Saint Peter Parish

39 Church Ave., P.O. Box 446 Northbridge, MA 01534

Rev. Thomas G. Landry

Pastor

Quat Van Tran (Vincent)

Deacon

Leeann Hansson, YOUTH MINISTER

& LIFETEEN COORDINATOR

stplifeteen@charter.net

Patty Corkum, CCD COORDINATOR

Grades Pre K through 4

Stpeters.loreto@gmail.com

Religious Education Office

(508) 234-6355

Rectory Phone (508) 234-2156

FAX: (508) 266-0447

Email:

parishoffice@stpeterrockdale.org

Website: www.stpeterrockdale.org

PARISH OFFICE HOURS:

Monday through Friday

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Elaine Nowlan Parish Secretary

Christine Fung-a-Fat Administrative

Assistant

SCHEDULE OF LITURGIES:

Saturday 4:30 PM

Sunday 8:30 and 11:00 AM

Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday 3:30 PM

Wednesday 8:45AM

Anytime by request.

BAPTISMS: Please call the rectory to

meet with a member of the baptismal

team.

MARRIAGES:

Please call the rectory at least twelve

months in advance to begin required

marriage preparation.

PARISH COUNCIL:

Barbara Ramian,

Audra Gaul, Pete Sabourin, George

Murray,

Jeff Roy, Luke Williams, Karen Lemoine

FINANCE COMMITTEE:

Homer Rajotte Thomas Heney

Jeffrey Thibeault George Murray

James Archibald-ex officio

BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY:

Elaine Nowlan 508-234-2156

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY:

Grace Sawyer 508-278-7276

SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY:

Please call: Rectory: 234-2156;

Peter Sabourin 508-266-1033

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY:

Grace Sawyer 508-278-7276

MUSIC MINISTRY:

Richard White 508-835-4380

Leeann Hansson and Bill Corkum

508-864-5127

Marie Chabot 508-234-2156

ST. PETER PARISH NORTHBRIDGE, MA

SATURDAY December 29th

4:30PM Kathy Reed 13th anniversary by her family

SUNDAY December 30th

8:30AM Isabel Sheehan by her family

11:00AM Annie Whitcomb by the Lavallee’s

MONDAY December 31st

4:00PM Vigil of Mary, the Holy Mother of God

TUESDAY January 1st

9:00AM Mary, the Holy Mother of God

WEDNESDAY January 2nd

8:00AM Parish Family

THURSDAY January 3rd

8:00AM For all the Holy Souls in Purgatory

by the Helpers of the Holy Souls

SATURDAY January 5th

4:30PM Raymond Renault by his wife Mary

SUNDAY January 6th

8:30AM Frank & Irene Smigielski by the family

11:00AM Annie May Whitcomb by her husband Edward

Please keep these people in

your prayers:

David Patnode, Rhonda Lavallee, Ann Marie

Legassey, Sharron Grocki,

Linda Chipman, Jeannine Patnode, Eric Lambert,

Donna Labrie, and all those in our parish book of

prayers.

Prayer for the sick

Father, God, we pray for all those who are facing sick-

ness in their bodies. We ask that you would restore

their health, soothe their pain, and ease their worry.

Give them your peace and comfort as they wait.

In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen

Parish Support

Numbers are not available at the time of this

printing. Will be published in next week's bulle-

tin.

There will be a second collection next weekend

for the Catholic University of America.

Holy Days Mass

Schedule

December 31st Mary, the

Holy Mother of God

Mass at 4:00pm

January 1st 9am Mary, the

Holy Mother of God Mass at 9:00am

March for Life Washington, DC

Please join us for the Diocese of Worcester’s bus trip

to the 46th annual March for Life in Washington, DC.

Buses will leave on Thursday January 17th after the

7:30pm Mass at St. Paul’s Cathedral, travel to Wash-

ington for the march for life on January 18th, followed

by the return trip to Worcester. Cost is $80.00 per

seat for registrations postmarked by December 31st

and $95.00 thereafter.

For more information, and to download registration

forms, visit www.worcesterdiocese.org/respect-life.

Can’t make it this year but want to help? Consider

making a donation that will help defray expenses for

our students who want to attend but might otherwise

find it difficult to do so. Thank you.

THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH DECEMBER 30, 2018

A Note from

Fr. Tom

As we gather this week-

end, we celebrate the Feast of

the Holy Family. As we will gather

in the days following, we will cele-

brate the great Solemnity of Mary,

the Mother of God. To be aware of these great myster-

ies is a gift of faith and a privilege. To be called to cele-

brate these feasts as Church and to weave their mean-

ing into our own lives is a gift of faith and our mission in

this world.

In the 2

nd

Chapter of Luke we read this weekend:

“Son, why have you done this to us?

Your father and I have been looking for you

with great anxiety.” And he said to them,

“Why were you looking for me?

Did you not know that I must be

in my Father’s house?”

In our families first, but then also in the various

settings that constitute our communities of edu-

cation, work, play, service, and personal development

our faith enables us to find strength in this interplay of

concern and expectation with both apparent realities

and the deeper realities that come from God and lead

us to God.

As we will celebrate Mary’s great Feast on the

Octave of Christmas, we will read again from Luke 2:

“And Mary kept all these things,

reflecting on them in her heart.”

This time of year is a time for profound grati-

tude. It is also a time of deep reflection and of renew-

ing commitments. The latter is often mentioned casu-

ally or half-heartedly by reference to New Year’s resolu-

tions. There is a gratitude in my mind and heart for all

of you who are St. Peter’s Parish community that is

easy to keep and reflect on in my heart, if challenging

to speak and live. We pray and worship together, seek

to develop, strengthen and share our faith with each

other, and we move out into the community at times of

individual or shared, Gospel-based and Gospel- driven

ministries of service. We steward the many gifts with

which our community has been blessed. In the name of

those whose lives you bless, and certainly in my own,

thank you. Like Mary, I hope that this time will be an

occasion for “reflecting on all these things in our

hearts,” not just as cherished memory but as a renewed

and renewing force by God’s grace!

Fr. Tom

Christmas Eve

Luminaries

Thank you everyone

who purchased a lumi-

nary in memory of their

loved ones for the Christmas eve Mass. It was won-

derful to remember all of our loved ones in such a

special and beautiful way. The luminaries all lit up

looked so pretty in the windows of the church that

night.

Thank you once again for supporting our youth mis-

sions. We truly appreciate all you do for us.

We love having you as part of our

flock!

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LIfeteen: There was no lifenight this past Sunday

due to the Christmas holiday. There will not be a lifenight

this weekend due to the New Year holiday. We will meet

again on January 6th.

We will begin our annual parents series this year on Febru-

ary 24th. The series is called Altarations. We are really

looking forward to seeing all the parents when we being the

5 week series.

Our Chef of the week on Jan 6th is the Corkum’s

Edge: We will not be having an edge night this week

or next due the New year’s holidays. We hope all of our

families had a blessed Christmas. Happy new year to all of

you! We will see you all again on January 8th.

Loreto: At our January Gathering Day we will

begin our learning about the Mass and understanding all

that happens when we are there.

The children are collecting snacks for the elementary

schools food closets for children who attend school without

a snack or a lunch. If you would like help the children with

their Little Disciples Community Service Project, these are

the items that the school is in need of: Fruit snack Packs,

Crackers, Original Chips Ahoy, Original Vanilla Wafers,

Original Oreos, Pirates Booty, Rice Krispy Treats, Gold

Fish, Fruit cups, Chips, granola bars. Thank you!!

Religious Education &

Youth Ministry

Everyday Stewardship

Do you practice good stewardship with your family?

Stewardship is about more than offerings to a church or

charity. It is about continually giving of ourselves in a

way that gives glory to God.

Sharing our gifts with those in our immediate family hon-

ors God and is evidence of your gratitude for these peo-

ple in your life.

How can we effectively accomplish this? One way is to

reflect on how the 6 characteristics of an Everyday Stew-

ard are present in our family relationships. Are we mind-

ful when we are with our family members? Do we focus

on them and their needs rather than our phone or TV?

Do we hold up our family in prayer? Their concerns

should be our concerns. Do we find ways to show how

grateful we are for having them in our lives?

Dec 31st Mary Mother of God Mass 4pm

Jan 1st Mary Mother of God Mass 9am

Jan 3rd Mission: Paint 6:30pm Hall

Jan 6th Loreto Gathering Day 9:30am Hall

Jan 6th Life Night Hall 6:00pm

Jan 8th Edge Night 6:30pm—hall

Jan 11th Girls only night 6-8pm hall

Jan 13th 1st Communion classes begin 9:30am

Jan 19th Pasta Dinner 5:30pm Hall

Jan 20th Rock a thon for Haiti Noon to midnight

Jan 25-26th Cub scout pine wood derby—Hall

Mission Trip dinners be-

gin in January! Mark

your calendar now for

our

January 19th Pasta

Dinner.

Tickets go on sale

January 5th

MISSION:PAINT

Join us for our first Mission:Paint of the new year!

Thursday January 3, 2019

We will be doing a picture of birch trees similar

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$25.00 per person, all the supplies provided

with step by step instructions.

Snacks and beverages will be served.

Reserve a seat for you and your friends at all

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