May 8, 2016

Seventh Sunday of Easter

CHURCH OF SAINT PAUL

HAMILTON/WENHAM

Eucharistic Adoration Every Saturday beginning with the Men’s Group at

7:30 am and continuing until 3:00 pm in the chapel.

Sacraments Baptism:

Usually the second Sunday of the month at 11:30 am.

An instruction for parents and sponsors is held usually the

First Friday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Church Hall.

Contact the Rectory to make arrangements.

Confession: Saturday from 3:45 – 4:15 pm in the

Penance Room with special times during Advent and Lent.

Marriage : Contact the Rectory to receive information.

A preparation period of at least six months must be allowed.

Couples are required to attend a Marriage Preparation

Program during this time.

Pastoral Visitation: The Eucharist and the Anointing of the Sick

can be brought to our parishioners confined to their homes.

Also, a friendship visit can be made to parishioners.

Kindly contact the Rectory.

Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life: If you feel called to consider a vocation to the priesthood or

religious life, please speak to the pastor. You are invited to see the

Archdiocesan website: www.bostoncatholic.org.

We are all asked to support and pray for vocations.

Wills and Bequests: They have been very helpful to

Saint Paul’s Parish over the years and we hope they will continue

to assist the parish in its good works now and in the future.

Kindly speak to the Pastor and/or Parish Office so that we may

answer any question and provide guidance.

50 Union Street Hamilton, MA 01982

978-468-2337

Website: www.churchofsaintpaul.net

Email: stpaulsparish@verizon.net

Fax: 978-468-6538

Pastor Reverend Michael Lawlor

Welcome to all new parishioners! Please introduce yourself after Mass or at the Office.

Weekend Assistant Reverend Dennis Dever

Music Director Joseph Cipoletta jppcip@msn.com

Parish Secretary

Lucy Cronan

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (978) 468-3617

P.R.E.P Grades 1 - 5 Jeanne Abbott jeanne.abbott@verizon.net

S.P.Y.M Grades 6 – 10 Jackie Martin spym.notes@gmail.com

Religious Education Offices are located in the Parish Hall.

There is an elevator for handicapped access

to the church located in the rear of the building.

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Saturday 4:30 pm

Sunday 8:00 am, 10:15 am, 5:30 pm

Weekdays 9:00 am, except Thursdays

Mass Schedule Parish Offices

Mass Schedule

SAINT PAUL CHURCH HAMILTON / WENHAM

A Big Thank YOU

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The Church is Our Mother and Teacher

Dear Friends,

In our parishes the Month of May brings forth our Marion devotions, (i.e. May Procession and the recitation of the Rosary) among others. We honor and pray to Mary who is the Mother of the Church and our mother, too. We celebrate our First Communion Masses with our children who advance further in their faith formation through this sacrament of initiation…the Holy Eucharist. The Eucharist together with the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation, introduces us into full communion with the Church. On Mother’s Day, May 8, at Saint Paul’s we remember our mothers, living and deceased at each of the Masses.

There is a common thread as we honor Mary, celebrate with our children, and show gratitude and remembrance for our mothers. The one main theme is the Church, which Christ has given to us. Mary is Mother of the Church. Our children are initiated into the Church with their reception of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and it is our mothers, together with our fathers, who first bring us to the Church. In thanking our mothers this month, we should be ever grateful for the true nurturing in the faith they gave us. It is a gift, which used correctly, will bear rich dividends for eternity.

Pope St. John XXIII wrote an encyclical letter entitled, Mater et Magister (Mother and Teacher). These are beautiful and significant titles, which tell us of the importance of the Church in the life of a Christian. Christ has given us a mother and teacher to nurture, feed, and guide us on our pilgrim journey to the kingdom of heaven. Later, Pope St. John Paul II gave us an apostolic letter entitled Christofideles Laici (Christ’s Faithful Lay People). This letter gives further development to our understanding of Church and our active involvement.

In each local parish and in the households that comprise each parish, true “communion” with Christ, Church, and one another exists. There is “communion” when we gather for Mass as consecrated sons and daughters of Jesus Christ through baptism. There is a “communion” with God through Jesus Christ and with all the saints when we gather to worship at Mass. We never want to forget all that God has done for us through his Son, Jesus Christ. We must always remember, thank, and beseech the Father with our intentions as we worship at Mass. By strengthening our friendship with God, we hope to “love tenderly, act justly, and walk humbly with God” (Micah 6.8). This is “communion” as we strive to deepen our bonds of charity with Him, our family and neighbor.

Christ’s Faithful Lay People reminds us that every Christian participates in the evangelical mission of the Church. How? Every person is called to holiness. This is concretely realized by your good example which you display in your home, parish, workplace, and community. The saving work of Christ continues through your witness. This is your unique vocation and what a beautiful vocation each member of the laity is called to render.

Our witness will only be as strong as our ties are to the Lord Jesus. May we appreciate the Church as mother and teacher. She bids us not to stand idle, but to live with a purpose and a passion here on earth. May together with Christ we seek eternal glory in fulfillment of God’s plan for us through our communion within His Church

Father Michael Lawlor Pastor

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

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MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, May 7 4:30: Deceased Family Members of

First Communicants

Sunday, May 8 8:00: Parishioners of St. Paul

10:15: Deceased Family Members of First Communicants

5:30: For All Mothers

Monday, May 9 9:00: Edith Burns

Tuesday, May 10 Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest

9:00: James Wilson

Wednesday, May 11 9:00: The Driscoll & Mulcahy Family

Friday, May 13 Our Lady of Fatima

9:00: Fr. Joseph LaRaia

Saturday, May 14 4:30: Parishioners of Saint Paul

Sunday, May 15 8:00: Audrey DiMilia

10:15: Carole LaMontagne

5:30: Antoinette Mazetta

If you would like to have a Mass

Intention for a deceased loved one,

please contact the parish office.

SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND Catholic Communication Campaign

This week’s second collection supports the Catholic Communication Campaign. CCC communicates the Gospel through various formats, including social media, podcasts, TV, radio, and print media. 50% of the collection will support this national programming. The other 50% of the collection will remain at the parish to support local communication efforts a, such as website technology and bulletins.

A Blessed Mother’s Day to all of

our mothers who through their

sacrificial love have done so much

for us and for our families.

~ Father Lawlor

Please keep these parishioners in your prayers throughout the

week:

Ruth Boulay Michelle Broderick

Jean Buckley Myles Burke

John Cronan

Marion Dempsey

Grace Ferreira Paul Ferreira Ben Hutchinson

Duane Johnson Sarah Johnson

Roger LaMontagne Eileen Malala

Tom Marcotte

Cecile Nickola Karla Pippins

Michael D. Ryus

Sharon Short Adriana Swanson

Jennifer Todd Kathleen Tuscano

Nancy Walsh

Tanner Watson

For our troops:

Adrian O’Neill

Greg Cohan

And for all our parishioners who are sick, for our homebound parishioners and those confined to nursing facilities and hospital, as well as, the sick and the suffering known only to God.

Mass Ministries for the Weekend of May 15

4:30 Mass

EMC: J. Kelleher Lector: J. Mahaney Altar Server: C. Monahan 8:00 Mass: EMC: D. Fraser, J. Nichols, J. O’Keefe Lector: A. Player-Smith, M. McGinness Altar Server: open 10:15 Mass: EMC: M. Maguire, K & P Monahan

Lector: G. Young, T. Zampell Altar Server: D & L Minogue

5:30 Mass: EMC: M. Passaretti Lector: S. Celata Altar Server: open

As you may have noticed, the churchofsaintpaul.net website has just had a makeover. The look and navigation of the site is new and information has been made more accessible. A number of pages are still in progress, but visit the site frequently as more content about our activities will become available. We hope you

will enjoy the site and find the information you are looking for. In addition, to communicate more effectively, we are updating our list of parishioner emails. To assist us, please send us an email with “My email” in the subject line to be sure we can notify you of what’s happening at St. Paul’s. Your information will not be shared.

New Website: www.

churchofsaintpaul.net

MAY 1, 2016

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2016 GRAND ANNUAL

● Our Grand Annual Appeal on behalf of St. Paul’s Parish is now underway.

● You support is so much appreciated and will assist your parish in the way Fr. Lawlor has described in his letter to parishioners.

● We are very appreciative for the level of support parishioners have provided and we hope you will renew your gift at this time.

● If you are in need of the Grand Annual envelopes, they are available at all doors of the church.

● Also, three convenient payment options are available and the option to electronically fund your payment through Parish Pay. Kindly contact Lucy Cronan in the Parish Office at 978-468-2337.

● Together let us make this year’s Grand Annual a great success for our Parish needs.

● Thank you

Eventual replacement of

two boilers

Restoration of stained glass

windows in the 1975

church addition.

Maintain and grow Emergency Fund

MAY 8, 2016

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This is an exciting time for our Second graders and their families. The children are

preparing for receiving The Eucharist for the very first. Time. Please pray for these

children and families in their preparation.

Our First Communicants

May the reception of the Holy Eucharist always

be a treasured gift of the Lord’s true presence.

Wyatt Arvanities Robert Bozarjian Margot Bryce Morris Chase Cann Lucia Carleo Luke Chapdelaine Caroline Ciriello Isla Cleveland Emily Collins Patrick Crockett Morgan DeJoy Logan DeSimone Patrick Driscoll Maddie Graber Cormac Heney Joshua Holden Teddy Kinch Conor Kolano Max Lanciani Philip Maestranzi Olivia Michaud Noella Miserandino Madison Novak Colby Ostrowski Clare O’Toole Joseph Purington Avonlea Radue Romie Randazzo Laura Sabo Adam Shea Jacoby Shea Emma Smith Marin Webster

At St. Paul‘s, we honor Our Lady with a May Crowning of our statues of Mary. This year our May Crowning will take place during the 10:15 Mass on Sunday, May 15th. The children of the Parish of all ages are invited to be a part of the procession. We will have the Children's Scripture homily at this 10:15 Mass and a reception with refreshments in the hall.

SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND: Seminarians Next week’s second collection supports the formation and training of seminarians in the

Archdiocese of Boston for future service as priests. We are blessed that many are responding to the call to serve as priests. Please be generous and support these seminarians on their

journey toward their ordination to the priesthood.

Adoration Of the Blessed Sacrament

Adorers are needed at all the hours from 11-3.

Please consider a period of time for our weekly prayer. What can you do? Join us as we pray weekly for :

• Vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life from the parish;

• Married couples of the parish; • Parishioners and their intentions.

St. Paul Chapel: Saturdays 8:30—3:00

Anytime you can give is most appreciated. Please join us anytime or any set time.

A Gentle Reminder to ParentsA Gentle Reminder to ParentsA Gentle Reminder to ParentsA Gentle Reminder to Parents

While at Saint Paul’s, children should never go to the restroom alone. We are happy that you feel so safe here, but please remember that we are in a building that is wide open and has multiple entrances. For the safety of our children, please do not allow them to wander unsupervised and please do not ever allow them to go to the restroom unaccompanied by a parent.

5th Annual

Senior Parishioner

Spring Luncheon

Tuesday, May 10

We invite our Senior Parishioners to a luncheon

in the Church Hall on Tuesday, May 10 at 12:00 noon.

We will begin with the sacramental anointing of our senior parishioners,

this will be followed by a luncheon.

After the luncheon, we will have a brief program of entertainment.

Caregivers are welcome.

There is no cost to attend, we only ask for an

RSVP, by calling Lucy at the rectory,

978-468-2337, in order to properly plan.

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