Serving the People of Rutland, Oakham and Hubbardston December 2, 2018 Full handicap accessibility by the elevator entrance on the left driveway side of the Church building. 258 Main St. Rutland, Massachusetts - WEBSITE: stpatricksrutland.org St. Patrick Parish PARISH CENTER: 9 POMMOGUSETT RD. 508-886-4984 FAX 508 886-2897 Rev. James Boland, Administrator RESIDENCE: 508-886-4309 290 Main St. Rutland E-MAIL: [email protected]Deacon Pierre Gemme: E-MAIL: p[email protected]Deacon Brian Stidsen: E-MAIL: [email protected]Mrs. Allison R. Winer, Office Manager Office Hours: 9:00 –2:00 Monday-Thursday Closed Friday E-MAIL: [email protected]Directors of Religious Education: Christine Mulry, Grades 1-5 508 886-2010 E-MAIL: [email protected]Jean Urbanowski, Grades 6-11 508 886-2010 E-MAIL: [email protected]Diocese of Worcester Office of Healing & Prevention Victim Services Coordinator Judith Audette, LICSW 508-726-2880 49 Elm Street Worcester, MA 01609 EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION Saturday (Vigil) 4:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. WEEKDAY MASS Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 8:00 A.M. BAPTISM: Parents are asked to call the Parish Office to arrange for instructions and Baptismal date. MARRIAGE: Couples planning marriage should contact the Pastor at least one year in advance. Participation in a Marriage Preparation Program is expected. RECONCILIATION: Saturday at 4:00 p.m. or anytime by appointment. HOME & HOSPITAL VISITATION: Please notify us if you know of someone who would like to receive Holy Communion, the Sacrament of the Sick, and/or a visit. NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome! We hope that you will become an active part of our parish family. Please introduce yourselves after Mass or stop by the Parish Center to register. PRAYER REQUEST LINE: Call with your requests. 508- 886-2206 Paula Stidsen or [email protected]508- 886-4724 Jackie O’Brien St. Patrick Stewardship Prayer Gracious God, We thank you for the unique gifts you have given us to foster your kingdom here on earth. Inspire us to examine our values, always placing you at the center of our lives. Open our hearts to realize we are blessed and called to share our gifts with others. Help us to be good stewards of the gifts entrusted to us, to share our time, our talent and our treasure to connect, serve and impact the world. AMEN
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Serving the People of Rutland, Oakham and Hubbardston December 2, 2018
Full handicap accessibility by the elevator entrance on the left driveway side of the Church building.
258 Main St. Rutland, Massachusetts - WEBSITE: stpatricksrutland.org
St. Patrick Parish PARISH CENTER: 9 POMMOGUSETT RD.
WEEKDAY MASS Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 8:00 A.M.
BAPTISM: Parents are asked to call the Parish Office to arrange for instructions and Baptismal date.
MARRIAGE: Couples planning marriage should contact the Pastor at least one year in advance. Participation in a Marriage Preparation Program is expected.
RECONCILIATION: Saturday at 4:00 p.m. or anytime by appointment.
HOME & HOSPITAL VISITATION: Please notify us if you know of someone who would like to receive Holy Communion, the Sacrament of the Sick, and/or a visit.
NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome! We hope that you will become an active part of our parish family. Please introduce yourselves after Mass or stop by the Parish Center to register.
PRAYER REQUEST LINE: Call with your requests. 508- 886-2206 Paula Stidsen or [email protected]
508- 886-4724 Jackie O’Brien
St. Patrick Stewardship Prayer
Gracious God, We thank you for the unique gifts you have given us to foster your kingdom here on earth.
Inspire us to examine our values, always placing you at the center of our lives.
Open our hearts to realize we are blessed and called to share our gifts with others.
Help us to be good stewards of the gifts entrusted to us, to share our time, our talent
and our treasure to connect, serve and impact the world.
AMEN
Families requesting a Mass are asked to bring up the gifts at the offertory. Please stop in the
sacristy to let us know you are at Mass.
ST. PATRICK’S PARISH RUTLAND, MA
Weekly Schedule
WEEKDAY MASS
MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT 8:00 A.M.
* PERSON IS LIVING
Papal Weekly Tweets
None of us can survive without mercy. We all have need for
forgiveness.
Sunday
December 2
Fr. Jim Kerrigan
Parish Center
9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
CCD Class
Rosary after 10:30 a.m. Mass
5:00 p.m.– 7:00 p.m.
CCD Class
Monday
December 3
4:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.
CCD Class
7:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m.
CCD Class
Tuesday
December 4
Scripture Study & Faith Sharing
After 8:00 am Mass
4:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.
CCD Class
Prayer Class 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday
December 5
Knights of Columbus Monthly Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 1
4:00 p.m. Carol Boucher Requested by the Family
Sunday, December 2
8:00 a.m. Laura Dineen 2nd Anniver sary Requested by the Leahy Family 10:30 a.m. Stanislaw Kadziewicz Requested by the Silvestris Family 5:00 p.m.
Monday, December 3
8:00 a.m. Steven Kolofsky Requested by Maggie
Tuesday, December 4
8:00 a.m. People of St. Patr ick
Wednesday, December 5
8:00 a.m.
Saturday, December 8
4:00 p.m. Pat Inangelo 2nd Anniversary Requested by husband John
Sunday, December 9
8:00 a.m. Helen Urbanovitch Requested by Robert Gibbons 10:30 a.m. Thomas D. “Tom” Lawless Rosalie Lawless Borbone Requested by loving family 5:00 p.m.
November 25, 2018 Weekly Collection
Higher Utility $ 120.00 Human Development $ 60.00 All Saints Day $ 30.00 All Souls Day $ 10.00 Christmas Flowers $ 45.00 Weekly $ 3,823,00
Total Weekly Collection $ 4,088.00
TABERNACLE LAMP
Chet Oliver Jr.
December 2, 2018— December 8, 2018
* From November to April, in the event of
school delays or cancellations due to weather
conditions, Mass will not be held on that day.*
All Souls Day 2018 Remember:
Tom Donoghue Sr. & Anthony Durkin
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 2, 2018
The Living Nativity
On Saturday, December 8th and Sunday, December 9th, Mesa Farm will reenact the birth of
Jesus. Volunteer actors, singers and live animals will bring to life the true meaning of Christmas. There will be two shows each day at 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Mesa Farm is located at 67 Muschopauge Road in Rutland. Admission is free, but please bring a plate of cookies to share after the performance. Also, there will be an opportunity to make a voluntary donation to Mesa Farm’s City to Saddle program that
allows underprivileged and special needs children to experience horse riding and farming at Mesa Farm. In the hustle and bustle of the season, this is a great opportunity to spend an hour watching the story of
the true meaning of Christmas. The peacefulness of the evening may just very well carry through Christmas day.
Please keep our 32 candidates for Confirmation in your prayers this weekend as
they receive their third Sacrament of Initiation.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
On December 8 and 9, our parishes will be conducting the appeal for the Retirement Fund for Religious, a
national collection that benefits nearly 31,000 elderly sisters, brothers, and religious order priests who are
members of 547 religious institutes throughout the country. The sad reality is that only 23 of those
communities are adequately funded to care for their elderly and infirm members who have consecrated their
lives to serving God and the Church.
During the 2018 World Day for Consecrated Life, Pope Francis remarked, “There is no growth without roots
and no flowering without new buds.” This analogy has certainly born out within the life of the Church in the
United States. Senior religious were the roots that established Catholic schools, hospitals, and social service
agencies—allowing generations of Catholics to flourish. Today the example of older religious inspires
younger members to persevere in mission and ministry.
Just as our annual Celebrate Priesthood event helps our diocese to care for its retired diocesan priests, this
national collection assists many religious communities which struggle to provide for aging members. Most
elder religious served for small stipends, leaving a large gap in retirement savings. Rising health-care costs
and decreased income compound the struggle to provide adequate care. Your gift to the Retirement Fund for
Religious provides vital funding for medications, nursing care, and more. It also helps religious congregations
implement long-range retirement strategies, even as they continue to serve the People of God.
I recognize this is but one of numerous worthy causes in need of assistance; I ask simply that you give what
you can. In thanksgiving for their faithful service, please join me in supporting the Retirement Fund for
Religious and in praying for God’s blessing on our nation’s elderly religious.
With prayerful best wishes, I remain
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Most Reverend Robert J. McManus
Bishop of Worcester
Greater Gardner Community Choir
Presents A Season of Carols December 16th 2018 4 p.m. Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish 52 Spruce St., Winchendon, MA Seniors and Kids free through Saint Gobain Grant Tickets available at the door.
NATIVITY SET & STABLE
Take a chance in support of St. Patrick's Church
Hand knit Nativity set & hand crafted stable all donated.
WHEN: December 9, 2018 (after 10:30 Mass-Ticketholder does not need to be present to win)
WHERE: St. Patrick's Church, Rutland, MA
COST: $25.00 per chance to win Donations also accepted. (All proceeds to benefit St. Patrick’s)
HOW DO YOU GET TICKETS? Call 508-886-4984 or Email: [email protected] (There may also be opportunities on Sundays at the church prior to Dec. 9th to purchase tickets-from 11:30 to Noon )
On Saturday November 17, 9-2 at the Senior Community Center, Yuletide Craft Fair, 53 Glenwood Road, Rutland. the set will be on display & tickets may also be purchased
Online Giving: Thank you to those who have continued to donate on line
using our new provider and to those who have recently
signed on. The benefit of online giving to the parish is
enormous. One benefit is that it provides a consistent
source of revenue to the parish. If you manage your bills
online, you know you like the convenience of giving to
the parish on line. It is safe and secure, and you decide
exactly when you gift is made and where it goes. You can
even view your giving history and pledge progress at any
time, just by logging in. Please visit our website at
www.stpatricksrutland.org or visit us on Facebook to get
started or to access your existing account.
Calling anyone that likes to sing! The adult choir is looking for more members. All talent levels welcome - we’re not professionals but parishioners that just like to sing.
The choir provides music at the 10:30 Sunday masses, Christmas Eve and Easter services as well as most other holy days. Rehearsals are held at the church on Thursday evenings. If interested, stop up in the choir loft after any mass to provide your name and phone number.
We know there are many that like to sing as we can hear all those good voices rising up to the choir loft. Won’t you please consider sharing your voice?
Saturday December 8, 2018 7-11 p.m. Tickets $10.00 Rutland Sportsman Club
75 Pleasantdale Road Rutland, MA
Food, raffles and live music by “The Otters”
All Proceeds to benefit The Rutland Food Pantry
Contact Lynne Amsden for information or tickets at [email protected] Call/Text: 508-886-7153
THE SIGN OF PEACE DURING COLD AND FLU SEASON:
Please don’t be offended if someone chooses not to shake hands with you during the Sign of Peace. An appropriate gesture for those who are concerned about spreading the flu virus might be to strive for eye contact rather than physical contact. You could bow gently to those around you, and with a simple wave and smile say “Peace be with you,”
