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Our Lady of Mount Carmel St. Ann Parish www.mtcarmel.ws Worcester, MA LORD S DAY MASSES Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 8:00, 10:00, and 11:30 a.m. DAILY MASS Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. HOLYDAY MASSES Vigil: 7:00 p.m. Holyday: 7:00 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday at 3:30-4:15 p.m. or by private appointment. PASTORAL STAFF Msgr. F. Stephen Pedone, Pastor Most Rev. George E. Rueger, in residence Assisting Priests: Rev. James S. Mazzone & Rev. Jesus Martinez Deacon Gerry Montiverdi, Part-time Liturgical Assistant. PARISH OFFICES AND STAFF Mailing Address: 28 Mulberry St., Worcester, MA 01605 Street Address: 24 Mulberry St., Worcester, MA 01605 Telephone: 508-797-4546 Office Hours are Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Lisa Fenuccio, Administrative Assistant Email: lisaolmc@gmail.com Phyllis Lynch, Secretary Mr. Francis Heffron, Head Custodian Mr. Glenn MacGregor, Part-time Custodian Mr. Walter Borek, Part-time Church Caretaker SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parents and Godparents must attend the Baptismal instruction session before the Baptism is celebrated. These sessions take place on the First Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Center. Community baptisms are celebrated on the third Sunday of every month after the 11:30 a.m. Mass. Private baptisms may also be arranged by calling the parish office. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY To prepare for this lifelong commitment, couples must begin marriage preparation twelve months before the proposed wedding date, according to the diocesan policy. FAITH FORMATION The Religious Education Program offers instruction to children and young people from Grade One through the high school years. Children are prepared for the reception of First Reconciliation and then First Holy Communion and young people for the reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation in high school, including those who attend Catholic schools. Rel. Ed. Office: 508-791-6139. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) This process of sharing faith stories and studying the Bible and the teachings of the Church is open to anyone who is in need of receiving any one or all of the Sacraments of Initiation. -Baptism, Holy Communion and Confirmation or to anyone who wishes to enter into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. FAITH FORMATION TEAM Mrs. Joan D Argenis D.R.E./Youth Director Maria Sciannameo RCIA Director LITURGICAL MUSIC MINISTRY Mr. Scott Olson, Organist Mr. Josef Konkol, Director of Music Mr. Michael Garceau, Organist/Wedding Ministry KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Council meets on the third Thursday of every month. The Council is committed to assisting the pastor in various liturgical celebrations and parochial and diocesan fundraisers and to pursing its own charitable endeavors. ORGANIZATIONS Guild of Our Lady of Sorrows Beato Angelo D Acri Society The Gene J. DeFeudis Italian Cultural Center Mt. Carmel Golden Years Club Mt. Carmel Circle of Friends PRO-LIFE CONTACTS Pro-Life Office, Mrs. Allison LeDoux: 508-929-4311 Respect Life Parish Respresentative: Louise Faiola: 508-756-1150 Visitation House: 508-798-0762 Problem Pregnancy: 888-310-7217 ILLNESS Arrangements can be made to have Holy Communion brought those who are homebound due to illness, age, or impairment of any kind or to celebrate the Sacrament of Anointing and Reconciliation with them. Please notify the parish office with the necessary information. PARISH REGISTRATION To become a registered member of the parish, please call the office. One of the secretaries will gladly assist anyone and complete the registration over the phone or through the website. REPORTING THE ABUSE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE To report the abuse of a child or a teenager, please contact Mrs. Frances Nugent, Director of the Diocesan Office of Healing and Prevention at 508-791-7171. You may also call Gloria Caprioli, our parish coordinator for prevention and education, at 508-344- 7718. Lastly, you may call Msgr. F. Pedone at 774-243-1154.

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL - ST. ANN PARISH APRIL 6, 2014 WEEKEND COLLECTION 3/29/2014 & 3/30/2014 4:30 PM Mass $1,175.00 8:00 AM Mass $863.00 10:00 AM Mass $1,389.00 11:30 AM Mass $1,087.00 Shared envelopes $250.00 Total Mass Collections $4,764.00 Special Collections: Weekend Envelopes mailed in $848.00 Children s Envelopes $31.00 Fuel $173.00 Church in Latin America $10.00 Catholic Relief Services $10.00 Easter $85.00 Easter Flowers $744.00 Holy Land $40.00 Capital Campaign $665.00 Candle Offering $254.00 Total $2,860.00 Restricted Funds $725.00 Unrestricted Funds $6,899.00 Total $7,624.00 The Finance Committee has determined that we need to collect $9,400 each week to meet our current expenses. Thank you for your continued support of Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Ann parish. PASTORAL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CONTACT INFORMATION Msgr. F. Stephen Pedone fpedone@charter.net John Conte, Chair john.conte@verizon.net Cheryl Berthiaume cherylbert23@gmail.com Amoret Zamarro-Beiter azb317@yahoo.com Albert Cecchini acecchin@concentric.net Mateo Fiore Deacon Gerald Montiverdi montigsr@verizon.net Maria Sciannemeo maria.sciannameo@yahoo.com David Soares dasoares8@charter.net PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING There will be a Pastoral Council Meeting on Tuesday, April 8th at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. LENTEN RULES OF FAST AND ABSTINENCE Abstinence from meat is to be observed by all Catholics fourteen (14) years of age and older on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all the Fridays of Lent. Fasting is to be observed by all Catholics who are eighteen (18) years of age but not yet fifty-nine (59) years of age on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Those who are bound to fast can take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to one s needs, but eating solid foods between meals is not permitted. Catholics should not lightly excuse themselves from these prescribed Lenten practices. JUST A REMINDER Beato Angelo d'acri Women's Club meetings will resume starting Monday, April 7, 2014 at 7:00 PM at the American Legion Post 201, 326 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01604. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Because Lent is a holy season of penance, opportunities to go to confession will be expanded. Confessions will be heard on Saturdays from 3:00 to 4:15 pm and Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:00 pm, and by appointment by calling the parish center at 508-797-4546. RELEASE The Mt Carmel-St.Ann Choir will be presenting the sacred Cantata; "The Seven Last Words of Christ" by Theodore Dubois on Tuesday, April 15th at 7pm. Conducted by Josef Konkol soloists will be members of the choir with guest organist David Berthiaume. This work sets the seven last words that Christ spoken on the cross to dramatic, moving music. Admission is free and we are hoping to increase your spiritual worship during Holy Week. Please join us!!!! PARTNERS IN CHARITY Many thanks to all who have pledged and contributed to the Partners in Charity appeal. To date, our parishioners have pledged or donated $5,044 or 10% of our goal of $50,000. Pledge envelopes can be found in church. Return them to our parish as soon as possible. Again this year we are asked to assist the Diocese in its charitable and educational outreach to the people of Worcester County. This appeal is a vital lifeline for many throughout the Diocese. Thank you for your kindness and generosity.

THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF LENT APRIL 6, 2014 Saturday, April 5, 2014 4:30 p.m. Mary Gallati (Birthday Remembrance) by Francine, Gary and Timothy Sunday, April 6, 2014 8:00 a.m. Theresa Groccia (3rd Anniversary) by Family 10:00 a.m. Rose D Andrea by Goddaughter, Donna 11:30 a.m. The Brescia Family: Carlo (25th Anniversary), Giuseppina (21st Anniversary) and Son, Vincenzo (22nd Anniversary) by Family Monday, April 7, 2014 7:00 a.m. Parishioners Intentions Tuesday, April 8, 2014 7:00 a.m. Satenik Apelian by a Friend Wednesday, April 9, 2014 7:00 a.m. William C. Blood by daughter Thursday, April 10, 2014 7:00 a.m. The Sick of the Parish Friday, April 11, 2014 7:00 a.m. Mass Saturday, April 12, 2014 4:30 p.m. Umberto DiGioia (2nd Anniversary) by Family George A. Dagnese (First Anniversary) and his mother Carmella (Martocci) Dagnese (40th Anniversary) by Family Sunday, April 13, 2014 8:00 a.m. Mario Quarta (7th Anniversary) by Family 10:00 a.m. Frank (43rd Anniversary) and Mary (3rd Anniversary) Paladino by Children 11:30 a.m. Angela Bello by Daughters Mary Ann and Carmelita Francis Bello (Month s Mind) by Aunt Gladys,Mary Ann and Carmelita Please pray for the sick of our parish: Carolyn Simko, Anna Perro, Francis Caffone, Priscilla Pavone, Susan Stomski, James Dionne, Donna Grasseschi, Madeline Arn, Lena Sbrogna, Gerry Demaria, Michael Crossen, Vinnie Gianfredo, Lori Blackwell, Carmella Szklarz, Joe Sama, Matteo Fiore and Matthew Hicks. May the Lord give them strength, courage and healing. THIS WEEK OUR SANCTUARY LAMPS ARE DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF: Michael Naples (Birthday Remembrance) By Ma, Dad and Family EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Eucharistic Adoration Friday s during Lent 12-3 PM. If you are interested please email me at joan_dargenis@yahoo.com or call the office at 508-791- 6139. Stop in and spend sometime with Jesus in a quiet atmosphere. We all need moments of peace. "Could you not watch one hour with Me?" Jesus waits for us in the Blessed Sacrament. He waits for our little Acts of faith, adoration, love, thanksgiving, repentance, reparation and charity that we can offer Him as we contemplate -- His Divine Majesty -- in the Blessed Sacrament. We are looking for volunteers to sit and for one hour on Friday s during Lent. If you can devote one hour of your time on any or every Friday during Lent, please let me know. 40 DAYS FOR LIFE 40 Days for Life is an effective campaign to end abortion through prayer, fasting, and public peaceful vigil outside of abortion clinics. It will begin on Ash Wednesday and run through Palm Sunday. The vigil is from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. each day at 475 Pleasant Street across from Planned Parenthood. Our date at the vigil is Friday, April 11 from 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Please plan now to come and pray the rosary. If you need transportation, please contact Louis Faiola at 508-756-1150. ST. THOMAS MORE SCHOLARSHIP FOR LAW STUDENTS Applications for the St. Thomas More Law Scholarship are available and may be obtained by contacting: The St. Thomas More Society, Chancery Office, 49 Elm Street, Worcester, MA 01609 Or you may call (508) 791-7171 and ask for Eileen in the Diocesan Tribunal. The scholarship is for law students who will be attending an accredited law school in the fall or for a student presently in law school. The application must be returned by June 30, 2014. Applicants (or their parents) must be members of parishes within the Diocese of Worcester. The Scholarship is usually in the amount of $3,000. Should anyone wish to contribute to this scholarship fund your donations will be greatly appreciated.

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL - ST. ANN PARISH April 6, 2014 OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL ST. ANN GOLDEN YEARS CLUB PROGRAM FOR THE MONTH OF April 2014 April 8, 2014 10:00 A.M. Socializing 10:30 A.M. Board Meeting 11:00 A.M. Business Meeting 12:00 noon Lunch Followed by Social. April 15, 2014 No Golden Years Bishop s Dinner April 22, 2014 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. VNA Keep Well Clinic Blood Pressure Etc. 10:00 A.M. Socializing 12:00 NOON Lunch Followed by Social. April 29, 2014 10:00 A.M. Socializing 12:00 NOON Lunch Followed by Social. Annual Memorial Mass and Dinner May 20 th 11:00 A.M. Memorial Mass Mount Carmel Church 12:00 Noon Dinner Mount Carmel Center Thank you all for being so generous with food donations for the Food Bank for the month of March. FIRST HOLY COMMUNION The following children will be receiving their First Holy Communion on May 4, 2014. Please keep them, their parents and teachers in your prayers. Zachary Gustafson Isabella Caporelli Anthony Nuzzlilo Jenna Isabelle Zachary Higgins Michael Simmarano Ava Stankus Emma Nordahl Ariana DiPadna David DeFusco Nicholas Germano John McAuliffe Emmarae Smith Isabella Weyler Isabella Vigliotti Carlo Bello Madeline Kempton Eileen Kempton Nicola Laratro Mariella Peto Tianna Hinson Lucia Giannetta FRIDAY LENTEN PRESCHOOL This special program is open to all pre-school children ages 3-5 years old. The children will learn about the importance of Jesus and the Lenten Season through crafts, music, stories, and other activities. 10 a.m. 12 p.m., Friday, April 11th All children ages 3-5 are welcome. LENTEN PROGRAMS Stations of the Cross every Friday evening starting March 7 - April 11-6:30 p.m. Join us as we walk in the Footsteps of Christ on his Road to Calvary. EASTER EGG HUNT AND PLAY Saturday, April 12, 11:00 a.m. Donations of chocolate eggs are needed and appreciated. Please contact Joan D Argenis at joan_dargenis@yahoo.com or 508-797-4546. THE GENE J. DEFEUDIS ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER NEWPORT PLAYHOUSE DINNER SHOW AND CABARET May 10, 2014 My Husband s Wild Desires (Almost Drove Me Mad!)We will leave the center at 1:00 p.m. It will be a full day. We should arrive in Newport around 3:30 p.m. You will be given an ocean view tour and then have two hours to shop. Dinner will be at 6:15 p.m. and the show starts at 8:00 p.m. followed by a cabaret show. The bus will leave Newport at 10:30 p.m. Cost is $65.00 that includes coach bus transportation, dinner, show and cabaret. For tickets or more information call Joan at 508-791-6139 or email joan_dargenis@yahoo.com

THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF LENT APRIL 6, 2014 GRADUATION DAY GRADUATION DAY! Not only could this happen, but with God s love for us, it DOES happen. We just don t stop long enough sometimes to see it. During these days of lent, hold on to this message and give thanks to God for everything. May we always have eyes to see what wonders God has prepared for us today. A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study, told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. He handed him a beautifully wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with his name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" He stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible behind. Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old. He thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. But before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to him. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things. When he arrived at his father's house, sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important documents and saw the Bible, new, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt 7:11, "And if ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him?" As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealers name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words...paid IN FULL. How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not packaged as we expected? LENT~SCRUTINIES & RCIA Lent is a period reflection, repentance and renewal in preparation for the celebration of the Pascal Mystery (Easter). This is a period of more intense spiritual preparation, consisting of a more interior reflection and is intended to purify our minds and hearts. Our RCIA catechumen and candidate will be entering this period in a special way as well. They have been receiving catechetical instruction since October and are now entering this period of purification and enlightenment. This period is intended to purify their hearts and minds with a deeper knowledge of Christ the Savior, as we all are called to do during the season of Lent. On the third, fourth and fifth Sundays of Lent, our parish will be celebrating certain rites a series of Scrutinies. The celebration of these rites brings about the process of purification and enlightenment and extends it over the course of the entire Lenten season. The Scrutinies are meant to uncover, then heal all that is weak, defective, or sinful in the hearts of the elect; to bring out, then strengthen all that is upright, strong and good. During this season, all of us are called to take part and scrutinize our own lives--to allow God to seek, uncover and then heal all that is weak and separates us from Him. Our Triune God then will bring out and strengthen all that is good in us. We invite you to take part in and support our catechumen, Natalie Schinco and our candidate, Jarisca Vargas in the celebration of the scrutinies during the 11:30 am Mass and continue to pray for them and each other during this Lenten season. WORCESTER COLUMBUS DAY PARADE COMMITTEE PRESENTS ANNUAL ITALIAN BREAKFAST Sunday, April 27, 2014 9 a.m. 11 a.m., Brown Square Civic Club Donation $12 For tickets call (508) 791-4230 or purchase at the door. Stop by for breakfast and hear the sounds of the Burncoat High School String Quartet and meet out 2014 Grand Marshal John Monfredo. All proceeds go toward the Worcester Columbus Day Parade on Sunday, October 12, 12:30 p.m. on Shrewsbury Street

THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF LENT APRIL 6, 2014 TAKE FIVE FOR FAITH Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow a day at a time. SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2014 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT; THIRD SCRUTINY OF THE ELECT Take a look at your life The Scrutinies of the third, fourth, and fifth Sundays of Lent are ancient rites that are part of the process that brings those who have asked for Baptism into the church. Though they may seem foreign, they are rooted in human wisdom cultivated over the ages. Examining scrutinizing how you live day to day, you discover areas of your life where you fall short as well as areas where you have been kind and loving. The best support you can offer those who are joining the church is to engage in an honest scrutiny of your own life. In this way the entire faith community is built up. TODAY S READINGS: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 (34). If one walks during the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. MONDAY, APRIL 7 When hypocrisy looks like piety American composer Carlyle Floyd retells the story of the biblical Susannah in his opera set in rural Tennessee. Susannah is accused of bathing naked in a river, a sin in the eyes of Christian men who spy on her. Distraught, Susannah asks her brother, Sam, What s it all about? It s about the way people is made, I reckon, he responds. An how they like to believe what s bad. / How short they are on lovin kindness. / It must make the good Lord sad.... / At seein how men treat one another / An say they re doin it all fer His sake. TODAY S READINGS: Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62; John 8:1-11 (251). Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone. TUESDAY, APRIL 8 No complaints, please! Do you ever find yourself complaining about abundance? Too much food, too many t-shirts, too many gadgets, too many events on the calendar! The grumbling of the ungrateful has a long biblical tradition. In the desert years, the Israelites complained about the wretched food they were forced to eat daily. It s shocking to realize they were complaining about manna, once celebrated as bread from heaven and now consumed with contempt! If you re tempted in the upcoming weeks to grumble about so many extra liturgies in church, take a minute to recall what these services are commemorating, and give thanks. TODAY S READINGS: Numbers 21:4-9; John 8:21-30 (252). Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert, where there is no food or water? WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 Is your response programmed? Pavlov s dog taught a humbling lesson: how easily behavior can be manipulated and controlled. Ring the dinner bell, you salivate. Pass the donut shop and you reel at the thought of a Bavarian cream. In the biblical book of Daniel, citizens were obliged to worship a statue each time the king s band played the Idolatry Theme Song. Most folks got into the rhythm. Three men said no and wound up in the furnace. Do you trust heaven enough to just say no when everyone around you embraces the patterns of fashion or materialism? TODAY S READINGS: Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; John 8:31-42 (253). Be ready now to fall down and worship the statue I had made, whenever you hear the sound of the... musical instruments. THURSDAY, APRIL 10 And now for the moment of truth... The big reveal is an important plot device used to add an unexpected twist to a storyline. Examples include Star War s Luke Skywalker hearing the words: I am your father, spoken by Darth Vader, his sworn enemy. Or Breaking Bad s chemistry-teacher-turned-drug-kingpin Walter White telling his wife, I am the one who knocks in response to her concerns about danger at the door. But no reveal in any story ancient or modern is more stunning than when Jesus tells his detractors: Before Abraham came to be, I AM. In that one moment the truth of Jesus full identity is revealed: He and Yahweh (I AM), the God of Israel, are one. And this big reveal comes with an even bigger payoff: life everlasting. TODAY S READINGS: Genesis 17:3-9; John 8:51-59 (254). Whoever keeps my word will never see death. FRIDAY, APRIL 11 MEMORIAL OF STANISLAUS, BISHOP, MARTYR An unimpeachable witness One of the engaging things about saints from centuries ago like Stanislaus (b. 1030) is the legends that spring up about them perhaps not true in a literal way but often carrying kernels of wisdom of a deeper order. Bishop Stanislaus is said to have brought a man who had been dead three years back to life in order to foil a land-grabbing plot of a nefarious king. Given three days to produce a witness to the church s claim on the land, he prayed ceaselessly before calling the seller of the land from the grave to testify on his behalf. The take-away? God hears and responds to your fervent prayers. TODAY S READINGS: Jeremiah 20:10-13; John 10:31-42 (255). If I... perform my Father s works... even if you do not believe me, believe the works. SATURDAY, APRIL 12 Life is more than getting from point A to point B An ancient Greek philosopher said you can t dip your toe in the same river twice. Once a moment in time passes, it s gone for good. Human beings, however, have also recognized time as cyclical. Easter reminds you of that view. It teaches you that life isn t an inexorable forward march toward death. Christians get to step out of linear time, not only at the end of life but during it as well. TODAY S READINGS: Ezekiel 37:21-28; John 11:45-56 (256). Now the Passover... was near, and many went up... to Jerusalem... to purify themselves. 2014 by TrueQuest Communications. TakeFiveForFaith.com; 800-942-2811; mail@takefiveforfaith.com. All rights reserved. Daily email sign-up and App available online. 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