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November 29, 2015 First Sunday of Advent

Sunday Mass:

Vigil 4pm; 9am, 11am

Daily Mass:

Mon - Fri: 9am

Morning Prayer 8:45am

Eucharistic Adoration

Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30pm

Confessions Available

First Saturday Mass: 9am

St. Athanasius Church

300 Haverhill St, Reading, 01867

Monday - Friday 9am-4pm

www.StAthanasiusReading.org

[email protected]

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/StAthanasiusReading

Phone: 781-944-0330

Fax: 781-944-1266

Reconciliation: Saturdays 3:15-

3:45pm and during Eucharistic

Adoration.

Baptism: Celebrated the 3rd

Sunday at 1pm. Call to register

for Baptism Prep.

Anointing of the Sick: Notify the

office when a person is seriously

ill. Extraordinary Ministers are

available to bring the Eucharist to

the homebound.

Marriage: Call at least 6 months

in advance of your wedding.

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St. Athanasius Parish, Reading, MA November 29, 2015

29 SUN Jer 33:14-16/1 Thes 3:12-4:2/Lk 21:25-28,

34-36

30 Mon Rom 10:9-18/Mt 4:18-22

1 Tue Is 11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24

2 Wed Is 25:6-10a/Mt 15:29-37

3 Thu Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27

4 Fri Is 29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31

5 Sat Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt 9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8

6 SUN Bar 5:1-9/Phil 1:4-6, 8-11/Lk 3:1-6

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29

M EETINGS & E VENTS

WEEKLY OFFERTORY

Tuesday, Dec 1

Religious Ed classes

resume

Adult Faith

Formation

7 pm

PAC

Saturday, Dec 5 First Saturday Mass 9 am

Saturday, November 28 4pm Mass for the People of St. Athanasius Sunday, November 29 9am Jean Hoyt Birthday Memorial 11am Emily Mastrocola Memorial Mass Monday, November 30 9am John Neville Tuesday, December 1 9am Jacqueline M D’Entremont Wednesday, December 2 9am Mass Thursday, December 3 9am Helen P Murphy 6:30 Eucharistic Adoration Friday, December 4 9am Mass Saturday, December 5 9am First Saturday Mass 4pm Ann Bennett Sunday, December 6 9am Vincent & Edward Connors 11am Mass for the People of St. Athanasius

One month of Altar Candles in Memory of Cathy and Diane

Please pray for our military and

civilians who defend our

freedom, especially: The 26th “Yankee” Brigade,

and 1st Lts. Ryan & Nolan Johnson,

US Army, Patrick Cavanaugh, PFC

Christopher Lewis, Lcpl Brenden

Amico, and Cpl. 3rd Class

Christopher Donohue

Remember those in need of prayers, especially: Maryann Lucerto, Margaret Sumner, John Cadigan, Mary

Lou, Dianne, Bill, Scott , Dan Hallidy, David S. Attachi

Family, Olga Calautti, Stephen O’Neill, Kathy Oliveira, The

Haines Family, Cindy O'Connell, Paula, Joanne Curran,

Jimmy, Charles Morrison, Frank F., Frank DelGreco,

Barbara Coffin, John F. O’Brien, Ruthie, Richard Rossi,

Robert D, Thomas D, Andrew D, Richard D, Phil T, Jen M,

Fran P, Bryan M, Marion M, Anna Windels, Mary

McNerney, Larry Y, Denise S., John, Annemarie, Mary G,

Shirley N, Carol & Frank, Deborah, Patricia Maines, Justin

L., Paula, Mike, David, Bubba Toussaint, Joan D, Nana K.,

Remo, Katie Willenborg, Denise, Josephine, Sammy,

Guarino Family, Joan B, Kevin G., Edie Barbieri, Brian, Sue,

Eleanor Long, Joe O. Dennis Jancsy, Cathy M., Cynthia L.,

Jill, Marianne G., Dillon R., Mr. Blunt, Denise B., Bob &

Diane, Ann Swift, Molly, Rob

These names will stay in the Prayer Corner until

Sunday, December 6th. Call the office or email

[email protected] to add or renew your

loved ones on the list.

Mass Attendance: 586

First Collection: $8155

Retired Religious Sisters: $3269

Next Week: Christmas Flowers Collection

Join us for Eucharistic

Adoration at

St. Athanasius Every Thursday

from

6:30-7:30pm

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Please Join Us!

First Saturday Mass

For the Blessed Mother

Saturday, December 5th

9am

Donation Opportunities for

Special Items

Heating Oil (1 week) $500.00

1 Month of Altar candles $100.00

Flowers for the week $50.00

Bread & Wine for the week $40.00

Advent Offering for

Adult Faith Formation Praying with Women of the Bible

When: Tuesdays in Advent,

December 1, 7:00 – Chapters 1 & 2

December 8, after Mass – Chapters 4 & 6



Where: In the PAC

Materials Needed: Praying with Women of the

Bible by Sr. Elena Bosetti

Available online from Amazon

Please make sure you get the book

by Sr. Elena Bosetti, as there are

several other books by different

authors with the same title!

If you do not have internet access

and need help in getting the book or

have other questions, please call Maria Blewitt at

(617) 640-0458.

Zumba at St.Athanasius Come join the fun with Ana and Dana

St. Athanasius Church Hall Sunday December 13th, 2015

6:30 – 7:30p.m Ages: 3 – 99 All are Welcome!

Bring your friends, kids, neighbors Donations at the door.

No dance or Zumba experience necessary! We have beginners and newcomers each session.

Questions? Or want to join the email reminder list? call Dana @ 781-956-2810 or email

[email protected]. New Zumba Schedule: 2nd Sunday every month

(mark your calendar) Upcoming 2016 Dates: Jan 10th, Feb 14, Mar 13th

Save the Date Mark your calendars now for

Ladies’ Prize Bingo

Sunday, January 24th, 2016

Supermarket Gift Card Collection

The Lynn Hunger Network is facing an on-going crisis

due to the recent closure of the only two food

pantries in Lynn. The food pantries had been

supporting 1,500 – 2,000 families on an on-going

basis, including many who are single and elderly.

Catholic Charities North is working with other social

service agencies in Lynn to ensure that no one goes

hungry.

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our

supermarket gift card collection. These donations

directly assist the hungry in our midst. We will

continue to collect Market Basket and Stop and Shop

cards in the box located in the back of the church for

the next few weeks

PLEASE JOIN US FOR COFFEE,

DONUTS AND CHILDREN’S ADVENT

ACTIVITIES

AFTER THE 9:00

MASS ON

SUNDAY

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YOUTH MINISTRY SCHEDULE

Christmas Party

• Join us for our youth ministry Christmas party on Saturday, 12/12 at 7-9pm at St. Athanasius for grades 6-12. There will be a Yankee Swap gift exchange, Christmas movie, service project, games, air hockey, ping pong, a multitude of Christmas cookies, and more! Please RSVP with me by Tuesday, 12/1.

March for Life trip

• Our prolife conviction is a very important part of our Catholic faith. Learn more about our prolife beliefs and

movement, participate in the March of Life, and be energized in your faith on this trip to Washington, D.C. on January, 21-23. • Right now, we are trying to gauge interest from our parish high school students (grades 9-12). So if you are a high

schooler or parent of a high schooler and you or your teen is interested in attending, please email me back by Friday, December 4th. Feel free to contact me with any questions as well.

Community service opportunities • Cor Unum Meal Center - Saturday, 12/19 at 3:15-7:30pm Waiver required and space is limited, please email me back if you'd like to sign up by Wednesday, 12/9 • Mission of Deeds Buy a Bed Program It takes $90 for Mission of Deeds to buy a bed for somebody in need. Through our 7-10th grade religious education classes we are trying to raise $90 to donate to Mission of Deeds to help them do this. If all our students bring $1 to their upcoming religious education class we should be able to do this easily. We hope you participate!

LIFT Ministries Worship Night

• Friday, 12/4 at 7-10pm - Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston, MA If we have at least a small group of teens (grades 6-12) interested in going, we'll organize a trip. Please email me back if you have any interest.

Youth Commission meeting dates

• Sunday, December 6th at 7-8pm - St. Athanasius Parish Center For youth in grades 6-12 and adults Come share your voice and participate in the development of our youth ministry program Remind

• We have started a group communication program using text messaging called Remind. Get youth ministry updates

via texts right to your phone. Your cell phone number will not be known nor will members of the group know my number. Email options are also available. To get started, text @stasyouth to the number 81010 and follow the instructions. Follow us on Instagram @saintasyouth or like us on Facebook at St. Athanasius and St. Agnes Youth Ministry. Unless otherwise specified, all offerings are free of charge. Please contact Youth Minister Brad Agostinelli with interest or questions about any aspect of the St. Athanasius and St. Agnes Youth Ministry program: [email protected]. Brad Agostinelli Youth Minister St. Athanasius Catholic Church - Archdiocese of Boston Cell: 585-200-2831 Office: 781-944-0330 Fax: 781-944-1266 [email protected] http://stathanasiusreading.org/ Follow St. Athanasius and St. Agnes Youth Ministry on: Facebook and Instagram

St. Athanasius Parish is a welcoming Roman Catholic Community whose members are baptized in Christ, challenged by the word of God, and united in the Eucharist. We are moved by the Holy Spirit to proclaim

the Lord's Good News of justice and peace in word and action to the local community and beyond.

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*We Need Your Voices for Christmas Eve *

Ladies & Gentlemen,

Starting this week, we are offering an extraordinary

opportunity to those of you who love to sing – in the

shower, in the car, etc. Please join the St. Athanasius

amateur choir to sing just the 6 PM Christmas Eve

Mass.

More voices make better music. John Donovan, our

Music Director, teaches us songs on Wednesday

nights from 7:30 PM to 9 PM. We also rehearse at

8:30 AM Sundays before the mass. No prior music

experience necessary!

If this time slot is too difficult, he will hold rehearsals

after the 9 AM mass starting next Sunday, November

29th

. Even if you were tossed out of a choir at the age

of 13 (like I was), don’t let that stop you. We have

many different styles, but together, we sound sweet.

The Christmas Eve Choir is an opportunity to try it

out. Please lift up your voices in praise of our Lord,

Jesus Christ on his birthday! It’s a great gift to our

congregation and a whole new perspective on the

mass. See you there!

Sincerely,

Deb Hartman McCulley

Contact John Donovan at [email protected]

RCIA

On Sunday, Nov. 29th

at the 11 o’clock Mass, we will

have the Rite of Signing for our Catechumen,

Heather Rubin. After the Mass, Heather and our

RCIA Candidate, Joe Senn, will meet with the RCIA

team in the office building to reflect on the Gospel

presented that weekend. If you would like more

information on coming into Full Communion with

the Church or AFF, please contact Maria Blewitt, 617-

640-0458 ([email protected]) or Roc

O’Connell, 781-944-3106 ([email protected]).

The Reading Knights of Columbus are hosting a

Christmas Open House in conjunction with the

Reading town lighting of the Christmas tree. Please

stop by the KofC Hall on 11 Sanborn Street on

Sunday, November 29, from 1-4PM. We will have

some crafts for the kids to make as well as some hot

chocolate and cookies to eat.

GIVING TREE Please take a gift request from the bulletin board at the church entrance. The gifts benefit families receiving services from Catholic Charities. At the request of Catholic Charities, we are asking for more gift certificates than specific gift requests. Gift certificates allow more flexibility for the parents as well as giving them the pleasure of shopping for gifts for their children. Unwrapped gifts should be returned to the church choir loft by December 13th. Gift cards may be left in the box in the entry way near the restroom. Donations of gift wrap are also appreciated so the parents can wrap the gifts for their children. Please call Ellen Terry at 781-944-5431 if you have any questions. Thank you!

The Little Blue Books Are Available for Advent!The Little Blue Books Are Available for Advent!The Little Blue Books Are Available for Advent!The Little Blue Books Are Available for Advent! In the back of the Church, copies of the Little Blue Books

for Advent are available for your spiritual reading

during this holy season. Please feel free to take a

copy. The books consist of short daily Scripture

readings, reflections, and take only a few minutes a day

to read. They are a wonderful way to get in the true

spirit of the season!

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Parish Staff

Pastor ………………………………. Reverend Darin V. Colarusso [email protected]

Parochial Vicar………………………..Reverend Patrick Armano

[email protected]

Permanent Deacon………………………….Deacon Neil Sumner

[email protected]

Permanent Deacon…………..….………...Deacon Matt Baltier [email protected]

Administrative Office Manager………………….. Nancy Sieger

[email protected]

Coordinator of Religious Ed……………………….. Jo-Ann Rossi [email protected]

Music Director..………………………………………..John Donovan

[email protected]

Business Manager……………………………………...Janine Castro [email protected]

Administrative Assistant ……………………….. Luann Barretto [email protected]

Youth Ministry……………………………………….Brad Agostinelli [email protected]

Bulletin Submissions

[email protected]

By Monday 9 am

Coffee Hour

We need hosts for

December

Contact Sophie at 781-944-9085

or sign up in the Parish Center .

Reading Food Pantry

November donation suggestions:

Flour, Sugar, Instant Coffee (Reg & Decaf), Juice

Boxes, Raisins, Microwave Popcorn, Cereal, Instant

Potatoes (Au Gratin & Scalloped), Rice Pilaf (Instant

Brown & White), Canned Meats and Fish

Cash donations are always appreciated

Austin Prep Foreign Exchange Hosting

Austin Prep School has partnered with gphomestay’s

residential program! Together, we are offering an

incredible opportunity to families in Reading and the

surrounding areas. If you are interested in making a

positive impact on the life of an international student

and live within 30 minutes of the school, you may

want to consider becoming a host family. You may

learn more at our website: www.gphomestay.com

Host families will receive a monthly stipend of $1200

and have access to ongoing support from local

Residential Coordinators who can help with

coordinating meeting your student upon arrival,

keeping you connected with the school community,

and mediating issues if they arise.

Students come with their own insurance and

spending money and stay for the academic year.

There are also short-term hosting opportunities

available. We also offer a $300 referral bonus for

each approved host family that lists you as the

source of referral on their application.

Contact Dave for more information

at [email protected] or our host

coordinator at 781.996.0467

If you are ready to take the next step and fill out an

application please visit:

http://www.gphomestay.com/Application.php

St. Mary’s School Open House

St. Mary’s School in Lynn will host an Open House for

prospective students and their families interested in

grades 6-12 on Tuesday, December 1st

from 6:30-

8:00PM.

Join us to get to know the St. Mary’s community and

learn more about the academic, athletic, and

extracurricular opportunities on campus.

For more information about Open House, (Spartan

for a Day) Shadow Program, and registration for the

December 5th

High School Placement Test (for

students entering grade 9), visit our website at

www.stmaryslynn.com or call the Admissions Office

at 781-586-2008.

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