Fr. David Doiron~ Pastor Terry Nummelin ~ Director of Religious Education Rectory: 10 Richards Avenue Paxton, MA 01612 Telephone: 508-755-0408 Fax: 508-767-0759 Religious Education Office: 508-755-0601 http://www.stcolumbapax.org email: stcolumba@charter.net SUNDAY MASSES Saturday Evening 4:00PM, Sunday Morning 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM WEEKDAY MASSES 7:30AM (Tuesday Friday) SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Confessions are heard on Saturday at 3:15PM Any other time is by appointment. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please call the office for instructions and a Baptismal date BULLETIN DEADLINE Monday 9:00 AM WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS Please introduce yourselves. We want to know and serve you. We hope you become an active part of our Parish Community.
CHURCH OF ST. COLUMBA PAXTON, MA WORSHIP SCHEDULE SATURDAY OCTOBER 13 TH 9:00a.m. -Rosary 4:00p.m. -Mass For Lorraine Kokocinskii 4th Anniversary Requested by the Family SUNDAY OCTOBER 14 TH 8:00a.m. -Mass 10:00a.m. -Mass For Charles Brian Schmalz Requested by Friends MONDAY OCTOBER 15 TH NO MORNING MASS TUESDAY-OCTOBER 16 TH 7:30a.m.-Mass WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 TH 7:30a.m.-Mass THURSDAY OCTOBER 18 TH 7:30a.m.-Mass FRIDAY OCTOBER 19 TH 7:30a.m.-Mass SATURDAY OCTOBER 20 TH 9:00a.m. -Rosary 4:00p.m. -Mass For Maurice Girouard & Michael Girouard Requested by the Family SUNDAY - OCTOBER 21 ST 8:00a.m. -Mass 10:00a.m. -Mass For Pat Dix & Jim Minchin Requested by Jim & Mary Beth Dix ALTAR SERVERS 10/13-10/14 10/20-10/21 4:00p.m. Eamon McDonnell Liam McDonnell 8:00a.m. John Metilly Logan Domineck Nicholas Metilly 10:00a.m. Luke Putney Piotr Bielecki Liam Daly Caleb Rocha Daily Mass Daily mass can be seen on Charter TV channel 193 Monday through Friday at 9:00a.m. "Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me." At that statement his face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!" - Mk 10:21c-23 Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass 2001, 1998, 1970 CCD. LITURGICAL ROLES 10/13-10/14 10/20-10/21 4:00p.m. M. Power (L) D. Doyle (L) A. Stoica (E) D. Stoica (E) D. Stoica (E) L. Doyle (E) 8:00a.m. L. Cournoyer (L) L. LeFave (L) M. Paladino (E) M. Ahearn (E) G. Graham (E) J. Laracy (E) 10:00a.m. M. Benoit (L) R. Bedard (L) S. Massarelli (E) K. Anderson (E) TV MINISTRY SCHEDULE 10/14/2018 Pat Stephens 10/21/2018 Jack Ayvazian 10/28/2018 Liam McDonnell The 10a.m. mass is recorded each week and shown on channel 192 at 4:00p.m., 6:00p.m. and 8:00p.m. on Sunday and Monday.
THE TWENTY-EIGHT SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THE SICK AND IN A SPECIAL WAY FOR Bob Mattson, Dan Daignault Debbie Lyons, Patricia Benicaso Mellissa Angiolillo, Julie Dix, Alice Falcone, Jackie Cook, Doris Metilly Barbara Englander, Ginny Bean Aline Riedle, Robert & Rita Mertig Patricia Jones, Jim Cavanaugh Blake George Murawski, Pete Warren WEEKLY OFFERTORY COLLECTION Our parish budget requires $4,000 weekly to meet our expenses. On the weekend of October 7th-8th we received $3188. Thank you for your continued and generous support of our parish. Celebrate Priesthood -- Tastes of the Diocese Join us for the 5 th Annual Tastes of the Diocese gala on Thursday, Oct. 18 from 5:30 7:30 pm at the St. Vincent Hospital Atrium in Worcester as we celebrate the diocesan priesthood and raise needed funds for Retired Priests care. Food and beverages, including beer and wine, can be enjoyed from 24 providers including many ethnic delicacies prepared by local parishes! Donations also accepted. Visit www.worcesterdiocese.org/celebratepriesthood to purchase tickets or make donations today The Next Alpha Session is on Sunday, October 28 th from 4:00p.m. 6:00p.m. Hope for Housing Food Card Sale Food cards to benefit the Hope for Housing Program sponsored by the Interfaith Coalition To Prevent Family Homelessness will be available next weekend, October 20 and 21. Your continued support of this project is appreciated. Future sale dates are November 3 and 41 and November 17 and 18. Sales will remain the first and third weekend of each month. We hope you consider this project for your Holiday shopping and gift giving. Should you require large amounts, please talk to the sellers regarding your needs. Thanks to all who volunteer and support this project. C C S R E M S, O 14, 2018 10:00.. M Candidates & Sponsors should arrive at St. Columba by 9:45a.m.and sit in the reserved section of the church. Session IV Thursday, October 18, 2018 Time: 6:45p.m. 8:00p.m. Location: Church Hall Community Service Saturday, October 20, 2018 Time: 7:30a.m.11:00a.m. St. John s Soup Kitchen Location: 20 Temple Street Worcester, MA. Religious Education Class Schedule Sunday Grades 1 + 2 8:50a.m.-9:50a.m. class & 10:00a.m. Mass 10/14/18 Sunday Gr. 9 & 10 Mass at 10:00a.m. followed by class 10:50-12:00p.m. 10/14/18 Monday Gr. 3 & 4 3:00p.m.-4:15p.m. 10/15/18 Monday Gr. 7 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m. 10/15/18 Tuesday Gr. 5 & 6 3:00p.m.-4:15p.m. 10/16/18 Tuesday Gr. 8 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m. 10/16/18 The Rosary The Rosary is recited every Saturday at 9a.m. in the church. All are invited and encouraged to attend.
10/14/2018 World Mission Sunday, 2018 My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, In his message for World Mission Sunday 2018, our Holy Father reflects on how life itself is a mission. To live out joyfully our responsibility for the world is a great challenge... Each one of us is called to reflect on this fact: I am a mission on this Earth; that is the reason why I am here in this world. (Evangelii Gaudium 273). The world s missions include approximately 1,100 dioceses in Asia, Africa, the Pacific Islands and remote regions of Latin America. Help is offered for pastoral and evangelizing programs, for catechists and catechetical work, to build churches and chapels, for the work of religious communities in health care and education, and for communication and transportation needs. All Catholics have the opportunity to share in the mission of the servants of the Word through active participation in the efforts of the four Pontifical Mission Societies: The Society for the Propagation of the Faith, the Holy Childhood Association, the Society of St. Peter Apostle and the Missionary Union of Priests and Religious. All of us can be a part of this effort, especially through prayer and through encouraging others to come to an awareness of their own role in the Church's missionary work by virtue of their Baptism. I urge all in our diocesan family to share in the work of evangelization, offering your prayers and sacrifices for the Church's missionary efforts and in a special way on this World Mission Sunday on the weekend of October 21. Your generous support for this collection will also be a source of blessing for our own Diocese as we place evangelization at the heart of our Church's life and mission. This year, we are invited as well into a special opportunity to engage with Pope Francis and learn more about his missions. To do so, visit, missio.org. With every prayerful best wish, I remain Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend Robert J. McManus Bishop of Worcester
10/14/2018 Visitation House Baby Bottle Fundraiser From October 20tht through November 18 th, St. Columba parish is participating in a Baby Bottle Fundraiser to benefit Visitation House, a Catholic home for homeless women facing crisis pregnancies. Please support Visitation House by taking a baby bottle and filling it with your spare money. We will be distributing the bottles at all Masses on the weekend of October 20/21st and collecting them back on the weekend of November 17/18th. Give that a child may live. Your gift of whatever size will be greatly appreciated. The smallest gift from God is our greatest treasure. Yard Sale Venerini Sisters in Rutland are having a yard sale on Saturday, November 20 th. Time is 8:00am until 2pm. Location is 374 Main Street, Rutland. Open Houses Holy Name Central Catholic Jr.-Sr. High School October 28 th from 12:00p.m.-2:00p.m. For more information visit www.holyname.net or call 508-753-6371 Saint John s High School Tuesday, October 16, 2018 from 6:00-8:30p.m. For additional information visit: stjohnhigh.org. St. Mary s Gr. Pre K-12 Wednesday, October 24 th from 6:30-8:30p.m. For more information visit: www.stmaryworcester.org PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK LAMOREUX FORD
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