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First Sunday in Lent

Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish

April 7, 2019 ~ 5th Sunday of Lent

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April 7, 2019 Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Methuen~Lawrence Fifth Sunday of Lent

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Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish

22 Plymouth Street, Methuen, MA 01844

Phone: 978-686-3984 Fax: 978-686-8300 Email: [email protected] Web: OLGCParish.com

Office Hours: 8 am to 3 pm Monday ~ Thursday

and 8 am to Noon Friday

Parish Staff: 978-686-3984

Very Rev. Christopher Casey, V.F. Pastor — Ext 25 [email protected]

Jimmy Massie Facilities — 978-697-4701 [email protected]

Lori McLaughlin Coordinator of Music Ministries 603-275-6486 [email protected]

Rev. Mr. Steven J. Murphy Deacon — Ext 10 [email protected]

Mrs. Pearl Ouellette Business Manager — Ext 17 978-686-0728 [email protected]

Mrs. Denise Mundry Parish Office—Ext 10 978-686-3984 [email protected]

Religious Education — Ph: 978-686-3985 Fax: 978-686-8300 Mr. Mark Friedrich — Coordinator of Adult Faith Formation [email protected]

Mr. Mark Houle — Coordinator Grades K-8 [email protected]

Weekend Masses: Church & Chapel are handicapped accessible (elevator in Church, ramp at Chapel)

Sat. 4 pm at St. Theresa Church 22 Plymouth St., Methuen, MA

Sun. 8 am at St. Theresa Church

Sun. 10:30 am at St. Augustine Chapel 128 Ames St., Lawrence, MA

Daily Mass: 7 am Monday — Friday at St. Theresa Church

Reconciliation: Saturdays, 2:45—3:30 pm at St. Theresa Church or anytime by appointment

Baptism: Previous arrangements neces-sary

Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance

New Parishioners: Welcome! Please come to the Parish Office to meet us and to register

Lawrence Catholic Academy

101 Parker St.

Lawrence, MA 01843

www.lawrencecatholic academy.org

978-683-5822

Children age 3 through

Grade 8

Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish Will present:

A GOOD FRIDAY MINI-RETREAT FOR

CHILDREN IN GRADES K-8

APRIL 19, 2019 8:30 AM TO NOON IN JULIE HALL AT

ST. AUGUSTINE CHAPEL

CHILDREN WILL REFLECT ON THE MEANING OF

GOOD FRIDAY WITH PRAYER, STORIES, MUSIC & CRAFTS

THE CHILDREN WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE

STATIONS OF THE CROSS A snack will be provided

Please complete the form below. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * *

Children’s names, ages and grades: School: Emergency Phone: Medical/allergy info: Parent Signature Date

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Mass Intentions For the week of April 7, 2019

Saturday Apr. 6 4:00 pm Ida Gaumond (birthday remembrance) By Carol Smith

Sunday Apr. 7 8:00 am 10:30am

Pauline Fluet Amelia Vogler (birthday remembrance) Al Higton (anniversary) And all living members of the parish Larry Bouchard

By Frank and Terry Beauchesne By her family By his wife By his wife and family

Monday Apr. 8 7:00 am Richard Sirois By Darin Elliott

Tuesday Apr. 9 7:00 am Donato Santone By Edward Lane

Wednesday Apr. 10 7:00 am Mary Crotta By Carnell Gram

Thursday Apr. 11 7:00 am Francis Judge By Pauline Judge

Friday Apr. 12 7:00 am Santo Sanguedolce By Arthur and Marge Brien

Saturday Apr. 13 4:00 pm Paul Kroeter (birthday remembrance) By his family

Sunday Apr. 14 8 am 10:30 am

Joseph Fournier (48th anniversary) Joe and Madge Saindon Arthur Halloran (birthday remembrance) Marie I. Sirois Alfred Friedrich Amoza Blanchet June Lustenberger And all living members of the parish

By his family By their family By his family By her family By his family By Mr. and Mrs. Jules Larocque By mom and sisters

Memorials

For the week of April 7, 2019

Altar Bread—donated by his family In memory of Thomas Sabbagh, Jr.

Altar Wine—donated by his family In memory of Paul Kroeter

Altar Candles—donated their family In memory of the George Ouellette Family

St. Vincent de Paul Society

March 31, 2019 = $164.00

In today’s Gospel, Jesus is the model of compassion and kindness. He shows us how to be merciful and nonjudgmental.

When we give to the poor, God indeed pours his love, peace and mercy into our hearts and into the hearts of those suffering in poverty.

Thank you for your generosity to our parish.

Please realize how important it is that you use your envelopes and that you “make-up” your weekly contribution when you are not present at Mass for a particular weekend. We appreciate all that you do for our parish.

Envelopes $4,726.00

Money not in envelopes 446.00

Total $5,172.00

Maintenance $62.00

Holy Week/Easter Flowers $1,322.00

Money not in envelopes 376.00

Total $1,698.00

March 31, 2019

We Share Online Offertory Giving

for the Month of March 12 donors = $1,560.00

Are you doing your “Spring Cleaning”? Don’t throw out that

old jewelry that you never wear anymore!

Bring it to the parish office, we’ll be glad

to have it for the Christmas Fair!!!!!!

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Mission Statement Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish

Lawrence ~ Methuen

Our Lady of Good Counsel is a diverse multi-cultural parish serving the Catholic community

of Methuen and Lawrence. We are committed to building a community of faith intent upon God, in unity of mind and heart. We are a family of believers, joined by our Baptism, and nurtured by the Eucharist. As children of God, we en-deavor to bring the love of Christ to all we meet. We are committed to be the Body of Christ, rooted in the tradition of the Catholic Church. Together we worship and praise our God. Guided by prayer and the counsel of the Blessed Mother, we minister to the community through faith formation, fellowship, and service. With diligence, compassion, and love we endeavor to help others come to know and love Jesus. Empowered by grace, constant in our mission, we strive to be led by the Holy Spirit.

WEEKDAY MASSES DURING LENT

7 am at St. Theresa

STATIONS OF THE CROSS Every Friday

6:00 pm at St. Theresa Followed by a simple meal and a speaker

In Duperry Hall

Sacrament of Reconciliation during Lent Saturdays 2:45—3:30 pm in the Church

Or any time by appointment

“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.” Please spir-itually adopt an unborn baby.” Every day over 4,000 babies are killed by abortion. They have so little protection only the hand of God can end this massacre. Prayer is the best weapon to help them ~ the most effective. Say this prayer every day for nine

months to save a baby’s life! “Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of the unborn baby that I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion.”

Prayer of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

Holy Week

Schedule

HOLY THURSDAY Morning prayer 8 am

St. Theresa church

Celebration of the Lord’s Supper

7 pm St. Theresa Church

GOOD FRIDAY Morning prayer 8 am

St. Theresa Church

Mini-retreat for children K-8

8:30 am—Noon St. Augustine’s

Celebration of the Lord’s Passion

7 pm St. Theresa Church

HOLY SATURDAY Morning prayer 8 am

St. Theresa Church

Easter Vigil 8:30 pm

St. Theresa Church

EASTER SUNDAY Masses

8:00 am St. Theresa Church

10:30 am St. Augustine Chapel

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Dear Parishioners,

Scott Hahn begins his weekly reflection on the Sunday readings for this week with the words “As we draw near to the end of Lent….” The words caught me by surprise. Lent has gone by so quickly! Next Sunday is Palm Sunday, followed by Holy Week and Easter Sunday. Where did the time go! Scott Hahn’s opening sentence continued with these words: “…today’s Gospel clearly has Jesus’ passion and death in view.” And so it does, and we continue to pre-pare ourselves during these last days of Lent to appreciate anew the glory of the suffering, death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

The readings for the Sundays of this year have been profound. We began with the Temp-tation of the Lord in the Desert on the first Sunday in Lent, then read the Transfiguration, The Woman at the Well, The Healing of the Man Born Blind, and this week the Raising of Lazarus from the Dead. I often time use this Gospel reading when celebrating the funeral of someone whose death has stirred up a lot of questions about God’s love for us, or a lot of anger. I reflect on the anger that Martha must have had in her voice when she confronted Jesus with the words “Lord, If you had been here, my brother would not have died!” We probably all have been there ourselves, in that angry place when we try to deal with a death that makes no sense, should not have happened, and naturally causes us to question God’s plan.

It is in this Gospel story that we have one of the two recorded instances of Jesus crying. One of the shortest passages in the Bible is John 11:35, “And Jesus wept.” His grief is real. What do you think He is crying for? For Lazarus’s death? In reaction to the grief of the people around him? In response to the intense anger of his friend Martha? The people there saw it as a sign of Jesus’ great love for his friend Lazarus. But yet others asked why, if he had cured the man born blind he couldn’t have done something for this man that he loved. So many ask that very same question today when they are faced with a loss.

Enter Easter. The story of Lazarus continues with Jesus calling him out of the tomb into the light of day, out of darkness into light, out of death into life. The Easter story is not just the story of Jesus rising from the dead. It is our story of conquering death and living forever.

I try to share this with families facing a difficult loss. I fear I often come across as a priest who is just trying to find the right words to bring comfort, or more cynically, to put the “best spin possible” on a bad situation. What I hope to convey though is the real hope we have Christians in the Resurrection. Jesus did not die and rise for Himself. He did it for us. Lazarus walking out of that tomb is us walking out of our tombs. “Where O death is your sting? Where O death is your victory?” Our natural lives come to an end, some much sooner than they should. But thanks be to God that because of what Jesus has done our death leads to a new life. Perhaps this offers little consolation when we mourn, but it is the reason for our joy when we die.

Father Chris

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for the week of April 7, 2019

7 SUN Is 43:16-21/Phil 3:8-14/Jn 8:1-11

8 Mon Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62/Jn 8:12-20

9 Tue Nm 21:4-9/Jn 8:21-30 10 Wed Dn 3:14-20, 91-92,

95/Jn 8:31-42 11 Thu Gn 17:3-9/Jn 8:51-59 12 Fri Jer 20:10-13/Jn 10:31-

42 13 Sat Ez 37:21-28/Jn 111:45-

56 14 SUN Lk 19:28-40/Is 50:4-

7/Phil 2:6-11/Lk 22:14—23:56 or 23:1-49

Healthcare Conversations for the Dinner Table

Advance Care Planning is not reserved for those who are sick or elderly. Ra-ther it is important for all those 18 years or older to begin the ongoing conversa-tion with loved ones. Making your own choices regarding your healthcare deci-sions is the kindest gift you can give your family. Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services invites you to join them for a bilingual presentation. Dr. Debra Turiano and Dr. Sandra Cardenas will share im-portant information on what an ad-vanced directive is, how to best use it and how to begin the conversation with your family.

When: Tuesday, April 26, 2019 Where: Mary Immaculate Residen-

tial Community 189 Maple Street

Lawrence, MA 01841 Time: 6:00 pm

This is free and open to the public. No RSVP is required.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Saturday, April 27, 2019

After the 4pm Mass in

Duperry Hall

Roast Chicken Dinner With all

The fixins Dessert and beverage

$10.00 per person

Sponsored by the OLGC Music Ministry

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April 21

AT NOON

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Extraordinary Ministers

Of Holy Communion

and Lectors week of

**** April 13/14

Prayer Requests for Priests ~

We ask you to remember in prayer the following priests:

April 6, Fr. Richard Fitzgerald ~ April 7, Fr. John Prusaitis ~ April 8, Fr. Oscar Pratt ~ April 9, Fr. Michael Kearney ~ April 10, Fr. William Williams ~ April 11 Fr. Kwang Lee ~ April 12 Fr. Thomas

Kopp

April 13/14 Extraordinary Minister of Holy

Communion

Lectors

4 pm Denise Donlan Dianne Vogler

Steve Gallant

8 am Deacon Steve Kathy Callagy

10:30 am Larry Hall Arleen Bradley

Mike Bradley

Elisabeth Hooper, Matt Robles, Matt Kinsley, Yadira Betances Muldoon, Bishop Todd Brown, PM White, Connie Reusch, Diane Castiglione, Fr. Paul Valley, SP, Noah Leary, Joseph Androwas, Bernice Potvin, Cecile

Townsend, Ronnie Crowe, Ray Boutselis, Ronald Mullen, Maryory Cano, Christine Bolduc, Stephen Wasylean, Leeann Dupruy, Frank Newland, Vinny Berthiaume, Elaine Labrecque, Sheila Hunt, Reina Rodriguez, Jennifer Prugnarol, Nicholas Norcia, Donna Myers, Anita & Dottie Watson, Gary Dubois, Michael Donovan, Jaykub Parsons, Paul DeGagne, Fr. Gregory McCormick, sp, Martha Ouellette, Ava Gagnon, Tom McGuire, Judy Lacroix, Charlie Carrell, Mariana Rosato, Carrie McNiss, Aiden, Sarah & Patrick Scanlon, Kristina Racitti, Kelly Mendiola, Robbyn Culpon, Joe Howanski, George Weber, Bernie Sousa, Michael Culpon, Jodi Todd Perrault, Jack Middlemiss, Gerard LeBlanc, David Adams, Gary Stachulski, Robin Smith, Sheila Meservey, and all those on our Parish prayer line, and at the Woodmill, Nevins, Mary-Immaculate and Berkeley Nursing homes and Methuen Village.

Those who have died: Genevieve DeGagne, Santo Sanguedolce, Sandra J. Morin, Raymond J. Villetta, William Habib If you have a friend or loved one that you would like us to pray for, please call the parish office and leave the name. If you would like a name put back on the list, call the office. Thanks.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday to Thursday 8 am to 3 pm

Friday 8am to noon

Ellen Gallant Card Ministry Do you know of someone that is sick, going through difficult times, in the military, or may just need a little note of encouragement? Fill out the forms found in the church and chapel and drop them in the box labeled “The Ellen Gallant

Card Ministry” or the weekly collection basket. If you’d like to help make someone’s day by joining us in this ministry, contact Michelle Houle at 508-451-6792 or [email protected]

OLGC Choir & Friends of OLGC join together for a

TENEBRAE SERVICE

Save The Date

Monday evening April 15, 2019

7:00 pm St. Theresa Church

Tenebrae Service

(Service of Light; beautiful music and readings) Enhance our Holy Week Celebration

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Fr. Paul was there for Hector at every step of his journey to college and beyond. With his help and guidance, Hector went on to play basketball for Regis College, graduate, and now works as a school counselor to give back to students the same hope and inspiration he received. Like Fr. Paul, our senior priests in good standing have been helping others for decades.

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