ST. JOAN OF ARC
THE SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
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 noon.
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
The week of
January 2nd-6th, 2017
will be no
Masses also
Office will be closed
FOOD PANTRY
Monday-Wednesday: 5 pm-7 pm
(rear door of the rectory by the garages)
ST. JOAN OF ARC
SACRAMENTS/ LITURGY
Saint Joan of
Arc Parish’s
Staff wish you
all a new year
full of blessings.
VIGIL CANDLE
In memory of Minerva Rosario
$10 donation - 2 weeks
Readings for the Week
January 8, 2017
Monday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Acts 10:34-38; Ps
29:1-4, 3, 9-10; Mt 3:13-17
Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk
1:21-28 or Heb 1:1-6 and 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab,
5, 6-9; Mk 1:14-20 and 1:21-28
Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9;
Mk 1:29-39
Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:4045
Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8;
Mk 2:1-12
Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk
2:13-17
Sunday: Is 49:3, 5-6; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor
1:1-3; Jn 1:29-34
JANUARY 1ST, 2017
The Week Ahead
Saturday, December 31st
NO CCD
Sunday, January 1st
NO CCD
Monday, January 2nd
5-7pm Food Pantry
7-8pm Salsa Class-ARC
Tuesday, January 3rd
10-12pm -Al Anon—HALL
5-7pm Food Pantry
Wednesday, January 4th
5-7pm Food Pantry
6-8pm Ghanaian prayer group—
Church
7pm-Adult Basketball—ARC
Thursday, January 5th
7pm Salsa Class –ARC
Friday, January 6th
6-8pm Asamblea de Oración DiocesanaHall
Office of Readings for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
From a letter by Saint Athanasius, bishop
The Word took our nature from Mary
The Apostle tells us: The Word took to himself the sons of Abraham, and so had
to be like his brothers in all things.He had then to take a body like ours. This explains the fact of Mary’s presence: she is to provide him with
a body of his own, to be offered for our sake. Scripture records her giving birth, and says: She wrapped him in swaddling clothes. Her
breasts, which fed him, were called blessed. Sacrifice was offered because the child was her firstborn. Gabriel used careful and prudent
language when he announced his birth. He did not speak of “what will be born in you” to avoid the impression that a body would be introduced into her womb from outside; he spoke of “what will be born from you” so that we might know by faith that her child originated within
her and from her.
By taking our nature and offering it in sacrifice, the Word was to destroy it completely and then invest it with his own nature, and so prompt
the Apostle to say: This corruptible body must put on incorruption; this mortal body must put on immortality. This was not done in outward
show only, as some have imagined. This is not so. Our Savior truly became man, and from this has followed the salvation of man as a
whole. Our salvation is in no way fictitious, nor does it apply only to the body. The salvation of the whole man, that is, of soul and body, has
really been achieved in the Word himself.
What was born of Mary was therefore human by nature, in accordance with the inspired Scriptures, and the body of the Lord was a true
body: It was a true body because it was the same as ours. Mary, you see, is our sister, for we are all born from Adam.
The words of Saint John: the Word was made flesh, bear the same meaning, as we may see from a similar turn of phrase in Saint
Paul: Christ was made a curse for our sake. Man’s body has acquired something great through its communion and union with the Word.
From being mortal it has been made immortal; though it was a living body it has become a spiritual one; though it was made from the earth
it has passed through the gates of heaven.
Even when the Word takes a body from Mary, the Trinity remains a Trinity, with neither increase nor decrease. It is for ever perfect. In the
Trinity we acknowledge one Godhead, and thus one God, the Father of the Word, is proclaimed in the Church.
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STEWARDSHIP
THE SACRIFICIAL OFFERING
Week of December 17-18
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To create your online
account, visit our website
and click on our
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DONOR GUIDE for Text Giving
Text the amount you would like to give to your
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All raffles can be paid online and any other
contribution or gift can be done through our online
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WIN TWO BOOKINGS FOR THE 12 DAY
PILGRIMAGE TO THE LAND OF THE BIBLE.
(SEPT. 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.
PARISH LOAN
FOR
THE ARC
Update as November:
We owe $49,162.76
A FRIENDLY REMINDER:
WE ASK YOU TO CONSIDERED PLEASE TO
MAKE YOUR TITHING (DONATION) ONLINE
TRHOUGH OUR WEB PAGE DURING THE
DAYS THAT BAD WEATHER WON’T ALLOW
YOU TO COME TO CHURCH OR MASS IS
CANCELLED.
REMEMBER THAT WITH EVERY WEEKEND
DONATION IS HOW WE RUN ALL THE EXPENSES OF THE PARISH.
GOD BLESS YOUR GENEROSITY AND SENSE
OF BELONGING TO ST JOAN OF ARC
CHURCH. WWW.MYSTJOANOFARC.ORG
CANTORS NEEDED
If you have the gift of singing, please serve the Lord by
praising him by being a cantor in our Church.
Please contact Fr. Nelson, Juan Querubin, or
Mrs. Sharon Rainville.
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English (4):
Spanish: (1):
Ghanaian (1):
Capital campaign
Total:
$1,545
$ 611
$ 621
$ 415
$3,192
Funeral
Fundraiser Parish
Food Pantry
Christmas Flowers
Mass Intentions
Retirement Fund
Inmaculate Conception
$300
$310
$175
$61
$40
$45
$20
THE WEEK OF JANUARY WILL BE A
SECOND COLLECTION FOR THE
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA.
The Catholic University of America, located in
Washington, D.C., is the national university of the
Catholic Church. Founded in 1887, CUA offers
students an excellent education in a faith-filled atmosphere that is grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition. The Collection for The Catholic University of
America underwrites scholarships to assist financially
deserving students in completing their education at
CUA in over 50 disciplines. The Catholic University
of America, located in Washington, D.C., is the national university of the Catholic Church. Founded in
1887, CUA offers students an excellent education in a
faith-filled atmosphere that is grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition. The Collection for The Catholic University of America underwrites scholarships
to assist financially deserving students in completing
their education at CUA in over 50 disciplines. Next
week we will be taking up the National Collection for
The Catholic University of America. Your support
will enable Catholic University to expand its impact in
preparing the next generation of leadership for our
Church and nation. We appreciate your generosity.
Check the back page of this bulletin!
We need sponsors to help pay for
printing.
Information is on the last page under
Church Bulletin Advertising.
STEWARDSHIP
PASTORAL
CALENDAR RAFFLE 2016 IS BACK
Cost of the ticket: $10 EACH
WINNERS :
Dec 1 Libera Bisceglia
Dec 2 Christopher Rutherford
Dec 3 Marie Cham Nelson Tide
Dec 4 Annya O’Rourke
Dec 5 Joseph R Duggan
Dec 6 Russell Aramony
Dec 7 Lisa Leone
Dec 8 Joe Volpe
Dec 9 Zaymara Guasp
Dec 10 Paul Bisceglia
Dec11 Genesis P. Vazquez
Dec 12 Dawn Nagle
Dec 13 Mary Stanley
Dec. 14 Freddie Guzmán
Dec 15 Sandy Gagne
Dec 16 Ashley Ide
Dec 17 Mary Haberstroh
Dec 18 Danny Richard
Dec 19 Ruth Leone
Dec 20 Grace Moore
Dec 21 David C. Wyman Sr.
Dec 22 Shirley R. Ford
Dec 23 Marie Cham Nelson Tide
Due to publication deadlines, we will
update the list of winners in next week’s
bulletin.
Volunteers needed
SJA Youth Choir is looking for new
members!!! Musicians or singers are welcome. Please send an email to
Juan Querubin.
([email protected] )
Cleaning the
Church:
Every Friday 5pm
Please consider
helping us keep the
house of God clean.
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Adult Confirmation
Are you a baptized, catechized Roman
Catholic adult (18 or older) who has never
been confirmed? The Diocese of Worcester
will celebrate a diocesan-wide adult Confirmation on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at
3:00 pm at the Cathedral of St. Paul. A retreat to prepare for Confirmation will be
offered on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at
Immaculate Conception Spiritual Renewal Center in Putnam, CT. If inter ested,
please contact the pastor for more
information .
CCD
ON VACATION
UNTIL JAN 7,
2017
YOUTH MINISTRY FAITH FORMATION
Classes starting on Sunday, December 18th
with the 5:30pm Mass and ending at
7:30pm.
*We need youth 7-12 grades for
Epiphany pageant. We will have a
family potluck dinner after Mass. Please
contact Kelly if your family can attend and
provide a dish.
Class is mandatory for Confirmation
students.
Basketball league
4-16yr.
Registration after
Masses or you can call
John Rodriguez at
508-414-2079.
Cost: $30 each
We need volunteers and sponsors. The
cost of sponsoring is $200 for each team.
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
St. Vincent Cancer Center Chapel
SPIRITUAL & SACRAMENTAL
SUPPORT GROUP
Monthly Mass and Group Sharing
1st Thursday of each month
January –June 2017
St. Vincent Cancer & Wellness Center
1 Eaton Place, Worcester MA
11:30am Mass
12:30pm Support Group
March for Life Registration Information now
available!
Plan now to attend the 44th annual March for Life in
Washington, DC on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017! Buses
will leave from St. Paul’s Cathedral on Thurs., Jan.
26 following the Respect Life Mass at 7:30 p.m., and
will travel to the Basilica of National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC in time
for Friday morning Mass followed by the March for
Life at noon. Buses will return to Worcester immediately following the March, arriving back at St.
Paul’s at approximately 1 a.m. on
Saturday,
Jan. 28. Cost is $70 per seat for registrations postmarked by Dec. 31, and $85
thereafter. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come-first-served
basis until all seats are full. For more details and to
download
registration forms, visit
worcesterdiocese.org/respect-life or contact the Respect Life Office at 508-929-4311 or email
[email protected]. Can’t attend this
year but want to help? Consider making a donation
to help defray expenses for our students in need who
want to attend. Thank you!
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KNOWING OUR CATHOLIC FAITH: Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary mother of God
MARIALIS CULTUS
February 2, 1974
HIS HOLINESS PAUL VI
Part I
Section Two
The Blessed Virgin as the Model of the Church in
Divine Worship
16. In accordance with some of the guidelines of
the Council's teaching on Mary and the Church, we
now wish to examine more closely a particular aspect of the relationship between Mary and the liturgy-namely, Mary as a model of the spiritual attitude with which the Church celebrates and lives the
divine mysteries. That the Blessed virgin is an exemplar in this field derives from the fact that she is
recognized as a most excellent exemplar of the
Church in the order of faith, charity and perfect
union with Christ,(43) that is, of that interior disposition with which the Church, the beloved spouse,
closely associated with her Lord, invokes Christ
and through Him worships the eternal Father.(44)
21. Mary is not only an example for the whole
Church in the exercise of divine worship but is also, clearly, a teacher of the spiritual life for individual Christians. The faithful at a very early date began to look to Mary and to imitate her in making
their lives an act of worship of God and making
their worship a commitment of their lives. As early
as the fourth century, St. Ambrose, speaking to the
people, expressed the hope that each of them would
have the spirit of Mary in order to glory God May
the heart of Mary be in each Christian to proclaim
the greatness of the Lord; may her spirit be in everyone to exult in God."(63) But Mary is above all
the example of that worship that consists in making
one's life an offering to God. This is an ancient and
ever new doctrine that each individual can hear
again by heeding the Church's teaching, but also by
heeding the very voice of the Virgin as she, anticipating in herself the wonderful petition of the
Lord's Prayer-"Your will be done" (Mt. 6:10)replied to God's messenger: "I am the handmaid of
the Lord. Let what you have said be done to
me" (Lk. 1:38). And Mary's "yes" is for all Christians a lesson and example of obedience to the will
of the Father, which is the, way and means of one's
own sanctification.
Today remember to honor Mary by praying the
Rosary.
SOLEMNIDAD DE MARIA SANTISIMA
UN RECORDATORIO CON AMOR:
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
Lecturas de la Semana del 8 de Enero, 2017
Lunes: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 o Hch 10:34-38; Sal 29
(28):1-4, 3, 9-10; Mt 3:13-17
Martes: Heb 2:5-12; Sal 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mc 1:21
-28 o Heb 1:1-6 y 2:5-12; Sal 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mc
1:14-20 y 1:21-28
Miércoles: Heb 2:14-18; Sal 105 (104):1-4, 69; Mc 1:29-39
Jueves: Heb 3:7-14; Sal 95 (94):6-11; Mc 1:4045
Viernes: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Sal 78 (77):3, 4bc, 6c8; Mc 2:1-12
Sábado: Heb 4:12-16; Sal 19 (18):8-10, 15; Mc
2:13-17
Domingo: Is 49:3, 5-6; Sal 40 (39):2, 4, 7-10; 1
Cor 1:1-3; Jn 1:29-34
Ora siempre con la Palabra de Dios para que
escuchándole a diário, le imites todos los
días de tu vida, y así el amado y la amada se
harán uno en un amor infinito
Por favor considera hacer tu donación online en la
página web de la parroquia los días que por las condiciones climáticas no puedas venir a Misa, o la Misa sea
cancelada.
Recuerda que la parroquia se sostiene con la ofrenda
semanal.
Dios bendiga y multiplique siempre su generosidad y
su amor por la Parroquia de Santa Juana de Arco.
HISTORIA DE LOS REYES MAGOS
Origen de la fiesta:
El 6 de enero se celebraba desde tiempos inmemoriales en Oriente, pero con un sentido pagano: En Egipto y Arabia, durante la
noche del 5 al 6 de enero se recordaba el nacimiento del dios
Aion. Creían que él se manifestaba especialmente al renacer el
sol, en el solsticio de invierno que coincidía hacia el 6 de Enero.
En esta misma fecha, se celebraban los prodigios del dios Dionisio en favor de sus devotos.
La fiesta de la Epifanía sustituyó a los cultos paganos de Oriente
relacionados con el solsticio de invierno, celebrando ese día la
manifestación de Jesús como Hijo de Dios a los sabios que
vinieron de Oriente a adorarlo. La tradición pasó a Occidente a
mediados del siglo IV, a través de lo que hoy es Francia.
La historia de los Reyes Magos se puede encontrar en Mateo 2, 1
-12
Podemos aprovechar esta fiesta de la Iglesia para reflexionar en
las enseñanzas que nos da este pasaje evangélico:
*Los magos representan a todos aquellos que buscan, sin cansarse, la luz de Dios, siguen sus señales y, cuando encuentran a
Jesucristo, luz de los hombres, le ofrecen con alegría todo lo que
tienen.
* La estrella anunció la venida de Jesús a todos los pueblos. Hoy
en día, el Evangelio es lo que anuncia a todos los pueblos el
mensaje de Jesús.
* Los Reyes Magos no eran judíos como José y María. Venían
de otras tierras lejanas (de Oriente: Persia y Babilonia), siguiendo a la estrella que les llevaría a encontrar al Salvador del Mundo. Representan a todos los pueblos de la tierra que desde el
paganismo han llegado al conocimiento del Evangelio.
Peregrinación a Tierra Santa
Necesitamos de tu ayuda para vender boletos * Los Reyes Magos dejaron su patria, casa, comodidades, familpara la Peregrinación a Tierra Santa para 2
ia, para adorar al Niño Dios. Perseveraron a pesar de las dificultades que se les presentaron. Era un camino largo, difícil,
personas.
incómodo,
cansado. El seguir a Dios implica sacrificio, pero
Nuestra Meta es vender 500 boletas.
cuando se trata de Dios cualquier esfuerzo y trabajo vale la pena.
El costo de cada boleta es de $50 dólares.
Recuerda que el vendedor que más boletas
* Los Reyes Magos tuvieron fe en Dios. Creyeron aunque no
veían, aunque no entendían. Quizá ellos pensaban encontrar a
venda y que estén pagas, si se venden las 500
Dios en un palacio, lleno de riquezas y no fue así, sino que lo
boletas recibirá un premio de $500.
encontraron
en un pesebre y así lo adoraron y le entregaron sus
Si se venden solo 250 o más, la persona que regalos. Nos enseñan
la importancia de estar siempre pendientes
más venda boletas y que estén pagas, recibirá
de los signos de Dios para reconocerlos.
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).
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Como los Reyes déjate transformar por Jesús
y ofrécele tu vida como ofrenda de amor.