January 3, 2016 Bulletin

January 3, 2016
Epiphany of the Lord
Offertory: December 7, 2014 OLM $344, OLV $507, COS $763, Total $1,614
December 6, 2015 OLM $522, OLV $697, COS $482, Total $1,701 (does not incl. online giving).
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, Jan 2, OLM 4:00 PM For Faye Elizabeth Kelleher, requested by Arlene Tarantino
Saturday, Jan 2, COS 4:30 PM For Chuck McMahon, requested by The McMahon family
Sunday, Jan 3, OLM 8:30 AM For Lauren Joanne Airoldi, requested by David Airoldi
Sunday, Jan 3, OLV 10:30 AM For the Souls in Purgatory, requested by John Nappi, Jr.
Sunday, Jan 3, COS 12:30 PM For John Kopins, requested by Karen Shaw
Saturday, Jan 9, OLM 4:00 PM For Sr. Elizabeth Mary Biebelhausen, SND, requested by Marie Lee
Saturday, Jan 9, COS 4:30 PM For the Shaw Family, requested by Karen Shaw
Saturday, Jan 9, COS 6:00 PM For the Souls in Purgatory, requested by John Nappi, Jr.
Sunday, Jan 10, OLM 8:30 AM For Natalie Saft, requested by Steve and Michele Saft
Sunday, Jan 10, OLV 10:30 AM For a Special Intention, requested by John Nappi, Jr.
Sunday, Jan 11, COS 12:30 PM For Grey Gerwig, requested by Karen Shaw
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Jan 6: Pastoral Council Meeting, 7 PM, Our Lady of the Valley
Jan 10: Special Collection: Vermont Catholic Magazine
Jan 15: Adoration, 3:00 PM, OLV
Jan 17: Jubilee Year of Mercy, 3:00 PM, recognizing Lay Ministries in the Diocese of Burlington
Jan 20: Cursillo Ultreya, 7:00 PM, St. Michael’s, Brattleboro
Jan 21: Finance Council Meeting, 4:30 PM, Rectory
Jan 31: Special Collection: Catholic Education
You are all invited to attend the Jubilee Year of Mercy celebration recognizing Lay Ministries in the Diocese of Burlington at St. Joseph
Co-Cathedral on January 17th at 3:00 PM.. This celebration will include Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) and Eucharistic Exposition.
Confessions will be made available for those people desiring to receive the Holy Year indulgence. Light refreshments will be served
after. The Holy Door is now blessed and is open for group and individual pilgrimages throughout the year. (Please note this is not a
Mass).
Workshop on Social Justice
You are invited to a workshop on Saturday, January 16, 2016 from 9 am to 3 pm at St. Michael’s College to examine Pope
Francis’ inspiring messages on the issues of immigration, criminal justice, and racism. Sponsored by Vermont Interfaith Action and the Society of St. Edmund, this “Year of Encounter” workshop will combine scripture study, story, and discussion to
explore how community organizing techniques can help the faithful live out Catholic social teaching and take action in our
communities. Please register using the form provided.
World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland
You are invited to join the Diocese of Burlington for World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland July 19 th – August 2nd. The Diocese is
sponsoring a pilgrimage that will be an amazing 2-week immersion into the Catholic Culture of Poland and the universal Church. Open
to all teens and older and young adults. For more information, contact Bill Gavin in the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry at
802-658-6110 ex.1240
Year of Mercy Pilgrimage: In the Footsteps of the North American Martyrs with Fr. Michael Monette
St. Patrick Church • Newport, NH
JUNE 9-12, 2016
In honor of our Holy Father Francis, a faithful son of St. Ignatius of Loyola, who founded the Society of Jesus, we travel to the sites and
locations that have been sanctified by the blood of the North American Jesuit Martyrs. Come away for a few days to meet new friends
and join other faithful souls as we learn about the lives of these holy missionaries who sought to bring the message of Christ’s Mercy to
the new world in the seventeenth century. Find out more and register online at www.saintpatrickparish.net.
•Home of St. Kateri Tekakwitha •National Shrine of the North American Martyrs •Trappist Monastery at Geneseo •Our Lady of
Victory Basilica •North American Martyrs Shrine of Canada
Weekly Intention:
For the grace this week to surrender
all selfish ways and follow the Way
who is Christ.
“The best preparation for
tomorrow is doing your best
today”
~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
From Fr. Fred:
From Fr. Fred
Heard this one and liked it:
Heard this one and liked it:
Know the Truth
Know the Truth
Love the Good
Love the Good
Admire the Beautiful
Admire the Beautiful
Be gentle
Be gentle
Be Free
Be free
Be loving
Be humble Be Joyful
Be loving
Gaze with Love
Be joyful
Gaze with Love
Just for Fun:
Eve, in the Garden of Eden, said: “God, I have a problem.
It’s a beautiful garden, but I’m lonely and I’m sick of
eating apples.”
“Okay,” God said. “I’ll create a man for you.”
Eve said, “What’s a man?”
“He’s a creature with aggressive tendencies and an
enormous ego who doesn’t listen and gets lost a lot, but
he’s big and strong, he can open jars and hunt animals, and
at the end of the day he can really make you feel like a
woman.”
“Sounds great!” said Eve.
God: “There’s just one other thing. He’s going
to want to believe I made him first.”
Quote of the week:
“Instead of trying to avoid
hardships, ask God for the
grace to bear them well.”
~St. Andre Bessette