Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord April 5, 2015

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1 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord April 5, 2015 Holy Ghost Parish Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord April 5, 2015

2 Holy Ghost Parish Whitman, MA Holy Ghost Parish Whitman, Massachusetts Tel: Fax: Rectory mailing address: 518 Washington Street, Whitman, MA The address where you can contact the Joint Parish Council is: PARISH STAFF Pastor: Rev. James Mahoney Parochial Vicar Rev. Mark Riley Senior Priest in Residence Rev. Joseph Arsenault Deacons: Joseph Nickley Robert Balzarini James McLaughlin Finance and Operations Manager Dennis Leonard Director of Music William Healey Children s Choir Margaret Healey Organist Lynn Bartlett Cantor: Dennis Leonard Director of Religious Education Ann T. Lawrence Superintendent, Saint James Cemetery Vincent Tonello Parish Secretary Janice Guillemette Cemetery Office Kathy MacGilvray Facilities Managers: Howard King James Lewis Bulletin Editor: Elaine Melisi Bulletin items may be sent by to emelisi@comcast.net or dropped at the rectory by 11AM on Mondays to be included in the next week s bulletin. Rectory Entrance and Office Hours: The main office entrance is the front door of the rectory on Washington Street. Parish Office Hours Monday through Friday to 5PM Saturday Closed DAILY LITURGIES Monday-Wednesday-Friday Mass at At Holy Ghost Masses on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with Communion Service on Saturdays at St. Bridget WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULES AT HOLY GHOST Saturday at 4PM Sunday Masses at 7:30AM and 10:30AM AT SAINT BRIDGET Saturday at 4PM Sundays at and 12 Noon HOLY DAY MASS SCHEDULE As Announced DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION Tuesdays at 7PM in the lower chapel PERPETUAL ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT In Divine Mercy Chapel (lower church) CONFESSION Saturdays at 3PM or anytime by appointment BAPTISM Second and Fourth Sundays of each month at 12Noon (Please arrive 15 minutes early). Call the rectory ( ) to arrange for the sacrament. MARRIAGE Please contact the rectory one year in advance. Couples meet with the priest before a date is set. Participation in a marriage program is required.

3 Holy Ghost Parish Whitman, MA For the Week of April 4 through April 12, 2015 Holy Saturday, April 4, PM Morning Prayer There is no 4PM Mass on Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Easter Sunday, April 5, :30AM 10:30AM For all Parishioners For all Parishioners Monday, April 6, 2015 Ben and Edith Sullivan Tuesday, April 7, 2015 (No Mass at Holy Ghost) Mass at Saint Bridget Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Anna Wakefield Thursday, April 9, 2015 Friday, April 10, 2015 (No Mass at Holy Ghost) Mass at Saint Bridget Colleen MacCurtain (20th anniv) Saturday, April 11, 2015 (No Mass at Holy Ghost) Communion Service at Saint Bridget 4PM Arthur Aucoin (memorial) Sunday, April 12, :30AM 10:30AM MASS INTENTIONS Pauline Markowski Thomas Sheehan Crowley Betty Crowley Please keep in your prayers Lois Nally Kenneth Rogers Jeanne Amadeo MaryAnn Curby who passed away recently PRAYERS FOR OUR RELATIVES & FRIENDS SERVING IN THE MILITARY Holy Ghost Parish lists in the bulletin the names of friends and family members from our parish who are serving in the military, so that all of us can keep them in our prayers daily, that they may return home safely. If you would like to add someone to the list, please call the rectory ( ) or us with the information. We ll add names as they are received. Please keep the following service members in your prayers. Capt. Matthew Johnson Lt.. Joe Sturges 2 nd Lt. Andrew Maio Pat Torney PFC Andrew Smith Sgt. Nick Lavery SO2 Ryan C. Flaherty Sgt. Matthew McCann Sgt. Seamus Murray Lance Corp. Nicholas Rizzo Staff Sgt. Jonathan P. Martins Steve Gaudet LCpl M Ryan O Flaherty Lt. Christopher C. Regan Lt.Col. Kevin Hanrahan Capt. Joseph J. Lucas SPC Anthony Gulino Peter E. Columbo Sgt. Jason Race Sgt. Nicholas Voci PFC Ryan Cronin Spec. James R. Furtado Senior Airman Sara Furtado PFC Zachary Samya Staff Sgt. Marie Ketchen Capt. Joseph E. Beard LanceCorp. Johnathan Jaskolka Sgt. Andrew McAleer Lance Cpl. Sean Concannon Sgt. Patrick Donaher PV2 Christina Malloy LanceCorp. Thomas M. Malloy, Jr. (USMC) Cpl. Joshua Pacheco Cpl. John J. Feeney,USMC LCpl Derek Corkery, USMC Cpl Joseph Von George, USMC Pvt. Jordon McIntyre Airman Samuel Clark PFC Daniel O Donnell,USMC Pvt. David Franey Payce Thomas Berridge, USN 1st Lt. Shane Reardon,USMC The one collection on Good Friday is for Support of the Holy Land Shrines The one collection on Easter is for the Clergy Benefit Trust Thank you to all who so generously remembered loved ones at this Easter Season. There was not enough space in today s bulletin to include them all. The list will continue in next weekend s bulletin until all have been acknowledged.

4 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord April 5, 2015 SPRING DINNER DANCE SATURDAY, APRIL 25, PM Pasta Dinner, salad, dessert and coffee Tickets are only $10 Trivia with prizes, Door Prizes Wine and Beer at Yesteryear s prices Tickets available Saint Bridget-before and after masses April 11 and 12 Holy Ghost-before and after Masses April 18 and 19 Or call Bob: WIDOWS TO WIDOWS The first meeting of the Widows to Widows support group will take place on Wednesday morning, April 8, following the Mass at Holy Ghost. The meeting will be held in Father Glennon Hall-all widows are welcome to attend.. DEADLINE FOR ORDERING RED SOX TICKETS IS APRIL 6TH Join Holy Ghost and St. Bridget Parishes at Fenway Park on Wednesday, July 29th to watch the Boston Red Sox play the Chicago White Sox. Tickets are $30 for bleacher seats. Order forms are at the rear of the church. Please contact Colleen Booker with any question at or at sbparishsecretary@comcast.net IRISH HEARTS FOR ORPHANS BENEFIT DANCE Sunday April 19th from 4-8PM Boston Marriott Quincy Suggested donation is $20 Featuring Noel Henry s Irish Showband, Erin s Melody and Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eirann Entertainment,,music and dancing, step dancers, vendors, silent auction, raffles NPH USA is dedicated to improving the lives of orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. WHITMAN BOARD OF HEALTH RABIES CLINIC FOR DOGS AND CATS SATURDAY, APRIL 11, AM to 12Noon Whitman Animal Shelter 100 Essex Streeet (behind the town barn) Fee: $10 (cash only) Proof of prior rabies shot required TAKING TIME OUT RETREAT DATES Being a Blessing, a Spirituality for Everyday Living mini-retreat led by Peggy Patenaude of Taking Tim Out, will be held on Wednesday, April 8 at Sacred Hearts Retreat Center in Wareham, from 10AM-12:30PM Cost:$20 Pre-registration required. Contact Peggy at or timeoutretreats@comcast.net PLEASE JOIN THE ST. BRIDGET SCHOOL PTO FOR THE 1ST ANNUAL MONTE CARLO NIGHT ON SATURDAY, APRIL 11, PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Abington The organizers are excited about the events planned for this evening. There will be great food and wonderful prizes. Don t worry if you don t know how to play any of the games. The professional dealers will be teaching everyone how to play. Please feel free to bring friends and relatives! This event is open to all at Holy Ghost and St. Bridget parishes. Please visit stbridgetschool.us/pto.htm for ticket sales and further information CATHOLIC APPEAL LIVING OUR FAITH TOGETHER Thanks to all of you who have given so generously to support our parish. If you have not yet made a gift or pledge, you will find Catholic Appeal envelopes in the pews this weekend. Thank you for your prayers and support and for helping us meet our parish goal. Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality s April meeting will be held on Monday, April 13th in Father Glennon Hall The CYO group will Meet on Sunday, April 12th, from 5-7PM At the Spellman Center All students in grades 7-12 are welcome. PILGRIM FESTIVAL CHORUS PRESENTS ANNALIES A Choral Setting of The Diary of Anne Frank Saturday, April 11 at 7:30PM Sunday, April 2 at 4PM At The Church of the Pilgrimage Town Square, Plymouth (Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, and $15 for students over 14. Tickets are available online at

5 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord April 5, 2015 ALLELUIA! HE IS RISEN! Easter Flowers in memory of the following Thomas C. Murphy Helen R. Berube Frank & Jennie Tenore Thomas E. Smith Twomey & Provost Families Mary Twomey Venuto George Twomey, Jr. Ann Tonello Mary,Thomas Mahady Eve Pelton Mary & Joseph Scott Mary M. Bagley Paul Mahady Sister Frances Anna Cronin Lorraine Faxon Leslie Faxon Cynthia Shepherd Frank Dembro Michael & Frances McNally Charles & Ada Giniewicz Beatrice Concannon William Concannon Joseph & Geraldine Celona John & Claire Coughlin Joe & Nellie Molisse Marion O Brien Richard Morgan Michael O Hare Delores Bigwood Charles J. Hayes Helen M. Hayes Joseph V. Hayes Kenneth F. Roy William & Margaret McCarthy Vincent & Rita Adduci Cecelia M. McCarthy Thompson & Murphy Families Duke Doucette Margaret Reidy Warren Holmberg James & Eileen Hurley John & Anne Wallace Reta & Earl White Lillian Burgess Mary White Martin & Kathleen Clifford Family Clougherty Family Eddie, John & Katie Donald MacKenzie John Kelly Oscar & Anita Belanger Sylvia Beaulieu Peter Kelly Eva Kelly Catherine and Chris Kirwan Angela Rizzo John Leavitt, Sr. Hicks & Lynch Families John D. Hicks Kathleen Frank Mary Kelly Fran & Mary Collins Taylor Sotirkys George & Kevin Walsh Edward & Katherine Degnan Families Souls in Purgatory Nana & Papa Walsh Nana Gaudet Papa Doherty Dolores Ruckdeschel Norman Rogers Kerry Laplume Nana Yanoolis Agnes,Andrew Yanoolis Leona & Virgil Davidson Deceased members of the Yanoolis & Davidson Families Louis Nickerson Anna & Peter Chiros George & Louisa Chiros Raymond & Catherine Barry James Gosse Joseph Ricciarelli Mary Ellen & Jim Gosse Helen Ricciarelli Mary Egan & Dolly Wright Joseph Bonanno Mary Bonanno Thomas Sheehan Crowley Kelley, Beard & Siegle Families Peter B. Randall Martin J. Kelley Isabella & Robert Browne Catherine and Michael Carey Sarah & Martin Foley Edward Conlon Michael Conlon Joseph Conlon Craig Family Adrian Borden Rita Carney Katherine Regan Curly Gannon Catoni Family Leo J. Godin Arthur & Marie Prisco Fell & Olson Family Florence,Ruth,Paul O Brien George, Eleanor,Kevin Soule Kevin & Liam McHugh Marie,Alston Nickerson Mr., Mrs. Edwin Burke Coombs and Hanify families William D. Fallon, Sr. Rose M. Fallon Sheila F. Andress W. Daniel Fallon, Jr. Mary F. Lenzyel Sam Durso Martha F. Durso Thomas J.Connolly, Sr. Joseph Hernon Elizabeth & Joseph Hernon Leonard & Rita Kosowski Francis & Dorothy White Shirley,William Ward Michael McKenna Frederick & Bernice Cavicchi Edward & Mary Smith Maguire Family Mary Leonard McGuire Family Catherine Connolly Collins Family Claire & Charles Simpson Paul McVay Dennis,Edna Finnegan Antonio & Antonetta Balasco Frances Sheehan Roy, Lucille, and Robert Jones John C. Clergy Morgan & Long Families Mr.& Mrs. Ernest Pero Mr.,Mrs. Paul Devine James and Claire Shaughnessy Francis, Sophia Noone Mr. and Mrs. Everett Kailher Mr. and Mrs Fred Richard

6 Holy Ghost Parish Whitman, MA A MESSAGE FROM FATHER MAHONEY APRIL 5, 2015 Dear Parishioners of the Collaborative and visitors to our Parishes today, Please allow me to wish you a very Joyous and Happy Easter! Jesus Christ is Risen Today, Alleluia!!! Alleluia!!! If you are new to our Parish Communities of Holy Ghost in Whitman and St. Bridget s in Abington Welcome!!! We are glad you are here. Our two parishes are in Collaboration with each other to further the Mission of the Church and bring the Good News of Jesus, Risen from the dead, to our communities. Today we celebrate Easter. Easter is not just for today, it is a 50-day meditation on the mystery of Christ's Resurrection. Our Gospel on Easter morning tells us about the disciples' discovery of the empty tomb. It was first discovered by a woman, Mary of Magdala. She sees the tomb and RUNS to tell the apostles what has happened, and two apostles RUN to the tomb to see for themselves. Running is mentioned three times in this short passage! This tells us something important. Easter, and our Easter Faith, is active. It moves. It s something alive, and wondrous, and constantly in motion. The Gospel readings over the next 50 days will speak about the Risen Lord appearing to his followers and how they began to believe in the Resurrection. Having believed, they began to proclaim it to everyone. I pray on this Easter Day, and this Easter Season, that your faith continues to grow and thrust you into motion to proclaim it, to share it, and to live it with those around you. Every parish in the Archdiocese will be taking one collection today to support the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust for our priests. The success of the collection is critical to our ongoing efforts to ensure an appropriate level of care and quality of life programs for priests of the Archdiocese of Boston. We are grateful for your full participation and support. Fr. Steve Healy who is away for treatment, Fr. Mark Riley who is ill, and our retired priests - Fr. Joe Arsenault (in residence), Fr. Vin Poirier, and Fr. Mike Regan (who assist at St. Bridget s) are all being assisted by this fund right now. Thank you for joining us in this important effort to ensure that we can continue caring for the health and well-being of our priests in their time of need. I mentioned this in last week s bulletin: Because we are in a shortage of priests here in the Collaborative due to illnesses, I call your attention to the celebration of the Sacrament of Penance. From this point forward the priest hearing Confessions on Saturday afternoon, most likely, will be the Celebrant of the 4:00 p.m. Mass. CONFES- SIONS NOW END AT 3:30 ON SATURDAYS to give minutes to change gears from hearing Confessions to Celebrating the Eucharist. The priests will be happy to hear your Confession after Mass if there is a need. Your attention to this is important and appreciated. Thank you for your understanding. A special word of gratitude to all who have done so much in preparing for our Triduum and Easter Liturgies. Your efforts have glorified the Lord and enriched our celebrations this week. Thank you! Let us pray for each other. God bless, Father Mahoney DIVINE MERCY CELEBRATION WITH DEACON JOE Come celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday next week on April 12th at 3PM in the lower chapel at Holy Ghost. There will be singing of the Chaplet, Veneration of the image, Reflection from Sr. Faustina s diary and Benediction. All are welcome! PINE STREET INN MEAL ON SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH The evening meal at the Pine Street Inn on Saturday, April 18th will be spaghetti and meatballs. Donations of spaghetti, cans of crushed tomatoes, and desserts would be greatly appreciated and may be left at the Cardinal Spellman Center at 10:30AM on Saturday the 18th. Anyone wishing to help may call Carol Kryzanek at RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS FIRST COMMUNION Our Second graders will soon be receiving the Sacrament of the Eucharist for the first time. Each 2nd grade class will be receiving the Sacrament at a regular weekend Mass, beginning with Saturday, April 18th, at 4PM Mass, Sunday April 19 at 10:30AM Mass, Saturday, April 25th at 4PM Mass, Sunday, April 25 at 10:30AM Mass, Saturday, May 2nd at 4PM, Sunday, May 3rd at 10:30AM and finishing with Saturday, May 9th at 4PM Mass. The children will participate in the liturgy by doing the readings and bringing up the gifts at each Mass. We look forward to having our second graders participating with the entire community in their Communion Masses.

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