Document 6555757

ST. JOSEPH PARISH
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
MEDFORD, MA
Saturday, October 11
8:00 AM Fr. Larry Drennan
4:00 PM Huckins & Pagliuca Families
Sunday, October 12
8:00 AM For the People
10:00 AM Saltonstall – Augustine A. Donovan
10:00 AM Angela Zaimo
12:00 N
Marion Romano
Monday, October 13
8:00 AM Lori Kirkmen
Tuesday, October 14
8:00 AM Luminosa & Giuseppe Guarino
Come to the Feast!
“Everything is ready; come to the feast”
(Matthew 22:4). I find Sunday morinings in church to
be joyful. We gather and celebrate the riches that
God shares with us. As the prophet Isaiah said,
“The Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples a
feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food
and pure, choice wines.” At the Lord’s Supper, we
share the overflowing bounty of God’s blessings.
But I also find Sundays to be sad. When I
look around at the many people in society who seem
to go about their lives with little thought of God, I
feel sad. What a loss it is, for them and for us. God
is holding a joyous wedding banquet and invites all.
“But they refused to come,” as noted in Jesus’
parable today.
Lord, help us to share your love with others,
and help us to lead them toward you.
Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti
Living with Christ
October, 2014
READINGS: #1009
FINANCIAL REPORT
Wednesday, October 15
8:00 AM Rev. Charles D. Logue
8:30 AM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
to 8:30 PM
Lower Church
Thursday, October 16
8:00 AM Matthew Ginnetty
8:30 AM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
to 8:30 PM
Lower Church
Friday, October 17
8:00 AM Vittorio Villano
8:30 AM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
to 8:30 PM
Lower Church
Saturday, October 18
8:00 AM Angelo Corrado
4:00 PM Joseph Torrice
Sunday, October 19
8:00 AM For the People
10:00 AM Saltonstall – Anthony DeChristoforo
10:00 AM Thomas & Mary Kelley
12:00 N
Mario Garcia
Please pray for Matilda V. Fountain and all our
deceased parishioners and loved ones.
St. Francis Mass Schedule:
Daily Mass: Monday – Thursday at 9am
Weekend Masses:
Saturdays at 4pm and Sundays at 7:30am & 11am
Offertory including electronic giving: $7,363.
Second Collection: On-going Maintenance
Second Collection Next Weekend:
World Mission Sunday
Thank you for your continued support of St. Joseph
Parish. Your help makes our parish great.
IN LOVING MEMORY
October 12 – October 18
Sanctuary Light: Billy Falasca
Hosts:
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
From Fr. Ed
Have you ever encountered
someone that describes himself
or herself as a “former” Catholic?
All of us probably have.
They’ve probably stopped practicing their faith for
many reasons, some good and some not-so-good.
That’s true in my own family.
Maybe they’ve just grown out of the habit. Maybe
they’ve had a bad experience with someone in the
Church (most often a priest.) Maybe they don’t like
one or more of the teachings of the Church (who
doesn’t?)
But the worst reason, which I hear most often, is that
they feel like they don't belong.
Think about what a young family goes through when
they attend Mass. They have to first get the kids up,
fed and dressed. They need to back a bag of
“supplies” like a nuclear kit in case one of the kids
explodes. And that’s all before they leave the house.
Then once they get to Church they try to find a seat.
Most often they will wind up in a seat that someone
has sat in for a thousand years, meaning they will
get a “glare” from the person that has to move.
Now, God help them if one of the children makes a
sound during Mass. They will have to see someone
giving them the “hairy eye” or even worse, actually
saying something crummy to them after Mass.
The experience of that young family (and it’s a real
one) happens far to often in all Churches.
Noise is good. Changing our seat is good. Seeing
new people in our Church is a blessing.
The Church describes evangelization as “new.” For
some of us it may be a new seat or a new sound.
New life is what we seek. New people are who we’re
after. And after they show up will they want to come
back?
ELECTRONIC GIVING
Date
10/19
11/9
11/23
Collection
Entry
World Mission Sunday
10/12-10/26
Human Development Campaign 11/2-11/16
Retired Religious Sisters
11/16-11/30
October 12, 2014
At our parishioners’ request
or with permission, we list
those who are sick or in the
hospital and wish to be
remembered in our prayers:
Lisa Gilbert, Angela Toto,
Diane Rossetti, Shawn Odom, Sr. Eileen Colbert,
CSJ., Maria Piemonte, John Carew, Janice Hoxie,
Charlie Madison, Theresa O’Brien Carew, James
Harold, Flavia DiVito, Pauline Vojtas,
Rhonda
Fruzzetti, Dave Wilson, Jerry DeCristofaro, David
Theisen, David Theisen Jr, Ellen Henderson, Frank
Carew, Constance Kelly, William Iacopucci, Carol
Buchanan, Ann McLaughlin, Franco & Yolanda
Ciglino, Edward & Constance Kelly, Edward Powell,
Jr. Philip Silva, Grace Phillips, Michael DeMeo,
Baby Baxter Francis Belanger, Jean BarrySutherland,
Anthony Ruggieri Jr. Giuseppe A.
Cicoria Jr., Sr. Waltrude, Bob Howe
LOVED ONES
IN SERVICE
Presently on active duty serving our country:
US Army Chaplain Fr. Paul Hurley; Afghanistan, 1st
Lt. US Army Michael Durham; Chief Kevin Purifory,
US Coast Guard; Patrick Carney, U.S. Navy; Sgt.
James Mihelidakis, US Army Infantry home from
Iraq; Sgt. Nicholas Lavery, US Army Special Forces,
Sgt. Dave Wilkinson, US Army; PFC Grainne Battel,
US Army; Sgt. Caitlin Battel, US Army; Daniel
Brogan, US Navy. We are privileged to include their
names in our bulletin weekly. Our prayers go out to
all our men and women who are serving our country.
May God protect them.
Revised Relgious Ed Schedule
for Grades 1-8
STILL ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS
for St. Joseph Religious Education
Grades 1-5 and Edge Program (6-8)
We ask the children be present at the 10am Mass.
Class will run after the 10am mass until 1:15pm.
Sunday, October 26th
Sunday, November 9th
Sunday, December 7th
Sunday, January 25th
Sunday, February 22nd
Sunday, March 22nd
ST. JOSEPH PARISH
St. Joseph Parish
2014 Grand Annual
Our Grand Annual Collection
is off to a great start!
The response to the 2014 Grand Annual Collection
has been excellent. Many parishioners have not
only given to the appeal but have increased their
support! Our goal this year is to raise $75,000
through the Grand Annual. Achieving this goal will
allow us to secure our parish finances as well as
allow us to continue our important ministries. If
possible, we ask you to consider a gift of $300 or
more. Some have the ability to do much more and
some less. We ask only that you give to the best of
your ability.
This year we are pleased to offer the opportunity to
make your gift in two payments. Our hope is that we
may encourage you to take a gentle step in
increasing your support. You will notice an updated
Grand Annual Pledge Card with the option of making
a one-time gift or the option for two payments.
If you did not bring your pledge card to Mass with
you this weekend, please bring it next weekend or
mail it to the parish this week. Your participation in
the Grand Annual Colleciton is sincerely
appreciated.
Thank you.
An Invitation to
St. Francis’ October
Monthly Dinner
Please join us on Saturday, October 25th,
following the 4:00 PM Mass, in our Dining Room for
a delicious dinner and great company.
Menu:
Chicken Cutlet with Roasted Potatoes, Carrots,
Garden Salad, Desserts & Beverages
$10.00 Adult / $5.00 Child
Children 3 & under eat free.
No tickets will be sold after Wednesday, October
22nd and no tickets will be sold at the door.
Tickets will be on sale at St. Francis after all Masses
and at the St. Francis Parish Center Office,
Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM.
MEDFORD, MA
ANNUAL PARISH
CONCERT
The St. Joseph Parish Music Ministry invites you to
join us on Sunday afternoon, October 19th, at 2PM in
the upper church, for our St. Joseph Parish Annual
Concert.
This year’s program is being presented in loving
memory of Father Lawrence J. (“Fr. Larry”)
Drennan, and Father John (“Jack”) Toomey.
There will be a luncheon in the social center
following the concert, catered by Carroll’s
Restaurant in Medford (once again, through the
kindness of parishioner, Attorney Victor Garo).
Please note: when you arrive for the concert, you
will receive a voucher which will enable you to
attend the luncheon.
For more information, please e-mail Betsy Pesce,
Music Director at stjosephmusic@msn.com or call
781-391-1457 (office) or 617-335-8155 (cell).
The Music Ministry Would Be
Honored...
...if you would consider supporting our ministry by
placing an ad in our upcoming annual parish concert
program. As you may know, our concert is
scheduled for Sunday, October 19th, at 2pm. This
year’s program is being presented in loving memory
of Father Lawrence J. ("Fr. Larry") Drennan, and
Father John ("Jack") Toomey, and will consist of a
varied program of sacred, classical and popular
selections.
We have many options to choose from:
Back Cover (5 ½” x 8 ½”) $250
Half Page (5 ½” x 4 ¼”) $ 60
Full Page (5 ½” x 8 ½”)
$100
Third Page (5 ½” x 2 7/8”) $ 45
You can send your ad copy and payment or
individual contribution (checks made out to St.
Joseph Parish) directly to Betsy Pesce, Music and
Liturgy Director, c/o of the rectory, at 114 High
Street. We would be most grateful for your support
in this very special parish event. Thank you in
advance for your consideration.
Join us at the
St. Francis
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