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It is our vision to be a truly evangelizing parish, one in which all parishioners enter into a closer relationship with Christ, that they share the Good News of His kingdom with others, that they participate actively as members of the parish family,
and that they reach out to those in need.
Christmas Merry
Come Let Us Adore Him
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SAINT WILLIAM OF YORK CATHOLIC CHURCH, TEWKSBURY, MA
OFFICE HOURS Monday– Friday:
9:00am to 4:00pm Saturday:
10:00am to 1:00pm
MASS SCHEDULE Monday– Friday
9:00am 5:30pm
(Labor Day-Memorial Day) Saturday
9:00am & 4:00pm
Sunday 7:30am; 9:30am; 11:30am; 5:00pm
*Family Mass 11:30am
2nd & 4th Sunday *Temporarily postponed due to COVID 19
LOCATION: Saint William Parish
Saint Eugene de Mazenod Chapel 1351 Main Street
Tewksbury, MA 01876 United States
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CONTACTS:
Eileen Wood 978-858-3634 (home) 978-851-1304 (work) 978-500-1771 (cell)
Diane Trayah 978-657-6103 (home) 978-551-1278 (cell)
PARISH STAFF Rev. Quilin Bouzi, OMI, Pastor……………..…………….…[email protected] Rev. William O’Donnell, OMI, Parochial Vicar………. [email protected] Rev. George Roy, OMI, Parochial Vicar…………...……….……...978-851-7331 Rev. John J. Hogan, OMI, Senior Priest…………...……….……...978-851-7331 Deacon Thomas M. Walsh, Jr……………………[email protected] Jacqueline Cote, Business Manager ……………………[email protected] Donna Bell, Administrative Assistant………………….…[email protected] Mary Ellen Day, Administrative Assistant…………...…[email protected] Gene Heider, Maintenance Supervisor ……………………….………....978-804-3240 Peter Cote, Maintenance…………………………………….………….978-851-7331
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Office Hours: 9:00am to 2:00pm ~ Parish Center Building ~ 978-851-3471
Deborah Albano Director of Religious Education……….…………[email protected] Susan Southard, Administrative Assistant…….…………[email protected] Andrew Genovese, Coordinator of Confirmation…......978-851-7330 [email protected] Dianne Bartalamia, Rel. Ed. Coordinator for grades 3-8…... [email protected]
YOUTH MINISTRY Elizabeth Quigley, Youth Minister …..……[email protected]
MUSIC Nancy Benetti, Music Director……………978-490-4579, [email protected]
PARISH INFORMATION BAPTISMS ~ Twice a month on Sunday at 1:00pm. Please make arrangements at least one month in advance. WEDDINGS ~ Arrangements should be made at least six months prior to marriage. RECONCILIATION ~ by appointment or Wednesdays 7:00pm - 8:00pm in the Church Sacristy COMMUNION CALLS ~ Temporarily postponed due to COVID-19. NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING ~ Eileen Wood, Instructor - 978.500-1771 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL HOTLINE ~ 978.851.0181 ST. WILLIAM’S BINGO ~ 978.640.0859 GRIEF SUPPORT ~ Elaine Walsh, Parish Nurse 978-866-0995 or [email protected] ST. WILLIAM’S BLESSED VIRGIN MARY SODALITY ~ Michele Marino - 978-851-5063 ST. WILLIAM’S PARISH COUNCIL ~ Alyson Doucette- 617-543-4812
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4th SUNDAY OF ADVENT ~ THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
The Pause Before Yes Some school children were preparing a Christmas play. One of the girls did not like the part she was given to
play. She wanted to change parts with another girl. When the teacher asked her why, she answered, "Because it is eas-ier to be an angel than to be the mother of Christ." The little girl is certainly right. To be the mother of Christ is no small matter. Yet difficult as it sounds, that is exactly what we are all called to be. We are called to bear Jesus in our body and bring him into the world.
Mary’s decision to say “yes” to God seemed ordinary to me. I have so many questions to ask Our Blessed Mother: When did you tell your parents you were pregnant? Did you tell Joseph yourself, or did the gossip mongers of Nazareth take care of that for you? Did anyone in the village believe your story? After Gabriel departed, did you doubt his visitation? Question your sanity? Fear for your life? The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Gali-lee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the House of David. The virgin's name was Mary." We know that Mary was "much perplexed" by Gabriel's words, and that she "pondered" his greeting. And we know from her last words to the angel that she agreed to God's plan. But Saint Luke, the evangelist, leaves a great detail out. This fourth Sunday of Advent, I want you to draw your attention to three pauses in the Annunciation narra-tive.
The first is the pause between the angel Gabriel's title for Mary " Hail, full of grace!" and the mission he as-signs her. Tradition tells us that Mary was probably thirteen or fourteen years old when the angel appeared to her. We know that, in first‐century Jewish culture, a girl who became pregnant out of wedlock faced grave danger. At the very least, she became an object of widespread contempt. She risked being stoned to death. To say "yes" in this case was to give herself over to scandal and rejection. It was to put everything, her reputation, her marriage, her very life, on the line. Mary's “Hail, full of grace!” status led her straight from scandal to danger to the trauma of her son's crucifixion. God's call required her to be profoundly countercultural and to trust. As the years passed, and her son's enemies mul-tiplied, Mary's "YES" demanded a degree of courage as a mother.
The second pause in the story lies between Mary's question ("How can this be?) and her consent ("Let it be with me according to your word").The danger in romanticizing Mary's consent is that it misrepresents her humanity, and keeps her story at arm's length from ours. For better or for worse, we can't relate to a person who jumps headlong into obedience. We can relate, however, to the one who struggles, to the one whose "yes" is cautious and uncertain.
The third pause ends this Sunday's Gospel reading: "Then the angel departed from her." This is the moment we all can identify with, when the prayer ends, the vision recedes, and the certainty wavers. It's the moment after the "yes," the moment when the mountaintop experience fades into memory, and life in the valley begins. How different Mary's experience might have been if the angel Gabriel had stuck around to erase her doubts and silence her critics. Gabriel did not stick around to erase her doubts when King Herod was trying to kill her son. Gabriel did not stick around to explain to Mary why her son had to die on the cross like a common criminal. But no, he departed …Then the angel departed from her, leaving the ongoing work of discernment and discipleship to Mary alone. Her "yes" did-n't signal the end of mystery. Mystery had only begun. There is a popular Christmas song addressed to Mary that asks what she knew when she consented to Gabriel's request: "Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water? Mary, did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters?"
We have no way of knowing what Our Blessed Mother knew. My guess is that like us, she knew just enough to get started. The work of bearing God into the world involved constant discovery, discernment and ongoing consent, just as it does today. Mary is blessed because she made herself available to the living God, and believed that, whatever God had for her, it would be good, even though it sounded impossible. Similarly, when we make ourselves available to God today, God will bless us like He blessed Mary.
Let us pray – Father, we pray that the season of Advent has awakened in us a greater sense of your gift of presence. Help us to feel and know the gift you are in us so that we can share this life with others around us and feel the joy that is our inheritance. Amen
On behalf of Fathers John, Bill, George, Deacon Tom, and the entire Parish Staff, please accept my best wishes for a joyful, blessed Christmas 2020 and a blessed, peaceful and healthy New Year 2021. Sincerely Yours in Christ, Fr. Quilin Bouzi, omi
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PARISH WEBSITE: WWW.STWILLIAMPARISH.ORG
DECEMBER 20-25, 2020
Alexander W. Day, Jr. Michael Day, Sr. Jeannette Day Edward & Margaret Morrissey Alexander & Marian Day Mickey & Dot Finn Mary Ellen Finn Kathy Finn Julius and Barbara Resnick Alex and Alice Riddell Peter Meyer Gene Hanley James Dolan Bryan Johnson James and Marie Waldren George and Carol Bianchi Antonio Bonaventura Robert Malloy Frances and William Curran James and Gladys Bancroft Lenny & Joan Brothers Gloria Ladd Mary Doherty Joanne Ellis Michaelena McLaughlin Florance McLaughlin Frank & Jerri Lou Buffo Ryan Driscoll Kristin Shields Theresa Hawley Charles Gendron George & Emma Brookings Helen Sutherland John & Rita Sweeney Alberta Mosher Harold Mosher David Mosher Joseph Kobelski, Sr Mildred Kobelski Joseph Kobelski, Jr Mr.& Mrs. Harold Prebensen Teresa F. Prebensen Mr. & Mrs. Edward Lawlor Edward J. Lawlor, Jr. Catherine Moore The Piranian Family The Simeone Family Bill & Dot Hart Joe & Dot O’Brien Paul T. Pepin Marie A. Pepin Allan G. Mahoney Mary E. Mahoney Linda J. Melia Helen Melia Patrick Melia Nora Guinauf Peter & Frances Barbato Francis & Charlotte Downes
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Gertrude Croy Darrell; Paul; GiGi; Grammie; M&M & Lil Phil Bradanick Foley-Maguire Family Tony Eringis Chuck Eringis Ed Callahan & the Callahan Family The Deceased Members of the Cardarelli; Mahoney and Sandier Families Frank & Anthony DeGennaro Mary & Frank Foti Terri DeGennaro Rosalie & Louis Comeau Richard Hanley The Deceased Members of the Beattie & O’Rourke Families Manuel Amarel Maria Amaral Eduardo Cartano Edward Cartano Murphy & Stanton Families Peter August Peggy Whitehouse Mr. & Mrs. William Derrah And son Mr. & Mrs. Tom McGinley & Family Cusolito Parents Roy Parents Eldon & Alida Roy & Grandson Dan Frechette Peggy & Leo Doherty Chris DiBiasio Bob Wesley Franco E. Llarte, Sr. Reynoldo E. Llante Perfecto Demanarig, Sr. Pat Serge Charles M. Salvo, Sr. Leocadia E. Salvo Charles M. Salvo, Jr. Richard W. Salvo Michael Theberge Frank Eppolito Joseph & Catherine Parisi Rev. William Smith, OMI Stanley Martel John & Joseph Maccini John Fierimonte Roberta Pierce Scofield Susan Malizia Jon T. Scofield Luisa Monroe Valdemar Soares Silva Family Estrela Couto
Charlene Hancock Wood Rodrigues Family Santos Family Maria Carroca Ronald S. Smith, Sr. Nathan & Edith Scott Paul Bergquist Michael Narekiewicz St. Louis Family Landry Family Bergeron Family Antonio P. DaCunha John Boulanger Gabrielle Boulanger Paul Boulanger George & Teresa Hannigan Callahan Family Basile Family Bob Rogers Pat & Anna Vanio Roseann Houlihan Charol Baker McAvoy Family Andrade Family Paul Sullivan Robert Babian Mom & Dad Paul F. Crowley, Sr. The Crowley Family The Hill Family John & Olive Burns Frank & Mary McLeod Richard Cross Mary & Richard Kileep Gertrude & James McGurl John & Mary Salerno Linda Salerno Cogswell Frederick & Jean Brown Joseph Hamilton Robert Cavanaugh Arthur & Alma Ploof Anne Marie Bouzi Carol Metcalf Christopher Magner Steve McMahon Gene Hanley James & June Tontodanato Carolyn Anderson Heather Quinn Betty McBrine Joe & Bett Baptista Mary Hennessey DiFronzo Family Roper Family Leo and Elia “Al” Chibas Mark Wood Mary & Art Trepaney Charles Medeiros Carvalho Family Polleck Family
CHRISTMAS FLOWER DONATIONS
~ In Memory Of ~
5 PARISH WEBSITE: WWW.STWILLIAMPARISH.ORG
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Bill Hogan Petty & Arnt Families June Baluta Terry Baluta Ray Baluta Helen Fisher Jack & Vina Allan Lillian & Harito Stanley Barbara Paul Starr Family Aspell Family Curran Family Paul & Marie Hanafin Francis Doiron Ramona Doiron William Reddy Judith Reddy Emily Torres Al Torres Maria Cunha The Conlon Family The McGuinness Family Kenneth “Bunky” Holden Patricia Crawley (Holden) Thomas Paglierorl Richard Boucher Gerald Boucher Joseph J.Colman Judith A. Colman William F. Kenneally Helen T. Kenneally Alice Colman Patrick J. Shea Kathy Colantonia Carolina & Joseph Grasso Katherine & Charles Levin Patraicia Levin Alice and Anne Crispo Pasciuto Family Galise Family Murphy Family Moran Family Peter & Mary McCoy Pat & Dominica Caizzi Marie Pino Art Pino Nicholas & Margaret Codner
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CHRISTMAS FLOWER DONATIONS
~ In Memory Of ~
Saturday, December 19 4:00 P.M. Fr. O’Donnell (50th Anniversary)
Sunday, December 20
7:30 A.M. St. William’s Parish Family 9:30 A.M. Emma Farley 11:30 A.M. Michael Theberge and Catherine & Joseph Parisi 5:00 P.M. Frank & Regina Faticanti Monday, December 21 - St. Peter Canisius, Priest & Doctor of the Church
9:00 A.M. St. Louis, Bergeron & Landry Families 5:30 P.M. William Schwarz Tuesday, December 22 9:00 A.M. Vocations to the Priesthood & Religious Life 5:30 P.M. All Souls Day Mass Intentions Wednesday, December 23 - St. John of Kanty, Priest 9:00 A.M. Rev. Real Corriveau, OMI 5:30 P.M. James Lynds
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9:00 A.M. NO MASS 4:00 P.M. Charles & Eleanor Chamberlain 6:30 P.M. Ralph Conserva, Jr. (6th Anniv.) 12:00 A.M. NO MIDNIGHT MASS Friday, December 25 - Christmas Day 7:30 A.M. Living & Deceased Members of St. William’s Parish 9:30 A.M. Claire & Nicholas Forsyk 11:30 P.M. Day, Morrissey, Riddell & Finn Families
5:00 P.M. NO MASS
Saturday, December 26 - The Holy Innocents, Martyrs 9:00 A.M. Priest’s Intentions
FUTURE MASSES
Saturday, December 26 4:00 P.M. Allie Walsh (6th Anniv)
Sunday, December 27 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph
7:30 A.M. St. William’s Parish Family 9:30 A.M. Mary Ahern (15th Anniv)
11:30 A.M. Dorothy & James Dooley
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~In Memory Of ~ Mark Wood
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