! ! PARISH! THE ST. MONICA BULLETIN PARISH STAFF ! ST. MONICA RECTORY ! ! ! ! 79 SUMMER STREET ! Rev. Romanus Igweonu BARRE, VERMONT 05641 ! ! ESTABLISHED 1887 ! Rev. Mr. Daniel L. Pudvah ! Office Hours : Weekdays ! 8:00am ! 12:00pm ! Phone : 802 !479 !3253 / Fax : 802 !479 !3154 Deacon ! Email ! : [email protected] Office Manager ! Website : stmonicabarre.weconnect.com ! ! Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00 pm ! Sacrament of Baptism Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, & 4:15 pm ! ! When planning a Baptism, contact one of the Weekday Mass Schedlule (See Mass Intentions on Page 2) ! priests at the rectory. One preparation meeting ! Sacrament of Reconciliation with the parents is required. Saturday 3:00 ! 3 :45 pm. Or by appointment with a priest Sacrament of Marriage ! Divine Mercy Chaplet Registered practicing members of the parish First Friday of each month at 5:30 pm. intending to marry are asked to contact one of Exposition, Benediction and time for Confession ! ! MUSIC DIRECTOR ! the priests at least one year in advance of the Winston Davis 802 479 2076 ! proposed wedding date. A program of marriage Email: [email protected] ! ! preparation is required. Plant Facilities & Sacristan ! ! Ron Routhier ! Welcome New Parishioners Parish Visitation We extend a warm welcome to new families, Please Contact Rectory @ 479-3253 parishioners and guests to St. Monica. Please Parishioners unable to attend Mass contact the rectory to register. We also invite you If you know someone who needs a home visit, please call the rectory. Thank You. to contact us if we can be of service to you in ! St. Monica - St. Michael anyway. Catholic School Web site address: ! www.stmonica !stmichael.org Brenda S. Buzzell, M.Ed., Principal ! Prin. E !mail: bbuzzell@stmonica !stmichael.org Phone : 802 !476 !5015 Fax : 802 !476 !0861 ! Religious Education Phone: 802 476 4020 ! Teresa Hawes, Director of Religious Education ! Email: [email protected] ! ! ! Page 2 5th Sunday of Lent April 6 7, 2019 ! Mass Intentions ! The week ahead ! ! ! SATURDAY, April 6, ! ! Sunday, April 7 8:00 am No Mass Adult Session from 5:30 to 7pm ! 4:00 pm Shirley Hartley, Bernard X Chenette Sr. ! (1st choice) ! (Vigil) Grade 2 has class! from 5:30 to 7pm if ! ! their parent goes to the Adult meeting on ! Sunday otherwise! they will leave @ 6:30 SUNDAY, April 7, 5th Sunday in Lent ! ! Class for 7th & 8th graders from 8:00 am Jerry Beaudoin 5:30 to 7pm ! 10:00 am For All Parishioners ! Grade 9 has class in school upstairs ! 4:15 pm Deacon Fern Rivard ! from 5:30 to 7pm ! ! Grade 10 has No Class ! ! ! MONDAY, April 8, ! ! Tuesday, April 9 7:00 am Jose`, Eugenia & Manuel Sr., Miana Adult Session from 6 to 7:30 pm ! 5:00 pm No Mass ! (2nd choice) ! Knights of Columbus Parish Hall ! TUESDAY, April 9, ! Kitchen from 6 7 pm ! ! 7:00 am Helen Donahue ! ! ! Wednesday , April 10 5:00 pm No Mass Adoration noon to 3pm ! ! RCIA from 7 8pm in parish hall ! WEDNESDAY, April 10, ! ! 7:00 am Deacon Fern Rivard ! Friday, April 12 ! ! 8:15 am Safety of all school children ! Bingo, doors open @ 4pm ! ! Stations of the Cross from 6:30 7:30pm Grade 9 assisting, please ! ! THURSDAY, April 11, St. Stanislaus, Bishop & arrive @ 6:15pm ! Martyr ! 7:00 am For all First Responders ! ! ! ! 5:00 pm Arthur & Noella Normandeau ! ! ! ! ! FRIDAY, April 12, ! 7:00 am No Mass ! ! 5:00 pm Elmer Pruneau ! We are currently accepting Mass ! ! intentions for 2019. ! SATURDAY, April 13,St. Martin I, Pope & Martyr ! The offering for a Mass is $10, 8:00 am Raymond Bosley (30th Anniversary) please call the Rectory ! ! 4:00 pm Dr. John Zagroba (Vigil) @ 479 3253 ! ! ! or stop by from 8am to noon ! SUNDAY, April 14, Palm Sunday of the Passion ! MF with your request. ! of the Lord !! 8:00 am For All Parishioners ! Also, please note we 10:00 am Paul Savard, Beverly Neddo, Gloria ! have several candles Davis ! available for family ! 4:15 pm Aime, Alice & Yvon Coupal, Norman ! and friends as well. ! ! LeDoux ! Cost per candle is $4 ! ! Page 3 5th Sunday of Lent April 6 7, 2019 ! ! Readings for the ! Please pray for our Week of April 7 M 14, 2019 ! sick and home bound. ! ! ! People in our families, our friends and Responsorial Psalm: ! members of our parish who are ill, facing Psalm 126:1 2,2 3,4 5,6 ! surgery, hospitalized, or experiencing “The Lord has done great things for us, we are filled difficult times have asked for our prayers. During the with joy ” ! course of the week, please take a few moments to offer a prayer of healing and strength for the following ! Sunday: Is 43:16 21/Ps 126:1 2,2 3,4 5,6[3]/Phil 3:8 14/ ! people: ! Jn 8:1 11 ! Michael Ricker, Zachery Porter, Jordan Ashe, ! Monday: Dn 13:1 9,15 17,19 30,33 62 or 13:41c 62/Ps ! Margarita Martinez, Joan Landry, Linda Hedges, Violet ! ! 23:1 3a,3b 4,5,6 [4ab]/Jn 8:12 20 Casey, Shane Murphy, Marie Perry, Provi Benett, ! Robin Hall, Barbara Bresett, Olive Donovan, Terry Tuesday: Nm 21:4 9/Ps 102:2 3,16 18,19 21 [2]/Jn McNamara, Christopher Dupre, Edith Chatot, Dennis 8:21 30 Moore, Leann Jarrin, Gregory Wabuti, Catherine ! Wednesday: Dn 3:14 20,91 92,95/Dn 3:52,53,54,55,56 ! Lucier, Ivy Faith Bond, Chuck Tilden, Lillian “Bean” ! Tremblay, Serge Dupuis,Roger Wiberg, Tyler Watkins, [52b]/Jn 8:31 42 Charlotte Guthrie Bean, Kerry Kiser Winger, ! Thursday: Gn 17:3 9/Ps 105:4 5,6 7,8 9 [8a]/Jn 8:51 59 ! Deborah Prindiville, Corene Fernanadez Girouard, Friday: Jer 20:10 13/Ps 18:2 3a,3bc 4,5 6,7 [cf.7]/Jn ! Lisa Abbiati Migneault, Kim Corrigan, Theresa Elmer, 10:31 42 ! Lorraine Ann, Jacob Downing, Andre Laprade, Barbara Brown, James McKeon, Laurie Graham, Irene Allaire, Saturday: Ez 37:21 28/Jer 31:10,11 12abcd,13[cf.10d] ! Kenneth Vermette, Cynthia Gingras, Kay Bisson, Brent /Jn 11:45 56! ! Sleeper, Beverly Thygesen, John Smith, Suzanne Sunday: Lk 19:28 40/Is 50:4 7/Ps 22:8 9,17 18,19 20, ! Prindiville, Carolyn Beauregard, Alyssa Elkins, Dee Breuer, Mary Shapley, Travis, Wayna Ferris, Howard 23 24 [2a]/Phil 2:6 11/Lk 22:14 23:56 or 23:1 49 Sears, Patrick Gibbons, Wes Hallock, Thomas Baldwin, ! ! Jo & Ann Egry, Heather Bassett, Ashley Bassett, Larry ! Belknap, Beverley Markham, Gary Allen, Todd Field, Easter Flower Offerings ! ! Mary Northrup, Jimmy Morgan, Sheri Garbacik, ! Josephine Harris, Cyriatas Fewer, Kay Koskela, Bruce Roger, Amerilda, Theresa & Lillian Desilets by Donald Desilets ! Mayo, Jeannie Bone,, Annie Smith, Lorraine & Rinaldo ! Conti, Bette Morrill, Kathy Hawes, David Geoffrey, Paul Fortier by Rose Trottier LeTourneau Families by Pauline ! Craig Comstock, Sally Bilodeau, Alec Robinson, Leo ! Cotnoir, Judy Webster, Dan Saporiti, Roland Pepin, ! Leon & Dolores Chouinard by Jackie ! Gladys Prindiville, Gerard & Madeline Perreault, Greg ! Chac, Beck Family; Lorraine Clark by Mary Riddel Sabiens, Romeo Bilodeau, Bonnie Pepin ! James & Clara Dente, Sr.; Raymond, Bernadette Please, if you know of names that should be ! Seaver; Jack (James) Dente, Jr. by Mr. & Mrs. Richard ! added or can be removed from the prayer list, ! Dente Beaudoin & Maurice Families by Mrs. Lise Maurice ! let us know. Thank you !! Nichols, Ducharme Family & Eric Hutchins by Mr. & Mrs. David Nichols ! ! ! Mr. & Mrs. Edmond Gingras; Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Jarvis; Mr. & Mrs. Willis Morse; Paul & Tom Jarvis; Bettey ! Rest! in Peace ! Severance & John Wilkins by Mr. & Mrs. James Gingras ! ! ! Edward & Isabelle Brault; Emilio & Maria Caslani by ! ! Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brault ! ! ! Please remember! in your Emilio & Emilio Caslani by Rita Caslani prayers those who have ! Frank & Margaret Guilmette; Alcide, Ida and Richard ! Begin; Leda & Armand Lajeunesse; Leona & Frank ! passed away ! ! ! ! Guilmette by Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Begin ! Sue Ferrari; Renato & Angie Ferrari; Romeo & Rosa Jacqueline Otis ! Boudreau; Sister Irene Boudreau by Ed Ferrari ! Deceased ! members of Isabelle & Lamoureux Families ! by Mrs. Jacqueline Isabelle ! May the souls of all the faithful Priscilla Cote by Pierre Cote ! departed rest in peace ! Janice Bernasconi by Deborah Gregoire ! ! ! Page 4 5th Sunday of Lent April 6 7, 2019 ! ! They Were There ! ! A selection of reflections on the Way of the Cross from the perspective of those Save these dates: ! who were there to witness it. This power- ! ful and poignant presentation is the ideal ! way to enter into the holiest season of May 3 6, 2019 the year. Journey along with us as we 2nd Parish Retreat ! travel the way of the cross together. ! ! ! @ St. Monica Parish Hall Wednesday, April 17,2019 @ 7:00pm ! @ St. Monica Church ! Please see the flyer in ! 79 Summer St. ! the pews for more info ! Barre, Vt. ! and register. ! ! ! Help Wanted ! Prayer for Deacons Church cleaning and decorating for Easter! ! ! ! Heavenly Father, since the time April 13 Cleaning for Easter, beginning ! you have inspired the Church to @ 8:30am. Please bring a bucket commission ! certain members to ! assist in a special way in the pastoral mis- and cleaning cloths sion of Christ, bless these deacons and all April 20 (Holy Saturday) @ 8:30am, ! ! ! the other ordained and non ordained minis- decorate the Church ters that they may be humble and faith !inspired in their service. We ask this ! ! through Christ, our Lord...Amen ! ! ! ! ! Apr. 06 Deacon Peter Brooks ! ! ! Apr. 07 Deacon William Brown III ! 200 Club Winners for April ! Apr. 08 Deacon Bruce Burk! ! Apr. 09 Deacon Thomas Cass ! ! Monique & Rudy Alzaga ! Apr. 10 Deacon Cliff Chagnon ! Apr. 11 Deacon Tom Cooney ! ! Francese Setien ! Apr. 12 Deacon Regis Cummings Apr. 13 Deacon Roger Currier ! ! Page 5 5th Sunday of Lent April 6 7, 2019 ! Saint Monica Candles ! Eucharistic Ministers ! April 7 13, 2019 ! ! ! April 6 7, 2019 ! ! Tabernacle Candle Beverly Neddo ! Left Tabernacle Angel Julie Dalton ! 4:00 pm Ron Elmer, Karl Miller* ! Right Tabernacle Angel Raymond LaCroix ! (Sat) ! St.