MASS INTENTIONS – 2019 THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 (All Souls) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 (All Souls) 4:00pm Remembrance for Parish Deceased Mass………………………………………………………..4:00pm Antonina Kotomski New Altar Server Class…………………………...11:00am Sacrament of the Sick a er Mass SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 (All Souls) My Brother’s Keeper Food Collec on at Mass (Daylight Savings Time– Fall back 1 hour) 7:30am Remembrance for Parish Deceased SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 (All Souls) Melba Sanford (Daylight Savings Time– Fall back 1 hour)
by Nutri on Dept. & Staff Mass………………………………………...7:30am, 10:00am 10:00am Remembrance for Parish Deceased My Brother’s Keeper Food Collec on at all Masses Thomas & Dorothy Mamos Sister Village Coffee Shop…………………7:30‐9:30am by family CCD PreK‐K……………………………………..9:50‐11:00am CCD Gr. 1 (Includes Mass)……………….9:00‐11:00am MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 CCD Gr. 10 (Includes Mass)…………...10:00am‐Noon 9:30am Daily Mass MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Food Pantry………………………………….10:00am‐Noon 9:30am Daily Mass CCD (Grs. 2‐3‐4‐5)…………………………….4:30‐5:45pm CCD (Grs. 6‐7‐8‐9‐10)………………………..6:15‐7:30pm WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 10:00am Mass at Sterling Village TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Noon Daily Mass + Soup Luncheon CCD (Grs. 2‐3‐4‐5)…………………………….4:30‐5:45pm Jean Condon by Rosalie Allen CCD (Grs. 6‐7‐8‐9‐10)………………………..6:15‐7:30pm
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 4:00pm Jimmy Sylvester by Rosalie Allen Yoga……………………………………………….9:30‐10:30am CCD Pre‐School (CGS)…………………...10:30am‐Noon SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Mass + Soup Luncheon……………………………....Noon 7:30am Brian O’Connell by Nutri on Dept. & Staff THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 10:00am Norman Gallagher by family Food Pantry………………..………………..10:00am‐Noon
Nar‐Anon…………………………………………………7:15pm MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (Veterans Day) AA Mee ng……………………………………………..8:00pm Rectory closed
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Prayer for the Deceased Bishops of Worcester Mass………………………………………………………..4:00pm
Grant, we pray, almighty God, NO Altar Server Class
that the soul of your departed servants, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Cardinal John Joseph Wright – 8/10/1979 Mass………………………………………...7:30am, 10:00am Bishop Timothy Joseph Harrington – 3/23/1997 Sister Village Coffee Shop…………………7:30‐9:30am Bishop Bernard Joseph Flanagan – 1/28/1998 NO CCD Classes Bishop George Edward Rueger – 4/6/2019 Confirma on Retreat at Assump on College to whom you commi ed the care of your family, 2:00pm to 8:00pm (students provide their own enter into the eternal gladness of his Lord. transporta on) Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (Veterans Day) AMEN. No Food Pantry / No CCD Classes WHY NOT COME TO WEEKDAY MASS??? HELP PREVENT CHILD ABUSE The most important thing that happens in Sterling It is everyone’s moral responsibility to protect pos‐ on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings is sible vic ms by repor ng the suspected abuse or the Celebra on of the Holy Eucharist at 9:30am in neglect to the responsible authori es. Adults in our Church! every segment of society can help to protect chil‐ Perhaps your schedule will allow you to try this dren and youth. Call Judith Aude e, Director of out. It is an amazing way to begin the day and to the Office for Healing and Preven on at: 508‐929‐ remain grounded in our true mission in life as Dis‐ 4363 if you need more informa on. ciples of the Lord. You can do all kinds of things to take care of your‐ FOOD PANTRY NEEDED ITEMS self—go for a run, exercise, meet a friend for We are in need of certain food items to help fill coffee, the list could go on and on. But, to spend our Food Pantry shelves. These items are popular 1/2 hour with God is perhaps the most effec ve and need replenishing. Jelly, cereals (small boxes), way to have peace in your life. Try it! mac & cheese, canned pasta & ravioli, ramen noo‐ dles, canned soups and canned veggies. Thank you NOVEMBER: MONTH OF THE DEAD for your support! Today, we will hold a Litany for the deceased of this past year—and we will pray by name for the INTERFAITH SPEAKER SERIES 12 individuals who were buried from St. Richard The St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church lo‐ Parish since the last ‘All Soul’s Day’, November 2, cated at 151 Mendon St., Upton, MA, is pleased to 2018. Added to the Litany, will be prayers for present an Interfaith Speaker Series. The goal is to those rela ves and friends of all of us who passed help build understanding of other faiths through this year and came from other parishes and towns. evenings with special guests speaking on and an‐ This “Prayer for the Dead” will con nue at every swering ques ons about other religions. Join us on Mass during the month of November. The names Monday, November 18, 2019 7:00‐8:30pm for you have submi ed have been placed in a purple “Judaism” with Rabbi Rachel Gurevitz from Con‐ bowl on the altar. God grant them eternal rest. grega on B’nai Shalom in Westborough. Each in‐ terac ve presenta on will provide an overview of Catholic Prayer for the Dead used at the religion’s basic tenants and origin, ques ons Calling Hours, Funerals and Burials: and small group discussion and reflec on. Light refreshments will be served. More series to come in February and March 2020. Contact Sarah Priest: Eternal rest grant unto him, at [email protected] or 508‐320‐8676. (her) O Lord. All: And let perpetual light shine ADVENT BUS TRIP Celebrate Advent with a bus trip on upon him (her). Sunday, December 8th to Wright’s Chicken Farm and LaSale e Lights. Priest: May he (she) rest in peace. Leave Immaculate Concep on Church in Worces‐ All: Amen. ter at Noon, arrive back at 7:00pm. Luncheon is (all‐you‐can‐eat) chicken, salad, pasta, fries, des‐ sert, beverage and rolls. LaSale e Shrine has over Priest: May his (her) soul and all the 400,000 lights, an amazing Na vity Museum and souls of the faithful departed… an amazing Gi Shop. Cost is $71 per person, pay‐ All: through the mercy of God rest able to Fox Tours. Registra on ends November in peace. Amen. 8th. Contact Michelle Deignan at: 508‐596‐4778 (or text). Email at: [email protected] DEATHS: November 2, 2018 — November 2, 2019
November 22, 2018 Edwin J. Fedeli December 18, 2018 William R. Brown January 17, 2019 Mary M. (Montagna) Wagner January 31, 2019 Getrude P. (Vaillancourt) Thomas March 12, 2019 Joan M. Cowles April 15, 2019 Kathleen F. (Calcia) Belair April 25, 2019 Elizabeth (Jenks Nedwick) Baldarelli June 3, 2019 Rev. Deacon Loren M. King, Jr. July 26, 2019 Norman J. Plourde August 18, 2019 Yvonne Y. (Lucier) Swisher September 4, 2019 Claire C. (Condon) Wall September 5, 2019 Roger M. Sabourin October 26, 2019 Joyce E. (Kaempfer) King
“There are many rooms in my Father’s house.” May they rest in peace!