Saint Joseph Basilica - St. Joseph Basilica, Webster

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.
53 Whitcomb Street, Webster, MA 01570
Phone: 508-943-0467 • Fax: 508-943-0808
E-mail: [email protected]
Parish Website: www.saintjosephbasilica.com
LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS
Sunday Vigil:
Sunday:
Holy Day Vigil:
Holy Day:
Weekdays:
4:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m.(Polish); 8:15 a.m.; 9:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m. (Polish)
5:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m.; 8:15 a.m.(Polish); 9:30 a.m.
7:00 p.m. (Bilingual)
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: .................................. 6.30 p.m
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Mon. - Fri.: 9 a.m. - 12 noon & 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Wednesday - Office Is Closed!
Please call ahead for an appointment with a priest.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION/RCIA
(508) 943-3752 * e-mail: [email protected]
Director …………………….Mary Jolda
PARISH PERSONNEL
Rector ............................. Rev. Msgr. Anthony Czarnecki
Associate Pastor ............. Rev. Grzegorz Chodkowski
Adm. Secretary............... Terry Miller
Financial Secretary......... Ewa Mamro
Organist.......................... Robert Wójcik
Cemetery Manager ........ Kevin Rekowski
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.
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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.
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SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL
47 Whitcomb Street, Webster, MA 01570
Phone: 508-943-0378 Fax: 508-949-0581
www.saintjosephschool.net
Principal………………….Mr. Donald F. Cushing
Secretary………………….Mrs. Jennifer Mahlert
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Masses for the weekMsze Sw. Podczas Tygodnia
Sunday Vigil-March 12
4:00
r.s. James Kokernak (5th anniv.) -int. wife and children
Sunday-March 13
7:00
Za parafian
8:15
r.s. Anna Przybylek (month’s mind) -int. family
9:30
r.s. Frances Zdrok -int. son Joseph and family
11:00
s.p. Jakub i Karolina Bamber i Anna Borowska
-int. rodzina w Jelesni Polsce
Monday-March 14
6:30
r.s. Bernard A. Nowacki -int. wife and son
2 p.m. Oakwood Nursing Home
-r.s. Edwin and Connie Lamb
-int. Joseph and Charlotte Borowski
Tuesday-March 15
6:30
r.s. Julia Wawrzyniak (anniv.) -int. daughter
7:00
r.s.Stacia Laskowski (month’s mind)
-int. sister Irene Beresik
Wednesday-March 16
6:30
r.s. Warrren A. Rekowski -int. Rose Rekowski & fam.
7:00
r.s. Emily Kulpan -int. Charlotte Kulpan
Thursday-March 17
6:30
r.s. Alexandra Brzostek -int. Holy Rosary Sodality
Friday-March 18
6:30
r.s. Frank Kucharski
-int. daughters Mary Kowalczyk and Ann Van Nort
7 pm
Droga Krzyzowa i Msza wotywna do Sw. Jozefa
Saturday-March 19 _ Day of Indulgence _
Feast of St. Joseph, Patron of St. Joseph Basilica
7:00
r.s. Paulina Kudron -int. Krystyna i Janina Kurpiel
Sunday Vigil
4 p.m.
r.s. James J. Gogolinski (3rd anniv.) -int. wife and fam.
Sunday-March 20
7:00
s.p. Joseph Szczepaniak -int. siostra Anna i familia
8:15
r.s. Irene Krupinski (month’s mind)
-int. daughter Jane and family
9:30
r.s. Janina and Stanislaw Kopczynski
-int. Jan & Danuta Kolodziej
11:00
s.p. Franciszek Turowski -int. zona
1-25 Club Winner for the 23rd Week - #37 Anna Kudron
SHARING OUR BLESSINGS -March 6, 2011
Weekly $6466.80 (incl. $383.75 in loose money); Diocesan
Obligations $1394 (incl. $87 in loose money); Fuel $142.
Special thanks for the generous contribution this week. God bless
you!
Stewardship Note: “It is written: The Lord, your God, shall you
worship and him alone shall you serve.” (Matthew 4:10). The
world tempts us with so much. Like Jesus on the top of the
mountain, we can all see magnificent possessions, power,
adventures, activities or accomplishments that tempt us to push
God into the background of our lives. Yet, we must follow the
example of Jesus and back away from the temptations of the world
so that we have more time in our lives to worship and serve God.
Lent provides us with the perfect opportunity to make a change that
will last not just for forty days but for a lifetime.
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT - March 13, 2011
“The Lord, your God, shall you
worship and
Him alone shall you serve.”
– Matthew 4:10
THE LENTEN SEASON offers each one of us at St.
Joseph Basilica plenty of opportunities for devotional
practices. We should participate not only in the Masses but
in the Stations of the Cross, Gorzkie Zale, pastoral
programs, intensify our prayer, and read the scripture aloud.
Special emphasis should be placed on children particularly
those in Catholic schools or Religious Education programs.
It would be very helpful if the parents made their own
personal resolutions for the Lenten season and encourage
their children to make sacrifices. Lent is a great opportunity
to strengthen their faith and renew spiritual life through
participation in the Mass and other devotional services.
Devotional Schedule: Sundays at 3 p.m. Gorzkie Zale;
Fridays Stations of the Cross at 1 p.m. in English with the
students of St. Joseph School and at 7 p.m. in Polish.
Confessions: Every Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m.; mornings
during the week after the last Mass.
The second collection this weekend is designated for the
Utility and Energy Costs
Next weekend the collection will be taken for the Church in
Latin America
ST. JOSEPH FEAST DAY - ODPUST
On March 19 St. Joseph Basilica will celebrate the feast day of
St. Joseph, patron of our Basilica community. A nine-day novena,
in our particular intentions, began on Friday, the 11th of March. St.
Joseph as patron of the Universal Church enjoys great popularity
and devotional presence. Numerous shrines, churches and basilicas
dedicated to his name are filled with pilgrims and visitors who seek
his powerful intercession. May this novena during the Lenten
season be a great occasion for each one of us to obtain the needed
blessings in our personal and family life.
St. Joseph Basilica has the privilege to grant everyone who visits
the Basilica on this day and fulfills the regular obligations a plenary
or partial indulgence. The 4 p.m. Mass on Saturday will be
concelebrated.
RETREAT
The Lenten season is associated with missions, retreats, and
everyone who claims belonging to the Catholic Church feels the
need to participate in this sacred time of personal renewal. For the
first time we will have a retreat in English for all Catholic parishes
of Webster at the same time beginning on April 2nd and ending on
April 7th. Father Sean McGillicuddy, a Redemptorist priest from
the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (the Mission Church),
in Boston will be the Retreat Master. He will preach in each of the
parishes at the weekend Masses of April 2nd and 3rd. From April 4th
through the 7th, the retreat will be held in the morning, noon and
evening. Morning Mass will be at Sacred Heart at 9:00 a.m. with
special preaching and an opportunity for Confession each day.
Noontime Mass will be offered at St. Joseph’s with retreat
preaching and an opportunity for confession on Tuesday and
Thursday of this grace filled week.
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Evening services will be at St. Louis with a rosary prayed at 6:30
for those who wish to come. The retreat service, benediction and
preaching will begin at 7 p.m., with an opportunity for
confession each evening. The retreat will conclude with Mass on
Thursday, April 7th in honor of Our Mother of Perpetual Help.
Also, during this same period, we will have a retreat in the
Polish language conducted by Father Olszewski at St. Joseph
Basilica. Please reserve these days for your spiritual
enrichment in the language of your choice.
LENTEN SEMINARS
We are pleased to offer parishioners and friends during the
Lenten season three seminars for personal benefit on
Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at St. Joseph School. The
following topics will be presented: March 23rd Selected Topics
on Lenten Spirituality; March 30th Vocation and the Role of
Laity especially Women in the Catholic Church according to the
teaching of John Paul II; Wednesday April 13th John Paul II and
Dialogue with Youth - Hope of the World.
The seminars are free but we do require prior registration for
planning purposes. Please call the rectory at 508-943-0467.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS WITH MARY
Come and join the Holy Rosary Sodality pray the Stations
with Mary, the Mother of Jesus, on Friday, March 25th at 7 p.m.
The devotions will be in English. Mary made that first way of the
cross with Jesus. These stations attempt to present that
viewpoint. Let us all now join in that spiritual journey with an
appreciation of what Jesus did for us.
DONATIONS
Saint Joseph Basilica. In memory of Antoinette Sroczynski by
Cyrilla Sroka.
St. Joseph School Immediate Needs. In memory of James
Kane $1170 given by wife, son, daughter and son-in-law, Petro
family, Knights of Columbus, Donald & Elizabeth Meagher,
Fred and Sylvia Kitka, Betty Edwards.
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DRE
RCIA-During Lent, our RCIA group moves into their final
period of preparation for the sacraments. They have been
nourished by the graces of various liturgical Rites throughout the
RCIA process, which have helped them to embrace God’s call.
In Lent, God pours purifying and enlightening graces upon them,
through the spiritual preparation they receive in RCIA sessions,
the special Rites that mark the Sundays of Lent, and the prayers
offered for them by the faithful.
At the 9:30 a.m. Mass this morning, after the homily we will be
celebrating with them the “Rite of Sending” which prepares them
to go to St. Paul’s Cathedral this afternoon for a special Rite with
other people in our Diocese who are in RCIA. Please pray for
them.
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
An important meeting of the Parish Council will be held on
Wednesday, March 16th at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Conference
Room. We kindly ask all members to attend. Please call the
secretary if unable to join us.
1-25 BANQUET
The banquet will be held on Saturday; March 19th following the
4 p.m. Mass. Dues must be paid to be eligible for prizes.
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DRE
Religious Ed - Classes 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. every Monday.
Confirmation Classes are now being held on Monday nights at
7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. in the school.
Children’s bulletins. There will be special weekly bulletins for
your children in the back of the church–two age groups 3-6 and
7-12. Please encourage your child to do the activities so they
may better understand what is being said at Mass.
Children Lenten Masses. 9:30 a.m. Mass every Sunday during
Lent. All families with children are invited to come and celebrate
the Eucharist.
Lenten Flower Sacrifices. Children are reminded to make
loving sacrifices and good deeds and practice the Works of
Mercy. Each Sunday they will be called after the Prayer of the
Faithful to come forward to the Crucifix and replace their paper
sacrifice with a flower and place it at the base of the cross.
First Eucharist Student/Parent Session. Sunday March 13th
after the 9:30 a.m. Mass in the school. Make-up session on
Wednesday, March 16th at 6:30 p.m. in the school.
A SOLUTION FOR ANXIETY
Anxiety is almost a given in today’s world. How do we take to heart
the advice given in the Gospel? “Do not be anxious about tomorrow.
Let the day’s own troubles be sufficient for the day.”Consider making
a weekly appointment with Jesus in the powerful silence of the Chapel
of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in the Emmaus Center. The doors of
the chapel are always open. Current hours that are in need of a
commitment: Sunday 4-5 a.m.; Monday 4-5 p.m.; Tuesday 3-4 a.m. and
4-5 p.m.; Thursday 2-3 p.m.; Friday 1-2 p.m.
CATHOLIC FREE PRESS
Just a reminder that the drive for subscriptions is still on.
Please submit your envelope to renew or enter a new
subscription
as soon as possible. Your help is needed. Our quota is 347
subscriptions. To-date we have 65–the parish will have to pay for
the balance. Please consider helping out!
ST. JOSEPH POLISH WOMEN’S CLUB
Annual Communion Breakfast. April 10, 2011. Mass at 8:15
a.m. followed by breakfast at Lic’s Restaurant. Tickets are $12.
May be purchased by contacting Jo-Ann Canty 508-943-8587,
Jackie Skrocki 508-943-8132, Jane Wilk 508-943-2236, or
Carrie’s Beauty Shoppe 508-943-0318.Deadline is April 3, 2011.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS OF ST. JOSEPH BASILICA
Once again the Knights COUNCIL 12980 are holding a 50/50
raffle during the month of March. The tickets are being sold one
for $5 or 3 for $10 at the entrances of the Basilica and can be
obtained from any Knight. This past week the Knights
collected $440. The winning number will be drawn at the
beginning of the Sports Banquet on April 2nd. The Knights would
like to thank you in advance for your support.
CATHOLIC YOUTH GROUP
Soup Meal this Sunday, March 13th rom 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at St.
Louis Church Hall to raise money for St. Vincent de Paul.
Choir Practice & Youth Mass. Mass Saturday March 19th at
St. Joseph Basilica at 4 p.m. Pizza to follow at the Youth Center.
Choir practice for the Mass will be Thursday, March 17th from 78 p.m. at the Youth Center.
PILGRIMAGE FROM NEW BRITAIN
On Sunday, 20 March, we welcome a pilgrimage from New
Britain and surrounding area to St. Joseph Basilica on the
occasion of the Solemnity of St. Joseph. Confessions for them
will be at 10:30 a.m., Mass at 11 a.m., Holy Hour at 2 p.m.
followed by Gorzkie Zale at 3 p.m. with pilgrims’ benediction.
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125th ANNIVERSARY PROJECT
We want to acknowledge those parishioners who responded to
the 125th anniversary fund. Some parishioners sent in the full
amount, some gave more, and some opted for a payment plan.
Just to refresh your memory, this fund will be used for many
issues around the outside of the church including the water
drainage, front doors and entrance area from Whitcomb St.,
partial upgrading of heating system, etc. To save money, we did
not design a special envelope, however, we recommend that you
use a plain envelope indicating your name, amount etc. and
identify the plan for your donations.
SACRED HEART PARISH HOT TUB RAFFLE
Interested in a hot tub? Or cash value option of $4,000? Tickets
are $20 each and may be obtained by calling the parish at 508943-3140. The drawing will be held on May 14th.
MARCH CASH CALENDAR WINNERS
March 1-$50 Sam Weaver, Webster; March 2-$50 Stan & Dot
Kalwarczyk, Webster; March 3-$75 Alan Dudek & Georgette, Webster;
March 4-$50 Kevin Wajer, Webster; March 5-$50 Dennis Wasielewski,
Webster; March 6-$100 Reine & Tom Gorski, Webster; March 7 $50
John O’Day, Jr., Auburn; March 8-$75 Diane Wasielewski, Thompson;
March 9-$50 Theresa Wagner-Wagner brothers, Webster; March 10$50 Bernard Kondek, Webster; March 11-$50 Terry Spiewak, Webster;
March 12-$50 Nellie Kaczala, Webster; March 13-$100 Leo Pedone,
Worcester.
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL GREAT NEWS
In an emotional start to the Annual Rte 395 League tournament
the St. Joseph School of Webster Cheering squad bent but didn’t
break and were able to edge out a very good and young St.
Anne’s team for third place. The squad members this season
were Alicja Stachowicz, Shauna Harney, Oktawia Gielarowicz,
Hanah Yash, Emily Puchala, Victoria Puczydlowski, Jillian
Recko, Olivia Mason, Elicia Wright and Joanna Stachowicz.
The Varsity Boys completed their undefeated season by
defeating St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday by a score of 51-39
and then went on to defeat local rival St. Louis in the Rte 395
championship game on Sunday by a score of 50-35. The team
members this season were Adam Grzyb, Dante Turo, Zachary
Mailloux, Drew Cutress, Artur Lachcik, Jacob Mailloux, Dylan
Murphy, Kacper Puczydlowski, Matt Sabacinski and Nathan
Whittenburg. St. Joseph School also won the league
Sportsmanship award which was voted on by all league schools
for the 2nd time in 3 years. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
KRONIKA PARAFIALNA
Uwaga: "Jest bowiem napisane: Panu, Bogu swemu, b“dziesz
oddawa» pok»on i Jemu samemu s»uóyƒ b“dziesz." (Mt 4, 10).
Ðwiat kusi nas tak bardzo. Tak jak Jezus kuszony przez Szatana
na szczycie góry, wszyscy moóemy zobaczyƒ wspania»e
posiad»oÑci, moc, przygody, lub osigni“cia, które kusz nas, aby
zepchnƒ Boga w cie½ naszego óycia. Jednak musimy podóaƒ
za przyk»adem Jezusa i odwracaƒ si“ od pokus tego Ñwiata tak,
Bazylika Ñw. Józefa w Okresie Wielkiego Postu oferuje dla
kaódego z nas w mnóstwo róónorodnych naboóe½stw. Trzeba nie
tylko uczestniczyƒ we Mszy Ñw. ale teó w naboóe½stwach Drogi
Krzyóowej i Gorzkie òale, programach duszpasterskich,
zintensyfikowaƒ nasze modlitwy, i czytaƒ Pismo g»oÑno.
Szczególny nacisk naleóy po»oóyƒ na dzieci. By»oby bardzo
pomocne, gdyby rodzice mieli swoje osobisty postanowienia na
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czas Wielkiego Postu i zach“cili swoje dzieci do poÑwi“ce½ i
wyrzecze½. Wielki Post jest okazj do umocnienia wiary i
odnowy óycia duchowego poprzez uczestnictwo we Mszy
Ñwi“tej i innych praktykach religijnych.
Program naboóe½stw: w niedziele o 15:00 Gorzkie òale ; w
pitki Droga Krzyóowa o 13:00 w j“zyku angielskim z uczniami
Szko»y Ðwi“tego Józefa i o 19:00 w j“zyku polskim.
Spowiedï: w kaódy wtorek od 19:00 do 20:00, rano w cigu
tygodnia po ostatniej Mszy.
o Józefa - ODPUST
W dniu 19 marca Bazylika Ðw. Józefa obchodziƒ b“dzie Ñwi“to
swojego Patrona. UroczystoÑci odpustowe poprzedzi
dziewi“ciodniowa nowenna. Ðwi“ty Józef cieszy si“ ogromn
popularnoÑci w KoÑciele Powszechnym. Liczne kapliczki,
koÑcio»y i bazyliki poÑwi“conej jego imieniu s pe»ne
pielgrzymów, którzy wzywaj Jego pot“ónego wstawiennictwa.
Nowenna do Ñw. Józefa jest wspania» okazj dla kaódego z nas,
aby prosiƒ Boga potrzebne »aski w naszym óyciu osobistym i
rodzinnym. Bazylika Ðwi“tego Józefa jest miejscem, gdzie
kaódy, kto odwiedza Bazylik“ w tym dniu odpustu i spe»ni
okreÑlone warunki, moóe uzyskaƒ odpust zupe»ny lub czstkowy.
REKOLEKCJE
Okres Wielkiego Postu jest zwizany z misjami, rekolekcjami,
dla kaódego, kto naleóy do KoÑcio»a Katolickiego i odczuwa
potrzeb“ osobistej odnowy. Po raz pierwszy w tym roku
b“dziemy przeóywali rekolekcje w j“zyku angielskim dla
wszystkich parafii Webster w tym samym czas rozpoczynajc w
dniu 2 kwietnia, a ko½czc 7 kwietnia. Ojciec Sean
McGillicuddy, ksidz redemptorysta z Bazyliki Matki Boóej
Nieustajcej w Bostonie b“dzie naszym rekolekcjonist. Msze
Ñw. b“d odprawiane w kaódej parafii w weekend 2 i 3 kwietnia.
Od 4 do 7 kwietnia naboóe½stwa rekolekcyjne b“d odprawiane
zarówno rano, w poludnie i wieczorem. Msza poranna b“dzie w
koÑciele Sacred Heart o godz. 9:00 i b“dzie po»czona z
moóliwoÑci spowiedzi. Wpoludnie we wtorek i czwartek Msza
bedzie odprawiona w Bazylyce. Wieczorem nabozenstwo
rekolekcyjne b“dzie odprawiane w koÑciele St. Louis.o siodmej.
Rekolekcje zako½cz si“ Msz Ñw. ku czci Matki Boóej
Nieustajcej Pomocy w czwartek. Równieó w tym samym czasie
odb“d si“ rekolekcje wW naszej parafii w j“zyku polskim i b“d
prowadzone przez ks. Olszewskiego. Prosz“ zarezerwowaƒ w te
dni czas dla duchowej odnowy.
SEMINARIA WIELKIEGO POSTU
Mamy przyjemnoу zaproponowaƒ parafianom i wszystkim
zainteresowanym trzy seminaria dla w Ñrody od 19:00 do 21:00
w St Joseph School. Zostan przedstawione nast“pujce tematy:
w dniu 23 marca Postne nabozenstwa,30 marca: O powo»aniu i
roli Ñwieckich a szczególnoÑci kobiet w KoÑciele Katolickim,
zgodnie z nauczaniem Jana Paw»a II. W Ñrod“ 13 kwietnia: „Jan
Pawe» II i dialog z m»odzieó – Nadzieja dla Ñwiata. Seminaria
s darmowe, ale nie prosimy o wczeÑniejsze zg»oszenie swojego
udzia»u pod numerem telefonu 508-943-0467.
DROGA KRZYòOWA Z MARYJ
Przyjdï i do»cz do Sodalicji Róóa½ca Ðwi“tego aby przeóyƒ
Drog“ Krzyóow Maryj, Matk Jezusa, w pitek, 25 marca o
godz. 19:00 (naboóe½stwo b“d odprawiane w j“zyku
angielskim). Mary jako pierwsza przeóy»a drog“ krzyóow z
Jezusem. Do»czmy do tej duchowej w“drówki by dostrzec to, co
Jezus uczyni» dla nas.