Mass Intentions

�for the Week

Saturday, September 1^st:

4:30pm: Margaret Shea, by a friend

Sunday: September 2^nd:

�� (Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time)

8:00:�� Stanley Bujak, by Rudy and Pat Salvas��

9:45:�� Paul Deshaies, by his cousin Gaby Desrochers

11:00:�� Thomas Hayes (50^th Birthday Rem.), by his family

5:30pm: Mary Scholtz (Birthday Rem.), by her family

Monday, September 3^rd:

8:15:�� Natale Commisso, by his family

Tuesday: September 4^th:

8:15:�� Rev. John Moran

9:00:�� School Mass

5:30:�� St. Jude Novena

Wednesday, September 5^th:

8:15:�� Anne Hanson, by her family

Thursday, September 6^th:

8:15:�� Maria Teresa DelNegro and Ginny Choclas,

�� by Mary DelNegro

Friday, September 7^th:

8:15:�� Mary Lynch, by Mary Ellen and Jim

Saturday, September 8^th:

8:15:�� Holy Name Parishioners � 39^th Anniversary

�� of the New Holy Name Church, by Fr. John

4:30pm: Petty Waters, by her sister Carmella

Sunday, September 9^th:

8:00:�� Deceased Members of the Holy Name Men�s

�� Club, by the Members of the Holy Name Men�s

�� Club

9:45:�� Sophie Liskiewicz, by her daughter

11:00:�� Desmond P. Fitzgerald and Rose Cotter,

�� by their family

5:30pm: Eugene Boss, by Pren

CONTACT LIST FOR PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Spiritual Life:�� Nancy DeMars�� 783-9746��

Family Life:�� Anne Marie Ferraro�� 739-3737

Community Svc:�� Pren Boss�� 736-4878

Rosary Altar Soc.:� �� Flo Zepke�� 733-3610

Blue Army:�� Margaret Martin�� 737-4471

Loaves and�� Fishes:�� Arline Felton�� 782-6767

Habitat for

� Humanity:�� Barbara Kautz�� 734-2942

Holy Name

�School Board:�� Peter Lemaire�� 567-0332

Parents Assoc.:�� Erica Cushna�� 733-7390

Cursillo:�� Pat Triggs�� 788-6535

Forever Young:�� Flo Zepke�� 733-3610

Mens Club:�� John Vennard�� 525-2310

Parish Council:�� Marcia Scagliarini�� 736-8416

Finance Committee:�� Jim Tourtelotte�� 567-8328

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Stop by the Church on Tuesdays for prayer �

Every Tuesday 9:00 am until 5:00 pm

Exposition immediately following the 8:15 am Tuesday Mass � Closing Prayers and Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament are at 5:00 followed by the St. Jude Novena Mass at 5:30 pm.

We welcome back all students, faculty and staff of �Holy Name School.� School begins this Tuesday, September 4^th.� Please join us for our School Opening Mass on Tuesday, September 4^th at 9:00 am

We received word this week that Fr. John Moran CSs.R., died in Ireland on Sunday, August 26, 2007.� A Redemptorist priest, Fr. Moran was ordained in 1944 and served here at Holy Name from 1980 until his retirement in 1995.� Our 8:15 Mass on Tuesday, September 4^th will be offered up for Fr. Moran.

Religious Education Registration

Registration Forms are available at the entrances to the Church.� Registration Fees are $30.00 per child or $60.00 per family.�

Those Registering for First Reconciliation, First Communion and Confirmation must provide a copy of Baptismal Record along with the Registration Form.� Please complete a form as soon as possible and return it to Claudine Bouchard Collins at the Rectory Office (323 Dickinson Street).� Any questions:� please call Claudine Bouchard Collins, Coordinator of Religious Education at 736-4145.

We are in need of a few teachers for our Religious Education Program.� If you would be willing to teach or would like to volunteer to help in a classroom � please call Claudine Bouchard Collins at 736-4145.

The Holy Name Parents Association will hold its Annual Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, November 17^th from 10:00am until 4:00pm in the Holy Name Social Center.� Crafters� applications are now being accepted.� Please call Jennifer Markey at (413) 746-5512 for an application and information.� This is a wonderful event which receives terrific feedback from crafters each year!!

The next CORI Training Session will be held on Thursday, September 13^th at 6:00 pm in the first floor conference room in the Social Center.� All people who volunteer or are employed by the parish are required to complete this training.� If you have not previously been CORI�d or were CORI�d prior to 2006, you need to attend this session or arrange for a time that is more convenient for you.� Please contact Patrice MacArthur at [email protected] or (413) 782-4093 if you have any questions or want to check if you need to renew your CORI.� Thank You!

From Our Pastoral Minister:

Sick or Shut In Visits:� Please let us know if a friend or relative is in the hospital, in a nursing home or would like a visit from Fr. John or Sr. Catherine.

Prayer Requests:� If you have a request for the prayer line, please call Sr. Catherine at 781-1785.

Mark your Calendars!! The Forever Young Club will meet on Monday, September 10^th at 1:00 in the Social Center.� ��As always, all seniors of the parish and friends are invited to join us!� So why not plan to join us for an afternoon of fun and friendship!!

A �Big Thank You� to all the people who supported our �Back to School in Kentucky� project.� We shipped over 1,000 pounds of school supplies to needy children in eastern Kentucky.� We appreciate the donations of items, money for postage, help with the packing and to Mark Desrochers in the Maintenance Department for bringing the boxes to the Post Office.

�� The Community Service Commission

Altar Server Training

This ministry is open to all students of the Parish who are in the fourth grade or above and have received their First Communion.� Brochures are available at the entrances to the Church.� Please complete a form and return it to the Parish Office or place completed forms in the collection basket.� All forms must be received by Monday, September 24^th as training will begin on Tuesday, September 25^th at 6:00 in the Church.� Any questions, please call Mary Flahive at 788-7854.

Loaves and Fishes:� We will be preparing and serving American Chop Suey on Monday September 3^rd at Christ Church Cathedral. �To volunteer or for more information, please contact: Arline Felton at 782-6767.

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Bulletin Advertiser of the Week:� We wish to acknowledge and thank Romeo and Sons for advertising in our parish bulletin.� Their support makes our bulletin possible.

Just a reminder:� The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, September 3^rd in observance of Labor Day.� The office will open on Tuesday, September 4^th at 8:00 am.

AND THE WORD IS��

HUMILITY

by Fr. John Connors

I was watching ESPN the other evening and a story was told about Don Shula.� Don Shula is a Hall of Fame NFL coach and was the longtime coach of the Miami Dolphins.�

One summer he was vacationing in Maine.� It was a rainy afternoon so he, his wife, and his five small children went to the town�s only theatre.� When they walked into the theatre, only six other people were there.� To a person, however, they stood up and applauded the Shula family.�

As the Shulas sat down a man came running up and shook the coach�s hand.� �How did you recognize me?� Shula asked him.� The man replied, �Mister, I don�t know who you are.� All I know is that the manager announced before you came in with your family that unless five more people showed up he was closing down and there would be no movie today.�

We get lessons in humility often in our life.� It has been said that one of the hardest secrets for a person to keep is his opinion of himself or herself.� It is when we forget ourselves that we do things that are most likely to be remembered.

Christian Herter was running hard for re-election in the 1950�s for governor of Massachusetts, and one day he arrived at a barbecue.� He�d had no breakfast or lunch so he was very hungry.� As he moved down the serving line he held out his plate and received one piece of chicken.� The Governor said to the serving lady, �Excuse me.� Do you mind if I get another piece of chicken?� I am very hungry.�

The woman replied, �Sorry, I am supposed to give one piece to each person.�� He repeated, �But I am starved.�� Again, she said, �only one to a customer.�� The Governor was normally a modest man but he decided this was the time to use the weight of his office.� So he said, �Madam, Do you know who I am?� I am the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.�� And the woman answered, �Do you know who I am?� I am the lady in charge of the chicken.� So move along, mister.�

A key theme in our readings this week is humility.� Humility in our culture today is not something that is treasured.� Societies driven by status seldom advocate humbling ourselves.� Jesus reverses what we learn on TV and in our culture.� He teaches us to reverse our thinking and forget about being admired�and serve people in need.� He taught it was the only way to fulfillment.�

It has been said that the person who looks up to God seldom looks down on people.� Let us open our hearts to God to grow in humility and in our service to one another.

My dear friends in Christ,

The news from Peru about the aftermath of the terrible earthquake that struck that country indicates the need for prayer for all those who have been killed, those who have been left homeless and those suffering the aftereffects.

In addition to prayer, financial help is needed.� Catholic Relief Services in the United States is working with the Peruvian Bishops to provide assistance to the people who have suffered such great losses.� If you would like to assist, I ask that you make your gift to Peruvian Relief and put it in your parish�s collection basket.� Please make checks payable to the Diocese of Springfield and note it for CRS/Peruvian Relief.� Monies collected will be forwarded by the diocese in their totality through Catholic Relief Services to Peru for relief efforts.

My thanks to you for all you do to help our brothers and sisters in need.� Please, in a special way, keep the people of Peru in your prayers and all those who have suffered such tragedies this past summer � the coal miners, people killed in the bridge collapse and so many other tragedies that seem to have cast a pall over the summer months.�

Know that you are always in my prayers.

With every best wish,

�� In Christ,

�� (signed)

�� Most Reverend Timothy McDonnell

�� Bishop of Springfield

Lector Schedule

For Next Weekend:� September 8-9:

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4:30:�� Mary Ellen Clay

8:00:�� Flo Zepke

9:45:�� Children�s Mass

11:00:�� Rose Sattler

5:30:�� Barbara Kautz

Altar Server Schedule

For Next Weekend:� September 8-9:

4:30:�� G. Atkins, W. Ward

8:00:�� W. Joseph, K. Barszewski

9:45:�� A. Perez-Gelinas, H. Kos, D. Lessard

11:00:�� J. Rivers, D. Rivers, M. Gourneault

5:30:�� A. Hiller, A. Hiller