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 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 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 SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Saturday, September 21, 9:30am-3pm Confirmation I (gr.9) Retreat Sunday, September 22, 10:30am Catechist Brunch Sunday, September 22, 6pm-7:30pm, Confirmation II (gr. 10) first class Monday, September 23, 6pm Health Ministry meeting Tuesday, September 24, 7:15pm Bible Study Wednesday, September 25, 10:30am Tot Group Wednesday, September 25, 1pm Bible Study Thursday, September 26, 9:30am Bible Study Thursday, September 26, 4:30pm Altar Server & Choir Pizza Party Thursday, September 26, 7:30pm New Jerusalem Prayer Group Thursday, September 26, Choir Rehearsal Saturday, September 28, 8am-2pm Blood Drive Liturgical Calendar Sunday, September 22 Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday, September 23 Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina Friday, September 27 Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul Sunday, September 29 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Margaret Mahear & John Spencer Kristy Maloney & George Schnell Lector and Altar Server Schedules September 29/30 4:30 lector: Bob Wennestrand, Dave Oravetz 4:30 server: Victor Greene, Ava Hurwitz, Kelly Fogarty 8:00 lector: Nick Huckle, George Antonetti 8:00 server: Nick Borchardt, Deirdre & Fiona Galvin 9:30 lector: Sean Richardson, Karen Guarin 9:30 server: Greg Campion, Brian Richardson, Madeleine Petro 11:00 lector: Sarah Barrett, Mary Masi-Phelps 11:00 server: Hector & Jasmine Santos-Suaso, Mary Erickson 5:00 lector: Rich Russo 5:00 server: Peter Horsfall, Becky & Austin Persons QUESTION OF THE WEEK Breaking Open the Word Suggested text for faith sharing: Today s Gospel Question for Children: Think of a time when you were very fair, then think of a time when you were very generous. Which felt better? Question for Adults: Which has deepened your faith more being treated justly or being treated with love and care? Saturday, Sepember 21 4:30 Joseph & Rose Gilio, Memorial Sunday, September 22 8:00 Deolinda Chaves, Memorial 9:30 Michael J. Morley, Anniversary 11:00 Mike & Jay Halle, Anniversary 5:00 Odette Nee, 10th Anniversary Monday, September 23 9:00 Mass of Thanksgiving Tuesday, September 24 9:00 Gerry & Eddie Lynch & Pat Petry, Memorial Wednesday, September 25 9:00 Mary Welsh, Memorial Friday, September 27 9:00 Gertrude & John Feeney, Anniversary Saturday, September 28 9:00 Manuel Vicente, Memorial 4:30 John O Hara, Memorial Sunday, September 29 8:00 Dominic & Winifred Carfagno, Birthday Memorial 9:30 Ken Morrison, Memorial 11:00 John Hourihan, Month s Mind Please pray for Nicole Geddry who was recently buried from our parish. FINANCIAL STATEMENT Saturday & Sunday September 15/16 $15, Catholic University of America The Catholic University of America is the national university of the Catholic Church in the U.S., located in Washington, D.C. It provides an academically rigorous education guided by Catholic intellectual tradition to nearly 7,000 students every year. More than 4,000 students directly receive scholarship aid from this Collection, including many from our diocese. Next week is the National Collection for the University.

3 ST. TIMOTHY PARISH NORWOOD, WALPOLE, WESTWOOD SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YOUTH FORMATION Grades 9/10 Catechist Enrichment Catechists in grades 1-10 are invited to join us for a special day of enrichment on Saturday, October 5 th from 9am-12:30pm in the St. Catherine School gym. The day will include a keynote speech on the sacramentality of catechesis as well as informative breakout sessions based on the grade level you teach. Please join us for this wonderful opportunity! Save the Date Confirmation II First Class-Sunday, September 22nd, 6:00-7:30pm. We will begin in the Parish Hall with an important parent/student meeting from 6:00-6:30pm. Upcoming Class Dates: Confirmation I-Sunday, October 6 th from 3:15-4:45pm Confirmation II-Sunday, October 6 th from 6-7:30pm Summer Mission Trip 2014 We are excited to announce that our summer mission trip will travel to Washington D. C. from July 6 th to July 12 th, 2014 with the organization Young Neighbors in Action (YNIA). We have 29 spaces available for interested students and anticipate a cost of between $ /traveler. Last year we were able to fundraise all of the monies needed for each of our participants and we hope to do the same again this year. The trip is open to high school aged students. If interested in taking part on the trip, please contact Leah at ymindirector@gmail.com. We are asking for a $100 deposit from interested families. Please also keep your eyes open for an upcoming meeting date and time! Registration for Registration information for was sent home to all families with a child who was registered in the 8 th or 9 th grade religious education program in Families are asked to return this information ASAP. If your child will be entering 9 th grade in September 2013 and is not a registered member of our religious education program, please contact the YFM Office for a copy of the registration form. Registration forms are also available at the back of the church and in the rectory office. Be advised that registration for grades 9 and 10 takes place on a DIFFERENT form than registration for grades 1-8. Please remember that Confirmation is a TWO YEAR program and students must complete both the first and second years to be Confirmed. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Grades K-8 Teachers Needed for Grades K - 6 Please consider sharing your faith with the young people of our Parish! No experience necessary, just a desire to share your love of God and neighbor. Either teach your own class or consider co-teaching with another! We are in need of Catechists at all grade levels, Kindergarten through Grade 6, as follows: Mondays Grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 Tuesdays Grade 1, 2, and 3 (coteacher) Thursdays Grades 5 and 6 8:30am Grades K, 1, 5 and 6 10:45am Grade K (co-teacher), 1 (co-teacher), 3 (coteacher) If you are able to give in this way, please contact Kathy MacKenzie ( or kathy@themackenzies.net). Teachers Needed for Grades 7 & 8 We are in need of several Catechists for Grades 7 & 8 for the upcoming year. These students meet everyother Tuesday evening from 6:30pm until 8pm. If you are able to give in this way, please contact Kathy MacKenzie ( or kathy@themackenzies.net). **************************************** Tot Play Group at St. Tim s The next meeting of St. Timothy s Tot Play Group will be held this coming Wednesday, September 25 at 10:30am in the Church hall. For more information, please contact Kathy MacKenzie at kathy@themackenzies.net. We hope to see you there! Altar Server & Children s Choir Pizza Party All new and returning altar servers and children s choir members are invited to attend our annual Pizza Party to kick off the new year on Thursday, September 26 from 4:30-5:30pm. Parents and siblings are invited. Please be sure to RSVP by Monday September 23 so that we are sure to have enough pizza! You can respond by calling the office ( ) or by ing Colleen (CNCampion@yahoo.com.)

4 PARISH NURSE NEWS Children's Hospital Blood Drive On SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th, 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 8:00 am until 2:00 pm. If you would like to donate, please make an appointment! Log onto (Sponsor code is STC NORW) or call the Parish Nurse Office, , ext. 34. Sign-ups will also be held after Masses on September 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, Each donation can help up to 4 young patients! Health Ministry Meeting The Health Ministry will be meeting on Monday, September 23rd at 6pm in Ruocco Center. A light supper will be served. New members are welcome. If you plan to attend please rsvp with Betsy Rivard, , ext. 34. ST. TIMOTHY BOOK GROUP The St. Timothy Book Group met recently to discuss All Standing: The Remarkable Story of the Jeanie Johnston: The Legendary Irish Famine Ship by Kathryn Miles. The group rated the book a 6.75 on our ratings scale of Our discussion focused on the overwhelming problems that the Irish faced during the potato famine and the incredible risks they undertook in trying to make a better life for their families. We also reflected on the social and political problems that led to the famine and the insight that, in varying ways, these same kinds of problems continue to be present in our culture today. Our next meetings and book selections are scheduled as follows: Monday, September 30: The Paris wife: A Novel by Paula McLain Monday, October 28: Gold by Chris Cleave Monday, November 25: My Life With the Saints by James Martin, SJ All are welcome to attend our meetings! They are on a drop-in basis, so feel free to drop by and share your insights! Dear friends- Thanks to all those who gathered for our annual parish picnic last Sunday. The weather could not have been more perfect. In fact, a number of mother s of brides have asked for my advice about choosing a wedding date for their daughters weddings since they seem to think I have the power to order up nice weather. I am grateful to all those who came, to all those who helped set up and clean up, to those who donated food, and to our wonderful parish staff who work so hard to make this and so many other parish events such successes. As I mentioned in last week s bulletin, this weekend there is a special collection to assist with the costs of health care and retirement benefits for the priests of the Archdiocese. There are envelopes for that purpose at the ends of the pews and you are welcome to drop your donation in with the regular collection. I think we all appreciate the service Fr. Emerson gives to our parish, and there are many other retired priests who continue to be of great assistance in many other parishes, so whatever help you can give is greatly appreciated and goes directly to those who need this help at this stage of their lives. On Saturday we had a retreat for the students in our Youth Ministry program. This retreat day kicks off their religious education program for this year. Although I must look like their grandfather, I still enjoy working with this age group. Most of them are really good kids but they live in a world that subjects them to so many different voices and pulls them in so many different ways. It is certainly a lot tougher to be a teenager today than when I was growing up. Keep these kids in your prayers. And if you have children or grandchildren in the program, don t be shy about talking with them about the importance of having God in their lives and being part of our parish family, especially by worshipping with us each Sunday. Sometimes they don t seem to be listening, but in most cases they are, and your voice and your example can be a huge help in passing on the faith to this generation. Since, unfortunately, some parents do not provide the example to their children that they should in terms of faith, I m particularly grateful to all those parishioners who generously volunteer their time to teach at all levels in our religious education program. This Sunday marks Catechetical Sunday, a day when we salute and ask God to bless the teachers and volunteers in our Religious Education program. They deserve our support and our thanks. Fr. Culloty

5 Pine Street Inn We will be serving supper at the Pine Street Inn on Monday, October 28, 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. Cradles to Crayons St. Timothy s Social Outreach Ministry is collecting for Cradles to Crayons. Check out the bulletin board outside the parish office for a complete list of items needed! Please place new and/or gently used items in bins located in the church hall by September 30th. Thank you for your donations!! The 2013 CatholicTV Telethon Help Support the CatholicTV Network on Friday and Saturday, September 27th and 28th from 9am to 10pm. Please tune in (Comcast Ch268; Verizon Ch 296; Charter Ch 101). Call and support this very important work of the church. Respect Life 5K (3 mile) Fun Run/Walk Saturday, October 19, Start and Finish at Knights of Columbus, 572 Nichols St., Norwood, at 9:00am. Entry Fee is $20 (Pre-race day online registration + $2.75 fee), $25 (via mail or race day registration). For more information call or Bmarsh@norwoodlight.com. Worldwide Marriage Encounter We are called to be devoted to God. We are children of light and are called to stand out apart from the children of this world. Do we reflect Jesus in our words and actions in our lives and in our marriages? Let the light of Jesus shine forth this in your marriage relationship - sign up today to attend a Marriage Encounter weekend. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend in the New England are October 25-27, 2013 and December 6-8, For more information call Jim and Elaine Richard at WWME or visit our webpage at To those who donated food for our Parish Picnic, many thanks. Please check the kitchen off the parish hall for your dish! Walk for the Food Pantry Take a Walk for the Ecumenical Community Food Pantry of Norwood! You can help by participating in a fun threemile walk on Saturday, October 19, Walk alone or with a team. Be a walk sponsor and come to cheer on the walkers. Sign up sponsors for your walk around Norwood. Bring your signed sponsor sheet and pledge money the day of the walk (October 19, 2013). 100% of the money collected benefits the Ecumenical Community Food Pantry of Norwood. Registration begins at 8:30am the day of the walk. The walk begins at 9:00am from Grace Episcopal Church, 150 Chapel Street, Norwood. Any questions please contact: Deborah Terry at dterry@ifb.org or Sarah Malneritch at malneritchs06@gmail.com. Regional Secondary School Fair Do you have an eighth grade student interested in attending a catholic high school next fall? St. John the Evangelist School in Canton is hosting its First Annual Regional Secondary School Fair on Wednesday, October 2 from 6:30-8:00pm. Representatives from 16 area catholic and private secondary schools will be available to answer your questions. There is no charge for admission and parking is free. Montrose School Open House Interested families are welcome to attend on Sunday, October 6 from 2-4pm. Campus tours will be followed by a formal program at 2:45pm. Montrose School is an independent college preparatory day school with a Catholic tradition for girls in grades Please contact Sarah Hills at shills@montroseschool.org with any questions. Montrose School, 29 North St, Medfield, MA Fontbonne Academy Open House Please join us for the first open house of the season on Sunday, Oct. 6, from 1-3pm. Learn about the academic program, our commitment to service, and extensive cocurricular offerings. Hear firsthand from Fontbonne students and faculty about the Fontbonne experience. Tour the campus with student ambassadors, and drop into informational sessions with each department. Contact the Fontbonne Academy Admissions Office for more information: or admissions@fontbonneacademy.org. Fontbonne Academy is an all-girls Catholic high school located in Milton. It is a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Boston. Catholic Memorial Open House Admissions Open House, Sunday, October 20th Middle School 11am-1pm and High School 2pm-4pm. Take a campus tour and meet current parents and students. Financial aid and scholarship information is available. The school is located at 235 Baker Street, W. Roxbury. Call for more information or visit Marian High School Open House Marian High School, 273 Union Ave, Framingham, MA invites you to its Open House. All students welcome: October 15, :00pm-7:00pm; November 3, :00pm-3:00pm HSPT Test Dates: Sat November 16 OR Sat December 14 from 8:30am-11:30am.

6 ST. TIMOTHY PARISH NORWOOD, WALPOLE, WESTWOOD SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 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