St. Timothy Parish Norwood, Walpole, Westwood February 22, 2009 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary

St. Timothy Parish Norwood, Walpole, Westwood february 22, 2009 seventh sunday in ordinary time

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, February 21

9:00John R. Tobin 3rd Anniversary

4:30Deceased Members of the

Maher Family

Sunday, February 22

8:00Ellie Gallant Anniversary

9:30Robert V. McNamara 9th Anniversary

11:00Virginia Higgins Birthday Memorial

5:00Edward Martin 4th Anniversary

Monday, February 23

9:00Manuel Alves Henriques and

Clara Esteves Larangeira

Tuesday, February 24

9:00Stephen Celona & Joseph Savio

Memorial

Thursday, February 26

9:00Louise Scimone Month’s Mind

Friday, February 27

9:00Helen Aherne Month’s Mind

Saturday, February 28

4:30Norman Eibye 1st Anniversary

Sunday, March 1

8:00Katherine Riley Anniversary

9:30Maria DaRenda Memorial

11:00Joseph A. King Memorial

please pray for Dante Petrozzi, Barbara Dunphy, Thomas Faga, Stephen Flaherty and Phillip Keohane who were recently buried from our parish

Monday, February 23, 7:30pm, Book Group

Monday, February 23, 7pm, Employment Watch Ministry Informational meeting

Tuesday, February 24, 10am, Bereavement Support Group (no new members at this time please)

Tuesday, February 24, 7pm, Caregiver Support Group

Tuesday, February 24, 7:30pm, Parish Council

Wednesday, February 25, 9:45am, Exercise Program

Thursday, February 26, 4:30pm, Children’s Choir Reh.

Thursday, February 26, 7:30pm, Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, February 26, 7:45pm, New Jerusalem Prayer Group

Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule

February 25, 2009

9am Mass

4pm (Liturgy of the Word)

7pm, Mass

Ashes will be distributed at each service

Tax Statements

Anyone requesting a tax statement for 2008 donations, please call Kathy in the office no later than April 1.

Liturgical Minister Schedule

February 28/March 1

4:30 Lector: Bill Fleming, Kathy Drummey

4:30 Server: Erin & Jenna Donahue, Chris DeMeo

8:00 Lector: Judy and Joe White

8:00 Server: Rachel Graham, Colleen O’Connor

9:30 Lector: Christine Ouellette, Paul McDonough

9:30 Server: Libby James, Peter Horsfall, Jillian Reilly

11:00 Lector: Gene Doherty, Lori Lyons

11:00 Server: Rachael & Allison Straehle,

David Salvatore

5:00 Lector: Jeff Weidenaar, Andrew Murray

5:00 Server: Carlie & Sarah Grycz, Patrick Reed

Eucharistic Minister’s 1st weekend team

Financial Report for February 15, 2009

Envelopes Collected 257

Amount in envelopes $5,220.00

Percentage of collection in envelopes 65% Loose donations $2,844.00

Total parish offertory $8,064.00

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

Sunday, February 22

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Monday, February 23

Memorial of Saint Polycarp

Wednesday, February 25

Ash Wednesday

Sunday, March 1

First Sunday of Lent

PARISH NURSE NEWS

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group

Beverly Moore will be speaking at the next Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24th at 7pm.Beverlyis an Alzheimer'sCoach and has many years of experience in the field.For more information, check out her website,

She will be bringing along a few copies of her recently published book, "Matters of the Mind...and the Heart." The cost of her book is $20, with $5 of each sale going to the StilMee Scholarship Fund for coaching families in need.

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week,

Feb. 22-28, 2009

Ten Things Parents Can Do to Prevent Eating Disorders

by Michael Levine, Ph.D., and Linda Smolak, Ph.D.

Consider your thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors toward your own body. Educate your children about the genetic basis for the natural diversity of body shapes and sizes, and the nature and ugliness of prejudice. Make an effort to maintain positive, healthy attitudes & behaviors. Children learn from the things you say and do!

Examine your dreams and goals for your children and other loved ones. Avoid conveying an attitude which says in effect, “I will like you more if you lose weight.” Decide what you can do and what you can stop doing to reduce the teasing, criticism, blaming, staring, etc. that reinforce the idea that larger or fatter is “bad” and smaller or thinner is “good.”

Learn about and discuss with your children (a) the dangers of trying to alter one’s body shape through dieting, (b) the value of moderate exercise for health, and (c) the importance of eating a variety of foods in well-balanced meals consumed at least three times a day. Be a good role model.

Make a commitment not to avoid activities because they call attention to your weight and shape.

Make a commitment to exercise for the joy of feeling your body move and grow stronger, not to purge fat from your body or to compensate for calories eaten.

Practice taking people seriously for what they say, feel, and do, not for how they look.

Help children appreciate and resist the ways in which the media distort the true diversity of human body types and imply that a slender body means power, excitement and popularity.

Educate children about various forms of prejudice, including weightism, and help them understand their responsibilities for preventing them.

Encourage your children to be active and to enjoy what their bodies can do and feel like. Do not limit their caloric intake unless a physician requests that you do this because of a medical problem.

Do whatever you can to promote the self-esteem and self-respect of all of your children in intellectual, athletic, and social endeavors. A well-rounded sense of self and solid self-esteem are perhaps the best antidotes to dieting and disordered eating.

Youth Formation Ministry

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION.

YFM Religious Education classes will not be meeting this weekend, February 23 in observance of school vacation. Our next class to meet will be grade 10 on Monday evening at 7 PM at St. Timothy’s Parish. Both our Sunday evening and Thursday evening students will be attending. Parents of our grade 10 students are expected to attend this very special presentation by Fr. Dan O’Connell. Our grade 10 students will be receiving an e-mail with the details of this evening. If you do not receive an e-mail, please contact the YFM Office at 781-769-2522.

LIFT MINISTRIES

Coming to St. Timothy’s in March is LIFT!!“Catholic Worship for a new generation”. Join us on Tuesday evening, March 3, for another in the series of the LIFT Concerts!! LIFT uses modern elements such as professional lighting and sound, video screens displaying worship imagery and song lyrics, creative environments and the latest in contemporary praise and worship music performed by a live band to enhance the worship experience. The basic format of a LIFT night starts with upbeat praise and worship music followed by an inspirational talk given by a dynamic speaker speaking on that night’s theme. The night culminates with a time of Eucharistic Adoration enhanced by more praise and worship music. Our speaker will be Fr. Matt Williams. Check out the web site at Liftedhigher.com. Cardinal Sean O’Malley endorses Lift Ministries. See Cardinal Sean’s blog.

CONFIRMATION RETREAT TEAM

This year’s Confirmation Retreat will take place on Saturday, March 21, 2009 and Sunday, March 22, 2009. We are assembling a retreat team of peer ministers and adults who wish to assist with the staffing of this year’s retreat. Please contact the office if you would like to be a part of the team.

CATHOLIC YOUTH RALLY

Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 28 to be at Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood. The four parishes of Norwood and Westwood, St. Catherine’s, St. Timothy’s, St. Denis’s and St. Margaret Mary’s have put together in conjunction with Xaverian Brothers High School and Ursuline Academy an extraordinary Catholic Youth Rally from 2 PM to 9 PM. Although the planning began after the print of our YFM Syllabus, I have been talking to the students about this extraordinary event and I want to see all of our high school students in attendance. Cardinal Sean will be in attendance along with the keynote speaker, Luke Vercollone, former New England Revolution player. Luke has an extraordinary witness story to share about balancing his professional soccer career with his Catholic Faith. After the keynote address, the 500 students in attendance will be attending various Breakout Workshops. The breakout workshops will be limited, so please do not wait to register. Students should have received a registration packet this week at all YFM Classes. Another will be sent home via e-mail. Please do not wait to register!!! I know the popular workshops will be going fast.

Employment Watch Ministry

There will be an informational meeting for those interested in reconvening the Employment Watch Ministry on Monday, February 23, 2009 in Ruocco 5/6 from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. Alternate days and times for futuremeetings are possible. Anyone who is in an active job search, knows of someone who is, or who would just like to help, please attend.

Operation Rice Bowl

As part of our faith community’s Lenten observance, we will participate in Catholic Relief Services’ Lenten program, Operation Rice Bowl. Since 1975, Operation Rice Bowl has inspired Catholics in the US to pray, fast, learn, and give as we increase our understanding of our global community. We encourage you to participate at home with your family and loved ones.

Pine Street Inn

On Tuesday, March 10, we will be preparing and serving supper for the men at Holy Family Shelter. Desserts are welcomed! Please call for the drop off address (Helen, 781-769-1347).

Thank you to all those who have made generous donations in the past. $500 is sent to the Pine Street Inn each month. Please help to support this ministry. Donations to pay for these meals may be sent to:

Campagna, 86 Countryside Ln., Norwood, MA. Please make checks payable to St. Timothy Christian Service Fund.

MISSION

The parishes of Saint Denis and Saint Margaret Mary in Westwood, and Saint Timothy and Saint Catherine of Norwood will be sponsoring a collaborative Lenten Mission, the theme of which is “Journey Together inFaith,” to be held on March 22-25. Each parish will host one night of the mission, and there will be sessions during daily Mass. The Mission Director is Reverend Jack Rathschmidt, OFM, who is currently the Director of the Post Novitiate Program for the Capuchins in Jamaica Plain and who is also the author of several books.

The schedule for the parishes for the evening missions is as follows:

Sunday, March 22 at Saint Denis Church

Monday, March 23 at Saint Catherine Church

Tuesday, March 24 at Saint Timothy Church

Wednesday, March 25 at Saint Margaret Mary Church

On Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday there will be exposition of the Eucharist, at 5 pm. On Monday it will begin at 5:45 pm. Each night quiet and reflective prayer begins at 7 pm. At 7:30 Father Rathschmidt will address the congregation. On Tuesday, March 24, there will be a penance service and on Wednesday, March 25, there will be a Eucharistic service.

Father Rathschmidt will also preach during the day for those who are unable to come to the evening sessions. The schedule is as follows:

Monday March 23 at St. Timothy at the 9am Mass

Tuesday, March 24 at St. Catherine at the 6:45 am Mass

Wednesday, March 25 at St. Denis at the 9 am Mass

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saint Timothy Parish

Lent & Triduum Calendar 2009

Ash Wednesday: February 25

9am Mass; 4pm Liturgy of the Word; 7 pm Mass

(All liturgies with ashes)

Daily Mass: 9 am Monday through Saturday

Sundays of Lent

Masses: 4:30pm Saturday;

8am, 9:30am, 11am, 5pm Sunday

Stations of the Cross (3:30 pm)

Fridays: March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3

Lenten Supper and Evening Prayer

A Soup Supper starts at 6pm in the Church Hall. Evening Prayer begins at 7pm in the Church, hosted by the following lay ministries of the parish:

Friday, March 6: Catechists

Friday, March 13: Baptism Ministry

Friday, March 20: Youth Formation Ministry

Friday, March 27: Eucharistic Ministers

Friday, April 3: Parish Pastoral Council

Parish Mission: Journey Together in Faith

The parish Mission, hosted over 4 consecutive evenings at the four parishes of Norwood and Westwood, offers a grace–filled time for prayer and reflection.

Sunday, March 22, 7:00 pm at St. Denis

Monday, March 23, 7:00 pm at St. Catherine

Tuesday, March 24, 7:00 pm (Penance Service)

at St. Timothy’s

Wednesday, March 25, 7:00 pm (Mass)

at St. Margaret Mary’s

Palm Sunday: April 4 & 5

Masses: Saturday at 4:30pm;

Sunday at 8am, 9:30am, 11:15am, and 5pm

Triduum

Over three days, we contemplate and celebrate the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord.

Please join us!

Holy Thursday, April 9:

Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:30pm

Good Friday, April 10:

Seven Last Words Prayer Service, 9am;

Passion Play-3pm;

Good Friday Liturgy- 7:30pm

Holy Saturday, April 11:

Morning Prayer, 9am;

Easter Vigil-7:30 pm

Easter Sunday, April 12

Masses: 8am, 9:30am, 11:15 am

(NO 5 PM MASS)

February 22, 2009

February 22, 2009

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