Parish Staff Fr. Albert Irudayasamy Parish Administrator [email protected]Deacon Paul J. Reuter [email protected]RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Director (grades 1-8) & Pastoral Associate Donna McIntosh [email protected]High School Coordinator/Youth Ministry Karla Reuter [email protected][email protected]Administrative Assistant Linda Bradstreet [email protected]Bookkeeper Bridgitte Morgan [email protected]Safe Environment Coordinator Pat Moran [email protected]Music Ministry Organist & Choir Director: Paul Crivello 508-366-0821 [email protected]Kathy Bernier ~ Organist Saturday at 5:00pm Maintenance Matt Bernier [email protected]SAINT ANNE PARISH BULLETIN Lord’s Day Mass Schedule: Saturday ~ 5:00 pm Sunday ~ 8:30 am & 10:30 am Children’s Liturgy of the Word 10:30 am Mass during school year Filipino Mass: Third Sunday of the month - 12 pm Daily Mass Schedule: Week Day Mass, Monday-Thursday: 9:00 am First Friday: 9:00 am Confessions: Saturday ~ 4:15 pm, or anytime on request Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Wednesday ~ 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Sacrament of Baptism Call the Parish Office to schedule a Baptism. Baptisms are generally celebrated at any of the Masses on the first weekend of the month so that the child may be welcomed and received in the presence of the parish community. Sacrament of Marriage Arrangements with a Priest required at least one year prior to the wedding date. Visitation of the Sick Fr. Albert, Deacon Paul and St. Anne’s Ministers of Communion are pleased to bring Holy Communion to parishioners who are unable to join us for weekly worship. Please call the Parish Office to arrange a time convenient for all. St. Anne Church 20 Boston Road Southborough, MA 01772 APRIL 9, 2017 Parish Contact Information Office Hours, Monday ~ Thursday 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Friday ~ 9:30 am to noon Telephone 508-485-0141 Fax 508-481-9374 E-mail: [email protected]Web: www.stannesouthborough.org Amy Buttiglieri ~ Webmaster [email protected]
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Parish Staff Fr. Albert Irudayasamy Parish Administrator
Friday of the Passion of the Lord ~ April 14 Stations of the Cross, 3:00pm
Mass time: 7:30pm Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil) ~ April 15
(no 5pm Mass on this day) Mass time: 7:30pm
Easter Sunday ~ April 16 Mass times: 8:30am, 10:30am and
the Filipino/St. Anne Community Mass at 12noon The United Parishes of Southborough Easter Sunrise Service
Easter Morning ~ April 16, 2017 ~ 6:30 AM Hopkinton State Park, Marina Area
You are invited to join with other members of the Southborough
Christian Community in a Celebration of the Resurrection.
In the event of inclement weather, the service will be held at The First Community Church ~ 137 Southville Road
SATURDAY 5:00pm Suzanne Constance Seariac (9th Anniversary) by Robert Seariac and Family
SUNDAY 8:30am Mass of Thanksgiving
10:30am Terrence Montanari (11th Anniversary) by his wife, Marie
MONDAY 9:00am Healing ~ Tim Howard by Jim and Millie Garden
TUESDAY 9:00am Margaret Anne Hostage by her Family
WEDNESDAY 9:00am Healing Joan Misener by Jim and Millie Garden
HOLY THURSDAY
THURSDAY 7:30pm Parishioners of St. Anne Parish
GOOD FRIDAY
FRIDAY 7:30pm Parishioners of St. Anne Parish
EASTER VIGIL
SATURDAY 7:30pm Parishioners of St. Anne Parish
EASTER SUNDAY
SUNDAY 8:30am Parishioners of St. Anne Parish
10:30am Parishioners of St. Anne Parish
12noon Filipino/St. Anne Community Mass
WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE with MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, April 8, through Sunday, April 16, 2017
Liturgical Minister Schedule Saturday, April 8 & Sunday April 9
PALM SUNDAY 5:00pm Lector N. Paganella/R. Jolicoeur Communion Ministers M. Andries/G. Polanik 8:30am Lector E. Kluge/K. Battles Communion Ministers B. Shea/A. Shea 10:30am Lector D. Sanford/J. Garden Communion Ministers P. Bradstreet/J. Cruciani Counters: J. Flathers
HOLY THURSDAY ~ April 13 7:30pm Lector Pat Draper Communion Ministers M. Shay/P. Moran GOOD FRIDAY ~ April 14 7:30pm Lectors Kate Battles/Tanya Rybarczyk Communion Ministers P. Bradstreet/P/ Draper EASTER VIGIL ~ April 15 7:30pm Lectors J. Callinan, B. Yetman E. Yetman, T. Rybarczyk Communion Ministers M. Shay/P. Draper
EASTER ~ April 16 8:30am Lectors Ellen Kluge Communion Ministers M. Hanick/T. Bhisitkul 10:30am Lectors Jim Garden Communion Ministers K. Battles/J. McCarthy
P. Moran/Jim McCarthy
PRAYER, HEALING MINISTRY AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP
The Spiritual Development group will resume on Tuesday, April 18th. Feel free to join us every week, or drop in whenever you
can. Please contact Monica Shay at [email protected] for more details or questions.
EASTER MEMORIAL FLOWERS: You may want to remember family members or friends with a Memorial Easter Flower offering for the flowers that enhance our church during the Easter season. In addition to the envelope in your weekly envelope packet there are extra
Easter Flower envelopes at the foyers of the church. A list of those memorialized will be posted on the church bulletin boards.
GUIDELINES FOR FAST & ABSTINENCE Regulations for the Diocese of Worcester:
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 who are eighteen (18) years of age but not yet fifty-nine (59) years of age on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday. 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.
Please pray for the recently deceased:
Kevin Giblin and
Luverne Nelson
May they rest in peace
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD: Held on Sunday at the 10:30am Mass during the school year. If interested in participating in a CL leadership role, please contact Joanne Flathers at [email protected] or 508-485-4345.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES
Schedule of Upcoming Events:
YOUTH MINISTRY UPCOMING DATES
April 8 ~ “Surprise” May 20 ~ Car Wash
PARISH STEWARDSHIP REPORTS FOR: APRIL 2, 2017 Weekly Collection…………………….……...………$4,948.00 Capital Improvement Fund…………………………..$1,208.00 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING CONTRIBUTIONS SPECIAL AND SECOND COLLECTIONS ~ APRIL
Easter Flowers Donations Anytime Support for Our Sister Parish in Haiti April 9 Holy Land ~ Good Friday April 14
PARISH STEWARDSHIP
NOVENA TO THE DIVINE MERCY will take place at the St. John’s Church Chapel in Worcester (44 Temple St.) at 5:00pm on April 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. Deacon Paul Dacri will be the celebrant each day and the service will consist of Divine Mercy Prayers and Benediction. Worldwide Marriage Encounter: "They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know where they put him." Happy Easter! He has risen! Let us welcome Jesus even more into our marriages by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next WWME Weekends are Apr 22-23, 2017 in Brewster, MA and Jun 10-11, 2017 in Medway, MA. For more information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at 800-710-9963 or visit us at www.WWMEMA.org. St. Thomas More Law School Scholarship Each year the St. Thomas More Society of our Diocese awards a scholarship of not less than $3000 to a law student attending an accredited law school in the fall. Applicants or parents must be registered and active members of a parish in the Diocese of Worcester. Applicants may be in any year of law school studies. To get a p p l i c a t i o n s v i s i t t h e d i o c e s a n w e b s i t e , www.worcesterdiocese.org/st-thomas-more-society, by mailing requests to: St. Thomas More Society, Chancery Office, 49 Elm Street, Worcester, MA 01609 or by calling Julie Schroeder at 508-929-4345. Applications are due on or before June 30, 2017.
DISCOUNT CARD FUNDRAISER: The new Discount Cards for 2017 are available for purchase at the Parish Office and in the entry’s of the church. We are looking for people who would like to take a few cards to sell to help us in this endeavor to benefit St. Anne Parish. The person who sells the most Discount Cards will win a prize! WE NEED YOUR HELP.
ST. ANNE ONLINE GIVING ~ PARISHPAY: St. Anne Parish partners with Parishpay for easy on-line giving. Parishpay allows both one-time gifts, as well as regular, scheduled donat ions . P l ea se v i s i t our Par i sh webs i t e www.stannesouthborough.org for the link to Parishpay.com or contact Parishpay (Stephanie) at 1-262-785-1188 ext. 2522 to answer your questions and assist you with enrollment. ST. ANNE’S WEBSITE AND ONLINE GIVING: With our website we have an additional resource for online giving and online CE registration St. Anne Parish partners with eCatholic and BluePay for easy on-line giving. Our one-step on-line form allows both one-time gifts, as well as regular, scheduled donat ions . P l ea se v i s i t our Par i sh webs i t e www.stannesouthborough.org and select the Quick Link to the BluePay On-Line Giving page or Religious Education Registration.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thank you to Mrs. Joanne Flathers and Mrs. Pat Draper for their tireless efforts on the fantastic First Communion Retreat this past weekend! The children and parents had a wonderful time! It was especially heartwarming to watch parents working with their child on making the banner they will use to mark their family’s pew on First Communion Day! It’s hard to believe their special day is almost here! - Please continue to keep these children in your prayers as the First Communion Mass on Sunday, April 30 at 1:30PM fast approaches.
1st Reconciliation/1st Eucharist ~ Grade 2 and up ~ Meets this Sunday April 9 with Mrs. Joanne Flathers and Mrs. Pat Draper from 9~10:30AM. THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 9 IS OUR LAST CLASSROOM SESSION.
LOOKING AHEAD: There will be one First Communion rehearsal for parents and
students on Wednesday, April 26 from 7-8PM.
St. Anne’s First Communion Mass is Sunday, April 30 at 1:30PM. Students will arrive in the church at 1:15PM.
There will be a Going Forth Mass on Sunday, May 7 at 10:30AM. Children are invited to wear their First Communion outfits again as the whole parish prays for and welcomes our First Communicants. Following this Mass will be a potluck lunch for the First Communion Families.
As our other classes in Grades 1-8 ended last Sunday, let’s please take a moment to remember in prayer and thanksgiving all those catechists who generously gave their time, talent and treasure to the children of St. Anne’s Parish. Thank you so much for all you did this year!
Grade 1-2 Mrs. Pat Battles, Mrs. Rebekka Hermans~Or and Mrs. Kelly Hurley
1st Reconciliation/1st Eucharist ~ Grade 2 and up ~ Mrs. Joanne Flathers, Mrs. Pat Draper and Mrs. Donna McIntosh
Grade 3 – Mrs. Deb Sanford, Mrs. Laura Schroeder and Miss Michelle Schroeder
Grade 4-5 – Mrs. Beth McGonagle who taught two classes on two different days! Mrs. Melissa Shields and Miss Katie Joniaux
Grade 6 - Mrs. Cindy de la Pena, Mrs. Bridgitte Morgan and Mrs. Donna McIntosh
Grades 7 and 8 Mrs. Monica Shay and the Monday evening team of 7th/8th grade assistant teachers (Mr. and Mrs. Steven and Amy Buttiglieri, Mr. and Mrs. Rich and Joanne Flathers, Mrs. Anne Shea, Mrs. Patty Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey and Mary Beth Philbin~Hannigan and Mrs. Melissa Shields) and Mrs. Karla Reuter
Grades 9 and 10 -Last class on Sunday, May 21 meets from 7:00PM to 8:30PM
CONFIRMATION CLASS Meets on April 9 from 10:30PM
to 5:00PM for their Retreat (this is Mandatory)
The Children’s Choir - The children have been invited to sing at the 10:30AM Easter Mass! Children’s Choir members are asked to be in the church ready to sing at 10AM on Easter Sunday, April 16. All children grade 1 and above are welcome.
June Stephens, Sr. Yvette, Faith Stephens, June Phillipo, Jan & Charlie Mangana, Danielle Taylor, Jamie Farley, Stephanie McMahon, Rachel Knoll, Brad Arsenault, Paine Family, Lavallee Family, Marilou A. Custodio, Patty Morgan, Melinda O’Connor, Susan Davis, Scott Broussard, Paul Brodeur, Kenny Cassidy, Colleen Manning, Simone Almeida, Pat Austin, Nolan Francis Lane, Bill Yetman, Phil Auzenne, Gayle Dufour, Kathi and Jim Davis, Robert Nelson, Pauline Mickle, Alexandra Barr, Carolyn Green, (Red) Weir, Zenta Franz, Denise Perrin, Katie Lutz, Susan Blake, Judi Shea, Irene Larochelle, Catherine Galbraith, Kim Chnshan, Barbara Peterson, Irene & Victoria, Isabel Chesak, George Wood,
Louise Tootalian, Gertrude Wallace, Judy Christian, Jeanne Walker, Dianne Higgins, Aletha, Carol, Maryellen, Jean, Kathy and Paul, Shannon Hayden, Millie Garden, Janet Mattioli, Dianne Westin, Brian K., Eunice, Richard, June St. Andre, Margaret Driscoll, Dorothy Reid, Neil Cronin, Emily, Mark S. Tootalian, Neia Silva, Richard Buttiglieri, Milton Rattet
PARISH LIFE...continued
ST ANNE SPRING SHOPPING BAZAAR: St. Anne Parish will be holding a shopping bazaar as a fundraiser on Saturday, June 24, 8am to 4pm and Sunday, June
25, 8am to 2pm. Please bring any items you would like to contribute (clothing, furniture, any household items, books, linens etc.) and drop them in the entry to the parish hall. We will take any and all items. If you have a larger item and would like help in transporting the item to the church, please call Karla on her cell. We are also still looking for volunteers to help organize this. Please contact Karla if you can help at [email protected], cell (508)
335-7968.For those who have donated items for the
Bazaar and would like a receipt for their taxes, please let Karla Reuter know or call the Parish Office. PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: Meets every Monday at
10:00am in the Parish Hall Conference Room. If you like to knit or crochet, please come and join them at anytime. The beautiful completed shawls are
available for parishioners to take at the Parish Office during the week. Annette Buhsmer, Chair UNITED PARISHES OF SOUTHBOROUGH FOOD PANTRY: Your donations continue to make it possible for us to meet the needs of our clients. Currently our needs are: coffee (regular non-flavored, not instant), snacks (for children to take to school), dish detergent, laundry detergent and toilet paper. As most food items are date sensitive, please be sure that your donation is not out of date. Donations may be left in the foyer of the parish hall. If you know of anyone who could benefit from the Food Pantry, please encourage them to come. Pantry hours (located at Pilgrim Church) are Tuesdays from 7-8 p.m. and Fridays from 10-11 a.m. Again, thank you for your continued generosity to the Southborough Food Pantry. Pat Draper, Coordinator
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