Saint Theresa Parish - The PilotSeptember 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25 and November 1 Thursday Mornings: 10 am ~ 11:15 am at St. Andrew Parish Hall September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27,

Saint Theresa Parish

Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 4, 2016

Pastoral Team Very Rev. Shawn W. Allen, VF, Pastor

Rev. Martin Dzengeleski, Parochial Vicar Rev. Hal Obayashi, Parochial Vicar Rev. Robert Caprio O.F.M., Weekend Assistant Adrienne Cullen, Pastoral Associate Tony Carbrello, Associate Director of Faith Formation Al MacMullin, Finance & Operations Manager Pamela Newfell, Office Manager & Finance, St. Andrew Deacon Allan Shanahan, Permanent Deacon

Christine Kilburn, Associate Finance & Operations Manager Sierra Desany, Office Manager, St. Theresa Deacon Phil DiBello, Director of Ministry & Faith Formation Karen Dubbs, Office Manager, St. Mary Jean Ryan, Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Parish Office & Staff

Office Phone: 978-663-8816 Office Fax: 978-663-0577 Hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 3 pm

Sierra Desany, Office Manager [email protected] Joanne Gagliardi, Director of Music Ministry

St. Vincent de Paul Society: 978-408-8278

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Saturday Mass: 4 pm Sunday Masses: 7:30 am & 10 am

Daily Mass: Mon., Tues., & Fri. at 12:05 pm

Confessions: Sat. 3:15-3:45 pm

St. Mary Church 796 Boston Road Billerica, MA 01821

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Saturday Mass: 4 pm Sunday Masses: 9 am & Noon

Daily Mass: Mon., Wed., & Sat. at 9 am


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Saturday Mass: 4 pm Sunday Masses: 8 & 10:30 am & 5 pm

Daily Mass: Tues., Thurs., & Fri. at 9 am


Rediscover Jesus: A Six-Week Drop-in Book Discussion Group

The Catholic Community of Billerica is offering a six-week book discus-sion on Matthew Kelly’s popular Rediscover Jesus: An Invitation . Join fel-low parishioners as we get to know Jesus and ourselves in a new way during the final weeks of the Year of Mercy. There are three different

times to choose from, and you are welcome to come to the one that best fits your schedule on a particular week:

Tuesday Evenings: 7 pm ~ 8:15 pm at St. Andrew Parish Hall September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25 and November 1

Thursday Mornings: 10 am ~ 11:15 am at St. Andrew Parish Hall September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27, and November 3

Saturday Mornings: 9:30 am ~ 10:45 am (following the 9 am Mass) at St. Mary Par-ish Rectory

October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and November 5

Books will be available at all three parish rectories for $1 donation beginning Tuesday, September 6.

When you pick up your book you will also receive the discussion schedule. Please contact Adrienne Cul-

len at 978-663-3624 or [email protected] for more information and/or to be put on the

email list for discussion group updates.

“Jesus wants to teach you how to live an incredible life.”

~ Matthew Kelly

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Welcome to Billerica Catholic Religious Education for 2016-17!

While many aspects of the BCRE program are unchanged, this year’s big change is that we will limit the number of students in each class for more manageable class sizes. The number of classes offered will also be based on the number of volunteers who come forward.

Please volunteer for your program so that we may place as many children as possible in classes. The registration form for students and the form for interested volunteers can be found at: reled.billericacatholic.org.

Religious Education Office Hours

The BCRE Office will be open Monday through Thursday from 9:30 am to 4 pm after Labor Day, Sep-tember 6th. Please stop by to register or just say hello!

Our Greatest Volunteer Needs

Our Grade 1-2 children are in need of teachers of our faith. If you have considered teaching about Jesus to elementary children, now is the time to say, “Yes!” You will join the ranks of those who live out their faith in the teaching of others with our support. Please contact Robin Clayton at the BCRE Office (978-667-3733 x44) if you are interested. We need teachers and aides for these sessions:

Sundays at 7:35 & 10:35 am - (teachers & aides) St. Mary Sundays at 8:35 am - (aide) St. Andrew Mondays at 4 (aides) & 6 (teacher & aide) pm - St. Theresa Tuesdays at 4 pm - (teacher & aides) St. Theresa Wednesdays at 6 pm - (aide) St. Mary

Is Jesus calling you to help our elementary children become His disciples? Our families need your help with teachers and/or aides to help with the following Grade 3-4-5 classes:

Sundays at 8:30 am - (aide) St. Andrew Tuesdays at 4 pm - (aide) St. Theresa Tuesdays at 6 pm - (teacher) St. Theresa Wednesdays at 6 pm - (teacher & aide) St. Mary

Will you answer the call? Contact the Billerica Catholic Religious Education Office: 978-667-3733.

Women’s Club Bake Sale

The first bake sale of the fall will be September 10 & 11 after all Masses, except the 5 pm. The ladies will set up in the hallway of the Hall. Be sure to stop by and take something yummy home for the entire family!

Movie Night

The next dinner & movie night will be Saturday, September 10. We will have a baked chicken din-ner at 5:15. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 will begin at 6:15. All are welcome to join us in the St. The-

resa Hall. Please invite a friend!

Attention Golfers

Billerica Knights of Columbus kicks off its annual “Tootsie Roll” campaign for children with intellectual difficulties with the Clif Doiron/Bill Morrissey Memorial

Charity Golf Tournament on Monday, September 26 at Passaconway Golf Course. Please contact Dave Molhan at [email protected] to register or to make a donation. We are especially looking for prior participants whose contact information may have been lost.

It’s CORI Form Time Again

Once again this fall we ask all volunteers to complete a CORI form. There are changes to the information required on the CORI form. To facilitate the CORI re-form law signed by the Governor, the Department of Criminal Information Services has updated the CORI access system. This system requires that all individuals pro-

vide the last 6 digits of their Social Security Number along with other required information.

We will be available after all Masses the weekend of September 10/11 to verify your identity and take your form. By completing a CORI at this time, you will not need to make a special trip to the parish office to do so.

Helping the Missionaries of Charity

Once again this year, the Catholic Community of Billerica will be helping St. Teresa of Calcutta’s Missionaries of Charity. St. Mary Parish has supported their ministry to the elderly for many years. This year, we are expanding the program throughout the Catholic Community of Billerica.

Gift labels will be available in baskets located at the entrances to all three churches the weekend of September 3rd & 4th. Please pick up a tag as your gift pledge for an elderly person. We will begin collecting the gifts the weekend of September 17 & 18.

Thank you for your generous donations as we honor Mother Theresa on the month of her canonization!

Come Let Us Sing

It’s that wonderful time of year! Junior/Children’s Choir will begin rehearsals on Thursday, September 29. Children’s

Choir at 6:30pm and Junior Choir at 7pm, in the church. New members are always welcome. See you there! Contact: Joanne: 978-667-5392 or [email protected].

Yankee Doodle Celebration

Would you like to assist at the Catholic Community of Billerica booth at Yankee Doodle weekend? The Catholic Community of Billerica will host a booth again this year on Saturday, September 19. Do you like to face paint, and would like to share this talent? If you would like to help in any way, please contact Chris Kilburn at

[email protected].

Join us for this fun-filled day as we celebrate “Honoring Billerica’s Future.”

St. Mary Craft Fair

The St. Mary Women’s Club is planning their “Autumn Craft Fair” Saturday, October 15 from 9 am to 3 pm. They are looking for crafters! Information and applications are in St. Mary Church and on their Rectory porch table.


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Saturday, September 3 4:00 Settimio & Addolorata Orsini, Memorial

Luigi Fasciani, Memorial

Agnes Kardauskas, 3-Month Memorial

Sunday, September 4

8:00 Patrick & Kevin O’Neill, Anniversary

10:30 5:00 Johnny McCarthy, Memorial

Tuesday, September 6

9:00 Gladys, Roche, Memorial

Thursday, September 8 9:00

Friday, September 9 9:00

Saturday, September 10 4:00

Sunday, September 11

8:00 St. Theresa Benefactor Society 10:30 5:00 Helen & Louis Berg, Memorial

St. Paul’s Soup Kitchen ~ September

We will be making macaroni and cheese with fun toppings, sides and dessert for the next few months’ meals. If you would like to cook, contrib-ute groceries, or serve dinner, please reach out to Sierra ([email protected] or 978-663-8816) for recipes and specific needs. We would love to have you get involved. If you can’t donate time or resources, please contribute by praying for the ministry and especially for the people we serve. Thank you!

“Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.”

~ St. Teresa of Calcutta

OFFERTORY REPORT

Weekly Offertory Goal $ 13,500

Last weekend’s collection $ 7,020

Thank you for your continued support!

Second collection this weekend ~ Catholic Uni-versity

Second collection next weekend ~ Major Im-provements

Congratulations to the families of Savanna

LaMarca, Serena Hickey, Delaney Hutchinson, and Ellis Albanese who were baptized here last weekend.

Youth and Teen Baptisms

Do you know a child or teen who has never been Baptized? Please contact Tony Carbrello, Assis-tant Director of Faith Formation, at 978-667-3733 x45 or [email protected] to start the necessary formation process.

Join Us For Catechetical Sunday!

On September 18, we celebrate Catechetical Sun-day with parishes throughout the country. We are blessed to have dedicated teach-ers, group lead-ers, aides and volunteers in our Religious Educa-tion program. We ask God to bless them to be worthy and ef-fective teachers of the faith. We also praise God and thank those who teach adults: our discussion leaders, our RCIA team, parishioners who teach the marriage prep program, weekly prayer meet-ings and many other venues. We invite you to join us at Masses on September 18 where we will bless all those who share the love of Jesus with us.


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For questions about St. Theresa of Lisieux Par-ish or information on any of the following topics, please contact

the person listed below.

Are you new to the area and have questions about the parish? Please feel free to call Sierra Desany at 978-663-8816 or email her at [email protected].

Mass Intentions Please call Sierra Desany at 978-663-8816 or email her at [email protected], and she will be happy to help you.

Youth Religious Education If you have questions regarding Religious Education, please call the BCRE Office at 978-667-3733, and we will be happy to assist you.

Infant Baptism and Godparent Information Please contact Sierra Desany at 978-663-8816 to ob-tain more information. Weddings Congratulations on your engagement! Please call 978-663-3624 to schedule an appointment with Adrienne Cullen, our Pastoral Associate, at least 6 months prior to the wedding.

Adult Confirmation and Sacraments For more information, please contact Deacon Phil DiBello at [email protected].

Homebound and Sick Do you know of someone who is homebound and would appreciate a visit from a priest or Spiritual Care Companion? Our parish has a ministry to the homebound. If you know someone in the parish and would like a visit to receive the Eucharist, please call Adrienne Cullen at 978-663-3624 to arrange a visit.

Courageous Catholic Women

CCW will meet on Monday, Sept. 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Andrew Church. We look forward to coming together as we strive to be Courageous Catholic Women, and we welcome all interested women to join us on the journey. Contact Fran at 978-387-3155 or [email protected] for more information.

Attention Lectors & Eucharistic Ministers Please send your time off needs through December no later than Monday, Sept.12. You can either email us at: [email protected] or call us at 978-667-6207.

Needed: Eucharistic Ministers We are in need of additional Ex-traordinary Ministers of the Eucharist at all Mass-es. It doesn’t take much more than what you are already doing, attending Mass. Please think about volunteering for this very special ministry. We will train you and work with you on schedul-ing. Please call Joe at 978-667-6207 or email Bar-bara at [email protected] for more information.

The Giving Tree ministry is looking for a few volunteers from each of the parish-es to join us as we prepare to organize a

drive for clothes and toys for needy Billerica chil-dren at Christmas. Call Susan at 978-663-6319 and leave a message for more information.

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