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November 27, 2016 First Sunday of Advent

Sunday Mass:

Vigil 4pm; 9am, 11am

Daily Mass:

Mon - Fri: 9am

Morning Prayer 8:45am

Eucharistic Adoration

Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30pm

Confessions Available

First Saturday Mass: 9am

St. Athanasius Church

300 Haverhill St, Reading, 01867

Monday - Friday 9am-4pm

www.StAthanasiusReading.org

[email protected]

Facebook: facebook.com/StAthanasiusReading Twitter: twitter.com/StAsReading

Phone: 781-944-0330

Fax: 781-944-1266

Reconciliation: Saturdays 3:15-

3:45pm and during Eucharistic

Adoration.

Baptism: Celebrated the 3rd

Sunday at 1pm. Call to register

for Baptism Prep.

Anointing of the Sick: Notify the

office when a person is seriously

ill. Extraordinary Ministers are

available to bring the Eucharist to

the homebound.

Marriage: Call at least 6 months

in advance of your wedding.

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St. Athanasius Parish, Reading, MA November 27, 2016

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 27

WEEKLY OFFERTORY

Saturday, November 26 4pm Ann Bennett Sunday, November 27 9am Guy Grande, Louise & Anthony Cavaretta Memorial Mass 11am Scott Klein Monday, November 28 9am Fr. Paul Mulligan Tuesday, November 29 9am Margaret “Peg” Porter Wednesday, November 30 9am Mass Thursday, December 1 9am Mass 6:30pm Adoration Friday, December 2 9am Mass Saturday, December 3 9am First Saturday Mass 4pm Mass for the People of St Athanasius Sunday, December 4 9am Anthony J DeAntonis Sr 11am Joseph Ronan Memorial Mass

Altar Candles in Memory of Cathy & Diane

Please pray for our military and

civilians who defend our

freedom, especially: The 26th “Yankee” Brigade,

and 1st Lts. Ryan & Nolan Johnson,

US Army, Patrick Cavanaugh, PFC

Christopher Lewis, Lcpl Brenden

Amico, Cpl. 3rd Class Christopher

Donohue, Justin Whitmarsh, Pvt Michael Goddard,

Chaplain Tom Whiteman

Remember those in need of prayers, especially: Maryann Lucerto, Margaret Sumner, John Cadigan, Mary

Lou, Dianne, Bill, Scott , Dan Hallidy, David S Attachi

Family, Olga Calautti, Paula, Joanne Curran, Jimmy,

Charles Morrison, Frank F, Frank DelGreco, Barbara

Coffin, Ruthie, Richard Rossi, Robert D, Thomas D,

Andrew D, Richard D, Phil T, Jen M, Fran P, Bryan M,

Marion M, Anna Windels, Mary McNerney, Larry Y,

Denise S, John, Mary G, Shirley N, Carol & Frank, Deborah,

Patricia Maines, Justin L, Jay, Paula, Mike, David, Bubba

Toussaint, Joan D, Nana K, Sue, Remo, Katie Willenborg,

Denise, Josephine, Sammy, Bill, Guarino Family, Joan B,

Kevin G, Brian, Joe O, Dennis Jancsy, Cathy M, Cynthia L,

Jill, Marianne G, Dillon R, Mr. Blunt, Denise B, Ann Swift,

Molly, Rob, Guy, Denis Hebert, Babies Max and Nate,

Mike P, Paula P, Jeff M, Andrew R, Justin L, Marge Q, Jen

M, Norma M, Julie, Pat K & Family, Marie Brown, JDF &

Family, Patrick & Brianna, Rick Q, Trudy, Sean T, Dianne,

Bob L, Flora T, Danny, Dee Michelini, Dina Luongo, Tim I,

Beth O, Anne Bernadette, Caroline, Steve R, The Nowicki

Family, Scott, Jon S, Trudy, Carla, Patrick M, Matthew,

Paula, Marie M, Julius L, Barbara, Gil, Sheila S, Brian, Sue,

Bob C, Kaitlyn, These names will stay in the Prayer Corner until

Sunday, December 4th. Call the office or email

[email protected] to add or renew your

loved ones on the list.

Mass Attendance: 583

First Collection: $6727

Retired Religious Sisters: $2596

Next Week: Christmas Flowers

MEETINGS & EVENTS

27 SUN Is 2:1-5/Rom 13:11-14/Mt 24:37-44

28 Mon Is 4:2-6/Mt 8:5-11

29 Tue Is 11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24

30 Wed Rom 10:9-18/Mt 4:18-22

1 Thu Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27

2 Fri Is 29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31

3 Sat Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt 9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8

4 SUN Is 11:1-10/Rom 15:4-9/Mt 3:1-12 Monday, Nov 28 Prayer Shawl 9:30 PAC

Tuesday, Nov 29 Religious Ed Classes

Resume This Week

All

Grades

Saturday, Dec 3

First Saturday Mass

Bottles & Cans

9am

8-11am

Saturday, Dec 10 Youth Night Advent/

Christmas Party 7-9pm PAC

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FROM THE PASTOR I think my Prayer of Thanksgiving this year would be, “Thank you, Lord, for such a fruitful and untroubled year for St. Athanasius Parish. Please grant us the same this year and into the future!” While it is a fact that we all keep several calendars in our mind (monthly, seasonal, school and youth activity, religious education), all of which determine how active our lives are at any given time, the First Week of Advent, nonetheless, marks the beginning of the Church’s Liturgical Year. In that sense, the Christmas Faire and Thanksgiving mark in a real way the end of one year for our parish and the beginning of another. How appropriate it is, then, to conclude the year with our grand event and then be able to give thanks for its success. In short, I just want to once again thank everybody involved in the Faire for your effort and to say that I am particularly grateful for how smoothly it went. This just made the atmosphere of the parish all that much more enjoyable and welcoming for those who visited us. On a grander scale, the past year as a whole for our parish had the same spirit, which only increases my gratitude to Our Lord and to all of you. We pray that this is a sign of continued blessing during this Holy Season!!

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St. Athanasius Parish Outreach

We are expanding our outreach efforts so that we

may better assist those in our community who may

need a helping hand in a variety of ways. We are

looking for volunteers who would be willing to assist

in the following ways:

♦ Drive parishioners to church

♦ Prepare meals

♦ Visit parishioners who may be unable to attend

church

♦ Bake desserts for the Sawtelle Hospice House

Please let us know if you can provide any of these

important services. If you are already on the Hospice

House dessert list, you do not need to volunteer for

that effort again since we already have your contact

information. Please contact Ellen Terry at

[email protected] or 781-944-5431 to volunteer

for any of these programs. THANK YOU!

Please Join Us!

First Saturday Mass

For the Blessed Mother

Saturday, December 3

9am

Donation Opportunities for

Special Items

Heating Oil (1 week) $500.00

1 Month of Altar candles $100.00

Flowers for the week $50.00

Bread & Wine for the week $40.00

Join us for Eucharistic

Adoration at

St. Athanasius Every Thursday

from

6:30-7:30pm

With Confession

Looking for Volunteers

We are looking for volunteers to help with the

bottles and cans drive on December 3rd from 8-

11am. Please call the office (781-944-0330) to

sign up. This would be a good time to get some

community service hours.

Adult volunteers are needed also.

There are lots and lots of bottles and cans and

therefore lots of work to do and we need as

many people as possible. Even if you can only

come for some of the time, any help is greatly

appreciated.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

“Oh house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of

the Lord!” As we begin the anticipation of Advent,

let us walk together in the love of God by

participating in a Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Weekend. The next WWME Weekends are Dec 2-4,

2016 in Duxbury, MA and Jan 20-22, 2017 in

Duxbury, MA. For more information, call Stephen &

Michelle O'Leary at 800-710-9963 or visit us at

www.WWMEMA.org.

GIVING TREEGIVING TREEGIVING TREEGIVING TREE Please take a gift request from the bulletin board at the church entrance. The gifts benefit families receiving services from Catholic Charities. At the request of Catholic Charities, we are asking for more gift certificates than specific gift requests. Gift certificates allow more flexibility for the parents as well as giving them the pleasure of

shopping for gifts for their children. Unwrapped gifts should be returned to the church choir loft by December 11th. Gift cards may be left in the box in the entry way near the restroom. Donations of gift wrap are also appreciated so the parents can wrap the gifts for their children. Please call Ellen Terry at 781-944-5431 if you have any questions. Thank you!

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Meals on Wheels Drivers Needed Mystic Valley Elder Services Meals on Wheels Drivers deliver healthy meals every weekday to elders and adults living with disabilities, many of whom are homebound. Our drivers provide a nutritious meal, but also a safety check and critical social contact. The few moments of kindness that our drivers provide make this service so much more than just a meal. Additional drivers are needed to meet the increased number of meal recipients. If you are interested in giving back to your community through this part-time job, please apply today. Call Eliana at 781-324-7705 ext. 598 or visit our website www.mves.org/joinus.

Hours: 10-1 PM Rate: $12/hour + $0.54/mile

Pilgrimage to Fatima & Santiago

Celebrating the 100th

Anniversary of

the Apparitions - February 16-23, 2017

Join Fr. Patrick Armano on a Spiritual Pilgrimage to

the holy sites in Portugal and Spain. The highlights

will include a visit to the Shrine of Fatima, Shrine of

Our Lady of Nazareth in Nazare, Coimbra, Braga, and

Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The cost is $2,398.00

db occupancy. A $350.00 deposit is due now with

your reservation form. If you have any questions,

please contact Cathy DiPirro, Group Leader at 781-

307-2474 or [email protected]

YOUTH MINISTRY BRAD AGOSTINELLI - YOUTH MINISTRY

[email protected]

• Bottle and can sorting volunteer opportunity

ο Our next bottle and can sorting session is on Saturday,

12/3 at 8am. The duration depends on the number of

volunteers but we won't be working past 11am. Any help adults or youth could provide would be most

appreciated because the money made from the

deposits comes back to our parish. Contact Brad if you'd like to sign up to volunteer.

ο Date: Saturday, 12/3 at 8am

ο Location: St. Athanasius parking lot

• Youth Night Christmas Party

ο During our December Youth Night, we will be making

gingerbread houses and Christmas cards for local nursing homes. We will also watch The Polar Express

and enjoy desserts. Middle and high schoolers can

contact Brad to sign up by Monday, 12/5.

ο Date: Saturday, 12/10 at 7-9pm

ο Location: St. Athanasius Parish Center

• Cor Unum Meal Center

ο Our next visit to serve dinner at Cor Unum Meal

Center in Lawrence is on Saturday 12/17. These trips

are open to ages 13 and up.

ο Meet at 315pm in the St. Athanasius Parish Center and

return around 7 or 8pm.

ο PLEASE RSVP TO BRAD BY FRIDAYS 12/9 respectively.

SPACE IS VERY LIMITED.

• New Year's Eve Countdown Party at Sanborn

ο On Saturday, 12/31 at 11am-1230pm we'll be bringing

a group to Sanborn Place to spend time with our elderly brothers and sisters to celebrate the New Year.

Middle and high schoolers and adult volunteers can contact Brad by Monday, 12/19 to sign up to

participate.

ο Date: Saturday, 12/31 at 11am-1230pm

ο Location: Sanborn Place in Reading

• Remind ο We have started a group communication program

using text messaging called Remind. Get youth

ministry updates via texts right to your phone. Your

cell phone number will not be known. ο To get started, text @stasyouth to the number 81010

and follow the instructions. • Social media ο To get started, text @stasyouth to the number 81010

and follow the instructions.Follow us on Instagram

@saintasyouth or like us on Facebook at St.

Athanasius and St. Agnes Youth Ministry. • Music ministry ο Musicians and singers are wanted! Any middle or high

schoolers who sing or play an instrument are invited

to participate in the Mass choir at St. Athanasius.

Save The Date

Friday, March 10, 2017

The Mission of Deeds is hosting its Winter Gala "A

Bed for Every Body" at the Woburn Hilton with Billy

Costa from Kiss 108 as our MC! It will be another

great event.

More information to follow.

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Parish Staff

Pastor ………………………………. Reverend Darin V. Colarusso [email protected]

Parochial Vicar………………………..Reverend Patrick Armano

[email protected]

Permanent Deacon………………………….Deacon Neil Sumner

[email protected]

Permanent Deacon…………..….………...Deacon Matt Baltier [email protected]

Administrative Office Manager………………….. Nancy Sieger

[email protected]

Coordinator of Religious Ed……………………….. Jo-Ann Rossi [email protected]

Music Director..………………………………………..John Donovan

[email protected]

Business Manager……………………………………...Janine Castro [email protected]

Administrative Assistant ……………………….. Luann Barretto [email protected]

Youth Ministry……………………………………….Brad Agostinelli [email protected]

Bulletin Submissions

[email protected]

By Monday 9 am

Coffee Hour

We need hosts for November

27, December, & January

Contact Sophie at 781-944-9085

or sign up in the Parish Center.

READING FOOD PANTRY NEEDS

November

Microwave Popcorn, Spaghetti Sauce, Raisins (6-

Pack), Hot Cocoa, Canned Meats & Fish (Turkey,

Ham, Spam, Tuna, Sardines, & Chopped Clams,

Laundry Detergent, Soap, Toothpaste, Kleenex

Become a Hospice Volunteer “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in

the service of others.” -Mahatma Gandhi

All Care Hospice is currently seeking caring,

compassionate people to offer comfort and support

to our patients and families. As part of the care

team, volunteers serve a vital role in affecting the

quality of our patients’ lives. Each volunteer

opportunity is unique and varies depending on the

needs of the patient and family as well as the

volunteer’s availability and interests. Patient care

may include providing companionship through

conversation, reading aloud, reminiscing, or even

just holding their hand. Other duties help alleviate

stress for the caregiver such as running errands like

grocery shopping and trips to the pharmacy, light

housekeeping or meal preparation. Administrative

tasks involve assembling admission packets, assisting

with mailings, photocopying, and special event

preparation. All Care Hospice serves the North Shore,

Merrimack Valley and Greater Boston.

For more information or to enroll in a training, please

contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Maureen Burge

at 781-244-1129

Would You Like to

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The Department of Children and Families, DCF, is a

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protecting children from abuse and neglect. DCF’s

goal is to keep children at their home and to support

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When this is not possible, the Department works to

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The DCF will provide you with ongoing support,

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you will be changing your life, but you will also be

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Our DCF Lowell office number is 978-275-6800.

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