Serving the People of Rutland, Oakham and Hubbardston November 19, 2017 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, Parish Secretary Office Hours: 9 –2 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. WEEKDAY MASS Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 8:00 A.M. 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 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 3:00 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
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Serving the People of Rutland, Oakham and Hubbardston November 19, 2017
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.
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
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 3:00 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
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 We cannot change the world alone, but
together we can spread the joy of the
Gospel by staying close to those in
need.
Sunday November 19
Fr. Jim Kerrigan
Parish Center
9:15 a.m. –10:15 a.m. CCD Class
Cub Scout Meeting 3:00 p.m. Church Basement
6:00 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. CCD Class
Boy Scouts Troop 306 6:30 p.m. Church Basement
Monday November 20
4:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. CCD Class
7:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m. CCD Class
Tuesday November 21
Scripture Study & Faith Sharing
After 8:00 am Mass
4:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. CCD Class
Dismas Farm
Group A Team 4
Wednesday November 22
7:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m. CCD Class
Thursday November 23
Girl Scout Troop 30320
Church Basement 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 18 5:00 p.m. Char les & Anna Heffernan
Requested by the Family
Sunday, November 19 8:00 a.m. Philip Murphy Requested by the Evans Family
10:30 a.m. Louis Anderson & Christopher Brank Requested by Donna Furguson & Family
Monday, November 20 8:00 a.m. All Souls in Purgatory
Tuesday, November 21 8:00 a.m. For the People of St. Patr ick’s
Wednesday, November 22 8:00 a.m. All Souls in Purgatory
7:00 p.m. Ecumenical Service St. Patrick Parish
Saturday, November 25 4:00 p.m. Carol Boucher
Requested by the Family
Sunday, November 26 8:00 a.m. Ann Gormely
Requested by Mary Galli
10:30 a.m.
November 12, 2017 Weekly Collection
Higher Utilities $ 780.00 All Souls $ 85.00 All Saints Day $ 330.00 Weekly $ 4,062.00 Total Weekly Collection $ 5,257.00
TABERNACLE LAMP Helen Urbanovitch
November 19, 2017— November 25, 2017
* From November to April, in the event of school delays or cancellations due to weather conditions, Mass will not be held on that day.*
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since
you have been faithful in small matters, I will give
you great responsibilities.” (MATTHEW 25:21)
God expects us to nurture and develop the gifts He
has given us and then generously return a portion
with increase. He doesn’t want us to waste or hoard
the gifts He has given us; He expects us to grow
our gifts, use them wisely and be generous with
them. Unfortunately, many of us are not generous
in proportion to all that God has given us.
THIRTY—THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NOVEMBER 19, 2017
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
“Iron is sharpened by iron; one person sharpens another.” (Prov. 27:17). We are called to care for one another, but that also means there are times where we must call each other to account when we are moving away from the God who loves us and gives us the way to an authentic joy. It is in this light that we speak if
the Spiritual Work of Mercy, Admonish the Sinner.
This work of Mercy is indeed a balancing act between creating a culture that does not approve or turn a blind eye to sin, while at the same time realizing we all fall at times and are all in need of Mercy. This always starts within our own hearts first, as Our Lord does call us to "remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother's eye" (Mt 7:5). But we are all called in authentic love to call one another back to Christ. If that time should arise, we must never ask out of
arrogance, but act in a manner that reflects our continuing need of God’s Mercy in our own lives.
So how do we live this out? The answer lies in a portrait that hangs upon the back wall of the Church – The picture of Divine Mercy. “Jesus, I Trust in You”. These words are not just mere platitudes, but the greatest desire of Our Savior’s Sacred Heart. When we begin to take Jesus Christ at His word that He does indeed “have the words of eternal life” (Jn 6:68), and with His grace and mercy begin to live this out, we will in the same way be able to reflect that grace and mercy to others in our interactions with one another. It
all starts with our willingness to trust.
God Bless,
Fr. Jim
All Souls Day 2017
Gonyea Family Curtis Family Maurice Donald Elizabeth Cary Mullen James & Jean Lyons Thomas Harding Joalyn “Noni” Burns Courtney Rego Joseph Kaminski Linda Courtney James Kerrigan Shirley Stidsen Irene Amsden Joseph Pasquale Richard Nicholls Mary Russell Jason Oliver Dr. Eugene & Marie R. Belisie Chester & Grace Oliver Bill & Connie Oliver Chester Oliver Jr. Betty Reidy Patricia Inangelo Joseph Inangelo Julia Inangelo Julia Inangelo Russel Viens Chris Viens Angelina Barch Michael Barch Evelyn Anderson Warren Anderson Christine Barch Brian Pedone Marie Quail Richard L. Clifford Eileen R. Clifford James Marcotte Juanita Dow
Christmas Miracles and Magic
The Senior High Youth Group is hosting the 7th annual Christmas Miracles and Magic at the Rutland Sportsman Club on Saturday, December 2nd from 7-11 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person and include appetizers, desserts, and music by the Otters. There will also be raffles and door prizes. This event benefits the Rutland Food Pantry and the Angel Tree. Please consider joining us for a fun night of fellowship and prizes while benefitting our community. Tickets are available at the side door after all Masses this weekend.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
In the United States, more than 46 million
people are living in poverty. The Catholic Campaign
for Human Development (CCHD) is our anti-poverty
program to help them find hope and a way to a more
secure life. Your support of this collection reaches
those living on the margins and gives them a hand up,
not a hand out.
For example, around Charleston, South
Carolina, many children live in poverty, creating undue
stress and uncertainty in their lives. Compounding
these problems, deteriorating school systems struggle
to provide quality education and appropriate discipline,
and there is a high rate of school-based arrests. By
engaging congregations and communities all over the
city, the Charleston Area Justice Ministry is working to
improve the education system and keep kids in school
and out of the juvenile justice system. With your
support of the CCHD Collection, the Charleston Area
Justice Ministry is able to provide community
engagement to reduce youth arrests and violence.
This collection is the primary source of funding
for CCHD’s anti-poverty grants and education
programs. Twenty-five percent of the collection stays
here in our diocese. On October 30, I once again had
the privilege of meeting with our parish and community
groups who receive the local grants from this
campaign. It is always inspiring to me to see how these
small seeds grow into fruitful programs to support the
dignity of people who find themselves most often on
the margin in our cities and towns.
Please help the efforts of CCHD to break the
cycle of poverty. Fight poverty in Central
Massachusetts and in America. Support CCHD on
November 18 & 19 and participate in the inaugural
World Day of the Poor called for by our Holy
Father, Pope Francis. For more information about the
CCHD and the scope of poverty in America, please
visit www.povertyusa.org.
Thank you for joining us to work on the margins.
With every prayerful best wish, I remain
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Most Reverend Robert J. McManus
Bishop of Worcester
Rutland Food Pantry Upcoming Distributions
December
NOTE - Only 1 Food Pantry
Distribution in December
Saturday, December 16, 2017 9:00—11:30 a.m.
Food Pantry Needs
Stuffing Dried Onions
Cranberry Sauce Pie Crusts
Pie Filling (Any flavor) Gravy
Quick Breads Coffee, Tea
Mushroom Soup
REMINDER:
Please do not leave household items, electronics or toys at St. Patrick’s. We do not have the space to store these items or to offer these items. We gladly accept food and seasonal (WINTER) clothing that you would like to donate. Please make sure that the clothing is in good condition and that the food HAS NOT EXPIRED - as we cannot give out anything that has expired.
Women of Faith
Morning of Prayer, “The Sights, Sounds, and Colors of Advent” with Sister Nancy Sheridan, will be held 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 9, St. Anne’s Convent, 720 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough. The gathering will include a talk, input, community prayer and ritual, conversation, and contemplation. The presenter, Sister Nancy is a Sister of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. The gathering will begin with “coffee and.” A registration fee of $10 is paid at the door. Pre-registration is required by Nov. 29. To pre-register e-mail [email protected] or phone Ann Williams at 508-481-8176 or Sister Yvette Bellerose at 774-239-3372. You may also pre-register online at WomenOfFaithSSA.org.
