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 5:00PM, Sunday Morning 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM WEEKDAY MASSES 7:30AM (Tuesday Friday) SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Confessions are heard on Saturday at 4:15PM 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 JUNE 16 TH 9:00a.m. -Rosary 5:00p.m. -Mass SUNDAY JUNE 17 TH 8:00a.m. -Mass 10:00a.m. -Mass For Chuck Scholl Requested by the Family MONDAY JUNE 18 TH NO MORNING MASS TUESDAY-JUNE 19 TH 7:30a.m.-Mass WEDNESDAY JUNE 20 TH 7:30a.m. -Mass THURSDAY JUNE 21 ST NO MORNING MASS FRIDAY JUNE 22 ND NO MORNING MASS SATURDAY JUNE 23 RD 9:00a.m. -Rosary 5:00p.m. -Mass SUNDAY - JUNE 24 TH 8:00a.m. -Mass 10:00a.m. -Mass ALTAR SERVERS 6/16-6/17 6/23-6/24 5:00p.m. Matthew Tomasino Maggie Gardner Maggie Gardner Liam McDonnell 8:00a.m. Logan Domineck Paul Metilly John Metilly Nicholas Metilly 10:00a.m. Caleb Rocha Liam Daly Aiden Rocha Luke Putney Lucas Rocha TV DAILY MASS Daily mass can be seen on Charter TV channel 193 Monday through Friday at 9:00a.m. "To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants." - Mk 4:30-32b Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass 2001, 1998, 1970 CCD. LITURGICAL ROLES 6/16-6/17 6/23-6/24 5:00p.m. M. Power (L) D. Doyle (L) D. Doyle (E) D. Stoica (E) L. Doyle (E) L. Doyle (E) 8:00a.m. L. LeFave (L) R. Bedard (L) M. Paladino (E) M. Ahearn (E) G. Graham (E) J. Laracy (E) 10:00a.m. P. Stephens (L) M. Power (L) S. Massarelli (E) S. Massarelli (E) P. Belsito (E) P. Belsito (E) P. Locke (E) TV MINISTRY SCHEDULE 6/17/2018 Tim Murphy 6/24/2018 Pat Stephens 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 ELEVENTH 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, Richard Doyle Aline Riedle, Robert & Rita Mertig Ginny Bean, Patricia Jones, Jim Cavanaugh Blake George Murawski WEEKLY OFFERTORY COLLECTION Our parish budget requires $4,000 weekly to meet our expenses. On the weekend of June 9 th - June 10 th we received $3500. Thank you for your continued and generous support of our parish. PARTNERS IN CHARITY Thank you to all our parishioners who have made their gift to the 2018 Partners in Charity Appeal. Our Parish has reached its goal of $39,900. Partners in Charity, formerly known as the Bishop s Fund, is serving 28 charitable, educational, and pastoral ministries. Through your generous support we are able to serve thousands of families and individuals in Worcester County through outreach, formation, evangelization, and worship. Thank you! 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 this weekend, June 16th and 17th. Your continued support of this project is appreciated. Purchase and spend cards at face value, while supporting this charity. Future sale dates are July 7 and 8 and July 21 and 22. Sales will remain the first and third weekend of each month. Cursillo Dates for 2018 Cursillo or short cours in Christianity is an uplifting and educational experience. The remaining 2018 Cursillo dates are: Men s - June 14-17; Women s - October 25-28. For information contact Joan Laracy at 774-239-2474 or joanlaracy@yahoo.com. Religious Education Thank you to all families who have registered their children for Religious Education classes for the fall of 2018. We look forward to an exciting year of faith sharing with your child & family. For those families who have not sent in your registration, please send it in today! Books and supplies are now being ordered for fall classes. Registration forms and parent handbooks are located at the front entrance of the church and on the parish website. We look forward to receiving your registration and appreciate your support for the program. For more information, contact Mrs. Nummelin at stcolumba@charter.net or terrynummelin@gmail.com. ON THE ROAD TO NEWARK, N. J. The youth and adult members of our Young Neighbors in Action Mission team are gearing up for our July 24 th -30 th service week in New Jersey. This year the team will be working at a summer camp that serves the special needs community of Bergen County and Northern New Jersey. The Mission team would like to thank everyone who has supported our fundraising activities this year. We humbly ask that you continue to pray for us while we serve in your name and invite you to join us for a special send off at the 8:00a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 24 th. Please join us in the church parking lot for Donuts & Coffee after the Mass while we pack up the van! Your 2018 Mission Team Don t forget to leave your M & M mini tubes in the container by the Baptismal Font!
6/17/2018 The Rosary The Rosary is recited every Saturday at 9a.m. in the church. All are invited and encouraged to attend. Peter Pence A little mercy makes the world less cold and more just. Pope Francis, Angelus, March 17, 2013 June 15, 2018 My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, On the weekend of June 24, our diocese will take up the Peter s Pence Collection. Our participation supports the charitable work of Pope Francis as he reaches out to those who are marginalized and suffering around the globe. By supporting this collection, you join the Holy Father in bringing a little more mercy into the world. Pope Francis challenges us to look at those around us with the eyes of mercy. At a Papal Audience he said, We encounter so many weary and oppressed people today... And how is our heart? Is it merciful? And our way of thinking and acting, is it inclusive? (Jubilee Audience, Nov. 12, 2016). I invite you to reflect on how you feel moved to answer the call to mercy. In Iraq, many people still live a nightmare of war and violence. This has left many displaced, including young people in the midst of their studies. Without an educated population, it will be difficult for the country to gain stability. Thanks to support from this collection, the Archdiocese of Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan, has received funding for 10 scholarships for young displaced persons. With this help, the students can complete their university education and move forward with the hope of rebuilding their country. Let us join with our brothers and sisters in faith from around the globe to help Pope Francis reach the marginalized in our world. I ask that you prayerfully consider how you can best support the collection this year. For more information about the good works that result and the response over past years, please visit the website of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at www.usccb.org/peters-pence. Continued
6/17/2018 Thank you for considering how you can respond to the call to be a Witness of Charity by your prayers, your spreading the word about this good work, and by your financial support. With every prayerful best wish, I remain, Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend Robert J. McManus, S.T.D. Bishop of Worcester Haitian Sewing Ministry Our Haitian Sewing Ministry meets every Wednesday from 9 am to noon downstairs in our church hall. Volunteers are needed to press fabrics, to gather sewing items into kits, and for those with portable sewing machines, to sew up dresses, shorts, small blankets and pillow cases. It s a very busy, very happy place and we d love to have you join us! Light refreshments are always served. OUTREACH MINISTRY Members of this ministry primarily bring the Eucharist to those of our parish who are unable to attend a Mass on the weekend. Additionally, members serve as Eucharistic Ministers at Mass as needed. Contact the rectory to find out more about this ministry. Or contact the rectory if you know of someone who would appreciate receiving the Eucharist at home. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK LAMOREUX FORD
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