St. Barbara’s Parish Sunday Bulletin

Sunday, January 28, 2007

MASS INTENTIONS

Day

Date

Time

Name

Occasion
Saturday Jan 27 4:00 a.m. Barbara Samalis 16th Anniv
Sunday Jan 28 7:30 a.m. Andrew Holy  
9:00 a.m. John & Walter Fitzgerald
Thomas Clair  
11:00 a.m. Renaud Rossignol & Joseph Giglio
Friday Feb 2 9:00 a.m. John & Rose Alabiso
Saturday Feb 3 9:00 a.m. James J. Nolan  
4:00 a.m. Amelia Scarsciotti  
Sunday Feb 4 9:00 a.m. Anthony Casiello 2nd Anniv
11:00 a.m. Theresa Bruno 3rd Anniv

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: John Donovan; Helen, Judson and Paul Aiken; John Devine; Ann Bowden; Charles Barker; Janet Campbell; William James; Mary Maloney.

A SECOND COLLECTION

will be taken up at all the Masses this weekend for the Church in Latin America. Please help in whatever way you can so that the church may have the means to continue over the next several years to aid our brothers & sisters in Latin America and the Caribbean.

FOOD COLLECTION

Food collection for families helped through the services of Woburn Social Concern will be held next weekend, January 27/28. Thank you for all you do for these families.

BULLETIN BITS

Jeremiah declared that the Lord knew him before he was born, and dedicated and appointed him to his role as prophet even before he drew breath. We, too, are known and sent by the Lord. What deeds of love and service are mine to perform?

SPECIAL PARISH LITURGICAL EVENTS

ANOINTING OF THE SICK
The Sacrament of the Sick is being administered following the 9:00 a.m. Mass this Sunday, January 28th. If you would like to receive this Sacrament, please tell the Priest before Mass.
BAPTISM
Baptism of infants will take place on Saturday, February 3rd at the 4:00 p.m. Mass.

ST. BARBARA’S YOUTH GROUP – GENERATIONS

St. Barbara’s Youth Group – Generations will be selling candy for Valentine’s Day the weekends of February 3 & 4; 10 & 11. Please support our youth.

PREP GRADE 2

Parent/Teacher Liturgy will take place on Thursday evening, February 1st at 7:30 p.m. in the church hall.

INCOME TAX STATEMENTS

All envelope users who are interested in obtaining a copy of their 2006 contributions to the Parish may call the rectory office at 781-933-4130 and we will be happy to mail a statement to you.

FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTIONS

will be held next Friday, Feb. 2nd following the 9 a.m. Mass until closing with Benediction at 5:00 p.m. For anyone who is able to spend a half-hour or so in front of the Blessed Sacrament in the Prayer room, sign-up sheets may be found outside the prayer room door.

ST. BARBARA’S 21ST IRISH NIGHT

On Saturday, March 10, our famous corned beef and cabbage dinner will be served at 7 p.m. There will be music and dancing with “Erins Melody” from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Tickets at $25 are now on sale. For further information or tickets call:
  • Jo Power at 781-933-2845,
  • Peg Flaherty at 781-935-6624, or
  • Mary Rossignol at 781-935-3086.

SNEAK PREVIEW – YOUNG AT HEARTS

September 17th:
Trip to Cape May, New Jersey.
4 Nights and 5 Days.
More info later.

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTER WORKSHOPS

Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion Workshops will be held at the following locations:
  • St. Patrick’s, Lawrence (Mondays – Jan. 29 & Feb. 5th from 7-9 pm – Rev. Paul Ritt, Ms. Kelly Dunn, Deacon Tom Smith)
  • St. Columbkille’s, Brighton (Thursdays – Feb. 1 & 8 –7-9 pm. Msgr. Timothy Moran, Ms. Kelly Dunn, Deacon Tom Smith.)
For both new and experienced Ministers of Holy Communion. If interested please contact the rectory office ASAP.

THANK YOU FROM HEARTBEAT

for the many checks totaling $1525 from the recent Baby Bottle Collection. Thirty-eight babies were born to Heartbeat mothers during 2006, including a baby boy born during December who was saved when a mother we had assisted offered our help. Your donations help us accomplish important work! God bless all of you!

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

If you have ever been hurt by the reaction of others when you were trying to do something good, then you know how Jesus felt in the synagogue that Sabbath day. He was back in Nazareth commenting on the Prophet Isaiah, telling the folks that He was the one Isaiah had written about. They could not fathom this: He was the carpenter’s Son. “What is He talking about?” Jesus reminds them about Elijah and Elisha, two prophets of old. Elijah during a famine kept a food supply going for a widow who was a foreigner; and Elisha cured a leper from Syria. The people got the point. The Jews were rejected for foreigners. And Jesus would go to others also who had more faith in Him than they.
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  
01/21/2007 Offering: $6,747.00  
Difference for the Week: $1,940.25  

CLASSIFIED NOTICE

The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a Corporation Sole, has prepared a Complaint for the Application of the Doctrine of Cy Pres to be filed with the Supreme Judicial Court of Suffolk County. The Complaint seeks to transfer restricted funds held by the Archdiocese on behalf of 58 closed parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Boston to the welcoming parish (the parish receiving the sacramental records) designated for the closed parish. The Complaint refers only to those restricted funds held in the name of the closed parish and identified as such by the closed parish. It does not reference any other assets of the closed parish. The Complaint deals solely with gifts given to the Promise for Tomorrow Campaign, restricted gifts given pursuant to a written instrument or given pursuant to an oral restriction. The purpose of the Complaint is to allow the welcoming parish to use the restricted funds for the same or a similar charitable purpose as was intended originally. For those parishes currently under canonical appeal and/or civil litigation, restricted funds under the Cy Pres process will not be forwarded to welcoming parishes unless and until any canonical appeal and/or civil litigation has been completed and then only if the parish involved in the appeal or litigation remains closed.

A copy of the Complaint and Exhibits can be viewed on the Archdiocese’s website at http://www.rcab.org. Each parish also has a copy of the Complaint available.

Any questions you may have prior to the filing of this Complaint may be directed to the Archdiocese no later than Feb. 27, 2007. Questions may be made in writing to 2121 Commonwealth Ave., Brighton, MA 02135, Attn: CyPres, or by calling 617-746-5758, Monday thru Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

THANK YOU!!

Thank you for your gifts and donations of $170.00 to our recent Baby Shower. The Pregnancy Help Office of the Archdiocese will gratefully receive this aid to help them serve babies in need.

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS – OPEN HOUSE

OUR LADY'S, 920 Trapelo Road in Waltham
Open House on:
Thursday, February 8th – 6:30-8:30 pm
Friday, February 9th – 10-12 Noon.
For more information call 781-899-0353 or www.ourladyschool.org

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISSI, Rte 28 Fellsway West, Medford
Open House on:
Monday, January 29th – 9:00-2:00 pm
Tuesday, January 30th – 6:30-8:00 pm
Thursday, February 1st – 9:00-2:00 pm
Or visit www.stfrancismedford.com.

FEAST OF ST. BLAISE

Saturday, February 3rd is the Feast of St. Blaise. There will be a general blessing of the throats at the weekend Masses.

ARCHDIOCESAN CHOIR SCHOOL

Open House on Wednesday, January 31st. 8:00 a.m. (Mass) – 11:45 am.
Located at St. Paul’s in Cambridge.
For more information please call 617-868-8658 x314.
Visitors will have an opportunity to visit classes following a program in DiGiovanni Hall.


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