St. Barbara’s Parish Sunday BulletinSunday, September 9, 2007MASS 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: Arthur Welch, Sr., Elvira Lagomarsino, Donald Hennessey, Henry Belluche, Robert O. Maher, Lorraine Bahan, Aurora Silva, Julius Mochi, Donald McCarthy, Anthony Rotondo, Leo Suchecki, John Galli, Bernice Kelly, Mary McCaffrey, Sr. Eileen Fitzgerald, John DiZio, Lillian Casey, Nancy Palmer, Elena Carbone, Joyce & Kenneth Niven, Charles Welch, Lorraine Maggio, Agnes Fenochetti.BANNS OF MARRIAGE
BULLETIN BITSJesus tells the crowd that only those who renounce all of their possessions can be His disciples. Is He truly asking us to give up everything? Perhaps instead He is trying to help us see that everything we think we own is really a gift from God. Good stewards know that and strive to use these gifts accountably.ANNUAL APPEAL FOR THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICAThis Sunday is the Annual Collection for the National University of the Catholic Church in the United States, in Washington, D.C. For more than 100 years the Catholic Univ. of America, founded by the American Bishops and chartered by the Vatican, has depended upon the generosity of parishioners throughout the U.S. to help financially deserving students afford a CUA education. Grounded in the philosophy of Catholic intellectual tradition, students receive an excellent liberal arts education that prepares them to make a difference in today’s world. Please give generously to the Annual Diocesan Collection for CUA today.MYSTERY TRIPThere is still space available on the bus for the mystery trip on September 23rd. The cost is $46.00. To make a reservation or for further information call Edith Welch at the Rectory – 781-933-4130.FOXWOODThere will be a trip to Foxwood on Thursday, Oct. 4th. As usual the bus will leave the parking lot at 9:30 a.m. and return at approximately 8:30 p.m. Upon arrival you will receive $10 towards the buffet or the restaurant, plus $15 for Keno play. Cost of the trip is $23. Mail or bring your money (cash or check made out to St. Barbara’s) to the rectory along with name(s) and phone numbers. Call the rectory at 933-4130 or Joe DiSalvo at 933-5994 if you have any questions.CARETAKER NEEDEDFrom 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday for a sick person in Woburn. Please call Fr. Carroll at the rectory for further information – 781-933-4130.IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR P.R.E.P.Grades 7 and 10 will start their classes on Monday, September 10th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for the 7th grade and 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for the 10th grade... Grades 8 and 9 will start their classes on September 11th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for the 8th grade and 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for the 9th grade.YOUNG AT HEARTSThe final payment for the trip to Vermont in November is due on October 10th. The check should be made out to St. Barbara Parish.P.R.E.P.Need three grade 5 teachers and one or two 6th grade teachers – Classes meet every other Wednesday in the Church hall from 3:15 to 4:45, or you may teach at home if you would prefer. Call Barbara Jeannotte at 781-935-0529, or e-mail bjeanno334@yahoo.com.CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION NIGHTWednesday, Sept. 26, Malden Catholic High School, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. - All 7th and 8th grade girls and boys and their families are invited to attend. All area Catholic High Schools will be represented.
Jesus says ”Anyone who does not take up his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.” What does He mean? Then He says: “If anyone comes to me without turning his back on his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters, indeed his very self, he cannot be my disciple.” That’s serious business. What He probably means is this: He wants us to be attached to Him first of all, not to money, fame or to the things others consider so important in life. We become what we love, what is first on our list. If it’s fame, money, power or popularity, we will lose out in life. If we love Jesus, everything falls into place. He will not have us abandon those we love, or who love us. He will not ask us to turn our backs on life, on our careers, or our commitments in life. He wants us to use our talents for His glory. What He will ask is that we put them all into proper perspective, that is, put them into His hands and get on with our lives. To do this is in a sense to “die” to self.
Sincerely yours in Christ, FATHER VIN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SUNDAY PARISH OFFERTORY – Your Stewardship | |||
| Weekly Budget Needs: | $8,687.25 | ||
| 09/02/2007 Offering: | $6,276.00 | ||
| Difference for the Week: | $2,411.25 | ||
- You are searching for a church to call your own and you have a general curiosity about the Roman Catholic Church;
- You are not baptized, or baptized in another faith, but seek communion with the Catholic Church;
- You are Catholic and attend Mass and other services regularly, but feel you are in need of sacramental preparation for Eucharist or Confirmation;
“You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.”
St. Therese.
