Saint Michael Parish Paroquia de São Miguel Pastor: Rev. Ron Calhoun - x301 Xaverian Assistant: Rev. Anthony Lalli, S.X. Deacon: Dan Crimmins Pastoral Associate: Carmen Giombetti - x305 Religious Education Grades 1-5 Pat Conte - x309 Religious Education Grades 6-12 Youth Ministry Kate Vizen - x310 Director of Music: John Anthony Volpe 978-729-4226 Parish Nurse: Mary Ellen Bartlett 508-779-0020 Business Manager: Helena Siciliano - x304 Administrative Asst: Paula O Brien - x300 21 Manning Street, Hudson, MA 01749 Phone: 978-562-2552 Fax: 978-568-1761 www.stmikes.org @stmikes_hudson facebook.com/stmikes.hudson
Saturday April 5 4:00pm José T. Monteiro, José A. Chaves & dec rel Sunday April 6 7:30am Primo Borella 9:00am Manuel Moura 10:30am Richard, Rita and Diane Kandal 10:30am Agostinho Almada Sousa & Helena Carvalho 12:00pm Brazilian Mass Monday April 7 9:00am Souls in Purgatory Tuesday April 8 7:00am Virginia & José Sousa & deceased relatives Wednesday April 9 9:00am José Sousa Thursday April 10 7:00am Robert Braga Friday April 11 9:00am Edward and Sharon Berthiaume Saturday April 12 9:00am Filomena Braga and Family 4:00pm Paulo and José Janeiro Sunday April 13 7:30am Virginia & Jose Sousa & deceased relatives 9:00am Maria J. Anastacio 10:30am Emilia Fontes & José A. Fontes 10:30am Tiago Tavares 12:00pm Brazilian Mass SAINT MICHAEL PARISH Mass Schedule Daily Mass 9:00am - Mon, Wed, Friday and Saturday lower church 7:00am - Tuesday and Thursday lower church PLEASE NOTE! If there is a delay or cancellation from the Hudson Public Schools due to inclement weather, the daily Mass is cancelled! Weekend Mass Schedule 4:00pm Saturday upper church 7:30am Sunday upper church 9:00am Sunday upper church 10:30am Sunday lower church 10:30am Sunday upper church/portuguese Mass 12 noon Sunday lower church/brazilian Mass Confessions are 2:30 3:30 pm on Saturdays If you have requested a Mass intention and would like to have a family member present the gifts, please see a Eucharistic Minister before the start of the Mass. Bread and Wine in Memory of Frank E. Kelley Lights and Candles in Memory of John M. Risotti, Sr. Offertory Collection: $ 7,308 Grand Annual (in progress) $48,556* Fuel Collection (in progress) $31,489* Catholic Appeal (in progress) $13,920* Second Collections Weekend April 05/06: Maintenance & Development Weekend April 12/13: Holy Land Weekend April 26/27: Missions/Black & Native American 2 *We are nearing our goal of $50,000 for Grand Annual! The Fuel Collection goal is $35,000 and our Catholic Appeal goal is $37,798. Thank you for your continuously kind and generous support! It is always greatly needed and appreciated!
Last Sunday morning when I got up, I had a text message from Fr. Sam in Maine, saying he had decided to come to Hudson that afternoon and spend a couple of days. I was excited to see him! Sure enough he arrived at 4:30 in the afternoon and we had a great visit that evening. As I write this, it is Monday morning and he is sleeping soundly. Abby was also happy to see him although she had only met him twice before. When I woke up, she was sleeping outside his bedroom door!! Not her usual nighttime place. I hope he gets some rest and relaxation while he is here, before he returns to his five church collaborative in snowy Maine! Speaking of collaboratives, we had a follow up meeting of the joint parish councils. It was an evening of getting to know one another and listening to concerns and questions about the process. I felt there was a bond beginning to form as we shared our feelings with one another. We have scheduled our next get together as a pot luck supper at St. Matthias Church on May 6th. Please keep us all in your prayers. This weekend, we celebrate the Fifth Sunday of Lent. The scripture readings are focused on God s promise of resurrection and the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. All this, of course, is the foretaste of the celebration of Jesus own Resurrection from the dead in a couple of weeks in Easter. During the rest of Lent may we rest in the knowledge that God does take care of us, not just in life, but through death and into a new life eternally. HUDSON, MA Fr. Ron s Ramblings No Domingo passádo de manhã cêdo quando me levantei tinha uma mensagem do padre Sam dizendo que decidiu vir a Hudson naquela tarde para me visitar e ficar cá alguns dias. Fiquei muito contente que ia vê -lo. Foi certo como ele disse, chegou as 4:30 da tarde. Foi um prazer passer com ele aquela tarde. Ao escrever esta carta será Segunda-feira de manhã cêdo e ele ainda está dormindo. A Abby tambem ficou contente em ver o padre Sam embora ele só o viu duas vezes antes. Quando me levantei a Abby estava dormindo no lado de fóra do quarto do padre Sam e não é o seu lugar normal de dormir. Espero que o padre Sam descance e relaxe bastante enquato esta cá, antes de retornar as suas 5 igrejas colaborativas na neve de Maine. Falando em colaborativas, tivemos outra reunião do concilio das paróquias únidas. Foi uma tarde para nos conhecer-mos uns aos outros e escutar as preocupaçõens e perguntas a respeito do processo. Eu senti que se estava formado um ambiente de amizade entre todos enquanto compartia-mos os nossos sentimentos e ideias entre nós. Já marcamos a nossa próxima reunião com o nome de (o tacho da sopa da sorte) na paroquia de São Matias no dia 6 de Maio.. Por favor manteem-nos nas vóssas oraçõens. Neste fim de semana celebramos o quinto Domingo da Quaresma. As leituras das escrituras são baseadas na promessa de Deus para a ressurreição na história de Jesus ter ressuscitado Lázaro da morte. Isto certamente é o que saboreamos na celebração da própria ressurreição de Jesus em algumas semanas na Páscoa. Readings for the Week of April 6, 2014 Sunday: Ez 37:12-14/Rom 8:8-11/Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c- 62/Jn 8:1-11 Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9/Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9/Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13/Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28/Jn 11:45-56 Next Sunday: Mt 21:1-11/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Mt 26:14-27:66 or 27:11-54 3 Durante o resto da Quaresma podemos estar descansados e ter a certeza de que Deus cuida de nós; não só em vida ma tambem durante a morte e na nova vida da eternidade. Continuação de uma Santa Quaresma. Assim seja! **Parish Office Hours** Monday - Friday 9:00am 3:00pm Please note: We follow the Hudson Public School alerts of delayed openings or cancellations due to inclement weather. Please call or email us with any address or contact information changes!
Religious Education Gr K-5 Sunday, April 13 is Palm Sunday and our Rice Bowls will be collected on that day! Please bring them to church with you and place in the basket near the front doors. At each Mass, we are hoping for a great response of adults to help carry the heavy offertory to the front of the altar for consecration and then into the sacristy! Please call/ email Pat if you would like to help out! Thank you for your generous support on behalf of the hungry children world wide. The last of the retreats for the First Communion group was this weekend! I thank all the volunteers and staff who worked so hard to ensure that the children had a great experience! God Bless You All! pconte@stmikes.org Pat Conte 978-562-7662 or High School Scholarships St. Michael Parish has several permanent endowment funds. These funds were generously established in memory of members of our parish to annually provide high school scholarships for children of St. Michael Parish, who are attending or plan to attend a Catholic High School. The students should be an active member at St. Michael Parish and accepted to a 4 year Catholic High School. To apply, the application and guidelines can be found at www.stmikes.org starting April 1, 2014. Deadline to submit your application is May 1, 2014. Malassada Ministry FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT Gentle reminder: Please refrain from bringing food, beverages or chewing gum into our Holy Church, unless it is a medical necessity. Thank you. Notes from Music Ministry Weekly Choir Rehearsal Reminder! New Members Always Welcome! Portuguese choir rehearsals: Thursdays at 5:30pm in the lower Chapel. Adult choir rehearsals: Thursdays at 6:00pm in the upper Church. Grace Notes! Youth Choir update by Lexi Hire, Volunteer Youth Choir Coordinator: The newly established choir of grades 6-12 has gotten underway with several youths lending their voices in songs of worship in preparation of the Easter Mass celebration! The next rehearsal date is Saturday, April 12 th at 1:00pm in the lower church. As mentioned at last weekend masses, all children of the parish grades K-5 are invited to participate in a worship hymn to be sung on Easter Morning at the 10:30am Mass. Rehearsals have begun and will be every Saturday going forward at 1:00pm in the lower church. One in body, mind and spirit, Director of Music, John Anthony Volpe Our next bake sale is scheduled for Sunday, April 6 th after all Masses. Please be sure to stop in at the Parish Center! All proceeds benefit the Parish! Children To Be Remembered in April April 01 - Casey Scheid April 09 - Little Flavio Batista April 19 - Mary Helen Wolkovich April 21 - Stephen M. Martin April 24 Diane Kendall April 26 Young Donald Donnie Desrocher and his baby sister April 30 McKenzie Hohl 4 Lenten Penance Service for St. Michael Parish Sunday, April 6 th, 4:00pm English and Portuguese Stations of the Cross Every Friday Evening 7pm-8pm Upper Church
EVENTS/MEETINGS/REMINDERS Portuguese Prayer Gathering Portuguese members will gather for prayer service(s) Friday, April 11 th and 25 th at 7:00pm in the lower chapel. Ministry Meetings How are you being called? Where can you best serve the Church and the community? We offer many opportunities where YOU are the perfect fit! For more information, visit www.stmikes.org or call 978-562- 2552! God s Love and Grace Always! Pieta Ministry will be meeting on Monday, April 7 th at 7:00pm in the lower church. Prayer Shawl Ministry will be meeting on Wednesday, April 9 th at 1:30pm in the lower church. Men s Club Ministry will be meeting on Wednesday, April 9 th at 7:00pm in the Parish Center. Our Father s Table will be serving at the First Baptist Church in Marlboro on Thursday, April 10 th at 4:00pm. Ladies Sodality Ministry will be meeting on Monday, April 21 st at 12:00pm in the Parish Center. Thank you to all our parishioners who made donations to last year s Catholic Appeal. Last year, our goal was $36,303.00 and our parishioners donated $37,833.00, surpassing our goal! Which meant no parish funds were needed to be sent to the diocese to fulfill our obligation. This year our goal is $37,798.00. As of Monday March 31, $13,920 has been pledged by our parishioners. If you haven t made your pledge yet, please consider doing so to help us reach our goal again this year? News from St. Michael Cemetery Spring cleanup has begun on the grounds of St. Michael Cemetery! Please be sure to remove all personal winter decorations, flowers, etc before Easter Sunday 4/20! Anything remaining will be discarded. Also, keep in mind, borders are never allowed on the grounds and will be removed. APRIL 6, 2014 5 PARISH NURSE APRIL IS ORGAN DONOR AWARENESS MONTH Did You Know? *There are currently over 110,000 people waiting for an organ donation. *The largest group waiting is from 18-49 years of age. *An average of 18 people die each day while on the waiting list for an organ donation. *Organs and tissues from a single non-living donor can be used to benefit more than 50 people. *Living donors can donate a kidney and parts of their liver, lung, pancreas, or intestine. *Living donors can be evaluated to help a friend, family member or even donate anonymously to patients on the wait list. It Starts With You! Register to be an organ donor. Talk about your decision with family members and friends. Encourage others to do so. Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, a baby s face or the love in the eyes of a woman. Give my heart to a person whose own heart has caused nothing but endless days of pain. Give my blood to the teenager who was pulled from the wreckage of his car, so that he might live to see his grandchildren play. Give my kidneys to the one who depends on a machine to exist from week to week. Take my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and find a way to make a crippled child walk. Take my cells, if necessary, and let them grow so that someday a speechless boy will shout at the crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the sound of rain against her window. Burn what is left of me and scatter the ashes to the winds to help the flowers grow. Give my sins to the devil. Give my soul to God. Taken from an essay titled To Remember Me by Robert N. Test, American Poet. He was one of the pioneers in promoting organ and tissue donation.
Sunday Throughout theweek: FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT Sharing the Gospel Instead of telling people he was the Savior, Jesus showed them. By raising Lazarus from the dead, Jesus sent a message loud and clear. Jesus was the Savior they had all been waiting for. He was filled with God's love and power, and many people believed in him. Prayer Thank you for showing me that you are my Savior, Jesus. Something to Draw Draw a picture of Lazarus wrapped up like a mummy, walking to Jesus. Holy Week Schedule April 17 Holy Thursday 9:00am Morning Prayer 7:00pm Evening Mass of the Lord s Supper April 18 Good Friday 9:00am Morning Prayer 3:00pm Stations of the Cross 7:00pm Celebration of the Lord s Passion Mission for the Week Write the words, "God can do anything" on a piece of paper. Read it every morning. April 19 Holy Saturday 9:00am Morning Prayer 7:00pm Celebration of the Easter Vigil April 20 Easter Regular Mass Schedule 6