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Our Lady of Grace November 3, 2019 Dunstable, Groton & Pepperell
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OUR LADY OF GRACE ADULT CHOIR
WILL BE MAKING THEIR DEBUT
JOINING FR. JASON AND THE BELIEVERS
AT “A TIME OF PRAYER & MUSIC” CONCERT
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 24 AT 3 PM
AT ST. JOSEPH CHURCH
Our Lady of Grace Parish Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, MA
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WELCOME TO
OUR LADY OF GRACE PARISH OF
DUNSTABLE, GROTON & PEPPERELL
We are glad you joined us today!
St. James Church West Groton
St. Joseph Church Pepperell
OUR TWO WORSHIP SITES
Parish Staff
Director of Religious Education: Robert Daly
Ph: 978-433-2028 Robert@ourladyofgracema.org
Business Manager: Debra Lackey, M.B.A.,
Notary Public
Ph: x307 Debbie@ourladyofgracema.org
Administrative Assistant: Cotty Reid
Ph: x301 Cotty@ourladyofgracema.org
Music Coordinator: Ellen Blackwell
Ph: 978-433-6131
Baptism Ministry Leader: Rena Mendel
renacutchin@hotmail.com
Cemetery Manager: Joseph Viel
Ph: 978-208-0266
Liturgy Schedule
At Saint James Church
Sunday: 7:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
At Saint Joseph Church
Weekday Mornings: Wed, Thurs, Fri 8:30 a.m.
Saturday: 4 p.m.
Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
Once a Month:
4:00 p.m. Rel. Ed. Mass For CY1 & CY2 & Families
Confessions: Saturdays: 3:00—3:30 PM at St. Joseph
Church or by appointment with the Pastor.
Information regarding any sacraments, (Baptism,
Marriage, Anointing) please check our website or
call the parish office.
Bulletin Submissions: Deadline for putting
something in the bulletin is Monday at Noon for the
following weekend bulletin.
Father Jeremy St. Martin—Administrator
Fr_jeremy@ourladyofgracema.org
Father Jason Worthley—Parochial Vicar
Fr_Jason@ourladyofgracema.org
Deacon: Michael Markham
dcnmichaelmarkham@gmail.com
Ph: 978-433-5737 x303 Fax: 978-433-9566
Web Site: www.ourladyofgracema.org
Parish Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9a.m. - 5p.m.
For a Sacramental Emergency, please call the office and select ext. 302 and leave a message and
Fr. St. Martin will get right back to you.
St. James Church
13 St. James Ave.
Groton, MA 01450
St. Joseph Church
28 Tarbell Street
Pepperell, MA 01463
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DAY DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION
Saturday November 2 5:00 PM Parish Congregation Security Presentation St. Joseph Church
Sunday November 3 4:00 PM CY1 & CY2 Family Mass St. Joseph Church
Wednesday November 6 1:30 PM Legion of Mary Parish Office
Thursday November 7 9:00 AM Bible Study Blue Room
7:00 PM VIRTUS TRAINING Blue Room
7:00 PM Choir Rehearsal St. Joseph Church
Sunday November 10 2:30 PM Children’s Adoration St. John’s Church
Monday November 11 Parish Office Closed for Veterans’ Day
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS
DAY DATE TIME IN MEMORY/HONOR OF REQUESTED BY
Saturday November 2 4:00 PM Cynthia & Erin Cleary Tom & Pat Daly
Sunday November 3 9:30 AM Paul Kransinkewicz, Jr. 22nd Anniversary The Family
Saturday November 9 4:00 PM Hermon & Adiline Morgan The Family
Sunday November 10 9:30 AM Bob Calinan 2nd Anniversry Jackie Calinan & Family
MASS INTENTIONS
Email:
St.JsPrayerLine@gmail.com
Or Call & Leave Message:
(860) 481-0959l
Scripture for the week of November 3, 2019
3 SUN Wis 11:22—12:2/2 Thes 1:11—2:2/Lk 19:1-10 4 Mon Rom 11:29-36/Lk 14:12-14 5 Tue Rom 12:5-16b/Lk 14:15-24 6 Wed Rom 13:8-10/Lk 14:25-33 7 Thu Rom 14:7-12/Lk 15:1-10 8 Fri Rom 15:14-21/Lk 16:1-8 9 Sat Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17/Jn
2:13-22 10 SUN 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14/2 Thes 2:16—3:5/Lk 20:27-
38 or 20:27, 34-38
It’s that time of year again.
All people in any ministry over the
age of 18
MUST complete a CORI Form.
This is done annually.
If you have not done so yet this year,
since this past July 1, 2019,
you must complete this form. Please come to
The Parish Office, the Victorian house between St. Joseph
Church and the parking lot, between 9am and 5 pm
Monday through Friday.
You will need to bring in with you a current government
issued photo ID, like your driver’s license or passport.
You must know and have ready the LAST 6 digits of your
Social Security Number.
I look forward to facilitate this requirement with you.
Cotty Reid, Administrative Assistant
Training Sessions Offered-
THERE IS STILL TIME TO
REGISTER
Thursday, November 7, or
November 14, 2019
7-9 pm St. Joseph Blue Room
Please call the Parish Office to Register
978-433-5737
It is imperative that ANYONE Volunteering in ANY
ministry participate in the Virtus Training.
This only takes a couple of hours, &
is a once in a lifetime requirement.
Unfortunately, you will no longer be able to be scheduled
or to participate in ministry or catechesis if you have not
complied with this requirement.
This is an Archdiocesan
Mandate, and we thank you for
your cooperation.
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Dear Parishioners Of Our
Lady of Grace,
Thank you to those who made special donations of time and treasure recently to beautify the Church and grounds. You are a praise of God’s glory and a help to the local poor who, because of
you, enjoy the beauty of worshiping in a beautiful place and can approach that place with the benefit of beautiful grounds.
We have new mikes coming that will be easier to turn on and off. These extra mikes will also make things better at the cantor stands, eulogy possibilities, music worship possibilities, even prayer possibilities, and Triduum possibilities. Visiting priests, especially elderly priests, will be more easily able to help if they are needed as well. If you would like to be the benefactor of these new mikes please let me know.
In the St. Thomas Aquinas Club, we have been going over the doctrine of God. Knowing what is knowable about God, by reason alone, is one of the things that we have been discussing. It is the case that, by reason alone, we know that God is one, he has all possible perfections, he is all good, and indeed he is love. This means, since he is being itself and is the one and only origin of all that is, that everything is sustained in being and created by him and everything is good and or at least redeemable.
It doesn’t seem to match with Scripture, you might think. For example, God seems to be talked out of bad ideas a few times in the Old Testament and it seems like he undoes mistakes that he makes, as in the
flood. However, we have to read the whole Bible. The Bible explains these seeming inconsistencies by saying that God reveals himself gradually and in strange and varied ways. Indeed, because of our immaturity, he revealed himself in the beginning of the Bible in primitive ways that were beginnings. We have the first reading in the Bible today from the Old Testament, stating clearly the truth we know by reason alone, that everything comes from God, as we say in the Creed; all things visible and invisible. Evil, then, is no competition for God. It is a disordering of good, and is not a positive thing in itself.
The goodness of Zacchaeus shines brightly. Rev. Mark Brockmeier, points out that Christ’s showing that this man whom everyone thinks is evil, is rather, not only not evil, but remarkably good, does not end with everyone then rejoicing and agreeing with Christ, but rather, Scripture is characteristically silent on the crowd’s response. I think it is the case that we commonly think of ourselves as a mix of good and bad but tend to give ourselves a break and easily make excuses for ourselves (some don’t, and do the opposite, so I am not talking to you all right now.) We are easily outraged at evil in others and slow to see good in others. We are upset when we see a person as dramatically and publicly evil and are almost happy to gang up with evil opinions against that one and to imagine that the evil is irredeemable and no good is left. This is impossible though. God doesn’t make evil. There is nothing that is, except what he made.
When Christ points this out, the tables turn. We see the evil in us clearly and that is stunning. In the end, however, (seeing that God loves us anyway because he is good, not because we are) we are just full of praise, for God is good.
In Christ,
Fr. Jeremy St. Martin
Important Information for your DONATION STATEMENTS for 2019 Statements for donations are only sent to those parishioners who submit their donations in a parish envelope or through our OnLine Giving system. Loose checks put into the Offertory basket are not
recorded into the database. For info, please give Debbie a call at 978-433-5737 or email Debbie@OurLadyofGraceMA.org
OLOG Religious Education 2019-2020 -
Home-School Religious Education Registrants for EY1, G03-G08 have also been notified by email
about the HS Rel. Ed. Material and outline pickup on Sunday October 20th in St. Joseph's Hall, after the
9:30am Mass.
Religious Education Office: 978-433-2028 www.ourladyofgracema.org
Every blessing for now! Robert -OLOG Religious Education Office
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Nov 10, 11:30, St James
Dec 22, 9:30, St Joseph’s
Jan 19, 7:30, St James
Feb 15 (Sat), 4 pm, St Joseph’s
March 15, 11:30, St James
Silver Rose
Prayer Service
The Bishop Ruocco
Knights of Columbus
will be hosting the
Silver Rose at St. John
the Evangelist Parish
in North Chelmsford
after the 9:00 AM Mass
Wednesday November 6, 2019. The
Silver Rose program is a KofC sponsored
Marian devotion to Our Lady of
Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas. A
half hour prayer service will accompany
the display of a KofC Silver Rose. All are
welcome to attend Mass and the prayer
service.
Dear Pepperell Church Families,
My name is Becky Torpey and I am the Coordinator for the Salvation Army Bell ringers. The Salvation Amy helps many Pepperell residents each year. Last year we did over $3,000 of assistance for families in need. That’s why the bell ringing is so important! The money we collect during the holiday season goes directly to our towns outreach program! The more money we collect the more families we can help! Starting November 29th and ringing through December 24th we will need your help to fill our kettles. There are several times to choose from. You can do as many hours as you like or one hour. No matter what you can do we appreciate your service and your time! Bell ringing times are Friday evening from 4-8, and all day Saturday and Sunday. Students and staff can ring individually or as a group. You can sing Holiday Carols or just wish the community a Merry Christmas! This is a fantastic opportunity to get into the holiday spirit! If we have inspired you please call the Pepperell Senior Center with the days and times that you would like to participate! Again, thank you for your consideration and continued support!
978-433-0326 Have a fantastic year!
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(Please spread the word…) Any adult non-Catholic who is
contemplating becoming a Catholic is encouraged to call the
rectory and make an appointment to come in and discuss the RCIA
program with Deacon Michael Markham. RCIA also serves as a
program for adult Catholics who have not yet become fully
initiated into the Church (for example, have not been confirmed or
received First Communion) to prepare for the sacraments of
initiation. Anyone who is interested…please call the rectory.
978-433-5737 or email Dcn. Mike at dcnmichaelmarkham@gmail.com
HOPE AND HEALING GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP FOR GRIEVING PARENTS OR ADULT SIBLINGS.
(formerly Surviving Siblings Support Group)
LAST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH-10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST OLD PARISH HALL 115 MIDDLESEX ROAD, N. CHELMSFORD, MA
When your child or sibling dies, everything changes in your family, in your life, your dreams.
They are not only missing from your today, but from your future. Know you are not alone in your grief and loneliness.
All are welcome to a safe place to share your sacred story, find comfort, hope and encouragement as you continue
a new path in life.
SAVE THE DATE! OLOG Christmas Pageant
Friday, December 20 6:30 PM St. Joseph Church
More Details To Come!
Annual Mass of Remembrance and
Healing for Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Pro-Life Office and Project Rachel
ministry of the Archdiocese of Boston
will sponsor the Annual Mass of
Remembrance and Healing for
Pregnancy and Infant Loss on
Tuesday, November 5th at 7:00 p.m.
at Bethany Chapel in the Pastoral
Center (66 Brooks Drive, Braintree).
Celebrant and homilist will be Rev. J.
Bryan Hehir, Secretary for Health &
Social Services of the Archdiocese of
Boston. A light reception and
opportunity for Sacramental
Reconciliation (Confession) will also be
available after Mass. A special invitation
is extended to parents, grandparents
and siblings who grieve the death of
children as a result of miscarriage,
stillbirth, abortion or early infant death.
These losses may be recent or extend
over many years. For more information,
contact Project Rachel at 508.651.3100
or help@projectrachelboston.com.
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Christmas is a time for giving, and this year, like so many years before, our parish will provide lots of opportunities for you to reach out to those who are less fortunate. Our “Christmas Giving Trees,” located at the entrances of both the St. James and St. Joseph Churches will be filled with “ornaments,” beginning the First Sunday of Advent, December 1st. (pending we have received requests). You are invited and encouraged to take the special ornament tag with you, as you leave church, and to pick up the gift/gifts, as indicated on the tag, for someone in
need. Some ornaments have a special tag attached, requesting your name and contact information. Your cooperation in filling out this tag and depositing it into the containers to be found nearby is crucial to the project, since those tags represent gifts that are targeted for specific families, and we must have a way of tracking, should any follow-up be required.
Who: There are a few groups that our parish will be serving this year. The first is LUK, a social service agency that helps children in the Fitchburg area. Also, Seven Hills in Groton and CESI Day care in West Groton. In addition, there are many families in need, right here in PEPPERELL and parents have asked for help in getting Christmas gifts for their children. Anyone who feels the need is welcome to fill out a request form (found at the rectory, PACH or parish website to request this aid.) The forms ask for the first name and age of each child in the home, and there is a place to list gift requests - ($25. value/each).
When: Tags will decorate the trees, beginning the weekend of the First Sunday of Advent, including the 4 PM
Mass. (pending we receive requests) We can’t put out tags if we don’t have requests! Please keep this in mind. Tags go on the tree as soon as the request comes in.
Due Date: Your wrapped gift, with attached ornament is due back on the weekend of December 21/22. This is a critical date, because a party is planned for the children at LUK, where Santa will give the children your gift! Also, this date is set for sorting and packing of the gifts. It is also very close the the distribution of the gifts to the families on Dec 23rd so you can see why it’s important to have these back as soon as your gift is purchased. Please make every effort to bring your gift back to the tree of origin (i.e. if you took a tag from St. Joseph’s, please return gift there; if your ornament originated at St. James, please return your gift to the tree located there). This will be a great help to all who are sorting, packing and driving the gifts to the different locations. If it is just impossible for you to bring the gift to its tree of origin on the weekend, you are welcome to drop it by at the rectory/office during the week. The office is open from 9 AM – 5 PM.- Monday through Friday.
How You Can Help: If you are interested in getting involved with this project, there are many ways for you to help:
Over three hundred gifts arrive at the churches and need to be sorted and packed for delivery. Also, since many packages are intended for LUK in Fitchburg, we need help in transporting them there. It is
especially helpful if you have a large car, van or truck.
Like to shop? There are always some gift tags that are left behind on our trees, yet the children whose names are on them, are waiting in anticipation. Would you be willing to take some of the tags (cash will be provided) and shop for the toys/clothes/gifts needed? (Note: This shopping is rather “last minute,” when it becomes clear that there are left- over tags that no one is picking up, and it gets closer and closer to the holiday.
Finally – If you are unable to participate in any of the ways described above, but would like to be a part of this parish endeavor, your cash gift is always most welcome.! As noted, above, there are always some gifts that need to be purchased at the end. We cannot do this without your generosity!
Please contact either Dottie Zale at # 978-448-6517 or dotizale@hotmail.com (for LUK and RiverCourt Residences)
or Carol Fennell at # 978-433-5237 or carfenn54@yahoo.com ( for St. Joseph’s Pepperell residents) if you can help in any way….and THANK YOU!!!
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