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; 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. 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 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 ST. TIMOTHY PARISH NORWOOD, WALPOLE, WESTWOOD APRIL 27, 2014 DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY QUESTION OF THE WEEK Breaking Open the Word Suggested text for faith sharing: Today s Gospel Calendar for the Week Monday, April 28, 7:15pm, Bible Study Wednesday, April 30, 1pm, Bible Study Wednesday, April 30, 6:30pm, Capernaum Club Thursday, May 1, 9:30am, Bible Study Thursday, May 1, 7:30pm, New Jerusalem Prayer Group Friday, May 2, 9:30am, Blood Pressure Clinic Friday, May 2, 9:30am-3pm, Eucharistic Adoration, Chaplet prayed at 3pm Sunday, May 4, 9am-12pm, Blood Pressure Clinic Liturgical Calendar Sunday, April 27 Divine Mercy Sunday Tuesday, April 29 Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena Friday, May 2 Memorial of Saint Athanasius Saturday, May 3 Feast of Saints Philip & James Sunday, May 4 Third Sunday of Easter Financial Report April 19/20 $25, Question for Children: What could you do this week to encourage someone who is sad or discouraged? Question for Adults: What could you do this week to help strengthen the faith of someone who is faltering? Saturday, April 26 9:00 Anna & Joe Vatalaro, Memorial 4:30 Catherine Alighieri, Birthday Remembrance Sunday, April 27 8:00 Deolinda Chaves, 1st Anniversary 9:30 Martin F. Mulkern, Birthday Remembrance 11:00 William & Marie McCormack, Memorial 5:00 Joseph Vincent, Francis & Mary Macaulay, Memorials Monday, April 28 9:00 Manuel Simas, Healing Tuesday, April 29 9:00 Martin McGuire, Month s Mind Wednesday, April 30 9:00 Anna M. Barrett, Anniversary Thursday, May 1 9:00 Soul of Margaret Finn & Healing for Carolyn Friday, May 2 9:00 Richard Dick Jones, Memorial Saturday, May 3 9:00 Verano Family, Remembrance 4:30 Joseph Falcone, 1st Anniversary Sunday, May 4 8:00 Monica Silva, Sylvestre & Maria DaSilva, Memorials 9:30 Robert G. Murphy, Sr., Memorial 11:00 Robert Kinsella, Anniversary 5:00 Silvio Sorrentino, Anniversary Please pray for James P. Buckley whose funeral was recently celebrated in our parish.

3 ST. TIMOTHY PARISH NORWOOD, WALPOLE, WESTWOOD APRIL 27, 2014 DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION/Gr. K-8 YOUTH FORMATION/Gr. 9&10 First Eucharist Prayer Wall Please come to the Church Hall to see photos of our beautiful First Communion Candidates on display! We welcome you to sign your name below their pictures to show your loving, prayerful support for them as they prepare to receive Christ for the first time. Room to Grow Thank You! Thank you to all who participated in the Room to Grow service project! With your help, we were able to collect many books and clothing items for the babies aided by this wonderful organization. Thank you! Religious Education Registration-K-8 for 2014/2015 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 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. First Eucharist Rehearsals Please meet in the Church Hall. Vacation Bible School July 28-August 1 10:00am-12:30pm Registration forms are available outside the Religious Education Office for this year s Vacation Bible School. If you would like to help in any way, please contact Kathy MacKenzie in the Religious Education Office. Tuesday, April 29, 4-5pm for May 4 th, 11:00am Mass Tuesday, April 29, 5-6pm for May 4 th, 9:30am Mass Wednesday, April 30, 4-5pm for May 3 rd, 4:30pm Mass Wednesday, April 30, 5-6pm for May 3 rd, 10:30am Mass ************************************************ St. Timothy Book Group Our next meeting will be on Monday, April 28th, from 7:30-9pm in the Ruocco Center when we will discuss The Ear of the Heart by Mother Dolores Hart. Our last meeting will take place on the evening of June 2nd to review Amazing Gifts: Stories of Faith, Disability and Inclusion by Mark Pinsky. All are welcome! Presentation at St. Gerard s Church St Gerard's Church (1860 Washington St., Canton), is hosting a presentation on Medical Ethics/ End of Life Concerns with Rev. Myles Sheehan, S.J., MD. on Wednesday evening, May 7 th from 7-8:30pm. Fr. Sheehan, S.J. is a physician trained in internal medicine and geriatrics. He currently serves as the provincial of the New England Province of the Society of Jesus. For more information on Fr. Sheehan, please visit This evening is sponsored by the Adult Faith Formation committee in collaboration with St. John and St. Gerard parishes. Employment Opportunity at Ursuline Convent The Ursuline Convent in Dedham, MA is looking for an experienced part time cook for 20 hours/week, Monday-Friday, 4 hours per/day, More information can be found on the bulletin board across from the Parish Nurse s office. Upcoming Class Dates: Confirmation I-Class Mass and Celebration, Sunday, May 4th, 5pm Mass. More information to come! Confirmation Information-2014 ONLY Confirmation Date: Sunday, May 18 5pm Rehearsal Date: Monday, May 12 th from 6-7:30pm at St. Tim s. We will begin in the Parish Hall. Mission Trip Fundraisers-Save the Date! Saturday, May 17 th and Sunday, May 18 th -50/50 Raffle St. Tim s and St. Catherine s Pancake Breakfast-Sunday, June 1 Catherine s in the School Gym Please consider purchasing a raffle ticket or attending the Pancake Breakfast to support our young people headed to Washington D.C. this summer! Thanks to everyone who purchased baked goods at one of our bake sales! We raised close to $2,000 thanks to your generosity! Raffle Tickets Please purchase some 50/50 raffle tickets to support our young people who will be attending our mission trip to Washington D.C. this summer. Students will be selling tickets after Mass on the weekend of May 17 th and 18th. Tickets are 1 for $5 or 3 for $10. You may also use the coupon below to purchase tickets ahead of time. Coupons can be returned with payment to Leah Ramsdell, 547 Washington Street, Norwood. Checks should be made payable to YFM. The drawing will take place at our Pancake Breakfast! 50/50 Raffle Coupon 1 ticket for $5, 3 for $10 Name: Address: Phone No. No. of Tickets ************************************************* Parish Nurse News Children's Hospital Blood Drive On SATURDAY, May 3rd, 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 April 26 th and 27th. 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! Bereavement Support Group There will be a new Bereavement Support Group starting the first week in May. For many people, participating in a support group lessens the feelings of isolation that result from a loss and provides comfort, reassurance and healing. Please call Betsy Rivard, Parish Nurse, at , ext. 34 for more information.

4 EASTER HONORS IN MEMORY OF: Our Easter Candle is in memory of Theresa Savio Please remember in your prayers: Jim & Bob Briody Arthur V. Tenaglia Family of Fred Babel Coviello & Cardile Family Frank & Catherine, Joseph & Laura, Tom John & Patricia Frawley Jean & Joseph Chmiel Leo J. Will Brodeur & Sinclaire Families Ellen, Frank & Francis Murphy McCabe, Bevans & Kelliher, Glebus Families The Comallis Family The Kascavitch's & Seibert's Kathryn Corcoran & Joseph Ryan Cecilia Reinhart & Louis P. Poncia Deceased Members of the Chassė & Lynch Families Deceased Members of the Germano & Toole Families Donald Mahoney Frank McKeown Lee & Marsh Families Silvestro J. DiGregorio Mary A. Hayes Ippolito & Anthony Mottola Vito & Maria Politano John & Nella Murphy, Anne Intraversato George Skowera Dr. & Mrs. Manuel A. Escobar The Mitchell & Holm Families Leo Burkett Gertrude & John Feeney The Gallivan & Brennan Families William Corkery Collins & Skelly Families James & Margaret Marriott, Stanley & Eva Gaw, Hughie & Colleen Devereau, Wallace Reid, Albert & Mary Reid, Beverly Marriott, William & Evelyn Higgins, Earl & Mary Baxter Schepis & Riciputi Families Robbins, O'Connor, Ricard Families Robert DaCruz & Daniel Carroll Norman G. Thibault Richard & Mary Ehrlich Robert & Mary Connelly Ken Mercier Leonard & Anna Cronin Robert & Claire Sonner Deceased Members of the Beaudet & Russo Families James Davock Jim Schippers & Family Tom Pomer & Family Borkowski & Zochowski Families The Hines & Palmieri Families Bachofner & Donahue Families Charlie & Eleanor Mathers Peter Charlantini Family Tomas Cercadillo Andrew & Rose Nolli Jack Dunne James & Anna Barrett The Caprarella Family Thomas J. Lyons, Sr. John J. Hines Paul & Helen Costello Charles Slattery Robert & Mary Pugh Les & Steve Hilchey Art Romanelli Daniel Costa & Kay Petrucci Jon Frawley, Patricia Bird, Jacqueline Frawley Czyryca & Harrington Families Josephn Beltramini Cynthia Brennan Piotrowski & Tyszka Family Kevin Curran Robert Lowey Mary J. Russo Patrick & Julia Berney Joseph Oliverio Kraw & Kornack Family James Postler Miga & White Families MacDonald & Pourbaix Families The Parents of Frank & Jane Spakofski Monica Silva & Silvestre & Maria Silva & Vicente Family Mary T. Reagan Joanna Smith, Alice Collins, Mary Costello & Brian Collins William & Elizabeth Harrington Our Parents, George & Mary Slivka, Michael & Julia Krohto Margaret O'Brien Betsy Jordan, Margaret & John Kenney Mary & John McManus Mary & Frank Scannell Mary & Edward Malley Albert & Anne Ouellette, Kathy Parker Robert Trainor & Amico Barone The Harrison Family The Ulatowski Family The Kraft Family The Juskiewicz Family The Powers Family The Bazylinski Family Ralph, Katherine & Michael Moriello Paul & Ann Hoey and Paul Hoey, Jr. Thomas & Eileen McLaughlin Harold & Ursula Ross, David Hern, Sr. Thomas & Ruth Donahue Gerald Pasquantonio Claudia McKenzie Madeline & Joseph DiPerna Louise & Guarino Pasquantonio Louis & Regina Catano Robert & Grace Price Kenneth Morrison Kenneth Coffey The Tinson & Quint Families Mary & Tina Decker Jay & Mike Halle Marty McGuire Furze & Trask Families Adriano Barbosa Dr. Frank Mason The McCauley & Famiglietti Families The Faherty & Penta Families John Donnelly John & Molly Arena James J. & Ann M. Whalen Thomas J. Whalen Eileen A. Whalen Joseph & Mary Spadazzi Theresa Spadazzi Phyllis Magee & Ruth Magee John McCann & Tom Anastas The Heath & McGuire Families The Horgan & Kilroy Families Robert Ochs Robin Gangi Thomas & Margaret Prendergast George & Carinda Gallucci David F. Greenwood Lisa Marie Burns & Robert Bodge Frank & Catherine Alighieri David F. Greenwood Wally Zawistowski Margaret Blizard Kristin Anuirthy Arthur Porter, Irene & Eugene Kenney Susan Sarno, Dorothy Mandigo Dorothy Foscaldo & Edith Raftery

5 Dear friends- A MESSAGE FROM OUR PASTOR I hope that you had a wonderful Easter. I want to thank, once again, all those who shared their time and talents with us to make our celebrations of Holy Week and Easter so meaningful. We are truly blessed at this parish to have so many gifted individuals, and due to their hard work we were able to draw closer to the Lord and grow in our faith during these holy days. I must admit to a bit of nostalgia as I celebrated Holy Week and Easter for the last time here at our parish (unless, of course, I m a complete disaster at St. Jude s and St. Edward s and I m sent back here). It has been a wonderful 14 ½ years here for me and I m grateful to all of you who have made my time here such a joy. I am looking forward to celebrating First Communions and Confirmation with you in May those two celebrations are always highlights of my year. There are a lot of questions about who will take my place after June 3. Although I have not as yet received any official word, the rumor is that Fr. John O Brien will be assigned to St. Timothy s to be the administrator until we are put into a collaborative with St. Catherine parish. Fr. O Brien has been the pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Quincy and since his parish has been put into a collaborative with two other Quincy parishes, he will be available to serve as an administrator. He was a few years ahead of me in the seminary and I know him fairly well. I think he will be a fine administrator until a permanent pastor is named. I m not sure of when that will take place. Fr. O Brien has scheduled a sabbatical a time of study and renewal so he will not begin at St. Timothy s until December. So for the next six months another priest will be assigned on an interim basis until Fr. O Brien returns here. I realize that all these moves involve a great deal of change and change is not all that easy. But I take comfort in the wonderful people who make up this parish and the great staff who will assist the incoming priests. We have such a great parish and I hope and pray that amid all these changes we can continue to keep our wonderful parish spirit alive and continue to do the work of Jesus in our community. I want to wish all of you and your families and friends the peace and joy of this Easter season. Fr. Culloty FAREWELL CELEBRATION NEWS Our farewell celebration for Fr. Culloty will be held on Saturday, May 31st, beginning with the 4:30 Mass and followed by an outdoor reception. If parishioners are interested in contributing to a parish gift in honor of Fr. Culloty, Father has indicated he would be most appreciative of a monetary gift to Mission Grammar School in Roxbury, a school serving approximately 250 inner city students with tremendous need for financial support to provide tuition assistance and maintain its facilities. Anyone wishing to donate can drop a check in the collection basket or send a check to the parish office, using a special envelope available at the back of the Church. Please make the check payable to St. Timothy Parish and write on the memo line Mission Grammar. If you can volunteer some time to help with set up, clean up, decorating, etc. please call Janet in the main office or her at sttim@sttim.net. If you would like to contribute a photo of Father with you or your family during the past 14 years, please submit a 4x6 print to the main office. Photos will be used in the decorating scheme for the party. Thank you for your generosity and your help! Join the Walk for Hunger Team The Ecumenical Community Food Pantry of Norwood is once again forming a team to walk in Project Bread's 46th Walk for Hunger on Sunday, May 4th. The Walk provides funding to over 400 emergency food programs in 125 Mass. communities. You can join the team by registering online at goto/norwoodfoodpantry or call Nick Campagna at if you have any questions. If you cannot walk, you can donate at the website noted above. Project Bread/Westwood Interfaith MiniWalk In conjunction with Project Bread, the faith communities in Westwood/Norwood are joining together in their annual Mini-Walk for Hunger. On Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 1:00pm, this walk will commence at Temple Beth David in Westwood and continue for 3 miles. We are asking that you consider participating in the walk or simply contributing to this worthy cause. For more information, please visit support.projectbread.org/goto/westwood or contactl Kathy MacKenzie at kathy@themackenzies.net. Food Pantry The Ecumenical community Food Pantry is in need of canned fruits, baked beans and pasta sauce. Also we need someone who can be a shopper for the Pantry, and can manage cases of canned goods. Please contact Ruth Taeger at if you can help. Pine Street Inn We will be serving supper at the Pine Street Inn on Monday, May 26, 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. Cereal Needed!! The Parish Pastoral Council has been collecting whole grain cereal for the clients of Pine Street Inn. Collection bins are at the entry of the Church through April 30th. Thank you!!

6 Information page ST. TIMOTHY PARISH NORWOOD, WALPOLE, WESTWOOD APRIL 27, 2014 DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY 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: April 27, 2014