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– MAY 26TH 9:00a.m. -Rosary

5:00p.m. -Mass_________________________________ SUNDAY – MAY 27TH 8:00a.m. -Mass 10:00a.m. -Mass __________________ MONDAY – MAY 28TH NO MORNING MASS TUESDAY-MAY 29TH

NO MORNING MASS WEDNESDAY – MAY 30TH

7:30a.m. -Mass_________________________________ THURSDAY – MAY 31ST

7:30a.m.-Mass

FRIDAY – JUNE 1ST

_7:30a.m. -Mass _____________________________ SATURDAY – JUNE 2ND 9:00a.m. -Rosary 5:00p.m. -Mass_________________________________ SUNDAY - JUNE 3RD 8:00a.m. -Mass 10:00a.m. -Mass

ALTAR SERVERS

5/26-5/27 6/2-6/3 5:00p.m. Eamon McDonnell Eamon McDonnell Liam McDonnell Matthew Tomasino 8:00a.m. Paul Metilly Logan Domineck John Metilly Nicholas Metilly 10:00a.m. Caleb Rocha Liam Daly Piotr Bielecki Luke Putney

LITURGICAL ROLES

5/26-5/27 6/2-6/3 5:00p.m. M. Power (L) D. Doyle (L) D. Stoica (E) R. White (E) A. Stoica (E) L. Doyle (E) 8:00a.m. L. LeFave (L) L. Cournoyer (L) J. Laracy (E) M. Paladino (E) M. Paladino (E) M. Ahearn (E) G. Graham (E) 10:00a.m. R. Bedard (L) W. Lang (L) K. Anderson (E) S. Massarelli (E) MJ Anderson (E) R. Davis (E)

TV MINISTRY SCHEDULE 5/27/2018 Tim Murphy 6/03/2018 Jack Ayvazian Pat Stephens 6/10/2018 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.

OUTREACH MINISTRY

Members of this ministry primarily bring the Eucharist to those of our parish who are unable to attend a Mass on the weekend. Additionally, members serve as Eucharistic Ministers at Mass as needed. Contact the rectory to find out more about this ministry. Or contact the rectory if you know of someone who would appreciate receiving the Eucharist at home.

“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” - Mt 28:19-20 Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY

ROSARY

The Rosary is recited every Saturday at 9a.m in the church.

All are invited and encouraged to attend.

WEEKLY OFFERTORY COLLECTION Our parish budget requires $4,000 weekly to meet our expenses. On the weekend of May 19th -

May 20th we received $2992. Thank you for your continued and generous support of our parish.

PARTNERS IN CHARITY

Thanks to all our parishioners who have made their gift to the 2018 Partners in Charity Appeal. To date our Parish has responded with approximately $38,410 towards our goal of $39,900. If you have not yet made a gift or pledge, please fill out a commitment pledge envelope located in the pew. Or visit www.partners-charity.net to complete an online gift or pledge. Partners in Charity, formerly known as the Bishop’s Fund, is the Annual Appeal for the Diocese of Worcester, serving 28 charitable, educational, and pastoral ministries. Through your generous support we are able to serve thousands of families and individuals in Worcester County through outreach, formation, evangelization, and worship. Thank you!

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THE SICK

AND IN A SPECIAL WAY FOR

Bob Mattson, Dan Daignault, Ginny Bean Debbie Lyons, Patricia Benicaso, Patricia Jones Doris Metilly, Blake George Murawski

Mellissa Angiolillo, Julie Dix, Jim Cavanaugh Alice Falcone, Jackie Cook

Barbara Englander, Richard Doyle Aline Riedle, Robert & Rita Mertig

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 next weekend, June 2nd and 3rd. Your continued support of this project is appreciated. Purchase and spend cards at face value, while supporting this charity. Future sale dates are June 2 and 3, July 16 and 17 and July 7 and 8. Sales will remain the first and third weekend of each month.

Registration for Religious Education classes for the fall of 2018 is underway!

Registration for Religious Education classes for the fall of 2018 is underway. Registration forms are located at the front entrance of the church and on the parish website. We look forward to receiving your registration by July 1st so we can begin to recruit teachers and order books. Registrations that are received after July 1st will be asked to pay a $10.00 late fee. The program tuition is $60 per student with a family cap of $180. There will be an additional $20 fee for those registering in a sacramental year. Please note: If any family needs assistance with the tuition fee they should contact Mrs. Nummelin at the Religious Education Office. 508-755-0601

Thank You

The Pro-life Committee thanks all who bought Mothers Day roses. Thanks also to those who helped prepare and sell the roses. We raised $618 to support Problem Pregnancy.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY BAPTIZED

Our faith community recently welcomed Ava Madelyn Parker and Olivia Grace Parker children of Evan R. Parker and Elizabeth Powers Parker into Christ’s life and the Catholic Church through Baptism. Congratulations to Ava, Olivia and their family.

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

5/27/2018!

Catholic Communications Campaign

“The truth will set you free.” (John 8:32) —Pope Francis, Message for the 52nd World Communications Day, 2018 May 24, 2018 My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, In his message this year for World Communications Day, Pope Francis contrasts the constructive power of authentic communications and the destructive nature of fake news in our world. He writes, “a weighty responsibility rests on the shoulders of those whose job is to provide information, namely journalists, the protectors of news. In today’s world . . . it is a mission . . . it means being in touch with people’s lives. . . a real means of promoting goodness, generating trust, and opening the way to communion and peace.” On the weekend of June 3rd, our Diocese will take up a collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC). This national collection helps bring the Gospel message to the public square so that all can know the love of God and help make this a better world. It is not a mere coincidence that the pope’s citation from the Gospel of St. John has also been part of the masthead of our own newspaper, The Catholic Free Press, for the past 67 years and now, by extension, the vision of our diocesan-wide Communications Ministry. Faithful and honest sharing about the life of our Catholic Community is at the service of our evangelizing mission, which seeks to proclaim God’s love to the world as the true path to eternal happiness. As people continue to access more information on mobile devices and feel overwhelmed by so much noise, there is an increased need to provide faith resources on these platforms as well. With your support of the CCC, the daily readings and seasonal reflections are available as free podcasts to download and listen to at any time, or to read from our diocesan and parish websites along with watching local Masses and program, as well as reading local and national Catholic news stories. Thanks to your donations, Catholics are able to stay connected to their parish and to their Catholic faith even when they are traveling or not regularly at Mass. Continued

5/27/2018!

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS

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Roughly half of the funds collected will remain here in the Diocese to help our local communications projects expand parish-centered communications in collaboration with diocesan programs. The remainder funds national media relations and communications efforts as well as international projects in developing countries. For more information about the collection and the projects it supports, visit www.usccb.org/ccc. We must rely on your financial support of this collection in order to truly heed the words of Pope Francis, “As sons and daughters of God, we are called to communicate with everyone, without exception.” Please accept my thanks for reflecting on how you can help. With every prayerful best wish, I remain Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend Robert J. McManus Bishop of Worcester

Haitian Sewing Ministry Our Haitian Sewing Ministry meets every Wednesday from 9 am to noon downstairs in our church hall. Volunteers are needed to press fabrics, to gather sewing items into kits, and for those with portable sewing machines, to sew up dresses, shorts, small blankets and pillow cases. It’s a very busy, very happy place and we’d love to have you join us! Light refreshments are always served.

OUTREACH MINISTRY

Members of this ministry primarily bring the Eucharist to those of our parish who are unable to attend a Mass on the weekend. Additionally, members serve as Eucharistic Ministers at Mass as needed. Contact the rectory to find out more about this ministry. Or contact the rectory if you know of someone who would appreciate receiving the Eucharist at home.

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