St. Barbara’s Parish Sunday Bulletin

Sunday, December 3, 2006

MASS INTENTIONS

WE REMEMBER AT MASS IN A SPECIAL WAY THIS WEEKEND:

all our deceased loved ones, those whose names are inscribed in our Book of Remembrance, Members of St. Barbara’s Benefactor Society, and the following deceased: Frank Lancelotta; Margaret Perry; David & Carol Keeffe; Charles Quigley; Elyse Quigley; Barbara Murray; Margaret Kelley; Ginger DiSalvo.

ST. BARBARA’S WOMEN’S SODALITY

cordially invites ALL the women of the Parish to join us for a festive evening of fun, friendship and faith. This is our annual Advent gathering, Dec. 14th, beginning with Mass at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will follow in the church hall and featured entertainment for the evening will be John Donovan and his sister, Patricia, delighting us with musical sounds of the season. Cost of the night is $15 pp and we ask that you let us know by Dec. 11th if you plan to attend – we hope you will!!

KIDS-IN-NEED FOUNDATION

Once again, our Parish will join with the Kids-In-Need Foundation to provide gifts in the form of food, clothing, new toys, gift certificates, donations to needy families in the Boston area hospitals. Name cards and an instruction sheet will be available after all the Masses this weekend and at the rectory office during the week. St. Barbara’s Parish has generously helped so many families in the past – won’t you help again this year?

SPECIAL PARISH LITURGICAL EVENTS

HOLYDAY OF OBLIGATION

Masses for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception will be as follows: Thursday, December 7 @ 7:30 P.M.;
Friday, December 8 @ 9:00 A.M., 12:05 P.M., & 5:30 P.M.

BAPTISM

Baptism of infants will take place on Saturday, December 2nd at the 4:00 p.m. Mass.

SCRIPTURAL ROSARY

Give yourself a gift of peace and spiritual energy during this Christmas season! How? By praying the Scriptural Rosary on Sat., Dec. 9th from noon to 1:15 pm in the church. In the presence of the Lord and His Blessed Mother, offer your personal petitions along with prayers for “peace on earth and good will towards men.”

LIFE LINE SCREENING

will be held at St. Barbara’s Fr. Anadore Hall on December 5th, from 8:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. We have held this screening for the last few years and it has been very helpful to many people.. For further information please call Richard Cunic at 800-897-9177, ext. 17.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA

Breakfast with Santa for children will be held next Sunday, Dec, 10th from 9 to 11 AM in Father Anadore Hall. Tickets are $5.00 for adults and children under 12 are free. Please tell us how many children you plan to bring to the breakfast when you buy your ticket. Tickets will be on sale this weekend in the vestibule of the Church after all the Masses and also in the Rectory during the week.

MESSIAH CONCERT

All are invited to the annual Messiah Concert to be held in St. Charles upper Church this Sunday evening, Dec. 3rd at 7:30 p.m. Come and hear this holiday tradition performed by St. Charles parish choir and other local parish choir members.

CHURCH WOMEN OF WOBURN

next meeting will take place on Wed., Dec. 6th at Trinity Episcopal Church with St. Charles as co-hostess. The morning begins with coffee and the featured speaker will be Fr. Richard Shmaruk, pastor of St. Anthony Church.

KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS

Woburn Council #77, Knights of Columbus, will be selling magnetized “Keep Christ in Christmas” decals at all our Masses this weekend. With the purchase of this magnet (for cars, refrigerators, etc.) you have helped spread the real meaning of Christmas – Christ. It will also help to continue the support of the Christmas charity work of Council #77. Please help by purchasing some for yourself and gifts for relatives and friends. The cost is only $3.00 each.

ST. BARBARA’S YOUTH GROUP

will be selling Christmas Wreaths & Logs following all Masses the weekends of Dec. 2-3; Dec. 9-10 and Dec. 16-17.

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

The Advent theme is this: Jesus is coming again. In the days of the Apostles the Christians expected the second coming of Jesus to be imminent. We are still waiting. Even though we await the coming of Jesus in glory, He is present with us at this present moment. He comes to each person in the Eucharist as He will come to each of us at the moment of our death when we leave the body behind and go to be with the Lord. No one knows when He will re-enter our world, in a manifestation of power and glory and raise up the dead. So we are a people of hope and anticipation. If we live in vigilance and prayer we have nothing to fear.

Sincerely yours in Christ,
FATHER VIN 

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PARISH SO FAITHFULLY AND WE ARE MOST GRATEFUL TO OUR PARISHIONERS WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.

SUNDAY PARISH OFFERTORY – Your Stewardship
Weekly Budget Needs:	$8,687.25
11/26/2006 Offering:	$7,244.00
Difference for the Week:	$1,443.25

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BULLETIN BITS

“Be on guard,” Jesus warns in today’s Gospel, “lest your spirits become bloated with indulgence.” Let us heed his warning and follow the advice of St. Paul, conducting ourselves in a way pleasing to God, overflowing with love for one another.

MINISTERS OF CARE

If anyone who has been bringing Communion home to someone who is ill and using the very small size pyx, does not need it any longer, please return it to the rectory. We want you to keep it if you need it. If not, we have so many calls for the small size, we could use it.

YOUNG-AT-HEARTS

The Morning Glory Bell Ringers will be presenting a program for our Christmas Party at 1 p.m. on Dec. 8th. Please be sure to get here early so you won’t miss their show. Also, on Dec. 9th we will be leaving the church parking lot at 3:15 p.m. for the Christmas Spectacular presented by the Reagle Players in Waltham.

SINCERE THANKS

and congratulations to the committee who organized and skillfully executed the TURKEY TROT SOCIAL last Friday evening. Our gratitude also to all who donated prizes for the raffle; and to all our parishioners and friends who came and had a good time. These social events help us to defray the cost of parish operations and also bring people together in a spirit of warmth and friendship.

THE 2006 COLLECTION FOR RETIRED RELIGIOUS

will be held next weekend, Dec. 9/10th. Did you know:

• Retirement funds for religious are seriously under-funded
• Religious receive approximately 1/3 of the Social Security benefit of the average U.S. beneficiary.
• Current Social Security benefits for retired religious are under $4,000 – less than 20% of the actual cost of care.

PLEASE GIVE AS GENEROUSLY AS YOU CAN.

34TH ANNUAL MARCH FOR LIFE

The Immaculate Conception (Malden/Medford) Respect Lfe Comm. is once again planning a pilgrimage to the 34th Annual March for Life in Washington, DC., leaving from St. Margaret’s, Burlington by motor coach Sun. morning, Jan. 21st and returning Tues. evening, Jan. 23rd. Cost is $220 p.p. double occupancy, ($350 single) until Jan. 7th (a little higher after that date). Call Janet Callahan 781-324-3564 for more information.

THE SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE

have developed a program of temporary commitments to religious life entitled The Providence Companions in Mission. It is an opportunity for women to have an experience of religious life for anywhere from 1-6 years. For more information, contact Sr. Judith Connor, CDP, at 781-585-7724 or at cdpiudith@hotmail.com. Website is www.divineprovidenceweb.org.

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