7th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 23, 2020

Please Pray for… All who have died these past weeks especially James Laney, Joan Saucer, Dorothy Delisle and Kenny Wilson. We pray that they will rest in the Lord’s peace. Those who are sick in the hospital or recovering Norma Cormier, Ann Gablaski, Jacqui Gablaski, Pat Corson, Joseph Ledoux, Whitney Fritze, Noreen Mina, Diane Cyr, Elaine Lamoureux, Sr. Helena Burns, Kyle Gilman, Kathleen Bowen, Amanda Brigham Parker, Janice Beauchamp, Leandre Shenette, Paula Letourneux, Donna Parent, Richard Nisil, Baby Forrest Phillips, Laura Wyne, Patricia Anderson, Kathleen Laperle

Weekly Collection for February 15 & 16 $6,456.00

Income YTD $ 132,974.00

Budget YTD $ 139,800.00

Over/(Under) (6,826) Thank you for your continued generosity and support.

Parish Office Hours: The Parish and Faith Formation Offices are located at 46 Maple Street. Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9am-5pm. Contact information: Parish Office: Michele Bouvier 508-885-3111 Ext.113

Parish Email maryqueen@mqrparish.org

Faith Formation: Kelly Sullivan 508-885-3111 Ext.105

Faith Formation Email ksullivan@mqrparish.org

First Saturday Eucharistic Exposition March 7, 2020 8:30 am - 12:00 noon

Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary at 8:00am; Confessions

will follow Mass. Exposition starts at the end of Mass

and continues until closing at noon with Benediction.

Candle Intentions Sacred Heart of Jesus Candles are burning In Loving Memory of Anne Trainor by a Parish-ioner. Mary’s Candles are burning In Loving Memory of Billy Keyes by His Family. Please pray for these special intentions. Contact the parish office if you would like to sponsor candles in memory of a loved one or for a special intention.

Faith Formation News: For questions regarding the Faith Formation Program, please contact Kelly Sullivan, Faith Formation Director at 508-885-3111 X 105 or reach her by email at ksullivan@mqrparish.org

Pro-Life Corner Word of Life

USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities

“The essence of our identity is that we are created in

God’s image and likeness and loved by Him. Nothing can

diminish the priceless worth of any human life. Every per-

son is cherished.”

February 26th, Ash Wednesday

Masses 8:00 am, 4:00 pm & 7:00 pm

A simple Lenten Meal will be offered by the

Parish on Ash Wednesday at 5:30 pm in the

hall. The meal will include Chowders: Clam, Corn or

Seafood, salad, bread and beverage. No dessert will be

offered as this is a day of fast and abstinence.

Diocese of Worcester 2020 Schedule of Collections

A second collection for The Church in Latin America will be taken next weekend at all Mass-es. An envelope for this collection can be found in your envelope packet.

RIDE NEEDED- We have a parishioner who needs a ride to Mass. She lives at 98 Maple Street, Astorwood Place Apartments. She would like to come to the 10:15 am Mass on Sunday mornings. If you are able to help with this need, please call the Parish Of-fice at 508-885-3111 for more information.

Visitation House Baby Bottles If you could save a child's life today, would you ? During Lent our parish is participating in a Baby Bot-tle Fundraiser to benefit Visitation House, a Catholic home for homeless pregnant women in crisis. While women await the birth of their babies at the home on Vernon Hill in Worcester, Visitation House feeds, clothes, educates and nurtures them. After the birth of their baby, mothers can stay up to six months and during that time the staff at Visitation House assists them with housing, higher education, job opportunities and furnishes them with the basic necessities to start their new lives. Please support Visitation House by taking a baby bottle and filling it with your spare change during Lent.

The Lenten addition of “The WORD Among Us” is avail-

able at the church doors. Please take one, you will find

it to be a valuable companion during you Lenten Journey.

The next meeting for the Men’s group is on March 7th. New members are always welcome. All meetings are held in the Rectory and are usually the first Saturday of the month beginning at 9:30 am.

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 23, 2020

Mass Schedule Saturday, February 22 4:30 pm Maureen Letendre (6th Anniv.) by Alfred Letendre & Family

Sunday, February 23 8:00 am Stephen Antinovitch (1st Anniv.) by Paul & Linda Angers 10:15 am Thomas J. Hicks (7th Anniv.) by Ralph & Tina

Monday, February 24 8:00 am Fr. Wilfred Dufault by Suzanne Tuesday, February 25 8:00 am James Laney by Barbara Hodgerney

Wednesday, February 26 ASH Wednesday 8:00 am Paul V. Masiello by His Wife & Family 4:00 pm People of the Parish 7:00 pm Joanne Shedyak by Al

Thursday, February 27

8:00 am Paul Laliberte by His Sister Anne

Friday, February 28 8:00 am NO MASS

Saturday, February 29 4:30 pm

Sunday, March 1 8:00 am William Gablaski & Helen Siplas by Ann & The Family 10:15 am Christina Wilson (38 th Anniv.) by Mom & Dad

Calendar of Events

Sunday, February 23 Coffee Shop—OPEN

9:00 am—10:00 am 11:30 am—12:45 pm

6:00 pm—8:00 pm 6:30 pm

FF Grades K,1,2 FF Grades 3,4,5 FF High School Boy Scout Committee Meeting

Monday, February 24

Tuesday, February 25

6:30 pm 7:00 pm– 8:15 pm

Drop in Center FF Grades 6,7,8

Wednesday, February 26 ASH Wednesday 5:30pm

Lenten Meal

Thursday, February 27

8:30 am 6:30 pm-7:30 pm

Food Pantry—OPEN Boy Scouts

Friday, February 28

Saturday, February 29 3:30 pm—4:00 pm

Confessions

Sunday, March 1 Coffee Shop—OPEN

9:00 am—10:00 am 11:30am—12:45pm 6:00 pm— 7:00 pm

7:00 pm-8:00 pm

FF Grades K,1,2 FF Grades 3,4,5 FF High School Family Mass FF High School Class

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

Saturday, March 14th

Appetizers 5:30 pm Dinner & Dancers to follow Tickets on sale Ash Wednesday Adults $10 & children $5 (under 10) 3 and under FREE

20th Anniversary Diocesan Catholic Men's Conference Men (of all ages, including teens & college students) are invited to this important 2oth Anniversary Confer-ence, scheduled for Assumption College on Saturday, March 28th. Come hear dynamic talks from outstand-ing Catholic leaders. Bishops and priests will hear con-fessions and Bishop McManus will offer the Conference Mass. Adult Tickets are $45 until March 11th, after-wards $60. Student tickets are always $30. Conference brochures are at the doors of the church. Jim Pervier is our parish representative and can be reached at

508-885-4517 or visit www.firstmensconf.org

March Calendar Raffle... Return you raffle entries by the end of February. They can be placed in the collection basket at

Mass or dropped off or mailed to the Parish Office. Would you like to buy or sell more calendars ? Additional Calen-dars can be picked up at the Parish office or at the doors of the church. Good Luck to all that enter!

FOOD PANTRY REQUEST

Hearty Soups

A Message from Fr. Bill…

"Looking at the Face of Jesus" is our Lenten theme that

challenges us to look for Jesus in our everyday life so that

we may prepare for Jesus' resurrection on Easter Sun-

day. We have many opportunities for spiritual renewal

this Lent including our Lenten Mission which will focus

particularly on Looking at Jesus in Scripture, the Sacra-

ment of Reconciliation and in the Eucharist.

The forty days of Lent begins with the imposition of ashes

on Ash Wednesday. The ashes are from the burnt palms

from past year's palms. "Repent and believe in the Gos-

pel" or "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall

return." reminds us of our sinfulness and mortality and

the need to repent. The tradition of the 40 days of

Lent goes back to the time Christ spent fasting and pray-

ing in the desert after His baptism by John the Baptist.

The season of Lent is marked by prayer, fasting, almsgiv-

ing and devotions, each of which prepares us for the

Easter season. We welcome and encourage everyone to

use this 40-day period as a season of spiritual renewal.

Please see our Lenten flier with our many opportunities

for spiritual growth. May God bless you during the Lenten

season and help us all to "Look at the Face of Jesus."