Nov 27, 2011 - St. Joseph Basilica, Webster

Saint Joseph Basilica
Parish of the Third Millennium
Mission Statement
Saint Joseph Parish is committed to proclaim the gospel message of Jesus Christ
as a Catholic community of faith, by promoting a sense of commitment to the
Church, encouraging divine worship and prayer, fostering evangelization and
nurturing the spirit of service.
Within the context of our Polish - American religious and cultural
heritage, we foster our tradition and aspire to personal growth in faith. We are
determined to develop our vision for the future, to educate the children in
Christian values and to be receptive to the creative and saving grace of God.
53 Whitcomb Street, Webster, MA 01570
Phone: 508-943-0467 • Fax: 508-943-0808
E-mail: [email protected]
Parish Website: www.saintjosephbasilica.com
LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS
Sunday Vigil:
Sunday:
Holy Day Vigil:
Holy Day:
Weekdays:
4:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m.(Polish); 8:15 a.m.; 9:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m. (Polish)
5:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m.; 8:15 a.m.(Polish); 9:30 a.m.
7:00 p.m. (Bilingual)
6:30 a.m. (m-f); 7:00 a.m. (w, f, sat)
CONFESSIONS - SPOWIEDŹ
Saturday:........................................3 p.m.
Eve of Holy Days: .........................3 p.m.
Thurs. before First Friday: ............3 p.m
First Friday: ..................................6.30 p.m
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Mon. - Fri.: 9 a.m. - 12 noon & 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Thursday - Office Is Closed!
Please call ahead for an appointment with a priest.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION/RCIA
(508) 943-3752 * e-mail: [email protected]
Director …………………….Mary Jolda
PARISH PERSONNEL
Rector.............................. Rev. Msgr. Anthony Czarnecki
Associate Pastor.............. Rev. Grzegorz Chodkowski
Adm. Secretary ............... Terry Miller
Financial Secretary ......... Ewa Mamro
Organist .......................... Robert Wójcik
Sacristans ………………Al Richard & Joseph Ziak
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a process
established by the Church for individuals to become Catholic
and receive the Sacraments of Initiation-Baptism,
Confirmation, and the Eucharist. If you wish to become
Catholic, or are a Baptized Catholic in need of making your
First Communion and/or Confirmation, please call the
Religious Education Office.
BAPTISM: On designated Sundays. Please call to make
arrangements. Parents are required to receive orientation.
MARRIAGE: Proper preparation for marriage requires one
year’s notice. Please contact the rectory for appointment.
MINISTRY TO THE SICK: For those of advanced age, ill or
hospitalized, call the rectory to arrange visitation.
PARISH MEMBERSHIP: If you would like to become part
of St. Joseph Parish Family, please call the rectory.
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SAKRAMENT CHRZTU: W wyznaczone niedziele. Proszę
zadzwonić na plebanię, aby ustalić datę. Rodzice zobowiązani
są do krótkiej katechezy.
SAKRAMENT MAŁŻEŃSTWA: Narzeczeni powinni
zawiadomić kancelarię parafialną rok przed datą ślubu.
SAKRAMENT CHORYCH: Po sakramentalną posługę
księdza proszę dzwonić na plebanię.
ZAPISY DO PARAFII: Parafia św. Józefa serdecznie
zaprasza nowych członków. Zapisy przyjmujemy w kancelarii
parafialnej.
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SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL
47 Whitcomb Street, Webster, MA 01570
Phone: 508-943-0378 Fax: 508-949-0581
www.saintjosephschool.net
Principal………………….Mr. Donald F. Cushing
Secretary………………….Mrs. Jennifer Mahlert
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Masses for the week—Msze Św. Podczas Tygodnia
Sunday Vigil—November 26
4:00 r.s. Catherine Knych
- int. M/M/ Bernard Knych & family
Sunday—November 27
7:00 For the parishioners of St. Joseph Basilica
8:15 In thanksgiving to the Polish Womens’ Club for all
their kindness and generosity to Sr. Jeanne Marie
Akalski, Sr. Mary Valenta & Sr. Mary Ann Papiez
9:30 r.s. Francis Mleczko & Veronica & Jozej Mleczko
- int. Chmielewski family
11:00 s.p. Jan Bozek (8th anniv.)
Monday—November 28
6:30 Za wypominki
2:15pm Webster Manor
Tuesday—November 29
6:30 r.s. Henryk Morga—int. M/M Mieczyslaw Mietelski
7:00 s.p. Franciszka Zurowska - int. Syn z rodzina
Wednesday—November 30
6:30 r.s. Julie Knurowski Bainton (3rd anniv.)
- int. Mitchell Knurowski
7:00 r.s. Dorothy Braczek - int. Sacred Heart Society
Thursday—December 1
6:30 r.s. Samuel Gendreau - int. Jan & Danuta Kolodziej
Friday—December 2—First Friday
6:30 r.s. John (anniv.) & Joseph Czechowski
- int. niece, Joan A. Comeau
7:00
Sacred Heart Society—Living Members
8:30
r.s. Jerome Groh
- int. Bernice, Pamela & Patricia Falke
7:00pm s.p. Maria (7th anniv.) & Stanislaw Baczanski
- int. corek, Sofia i Stasia
Saturday—December 3
7:00 r.s. Joseph F. Piasta, Jr.
- int. daughter, Susan Yurkevicius
4:00 r.s. Mary & James Meagher - int. son & family
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony & HSA dinner
Sunday—December 4
7:00 For the parishioners of St. Joseph Basilica
8:15 r.s. Shirley Elliott - int. Jean Duclos
9:30 r.s. William Markiewicz
- int. wife, children, grandchildren & great grandson
11:00 s.p. Maria Trzuskot (10th anniv.)
SHARING OUR BLESSINGS—November 20, 2011
Weekly $6228,50 (including $439.50 in loose money);
Diocesan Obligations $352; Campaign for Human
Development $492.50 (including $100.50 in loose money);
Fuel $415 ; Weekly Budget $7500
I-25 Club Winner for 10th week—#153 Joseph Piechocki
Captain Theresa Jankowski
Friendly reminder-To be eligible for the Weekly and Final
drawings all membership dues must be paid as soon as possible.
Payments may be given to your Captain or deposited in the
collection basket at Mass in an envelope labeled 1-25 Club.
Thank you for your cooperation.
- Theresa Jankowski - Connie Czechowski
Stewardship Note. We are the servants of God, each with his
or her own task. We will be judged good stewards if, at His
coming, He finds us ready and conscientiously pursuing the
tasks to which we have been called. We are grateful for so
many who volunteer in parish ministries and organizations and
we are continually looking for new people to help with Christmas decorations, visiting the sick and helping in the office.
Stewardship is similar to discipleship which permeates the
life of the parish and is clearly visible in the work and worship
of people who dedicate countless hours of service and sacrifice
their resources for the good of the Church. They may not use
that word but they indeed do practice. Stewardship is the constitutive element of true discipleship and the visible barometer
of the parish spiritually and vitality.
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Be alert! You don’t know when the time will come.
—Mark 13:33
MARK’S JESUS
Mark’s Gospel is the shortest and tersest of all four. The discourses of Jesus tend to be terser as well. Mark’s portrayal of
Jesus has none of the poetry of the Sermon on the Mount or the
Sermon on the Plain as in Matthew or Luke, nor the extensive,
reflective “I Am” discourses as in John. Mark’s Jesus “cuts to
the chase,” we would say today. This is reflected quite well in
today’s passage.
It is no accident that the dialogue of Jesus at this point in the
Gospel according to Mark—the concluding words about the
end of the world—immediately before his passion, is riddled
with exclamation points and an overall sense of urgency.
We would do well to re-tool our own way of living this Advent, for we live in a world urgently in need of hearing the
message of Jesus proclaimed. It’s time for us to “wake up!”
and get out into the world to do it.
Word of Life. Analyzing the risk of mental health problems
for women after an abortion, a new meta-analysis of 22 studies
- with a total of over 800,000 participants—found that women
who aborted a child have an 81% increased risk of subsequent
mental health problems compared to women who have not had
an abortion. When compared to women with an “unplanned”
pregnancy who gave birth, women who had an abortion have a
138% higher risk of mental health problems. If you are grieving
from a past abortion, contact your diocesan Project Rachel Ministry for confidential help at 508-791-HOPE.
Second collection this weekend is for all remaining envelopes
in your packet.
SANCTUARY VOTIVE CANDLES
From November 27, 2011 through December 3, 2011
Main Altar—Candle 1
In Memory of - Edward Dowgiewicz II on the occasion of his
birthday - offered by parents and brothers
125TH JUBILEE CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
Reminder - This is your last chance to get tickets for the
Christmas Raffle at $5 each or 3 tickets for $10– 1st prize
$1,250, 4 prizes each of $125 in gold coins are available from
the Jubilee Committee members or at the rectory. Drawing
date is Dec. 3rd in the school cafeteria after Christmas
Tree Lighting ceremony and HSA dinner.
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ADVENT
Advent is a special time of preparation to celebrate the Incarnation of the Son of God in the Lord's Nativity. This is inextricably
linked with the expectation of His second coming. The Son of
God became man to give us a share in the life of God. We have a
constant temptation to treat this life on earth as if it would last
forever. Yet here we have no permanent place and everything,
that we do, is transient. We are given a certain time on earth for
which we will have to report. An Evangelical vigil, of which we
hear in Advent, does not mean passivity or escaping from life
and has nothing to do with anxiety. Anyone who is watchful and
alert remembers the ultimate goal of life and should be prepared
every day to pass on to meet the Lord.
- - Fr. Gregory
SCHOOL NEWS
Students of the Month of October: Grade 8 Thomas Clifford,
Grade 7 Hannah Yash, Grade 6 Shauna Harney, Grade 5 Justyn
Sudyka, Grade 4 Abigail Duval, Grade 3 Savannah Belsito,
Grade 2 Elzbieta Gronek, Grade 1 Benjamin Duquette, K– Riley Heenan, Pre-K 5 Elizabeth Mahlert, Pre-K2/3 Colin Smith.
Thanksgiving Lunch - The school children, faculty, and staff
followed the traditions of our country by celebrating Thanksgiving lunch of turkey and all the fixings in the school cafeteria
on Tue., Nov. 22th - courtesy of Msgr. Tony. We began with a
prayer followed by a tasty dinner served by the male members
of the faculty and staff. The highlight of the day was the dessert
- ice cream and cookies. President’s of parish organizations
were invited to participate.
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
On Sunday, Dec., 11th at 2:00pm, St. Joseph School children
will present “Christmas Around the World” and “Three
Wee Kings” at Bartlett High School Puliafico Auditorium.
Tickets are $5 (adults & children over 12); $3 for seniors (60
and over and children 6 to 12); children under 5 will be admitted free of charge. Deadline to purchase advance tickets is
Dec., 8th and are available at the school and rectory.
The St. Joseph School pageant opens the Christmas season in
our area. Not many people can travel to New York to attend
Christmas Specials, therefore, you are offered the opportunity
to relive the first Christmas story in the Bartlett High School
Auditorium. The children extend a special invitation to all parishioners of St. Joseph Basilica.
FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION
First Friday adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will take
place after the 7:00am Mass on Dec. 2nd and continue throughout the day concluding at 3:00pm with the Chaplet to the Divine Mercy followed by benediction. Adorers are asked to attend at their scheduled time. A Mass will also be celebrated at
7:00pm in the Polish language.
Please note: All members and parishioners are cordially invited
to join us at the 7:00am Mass which is designated for either the
living or deceased members of the Sacred Heart Society.
NOVEMBER CASH CALENDAR WINNERS
Nov. 21-$75 Jonathan Fairbanks, Westboro; Nov. 22-$50 Charlotte Galvin, Thompson, CT; Nov. 23-$50 Shirley Piechota,
Webster; Nov. 24-$50 Joseph Ziak, Webster; Nov. 25-$50 Alice R. Kitka, Thompson CT; Nov. 26-$50 Patty Gryncewicz,
Webster; Nov. 27-$100 Charlotte Strzelewicz, Webster.
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ST. JOSEPH POLISH WOMENS’ CLUB
St. Joseph Polish Womens’ Club will hold their Annual Christmas Party on Tues., Dec. 13th at Colonial Restaurant. Cocktail
hour is at 5:30pm, with dinner at 6:00pm. Tickets are $20 and
may be purchased by calling either Barbara Kryger at (508)
943-2253, Patty Williams at (508) 943-8455 or Carrie’s Beauty
Shoppe at (508) 943-0318.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
First Penance Celebration. Our second graders will be making their first penance on Wed., Nov. 30th at 6:00pm in the
Church. Please pray for them that they will grow closer to Jesus and will seek to please Him in all that they do and say.
Celebrating Advent. The Religious Education department invites everyone to join us during Advent for the following special events to be held in the school cafeteria.
30 Minutes of Celebrating Advent-after 9:30am Mass in the
school cafeteria, includes video and activity.
Dec. 4 - “Celebrate the gift of Jesus” - Making gifts for Jesus.
Dec.11-“Christ the Savior is born”- Making of own nativity set.
Dec. 18- “Follow that star” - Making your very own Christmas
Star for your Christmas tree.
First Confession. The following young people made their First
Confession on Nov. 30th. Please remember them in your
prayers as they continue to prepare for their First Eucharist in
the Spring: Izabella Bezak, Jacob Boyton, Amanda Croteau,
Dominic Denert, Hayden Dery, Enzo Fasulo, Elzbieta Gronek,
Camden Heenan, Adrian Ignatovich, Victor Lagutowski, Julia
Libuda, Szymon Mamro, Antonia Peters, Riley Peters, Emilia
Pianka, Sebastian Podgorny, Maria Roman, Ewa Sekula, Arthur
Sochacki and Juliana Zalewski.
CATHOLIC YOUTH GROUP
Ginger Bread Church Building. Please meet at Sacred Heart
Church during Open House on Dec. 4th from 12-4:00pm.
Candlelight Mass. Please join us the Youth Only Mass to be
celebrated by Fr. Gregory at the Center on Dec. 7th at 6:00pm.
All youths in grades 6-12 are invited to participate. Light
snacks and beverages will be provided after Mass and youths
are welcome to stay and hang out until 8:00pm.
THANKSGIVING DINNER
St. Joseph Basilica, in this Jubilee Year, extended an invitation to all parishioners, but especially those who became indifferent to God and his Church, to come and celebrate Thanksgiving with a dinner on Sat., Nov. 19th in the cafeteria. Over
135 people took advantage of the hospitality of our parish and
enjoyed this friendly gathering and delicious meal.
We are grateful to the Jubilee Committee for their untiring
effort in making this evening a success.
OPLATKI - CHRISTMAS WAFERS
Christmas Day is so important in the life of the Church that it
is surrounded with many traditions. Some include Church celebrations, devotional practices and others are related to home
customs as Christmas pageants, caroling, social gatherings, etc.
The most popular is the family Christmas Eve Dinner which
traditionally is preceded by all-day-fasting. The most important
part of the dinner was sharing the Oplatek and the exchanging
of greetings with those with whom we share our life.
At 4:00pm Mass we will bless the wafers and they will be
available in the sacristy.
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FINANCIAL REPORT
I want to clarify that our financial report, that was available for
your viewing at the entrances to the church, is based on a cash basis
on the recommendation of the Diocese and for the fiscal year which
ended Aug. 31, 2011. Therefore, if bills were not received before
Aug. 31st, they are not reflected in this report, e.g., the Blessed John
Paul II Statue was not delivered until Sept. 22nd and we paid the final
installment in Sept., which falls in the new fiscal year.
The term Diocesan Obligations is a confusing term to many. We
receive a monthly bill for several items which are reported/included in
different categories of our financial report. Cathedraticum tax on
weekly collections (7.5%) as well as Property, Liability & Equipment
Insurances are reported in the total of Church Operating Expenses;
Priests’ Retirement and Custodial Care are reported in the total of
Priests’ Fringe Benefits; and Workers’ Comp., Full-time employees’
Health Insurance & Pension Plan are reported in the Lay Employees
Fringe Benefits category of the report.
UPCOMING AREA EVENTS
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony followed by HSA beef stew/
chicken noodle soup dinner at St. Joseph Cafeteria on Sat., Dec.3rd
after 4 pm Mass. Tickets at $5 pp. are available at school or at the
rectory. Jubilee $1250 drawing and a visit from Santa are scheduled.
St. Anne School Holiday Craft Fair-Sat., Nov. 3rd from 9:00am—
3:00pm in the school hall with over 25 crafters & artisans, raffle table,
vintage items and home baked desserts. We will also serve breakfast
& lunch. Free admission. For information call (508) 943-2735.
A Gold Specialist will be on site to weigh & test your unwanted
gold and pay you the highest price anywhere!
St. Andrew Bobola’s Holy Rosary Sodality will have a Bake Sale
and Pierogi (cheese & cabbage) sale on Sat., Dec. 3rd in the church
hall from 10:00am-3:00pm. Half dozen $9—dozen $18. First come,
first served, whole they last. Please call Nancy Vajcovec at (508)
943-4850 for more information.
SERRA CLUB GUEST SPEAKERS AT MONTHLY MEETING
Mr. Cushing and Fr. Gregory comprised a team of guest speakers at
the Serra Club monthly meeting on Nov. 16th at the Colonial Club.
The event began with a sit-down meal, followed by the regular
monthly business portion of the agenda and the induction ceremony
into the Serra Club by one of the meeting attendees.
Mr. Cushing spoke on the assigned topic of religious vocations and
what St. Joseph School has done in the past and in the present to foster/promote/mentor religious vocations. He noted that SJS is very
proud of the fact that 22 of it’s former young men as well as 80 of it’s
former young women have gone onto religious life as their lifelong
vocations since the school was established in 1892 and staffed by the
Felician Sisters.
He went on to say that 8 of the school’s graduates, who entered the
priesthood are still alive and practicing their vocations and that 7 o the
sisters, who graduated from St. Joseph School enjoy the same status.
The art of exploring a vocation/application process of same and the
qualities an applicant should have as well as pursue were discussed.
Fr. Gregory spoke on his religious vocation journey and past mentoring. By many examples, taken from Church teaching and his own
experience, Fr. Gregory explained that recognition of religious vocation is supposed to be based on the personal relation of love between
God and someone searching his own life path. During this process,
what is very important is support and encouragement given by the
faith community because the “called” person is chosen by God to
serve His people. He went on to list several tips and procedures which
an interested applicant could follow in pursuit of a religious vocation.
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KRONIKA PARAFIALNA
PIERWSZA NIEDZIELA ADWENTU
27 listopada 2011
“Uważajcie, czuwajcie, bo nie wiecie, kiedy czas ten nadejdzie.” (Mk 13, 33)
JEZUS WEDŁUG MARKA Ewangelia Markowa jest najkrótsza i
najbardziej zwięzła pośród wszystkich czterech Ewangelii. Ukazywany przez marka portret Jezusa również jest bardziej okrojony. Nie ma
tam nic z poetyckości Mateuszowych czy Łukaszowych opisów Kazania na Górze. Markowy Jezus jest bardziej „do rzeczy”. Widać to
bardzo dobrze w dzisiejszym czytaniu.
To nie przypadek, że u Marak Jezus wypowiada słowa, które odnoszą
się do końca świata, tuż przed swoja męką. Jego pełne napięcia napominanie jest aktualne i w naszych czasach, gdyż współczesny świat
potrzebuje, byśmy „obudzili się” i oznajmili mu wiadomość, którą
Jezus głosi: Czuwajcie!
ROZPOCZYNAJĄCY SIĘ OKRES ADWENTU jest przygotowaniem do świętowania wcielenia Syna Bożego w Narodzeniu Pańskim.
Nierozerwalnie łączy się to z oczekiwaniem na Jego powtórne przyjście. Syn Boży po to bowiem stał się człowiekiem, aby dać nam
udział w życiu Boga. Mamy ciągłą pokusę traktować życie doczesne
na ziemi tak, jakby miało trwać wiecznie. Tymczasem nie mamy tutaj
stałego miejsca i wszystko, czym się zajmujemy, jest przemijające.
Dany nam został pewien określony czas, z którego będziemy musieli
zdać rachunek. Ewangeliczne czuwanie, o którym słyszymy w Adwencie, nie oznacza bierności lub ucieczki od życia, nie ma też nic
wspólnego z lękiem. Ten, kto czuwa, każdego dnia pamięta
o ostatecznym celu swojego życia i w każdej chwili jest gotowy na
spotkanie z Panem.
OPŁATKI Boże Narodzenie jako bardzo waży dzień w życiu Kościoła, jest połączone z licznymi tradycjami. Niektóre dotyczą nabożeństw i celebracji, inne funkcjonują jako domowe i rodzinne zwyczaje. Jednym ze znaczących jest Wieczerza Wigilijna, która tradycyjnie
była poprzedzona całodziennym postem. Bardzo ważny elementem w
czasie Wieczerzy jest dzielenie się opłatkiem i składanie życzeń. Pobłogosławione opłatki są już dostępne w zakrystii.
PIERWSZY PIĄTEK MIESIĄCA. Jak co miesiąc zapraszamy na
Nabożeństwa Pierwszopiątkowe. Msze św. tradycyjnie o 6:30, 7:00,
8:30 i 19:00 (po polsku). Zachęcamy jednocześnie do prywatnej adoracji Najświętszego Sakramentu. Przed Mszą wieczorną możliwość
spowiedzi od godz. 18:00.
KORONKA DO MIŁOSIERDZIA BOŻEGO Jak w każda pierwsza niedzielę miesiąca zapraszamy wszystkich parafian na Koronkę
do Miłosierdzia Bożego. Nabożeństwo połączone z wystawieniem
Najświętszego Sakramentu i błogosławieństwem, rozpocznie się o
godzinie 15:00, która jest szczególnie dedykowana tajemnicy Bożego
Miłosierdzia.
RELIGIA Celebracja Pierwszej Spowiedzi dla kandydatów do
Pierwszej Komunii św. odbędzie się w środę 30 listopada o godz.
18:00 w naszym kościele. Adwentowe spotkania dla wszystkich
chętnych parafian będą się odbywały w każdą niedzielę po Mszy św.
9:30 w szkolnej kafeterii. W programie spotkań m.in. prezentacje
video i różnorodne atrakcje. Tematy spotkań są następujące:
4 grudnia: „Celebrate the gift of Jesus”- robienie prezentu dla Jezusa.
11 grudnia: “Christ the Savior is born” – robienie szopki.
18 grudnia: “Follow the star” – robienie gwiazdy na choinkę.
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS
St. Joseph Basilica #511990
53 Whitcomb Street
Webster, MA 01570
TELEPHONE
508 943-0467
CONTACT PERSON
Ewa Mamro
EMAIL: [email protected]
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TRANSMISSION TIME
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SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION
November 13, 2011
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