ST. JOAN OF ARC
OUR LORD JESUS CHIRST– KING OF THE UNIVERSE
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE
The Lord’s Day
English: Vigil: 4:30 pm ~ Sunday:
8 am, 10 am & 5:30 pm.
Español: Domingo: 12 pm
African/Ghanaian Mass: Twi Sunday: 2 pm
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE
English:
Monday - Thursday: 9 am
Español: Martes: 6:30 pm
Adoration of Blessed Sacrament
First Wednesday of the month
9:30 AM to 12:00.
Hora Santa 5:15PM antes de la Misa el
primer Martes del mes.
Holy Rosary.
Monday to Thursday 8:30 am before
morning Mass.
Novena to the Miraculous Medal.
Every Wednesday after 9:00am Mass.
3rd Wednesday: 3 pm; Autumn Village
English Mass Schedule Ext. 300
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Every Thursday after 9:00am Mass.
Horario de la Misa en Español
Ext. 301
Days of Obligation/ Días de Obligación.
Ext 302
Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
(Adoration, rosary and reflections).
First Saturday of each month
9:00am to 11:00am
SACRAMENTS
Sacrament of Baptism
Baptismal instruction is on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Baptism in English is the 2nd Saturday of the
month or within Mass. En Español son el 3er Sábado del mes a las 2PM, o en la Misa.
Parents should call the rectory and request an initial interview before the baptismal instruction.
Sacrament of Matrimony
Couples should contact the priest a year prior to the desired date of the wedding.
Caring for the Sick
Please let us know if you or anyone in the parish is hospitalized or homebound.
Confessions
Saturday 3:15 to 4:15 pm or by appointment.
Prayer Line Please call with prayer requests or visit the rectory during office hours.
Mass Intentions & Mass Cards Visit or call the rectory during office hours.
PARISH STAFF
Rev. Nelson Rivera, Pastor.
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Rev. Andrés Araque, Associate Pastor. Ext. 114
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Sr. Francisca Candelaria, RODA.
Pastoral Asst. Hispanic Ministry.
CCD Español.
Ext. 102
Sr. Ines Almeida, Pastoral Asst.
Ministry of the sick. CCD English.
Ext. 103
Magdalena Soto, Parish Secretary.
Ext. 100
Mrs. Kelly Sullivan. Youth Ministry.
Ext. 107
NOVEMBER
24TH
Bilingual
AT 9AM
Food pantry will be closed on
Monday November 21
& Wednesday November 23
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22 WILL BE OPEN
GOD MUST BE SERVED
ST. JOAN OF ARC
SACRAMENTS/LITURGY
NOVEMBER 20TH , 2016
The Week Ahead
Sunday, Nov 20th
10:00am +Rober t A. Mur phy 22nd Ann.
12:00pm +Miner va Rosar io
Tuesday Nov. 22nd
6:30pm +Angel Padilla & Glor ia Santiago
Wednesday Nov. 23rd
9:00am + Roger Ogle 15yr . anniver sar y
Saturday, Nov 26th
4:30
+Joseph Lambert 22 yr. anni.
Sunday Nov. 27th
10:00 + Thomas O’Connor 12th yr. anniv.
12:00pm + Edgar Nieves 4 meses
5:30pm
+Franklin Gonzalez 6 años &
Petrona Lopez 1 año de aniv.
VIGIL CANDLE
In memory of
Carlos Jorge Melendez
$10 donation - 2 weeks
Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ,
King of the Universe
“….giving thanks to the Father, who has made
you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy
ones in light.” (Colossians 1:12) God wants us
to be happy! Instead of looking at the Ten
Commandments as being restrictive and telling
us what we can’t do, look at them as guides for
living a joy-filled and peaceful life. Most of our
problems arise when we put our own needs first
or spend most of our time trying to acquire
“things”. Try putting God first in all things
instead.
Saturday, November 19th
Brazilian Retreat-All Day (ARC)
9:30am First Communion preparation
5:30-7pm RICA
6-8pm– Ghanaian Choir
Sunday, November 20th
Brazilian Retreat-All Day (ARC)
8:30-9:45am CCD
10:30 AM CCD
5:30pm Pre & Confirmation Class
Monday, November 21st
Food Pantry Closed
Tuesday, November 22nd
10-12pm -Al Anon—HALL
5-7pm Food Pantry
6:15 Futsal– ARC
Wednesday, 23th
Food Pantry Closed
6-8pm Ghanaian prayer group—Church
7pm-Adult Basketball—ARC
Thursday, November 24th
Happy Thanksgiving Day
Friday, November 25th
6-8pm Asamblea de Oración Diocesana
6:30 Ensayo del coro Hispano (ARC)
Saturday, November 26th
NO CCD
6-8pm– Ghanaian Choir
BAPTISM:
CONGRATULATIONS
TO DARIANA MARIE
DE LA CRUZ
FUNERAL:
WE PRAY FOR THE ETERNAL REST OF:
JEANNE PARZYK
JANE ANN MEGAN
HOW DO I PRAY?
Various forms of prayer are presented in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC 2623-2649). These various forms include prayer of
blessing or adoration, prayer of petition, prayer of intercession, prayer of thanksgiving, and prayer of praise.
WHAT IS MEDITATION?
"Meditation is above all a quest."
Meditation is a Christian practice of prayer dating back to the early Church. As the Catechism states: "Meditation is above all a quest. The
mind seeks to understand the why and how of the Christian life, in order to adhere and respond to what the Lord is asking." By meditating on
the Gospels, holy icons, liturgical texts, spiritual writings, or "the great book of creation," we come to make our own that which is God's. "To
the extent that we are humble and faithful, we discover in meditation the movements that stir the heart and we are able to discern them. It is
a question of acting truthfully in order to come into the light: "Lord, what do you want me to do?" (CCC 2705-2706).
Meditation is an essential form of Christian prayer, especially for those who are seeking to answer the vocational question, "Lord, what do
you want me to do?"
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STEWARDSHIP
What is Online Giving?
To create your online
account, visit our website
and click on our
Giving button.
DONOR GUIDE for Text Giving
Text the amount you would like to give to your
church’s designated number:
508-372-8008
All raffles can be paid online and any other contribution or gift can be done through our online giving
portal. Look for the specific donation item and the
amount. Easy and quick.
WIN TWO
BOOKINGS FOR THE 12 DAY
PILGRIMAGE TO THE LAND OF THE BIBLE.
(SEP.25TH TO OCT.6TH, 2017)
RAFFLE TICKETS
$50 EACH
DRAWING:
MAY 27, 2017.
CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Saint Joan of Arc
Church. Credit and debit cards can be used at our
web page online giving.
Help us to sell raffle tickets for a Pilgrimage to the
Holy Land for two people. Our goal is to sell 500
tickets. The cost of each ticket is $50 dollars. The
person who sells the most tickets will receive a reward. The tickets must be paid in order to be eligible for the reward. If we sell at least 250 tickets,
the highest seller will win $250; if we meet the goal
of 500 tickets, the prize will be $500. Tickets won’t
be available until we have enough people committed to selling them. Also, we must guarantee that at
least 250 tickets will be sold. If you are interested,
please contact Fr. Nelson. The profit from this raffle will help us continue with our pastoral work. If
you can’t help us by selling tickets, please at least
help us by buying one or more tickets.
CALENDAR RAFFLE 2016 IS BACK
Cost of the ticket: $10 EACH
Each day, all the tickets holders can win the
prize shown for that day on the ticket. Drawings
will be held Monday –Thursday right after
morning Mass; Friday will be at the rectory at
9:30am , Saturday after 4:30pm Mass & Sunday
after 10am Mass.
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SACRIFICIAL OFFERING
Collection
November 12-13
Stewardship:
Capital Campaign
Total
$ 3,676
$ 276
$ 3,952
Mass intention
Calendar Raffle
Flowers
Donation for Food Pantry
Funeral
Plumbing
Parish Anniversary
Baptism donation
$30
$1,220
$30
$100
$300
$200
$50
$40
2nd collection this weekend
Nov. 19-20 will be for
Human Development Campaign
Christmas Giving tree
Our Christmas Giving Tree will
be ready for the weekend after
Thanksgiving. Gift recipients will
be the children of our St. Joan of
Arc parish family.
Gift must be returned by
Sunday, December 11th . If gifts are returned
late, the child may not receive your gift. Gifts
should be returned in gift bags (no wrapping
paper, please). Please attach the gift tag that
you took from the tree very securely to the gift
bag when you return it. If possible , please include a gift receipt in case an item needs to be
exchanged.
Thank you in advance for your generosity.
SAVE THE DATE FOR
SJA
DECEMBER 10
Donations for Raffles
will be gratefully appreciated. Please contact
Kayt O’Rourke 774-272-0247.
Entrance cost:
Adults: $10
Children under 12: $5
Music, dance, drinks, and more… come have
fun
STEWARDSHIP
Pancake breakfast
Postponed until further
notice. Thank you.
PARISH LOAN
FOR
THE ARC
Update as October 31ST:
We owe $48,941.52
Faith Formation
classes for 7th and
8th Grade, 9th/PreConfirmation and
Confirmation Classes will be on
Sunday, November
20th, star ting with
5:30 mass and ending
at 7:45!!!
Youth Service Opportunity!!
Youth volunteers needed. THIS Sunday
November 20th FROM 1:30pm-4:00pm in
the Parish Hall to help with Thanksgiving
baskets!! Confirmation students this will
count as some of your service hours!!
NO MONDAY NIGHT YOUTH MANIA
ON Monday November 21, 2016
PLAN AHEAD!!!
La Salette Shrine Christmas Lights Trip for
youth : Sunday, December 4th
Leaving the church at 1:30pm and returning
at 7:30PM. We will attend mass at that
shrine and confessions will be available!!
All youth in Grades 7-12 welcome but
advanced registration required!!
More info to follow or contact Kelly
Sullivan at(508) 852-3232 X 107
PLEASE BRING BACK
THE
BOTTLES
WITH OR WITHOUT
MONEY. WE ARE STILL
MISSING 88 BOTTLES.
THE BOTTLES BELONG TO
VISITATION HOUSE.
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PASTORAL
Intensive Training for Catholic Evangelization ,
Open to All Interested. Develop practical skills for
sharing our Catholic faith and the message of Jesus
with the power of the Holy Spirit– in everyday
life, organizations, groups, ministries, and our parish. Six Saturday training sessions over five
months. BEGINS Jan. 21, 2017 from 9am-2pm
at St. Ann Parish Hall, 130 Boston Turnpike,
Shrewsbury, MA. Cost $60 per person.
Sessions include: prayer, presentations,
readings, small group sharing, skill-training,
practice, and “people” homework.
Presenters: John and Theresa Boucher,
evangelization consultants, trainers & writers,
www.catholicevangelizer.com .
Course online and Registration form at http://
www.worcesterdiocese.org/intensive-trainingfor-catholic-evangelization.
Registration and payment due Jan. 6, 2017.
For more information contact Kathy Barret at
508-929-4335.
CCD, FIRST
COMMUNION
CATECHESIS
We need your help in
making the Christmas
party for the children of
our catechesis a special
day.
You can help us donating:
Candy, Juice, cookies, and
any other goodies. Thank you!
Volunteers needed
SJA Youth Choir is looking for new
members!!! Musicians or singers are welcome.
Please send an email to Juan Querubin.
([email protected] )
CANTORS NEEDED
The Psalm should always be sung at Mass, since we
have no cantors to do so, we read the psalm during
some Masses.
Please if you have the gift of singing serve the Lord
by praising him being a cantor in our Church.
Please contact Fr. Nelson, or Juan Querubin, or Mrs.
Sharon Rainville.
Cleaning the Church:
Every Friday 5pm
Please consider to help us keep the
house of God clean.
ST. JOAN OF ARC
COMMUNITY AND GROUPS
Ghanaian Community at St.
Joan of Arc
Ghanaian Mass:
Sundays at 2pm
Ghanaian Prayer Group:
Wednesdays at 6-8pm (Church)
Ghanaian Music Ministry:
Saturdays at 3pm (BWR)
Ghanaian Choir:
Saturdays at 6-8pm
Ghanaian Youth Group:
2nd Sunday of the month after 2pm Mass
(BWR)
Men’s & Women’s Groups: 2nd Sunday of
the month after 2pm Mass (BWR/Hall)
Baptismal Instruction:
by appointment with Anthony Boateng
GROUPS:
HIJAS DE MARIA: Gir ls that want to gr ow in faith by
imitating the virtues of the Virgin Mary.
CATECHIST: In gener al, one who teaches the essentials
of Christian faith and morals. The term also has the technical
meaning of one who gives instruction in Catholic doctrine,
especially in mission lands or among people who are not baptized or who are dechristianized. As one of the supernatural
charisms of knowledge, it is the special gift of being able to
teach the faith with extraordinary effectiveness.
OBLATAS EXTERNAS: Spanish gr oup of ladies that
enjoy the sister Oblates to the divine love, and whose spiritual
ground is the love for the Most Holy Eucharist.
DAMAS DEL SAGRADO CORAZON DE JESUS: Spanish groups pf ladies that devote themselves to the most sacred
heart of Jesus. They pray for the sick, visit them, and also
pray rosary for those who have died.
LEGION OF MARY: The object of the Legion of Mar y is
the glory of God through the holiness of its members developed by prayer and active co-operation in Mary’s and the
Church’s work. The unit of the Legion of Mary is called a
praesidium, which holds a weekly meeting, where prayer is
intermingled with reports and discussion. Persons who wish
to join the Legion must apply for membership in a Praesidium. The Legion sees as its priority the spiritual and social
welfare of each individual. The members participate in the
life of the parish through visitation of families, the sick, both
in their homes and in hospitals and through collaboration in
every apostolic and missionary undertaking sponsored by the
parish. Every legionary is required to carry out a weekly apostolic work in the spirit of faith and in union with Mary.
YOUTH MINISTRY: Pr e-confirmation, confirmation, and
all the pastoral care for the youth is what makes this ministry
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So vital for the future of our community and the entire society. Our youth is the one with the power to change the world
by choosing God in every single aspect of life.
IS TIME TO BE PART OF ONE OR MORE OF
THESE GROUPS
MINISTRIES:
LECTORS: The reader reads from the ambo the readings that
precede the Gospel. In the absence of a psalmist, the reader
may also proclaim the Responsorial Psalm after the First
Reading.
In the absence of a Deacon, the reader, after the introduction
by the Priest, may announce the intentions of the Universal
Prayer from the ambo.
If there is no singing at the Entrance or at Communion and
the antiphons given in the Missal are not recited by the faithful, the reader may read them at an appropriate time (cf. nos.
48, 87). (GIRM, nos. 196-198)
EXTRAORINARY EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS:
All ministers of Holy Communion should show the greatest
reverence for the Most Holy Eucharist by their demeanor,
their attire, and the manner in which they handle the consecrated bread or wine.
The proper and only permissible form for distributing Holy
Communion is to offer the consecrated bread by saying, "The
Body of Christ" and to offer the consecrated wine by saying,
"The Blood of Christ." No other words or names should be
added; and the formula should not be edited in any way. (Cf.
GIRM, 161; 284-287).
ALTAR SERVERS:
Serving at the altar, pope Francis told the young people, is a
privileged way to draw closer to Jesus, which in turn "enables
you to open yourselves to others, to journey together, to set
demanding goals and to find the strength to achieve them."
"The closer you are to the altar," he told them, "the more you
will remember to speak with Jesus in daily prayer; the more
you will be nourished by the word and the body of the Lord,
the better able you will be to go out to others, bringing them
the gift that you have received, giving in turn with enthusiasm
the joy you have received.
CHOIRS:
from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, # 1157:
"Song and music fulfill their function as signs in a manner all
the more significant when they are "more closely connected .
. . with the liturgical action," according to three principal
criteria: beauty expressive of prayer, the unanimous participation of the assembly at the designated moments, and the solemn character of the celebration. In this way they participate
in the purpose of the liturgical words and actions: the glory of
God and the sanctification of the faithful:
How I wept, deeply moved by your hymns, songs, and the
voices that echoed through your Church! What emotion I
experienced in them! Those sounds flowed into my ears,
distilling the truth in my heart. A feeling of devotion surged
within me, and tears streamed down my face -- tears that did
me good. (St. Augustine, Convessions 9:6, 14)
NUESTRO SEÑOR JESUCRISTO REY DEL UNIVERSO
Misa En Español:
Domingos a las 12:00pm
Martes a las 6:30pm
Confesiones: Sábados a las 3:15
Jueves 5-7pm: Adoracion y Hora Santa
Juan XXIII Jueves a las 6:30pm
Viernes: Asamblea de Oración
Diocesana-6:00pm
Solemnidad de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, Rey del
Universo
"... darán gracias al Padre, que nos preparó para recibir nuestra parte de la herencia reservada a los santos
en su reino de luz." (COLOSENSES 1:12) Dios
quiere que seamos felices! En vez de mirar los diez
mandamientos como restricciones y que nos dicen lo
que no podemos hacer, míralos como guías para vivir una vida llena de alegría y en paz. La mayoría de
nuestros problemas surgen cuando ponemos nuestras
propias necesidades en primer lugar, o cuando pasamos la mayor parte de nuestro tiempo tratando de
adquirir "cosas". Trata en cambio de poner a Dios
primero en todas las cosas.
24 de Noviembre
Misa de Accion de
Gracias
BILINGUE A las
9AM
Giving tree
Las etiquetas para nuestro
árbol de Navidad estarán
disponibles después de todas las
Misas el fin de semana después
del Día de Acción de Gracias.
Los Regalos deverán ser
entregados antes del
Domingo 11 de Diciembre. Por favor incluyan el
recibo de regalo y la tarjetita del nombre . Gracias
Fiesta navideña
10 de diciembre
Necesitamos de tu ayuda,
estaremos aceptando
donaciones para la Rifa de las Canastas. Si estas
interesado en ser parte del comite por favor llama a:
Kayt O’Rourke 774-272-0247
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Para crear tu cuenta online, visita nuestra página
web Mystjoanofarc.org y pulsa el botón the
“Giving” .
Recuerda que puedes pagar las boletas de las
rifas, hacer donaciones especiales, o hacer tu
donación regular o segunda colecta a través de
el portal de online giving.
Tu parroquia necesita de tu ayuda.
También puedes hacer donaciones en
memoria de los difuntos.
Ayuda a que crezcamos más y que el mensaje de
Campaña de Botellas
Necesitamos que regresen las Botellas con o sin
dinero. Las Botellas pertenecen a la agencia
llamada VISITATION HOUSE. Necesitamos
recolectar 88 BOTELLAS de las 150 que
fueron distribuidas . GRACIAS
Peregrinación a Tierra Santa
Necesitamos de tu ayuda para vender boletos
para la Peregrinación a Tierra Santa para 2
personas.
Nuestra Meta es vender 500 boletas.
El costo de cada boleta es de $50 dólares.
Recuerda que el vendedor que más boletas
venda y que estén pagas, si se venden las 500
boletas recibirá un premio de $500.
Si se venden solo 250 o más, la persona que
más venda boletas y que estén pagas, recibirá
un premio de $250.
El premio es de dos cupos para una peregrinación de 12 días a la tierra de la Biblia
(Egipto e Israel).
RIFA CALENDARIO 2016
Costo del boleto: $ 10 cada uno.
Todos los dias tendrás
la oportunidad de ganar
el premio que se
muestra en la tarjeta de
la rifa. Los sorteos se
llevan a cabo todos los
días en la mañana.
Esperamos su
cooperación para
ayudar a nuestra Parroquia, tu casa.