~ Bulletin for November 16th, 2008 ~
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Saturday, November 15
5:00 PM Joseph P. Sullivan - 24th Anniv

Sunday, November 16
7:00 AM James and Dorothy Brennan - Anniv
9:00 AM Helen T. MacVarnish - Month’s Mind
11:30 AM Robert Whitley - Month’s Mind
6:00 PM The Youth of our Parish (Rock Mass)

Friday, November 21
9:00 AM Donald Schnitzlein - 4th Anniv

Saturday, November 22
5:00 PM Ellen E. Englehardt - Healing

Sunday, November 23
7:00 AM Joseph Gorham - Month’s Mind
9:00 AM Ruth Leary - 2nd Anniv
11:30 AM Robert Durkin - 2nd Anniv
6:00 PM Mollie Veiga - Memorial

VOCATION AWARENESS: We pray that God will continue to call women and men to serve our church as sisters, priests and brothers.

REFLECTION: How do you use the gifts that God has given to you to make Him better known to others?

LAST WEEKEND'S
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Budgeted Goal:
$9,600
Received:
 $8,729
You gave $3,348 in the second collection for the Missions in New Mexico. Thank you for your generosity.
This weekend, we will have a second collection for Fuel Assistance to help defray the cost of heating the church and parish offices. Thank you for your support.
May God reward you for your goodness to our parish family.

Christmas Gifts for Service Men and Women
The Marshfield Veterans Office will send Christmas packages to the many men and women serving our country in Iraq or Afghanistan. If you know of someone who is serving in these countries, please call Dick Martin at 781-834-6289 with their name and APO mailing address.

On behalf of our parish Family, I thank the members of the Parish Finance Committee who have been working very hard preparing our parish budget. These are very difficult times financially for all of us and that naturally affects our parish budget. I am grateful to the committee for their presentation at the end of Mass today and for their presentation of the budget to you. The members are Brian House (Chairman), Mike Kowaleski, Jim McCorry, Bob Russell, Kevin Kiley, Mike Walsh and Brain McNeil.

I came across this prayer for Fathers. Let us pray for all Dads in our parish.
“O God, Giver of Life and Father of us all, help me to be the kind of father to my children that You are to me.

May I love them unconditionally, forgive them when they fail, counsel them when they doubt, lift them up when they fall, guide them in the darkness and walk beside them in the light.

Show me, loving Father, how to teach them, to play with them, to share with them and to pray with them.

Thank you for my children; thank you for my role as a father.” (Prospect Hill)

God bless you. Father Tom

???? LECTORS - Please pick up your 2009 Workbook in the sacristy this weekend.

MINISTERS' SCHEDULE - November 22/23
Altar Servers
5:00 pm: M. & M. Greenwood
7:00 am: K.Amirault, M.DaGraca
9:00 am: C. Jean, A. Tucker
11:30 am: M. Davis, A.Verni
6:00 pm: E. DiBeneditto, N. Culbert

Eucharistic Ministers
5:00 pm: M. Healey, P. Abbott, D. Dalferro, L. Greenwood,
G. West, S. West, M. Verni
7:00 am: M. Robins, M. Panarelli, F. Woodfall
9:00 am: G. Guimond, R. Minichiello, R. McCauley, K. Riley,
I. Carriere, P. Jean, M. Kowaleski
11:30 am: K. Pelkowski, T. Kosman, R. Joyal. E. Joyal,
T. Crocker, J. Fitzgerald, M. Fitzgerald
6 pm: D.Byrd, P.Londergan, A.Zarella, K.Weiand, S.DiBeneditto

Lectors
5:00 pm: A. Hayden
7:00 am: B. Lamphier
9:00 am: E. McCorry
11:30 am: M. D’Souza
If you are unable to serve your assigned Mass, it is important that you call a substitute to serve for you.

Classes will meet this week as scheduled.
The Religious Education Office will be open Tuesday through Thursday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Grade 1 - Tour of the Church
Father Tom will take our first graders on a Tour of the Church this week during regular class time. Parents are welcome.

TEACHER MEETING - Pre-School through Grade 6
There will be a Teacher meeting of all catechists in grades Pre-School through Grade 6 this Thursday, November 20th at 7:30 pm in the parish hall. We hope that you will make every effort to attend as this is an important preparation meeting for Advent.

GRADE 7 - Teacher Meeting
There will be a brief teacher meeting following class on Tuesday, November 18th.

Hall Monitor Needed
We still need a hall monitor for Thursday afternoon from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. Please call Jean at the CCD Office at 781-837-0088 if you can help out.

All Religious Education tuition fees are now due.
Please remit your payments as soon as possible to the Religious Education Office.

Would your family like to adopt a family in need this Christmas? St. Christine’s Giving Tree helps those in need who are unable to provide for their families at Christmas. Last year, our Adopt a Family Program was a great success and with your help, we hope that this year it will be even better. If you would like to adopt a family this Christmas, please call Nancy at 781-834-3451.

ADVENT CANDLES AND PRAYER BOOKLETS are available for purchase in the foyer of the church after all the Masses this weekend.

? ? ? ? SAVE THE DATE ? ? ? ?
St. Christine’s Winter Gala
Saturday, January 31st
More Details to follow

BLANKET AND COAT COLLECTION
This weekend, we will have our annual Blanket and Coat Collection for Project Care and Concern which serves the poor and homeless in Boston. The blankets and coats should be in new or very good condition. A truck will be available to accept your donations before and after each Mass. Your donations are very much appreciated.

NEW DAY BEREAVEMENT
Thursday, November 20th
10:00 am to 12 noon in the rectory

A journey from grief to understanding, coping, growing and healing. If you are recently or not so recently bereaved because of the loss of a loved one, you are invited to join us. If you are interested in knowing more about the group, please call Dotty Gurry at 781-834-6003 x 18.

SOWING SEEDS CLOTHING BANK 781-837-3337
Volunteers are urgently needed to drive residents to medical appointments, especially in Plymouth and Weymouth. Please call Sowing Seeds if you can help. The Sowing Seeds Clothing Bank is the “little white church” located on the corner of Route 139 and School Street and is open Thursday and Saturday mornings from 10 am to
12 noon to donate or obtain clothing.

The MARSHFIELD FOOD PANTRY serves the emergency food needs of Marshfield residents. All food donations are gratefully accepted. In November, donations of canned fruit, gravy, and cranberry sauce and cake, brownie and muffin mixes are needed. All cash donations are used to purchase food items and may be sent to the Food Pantry, P.O. Box 1097, Marshfield, MA 02050.

CHRISTIAN MEDITATION is an ancient form of prayer. It’s a pilgrimage that involves reciting a short, sacred phrase and being open to the Holy Spirit. We meet on Wednesday at 7:00 pm in the rectory, listen to a short lecture, meditate, take questions and are gone by 7:45 pm. Please join us!


INTERFAITH
THANKSGIVING SERVICE

You are invited to join with one another to give thanks for all that God has given us. The annual Thanksgiving Prayer Service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church next Sunday, November 23rd at 7:00 pm. Everyone is welcome.
Parish Meetings for the Week

 

 Sunday: Prayer Shawls 1:00 pm - hall
Monday: Children’s Choir 5:00 pm - church
Monday: Adult Choir 7:00 pm - church
Monday: St. Vincent de Paul 7:00 pm - rectory
Wednesday: Moms, Pops, & Tots 9:30 am - hall
Wednesday: Meditation 7:00 pm - rectory
Wednesday: Liturgy Committee 7:30 pm - rectory
Thursday: New Day Bereavement 10:00 am - rectory
Thursday: CWT Committee 7:30 pm - rectory
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