Holy Family Parish Paróquia Sagrada Família

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2 Holy Family Parish Paróquia Sagrada Família 30 Grafton Street Lowell MA Main Phone: (978) Brazilian Community: (978) Fax: (978) Administrator Reverend Nicholas Sannella Pastoral Staff Reverend Donald G. Lozier, OMI Reverend Gilmond Boucher, OMI Reverend Jonas Christal (Brazilian) Sr. Joan Gregoire, SND Deacon Alvaro Soares Business Manager David McLean Director of Religious Education Richard Ouellette Religious Education Secretary Bailey Lizotte High School of Religion Director W. Gerald Dockett (978) Parish Secretaries Marlene Heiss (Brazilian) Cathy Martel (English) Custodians Roger Geoffroy Al Stamp SAT, April 2nd, Second Sunday Easter 2:30 PM Choir 3:15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM Novena SUNDAY, April 3rd, Second Sunday Easter 8:00 AM Novena 9:30 AM Choir 10:00 AM Jennie & Frank Silveria William Bettencourt 11:45 AM Brazilian Mass 1:30 PM English Baptism 5:30 PM Brazilian Choir 6:00 PM Brazilian Mass MONDAY, April 4th 8:00 AM Novena TUESDAY, April 5th 8:00 AM Novena 7:30 PM Brazilian Mass WEDNESDAY, April 6th 8:00 AM Theresa Giguere THURSDAY, April 7th 8:00 AM McArdle Estate FRIDAY, April 8th 8:00 AM Royal Estate SATURDAY, April 9th, 3rd Sunday Easter 2:30 PM Choir 3:15 PM Confessions 4:00 PM Mary LeMay If you did not pick up a food bag after Mass, please fill one from home and return next weekend. SUNDAY, April 10, 3rd Sunday Easter 8:00 AM Parishioners & Benefactors 9:00 AM Brazilian Breakfast 9:30 AM Choir 10:00 AM Zachary Boudreau 11:45 AM Brazilian Mass 5:30 PM Brazilian Choir 6:00 PM Brazilian Mass

3 those who are ill, those who are now or have recently been in the hospital, and those who have requested our prayers, especially: Dr. Gert Bailey, Lucy Balkus, Shirley Bell, Ted Bell, Doris Belley, Robert Bolduc, Cyril Braganza, Bob Brown, Carol Britton, Buote Family, James Campbell, Michele Cassetta Bernadette Chartrand, Helena Ciaravolo, Millie Ciszek, Robert Connolly, Kevin Conroy, Dom & Claire Contardo, Br. Augustin Gus Cote, Anne Marie Countie, Nancy Cyr, Jane Daly, Davidson Family, Debbie Demers, DeRocco Family, Mary Dockett, Doug Duchesne, Paul Ducharme, Cathy Durand, Claire Durkin, Cynthia Evans, Jean Gagne, Sr. Marilyn Gignac, Donna Gravelle, Len Hallisey, Havelka Family, Denis Hebert, Frank Holden, Rev. Patrick Hollywood OMI, Pauline Jankowski, Sally Kelly, Jim & Annette Knust, Kozowyk Family, Fran Labadini, Maryann Lanzara, Betty LeClaire, Jeanne LeLacheur, Rev. Robert Levesque OMI, Liz Machado, Betty Mallett, Donald Marcouillier, Steven Marks, Hilda McBride, Sheila McCarthy, McDonagh Family, Georgette Mendonca, Manuel Mendonca Sr., Shirley Morrison, Kathleen Muldoon, Francis O Donnell, Linda Paradise, Rev. Norman Parent OMI, Jeanne Pinard, John Quealey, Mary Richardson, Mary Agnes Rivanis, Mary Rivas, Robert Rivas, Elaine Robinson, Rev. Lucien Sawyer OMI, Pat Steers, Barbara Vayo, Diane Wingfield, Rita Wrenn. May they experience God s healing love and comfort. MONTHLY EVENING OF PRAYER Tuesday, May 3rd at 7:00 PM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Recitation of the Rosary and special prayers Everyone welcome! A sincere thank you to all who helped make the Holy Week Services a meaningful experience: The Altar Servers, Choirs, Commentators, Eucharistic Ministers, Greeters, Holy Oil Bearers, Lectors, Liturgy Committee members, Musicians, Parish Pastoral Council members, Ushers, and all of you who attended the services to make our parish truly a Holy Family. Pilgrimage The Holy Land Upcoming Pilgrimages to the Holy Land 10 Day Pilgrimages Depart: 11/6/16; 12/5/2016; 1/9/2017; 2/6/2017; 3/6/2017 All land & Air Inclusive Costs $2299 $2249 twin accommodations land and air can be made available from your home city. We will be visiting Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Caesarea, Acre, Nazareth, Cana, Tiberius, Sea of Galilee, Tagba, Capernaum, Mt. Tabor, Bethlehem, Jerusalem and more To make reservations; please call Catholic Tours at (toll free) Or simply jimadair@thecatholictour.com

4 Week Ending 3/20/2016 Offertory Needed to meet Budget 3796 Offertory Collection 2461 Misslettes 628 Br. Offertory Needed to meet Budget 550 Brazilian Offertory 410 Dizimo needed to meet budget 725 Brazilian Dizimo 628 Serving the Spiritual Needs of Grieving Parents Spiritual Retreat For Parents Whose Children of Any age Have Died by Any Cause Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street, N. Chelmsford, MA Saturday, April 23, :30 am-7:30 pm For more information, call Diane, Paul s Mother at OR Parish Contact: Peggy at When Your Brother or Sister Dies. When a brother or sister dies everything changes in your family, in your life, and your dreams. Know you are not alone in your grief and loneliness. A Surviving Sibling Support Group is now offered at Saint John the Evangelist Old Parish Hall, 115 Middlesex Street, North Chelmsford, MA on the last Saturday each month for surviving siblings of all ages and for any reason. All are welcome to a safe place to share their story, find comfort, hope and encouragement as you continue a new path in life. Meetings will begin: Saturday, April 30 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and will continue to meet on the last Saturday of each month Brazilian Sunday, April 10, :00 11:00 Lower Church PRAYER AND REFLECTION April 3, nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) Today s readings are about signs and wonders, doubters and believers and once again God s unending mercy. Peter was a doubter, and today we add Thomas to the list. Neither of them is condemned for doubting, and each becomes a powerful witness preaching the Gospel. With God s unending mercy, doubt becomes a pathway. Where are signs and wonders among us? Wherever there is mercy. And it is available to those of us who sometimes struggle, like the disciples, with our own doubts. My friends, on this Sunday we pray that God s great mercy may be experienced in our families, among our friends and by all the peoples of the world. For the church: that it may show the compassionate face of God to all who doubt we pray, For all who struggle to believe, especially those who have been in any way offended by Christians we pray, For those who spread the Gospel by their love and compassion for others: for missionaries and preachers, confessors and catechists, parents and those who care for anyone in need we pray, For peace throughout the world; and for those who advocate, negotiate or demonstrate peace we pray, For those who profess faith in God by any name, especially our Jewish and Muslim brothers and sisters we pray, For the grace to show mercy to those we judge for their apparent lack of faith or their different expression of it we pray, For those who are needy among us, especially those who are lonely or fearful we pray, For the sick, the dying and the grieving; and for those who have died we pray, PRAYER: Merciful God, you call us to be witnesses to the Gospel despite our fear, doubt or limitations. We remember that your power flows through inadequate people, so that your mighty deeds may be made known. Help us to be signs of your love, mercy and peace to all who enter our lives. We pray in the name of your risen Son, Jesus. Amen CELEBRATION

5 A paz esteja convosco. Como o Pai me enviou, também eu vos envio. II Domingo do Tempo Pascal (Ano C): At 2,42-47; Sl 117(118); 1Pd 1, 3-9; Jo 20,19-31 O texto inicia-se situando a cena no tempo. É a tarde do domingo da Páscoa. Para os judeus, já se havia iniciado novo dia. Para João, contudo, é ainda o dia da ressurreição, a nova era inaugurada pela vitória de Jesus sobre a morte. A referência à tarde do domingo reflete a práxis cristã de celebrar a eucaristia no dia do Senhor, ao fim da tarde. Estamos, portanto, num contexto eucarístico. As portas fechadas denotam um aspecto negativo (o medo dos discípulos) e um aspecto positivo (o novo estado de Jesus ressuscitado, para o qual não há barreiras). Jesus apresenta-se no meio da comunidade (mais uma referência ao contexto eucarístico) e saúda os discípulos com a saudação da plenitude dos bens messiânicos: A paz (shalom) esteja com vocês. É a mesma saudação da despedida (cf. 14,27). Por sua morte e ressurreição, ele se tornou aquele que venceu o mundo e a morte. É a saudação do Cordeiro vencedor que ainda traz em si os sinais de vitória, as marcas nas mãos e no lado (v. 20a). Dele a comunidade se alimentará. A reação da comunidade é a alegria (cf. 16,20) que ninguém, de agora em diante, poderá suprimir (cf. 16,22). Assim fortalecida, a comunidade está pronta para a missão que o próprio Jesus recebeu: Como o Pai me enviou, assim também eu envio vocês (v. 21b). Quem garantirá a missão da comunidade será o Espírito Santo. Para João, o Pentecostes se realiza aqui, na tarde do dia da ressurreição. (...) Jesus sopra sobre os discípulos e lhes comunica sua própria missão. O sopro recorda Gn 2,7, o sopro vital de Deus que comunica a vida. Recordando o Gênesis, João quer dizer que aqui, no dia da ressurreição, nasce a comunidade dos seguidores de Jesus, aos quais ele confia sua própria missão. Muito provavelmente o episódio de Tomé foi lembrado pelo autor do 4º Evangelho para eliminar malentendidos na comunidade, segundo os quais as testemunhas oculares estariam num plano superior em relação aos que não viram pessoalmente o Senhor ressuscitado. Esse era um conflito presente nas comunidades do fim do 1º século. (...) A cena conclui com a única bem-aventurança explícita no Evangelho de João (cf. 13,17). Ela privilegia os que vão crer sem ter visto. O evangelho é desafio e abertura para o futuro: aceitá -lo ou não, aí se joga a sorte do ser humano e do ser cristão. Oração (Extraído da revista Vida Pastoral) Ó Deus da Vida, dai-nos a graça de fazer a experiência pascal e, assim, ver o vosso Filho ressuscitado presente no meio de nós e professar nele nossa fé. Isto vos pedimos, pelo mesmo Cristo, Nosso Senhor. Amém. Pe. Jonas D. Christal ( Leituras da Semana: 2ª-: At 4, 23-31; Sl 2; Jo 3, 1-8 3ª.: At 4,32-37; Sl 92(93); Jo 3,7b-15 4ª-: At 5, 17-26; Sl 33 (34); Jo 3, ª-: At 5, 27-33; Sl 33 (34); Jo 3, ª-: At 5, 34-42; Sl 26 (27); Jo 6, 1-15 Sab.: At 6, 1-7; Sl 32 (33); Jo 6, º Dom. da Páscoa Atos 5,27b b-41; Salmo 30(29); Apocalipse 5,11-14; João 21,1-19

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