ST. TIMOTHY PARISH. Baptism The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated at scheduled Liturgies.

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1 650 Nichols Street, Norwood, MA Serving Norwood, Walpole, and Westwood ST. TIMOTHY PARISH Liturgical Celebrations Sunday Eucharist: Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 8am; 9:30am; 11:00am; 5:00pm (No 5:00 pm Liturgy Memorial Day through Labor Day) Daily Eucharist Mon.-Sat. 9:00am Reconciliation Sat. 3:30-4:00pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Friday 9:30am 3:00pm Reach us by Website: Parish Fr. Culloty Colleen Campion Bonnie Gleason Kathy MacKenzie Leah Ramsdell Betsy Rivard Sue Bartlett Judson Vail Reach us by Telephone Parish Office Religious Education Youth Formation Ministry Fax Pastor Rev. John P. Culloty (ext. 25) Senior Priest in Residence Rev. George Emerson (ext. 13) Business Manager Judson Vail Pastoral Associate/Liturgy Director Colleen Campion (ext. 28) Music Director Bonnie Gleason (ext. 11) Religious Education Director (gr. K-8) Kathryn MacKenzie (ext. 27) Youth Formation Ministry (gr.9-12) Leah Ramsdell (ext. 26) Parish Secretary/Religious Education Secretary Janet Kelly (ext. 32) Parish Nurse Betsy Rivard (ext. 34) Facilities Manager Sue Bartlett (ext. 24) Adult Initiation The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is an ongoing process of individual faith development and communal formation. Anyone interested in learning more about what it means to become a Catholic Christian, should contact the parish office. Baptism The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated at scheduled Liturgies. Parishioners who are expecting a child should contact the office at least two months in advance, or as soon as possible to make arrangements and meet with the Baptismal Preparation Team. Reconciliation Also known as penance or confession, the Sacrament of Penance is regularly available every Saturday at 3:30pm in the church. Individual appointments may also be made with one of the priests. The Sacrament of Penance is celebrated communally during the seasons of Advent and Lent. Marriage Engaged parishioners who are interested in being married at St. Timothy Parish must contact one of the priests at least six months in advance. Call the office regarding Marriage Preparation classes. Sacrament of the Sick Praying for healing in body, mind and soul has always been a part of the Church s ministry to those who are ill. Anyone who is seriously ill or anticipating hospitalization, may celebrate the Sacrament on Saturdays following the 9am Mass, or upon request. Devotion/Prayer Groups Rosary is said Monday through Saturday prior to morning Mass. Guild of St. Timothy Please refer to the bulletin for meetings. Women s Bible Study Monday evenings at 7:15pm Wednesday afternoons at 1pm Thursday mornings at 9:30am New Jerusalem Charismatic Prayer Group meets on Thursday from 7:30-9pm. All are welcome!

2 ST. TIMOTHY PARISH NORWOOD, WALPOLE, WESTWOOD MAY 18, 2014 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER QUESTION OF THE WEEK Breaking Open the Word Suggested text for faith sharing: Today s Gospel Liturgical Calendar Sunday, May 18 Fifth Sunday of Easter Sunday, May 25 Sixth Sunday of Easter Question for Children: Name some ways you can imitate Jesus when you are on the playground or on a sports team. Question for Adults: In a challenge you face right now, what will it mean to live the way of Jesus Christ? Calendar of Events Saturday, May 17, 7pm, Fatima Mass Sunday, May 18, 1pm, Fatima Mass Sunday, May 18, 5pm, Confirmation Monday, May 19, 11am, Bereavement Support Group Monday, May 19, 7:15pm, Bible Study Wednesday, May 21, 1pm, Bible Study Wednesday, May 21, 6:30pm, Capernaum Thursday, May 22, 9:30am, Bible Study Thursdsay, May 22, 4:30pm, Children s Choir Thursday, May 22, **7pm** Choir Rehearsal Thursday, May 22, 7:30pm, New Jerusalem Prayer Group Sunday, May 25, 2pm, Faith & Light Financial Report Saturday & Sunday May 10/11 $9, Lector and Altar Server Schedules May 24/25 4:30 lector: Matthew Fearnley, Bill Fleming 4:30 server: Austin & Becky Persons, Talia Fruci 8:00 lector: Mike Guarin, Barbara Ferrazzani 8:00 server: Kate McLellan, Rachel Graham, Shane Connell 9:30 lector: Ken Kreinsen, Peter Maloney 9:30 server: Erin Walsh, Madeleine Petro, Meghan Sullivan 11:00 lector: Nick Huckle, Christine Tetreault 11:00 server: Meghan, Andrew & James Santos Eucharistic Ministers: Team 4 Saturday, May 17 9:00 Manuel Vicente & Joaquim DaSilva, Memorial Sunday, May 18 8:00 Dorothy Deegan, Anniversary 11:00 Giulio Papagni, Anniversary Tuesday, May 20 9:00 Arthur Cotė, Jr., Birthday Memorial Wednesday, May 21 9:00 Kathleen Gaffey, Memorial Saturday, May 24 9:00 Thomas Forde, 12th Anniversary 4:30 Silvestro DiGregorio, 6th Anniversary Sunday, May 25 8:00 Georg Moura, Anniversary 9:30 Custodia Maruja & Joào P. DaRocha, Memorials 11:00 John Marchisio, 4th Anniversary Please pray for William J. Clifford, Jr. and Thomas A. O Shea who whose funerals were recently celebrated in our parish.

3 ST. TIMOTHY PARISH NORWOOD, WALPOLE, WESTWOOD MAY 18, 2014 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER RELIGIOUS EDUCATION/Gr. K-8 YOUTH FORMATION/Gr. 9&10 Congratulations to the 83 students who will be confirmed by Fr. Gerard Petringa at our 5pm liturgy on May 18th! May they always know and be receptive and responsive to the gift of the Holy Spirit in their lives! July 28-August 1 10:00am-12:30pm Registration forms are available in the Religious Education Office or online for this year s Vacation Bible School. Questions? Please contact Kathy MacKenzie in the Religious Education Office, kathy@themackenzies.net. Volunteers Save the Date! Monday, June 6:00pm If you would like to help out at this year s Vacation Bible School, please join us for an informational meeting on Monday, June 2 at 6:00pm in Ruocco. Volunteer Information forms may be found on our website. If you have any questions, please call Kathy MacKenzie at or at kathy@themackenzies.net. Religious Education Registration for K-8 for School Year Registration forms for Kindergarten through Grade 8 have been mailed out to all currently enrolled families. For optimal class placement, please return these forms to the Religious Education Office by Friday, June 13. If you have a child entering First Grade or Kindergarten, or are new to the program, please call the Religious Education Office or visit the Religious Ed (K-8) section of our website for a registration form. Thank You! Many thanks to all of our Confirmation I and II teachers who gave so generously of their time and talents this year as they journeyed along with our young people as they prepare for Confirmation! Mission Trip Fundraisers-Save the Date! Saturday, May 17 th and Sunday, May 18 th 50/50 Raffle St. Tim s and St. Catherine s Pancake Breakfast-Sunday, June 1 Catherine s in the School Gym Please consider purchasing a raffle ticket or attending the Pancake Breakfast to support our young people headed to Washington D.C. this summer! Raffle Tickets Please purchase some 50/50 raffle tickets to support our young people who will be attending our mission trip to Washington D.C. this summer. Students will be selling tickets after Mass this weekend. Tickets are 1 for $5 or 3 for $10. You may also use the coupon below to purchase tickets ahead of time. Coupons can be returned with payment to Leah Ramsdell, 547 Washington Street, Norwood. Checks should be made payable to YFM. The drawing will take place at our Pancake Breakfast! 50/50 Raffle Coupon 1 ticket for $5, 3 for $10 Name: Address: Phone No. No. of Tickets You are invited to a faith-based, educational program to help you cope with the changes taking place in our parish... your concerns, worries, or fears will be acknowledged and a discussion about the different types of grief that may accompany loss will reveal how "good grief" leads to hope, healing, and renewal. Your presenter is Cheryl Amari from Cheryl has a Master's Degree in Pastoral Ministry, is Certified in Thanatology, and is known for her creative, engaging, and informative presentations. DATE: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 TIME: 7:00-9:00pm PLACE: St. Timothy Parish, Ruocco Center RSVP: Janet Kelly at or sttim@sttim.net

4 Pine Street Inn We will be serving supper at the Pine Street Inn on Monday, May 26, If you are able to help in any way, please call Jayne at Thank you to those who have made generous donations in the past. St. Tim s sends $500 each month to Pine Street Inn. Please help to support this ministry. Donations to pay for these meals may be sent to : Campagna, 86 Countryside Lane, Norwood, MA Please make checks payable to St. Timothy Christian Service Fund. MCFL 28th Annual Walk Walk to Aid Mothers and Children, sponsored by Massachusetts Citizens for Life, benefits 27 beneficiary groups which help pregnant women and their children. The walk will be held on Sunday, June 29th. Registration begins at 1:30pm and the walk begins at 2:30pm. It will be held on the Boston Comon, Parkman Bandstand. Pre-register as a walker, start a team, or make a donation to a specific beneficiary. Call or visit TEE OFF FORE THE GIRLS Ursuline Academy s 22 nd Annual Golf Tournament Ursuline Academy will hold its 22 nd Annual Golf Tournament, Fore the Girls on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at the Walpole Country Club, 233 Baker Street, Walpole. The tournament includes lunch, a day of golf, dinner, and live and silent auction. Check in begins at 10:30am, followed by lunch at 11:30am and a shotgun start, scramble format, at 12:30pm. After a great day of golf with friends, enjoy cocktails, dinner and exciting live auction in the clubhouse. Funds raised through the golf tournament support the school s athletic programs. The Academy offers 26 teams in 14 sports. More information and details about the tournament can be found on the bulletin board in the parish hall or online at UrsulineAcademy.net/ForeTheGirls. Project Rachel Project Rachel is the confidential post-abortion ministry of the Catholic Church. On Saturday, June 7 the Project Rachel ministry of the Archdiocese of Boston will offer a retreat where women in pain from past abortions are invited to experience the healing love and forgiveness of God. For more information and registration information, contact Project Rachel at or online at: help@projectrachelboston.com. All calls are confidential. Ultreya Please join us at St. Mary s Dedham on Tuesday, May 27th at 7pm for our Ultreya, a night of praise, prayer and faith sharing. We meet in St. Joseph s Chapel, in the parish center on Avery Street. This will be Fr. Paul Sullivan s last Mass here at St. Mary s. Join us to say farewell and thank you! Worldwide Marriage Encounter Jesus said, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. Learn how much Jesus brings this into our Sacrament of Marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are June 20-22, 2014, September 19-21, 2014 and October 17-19, For more information call Jim and Elaine Richard at WWME or visit our webpage at SOCIAL OUTREACH Abbey Farm Project Nancy and Andy Bacevich are helping to repair the farm buildings at Mt. St. Mary's Abbey in Wrentham. The project honors Sr. Robert (Maureen) Blough (Nancy's sister) who entered the abbey fifty years ago. If you would like to support the "Abbey Farm Project" please pick up a flyer at the entrance to the church. More information on this project can also be found on the Social Outreach bulletin board outside the parish office. Thank you!! Attention Altar Servers, Children s Choir and Youth Ensemble Members Our annual outing to Canobie Lake Park will be on Sunday, June 22, We will leave from church at 11am and return by 7pm. An informational flyer and permission form were recently ed to all members. If you did not receive the information, please contact Colleen or Bonnie in the office. All those wishing to attend the trip on June 22 must return their permission form and payment by Monday, June 16. We hope many of you will be able to join us! If you had your portrait taken for the parish directory, or submitted your own, you may pick up your copy of the directory in the parish office between 9am and 4pm during the week or after Mass this weekend.. Thank you!

5 A MESSAGE FROM OUR PASTOR FAREWELL CELEBRATION NEWS Dear friends- This weekend I am officiating at an out of town wedding of a young woman from my first parish and will not be at some of the weekend Masses, but will be here for the 5pm Mass to celebrate Confirmation with 83 young adults from our parish. I m sure that we all hope that this important step in their lives will lead them to a deeper relationship with Christ and the Church and that the Holy Spirit will guide them in the years ahead to make good and Christ-centered choices and decisions. We wish them all the best. I want to thank Leah Ramsdell and her teachers and helpers for guiding these young adults on their journey to this Sacrament. Having had the chance to interview these candidates, I was happy to hear many of them say how they found the classes to be helpful and even interesting and that is a real tribute to the hard work of many of our staff and volunteers. I did receive a phone call this week confirming that Fr. John O Brien will become the administrator of St. Timothy s starting in December. As I mentioned previously, I think he is a very good choice to assume this position until a final decision is made about St. Timothy s becoming part of a collaborative in the future. When I leave in June, another priest will fill in from that time until December. I believe that a priest has been asked to take on this role although as we are always told nothing is official until the Cardinal signs the appointment letter. Hopefully that will be done very soon and his name will be announced. If the person who has been asked to come here does in fact come, again I think it is a fine choice and you will be in good hands with him and our staff. I know that transitions can be a challenge due to a certain amount of anxiety that accompanies every change. I know I am more than a little anxious as I face my transition in a couple of weeks to this new model of being a pastor of more than one parish. As I grow older, I think I become more aware of my gifts and my limitations. Sometimes my many limitations scare me. But as I think about my life, I know that it is God who directs the course of events and if we don t rely on God s grace and guidance then we accomplish little of real meaning. And so I ask you to join me in placing our trust in God as we go forward along these new paths and try our best to continue God s work in whatever part of the vineyard God has chosen for us. Father Culloty s last weekend here at St. Timothy s is fast approaching. We are working hard on preparing a wonderful celebration and there are some important details that we want to share. Our celebration will begin with the 4:30 Mass on Saturday, May 31, celebrated by both Fr. Culloty and Fr. Emerson. After Mass, we will enjoy a reception under the tent on the rectory lawn. In order to prepare appropriate quantities of food and beverages, we ask that you sign up on the RSVP sheets in the gathering space to let us know if you plan to attend the reception. Please sign up before May 25 th. Do you have a photo of Fr. Culloty with you or your family during the past 14 years? We would like to use these photos as part of our decorating scheme. If you have a photo to share, please drop off a 4x6 copy of the photo in the main office before May 25th. It would be best if you do NOT need the photo back. For the Masses that weekend, Fr. Culloty and Fr. Emerson will celebrate the 4:30pm Mass on Saturday. On Sunday, Fr. Emerson will celebrate the 8am Mass and Fr. Culloty will celebrate the 9:30 and 11am Masses. Coffee and refreshments will be served outdoors after each of the Sunday Masses. We are still accepting donations for Fr. Culloty s farewell gift, a charitable gift to the Mission Grammar School in Roxbury. Anyone willing to contribute may drop a check in the collection basket or send a check to the parish office, using the special envelopes available at the back of the Church. Please make the check payable to St. Timothy Parish and write on the memo line Mission Grammar. Lastly, we are still seeking volunteers! We need some help with set-up, decorating, and clean up on Saturday as well as baking and preparation for the Sunday coffee receptions. If you would like to contribute a baked item for the Sunday coffee reception, please bring it and drop it off before Mass on the morning of June 1. Beginning next weekend there will be NO 5pm Mass until after Labor Day. Fr. Culloty

6 ST. TIMOTHY PARISH NORWOOD, WALPOLE, WESTWOOD MAY 18, 2014 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Information page Church name: St. Timothy Parish Bulletin number: Contact information: Janet Kelly Number of pages: 5 Software: Microsoft Publisher 2007 Adobe standard 9 Microsoft XP Printer number: Samsung 6345 Date of publication: May 18, 2014