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Our Lady of Grace August 25, 2019 Dunstable, Groton & Pepperell
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WELCOME TO
OUR LADY OF GRACE PARISH OF
DUNSTABLE, GROTON & PEPPERELL
We are glad you joined us today!
St. James Church West Groton
St. Joseph Church Pepperell
OUR TWO WORSHIP SITES
Parish Staff
Director of Religious Education: Robert Daly
Ph: 978-433-2028 [email protected]
Business Manager: Debra Lackey, M.B.A.,
Notary Public
Ph: x307 [email protected]
Administrative Assistant: Cotty Reid
Ph: x301 [email protected]
Music Coordinator: Ellen Blackwell
Ph: 978-433-6131
Baptism Ministry Leader: Rena Mendel
Cemetery Manager: Joseph Viel
Ph: 978-208-0266
Liturgy Schedule
At Saint James Church
Sunday: 7:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
At Saint Joseph Church
Weekday Mornings: Wed, Thurs, Fri 8:30 a.m.
Saturday: 4 p.m.
Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
Once a Month:
5:30 p.m. Rel. Ed. Mass For CY1 & CY2 & Families
Confessions: Saturdays: 3:00—3:30 PM at St. Joseph
Church or by appointment with the Pastor.
Information regarding any sacraments, (Baptism, Mar-
riage, Anointing) please check our website or
call the parish office.
Bulletin Submissions: Deadline for putting some-
thing in the bulletin is Monday at Noon for the following
weekend bulletin.
Father Jeremy St. Martin—Administrator
Father Jason Worthley—Parochial Vicar
Deacon: Michael Markham
Ph: 978-433-5737 x303 Fax: 978-433-9566
Web Site: www.ourladyofgracema.org
Parish Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9a.m. - 5p.m.
For a Sacramental Emergency, please call the office and select ext. 302 and leave a message and
Fr. St. Martin will get right back to you.
St. James Church
13 St. James Ave.
Groton, MA 01450
St. Joseph Church
28 Tarbell Street
Pepperell, MA 01463
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St. John’s Fall Bazaar SAT. September 7 (9-4)
Family Fun, Food, Kids Games & Festivities
Townsend Common Live music, >25 Crafters, Grandma’s Attic,
Win $10,000 raffle.
www.townsendcatholic.org
DAY DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION
Wednesday August 28 1:30 PM Legion of Mary Parish Office
6:30 PM Special Registration & Information for Parents of
Children entering 1st Eucharist Preparation
Years EY1 & EY2
St. Joseph Hall
7:30 PM Special Registration & Information for Parents
AND Teens entering Confirmation Process Years
CY1 & CY2
St. Joseph Hall
Thursday August 29 6:30 PM Special Registration & Information for Parents of
Children entering 1st Eucharist Preparation
Years EY1 & EY2
St. Joseph Hall
7:30 PM Special Registration & Information for Parents
AND Teens entering Confirmation Process Years
CY1 & CY2
St. Joseph Hall
Monday September 2 PARISH OFFICE CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS
Scripture for the week of August 25, 2019
25 SUN Is 66:18-21/Heb 12:5-7, 11-13/Lk 13:22-
30
26 Mon 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10/Mt 23:13-22
27 Tue 1 Thes 2:1-8/Mt 23:23-26
28 Wed 1 Thes 2:9-13/Mt 23:27-32
29 Thu 1 Thes 3:7-13/Mk 6:17-29
30 Fri 1 Thes 4:1-8/Mt 25:1-13
31 Sat 1 Thes 4:9-11/Mt 25:14-30
1 SUN Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29/Heb 12:18-19, 22-
24a/Lk 14:1, 7-14
DAY DATE TIME IN MEMORY/HONOR OF REQUESTED BY
Saturday August 24 4:00 PM Bernadette & Leo Herbert The Beek Family
Sunday August 25 9:30 AM Gerald Croteau Joan Croteau
11:30 AM Marvin & Irene Boyd
Marlene Thomas
Carole Carroll
Saturday August 31 4:00 PM Judith Buckjune Pat & Peter Buckjune
MASS INTENTIONS
Email:
Or Call & Leave Message:
(860) 481-0959l
Important Information for your DONATION STATEMENTS for 2019
Statements for donations are only sent to those parishioners who submit their
donations in a parish envelope or through our OnLine Giving system. Loose checks put
into the Offertory basket are not recorded into the database.
For info, please give Debbie a call at 978-433-5737 or email [email protected]
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Interview with Chris Puglia
Where are you from? Townsend, MA Where did you go to grammar school? Country Day school of the Holy Union in Groton What high school did you go to? St. John’s in Shrewsbury Massachusetts Where'd you go to college? Northeastern University. What did you study? Electrical and Computer Engineering. What are you doing now? I am going to be entering formation with the Oblates of the Virgin Mary on the 25th. I will be entering as a postulant, taking philosophy classes, and beginning the formation process; living community live. Formation for what? Either priest or religious brother. Currently I am pointing toward priesthood but I think that is an ongoing discernment that is going to occur. They have both their brothers and their priests take philosophy classes so it will be more of a thing to determine when it comes time for ordination. Where are the Oblates? In the US they are in 5 states and they are in 8 or 9 countries throughout the world. They were founded in Italy in the 19th Century and have since spread. Here in Boston they are at St. Clements Eucharistic Shrine, St. Joseph Chapel in the Prudential and they run St. Joseph retreat house. This is amazing. Either way, priest or brother, this is “religious life” that you are entering and it is a dramatic sign! You are beginning your life of poverty for example. What does that mean? The thing I most look forward to is the trust in the Lord
that needs to exist and flow from that. You’re living not on your own power of earning. You’re relying on the generosity of others and trust in God’s providence in your life. What is the charism of your order? The charism of the Oblates is preaching the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, offering retreats, and spiritual direction. I can’t express how amazing this is. What would you like to say to the people of
Our Lady of Grace in whose parish your elementary education took place and the people of St. John’s where you received your First Communion and Confirmation? Well, I was baptized at St. Joseph’s in Pepperell, so it is like it all one. Yes, a message of thanksgiving for all their prayers, growing up, daily mass and Sunday Mass. Definitely their joyful witness to living the Christian life. It was a great encouragement and continues to be a great encouragement for me. I would also ask for continued prayers for myself and my brother Oblates and for all those discerning calls to the religious life and the priesthood. Can we visit you? Absolutely. Come down to St. Clements any time. I’ll be there. The parking is a little tough. There is perpetual eucharistic adoration and it is a great place to make a visit. I would be happy to meet you and we can hang out. Where is St. Clement’s Shrine? It’s on Boylston St. in Boston about halfway between Fenway Park and the Prudential Center. God bless you Chris. You are a praise of God’s glory.
MUSIC OF DIFFERENT FAITHS
Sponsored by
The Groton Interfaith Council
Sunday, September 15th 3—5 pm Free!
At The Church of Latter Day Saints
616 Great Rd Littleton, MA
Our Musicians Matt Rimkus, and Mark & Susan McCarthy will be
representing
Our Lady of Grace Parish
Open to Everyone
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In 1996 Pope John Paul II said, "I urge priests, religious and lay people to continue and
redouble their efforts to teach the younger generations the meaning and value of Eucharistic
Adoration. How will young people be able to know the Lord if they are not introduced to the
mystery of His presence?"
Earlier this year, Brittany Greer and other parents of preschool age children have requested a
“Family Eucharistic Adoration” primarily for their young children that lasts typically around
20 - 30 minutes.
The next scheduled dates are shown below and are posted on our parish calendar at:
https://www.townsendcatholic.org/calendar
Dates, times and locations are as follows:
Saturday September 21st, 2:30pm - 3:00pm Location: Saint John the Evangelist
Sunday, October 20th, 2:30 - 3:00pm Location: St. James, in West Groton.
Sunday November 10th, 2:30pm - 3:00pm Location: Saint John the Evangelist
Fr. Martin is depicted with me , Fr. St. Martin below at
the St. J’s Collaborative Musicians as they participated at
the Ecumenical Hymn Sing on the Common in Townsend
last Sunday.
Below is a message from Fr. Martin I asked him to
write. If you would like to contribute to him you can
contact him directly at Fr. Martin Kuusangnayir
Cell: 774-343-9322 [email protected]
(I personally recommend him. Also, you can ask him or the
priest he works with to say mass for your intentions. That
money goes directly to the priest and is $10 per Mass. The
parishes are not able to support the priests as they would like
and so that would be a great help as well.)
From Fr. Martin:
AREAS OF NEED FOR SUPPORT IN
FR. MARTIN’S PARISH & DIOCESE INCLUDE
1. Well or Boreholes for some deprived
Communities. There are drilling machines for hiring
in Ghana to do this job but they charge about
$3,000.00 to drill a well and put a hand pump on it.
2. School Fees for Girls in Senior High School. The
illiteracy rate in the Diocese of Damongo is very high
(92% among women and 76% among men). A Girls
Senior High School (St. Anne’s Girls Senior High
School) has been built in Damongo but some of the
girls cannot afford the little fees of $1,200 per year
for Board & Lodging, Feeding, Tuition, Utility bills etc
charged.
3. Chapels for Eucharistic Communities/Outstations.
Fr. Martin’s parish has 29 Outstations and some of
these do not have a place of worship. In these
Communities they sit under trees for masses and
Communion Services. What it means is that they
cannot do this when it is raining. In some of these
little villages about a $1,000 can get them a roof on a
building for worship.
4. A New Church Building in the Main Parish. It has
become necessary to put up a New Church Building in
Fr. Martin’s Parish (Holy Trinity Parish) since the one
they have now is too small for the growing
community. The plan for a New Church Building is
estimated to be about Five Hundred and Twenty-One
Thousand Ghana Cedis which is about $102,156.86.
Any contribution to this will be a welcomed idea.
5. Orientation and Formation of Youth and Village
Leaders. Any amount to support this worthy cause is
very much welcome.
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The plans for the parish picnic are underway. Here are the
plans so far. We are going to have one Mass on Sunday, September 22nd
in place of the usual Mass schedule. This will mean that the three Masses that would have otherwise taken place on the 22nd will be replaced by one 11:30 a.m. Mass
at St. Joseph's. There will be no 7:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. at St. James for that
Sunday only and the 9:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's will move to 11:30 a.m. The Saturday 4 PM Mass will still be held.
This will help us all "get together" Some of our musicians will be playing music.
We are getting some games together and looking for a bouncy house. The Knights of Columbus are going to "flip burgers"
Mrs. Pat Buckjune is helping to coordinate. If you would like to help, please contact her.
Families who would like to come and run games, such as corn hole, ladder ball, tug of war,
sack races, that would be great. Families, if you have confirmation youth who are involved with the games,
that can count as CBO's.
We have a lot of space all around the campus in Pepperell so we can have a lot of things going on.
Does anyone have a tent we could use? Big and/or small? Does anyone juggle?
Does anyone know a farm that would want to set up a petting zoo? Let Pat know. Email her at [email protected]
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
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Parish Picnic
We are planning a huge bake sale at the
Parish Picnic on September 22.
Please consider baking delicious goodies
for the bake sale.
Please call the parish office if interested
or need more information. 978-433-5737
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Please Save the Dates
Plan to join the Respect for Life groups of Our Lady of Grace and St. John's parishes as we
pray in front of Planned Parenthood in Worcester during
the Fall 40 Days for Life campaign.
Stay for an hour or all 3 hours on Sunday September 29th from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and or Saturday October 19th
from 3:00 - 6:00 pm.
More details will follow in September. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Diana Keaney
at [email protected] or 978-448-3629.
To learn more about 40 Days for Life vis-it https://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/worcester/
Sunday Reading Reflection:
We know that the narrow way is the only way and there are lots of ways to go wrong. It is scary but at the same time if you really think about it we should not be scared. All the bad ways are hard, and the one good road is easy. Following Christ means we
have real friendships that can last for eternity. All other ways are void of real friendship and lead to eternal isolation.
Being Holy is something that we can figure out and know. Being a sinner is confusing and at every step opens onto myriad possibilities. Being Holy means friendship with God. Alternatives roads? In opposition to the source of all being itself. Holiness is challenge with meaning and reward beyond all telling. All other paths are even more challenging resulting in death that knows no end. Holiness is the only goal Failure to attain holiness: the ultimate human tragedy. Holiness is freedom Sin, addiction, slavery Holiness is happiness Sinfulness is hell on earth and eternal hell in the life to come. Holiness builds up those around you and the world. Sinfulness destroys the good around you to your own detriment. Holiness is hard but infinitely easier that any and all alternatives. Sinfulness is stupid, boring, and such a broken record. Holiness is attainable for everyone. Sinfulness is attainable for all of us.
Be a saint today.
OFFERTORY COUNTERS NEEDED!
We are in need of offertory counters for the FIRST &
FOURTH Monday of each month.
Must be able to use a calculator.
Please call Debbie Lackey, business manager at
9784335737 x 307 or email at
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OLOG Religious Education Year
2019-2020
Dear Religious Education Families,
Registration for Grade 3-8
Registration for Grade 3-8: Opens Friday
August 2nd
- Friday August 30th
, 2019
Registration for OLOG Religious Education Year 2018-
2019 for Grades 3-8 will open on Friday August 2nd -
Friday, August 30th, 2019. Families that participated
last year will receive the new Registration form by email
automatically at the beginning of August. As August be-
gins, Registration information and form will be availa-
ble on our OLOG Parish
website; www.ourladyofgracema.org - hover over the
“Religious Education tab, and choose the Religious
education current information. then select the “Religious
Education” Tab; Form and information will be available
there.
From August, Registration for
Grade 3-8: Forms available
at www.ourladyofgracema.org Rectory/Parish
Offices, St. James & St. Joseph’s Churches.
We will also have registration forms available at the Par-
ish Offices, St. James Church and St. Joseph’s
Church. Please fill in and return by August 30th
through
mail or drop in our white mailbox 24/7 at the Rectory/
Parish Offices front door, located at 28 Tarbell St.
Pepperell. Please mark attention of Rel. Ed. Office.
Registration for Grade 3-8: Tuition.
The 2019-2020 Registration Tuition for grades 3-5 is
$120, grades 6-8 is $160. Tuition can be made by check
payable to OLOG Parish or spread out over several
months through Debit or Credit by Electronic Tuition
Payment (ETP- form included with registration). There
will be a family tuition Cap of $400 for grades 3-8
combined. Please note that no child will miss out on
Religious Education due to family financial
challenges! Please contact the Rel. Ed. Office in
confidence with any tuition concerns. Thanks in advance!
Special Registration & Information Brief
Meetings for
Eucharist Year 1 (EY1) & Eucharist Year 2 (EY2 )
and Confirmation CY1 & CY2
Registration for Eucharist Year 1 (EY1 generally
1st
graders), and Eucharist Year 2 (EY2 generally for
2nd
graders) and Confirmation Process Year 1 & 2 ( CY1
& CY2 - 9th
& 10th
Grade) will take place for Parents
of EY1 & EY2 Grades, and Parents and Teens of CY1 &
CY2 in August- (Dates Below). Please note that both
Sacraments of First Eucharist and Confirmation are
respectfully a two-year process in each case. Children
who completed 1st
grade Religious Education last year
at OLOG Parish 2018-2019 will be automatically placed
into EY2 for 2019-2020. Multiple repeat meeting
opportunities will be provided! Just come to one
meeting. Registration & Information Meetings will last
approximately 55 mins or less! Please note that we will
have registration forms for children in grades 3-8 at our
special registration meetings too!
Parent Registration & Information for
Eucharist Year 1 (EY1) 2019-2020
Please bring a copy of your Child’s
Baptismal Certificate.
Registration Fee is $120 per Child.
Parent Registration & Information for Eucharist Year
2 (EY2) 2019-2020
Please bring a copy of your Child’s Baptismal
Certificate
(If you brought one last year, there will be no need
to submit another copy!) Registration Fee is $170 per
Child.
EY1 & EY2 Grade Parents are asked to come to one of
the following Registration & Information Meeting
date:
6:30pm Sharp on Wednesday August 28th
in St. Joseph’s Hall
OR
6:30pm sharp on Thursday August 29th
in St. Joseph’s Hall
Parent/Teen Registration for Confirmation Process
Year 1 & 2 - 2019-2020 (9th & 10th
Grade) Registration Fee is $210 per Teen
Year 1 & 2 Parents and Teens are asked to come to
one of the following meeting date:
7:30pm Sharp on Wednesday, August 28th
in St. Joseph’s Hall
7:30pm sharp on Thursday August 29th
in St. Joseph’s Hall
OLOG RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE CLOSED
SEPTEMBER 3rd
-SEPTEMBER 17th.
In the meantime, have a great summer!
Every blessing, Robert –
OLOG Rel. Ed. Office
Tel: 978-433-2028
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