St. Patrick Parish€” Fr. Slavko Barbaric O.F.M • Fasting invites the Holy Spirit in to heal...

Serving the People of Rutland, Oakham and Hubbardston March 4, 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: [email protected]

Deacon Pierre Gemme:


Deacon Brian Stidsen: E-MAIL: [email protected]

Mrs. Allison R. Winer, Office Manager Office Hours: 9 –2 Monday-Thursday Closed Friday


Directors of Religious Education:

Christine Mulry, Grades 1-5 508 886-2010


Jean Urbanowski, Grades 6-11 508 886-2010


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) 4:00 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 3:00 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 [email protected]

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

We are all called to live the joy that

comes from the encounter with Jesus, to

overcome our selfishness, and to move

beyond our comfort zone.

Sunday March 4

Fr. Jim Kerrigan

Parish Center

9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m. CCD Class

Monday March 5

4:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. CCD Class


Tuesday March 6

Scripture Study & Faith Sharing

After 8:00 am Mass


5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Confessions at Church

Symbolon / Catholicism 101 7:30 p.m. Parish Center

Wednesday March 7


Knights of Columbus Monthly Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Thursday March 8

Food Pantry Distribution

6:00-7:30 p.m. Church Basement

Friday March 9

Knight of Columbus Fish Bake 5:00-6:45 p.m.

Living Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 3 4:00 p.m. Mr . & Mrs. Raymond Beahn & Anthony Macaruso Requested by the Family

Sunday, March 4 8:00 a.m. Lucille Civilik Requested by the Family 10:30 a.m. Dominic Isernio Requested by his wife Nancy Second Grade Communion Rite/Concluding Rites

Monday, March 5 8:00 a.m. Richard Gagnon Requested by Maggie Tuesday, March 6 8:00 a.m. People of St. Patr ick Wednesday, March 7 8:00 a.m.

Saturday, March 10 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 11 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Russell Regnier 1st Anniver sary Requested by the Winer Family

* From November to April, in the event of

school delays or cancellations due to weather

conditions, Mass will not be held on that day.*

February 25, 2018 Weekly Collection

Higher Utilities $ 130.00 Catholic Home Mission $ 50.00

Church in Latin America $ 193.00

Easter Flowers $ 20.00

Weekly $ 3,439.00 Total Weekly Collection $ 3,832.00

TABERNACLE LAMP

Dominic Isernio

March 4, 2018— March 10, 2018

3rd Sunday of Lent “You shall not carve idols for yourselves in the shape of anything…” (Exodus

20:4) How many “gods” do you put before God? “Idols” do not always take the shape of physical things,

things we can touch and feel. Those are easy to recognize. Many times they take the form of things we

cannot touch and are much harder to spot like pride, power, ego, time, comfort or health.

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 4, 2018

Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,

Continuing on this Lenten Journey, we now look towards the second pillar of Lent: Fasting. Now

many may dismiss this call, but I go back to a principle I’ve heard articulated many times: If you can’t say

No, your Yes means nothing. Now, the exact source of this is hard to pin down, as trying to track down the

original author isn’t easy. However, it is very similar to our Lord’s Words in Matthew 5:37: “Let your ‘Yes’

mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ Anything more is from the evil one.”

What does all of this have to do with fasting? Simply put, if we cannot say no to our passions, we are

trapped and imprisoned by them. We are called to freedom in Christ, but so often, fasting coupled with prayer

is left off the table. So how powerful is fasting combined with prayer? Jesus himself points out right after the

events of the transfiguration, when the apostles failed to act in his name to drive out an evil spirit and Jesus

has to intervene, “After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, ‘Why couldn’t we drive it

(demon) out?’ He replied, ‘This kind can come out only by prayer and fasting.’” (Mk 9:27-29).

What are some of the other effects of fasting? Here’s a list*

• Fasting opens up our hearts to conversion

• Fasting gives weight to our prayer intentions

• Fasting strengthens us in resisting temptations

• Fasting and prayer promote peace in our hearts and peace with one another

• Fasting teaches us the difference between “wanting” and “needing”

• Fasting reminds us of the plight of the poor and for many in the world who are perpetually hungry

• Fasting and prayer can free us from addictive behavior

• “Fasting will lead us to a new freedom of heart and mind.” — Fr. Slavko Barbaric O.F.M

• Fasting invites the Holy Spirit in to heal our hearts, our relationship with God and our relationship with

others

In this season, let us all continue to grow in the love of God through fasting and prayer.

God Bless,

Fr. Jim

*The following is taken from the website livethefast.org, a Boston based fasting apostolate by a

businessman, Andrew LaVallee, who had a powerful conversion and now produces breads specifically for the

purpose of fasting.

OnFridayMarch9that7p.m.inSt.Patrick’sChurchourhighschoolstudentswilllead

usinaLivingStationsoftheCross.!Thisisaterri#icwayforouryoungerparishionersto

learnandprayabouttheeventsthathappenedtoJesusonGoodFriday.!Wehope!youcanjoinusforthiseveningandsupportthehardworkofourhighschoolstudents.!!

Thank You Thank you to all who supported and attended the first Soup and Stations, Eat and Pray. Hopefully you

enjoyed the soup and bread.

The proceeds will help our summer youth trips for Young Neighbors in Action in Newark, NJ at the end of

June and Steubenville East at the UMass Lowell in July

Rutland Food Pantry Distributions

March Thursday, March 8, 2018 6:00— 7:30 p.m.

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 [email protected] and we will be happy to mail a statement out to you promptly.

St. Mary's Knights of Columbus in Jefferson are hosting a traditional St. Patrick's Day Dinner on Saturday March 17th at 6 pm. Enjoy a corned beef dinner with all of the fixings. BYOB $20 per person. Irish Step Dancers to perform along with music by Bret Talbert on the guitar. For reservations please call Chris 774-364-7319 or email [email protected]

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 weekends of March

10/11 and March 17/18. Please stop by and support their fundraising efforts. Thank you!

St. Patrick’s Knights of Columbus Fish Bake

"St. Patrick's Knights of Columbus are hosting a baked haddock dinner on Friday March 9th serving from 5-

730 pm. Come enjoy the best fish dinner available anywhere and afterwards, experience the high school students interpretation of the Living Stations of the Cross.

Adults $12 per person, Kid's menu $6. Super friendly people are waiting to take your reservations at both doors of the church this weekend. Take out is available. Reservations can also be made by contacting Rusty at 508-471-6437 or [email protected]. Net proceeds will benefit the Youth Program."

18th Annual Diocesan Catholic Men’s

Conference Date: Saturday, March 17, 2018 Place: Assumption College

Men (of all ages, including teens and college students are invited to this important annual Conference. Visit the website at www.firstmensconf.org for more information and to purchase tickets online and elsewhere.

Come and hear dynamic talks from outstanding Catholic leaders in Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Father David Cavanaugh, Robert Rogers, Ryan Tremblay, and Elvis Grbac. Bishops and priests will hear confessions. Bishop Robert McManus will offer the Conference Mass.

For more information please contact Michael Roy at (508)886-4022 by leaving a message and please include your contact phone number. Conference brochures will be available at the exits to the church. Adult tickets are $60 afterwards with student tickets always being $30. Thank you for considering attending!

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