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 APRIL 28 TH 9:00a.m. -Rosary 4:00p.m. -Mass SUNDAY APRIL 29 TH 8:00a.m. -Mass 10:00a.m. -Mass For John Poplis Requested by the Family For Helena Grace Sweeney 8th Anniversary Mass Requested by the Family For John Graham Sr. 30th Anniversary Requested by the Family _ MONDAY APRIL 30 TH NO MORNING MASS TUESDAY MAY 1 ST 7:30a.m. Mass WEDNESDAY MAY 2 ND 7:30a.m. Mass THURSDAY MAY 3 RD 7:30a.m. Mass FRIDAY MAY 4 TH _7:30a.m. Mass SATURDAY MAY 5 th 9:00a.m. -Rosary 5:00p.m. -Mass For David Zglobicki Requested by His Wife and Family SUNDAY - MAY 6 th 8:00a.m. -Mass 10:00a.m. -Mass For Rachel Schlegel & Douglas Schlegel Requested by Jessica O Day ALTAR SERVERS 4/28-4/29 5/5-5/6 4:00p.m. 5:00p.m. Thomas Contonio Maggie Gardner Liam McDonnell Thomas Contonio 8:00a.m. Paul Metilly Logan Domineck John Metilly Nicholas Metilly 10:00a.m. Caleb Rocha Liam Daly Aiden Rocha Luke Putney Lucas Rocha "Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing." - Jn 15:4-5 Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass 2001, 1998, 1970 CCD LITURGICAL ROLES 4/28-4/29 5/5-5/6 4:00p.m. 5:00p.m. M. Power (L) M. Power (L) A. Stoica (E) L. Doyle (E) R. White (E) 8:00a.m. R. Bedard (L) L. LeFave (L) M. Paladino (E) J. Laracy (E) A. Gamache (E) J. Gamache (E) 10:00a.m. M. Benoit (L) W. Lang (L) K. Anderson (E) S. Massarelli (E) P. Belsito (E) P. Locke (E) TV MINISTRY SCHEDULE 4/29/2018 Chad Bartlett 5/06/2018 Tim Murphy Jack Ayvazian 5/13/2018 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.
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THE SICK AND IN A SPECIAL WAY FOR Bob Mattson, Dan Daignault, Ginny Bean Debbie Lyons, Patricia Benicaso, Patricia Jones Doris Metilly, Blake George Murawski Mellissa Angiolillo, Julie Dix, Jim Cavanaugh Alice Falcone, Jackie Cook Barbara Englander, Richard Doyle Aline Riedle, Robert & Rita Mertig WEEKLY OFFERTORY COLLECTION Our parish budget requires $4,000 weekly to meet our expenses. On the weekend of April 21 st - April 22 nd we received $3750. Thank you for your continued and generous support of our parish. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASS SCHEDULE Sunday Gr. 1 & 2 8:50a.m.-9:50a.m. 4/29/18 Sunday Gr. 9 & 10 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. 4/29/18 Class will meet upstairs in the church Monday Gr. 3 & 4 3:00p.m.-4:15p.m. 4/30/18 Monday Gr. 7 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m. 4/30/18 Tuesday Gr. 5 & 6 3:00p.m.-4:15p.m. 5/01/18 Tuesday Gr. 8 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m. 5/01/18 St. Columba s Coffee Shop will be open after the 10:00a.m. Mass this Sunday. (April 29 th ) REMINDER The 4p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass changes to 5p.m. starting on Saturday, May 5th. PARTNERS IN CHARITY Thanks to all our parishioners who have made their gift to the 2018 Partners in Charity Appeal. To date our Parish has responded with approximately $34,300 towards our goal of $39,900. If you have not yet made a gift or pledge, please fill out a commitment pledge envelope located in the pew. Or visit www.partners-charity.net to complete an online gift or pledge. Partners in Charity, formerly known as the Bishop s Fund, is the Annual Appeal for the Diocese of Worcester, 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! HAITIAN SEWING MINISTRY Haitian Sewing Ministry meets every Wednesday from 9am to noon downstairs in the church hall. ROSARY The Rosary is recited every Saturday at 9a.m in the church. All are invited and encouraged to attend. All proceeds from the coffee shop will benefit St. Columba s adopted children from Haiti. Everyone is welcome! Mother s Day Rose Drive The Pro-Life Committee's annual Mother's Day Rose Drive will be held after all Masses on May 12 & 13 at the front and parking lot entrances to the church.. Proceeds will benefit Problem Pregnancy 5 th Sunday of Easter Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. (1 JOHN 3:18) Regarding our Catholic faith, do you walk the talk? Do your actions reflect what it means to be a good disciple? Are you an active participant at Sunday Mass? Are you joyful when participating in parish ministry? Do you give gratefully and generously with your financial support to your parish and other Church needs? If not, it s not too late to start! The 2018 Cursillo dates are: Men s - June 14-17; Women s - May 3-6 & October 25-28. For information contact Joan Laracy at 774-239-2474 or joanlaracy@yahoo.com.
4/29/2018 Hope for Housing Food Card Sale It is because of our Interfaith Hope for Housing program and coalition we were able to help a senior in Paxton last week who did not have oil in the house for heat and hot water. The recipient was referred to us by the Senior Center. The good work of Hope for Housing is growing, thank you! With HFH dollars we were able to have oil delivered to the home, so they had hot water and heat. Food cards to benefit the Hope for Housing Program sponsored by the Interfaith Coalition To Prevent Family Homelessness will be available next weekend May 5th and 6th. Your continued support of this project is appreciated. Annual Walk for the Homeless The Annual Walk for the Homeless is a treasured and family-friendly community event that benefits programs of Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Friendly House, the Interfaith Hospitality Network, and St. John s Food for the Poor program. For more information visit www.cmhaonline.org or if you d like to sign up for the WALK go to www.walkforthehomeless.org. Walk date is May 20th at 2:00pm at Elm Park in Worcester. Young Adult Theology on Tap Young adults ages 18-39 are invited Wednesday, May 1st to Theology on Tap at the Compass Tavern (90 Harding St., Worcester) sponsored by the Diocese of Worcester. Join us for Putting Laudato Si into Action presented by the Diocesan Environmental Stewardship Ministry. Doors open at 6:30pm for drinks and food, available for purchase. The speaker begins a little after 7pm with Q&A afterwards. All are welcome to stay and hang out with some awesome people! Young adults must be 18 or over to attend. Theology on Tap is a gathering for young adults (18-30s) that provides a laid back atmosphere Taize Prayer, a service of song, silence and contemplation, is celebrated on the Second Friday of every Month at 8 pm at the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester.
4/29/2018 2018 Mission Trip Raffle Sunny Florida! Win a week (7nights) at an Orlando vacation home for 18 of your family and friends. Choose from any available week through 2018- most weeks are still available! Check out www.andersonencore.com for house details and availability. This is an amazing resort with private house pool and spa plus the resort s aqua park, walking distance from the house. The house is surrounded by golf courses and Orlando s famous parks: Disney World, Universal Studios and Sea World. Free shuttle to the park! Tickets will be sold after all Masses on the weekend of 4/28-4/29. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25. Tickets are also available by contacting Mrs. Nummelin: 508-755-0601. The winner of the raffle will be notified on May 5 th. AED (AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DIFIBRILLATOR) TRAINING The AED (Automated External Defibrillator) has been installed next to the confessional and 22 parishioners have been trained in its use. Another training class will be given by the Paxton Fire Department on May 17, 2018 from 7 pm to 8:30 pm at the Paxton Public Safety Building. If you are interested in attending this class, call Dick Bedard at (508) 757-7153 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK ROBINSON GREEN HOUSES
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