Saint Joseph Basilica Parish of the Third Millennium

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1 Saint Joseph Basilica Parish of the Third Millennium Mission Statement Saint Joseph Parish is committed to proclaim the gospel message of Jesus Christ as a Catholic community of faith, by promoting a sense of commitment to the Church, encouraging divine worship and prayer, fostering evangelization and nurturing the spirit of service. Within the context of our Polish - American religious and cultural heritage, we foster our tradition and aspire to personal growth in faith. We are determined to develop our vision for the future, to educate the children in Christian values and to be receptive to the creative and saving grace of God. LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS Sunday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. Sunday 7:00 a.m.(polish); 8:15 a.m.; 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. (Polish) Holy Day Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Holy Day 7:00 a.m.; 8:15 a.m.(polish); 9:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m. (Bilingual) Weekdays 6:30 a.m. (m-f); 7:00 a.m. (w, f, sat) CONFESSIONS - SPOWIEDŹ Saturday: 3 p.m. Eve of Holy Days: 3 p.m. Thurs. before First Friday 3 p.m. First Friday: 6:30p.m. PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Mon. - Fri.: 9 a.m noon & 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Thursday - Office Is Closed! Please call ahead for an appointment with a priest. PARISH PERSONNEL Rector:... Rev. Msgr. Anthony Czarnecki Associate Pastor... Rev. Grzegorz Chodkowski Financial Secretary...Ewa Mamro Organist:... Robert Wójcik Sacristans... Al Richard & Joseph Ziak RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a process established by the Church for individuals to become Catholic and receive the Sacraments of Initiation-Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. If you wish to become Catholic, or are a Baptized Catholic in need of making your First Communion and/or Confirmation, please call the Religious Education Office. BAPTISM. On designated Sundays. Please call to make arrangements. Parents are required to receive orientation. MARRIAGE. Proper preparation for marriage requires one year s notice. Please contact the rectory for appointment. MINISTRY TO THE SICK For those of advanced age, ill or hospitalized, call the rectory to arrange visitation. PARISH MEMBERSHIP If you would like to become part of St. Joseph Parish Family, please call the rectory. SAKRAMENT CHRZTU W wyznaczone niedziele. Proszę zadzwonić na plebanię, aby ustalić datę. Rodzice zobowiązani są do krótkiej katechezy. SAKRAMENT MAŁŻEŃSTWA Narzeczeni powinni zawiadomić kancelarię parafialną rok przed datą ślubu. SAKRAMENT CHORYCH Po sakramentalną posługę księdza proszę dzwonić na plebanię. ZAPISY DO PARAFII Parafia św. Józefa serdecznie zaprasza nowych członków. Zapisy przyjmujemy w kancelarii parafialnej. SAINT JOSEPH PARISH 53 Whitcomb Street, Webster, MA Phone: Fax: rectory@stjosephwebster.com SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL 47 Whitcomb Street, Webster Phone: Fax: Principal...Mr. Donald F. Cushing Secretary...Mrs. Jennifer Mahlert RELIGIOUS EDUCATION/RCIA Phone: reled@stjosephwebster.com Director..Mrs. Mary Jolda

2 Page 2 March 18, marca 2012r. Masses for the week Msze Św. w Tygodniu Sunday Vigil - March 17 4:00 r.s. James Gogolinski (anniv.) - int. wife & children Sunday - March 18 7:00 For the parishioners of St. Joseph Basilica 8:15 r.s. Anna Kusek (1st anniv.) - int. Anthony, Sheila, Matthew & Stephanie 9:30 r.s. Frank Kucharski - int. daughters, Mary Kowalczyk & Ann Van Nort 11:00 s.p. Franciszek Turowski - int. zony Monday-March 19-Solemnity of St. Joseph & Day of Indulgence 6:30 r.s. Barbara Zdrok - int. Mrs. Gladys Dowgiewicz 2:15 Lanessa Nursing Home 6:30pm For parishioners of Saint Joseph Basilica Tuesday - March 20 6:30 r.s. John S. Dziedzic - int. Edward Sitkowski, Roland Malboeuf & John Hickey 7:00 r.s. Bessie Tremblay - int. Sacred Heart Society 6:30pm Retreat - Liturgy of the Word Wednesday - March 21 6:30 r.s. Joseph Augustynski - int. wife 7:00 r.s. Stella Bishop (month s mind) - int. family 6:30pm Conclusion of Retreat Thursday - March 22 6:30 r.s. Dorothy Lariviere - int. M/M Adelard Lariviere Friday - March 23 6:30 r.s. Roman & Antonia Murzycki & deceased members of the Murzycki family - Rose Rekowski & family 7:00 Za wypominki Saturday - March 24 7:00 r.s. Bessie Tremblay - int. Holy Rosary Sodality Sunday Vigil 4:00 r.s. Constance M. Knych (anniv.) & Albert S. Knych - int. daughter Jean, husband Tom & family Sunday March 25 7:00 For the parishioners of St. Joseph Basilica 8:15 St. Joseph Polish Women s Club Communion Mass 9:30 r.s. Adolph Zdunczyk, Jr. - Edward Sitkowski, Roland Malboeuf & John Hickey 11:00 s.p. Maria Piesak - int. family SHARING OUR BLESSINGS March 11, 2012 Weekly $ (including $ in loose money) Diocesan Obligations $433; Fuel $380; Jubilee Collection $1260 Weekly Budget $7500 SACRED HEART SOCIETY OF ST. JOSEPH BASILICA Our next meeting will be held on Sun., Mar. 18 in the Conference Room after the 8:15AM Mass. We invite all members to attend and enjoy coffee and... will be served. Dues may be paid. Stewardship Note: For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son... (John 3:16) Of all the wonderful gifts that God has given to us, the gift of His own Son is truly the greatest. How can we ever thank God for a gift like that? God does not ask us to sacrifice our own precious firstborn, but He does ask that we be generous in making some sacrifices for Him. SANCTUARY VOTIVE CANDLES Blessed Mother Altar For the week of March 18 through March 24, 2012 Candle I In Petition for successful surgery for Kevin -by Godmother FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT March 18, 2012 God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. John 3:17 GOD S MERCY Today s reading from the second book of Chronicles contains a sort of minihistory of Israel. It highlights God s mercies in choosing Cyrus the Persian to be an instrument of deliverance when the people were in captivity in Babylon. Despite their sinfulness and the deserved punishment they were undergoing, God s mercy was lavished on the people in the form of a miraculous act of liberation. The Letter to the Ephesians, in much more theological terms, gives a similar account of a God who brought us to life with Christ by the grace you have been saved. The author stresses that it was when we were dead in our transgressions that God saved us, an act of pure grace. He emphasizes that it is not our own efforts that freed us from sin ( this is not from you ); rather, it is the gift of God. This, of course, is the heart of the entire Pauline corpus, that salvation comes to us by faith in God s mercy, revealed in the death of Jesus. This week s second collection is designated for our Partner s In Charity Appeal. You may also place your Catholic Relief Services envelope in the same collection. Next week s second collection is for Utilities and Energy and all remaining envelopes. PARTNERS IN CHARITY Open Wide the Doors to Christ-this annual Diocesan Campaign is the lifeline to support so many diocesan charitable agencies who serve people in need. We can open wide the doors to Christ by supporting these programs, agencies and offices that do the work of Christ through their ministries. I hope that through our common effort we will join other parishes and meet our assigned quota of $25,000. If you cannot make a donation this week, feel free to do so next weekend or pledge your donation over 10 months using the special pledge envelopes. LENTEN DEVOTIONAL SCHEDULE Sunday Singing of Gorzkie Zale at 3:00pm Tuesday Confessions from 7:00-8:00pm Friday Stations of the Cross 1:15pm (English) at 7:00pm (Polish)

3 Page 3 PILGRIMAGE FROM NEW BRITAIN Today we welcome the pilgrims from New Britain and Holy Cross Church. This pilgrimage coincides with the beginning of our Retreat and also the Feast of St. Joseph, faithful guardian of Jesus Christ. Our guests will join us at 11:00am Mass followed by lunch in the cafeteria and Lenten devotions at 3:00pm. We pray that all participants will reap benefits from attending Divine Worship and Devotional Services. RETREAT This week we welcome Bishop Stanislaw Stefanek and Msgr. James Moroney as retreat masters. The retreat in English will begin on Saturday, March 17 at 4:00pm Mass. and conclude on Wednesday, March 21with a bilingual Mass. Schedule-6:30pm on Mon., Mar. 19, bilingual Mass, Tues., Mar. 20, Liturgy of the Word and Wed., Mar. 21, bilingual Mass. We ask parishioners to join us for this unique time in our parish community life, not only because it is the Lenten season, but more importantly our Jubilee Year. Each one of us should make an effort to religiously participate in these every day services. I ask you to pray to the Holy Spirit for a successful retreat. Collections during this week s Retreat will be used to defray its expenses. SOLEMNITY OF SAINT JOSEPH This Mon., Mar. 19 we will celebrate the Solemnity of St. Joseph, our Patron Saint with a concelebrated Mass at 6:30pm with the presence of local clergy in the intention of all those who participate in the retreat. We encourage every parishioner to join us on this most special day. JUBILEE REFLECTIONS Jubilee year by its nature directs our minds and thoughts to the past, to learn to rediscover something which could be of interest or value for all of us. Similarly, as Christians, we constantly recall the history of salvation and are mesmerized by great figures such as Abraham, Moses, Jeremiah, etc. We think of heroic individuals such as Mother Teresa and Blessed John Paul II and we consider them as people of talent and total dedication to their causes. But salvation history also has persons who at the beginning had difficulties, but later on became cornerstones for their people, e.g., Joseph whose brothers sold him to Egypt and Francis of Assisi who was disowned and disinherited by his father. But then, what about us? We can look up to our families and our parents who really were the cornerstones of Saint Joseph Church. Many of them were without special talents or unusual skills, but they displayed uncompromising dedication and total loyalty and indeed became the foundation for the development of Saint Joseph parish. Their names are not only listed in various anniversary books but more importantly are also etched on the walls of our Church. During the Lenten Season, we look on Jesus who was rejected by his contemporaries and yet became a cornerstone of the splendid edifice of the Catholic Church and through his death and resurrection earned for humankind eternal salvation. He was the only superhuman, a Son of God, who changed our lives. In this Jubilee year and Lenten Season Jesus is challenging each one of us to come home with the loyalty and dedication of our forefathers and rediscover God s goodness and mercy. To return to Jesus means to make your parish church a home, not only a house of God to which you go to satisfy your Sunday obligation; to return to Jesus means to get involved in the life of the parish family as a dedicated son or daughter who participates in activities of a family; to come home means taking seriously the words of Jesus and experience conversion of heart and begin new life CLUB NEWS The Grand Prize Winners at the Mar. 10 banquet were as follows: 1st prize, $500 Richard Walker; 2nd prize, $200 Kathy Browning; 3rd prize, $100 Wanda Homme; 4th prize $50 Ann Donahue; 5th prize $50, Dorothy Suleski; 6th prize $50 Lenny Gajewski; 7th prize $50 Dorothy Kasierski; plus (5) $25 prizes. In Appreciation - A very special Thank You to all who gave their time and effort to make the 1-25 Club Banquet a huge success. The roast beef dinner was delicious and enjoyed by all. MARCH CASH CALENDAR WINNERS Mar. 10 $50 Victoria Czechowski, Webster; Mar. 11 $100 Sylvia Kitka, Webster; Mar. 12 $50 Peyton Richard, Webster; Mar. 13 $75 John Gogolinski, Webster; Mar. 14 $50 Clem Starosta, Webster; Mar. 15 $50 James Williams, Webster; Mar. 16 $50 Dorothy Kalwarczyk, Webster; Mar. 17 $50 Joan McHugh, Thompson, CT. MARCH BIRTHDAYS Congratulations and best wishes to the following parishioners who will enjoy the best of March with their 90 s birthdays: Frances Hajec, Anthony Kuzdzal, Richard Mathieu, Edward Papski, James Ushinski, Josephine Harrington and Joan Kubiak. DONATIONS St. Joseph Basilica - Donations of $100 in memory of Helen Murawski and $100 in memory of Bessie Tremblay, given by Martha Helkey. Donation in memory of Barbara Poplawski given by Nellie Kaczala. St. Joseph School - Music Program - $100 in memory of Terry Miller given by Jerry & Betty Yingling. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The Knights of Columbus, St. Joseph Council #12980 are once again holding a 50/50 Raffle during March. Tickets are (1) for $5 or (3) for $10. The average payout for past raffles has been over $1000. The tickets can be purchased at all entrances of the Basilica. The Knight s have collected $990 thus far. Thank you to all who have supported the Knights. RECTORY PHONES To lower our telephone costs we are in the process of switching carriers from Verizon to Charter. We ask for your patience during this transition as we may experience some issues with call transfers and forwarding.

4 Page 4 ST. JOSEPH PARISH FESTIVAL 39 Special Gifts -It s Festival time again. The Special Gifts Booth for our Festival 39 is requesting donations. We will gratefully accept cash prizes or gifts. You may bring your gift to the rectory or place cash gifts in an envelope labeled Special Gifts Donation and drop it in the church collection basket. You may also call direct regarding your donation. Please include your name and phone number with your gift. The deadline for listing gifts on the raffle ticket is April 22. Thank you for your support. Betty Sabaj, Special Gifts Booth (508) Money Raffle Booth - Volunteers Needed! - If you are available to work in the Money Raffle Booth during this year s Annual Festival on June 15, 16 or 17, 2012, please contact Cindi Gardner, Chairperson at middlesis45@hotmail.com. Shifts are in 3-5 hour increments on any day of the Festival. Don t miss this opportunity to get your Festival service Hours in and be part of the fun and festivities. Looking forward to working with you!! - Cindi Gardner Booth Chairperson UPCOMING EVENTS BUTTERBRAIDS SALE - The St. Joseph Basilica Jubilee Committee is now selling Butterbraids which will arrive in time for Easter! Orders will be taken at the Corned Beef & Cabbage Supper and through Mar. 23. In addition you may contact Sylvia Kitka (508) or Cindi Gardner at (508) to place your order. Please watch the bulletin for pick up date. Thanks in advance for your support. 12th ANNUAL DIOCESAN CATHOLIC MEN S CONFER- ENCE-All men from our parish are invited to the DCU Center, Worcester, MA on Sat., Mar. 24th to hear dynamic Catholic leaders share their life experiences. Bishops and priests will hear confessions. Please refer to brochures and information available at the entrances of our Basilica for more information. SOUP KITCHEN-the Jubilee Committee will hold its next Soup Lunch for the disadvantaged and needy on Sat., Mar. 24 from 12noon- 1:00pm at the United Church of Christ Hall, Main St., Webster. The meal will consist of a hearty soup with bread and dessert. We ask parishioners to kindly provide us with their delicious baked specialties to complement this meal. Please contact Cindi Gardner at (508) or Sylvia Kitka (508) if you will be able to bake or for more information. PILGRIMAGE TO THE DIVINE MERCY SHRINE - in Stockbridge, MA - on Sat., Apr. 14th. In the tradition of the Church, pilgrimages were and are devotional practices. Our pilgrimage comes on the vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday which is a very meaningful day. This weekend people will come from various parts of our country for the Sunday celebration. On behalf of our parish, this will be our Jubilee Pilgrimage and to avoid the crowds we chose to participate on Sat. At this time we can carry our personal intentions and petitions to the Shrine. We will leave at 9:00am and return at 7:00pm. The cost is only $25 per person. Last call to reserve a seat by Mar. 25. ANNUAL SCHOOL AUCTION -with a Mardi Gras Theme will be held on Sat., Apr. 28 beginning at 5:30pm at Indian Ranch. Tickets are $25 per person (tables of 8 can be reserved for $185). Dinner choices are bourbon glazed beef kebobs over rice pilaf or seafood casserole with baked potato & vegetable. Please consider donating an item or service to be auctioned off in our Live Auction. Door prizes will be awarded throughout the evening. For information or to purchase tickets or make a donation please contact Heidi (774) or Jen (508) AMAZON.COM Your support of our school through purchases via Amazon.com is appreciated. Please contact them through our website at OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION We are still in need of Catechists. If you are interested, please call Religious Ed Office to learn more. Will do Spring training so you can help in the Fall. Please consider this special work for our Church Lenten Flower Sacrifices - please remember to make loving sacrifices and do good deeds for others during the week. Students from St. Joseph School are also invited to attend 9:30am Mass with their parents and participate in this Lenten sacrifice. Papers are provided on the back table for children to write down their sacrifices and good deeds. At the Offertory, they will bring their papers up to the cross and put them in the Lenten Flower sacrifice basket. They will receive a flower to place at the base of the cross. Their sacrifices will turn into a beautiful gift for Jesus at Easter! The Confirmation Class is working on a special project making videos of the statues, paintings and stained glass windows of our Church. They are doing the research but we could use any parishioners help in putting this project together. Please call Religious Ed Office for information and times we meet. CATHOLIC YOUTH GROUP Wii Bowling-The Youth Group will have another Wii Bowling contest with the residents of Christopher Heights on Tues. Mar. 20 from 6-7:15pm. If you are interested in participating, please contact Mrs. Valcour ASAP since space is limited. 30 Hour Famine-Please arrive at St. Louis Church Hall on Fri., Mar. 30 at 4:00pm. You must refrain from eating anything after noon time on Fri. Bring a sleeping bag, pillow, clothes to sleep in, clothes for Saturday 5:00pm Mass, extra set of clothes for after playing water ball games and your donation envelopes. Contact Mrs. Valcour if you have any questions. Passion Play-Youths in grades 5-12 are invited to participate in this year s Passion Play at Sacred Heart Church on Good Friday, Apr. 6 at noon. All parts are acting only; no speaking parts required. Practice schedule (at Sacred Heart): Sun., Mar. 25, 1-4pm; Sun., Apr. 1, 1-4pm; Thurs., Apr. 5, 4-5:30pm (pizza to follow at Youth Ctr.) & Good Friday, Apr :30am. Contact Mrs. Valcour if you are interested. As a thank you for participating, the youths are invited to a day at Old Orchard Beach, ME on June 9. KRONIKA PARAFIALNA CZWARTA NIEDZIELA WIELKIEGO POSTU 18 marca 2012 Albowiem Bóg nie posłał swego Syna na świat po to, aby świat potępił, ale po to, by świat został przez Niego zbawiony. (J 3, 17) Jezus wywyższony na krzyżu domaga się wiary. Zbawienie, które stało się możliwe dzięki krwawej ofierze Syna Człowieczego, nie jest adresowane do anonimowych gapiów, ale do każdego człowieka, który uniesie głowę i zobaczy Ukrzyżowanego. Łaską Boga jesteśmy zbawieni, ale dzięki osobistej wierze. Kto uwierzy i wejdzie w orbitę Światłości, ten ma szansę na wiarę coraz bardziej dojrzałą, ale i wymagającą, na życie w prawdzie i na jej owocowanie w uczynkach. Kto pozostanie w ciemnościach, ten będzie rodził czyny złe, pogrążając się w niewierze, i nie będzie zdolny przyjąć łaski zbawienia. Wybór należy do nas. Dzisiejsza druga kolekta jest przeznaczona na Partners in Charity. Koperty z ofiarą na Catholic Relief Service można również składać do tego samego koszyka. W przyszłym tygodniu druga kolekta będzie przeznaczona na pokrycie kosztów energii oraz na wszelkie niezłożone do tej pory koperty.

5 Page 5 REFLEKSJA JUBILEUSZOWA Rok Jubileuszowy ze swej natury kieruje nasze myśli do przeszłości, aby uczyć się na nowo odkrywać coś, co może być interesujące lub wartościowe dla nas wszystkich. Podobnie, jako chrześcijanie, nieustannie wspominamy historię zbawienia i wpatrujemy się w wielkie postaci historyczne takie jak Abraham, Mojżesz, Jeremiasz, itp. Myślimy osobach, takich jak Matka Teresa i błogosławiony Jan Paweł II i uważamy ich za ludzi utalentowanych i całkowicie poświęcających się ich sprawom. Ale historia zbawienia obfituje również w postaci, które na początku miały niemałe trudności, ale później ich postawa stała się podpora dla innych, np. Józef, którego bracia sprzedali do Egiptu i Franciszek z Asyżu, który wyparł się rodzinnego bogactwa i został wydziedziczony przez ojca. A co z nami? Możemy spojrzeć do nasze rodziny i naszych przodków, którzy naprawdę byli filarami Kościoła Świętego Józefa. Wielu z nie poprzez jakieś specjalne umiejętności czy talenty, ale poprzez bezkompromisowe poświęcenie i całkowitą lojalność, rzeczywiście stali się podstawą rozwoju naszej wspólnoty. Nie bójmy się podążać ich śladami. W czasie Wielkiego Postu, patrzymy na Jezusa, który został odrzucony przez współczesnych, a jednak stał się kamieniem węgielnym wspaniałej budowli - Kościoła Katolickiego i przez swoją śmierć i zmartwychwstanie zdobył dla ludzkości wieczne zbawienie. W Roku Jubileuszowym i w Wielkim Poście, Jezus wzywa do "Powrotu do domu" z lojalnością i poświęceniem naszych przodków, odkrywając Bożą dobroć i miłosierdzie. PARTNERS IN CHARITY Otwórzcie drzwi Chrystusowi. Ta diecezjalna, coroczna kampania to ogromna pomoc dla wielu programów służących ludziom w potrzebie. Jezus powiedział, że cokolwiek uczynimy jednemu z tych braci Jego najmniejszych to uczynimy Jemu samemu. Otwórzmy, zatem drzwi Chrystusowi, który chce pomagać innym poprzez nasze zaangażowanie i poparcie dla programów, agencji i biur, które w imieniu Chrystusa służą najsłabszym. Ogromne zapotrzebowanie na pomoc i jednoczesne doświadczenie lat ubiegłych sprawia, że do naszej wspólnoty parafialnej diecezja zwróciła się z prośbą o zgromadzenie 25 tyś dolarów. To bardzo duża suma, ale pamiętajmy, ze nie chodzi tu o zebranie takiej czy innej sumy, ale o pozytywną odpowiedź na wołanie o pomoc, tych, którzy sami nie potrafią zaradzić swoim biedom i potrzebom. Wielu z nas zmaga się ze swoimi trudnościami i problemami, również natury finansowej, dlatego też mając świadomość jak czasami jest trudno, pomyślmy o tych, którzy mają dużo mniej albo nie mają wcale. Bóg zapłać za wszystkie dary płynące z potrzeby serca!!! ODPUST ŚWIĘTEGO JÓZEFA W poniedziałek, 19 marca, będziemy obchodzić Uroczystość Świętego Józefa, naszego Patrona. Z tej okazji zostanie odprawiona uroczysta Eucharystia w intencji wszystkich parafian uczestniczących w rekolekcjach parafialnych. ZAPRASZAMY!!! NABOŻEŃSTWA WIELKOPOSTNE Niedziela: 15:00 Gorzkie Żale Wtorek: 19:00-20:00 Spowiedź Piątek: Droga Krzyżowa: 13:15 po angielsku, 19:00 po polsku. 39 FESTIVAL PARAFIALNY Zbliża się czas Festiwalu. Zachęcamy do ofiarowywania fantów do Spetial Gifts Booth. Mile widziane są zarówno datki pieniężne jak i rzeczowe. Ofiarowane przedmioty można przynosić na plebanię, a datki pieniężne składać w czasie kolekty w kopercie podpisanej: Special Gifts Donation. Prosimy również o podanie imienia i nazwiska oraz numeru telefonu. Ostateczny termin przynoszenia darów upływa 22 kwietnia. Bóg zapłać za wsparcie! - Betty Sabaj, Special Gifts Booth (508) Money Raffle Booth - Potrzebujemy wolontariuszy! - Jeśli chcesz pomóc w Money Raffle Booth podczas tegorocznego Festiwalu w dniach 15, 16 i 17 czerwca, skontaktuj się z Cindi Gardnem: middlesis45@hotmail.com. - Cindi Gardner Booth Chairperson TELEFONY Aby obniżyć koszty użytkowania telefonów, jesteśmy w trakcie zmiany operatora z Verizon na Charter. Prosimy o cierpliwość i wyrozumiałość, gdyż w tym czasie mogą wystąpić problemy z połączeniami, za które serdecznie przepraszamy. PIELGRZYMKA Z NEW BRITAIN Dziś witamy w naszej wspólnocie pielgrzymów z New Britain. Ich pielgrzymka zbiega się z początkiem naszych Rekolekcji, które w tym roku przypadają również na święto św. Józefa, wiernego opiekuna Jezusa. Nasi goście dołączą do nas na Mszy św. o godzinie 11:00 i pozostaną do godz. 15:00, kiedy to wspólnie odśpiewamy Gorzkie Żale. Razem będziemy modlili się o potrzebne łaski i wysłuchanie modlitw zanoszonych do Boga za wstawiennictwem naszego świętego Patrona. REKOLEKCJE W tym tygodniu witamy księdza bpa dra Stanisław Stefanka i księdza prałata James a Moroney jako naszych rekolekcjonistów. Rekolekcje w języku angielskim rozpoczną się w sobotę 17 marca na Mszy o godz. 16: 00 i zakończą się w środę, 21 marca Mszą dwujęzyczną. Nabożeństwa: poniedziałek: 17: 30 Msza dwujęzyczna; wtorek: Liturgia Słowa; Środa: Msza dwujęzyczna. Zachęcamy wszystkich parafian do uczestnictwa w tym szczególnym czasie, który dale nam możliwość duchowej odnowy i pogłębienia wiary. Niech dodatkową zachęta będzie dla nas okoliczność obchodów Jubileuszu, który pozwala nam na sięgniecie do źródeł i zaczerpnięcie z bogactwa dziedzictwa, jakie pozostawili nam nasi ojcowie. Zbiórki w czasie rekolekcji będą przeznaczone na pokrycie wydatków związanych z organizowaniem rekolekcji.

6 CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Joseph Basilica # Whitcomb Street Webster, MA TELEPHONE CONTACT PERSON Fr. Gregory Chodkowski SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2003 Adobe Acrobat 6 Windows XP PRINTER HP Laserjet 5P TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 11:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION November 13, 2011 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS