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Pastor: �� � Rev. Ron Calhoun � x301�� � � frron@stmikes.org��

Xaverian Assistant: � Rev. Anthony Lalli, S.X.�� � � tonyblalli@comcast.net��

Finance & Operations �Helena Siciliano � x304�Manager:� � helena@stmikes.org���

Religious Education� Roz McHugh � x309�Gr. K�5�:� � roz@stmikes.org��

Religious Education� Brian Sousa � x310�Gr. 6 � Confirmation:� brian@stmikes.org��

Director of Music: � Jonathan Cote��

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Parish Nurse:� � Mary Ellen Bartlett�� � � 508�779�0020�� � � mbartlett@stmikes.org��

Custodians:� � Antonio Goncalves�� � � Francisco Pinheiro� �

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21 Manning Street, Hudson, MA 01749��

Phone: 978�562�2552 • Fax: 978�568�1761�www.stmikes.org�

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Saint Michael Parish • Paroquia de São Miguel

Welcome New Parishioners�We welcome you to the community of St. Michael. Please introduce yourself to the priests, call, visit the Parish Center or visit online at www.stmikes.org to fill out a registration form.��

RCIA�If you have not been baptized or were baptized but have not received First Eucharist, Reconciliation or Confirmation, please contact Sheila Mahoney at 978�562�3148, call or email the Parish Center.��

Infant Baptisms�The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 2:00pm. Baptism catechesis for the parent(s) and godparent(s) is held on the 1st Sunday of the month at 2:00pm. Register online at www.stmikes.org or call the Parish Center.��

Marriage�Arrangements should be made at least 6 months prior to the intended date of the wedding. Please call the Parish Center to schedule your date and make an appointment to speak with one of the priests.��

Anointing of the Sick�The church encourages all who are ill, about to undergo surgery, or confined to their home due to illness be to prayed over and anointed with sacred oil. This can take place at a parish Mass, or in the home or in the hospital. Please do not wait for the last moment for yourself or a loved one to be anointed and by all means speak to a priest for more information or details.��

Boas�vindas aos Novos Paroquianos�Damos�lhe as boas�vindas à nossa comunidade de S. Miguel. Por favor apresente�se aos padres e telefone ou visite o Centro Paroquial para se registrar.��

RCIA�Se ainda não foi baptizado ou já foi mas não recebeu a Primeira Co-munhão, Reconciliação ou Confirmação, por favor contacte Sheila Mahoney no 978�562�3148 ou telefone para o Centro Paroquial.��

Baptizados Infantis�O sacramento do Baptismo é celebrado no terceiro Domingo de cada mês à 2 da tarde. A preparaço do baptism para pais e padrinlos é no primeiro Domingo à 2 da tarde na igreja. Registe�se online @www.stmikes.org or chame para o Centro Paroquial.��

Casamento�Devem ser feitas preparacções pelo menos 6 meses antes da data em que pensa casar. Por favor telefone para Centro Paroquial para marcar a data e fazer um apontamento para falar com um dos padres.��

Unção dos Doentes�A Igreja encoraja a todos que estão doentes, ou que vão fazer uma operação ou que tênham de permanecer em suas casas devido a doença, a fazerem orações e serem ungidos com os óleos sagrados. Isto pode ter lugar durante uma Missa na paróquia, em casa ou no hospital. Por favor náo espere até ao ultimo momento, para si próprio ou para um ente querido ser ungído e não hesite em falar com um padre para mais informações e detalhes.�

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Saturday� July 22nd � 4:00pm� Jose & Bernardina Morais &�

Ermelinda Santos� � Sunday July 23rd� 7:30am� � John and Angelina Botelho� 9:00am� Jose Andrade�10:30am� Manuel and Beatriz Moura�10:30am Jose de Sousa�12:00pm� Brazilian Mass ��Monday� � July 24th� 9:00am Southern African Missions� �Tuesday� July 25th� 7:00am Souls in Purgatory ��Wednesday� July 26th� 9:00am� St. Michael Parishioners�� � �Thursday� July 27th� 7:00am Jose R. Sousa & deceased�� � relatives��Friday� July 28th� 9:00am� Hugo Guidotti� � �Saturday� July 29th� 9:00am � Religious Vocations� 4:00pm Jose R. & Virginia Sousa & � deceased relatives��Sunday July 30th� 7:30am� Antonio C. Sousa & deceased� � � � relatives� 9:00am� Francisco & Maria Lino �10:30am� Alan P. Gigliotti�10:30am Tiago Tavares�12:00pm� � Brazilian Mass �

Mass Schedule�Daily Mass�

9:00am � Mon, Wed, Friday and Saturday � lower � � � church� 7:00am � Tuesday and Thursday � lower church�

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Weekend Mass Schedule��

4:00pm � Saturday � upper church� 7:30am � Sunday � upper church� 9:00am � Sunday � upper church�10:30am � Sunday � lower church�10:30am � Sunday � upper church/Portuguese Mass�12 noon � Sunday � lower church/Brazilian Mass�

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Confessions are 2:30 � 3:30 pm on Saturdays��

If you have requested a Mass intention and would like to have a family member present the gifts, please see a Eucharistic Minister before the start of the Mass.�

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Bread and Wine in Loving Memory of ��

Maureen Russo��

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Lights and Candles in Loving Memory of ��

The Girard Family ��

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Offertory Collection��

$6,359.16��

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Second Collections ��

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Fr. Ron’s Ramblings�

No passado Sábado à tarde a comunidade brasileira teve a sua annual festa Jonina no parking lot da igreja. Eu sei que os que vieram à missa das 4 horas da tarde viram as barracas armadas para a festa. Os que tiveram envolvidos em organizar a festa trabalharam desde manhã cedo até ao terminar da festa às 10 horas da noite e ainda ficaram até bem tarde durante a noite para deixarem o parking lot todo limpo para as missas de Domingo.��

Fiquei muito impressionado de como as coisas corre-ram muito bem e estou muito grato ao padre Adriano e a todos os que estiveram envolvidos pêlo todo o seu trabalho dificil e cansativo. Quando o padre Adriano me pediu para usarem o parking lot para a festa ele disse que todo o lucro da festa seria doado à nossa paróquia de S. Miguel. No Domingo de manhã ele veio à rectoria e me apresentou a quantia de mais de 11000 dolares em lucros. Para dizer que me senti or-gulhoso seria um exagero. Como sabem as colectas durante o Verão baixam muito e muitas pessoas estão de férias. Esta doação veio mesmo a jeito de nos aju-dar a compor as colectas de Verão.��

Uma vêz mais o meu muito obrigado à nossa comuni-dade brasileira pêla sua dedicação e trabalho cansati-vo.��

Em outra nota similar,os planos para o nosso pic�nic

da paróquia está em andamento. Uma vêz mais está

marcado para o dia 13 de Agosto ao meio dia. Não se

esqueçam que estamos contando com vocês para

proverem as saladas e as sobremesas � se alguem está interessado em ajudar a preparar as mesas,a cozinhar

no barbecue,a servir a comida e a limpar após o pic�

nic � por favor venham� me ver ou o Bill Smith que

faz parte do Men’s Club. Estamos planeando outro

excelente evento comunitário. �

Last Saturday evening our Brazilian community members hosted an annual Brazilian Festival in the parking lot. I know those who came to the four o’clock Mass saw the festive booths. Those who ran the festival worked from early morning setting up, working from 5�10 p.m. at the booths, and long into the night afterwards to make sure that the parking lot was cleaned and ready for all of you coming to Mass the following morning. ��

I was more than pleased with how smoothly every-thing went and I am grateful to Fr. Adriano and all those involved for their hard work. When Fr. Adri-ano first asked about using the parking lot he men-tioned that any profit the festival made would go to our parish. On Sunday he came by the rectory and presented me with over $11,000 in profits! To say I was floored would be an understatement. As you know during the summer months our offertory in-come always ebbs as many people are vacationing. This profit will certainly enhance our summer collec-tions. ��

Thanks again to all our Brazilian parish members for your dedication and hard work.��

On a similar note, plans for our parish picnic are well under way. Again it is scheduled for August 13 at 12

noon. Don’t forget we are counting on you to provide

the salads/side dishes and desserts for the meal. Any-

one who is interested in helping out � set ups, cook-

ing, serving, clean ups � please see me or Bill Smith of the Men’s Club. We are looking forward to anoth-

er great community event.�

Readings for the Week of July 23, 2017��

Sunday: Wis 12:13, 16�19/Ps 86:5�6, 9�10, 15�16/Rom 8:26�27/Mt 13:24�43 or 13:24�30�Monday: Ex 14:5�18/Ex 15:1bc�6/Mt 12:38�42�Tuesday: 2 Cor 4:7�15/Ps 126:1bc�6/Mt 20:20�28�Wednesday: Ex 16:1�5, 9�15/Ps 78:18�19, 23�28/Mt 13:1�9�Thursday: Ex 19:1�2, 9�11, 16�20b/Dn 3:52�56/Mt 13:10�17�

Friday: Ex 20:1�17/Ps 19:8�11/Mt 13:18�23�Saturday: Ex 24:3�8/Ps 50:1b�2, 5�6, 14�15/Jn 11:19�27 or Lk 10:38�42 �

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**PARISH CENTER HOURS**�Monday/Tuesday�9:00am�3:00pm�

Thursday/Friday�9:00am�3:00pm�

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Ministry Meetings�All are welcome�

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Monday

after the 9:00am Mass until noon time, in the low-

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Men’s Club will meet at the rectory on

Tuesday, July 25 @ 6:30. We hope to final-

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Children of God to be Remembered in �July�

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Dennis Walter Brazeau, Catelin G. Gummoe�Alyson Justine, Baby Raymond Levell �

Patrick McGovern , Baby John Minicozzi�Edward Mitchell. Martin P. Rimkus�

Baby Jessica Sacco, Thomas Sereawicz�Debbie Smith, Ryan Stephens,�

Baby Raymon Levell�

HAS JESUS BEEN CALLING

YOU TO SERVE?

Come join the dynamic Rel. Ed. team!

⇒ Catechist (grades K-5) ⇒ Small group leaders (grades 6-10) ⇒ Classroom/small group assistants (all

grades) ⇒ Substitutes (all grades) ⇒ Hall monitors ⇒ Office help (Summer and during the Rel.

Ed. Year)

For more info, contact Roz and Brian at Roz@stmikes.org or brian@stmikes.org

978-562-7662

Don’t ignore HIS call! Volunteer to-

day!

We are happy to announce the winner of the Movie Basket for early registration is

the Simmons-DiDucca family. Congratulations!!!!

Summer Message from Your Parish Nurse�

Please remember, on these hot and humid weekends, if you are elderly, sick, have breathing issues or the like! God will understand if you do not come to Mass. You can watch it on television rather than compromising yourself in a hot enclosed church. For those that can come to Mass, remember to keep yourselves hydrated with non�caffeinated fluids be-fore coming to church. Also wear loose fitting cloth-ing and light colors to prevent getting overheated in close quarters. Have a safe and blessed summer! �

Save The Date!!!!��

Annual St. Michael Parish� Family BBQ Picnic!!!�

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Sunday August 13, 2017� 12 Noon Mass followed by cookout!!! �

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HUDSON ELKS PAVILLION�

BAPTISM ANNOUNCEMENT�Congratulations to the following child who was welcomed into our faith community through Bap-tism on Sunday the 16th of July. Please pray for this child and her family as they continue on their faith journey.�

Brooklyn Ellen Cartier�

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Today’s readings highlight the mystery of kindness. Most of us think we know what kindness is so why all it a mystery? We tend to think of a mystery as something hidden or unknowable. But, in the bibli-cal sense, a mystery is something that is hidden un-til God chooses to reveal it.��

In the First Reading, the sage, or wise person, prais-es God for his response to the sinner. Although God could respond with wrath, the sage says, God judges with clemency and treats the sinner with mercy. Why? To teach God’s people that those who wish to be righteous must be kind. The Geek word is philanthropos, meaning “humane or tender-hearted.” When applied to God, it means “people�loving.” If we want to be just, the sage says, we must act in kindness as God has done. This is no ordinary kindness. It is a kindness deeply rooted in the life of God, Paul echoes a similar theme in the Second Reading. God is a people lover who recog-nizes humanity’s struggle to pray and responds with compassion, sending the Spirit to intercede for us. ��

In today’s Gospel, Matthew provides several para-bles that talked about the mystery of divine kind-ness. As is typical of parables, there are fictional stories with a surprising twist. The hearers of the first parable probably thought. “That master is not very smart about farming,” because he told his serv-ants to wait until harvest to separate weeds from the good grain. But the interpretation of the parable (verses 36�42) makes it clear that God does not behave as humans do. Rather, God is people�loving and will act in patience and restraint even to the end of time.��

In the Wisdom passage and Psalm, what does God want from humanity?��

Following Pauls’ invitation, how would you like the Holy Spirit to pray on your behalf?��

What do the three parables of today’s Gospel tell you about he mystery of God’s kindness toward humanity?��

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From At Home with the Word 2017 by LTP�

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When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over my yard. My kids see flowers for Mom and blowing white fluff you can wish on.��

When I look at an old drunk and he smiles at me, I see a smelly, dirty person who probably wants mon-ey and I look away. My kids see someone smiling at them and they smile back.��

When I hear music I love, I know I can’t carry a tune and don’t have much rhythm so I sit self�consciously and listen. My kids feel the beat and move to it. They sing out the words. If they don’t know them, they make up their own.��

When I feel wind on my face, I brace myself against it. I feel it messing up my hair and pulling me back when I walk. My kids close their eyes, spread their arms and fly with it, until they fall to the ground laughing. ��

When I pray, I say thee and thou and grant me this, give me that. My kids say, “Hi God! Thanks for my toys and my friends. Please keep the bad dreams away tonight.”��

When I see a mud puddle I step around it. I see muddy shoes and dirty carpets. My kids sit in it. They see dams to build, rivers to cross, and worms to play with.��

I wonder if we are given kids to teach or to learn from? No wonder God loves the little children! Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.��

I wish you Big Mud Puddles and Sunny Yellow Dandelions!!! Author unknown.��

Have a wonderful , safe and blessed summer. �

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Mission for the Week��

Help your parents in the garden. Watch how carefully weeds need to be pulled, so you don't pull up the good plants, too. �

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Something to Draw ��

Draw a picture of wheat and weeds. �

Sharing the Gospel��

As God's child, you are the wheat in God's field. As you love and trust God more, your faith will grow. You will see others around you who love God, too. God will be happy to see you growing up in God's love. As you grow taller and stronger, you will also notice others around you who ignore or hate God. God will get rid�of those weeds. Then he will bring you into heaven. �

Prayer�

God, help my love and faith to grow strong. �