Saint Mary Parish - Parishes Online · Moments . Web Site: E-Mail: [email protected] Page 2 ... Ann for her delightful home-made Irish soda bread. Annette and Jeannie and Anna

Fifth Sunday of Lent March 22, 2015

Saint Mary Parish Established 2006 - Serving Boxford, Byfield, Georgetown and Rowley Church and Parish Offices-94 Andover Street, Georgetown, MA 01833

Church-202 Main Street, Rowley, MA 01969 Reverend Richard T. Burton, Administrator

Saint Patrick Moments

Web Site: www.SaintMaryParish.org E-Mail: [email protected]

Page 2

March 22, 2015

Saint Mary Parish Serving Boxford, Byfield, Georgetown & Rowley

202 Main Street Rowley, MA

94 Andover Street Georgetown, MA

Parish Mission Statement St. Mary Parish is a living and loving community of believers seeking

a deep and abiding faith in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. We depend on His love to guide and nourish us in our quest for holiness. Gathered around the Word of God and His holy Sacraments, we are

called to be witnesses of Him by our service to our people, our families, our neighborhoods and our world. We strive to provide a

warm welcoming home for all the People of God.

Parish News

Ultreya March 28

4:30 Mass, 5:30 Potluck Dinner

All are welcome, come to an Ultreya Pot Luck Dinner and Prayer Meeting after Mass in the Georgetown Church Hall. Please bring your favorite covered dish to share.

St. Mary Parish & 2015 BOSTON POPS

Wednesday, May 13 POPS Plays the Beatles

Come hear the music of the Beatles as you've never heard before in breathtaking symphonic treatments, performed by "America Orchestra”.

Tickets: $66.00 (includes gratuity for driver). To order tickets, please call Rosemary Morse at 978-352-6175. All monies are due and payable by March 30.

Please join us for a fun filled night!

Remembering Loved Ones at Easter

Envelopes are available in the back of the Church for the next few weeks to make donations for Easter flowers in the name of your loved ones. Please put the

envelopes, filled out with your name and the name of your loved ones in the offertory basket. Please return your offering no later than Monday, March 30.

Holy Week

2015 =========

Tuesday, 31 March @11AM

Chrism Mass Cathedral of the Holy Cross

Thursday, 2 April @7PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper Saint Mary’s, Georgetown

Good Friday, 3 April Stations of the Cross @3PM Saint Mary’s, Georgetown

Good Friday Liturgy @7PM Saint Mary’s, Rowley

Holy Saturday, 4 April Easter Vigil @7PM

Saint Mary’s, Georgetown

Sunday, 5 April Easter Sunday Masses

7:30AM Rowley 9AM Rowley

11AM Georgetown

St. Mary Parish, Georgetown - Rowley Page 3

March 22, 2015

Parish Staff

Father Richard Burton [email protected]

Administrator

Rev. Mr. Paul Dow [email protected]

Parish Deacon

Mrs. Maureen Cannon [email protected]

Business Manager

Mrs. Julie Potter [email protected]

Parish Secretary

Ms. Sara Sturdivant [email protected]

Music Director

Tom Rowinski & Bob Maimone Building Maintenance

Evangelization & Catholic Education See page 6 for ECE Staff and Details

PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL (PFC) Tom Parisi - Vice Chair

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL (PPC) Linus Hahn - Vice Chair

Saint Mary Parish Serving Boxford, Byfield, Georgetown & Rowley

PARISH OFFICE HOURS All offices are located at Georgetown Rectory

(978) 352-2024

Mon. – Fri. from 9AM to 1PM

Regular Mass Schedule

Weekends

Saturday

4:30 pm Georgetown

Sunday

7:30 am - Rowley 9:00 am - Rowley

11:00 am - Georgetown

Youth Mass once a month at 5:30 pm Next scheduled - April 12

Daily

Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday - 8 am Rowley

Thursday - 7:00 pm - Georgetown Holy Hour

Friday & Saturday - 9:00 am - Georgetown

Holy Days

8:00 am - Rowley 12:30 pm and 5:30 pm - Georgetown

Baptism Baptisms are scheduled on the 4th Sunday of the month

Odd months - Georgetown Even months - Rowley

Baptisms may also be celebrated at Sunday Masses. To schedule, please contact the rectory at 978-352-2024.

Reconciliation Saturday 3:45 to 4:15 PM - Georgetown site

By appointment, call 978-352-2024.

Marriage

Contact the church as least 6 months in advance to set up a personal interview with a priest.

A 6 month minimum is required for planning.

Sacrament of the Sick The Sacrament of the Sick is a sacrament given for healing and recovery. Those who are ill or entering a hospital and wish to receive the Sacrament of the Sick prior to admission may do so by calling the rectory.

PPC MEETING

Tuesday, March 24 at 7pm Rectory Dining Room

PFC MEETING

Tuesday, April 21 at 7PM Rectory Dining Room

ECE SUPPORT

Wednesday, April 1 at 7pm Georgetown Hall

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

First Wednesday of the month at 7:30PM in the K of C Hall on

East Main St.

WOMEN’S CLUB April 21 @ 7:00pm Georgetown Church Hall

ECE Office See page 6 (978) 352-6540

St. Mary Parish, Georgetown - Rowley Page 4

March 22, 2015

Please remember also our beloved deceased whose funeral Mass or Service have been celebrated through Saint Mary’s over these past days. Chandler Noyes

In Our Thoughts and Prayers

Nan Hadley, Karen Drahozal, Anthony Coppola, Vivian Hobbs, Carole Rochefort, Judith Evans, Linda Baroway, Irene Wladkowski, Charlie Holbrook, Linda Henneberry, James Maney, Ray McManus, Catherine Reilly, Jean Imbornone, Paul Amirault, Christopher Atherton, Peter Dunigan, Cameron Cyr, Vivian M. Hughes, John Deflumere, Barbara DeAngelis, Natalie Keefe, Barbara Bergstrom, McKinley Rose Nicholas and all the ill of our parish.

Sanctuary Lamps The Sanctuary Lamps next to each Tabernacle in our worship spaces burn brightly to remind us of the Real Presence of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

The week of March 22 our Sanctuary lamps are burning for

Stan Grant

Saturday March 21 9:00 am Intentions of the Celebrant 4:30 pm Ellen Keiser

Sunday March 22 7:30 am People of the Parish 9:00 am Stan Grant 11:00 am Antoinette & Francis Cerra

Monday March 23 8:00 am Vince Howarth

Tuesday March 24 8:00 am Patricia Mero

Wednesday March 25 8:00 am Intentions of the Celebrant

Friday March 27 9:00 am Richard Ruef

Saturday March 28 9:00 am Intentions of the Celebrant 4:30 pm Chandler Noyes

Sunday March 29 7:30 am People of the Parish 9:00 am Ellen Perley (1st Anniv.) 11:00 am Greg H. Park

Mass Intentions

Pastoral Meanderings...

On all the Wednesdays of Lent from 6:30 – 7:30pm , St. Mary’s and all the parishes and chapels of the Archdiocese of Boston will be open for individual confession. The Archdiocese has set up a website, www.TheLightIsOnForYou.org, to help you prepare. It has videos on the Sacrament of Reconciliation, sheets on how to make a good confession, answers to frequently asked questions and more.

This past week we have enjoyed a great Feast in celebration of our Patron Saint, Patrick. We have now arrived at the 5th Sunday of Lent with Palm Sunday on the immediate horizon. We have laid to rest a wonderful and faithful minister of our parish and music ministry, Chandler Noyes. And I have now completed four days of training in the new evangelization plan for the Archdiocese of Boston, Disciples in Mission. Exciting, refreshing, sorrowful, engaging, and tiring, all at the same time. Thanks are in order to Peter Messina and the Italian Kitchen of Lawrence for the wonderful corned beef and cabbage. Ann for her delightful home-made Irish soda bread. Annette and Jeannie and Anna and Will (as well as others) for their help in set up and break down. Port Liquors of Newburyport and Pero’s Bakery of Methuen gave us great deals. And Collette and Jennifer were awesome in our Irish entertainment. Thanks to all who made this night so special. And BOO to Father Obee for running out and not offering us an Irish jig and song. He will pay. Next week is Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. Once again I invite all families to join us for the Triduum of 7 and 7 and 7. Thursday and Friday and Saturday. It really is the holiest of holies. Praise God and see u round the campus. + Father B

St. Mary Parish, Georgetown - Rowley Page 5

March 22, 2015

Offertory Information More detailed information regarding our parishes’ offertory and

collections is now available on our website under the Finance Council. www.saintmaryparish.org/finance-council/collection-information

This Weekend

Fifth Sunday of Lent March 22 & 23

The single collection is for the needs of Saint Mary Parish

Last Weekend March 14 & 15

For Parish needs $5,719.00

Thank you for your Faithfulness and Generosity!

Next Weekend March 28 & 29

Single collection for parish needs.

Rite of Initiation of Adults , RCIA If you are not a Catholic and have thought

about becoming one with us,

this is the process for you.

Please contact Deacon Paul Dow @ 978-887-5350 [email protected]

People Helping People

is now

collecting for Easter!

Bisquick, Macaroni & Cheese Cereal Soup Graham cracker crusts Cooking Oil Pasta Crackers Peanut Butter Jam & Jelly Jell-O Oatmeal Pudding, Pie Filling Boxed Pie Crust Rice Stuffing Mix, Hot Cocoa Canned Vegetables Coffee & Tea Instant Potatoes Baked Beans Pasta Sauce Canned Fruit

Paper Towels, Toilet Paper, Tissues, & other non-perishable items.

Grocery Store Gift Certificates to buy perishable items and Cash Donations

Please place all donations in the designated bins in the vestibule of the Church. All gift certificates & money donations should go to the rectory 978-352-2024 or contact Jeanne Soucy at (978) 352-6326 or Deb Parisi at (978) 352-8880.

Thank you for your generosity & thoughtfulness!

Catholic Appeal Living Our Faith Together

Through your support of the 2015 Catholic Appeal, we are able to bring the Gospel message to life. If

you have yet to make a pledge to the 2015 Catholic Appeal, please complete a pledge form available in

the back of the church or visit www.bostoncatholicappeal.org .

Thank you for your prayers and support.

Easter Collection At Easter, we honor and celebrate our priests. Our priests have dedicated their lives to serving the Catholic faithful here in the Archdiocese of Boston; now, it is our turn to fulfill the promises made to care for them in their time of need. Please give generously to the Easter collection, which will directly benefit the 628 active and senior diocesan priests whose health and well-being are cared for through the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust . Father Jim Fahey in particular.. Thank you in advance for your support of this critical effort.

March 22, 2015

St. Mary Parish, Georgetown - Rowley Page 6

Evangelization and Catholic Education

Directors: Robyn Blum, Grades K-5, [email protected] Annie Rhodes, Grades 6-11, [email protected]

Office Phone: 978-352-6540

ECE Blog: www.stmaryece.wordpress.com

Office Hours: 9am-11am Tues & Thurs, 6-8pm Mon & 4-6pm Thurs

This is A week!

Christian Service Hours

All children in grades 3-10 are asked to complete Christian Service Hours.

Grades 3-5: 2 hours Grades 6-8: 4 hours

Grades 9 & 10: 10 hours

Check our blog for some wonderful opportunities to help in your parish

and community!

Shout Out!

Thank you to Michelle Merino for helping to prep ECE class materials.

Many hands make light work! Contact Robyn Blum to find out how you

too can help out.

Please pray for our Second Graders

as they prepare to Receive the

Sacrament of First Communion on

May 2nd and 9th.

First Communion Banners

Please return your child’s completed banner no later than

Sunday, April 26th .

Make Ups

Mondays, 6-8pm, Thursdays, 4-6pm Georgetown Hall

Heart Camps Mission Trips Summer 2015, Grades 7-11

Catholic Heart Work Camps organizes mission trips for students entering grades

8 through 12

For more information visit:

http://www.heartworkcamp.com

Grade 1 Schedule Reminder

All Grade 1 class (A Week) on April 12

Psalm 37:39

In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with

strength in my soul.

For Advertising Information, Please Call 617-779-3770 Spotlight Advertising www.PilotBulletins.net

For Adverti sing Informati on, Please Call 617-779-3771 Pilot Bulleti ns Saint Mary’s Catholic Parish Family of Georgetown, MA

MASCONOMETHealthcare Center

Respite Care • Longterm Care• Adult Day Care

Extended Rehabilitation& Restorative Care

123 High Street,Topsfield, MA (978) 887-7002 • whittierhealth.comAccepts all HMO’s, Medicare and Commercial Insurance

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE FOR OVER 25 YEARS!A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE FOR OVER 25 YEARS!MEMBER - WHITTIER HEALTH NETWORK

MEMBER FDIC EQUAL HOUSING LENDER

TEL: 978.352.8600 GEORGETOWNBANK.COM

GEORGETOWN ROWLEY NORTH ANDOVER

978-462-6250

Call to schedule a consultation.

3 Convenient

We make it easy to hear again.

www.digitalhearinghealthcare.com

Locations:

Newburyport

Georgetown

Bradford

digital hearing healthcare

Your HearingProfessionals

RetiRement AdvisoRover 30 years of Business experience

[email protected] www.espositofinancial.com

L A W O F F I C E S

D O N A L D J. F O U R N I E R & A S S O C I A T E S 33 West Main Street | Georgetown, Massachusetts 01833

Tel: 978.769.5383 | FAX: 978.769.5441

L A W O F F I C E S

D O N A L D J. F O U R N I E R & A S S O C I A T E S 33 West Main Street | Georgetown, Massachusetts 01833

Tel: 978.769.5383 | FAX: 978.769.5441

M & RTrucking & Paving

CALL 978-532-6245

Residential . Commercial Driveways . Parking Lots

We Also Do Snow Removal

Rosaries from Flowers “Handmade from the Flowers

of your Loved One”

1215 Main Street, Unit 122 Tewksbury, MA 01876

(978) 851-9103

www.rosariesfromflowers.com

Kris-Jen Music studio

Tom hand Piano Teacher

Beginner & Advanced Classical & Popular

[email protected]

32 Charles St. Georgetown MA 01833

For stories of our priests, visit www.clergyfunds.org

Clergy Health and Retirement Trust Caring for the Well-Being of our Boston Priests

SpaceAvailable

“I didn’t know how we would pay for mom’s funeral. What a blessing!”

Protecting families. Nurturing community. These ideas have sustained our fraternal benefit society since 1879. And they’re just as important as ever today. That’s why we offer you:• A variety of final expense life-insurance policies• A range of grants and scholarships for education• A community rooted in faith

To find out more call toll free 1-800-282-2263 or go to www.catholicforesters.org

Low-cost life insurance from the Catholic Association of Foresters

220 Forbes Road, Suite 404, Braintree, MA 02184

We Have Space Available For You!

Aulson

ROOFING978-975-4500