Church: .................................... 63 Southworth Street Parish Center: .......................... 53 Southworth Street Parish Office & Rectory .......... 54 Southworth Street Mailing Address: ..................... 54 Southworth Street Williamstown MA 01267-2414 Phone: .................................... 413-458-4946, ext. 11 Ext. 10 for mass times only Email: ............. saintspatrickandraphael@gmail.com Web site: ................ www.williamstowncatholics.org

Church and center are handicapped accessible.

Parish Staff

Religious Education Coordinator and

Parish Secretary. ............................ Debbie Cameron Parish Accountant .............................. Linda Ludwig Maintenance ............................................. Gary Jolin

Lay Leadership

Pastoral Council Chair ..................... Jeffrey Welch Finance Council Chair…………….…....Tom Gajda Child Advocate…………..……..Donna Denelli-Hess

Organists Michael Dilthey, D. Mus. & Joshua Birns-Sprague

Mass Schedule Saturday:………………………………….4:30 p.m. Sunday:……………………………………8:30 a.m. ………………………………………...….10:30 a.m. Weekdays Monday through Thursday…….8:30 a.m. Holy Day Mass:………………8:30 a.m. & 7:00p.m. Reconciliation:…………….Saturday 3:00-4:00 p.m. Adoration:..………………..Saturday 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Par ish Miss ion Sta tement Affirming our common baptismal call to

holiness and discipleship, we at Saints Patrick & Raphael Parish strive to deepen our

communion with Christ and His Church. By worshipping God through Word and sacrament,

serving our community with God’s healing compassion, giving freely what we have received, nurturing our children in faith, and respecting the dignity of all human life, we hope to be a sign of –

and invite all people into – God’s loving presence in the world.

Sts. Patrick & Raphael Parish

Will iams town , Massachu se t t sWil l i ams t own , Massachu se t t sWil l i ams t own , Massachu se t t sWil l i ams t own , Massachu se t t s

Rev. Michael C. Lillpopp, Pastor

August 4, 2019 Eighteenth Sunday in

Ordinary Time

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time — August 4, 2019

Baptism: Call the parish office to schedule. Baptisms normally celebrated on the last Sunday of month, 11:30am Marriage: Call for an appointment with the priest at least 12 months prior to the wedding date for planning and preparation. Anointing of Sick: Contact the priest or see him after mass prior to planned surgeries, hospitalization or treatment. Ministry to the Dying: Do not wait—contact priest as soon as prognosis is made for in-home or care-center visitation. Rosary: Mon-Thu., 8:05am /Confessions: Sat., 3-4pm Eucharistic Adoration – Sat., 3-4pm Adult Choir Rehearsal, Sunday mornings after the 8:30am Mass in choir loft (9:15am). RCIA: See pastor if interested in becoming Catholic. Food Pantry: distribution 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 1-3pm Meals Ministry prep & delivery: 2nd Sundays. Office Hours: Mon.-Thu. 9am-noon and 1-3:00pm Closed holidays, Fridays, and as announced in bulletin. Membership: Contact the office to join our parish. To report child sexual abuse by any employee of the Roman Catholic Church call the confidential number at 800-842-9055 or email reportabuse@diospringfield.org. New Direction - formerly N. Berkshire Pregnancy Center 413-346-4291 or email: info@newdirectionpc.org Bulletin: Deadline for notices: Mondays at noon. Please remember the Catholic Church in your Last Will and Testament either by a bequest to the Diocese of Springfield or to our Parish, or to both. The legal title for the Diocese of Springfield is Roman Catholic

Bishop of Springfield, a corporation sole; the legal title for our parish is

Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield, a corporation sole, for Saints

Patrick and Raphael Parish.

W e welcome all those who are visiting this weekend! We hope you feel at home in our parish.

If you have any news you’d like posted here, births, bap-tisms, marriages, deaths, prayer requests, etc. please notify the parish secretary.

Low-gluten hosts are available for those who have a gluten allergy. Please notify the priest in the sacristy before Mass.

OOOOFFERTORYFFERTORYFFERTORYFFERTORY RRRREPORTEPORTEPORTEPORT JULY 28JULY 28JULY 28JULY 28 Envelopes: $3,695.75 Utility: $1,467.00 Total: $5,162.75

Thank you for your heartwarming and generous support. It is greatly appreciated. Your friend in Christ, Fr. Mike.

Candle offerings this week are given to the Glory of God and…

Sanctuary light: In memory of Dariusz Massalski by Al & Urszula Chrosny

Blessed Virgin: In memory of Renzie Lamb by his family

St. Raphael:

To reserve candles for a particular week, please call the parish office. The suggested offering is ten dollars.

EXPECTING A BABY?EXPECTING A BABY?EXPECTING A BABY?EXPECTING A BABY?

E xpectant parents can enroll now for a Baptism Preparation session prior to their

child's birth. Let the parish office know so that we can send you information on the important role parents undertake in being the "first teach-ers" of their child's Catholic faith. We will also provide information and requirements for the selection of an appropriate Godparent. Con-tact the parish office for more information.

The Mass is intimately united to Christian life and mis-The Mass is intimately united to Christian life and mis-The Mass is intimately united to Christian life and mis-The Mass is intimately united to Christian life and mis-sion. The final blessing and dismissal send us forth to sion. The final blessing and dismissal send us forth to sion. The final blessing and dismissal send us forth to sion. The final blessing and dismissal send us forth to transmit what we have received to our brothers and sis-transmit what we have received to our brothers and sis-transmit what we have received to our brothers and sis-transmit what we have received to our brothers and sis-ters. If we leave directly after Communion, then we lose ters. If we leave directly after Communion, then we lose ters. If we leave directly after Communion, then we lose ters. If we leave directly after Communion, then we lose this important component of our spiritual life. this important component of our spiritual life. this important component of our spiritual life. this important component of our spiritual life.

From today's Gospel, Luke 12: "What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?"

The gift of life is to grow and multiply and to nurture one another; not to be stored up in large barns.

FAITH FORMATIONFAITH FORMATIONFAITH FORMATIONFAITH FORMATION We have a few vacancies next year for teaching positions. We are looking for teachers to staff grades 1 & 6. If you are free on Mon-day afternoons and can help us out please call the rectory office at 458-4946 x11 and let me know. We only meet about 21 weeks out of the 52 in a given year. Classes run from the close of the school day (the students get to the center about 3:15) until 4:30pm. Our teacher books are very user friendly and we all work together as a team. You are not left alone—we support each other. Please con-sider helping out if you are able. It is through the dedication of

others that we can offer what we do OR without the dedication

of others, what we cannot do. Thank you!

“The care of instructing youth is one of the most necessary works in the Church.”

-Saint John Baptist de La Salle

DDDDONATIONSONATIONSONATIONSONATIONS ~ T~ T~ T~ THANKHANKHANKHANK YYYYOUOUOUOU!!!! Saints Patrick & Raphael Parish: In memory of: Donald Edward Myers & Lydia Grishman by Thomas A. Sesma

Meals Ministry Program: In loving memory of: John Holden by Bill & Marianne Judge

SUMMARY OF THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIESSUMMARY OF THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIESSUMMARY OF THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIESSUMMARY OF THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES

Sat., Aug 3 3-4pm Adoration & Confessions 4:30pm Mass

Sun., Aug 4 8:30am & 10:30am Masses

Sat., Aug 10 3-4pm Adoration & Confessions 4:30pm Mass

TRAVELING?TRAVELING?TRAVELING?TRAVELING? Find a Catholic Church anywhere nationwide as well as Mass Times:

1-800-627-7846 or go to

www.Masstimes.org

WWWWEEKENDEEKENDEEKENDEEKEND MMMMEALSEALSEALSEALS MMMMINISTRYINISTRYINISTRYINISTRY “Take and Eat” volunteers will be preparing and delivering hot meals next Sunday, August 11,

2019. The Meals Team will host a coffee hour after both Sunday Masses – why not stop by!

“Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater developments and greater riches and

so on, so that children have very little time for their parents. Parents have very little time for each other, and in the home begins the disruption of peace in the world.

-Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Saints Patrick & Raphael Parish Tag and Bake Sale Date: Saturday, September 7th from

8:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. Parish Center, 53 Southworth Street

Williamstown, MA 01267

HOURS FOR DROPPING OFF tag sale items: Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs from 8:30a.m.-3:00p.m. Friday from 8:30a.m. to 12:00p.m. Saturday, open at noon, closes after the 4:30p.m. Mass Sunday, 8:30a.m., closes after the 10:30a.m. Mass

WE CANNOT ACCEPT: Computers / printers, skis, large appliances, mattresses/pads, TV’s, clothes, shoes, heavy exercise equipment, suitcases, childhood equip-ment: i.e. play pens, car seats, etc., air conditioners, VHS movies, audio cassettes We WILL NOT be accepting any-more electronics, we WILL accept receivers and speakers

TAG AND BAKE SALE NEWS : We are in GREAT

NEED for more volunteers! If you can help us out please call the rectory office at 458-4946 x11. We look forward to hearing from you!

IMPORTANT FURNITURE NEWS: On Saturday &

Sunday, August 24 & 25 there will be furniture pickups. These are the ONLY 2 days when furniture can be picked up. If you wish to donate any furniture please call the rec-tory office at 458-4946 x11 to let us know. The last day that you can phone about a pickup will be Wednesday, August 21st. We cannot pick up furniture that is on the second floor of your house.

PLEASE DO NOT donate unsellable items. We are try-ing to cut our cost of getting someone to take all items af-ter the sale. A NOTE FROM THE LINENS ROOM: If you are donating tablecloths or bedding to the Tag Sale, we ask that you please tag them as to whatever size they are: twin, full, king, queen—the same for the tablecloths. This will be very helpful for the ladies setting up. Thank you!

PLEASE NOTE: July 22 will be the first day that do-nations to the Tag Sale will be accepted.

BAKE & CANDY SALEBAKE & CANDY SALEBAKE & CANDY SALEBAKE & CANDY SALE Carole Kalisz will be making her candy for us again this year. Vol-unteers will begin making phone calls soon asking for bake sale items. Thank you for sharing your family recipes which help to make our bake sale so successful. Below are a few things we ask you to keep in mind: **If you plan on making cookies or squares, please bag them two to a package and mark all recipes containing NUTS on the package due to food allergies. *Baked goods can be dropped off at the parish center on Friday, Sept. 6 from 8:30am-5pm and on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 7-10am. *Carole Kalisz’s candy box marked “candy supplies” will be left in the back of the church for donations of nuts, chocolate, white chocolate, peanut butter, butterscotch chips (any kind) and unsweetened con-densed milk. *Monetary donations are also appreciated. If making a monetary do-nation, please distinguish between Bake Sale or Candy by marking your envelopes accordingly so the ladies know where the funds are intended to go and from whom they came. The donations can be placed in the collection basket on the weekend or brought to the parish office during office hours, Mon –Thurs., 9am-12pm & 1-3pm.

PLEASE NOTE: The Bake Sale team will begin calling soon. If you no longer have a landline and only a cell phone PLEASE call the office at 458-4946 x11 with your new number so we can call you as well as up-date our census. Thank you! WE NEED VOLUNTEERS to help phone parishioners and ask them to donate baked goods for the Bake Sale. If you can spare a little time and help out please call Peggy Oleskiewicz at 413-441-9208.

Readings for the week of August 4, 2019 Sunday: Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23/Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17 [1]/Col 3:1-5, 9-11/Lk 12:13-21 Monday: Nm 11:4b-15/Ps 81:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 [2a]/Mt 14:13-21

Tuesday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 [1a and 9a]/2 Pt 1:16-19/Lk 9:28b-36 Wednesday: Nm 13:1-2, 25--14:1, 26a-29a, 34-35/Ps 106:6-7ab, 13-14, 21-22, 23 [4a]/Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: Nm 20:1-13/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 [8]/Mt 16:13-23 Friday: Dt 4:32-40/Ps 77:12-13, 14-15, 16 and 21 [12a]/Mt 16:24-2

Saturday: 2 Cor 9:6-10/Ps 112:1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9 [5]/Jn 12:24-26 Next Sunday: Wis 18:6-9/Ps 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22 [12b]/Heb

11:1-2, 8-19 or 11:1-2, 8-12/Lk 12:32-48 or 12:35– 40

POPE’S PRAYER POPE’S PRAYER POPE’S PRAYER POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR INTENTIONS FOR INTENTIONS FOR INTENTIONS FOR

AUGUST 2019AUGUST 2019AUGUST 2019AUGUST 2019 Evangelization: That families, through their life of prayer and love, may become ever more clearly “schools of true human growth.”

THIS WEEK’S EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONTHIS WEEK’S EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONTHIS WEEK’S EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONTHIS WEEK’S EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION Saturday, August 3 4:30pm Linda Scialabba, birthday remembrance, by Lorraine Saulnier

Sunday, August 4—18th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30am Patrick Dunn, by Bill Dunn & family 10:30am Dariusz Massalski, by Al & Urszula Chrosny

Monday, August 5

8:30am _______________________

Tuesday, August 6 The Transfiguration of the Lord 8:30am Charles Fuqua, by his family

Wednesday, August 7 8:30am __________________________

Thursday, August 8

8:30am Donald & Eileen McShane, by Nancy McShane

Saturday, August 10 4:30pm John Holden, by Bill & Jane Frado

Sunday, August 11—19th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30am Alfred J. Jr. & June Bourassa by Nancy McShane 10:30am Jack Swift, birthday remembrance, by his family

MINISTRY OF SERVICEMINISTRY OF SERVICEMINISTRY OF SERVICEMINISTRY OF SERVICE Date Time Lector Euch. Minister

Aug 10 4:30pm Bob Iannitelli Ed Conroy Aug 11 8:30am Jeffrey Welch Karyn O’Toole & Nick Petropulos 10:30am Fran Flaherty Al Chrosny & Jack Miller

If you are having a Mass said for someone on a Sunday morning and you would like to

present the Gifts to the altar, please let one of the ushers know this before Mass begins.

A VOCATION VIEWA VOCATION VIEWA VOCATION VIEWA VOCATION VIEW Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeEighteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeEighteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeEighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Spend your life growing rich in the sight of God. That’s what counts. How will you do this? (Luke 12:13-21). If you think God is calling you, please email vocations@diospringfield.org. Website: www.myvocation.com.

HAVE YOU SCHEDULED HAVE YOU SCHEDULED HAVE YOU SCHEDULED HAVE YOU SCHEDULED YOUR MASSES FOR YOUR MASSES FOR YOUR MASSES FOR YOUR MASSES FOR

LOVED ONES?LOVED ONES?LOVED ONES?LOVED ONES? DON’T FORGET to call the rectory office and schedule Masses in memory of your loved ones—what a beautiful and meaningful way to remember them. We have several weekday Masses available in July. Don’t miss precious opportuni-ties to pray for family members

and friends! The suggested stipend The suggested stipend The suggested stipend The suggested stipend

set by the diocese is $10.00.set by the diocese is $10.00.set by the diocese is $10.00.set by the diocese is $10.00.

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The cake is frosted, the guests have

arrived, and the gifts are piled

high. One by one, the packages are

opened, and one by one, the child reaches for another. Who among us hasn't seen a child who appears crest-

fallen when the gifts run out? Even the abundance isn't quite enough. Today's Gospel tackles a key question in the spiritual life - grateful or greedy? "There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest." We all recognize the need to be practical. Raising a family, there's need to save for all sorts of things beyond normal day-to-day costs - medical bills, family vacations, private school, rainy day funds, retirement. Jesus doesn't critique the rich man for simply having an abundant harvest. It's his mentality. Does the rich man sell off the extra to make the needed repairs to the back fence or to invest in some additional livestock to grow the business? Perhaps donate some of the excess to the poor? No. "You have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!" The man wants to hoard and indulge with no concern for others. Jesus doesn't condemn prudent saving or owning necessary items. He calls us to purify our attitudes. "Guard against all greed... one's life does not consist of possessions." We are called to be good stewards. This means being practical. It also means remaining open to God's invitation with our resources. Are we tithing to our parish? Do we give alms to the poor? Does our weekly entertain-ment far outstrip what we offer to others? Life is not about "stor[ing] up treasure for [our]selves." The more we grow in gratitude and generosity, the more we become "rich in what matters to God." ©LPi

MISSIONARY COOPERATIVEMISSIONARY COOPERATIVEMISSIONARY COOPERATIVEMISSIONARY COOPERATIVE

W e are very grateful to you for your offering of $2,407.00 for the 2019 Missionary Cooperative Plan

of mission aid. We appreciate most sincerely your generos-ity to the Philippine Disciples of Mary. In Christ, Rev. J. Donald Lapointe, Director The Society for the Propagation of the Faith

Some of our student parishioners enjoying time at Camp Holy Cross in Goshen! Anna, Anthony, Vincent & Maria Welch; Owen & Andrew Petropulos along with Annie & Lauren Miller. It looks like they had a GREAT week with all the smiles. Don’t forget this diocesan gem when planning for next summer!

THANK YOU!THANK YOU!THANK YOU!THANK YOU!

M any thanks to Richard (Jeff’s dad), Anthony & Jeffrey Welch for upholstering the altar server cushions in the

Church. Thank you for your generosity to the parish!

St. John Paul II Parish, St. John Paul II Parish, St. John Paul II Parish, St. John Paul II Parish, Adams Tag SaleAdams Tag SaleAdams Tag SaleAdams Tag Sale

Fri. Aug. 9th

—9 to 1pm & Sat. Aug. 10

th 8 to 3pm

Lower hall in Notre Dame School, Adams 1000’s of items

“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”

-St. Francis of Assisi