New Parishioners: Please leave your name and address with one of the priests or contact the office to register you in our parish.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Confessions are heard by appointment only. Those wishing spiritual direction should phone the rectory to

schedule an appointment.

Sacrament of Marriage: Our diocese requires a one-year preparation time for this sacrament. Please contact the rectory at least one year

in advance of your planned wedding date.

Care of the Sick: Please advise us of parishioners who are sick or in the hospital, that we might keep them in prayer and, if possible,

visit them. Anyone who is unable to celebrate Mass with us in Church is urged to advise us so that we can, if possible, bring the Eucha-

rist to them at home.

Sacrament of Baptism: Celebrated the second Sunday of each month. Other times during Mass. Please contact the rectory to set up a

meeting. Instruction is required for all parents seeking Baptism for their child.

Bulletin: All Announcements for bulletin should be submitted by 9:00am Monday morning.

St. Joseph's Church 759 Main St.

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday - 11:15am

St. Pius X Church 1161 Main St.

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday - 4:00pm, Sunday –8:45am

DAILY MASS Monday - Thursday 8:30am

Fr. Stephen D. Johnson Memorial Chapel

Mother Saint John House - 761 Main St.

SAINT JOSEPH - SAINT PIUS X PARISH 761 MAIN ST. LEICESTER, MA 01524

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Saint Joseph's Saint Pius X

Parishes

Pastor: Rev. Robert A Loftus Phone: 774-262-6562

Deacon: Michael Corby

Phone: 508-873-7488 Email: deaconmike@mcorby.com

Parish Rectory & Office

761 Main St. Leicester, MA 01524

Phone: 508-859-8083 Fax: 508-892-4753

Email: stjosephstpiusx759@gmail.com

www.stjoseph-stpiusx.com

Parish Secretary: Lue Willis

Hours:

Monday- Wednesday 9:00am - 4:00pm

Thursdays 9:00am - 12:00pm

Religious Education

Phone: 508-859-8083

Email: religioused.leicester@gmail.com

Coordinator of Religious Education: Lauren Bjork

Grades K-5: Michelle Hammond

Grades 6-8: Frank DiPilato

Lifeteen -Grades 9-12: Tracey Hippert

Saint Joseph’s Cemetery

Waite St. Leicester (Office at Rectory)

Mother Saint John Retreat Center

761 Main St. Leicester

508-859-8083

ST. JOSEPH & ST. PIUS X PARISHES LEICESTER, MA

SATURDAY, November 8, 2014

4:00pm Rita Burlingame, Req. by Parish

SUNDAY, November 9( The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica)

St. Pius X

8:45am Deceased members of St. Joseph

& St. Pius X

St. Joseph

11:15am Mr. & Mrs. Thomas MacIntosh &

deceased members of the

MacIntosh Family, Req. by Family

Week of Nov. 3, 2014

(MOTHER ST. JOHN HOUSE)

MONDAY, Nov. 10 (Saint Leo the Great)

8:30am Patricia Soly, Req. by Harry Brooks

TUESDAY, Nov. 11 (Saint Martin of Tours)

8:30am No Mass Celebrated @ MSJ House (Veteran’s Day)

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 12 (Saint Josaphat)

8:30am Alfred Belanger, month’s mind,

Req. by Parish

THURSDAY, Nov. 13 (Saint Francis Xavier)

8:30am No Mass Celebrated @ MSJ House

SATURDAY, November 15, 2014

4:00pm Deceased members of St. Joseph

& St. Pius X

SUNDAY, November 16 (Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time)

St. Pius X

8:45am Deceased members of St. Joseph

& St. Pius X

St. Joseph

11:15am Decased members of St. Joseph

& St. Pius X

PLEASE NOTE:

There will be no mass celebrated at the Mother

St. John House on Tuesday, Nov. 11th & Thurs-

day Nov. 13th

PRAYER SHAWLS

Once a month our Parish Shawl Ministry meets

and makes beautiful shawls which can bring

not only lots of warmth but comfort as well. All

shawls have been blessed and are available for

anyone who is sick, terminally ill or depressed.

Please do not hesitate to ask for one for some-

one you love or even yourself. There is no

charge, all you need to do is ask by contacting

the parish office @ 508-859-8083 or Linda

Corby @ 508-892-2988. Shawls can also be

found under or around the Holy Oils near the

baptismal fonts to take if someone is in need of

one right away. (The prayer is included with

each shawl)

Our Prayer Shawl Ministry meets on the

last Thursday of every month and all those

interested to join this wonderfully spiritual

ministry are welcome. Our next meeting

will resume back on Thursday, January

30th @7:00pm in the Mother St. John House

PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER

Our sick, homebound and shut-ins, our military men and women

and those who have asked for our prayers especially for Mat-

thew Cox , Daniel & Gail Bergin, Billy Austin, William &

Carolyn Hisoire, Ronnie & Christine Sutton, Paulette Wood,

Linda Corby, & Rose Stachelek

if you have any prayer requests please contact the parish office

at 508-859-8083

Hello to all members of our parishes,

We will soon be joining our two parishes into one. This will

involve a change that will be great for some and less for

others. Change is a very difficult problem for us as human

beings. We live in a world that changes enormously from

day to day, minute to minute and second to second, but we

want to be secure and safe in this world and so we are con-

stantly attempting to construct something that will not ever

be changed. It is an impossible task in this world to make

anything that will not suffer from the decay of time and

change. Even this very earth on which we walk and depend

will one day surrender to change. Our knowing that change

is difficult does not make it any easier to accept it. It can

make us think so, but that is all it can do; make us think we

have accepted it.

No, accepting change is what we now call a process. It

seems to me that every change I have ever experienced in

my life is relived with each new change that comes up in

my world today. I guess you could say that I have never

really accepted change very well and now I must “lead” you

through a difficult change. I don’t really know how to do

this, but much of what I do today I did not know how to do

before I did it the first few times. I am sure that I have al-

ready made mistakes at this and that I will make more in the

next several days, months and years. I hope and pray that

you will be merciful to me when I do make them. As we

begin to live with this new change, I am not sure that we

need to be reminded each time that we go to church, read

our bulletin cover, receive a letter from the parish or place

our offertory contribution in our envelope that we have

changed. With this in mind the parish council recommended

and the Diocese accepted that our new parish be named

“Saint Joseph-Saint Pius X Parish”. I believe that this is a

good thing and that it will make this difficult time in our

parish slightly less difficult. I hope so. I also hope that you

do too.

Peace and God Bless

Fr. Rob

SAVE THE DATE

Parish Holiday Trip to Lasalette Shrine &

Village Haven Restaurant

All are welcome to join in the fun on Sun. Dec. 14th to

view the spectacular Christmas display of lights, attend Fr.

Pats Christmas concert, mangers around the world, gift

shop , & various activities for all ages at the Lasalette

Shrine in Attleboro, MA. We will start the day with lunch

at the Village Haven Restaurant before heading to the

shrine. A luxury bus will leave St. Pius X church parking

lot at 10:30am. Returning back approx. 7:00-7:30pm Cost

of the event is $25.00 per person (which includes the cost

of the bus and dinner)

Reservations are required so please contact the parish office

at 508-859-8083 no later than Dec. 1st.

THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA NOVEMBER 9, 2014

The “New To You” Thrift Shop

Hours of operation:

Tuesdays 5:00pm- 7:00pm

Wednesdays 10:00am- 2:00pm Saturdays 9:00am-12:00pm

(Come on by- everybody loves a bargain!)

We are in need of salespeople from all those who can offer their help. Half shifts are available..Please call the parish office if interested

@ 508-859-8083 .We are now accepting ONLY gently used or new , fall /winter clothing and or small house hold appliances & items goods

CALENDAR

Tuesday, Nov. 11

No Mass at Leicester Housing/ Veterans Day

Saturday, Nov. 15,

9:00am Rosary to end Abortion @ Mother St. John House

Monday, Nov. 17,

7:00pm Finance meeting @ Mother St. John House

Sunday, Nov. 23

Following 11:15am mass, Reunification Luncheon @ St. Joseph

St. Joseph Church

Tuesday, Nov. 25 :Thanksgiving Food Distribution

...so that they may all be one...John 17:21

Parish Reunification

Luncheon

We encourage everyone to join us for food, prayer, & friendship as we take the next step towards reunification of our parishes on November 23, 2014 following the 11:15am Mass in St. Joseph’s Hall..Please RSVP no later than Nov. 16th so that we can plan on food...by contacting the parish office at 508-859-8083 . There will also be sign up sheets available in the back of the church after all masses There is no cost for the lunch, but please feel free to bring a beverage or dessert.

The Renovations to the Mother St. John House for Fr. Rob’s new residence are well under way. To date, the parish has incurred absolutely no debt, thanks entirely to the generosity of three of our pa-rishioners who have donated their time, services, and all the materials needed for this project. There are many generous people in our parishes who would like to help in some way as well. The last big project to complete is the installation of new car-peting in the residence area as well as the stair-way /hall & baseboard heating. If you are able to contribute to this , your cash donation would be greatly appreciated. Thank you to all!

Soon we will be one parish and we are in the process of forming

a social/fundraiser committee. This will give all the parishioners

an opportunity to come together socially and or raise funds to

support the financial needs of the parish.. If interested, please

contact Aurore McGrail at 508-751-2252– All are Welcome!

We are also looking for those who would be interested in other

ministries of the parish which include the Haiti ministry, Shaw

ministry, Bereavement ministry, in addition to Lectors, Eucharis-

tic Ministers, Altar Servers, Ushers /Greeters, Food pantry &

Thrift shop

FOOD OF THE WEEK: CANNED GREEN BEANS

BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR UPCOMING EVENTS

Children's Christmas Shop –Dec. 6th & 7th -Just For Fun

Please remember in your prayers,

Paul Richard

REUNIFICATION MASSES

All masses the weekend of Nov. 22-23, 2014 will be celebrated at St. Joseph Church

(There will be no masses celebrated @ St. Pius X)

The last masses at St. Joseph’s church until next spring will be celebrated on Sat. Nov. 22nd @ 4:00pm and Sun. Nov. 23rd @ 8:45am & 11:15am

Leicester Food Pantry

On Tuesday, November 25th, the Food Pantry

Thanksgiving Food Distribution will take place from

3pm to 8pm at St. Joseph’s Church

New Volunteers are Welcome!!!

3:00pm- 5:00pm set up

5:00pm- 6:00pm home deliveries

6:00pm- 8:00pm shopping

* Monday, November 24th, we are looking for volun-

teers to help set up tables @ 6:00pm in St. Joseph’s

hall