Nov 08, 2009 - St Josephs Basilica

Saint Joseph c'Basi(ica
Parish of the 'ThirifMitTennium
Mission Statement
Saint Joseph Parish is committed to proclaim the gospel message of Jesus
Christ as a Catholic community offaith, 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.; 7:00 a.m.
CONFESSIONS SPOWIEDZ
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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.
Wednesday - Office Is Closed!
Please call ahead for an appointment with a priest.
PARISH PERSONNEL
Rector: ............................ Rev. Msgr. Anthony Czarnecki
Adm. Secretary............... Terry Miller
Financial Secretary......... Ewa Mamro
508-949-2985
Dir. of Rel. Ed . .............. Mary Jolda
Organist.......................... Robert WOjcik
Cemetery Manager ........ Kevin Rekowski
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 M1EMBERSHLP: If you would like to become part of
St. Joseph Parish Family, please call the rectory.
SAKRAMENT CHRZTU: W wyznaczone niedziele. Prosz
zadzwonié na plebaniç, aby ustalié datç. Rodzice zobowizani sa
do krótkiej katechezy.
SAKRAMIEN1' MALZENSTWA:
Narzeczeni powinni
zawiadomié kancelariç parafialnq rok przed datq Alubu.
SAKRAMENT CHORYCH: Po sakramentaln, poslugç
ksiçdza proszç dzwonió na plebanie.
ZAPISY DO PARAF11: Parafia 9w. Józefa serdecznie zaprasza
nowych czlonków. Zapisy przyjmujemy w kancelarii paraflalnej.
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......................Ms. Jennifer Mahlert
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Masses for the week Msze Sw. Podczas Tygodnia
Sunday Vigil-November 7
r.s. Joseph Kwasniewski -mt. wife and daughters
4:00
Sunday-November 8
Zaparafian
7:00
r.s. Anna Godzik -mt. children
8:15
r.s. Catherine Knych -i. M/M Bernard Knych & fam.
9:30
Baptism - Parker Philip Devish
s.p. Franciszek Sczepaniak -mt. Teresa Plewa z rodzina
11:00
Monday-November 9
r.s. Bernard S. Przelomski, Sr. -mt. wife and family
6:30
2 pm Oakwood Nursing Home
r.s. Joanne Houle (t anniv.) -mt. family
Tuesday-November 10
r.s. Florence Sniadach (91h anniv.)
6:30
-mt. Dorothy Sabaj & family
Memorial Mass for the deceased members of St. Joseph
7 pm
Polish Women's Club
Wednesday-November 11
r.s. Dr. Alfred lacobucci -mt. wife and children
6:30
Za wypominki
7:00
Thursday-November 12
r.s. Bernard Kozik -mt. Robert Wojcik
6:30
Friday-November 13
r.s. Olga Pendrak -i. Edward Sitkowski, Roland
6:30
Malboeuf & John Hickey
r.s. Bernice Duhamel -mt. Holy Rosary Sodality
7:00
Saturday-November 14
r.s. Ludwik Bomba (anniv.) and Mitchell Bomba
7:00
-mt. family
Sunday Vigil
r.s. Albert S. Knych (anniv.) and Constance M. Knych
4:00
-mt. daughter Jean, husband Tom and family
Sunday-November 15
Za parafian
7:00
r.s. Leon Lenkiewicz (23Td anniv.) -mt. son & daughters
8:15
r.s. Marlene Harris (1St anniv.) -in, husband and family
9:30
s.p. Balbina Sarzynska -int. corki z dziecmi
11:00
1-25 Club Winner for the 7 " Week - #96 Florence Motyka
SACRIFICIAL OFFERING - November 1, 2009
Weekly $5888.25;Diocesan Obligations $1052.50; Fuel $176; All
Saints $754.
WORD OF LIFE. Every little boy and girl is a unique and
irreplaceable creature designed by the God of love, his personal gift
that comes to us bearing his image and likeness. While biological
parents assist in God's creative act, God contributes the child's
eternal soul—his or her intellect, consciousness, will and the
capacities to reason and love, to hope and aspire.
- Respect Life Program Flyer 2009-2010
Waiting. Our Lord prefers to wait for the sinner for years rather
than keep the sinner waiting one instant. —St. Francis de Sales
THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
November 8, 2009
The Lord keeps faith forever,
secures justice for the oppressed,
gives food to the hungry.
Psalm 146.71
The Call to Discipleship. The core
vocation in the Gospel of Mark is
the vocation, or call, to
- discipleship. Today's Gospel.
passage provides us with one last
example of what the vocation to
discipleship means, and one
example of what it doesn't mean. A
destitute widow shows us that
discipleship means following
Jesus' way of service, even if it requires giving one's
livelihood (or life). In our reading from the book of Kings
another widow and her son are close to death. They, too,
give what little they have, but they are rewarded by Elijah
with food enough for a year. And the reading from the
I
Letter to the Hebrews reminds us that Jesus sacrificed his
life "to bring salvation to those who eagerly await him."
The second collection this week is for the
final Phase III payments
Next weekend a second collection will not be taken.
DEVOTION TO SAINT JOSEPH
Saint Joseph has been a powerful intercessor before God for
human needs. Probably for this reason he was declared as patron of
the Universal Church. People with various needs pray to St. Joseph
such as starting a new business, financial difficuties, protection of
the family or for someone who is approaching his final hours of life
on earth. Recently in our country it has almost become fashionable
to pray to St. Joseph to sell the house, to buy a house etc. People
are continually looking for novenas, prayers, Masses to St. Joseph.
In our Basilica we have a novena of Masses every Wednesday at
6:30 in the morning. I want to believe that many people in our
parish experience a variety of needs and seek the protection of St.
Joseph in their journey of life. We invite all of them for the 6:30
a.m. votive Mass.
SCHOOL NEWS
On Friday, October 30, the students of St. Joseph School with their
parents truly enjoyed the Halloween celebration with a variety of
treats. Parents spent a lot of time to decorate, serve and provide the
appropriate background for this annual cultural event. It was the
best attended social gathering which filled the cafeteria and the
corridors. The children enjoyed many goodies including ice cream.
Of course, the highlight was the costumes parade.
Also during the school day the children enjoyed moments of
common gathering and treats. It seems that from the beginning of
September children identify Halloween as an important social
gathering in the certain monotony of daily work until the Christmas
season.
I want to thank the Home and School Association for their
leadership and the parents for their assistance.
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VETERANS DAY
On Wednesday, November 11 °' we observe a treasure from our
tradition, Armistice Day, which began with the signing of a
symbolic treaty between the allies and Germany, ending World
War I (then called the "Great War") on the eleventh hour of the
eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. The auspicious date
was actually a well-established religious holiday, the feast of Saint
Martin of Tours, a beloved soldier saint of the army of Rome. After
World War II, Armistice Day was changed to Veterans Day in the
United States. The date was declared a national holiday and in
many parts of the world people take a two-minute moment of
silence at 11:00 a.m. as a sign of respect for the roughly 20 million
who died in the war. Let us remember all those who died that we
might live in freedom.
HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (HSA)
GENERAL MEETING
The HSA general meeting was held on Tuesday, October 27.The
general topic of this gathering of parents was the safety of children
presented by various individuals addressing many different aspects
of protection. The presentation of Atty. Julie Lashur from District
Attorney Joe Early's office was an eye-opener to many people
when she declared that the very dangerous place for a child is not
only the streets or bad influence of the neighborhood students, but
also the home. Students have a tendency to use the internet and
cellular phones late at night when they are not supervised and this
is the time when they could encounter real danger. She outlined
several steps of helping the children avoid falling into the trap of
various predators and devious individuals. Atty Lashur also has
been the criminal prosecutor for abused children.
ALTAR SERVERS
On Saturday, the 31St of October, the Altar Servers had an
opportunity to participate in the organized program at the Haunted
Hay Ride at Century Sportsman's Club in Auburn. Prior to the hay
ride the young altar servers participated in trick or treat on Camile
Road. The students enjoyed the spooky, scary hay ride and then
encountered a special program prepared for them. They were
treated with various goodies and apple cider, and enjoyed the
hospitality of the club. We thank Ewa Mamro for organizing this
event.
FROM THE OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
RCIA meets Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. weekly.
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Confirmation. Next meeting is Sunday, November 15 at 8 a.m.
in St. Joseph School. Please be prompt.
Youth Group Mass at 9:30 a.m. on November 15th• All parish
youth and families are encouraged to attend.
First Penance. First Session with Students/Parents is November 8th
after the 9:30 a.m. Mass. Make-up session scheduled for
Wednesday, November 1 1th at 6:30 p.m. in the school.
All Saints Family Event. Thank you to all the families who
attended, and all our "saints" who helped make the event possible.
We had fun learning about the Saints as models of love and faith.
Our parish is very fortunate to have some "saints" growing up in
our midst.
Parishioners your help is needed! Handing on our faith is the
work of all Baptized Catholics. We are asking all parishioners to
pray for those who are discerning about joining the Church or
becoming fully initiated members; our Confirmation students; and
those who will be making their First Penance and Eucharist this
year. Your prayers are essential for God's kingdom to grow on
earth.
Religious Education still needs an 81l grade catechist, aide in
classroom, hospitality or office helper. Please call Mary Jolda and
leave a message if you can help in any way.
NOVEMBER CASH CALENDAR WINNERS
Nov. 14100 Theresa A. Gwozdz, Webster; Nov. 2450 Ruby
Melesky, Brookfield; Nov. 3-$50 Frances Petrin, Webster; Nov. 4$50 Dolores David, Webster; Nov. 5475 Rose Dufries, Webster;
Nov. 6-550 Leo Pedone, Worcester; Nov. 7 $50 Gerald Deary,
Webster; Nov. 8-5100 Michal & Laura Fairbanks, Westboro.
MEGA CASH RAFFLE
Yes! We are going to have the Mega Cash Raffle again this year!
Details are being finalized but the grand prize of $10,000 will still
be offered. Other cash prizes will be awarded the same as in
previous years. Tickets will be available this month. Watch for
further details on how you can become the lucky winner! Your
generous response in the past has made this Mega Cash Raffle an
annual fundraising event in our parish. All proceeds will be used to
reduce the Diocesan Obligations. We are always grateful for your
faithful support.— Parish Council
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
The Home and School Association (HSA), with the assistance of
the St. Joseph Polish Women's Club, will be hosting the annual
Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, December 5th, 2009. Food, music,
money raffle and many outside vendors for your Christmas
Shopping! More details to follow in the coming weeks. ..Don't miss
this great opportunity to enjoy some great food and do some
leisurely shopping!
FOUND - Gold bracelet at the cemetery last Sunday.
Please call rectory to claim 508-943-0467.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Mon. Nov. 9. Week III of Bible Study: Generosity is the Hallmark
from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Parish Conference Room.
Tues. Nov. 10. Youth Group Wii Bowling with Christopher
Heights Residents from 6-7:30 p.m.
Tues. Nov. 10. St. Joseph Polish Women's Club Memorial Mass
for Deceased Members at 7 p.m. in church followed by the general
meeting in school cafeteria. Connie Favreau is hostess for evening.
Tues. Nov. 10. Youth Group Wii Bowling contest with the
residents of Christopher Heights from 6-7:30 p.m.
Nov 11. Veterans' Day Observed - no school
Wed. Nov. 18. St. Joseph School Parents Conf. from 5-8 p.m.
Wed. Nov. 18. Parish Council Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Conf.
Room.
Thurs. Nov. 19. Half day of school. Parents Conference from 12-3
p.m.
Sat. Nov. 21. St. Andrew Bobola Pierogi & Bake Sale from 12-4.
Nov. 25-27 Thanksgiving Break - no school.
Sat. Dec. 5. Annual Christmas Bazaar
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CATHOLIC YOUTH GROUP
The next Youth Mass will be Sunday, November 15 1h at St.
Joseph Basilica at 9:30 a.m. Light refreshments will be
served following Mass at the Youth Center. If you are
interested in reading at Mass, please let Mrs. Valcour know.
Choir practice for Mass will be Thursday, November 12 "
from 7-8 pm at the Youth Center. All are welcome to attend.
BINGO EVERY SUNDAY
Saint Joseph Parish School
Featuring Progressive Jackpot
Two Winner Take All's - Special Door Prizes
Variety of Hot Home-Made Food
Free Coffee
Doors Open at 4p.m. Games Begin 5:45 p.m.
Parents of Grades 2 and 6 will assist from 4 to 6
P.M.
PRE-HOLIDAY DANCE
A special pre-holiday dance will be held November 28,
2009 from 7 p.m. to midnight at the PACC Hall in Webster.
It is sponsored by the Saturday Polish School. Price for
dinner is $30/person. Come enjoy the music of "Echo."
Tickets may be purchased from Ewa Mamro 508-943-8545
or any member of the Saturday Polish School.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
For the past 6 years, the Knights have collected donations to
purchase Thanksgiving turkeys to help those in need. We are
pleased to do this again. The weekend of November 14th and
5, we will be collecting at the back of the church after each
Mass. This past year has presented many issues for those in
need, and I hope you will help us brighten the day for those
families. If you have questions please call Ron Ducharme,
Grand Knight - 508-949-0016. Thank you.
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NABOZENSTWO DO SW. JOZEFA.
Sw. Jozef jest patronem Kosciola powszechnego. Jego
opiece zawierzaja ludzie swoje sprawy, problemy i trudnosci.
Wielu szczegolnie modli sie do niego w sprawach
rodzinnych, przy zakladaniu nowego biznesu, w
trudnosciach finansowych etc. Rowniezjest patronem dobrej
smierci wiec polecajajego opiece siebie i tych ktorzy koncza
doczesna pielgrzymke zycia.
W naszej Bazylice jest w kazda srode o godz. 6:30 rano
nowenna wotywnych mszy sw. Rowniez i '.v naszej parafli
wierni potrzebuja nasprzyrodzonej pomocy u laski Bozej
dlatego serdecznie zachecam do uczestniczenia W tych
Mszach sw.
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W srode 31 pazdziernika, studenci szkoly sw. Joefa
wspolnie z rodzicami uczestniczyli w tradycyjnym
Halloween Party. Pieknie udekorowana kafeteria, sezonowe
stroje dzieci oraz roznego rodzaju przygotowane
poczestunki byly Wspaniala oprawa wspolnej zabawy ku
radosci dzieci. Rowniez w czasie szkoly dzieci mialy
moment aby cieszyc sie wspolnym spotkaniem. W
codziennych zajeciach szkoly dzieci licza na dWa wazne
wydarzenia ktore maja dia nich charakter radosny tj.
Halloween i Swieta Bozego Narodzenia. Serdecznie dziejuke
HSA za wszelka pomoc.
ZEBRANIE STOWARZYSZENIA RODZICOW
We wtorek 27 pazdziernika rodzice dzieci szkoly sw.
Jozefa mieli okazje zaznajomic sie tematyka bezpieczenstwa
dzieci we wspolczesnyum spolecznenswie. Z przykroscia
stwierdzono ze przez internet i cellular telefon dom rodzinny
jest tez bardzo wielkim zagrozeniem dia dzieci jezeli rodzice
pozwalaja na nie kontrolowane koprzystanie ze wspolczesnej
technologi. Szczegolnie w nocy ludzie z roznymi
problemami szukaja kontaktow z dziecmi przez inernet,
telefony i wykorzystuja prostote dzieci. Przedstawiciele
roznych instytucji szczegolnie porkuratury stanu
Massachusetts podawali wide cenych informacji i
przykladow.
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W dniu 28 listopada 2009 odbedzie sie zabawa na sali
PACC w Webster od 7 p.m. do 12:00 a.m. Zespol "Echo"
bedzie gral caly wieczor. Zabawa jest organizowana przez
Sobotnia Skole Jezyka Poiskiego przy szkole Sw. Jozefa w
Webster. Donacja $30 od osoby wlaczajac obiad i deser. Po
informacje I bilety prosze dzwonic do Pani Ewa Mamro 508943-8545.
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Tego roku tradycyjny bazar Swiat Bozego Narodzenia
becizie w sobote, 5-go grudnia od godziny 13 do godziny 18.
Polskie jedzenie, dekoracje swiateczne, rozni sprzedawcy
ciekawych artykolow z innych shopping centers beda dla
dyspozycji kazdego z nas. Bedzie tez Sw. Mikolaj i okazja
do zrobienia zdjecia dzieciom. Szkola Sw. Jozefa przedstawi
krotki dziecinny program po polodniu.