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30 Bartlett Street ~ Westfield, MA 01085 A ROMAN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVING GOD AND NEIGHBOR

WELCOME No matter what your present status in the Catholic Church,

No matter what your current family or marital situation, No matter what your current personal history, age, background, or race,

No matter what your own self-image— You are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved and respected here

at Saint Mary’s Parish. We are here to welcome and serve you.

Together we are all called to conversion in Christ.

BAPTISM: Usually celebrated the last weekend of the month. Please

contact the rectory to get started.

CONFESSION: Saturdays 2:30-3:30 pm, twice a year at our Westfield

Communal Reconciliation Service or any time by appointment.

MARRIAGE: Please call any of the priests or deacons to begin the

preparation process at least one year in advance.

NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome! Please call the rectory to register.

ST. MARY’S PARISH SCHOOL: For more information regarding

registration and enrollment in our Preschool (3 year olds), PreK,

Elementary School please call (568-2388) or High School please call

(568-5692).

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: CCD for grades K-11 takes place Sept. to

April. Contact the Office of Religious Education for more details.

MINISTERIO HISPANICO: Tenemos muchos: Círculo de Oración,

Cofradas, Hijas de María, Juan XXIII, Ultrella y más. Llama al

Diácono Pedro.

EUCHARIST

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m Sunday: 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 a.m. & 5 p.m.

(11:30 am Misa en Español) Daily Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.

Holy Days as posted but usually 8:30 a.m. & 6:15 p.m. (Bilingual)

STAFF Fr. John Salatino – Administrator

Fr. Frank Furman – Parochial Vicar Deacon Roger Carrier

Deacon Osvaldo Mendez Deacon Pedro Rivera

Mrs. Michele Suhocki – Pastoral Minister Mrs. Robin Jensen

Director of Advancement Mrs. Kay Mowatt – Pre K – 6 Rel. Ed. Mrs. Joanne Bagge - Grade 7+ Rel. Ed

Mr. Rob Lepage – Music Director

TELEPHONE

Rectory & Pastoral Ministry 562-5477

Fax 562-5478

Elementary School 568-2388

Advancement 568-1160

St. Vincent de Paul 568-5619

High School 568-5692

Office of Religious Education 568-1127

THE KNOTS PRAYER Dear God:

Please untie the knots that are in my mind, my heart and my life. Remove the have nots, the can nots and the do nots

that I have in my mind. Erase the will nots, may nots, might nots that may find a home in my heart. Release me from the could nots, would nots

and should nots that obstruct my life. And most of all, Dear God,

I ask that you remove from my mind, my heart and my life all of the 'am nots'

that I have allowed to hold me back, especially the thought that I am not good enough.

AMEN

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Saturday, August 34:00 PM Cyril Beaudin, + Birthday Remembrance, requested

by The FamilySunday, August 4

8:30 AM Mary Doshna, + Wedding Anniversary Remembrance, requested by Her Husband

10:00 AM Concetta & Andrew Callini, requested by Mark Morin& Family

11:30 AM Carmen Larriuz 5:00 PM Margaret Parker, requested by Office of Religious

EducationMonday, August 5

8:30 AM Bob Tucker, + Birthday Remembrance, requested by His Wife

Tuesday, August 68:30 AM Angelina Rizzolo + Birthday Remembrance,

requested by Her Daughter and granddaughterWednesday, August 7

8:30 AM In honor of Rosa L. AgudaBeth Hunt

Thursday, August 88:30 AM L. Denny Densmore, requested by Jim and Susan

MullenFriday, August 9

8:30 AM Estelle Godin, requested by Lana FitzgeraldSaturday, August 10

4:00 PM Jack Regan, + Birthday Remembrance, requested by His Family

Sunday, August 118:30 AM Edward and Abbie Howe, requested by Their Family

10:00 AM Fran and Claire Casey + Birthday Remembrance, requested by Their Family

11:30 AM5:00 PM In honor of John Goulette & William Hennessey

requested by Their Mother

SATURDAY, AUGUST 104 PMAltar Servers: Andrew Burnickas, Cullen Lawry, Marygrace LawryReader: Karen HatchSUNDAY, AUGUST 118:30 AM Altar Servers: Olivia Lawry, Paul LawryReader: Glorina Angco10 AMAltar Servers: Tucker Costello, Joshua Sturmer, Calaeb ViewegReader: Ben Howes11:30 AMAltar Servers: Tony Torres, Jade Ríos, Alysse RíosReader: Michael Navarro, Zorimar Santos5 PMAltar Servers: Katelyn Corriveau, Trevor CorriveauReader: Elizabeth Devillez

NEXT WEEK’S LITURGICAL MINISTERS

MASS INTENTIONS

Listen carefully to the voice of the Lord: set your heart on what will last forever. We only fool ourselves if we believe that our possessions will bring us happiness and life. Instead, “grow rich in the sight of the Lord.”

2 18th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

LET US PRAYPlease remember in your prayers all the sick in our parish, our families and friends. Please also pray for our beloved deceased: Michael Swayger, Suzanne Courchesne, Samantha Syron, Karen Soares, Dr. Alfred Plante, Wieslaw Kulig, Rose Whalen, Edward Barry, Jr., Sharon Sabol and Tina Ritchie

Flowers on the Altar this Week are in Memory of John Brill, 2nd Anniversary, requested by His Wife.

If you would like to contribute towards the beautiful flowers on our altar, there is a notebook in the main entrance of the Church. It is easy to fill out a request and a great way to honor someone who has passed away or celebrate a great event in someone’s life.

PLEASE PRAY FOR FR. MICHAELFr. Michael Bernier, who was an associate here from 2006-08, suffered a stroke and will be in the hospital for a long time. Let’s continue to support him! If anyone would like to send Fr. Michael a card or write a note, please bring them to the rectory and Fr. John Salatino will see that he gets them.

THE SANCTUARY CANDLE in the upstairs Church will burn from 7/27/19 to 8/9/19 in Memory of Raymond Olson.

GIFTS OF GRATITUDEJULY 27 & 28359 Envelopes

Total in Envelopes: $9,493.00Loose Cash: $527.85TOTAL: $10,020.85

Fuel: $192.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary prayer line: for prayers call or text Betty 563-0592 or Marguerite 531-5648.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 AND 11, 2019

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ST.MARY’SFAMILYFALLFESTIVALSunday,September15-12:30-4:30pm-St.Mary’sParishSchool

The unknown wag first said it, likely hoping to appeal to a wide audience. This is what he said: “Money isn’t everything but it’s way ahead of whatever is in second place.”

You can certainly smile at that, and I suppose many of us feel that way at certain times, especially when we face a pile of bills just after learning about the latest “Power Ball” winner. Today we meet up again with our old friend Qoheleth, whose name means something like “wisdom gatherer.” He wrote about a century and a half before Christ, and he gave us his famous commentary on life: “Vanity of vanities, all things are vanity.” Not very uplifting when you sum up all the good things in your life.Clearly, that anonymous cynic I just quoted accurately describes the popular wisdom in our culture on the subject of money. But just as clearly does Qoheleth give us another way to look at earthly wealth. St. Paul in his letter joins in with his warning that “greed is idolatry.”And oh! Does Jesus not run right into one of the most contentious times in family life concerning money: the reading of the deceased member’s will and the whole matter of who gets what. Over the years I have listened to the woes in many families that have split apart over somebody’s will.As so often happens in the gospels, Jesus weighs in on an issue with one of His inimitable parables that shows Him living up to His acquired title of “the Master.” This story involves a rich man thinking of building bigger storage barns. That notion fits right in with the current decision lots of people make these days to rent a storage unit. I read an article earlier this summer about how to meet this craze in an urban setting minus the acres available for such in the suburbs and rural areas. The solution: build upward! So now we have huge multi-story buildings, with new windows looking like giant boxes going up in Philadelphia and other cities just for storage. The late comedian George Carlin would insist on building these things because people need places to “store their “stuff.” What does God say to the rich man in the story? “You fool!”So where does all this leave you and me on this summer Sunday? I would guess somewhere in that elusive middle where they tell us “virtue lies.” We know our basic needs. We just have to resist this stubborn desire for more “stuff.” Be grateful for what we already have and cut down on what

Money Isn’t Everything

Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson

more of we want. Resist the clever sales person whose goal has nothing to do with your spirituality. In all fairness, the seller is not the problem here.There’s a consequence to our consumer mindset that you might not experience. That is never to think of our death. I’ve been told that some of us avert our eyes when we see a hearse on the street because it jars our reverie. I’ll never forget the imagery of a typical Saturday shopping scene with a Costco in the background as other drivers were forced to stop and let a funeral procession pass with the hearse as the first car in line. Worthy of a photo to accompany this Gospel. We know what the Lord says, but we’d rather not think about it. That hearse you might call a “cautionary Cadillac!”Remembering that our loving God really does have our best interests at heart. Much like the good parent who just has to say “No!” to his/her child once in a while to make him accommodate to real life. In the Bible, God often has to shock us into reality, as He does here, to announce boldly that “one’s life does not consist of possessions.”Jesus should know this first of all because He said “I am the Life,” and secondly because all He ever owned were the clothes on His back. And Roman soldiers stripped Him of those while He was dying on the cross above them. So we have to keep on trying for a sense of balance on this matter of how much “stuff ” we really need. To stay balanced, may I suggest that we also keep on laughing at ourselves for getting it wrong. For instance, look how funny it is that a dollar can look so big when you take it to church but so small when you take it to the supermarket.

Women’s Weekend Silent RetreatThe Spiritual Exercises are a weekend silent retreat with spiritual talks and time for personal meditation in silence. The Spiritual conferences are preached by the Priests of Miles Christi, according to the methods and the principles of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Apart from the conferences are time for prayer, Holy Mass, rosary, confession and spiritual direction.The Retreat starts at 4:00 p.m. on Friday September 27 and concludes on Sunday, September 29, at 4:30 p.m. at 319 Concord Rd, Weston, MA.Register by email [email protected] or call 248-596-9677.

We will be selling tickets after all Masses on August 3, 4, 17, 18, 31 September 1, 7 and 8.

A FREE raffle ticket will be given with advance purchase of a Fall Festival ticket.

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CENTENNIAL PATIO BRICKS

IN MEMORY OR HONOR OF A LOVED ONE OR IN COMMEMORATION OF WEDDINGS,

ANNIVERSARIES & FIRST COMMUNION

Do you have a special occasion coming up? Are you looking for a truly special gift? Consider purchasing a Patio Brick as a way to celebrate or honor someone special in your life. A patio brick is a gift that will last forever in our charming St. Mary’s Centennial Patio Garden. The garden is home to a beautiful statue of Mary, the Blessed Mother, and is located between St. Mary’s Church and the Rectory. Bricks can be purchased for $100 and are engraved with 2 lines, 17 characters (including spaces) per line or $150 with 3 lines, 17 characters (including spaces) per line. You can now order and pay online with a credit card at www.stmsaints.org under SUPPORT SAINTS. Please call the Advancement Office at 568-1160 or email Robin Jensen at [email protected] if you have any questions.

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY4th Annual Catholic Youth & Family Day

Mark your calendar and spread the word! Come join us for our 4th Annual Catholic Youth and Family Day at Six Flags New England on Friday, August 9! The day begins with a 9:30 a.m. Mass in the Rivers Edge Picnic Grove celebrated by Bishop Rozanski with the music provided by the Ryan Tremblay Band.Six Flags is offering a special package that includes the park ticket, early entry for Mass, buffet lunch, and free parking for only $45.24. Tickets can be purchased online using the promo code Catholicday19.

Annual Scout Retreat at Camp Holy CrossWhat? Retreat organized by the Catholic Committee on Scouting, Diocese of Springfield. This year's theme is “Strength in Numbers” and will be facilitated by members of the Catholic Committee on Scouting along with NET Ministries. Weekend includes skits, presentations, various games and activities, dance, campfire, climbing wall, lots of food, prayer experiences, Sacrament of Reconciliation, and Mass.When? September 27-29, 2019Where? Camp Holy Cross, 108 Camp Street, Goshen, MAWho? Open to all members of Girl Scout, Boy Scout and American Heritage Girl Programs who are in Grades 6-12 and youth interested in scouting and their adult leaders.Cost? Early Bird Rate is $35 per person if registration and payment are received by 9/1. After that, the Regular Rate is $40 per person. Registration ends 9/20.Questions? Contact Pam Kosnicki at 413-283-3242 or [email protected].

Feast of San Gennaro 2019 - Bus TripEat the best Italian food, watch colorful parades, and attend free concerts! Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, 123 William St., will sponsor a bus trip to the 93rd Street Fair in New York City’s Little Italy on September 15. The cost is $60.00 for the trip. The bus will leave “Mom & Rico’s” Shop, 899 Main St., Springfield at 7:00 a.m. The 11-day Feast of San Gennaro is your chance to check out Little Italy’s best restaurants. The festival honors the patron saint of Naples and is probably the most famous American-Italian festival in the city. The feast day is September 19 in the Roman Catholic calendar.For information, call Gina Daniele at 413-732-8941.

Tuesday, August 66:30 am Men of St. Joseph - Lower Church

Wednesday, August 79 am Eucharistic Adoration - Church5 pm Benediction - Lower Church

Thursday, August 86:45 pm Women’s Prayer Group

7 pm Encuentro Juvenil - CenterSunday, August 11

8 am Meals Ministry - HS10 am Little Church - Lower Church

THIS WEEK AT ST. MARY’S

Come Sing with Us!So many parishioners have great singing voices but are unable to join one of our parish music groups. During the month of August, you’re invited to sing at the 10:00 Mass. We’ll meet in the choir loft at 9:30 and have a brief rehearsal and then sing for Mass. There’s no obligation. You can come for one Sunday or all four! This is open to parishioners of all ages. No solos or pressure; just the joy of singing and praising God with your fellow parishioners. If you have any questions, please contact Rob Lepage, our Director of Music at [email protected].

St. Mary’s Women’s Group We gather every Thursday from 6:45 to 8:00 p.m., in a small group setting to provide a safe place for women to grow in their relationship with God and others. It is held in St. Mary’s Lower ChurchThis is not a Bible Study. No Bible experience needed. All materials are provided for you. This is a simple evening of reflection on Sunday’s gospel reading. Come, we look forward to meeting you! Use lower church entrance that faces Bartlett St. and the Mary Courtyard. Questions: Pastoral Minister: Michele Suhocki,[email protected], 413-563-5477, ext 144.

ASSUMPTION OF MARYThursday, August 15

is a Holy Day of Obligation. MASSES FOR THE HOLY DAY

are at 8:30 AM and 6:15 PM in the upstairs Church. The 6:15 PM Mass is bi-lingual.

There will NOT be a Vigil Mass on Wednesday, August 14.