may 8, 2021
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OUR P URPOSE | To form disc ip les who joyfu l l y l ive out t he miss ion of Jesus Chr i st .
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PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Nicholas Desimone, Pastor [email protected]
Rev. Dennis O’Brien, In Residence [email protected]
Deacon John F. Dugan, Deacon [email protected]
Mrs. Diane Moriarty, Pastoral Associate [email protected]
Mrs. Susan Leighton, Administra!ve Assistant
[email protected] Mrs. Anne"e Gion,
Director of Faith Forma!on [email protected] Mrs. Donna Featherstone, Faith Forma!on Secretary
Mr. Daniel Zabinski, Director of Music
[email protected] Mrs. Carol Dugan, Bap!sm Coordinator
[email protected] Deacon John Dugan, RCIA Coordinator
Mrs. Liz Wondolowski, Safe Environment Coordinator
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Thursday | 9:00am-5:00pm Sundays | 8:30am-12:30pm
Closed Fridays & civic holidays Telephone: 508-278-2226
FAITH FORMATION OFFICE HOURS Monday-Thursday | 9:00am-5:00pm
Closed Fridays & civic holidays Telephone: 508-278-3777
OUR LADY OF THE VALLEY SCHOOL
Mr. Ed Reynolds, Principal Telephone: 508-278-5851
SAINT MARY CEMETERY Steve Marsh, Caretaker
Telephone: 508-278-6592
CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST Sunday Mass | 7:30, 9:00, 11:00am
Saturday Vigil Mass | 5:00pm Weekday Mass | 7:00am (Mon.-Thurs.)
7:00am (On Civic Holidays) Holyday Masses as announced
WELCOME
If you are a visitor to our parish, we welcome you to our celebration of the Liturgy. Your presence blesses our gathering in prayer! We are also happy to welcome new people to our parish family. If you live in the area and would like to become a part of our parish community, please con-tact Sue Leighton in the Parish Office at 508-278-2226.
May 8, 2021
10 AM MASS
Jacob Carter Calin Connolly Oliver Coutu
Catalena Goncalves Liam Grimes
Angelina Lucchetti Owen McSweeney Mason O’Connell Graeme Pintarich
Joseph Podles
May 8, 2021
1:00 PM MASS
Emma Bradshaw Emily Calderon Graedan Gould Kellyn Hankey
Kendall Hankey Jason Paige Jr.
Liam Roy Mason Tuer
Marcin Wilczewski Abrian Wilson
May 2, 2021
7:30 AM MASS
Arabelle Siciliano
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-# $&-<$( -# '#<$ )&*-. TQ*(3 '#<. This Sunday’s Readings: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 1 John 4:7-10 John 15:9-17
Sat., 05/08 St. Peter of Tarentaise Candle Intention: Andrew MaGowan 5:00PM For Gertrude Ethier by her Daughter For Henri & Margaret Motigny (15th Anniv.) by their Children Sun., 05/09 The Sixth Sunday of Easter MOTHER’S DAY 7:30AM For the People of St. Mary Parish 9:00AM For Tracy Hickey by Darlene & Joseph Leva 11:00AM For The Keaney Family by Maryellen Bartlett Mon., 05/10 St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai, Priest 7:00AM For The Silent Intentions of our Hearts Tues., 05/11 St. Ignatius of Laconi 7:00AM For Those Who have no one to Pray for Them by Anne Brown Wed., 05/12 OFFICE CLOSED—STAFF CALENDAR RETREAT 9:00-5:00pm 7:00AM For All the Souls in Purgatory by The People of St. Mary Parish Thurs.,05/13 The Ascension of the Lord 7:00AM For the People of St. Mary Parish 7:00PM For the Sick and Suffering in our Land
Sat., 05/15 St. Isadore, the Farmer Candle Intention: Mary Ellen (Sliney) Murphy 5:00PM For Sylvia McCausland by Elaine Ethier Sun., 05/16 The Seventh Sunday of Easter 7:30AM For the People of St. Mary Parish 9:00AM For Raymond & Rita LeBorgne by the Leighton Family 11:00AM For Bob & Connie Beland by Michelle Beland
MASS TIMES: The weekend celebration of the Eucharist is held at 5:00pm Saturday, and 7:30am, 9:00am and 11:00am on Sunday. Weekday Masses—7:00am—Mon-Thurs
The weekday daily 7:00 am Mass is live streamed onto our Facebook page and can be watched anytime later in the day. The 7:30am Sunday Mass is also live streamed onto our FB.
DRIVE UP RECONCILIATION—Will contin-ue here at St. Mary’s on Saturdays, be-tween 2:00-3:00pm. Drive up to the Statue of Mary in the back parking lot.
In light of the con!nuing and specific danger presented by this virus to older people and those with certain health condi!ons, the obliga-!on to take part in the MASS ON SUNDAYS AND HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION CONTINUES TO BE LIFTED UNTIL PENTECOST, MAY 23, 2021.
IN NEED OF OUR PRAYER In the charity of your prayers, please remember the sick of our parish and others espe-cially (in alphabe!cal order): Lily Agos!no, Theresa Aldrich, Greg Anacki, Agnes Ansel-mo, Leland C. Atonson, Frances Bachant, Gloria Baldor, Dcn. Joe Baniukiewicz, Sr. Yve"e Beford, Michelle Beland, Maureen Bernard, Lucille Blair, Elizabeth Brennan, Dr. Ken Burgwinn, Fr. Ron Calhoun, Deborah Carmichael, David Caron, Normand Caron, Karen Ciepielowski, Anthony Clark, James Clark, Tim Costa, Bill Cote, Mary Cove, Lorraine Crawford, Morgan Creighton, Sr., Tim Crowley, Be"y Cusson, Elizabeth Cybulski, Jackie Dailey, Janet Davis, Joe Deslouriers, Bill Doty, Helen Dunleavy, Connie Dwyer, Robbie East, Stephen Fearebay, Lisa Firth, Steven Forman, John Garrity, Albina Giardiello, Wal-ter Gion, Paule"e Girard, Debra Gniadek, Frances Gniadek, Sandra Goff, Donald Gordon, Bob Gray, Ron Griffin, Donna Hall, Philip Harcourt, Rick Hirko, Joseph Hoffman, Rose Hudon, Ma"hew Jackson, Don Jasmin, Sheila Jeziorski, Don & Madeleine Jolin, Malia Jusczyc, Jacquelyn Kleya, Alex Larsen, Kevin Larson, Ar!e Leary, Michael & Laurie Mac-Carthy, Michelle Mashak, Marley Jean Mar!n, Lisa Mar!ni, Lorna McWilliam, Felipe Mendoza, Jim Moro, Joan Mulligan, Pat O’Melia, Meagan Philip, Linda Poulin, Kenny Richards, Peter Rice, Sandra Robbins, Chris!n Sanchez, Angel Santos, Kairo San!ago, George Shaheen, Jonathan A. Shaw, Joan Smith, Jus!n Smith, Todd Smith, Carl Speight, Debbie Stafford, Jack Stafford, Elise Strickland, Alice Susskey, Shirley Tellier, Alan Titus, Maureen Tracy, Anne Trudeau, Seth Updergraff, Ronald Valliere, Laura Wayland, Jean-e"e White, Rebecca Wise, and all our service members serving away from home. THE DECEASED In the charity of your prayers, please pray for those who have died, Michael Hoye, and for all the vic!ms of war and terrorism.
THOSE SERVING IN THE MILITARY In the charity of your prayers please pray for all those serving in the armed services, especially, Sgt. Michael St. Jean, Ashley Wallis, Ryan Carnell, Maj. Eric Calvey, Lt. Evan Depetrillo, Ens. Samuel P. Rose, Maj. Sean Cahill, SSGT. Felice Covino IV, John Flood, Adam Lareau, Pvt. Trevor Benoit, Cpt. Jus!n Trimble, Pfc. Jonah Boudreau, Sr. Airman Jacob Pla". INTERCESSORY PRAYER CHAIN If you wish to have a personal inten!on, please contact Donna Featherstone.
May 02, 2021
Ordinary | $ 7,833.00 Fuel and Energy | $ 50.00 Renova!ons | $ 215.00 Youth Ac!vi!es | $ 287.00 Total | $ 8,385.00
Thank you and may God bless you for your generous return to the Lord.
It’s over full year now since we entered under the cloud of COVID 19. We’ve made adjustments to our lives, comforted those in sorrow,
and we look forward to when this will all end. We know that troubles do continue and sometimes can be overwhelming. Problems arise and don’t discriminate; and it never seems fair. Please know that the St. Vin-cent de Paul is here to help you. If you or someone you know locally that needs assis-tance spiritually, or with rent, groceries, fuel, guidance or just needs someone to talk to—we are here for you. You are never alone. Please call the office at 508-278-2226 and someone from the SVdP Society will promptly return your call. God Bless.
Prelude Music for this weekend
Chorale Preludes:
Prelude and Fugue in G Major, Opus 37 by Felix Mendelssohn
6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (JOHN 15:12-13) Do you love Je-sus? Do you consider Him your friend? Jesus says that if we love Him we would be willing to offer whatever we have to Him, not because we want praise and glory, but simply because we love Him. Does your giving seem mechanical out of obligation or do you share freely out of love?
Happy Mother’s Day
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH
MAY—MODEL OF WORKERS
Prayer for the Spirit of Work
God our Father, Creator and Ruler of the universe, in eve-ry age you call us to use and develop our gi!s for the good of others. With St. Jo-seph as our guide, help us to do the work you have asked and come to the rewards
you have promised. Please grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
MAY IS THE MONTH OF MARY
The month of May is the "month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occa-sion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catho-lics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Christians, both in church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an espe-cially fervent and loving homage of prayer and ven-eration. In this month, too, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne greater abundance"
(Paul VI, Encyclical on the Month of May)
PRAY THE ROSARY
PRAYER FOR OUR FIRST COMMUNICANTS:
“May you always know the Peace of Jesus, the Light of His Love, and the
Joy of His Life within you.”
Congratulations to all our First Com-municants. May you always feel as close to Jesus as you do today. We pray you always feel the blessings He gives you with tender, loving care.
CONSTRUCTION ON THE G.R.A.C.E. CENTER
has begun.
The bulldozers and backhoes are excavating and moving earth to prepare for the pouring of the foundation. This gymnasium and classroom addition will provide much needed space and allow for on-site gym classes, basket-
ball games, practices, school gatherings and events. The gym will also be available for parish functions and community events. The class-rooms will be updated with leading edge technologies to provide our outstanding Middle School Academy with learning spaces designed to meet the academically rigorous standards of our school. As we move our Middle School Academy from the main building to The G.R.A.C.E. Center, we will transform the seventh and eighth grade classrooms into a Fine Arts Learning Center focused on Music Ministry and Theater Arts. Concurrently, we will equip our Makerspace with ro-botics equipment, coding software, 3-D printers and virtual reality kits. This transformation of common spaces in the main building is an ancil-lary and essential part of this addition. It is important to recognize that we continue to fundraise and that we need continued donations big and small to ensure the completion of this project. We are hopeful that the excitement that comes with the ground-breaking and construction will inspire friends of OLV and supporters of Catholic education to make a gift to The G.R.A.C.E. Center. This can be done by mailing a check to Our Lady of the Valley with The G.R.A.C.E. Center noted in the memo section or by visiting ourladyofthevalleyre-gional.com and clicking on The G.R.A.C.E. Center.
HELP WITH COVID VACCINATION CLINIC VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The Uxbridge Board of Health appreciates the many volun-teers who have donated their time and efforts to the South-ern Worcester County Vaccination COVID-19 Clinic. The clinic, located at the McCloskey School in Uxbridge, will be administering more vaccines in the next few weeks than in past weeks, and for that reason we are in need of volunteers to help. Volunteers who are willing to assist with the registra-tion and checkout system will be trained, but the clinic is also in need of volunteers who can greet incoming patients, run vaccines to the vaccine stations, and more.
If you have the interest and time to help with this important public health work, please contact Erin Hightower, Uxbridge Health Director, at [email protected] or call the Board of Health office at 508-278-8600 ext. 8. Thank you!
St. Joseph Ministry BUILD A BIRDHOUSE LIKE ST. JOSEPH!
For those who took home a birdhouse to build and deco-rate, you may bring it back to put on our display table. We would love to see your creation! Everyone who brings their birdhouse will receive a small prize.
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THE PATH OF VIRTUE Facilitated by Seminarian Michael Hoye
5/12/21 6:30-8:00pm, St. Mary Parish Center
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Bible Study continues during these Pandemic times. We are using ZOOM, which is a virtual video communications platform using the easy, reliable icloud base. All are welcome to join us on Thurs. evenings at 7:00pm. Simply contact the office at 508-278-2226 and ask for the on-line ZOOM link to enter the chat room, and we will email you the link.
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05/10/2021 6:30-8:00pm Presence: The Mystery of the Eucharist
In the Parish Center
The SVdP Monthly Meeting Full Members
7:00 PM in the Parish Center 05/11/2021
COMMUNITY & PRAYER
***PARISH STAFF ON RETREAT***
The Parish Pastoral Team will be on retreat all day on Wednesday, May 12. Consequently, the Parish Office will be closed and there will not be Adora-tion this Wednesday. Morning Mass will take place as usual. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please pray for us as we pray and prepare our Calendar for the upcoming year. We will keep you in our prayers as well.
M O N D A Y
W E D N E S D A Y
W E D N E S D A Y
T H U R S D A Y
T U E S D A Y
The St. Mary Parish family joyfully wel-comes Lilliana Mia Ech-everria, (daughter of Jose & Brittany) who joined our community
of faith through Baptism on Sunday, May 2, 2021.
May God continue to bless Callen and her parents and Godparents as they continue their journey of faith as a family.
SVdP ANNUAL CLOTHING DRIVE
The St. Vincent de Paul Society will be holding their annual Clothing Drive on May 22, from 9:00am to 1:00pm in St. Mary’s parking lot, near the clothes bins. For pick up, if needed, contact Dennis at (508) 887-0118.
2021 MOTHER’S DAY ROSE DRIVE TO SUPPORT PROBLEM PREGNANCY OF WORCESTER
This year the Knights of Columbus will be doing a GoFundMe campaign for the Mother’s Day Rose Drive to support Prob-lem Pregnancy of Worcester. Our goal is to raise $10,000 be-tween now and Mother’s Day weekend, May 9. Please promote the campaign by sharing this link gf.me/u/zqhc3q with friends, family, co-workers, etc.
Problem Pregnancy of Worcester provides women a real choice by removing the barriers that often block them from keeping their babies. They offer free housing, medical care, ultrasound tests, baby clothes, cribs, car seats, legal help, immigration aid, materni-ty clothes, life skills counseling, spiritual counseling, and vocational help.
If you would like to mail a check then please send it to: Problem Pregnancy, 495 Pleasant Street. P.O. Box 7422 Worcester MA 01605-7422.
PRAYER OF GRATITUDE
FOR MOTHERS Dear Lord,
Today we turn to you to give thanks for all our Mothers. We pray for our Mothers who bore us in their wombs, for our Mothers who chose us through adoption, for those who cared for us, watched over us, corrected us, and stayed with us through thick or thin no matter what our familial relationship; our deepest gratitude and prayers of thanks for them.
Please bless them, Lord, and com-fort them. Help their loving hearts to continue to love and give of themselves to others. Strengthen them when they are down and give them hope when they are discouraged. Most of all, Lord, on this Mother’s Day, give our mothers the graces they most need and desire. We ask this, in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen
SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD
THURSDAY, MAY 13
This Thursday, May 13, we cel-ebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord.
Falling on the 40th day after Easter, Ascension Thursday invites us to remember that while Christ has “passed beyond our sight,” he reigns in glory with the Father. He remains invisi-bly present continually guiding the Church as it journeys through time. At the end of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus says, “I am with you always.” Christ being lifted up into eternal glory is the pledge of our future destiny with God. Join with us as we continue our celebra-tion of Easter at either the 7:00am or 7:00pm Mass on Thursday, May 13.
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