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HOLY FAMILY PARISH Paróquia Sagrada Família
HOLY FAMILY PARISH TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Holy Family Parish
Paróquia Sagrada Família
30 Grafton Street Lowell MA 01852
Main Phone: (978) 453-2134 Brazilian Community: (978) 934-0622
Fax: (978) 453-0933 Email: [email protected]
Administrator Reverend Nicholas Sannella
Pastoral Staff Reverend Donald G. Lozier, OMI Reverend Gilmond Boucher, OMI Reverend Cristiano G Barbosa
Deacon Alvaro Soares
Business Manager David McLean
Director of Religious Education Claire Couillard
Immaculate Conception
High School of Religion Director W. Gerald Dockett
(978)808-4505
Parish Secretaries Lira De Moraes (Brazilian)
Cathy Martel (English)
Custodians Marlene Heiss John Perry of
Immaculate Conception
Please remember those in the armed
services—keeping us safe.
We also pray for all who have died serving our country, that they may be welcomed into
paradise, where they will live forever with God.
HOLY FAMILY PARISH30 Grafton Street Lowell, MA 01852
June 15, 2020
TO: All Parishioners
FROM: Rev. Lozier SUBJECT: Holy Family Parish Opening Very dear parishioners,
We spoke with Rev. Sannella and our planned “First Mass” at Holy Family will be on the week-end of June 20th & 21st. Please review the details listed on the last page of this bulletin.
We will follow the guidelines that Rev. Sannella has set up for the 4 parishes in our conglomerate.
You must telephone Holy Family Parish to re-serve a seat for the Mass. (pews are limited)
If you do not wish to attend Mass but wish to receive communion you may join the line outside at the front entrance, at the end of Mass. Please ensure that all social distancing guidelines are met!
All is well – things are very quiet but that is to be expected. Miss you!
Blessings to you and yours,
FFr. Don
HAVE A BLESSED
HOLY FAMILY PARISH TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
WWe pray…..
For those that are sick or recently in the hospital… Dr. Gertrude Bailey, Rina Bedford, Fr. Gilmond
Boucher, Bob Brown, Buote Family, Loretta Caira, Bill Calhoun, Roger Chartrand, Millie Ciszek, Robert Connolly, Anne Marie Countie, Davidson Family, Debbie Demers, DeRocco Family, Jerry Dockett, Mary Dockett, Cathy Durand, Cynthia Evans, Joshua Geoffroy, Roger Geoffroy, Sr. Marilyn Gignac, Andrew Gosselin, Susan Goyette, Donna Gravelle, Karen Graham, Sr. Joan Gregoire, Ilene Hallisey, Len Hallisey, Havelka Family, Frank Holden, Marge Keefe, Annette Knust, Jim Knust, Kozowyk Family, Fran & Jerry Labadini, Nora & Bob Labadini, Maryann Lanzara, Anthony Lavina, Betty LeClaire, Jeanne LeLacheur, Raymond LeLacheur, Carol Leonard, John Leonard, Terry Lesard, Pauline Letourneau, Rev. Robert Levesque OMI, Liz Machado, Betty Mallett, Donald Marcouillier, Steven Marks, Barbara Matyl, Hilda McBride, Sheila McCarthy, McDonagh Family, Chris McHardy, Margaret Mello, Georgette Mendonca, Manuel Mendonca, Caryn Misquita, Pauline Moore, Sr. Shirley Letourneau Morrison, Aparecida Nascimento, Francis O’Donnell, Linda Paradise, Kim Peirce, Jeanne Pinard, Mary Richardson, Mary Rivas, Robert Rivas, Joel Rivera, Elaine Robinson, Ed Rotondi, Sr. Jeanne Rouillard, Freeman Shepherd, Donna Sherman, Bea Stamp, John Stamulonis, Marilyn Sullivan, Rose Sweeney, Lorraine Trahan, Diane Wingfield, Collette Wooldridge.
Prayers & Reflections June 21, 2020
Introduction Suffering is real, even for those who are called by God. The prophets, the disciples, Christians from the very be-ginning often paid a price for responding to the call. We may understand this more readily in times of persecution or political unrest or observe it in other faith traditions. When have we had to overcome fear because of our faith? Even choosing to live a Gospel life may over-whelm us. Fear is death-dealing, and all great spiritual teachers counsel against it. Jesus said it often: Don’t be afraid. Prayer of the Faithful Let us pray now for all who live with any kind of fear. For those at risk for supporting believers in other faith
traditions, especially Judaism and Islam…we pray, For a world at peace and free from any kind of fear…we
pray, For those who use fear for personal, religious, political or
economic reasons…we pray, For those who are debilitated by fear, or who do not
know how to help the fearful…we pray, For those dedicated to helping others overcome bullying
or fear…we pray, For those whose work or personal commitments require
extraordinary courage; for all who take risks for oth-ers…we pray,
For people in this community who live in quiet fear or whose needs create ongoing fear…we pray,
For the sick, the dying and the grieving among us…we pray,
Prayer: God, our strength, we thank you for sending your son to show us how to live boldly for others. Help is to be patient with those who are afraid and courageous in the face of those who promote fear. May we remember that you are with us always, loving and protecting us. We ask these things in Jesus’ holy name, amen.
HOLY FAMILY PARISH TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
MONTHLY EVENING OF PRAYER
Tuesday, (SOON) Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Recitation of the Rosary and special prayers
All are welcome!
Our parish offers “Online Giving”, a web based electronic contribution application.
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Mass Intentions & Memorial Masses
throughout the COVID-19 quarantine will be rescheduled at a later date.
Be safe, be well!
CANNOT ATTEND MASS? IF YOU HAVE ON-LINE ABILITY YOU MAY VIEW IMMACULATE CONCEPTION WEBSITE. A MASS IS POSTED EACH WEEKEND.
PROTOCOLS FOR ARRIVING TO CHURCH Arrive early in order to be seated. (Approx. 15 minutes pri-or) Doors will be closed once Mass begins. Before exiting your car, please put on your face mask. Children under 2 and those with medical exemptions are not required to wear a mask. Practice social distancing of 6 Feet as you approach and wait in line. Only necessary items can be brought into the church, such as keys, hand sanitizer, No Pray Books, handbags etc. All items should remain with you, not placed down anywhere.
PROTOCOLS FOR ADMITTANCE INTO CHURCH
YOU WILL NEED TO CALL THE PARISH OFFICE M-F 9AM—12:PM TO RESERVE YOUR SEATING. ENTERING THRU THE ONE “ENTER” DOOR AND EX-ITING THRU THE ONE “EXIT” DOOR. (One way traffic minimizes contact with others) MASKS ARE TO BE WORN DURING THE ENTIRE TIME THAT YOU ARE ON THE CHURCH GROUNDS AND INSIDE THE CHURCH. SOCIAL DISTANCE.
HOLY FAMILY PARISH TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Quem tem ouvidos, ouça! 15º Dom. Tempo Comum (Ano A): Is 55, 10-11; Sl 64 (65); Rm 8, 18-23; Mt 13, 1-23
A longa passagem do evangelho deste domingo começa com uma imagem significativa, a de Jesus mestre que, sentado numa barca – símbolo da comunidade cristã –, ensina a multidão. Em seguida, a figura de Jesus ensinando se confunde com seu próprio ensinamento: ele é o semeador que saiu para semear e que, depois de muitas peripécias da palavra/semente, consegue ter êxito em sua tarefa e colher frutos. A passagem se conclui com um diálogo de Jesus com os discípulos para explicar por que nem todos conseguem compreender e ter acesso a palavra.
Jesus não falou somente para as pessoas que o acolhiam e se convertiam. Comunicou-se com gente aberta e gente fechada, colocou sua semente em terreno fértil e em terreno que não apresentava boas condições para o plantio. Há uma atitude de absoluta gratuidade e abertura da parte de Jesus, um decisão de amor e de acreditar que mesmo o terreno pedregoso poderá dar frutos. Jesus abre o anúncio para todos, mas não força ninguém. A paga desta abertura é se defrontar com pessoas que não vão acolher. E se alguém não acolhe, não cria vínculo com Deus. No centro do anúncio de Jesus está a própria Palavra de Deus, compreendida mais como um acontecimento na vida das pessoas do que como uma mensagem ou uma doutrina. Como acontecimento, a palavra pede posições, espera reações, gera outros acontecimentos e outras palavras. Na celebração da comunidade, o semeador do reino continua sua labuta e sua lida. A comunidade se reúnde para o fim claro de receber e escutar a Palavra do Senhor. A liturgia, como lugar de escuta, pede de nós a mesma atitude dos discípulos de viver o hoje de Deus e de poder participar de um acontecimento que muitas pessoas desejariam. Escutar a Palavra de Deus torna-se, assim, um momento de graça e de salvação.
(Extraído do Dia do Senhor – Tempo Comum Ano A)
Oração
Ó Deus, promessa de vida, a tua palavra fecunda o universo inteiro e produz frutos de justiça em todos os cantos da terra.
Nós te pedimos a graça de acolhê-la no mais profundo de nossas vidas e de acreditar sempre em sua força e eficácia.
Abre nossos ouvidos para que possamos escutar o que o Espírito diz às Igrejas, através da história, da natureza, do clamor dos pobres
e das reivindicações daqueles que são diferentes de nós. Amém.
Nossa paróquia oferece“Dando on-line”, baseado em uma web aplicativo eletrônico
contribuição.Confira-nos em… www.osvonlinegiving.com/3125
HOLY FAMILY PARISH TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR
GRADES 1-8
Updates will follow at a later date!
For “Our Father”
Our Father; who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. AAmen
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2020
11:30 AM
Contact Claire Couillard at parish office 978-458-1474
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