Saint Martha Parish 227 South Street, Plainville, MA 02762 Sunday Masses 8:00am & 10:00am Saturday Mass 9:00am located at Jesus & Mary Convent 92 School Street, Plainville, MA 02762 Saint Mary Parish 130 South Street, Wrentham, MA 02093 Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00pm, Sunday Masses 9:30am, 12:00pm, 5:00pm & Daily Mass Mon. - Fri., 9:00am "Living This Week's Readings" "Do whatever he tells you." These are the words of Mary at the end of today's gospel! Mary is saying these words to us too - to you and me. What is He telling us to do? The psalm gives us one response - "Proclaim His marvelous deeds to all the nations." St. Paul also reminds us that we have been given special gifts. Do you recognize the special gifts that the spirit has given you? Pray for the grace to use your gifts to pro- claim His marvelous deeds - to family, neighbors, friends, co-workers.
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Saint Martha Parish
227 South Street, Plainville, MA 02762 Sunday Masses 8:00am & 10:00am
Saturday Mass 9:00am located at Jesus & Mary Convent 92 School Street, Plainville, MA 02762
Saint Mary Parish 130 South Street, Wrentham, MA 02093
Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00pm, Sunday Masses 9:30am, 12:00pm, 5:00pm &
Daily Mass Mon.-Fri., 9:00am
"Living This Week's Readings" "Do whatever he tells you." These are the words of Mary at the end of today's gospel! Mary is saying these words to us too - to you and me. What is He telling us to do? The psalm gives us one response - "Proclaim His marvelous deeds to all the nations." St. Paul also reminds us that we have been given special gifts. Do you recognize the special gifts that the spirit has given you? Pray for the grace to use your gifts to pro-claim His marvelous deeds - to family, neighbors, friends, co-workers.
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Plainville - Wrentham - Catholic - Collaborative Year C
Blessings from St. Chretienne
O n Arnold Street, on your left just past the Big Apple and across from the Trapistine Abbey, the Sisters of
Saint Chretienne have had their convent in Wrentham since 1967. As a “community in the spirit of the Holy Family of Nazareth” (to whom we are consecrating our families this weekend), this wonderful order of Religious Sisters minis-ters in many apostolates, especially through their charisms of nursing, education and pastoral work. Until recently, their Arnold Street convent also housed the offices for their whole Province. With the decline in young women joining Religious life and the provincial office moving out, the convent is too large for the two Sisters who remain. As they prepared to move to a smaller home just down the street, Sister Julie and Sister Ida approached us to see if we had any interest in the chapel furnishings they no longer needed. When we visited their chapel, both Father Bill and I were overjoyed to envision how these blessings from St. Chretienne could serve our Parishes of St. Martha & St. Mary!
St. Martha church is the beneficiary of a new tabernac-le that will be used as the “repository” for the Eucharist on Holy Thursday. Not only did the old repository have a bro-ken lock that won’t let the key be removed when it’s closed, but this new one (pictured below) is a much more distinct and substantial way of honoring the Body of Christ on the night we celebrate the institution of the Eucharist. We also received a much needed small table we can use in the sanctuary.
The most visible change for our parishes as a result of these generous gifts is the new altar at St. Mary. Made of beautifully finished oak wood, this simple but stately altar seems right at home with the other oak features in St. Mary church. The previous altar, which was purchased in honor of members of the Bernardini family, has found a new lo-cal home, as the altar used at Wrentham Developmental Center each weekend and for funerals there. The Sisters of St. Chretienne are happy to have their altar used at the church where they regularly worship, and they have kindly agreed to have their altar be dedicated in honor of the Ber-nardini Family, as shown in the memorial plaque in the narthex (main vestibule). Also, the pews from their chapel were installed in the choir loft in time for Christmas Eve Masses.
Holy Hour for Life This Tuesday, January 22, the Churches in the United States observe the annual “Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children.” This day is set aside to pray for the legal protection of human life and to do pen-ance for the violations to human dignity through abortion. We are called to observe this day through prayer and pen-ance. Please join us for a Holy Hour, 7 pm at St Mary
Parish, sponsored by Boston Deacons for Life in collab-oration with the Office of Diaconal Life and the Pro Life office.
The offices of St. Mary and St. Martha will be closed on Monday, January 21 in observance of
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Running Behind on Grand Annual Goals Have you contributed to your Parish Grand Annual for 2018 yet? If so, thank you! Currently, the Grand Annual for St. Martha Parish has collected 86% of our goal, with $4,207 to go; the Grand Annual for St. Mary Par-ish has collected 70% of our goal, with $29,530 to go. In order to address the needs of our properties and minis-tries, please help us finish this important collection in each parish successfully.
Next week's second collection supports the Church in Latin America (CLA). The CLA provides support for pastoral projects in financially poorer dioceses in Latin America and the Caribbean. CLA funds catechetical and lay leadership programs, youth ministry, evangelization programs and formation programs for religious priests and deacons. CLA is making it possible for the Catholic faithful in the Western hemisphere to help each other.
Many of us have experienced the closing of a church where we once worshipped (including my childhood parish), so we empathize with the Sisters of St. Chretienne in their time of transition. As Fr. Bill has shown us by example be-fore, our use of religious items from other churches and chap-els helps to balance that sadness by connecting the richness of many faithful people using them in the past with the promise and joy of their being valued by more people of faith for years to come. The Wrentham Developmental Center, St. Martha Parish, and St. Mary parish are most grateful for the way these “blessings from St. Chretienne” connect us with them and with our God!
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Saint Martha Parish Family
Please pray for these dear people who are ill Please pray for these dear people who are ill Please pray for these dear people who are ill Please pray for these dear people who are ill or just in need of prayersor just in need of prayersor just in need of prayersor just in need of prayers
Alyssa, Dominic, Lois, Michelle, Bill Balecwicz, Mary Blouin, Bruce Brozyna, Dorothy Commerford, Clay Conard, Georgia Duncan, Stephen Fennelly, Edward Frobel, Tom McGowan, Ce-lene Lannan, Harper Oates, Deacon Ken Oles, Sue Smith, Ste-phen Sullivan, Karen Wenzell
Please pray for the repose of the soul of all our Please pray for the repose of the soul of all our Please pray for the repose of the soul of all our Please pray for the repose of the soul of all our deceased loved ones deceased loved ones deceased loved ones deceased loved ones
Please keep in your prayers Lt. Lt. Lt. Lt. Matthew Nicholson, U.S. Army & Matthew Nicholson, U.S. Army & Matthew Nicholson, U.S. Army & Matthew Nicholson, U.S. Army & 1st Lt. Sean Hartley, Marines 1st Lt. Sean Hartley, Marines 1st Lt. Sean Hartley, Marines 1st Lt. Sean Hartley, Marines who are courageously serving our country.
Offertory 1/13 $2,390 Building Maintenance $739
Grand Annual 87%
Sunday, January 20th 8:00 AM John W. Murphy (Memorial)
Sunday, January 20th 10:00 AM Wilfrid & Gremaine Dube (Memorial)
Sunday, January 27th 8:00 AM Tommy LeBlanc (Memorial)
Sunday, January 27th 10:00 AM Mass for the People
Living Bread Food Pantry The food pantry located at the Meth-odist church is always in need of food and toiletry donations from generous parishioners like you. Please consider donating to those in need in our com-
munity. The pantry is open Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm. You may also leave your donation by the church elevator the second Sunday of each month. The pantry is currently in need of spaghetti sauce, coffee, canned fruit, toiletries & pasta. Thank you!
Come Join the Knights of Columbus!
Do you ever wonder what the Knights of Colum-bus are all about? Does the idea of joining a fra-ternal brotherhood of Catholic men spark your interest? Then please come join the Knights of Columbus! These men are committed to each other, committed to their families, committed to their children, committed to their parish - that’s what this organization is all about. They are al-ways looking for the help and involvement of more good men! Talk to a member today!! Mark Alegria, Grand Knight, 508-243-2189 Steve Melanson, Deputy Grand Knight Dave Medeiros, Financial Secretary Bob Grazado, Treasurer Dave Woolson, Recorder
Thank You to all that serve and support our parish!Thank You to all that serve and support our parish!Thank You to all that serve and support our parish!Thank You to all that serve and support our parish!
Month of DecemberMonth of DecemberMonth of DecemberMonth of December The Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The society of St. Vincent de Paul assists people in our community who are in need. Parishioners help in this mission through their contributions to the collection boxes located near the doors of the church and
also by using the specially marked envelopes 4 times a year. If you or someone you know needs assistance, call the parish office, (508)699-8543.
Year to Date July Year to Date July Year to Date July Year to Date July ---- DecemberDecemberDecemberDecember
Offertory Building
Cash/Check $13,473 $3,493
Online Giving $3,289 $590
Total Actual $16,762 $4,083
Budget $15,989 $3,442
Variance $773 $641
Offertory Building
Cash/Check $65,279 $14,242
Online Giving $16,990 $2,509
Total Actual $82,269 $16,751
Budget $82,618 $15,144
Variance -$349 $1,607
Plainville - Wrentham - Catholic - Collaborative Year C
Sat., January 19th 4:00 P Catherine Homes (1st Year Anniversary Memorial)
Sun., January 20th 9:30 A Mass for the People
Sun., January 20th 12:00 P Irene DesVergnes (Memorial)
Sun., January 20th 5:00 P Joan Flannery (Memorial)
Tues., January 22nd 9:00 A Marie Baker (Memorial)
Wed., January 23rd 9:00 A Peg Nicholson (Recent Death)
Sat., January 26th 4:00 P Raymond L. Loughlin, Sr. (Anniversary Memorial)
Sun., January 27th 9:30 A Claire Wood (Anniversary Memorial)
Sun., January 27th 12:00 P Bob Beauchaine (Anniversary Memorial)
Sun., January 27th 5:00 P Peter Cataldo & Peter Longobardi (Birthday Remembrance)
Please pray for these dear people who are ill :Please pray for these dear people who are ill :Please pray for these dear people who are ill :Please pray for these dear people who are ill :
Jennifer McCann Black, Brian Conry, Tricia D.. Joan Dooley, Zachery Duffy, Jeremy, John Fleming, Midge Forsythe, Peter Frates, Joseph Gendron, Albert Governor, Donna Guevremont, Matt Harrington, Rich Hender, Joseph Kearney, Brian, Karen & Nicole Knoth, Joseph Kurtzer, George Labonte, Thomas Luce, Sue Marchant, Kevin McDonough, Deacon Ken Oles, Tina Pare family, Kyle Rogers, Bryan Spano, Bill Walder, Eileen Walther and all of our Faith Family who battle cancer & mental illness. Please pray for the repose of the souls of all our
deceased loved ones Charles "Chuck" O'Connor & Barbara Hall
Offertory 1/12 & 1/13 $6,775
Building Fund $2,315
Grand Annual 70%
Saint Mary Par ish Please pray for these courageous people, friends and family current-ly serving in the military. 1st Lieu-tenant Kathryn Gouthro - Army Medical, Major Mary L. Gouthro - Army, Captain Stephen M. Gouthro - Army Ranger, Captain Melanie L.
Gouthro, Army, E3 Branch, LT Dahnyoung McGarry USCG, Army Lieutenant Richard Veno, Army Specialist Charlie Edney, Marine Lance Corporal Jonathan Marcinkevicius, Sergeant Bradford Harrington USMC, Major Sean Ryburn, USMC, Senior Chief US Navy Nancy O'Reilly, 1st Lieuten-ant Sean Hartley - Marines
Month of December
Year to Date July - December
Weekly Parish Support
St. Mary Offertory Building
Cash/Check $155,645 $46,173
Online Giving $33,275 $12,387
Total Actual $188,920 $58,560
Budget $193,727 $50,501
Variance -$4,807 $8,059
St. Mary Offertory Building
Cash/Check $32,683 $10,683
Online Giving $7,445 $2,669
Total Actual $40,128 $13,352
Budget $38,374 $11,786
Variance $1,754 $1,566
Knights of Columbus Annual Poker Event Save the Date for The Knights of Columbus annual Poker Event. This awesome night of Poker and Fun will be held on Saturday, Feb-
ruary 2, 2019 at 6:00pm in the St. Mary Church Hall. All are welcome!
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, through your generosity to the St Vincent
de Paul Society of St. Mary Wrentham we were able to assist 65 families, made up of 195 people, over the past year. The vast majority of these families are residents of Wrentham. A few were either outside of Wrentham or transients. Our mission is to
help those in need with food, clothing and shelter. Thank you for your donations via parish envelopes and the collection boxes located at the church entrances. Please pray for us and God's poor.
III. Jane Ross & James Walsh
The Wrentham Food Pantry The Wrentham Food Pantry gratefully acknowledges the receipt of 1,978 pounds of food from St. Mary Par-ish for 2018. It is through your loving concern and sup-port that we can meet the needs of those enduring diffi-cult circumstances.
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St. Martha: (508) 695-0054 /St. Mary: (508) 384-7922
♦ The next Middle School Class will be held on March 3, 2019 ♦ The first 9th Grade Class will be held on January 27, 2019
♦ 1/22 Holy Hour for Life, 7pm at St. Mary ♦ 1/24 Cursillo for Men ♦ 1/26 CIA Spaghetti Dinner held at St. Mary ♦ 1/28 Picnic Committee Meeting ♦ 2/2 St. Mary Knights - Annual Poker Night ♦ 2/6 Joe Cormier's Presentation of spending
5 weeks at LaSalette in the French Alps ♦ 2/26 ChristLife Part: 1 Discovering Christ ♦ 3/9 Retreat to Newport Sponsored by St. Ed
ward/St. Jude Collaborative
A Café in Little ItalyA Café in Little ItalyA Café in Little ItalyA Café in Little Italy A Café in Little Italy is a Pasta Dinner Fundraiser hosted
by our CIA Youth Group. The dinner will be held on Sat-
urday, January 26 following the 4:00pm Mass at St.
Mary Parish Hall. Tickets are $7.00/adult and $3.00/12
and under and $20.00/family. Proceeds will go towards the
2019 summer youth mission trips. Tickets will be on sale
after all the Masses at both St. Martha and St. Mary the
weekend of January 19 and 20.
Summer 2019 Mission Trips - DON’T MISS OUT We are excited to announce we have 2 CIA High School Youth Ministry mission trip opportunities for this sum-mer! These awesome service experiences are open to any parishioner of our St. Mary's and St. Martha's Catholic Collaborative who is currently in High School. ♦ Lake George, New York Service Mission Trip from July 14 - 19 ♦ Gulfport, Mississippi Service Mission Trip from August 4 - 10 More information, including pricing and registration for both trips are located on our website. A non-refundable deposit will be due at the time of registration. Space for each trip is limited, so please sign up early if you are planning to attend. Please contact Trish Moore at [email protected] or call her at 508-889-0677 with any questions.
♦ Montrose School: an independent school for girls Information Night: January 24 at 6:30pm Email Samantha Martin at [email protected]. ♦ St. Mary - Sacred Heart School Open House: January 27 from 12pm - 2pm Website: www.smshschool.com or call 508-695-3072 ♦ St. Catherine of Siena School, Norwood Open Houses: January 27 from 12pm - 1pm January 30 from 6pm - 7pm Email: [email protected] or call 781-769-5354 for more information.
♦ There are no classes on Monday, January 21 in Wrentham due to Martin Luther King Day.
♦ There are no classes on Tuesday, January 22 in Plainville due to an In-Service-Day. ♦ Second graders in Wrentham will be receiving their First Reconciliation at St. Mary Parish on Saturday,
January 26 at 11:00am. ♦ The Sixth Grade Class in Wrentham will be sponsoring the 9:30am Mass at St. Mary Church on Sunday, January 27.
IS THERE ANY SUCH THING AS A FREE MEAL? YES! Every Tuesday evening as part of the Dis-
covering Christ Process. Dinner will be served each of
the 7 weeks at 6:45pm - followed by fellowship, a
brief video teaching and small group discussion.
Make plans now to join us this coming LENT for
what promises to be a fun and transformative experi-
ence… and it’s all free! Session starts on Tuesday,
February 26th!
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Family owned & operated since 1998, Serenity Hill is a 42-bed skilled nursing and rehab center offering a continuum of care for individuals who need short- or long-term services.
655 Dedham Street • Wrentham, MA 02093(508) 384-3400 • (508) 384-8005 – Fax
Family owned & operated since 1998, Serenity Hill is a 42-bed skilled nursing and rehab center offering a continuum of care for individuals who need short- or long-term services.
655 Dedham Street • Wrentham, MA 02093(508) 384-3400 • (508) 384-8005 – Fax
Family owned & operated since 1998, Serenity Hill is a 42-bed skilled nursing and rehab center offering a continuum of care for individuals who need short- or long-term services.
655 Dedham Street • Wrentham, MA 02093(508) 384-3400 • (508) 384-8005 – Fax
