Welcome to: The Parishes of Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Ann and Our Lady of Loreto

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1 Welcome to: The Parishes of Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Ann and Our Lady of Loreto MASS SCHEDULE All Masses are celebrated at Our Lady of Loreto Parish, 33 Massasoit Road, Worcester LORD S DAY MASSES Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00, 10:00, and 11:30 a.m. DAILY MASS Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. HOLY DAY MASSES Vigil: 7:00 p.m. Holyday: 7:00 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday at 3:00-3:45 p.m. or by private appointment. To schedule Mass Intentions please call Mulberry St., Worcester, MA Mailing address: 28 Mulberry St., Worcester, MA Parish telephone: Parish fax: Religious Education: Parish lisaolmc@gmail.com Parish Website: 33 Massasoit Road, Worcester, MA Parish telephone: Parish fax: Religious Education Parish - clergy@ourladyofloreto.net Parish Hall Deacon Paul (home) Liturgical Music MINISTERIAL STAFF Rev. Msgr. F. Stephen Pedone, Pastor Rev. Jesus E. Martinez, Assoc. Pastor Most Rev. George E. Rueger, in residence Gerald Montiverdi, Deacon Joan D Argenis, Director of Religious Education Maria Sciannameo, RCIA Director Mr. Scott Olson, Organist Mr. Michael Garceau, Organist/Wedding Ministry Gloria Caprioi, Safe Environment Coordinator Lisa Fenuccio, Administrative Assistant Phyllis Lynch, Secretary Paul T. Audette, Deacon Mr. Michael Sacco, Mr. Joseph Sama - Finance Ms. Joan Venincasa, Mr. John DaSilva, Mr. Michael Garceau - Music Ms. Virginia Lelakis, Safe Environment Ms. Julia Tufano - Office Mr. John Oliver, Hospitality Ministry SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM To schedule a baptism please call or SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY To schedule a wedding please call or ILLNESS Arrangements can be made to have Holy Communion brought to those who are homebound due to illness, age, or impairment of any kind or to celebrate the Sacrament of Anointing and Reconciliation with them. Please call or PARISH REGISTRATION To become a registered member of either parish, please call or

2 OUR LADY OF LORETO PARISH JUNE 19, 2016 COFFEE AND Every Sunday after the 8 am and 10 am Masses. Please join us!!! Volunteers are needed Call Elaine if you would like to be part of the team. God our Father, we give you thanks and praise for fathers young and old. We pray for young fathers, newly embracing their vocation; may they find courage and perseverance to balance work, family and faith in joy and sacrifice. We pray for fathers around the world whose children are lost or suffering. May they know that the God of compassion walks with them in their sorrow. We pray for men who are not fathers but still mentor and guide us with fatherly love and advice. We remember fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers who are no longer with us but who live forever in our memory and nourish us with their love. Amen. YEAR OF MERCY Some time ago a man came to our house and said: Mother, there is a Hindu family that has eight children. They have not eaten for a long time. Do something for them. So I took some rice and went. When I arrived at their house, I could see the hunger in the children s eyes. I gave the rice to the mother. She took it and divided it into two, and then she went out. When she came back, I asked her, Where did you go? She said, They are hungry also. Her neighbors were also hungry. What struck me most was not that she gave the rice but she knew they were hungry. Because she knew, she shared. I did not bring more rice that night. I waited until the next morning so that they could experience the joy of sharing and loving. Love, to be true, has to hurt, and this woman who was hungry she knew that her neighbor was also hungry. That family happened to be a Muslim family. It was so touching, so real. This is where we are most unjust to the poor we don t know them. We don t know how great they are, how lovable, how hungry for that understanding love. Today God loves the world through you and me. Are we that love and compassion? Mother Teresa SAVE THE DATE!!! ALTAR SERVER COOKOUT Saturday, July 9, 2016 (Rain or Shine) Following the 4 pm Mass $8 ($4 for children 10 and under) -Hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream, beverages- - On the lawn behind the Loreto Parish Center- All are invited! Bring a friend! Proceeds will fund activities for our altar servers from both parishes. Tickets are available after all Masses and in the Loreto office. Banns of Marriage Briana Marie Sasso & Daniel Michael Buffone Loreto Financial Stewardship For the week ending June 12, 2016 Income Offertory $2, Funeral Stipends Maintenance Rent Expense Reimbursement Candles Mass Stipends Religious Education TOTAL $4, Excluding monies restricted to specific needs, we paid the following bills with this week s deposit and from our reserve in the checking account: Expenses Diocesan Invoices (May, 2016) $2, Religious Education (Entire year) 1, Lawn & Grounds Funeral Stipends Cantors (May) Pest Control (Entire Campus) Organists Salaries & Wages Rectory Food & Household Mass Stipends Catholic Communications Novena Stipend TOTAL $7, The Finance Committee has determined that we need to collect $5,380 weekly to meet our financial obligations.

3 THE TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 19, 2016 OCTOBER 22, 2016 FALL BAZAAR!!! Our plans are falling into place. We have chairpeople for the Kitchen, Baskets, Country Store, Fried Dough, Candy, Painted Pumpkins, Grand Raffle, 50/50 Raffle and Advertising. ~~~~~~~~~ These booths need chairpeople: Apple Pie Booth Jewelry Pastry Handbags/accessories Chinese Auction ~~~~~~~~~~ Please consider volunteering!!! We need people in every capacity: to help cover booths during breaks and lunch times, be a chairperson for the above booths, cleaning the hall, and setting up and breaking down when it is over. Even 1 hour will help us. You must be CORI checked to work. We know you are out there!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call Elaine or Matt for more information. All are welcome to plan, participate and have fun!! COOKBOOKS ARE IN!!!!! You may get your cookbooks after all Masses in the vestibule of the church or in the Loreto office Monday, Tuesday and Friday. They will also be available at Mt. Carmel Parish Center. The cost is $20. They are beautiful!!! The ANNUAL PARTNERS IN CHARITY APPEAL at Our Lady of Loreto continues with several more gifts going directly to the Chancery and one very generous gift coming to our office. Our new totals are: 114 Gifts $41, Thank you for your continued generosity to this worthy cause. We are almost at the end of this year s campaign. If you would still like to make a contribution, envelopes are available in the church and in the office. Mark Your Calendar Mon., June 20-10:00 am 4:00 pm UMass Care Loreto Tues., June 21-7:00 pm Knights of Loreto Center Kenyan Priest to Visit Our Lady of Loreto Fr. Anthony Mutio of the Diocese of Kitui in Kenya will speak at all Masses next weekend - June 25 and 26. The Diocese of Kitui has a population of 1.1 million of whom about 20% are Catholic. It is among the five poorest dioceses in Kenya. The poverty level stands at 70% with malnutrition being reported at 52%. The main source of livelihood for the people in this region is marginal agriculture and tending to crops and livestock. With a vicious cycle of famine, most of the people find it difficult to absorb the devastation of droughts, making it an area that is perpetually on food relief. The Diocese has 26 parishes and 80 indigenous priests. We ask for your generosity in your support of the good work of Fr. Mutio and the Diocese of Kitui. Rest in Peace We, the parish communities of Our Lady of Loreto and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel extend our deepest sympathy to the families and friends of Helen Dunkerton. May God grant her peace forever and bring comfort to her family and friends. VISITATION HOUSE BABY BOTTLE DRIVE Thanks to all who returned your baby bottles to support this important ministry. As of Sunday, June 12, 139 bottles had been taken home and 54 had been returned. If you have not already returned your bottle, please do so. It isn t too late. Thank you for your generosity! UPCOMING EVENTS June 21 7:00 pm St. Paul s Cathedral Fortnight For Freedom begins with Mass for the Protection of Religious Freedom with Bishop Mc Manus, followed by a light reception. June pm Classic Rock Bash at Mt. Carmel Recreation Center, Worcester, $10 pp. Proceeds To benefit the Parish CYC Summer Youth Program. Call for more info. June Women s Cursillo Weekend at Prindle Pond Conference Center, Charlton, MA. Call or for information. July 9 Altar Server Cook-Out behind Loreto parish Center after 4PM Mass. August 4-7 Women s Cursillo Weekend at Immacu- Late Conception Spiritual Renewal Center, Putnam, CT. Call or

4 OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL ST. ANN PARISH JUNE 19, 2016 WEEKEND COLLECTION OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL 6/11/2016 & 6/12/2016 4:00 PM Mass $ :00 AM Mass $ :00 AM Mass $ :30 AM Mass $ Total Mass Collections $1, Special Collections: Weekend Envelopes mailed in $ Fuel $3.00 Catholic Communication Campaign $5.00 Peter s Pence $25.00 Capital Campaign $30.00 On-Line Giving $ Total $ Restricted Funds $60.00 Unrestricted Funds $1, Total $2, Thank you for your continued support of Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Ann parish. Dear Friends, FROM THE PASTOR S DESK We were greeted again this week with the horrifying news of mass murder, this time in Orlando, Florida. We pray for the victims of these senseless shootings and destruction of human life. As I ve said before, sadly, we are a country that doesn t respect life. Just witness the indiscriminate and widespread practice of abortion in our country. Since the Supreme Court Decision Roe V. Wade in 1973, which allowed for legal abortion in all fifty states, over 60 million unborn babies have been murdered legally in our country. Their only crime was to be conceived! As Blessed Mother Teresa once said in a commencement address at Harvard University, Any country that allows for the killing of its unborn children is spiritually and morally bankrupt. We as a country have moved away from God. We have adopted laws and practices that mock God and His law. I pray everyday for our country and I fear for our future because we have forgotten God and rebelled against His will for us. Many of these murderers say that are killing in the name of God. That is very warped thinking. For anyone to kill in the name of God is at the very least blaspheming or at the worst thoroughly evil. Let us pray often for our country. Let us show God that He is a very important part of our lives. Regular attendance at Mass and return to the sacraments is key to our spiritual lives as Catholics. We must witness to our faith in Christ by our words and behavior. To change our country to be more loving and respectful, we need to start with ourselves. Monsignor Pedone PARTNERS IN CHARITY Again this year we are asked to assist the Diocese in its charitable and educational outreach to the people of Worcester County. This appeal is a vital lifeline for many throughout the Diocese and allows our parish members to assist in the Church s mission. Special Partners in Charity appeal envelopes can be found in the pews. You can either mail your gift to the Chancery Office or drop it in the collection basket. Our goal this year is $56, So far, you as a parish community have donated or pledged $43,521 toward our goal. We need to raise $13,179 to meet our goal. Please be generous. MOUNT CARMEL CHURCH BUILDING As many of you know by now, the City of Worcester s Historical Commission has denied a waiver that would have allowed the church to be demolished in the near future. The Diocese and the parish sought this waiver because in its present condition the building is unsafe and the costs to make it so are prohibitive. These costs would present a financial hardship to the parish. We must now spend $210,000 to make the façade of the church safe. Because our savings are literally exhausted, we must borrow most of this money from the Diocese. There is no guarantee that these repairs will work or that need for additional repairs will be not discovered. Also, these façade repairs do not touch the church s interior, which is also not safe, given the falling paint and plaster, including the recent collapse of a rosette from the ceiling which crashed to the floor near the altar. I will not reopen the church unless it is declared thoroughly safe inside and out by the Department of Inspectional Services by the City of Worcester and with Bishop McManus permission. I recently met with members of the Mount Carmel Preservation Society, who have promised to begin a campaign to raise sufficient monies within a year to repair the church building, so that hopefully it can be reopened. The cost of such repairs and restoration are in the millions of dollars. This will be a monumental task for them, and I wish them well. I am still hopeful that all members of both parishes will continue or begin to worship at Our Lady of Loreto Church. Monsignor Pedone MOUNT CARMEL CHURCH BUILDING RELIEF MOULDING AND CROSS Ed Amorello and his crew ran into a glitch moving the pictorial moldings and cross which were atop the façade of the church. They have to use special equipment to prevent snapping the molding. It will be moved as soon as possible, along with the cross, and placed in storage.

5 THE TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 19, 2016 Saturday, June 18, :00 pm Confessions Saturday, June 18, :00 p.m. Rosalia and Nicola Sciannameo and Mike Sciannameo by Family Charles D Elia Sr. (Father s Day Remembrance) by Charles Jr. and Anne Jane Generelli (First Anniversary) By Family Sunday, June 19, :00 a.m. Anthony D Elia (Fathers Day Remembrance) by Family Sunday, June 19, :00 a.m. Michael DelloStritto by wife Josie and Children Antonio Leone by Wife and Children Sunday, June 19, :30 a.m. Yolanda Padavano by David Alesa and Angela Patricia (Gerdauskas) Casavant by Arthur and Marie Bilzerian and Family Monday, June 20, :00 a.m. Parishioners Intentions Tuesday, June 21, :00 a.m. The Sick of the Parish Wednesday, June 22, :00 a.m. Parishioners Intentions Thursday, June 23, :00 a.m. Barbara A. Pedone by Children Friday, June 24, :00 a.m. The Sick of the Parish Saturday, June 25, :00 pm Confessions Saturday, June 25, :00 p.m. The People of the Parish Sunday, June 26, :00 a.m. Phyllis Sue Vincequere (14th Anniversary) by Husband, Anthony and Children Sunday, June 26, :00 a.m. John O Brien (5th Anniversary) By Rita O Brien Philomena Gremo By Family Santo and Maria Totaro and Nunzia Totaro Stramacchia by Family Sunday, June 26, :30 a.m. Barbara Kubbeck by Colleen Shannon and Family Marie Parretti by Andrea and Matthew DiLeo Please pray for the sick of our parish: Francis Caffone, Susan Stomski, Donna Grasseschi, Lori Blackwell, Carmella Szklarz, Matteo Fiore, Matthew Hicks, Henry Penny, Patrick Loconto, Eleanor Lupisella, Butch Rano, Mary O Connor, Christina Rovezzi, Christopher Collazo, Eleanor Gaudenzi, Patricia Naples, Paula Mari, Sim Simone, Cathy Coffey, Mary Ciuffredo, Mildred Bassan, Vincent Pusateri, Debbie Caffone, Carol Youngstrom, Juana E. Pignataro, Joseph Lapomardo, Joseph Ginskus, Philip Powers, Marcia DiLeo, Virginia Czubrynski, Karen Remian, Chester DiLeo, Nelson Carlson, Mike Scaglione, Sandra Powers, Robert Mazzola, Jennifer Bodinizzo, Martin Laine, and Antoinette Raddi. May the Lord give them strength, courage and healing. THIS WEEK OUR SANCTUARY LAMP IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF: Frank Tomaiolo By Rosemarie Walsh and Antonio Leone By Wife and Children OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL ST. ANN GOLDEN YEARS CLUB Program for the Month June 2016 June 21, :00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. VNA Keep Well Clinic Blood Pressure Etc. 10:30 a.m. Socializing 12:00 NOON Lunch Followed by Social. June 28, :00 A.M. Socializing 12:00 NOON Lunch Followed by Social. REMINDER --- PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING FOOD FOR THE POOR --- FOOD FOR OUR FOOD BANK---DONATIONS FOR THE FOOD BANK HAVE BEEN VERY LOW---IF MEMBERS DONATE ONE ITEM EVERY TUESDAY FOR THE FOOD BANK IT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL. ITALIAN FESTIVAL BANNERS To renew or purchase your Festival banner please contact Mary DiSilvestro at or Gina Valentine at or gina.valentine@state.ma.us Banner forms can be found on our website mtcarmelfestival.com

6 THE TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 19, 2016 DONATIONS NEEDED FOR SUMMER PROGRAM The following is a list of supplies needed for the summer program. Please drop them off at the Parish Center Monday Friday 9 a.m. 4 p.m. Board games, card games, flash cards, kick balls or playground balls, jump ropes, hula hoops, bad mitten set, bean bags, finger paint, construction paper, glue sticks, fabric, yarn, blank CD discs and color foam sheets Any and all donations are appreciated. UPCOMING THEATRE TRIPS October 2 - Wicked Cost $75.00 SOLD OUT November 6 The King and I Cost $54.00 March 5 The Lion King more info will follow All of these performances are at the Providence Performing Arts Center and includes the cost of the bus (school bus). Please Joan at joan_dargenis@yahoo.com to reserve tickets. NEW YORK CITY DAY TRIP Saturday, July 16, 2016 $55 per person More information to follow. ST. THOMAS MORE LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP Each year the St. Thomas More Society of our Diocese awards a scholarship of not less than $3000 to a law student attending an accredited law school in the fall. Applicants or parents must be registered and active members of a parish in the Diocese of Worcester. Applicants may be in any year of law school studies. Applications may be obtained by visiting the diocesan website, by mailing requests to: St. Thomas More Society, Chancery Office, 49 Elm Street, Worcester, MA or by calling Julie Schroeder at Applications are due on or before June 30, Should anyone wish to contribute to the scholarship fund, donations will be greatly appreciated and you can make contact at the above address or phone number. WORCESTER BRAVEHEARTS Our Lady of Mount Carmel St. Ann and Our Lady of Loreto Group Outing to the Worcester Bravehearts Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Ticket are $5 each. Game starts at 7:05. Please call Mount Carmel Parish Office to reserve your tickets at INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION AT EAST PARK Friday, July 1. The CYC members will be face painting, hair streaking and painting nails again this year. Donations of face paint, hair spray coloring (red, white, and blue) and nail polish (red, white, and blue) would be much appreciated. We are in desperate need of volunteers for this event. Please contact Joan if you are available. Monday, July 11 Monday, July 18 Monday, July 25 Monday, August 1 Monday, August 8 Monday, August 15 WATER COUNTRY Thursday, July 7 This is a family trip There will be no regular summer program on this day. No children under 10 will be allowed to attend without a parent or guardian. Cost - $35. Includes bus. Children under eight, the cost will be $ FAMILY BEACH TRIPS Hampton Beach Hampton Beach Gloucester Good Harbor Hampton Beach Gloucester Good Harbor Newport The Beach Trips fill up quickly. Sign-ups are a must. We leave at 8:00 a.m. and return at around 5:00 p.m. The cost is $20.00 per person or $35.00 per family up to 5 members each person thereafter is an additional $5.00. Please call the parish office at to sign up or Joan at joan_dargenis@yahoo.com VACATION BIBLE & SUMMER PROGRAM Please sign-up in Advance Ages 4 10 July 5 August 4 (9:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m.) We are offering an 8:30 a.m. drop off; we will charge $5.00 per child or $10.00 for a family each day or $10.00 per child for all three days and $20.00 per family for all three days. Sign-up sheet below Child s Name: Address: Parents Name: Address: Please select week or weeks your child will be attending: July 5 9 July July July 26 July 28 August 2 4 There is no charge for this program, but donations to offset our cost would be greatly appreciated. Suggested donation would be $25.00 per child. Tuesdays will be trip day and the trips will cost $10.00 per child.

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