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2 SAINT MICHAEL PARISH Saturday December 28 4:00pm The Keaney Family Sunday December 29 7:30am Antonio C. Sousa and deceased relatives 9:00am João Carvalho, son and son-in-law 10:30am Manuel and Maria Bairos and son 10:30am Agostinho Almada Sousa & Helen Carvalho 12:00pm Brazilian Mass Monday December 30 9:00am Jose Figueiredo Tuesday December 31 4:00pm Ruth and Richard Mangini Wednesday January 1 9:00am The Living Faithful Thursday January 2 7:00am Fr. Everett Vierra Friday January 3 9:00am For all Parents - living or deceased Saturday January 4 9:00am Souls in Purgatory 4:00pm Filomena Braga and family Sunday January 5 7:30am Antonio and Conceição Santos 9:00am Emilia P. Fontes 10:30am Manuel Moura 10:30am Agostinho Almada Sousa & Helen Carvalho 12:00pm Brazilian Mass Mass Schedule Daily Mass 9:00am ~ Mon, Wed, Friday and Saturday lower church 7:00am ~ Tuesday and Thursday lower church PLEASE NOTE! If there is a delay or cancellation from the Hudson Public Schools due to inclement weather, the daily Mass is cancelled! Weekend Mass Schedule 4:00pm Saturday upper church 7:30am Sunday upper church 9:00am Sunday upper church 10:30am Sunday lower church 10:30am Sunday - upper church/portuguese Mass 12 noon Sunday lower church/brazilian Mass New Year s Mass Schedule 4:00pm New Year s Eve upper church 9:00am New Year s Day upper church Confessions are 2:30 3:30 pm on Saturdays If you have requested a Mass intention and would like to have a family member bring up the gifts, please see a Eucharistic Minister before the start of the Mass. DECEMBER Bread and Wine in Memory of Maria and José Nardelo Lights and Candles in Memory of Antonio C. Sousa and deceased relatives Offertory: The bulletin was sent to print prior to last weekend s collection. Therefore, we were not able to update the offertory totals Second Collection Weekend of Jan 4/Jan 5: Parish Maintenance & Develop. Thank you for your kind and generous support! It is always greatly appreciated! 1

3 Well it is hard to believe another Christmas Day has come and gone. Liturgically we celebrate the twelve days of Christmas which culminates with the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6. Hence as our culture stops singing Christmas carols and hymns, we begin! HUDSON, MA Fr. Ron s Ramblings Custa a acreditar que outro dia de Natal chegou e já se foi. Litúrgicamente nós celebramos os 12 dias de Natal que condiz com a festa da epifania a 6 de Janeiro. Enquanto a nóssa cultura parou de cantar ou tocar musicas de Natal nós apenas começamos. I would like to extend special thanks to all who contributed to making this season so special. So many people work for hours and hours behind the scenes making our church beautiful, our music inspirational, and our liturgies reverent. And thanks to all of you for your flower donations. Not only does that fund church decorations, but we send out Poinsettias to all our homebound parishioners. The religious education children make Christmas cards, and an anonymous person makes plastic canvas ornaments for each home bound person. A special word of thanks to Mary Ellen Bartlett, our parish nurse, who coordinated this effort. With over a hundred homebound parishioners it is a huge task. Also, thanks to our prayer shawl ministers who handmade many, many hats and mittens to help keep people warm this winter. This weekend we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. It is appropriately set at this time of year as so many families gather together. We are also mindful of those who have lost a family member during this year and the emptiness that loss brings at the holiday season. We continue to pray for all of our families. As we move into the new year, we hope that it is a fresh start for us all. May the days and months ahead bring us many blessings and graces from God. HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Eu gostaria uma vez mais de mostrar a minha gratidão a todos os que contribuiram para fazer esta estação de Natal tão especial. Algumas pessoas trabalharam horas seguidas por detrás do pano para tornar a nóssa igreja tao bonita, a nossa musica inspiritual e as nossas referentes liturgias maravilhosas. Tambem um muito obrigado a todos os que deram doações para as flores. Nao só foi para decoração da igreja, mas tambem entregamos pointeseras a todos os enfermos em casa. As criancas da catequese fizeram cartões de Natal e uma pessoa anonima fez uns ornamentos em plástico para entregar a cada enfermo. Um especial agradecimento à Mary Ellen Bartlett, a enfermeira da paroquia que coordenou este trabalho. Com centenas de pessoas impossibilitadas de sair de casa torna-se numa enorme tarefa. Um imenso obrigado tambem para os membros do ministério do xaile que fizeram muitos barretos e luvas para ajudar a manter as pessoas aquecidas neste Inverno. Neste fim de semana celebramos a festa da Sagrada Familia. É aprópriadamente um tempo marcado no ano que muitas familias se reunem para celebrar as festas Natalícias. Nós tambem estamos sinseramente sentidos pelos que perderam um membro de familia durante este ano, e pelo sentimento vasio que se faz sentir nesta época festiva em perder alguem. Nós continuaremos a orar por todas as nossas familias. Com o apróximarmos do Ano Novo esperamos que seja um novo e fresco começar de ano para todos nós. Que os dias e meses que estão para vir durante o ano novo nos traga muitas benções e graças de Deus. Que Deus vos abencoe a todos e a todos um feliz e próspero ANO NOVO!!! 2

4 DECEMBER 29, 2013 Religious Education Gr K-5 December 22 nd begins our Christmas Holiday break. I want to thank all the parents for their support with our projects and wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and New Year!! Classes resume on January 5 th! Pat Conte or pconte@stmikes.org **Parish Office Hours** Monday, Thursday, Friday 9:00am 3:00pm Tuesday 9:00am 12pm Wednesday CLOSED Please note: We follow the Hudson Public School alerts of delayed openings or cancellations due to inclement weather. Do you have a new address? Please call or us to update!! Thank you! Notes from Music Ministry Weekly Choir Rehearsal Reminder! New Members Always Welcome! Portuguese choir rehearsals: Thursdays at 4:00pm for the 10:30am upstairs Mass. Youth choir rehearsals: Thursdays at 5:15pm for the 9:00am Mass. Adult choir rehearsals: Thursdays at 6:00pm for the 4:00pm Mass. Annual Carol Celebration The Music Ministry presents the Annual Carol Sing on Sunday, January 5 th, 3:00pm in the upper church! Carols, hymns and joyous celebration with songs for all to enjoy! This is a very moving musical event reflecting on the true meaning of the Christmas Season that permeates the heart and spirit! We look forward to seeing you there! One in body, mind and spirit, Director of Music, John Anthony Volpe Update on Parish Photo Directory We ve been compiling the new directory with many great photos! However, group pictures are needed for a few ministries! If you are a member of one of the ministries listed below, please attend the one and only photo shoot on Sunday, January 5 th at 2:00pm (prior to the sing-a-long) in the upper church. Nice attire preferred! We hope you can make it! Thank you! Eucharistic Ministers Ladies Sodality Lectors Music Ministry St. Vincent de Paul Ushers Individual and family photos have been taken and preparations are underway for our new directory! Print photos have been collected and will be distributed along with the booklet in the New Year! December Baptisms Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. Makenna Brielle Babcock Franco Aniello DiLiddo The January Baptism Catechesis Meeting will be held Sunday January 5 th at 2:00pm in the lower church. The January Sacrament of Baptism will be held Sunday, January 19 th at 2:00pm in the upper church. New Year s Prayer for Peace O Loving God, Answer our prayers for a world of peace. Give us strength as we face the conflicts of our troubled world. Cleanse our minds of retaliation and help us to be instruments of your peace. Fill us with the compassion to overlook the hatefulness of others. Help us as we share in the task of restoring harmony and justice. 3

5 THE HOLY FAMILY EVENTS/MEETINGS/REMINDERS Fatima Shrine Christmas Display Xaverian Missionaries are displaying their traditional Christmas lights and Nativity display at Fatima Shrine in Holliston, through Wednesday, January 1 st! Portuguese Prayer Gathering Reminder: The Portuguese members will gather to meet for prayer service Friday, January 10 th at 7:00pm in the lower chapel. Ministry Meetings Catholic Daughters will be meeting Thursday, January 2 nd at 12 Noon in the Parish Center! St. Vincent de Paul will be meeting Saturday, January 4 th at 5:00pm in the lower church! The Men s Club will be meeting on Wednesday, January 8 th at 7:00pm in the Parish Center Prayer Shawl Ministry will be meeting Wednesday, January 15 th at 1:30pm in the lower church! Our Lady s Thrift Shop 197 Pleasant Street, Marlborough The Sisters of St. Chretienne invite you and your friends to discover their attractive assortment of gently used clothing for adults and children household items, toys, etc. Hours: Tues, Thurs, Sat & 1-3 Catholic TV Marathon Catholic TV presents a marathon of Christmas programming for three straight days beginning on Christmas Eve at midnight. Tune in for Christmas Masses, specials and concerts! Enjoy Christmas episodes on the original CatholicTV series and other programs featuring musicians, choirs, and artists celebrating Jesus birth. Masses with Pope Francis from the Vatican, the National Shrine and the Chapel of the Holy Cross at Catholic TV are all celebrated during the Christmas marathon. Cardinal Sean O Malley will celebrate CatholicTV s Christmas Mass live on CW56 at 8:00am. It can be seen at Noon on WHDH Ch. 7 and again at 7pm on Catholic TV. 4 PARISH NURSE TIPS PREVENT COLDS AND FLU Surveys show that Americans suffer a BILLION colds each year. When you add in the flu, the number is even higher. There are things you can do to avoid becoming a cold/flu statistic. 1. Exercise is a proven immune booster. Moderate exercise, such as brisk walking, for 45 minutes a day, five days a week, can reduce risk of a cold by a third. 2. Get plenty of sleep, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids and eat nutritious food. 3. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. 4. If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when YOU are sick. You will help to prevent others from catching your illness. 5. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. 6. Clean your hands often. Use warm water and a good helping of soap. Plain soap is fine, because it s the act of rubbing the hands together for at least 20 seconds that is going to eliminate germs. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol based hand rub. 7. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Without thinking, we rub our eyes, cover our mouth or rub our noses with our hands. That is a sure way to infect yourself with cold virus particles. 8. Teach prevention hygiene to your children. They share cold and flu viruses readily and bring them into your homes. Teach your child to cough or sneeze into a tissue or his/her elbow, instilling a lifelong habit that is key to illness prevention: HANDWASHING. 9. Vaccines are the surest way to prevent the flu. 10. Clean for virus prevention. Use disinfectant when you clean at home, especially in the bathroom and kitchen. Stay away from sponges and rags - studies show they re the number one source of germs in the whole house. If you must use sponges, change the once a week or soak them in bleach for 15 minutes. 11. Practice cold and flu prevention at work. Hold office meetings in large rooms with plenty of ventilation, and don t be afraid to practice social distancing. Keep some extra space between you and the people who are sick, or who sneeze or cough openly. If you share a workstation or phone with others, clean it with antibacterial wipes before you sit down or use it. Lastly, please be considerate of others and DO NOT COME TO CHURCH if you have cold or flu symptoms. The last thing God wants is for you to come and infect others. Stay at home, rest, follow the above suggestions and GET WELL!

6 Sunday Throughout theweek: THE HOLY FAMILY Sharing the Gospel Joseph was a good father and a good husband. He did everything he could to keep Mary and the baby Jesus safe. Herod heard that a baby king was born. He was jealous. He wanted to be the only king. Joseph moved here and there to hide Jesus so Herod's men could not hurt his family. God loves you, too. Your parents protect you. Police and firemen keep you safe, too Prayer Lord, help keep me safe from the paths of evil Something to Draw Draw Joseph and Mary hiding the baby Jesus from Herod and his men. Mission for the Week I will look left, right, and left again when I cross a street 5

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