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June 14, 2020 The Most Holy Body & Blood
Of
Christ
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS!
Saints Patrick & Raphael Parish Williamstown, Massachuset t sWill iamstown, Massachuset t sWill iamstown, Massachuset t sWill iamstown, Massachuset t s
www.wi l l iamstowncatho l ic s .o rg
Church: .................................... 63 Southworth Street
Parish Center: .......................... 53 Southworth Street
Parish Office & Rectory .......... 54 Southworth Street
Mailing Address: ..................... 54 Southworth Street
Williamstown MA 01267-2414
Phone: ..................................... 413-458-4946, ext. 11
Ext. 10 for mass times only
Email: .............. [email protected]
Web site: ................ www.williamstowncatholics.org
Church and center are handicapped accessible.
Parish Staff
Pastor……………………..….Rev. John P. McDonagh
Deacon…..……...…...…Rev. Mr. Gregory LaFreniere
Catechetical Leader & Parish Secretary
............................................... ….....Debbie Cameron
Parish Accountant ............................... Linda Ludwig
Maintenance .............................................. Gary Jolin
Lay Leadership
Pastoral Council Chair ...................... Jeffrey Welch
Finance Council Chair…………….…....Tom Gajda
Child Advocate…………..……..Donna Denelli-Hess
Organists Michael Dilthey, D. Mu & Joshua Birns-Sprague
Mass Schedule Saturday:………………………………….4:30 p.m.
Sunday:…………………….8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Weekdays Monday through Thursday…….8:30 a.m.
Holy Day Mass:………………8:30 a.m. & 7:00p.m.
Reconciliation:…………….Saturday 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Adoration:..………………..Saturday 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Par ish Miss ion Sta tement Affirming our common baptismal call to holiness and discipleship, we at Saints Patrick & Raphael Parish strive to deepen our communion with Christ and His Church. By worshipping God through Word and sacrament, serving our community with God’s healing compassion, giving freely what we have received, nurturing our children in faith, and respecting the dignity of all human life, we hope to be a sign of – and invite all people into – God’s loving presence in the world.
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ— June 14, 2020
Baptism: Call the parish office to schedule. Baptisms normally
celebrated on the last Sunday of month, 11:30am
Marriage: Call for an appointment with the priest at least 12 months
prior to the wedding date for planning and preparation.
Rosary: Mon-Thu., 8:05am /Confessions: Sat., 3-4pm
Eucharistic Adoration – Sat., 3-4pm
Adult Choir Rehearsal, Sunday mornings after the 8:30am Mass in
choir loft (9:15am).
RCIA: See pastor if interested in becoming Catholic.
Food Pantry: distribution 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 1-3pm
Meals Ministry prep & delivery: 2nd Sundays.
Office Hours: Mon.-Thu. 9am-noon and 1-3:00pm Closed holidays,
Fridays, and as announced in bulletin.
Membership: Contact the office to join our parish.
To report child sexual abuse by any employee of the Roman Catholic
Church call the confidential number at 800-842-9055 or email
New Direction - formerly N. Berkshire Pregnancy Center 413-346-
4291 or email: [email protected]
Bulletin: Deadline for notices: Mondays at noon.
Please remember the Catholic Church in your Last Will and Testament
either by a bequest to the Diocese of Springfield or to our Parish, or to
both. The legal title for the Diocese of Springfield is Roman Catholic
Bishop of Springfield, a corporation sole; the legal title for our parish is
Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield, a corporation sole, for Saints
Patrick and Raphael Parish.
W elcome to
all who are
visiting this week-
end! We hope you
feel at home in your
parish.
If you have any news you’d like posted here, births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, prayer requests, etc. please notify the parish sec-retary.
OUR CONDOLENCES TO: The DeMayo family on the death of their family member, Esther DeMayo. Esther’s died on June 3rd and was laid to rest on June 6, 2020.
Low-gluten hosts are available for those who have a gluten
allergy. Please notify the priest in the sacristy before Mass.
Candle offerings this week are given to the
Glory of God and…
Sanctuary light: In loving memory of the Norton family
by Jennifer Jayko
Blessed Virgin:
St. Raphael:
To reserve candles for a particular week, please call the
parish office. The suggested offering is ten dollars.
EXPECTING A BABY?EXPECTING A BABY?EXPECTING A BABY?EXPECTING A BABY?
E xpectant parents can enroll now for a Baptism Preparation session prior to their child's birth. Let the parish office know so that we can send you
information on the important role parents undertake in being the "first teach-ers" of their child's Catholic faith. We will also provide information and re-quirements for the selection of an appropriate Godparent. Contact the parish office for more information.
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PARISH COLLECTIONS: PARISH COLLECTIONS: PARISH COLLECTIONS: PARISH COLLECTIONS: JJJJUNEUNEUNEUNE 7 7 7 7 GGGGENERALENERALENERALENERAL:::: $3,300.00$3,300.00$3,300.00$3,300.00 MMMMAINTENANCEAINTENANCEAINTENANCEAINTENANCE:::: $115.00$115.00$115.00$115.00 UUUUTILITYTILITYTILITYTILITY:::: $85.00$85.00$85.00$85.00 TOTAL:TOTAL:TOTAL:TOTAL: $3,500.00 $3,500.00 $3,500.00 $3,500.00
DIOCESAN COLLECTIONS:DIOCESAN COLLECTIONS:DIOCESAN COLLECTIONS:DIOCESAN COLLECTIONS: CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS: $307.00CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS: $307.00CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS: $307.00CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS: $307.00
Thank you for your heartwarming and generous support. It
is greatly appreciated. Your friend in Christ, Fr. John.
DDDDONATIONSONATIONSONATIONSONATIONS ~ T~ T~ T~ THANKHANKHANKHANK YYYYOUOUOUOU!!!! Food Pantry: Jay & Yasmin Wilkinson; David Primmer; Craig & Barbara Robertson; Robert & Margaret Scrivens; Mary Fressola; Philip Smith; Ronald & Linda Brown; Judith Hall
From today's 2nd Reading, 1 Co-rinthians 10:
"Because the loaf of bread is one, we though many are one body..."
Equal value - equal rights - equal respect.
STREAMING MASS INTENTIONSSTREAMING MASS INTENTIONSSTREAMING MASS INTENTIONSSTREAMING MASS INTENTIONS Now that the church has reopened and we continue to stream the
Sunday Mass, there is a spot open for Mass intentions for that
streaming Mass. If you would like to remember a loved one in this
way, please call the rectory at 413-458-4946 x11 and we would be
happy to do that for you. DON’T FORGET that we do have our
regular weekend as well as weekday Masses available as well.
What a nice way to honor / remember special people in our lives.
Pray for world peace God bless America
TRAVELING?TRAVELING?TRAVELING?TRAVELING? Find a Catholic Church anywhere
nationwide as well as Mass Times:
1-800-627-7846 or go to
www.Masstimes.org
A VOCATION VIEWA VOCATION VIEWA VOCATION VIEWA VOCATION VIEW The Most Holy Body and Blood of The Most Holy Body and Blood of The Most Holy Body and Blood of The Most Holy Body and Blood of ChristChristChristChrist
“Jesus has given us His Body to eat
and His Blood to drink so as to nourish
us on our journey towards Heaven. All
are called in Christ, but some are cho-
sen to nourish His body as priests and
in the consecrated life. Could you be
among them? If you think God may be
offering you this grace, please contact the Vocations Office by
emai l vocat ions@diospr ingf ield .org o r Website :
www.myvocation.com.
ANNUAL ANNUAL ANNUAL ANNUAL
CATHOLIC APPEAL CATHOLIC APPEAL CATHOLIC APPEAL CATHOLIC APPEAL 2020202020202020
“FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU,” DECLARES THE LORD,
“PLANS TO PROSPER YOU AND NOT FOR WOE, SO AS TO GIVE YOU A
FUTURE OF HOPE.”
LET’S STAY CONNECTEDLET’S STAY CONNECTEDLET’S STAY CONNECTEDLET’S STAY CONNECTED As many of you know, weekly Masses are being taped here at the
Parish. There are several ways for you to access this along with
additional information.
Please go to our website: www.williamstowncatholics.org.
Please go to our FaceBook page, Sts. Patrick and Raphael Ro-
man Catholic Parish.
The Mass from our church is televised on Willinet on Sunday
mornings for Williamstown residents at 10:30am on channel
1303.
Diocesan Information—with the ever changing situation from
the Coronavirus, we will try to put all updates on these two
sources for you. For diocesan information you can go to
diospringfield.org
The televised Mass “Chalice of Salvation” is broadcast on
WXXA, Fox 23 Albany at 6am Sunday.
To date the parish of Saints Patrick & Raphael has had To date the parish of Saints Patrick & Raphael has had To date the parish of Saints Patrick & Raphael has had To date the parish of Saints Patrick & Raphael has had 71 donors give $12,303.00. The amount raised in 2019 71 donors give $12,303.00. The amount raised in 2019 71 donors give $12,303.00. The amount raised in 2019 71 donors give $12,303.00. The amount raised in 2019 was $13,810.00!was $13,810.00!was $13,810.00!was $13,810.00!
Thank you for helping our church be there for others!Thank you for helping our church be there for others!Thank you for helping our church be there for others!Thank you for helping our church be there for others!
PARISH INFORMATION
ONLINE GIVINGONLINE GIVINGONLINE GIVINGONLINE GIVING IT’S SAFE. IT’S SIMPLE. IT’S CONVENIENTIT’S SAFE. IT’S SIMPLE. IT’S CONVENIENTIT’S SAFE. IT’S SIMPLE. IT’S CONVENIENTIT’S SAFE. IT’S SIMPLE. IT’S CONVENIENT
PLEASE NOTE: We now have Online Giving— You can now support your parish by using your debit or credit
card or checking or savings account.
1.) visit www.williamstowncatholics.org (our website) to give.
2.) Set up your account.
3.) Choose a payment option and customize your donation.
It’s that easy!
BULLETIN OPTIONSBULLETIN OPTIONSBULLETIN OPTIONSBULLETIN OPTIONS YOU CAN NOW GET THE BULLETIN THROUGH YOU CAN NOW GET THE BULLETIN THROUGH YOU CAN NOW GET THE BULLETIN THROUGH YOU CAN NOW GET THE BULLETIN THROUGH
YOUR EMAIL EACH WEEKYOUR EMAIL EACH WEEKYOUR EMAIL EACH WEEKYOUR EMAIL EACH WEEK On our webpage, there is a link to allow you to sign up to get the
bulletin weekly through your email. This is an easy way for you
to stay current if you are not yet comfortable with attending
Mass.
TAPED WEEKEND MASSESTAPED WEEKEND MASSESTAPED WEEKEND MASSESTAPED WEEKEND MASSES Fr. John will still be taping the weekend Masses for those of you
who do not yet feel comfortable attending Mass here at church. It
will be the same format—channel 1303 on Sunday morning at
10:30am and you can click on the link on our website as well as
on our Facebook page.
Readings for the week of June 14, 2020
Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a/Ps 147/1 Cor 10:16-17/Jn 6:51-58
Monday: 1 Kgs 21:1-16/Ps 5/Mt 5:38-42
Tuesday: 1 Kgs 21:17-29/Ps 51/Mt 5:43-48
Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14/Ps 31/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Thursday: Sir 48:1-14/Ps 97/Mt 6:7-15
Friday: Dt 7:6-11/Ps 103/1 Jn 4:7-16/Mt 11:25-30
Saturday: 2 Chr 24:17-25/Ps 1 Sm 2/Lk 2:41-51
Next Sunday: Jer 20:10-13/Ps 69/Rom 5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33
Observances for the week of June 14, 2020
Sunday: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ; Flag Day
Friday: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Saturday: The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary;
World Refugee Day
Next Sunday:12th Sunday in Ordinary Time; Father’s Day ©LPi
Dear brothers and sisters in the United States, I have wit-nessed with great concern the social unrest in your nation in these past days, following the tragic death of Mr. George Floyd. My friends, we cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life. At the same time, we have to recognize that the violence of recent nights is self-destructive and self-defeating. Nothing is gained by violence and so much is lost. Today I join the Church in Saint Paul and Minneapolis, and in the entire United States, in praying for the repose of the soul of George Floyd and of all those others who have lost their lives as a result of the sin of ra-cism. Let us pray for the consolation of their grieving fami-lies and friends and let us implore the national reconciliation and peace for which we yearn. May Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of America, intercede for all those who work for peace and justice in your land and throughout the world. May God bless all of you and your families.
Pope Francis
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JUNE 2020FOR JUNE 2020FOR JUNE 2020FOR JUNE 2020
The Way of the Heart: We pray that all those who suffer may find their way in life, allowing themselves to be touched by the Heart of Jesus.
THIS WEEK’S EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONTHIS WEEK’S EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONTHIS WEEK’S EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONTHIS WEEK’S EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION Saturday, June 13 4:30pm Frederick Dooling by Don & Irene Lestage
Sunday, June 14
8:30am For the unemployed of our parish
10:30am Alda Wood, by Larry & Stephanie Wood
10:30am (Streaming Mass)
Esther DeMayo, by Paul Dube
Monday, June 15
8:30am __________________________
Tuesday, June 16 8:30am George J. Rossbach, birthday remembrance,
by Nancy McShane
Wednesday, June 17 8:30am Communion Service
Thursday, June 18
8:30am Eugene Donatelli, birthday remembrance, by
Pat Donatelli
Saturday, June 20 4:30pm Emma Hebert Dube, 60th anniversary by
Paul Dube
Sunday, June 21 8:30am Margaret Haviland, by Joan Courtney
10:30am Wasyl Juraszewicz, by Larry & Stephanie
Wood
10:30am (Streaming Mass)
For fathers, grandfathers and all men who
fill a fatherly role of the parish, living and
deceased
MINISTRY OF SERVICEMINISTRY OF SERVICEMINISTRY OF SERVICEMINISTRY OF SERVICE Date Time Lector Euch. Minister June 20 4:30pm John Buoni Karyn O’Toole
June 21 8:30am Jennifer Welch Jeffrey Welch
10:30am Geoff King Stephanie Wood
WELCOME BACK EVERYONE! WELCOME BACK EVERYONE! WELCOME BACK EVERYONE! WELCOME BACK EVERYONE! WE HAVE MISSED YOU!WE HAVE MISSED YOU!WE HAVE MISSED YOU!WE HAVE MISSED YOU!
The Most Holy The Most Holy The Most Holy The Most Holy Body and Blood Body and Blood Body and Blood Body and Blood
of Christof Christof Christof Christ It is no wonder that
followers of Christ
are called the Body
of Christ. After all,
sharing in the same
spiritual food and
sacred meal, they
become what they
eat and reveal the Divine Image. There is so much power for heal-
ing in the community of believers. Through the Eucharist, Christ
becomes as present in those who have partaken of his Body and
Blood as he has the elements themselves. The very presence of
God touches the depths of the human soul and visits a part of us
that no human being can ever hope to explore. We are God’s. The
sacred Eucharistic meal is a celebration of intimacy, the reunion of
two loves in constant search of and longing for the other.
The community of believers receives the power and the presence
to touch and heal in the name of the One they have welcomed
within. It is now within their grasp to change the way life is lived
and to more intentionally put into practice the Beatitudes that the
Divine Guest has revealed. We are asked to be like Christ and
work to create a world of sufficiency, where the greed of some no
longer creates the want of others but where all of God’s children
can find a home and a place at the table of life. The One who
makes a home within calls us to live a life that transforms. We are
changed ourselves and now become agents of change for others.
We are the Body of Christ. God is with us. We have been nour-
ished.
Sadly, many are afraid to try. We know what we are called to do,
but we struggle with feelings of doubt as to whether God really is
the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Do our systems have to change?
Is it possible that we somehow missed the mark when we put all
of our social networks in place and established the business of our
lives? Perhaps we have to radically rethink our approach and that
can scare us. We might have to give something up or change, and
we don’t want to. As long as want, injustice, division, prejudice,
and scarcity still exit, there is tremendous work for the Body of
Christ. ©LPi
LET US HELP, WE CARE...LET US HELP, WE CARE...LET US HELP, WE CARE...LET US HELP, WE CARE... The community would like to join together to support the McCarthy / Lawson
Family as they face the challenges of having their 10 year old son, Tristan, hospi-
talized at Children’s Hospital in Boston with cancer of the brain stem. We want
them all to know they are loved and supported. Maury and Dan, your entire fam-
ily remains in our thoughts and prayers.
There are a couple of ways you can help:
1.) Pray…
2.) You can donate through their Go Fund Me page at
https://www.gofundme.com/f/lawson-family-support
3.) For those of you who are skeptical about donating online, contributions to the
same account may also be made into the "The Lawson Family Fund" at
Greylock Credit Union. Anyone can deposit funds into the account at the
drive up teller
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, I am your God: I will strengthen you and help you...” Isaiah 41:10
CONGRATULATIONS TO DONNA DENELLICONGRATULATIONS TO DONNA DENELLICONGRATULATIONS TO DONNA DENELLICONGRATULATIONS TO DONNA DENELLI----HESS HESS HESS HESS who is retiring from Williams College this month after 31 years in Travel Medicine; Health Education
as well as a Sexual Assault Advisor. Donna is a very active member of the parish. She is our second
grade teacher along with Carin DeMayo-Wall which deals with Reconciliation and First Holy Commun-
ion; she is our Child Advocate; Donna received the Pope Pius X Award in 2018 for the parish Faith For-
mation Program; she is an Adult Altar Server, Eucharistic Minister as well as a Lector; she is a member
of the Pastoral Council; Donna is a member of the Parish Re-opening Committee planning, organizing,
and executing the parishioners safely back to Mass; and she also assists with the ministry at the nursing
homes in town.
Her interests include reading, travel & spending as much time as possible at the Nyumbani orphanage in
Caren, Kenya where she found and adopted her son, Ben.
Thank you for all you do for the parish Donna!Thank you for all you do for the parish Donna!Thank you for all you do for the parish Donna!Thank you for all you do for the parish Donna!
CONGRATULATIONS TO MARY KENNEDY CONGRATULATIONS TO MARY KENNEDY CONGRATULATIONS TO MARY KENNEDY CONGRATULATIONS TO MARY KENNEDY who recently retired from the Town of Williamstown where she was the Town Clerk for 35 years.
Mary is a member of our Altar Guild working each week to make our altar beautiful for the cele-
bration of Mass. Mary is also a member of the Meals Ministry team that cooks, plates and delivers
hot meals to the elderly and homebound people in our community.
Mary stepped up and joined the Parish Re-opening volunteer team assisting in the effort to keep
parishioners safe while attending Mass
Mary’s interests include being an avid runner and training for marathons.
Thank you for all you do for the parish Mary!Thank you for all you do for the parish Mary!Thank you for all you do for the parish Mary!Thank you for all you do for the parish Mary!
If you know someone from the parish achieving a milestone in life please let us know so we can share If you know someone from the parish achieving a milestone in life please let us know so we can share If you know someone from the parish achieving a milestone in life please let us know so we can share If you know someone from the parish achieving a milestone in life please let us know so we can share their story too! 413their story too! 413their story too! 413their story too! 413----458458458458----4946 X114946 X114946 X114946 X11
