St. Mary’s Parish Corner of Main & Summer Streets, Shrewsbury, Mass. 01545 • Website: www.stmarysparish.org

NEW PARISHIONERS: We are always happy to welcome new people into our parish family. Please contact the Pastoral Center to register or for more information. BAPTISMS: Baptisms at St. Mary are held on the first and third Sundays of the month at 12:30 PM. Parents may also schedule to have their child baptized during one of the Sunday Masses. A preparation session for parents preparing for the baptism of their first child is held on the second Monday of the month in the Pastoral Center. Call the Pastoral Center for more information. MARRIAGES: The policy for the Diocese of Worcester requires a period of one year preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage, which includes sessions with the parish priest and participation at either the precana conferences or the Engaged Encounter weekend. Contact one of the priests for arrangements. PASTORAL CARE: Arrangements for the reception of the Sacraments for homebound parishioners can be made by contacting the Pastoral Center. Please also notify the Pastoral Center when a parishioner is in the hospital or otherwise confined. Emergency sick calls at anytime.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Mass

Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm.

Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 am, 11:00 am

& 5:30 pm.

Weekdays & Saturday: 8:30 am.

Holy Days: 8:30 am., 12:00 pm. & 7:00 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 3:30–4:00 pm.; anytime by

appointment

Eucharistic Adoration

Tuesday: 6:00–9:00 pm, Church

Friday: 9:00–1:00 pm, Pastoral Ctr. Chapel

PARISH STAFF Rev. Msgr. Michael F. Rose, Pastor

Rev. Javier Julio, Parochial Vicar

Philip E. Devine, Deacon

Jeannie MacDonough, Principal

Gina Kuruvilla, Director of

Religious Education & Youth Ministry

Kathy Canfield, Gr. K–8 Rel. Ed. Coord.

Richard Vacca, Director of Liturgical Music

Viola Jefferson, Parish Nurse

Derek Mobilio, Seminarian Intern

CONTACT US Pastoral Center 508-845-6341

School Office 508-842-1601

Religious Ed. Office 508-925-7801

Youth Ministry 508-925-7801

Parish Health Ministry 508-925-7647

Our Parish Mission St. Mary Parish is a diverse and welcoming Catholic community giving witness to Jesus

Christ through love, worship, faith formation, and service. We fulfill our mission by living

the Gospel through word, action, and evangelization within and beyond our

community.

Silvester Norohna………..508-925-4581 Kelly Paulina……………..774-275-1911 Sheila Seed……………….508-842-6326 Robert Terry……………...508-798-8734 Sheryl Zarozny……………508-842-2159 Susan Zybert……………...508-842-7554

Marilyn Blanchard …………….508-845-1567 Jean Campaniello …………….508-842-8288 Lynne Grden ……………..508-363-3636 Samer Hannoush …………….508-615-2760 Matthew Hastings……………...508-845-5012 Adib Karam ……………..774-253-9814

PASTORAL COUNCIL

Council of Ministries Finance: Maria Lemieux 508-845-8732 Respect Life: Kurt Brenner 508-842-0322 Seniors Jet Set: Evelyn Baroni 508-845-3511 Social Justice: Gina Kuruvilla 508-925-7801 Outreach: Maryanne Damico 508-845-9674 Stewardship: Kelly Paulina 774-275-1911

JUNE 21, 2020

Date Time Intention

Saturday, June 20

8:30 am 4:30 pm

†Lynn Cote Birthday Remembrance By Sue and Ray Cote †Mr. Edwin B. Coghlin, Sr. By the family

Sunday, June 21

7:30 am 9:00 am 11:00 am 5:30 pm

†Paul O’Dell, Jr. By the family †John W. Connors By the O’Malley family †Danielle Simas By the family †Terrence Patrick McGovern By the family

Monday, June 22

8:30 am

†Ralph Anderson By St. Mary Parish

Tuesday, June 23

8:30 am †Ann O’Connor By Patricia Gibbons

Wednesday, June 24

8:30 am †Helen Cooney By Joan

Thursday, June 25

8:30 am

Pilar Vergara In honor of her 85th Birthday By the family

Friday, June 26

8:30 am

†Rita Wackell By the Howard family

Saturday,

June 27

8:30 am

4:30 pm

†Dr. and Mrs. James Scanlon †Michael Scanlon By the family †Leonard Bellerose Birthday Remembrance by his wife

Sunday, June 28

7:30 am 900 am 11:00 am 5:30 pm

†Pauline Collins †Maryann Hughes By the family †Mike McCarthy By Dennis and Maryellen Daly †Virginia Gregory By the family †George “Bob” Harris 6th Anniversary by the family

Repose of the soul of Danny Downie; Johnny with pneumonia; Jesse with Covid 19; WJ to gain acceptance and improved health;

Sue for healing; Sherie and Lisa; Darlene’s successful chemo and radiation treatment and for her to retain job security; a special intention; safety for many; John’s professional pursuit; Greg’s mobility and health; a smooth transition for S.; SC”s improved health; for all those who continue to promote safe practices to prevent a Covid 19 outbreak resurgence; and for all of us to pro-mote peace in our thoughts, words and deeds. Continued prayers for: Lenna; Donnie; Marge; KW; Harry; John; Carmen; MK; Sandy; a special intention; Jacob; Wesley; Mary; Millie; Carolyn; Dianne; Karen; Sr. Jeaninne; Frank; Melissa; Joan F.; Tara; Beverly; Sarah; R.; M.; Sean; Judy and family; Juanita; Jackie; Ray; Jen and group home residents; Paul; Nicole; Clare; Jonathan; Julie G.; safe pregnancies for Katie; Colleen and Kendra; Christine F.; Christine O.; Whit; Connor; Margaret; Nancy; Patrick; Charlie; Robbie; Sara; Paul; Michael; Velma; Matt; Gloria; Sue; Tim C.; Tim M.; Chris; Lilly; Mark; Pam; Carin; Bailey; and Megan. Thanksgiving for: the free Covid 19 testing pop up sites on 6/18 and 19; peaceful awareness-building, including the orange-colored Burns Bridge for gun violence; the re-opening of Shrewsbury’s Farmer’s Market; St. Anne’s weekly food distribu-tions Mondays at 10:30 am; D’s spirit; garden help; Aiyi Wang and Morgan Koester’s ongoing work with Sue DiLeo to distrib-ute food @covidd_19food drive; and all answered prayers.

Prayer Line: Call or text Tracy at 508-450-0137

MARY’S FLOWERS

The flowers adorning the statue of our Blessed Mother are in memory of

Albert and Daniel Richard

Donated lovingly by his family

St. Mary's Parish Pastoral Council is seek-ing nominations for three (3) seats for mem-bers whose terms are ending this June.

Elections will be held at all the Masses the weekend of July 11/12.

The Pastoral Council meets throughout the year on the second Wednesday of the month.

The specific objectives of the Pastoral Council are:

• to seek and document the opinions, attitudes, and ideas of the total parish community;

• to do pastoral planning for the good of the entire parish by ap-praising its spiritual and physical needs;

• to develop goals, objectives, and assign priorities; and,

• to engage in on-going consultation with the Pastor.

For more information or to submit your name, please contact Jean Campaniello at jcampaniello@worcester.edu.

A picture and brief write-up as to why you would like to serve on the pastoral council should be send to Jean by July 1st.

St. Mary’s Parish

We extend our congratulations and prayerful best wishes to JOSE CARVAJAL who was ordained a Deacon this Saturday, June 20, 2020 by Bishop Robert McManus at St. Paul’s Cathedral and who will join us on Sunday, June 21 at the 5:30 pm Mass to serve and preach as Deacon.

Jose was born in 1989 in Medellin, Colombia and was raised in Bello where he attended elementary school and high school. He received his bachelor’s degree in English and Spanish in 2011 from the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana and later be-gan a master’s program in education. He returned to his home town to teach English as a second language at the same school he had attended. He then taught English and Spanish at the Collegio Jesus Maria in Medellin and served as principal there from 2013-15. He also served as an adjunct professor of Spanish as a second language at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellin.

In August 2015 Jose came to the United States and through December of that year he studied ESL at Clark University in Worcester. He joined us here at St. Mary’s Parish on the weekends before he began his preparation for the priesthood at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore, MD. Jose then spent the summer of 2016 with us for a ten-week internship. Jose his working on a master of divinity and master in theology degrees in Baltimore. Recent summer internships have brought Jose to St. Patrick’s in Rutland, Our Lady of the Lake in Leominster and St. Mary’s in Uxbridge. This summer Jose is assigned to St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Fitchburg.

This weekend it is a joy and a blessing to welcome Deacon Jose back to his “home parish” in the United States – St. Mary’s in Shrewsbury. Join us for the 5:30pm Mass today. A simple, outdoor, socially distanced reception will take place following the Mass where you will have the opportunity to congratulate the new deacon.

DEACON JOSE CARVAJAL

Invites you to share his gratitude

To almighty god

As he serves and preaches as deacon

On the twelfth Sunday of ordinary time

Sunday, the twenty-first of June

Two-thousand and twenty

At five thirty in the afternoon

Saint Mary church~640 main street~Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

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Physician Assisted Suicide

Let Your Voice Be Heard! Last week the Physician Assisted Suicide bills were reported “favorably” by the Joint Committee on Public Health. This is the first time the bills have received a favorable recommendation from a committee. The two bills were also amended slightly and merged into one bill. It has now been assigned to the Health Care Finance Committee for its review. We must do what we can to prevent it from going any further than the committee level. Efforts by the Mass. Catholic Conference and other like-minded groups and individuals to defeat these bills are ongoing. You can also help by letting your senator and representative know where you stand on this issue. Learn more and find out legislative contact info at www.macatholic.org.

CELEBRATING THE SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION Last Sunday at the 11:00 am Mass we welcomed Talen Dagnese into the Catholic Church through the Sacrament of Baptism. Mi-chael Dagnese and Seth Curll also completed their initiation into the Church through the celebration of the Sacrament of Confir-mation and receiving the Eucharist for the first time. Congratula-tions to Talen, Michael and Seth. May God bless you as you con-tinue to live out the gift of our faith as members of St. Mary’s Parish and the Catholic Church.

MEET ERIN GALLO - FOCUS MISSIONARY

Erin Gallo will be serving as a missionary with FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University students! Erin was raised in Shrewsbury and graduated from St. Peter-Marian in 2015. She enjoyed a successful softball career and was very involved with the Catholic Ministry at Co-lumbia University, from

which she graduated in May. With Focus, Erin will serve as a mentor to college athletes at Kansas State University. She will be leading Bible studies, working with students in small groups, and helping them to realize the fullness of their identity in Jesus Christ. To be able to serve these students, Erin needs a team of people to support her both prayerfully and financially each month. If you are interested in learning more about Erin, her mission, or how to support her, please contact her via phone or email: Phone: 774-275-7097 Email: erin.gallo@focus.org Erin will be with us at St. Mary’s next weekend (June 27-28) to introduce herself at the Masses. She would welcome the oppor-tunity to meet with anyone interested in learning more about her upcoming ministry as a Focus Missionary.

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