October 27th, 2019| Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time | (942)

85 Main Street / Ashburnham, Massachusetts 01430

Saint Denis Parish

LORD’S DAY MASSES Saturday — 4:30 pm

Sunday — 8:00 & 10:30 am

DAILY MASSES

Monday — Wednesday 9:00 am

RECONCILIATION

Saturday 3:30 — 4:00 pm

or by appointment

OFFICE HOURS

Monday — Thursday

10:00 - 3:00pm.

Office 24/7 available

on website:

www.saintdenisashburnham.com

Bulletin requests, Prayer requests

Mass Intentions, Event Tickets

Calendar requests, Join Parish

PRIEST ADMINISTRATOR Fr. Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa

Fatherochoa@gmail.com

DEACON Deacon Richard DesJardins

978-343-6367

SECRETARY/OFFICE Andrew W. Gage

StDenis@comcast.net

978-827-5806

RELIGIOUS ED. OFFICE Administrator of Rel ED

Kimberly Brown

978-827–4892

StDenisRE@comcast.net

SAINT VINCENT de PAUL

978-790-1923

BAPTISMS Deacon Richard DesJardins

978-343-6367

NOTIFY THE RECTORY 978-827-5806

Visitation of the sick & elderly

Weddings, Funerals,

Pastoral Care,Etc.

St Denis Cemetery Kelton Rd

Ashburnham, MA 01430

978-827-5806

https://saintdenisashburnham.org/cemetery

www.SaintDenisAshburnham.com

Join Flock Notes: Text “StDenis85” to 84576

Join Formed https://formed.org Use Code 6DF8JG

Mark 9:37 Happy

All Hallow’s Eve

November 1st All Saints Day (Holy Day)

Masses 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM

November 2nd All Souls Day

Please remember to pray for all Souls

Next Week: November 3rd, 2019|The 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time | Wisdom 11: 22-12:2, 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2, Luke 19: 1-10

Sat 10/26 4:30 pm Rev. Ronald E. Debitetto

May his soul and the souls of all the

faithful departed rest in peace.

Sun 10/27 8:00 am Francis Caisse

By John Olivari & Mark St. Laurent

10:30 am Liz Farrell in Loving Memory

By Gene Farrell

Sat 11/2 4:30 pm Joe Beard

By The Murphy Family

Sun 11/3 8:00 am Francis Caisse

By Bernard & Marie St. Laurent

10:30 am Rev. Ronald E. Debitetto

May his soul and the souls of all the

faithful departed rest in peace.

Fall Cemetery Clean up

Saturday, Nov. 9th, 8:00 am

till Noon

Please bring rakes & leaf blowers. All are welcome!

Veteran’s Day Nov 11th at 10:00 AM

St Denis Cemetery

We will have a dedication and blessing of our new prayer garden at our

cemetery. Some of our veterans will attend. All are welcome! K of C plan

on providing a wreath in honor of the vets who died in service to

our country.

Review Meeting!

October 27th

12:00 Noon

Review of the Bazaar

Meeting. All booth heads are requested to attend to discuss what

worked, what did not and what we plan to do next year! We will meet at

Fr Lacy Hall.

Decorating Ministry meeting at Father

Lacey Hall 10/29 @ 6:30 p.m. Please join

us if you are interested in becoming part

of this Ministry. Please contact Celeste at

cbourgault@msn.com or 978-870-8547.

ALL HALLOW'S EVE

Everybody knows the secu-

lar holiday of Halloween.

But not everybody knows

that it derives from a Holy

Day of obligation, All

Saints' Day on Nov. 1st.

The root word of Halloween - ''hallow'' - means ''holy.''

The suffix "een" is an abbreviation of "evening." It

refers to the Eve of All Hallows, the night before the

Christian Holy Day that honors saintly people. The

Church celebrates holy men and women throughout the

year on various saints' days.

The Solemnity of All Saints is when the Church honors

every saint: those officially known and honored on the

Church calendar, and saints known "only to God" in

their humility of their service in remote places around

the world unknown to most. This concept is similar to

the American holidays of Veterans Day or Presidents

Day, on which a group of people is honored. A more

familiar parallel is the Tomb/monument of the Un-

known Soldiers dedicated to deceased U.S. service

members whose remains have not been identified.

While we have information about many saints, and we

honor them on specific days, there are many unknown

or unsung saints, who may have been forgotten, or

never been explicitly honored. On All Saints Day, we

celebrate these holy individuals and ask for their pray-

ers and intercessions.

On the other hand, the origins of "dark Halloween ritu-

als" are Celtic in tradition and have to do with observ-

ing the end of summer sacrifices to gods in Druidic

tradition. Most of our Halloween practices can be

traced back to these old pagans (dark) rites and super-

stitions. Unfortunately, in today's Western culture, it is

"nearly impossible to avoid Halloween" due to so

much consumerism and retail spending.

If you have decided to allow your children to dress up,

wear more "innocent" costumes of pumpkins, princess-

es, angels, saints, etc.

Finally, know that there is a spiritual world filled with

goodness from God and evil from Satan (Ephesians 2:1

-10); life with Christ has power over darkness (1 John

4:4). We are children of light, therefore may every

decoration or any costume resembles the Kingdom of

Heaven but not "darkness."

Fr. Memo

Sat 10/26 3:30 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:15 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet 4:30 pm Saturday Mass Sun 10/27 8:00 am Sunday Mass 10:30 am Sunday Mass 12:00 pm Bazaar Review Meeting (Hall) Mon 10/28 9:00 am Daily Mass Tues 10/29 9:00 am Daily Mass Wed 10/30 9:00 am Daily Mass 9:30 am Ladies Spiritual Enrichment Group Thur 10/31 7:00 pm Kerygma Prayer/Bible Study Fri 11/1 9:00 am All Saint’s Day (Holy Day) 7:00 am All Saint’s Day (Holy Day) Sat 11/2 3:30 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:15 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet 4:30 pm Saturday Mass Sun 11/3 8:00 am Sunday Mass 10:30 am Sunday Mass

Special Highlights | Upcoming Events | RE Schedule| Offertory Update

Sun 10/27 8:00 am Reconciliation Prep

Mon 10/28 3:00 pm CCD Grades 3-5

6:30 pm CCD Grades 6-8

Tues 10/29 3:00 pm CGS Classes

3:00 pm CCD Grades K - 2

Sun 11/3 6:00 pm Grade 9 Classes

Mon 11/4 3:00 pm CCD Grades 3-5

6:30 pm CCD Grades 6-8

Let us honor God with our first fruits rather than the leftovers.

10/20/19 Sunday Offertory: $ 2,181.00 Parish Needs: $ 125.00 Donation to Cemetery $ 35.00 10/20/19 Online Donations: $ 335.00 Diocese World Missions $ 489.00

Thank you for your generous support of the parish. Your weekly financial support enables Saint Denis to

provide for the needs of our parish.

We are united in prayers as parish community for the

eternal rest of:

+Francis A. Caisse (funeral mass 10/18/19)

+Meghan M. (Dumont) Bray (Funeral Mass 10/25/19)

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God,

rest in peace. Amen.

Thank you to everyone who helped

make the Ham & Bean Supper a

success! It was a wonderful night with

delicious food and great fellowship.

We made a profit of $910, which will help us keep

Formed.org as a resource for all our parishioners to

enjoy.

Membership Drive for Knights of Columbus

November 2nd & 3rd

We will be signing up men of the parish to co-ordinate

helping in the parish and assisting with the needs in

our community. It is an easy way to help. As a member

of the knights, all work is voluntary, so you can pick

and choose to help where you can help best. You will get

to meet your fellow parishioners and develop friendships

and fraternity. It is what being Catholic is all about!

Sponsored by

Council #15972

Knights

Of Columbus

In service to One, in service to all

Thank you From The Director of

Homeless Services

The one constant I have as a homeless outreach

worker for Our Father's House is knowing that every

camp I go to I have something tangible to offer a

backpack loaded with gear specially designed for their

needs. The backpacks donated by the people of St. Denis

parish have been more than just a bag with stuff in it,

they have saved lives.

It’s obvious that every item has been chosen with care

and consideration for the people in need: a warm

sweatshirt, new socks, a toothbrush and deodorant, a

granola bar or crackers and tuna.

All things that you or I might take for granted, but for

those less fortunate, this bag is often the only gift they

have received that doesn’t come with expectations. I gave

our last three backpacks out just this week. Two in the

same day, to a couple who were staying outside, under a

bridge. Since this engagement, they both accepted the

offer of a shelter bed and still use the backpacks for the

daily travel.

The other bag was given to a disabled man I have been

trying for a while to build a relationship with. The

backpack sealed the deal and he too accepted shelter.

Kevin MacLean,

Director of Homeless Services

Our Father’s House, Inc.