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Saint Peter Parish
39 Church Ave., P.O. Box 446 Northbridge, MA 01534
Rev. Thomas G. Landry
Pastor
Quat Van Tran (Vincent)
Deacon
Leeann Hansson, YOUTH MINISTER
& LIFETEEN COORDINATOR
Patty Corkum, CCD COORDINATOR
Grades Pre K through 4
Religious Education Office
(508) 234-6355
Rectory Phone (508) 234-2156
FAX: (508) 266-0447
Email:
Website: www.stpeterrockdale.org
PARISH OFFICE HOURS:
Monday through Friday
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Elaine Nowlan Parish Secretary
Christine Fung-a-Fat Administrative
Assistant
SCHEDULE OF LITURGIES:
Saturday 4:30 PM
Sunday 8:30 and 11:00 AM
Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday 3:30 PM
Wednesday 8:45AM
Anytime by request.
BAPTISMS: Please call the rectory to
meet with a member of the baptismal
team.
MARRIAGES:
Please call the rectory at least twelve
months in advance to begin required
marriage preparation.
PARISH COUNCIL:
Barbara Ramian,
Audra Gaul, Pete Sabourin, George
Murray,
Jeff Roy, Luke Williams, Karen Lemoine
FINANCE COMMITTEE:
Homer Rajotte Thomas Heney
Jeffrey Thibeault George Murray
James Archibald-ex officio
BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY:
Elaine Nowlan 508-234-2156
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY:
Grace Sawyer 508-278-7276
SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY:
Please call: Rectory: 234-2156;
Peter Sabourin 508-266-1033
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY:
Grace Sawyer 508-278-7276
MUSIC MINISTRY:
Richard White 508-835-4380
Leeann Hansson and Bill Corkum
508-864-5127
Marie Chabot 508-234-2156
ST. PETER PARISH NORTHBRIDGE, MA
SATURDAY December 29th
4:30PM Kathy Reed 13th anniversary by her family
SUNDAY December 30th
8:30AM Isabel Sheehan by her family
11:00AM Annie Whitcomb by the Lavallee’s
MONDAY December 31st
4:00PM Vigil of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
TUESDAY January 1st
9:00AM Mary, the Holy Mother of God
WEDNESDAY January 2nd
8:00AM Parish Family
THURSDAY January 3rd
8:00AM For all the Holy Souls in Purgatory
by the Helpers of the Holy Souls
SATURDAY January 5th
4:30PM Raymond Renault by his wife Mary
SUNDAY January 6th
8:30AM Frank & Irene Smigielski by the family
11:00AM Annie May Whitcomb by her husband Edward
Please keep these people in
your prayers:
David Patnode, Rhonda Lavallee, Ann Marie
Legassey, Sharron Grocki,
Linda Chipman, Jeannine Patnode, Eric Lambert,
Donna Labrie, and all those in our parish book of
prayers.
Prayer for the sick
Father, God, we pray for all those who are facing sick-
ness in their bodies. We ask that you would restore
their health, soothe their pain, and ease their worry.
Give them your peace and comfort as they wait.
In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen
Parish Support
Numbers are not available at the time of this
printing. Will be published in next week's bulle-
tin.
There will be a second collection next weekend
for the Catholic University of America.
Holy Days Mass
Schedule
December 31st Mary, the
Holy Mother of God
Mass at 4:00pm
January 1st 9am Mary, the
Holy Mother of God Mass at 9:00am
March for Life Washington, DC
Please join us for the Diocese of Worcester’s bus trip
to the 46th annual March for Life in Washington, DC.
Buses will leave on Thursday January 17th after the
7:30pm Mass at St. Paul’s Cathedral, travel to Wash-
ington for the march for life on January 18th, followed
by the return trip to Worcester. Cost is $80.00 per
seat for registrations postmarked by December 31st
and $95.00 thereafter.
For more information, and to download registration
forms, visit www.worcesterdiocese.org/respect-life.
Can’t make it this year but want to help? Consider
making a donation that will help defray expenses for
our students who want to attend but might otherwise
find it difficult to do so. Thank you.
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH DECEMBER 30, 2018
A Note from
Fr. Tom
As we gather this week-
end, we celebrate the Feast of
the Holy Family. As we will gather
in the days following, we will cele-
brate the great Solemnity of Mary,
the Mother of God. To be aware of these great myster-
ies is a gift of faith and a privilege. To be called to cele-
brate these feasts as Church and to weave their mean-
ing into our own lives is a gift of faith and our mission in
this world.
In the 2
nd
Chapter of Luke we read this weekend:
“Son, why have you done this to us?
Your father and I have been looking for you
with great anxiety.” And he said to them,
“Why were you looking for me?
Did you not know that I must be
in my Father’s house?”
In our families first, but then also in the various
settings that constitute our communities of edu-
cation, work, play, service, and personal development
our faith enables us to find strength in this interplay of
concern and expectation with both apparent realities
and the deeper realities that come from God and lead
us to God.
As we will celebrate Mary’s great Feast on the
Octave of Christmas, we will read again from Luke 2:
“And Mary kept all these things,
reflecting on them in her heart.”
This time of year is a time for profound grati-
tude. It is also a time of deep reflection and of renew-
ing commitments. The latter is often mentioned casu-
ally or half-heartedly by reference to New Year’s resolu-
tions. There is a gratitude in my mind and heart for all
of you who are St. Peter’s Parish community that is
easy to keep and reflect on in my heart, if challenging
to speak and live. We pray and worship together, seek
to develop, strengthen and share our faith with each
other, and we move out into the community at times of
individual or shared, Gospel-based and Gospel- driven
ministries of service. We steward the many gifts with
which our community has been blessed. In the name of
those whose lives you bless, and certainly in my own,
thank you. Like Mary, I hope that this time will be an
occasion for “reflecting on all these things in our
hearts,” not just as cherished memory but as a renewed
and renewing force by God’s grace!
Fr. Tom
Christmas Eve
Luminaries
Thank you everyone
who purchased a lumi-
nary in memory of their
loved ones for the Christmas eve Mass. It was won-
derful to remember all of our loved ones in such a
special and beautiful way. The luminaries all lit up
looked so pretty in the windows of the church that
night.
Thank you once again for supporting our youth mis-
sions. We truly appreciate all you do for us.
We love having you as part of our
flock!
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LIfeteen: There was no lifenight this past Sunday
due to the Christmas holiday. There will not be a lifenight
this weekend due to the New Year holiday. We will meet
again on January 6th.
We will begin our annual parents series this year on Febru-
ary 24th. The series is called Altarations. We are really
looking forward to seeing all the parents when we being the
5 week series.
Our Chef of the week on Jan 6th is the Corkum’s
Edge: We will not be having an edge night this week
or next due the New year’s holidays. We hope all of our
families had a blessed Christmas. Happy new year to all of
you! We will see you all again on January 8th.
Loreto: At our January Gathering Day we will
begin our learning about the Mass and understanding all
that happens when we are there.
The children are collecting snacks for the elementary
schools food closets for children who attend school without
a snack or a lunch. If you would like help the children with
their Little Disciples Community Service Project, these are
the items that the school is in need of: Fruit snack Packs,
Crackers, Original Chips Ahoy, Original Vanilla Wafers,
Original Oreos, Pirates Booty, Rice Krispy Treats, Gold
Fish, Fruit cups, Chips, granola bars. Thank you!!
Religious Education &
Youth Ministry
Everyday Stewardship
Do you practice good stewardship with your family?
Stewardship is about more than offerings to a church or
charity. It is about continually giving of ourselves in a
way that gives glory to God.
Sharing our gifts with those in our immediate family hon-
ors God and is evidence of your gratitude for these peo-
ple in your life.
How can we effectively accomplish this? One way is to
reflect on how the 6 characteristics of an Everyday Stew-
ard are present in our family relationships. Are we mind-
ful when we are with our family members? Do we focus
on them and their needs rather than our phone or TV?
Do we hold up our family in prayer? Their concerns
should be our concerns. Do we find ways to show how
grateful we are for having them in our lives?
Dec 31st Mary Mother of God Mass 4pm
Jan 1st Mary Mother of God Mass 9am
Jan 3rd Mission: Paint 6:30pm Hall
Jan 6th Loreto Gathering Day 9:30am Hall
Jan 6th Life Night Hall 6:00pm
Jan 8th Edge Night 6:30pm—hall
Jan 11th Girls only night 6-8pm hall
Jan 13th 1st Communion classes begin 9:30am
Jan 19th Pasta Dinner 5:30pm Hall
Jan 20th Rock a thon for Haiti Noon to midnight
Jan 25-26th Cub scout pine wood derby—Hall
Mission Trip dinners be-
gin in January! Mark
your calendar now for
our
January 19th Pasta
Dinner.
Tickets go on sale
January 5th
MISSION:PAINT
Join us for our first Mission:Paint of the new year!
Thursday January 3, 2019
We will be doing a picture of birch trees similar
(meaning=easier!) to the picture below.
$25.00 per person, all the supplies provided
with step by step instructions.
Snacks and beverages will be served.
Reserve a seat for you and your friends at all
Masses this weekend!
We hope that you will join us!
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