SAINT PETER PARISH 39 Church Ave., P.O. Box 446 Northbridge, MA 01534

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1 SAINT PETER PARISH 39 Church Ave., P.O. Box 446 Northbridge, MA Rev. Thomas G. Landry Pastor Quat Van Tran (Vincent) Deacon Leeann Hansson, YOUTH MINISTER & LIFETEEN COORDINATOR Patty Corkum, CCD COORDINATOR Grades Pre K through 4 loreto@stpeterrockdale.org Religious Education Office (508) Rectory Phone (508) FAX: (508) parishoffice@stpeterrockdale.org Website: PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Elaine Nowlan Parish Secretary Christine Fung-a-Fat Administrative Assistant SCHEDULE OF LITURGIES: Saturday 4:30 PM Sunday 8:30 and 11:00 AM Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY: Please call: Rectory: ; Peter Sabourin PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: Grace Sawyer MUSIC MINISTRY: Richard White Leeann Hansson and Bill Corkum Marie Chabot PARISH COUNCIL: Barbara Ramian, Audra Gaul, Pete Sabourin, George Murray, Jeff Roy, Luke Williams, Karen Lemoine FINANCE COMMITTEE: Homer Rajotte Thomas Heney Jeffrey Thibeault George Murray James Archibald-ex officio BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY: Elaine Nowlan SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:30 PM Wednesday 8:45AM Anytime by request. BAPTISMS: Please call the rectory to meet with a member of the baptismal team. MARRIAGES: Please call the rectory at least twelve months in advance to begin required marriage preparation.

2 ST. PETER PARISH NORTHBRIDGE, MA SATURDAY June 16th 4:30PM Joseph and Rita Gautreau by family SUNDAY June 17th 8:30AM Donna Letondress by Bea Sabourin 11:00AM Bob Shugrue by Elaine Shugrue MONDAY June 18th 8:00AM Paul E. Jordan by the Jordans TUESDAY June 19th 8:00AM Edmond Lemoine by Helen WEDNESDAY June 20th 8:00AM Parish Family THURSDAY June 21st 8:00AM For all the Holy Souls in Purgatory by The Helpers of the Holy Souls SATURDAY June 23rd 4:30PM Mr. and Mrs. Edward (Babe) Brouillard by Mr. and Mrs. John Brouillard SUNDAY June 24th 8:30AM Doris McCourt by Rhonda Lavallee 11:00AM Peter Inman by his wife and family Stewardship of treasure June 10, 2018 Numbers for this week were not available at the time of printing of this bulletin. We will post them in next week s bulletin. Thank you for your patience. Stewardship of time St. Peter s turn at the Peace of Bread Community kitchen is coming up. If you can spare an evening to come be part of this much needed service, come over to the Presbyterian Church in Whitinsville on Wednesday June 20th any time after 3pm to help set up and serve a delicious meal to those in need. Thank you in advance for your service. See how a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. James 2:24 Please Pray for: Rory Euloth, Sharron Grocki, Linda Chipman, Jeannine Patnode, Rhonda Lavallee, Ed Kennedy, Eric Lambert, Luke Wiegers, and Donna Labrie Prayer for the sick Father, Your love is as wide as the oceans As deep as the sea, And as tall as the heavens. May your spirit rise like a mighty wave and come and restore those who are ill. You are the water of life, You are a fresh spring, You are healing rain To all those who are in need. Amen

3 11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 17, 2018 A note from Father Tom In earlier chapters of my life, if Mother s Day was about special menus, dining rooms and restaurants, Father s Day was more about yards, yard work, and cookouts. It might have been a matter of taste and choice or it might have been more a matter of calendar and weather. In any case, that s how it was! This year the readings that fall to us for the 11 th Sunday in Ordinary Time and Father s Day have much to do with yards, planting and cultivating. It makes great sense to me personally, given my history! The Sacrament of Holy orders Ordinations to the Priesthood for the Diocese of Worcester will be held on June 23, 2018 at St. Paul s Cathedral in Worcester. Thanks to the Communications Department, you may livestream the ordination beginning at 10:00am at the link below: Livestream.com/dioceseofworcester/2018Ordinations Jesus taps into our ability with and our need of the rich world of choosing, planting, cultivating and harvesting. Granted, those who sat with him and heard his parables in real time probably knew more about agriculture than the majority of us who live today. And the particular trees and branches that inhabited the world of Jesus Jewish ancestors and his contemporaries are decidedly not available at our local home and garden store. Still, creation lives, breathes, absorbs nutrition, and grows all around us! The power of the parables that Jesus tells have not lost their meaning. At times it is the power to remind us that we are part of a greater whole. At times it is the power to advise us of the difference it makes the kind of soil in which we are planted. At times it is the power to unfold the mystery of how something becomes more than itself only when or after it lets go being that which, to our eyes, it so obviously is. Whether or not Father s Day finds you in the yard in any way, do enjoy Father s Day as it is yours to do. And whether or not you could tell a mustard seed from a watermelon seed, please do not fail to attend to all that has been planted within you. Strong, deep roots tall, broad trunk wide, welcoming branches yes, it s a parable for us, and it s a parable built of us. For, to the world we must become all that Christ has revealed, not because it is fully within us to be so or to do so. Rather, it is the parable in us and of us that Christ is revealing day by day, year by year, through the mercy and grace of the power that is his! Fr. Tom The Massachusetts State Council of the Knights of Columbus is participating in an online application program for any practicing Catholic man 18 years of age or older who wish to join a local council with the ease and leisure of their home computer. Go to: KofC.org/ join. Click on the blue join box and fill out the online application. Someone with the Knights of Columbus will contact you. The Mumford Council #365 does outstanding works of charity and does much for many local organizations to help the needy. You may also contact Robert or Rich of the Mumford Council. Thank You. Each year the Knights of Columbus Mumford council 365 awards scholarships to high school seniors. An application for the graduating class of 2018 can be obtained by calling Jon Belanger at (508) For a student to be eligible, they must have a relative who is an active member of the K of C and be attending a college, university or secondary school after graduation. Last year, the K of C awarded 9 scholarships to area students. Grant applications for aid to qualified individuals with disabilities through the Massachusetts State Council Charity Fund are now located t the back of the church. Please read the basic guidelines. These funds are generated through the Annual Tootsie Roll Drive on Columbus Day weekend throughout Massachusetts for this specific purpose only. For further assistance please contact Grand Knight, Mumford council #365, 77 Prescott Rd. Whitinsville, MA

4 June 23 & 24th Valet Car wash during Masses July 16th through July 20th Just 5 Day Springfield July 21st through July 28th YNIA Winnebago NE How about making a Cursillo weekend? Cursillo or "short course in Christianity" is an uplifting and educational experience. Cursillo was brought from Spain to the United States in The weekend is facilitated by a team of laypeople and clergy who deliver organized talks and discussions. What the presenters add to the talks is the witness of their own lives, their struggles and triumphs in Christ. The weekend is full of laughter, prayer, great music, wonderful meals and so much more. Our 2018 dates are: Men s - June 14-17; Women s - October All weekends will be held at the Immaculate Conception Spiritual Renewal Center in Putnam, CT. For additional information, please contact Sue Leighton at or sleighton1958@gmail.com OR Joan Laracy at or joanlaracy@yahoo.com. The Massachusetts March for Life is on Father's Day, June 17, 2018! Help raise money for pregnancy help groups! Let the public and legislature know that 1.4 million babies have died in Massachusetts since Roe v Wade! And celebrate a pro-life Fathers' Day! Boston Common, Rally begins at 1:00 PM, March starts at 2:30 PM. More info: or

5 Loreto Summer Week Please return you Summer Week Confirmation forms as soon as possible so we are able to properly plan for our week. Volunteers are still needed. If you would like to volunteer, please contact st.petersloreto@gmail. com or by contacting the Religious Ed Office. Donations are also needed to make our week a success! We are in need of nut free snacks, gallons of water, scissors for children, Tacky Glue, Scotch tape and wipes and Clorox wipes. Thank you in advance for your generosity! Children s Choir Fest July 9 July 13, :00am 2:00pm Children Ages 4 grade 8 Children ages 4 and 5 dismissed at noon. Singing and Musical activities Bible Stories Crafts and recreation To register call ext 200 or secretary@fairlawncrc.org

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