St. Barbara’s Parish Sunday Bulletin

Sunday, April 1, 2007

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: Gloria Coppola; Charles Pollard; Judson, Helen & Paul Aiken; Carol Crocker; George Ray; James O’Doherty; John O’Neil; Anna & Anthony Giordano; Walter & John Fitzgerald, Florence Lynch,, Doris McKee; John & Eugene Lombard; Carole Oakleaf.

BULLETIN BITS

“The Lord God has given me a well-trained tongue that I may know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them,” says Isaiah in today’s first reading. The gifts God has given us are likewise given for the good of others. How am I using my gifts?

See Isaiah50:4

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION

for the Holy Places. Few places in the world are as precious to us as those where Jesus walked and taught, lived and died. Your generosity can help preserve these holy places.

SPECIAL EASTER COLLECTION

will be used for retirement, medical and/or financial needs of the priests of the Archdiocese. Please give generously to this collection to help meet the care of our priests.

CONFESSIONS FOR EASTER

will be held next Saturday, April 7th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon.

C-A-L-M MEETING

on Tuesday, April 3rd at 7:00 pm in the Rectory for anyone who would be able to assist in delivering Easter plants to members of our Parish.

YOUNG-AT-HEART

Upcoming meeting in the church hall on Friday, April 13th at 2:00 p.m. We will have BINGO with a $50 coverall. Also there will be flyers for our May 25th trip to Top of the Hub and IMAX, and June 26 for the Lobster Bake and Portland, ME., trip.

HOLY WEEK SERVICES AT ST. BARBARA’S

HOLY THURSDAY

Morning Prayers at 8:45 am – Mass at 9:00 am
Liturgy of the Last Supper – Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. followed by Adoration.

GOOD FRIDAY

Morning Prayer at 9:00 a.m.
Liturgical Service (Holy Communion & Veneration of the Cross at 3:00 pm and 7:30 p.m.)
GOOD FRIDAY IS A DAY OF STRICT FAST AND ABSTINENCE.

HOLY SATURDAY

No morning Mass – Morning Prayer at 9:00 am. NO EVENING MASS AT 4:00 pm
7:30 P.M. EASTER VIGIL SERVICE
This service will satisfy your Sunday Mass obligation ONLY if you attend the FULL SERVICE BEGINNING AT 7:30 P.M.

EASTER SUNDAY

Masses at 7:30 – 9:00 – 11:00 am

EASTER FLOWERS

If you would like to donate flowers for the altars at Easter, the church will be open on Tuesday, April 3rd thru Thursday, April 5th. You may leave your plants at the side door entrance facing the parking lot.

COMING EVENTS

BAKE SALE

April 14-15 – Bakers Needed

SPRING DANCE

Tammy Goodwin Band – April 14th – Admission $10.00

FOXWOOD BUS TRIP

A day at the casino on Thursday, April 19, 2007. Bus leaves the church parking lot at 9:30 a.m. and returns at 8:30 p.m. Upon arrival you will receive $10 towards restaurant or the buffet, plus $15 Keno play. Cost of the trip is $23. Mail or bring your money (cash or check) to the rectory along with your name(s) and phone number(s). Call Rita at the rectory (933-4130) or Joe (933-5994) if you have any questions. Don’t miss out!!

IMPORTANT!! PREP NOTICE

We are appealing to our parishioners to help us out in a very special way. There is a GREAT need for teachers on every grade level for next year. We need to know PRIOR to April 4th if you would volunteer for next September.
In Grades 7 thru 12, if you feel more comfortable team-teaching with a friend, we can certainly accommodate you.

• Please call Barbara 781-935-0529 for Grades 1-6.
• Please call Ann 781-933-9334 for Grades 7-12.

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

Pilate admits that Jesus is innocent. And yet, He is crucified. He is condemned as a criminal and suffers capital punishment, the worst kind, on a cross, in agony and pain. The crosses were placed on a garbage heap outside the walls of the city, in the sight of all who pass by. The cross was a dreaded, disgraceful form of death. Excommunicated by the priests and people, the condemned man was left for days on the cross as a sign of degradation and humiliation. Everyone hated the cross. It was a hideous sign of rejection and disgrace. The friends of Jesus must have thought: “What kind of a Father would ask his son to die this way?” They were distraught and crushed by the reality of it all. They would have to wait until Easter morning to get their answer. God took the worst kind of death and turned it into life and resurrection. He reversed the world’s wisdom with a plan of His own.

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
03/25/2007 Offering:	$7,961.50
Difference for the Week:	$725.75

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LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULES

for the next quarter are complete and are in the Sacristy. Will all Cantors, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and Altar Servers please pick up your schedule after Mass. Thank you for helping to keep our mailing costs down.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Professor Padraic O’Hare, Phd., Director of Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations, Merrimack College, discussing his recent book “Spiritual Companions: Jews, Christians & Interreligious Relations” on Monday, April 2, 7:30 pm, St. Eulalia’s, Winchester.

WOMEN’S RETREAT FRIENDSHIP

at Glastonbury Abbey, Hingham, MA, April 20-22nd. The gift of friendship is needed in our troubled world now, perhaps, more than ever before. We will explore this topic of friendship through prayer and poetry, reflection and discussion. For more information and to register call 781-749-2155, ext. 200 (Retreat Office). Suggested Donation - $160.00.

WALK FOR HUNGER – SUNDAY MAY 6TH

Join Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger – Enjoy a festive day walking through Boston and the surrounding neighborhoods while you help your hungry neighbors in Massachusetts. Your pledges will support 400 food pantries, soup kitchens, food banks and food salvage programs in 135 communities across the state. For more information call 617-723-5000 or visit www.projectbread.org.

WORKSHOP ON VISITING THE SICK

Starting on Tuesday, April 17, and running for six weeks, a workshop on Pastoral Care to the Sick and the Homebound will be offered at St. Patrick’s, Stoneham from 7:00-9:00 pm in the upper Parish Center. Kelly Dunn, a Certified Chaplain and former Health Care Ministry Director for the Archdiocese, will teach the course. The workshop will include a review of communication skills, the basics of pastoral visitation, key illness issues, spiritual needs and concerns, grief, loss and dying, and caregiving issues. Eucharistic Ministers, pastoral visitors, parish nurses, etc. are encouraged to attend. Fee: $40 (paid by the parish). Registration information – call 617-746-5843 or stop by the Rectory Office. Please pre-register by April 12th.

JUST A REMINDER

The Parish Council requests that while parking for Mass, especially Easter Sunday, that you please pull up and fill all the spaces so everyone has a place to park. Also, please keep all the fire lanes open. Thank you!

PLEASE TAKE A BULLETIN HOME WITH YOU

Please take a bulletin home with you this weekend as it contains all the information – times, days, services – for the Holy Week Triduum and Easter Sunday.

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