saint theresa · 6/24/2018 · adopted may 5, 2016. parish picnic on june 24th. starts at 11am....
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Saint Theresa Catholic Church
Alive in Christ Rev. Thien Nguyen, Administrator
Deacon Anthony Gagliani 630 Rathbun Street, Blackstone, MA 01504 Rectory 508-883-7206 Fax 508-883-5250
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sttheresablackstone.org Rel. Ed. Email: [email protected]
Rel. Ed. Coordinator Toni Harvey ext. 5
NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to Saint Theresa’s Parish. Please register at the Parish Office on the second floor. BAPTISM: Contact Father Thien or Deacon Gagliani for catechesis and arrangement for celebration of the sacrament. MARRIAGE: Marriage preparation takes about one year. Couples who wish to marry at Saint Theresa’s should see Father Thien or Deacon Gagliani as soon as possible. RECONCILIATION/PENANCE: Saturday at 3:00 to 3:40 p.m. in the confessional or by appointment. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call for a hospital visit or anointing of the sick. HOLY HOUR: Friday evening after the 6:30 Mass. ROSARY: After the weekday morning Mass. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Sundays, September to May. First through Grade 10. Session begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 9:45 a.m. before 10:00 a.m. Mass. FOOD PANTRY: The food pantry is located in the Thrift Shop. Open Tuesday 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Donations are always accepted. THRIFT SHOP: Open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18; Ps 60:3-5, 12-13; Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36; Ps 48:2-4, 10-11; Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday: 2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3; Ps 119:33-37, 40; Mt 7:15-20 Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17; Ps 79:1b-5, 8, 9; Mt 7:21-29 Friday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-5; Gal 1:11-20; Jn 21:15-19 Day: Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16:13- 19 Saturday: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19; Ps 74:1b-7, 20-21; Mt 8:15-17 Sunday: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mk 5:21-43 [5:21-24, 35b-43]
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, 4 p.m. Vigil
Sunday, 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Monday, NO Mass Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Wed. & Thurs., 7:30 a.m. Friday, 6:30 p.m. followed by
Benedic on Holiday Schedule
See Bulle n CONFESSIONS
Saturday at 3 p.m. ADORATION
Friday a er 6:30 Mass ROSARY
A er weekday morning Mass
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Hear me, Lord Jesus
listen as I pray: "Lead me from
night to never ending
day. Fill all the world
with love and grace divine. And glory, laud
and praise be ever thine."
Saturday June 23 4:00 p.m. Alfred Trottier by Family
Sunday June 24 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
The DeOrsey Family by Sandy Claire Giguere by Family
Monday June 25 No Mass
Tuesday June 26 6:30 p.m. Special Intention by Pat
Wednesday June 27 7:30 a.m. All Souls in Purgatory
Thursday June 28 7:30 a.m. All Souls in Purgatory
Friday June 29 6:30 p.m. Leo Martinelli by the Family
Saturday June 30 4:00 p.m. Norma DiPietro by Joe DiPietro
Sunday July 1 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
Peris Gunz by Pat Norma Dipietro by Joe DiPietro
*** If possible, we would like members of the family who requested the Mass to bring up the gifts at the appropriate time.
Sunday, June 24, 2018 The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Mass Intentions
June 30 & July 1
Altar Servers Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Lectors Ministry of Hospitality
Saturday 4:00 p.m.
Daniel Cardone Clara Cardone
C. & J. Brillon C. & R. Perreault
J. DiPietro
Sunday 10:00 a.m. Patrick Clifford Macy Hrezcuch Mallory Hrezcuch Elizabeth Deziel
G. Marchand E. & J. McNamara R. Turcotte
G. Lavoie
DAILY Mon-Sat Noon 12 Golden Steps Meeting Father Lamothe Center
Sunday June 24
After 10:00 a.m. Mass
Coffee and……. Father Lamothe Center
Tuesday June 26 9:30 a.m. Prayer Shawl Group Father Lamothe Center
Wednesday June 27 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Church
Thursday June 28 9:30 a.m. Prayer Shawl Group Father Lamothe Center
Friday June 29 6:30 p.m. Mass and Benediction Chapel
Saturday June 30 3:00 p.m. Confession Confessional
THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES
June 17th Collections: Stewardship: $ 1,985.50 Fuel Offering: $ 107.00 Mission Co-Op: $ 927.00
Thank you for you generous donations.
Na vity of Saint John the Bap st June 24, 2018 “Behold, one is coming a er me; I am not worthy to unfasten the sandals of his feet.” —Acts 13:25
Saint Theresa Parish Mission Statement Saint Theresa’s in Blackstone, MA founded in 1929 is a Catholic Community dedicated to being disciples of Jesus Christ. We strive to provide a loving environment where we can grow in our faith by worshiping God, receiving the Eucharist and giving to others using our talents and gifts. Guided by the Holy Spirit, we are
committed to helping one another by serving those in need both spiritually and physically. Through these works of charity and by reaching out to all about the good news of Jesus Christ, we work to grow our community and become stronger in our faith.
Adopted May 5, 2016
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Parish Picnic on June 24th. Starts at 11am. All are invited. The menu will be BBQ chicken and assorted salads. We will also have games for all ages and a bouncy house!
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Our Religious Education program has concluded for this school year. We are already planning for next years program, which will begin in September. Registration forms will be available at the church entrances during the summer and a letter will be sent home as well. Remember attending Mass is a most important part of developing our relationship with Christ. • Our Religious Education Program is looking for a 9th
grade teacher for this coming fall. for those interested, please contact Toni at 508-254-3440. Thank you!
Bulletin Reflection for the Feast of the Birth of
John the Baptist Saint John the Baptist commands our interest because he is a witness. By his witness, he reminds us that we are called to be witnesses. And in any age, to be a witness is challenging. God called the prophets and all of Israel to be special witnesses. The works that Jesus performed, his miracles, witnessed to who he was. So did John the Baptist who said "One more powerful than I is coming . . . baptize with the Holy Spirit." Jesus said to the disciples "You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth." Peter spoke to the crowd telling them that he and the disciples were witnesses to Jesus' resurrection and therefore, their witness testifies to the truth: "This Jesus, God raised up and of that all of us are witnesses." Paul tells how from a persecutor he became a witness for Christ. The strength of his conviction drove him to work unceasingly for Christ. The truth of the disciples' witness became even more evident when they were being persecuted and condemned to death. Early Christians martyrs went joyfully to their deaths rather than deny Christ. In fact, the word "martyr" is a transliteration of the Greek word for witness. So the martyrs were witnesses of Christ, of his death and resurrection, of their future with Christ in heaven. The power of the Holy Spirit enabled them to be strong. Today people question everything about Jesus and deny even the existence of God. How do we witness to them? Are we ready to stand up for Christ? When we profess to be Christians, we give witness to the living Christ. We are to be like a Christian man who lived simply among non-believers. Later, when a missionary arrived and started proclaiming the Gospel, the people said, "Oh we knew him; he lived in that house on the hill." Obviously, this person presented the face of Christ without preaching a word. May it be that others would be able to say the same about us, Christ’s living breathing witnesses. Deacon Tony
St. Theresa’s Food Pantry “Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers you did it to me” Matthew 25:40 Week of June 19th 8 bags were donated. 2018 Mission Appeal AIM/USA AIM/USA is an organization known as ASISTANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL MONASTERIES ~ an alliance for International Monasticism whose national office is in Erie, PA. AIM is an alliance of approximately 150 Benedictine/Trappist monasteries in the United States and Canada who pray and network with members of over 400 monastic communities in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America. Each year AIM/USA contacts dioceses across the United States and asks to be invited to present mission appeals as part of the MISSIONARY COOPERATION PROGRAM. AIM/USA recognizes all of creation and all of humanity as one. With that recognition comes responsibility. Through its annual mission appeals AIM/USA requests prayer and financial assistance for monasteries in third world countries. Your assistance will help monks and nuns beyond North America to receive appropriate education and formation through the donations received. In addition to Grants, AIM/USA ships books to monasteries who have members with some fluency in English. Topics desired include bibles, scripture study, general spirituality, prayer, lives of the saints, monasticism, Rule of St. Benedict and Liturgy. Donors can send the books in good condition to AIM and in turn, AIM ships these books to the monasteries who are most in need. Indeed, your generosity in prayer and in financial assistance will aid further Gospel living in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America throughout the year and they will have a long lasting impact upon the recipients. We, the members of AIM/USA invite you to assist this ministry with whatever financial contribution you can. Even more importantly, as I am sure we are all well aware from our own life experiences of the powerful gift of one's prayers for another, we ask that you earnestly pray for AIM/USA and all those in alliance with it. Thank you and God Bless. TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — I will make you a light to the na ons (Isaiah 49:1-6). Psalm — I praise you for I am wonderfully made (Psalm 139). Second Reading — John heralded his coming by proclaiming a bap sm of repentance (Acts 13:22-26). Gospel — John is his name (Luke 1:57-66, 80). THE GREATEST NEED The world’s greatest need is not more Christians but more Christians who practice their Christianity. —Anonymous