Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 9, 2020

North Attleborough, Massachusetts

Transfiguration of the Lord Parish – North Attleborough 0902

Weekday Mass Intentions

Father Rodney and Father Jack are

remembering your specific intentions in the

daily Masses and weekend Masses which can

be seen on Facebook live (see below).

Masses

STAY CONNECTED see the Transfiguration of the Lord Facebook page to see live Masses with Father Rodney and Father Jack and connect with others in our Parish Community. https://www.facebook.com/Transfiguration-of-the-Lord-Parish-North-Attleborough-106529317647894/

You do not have a Facebook account, you can watch the Mass by clicking “not now” under the

log in information.

Office

14 Park Street, North Attleborough, Massachusetts

02760

Parish e-mail stmaryna@noozi.com

Parish website www.saintmaryna.com

Phone (508) 695-6161 Fax (508) 695-5248

Faith Formation e-mail smshff@comcast.net

Transfiguration of the Lord Parish

Rev. Rodney E. Thibault, J.C.L., Pastor

Rev. John M. “Jack” Schrader, Parochial Vicar

Rev. Deacon Joseph E. Regali

Mrs. Monica T. Forte, Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Jean Howard, Business Manager

Mrs. Elaine Corvese, Director of Religious Education, Grades 1-8 & Confirmation

Mr. Miguel Peixoto, Buildings Supervisor

Mr. James Kitsock, Building Maintenance

Saint Mary-Sacred Heart School

Mrs. Charlotte Lourenco, Principal

57 Richards Avenue,

North Attleborough, Massachusetts 02760

(508) 695-3072 FAX (508) 695-9074

smsh@smsh.dfrcs.org www.smshschool.com

Saint Mary Cemetery

Mr. Jarrod Ward, Superintendent

Towne Street

North Attleborough, Massachusetts 02760

(508) 695-1173 or email ripco@comcast.net

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saint Mary Church Saturday 3:00 pm

Sacrament of Baptism

Please be advised that Baptisms are not occurring

during the pandemic. Please watch the bulletin and

website for information about rescheduling baptisms

once it becomes available.

Sacrament of Marriage

Marriage is usually celebrated on Friday evening and

on Saturday morning and afternoon. Please contact

the Parish Office at least nine months in advance to

begin preparation.

Sacrament of the Sick

Pastoral care to the sick and homebound is provided

by the parish staff and trained parishioners. Please call

the parish office to arrange a visit.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Suspended at this time

Meet us online

Live stream

https://www.facebook.com/Transfiguration-of-the-

Lord-Parish-North-Attleborough-

106529317647894/

Parish Offering

Please consider making a weekly online donation with this link:

https://app.gabrielsoft.com/guest/mafrdiocese/31

If you prefer to make a contribution by check, you are

welcome to mail your budget envelope to the parish office.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

Weekend Mass Schedule

Saturday

Saint Mary 4:00 pm

Sunday

Saint Mark 8:00 am

Saint Mary 9:30 am

Sacred Heart 11:00 am

5:00 pm

Saint Mark June, July and August

Sacred Heart September 8 through May

Daily Mass

Saint Mark Monday & Wednesday, 8:00 am

Saint Mary Chapel Tuesday & Thursday, 7:00 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saint Mary Parish Saturday 3:00 pm

Office

14 Park Street

North Attleborough, Massachusetts 02760

Office Hours

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 pm

Parish e-mail stmaryna@noozi.com

Parish website www.saintmaryna.com

Pastor’s email frrodneyccna@gmail.com

Phone (508) 695-6161 Fax (508) 695-5248

Faith Formation

Phone (508) 695-3823

Faith Formation e-mail smshff@comcast.net

Transfiguration of the Lord Parish – North Attleborough 0902

August 8/9

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday August 8 – Vigil Mass

4:00 pm Elsie & Albert Jette

Sunday August 9

8:00 am Margaret Gohl

Sunday August 9

9:30 am Deceased members of the Gray

family

Sunday August 9

11:00 am Laurent N. Jette

Monday August 10

4:30 pm John Danko

Tuesday August 11

4:30 pm F. Keats Boyd, Jr.

Wednesday August 12

4:30 pm Margaret Wallace

Thursday August 13

4:30 pm Robert Deschene

Friday August 14

4:30 pm

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Outdoor parking lot of Saint Mary Masses

Saturday 4:00 pm & Sunday 9:30 am

Outdoor Masses will continue to be livestreamed.

Indoor Masses

Sunday 8:00 am Saint Mark Church

and 11:00 am Sacred Heart Church

A reservation is required for all indoor Masses.

Reservations may be made for two weeks at a time and

must be made by phone or email, no later than 3:00 pm

on Friday. NO NAMES WILL BE RECORDED ON THE

RESERVATION LIST after 3:00 PM. Masks must be

worn at all times and must cover nose and mouth. You

will not be allowed to enter the church without a mask.

Social distancing policy is in effect, seating is very limited.

Daily Mass with Father Rodney and Father Jack

Online Monday – Friday at 4:30 pm

Online Wednesday at 6:00 pm Benediction & Adoration

with the Rosary

From Father Rodney

The Rock Group, Queen, recorded the song “I want it

all” in 1989. I remember that particular song because I

was CIT (counselor-in-training) at Camp Cachalot which

is a Boy Scout Camp located in Carver, Massachusetts

when the song was released and it was the “song of the

summer” for the camp staff. The lyrics note: “I want it

all, I want it all, I want it all and I want it now!” My guess

is that is became the staff song because well, the campers

were going to do what we wanted them to do and do it

now! The lyrics written so many years ago, are

oftentimes the mantra of our daily living. We want things

right away. We have no time nor tolerance to wait for

anything. It has to be done right away and we want it

done according to our specifications.

The first reading for this 19th

Sunday of Ordinary Time

presents us with a challenge: finding the voice of God in

our lives. How often do we find ourselves saying prayers

and waiting for the response yet it doesn’t come. We

give up and turn away from God. God always listens to

prayers...unfortunately for us, He answers and makes his

presence known in His own time and manner. Elijah has

been promised by God that He will reveal His presence to

Him. He gives Elijah very specific instructions as to how

he will need to prepare himself to experience Who God

is. First there is that strong wind, but God is not in the

wind. Then, there was an earthquake, but God wasn’t

there either. We then hear that there was fire but alas

God was not there either. “Finally, God makes his

presence known. After the fire there was a tiny

whispering sound. When he heard this, Elijah hid his face

in his cloak and went and stood at the entrance of the

cave.” (1Kings 19:12-13)

Oftentimes, we expect to find the glory of God in large

ways. We want it all and we want it now. I think that it is

safe to assume that as we have been forced to have our

lives unexpectedly uprooted due to the current pandemic,

we have realized that we can’t always have it all nor can

we have it right now. There are so many things that we

had planned to do and in the blink of an eye those plans

were dashed and we have been forced – not easily -to

accept what has come our way. This is so true even in

our relationship with God. Unfortunately for us, God

usually acts in quiet ways, teaching us that we need to

really listen so that we can hear what he has to say.

Perhaps as the dog days of summer pass, we can each

find a little bit of time to rest from our labors so that we

can be attentive to listening to the Word of God so that

He can reassure us that He truly is living, moving and

acting in our lives.

Transfiguration of the Lord Parish – North Attleborough 0902

Parish Contributions

Below are our collection figures for the period indicated.

These contributions have come in through the mail,

dropped off in person, via e-giving and Gabrielsoft.

Period ending August 2

Budget collection: $14,107.06

Thank you!

https://app.gabrielsoft.com/guest/mafrdiocese/31

If you prefer to make a contribution by check, you are

welcome to mail your budget envelope to the parish

office, at 14 Park Street, North Attleborough, MA

02760. If you are in the area, you can also leave your

envelope in the drop box located outside the parish office

door, to the right on the landing. Thank you for your

ongoing support!

Week of August 9, 2020

Monday: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9; Jn

2:24-26

Tuesday: Ez 2:8—3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111,

131; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14

Wednesday: Ez 9:1-7; 10:18-22; Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6;

Mt 18:15-20

Thursday: Ez 12:1-12; Ps 78:56-57, 58-59, 61-62; Mt

8:21 — 19:1

Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or Ez 16:59-63; Is 12:2-3,

4bcd, 5-6; Mt 19:3-12

Please Keep Everyone SAFE

Please remember when in public,

wear your mask.

Remain at least 6 feet from others.

Wash your hands often.

I wear my mask to protect

others.

FAITH FORMATION

Director of Religious Education Grades 1- 8 & Confirmation

Mrs. Elaine Corvese

First Communion 2020

Parents have the option this summer to schedule their

child’s First Communion at our outside Mass (4:00 p.m.

Saturday or 9:30 a.m. Sunday) If you wish to arrange

First Communion at either outside Mass, please contact

the Faith Formation office at: smshff@comcast.net for

further information.

Congratulations to our students who received Our Lord

in the Eucharist for the first time on the weekend of

August 1-2:

Michael Anthony Cavalieri, Jr.,

Claire Hill,

Grace Anne Kilroy,

Madeline Claire Rader.

2020-2021 School Year Information

REGISTRATION

If you are new to the program or have a new first grade

student you should contact the faith formation office at

smshff@comcast.net or 508-695-3823 during summer office

hours to register with the Director. A copy of each child’s

baptism certificate is required at registration. All families must

be registered in the Transfiguration of the Lord parish.

Parents/Guardian of second and ninth grade Catholic

School students: Preparation for First Reconciliation, First

Eucharist, and Confirmation is a two-year process that is

distinct and separate from any catechetical program in

the parish or Catholic school. Sacraments are parish

celebrations and while Catholic school communities are

important in the daily sharing of faith and values, it is also

necessary for young people to stay connected to their

parish communities through the celebration of Sunday

Eucharist and attendance in the Faith Formation classes.

Therefore, if you have a son/daughter attending Catholic

School in 2 nd

and 9 th

grade, please contact the Faith

Formation office at smshff@comcast.net to enroll your

child in the program.

Please note: Mrs. Corvese will be out of the office

for the week of August 9 -14.

Messages and emails will be returned the week of

August 17.

Transfiguration of the Lord Parish – North Attleborough 0902

We Welcome

On Saturday, August 1, 2020 we

welcomed a new member into our

Catholic faith and Transfiguration

of the Lord Parish. We welcome:

Brody James Civitarese, son of

Heather & Shawn Civitarese. Congratulations to Brody,

his parents, godparents, family and friends on the joyous

celebration of faith and family.

Scheduling Baptisms

We continue to work with families to schedule baptisms

for the remainder of the summer. Baptisms are being

scheduled one family at a time with a maximum of 24 in

attendance. We are scheduling on Saturdays and week

days at this time. Please contact the office via email

(stmaryna@noozi.com) for more information. Thank you

for your patience and understanding.

Catholic Appeal 2020

SEE ALL THE…CONCERN. As the final figures continue

to be tallied, our parish goal

for Transfiguration of the

Lord Parish as of July 31 is

$79,857.00. This does not

represent the final figure,

updated information will be sent by the Diocesan office in

the coming weeks.

Parish Meeting Spaces

At this time we are not accepting any reservations

regarding meeting spaces. We have not yet determined if

and when any of our parish spaces will be open for parish

use. All groups are encouraged to make alternate plans

in the event that meeting spaces are restricted and/or not

available for use. It will be each group’s responsibility to

contact the office when an announcement is made

regarding the use of parish spaces. Meeting times and

locations will not be automatically carried over to this

2020/2021 school year.

Please watch the bulletin for any future developments.

Thank you for your patience and understanding,

Knights of Columbus

Council #330 of North Attleboro was founded over 120

years ago in 1898 and this Council has always

represented the entire Catholic community of North

Attleboro. Charity is our leading principle and our focus

is on providing support and assistance locally. We are

looking for Catholic men to join our Council and help us

support our community as our members have been doing

since 1898. If you are interested in learning more about

membership, please contact Jim Schromm,

jim.schromm@verizon.net or (508) 643-3623.

Transfiguration of the Lord Parish

Saint Vincent de Paul Society

Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de

Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men

to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-

person service to those who are needy and suffering in

the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam,

and patron, St. Vincent de Paul. If you are in need of

assistance, please call the help line for our parish Saint

Vincent de Paul Society. They will be able to offer

information about the types of assistance available. Please

call 508-212-4755 for help or more information.

Family Prayers

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father,

and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit,

Amen

Morning Offering

My, God, I offer you today,

All that I think and do and say,

uniting it with what was done on earth,

by Jesus Christ, your Son.

Grace Before Meals

Bless us, O Lord, and these your gifts

which we are about to receive

from your goodness,

through Christ our Lord,

Amen

Evening Prayer

Dear God, before I sleep

I want to thank you for this day

so full of your kindness and your joy.

I close my eyes to rest safe in your loving care.

Transfiguration of the Lord Parish – North Attleborough 0902

Readings for August 8 and 9

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading

A Reading from first Book of Kings

At the mountain of God, Horeb, Elijah came to a cave

where he took shelter. Then the LORD said to him, “Go

outside and stand on the mountain before the LORD; the

LORD will be passing by.” A strong and heavy wind was

rending the mountains and crushing rocks before the

LORD—but the LORD was not in the wind. After the

wind there was an earthquake—but the LORD was not in

the earthquake. After the earthquake there was fire—but

the LORD was not in the fire. After the fire there was a

tiny whispering sound. When he heard this, Elijah hid his

face in his cloak and went and stood at the entrance of

the cave.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

R. Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.

I will hear what God proclaims;

the LORD — for he proclaims peace.

Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him,

glory dwelling in our land.

R. Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.

Kindness and truth shall meet;

justice and peace shall kiss.

Truth shall spring out of the earth,

and justice shall look down from heaven.

R. Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.

The LORD himself will give his benefits;

our land shall yield its increase.

Justice shall walk before him,

and prepare the way of his steps.

R. Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.

Second Reading

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans

Brothers and sisters: I speak the truth in Christ, I do not

lie; my conscience joins with the Holy Spirit in bearing

me witness that I have great sorrow and constant anguish

in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed

and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own people,

my kindred according to the flesh. They are Israelites;

theirs the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving

of the law, the worship, and the promises; theirs the

patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, is the

Christ, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Gospel

The Lord be with you. And with your spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Glory to you, O Lord.

After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get

into a boat and precede him to the other side, while he

dismissed the crowds. After doing so, he went up on the

mountain by himself to pray. When it was evening he was

there alone. Meanwhile the boat, already a few miles

offshore, was being tossed about by the waves, for the

wind was against it. During the fourth watch of the night,

he came toward them walking on the sea. When the

disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified.

“It is a ghost,” they said, and they cried out in fear. At

once Jesus spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not

be afraid.” Peter said to him in reply, “Lord, if it is you,

command me to come to you on the water.” He said,

“Come.” Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on

the water toward Jesus. But when he saw how strong the

wind was he became frightened; and, beginning to sink,

he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus

stretched out his hand and caught Peter, and said to him,

“O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” After they got

into the boat, the wind died down. Those who were in

the boat did him homage, saying, “Truly, you are the Son

of God.”

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ