St. Mary’s Parish Corner of Main & Summer Streets, Shrewsbury, Mass. 01545 • Website: www.stmarysparish.org

NEW PARISHIONERS: We are always happy to welcome new people into our parish family. Please contact the Pastoral Center to register or for more information. BAPTISMS: Baptisms at St. Mary are held on the first and third Sundays of the month at 12:30 PM. Parents may also schedule to have their child baptized during one of the Sunday Masses. A preparation session for parents preparing for the baptism of their first child is held on the second Monday of the month in the Pastoral Center. Call the Pastoral Center for more information. MARRIAGES: The policy for the Diocese of Worcester requires a period of one year preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage, which includes sessions with the parish priest and participation at either the precana conferences or the Engaged Encounter weekend. Contact one of the priests for arrangements. PASTORAL CARE: Arrangements for the reception of the Sacraments for homebound parishioners can be made by contacting the Pastoral Center. Please also notify the Pastoral Center when a parishioner is in the hospital or otherwise confined. Emergency sick calls at anytime.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Mass

Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm.

Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 am, 11:00 am

& 5:30 pm.

Weekdays & Saturday: 8:30 am.

Holy Days: 8:30 am., 12:00 pm. & 7:00 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 3:30–4:00 pm.; anytime by

appointment

Eucharistic Adoration

Tuesday: 6:00–9:00 pm, Church

Friday: 9:00–1:00 pm, Pastoral Ctr. Chapel

PARISH STAFF Rev. Msgr. Michael F. Rose, Pastor

Rev. Javier Julio, Parochial Vicar

Philip E. Devine, Deacon

Jeannie MacDonough, Principal

Mark Smith, Coordinator of H. S.

Religious Education & Youth Ministry

Kathy Canfield, Gr. K–8 Rel. Ed. Coord.

Richard Vacca, Director of Liturgical Music

Viola Jefferson, Parish Nurse

Derek Mobilio, Seminarian Intern

CONTACT US Pastoral Center 508-845-6341

School Office 508-842-1601

Religious Ed. Office 508-925-7801

Youth Ministry 508-925-7801

Parish Health Ministry 508-925-7647

Our Parish Mission St. Mary Parish is a diverse and welcoming Catholic community giving witness to Jesus

Christ through love, worship, faith formation, and service. We fulfill our mission by living

the Gospel through word, action, and evangelization within and beyond our

community.

Silvester Norohna………..508-925-4581 Kelly Paulina……………..774-275-1911 Sheila Seed……………….508-842-6326 Robert Terry……………...508-798-8734 Sheryl Zarozny……………508-842-2159 Susan Zybert……………...508-842-7554

Marilyn Blanchard …………….508-845-1567 Jean Campaniello …………….508-842-8288 Lynne Grden ……………..508-363-3636 Samer Hannoush …………….508-615-2760 Matthew Hastings……………...508-845-5012 Adib Karam ……………..774-253-9814

Pastoral Council

Council of Ministries Finance: Maria Lemieux 508-845-8732 Respect Life: Kurt Brenner 508-842-0322 Seniors Jet Set: Evelyn Baroni 508-845-3511 Social Justice: Gina Kuruvilla 508-925-7801 Outreach: Maryanne Damico 508-845-9674 Stewardship: Kelly Paulina 774-275-1911

ST. MARY’S SHREWSBURY

Date Time Intention

Saturday, Oct. 10

8:30 am 4:30 pm

†Cliff Jefferson Birthday Remembrance By his wife †Leonard Casavant By a friend of the family

Sunday, Oct. 11

7:30 am 9:00 am 11:00 am 5:30 pm

†Eugenia Ross By Paul and Elsie O’Dell †Grace and Buck Condon By the family †Maria Martins By the family †Victor Cote By Ray and Sue Cote

Monday, Oct. 12

8:30 am

†Irene Fortier By Evelyn Baroni

Tuesday, Oct. 13

8:30 am †John P. and Virginia M. Sheehan By the family

Wednesday, Oct. 14

8:30 am †Kevin Brenner By Bradie Sweeney and family

Thursday, Oct. 15

8:30 am

†Ines Koskinen By the Burke family

Friday, Oct. 16

8:30 am

†Helen Trank 2nd Anniversary by her daughters

Saturday,

Oct. 17

8:30 am

4:30 pm

†John W. Connors Birthday Remembrance By the O’Malley family †Blanche Gendron Zukowski By the Gendron family

Sunday, Oct. 18

7:30 am 900 am 11:00 am 5:30 pm

†Kevin Brenner By the Merendino family †Jack Conley By the family †William Ferguson †Mary Kelly Ferguson By the family †Francis Parker By his daughter

MARY’S FLOWERS

The flowers adorning the statue of our Blessed Mother are in memory of

Cliff Jefferson

In Remembrance of his Birthday

Donated lovingly by his wife and family

Repose of the souls of Judy, Poppy, Michael, and a young Dad; for their mourning families; a woman’s suc-cessful radiation treatment regi-

men; Paul suffering with back and joint pain; Ed, and everyone else, recently diagnosed with Covid; Charlie living with liver cancer; PJ to receive an accurate diagnosis and path for health; a couple struggling with marital and mental health problems, to have a strong and happy marriage and healing of depression; healing for someone with an ongoing medical problem to gain health and peace of mind; two special intentions; Erin; Joan; a wider perspective for a neighborhood; Doug; Bob; Kurt; EBC to gain wellness; a family grasping two new diagnoses for their child; two special intentions; an organization undergoing change; increased peace for Ed; resolution of a bullying situation for R.; safety for all essential workers on every level and continued en-gagement with safe practices for everyones’ sakes. Continued prayers for: John; Thomas; Sarah; Holly P.; Larry; Jim C.; Michael; MEC: Bill B; Victor and his children; LC; SC; Jayesh; Joe T.; GR; a young woman; all job-seekers; Jacob; Wes-ley; Samantha John M.; Elizabeth; Fred; Bea; Regina; Jim; Chris-tine; Teddy; Tina; Sara; Connor; Anne; Josh B.; Don; Roseanne; two young men; Mike M.; Grace; Margaret; Matthew; David; Martin; Harry; John; Jen and her group home residents; Clare; LP; Tim C. and Tim M. Thanksgiving for: a good medical report for a woman; Mary’s improved health; Preston Karp’s involvement with Project 351, an initiative raising funds supporting the Mass Military Heroes Fund; AIS furniture business pivoting to provide high quality face masks for every poll worker in our state in time for the elec-tion; an improved medical treatment schedule for DC; an unex-pected gift; prayer; Linda’s successful class; DCR Parks; in-creased testing and tracing for Covid-positive trending; all those who continue to comply with safe practices and for all answered prayers. Prayer Line: Call or text Tracy at 508-450-0137

Lucinda Adams, Doris Sena, Alice Landry and James Kassa

October 11, 2020

Thank-you for your ongoing support of St. Mary’s Parish

Month of September (weekly average) $13,905

Thank you for your on going support of St. Mary’s

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION and NOVENA TO OUR LADY UNDOER OF

KNOTS

Mary is the Mother who patiently and lovingly brings us to God, so that He can untangle the knots of our soul……Pope Francis

Nine Tuesday evenings from October 13 thru De-cember 8 at 6:45pm in St. Mary’s Church during Eucharistic Adoration which will take place from 6:30 -7:30 pm.

During the nine weeks of the Novena to Our Lady Undoer of Knots, we will lift up the “knots” in our lives to Mary

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

CCD Schedule

8th Grade CCD: Days and times of classed will be decided by your child’s teach-er. If you’ve not heard from them yet, you will hear from them soon. 9th and 10th Grade CCD (all on Sundays) October: 18th November: 1st, 8th, 15th December: 6th, 13th January: 10th, 24th, 31st February: 14th, 28th March: 7th, 21st April: 11th

*In person classes will take place right after the 5:30pm Mass * Remote classes will take place on the listed Sundays, but at the time decided by the teacher.

CONGRATULATIONS ROSALIE BERQUIST

The Diocese of Worcester’s annual Pro-Life Awards were pre-sented at a Mass celebrated by Bishop McManus last Sunday, Oct. 4, in St. Paul Cathedral. The Mother Teresa Pro-Life Award was given to Rosalie Berquist. Rosalie Berquist has been an elo-quent defender of life for decades. She is a long-time member of the grassroots organization Massachusetts Citizens for Life and has held many responsibilities within the organization including chairing the annual MCFL Banquet, and serving as chairwoman of the Education Committee, and a member of their speaker’s bureau. Mrs. Berquist was an active member of the Witness for Life committee, a Worcester-based group formed after the nar-rowly defeated 2012 ballot question on physician-assisted sui-cide, whose efforts in educating about the dangers of assisted suicide have aided in successfully keeping PAS out of Massachu-setts. Mrs. Berquist has 33 years of teaching experience and spent 18 years as the prevention director of the Brain Injury Associa-tion of Massachusetts assisting survivors of traumatic brain inju-ry. Her gift of teaching led her to become an inspiring speaker, often presenting to adults and students on topics such as “The Miracle of Life,” how abortion is harmful to women and men, how the Catholic faith supports the Culture of Life, and how to find support in a crisis pregnancy. She is a long-time member of St. Mary Parish in Shrewsbury where she has been an active member of the parish’s Respect Life Committee. Mrs. Berquist and her late husband Duane, have lived the Gospel of Life all throughout their personal and professional lives. Like St. Mother Teresa, Rosalie Berquist has cared with great love and devotion for those most vulnerable and taught others to do the same.

WORLD MISSION SUNDAY In his message for World Mission Day 2020, Pope Francis reminds us clearly that each baptized Christian is called upon to make Christ present in the world in which they live. In a world where so much divides us, next week’s World Mission Sun-

day rejoices in our unity as missionaries by our Baptism. It pro-vides an opportunity to support the life-giving presence of the Church among the poor and marginalized in more than 1,111 mis-sion dioceses. Thank-you for prayerfully reflecting on how your own baptismal call and thank-you for your support.

Part-Time Technology Instructor

Saint Mary School is seeking a Technology In-structor to design, coordinate, and showcase inno-vative ways to complement student learning

through the use of technology. Responsibilities include planning and implementing instruction for three middle school technology classes each week. As a member of the Middle School Team, this individual will support faculty with integrating technology into the curriculum. Required Skills: Strong work ethic, good time management skills and self-driven attitude Excellent interpersonal skills and written and oral communica-tions skills Genuine interest in working with middle school students Bachelor's degree in Technology, Education, or STEM-related field Please submit a resume, letter of interest, and references via email to Mrs. Jeannie MacDonough, Principal at jeannie.macdonough@stmarysparish.org

CELEBRATE PRIESTHOOD For the past six years the Diocese of Worcester has hosted a wonderful gala called Celebrate Priesthood – Taste of the Dio-cese as a benefit for Retired Priests Care. Given the many re-strictions for our wellbeing with regard to the Coronavirus pan-demic, we are planning Virtual Celebrate Priesthood event for Monday, October 26 at 6:00 pm. Although we cannot gather that night for the tastings from area restaurants and parishes, “tickets” as donations will be available up to and including that night to receive a gift of coupons from area restaurants to enjoy tastings at their facilities. Visit the web-site for more information https://worcesterdiocese.org/celebrate-priesthood-1

Twenty–Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty–Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time