RECONCILIATION 3pm to 3:30pm or by appointment

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1 Sixth Sunday of Easter May 21, 2017 CHURCH & PARISH OFFICES 12 Main St (office) (fax number) Website: Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30-4:00 Pastor Rev. Volney J. DeRosia - Ext fathervon@comcast.net Deacons Deacon John Ross ualdrmflt@comcast.net Deacon Tom Lavallee tl3450@gmail.com Faith Life Director Adam Castor Ext faithlifeformation@comcast.net Saturday Sunday MASS SCHEDULE 4PM 8AM, 10:30AM, 6PM WEEKDAYS MASS SCHEDULE Monday through Thursday 8am Friday No Mass First Friday and First Saturday 8am HOLY DAY MASS SCHEDULE Holy Day 8am, 10am & 7pm Wednesday ADORATION 8:30-9:30am 2:00-8:00pm FIRST FRIDAY ROSARY The Knights and the Women s Guild invite everyone to First Friday Rosary at 6pm in the chapel. The Rosary is followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 6:45 PM. Business Manager Therese Soucy - Ext therese42852@comcast.net Saturday RECONCILIATION 3pm to 3:30pm or by appointment Secretary Kathleen Jean - Ext kathy7421@comcast.net Music Ministry Gary Williams garywendy6@comcast.net Jeanne Dyjak jeanneld34@gmail.com ANOINTING OF THE SICK & COMMUNION TO THE SICK & HOMEBOUND Please contact the Parish Office for arrangements BAPTISM Please contact the Parish Office to schedule a baptism. Parents are required to meet with the pastor and participate in a baptismal catechetical session prior to the celebration of the sacrament. FORMED To help you grow in your faith go to and sign in with the parish registration code nr3434 (all lowercase). Help Souls on their way to Heaven When Fr. Von gets called to anoint people who are dying, he calls on a group of people to pray a Divine Mercy Chaplet for them. If you would like to join this ministry or want more information, contact Fr. Von at fathervon@comcast.net or (603) MARRIAGE Arrangements with the parish must be made at least nine months prior to the wedding. Fulfillment of a Diocesan, pre-marriage program is required. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Care to join the Knights of Columbus? Please contact Erick Wright at or eqwright@comcast.net. More information online:

2 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday May 20 4pm Richard Minton, 11 th Anniversary, requested by his family Sunday May 21 8am Frank Martin requested by Karen & Kevin Martin 10:30am Lisa McCoy, 20 th Anniversary, Leo Lafortune, 34 th Anniversary, requested by Mom, Dad, Brian & Monique & family 6pm Intentions for all our Monday May 22 8am In Honor of Jesus Christ Tuesday May 23 8am Anthony Caggianelli requested by Dennis & Irene Groulx Kevin Caron requested by the Lemieux family Wednesday May 24 8am Rosalie DeAmato Fedele requested by John & Kathy Walton-DeAmato Thursday May 25 8am Bernie Thibault requested by Patty Kennedy 10:00am Intentions for all our 7pm Evelyn Crotch requested by Russell & Joshua Viveiros Friday May 26 8am No Mass Saturday May 27 4pm Lt. Donald G. Taylor Birthday Remembrance requested by Donna M. Taylor Sunday May 28 8am Robert Dexter requested by his wife & family 10:30am Roland Gonsalves requested by Helen Gonsalves & family 6pm Intentions for all our Thursday, May 25 th is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses are as follows: 8:00, 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM. PARISH COLLECTIONS In order for the parish to meet its regular expenses, our offertory and other designated parish collections must bring in $8,700 per week. Parish Collections for the following week: Offertory 5/14/17 $7,042 Utility $1,694 Total funds collected for this week for parish expenses $8,736 Thank you for your faithful & generous support ~Fr. Von~ SECOND ENVELOPES FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEKS May 28 Catholic Communications Campaign This collection supports diocesan and national efforts to ensure a Catholic presence in the media as well as Catholic communications programs such as PARABLE magazine and our diocesan website. June 4 Capital Improvements This collection helps with projects around the parish. June 11 Utility This collection helps with the cost for the Church, Rectory, Parish Center and School. June 18 Faith Life Formation This collection helps with expenses for Faith Life. June 25 Maintenance This collection helps with the Church and School grounds. Your contributions toward the support of the parish and its ministries are greatly appreciated. This week the Altar Flowers are in memory of Richard Minton, 11 th Anniversary, by his family 2

3 Monday, May 22 The Wild Goose, 7:00 PM, in the youth room at the school Tuesday, May 23 Food Pantry, 6:30-7:30 PM Wednesday, May 24 Men s Morning Group, 6:00-7:00 AM, in the chapel Adoration, 8:30-9:30 AM and 2:00-8:00 PM Food Pantry, 1:00-3:00 PM The following couple will enter the Covenant of Marriage in May: Nicole Shepard and Jeffrey Zaremski Please pray that their marriage will mirror the Love of God. Thursday, May 25 AA, 7:00 PM, in the K of C Hall Praise Band, 7:30 PM, in the church Friday, May 26 Novena, 7:00 PM, in the church Saturday, May 27 Novena, 7:00 PM, in the church Acts of Mercy How many Spiritual Instruct the uninformed Counsel the doubtful Admonish sinners Comfort the sorrowful Bear wrongs patiently Forgive offenses Pray for the living and the dead How many Corporal Feed the hungry Clothe the naked Give drink to the thirsty Shelter the homeless Comfort the imprisoned Visit the sick Bury the Dead Please join us on this Sunday at 11:30 AM in the Parish Center to Congratulate Deacon John for his 15 th Anniversary as a Deacon. Come and thank him for his many years of service to St. Patrick Parish and the Church. Light refreshments will be served. SPIRITUAL ADOPTION By your baby s 8 th week of development, her skeleton, head face, arms, legs, fingers (and fingerprints), toes, circulatory and major muscle systems are complete. Everything is now present that will be found in a fully developed adult. To see what we all looked like at 8 weeks, free picture bookmarks are available on the bookshelf at the Main Street entrance of the church. Remember! A person is a person no matter how small. OUR LADY OF FATIMA APPARITIONS 100 TH ANNIVERSARY If you were not able to purchase your T-Shirt on May 13 th we still have them available and they can be purchased in the parish office from 8:30-4:00 PM. The cost is $15 and all money raised will help our group attend Steubenville East this summer. 3

4 FROM THE DEACON We interrupt Fr Von... Two weeks ago at two of the Masses, part of my homily consisted of some easy, tangible ways we all are performing Spiritual and Corporal Acts of Mercy in our lives. These clearly connected for me with the first and second readings of that weekend (Fourth Sunday of Easter). Part of the intent was to help jumpstart our tracking One Million Acts of Mercy and the completion of our puzzle in the wing of the church. I mentioned in the Homily that I think many of us are doing things in our lives that are Acts of Mercy that we may not think of in those terms. Even if we aren t doing them, they can be simple enough that we can begin to incorporate them in our everyday lives. After one of the Masses a Parishioner suggested that some of them were familiar enough that perhaps we could include them in the bulletin as an insert so that they could be placed on the refrigerator to remind us of them during the week. I was tremendously humbled that anything I said might be considered for anyone s refrigerator, which I view as a place of prominence in the home. Usually, good report cards and family photos take the place of honor on people s refrigerators. But I thought it was a great suggestion and so I humbly submitted the items I mentioned in my Homily for Fr Von to consider putting in the bulletin. As a reminder, these items were accompanied by precut slips of paper listing the Acts of Mercy. There are still plenty of these at the main entrance of the church. If you can, please take one at the Mass you attend this weekend and fill it out and leave it in the collection or give it to one of the Greeters. Your efforts will help us watch the increase in our Acts of Mercy as a Parish and ultimately help us complete the puzzle! (As an incentive, there may be a photo or two of our own Fr Von embedded in the puzzle!) Peace! Deacon Tom Instruct the Uninformed All our Faith Life and Confirmation team members are doing this All those going to Fr Von s Monday night sessions are doing this Counsel the doubtful Just Listen to someone who needs an ear! Parents find five minutes just to let your children talk to you once a day! Comfort the sorrowful Do something specifically to make someone else happy try your spouse! They don t have to be in sorrow for your action to have merit, just doing it out of love is comfort! Bear wrongs patiently Anyone that is married can find plenty of these in any given week and it will strengthen your marriage! Forgive offenses Find someone in your life to forgive. We just passed out a book on this topic at Easter. Find someone at work who needs you to give them a second chance Pray for the living and the dead As a parish we just did the Spiritual adoption of the unborn, 78 babies. Even if you didn t adopt one of these Spiritual Children, just say a simple prayer like Jesus please protect these unborn children. Offer a short pray for any deceased family members, or for your family in the morning when you start your car and when you leave work at the end of the day 10 simple opportunities this week praying for our deceased family members or our living loved ones. Feed the hungry Watch for our next upcoming Community Dinner help out or just attend! Clothe the naked Donating clothes to Goodwill or any of the many places we donate used clothes 4

5 Where: St. Patrick School When: July 10 th 14 th Time: 9:00 AM 12:00 PM Ages: 5-12 Registration for Vacation Bible School are now available in the front entrance of church and on the church website. Volunteer opportunities available now. If you or your teen would like to help in this wonderful ministry or for more information, please contact Christine Lemieux at PELHAM GOOD NEIGHBOR FUND 18 TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP The Pelham Good Neighbor Fund will be awarding their 18 th Annual Scholarship for $2, The criteria to qualify is as follows: Formal acceptance to a 2 or 4 year College Copy of Letter of Acceptance from the College Demonstrated Financial Need Provide High School Record of Academic Achievement Work, Community and/or School Activities You can pick up an application at the Guidance office at the Pelham High School. The application must be returned by Saturday, May 27 th and mailed to: Bonnie Ward 19 Clark Circle THE WILD GOOSE The Ancient Celts had a name for the Holy Spirit: The Wild Goose. Join Fr. Von in this video series by Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR in growing closer to the Holy Spirit. Mondays at 7:00 PM in the Youth Room on May 22 nd and June 5 th. For more information, call NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Join us in praying - like the Apostles - for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in our lives. The Novena begins on May 26 th, and goes through June 3 rd. Pray with us at the Church or on your own. SPONSOR A TEEN Steubenville East is a three-day retreat specifically for teens. It shows them what a relationship with Jesus Christ truly looks like and challenges them to drop their "nets" and follow the one who made them. The cost for each teen to attend this retreat is $250. If you would like to sponsor one of our 42 attendees this year and help make this retreat possible, please mail or drop off a check at the parish office. An investment in the youth of The Church is an investment in the future of The Church! God bless you all and thank you for your generosity. PELHAM GOOD NEIGHBOR FUND REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE If you are a resident of Pelham and are looking for assistance with heat, electricity, food, rent and other household expenses, please call one of the following telephone numbers. Your call will be held in strict confidence or visit us on our website at You can also make a credit card donation on line through the same website at Or you can send us a donation by making your check payable to: Pelham Good Neighbor Fund P.O. Box 953 All donations are tax deductible since we are a non-profit 501 C (3) charitable organization tax ID#