MAY ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE
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EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND LECTORS
The May schedules are complete and can be picked up in the Parish Information Center in the Lower Church. For all who have email, please check your mail for your schedule. Thank you.

IS THERE ANYONE SICK AMONG YOU?
This question, found in the New Testament Letter of James, gives the response that the sick should call for the priests of the Church who are to pray over and anoint the sick with oil in the name of the Lord. Never hesitate to call our parish’s priests to ask for prayer and the Sacrament of the Sick prior to surgery or when diagnosed with serious illness. While the anointing of the sick is used in “The Last Rites” for the dying as the soul’s preparation to meet the Lord, the use of anointing for the sick is a powerful instrument of God’s healing presence. Therefore, please avail yourself of the anointing for healing and if someone is dying or near death, please call the parish for pastoral assistance and the Liturgy for the Dying, “the Last Rites”, in which anointing is also celebrated.

CARDINAL'S APPEAL IS MAY 3 and 4
Last weekend I explained that the CATHOLIC APPEAL, the annual fund drive for the support of the Archdiocese and Cardinal Sean’s expenses, will be held here at Holy Family on May 3 / 4.

Parishioners who have supported the CATHOLIC APPEAL last year will receive a packet in the mail. Everyone else is invited to take home the packet which you will find in the benches today, listing the good works our contribution to the CATHOLIC APPEAL will help support.

I strongly encourage everyone to support Cardinal Sean in this necessary fund drive and I have already sent in my gift which, by the way, is a bit more than last year. I believe that he deserves our support. I would not advocate something for you that I would not support myself. Remember, handing on the Faith requires financial support as does the education of seminarians and the financing of the necessary agencies of the Archdiocese which serve us in the parishes. So, I encourage your giving to the best of your ability. And, thanks, very much.

24 HOUR ADORATION
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be held Friday, June 6th in the Lower Church after the 9 AM Mass and will continue until the 9 AM Mass on Saturday, June 7th. Please use the sign-up sheets located in the foyer in the Upper Church to ensure coverage. Thank you.

APRIL 20 - GRAND ANNUAL COLLECTION PROGRESS REPORT
The Offertory Collection last weekend was $11,101.53. The Grand Annual Collection total so far is $97,416! Let’s remember that everyone still needs to add that extra $1 to the Offertory. If you haven’t yet given to the GAC I trust your help is on the way. Thanks. JFH

finances - another angle
Easter and Good Friday are interesting indicators of the continuing shift in Catholic participation in the life of the Faith. For example, Good Friday’s services’ collections for the Holy Places on both this year and last are almost identical: ‘07’: $2,269.55; ‘08’: $2310. But the Easter collection (for retired and disabled priests) last year came to $15,049 but this year $14,227. The conclusion that I draw is that regular participation by practicing Catholics presently remains pretty steady in Rockland since both years’ attendances at Good Friday (judging by the collection) are about the same. But, concerning people who come only for Easter or Christmas, it appears that their numbers are consistently falling. What do you think about this?

Eighth Graders move up to lifeteen!
Each spring we welcome next year's high school freshmen into LifeTeen.  It doesn't matter what school you are now in - if you are going to be in 9th grade next fall, you're welcome to join us now!!!  So come to LifeTeen Mass, and join us for a LifeNight and jump into the fun!

BREADS AND WINE
The Breads and Wine for the month of May are not dedicated.

Readings for the Week of may 11, 2008
Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b
or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/
Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39
Day: Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/Jn 20:19-23
Monday: Jas 1:1-11/Mk 8:11-13
Tuesday: Jas 1:12-18/Mk 8:14-21
Wednesday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Jn 15:9-17
Thursday: Jas 2:1-9/Mk 8:27-33
Friday: Jas 2:14-24, 26/Mk 8:34-9:1
Saturday: Jas 3:1-10/Mk 9:2-13
Next Sunday: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9/2 Cor 13:11-13/Jn 3:16-18

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF may 4, 2008
Sunday: Ascension of the Lord: Acts 1:1-11/
Eph 1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20
Monday: Acts 19:1-8/Jn 16:29-33
Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27/Jn 17:1-11a
Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38/Jn 17:11b-19
Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Jn 17:20-26
Friday: Acts 25:13b-21/Jn 21:15-19
Saturday: Morning: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Jn 21:20-25
Next Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b
or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/
Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39
Day: Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/Jn 20:19-23

BIBLE STUDY WITH FATHER O’DRISCOLL
Bible Studies are on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. These classes will continue until June 3rd and 4th, 2008.  There will be no Bible Study on Tuesday, May 13th but the Wednesday evening class is still scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Christ is risen from the dead, by death He trampled Death and on those in the tombs He granted life.

ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON BICENTENNIAL: 1808/2008
The Archdiocese of Boston is celebrating its 200th Anniversary. Prayer cards, “Journey Together in Christ”, can be found in the Church foyer and the Parish Information Center in the lower Church.

REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS THE RECENTLY DEPARTED
Francis Perfetuo
George W. Scanlon
Robert Hannigan
Mary E. Crawford
Stella Calderone
Patrick F. O’Connor
George W. Scanlon
Richard Lynch
Donald M. Unwin
Helen Najarian
Marie Emery
Gloria Sudak
Daniel Wambolt
Rosemary Regan
Marie EmeryKarl Ruben
Charles Rich
Dorothy Ray
Father Francis Crowley
Helen Wambolt
Donald Turner
Daniel Reilly, III
Kevin J. Farrell
Donald J. Johansen
John R. Mulcahy
Ann Bois
George Joy
Vincenza Carlozzi
Mary B. Bombardier
Howard R. Reske
Jeanne M. Withem
Mary Torpey
Jerome D. Harriman
Jacob L. Tagger
M. Lois O’Brien
Richard C. Boretti,
Ellen Gibbs
Frank G. Bono
Laura Jean Fitzgerald
Anthony H. Cifelli
Kimberly A. Hopkins
Mary R. Talbot
Peter Sherlock
Catherine Tellier
Veronica “Vera” Najarian
George Baldwin
Anna Bottazzi
Rose A. Darmetko
Brian Kelly
CramerIda M. Thomas
Rita Henderson
James Geloran
John Allo

EASTER thank you:
All of us in the parish offer our sincere and happy gratitude for the many acts of kindness, effort, cleaning, preparation, practice and love that were carried out to enable us to celebrate the Sacred Triduum with all its beauty. A special thanks to the choir and Bob Kirby, the participants in the liturgies and those who decorated the altar. A special thank you to the catechumenate team and Janet Hickey and a hearty welcome to the Catechumens and Candidates who are now the Neophytes among us.

EASTER FLOWERS AND DECORATIONS DONATED IN LOVING MEMORY OF:
Dr. Daniel J. Smith
Bernard & Dorothea Smith
John T. Doyle
Robert Caron
Lil, Lolly, Lois and Kevin Damon
Daniel & Ellen Byrne
Joseph & Agnes Hohmann
Robert Berkeley
Rob Berkeley
Marcia Drinan
Alice & Gordon George
Richard Peuser
Mary & Homer Henrichon
Susan George
Ralph George
David M. Carey
McCann & Lesman Families
Charles Damon
Servidio Family
Barbara Campbell
Leo & Mary C. Millman
Henry F. Powers
V. Staskiewicz Family
Mackiewicz Family
Demars Family
Albert & Olivia Frazier
John & Betty Driscoll
Maria Parks Felaccio
Elizabeth Army
James J. McEnelly and Mr. & Mrs. James L. McEnelly
Louise C. Peterson
George J. Peterson
Herbert Blades
Anna & Frank Bevacqua
Joseph & Helga Moore
Ernest & Josephine Housman
George W. & Catherine E. Anderson
Monahan and Davis Families
Mary Costa, Joseph Robinson, Sr. & Joseph Robinson, Jr.
Alice & Remond
Larner Mary & Stephen Garvey
Lawrence Joseph
Leslie & Rita Cornell
Gertrude Cantwell
Teresa Kenter
Dennis Foster
Gertrude William
William Curtin
Gregory & Sophia Goulski
Fulvio E. DiCicco and Our Loved Ones
Marian & Gerald Frino
Alice Ladd
Albine, Marie & Charles Poirier
Michael & Margaret Hogan
Bernard & Gertrude McSweeney
Ellen Kearns
William & Bertha Coveney
Emma Campbell
Edward Mahoney
David A. Howes
Eva & Lawrence Ashton
Robert W. Nihill
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Nihill
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Pike
Glenn Thomas Stiles
Rose & Tom DeScenzo
John P. Sullivan, III
Ward & Sullivan Families
Delia & Martin Walsh
Teresa & Lawrence Jasper
Eleanor Littlefield
Linda & Jane Walls
Karen M. Schofield
Michael T. Beary
Peg & Richard Beary
Barbara & Donald Unwin
Charles A. Fitzgibbons
Daniel J. Brady, Jr.
Grant & Trabazan Families
The Nolan Family
James & Anna Callahan
Maria Concannon
Donna Lank
Richard F. Morrissey, Jr.
Mary Ellen Isleib
Robert J. Warwick
Joseph B. Matthews
David Howes
Mary Louise McConville
DeLong Family
Harney & Moriarty Families
James T. Kelley
John Allo
Fr. Henry Barry
George Mick
Deceased members of the Plouffe and Botelho Families
Baby James Reynolds
Mary Lily Carson
George & Rita Scanlon
Andrew Callahan, Sr.
Andrew Callahan, Jr.
Edward Vaughan
James F. Shea
Stella Roberts
Gordon Roberts
Al Bushlau
DiRado Family
Valenti Family
Trueman Cook
Paul E. Coughlan
Charles & Betty Burns
Veronica Najarian
Judith & Anna Pike
Charles Doran
Frank & Helen Grzbyk
Fr. Barry
Baby Walker
Edna Rahilly
James & Marie McGuiness
Ralph & Rita Ewell
Kenny & Olive Reilly Jr.
James Nolan
Mr. & Mrs. William Eamon
Sheehan Family
Janie Sawaya O’Connor
Sawaya Family
DeceasedGaffney & Qualter Family
Jack Murphy
Del & Ann Gibson
The Lyne Family
Helen & Joseph Costa
Mike & Lucy Ray
Ray & Costa Families
Donald Smith
Katherine Smith Vittetoe
Robert Downing Sr.
Madeline & Harold Shea
Rita Maher
Frances Potts
Una Hill
Arthur Donoghue
Franny Donoghue
Don & Donnie Butts
James Delaney
Della Cole
Lievi Family
Butts & Montgomery Family
Harry & Edith McLaughlin
Donoghue & Delaney Families
James Manley
Dorothy Chikoulas
Stanley, Anna, Bill and Joey Szafran
The Mahn & Fontaine Families and Mildred Ellery
Anna & Ernest Fruzzetti
Paul M. Ferchel
Edmund Ferchel

PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR THE SICK AT THE
PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL
1. Everyone is encouraged to call the rectory to request prayer in the Prayers of the Faithful for someone seriously ill.

2. Public mention of a name will occur for only two weekends. If prayer is desired after two weekends, one must call the rectory and make the request again.

3. We strongly insist that publicly mentioning a person’s name may only be done with the permission of that person. So when you call for public prayer for someone, be prepared to assure the secretary that you have that person’s permission to do so.

4. A Book of Prayer Intentions will be in the foyer of the Church and the community is encouraged to record in it the names of the sick.

5. The Book of Prayer Intentions will be carried into each Sunday Mass during the entrance procession as a sign of bringing to the Lord the intentions of those inscribed therein.

6. Each weekend at the Prayers of the Faithful we will intercede for all those written in the Book of Prayer Intentions.