St. Mary s Parish. Our Mission: To know Christ and to make Him known.

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1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother - which is the first commandment with a promise - so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth. Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:1-4 St. Mary s Parish Mass Schedule: Monday through Saturday 9:00 AM Saturday Vigils 5:00 PM 7:30 PM Sunday 7:30 AM 9:30 AM Family Mass (C.L.O.W. Sept. May) 11:30 AM Sung Mass Holy Days: Announced Adoration Schedule: First Fridays from 9:30-10:30 AM Our Mission: To know Christ and to make Him known. 8 Church St., Holliston, MA Website: Address: St.marys1870@gmail.com Rectory Phone: (508) or (508) Religious Education Phone: (508) Fax: (508) Dear Visitors: Welcome! We are delighted that you chose to worship with us this day. Please introduce yourself to the priest, and if you are interested in becoming a member of the parish then please call the rectory to register. Please also be aware that for generations it has been the custom at St. Mary s to kneel together for a silent Hail Mary at the end of Mass. Please join in! Confession: Saturdays from Noon 12:45 PM in the church or anytime by appointment. Anointing of the Sick: Any time by appointment. Please call as soon as you are aware of a serious illness or upcoming surgery. Baptism: The 2 nd & 4 th Sunday of each month. To register for Baptism Preparation call Marriage: Please call at least 6 months in advance of your desired wedding date.

2 ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 17, 2018 CARDINAL SEÁN P. O'MALLEY BORDER IMMIGRATION STATEMENT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018 "Immigration policy presents many challenges for any country. Developing sound immigration policy that respects the needs of a nation and those of the international community is a complex and challenging process. It always involves reconciling domestic priorities and global demands, strategy and tactics, objectives and means. At its core, immigration policy is about people, young and old, alone or in families, often fearful and abandoned. Immigration policy is a moral question that cannot be separated from decisions of what is right and wrong, of justice and injustice. It is about respecting and reverencing the dignity of the human person. In the year 2018, the moral challenge of immigration is mounting for the United States. On too many occasions our government has taken a posture and established policy which is in principle and in practice hostile to children and families who are fleeing violence, gangs, and poverty. The policies have included limiting the number of refugees and immigrants we are willing to welcome in our country, ending Temporary Protective Status for families who are here, and refusing to restore DACA protection for those who have been among us for all or most of their lives. In the face of today s global immigration crisis these choices fail to communicate a willingness to address the reality of widespread human suffering, and in many cases imminent danger, with compassion and care. The cumulative effect of these policy decisions has now reached a critical moral juncture: by the order of the U. S. government, individuals with children and families with children who are seeking asylum at the southern border of the United States now have their children separated from their parents. The intent of this policy is clear: to discourage those seeking asylum by severing the most sacred human bond of parent and child. Children are now being used as a deterrent against immigrants who are appealing to us for asylum in order to protect themselves and their families. As disturbing as this fact is, the narrative of this development makes clear the misguided moral logic of the policy. These individuals and families are fleeing documented violence, chaos and murder in the neighborhoods of Central America. The United States is now openly before the world using children as pawns to enforce a hostile immigration policy. This strategy is morally unacceptable and denies the clear danger weighing upon those seeking our assistance. As a Catholic bishop, I support political and legal authority. I have always taught respect for the civil law and will continue to do so. But, I cannot be silent when our country s immigration policy destroys families, traumatizes parents, and terrorizes children. The harmful and unjust policy of separating children from their parents must be ended." WELCOME KEVIN LYCZAK: St. Mary s is pleased to announce the hire of our new Parish Music Director, Mr. Kevin Lyczak. Kevin will begin ministry at our parish on Sunday, July 8. A native of Pennsylvania, Kevin received his B.M. in Organ Performance from Duquesne University, the Mary Pappert School of Music, in May of There he also received the André Marchal Award for Excellence in Performance (Duquesne University, May 2016). Kevin received his M.M. in Organ Performance at Indiana University, the Jacobs School of Music, in May of While there he did Private Improvisation Studies with Dr. Ann Labounsky ( ), Robert Nicholls (2017) and Vincent Carr (2017). He performed in improvisation master-classes for Dr. Justin Bischoff (2015), Dr. Martin Weltzel (2017) and Dr. Bill Porter (2017). Prior to coming to St. Mary s, Kevin has served as the Director of Music for St. Barbara s Parish in Pittsburgh, PA, and at Our Lady of the Springs Parish in French Lick, IN. Additionally, he ministered as the Accompanying Organist at the First Presbyterian Church in Evansville, IN including work with the Royal School of Church Music Program. WISDOM FROM THE SAINTS: I feel that our souls are moved to the ardor of piety by the sacred words more piously and powerfully when these words are sung than when they are not sung, and that all the affections of our soul in their variety have modes of their own in song and chant by which they are stirred up by an indescribable and secret sympathy. - Saint Augustine

3 ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 17, 2018 PARISH STAFF: Rev. Mark J. Coiro, Pastor Rev. Jim Flynn, Weekend Assistance The Xaverian Fathers, Weekend Assistance Deacon John D. Barry, Permanent Deacon Deacon Martin Breinlinger, Senior Deacon Mr. Alwin Chinnappan, Seminarian Mrs. Fran Crespi, D.R.E., Grades K-7 Mr. Jake Thiringer, D.R.E., Grades 8-12 Mr. Kevin Lyczak, Parish Music Director Mr. Leo Racine, Director of Contemporary Music Mrs. Mary Beth Harris, Parish Secretary Mrs. Kim Lisbon, Religious Education Secretary Ms. Mary Sanning, Business Manager Mrs. Najat Whalen, Sacristan Mr. Billy Hanson, Parish Facilities R & R Landscaping, Cemetery Care MUSIC 5:00 PM 9:30 AM 11:30 AM Entrance #543 #720 #720 Offertory # Communion #356 #339 #339 Recessional #634 #588 #588 PANTRY SHELF SUMMER HELP: Regular coffee, applesauce, peanut butter, jelly, sugar, ketchup, mayonnaise, Chunky Soup, cookies, canned turkey/chicken, canned fruits, pasta sauce, canned tomatoes, toilet paper and cake and brownie mixes. THE ROSE FOR LIFE: Is sponsored this week by the Bomba Family. Please join them in prayer for an unborn child. If you would like to sponsor the Rose for Life please call SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND: CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT The (CCHD), works to uphold the dignity of human life by breaking the cycle of poverty across the United States through grants to local community-based groups who create jobs, improve education, and strengthen neighborhoods. Twenty-five percent of the CCHD collection stays in the Archdiocese of Boston to fund local anti-poverty projects; seventy-five percent supports national grant and education programs. For more information, please visit LAST SUNDAY S PARISH OFFERTORY: Mass Collections: $ 9, Automatic Giving: $ 3, Total Offertory: $ 12, St. Mary s thanks all those who support their parish so faithfully each week. Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. MT 6:21 PRAYERS AND MASS INTENTIONS: Saturday June 16 9:00 Rev. John O Donnell 5:00 Vincent Mullen 7:30 Walter J. Ciampa, Sr. Sunday June 17 7:30 John Hatcher 9:30 Gaetano Urbano 11:30 Pat McDonald Monday June 18 9:00 Paul T. Shea Tuesday June 19 9:00 Holy Souls in Purgatory Wednesday June 20 9:00 Brian Eckert Thursday June 21 9:00 Barbara Brown, 1 st Anv. Friday June 22 9:00 Pierino and Adele & Concetta DiCenso Saturday June 23 9:00 Rev. David B. Meskell 5:00 Maryellen Miller 7:30 Paul & Emma Jensen Sunday June 24 7:30 John Hatcher 9:30 Edward J. Caron 11:30 William Hosmer RECTORY OFFICE SUMMER HOURS: Please note that during the summer months of June, July and August the Rectory Office is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. On other weekdays it remains open the usual 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM hours. Mass Cards may also be obtained at the Religious Education Office. HEALING SERVICE: A Healing Service will be held on Wednesday, June 20 at the Fatima Shrine. The Rosary will begin at 6:55 PM with Mass at 7:15 PM followed by prayer for emotional and physical healing. Rev. Robert Perron, Pastor of St. Michaels Parish, Providence, RI will preside. The evening is sponsored by the Vision of Peace Prayer Group. A free will offering will be taken. If you have any questions please call Ron Whinnem at (508) TRAVELING? Check out to find out the name, location and Mass schedule of the nearest Catholic Church anywhere in America. God never takes a vacation from us; let us make time on vacation for God. BANNS OF MARRIAGE: III Thomas Keefe & Margaret Murphy

4 St. Mary s 2018 Memorial Day Weekend Offertory came up $ 2, short. Please make the switch to Automatic Giving to get your parish through the Summer. The St. Mary s Finance Council asks all parishioners to please consider making the switch to Automatic Giving. This is by far the most convenient way for you to give, and the most helpful form of giving for your parish. Why? 1) Your bank sends your weekly parish support, in the amount you dictate, year-round. You don t need to remember offertory envelopes or checkbooks when you come to Mass. As with Mass envelopes, you will receive an annual tax statement for your giving. 2) Your parish is protected against long holiday weekends, summer vacations, severe weather and other times that you may physically be away but St. Mary s still must pay her bills. With Automatic Giving, you don t have to remember to make up missed offertory. 3) It s easy and your bank does it for free! Please see below to learn how. How to Set Up Your Summer Automatic Parish Giving: 1) Login to your online banking service (you will first need to be enrolled for this with your bank) 2) Go to Add Payee or similar function and enter/select: Payee Name: St. Mary s Parish Payee Address: 8 Church Street, Holliston, MA Phone: Account: none (since there is no account number your bank will mail a check) 3) Go to Set-up Recurring Bill Payment or similar function and enter/select: Choose Payee: St. Mary s Parish Amount: $ (reflects one s means and commitment) Payment Date: MM/DD/YYYY (payment will occur same day each month) Frequency: monthly (preferred) No. of Payments: 12 (or select open ended option, if available) Memo (Optional): offertory You are now set-up; your bank will automatically mail your offertory to St. Mary s, as instructed. Thank you for your faithful stewardship of your parish!

5 ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 17, 2018 From the Pastor s Desk Dear Members of the St. Mary s Parish Family ~ Happy Father s Day! This weekend we remember in our prayers all fathers both those living and those who have gone to God. We thank God for the blessing these men have been in our lives, and remember also that by Baptism God has adopted us as His very own children, becoming forever our spiritual Father in whose home we hope one day to dwell. When Jesus disciples asked Him how to pray, Jesus told them to call God their Father. Many have said that this was the greatest compliment that Jesus ever paid to Joseph, his step-father. In fact our relationship with our earthly fathers has a profound impact on our view of God, our Heavenly Father. If a father is overly critical then his child grows to see God as judgmental. If a father is neglectful then the child concludes that God does not care. If, on the other hand, a dad is supportive, loving, and attentive then the child grows to see God as their compassionate and caring Heavenly Father. Together, a father and mother are meant to be a complimentary revelation of God s own love. God bless you! Rev. Mark J. Coiro UPCOMING MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP SUMMER EVENTS: Next Sunday, June 24 Whitewater Rafting, Maine: Be here at 6:30 AM, Depart Parish Center at 6:45 AM, return Monday, June 26, around 9-10 PM. Please carefully observe the To Bring list that you were ed this week. Have fun! Also - Brownstone Quarry Park, CT: Tuesday, July 31 Deerfield Rafting: Friday, August 17 MISSION TRIPS CAR WASH: St. Mary s EPIC Mission Trip teams will be traveling to Houston this summer to help communities still trying to recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey. Please help us by letting us wash your car. Free will donation and 100% of the money goes to the Mission Trips. If you have any questions please call or Bob Whiting at or 3chordsandtruth@gmail.com. The next Car Wash is Saturday, June 23 at Fatima Shrine from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Thank you! PARISH WEBSITE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The Communications Committee is seeking a volunteer to publish regular updates to St. Mary's new website. Updates include, but are not limited to, publishing the weekly bulletin, monthly newsletter, and general content like new images and messages. You would be one of several volunteers available for this. Working knowledge of WordPress is required. This is a great opportunity to share your website development skills and make significant contributions to St. Mary's budding online presence! Please send inquiries to Kristen Haan (kristen.e.morris@gmail.com). KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TENTH ANNUAL CHARITY RAFFLE: One raffle ticket costs $5 and a book of five tickets sell for $20. Grand prize is $1000! Proceeds from this fund raiser have benefitted local charities such as the Holliston Pantry Shelf, Holliston Senior Center, as well as our St. Mary s Parish. Various Veterans charities such as Homes for our Troops, IPODS for Veterans, and Habitat for Humanity have been given donations. Tickets will be sold at downtown Holliston stores and grocery stores in Medway, Ashland, Bellingham and Milford. The Drawing is in June 20. Thanks for your support! WISDOM FROM THE SAINTS: I travel slowly, one step at a time, because I am carrying two big suitcases. One of them contains my sins and the other, which is much heavier, are the infinite merits of Jesus. When I reach Heaven I will open the suitcases and say to God: Eternal Father, now you can judge and to St Peter: Close the door- because I m staying. - St Josephine Bakhita (photo left)

6 SAINT MARY S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM JUNE 17, 2018 WISDOM FROM THE SAINTS: The more a person loves God, the more reason he has to hope in Him. This hope produces in the saints an unutterable peace, which they preserve even in adversity, because as the love God, and know how beautiful He is to those who love Him, they place all their confidence and find all their repose in Him alone. - St. Alphonsus di Liguori RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATIONS ARE PAST DUE! IMPORTANT - FAMILY BASE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR GRADES 3-5: Letters will be sent home to all families who have not scheduled an appointment for their child s assessment before June 28. Contact Fran at: st.marysdre1870@gmail.com to set up an appointment. PRE-K, KINDERGARTEN AND GRADE 1: Please contact the R.E. office if you have a child entering these grades and wish to register your child for religious education. A registration form will be sent to you or you can go to: under Faith Education/Youth Religious Education/Registration. And download the form. Please note that children must complete Grade 1 before entering our Grade 2 Program. VOLUNTEERS ~ : There are many ways to contribute to the parish community and tithing your time to assist in evangelizing our children and youth is such a rewarding and fulfilling ministry. Please pray as to how you can help St. Mary s Parish Religious Education Program become more vibrant and joyful. Our program depends on volunteers to help the children and youth live out their faith actively. We are called by Christ to bring about His Kingdom on earth and spread the Good News. NEEDED FOR ~ A GR-3 COORDINATOR AND A GRADE 7 CO-COORDINATOR: We need someone to volunteer as a Grade 3 Coordinator and a Grade 7 volunteer Assistant Coordinator. Please contact Fran Crespi at st.marysdre1870@gmail.com if you are able to fill these openings and for more information as to what the duties of the grade coordinator entail. Please note that R.E. Coordinators and Co-Coordinators are responsible for guiding and assisting both teachers and students in growing in their relationship with Christ and His Church. Since this is done best by example, all parish coordinators are required to be regularly practicing members of the St. Mary s worshipping community. CONFIRMATION MASSES: Confirmation is scheduled for Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM. Families must notify the R.E. Office with their son or daughters Confirmation Mass time and Certificate Mass choice by contacting Kim at st.marysre1870@gmail.com or at FORMED - PICK OF THE WEEK: Celebrate Father s Day! Every father has been entrusted with a lofty vocation - to serve as a visible reflection of God the Father. In this inspiring talk, Devin Schadt draws upon the example of Saint Joseph to encourage fathers to understand and embrace their privileged role in the family and Church today. Pure Fatherhood by Devin Schadt. This presentation does a wonderful job of helping fathers hear Joseph. It is a great inspiration and motivator to be the fathers that God calls us to be. - Andrew O, Moline, Il PROTECTING GOD S CHILDREN (PGC): If you are 18 years of age or older and are volunteering for VBS or the mission trip to Texas this summer you must take a PGC workshop. There will be a workshop offered on Tuesday, June 26 from 6-8 PM. Contact Kim at to register for the workshop. COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: Meets on Tuesday, June 19 at 7:45 PM in the Library. VBS 2018 July At Shipwrecked kids will learn Bible points each day through songs, snacks and hands on activities. There are still openings available for more children. We provide child care for children under age 5 whose parents are volunteering the entire week at VBS. Teen volunteers must be in Grade 7 or above. HELP IS NEEDED FOR VBS SETUP High school teens and adults will be needed to help with the setup of Fr. Haley Hall for VBS on July 19, 20 and 21 at 10:00 AM. If you can help in any way please contact: Patty Baribeau at: pattybaribeau@gmail.com.