Meeting of all Priests in Fitchburg

We had a very successful and positive meeting of all of the priests in Fitchburg on Wednesday, July 28. We consolidated our Mass schedule which is at the end of this blog. We developed a schedule for hospital and nursing home coverage.  We have discussed working to consolidate Confirmation preparation as a potential first step in consolidating religious education in the four parishes.  We would like to inaugurate a Fitchburg All Parish Council, which would consist of four lay representatives and one priest from each of the parishes in the city to communicate more effectively and to develop multi-parish evangelization efforts. It was a very busy meeting.

On Thursday, August 5, the Parish Finance Committee met to develop a proposed budget for FY10-11, which begins for us on September 1.  When you realize that our operating budget is a quarter of a million dollars, not including the much larger school budget, you realize that the days of the pastor keeping petty cash and receipts in a cigar box have passed! How grateful we are to have financial professionals to guide and direct our budget in a prudent manner, so that we have the resources necessary to minister effectively to our parish community and to the entire City of Fitchburg.

Mass Schedule in Fitchburg (by time)

Saturday Vigil:

            4:00 PM            St. Anthony, St. Francis, St. Joseph

            4:15 PM            St. Camillus

            6:00 PM            St. Anthony

Sunday:

            7:00 AM            St. Joseph

            8:00 AM            St. Anthony, St. Camillus

            9:00 AM            St. Francis, St. Joseph

            10:00 AM          St. Camillus

            10:30 AM          St. Anthony

            11:00 AM          St. Francis (Spanish), St. Joseph

            11:15 AM          Fitchburg State College (during the academic year)

            12:30 PM          St. Joseph (Extraordinary Form/Latin)

            5:00 PM            St. Joseph

            6:00 PM            St. Camillus

Mass Schedule (by place)

St. Anthony:      Saturday 4 & 6 PM; Sunday 8 & 10:30 AM

St. Bernard @ St. Camillus:        Saturday 4:15 PM; Sunday 8 & 10 AM, 6 PM

Fitchburg State College:             Sunday 11:15 AM (during academic year)

St. Francis:       Saturday 4 PM; Sunday 9 & 11 AM (Spanish)

St. Joseph:        Saturday 4 PM; Sunday 7, 9 & 11 AM, 12:30 PM (Latin), 5 PM

Weekday Mass Schedule (by day)

Monday:

7:00 AM            St. Anthony, St. Camillus

8:00 AM            St. Camillus, St. Francis, St. Joseph

12:30 PM          Fitchburg State College

Tuesday:

7:00 AM            St. Camillus

8:00 AM            St. Camillus, St. Francis, St. Joseph

12:30 PM          Fitchburg State College

6:00 PM            St. Francis (Spanish)

Wednesday:

7:00 AM            St. Camillus

8:00 AM            St. Camillus, St. Francis, St. Joseph

12:30 PM          Fitchburg State College

5:30 PM            St. Anthony

Thursday:

7:00 AM            St. Anthony, St. Camillus

8:00 AM            St. Camillus, St. Francis, St. Joseph

Friday:

7:00 AM            St. Anthony, St. Camillus

8:00 AM            St. Camillus, St. Joseph

6:00 PM            St. Francis

Saturday:

8:00 AM            St. Camillus, St. Joseph