February 26, 2017 Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Daily Mass: Mon - Fri: 9am Morning Prayer 8:45am

St. Athanasius Church 300 Haverhill St, Reading, 01867 Monday - Friday 9am-4pm www.StAthanasiusReading.org [email protected] Facebook:

Eucharistic Adoration Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30pm Confessions Available

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Sunday Mass: Vigil 4pm; 9am, 11am

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First Saturday Mass: 9am

Reconciliation: Saturdays 3:153:45pm and during Eucharistic Adoration. Baptism: Celebrated the 3rd Sunday at 1pm. Call to register for Baptism Prep. Anointing of the Sick: Notify the office when a person is seriously ill. Extraordinary Ministers are available to bring the Eucharist to the homebound. Marriage: Call at least 6 months in advance of your wedding.

St. Athanasius Parish, Reading, MA

February 26, 2017

Please pray for our military and civilians who defend our freedom, especially: The 26th “Yankee” Brigade, and 1st Lts. Ryan & Nolan Johnson, US Army, Patrick Cavanaugh, PFC Christopher Lewis, Lcpl Brenden Amico, Cpl. 3rd Class Christopher Donohue, Justin Whitmarsh, PFC Michael Goddard, Chaplain Tom Whiteman

Saturday, February 25 4pm Robert L. Gibbons Birthday Memorial Mass Sunday, February 26 9am Mass for the People of St Athanasius 11am Alvirana Dutra Memorial Mass Monday, February 27 9am Tom Collins Tuesday, February 28 9am Ellen Murphy Birthday Memorial Wednesday, March 1 9am Mass 3pm Ash Service 7pm Mass Thursday, March 2 9am Mass 6:30pm Adoration Friday, March 3 9am Mass 6:30 Stations of the Cross Saturday, March 4 9am First Saturday Mass 4pm Stephen Canty Birthday Memorial Sunday, March 5 9am Mass for the People of St Athanasius 11am Rudy Liberatore Memorial Mass

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Remember those in need of prayers, especially: Maryann Lucerto, Margaret Sumner, John Cadigan, Mary Lou, Dianne, Bill, Scott , Dan Hallidy, David S Attachi Family, Olga Calautti, Paula, Joanne Curran, Jimmy, Ron R, Charles Morrison, Frank F, , Barbara Coffin, Ruthie, Richard Rossi, Robert D, Thomas D, Bob L, Andrew D, Richard D, Phil T, Jen M, Fran P, Bryan M, Marion M, Anna Windels, Mary McNerney, Larry Y, Guy, Denise S, John, Mary G, Shirley N, Carol & Frank, Deborah, Patricia Maines, Justin L, Jay, Paula, Mike, David, Bubba Toussaint, Joan D, Nana K, Sue, Remo, Katie Willenborg, Denise, Josephine, Sammy, Bill, Guarino Family, Joan B, Kevin G, Brian, Joe O, Cathy M, Cynthia L, Jill, Marianne G, Dillon R, Mr. Blunt, Denise B, Molly, Rob, Babies Max and Nate, Mike P, Paula P, Jeff M, Andrew R, Justin L, Marge Q, Jen M, Norma M, Julie, Pat K & Family, Marie Brown, JDF & Family, Patrick & Brianna, Rick Q, Trudy, Sean T, Dianne, Flora T, Danny, Dina Luongo, Tim I, Beth O, Anne Bernadette, Caroline, Steve R, The Nowicki, Jon S, Family, Scott, Trudy, Carla, Patrick M, Matthew, Paula, Marie M, Julius L, Barbara, Gil, Sheila S, Brian, Sue, Bob C, Kaitlyn, Rose, Dom, Daniel, Alison, Thomas Goulet, Paige Goulet, Martha K, Sandra Cadigan, Lindsey, Matt & Chloe, Margie M, Kelly G, Frank G, Ben Goodhue, Jeff Eble, Peter, James B, Elena G, Ann Kiley, Kelleigh G, John M, Kelly T, Christine M, Sheila D

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Is 49:14-15/1 Cor 4:1-5/Mt 6:24-34 Sir 17:20-24/Mk 10:17-27 Sir 35:1-12/Mk 10:28-31 Jl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20—6:2/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Dt 30:15-20/Lk 9:22-25 Is 58:1-9a/Mt 9:14-15 Is 58:9b-14/Lk 5:27-32 Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7/Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 1719/Mt 4:1-11

These names will stay in the Prayer Corner until Sunday, March 5th. Call the office or email [email protected] to add or renew your loved ones on the list.

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First Saturday Mass

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Knowing Jesus Christ

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W EEKLY O FFERTORY Mass Attendance: 514 First Collection: $6334 Ash Wednesday Collection: Church in Africa, Central & Eastern Europe

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St. Athanasius Parish, Reading, MA

February 26, 2017

The Seven Last Words By:Fulton Sheen Please join Maria Blewitt and Rosemarie DeLacy for three meetings this Lent to discuss Bishop Sheen’s book, The Seven Last Words. The book is available on amazon.com as either a Kindle book or a paperback. We will reflect upon and talk about the first and second words on March 14, the third and fourth words on March 28, and the fifth, sixth and seventh words on April 11. The book is short, so the expected reading preparation time should be manageable. Dates: Tuesdays, March 14, March 28 and April 11 When: 7:00-8:00 pm Where: Parish Center Questions? Please call Maria Blewitt at: (617) 640-0458. Want to let us know you’re coming? Please call the Parish Office at (781) 944-0330.

On all Wednesdays of Lent from 6:30-8:00pm, all parishes of the Archdiocese of Boston will be open for confession. The Archdiocese has set up a site, www.TheLightIsOnForYou.org, to help you prepare. It has info on the Sacrament of Reconciliation, on how to make a good confession, answers to frequently-asked questions and more. Please plan to come on Lenten Wednesdays and spread the word of this outreach of mercy to those you know.

Join us for Eucharistic Adoration at St. Athanasius Every Thursday from 6:30-7:30pm With Confession

Stations of the Cross and Benediction Friday 6:30

Knowing Jesus Christ Please join Fr. Colarusso and listen to his teachings on Jesus. I In the parish center on Monday evenings, during Lent 7pm

Encounter Lent Join our faith community and nearly 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States in a life changing Lenten journey of Encounter with CRS Rice Bowl. If you have a child in our Religious Education Program, please be on the look out, for your CRS Rice Bowl to come home with your child. Otherwise, you can pick one up beginning March 1st at St. Athanasius Parish ,on a table in the entryway of the church. May these 40 days better prepare us to encounter ourselves, our neighbors and our God. 3

St. Athanasius Parish, Reading, MA

February 26, 2017

ST. ATHANASIUS AND ST. AGNES YOUTH MINISTRY

St. Athanasius Parish Outreach We are expanding our outreach efforts so that we may better assist those in our community who may need a helping hand in a variety of ways. We are looking for volunteers who would be willing to assist in the following ways:

BRAD AGOSTINELLI - YOUTH MINISTRY

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• Cor Unum Meal Center ο Our next visits to serve dinner at Cor Unum Meal Center in Lawrence are on Saturdays 3/25, 4/29, and 5/27. These trips are open to ages 13 and up. ο Meet at 3:15pm in the St. Athanasius Parish Center and return around 7 or 8pm. ο PLEASE RSVP TO BRAD ONE WEEK BEFOREHAND. SPACE IS LIMITED. • Remind ο We have started a group communication program using text messaging called Remind. Get youth ministry updates via texts right to your phone. Your cell phone number will not be known. ο To get started, text @stasyouth to the number 81010 and follow the instructions. • Social media ο Follow us on Instagram @saintasyouth or like us on Facebook at St. Athanasius and St. Agnes Youth Ministry. • Music ministry ο Musicians and singers are wanted! Any middle or high schoolers who sing or play an instrument are invited to participate in the Mass choir at St. Athanasius. Please contact Music Director John Donovan for more information: [email protected].

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Drive parishioners to church Prepare meals Visit parishioners who may be unable to attend church ♦ Bake desserts for the Sawtelle Hospice House Please let us know if you can provide any of these important services. If you are already on the Hospice House dessert list, you do not need to volunteer for that effort again since we already have your contact information. Please contact Ellen Terry at [email protected] or 781-944-5431 to volunteer for any of these programs. THANK YOU!

Worldwide Marriage Encounter “For the Spirit scrutinizes everything, even the depths of God.” Let the Holy Spirit scrutinize and strengthen your marriage by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next WWME Weekends are Mar 17-19, 2017 in South Kingstown, RIand Apr 22-23, 2017 in Brewster, MA. For more information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at 800710-9963 or visit us at www.WWMEMA.org.

Brad Agostinelli Youth Minister St. Athanasius Catholic Church - Archdiocese of Boston Cell: 585-200-2831 Office: 781-944-0330 [email protected] www.stathanasiusreading.org

Workshop on Visiting the Sick Donation Opportunities for Special Items Heating Oil (1 week) 1 Month of Altar candles Flowers for the week Bread & Wine for the week

Wednesdays, March 8 - April 12, a workshop on Pastoral Care to the Sick and the Homebound will be offered at St Patrick, Stoneham from 1-3 PM. Dr Mary Beth Moran, a certified chaplain, will teach the course. The workshop will include a review of communication skills, the basics of pastoral visitation, key illness issues, spiritual needs and concerns, grief, loss and dying, and caregiving issues. Eucharistic ministers, pastoral visitors, parish nurses and others are encouraged to attend. Fee: $40. Registration information is available in the Parish Office or call 617-746-5843. Pre-registration is required. Please resister by March 3.

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Please Join Us! First Saturday Mass For the Blessed Mother Saturday, March 4 9am 4

St. Athanasius Parish, Reading, MA

February 26, 2017

Catholic Quest will be showing IGNATIUS of LOYOLA: Soldier, Sinner, Saint, an epic new

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motion picture based on true events in the life of the founder of the Jesuits, Saint Ignatius of Loyola. To view a trailer, go to www.ignatiusmovie.com

Saint Athanasius Parish has been invited to join in attending a pilgrimage to the Divine Mercy Shrine on May 4,2017

Where: AMC Methuen at The Loop, 90 Pleasant Valley, Methuen When: Thurs, March 9 at 7 pm ($12) Fri, March 10 at 7 pm ($13) Sat, March 11 at 2 pm ($11) Sun, March 12 at 2 pm ($11)

Join Fr. Michael from Blessed Sacrament Church for a trip to the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, MA. All are welcome ! A Bus will leave Blessed Sacrament at 8:00AM and return at approx 8:00PM. Cost is estimated at $50/pp round trip and will include a box lunch with water for the bus trip to the shrine and back home. Reservations and payment must be made by Feb 28th. For info please call Fr. Michael or Lorraine DiMilla at 781-233-7541

To purchase tickets: 1) In person at St. William Rectory, 1351 Main St, Tewksbury, MA 2) In person at Moore Chiropractic Office, 234 Merrimack St., Methuen, MA 3) Online at www.catholicquest.org 4) By mail to Catholic Quest, 163 Patrick Rd., Tewksbury, MA 01876 (include SASE, phone #, and showing date) Any questions, contact Eileen at [email protected] or 978-851-1304.

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We may think he does not know of the high cost of living in the Northeast in the 21st century; so how There will be presentations with the following can he say don't worry. Jesus is telling us to have topics: Testimony and Introduction, Catechesis Background, What has Heaven been saying to us ? , Final our priorities in order and trust in Him, “But seek remarks concerning “the Triumph” and Exposition of the first the kingdom or God and his righteousness, Blessed Sacrament and Benediction and all these things will be given you. Do not For more information contact : worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care Parish office at 781-4r38-0960 of itself” He is not saying quit your job or buy a or visit www.thedivinemercy.org/events Lamborghini. “Seek first the kingdom of God” means putting God in the center of our lives. How Featured speaker : we relate to family, friends, co-workers, should Fr. David Gunter MIC is a member of the Immaculate flow from this. Are our words and actions ordered Conception located at the National Shrine of the Divine to what is good and true? The song “Don’t worry, Mercy in Stockbridge,MA. He was ordained in 2009 and he entered the Marian Fathers in July 2014.Over the last be happy” has a very good message. We have been few years Fr. David has been researching Marian saved by the Son of God . He will not abandon us Apparitions, Marian teachings by saints and popes and has now-not today, not tomorrow, not ever… compiled an exciting program based on a book he has Give Thanks for This written called “The Triumph.”

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St. Athanasius Parish, Reading, MA

February 26, 2017

Parish Staff

Meet the Bishop Night

Pastor ………………………………. Reverend Darin V. Colarusso [email protected]

Bishop Mark O'Connell, Pastor of St Theresa’s Church in North Reading will be at Our Lady of the Assumption's Church Hall (758 Salem Street, Lynnfield) on Tuesday, March 7, at 7:00 pm. The event will be a relaxed “Q & A” style meeting. All are welcome!

Parochial Vicar………………………..Reverend Patrick Armano [email protected] Permanent Deacon………………………….Deacon Neil Sumner [email protected] Permanent Deacon…………..….………...Deacon Matt Baltier [email protected] Administrative Office Manager………………. Kerry Laurenza [email protected]

Vocations Panel Discussion

Coordinator of Religious Ed……………………….. Jo-Ann Rossi [email protected]

Our Lady of the Assumption Church (758 Salem Music Director..………………………………………..John Donovan Street, Lynnfield) will be hosting a Vocations Panel [email protected] Discussion on Sunday, February 26, at 12:00 noon, to share information on the priesthood, personal Business Manager……………………………………...Janine Castro stories of God's call, and individual journeys of [email protected] discernment. Panelists will include current priests, Administrative Assistant ……………………….. Luann Barretto seminarians, and deacons. [email protected] This event is open to all, not just those considering entering the priesthood. We hope that parents, grandparents, catechists, students, campus ministers, and faithful from all walks of life will attend to find out more about the infinite ways and timing God's call may come to a man's life. There will be an opportunity for questions and answers. Lunch will be served.

Youth Ministry……………………………………….Brad Agostinelli [email protected] Religious Ed Administrative Assistant …..Michele Barrette [email protected]

Bulletin Submissions [email protected] By Monday 9 am

Please RSVP to [email protected], or contact Donna Delahanty, Director of Parish Ministries, at [email protected] with any questions.

READING FOOD PANTRY NEEDS February Microwave Popcorn, Spaghetti Sauce, Raisins (6Pack), Hot Cocoa, Canned Meats & Fish (Turkey, Ham, Spam, Tuna, Sardines, & Chopped Clams, Laundry Detergent, Soap, Toothpaste, Kleenex

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