Corpus Christi Parish Holy Rosary Church

Lawrence, MA

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Corpus Christi Parish At Holy Rosary Church

(Established November 1, 2004)

PARISH OFFICE 35 Essex Street, Lawrence, MA 01840

978-685-1711 Fax: 978-691-5927 Office hours: Mon-Fri. 9:00am-4:00pm

www.corpuschristilawrence.org

PARISH CENTER 34 Common Street, Lawrence, MA

978-687-9047

PARISH STAFF Rev. Francis X. Mawn , Pastor

Rev. Mr. Osvaldo Fernández, Deacon Ivette Chakar, Secretary/Receptionist

John Donovan, Organist & Choir Director Mary Crow , Director of Religious Education

Karen Miller , Business Manager

Mass ScheduleMass ScheduleMass ScheduleMass Schedule

Daily 12:05 p.m. (English) Except Thursdays

7:00 pm Spanish Mass on Thursdays-Lower Church Saturday Vigil

4:00 p.m. Sunday

9:00 a.m. (English) 10:30 a.m. (English) 12:00 p.m. (Spanish Mass)

Holy Days 12:05 pm (English) (Upper Church) 7:00 pm (English) (Upper Church)

Holidays 9:00a.m. (Lower Church)

Ethnic Masses Lithuanian Mass- T.B.D. Italian- English Mass 9:00 a.m. -Bilingual Mass- the 3rd Sunday of the month in the upper church. Portuguese Mass: Sun., Mar. 8th at 11:30am in the Lower church. Polish Mass: T.B.D.

The Upper Church of Corpus Christi Parish is handicapped accessible. There is a ramp entrance through the parking lot.

SACRAMENTS AT THE PARISH:

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK The Pastor invites any person who is going to the hospital to receive this Sacrament. Also invited to receive the Sacrament are those who are ill or elderly who cannot come to Church. Please contact the rectory to arrange for the celebration. El SACRAMENTO DE LA UNCIÓN DE LOS ENFERMOS. Lo puede recibir toda persona anciana, o que esté enferma. Por favor contacte al sacerdote. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Engaged couples wishing to be married at Corpus Christi Parish should contact the parish to speak with the Pastor at least six months prior to the planned wedding. Las parejas que deseen contraer MATRIMONIO deben hablar con el Párroco o el Diacono por lo menos seis meses antes de la boda. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM (Infant) The sacrament of baptism is celebrated the last Sunday of each month at 3:00 p.m. in the Upper church. Parents wishing to register their child for baptism are asked to contact the rectory and to speak with a member of the pastoral staff to arrange the date. The instruction class, to which all parents and godparents are invited, is held in the rectory on the Sunday before the baptism at 3:00 PM. LOS BAUTIZOS para bebes hasta niños de 6 años de edad, se celebran el último Domingo de cada mes. Llame a la rectoría y hable con alguien del equipo pastoral. Los Padres y los padrinos deben asistir a una charla obligatoria el domingo anterior de la celebración del bautismo a las 2:00 p.m. en la rectoría. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:00-3:45 p.m. and by appointment. EL SACRAMENTO DE CONFESIÓN El sábado a las 3:00-3:45 p.m. o por cita. EXPOSITON OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Every Friday 9:00a.m – 7:00p.m. in the Lower Church ADORACIÓN AL SANTISIMO Todos los viernes de 9:00a.m – 7:00p.m. en la Iglesia de abajo. OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL DEVOTIONS Every Friday at 11:45 a.m. in the Lower Church DEVOCIÓN A LA VIRGEN DEL BUEN CONSUELO Todos los viernes a las 11:45a.m. en la Iglesia de abajo. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) For adults who are either (a) non-baptized; (b) baptized in another Faith; or (c) baptized Catholics who received no formal religious training and never received Eucharist or Confirmation, and who are interested in becoming Catholic or are seeking full communion with the Catholic Church. Please contact the Rectory. RICA (Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para Adultos) Para los adultos quienes están (a) no bautizados, (b) bautizados en otra fe, o (c) Católicos bautizados quienes no han recibido una educación formal religiosa y nunca recibieron la Eucaristía o la Confirmación, y quienes estén interesados en ser Católicos o esté buscando la Comunión plena con la Iglesia Católica. Por favor llame a la Rectoría.

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Mass Intentions Saturday, February 22

4:00pm Marie Sacchetti (Birthday), Arthur Joaquin & Angelina & Pauline Abate, Domenic Napolitano, Grace Torrisi (M.M.M.), Maria Aprile (M.M.M.), Sebastiano LaSpina (Birthday), Anna Axtin, Laura Torla (Alive & well birthday) 5:30pm Bilingual Charismatic Healing Service

-Lower Church Sunday, February 23

SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00am Joseph & Anna Sapienza 10:30am Stanley Pelczar, Czeslawa Lepiki (Anniv.), Irene M. Jezierski, Joseph & Irene Jezierski, Ursula & Karl Birkmaier, Julia Klisiewicz (Birthday), Madalena M. Pacheco (Anniv.), Adeline Conceição Patricio, Teofil Pacheco Medeiros, Susan Arcidiacono (M.M.M.) 12:00pm Spanish Mass – For all the parishioners 2:00pm Baptisms-Spanish-Upper Church 3:00pm Baptisms-English-Upper Church

Monday, February 24 12:05pm Rev. Francis DiMatteo, O.S.A.

Tuesday, February 25 12:05pm Amedeo Iannalfo

Wednesday, February 26 ASH WEDNESDAY

12:05pm Priest’s intention -Mass-English 6:30pm For all the Parishioners-Mass-English 7:30pm Spanish Mass-Upper Church

Thursday, February 27 NO 12:05 MASS 6:00pm VIA CRUCIS-Spanish-Lower church 7:00pm Spanish Mass- Lower Church-All Welcome

Friday, February 28 9:00am Eucharistic Adoration -Lower Church until 6:50pm 12:05pm Julia Klisiewicz (Special intention) 7:00 Stations of the Cross-(St. Rita Sodality)-Lower church

Saturday, February 29 4:00pm Joseph & Josephine Benanti, Mario Giarrusso, Guido & Theresa Pacione, Salvatore & Josephine Zangri, Anna Girgenti, Richard Vannelli, William Pacione, Phyllis Zappala, Rachel Kaslow 5:00pm Anointing of the sick

Sunday, March 1

First Sunday of Lent 9:00am For all the parishioners 10:30am Stanislaw Grzejka 12:00pm Spanish Mass

Take note Eucharistic Adoration on the Fridays of Lent, Benediction to close Adoration will begin at 6:50 PM

and Stations of the Cross will begin at 7:00 PM.

Mark your calendars Mark your calendars Mark your calendars Mark your calendars *Ash Wednesday, February 26th

Mass Schedule 12:05pm Mass-English- 6:30pm Mass-English- 7:30pm Mass-Spanish- *Stations of the Cross will begin on February 28th.

Calendar of Events Sunday, February 23

10:15am Rel. Ed. Classes- Grades K to HS-PC & RMR 2:00 pm Baptisms – Spanish-Upper Church 3:00 pm Baptisms – English-Upper Church

Monday, February 24 6:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal-Upper church

Thursday, February 27 7:30pm Charismatic Group Prayer-Lower church

Friday, February 28 9:00am Eucharistic Adoration -Lower Church until 7:00pm 11:45amOur Lady of Good Counsel Devotion-Lower Church

Saturday, February 29

10:00am Legion of Mary Meeting (Spanish) – SRMR Sunday, MARCH 1

10:15am Rel. Ed. Classes- Grades K to HS-PC & RMR

Parish Financial Report Weekend Collection: Weekend Collection: Weekend Collection: Weekend Collection: FebruaryFebruaryFebruaryFebruary 16161616, 20, 20, 20, 2020202020

Weekly Goal $6,500.00 Envelopes $3,753.00 Money not in envelopes $888.00

$4,641.00 Goal +/ (-) ($1,859.00) Candles $147.00

Thank you for your faithful support Remember Your Parish in Your will

OPERATION RICE BOWL Lent begins this week with Ash Wednesday. As part of our community’s observance of Lent, we ask all families to participate in Catholic Relief Services’ Operation Rice Bowl, a program of prayer, fasting, learning, and giving. Please be sure to take home a Rice Bowl packet and follow this simple yet powerful Lenten practice. Visit orb.crs.org for more information.

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From your Pastor

LENT The Lenten Season begins this week with Ash Wednesday, February 26th. There will be Masses in English at 12:05pm and 6:30pm. There will also be a Mass in Spanish at 7:30pm. RENEWED Our parish spiritual development group will start up again this Tuesday, February 25th at 6:30pm in the rectory meeting room. At present we are looking at video presentations of Biblical scholar, Fr. Donald Senior CP, regarding the landscape of the Bible. We conclude each week with a look at the gospel for the coming Sunday. This program meets for six weeks and goes no later than 8pm. All are welcome. STATIONS OF THE CROSS This devotion is celebrated on the Fridays of Lent at 7:00pm in the lower church. There will NOT be Stations on Good Friday, April 10th. Stations will be coordinated by the following: February 26th St. Rita Sodality March 6th Holy Name Society March 13th March 20th March 16th March 27 April 3rd April 10th No Stations We are still looking for parish organizations to volunteer to help. [Five participants if possible-2 readers, 2 for candles and 1 for the cross] ASH WEDNESDAY COLLECTION ENVELOPES The Archdiocese has scheduled the annual collection for the Catholic Charities on Ash Wednesday.

NO PIZZA It was decided by the parish council to eliminate the pizza/salad light-supper on Ash Wednesday for lack of or limited interest.

Fr. Mawn

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This weekend we will have a second collection for the Support of the Church around the World. This week’s second collection will support the Church in those underdeveloped areas of the world where there are insufficient resources for evangelization and formation. Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the Church in Africa and in Central and Eastern Europe and three important national Catholic missions: the Military Archdiocese, Home Missions, and the Black and Indian Missions. Your generosity to this collection will help fund the spiritual, educational and humanitarian needs of the Church around the world.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES Classes are held on Sundays as scheduled. Students in K-8 meet at the Parish Center approximately three times per month. High School Confirmation students meet in the Rectory Meeting Rooms about twice per month. All classes are held from 10:15-11:45. Registration is ongoing throughout the year and may be done at the Parish Center when classes are held. Sacrament preparation is included for students of all ages. For further details you may call Mary Crow, the Director of Religious Education, at 978-504-9308. For Spanish, call Ivette Chakar at the Rectory during office hours.

FEBRUARY CLASS SCHEDULE Feb. 23 Classes K-8 and HS Confirmation

MARCH CLASS SCHEDULE March 1 Classes K-8 March 8 No Classes March 15 Classes K-8 & HS Confirmation March 22 Classes K-8 & HS Confirmation March 29 No Classes

MEETINGS AND EVENTS March 1: Meeting for Parents of children preparing for First Confession and First Communion. Parish Center / During class time March 14: First Penance Celebration / Lower Church / 10:30 AM March 14: Confirmation Youth Rally at Central Catholic. All Confirmation II students will be attending. March 29: Baptism for our twelve school-aged students

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AROUND AND ABOUT

CHRISTIAN BOOK CLUB with Fr. Andrew Beauregard, F.P.O.

Study the Writings of C.S. Lewis with us! We will be examine The Lion, the Witch, and the

Wardrobe and Prince Caspian from The Chronicles of Narnia Most Second and Fourth Mondays

[Correct dates Below] 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

St. Augustine Chapel, 128 Ames St., Lawrence, MA 24 FEB 30 MARCH 11 MAY 22 JUNE 9 MARCH 27 APRIL 25 MAY 13 JULY

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY If you would like to make a donation for the poor please put your offerings during the year for our parish’s St. Vincent de Paul Society in an envelope marked as such. [“St. Vincent de Paul”, “for the poor” or “for the needy”] and put it in the collection.

Anointing of the Sick Next Saturday, February 29th, immediately

after the 4:00 PM Mass on the last Saturday of the month we will have the anointing of the sick. Those who want to be anointed should sit in the front pews.

ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON - LENTEN REGULATIONS 2020

ABSTINENCE: Catholics over 14 years of age are bound to the obligations of abstinence. Abstinence is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent. On days of abstinence, meat may not be used at all. FAST: Catholics over 18 and up to the beginning of their sixtieth year are bound to the obligation of fasting. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the days of fasting. On these days, only one full meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one's needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk and fruit juices are allowed.

Save the Date!

Pork Dinner March 28, 2020

In the Parish Center 34 Common St. Lawrence, MA 01841

Music: Danny Melo DJ with David Melo From 6:00 till Midnight

Adults: $35.00 Children 7 to 12 Yrs: $15.00

If you would like to purchase tickets, please contact Silvina Madruga at 978-686-0457.

CATHOLIC APPEAL 2020

Many of you have probably received a letter or email from Cardinal Seán requesting your early support of the 2020 Catholic Appeal. The ministries supported by this yearly Appeal not only help our parish, but they help the greater community in a variety of ways. Supporting the Appeal is the most effective way to ensure that these ministries can continue to serve the 283 parishes, 110 schools, and 144 communities of the Archdiocese of Boston. If you would like more information, or to make an early gift online, please visit the new and improved Catholic Appeal website at bostoncatholicappeal.org.

NOTICIAS DE LA PARROQUIA

¡APARTA LA FECHA! MIÉRCOLES DE CENIZA 26 DE FEBRER0

Horario de las misas 12:05 p.m. Misa de mediodía- Inglés 6:30pm Misa - Inglés 7:30pm Misa – Español

*El Vía Crucis comenzara el jueves 27 de febrero.

Apoyo a la Iglesia en todo el mundo La segunda colecta de este fin de semana apoyará a la

Iglesia en las áreas subdesarrolladas del mundo donde no hay recursos suficientes para la evangelización y la formación. Servicios católicos

de socorro con sus siglas en inglés (CRS), la Iglesia en África y en Europa central y oriental y tres importantes misiones católicas nacionales: la Arquidiócesis militar, las misiones domésticas y las misiones negras e indias. Su generosidad con esta colecta ayudará a financiar las necesidades espirituales, educativas y humanitarias de la Iglesia en todo el mundo.

COLECTA CATOLICA 2020 Muchos de ustedes probablemente han recibido una carta o correo electrónico del Cardenal Seán solicitando su apoyo temprano a la Colecta Católica 2020. Los ministerios apoyados por este Colecta Anual no sólo ayudan a nuestra parroquia, sino que ayudan a la comunidad en mayor variedad de maneras. Apoyar la Colecta Católica es la manera más efectiva de asegurar que estos ministerios puedan continuar sirviendo a las 283 parroquias, 110 escuelas y 144 comunidades de la Arquidiócesis de Boston. Si desea obtener más información, o para hacer un regalo temprano en línea, visite el nuevo y mejorado sitio web de Catholic Appeal en bostoncatholicappeal.org.

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Notas del PastorNotas del PastorNotas del PastorNotas del Pastor

LA CUARESMA La temporada de Cuaresma comienza esta semana con el Miércoles de Ceniza, 26 de febrero. Habrá misas en inglés a las 12:05pm y 6:30pm. También habrá una misa en español a las 7.30pm.

VÍA CRUCIS Durante la Cuaresma tendremos el Vía Crucis en español todos los jueves de Cuaresma a las 6:00 de la tarde en la Iglesia de abajo.

SOBRES DE COLECTA DEL MIERCOLES DE CENIZA La Arquidiócesis ha programado la colecta anual para las Caridades Católicas el Miércoles de Ceniza.

Fr. Mawn

CLASES DE EDUCACIÓN RELIGIOSA Las clases se llevan a cabo en el Centro Parroquial de 10:15AM - 11:45AM. Los domingos programados.

Para más detalles usted puede llamar a Mary Crow, directora de educación religiosa al 978-504-9308. Para español, llame a Ivette Chakar a la Rectoría durante las horas de oficina.

HORARIO DE CLASES DEL MES DE FEBRERO 23 Feb. Clases Grados K-8 y HS Confirmación

HORARIO DE CLASES DE MARZO 1 Marzo Clases para los grados K-8 8 Marzo No hay clases 15 Marzo Clases para los grados K-8 and HS 22 Marzo Clases para los grados K-8 and HS 29 Marzo No hay clases

REUNIONES Y EVENTOS 1 de marzo: Reunión para padres de niños que se preparan para la Primera Confesión y la Primera Comunión. Centro Parroquial / Durante el tiempo de clase 14 de marzo: Primera Celebración de la Penitencia / Iglesia Baja / 10:30 AM 14 de marzo: Participación del Rally Juvenil en la Escuela Central Catholic. Todos los estudiantes de Confirmación II asistirán. 29 de marzo: Bautismo para nuestros doce estudiantes en edad escolar

TOME NOTA

La Adoración Eucarística los viernes de Cuaresma, la Bendición para cerrar la Adoración

comenzará a las 6:50 PM y las Estaciones de la Cruz comenzarán a las 7:00 PM.

OPERACIÓN PLATO DE ARROZ La Cuaresma comienza esta semana con el Miércoles de Ceniza. Como parte de la observancia de la Cuaresma por parte de nuestra comunidad, pedimos a todas las familias que participen en la Operación Plato de Arroz de los Servicios de Socorro Católicos, un programa de oración, ayuno, aprendizaje y donación. Por favor, asegúrese de llevar a casa un paquete de Plato de Arroz (Rice Bowl) y seguir esta práctica sencilla pero poderosa de cuaresma. Visite orb.crs.org para obtener más información.

RICA-Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para los Adultos Si usted está interesado en Bautizarse en la Iglesia

Católica o si usted ha sido Bautizado pero no ha recibido la Primera Comunión o la Confirmación, lo invitamos a que se inscriba en la rectoría. Si usted sabe de alguien quien tal vez se beneficie de este proceso, anímelos a que se inscriban. Para

más información llame a la rectoría 978-685-1711 o platique con el Diacono Osvaldo Fernández.

ARQUIDIÓCESIS DE BOSTON REGLAS DE CUARESMA 2020

ABSTINENCIA: Los católicos mayores de 14 años de edad están limitados a las obligaciones de la abstinencia. La abstinencia debe ser observada el Miércoles Ceniza y los viernes de Cuaresma. En días de abstinencia, no se puede comer la carne para nada. AYUNO: Los católicos mayores de 18 años y para arriba, comenzando su sexagésimo año están limitados a la obligación del ayuno. El Miércoles Ceniza y Viernes Santo son los días de ayuno. En esos días solamente se permite una comida completa. Otras dos comidas sin carne, suficientes para mantener la fuerza, se debe seguir de acuerdo a las necesidades de cada uno, pero juntas no deben igualar otra comida completa. El comer entre comidas no se permite, pero los líquidos, incluyendo la leche y los jugos de fruta están permitidos.

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