St. Barbara’s Parish Sunday Bulletin

Sunday, March 23, 2008

MASS INTENTIONS

BULLETIN BITS

Very early in the morning after the Sabbath, Mary Magdelene went to the tomb to anoint Jesus’ body with precious oils. The reward of this good and conscientious steward was to be among the first to know that Jesus had been raised from the dead. Alleluia!

CONGRATUATIONS

from all of St. Barbara’s family to ROBERTA MAC DONALD on the occasion of her 94th birthday. Roberta has been a 5th Grade teacher in our Religious Education Program for over ten years, traveling by bus from Arlington to Mass and classes. May God grant her many more years filled with good health and much happiness!!

HEALING MASS

will be celebrated by Fr. Tom Reilly at St. Michael’s in Bedford on Wednesday, March 26th at 7:30 P.M. Rosary starts at 7:00 P.M. Call 781-275-6318 for more information and directions. All are invited.

SPECIAL EASTER COLLECTION

The monies collected at Easter will be used for retirement, medical and/or financial needs of priests of the Archdiocese. We encourage you to give generously to this collection due to the financial difficulties facing the care of priests as rising health costs and less than expected investment returns have increased the levels needed for funding. All the priests of the Archdiocese thank you for supporting them in these challenging times.

FOOD COLLECTION

for families served through Woburn Social Concern will be held next weekend, March 29/30th.

INCOME TAX

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

LITURGICAL NOTES

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

The Sacrament of the Sick will be administered next Sunday, March 30th following the 9:00 a.m. Mass.

BAPTISMS

Baptism of infants will take place on Saturday, April 5th at the 4:00 p.m. Mass.

FIRST COMMUNION

Our First Communion liturgies will be held on Saturday, May 17th and Sunday, May 18th.

PLEASE REMEMBER IN A SPECIAL WAY, THIS EASTER SUNDAY

deceased loved ones whose names are inscribed in our Book of Remembrance; those enrolled in the Benefactor Society;
Fr. Charles Anadore who was buried from St. Barbara’s this past week, and the following deceased:

Carole Oakleaf	John & Eugene Lombard
Mary O’Connor	Bob & Catherine Francis
Robert & Jimmy Donnelly	Betty Roberts
Donald McCarthy	Neil Carreiro
John O’Neil	Frances Szymanski
John & Walter Fitzgerald	Bart Reidy
Camille Sharkey	Tom Hayes
Rosa & Luis Pavao	Lorraine Bahan
Bob Cook & Joan Curran	Pat & John Covino
Lorraine Maggio	John Gaffney
Michael Ryan	Peggy & Richard Newell
Anthony & Anna Giordano	Bernard Hunt
Bill McLean	Shirley Horrigan
Rose & Peter Polito	Mary Pearce
George & James Smith	Rachel Mellone
Thom Curran	George Ray
Helen, Judson & Paul Aiken	Ginger DiSalvo
Francesco Guarna	Ruthann Hawley
Renaud Rossignol	Thomas Walsh
Diana DiMatteo	William James
Charles & Elyse Quigley	Barbara Murray
Shannon Meara	Lillian MacDonald
Barbara Marquis	Gerald & Carlo Severo
Sheila Callahan	Joseph Couto
Virginia Pollino	Eileen Heffron
Leo Mericantante	Edward Palmer
Joe Andrade	John Scalley, Jr.
Alice & William Ronan	Rev. James Ronan
William & Anne Ronan Sr.	Jude Ronan
Richard Heffernan	William Hastings
Vincent Tringale	Edward Kearns
Mary Barletta	John McCann
Mary Maloney	Frank Hanlon
Joanne & Robert Craven	William Smith
Ruth Yennaco	James Iannacci
Ken Sutherland	David Crawford
John, Elinor & Capt. Elinor Sullivan

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

It is Easter. The flowers, the music, the beginning of Spring is a sign of hope and renewed life. This is true in the natural world. But it is also true in our hearts today. Jesus is risen. Calvary’s grief and sadness, fear, anger and despair, has been overcome by something hinted at in ancient religions but now reality. There is life after life. Jesus is alive. Jesus has conquered death. Jesus Christ is our hope and our way to endless life. We thank God today for Jesus. We can face today and tomorrow because He lives. He lives in God’s presence, yes, but He lives in us also through the Spirit the first gift of His resurrection. And when we receive Eucharist He dwells in us because it is our communion with the risen Lord. “I am with you always.” He is not dead, a past hero, but one who shares His life with us, spiritual life that is our source of hope, light and strength.

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
03/16/2008 Offering:	$7,078.00
Difference for the Week:	$1,609.25

THANK YOU

Thank you also for your generosity to our special UTILITIES COLLECTION taken up last weekend. You contributed $7417.00 to assist the Parish in meeting its heating and electrical bills. We are most grateful.

YOUTH MINISTRY

Friday, May 9th and Saturday, May 10th, at 7:30 p.m., St. Barbara’s Youth Group will present a One-Act Comedy, “Four Little Words” in the church hall. Tickets will be available mid-April and also at the door the night of the Play - $10.00 General Admission; $5.00 children under twelve. At intermission we will serve “Coffee and…” We will then present a musical…??? for your enjoyment! Please mark your calendars. This is a St. Barbara’s Youth Group Fundraiser.

VOLUNTEER IN APPALACHIA!

If you have some time available this summer, please consider joining us for a one week service project July 26-August 1, 2008 in Vanceburg, KY, located in eastern Kentucky, near the West Virginia border. Live in a rustic environment with other Adult Catholic women at the Glenmary Farm. For a brochure and application, or to find out more information, contact Barbara Stygles, 77 Garfield Ave., Woburn, MA 01801 or the rectory office.

FOXWOODS TRIP

We are happy to report that our April 10th Trip is completely filled, and are sad that some of you folks are left behind. So we are scheduling another trip on Thursday, June 5th, before the summer vacations begin. The cost will remain the same at $23.00 per person. As usual, we leave the parking lot promptly at 9:30 am and the bus will arrive back at the church approximately between 8-8:30 pm. Call either the rectory 933-4130 or Joe DiSalvo 933-5994 for reservations. Don’t be shut out – reserve now!

LATIN MASS TO BE CELEBRATED REGULARLY

A genuine interest in the celebration of the Old Latin Mass (Missale Romanum 1962) having been demonstrated, Fr. Sullivan will preside at the OLD LATIN MASS at 9:00 am on the First Saturday of Every Month. The first will be Sat., 6 April at 9:00 am and continue every First Saturday pf the month. With the Exception of JULY, there will be no Latin Mass on 5 July. We will anticipate the Latin Mass for July and celebrate it on the LAST SAT. OF JUNE, ON JUNE 28 AT 9:00 AM.

HAPPY EASTER

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL ST. BARBARA’S PARISH FAMILY FROM FATHER VIN, FATHER NED, FATHER BILL, DEACON JIM AND ALL THE PARISH STAFF. MAY GOD SHOWER HIS BLESSINGS ON EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THROUGHOUT THIS EASTER SEASON. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR PARISH!

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