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Fr. David Doiron~ Pastor
Terry Nummelin ~ Director of Religious
Education
Rectory: 10 Richards Avenue Paxton, MA 01612
Telephone: 508-755-0408 • Fax: 508-767-0759
Religious Education Office: 508-755-0601
http://www.stcolumbapax.org • email: [email protected]
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday Evening 4:00PM, Sunday Morning 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM
WEEKDAY MASSES
7:30AM (Tuesday—Friday)
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Confessions are heard on Saturday at 3:15PM
Any other time is by appointment.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Please call the office for instructions and a Baptismal date
BULLETIN DEADLINE
Monday 9:00 AM
WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS
Please introduce yourselves. We want to know and serve you.
We hope you become an active part of our Parish Community.
CHURCH OF ST. COLUMBA PAXTON, MA
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
SATURDAY– JANUARY 5
TH
9:00a.m. -Rosary
4:00p.m. -Mass For Ernest Frappier
13th Anniversary
Requested by Virginia & Jim Frappier
SUNDAY – JANUARY 6
TH
8:00a.m. -Mass
10:00a.m. -Mass________________________________
MONDAY – JANUARY 7
TH
NO MORNING MASS
TUESDAY-JANUARY 8
TH
7:30a.m.-Mass__________________________________
WEDNESDAY – JANUARY 9
TH
7:30a.m.-Mass_______________________________
THURSDAY – JANUARY 10
TH
7:30a.m.-Mass__________________________________
FRIDAY – JANUARY 11
TH
7:30a.m.-Mass__________________________________
SATURDAY – JANUARY 12
TH
9:00a.m. -Rosary
4:00p.m. -Mass For Dan Ford
25th Anniversary
Requested by the Family
SUNDAY - JANUARY 13
TH
8:00a.m. -Mass
10:00a.m. -Mass For Joan Tomasino
3rd Anniversary
Requested by the Family
ALTAR SERVERS
1/05-1/06 1/12-1/13
4:00p.m.
Eamon McDonnell Matthew Tomasino
Liam McDonnell
8:00a.m.
Logan Domineck John Metilly
Nicholas Metilly
10:00a.m.
Caleb Rocha Caleb Rocha
Aiden Rocha Aiden Rocha
LITURGICAL ROLES
1/05-1/06 1/12-1/13
4:00p.m.
D. Doyle (L) M. Power (L)
R. White (E) R. White (E)
L. Doyle (E)
8:00a.m.
R. Bedard (L) L. LeFave (L)
M. Ahearn (E) M. Paladino (E)
J. Laracy (E) J. Gamache (E)
M. Paladino (E) A. Gamache (E)
10:00a.m.
M. Reardon (L) M. Benoit (L)
S. Massarelli (E) P. Locke (E)
P. Belsito (E) P. Belsito (E)
TV MINISTRY SCHEDULE
1/06/2019 Tim Murphy
1/13/2019 Pat Stephens
1/20/2019 Jack Ayvazian
The 10a.m. mass is recorded each week and shown on
channel 192 at 4:00p.m., 6:00p.m. and 8:00p.m. on
Sunday and Monday.
TV DAILY MASS
Daily mass can be seen on Charter TV channel 193
Monday through Friday at 9:00a.m.
They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on
entering the house they saw the child with Mary his
mother. They prostrated themselves and did him
homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered
him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. - Mt 2:10-11
Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998,
1970 CCD.
THE EPHIPANY OF THE LORD
The Rosary
The Rosary is recited every Saturday at 9a.m . in the church.
All are invited and encouraged to attend.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THE SICK
AND IN A SPECIAL WAY FOR
Bob Mattson, Dan Daignault
Debbie Lyons, Doris Metilly
Mellissa Angiolillo, Julie Dix,
Jackie Cook, Blake George Murawski
Barbara Englander, Ginny Bean
Aline Riedle, Robert & Rita Mertig
Patricia Jones, Jim Cavanaugh
Alice Falcone, Patrick Remington
Hope for Housing Food Card Sale
Food cards to benefit the Hope for Housing Program
sponsored by the Interfaith Coalition To Prevent
Family Homelessness will be available this weekend.
Your continued support of this project is appreciated.
Sales will remain the first and third weekend of each
month. Thanks to all who volunteer and support this
project. Additional sales dates are January 19 and 20
and February 2 and 3, 2019
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASS SCHEDULE
Monday Gr. 3 & 4 3:00-4:15p.m. 1/7/19
Monday Gr. 7 7:00-8:00p.m. 1/7/19
Tuesday Gr. 5 & 6 3:00-4:15p.m. 1/8/19
Tuesday Gr. 8 7:00-8:00p.m. 1/8/19
Sunday Gr. 1 & 2 8:50a.m.-9:50a.m. 1/13/19
Sunday Gr. 9 & 10 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. 1/13/19
HAITIAN SEWING MINISTRY
The first meeting of the Haitian Sewing Ministry for
2019 is Wednesday, January 8th from 9a.m. to noon
downstairs in the church hall. For more information,
please contact Marianne Girouard or Judi Mancini at
508-753-2022
Thank you.
WEEKLY OFFERTORY COLLECTION
The weekly offertory collections for the weekend of
December 22-23 was $4404; December 24-25 the
Christmas Offertory collection was $2324 and the
Christmas Holy Day collection was $3469; the weekly
offertory collection for the weekend of
December 29-30 was $3048. Thank you for your
continued and generous support of our parish.
OUTREACH MINISTRY
For several years we have had many parishioners who
bring Communion on the weekend to our
homebound or hospitalized parishioners. By bringing
Communion to our homebound you show how valued
they are as members of the parish and meet Jesus in
the lives of these people. Please contact the rectory at
508-755-0408 to let us know if there is someone who
would like to receive a visit and Communion or if you
would like to join this ministry. Training is provided.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
FROM OUR PASTOR
Many thanks to everyone who contributed in
making our Christmas liturgies so meaningful to all of
us. A special thanks to our musicians, singers, cantors
and also our altar servers, lectors, ushers and to our
Eucharistic Ministers who visited the homebound
during this season. I am very grateful to all who
helped clean and decorate the church that always
looks so tasteful. To those who participated in our
Christmas Pageant and those who helped prepare and
make it work-as usual it was one of the highlights of
our celebrations. The weather was certainly on our
side making it easy for many to attend these liturgies.
And, finally, many thanks for your generous
contributions to St. Columba during these holidays.
A special thanks for all the gifts and cards, cookies,
fruit and flowers that I received from so many.
May the Christ Child keep us all in his love and his
mother keep us all in her care throughout the
New Year.
Father David
1/06/2019!
March for Life Registration
Please join us for the Diocese of Worcester’s bus trip
to the 46th annual March for Life in Washington,
DC. Buses leave on Thurs. Jan. 17 after the 7:30 p.m.
Mass at St. Paul’s Cathedral, travel to Washington for
the March for Life on Jan. 18, followed by the return
trip to Worcester. Cost is $95 per seat. For more
information, and to download registration forms, visit
www.worcesterdiocese.org/respect-life.
Sunday, Jan 06, 2019
SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
We bow to a higher authority
From the first moment of his papacy, Pope Francis
impressed the world with his humility. The newly
minted pope bowed his head and invited us, the
church, to bless him. How rare it is for leaders on the
world stage to approach their role with humility and
reverence! The typical response to the bestowal of
power is a rising spirit of arrogance and aggression.
We observe the contrast between the Magi who
prostrate themselves before an infant, while
King Herod snarls and plots violence with his yes-
men. How do we wield the authority we hold in our
hands?
TODAY'S READINGS: Isaiah 60:1-6;
Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 (20).
“They prostrated themselves and did him
homage.”
19th Annual Diocesan Catholic Men’s
Conference at Assumption College
Men (of all ages, including teens and college students)
are invited to this important annual Conference,
scheduled for Assumption College on Saturday,
April 6th. Visit the conference website at
www.firstmensconf.org for information and to
purchase tickets online and elsewhere. Come and
hear dynamic talks from outstanding Catholic leaders:
Kevin Dunn, Trent Horn, Mike Aquilina, Eric Mahl,
Bishop McManus and Father Warren Savage.
Bishops and priests will hear confessions.
Bishop McManus will offer the Conference Mass. For
a Conference brochure, further information or
registration, call Sara Smillie at 508-929-4345. Adult
tickets are $45 until March 25th, afterwards $60.
Student tickets are always $30.
1/06/2019!
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS
ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK
WORCESTER COUNTY MEMORIAL PARK
SNOW REMOVAL ALERT
Please do not park in the First Congregational
parking lot while attending the 8:00a.m. mass at
St. Columba when there is snow. This prevents them
from adequately plowing their lot for their 10:00a.m.
service.
Free Citizenship Classes
Are you ready and eligible to become a U.S.
Citizen? In Worcester: Starting January 27, Catholic
Charities is providing citizenship classes at
St. Joan of Arc, 570 Lincoln Street, on Mondays
6 -8 PM, and at Catholic Charities,
10 Hammond Street, on Thursdays from 6 – 8 pm or
Fridays from 9 – 11 am. Ongoing registration through
February. For more information please call
Maddy Hennessy at 508-860-2261 or email
The Worcester Taize group gathers at
Blessed Sacrament Church, 551 Pleasant St.,
Worcester. The next service is Jan. 13 at 7 pm.
Office for Healing and Prevention
As a reminder, our parish follows the guidelines of the
national Charter for the Protection of Children and
Young People approved by the US Bishops and the
policies of the Diocese of Worcester in screening
those who work with children in our care and in
helping victims of abuse find healing.
If you or someone you know has been sexually abused
by a Church employee or volunteer in the past, please
contact the Victim Services Coordinator for our
diocese at 508-929-4363.
Cursillo Dates for 2019
The first 2019 Cursillo weekend for Men will be
March 21-24. The first 2019 Women’s Cursillo
weekend is May 2-5.
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