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August 15, 2021 Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish , Methuen ~ Lawrence Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ellen Gallant Card Ministry Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish 22 Plymouth Street, Methuen, MA 01844 Do you know of someone who is Phone: 978-686-3984 Fax: 978-686-8300 sick, going through difficult times, Email: olgcmethuen@gmail.com in the military, or may just need a Web: OLGCParish.com little note of encouragement? Fill out the forms found in the church and chapel and drop them in the box labeled “The Ellen Gallant Card Ministry” or Parish Staff: Mass Schedule: the weekly collection basket. If you’d like to help make someone’s day by join- Very Rev. Christopher Church & Chapel are ing us in this ministry, contact Donna Fawcett @ Casey, V.F. handicapped accessible Pastor — Ext 25 (elevator in Church, donnafawcett71@comcast.net fatherchriscasey@gmail.com ramp at Chapel) Rev. Mr. Steven J. Sat. 4 pm at St. Theresa Murphy Prayer Shawl Ministry Church (live stream available) Deacon—Ext 10 22 Plymouth St., Methuen, MA deaconsteviej@aol.com Our prayer shawl gatherings are the first Sun. 8 am at St. Theresa Wednesday of the month at 1pm in the Church (live stream available) parish office. Mrs. Karen Miller Business Manager — Ext 17 Sun. 10:30 am at 978-686-0728 St. Augustine Chapel OLGCBusiness@gmail.com 128 Ames St., Lawrence, MA We welcome new folks at any time to join us in this beautiful, (live stream NOT available) simple ministry. We thank all who have donated yarn or Mrs. Denise Mundry money with which to purchase new yarn. Parish Office—Ext 10 Daily Mass: 8 am 978-686-3984 Monday — Friday at Remember: Blessed Shawls, Lapghans & Baby Blankets are OLGCMethuen@gmail.com St. Theresa Church available in the parish office. (live stream available) Lori McLaughlin Thank you and God Bless! Questions? call the parish office. Coordinator of Music Reconciliation: Ministries By appointment only. 603-275-6486 Call Parish Office Jimmy Massie Mission Statement Baptism: Facilities By appointment only. Our Lady of Good Counsel 978-697-4701 Call Parish office Parish olgcfacilities@gmail.com Marriage: Lawrence ~ Methuen Religious Education Arrangements must be made Ph: 978-686-3984 at least six months in advance Fax: 978-686-8300 New Parishioners: Our Lady of Good Counsel is a diverse multi-cultural Mr. Mark Friedrich Welcome! Please come to the parish serving the Catholic community of Methuen Coordinator of Adult Faith Parish Office to meet us and and Lawrence. We are committed to building a Formation to register OLGCMethuen@gmail.com community of faith intent upon God, in unity of Lawrence mind and heart. Catholic Academy We are a family of believers, joined by our Baptism, Mr. Mark Houle 101 Parker St. Coordinator Grades K-8 Lawrence, MA 01843 and nurtured by the Eucharist. As children of God, OLGCMethuen@gmail.com we endeavor to bring the love of Christ to all we www.lawrencecatholic meet. We are committed to be the Body of Christ, academy.org rooted in the tradition of the Catholic Church. To- 978-683-5822 gether we worship and praise our God. Guided by prayer and the counsel of the Blessed Mother, we minister to the community through faith formation, PARISH fellowship, and service. With diligence, compassion, OFFICE HOURS and love we endeavor to help others come to know and love Jesus. Empowered by grace, constant in Monday to Thursday our mission, we strive to be led by the Holy Spirit. 8 am to 3 pm Friday 8am to noon 2
August 15, 2021 Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish , Methuen ~ Lawrence Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Dear Parishioners, As valued and honored as the Blessed Mother is in the Church today, the Bible is silent on her later years. The dra- matic events of Mary’s youth are recorded though; consider the Annunciation, her fiat allowing the Incarnation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth and Zechariah, the Nativity of the Lord, the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, the Flight into Egypt, Jesus getting lost and being found in the Temple, the Wedding at Cana, and of course the sorrowful Passion of the Lord all feature Mary. Jesus used Mary’s visit to him once to teach about the primacy of the love of God when he said, “Who is my mother, and who are my broth- ers?” Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” (Matthew 12:48-50). From the Cross Jesus entrusted Mary’s care to the only Apostle who dared to be present at the crucifixion, St. John the Evangelist. John recorded it in John 19:25-29: “Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” Then He said to the dis- ciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.” Jesus, having no broth- ers, needed to have someone step up to provide a home for his mother. However, the Church has always seen in this action Jesus giving Mary the Church, and giving the Church his mother. But what happened then? We know John lived into his 90’s, but what became of Mary? Scott Hahn writes in his entry on Mary in the Catholic Bible Dictionary “Early traditions, historical and liturgical, are divided on the ques- tion of Mary’s final days. Regarding her whereabouts, one tradition contends that Mary traveled to Ephesus in Asia Minor with the apostle John; another says that she remained in Jerusalem. Regarding the end of her earthly life, one tradition says that Mary died a natural death, while another commemorates her dormition or “falling asleep.” Both are agreed, however, that Mary was assumed bodily into heaven. Christian antiquity confirms this by its complete silence regarding relics of Mary and the absence of a venerated burial site. The Assumption of Mary into heaven was defined as a Catholic dogma by Pope Pius XII in the 1950 apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus. Hahn, S. (Ed.). (2009). In Catholic Bible Dictionary (pp. 585–586). New York; London; Toronto; Sydney; Auck- land: Doubleday. The Church teaches in her Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, this concerning the Assumption of the Blessed Mother: “Finally, the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all guilt of original sin, on the comple- tion of her earthly sojourn, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen of the universe, that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord of lords and the conqueror of sin and death. (Catholic Church. (2011). Dogmatic Constitution on the Church: Lumen Gentium. In Vatican II Documents. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana) We can understand Mary’s “fading into the background” in the Bible in the same way we understand St. John the Baptist who said, “He must increase, but I must decrease.” (John 3:30). Our understanding of the Assumption comes first from evidence, namely there is no tomb for Mary, and surely if there were, it would have been rever- enced even in the days of the early Church. Similarly, there are no relics. Furthermore, the understanding of the Assumption comes from doing Theology, the work of understanding God and what his love and his plan means and how it is being accomplished. This has helped us to understand Mary’s Immaculate Conception, her unique place among the Saints of Heaven, and the reasons for and the truth of her glorious Assumption into Heaven. Our Lady, assumed body and soul into Heaven, pray for us! God Bless, Fr. Chris 3
August 15, 2021 Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish , Methuen ~ Lawrence Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday, August 14 ~ Saint Maximillian Kolbe 4:00 pm Peter Moschetto, Jr. ~ Requested by his family Sunday, August 15 ~ The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00 am The Deceased Members of the Third Order of Mary ~ Requested by the Members Robert Boisvert ~ 2nd Anniversary ~ Requested by his family Henry Dumais ~ Requested by his family James Picarillo ~ Requested by his family Special Intention ~ anonymous All Living Members of the Parish 10:30 am Carmela Autieri ~ 6th Anniversary ~ Requested by her family Monday, August 16 ~ Saint Stephen of Hungary 8:00am The Thibault Family ~ Requested by their family Tuesday, August 17 8:00am ========= Wednesday, August 18 8:00am ========= Thursday, August 19 ~ Saint John Eudes 8:00am Special Intention ~ Requested by Eileen Hayes Friday, August 20 ~ Saint Bernard 8:00am ========= Saturday, August 21 ~ Saint Pius X 4:00 pm J. Robert Mundry ~ Birthday Remembrance ~ Requested by his family Sunday, August 22 ~ Twenty-First Sunday In Ordinary Time 8:00 am The Deceased Members of the Cantwell Family ~ Requested by their family The Deceased Members of the McCallion Family ~ Requested by their family 10:30 am Joseph Hart ~ Requested by his family Martha Houle ~ Requested by OLGC Parish Rita Plourde ~ Requested by Betty Small Kathleen Blanchette ~ Requested by Eileen Desalvo Napoleon Thibodeau ~ Anniversary ~ Requested by his wife, Doris Donna Gallagher ~ 4th Anniversary ~ Requested by her sister, Linda Mary Mambro ~ 100th Birthday Remembrance ~ Requested by her family All Living Members of the Parish Altar Bread, Altar Wine, IN LOVING MEMORY Altar Candles, Sanctuary Light, Missalettes WEEK OF AUGUST 15, 2021 In Memory of the Deceased Members of the Mundry/Lagasse Families Donated by their family 4
August 15, 2021 Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish , Methuen ~ Lawrence Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Marilyn Brophy, Tom Brophy, Chuck Edgerly, Henry Weekend of August 7/8, 2021 Menges, The Currier Family, Rosalind Ramirez-Blomgren, David Silvestro, William Offertory: $ 3,837.00 “Bill” Derome, Bill Vasquez, Maintenance: $ 40.00 Joanne Mele, Brody Rae, Cheryl Ouellette, Darlene Sikeman, Emma Johansen, Roy Beaulieu, Robin Grand Annual to Date: $ 18,326.00 Gonsalves, Phyllis M. White, Marsha Sirignano, Nathan Scanlon, Robbyn Culpon, Claire Hanlon, On-line Giving for July: $ 2,185.00 Aiden Scanlon, Patrick and Sarah Scanlon, John Dezan, Jose Luis Martinez Sanchez, Robert P. Nolan, Juliana Rosato, Joseph Howanski, Jeannette Our highest gratitude and appreciation ~ we are so Demers, Michael Culpon, Mary Jo Daigle, Andrew grateful for your support. Bless your generosity! Champy, David Champy, David Adams, Gary Stachulski, Douglas McKnight, William Luna, Aiden Sutliff, Ellen Villers, Judith Upham, Benjamin Melo, Ron Simonian, Art Munger, Brad St. Vincent de Paul Society Waters, Mary Conway, Matt Kinsley, Bishop Todd Weekend of August 7/8, 2021 = $740.00 Brown, Diane Castiglione, Fr. Paul Valley, SP, Noah Leary, Joseph Androwas, Cecile Townsend, In today’s Gospel, even the child in Ray Boutselis, Ronald Mullen, Leeann Hanson, Elizabeth’s womb leaps with joy at the approach of Sheila Hunt, Reina Rodriguez, Nicholas Norcia, Mary, the “lowly servant,” who by accepting God’s plan for her became blessed for all generations. Donna Myers, Dottie Watson, Gary Dubois, Michael Donovan, Jaykub Parsons, Ava Gagnon, With love for your neighbors who have nothing, Tom McGuire, Judy Lacroix, all those on our Parish look around your house to see what furniture, prayer line, and all the residents at Woodmill household items, and clothing you no longer use and give it to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Nursing Home, Nevins Nursing Home, Mary- Immaculate Nursing Home, Berkeley Nursing Home and Methuen Village. Checks may be made payable to SVDP. Those who have died: Rejean Philibert, Elise SanAntonio, Yvette Gosselin If you have a friend or loved one that you would like us to pray for, please call the parish office and leave the name. If you would like a name put back Catholic Appeal 2021 on the list, call the office. Thank You. We have launched our annual Catholic Appeal, along with all the other parishes throughout the Archdiocese. Each year, the Catholic Appeal provides the Prayer Requests for Priests faithful with a way to help support the ministries that sup- port our parishes, our schools, and our communities. O Jesus, Eternal High Priest, live in (name a priest), act in him, speak I and through him. Think your thoughts in This is our Church, and every gift makes a difference. his mind, love through his heart. Give him your own Please consider making your gift today. You can drop off dispositions and feelings. Teach, lead and guide him your gift in a separate envelope marked “Catholic Appeal” always. Correct, enlighten and expand his thoughts and behavior. Posses his soul; take over his entire and place it in the offertory basket and we will forward personality and life. Amen. your donation or visit https://bostoncatholicappeal.org/ways-to-give We are pleased to announce that OLGC is August 14 Fr. Vincent Mellone ~ August 15 Pope Francis at 84% of goal. ~ August 16 Fr. Stephen Malloy ~ August 17 Fr. Richard Erikson ~ August 18 Msgr. Francis Kelley ~ August 19 Thank you for your generosity! Msgr. John McDonough ~ August 20 Fr. Timothy Kelleher 5
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August 15, 2021 Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish , Methuen ~ Lawrence Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Scripture for the week of August 15, 2021 15 SUN Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2/1 Cor 15:54b-57/Lk 11:27-28 (621); Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 16 Mon Jgs 2:11-19/Mt 19:16-22 17 Tue Jgs 6:11-24a/Mt 19:23-30 18 Wed Jgs 9:6-15/Mt 20:1-16 19 Thu Jgs 11:29-39a/Mt 22:1-14 20 Fri Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22/Mt 22:34-40 21 Sat Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17/Mt 23:1-12 22 SUN Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b/Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32/Jn 6:60-69 7
August 15, 2021 Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish , Methuen ~ Lawrence Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Fr. Bill Waters, OSA Dear Friends of the Greater Lawrence Area and Beyond, Although I know you don’t think I am old enough, I will be celebrating my 50th Anniversary of Ordination on August 28th at which time I am going to have a little celebration with my blood family and Augustinian family at Villanova. Because I have spent 30 of my 50 years as a priest in the Merrimack Valley, I would like to join my Greater Lawrence family for a Mass of Thanksgiving. This will take place on Saturday, September 18th at 5:30pm at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish (St. Theresa Church, 22 Plymouth St., Methuen) followed by a reception in the parish hall. As I thank God, I would like to thank you personally for your support over the 50 years and in particular for your support during 2019-20. As you can appreciate, for planning purposes, it is important to have a sense of numbers. So, if you can Annual Wedding Anniversary Mass join us, please let For couples celebrating their 10th ~ 25th ~ or 50th Anniversaries Ellen Curran (momcurran707@yahoo.com) or Carol-Ann Ramirez (jdrcar02@comcast.net) know by Wednesday, September 1st with your name and number of attendees. I hope this note finds you well and that you, your family and friends are able to enjoy doing things this summer which were not possible this time last year. November 7, 2021 at 2:00 PM Fr. Bill Cathedral of the Holy Cross 1400 Washington Street Boston, MA 02118 Cardinal Seán O’Malley invites couples celebrating their 10th, 25th, or 50th wedding anniversary to the Annual Men of St. Joseph Anniversary Mass with a vow renewal and special blessing. Families are invited to attend. The Men of St. Joseph will resume their meetings on Saturday, September 11th at 8:00am in the To Register: Parish Office. Bit.ly/AnniversaryMass2021 All men ages 18 and over are welcome to join us For more Information: for reflection and faith sharing. Emily Elliott at Emily_Elliott@rcab.org Emily Elliott at Emily_Elliott @rcab.org We meet once a month on the first Saturday of the month at 8:00am 8
August 15, 2021 Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish , Methuen ~ Lawrence Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Lawrence Catholic Academy Doing any Summer Cleaning?? 101 Parker Street, Lawrence, MA 01843 978-683-5822 or www.lawrencecatholicacademy.net Learn what makes Lawrence Catholic Academy an excellent choice for your child: We are looking for any Christmas Items or jewelry x LCA has full-day classes for students age 3 through Grade you no longer want or need for our 8. Annual Christmas Fair!! x LCA offers flexible hours for families with an Extended Day Program from 6:45am to 5:30pm. Items can be dropped off at the Parish Office or on x Our faculty and staff are highly trained, qualified educa- tors, offering a rigorous, Catholic education that prepares the screened porch after regular business hours. students to excel in Catholic, private, technical, and area high schools. The Christmas Fair Committee thanks you x LCA is implementing an innovative K-8 STEM program sincerely for your donations! using LEGO Education Solutions, providing high-quality, hands-on program that promotes equity, diversity, and academic excellence for all students. x LCA technology includes Touch View Screens in every Please note...we will only be classroom and tablets or Chromebooks for every student. accepting Christmas items and jewelry x LCA online programs provide reinforcement and enrich- this year ment in literacy, math, science, and social studies. x All students at LCA receive free, nutritious breakfast and lunch daily. Christmas Fair Committee Meeting x LCA has full-time Guidance Counselor, Registered Nurse, and Certified Reading Specialist. x Students in Kindergarten through Grade 8 receive daily specialist classes in visual and performing arts, health, physical education, and Spanish. Now Enrolling! We make Catholic education affordable to all The Christmas Fair Committee will meet on who seek it. Monday, August 30th at 6pm in the Financial Aid is available. Vouchers also accepted. Parish Office. If you have any ideas and would like to join us please feel free to attend! STS. MARY & JOSEPH PARISH ROSARY RALLY Outdoor Rally on September 12, 2021 at Sts. Mary and Joseph Parish (South Campus) 200 Lawrence Road, Salem, NH 3pm to 5pm A procession will begin at 3pm with recitation of the Rosary to follow. Presentation on the power and beauty of the Rosary. Music will grace the program. Decolores Bookstore and other vendors will be present Feel free to bring your lawn chairs. Water will be provided. In case of inclement weather the Rally will take place in the Church 9
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