass to bring up the gifts at the appropriate time.

Sunday, November 19, 2017 The 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Times Mass Intentions

Nov 26 & Nov 27 Altar Servers Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Lectors

Saturday 4:00 p.m.

Daniel Cardone Adelaide Turner

M. Aubin C. & J. Brillon M. Cardone

G. Dufault

Sunday 10:00 a.m. Patrick Clifford Abigail Clifford Angelo Cardarelli

M. Costanzo T. Harvey D. Vose A. Markle

G. Marchand

DAILY Mon-Sat Noon 12 Golden Steps Meeting Father Lamothe Center

Sunday Nov 19

After 10:00 a.m. Mass

Coffee and ……. Father Lamothe Center

Tuesday Nov 21 9:30 a.m. Prayer Shawl Group Father Lamothe Center

Wednesday Nov 23 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Church

Thursday Nov 24 9:30 a.m. Prayer Shawl Group Father Lamothe Center

Friday Nov 25

Saturday Nov 26 3:00 p.m. Confession Confessional

THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES

November 12th Collection: Stewardship: $ 1,869.00 Fuel: $ 68.00 Capital Improvements: $ 654.00 All Saints: $ 5.00

A THANKFUL HEART A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. —Cicero

Saint Theresa Parish Mission Statement Saint Theresa’s in Blackstone, MA founded in 1929 is a Catholic Community dedicated to being disciples of Jesus Christ. We strive to provide a loving environment where we can grow in our faith by worshiping God, receiving the Eucharist and giving to others using our talents and gifts. Guided by the Holy Spirit, we are

committed to helping one another by serving those in need both spiritually and physically. Through these works of charity and by reaching out to all about the good news of Jesus Christ, we work to grow our community and become stronger in our faith.

Adopted May 5, 2016

Religious Education Update: The Worcester Diocese has made, November 12th thru November 18th Catechist Appreciation Week! Thank you to all our Catechist and Catechist substitutes for continuing to give your time, faith, and love each week for our parishes youth!! GROWING OUR ALTAR SERVER PROGRAM - Altar Server Meeting & Training: On November 12th Fr. Thien and Toni went through the religious education classes (grades 3 thru grade 10) seeking students who may be interested in being a part of our Altar Server Program. Flyers were sent home with your children as well. If they have not shared them with you, be sure to ask them about it! On November 29th at 6:30pm we are holding an alter Server meeting and training for both potential altar servers and current altar servers. We will be holding a second training for our new altar servers during a religious education classroom session time in December. If you have any questions, please contact Toni at 508-254-3440. Thank you! Religious Education Holiday Food Drive: Our Religious education program is starting their 2nd annual Food Drive for our parishes holiday food pantry this Sunday, November 19th and will run until December 17th. Each week as our students bring in donated items we will keep a tally of how many items have been donated. During our Happy Birthday Jesus Celebration, we will announce the top 2 grades who donated the most! We will be thanking them with a little something for the fun of it. All our program's students will be thanked for their efforts in January by being fed a continental breakfast during a classroom session. Please remember, that our food drive is voluntary to all our students - No Stress!! Why not get the entire parish involved???? For parishioners who do not have children in our program, we invite you to join us in feeding the hungry by dropping off items in the Fr. Lamothe Center (under our Holiday Food Drive sign) or pick up one of the Christmas Grocery Bags which are located at the entrance of the church to fill and return by the end of Mass on December 17th.

St. Theresa’s Children’s Christmas Choir The children’s choir will be singing at the 4 o’clock mass on Christmas eve. Rehearsals are on Sunday evenings at 6:30 until 7:00 . If your child is interested in joining, please contact Paula Ryan at 508-883-2435 or see her after mass. Thank you !

St. Theresa’s Annual Giving Tree is up and under way !Urban Missionaries of Our Lady of Hope has given us 75 tags with names of girls and boys with an item they need or would like this Christmas. We hope all 75 tags are of the tree soon! The pick up

date for the items are on December 15, s o please have them in the weekend before. Thank you for your generos

S. Theresa’s Christmas Bazaar Come and join us on Saturday, December 2nd from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. and Sunday, the 3rd from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.. This Christmas Bazaar has over 12 vendors, raffles, and a 50/50! The kitchen is open and we are also selling our famous meat pies: large pie is $10 and small pies are $5. Hope to see you there! Adult Christmas Choir Hello everyone! How about trying something new? The St. Theresa’s Choir will be singing at the 10:00 a.m. Mass on Christmas Day. We would like to have some extra members join us this year to make our choir sound better then ever! If you have ever thought about joining the choir, now would be a good time to try it out. It’s easy and fun to do. We will have 2 special Christmas rehearsals. Those rehearsals will be held on December 13th and December 20th from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the main church. We will be singing Christmas Carols that you all know. Please consider this wonderful opportunity . For any questions please see Paula after Mass or call her @ 508-883-2435. Thank you. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Earlier this autumn, we looked at how our Eucharistic Prayers have been enriched by the approval of several new prayers to augment the old Roman Canon. For us, there are the four standard prayers, three for Masses with Children, and the most recent addition, the former Swiss Eucharistic Prayer with four alternative forms (now known as the Eucharistic Prayer for Masses for Various Needs and Occasions).

We also have two Eucharistic Prayers for Masses of Reconciliation. The source for these two prayers is the request by many bishops for a special prayer for the “Holy Year” of 1975. Originally, the committee in charge was commissioned to write a single prayer, but the theme proved so rich that it gave rise to two. The first is based on and develops biblical texts on reconciliation. The second starts with the experience of living in today’s fractured world, and how the Spirit calls us to reconciliation and peace. Not everyone was happy with all this creativity, saying that if too many were published, it would be difficult for the Vatican to control further requests. Everyone thought the pope would put strict limits on the prayers, but in the end he said he was willing to open doors that had long been closed. Although he approved them for a period of only three years, they were never formally removed from the Sacramentary and have been incorporated into the new Roman Missal.