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SAINT ANN’S CHURCH 652 Main Street, PO Box 488, North Oxford, MA 01537-0488 Rectory 508-987-8892 [email protected] www.stannschurch.us Fr. Michael Lavallee, Pastor Marc Gervais, Deacon Mary Lajoie, Administrative Assistant Peggy Moynahan, Religious Ed Secretary Dennis O'Brien, Maintenance Director Masses: Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am, 11:00 am Monday through Thursday 8:30 am; Friday, No Mass Confessions: Saturday 3:00-3:45 pm Rectory Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 9:30am to 3:30pm Saturday, December 26 4:00pm Ellen Leblanc requested by the family. Sunday, December 27 9:00am All Souls Intentions of Robert & Barbara Beauregard 11:00am Valmore & Robea Richards Wedding Anniversary Remembrance requested by Dennis Richards Monday, December 28 No Mass Tuesday, December 29 No Mass Wednesday, December 30 8:30am Francis A. Gillespie requested by Fr. Michael Thursday, December 31 4:00 pm All Souls Intentions of Vigil Mass Michael & Sheila Viel Friday, January 1 9:00am For the People of St. Ann's Solemnity of Mary the Holy Mother of God Saturday, January 2 4:00pm Russ & Anna Genander requested by the family Sunday, January 3 9:00 am A special Intention 11:00am All Souls Intentions of Mr & Mrs Michael Thompson Weekly Collection 12/19 & 20 $ 3,126.45 Children's envelopes 10 $ 29.45 Christmas Memorial Flowers $ 75.00 Christmas Offering $ 201.00 Maintenance $ 180.00 SVDP $ 12.00 Poor Box $ 110.00 Thank you for your generous support Dear Friends in Christ, This Sunday, the Church invites us to reflect upon family. Jesus was born into a family and was raised within a family. His mother Mary and foster father, Joseph, taught Jesus the fundamentals of what it means to be human and what it means to believe in God. Their presence in His life was necessary and could not be substituted for. Jesus' birth into a family was no accident. This fact draws our attention to the importance of family and the reality that the family is the basic unit of society. The Church tells us that each family is a "domestic church" and that within families faith is first accepted, taught and demonstrated. The family itself is sacred and is part of God's plan for human life and the flourishing of that life. This Sunday, we pray for all Christian families that God makes them strong in faith, eager in love and filled with every grace and virtue. For families to succeed, God must be acknowledged as the center of family life by all members. It is critical that families pray together, for the whole family and for the needs of the members individually. Coming to Mass regularly is the most important prayer that families pray together. On Holy Family Sunday, we consider the family of Jesus as our model. As Mary and Joseph taught Jesus how to pray and participated actively in their faith, so we reflect upon the example of parents in their children's faith formation. If parents come to Mass regularly and pray at home their children will too. If they show love to others and share faith with others their children will learn from them and do the same. We pray for the families of St. Ann's that they may be like the Holy Family. At this year's Christmas pageant we saw firsthand the difference a family makes in the life of children and in the life of a parish. Parents and their children worked together to give the whole parish the gift of the performance so that the message of the Gospel could be experienced in a meaningful way. We thank all the families who participated in this year's pageant and we ask God to bless them with His love. Have a blessed and healthy new year! In Christ, Fr. Michael Thank you for the generous donations made for Christmas flowers to decorate our sanctuary made in honor and memory of your loved ones. We wish everyone a happy healthy and holy new year.
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SAINT ANN’S CHURCH 652 Main Street, PO Box 488, North Oxford, MA 01537-0488 Rectory 508-987-8892
[email protected] www.stannschurch.us Fr. Michael Lavallee, Pastor Marc Gervais, Deacon Mary Lajoie, Administrative Assistant
Peggy Moynahan, Religious Ed Secretary Dennis O'Brien, Maintenance Director Masses: Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am, 11:00 am
Monday through Thursday 8:30 am; Friday, No Mass Confessions: Saturday 3:00-3:45 pm Rectory Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 9:30am to 3:30pm
Saturday, December 26 4:00pm Ellen Leblanc requested by the family. Sunday, December 27 9:00am All Souls Intentions of Robert & Barbara Beauregard 11:00am Valmore & Robea Richards Wedding Anniversary Remembrance requested by Dennis Richards Monday, December 28 No Mass Tuesday, December 29 No Mass Wednesday, December 30 8:30am Francis A. Gillespie requested by Fr. Michael Thursday, December 31 4:00 pm All Souls Intentions of Vigil Mass Michael & Sheila Viel Friday, January 1 9:00am For the People of St. Ann's Solemnity of Mary the Holy Mother of God Saturday, January 2 4:00pm Russ & Anna Genander requested by the family Sunday, January 3 9:00 am A special Intention 11:00am All Souls Intentions of Mr & Mrs Michael Thompson
Weekly Collection 12/19 & 20 $ 3,126.45 Children's envelopes 10 $ 29.45 Christmas Memorial Flowers $ 75.00 Christmas Offering $ 201.00 Maintenance $ 180.00 SVDP $ 12.00 Poor Box $ 110.00
Thank you for your generous support
Dear Friends in Christ, This Sunday, the Church invites us to reflect upon family. Jesus was born into a family and was raised within a family. His mother Mary and foster father, Joseph, taught Jesus the fundamentals of what it means to be human and what it means to believe in God. Their presence in His life was necessary and could not be substituted for. Jesus' birth into a family was no accident. This fact draws our attention to the importance of family and the reality that the family is the basic unit of society. The Church tells us that each family is a "domestic church" and that within families faith is first accepted, taught and demonstrated. The family itself is sacred and is part of God's plan for human life and the flourishing of that life. This Sunday, we pray for all Christian families that God makes them strong in faith, eager in love and filled with every grace and virtue. For families to succeed, God must be acknowledged as the center of family life by all members. It is critical that families pray together, for the whole family and for the needs of the members individually. Coming to Mass regularly is the most important prayer that families pray together. On Holy Family Sunday, we consider the family of Jesus as our model. As Mary and Joseph taught Jesus how to pray and participated actively in their faith, so we reflect upon the example of parents in their children's faith formation. If parents come to Mass regularly and pray at home their children will too. If they show love to others and share faith with others their children will learn from them and do the same. We pray for the families of St. Ann's that they may be like the Holy Family. At this year's Christmas pageant we saw firsthand the difference a family makes in the life of children and in the life of a parish. Parents and their children worked together to give the whole parish the gift of the performance so that the message of the Gospel could be experienced in a meaningful way. We thank all the families who participated in this year's pageant and we ask God to bless them with His love. Have a blessed and healthy new year! In Christ, Fr. Michael
Thank you for the generous donations
made for Christmas flowers to decorate our
sanctuary made in honor and memory of
your loved ones. We wish everyone a happy
healthy and holy new year.
Please join us for an Afternoon of Appreciati
Meetings
NA Sundays 7:30 pm in the hall
Kof C 1st Tuesday of the month 6:45pm in the hall
SVDP To be announced
Rosary Group Tuesday at 6:00pm in the church Bible Study Wednesdays at 7:00pm in the Religious Education Office Please have read Matthew 2:1-12
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Holy Day Mass Schedule
Vigil for the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God
December 31st, 4:00pm
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God
January 1st 9:00am
"The Process of Conversion – A Catholic Perspective". Day of Renewal open to men and women will be held at St. Ann’s on Saturday January 9th 2016 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. A talk will be given by Artie Boyle, author of the book Six Months to Live. This event is sponsored by Strengthen Your Brothers Ministry. The day will include Mass, lay witnesses and lunch. Cost is $10 due by January 4th. Please stop by or call the parish office for registration forms.
Thank you to Mark Bourdeau for directing our annual Christmas pageant and for Joe Janerico and all the children and parents who participated in this beautiful Christmas tradition.
Please join us in the Rectory after the
9:00am & 11:00am Masses on Sunday,
December 27th
Change in Offertory Envelopes The Waltz envelope
Company which supplies the parish offertory envelopes
will be mailing two months of envelopes in a single
packet. Starting in January the packets will no longer
contain a separate envelope for Diocesan collections.
This will reduce our mailing and printing costs
throughout the year. A letter from the Bishop inserted in
the bulletin will announce when a second collection will
take place the weekend before the collection and then a
second collection will be taken at Mass as usual. We
greatly appreciate your regular use of the offertory
envelopes in support of our parish.
January is St. Ann's month to staff the Food Shelf. We are looking for 15 Volunteers for Thursday evenings on January 7, 14, 21 & 28 from 5 to 8 pm Please sign up on the sheet on the bulletin board
Religious Education Program
Last Class- December 21, 2015
Christmas Break
Classes start January 4, 2016
Mass for the Memorial of Saint Brother Andre Bessette On Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 at 7PM a bilingual (French & English) Mass will be celebrated in observance of the Memorial of Saint Brother Andre Bessette (1845-1937). "Le frere Andre" of "Brother Andre" is known as the founder of Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal. He was above all else, a friend of the sick and the poor. Inspired by Saint Joseph, his chosen patron, he worked tirelessly to bring healing and comfort to the afflicted. He was canonized in 2010. The Mass will be celebrated at Saint Joseph's Church, 35 Hamilton Street, Worcester, MA. Veneration of the relic of Brother Andre will conclude the liturgy. A reception will follow. All are welcome.
Upcoming Buildings & Grounds Projects *Repair of cracks in plaster ceilings in the Rectory *Rotted tree & branch trimming next to the Church *Masonry repair to garden stone walls on property Please contact Dennis O’Brien, St. Ann’s Maintenance Director if you are able to assist or know of a contractor that might be interested in giving an estimate for the work #508-987-8892
