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Our Mission Statement:
“Love God. Love One Another. Grow Disciples.”
May 18th 9am – 3pm Shredding will only be from 11:00-1:00
St. Patrick’s YNIA Recycling Day -
Church Parking Lot, 7 East Street, Whitinsville
No charge. Goal is to collect 2500lbs of gently used clothing, textiles and
accessories for resale. No mattresses, baby gear, appliances,
furniture, auto parts, building mate-
rials, cleaning products, tires, flam-
mable material.
Textile Collection
Pellegrino Trucking will be onsite
for document shredding from
11am – 1pm only! Bring paper documents for shredding.
No binders, hanging folders, notebooks, plastic, cardboard.
$7 per copy paper size box
Paper Shredding
Computer equipment, kitchen applianc-es, exercise equipment, tv’s, audio
equipment, cameras, cell phones, etc. Price per item.
Hard drives will be destroyed by vendor at their facility.
No propane tanks, light bulbs,
batteries.
Electronic Recycle
Bring clean,
returnable bottles/cans
in plastic bags.
Bottles/Can Recycling
Please keep recycling materials separated by electronics, cans/bottles, documents, textiles & linens.
For further information/pricing, call 508-234-5656 or email [email protected] All proceeds to benefit YNIA summer service trip to San Diego.
YNIA Recycle Day
St. Patrick Parish 1 Cross St., Whitinsville, MA 01588 May 12, 2019
May 12, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Easter
Welcome Welcome Welcome
Weekend of May 11/ 12
11 Sat., 4:30 PM + Joann Brosnan
- by Kathy and John Morawski
12 Sun., 8:00 AM + Viola Gosselin and
Ovila Gosselin (20th Anniv.)
- by their Family
12 Sun., 10:00 AM + Families of All Faith Formation
Students
(Crowning of Mary)
12 Sun., 5:00 PM + John Burns
- Denise Bilodeau
May 13 – 17 (8:30 AM in the Chapel)
13 Mon. + People of St. Patrick Parish
-
14 Tues. + Holy Souls in Purgatory
- by Helpers of Holy Souls
15 Wed. + People of St. Patrick Parish
16/17 Thursday and Friday - No Mass
Weekend of May 18/ 19
18 Sat., 4:30 PM + Michael D. Masterson (1st Anniv.)
- by his Son, James and Family
19 Sun., 8:00 AM + Lucas Feen (2nd Month)
- by Vincent, Theresa, Betty and Sandra Connors
19 Sun., 10:00 AM + Patricia Lord (5th Anniv.)
- By her Family-
19 Sun., 5:00 PM + Jose Ferrera and James Soares
- by their Family
Members of the family requesting the Mass are asked to bring the gifts of bread and wine to the altar. Please make
yourselves known to the lector and sit near the gifts.
The Mass book is open for the months of April-June. If you would like to book a mass in memory of a loved
one please call the rectory at 508-234-5656.
SACRAMENT of RECONCILIATION:
Confessions are offered every Saturday from 3:30 - 4:00 PM in the Church or by calling the Parish Office for an appointment.
MASS SCHEDULE:
Saturday: 4:30 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 5:00 PM Monday-Wednesday: 8:30 AM
Pastor: Rev. Tomasz Borkowski [email protected] Deacons: Deacon Patrick Stewart
[email protected] Deacon Chris Finan: Deacon [email protected]
Parish Staff
For Minister Schedule e-mail:
Office:
Operations Manager : Mrs. Jackie Trottier
Director of Student Ministries: Mrs. Aileen Lemoine
Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Shelly Mombourquette
Director of Music Ministries: Mr. Christopher Bilodeau
Cemetery Superintendent: Mr. Jack Jackson
Volunteer Support:
Wedding Coordinator: Mrs. Mary Contino
Staff Support: Ms. Jeanne LeBlanc
Staff Support, Bulletin: Mrs. Marylin Arrigan
Rectory Phone: 508-234-5656 Mass Intentions
Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Rectory Phone: 508-234-5656 Rectory Fax: 508-234-6845 Religious Ed. Phone: 508-234-3511 Parish Website: www.mystpatricks.com
stpatsville
@stpatricks20
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Call the Office for Information on receiving the Sacraments of
Baptism,, Reconciliation, Matrimony, Sacrament of the Sick and
Homebound Visits.
508-234-5656
Sacraments:
: ‘A Faith Community since 1870’
May 12, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Easter
Welcome Welcome Welcome Reflections:
Crushed
I had the opportunity to give a small talk to our first communion classes a few weeks ago
and we were focusing on the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. One of the little boys
raised his hand and said, “I don’t think the bread changes into Jesus’ body.” I thought to myself
how do I respond to such a statement of faith? And as I only had a few seconds to respond I
said a little prayer that my words might help to share God’s mystery of the Eucharist.
“That is a really interesting statement,” I said. “That is a stumbling block, something that trips people
up, when it comes to our faith as Catholics. It’s an idea that people have thought about for thousands of
years.” So I began to ask the kids if things change in the natural world and we discovered that there are many
things that change. A caterpillar changes into a butterfly, wheat changes into bread, grapes are transformed
into wine and cells change into people. We don’t always understand how, but we know that they change be-
cause we see them change. The hard thing for us as Christians is to understand is that not all changes are
visible or perceivable. So what are we to do? I have a suggestion to offer – trust that what Jesus said is hon-
est and true.
Jesus did not say that the bread at the last supper was merely bread, but his body. That same body
that was alive would be crushed and transformed through the resurrection. He did not say that the wine re-
sembled his blood, but that it was his blood. The same blood that would be shed for the salvation of the world
and so I choose to believe that what Jesus says is true. I can’t and don’t always understand fully the mystery
of God truly present in the Eucharist – but I believe because I trust in Jesus and know his words to be true.
This is a gift of faith, one we can marvel at and yet not fully comprehend. I ask God to help my faith and to
make me humble so that when presented with Jesus in the Eucharist I can, with faith, respond - Amen (I be-
lieve it is so).
God Bless,
Deacon Chris
CROWNING OF MARY at the 10:00 AM Mass!
May 12, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Easter
Welcome Welcome Welcome
LIFE IN THE PARISH FAITH FORMATION / RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
RCIA The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults teaches the
history, traditions and Sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church. Non-Catholics or Catholic Adults seeking information about full initiation into the Catholic Church, through Baptism, Eucharist or Confirmation, should contact Deacon Chris Finan at (508) 234-5656.
Prayer Shawl Ministry As a parishioner of St. Patrick’s, you can request a Prayer Shawl for someone whom you feel needs
comfort by calling or e-mailing Tina Pilibosian at 508-887-0497 or [email protected] or call Shelly or
Jackie at the rectory at 508-234-5656
Music Ministry Rehearsals: Cantors: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 7-8:30 PM; Contemporary Music Ensemble:
2nd & 4thTuesdays, 7- 9 PM
New Members are Always Welcome in any Music Ministry OUR LADY OF THE VALLEY REGIONAL SCHOOL:
508-278-585171 Mendon Street, Uxbridge, MA 01569 www.ourladyofthevalleyregional.com
Adoration Continues Every Wednesday: 3:00-7:00 PM in the Chapel
Do you have a 1/2 hour or hour to spend before the Blessed Sacrament? Stop in, and say a prayer.
You’ll be glad you did.
Weekly Prayer Group & Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00-8:00 PM in the Chapel
All Are Welcome!
The Chapel is available for families to use during Masses on the weekend. Mass is
streamed in and there is plenty of room for our younger parishioners to roam around.
Upcoming May Meetings / Events:
12 Sun: Crowning of Mary ,10:00 AM Mass
Agape Café, after 10 AM Mass, Center
14 Tues: Contemporary Music Ensemble Rehearsal, 7 PM, Church
18 Sat: St. Patrick’s Recycling Day, 9 AM - 3 PM
19 Sun: Agape Café, after 10 AM Mass, Center
John 21 Team Leader & ServSafe Manager Meeting, 11 AM,
Classroom #1
20 Mon: Fall Festival Meeting, 6:00 PM, Rectory
21 Tues: Cantor Rehearsal, 7 PM, Church
22 Wed: Blackstone Valley Quilters Meeting, 6:30 PM, Center
25 Sat: Carwash for Haiti, 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Church Parking Lot
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SCHEDULE Pre school-Grade 1 Sunday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (during Mass)
Grades 2-5: Sun.8:45 AM including attending the 10AM Mass Children are to attend the 10:00 am Mass with their parents/guardians and take part in the Children’s Liturgy of the Word. When called up they will be blessed and will proceed downstairs for a special homily just for them.
Grades 6, 7 & 8 Monday –6:45 PM - 8:00 PM
High School: Sunday 5:00-7:30 PM Formal High School Classes will take place September-March at varied dates. session begins with the 5:00 PM Mass followed by High School Programming in the center until 7:30 PM.
We have a 5:00 PM Mass Sunday evenings. Come and Try it.
Upcoming Second Collections:
May 19: Utilities May 30: Ascension Thursday
Parish Giving : Budgeted Average Weekly: $8,500.00
Actual w/e: 5/05/2019: $7,535.00
Greeter Ministry If you are interested in joining the this ministry which welcomes individuals, couples and fam-ilies to St. Patrick’s’ Masses please contact: Fred Beauregard:[email protected]
The Knights of Columbus, Mumford Council #365 If you are not a member of the Knights of Columbus and would like to join us, please talk to any Knight or visit www.kofc365.org.
Upcoming Baptisms May 18 Vincenzo Patruzo, 4:30 PM May 19 Julian Balderelli, 10:00 AM Emilia Pratt, 10:00 AM Domenic Andreozzi, 11:30 AM May 26 Brody Dubois, 11:30 AM
May 12, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Easter
Welcome Welcome Welcome
St. Patrick's Recycling Day 2019
May 18th: 9 am - 3 PM
It's Time for Spring Cleaning! Please save the following items for the Spring
2019 recycling event.
Information sheets are located at the entrance to the Church/Chapel.
Returnable bottles/cans
Electronics Recycling - priced per item
Onsite paper shredding - $7 per copy paper size box
Textile recycling - help to meet the 2500lb recycling goal - please donate gently used clothing, accessories & linens that can be resold. All proceeds will benefit the YNIA
service trip to San Diego this summer.
Next Fall Festival Meeting
Please join us for the next Fall festival Planning meeting on Monday, May 20th at 6:00 PM in the rectory. Everyone is welcome!
K of C Baby Shower The Knights of Columbus, Mumford Council #365
The Knights of Columbus is sponsoring a “BABY SHOWER” on this weekend (Mother’s Day
Weekend). Donations to help the mothers and their babies at Problem Pregnancy in Worcester
are being collected in the port-a-crib set up in the church. There is no need to wrap any donations. Please con-
sider helping the Knights in this worthy cause. Thank You!
Amazon Smile Program
Do you order from Amazon? Did you know that if you order through the Amazon Smile Program, you can support St. Patrick’s at the same time? If you copy/type this link below into your browser, you will be directed to the smile.amazon.com logon page. You can use
your existing Amazon account, but you must use the Amazon Smile logon page, and a percentage of your pur-chase will be donated to the Church. If you have any questions, please email: [email protected]
or call the rectory office 508-234-5656. Happy shopping and thank you for your support.
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/04-2106743
COMING UP NEXT WEEKEND! Vacation Bible School at St. Patrick's:
August 5th through the 9th, from 9 am to 12 pm.
Over the course of the week we will follow
St. Paul's Dangerous Journey through Athens
to spread the Good News. Don’t miss out on
this in-depth, hands-on experience! VBS will be
open to all children finishing Preschool through
5th grade.
"Youth In Action" July 15-19, 2019
This one week program is open to all Middle
School Students finishing 5th through 8th
Grades. The program will run from 8:15 am to 3
pm:
Community Service in the morning...Fun Out-
ings in the Afternoons!
Join Us for Steubenville East 2019: The 2019 theme is “Belong”.
This youth conference takes place Fri., July 12th through Sun., July 14th at UMass Lowell.
The weekend costs $275 plus the cost of T-shirts. This includes all food, lodging and event tickets. A deposit of
$50 is due at registration. For more information please email Aileen.
May 12, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Easter
Welcome Welcome Welcome
Prayer for Those in the Service
Almighty God, we stand before you asking for your divine mercy and
protection. Embrace with your invincible armor our loved ones in all branches of
the service. Give them courage and strength against all enemies both spiritual and physical and hasten their safe journey back to their homes and
families. Amen Please remember the following service
personnel in your Prayers as they serve and protect our country:
Pvt. Tyler Finnigan, US Army, Ft. Devens, MA L.Cpl. Aaron Marshall, Okinawa, Eric Hoyt, Machinist 1st Class, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. Army, L.Cpl. Troy Monteville,
Stateside, Ensign Robert Baker, USCG Cutter Dependable, Capt. Jason Jordan, US Army, So. Korea, Nicole DeFazio,
Deployed USS Normandy CG60.
I’d like more information, please…
Name:
Phone Number:
Email:
Please contact me with information about:
(Cut this request out and return to the office or put this in the collection basket.)
St. Patrick’s Global Mission Team:
“Pick-a-Number” Fundraiser!
Pick-a-Number is a simple and easy way to become a part of our parish’s
second global mission — a service trip to Haiti in June.
You don’t need to go anywhere…You don’t need get dressed up…or do much of anything else!
The bulletin board at the main entrance is filled with colorful, numbered envelopes. You are invited to “pick a number” and use that envelope to make a contribution for at least the amount of the number on the envelope. We encourage you to pick a number that is meaningful to you… a birthday, the year you were born, an anniversary, your age, address or your favorite athlete’s number… anything that is special to you! Take the envelope with you and use it to make your contribution. (Details are included inside of every self-addressed envelope.) Your donation will help to: buy building materials for a modest home in Grand Goâve, Haiti; pay the local workers who ensure that our team of amateurs gets the job done right; provide funds to the orphan-age where we will stay; and help get the group there and back safe-ly. Thank you for your prayers and support of this important service mission!
Job Announcement
Catholic Charities is seeking individuals interested in working with elderly and the disabled. Aides pro-
vide light housekeeping, laundry, shopping and light snacks. Aides are needed to work in surround-ing towns, Blackstone, Bellingham, Millville, Sutton, Douglas, etc. Candidates must be reliable, compas-
sionate and have reliable transportation. Please call 1-800-649-4364
Altar Servers Are you interested in becoming an Altar
Server? Call or e-mail:
Rick Masnyk at 401-651-2716
Are You New to
St. Patrick Parish?
Become a member by going to mystpatricks.com to register on-line. Do you have students to register for Religious Education? Go to the Religious
Education tab and register on-line, or by the office.