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St. Isidore Parish, Stow, MA St. Isidore Parish, Stow, MA St. Isidore Parish, Stow, MA St. Isidore Parish, Stow, MA

April 12, 2015 April 12, 2015 April 12, 2015 April 12, 2015

Second Sunday of Easter Church of St. Isidore in Stow April 12, 2015

Parish Rectory Telephone 978 897-2710

Faith Formation Office 978 897-9790

FAX 978 461-0577

Parish web site: www.stisidorestow.org

Parish Office Hours Monday - Friday, 9:30 - 12:30

Parish Councils and Commit-tees

Pastoral Council, Formation of Collaborative Pastoral Council Pending

Finance Council Bill Oberlies, vice chair

Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Team

Noelle Aylward, chair

Social Committee Al DeBenedetto, chair

St. Vincent DePaul Society

Kelly Clifford, president

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Parish Calendar

Apr 12th—GOF

Apr 29th—First Eucharist Practice

Liturgical Schedule for the Week

April 12, 2015— Second Sunday of Easter

Sat. 5:00 P.M., Sunday 8:00AM & 10:30AM

Weekdays- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 9:00 A.M.

Confessions are at 4:00-4:30 on Saturday

Prayers

Apr 11th—Laura King-5PM

Apr 12th—David Jodka-10:30AM

Scripture for the week of April 12, 2015

12 SUN Acts 4:32-35/1 Jn 5:1-6/Jn 20:19-31

13 Mon Acts 4:23-31/Jn 3:1-8 14 Tue Acts 4:32-37/Jn 3:7b-15 15 Wed Acts 5:17-26/Jn 3:16-21 16 Thu Acts 5:27-33/Jn 3:31-36 17 Fri Acts 5:34-42/Jn 6:1-15 18 Sat Acts 6:1-7/Jn 6:16-21 19 SUN Acts 3:13-15, 17-19/1 Jn 2:1-

5a/Lk 24:35-48

Church of Saint Isidore

We are here to serve you, and in turn invite you to serve one

another in the spirit of the gospel.

429 Great Road – Route 117 – Stow MA

Pastoral Staff

Rev. Walter J. Woods, S.T.D. Pastor [email protected]

Rev. Paul S. Sughrue Parochial Vicar [email protected]

Charles A. Cornell Deacon [email protected]

Joyce Pinney Director of Faith Formation [email protected]

Robin Ulichney Exec. Assistant to Pastor [email protected]

John Morris Collaborative Business Mgr [email protected]

Diahne Goodwin, Dir. Pastoral Ministry [email protected]

Andrea Goodrich Director, Music Ministry [email protected]

Timothy Duff Hospital Chaplain [email protected]

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Parish Finances

Apr 5, 2014

Total Offertory

$545.00

Clergy Health/Retirement Trust Good Friday/Holy Land Shrines

$6,592.11

$717.50

GRAND ANNUAL $22,775.00

St. Vincent de Paul

$269.90

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The mission statement of St. Isidore Parish

St. Isidore Parish is a Catholic faith community committed to helping people deepen their relationship with Christ. The cornerstones of our mission are:

the celebration of the Eucharist,

· Christian service,

· evangelization, and

· religious education for every person.

These are the foundations through which we help people to grow and sustain the excitement of their relationship. We are committed, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to welcoming all to our faith community, seeing Christ in one another and growing in our commitment to be more like Christ, especially in our daily prayer life.

Goal 1 - It is the goal of this parish to strengthen

the faith commitment of the parishioners, both children

and adults, by involving them in opportunities that

will allow them to experience a growth in their

faith. Goal 2 - It is the goal of this parish to develop a

plan to reach out to other parishes within our

cluster. This outreach can be on an informal and/

or formal basis.

Arrangements should be made at least 6 months be-

fore the intended date of the wedding. Please call

the Rectory to schedule your date and make an ap-

pointment to speak with Father Walter or Fr. Paul.

Welcome New Parishioners

Please introduce yourself to Father Walter, Fr. Paul, or

Deacon Charlie. Call or visit the rectory to fill out a

registration card to be included in our database.

The Easter collection for the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust supported the health and well-being of our 628 ac-tive and senior diocesan priests. Thanks to your generosity, our parish raised $ in support of all of our priests who faith-fully serve our Catholic family in the Archdiocese of Boston. Our parish contri-bution will have a significant impact on the care we are able to provide for our priests. If you were out of town this past weekend, or did not have the opportunity to participate, all are welcome to make a donation online at www.clergyfunds.org. On behalf of all our priests, thank you for your generous support of the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust.

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We encourage all who are interested to

volunteer to bring up the gifts during

Mass. If you wish to volunteer, see the

presider, deacon, or one of the ushers

before mass. When baptism is being

celebrated or First Eucharist, or

Confirmation, the gifts are brought up by

families or children celebrating the

sacrament.

Baptism Preparation

Our next quarterly Baptismal

preparation meeting for parents of

children to be baptized will be held on

Wednesday April 15, 2015 at 7:30

P.M in the work sacristy.

LOST & FOUND

One childs blue LL Bean Jacket size 3T

black knit hat with “NYPD”

Small black satin purse

Pair of ladies black leather gloves

Pair of multi-pastel colored mittens

1 Pink Leather Glove

If any of these items belong to you please

call Robin in the office at 978-897-2710 or

check the Lost & Found box in the Church

vestibule.

Also, If anyone finds/found a mitten that

says” American Sherpa” -pink cuff/

fingertips, with a gray & beige design

on the "body"; wool with/black fleece

lining.—–please let Robin know. Thank

you.

VIRTUS

St. Elizabeths is offering a VIRTUS session on April 21 @ 7:00PM in Room 3. Please register at [email protected].

ATTENTION ALL ST. ISIDORE VOUNTEERS

The annual CORI process will begin

April 11th. Every weekend until May

3rd you will have an opportunity to

sign a CORI form for the new year af-

ter all masses.

Please bring your license or another

form of ID to the working sacristy di-

rectly after Mass. You may also go to

the rectory office during business

hours (9AM-1PM) to sign a CORI form.

This is a yearly requirement for ALL

volunteers. Please help us out by tak-

ing the time to sign your CORI during

one of these weekends.

Thank you for all you do for St. Isidore.

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Prayer Shawl Ministry

The next meeting of the Prayer Shawl

Ministry is scheduled for Monday, April

13th at 7pm in the Rectory.

To ensure the safety of all

children we ask that

parents accompany their

children who go to the

restrooms during Mass.

The parish hall is used by

the community at large,

and the doors are open

during Mass.

Thank You.

Please Join Us for

HOSPITALITY SUNDAY

TODAY!!

Join us in the parish hall for coffee

& donuts after the 8 & 10:30AM

mass.

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Have a flair for décor and design?

The St. Isidore Art and Environment Committee needs your help!

The Art and Environment team at St. Isidore’s is responsible for making the church a beautiful and respectful place for prayer, celebration and worship. Following the Liturgical calendar, respon-sibilities of the group include floral and plant ordering and design, wall décor, preparation and altar setup and take down for: fall floral décor, remembrance book table, Advent and Christmas, Blessed Mother holidays, Lent and Easter, First Eucharist celebrations and Confirma-tion. Regular plant watering and maintenance also needed.

Please consider joining the team and

becoming an active participant in making

the church a beautiful place!

Any questions please contact: Alicia

Bunnell [email protected] or Cathy

Rose Hill at [email protected]

HOSPITALITY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

The St. Isidore funeral hospitality

group desperately needs more

volunteers (men & women) to set

up tables and food/clean up for

funeral gatherings. We also need

more bakers. This requires only a

fraction of your time and would be

very much appreciated. If you can

help out please call Robin in the

office, 978-897-2710.

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