We continually remember before our God and Father

your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired

by hope in our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Most holy redeemer church, Hadley MA 01035

Daily Mass Schedule Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:00 am

(in chapel- through office door) Weekend Schedule (in church )

Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 8:00 am, 10:30 am

Miraculous Medal Novena during Monday’s morning Mass

Hadley at Elaine Manor

Monthly Mass 2nd Thurs, 10:30am

Communion on Sundays

Holy Rosary Cemetery Huntington Rd. Hadley, MA

120 Russell Street PO Box 375

Hadley, MA 01035 413) 584-1326

mhrchurch@yahoo.com

Website: www.mhrhadley.org

Office Hours Mon & Wed 9am - 4pm

Thurs 9am-1pm

MHR Parish Staff Fr. Piotr Pawlus, Pastor

Michael Perkins, Deacon John Gibbons, Faith Formation Josephine Polnack, Secretary

Doug Almanzar, Music Director Pauline Danylieko, Funeral Organist

Frank Wilda, Folk Choir

Advisory Finance Council, Kathy Zieja Cemetery, Paul Mokrzecki

Pastoral Council, Joan Smola

First Friday Confession 12:30 pm Mass 1pm in Church Adoration 1:30-5pm

Confession Saturdays 3-3:30pm or by appointment

Most Holy Redeemer Church Sept. 15-16, 2018

VOTIVE LIGHT PRAYER INTENTIONS For Our Soldiers: Chris Ahlemeyer Quentin Antes Gary Bristol, Ryan Brown Mark Butler, David Fill Dan Grzybowski, Jeffrey Kristek Joe Lapaire, Edmund Loughran Nathan Meaux, Daniel Milano Paul Morrissey Chris Sylvain Sean Szawlowski Kyle Keith Sam Salvatore For Claire from family For Rita Bishko. For Ann Kristek from Diane & Joe. For Adeline Rocasah from Diane and Joe For health of Jaime For Victoria, Edward & Theresa Banas from Fr. Charles For John Kzcowski from family For Catherine Woodard from family For Nancy Woodard from family For Edward Machno & Frances (Machno) Slattery from Fr. Charles For Patricia M. Bye from husband Joe

Most Holy Redeemer

Budgeted Sept. 7-8 Difference

Weekly Collection $3384. $3133. +$251.

Thank you for your generous support of our parish community!

This Week’s MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, Sept 15, 2018 4:00pm: Barney & Alice Waskiewicz r/b family Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 8:00am: Susan Klesch r/b Marge 10:30am: Bertha Machnik r/b daughter Brenda Novak Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 8:00am: John A. Mokrzecki, Jr. r/b Alvira & Gerald Balut Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 8:00am: People of MHR Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 8:00am: Eugene King r/b Amelia Friday, Sept 21, 2018 8:00am: Vincent Cleary r/b Amelia Saturday, Sept.22, 2018 4pm: Edward Waskiewicz r/b wife & family Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 8:00am: Stephan Lak (50th Anniv.) r/b Connie & Rich Holden 10:30am: Phero

Baptism, Confirmation, & Wedding Information Baptism is available for infants, children, and adults. To sign up for clas-ses, call the Faith Formation Office: 413-584-1326. If you are interested in the Sacrament of Confirmation for Adults, please call the office: 413-584-1326 or pick up a brochure at either church entrance. Wedding dates cannot be set until after a meeting with the parish priest, at least 1 year before the desired date. Please call the office for an ap-pointment.

Tag Sale at Our Lady of the Cross Parish Hall, Holy Cross Ave. (off Dwight St) Holyoke MA, Sept. 29 from 9am-3pm and Sept. 30 9am-1pm

Halloween and Christmas items/ Don’t miss out! 413-532-5661

“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” Sept. 15-16, 2018◆

Mark 8:27-35 Peter declares that Jesus is the Christ, and Jesus teaches that those who would follow him must take up his or her cross.

Background on the Gospel Reading

Today’s reading is the turning point in Mark’s Gospel. In the presentation of the life and ministry of Jesus found in the Gospel of Mark, the deeds of Jesus have shown Jesus to be the Son of God. Yet many, including Jesus’ disciples, have not yet realized his identity. In today’s Gospel, Jesus asks the disciples for a field report by asking what others say about him. He then turns the question directly to the disciples and asks what they believe. Peter speaks for all of them when he announces that they believe Jesus to be the Christ.

The word Christ is the Greek translation of the Hebrew word for Messiah, which means “the anointed one.” At the time of Jesus, the image of the Messiah was laden with popular expectations, most of which looked for a political leader who would free the Jewish people from Roman occupation. Jesus does not appear to have used this term for himself. As we see in today’s reading, Jesus refers to himself instead as the Son of Man, a term derived from the Jewish Scriptures, found in the Book of Daniel and in other apocryphal writings. Many scholars suggest that the phrase Son of Man is best understood to mean “human being.”

Now that the disciples have acknowledged Jesus as the Christ, Jesus confides in them the outcome of his ministry: he will be rejected, must suffer and die, and will rise after three days. Peter rejects this prediction, and Jesus rebukes him severely. The im-age of Christ that Jesus is giving is not the image of the Messiah that Peter was expecting. Jesus then teaches the crowd and the disciples about the path of discipleship: To be Chris’s disciple is to follow in the way of the cross.

We can easily miss the fear that Jesus’ words must have evoked in his disciples. Death by crucifixion was all too familiar as a method of execution in Roman-occupied territories. It was also an omnipresent danger to the Christian community for whom Mark wrote. The path that Jesus was inviting his disciples to share meant tremendous suffering and death. This is the kind of radical commitment and sacrifice that Jesus calls us to adopt for the sake of the Gospel.

CCD Registration Update

Registration letters and forms have been sent for the upcoming school year. Please register as soon as possi-ble! If you did not receive a letter, please contact John Gibbons @ reledumhr@yahoo.com. We are working hard to communicate with all MHR CCD families about our K-11 program that begins on Sunday, Sept. 16, from 9am-10:20am for Grades K-8. Grades 9-11 begins on Sunday, Sept. 23. Students in Grades 2 and 11 must register to receive their Sacraments in our parish.

Dates to Remember:

Sunday, Sept 16: Grades K-5 and Grades 6-8 begin CCD Sunday, Sept 23: Grades 9-11 begin CCD Monday, Sept 24 (6:30-7:30pm): Confirmation (grade 10-

11) parent/student evening Sunday, Sept. 30 K-5, 6-8 CCD Thursday, Oct 11 (6:30-8:30pm): Evening of Adoration (Blessed Sacrament, Westfield, MA) Sunday, Oct 21 (3:00-6:30pm): Middle School Youth Rally at St. Mary’s in Longmeadow, MA

Sunday, Oct 21 (5:00-7:30 pm): High School Youth Rally at St. Mary’s in Longmeadow, MA

John Gibbons, Director of Faith Formation Most Holy Redeemer Church

PO Box 375, 120 Russell Street Hadley, MA 01035

413-584-1326

Save the date: Sunday, November 4, 2018 What: Polish Junior League Annual Scholarship Fashion Show Where: Castle of Knights Banquet Hall 1599 Memorial Avenue Chicopee, MA Cost: $33. (includes a choice of 3 lunch entrees) Deadline for tickets is October 19, 2018 Fashions will be provided by The Little Black Dress in Enfield, CT. All proceeds will be awarded to col-lege students of Polish heritage. Call Eileen at 413-243-2228 for more information.

ATTENTION CRAFTERS

The Holy Name Annual Christmas Bazaar continues! This year’s date is Saturday, November 17, 2018, 10am-4pm. This wonderful fair takes place at the Holy Name Social Center on Alderman Street in Springfield. Crafters’ applications are now being accepted. Please call Peggy Pellerin at 413-231-4721 or 413-739-1072 for applications and information.

MEETINGS THIS WEEK at MHR FINANCE COUNCIL will meet on Monday, Sept 17, at 5:15pm. PARISH COUNCIL will meet on Monday, Sept. 17, at 7:00pm.

Hadley Weekend Meals Ministry

A project of MHR, First Congregational, North Hadley Congrega-tional, and Take and Eat, supported by the Hadley Young Men’s Club. Meals are delivered on the 1st Saturday and 2nd Sunday each month. MHR’s team prepares meals on the 2nd Sunday every month. Want to help? Contact Office: 584-1326

Hadley Food Pantry A project of MHR and First Congregational Church

The Hadley Food Pantry in the MHR Parish Hall is open every Sunday from noon to 1pm

Contact Joan Smola: 584-1901

Would you like a Hospital Visit? By law, hospitals can’t provide us with patient names. If you, or someone you know, would like a visit while in the hospital, please call or email the Office: 584-1326

Knights of Columbus Council #1619

MEETINGS 2ND MONDAY, 7:00PM FR. BENOIT PARISH CENTER 120 RUSSELL STREET HADLEY, MA

What We Need at the Hadley Food Pantry

The most needed items are canned tomato products, especially spaghetti sauce, and bottled juices, coffee, and tea this week. Also, if your garden is overflow-ing, our guests would appreciate those extra fresh veggies that you might have on hand.

Thank You for Your Help! We are able to offer this program primarily through donations received

from parishioners of Most Holy Redeemer and the First Congregational

Church, and we wish to thank all of the donors and volunteers from both

churches.

2018 MEN’S RETREAT Men of St. Mary’s Church Longmeadow are again planning for their annual retreat weekend and wish to extend an invitation to other men from the diocese to join them. Please save the date for the weekend of Nov. 2-4 at the Holy Family Pas-sionist Retreat Center in West Hartford, CT. This is a great opportunity to take care of all your spir-itual health. If you haven’t thought about it in the past, now is the time! Please go to the website www.holyfamilyretreat.org to see and hear about the people and the program. If you wish to ask one of us about it, please call John Cardinal at 413-342-6987 or Bob Templeton at 413-567-8485. NOTE: Men who attended last year, now is the time to talk with your “Plus One” persons.

PULASKI DAY 32ND ANNUAL PARADE

Don’t lose your place in line at the region’s largest parade celebrating Polish heritage and commemo-rating General Casimir Pulaski, hero of the Ameri-can Revolution...To ensure you have a place, we need your commitment no later than Sept. 26. Please contact one of our co-chairs of the Parade Committee: Angela Fydenkevez 413-530-0145; Mary Ellen Englaish 413-586-4827; Jerry Budgar 413-584-2964

Agenda for Monday, October 8, 2018

Memorial Mass: 10am @ St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Northampton, MA Parade @ 11am Program following at Pulaski Park Main St. Northampton, MA

Sign up by Sept. 26!

The beautiful flowers on the altar this weekend are from Kathy Godek in memory of her mother Lucille Godek, her grandfather John Jablonski, and her cousin Ed Jablonski.

What’s Happening at Most Holy Redeemer: We’re going Solar!

October “Spooktacular” Cash Calendar

We have already begun to collect raffle tickets for our October Cash Calendar. Don’t forget you can pick up tickets at both church entrances, or you can stop by the office during the week. A mailing should come to your home before the end of September.

MHR has joined a free community solar farm located in nearby Southwick, MA. The program is open to renters, home-owners, and businesses, as a way to save on electricity costs. Electricity will be generated from our spot in the solar farm and sent to Eversource. In turn, MHR will receive credits on our electric bill, reducing our costs. We didn’t have to pay anything to join. The company responsible for managing the solar farm, Ampion, will bill us monthly for the credits we receive at 10% less than we would have paid Eversource. The result is clean, local energy at a 10% discount. Parishioners are invited to join the community solar farm, as well, for the same 10% discount on their bills. In addition to reduc-ing your electricity costs, Ampion will also make a $25. donation to MHR for everyone who signs up. The first 100 subscribers will receive their first month’s worth of credits for free! For more information and to find out how you can join, please contact: Brian Buzby by phone 781-307-3205 or by email bbuzby@ampion.net

THANK YOU SEPT. WEEKEND MEALS VOLUNTEERS!

Bernice Baranowski, Aidan Michalak (MHR Confirmation student), Donna Paddock, and Louise Slysz prepared a meal of baked ziti, salad, and bread for 28 Hadley residents on Sun-day, Sept. 9. Meal recipients were once again treated to various desserts made by MHR parishioners for our parish picnic and brownies made by Ed Dudkiewicz. (These items had been fro-zen so they could be used for the Weekend meal.) Meals were delivered by drivers Rick & Sheryl Brighenti, Sandy Went-worth Miller, MaryAnn Mish and Diane Stengle. Thank you to all for hearing and responding to God’s call to serve your neighbors.

i.d.9:16 Meeting UPDATE

Approximately 25 individuals attended the first i.d. 9:16 meeting at MHR on September 6. The Mass was cele-brated by newly ordained Father Frank Furman. Fa-ther Burke Masters (chaplain to Chicago Cubs) spoke about his conversion as well as how his ministry has been formed around both the diocese and the team. A delicious dinner (prepared by a couple of people in the group) included: ribs, pulled chicken, pulled pork, baked potatoes, salad, bread. For dessert there were brownies and peach cobbler. — A spiritually and physi-cally satisfying evening!—

Note to Parishioners: If you would like to have ac-curate end-of year statements for your taxes, please use your collection envelopes. They contain the nec-essary information for proper recording of contri-butions. If envelopes are not used, we cannot ensure accu-rate data entry. Your help is greatly appreciated!