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November November 18, 18, 2012 2012 Our Our Lady Lady of of Good Good Counsel Counsel Parish, Parish, Methuen~Lawrence Methuen~Lawrence 33rd 33rd Sunday Sunday in in Ordinary Ordinary Time Time Welcome to the following babies who were Baptized last Sunday, November 11, 2012 Amelia Joyce Campbell ~ child of Patrick Campbell and Caroline O’Toole Campbell Adysyn Marie Beaulieu ~ child of Shaun McHugh and Lisa Beaulieu Last Sunday, November 11th we held a wonderful tribute to all our Veteran’s Thank you to all who served our county! Thanks also to our Confirmation Candidates and Boy Scouts for all the work they did to make this tribute and breakfast a success! 2
November November 18, 18, 2012 2012 Our Our Lady Lady of of Good Good Counsel Counsel Parish, Parish, Methuen~Lawrence Methuen~Lawrence 33rd 33rd Sunday Sunday in in Ordinary Ordinary Time Time Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish 22 Plymouth Street Methuen, MA 01844 Luncheon Speaker Series Monday, November 19, 2012 Noon in Duperry Hall, St. Theresa Church Most Reverend William J. McNaughton, MM Will speak on The Second Vatican Council and The Year of Faith Bishop McNaughton grew up in St. Augustine Parish, was the founding Bishop of the Diocese of Inchon, Korea, and attended Vatican II as a young bishop. He was recently invited to Rome, by His Holiness Benedict XVI, for the opening celebrations of the Year of Faith. We are honored and privileged to have him join us. Lunch will be served at Noon, and the speaker will follow at 12:45 All are welcome. There is no charge for lunch. Donations will be gratefully accepted to cover the cost of the meal. Please RSVP to the Parish Office (978 686-3984) or to Kathy Callagy (978 685-6908 callagyk@aol.com) by Friday, November 16, so that we can plan for the meal. 3 Dear Parishioners, Let us each think about the witness value of our own lives as Christians we ponder the last line of the first reading this weekend from Daniel 12:3: “…those who lead the many to justice shall be like the stars forever.” These are words of promise for us to hold on to as the readings as the Liturgical Year draws to a close take on a more apocalyptic tone. We are not to worry about the end times, but rather prepare for them. Psalm 16 reminds us “…my heart is glad and my soul rejoices, my body, too, abides in confidence; because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld, nor will you suffer your faithful one to undergo corruption. You are my inheritance, O Lord!” When we fix our gaze on the Lord we are empowered by God’s Grace to desire to move closer, to be more closely in union with Him. It is a great challenge, sometimes coming at a cost to ourselves as we may find we need to do a bit of “pruning” to be fully alive in the Lord. But it is work worth doing as it brings us happiness and peace, the same things we lose right away when we choose the path of sin. In the midst of the ominous tone of the readings this week there is great hope. Tune in to that message, and let yourself be empowered by it! What a wonderful weekend we had last weekend. We celebrated Veteran’s Day with a ceremony after the 8:00 Mass followed by a great Breakfast in Fr. Duperry Hall. The day was put together by the Confirmation Candidates and the Boy Scout Troop from our parish, who did an excellent job. Also a big thank you to the committee that worked so hard behind the scenes including Mark Friedrich, Hoppy Curran, Mike Lopez, Denise Donlan and Frank Audy. We are grateful too to Denise’s brother Dennis Donlan who was our guest speaker. And finally thanks to you Veterans and those who currently serve… the day was meant honor, pray for, and thank all of you for your service. Thank you too for the generous response to the Hurricane Sandy emergency collection. I am humbled to see your response in charity to our neighbors who are dealing with so much difficulty from the storm still. Finally, although we are still sorting through all the responses to the Increased Offertory Campaign as this bulletin goes to press, I can say that the program had a tremendously positive response from many. I think we will all be happy with the results, and I thank you for your patient cooperation as we ran the campaign. I will update you further on the program soon. When we put our lives under the Lordship of Jesus Christ we connect ourselves to the very source of Grace in this world. In that connection we share something of the power and the presence of God by our very actions with and toward one another. In my prayer I offer thanksgiving to God for the goodness of the people of Our Lady of Good Counsel parish who, because of their goodness, will “shine like the stars forever.” May God bless you!
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