Saint Monica Parish 5th Sunday of Lent Methuen, MA March 22, 2015

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1 Saint Monica Parish 5th Sunday of Lent Methuen, MA March 22, 2015

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3 Parish Giving W/E 03/15/2015 Offertory: $10, Religious Education: $ 2, Easter Flowers: $ 1, Thank You for Your Generosity! Through your support of the 2015 Catholic Appeal, we are able to bring the Gospel message to life. If you have yet to make a pledge to the 2015 Catholic Appeal, please complete a pledge form available in the back of the church or visit Parish Report During the past few weeks you should have received a copy of the Parish Report for If you did not receive it, please call the parish offices at or and let us know. We ll be happy to send a copy to you. CONFESSIONS DURING LENT St. Lucy: Monday, 4:30-5:30 PM; Wednesday, 6:30-8:00 PM, Saturday, 3:15-3:45 PM. St. Monica: Wednesday, 6:30-8:00 PM; Friday, 6:30-7:30 PM; Saturday, 3:00-4:00 PM Stations of the Cross will be celebrated on Fridays during Lent at St. Lucy at 5:30 PM (with a light supper following) and at St. Monica at 7:00 PM. Please pray for peace in the Holy Land and in The Middle East. Our Lady, Queen of Peace, pray for us. Computer Help for Fr Lohan - Any parishioner who has a skill for Apple Computers? Fr Bill would love help setting up his desktop Apple Computer. In addition, if anyone - perhaps the same person, can provide him some training on using apple computers, please give Fr Lohan a call at the parish offices. Divine Mercy Sunday Plenary Indulgence APRIL 12, 2015 SAINT MONICA PARISH 212 Lawrence Street Methuen, MA JESUS I TRUST IN YOU! Join us from 2:15-3:30 PM Recitation of the Rosary Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction Readings ~ Reflection The Divine Mercy Chaplet NOTE: The Divine Mercy Novena will begin on Good Friday, April 3rd and continue until April 11th. Pamphlets will be available in the Church for those who wish to make the novena. Winter s Here Be Careful While we are obliged as Catholics to attend Sunday Mass, the infirm and elderly have always been able to excuse themselves from this obligation if getting to church would be a serious risk to their health. This is why so many dioceses televise Sunday Mass. If you are elderly or infirm, please do not take unnecessary risks during these days. If it is inclement outside, it is always best to remain in the safety of your home. Catholic Family Library The Catholic Lending Library will be available for free lending of books/ dvd s on Sunday, March 29th, following the 9:30AM Mass. Borrowed books/ dvds may be returned at that time or to the parish office anytime during the week. 3

4 Mass Intentions for the Week Saturday, March 21-4pm Vigil (Anticipated) Thomas J. Bresnahan 14th Anniversary Sunday, March 22 7:30am Janice Heafey, Marilyn Wilson & Joyce Wilson 9:30am Pro Multis Intentionibus Frank, Angelo & Antonette Ragonese & the DiBartolo Family Paul Levesque Walter Stolarz 9th Anniversary Jeanne M. Brown Month s Mind Maria and Antonio Amaral Birthday Those buried from St. Monica s in February: Gloria A. Canzano, Colleen Carney, Agnes Pratt, Mary K. Markey, Irene Castonguay, Kelsey Gordon, David Steffen, Jeanne Brown, Raymond Rumore and John Budenas 11:30am Mary, Fred and Al Coco 5:30pm Parishioners of St. Lucy & St. Monica Parishes Monday, March 23-7am Angelo and Connie Fondini Tuesday, March 24-7am Special Intention Wednesday, March 25-7am Jeanne Brown Thursday, March 26-7 am Carol J. Coletta 5th Anniversary Friday, March 27 7am Jack Moynihan Birthday Saturday, March 28 8am Pro Multi Intentionibus Dorothy Scott Birthday Living Doryce Wunderlick Joseph O Neil Birthday Jeanne Brown Saturday, March 28-4pm Vigil (Anticipated) Thomas Verzi Jr. Sunday, March 29 7:30am Catherine Donovan 9:30am Pro Multis Intentionibus Colleen Carney Ida C. Manning Dot and Red Martino Anniversary 11:30am Michael and Mary Afienko Anniversary 5:30pm Eileen O Rourke 4th Anniversary Please pray for Janet Chabot, Albert J. Perrotta, George Marquis, Gloria E. Marcoux and Catherine Sehovich who recently died. Saint Monica Parish Community extends our sympathy to their families and friends. Please remember them in your prayers. St. Vincent de Paul Society Yes I CAN one CAN at a Time WE CAN USE canned fruit, instant potatoes, rice and pasta side March 22-Fifth Sunday of Lent: In the Gospel today, Jesus says Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. The Father will honor whoever serves me. When we help the poor we are truly followers of Jesus, servant of the poor. As you place your gift in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul poor box, know that you are a sign of God s love to those who are suffering and you give them Easter hope and joy. Saint Monica Council Catholic Gentlemen at least 18 years of age - please consider joining the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization dedicated to supporting the clergy and the family. To learn more, please chancellor@kofc14725.org. Chandler Noyes, Please pray for Chandler Noyes, one of our organists, who died on Thursday, March 12. Born and raised in Newburyport, Chandler was a proud veteran of the Korean War, having served four years with the United States Air Force. He was also an accomplished musician, as we well came to know, mastering both piano and organ. In addition to his wonderful service among us, Chandler assisted at many other Catholic and Protestant churches and Jewish synagogues during his long and notable career. He also served on the board of directors of the Methuen Music Hall and was one of the Music Hall s featured organists. Chandler was buried from St. Mary Church in Georgetown this past Tuesday. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord 4

5 SAINT MONICA SCHOOL NEWS St. Monica Catholic School Registration is on-going. Readiness evaluations for kindergarten are being done during the next few weeks and evaluations for students entering Grade 1 will be done on March 25 th at 11:30 AM. Parents of students applying to Grades 2-8 must send in an application and contact the school for an interview appointment. Please contact Sharon Tully in the school office for more information. Interview appointments or evaluations will be scheduled after we have received your child s application and all required documents. MISSION STATEMENT Saint Monica School is a distinctively Catholic School, a faith community of the Catholic Church. Our mission is that of the Church; to spread the Gospel and prepare students for their state in life. In our striving for academic excellence, we keep in focus that this is a Catholic School where religious and moral formation are the first in the hierarchy of values. In fostering leadership in our students, we prepare them to take their place in the Church and Society as leaders who will be prepared to serve all with respect, dignity, and justice. St. Lucy/St. Monica Adoration located at St. Monica s Church Chapel Please Note: There will be no Friday adoration on Good Friday, April 3rd. Please consider spending time in adoration during this Lenten season. Adoration is held every Friday at St. Monica Parish in the church chapel from 7:30am (after 7am Mass). During Lent only, adoration will end at 6:55pm with benediction, followed by Stations of the Cross in the main church. Please contact Bonnie Doherty, or bonnieocds@gmail.com for m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n. A l s o s e e o u r website, for information about adoration in other parishes. There is a great need for another adorer from 8:30-9:30am. Please prayerfully consider and call me! Saint Lucy Parish Family s Fourth Annual St. Patrick Day Dinner LIVE ENTERTAINMENT FEATURING JENNIFER MELLO CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE SATURDAY MARCH 28th DINNER WILL BE SERVED AT 5:30 PM TICKET PRICE: $10.00 PER PERSON CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER $5.00 FREE TO ALL WEARING OF THE KILT YOU MUST GET YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE. SEATING WILL BE LIMITED 5

6 ADULT FAITH FORMATION Many of you were unable to attend the Thursday evening sessions of SYMBOLON because of the snow and bitter cold. Others have said that driving at night is not something that you want to do. Rejoice! We ll be REPEATING the 10 sessions of SYMBOLON Part I this spring. Join us every Wednesday morning from 9:00 to 10:30 at the St. Lucy Schoolhouse, from April 15 through June 17. For more information, or to register, call Kathy ext. 119 or Rachel The Most Beautiful Spiritual Experience in a Lifetime7. You cangive yourself or a loved one is a trip to Medjugorje, answering Our Lady s call to go to her there. Be there for two of Our Blessed Mother s apparitions to the visionary. Come Join Us! (Father Tom Keyes, Pastor of Our Lady of Hope, Ipswich, MA will be joining us as our Spiritual Director) May 23rd to June 3rd, Days, 11 Nights, 2 meals per day Total Cost: $2, (Please call ASAP to lock in Cost) For more information contact: Claude Langlois at PRAYER FOR OUR SOLDIERS During these difficult times, we remember those family members and friends in far away places. Let us lift in prayer the many women and men serving overseas in our Armed Forces. May they know of our respect and gratitude and be kept safe in the Lord s love. Amen THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY SODALITY INVITES WOMEN TO A MORNING OF REFLECTION THE WOMAN WITH THE ALABASTER JAR--HOLDING THE TREASURE WITHIN. "Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came up to Him with an alabaster jar of costly perfumed oil and poured it on His head while He was reclining at table. Mark 14:7 SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH 8AM TO 1PM ST. LUCY PARISH CHURCH HALL COST: $10 (Includes Continental Breakfast and Lunch) This year we once again welcome Sr. Ann Whittaker, SCN and Sr. Anne Marie O'Shea, SCN. Please join us for another joyous, spirit-filled, and affirming morning. Invite family and friends. All are welcome! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO ENTER INTO HOLY WEEK! SCHEDULE 8AM MASS IN CHURCH (WITH CHOIR) 9-9:30AM REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST 9:30-10:30AM FIRST SESSION 10:30-10:45AM BREAK 10:45-11:45AM SECOND SESSION 11:45-NOON BREAK 12 NOON. LUNCH To register or for further information contact: Elaine Frangente, Chairperson Efrangente@aol.com or Anne Louise Glynn, President, PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS Lord Jesus Christ, Savior of the world, show forth, we beseech Thee, in Thy Church the Holy Spirit with whose power the apostles were so abundantly filled. We thank Thee for the blessings bestowed upon the work of priests and religious; and we pray that Thou wilt add to the number of those who now pray, labor, and sacrifice themselves for Thy glory and the salvation of souls. Give them unselfish zeal for Thy glory. O good Jesus, give us more priests and religious after Thine own Heart! Amen. 6

7 Pro-Life Corner ~To be Catholic is to be Pro- Life ~ ~ A Rose for Life ~ If you would like to honor a loved one and support our activities in support of life at the same time, for a donation of $10, we ll purchase a rose and place it in the vase before the statue of the Blessed Mother for a week. Please contact Ann Collins at the parish office (978) Roses for Life have been donated: In Memory of Michael Giarrusso (Donated by his Mother) Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Please spiritually adopt an unborn baby. Every day over 4,000 babies are killed by abortion. They have so little protection only the hand of God can end this massacre. Prayer is the best weapon to help them the most effective. Say this prayer every day for nine months to save a baby s life! Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of the unborn baby that I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion. Prayer of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Baby Bottle to support the Pregnancy Care Center The Baby Bottle Campaign is used to fund Pregnancy Care Center programs that provide help to women & men in crisis pregnancies with positive alternatives to abortion. We also provide sexual integrity education and post abortion recovery. This is your opportunity to partner with your local home town mission to celebrate LIFE! These services are free and are supported by local churches, businesses and individuals. Please take a bottle home, then, as a family, fill them with checks (made payable to PCC), cash or coins, and return them to the church no later than Saturday, March 28th or Sunday, March 29th. As you will see from the insert inside the bottle, you may list the name and address of a person you wish to honor. The PCC will send a special card to them showing that you have made a gift for life in their honor. ROSARY FOR LIFE The Rosary for Life will be recited each Thursday. The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary will be prayed at 1:00 pm in the Church Chapel. We invite as many as possible to join us as we offer these Mysteries for the most vulnerable in our society, the unborn, the sick, the disabled, and the elderly. Lenten Regulations on Fast and Abstinence While all Catholics who are able are encouraged to embrace the penitential practices of abstinence and fasting during Lent, along with prayer and almsgiving, there are special regulations for fasting and abstinence. Abstinence: Catholics over 14 years of age are bound to the obligations of abstinence. Abstinence is to be observed on Ash Wednesday, the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday. On days of abstinence, meat may not be used at all. Fast: Catholics over 18 and up to the beginning of their sixtieth year are bound to the obligation of fasting. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the days of fasting. On these days, only one full meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one's needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk and fruit juices are allowed. 7

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9 Saint Monica Parish 212 Lawrence Street Methuen, MA Msgr. William P. Fay, Ph.D. Father William P. Lohan Father John A. Cassani Deacon John Pierce Mr. Paul Jernberg Sister Suzanne Fondini, mfic Sharon Tully CONTACT INFORMATION Office: (978) Fax: (978) School: (978) Religious Education: (978) Prayer Line: (978) Ext. 304 Main Office: Pastor Parochial Vicar Parochial Vicar Permanent Deacon Music Director School Staff Religious Education Staff Mr. Karl Jackson School Principal Administrative Assistant Director of Religious Education Samantha Moore Coordinator Confirm./Youth Ministry Parish Offices: K-8/ First Communion & Confirmation/Youth Ministry School: Web: Mass Schedule Weekday: Monday - Friday 7:00 A.M. Saturday 8:00 A.M. Holy Days: 4:00 P.M. (vigil), 7:00 A.M., 7:00 P.M. Holidays: 7:00 A.M. Lord s Day: Saturday: 4:00 P.M. Sunday: 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30 A.M., & 5:30 P.M. Note: There is no 5:30 P.M. Mass during the Summer Months of June, July and August. Confessions Friday: 6:30-7:30 P.M. Saturday: 3:00-4:00 P.M. and any time by appointment Marriage Please call the Parish Office at least six months prior to your wedding. Baptisms Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements. Parish Office Hours Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. The office is closed Saturday and Sunday. The Office is now located at 254 Merrimack Street, Methuen, MA (at St. Lucy Parish) 9

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