Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saint Rose of Lima Parish
February 15, 2015
THE CHRIST INITIATIVE:
Saint Rose of Lima Parish, Topsfield
WELCOME! New to our parish or just
visiting for the day? Thank you for joining us! Just before the end of Mass, we
welcome visitors and new parishioners.
We are eager to meet you. Welcome!
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Mass Intentions Week of:
February 14, - February 22, 2015
Saturday 5:30PM - (Fr. Tocci)
Philip Mignault M/M By his Wife & Family
Sunday: 8:30AM - (Fr. Tocci)
Kevin VanLenten By The Schleer Family
10:00AM - (Fr. Tocci)
Syliva DiChiara By Salvatore DiChiara
11:30AM - (Fr. Medas)
Edward Holden M/M By the Family
Monday: 9:00AM
Frederick Jarvis M/M
By Paul & Martha Gillespie
Ash Wednesday: 9:00AM
7:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM
Mass for the People
Saturday: 5:30PM (Fr. Tocci)
James Boyle By The Boyle Family
Sunday: 8:30AM (Fr. Hollis)
Jeanette Norris M/M
By Marie & Don Riccardi
10:00AM (Fr. Tocci)
Ron Gallerie 8th Anniv. By His Family
11:30AM (Fr. Tocci)
Birthday M/M Evelyn Grabski
By Katherine Doyle
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Contact Us Our Priests:
Reverend Michael B. Medas
[email protected]
Reverend Laurence Tocci
[email protected]
Our Secretary:
[email protected]
Coordinator of Mission:
[email protected]
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Confessions:
St. Rose of Lima: Wednesday,
March 4th & 18th
Saint Agnes: Wednesday,
February 11th & 25th 7:00PM - 8:00PM.
Developing Our Parish Action Plan: Our parish has been selected to
participate in a national study of vibrant parishes conducted by the Catholic Leadership Institute!
Please help us participate by completing a 10-15 minute survey online.
Let the Holy Spirit work through you! The survey will be emailed to you
by Catholic Parish Study ([email protected]).
The survey will only be available from February 17th to March 10th,
will ask you to reflect on your own spiritual growth, and enable you to
provide feedback on what efforts the parish is doing to help you grow. All responses will
be confidential; the parish will only receive information about the community as a whole.
A high response rate will give us a clear picture of our parish life. This information will
be invaluable to Father Michael our pastor, our Pastoral Council, and various ministries
as we develop an action plan to guide our parish into the future. We will receive the results in May/June, at which time we will share what we have learned with the entire parish. If we don’t have an email address for you, please send an email to Laura Powers at
[email protected] with your name so we can add you to the list.
If you don’t use email - there will be opportunities to complete the survey after daily and
Sunday Masses.
You can obtain a paper copy by contacting Laura Powers at 978-774-1958.
---------------------------------------------------------------Living Lent: Each Lent we are called to make some physical sacrifices so we can be
concretely reminded of the sacrifices that Christ made for us, and our need to improve in
our awareness and love for God and neighbor. As a parish we are asked to make some
common sacrifices. They are days of Abstinence and Fasting.
Abstinence: On days of abstinence, meat may not be used at all. Catholics over 14
years of age are bound to the obligation of abstinence. Abstinence is to be observed on
Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays of Lent.
Fasting: Catholics over 18 and up to the beginning of their 60th year – and who are in
good health - are bound to the obligation of fasting. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the two days of required fasting. On these days, only one full meal is allowed.
Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to
each one’s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between
meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk and fruit juices are allowed.
In addition to these sacrifices we make together, each of us is to find something else to
give up during Lent, something that will challenge us to love and forgive as Christ loves
and forgives us. What will yours be?
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---------------------------------------------------------------Catholic Appeal: By this time you may have received a letter from Cardinal Sean requesting your support of the 2015 Catholic Appeal. This campaign sustains over 50 ministries serving our parish and many people throughout the Archdiocese. Thank you for
your prayerful consideration for this years appeal. www.bostoncatholicappeal.org
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Ash Wednesday Schedule:
Mass: 9:00AM
Confessions: 6:00PM
Mass: 7:00PM
Saint Agnes Parish, Middleton
Save The Date!!!!
Mardi Gras
February 17th
6:30PM-8:00PM
St, Agnes Parish Hall
Ash Wednesday
February 18th
Confessions 6:00PM
Mass at
9:00AM & 7:00PM
St. Rose of Lima
Last Week’s Parish Support:
$4,306.00
Office: 978.887.5505
website: www.thechristinitiative.org
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