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 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. Bova Conti 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 Administrator Rev. Michael J. Bova Conti (ext. 25) Senior Priest Assistant Rev. George Emerson 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 NORWOOD, WALPOLE, WESTWOOD JUNE 8, 2014 PENTECOST SUNDAY QUESTION OF THE WEEK Breaking Open the Word Suggested text for faith sharing: Today s Gospel Liturgical Calendar Sunday, June 8 Pentecost Sunday Wednesday, June 11 Memorial of Saint Barnabas Friday, June 13 Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua Sunday, June 15 The Most Holy Trinity Question for Children: How would Jesus want you to treat your friends and family this week? Question for Adults: What important work does Jesus ask of you at this time in your life? Calendar of Events Sunday, June 8, 9am-12pm, Blood Pressure Clinic Monday, June 9, 11am, Bereavement Support Tuesday, June 10, 10am, Caregiver Support Wednesday, June 11, 1pm, Bible Study Wednesday, June 11, 6:30pm, Capernaum Wednesday, June 11, 7:30pm, Baptism Catechesis Thursday, June 12, 9:30am, Bible Study Thursday, June 12, 7:30pm, New Jerusalem Prayer Group Friday, June 13, 9:30am-30m, Eucharistic Adoration, Chaplet prayed at 3pm Financial Report May 31/June1 $12, Lector and Altar Server Schedules June 14/15 4:30 lector: Matthew Fearnley, Kristi Jacobi 4:30 server: Jack & Anna Lyons, Sofia Fearnley Rodriguez 8:00 lector: Nick Huckle, Peter Maloney 8:00 server: Kate McLellan, Manny Escobar, Nick Borchardt 9:30 lector: Dorothea Silk, Dave Hern 9:30 server: James, Andrew & Meghan Santos 11:00 lector: Brian London, Dan Burton 11:00 server: Samantha Barry, Ava Hurwitz, Patrick Reilly Saturday, June 7 9:00 Mary Russo, 1st Anniversary 4:30 Colleen Hayes, Anniversary Sunday, June 8 8:00 John & James McDonough, Anniversary 9:30 William Jacobs, 7th Anniversary 11:00 Nancy Rando, Birthday Memorial Wednesday, June 11 9:00 Anna Vatalaro, 1st Anniversary Friday, June 13 9:00 Katherine Fournier, 1st Anniversary Saturday, June 14 9:00 Helena & Manuel Alves, Anniversary 4:30 Jacqueline Frawley, Birthday Remembrance Sunday, June 15 8:00 Manuel Vicente & Joaquim DaSilva, Memorials 9:30 Antonio P. DaFonte and Custodio Costeira, Memorials 11:00 Joseph N. Houston, Sr., Anniversary Please pray for Richard J. McQuillan whose funeral was recently celebrated in our parish. Eucharistic Ministers: Team 3

3 NORWOOD, WALPOLE, WESTWOOD JUNE 8, 2014 PENTECOST SUNDAY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED To Serve God 35th Annual Special Needs Day Saturday, June 21st, 2014 Rain or Shine. For the past thirty-five years St. Timothy Parish has hosted an annual Special Needs Day to honor persons with disabilities. This day brings together those with special needs, their families, chaperones and parishioners to spend time enjoying each other in faith and fellowship. St. Timothy has always been blessed with help from many volunteers and contributors to make this day a success. Please consider offering your time, talent or treasure for this fun-filled event devoted to celebrating our guests with special needs. ****VOLUNTEER AND DONATION SIGN-UPS ARE IN THE CHURCH GATHERING SPACE.**** RELIGIOUS EDUCATION/Gr. K-8 YOUTH FORMATION/Gr. 9&10 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 Ed. Office, 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 this coming 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. PARISH NURSE NEWS Alzheimer s Caregiver Support Group The Caregiver group will meet on Tuesday, June 10th at 10am and is open to people caring for a loved one with Alzheimer s Disease or a related dementia. New members are welcome. Please call the Parish Nurse before attending for the first time. Blood Pressure Clinic The Blood Pressure Clinic will be held in the church hall following Sunday s Masses. No appointment is necessary. Just a note of reminder that this will be the last Blood Pressure Clinic until September. Registration for Registration information for Confirmation I and II was ed home to those who were enrolled in either our 8th grade religious education program or in Confirmation I in If you are the family of a student entering grade 9 (Confirmation I ) in , registration forms are available in the Parish Office or by contacting Leah Ramsdell at ymindirector@gmail.com Please remember that Confirmation is a two-year program and students must attend both years to be confirmed. Calling All Catechists! As always, we are in need of folks to join our team as catechists in our Confirmation I (gr. 9) program. Teaching is a 2 year commitment during which time you remain with the same group of students in order to form a more personal connection. Classes meet approximately 8-10 times/year on Sunday afternoons from 3:15-4:45 at St. Tim s. All materials are provided for you. The more teachers we have, the smaller class sizes we are able to have! If you are interested in sharing and deepening your own faith life, please consider joining us! For more information or to sign up, please contact Leah Ramsdell at ymindirector@gmail.com. Thank You! Many thanks to those who have supported our mission trip fundraising efforts by participating in our Pancake Breakfast, our 50/50 Raffle Sales, or by purchasing baked goods from us! We are so appreciative of the support and generosity of our parishioners. 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!

4 Mission Coop Weekend of June 14-15th Fr. Honorė M. Kombo from the Democratic Republic of Congo will speak at all the Masses in our Parish on the weekend of June 14-15, 2014 on behalf of his Diocese of Kikwit in the Congo. The Diocese of Kikwit celebrated its Centenary of Evangelization during the Year As they celebrate milestones of 100 years of Evangelization, they are also taking on the challenges to continue the work of the Mission. Father Kombo will give the missionary appeal in support to the pastoral work of 210 Diocesan Priests, to help equip five most important diocesan hospitals with medicines and other basic health supplies, and to give children from very poor families an opportunity for education. Collection baskets will be at the back of the church next weekend for this purpose. Thank you for your generous response to his appeal for the Church s Mission in the Congo! Pine Street Inn We will be serving supper at the Pine Street Inn on Monday, June 23, 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. Worldwide Marriage Encounter In today s Gospel Jesus said, Receive the Holy Spirit. Do you feel the presence of the Holy Spirit in your marriage? Enrich your Sacrament of Marriage by attending the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend on June 20-22, 2014, September 19-21, 2014 and October 17-9, For more information call Jim and Elaine Richard at WWME or visit our webpage at Fatima Day at the Shrine in Holliston On Friday June 13 th, the Xaverian Missionaries will hold the traditional Fatima Day celebration in honor of Our Lady. It is going to be our second Fatima Day This year s theme is on: THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES. Sing-along at 6:30pm. Mass at 7:00pm. At 8:00pm, Rosary and Candlelight procession followed by refreshments served in the Shrine s Hall. The main celebrant and homilist will be Fr. Tony Lalli, sx. Fr. Tony served for many years in Brazil: the Amazon region in the North as well as in the City of San Paolo in the South. At present he is very much involved in ministry especially with the Portuguese and Brazilian communities. Please call for more information. All are welcome!!! My Brother s Keeper Family Walk Come celebrate Faith, Friends and Family with the My Brother s Keeper community. Join us at the 3-mile 5 th Annual Family Walk in Easton on Saturday, June 14 th! There are no registration fees to participate. Donations are gratefully accepted. Walk and join us for refreshments, music, free amusement rides and family fun activities. Go to to learn more and sign up today! Bethany House Hope Chest The Bethany House Hope Chest, located at 1134 Main Street in Millis is looking for donations of good used or new items. The Hope Chest offers an eclectic ensemble of treasures such as jewelry, antiques, books, furniture, china, kitchenware, toys, household items, tools, collectables, and bric-a-brac. All proceeds from the Hope Chest help to support Bethany House Ministries, our non-profit charitable organization. If you can help us, please contact either Sr. Kathleen or Ruth at , or Gary at If you had your portrait taken for the parish directory, you may pick up your copy of the directory in the parish office between 9am and 4pm during the week or call Janet in the office to make another arrangement. Thank you! Saturday, June 14th 7th Annual Moyamoya Fundraiser One of our young parishioners, Justin Doo who is a Walpole resident, was diagnosed with Moyamoya disease ( MMD ) in March 2007 when he was just seven years old, following periods of increasingly severe headaches and numbness in his tongue, arms and legs. MMD is a progressive narrowing of the arteries to the brain, which restricts blood flow to the brain, oftentimes resulting in TIAs (transient ischemic attacks or mini-strokes) or even worse, a stroke. This rare disease affects only one in 2,000,000 people, with symptoms usually occurring at around age seven. The only option is brain surgery, which Justin bravely endured for eight hours in April 2007 at Children s Hospital-Boston. In support of Justin and MMD, his family will be holding their 7 th annual MMD fundraiser to raise funds for vital research of this disease. The event will take place on Saturday, June 14 at 3 Muskett Lane, Walpole, from 9-3 and will include a DJ, water slide, inflatable basketball dunk and baseball throw, raffles, silent auction and concessions. Also at the event will be the 3rd annual 3v3 Basketball Tournament for kids ages Please visit their website for more information. All money raised will be donated for MMD research conducted at Boston Children s Hospital.

5 A MESSAGE FROM REV. MICHAEL J. BOVA CONTI Dear Parishioners, This weekend we celebrate the Great Feast of Pentecost, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Disciples and the forming of the Church. A great day to open our hearts to the Graces God is showering upon us and to allow the Spirit to be with us. Pentecost is considered to be the Birthday of the Church since the Apostles and others were empowered to boldly proclaim Jesus Christ to others. Last weekend Saint Timothy Parish celebrated Father John s ministry as Pastor here and offered Thanks to Almighty God for such a wonderful Priest to Shepherd this local Parish. I am sure he was deeply touched by your love, affection and appreciation demonstrated by so many friends and parishioners. Fr. John is truly a wonderful priest who serves the People of God with love. I know he will be missed and is now sharing his gifts with the Church in Medfield and Norfolk as their new Collaborative Pastor. May the Lord bless Father John as he assumes his duties as Pastor. Cardinal Seán appointed me to be your Temporary Administrator for the next six months until Father O Brien finishes his Sabbatical time away and is able to assume his duties here. I am most happy to be of assistance to the Parish during this time of transition. These past few years I have had the opportunity to assist at a number of Parishes in the Archdiocese as a Temporary Administrator and have found the local Parishes wonderful communities of faith, service and caring for others in many ministries. Most recently I was the Temporary Administrator at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Marshfield. I have gone from the ocean to a lake front location. Each priest brings gifts, talents and abilities to the ministry which may be similar or different from others. Transitions are not easy for parishioners nor for the priest leaving/coming. With the Graces of the Holy Spirit and the Love of the Good Shepherd, all priests want to celebrate the Sacraments with the People of God and journey with them in faith. May the Lord continue to bless Saint Timothy Parish in the years to come and assist you in the many Parish ministries to others as you have been doing for over fifty years. Pentecost Blessings, Fr. Michael GriefTeach Presents... Coping with Loss and Change in a Parish 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 Parish Meeting on the process of collaboration for St. Timothy and St. Catherine Parishes On June 24, we will be holding a series of meetings to discuss and learn about the collaborative process for St. Timothy and St. Catherine parishes. As part of the archdiocesan plan known as Disciples in Mission, St. Timothy and St. Catherine parishes are slated to be paired in a collaborative grouping that would share a pastor, a pastoral team and a pastoral plan. Two phases of this process have already been inaugurated in the archdiocese, and a third phase is planned for June of On Tuesday, June 24 we will hold two meetings when you can learn more about this plan: one at 9:30am at St. Timothy s, and the other at 7pm at St. Catherine s. We are offering two different times so that as many people as possible can attend this important meeting. All parishioners from both St. Timothy s and St. Catherine s are invited to attend. A representative from the archdiocesan Pastoral Planning Office will be present at each of the meetings and parishioners from either parish can attend either meeting, according to which one is more convenient. The purpose of these meetings is to allow parishioners in both parishes to participate in the preparatory work that is necessary to ease the transition to our future collaborative status. We hope that many of you will be able to join us as we work together to define the future of our parishes.

6 NORWOOD, WALPOLE, WESTWOOD JUNE 8, 2014 PENTECOST SUNDAY 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: June 8, 2014