Sunday, March 11, 2018 4th Sunday of Lent Rev. Monsignor Francis V. Strahan Pastor Rev. George Brown Rev. Frank Campo Rev. Peter Shen Deacon Alberto Gonzalez Part-Time Assistants WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00PM Sunday Masses ALL MASSES ARE IN THE UPPER CHURCH 7:30AM 9:30AM Family Mass 11:30AM Daily Masses Monday thru Friday 9:00AM Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 2:00 - 3:00PM ST. BRIDGET PARISH Roman Catholic Church Route 9 East Framingham Centre, Massachusetts (508) 875-5959
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Sunday,
March 11, 2018
4th Sunday of Lent
Rev. Monsignor Francis V. Strahan Pastor Rev. George Brown Rev. Frank Campo Rev. Peter Shen Deacon Alberto Gonzalez Part-Time Assistants
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00PM Sunday Masses
ALL MASSES ARE IN THE UPPER CHURCH 7:30AM 9:30AM Family Mass 11:30AM
Daily Masses Monday thru Friday 9:00AM
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 2:00 - 3:00PM
ST. BRIDGET PARISH
Roman Catholic Church Route 9 East
Framingham Centre, Massachusetts (508) 875-5959
Vocation Chalice
The Vocation Chalice this week will be hosted by Marge Withee
From the Business Office January 2018 Offertory
Actual Budgeted Difference $42,699.33 $40,750.00 $1,949.33
Last Weekend’s Offertory
$7,205.00
Next Weekend’s Second Collection This collection is for Church Grounds &
Maintenance. Thank you in advance for your generous support!
A note from the Finance Office
Please be sure to make out your collection checks to St. Bridget Parish and not the second collection. Otherwise, your donation will not be recorded here and will be sent to the Archdiocese of Boston, who will supply you with a tax letter. Thank you, The Finance Office Check writing tips: 1. Write the date 2. Name the payee 3. Fill in numerical amount 4. Write out amount in words and cents as a
fraction (bank will not cash otherwise) 5. Add an optional memo 6. Lastly, don’t forget to sign it!
From the Business Office
The Sanctuary Lamp
is lit with Special Intention for John Ryan O’Neill
Given by Herminda DeSabogal
Mass Intentions & Feast Days Wednesday, March 14, 2018 6:00PM The Light is on For You
Friday, March 16 , 2018 9:00AM Ryan O. Sebastian 7:30PM Stations of the Cross
Saturday, March 17, 2018 11:30AM St. Patrick’s Day Concert 12:00Noon St. Patrick’s Day Mass 4:00PM Victor & Dora Rossi
Sunday, March 18, 2018 7:30AM Aloysius Patrick Shenoy 9:30AM Leslie Libertine-Gulser
Stations of the Cross: Friday, March 16
Assigned Altar Servers: • Catherine Matzilevich • Aidan Vilaranda • Noah Montano-Rodriguez The Fifth Station: Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross.
Jesus even experiences our struggle to receive help. He is made to experience the poverty of not being able to carry his burden alone. He enters into the experience of all who must depend upon others to survive. He is deprived of the satisfaction of carrying this burden on his own.
If you can't make it to the sacristy but would like to serve at one of these Masses please contact Meaghan at [email protected].
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St. Bridget Food Pantry The Paul Mahoney/Harry Johnson Memorial Easter Food Drive
March 17th & 18th | Before & After Every Mass Paul Mahoney and Harry Johnson were very active parishioners in the St. Bridget Community. They were passionate supporters of the St. Bridget Food Pantry. Paul & Harry would hold drives every Easter & Thanksgiving to bring some extra food to the Pantry for the Holidays. We continue this tradition in their honor. Parishioner John Garbarino, will be outside the donation vehicle, located in front of the school, greeting everyone and taking donations. The Pantry has been assisting Framingham residents in need for over twenty-six years. There were over 7,000 visits to the Pantry in 2017, and about 120-150 households served weekly. Please consider helping us with a food or monetary donation. No matter how big or small, each donation comes from the heart and is appreciated by all! Food donations should be new and or unexpired. We have to throw any food that is out of date. Special Requests: Non-perishable items (maybe your favorite non-perishable food?) -Canned Chicken -Pasta - Beef Stew - Bottled salad dressing -Shelf-stable grated cheese -Ensure/Boost nutritional supplements Easter Candy– We assemble Easter baskets to give to parents for their children. Would you consider donating something fun to include in a basket? Please be sure that the candy does not contain peanut butter or nuts. Styrofoam coolers– Are you the lucky recipient of a gift of Omaha Steaks but don’t know what to do with the Styrofoam cooler? If the cooler is clean, the Food Pantry can use it! Thank you for your support! May you have a happy and Blessed Easter! -St. Bridget Food Pantry Volunteers
Altar Server Training Sessions
Training sessions for new Altar Servers will begin Monday, April 2, 2018 for boys and girls in grades 5 & up. If interested please fill out the form below and return it to the Rectory. The training sessions will be limited to 12 participants and honored on a first-come-first-served basic. Child’s Name: School & Grade: Parent/Guardian Name: Email & Phone Number: Address: Mass Time Preference:
St. Bridget Youth Ministry Summer Mission Trip to Mississippi Sunday, July 15th to Saturday, July 21st The St. Bridget Youth Ministry is looking for rising 8th Graders, High School students, and adult chaperones to go on a Mission Trip to Pass Christian, Mississippi to serve the, still-recovering, Gulf Coast. The cost of this trip is $520.00 plus airfare. Two large fundraisers have been set in place to help defray the cost of the trip. Participants are required to help out with these two fundraisers as well as attending Mass every Sunday.
If you would like to be part of this trip for a life changing experience, please register no later than March 18th. Last year alone the Boston Archdiocese sent over 600 volunteers, over a 5-week period, to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. How many people will represent Massachusetts this year? Will you join us? For more information contact: Jessica Keefe, DRE/Youth Minister at 508-879-4271 ext. 2 or [email protected].
Sunday 7:30AM Mass Eucharis c Ministers: •Alice Costa •Sheila Flynn •Jim Hall Lectors: •Karen Kirwan •Elena Nardizzi Altar Servers: •Lee-Ling Gannon •Sue-Ling Gannon Ushers: •Paul Donahue •Joe Kovalchin •Tony Suatengco
Sunday 9:30AM Mass Eucharis c Ministers: •Leslie Bishop •Richard Bishop •Mary Gore Lectors: •Jack Brzenk •Lucy DeMeo Altar Servers: •Ryan Caron •SERVER NEEDED Ushers: •Rudy Caballero •Alfredo Canhoto •Tim Garahan
Sunday 11:30AM Mass Eucharis c Ministers: •Deb Giovanella •Emilia Gordon •Gene Grzywna Lectors: •Leslie Walkenstein •Molly Judge Altar Servers: •Jerry Judge •Khloe Katende Ushers: •Edyta Konrad •Be y O’Neil •Tom Nolan
Palm Sunday Ministry Schedule
WEST REGION ADULT LENTEN PROGRAM
EVANGELIZATION TODAY
Good Shepherd Parish at St. Zepherin Hall 99 Main Street, Wayland
Speakers and presenta ons:
March 13 – Brian Punier, Being a Lay Evangelist” March 20 – Sr. Pat Boyle, “Evangeliza on & Disciples in Mission”
The Sanctuary Lamp-Sign of the Lord’s Presence †††††††††
For all those who would like to memorialize a departed loved one, or a special intention, the Sanctuary Lamp (candle) in the lower Church is available for that purpose. The Sanctuary Lamp continues to burn for 8 days. The cost of the candle is $15.00. The name of the loved one will be listed in the bulletin (if so desired) or the “special intention” request. There are weeks available for memorialization starting in end of April. If you are interested drop this form off at the rectory as soon as possible. Each request will be honored in the order it is received. Please return to the rectory. Donor’s Name In Loving Memory of Or Special Intention
During the Season of Lent
Lenten Confessions In addition to our regular Saturday Confessions from 2-3 PM, confessions will also be heard each Wednesday evening from 6:00–7:00PM during Lent, as part of the “Light is on For You” program. Please note there will be no additional Easter confessions. Confessions will not be heard on Holy Saturday, March 31st, due to the Easter Vigil.
Easter Decorations If you would like to assist with our Easter Decorations and Flowers, please use the pink envelope that came in your February mailing from the envelope company for that purpose. For those that don’t receive envelopes but would like to make a donation, envelopes are available at the doors to the church and at the rectory. If you are making a donation in a loved one’s name, and would like to be included in the Easter Flower bulletin insert, please PRINT all names clearly. Please return your envelope to either the rectory or collection basket no later than Monday, April 9th.
Special Collections Good Friday: This collection supports the sacred places and the educational, charitable and peace-seeking ministries of the Church in the Holy Land. Easter Sunday: This collection supports the retirement, medical and financial needs of priest of the Archdiocese of Boston. On behalf of all our priests, thank you in advance for your generosity. For more information please visit www.clergyfunds.org.
SAVE THE DATE St. Bridget Parish Vacation Bible School
Shipwrecked: Rescued by Jesus
July 23– July 27 9:00AM-12:00Noon
Saint Bridget School Hall Castaways entering Grades K-5 Crew Leaders Grades 6 & Up
Upcoming Events & Programs Pastoral Care to the Sick and Homebound Workshops-Spring 2018 All Pastoral Visitors are encouraged to continue and update their training. Here are some opportunities. If you complete a workshop please let Karen Mallozzi, Director of Parish Ministries, know. •Two Saturdays, St. Barbara, Woburn June 16 & 23 from 9:00AM-3:00PM Workshops consist of 12 hours of instruction and cost is $40 To register contact Karen Farrell [email protected], 617-746-5843 Palliative Care/ Advance Care Planning Presentations St. Bridget Parish is hoping to host a continuation on these topics in May with the speaker from the Archdiocese who came recently.
•Our Lady of Lourdes, Carver, 508-866-4000 March 13, 2018, 7:00PM •Immaculate Conception, Newburyport, •978-462-2724 April 29, 2018, 6:30PM Eucharistic Ministers needed at Elizabeth Seton Residence, Wellesley If you are a Eucharistic Minister or would like to become one, join us to learn more. Call, Chaplain Linda Colozzi Director of Spiritual Care, now to reserve your seat in one of the next two Orientations at 781-997-1119 or [email protected], March 13, 2018 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM Tuesday, April 10, 2018 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Save the Date! Zambia Drive
April 28th & 29th Parishioner, Elizabeth Katende, will be collecting items to send to the children of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Africa on the weekend of April 28th & 29th. You can help these children continue to succeed with their education until the 12th grade by donating, new or gently-used items such as paper, pencils, pens, crayons, backpacks, textbooks, clothes, toys etc. At the request of a parishioner, we asked J.S. Paluch for some Word & Song missalettes for the Holy Trinity Church in Zambia. They graciously and generously donated 100 missalettes. This is the same company from whom we purchase our Word & Song Missalettes and also prints our weekly bulletin. We thank them most sincerely for their Christian concern and generosity. What a great company! Elizabeth Katende [email protected] To learn more about these children visit: http://lordmyshepherd.com/gallery/
9th Annual Walk to End Homelessness Walkathon Saturday, April 7, 2018 Natick Community Senior Center Registration opens at 8:00 AM JoinWROR105.7FMradiopersonalityL.B.andhundredsofwalkersofallagesforfun,music,food,facepainting,
prizesandmore!Special Guest: Laura Vecchione TOGETHER WE WILL WALK TO END HOMELESSNESS! All proceeds from the walk will help Family Promise Metrowest end the cycle of homelessness by providing families with shelter, meals and professional services. Walkers raising over $100 will be entered into a raf le to win one of these amazing prizes: Amazon Echo, Red Sox tickets, American Girl doll, Xbox gift card, Xbox party, Marathon Sports gift card, Karaoke machine. The irst 400 registered walkers receive the of icial FPM 9th Annual Walk to End Homelessness long sleeve t-shirt. Raise $500 and become a member of the 500 Club so you can proudly wear this year’s prize… a quality polar leece vest embroidered with the FPM logo. To qualify for the VIP raf le and the 500 Club all donations must be in to Family Promise by Friday, April 6 at 5:00 PM. To register visit
Next Week’s Scripture Readings First Reading -- I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts. (Jeremiah 31:31-34) or Ezekiel 37:12-14. Psalm -- Create a clean heart in me, O God (Psalm 51) or Psalm 130. Second Reading -- Christ became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him (Hebrews 5:7-9) or Romans 8:8-11. Gospel -- If a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it produces much fruit (John 12:20-33) or John 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45].
Please Pray For:
Lt. Andrew Sweeney, US Navy
LCPL Lorenzo Giovanella, USMC, Fort Devens
Benjamin Austin William F. Bernhard
Jane Bratica Edward Brennan JoMarie Bucantis
Pierce Deane Aiden Hall Aidrik Hall
Mario Laferla Lisa Lamare
Marguerite LaMarque Robert Lew
Eugene McSweeny
George Meninno Valerie Montuori
Amy Noel Joel Rivera
Ken Rotatori Piper Simmons Annika Smith Thomas Stein All Veterans
Stephen Virdinlia Mitchell Webster Walter Weldon
Dolores G. Wilson
Next Weekend’s Liturgical Minister’s
March 17th & 18th Eucharistic Minister
Lector Altar Server Usher Celebrant
Saturday, 4:00PM
Kristan Piselli Christine Rocco Helena Siciliano Rosemarie Penta SERVER
NEEDED Brian Dutile Joe Repole Peter Hsieh Chris Ryan John Mauritz Msgr. Strahan
Sunday, 7:30AM Deb Giovanella Dorene Calmus Sheila Flynn Rene Myers Aidan McKinney Barrett Pearce Paul Donahue Joe Kovalchin Dave McIntyre Tony Suatengco Fr. Shen
Sunday, 9:30AM Family Mass
Vicki Peterson Jennifer Ryan AnnMarie MacIsaac Eryn Flynn Paige DeVeau Juliana Jackson
Catherine Giorgetti Michael Pekkarinen Chris Walden Msgr. Strahan
Sunday, 11:30AM Margi Ryder Josie Yip Emilia Gordon Mark McClennan Dominic Konrad Gus Roberto Tricia Cincotta Edyta Konrad Betty O’Neil Msgr. Strahan
Confessions are heard this Saturday from 2-3 PM. This week confessions will be heard by Fr. Shen.
John Joann
PARISH STAFF
Administra ve Assistant Ms. Meaghan Turchi 508-875-5959, ext. 104 [email protected] Director of Parish Ministries Mrs. Karen M. Mallozzi 508-875-6009 M-W-F 9:30AM—3:30PM [email protected] Director Of Music/Organist Ms. Michelle French Organists Mrs. Marge Withee Mr. Francis Jesch
Finance & Opera ons Mgr./Tui on Mrs. Maria S. Sebas an 508-875-5959, ext. 103 mssebas [email protected]
PARISH MAILING ADDRESS St. Bridget Rectory 15 Wheeler Avenue
SCHOOL STAFF School Principal Admissions/Development Office Mrs. Cathleen R. Chaves Mrs. Jennifer Ryan 508-875-0181, ext. 222 508-875-0181, ext. 229 [email protected][email protected] Administra ve Assistant Extended Day Director Mrs. Melissa Harmon Ms. Jessica Goudy 508-875-0181 508-875-0181, ext. 226 [email protected][email protected]
Sacrament of Baptism
Before an infant baptism parents must attend a baptismal catechesis class. Classes are held on the first Friday of each month at 7PM in the Rectory Meeting Room. If there is a change due to bad weather parents will be notified. Participants should park in the Rectory parking lot and enter the door on that level. *Dates for baptism are set once the class has been attended and all paperwork is received and complete. Baptisms take place once a month on a Sunday at 2PM. To register for class or to ask a question call 508-875-6009.
Sacrament of Marriage Arrangements should be made with one of the priests at least one year prior to the intended date of marriage so that all requirements can be completed. Please Note: Saturday weddings can be celebrated from 10:00AM to 1:00PM at the latest. Sunday weddings can be celebrated from 1:30PM to 4:00PM at the latest.
Pastoral Ministry Visitations to the sick and the homebound are made by Pastoral Visitors who bring the Blessed Sacrament and offer spiritual befriending on a weekly basis. If a member of your family, or friend, or neighbor is in the hospital or is home-bound, we would appreciate hearing from you. Kindly call the Pastoral Ministry Office at 508-875-6009 to request assistance.
