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Saint Mary Parish
211 North Main St.
Randolph, MA 02368
Established 1850
Randolph, Massachusetts
MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday Masses
Saturday Vigil
Sunday
ADMINISTRATOR
Rev. John J. Ronaghan
Email: frronaghan@stmaryrandolph.org
WEEKEND ASSISTANT
Rev. Pinto Paul, C.S.C.
Email: frpintopaul@stmaryrandolph.org
SENIOR DEACON
4:00pm
8:00, 10:00, 11:30am
Weekday Masses
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Celebrated at St. Mary Parish
9:00am
Holy Day Masses
As announced
Accommodations for the Handicapped
Parish Website: stmaryrandolph.org
Cemetery Website: saintmarycemetery.org
Deacon James H. Eames
DRE/PASTORAL ASSOCIATE
Mrs. Patricia J. O’Connor
Email: religioused@stmaryrandolph.org
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ASSISTANT
Mrs. Julie Pantazelos
Email: religioused@stmaryrandolph.org
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
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SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Please call the Parish Office for information.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Mrs. Judith A. Concannon
Email: judy@stmaryrandolph.org
Saturday 3:00pm – 3:45pm in the Chapel, or by
request.
Mr. Robert S. O’Connor
Email: roconnor@saintmarycemetery.org
Preparation should be made with a priest at least
six months in advance.
CEMETERY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINISTRIES
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK
Mrs. Felicia Kopelman-Hayes
BUSINESS MANAGER
Mr. Joseph Sheehan
Email: jsheehan@stmaryrandolph.org
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Pastoral Center: 22 Seton Way - 781-963-4141
Rel. Ed Center: 30 Seton Way -781-961-5009
Cemetery Office: 245 North St. - 781-961-9323
FAX NUMBERS
Pastoral Center: 781-963-0884
Rel. Ed Center: 781-961-5055
Cemetery Office: 781-963-0884
If you would like to receive the Sacrament of the
Sick prior to hospital admission or for any other
reason, please contact one of the priests or call the
Pastoral Center.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
First Saturday following 9:00am Mass until
11:00am.
HAITIAN CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP
PASTORAL CENTER OFFICE HOURS:
Monday—Friday: 9am to 4pm
Guerisons, Graces, Benedictions!!!
Venez nous joindre chaque jeudi soir a 7:00pm a la
priere charismatique pour chanter et louer Dieu!
Healing, Blessings!!!
Come to join us every Thursday night at 7:00pm at
the charismatic prayer in French and in Creole to
sing and praise the Lord!
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
We are a vibrant faith community committed to living out the gospel of Jesus Christ in the Roman Catholic tradition. As a Eucharistic people, we seek to deepen our personal union with Jesus Christ through the ministries of
Word, Worship, Community, and Service. Guided by the Holy Spirit, we devote ourselves to the Catechetical Ministry of Youth and Young Adults and to ongoing Adult Faith Formation. We seek to continue the mission of the
Church by extending hospitality and outreach to all the People of God.
ST. MARY
RANDOLPH, MA
COLLABORATIVE
LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
St. Mary Parish
Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm
Sunday Masses: 8:00am, 10:00am, 11:30am
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
MEMORIAL MASSES FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, February 28, 2015
4:00pm Mass of Thanksgiving
Sunday, March 1, 2015
8:00am For the People of St. Mary Parish
10:00am John DiFronzo
11:30am Rita & Herb Thomas and
The Arey Family
Saturday, March 7, 2015
4:00pm Elaine F. Mahoney
Sunday, March 8, 2015
10:00am James Nigro
11:30am Mary, Francis & Michael Small
WEEKLY OFFERTORY
OFFERTORY
Loose Money
Envelopes
TOTAL
Includes Coins
$1900.44
$3504.00
$5404.44
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
$81.25
CHURCH IN AFRICA &
EASTERN EUROPE
$658.00
SECOND COLLECTIONS—MARCH
3/8/15 Monthly Energy Collection
SANCTUARY CANDLE
The Sanctuary Candle in the Church burns this week in
Loving Memory of CHARLIE BONANI donated by
Kristina Bonani
MEETING REMINDER
The next Hospitality Committee Meeting will meet on
Tuesday, March 3rd in the Church Hall at 6:00pm
Daily Mass
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday—9:00am
St. Bernadette Parish
Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm
Sunday Masses: 7:30am
9:00am—Vietnamese
11:00am
Daily Mass
Monday, Wednesday, Friday—9:00am
FREE PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Please join us on Sunday, March 8th at St. Mary Church
Hall from 8:30am to 11:30am. This is our Annual Free
Pancake Breakfast.
MENU
Pancakes with all the Fixings
Sausages
Home Fries
Hot Fruit
Desserts
Coffee,
Tea & Juice
OPPORTUNITIES IN WHICH TO
MEMORIALIZE DECEASED
LOVED ONES
If you wish to memorialize a deceased loved one,
you can do so by calling the Parish Office and
scheduling one of the following:
Sanctuary Lamps
$10 a week donation
Weekday Masses
$15 donation
9am—Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Weekend Masses
$25 donation
4pm Vigil, 8am, 10am, 11:30am
SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT
THE FINANCIAL CORNER
By Joe Sheehan
Business Manager
As I write this blog, I am still looking out the window at
5’ of snow. We had the School Roof raked to allow us to
proceed safely with all activities in that building. I shudder to think what our snow removal bill will be this winter.
I would like to remind everyone that the Catholic Appeal
will begin in March. Not only is the Appeal a positive
and productive collection for the Archdiocese, it is also
an important collection for St Mary’s. Important, why,
you may be asking. Well, simply put, if we don’t make
our goal, we have to make it up from our own checkbook.
Example: This year our goal is $34,000. This number
comes from a formula that is related to previous year-end
collections; it is not an arbitrary number made up by the
Archdiocese. If we collect $29,000 of the $34,000, we
will have to pay a $5,000 penalty to the Archdiocese.
We do get to collect 50% of anything over the $34,000.
Please help. Thanks!
SENIORS OF ST. MARY’S
Unfortunately, the Seniors of St. Mary’s were unable to
meet for their February meeting. The weather has not
been at all cooperative. If someone was not notified, we
seek your forgiveness. Hopefully, that will be the only
meeting we will have to cancel.
We will be meeting, weather permitting, on Friday,
March 6th. Dave Mur phy, our Chief of State, will be
the speaker. So bring your questions, comments, wishes
for the Town of Randolph. Dave will have answers and
comments for all of them.
A heads up notice for all of you. There will be no meeting in April. The First Friday is also Good Friday, April
3rd.
Let’s hope for a good turnout on March 6th. It’s a long
time until May.
DISCUSSION GROUP
Our next Discussion Group will meet in the Church Hall
on Thursday, March 12th at 7pm. All are welcome.
MARCH 1, 2015
BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENT
St. Mary of the Hills School is sponsoring their Annual
Academic Night and Open House on Thursday, March
26th from 6pm to 7pm.
Come meet the faculty and students and see our
classrooms in action! Speak with the administration and
current parents about the St. Mary of the Hills School
experience. To schedule a tour of the school, please call
the office at 617-698-2464. Visit our website at
www.SMHschool.org. Hope to see you there!
DID YOU KNOW!!
Did you know that the St. Mary’s bulletin is printed at no
cost to our parish each week? Not only that, our parish
receives a part of the advertising commission. So please
frequent the fine establishments that advertise in our
bulletin and when you do please make sure to mention
you saw their ad in our bulletin.
If you are a business owner, consider advertising in the
bulletin. Each weekend, approximately 1500 people
attend Mass at St. Mary’s, most of whom live and shop
in Randolph area. It’s an easy way to reach thousands of
area families with information about your business. For
more information on how to advertise in our bulletin, call
Sylwia Kohut at 508-713-3692.
PRAY FOR THOSE
IN THE ARMED FORCES
We wish to remember in our prayers those brave
men and women who are presently serving our country
here and overseas.
Jeremy Lucier, Kevin Ryan, Ryan Dornan, Paul Ellis,
Kirsty Penticost, William Williams, Christopher Jackson,
Ryan O’Keefe, Keith Littig, Timothy Walsh, Thomas
Cheney, Elliot Trippel, Drake Barry, Tom Ram and
Colin Reilly.
Please call the office if you would like someone added to
this prayer list and also please inform us of their safe
return. Thank you!
SAFETY FOR GOD’S YOUTH
In March, our Religious Education program will
once again begin our “Safety for God’s Youth Program.” Our Charter for the Protection of Children and
Young People mandate that all dioceses in the United
States establish “Safe Environment” programs for students. This mandate for our parish begins with students
in Kindergarten and includes students up to grade
8. Safe Environment programs teach students how to
stay safe in many ways including fire safety, walking
safety, safe friendships, safety in the home and when
away from home and culminates with teaching what is
appropriate and inappropriate touch. Our Safety Program
this year will take place in our Religious Education classes the first three weeks of March. A Parent Meeting has
been scheduled for Tuesday February 24th at 7 pm in the
Religious Education Center for all those families new to
this program. At this meeting, parents will have an opportunity to become acquainted with the curriculum in
detail. Each Religious Education family will receive a
letter this week inviting them to the Parent Meeting. Please do not hesitate to contact the Religious Education Office AT 781 961-5009 for more information or
to simply ask questions.
Each year as we plan and head toward our
SAFETY FOR GOD’S YOUTH Program, we like to
take the opportunity to remind parents of the following:
ALL CHILDREN SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY
AN ADULT WHEN USING THE RESTROOMS AT
OUR CHURCH. CHILDREN SHOULD NEVER BE
SENT ALONE FROM MASS TO THE DOWNSTAIRS
FACILITIES.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS FOR THE
SICK AND HOMEBOUND MEETING REMINDER
Eucharistic Ministers of Communion to the Sick and
Homebound will meet Thursday, March 5th at 7pm in St.
Mary Religious Ed Center.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS FOR THE
SICK AND HOMEBOUND
VISITS
If you know anyone who is homebound and would
like to receive the Eucharist, please call the Parish
Office (781-963-4141) and we will see that someone visits their home.
WELCOME
We are pleased to have you with us. If you are a new
parishioner and haven’t registered in the parish, please
fill out the form below indicating husband, wife, son,
daughter and drop it in the collection basket or mail it to
the Parish Pastoral Center, 22 Seton Way, Randolph, MA
02368.
Last Name:___________________________________
First Name:__________________________________
Mailing Name:_______________________________
Address:______________________________________
Tel. No.______________________________________
Date of Birth__________________________________
Spouse:
______________________DOB___________________
Children:
__________________DOB__________ (M) ___ (F)___
__________________DOB__________ (M)____ (F)___
__________________DOB__________ (M)____ (F)___
Please send Offertory Envelopes: yes______ no_____
Would you like to join our Giving Online Program
Yes______no_____