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 Home Page Parish Fr. Culloty Colleen Campion Bonnie Gleason Kathy MacKenzie Leah Ramsdell Betsy Rivard Joseph Messina Sue Bartlett 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) Deacon Joseph Messina Liturgy Director Colleen Campion (ext. 28) Music Director Bonnie Gleason (ext. 11) Religious Education Director (gr.k-6) Kathryn MacKenzie (ext. 27) Youth Formation Ministry (gr.7-10) Leah Ramsdell (ext. 26) Parish Secretary/Religious Education Secretary Kathy Tinson (ext. 32) Parish Nurse Betsy Rivard (ext. 34) Building and Grounds 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 The Guild normally meets the first Tuesday of the month, Oct. -May. New Jerusalem Charismatic Prayer Group meets on Thursday from 7:30-9pm. All are welcome!

2 ST. TIMOTHY PARISH NORWOOD, WALPOLE, WESTWOOD AUGUST 14, 2011 THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME QUESTION OF THE WEEK Breaking Open the Word Suggested text for faith sharing: Today s Gospel Wednesday, August 17, 9:45am, Exercise Program Thursday, August 18, 7:30pm, New Jerusalem Prayer Group Liturgical Calendar Sunday, August 14 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday, August 15 Solemnity of the Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary (NOT a holyday of obligation there will be a 9am Mass only! Saturday, August 20 Memorial of Saint Bernard Liturgical Schedule August 20/21 4:30 Lectors: Bob Wennerstrand, Lori Lyons 4:30 servers: Jack Lyons, Aidan and Katie Mulligan 8:00 Lectors: Jim Markan, Dom Frangioso 8:00 Servers: Rachel Graham, Greg Campion 9:30 Lectors: Peter Maloney, Jim Murray 9:30 Servers: Beth Tobio, Colleen and Erin Walsh 11:00 Lectors: Florence Martin, Richard Haley 11:00 Servers: Carolina Bolivar, Meghan Pagliuca, Sophia Serratore Please pray for our future brides and grooms: Kristine Lafferty and Joseph Reen Financial Statement August 7, 2011 $7, Question for Children: What is your favorite way to talk with Jesus? What words do you use? Question for Youth: As you ve grown through the years, what form of prayer has become the most meaningful for you? How do you make sure you have time for prayer in the midst of your busy life? Question for Adults: When you pray, how do you know that Jesus will really respond? MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, August 13 9:00 Lisa & Barbara Sutherland Memorial 4:30 Nancy & Ralph Carideo, Norman Mahoney Sunday, August 14 8:00 Ippolito Mottola 11:00 Margaret Pomer Monday, August 15 9:00 Assumption Mass Tuesday, August 16 9:00 Mary Alice Rea Memorial Wednesday, August 17 9:00 Charles and Melina Furnari Memorial Thursday, August 18 9:00 James J. Hill 25th Anniversary Friday, August 19 9:00 Special Intention Saturday, August 20 4:30 John Frawley 17th Anniversary Sunday, August 21 8:00 John Machado Memorial 9:30 Gloria A. Daige 1st Anniversary 11:00 Marie Clark 1st Anniversary

3 ST. TIMOTHY PARISH NORWOOD, WALPOLE, WESTWOOD AUGUST 14, 2011 THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME RELIGIOUS EDUCATION GRADES K-6 Registration Religious Education registration for the upcoming class year is now in full swing. If you have not yet registered your child, please do so as soon as possible. Class formation is underway to enable the children to start in the Fall without delay. If you have any questions, please contact Kathy MacKenzie in the Religious Education office. 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. We are in need of Catechists at all grade levels, Kindergarten through Grade 6. If you are able to give in this way, please contact Kathy MacKenzie ( or kathy@themackenzies.net). YOUTH FORMATION MINISTRY Grade 7-10 Reminder to parents of students in grades 7-10: If you have not yet submitted your son or daughter's application for the YFM program for the school year, please do so as soon as possible. We are busy working to make sure that we have enough teachers and classes for everyone, but to do so, we need an accurate count of how many students will be attending. Registration forms are available on the website at or by contacting Leah Ramsdell at sttim.yfm@gmail.com. Guild News This winter the Guild is planning on sending packages to our men and women in the military. If you have someone in mind, and would be willing to share their address with us, we would be happy to put them on our guest list. Please contact Mary at or leave their name and address plus your name and phone number at the parish office with Kathy Tinson. Pine Street Inn On Monday, September 26, we will be serving supper at the Pine Street Inn. Please call Jayne at , if you can help. Thank you to all those who have made generous donations in the past. $500 is sent to the Pine Street Inn each month. Please help to support this ministry. Donations to pay for these meals may be sent to: Campagna, 86 Countryside Ln., Norwood. Please make checks payable to St. Timothy Christian Service Fund. St. Tim s Book Group Please join us for our next book discussion on August 22, 7:30-9:00pm in the Ruocco Center, when we will discuss the book Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford. Next month, we will meet on Monday, September 26 to discuss the book Unbroken, by Laura Hillebrand. These books are available in the Church office at a discounted price. All are welcome to join us for these discussions. Please bring book ideas to the next meeting so that we can choose titles for October and November. ANNUAL PARISH PICNIC Save the date!! Our Annual Parish Picnic will be Sunday, September 18th 12-3pm FUN FOR ALL AGES!! Sign up sheets will be in the Gathering Space in the next couple weeks! Christian Initiation of Adults Are you an adult who is seeking to know more about the Catholic faith? Are you baptized but did not receive the other initiation sacraments? Do you know someone who is interested in becoming Catholic? The RCIA program at St. Tim s can help guide adults as they contemplate these kinds of faith questions. We are currently in the process of scheduling the RCIA meetings for the upcoming year. If you are interested in learning more about the process of adult baptism or adult reception of First Eucharist or Confirmation, please contact Colleen in the office ( or CNCampion@yahoo.com), so we can give you more details. St. John s Seminary Theological Institute for the New Evangelization Where will you be spending your evenings this fall semester? Consider joining us for a class at the Theological Institute for the New Evangelization at St. John s Seminary! Come join our growing Catholic faith community of learners. Evening classes begin Tuesday, September 6, 2011, and are located at 149 Washington Street, Brighton, MA. Classes meet once each week for two hours in the evening. Both degree (MAM & MTS) and non-degree options are available. A great place to begin studies is with a Foundational Theology or Old Testament course, or even The Prophets of Ancient Israel. Weekend certificate programs are also offered. For more information contact: or visit Come to the Seminary and learn from within the heart of the Church.

4 Celebration of the Priesthood Dinner With excitement building for the 3 rd annual Celebration of the Priesthood dinner, we are encouraged by the support of parishes, sponsors and parishioners who have already confirmed their attendance at this special event. Parishes around the Archdiocese are coming together to show their gratitude for the priests who have made a difference in so many lives in their communities by purchasing tickets or a table, or by making a gift to the dinner, which raises critical funding for the Clergy Funds. The Clergy Funds is a trust established solely for the health and retirement of our priests who have devoted their lives ministering to us, God s flock. All are encouraged to attend the dinner, or pool together with others in their parish community and purchase a table. All gifts make a difference. Your generosity will help support the 683 active and senior priests who have faithfully served us over the years and for years to come. The dinner in Celebration of the Priesthood will take place on September 22 nd at 5: 30 pm at the Seaport Hotel, World Trade Center in Boston. Individual tickets can be purchased for $500 and a table can be purchased for $5,000. For more information, please visit or contact Claudia Cuscianna at events@rcab.org or (617) Catholic Charities Golf Tournament The Tenth Annual Friends of Catholic Charities Golf Tournament will be held on Thursday, September 15 at Easton Country Club. 9am Shotgun Start. Proceeds from this event benefit the Thanksgiving Meal Program and Basic Needs Services at Catholic Charities South. $130 pp includes Greens Fees & Cart, Continental Breakfast, Snack Pack, Buffet Lunch, Two Mulligans and Photos & Gifts. Event features a raffle and awards presentation during lunch and opportunities for additional prizes on the course. Sponsorships available. For more information, please contact Barry Veronesi at or barry_veronesi@ccab.org. Visit us online at events "Separation, Divorce and Beyond" Separation and divorce is painful, often shattering. Blessed Sacrament Parish in Walpole is offering an 8 week program facilitated by a group of Catholics who have themselves endured separation and divorce. This program is designed to offer support and healing for those who have experienced a failed marriage and offer hope for the prospect of better tomorrows, by discussing subjects such as anger, selfimage, loneliness, blame and guilt. The program consists of 10 meetings, on Sunday evenings, 7:00 to 8:30 pm held in the community room at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Walpole, September 11 through November 13, If interested in learning more or to sign up for this program, please contact Jeanie Mattila at , jeanie.matt@comcast.net, or John Meuleman at jmeulma@russelectric.com. Sign up is requested by Sept 4.

5 Dear friends- Some of you may know Fr. Burkhardt who retired some years ago and was living at St. Denis parish in Westwood. Many years ago he was assigned to St. Catherine s in Norwood, and since he came from Westwood, he came back home to take care of his sister after serving as pastor at St. Joseph s parish in Belmont. When he retired he called me and the other pastors in the area to say that he would be happy to help offer Mass in any parish where he might be needed. I m sure that many of you would have seen him from time to time at almost every parish in the area. I don t think he ever said no to any request in fact many of us felt that he was doing too much. He had recently agreed to fill in for a few Monday morning Masses here at St. Timothy s while Fr. Emerson was on vacation, so that I could have a day off. Unfortunately, some weeks ago he became ill and has had to deal with a number of health issues. He has been in and out of the hospital, rehab, and in respite care at Regina Cleri the home for retired priests in Boston. I did see him last week and he has made some improvements, but has a long way to go. His ability to help in parishes in the future is in doubt. I m sure that we all wish him well and hope he has a full recovery, but his change in health really reminds us of how thin is the ranks of priests. Fr. Emerson has truly been a godsend for me and for our parish, and in spite of being 80 he is a tremendous asset. Without his services we would have to change many of our schedules and activities. The next ten years will see major changes to parish life. Probably teams of priests will be formed to serve a number of parishes. Mass schedules will have to be modified so that one priest may be able to service two or more parishes. Change is difficult. As much as we talk about change, we do not feel its full impact until something we are familiar with is no longer there. Last spring we hosted a meeting of the parish councils in the area to talk about what we presently do and how we can plan for the future in this area. With Fr. Burkhardt s sudden illness, St. Denis had to cancel all daily Masses because there was no one to fill in on short notice. All of us will need to sacrifice some things in the future to try to stretch our resources a bit further. As these plans develop, I want to keep you in the loop as much as possible, so that we will not be unprepared or feel that we were not consulted as these challenges are met. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will give us wisdom and patience as we try to face the realities that loom before us. Fr. Culloty P.S. Monday, Aug. 15 is the feast of the Assumption. When holydays fall on Saturdays or Mondays, the obligation to attend Mass is lifted, but we will have our usual Mass at 9am.

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