WELCOME If you are alienated or upset, we welcome you lovingly.

If you are in need of forgiveness, Jesus forgives you completely—with unconditional love.

If you have been hurt by the Church, we are truly sorry.

If you are angry, Jesus offers you peace.

If life has become burdensome, we are here to support you.

We are happy you are here and want you to stay.

We would like to share our lives with you.

Come join us each week so we can worship God together.

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Parish Staff

Rev. Richard T. Conway–Pastor rtconway@comcast.net

Irene Bonner – Business Manager ibonner@comcast.net

Susan Hurton–Faith Formation Director

shurton.srb@gmail.com

Joe Galluzzo – RCIA Coordinator joe.galluzzo@comcast.net; 978-314-3404

Yvonne Gobis – Liturgical Music Coordinator ygobis@comcast.net; 603-458-7291

Karen Bailey – Communications Coordinator kbailey07@comcast.net

Laura Szekely – Funeral Ministry lcszekely@gmail.com

Weekend Mass Schedule

Saturday 4:00 pm

Sunday at 10:00 am

Weekdays as announced

Parish Office

978-683-8922

Fax: 978-689-8878

Office Hours:

Tuesday-Friday

9:30 am to 4:30 pm

(closed from noon-1:00 pm)

Marriage Please contact the Parish Office at least six months in advance. Participation in both a parish and a dioce-

san preparation is required of all couples.

RCIA Adults interested in baptism or joining the Catholic Church should contact Joe Galluzzo at 978-314-3404

or joe.galluzzo@comcast.net.

Anointing & Pastoral Care of the Sick Please contact the Parish Office when a parishioner is seriously ill or goes into the hospital. Staff and

Communion Ministers bring communion to those who are infirm. Sacrament of the Sick is celebrated com-

munally in the spring and the fall.

Baptism Celebrated regularly at Sunday Eucharist. Mandatory parent preparation sessions are held at church eve-

ry other month. Please contact the Parish Office four months prior to the intended Baptism date.

A Stewardship Parish

Building a Catholic community of commitment, passion and love

Celebrating our faith through dynamic liturgy and a rich sacramental life

Welcoming all into the warmth of our parish family

Sharing the gifts God entrusted to us

Striving to learn, live and share our faith

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JUNE 9, 2019

FROM FATHER RICK

Dear Friends,

HAPPY PENTECOST!

Today we conclude our 50-day celebration of God’s life-giving love in the Easter Event, with the ul-timate gift of the Holy Spirit.

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK

Wednesday at 6:00 pm; Thursday at 12:10 pm; Friday at 12:10 pm

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

Beginning next weekend (June 15/16), the weekend schedule is 4:00 pm on Saturday and 10:00 am on Sunday.

ARCHDIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL

Please take a moment and make a response to the Catholic Appeal. Thanks to those who have al-ready participated. As of last Monday, we are at $53,336 from 128 households on our way to $62,984. This is 85% of our goal. Please prayerfully consider your level of participation today and make a pledge or a contribution. There are envelopes in the vestibule; please take one and drop it in the collection next week or drop it off at the parish office.

CELEBRATIONS TO COME

June 16—CHOIR APPRECIATION—10:00 am As our choirs begin a well deserved rest for the summer months, we conclude their singing season with Choir Appreciation at the 10:00 am Mass on Sunday, June 16. After Mass on that weekend we will have hospitality giving everyone the opportunity to thank the choirs for what they contribute to our liturgical life. June 22/23—SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST There will be no procession this year.

FROM POPE FRANCIS Rather than a homily, I found this press conference given last Sunday from Pope Francis very ap-propriate for what we celebrate on the great day of Pentecost. ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM ROMANIA—Pope Francis has criticized traditionalist Catholics who seek to “safeguard the ashes” of the past, saying the global church’s centuries of tra-dition are not akin to a container for preserved objects but instead like roots to be drawn on for fu-ture growth. In a press conference aboard the papal flight back to Rome after his three-day visit to Romania, he singled out Catholic “fundamentalists,” who he said have a nostalgia for “returning to the ashes.”

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“Tradition is the guarantee of the future and not the container of the ashes,” said Francis. “Tradition is like roots [of a tree], which give us nutrition to grow,” he explained. “You will not become like the roots. You will flower, grow, give fruit. And the seeds become roots for other people.” “The tradi-tion of the church is always in movement,” he said. “The tradition does not safeguard the ashes.” Francis did not specify in his remarks whom he had in mind while speaking of Catholic traditional-ists. But the pontiff has come under criticism during his six-year papacy from a vocal minority of Catholics, including some cardinals, who have expressed concern that he has not been clear in enun-ciating some of the church's teachings. Francis spoke about the church's tradition after being asked about his relationship with retired Pope Benedict XVI. Francis repeated his frequent characterization that having Benedict live in retirement at the Vatican is for him like having a grandfather at home. Francis said that going to speak with his predecessor always gives him strength. “I feel the nutrition coming up through the roots, and it helps me go forward,” said Francis. Among other issues he spoke about in the half-hour press conference, the pope also made an impas-sioned plea for Catholics to pray for the future of the European Union, which he said has “aged” and is in danger of being “overcome by pessimism.” In his first remarks about the 28-member block since European parliamentary elections last week resulted in gains for populist parties across the continent, the pope lamented the appearance of what he called “new borders” across the EU and said the organization “has lost the goal of working together.” “Europe is not being attacked by cannons or bombs in this moment but by ideologies, ideologies that are not European, that come either from outside or that stem from small groups,” he said. After referring to the tragedy of the two World Wars, he pleaded: “Please, let's not return to this. Let's learn from history. Let's not fall in the same hole.” “I would say to believers, 'Pray for Europe

Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Sibiu, Romania, to Rome June 2. (CNS/Paul Haring)

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… for unity, that the Lord will give us this grace,’” the pope added later.

Francis had been in Romania May 31-June 2 for a visit that focused both on encouraging the coun-try's minority Catholic population and reaching out to the 16-million-member Romanian Orthodox Church. Asked about his May 31 meeting with Romanian Orthodox Patriarch Daniel, Francis called him “a man of great heart, and a great scholar.” “He is also a man of prayer,” said the pope. “It is easy to get close to Daniel because I felt that he was a brother.”

Francis said that ecumenical relations between Catholics and Orthodox are built by walking togeth-er, and by jointly serving those in need. “There is already Christian unity,” he said. “Let's not wait for the theologians to come to agreement on the Eucharist.” “The Eucharist is celebrated everyday with prayer, with remembrance of the blood of our martyrs, with the works of charity, and also wanting each other to be well,” he added.

Francis also addressed the prayer service he and Daniel hosted together, in which the two leaders both recited the Our Father prayer in each other's presence, but separately—the pope going first in Latin, followed by the patriarch in Romanian. Some right-wing Orthodox consider it inappropriate for believers to pray with Catholics. The pope revealed that while the patriarch said the prayer in Romanian, Francis had said it again quietly in Italian. He said that from what he could see, “the ma-jority” of the crowd gathered for the event at Bucharest's new Orthodox Cathedral had prayed both times. “The people went beyond us leaders,” said Francis. “We leaders must have diplomatic bal-ance, to ensure that we are going forward together. There are diplomatic rules that are good to safe-guard, so as not to ruin the thing. But the people pray together.”

Making his first reference in the press conference to Catholic “fundamentalists,” the pontiff said that even some Catholics are “closed” on the issue of praying with Orthodox, thinking them schismatics. “There are Catholic groups who are a bit fundamentalist,” said the pope. “We must tolerate it, pray-ing for them, so that the Lord and the Holy Spirit soften their hearts a bit.” [Joshua J. McElwee, NCR Vatican correspondent]

THINGS LITURGICAL

The Fullness of Easter

Easter reaches its fullness today, the 50th day, the Spirit’s day, great Pentecost! What began in cold ashes, what was washed with water and oiled with gladness and nourished with bread and wine now is filled with breath and stirred aflame. Breathe deeply today; let every breath be a prayer. Play the flute or the kazoo. Hang wind chimes to catch God’s breath. Fly a kite. Be on fire today; live pas-sionately. Read a love poem. Challenge someone to act on behalf of the common good. Take a stand against a grave injustice. Light seven candles on the dinner table. Wear red. Eat strawberries (if you’re not allergic). Sing “Come, Holy Ghost.” (And if you don’t know it, find someone to teach it to you.) Fifty days of Easter have been given for our delight and for our salvation. Rejoice and be glad! Copyright ©2002 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800; www.ltp.org. Text by David Philippart. Art by Steve Erspamer, sm. All rights reserved. Used with permission. I wish you a Happy and Holy Pentecost, welcome to Ordinary Time tomorrow, Fr. Rick

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Stewardship Reflection

“The Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything

and remind you of all that I told you.” (John 14:26) The materialism of our society lures us to con-centrate more on what we want than on what God wants for us. The relativism of our world tells us that we should be tolerant of all things, that there is no absolute truth. Pray to the Holy Spirit to transform our lives and to guide our thoughts, words and actions.

Clothing & Toiletries Drive for Catie’s Closet Wraps Up Next Week!

Drop off your donations in the Gathering Space

In Service 2nd Lt. Luke Beaulieu, USA, Lt. William E. Conway, USN, SN Mada-lina Yvonne Southworth, USN, SFODA 1324 Detachment, 2nd Lt. Hannah Jean Kuegler, USA, BM2 Stuart Bangs, USCG, Sean Hodgdon, USAF, Cpl Chris Carey, USMC, SFC John B. Nicholas, USA, SGT Jean-Paul Fitzpatrick, USA, SGT Vincent Amasula, USA, CDR Paul Giguere, USN, 1st Lt. Stephen Draheim, USA, Col. James Coffey, USAF, Lyle Shackelford, Pvt. Alexander Sabu, USA, Gen’l. R. Steve Whitcomb, USA, Col. Brian P. Bedell, USA, Capt. Lauren Whitcomb, USA, BG Patrick J. Donahue, USA, BG Brian P. Donahue, USA, Cpt. Michael McGaffigan, USA, Lt. Jesse Salisbury, USA F, Commander Kevin B. O’Brien, USN, Miko Belonia, Maj. Tony Hoffman, USA, Maj. Ross Coffman, USA, Maj. Garth Howe, USA, Chief Warrant Officer II Michael Mor-ris, USA, Captain Matthew Mancini, USA, Sgt. Ellen Barnes O’Connor, USA, Pvt. Adam James Mazza, USA, Pvt. Joseph D. Gagnon, USM

Special Collection This Weekend Archdiocese of Boston Seminarians

This week’s second collection supports the formation and training of seminarians in the Archdiocese of Boston for future service as priests. We are blessed that many are responding to the call to serve as priests. Please be gen-erous and support these seminarians on their journey toward their ordination to the priesthood. For more infor-mation, please visit www.vocationsboston.org.

Prayers requested for

Lindaura DaSilva

Learn more about Catie’s Closet at www.catiescloset.org.

Parish Community Prayer Intentions

At our parishioners’ request or with permission, we list those who are sick or in the hospital and

wish to be remembered in our prayers:

The names in the Parish Community Prayer Intention list are not included in the web ver-sion of the bulletin in order to maintain the pri-vacy of those individuals.

ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE PARISH

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Readings for the week of June 9, 2019

Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5; Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39; Day: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17; Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26 Monday: Gn 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14; Ps 87:1-2, 3 and 5, 6-7; Jn 19:25-34 Tuesday: Acts 11:21b-26; 12:1-3; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6; Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: 2 Cor 3:4-11; Ps 99:5, 6, 7, 8, 9; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: 2 Cor 3:15—4:1, 3-6; Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14; Mt 5:20-26 Friday: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 116:10-11, 15-16, 17-18; Mt 5:27-32 Saturday: 2 Cor 5:14-21; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12; Mt 5:33-37 Next Sunday: Prv 8:22-31; Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 5:1-5; Jn 16:12-15

Sunday, June 16 Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

10:00 am: Father’s Day Novena

Saturday, June 15 Vigil, Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

4:00 pm: Father’s Day Novena

Wednesday, June 12 Weekday Mass

6:00 pm: Intention of the Presider

Thursday, June 13 St. Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church

12:10 pm: Father’s Day Novena

Friday, June 14 Weekday Mass

12:10 pm: Father’s Day Novena

Question of the Week: Pentecost Sunday

Theme: God’s breath—the Holy Spirit—gives us true life and peace.

Breaking Open the Word Suggested faith sharing text: Today’s Gospel

Step One: Listen to the Word As you hear this reading, what words or phrases strike you? What in this reading touch-es your heart? What lingers in your memory?

Step Two: Look into Your Life Question for Children: Jesus tells us that we need to forgive to have peace. Name one way that you can forgive a friend or classmate.

Question for Youth: St. Paul tells us that we all have unique gifts for the good of others. What is special about you? How can you use those gifts to help others – friends, family, strangers?

Question for Adults: Even as working disci-ples of Christ, we are given the gift of peace. How do you experience this gift, and how do you share it with others?

Saturday, June 8 Sunday, June 9 Solemnity of Pentecost

ONE MASS ONLY THIS WEEKEND ON SUNDAY, JUNE 9

No 4:00 pm on Saturday No 9:00 or 11:00 am on Sunday

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Choir Appreciation! Sunday, June 16, 10:00 am Mass

Come celebrate and give thanks for the gift of our choirs as they head into summer break. Join us for Mass at

10:00 next Sunday, with hospitality after. Beginning next weekend (June 15/16) the weekend Mass schedule is:

4:00 pm on Saturday 10:00 am on Sunday

And please note that there is no Children’s Liturgy during the summer months.

What do we need each month? Cooked ground beef—50 pounds

Tortillas (8-inch size)—20 packages

Shredded cheese—30 pounds

Salsa—6 large jugs (70 oz./ea) or equivalent

Taco seasoning—25-30 packets

Lettuce—16 heads

Cucumbers—15

Tomatoes—48 medium/large

What can you do?

This is easy—buy food, drop off at church, you’re done!

You can drop off all donations in Driscoll Hall kitchen—perishables go in the big silver fridge; non-perishables may be left on the table

You can drop off non-perishables in the Bread & Roses bin in the vestibule, too (no perishables in bin please!)

Away next weekend but still want to contribute? Contact Marian Magnan at 978-683-8969 or mar-magnan@gmail.com to arrange for an alternate drop off time.

We need you next weekend to help feed the hungry

at Bread and Roses!

June 15/16 is our next meal prep weekend. And this is the beginning of the “summer slow down” as parishioners head off to vaca-tions and donations fluctuate. Help us keep our commitment—jump in as you are able!

Women’s Group

Meeting

The next Women’s Group meeting is

Tuesday, June 18.

We are gathering for a potluck!

For more information, please contact

Jean Tornatore at jeantorn@verizon.net.

Meal Service Team Needed Sunday, 6/16 4:30-7:30 pm

Lazarus House Holly Street Shelter

Lawrence

Details and sign up on the parish homepage! Visit www.saintroberts.net.

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Deceased members of the Gedaminsky

and Sudol Families

Deceased members of the Moore and

Choquette Families

Deceased members of the Geary and

Sullivan Families

Deceased members of the Castignetti and

St. Arnauld Families

Deceased members of the Sartori and

O’Brien Families

Deceased members of the Pingaro and

Shine Families

Deceased members of the Marr and Paone

Families

Deceased members of the Masterson and

Ciaccia Families

Deceased members of the Martel and

Jaeger Families

Deceased members of the Viscosi, Adams,

Corvino, and Danker Families

Deceased members of the Grabowski,

Kupczynski, and Shapiro Families

Deceased members of the Bertagna and

DiStefano Families

Deceased Family and Friends of Dr. and

Mrs. Frank Coppola

Deceased members of the Hoell and

Walsh Families

Barbara C. Bonanno

Deceased members of the Jop Family

John E. Gerety, Jr.

John and Anne Conlon

Elizabeth V. Galluzzo

Anthony Galluzzo, Jr.

Terese and Phillip Weitz

Nancy Hesselton

Kenneth Meyer

Margaret-Ann Meyer

Samuel Basta

Eric Begg

Deceased members of the Methot and

VanderMaelen Families

Deceased members of the Haley Family

David Haley

William and Margaret Simpson

Robert and Regina Pelletier

Don Smith

Daun Vecchi

Deceased members of the Sober Family

Matthew Allen Adey

Deceased members of the O’Brien and

Saunders Families

Alma, Thomas, and James Cuff

Peter F. Gagliardi

Eugene Saunders

Mary and Pat Winston

William and Lois Bragg

Deceased members of the Caples,

Boyle, and O’Brien Families

Henry and Mary Ebner

Marita Lattari

James and Angela Ford

Joseph A. Murphy

Charles and Susan Glendon

Pierre and Monica Bourget

Deceased members of the Silvaggi

and Lanza Families

Deceased members of the Peddle,

Capone, and Landers Families

Our Easter Flowers were donated in loving memory of ...

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SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK:

TRINITY SUNDAY

A reading from the Book of Proverbs 8:22-31

Thus says the wisdom of God: "The LORD possessed me, the beginning of his ways, the forerunner

of his prodigies of long ago; from of old I was poured forth, at the first, before the earth. When

there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no fountains or springs of water; before

the mountains were settled into place, before the hills, I was brought forth; while as yet the earth

and fields were not made, nor the first clods of the world.

"When the Lord established the heavens I was there, when he marked out the vault over the face of

the deep; when he made firm the skies above, when he fixed fast the foundations of the earth;

when he set for the sea its limit, so that the waters should not transgress his command; then was I

beside him as his craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, playing before him all the while,

playing on the surface of his earth; and I found delight in the human race."

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans 5:1-5

Brothers and sisters: Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God

through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith to this grace in

which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we even boast of our

afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance, and endurance, proven character, and

proven character, hope, and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured

out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

+ A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 16:12-15

Jesus said to his disciples: "I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he

comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will

speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. He will glorify me, be-

cause he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. Everything that the Father has is mine;

for this reason I told you that he will take from what is mine and declare it to you."

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