Fr. David Doiron~ Pastor

Terry Nummelin ~ Director of Religious Education

Rectory: 10 Richards Avenue Paxton, MA 01612 Telephone: 508-755-0408 • Fax: 508-767-0759

Religious Education Office: 508-755-0601 http://www.stcolumbapax.org • email: stcolumba@charter.net

SUNDAY MASSES Saturday Evening 5:00PM, Sunday Morning 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM

WEEKDAY MASSES 7:30AM (Tuesday—Friday)

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Confessions are heard on Saturday at 4:15PM Any other time is by appointment.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Please call the office for instructions and a Baptismal date

BULLETIN DEADLINE Monday 9:00 AM

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS

Please introduce yourselves. We want to know and serve you. We hope you become an active part of our Parish Community.

CHURCH OF ST. COLUMBA PAXTON, MA

WORSHIP SCHEDULE SATURDAY– AUGUST 18TH 9:00a.m. -Rosary 5:00p.m. -Masss For Richard & Elna Faucher Requested by Don, Ron, Mike, Denise & Ingrid Faucher & Family_ SUNDAY – AUGUST 19TH 8:00a.m. -Mass For Aggie Binowski Requested by Carol & David DeAngelis 10:00a.m. -Mass For Shirley Bannon 8th Anniversary Requested by the Family MONDAY – AUGUST 20TH NO MORNING MASS_ TUESDAY-AUGUST 21ST

7:30a.m.-Mass__________________________________ WEDNESDAY – AUGUST 22ND 7:30a.m.-Mass _________________________________ THURSDAY – AUGUST 23RD

7:30a.m.-Mass__________________________________ FRIDAY – AUGUST 24TH

7:30a.m.-Mass__________________________________ SATURDAY – AUGUST 25TH 9:00a.m. -Rosary 5:00p.m. -Mass For William White 16th Anniversary Requested by the Family SUNDAY - AUGUST 26TH 8:00a.m. -Mass 10:00a.m. -Mass For The Deceased Members of the Curran Family Requested by the Family

ALTAR SERVERS

8/18-8/19 8/25-8/26 5:00p.m. Maggie Gardner Eamon McDonnell Liam McDonnell 8:00a.m. Logan Domineck Paul Metilly John Metilly Nicholas Metilly 10:00a.m. Liam Daly Caleb Rocha Aiden Rocha Lucas Rocha

LITURGICAL ROLES

8/18-8/19 8/25-8/26 5:00p.m. E. Zglobicki (L) D. Doyle (L) D. Doyle (E) D. Stoica (E) L. Doyle (E) 8:00a.m. L. Cournoyer (L) L. LeFave (L) M. Paladino (E) M. Ahearn (E) G. Graham (E) J. Laracy (E) 10:00a.m. M. Benoit (L) R. Bedard (L) P. Belsito (E) K. Anderson (E) P. Belsito (E)

TV MINISTRY SCHEDULE 8/19/2018 Pat Stephens 8/26/2018 Jack Ayvazian 9/02/2018 Liam McDonnell The 10a.m. mass is recorded each week and shown on channel 192 at 4:00p.m., 6:00p.m. and 8:00p.m. on Sunday and Monday.

Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink." - Jn 6:53-55 Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD.

THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

The Rosary

The Rosary is recited every Saturday at 9a.m . in the church. All are invited and encouraged to attend.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THE SICK

AND IN A SPECIAL WAY FOR

Bob Mattson, Dan Daignault Debbie Lyons, Patricia Benicaso

Mellissa Angiolillo, Julie Dix, Alice Falcone, Jackie Cook, Doris Metilly

Barbara Englander, Ginny Bean Aline Riedle, Robert & Rita Mertig

Patricia Jones, Jim Cavanaugh Blake George Murawski

Hope for Housing Food Card Sale Food cards to benefit the Hope for Housing Program sponsored by the Interfaith Coalition To Prevent Family Homelessness will be available this weekend, August 18th and 19th. Your continued support of this project is appreciated. Purchase and spend cards at face value, while supporting this charity. Future sale dates are September 1st and 2nd and September 15th and 16th. Sales will remain the first and third weekend of each month.

WEEKLY OFFERTORY COLLECTION Our parish budget requires $4,000 weekly to meet our expenses. On the weekend of August 11–12 we received $2987. Thank you for your continued and generous support of our parish.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

IMPORTANT DATES

CONFIRMATION PARENT & CANDIDATE MEETING

Date: Sunday, September 9, 2018 Candidate/ Parent Meeting Time: 11:00 a.m. ~ 11:30 a.m.

Location: Church Hall

GRADE TWO PARENT MEETING

Date: Thursday, September 27, 2018 Time: 7:00 – 7:45 p.m. Location: Church Hall

GRADE 9&10 PARENT & YOUTH

MEETING Date: Sunday, September 30, 2018

Time: 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Location: Church Hall

* Please note the meeting is a prerequisite before classes begin. At least one parent from each family is

required to attend along with their son/daughter.

CCD REGISTRATION

A reminder to all parents that registration for the 2018-2019 school year is OVERDUE. It is very important that students are registered each year so that we can plan for teachers and materials. Registration forms and schedules can be found at the front entrance of the church and on the parish website: http://www.stcolumbapax.org.

Monday Gr. 3 & 4 3:00p.m.-4:15p.m. 9/24/18 Monday Gr. 7 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m. 9/24/18 Tuesday Gr. 5 & 6 3:00p.m.-4:15p.m. 9/25/18 Tuesday Gr. 8 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m. 9/25/18 Wednesday Gr. 11 6:45p.m.-8:00p.m. 9/26/18 Sunday Gr. 1 8:50a.m.-9:50a.m. 9/30/18 Sunday Gr. 2 8:50a.m.-9:50a.m. 9/30/18 Sunday Gr. 9 & 10 11:00a.m.-11:30a.m. 9/30/18

Religious Education classes will

resume on the following dates.

8/19/2018

TV DAILY MASS Daily mass can be seen on Charter TV channel 193 Monday through Friday at 9:00a.m.

2018 Cursillo Date

The remaining 2018 Cursillo date for Women is on October 25-28. For information contact

Joan Laracy at 774-239-2474 or joanlaracy@yahoo.com.

OUTREACH MINISTRY

For several years we have had many parishioners who bring Communion on the weekend to our homebound or hospitalized parishioners. By bringing Communion to our homebound you show how valued they are as members of the parish and meet Jesus in the lives of these people. Please contact the rectory at 508-755-0408 to let us know if there is someone who would like to receive a visit and Communion or if you would like to join this ministry. Training is provided.

Office for Healing and Prevention As a reminder, our parish follows the guidelines of the national Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People approved by the US Bishops and the policies of the Diocese of Worcester in screening those who work with children in our care and in helping victims of abuse find healing. If you or someone you know has been sexually abused by a Church employee or volunteer in the past, please contact the Victim Services Coordinator for our diocese at 508-929-4363.

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time “Watch carefully then how you live, not as foolish persons but as wise…” (EPHESIANS 5:15) A wise person recognizes that all we have and all we are comes from God. A wise person thanks God continually throughout the day for all His many blessings. A wise person realizes that God has blessed us for a reason and that He wants us to help Him build His kingdom of earth.

8/19/2018

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Garden Party

All Seniors are invited to a Garden Party at Joan Laracy’s home From 10:30 ( tour Gardens ) to 2:00 20 Nipmuc Road, (off Indian Hill Road) Paxton, MA Monday August 27th , 2018 ( Rain date Tuesday August 28th ) A light luncheon will be served, there is no cost. Come see the flowers and socialize.

HAITIAN SEWING MINISTRY The Haittian Sewing Ministry will not be meeting the last 2 Wednesdays in August but will start meeting again in September . Volunteers are welcome to join us any Wednesday morning, sewing, ironing fabrics, assembling kits, and counting items. Please just walk right in and join us any time you are available. For more information, please contact me at jmancini32@charter.net or 508-769-7412.

St. Thomas More Law School Scholarship Each year the St. Thomas More Society of our Diocese awards a scholarship of not less than $3000 to a law student attending an accredited law school. Applicants or parents must be registered and active members of a parish in the Diocese of Worcester. Applicants may be in any year of law school studies. Applications may be obtained by visiting the diocesan website, www.worcesterdiocese.org/st-thomas-more-society, by mailing requests to: St. Thomas More Society, Chancery Office, 49 Elm Street, Worcester, MA 01609 or by calling Sara Smillie at 508-929-4345. Applications are due on or before September 21, 2018. Should anyone wish to contribute to the scholarship fund, donations will be greatly appreciated and you can make contact at the above address or phone number.