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May 18, 2008 - Most Holy Trinity Sunday

"God so loved the world that he gave his only Son." - John 3:16a.

Next Weekend's Readings
Psalm 147 - Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

Intention Masses
Mon 9 AM -Peter Marek
Tue 9 AM -Kathryn McDermott
Wed 9 AM -Frank & Mary Beckett
Thu 9 AM -Jeremiah McCarthy
Fri 9 AM -Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
Sat 4 PM -Walter O'Donnell
Sun 9 AM -Luigi & Maria Bruno & Giovanni Mancinelli
Sun 10:30 AM-Frank Crisafulli
Sun 12 Noon -Mass of Thanksgiving for Reverend Paul Sullivan

Confessions Saturday
Confessions are heard on Saturdays from 2-3 PM. This week Confessions will be heard by Monsignor Strahan.

A Mass of Thanksgiving
Deacon Paul Sullivan will be offering a Mass of Thanksgiving here at St. Bridget's on Sun, May 25th at 12 Noon in celebration of his Ordination to the Priesthood.

Bus To The Ordinatin of Deacon Paul
Our Deacon, Paul Sullivan, will be ordained to the Priesthood on Saturday, May 24th at 9 AM at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. There are still seats available on the bus to the Ordination.

Marian Festival
Our annual Marian Festival will be held on Wed, May 28 at 7:30 PM in the Upper Church.

Religious Education Registration - Sept
Wednesday Religious Education Registration for September is taking place now for all Grades Kindergarten Grade 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.

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 hosted by Maureen & Jeff Dutile and their family.
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 $465.00 for Sr. Maureen Clark, CSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph Prison Ministry. There will be a second collection this weekend, May 17th & 18th for communications Thank You!

Birthright Carnation
The Mother's Day Carnation Project is the primary fundraising event held by Birthright of Framingham. Volunteers will be selling carnations here at St. Bridget's on the weekend of May 24th & 25th following all of the Masses.

Forever Young At Heart Upcoming Events
May 19 (Monday) Please join us for our monthly meeting starting with a Mass at 11:30 AM followed by lunch and entertainment at the School Hall.

Handing On The Light Of Christ Appeal 2008
Thank you to all supporters of the 2008 Catholic Appeal. Our parish has raised $98,911.00 from 304 households, reaching 76.4 percent of our parish goal of our parish goal of $129,500.00.

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!

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 School Celebrates 50 Years!
Now Enrolling for 2008-2009 School Year Grades Pre-K (K1) - 5th grade. For more information please call Jennifer Ryan at (508) 875-0181, ext 229 or visit our website at
www.saintbridgetschool.info.

Fontbonne Academy
Families and their daughters uncommitted to a secondary school program for academic year 2008-2009 are invited to explore opportunities at Fontbonne Academy, a private, Catholic school for young women in Milton.If interested, please contact Ms. Susan Morrissey, Director of Admissions, at 617-615-3014.

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.