Serving the People of Rutland, Oakham and Hubbardston

May 3, 2020

258 Main St. Rutland, Massachusetts - Website: stpatricksrutland.org

St. Patrick Parish Parish Center: 9 Pommogussett Rd. 508-886-4984 FAX 508-886-2897 Rev. James Boland, Pastor 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: bstidsen51@gmail.com

Denise A. Skrocki, Office Manager Office Hours for email and phone service only: 9:00 –2:00 Monday-Thursday

E-Mail: das@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

PUBLIC EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS Are Suspended Until Further Notice

You may view “Live streaming” Masses on Facebook: Search for St. Patrick Parish, Rutland

Saturday Live Streaming 11:00 am Sunday Live Streaming 9:30 am

Weekday Live Streaming Mass Monday through Thursday at 8:00 am

Baptism: Parents please email the Parish Office to arrange for instructions and Baptismal date.

Marriage: Couples planning marriage, contact the Pastor at least one year in advance. Participation in a Marriage Preparation Program is expected. Reconciliation: Saturday Drive Up 3:30-5:00 pm, will resume on May 2nd. Home & Hospital Visitation: Please notify us if you know of someone who is ill or homebound. New Parishioners: Welcome! We hope that you will become an active part of our parish family. Please introduce yourselves at your first opportunity, or call 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

PROTECTING OUR YOUTH AND CHILDREN

If you or someone you know has been sexually abused by a priest, religious or lay person working for the Church, and you want to share feelings of hurt or betrayal, call Judith Audette, Victim Services Coordinator, Office of Healing and Prevention, 508-929-4363 (direct, confidential line).

Handicap accessibility by the elevator entrance on the left driveway side of the Church building.

4th SUNDAY OF EASTER

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

In verdant pastures He gives me repose; beside restful waters He leads me;

He refreshes my soul.

We thank you for the unique gifts you have given us to foster your kingdom here on earth.

always placing you at the center of our lives.

Open our hearts to realize we are blessed and

entrusted to us, to share our time, our talent

Psalm 23

St. Patrick’s Parish Rutland, MA

What is the status of Mass Intentions

that have already been scheduled? All Mass intentions will be offered by Fr. Jim

during one of the Live Streamed Masses. If you would like to reschedule your intention for a

future Mass when Public Masses resume, please call the Parish Office.

* Person is living

Saturday, May 2: Live Streaming Mass

11:00 am *Our Fir st Communion Students and

their Families who’s sacrament is

delayed due to Covid 19

Sunday, May 3: Live Streaming Mass

9:30 am Doris Allen

Requested by Lynn & Billy Monday, May 4: Live Streaming Mass

8:00 am Sally Smith

Requested by Anne Weagle

Tuesday, May 5: Live Streaming Mass

8:00 am Joseph Kaminski, 15th Anniversary

Requested by the Stidsen Family

Wednesday, May 6: Live Streaming Mass

8:00 am Patr icia Nickerson

Requested by Carol Gribbons

Thursday, May 7: Live Streaming Mass

8:00 am Virginia Ponte

Requested by Sr. Hilda Ponte

Saturday, May 9: Live Streaming Mass

11:00 am

Sunday, May 10: Live Streaming Mass

9:30 am Scotty Bies, 4th Anniversary

Requested by the Cove Family

Papal Tweet At times in life we distance ourselves from

the Lord and lose the freshness of the first call. Let us ask for the grace to always go back to that first encounter, in which He looked at us,

spoke to us, and placed in us the desire to follow Him.

Weekly Schedule Sunday May 3

9:30 am Live Stream Mass on Facebook 11:00 am Live Stream Rosary & Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Facebook

Monday May 4

8:00 am Live Stream Mass on Facebook

Tuesday May 5

8:00 am Live Stream Mass on Facebook

Wednesday May 6

8:00 am Live Stream Mass on Facebook

Thursday May 7

8:00 am Live Stream Mass on Facebook

Friday May 8

Saturday May 9

11:00 am Live Stream Mass on Facebook 3:30 - 5:00 pm Drive-Up Confessions, Lower Parking Lot behind Parish Center

May 9th: Beer, Brats and Blessings, POSTPONED

Watch the bulletin for the new date.

May 18th: Adoration & Benediction, TENTATIVE 8:30 am - 6:00 pm. May be modified to Live

Streamed Holy Hour depending on status of Covid19

restrictions.

Mark Your Calendars

Mailed in/Electronic Collections

April 19 April 26

Higher Utilities $ 95.00 $ 170.00 Easter Flowers $ 10.00 Easter Offering $ 280.00 $ 220.00 Mother’s Day $ 35.00 Electronic Giving $ 1,711.26 $ 1,353.96 Weekly Offering $ 1,640.00 $ 2,590.00

$ 3,726.26 $ 4,378.96

Holy Land Good Friday $ 55.00 $ 95.00

We are grateful to all who have been able to mail in their weekly offering or make use of on-line giving during this time. It is a great help to us. Thank you!

TABERNACLE LAMP

Joseph Kaminski

May 3 - May 9, 2020

Fourth Sunday of Easter May 3, 2020

A Message from the Pastor... Dear Friends,

It’s been an interesting two weeks. To be on quarantine and into a situation where noth-ing is assured is both a new and not-so-new experience all at once.

It is new in the sense that being quarantined due to an illness coming, to be homebound, has truly been humbling. To be gifted with health, through the grace of God poured out by the many prayers offered up for us all, has brought more focus on what truly matters; understanding that there are very important things that must come to the forefront as we move forward.

It is at the same time a not-so-new experience in that this is not the first time that something has arisen where there were many elements that one couldn’t control. When this all occurred, while reaching out to ask for prayers from so many in our community, the same could be said from the Heavenly Court of Saints. Perhaps the greatest intercessor, as I’m sure won’t be surprising, was our Blessed Mother – turning to her in the Rosary and asking her prayerful intercession before her Son in the Holy Trinity. As it turns out, it seems that idea is going around.

On April 23rd, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement that on May 1st, all Bishops of the United States and Canada would join in entrusting the entire country to the care of the Blessed Mother. In the April 23rd press release, the USCCB describes the national consecration.

Through a collective dedication or entrustment of a nation to Mary, an act of consecration is meant to be a reminder to the faithful of the Blessed Mother’s witness to the Gospel and to ask for her effective intercession before her Son on behalf of those in need. Bishop John Carroll of Baltimore, the first bishop of the United States, promoted devotion to Mary, the Mother of God, and placed the United States under her protection in a pastoral letter of 1792. The twenty-one bishops attending the Sixth Provincial Council of Baltimore in 1846 determined to name the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of the Immaculate Conception, as the Patroness of the United States, and Pope Pius XI approved this decision the following year. More recently, the dedication of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. in 1959 was the opportunity for the bishops to once again consecrate the nation to the Blessed Mother. Several popes have likewise consecrated the world to Mary on various occasions

Bishop McManus had consecrated our diocese once more to the care of Our Lady on March 25th, asking for her maternal protection in this time. The Bishop will now join his fellow Bishops in this consecration through celebrating a 9 am Mass on May 1st at the cathedral, in union with Bishops doing the same things around the country.

I will provide more information about ways we can participate in this soon. For now, continue to pray for our country and the world at large. There is much that needs to be tended to as we go forward. Once more, thank you all for your continued prayers – that God gave the gift of health to us – and please know all of us effected con-tinue to pray for you all each day.

God Bless, Fr. Jim

2020-2021 Religious Education Registration

Religious Education registration for 2020-2021 year will be done via e-mail this year. Pre-filled registration forms will be e-mailed to each family and then can be returned to St. Patrick’s via mail or dropped off. As in past years, requests for specific days/times will be filled as registrations are received and based on teacher availability.

Registration fees are as follows based on grade level for 2020-2021 school year.

Grade 2 and High School age - $125 per student Grade 1 and Grades 3-8 - $100 per student

We are offering a $25 per student early registration discount for those families that register by August 1, 2020. We do realize there may be financial difficulties at this time, however we are asking that you please send in the registration form as soon as possible and payment may be deferred to a later date. This will help us to plan for next year. Thank you. We continue to pray for your health and safety.

Rutland Food Pantry

Many of our friends have been asking how to make a cash donation to the Food Pantry. Donations may be sent to:

Rutland Food Pantry c/o St Patrick Parish P.O. Box 939 Rutland MA 01543

Be assured that any donation received is greatly appreciated.

We are working with local suppliers to get exactly what we need to fill our shelves. Due to an over-abundance of caution for the safety of our volunteers, we would prefer any food donations be dropped off at St Patrick’s Church ONLY.

From the volunteers and staff of the Rutland Food Pantry, we wish you and your loved ones all the Blessings and Joy of this Holy Easter Season.

Distribution Dates

Date Time

May

Thursday, May 07, 2020 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Saturday, May 23, 2020 9:00 - 11:00 AM

June

Thursday, June 11, 2020 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Saturday, June 27, 2020 9:00 - 11:00 AM

St. Catherine of Siena (1347 - 1380) Virgin & Doctor of the Church Feast Day - April 29th

St. Catherine is one of two women declared to be Doctors of the Church in 1970, shared with St. Teresa of Avila (1515 - 1582). In 1997, St. Térèse of Lisieux (1873 - 1897) was honored as Doctor of the Church and in 2012, St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179) was honored as the fourth woman among the Doctors of the Church.

Thank you to all our parish family

who prayed for our continued health

and wellbeing, offered and gave assistance,

offered and/or provided meals, and all the acts of kindness that everyone showed us

while we were in Covid 19 quarantine.

We are forever grateful. May God Bless You!!!

Fr. Jim, Pat Martin, Denise Skrocki

Fourth Sunday in Easter Readings

First Reading: ACTS 2:14A, 36-41 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed:

“Let the whole house of Israel know for certain that God has made both

Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they asked Peter and the other apostles, “What are we to do, my brothers?” Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call.” He testified with many other arguments, and was exhort-ing them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand per-sons were added that day.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 23:1-3A,3B4,5,6

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose; beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul.

He guides me in right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side. With your rod and your staff that give me courage.

You spread the table before me in the sight of my foes; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for years to come.

Second Reading: 1 Peter 2:20B-25 Beloved: If you are patient when you suffer for doing what is good,

this is a grace before God. For to this you have been called, because

Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should

follow in his footsteps. He committed no sin, and no deceit was found

in his mouth.

When he was insulted, he returned no insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten; instead, he handed himself over to the one who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body upon the cross, so that, free from sin, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

Alleluia: JN 10:14 Alleluia! Alleluia!

I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and mine know me.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Gospel: JN 10:1-10 Jesus said: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a

sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a

robber. But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the

sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice,

as the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the

sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. But they will not

follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not

recognize the voice of strangers.” Although Jesus used this figure of

speech, the Pharisees did not realize what he was trying to tell them.

So Jesus said again, “Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.”