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20200412B.Pdf It is our vision to be a truly evangelizing parish, one in which all parishioners enter into a closer relationship with Christ, that they share the Good News of His kingdom with others, that they participate actively as members of the parish family, and that they reach out to those in need. SAINT WILLIAM OF YORK CATHOLIC CHURCH, TEWKSBURY, MA PARISH STAFF Rev. Quilin Bouzi, OMI, Pastor……………..…………….…[email protected] OFFICE HOURS Rev. William O’Donnell, OMI, Parochial Vicar………. [email protected] Monday– Friday: Rev. George Roy, OMI, Parochial Vicar…………...……….……...978-851-7331 9:00am to 4:00pm Rev. John J. Hogan, OMI, Senior Priest…………...……….……...978-851-7331 Saturday: Brother Jean Emmanuel Meloncourt………...…………[email protected] 10:00am to 1:00pm Deacon Thomas M. Walsh, Jr……………………… [email protected] Jacqueline Cote, Business Manager ……………………[email protected] MASS SCHEDULE Donna Bell, Administrative Assistant………………….…[email protected] Monday– Friday Mary Ellen Day, Administrative Assistant…………...…[email protected] 9:00am Gene Heider, Maintenance Supervisor ……………………….………....978-804-3240 5:30pm Peter Cote, Maintenance…………………………………….………….978-851-7331 (Labor Day-Memorial Day) Saturday 9:00am & 4:00pm RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Sunday Office Hours: 9:00am to 2:00pm ~ Parish Center Building ~ 978-851-3471 Deborah Albano 7:30am; *9:30am; Director of Religious Education……….…………[email protected] 11:30am; 5:00pm Susan Southard, Administrative Assistant…….…………[email protected] Family Mass 11:30am YOUTH MINISTRY 2nd & 4th Sunday Elizabeth Quigley, Youth Minister …..…….978-851-7330, [email protected] *Rosary at 9am MUSIC Nancy Benetti, Music Director……………978-490-4579, [email protected] PARISH INFORMATION BAPTISMS ~ Twice a month on Sunday at 1:00pm. Please make arrangements at least one month in advance. WEDDINGS ~ Arrangements should be made at least six months prior to marriage. LOCATION: Saint William Parish RECONCILIATION ~ by appointment or Saturday: 3:00pm to 3:45pm and First Fridays: Saint Eugene de Mazenod Chapel 8:45am 1351 Main Street Tewksbury, MA 01876 COMMUNION CALLS ~ On First Fridays by priests and on weekends by Extraordinary United States Ministers of Holy Communion. WWW.ADORATION247.COM NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING ~ Eileen Wood, Instructor - 978.500-1771 CONTACTS: Eileen Wood ST. VINCENT DE PAUL HOTLINE ~ 978.851.0181 978-858-3634 (home) 978-851-1304 (work) MEN’S CLUB & BINGO ~ 978.640.0859 978-500-1771 (cell) [email protected] GRIEF SUPPORT ~ Elaine Walsh, Parish Nurse 978-866-0995 or [email protected] Diane Trayah ST. WILLIAM’S BLESSED VIRGIN MARY SODALITY ~ Patricia Meuse 978-658- 978-657-6103 (home) 5339 978-551-1278 (cell) [email protected] ST. WILLIAM’S PARISH COUNCIL ~ Laurie MacNeil - 617-974-5946 2 Easter Sunday Saturday, April 11 Total Budget – Offertory $ 540,485.00 7:00 P.M. Easter Vigil Mass Weekly Budget – Offertory $ 10,598.00 Sunday, April 12 - Easter Sunday Offertory Received $ 5,218.00 WeShare Collection $ 2,581.00 7:30 A.M. St. William’s Parish Family 9:30 A.M. George Coward (14th Anniv) Fiscal year offertory needed $415,873.18 11:30 A.M. Michael Callahan Fiscal year offertory collected $393,576.00 5:00 P.M. NO MASS Your continued generosity is greatly appreciated ______________________________________ Monday, April 13 9:00 A.M. All Souls Day Mass Intentions If you would like to drop off your weekly envelopes or 5:30 P.M. Priest’s Intentions a donation for the support of the church, it would be Tuesday, April 14 greatly appreciated. You can either drop envelopes / 9:00 A.M. Priest’s Intentions donations at the rectory, or mail to: 5:30 P.M. Marianna Warren 12th Anniv) St. Williams Church Wednesday, April 15 1351 Main Street, Tewksbury, MA 01876 9:00 A.M. Priest’s Intentions Please consider adding St. William’s Parish in your will. 5:30 P.M. Beverly Cunningham (2nd Anniv) Gerald J. Quigley, Jr. (18th Anniv) STEWARDSHIP IS MADE EASIER THAN EVER WITH OUR ONLINE GIVING SYSTEM Thursday, April 16 “WE SHARE” 9:00 A.M. Priest’s Intentions Start Today - 3 easy steps: 5:30 P.M. Charles & Iva Carty 1. Visit the Parish Website: www.stwilliamparish.org Friday, April 17 2. Set up your account 9:00 A.M. Priest’s Intentions 3. Choose a payment option and customize your donation 5:30 P.M. Albert Shagoury Saturday, April 18 Prayer from Pope Francis 9:00 A.M. Priest’s Intention for healing from Coronavirus FUTURE MASSES O Mary, Saturday, April 18 You always shine on our path 8:00 P.M. Elana Julian Parente (15th Anniv) As a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, Sunday, April 19 - Devine Mercy Sunday Who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain, 7:30 A.M. St. William’s Parish Family Keeping your faith firm. 9:30 A.M. James S. Farley (50th Anniv) You, Salvation of the Roman People, 11:30 A.M. Ralph Boccuzzi Know what we need, and we are sure you will provide 5:00 P.M. Mary Glynn So that, as in Cana of Galilee, We may return to joy and to feasting After this time of trial. Mass Intentions Help us, Mother of Divine Love, will be satisfied privately by the priests. To conform to the will of the Father If you wish to have a Mass re-scheduled, And to do as we are told by Jesus, please call the rectory. Who has taken upon himself our sufferings And carried our sorrows To lead us, through the cross, To the joy of the resurrection. Amen Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, APRIL 19, 2020 but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. 3 APRIL 12, 2020 EASTER FLOWER DONATIONS ~ In Memory Of ~ Anthony & Chuck Eringis Gene Hanley Richard L. Smith, Sr. Helen & Edward Sheehan Donald K. McQuiad Paul Bergquist Dorothy Boyer Dot & Bill Hart Chesley & Mary Cluett Albert Boyer Stanley Martel John and Helen Ellsworth Alfred Boyer Dick & Ida Hubbard William Barnes Patricia J. Doyle Dot & Joe O’Brien Fatima Santos James T. Doyle Lawrence & Sylvia Straub Mr. & Mrs. William Derrah Mark J. Doyle Mary Straub & Son Jeanne Lemay Foley-Maquire Families Mr. & Mrs. Eric Nordstrom Peter Siomos Richard Hanley, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Charles John Synan Louis & Rosalie Comeau Ehrhardt John Synan, Jr. Marjorie O’Keefe Leo & Peggy Doherty John Faragi, Jr. George & Mary Hannigan William Martin II The Hennessey Family Margaret & James Roper William Martin III Fr. John McHugh, OMI Franco E. Llanto, Sr. John Dey Daly & McKenna Families Reynaldo E. Llanto Allard Family A. Rita Havey Perfecto Demanarig, Sr. Galise Family Catherine Adams Felicitas Llanto-Iranon Pasciuto Family Turcotte & Guinan Families Egan Family Kenneth Bunky Holden LeBron Family Mary Reynolds Helen Holden Derosier Family Connie Kelly Patricia Holden Crowley Morrison Family Beattie & O’Rourke Edward J. Fedukowski & O’Neill Family Families Family Judith A. Colman Cathy Gourly Bob Lane Joseph J. Colman Leo Doherty Albert Vasa, Sr William T. Kenneally Catherine Doherty Charlotte Pare Helen Kenneally The McGinley Family Mr. & Mrs. Larabee Alice Colman Bill Derrah Rose Heider Joan Boyd Alice Heider McMahan Family Joseph Heider Pagliarulo Family Santa & Americo Coppola Leonora Doherty Ronald S. Smith, Sr. Helen & Charles Pelrine Helen Doherty Bettis Family “Jesus rises for you. Dr. Joann Coppola-Trull Albert McGinley Escott Family He rises for me. He Nancy Sitar Nathan & Edith Scott Eleanor Tierney Mike & Ann Sitar Alexander W. Day, Jr. The DiFronzo Family rises for each and Melanie Sitar Day Family The Roper Family every one of us. We Mr. & Mrs. Carpenter Morrissey Family The Callahan Family are called by name Manuel S. Amaral Finn Family The Basile Family in the garden of the Maria R. Amaral Riddell Family Mr. & Mrs. Harold resurrection. This Eduardo Caetano James & Gladys Bancroft Prebensen Sunday and every Eduarda Caetano James Dolan Harold L. Prebensen, Jr. Sunday, Jesus Frances Freitas Curran Family Teresa F. Prebensen comes to meet us. Catherine F. Moore Joanne Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Imagine sitting with Don & Rose Carr Bro. Christopher Prior Lawlor Dick & Hermine Schrantz Edna Hayes Edward J. Lawlor, Jr. him. How is he look- Joe & Rose Glavic Gladys Gorman The Hannaford Family ing at you? What do Ralph & Philomina Kristin Shields The Curran Family you say to him? DeLuca Christopher Magner Ralph & Jennie Bouccuzzi When the resur- Erneto & Angelina Florence McLaughlin Eugene F. Walsh rected Lord greets Alberico Peter Meyer Elissa Hogman you with a smile, Thomas D. DeLuca Bob Malloy Lenny & Joan Brothers how do you re- Leo & Elia Chibas Mary Doherty Helen Clory spond?” Paula Clory PARISH WEBSITE: WWW.STWILLIAMPARISH.ORG 4 This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. (Ps 118 He is Risen – Death, Covid-19 Pandemic, You Shall Die. What kind of Easter Sunday is this? Easter will feel different this year. We were looking forward to Easter dinner with family and friends. Some of us would process with the Alleluia banners we buried at the beginning of Lent. Some of us would delight in watching our children and grandchildren hunt for Easter eggs. There will be chocolate Easter bunnies, especially appealing if you gave up chocolate for Lent. We are all geared up for our Easter celebration, both in church and at home. We would be gathering as church families to celebrate the best and boldest news ever told: "The tomb is empty! Death is undone! Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed!” Well, the Good News has not changed. But the world around us has. God in Jesus does not change.
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