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WEEKLY BULLETIN August 26, 2007
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FROM FATHER RICK
SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE Saturday – 4:00 PM
Sunday – 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM This Mass schedule will be extended this year to include the weekend after Labor Day – September 8/9.
PARISH FEAST DAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, September 14 6:30 PM – Weekend Opening: Combined Choir Concert Americana Refreshments (substantial) in the Gathering Space
Saturday, September 15 4:00 PM – Feastday Mass Italian Fiesta with Entertainment immediately following Mass
Sunday, September 16 7:30 AM – Feastday Mass 8:30 AM – Euro Breakfast 9:00 AM – Feastday Mass 10:00 AM – Euro Breakfast 11:00 AM – Solemn Feastday Mass 12:00 PM – International Food Festival
If you would like to help with the Italian Fiesta, please let me know and I’ll have Arleen Puccia contact you. If you have an ethnic dish that you would like to share at the International Food festival, please call or email me.
COMMUNITY PRAYER INTENTIONS The parish community joins together in prayer in several different ways to support those facing illness or death. If a loved one is ill and you would like the parish community to pray for them, there are several options:
If someone in your family dies, and we are aware of the death, two things happen automatically:
Other options for the deceased include:
You may enter your intentions in the parish Book of Intentions, located in the Prayer Niche in the Gathering Space, anytime. If you have any questions about the above options, please feel free to contact Irene in the Parish Office at ibonner@comcast.net or 978-683-8922. Or stop by the office during business hours (M-F, 9:30-4:30 PM).
GENERATIONS OF FAITH Please notice that the locations for registration have been changed. All registration dates will be held in Driscoll Hall.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND The Parish Office will be closed on Friday (8/31) and Monday (9/3) of Labor Day weekend.
Have a great week,
If you want peace – work for justice (Pope Paul VI),
Fr. Rick
Knights of Columbus Imagine being part of an organization that fills your heart and your mind with the joy of giving to others and the feeling that comes with making a difference. Knights are Catholic men, 18 years of age and older, who are committed to making their community a better place, while supporting their Church. Being a Knight is more than camaraderie; it is being involved with your community; it is supporting your local Catholic Church, while enhancing your own faith and setting a good faith example; it is about protecting and enhancing your family life. You can volunteer as much as you like or as little and on your own schedule. If you want to find out more, contact Jim McKain at 978-475-7931 or visit the website at www.kofc.org.
Next Meeting: Wed., Sept. 5, 7:30 PM in Driscoll Hall.
Stewardship Reflection "For behold, some are last who will be first and some are first who will be last." Luke 13:30
Our standards in our society are so different from God’s standards. We often rate or rank people by what they have, how powerful they are, or how successful they are. Jesus reminds us that God will not judge us by the same earthly standards.
Mass Schedule and Intentions
Saturday, August 25, Vigil, 21st Ordinary Sunday 4:00 pm: Leonard Bailey; Benjamin Woodring
Sunday, August 26, 21st Ordinary Sunday 8:00 am: Henry Chemaly 10:30 am: Tom Daley; **Baptism of William Thurston Griffin
Saturday, September 1, Vigil, 22nd Ordinary Sunday 4:00 pm: Louis Denis Duquette
Sunday, September 2, 22nd Ordinary Sunday 8:00 am: People of the Parish 10:30 am: Edward Mikol; **Baptism of Hunter Charles Nash Readings for the Week of August 26, 2007 Sunday: Is 66:18-21/Heb 12:5-7, 11-13/Lk 13:22-30 Monday: 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10/Mt 23:13-22 Tuesday: 1 Thes 2:1-8/Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:9-13 (427)/Mk 6:17-29 Thursday: 1 Thes 3:7-13/Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Thes 4:1-8/Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11/Mt 25:14-30 Next Sun.: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29/Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a/Lk 14:1, 7-14
Generations of Faith Registration Registration for the parish faith formation program (Generations of Faith)—including sacramental preparation—will take place on the following dates: Tuesday, September 4, from 4-8 PM Saturday, September 8, after the 4 PM Mass Sunday, September 9, after the 8 and 10:30 AM Masses Wednesday, September 12, from 4-8 PM
Registration will take place in Driscoll Hall and must be done in person.
Question of the Week Twenty-first Ordinary Sunday Question for Adults: As you wrestle with today’s Gospel, what signs do you see in your own life that you are "with God."
Question for Youth: Jesus tells us that being His disciple will be very hard. Of all the things that Jesus tells us about the way that we are to live our lives, what is the hardest thing for you to do? Why?
Question for Children: How do you show that you are a follower of Jesus?
A Note from the Poor Clare Sisters Dear Father Rick and the St. Roberts Community, We were deeply touched by your beautiful "Celtic Cross" sympathy card and the "Singing My Soul" CD you gifted us with in memory of our Sister Miriam. May Sister Miriam rest in the great peace and joy of life with our loving God and all redeemed singing and dancing God’s praises.
May our loving God richly bless your loving care and concern for both the living and the deceased. It is our privilege and joy to enfold you in our daily prayer. Do bless us with your good prayer.
With love, with gratitude,
Your Poor Clare Sisters
An Irish Blessing May there always be work for your hands to do; In your purse may there always be a coin or two. May the sun always shine on your window pane; The rainbow be certain after the rain. May the warm handclasp of a friend always be near you, God’s love and blessing always to cheer you!
In Service Maj. Kurt O’Rourke Mark DuPont, USCC, Kevin Grace, USA, Lyle Shackelford, Jaime Ray Seluk, USN, Pvt. Alexander Sabu, USA, Lt. Col. Paul Severance, USAF, Gen’l. R. Steve Whitcomb, USA, Lt. Col. Brian P. Bedell, USA, Capt. Lauren Whitcomb, USA, Col. Patrick J. Donahue, USA, Col. Brian P. Donahue, USA, Cpt. Michael McGaffigan, USA, Beth Carriere, Nurse, USA, Steve Comstock, Pilot, USN, Lt. Jesse Salisbury, USAF, Sgt. Maureen Galvin, USA,SpOps, Lt.J.G. Kevin B. O’Brien, USN, Miko Belonia, Maj. Tony Hoffman, USA, Maj. Ross Coffman, USA, Maj. Garth Howe, USA, USA, Chief Warrant Officer II, Michael Morris, Captain Matthew Mancini, USA, Sgt. Ellen Barnes O’Connor, USA, Pvt. Adam James Mazza, USA, Pvt. Joseph D. Gagnon, USM, Col. Joseph Albanese, USA, Cpt. Eric Eckberg, USA Please note that the Parish Office will be closed on Friday, August 31, and Monday, September 3, for the Labor Day weekend.
Money Matters On the weekend of August 18/19 Weekly donations $2,573.00 Monthly donations $1,068.00 Catholic Appeal Goal $39,500.00 Catholic Appeal to Date $54,197.00
Special Collection This Weekend Victims of the Earthquake in Peru
The second collection at all Masses this weekend will be to aid the victims of the August 15th earthquake in Peru. Hundreds have lost their lives, thousands have been injured, and towns and villages have been all but destroyed by this magnitude 7.9 earthquake that struck 100 miles south of Peru’s capital city, Lima. Please give generously to help these people as they begin to recover from the devastation of this disaster. There is also a special connection between the Archdiocese of Boston and Peru through the Society of St. James, a missionary society made up of diocesan priests serving in Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. In the words of Cardinal Seán O'Malley: "Boston has a long standing tradition of great generosity with the victims of natural disasters, and Peru is very close to our hearts through the works of so many Boston priests who through the years have ministered there serving the poorest among the poor in Peru."
Please remember in your prayers those newly baptized into our community:
Lucy Elizabeth Baker Olivia Clair Cummings Allora Ramos Martineau
Hospice Volunteers Needed Hospice Care, Inc. (HCI) is seeking volunteers to provide companionship to patients, respite time for family members, help with errands, and bereavement support to family members. A strong need exists for daytime volunteers, but help is also needed on weekends. HCI provides training and on-going support.
The next training session begins October 1, 2007. All sessions are held from 6:00 to 8:30 PM on Monday nights at the HCI office on Sylvan Road in Woburn. For more information, please contact Lisa Palais at 781-569-2888 or lpalais@vnab.org. You can learn more about HCI at www.hospicecarema.org
Lazarus House Ministries Hike for Hope "Bringing the Homeless Home" The 8th Annual Hike for Hope will take place on Sunday, September 30, 2007, rain or shine, starting at 1:00 PM. The five-mile pledge walk (one-mile route also available) begins and ends at Merrimack College and winds its way through downtown Andover. The walk will be followed by an afternoon of fun, great food, and entertainment for all ages. All proceeds will be supporting the recently-completed transitional housing complex Capernaum Place.
Pre-registration fee is $15 now through September 26. Onsite registration on the day of the walk is $20. Free Hike for Hope t-shirts are available for all pre-registered walkers. For more information or to register, go to www.hikeforhope.org or contact Lana Schofield at 978-269-5206 or lana@lazarushouse.org.
SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK–TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
A reading from the Book of Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 My child, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts. Humble yourself the more, the greater you are, and you will find favor with God. What is too sublime for you, seek not, into things beyond your strength search not. The mind of a sage appreciates proverbs, and an attentive ear is the joy of the wise. Water quenches a flaming fire, and alms atone for sins.
A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a Brothers and sisters: You have not approached that which could be touched and a blazing fire and gloomy darkness and storm and a trumpet blast and a voice speaking words such that those who heard begged that no message be further addressed to them. No, you have approached Mount Zion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and countless angels in festal gathering, and the assembly of the firstborn enrolled in heaven, and God the judge of all, and the spirits of the just made perfect, and Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and the sprinkled blood that speaks more eloquently than that of Abel.
+ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 14:1, 7-14 On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully.
He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table. "When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not recline at table in the place of honor. A more distinguished guest than you may have been invited by him, and the host who invited both of you may approach you and say, ‘Give your place to this man,’ and then you would proceed with embarrassment to take the lowest place. Rather, when you are invited, go and take the lowest place so that when the host comes to you he may say, ‘My friend, move up to a higher position.’ Then you will enjoy the esteem of your companions at the table. For every one who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted." Then he said to the host who invited him, "When you hold a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your wealthy neighbors, in case they may invite you back and you have repayment. Rather, when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
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