Fr. David Doiron~ Pastor

Terry Nummelin ~ Director of Religious

Education

Rectory: 10 Richards Avenue Paxton, MA 01612

Telephone: 508-755-0408 • Fax: 508-767-0759

Religious Education Office: 508-755-0601

http://www.stcolumbapax.org • email: stcolumba@charter.net

SUNDAY MASSES

Saturday Evening 5:00PM, Sunday Morning 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM

WEEKDAY MASSES

7:30AM (Tuesday—Friday)

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Confessions are heard on Saturday at 4:15PM

Any other time is by appointment.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Please call the office for instructions and a Baptismal date

BULLETIN DEADLINE

Monday 9:00 AM

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS

Please introduce yourselves. We want to know and serve you.

We hope you become an active part of our Parish Community.

CHURCH OF ST. COLUMBA PAXTON, MA

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

SATURDAY– JUNE 16

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9:00a.m. -Rosary

5:00p.m. -Mass_________________________________

SUNDAY – JUNE 17

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8:00a.m. -Mass

10:00a.m. -Mass For Chuck Scholl

Requested by the Family

MONDAY – JUNE 18

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NO MORNING MASS

TUESDAY-JUNE 19

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7:30a.m.-Mass _______________________________

WEDNESDAY – JUNE 20

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7:30a.m. -Mass_________________________________

THURSDAY – JUNE 21

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NO MORNING MASS

FRIDAY – JUNE 22

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NO MORNING MASS

SATURDAY – JUNE 23

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9:00a.m. -Rosary

5:00p.m. -Mass_________________________________

SUNDAY - JUNE 24

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8:00a.m. -Mass

10:00a.m. -Mass

ALTAR SERVERS

6/16-6/17 6/23-6/24

5:00p.m.

Matthew Tomasino Maggie Gardner

Maggie Gardner Liam McDonnell

8:00a.m.

Logan Domineck Paul Metilly

John Metilly

Nicholas Metilly

10:00a.m.

Caleb Rocha Liam Daly

Aiden Rocha Luke Putney

Lucas Rocha

LITURGICAL ROLES

6/16-6/17 6/23-6/24

5:00p.m.

M. Power (L) D. Doyle (L)

D. Doyle (E) D. Stoica (E)

L. Doyle (E) L. Doyle (E)

8:00a.m.

L. LeFave (L) R. Bedard (L)

M. Paladino (E) M. Ahearn (E)

G. Graham (E)

J. Laracy (E)

10:00a.m.

P. Stephens (L) M. Power (L)

S. Massarelli (E) S. Massarelli (E)

P. Belsito (E) P. Belsito (E)

P. Locke (E)

TV MINISTRY SCHEDULE

6/17/2018 Tim Murphy

6/24/2018 Pat Stephens

The 10a.m. mass is recorded each week and shown on

channel 192 at 4:00p.m., 6:00p.m. and 8:00p.m. on

Sunday and Monday.

TV DAILY MASS

Daily mass can be seen on Charter TV channel 193

Monday through Friday at 9:00a.m.

"To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or

what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard

seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the

smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is

sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of

plants." - Mk 4:30-32b

Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998,

1970 CCD.

THE ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

WEEKLY OFFERTORY COLLECTION

Our parish budget requires $4,000 weekly to meet

our expenses. On the weekend of June 9

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June 10

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we received $3500. Thank you for your

continued and generous support of our parish.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THE SICK

AND IN A SPECIAL WAY FOR

Bob Mattson, Dan Daignault

Debbie Lyons, Patricia Benicaso

Mellissa Angiolillo, Julie Dix,

Alice Falcone, Jackie Cook, Doris Metilly

Barbara Englander, Richard Doyle

Aline Riedle, Robert & Rita Mertig

Ginny Bean, Patricia Jones, Jim Cavanaugh

Blake George Murawski

Hope for Housing Food Card Sale

Food cards to benefit the Hope for Housing Program

sponsored by the Interfaith Coalition To Prevent

Family Homelessness will be available this weekend,

June 16th and 17th. Your continued support of this

project is appreciated. Purchase and spend cards at

face value, while supporting this charity. Future sale

dates are July 7 and 8 and July 21 and 22. Sales will

remain the first and third weekend of each month.

Cursillo Dates for 2018

Cursillo or “short cours in Christianity” is an up-

lifting and educational experience. The

remaining 2018 Cursillo dates are: Men’s -

June 14-17; Women’s - October 25-28. For

information contact Joan Laracy at 774-239-2474

or joanlaracy@yahoo.com.

Religious Education

Thank you to all families who have registered their

children for Religious Education classes for the fall of

2018. We look forward to an exciting year of faith

sharing with your child & family.

For those families who have not sent in your

registration, please send it in today! Books and

supplies are now being ordered for fall classes.

Registration forms and parent handbooks are located

at the front entrance of the church and on the parish

website. We look forward to receiving your

registration and appreciate your support for the

program. For more information, contact

Mrs. Nummelin at stcolumba@charter.net or

terrynummelin@gmail.com.

ON THE ROAD TO NEWARK, N. J.

The youth and adult members of our Young

Neighbors in Action Mission team are gearing up for

our July 24

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service week in New Jersey. This

year the team will be working at a summer camp that

serves the special needs community of Bergen County

and Northern New Jersey.

The Mission team would like to thank everyone who

has supported our fundraising activities this year.

We humbly ask that you continue to pray for us while

we serve in your name and invite you to join us for a

special send off at the 8:00a.m. Mass on Sunday,

June 24

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. Please join us in the church parking lot for

Donuts & Coffee after the Mass while we pack up the

van!

Your 2018 Mission Team

Don’t forget to leave your M & M mini tubes in the

container by the Baptismal Font!

PARTNERS IN CHARITY

Thank you to all our parishioners who have made

their gift to the 2018 Partners in Charity Appeal. Our

Parish has reached its goal of $39,900. Partners in

Charity, formerly known as the Bishop’s Fund, is

serving 28 charitable, educational, and pastoral

ministries. Through your generous support we are

able to serve thousands of families and individuals in

Worcester County through outreach, formation,

evangelization, and worship. Thank you!

6/17/2018!

The Rosary

The Rosary is recited every Saturday at 9a.m . in the church.

All are invited and encouraged to attend.

Peter Pence

“A little mercy makes the world less cold and more just.”

—Pope Francis, Angelus, March 17, 2013

June 15, 2018

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

On the weekend of June 24, our diocese will take up

the Peter’s Pence Collection. Our participation

supports the charitable work of Pope Francis as he

reaches out to those who are marginalized and

suffering around the globe. By supporting this

collection, you join the Holy Father in bringing a little

more mercy into the world.

Pope Francis challenges us to look at those around us

with the eyes of mercy. At a Papal Audience he said,

“We encounter so many weary and oppressed people

today . . . And how is our heart? Is it merciful? And our

way of thinking and acting, is it inclusive?” (Jubilee

Audience, Nov. 12, 2016). I invite you to reflect on

how you feel moved to answer the call to mercy.

In Iraq, many people still live a nightmare of war and

violence. This has left many displaced, including

young people in the midst of their studies. Without

an educated population, it will be difficult for the

country to gain stability. Thanks to support from this

collection, the Archdiocese of Erbil, in Iraqi

Kurdistan, has received funding for 10 scholarships for

young displaced persons. With this help, the students

can complete their university education and move

forward with the hope of rebuilding their country.

Let us join with our brothers and sisters in faith from

around the globe to help Pope Francis reach the

marginalized in our world. I ask that you prayerfully

consider how you can best support the collection this

year. For more information about the good works that

result and the response over past years, please visit

the website of the U. S. Conference of Catholic

Bishops at www.usccb.org/peters-pence.

Continued

6/17/2018!

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS

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OUTREACH MINISTRY

Members of this ministry primarily bring the

Eucharist to those of our parish who are unable to

attend a Mass on the weekend. Additionally,

members serve as Eucharistic Ministers at Mass as

needed. Contact the rectory to find out more about

this ministry. Or contact the rectory if you know of

someone who would appreciate receiving the

Eucharist at home.

Haitian Sewing Ministry

Our Haitian Sewing Ministry meets every Wednesday

from 9 am to noon downstairs in our church hall.

Volunteers are needed to press fabrics, to gather

sewing items into kits, and for those with portable

sewing machines, to sew up dresses, shorts, small

blankets and pillow cases. It’s a very busy, very happy

place and we’d love to have you join us! Light

refreshments are always served.

Thank you for considering how you can respond to

the call to be a “Witness of Charity” by your prayers,

your spreading the word about this good work, and

by your financial support.

With every prayerful best wish, I remain,

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Most Reverend Robert J. McManus, S.T.D.

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