Mission Statement To live out the message of Jesus Christ and become, in fact and appearance, a true Christian community.

Faith Formation Faith formation is a lifelong process: an ongoing interaction with God’s creative goodness. We allow the Gospel to transform us and then bring transformation to the world. The Faith Formation Program at St. Matthias Parish provides opportunities to grow as individuals and as a community. We offer classroom sessions for children, a comprehensive Confirmation program, intergenerational learning in a variety of formats, and an adult enrichment program. For more information, contact Theresa Salafia (tsalafia@stmattpar.org).

Community Prayer Line Our prayer line, coordinated by Marie Mangan (978-562-2891), offers prayers for you, your loved ones and friends. Requests may also be placed in the "Prayer Request" box at the rear of the Church. All requests will be kept confidential.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Those who are not baptized or have been baptized into another Christian community and are interested in learning more about initiation into the Catholic faith are invited to speak with Theresa Salafia (tsalafia@stmattpar.org).

Infant Baptism Our parish celebrates the sacrament of Baptism for infants and children under the age of 7 at regularly scheduled Sunday Masses. Please call Deacon Doug at any time during pregnancy or at least two months in advance for information on baptismal catechesis and the choosing of godparents.

Adult Confirmation Adults desiring to complete their Christian Initiation with the sacrament of Confirmation are encouraged to contact Fr. Fran

Reconciliation This sacrament of God’s infinite forgiveness, also known as Penance and Confession, is celebrated on Saturdays at 3:15PM or by appointment with Fr. Fran. Communal celebrations of the sacrament occur during Advent and Lent.

Anointing of the Sick The Church encourages all who are ill, about to undergo surgery, or confined to their homes due to illness to be prayed over and anointed with sacred oil. This can take place at a parish Mass, in the home or in the hospital. Please speak with Fr. Fran for more details .

Marriage Congratulations to engaged couples! Please contact Fr. Fran eight months to a year before your wedding to plan a program of marriage preparation. Welcome New Parishioners! We invite you to share in our life as a Eucharistic Community. Please complete a registration card found at the church entrances or register at the parish office. We look forward to welcoming you to our parish community.

Parish Leadership Francis P. O'Brien, Pastor frobrien@stmattpar.org Doug Peltak, Deacon dcnpeltak@stmattpar.org Paul G. Coletti, Deacon dcncoletti@stmattpar.org Theresa Salafia, Faith Formation Director tsalafia@stmattpar.org Judy McManus, Director of Music Ministry, Emerita jmsweetums@aol.com Joyce Belliveau, Choir Director jbbelle@comcast.net April Lowe, Communications Administrator/Receptionist alowe@stmattpar.org Darleen Doona, Bookkeeper ddoona@stmattpar.org James Cannava, Maintenance Joe Grimaldo, Co-Chair, Finance Council Paul G. Coletti, Co-Chair, Finance Council St. Vincent dePaul Society tel. no. 978-493-3037

Celebrations of the Eucharist The Lord’s Day Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

Liturgy of the Word for Children Liturgy of the Word for Children is Celebrated at the 10:00 a.m. Mass on the 1st Sunday of the month (October through April)

Weekday Monday, Tuesday, and Friday: 9: 00 a.m., Downstairs Chapel

Holy Day 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Easter Sunday 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Saint Matthias Parish 409 Hemenway Street

Marlborough, MA 01752

Phone: 508-460-9255 Fax: 508-480-8801

Gifts of Sanctuary and Altar Candles

for the month of September are

donated in memory of

Frank and Leah Calore

Eleanor Laspada

THIS WEEK AT ST. MATTHIAS Saturday, September 28

Celebration of the Eucharist

Church, 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 29

Faith Formation Grades 1 through 5

Parish Hall, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.

Celebration of the Eucharist

Church, 10:00 a.m.

Coffee Social

Parish Hall, following the 10:00 a.m. Mass

RCIA

Classroom, 11:15 a.m.

Wednesday, October 2

Rosary Recitation

Church, 6:00 p.m.

Shawl Ministry

Downstairs Conference Room, 6:45 p.m.

Thursday, October 3

Choir Rehearsal

Church, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 5

Celebration of the Eucharist

Church, 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 6

Faith Formation Grades 1 through 5

Classroom, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.

Celebration of the Eucharist

with Liturgy of the Word for Children Church, 10:00 a.m.

Faith Formation Grade 9 — Confirmation I

Mass10:00 a.m./Downstairs Conference Rm. 11:15 — Noon

Coffee Social

Parish Hall, following the 10:00 a.m. Mass

Blessing of the Animals

Church Portico, Noon

St. Vincent dePaul Society Meeting

Parish Hall, following the 10:00 a.m. Mass

Faith Formation Grades 6 through 8

Parish Hall, 6:00 p.m. — 7:15 p.m.

Weekday Masses for the Week of September 29

Monday, Tuesday and Friday

9:00 a.m. in the

Downstairs Conference Room Chapel

For Mass updates, please check the website and

voice message on the Parish Office phone.

INTENTIONS OF THE EUCHARIST

Saturday, September 28 — 4:00 p.m.

Rita Cincotta

Memorial

Sunday, September 29 — 10:00 a.m.

Richard “Ricky” Sullivan

Memorial

Saturday, October 5 — 4:00 p.m.

Alice Robertson

4th Anniversary Memorial

Sunday, October 6 — 10:00 a.m.

Ernest J. Winske, Jr.

Memorial

St. Matthias Parish

Office Hours for the Week of September 29

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

Parish Office is closed on Wednesday and Friday

CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST MUSIC

SEPTEMBER 28 AND SEPTEMBER 29

Gathering Song At The Table Of Jesus

Booklet # 6

Preparation Rite To The Poor, A Lasting Treasure

Booklet # 10

Communion Ubi Caritas

Booklet # 2

Recessional Now From This Table

Booklet # 5

The Worship Booklet for Ordinary Time contains Mass

responses as well as our musical selections. Please return

the booklet to the book rack at the conclusion of Mass.

Welcome Deacon Russ and Sandy Morey

I am happy to officially welcome Russ Morey, a

senior deacon of the Archdiocese of Boston, and his

wife Sandy to our parish this weekend. Russ and

Sandy have been worshiping at St. Matthias since

moving to Marlborough during the summer.

After “a certain age” deacons in the Archdiocese of

Boston reach what is called senior deacon status,

meaning they no longer have an official assignment.

They become “free agents” of a sort. Rather than

retiring from diaconal ministry, Russ and Sandy have

chosen to become involved in our parish and we are

delighted to have them!

This brings our deacon bench up to three! Deacons

Doug and Paul continue their ministry in our parish

and they now welcome Deacon Russ to the rotation.

What’s more, to add to our great tradition of

deacons coming from within our parish family, at this

time next year, God willing, Jared Auclair will be

ordained a deacon and we will be celebrating with

him and his family. Jared will most likely be assigned

to a different parish in the Archdiocese as the need for

deacons is great, especially in the Pastoral

Collaboratives.

As Deacon Russ begins his ministry with us, I

asked him to write a few words of introduction to our

parish:

“I was married to my wife, Sandra in 1965, in

Portland, ME, and we have raised 4 children in Acton,

MA. They have a total of 8 children, which has caused

us to move to Marlborough from Laconia, NH, where

we lived for 13 years We are here so to be nearly

central to all our grandchildren.

I was ordained in 1988 in Boston, and have served

3 parishes, and am about to make myself available to

St. Matthias, where I will do some preaching and

participate in the parish programs to serve the needy,

and to assist parishioners in coming to know our faith

better. My wife, Sandy, has worked in previous

parishes to serve the needy over the past 28 years, and

looks forward to doing more here. We also served at

Framingham State Prison for 18 years.

I was born in Enid, Oklahoma in 1944, while my

Dad trained men to be bombardiers at Vance Air

Force Base. I went to primary and high school in

Manchester and Bedford, New Hampshire, graduating

from Manchester High School West in 1962. From

there I went to Worcester Polytechnic Institute and

graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, and

later from Northeastern University with a Masters in

Engineering Mgmt.

Sandra was born in Portland, ME in 1944, attended

schools in that city until she went to Becker Jr.

College in Worcester, and graduated with an

Associate in Medical Assistant in 1964. She has also

been a Eucharistic Minister in two previous parishes

and looks forward to serving in that capacity here.

We look very much forward to meeting you all.”

Russ and Sandy Morey

September 29, 2019 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FROM FR. FRAN

Weekly Financials—Weekly Goal: $4,000

Offertory Collection - September 21 and 22 $3,517.05

Of that amount WeShare donations $ 420.55

Deficit to reach $4,000 weekly goal $482.95

Parishioners celebrating Mass September 21/22 322

Hurricane Dorian Relief Collection $1,693.00

Special Collection—October

Parish Maintenance October 5 and 6

Holy Father and Missionary Efforts October 12 and 13

World Mission Sunday October 19 and 20

St. Vincent dePaul Society October 26 and 27

NEXT WEEK’S SCRIPTURE READINGS

Readings for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday

in Ordinary Time

October 5 and October 6

First Reading: Habakkuk 1:2-3, 2:2-4

Second Reading: 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14

Gospel: Luke 17:5-10

September 29, 2019 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FAITH FORMATION

Thank you to the catechists and Faith Formation

families who joined the parish picnic. It was good to see

everyone again and wonderful to meet new families

joining Saint Matthias.

Faith Formation opening meetings are:

Grades 1 through 5

September 29 — 8:30 a.m. — 9:45 a.m.

Parents/Guardians are requested to meet in the

parish hall with their children for a brief

overview of the year.

Grade 9 — Confirmation I

October 6 — 10:00 a.m. Mass with meeting

until Noon with Deacon Paul in the Downstairs

Conference Room

Grades 6, 7 and 8

October 6 — 6:00 p.m. — 7:15 p.m. Meet in the Parish Hall

Grades 10—Confirmation II

October 20 — 10:00 a.m. Mass with meeting

until Noon in Downstairs Conference Room

The Fai th Format ion

calendars for the year are

available on-line. Log onto the

St. Matthias Parish website

www.stmattpar.org. Select

F a i t h F o r ma t i o n , t h e n

Educational Programs.

Pray for the

Heal ing of the s ick

Please Pray For…

Richard Abraham, Conor Canavan, Carol Chatalian,

Danielle and Melissa Chiasson, Steven Chiasson, Joseph

Cox, Adelbert Cyr, The Del Raso Family, Fay DiNitto, W.

Joseph Doyle, Kent Dudley, Stella Fettig, David Giugno,

Hannah Gluck, Thomas Gluck, Russ Hokanson, Emma

Johnston, Alice Kimball, Fr. Mike MacEwen, Dave

Mackenzie, Doreen Martin, Kay McNeill, Pat McNeil,

Patrick Mauro, Maura McGuinness, Judy McManus,

Michael Messom, Theresa Morrill, Deborah Natoli, Jennifer

Natoli, Mary and Bob O’Connor, Johnny Pellrine, Jean

Peltak, Theresa Perry, Joan Russo, Kathleen Shine, Andrew

Tivnan, Pedro Torres, Trunfio Family, Ronald Vaudreuil,

Paul and Jenny Weibel.

Call the Parish Office add a loved one to the prayer list.

St. Mathias Job Opportunity

Maintenance /Custodian PT

St. Matthias Parish is currently interviewing for a part-

time Custodian, four days a week 8:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. to

maintain the parish buildings and property. Responsibilities

include projects such as painting, general carpentry, basic

masonry, etc. The candidate should be able to work evenings

and weekends as needed, have the ability to lift up to 75 lbs

and have reliable transportation.

The complete job description links are available on the

St. Matthias Parish website, on indeed.com, craigslist and

bostoncatholic.org.

For further information, please contact the Parish Office

at 508-460-9255. We look forward to having a great team

member.

Parish Picnic

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who attended the parish picnic

last Sunday. It was a great day for our faith community to

be together and enjoy each other while sharing good food

and laughter. A special thank you to everyone who

organized the picnic: set up, take down, games, face

painting, grilling, side dishes, overall clean up,

participation of 8 contestants in the cupcake bake

off. Those in attendance were blessed to have a number of

canopies donated and set up by parishioners and Buffet

Way so the sun and heat did not interfere with the goodwill

and fun of everyone.

WINNER OF THE CUPCAKE BAKEOFF

Lynne Williams.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS Sunday, October 6, 2019 — Noon

Church Portico

“All praise to you, Oh Lord, for all these brother and sister creatures.”

In remembrance of Saint Francis of Assisi’s Feast Day

and his love for all creatures, we celebrate and bless our

family pets on Sunday, October 6 at 12:00 p.m. on the

front portico of the church. Snacks will be available for

both pets and humans.

LYNNE

Knights of Columbus

Tootsie Roll Drive October 12 and 13

The Knights of Columbus will be holding the “Tootsie

Roll Drive” the weekend of October 12 and 13 in an

effort to help people with intellectual and physical

disabilities. Monies collected not only helps those with

disabilities but also, in partnership with the Special

Olympics, assists with their programs and supports the

work of many other non-profit associations. Please help

the Knights help others with your donation toward the

Tootsie Roll Drive. Representative will be at the church

doors after masses the weekend of October 12 and 13.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

ST. MATTHIAS YARD SALE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19

9:00 A.M. — 3:00 P.M.

PARISH HALL

Volunteer and donations questions? Please

contact the yard sale coordinator Marsha Good at

marsgoo0031@aol.com.

ST. MATTHIAS CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7

9:00 A.M. — 3:00 P.M.

PARISH HALL

The Christmas Bazaar committee is getting into

the Christmas spirit. If you would to volunteer to

help with the event, please contact the Coordinator,

Cindy Roberge at robergecindy@gmail.com.

If you would like information on being a vendor

or know someone who would like to sell their craft,

please email Cindy at robergecindy@gmail.com.

Don’t have time to join crafting meetings? Your

treasures made at home are most welcome to be sold

at the St. Matthias Parish. Contact Cindy for ideas