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Serving the People of Rutland, Oakham and Hubbardston March 18, 2018
Full handicap accessibility by the elevator entrance on the left driveway side of the Church building.
258 Main St. Rutland, Massachusetts - WEBSITE: stpatricksrutland.org
St. Patrick Parish PARISH CENTER: 9 POMMOGUSETT RD.
508-886-4984 FAX 508 886-2897
Rev. James Boland, Administrator
RESIDENCE: 508-886-4309 290 Main St. Rutland
E-MAIL: FrJim@stpatricksrutland.org
Deacon Pierre Gemme:
E-MAIL: pgemme@stpatricksrutland.org
Deacon Brian Stidsen: E-MAIL: bstidsen@aol.com
Mrs. Allison R. Winer, Office Manager Office Hours: 9 –2 Monday-Thursday Closed Friday
E-MAIL: arw@stpatricksrutland.org
Directors of Religious Education:
Christine Mulry, Grades 1-5 508 886-2010
E-MAIL: Chris@stpatricksrutland.org
Jean Urbanowski, Grades 6-11 508 886-2010
E-MAIL: Jean@stpatricksrutland.org
Diocese of Worcester Office of Healing & Prevention Victim Services Coordinator Judith Audette, LICSW 508-726-2880
49 Elm Street Worcester, MA 01609
EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION
Saturday (Vigil) 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
WEEKDAY MASS Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 8:00 A.M.
St. Patrick Stewardship Prayer
Gracious God, We thank you for the unique gifts you have given us to foster your kingdom here on earth.
Inspire us to examine our values, always placing you at the center of our lives.
Open our hearts to realize we are blessed and called to share our gifts with others.
Help us to be good stewards of the gifts entrusted to us, to share our time, our talent
and our treasure to connect, serve and impact the world.
AMEN
BAPTISM: Parents are asked to call the Parish Office to arrange for instructions and Baptismal date.
MARRIAGE: Couples planning marriage should contact the Pastor at least one year in advance. Participation in a Marriage Preparation Program is expected.
RECONCILIATION: Saturday at 4:00 p.m. or anytime by appointment.
HOME & HOSPITAL VISITATION: Please notify us if you know of someone who would like to receive Holy Communion, the Sacrament of the Sick, and/or a visit.
NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome! We hope that you will become an active part of our parish family. Please introduce yourselves after Mass or stop by the Parish Center to register.
PRAYER REQUEST LINE: Call with your requests. 508- 886-2206 Paula Stidsen or PaulaStidsen@gmail.com
508- 886-4724 Jackie O’Brien
Families requesting a Mass are asked to bring up the gifts at the offertory. Please stop in the sacristy to let us know you are at Mass.
ST. PATRICK’S PARISH RUTLAND, MA
Weekly Schedule
WEEKDAY MASS MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT 8:00 A.M.
* PERSON IS LIVING
Papal Weekly Tweets
When we allow Jesus to enter our lives
we discover the secret to keeping alive
the flame of our spiritual life. Sunday March 18
Fr. Jim Kerrigan
Parish Center
9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m. CCD Class
Cub Scout Meeting 3:00 p.m. Church Basement
Monday March 19
4:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. CCD Class
7:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m. CCD Class
Tuesday March 20
Scripture Study & Faith Sharing After 8:00 am Mass
4:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. CCD Class
Dismas Farm Group A Team 4 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday March 21
Convinced Movie
6:00 p.m. –8:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m. CCD Class
Thursday March 22
Girl Scout Troop 30320
Church Basement 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday March 23
Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m.
Saturday March 24
Food Pantry Distribution 9:00-11:00 a.m. Church Basement
Saturday, March 17
5:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 18 8:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m. Eleanor Klosek Requested by the Family
Monday, March 19 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 20 8:00 a.m. People of St. Patr ick Wednesday, March 21 8:00 a.m.
Saturday, March 24
5:00 p.m. Sharon Alex
Requested by The Campbell Family
Sunday, March 25 Palm Sunday
8:00 a.m.
10:15 a.m. Ecumenical Blessing of Palms in front of Churches
* From November to April, in the event of
school delays or cancellations due to weather
conditions, Mass will not be held on that day.*
March 11, 2018
Weekly Collection
Higher Utilities $ 616.00 Church in Latin America $ 15.00
Good Friday $ 35.00
Easter Flowers $ 276.00
Catholic Home Missions $ 15.00
Catholic University $ 15.00
Catholic Relief $ 20.00
Weekly $ 4,091.00 Total Weekly Collection $ 5,083.00
Important Notice
The Vigil (Saturday) Mass will be at
5:00 p.m. until further notice.
Peace begins with a smile.
-Mother Teresa
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 18, 2018
Irish Soda Bread Fundraiser
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Our high school students who are going on the Young Neighbors in Action
Mission Trip and the Steubenville East Catholic Youth Conference this summer are baking Irish soda
bread to sell after Masses on the weekend of and March 17/18. Please stop by and support their
fundraising efforts. Thank you!
Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
How does Christ love? What is this love that moves Our Lord in such a way that he willing lays
down his life for the salvation of the world, especially when some would rather have nothing to do with
him? The Greek’s had many words for love: Phila – A love of friendship (hence Philadelphia – the city
of Brotherly Love), Eros – the romantic and passionate love described from the Greek language by Pope
Benedict in his teaching encyclical Deus Caritas Est (God is Love), as “that love between man and
woman which is neither planned nor willed, but somehow imposes itself upon human beings.” (DCE, 3).
Finally, there is the word Agape-: “this word expresses the experience of a love which involves a
real discovery of the other, moving beyond the selfish character that prevailed earlier. Love now becomes
concern and care for the other. No longer is it self-seeking, a sinking in the intoxication of happiness;
instead it seeks the good of the beloved: it becomes renunciation and it is ready, and even willing, for
sacrifice.” (DCE, 6). As we read this, we should see that love of Christ: willing to sacrifice for the good
of beloved. Like all things, these aspects of love are meant to inform one another and draw us into the
mystery and depths of authentic love that comes from God, who is love (1 Jn 4:16). Even more so, we are
called to love not only God in this manner, but our neighbor with this same sacrificial love in service of
others.
In this Lenten Season, we are called examine our own lives and to continue our journey toward
living such a love; to love as Christ loves in all aspects of our lives. Let us never be afraid of the demands
and depth of such love that truly leads us to fulfillment.
God Bless,
Fr. Jim
5th Sunday of Lent “I will be their God and they shall be my people.” (Jeremiah 31:33) What does it mean to be God’s
people? It means we recognize that everything we have and everything we are belongs to God. We aren’t
“owners” of anything, we are merely “stewards” of the gifts God has given us. It means we are willing to
use our gifts and our lives to care for our neighbors and the world, just as God cares for us.
March 18, 2018 — Fifth Sunday of Lent
JER 31: 31-34; PS 51: 3-4, 12-15; HEB 5: 7-
9; JN 12: 20-33
Easter Sunday is but two weeks away (April 1). In
our First Reading from the prophet Jeremiah, we hear
God tell us, “I will forgive their evildoing and
remember their sin no more.” To affirm that
forgiveness, St. Paul has this to say in the Second
Reading: “He (Jesus) became the source of eternal
salvation for all who obey him.” There is a
connection between these two statements which
present forgiveness as the way to salvation.
The Lenten season is one of penance, reflection,
prayer, almsgiving, and fasting, perhaps even in that
order, so we can better prepare ourselves for Easter
Sunday and beyond. Lent reminds us that God is
gracious and merciful. God’s divine mercy is a
central theme of Lent.
One might say that the priceless gift of God’s mercy
is highlighted and celebrated in the Church in the
Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession). That
should be a key part of our Lenten journey. As
mentioned only two weeks remain on that journey so
getting to reconciliation is important if we have not
done so already.
Sacramental confession allows God’s loving mercy
and His grace-filled absolution to be confirmed to us
through a priest. God sees us with love, mercy, and
an abundance of forgiveness. Christ, through the
priest, helps us to let go of anything that gets in the
way of our relationship to God. St. Isidore wrote,
“Confession heals, confession justifies, confession
grants pardon of sin. All hope consists in confession.
In confession there is a chance for mercy.”
Rutland Food Pantry Distributions
March Saturday, March 24, 2018 9:00—11:00 a.m.
April Thursday, April 12, 2018 6:00—7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 28, 2018 9:00—11:00 a.m.
May Thursday, May 10, 2018 6:00—7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 26, 2018 9:00—11:00 a.m.
Food Pantry Wish List
Soup: Hearty and regular
Vegetables: Boxed and Canned potatoes
• No other vegetables are needed
Cereal: Hot and Cold (Low Sugar also needed)
Juice: Bottled Juice and juice boxes
Snacks: Cookies, fruit bars or any snacks for
kids
Coffee & Tea (Decaf and Regular)
Rice: Rice Pilaf, Chicken & Beef Flavored
Pasta Sauce: Family size jars and cans
Canned Meat: Chicken, Ham, and
Tuna (LOW SALT is also needed)
NOTE: Please do not leave household items,
electronics or toys at St. Patrick’s. We do not
have the space to store these items or to offer
these items.
Also at this time, we are not accepting any
clothing, as we recently had an influx of
donations and do not have any space available for
more clothes.
We gladly accept food that HAS NOT
EXPIRED—as we cannot give out anything that
has expired
2017 TAX STATEMENTS If you wish for a statement of your yearly contributions to St. Patrick Parish for taxes for the 2017 year please call the Parish Center at 508-886-4984 and leave a message with your Name or email arw@stpatricksrutland.org and we will be happy to mail a statement out to you promptly.
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