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The Parish of Saint Cecilia August 22, 2021
The Parish of Saint Cecilia August 22, 2021
Page 2 Saint Cecilia Parish ~ 54 Esty Street ~ Ashland ~ www.saintceciliaparish.org August 22, 2021
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PARISH STAFF
Rev. Richard P. Cornell, Pastor Helena Siciliano, Finance Manager Email: [email protected] Jill Morazzini, Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor Email: [email protected] Janet Wilkinson, Religious Education Coordinator, K-6 Email: [email protected] Heather Petruney, Religious Education Coordinator 7-10 Email: [email protected] Mary Cella, Religious Education Secretary Email: [email protected] Lelia Viana, Music Director Email: [email protected]
CONTACT INFORMATION
Visit our website at: www.saintceciliaparish.org
Rectory: 508-881-1107 Fax: 508-881-8606 Religious Education K-6: 508-881-6107 Religious Education 7-10: 508-881-1531 Society of St. Vincent de Paul 508-665-8735 [email protected] MONTHLY MEETINGS
PPC 3rd Monday 7:30 p.m. FIA Group Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. Finance 2nd Thursday 7:15 p.m. Stewardship 1st Sunday 12:15 p.m.
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Monday –Saturday: 9:00 a.m.
PARISH SERVICES Sacrament of Baptism Arrangements must be made at least one month prior to the intended date of Baptism so that all requirements can be completed.
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays 3:30 p.m.— 4:15 p.m. or by appointment.
Sacrament of the Sick Available anytime by request.
Sacrament of Matrimony Arrangements must be made at least 6 months prior to the intended date of marriage so that all requirements can be completed.
Novena of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Every Wednesday after the 9:00 a.m. Mass.
Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction Every Friday after the 9:00 a.m. Mass.
WELCOME New Parishioners! Please introduce yourselves to the priest after Mass. We welcome and invite you to become an active member of the St. Cecilia Parish Community. Registration forms can be found in the back of the Church and on the Rectory porch.
ONLINE GIVING Our new Website contains two services (under the Give
button) for online giving, the one people are currently using and a new one being introduced by the Archdiocese of Boston. For now, if you are an existing user of Online Giving, please continue to use the
old service. The new one still needs some enhancements before it is ready for everyone to begin using. Eventually this new service will replace the old one.
Please join us saying the Rosary every Saturday after the 9am Mass in honor of
Our Lady of Fatima for World Peace and for families
Prayer to Saint Michael Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle. Be our protection
against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him,
we humbly pray; and do Thou,
O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the Divine Power of God,
cast into hell, satan and all the evil spirits,
who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
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Monday August 23 6:30 p.m. Men’s AA Group Meeting Saturday August 28 3:30 p.m. Confession
Saturday August 21 4:30 p.m. The People of St. Cecilia Parish Sunday August 22 7:00 a.m. The Finnerty Family 9:00 a.m. Eleanor Connolly 11:00 a.m. Richard Laporte Monday August 23 9:00 a.m. Amrit Randeniya (LIVING) Tuesday August 24 9:00 a.m. Thomas Kielty Wednesday August 25 9:00 a.m. Frank Lee Thursday August 26 9:00a.m. Funeral : Pauline Slopek Friday August 27 9:00 a.m. An increase of Vocations to Priesthood and Religious Life Saturday August 28 9:00 a.m. Families 4:30 p.m. The Church
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK MEETINGS AND EVENTS
MASS INTENTIONS
Summer is here! and folks will be going away. We ask you to remember your donations to St. Cecilia’s during the weeks or months you have the good fortune to be participating elsewhere. Thank you for your “make-up” donations.
Pastoral Reflections Some who heard Jesus ’ teaching returned to their former way of life and gave up following Him. The demands of being a follower of Christ were too much for them. How about you/ When being a dis-ciple of Jesus feels too hard, and you want to walk away, how will you respond to Jesus when He asks, “Do you also want to leave?” Let’s pray that our response is like that of Peter, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. ”
The Cardinal, due to COVID problems, has extended
the Year of the Eucharist to June 2022
Pauline Slopek
The Importance of Faith By Fr. Francis A. Grispino, S.M.
Jesus is for us a light in the darkness. In today’s world ideas are bandied about that attempt to challenge the Al-mighty and by the fact causes darkness, befuddles right thinking, and ensnares that unsuspecting. What follows is an attempt to give a demonstration. “The Quality of Life” This expression is found among those in the health pro-fession. For some the “quality of life” takes on special meaning. It means living the “good” life. This is descried as living a healthy life, a life filled with enjoyment and sat-isfaction, a life worth living. The opposite is described as living a healthy life, a life filled with enjoyment and satis-faction, a life worth living. The opposite is described in negative terms: life becomes a burden, there is no joy in life in the manner experienced when you were in your prime. And so now comes the expression that, in context, is meant to expose your misery, “The quality of life has passed you by.” The joy that comes with an active life, good health, and satisfaction in all your endeavors are of yesterday and not of tomorrow. It is time to consider “checking out.” Who Decides That? Who dares tell you that your life lacks “quality” if all you are capable of doing now is to go from bed to bath and kitchen day after day or worse yet, be confined to a wheelchair? God help us when atheists and secular hu-manists make up rules and regulations called “social engi-neering.” Such officials fail to see the inherent dignity of the human person and treat them as cattle. Their objec-tive is much like those of ranchers or overseers in the beef industry: seek out the best animals that will produce the best of their kind and weed out the worst. Principles of prime beef are put into practice so that what survives at-tains the norm of health—excellence, anything short of that will not do. With such a world view, social engineers see human as cattle without a soul. And there is the prob-lem: atheists and the like don’t believe in the existence of the soul. Humans not Animals This failure, not to see man made in the image and like-ness of God having inherent dignity over that of the ani-mal, must deny the existence of God. This is true of Com-munism. How else can a despot give full reign to his so-cial engineering by dominating the individual and keep the false narrative alive about the common good. Com-munism and extreme socialism speak well of doing for the masses but neglect the individuals . Power increases in such a government while the individual gets trampled un-der. Linus in the comic strip “Peanuts” portrays the mind-set of power-hungry governments in these words, “I love you humanity. It’s people I can’t stand.” Time for Preparing It is in one’s declining years that preparation is made for the coming transition to the new life that divine faith prom-ises. It is the time to catch up on important matters that
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PARISH NEWS
Moving? Please help keep our data-base up-to-date by calling the Rectory at 508-881-1107. Thank you!
Year of the Eucharist Adoration Schedule
During this special year, St. Cecilia Parish will have Eucharistic Adoration six days a week every week. Some will include congregational prayers and other will focus on silent, individual prayer and reflection. You do not have to stay for the entire time. Our weekly schedule will be as follows: Sunday: 12:15 pm-2:15 pm, (except when Baptisms are held, when it will start at 1:00pm) Monday: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Tuesday: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Wednesday: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Thursday: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Friday: 9:45 am - 11:45 am Note: Adoration will start at 1:15pm on the last Sunday of each month when we have the Sacrament of Baptism. For more information and the latest news about the Year of the Eucharist, please see the parish Website at www.saintceciliaparish.org/celebrating-year-eucharist.
Prayer for the Year of the Eucharist Thanks be to You, O Lord, for Your Body and Your Blood, for these ever-abundant gifts we praise You.
Draw near to us, and have mercy on our sins; Lord Jesus, Who are holy and kind, have mercy.
May Your Body and Blood, which we receive in the Eucharist, be a powerful medicine for our souls and lead us to heaven.
Help us to worship You, good Shepherd, and look kindly upon Your grazing sheep.
Protect us by these gifts, and increase our faith in You, Who are truly present in the Eucharist.
Restore us by Your grace into Your image and like-ness, that the Father may see and love in us what He sees and loves in His Son, Who lives and reigns for-ever and ever.
Amen.
***ANNUAL FLEA MARKET*** Saturday September 18th
and Sunday September 19th.
Donated items may be dropped off Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday ONLY 9am to 12pm (or by appointment) in the Family Center until September 10th.You may call the rectory at 508-881-1107 or Corinne Hickey at 339-221-1476 if you have any questions or would like to make an appointment. We will accept household items, small appliances, toys, books, jewelry, small furniture (clean & animal free home) and Christmas items. We WILL NOT ACCEPT: Baby furniture (rockers, cribs & seats), clothing, shoes, electronics (including televisions & stereos), linens, large furniture (including dining tables, hutches & bed frames), up-holstered furniture and stuffed animals. Please make sure everything is clean and in working condition.
Contact Corinne Hickey at 339-221-1476 if you can help with the Flea market or have any questions.
have been neglected for too long. Sorrow for sins commit-ted during the foolishness of youth may serve as a prime example; rash judgements made of those in one’s social circle may be another. Habitual sorrow for such sins is a virtue called: repentance. In one’s senior years available time can be used to pray the Rosary, the weapon of choice, against the ills that befall us such as the pandem-ic and needless hunger for power that brings tremors to the very foundations of government. Mass celebration, when possible, prayer for self and others, Scripture read-ing with reflection (man’s input) leading to contemplation (God’s input) are the indisputable means of preparation for what lies ahead. Let Faith Blossom Jesus tells us that when we pray…”go to your inner room, closed the door, and pray to your Father in secret” (Matt 6,5). Jesus is telling us that we should shut out the world, enter church to celebrate, as commanded, the Death and Resurrection of the Lord at Mass, and from time to time visit God at the center of your soul and be revived in spirit so that you can give the acceptable answer to Him Who warned, “But when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?” (Luke 18,8). We are on our own for that answer.
Thank you from La Salette Missionaries!
Dear Father Cornell, In the name of the La Salette Missionaries and especially Fr. Jim Henault, I wish to thank you and the people of St. Cecilia for your hospitality, generosity and prayers during the mission appeal on August 7-8.
We thank you for the opportunity to bring a renewed awareness of our Church’s Mission to your people and to bring their love and support to the needy of the mission countries served by the Missionaries of Our Lady of Sal-ette.
Sincerely yours in our Lord and Lady,
Fr. Thomas Vallappallil, MS Director
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION & YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS
Question of the Week based on the Gospel of John 6: 60-69 For Adults: How does the love between a husband and wife help me to understand Christ’s relationship to His Church?
For Children: What can I do for my family to show them Jesus’ love?
Project Rachel Post-Abortion Healing Retreat:
Date: September 25, 9am to 5pm. Location is confiden-tial. Limited to ten participants. For more information con-tact Project Rachel 508-651-3100 or [email protected].
Learning With Mary Booklet Available Last year, the St. Cecilia Parish Stewardship Committee began a project called “Learning with Mary” to strengthen the parish tradition of devotion to our Blessed Mother. The first step was a series of bulletin articles about the Marian themes of the stained-glass windows in the church. This summer we completed the next step in this journey of rediscovery. “Devotions To Our Blessed Mother– A Saint Cecilia Parish Tradition” is a complete overview of the many opportunities at St. Cecilia Parish to meditate on and pray to Our Lady.
Copies of the booklet are now available in the church vestibule We encourage all parishioners to stop by and take a copy home. You can use the meditations, not just at home, but in the Church and on the grounds of the Parish. They all can be said as private prayers, providing an easy way to connect with our Blessed Mother in these times of social distancing. In these times of distress—from the virus, racial injustices, and civil unrest—the intercession of Mary, patroness of the United States is sorely needed. Please use this little booklet as a cornerstone to strengthen your devotion to our Blessed Mother.
Knights of Columbus Helping Hands Please contact the K of C for a little extra help dur-
ing this difficult time. Help with gro-cery shopping, picking up medical prescriptions, local errands, rides to doctors appointments, and assistance with tasks at home is available. Please call 508-435-3313 ext. 214 and leave a message with your name,
what type of assistance you need, and how to get in touch with you, or email [email protected] or [email protected]. Please note: this is NOT an emergency hotline.
PEER MINISTERS NEEDED! Teen and Young adult Peer Ministers are needed to as-sist with the 2022 Confirmation Retreat on January 15th, 2022. A Peer Minister is someone who has received the Sacrament of Confirmation and would like to help their peers with their own faith journey, towards Confirmation. If you have any interest in becoming a Peer Minister please call or email Heather Petruney at (508)881-1531 or [email protected].
Registration for the Catechetical year 2021-2022
Saturday, September 11th – 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sunday, September 12th – 8:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Monday, September 13th – 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Classes begin the week of September 26th for Grades K-6 Grade 10 begins on September 26th with parent/child orientation Grade 9 begins on October 3rd with parent/child orientation Grades 7 & 8 begins on October 17th
Teachers Needed: Grade 1 – Sunday 10-11:00 a.m. Monday 4:15-5:15 p.m. Grade 2 - Monday 4:15-5:15pm Grade 3 - Tuesday 5:30-6:30pm Grade 4 – Sunday 12-1:00 p.m., Monday 3:10-4:10 p.m. Grade 5 - Sunday 12-1:00 p.m., Tuesday 5:30-6:30 p.m. Grade 6 – One alternate teacher Sunday 12-1:00 p.m. Grade 7 - 2 needed-Sunday, 6:30-7:30pm twice a month Grade 8 - 1 needed—Sunday, 6:30 –twice a month Substitutes needed for grades 9 & 10 –6:30-7:30pm twice a month.
Teachers Aide needed at St. Bridget Saint Bridget School in Framingham, MA is looking for a passionate, dynamic, caring and well-organized teacher’s aide who enjoys working with students. Candidates must be practicing Catholics or fully support the Church’s mis-sion as an employee Hours: Part-Time and Full Time Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: EEC preferred but not required Education: High School Diploma Skills (not required but preferred): Bilingual in Portuguese/Spanish To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to:
Mrs. Marilena Martucci, Principal Saint Bridget School
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