St. Mary's Of The Sacred Heart - Hanover MA, Weekly Bulletin

ST. MARY OF THE SACRED HEART
Bulletin for week of July 25, 2010
17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, July 24th
4:00PM Rose Ruskay

Sunday, July 25th
7:30AM Daniel M Casey and John C Anderson and Stan & Virginia Szejnar 65th Wedding Anniversary
9:30AM For the parishioners of St. Mary's
11:30AM Karen McCaffrey, Ed Calderara, Laura MacLean, Christopher Graff and Robert McCann
6:00PM John Graney

Tuesday, July 27th
7:30AM Barbara Murphy

Saturday, July 31st
4:00pm Donna Campbell

Sunday, August 1st
7:30AM John Malcolm O'Handley
9:30AM For the parishioner of St. Mary's and for Noreen Kelley

Please pray for our parish sick and deceased especially for John Caples whose funeral was celebrated during the week.

NEW TO OUR PARISH? HAVE NEVER REGISTERED? If you are new to our parish or if you have never joined our parish, or if you are on our mailing list but do not receive monthly envelopes and would like to, please call Margie Gallagher at the parish office at 826-4303 to receive our registration form so you will receive all of our mailings.

ST. MARY'S ST. VINCENT DE PAUL is asking parishioners to donate gift certificates to Shaw's and Stop & Shop as well as gifts of money. These donations help St. Vincent support those parishioners, maybe one of your neighbors, who are going through a difficult time. You can bring your donation to the parish office or you can mail it in. We would truly appreciate your support.

STEWARDSHIP Sunday, July 25 - Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus is describing God's immeasurable generosity when He says in today's Gospel, "Whoever asks, receives; whoever seeks, finds; whoever knocks, is admitted." But it should also be the description of us as Christian stewards - those seeking to follow Christ by using our gifts in service to others. See Luke 11:10

Each day is a gift from God------- have you said "Thank You" today?

WEEKDAY READINGS
Monday Jer 13:1-11 Mt 13:31-35
Tuesday Jer 14:17-22 Mt 13:36-43
Wednesday Jer 15:10, 16-21 Mt 13:44-46
Thursday Jer 18:1-6 Jn 11:19-27
Friday Jer 26:1-9 Mt 13:54-58

ST. MARY'S ONLINE GIVING In order to help make it more convenient for you to financially support St Mary's we have added an electronic payment option. This offers you the opportunity to make automatic financial contributions from your credit card or bank account. Online giving costs you nothing and provides many advantages to both you and St Mary's.
PARISHIONER BENEFITS
--No need for writing checks
--Allows you to give even if you are unable to attend Mass
--Contribution amount is easily adjusted
--Credit card option allows you to take advantage of any benefits such as airline mileage
PARISH BENEFITS
--No check processing fees
--Increase regular giving with recurring contributions
--More accurate revenue forecasting
--Provides electronic donation summary for tax purposes

Online giving is not intended to replace the traditional act of Sunday offertory, rather it is meant to enhance it. Offertory slips are at the entrances of the church for parishioners who are making their weekly offertory by online giving. Visit our parish website at www.stmaryshanover.com to sign up.

OFFERTORY Many thanks for the $10,055.84 received in our offertory for July 18th weekend and for the $2,567.00 received for the second collection for our Air Conditioner/Heating System. Next monthly collection for our Air Condition/Heating System will be August 15th. Parishioners that use monthly envelopes will receive envelopes for this collection in their August packets.

SECOND COLLECTION There will be a Second Collection this weekend for "Eastern Europe". Your support would be appreciated.

SUMMERTIME Now that the summer has begun and parishioners will be going on vacation, we ask that you continue to give your weekly offertory to our parish. Attendance is always down during the summertime but we would appreciate your donations throughout the summer so we can maintain our monthly bills.

RCIA-The Rite for Christian Initiation of Adults Were you baptized a Catholic but never received First Communion? Have you thought about becoming a Catholic but don't know where to begin? Then RCIA is what you are looking for. If you or someone you know is not Catholic or would like to learn more about the Catholic faith, please contact Ellen McDonough at (781) 826-4303 or email emcdonough@stmaryshanover.com

SPRING CLEANING Summer is here and that bag of yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks, ribbon and silk flowers that you just couldn't throw away is still sitting in a corner. The Prayer Shawl Ministry welcomes donations of yarn and the ribbons and good silk flowers can be used seasonally to decorate the church. Please drop them off in the box in the hospitality room this weekend. Thank you.

BAPTISMS Upcoming Baptisms will take place on:
Saturday, August 7th at 11:00AM
Sunday, August 15th after our 11:30AM Mass
Saturday, Sept 4th at 11:00AM
Sunday, September 19th after our 11:30AM Mass
Saturday October 2nd at 11:00AM
Sunday, October 17th after our 11:30AM Mass
Saturday, November 6th at 11:00AM
Sunday, November 21st after our 11:30AM Mass
Please call the parish office, 826-4303, to schedule your child's Baptism. Just a reminder----at least one godparent must be a confirmed Catholic.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Vacation Bible School this week, July 26---30, Monday thru Friday from 9-12 at the parish center.

MONTHLY HEALING MASS Monthly Healing Mass will take place on Tuesday, July 27th at 7:15PM. Father Joseph McDermott will be the celebrant. All are welcome to attend.

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY The Prayer Shawl Ministry prayerfully comes together to create beautiful shawls/lap robes for people who need a "hug from God." For more information, please call 826-2351. Volunteers are needed-------if you cannot attend meetings, you can help by knitting items at home. The next meeting is Tuesday, July 27th at 10:00AM and 7:15PM in the Life House. All are welcome, please join them.

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON BLOODMOBILE There will be a Blood Drive at Curry Hardware, Hanover on Saturday, July 31st from 9:00AM-3:00PM. All successful donors receive a gift from Children's Hospital. To make an appointment, please call Jennifer at 508-274-9697 or make appointments in store at registers. Each donation can help up to four of our young patients.

FEAST OF THE PORTIUNCULA MASS August 2nd: Feast of the Portiuncula Outdoor Mass Held on the grounds of Cardinal Cushing School 12:00PM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, in the Portiuncula Chapel. Rosary every half hour, Confession 2:30PM-5:30PM 3:00PM Divine Mercy Chaplet 6:30PM Sunset Mass, Celebrant: Fr. Chris Please bring a folding Chair

CHOIR CAMP Does your child LOVE to sing? Why not sign up for Children's Choir? We will be having a 3-day Choir Camp for children in grades 2-8, T-W-Th, August 17-19 from 9-Noon at the Parish Center. The fee will be $25 which will cover the cost of music and snacks. For more info, contact Ellen McDonough (781) 826-4303 or emcdonough@stmaryshanover.com

SAVE THE DATES ------- CONFIRMATION: Sunday, October 17th at 2:30PM and 6:00PM. CARNIVAL BAZAAR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 5-8PM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 9AM-3PM Hopefully during the summer, parishioners will take advantage of their extra time and start making items for our Carnival Bazaar. Items needed are: afghans, knitted and crochet items, painted wood pieces, sewing articles and holidays decorations. For more information, call Karen Gill at 826-4303

SHAW'S RECEIPTS Shaw's is no longer accepting receipts from customers for credit to St. Mary's. We appreciate all those who participated in this program.