Fr. David Doiron~ Pastor

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 4:00PM, Sunday Morning 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM

WEEKDAY MASSES 7:30AM (Tuesday—Friday)

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Confessions are heard on Saturday at 3:15PM Any other time is by appointment.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Please call the office for instructions and a Baptismal date

BULLETIN DEADLINE Monday 9:00 AM

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– FEBRUARY 16TH 9:00a.m. -Rosary 4:00p.m. -Mass For John Carroll 3rd Anniversary Requested by the Family SUNDAY – FEBRUARY 17TH 8:00a.m. -Mass 10:00a.m. -Mass For Tara Marie Lang & Patricia Benicaso Requested by the Stimpson Family MONDAY – FEBRUARY 18TH

NO MORNING MASS TUESDAY-FEBRUARY 19TH

NO MORNING MASS WEDNESDAY – FEBRUARY 20TH

7:30a.m.-Mass_______________________________ THURSDAY – FEBRUARY 21ST

7:30a.m.-Mass__________________________________ FRIDAY – FEBRUARY 22ND

7:30a.m.-Mass __ SATURDAY – FEBRUARY 23RD 9:00a.m. -Rosary 4:00p.m. -Mass For Don Mancini 3rd Anniversary Requested by His Wife & Family SUNDAY - FEBRUARY 24TH 8:00a.m. -Mass For Lawrence Tomasino Anniversary Mass Requested by the Family 10:00a.m. -Mass

ALTAR SERVERS

2/16-2/17 2/23-2/24 4:00p.m. Eamon McDonnell Matthew Tomasino 8:00a.m. Logan Domineck Logan Domineck 10:00a.m. Liam Daly Caleb Rocha Luke Putney Aiden Rocha

LITURGICAL ROLES

2/16-2/17 2/23-2/24 4:00p.m. D. Doyle (L) E. Zglobicki (L) R. White (E) D. Doyle (E) 8:00a.m. R. Bedard (L) L. LeFave (L) M. Ahearn (E) M. Paladino (E) 10:00a.m. W. Lang (L) P. Stephens (L) K. Anderson (E) P. Belsito (E) The offering of the Holy Cup during Mass will be suspended in awareness of the active cold and flu season.

TV MINISTRY SCHEDULE 2/17/2019 Jack Ayvazian 2/24/2019 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.

TV DAILY MASS Daily mass can be seen on Charter TV channel 193 Monday through Friday at 9:00a.m.

"Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who are now weeping, for you will laugh." - Lk 6:21 Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD.

THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THE SICK

AND IN A SPECIAL WAY FOR

Alice Falcone, Dan Daignault Debbie Lyons, Doris Metilly Mellissa Angiolillo, Julie Dix,

Jackie Cook, Blake George Murawski Barbara Englander, Ginny Bean

Aline Riedle, Robert & Rita Mertig Patricia Jones, Jim Cavanaugh

Patrick Remington

WEEKLY OFFERTORY COLLECTION Our parish budget requires $4,000 weekly to meet our expenses. On the weekend of February 9th- February 10th we received $4081. Thank you for your continued and generous support of our parish. 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.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Paul Revere earned his living as a silversmith. But what do we remember

him for? His volunteer work. All activism is volunteering in that it’s done above and beyond earning a living and

deals with what people really care passionately about. Remember, no one gets paid to rebel. All revolutions start

with volunteers.

Susan J. Ellis

Mass in Memory of a Family Member or Friend Families who have requested a Mass in memory of a family member or friend are asked to bring up the gifts at the Offertory. Please let the usher or Father Dave know that you are at the Mass.

ST. COLUMBA CHILDREN’S CHOIR Any boy or girl in grades 3 through 8 is invited to join our new children’s choir. Please come to our next rehearsals: Sunday March 3rd and Sunday March 10th at 9:00a.m. We plan to have the children sing on March 10th at the 10:00 a.m. Sunday Mass. For more information, please contact Diane Desautels after any weekend Mass or at 508-764-3244.

ST. JOHNS’ SOUP KITCHEN COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHEDULE

Monday 2/18

Roy Mattei; Mary Morkunas; Courtney O’Rourke

Tuesday 2/19 Emily Roy; Drew Peck; Cyprian Siwik;

Seamus Bisnette

Wednesday 2/20 Aiden Rocha; Lily Grady; Olivia Grady; Ella Grady

Transportation to and from the soup kitchen

is provided. Parent drop off time at St. Columba is 6:50a.m.

Monday – Wednesday

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASS SCHEDULE

There are no CCD classes during February school vacation

2/17-2/24.

Sunday Gr. 1 & 2 8:50a.m.-9:50a.m. 3/03/2019.

Sunday Gr. 9 & 10 11:00:00-12:00p.m. 3/03/2019

2/17/2019

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 this weekend. Your continued support of this project is appreciated. Sales will remain the first and third weekend of each month. Thanks to all who volunteer and support this project. Next sales date is the weekend of March 2 and 3, 2019.

OUTREACH MINISTRY

For several years we have had numerous parishioners who bring Communion on the weekend to our homebound or hospitalized parishioners. By bringing Communion to our homebound you show how valued they are as members of the parish. Please contact the rectory at 508-755-0408 to let us know if there is someone who would benefit from these visits or if you would like to join this ministry. Training is provided.

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. Light refreshments and coffee are always available during our sessions. Please feel free to drop in and join us, or drop in to pick up kits any time on Wednesday mornings until noon. For more information, please contact Marianne Girouard at 508-798-8330, mcgirouard@hotmail.com.

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time “Blessed are you when people hate you,…exclude and insult you, and denounce your name…on account of the Son of Man.” (Luke 6:22) All of us have been in situations when someone has made a negative comment or joke about God or our Catholic faith. How did you respond? Did you stay silent or pretend to go along with the crowd because you didn’t want to cause waves and then, later, you felt bad? Know that God is with you all the time, the Holy Spirit will put the right words in your mouth. Pray for the strength and courage to proclaim our faith to others, especially during uncomfortable situations.

2/17/2019

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Cursillo Dates for 2019

The first 2019 Cursillo weekend for Men will be March 21-24. The first 2019 Women’s Cursillo weekend is May 2-5. Contact Joan Laracy at

774-239-2474 or joanlaracy@yahoo.com.

PAXTON WOMEN’S CLUB SCHOLARSHIP

The Paxton Woman’s Club offers any high school senior who is a Paxton resident the opportunity to apply for a scholarship. The recipient must be planning to pursue his/her education at a college or an institute of Higher vocational training. A Common Scholarship application and resume must be sent to our scholarship committee on or before April 1, 2019. The following requirements must be included. Incomplete applications will be automatically disqualified. (1) Transcript of grades (2) List of schools applied to (3) Two letters of recommendation (4) Tuition costs and other fees (5) Lists of hobbies and interests (6) Volunteer and community service work (7) Any other information that might assist this committee in selecting the recipient. All information will be considered confidential and the student selected will be notified on or before April 15, 2019. Please mail to: Mrs. Louise Cournoyer 400 Grove St. Paxton, MA. 01612

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