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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