St. Bartholomew Parish, Needham Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Nov. 15, 2015 · 2015. 11. 13. · St. Bartholomew Parish, Needham Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Nov. 15,

St. Bartholomew Parish, Needham Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Nov. 15, 2015

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St. Bartholomew Parish 1180 Greendale Ave. Needham, MA 02492

781-444-3434

Parish Staff

Fr. Philip E. Mc Gaugh, Pastor Barbara Dury, Pastoral Associate

Kathy Bird, Finance & Operations Manager Antonia Nedder, Music Director

Youth Choir Director Charles Kanelos,

Adult Choir Director Jennifer Foster,

Director of Religious Education Mary Ellen Jennings,

Religious Ed. Coordinator, Grades K-6

Important Numbers & Addresses

Parish Office: 781-444-3434 Fax: 781-449-7550 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stbartholomew-needham.org Office Hours: M-F, 9:30am-3:30pm

Prayer Line

This is a phone network of people who pray for special intentions. Call 781-444-3434 and leave a message for whom or for what you would like pray-ers said.

Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 9:45 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. Monday –Saturday: 9:00 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturdays 3:15-3:45 p.m. Face-to-Face Confession: Saturdays 2:30-3:00 pm

Sacrament of Baptism

First Sunday of the month at 12:30 p.m. Please call one month ahead

to make an appointment.

Sacrament of Matrimony Arrangements must be made

at least 6 months prior to the wedding. Please consult the Pastor.

Eucharistic Adoration

The St. Bartholomew/St. Joseph Cluster gathers every Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 pm

in St. Joseph’s Lower Church.

First Saturday Devotion First Saturday of the month

following the 9:00 a.m. Mass

Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayed immediately following

9:00 am weekday Mass (except when we have a 10 am Funeral Mass)

Mission Statement Our Mission As a warm and welcoming community, we strive to live out our Catholic faith and share Christ’s loving message of salvation. We nurture the gifts and talents of all, to joyfully serve our local and global community. Our Parish Goals are to: To be the spiritual and physical focal point of our community joined together and inspired in our thoughts, words and deeds by our Catholic faith and the teachings of Jesus Christ. To enrich our spiritual lives through the sacraments (especially the Eucharist), prayer, education and all of our parish activities. To be faithful Stewards by encouraging and enabling one another to contribute time, talent and treasure to promote justice, peace and charity. To develop the bonds within our community through social activities that bring everyone together to take joy in life and each other.


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Saturday November 14 9:00am George Coburn 4:00pm Francis X. Hall and deceased members of the Hall Family, Frank & Dorothy Masterson and Family Sunday November 15 8:00am Richard & Catherine Keyes 9:45am George Coburn 11:30am Bereavement Mass Monday November 16 9:00am Adolph Gnecco & Rose Cuneo Lang Tuesday November 17 9:00am Margarite Mann & Helene Scotto Wednesday November 18 9:00am John B. McLaughlin Friday November 20 9:00am Urban & Alice Belval Saturday November 21 4:00pm Daniel John Pagano Sunday November 22 9:45am Paul J. O’Leary 11:30am Tony & Nina Crugnola, John & Anna Scott

Notes from THE DESK OF THE PASTOR Bulletin Notices for Week of November15, 2015 – 33 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Change in Mass time on Thanksgiving Day: Mass on Thanksgiving Day will begin at 8:30 A.M. Reflections on Readings for 33 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: We know that the Lord will not abandon us. Where do we find hope? The heavens tell of the glory of God. We are rapidly coming to the end of another liturgical year. Today’s Gospel asks us to look at the time when we will meet the Lord at the end of our lives or at the end of the world. How happy or satisfied will we be at that moment with the quality of our love and service at the end of our life? We have a second chance now to prepare for that hour. Will we try to make the effort to love and serve as Jesus did? As Christians our lives are rooted in the hopes of a better world and that better days are coming. Do we see God’s love in the mystery of life, in the mystery of pain and tragedy? The second coming of Jesus must be seen as our greatest hope for a remedy to all of the ills and pain and all that is wrong with the world. We know that God will not be outdone in showing His love for us as He leads us home to eternal life with Him. Life on earth is a preparation for eter-nal life. How do we use who we are and what we have to build up the common good of all? How do we see the glory of God in each other? November- Praying for All Deceased: November is traditionally the month we remember our deceased loved ones in a special way. As we pray and remember our loved ones may we pray for those who have no one to pray for them and may we remember those who are alone this coming holiday season. Sometimes a little kindness and encouragement can make a big difference to someone who has lost a loved one. 2nd Collection Next Sunday November 22, 2015: Collection for the retired sisters: This collection provides needed financial support for the religious sisters, now retired, who have served our Archdiocese in many different ways such as education, health care and social services. Please give as generously as you can in thanksgiving for the lifelong efforts of these devoted servants of the Lord.


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NOTES FROM BARBARA

The current church year comes to a close next Sunday with the Feast of Christ the King. This feast celebrates the all-embracing authority of Christ as King and Lord of the cosmos. Christ the King is a relatively recent addition to the Church calendar. It was instituted in 1925, a time of increasing distrust of authority, by Pope Pius XI in his encycli-cal Quas Primas. He connected the increasing denial of Christ as king to a rise of secularism. At that time many Chris-tians, including Catholics, began to doubt Christ’s authority, even to the point of denying his very existence, as well as the Church’s authority to continue teaching in the name of Christ. Christ the King was instituted during this time when respect for Christ and the Church was diminishing through out the world. This feast is even more relevant to us in to-day’s world. Individualism has been embraced to such extreme in today’s society that for many the only authority is the individual self and the very idea of Christ as ruler is rejected in such an individualistic environment. As we prepare to celebrate this great feast let us remember the words of St. Paul in his letter to the Philippians (2:10-11.) “That in the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those that are in Heaven, on earth and under the earth. And that every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father.” Do you know that one of the stained glass windows in our church is a representation of Christ as King? Can you guess which one? (Answer to do you know – The first window on the right as you face the front of the church.) All adult education classes resume next week. ADVENT WREATHS In preparation for Advent, Advent wreaths and candles will be on sale after all the Masses next weekend as well as on the First Sunday in Advent. The wreaths (including candles) are $12. A set of 4 candles is $4.00. NEW ALTAR SERVERS Training for new altar servers will begin on Wednesday at 4:00pm. All children in grade 4 and up are invited. If you would like to be an altar server and Wednesdays don’t work for you please email [email protected] and indicate the times that are better for you and I will work to find a time convenient for you. ALL LECTORS AND EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS The schedule for winter 2016 is ready and has been sent to you by email. If you don’t have email or you did not receive the email printed copies of the schedule are available in the sacristry. Please take note of the new schedule format. I am working on the electronic scheduling program and I will asking for your help. I hope to be able to generate the Spring schedule electronically. Thank you for your cooperation during this project. Thank you to all who attended the women’s retreat last week and thank you for your feedback. A special thank you to Antonia and Danielle for providing the music and to the staff who made the day run so smoothly.

Parish Calendar of Events Sunday, November 15 Youth Choir, 5pm in the Church Monday, November 16 Bible Study, 9:45am in the O’Brien Room, Religious Ed. Grades K—6, 4-5pm, Religious Ed. Grades 7-10, 7pm Wednesday, November 18 10am Prayer Group, O’Brien Room 7pm Church History in the Rectory Thursday, November 19 Adult Choir practice, 6:30pm in the church Church History, 9:45am , O’Brien Room Sunday, November 22 Confirmation Retreat Option A, 11am-6pm(meet in the church)


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LIFT Worship Night: Join LIFT Ministries for an exciting worship event featuring national speaker Jackie Fran-cois will be held on Friday, Dec. 4th at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross from 7pm-10pm This event is also free and open to all ages. No registration is required. Visit www.liftedhigher.com for additional information.

The St Joseph / St Bartholomew Respect Life Com-mission thanks all the parishioners who helped make the Baby Shower such a huge suc-cess. We have hundreds of new baby items and $754 to give to Pregnancy Help for the mothers and babies they serve. If you still have items, please leave them on the porch of 238 Edgewater Drive ASAP.

CALLING ALL CHOIR MEMBERS! The Saint Bartholo-mew Adult Choir sings every Sunday at the 9:45am mass. Practice takes place every Thursday from 6:30pm to 8:00pm in the church. The choir is made up of adults of all ages. Practice for the Christmas season has al-ready begun!! New members are invited to join. If inter-ested, please contact Charles Kanelos, Adult Choir Di-rector @ 781-223-7456 (cell) or [email protected] All are welcome!

Calling all Frank Sinatra fans! Kathy Whitney will be selling tickets to enjoy a night with Ron Della Chiesa, the host for the evening. The event will be held at 7:30pm on Wed. Nov. 18, 2015 at Newbridge on the Charles, 5000 Great Meadow Road in Dedham. The tickets are $10 each. Kathy’s phone number is 781-449-2063 if you would like to order tickets . Only a few tickets remain!

ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S SOCIAL CLUB Invites all parishioners to a MASS OF REMEM-BRANCE. This Mass is an annual event through which the Social Club members remember November as the month to celebrate and honor All Saints and All Souls days. With these remembered days in our minds, we hope that all parishioners, who can come, will join us in prayer to remember all persons important in our lives. MASS OF REMEMBRANCE (in the church) Wednesday, November 18 @ 2:30pm A social to follow in the dining hall--Ward Hall Questions: Please call the Rectory (781-444-3434) or Claudette Shea (781-449-3483) If you need a ride, please contact us.

Please join us at St. Benedict Elementary for an Open House Saturday November 21st from 1:00-3:00 PM . Meet our new Headmaster, tour school, get your ques-tions answered by the Director of Admissions, hear about the SBE difference from current families. SBE is Catholic, classical and character-focused, K-6th grade.2 Pleasant Street South Natick, MA 01760. To register, email: [email protected] or call 508 650 1900. For more information about our school, please visit our website: www.stbenedictelementary.com

Youth Choir The next Youth Choir rehearsal is this Sunday, Novem-ber 15th from 5-6 PM in the church. New members are always welcome!

The Scared Heart Parish, Guild of St. Francis, annu-al “Holly Harvest Fair” will be held the weekend of Nov. 14-15, 1337 Centre Street, Newton Centre. Hours on Saturday 11/14 will be from 9am-4pm and on Sun-day 11/15 from 9am-1pm.

AMY’S BOOK CLUB ATTENTION !! ATTENTION !! ATTENTION!! Due to several conflicts our readers consistently have that prevent them from attending our meetings, we have decided to CHANGE our meeting dates from the last Tuesday of the month to the last MONDAY of the month. Consequently, we will next meet on MONDAY, Novem-ber 30th at 12:30 pm in the O’Brien room in the rectory. The book selection for the month is EVE by Wm. Paul Young (also the author the THE SHACK). If you have any questions or need a book, please contact Kathy Reilly 781-444-0862 or email: [email protected]

Deadline for the St. Bartholomew Parish Bulletin is Mon-day at 12noon for information to be included in the fol-lowing Sunday’s bulletin. Please submit notices to [email protected].

Elizabeth Seton Residence is in need of new Eucharis-tic Ministers to join our Ministry Team. We are a Catholic nursing home in Wellesley owned by the Sisters of Char-ity-Halifax striving to provide the highest quality of life for elders. Mass is celebrated daily at 11:00 am. Prior expe-rience is not necessary. We will train you. If you have a desire to serve Christ in this way, please contact: Linda Colozzi, Director of Spiritual Care (781) 997-1119And reserve your seat in our next infor-mation/orientation session on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 from 1:30-2:30 pm


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STEWARDSHIP: A WAY OF LIFE Sharing: Time Talent Treasure DEATH---REMEMBERING Our Church has taught us in Sacred Scripture the practice of prayer for the dead. “Therefore, (Judas Maccabeus) made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their sin.” Section 1032 of the Catechism continues ‘From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus purified they may attain the beatific vision of God. The Church also com-mends almsgiving, indulgences, and works of penance undertaken on behalf of the dead: Let us help and commemorate them. If Job’s sons were purified by their father’s sacrifice, why would we doubt that our offerings for the dead bring them some consolation? Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them.’ * November is the month set aside in our Church to focus on just these issues. The beauty and distraction of October is gone. The air turns colder and we turn inward for warmth and comfort. It is a good time to remember. While some-times we don’t remember why we came into a room or where our car keys are, those, who are important to us now and those who have gone before us, we don’t forget. We needed them then and they need us now. Whether alone or in one of our Church services, please remember all those you know who need prayers and also pray for those who have no one to pray for them. Stewardship Questions: Kathy Reilly 781-444-0862 email: [email protected] Catechism of the Catholic Church section 1032 If anyone needs a ride to a church service or wishes a home or Communion visit, please contact me.

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St. Bartholomew Parish, Needham Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Nov. 15, 2015 · 2015. 11. 13. · St. Bartholomew Parish, Needham Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Nov. 15,