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Saturdays 4:00 pm;
Sundays 8:30 am or 11 am*
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A PRAYER FOR PEACE BY
POPE FRANCIS
Lord God of peace, hear our prayer! We have tried so many times and over so many years to resolve our conflicts by our own powers & by the force of our arms. How many moments of hostility and darkness have we experienced? how much blood has been shed? how many lives have been shattered? how many hopes have been buried? But our efforts have been in vain. Now, Lord, come to our aid! Grant us peace, teach us peace; guide our steps in the way of peace. Open our eyes and our hearts, & give us the courage to say: "Never again war!"; "With war everything is lost". Instill in our hearts the courage to take concrete steps to achieve peace. Lord, God of Abraham, God of the Prophets, God of Love, you created us & you call us to live as brothers and sisters. Give us the strength daily to be instruments of peace; enable us to see everyone who crosses our path as our brother or sister. Make us sensitive to the plea of our citizens who entreat us to turn our weapons of war into implements of peace, our trepidation into confident trust, and our quarreling into forgiveness. Keep alive within us the flame of hope, so that with patience and perseverance we may opt for dialogue and reconciliation. In this way may peace triumph at last, & may the words "division," "hatred," & "war" be banished from the heart of every man & woman. Lord, defuse the violence of our tongues & our hands. Renew our hearts and minds, so that the word which always brings us together will be "brother," & our way of life will always be that of Shalom, Peace, Salaam! Amen. -
You ae needed...
Teachers & aides; lectors, music ministers - cantors, musicians, choir; litugical ministers-Eucharistic ministers, altar servers (all ages); hospitality ministers- greeters; volunteers to help at festivals, yard sales, fundraisers; pro-life; & outreach to others - food shelf, special needs...
Email strochoxford@gmail.com or call 508-987-2382, drop by to see w
here you are able to be of help. **********
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St Ann Catholic Church, North Oxford &
St Roch Catholic Church, Oxford
Faith Formation Kindergarten-12th grade.
Our program is designed to allow all involved to grow in our Catholic Faith & come into a closer relationship with God. Sacrament preparation are part of our program.
Both parishes will be working together to be able to provide the best faith formation possible.Register Today for all grades.
Saint Ann can be reached at
stannsrectory@hotmail.com
Or 508-987-8892.
Saint Roch can be reached at
strochoxford@gmail.com
508-987-2382.St Roch Class TimesK-8 9:40—10:50 AM; 9-12 6:30—8:00 PMClass locationsPARISH CENTERGrades 1 - room 4; Grade 2 - room 5;
Grades 3-4 - room 3; Grades 5-6 - room 7
Grades 7-8 - room 6PARISH HALLGrades 9-12 Sundays 6:30-8:00 PMWord sharing on stage during Mass.October2 ... High School 6:30-8 PM
9 ... K-8 9:40—10:50 AM
16 Parish Center closed for LOTW retreat... No classes grades k-12Call 508-987-2382 for Service times available14-17 ... Light of the World Retreat23 ... K-8 9:40—10:50 AM
23 ... High School 6:30-8 PM
30 ... K-8 9:40—10:50 AM
Families come for the All Saints Festival
A prayer for all SufferringYou shall not fear the terror of the night nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that roams in darkness, nor the plague that ravages at noon. Ps 91:5-6
We will take care always to respect your privacy & keep you safe. Thank you for your patience & understanding as we navigate these ongoing strange waters. If we are made aware that someone in the parish gatherings has had a positive test for Covid, whether with symptoms or asymptomatic, we'll notify you, to help you monitor your family's health. We appreciate your calls:
508-987-8987, or 508-987-2382 or email strochoxford@gmail.com.
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Light of the World Retreat
St Roch &
St Ann Parish
Light of the World Retreat
October 14-17
A wonderful experience for both of our parishes, come for the blessings of the Holy Spirit, register today.
Our Main Evangelizer Brian Bergeron is Working to with his team from both parishes.
Team meetings 6:00 pm
in the parish hall every Thursday September 29 - October 6, 13.
To register or for more information
call 508-987-2382,
Or 508-987-8987
We thank all those who will join the upcoming evangelist team, as shepherds, on the hospitality team,
as part of the adoration team,
or especially as a retreatant.
Please know that we are praying to the Holy Spirit, that you will discover what your role in this retreat is to be.
We look forward to the many blessings that will result in weeks ahead.
Cannot come to the retreat?
You toocan help, become an Intercessor for the Success of our Light of the World Retreat for St. Ann &
St. Roch Parishes.
The success of every parish program truly depends on prayer, so, consider becoming a prayer intercessor
for the success of the retreat,
by praying for the success of the retreat before, during & after.
For details call 508-987-2382
or email strochoxford@gmail.com
Is a Light of the World retreat
for all teens.
Another ignite retreat is coming soon, anyone who has taken part in the retreat or are interested in becooming part of the team, call 508-987-2382.
This Relection from Our Blessed Mother's statue points to the Light of the World in Jesus!
Jesus is waiting!
Come visit Him in the tabernacle
share His Holy Eucharist.
During a vacation trip two of our members agreed to pray for the retreat; they took this shot while away. -
Confession Times
- Tuesday: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Saturday: 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
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Today's Readings
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Mary, A Women of the EucharistAdopted from Jem Sullivan, Ph.D.
The Virgin Adoring the Host, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1852, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkMary is a “‘woman of the Eucharist’ in her whole life,” Pope St John Paul II, Ecclesia de Eucharistia. Mary “lived her Eucharistic faith even before the institution of the Eucharist,” because she bore in her own body the Body of Christ into the world (EE, 55). It is this unique relationship of Mary to the Eucharist, the Church, & to us, her spiritual children, the French painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres evokes in this 1852 masterpiece. “The Virgin Adoring the Host,” imagines Mary praying before the sacred host in the presence of two saints. Stand before a bare stone altar on which the host in displayed atop a golden chalice & paten. Two lit candlesticks frame the mysterious scene. On the left is St Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, believed to have discovered the True Cross of Jesus in Jerusalem. On the right the saintly French king Louis IX holds his ornate crown in his left hand while his eyes direct our gaze to the host. Engraved on the host are a cross & the letters IHS, a monogram of the first three letters of the name of Jesus in Greek. Serene Mary bathed in radiant light with blue and red garments that symbolize the divinity & humanity of her divine son, Jesus. Her slender fingers come together in prayer as her luminous face turns to the host in adoration. Mary intercedes always for us. Ingres’ vision invites us to join Mary in contemplating the Eucharistic presence of Jesus, in silent wondrous praise. -
Sacrament of Penance
St. Roch Confessions
Every Saturday
3 - 3:30 PM &
Every Tuesday
6 - 7 pm
St. Ann Confessions
Every Saturday
3 -3:30 PM
Or
Call for an appointment 508-987-8987.
This great sacrament that Jesus gave us on the Evening of the Resurrection provides us with the powerful grace to become holy disciples. -
Open
Thursdays
4:30-6:30 PM except holidays
Donations of non-perishable food items can be put in the DROP BOX located o nthe first floor of the Oxford Community Center
(in front of the office)
at 4 Maple Road, Oxford MA 01540.
Please call 508-987-6002 to check hours open.
Check donations can be mailed to:
Oxford Ecumenical Food Shelf
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Walking Daily with the Saints
Pope Francis' Prayer for the month of September is for the Abolition of the Death Penalty
We pray that the death penalty, which attacks the dignity of the human person, may be legally abolished in every country.
September
30 Saint Jerome
Pope Francis' Prayer
for the month of October is for A Church Open to Everyone
We pray for the Church;
ever faithful to, & courageous
in preaching the Gospel,
may the Church be a community
of solidarity, fraternity & welcome, always living in an atmosphere
of synodality.
1 Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
2 Feast of the Guardian Angels
3 Saint Theodora Guérin
4 Saint Francis of Assisi
5 Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska
6 Saint Bruno
7 Our Lady of the Rosary
8 Saint John Leonardi
9 Saint Denis and Companions
10 Saint Francis Borgia
11 Saint John XXIII
12 Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
13 Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher
14 Blessed Carlo Acutis
15 Saint Teresa of Avila
16 Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
17 Saint Ignatius of Antioch
18 Saint Luke
19 Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and Companions
20 Saint Paul of the Cross
21 Saint Hilarion
22 Saint John Paul II
23 Saint John of Capistrano
24 Saint Anthony Mary Claret
25 Saint Antônio de Sant’Anna Galvão
26 Saint Peter of Alcantara
27 Blessed Bartholomew of Vicenza
28 Saints Simon and Jude
29 Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem
30 Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez
31 Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg