Fr. David Cotter~ Administrator

Terry Nummelin ~ Director of Religious Education

Rectory: 10 Richards Avenue Paxton, MA 01612 Telephone: 508-755-0408 • Fax: 508-767-0759

Religious Education Office: 508-755-0601 http://www.stcolumbapax.org • email: stcolumba@charter.net

SUNDAY MASSES

Saturday Evening 5:00PM, Sunday Morning 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM WEEKDAY MASSES

8:00AM (Monday—Thursday) SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

Please call the office . SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Confessions are heard on Saturday at 4:15PM Any other time is by appointment.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please call the office for instructions and a Baptismal date

BULLETIN DEADLINE

Friday 12:00 PM

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS

Please introduce yourselves. We want to know and serve you. We hope you become an active part of our Parish Community.

CHURCH OF ST. COLUMBA PAXTON, MA

WORSHIP SCHEDULE SATURDAY– JULY 13TH 9:00a.m. -Rosary 5:00p.m. -Mass For Nicholas & Theodora Barouk Requested by Thomas & Ivette Barouk SUNDAY – JULY 14TH 8:00a.m. -Mass 10:00p.m.-Mass For Glenn Schlegel Requested by the Family MONDAY – JULY 15TH

8:00a.m.-Mass__________________________________ Tuesday-JULY 16TH

8:00a.m.-Mass __ WEDNESDAY – JULY 17TH

8:00a.m.-Mass __ THURSDAY – JULY 18TH 8:00a.m.-Mass __ FRIDAY – JULY 19TH

NO MORNING MASS SATURDAY – JULY 20TH 9:00a.m. -Rosary 5:00p.m. -Mass For Barbara Poplis 5th Anniversary Requested by the Family SUNDAY - JULY 21ST 8:00a.m. -Mass 10:00p.m. -Mass For Tara Marie Lang & Patricia Benicaso Requested by the Stimpson Family

ALTAR SERVERS

7/13-7/14 7/20-7/21 5:00p.m. Liam McDonnell Liam McDonnell 8:00a.m. John Metilly Logan Domineck Nicholas Metilly 10:00a.m. Aiden Rocha Lucas Rocha Hudson Daly Luke Putney

LITURGICAL ROLES

7/13-7/14 7/20-7/21 5:00p.m. D. Doyle (L) M. Power (L) L. Doyle (E) D. Stoica (E) A. Stoica (E) 8:00a.m. L. LeFave (L) L. Cournoyer (L) S. Massarelli (E) M. Paladino (E) J. Laracy (E) G. Graham (E) 10:00a.m. R. Bedard (L) R. Bedard (L) C. Rocha (E) P. Belsito (E)

UPDATED TV MINISTRY SCHEDULE

7/14/2019 Tim Murphy 7/21/2019 Pat Stephens 7/28/2019 Liam McDonnell The 10a.m. mass is recorded each week and shown on channel 192 at 4:00p.m., 6:00p.m. and 8:00p.m. on Sunday and Monday.

The Rosary

The Rosary is recited every Saturday at 9a.m . in the church. All are invited and encouraged to attend.

"But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn, and cared for him." - Lk 10:33-34 Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD.

THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THE SICK

AND IN A SPECIAL WAY FOR

Alice Falcone, Dan Daignault Ursula Shea, Doris Metilly

Mellissa Angiolillo, Julie Dix, Jackie Cook, Blake George Murawski

Barbara Englander, Ginny Bean Aline Riedle, Robert & Rita Mertig

Patricia Jones, Muriel Walsh Patrick Remington

Hope for Housing Food Card Sale

Food cards to benefit the Hope for Housing Program sponsored by the Interfaith Coalition to Prevent Family Homelessness will be available next weekend July 20 and 21. Thanks to all who volunteer and support this project. Future sales dates are August 3 and 4 and August 17 and 18. Sales to date are $177,510.00. Just completed a full audit and looking forward to helping this charity, so needy. Sales last weekend totaled $1,425.00

WEEKLY OFFERTORY COLLECTION Our parish budget requires $4,000 weekly to meet our expenses. On the weekend of July 6th-July 7th we received $3855. Thank you for your continued and generous support of our parish.

The Religious Education Program at St. Columba represents the efforts of many volunteers all who make a generous commitment of time and talents to support the work of educating our children in the faith. Most importantly the goal of the program is to help our children and youth to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ. We do this through the teachings of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, small group discussions on the Sunday gospel, special liturgies and service projects. If you have been thinking about how you can help our parish children build that strong foundation of knowing and loving Jesus please give Mrs. Nummelin a call at 508-755-0601 or email: terrynummelin@gmail.com.

There are many ways to help!

We need teachers, teachers aides, substitutes and room parents to organize class coffee shops and special projects. If you like to sing or play an instrument you can help the children prepare songs for their class Masses. Or maybe you would like to come in and share a story with the children of a person who has inspired you along your faith journey. Classes are held on the following days and times. There should be a time that will fit your family schedule: Grade 1 & 2 : Sunday mornings, 8:50-9:50a.m. Grade 3 & 4: Monday afternoons, 3-4:15p.m. Grade 5 & 6: Tuesday afternoons, 3-4:15p.m. Grade 7: Monday evenings, 7:00-8:00p.m. Grade 8: Tuesday evenings, 7:00-8:00p.m. Grade 9 & 10: Sunday mornings, 11:00-12:00p.m.

PLEASE DON’T FORGET ST. COLUMBA Summer is here, school is out and it’s time to think about your family’s summer vacation. While you are enjoying your summer with your family, please do not forget about your St. Columba family.

The expenses at St. Columba, like that of your family,

continue year round. Please mail or make-up your

weekly donation during the summer.

How about making a Cursillo Weekend. The 2019 dates are: Men’s -October 10-13 and Women’s- November 14-17. Contact Joan Laracy at 774-239-2474 or joanlaracy@yahoo.com for more information.

We commend to your prayers Paul Bannon. May the Angels lead him into Paradise. We also extend our condolences to the members of his family. We pray that God will give them strength and comfort during their time of loss.

7/14/2019

Online Banking For anyone who prefers the convenience of using on line banking, you can arrange with your bank to have your weekly contribution sent to: St. Columba Church, 10 Richards Ave., Paxton, MA. 01612. All such payments are promptly deposited and recorded in the church records.

GOSPEL MEDITATION July 14, 2019 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Loving isn't too difficult, right? Many of us are surrounded by kind, lovely people trying to do the right thing. Indeed, to "love ? your neighbor as yourself" seems like it should be easy enough. Treat people like you would like to be treated. Bring the new neighbors some baked goods (normal and gluten-free, just in case). Chat with the bank teller about his holiday weekend. Write an occasional card to your sister "just because." There were probably varieties of these acts of kindness in Jesus' day. Perhaps substituting figs for cookies. But "exchange pleasantries with the traveling cloth merchant" isn't the example Jesus gives. "A man fell victim to robbers... they stripped him and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead." The righteous pass by the scene of the dying man. The hero of the story is the one on the margins of Jewish society, who perhaps would not have been welcomed, in other circumstances, by the man now in the ditch. His neighborly love causes him to halt his journey, to tend wounds, and to pay for the man's care out of his own savings. Are we interruptible? Are we attentive to the hurts of others? Are we generous with our money and possessions? In the past few weeks, who has crossed your mind as someone in need of help? Perhaps it's an acquaintance suffering from cancer. Maybe you were invited to donate or volunteer to a local social cause, but it just won't stick in your mind (or schedule) to make it happen. The needs of people are many and varied. We can't help everyone, but God does place opportunities in our path for compassion and courageous love. This week, be "the one who treated him with mercy."

7/14/2019

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Religious Education Registration for 2019-2020

Thank you to all families who have registered their children for Religious Education classes for the fall of 2019. We look forward to an exciting year of faith sharing with your child & family. For those families who have not sent in their registration, please send it in today! Registration forms and parent policy guides are located at the front entrance of the church and on the parish website, http://www.stcolumbapax.org. Forms and tuition need to be returned this month so that we can plan for teachers and materials for this coming year. Any family needing assistance with the tuition fee should contact Mrs. Nummelin at (508) 755-0601) or terrynummelin@gmail.com. Assistance is confidential and no child is ever turned away! Parochial School If your son/daughter attends Parochial School and will be entering into Gr. 2 or Gr. 11 in the fall of 2019 they need to register in their home parish in preparation for Reconciliation and Eucharist, Grade 2, and Confirmation, Grade 11.

Haitian Sewing Ministry The Haitian Sewing Ministry meets on Wednesday morning in the church hall from 9am until noon. We welcome new volunteers all year long. Volunteer tasks include sewing, cutting fabrics, pressing fabrics and assembling kits for those who wish to sew at home. Please feel free to drop in and join us, or drop in to pick up kits any time on Wednesday mornings until noon. There are many kits all set for pick up. For more information, please contact Marianne Girouard at 508-798-8330 or at mcgirouard@hotmail.com.

Save the Date! The Commission for Women of the Diocese of Worcester will be having a Mini-Retreat for Women on Saturday, October 19.