April 7, 2019 River of Divine Mercy...Fifth Sunday in Lent April 7, 2019 3 Weekly Events Calendar...

Fifth Sunday in Lent

April 7, 2019

River of Divine Mercy - Catholic Collaborative -

Ste Marguerite d’Youville, Dracut

St. Mary Magdalen, Tyngsboro St. Rita, Lowell

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT APRIL 7, 2019

Dracut/Tyngsboro/Lowell

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Ste Marguerite d’Youville/St. Mary Magdalen/St. Rita

Welcome to Our Parish Communities

Holy Thursday Thursday, April 18th at 7:30 p.m. St. Mary Magdalen

Celebration of

the Lord’s Passion Friday, April 19th at 7:30 p.m. St. Rita’s

Easter Vigil Saturday, April 20th at 7:30 p.m. Ste Marguerite d’Youville

EASTER MASSES

Ste Marguerite d’Youville 7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

St. Mary Magdalen

7:30 and 9:30 a.m.

St. Rita 10 a.m.

(There is no 5 p.m. Mass.)

END 68 Hours of Hunger

Craft & Vendor Fair

Saturday, April 13th 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Ste Marguerite’s Parish Center 30 Goodhue Ave, Dracut

Over 50 Raffles! 50/50 Raffle! 31 Crafters and Vendors!

Coffee, donuts, pizza, and beverages for sale!

It’s a great time to fill up your Easter baskets and get your Mother’s Day gifts and Father’s Day gifts!

Proceeds benefit END 68 Hours of Hunger, a nonprofit organization that provides food for students in our community over the weekends, when they might otherwise go hungry without the meals available at school. Thank you in advance for your support!

ST. LOUIS SCHOOL PRESENTS

The Pantomime of the Passion of Christ

Friday, April 12th at 6:30 p.m. Ste Marguerite d’Youville Church, Dracut

and Good Friday, April 19th at Noon St. Francis Church, Dracut

Come and witness this

special prayer presentation

performed in mime format

to selected songs from

Jesus Christ Superstar.

This moving event will

surely add to your

Lenten experience!


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Sunday, April 7 St. Rita’s Clean Up Weekend 8:30, 10:30 a.m., & 5:30 p.m. Religious Education, Grades 1-8 (last class of the year) Following the 9:30 a.m. Mass Coffee & Donuts, SMM Parish Center Following the 10 a.m. Mass Coffee & Donuts, SR Parish Hall First Communion Workshops (assigned times), SMM Parish Center

Monday, April 8 7 p.m. St. Rita’s Women’s Club Meeting, SR Parish Hall (see page 6)

Tuesday, April 9 7 p.m. Gospel of Mark Study Series, SR Parish Hall 6—8 p.m. Craft & Cribbage, SMM Parish Center

Wednesday, April 10 5:30—7 p.m. SMM SVDP Food Pantry, SMM Rectory Basement 7:00 p.m. Triduum Music Ministry Rehearsal, SMD

Thursday, April 11 6:45—7:45 p.m. Mass and Adoration, SMD 7:45 p.m. Relics of the Passion, SMD Church

Friday, April 12 Stations of the Cross at each parish (please see box below) 6:30 p.m. Pantomime of the Passion of Christ, SMD Church (see previous page)

Saturday, April 13 7—9 a.m. Men of St. Joseph, SMM (see page 6) 9 a.m.—3 p.m. END 68 Hours of Hunger Craft & Vendor Fair, SMD Parish Center (see previous page)

SMD Ste Marguerite d’Youville SMM St. Mary Magdalen SR St. Rita

Weekly Offertory Collection

March 30/31, 2019 3

Ste Marguerite d’Youville $2,574.00

St. Mary Magdalen $1,854.00 Education Support $1,680.00

St. Rita $3,269.00

Offertory Collections include online giving and back offertory envelopes when applicable.

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.

Weekly Events Calendar

Stations of the Cross Each Friday during Lent

3:00 p.m.

St. Rita’s Chapel

6:30 p.m.

Ste Marguerite d’Youville

7:00 p.m.

St. Mary Magdalen

(Soup will be served from

5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the

Parish Center.)

The Easter Bunny will be visiting St. Mary Magdalen and St. Rita’s on Easter Morning! Donations of

plastic eggs, candy (individually wrapped, nut-free please), and stickers are gratefully

welcomed. Baskets for donations will be in the back of each church. Thank you!

The St. Rita’s Women’s Club will hold its next meeting on Monday, April 8th at 7 p.m. in St. Rita’s church hall. We will host a speaker from Mill City Grows to

learn about their organization, including topics like fresh vegetable trucks, organic gardening in a box, and community gardens. Join us for a night of fellowship and fun. For more info, please contact Dianne Talty at (978) 771-6724. Hope to see you there!

EASTER DECORATING We invite you to help

decorate our churches as we prepare for Easter Rejoicing!

Friday, April 19th 7 a.m. St. Mary Magdalen

12 p.m. St. Rita’s 2 p.m. Ste Marguerite


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St. Mary Magdalen

St. Rita

Mass Schedule

Daily Mass: Wednesday & Friday 7:30 a.m. Thursday: Mass and Adoration 6:45 - 7:45 p.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.

Sacrament of Reconciliation First Friday/month: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Saturday: 3:00 to 3:40 p.m. or by appointment

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


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

Mass Schedule

Daily Mass: Tuesday & Saturday 9:00 a.m. Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m. 5:00 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.


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., April 6 5:30 p.m. Paul Bergeron & daughter Linda by the Family

Sun., April 7 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.

For the People of the Parish Deacon David Brooks (Living) by a Friend

Mon., April 8 9:00 a.m. In Thanksgiving for Prayers Answered

Thurs., April 11 9:00 a.m. Bruce E. Campbell by Family

Sat., April 13 5:30 p.m. Donna McKinnon by Family

Sun., April 14 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.

For the People of the Parish Clare & Charles Johnson by Ann & Debbie

SR

St. Rita Mass Intentions

Sat., April 6 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

Sister Monique Goulet by SCO Jacqueline R. Belleau

Sun., April 7 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

Richard Dubé by Claire Dubé René Gagnon by Jeannette Therriault

Tues., April 9 9:00 a.m. Roger Michaud by Mildred Marion

Sat., April 13 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

Sister Lily MacDonald by SCO James Campbell by Family

Sun., April 14 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

Sister Bridgette Brouillette by SCO Joseph Donald Dumais by the Dumais Family

SMD

Ste Marguerite d’Youville Mass Intentions

Sat., April 6 4:00 p.m. Robin Lafond (1st Anniv.) by her Family

Sun., April 7 7:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

Roger Soucy (7th Anniv.) by his wife Pauline & Family Patrick Donovan (3rd Anniv.)

Wed., April 10 7:30 a.m. Shirley Dalphond by her Husband & Family

Thurs., April 11 6:45 p.m. (Mass & Adoration 6:45—7:45 p.m.) For A Special Intention

Fri., April 12 7:30 a.m. Shirley Dalphond by her Husband & Family

Sat., April 13 4:00 p.m. Doris Bursey by Family

Sun., April 14 7:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

Roger Adams by Family Tom Hammond (5th Anniv.) by Family

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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Perpetual Adoration Committee

All are invited to join our newly formed Perpetual Adoration Committee, which hopes to focus on further development and maintenance of the Adoration Chapel at St. Rita’s. This committee will work hand in hand with St. Rita’s Advisory Committee. If you feel called to this important mission or would like more information, please email [email protected] or call Nataliya Poto at (508) 633-4894. The Perpetual Adoration Chapel at St. Rita’s is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is easily accessible from the rear parking lot, ramp entrance. All are welcome to come pray with Jesus at any time. If you’d like to sign up for a regular hour each week, please email [email protected]

Calendar Raffle! The St. Mary Magdalen Parish Activities Commit-tee is offering a “40 Days After Easter Raffle”! Like last year, this will be a calendar raffle with prizes given each day for 40 days starting on Easter Sunday (April 21st). We are giving away a total of $2,020.00! Tickets are only $10 each. Tickets for each of the 40 days will be drawn at our Italian Dinner on June 1st at the Parish Center. (You can win multiple times because winning ticket stubs will be put back in the drum for the next drawing.) The prizes will be $40.00 for each day Monday thru Saturday, and $100.00 for each Sunday and for May 30th, the Ascension of the Lord.

You do not need to be present to win a prize. Tickets are available at the Parish Offices and after Masses at St. Mary Magdalen.

Tickets are now on sale for the

St. Rita’s Mother’s Day Breakfast!

Following the 10 a.m. Mass

on Sunday, May 12th

Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus

A donation of $8

per person is appreciated,

Children $4, Toddlers

free, Family Max of $20

Come celebrate mom,

grandmom, or that

special person in your life!

Holy Thursday

Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Offerings for our St. Vincent de Paul Societies to help neighbors in need

The Church’s documents on Holy Thursday direct us to add food for those in need to the procession when we bring the bread and wine forward at Holy Thursday Mass. Our Collaborative Triduum Planning Committee has invited our St. Vincent de Paul societies from each parish to be present during the preparation rite with baskets, and we will all be invited to process forward with our gifts of food. Our societies will divide up the food for the SVDP pantries of each parish. All non-perishable food items are welcome.


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Mass Attendance

March 30/31, 2019

Ste Marguerite d’Youville 4 pm: 189 7:30 am: 77 11 am: 101

St. Mary Magdalen 5:30 pm: 129 7:30 am: 59 9:30 am: 128

St. Rita 4 pm: 92 10 am: 143 5 pm: 82 Noon (Cambodian Mass): 33

Men of St. 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.

Our next meeting is: Saturday, April 13th

from 7 - 9:00 a.m. St. Mary Magdalen, 95 Lakeview Ave., Tyngsboro

Speakers: Stephan Duffley & son Christopher Duffley


Memorial Scholarships

Scholarship Applications are now available in the back of the church and at the Parish Office. These scholarships are open to any parishioner entering a Catholic High School or any accredited College (any year).

Sending Easter Greetings

The Hospitality Committee of St. Rita Parish would like to send Easter cards to the homebound members of our parish and some of the residents at D’Youville. Please join us after

the 10 o’clock Palm Sunday Mass to enjoy Coffee and Donuts, hospitality, and a time of writing greeting cards. Even if you are unable to join us to address cards that Sunday, please consider donating some cards for this event. You may put the cards in the basket at the back of church where we are also collecting candy and stickers for our Easter egg hunt. Thank you!

Save the Date!

Tuesday, May 7th at 6:30 p.m.

TURNING POINT: An Evening of Faith Sharing and Fellowship

Ste Marguerite d’Youville Parish Hall 1340 Lakeview Ave, Dracut

Inspired to share your faith story? Or want more info? Call Nataliya Poto at (508)633-4894

or email [email protected]

This event is sponsored by the Adult Faith Formation and Education Committee of the River of Divine Mercy Collaborative.

"HOLY WEEK" -

WHAT IS IT

ALL ABOUT?

Hosted by

Middlesex Catholic

at Middlesex

Community College

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Join us on Tuesdays - April 2, 9, 16 for an hour of

fellowship and discussion as we discover the

importance of Lent and Holy Week! Pizza and

soda will be provided! We'll meet in the Lower

Cafe, Cowan Center at Middlesex Community Col-

lege from 5 to 6 p.m. For more information, please

contact [email protected].

Sincere thanks to the Ste Marguerite

d’Youville Parish Club for their generous

donation of $5,000 to the parish.


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A Brief History of the Mass

Disastrous Division—and Catholic Reform Fr. Michael J. Harkins

T o borrow a famous quotation, for the Catholic Church the years of the Renaissance were “the best of times . . . the worst of times.”

Some of the most sublime Church music was composed, religious art and architecture (especially in St. Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel) were produced. On the other hand, thanks to land gifts over time to the papacy, popes became temporal as well as spiritual rulers (sometimes more temporal than spiritual), some popes were far from paragons of virtue, and in many cases clergy were poorly educated.

Abuses of sound Catholic practices resulted in widespread unorthodox practices and at times belief, sometimes egregious, on the part of laity and also at times poor education of some clergy.

There can be no doubt that from the Middle Ages into the Renaissance, the widespread perception of Catholic teaching and cer-tainly its practice left much to be desired.

Only with the rejection of both legitimate and correct Catholic teaching, along with its illegitimate practices, did the assault on the Catholic Church, known as the Protestant Refor-mation, come to fruition. It must be mentioned that, although the Reformation focuses on theological matters, it was nonetheless also political. At this time the modern European nations were at least coalescing, and the pope, temporal ruler of a broad swath of the central Italian peninsula known as the Papal States, was no less a political power than other heads of state whether Catholic or Protestant.

The Protestant Reformation set off a severe divide within Christianity and Christendom in western Europe. Catholics and Protestants mutually condemned one another and something like the Berlin Wall existed between them. In the United States, the 13 colonies, save Maryland, which was founded by Protestants, even beyond the 19th century oppressed Roman Catholics, the “papists.”

The aftermath of the Protestant Reformation was the Catholic Counter-Reformation, a definitive effort by the Catholic Church to reform herself by rooting out abuses, defending legitimate doctrine and practice, and educating the clergy.

The Council of Trent (1545 and 1563) was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church and was called by Pope Paul III. The Council issued condemna-tions of what were to be the heresies of Protestantism, and also issued reaffirma-tions and clarifications of the Church's doctrine and teachings, including scrip-ture, Sacred Scripture, Sa-cred Tradition, original sin, justification, salvation, the sacraments, the Mass and the veneration of saints. It also required the establish-ment of seminaries for the proper education of clergy. The consequences of the Council were also signifi-cant in regards to the

Church's liturgy and practices. Pope Pius V then issued revisions of the Breviary and Missal. These, in turn, led to the codification of the Mass which remained the Church's primary form of the Mass for the next four hundred years.

The Council of Trent

Memorial Gifts Update

Thank you for your generosity in donating replacement liturgical books needed at our parishes. Books that have not yet been purchased are Lectionary Vols. 2, 3, & 4 for St. Mary Magdalen. If you would like to donate one of these books in honor or memory of a loved one, an acknowledgement will be placed in the book according to your wishes. Please contact Fr. Harkins at the office at (978) 957-0322.


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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]

Mary Mottolo, Communications Coordinator [email protected]

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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).

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