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St Roch Parish
Sister Parish mdash St Anne of Chardonnieres Haiti
2
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Sunday June 21mdashJer 2010-13 Rom 512-15 Mt 1026-33Monday June 22mdash2 Kgs 175-8 13-15a 18 Mt 71-5 Tuesday June 23mdashWednesday June 24mdashIs 491-6 Acts 1322-26 Lk 157-66 Thursday June 25mdash2 Kgs 248-17 Mt 721-29 Friday June 26mdash2 Kgs 251-12 Mt 81-4 Saturday June 27mdashLam 22 10-14 18-19 Sunday June 28mdash2 Kgs 48-11 14-16a Rom 63-4 8-11 Mt 1037-42
PARISH DIRECTORY
334 Main St Oxford MA 01540 Rectory Office helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(508) 987-8987 Fax helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (508) 987-8938 Religious Education Officehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(508) 987-2382
Pastor Rev Michael J Roy Deacon Rev Mr Paul Connolly Director of Religious Education Mrs Terry Ann Renaud Administrative Assistant (M-TH 9-4) Mrs Teri Rawson Email strochrectorygmailcom Director of Music Ms Anna Pizzolato St Vincent de Paul SocietyhelliphelliphelliphellipArlene (508) 987-2813
Cemetery helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipContact rectory at (508) 987-8987
Mass Schedule
Sat 400 PM Sun 830 amp 1100 AM
The 1100 Mass will also be LIVE-Streamed on the parish website
Office Hours
During this time please make every effort to com-municate with the staff by phone or email Thank you for your cooperation
WEBSITE strochoxfordcom
EMAILS Teri RawsonmdashRectory Office strochrectorygmailcom Terry RenaudmdashRel Ed Office strochoxfordgmailcom
ST ROCH NOVENA
Let us all continue to recite the Novena to St Roch the patron saint of those afflicted with infectious diseases daily at home with the following prayers ~
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen
Our Father Hail Mary Glory be
Litany in Honor of St Roch
God our Father Creator of Heaven and EarthHave mercy on us
Jesus Christ Lord and Saviorhellip Have mercy on us
Most Holy Spirit of Godhellip Have mercy on us
Holy Mary Mother of Godhellip Pray for us
Holy Mary Mother of the Churchhellip Pray for us
Holy Mary and all the Saintshellip Pray for us
Holy Mary Queen of Heavenhellip Pray for us
Holy Mary Patroness of those in dangerhellip Pray for us
Holy Mary Protectress of our seas and landhellip Pray for us
Holy Mary Comfort of the dying and sorrowinghellip Pray for us
St Roch devoted servant of Godhellip Pray for us
St Roch Patron of those afflicted with
infectious diseaseshellip Pray for us
St Roch Patron of the poor and hungryhellip Pray for us
St Roch our brother in Christhellip Pray for us
St Roch Healer and caregiverhellip Pray for us
St Roch our brother in suffering and illnesshellip Pray for us
St Roch our advocate in time of pain and
human miseryhellip Pray for us
St Roch Patron of the addictedhellip Pray for us
St Roch Patron of the terminally illhellip Pray for us
St Roch Patron of those in jails and prisonshellip Pray for us
St Roch Intercessor for the homelesshellip Pray for us
St Roch Patron of the afflictedhellip Pray for us
St Roch Patron of our parish communityhellip Pray for us
St Roch faithful witness to the healing
power of Godhellip Pray for us
Lord God make me an instrument of your healing when I am weak and in pain help me to rest when I am anxious help me to wait when I am fearful help me to trust when I am lonely help me to love when I place you apart from me help me to know you are near Healing God grant me not so much to demand every thing from myself as to let others help me nor to expect others to cure me as to do my own part toward getting better Grant me not so much to seek escape as to face my self and learn the depths of your love For it is in being uncertain and not in control that we find true faith in knowing the limits of mind and body that we find wholeness of spirit and in passing through death that we find life that lasts forever We ask this through the intercession of our patron St Roch and your Son Jesus Christ Our Lord Amen
A Prayer in Time of Pandemic
O God whose Only Begotten Son bore the weight of human suf-fering for our salvation hear the prayers of your Church for our sick brothers and sisters and deliver us from this time of trial Open our ears and our hearts to the voice of your Son
Be not afraid for I am with you always
Bless all doctors and nurses researchers and public servants give us the wisdom to do what is right and the faith to endure this hour that we might gather once again to praise your name in the heart of your Church delivered from all distress and confident in your mercy
Through Christ our Lord Amen
3
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
Mass Intentions for the week
Saturday June 20 400 pm Richard Laverdure (living) by Paula Miner amp Ken Mills
Sunday June 21 830 am George Coonan Jr (11th Anniversary) by wife Lillian
1100 am Confirmation Class of 2020
Monday June 22 830 am Andy McDonald by Jim amp Marlene Gondeck
Tuesday June 23 600 pm Cheryl Malesky by Jim amp Marlene Gondek
Wednesday June 24 830 am No Mass ~ Fr Roy celebrating Mass at St Paulrsquos Cathedral
Thursday June 25 600 pm Roger W LeFebvre (27th Anniversary) by wife Nancy
Friday June 26 830 am David amp Emily Ferreira by Joan Gero
Saturday June 27 400 pm The People of St Roch Parish
Sunday June 28 830 am All Those Buried at St Roch Cemetery
1100 am Yvonne Reeks (22nd Anniversary) by daughter Yvonne Nelson amp family
LETrsquoS CONTINUE TO PRAY TOGETHER
The Sunday Mass at 11 AM with Fr Roy will continue to be LIVE Streamed
Go to our website strochoxfordcom and follow the prompts
In Addition to Sunday Masses Father Roy will be hosting a Prayer amp Reflection time on Wednesday at 7 PM
To connect follow this link
httpsmeetingsamer12webexcommeetstolzpar Register amp join meeting then Choose option a] call in b] have Webex call you
c] use the device you are using You may be required to download the program the first time you are using Webex
with this in mind please try to join early Fr Roy opens 645 AM - Prayer sessions begin at 7 PM
Or join by phone call 1-408-418-9388 - Access code 623 057 852
2020 Partners in Charity Appeal
The 2020 Partners in Charity Appeal is currently under way Every member of St Roch is called upon to support the work of our Lord Jesus made possible
through this very important annual appeal We are confi-dent that with Godrsquos help and yours we will rise to it
Our parish goal is $42800 To date we have received $35225 in gifts That brings us to 83 of reaching our goal
If you have already made a gift to the 2020 appeal we thank you
If you have not received a pledgedonation card in the mail please call 508-987-8987 and one can be mailed to you or you can pick one up in the church You may also enter your gift online through the Diocesan website wwwworcesterdioceseorg
Please do NOT enter these pledges through the parish lsquoOnline Givingrsquo module on our website Thank you
JUNE 13 amp 14
Offertory Envelopes 334300 Online Giving 57000 Repairs amp Maintenance 99500 Other sources of income 10700 Total 501500 Weekly Goal 526700 Result - 25200
Online Giving Available on our website
wwwstrochoxfordcom
Donations may be made through this easy online meth-od for one-time or recurring payments or by mail
Second collection donations may also be made online
We truly appreciate your continued support of our parish especially during this difficult time as we need
to continue to pay insurance payroll utilities and other important expenses Thank you
Your Sacrificial Offering
4
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
My Dear Parishioners
These are the blessed days when we have the most hours of daylight The dark days of the winter season have slowly given way through Spring to the promise of Summer While the weather this past Spring has been exceptionally delightful lately I do not have to comment on how very unsettling and challenging it has been as we continue to navi-gate our way thru this awful pandemic Thanks be to God we seem to be going in the right direction
In my letter this week I want to be a witness to how the Light is being manifest here at St Rochrsquos My thoughts immediately turn to the first of two Confirmation ceremonies that we will celebrate at the 11 orsquoclock Mass this weekend I consider it a great honor have been delegated to confer this Sacrament on some very fine young men and women whom I have gotten to know over the last two years as they have prepared to take this step Confirming a decision that their parents made for them to be baptized
On that all important day of their Baptism bringing them into the Body of Christ the Church they were given a candle lit from the great Easter Candle and this prayer was said ldquoYou are now a Child of the Light Keep the flame of faith burning brightly so that when the Lord comes to call you home you will be able to follow Him into Everlasting Liferdquo Getting to heaven is our ultimate destiny There are a lot of dark forces in our world that want to extinguish the Light of Christ within us and the consequences could not be any more serious
It is the grace of God through the guidance of the Holy Spirit that will allow the light to conquer the darkness I have come to love the young men and women to be confirmed It will be my constant prayer that they will stay close to Jesus and our Church and so have all the support they will need to persevere as followers of Christ Join me in this prayer we all need one another
Another shaft of light that has come about recently has been a way of beginning to communicate with our sis-ter parish St Annersquos in Chardonnieres Haiti At every Mass as I mention this parish in the prayers I have felt a twinge of regret that I have not heard from Fr Gilber Brutus for so long Then one day much to my delight I found a voice mail from him on my cell phone He left his phone number and by discussing this at our Webex meetings I found out how I was able to return his call The language barrier makes communicating by phone very difficult I was able to decipher that they are experiencing a sever drought that has taken a great toll on their crops On the bright side they have not been hard hit by the coronavirus Both of us were like little children excited about having made contact
Now another step in my education with technology There is an app Google Translate that one of our pa-rishioners Marty Stolz is patiently trying to help me understand My administrative assistant Teri Rawson has already mastered the use of this app therefore it look like the lines of communication are open Much more to come on this front
Today is Fatherrsquos Day a time to recognize the irreplaceable value of the love and guidance of fathers in the well being of their sons and daughters May all fathers be guided by the Lordrsquos grace and receive on this side of life our admiration and support The task before them is great but so important All the surveys show that if a father practices the faith the chance his children will is increased greatly
Let us continue to pray for and love one another
Fr Roy
5
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
Our St Roch family is happily praying for all those preparing for Confirmation throughout the diocese especially our own candidates whose Confirmation celebrations will take place on June 21 amp 28 at the 1100 AM Masses at St Roch
Adam Barter William Carney Benjamin Colebourn Haylee Comeau
Tyler Constantine Bella Gonyea Alyssa Hallaman Audrey Hayes Cooper Jablonski Thomas Lane
Katelyn Marshall Dominic Porcelli Hannah Schoemer Peyton Sharry
Ashley Vandenbrouck Matthew Tessier amp James Landry
Our sincere hope is that waiting through this pandemic has brought you closer to God and gained value in the waiting Holding off your sacramental experience may have been difficult our hope is the wait may have in-creased your joy the news of your upcoming celebrations makes us even more excited anything good is well worth the wait The graces amp gifts received from the Holy Spirit enable us to intentionally follow Jesus allow us to clearly see the actions of the Holy Spirit each moment of our lives help us live in expectancy of that grace amp grow in faith that the fruits of the Holy Spirit shine as visible signs in our life in Christ
Oxford Ecumenical Food Shelf is Open
Must Call (508) 987-1062 to arrange an appointment to
pick up at the driveway Available to all residents of Oxford
Religious Freedom Week will be celebrated in dioceses nationwide from June 22 to June 29 Throughout the week
we will focus on the importance of preserving the essen-tial right of religious freedom both now and in the future for Catholics and all people of faith This yearrsquos theme is ldquoFor the Good of Allrdquo The significant feast days during the week (Saints Thomas More and John Fisher ndash June 22 Saint John the Baptist ndash June 24 and Saints Peter and Paul ndash June 29) inspire us to follow the example of these great saints who loved God above all and remained faith-ful in the face of adversity Please visit wwwusccborgReligiousFreedomWeek to download the ldquoPray-Reflect-Actrdquo one-pagers for each day on various religious liberty topics These excellent resources are intended to inspire us to learn more about religious liberty from a Catholic perspective help us to pray about particular issues and provide us with tools to act on what we learn Additional information can be found at wwwworcesterdioceseorgreligiousfreedomweek
AMERICAN CHOP SUEY may be dropped off in the church kitchen on
Monday July 6th before 300 PM Thank you
6
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
We want to add you to our St Roch Flocknote family To help us communicate better at less cost Please send me your e-mail address so we will be able to keep you informed about the news and what is coming up in our parish You can decide which groups you wish to be notified about like ministries religious education andor special events Send me an e-mail at my e-mail with your name at strochoxfordgmailcom to Terry Ann Renaud questions call 508-987-2382
334 CLUB NEWS
The next club will begin the end of May and conclude in October followed by our annual dinner Letters for the next club have been mailed
As always we are LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS
This Club is open to everyone (over 21 years of age) We welcome new parishioners and friends outside the Parish to join us
Herersquos how it works
$2500 dues pays for twenty weeks giving you four chances to win $2500 each week for 20 weeks (thatrsquos 80 chances) plus Grand Prizes awarded at the end of the club
There are 2 clubs that run during the course of a year The fall club is followed by a dinner in our parish hall - free to members
The funds collected over and beyond the prizes are used to help supplement our ordinary income to support our parish
Forms for New Members are available at the entrances in the church or one can be mailed to you by calling 508-987-8987 We are hoping you will join us
Please call 508-987-2382
for updates on all Faith Formation Sessions
until further notice
Kathy Perry Owen Benway Al Sinkis Andrew Rivers Raymond Joseph Craig Ladd
Ruth Andrzejczyk Chloe Barbara Jones Roseanne Ferlito John Barton Carol Violette John amp Bev Makowski Dale Mahota Liz Iandolli Stephen Rice Maddy Desrosier Phyllis Day John Hickman Timothy Bowes Anita Prunier Roger St George Ed Carpenter James Sumerlin Bob St George Julie Guertin Francis DeSimone Robert amp Beverly Burns Judy Rodier Dawn Hoeg Sean Bushey Richard Fleming Olga Brault Noelle Silverstein Edward Wissell Eric Lambert James Quaiel Yvonne Mathurin Deborah Mancini Susan Gallant Doris Prouty Maureen Germain Dave Boucher Daniel Ivascyn Barbara Quaiel Pamela Rossley Fr Gerard Walsh Gary Cowperthwaite Kathleen Kathy Bishop Nicole Ryan Kathy B Anne Englehard Maurice Erwin and Tony Mazzone
Sacrament of Reconciliation Confessions resume in the church on
Saturdays at 3 pm
A second collection for the Holy FathermdashPeterrsquos Pence will be taken next weekend June 27th amp 28th
We thank you in advance for your generosity
Enjoy a Free Subscription to an in-credible online gateway of the best Catholic content all in one placemdashbooks videos movies audios etc
Itrsquos EASY and FREE to Register
A Gift of St Roch Parish to You
1 Go to formedorgsignup 2 Select St Roch Parish by entering name city andor zip code 3 Register with your name and email address 4 Check that email account for a link to begin using FORMED
Thatrsquos it Now sit back enjoy and enrich your life with an incredi-ble array of resources focused on our rich Catholic faith
YOUR FESTIVAL DONATIONS ACCEPTED NOW
In hopeful anticipation of holding our Annual Festival on August 15 amp 16 we have opened the garage behind the rectory for your donations for the garage sale and flea market Also boxed books are also accepted at this time
PLEASE NO Tires Clothing Electronics or TVrsquos Encyclopedias or Magazines Mattresses Furniture Snow Blowers or Lawn Mowers Please do not leave items outside of garage Thank you
334 CLUB WINNERS mdash Week 4
200 Doris Garney 286 Sandy Curran 223 Stephen Kohut 100 David Gauthier
CONGRATULATIONS
2
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Sunday June 21mdashJer 2010-13 Rom 512-15 Mt 1026-33Monday June 22mdash2 Kgs 175-8 13-15a 18 Mt 71-5 Tuesday June 23mdashWednesday June 24mdashIs 491-6 Acts 1322-26 Lk 157-66 Thursday June 25mdash2 Kgs 248-17 Mt 721-29 Friday June 26mdash2 Kgs 251-12 Mt 81-4 Saturday June 27mdashLam 22 10-14 18-19 Sunday June 28mdash2 Kgs 48-11 14-16a Rom 63-4 8-11 Mt 1037-42
PARISH DIRECTORY
334 Main St Oxford MA 01540 Rectory Office helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(508) 987-8987 Fax helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (508) 987-8938 Religious Education Officehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(508) 987-2382
Pastor Rev Michael J Roy Deacon Rev Mr Paul Connolly Director of Religious Education Mrs Terry Ann Renaud Administrative Assistant (M-TH 9-4) Mrs Teri Rawson Email strochrectorygmailcom Director of Music Ms Anna Pizzolato St Vincent de Paul SocietyhelliphelliphelliphellipArlene (508) 987-2813
Cemetery helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipContact rectory at (508) 987-8987
Mass Schedule
Sat 400 PM Sun 830 amp 1100 AM
The 1100 Mass will also be LIVE-Streamed on the parish website
Office Hours
During this time please make every effort to com-municate with the staff by phone or email Thank you for your cooperation
WEBSITE strochoxfordcom
EMAILS Teri RawsonmdashRectory Office strochrectorygmailcom Terry RenaudmdashRel Ed Office strochoxfordgmailcom
ST ROCH NOVENA
Let us all continue to recite the Novena to St Roch the patron saint of those afflicted with infectious diseases daily at home with the following prayers ~
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen
Our Father Hail Mary Glory be
Litany in Honor of St Roch
God our Father Creator of Heaven and EarthHave mercy on us
Jesus Christ Lord and Saviorhellip Have mercy on us
Most Holy Spirit of Godhellip Have mercy on us
Holy Mary Mother of Godhellip Pray for us
Holy Mary Mother of the Churchhellip Pray for us
Holy Mary and all the Saintshellip Pray for us
Holy Mary Queen of Heavenhellip Pray for us
Holy Mary Patroness of those in dangerhellip Pray for us
Holy Mary Protectress of our seas and landhellip Pray for us
Holy Mary Comfort of the dying and sorrowinghellip Pray for us
St Roch devoted servant of Godhellip Pray for us
St Roch Patron of those afflicted with
infectious diseaseshellip Pray for us
St Roch Patron of the poor and hungryhellip Pray for us
St Roch our brother in Christhellip Pray for us
St Roch Healer and caregiverhellip Pray for us
St Roch our brother in suffering and illnesshellip Pray for us
St Roch our advocate in time of pain and
human miseryhellip Pray for us
St Roch Patron of the addictedhellip Pray for us
St Roch Patron of the terminally illhellip Pray for us
St Roch Patron of those in jails and prisonshellip Pray for us
St Roch Intercessor for the homelesshellip Pray for us
St Roch Patron of the afflictedhellip Pray for us
St Roch Patron of our parish communityhellip Pray for us
St Roch faithful witness to the healing
power of Godhellip Pray for us
Lord God make me an instrument of your healing when I am weak and in pain help me to rest when I am anxious help me to wait when I am fearful help me to trust when I am lonely help me to love when I place you apart from me help me to know you are near Healing God grant me not so much to demand every thing from myself as to let others help me nor to expect others to cure me as to do my own part toward getting better Grant me not so much to seek escape as to face my self and learn the depths of your love For it is in being uncertain and not in control that we find true faith in knowing the limits of mind and body that we find wholeness of spirit and in passing through death that we find life that lasts forever We ask this through the intercession of our patron St Roch and your Son Jesus Christ Our Lord Amen
A Prayer in Time of Pandemic
O God whose Only Begotten Son bore the weight of human suf-fering for our salvation hear the prayers of your Church for our sick brothers and sisters and deliver us from this time of trial Open our ears and our hearts to the voice of your Son
Be not afraid for I am with you always
Bless all doctors and nurses researchers and public servants give us the wisdom to do what is right and the faith to endure this hour that we might gather once again to praise your name in the heart of your Church delivered from all distress and confident in your mercy
Through Christ our Lord Amen
3
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
Mass Intentions for the week
Saturday June 20 400 pm Richard Laverdure (living) by Paula Miner amp Ken Mills
Sunday June 21 830 am George Coonan Jr (11th Anniversary) by wife Lillian
1100 am Confirmation Class of 2020
Monday June 22 830 am Andy McDonald by Jim amp Marlene Gondeck
Tuesday June 23 600 pm Cheryl Malesky by Jim amp Marlene Gondek
Wednesday June 24 830 am No Mass ~ Fr Roy celebrating Mass at St Paulrsquos Cathedral
Thursday June 25 600 pm Roger W LeFebvre (27th Anniversary) by wife Nancy
Friday June 26 830 am David amp Emily Ferreira by Joan Gero
Saturday June 27 400 pm The People of St Roch Parish
Sunday June 28 830 am All Those Buried at St Roch Cemetery
1100 am Yvonne Reeks (22nd Anniversary) by daughter Yvonne Nelson amp family
LETrsquoS CONTINUE TO PRAY TOGETHER
The Sunday Mass at 11 AM with Fr Roy will continue to be LIVE Streamed
Go to our website strochoxfordcom and follow the prompts
In Addition to Sunday Masses Father Roy will be hosting a Prayer amp Reflection time on Wednesday at 7 PM
To connect follow this link
httpsmeetingsamer12webexcommeetstolzpar Register amp join meeting then Choose option a] call in b] have Webex call you
c] use the device you are using You may be required to download the program the first time you are using Webex
with this in mind please try to join early Fr Roy opens 645 AM - Prayer sessions begin at 7 PM
Or join by phone call 1-408-418-9388 - Access code 623 057 852
2020 Partners in Charity Appeal
The 2020 Partners in Charity Appeal is currently under way Every member of St Roch is called upon to support the work of our Lord Jesus made possible
through this very important annual appeal We are confi-dent that with Godrsquos help and yours we will rise to it
Our parish goal is $42800 To date we have received $35225 in gifts That brings us to 83 of reaching our goal
If you have already made a gift to the 2020 appeal we thank you
If you have not received a pledgedonation card in the mail please call 508-987-8987 and one can be mailed to you or you can pick one up in the church You may also enter your gift online through the Diocesan website wwwworcesterdioceseorg
Please do NOT enter these pledges through the parish lsquoOnline Givingrsquo module on our website Thank you
JUNE 13 amp 14
Offertory Envelopes 334300 Online Giving 57000 Repairs amp Maintenance 99500 Other sources of income 10700 Total 501500 Weekly Goal 526700 Result - 25200
Online Giving Available on our website
wwwstrochoxfordcom
Donations may be made through this easy online meth-od for one-time or recurring payments or by mail
Second collection donations may also be made online
We truly appreciate your continued support of our parish especially during this difficult time as we need
to continue to pay insurance payroll utilities and other important expenses Thank you
Your Sacrificial Offering
4
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
My Dear Parishioners
These are the blessed days when we have the most hours of daylight The dark days of the winter season have slowly given way through Spring to the promise of Summer While the weather this past Spring has been exceptionally delightful lately I do not have to comment on how very unsettling and challenging it has been as we continue to navi-gate our way thru this awful pandemic Thanks be to God we seem to be going in the right direction
In my letter this week I want to be a witness to how the Light is being manifest here at St Rochrsquos My thoughts immediately turn to the first of two Confirmation ceremonies that we will celebrate at the 11 orsquoclock Mass this weekend I consider it a great honor have been delegated to confer this Sacrament on some very fine young men and women whom I have gotten to know over the last two years as they have prepared to take this step Confirming a decision that their parents made for them to be baptized
On that all important day of their Baptism bringing them into the Body of Christ the Church they were given a candle lit from the great Easter Candle and this prayer was said ldquoYou are now a Child of the Light Keep the flame of faith burning brightly so that when the Lord comes to call you home you will be able to follow Him into Everlasting Liferdquo Getting to heaven is our ultimate destiny There are a lot of dark forces in our world that want to extinguish the Light of Christ within us and the consequences could not be any more serious
It is the grace of God through the guidance of the Holy Spirit that will allow the light to conquer the darkness I have come to love the young men and women to be confirmed It will be my constant prayer that they will stay close to Jesus and our Church and so have all the support they will need to persevere as followers of Christ Join me in this prayer we all need one another
Another shaft of light that has come about recently has been a way of beginning to communicate with our sis-ter parish St Annersquos in Chardonnieres Haiti At every Mass as I mention this parish in the prayers I have felt a twinge of regret that I have not heard from Fr Gilber Brutus for so long Then one day much to my delight I found a voice mail from him on my cell phone He left his phone number and by discussing this at our Webex meetings I found out how I was able to return his call The language barrier makes communicating by phone very difficult I was able to decipher that they are experiencing a sever drought that has taken a great toll on their crops On the bright side they have not been hard hit by the coronavirus Both of us were like little children excited about having made contact
Now another step in my education with technology There is an app Google Translate that one of our pa-rishioners Marty Stolz is patiently trying to help me understand My administrative assistant Teri Rawson has already mastered the use of this app therefore it look like the lines of communication are open Much more to come on this front
Today is Fatherrsquos Day a time to recognize the irreplaceable value of the love and guidance of fathers in the well being of their sons and daughters May all fathers be guided by the Lordrsquos grace and receive on this side of life our admiration and support The task before them is great but so important All the surveys show that if a father practices the faith the chance his children will is increased greatly
Let us continue to pray for and love one another
Fr Roy
5
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
Our St Roch family is happily praying for all those preparing for Confirmation throughout the diocese especially our own candidates whose Confirmation celebrations will take place on June 21 amp 28 at the 1100 AM Masses at St Roch
Adam Barter William Carney Benjamin Colebourn Haylee Comeau
Tyler Constantine Bella Gonyea Alyssa Hallaman Audrey Hayes Cooper Jablonski Thomas Lane
Katelyn Marshall Dominic Porcelli Hannah Schoemer Peyton Sharry
Ashley Vandenbrouck Matthew Tessier amp James Landry
Our sincere hope is that waiting through this pandemic has brought you closer to God and gained value in the waiting Holding off your sacramental experience may have been difficult our hope is the wait may have in-creased your joy the news of your upcoming celebrations makes us even more excited anything good is well worth the wait The graces amp gifts received from the Holy Spirit enable us to intentionally follow Jesus allow us to clearly see the actions of the Holy Spirit each moment of our lives help us live in expectancy of that grace amp grow in faith that the fruits of the Holy Spirit shine as visible signs in our life in Christ
Oxford Ecumenical Food Shelf is Open
Must Call (508) 987-1062 to arrange an appointment to
pick up at the driveway Available to all residents of Oxford
Religious Freedom Week will be celebrated in dioceses nationwide from June 22 to June 29 Throughout the week
we will focus on the importance of preserving the essen-tial right of religious freedom both now and in the future for Catholics and all people of faith This yearrsquos theme is ldquoFor the Good of Allrdquo The significant feast days during the week (Saints Thomas More and John Fisher ndash June 22 Saint John the Baptist ndash June 24 and Saints Peter and Paul ndash June 29) inspire us to follow the example of these great saints who loved God above all and remained faith-ful in the face of adversity Please visit wwwusccborgReligiousFreedomWeek to download the ldquoPray-Reflect-Actrdquo one-pagers for each day on various religious liberty topics These excellent resources are intended to inspire us to learn more about religious liberty from a Catholic perspective help us to pray about particular issues and provide us with tools to act on what we learn Additional information can be found at wwwworcesterdioceseorgreligiousfreedomweek
AMERICAN CHOP SUEY may be dropped off in the church kitchen on
Monday July 6th before 300 PM Thank you
6
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
We want to add you to our St Roch Flocknote family To help us communicate better at less cost Please send me your e-mail address so we will be able to keep you informed about the news and what is coming up in our parish You can decide which groups you wish to be notified about like ministries religious education andor special events Send me an e-mail at my e-mail with your name at strochoxfordgmailcom to Terry Ann Renaud questions call 508-987-2382
334 CLUB NEWS
The next club will begin the end of May and conclude in October followed by our annual dinner Letters for the next club have been mailed
As always we are LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS
This Club is open to everyone (over 21 years of age) We welcome new parishioners and friends outside the Parish to join us
Herersquos how it works
$2500 dues pays for twenty weeks giving you four chances to win $2500 each week for 20 weeks (thatrsquos 80 chances) plus Grand Prizes awarded at the end of the club
There are 2 clubs that run during the course of a year The fall club is followed by a dinner in our parish hall - free to members
The funds collected over and beyond the prizes are used to help supplement our ordinary income to support our parish
Forms for New Members are available at the entrances in the church or one can be mailed to you by calling 508-987-8987 We are hoping you will join us
Please call 508-987-2382
for updates on all Faith Formation Sessions
until further notice
Kathy Perry Owen Benway Al Sinkis Andrew Rivers Raymond Joseph Craig Ladd
Ruth Andrzejczyk Chloe Barbara Jones Roseanne Ferlito John Barton Carol Violette John amp Bev Makowski Dale Mahota Liz Iandolli Stephen Rice Maddy Desrosier Phyllis Day John Hickman Timothy Bowes Anita Prunier Roger St George Ed Carpenter James Sumerlin Bob St George Julie Guertin Francis DeSimone Robert amp Beverly Burns Judy Rodier Dawn Hoeg Sean Bushey Richard Fleming Olga Brault Noelle Silverstein Edward Wissell Eric Lambert James Quaiel Yvonne Mathurin Deborah Mancini Susan Gallant Doris Prouty Maureen Germain Dave Boucher Daniel Ivascyn Barbara Quaiel Pamela Rossley Fr Gerard Walsh Gary Cowperthwaite Kathleen Kathy Bishop Nicole Ryan Kathy B Anne Englehard Maurice Erwin and Tony Mazzone
Sacrament of Reconciliation Confessions resume in the church on
Saturdays at 3 pm
A second collection for the Holy FathermdashPeterrsquos Pence will be taken next weekend June 27th amp 28th
We thank you in advance for your generosity
Enjoy a Free Subscription to an in-credible online gateway of the best Catholic content all in one placemdashbooks videos movies audios etc
Itrsquos EASY and FREE to Register
A Gift of St Roch Parish to You
1 Go to formedorgsignup 2 Select St Roch Parish by entering name city andor zip code 3 Register with your name and email address 4 Check that email account for a link to begin using FORMED
Thatrsquos it Now sit back enjoy and enrich your life with an incredi-ble array of resources focused on our rich Catholic faith
YOUR FESTIVAL DONATIONS ACCEPTED NOW
In hopeful anticipation of holding our Annual Festival on August 15 amp 16 we have opened the garage behind the rectory for your donations for the garage sale and flea market Also boxed books are also accepted at this time
PLEASE NO Tires Clothing Electronics or TVrsquos Encyclopedias or Magazines Mattresses Furniture Snow Blowers or Lawn Mowers Please do not leave items outside of garage Thank you
334 CLUB WINNERS mdash Week 4
200 Doris Garney 286 Sandy Curran 223 Stephen Kohut 100 David Gauthier
CONGRATULATIONS
3
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
Mass Intentions for the week
Saturday June 20 400 pm Richard Laverdure (living) by Paula Miner amp Ken Mills
Sunday June 21 830 am George Coonan Jr (11th Anniversary) by wife Lillian
1100 am Confirmation Class of 2020
Monday June 22 830 am Andy McDonald by Jim amp Marlene Gondeck
Tuesday June 23 600 pm Cheryl Malesky by Jim amp Marlene Gondek
Wednesday June 24 830 am No Mass ~ Fr Roy celebrating Mass at St Paulrsquos Cathedral
Thursday June 25 600 pm Roger W LeFebvre (27th Anniversary) by wife Nancy
Friday June 26 830 am David amp Emily Ferreira by Joan Gero
Saturday June 27 400 pm The People of St Roch Parish
Sunday June 28 830 am All Those Buried at St Roch Cemetery
1100 am Yvonne Reeks (22nd Anniversary) by daughter Yvonne Nelson amp family
LETrsquoS CONTINUE TO PRAY TOGETHER
The Sunday Mass at 11 AM with Fr Roy will continue to be LIVE Streamed
Go to our website strochoxfordcom and follow the prompts
In Addition to Sunday Masses Father Roy will be hosting a Prayer amp Reflection time on Wednesday at 7 PM
To connect follow this link
httpsmeetingsamer12webexcommeetstolzpar Register amp join meeting then Choose option a] call in b] have Webex call you
c] use the device you are using You may be required to download the program the first time you are using Webex
with this in mind please try to join early Fr Roy opens 645 AM - Prayer sessions begin at 7 PM
Or join by phone call 1-408-418-9388 - Access code 623 057 852
2020 Partners in Charity Appeal
The 2020 Partners in Charity Appeal is currently under way Every member of St Roch is called upon to support the work of our Lord Jesus made possible
through this very important annual appeal We are confi-dent that with Godrsquos help and yours we will rise to it
Our parish goal is $42800 To date we have received $35225 in gifts That brings us to 83 of reaching our goal
If you have already made a gift to the 2020 appeal we thank you
If you have not received a pledgedonation card in the mail please call 508-987-8987 and one can be mailed to you or you can pick one up in the church You may also enter your gift online through the Diocesan website wwwworcesterdioceseorg
Please do NOT enter these pledges through the parish lsquoOnline Givingrsquo module on our website Thank you
JUNE 13 amp 14
Offertory Envelopes 334300 Online Giving 57000 Repairs amp Maintenance 99500 Other sources of income 10700 Total 501500 Weekly Goal 526700 Result - 25200
Online Giving Available on our website
wwwstrochoxfordcom
Donations may be made through this easy online meth-od for one-time or recurring payments or by mail
Second collection donations may also be made online
We truly appreciate your continued support of our parish especially during this difficult time as we need
to continue to pay insurance payroll utilities and other important expenses Thank you
Your Sacrificial Offering
4
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
My Dear Parishioners
These are the blessed days when we have the most hours of daylight The dark days of the winter season have slowly given way through Spring to the promise of Summer While the weather this past Spring has been exceptionally delightful lately I do not have to comment on how very unsettling and challenging it has been as we continue to navi-gate our way thru this awful pandemic Thanks be to God we seem to be going in the right direction
In my letter this week I want to be a witness to how the Light is being manifest here at St Rochrsquos My thoughts immediately turn to the first of two Confirmation ceremonies that we will celebrate at the 11 orsquoclock Mass this weekend I consider it a great honor have been delegated to confer this Sacrament on some very fine young men and women whom I have gotten to know over the last two years as they have prepared to take this step Confirming a decision that their parents made for them to be baptized
On that all important day of their Baptism bringing them into the Body of Christ the Church they were given a candle lit from the great Easter Candle and this prayer was said ldquoYou are now a Child of the Light Keep the flame of faith burning brightly so that when the Lord comes to call you home you will be able to follow Him into Everlasting Liferdquo Getting to heaven is our ultimate destiny There are a lot of dark forces in our world that want to extinguish the Light of Christ within us and the consequences could not be any more serious
It is the grace of God through the guidance of the Holy Spirit that will allow the light to conquer the darkness I have come to love the young men and women to be confirmed It will be my constant prayer that they will stay close to Jesus and our Church and so have all the support they will need to persevere as followers of Christ Join me in this prayer we all need one another
Another shaft of light that has come about recently has been a way of beginning to communicate with our sis-ter parish St Annersquos in Chardonnieres Haiti At every Mass as I mention this parish in the prayers I have felt a twinge of regret that I have not heard from Fr Gilber Brutus for so long Then one day much to my delight I found a voice mail from him on my cell phone He left his phone number and by discussing this at our Webex meetings I found out how I was able to return his call The language barrier makes communicating by phone very difficult I was able to decipher that they are experiencing a sever drought that has taken a great toll on their crops On the bright side they have not been hard hit by the coronavirus Both of us were like little children excited about having made contact
Now another step in my education with technology There is an app Google Translate that one of our pa-rishioners Marty Stolz is patiently trying to help me understand My administrative assistant Teri Rawson has already mastered the use of this app therefore it look like the lines of communication are open Much more to come on this front
Today is Fatherrsquos Day a time to recognize the irreplaceable value of the love and guidance of fathers in the well being of their sons and daughters May all fathers be guided by the Lordrsquos grace and receive on this side of life our admiration and support The task before them is great but so important All the surveys show that if a father practices the faith the chance his children will is increased greatly
Let us continue to pray for and love one another
Fr Roy
5
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
Our St Roch family is happily praying for all those preparing for Confirmation throughout the diocese especially our own candidates whose Confirmation celebrations will take place on June 21 amp 28 at the 1100 AM Masses at St Roch
Adam Barter William Carney Benjamin Colebourn Haylee Comeau
Tyler Constantine Bella Gonyea Alyssa Hallaman Audrey Hayes Cooper Jablonski Thomas Lane
Katelyn Marshall Dominic Porcelli Hannah Schoemer Peyton Sharry
Ashley Vandenbrouck Matthew Tessier amp James Landry
Our sincere hope is that waiting through this pandemic has brought you closer to God and gained value in the waiting Holding off your sacramental experience may have been difficult our hope is the wait may have in-creased your joy the news of your upcoming celebrations makes us even more excited anything good is well worth the wait The graces amp gifts received from the Holy Spirit enable us to intentionally follow Jesus allow us to clearly see the actions of the Holy Spirit each moment of our lives help us live in expectancy of that grace amp grow in faith that the fruits of the Holy Spirit shine as visible signs in our life in Christ
Oxford Ecumenical Food Shelf is Open
Must Call (508) 987-1062 to arrange an appointment to
pick up at the driveway Available to all residents of Oxford
Religious Freedom Week will be celebrated in dioceses nationwide from June 22 to June 29 Throughout the week
we will focus on the importance of preserving the essen-tial right of religious freedom both now and in the future for Catholics and all people of faith This yearrsquos theme is ldquoFor the Good of Allrdquo The significant feast days during the week (Saints Thomas More and John Fisher ndash June 22 Saint John the Baptist ndash June 24 and Saints Peter and Paul ndash June 29) inspire us to follow the example of these great saints who loved God above all and remained faith-ful in the face of adversity Please visit wwwusccborgReligiousFreedomWeek to download the ldquoPray-Reflect-Actrdquo one-pagers for each day on various religious liberty topics These excellent resources are intended to inspire us to learn more about religious liberty from a Catholic perspective help us to pray about particular issues and provide us with tools to act on what we learn Additional information can be found at wwwworcesterdioceseorgreligiousfreedomweek
AMERICAN CHOP SUEY may be dropped off in the church kitchen on
Monday July 6th before 300 PM Thank you
6
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
We want to add you to our St Roch Flocknote family To help us communicate better at less cost Please send me your e-mail address so we will be able to keep you informed about the news and what is coming up in our parish You can decide which groups you wish to be notified about like ministries religious education andor special events Send me an e-mail at my e-mail with your name at strochoxfordgmailcom to Terry Ann Renaud questions call 508-987-2382
334 CLUB NEWS
The next club will begin the end of May and conclude in October followed by our annual dinner Letters for the next club have been mailed
As always we are LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS
This Club is open to everyone (over 21 years of age) We welcome new parishioners and friends outside the Parish to join us
Herersquos how it works
$2500 dues pays for twenty weeks giving you four chances to win $2500 each week for 20 weeks (thatrsquos 80 chances) plus Grand Prizes awarded at the end of the club
There are 2 clubs that run during the course of a year The fall club is followed by a dinner in our parish hall - free to members
The funds collected over and beyond the prizes are used to help supplement our ordinary income to support our parish
Forms for New Members are available at the entrances in the church or one can be mailed to you by calling 508-987-8987 We are hoping you will join us
Please call 508-987-2382
for updates on all Faith Formation Sessions
until further notice
Kathy Perry Owen Benway Al Sinkis Andrew Rivers Raymond Joseph Craig Ladd
Ruth Andrzejczyk Chloe Barbara Jones Roseanne Ferlito John Barton Carol Violette John amp Bev Makowski Dale Mahota Liz Iandolli Stephen Rice Maddy Desrosier Phyllis Day John Hickman Timothy Bowes Anita Prunier Roger St George Ed Carpenter James Sumerlin Bob St George Julie Guertin Francis DeSimone Robert amp Beverly Burns Judy Rodier Dawn Hoeg Sean Bushey Richard Fleming Olga Brault Noelle Silverstein Edward Wissell Eric Lambert James Quaiel Yvonne Mathurin Deborah Mancini Susan Gallant Doris Prouty Maureen Germain Dave Boucher Daniel Ivascyn Barbara Quaiel Pamela Rossley Fr Gerard Walsh Gary Cowperthwaite Kathleen Kathy Bishop Nicole Ryan Kathy B Anne Englehard Maurice Erwin and Tony Mazzone
Sacrament of Reconciliation Confessions resume in the church on
Saturdays at 3 pm
A second collection for the Holy FathermdashPeterrsquos Pence will be taken next weekend June 27th amp 28th
We thank you in advance for your generosity
Enjoy a Free Subscription to an in-credible online gateway of the best Catholic content all in one placemdashbooks videos movies audios etc
Itrsquos EASY and FREE to Register
A Gift of St Roch Parish to You
1 Go to formedorgsignup 2 Select St Roch Parish by entering name city andor zip code 3 Register with your name and email address 4 Check that email account for a link to begin using FORMED
Thatrsquos it Now sit back enjoy and enrich your life with an incredi-ble array of resources focused on our rich Catholic faith
YOUR FESTIVAL DONATIONS ACCEPTED NOW
In hopeful anticipation of holding our Annual Festival on August 15 amp 16 we have opened the garage behind the rectory for your donations for the garage sale and flea market Also boxed books are also accepted at this time
PLEASE NO Tires Clothing Electronics or TVrsquos Encyclopedias or Magazines Mattresses Furniture Snow Blowers or Lawn Mowers Please do not leave items outside of garage Thank you
334 CLUB WINNERS mdash Week 4
200 Doris Garney 286 Sandy Curran 223 Stephen Kohut 100 David Gauthier
CONGRATULATIONS
4
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
My Dear Parishioners
These are the blessed days when we have the most hours of daylight The dark days of the winter season have slowly given way through Spring to the promise of Summer While the weather this past Spring has been exceptionally delightful lately I do not have to comment on how very unsettling and challenging it has been as we continue to navi-gate our way thru this awful pandemic Thanks be to God we seem to be going in the right direction
In my letter this week I want to be a witness to how the Light is being manifest here at St Rochrsquos My thoughts immediately turn to the first of two Confirmation ceremonies that we will celebrate at the 11 orsquoclock Mass this weekend I consider it a great honor have been delegated to confer this Sacrament on some very fine young men and women whom I have gotten to know over the last two years as they have prepared to take this step Confirming a decision that their parents made for them to be baptized
On that all important day of their Baptism bringing them into the Body of Christ the Church they were given a candle lit from the great Easter Candle and this prayer was said ldquoYou are now a Child of the Light Keep the flame of faith burning brightly so that when the Lord comes to call you home you will be able to follow Him into Everlasting Liferdquo Getting to heaven is our ultimate destiny There are a lot of dark forces in our world that want to extinguish the Light of Christ within us and the consequences could not be any more serious
It is the grace of God through the guidance of the Holy Spirit that will allow the light to conquer the darkness I have come to love the young men and women to be confirmed It will be my constant prayer that they will stay close to Jesus and our Church and so have all the support they will need to persevere as followers of Christ Join me in this prayer we all need one another
Another shaft of light that has come about recently has been a way of beginning to communicate with our sis-ter parish St Annersquos in Chardonnieres Haiti At every Mass as I mention this parish in the prayers I have felt a twinge of regret that I have not heard from Fr Gilber Brutus for so long Then one day much to my delight I found a voice mail from him on my cell phone He left his phone number and by discussing this at our Webex meetings I found out how I was able to return his call The language barrier makes communicating by phone very difficult I was able to decipher that they are experiencing a sever drought that has taken a great toll on their crops On the bright side they have not been hard hit by the coronavirus Both of us were like little children excited about having made contact
Now another step in my education with technology There is an app Google Translate that one of our pa-rishioners Marty Stolz is patiently trying to help me understand My administrative assistant Teri Rawson has already mastered the use of this app therefore it look like the lines of communication are open Much more to come on this front
Today is Fatherrsquos Day a time to recognize the irreplaceable value of the love and guidance of fathers in the well being of their sons and daughters May all fathers be guided by the Lordrsquos grace and receive on this side of life our admiration and support The task before them is great but so important All the surveys show that if a father practices the faith the chance his children will is increased greatly
Let us continue to pray for and love one another
Fr Roy
5
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
Our St Roch family is happily praying for all those preparing for Confirmation throughout the diocese especially our own candidates whose Confirmation celebrations will take place on June 21 amp 28 at the 1100 AM Masses at St Roch
Adam Barter William Carney Benjamin Colebourn Haylee Comeau
Tyler Constantine Bella Gonyea Alyssa Hallaman Audrey Hayes Cooper Jablonski Thomas Lane
Katelyn Marshall Dominic Porcelli Hannah Schoemer Peyton Sharry
Ashley Vandenbrouck Matthew Tessier amp James Landry
Our sincere hope is that waiting through this pandemic has brought you closer to God and gained value in the waiting Holding off your sacramental experience may have been difficult our hope is the wait may have in-creased your joy the news of your upcoming celebrations makes us even more excited anything good is well worth the wait The graces amp gifts received from the Holy Spirit enable us to intentionally follow Jesus allow us to clearly see the actions of the Holy Spirit each moment of our lives help us live in expectancy of that grace amp grow in faith that the fruits of the Holy Spirit shine as visible signs in our life in Christ
Oxford Ecumenical Food Shelf is Open
Must Call (508) 987-1062 to arrange an appointment to
pick up at the driveway Available to all residents of Oxford
Religious Freedom Week will be celebrated in dioceses nationwide from June 22 to June 29 Throughout the week
we will focus on the importance of preserving the essen-tial right of religious freedom both now and in the future for Catholics and all people of faith This yearrsquos theme is ldquoFor the Good of Allrdquo The significant feast days during the week (Saints Thomas More and John Fisher ndash June 22 Saint John the Baptist ndash June 24 and Saints Peter and Paul ndash June 29) inspire us to follow the example of these great saints who loved God above all and remained faith-ful in the face of adversity Please visit wwwusccborgReligiousFreedomWeek to download the ldquoPray-Reflect-Actrdquo one-pagers for each day on various religious liberty topics These excellent resources are intended to inspire us to learn more about religious liberty from a Catholic perspective help us to pray about particular issues and provide us with tools to act on what we learn Additional information can be found at wwwworcesterdioceseorgreligiousfreedomweek
AMERICAN CHOP SUEY may be dropped off in the church kitchen on
Monday July 6th before 300 PM Thank you
6
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
We want to add you to our St Roch Flocknote family To help us communicate better at less cost Please send me your e-mail address so we will be able to keep you informed about the news and what is coming up in our parish You can decide which groups you wish to be notified about like ministries religious education andor special events Send me an e-mail at my e-mail with your name at strochoxfordgmailcom to Terry Ann Renaud questions call 508-987-2382
334 CLUB NEWS
The next club will begin the end of May and conclude in October followed by our annual dinner Letters for the next club have been mailed
As always we are LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS
This Club is open to everyone (over 21 years of age) We welcome new parishioners and friends outside the Parish to join us
Herersquos how it works
$2500 dues pays for twenty weeks giving you four chances to win $2500 each week for 20 weeks (thatrsquos 80 chances) plus Grand Prizes awarded at the end of the club
There are 2 clubs that run during the course of a year The fall club is followed by a dinner in our parish hall - free to members
The funds collected over and beyond the prizes are used to help supplement our ordinary income to support our parish
Forms for New Members are available at the entrances in the church or one can be mailed to you by calling 508-987-8987 We are hoping you will join us
Please call 508-987-2382
for updates on all Faith Formation Sessions
until further notice
Kathy Perry Owen Benway Al Sinkis Andrew Rivers Raymond Joseph Craig Ladd
Ruth Andrzejczyk Chloe Barbara Jones Roseanne Ferlito John Barton Carol Violette John amp Bev Makowski Dale Mahota Liz Iandolli Stephen Rice Maddy Desrosier Phyllis Day John Hickman Timothy Bowes Anita Prunier Roger St George Ed Carpenter James Sumerlin Bob St George Julie Guertin Francis DeSimone Robert amp Beverly Burns Judy Rodier Dawn Hoeg Sean Bushey Richard Fleming Olga Brault Noelle Silverstein Edward Wissell Eric Lambert James Quaiel Yvonne Mathurin Deborah Mancini Susan Gallant Doris Prouty Maureen Germain Dave Boucher Daniel Ivascyn Barbara Quaiel Pamela Rossley Fr Gerard Walsh Gary Cowperthwaite Kathleen Kathy Bishop Nicole Ryan Kathy B Anne Englehard Maurice Erwin and Tony Mazzone
Sacrament of Reconciliation Confessions resume in the church on
Saturdays at 3 pm
A second collection for the Holy FathermdashPeterrsquos Pence will be taken next weekend June 27th amp 28th
We thank you in advance for your generosity
Enjoy a Free Subscription to an in-credible online gateway of the best Catholic content all in one placemdashbooks videos movies audios etc
Itrsquos EASY and FREE to Register
A Gift of St Roch Parish to You
1 Go to formedorgsignup 2 Select St Roch Parish by entering name city andor zip code 3 Register with your name and email address 4 Check that email account for a link to begin using FORMED
Thatrsquos it Now sit back enjoy and enrich your life with an incredi-ble array of resources focused on our rich Catholic faith
YOUR FESTIVAL DONATIONS ACCEPTED NOW
In hopeful anticipation of holding our Annual Festival on August 15 amp 16 we have opened the garage behind the rectory for your donations for the garage sale and flea market Also boxed books are also accepted at this time
PLEASE NO Tires Clothing Electronics or TVrsquos Encyclopedias or Magazines Mattresses Furniture Snow Blowers or Lawn Mowers Please do not leave items outside of garage Thank you
334 CLUB WINNERS mdash Week 4
200 Doris Garney 286 Sandy Curran 223 Stephen Kohut 100 David Gauthier
CONGRATULATIONS
5
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
Our St Roch family is happily praying for all those preparing for Confirmation throughout the diocese especially our own candidates whose Confirmation celebrations will take place on June 21 amp 28 at the 1100 AM Masses at St Roch
Adam Barter William Carney Benjamin Colebourn Haylee Comeau
Tyler Constantine Bella Gonyea Alyssa Hallaman Audrey Hayes Cooper Jablonski Thomas Lane
Katelyn Marshall Dominic Porcelli Hannah Schoemer Peyton Sharry
Ashley Vandenbrouck Matthew Tessier amp James Landry
Our sincere hope is that waiting through this pandemic has brought you closer to God and gained value in the waiting Holding off your sacramental experience may have been difficult our hope is the wait may have in-creased your joy the news of your upcoming celebrations makes us even more excited anything good is well worth the wait The graces amp gifts received from the Holy Spirit enable us to intentionally follow Jesus allow us to clearly see the actions of the Holy Spirit each moment of our lives help us live in expectancy of that grace amp grow in faith that the fruits of the Holy Spirit shine as visible signs in our life in Christ
Oxford Ecumenical Food Shelf is Open
Must Call (508) 987-1062 to arrange an appointment to
pick up at the driveway Available to all residents of Oxford
Religious Freedom Week will be celebrated in dioceses nationwide from June 22 to June 29 Throughout the week
we will focus on the importance of preserving the essen-tial right of religious freedom both now and in the future for Catholics and all people of faith This yearrsquos theme is ldquoFor the Good of Allrdquo The significant feast days during the week (Saints Thomas More and John Fisher ndash June 22 Saint John the Baptist ndash June 24 and Saints Peter and Paul ndash June 29) inspire us to follow the example of these great saints who loved God above all and remained faith-ful in the face of adversity Please visit wwwusccborgReligiousFreedomWeek to download the ldquoPray-Reflect-Actrdquo one-pagers for each day on various religious liberty topics These excellent resources are intended to inspire us to learn more about religious liberty from a Catholic perspective help us to pray about particular issues and provide us with tools to act on what we learn Additional information can be found at wwwworcesterdioceseorgreligiousfreedomweek
AMERICAN CHOP SUEY may be dropped off in the church kitchen on
Monday July 6th before 300 PM Thank you
6
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
We want to add you to our St Roch Flocknote family To help us communicate better at less cost Please send me your e-mail address so we will be able to keep you informed about the news and what is coming up in our parish You can decide which groups you wish to be notified about like ministries religious education andor special events Send me an e-mail at my e-mail with your name at strochoxfordgmailcom to Terry Ann Renaud questions call 508-987-2382
334 CLUB NEWS
The next club will begin the end of May and conclude in October followed by our annual dinner Letters for the next club have been mailed
As always we are LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS
This Club is open to everyone (over 21 years of age) We welcome new parishioners and friends outside the Parish to join us
Herersquos how it works
$2500 dues pays for twenty weeks giving you four chances to win $2500 each week for 20 weeks (thatrsquos 80 chances) plus Grand Prizes awarded at the end of the club
There are 2 clubs that run during the course of a year The fall club is followed by a dinner in our parish hall - free to members
The funds collected over and beyond the prizes are used to help supplement our ordinary income to support our parish
Forms for New Members are available at the entrances in the church or one can be mailed to you by calling 508-987-8987 We are hoping you will join us
Please call 508-987-2382
for updates on all Faith Formation Sessions
until further notice
Kathy Perry Owen Benway Al Sinkis Andrew Rivers Raymond Joseph Craig Ladd
Ruth Andrzejczyk Chloe Barbara Jones Roseanne Ferlito John Barton Carol Violette John amp Bev Makowski Dale Mahota Liz Iandolli Stephen Rice Maddy Desrosier Phyllis Day John Hickman Timothy Bowes Anita Prunier Roger St George Ed Carpenter James Sumerlin Bob St George Julie Guertin Francis DeSimone Robert amp Beverly Burns Judy Rodier Dawn Hoeg Sean Bushey Richard Fleming Olga Brault Noelle Silverstein Edward Wissell Eric Lambert James Quaiel Yvonne Mathurin Deborah Mancini Susan Gallant Doris Prouty Maureen Germain Dave Boucher Daniel Ivascyn Barbara Quaiel Pamela Rossley Fr Gerard Walsh Gary Cowperthwaite Kathleen Kathy Bishop Nicole Ryan Kathy B Anne Englehard Maurice Erwin and Tony Mazzone
Sacrament of Reconciliation Confessions resume in the church on
Saturdays at 3 pm
A second collection for the Holy FathermdashPeterrsquos Pence will be taken next weekend June 27th amp 28th
We thank you in advance for your generosity
Enjoy a Free Subscription to an in-credible online gateway of the best Catholic content all in one placemdashbooks videos movies audios etc
Itrsquos EASY and FREE to Register
A Gift of St Roch Parish to You
1 Go to formedorgsignup 2 Select St Roch Parish by entering name city andor zip code 3 Register with your name and email address 4 Check that email account for a link to begin using FORMED
Thatrsquos it Now sit back enjoy and enrich your life with an incredi-ble array of resources focused on our rich Catholic faith
YOUR FESTIVAL DONATIONS ACCEPTED NOW
In hopeful anticipation of holding our Annual Festival on August 15 amp 16 we have opened the garage behind the rectory for your donations for the garage sale and flea market Also boxed books are also accepted at this time
PLEASE NO Tires Clothing Electronics or TVrsquos Encyclopedias or Magazines Mattresses Furniture Snow Blowers or Lawn Mowers Please do not leave items outside of garage Thank you
334 CLUB WINNERS mdash Week 4
200 Doris Garney 286 Sandy Curran 223 Stephen Kohut 100 David Gauthier
CONGRATULATIONS
6
The Church of Saint Roch Oxford MA THE TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME June 21 2020
We want to add you to our St Roch Flocknote family To help us communicate better at less cost Please send me your e-mail address so we will be able to keep you informed about the news and what is coming up in our parish You can decide which groups you wish to be notified about like ministries religious education andor special events Send me an e-mail at my e-mail with your name at strochoxfordgmailcom to Terry Ann Renaud questions call 508-987-2382
334 CLUB NEWS
The next club will begin the end of May and conclude in October followed by our annual dinner Letters for the next club have been mailed
As always we are LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS
This Club is open to everyone (over 21 years of age) We welcome new parishioners and friends outside the Parish to join us
Herersquos how it works
$2500 dues pays for twenty weeks giving you four chances to win $2500 each week for 20 weeks (thatrsquos 80 chances) plus Grand Prizes awarded at the end of the club
There are 2 clubs that run during the course of a year The fall club is followed by a dinner in our parish hall - free to members
The funds collected over and beyond the prizes are used to help supplement our ordinary income to support our parish
Forms for New Members are available at the entrances in the church or one can be mailed to you by calling 508-987-8987 We are hoping you will join us
Please call 508-987-2382
for updates on all Faith Formation Sessions
until further notice
Kathy Perry Owen Benway Al Sinkis Andrew Rivers Raymond Joseph Craig Ladd
Ruth Andrzejczyk Chloe Barbara Jones Roseanne Ferlito John Barton Carol Violette John amp Bev Makowski Dale Mahota Liz Iandolli Stephen Rice Maddy Desrosier Phyllis Day John Hickman Timothy Bowes Anita Prunier Roger St George Ed Carpenter James Sumerlin Bob St George Julie Guertin Francis DeSimone Robert amp Beverly Burns Judy Rodier Dawn Hoeg Sean Bushey Richard Fleming Olga Brault Noelle Silverstein Edward Wissell Eric Lambert James Quaiel Yvonne Mathurin Deborah Mancini Susan Gallant Doris Prouty Maureen Germain Dave Boucher Daniel Ivascyn Barbara Quaiel Pamela Rossley Fr Gerard Walsh Gary Cowperthwaite Kathleen Kathy Bishop Nicole Ryan Kathy B Anne Englehard Maurice Erwin and Tony Mazzone
Sacrament of Reconciliation Confessions resume in the church on
Saturdays at 3 pm
A second collection for the Holy FathermdashPeterrsquos Pence will be taken next weekend June 27th amp 28th
We thank you in advance for your generosity
Enjoy a Free Subscription to an in-credible online gateway of the best Catholic content all in one placemdashbooks videos movies audios etc
Itrsquos EASY and FREE to Register
A Gift of St Roch Parish to You
1 Go to formedorgsignup 2 Select St Roch Parish by entering name city andor zip code 3 Register with your name and email address 4 Check that email account for a link to begin using FORMED
Thatrsquos it Now sit back enjoy and enrich your life with an incredi-ble array of resources focused on our rich Catholic faith
YOUR FESTIVAL DONATIONS ACCEPTED NOW
In hopeful anticipation of holding our Annual Festival on August 15 amp 16 we have opened the garage behind the rectory for your donations for the garage sale and flea market Also boxed books are also accepted at this time
PLEASE NO Tires Clothing Electronics or TVrsquos Encyclopedias or Magazines Mattresses Furniture Snow Blowers or Lawn Mowers Please do not leave items outside of garage Thank you
334 CLUB WINNERS mdash Week 4
200 Doris Garney 286 Sandy Curran 223 Stephen Kohut 100 David Gauthier
CONGRATULATIONS
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