Fr. David Cotter~ Administrator

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

Pastor’s email: dcotter01@gmail.com Facebook: @SaintColumbaParish Instagram: @St_Columba_Parish

SUNDAY MASSES Saturday Evening 4:00PM, Sunday Morning 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM

WEEKDAY MASSES 8:00AM (Monday—Thursday)

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Confessions are heard on Saturday at 3:15PM Any other time is by appointment.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please call the office for instructions and a Baptismal date.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMORY Please call the office when you become engaged

BULLETIN DEADLINE

Friday 12:00 PM

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– FEBRUARY 15TH 9:00a.m. -Rosary 4:00p.m. -Mass __ SUNDAY – FEBRUARY 16TH 8:00a.m. -Mass For Vincent & Joanne Librandi Anniversary Mass Requested by the Family 10:00a.m.-Mass For Elton Schlegel Anniversary Mass Requested by the Family 5:00p.m.-Mass Anna Maria College MONDAY – FEBRUARY 17TH

8:00a.m.-Mass 12:00p.m.-Mass Anna Maria College Tuesday-FEBRUARY 18TH

8:00a.m.-Mass 12:00p.m.-Mass Anna Maria College WEDNESDAY – FEBRUARY 19TH

8:00a.m.-Mass 12:00p.m.-Mass Anna Maria College THURSDAY – FEBRUARY 20TH 8:00a.m.-Mass 12:00p.m.-Eucharist Service at Anna Maria College FRIDAY – FEBRUARY 21ST No Mass at St. Columba or Anna Maria College SATURDAY – FEBRUARY 22ND

9:00a.m. -Rosary 4:00p.m. -Mass __ SUNDAY - FEBRUARY 23RD 8:00a.m. -Mass For Deceased Members of the Orszulak Family Requested by the Family 10:00a.m. -Mass For Don Mancini 4th Anniversary Requested by His Wife 5:00p.m.-Mass Anna Maria College

LITURGICAL ROLES

2/15-2/16 2/22-2/23 4:00p.m. B. Zglobicki (L) D. Doyle (L) A. Stoica (E) L. Doyle (E) 8:00a.m. L. LeFave (L) C. DeAngelis (L) M. Ahearn (E) J. Laracy (E) 10:00a.m. M. Benoit (L) M. Reardon (L) Grade 6 Mass P. Locke (E) M. Murphy (E)

ALTAR SERVERS

2/15-2/16 2/22-2/23 4:00p.m. Eamon McDonnell Julia Morkunas 8:00a.m. Logan Domineck Logan Domineck 10:00a.m. Liam Daly Luke Putney Hudson Daly Lucas Rocha

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

Delay or School Cancellation When there is delay or no school in the Wachusett District, there will be no morning mass.

“Again you have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘Do not take a false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you vow.’ But I say to you, do not swear at all. Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ mean 'No.’ ” - Mt 5:33-34a, 37 Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD.

Outreach Ministry

Please contact the rectory at (508) 755-0408 if you know of a parishioner who is homebound or hospitalized and would like to have Communion brought to them on the weekend.

THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THE SICK

AND IN A SPECIAL WAY FOR

Muriel Walsh, Dan Daignault, Eric Henault Ursula Shea, Doris Metilly, Connie Bernier Mellissa Angiolillo, Julie Dix, Garry Power,

Jackie Cook, Blake George Murawski Barbara Englander, Ginny Bean, Patrick Remington

Aline Riedle, Robert Mertig, Christina Marden Patricia Jones, Elena & Paul Coffey

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 this weekend February 15 and 16, 2020. Thanks to all who volunteer and support this charity. At no cost, you can purchase and spend food cards at face value while helping this charity. The next sales dates after next weekend are February 29 and March 1, 2020. The last sales weekend total was $1165.00. Thank you.

Weekly Offertory Collection Our parish budget requires $4,000 weekly to meet our expenses. On the weekend of February 8-9 we received $3970. Thank you for your continued and generous support of our parish.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASS SCHEDULE

There are no classes during February Vacation 2/16-2/18

Students who have volunteered to work at St. John’s Soup Kitchen during February School Vacation should be at St. Columba at 7:00a.m. on the day that you signed up for. Transportation to the soup kitchen and home are provided.

Contact Mrs. Nummelin if you have any questions. Religious Education Office at (508-755-0601 or via

email: terrynummelin@gmail.com or stcolumba@charter.net.

Classes resume on the following dates

Sunday Gr. 1 & 2 8:50a.m.-9:50a.m. 2/23/2020 Sunday Gr. 9 & 10 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. 2/23/2020 Monday Gr. 3 & 4 3:00p.m.-4:15p.m. 2/24/2020 Monday Gr. 7 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m. 2/24/2020 Tuesday Gr. 5 & 6 5 3:00p.m.-4:15p.m. 2/25/2020 Tuesday Gr. 8 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m. 2/25/2020

The Haitian Sewing Ministry meets on Wednesday morning from 9 to 12p.m. in the Church Hall. For more information contact Marianne Girouard at 508-798-8330 or mcgirouard@hotmail.com.

Coffee Shop and “Ask a Priest” A coffee shop is being held in the church hall after the 10:00a.m. Mass on Sunday, February 23, 2020. During the coffee shop Fr. Cotter will join us and answer any questions about our faith that you can come up with. “Ask a Priest” was very popular at Fr. Cotter’s parish back in Scotland and in the fall here at St. Columba. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend!

Online Banking For anyone who prefers the convenience of using on line banking, you can arrange with your bank to have your weekly contribution sent to: St. Columba Church, 10 Richards Ave., Paxton, MA. 01612. All such payments are promptly deposited and recorded in the church records.

St. Columba Children’s Choir

Any boy or girl in grades 3 through 8 is invited to join our children’s choir. Please come to our rehearsals on Sunday mornings at 9:00a.m. The children will sing at the 10a.m. Sunday Mass whenever possible. For more information, please contact Diane Desautels after any weekend Mass or at 508-764-3244.

2/16/2020

2020 Steubenville East Youth Conference Steubenville East is a high-energy youth conference where thousands of teens are invited to encounter Jesus Christ through dynamic speakers, engaging music, the Sacraments, small group discussions and fellowship with other teens. The 2020 Youth Conference will be held at the University of Rhode Island, July 10-12, 2020. The theme of this year’s conference is “Restored”. Youth must be entering into grades 9 – 12 the fall of 2020 to attend. The cost of the retreat is $260. (Early-bird registration is $240.) Please contact Mrs. Nummelin for more information by email at terrynummelin@gmail.com or by calling her at 508-755-0601 or 774-239-0803.

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time “For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heav-en.” (Matthew 5:20) The scribes and Pharisees lived ac-cording to the letter of the law, and they used this to elevate themselves above the other people. Jesus is clear – it’s the love that you have in your heart that will get you to heaven. Simply following church rules out of obligation, not love, does not put you on the path to heaven. Attending Mass on Sunday and then gossiping about a fellow parishioner on the parking lot is an example of a modern day Pharisee.

Office for Healing and Prevention As a reminder, our parish follows the guidelines of the national Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People approved by the US Bishops and the policies of the Diocese of Worcester in screening those who work with children in our care and in helping victims of abuse find healing. If you or someone you know has been sexually abused by a Church employee or volunteer in the past, please contact the Victim Services Coordinator for our diocese, Judith Audette at 508-929-4363.

The Worcester Diocesan Catholic Men’s Conference will be held at Assumption College on Salisbury St., Worcester on Saturday, March 28, 2020. Brochures are available at the different entrances to the Church.

2/16/2020

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK

WORCESTER COUNTY MEMORIAL PARK

BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Sunday, February 16 3:30p.m. St. Columba vs St. Mary’s of Shrewsbury 1 5:50p.m. St. Columba vs. St. Mary’s of Shrewsbury 2 Games are played at Our Lady of Providence/St. Bernard’s, 236 Lincoln St., Worcester, MA. 01605

Summary of the January Parish Council Meeting

Events planned for Lent: a. Reading & discussion of Sarah Bessey’s book, “Miracles and Other Reasonable Things” will be offered on Wednesday evenings (Mar 4, 11, 25 and April 1). b. Stations of the Cross on Monday & Wednesday mornings just before morning Mass (7:30am). c. Adoration of the Eucharist on Thursdays following morning Mass until noon. The Parish Council extends its thanks to

Louise Cournoyer, Michael Donnelly and Jeff Rocha as they complete their three year term. Please consider your volunteering to be a candidate for Council membership in the upcoming election.

Bereavement Ministry, a subcommittee of the Parish Council is seeking to establish a Bereavement Program to be offered within the parish. Any person who might be interested in participating in this type of program OR interested in assisting with the formation of the

Program is asked to contact Betty Zglobicki (thezglobickis5@gmail.com) or Susan Stone (stjcenter@charter.net).

Parish Council has approved research into the purchase of a professional camera to be used in recording parish events including the continuation of offering weekly Mass on cable TV and increasing social media options including live streaming of parish events & activities.