Corpus Christi Parish aatt Holy Rosary Church, Lawrence, MA 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time 18th Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario

2015 Parish Fair

The Parish Fair will be held on September 4th, 5th & 6th in conjunction with the Feast of the Three Saints. This is a great opportunity for parishioners to work together as a community.

We are looking for CLEAN electrical items in working condition & the following items in good condition & clean:

Clean Stuffed Animals Unopened Cologne & Cosmetics Jewelry Toys and Dolls Crafts White Elephant Items Gifts Wine & Liquor for the Raffles Empty Jewelry boxes Books & Religious Articles Pocketbooks New items will also be accepted

We will not accept luggage of any kind, Christmas trees, used computers, computers parts, clothing, encyclopedias & typewriters.

The Parish Center will be open from 6-8 pm on the following Monday evenings: August 3, 10 & 17

th August 17 will be the last opportunity to drop off any of the above mentioned items.

We are looking for NEW BIG Baskets for the raffle table.

Please do not bring your donations to the Rectory.

Thank you for your support.

Corpus Christi Parish, Lawrence, MA August 2, 2015 Page 1 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time 18th Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario Corpus Christi Parish At Holy Rosary Church (Established November 1, 2004)

PARISH OFFICE Monday, August 3rd 35 Essex Street, Lawrence, MA 01840 Parish Center Closed July 20th to September 6th. 978-685-1711 Fax: 978-691-5927 6:00 – 8:00 Accepting goods for sale at the Fair. PC Office hours: Mon-Fri. 9:00am-4:00pm Tuesday, August 4th. www.corpuschristilawrence.org 12:45 Legion of Mary Meeting (English) – SRMR Thursday, August 6th PARISH CENTER 7:30 Charismatic Group Prayer Service -Lower Church 34 Common Street, Lawrence, MA Friday, August 7th 978-687-9047 9:00 am Eucharistic Adoration -Lower Church until 7:00 pm MMassass Schedule 7:00 Cofradía del Sagrado Corazón – LCMR.

Daily Saturday, August 8th 10:00 Legion of Mary Meeting (Spanish) – SRMR 12:05 p.m. (English) THE SENHOR SANTO CRISTO FEAST Except Thursdays PARKING LOT CLOSED

7:00 pm Spanish Mass on Thursdays-Lower Church

Saturday Vigil Parish Financial Report 4:00 p.m. Weekend Collection: JulyJulyJuly 262626,26, 201, 2015201555

Sunday Weekly Goal $6,500.00 9:00 a.m. (English) 162 Envelopes $2,724.00 10:30 a.m. (English) 19 Make up envelopes $ 199.00 12:00 p.m. (Spanish Mass) Money not in envelopes $898.00 $3,821.00

Holy Days Goal +/ (-) (-$2,679.00)

12:05 pm (English) (Upper Church) 7:00 pm (English) (Upper Church) Thank you for your faithful support Remember Your Parish in Your will Holidays 9:00a.m. (Lower Church) ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

Ethnic Masses If you would like to donate money for the poor please put Lithuanian Mass 10:30 a.m. – T.B.D. your regular offerings during the year for our parish St. Vincent de Paul Society in an envelope marked as such Italian- English Mass 9:00 a.m. -Bilingual Mass- [“St. Vincent de Paul”, “for the poor” or “for the needy”] or rd the 3 Sunday of the month in the upper church. use the envelopes that we have available in the upper Portuguese Mass: August 23 at 11:00 am LC Church and put it in the collection. Polish Mass: Sat., August TBD at 6:15 p.m. SSUMMERUMMER REMINDER Followed by confessions. If you are going to be away during the summer months, please remember to mail in The Upper Church of Corpus Christi Parish your makeup envelopes. This will be of great assistance is handicapped accessible. There is a ramp to us in trying to meet our many financial obligations. entrance through the parking lot. Thank you Have a great summer!!

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Saturday, August 1st 4:00p.m. St. Rita Sodality, Mary Delli Colli (Anniv.) Carmelina Milone, Giuseppe Finocchiaro, Mr. & Mrs. Orazio Finocchiaro,Mr. & Mrs. Alfio Finocchiaro, Mr. & The altar bread and wine for our Masses has been Mrs. Santo Leone, Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Benanti, Joseph donated in Thanksgiving to the Most Sacred Heart Ferraro, Guido Piccirillo, Mafalda D’Attore (MMM), Mary of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Paolino (MMM).

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 2nd 9:00 Pascal Aufiero. To all our Bulletin’s Sponsors whose ads appear on 10:30 Judy Abate, Pasquale & Lucy Volonino. the back page. They make it possible for the publishing of our bulletin through the support of the business 12:00 Spanish Mass - . community. We would ask that you support these Monday, August 3rd generous sponsors. 12:05 Priest Intentions. Thanks again!

Tuesday, August 4th OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE'S FRANCISCANFRANCISCAN YOUTH DAYS RETREATS 12:05 Our Lady of Fatima – Special Intention. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE'S FRANCISCAN YOUTH DAYS RETREATS Wednesday, August 5th, Our next retreat will take place August 3-6 Monday Thursday 9:00am to 4:00 pm 12:05 Gabriel Fusco. Location: St. Basils Salvatorian Center th Thursday, August 6 , Transfiguration of the Lord 30 East St. Methuen Ma. 01844 NO 12:05 MASS A Bus will be leaving from Corpus Christi parking lot to 7:00 Spanish Mass-Lower church - All Welcome, provide Transportation from Lawrence Ma to Methuen. Friday, August 7th We will provide prayer time, catechisms talks, mass, 9:00 am Eucharistic Adoration -Lower Church until 7:00 pm lunch, games, and many other activities that will feed Our 12:05 Dolores Marie Arcidiacono. Lady's children with Gods love! We would highly appreciate your help and support with Saturday, August 8th this gathering! For more information and SIGN UP for the bus please 12:05 Priest Intentions. feel free to contact Emmali at 978 828 4050. 4:00p.m. Holy Name Society, Fab and Irving Foldman, Abraham Getzik, Carmelo & Angela Consoli (Anniv.) Gina Ursino (2nd Anniv.) John Dadducci (16th Anniv.) Brother Pio Catholic Homeschool Conference – August 14, 2015 Butti, FPO (Alive & Well Birthday) Margaret Wawszkiewicz The Immaculate Heart of Mary New England Homeschool (Birthday) Thanksgiving to St. Rita (FFR) Thanksgiving Conference will be held at the University of Sacred Heart of Jesus (FFR) Massachusetts Lowell Inn and Conference Center, 50 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 9nd Warren Street, in Lowell, on Friday, August 14 (12:00 pm – 6:00 pm). Confirmed speakers include: Dr. Amy Fahey, 9:00 Blessed Virgin Mary Sodalty. + Mrs. Mary Ellen Barrett, and Mrs. Colleen Billing! 11:00 Senhor Santo Cristo. Bilingual English-Portuguese. Admission is free and pre-registration is not required. For 12:00 Spanish Mass – more information, please visit www.ihmconference.org, 1:00 pm Unción de los enfermos/Anointing of the Sick email [email protected] or call 540-636-1946.

Sanctuary Lamp Upper Church- Gabriel Fusco. Lower Church- Frances Carrubba EUCHARIST ADORATION

You are invited to join in our weekly Eucharist The Sympathies of the Parish Community are Adoration. Every Friday the lower church is open extended to the family and friends of those whose from 9 a.m. through 7 p.m. Please give a half hour or funerals were held recently. Please remember them hour of your time to come in and pray for your in your prayers. special intentions and those of our parish.

Corpus Christi Parish, Lawrence, MA August 2, 2015 Page 3 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time 18th Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario VOLUNTEERS DONATIONS PATRONAGE

Volunteers, donations and patronage will make for a

successful Parish Fair on September 4, 5 and 6th. If we are lacking in any of these areas, we will feel the pinch. SENOR SANTO CRISTO: Even if you have never volunteered before, we hope you This feast will be celebrated next weekend, August 8th and 9th. sign up to help or let it be known that we can count on The feast, which honors the Passion of Christ, originated in the you. Azores [see shrine at the back of the upper church]. The social part will be celebrated under the tent in the parking lot. The Can you help with the preliminary mainly emptying out religious aspect will be celebrated in the upper church with a boxes of merchandise to be sold and displayed on tables? bilingual Mass, Portuguese and English, at 11am [not 10:30]. Can you offer some time at the Parish Fair taking charge The celebrant Fr. Miguel Goncalves celebrates a Mass in of selling the merchandise? Boston every Sunday and cannot be here before 11. This means that the 12Noon Spanish Mass will start a little later [later than The CHILDREN’S CORNER is looking for FACEPAINTERS. usual!]. Also your generosity will be welcomed in the following categories: BOSTON CATHOLIC APPEAL: CANDY (chocolate bars, chewing gum, lollipops, wrapped candy, etc.) The annual appeal in benefit of the Archdiocesan CHILDREN’S EDUCATIONAL AND FUN THINGS TO DO administration, central services and ministries which benefit all (reading books, board games, miniature cars, coloring books, crayons, parishes, continues through December. As of July 21st, 184 kites, dolls, bubbles, school supplies, etc. parishioners/households had pledged $22,367 or 84% of our parish goal/ assessment of $26,725. There are “blue” info These things can be dropped off at the Parish Center on the packets at the exits of the upper church. Go on line designated times outlined in the bulletin. http://www.bostoncatholicappeal.org to make a pledge with a Corpus Christi Parish at Holy Rosary Church has been credit card, or send a contribution directly to: and continues to be the welcoming, spiritual home for so The Catholic Appeal many generations and we want to keep it spiritually and Archdiocese of Boston PO Box 9226 structurally sound by enthusiastic ministries which are Chelsea, MA 02150-9226 achievable with more participation.

Be sure to note “Corpus Christi-Lawrence”! If you have not R E L A X and R E N E W yet made a pledge, please consider doing so. Thank you. ALL LADIES ARE WELCOMED TO ATTEND a RETREAT LATIN MASS: sponsored by the Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality and the St. Rita The Tridentine Mass [extraordinary form] will be celebrated by Sodality at the SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA in Holliston, Fr. Armano on Saturday, August 15th, at 6pm in the upper MA on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH. chruch. All are welcome. For point of information, the Solemnity of the Assumption is NOT a holy day of obligation We will celebrate Mass at 11:00 A.M. followed by a this year. presentation by one of their priests approximately 12:30 – 1:00 P.M. and at 3:00 P.M. we will pray the Rosary and Fr. Mawn Benediction.

We request that you bring your own lunch. RELIGIOU’S EDUCATION PROGRAM

Registration for the fall begins in mid-August. Classes You will have an opportunity to prayerfully capture quiet time and enjoy the beautiful peaceful surroundings. begin in late September and continue through April each year. For further information call Mary Crow, Director of We will leave Rite Way Travel, Methuen, MA by bus at 9:00 Religious Education at 978-504-9308. A.M. and return to Rite Way Travel at around 6:00 P.M.

The cost will be $25.00. Please mail your check to Corpus DEVOTIONAL BRACELETS Christi Parish at Holy Rosary Church, c/o Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality, 35 Essex Street, Lawrence, MA 01840. Checks should The Saint Rita's Sodality is selling devotional bracelets to honor be made payable to the Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality. Also St. Rita. These beautifully designed bracelets can be worn “as include a note with your name, address and telephone is” or charms can be added as well. The cost is $20.00 per number in case we have to contact you. bracelet. Please see or call Mary Lou Nichols for purchasing (978-685-7164). Thank you to Lori Sousa for presenting this We suggest that if you are interested that you act on this as idea and for spearheading this project to honor our beloved St. soon as possible so as to reserve your seat on the bus. Thank Rita. you.

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