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May 4, 2008 - Seventh Sunday of Easter

"They have
kept your word." - John 17:6b.
Next
Weekend's Readings
Psalm 104 - Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
No Saturday
Morning Mass
Due
to first communion there will be no 9 AM mass on Sat, May 10th.
Thank
You From the Food Pantry
A great
big thank you to all the students from our Wednesday Religious Education
Class for the $700 that they raised during Lent for our Food Pantry.
Intention
Masses
Tue
9 AM -Joseph Morreale
Wed 9 AM -Constance Real
Thu 9 AM -Stanislaus Marek
Fri 9 AM -For the Intention of Mary Jesch
Sat 4 PM -Albert & Helen Donovan
Sun 10:30 AM-For the Intention of the Valdivia Family
Sun 12 Noon -Anna Bowen
Confessions
Saturday
Confessions
are heard on Saturdays from 2-3 PM. This week Confessions will be heard
by Monsignor Strahan.
A
Message From Cardinal O'Malley
Dearly Beloved in Christ,
Throughout the history of salvation, God has raised up individuals to
lead His people. Christ assigned a special role....

Scripture
From Scratch Next Session
The
next session of our "Scripture from Scratch" program will be held on Mon,
Apr 14th at 7:30 PM in the school hall. Bring your participants manual.
Lectors
& Eucharistic Ministers
If you will be away for part of the summer, please submit those days to
the Rectory by 12 noon on May 5th so that you will not be scheduled for
that time period.
Marriage
Annulment Information
On Tue, Apr 22nd at 7 PM at St. Julia's Parish in Weston, a meeting will
be held designed to offer basic information on Annulment and provide the
opportunity to ask any questions.
Religious
Ed. Grade 6-Confirmation
Registration Forms were mailed out the week of April 7. They are due back
in the office by May 10.
Religious
Education Registration - Sept
Wednesday Religious Education Registration for September is taking place
now for all Grades KindergartenGrade Five. All registration forms were
sent home with the students, please return the forms Mrs. Barbato.

Hospitality
Committee Needs People
We are in need of 1 or 2 persons who would be interested in chairing this
committee. This includes the monthly coffee and donuts following the 9:00
and 10:30 AM Masses.
Interested
in Helping Senior CYO?
Anyone
interested in helping with Senior CYO next year is asked to please call
Beth Dill at 508-481-1317 or by email at bethdill@charter.net.
Usher
Needed for 7:30 Sunday Mass
We
are still in need of an Usher for the 7:30 AM Sunday Mass. Anyone interested
in helping with this important ministry is asked to contact Joe Repole
at 508-879-6340.
Usher
Needed for 9:00 Family Mass
If
you can help with this important ministry, you would be put on the schedule
approximately once per month. Anyone interested in helping is asked to
contact Mary Chowdury at 508-879-1308.
National
Vocation Retreat
Single Catholic Women (20-45 years old) are invited to come and explore
religious life as lived by the Sisters of Notre Dame.
Bicentennial
Pilgrimage, Quebec City
Plan to mark the Bicentennial of the Archdiocese of Boston by coming together
in prayer and fellowship with pilgrims from across the Archdiocese and
from throughout the world at this special event in June 2008.
Magnificat
Pilgrimage of Hope
Boston , Massachusetts October 11 - 12
Catholics in the Boston Archdiocese will have the privilege this October
to host the second-ever national MAGNIFICAT event.

Vocation
Chalice
This
week the Vocation Chalice will be hosted by Jimmy & Rita Hall.
If you are interested in hosting the Vocation Chalice please contact the
Rectory.
Archdiocese
- Bicentennial Prayer
All loving and gracious God, we thank you for the gift of your Son, Jesus
Christ. For two hundred years we have journeyed together as members of
His Church in the Archdiocese of Boston....
Invitation
From Legion of Mary
Come visit our Legion to see if the Legion is for you. St. Bridget's Rectory
meeting Room on Mon evenings, 7:30 PM to 8:45 PM or Tue mornings, 9:30
AM to 11:00 AM.

You
Or A Loved One In The Hospital?
It is of upmost importance that members of St. Bridget's Parish who are
hospitalized at Framingham Union Hospital/Metro West Medical Center. NOTIFY
the Rectory at 508-875-5959 immediately.
Coffee
and Doughnuts
There
will be coffee and doughnuts the first Sun of the month following the
9 AM and 10:30 AM masses in the school hall.
Bulletin
Deadline
All
items to be included in the Sunday Bulletin must be to the Rectory by
Tue at 12 Noon.
Family
Mass - 9:00 AM
All
families are invited to participate more actively in the Family Mass by
becoming a "Host Family."
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Help-A-Student
(HAS) Fund
Can
you help? We need to keep the HAS Fund alive and well to do this. CAN
YOU HELP? Checks may be made payable to St. Bridget HAS Fund and sent
to the rectory.
Sacrificial
Giving
Last weekends 5% tithing was $455.00 for
Boston Catholic Television. Amount Realized for the Second Collection
for the Church Grounds & Maintenance Collection $4,311.49.
There will be a second collection Next weekend, may 10th & 11th For the
seminaries. Thank You!

Forever
Young At Heart Upcoming Events
GForever
Young At Hear is hosting two upcoming events on May 14th IMAX Theater
and May 19th Monthly Meeting.

Handing
On The Light Of Christ Appeal 2008
Thank
you to all supporters of the 2008 Catholic Appeal. Our parish has raised
$92,920.00 from 267 households, reaching 71.8 percent of our parish goal
of our parish goal of $129,500.00.
Cori
Forms Due
A
reminder to all who received CORI forms that they are now due. Please
return the form as soon as possible. You need to sign the form. The part
below*** will be verified and signed here at the Rectory.
Senior
CYO
Anyone
interested in helping with Senior CYO next year is asked to please call
Beth Dill at 508-481-1317 or by email at bethdill@charter.net.
No
Vacation Bible School This Year
Unfortunately,
we will not be able to run a Vacation Bible School at St. Bridget's School
this summer. The school building is having a new fire alarm system installed
which will take most of the summer. We certainly aren't able to have our
children there while the fire alarm system is being changed! We hope to
see you for VBS 2009!

St.
Bridget's School Golf Tournament
On May 12th, St. Bridget School will be hosting its eleventh annual Golf
Tournament. Each year, in an effort to raise funds for needed improvements
to the school.
Knitters
Welcome
Come
and join us on Wednesday mornings 9:30 AM-11 AM to knit for charity. All
levels of experience welcome. Call Barbara Weldon at 508-875-6009 ext
#2 if interested.

St.
Bridget's School Celebrates 50 Years
St. Bridget's School is celebrating Fifty Years of Academic Excellence.
St. Bridget School is a Private Pre-K through 8 Elementary School in the
Roman Catholic Tradition offering half-day and full-day pre-K for 4 Year-Olds
also a full-day Kindergarten and Extended Day Program. The School is proudly
Accredited by The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
Rugged
Bear To Benefit School
Rugged
Bear Event to Benefit Saint Bridget School's 50th! Coffee, snacks and
shopping!On Thursday, May 8, The Rugged Bear children's clothing store
on Rt. 20 in Sudbury will host a Saint Bridget School shopping benefit.
Help
St. Bridget's School Surfing the Net
What
if Saint Bridget School earned a penny every time you searched the Internet?
Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to
support our cause?

St.
Bridget's School New Website
Did
you know - Our school web site has been redesigned. Check us out at www.saintbridgetschool.info.
Did
You Know - Teacher's Websites
All
St. Bridget’s teachers have a classroom website featuring homework, long
term projects, class activities and calendar?
St.
Bridget's Young Adult Group
Men
and women aged 20-40 are invited to join the newly formed Young Adult
Group. We meet every Fri evening from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
Boxtops
for Education and Campbells Labels
Once
again, St. Bridget School is participating in these two easy fundraising
programs with all profits going to the school's Library for books and
educational videos.

Green
And Yellow Bin - Recycling
Have
you noticed the new green and yellow bin in the parking lot? St. Bridget
School is sponsoring an Abitibi Paper Retriever program.
Opportunity
to Place An Ad
In
Sep 2007, we changed over to a bulletin company to print our bulletins.
One aspect of this is the opportunity for people in the St. Bridget Community
and surrounding towns to place an ad on two bulletin pages.
Sanctuary
Lamp Available
The
Sanctuary Lamp (candle) is available for all those who would like to memorialize
a departed loved one, or a special intention.
Sanctuary
Lamp
This
week's Sanctuary Lamp is lit in loving memory of William, Claire & Thomas
Scanlon given by Ray & Fran Scanlon.
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