St. Patrick Parish 1 Cross St., Whitinsville, MA 01588 Our Mission Statement: Love God. Love One Another. Grow Disciples. Going out to do God s work... YNIA Service Trip to Green Bay, Wisconsin
Welcome St. PATRICK PARISH: A Faith Community since 1870 - Rectory Phone: 508-234-5656 MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: 4:30 PM; Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 5:00 PM ; Monday-Wednesday 8:30 AM SACRAMENT of RECONCILIATION: Confessions are offered every Saturday from 3:30-4:00 PM in the Church or by calling the Parish Office for an appointment. Parish Staff Rev. Tomasz Borkowski: Pastor FrTomasz@mystpatricks.com Deacon Patrick Stewart: Deacon DeaconPat@mystpatricks.com Deacon Chris Finan: Deacon DeaconChris@mystpatricks.com Mrs. Jackie Trottier: Operations Manager Jackie@mystpatricks.com Members of the family requesting the Mass are asked to bring the gifts of bread and wine to the altar. Please make yourselves known to the lector and sit near the gifts. Sat., 4:30 PM Sun., 8:00 AM Weekend of July 14/15 + Dorothy Skerry (2nd Anniv.) - by her Family + Mary St. Denis (21st Anniv) - by her Friends Sun., 10:00 AM + William Lavallee - from the Family Sun., 5:00 PM + David Beaureguard (13th Anniv.) - by his Family July 16-19 Mrs. Aileen Lemoine: Pastoral Associate to Youth Ministry & Interim Coordinator of Children s Ministries. Aileen@mystpatricks.com Mrs. Shelly Mombourquette: Administrative Assistant Shelly@mystpatricks.com Mr. Christopher Bilodeau: Music Director Worship Leader for Sunday,5:00 PM Mass Chris@mystpatricks.com Mr. Jack Jackson: Cemetery Superintendent: Jack@mystpatricks.com Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday - Friday - Sat., 4:30 PM + Parishioners of St. Patrick Parish - + Holy Souls in Purgatory - by Helpers of Holy Souls + Parishioners of St. Patrick Parish - No Mass No Mass Weekend of July 21/22 + Kay Dagle - by John & Cathy Morawski For Minister Schedule e-mail: OfficeSupport@mystpatricks.com -Volunteer Support Staff - Mrs. Mary Contino: Wedding Coordinator Maryc@mystpatricks.com Ms. Jeanne LeBlanc: Staff Support Jleblanc@mystpatricks.com Mrs. Marylin Arrigan: Staff Support, Bulletin Marylin@mystpatricks.com Sun., 8:00 AM + Parishioners of St. Patrick Parish Sun., 10:00 AM + Alan Schulze - by Mom & Dad Sun., 5:00 PM - + Leo Doralis & Joe Trottier - by their Family The Mass book is open for the months of June-September. If you would like to book a mass in memory of a loved one please call the rectory at 508-234-5656.
FAITH FORMATION RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SCHEDULE ON SUMMER BREAK!!!!! Please register at mystpatricks.com/registration As soon as possible for the 2018/2019 year. Welcome LIFE IN THE PARISH Summer Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Rectory Phone: 508-234-5656 Rectory Fax: 508-234-6845 Religious Ed. Phone: 508-234-3511 Parish Website: www.mystpatricks.com We have a 5:00 PM Mass. You can sleep in on Sunday or go to the beach and still go to the 5:00 PM Mass Sunday evening!!! Come and try it. The Chapel is available for families to use during Masses on the weekend. Mass is streamed in and there is plenty of room for our younger parishioners to roam around. Weekly Prayer Group & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00-8:00 PM in the Chapel All Are Welcome! Adoration Continues: Every Wednesday 3:00-7:00 PM in the Chapel Do you have a 1/2 hour or hour to spend before the Blessed Sacrament? Stop in, and say a prayer. You will be glad you did. OUR LADY OF THE VALLEY REGIONAL SCHOOL 71 Mendon Street, Uxbridge, MA 01569 508-278-5851 www.ourladyofthevalleyregional.com Sacrament of Baptism: For information concerning our Parent and Godparent Preparation Program, please contact the Parish Office approximately three to six months before the child is born. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Confessions are offered every Saturday from 3:30-4:00 PM in the Church or by calling the Parish Office for an appointment. Sacrament of Matrimony: Couples should contact a Parish Priest as soon as they decide to marry and before any other arrangements are made. The Diocesan policy requires a minimum one-year period of preparation. Sacrament of the Sick & Homebound Visits Please inform us when a family member is admitted to the hospital. Communion visits to the aged, sick, convalescing and homebound are a major concern to us. Please call the Rectory at 508-234-5656 to arrange these ministerial visits. Find us on Facebook at St Patricks Parish Whitinsville Follow us on Social Media! St Patricks Parish Whitinsville stpatsville @stpatricks20 st.patricksparish Are You New to St. Patrick Parish? Become a member by going to mystpatricks.com to register on-line. Do you have students to register for Religious Education? Go to the Religious Education tab and register on-line, or by the office. Upcoming Second Collections: July 15: Utilities RCIA The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults teaches the history, traditions and Sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church. Non- Catholics or Catholic Adults seeking information about full initiation into the Catholic Church, through Baptism, Eucharist or Confirmation, should contact Deacon Chris Finan at (508) 234-5656. Music Ministry July 22: YNIA Upcoming Meetings/Events: July 17: Cantor Rehearsal, 7-8:30 pm, Church July 18: Building Bridges Faith Outreach Group for Parents and Adult Siblings and Relatives of LGBTQ Family Members, 6:30 PM Center Room #1 July 24: Contemporary Music Ensemble Rehearsal, 7 PM, Church Aug.1: Blackstone Valley Quilters Mtg., 6:30 PM, Center Cantor Rehearsal: First and Third Tuesdays 7:00-8:30 PM Contemporary Music Ensemble Rehearsals: Second & Fourth Tuesday 7:00-9:00 PM New Members are Always Welcome in any Music Ministry. Prayer Shawl Ministry As a parishioner of St. Patrick s, you can request a Prayer Shawl for someone whom you feel needs comfort by calling or e-mailing Tina Pilibosian at 508-887-0497 or cpilibosian@gmail.com or call Shelly or Jackie at the rectory at 508-234-5656
Reflections: Welcome On Sunday, June 24th, I arrived in the parking lot for my very first YNIA trip. I was nervous about taking 18 teens to Green Bay, nervous about driving a 15 passenger van and nervous about our work sites. That morning was the start of an amazing week. The teens we took with us are everything we can ever hope for in the next generation. They are hard workers. They care about their fellow man. They have questions about their faith and how to go deeper. We left that day, arrived in Milwaukee, drove two hours to Green Bay and Monday arrived at our three different work sites. One site was the NEW (North Eastern Wisconsin) Community Homeless Shelter. There our teens and chaperones planted flowers and vegetables. They weeded gardens and trimmed hedges. They cleaned apartments top to bottom. There they met two special people who impacted all in that group, Otis and Rory. Every night as they came back they told us more about Otis and Rory s stories about their life before homelessness, then during and after homelessness. Otis and Rory s stories are vastly different as to how they became homeless but similar that their time at NEW Community helped them start to deal with their traumas and put their life back together. This time meant so much to them that they continue to volunteer there and help those in similar predicaments. Another team spent the week at one of the largest St. Vincent de Paul s in the country. They spent the week pricing and hanging clothes, cleaning out large storage rooms full of old electronics and picking trash up off the parking lot. They had some contact with customers shopping there. These were people of lower economic status doing their best to provide clothes for their family and make their living quarters a little homier. Those that served there were so impacted by how simply hanging clothes or picking up trash can help people they are planning to volunteer monthly together at the Salvation Army. My group was at House of Hope. This is a homeless shelter for moms 18-24 years old. The very first thing our group realized was just how young these moms are and how very different their lives are compared to our teens. These young women have mostly grown up in cycles of abuse and homelessness. They have little to no experience in caring for themselves or their children. While there we cleaned and organized their basement, cleaned light fixtures and changed light bulbs, spent time with Pine Sol cleaning the stairs and hallways, sanitized toys and playing with the children. On the last day we hosted a carnival for the children. Our host, Laurie, explained that this carnival was just as much for the children as for the moms. The moms watched our teens playing, laughing and interacting positively with the children. Some of these moms have no experience with fun like this. One Mom hoped her life would be stable enough she would be able to have dreams. Some moms wished for a job to support their child another Mom wished she could make enough money to go visit her own mother. One thing that stayed with us was a bulletin board in the hallway that stated the mom s hopes and dreams. These teens are special people. They had each other s back the entire trip. They worked as a unit. One of my most special memories was our visit to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Hope. This is the only confirmed apparition of Mary in the United States. We walked into the chapel on the site of the apparition. I went to light a candle as I turned back I watched our teens one by one come forward now before the altar and kneel in one long row and pray. It touched my heart to witness this. No one had told them to do this. Our teens were so impacted by the work they did in Green Bay they have asked to bring that effort back to St. Patrick s. They have worked with Father Tomasz to come up with a plan. They are going to host car washes. The money raised from the car washes will pay for the paint for the Parish Center. They will then paint the center and paint murals in the Pre School and Kindergarten rooms in an effort of helping their parish. Please pray for them as they undertake this endeavor. Please also pray for Deacon Chris and I and the seven teens we are taking this weekend to the Steubenville youth conference at UMass Lowell. We are part of a group from the diocese and will be part of the 3,000 teens from New England gathering in worship. Aileen
Welcome STEWARDSHIP / MINISTRIES: Sharing our time, treasure and talent with others. Building Bridges Anyone interested in the Building Bridges Faith Outreach Group for Parents and Adult Siblings and Relatives of LGBT family members please contact Marylin Arrigan at 508-372-9135 or email her at marrigan110@gmail.com Marylin@mystpatricks.com or you can contact the office at 508-234-5656. The next meeting will be on July 18th at 6:30 PM in the Parish Center, Room #1. June 1st August 31st Monday Thursday 9 am 4 pm. Closed on Fridays Next Meeting: Knights of Columbus Mumford Council #365 The monthly meeting of the Mumford Council #365, will be held this Tuesday, July 17th at Mumford Hall. There will be a pre-meeting meal at 6:15 PM, followed by the meeting at 7:00 PM. If you are not a member of the Knights of Columbus and would like to join us, please talk to any Knight or visit www.kofc365.org. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant St. Patrick's Youth Ministry Spaghetti Supper/Concert/Dessert St. Patrick's Youth Ministry will host a spaghetti supper at 5:30 pm on Saturday, August 4th in the Parish Center/lawn. Chris Bilodeau will be performing Billy Joel music in the air conditioned Church at 7:00 pm, immediately followed by a dessert party in the center. Tickets are $15-dinner, $15-concert, $10- dessert. Save $5 on each ticket by purchasing in advance. If you buy all three, the dessert is free! Tickets will be sold after all Masses on the weekends of July 21st/28 th. For further information/tickets, contact Aileen ataileen@mystpatricks.com or call 508-234-5656. Tickets will also be available that evening. All proceeds will be used to expand the Youth Ministry Program St. Patrick's 5K Road Race, Whitinsville Please join fellow runners on Saturday, August 18th for the first annual St. Patrick's 5K Road Race! All proceeds will be used to expand the Youth Ministry Program. Registration begins at 7:30am & the race begins at 9:00am. Save $5 off the $30 entry fee by pre-registering at https://www.signmeup.com/ StPatricksRoadRace, which includes a t-shirt. Prizes will be awarded. Please call 508-234-5656 or emailaileen@mystpatricks.com for further information. Family Fun Fest Meeting The next meeting of the Family Fun Fest committee will be held on Monday, July 16th at 6:00pm in the Parish Center. Please consider joining the planning committee, and bring your ideas. For further information, please contact Aileen@mystpatricks.com. Consider helping out with this important event that s coming up on Sept 23rd! Parish Giving Budgeted Average Weekly: $8,500.00 Actual w/e: 7/8/2018: $7106.00 Thank You! Thank you to everyone who has made their donation to our Partners in Charity Annual Appeal. We have raised $31,995.00 of our $50,000.00 goal. "Loving God by serving others" A Bit of Fun: Q: What happened when Moses had a headache? A: God gave him some tablets. Q. Where is the first math homework problem mentioned in the Bible? A. When God told Adam and Eve to go forth and multiply.
Welcome Prayer for Those in the Service Almighty God, we stand before you asking for your divine mercy and protection. Embrace with your invincible armor our loved ones in all branches of the service. Give them courage and strength against all enemies both spiritual and physical and hasten their safe journey back to their homes and families. Amen Please remember the following service personnel in your Prayers as they serve and protect our country: Pvt. Tyler Finnigan, US Army, Ft. Devens, MA L.Cpl. Aaron Marshall, Okinawa, Eric Hoyt, Machinist 1st Class, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. Army, L.Cpl. Troy Monteville, Stateside, Ensign Robert Baker, USCG Cutter Dependable, Capt. Jason Jordan, US Army, So. Korea, Michael DeFazio Deployed, Nicole DeFazio Deployed USS Monterey CG61. Consider Being A Greeter! Our mission each weekend is to simply "welcome" parishioners and guests into our weekend masses with a warm greeting and leaving mass with a 'have a great week'. It you are interested in "making a difference - being the face of Jesus" prayerfully consider joining the "Greeter Ministry". Please contact Fred Beauregard - fbmbcbjb@charter.net. A letter from, Janet B, a Greeter at the 4:30 PM Mass I have been involved with the greeter Ministry for over two years. It has been a most rewarding experience for me. Although I have been a member of St. Patrick s Church for almost forty years I can truly say that while I recognize many faces, I didn t always know who many parishioners were. I now can say hello and speak that person s name. I can truly say it has been such a blessing to get to know my fellow parishioners on a much more personal level. I would encourage anyone who is thinking about this ministry to give it a try. You will not be disappointed. NAC Food Pantry Open Tues.10:00 AM - Noon & Thurs. 1-3 PM (508-234-4599) Please remember those that are less fortunate. The NAC Food Pantry helps local area families, and will accept any nonperishable food in date. If you would like to donate please drop items off in the boxes at the entrance of the Church or drop a donation in the basket marked for the NAC Food Pantry. ON THE ENVIRONMENT: Recycling Carbon Dioxide In Laudato Si, Pope Francis affirmed the scientific consensus that climate change is occurring and is primarily the result of human activity. He called upon the global community to together take action to avert the harshest aspects of a warming planet that impact poor and marginalized communities often first and most severely. An example of TAKING ACTION, quotes from the Boston Globe: Researchers say they have developed a cost-efficient way to extract carbon dioxide from air and make fuel from it or cars, trucks, or airplanes. The carbon dioxide would essentially be recycled back into the fuels that generate it. Researchers published their results in the journal Joule. Their findings were based on three years of research at a pilot plant in British Columbia where the carbon dioxide has been captured and barrels of fuel have been made. "We're ready to build a much larger plant," said David Keith, a professor of applied physics and public policy at Harvard University and founder and chief scientist of Carbon Engineering, a Canadian firm that has been developing the technology. The fuel could be produced at a cost that would not raise the prices to consumers. The company envisions building large-scale plants near wind and solar facilities, which would provide clean energy to enable the carbon dioxide capture process, This would result in carbon-neutral fuel for transportation. He also said it wasn't enough to just make transportation carbonneutral. Carbon dioxide levels peaked again at record highs in May. the amount of carbon dioxide has increased nearly 26% in the last 50 years, the Associated Press reported. (Boston Globe- June 14)