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Saint Joseph Parish 173 Albion Street, Wakefield MA 01880
The Epiphany of the Lord
January 3, 2021
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SAINT JOSEPH PARISH WAKEFIELD MA
PASTORAL Team Anne Grant, Music Director Maureen Miller,
Accountant Lisa Palmere, Inner Healing Ministry Mary Coles,
Bulletin Editor Alex Canto, Facilities Manager Caleb, Parish
Dog
RELIGIOUS Education Sharon Keith, Grades 1-9 Fr. Ron Barker,
Grade 10 Diane Murphy, Administration
RECTORY Hours MON – FRI 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Phone: 781-245-5770 Fax: 781-246-2423 www.stjosephwakefield.org
ELECTRONIC ONLINE GIVING Electronic giving is available to
parishioners. For more details, please visit:
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15 Gould Street, Wakefield, MA 01880 Dr. Joseph Sullivan,
Principal Alayne Flynn, Administrator Phone: 781-245-2081
www.stjosephschoolwakefield.org
MASS SCHEDULE
SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL & EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM
173 Albion Street, Wakefield, MA 01880
Fr. Ron Barker, Pastor Rev. Mr. Artie Rogers, Deacon Merry
Nordeen, Administration
RECTORY INFORMATION
“A 21st Century Learning Community based on
Timeless Catholic Values.”
Enrolling Pre-K through Grade 8
WEEKEND Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 PM, 5:30 PM
Sunday Mass 7:30 AM 9:00 AM (Family Liturgy) 11:00 AM 5:30 PM
DAILY Mass Schedule Monday - Friday Mass 6:45 AM, 9:00 AM
Saturday Mass 9:00 AM Confessions Saturday 3:00 to 3:45 PM or by
appointment.
ADORATION Hours Parish Holy Hour
Every Sunday: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Chapel Hours 7:00 AM - Midnight
Adoration Monday - Thursday 10:00 AM - 12 AM Friday 10:00 AM -
10:30 PM
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PASTOR’S LETTER Dear Parishioners, Today is the feast of the
Epiphany. At the Nativity, the Lord manifested Himself to the
Jewish people represented by the shepherds. At the Epiphany, He is
manifested to the Magi from the East representing the non-Jewish
people. Jesus came to save all people. To make it personal, Jesus
came to save me, He came to save you. Without Jesus and His
redemptive work, we would have no hope of eternal life, of going to
heaven. The Magi were led to Jesus by a star. We can find Jesus
today when we open our hearts to Him in prayer, when we read
Scriptures, when we come and worship Him at Mass, in receiving Him
in the Eucharist, and in the people around us. Jesus is the babe of
Bethlehem. He is our baby. May His life grow in us this new year.
May we make our relationship with Him our priority. As we begin a
new year, the following excerpt from the daily liturgy may be a
good reflection on the importance of personal prayer, Sunday
worship, and sharing of the good news of our salvation with
others.
Many of us probably do not remember our baptism, that sacrament
through which we became children of God and part of the very body
of Christ. If we were initiated as infants, we were too young to
remember it. But hopefully all of us have been present at enough
baptisms to know that after we were baptized, the minister anointed
us, gave us a white garment, and finally, lit a candle from the
paschal candle and handed it to one of our parents or godparents.
This candle symbolizes the gift of faith we receive at baptism, a
gift the minister prayed would be kept burning brightly in our
hearts. It is the hope of the Church that our parents and
godparents nurtured our faith until such time as we were able to
seek for ourselves the sustenance our faith needs to be kept
burning brightly. And what nurtures our faith? Gathering as we do
for the sacred liturgy is, of course, a powerful action that
sustains our faith. In this time, we are nourished by the word of
God, nourished by Christ himself in the Eucharist, and we are
nourished by the presence of each other - the witness we give each
other that we are not alone in our desire to persevere in the
journey of faith. Our personal prayer and devotion is another
essential way our faith is nurtured. That time we spend one on one
with God, sharing what is in our hearts and listening and getting
to know the Lord better, is invaluable to sustaining that
relationship that is at the heart of faith.
(Continued…)
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PASTOR’S LETTER (Continued) (Continued… daily liturgy
article)
And why bother doing all these things to nurture our faith?
Because, as Jesus reminds us in the Gospel, faith isn’t something
that is meant to be hidden, or protected. Like a lamp, or candle,
it is meant to be brought out into the open, to be exposed before
others. We tend to think of faith as personal, private. And there
is a personal and private dimension to it. But the reason the Lord
gave us this gift of faith wasn’t just for our personal, private
good. It was for the good of others, too. And to achieve that good,
we need to let our faith be known, be willing to speak about and
show in our actions how it shapes and influences our choices and
our opinions, how we spend our time, how we treat others.
As we prepare to be nourished by Christ in the Eucharist, let us
pray for the courage to share the light of our faith in the places
where the Lord has chosen to lead us.
As a reminder, our monthly Healing Mass will be this Wednesday,
January 6, starting with the rosary at 7:00 p.m.
I will be available for confession this week on Monday, January
4, from 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the Church and on Saturday,
January 9, from 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. or any other time by
appointment.
May Jesus continue to shepherd you in all of your needs.
God love you,
CALEB'S CORNER
A dog owner might be the master of his dog, but the dog is also
a master,
a master of friendship.
Laughter, THE BEST MEDICINE
Once a year our church group holds a sale to raise money for its
youth group. At our last sale, just as we finished putting
everything out, a middle-aged man arrived in a huff. Growling, he
yanked two sports coats and a few suits off the clothes rack, then
stomped over to the cashier, where a puzzled volunteer asked if
everything was all right. “I don’t know what the world is coming
to,” the man said in an injured tone, “This is the third year my
wife’s given my favorite clothes to this church sale!”
~Reader’s Digest
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THIS WEEK
Reflection of the Week
Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves
us.
Scripture for the week of January 3, 2021
3 SUN Is 60:1-6/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 4 Mon 1 Jn 3:22—4:6/Mt
4:12-17, 23-25 5 Tue 1 Jn 4:7-10/Mk 6:34-44 6 Wed 1 Jn 4:11-18/Mk
6:45-52 7 Thu 1 Jn 4:19—5:4/Lk 4:14-22a 8 Fri 1 Jn 5:5-13/Lk
5:12-16 9 Sat 1 Jn 5:14-21/Jn 3:22-30 10 SUN Is 42:1-4, 6-7/Acts
10:34-38/Mt 3:13-17
VIEW THE MASS
View our St. Joseph Parish pre-recorded Mass
On the Web at anytime:
https://www.stjosephwakefield.org/view-the-mass/
Watch the Mass here anytime or on Wakefield
Cable Access Television (WCAT) at 7:00 pm on Saturday & 9:00
am on Sunday.
On Wakefield Cable Access Television
(WCAT) Comcast: Channel 3; Verizon: Channel 40
RCN: Channel 3
For your information, an AED (automated external defibrillator)
is located in the foyer on the wall by the Murray Street
entrance.
MASS Intentions
SATURDAY, January 2 9:00 AM Mass of Thanksgiving 4:00 PM Midge
Dawicki, Healing Intention 5:30 PM Mass of Thanksgiving SUNDAY,
January 3 7:30 AM Roy Serrentino, Memorial Mass 9:00 AM Joseph
Capozzi, 5th Anniversary 11:00 AM Jane Ryan, Memorial Mass 5:30 PM
Kenneth Fahey, Birthday Remembrance MONDAY, January 4 6:45 AM Souls
in Purgatory 9:00 AM Special Intention TUESDAY, January 5 6:45 AM
John Seymour, 3rd Anniversary 9:00 AM Michael Sullivan, 15th
Anniversary WEDNESDAY, January 6 6:45 AM Rev. Wallace Blackwood,
Memorial Mass 9:00 AM Arthur Florentino, Memorial Mass THURSDAY,
January 7 6:45 AM Healing Intention 9:00 AM Mass of Thanksgiving
FRIDAY, January 8 6:45 AM Holy Priests, Special Intention 9:00 AM
Rosalie DeGurski, Special Intention SATURDAY, January 9 9:00 AM
Healing Intention 4:00 PM William A. “Bill” Baril, 1st Anniversary
5:30 PM Healing Intention SUNDAY, January 10 7:30 AM Paul Oliveira,
Birthday Remembrance 9:00 AM Special Intention 11:00 AM Joseph
& Rose Paulo, Memorial Mass 5:30 PM Ralph Petraglia, 38th
Anniversary
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PARISH PROGRAMS & FAITH GROUPS
Saint Joseph Parish Men’s Group Saturdays 9:30 a.m. Youth
Room
MEN’S Group ~ Men of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is a group of
ordinary men, seeking an extraordinary encounter with Jesus Christ.
Please join us every Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m., for 1 hour of
fellowship, spiritual growth, and encouragement.
For more information, please contact: Dave Dubia:
[email protected]
Could you benefit from Franciscan
Spiritual Direction?
Franciscan Spiritual Direction invites all disciples to navigate
a uniquely sacred path, guided by the Holy Spirit. We discern “what
am I feeling; what am I learning; where is God? Am I growing; will
He transform me to His purpose?” The invitation seeks to share the
challenges, as well as the joys, of living. There is much to learn
from an innocent man who died on a cross, yet never stops loving
us. What is happening in your heart and mind? What do you want God
to hear, and what is He asking of you? Kate Chandler has a Master
of Arts in Pastoral Ministry and is certified in Franciscan
Spiritual Direction. During this time, Kate is also available
remotely to listen and offer insight into various ways to pray for
restoration of joy and peace in our everyday lives.
Kate can be reached at [email protected] or
781-439-4977.
Saint Joseph Parish Inner Healing Ministry
The Saint Joseph Parish Inner Healing Ministry recognizes this
is a challenging and uncertain time we are living in. With many
restrictions in place face to face prayer sessions are no longer an
option. However through the Grace of God we have technology on our
side. We will be offering virtual Inner Healing prayer sessions
through Zoom video conferencing with our trained prayer ministers.
Inner Healing can bring relief to our deepest fears, hurts,
emotional pain, traumatic memories, tormenting thoughts, and
relationship issues. If you are interested in making an appointment
please email Lisa Palmere at [email protected].
RCIA Welcomes You!
The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is a program for
those who wish to receive the Sacraments of
Baptism, Holy Eucharist and/or Confirmation within the Catholic
Church.
If you would like more information, please email:
[email protected] or please call Kathy Connolly
781-820-0287.
BEREAVEMENT Group Tuesday, January 12, 2021
9:30 a.m. Parish Hall
Have you lost someone on your life and are feeling a bit at
loose ends during this
pandemic and holiday celebrations? Come to a Bereavement session
and meet others in the same situation...hear about how Jesus is
walking with them and see how He is with you as well. You may come
to just listen or share your own experience as far as you wish. Or
to meet by appointment, please call Rose Dittmer at
781-665-8172.
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PRAYER Intentions
Your prayers are requested for the deceased of our community
especially James E. Murphy, Jr., and all of our parish benefactors,
our sick, our military, especially our parishioners who are
currently deployed to an active combat area and all those who have
asked us to pray for them this week.
Would you like to sign up for Adoration?
St Joseph Parish has a new Adoration Scheduling Software that
makes it easy. Our software allows you to: see what Adoration hours
need coverage; ask for substitutions; offer to be a substitute; and
schedule reminders for your commitment. You can sign up easily
online at https://stjoseph.weadorehim.com/ or through our website.
You can also fill out an Adoration signup form, found in the foyer,
and drop it in the rectory mail slot. Our Lord asked, “Could you
not stay with me for even an hour?” Is He speaking to you?”
St. Joseph Parish supports the Wakefield Food Pantry. Drop off
baskets are located in the foyer by the library for
your donations of non-perishable food items to benefit the
needy. This month the pantry is especially in need of:
Cereal (boxed) Chili/Beef Stew (canned) Pasta (boxed) Pasta
Meals (canned) Pasta Roni (boxed) Hearty Soups (i.e. Progresso)
Spaghetti Sauce (jarred) White Tuna (canned)
Please no bulk sized items or perishables. Monetary donations
are also welcome and can be dropped off at the rectory to the
attention of Maureen Miller.
Thank you for your generosity.
PARISH GIVING Due to early Christmas deadlines with
Pilot Printing, the Offertory & Expenses for the weekends of
December 19-20,
December 26-27 and January 2-3, will be printed in the January
bulletin.
ELECTRONIC ONLINE GIVING
Electronic giving is available to parishioners. Please visit:
www.stjosephwakefield.org and
scroll to the bottom of the page to donate. Click on the blue
button, ParishSoft Giving.
PARISH NEWS
Consider reflecting on our Catholic Faith online by visiting
FORMED.
Registering for FORMED is easier than ever: 1.Go to
formed.org/signup 2. Select your parish 3. Register with your name
and email address 4. Check that email account for a link to begin
using FORMED.
Alyssa Toppi, one of our young adult parishioners, is collecting
new reusable
youth masks to donate to Cradles to Crayons in Boston, where
they will be distributed to children in need. There will be a
donation box in the foyer. (All masks must be new and packaged when
donated.)
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ON-LINE GIVING VIA TEXT
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WISHES YOU PEACE AND JOY THIS CHRISTMAS AND A HEALTHY NEW
YEAR.
SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL
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