St. Barbara’s Parish Sunday Bulletin

Sunday, March 2, 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: Barbara Marques; Rosemary Cagnina; Barbara-Jean Conroy; Paul Sevigney; David Dunn; Charles Quigley; Elyse Quigley; Barbara Murray.

SCRIPTURAL ROSARY

the consummate Lenten offering! Sacrifice one hour on Saturday, March 8th to pray the Rosary while listening to Scripture in the presence of Jesus in the tabernacle. Join us from noon until 1:15 in the church.

LITURGICAL NOTES

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.

BAPTISMS

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

PARISH MISSION

There will be a Parish Mission at St. Barbara's from March 3rd through March 5th. The Presider will be Father John Anglin who gave the wonderful mission last year. Mark the dates on your calendar.

GRADE 4 PREP LITURGY

The Grade 4 PREP Liturgy will be celebrated next Sunday, March 9th at the 9:00 a.m. Mass.

CONFIRMATION

The Sacrament of Confirmation will be administrated by Bishop Hennessey at a special concelebrated mass at 2:00 p.m. next 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

Easter Sunday – March 23rd

First Communion – May 17/18th

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 and a letter will be mailed to you for your records.

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.

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.

PARISH MISSION

Our Parish Mission is being held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Daily Mass will be celebrated each morning at 9:00 a.m. by Fr. John Anglin, the Mission presenter.
The evening program, beginning at 7:30 p.m. will be as follows:

• MONDAY EVENING– Scripture Service followed by Benediction – NO MASS.
• TUESDAY EVENING – Scripture Service – Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) – NO MASS.
• WEDNESDAY EVENING – Scripture Service – Anointing of the Sick – NO MASS.

Mission Themes are 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.

PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO 5:30 evening Mass on Monday, March 3rd, Tuesday, March 4th nor Wednesday, March 5th.

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.

THE 2008 CATHOLIC DIRECTORIES

are now available at the Rectory – Cost: $25.00.

THIS IS CATHOLIC APPEAL WEEKEND.

Please join with Catholics in every parish who do their part for the Church throughout the 144 cities and towns of our Archdiocese. God calls us to share what we have to help others. The Appeal brochure tells more about who benefits and where the money goes. Please review the brochure, then take a step up with a generous pledge. Remember that God returns a hundredfold what we offer in love. Appeal Brochures are available at the doors of the church.

LATIN MASS

Fr. Bill Sullivan will celebrate the Tridentine Mass according to the MISSALE ROMANUM 1962 on Saturday, March 15th at 9:00 a.m.

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

Blindness is a very difficult handicap. The blind are dependent in so many ways on others. Even though with Braille, and with seeing-eye dogs, canes and other devices, those who are sightless live in a world of darkness. Jesus heals the blind man in today’s gospel. He had the sight of faith and thus he could see with his eyes. He recognized Jesus without seeing Him. There are many in Jesus’ day who saw Him but really didn’t recognize who He was. Their physical sight was fine, but they did not see beyond “what meets the eye”, as Shakespeare said. Narrowness of vision, in the spiritual sense, hinders our walk. If we refuse to believe in Jesus we have a heart that is blinded by anger, fear, jealousy, resentment, guilt. To open our hearts in faith is to really see our way in life, because we walk with Jesus.

Another question from the Parish Pastoral Council:

QUESTION:

On the front of the weekly bulletin could it say something like: “Come Plan your Wedding and Marriage with Us,” instead of a one-year rule?

ANSWER:

Yes, it could. However, we put the Archdiocesan rule on the cover of the bulletin, for a reason. We do have problems if couples are not informed about the Archdiocesan rule about a year’s preparation. The parish needs time to prepare them for marriage. Couples must attend a marriage preparation program and because of the numbers of couples we limit them to thirty a session. These sessions are held twice a year, in the fall and spring. Secondly, there are several necessary meetings with the priest or deacon. Sometimes the reception is booked first and the next step is to call the rectory to arrange a wedding that fits the scheduled reception. That may not be possible if there are other weddings planned or if the couple cannot comply with the other Church laws regarding marriage, which are many for various situations. Because of the many restaurants in the Woburn area, couples sometimes call to arrange a marriage and they are not from the parish. We cannot marry these couples because we have no jurisdiction. They must receive that from their pastor. The priest has to be sure the couple understands the purpose of marriage and is able to make the commitment for life. We Americans do not have such a good record of that, since 60% of marriages end in divorce.

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
02/24/2008 Offering:	$5,907.00
Difference for the Week:	$2,780.25

RETROUVAILLE… A LIFELINE!!

Rediscover a LOVING MARRIAGE WITH A Retrouvaille weekend. If your marriage is tearing the two of you apart, if there is little or no meaningful communication, if you are considering separation or divorce, we believe Retrouvaille can help you. Look us up on the web at www.HelpOurMarriage.com or call 1-800-470-2230. The next New England Retrouvaillemarriage renewal weekends will be held April 11-13, September 12-14, and January 2009.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

are held each Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. during Lent.

CHURCH WOMEN OF WOBURN

Church Women of Woburn is a fellowship of all women of the Christian faith in the city of Woburn. These faith-filled women will gather during the season of Lent for spiritual, educational and community endeavors. The scheduled meetings are as follows, each beginning at 10:00 am with coffee:

• March 5th – Montvale Congregational Church
• March 12th – Saint Joseph Church

Each meeting begins with coffee and will feature a guest speaker. For more information, please call our parish contact, Shirley O’Connor 781-935-1992.

ONE LINERS

• Money isn’t everything but it sure keeps the kids in touch.
• Time is a great healer, but a terrible beautician!

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