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Saint Matthias Parish Marlborough MA
Parish Leadership
Francis P. O'Brien, Pastor
Doug Peltak, Deacon
Paul G. Coletti, Deacon
Theresa Salafia, Faith Formation Director
Judy McManus, Director of Music Ministries
Diane Balinski, Office Manager
April Lowe, Receptionist
James Cannava, Maintenance
Joe Grimaldo, Co-Chair, Finance Council
Paul G. Coletti, Co-Chair, Finance Council
Celebrations of the Eucharist
The Lord’s Day
Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m.
Liturgy of the Word for Children
Liturgy of the Word for Children is
Celebrated at the 10:00 a.m. Mass on the
1st Sunday of the month (Oct through April)
Weekday
Monday, Tuesday, and Friday: 9: 00 a.m.
Holy Day
9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
ST. MATTHIAS PARISH WELCOMES YOU
Saturday, April 15 — 8:00 p.m.
Marion L. Cox — 20th Anniversary Memorial
Sunday, April 16 — 9:00 a.m.
Joan and David Martin
Phyllis and Gene Balinski — Memorial
Sunday, April 16 — 11:00 a.m.
Frank and Grace O’Brien — Memorial
Saturday, April 22 — 4:00 p.m.
Bob Sears — 4th Anniversary Memorial
Sunday, April 23 — 10:00 a.m.
People of St. Matthias
INTENTIONS OF THE EUCHARIST
Gifts of Sanctuary and Altar Candles
for the month of April are donated
in loving memory of
Joseph Calore
Weekday Masses for the Week of April 16
Weekday Celebration of the Eucharist
will be held
Tuesday and Friday at 9:00 a.m.
Downstairs Conference Room
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Mass will not be held on
Monday morning.
Office Hours for the Week of April 16
Tuesday and Thursday
9:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday
9:00 a.m. — Noon
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The Parish Office will be closed on
Monday, April 17
In Observance of the Easter
Celebration and Patriot’s Day
WELCOME TO ST. MATTHIAS PARISH
Happy Easter! The St. Matthias Parish community
welcomes you, our family and friends, to our Easter
Masses, the holiest of our Christian celebrations. May God
bless you and your family this Easter and we look forward
to seeing you throughout the year.
ST. MATTHIAS PARISH, MARLBOROUGH, MA
THIS WEEK AT ST. MATTHIAS
Saturday, April 15 .
Easter Vigil—Celebration of the Eucharist Church, 8:00 p.m.
Easter Vigil—Reception Parish Hall, following Mass
Sunday, April 16
Celebration of the Eucharist
Church, 9:00 a.m.
Easter Coffee Social Parish Hall, 10:00 a.m.
Celebration of the Eucharist
Church, 11:00 a.m.
Monday, April 17
Parish Office Closed Observance of the Easter Holiday and Patriot’s Day
Wednesday, April 19
Shawl Ministry Downstairs Conference Room, 6:45 p.m.
Thursday, April 20
Choir Rehearsal Church, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 22 . Celebration of the Eucharist
Church, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 23
Celebration of the Eucharist
Church, 10:00 a.m.
Coffee Social
Parish Hall, following Mass
Extraordinary Ministers of the Cup Meeting Classroom—Right Side of Stage 11:00 a.m.
St. Vincent de Paul Meeting Downstairs Conference Room, 11:30 a.m.
Monday, April 24
Liturgical Commission Meeting —7:00 p.m.
— downstairs conference room
Wednesday, April 26
First Eucharist Rehearsal (Grade 2) —7:00 p.m.
— Church
Friday, April 28
Piano Concert—Maria Kaplun —7:00 p.m.
— Church
Monday, May 1
Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) —7:15 p.m.
— downstairs conference room
Monday, May 8
Finance Council Meeting —7:30 p.m.
— Upstairs conference room.
Tuesday, May 9
Our Father’s Table —4:00 p.m.
— New Hope Church , 204 Main Street Marlborough
UPCOMING EVENTS / MEETINGS
TUESDAY, MAY 9
NEW HOPE CHURCH — (204 MAIN STREET)
St. Matthias Parish community members will be
hosting Our Father’s Table on Tuesday, May 9,
beginning at 4:00 p.m. If you are interested in being a
server, cook or if you are able to bake desserts for the folks
who attend, please contact Sue Dolesh for further details
248-240-3615 or via email: [email protected]. Your
help is greatly needed and appreciated.
DONATIONS WELCOME Did you know we have a collection box at the rear of
the church for Our Father’s Table donations? You may
have seen in the bulletin that our Parish hosts Our Father’s
Table at New Hope Church on Main Street every other
month. Not only does it take donations of food and many
volunteers to run, but it takes monetary donations as well.
If you have spare change or bills when you come to Mass,
your help is greatly welcomed for this worthwhile cause.
OUR FATHER ’S TABLE
Easter Sunday Coffee Social
April 16—10:00 a.m.
All are invited to the Easter Sunday Coffee Social,
held in the parish hall after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. This
is a perfect time to visit with one another and
welcome many visitors to our Parish
APRIL 16, 2017
FROM FR. FRAN
EASTER SUNDAY
FAITH FORMATION
Catechists, students and families in Faith Formation
wish everyone in our Saint Matthias Community a joyous
Easter. Many blessings to you.
Formal Faith Formation gatherings are complete for this
school year. Sessions will resume in the Fall.
Rehearsal - First Eucharist
Wednesday, April 26 at 7:00 p.m.
First Eucharist is Sunday, April 30 at 10:00 am Mass.
Rehearsal - Confirmation
Wednesday, May 31 at 7:00 p.m.
Confirmation is Pentecost Sunday, June 4 at 10:00 a.m.
Mass. Our regional bishop, Bishop Robert Reed will
administer the sacrament.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
You are encouraged to read and pray from scripture at
home during the week as you reflect on this Sunday’s
Word and prepare to celebrate next week’s Eucharist.
Readings for April 16 — Easter Sunday
Acts 10:34A; 37-43; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-9
Readings for April 23 — 2nd Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31
Pray for the Heal ing
of the s ick
Please Pray For...
Richard Abraham, Boyle Family, Nancy Bradford, Laurie
Burt, Peggy Cronin, Delia Cruz, Connie Cyr, Del Cyr,
Clara Mae Dickerson, Doyle Family, Colin Fawkes, John
Gifford, Joe Gillis, Hannah Gluck, Philomena Hedin, Russ
Hokanson, Emma Johnson, Kathryn Keeler, Emma Larrivee,
Maura McGuniess, Holly McIntyre, Kay McNeill, , Roger
Melenson, Michael Messom, Theresa Morrill, Megan Murphy,
Deborah Natoli, Theresa Perry, Deacon Doug Peltak, Jean
Peltak, Elaine Pilecki, Andy Rivers, Benjamin Smith, Edward
Suzano, Ray Thomas, Trunfio Family, and Jenny Weibel.
To add someone to this prayer list, please call the parish
office at 508-460-9255 or email [email protected].
WELCOME CATHERINE COVIELLO
Congratulations and welcome to Catherine Coviello
who is baptized, confirmed and welcomed to the Table of
the Lord this Easter 2017. Our love and prayers are with
you.
Catherine and her husband, David, welcomed Cecily
Barbara Coviello into our world March 23, 2017. Easter
blessings to the Coviello family.
ST. MATTHIAS ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
CONFERENCE UPDATE
Our new St. Vincent de Paul conference has been officially
sanctioned by the Archdiocese of Boston and is in the final
stages of becoming active. We are currently making visits
with other conferences to get training in how to best
determine the needs and how to utilize our resources to meet
the needs. We have a checking account with $500 in it. We
have started fundraising, but have a need for considerably
more funds if we hope to help the needy in our community!
A special collection to support SVdP will be held the
weekend of May 6 and 7.
Thank you for your consideration and prayers.
Next meeting: Sunday, April 23—11:30 a.m.
Downstairs Conference Room
EXTRAORDINARY MINSITERS OF THE CUP
UPCOMING CHAT SESSION
SUNDAY , APRIL 23 AT 11:00 A.M.
The next Extraordinary Ministers of the Cup chat session
will be held after Mass on Sunday, April 23 at 11:00 a.m.
Please grab a cup of coffee and a donut and meet in the
classroom to the right of the stage.
EASTER CLERGY HEALTH &
RETIREMENT TRUST COLLECTION
The Easter Collection supports the
retirement, medical and financial needs of
priests of the Archdiocese of Boston. These
priests have given their lives to faithfully
serve Christ, the Church,
and you.
Please be generous to this important
collection. For more information, or to give
on-line, please visit www.clergyfunds.org.
CATHOLIC APPEAL UPDATE
AS OF APRIL 10, 2017
Goal: $21,536.00
Received: $16,779.00 78% of Goal
Need: $ 4,757.00
There is still time for Saint Matthias Parish to reach
its stated goal for the 2017 Catholic Appeal. We are
responsible for the total amount whether the goal is
received in donations to the Catholic Appeal or from
our parish finances.
Weekly Offertory Goal: $4,000.00
Total Collection of April 8 and 9………… $4,231.00 *
Of that amount ParishPay donations were $ 532.00
Parish Maintenance Collection ………..… $2,027.00
Of that amount ParishPay donations were $ 292.00
Parishioners celebrating Mass April 8 and 9 ……..…363
*This represents a surplus of $231 to the Weekly Offertory
goal. Thank you.
SPECIAL COLLECTION
MONTH OF APRIL
Clergy Health & Retirement All Easter Masses
Home Missions April 22 and 23
PARISH FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP
THANK YOU
TRIDUUM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
As the St. Matthias Community rejoices in the
Celebration of Easter, we extend our gratitude to the
extraordinary parish members who have dedicated their
time and efforts in making the St. Matthias Parish
Triduum a reverent and blessed event. A special thank
you to Patricia Fischer who, as lead coordinator, directed
much of the details, became liaison for the ministry
leaders and worked diligently to ensure this year’s
Triduum imparted the solemnity and grace for all its
attendees. A formal thank you to all the coordinators and
volunteer will be forthcoming in a future bulletin. Thank
you.
THANK YOU EASTER SOCIAL BAKERS
As the Parish Community enjoys the Easter Social
gathering, let’s thank our wonderful bakers and cooks.
While everyone is busy preparing their holiday festivities,
many took time to bake and cook something special for
our community to enjoy. Thank you especially to Linda
Thomasino, Lynn Williams and Peg Keeler
from our faithful Baking Ministry.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Please welcome into our faith community
Abbey Scott Dinwoodie
Lyla Jane Wittenhagen
Saturday, April 22 during the 4:00 p.m. Mass
As a parish community let us keep Abbey Scott and
Lyla Jane and their family in our prayers.
SAFETY AND HOUSEKEEPING
A special welcome to St. Matthias during the Easter
season. As we care about the safety of our families, please
be sure that an adult family member accompanies your child
(ren) to restrooms, other areas
of the church, and throughout
the Parish Hall. Thank you.
St. Matthias Parish
presents
Maria Kaplun
for an evening of classical favorites for the piano
“From Mozart to Debussy”
April 28 at 7:00 P.M.
St. Matthias Church
409 Hemenway St. Marlborough, MA 01752
Wine and cheese reception will follow the recital.
Suggested donation: $10.00 to benefit the St. Matthias St. Vincent De Paul Conference
THE PROGRAM:
W.A. MOZART
F. CHOPIN
L. VAN BEETHOVEN
A.N. SCRIABIN
F. SCHUBERT
C. DEBUSSY
Fantasy c-moll, K.475
Grande Valse Brilliante a-moll, op. 34 #2 Valse h-moll, op. 69 #2
Nocturne cis-moll, lento con gran espressione Nocturne e-moll, op. 72 #1
Fantasie-impromptu, op. 66
Sonata c-moll “Pathetique,” op. 13 grave – allegro molto e con brio
adagio cantabile rondo
Mazurka e-moll, op. 3 #7 Mazurka e-moll, op. 25 #3
Impromptu #4 As-dur, D. 899
Clair de Lune, Suite Bergamasque #3
INTERMISSION
EASTER Reflection by Jared Auclair
He is risen! He is risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! We
haven’t heard the Alleluia since our Lenten journey began
over forty days ago. Alleluia translates to praise Yahweh,
and has historically been thought of as a way for us on
earth to join in the Angel’s worship in heaven. It signifies
the creation of the Kingdom of heaven on earth, in the
form of the Church, and our participation in mass as a
participation in heaven. I often feel the most connected to
family and friends I’ve lost over the years during mass, as
we share in the same celebration of liturgy. Alleluia is
removed from the liturgy during Lent to signify we are
waiting for the Kingdom to come, and returns at Easter
when the Kingdom has come. He is risen! He is risen!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thus, Easter signifies, for Christians a new beginning.
This is born out through the viewing of the empty tomb in
the Gospel, and the risen Christ. It is also evident all
around us as we move from winter to spring, the season of
new life. Jesus rose from the dead and conquered sin and
death.
This Easter I pause to think of my Lenten journey and
overall Faith journey. For me, the witness of Jesus’
empty burial tomb is representative of the Faith
Christian’s must have. My faith is often expressed
through a strong personal relationship with Jesus. Our
relationship is as real as any other relationship in my life,
and it gives me great comfort to know no matter what I’m
doing or where I am Jesus is with me. I am never alone!
Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus? I
encourage you to explore that relationship through prayer
and thanksgiving.
Finally, as I reflect on Easter I’m left with one
predominant message, ALL OF GOD’S CHILDREN
ARE WELCOME here! Jesus came in Peace and Love,
and we should live to emulate that!
