October 28, 2018 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

1290 Grafton St. Worcester, MA 01604

508-757-0789 ladyoflourdes1290@gmail.com

www.ololma.org

Rev. Brian O’Toole Pastor

Cheryl Orrell Admin Asst/Bookkeeper

Rev. Francis J. Roach Mr. William Cotter In Residence Maintenance

Rev. Robert E. Kelley Mary Jo Castrale In Residence Soup Kitchen

Roland Gauthier Mrs. Judy Verdini Organist Religious Ed

Prayer Shawl If any parishioner would like a prayer shawl for some-

one they know who might need one. Please call Donna

at 508-304-1745 or 508-579-9299. You may also call

the rectory at 508-757-0789.

Scripture Readings

28 SUN Jer 31:7-9/Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 [3]/Heb 5:1-6/

Mk 10:46-52

29 MON Eph 4:32--5:8/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [cf. Eph 5:1]/

Lk 13:10-17

30 TUE Eph 5:21-33 or 5:2a, 25-32/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5

[1a]/Lk 13:18-21

31 WED Eph 6:1-9/Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14/

Lk 13:22-30

1 THU Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/Ps 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [cf. 6]/

1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a

2 FRI Wis 3:1-9/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1 or 4ab]/

Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9/Jn 6:37-40

3 SAT Phil 1:18b-26/Ps 42:2, 3, 5cdef/Lk 14:1, 7-11

Mission Statement:

"Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, disciples of Jesus Christ in Worcester, MA, reaches out with love into the neighborhoods to welcome, serve, support, and engage the community in Jesus.

In creating a welcoming relationship with Eucharistic and prayerful celebrations, we gather to make a difference by coming closer to God and one another."

MASSES Daily Mon - Sat: 8:00 AM

Saturday 4:30PM, Sunday 7:30 & 9:30AM Holy Days 8:00 AM, Noon, 5:30 PM PENANCE Saturdays 2:30-3:30 PM

Mass Intentions and Calendar

Sat, Oct 27 4:30 pm John & Louise Hagan req by the family Marcus & Bea Dooley anniv req by the family Sun, Oct 28 Religious Ed Bake Sale 7:30 am Ona Marcinkevicius 19th anniv req by daughter 10:30 am opens -Sharing Our Bounty in Church Hall Mon, Oct 29 8:00 am Ann Parent req by daughter and son-in-law Tue, Oct 30 8:00 am Dario Suarez 11th anniv req by daughter Thu, Nov 1 FEAST OF ALL SAINTS (Holy Day of Obligation) 8:00 am Mr. & Mrs. John R. Gerardi Sr req by children 12:00 noon 5:30 pm Fri, Nov 2 FEAST OF ALL SOULS 7:00 pm NA Meeting in Church Hall Sat, Nov 3 4:30 pm Joan Gilrain 7th anniv and Daniel A. & Mary T. Gilrain by Gloria Sun, Nov 4 9:30 am Gordon Cherry 9th anniv by the family 10:30 am opens -Sharing Our Bounty in Church Hall

“And Jesus said to him, „Go your way; your faith has

made you well.‟ And immediately he received his

sight and followed him on the way.”

(MARK 10:52)

Faith is believing in something even

though you may not be able to see it.

Many people think that miracles don’t

happen anymore. But, if you focus on

the positive, not the negative, focus

on your blessings instead of your

hardships, miracles will seem

common and you will see God’s

active presence in your daily life.

WEEKLY OFFERING

Sunday Offertory 10/20-10/21 $2,469.10 Campaign Human Dev. 25.00 Catholic School Appeal 35.00 St. Vincent de Paul 15.00 Prop. Of Faith-Mission Sunday 323.00 All Saints 15.00 All Souls 145.00 Maintenance 177.00 Utilities 255.00

Thank you as always for your generous support!

Try Online Giving and Help Your Parish Go to: ololma.org & click on Online Giving for easy and secure instructions to set up your personal and confiden-

tial account or make an appointment with Fr. Brian or Cheryl at the rectory for help to set up your account.

-By doing this: you can take the chore of filling your contribution envelopes unnecessary and take the guesswork

out of how you support your parish.

-By doing this: you help your parish maintain a consistent budget, especially when you are away from the parish

and reduce the expense of sending envelope packages each month.

STEWARDSHIP OF TIME

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

Online Giving If you currently use online giving for your offertory to the church, you should have received an email asking you to create a new account with our new company eCatholic. After you set up your new account, you can disable your old account at WeShare. If you have any questions, please contact the rectory.

Bake Sale The Religious Ed students will be holding a Bake Sale this Sunday, October 28.

Thanksgiving Baskets Our Religious Ed students (Grade 9 & 10) will be collecting food items for Thanks-giving baskets. If you or someone you might know are struggling and could use a Thanksgiving basket, please call the rectory and the children will gladly make a basket for your Thanksgiving table. Baskets will also be donated to the Pernia House. Please support the Thanksgiving Ministry by donating items like stuffing, bag of potatoes, canned vegetables, or maybe a gift card to a local supermarket… A bin will be located at the back of the church and the deadline for donations will be Friday, Nov. 16. The Religious Ed Grades 9 & 10 will as-semble and deliver on Sat, Nov. 17. Thank you!!

On Sunday, November 18th

at 11am we will have a “Safe Environment Training” in the Hall. This, along with a completed CORI Form and completed Code of Conduct Form is required by the diocese for everyone in ministry regardless of whether there are children connected to the ministry. Even if you have already taken such a training you will need to participate. You may fill these out on November 18th if you haven’t already done so.

This hour long training will be followed by a “Gratitude For Ministry” luncheon. If you are involved in any ministry whether it be at Mass, doing Social Outreach to those in need, assisting in the maintenance of the parish grounds, or a member of any parish committee, you are invited to attend. Please RSVP as soon as possible to Cheryl at 508-757-0789 or ladyoflourdes1290@gmail.com or to Fr. Brian through Basecamp 3.

Attention All Ministers at Our Lady of Lourdes

Too many to list….. Every week, we get a Diocesan Dispatch from the Diocese which lists events being held within the Worcester Diocese. This week there are numer-ous bazaars and fairs listed but too many to list in our limited space. If you would like to see what is going on, go to worcesterdiocese.org and then click on “What’s Happening” and then on “Diocesan Dispatch.”

It’s time to clean the inside of the church….the woodwork, the pews, the windows, etc. Anyone can come to help….Friday, November 9th at 1pm. Keep an eye out for more details.

GLORIA

You take away the sins of the world,

receive our prayer, You are seated at the right hand of the

Father, have mercy on us.

For you alone are the Holy One;

You alone are the Lord. You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,

With the Holy Spirit, In the glory of God, the Father.

Amen

Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you,

we bless you, we adore you,

we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord, God, Heavenly King,

O God, almighty Father.

Lord, Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,

Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us:

GATHERING HYMN O God Beyond All Praising

Thirtieth Sunday in ordinary time Cycle B

LITURGY OF THE WORD

HOMILY

FIRST READING JER 31:7-9

Thus says the LORD: Shout with joy for Jacob, exult at the head of the nations; proclaim your praise and say: The LORD has delivered his people, the remnant of Israel. Behold, I will bring them back from the land of the north; I will gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind and the lame in their midst, the mothers and those with child; they shall return as an immense throng. They de-parted in tears, but I will console them and guide them; I will lead them to brooks of water, on a level road, so that none shall stumble. For I am a father to Israel, Ephraim is my first-born.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM PSALM 126

SECOND READING HEB 5:1-6

Brothers and sisters: Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset by weakness and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people. No one takes this honor upon himself but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. In the same way, it was not Christ who glorified himself in becoming high priest, but rather the one who said to him: You are my son: this day I have begotten you; just as he says in another place: You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

GOSPEL MK 10:46-52

As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, son of David, have pity on me." And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he kept calling out all the more, "Son of David, have pity on me." Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you." He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jesus said to him in reply, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man replied to him, "Master, I want to see." Jesus told him, "Go your way; your faith has saved you." Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

NICENE CREED

I believe in one God, the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth, of all things visi-

ble and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only

Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before

all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, con-

substantial with the Father; through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation he came

down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became

man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and

rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven and is seated at the

right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his

kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver

of life who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored

and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic

Church. I confess one baptism for the forgive-ness of sins and I look forward to the resurrec-tion of the dead and the life of the world to

come. Amen.

GENERAL INTERCESSIONS The Response is: “Lord hear us.”

LITURGY OF THE Eucharist

PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

HOLY, HOLY MASS OF CREATION

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION MASS OF CREATION

We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again

GREAT AMEN MASS OF CREATION

OUR FATHER

SIGN OF PEACE

LAMB OF GOD MASS OF CREATION

COMMUNION Let Us Break Bread Together

Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

“St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against

the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we

humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power

of God, thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about

the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.”

RECESSIONAL We Walk By Faith