Liturgical Celebrations

Sunday Eucharist Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Saturday 4:30 pm; Friday, 9:30 am—3 pm Sunday 8am; 9:30 am; 11 am

Daily Eucharist Reconciliation Monday—Saturday 9 am Saturday 3:30 pm—4 pm

Reach us by Telephone Reach us Online Parish Office: 781-769-2522; 9:30am-4pm Website: www.sttim.net Religious Education: 781-762-4868 Parish E-mail: stttim@sttim.net Fax: 781-769-9362

Pastor: Rev. Gerard Petringa…ext. 25…………………………………...….FrPetringa@sttim.net Parochial Vicar: Rev. Stephen R. LeBlanc…ext. 33….…….……………....FrLeBlanc@sttim.net Weekend Assistant: Rev. George Emerson………..……..………………………………….…….. Pastoral Associate: Colleen Campion...ext. 28…………………....……CNCampion@yahoo.com Music Director: Bonnie Gleason...ext. 11………………………………………...music@sttim.net Faith Formation Coordinator for Children: Mary Ganley...ext. 27…………....mganley@sttim.net Faith Formation Director for Youth: Mary Ellen Herx...ext. 26..…....…………meherx@sttim.net Parish Secretary: Janet Kelly...ext. 32………….………………............................ sttim@sttim.net Office Assistant: Jeannine Manning...ext. 36…………………………………jmanning@sttim.net

650 Nichols Street, Norwood, MA 02062 Serving Norwood, Walpole, and Westwood

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time August 26, 2018

Adult Initiation The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is an ongoing process of individual faith development and communal formation. Anyone interested in learning more about what it means to become a Catholic Chris-tian, should contact the parish office.

Baptism The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated at scheduled Liturgies. Parishioners who are expecting a child should contact the office at least two months in advance, or as soon as possible to make arrangements and meet with the Baptismal Preparation Team.

Reconciliation Also known as “penance” or “confession”, the Sacrament of Reconciliation is regular-ly available every Saturday at 3:30pm in the church. Individual appointments may also be made with one of the priests. The Sacrament of Penance is celebrated com-munally during the seasons of Advent and Lent.

Marriage Engaged parishioners who are interested in being married at St. Timothy Parish must contact the Pastor at least six months in advance. Call the office regarding Mar-riage Preparation classes.

Sacrament of the Sick Praying for healing in body, mind and soul has always been a part of the Church’s ministry to those who are ill. Anyone who is seriously ill or anticipating hospitaliza-tion, may celebrate the Sacrament on Sat-urdays following the 9am Mass, or upon request.

Devotion/Prayer Groups Rosary is said Monday through Satur-day prior to morning Mass. Bible Study Monday evenings at 7:15pm Wednesday afternoons at 1pm Thursday mornings at 9:30am New Jerusalem Charismatic Prayer Group meets on Thursday from 7:30-9pm. All are welcome.

Welcome Parishioners and Visitors to St. Timothy Parish!

Please join us for coffee, refreshments and fellowship after the

8am and 9:30am Sunday Masses!

QUESTION OF THE WEEK Question for Children: What can you do for your family to show them Jesus’ love and care?

Question for Adults: In what way has the example of Christian marriage (your own or that of another couple) helped you understand the relationship be-tween Christ and his church?

Mission Statement

The Catholic Community of St. Timothy serves the areas of Norwood, Walpole, Westwood, and all who come to our door. The seren-ity of our waterfront church property is a natural reminder of all the gifts that God has given us. It is our vision, as a Eucharistic people, to come to know and love Christ, to proclaim his teachings through word and deed, to wor-ship together and to minister to one another. We strive to form a supportive and generous faith-filled community. We seek to bear witness to Christ's presence and compassion to all by our service to our sisters and brothers. Jesus himself, gives the mission to us. “Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age. (Matthew 28:18-20)

August 26~ Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Some who heard Jesus’ teaching returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him. The demands of being a follower of Christ were too much for them. When you are tired and being a disciple of Jesus feels too hard, how will you respond to the question Jesus asks in today’s gospel, “Do you also want to leave?” Pray for the grace to respond like Peter did, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We are convinced that you are the holy one of God.”

An early deadline for submissions to our bulletin often makes timely response to current events difficult. This is one of those situations. Last week we heard and read Cardinal Sean’s statement on the Pennsylvania Grand Jury’s report which followed on the heels of the accusations concerning Cardinal McCarrick. All of this news returns me to 2002 and the revelations of the abuse that had occurred in Boston. That experience was a sad, de-pressing and terrible moment for me as a priest, pastor and Catholic. Recalling it just brings back all the anger, shame and disappointment that I felt and still harbor. It doesn’t take much to bring it all back to the surface. So, I can only imagine what pain survivors experience and what all of you are feeling as you hear and read the news each day. As a person of faith, in spite of what I may be feeling at any given moment, I know that I should not lose hope. My faith is in God and his Son Jesus Christ—not in any cardinal, bishop or priest. The church is an institution that is divine and human, and the human part can often let us down. But God is always faithful even when we humans fail. So, that gives me reason to continue to have hope. Today’s Gospel tells us: “Jesus knew from the beginning the ones who would not believe and the one who would betray him.” Jesus, his church and we have all been betrayed and it can shake our faith. We are as shocked today as were the followers of Jesus when they were faced with the scandal of the cross. But those disciples who persevered would expe-rience the faithfulness of God who never abandoned them, God who was always with them in the darkness, leading them to the light of new life. In the first reading Joshua challenges the people who have wandered away from God and forgotten God’s goodness to them. The people respond: "Far be it from us to forsake the LORD… He performed those great miracles before our very eyes and protected us along our entire journey and among the peoples through whom we passed. Therefore we also will serve the LORD, for he is our God." Anger, shame, sadness, disappointment at what has happened can shake our faith in the church and its leaders. But I know that God is always faithful. The Eucharist reminds me that Jesus died for our sins—not just the sins of the past, but the sins that we continue to commit today through human weakness. As disciples of the Lord we are constantly called to conversion and new life. That gives me reason to have hope, that together, walking in the light of Christ, every tomorrow is filled with the possibility of new life, a better life with God and in God’s church. And, like the disciples in today’s Gospel we can respond to Jesus: "Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”

Fr. Petringa

A Message from our Pastor

This Week’s Calendar of Events

Monday, August 27 7:30pm Book Group—Ruocco Wednesday, August 29 7:00pm Meditation Group—Lane Library Thursday, August 30 7:30pm New Jerusalem Prayer Group—Hall Friday, August 31 OFFICE CLOSED 9:30am-3:00pm Eucharistic Adoration—Church 3:00pm Divine Mercy Chaplet prayed—Church

Financial Statement

Weekend of August 18/19 $9,239.00

…Thank you for supporting St. Timothy Parish!

Please pray for our Brides and Grooms:

Melissa Parker and Christopher Temple

This Week at Saint Timothy

Readings for the Week of August 26, 2018 Sunday: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b/Ps 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23 [9a]/Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32/Jn 6:60-69 Monday: 2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5 [3]/Mt 23:13-22 Tuesday: 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17/Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13 [13b]/Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday: 2 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18/Ps 128:1-2, 4-5 [1]/Mk 6:17-29 Thursday: 1 Cor 1:1-9/Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [1]/Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Cor 1:17-25/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11 [5]/Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Cor 1:26-31/Ps 33:12-13, 18-19, 20-21 [12]/Mt 25:14-30 Next Sunday: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8/Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5 [1a]/Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27/Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Mass Intentions For Weekend Masses: If the Mass intention is for your family member, you are welcome to bring up the gifts during the Offertory at that Mass. Please speak to the Mass Captain ten minutes before Mass begins if you would like to participate in this way.

Saturday, August 25 9:00am Joseph Magee, Birthday Memorial 4:30pm Jerome & Anna Ciaccia, Memorial Sunday, August 26 Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am S.A. Araujo and Rosa & José da Cunha, Memorial 9:30am Deceased Members of the Chousa & Caneja Families 11:00am For the People Monday, August 27 Memorial of Saint Monica 9:00am Maria Carmo Barbosa and Adriano Barbosa, Memorial Tuesday, August 28 Twenty-first Saint Augustine 9:00am Charles & Melina Furnari, Memorial Wednesday, August 29 The Passion of Saint John the Baptist 9:00am Maria DaSilva, Birthday Memorial Thursday, August 30 9:00am Evelyn Cashin, Month’s Mind Friday, August 31 9:00am Gladys Stone, Memorial Saturday, September 1 9:00am Silverio & Rosa Rodrigues and Manuel & Maria Rodrigues, Memorial 4:30pm Mary A. Butters, 4th Anniversary Sunday, September 2 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am Richard Ordway, Remembrance 9:30am Maximo & Milagro Lopez, Memorial 11:00am Valerie Donahue, Memorial

Please pray for Marguerite Ladas whose funeral was recently celebrated in our parish.

Next Week’s Ministry Schedule

Pine Street Inn We will be serving supper at the Pine Street Inn on Monday, September 24th. If you are able to help in any way, please call Anne at 781-769-3840. Donations to pay for these meals may be sent to: Campagna, 86 Countryside Lane, Norwood, MA 02062. Please make checks payable to St. Timothy Christian Service Fund. Thank you to all those who have made generous donations in the past. $500 is sent to the Pine Street Inn each month. Please help to support this ministry. Contributions have been down over the past few months. Please consider helping with a donation.

St. Tim’s Book Group The next meeting of the St. Timothy Book Group will be on Monday, August 27th to discuss Will’s Red Coat by Tom Ryan. All meetings are held from 7:30-9pm in the Ruocco Center and attendance is on a drop-in basis. We love new faces and new opinions, so please join us!

Remaining meetings for 2018:

Monday, September 24: The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida

Monday, October 29: Every Note Played by Lisa Genova

Monday, November 26: Eternal Life by Dara Horn

Monday December 10: Christmas Book Swap

Join us for our annual Parish Picnic on Sunday, Septem-ber 30th from Noon-3pm. Rain or Shine! Watch for vol-unteer, donation and guest signups shortly!

Save the Date: Market of Hope — Saturday, October 20

On Saturday, October 20, St. Timothy Parish, in conjunction with the Market of Hope, will once again be hosting a market day featuring handmade goods from all over the world. Over the past two years, the event was a great success on so many levels, that we want to continue this tradition. And we need your help! Market of Hope partners with organizations and social enterprises that minister to the needs of the world’s most vulnerable, and gives them opportunity to be empowered–to lift themselves out of poverty and economic dependency. Market of Hope events support families and communities in over 20 different countries by providing income, education, training, financial investment and emotional restoration to victims of human trafficking and economic slavery. By purchasing goods at Market of Hope we turn our shopping into an avenue for empowerment and hope. It allows us as Catholics to answer God’s call to respond to the pain and hard-ship of our brothers and sisters around the world. All parishioners can help by marking October 20th on your calendars and making it a point to attend the market and to invite friends to come along. The products for sale are perfect for gift-giving, whether for a birthday, an anniversary, or Christmas. Please plan to attend! Your purchases will have a double impact by supporting the economic success of artisans in developing countries!

Religious Education Asst. Coordinator We are looking for a part-time Assistant Co-ordinator for Grades K-5 to work approxi-mately 9-11 hours per week during the school year (Sept-June). The Assistant Coor-dinator would be onsite during class times to

make sure teachers have the supplies they need for classes and any other assistance they might need, as well as to interact with parents and answer any questions. At times s/he may need to serve as a last minute substitute for an absent teacher.

Hours would include Monday and Tuesday afternoons from 3:30-5:30pm (4hrs); and Sunday mornings from 8am-12pm or 12:30pm (4-4.5hrs). In addition, the Assistant Coordi-nator would meet with the Coordinator for 1-2 hours on Fri-days to review the needs and responsibilities for the Sun/Mon/Tues classes. Friday hours could be flexible if scheduled be-tween the hours of 9am and 3pm.

Parish Nurse Saint Timothy Parish is seeking applicants for the position of Parish Nurse. Our parish has had an ongoing Health Ministry for a number of years. We are looking for a licensed Registered Nurse for this part-time (12-16 hours) position. The Parish Nurse focuses on the holistic healing and wellness of mind, body and spirit to promote optimum health and wellness to community members of all ages. Interested individuals are asked to contact Fr. Gerard Pe-tringa, Pastor of St. Timothy Parish, by calling 781-769-2522, or e-mailing frpetringa@sttim.net.

We are seeking volunteers to work with our stu-dents as catechists (teachers), chaperones and hall monitors. See the “Faith Formation” section of this bulletin for details.

Sept. 1/2 EM Team 1

Lector Altar Server

Saturday, 4:30 PM

Fred Bachofner - L1 Kristi Jacobi - L2

Evan McLellan Kate McLellan NOT FILLED

Sunday, 8:00 AM

Jeannette Chambers - L1 Barbara Ferrazzani - L2

Nate Hsu Ryan Hsu

Sunday, 9:30 AM

Maureen Vinson - L1 Peter Maloney - L2

Colin Needham Sofia Monatno Meghan Sullivan

Sunday, 11:00 AM

Ann Fogarty - L1 Shaun McGinty - L2

Caitie Borchardt Colleen Fogarty Nelson Rivas-Santos

The Church Office will be closed on Friday, August 31st and Monday, September 3rd. Happy Labor Day!

Thank you to all who continue to pray for our faith formation students and their families. One Body, one family, pray-ing for one another.

REGISTRATION for Fall Classes, ONLINE Tuition Payment and Class Registration

Links are on our website, sttim.net, to online payment and registration for classes. If you haven’t registered yet, please do so immediately! We need an accurate headcount in order to properly prepare classes as we determine the number of books to order, find catechists and create classes. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mary, Grades K - 5, and Mary Ellen, Grades 6 - 12, 781-762-4868.

Faith Formation

CYO Basketball CYO Basketball teams will form in October for the upcoming season which begins the end of November. There will be two high school boys divisions, grades 9-10 and grades 11-12. Also a high school girls team, including grades 9-12. Players must be registered parishioners of either St. Catherine or St. Timothy Parish or must live within the physical parish boundaries. Online sign up link will be active from September 1st until October 7th: https://form.jotform.com/80837383284162

Email Rick Roche at r1435@mac.com with any questions or if you might be interested in helping out coaching one of the Boys High School teams.

In Our Community

Greening Your Parish: Answering the Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor

Sunday September 16th, 2-4 PM, Holy Family Church, 12 Monument Sq. Concord. Find out how to promote the princi-ples of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home, in your parish community. Keynote: Laudato Si: Care of the Earth and Solidarity with the Poor Fr . Bry-an Hehir, Secretary of Health and Social Services, RCAB. Sponsored by the Boston Catholic Climate Movement. For more information and for free registration: https://tinyurl.com/greening-register-9-18

Faith Formation (continued)

VOLUNTEERS to assist in our faith formation programs. WE NEED YOU! We always need more fellow St. Tim’s family members to volunteer as catechists (teachers), hall monitors and chaperones. Veteran volunteers and staff provide tremendous support and guidance to all volunteers, especially new ones.

We need you, and more importantly, the children need you. Help us keep St. Tim’s faith formation programs going as you vol-unteer weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.

Grades K-5 students meet weekly, either on Sunday mornings or Monday or Tuesday afternoons.

Grades 6-8 students meet every other week on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 - 8 pm.

Confirmation One and Two students meet on alternate Sunday evenings once a month, beginning with the 5 pm liturgy, followed by class from 6 - 7:30 pm.

We also need hall monitors to be attentive to students’ comings and goings as well as parishioners to serve as chaperones and drivers on our service trips.

Openings are available at all levels. Contact Mary Ganley (grades K-5; mganley@sttim.net) and Mary Ellen Herx (grades 6 - 12; meherx@sttim.net) at 781-762-4868.

*********************SAVE the DATE! Mark your calendars! We’ve got lots planned for the fall.******************** Sunday, Sept. 9th, 9:30 am liturgy BACKPACK BLESSING Come to mass and have your child’s backpack blessed for a safe, happy, productive school year. We ask those who are able to also bring school supplies to donate to those children who would otherwise go without. Let’s help all students start the year with a full backpack. Sunday, Sept. 16th, 9:30 am liturgy CATECHIST BLESSING, followed by catechist brunch Join us in a special blessing for all those who teach in our programs, K - 10th grade. Catechists: enjoy brunch at 10:45 am, as we review safety policies and best practices for faith formation classes. If you’d like to learn more about teaching or already know you are interested, please contact Mary (grades K - 5; mganley@sttim.net) and Mary Ellen (grades 6 - 12th;meherx@sttim.net) at 781-762-4868, Mary x27; Mary Ellen x26. Sunday, Sept. 16th, 4 pm CONFIRMATION ORIENTATION Parents and students in the two year Confirmation preparation program, come learn about the curriculum, “Decision Point,” calen-dars, the roles and responsibilities of students, parents and sponsor, and special service events planned throughout the 2018-19 faith formation year. We’ll know the date of Confirmation 2019 by then too! After our meeting, we will celebrate liturgy together at 5 pm. Tuesday, Sept. 18th, 6:30 - 7:30 pm MIDDLE SCHOOL ORIENTATION Parents and all middle school students, come learn about the middle school program’s structure and Pflaum Gospel Weeklies curric-ulum, as well as upcoming service and social opportunities. Sunday, Sept. 23rd, 2 pm INTERFAITH MINI-WALK for HUNGER Help kick off our faith formation year by joining us in Westwood at Temple Beth David for the Interfaith Mini-Walk for Hun-ger. Only three miles long, this walk is very family-friendly and a great way to meet our neighbors, joining together to combat hun-ger. See flyers at the back of the church for details and contact Mary Ellen (meherx@sttim.net; 781-762-4868 x 26) if interested in volunteering.

Sunday, Sept. 30th START OF CLASSES Schedules will be ready later in the summer. If you haven’t registered yet, please do so as soon as possible. Links are on our web-site, sttim.net, or contact Mary, Grades K - 5, and Mary Ellen, Grades 6 - 12, 781-762-4868.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Peter said to Jesus, “You have the words of eternal life”. Dis-cover God’s plan for your marriage by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekends are Sep 15-16, 2018 in Medway, MA and Dec 7-9, 2018 in Duxbury, MA. For more information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at 800-710-9963 or visit them at https://wwmema.org/.