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; 11am; 5pm (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 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 Kathy Tinson (ext. 32) Parish Nurse Betsy Rivard (ext. 34) Facilities Manager Sue Bartlett 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 Tuesday evenings at 7pm; 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 APRIL 14, 2013 THIRD SUNDAT OF EASTER Liturgical Calendar Sunday, April 14 Third Sunday of Easter Lector and Altar Server Schedule April 20/21 4:30 Lector: Kathy Drummey, Lori Lyons 4:30 Server: Mary Erickson, Jack and Anna Lyons 8:00 Lector: Dom Frangioso, Delores LaDisa 8:00 Server: Conor and Roisin O Carroll 9:30 Lector: Dave Hern, Dottie Silk 9:30 Server: Olivia and Isabel Haglund, Kayla Cormier 11:00: Lector: Sarah Barrett, Dan Burton 11:00: Server: Colleen and Erin Walsh, Shane Connell 5:00 Lector: Neil Gomes, Ceili McLaughlin 5:00 Server: Arslay and Ray Joseph, Sophia Serratore Financial Statement April 7, 2013 $10, Please call the office if you did not pick up your complimentary picture taken for the Parish Directory! ( ). Thank you! QUESTION OF THE WEEK Breaking Open the Word Suggested text for faith sharing: Today s Gospel Question for Children: When you join Jesus at the table of the Eucharist next Sunday, what would you like to thank him for? Question for Adults: In what way have you come to know Jesus better through the breaking of the bread at Eucharist? Saturday, April 13 9:00 John Plath 21st Anniversary 4:30 Colleen Shorton-Hayes Anniversary Sunday, April 14 8:00 Ippolito Mottola Anniversary 9:30 Antonio P. Dafonte, Custodia Costeira Memorial 11:00 Tom White Anniversary Monday, April 15 9:00 Joanne Hetherington 10th Anniversary Tuesday, April 16 9:00 Joseph Raymond Anniversary Wednesday, April 17 9:00 Manuel Vicente Thursday, April 18 9:00 Manuel Vicente Friday, April 19 9:00 Dr. Robert Kennedy and Family Memorial Saturday, April 20 9:00 Emil Ostrom, Jr. 2nd Anniversary 4:30 Cliff Ryding, Joan Maher Anniversary Sunday, April 21 8:00 Barbara Sutherland Birthday Memorial 5:00 Maria Pereira de Quintero 3rd Anniversary Please pray for John Dolan and James Cummiskey who was recently buried from our parish.

3 ST. TIMOTHY PARISH NORWOOD, WALPOLE, WESTWOOD APRIL 14, 2013 THIRD SUNDAT OF EASTER YOUTH FORMATION Change Please note that the contact for the YFM Office has changed to: Important Dates Confirmation I: Sunday, April 14 th, 3:30-5 pm. Confirmation II: Sunday, April 14 th, 6-7:30 pm. (FINAL CLASS) Reminders: Students in Confirmation I are reminded that the following paperwork is due at their last class on April 28 th : Sponsor Form, Service Log, Reflection Notes Students in Confirmation II are reminded that the following paperwork is due at their last class and BEFORE Confirmation: Sponsor Form (if you received an ), Confirmation Name Form (if you received an ), Reflection Notes, Service Log Confirmation Information Confirmation Date: Friday, April 26 th at 7 pm. Rehearsal Date/Time: Monday, April 22 nd, 7-8:30 pm. at St. Tim s All students are reminded of the dress code which has been ed home and discussed on the retreats and at class meetings. Peer Ministry Program Beginning next fall, we are looking for students who have been Confirmed (grades 11 and 12) to take part in our new Peer Ministry program! These students will have the option to participate in our YFM and religious education programs as teaching assistants, small group facilitators, retreat leaders, on service trips, and in various liturgical ministries. There is a short application which all interested students must complete and submit to the YFM Office by May 1 st. Applications are available by contacting the YFM Office. Please consider joining this program and giving back to the life of your parish community! Mission Trip Fundraising This summer 16 students will be traveling to Mingo County, West Virginia where they will serve the population there by completing small building and repair projects or by volunteering at a week long summer camp for area children. In an effort to help subsidize the cost of this trip, we will be hosting 2 fundraising efforts and we invite the community to take part in these! 50/50 Raffle-Saturday and Sunday, April 27 th and 28 th after all regularly scheduled masses. Buy a ticket (or tickets) and take a chance to win some cash prizes! More information to follow. Pancake Breakfast-Sunday, June 9 th from 9-12:30 at St. Timothy s in the Parish Hall. Join us for a delicious breakfast prepared by our students and chaperones just a few weeks before we leave! If you are unable to attend or participate in these events but still wish to make a donation, please contact the YFM Office at or ymindirector@gmail.com. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Grades K-8 No Tot Play Group this week Due to the April Vacation, Tot Group will NOT be held this coming Wednesday April 17. Tot Group will resume the following Wednesday, April 24 at 10:30am in the Ruocco Center. For more information, please contact Kathy MacKenzie at kathy@themackenzies.net. We hope to see you there! No CCD Classes During School Vacation There will be no Religious Education classes during the school vacation week, from Saturday, April 13 through Saturday, April 20 for Grades K 8. Classes will resume on Sunday, April 21, 2013, kicking off the last full week of classes for Grades K -6 for the year. Enjoy your vacation! First Eucharist Prayer Wall Please come to the Church Hall to see photos of our beautiful First Communion Candidates on display! We welcome you to sign your name below their pictures to show your loving, prayerful support for them as they prepare to receive Christ for the first time. First Communion Candidates First Communion Practice & Song Rehearsal Tuesday, April 23 4:00 pm in the Church Vacation Bible School Save the Date July 29 August 2, :00 am 12:30pm Registration begins soon. One Size Fits All Sock Drive Thank you to all who participated in the One Size Fits All BHCHP Sock Drive. Through your generosity, we were able to collect over 450 pairs of socks for the homeless. Book Group Change in Date: Please note that due to a scheduling conflict, our April book club meeting will be changed to Monday, May 6 at 7:30 pm. We are reading the classic novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and all are welcome to join us! For those who enjoy coming to the 9:30am Mass and the coffee hour following in the church hall, we will be creating coffee mugs once again! The mugs are available to create this weekend and next.

4 Pine Street Inn We will be serving supper at the Pine Street Inn on Monday, April 22, If you can 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. PARISH NURSE NEWS Children's Hospital Blood Drive Rescheduled! On SATURDAY, MAY 4th, the Health Ministry will be hosting a Blood Drive to benefit Boston Children's Hospital. The bloodmobile will be in the church parking lot from 9am until 3pm. There are 3 ways to schedule an appointment to donate: o Log onto (Sponsor code is STC NORW) o Call the Parish Nurse Office, , ext. 34. o Sign-up in person after Mass on April 27th and April 28th. When scheduling an appointment please keep in mind that children are not permitted on the Bloodmobile. For questions about donating blood or eligibility, please call the Blood Donor Center at Each donation can help up to four young patients! CPR Class There will be a CPR class at St. Timothy's on Tuesday, April 30th from 6-10pm. The class is open to teens and adults. Successful participants will receive Heartsaver CPR certification. The cost is $35. Pre-registration is required! Please call the Parish Nurse Office to register. Attention College Students and Young Adults: Come join hundreds of your peers from across the City of Boston on April 19 th & 20 th for our sixth annual Archdiocese of Boston Eucharistic Congress for College Students and Young Adults. Meet new people, listen to dynamic speakers (Msgr. Moroney and Ms. Susan Conroy who personally served with Bl. Mother Teresa in Calcutta), pray in new ways, get involved in Christian service, celebrate Mass with Cardinal Seán O Malley, enjoy delicious food catered by the Italian restaurants of the North End, and participate in an evening Eucharistic procession. All this will be taking place at Sacred Heart and St. Leonard s Churches in the North End of Boston. For more information please visit our website at A Message From Our Pastor Dear friends- In the next few weeks we will be celebrating a number of important events here in the parish. On Friday evening April 26, Bishop Robert Hennessey will be with us to celebrate Confirmation for the members of this year s Confirmation class. On the first weekend of May, the boys and girls of our First Communion class will receive Holy Communion. These are graced moments for our parish and for these members of our parish family. Please keep them in your prayers as they prepare to receive these Sacraments, and let us hope and pray that they will remain close to the Lord and will continue to deepen their faith for the rest of their lives. Another very important event that will be occurring during the month of May will be our Parish Council elections. Each parish is required to have a Parish Council and the members of that body serve as the chief advisors to the pastors of the parishes in the Archdiocese. We are excited to host this year's walk at a NEW, spacious location featuring covered picnic areas and a nice view! We have been blessed over the years here at our parish with some wonderful members of the parish who have given of their time and talent to serve on Please join us for a day of great food, socializing, information sharing and raising awareness about epilepsy!! To register as the parish council. Many wonderful ideas and pro- an individual or a team, please visit grams originated with the council. This year s elections are very important, because as you know, St. Timothy and St. Catherine parishes have been asked to enter into collaboration, so that the two parishes will eventually be served by a single pastoral team. The planning for that initiative will be shaped in large measure by the members of the councils of both parishes coming together to evaluate the best practices to insure a smooth and effective transition to this new model. Monday, May 13 will be the final day to submit names for next year s parish council. We will introduce the various candidates during the remainder of the month of May and elections will take place on the weekend of June 1-2. What type of person would do well on the council? I think people who communicate well; can really listen to other points of view and can make some compromises and concessions when necessary; people who have some expertise in merging groups together; and without doubt, people of strong faith and charity. If you feel that you can help us with this important challenge that lies before us, or you know someone who you feel would do well as a council member, I would ask you to please forward those names to the parish office and we will introduce those nominees to the process. I cannot emphasize enough how important this coming year will be for our parish and for the collaboration process. Please consider this need and be of help if you or someone you know is able and qualified. Fr. Culloty

5 LIFT Join LIFT Ministries for an exciting monthly worship event which includes vibrant praise and worship music, dynamic and challenging Catholic speakers and Eucharistic Adoration. Events are free and open to all ages! The next event is Tues., April 16th from 7-9pm at Fontbonne Academy, 930 Brook Rd., Milton, MA Service Saturdays As our Anniversary year nears an end, our commitment to our neighbors is a great way to mark the many years and volunteers that have come before us. Spring cleaning tasks are difficult for our senior citizen neighbors. Please consider committing one Saturday to helping a local resident clean up their yard for the spring. Contact the office and leave your name, phone number, and the Saturday you request. You will be contacted about where to go! Walk to Aid Mothers and Children April 28, 2013, La Salette Shrine, Attleboro, 2:00pm. Print sponsor sheets, get more info at respectlifewalk.org or call This family-friendly annual walk, sponsored by Massachusetts Citizens for Life, gives you a chance to save lives by supporting your favorite pro-life group. St. Joseph Retreat Center Schedule of Events St. Joseph Retreat Center, 339 Jerusalem Road, Cohasset is hosting the following upcoming programs: Mornings of Prayer 9:30 (arrive 9-9:30) 12:15, $25 per session, input, time for prayer April 29, 2013, OUR GOD AWAITS US IN THE UNKNOWN AND UNEXPECTED May 20, 2013, LIVING THE LIFE OF THE BELOVED Walk for Hunger Project Bread s 45th Walk for Hunger is on Sunday, May 5th! Join us and raise funds to support a network of local and sustainable solutions for hungry people. Walk with us and be part of a fresh approach to ending hunger. Pledge with us that the opposite of hungry isn t full, it s healthy. Worldwide Marriage Encounter Think of how tired, discouraged and frustrated the apostles must have been in the Gospel reading today. Then Jesus shows up and tells them to try one more time; because they were willing and obedient, Jesus blessed them abundantly. It works the same way in our own lives today; if we trust in Jesus and do what He tells us to do we will receive His abundant blessings! Allow the grace of God to strengthen, renew and rekindle your marriage relationship. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend in the New England are June 21-23, 2013 and July 12-14, For more information call Jim and Elaine Richard at WWME or visit our webpage at La Salette Youth Rally The 2013 La Salette Youth Rally is Saturday, June 29 th from 8 am to 9 pm. The theme for our second Youth Rally is Into the Deep (Luke 5:4). During this Year of Faith we must look deep within the depths of our Catholic faith to truly understand how we should live out our true faith in Christ. The keynote address and workshops will be centered on going deeper into our faith. Looking into how we can grow in truth and to overcome the challenges we face in our culture, we can come to know the love and peace of Christ in our hearts. The Youth Rally is open to all High School, Junior High students and families are welcome as well. Please join us on June 29 th. Early registration for the full day event, including lunch and dinner, is only $30.00 per person. The Friends of the Norfolk Public Library Book and Bake Sale The Friends of the Norfolk Public Library will hold its annual Book and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 27, 9 am to 3 pm Friends of the Library are welcome at the Friends-Only Preview and Sale on Friday, April 26, 6-9 pm. Friends memberships starting at $20.00 are available at the door beginning at 5:00 pm. The Saturday sale is open to all. For more information: Planned Parenthood s War on Women Come to St. Catherine Church at 547 Washington Street in Norwood this Sunday, April 14th at 3pm to hear former Planned Parenthood staffer Abby Johnson speak about Planned Parenthood s War on Women. Ms. Johnson left the facility in Texas where she had worked for eight years after witnessing an ultrasound-guided abortion. She later converted to the Pro-Life side, and to the Catholic Church, and now travels widely to alert people to the terrible consequences of abortion to babies and their mothers. Her amazing story has inspired nearly 50 other Planned Parenthood workers to leave their jobs. Admission to the talk is free.

6 ST. TIMOTHY PARISH NORWOOD, WALPOLE, WESTWOOD APRIL 14, 2013 THIRD SUNDAT OF EASTER Information page Church name: St. Timothy Parish Bulletin number: Contact information: Kathy Tinson Number of pages: 5 Software: Microsoft Publisher 2007 Adobe standard 9 Microsoft XP Printer number: Samsung 6345 Date of publication: November 29, 2009