April 4th through April 10th
Sunday, April 4
9:00 A.M. For Our Living and Deceased Parishioners
Monday, April 5
8:00 A.M. Pope John Paul II, 5th Anniversary
Tuesday, April 6
8:00 A.M. Robert M. Ford, 10th Anniversary
Wednesday, April 7
8:00 A.M. Germano Angelini, Birthday
7:00 P.M. Vicenta Crespo, 1st Anniversary
Thursday, April 8
8:00 A.M. James Slamin, 1st Anniversary
Friday,
April 9
8:00 A.M. Josephine Angelini, Birthday
Saturday, April 10
8:00 A.M. For the Protection of Lisa and her Army Reserve Unit
Mary
Mooney Hill Eileen
Jordan
A ROSE FOR LIFE IN OUR
SANCTUARY
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The roses this week
are sponsored in memory of Ignatius and
Clara Stapleton by Clara and Norma,
in memory of Fred King by his wife Beverly, in memory of Sophie and Albert Oelerich by the Burkis and Oelerich families, in
honor of the 63rd wedding anniversary of Joe
and Dolly Femia, in memory of Kenneth
Morin by Claire Morin, in memory
of Rita Butler by Dale and Mary Lou Fish, in memory of Lucy Delaney and Virginia Miles, in memory of Faith Anne, and in memory of James
Cain and my sister Anastasi Gentile Plescia by Ida Cain.
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Strengthening Our Catholic
Faith ‑
The two kiosks in the foyer of the Church near the front door contain many inspiring Catholic CDs and brochures (in English and Spanish) that can be purchased for only $3 per CD and 50 cents per brochure. We have received several new CDs with such titles as "The Seven Last Sayings of Christ," Seven Deadly Sins/Seven Lively Virtues," "The Saving Power of Divine Mercy," and "Building Better Families."
Many of you have already purchased these wonderful materials to improve your knowledge and understanding of our Catholic Faith, and we hope more of you will do so. There are many additional titles available, so please let us know if there is a subject that you would like to have addressed. You may speak to one of the Priests about this or to Mr. Jim Drummey during the week.
Upcoming Parish Events
NO Religious Education ‑ Sunday, April 4
English Prayer Group ‑
Monday, April 5
7:00
to 9:00 p.m. in the St. Paul Room
St. Vincent de Paul ‑ Tuesday, April 6
7:30
p.m. in the Rectory Meeting Room
Jr. Catholic Daughters ‑ Wednesday, April 7
6:30
to 8:00 p.m. in the Rectory Meeting Room
Sr. Catholic Daughters ‑ Thursday, April 8
7:00
p.m. in the Rectory Meeting Room
Youth Group ‑
Thursday, April 8
7:00
p.m. in the St. Paul Room
Spanish Prayer Group - Friday, April 9
7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall
Religious Education ‑ Sunday, April 11
10:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. in the School
HAPPY EASTER FROM YOUR PRIESTS
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We would like to take
this opportunity to wish all of you a Blessed and Joyous Easter! This is the
greatest feast of our Faith and we are happy to celebrate it with you. Your sincere
devotion and generous spirit are a source of great joy for both of us. May the
celebration of the Paschal Mystery of Christ be an endless fountain of many
blessings and much strength in your lives. He is risen as He promised and we
rejoice in His victory! His triumph is our triumph, His victory our hope, His
promise our inspiration! Happy Easter to all!
Father Bert and Father Paco
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EUCHARISTIC
ADORATION ‑ Our
monthly Eucharistic Adoration in the Rectory Chapel will take place on Friday, April 9th, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00
p.m. and on Saturday, April 10th, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Confessions will take place at 4:00 p.m. in the Church on Thursday, April 8th.
Please join us in worshiping Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament for some period
of time during the two days.
Holy Week
Celebrations ‑ Many
thanks to all of you who attended Mass so faithfully during Lent and who
participated so enthusiastically in the Sacred Triduum. The numbers of people
joining in the services on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday were
inspiring. We hope that you will continue to worship Our Lord every week.
We are also grateful
to all those who enhanced the beauty of our services ‑ priests, deacons,
extraordinary ministers, lectors, altar servers, leaders of song, choir
members, ushers, and those who decorated the Church.
English Prayer Group Invitation
Our English Prayer Group invites you to join them in the St. Paul Room on Monday, April 5th, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. for prayer, song, meditation, and a teaching by Eugene McPherson on the great power of intercession.
The
women who had come from Galilee with Jesus took the spices they had prepared
and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb; but when
they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. - Lk 24:1b-3
Readings
for the Week of April 4, 2010
Sunday: Acts
10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/
Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12
Monday: Acts
2:14, 22-33/Mt 28:8-15
Tuesday: Acts
2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18
Wednesday: Acts
3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35
Thursday: Acts
3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48
Friday: Acts
4:1-12/Jn 21:1-14
Saturday: Acts
4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15
Next Sunday: Acts
5:12-16/Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19/
Jn 20:19-31
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SPECIAL MASS REMEMBERING
JHON PAUL II - APRIL 5, 2010
On Monday, April 5, 2010 at the 8:00 AM Mass, we are going to honor the memory of our
dearly beloved deceased Holy Father, John Paul II and pray for his
beatification. Please, cut this prayer and say it often so that He may soon be
elevated and numbered among the Saints of God:
"O
Blessed Trinity, we thank you for having graced the church with Pope John Paul
II and for allowing the tenderness of your fatherly care, the glory of the
cross of Christ, and the splendor of the Holy Spirit, to shine through him.
"Trusting fully in your infinite mercy and in the maternal intercession of
Mary, he has given us a living image of Jesus the Good Shepherd, and has shown
us that holiness is the necessary measure of ordinary Christian life and is the
way of achieving eternal communion with you.
"Grant us, by his intercession, and according to your will, the graces we
implore, hoping that he will soon be numbered among your saints. Amen."
Women's Rosary Breakfast ‑ You are invited to join women from around the Archdiocese for a morning full of hope and inspiration on Saturday, April 24th, from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Anne's Parish Center, 130 Boston Turnpike Road, Shrewsbury. For more information, please contact Marge Oliveri at (508) 320-3498 or send an email to her at Faithful1111@aol.com.
Financial
Information
Offertory Collection of 3/27 and 3/28 $5,025
Weekly Needed to Cover Expenses $4,800
“FOR THE LOVE OF OUR SPIRITUAL HOME.”
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The second collection next weekend, April 10th and 11th, will be “For the Love of Our Spiritual Home, St. Stephen Parish.” Please be generous since it is required to help pay our current expenses.
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Easter Collection for Retired Clergy ‑ The only collection today is for the needs of our retired priests. Please be generous in providing for those wonderful priests who served us and our families for so long and made Holy Mass and the Sacraments available to us.
THE
FOLLOWING CHILDREN WERE BAPTIZED in
our Parish during the month of March: Matthew
Emiliano Leal Mejia and Caitlin Mary
Sugrue.
We wish to welcome them to our parish and
to thank their parents for bringing them to us. We renew our commitment to
create a truly Christian community in which these children will grow in
knowledge and love of God. We offer our spiritual support to their parents!
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Divine Mercy Sunday on April
11th
Next Sunday, April 11th, is Divine Mercy
Sunday, when Catholics throughout the world who are in the state of grace
can receive total forgiveness of all punishment attached to sin. All you have
to do is to participate in the Divine Mercy devotion at 3:00 on Sunday. In
order to receive this incredible grace, one has to make a good confession or be
in the state of grace, receive Holy Communion the day of the Feast, trust in God's
mercy and perform works of mercy. Many souls honor this Feast by participating
in the Devotions of Divine Mercy Sunday: this involves praying the Divine Mercy
Chaplet, taking part in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and reciting the
Litany of Mercy.
There
are two places where you can join in this wonderful devotion: the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston,
where Cardinal O'Malley will lead the prayers, and St. Stanislaus Church, 163 Chestnut Street, Chelsea. The service in
both places will begin at 3:00 p.m. All are welcome.
Birthright of Framingham Open House ‑ You are invited to an Open House at the new offices of Birthright of Framingham at 79A Main Street in Framingham, just off Route 9, on Saturday, April 10th, from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Please stop by for a morning of thanksgiving and celebration for the unborn babies whose lives have been saved through the prayers, sacrifices, and dedication of the Birthright volunteers, as well as your continued support.