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SAINT MICHAEL PARISH
Mass Schedule
Daily Mass
Saturday
December 28
4:00pm
The Keaney Family
Sunday
December 29
7:30am
9:00am
10:30am
10:30am
12:00pm
Antonio C. Sousa and deceased relatives
João Carvalho, son and son-in-law
Manuel and Maria Bairos and son
Agostinho Almada Sousa & Helen Carvalho
Brazilian Mass
Monday
December 30
9:00am
Jose Figueiredo
Tuesday
December 31
4:00pm
Ruth and Richard Mangini
Wednesday
January 1
9:00am
The Living Faithful
Thursday
January 2
7:00am
Fr. Everett Vierra
Friday
January 3
9:00am
For all Parents - living or deceased
Saturday
January 4
9:00am
4:00pm
Souls in Purgatory
Filomena Braga and family
Sunday
January 5
7:30am
9:00am
10:30am
10:30am
12:00pm
Antonio and Conceição Santos
Emilia P. Fontes
Manuel Moura
Agostinho Almada Sousa & Helen Carvalho
Brazilian Mass
9:00am ~ Mon, Wed, Friday and Saturday – lower church
7:00am ~ Tuesday and Thursday – lower church
PLEASE NOTE! If there is a delay or cancellation
from the Hudson Public Schools due to inclement
weather, the daily Mass is cancelled!
Weekend Mass Schedule
4:00pm – Saturday – upper church
7:30am – Sunday – upper church
9:00am – Sunday – upper church
10:30am – Sunday – lower church
10:30am – Sunday - upper church/Portuguese Mass
12 noon – Sunday – lower church/Brazilian Mass
New Year’s Mass Schedule
4:00pm – New Year’s Eve – upper church
9:00am – New Year’s Day – upper church
Confessions are 2:30 – 3:30 pm on Saturdays
If you have requested a Mass intention and would like
to have a family member bring up the gifts, please see a
Eucharistic Minister before the start of the Mass.
DECEMBER
Bread and Wine in Memory of
Maria and José Nardelo
Lights and Candles in Memory of
Antonio C. Sousa and deceased relatives
Offertory:
The bulletin was sent to print prior to last weekend’s
collection. Therefore, we were not able to update the
offertory totals
Second Collection
Weekend of Jan 4/Jan 5: Parish Maintenance & Develop.
Thank you for your kind and generous support!
It is always greatly appreciated!
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HUDSON, MA
Fr. Ron’s Ramblings
Well it is hard to believe another Christmas Day has
come and gone. Liturgically we celebrate the twelve
days of Christmas which culminates with the Feast of
the Epiphany on January 6. Hence as our culture stops
singing Christmas carols and hymns, we begin!
Custa a acreditar que outro dia de Natal chegou e já se
foi. Litúrgicamente nós celebramos os 12 dias de Natal
que condiz com a festa da epifania a 6 de Janeiro.
Enquanto a nóssa cultura parou de cantar ou tocar
musicas de Natal nós apenas começamos.
I would like to extend special thanks to all who
contributed to making this season so special. So many
people work for hours and hours behind the scenes
making our church beautiful, our music inspirational,
and our liturgies reverent. And thanks to all of you for
your flower donations. Not only does that fund church
decorations, but we send out Poinsettias to all our
homebound parishioners. The religious education
children make Christmas cards, and an anonymous
person makes plastic canvas ornaments for each home
bound person. A special word of thanks to Mary Ellen
Bartlett, our parish nurse, who coordinated this effort.
With over a hundred homebound parishioners it is a
huge task.
Eu gostaria uma vez mais de mostrar a minha gratidão a
todos os que contribuiram para fazer esta estação de
Natal tão especial. Algumas pessoas trabalharam horas
seguidas por detrás do pano para tornar a nóssa igreja
tao bonita, a nossa musica inspiritual e as nossas
referentes liturgias maravilhosas. Tambem um muito
obrigado a todos os que deram doações para as flores.
Nao só foi para decoração da igreja, mas tambem
entregamos pointeseras a todos os enfermos em casa.
As criancas da catequese fizeram cartões de Natal e
uma pessoa anonima fez uns ornamentos em plástico
para entregar a cada enfermo.
Um especial
agradecimento à Mary Ellen Bartlett, a enfermeira da
paroquia que coordenou este trabalho. Com centenas
de pessoas impossibilitadas de sair de casa torna-se
numa enorme tarefa.
Also, thanks to our prayer shawl ministers who
handmade many, many hats and mittens to help keep
people warm this winter.
Um imenso obrigado tambem para os membros do
ministério do xaile que fizeram muitos barretos e luvas
para ajudar a manter as pessoas aquecidas neste
Inverno.
This weekend we celebrate the Feast of the Holy
Family. It is appropriately set at this time of year as so
many families gather together. We are also mindful of
those who have lost a family member during this year
and the emptiness that loss brings at the holiday season.
We continue to pray for all of our families.
Neste fim de semana celebramos a festa da Sagrada
Familia. É aprópriadamente um tempo marcado no ano
que muitas familias se reunem para celebrar as festas
Natalícias. Nós tambem estamos sinseramente sentidos
pelos que perderam um membro de familia durante este
ano, e pelo sentimento vasio que se faz sentir nesta
época festiva em perder alguem. Nós continuaremos a
orar por todas as nossas familias.
As we move into the new year, we hope that it is a fresh
start for us all. May the days and months ahead bring us
many blessings and graces from God.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Com o apróximarmos do Ano Novo esperamos que seja
um novo e fresco começar de ano para todos nós. Que
os dias e meses que estão para vir durante o ano novo
nos traga muitas benções e graças de Deus.
Que Deus vos abencoe a todos e a todos um feliz e
próspero ANO NOVO!!!
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DECEMBER 29, 2013
Religious Education Gr K-5
Update on Parish Photo Directory
December 22nd begins our Christmas Holiday break. I
want to thank all the parents for their support with our
projects and wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas
and New Year!! Classes resume on January 5th!
Pat Conte 978-562-2552 or [email protected]
We’ve been compiling the new directory with many
great photos! However, group pictures are needed for a
few ministries! If you are a member of one of the
ministries listed below, please attend the one and only
photo shoot on Sunday, January 5th at 2:00pm (prior
to the sing-a-long) in the upper church. Nice attire
preferred! We hope you can make it! Thank you!
**Parish Office Hours**
Monday, Thursday, Friday 9:00am – 3:00pm
Tuesday 9:00am – 12pm
Wednesday CLOSED
Eucharistic Ministers
Ladies Sodality
Lectors
Music Ministry
St. Vincent de Paul
Ushers
Please note: We follow the Hudson Public School alerts
of delayed openings or cancellations due to inclement
weather.
Do you have a new address?
Please call or email us to update!! Thank you!
Individual and family photos have been taken and
preparations are underway for our new directory! Print
photos have been collected and will be distributed
along with the booklet in the New Year!
Notes from Music Ministry
December Baptisms
Weekly Choir Rehearsal Reminder!
New Members Always Welcome!
“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder
them, for the kingdom of heaven
belongs to such as these.”
Portuguese choir rehearsals: Thursdays at 4:00pm for
the 10:30am upstairs Mass.
Youth choir rehearsals: Thursdays at 5:15pm for the
9:00am Mass.
Adult choir rehearsals: Thursdays at 6:00pm for the
4:00pm Mass.
Makenna Brielle Babcock
Franco Aniello DiLiddo
The January Baptism Catechesis Meeting will be held
Sunday January 5th at 2:00pm in the lower church.
Annual Carol Celebration
The Music Ministry presents the Annual Carol Sing
on Sunday, January 5th, 3:00pm in the upper
church! Carols, hymns and joyous celebration with
songs for all to enjoy! This is a very moving musical
event reflecting on the true meaning of the Christmas
Season that permeates the heart and spirit! We look
forward to seeing you there!
The January Sacrament of Baptism will be held
Sunday, January 19th at 2:00pm in the upper church.
New Year’s Prayer for Peace
O Loving God,
Answer our prayers for a world of peace.
Give us strength as we face the conflicts of our
troubled world. Cleanse our minds of retaliation and
help us to be instruments of your peace.
Fill us with the compassion to overlook the hatefulness
of others. Help us as we share in the task
of restoring harmony and justice.
One in body, mind and spirit,
Director of Music, John Anthony Volpe
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THE HOLY FAMILY
EVENTS/MEETINGS/REMINDERS
PARISH NURSE
TIPS PREVENT COLDS AND FLU
Surveys show that Americans suffer a BILLION colds each
year. When you add in the flu, the number is even higher.
There are things you can do to avoid becoming a cold/flu
statistic.
1. Exercise is a proven immune booster. Moderate
exercise, such as brisk walking, for 45 minutes a
day, five days a week, can reduce risk of a cold by a
third.
2. Get plenty of sleep, manage your stress, drink plenty
of fluids and eat nutritious food.
3. Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
4. If possible, stay home from work, school, and
errands when YOU are sick. You will help to
prevent others from catching your illness.
5. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when
coughing or sneezing.
6. Clean your hands often. Use warm water and a
good helping of soap. Plain soap is fine, because it’s
the act of rubbing the hands together for at least 20
seconds that is going to eliminate germs. If soap
and water are not available, use an alcohol based
hand rub.
7. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Without
thinking, we rub our eyes, cover our mouth or rub
our noses with our hands. That is a sure way to
infect yourself with cold virus particles.
8. Teach prevention hygiene to your children. They
share cold and flu viruses readily and bring them
into your homes. Teach your child to cough or
sneeze into a tissue or his/her elbow, instilling a lifelong habit that is key to illness prevention:
HANDWASHING.
9. Vaccines are the surest way to prevent the flu.
10. Clean for virus prevention. Use disinfectant when
you clean at home, especially in the bathroom and
kitchen. Stay away from sponges and rags - studies
show they’re the number one source of germs in the
whole house. If you must use sponges, change the
once a week or soak them in bleach for 15 minutes.
11. Practice cold and flu prevention at work. Hold
office meetings in large rooms with plenty of
ventilation, and don’t be afraid to practice “social
distancing”. Keep some extra space between you
and the people who are sick, or who sneeze or cough
openly. If you share a workstation or phone with
others, clean it with antibacterial wipes before you
sit down or use it.
Lastly, please be considerate of others and DO NOT COME
TO CHURCH if you have cold or flu symptoms. The last
thing God wants is for you to come and infect others. Stay
at home, rest, follow the above suggestions and GET
WELL!
Fatima Shrine Christmas Display
Xaverian Missionaries are displaying their traditional
Christmas lights and Nativity display at Fatima Shrine
in Holliston, through Wednesday, January 1st!
Portuguese Prayer Gathering
Reminder: The Portuguese members will gather to meet
for prayer service Friday, January 10th at 7:00pm in
the lower chapel.
Ministry Meetings
Catholic Daughters will be meeting Thursday,
January 2nd at 12 Noon in the Parish Center!
St. Vincent de Paul will be meeting Saturday, January
4th at 5:00pm in the lower church!
The Men’s Club will be meeting on Wednesday,
January 8th at 7:00pm in the Parish Center
Prayer Shawl Ministry will be meeting Wednesday,
January 15th at 1:30pm in the lower church!
Our Lady’s Thrift Shop
197 Pleasant Street, Marlborough
The Sisters of St. Chretienne invite you and your
friends to discover their attractive assortment of gently
used clothing for adults and children household items,
toys, etc. Hours: Tues, Thurs, Sat 10-12 & 1-3
Catholic TV Marathon
Catholic TV presents a marathon of Christmas
programming for three straight days beginning on
Christmas Eve at midnight. Tune in for Christmas
Masses, specials and concerts!
Enjoy Christmas
episodes on the original CatholicTV series and other
programs featuring musicians, choirs, and artists
celebrating Jesus’ birth. Masses with Pope Francis
from the Vatican, the National Shrine and the Chapel of
the Holy Cross at Catholic TV are all celebrated during
the Christmas marathon. Cardinal Sean O’Malley will
celebrate CatholicTV’s Christmas Mass live on CW56
at 8:00am. It can be seen at Noon on WHDH Ch. 7 and
again at 7pm on Catholic TV.
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THE HOLY FAMILY
Sunday Throughout
theWeek:
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Joseph was a good father and a good husband.
He did everything he could to keep Mary and
the baby Jesus safe. Herod heard that a baby
king was born. He was jealous. He wanted to be
the only king. Joseph moved here and there to
hide Jesus so Herod's men could not hurt his
family. God loves you, too. Your parents
protect you. Police and firemen keep you safe,
too
Prayer
Lord, help keep me safe from the paths of evil
Something to Draw
Draw Joseph and Mary hiding the baby Jesus
from Herod and his men.
Mission for the Week
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cross a street
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