November is the month when Catholic Christians
remember our beloved dead. This year a Memorial Book
will again be next to the baptismal font where parishioners
may inscribe the names of beloved family and friends who
have passed away.
They will be remembered at all times of prayer as a
parish. In addition, our annual memorial Mass of
remembrance will be at 4 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 14 for those
who have had a funeral mass celebrated at Our Lady of
Lourdes Church from Nov. 1, 2008 to the present.
Simple refreshments will be served in the hall following
the Mass, an occasion for us to be present in support of
grieving parishioners. If you would like a person
remembered whose funeral was not at Our Lady of Lourdes
Church, contact the rectory with the name of the deceased,
an address and contact name before Nov. 6.
Items.
The Blues Breakfast was a delicious musical success.
Thank you to Rich Cesarini, Craig Carter and our adult
choir members for the music, the breakfast, and a
wonderful event.
This is the time of year that we begin to help provide
Thanksgiving dinners for the less fortunate. Children in
our religious education program will be collecting canned
goods and non -perishables. We ask adult parishioners
to help purchase the turkeys. Donations may be placed
in an envelope marked “turkey money” and either mailed
to the rectory or dropped in the weekend collection
basket. All the checks and food will be sent to Catholic
Charities for distribution. Thanks for your help.
On the weekend of Nov. 14/15, you are invited to
register your Shaws Card and designate Our Lady of
Lourdes Parish as the charity to which Shaws will direct
a percentage of the total cost of your food bill. This will
not cost you more money. However, if you use your
card on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday while
shopping at Shaws, the parish will benefit.
Please read the flu directive from the Archdiocese
printed elsewhere in this bulletin. We are following these
directions.
On a sad note: Last Wednesday, Fr. Goss moved out of
our rectory. He made his decision after many
conversations with his doctor and the visiting nurse. It
was clear to him that there was just too much monitoring
of the types of food, salt and fluid intake to be observed
and his doctors advised him that he should no longer
celebrate the Eucharist publically. He will be living at the
home of a friend. The staff and I feel a certain sadness
at all of this, particularly that Fr. Goss’s 62 years of
ordained ministry has come to an end, at least, in his
leading of the Eucharist. To mark this moment in our
parish life, we will be having a reception for Fr. Goss in
the church hall on Sunday November 8 from1:00pm -
3:00pm, Please come by and wish him well. If you
would like to send him a note, please send it to: Rev.
Francis Goss, c/o Cherico 171 Chestnut St. #1,
Foxboro, MA 02035