August 2, 2026 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 1, 2026 – Saturday
4:00 PM sp. Frank Bonczar from Deacon Steve and Betty Papik
sp. Catherine and Thomas Lawless from Lawless and O’Connell Families
sp. Jean Rurak from Michael and Joanie Bason
August 2, 2026 – Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00 AM Birthday Blessings for Michael from Mom and Dad
10:45 AM Congregation of Saint Athanasius Mass
August 8 - First Friday
7:00 – 9:00 PM Nocturnal Adoration
August 8, 2026 – Saturday
4:00 PM sp. Joe Strykowski and Thaddeus Stepien from Family
sp. Eugene Leczynski from Deacon Steve and Betty Papik
August 9, 2026 – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00 AM sp. Andrzej Ciuksa
sp. Msgr. Stanley Kempa
sp. Mikołaj Andrejaszko
sp. Gene Leczynski from Paul Kazalski
10:45 AM Congregation of Saint Athanasius Mass
Monday – Friday
12 Noon Mass at Saints Campus Chapel
Please pray for all our parishioners and their families and for those who minister to us – Fr. Sannella, Fr. Janusz, Fr. Healey, Fr. Raju and Deacon Steve.
The 2027 Mass Intentions Book is now available.
Offertory:
Weekly Collection $1682
Cemetery Fund $429
Thank you.
Thank you to the following donors to the Parish Fund:
In Memory of Gene Leczynski:
Helena Strykowski
Brendan and Maryann Durkin
Michael and Joanie Bason
Second collections for August:
August 1 - Cemetery Fund
August 8 – Monthly Maintenance Collection
August 15, 22, 29 – Cemetery Fund
Thank you to Sue and Brian Dussault for the upkeep of the Blessed Mother statue in front of the rectory and its surroundings.
Senior Citizens Club
Members will be attending The Butterfly Place for the August meeting. There will be no meeting and no Mass that day. Members will meet at The Butterfly Place for 12:30. If there is someone who needs a ride please call Anna Milczarek at 978-937-3866 (H) or 978-973-5373 (C) and she will pick you up. After members will go to Sullivans Ice Cream for a treat. Anna has the sign up sheet from July’s meeting. Please let her know if you are attending by Monday, August 3. The Butterfly Place, 120 Tyngsboro Road, Westford, MA 01186 (978-392-0955)
SUMMER RAFFLE
Raffle tickets are $5 each and each family is asked to buy or sell at least 5 tickets. The drawing will be held on August 15 and all returns should be made no later than Thursday, August 13. Simply include your name and phone number on the back of each ticket and return them with payment in the offertory basket, by mail, or by dropping them in the rectory mail slot. Envelopes should be marked “Attn. Betty.”
This is one of our three yearly fundraisers. Help by purchasing the tickets for yourself and by reaching out to family and friends for their support. More tickets can be obtained by stopping in at the rectory or by calling the rectory (978-452-2564) during regular office hours (Monday – 10 – 1 PM) or by calling Betty Tsioulis at 978-809-9199 or Betty Papik at 978-459-2873. Maybe you or someone you know will have that extra $1, 000 to extend his/her summer vacation or to spend on extra activities at home.
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings give us words of great love and comfort. As we listen, we may find ourselves breathing easier, feeling comforted. In Isaiah, God speaks to the people saying, “Come to me, listen, that you may have life.” St. Paul tells us that nothing, not hardship or sorrow or difficulty “can save us from the love of God poured out in Christ Jesus.” Then we hear the gospel story of the loaves and fish and Jesus having compassion for the crowd that had been with him. This gospel draws a parallel to our Sunday Eucharist. We are nourished by the word of God, and we are fed the Body of Christ. In both – we are nourished for the days ahead. Take with you from here, the words you have heard and the body of Christ you have received. This is the sustenance we all need!
NIECH BÓG WAS BŁOGOSŁAWI I CHRONI W NADCHODZĄCYM TYGODNIU
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND PROTECT YOU IN THE WEEK AHEAD