St. Barbara’s Parish Sunday Bulletin

Sunday, February 17, 2008

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: Pamela J. Daley; Harold & Vera Haley; George Ray; Richard Heffernan; Cosmo Fedele; Virginia & Michael Langone; Thomas Spencer.

BULLETIN BITS

“Bear your share of the hardship for the Gospel,” St. Paul tells Timothy in today’s second reading. What sacrifice is asked for me for the sake of the Gospel? How willing am I to bear my share?

See Timothy 1:8b

UPCOMING LITURGICAL EVENTS

DAILY LENTEN MASS

Weekday masses during Lent are celebrated at 9:00 a.m. and at 5:30 p.m.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Stations of the Cross will be held on the Fridays of Lent at 3:00 p.m.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

The Sacrament of the Sick will be administered on Sunday, February 24th following the 7:30 a.m. Mass.

BAPTISMS

Baptism of infants will take place on Sunday, March 2nd at the 11:00 a.m. Mass.

PARISH MISSION

There will be a Parish Mission at St. Barbara's from March 1st through March 5th. The Presider will be Father John Anglin who gave the wonderful mission last year. Mark the dates on your calendar.

CONFIRMATION

The Sacrament of Confirmation will be administrated at a special mass with the bishop at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 9th.

HOLY WEEK

Holy Week Liturgies are as follows:

• Thursday, Mach 20 - Holy Thursday
• Friday, March 21 - Good Friday
• Saturday, March 22 - Holy Saturday
• Sunday, March 23 - Easter

DATES TO REMEMBER

Confirmation – Sunday, March 9th – 2 P.M.

Easter Sunday – March 23rd

First Communion – May 17/18th

LENTEN DISCUSSION GROUP

meets in the church hall on Tuesday mornings following the 9:00 Mass. Please feel free to join us and “Share the Word”.

WOBURN SOCIAL CONCERN

The Staff at Woburn Social Concern wish to extend a sincere “Thank You” to all those who continue to give so generously to the Food Pantry. You are a blessing and they are truly grateful. The next food collection will be held the weekend of February 23/24th. Please try to bring at least one food item to Mass that weekend.

LOOKING FOR A SERVICE PROVIDER OR PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE?

PLEASE CONSULT OUR ADVERTISERS!!

25TH AND 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS

Sean Cardinal O’Malley invites all couples of the Archdiocese who are marking their 25th and 50th wedding anniversaries in 2008 to join him for the annual celebration at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross Sunday, April 13th, 11:30 am Mass. Mass will include a renewal of marriage vows. Family members and friends, as well as the general public are welcome to attend. Please register with the parish by March 28th if you would like to attend this celebration. A formal invitation will then be sent from the Archdiocese.

TO ALL MY FRIENDS

To all my dear friends at St. Barabra’s:
Please accept my sincere thanks for all the calls, cards, flowers, etc. that I received after my recent accident. I’m back on my feet and feeling much better. It’s sure nice to have so many friends!

PEGGY FLAHERTY

INCOME TAX STATEMENTS

If you would like a statement of your contributions to St. Barbara’s during the year of 2007, please let the secretary in the rectory office know. You can drop in or call her at 781-933-4130.

ST. FRANCIS RETREAT GUILD

Leave the noise of the world for a couple of days. Join us in a quiet peaceful atmosphere in our upcoming Men’s Lenten Retreat – March 14-16 at Campion Retreat Center, Weston, Ma. For further information contact Joe Pecora 933-2616 or Joe Sallese 781-935-2417.

CHURCH WOMEN OF WOBURN

Lenten Program will be held on Wed., Feb. 20th at the Methodist Church beginning with Coffee at 10:00 am. Co-Hostess will be St. John’s Church. Speaker – Mrs. Edmonds.

22ND ANNUAL ST. PATRICK’S DANCE

at St. Barbara’s Church on Saturday, March 8th 6:30-11:30 pm. Corned Beef Dinner by Marty’s Catering at 7:00 p.m.sharp! BYOB – Tickets $25.00 p.p. Step Dancers from McGonagle School and dance music provided by Erins Melody. For tickets contact Peg Flaherty at 781-935-6624; Jo Power at 781-933-2845; Mary Rossignol at 781-935-3086 or Barbara Scalley 781-933-4412.
Additional chance books for prizes to be drawn at this event are available at the church and rectory.

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

Jesus is on the mountain of transfiguration. The three disciples who see Jesus in His majesty will soon see Him in His agony in the garden. Moses and Elijah surround Him and God speaks: “This is my beloved Son. Listen to Him.” It means more than just hearing the words He speaks, but living the message. What is the message? The cross, the way of glory and suffering, power and weakness, death and resurrection, these are the realities of being human and following Jesus. Like the Apostles we continue the journey behind the servant of God. Though He suffers and dies, the glory of Easter will overshadow any fear, doubt and anxiety that Good Friday may bring.

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.

THANK YOU ALSO FOR YOUR DONATIONS TO THE HOLY FATHER IN THE AMOUNT OF $2398.00.

SUNDAY PARISH OFFERTORY – Your Stewardship
Weekly Budget Needs:	$8,687.25
02/10/2008 Offering:	$5,740.00
Difference for the Week:	$2,947.25

GO FORTH TO SERVE THE LORD AND ONE ANOTHER!

If you can give 1 or 2 hours per month on a Sunday morning to serve the sick and the injured by bringing them Holy Communion during the 11:00 a.m. Catholic Services at the New England Rehabilitation Hospital in Woburn, please call Phil Hawley 781-935-3495 for details.

WOMEN’S RETREAT

April 11-13, 2008 at Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham. This retreat will bring women together to pray and to explore how attentive listening and the practice of mindfulness can foster the inner peace that is the first step towards becoming agents of peace in our troubled world.

PARISH MISSION

The Parish Mission is fast approaching. It will be held March 3-5 (Mon.-Wed.). Fr. John Anglin will be our presenter again this year. If you remember, Fr. John was born and raised in Boston, ordained in 1971. He has served in various ministries and has been with the Ministry of the Word since 1987 conducting more than 300 parish missions and many retreats.

Parish Mission Themes this year will be as follows:

• Day One: Living in the Embrace of God’s Love
• Day Two: Forgiveness as the Path to Peace
• Day Three: Healing the Human Heart.

Services will be held each morning at 9:00 a.m. Mass and in the evening at 7:30 p.m.

HONOR ROLL

The following students of our Parish have made the Honor Roll at Arlington Catholic High School for the second quarter of the school year:

• MICHAEL BARRY
• ALICIA DINN
• AMANDA FERLISI
• COURTNEY GARVEY
• JAMES JACOBS III
• KRISTINA JACOBS
• NATALIE McGUIRE
• CHRISTINE WHITNEY

Congratulations to you for all the hard work needed to achieve this goal.

ARCHDIOCESAN BICENTENNIAL PILGRIMAGE

to the 49th International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City, Canada… Plan to mark the Bicentennial of the Archdiocese of Boston by coming together in prayer and fellowship with pilgrims from across the Archdiocese and from throughout the world at this special event in June 2008. The Boston Archdiocesan Pilgrimage is providing a comprehensive travel package for adults (21 years and older) June 18-24, starting at $1275 dbl. occ., as well as a special package June 18-22 with hostel accommodations tailored to young adults (ages 21-40) starting at $875 triple occupancy. If you are interested, registration forms and further information and be obtained at the rectory.

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