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Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
April 5, 2015
Holy Ghost Parish
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord • April 5, 2015
Holy Ghost Parish Whitman, MA
Holy Ghost Parish
Whitman, Massachusetts 02382
Tel: 781-447-4421
Fax: 781-447-1375
www.holyghostwhitman.org
Email: [email protected]
Rectory mailing address: 518 Washington Street,
Whitman, MA 02382
The email address where you can contact the Joint Parish
Council is: [email protected]
PARISH STAFF
Pastor:
Rev. James Mahoney
Parochial Vicar
Rev. Mark Riley
Senior Priest in Residence Rev. Joseph Arsenault
Deacons:
Joseph Nickley
Robert Balzarini
James McLaughlin
Finance and Operations Manager
Dennis Leonard
Director of Music
William Healey
Children’s Choir
Margaret Healey
Organist
Lynn Bartlett
Cantor:
Dennis Leonard
Director of Religious Education
Ann T. Lawrence
Superintendent, Saint James Cemetery
Vincent Tonello
Parish Secretary
Janice Guillemette
Cemetery Office
Kathy MacGilvray
Facilities Managers: Howard King
James Lewis
DAILY LITURGIES
Monday-Wednesday-Friday Mass at 9AM
At Holy Ghost
Masses on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with Communion
Service on Saturdays at St. Bridget
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULES
AT HOLY GHOST
Saturday at 4PM
Sunday Masses at 7:30AM and 10:30AM
AT SAINT BRIDGET
Saturday at 4PM
Sundays at 9AM and 12 Noon
HOLY DAY MASS SCHEDULE
As Announced
DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION
Tuesdays at 7PM in the lower chapel
PERPETUAL ADORATION OF
THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
In Divine Mercy Chapel (lower church)
CONFESSION
Saturdays at 3PM or anytime by appointment
Bulletin Editor:
Elaine Melisi
Bulletin items may be sent by email to
[email protected] or dropped at the rectory by 11AM
on Mondays to be included in the next week’s bulletin.
Rectory Entrance and Office Hours:
The main office entrance is the front door of the rectory
on Washington Street.
Parish Office Hours
Monday through Friday
9AM to 5PM
Saturday
Closed
BAPTISM
Second and Fourth Sundays of each month at
12Noon (Please arrive 15 minutes early).
Call the rectory (781-447-4421) to arrange
for the sacrament.
MARRIAGE
Please contact the rectory one year in advance.
Couples meet with the priest before a date is set.
Participation in a marriage program is required.
Holy Ghost Parish Whitman, MA
MASS INTENTIONS
For the Week of
April 4 through April 12, 2015
Holy Saturday, April 4, 2015
9AM
Morning Prayer
There is no 4PM Mass on Holy Saturday
Easter Vigil
8PM
Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015
7:30AM
10:30AM
For all Parishioners
For all Parishioners
PRAYERS FOR OUR RELATIVES & FRIENDS
SERVING IN THE MILITARY
Holy Ghost Parish lists in the bulletin the names of
friends and family members from our parish who are serving in the military, so that all of us can keep them in our
prayers daily, that they may return home safely. If you
would like to add someone to the list, please call the rectory (781-447-4421) or email us with the information.
We’ll add names as they are received.
Please keep the following service members
in your prayers.
Monday, April 6, 2015
9AM
Ben and Edith Sullivan
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
(No Mass at Holy Ghost)
9AM Mass at Saint Bridget
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
9AM
Anna Wakefield
Thursday, April 9, 2015
9AM
(No Mass at Holy Ghost)
9AM Mass at Saint Bridget
Friday, April 10, 2015
9AM
Colleen MacCurtain
(20th anniv)
Saturday, April 11, 2015
9AM
(No Mass at Holy Ghost)
Communion Service at Saint Bridget
Arthur Aucoin
(memorial)
4PM
Sunday, April 12, 2015
7:30AM
10:30AM
Pauline Markowski
Thomas Sheehan Crowley
Betty Crowley
Please keep in your prayers
Lois Nally
Kenneth Rogers
Jeanne Amadeo
MaryAnn Curby
who passed away recently
The one collection on Good Friday is for
Support of the Holy Land Shrines
The one collection on Easter is for
the Clergy Benefit Trust
Capt. Matthew Johnson
Lt.. Joe Sturges
Pat Torney
2nd Lt. Andrew Maio
PFC Andrew Smith
Sgt. Nick Lavery
SO2 Ryan C. Flaherty Sgt. Matthew McCann
Sgt. Seamus Murray
Lance Corp. Nicholas Rizzo
Staff Sgt. Jonathan P. Martins Steve Gaudet
LCpl M Ryan O’ Flaherty Lt. Christopher C. Regan
Lt.Col. Kevin Hanrahan Capt. Joseph J. Lucas
SPC Anthony Gulino
Peter E. Columbo
Sgt. Jason Race
Sgt. Nicholas Voci
PFC Ryan Cronin Spec. James R. Furtado
Senior Airman Sara Furtado
PFC Zachary Samya
Staff Sgt. Marie Ketchen Capt. Joseph E. Beard
LanceCorp. Johnathan Jaskolka
Sgt. Andrew McAleer Lance Cpl. Sean Concannon
Sgt. Patrick Donaher PV2 Christina Malloy
LanceCorp. Thomas M. Malloy, Jr. (USMC)
Cpl. Joshua Pacheco
Cpl. John J. Feeney,USMC
LCpl Derek Corkery, USMC
Cpl Joseph Von George, USMC
Pvt. Jordon McIntyre
Airman Samuel Clark
PFC Daniel O’Donnell,USMC Pvt. David Franey
Payce Thomas Berridge, USN
1st Lt. Shane Reardon,USMC
Thank you to all who so generously
remembered loved ones at this Easter Season.
There was not enough space in today’s bulletin to
include them all. The list will continue in next
weekend’s bulletin until all have been acknowledged.
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
SPRING DINNER DANCE
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015 7PM
Pasta Dinner, salad, dessert and coffee
Tickets are only $10
Trivia with prizes, Door Prizes
Wine and Beer at Yesteryear’s prices
Tickets available
Saint Bridget-before and after masses April 11 and 12
Holy Ghost-before and after Masses April 18 and 19
Or call Bob:781-974-8398
WIDOWS TO WIDOWS
The first meeting of the Widows to Widows support group
will take place on Wednesday morning, April 8, following
the 9AM Mass at Holy Ghost. The meeting will be held in
Father Glennon Hall-all widows are welcome to attend.
.
DEADLINE FOR ORDERING RED SOX TICKETS
IS APRIL 6TH
Join Holy Ghost and St. Bridget Parishes at Fenway Park
on Wednesday, July 29th to watch the Boston Red Sox
play the Chicago White Sox. Tickets are $30 for bleacher
seats. Order forms are at the rear of the church. Please
contact Colleen Booker with any question at 781-878-090
or email at
[email protected]
IRISH HEARTS FOR ORPHANS
BENEFIT DANCE
Sunday April 19th from 4-8PM
Boston Marriott Quincy
Suggested donation is $20
Featuring Noel Henry’s Irish Showband, Erin’s
Melody and Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eirann
Entertainment,,music and dancing, step dancers,
vendors, silent auction, raffles
NPH USA is dedicated to improving the lives of
orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children
throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
WHITMAN BOARD OF HEALTH
RABIES CLINIC FOR DOGS AND CATS
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2015
10AM to 12Noon
Whitman Animal Shelter
100 Essex Streeet (behind the town barn)
Fee: $10 (cash only) Proof of prior rabies shot required
April 5, 2015
TAKING TIME OUT RETREAT DATES
“Being a Blessing”, a Spirituality for Everyday Living
mini-retreat led by Peggy Patenaude of Taking Tim Out,
will be held on Wednesday, April 8 at Sacred Hearts Retreat Center in Wareham, from 10AM-12:30PM
Cost:$20 Pre-registration required. Contact Peggy at
508-548-9149 or [email protected]
PLEASE JOIN THE ST. BRIDGET SCHOOL PTO
FOR THE
1ST ANNUAL MONTE CARLO NIGHT
ON SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2015
7PM
at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Abington
The organizers are excited about the events planned for
this evening. There will be great food and wonderful
prizes. Don’t worry if you don’t know how to play any
of the games. The professional dealers will be teaching
everyone how to play. Please feel free to bring friends
and relatives! This event is open to all at Holy Ghost
and St. Bridget parishes. Please visit http://
stbridgetschool.us/PTO.htm for ticket sales and further
information.
2015 CATHOLIC APPEAL
LIVING OUR FAITH TOGETHER
Thanks to all of you who have given so generously to
support our parish. If you have not yet made a gift or
pledge, you will find Catholic Appeal envelopes in the
pews this weekend. Thank you for your prayers and
support and for helping us meet our parish goal.
Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality’s April meeting
will be held on Monday, April 13th
in Father Glennon Hall
The CYO group will
Meet on Sunday, April 12th, from 5-7PM
At the Spellman Center
All students in grades 7-12 are welcome.
PILGRIM FESTIVAL CHORUS PRESENTS
ANNALIES
A Choral Setting of The Diary of Anne Frank
Saturday, April 11 at 7:30PM
Sunday, April 2 at 4PM
At The Church of the Pilgrimage
Town Square, Plymouth
(Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, and
$15 for students over 14. Tickets are available online at
www.pilgrimfestivalchorus.org
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
April 5, 2015
ALLELUIA!
HE IS RISEN!
Easter Flowers in memory of the following
Thomas C. Murphy
Helen R. Berube
Frank & Jennie Tenore
Thomas E. Smith
Twomey & Provost
Families
Mary Twomey Venuto
George Twomey, Jr.
Ann Tonello
Mary,Thomas Mahady
Eve Pelton
Mary & Joseph Scott
Mary M. Bagley
Paul Mahady
Sister Frances Anna
Cronin
Lorraine Faxon
Leslie Faxon
Cynthia Shepherd
Frank Dembro
Michael & Frances
McNally
Charles & Ada
Giniewicz
Beatrice Concannon
William Concannon
Joseph & Geraldine
Celona
John & Claire Coughlin
Joe & Nellie Molisse
Marion O’Brien
Richard Morgan
Michael O’Hare
Delores Bigwood
Charles J. Hayes
Helen M. Hayes
Joseph V. Hayes
Kenneth F. Roy
William & Margaret
McCarthy
Vincent & Rita Adduci
Cecelia M. McCarthy
Thompson & Murphy
Families
Duke Doucette
Margaret Reidy
Warren Holmberg
James & Eileen Hurley
John & Anne Wallace
Reta & Earl White
Lillian Burgess
Mary White
Martin & Kathleen
Clifford Family
Clougherty Family
Eddie, John & Katie
Donald MacKenzie
John Kelly
Oscar & Anita Belanger
Sylvia Beaulieu
Peter Kelly
Eva Kelly
Catherine and Chris
Kirwan
Angela Rizzo
John Leavitt, Sr.
Hicks & Lynch Families
John D. Hicks
Kathleen Frank
Mary Kelly
Fran & Mary Collins
Taylor Sotirkys
George & Kevin Walsh
Edward & Katherine
Degnan Families
Souls in Purgatory
Nana & Papa Walsh
Nana Gaudet
Papa Doherty
Dolores Ruckdeschel
Norman Rogers
Kerry Laplume
“Nana” Yanoolis
Agnes ,Andrew
Yanoolis
Leona & Virgil
Davidson
Deceased members of
the Yanoolis &
Davidson Families
Louis Nickerson
Anna & Peter Chiros
George & Louisa Chiros
Raymond & Catherine
Barry
James Gosse
Joseph Ricciarelli
Mary Ellen & Jim
Gosse
Helen Ricciarelli
Mary Egan & Dolly
Wright
Joseph Bonanno
Mary Bonanno
Thomas Sheehan
Crowley
Kelley, Beard & Siegle
Families
Peter B. Randall
Martin J. Kelley
Isabella & Robert
Browne
Catherine and Michael
Carey
Sarah & Martin Foley
Edward Conlon
Michael Conlon
Joseph Conlon
Craig Family
Adrian Borden
Rita Carney
Katherine Regan
Curly Gannon
Catoni Family
Leo J. Godin
Arthur & Marie Prisco
Fell & Olson Family
Florence,Ruth ,Paul
O’Brien
George, Eleanor ,Kevin
Soule
Kevin & Liam
McHugh
Marie ,Alston
Nickerson
Mr., Mrs. Edwin Burke
Coombs and Hanify
families
William D. Fallon, Sr.
Rose M. Fallon
Sheila F. Andress
W. Daniel Fallon, Jr.
Mary F. Lenzyel
Sam Durso
Martha F. Durso
Thomas J.Connolly, Sr.
Joseph Hernon
Elizabeth & Joseph
Hernon
Leonard & Rita
Kosowski
Francis & Dorothy
White
Shirley,William Ward
Michael McKenna
Frederick & Bernice
Cavicchi
Edward & Mary Smith
Maguire Family
Mary Leonard
McGuire Family
Catherine Connolly
Collins Family
Claire & Charles
Simpson
Paul McVay
Dennis,Edna Finnegan
Antonio & Antonetta
Balasco
Frances Sheehan
Roy, Lucille, and
Robert Jones
John C. Clergy
Morgan & Long
Families
Mr.& Mrs. Ernest Pero
Mr. ,Mrs. Paul Devine
James and Claire
Shaughnessy
Francis, Sophia Noone
Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Kailher
Mr. and Mrs Fred
Richard
Holy Ghost Parish Whitman, MA
A MESSAGE FROM FATHER MAHONEY
Dear Parishioners of the Collaborative and visitors to our
Parishes today,
Please allow me to wish you a very Joyous and Happy
Easter! Jesus Christ is Risen Today, Alleluia!!! Alleluia!!! If you are new to our Parish Communities of Holy
Ghost in Whitman and St. Bridget’s in Abington – Welcome!!! We are glad you are here. Our two parishes
are in Collaboration with each other to further the Mission
of the Church and bring the Good News of Jesus, Risen
from the dead, to our communities.
Today we celebrate Easter. Easter is not just for today, it
is a 50-day meditation on the mystery of Christ's Resurrection. Our Gospel on Easter morning tells us about the
disciples' discovery of the empty tomb. It was first discovered by a woman, Mary of Magdala. She sees the
tomb and RUNS to tell the apostles what has happened,
and two apostles RUN to the tomb to see for themselves. Running is mentioned three times in this short
passage! This tells us something important. Easter, and
our Easter Faith, is active. It moves. It’s something alive,
and wondrous, and constantly in motion. The Gospel
readings over the next 50 days will speak about the Risen
Lord appearing to his followers and how they began to
believe in the Resurrection. Having believed, they began
to proclaim it to everyone. I pray on this Easter Day, and
this Easter Season, that your faith continues to grow and
thrust you into motion to proclaim it, to share it, and to
live it with those around you.
Every parish in the Archdiocese will be taking one collection today to support the Clergy Health and Retirement
Trust for our priests. The success of the collection is critical to our ongoing efforts to ensure an appropriate level of
care and quality of life programs for priests of the Archdiocese of Boston. We are grateful for your full participation and support. Fr. Steve Healy who is away for treatment, Fr. Mark Riley who is ill, and our retired priests Fr. Joe Arsenault (in residence), Fr. Vin Poirier, and Fr.
Mike Regan (who assist at St. Bridget’s) are all being assisted by this fund right now. Thank you for joining us
in this important effort to ensure that we can continue caring for the health and well-being of our priests in their
time of need.
I mentioned this in last week’s bulletin: Because we are
in a shortage of priests here in the Collaborative due to
illnesses, I call your attention to the celebration of the
Sacrament of Penance. From this point forward the priest
hearing Confessions on Saturday afternoon, most likely,
will be the Celebrant of the 4:00 p.m. Mass. CONFESSIONS NOW END AT 3:30 ON SATURDAYS to give
APRIL 5, 2015
minutes to “change gears” from hearing Confessions to
Celebrating the Eucharist. The priests will be happy to
hear your Confession after Mass if there is a need. Your
attention to this is important and appreciated. Thank you
for your understanding.
A special word of gratitude to all who have done so much
in preparing for our Triduum and Easter Liturgies. Your
efforts have glorified the Lord and enriched our celebrations this week. Thank you!
Let us pray for each other. God bless,
Father Mahoney
DIVINE MERCY CELEBRATION
WITH DEACON JOE
Come celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday next week on
April 12th at 3PM in the lower chapel at Holy Ghost.
There will be singing of the Chaplet, Veneration of the
image, Reflection from Sr. Faustina’s diary and
Benediction. All are welcome!
PINE STREET INN MEAL
ON SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH
The evening meal at the Pine Street Inn on Saturday, April
18th will be spaghetti and meatballs. Donations of spaghetti , cans of crushed tomatoes, and desserts would be
greatly appreciated and may be left at the Cardinal Spellman Center at 10:30AM on Saturday the 18th. Anyone
wishing to help may call Carol Kryzanek at 781-447-3761.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
FIRST COMMUNION
Our Second graders will soon be receiving the Sacrament of the Eucharist for the first time. Each 2nd grade
class will be receiving the Sacrament at a regular weekend Mass, beginning with Saturday, April 18th, at 4PM
Mass, Sunday April 19 at 10:30AM Mass, Saturday,
April 25th at 4PM Mass, Sunday, April 25 at 10:30AM
Mass, Saturday, May 2nd at 4PM, Sunday, May 3rd at
10:30AM and finishing with Saturday, May 9th at 4PM
Mass. The children will participate in the liturgy by doing the readings and bringing up the gifts at each Mass.
We look forward to having our second graders participating with the entire community in their Communion
Masses.