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Parish Office HoursTuesday - Thursday9:00 AM - 3:00 PM(Also by appointment)Our Mass ScheduleSaturday: 4:00 PMSunday: 8:00, 10:00 AMWeekday MassesMonday - Friday: 8:00 AMOur Lady of PerpetualHelp NovenaMonday following Daily MassSacrament of ConfessionSaturday: 3:00 - 3:45 PMSacrament of BaptismSunday by appointment. Pleasecall the Rectory for moreinformation.Sacrament of MarriageCouples are asked to contact Fr.Sullivan at least 12 months priorto the date of their wedding.Couples should speak to Fr.Sullivan to confirm the Church isavailable before scheduling thedate & place for the reception.Holy Communion at HomePlease notify the Rectory of anyparishioner who is unable toattend Mass due to illness,handicap or age. EucharisticMinisters are available to bringHoly Communion.New Parishioners areAlways Welcome!Please see Fr. Sullivan after Massto Register with the Parish.DeaconJosephF.Madorrecently celebrated the 25thanniversary of his ordination tothe Permanent Diaconate.Areception was held at the churchfor Deacon Joe, his wife, Ann,and their family.Our PastorFr. John M. SullivanDeaconJoseph F. MadorBusiness ManagerHoward WheldenDirector of MusicCheryl DuerrDirector ofReligious EducationMrs. Beth NorcrossWatch Mass sFollow Us On chHandicapped Accessible!The elevator is to the left of themain entrance.SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022

The Most Holy TrinityJune 12, 2022MASS INTENTIONSSaturday, June 114:00 PM†John Joseph MortellSunday, June 128:00 AM10:00 AM††Paul DumestreFrederick Connelly, Jr.Monday, June 138:00 AM†Dr. Jean-Paul AucoinTuesday, June 14Prayer For Peace inUkraine8:00 AM†Odile MonteforteWednesday, June 158:00 AM†John and Adele WhiteThursday, June 16"Almighty God, Through Jesus' Divine NameAnd the Immaculate Heart of Mary,We Humbly Ask For Your MercyTo Obtain Peace in the Land of Ukraine.May All the People of That Country,Especially Children and the Elderly,Remain Safe From Danger.8:00 AM†James & Constance GormleyFriday, June 178:00 AM†Darlene ValadesSaturday, June 184:00 PM†Len JapowiczSunday, June 198:00 PM10:00 AM††Andrew C. MarxDr. Jean-Paul AucoinPlease Do Not Let Chaos and War Reignin the Land of UkraineBut Only a Forever Peace That ComesFrom You”. AMENClose your prayer with:Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be PRAYERSTabernacle Lamp: In memory of Mary Kessler.Please pray for those who are sick: James Nelson, Leila Porter, MarleyMarie Smith, Fred Magnusson, Sawyer Craig, Jack Gerard, Joyce Gallup,Madeline Keogh, Oscar Sprague, William Harahan, Krissy Labbate, ThomasChestaw, Leonard Gratton, Helen Duarte, Agnes Chrystogelos, Martin Lieber,John & Mary Lynch, Leona Olfano, Maritess Seymour, Kathy Timmins, Don &June Preskenis, Jean Carley, Jack McElhinney, Jacques Ponsolle, MaryPaglari, Jane Hildreth, Philip & Dorothy Ripa, Anne-Marie Bermingham, RuthHomerick, Tina Steen, Robert Griffin, Sr. Please pray for our beloveddeceased.No matter who you areNo matter what you doNo matter where you come fromNo matter where you are goingNo matter how good or how bad things may seemParish Council ElectionThe parish is reorganizing the Parish Please know that you are always welcome at Holy RedeemerPastoralCouncilfollowingnewdiocesan guidelines. Six parishionersOur Parish Visionare candidates for election this month.Through a culture of excellence in worship, we are a ChristBallots have been mailed to allcentered welcoming parish dedicated to life-long faithregistered parish households. Pleaseformation, evangelization, social works of justice andcomplete your ballot and return it tocommunity outreach that strengthen the Catholic Church onthe Parish Office by Friday, June 24.the Lower Cape. Through gifts of time, talent and treasure weembrace all people as brothers and sisters.

June 12, 2022FROM THE PASTORThe Fruits of My RetreatI was on retreat at the Eastern Point Retreat House in Gloucester, MA two weeks ago. The day I left, I saidthe morning Mass. The day’s first reading was Acts 14: 21-28. The reading told of St. Paul returning to Antiochat the end of his first missionary journey. The passage describes how when St. Paul returned, he gathered theChurch and told them all about his success preaching to the Gentiles. After Mass, Deacon Joe and I talkedabout that, and Deacon Joe laid down a challenge for me. He suggested, like St. Paul, I share the fruits of myretreat when I return.I’ll admit his suggestion pushed the limit of my comfort zone. Like most Catholics, sharing the fruits of myprayer feels intimidating. I’m reluctant to talk about the results of my prayer and conversations with Godbecause they seem too personal to discuss with others. Then I thought maybe we Catholics should do moreof that with others. Perhaps it would be good for others to hear how we converse with God and its impact onour lives. It would help us grow in our relationship with God and encourage others to pray.The retreat I went to was a Directed Retreat; it is one where the retreatant meets with a Spiritual Directorfor about an hour each day to discuss the results of the retreatant’s prayer. The Spiritual Director gives theretreatant a passage of scripture to help focus their prayer. The first evening my director asked me to focus onPsalm 139. The Bible provides this psalm with the subtitle: The All-Knowing and Ever-Present God. In thispsalm, the author recognizes that God is always watching over us, ready to give us what we need. My directorasked me to consider what I wanted or needed from God on my retreat.I read the psalm and focused on verse 12, “For you, darkness itself is not dark, and night shines as the day.[Darkness and light are the same.] I chose it because I feel I wanted to be like God and be able to see throughthe darkness I might feel in the present to the light that will shine in the future. Knowing of that wish, thedirector next asked me to reflect on the healing of blind Bartimaeus and some other of Jesus’ healing stories.I decided on the story of Jesus’ healing of the paralytic. In it, Jesus is teaching in a house to a large crowd,and friends of the paralytic tried to carry him to Jesus, but they couldn’t get through the gathering of people.They go up on the roof, tear it away and lower him down in front of Jesus. Jesus heals the man. The crowd isastounded, all except for a demon and some religious authorities. They try to throw darkness on the situation.The religious leaders get angry because Jesus told the man his sins were forgiven. Something they say onlyGod can do. The demon is mad because he knows Jesus has power over demons.Darkness doesn’t hinder Jesus, and he sees through it to the light of God’s love when he healed. That is thekind of night sight I was praying for when I read that psalm verse. I desire the same sort of authority Jesusdisplayed in his preaching and healing. As I reflected more on Jesus’ use of authority over the rest of the week,I realized Jesus’ authority didn’t come from using his prerogative as the Son of God but by exercising mercyand forgiveness. Those are what astonished the crowds and made Jesus loved by them. I came away from myweek of prayer with the realization that as a pastor, it is in my imitation of Jesus’ love and mercy and notexercising any of my prerogatives as a church leader that I see through the darkness to God’s authority. Now Ihave to pray to put it into practice.“Journeying Together in Faith and Love”The 81st Annual Catholic Appeal continues. Join your fellow parishioners in helping those inneed in our communities, and show love through your generosity. The agencies andapostolates supported by the Appeal provide nourishment for the body and the soul. It helpsprovide good works such as food pantries and food vouchers, family resources, formation of candidates forordination to the priesthood and the diaconate, pastoral care, a Guild for the Blind, and Television Mass forthe sick and homebound. Make your secure gift or pledge online today at www.GiveFRDiocese.org.Thank you, the 88 Holy Redeemer Parishioners, who have donated 28,175 to this year’s Appeal. This pastweek Bishop da Cunha sent a reminder letter to parishioners who have not yet contributed to the CatholicAppeal. Please prayerfully consider your generous donation to the 2022 Catholic Appeal.“Rivers do not drink their own water; trees do not eat their own fruit; the sun does not shine on itself,and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature.“We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it is life is good when you are happy, butmuch better when others are happy because of you.”-Pope Francis

June 12, 2022National Eucharistic RevivalAll across the country, Catholic churches will bekicking off the National Eucharistic Revival onCorpus Christi Sunday, June 19, 2022. The revival is athree-year grassroots effort by US Bishops to helprevive devotion to the Real Presence of Christ in theEucharist. The Catholic belief that Jesus Christ ispresent, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity in theEucharist is the sum and summit of our Catholicfaith. Over the last few decades, this belief hasbegun to wan among American Catholics, and thebishops are working to reverse that trend. The resultof the revival is the hope for Catholics to morefaithfully adhere to liturgical norms in their richness.This revival is an urgent need for the post-pandemicChurch. Holy Redeemer will be participating in rchatham.orgresources for parishioners to learn more about theEucharistic Revival. Stop by and take a look.Thank you for your generous donations tothe Cape Cod Foster Closet. We collected31 swimsuits and 25 pairs of swim goggles.The CCFC will be co-hosting a “CelebrateSummer” event in Hyannis on 6/25. The FosterCloset will give away swimsuits, beach towels, swimdiapers, flip flops and swim goggles. 100 fosterchildren living on Cape Cod will be attending thisevent. Thank you for your help in making thishappen for these children. God Bless.A Glorious 25th Ordination CelebrationThe celebration of Deacon Joe Mador’s PermanentDiaconate Ordination Silver Jubilee that was held onSunday, May 29th was splendid. Thank you to JanetHolden, Marilyn Whelden, Ray Tallia, Rosemary andPatrick O’Reilly for serving on the receptioncommittee. Thank you to everyone who attendedthe reception. We appreciate your coming andoffering Deacon Joe your appreciation for his yearsof service.K of C Tootsie Roll DriveThe Knights of Columbus St. Paul VICouncil will be conducting theirannual Tootsie Roll Drive after allMasses this weekend, June 11/12. Theywill be accepting a Free Will Donation in exchangefor a Tootsie Roll for all candy lovers. All proceeds goto the Special Needs Children’s Fund for ourcommunity. Any donations, large or small, aregreatly appreciated.

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