Holy Family Parish Paróquia Sagrada Família 30 Grafton Street Lowell MA 01852 Main Phone: (978)453-2134 Brazilian Community: (978)934-0622 Fax: (978)453-0933 Email: holyfamilylowell@yahoo.com Pastor Reverend Donald G. Lozier, OMI Pastoral Staff 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)808-4505 Parish Secretaries Marlene Heiss (Brazilian) Cathy Martel (English) Custodians Roger Geoffroy Al Stamp Please remember those in the armed services keeping us safe. We also pray for all who have died serving our country, that they may be welcomed into paradise, where they will live forever with God. SATURDAY JUNE 27 VIGIL: 13TH ORDINARY SUNDAY 4:00 PM Those enrolled in the Memorial Mass for the month of June SUNDAY JUNE 28: 14TH ORDINARY SUNDAY 8:00 AM Parishioners and Benefactors 10:00 AM Mary, Judy and Jack Moloney 11:45 AM Brazilian Mass 6:00 PM Brazilian Mass MONDAY JUNE 29 8:00 AM No Intention TUESDAY JUNE 30 8:00 AM Pat Royal 7:30 PM Brazilian Mass WEDNESDAY JULY 1 8:00 AM Margaret and Eugene Gregoire and Barbara Proulx THURSDAY JULY 2 8:00 AM McArdle and Healy Family FRIDAY JULY 3 8:00 AM No Intention SATURDAY JULY 4 VIGIL: 14TH ORDINARY SUNDAY 4:00 PM Henry R. Surprenant SUNDAY JULY 5: 14TH ORDINARY SUNDAY 8:00 AM Parishioners and Benefactors 10:00 AM Joseph Giguere and Gisele Drenas 11:45 AM Brazilian Mass 6:00 PM Brazilian Mass Thank you so much for purchasing a fundraiser calendar! The winners for the last week are: 6/22 $ 25.00 Stanley Trzcienski 6/23 $ 25.00 Rita Sabotka 6/24 $ 25.00 Eleanor Sullivan 6/25 $ 25.00 Judy Burns 6/26 $ 25.00 Ann Sousa 6/27 $ 50.00 George & Ann Hansen 6/28 $ 50.00 Jean Soucy 6/29 $ 25.00 Donna & Rick Crowther 6/30 $ 50.00 Kathryn Quinn Thanks you all for your support! We ll do it again in February 2016!
Pray for 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, Robert Bolduc, Carol Britton, Jackie Britton, the Buote Family, James Campbell, Bernadette Chartrand, Helena Ciaravolo, Millie Ciszek, Robert Connolly, Dom & Claire Contardo, Anne Marie Countie, Jane Daly, Mary Dockett, Claire Durkin, Lee Furtado, Jean Gagne, Sr. Marilyn Gignac, Donna Gravelle, Frank Holden, Rev. Patrick Hollywood OMI, Pauline Jankowski, Sally Kelly, David Kloc, Jim & Annette Knust, Maryann Lanzara, Jeanne LeLacheur, Rev. Robert Levesque OMI, Liz Machado, Betty Mallett, Donald Marcouillier, Hilda McBride, Sheila McCarthy, McDonagh Family, Georgette Mendonca, Manuel Mendonca Sr., Shirley Morrison, Ann Murphy, Linda Paradise, Rev. Norman Parent OMI, Jeanne Pinard, Doris Poisson, John Quealey, Mary Agnes Rivanis, Rev. Lucien Sawyer OMI, Mary Sperounis, Pat Steers, Susan Sykes, Brian Tanny, Barbara Vayo, Nancy Vieira, and Rita Wrenn. May they experience God s healing love and comfort. Please call the Parish Center to have a name put on the prayer list. Summer: as you travel during the summer months and attend other Churches, please continue to support your own parish financially. We depend on the support of each member every week of the year. Thank you. PRAYER AND REFLECTION For the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 28, 2015 Read: Mark 5:21-5:35 Human beings have not always been generous or just, and they didn t always believe in an afterlife. Israel slowly came to understand that God is not the source of death and injustice, but of life and justice. We hear in the Book of Wisdom that God made creatures to live. And in today s Gospel, we see this demonstrated concretely in Jesus, who heals the dead daughter of Jairus and the hemorrhaging woman. We who follow Jesus and have been led to this powerful understanding are called to live as people of generosity, justice and life. Aware of the many needs among ourselves, we pray for those close to us and for those whose names we will never know. For the church: that it may be a powerful advocate for life in all its aspects we pray, For adequate health care for all people and for those who seek new cures for disease and illness we pray, For those who exploit illness or deny care for economic gain we pray, For families who struggle to care for aging parents, chronically ill children or members with physical or mental disabilities we pray, For all who care for the sick and dying, and for the grace to be patient healers wherever we are we pray, For those among us who are sick, dying or in need of any kind; for those who have died we pray, Prayer Generous God, you have assured us that you are the source of life and justice, and you sent your Son to show us the depth of your generosity. Help us to be committed to life and justice for every human being. We pray in the name of your beloved Son, Jesus. Amen. Celebration 2015
June 14, 2015 Offertory Needed to meet Budget 3796 Offertory Collection 2375 Br. Offertory Needed to meet Budget 550 Brazilian Offertory 353 Dizimo needed to meet budget 725 Brazilian Dizimo 350 Utilities 737 Keep your kids healthy and happy! Sponsored by the USDA and Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education s Summer Food Service Program. Kids can EAT FREE meals and enjoy summer activities at sites around Lowell. Call. Project Bread s Food Source Hotline at 1-800-645-8333 or visit www.meals4kids.org for site locations and details. (no ID necessary) Mantenha suas crianças saudáveis e felizes! Um programa patrociando pelo USDA e pelo Departamento de Serviços de Alimentação de Verão para Educação Primária e Secundária de Massachusetts. Crianças podem se alimentar DE GRAÇA e se divertir com atividades de verão em diversos locais em volta de Lowell. Ligue para Project Bread's Food Source Hotline no 1-800-645-8333 ou visite o site www.meals4kids.org para saber os locais e obter maiores informações. (não é necessário apresentar Identidade We re collecting for the needy! If you did not take a paper bag as you left the church this weekend, please fill one of your own and bring it back next weekend. At the offertory bring your bag to the altar. Some suggestions are: tuna fish, rice, spaghetti, jelly, crackers, toilet paper, toothpaste, soap, or a donation of cash/check to the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Estamos coletando para os necessitados Se você não levou uma sacola ao sair da Igreja este fim de semana, por favor encha uma sacola sua e traga no próximo fim de semana. No ofertório traga sua sacola até o altar. Algumas Sugestões: atum, arroz, macarrão, geléias, bolachas, papel higiênico, pasta de dente, barras de sabonete,o em cheque ou dinheiro para a Sociedade St. Vincent de Paul. Four men are in the hospital waiting room because their wives are having babies. A nurse goes up to the first guy and says, Congratulations! You re the father of twins. That s odd, answers the man. I work for the Minnesota Twins. A nurse says to the second guy, Congratulations! You re the father of triplets. That s weird, answers the second man. I work for the 3M Company. A nurse tells the third man, Congratulations! You re the father of quadruplets! That s strange, he answers. I work for the Four Seasons hotel. The last man is groaning and banging his head against the wall. What s wrong? the others ask. I work for 7 Up!
"Menina, - eu lhe digo - levante-se!" XIII Dom TC (Ano B): Sab 1, 13-15; 2, 23-24; Sl. 30 (29); 2 Cor 8, 7-9.13-15; Marcos 5, 21-43 No Evangelho de hoje duas histórias foram custuradas juntas (Mc 5, 21-43). São históiras de duas mulheres. A primeira sofria de hemorragia há doze anos. A segunda, uma menina de doze anos, está à beira da morte. Outra coisa comum às duas personagens é o fato de que elas não têm nome. A primeira mulher se mostra ativa e corajosa e toca no manto de Jesus. A outra é recepiente da ação de Jesus que, tocando-a, a levanta do sono da morte. Uma lança luz sobre o destino da outra. A ouvindo falar de Jesus e movida pela fé nele, foi no meio da multidão, aproximou-se de Jesus por trás e tocou na roupa dele. A hemorragia parou imediatamente. Agindo assim, ela mostra coragem e ousadia, pois quebra a barreira da exclusão e do isolamento. Seu gesto transgride lei que colocava limites entre o puro e o impuro. Quanto Jesus pede pela pessoa que o tocou, ela se apresenta a ele tremendo e consciente de seu ato transgressor conta a ele toda a verdade. No que Jesus responde, "Minha filha, sua fé curou você. Vá em paz e fique curada dessa doença." Na outra história, é Jesus mesmo que quebra a barreira da exclusão e divisão. A menina que aos dozes anos está entrando para vida adulta entra no campo da exclusão pelo simples fato de ser mulher. Num certo sentido, aos doze anos ela começa a morrer. Ao tocar no corpo da menina morta, Jesus transgride a lei que proibia qualquer pessoa de tocar no corpo de uma pessoa morta. O Evangelho afirma que Jesus "pegou a menina pela mão e disse: 'Talita cúmi', menina levantese!" Assim, o Evangelho de Marcos apresenta Jesus como superior a lei. Jesus é o Evangelho a Boa-Notícia de Deus que se revela a humanidade. Ele rompe as barreiras de divisão e restaura a vida humana. Oração Senhor Jesus Cristo, amigo das pessoas excluídas e marginalizadas, dai-nos a fé e a coragem da mulher que sofria de hemorragia e nos faz avançar sempre em direção à liberdade e à vida. Amém. Pe. Jonas D. Christal (http://palavra-nossa.blogspot.com) Encontre-nos no Facebook: Comunidade Católica de Lowell LEITURAS DA SEMANA: 2a feira: Gn 28,16-33; Sl 102(103); Mt 8,18-22. 3a feira: Gn 19,15-29; Sl 25(26); Mt 8,23-27. 4a feira: Gn 21,5.8-21; Sl 33(34); Mt 8,28-34. 5a feira: Gn 22,1-19; Sl 114(115); Mt 9,1-8. 6a feira: Ef 2,19-22; Sl 116(117); Jo 20,24-29. Sábado: Gn 27,1-5.15-29; Sl 134(135); Mt 9,14-17. 14o DTC: Ez 2,2-5; Sl 122(123); 2Cor 12,7-10; Mc 6,1-6.
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