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SAINT ANNE ~ SAINT PATRICK PARISH

Home of Saint Anne Shrine

Sturbridge, Massachuse�s

Our Vision

to know Him, to love Him, to serve Him

Our Mission

As a parish family, through the power of the Holy Spirit, we will

work to build God's Kingdom by crea�ng opportuni�es for our

parishioners, our community and our visitors, to encounter Jesus

in a life-changing way, to set their hearts on fire with his love and

to challenge them to become fully engaged disciples.

Our Parish and Shrine are served by

the Assumptionists

Rev. Alex Castro, A.A., Pastor

Rev. John Franck, A.A., Associate

Rev. Jerome Lively, A.A., Associate

Br. Brian Verzella, A.A., Pastoral Assistant

Deacons

Rev. Mr. Keith Caple)e

Rev. Mr. Dominick F. DeMartino

Lord’s Day Masses:

celebrated in Saint Joachim Chapel

Saturday (vigil): 4:00 PM

Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM,

12:00 Noon, 6:00 PM

(in the outdoor Pavilion from

June to September)

Daily Mass:

celebrated in Saint Anne Church

Monday - Friday: 7:15 AM

Monday - Thursday: 10:00 AM

Saturday: 7:30 AM

Holy Day Masses:

celebrated in Saint Anne Church

Vigil: 7:00 PM

Feast: 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM

Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer:

in Saint Anne Church at 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM

Confessions: in Saint Anne Church Sacristy

Saturday: 3:00 PM and by appointment

TAYLOR RESIDENTIAL

SERVICES INTERIOR - EXTERIOR

PAINTING - STAINING

CEILING/WALL REPAIRS

508-347-7426

St. Anne Shrine

Gi$ Shop

Open 7 Days

10 AM - 5 PM

Ferdinand C. Sabelis, DMD

www.Sturbridgebraces.com 508-347-7540

Proudly suppor6ng

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A dona6on will be made to the church from any

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M & I Carpet Cleaners & Upholstery

Home Cleaning Window Washing Grout Refinishing

Strip & Wax Vinyl Tiles Residential & Commercial

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James Scheurer

JBS OPUS HOME IMPROVEMENT 52 Central St.

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PROBLEM PREGNANCY

888-310-7217 UNPLANNED PREGNANCY?

Get free counseling and

help today.

Babe’s Lawn Care, Inc.

Full Grounds

Maintenance

413-245-1184

KIDS IN THE CONGOKIDS IN THE CONGOKIDS IN THE CONGOKIDS IN THE CONGO Donate cans & bo<les

Sponsor a child’s educa�on for a year for $50

Donate and fundraise for school clothes, supplies, backpacks & books

CONTACT: Lynne Brouille<e (413-209-6526) P.O. Box 584

EMAIL: kidsinthecongo@gmail.com Fiskdale, MA 01518

www.kidsinthecongo.com

MONTAGUE & DESAUTELS

ATTORNEYS AT LAW Clement T. Desautels, Of Counsel

Diane C. Desautels

(508)764-3244 334 Main St., Southbridge, MA

Adver6se in the St. Anne-St. Patrick bulle6n

Reach members of our community

Help our parish

Help your business

Call 508-347-7339 today!

Mail: 16 Church Street, Fiskdale, MA 01518

Parish Office: 508-347-7338

Business Office: 508-347-7339

St Joachim (Faith Formation) Center: 508-347-9353

Saint Anne Shrine Gift Shop: 508-347-7461

Saint Vincent de Paul Society: 508-347-6398

Web: stannestpatrickparish.com Fax: 508-347-2982

Email: stannestpatpastor@gmail.com

Shrine Director Email: saintannesshrine@gmail.com

Please contact the parish office (508-347-7338) for the

Sacraments of Baptism and Marriage.

For Business Owners - Merchant Services

Check Services

Gift and Loyalty

CALL: 508-347-1041

mike@onlinecreditcard.com

Trinity Catholic Academy,

a Pre-K3 to Grade 8 school,

promotes academic excellence, athle�cs, and

the arts with respect, compassion, and service

among our diverse family, inspired by the

communion of the Holy Spirit.

www.trinitycatholicacademy.org 508-765-5991

Parish Staff

Patrice Metcalf, Music Director

Theresa Johnson, Faith Formation Coordinator

Sylvia Desautels, Faith Formation Sceretary

Julie Glavin, Business Manager

Kelly Rynearson, Safe Environment Coordinator

Joe Mosio, Buildings & Grounds

Elaine O’Connor, Parish Secretary

Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) Come and see. Those interested in learning more about joining the

Catholic Church through Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist are

invited to contact the Parish Office at 508-347-7338.

Youth Ministry The Youth Ministry program at St. Anne-St. Patrick Parish focuses

on providing opportunities for our youth to encounter Jesus through

service to the needy, retreat experiences & fellowship with one an-

other. Contact Kathy Menard at 508-347-3129 or Joe Krans at 508-867-

8881 for more information.

Intercessory Prayer Partners In our prayer, we implore the Holy Spirit to help others encounter

Jesus in a life-changing way. If you are interested in joining our

team as a prayer partner, contact Sylvia Desautels at 508-347-9353.

Society of Saint Vincent DePaul Dedicated to helping individuals and families in

our community who are in need.

Monetary donations as well as nonperishable food

items are gratefully appreciated.

Contact 508-347-6398

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY MAY 16

4:00 PM + Deceased Parishioners

SUNDAY MAY 17

Mass will be live-streamed at 10:00 AM

8:00 AM + Pamela Julie Simonelli - Ruby Richardson

10:00 AM + Larry Bourbeau, Jr. - 10th Anniversary -

Sisters

12:00 PM + MaChew Twomey - 5th Anniversary -

Family

6:00 PM Parishioners and Pilgrims

MONDAY MAY 18

7:15 AM Special Intention for the Lessard Family -

Marielle Lessard

10:00 AM + Josephine Kaitbenski - 5th Anniversary -

Vincentian Family Members

TUESDAY MAY 19

7:15 AM Special Intention for Mike & Dan Woods -

Mary Brady

10:00 AM + Raymond Marino - Family

WEDNESDAY MAY 20

7:15 AM + DoCie & Jim Meagher - Connie Jambrone

10:00 AM + Deceased from COVID-19 - Mary Brady

7:00 PM Our Confirmation Candidates

THURSDAY MAY 21 ASCENSION OF THE LORD

Mass will be live-streamed at 8:15 AM

7:00 AM Special Intention for the Lessard Family -

Marielle Lessard

10:00 AM + Monique PicheCe - Doris PicheCe

FRIDAY MAY 22

7:15 AM + Raymond Marino - 1 month - Family

SATURDAY MAY 23

7:30 AM Special Intention for the Lessard Family -

Marielle Lessard

4:00 PM Luke Downing - Ordination - Ana Dobson

SUNDAY MAY 24

Mass will be live-streamed at 10:00 AM

8:00 AM + Kathryn Slack & Ida Horvath - Claire

Horvath & Family

10:00 AM + Cleo R. Proulx - 2nd Anniversary - Family

12:00 PM + Mary Martin - Pauline Sey

6:00 PM Parishioners and Pilgrims

SANCTUARY LAMP

MAY

St. Joachim Chapel St. Anne Church

In Loving Memory of In Loving Memory of Mary Duff

Mary & James O’Connor - Family

- Family

HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION

Thursday, May 21st, is the Solem-

nity of the Ascension of the Lord, a

Holy Day of Obligation. A Mass

will be celebrated and live-

streamed on Thursday morning at

8:15 AM.

*Please remember in your prayers

our young men and women who

were scheduled to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation

from Bishop McManus at St. John Paul II Parish on that

evening. May the Holy Spirit enkindle in them the fire of

His love all the more as they await their anointing in Him.

MOTHERS’ DAY IS NOW MOTHERS’ MONTH!

For a $10 donation per name, you can enroll the special

women in your life in our annual Mother’s Day Remem-

brance. Prayers will be offered for them and their names

will be placed on the altar during the whole month of

May. Please send a check with your donation or you can

also use the Online Giving page in our website. Please call

our Business Office for further assistance at 508-347-7339.

REMINDER

We have “Drive-thru Confessions”

every Saturday starting at 3pm -

there will be signs and folks directing traffic.

SPRING CLEAN UP!

Because of the pandemic situation we cannot organize a

specific date for our Annual Spring Clean Up, but you

could schedule a day to help us clean our Shrine grounds.

This will help us observe the protocols for Social Distanc-

ing and the 10-person limit. So if you are willing and able,

are looking for an opportunity for some fresh air and a

liCle exercise, give us a call so that we can assign you an

area for your own Spring clean up day! Please call 508-347-

7338.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

Donations for Easter flowers have

been received in memory of; Rita

Cloutier; Adam Hollender; Dr. Meme B.

Orquiola; Reppucci Family - Carmela,

Emilio, Paul, Tommy.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!

SAINT ANNE - SAINT PATRICK PARISH

MAY 17, 2020

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

May 17, 2020

“I will ask the Father, and He will give you

. . . the Spirit of truth.”

— John 14:16–17

THE REASON FOR OUR HOPE

“What is the reason for your hope?” Imagine somebody

coming up to you and asking you that question. Not “What

are you hoping for?” or “What are you hoping to do?” No,

this isn’t about our desires for possessions or aspirations for

life, it’s “Why do you hope?” Peter today tells us that we

ought to be ready to give an answer to this question. Truth

be told, few of us spend much time thinking about why we

hope. Luckily, the scriptures today give us our answers. We

hope because Christ suffered for us, in order that we might

come to God. We hope because we know that, in the Spirit,

God grants us another Advocate through Christ to remain

with us always. No maCer what we might hope for, whatev-

er we might hope to do, we must always first know and pro-

claim the reason for our hope: the presence of God in Christ,

with us through the power of the Spirit.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1-6, 9; Jn 15:26-16:4

Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7-8; Jn 16:5-11

Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22-18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14;

Jn 16:12-15

Thursday: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23;

Mt 28:16-20

Friday: Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23

Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23 -28

Sunday: Acts 1:12-14; Ps 27:1, 4, 7-8; 1 Pt 4:13-16;

Jn 17:1-11

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Adults: What difficulties have you overcome because of

your belief in the power of the Holy Spirit?

Children: When are some times you need the help of the

Holy Spirit?

GETTING READY TO RE-OPEN

While we do not know what the date will be yet, we are al-

ready making plans for when we do start having public

Masses again. We know that we will need large amounts of

hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, gloves and masks. While

we are looking to our various suppliers to purchase these, as

we all know, quantities are limited. If you have any extra of

the above items which you would be willing to share with

us, we would be most grateful. Items can be left in the entry

way of the Parish Office. Thank you!

The Assumptionist Com-

munity of St. Anne - St.

Patrick Parish mourns the

death of Fr. Oliver

BlancheCe, AA, who died

on May 11, 2020. He

served as an Associate

Pastor at our Parish for

almost 19 years while being active in the Cursillo Move-

ment, RCIA, the Emmaus Spiritual Support Group among

others. He was also the inspiration for the FOFO (Friends of

Fr. Oliver) Group which was very active here in supporting

his ministry in Africa. He called his years as Associate Pas-

tor in our Parish his most meaningful assignment.

Rest in Peace Fr. Oliver!

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE 2019-20

MAY 10

Weekly - $4778

Maintenance - $210

Parish Support - $145

Easter - $20

Ascension Thursday - $10

Donations - $4020

Motherʹs Day - $65

Shrine - $100

Candles - $766

THANK YOU!

In March, we had begun to talk

about this year’s diocesan Part-

ners in Charity Appeal, then eve-

rything changed. What we have

seen, in so many ways, is your

generosity and support of those

less fortunate. To date, you have contributed $32,526 to this

appeal. That is 61% 9f our goal of $53,200. Last year 196 pa-

rishioners donated. Currently, 102 have made gifts. We are

grateful for your generosity.

If you have not yet made a gift, you can do so in one of a

number of ways. Envelopes are available in the back of St.

Anne Church which you can either mail in directly or give it

to us and we will mail it in for you. You can make a gift on

line at the Partners in Charity website;

www.partners-charity.net

The services funded by the Appeal, such as Catholic Chari-

ties, are needed more today than ever. We encourage you to

make a gift of any size. It is that you give, rather than how

much you give, which is important.