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INTENTIONS OF THE
EUCHARIST
THIS WEEK AT
ST . MATTHIAS
Saturday, January 23 — 4:00 p.m.
Sr. Elish McPartland — Mass of Healing
Sunday, January 24 — 10:00 a.m.
Marie Winske — 1st Anniversary Memorial
Friday, January 29 — 9:00 a.m.
Kimball Family — Memorial
Saturday, January 30 — 4:00 p.m.
Edward Mulvaney—Memorial
Claudette Fisher—Memorial
Sunday, January 31 — 10:00 a.m.
Sr. Ann Roussel—Mass of Healing
Saturday, January 23
Celebration of the Eucharist Church, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 24
Faith Formation—Grades 1 — 5
Classrooms, 8:30 a.m.—9:45 a.m.
Celebration of the Eucharist Church, 10:00 a.m.
Faith Formation—Grades 9—10
Mass, 10:00 a.m. / Classroom 11:15 a.m. — Noon
Faith Formation—Grades 6 — 8
Classrooms, 6:00—7:15 p.m.
Monday, January 25
Triduum Kick-Off Meeting Downstairs Conference Room, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 27
Shawl Ministry Downstairs Conference Room, 6:45 p.m.
Thursday, January 28
Choir Rehearsal Church, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 30
Celebration of the Eucharist Church, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 31
Faith Formation—Grades 1 — 5
Classrooms, 8:30 a.m.—9:45 a.m.
Celebration of the Eucharist Church, 10:00 a.m.
Faith Formation—Grades 9—10
Mass, 10:00 a.m. / Classroom 11:15 a.m. — Noon
Faith Formation—Grades 6 — 8
Classrooms, 6:00—7:15 p.m.
ST. MATTHIAS PARISH, MARLBOROUGH, MA
Weekday Masses for the Week of January 25
Monday, Tuesday and Friday
9:00 a.m. in the Downstairs Conference Room.
Office Hours — Week of January 25
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
9:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday
9:00 a.m. — Noon
You are encouraged to pray these readings at home during
the week as you reflect on this Sunday’s Word and prepare
to celebrate next week’s Eucharist.
Readings for January 24, Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Nehemiah 8:2-4A, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30;
Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21
Readings for January 31, Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19; 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13;
Luke 4:21-30
SCRIPTURE READINGS
CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST
MUSIC
Gathering Song: All Are Welcome hymnal #741
Psalm 19: Lord You Have The Words hymnal #20
Preparation Rite: We Are Many Parts hymnal #727
Communion Song: Taste And See hymnal #827
Recessional: Go To The World
hymnal #469
JANUARY 24, 2016
PARISH FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP
FROM FR. FRAN
You will find in the pews this weekend a booklet with
a new Mass setting called Mass of God’s Mercy. This is a
newly composed setting which, once again, I am grateful
that our parish community will help me fine tune over the
next few months. We will be learning the various pieces
before Mass for the next weeks and then, with the
beginning of Lent, we will be using this setting at Mass.
As a composer, I am always looking for feedback, so
please don’t hesitate to let me know what you think of the
Mass setting. What I am interested in knowing is if you
think the Mass is easy to pick up, is sing-able, will hold up
over weeks of use, is not pitched too high or too low. All
constructive comments are welcome!
Last Sunday after Mass a parishioner came up to me and
said a few people were wondering if I was reciting the
Creed softly at Mass to see if the people had it memorized.
Well, I was saying it softly because, like many, I don’t
know the whole thing yet either! The text is always
included in our seasonal worship booklet, however, since
this season of Winter Ordinary Time is so short, we
decided not to put a worship booklet together. I completely
forgot that this would leave us without the text of the
Creed. ( Our hymnal is no help because it contains the old
translation.) So, you will notice that in the Mass of God’s
Mercy booklet in the pews, the Apostles Creed is
included. So now we have our “cheat sheet” back!
Our 2016 Grand Annual Appeal continues during the
winter months. While we have a way to go to hit our goal,
we are getting there! Thank you so much to all who have
contributed so far, and a word of encouragement to those
who have yet to contribute. If your finances allow, know
that your contribution will go directly into our operating
budget which funds everything from our pastoral and
liturgical ministries to our keeping the lights and heat on.
Speaking of our heat, we have sprung a leak! One of our
circulator pumps that was rebuilt a few years ago is on its
last leg, resulting in a 4 thousand dollar expense that was
not in our budget! I can sympathize with the pump. It
seems that everything over 50 years old starts to show its
age!
Do you still have your palm from last year’s Palm
Sunday celebration? It’s time to collect it and bring it to
Mass next weekend, January 30/31 as we get ready for
the ceremonial burning of palm on Sunday February 7
after the 10 AM Mass. Last year’s palm will become this
year’s ashes which we will wear on Ash Wednesday,
February 10, as a symbol of our reliance
on God’s mercy and compassion. Yes,
Lent is just around the corner, as is
Spring!
Weekly Offertory Goal: $4,000.00
Total Collection of January 16, 17.…….....……. $ 3,171.00
Of that amount ParishPay donations were $ 567.00
Offertory shortfall……………...………..……. $ 262.00
Parishioners celebrating January 16, 17 .......……. 362
Catholic Schools Collection January 16, 17….. $ 615.00
Of that amount ParishPay donations were $ 5.00
January Special Collections
Churches in Latin America January 23/24
December Financials
Total Income for the Month of December $64,996
Total Expenses for the Month of December $37,015
Net Income: $27,981
December Total Offertory $17,607 ($1,607 above goal)
Christmas Bazaar Income: $ 9,692
Christmas Bazaar Expenses: ($ 1,430)
$ 8,262
2016 GRAND ANNUAL
Goal: $80,000.00
Total Pledged: $52,775.00
Total Received: $47,195.00
Total Number to Reach Goal: $27,225.00
Number of Families Pledged: 100
If you have a Verizon email address you may not be
receiving emails sent from the parish office. This is an issue
that happens periodically. The email may be going into your
spam folder or may be automatically deleted by Verizon
before it gets to your account. To correct this you will need
to either contact Verizon at 800-837-4966 or go online and
fill out a Verizon Whitelist form. The link to do so is http://
my.verizon.com/micro/whitelist/RequestForm.aspx
ATTENTION VERIZON USERS
http://my.verizon.com/micro/whitelist/RequestForm.aspxhttp://my.verizon.com/micro/whitelist/RequestForm.aspx
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Please Pray For...
Donny Courteville, Connie Cyr, Clara Mae Dickerson,
John Gifford, Joe Gillis, Pat Gowaski, Russ Hokanson,
Kathryn Keeler, David Martin, Frank Mangan, Margaret
McNeil, Betty Montgomery, and Jean Peltak. Please submit any names you wish to be included on the
prayer list by calling the parish office 508-460-9255 or
emailing [email protected]. Thank you.
Pray for the Heal ing
of the s ick
Faith Formation gatherings for Sunday, January 24 are as
scheduled:
Grades 1-5 8:30 - 9:45 a.m.
Grades 6-8 6:00 - 7:15 p.m.
Grades 9, 10 10:00 a.m. Mass attendance
followed by class until 12:15 p.m.
Children's RCIC 10:00 a.m. Mass
As we continue our Year of Mercy we reflect on Pope
Francis' words:
"Let us treat others with the same passion and
compassion with which we want to be treated. Let us seek
for others the same possibilities which we seek for
ourselves. Let us help others to grow, as we would like to
be helped ourselves."
(Year of Mercy, December, 2015 - November 20, 2016)
TRIDUUM 2016 NEEDS YOU!
First Meeting: Monday, January 25 at 7:00 p.m. Despite the blast of winter we are experiencing, Spring
will soon be here and with it so will the Paschal Triduum.
Triduum is the most important liturgical event in our
Catholic Christian year. It is the three day celebration of
the Paschal mystery of Easter. Together, as a faith
community, we walk the journey that took Christ from his
last supper with his apostles to his suffering and death on
the cross, to the culmination of Christ’s glorious
resurrection on Easter.
Triduum here at St. Matthias is an intensely beautiful
experience but it takes many people and much preparation
to make it such an exquisite spiritual celebration. We
would like to extend a special invitation to each of YOU,
especially to those who may not have taken part in the
past, to join us on this spiritual journey.
We have a very dedicated team of people working on
Triduum but are in need of new members to help us out.
If you would like to enrich your spiritual life here at St.
Matthias by helping out at Triduum, please contact Patricia
Fischer at either [email protected] or 508-485-
5473 or Diane Balinski at [email protected]. Our Triduum meeting will be held on Monday,
January 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the downstairs conference
room. Please consider joining us.
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE
LITURGICAL COMMISSION MEETING
MONDAY , JANUARY 25—7:00 P.M.
The Liturgical Commission meeting scheduled for
Monday, January 25 at 7:00 p.m. has been changed to
the kick-off meeting for Triduum 2016. Please welcome
our Triduum Coordinator, Patricia Fischer, and help us
plan a beautiful Paschal Triduum
FAITH FORMATION
THANK YOU Thank you to all those who made the wake and funeral
of our beloved Mary Diebel such a beautiful
experience. Our parish family joined together, with love, to
greet Mary’s family and friends and provide baked goods so
everyone could sit, relax and reminisce about Mary over a
cup of coffee and some delicious food. Thank you to our
wonderfully talented bakers including Nathalie Dolan,
Renee Kossuth, Marie Mangan, Terry Paladino, Ellen
Teplitz, Lydia Whitcomb, Jean Peltak, Hilary Kushi, Gina
Mulvaney and Fay DiNitto. Thank you also to Patricia
Fischer, Jane Jones, Meagan McLean, and Geralyn Strella
who not only baked but help set up, clean up and also made
sure refreshments were replenished throughout the
afternoon. Thank you to Doreen Martin for helping with set
up and flower arrangements.
Our greeters Gene Balinski, Lillian DeBeaucourt, Gerry
and Nathalie Dolan, Mike Fallon, Marge Shea-Burke, Steve
Strella and Lydia Whitcomb made everyone feel welcome
as they entered the church – thank you.
Thank you to Joe Curley Joanne Litster, Ed McManus
and Marge Shea-Burke for serving as Eucharistic Ministers
and Acolytes as well as our wonderful choir, Judy
McManus and Joyce Belliveau for the beautiful music at
both the wake and funeral. Finally, thank you to Fr. Fran
and Deacon Doug who provided spiritual support to Mary
and her family throughout her final journey and whose
homilies captured the true essence of this wonderful, much
loved woman.
TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO
SAYING GOODBYE Replying to a question as to whether or not traditional
Works of Mercy remain relevant today, Pope Francis said,
“They are still valid, still current. They help us open up to
the mercy of God, to ask for the grace to understand that
without mercy a person cannot do a single thing…” One of the Corporal works of Mercy is to bury the dead. This
action on our part takes many shapes and forms and goes a
long way in revealing the kind of community we are. The
works we do are not about us as individuals, but gives
witness to the communal nature of our collective faith. We
are always attempting to bring greater meaning and
awareness to our service to all God’s people.
As such given that we are called to walk with those who
mourn the loss of a loved one, how can we be present to
their needs? Infrequently, for the most part because it isn’t
the norm in this part of the country we will have a person’s
wake service in the church proper. This has taken place
twice in the last couple of weeks due to the deaths of two of
our beloved parishioners. I can assure you not only is it a
powerful experience for their families, but a gratifying and
humbling experience for St Matthias Parish.
There are so many beautiful aspects of celebrating one’s
wake as well as funeral in our parish. One of these aspects is
the generosity of parishioners who bake or make
sandwiches, or assist us in various ways. The refreshments
and hospitality are expressions of our love. In order to do
this more effectively and with greater ease we are appealing
to the wider community for help. I know many times people
have said they wish they could be more involved, but the
various ministries may not be for them. For those who are
looking for ways to make a difference in the lives of others,
here then, is an opportunity.
Since we do not anticipate that we would have to call on
people that often, would you consider being part of a
consolation ministry, whereby you could help us with baked
goods or sandwiches or as a greeter or server? I can tell you
that when people come here for a wake, see the effort put
forth, and experience the hospitality, they are deeply moved.
What a powerful sign it is that we are willing to put forth
our best effort in a time when members of our community
are so very vulnerable.
I ask that you give this serious consideration because it is
such a rewarding experience to touch the lives of others.
Together we can lighten the load for all and bring great
glory to God. Please contact me if you are able so that, we
can have things in place when we are called upon. I thank
you in advance and pray for the success of this effort.
Thank you for you consideration. Doug Peltak
[email protected] or 508-460-9255.