"Living This Week's Readings" The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph The example of the Holy Family can be summed up in the words of today's sec- ond reading. They were clothed in "heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gen- tleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another …." This feast offers all families the inspiration and encouragement to make these values an essential part of each relationship, conversation and interaction with one another. Pray in a special way today for all parents, grandparents, and guardi- ans as they strive to make their families holy. Saint Mary Parish 130 South Street, Wrentham, MA 02093 Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00pm Sunday Masses 9:30am, 12:00pm & 5:00pm 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 NEW SATURDAY EVENING MASS TIME AT ST. MARTHA - 5:30PM
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"Living This Week's Readings" The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
The example of the Holy Family can be summed up in the words of today's sec-ond reading. They were clothed in "heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gen-tleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another…." This feast offers all families the inspiration and encouragement to make these values an essential part of each relationship, conversation and interaction with one another. Pray in a special way today for all parents, grandparents, and guardi-ans as they strive to make their families holy.
Saint Mary Parish 130 South Street, Wrentham, MA 02093
Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00pm Sunday Masses 9:30am, 12:00pm & 5:00pm
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
NEW SATURDAY EVENING MASS TIME AT ST. MARTHA - 5:30PM
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph December 29, 2019
Father Joseph F. Mozer, Pastor Email: [email protected] (St. Mary phone ext. 112)
Father Lambert Nieme, Associate Pastor Email: [email protected] (St. Mary phone ext. 123)
Rev. Bernard Baris, M.S. Weekend Assistant
Deacon Joseph R. Flocco, Permanent Deacon Deacon James T. Kearney, Permanent Deacon
Please call St. Martha or St. Mary Parish office to schedule Weddings, Funerals and or Baptisms.
Transformed in Love Marriage Prep classes are offered at our collaborative each year. Class will be held
on October 18 & 19, 2019. Please contact Deacon Joe Flocco at [email protected] for more information.
Baptism Preparation Class for Both Parishes: First Sunday of each Month at 11:00am at St. Mary Church
Hall. Please visit the website to register and call St. Mary Parish office for more information.
Religious Education Mrs. Maggie Hoagland , Director of Faith Formation for Children Grades 1 -6
If you are interested in joining either of our parishes, please visit our website and fill out the New Parishioner Registration Form or stop into either St. Martha office or St. Mary office to register.
Saint Martha Parish 227 South Street, Plainville, MA 02762
Mass Times: Sunday at 8:00am & 10:00am Saturday Masses: 9:00am held at the Jesus and Mary Convent, 92 School Street, Plainville, MA and a new Mass held at St. Martha at 5:30pm Confessions: Sunday Mornings, 9:15-9:45am
in the Church or by appointment
Baptisms: 3rd Sunday at 11:30am—Visit the Parish
Website or call the Parish Office for information
Marriages: Visit the Parish website, or contact the Par-
ish Office at least six months in advance
Weekly Adoration Hour: Fridays 6:15 - 7:15pm
with Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet
First Friday Adoration: 8:30am - 7:15pm (final hour
with Rosary and Chaplet)
First Saturday Adoration: 8:00am - 3:00pmAccessible
Ramp & Elevator (Lift) at rear of church
Saint Mary Parish 130 South Street, Wrentham, MA 02093 Phone: 508-384-3373, Fax: 508-384-5747
Mass Times: Saturday Vigil 4:00pm and Sunday 9:30am, 12:00pm and 5:00pm Daily Mass: 9:00am, Monday - Friday
Confessions: Saturday Afternoons, 3:00 - 3:45 pm in
the Church or by Appointment
Baptisms: 2nd and 4th Sundays at 1:30pm - Visit
the Parish website or call the Rectory
Marriages: Visit the Parish website, or contact the
Parish Office at least six months prior to antici-
pated date
Rosary: Pray the rosary before daily Mass Accessible Ramp (rectory side of church) & Elevator/Lift Available (entrance side of the
church)
Our Collaborative Values
Love - Welcoming - Compassion - Boldness
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January 1, 2020 Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God
Is a Holy Day of Obligation Masses will be celebrated at:
St. Martha Parish Tuesday, December 31, at 4:00pm Wednesday, January 1, at 10:00am St. Mary Parish Wednesday, January 1, at 12:00pm
“A Child has been Born for Us, Unto Us a Son is Given”
T he Gospel’s announcement of glad tidings “A child has been born for us” still rings on the occasion of every
birth, according to Hannah Arendt. The image of the new-born gave rise to her concept of natality. It means that with every birth begins not only a story of another life but also a story of a new life, the promise of new initiatives and new beginnings. Indeed, each person is in himself a new begin-ning. Does this fundamental character of natality not ob-scured by reproductive technology, especially with genetic programming?
Of course medically assisted procreation helps solve many problems related to birth. Thanks to the efficiency and the operational techniques implemented, our contemporary world solves issues like infertility or sterility. Even the im-pact of menopause is offset sometimes. It is also possible to satisfy the desires of unconventional parenthood and prevent the transference of serious illness to the child. However, these feats also pose serious ethical challenges. In solving the problem of infertility, assisted reproduction provides access to basic cells of human life. Medical and institutional responsibility is highly involved in the genesis of a human being. This genesis requires ethical vigilance in our time when a child is sometimes considered as a "human creation" whom right to life depends on the parents, especially while he/she is still in the womb. In this context, what implications should we draw from the biblical sentence a child has been born for us, unto us a son is given?
It is not given to the parents to "create" a child in their own image. A child is a gift from God, the Lord and giver of life. As a gift, a child is given to the parents and to humankind from conception to natural death. There is no need of dis-cussing about the time the fetus becomes sufficiently human to have the right to life. As a baby on the way, the fetus is a human-living-being from conception. He is not fully devel-oped yet, but he is fully human and therefore has a right to life from this time. “The human being is to be respected and treated as a person from the moment of conception; and therefore from that same moment his rights as a person must be recognized, among which in the first place is the inviola-ble right of every innocent human being to life” (Donum Vitae I,1). This right to life involves for the parents, the duty and responsibility of welcoming the new born into the fami-ly.
Even God needed a family to integrate humankind. The Ho-ly Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph reminds us the natural reality of a family. It is a loving relationship between a man and a woman who welcome the gift from God in their midst. Every child is born into an already-existing world with its “traditions”. The family helps him/her learn about those traditions, including the fundamental values of human exist-ence.
The offices of St. Martha and St. Mary will be closed on, Wednesday, January 1, 2020
in observance of New Years Day.
Our offices will re-open on Thursday, January 2, 2020
On behalf of Fr. Joe & Fr. Lambert and every-one at St. Martha and St. Mary, we wish you a
very Happy and Blessed New Year
Dear parishioners of Saint Martha Parish and Saint Mary Parish, Forget about Waldo! Many of you have been wondering instead ‘Where’s Fr. Bill?’ I can finally provide an answer to that question as I returned to full-time ministry at Saint Michael Parish, Hudson at the beginning of Advent. I will be assisting Father Ren Tocci who was a parishioner of Saint Patrick Parish, Stoneham when he discerned his voca-tion to priesthood. I was honored to vest him with his priest-ly vestments on his ordination day. We have come full circle as he has now welcomed me warmly to Hudson. I am grateful to the parishioners of Saint Martha Parish and Saint Mary Parish for their support in prayer over the past seven months when I was dealing with a depression that began with the diagnosis of my mother’s Alzheimer’s Dis-ease twenty years ago and increased over the course of the tragic course of events that unfolded within the Archdiocese of Boston over the past twenty years. I am grateful for the therapeutic treatment I received at Saint John Vianney Cen-ter in Pennsylvania and I return to ministry in perfect health. I feel better physically, emotionally and spiritually than I have in many years! Please continue to remember me in prayer as I return to the parish ministry that I love. You are in my prayers during this Advent Season as we prepare to welcome Jesus ever more fully into our hearts at Christmas. God is so good!
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph December 29, 2019
Saint Martha Parish Family
Please pray for these dear people who are ill or just in need of prayers
Alyssa, Dominic, Lois, Michelle, Richard, Sr. Carmel, Bill Balecwicz, Mary Blouin, Deb Brooks, Bruce Brozyna, Dorothy Commerford, Clay Conard, Mark Dalton, John DiSanto, Sr. Di-ane Dube, June Eastman, Susan Elliot, Edward Frobel, Cheryl Gayton, David Gayton, Sandi Goeller, Rosette Guerrier, Sr. Jackie, Barbara Lamb, Dan Lynch, Celene Lannan, Tom McGowan, Michelle Miller, Harper Oates, Marie Packer, Jerry Quinn, Yvette Richard, Eileen Rhyno, Raimondo Rodriguez, Betty Sandy, Fr. Bill Schmidt, Don Soule, Stephen Sullivan, John Swearingen, Karen Wenzell
Please pray for the repose of the soul of all our deceased loved ones
Saturday, Dec 28th 5:30 PM Mass for the People
Sunday, Dec 29th 8:00 AM Thomas Jordan (Memorial)
Sunday, Dec 29th 10:00 AM Irene Lewicki (Memorial)
Saturday, Jan 4th 5:30 PM Mass for the People
Sunday, Dec 5th 8:00 AM Fr. Gary Thompson (Memorial)
Sunday, Dec 5th 10:00 AM Joan E.Vine, Walter “Red” Vine & Lillian Burke (Memorial)
Please keep in your prayers Lt. Matthew Nicholson, U.S. Army & 1st Lt. Sean Hart-ley, Marines, Chief Petty Officer Peter Castonguay, US Navy who are courageous-ly serving our country.
Offertory Collection will be posted in the next bulletin.
Living Bread Food Pantry The food pantry located at the Methodist church is always in need of food and toiletry donations from generous parish-ioners like you. Please consider donating
to those in need in our community. The pantry is open Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm. You may also leave your donation by the church elevator the second Sun-day of each month. The pantry is currently in need of toiletries, canned coffee, canned fruits, spaghetti sauce and pasta. Thank you!!
St. Vincent de Paul Collection Enve-lope for December: The St. Vincent de Paul collection envelope that you received in your December package can be placed in any collection basket this month. There will not be a special second collection for these envelopes. Your generous dona-
tions enable the St. Martha conference to help Plain-ville residence in a time of need. Thank you for your generosity!!
Appeal for First Friday and First Saturday Adorers
Additional adorers are needed at these Ado-ration hours: First Friday 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM; 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM and First Satur-day 11 AM - 12PM; 12PM - 1PM; 2PM - 3
PM. These hours are in need of committed adorers who pledge one hour a month to sit in the Presence of Jesus. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is a beau-tiful opportunity to reciprocate by giving back to Jesus a small portion of the gift He has given us - the gift of time. Problems and sorrows can be melted away be-fore Him. One comes away from a Holy Hour with a peace and joy that the world could never offer. Come and see for yourself! Please call Charlene Harrison with any questions or interest @ (695-2792).
Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
All are WELCOME to join the Knights of Columbus at their
next pancake breakfast Sunday, January 19, 2020 after the 8:00 AM Mass. Their fantastic breakfast includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, and tater tots along with coffee, tea and juice. Gluten free pancakes and sausage are also available. Proceeds from their breakfasts help support local charitable causes. All donations Wel-comed and much appreciated!!
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Saturday, Dec. 28th 4:00 P Rev. John Connolly (Memorial)
Sunday, Dec. 29th 9:30 A Lorraine M. Ryan (Memorial)
Sunday, Dec. 29th 12:00 P Eileen Harrington (Memorial)
Sunday, Dec. 29th 5:00 P Joan Dooley (Recent Death)
Monday, Dec. 30th 9:00 A Josef & Magdalena and Gilbert Fabry (Memorial)
Tuesday, Dec., 31st 9:00 A David J. Yockel (Recent Death)
New Year's Day 12:00 Mass for the People
Thursday, Jan., 2 9:00 A Catherine Tagliani (Recent Death)
Friday, Jan., 3rd 9:00 A Catherine "Chick" Tagliani (Recent Death)
Saturday, Jan., 4th 4:00 P Edmund Harrison (6 Month Mind)
Sunday, Jan., 5th 9:30 A Rick Setter (Healing)
Sunday, Jan., 5th 12:00 P Joan Dooley (Recent Death)
Sunday, Jan., 5th 5:00 P Rosemarie Mitchell (Month's Mind)
Please pray for these dear people who are ill :
Bob, Juanita Aaron, Maria Barboza, John Bernardini, Ann Bruneau, James Cherry, Frieda Cherry, Tricia D, Linda Daniels, Natalie DePillo, Tom Doherty, John Driscoll, Zachery Duffy, Sister Diane Dube, Jimmy Dunn, Cindy Dunne, Jack in Florida, Jeremy, Bridg Folan, Midge Forsythe, Albert Governor, Donna Guevremont, MaryBeth Harmon, Matt Harrington, Rich Hender, John Hickey, Midge Hooper, Joseph Kearney, Rev. Don Kill, Brian, Karen & Nicole Knoth, Joseph Kurtzer, George Labonte, Ann Lambert, Jeanine Lembo, Kim Lesko, Stuart Maguire, Sue Marchant, Marilyn Martin, Kevin McDonough, Jack McElhinney, Teresa Neill, Charlie O'Brien, Rene O'Neil, Catherine Owen, James Pepin, Sophia Perez, Alice Savasta, Fr. Bill Schmidt, Rick Setter, Edward Shaughnessy, Garrett Thompson, 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 especially for
Dorothy Dow, Joan Dooley
Saint Mary Parish Please pray for these courageous people, friends and family currently serving in the military. 1st Lieutenant Kathryn Gouthro - Army Medical, Ma-jor Mary L. Gouthro - Army, Captain Stephen M. Gouthro - Army Ranger, Captain Melanie L. Gouth-ro, Army, E3 Branch, LT Dahnyoung McGarry USCG, Army Captain Richard Veno, Army Spe-cialist Charlie Edney, Marine Lance Corporal Jona-than Marcinkevicius, Major Sean Ryburn, USMC, 1st Lieutenant Sean Hartley - Marines, Army Pvt.
Riley Varvarigos , Senior Chief US Navy, Nancy O'Reilly ~ Thank you for your service
The Wrentham Food Pantry is in need of non perishable foods, soup, coffee and hot chocolate and healthy school snacks. Size 5 and 6 diapers are needed. All items may be
placed in the bin by the side door.
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, St. Mary's St. Vincent dePaul Society can offer confidential temporary assistance. Please call the parish office to inquire. Our mission is to help those in need with food, clothing and util-ities. Thank you for your donations via par-ish envelopes and the collection boxes located at the church entrances.
Peace be with you.
Offertory Support will be listed in next week's bulletin - Thank You
Considering a Defibrillator in Church... Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) be-
coming more and more common in public places. With a parishioner recently having a heart attack at the 9:30 Mass, another member of the parish has made an initial donation toward the purchase of AEDs for both of our churches (St. Martha had one but the battery died and is no longer sold). These units will likely cost over $1,500 each.
If you would like to contribute to this lifesaving device, you can put a donation in an envelope, mark it “AED” and mail or drop it in the basket. If there isn’t enough money collected, your money can be refund-ed.
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph December 29, 2019
Faith Formation for Youth! Grades 7 - 8 Faith Formation classes will be held on Sunday, January 12 from 6 - 8 at St. Mary Parish Hall
Grade 9 Faith Formation classes will be held on Sunday, January 26, from 6 - 8pm at St. Mary Parish Hall
Grade 10 Faith Formation Retreat will be held on Sunday, January 5 from 9:00am - 4:00pm at St. Mary
St. Martha: (508) 695-0054 / St. Mary: (508) 384-7922
Announcements for the bulletin must be submitted no later than Sunday for the next bulletin. Please submit the announcement to the parish office it pertains to. All announcements are subject to the Pastor’s approval.
Men Women
January 23-26, 2020 February 20-23, 2020
March 26-29, 2020 April 23-26, 2020
1/1 Holy Day - The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
1/5 Grade 10 Retreat at St. Mary 1/11-12 Blood Pressure Clinic 1/13 CPC Meeting 1/19 Pancake Breakfast at St. Martha 1/23-26 Men's Cursillo at Holy Cross Retreat House 1/24 Cub Scout Pack 131 Pack Meeting 2/2 The Presentation of the Lord 2/8 & 9 St. Mary Blood Pressure Clinic 2/12 New Discovering Christ Session at St. Martha 2/20-23 Women's Cursillo, Holy Cross Retreat House
Fr. Bill Schmidt's New Parish
Saint Michael Parish 21 Manning Street
Hudson, MA 01749
There will be no Faith Formation classes for children the week of December 30. En-joy the Christmas Season! Classes resume the week of January 6. There will be an important meeting regarding First Reconciliation for parents of second graders who attend classes at St. Martha Church, on Sunday, January 5 at 9:00am in the Parish Hall. Parents and grade 2 students should attend.
Discovering Christ is a seven– week experience where any-one and everyone, from the baptized in the pews to the un-baptized, is invited to hear the Good News and personally encounter Jesus Christ. Plan to join us each Wednesday at St. Martha starting just before Lent on February, 12th for what promises to be a Fun and Transformative experi-ence!
The family is therefore the basic cell of social life, the ideal place where the newborn starts experiencing the coexistence with others and with God. The child will learn about God, faith, prayer, and worship. That is why every Catholic family is called to be an Ecclesia Domestica, a Domestic Church.
In this Christmas time, let us pray for life, may the birth of Jesus foster a consistent respect for human life, born and unborn; and may all the pregnant ladies enjoy the blessing of a safe delivery of a healthy child, the new life God has en-trusted to them.
Happy New Year!
The Collaborative Vocations Team (CVT) of St. Mar-tha Parish and St. Mary Parish would like to thank those parishioners who have kindly participated in our Voca-tions Cross and Prayer Box program. This ongoing effort allows parishioners to take home the Vocations Cross and Prayer Box and pray, with provided materials, for an in-crease in vocations. All parishioners are encouraged to participate in this program by signing up for a 2 week pe-riod to take the Cross and Prayer Box home. The link for signing up can be found on our parish website at www.pwc.church. The CVT committee would like to thank the following individuals and families who have participated in the pro-gram thus far: the Woolsons, the Megees, the Feys, the Mooneys, the Pearls, Linda Conry, the Hoaglands, the Bergmans, and the Rolfes.
St. Mary's Women's Faith Formation group from St. Mary Parish Franklin is presenting a unique and in-formative presentation regarding women in our Catholic faith. Women in the Bible, Old and New Testament. On January 4th from 9:30 - 10:30am in St. Mary's Parish Hall, nest to the lower Chapel, One Church Square, Franklin, MA. This special presentation offers insight in a subject not often heard. This is open to ALL women.
Upcoming Cursillo Retreat dates
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