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Saturday: May 5, 2018 Acts 16:1-10; Jn 15:18-219:00 am St Mary: Forgotten Souls in Purgatory †

Sixth Sunday of EasterSaturday: May 5, 2018 Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48;

1 Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-174:00 pm St. James: Lucienne Ricard †4:00 pm St. Mary: Maurice Vincent †6:00 pm St. Edward: Norbert Lessard †

Sunday: May 6, 2018 Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-481 Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9:17

8:30 am St Edward: Deacon John Gratton † Roger Pion, Sr.†10:00 am St Mary: Oscar & Yvonne Desrochers †

& Aimee Rose Laplume †10:10 am St James: Charles Roth † 11:30 am St Benedict: Lucille Gosselin †

7:00 pm St. Mary: Agnes Fedele † & Fr. Firmino’s 10th Ann. Monday: May 7, 2018 Acts 16:11-15; Jn 15:26-16:4a9:00 am St. Mary: Theresa Brunelle †5:30 pm St. Edward: Will Strause †

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY TO OUR PARISHWeekend of April 28 & 29 , 2018

Offertory $7,025.00 Fuel 5.00 Repairs & Maintenance 90.00 Home Missions 62.00Holy Easter 20.00 Food Shelf 10.00Mother’s Day 786.00TOTAL $7,998.69

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There is a special collection this weekend for Fuel. Baskets will be passed twice. Please be as generous as possible.

Mass Intentions For 05/05/2018 Through 05/13/2018Sixth Sunday of Easter

Tuesday: May 8 2018 Acts 16:22-34; Jn 16:5-119:00 am St Mary: Tony Pomerleau † 2:30 pm Derby Green Intentions of the Residents 5:30 pm St. Edward: Bishop John S. Michaud †

Wednesday: May 9, 2018 Acts 17:15, 22-18:1; Jn 16:12-15 9:00 am St. Mary: Ila Poginy † & Mary Ellen Wright † 2:00 pm N.S.C.F.: Intentions of the Residents5:30 pm St. Edward: Wilfred † & Yvette † Leblanc

VIGIL OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD7:00 pm St Mary: Parishioners of St.Mary’s

Thursday: May 10, 2018 Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:17-23; Mk 16:15-20

THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD10:00 am St Mary: Deceased Parishioners of St. Mary’s †

4:00 pm St. James: Parishioners of St. James6:00 pm St. Edward: Parishioners of St. Edward’s7:00 pm St. Benedict: Winston Hammond † &

Danielle Carpenter †Friday: May 11, 2018 Acts 18:9-18; Jn 16:20-239:00 am St Mary: Intentions of Rev. Dwight Baker4:00 pm St. Benedict: Leo † & Claudette † Chaput5:30 pm St. Edward: Intentions of Rev. Charles Davignon

Saturday: May 12, 2018 Acts 18:23-28; Jn 16:23b-289:00 am St Mary: Forgotten Souls in Purgatory †

Seventh Sunday of EasterSaturday: May 12, 2018 Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-16;

1 Jn 4:11-16; Jn 17:11b-194:00 pm St. James: Lorraine Caouette †4:00 pm St. Mary: Oscar † & Yvonne † Desrochers

& Joyce Dutton †6:00 pm St. Edward: Claude Desrochers †

Sunday: May 13, 2018 Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-16 1 Jn 4:11-16; Jn 17:11b-19

8:30 am St Edward: Arthur, Sr.† & Mary Leontine † Belisle, & Therese Fluet †

10:00 am St Mary: Paul Gosselin † & Lucienne Ricard †& First Communicants

10:10 am St James: Healing of Donna Kuras 11:30 am St Benedict: Deacon John Gratton †7:00 pm St. Mary: Louis † & Tillie † Fugere &

Maurice Vincent †

2018 PRAYER LIST

We pray in a special way for the souls who entered into eternal life this past week and

for their grieving families.

Purie G. MesinaRita MonfetteMercedes PatenaudeLeo Patenaude Marcel PoulinBeverley PoutreRoger Raboin Leonard RichardiBob RisicatoNorman RivardTimothy RobergeBeverly RobitailleGisele SeymourClaudette SchoolcraftBernie ShinerRon TetreaultDenise TurnerLindsey WarrenDaniel WestlakeWestlake FamilyLucille Wing

If you would like to have your home blessed, or if you know of anyone in the parish who is sick, homebound or

hospitalized, and would like to receive the Sacraments of Communion, Confession or the Anointing of the Sick, please

call the parish office at (802) 334-5066 with their name, address and telephone number.

We will contact them and arrange for a Priest to visit them.

Dan BlaisTanner BlaisMary Ann Blake Richard Bouffard Rita Bouffard Donna Yolande Brasseur Nancy Dowling Mary Dunbar Alexi FauteuxIrma Bowen Maureen FountainJacob Callaway Pauline FournierRaymond Choiniere Gerry GagnonAlice Collins Joan GreenBirdena Collins Evelyn GuilletteLisa Collins Ruth JosephThomas Collins Mason JuddLise Comeau Bernadette KelleyLise Coulumbe Cam Laramie Raymond Curtice Amanda LetourneauJean Coutu Phil LetrouneauRegis Dagesse Fabienne LessardJoyce Davis Timothy MarlandPaul Diette Phil B. Messina

The Tabernacle Vigil Light burns this weekin loving memory of Theresa Brunelle

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Reflection for this Sunday:

Vermont Catholic AdvanceDirective Presentation

TUESDAY, MAY 8 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm or6:30 pm - 8:3O pm St. Edward’s Parish Hall

Derby Line, VTHere in Vermont, many options are available for end-of-life care. Sadly, some of these are morally very troublesome.For this reason, the Diocese of Burlington has created the Vermont Catholic Advance Directive. This docu-ment explains Catholic teaching on end of life care, and enables you to appoint a healthcare agent to act on your behalf in the event you are unable to communicate or participate in healthcare decisions. The document complies with Vermont’s Advance Directive Law as well as with Church teaching.Bioethicist Deacon Pete Gunmere from the Diocese of Burlington will lead the discussion on the Vermont Catholic Advance Directive.

Please plan to join us for this important discussion.

Sixth Sunday of Easter Today’s Gospel is a

continuation of last week’s Gospel as Jesus speaks to his disciples at the Last Supper. In today’s reading Jesus offers encouragement to his disciples, who will soon see Him crucified. He reassures them that even though He will leave them, he will not abandon them. Instead he will send them an Advocate, the Holy Spirit, through whom the disciples will continue to live in union with Jesus. Jesus uses the term Advocate to describe the Holy Spirit. Another word used to describe the Holy Spirit is Paraclete, a legal term meaning “one who offers defense for another.” Note that Jesus says that he will send “another Advocate.” Jesus Himself is the First Advocate, interceding for His disciples with the Father.In today’s reading Jesus contrasts His impending departure with the permanence of the gift of the Holy Spirit. Jesus will leave to return to the Father, but the Holy Spirit will remain with the disciples.Through the gift of the Holy Spirit, the disciples will come to know and appreciate the unity of the Son and the Father. They will also understand that they too participate in the communion between the Father and the Son: “On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you” (John 14:20).

Special Invitation from Rev. Lance HarlowFather Lance Harlow would like to extend a special invitation to those parishioners whom he has served during his 25 years of priesthood to a special Mass of Thanksgiving on Tuesday, May 8 at 6:00 pm at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Windsor [Father’s hometown parish] in

honor of his Silver Jubilee of Ordination to the Priesthood. The Select Choir from the Kurn Hattin Homes for Children will provide music for the Mass.You are all personally invited to attend. Father Lance served at St. Mary Star of the Sea in 1998.There will be a light reception to follow in the parish hall so you can meet some of the children and staff from Kurn Hattin Homes.If you are planning to attend the reception, please call the St. Francis Parish Office at (802) 674-2157 so they can order sufficient food.

Father Lance hopes to see you all there!

Mother’s Day is May 13Mother’s Day is next Sunday, May 13.

All Mothers, Grandmothers, Great-Grandmothers, Godmothers,

Stepmothers, and Step-Grandmothers will be honored at all Masses during the weekend in all our Churches.Please fill out your Mother’s Day envelope (or a Special Collection envelope) with the name(s) of women in your lives that you would like to honor or remember in prayer during May and place them in the collection basket. The envelopes will remain on the altars in our Churches throughout the month.

“The Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening.” Is your love for the Lord leading you to grow in holiness as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life?. Contact the Vocation Office at (802) 658-6110, X 1175 or email: vocations@vermontcatholic.org

First Communion is May 13First Communion will be celebrated at

the 10:00 am Mass at St. Mary’s on Sunday, Mary 13. Our second grade

Family Formation class has worked very hard for the past 9 months to prepare for this special day. Please join us to

support them and share in their joy.

No Liturgy Meetings During the Summer MonthsThere will be no Monday liturgy meetings during the months of May, June, July and August. Meetings will

resume again in September in all Churches. Thank you for your service to Mater Dei Parish.

Congratulations to Our Local K of C CouncilThe Vermont State K of C Convention took place

in Essex Junction, VT this past weekend. Manisha Gratton, daughter of Brother Knight

Richard and Neha Gratton was awarded one of five $1000 scholarships. Congratulations Manisha! Council members Peter Gratton and Jason Warren were recognized with plaques for their recruitment efforts. At the Saturday evening banquet, our Council was honored to receive the prestigious VT State Family Service Award.A sincere thank-you to everyone who works so hard to make our local Council so vibrant and fruitful!

Mater Dei Needs Your Help (Again!)Mater Dei needs to purchase four copies - one for each

Church - of the “Book of Blessings Ritual Book”.If you would like to sponsor a book for your Church,

please call Brenda Isabelle at (802) 274-2151. Each book is $95.