St. Mary’s Parish April 27, 2019

Delaney Beltrandi

Gianna Bevilacqua

Luke Braccialarghe

Chloe Callan

Jonathan Chaloux

Nora Colbath

Kaelyn Correia

Kaylin Cropanese

Tessa Curran

Lexi DeBruin

Oliver Dupont

Hayley Dziadosz

Logan Fedor

Isabella Fini

Kathryn Gillette

Mackenzie Gomes

Neeley Grosse

Anna Hatzidakis

Ayden Hermanson

Brielle Hermanson

Iliana Hernandez

Madison Hibner

Molly Houser

Chase Jordan

Delaney Keith

Aurora Labrie

Alyssa Laverty

Deegan Leary

Grayson Lecrenski

Levi Libanan

Tessa Little

Carys Loe

Tanner Loubier

Rebeca Marin

Emma Masciadrelli

Evie McElroy

Alex Miller

Amelia Miller

Amelia Moltenbrey

Kara Ouimet

Madeleine Potts

Giovanni Roselli

Emmalia Rousseau

Charlotte Salls

Stella Salls

Mia Santaniello

Matthew Schortmann

Madelynn Sevigne

William Shea

Sophia Solla

Vincent Stevens

Zachary Strycharz

Tucci Tierney

Brooke Tonlino

Valentina Valladares

Nolan Walsh

Braelynn Whalley

Mary Wilcox

Alexis Wright

Emma Yvon

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Saturday, April 27

10:00 AM FIRST COMMUNION4:00 PM Frances Carrier, + Birthday Remembrance,

requested by Her FamilySunday, April 28

8:30 AM Lisa Searleman, + Birthday Remembrance, requested by Mom & Family

10:00 AM John & Dorothy Leary Sr., requested by Their Family11:30 AM5:00 PM Charity Roberts, 2nd Anniversary, requested by Her

Son, Dylan Shrimplin & Her Parents, Cindy & Rick Patnode

Monday, April 298:30 AM Pia Maria Petrella, requested by M/M Mark Wagner

Tuesday, April 308:30 AM Nguyen Thi Gung

Wednesday, May 18:30 AM Sgt. Michael DiMascola, 75th Anniversary, requested

by Don & Rose Ouimet Thursday, May 2

8:30 AM Anna Fattorini, requested by Maria Iommazzo Friday, May 3

8:30 AM Antonietta Liucci, requested by Sabato & Elvira Mottola Christy Lynn Fedor, requested by St. Mary’s After School Staff

Saturday, May 44:00 PM Raymond & Patricia Costella, requested by Their

Family Sunday, May 5

8:30 AM Daniel, David, Mary & Paul Romani Sr., requested by The Romani Family

10:00 AM Yvette Fattorini, 7th Anniversary, requested by Her Husband, Louis, and Family

11:30 AM Elizabeth Mojica, requested by Gabby 2:00 PM CONFIRMATION

5:00 PM Joseph Edward Lamothe, + Birthday Remembrance,requested by His Family

SATURDAY, MAY 4 4 PMAltar Servers: Noah Amaral, Abbey HutchisonReader: Glorina AngcoSUNDAY, MAY 58:30 AM Altar Servers: Colin Ramos, Liam Ramos, Paighton RamosReader: Jay Ricci10 AMAltar Servers: Estelle Jennings, Kylene Mielke, Abigail MooreReader: Aidelisa Lopez-Carrasco11:30 AMAltar Servers: Tony Torres, Jade RíosReader: Adianez Colombani, Michael Navarro5 PMAltar Servers: Fionnuala Matthews, Declan Matthews, Deirdre MatthewsReader: Karen Hatch

NEXT WEEK’S LITURGICAL MINISTERS

MASS INTENTIONS

Thomas believed because he saw the risen Jesus, so too were many brought to faith through the various signs and wonders wrought by the apostles. They proclaimed as Lord “the stone rejected by the builders,” and “the First and the Last of the One who lives.”

APRIL 13 & 14 - PALM SUNDAY WEEKENDTotal of $14,096.75

[448 adult envelopes with $892.75 in loose cash]

APRIL 20 & 21 - EASTER WEEKENDTotal of $13,083.31

[381 adult envelopes, with $1,750.00 in loose cash]

EASTER Collection: brought in $7,268.00

EASTER FLOWER Collection: brought in $2,045.00

APRIL Heating & Air Conditioning brought in $856.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

WE STEWARD OUR TREASURE

2 SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER

LET US PRAYPlease remember in your prayers all the sick in our parish, our families and friends. Please also pray for our beloved deceased: Lavae Wolfe, Margarete Deso, Richard Cardoza, Bonnie Canty, Gary Bevilacqua, Jean Sarafin, Michael Rusin, Mary Quinn, Gerard Morrissette, Sr. Helene Michael Nihill, SSJ, Richard Shevlin, Sr. and Eleanor Orlandi.

THE SANCTUARY CANDLE in the upstairs Church will burn from 4/20/19 to 5/3/19 for Deceased Members of the Affenito and Annino Families.THE SANCTUARY CANDLE in the downstairs Church will burn from 4/20/19 to 5/3/19 in Honor of Mary Allen’s 100th birthday, from Rose and Don.

PRAYER LINEThe Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary members have begun a prayer line. We will take prayer requests for you or your loved ones. Please call or text: Betty Mitchell, 413-563-0592, or Marguerite Murphy, 413-531-5648.

If you would like to contribute towards the beautiful flowers on our altar, there is a notebook in the main entrance of the Church. It is easy to fill out a request and a great way to honor someone who has passed away or celebrate a great event in someone’s life.

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’Tis the season for sunglasses. Yes, there are a few more hours left for April showers to gray the skies. But soon enough the dominant weather will be sunny and warm. We’ll all be needing that often stylish eye wear to protect us from the glare of our nearest star.We know that people who were contemporaries of Our Lord had no such protection, and that diseases of the eye were commonplace. Evidently it was part of the risen Jesus’ kindness that precluded Him from dazzling all those who saw Him with bright light, such as the one which temporarily blinded the future St. Paul. But they saw clearly that Jesus came to them despite locked doors and spoke to them as naturally as they remembered. All this after the awful crucifixion and burial. Most of their number had fled the scene that awful Friday. But here He was smiling at them again. That alone generated awe and dropped jaws!John records two private “audiences” the King of kings granted to the original Apostles. One was to ten of them, and another to eleven, St. Thomas making the count difference. We may still be a little taken back by Thomas’ famous four words at hearing the news: “I will not believe!” Didn’t he trust his closest friends? Did he surmise that they were all deluded by wishful thinking? Yet, we are immediately touched by the five words of this man’s humble profession of faith as he knelt before his Lord and said: “My Lord and my God!”

That is where the story might have ended. But then we would never have been given the comfor t of Jesus’ ten words to Thomas that followed: “Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”As those of Our Lord’s words have echoed down the 20 plus centuries since they were first uttered, most of us have clung to them when the winds of doubt and discouragement have blown mightily in our faces. I know I have. Not every day living out the priesthood is filled with bliss. Nor I suspect have they been the same for you who have been given your vocations of marriage or the single life. But be assured that your fidelity inspires and encourages my own. My hope always is that mine does the same for you. It’s all part of Easter joy. It also prevents our “Alleluias” from sounding hollow.Those same ten words of Our Lord to St. Thomas are, to me, a part of Our Lord’s divine mercy. That consoling part of His nature that truly leads me to trust in Him. I have turned to those words often over the more than seven decades of my life when I have been aware of not seeing, even though I am called to be believing. That is an appropriate thought today, because this is also “Divine Mercy Sunday,” so designated by Pope St. John Paul II, who was himself an icon of faith.I began these reflections thinking that it’s time for wearing sunglasses, and how they help us to see clearly now in the bright light of the new season. The Easter story has a lot to do with vision of another kind. It reminds us so powerfully that “true faith is the daring of the soul to go farther than it can see.”

Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson

Beginning May 8,A Powerful Study on the Blessed Mother Filmed on location in the Holy Land, Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother will place you in the midst of the powerful drama of Mary’s earthly life, taking you through her joys and her sorrows. You will learn how she works in our lives today, drawing us ever closer to her divine Son. Seeing Mary in this way will change you forever. She will become a part of your daily life and help you to become more like Christ.Join us for Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother at St. Mary’s Parish Center in beginning May 8, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and continuing every Wednesday for 8 weeks. For more information or to register for the study, call Joanne at 562-5484 or email jbagge@stmsaints.org.

The Westfield K of C will celebrate their 125th anniversary at a Family Picnic from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Sons of Erin on June. The menu will consist of chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, and salads catered by North Elm Butcher Block. Tickets are available at the parish offices or by calling Ken Malo at 1-413-246-5213 or Greg Perreault at 1-413-427-6804.

“… the daring of the soul to go farther than it can see”

HOSPITAL VISITIf you have a family member who is a patient at Baystate Noble Hospital, Baystate Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center or Holyoke Hospital and has not seen a priest or a Eucharistic Minister, please call the rectory. With the new privacy laws the hospitals will not give out patients’ names, so please call us and let us know when family members are there so someone can visit.

If you would like the name of your loved one in the military listed in the b u l l e t i n , e m a i l t h e m t o bulletin@stmsaints.org. Many of the congregation would certainly offer prayers for their safety and service.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OUR MILITARY, especially: Capt. Daniel P. Williams, Sgt. Nathan DiSessa, SSgt. Preston Hallett, Soldier Steven Irwin, Marine Kikki Green, 2nd Lt. James F. Lentini, Sr. Airman Patrick Liptak, Sgt. Luke Dengler, USCG Adam Morin, Petty Officer Joseph W. Nieves, Airman Jack Clark, 2nd Lt. Nicholas J. Vasquez, SPC Jaymes Hoyt, Captain John Velis, Lance CPL Bailey French, 1st Lt. Henry Desilets, 2nd Lt. Ryan Clark, 2nd Lt. Andrea Watson, Ssgt. ANG Mitchell D. Kleciak, Sgt. Shaun P. Sweeney, and all of the Barnes ANGs.

If you would like the name of your loved one in the military listed in the b u l l e t i n , e m a i l t h e m t o bulletin@stmsaints.org. Many of the congregation would certainly offer prayers for their safety and service.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OUR MILITARY, especially: Capt. Daniel P. Williams, Sgt. Nathan DiSessa, SSgt. Preston Hallett, Soldier Steven Irwin, Marine Kikki Green, 2nd Lt. James F. Lentini, Sr. Airman Patrick Liptak, Sgt. Luke Dengler, USCG Adam Morin, Petty Officer Joseph W. Nieves, Airman Jack Clark, 2nd Lt. Nicholas J. Vasquez, SPC Jaymes Hoyt, Captain John Velis, Lance CPL Bailey French, 1st Lt. Henry Desilets, 2nd Lt. Ryan Clark, 2nd Lt. Andrea Watson, Ssgt. ANG Mitchell D. Kleciak, Sgt. Shaun P. Sweeney, and all of the Barnes ANGs.

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Monday, April 299 am ESL - Center

6:45 pm Boy Scouts 109 - ES7 pm El Camino Reunión Consejo - Center

Tuesday, April 306:30 am Men of St. Joseph - Lower Church6:30 pm Cub Scout Pack 109 - ES Café

7 pm Renovación Carismática - Lower ChurchWednesday, May 1

9 am Eucharistic Adoration - Church9 am ESL - Center

9:30 pm Bible Study - Center1 pm ES MAY CROWNING - UPPER CHURCH5 pm Benediction - Lower Church

6:30 pm Adult Committee Meeting (Scouts) - ES7 pm Bible Study - Center

Thursday, May 26 pm Confirmation Rehearsal - Upper Church

6:45 pm Women’s Prayer Group - Lower Church7 pm El Camino Asamblea - ES7 pm Encuentro Juvenil - Center7 pm Ultrellas - Center

Friday, May 3 HALF DAY OF SCHOOL

Saturday, May 4 1 pm Legion de Maria - Center

Sunday, May 510 am Little Church - Lower Church

2 pm CONFIRMATION - Upstairs Church

THIS WEEK AT ST. MARY’S

Daily Reflections for Easter 2019There is no better season to renew one’s relationship with God than Easter. In just minutes per day, the insightful meditations of Rejoice and Be Glad can help you embrace, live, and share the good news of the great Easter mystery.  With this book you may feast on God’s Word during each day of glory from Easter to Pentecost. Please join Pastoral Minister, Michele Suhocki, on Saturday mornings, May 4, 11, 18, 25, and June 1 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the St. Mary’s Parish Center, 86 Mechanic St., Westfield. Please call or email Michele to register: 413-562-5477, ext. 144, msuhocki@stmsaints.org.

Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary Evening of Reflection will be held May 14, with Mass at 5:00 pm followed by dinner at the Genesis Center. Dinners (marinated baked chicken or baked scrod) are $26.00 each and all reservations and monies must be sent to Toni Hills at 50 Highland View St., Westfield, by May 6. The next Confraternity meeting will be Monday, May 20, after the 8:30 Mass.

Find Your GreatnessCatholic speaker, Jonathan Fanning, is coming to Springfield, on Saturday, September 14, at Holy Family Church, 323 Dickinson St., Springfield, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This is not your typical Church event! Reach your full potential, create a personal life plan, and develop a vibrant spiritual life.  Call 859-980-7900 to reserve your tickets!

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FIRST COMMUNION will be celebrated Saturday, April 27, at 10:00 a.m. CONFIRMATION will be celebrated Sunday, May 5, at 2:00 p.m. Please keep these students and their families in your prayers!CONFIRMATION REHEARSAL: will be held Thursday, May 2, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. beginning in the lower Church. All Confirmation candidates are expected to be there. Parents can step in for sponsors, if necessary.CRS RICE BOWL (Catholic Relief Services): After Easter Message – Our school changed lives this Lent, and CRS Rice Bowl wants to say THANK YOU! Don’t forget to turn in your CRS Rice Bowls to the Church, the Parish Center or Rectory. *THANK YOU again for your generosity to the Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl program. Many have been helped because of you! NEW EVENING BIBLE STUDY: We have begun a new Bible Study called “The Passion and Resurrection Narratives of Jesus,” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. This video-based seven-week program compares the particular insights found in the Passion and Resurrection accounts of the four Gospels. Everyone is welcome to join this study, no matter the level of Biblical knowledge. Please contact Joanne at 562-5484, or jbagge@stmsaints.org to register, or with any questions.

SPONSOR A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR: Give the gift of the “Word of God.” Each year parishioners generously give $10, so that we can purchase Bibles for each of our parish graduating high school seniors. The living Word of God is a timeless gift, which guides, reassures, soothes and nourishes the soul. If you want to donate one, please send $10 to St. Mary’s ORE 86 Mechanic Street, or stop by the office. If there is a special senior in your thoughts, perhaps a son, daughter, neighbor, friend or a relative, let us know and we will inscribe a Bible just for them from you. Very often our young adults need a Bible for a College Theology course, and this connection to home and their parish family is very nice for them! Our Senior Honor Mass will be held on Sunday, May 12, at the 10 a.m. Mass. We will pass out the Bibles then. The deadline to order a Bible is Thursday, May 2. TIMELESS – The Encuentro Juvenil Committee presents a weekend for our youth prepared by our youth. This three-day bilingual retreat consists of music, prayers, games and reflections centered on our Catholic faith. This event is for high school-aged youth in Grades 9 through 12, from May 24-26 at Camp Holy Cross in Goshen. For more information, or to register, please contact Mari Cruz at encuentroretreats@gmail.com or 562-8947.The LAST Coffee Hour of the season will be held Sunday, May 12, at which time we will honor the graduating seniors of our parish. Please come by the high school after the 10:00 Mass to have coffee and donuts and to wish them good luck in all their future endeavors!

CCD CORNER St. Mary’s School is now enrolling students for Early Childhood. St. Mary’s offers a preschool class to children of all faiths that are three years of age by September 1 as well as two classes of Pre-K students that are 4 before September 1. The preschool uses Scholastic’s My Big World and a thematic approach to learning. The Pre-K uses the Scholastic Big Day for Pre-K Early Learning Program. These programs are proven, effective, early learning programs that embrace children’s natural curiosity and encourage them to explore the world around them. Our religion program uses stories from both the Old and New Testaments. Children are able to connect God’s love to their everyday life. Our EC classes have two teachers to a maximum of 15 students. The children participate in music, physical education, and health and safety classes. Please call Ms. Juli Jensen-Derrig (568-2388) to schedule a tour and have your questions answered. THE 2020 MASS BOOK opens for Masses offered for those celebrating a significant wedding anniversary (living)

on Wednesday, May 1, at 9 a.m. and intentions for the deceased on Wednesday, June 5, at 9 a.m. Multiple Mass intentions are allowed two days a week, except weekends and holy days. For our 2020 Mass Book, weekends and holy days may only have one intention per Mass. The Mass Stipend is $10 per Mass. The gift of a Mass is an integral part of the rich tradition of our Church and provides a special way to honor and pray for someone who has died. They have gone before us, but in God’s love they are called to new life. So honor them on the anniversary of their passing, their birthday or anniversary.

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Tekoa Country Club, Westfield, MA

Make check to and mail: Golf Tournament - St. Mary’s School - 27 Bartlett St. - Westfield, MA 01085