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23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

September 8, 2019

23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

River of Divine Mercy - Catholic Collaborative -

Ste Marguerite d’Youville, Dracut

St. Mary Magdalen, Tyngsboro

St. Rita, Lowell

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Monday, September 9 7:00 p.m. SR Women’s Club Meeting, SR Parish Hall

Tuesday, September 10 6:00 p.m. SMM Craft and Cribbage Night, SMM Parish Center 7:00 p.m. SL Prayer Group, SMD Hall

Wednesday, September 11, Patriot Day

5:30-7:00 p.m. SMM SVDP Food Pantry, Rectory Basement 6:30 p.m. Down by the River Music Ministry, Across the street from Heritage Ice Cream

Thursday, September 12

7:30 p.m. SR Vietnamese Mass, SR Chapel 7:00 p.m. SM Prayer Group (in church), SM

Saturday, September 14 4:00-5:00 p.m. Religious Ed. Teacher Meeting, SMM

SMD Ste Marguerite d’Youville SMM St. Mary Magdalen

SR St. Rita

Weekly Events Calendar

River of Divine Mercy Catholic Collaborative Perpetual Adoration Chapel at St. Rita

Are you content with being a “good person”? Jesus calls us to be more than “good people”- he wants us all to become saints. We need God’s mercy to “be per-fect as [our] heavenly Father is perfect” (Mt 5:48). Sign up as an adoration substitute. You would receive emails letting you know

the day/time coverage is needed. If the hour fits your schedule, you can click to

accept that time with our Lord. Sign up at https://adorationpro.org/riverma or call

Nataliya Poto at 508-633-4894

BREAD AND WINE

For a Special Intention, by Maureen Toupin

Ste Marguerite

In Memory of Brian Kinney and the Victims of 9/11,

by His Parents St. Mary Magdalen

SANCTUARY CANDLE

For a Special Intention, by Maureen Toupin

Ste Marguerite

In Memory of Brian Kinney and the Victims of 9/11,

by His Parents St. Mary Magdalen

WEEKLY MEMORIALS

Religi

ous

Educ

atio

n N

ew

s!

The beginning of our religious ed school year is swiftly approaching! Our first class will be Sunday, September 29th.

Due to problems with the heating system at Ste Marguerite d’Youville Parish Center, all classes for grades 1-8 will take place at St. Mary Magdalen Parish Center.

Confirmation classes will be held at St. Rita.

There will be a teacher meeting Saturday, September 14th at 4:00pm at St. Mary Magdalen where materials and class lists will be distributed.

We are in need of volunteers

to teach at all class times and grades!

Tuition discounts are available for volunteers who teach.

Please consider being a part of this rewarding ministry.

Please call Cathy at 978-957-0322.

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September 8, 2019

ENROLL NOW FOR OUR THREE-YEAR OLD PROGRAM!

Ste Jeanne d’Arc is a PK3 through 8th grade

Catholic Independent School. Now accepting applications for the

2019-2020 school year.

Questions about the application process can be directed to our

Director of Admissions, Mrs. Susan Millette, at [email protected] or by phone at (978) 453-4114.

Saint Louis School is accepting registrations for Toddlers thru

Grade 8 for the 2019-2020 School Year!

Financial aid is available. Please contact the school office at (978) 458-7594.

SAVE THE DATE For a Bean Supper September 21, 2019

5-7pm At St. Louis School

-Details Coming Soon-

Weekly Offertory Collection

August 31/September 1, 2019

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Ste Marguerite d’Youville $3,490.00 Catholic University of America $ 692.00

St. Mary Magdalen $2,523.00 Office Expenses $2,251.00

St. Rita’s $3,024.00 Catholic University of America $ 754.00

Attending Mass in Another Collaborative Parish?

If you attend Mass in one of our collaborative parishes other than your home parish, please place your envelope in the collection. All envelopes are given to your home parish counters.

Just a reminder: Please do not use tape or staples on your collection envelopes.

Do you know of any adults in

the following situations?

• Who have not been bap-tized?

• Who are from another Chris-tian church and are interested in joining the Catholic Church?

• Who are a Baptized Catholic but wish to now receive the Sacrament of Confirmation?

Our Collaborative has a team of committed adults who are eager to help them prepare for these Sacraments within the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) Classes will meet weekly from September through the end of the Easter season, and will be held on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Please encourage anyone interested to call the Parish Offices at (978) 957-0322 and a team member will contact them to provide further information. They can also email [email protected].

For your convenience, envelopes for Saint Vincent de Paul donations can be found in the Ste. Marguerite Church pews.

Donations can be put in the collection basket, mailed to the parish office, or placed in the poor boxes. On behalf of our conference at

Ste. Marguerite d’Youville, thank you for your continued support!

THE MEN OF SAINT JOSEPH

The Men of St. Joseph in the Greater Lowell area meet on the second Saturday of every month. Each monthly meeting includes prayer, food, and faith-building fellowship.

Saturday, September 14th, 7-9:00 a.m.

St. Mary Magdalen, 95 Lakeview Ave,

Tyngsboro MA 01879

Speakers: Dean and Fred Marion Topic:

Footsteps in Faith: Dean’s Life with Down Syndrome

Craft and Cribbage Night is BACK! Tuesday, September 10, 2019 * 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. * Saint Mary Magdalen Parish Center

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The Ste Jeanne d’Arc School Annual Student Walk is moving to October!

As we begin a new school year, we are also kicking off our annual Student Walk. Our goal is to raise $40,000 to support the mission of SJA to provide an ac-ademically challenging and service-oriented education within a Catholic faith community. If you would like to support SJA students and Catholic education please vis-it www.sjdarc.org/walk or contact the Advancement Of-fice at 978-454-7038. Thank you!

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Allow Jesus to transform your marriage and show you how to truly love your spouse by attending a

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekends are Sep 14-15, 2019 in Med-way, MA and Oct 18-20, 2019 in LACONIA, NH. For more information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at 800-710-9963 or visit them at https://wwmema.org/.

Tet Trung Thu Children’s Lantern Festival

September 15, 2019

Saint Mary Magdalen’s Church Public/Family Event with Free Admission

and Free Prizes for the Children

Tet Trung Thu is a children’s festival cele-brated in Vietnam. It is held in the eighth lunar month and celebrates the moon. Parents espe-cially take time to make mooncakes and lanterns with their children. This is an event that children look forward to all year as they anxiously pre-pare for lantern parades. Come join us and enjoy traditional Vietnamese drums, lion dancing, games, and food.

11:00 a.m. Vietnamese Mass 12:00-2:00 p.m. lunch available for purchase

2:00 p.m. lantern making, moon cake lessons,

and children’s games 5:00 p.m.

Drums, Lion Dance and Lantern Parade

For more information, contact: Daniel Truong 978-828-8037

Peter Dinh 508-423-5982

St. Rita’s Parish Picnic Sunday, September 29

* Cookout Lunch * Bouncy House *

*Fun For All Ages *

Ministry Fair 10:45-11:15 Cookout and Activities 11:30-1

$5 for children - $8 for adults

Tickets are available at the Parish Office or after Masses on the weekends of 9/15 and 9/22.

The St. Rita’s Women’s Club will hold its first meeting of the 2019/2020 season on Monday, September 9th, at 7:00 pm in the church hall.

Father Clancy will be our guest speaker.

Please join us for an even-ing of fellowship and refresh-ments and to catch up on summer happenings.

For more details, contact Dianne Talty

@ 978-771-6724.

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On September 14, Pro-Life Americans throughout the country will gather at the gravesites of aborted ba-bies and at other memorial sites dedicated in their hon-or for the 7th annual National Day of Remembrance of Aborted Children. Solemn vigils will be held at these sites to commemorate the more than 60 MILLION CHILDREN who have lost their lives to legal abortion since 1973, and to remind our society of the humanity of the unborn child. Fr. Patrick Armano will lead the local prayer memorial.

Saturday, September 14, 2019 10 to 10:30 a.m.

Knights of Columbus Memorial for the Unborn St. Mary’s Cemetery

29 Barker Street Lawrence, MA 01841

-WANTED-

Contractors! Some of our churches

are currently in need of

work.

The River of Divine

Mercy Catholic Collabora-

tive is looking to create a

directory of contractors that have some associa-

tion with our parishes. Our parishes eventually

need professional contractors. The collaborative

would like to offer these opportunities to local

people. If you or someone you know is a con-

tractor, we want to hear from you.

Please contact Roy Corbeil

at 508 735 3629 or [email protected]

Lowell Transitional Living Center in Low-ell, formerly known as The Middlesex Shelter, is looking for toiletries

for their clients. Please donate if you are able. Thank you. Razors, Deodorant, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste,

Combs , Soap, Shampoo

Ste Marguerite d’Youville

600 Club News It’s that time again! Our new year has begun. Don’t miss your chance to WIN, WIN, WIN — over SEVEN chances each month! Current Members: Please be sure to send your payment(s) in to your Captain as early as possible. Want to Become a New Member??? Be sure to connect with one of the Captains listed below to purchase your lucky num-ber! Numbers are $50 and are good for the 2019-2020 year. Please make checks pay-able to Ste Marguerite 600 Club.

Captains

Denise Belleville (978) 458-1908 Al Bourgeois Jr. (978) 957-3680 Michael Brunelle (978) 957-5210 Lucien Dalpe (978) 957-1710 Ann Marie Dion (978) 259-8977 Roma Fauvel (978) 394-6689 Sue Fauvel-Rutledge (978) 935-8462 Roger Jean (978) 856-7094 Raymond Masse (978) 957-4736 Marie Phillippon (207) 725-9277 Catherine Pinet (978) 502-5016 Priscille Sigman (978) 967-6672 Maureen Toupin (978) 957-1733 Ed Waterworth (978) 458-9018 If you would like more information or would like to become a Captain yourself, please contact Roma Fauvel at (978) 394-6689.

Best of luck—and

thank you for your

continued

support!

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Ste Marguerite d’Youville

St. Mary Magdalen

St. Rita

Mass Schedule

Daily Mass: Wednesday & Friday 7:30 a.m. Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 3:10 to 3:45 p.m. or by appointment

Sacrament of Baptism Second Sunday of Month at 1:00 p.m.

Mandatory preparation class required prior to Baptism.

Eucharistic Adoration First Friday of the Month: 8:00—8:30 a.m.

Mass Schedule

Daily Mass: Monday & Thursday 9:00 a.m. Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

Vietnamese Mass 11:00 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation By appointment

Sacrament of Baptism Second Sunday of Month at 1:00 p.m.

Mandatory preparation class required prior to Baptism.

Eucharistic Adoration First Thursday of the Month: 9:30—10:00 a.m.

Mass Schedule

Daily Mass: Tuesday & Saturday 9:00 a.m. Thursday—Vietnamese Mass (in Chapel) 7:30 p.m. Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Cambodian Mass (in Chapel) 12:00 p.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. or by appointment

Sacrament of Baptism Second Sunday of Month at 11:30 a.m.

Mandatory preparation class required prior to Baptism.

Eucharistic Adoration Perpetual Adoration — 24/7 in Adoration Chapel

Upstairs Chapel—Saturday 9:30 to 10:15

Important Reminder For All Three Parishes: For everyone’s safety, if school is closed or delayed, there will be no morning Masses.

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SMM

St. Mary Magdalen Mass Intentions

Sat, September 7 5:30 p.m. Herbert, Barbara & Timothy Knox and Bonnie Smith by Tommy Knox

Sun, September 8 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.

Roland Rondeau by wife, Claudette Theresa Pintal by Doris Beausoleil & Family

Mon, September 9 9:00 a.m. Robert M. McGann (4th Anniv.)

Thurs, Sept. 12 9:00 a.m. Ollie Rousseau by her sister, Pauline

Sat., September 14 5:30 p.m. Joan McCandless, by Family

Sun, September 15 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.

For the People of the Parish Joseph Moreau (4th Anniv.) by Lorraine

SR

St. Rita Mass Intentions

Sat., September 7 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

Richard Durand Edward R. Allard by Ovidia Dragoli

Sun., September 8 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

Richard Dube by his Wife Claire For the People of the Parish

Tues., September 10 9:00 a.m. Edward R. Allard (Month’s Mind)

Sat., September 14 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

Virginia A. Sheehan (Month’s mind) Steven A. Proulx (Month’s Mind)

Sun., September 15 10:00 a.m.

5:00 p.m.

Theresa Dufault by Therese & Mihran Keoseian For the People of the Parish

SMD

Ste Marguerite d’Youville Mass Intentions

Sat., September 7 4:00 p.m. Christian Dussault (4th Anniv.) by Mom & Dad

Sun, September 8 7:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

Albert & Yvonne Boule by his Daughter & Family Simonne Gauthier by Raymond Michaud

Wed, Sept. 11 7:30 a.m. Brian Kinney and the victims of 9/11 by his Parents

Fri., Sept. 13 7:30 a.m. Kenneth Barbin (Month’s Mind) Shirley Dalphond by Family

Sat., Sept. 14 4:00 p.m. David & Helen Stecchi by Norman & Helen Carver

Sun, Sept. 15 7:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

Roger Adams by Family Norbert “Norbie” McCartin by Pat Rousseau

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I was sitting quietly in prayer in the chapel and an image came to me that had me laugh out loud. Earlier in the week I had watched a video clip on the news about an intrepid Cambridge police officer stealthily following a skunk around a parking lot. He saw the skunk was in distress as a paper cup had become stuck onto the skunk’s face and the skunk was circling around in distress, unable to see.

The police officer, with his partner recording the scene from a safe distance on his cell phone, finally was able to get close enough to the skunk to remove the paper cup from the skunk’s snout and free him from his predicament. Success!! But not for long. The skunk saw the officer, turned quickly, raised its tail and sprayed his “perfume” onto the officer.

I do not want you to get the wrong idea about my laughter. I was not laughing at the police of-ficer. In fact, I have enormous respect for him. I was laughing because out of nowhere I remem-bered the scene and the Holy

Spirit helped me make the connection between what happened to that police officer and what often happens to people who step forward and try to help. There is even an expression that seems particularly appropriate: “No good deed goes unpunished.”

People who choose to help others are often subject to receiving the “spray” of criticism and ingratitude. It is easy to understand why people choose not to get in-volved or to give of themselves. Yet, authentic Chris-tian life calls us to extend ourselves for others out of love for Christ. “Ships are safe in the harbor, but that is not why ships are built.” We are safe from rejection and criticism when we sit idly by, but that is not why we were “built” by God.

There is a story of a young monk observing one of his older brothers from a distance. He could see that the older monk was sitting by a pond and he kept re-coiling his hand. He wondered what he was doing and finally walked down to see. What he observed was that there was a scorpion trapped in a cluster of twigs in the water. The older monk was trying to free the scorpion. Every time the monk reached in to free the scorpion the scorpion tried to sting him. The younger monk was exasperated and said, “Why are you bothering trying to free that scorpion? Every time you get close it tries to sting you!” The older man smiled and said, “It is the scorpion’s nature when it feels under attack to sting to protect itself. I understand that. It is my nature, howev-er, to try to rescue it.”

A popular quotation, "Do It Anyway,” attributed to

Mother Teresa, but actually written on one of her con-vent walls by a student named Kent Keith sums up the sentiment of one serving Christ with generosity and joy in the midst of the world’s “skunks” (Mother Teresa is credited for the last stanza).

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulte-rior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway. In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.

In the next few weeks and months there will be many opportunities and invitations to get involved in the parishes of the collaborative. I cannot, nor would not, guarantee that you will not be sprayed by a skunk’s perfume if you say “yes.” But, rather, out of love for Christ and for His people I would urge you: “Do it any-way.”

Sincerely,

Rev. Richard F. Clancy

Dear Parishioners:

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

March 1 – 10, 2020

Join Fr. Brian Mahoney, Pastor of the Chelmsford Catholic Collaborative, on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Each day of your pilgrimage will allow for time to re-newing and affirming your faith; to pray and reflect. The Scriptures will come alive as you visit our Lord's homeland while being inspired by the natural beauty of the land-scape and rich historical heritage. It is an encounter that has changed the lives of many pilgrims, an act of faith and prayer. Visit www.pilgrimages.com/frmahoney to gain access to all tour information including the daily itinerary, reservation application, inclusions and cost.

La Salette Retreat Center 947 Park Street

Attleboro, MA 02703 1-508-222-8530

Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 Aging in Grace (Part One)

Presenter: Sr. Kathleen Hagerty, CSJ This two-part series will consider aging as a gift and grace from our God. Participants will have the op-portunity to deepen their knowledge and ac-ceptance of self and God in a reflective and freeing way. Through input, reflection, prayer and sharing, those attending will come to be more comfortable with their aging. If you are in transition, midlife, the mature years, facing retirement or just desirous of growth, these sessions are for you. Part Two of this presentation will be on Wednesday, October 16

th, 2019.

9:15 am – 4:00 pm (Registration begins at 8:30 am)

Lunch is included in the program.

Suggested Donation: $45 per person

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Open House and Benefits Night

Knights, prospective Knights, and their wives and friends are welcome

to join us for light refreshments, and a presentation on the history, mission, products and use cases of the Knights of Columbus as a Fraternal Benefit So-ciety.

Hosted by the Arthur U. Joyal Council 4225 Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 7:00 pm

St. Francis Parish Hall 115 Wheeler Road, Dracut, MA

RSVP to Jon McLaughlin at [email protected] or (978) 289-8703

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Special Pricing for RODMC Collaborative Parishioners! Get a discounted rate of $30 per person if you purchase

your tickets from any of the following:

• The Parish Offices at 1340 Lakeview Ave, Dracut • Mary Dumont - [email protected] or

(978) 771-4288 • Jason Lampron - [email protected] or (603) 554-5678 • Nataliya Poto - [email protected] or (508) 633-4894

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Parish Resources

Office Address: 1340 Lakeview Ave., Dracut, MA Phone: 978-957-0322 Fax: 978-957-5266

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Wednesday & Friday: 8:00 a.m. - noon Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays - Closed

St. Rita 158 Mammoth Road, Lowell, MA 01854

Ste Marguerite d’Youville 1340 Lakeview Avenue, Dracut, MA 01826

St. Mary Magdalen 95 Lakeview Avenue, Tyngsboro, MA 01879

Rev. Richard F. Clancy, Pastor [email protected] Rev. Michael Harkins, Parochial Vicar [email protected] Deacon Everett Penney, Jr., Permanent Deacon [email protected] Deacon David Brooks, Permanent Deacon [email protected]

Lisa Campbell, Office Manager [email protected]

Ron Daigle, Maintenance (St. Mary Magdalen) [email protected]

Joan Donnelly, Pastoral Associate

Cathy Kennedy, Faith Formation Coordinator (Grades 1-8) [email protected]

Jim McMorrow, Maintenance & Grounds Supervisor [email protected]

Karen DiBona, Communications Coordinator [email protected]

Business Office: (978) 957-0322

Lisa Campbell and Rose Paton

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Sacrament of Marriage Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance. A Pre-Cana class is required. Please contact the Collaborative Office.

Anointing of the Sick and Pastoral Care On the First Sunday of the month, after each Mass, Father will anoint those who have surgery scheduled for the month or who are chronically ill. You may also contact the Collaborative Office at any time.

RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is for those who wish to learn about the Catholic faith as well as for Catholics to complete their Sacraments of Initiation (Communion and Confirmation).

St. Vincent de Paul Help us assist the poor and the hungry of our parish. “Poor Boxes” for your donations are located at the church

Bulletin deadline: Friday at noon (for the following week’s publication). Please email article requests to [email protected]

Dr. Paul Ciotti Frank & Ellen Rene Sr. Préscille Malo, S.C.O. Karen Donovan Jeremy Bird Theresa Clawson

Martha Lang Glen Grimard Christine Brault

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Music Ministry

Parish Communities of the Collaborative

Ste Jeanne d’Arc School

68 Dracut Street, Lowell, MA 01854 Principal: Sr. Préscille Malo, s.c.o.

978-453-4114 www.sjdarc.org

St. Louis School

77 Boisvert Street, Lowell, MA 01850 Principal: Ms. Vina Troianello, M. Ed.

978-458-7594 www.saintlouisschool.org

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