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Mass Intentions for the Week
11/16- Regular Collection: $6,912.55
Maintenance Collection: $586.00
Fuel Collection: $136.00
Loose: $567.00
Total Collection: $8,201.55
Thank you for your continued generosity.
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for the
following intentions by the priest celebrant:
Saturday, November 22, Sunday Vigil Mass
5:00pm Moretti & Rossi Families
Requested by Vava Moretti
Sunday, November 23, Feast of Christ the King
8:00am Frank & Theresa Mascaro
Requested by Family
10:30am Silvio & Bruno Mancinone
Requested by Family
12:30pm High Latin Mass: For All Souls
2:00pm Knights of Columbus, 50th Anniversary Mass
6:00pm Angelo V. Stack, Sr.
Requested by Bob, Melanie, & Mother
Monday, November 24, St. Andrew Dung-Lac &
Companions
6:45am Latin Low Mass: For All Souls
8:00am Joseph Ventura, Birthday Remembrance
Requested by Wife and Daughters
Tuesday, November 25, St. Catherine of Alexandria
8:00am Jackie Ott
Requested by Albert and Nancy Romano
Wednesday, November 26
8:00am Kathleen Bielanski, Birthday Remembrance
Requested by Mom & Dad and Family
Thursday, November 27, Thanksgiving Day
9:30am Leonard & Rita Cross and Maggie Altomare &
John Donahue
Requested by Family
Friday, November 28
8:00am Rose Madru
Requested by Daughter, Barbara
Saturday, November 29, Blessed Virgin Mary
8:00am Antonio Santaniello & Emilia Albano
Requested by Son, Martino & Family
Saturday, November 29, Sunday Vigil Mass
5:00pm Arthur & Kate Barlow
Requested by Phil Barlow
Sunday, November 30, First Sunday of Advent
8:00am Cecelia & Raymond Menard
Requested by Family
10:30am Leona Terzi & Ronald Hamel
Requested by Family
12:30pm Francis & Claire Gagnon
Requested by Daughter, Linda
6:00pm Stephanie Kabagwira
Requested by Cecile
SANCTUARY LAMP
November 16th-November 22nd
WILL BE LIT IN MEMORY OF:
Lexi Jagodowski
By:
Family
In My Mother’s Arms Prayer Line
If you have a serious intention
that you need prayers for: surgery, sufferings, medical, illness, cancer treatment, a sick
child, or anything like that,
please give Betty or Pat a call
and you will have countless
rosaries and prayers coming
your way!
Betty: 786-3630 or Pat: 786-3023
Please remember in your Prayers:
Please pray for the sick and dying of our parish.
Remember all who are in hospitals, nursing homes and
homebound.
For all those who have died:
Marie Claire Brunet Barry
Donna R. Bessette
Esther T. Bousquet
Andrew E. Fleming Jr.
Paulette Siriani
James K. Brown
Karl Slawski
Howard Ludtke
...and members of the parish.
May the Lord welcome them into His Heavenly Kingdom.
Note: If you have a friend or relative who has recently
passed away and would like them included, please email:
[email protected]
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH
AGAWAM, MA
The Agawam Knights of Columbus presents:
Breakfast With Santa
St. John's Parish Center
833 Main St., Agawam, Ma. 01001
Sunday November 30th
8:30am -12:30pm
Adults: $7, Kids under 10: free
Please contact:
Mike Pisano
413-636-4593
Eucharist Series: All Eucharistic Ministers and the whole
parish is invited to attend a series of talks on the Eucharist.
The following are the dates and topics. All classes will be
on Mondays, in the Church, from 7PM-8PM.
Dec. 8: The Eucharist in Scripture
Dec. 15: The Theology of the Eucharist
Dec. 22: Eucharistic Spirituality
Dec. 29: The Eucharist and Liturgy
Special “Thank You” to Agawam Catholic Women’s
Club for all their hard work with this year’s Bazaar!
The proceeds are being used for maintenance to the
Parish Center. Thank you and God bless you!
Happy 80th Birthday Elvis featuring Jeff Krick, Elvis tribute
artist and vocalist. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 (Snow date 1/12/15).
St. John’s Travelers is pleased to bring you this exclusive matinee show at the Hu Ke Lay in Chicopee, MA. Jeff Krick will
amaze you with his talent and Elvis looks. We will sing Happy
Birthday to the one and only King of Rock n Roll, Elvis. $48.00
per person. Package includes: Lovely plated luncheon at the Hu
Ke Lau and reserved seating “Blue Hawaiian Show.” The menu
includes fresh garden sold, rolls & butter, prime rib or baked
scrod, potato & vegetable, dessert, coffee or tea. Event begins at
11:45am. The Hu Ke Lau, 705 Memorial Drive, Chicopee, MA.
Contact: Emile Cote’ 1-413-335-9440
Bible Study & Faith Sharing: All are welcome, whether you’ve
ever read the Bible before or not, you’re welcome to join us
every Tuesday morning from 9:30-10:45am in the Father Joyce
Room in the Parish Center. Please feel free to stop in and see
what we're all about. We have anywhere from 12 to 20 people
(men & women). If you don't think you can come every week
don't worry - come whenever you can! God's Word lives and He
promises that it will not return to Him void. For more information
and questions please contact: Mikie Cook at (413) 786-3773.
Men’s Bible Study: Are you looking to understand the bible
more? Join us weekly on Wednesdays from 6:30 -7:45 pm in
the lower Parish Center. Come feed off the word of God and
discuss its general application and practical use in our lives as
men. We will also study the Catechism teachings on each chapter
we cover. For more information and questions please contact:
John Lemke at (413) 262-4195.
“Totos Tuus Tuesdays”
Tuesday Nights Eucharistic Adoration
Join us every Tuesday for evening adoration in the
Church, from 7PM-8PM. This will focus on the
youth and young adults, but the entire parish is
welcome to join us adoring Jesus in the Blessed
Sacrament. There will be some music, silent time,
and community prayers. Please join us this Tuesday, and every Tuesday! Bring a friend!
Giving Tree: Thanks to the generosity of the parish community, the blessings of Christmas are shared with others in need
through our Giving Tree program. You are invited to participate in the Giving Tree program again this year. The program
will begin on 11/29 when the Giving Tree will be decorated
with ornaments representing gifts for individuals in need. The
program will conclude on 12/21 with the distribution of gifts.
Additional information will be provided in the next few weeks.
Let us have a bare tree and a gift laden altar again this year!
The Catholic Women’s Club will hold their next meeting on
Dec. 8th, 2014. The Meeting will start at 6:30pm and will be
held at St. John’s Parish Center. In lieu of a gift exchange this
year, members are asked to bring a food store gift card (i.e.
Stop & Shop, Geisler’s, Big Y, etc.) which will be given to
Mary for distribution. A special Christmas Program will be
performed by Ritchie Mitnick and singer Ethel Lee will round
out the evening’s event.
Christmas Flower Donations: All those wishing to donate for
this year’s Christmas flowers for the Church, please ensure all
donations are made by Dec. 10th so we can provide a Christmas Flower List for the bulletin. Thank you and God bless you
for your generosity.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our brothers and sisters in Christ
at St. John’s. We are so thankful for all of your prayers, support, generosity, and love that you bring to our parish. May
God bless you this Thanksgiving. -Fr. Tomasz, Fr. Lis, and
Deacon. Mike.
We will be having a
Thanksgiving Day
Mass
celebrated at 9:30am
on Thanksgiving.
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH NEWS AND EVENTS!
New Class Series:
Catholic Morals and Ethics
Friday Nights at St. John’s in Agawam
We are hosting classes on every Friday night in the St. Michael’s
Conference Room in the Lower Parish Center at St. John’s on the
topic of Morals and Ethics in the Church. Classes will be from
6:30-8:30 with a coffee break in the middle. All ages welcome!
Dates and Topics:
Oct. 3: Introduction to Morals and Ethics
Oct. 17: What’s Wrong with Abortion
Oct. 24: Euthanasia: Is Killing Ever Kind?
Nov. 7: Death Penalty & Capital Punishment
Nov. 14: Human Cloning & How Life is Made
Nov. 21: Birth Control & Artificial Contraception
Nov. 29: What is Environmentalism?
Dec. 5: Same Sex Marriage and Sexuality
Dec. 12: Feminism and the Church
Dec. 19: War and Just War Doctrine
Eucharistic Minister training and Lectoring will be done
through the Diocese in the Spring. There are three certificates
to be obtained now:
1. Eucharistic Minister of Communion
2. Eucharistic Minister for Nursing Home & Homebound
3. Lector
Each person interested needs the Pastor’s approval and a CORI
check which can be done in the Parish.
The St John’s Over 60’s Social Club would like to invite you to our
meeting on November 20, 2014 at 1:00 in the Father Joyce Room. Our
guest speaker will be Gerry Barbeau, an Emily Dickinson impersonator. Barbeau, a retired school teacher, has been impersonating Dickinson for several years. While dressed in period clothing, she will be
relating stories about the famous recluse’s life in Amherst and reciting
some of Dickinson’s poems. Please join us for a literary afternoon and
enter the world of the past ! As always, we will have refreshments!
FREE Thanksgiving Meal:
Thursday, Nov. 27, St. Thomas Church in West Springfield
will once again be offering a free Thanksgiving meal at their
parish from 12pm-2pm located at 63 Pine Street in West
Springfield. There are no income guidelines to come for the
meal. The parish feels that no one should be alone on this holiday and would like to share it with as many people as possible.
If you are home bound and unable to make it to the church
for the meal, a home delivered meal is also available by calling the Agawam Senior Center at 821-0605 and speak with
Pam at ext. 3, or Kristina at ext. 2, or leave your name, address
and phone number and a meal will be delivered to you. This
event is free but donations are always accepted.
YOUTH MINISTRY: Are you a teenager looking for something more in life? Do you know a teen who is? If so, consider joining our Youth Ministry here at St. John’s, the Evangelizers! We meet once a week and are in the midst of renovating the lower parish center into a youth center. Email Joe at
[email protected]
Find Freedom in Christ for Christmas
Tired of carrying a heavy
burden? Having a difficult
time forgiving past hurts?
Feeling locked up and
weighed down by circumstances? Would you like to
clear away hurts from the
past? Would you like to prepare your heart before Jesus
comes?
An Unbound: Freedom in Christ Conference will be held at the
Sacred Heart Church located at 1065 Springfield Street in
Feeding Hills on Friday Dec. 5th and Saturday Dec. 6th. Neal
and Janet Lozano will be presenting with their team the Five
Keys to Freedom. Opportunities for prayer for deliverance will
be available. All are welcome. Space is limited so please register early. For more information call Jean Raczkowski at 413786-8200 ext. 3.
Thank you to Angela Beaudry for all her help and effort to
increase awareness for Pancreatic Cancer. May God bless
you both today and always!
Parish Choirs at St. John’s
Anyone with any amount of musical training is welcome to join our
choir! We have Rehearsals every Wednesday night at 6:30PM in the
Church.
Please see Joe Dziok for more information.
St. John’s Guild will hold their Christmas Supper on Tuesday,
December 2nd at the Crestview Country Club, Shoemaker Lane,
Agawam. Social Hour– 6:00pm, Dinner– 6:30pm. Menu
choices are: Grilled Steak Tips Marsala, Apple, Sage, & Cranberry Stuffed Chicken, or Filet of Sole Francais. All entrée
choices are $30 (all inclusive). Members and their guests
must make reservations by Wednesday, November 26th.
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, all reservations MUST be in
and paid for by 11/26/14. If you have not been contacted, or
have a change in your reservation, please call Barbara (7867428) or Dolores (789-4668).
Catholic, Coffee, & Conversation
December 4th at 7:00 PM
St. John’s Parish Center: St. Michael Room
Topic: Jesus in the Old Testament
Jesus is foreshadowed by many figures in the Old Testament. The Old Testament also predicts Jesus, Mary, the
Death and Resurrection, and the Church. Join us for
good coffee and conversation, bring a friend!
From our Pastoral Minister,
Mary Scannell:
Pastoral Ministry Hours:
Mary’s hours are Monday-Wednesday from 9am-5pm
and Thursdays from 9am-2pm. Please leave any
messages on her phone at 786-4499
Food Gift Cards:
Many families have called for food gift cards. The
parish has assisted 92 families since September, 2014.
The families receiving the food cards are very grateful, If you can donate any, please leave them in the
office with my name on them. Thank you for your
generosity! God bless, Mary Scannell
Homebound & Hospitalized
Anyone in the parish who is hospitalized or placed in
any rehab or nursing facility, please notify Mary at
786-4499, including facility and room number.
Bereavement Group
The Bereavement group will start up again on Oct.
16th at 10AM in the foyer. Anyone who has been
going through any kind of loss is welcome. There are
13 sessions listed below:
Sessions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
When your Dreams Fall Apart
Seasons of Grief
Emotions of Grief (1)
Emotions of Grief (2)
When Your Spouse Dies
Your family and Grief
Where is God
Your Greatest Resource
Stuck in Grief or Moving On
Growing Through Grief
Grief Recovery Toolkit
God’s Spirituality Hospitality
Longing for Heaven
The Shawl Ministry/Happy Knitters
Meets on Wednesday at 10AM. This wonderful
group of women have given out 475 prayer shawls to
the sick, along with baby hats to Mercy Hospital. If
anyone has yarn that they can donate to the group it
will be appreciated. Thanks!
The Prayer Shawl Group thanks everyone who donated yarn. We have given out 459 prayer shawls to
the ill. It is a wonderful ministry. Come and join us
on Wednesday mornings at 10AM if you’re free.
Eucharistic Ministers If you are interested in
becoming a Eucharistic Minister, call Mary.
The Visitation Group meets on the second
Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m. We need more
volunteers for the visitation group. Call Mary.
The Movie “Tuesday with Marie” will be shown on
Oct. 21st at 1:30 in the Fr. Joyce Room. All are welcome.
The Giving Tree: Forty-One families have received
info on the gifts at Christmas, If anyone needs assistance, please call or see Mary.
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Saint John the Evangelist Parish
Capital Campaign
How to Contribute to Your Pledge:
•
Mailed Contributions: Pledge payments can be
mailed directly to the Parish.
Saint John the Evangelist
Capital Campaign
833 Main Street
Agawam, MA 01001
•
Online @ www.ParishPay.com: Pledge payments can be made completely online through
ParishPay, simply select “Capital Campaign” as
the collection type. You can also save time by
easily establishing recurring payments.
•
Mass Collection Baskets: Pledge payments can
be made during Mass through the collection baskets. Be sure to specify that this donation is for
the Capital Campaign, and not the regular or second collection.
Thank you for your continued support of Saint
John the Evangelist Parish. Your generosity is
allowing us to pave the way to a very bright
future!
Please feel free to contact the Business Office with
any questions or concerns at (413) 505-9962 or
[email protected]
Online Collections Now Available! Donating to St. John the
Evangelist is now easier and more convenient than ever thanks
to a partnership with www.ParishPay.com. Parishioners and
guests can log on, make a one-time or recurring donation, and
never have to worry about envelopes or checks again!
Easy Five-Step Process:
• Log on to www.ParishPay.com
• Search for Saint John’s (Zip Code 01001)
• Create an account, or sign in as a guest
• Select your donation type: Regular Collection, Special Collection (Fuel/Maintenance), or Capital Campaign.
• Make your contribution (one-time or recurring)
Please feel free to contact the Business Office at:
(413) 505-9962 or [email protected] with any
questions. Thank you for your continued support of Saint John
the Evangelist Parish!
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