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September 1, 2019
PARISH STAFF Very Rev. Matthew J. Westcott, Pastor fathermattfoxborough @gmail.com Rev. Timothy Hynes, Parochial Vicar [email protected]
PARISH OFFICE 508-543-7726
Hours: Monday—Thursday 9:00-3:00pm Holly Rosenberger, Finance and Operations Manager
hrosenberger @stmarysfoxboro.org Nicole Davin—Rel. Ed. Adm. and Funeral/
IMPORTANT ADDRESSES Church Address: 58 Carpenter Street,
Foxboro, MA 02035 Rectory Mailing Address: 83 Central Street, Foxboro, MA 02035 Website: www.stmarysfoxboro.org Twitter: @stmarysfoxboro
Saint Mary’s Parish Foxborough, MA
Weekly Offertory: $6,797 Missionary: $2,507
Sanctuary Candle The Sanctuary Candle is lit this week in lov-ing memory of
Living and Deceased Mem-bers of the Fire Department
If you would like to remember your beloved deceased by lighting the Sanctuary Candle in their memory or for a special intention please call the Rectory at 508-543-7726.
†SATURDAY, August 31
4:00 William and Beatrice Santos
†SUNDAY, September 1 7:00 Members of St. Mary’s 9:00 Kevin Furlong 11:00 Teresa Moccia Anniversary
†WEDNESDAY, September 4
9:00 John and Alice Barros Memorial
†FRIDAY, September 6 9:00 Honora McLaughlin
†SATURDAY, September 7 9:00 4:00 Diana C. Drummey 4th Anniversary
†SUNDAY, September 8 7:00 Members of St. Mary’s 9:00 All new and returning students this school year. 11:00 Please remember in your prayers the ill and infirmed of the par-ish and all our beloved deceased, including our Mass Intentions Guild.
Mass Times Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm Sunday: 7:00am 9:00am 11:00am Monday—Saturday: 9:00am
Sacrament of Baptism
Second Sunday of the month at 12:30pm. Please call the Rectory to register your child. Baptism Preparation Classes are held the 1st Sunday of each month @12:30pm.
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday at 2:45-3:45pm or by appointment or by request after Mass.
Sacrament of Matrimony Couples planning to be married at Saint Mary’s should make an ap-pointment to meet with the priest in person, at least one year prior to the wedding date and prior to booking a venue/vendor.
Sacrament of the Sick Second Saturday of the month directly following the 4:00pm Mass.
Eucharistic Adoration
Friday—9:30am-noon
Fatima Prayer Cells Mondays—4:00pm-5:00pm Tuesdays following 9:00am Mass
St. Mary’s Prayer Line
If you have a prayer request or are interested in joining our Prayer Line please call 508-543-2166.
Prayer Shawls Contact the Rectory if you would like a prayer shawl for yourself or
to give one away.
St. Mary's LIFE TEEN is open to everyone in grades 9-12. Our goal is to strengthen our faith and spread the love of Christ through community service and social activities.
Catholic Daughters
Meetings are the third Sunday of each month after the 11am Mass.
Knights of Columbus
Meetings are the first Friday of each month at 7pm.
Adult Choir
Practices every Thursday 7pm-8pm. Sings every Sunday at 11am
Mass. No experience necessary. Runs September-June
Children’s Liturgy
Each Sunday during the 9:00am Mass. Our program is geared to-
ward preschool –first grade, but all are welcome.
Low Gluten Hosts Please speak to one of the ushers or the celebrant before Mass if you would like to receive a low gluten host .
Change of Address: Make sure to stay connected! Send any chang-
es to your address or telephone number to the Rectory or email
If you are having a Special Intention Mass said and would like family members to be the gift bearers, please see one of the ushers
or the Priest before Mass.
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time—Year C
Please remember in your prayers the following men and women serving in our military: William Albano, Louise Balduf, Graham P. Johnston, Daniel Sheehan, Shane McAuley. Also Sean Davey, Corporal Eric Thomas, Cpt. Joseph A. Colantoni, Sgt. James R. Jarvis III, US Army 1st Lt. Brian Johns & Master Sgt. Chris Butler.
Also Staff Sgts. Andrew & Arielle Grato, Sgt. Eric Seiden, Army Airborne. Also Frank Fleming, Matthew Goode, USAF Major David Gonsalez, USMC Ryan Davis, Major Kevin Michael Ryan, Major Lindsey Ryan, William Lopat-ka, Pvt. 1st Class Elizabeth V. McCarthy-Tang. Also Corp. Senghak Tang. PFC Hyder Alsatlawi, USMC Sean Wilson, USAF Ryan Wilson, USCG Matt Bonneau, US Army Faryn Little, USAF Daniel W. Luring, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jesse Boyd, Sgt. Nicole L. Jenkins, Capt. Bill Lord, Lt. FC Sarah Lord, Lt. Comm. Anthony LaCourse and GM2 Paul J. Bergman. Also USMC Eric Kelly, USAF Lt. Colonel Mark Barrera, Spec. Ryan Fallows, US Army Private Mitchell Connolly, Sgt. Jeffrey Kielpinsk. And Steven Tyler Morse, Justin Rose, TSGT-USAF Steven Freitas, US Army SPC Dan Burke, Naval Reservist Senator Michael Rush, Air Force Pilot 1st Lt.. Kevin Wins-low, US Spec. Thomas C. Boyle, Jr., SSGT Dane Pare, USMC D Pvt. Daniel J. Flynn, USMC Lance Cpl Jerome Hanley, US Army Sgt. Ryan H. Mckay, USMC Lance Cor-poral Timothy Shallow, Jr., USAF Major Erol S. Kelter, USAF Major Sarah E. Kelter, USMC Sgt. Derek Boti, USMC Corporal Tyler Geary, K.C. Zerfoss, USMC Lance Corporal Andrew Santos, PFC Jordan Duguay, Catherine Balduf, Patrick J. Mitchell, TSGT Kevin O’Hara, USAF, USMC Pvt. George Eliopoulus, USN Casey D. Carbone, Private 1st Class John O’Neil, 75th Ranger Regimen, Sgt. Peter Can-nizzaro , Ryan McGrath USAF, US Army National Guard, Airman 1st Class Matthew Timmons, PO1st Class Jacob Patriarca, US Navy, Capt. William Buckley III US Army , E5 Staff Sergeant Brandon Miller, Senior Airman, MGySgt. Peter O’Brien USMC, US Marine PFC Anthony Votano, Pvt. Chad Marsh, SPC Jared Jackson US Army, USN LT Joseph Gallagher, US Navy E4 Aidan Paul Duffy, Army Capt. Rachel Miller, E4 SPC Brian C. Booth, Navy Recruit Erin E. Rehill, James Leahy, USMC, Brian Czolada, US Army, USMC Lance Corporal Jonathan L. Storrs, US Army Trevor Little, USMC PFC James J. Carr, USMC Ray-mond Fuller, USMC Pvt Kyan McCarty. If you have a family member, friend or loved one serv-ing in the military please give those names to Father
Check out our second story of the
summer: Daniel, God’s Faithful Follower! Start by the statue of the Holy Family. Take a
coloring page from the back of the Church. Enjoy...
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults If you’ve been curious about the Catholic Faith or are interested in receiving your sacraments, our RCIA program is for you! The RCIA program begins in the fall and meets ap-proximately once a month through the spring. New Catholics are initiated into the church at the Easter Vigil, and Baptized Catholics can receive their Confirmation during Lent. Contact the recto-ry for more information about this program.
Sharing Sunday This week is Sharing Sunday. On the first of each month, St. Mary’s col-lects non-perishable goods to be do-nated to Pine Street Inn and the Foxboro Discretionary Fund. All goods can be left at the back of the Church. Thank you to all who donated!
Teacher Meeting in Lower Church: Grade 2 September 9 @ 6pm Grade 7 and 8 September 9 @ 7pm Parent Meeting in Upper Church: Grade 2 September 10 @ 6pm Grade 9 September 10 @ 7pm
Volunteers are needed for all grade levels
Saint Mary’s Parish Foxborough, MA
Twenty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
September 1 ~ Today’s readings highlight the im-portance of the virtue of humility. In the first read-ing we hear, “conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts.” In the Gospel parable, we hear Jesus say, “everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” Humility is a rare quality in today’s world. The humble person recognizes that all we have and all we are is a gift from God. This week take some time to thank and praise God for all that has been given to you so that you may grow in humility.
Join us for a new 10-session video Bible Study from the Lectio series called Evangelization and the
Acts of the Apostles. Who better to look to for guid-ance on evangelization than the Apostles and disci-ples of the early Church. And what better place to read their stories than in the firsthand account of the Acts of the Apostles. In this study, Dr. Mary Healy combines insightful biblical study with Church teaching and practical advice to show how modern Catholics can effectively impact their world for Jesus Christ. She explores topics such as the call of Jesus to evangelize, the power of the Sacraments, the role of charisms for building up the Body of Christ, tech-niques from St. Paul for reaching a secular culture, and more. Using the Lectio Divina approach of reading, reflecting, responding, and contemplating, the study presents classic artistry, penetrating ques-tions, and personal reflection to take the teachings to a deeper level. Dates: October 1 - December 3 Time: Tuesdays, 10 am - 12 noon Venue: Murphy Room Materials fee: $10 for workbook Deadline for registration if ordering a workbook:
September 16
Christmas Fair Meeting!
A Catholic Men's Conference (A Symposium on Truth II) will be held on September 28 at St. Mary's Foxboro and all men are invited. The event begins after the 9am Mass with three engaging talks along with discussion and fellowship. The talks are short, 25 minutes each, with discussion, focused on under-standing and living out the truth of our faith. Topics include faith and reason, the Shroud of Turin, and spiritual warfare. Lunch will be offered at 12:30 with open-ended fellowship time. All men are wel-come to attend. Please RSVP for the lunch count to [email protected]
As Catholics, we know Mary is important, but many of us never fully grasp how essential she really is. Now we can. This study un-veils the mystery of Our Lady that is woven into the fabric of Sacred Scripture. Join us for this 12 session, video based bible study led by Matthew Leonard and based on Dr. Scott Hahn's book Hail Holy Queen in which the Mary of doctrine and devotion comes alive in a powerful, new way. The Bible and the Virgin Mary is part of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology’s dynamic Journey Through Scripture Bible study series.
Dates: October 2, 9,16, 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20, Dec. 4, 11, Jan. 8, 15. Time: Wednesdays, 7pm - 8:30pm Venue: Murphy Room Materials fee: $10 for workbook Deadline for registration if ordering a workbook:
Corner News: This past week 10 of our Lifeteen-ers volunteered at the Attleboro Soup Kitchen preparing and serving 40+ plates of food. Thank you to all who came out for this! Lifeteen is open to all incoming freshman and outgoing sen-iors. Our final summer dates are as follows:
September 15th: Annual Fall season kickoff bonfire at Mill Street Chapel- 7pm We meet at St. Mary's for each activity (even if they require travel). Any questions, please contact Jenna Duckworth at [email protected].
Scripture for the week of September 1, 2019
1 SUN Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29/Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a/Lk 14:1, 7-14
2 Mon 1 Thes 4:13-18/Lk 4:16-30 3 Tue 1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11/Lk 4:31-37 4 Wed Col 1:1-8/Lk 4:38-44 5 Thu Col 1:9-14/Lk 5:1-11 6 Fri Col 1:15-20/Lk 5:33-39 7 Sat Col 1:21-23/Lk 6:1-5 8 SUN Wis 9:13-18b/Phlm 9-10, 12-17/Lk 14:25-33
Thank
Church Pilgrimage
St. Mary’s Parish Picnic
Sunday, September 8th @ 12:00 pm
GAMES TRIVIA BALLOON ANIMALS ICE CREAM TRUCK FAMILY BLESSING
Food, Fun and Fellowship!
Bring a friend!
ALL ARE WECOME!!!
Guests are asked to please bring juice/cold water or desserts*. Questions or comments, please contact [email protected] *please label desserts with respect to al-lergies
Abundant Hope Pregnancy Resource Center of Attleboro will be hosting its 11th Anni-versary Celebrate Life Fundraising Dinner on Thursday, September 26 at Lake Pearl Luciano’s in Wrentham. Funds raised allow us to provide coun-seling, pregnancy tests and ultrasound imaging for those in an unplanned pregnancy. We offer parent-ing classes, community referrals, post-abortive heal-ing Bible study, diapers, wipes and baby gear for families In need. All services are FREE & CONFI-DENTIAL. We serve southeastern Massachusetts, northern Rhode Island, Cape Cod and the Islands. Please go to www.ahprc.org for more information and to purchase tickets. Or call 508-455-0425. We hope you’ll join us for fun, fellowship and fundrais-ing and learn how you can help us help women in our communities.
Are you concerned about your aging parents? Have you or has someone you know been diagnosed with a serious illness? Come hear a presentation and join in a discussion about palliative care, a way for people to live better with serious illness that offers support for loved ones as well. Palliative care is often confused with hospice care and they are not the same thing. A Pal-liative Care/Advance Care Planning presentation will take place on Monday, September 23, 2019 at 7:00 PM at St. Patrick Church hall in Watertown. Presented by the Archdiocese of Boston’s Initiative for Palliative Care and Advance Care Planning.
Annual Golden and Silver Anniversary Mass If you are celebrating your 25th or 50th wedding anniversary this year, please join Cardinal Seán O'Malley on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 3PM for the annual Anniversary Mass with renewal of vows at the Ca-thedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. Couples can register for the event at bit.ly/WeddingAnniversaryMass19 or by visiting the Family Life Page at BostonCatholic.org. For more information, contact Emily Elliott at [email protected].
Witness to Life pilgrimage
Save the date for the Witness to Life pilgrimage to Washington, DC. January 23-25, 2020. This is a great opportunity for parish groups to go on pilgrimage together and pray and March for Life! Details for this year’s pilgrimage coming soon on bostoncatho-lic.org/witnesstolife.
Project Rachel
“Project Rachel led me to a place of forgiveness and mercy. During the retreat, I realized the lasting im-pact of forgiveness. I knew God had forgiven me, and now I needed to forgive myself.”– A Project Rachel retreat participant. The Project Rachel minis-try of the Archdiocese of Boston extends a special invitation to women suffering from the pain of a past abortion to attend a “Come to the Waters of Healing” one-day retreat. Fall dates are September 28, October 19 and November 16 from 9 AM to 5 PM. Locations are confidential. Limited to ten par-ticipants per retreat. For more information, contact Project Rachel at 508.651.3100 or [email protected].
S P E C I A L S E P T E M B E R CO L L E C T I O N
Clergy Health and Retirement Trustclergytrust.org
Healthier Priests. Stronger Communities.
Funds from this special collection are managed by the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust – an independently managed trust with a majority lay board of trustees. The funds are used for the sole benefit of active and senior priests in good standing.
The strength and vibrancy of our communities depend largely on the welfare of our priests who tirelessly serve others from all walks of life.
Powerful examples of strength in community are visible across 144 cities and towns of the Archdiocese of Boston. The roots of these communities can be traced back to the work of our priests.
Pine Street Inn: A Boston priest was one of the original founders of Pine Street Inn, which provides shelter and emergency services for nearly 2,000 homeless men and women in the Boston area every day.
Cor Unum: Started by a Lawrence pastor, Cor Unum (“One Heart”) food pantry serves more than 250,000 meals annually to poverty-stricken families in Lawrence.
Addiction Support for Families: A Boston priest’s expertise in addiction and recovery has been instrumental for organizations helping families and individuals in the grips of addiction.
Rostro de Cristo: Efforts to help the poor on the margins of Ecuador’s largest city is hard work, except for those who have been inspired by a Boston priest who started Rostro de Cristo, an organization based in Boston that lives the Gospel and serves the poor.
It’s simple: healthier priests mean stronger communities. Please support clergytrust.org
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