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St. Roch Parish Sister Parish—St. Anne of Chardonnieres, Haiti
The Church of Saint Roch, Oxford, MA THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME February 6, 2022
Mass Intentions for the Week
Saturday, Feb 5 4:00 pm Bette Stevens by the family
Sunday, Feb 6 8:30 am Anthony, Anna & Olga Kersis by the Jalbert family
11:00 am Yvonne Reeks by daughter Yvonne Nelson and family
Monday, Feb 7 8:30 am Catherine H. Mills by Paula Miner & Ken Mills
Tuesday, Feb 8 8:30 am No Mass
Wednesday, Feb 9 8:30 am Eric White by Fr. Roy
Thursday, Feb 10 8:30 am Jeffrey Gentile & family (living) by Paula Miner & Ken Mills
Friday, Feb 11 8:30 am Joseph McDonald by daughter Sandy
Saturday, Feb 12 4:00 pm Brian Sklarz by Ginny & Stanley Sklarz
Sunday, Feb 13 8:30 am Bernice & David Christian by her sister
11:00 am Mary Walsh (1st Anniversary) by the family
NEW ALTAR SERVER SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK
SIGN-UPS
:
Feb 6—Is 6:1-2a, 3-8, 1 Cor 15:1-11, Lk 5:1-11
Deacon Paul Connolly Feb 7—1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13, Mk 6:53-56
will be training new Feb 8—1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30, Mk 7:1-13
Altar Servers. Sign up Feb 9—1 Kgs 10:1-10, Mk :14-23
sheets are available Feb 10—1 Kgs 11:4-13, Mk 7:24-30
at the entrances to the Feb 11—1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19, Mk 7:31-37
church for interested children in third grade and up.
Feb 12—1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34, Mk 8:1-10
For questions please call the rectory at (508) 987-8987.
Feb 13—Jer 17:5-8, 1 Cor 15:12, 16-20, Lk 6:17, 20-26
PARISH DIRECTORY AMERICAN CHOP SUEY
334 Main St., Oxford, MA 01540 may be dropped off in the church kitchen on
Monday, February 7th before 3:00 PM.
Rectory Office …………………………..……(508) 987-8987 Thank you!!
Fax ……………………………...……..……. (508) 987-8938
Religious Education Office……………..…….(508) 987-2382
Pastor Rev. Michael J. Roy IT’S BACK!!!
Deacon Rev. Mr. Paul Connolly
Director of Religious Education Mrs. Terry Ann Renaud Saturday,
Administrative Assistant (M-TH 9-4) Mrs. Teri Rawson Feb. 26, 2022
Director of Music Ms. Anna Pizzolato
St. Vincent de Paul Society.…..………Arlene (508) 987-2813 5:30 p.m.
Cemetery ……..…………..Contact rectory at (508) 987-8987 In the Church Hall
$8.00 Donation
Mass Schedule
Sat 4:00 PM All You Can Eat!
Sun 8:30 & 11:00 AM Tickets available for sale at the Church entrances before
M-W-TH-F 8:30 AM and after weekend Masses and at the door that evening.
The Sunday 11:00 Mass will also be
LIVE-Streamed on the parish website.
Confessions ~ Saturdays 3-3:30 pm
or by appointment
Office Hours
Monday-Thursday 9 am—4 pm
ONLY $39 PER YEAR
WEBSITE: strochoxford.com SUBSCRIPTION!
EMAILS:
Teri Rawson—Rectory Office: strochrectory@gmail.com FORMS AVAILABLE AT ENTRANCES
Terry Renaud—Rel. Ed. Office: strochoxford@gmail.com TO THE CHURCH
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The Church of Saint Roch, Oxford, MA THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME February 6, 2022
My Dear Parishioners,
Recently California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to remove the statue of St. Junipero Serra
from the state Capital in Sacramento. This attack on Serra is motivated by ignorance of his meritorious service to the
native people, the Indians in the 18th century.
When the 17 year old Junipero Serra joined the Franciscans in 1730, his superiors immediately recognized
his fine mind and decided he had the makings of a theologian. They spent the next 14 years sending him to their best
schools and as soon as he completed his education they rewarded him with a position on the theology faculty at the
Lullian University in Majorca.
What Serra’s superior failed to recognize, however, was that Serra had more than a theologian’s mind, he
also had a pastor’s heart. For all of his education he did not want to spend his days in a classroom. He wanted to preach
the Gospel. He wanted to evangelize. He wanted to help people know who Jesus was and who they were. After five
years in Majorca Serra got what he wanted; it took some persuading but he convinced his superiors to send him to the
Americas. He sailed for Mexico in 1749 and spent the next 19 years working in and around Mexico City as both a
preacher and administrator. Serra loved his work and the people he served, but he still dreamed of more. He did not
want to preach the Gospel to the already converted. He wanted more to introduce the unbaptized to Jesus.
Accordingly, in 1768 when the Jesuits were kicked out of Alta California he jumped at the chance to go
north and establish missions there. At age 55, with asthma and open ulcers on his legs, Serra founded his first mission
in San Diego. Over the next 15 years he established eight more missions, laying the groundwork for California’s great
cities up and down the Pacific coast. He also laid the groundwork for California’s magnificent wine industry, planting
the future state’s first vineyards and building its first wineries. The grapes he planted are known as the mission grape, a
variety that had first been cultivated near Mexico City by the Franciscan missionaries who served there.
In California the grapes thrived, and at each mission the friars and indigenous people worked side by side
tending the vines and making the wine. The wine was then used by the friars for Holy Mass, as well as for drinking at
table.
Serra passed away in 1784, but the vineyards he planted thrived for decades, with the Franciscans eventual-
ly selling the wine to support their work. That trade however came to an abrupt end between 1834 and 1835, when the
Mexican government dissolved the missions. The friars asked to transfer the mission stations and vineyards to the
indigenous residents and workers, who they believed were the rightful owners of the property. The government rejected
the friars’ proposal and instead allowed the land to be divided up among the wealthy politicians and landowners who
ultimately exploited the native workers and neglected the vineyards.
Despite the neglect, the grapes from one vineyard, that of the San Gabriel Mission, just east of Los Ange-
les, have survived thru the centuries. Those grapes, which can be traced back to the first grapes planted there by Serra,
are once again being cultivated by Southern Californian wine makers. Their hope is to produce the once prized angelica
dessert wine. That mission just celebrated its 250th anniversary of its founding by St. Junipero Serra, the father of Cali-
fornia’s mission and California’s wine.
I’m proud to be the chaplain of the Serra Club named after him. He deserves some recognition for the vari-
ety of ways he served the native people along the Pacific.
Let us continue to love one another,
Fr. Roy
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The Church of Saint Roch, Oxford, MA THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME February 6, 2022
JAN 29 & 30 “Behold, I stand at the door
Your Sacrificial Offering and knock…”
Offertory Envelopes 2,375.00 It’s time. Time to learn more
Online Giving 189.00 about your Faith. It’s time
Other sources of income 630.00 to experience what our religion
Total 3,194.00 can do for you. Jesus is waiting
Weekly Goal 5,872.00 for you, personally. Cursillo weekends are a wonderful,
Result Thank you!! - 2,678.00 fun way to give you a start on this journey.
Men’s Weekend March 17-20.
Online Giving Available Immaculate Conception Center, Putnam, CT
on our website www.strochoxford.com
Visit www.fourthday.org and download an application
today or call Pam Hamilton at 774-239-8909 for more
St. Roch & St. Ann information. You will be so very glad you did!
Light of the World Retreat
The Annual Worcester
March 25-28, 2022 Diocesan
Catholic Men's Conference
Men (of all ages, including
Call or email or return form to register now! teens and college students)
Name________________________________________ are invited to this important in
-person conference, scheduled at Assumption University
Address______________________________________ on Saturday, April 2, 2022.
Email________________________________________ Visit the conference website www.firstmensconf.org for
Phone________________________________________ information and to purchase tickets online and elsewhere.
Special needs__________________________________ Come and hear dynamic talks from outstanding Catholic
leaders: Kevin O'Brien, Tim Francis, Dan Egan, Father
508-987-8987 or 508-987-2382 or Anthony Hamaty and Dr. Pat Castle.
https://strochoxford.com/light-of-the-world-retreat
For further information please email Angelo
Adoration team is needed to pray during the retreats Guadagno at
sign up for times: strochoxford@gmail.com angelo0527@gmail.com
or call Elaine Ford at 774-253-2996.
Retreat Shepherds still needed...
Call Fr. Roy if you are called to this ministry in any Adult tickets are $45 until March 21, 2022;
way—508-987-8987 afterwards $60. Student tickets ar e always $30.
Bob Clouthier’s Team planning
meetings Feb 10, Mar 10
at 6:30-8 PM in the parish hall ANNUAL VOCATION
RETREAT
WITH BISHOP McMANUS
St. Roch Will Host April 8-9, 2022, 6pm - 6pm
Poor Man’s Dinner
To benefit our Sister Parish This retreat is for men who are at all levels of discern-
in Haiti ment –– from a curious interest in the daily life of a par-
ish priest to the serious discernment of a vocation to the
April 9, 2022 ~ 5:30 PM priesthood. Perhaps the thought of serving the Lord as a
Donations as well as Planning Team needed parish priest is a recent consideration, or perhaps it has
—call 508-987-2382. lived in your heart for years. Regardless, this retreat is for
you!
The cost including soft drinks & dessert,
is a donation of $8 for Adults & $4 for children. There is no cost for this retreat and transportation to and
from Immaculate Conception Retreat Center, Putnam, CT
is available.
Men High School Age and Older
The St. Vincent de Paul Society will meet on Monday, To register or find out more, contact Fr. Donato Infante at
February 7th at 6:00 PM in the chur ch hall. director@worcestervocations.com or 508-630-4473.
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The Church of Saint Roch, Oxford, MA THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME February 6, 2022
NEXT WEEKEND IS SO CLOSE, WE CAN ALL HELP
High School & Confirmation 6:30-8pm Rm 1 Center
Feb
6, 13, 20 Service projects /homework February 12th & 13th at all Masses soup pots will be
12-13 Soup-er Bowl Collection available at the doors of the church for your donations,
27 Session 6:30-8 and collection containers for the Oxford Ecumenical
Food Shelf will still be in the vestibule.
Mar
2 ASH WEDNESDAY PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY.
7, 9, 14, 16 Novena
13 Session 6:30-8 In 1990, Souper Bowl of Caring began with a simple
6, 20 Service projects /homework prayer from a single youth group:
25-28 Prayer & service project LOTW “Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game,
help us be mindful of those without
Apr
4, 6 Novena a bowl of soup to eat.”
3, 24 Service projects /homework Since then, more than $170 million has been generated
8-10 Please save these tentative dates * High School for local charities across the country. It has become a
Ignite Retreat powerful movement that transforms the time around the
10 Palm Sunday Session 6:30-8* Big Game into the nation’s largest celebration of giving
17 Easter Sunday no class and caring for those in need.
May Through this, people learn they can make a positive dif-
1 Confirmation rehearsal 7-9 pm ference in the world as they collect food, raise money,
5 Confirmation 7pm at Sacred Heart of Jesus and serve at hunger-relief charities, and show caring and
compassion in local communities across the country.
Share in God’s love for our neighbors in need and give
generously on Souper Bowl Sunday. All the donations
collected will go directly to our own St. Vincent DePaul
Society.
Kindergarten to Grade 8 & First Sacraments First Eucharist Class Family Mass
Feb LISTENING
6 9:40 - 10:50 am K-8 & First sacraments February 12, 2022, 5:30 PM
12 5:30 Family Mass Listening
12-13 ALL MASSES Soup-er Bowl Collection All candidates & their family members
13 9:40 - 10:50 am K-8 & First sacraments attend this special Mass,
20, 27 School Vacation Service/homework don’t forget to bring your bibles for a blessing.
Mar
2 ASH WEDNESDAY
7, 9, 14, 16 Novena
6, 20 9:40 - 10:50 am K-8 & First sacraments
13, 27 K-8 Service projects /homework FORMED
25-28 Parish Hall & Center closed Enjoy a Free Subscription to an incredible online gate-
Light of the World Retreat way of the best Catholic content, all in one place—books,
Apr videos, movies, audios, etc. It’s EASY and FREE to
4, 6 Novena Register! A Gift of St. Roch Parish to Y ou!!
3-10 9:40 - 10:50 am K-8 & First sacraments 1. Go to formed.org/signup
10 Palm Sunday 2. Select St Roch Parish by entering church name
17 (Easter Sunday) no classes
3. Register with your name and email address
17-24 School Vacation no classes
30 5:30 pm Family Mass—Giving Thanks for 4. Check that email account for a link to FORMED.
New Life That’s it! Now sit back, enjoy and enrich your life with
May an incredible array of resources focused on our rich
1 9:40 - 10:50 am K-8 Catholic faith.
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The Church of Saint Roch, Oxford, MA THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME February 6, 2022
Kathy Perry, Al Sinkis,
Andrew Rivers, Raymond
Joseph, Craig Ladd, Roseanne
Ferlito, John Barton, Carol Violette, John & Bev Makowski,
Dale Mahota, Liz Iandolli, Stephen Rice, Maddy Desrosier,
Phyllis Day, John Hickman, Timothy Bowes, Anita Prunier,
Judy Rodier, Roger St. George, Ed Carpenter, James
Sumerlin, Francis DeSimone, Robert & Beverly Burns,
Dawn Hoeg, Sean Bushey, Richard Fleming, Noelle
Silverstein, Edward Wissell, Eric Lambert, James Quaiel,
Deborah Mancini, Susan Gallant, Doris Prouty, Maureen
Germain, Barbara Quaiel, Pamela Rossley, Gary Ryan, Anne
Englehard, Karen Cowperthwaite, Jon Moore, Dave Shuster,
Floyd Supernault, B.J. Lapierre, Barbara Wessell, Cameron
Michael Sweeney, Dawn Clarkson, Lee Ann Morin, Liz Z,
Aiden Harper, Cynthia Clark, Michelle Kasprzycki and
family, Frances Smolenski, Jeanne Saad.
NEW BIBLE STUDY AT
ST. ANN’S—NORTH OXFORD
Begins Wednesday, February 23rd
at 7 pm.
Come study with us on Wednesdays
at 7 pm in the parish hall as we explore St. Paul’s letters
to the Galatians and Romans using the Little Rock Scrip-
ture Study Program. Sessions available in-person or via
Zoom.
Registration fee $17 per person to cover material costs.
Participants are also welcome to join us for a half hour of
Eucharistic Adoration beginning at 6:20 pm in St. Ann’s
Church prior to study. → Volunteers needed – especially older teens.
To register, call Fr. Michael Lavallee at St. Ann’s rectory Meet at common at 11:30 at the Volunteers Tent.
508-987-8892.
OXFORD ECUMENICAL FOOD SHELF
334 CLUB WINNERS — Week 7 The Ecumenical Food Shelf needs food
for this very long winter. Please consider
# 357 Albert Groleau dropping off any non-perishable foods in the
# 127 Cheryl Lambert bins inside the church near the front doors.
# 235 Donna Turner Needed items: Canned Peas, Rice / Rice,
# 118 Eva Givner Sides, Hamburg Helper, Coffee, Tea, Jelly
Instant Potatoes, Tomatoe Paste, Tomatoe
CONGRATULATIONS!! Puree — Thank you!
Blessed Sacrament Adoration Chapel
St. Roch Trips 17 E. Main St, Webster
Red Sox Vs. Yankees
Come spend one hour a week with JESUS!
Sundays—May 22 & July 10
It is the will and desire of Jesus to be present
1:00 Games
in Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the
$23 per seat
form of the Eucharist. Jesus calls each of us
Watch for details in upcoming to spend time with Him in His loving presence.
bulletins or call Ed Renaud Dedicated adorers needed. Please contact: Jeanne Guerin
774-232-4365 to reserve your seats 508-208-9064, Barbara Avery 508-943-1489, or
for either or both games today! Nancy Kudzal at 508-864-6147. Substitutes also needed.
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