ST. JOAN OF ARC
1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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.
December
8th
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.
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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
9am English
Mass
5pm Holy Hour
6pm Bilingual
mass
FOOD PANTRY
Monday-Wednesday: 5 pm-7 pm
(rear door of the rectory by the garages)
ST. JOAN OF ARC
SACRAMENTS/ LITURGY
NOVEMBER 27TH, 2016
The Week Ahead
Saturday Nov. 26th
4:30pm
+Joseph Lambert. 22nd
Anniversary
Sunday Nov. 27th
10:00am
+ Thomas O’Connor 12th
Anniversary
12:00pm
+ Edgar Nieves 4 meses
5:30pm
+ Franklin Gonzalez 6 años &
Petrona Lopez 1 año de
aniversario
December 4th
10:00am
+ William McBride 3rd
Anniversary.
12:00pm
+Wendell Rodriguez
VIGIL CANDLE
In memory of
Minerva Rosario
$10 donation - 2 weeks
HOW DO WE PRAY WITH SACRED SCRIPTURE?
Spiritual reading of Sacred Scripture, especially the Gospels, is an important form of meditation. This spiritual
reading is traditionally called lectio divina or divine reading. Lectio divina is prayer over the Scriptures.
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1.
The first element of this type of prayer is reading (lectio): you take a short passage from the Bible, preferably a Gospel passage and read it carefully, perhaps three or more times. Let it really soak
in.
2.
The second element is mediation (meditatio). By
using your imagination enter into the Biblical scene
in order to "see" the setting, the people, and the
unfolding action. It is through this mediation that
you encounter the text and discover its meaning for
your life.
3.
The next element is prayer (oratio) or your personal response to the text: asking for graces, offering
praise or thanksgiving, seeking healing or forgiveness. In this prayerful engagement with the
text, you open yourself up to the possibility of
contemplation.
4.
Contemplation (contemplatio) is a gaze turned toward Christ and the things of God. By God's action
of grace, you may be raised above meditation to a
state of seeing or experiencing the text as mystery
and reality. In contemplation, you come into an
experiential contact with the One behind and
beyond the text.
Saturday, November 26th
NO CCD
6-8pm– Ghanaian Choir
Sunday, November 27th
NO CCD
Monday, November 28th
5-7pm Food Pantry
Tuesday, November 29th
10-12pm -Al Anon—HALL
5-7pm Food Pantry
6:15 Futsal– ARC
Wednesday, November 30th
5-7pm Food Pantry
6-8pm Ghanaian prayer group—Church
7pm-Adult Basketball—ARC
Thursday, December 1st
7pm Salsa Class –ARC
Friday, December 2nd
6-8pm Asamblea de Oración
Diocesana
6:30 Ensayo del coro Hispano (ARC)
Saturday, December 3rd
9-11AM Sacred Hearts prayer morning
9:30am First Communion preparation
5:30-7pm RICA
6-8pm– Ghanaian Choir
Mary was the holiest of
God’s creatures and is the
perfect example of this
dynamic at work. We see
her holiness very clearly in
the Annunciation, the beginning of her nine months
of waiting for Jesus to appear at His birth. She didn’t
expect to conceive Him. She didn’t expect an angel
to appear to her. But in humility, she kept
herself
open to God’s will. And the whole human race gained a
Savior because of her “Yes.”
Humility is the first step of the Christian life, and it’s the
virtue that each one of us as Christians needs to start
Advent with. Where is there pride in my life? What am I
hesitant to confess before God? What area of my life do
I want God to stay out of?
As we journey through this season of Advent, ask Jesus to help you grow in humility. Ask Him to make you
more like His Mother. And ask Him to help you to stay
awake to His presence in your life: to look for Him in
ways and at times you don’t expect.
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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.
SACRIFICIAL
OFFERING
Collection
November 26-27
Will be reflected in next week’s
bulletin
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
PLEASE BRING BACK THE
BOTTLES WITH OR WITHOUT MONEY. WE ARE
STILL MISSING 88
BOTTLES.
THE BOTTLES BELONG TO
VISITATION HOUSE.
PARISH LOAN
FOR
THE ARC
Update as October 31ST:
We owe $48,941.52
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STEWARDSHIP
PASTORAL
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 by
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.
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.
Cleaning the Church:
Every Friday 5pm
Please consider helping us keep the
house of God clean.
Christmas Flowers
If you would like to remember a family
member or friend in a special way, you
can donate a poinsettia to decorate the
church. Please return this form to the
rectory or drop it in the collection basket
by December 20th.
Name_______________________________________
(deceased)
(living)
From:_______________________________________
Amount Enclosed:__________________
Thank You!
DECEMBER 3RD
9:00AM TO 11:00AM
SACRED HEART OF JESUS AND
INMACULATE HEART OF MARY
ADORATION, ROSARY, AND HOLY
MASS
Congratulations for our RCIA candidates
who will be accepted this weekend into
the
Catechumenate:
Julies Armie Pachardo
Zhavier Santiago
Analia Rivera
Clare Vazquez
Emil Lara
Emilie Lara
Adrian Marcos
Amadiel Perez
Ashley Santos
Joel Velez
Alyah Rebollo
Jonathan Jimenez
Edilin De La Cruz
Angelina Baez
Dianet Rivera
Luz Amarat
YOUTH MINISTRY
TRIP TO LA SALLETE
1:30PM To 7:30PM
PLEASE CONTACT MRS. KELLY SULLIVAN
MASS SCHEDULE FOR CHRISTMAS:
SATURDAY DECEMBER 24TH
4:30 PM ENGLISH
8:00PM ESPAÑOL
10:00PM ENGLISH
SUNDAY DECEMBER 25TH:
10:00AM MASS IN ENGLISH
12:00PM MISA EN ESPAÑOL
NOTE THAT THERE IS NO MASS AT 8:00AM &
5:30PM
THE SCHEDULE FOR MASSES OF THE WEEKEND OF DECEMBER 31ST AND JANUARY 1ST IS
THE REGULAR SUNDAY SCHEDULE:
VIGIL 4:30PM
SUNDAY: 8:00AM—10:00AM—5:30PM ENGLISH
12:OOPM SPANISH
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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
“Women Of Faith” Morning of Prayer
“Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning” will
be held on Saturday, December 10, 9:30 am –
1:00 pm, at St. Anne Convent, 720 Boston
Post Road East, Marlborough. Presenter: Barbara A. Mullen, CSJ, is Mission Advancement and
On-Going Formation Director for her Province,
the Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambéry. The parable of the wise and foolish virgins resonates
with every woman who knows the importance
of being prepared for the gifts and challenges
that life brings our way. Keeping the Advent
‘lamp of one’s heart’—the flame of God flickering within us—trimmed and burning is a sign of
welcome for entering more deeply into the heart
of our loving God. Matthew 25: 1-13 invites us
to consider an answer to the question: Are you
ready? Our gathering will begin with “coffee
and” followed by a brief presentation, prayer,
personal reflection, and discussion. A registration fee of $10.00 is paid at the door. Preregistration is required by December 5,
2016. To pre-register, please contact Sr. Yvette
Bellerose at [email protected], 774239-3372 or Ann Williams at
[email protected], 508-481-8176.
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!
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 Par ish Hall, 130 Boston
Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA. Cost $60 per
person.
Sessions include: prayer, presentations,
readings, small group sharing, skilltraining, 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-training
-for-catholic-evengelization.
Registration and payment due Jan. 6, 2017.
For more information contact Kathy Barret at
508-929-4335.
Religion [cannot] be relegated to the inner sanctum of personal life, without influence on societal and national
life.
-Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, 183.
If religious liberty is not respected, all people suffer and are deprived of the essential contribution to the common good,
be it in education, health care, feeding the hungry, civil rights, and social services that the Church and other people of
faith make every day, both here at home and overseas. USCCB
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PRIMER DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO
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
Posadas navideñas
Comenzando a las 7pm
15 de Diciembre – Guatemala
16– Ecuador
17– Colombia
18– Despues de Misa: Compartir en el ARC
19– Mexico
20-Republica Dominicana
21– Puerto Rico
22– El Salvador
23– Todos los paises– compartir en el ARC
24 de Diciembre: Misa de Navidad y drama a las
8pm ( Si deseas ser parte del drama comunicate con
la hermana Francisca).
25 de Diciembre: 12:00pm
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 deben
entregarlos antes del 11 de Diciembre.
Si usted entrega su regalo tarde un
niño podría quedarse sin su regalo. Por
favor trae el regalo en bolsa de regalo
y con la etiqueta que tomaste del árbol
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
Entrada adultos: $10
Entrada niños menores de 12 años: $5
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1er Domingo de Adviento
"Porque no saben en qué día vendrá su Señor." (Mateo 24:42) Las personas que han tenido
problemas de salud o experiencias cercanas a la
muerte por lo general tienen un mayor aprecio por
cada día, porque es un regalo de Dios. El resto de
nosotros por lo general damos por sentado que
vamos a estar aquí el día de mañana. Pero cuando
se empieza a mirar cada día como un regalo, uno se
da cuenta de todos los pequeños milagros que
suceden a diario y crece en agradecimiento por todo
lo que se nos ha dado.
Regalanos dulces para los niÑos de ccd,
estos dulces son para la
celebración de la
navidad con ellos.
Tambien necesitamos
galletas y toda clase de
golosinas que nos puedas
regular.
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.