PASTOR Fr. Juan D. Escudero jescudero@ saintdenischurch.com DEACON Patrick Stewart pstewart@ saintdenischurch.com FAITH FORMATION Kathy Archambault karchambault@ saintdenischurch.com ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Nancy Norberg nanorberg@ saintdenischurch.com
Diocesan Office for Health and Prevention
508.929.4311
Welcome to Our Parish Community!
Weekend Masses Sat. 4pm (Live on Facebook) — Sun. 7 & 10:15am
Weekday Masses Mon, Tue and Wed – 8:30am
Confessions Sat. 2-2:45pm or by appointment
Food Pantry Hours Mon 4-6pm, Wed 1-3pm, Sat 12-2pm
Date
Time
Intention
SaturdayDecember 19
4 pm † Stanley Mielnicki (1st Ann.) By: Marjorie & Family Sunday December 20 7 am 10:15 am † Ann Desriusseaux By: Marie Checkosky
† William McLaughlin By: Erin McLaughlin
Monday December 21
8:30 am † All Souls in Purgatory Tuesday December 22 8:30 am † Fr. Robert D. Bruso Wednesday December 23 8:30 am † Fr. Ronald E. Debitetto Christmas Eve 4 pm 7 pm
† Patsy & Dora Colonero
† Craig McCallum By; BettyAnn McCallum
Christmas Day
8 am 10:15 am
The People of St. Denis
† Mary K. McCarthy (month’s mind) By: Helen Anderson Saturday
December 26
11 am 4 pm
Baptism / Validation
† James Patrick Cullen Jr. By: The Family
Sunday December 27 7 am 10:15 am † Anna Manyak By: Her children
† Raymond Bessette By: The Family
Happening This Week
Weekend Masses resume with strict guide-lines, and Masses will also be available for those who still prefer to stay home for health reasons on our facebook page at: St. Denis Church or on our website at:
www.saintdenischurch.com
SATURDAY December 19
12
-
2 pm Douglas Food Open—R
2
-
2:45 pm Confession—C
4 pm MASS—LIVE on Facebook
SUNDAY December 20
7 am MASS
10:15 am MASS
CHILDREN
’
S LITURGY—available
all day on our website
MONDAY December 21
8:30 am MASS
4
—
6
pm Douglas Food Pantry
TUESDAY December 22
8:30 am MASS
6:30 pm GOSPEL EXPLORATION
7 pm MASS
WEDNESDAY December 23
8:30 am MASS
1
-
3 pm Douglas Food Pantry Open—R
7 pm HOLY HOUR
THURSDAY—CHRISTMAS EVE
4 pm MASS
7 PM MASS (Also available in parking
lot)
FRIDAY—CHRISTMAS DAY
8 am MASS
10:15 am MASS
SATURDAY December 26
12
-
2 pm Douglas Food Open—R
2
-
2:45 pm Confession—C
4 pm MASS—LIVE on Facebook
SUNDAY December 27
7 am MASS
10:15 am MASS
CHILDREN
’
S LITURGY—available
all day on Flocknote or our website
GOSPEL
EXPLORATION
TUESDAY ZOOM
ENCOUNTER AT 6:30 pm
This week’s ZOOM meeting topic can be found on the link.
Please join us on Tuesday evening as we discover more about ADVENT.
Information on how to participate will be available on Facebook.
We will still record the Masses LIVE and on our website
so they can be viewed at home. If you scheduled a
Mass to be offered for your loved one during the time
we were away and you
’
d like to reschedule, please call
the Office.
We light this week
’
s Tabernacle Candle to
pray for the special intentions of:
Patsy & Dora Colonero
OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS
TREE
AT THE RECTORY
All families of the parish are invited to add a decoration to the tree that
represents your family. Stop by ANYTIME and add your
ornament to the tree.
THANK YOU
….
For financially partnering with us this year as
we seek to be the hands and feet
of Jesus both in our own parish
community and beyond. As the
year draws to a close, please
consider St. Denis as a year
-
end
tax
-
deductible donation. Your
do-nation will further help us to carry out our mission to
“
Go and
Make Disciples
.”
Donations can be made directly to the
parish or online at our website at:
www.saintdenischurch.com
We wish you all a blessed and holy Christmas.
YOUR PRAYERS ARE
NEEDED!
DURING THIS ADVENT SEASON, PLAN TO JOIN US EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHTAT 7 PM
FOR A HOLY HOUR ANDADORATION
We offer prayers for all those who have died or
are suffering from Coronavirus and pray
for an end to this pandemic.
NEW ONLINE GIVING PORTAL
You can securely make your offertory donation with a credit card or electronic check (ACH transaction), with a one-time payment or you can set up recurring payments. But now, there’s the added feature of creating an account, so that you don’t have to repeatedly enter your info each time you log in to donate. You can also review your payment history and make changes to recurring payments.
Christmas Mass Schedule Changes
Please REGISTER for Mass on our website or
by calling Nancy in the Office.
CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES WILL BE AT
4:00 PM & 7:00 PM
(7 pm Mass will be LIVE on Facebook and be
available for drive up in the parking lot for
those who want to remain in their cars)
CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES WILL BE AT
8:00 AM & 10:15 AM
This year the Vocation Office is adapting the annual “Seminarian
Giving-Tree” tradition during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you
would like to participate, please mail a gift card of any amount in an envelope addressed to “Seminarians, 51 Illinois St.,
Worces-ter, MA 01610.” Suggested stores where the seminarians can
purchase items or the books they need for their education include Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CVS, Staples, or Walmart. We will dis-tribute them to the seminarians at Christmas time. Thank you kindly in advance for your generosity and know of our prayers for you and your loved ones. God bless.
OUR WORCESTER DIOCESE SEMINARIANS
The St. Denis Prayer Shawl Ministry is collecting warm outwear for the homeless. Please bring your handmade, new, or clean gently used hats, scarves, mittens or gloves to our collection bucket outside the Gathering Room between now and January 10th. Help us bring some comfort and joy to those in need this cold winter season!
Fourth Sunday of Advent
“
Hail, full of grace, the Lord is
with you!
”
(
Luke 1:28)
After Jesus, we look to Mary
as an ideal steward.
Her
entire life was lived in
obedience to God
’
s
call.
Mary teaches us to live
with joy for all we have been
given.
Just as the moon
reflects the light of the sun,
Mary reflects the light of
Christ.
Like Mary, we are
called to reflect Christ
’
s light
to the world through our
gratitude and generosity.
Remember in Prayer
Lori (Manyak) Cyr
Paul Lamontagne Jacqueline Boucher Robert Lamontagne
Francis Gavlak Helen Fox Julius Gavlak
Susan Gavlak John Gavlak Joseph Gavlak
Joseph Gavlak Tim Guertin Gerard & Mary Picard
H. Edward Phelps Norma Baker Mary M. Emerick
Dennis Halley Debbie Carey Marilyn Halley Doug Halley In memory of the family members of Joseph Brown & Mary Paciga Catherine & Stephen Gressak Wanda & Edward Therrien
Sister Mary Denis Joan & Joseph Virostek Joseph & Maryellen Friend The Sughrue & Kellett Families Viola & Felix Vecchione & Family
For a $50.00 donation, we will publish the names of your loved one in our bulletin for 1 year.
Please call 508-476-2002 for more information.
282 Main Street Douglas, MA
508-476-7432
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508
-
234
-
7396
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