St. Michael the Archangel Parish
29 North Avenue, Mendon, MA 01756

Tel: 508-478-4456   Fax: 508-634-2664

Rev.  Thomas E. Mahoney, Pastor

 

 

 
     

Internet Access

 

Website:  www.stgabrielma.org

Email:   st.michaels@comcast.net

 

Mass Schedule

 

Weekdays

Monday through Wednesday: 8:30 a.m.

 

Weekends

Saturday: 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:00 a.m.,  9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

 

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held every Tuesday, following the 8:30 a.m. Mass until 5:45 p.m.

 

Sacraments:

 

 

New  Parishioners

We welcome all new parishioners and hope that you will become an active member of the Parish.  Please register in the Rectory after one of the weekend Masses.

 

Confessions

Saturday: 3:00-3:30 p.m. or anytime by appointment

 

Baptism

Baptisms are held at the convenience of the family, usually on Sunday. According to Diocesan guidelines, an instruction should be held prior to the Baptism.  Please contact the Rectory for times.

 

Confirmation

Confirmation will be administered to those who have completed the equivalent of the eleventh grade of Religious Education, and the Parish Confirmation Program.

 

Marriage

Couples planning Marriage should contact the Rectory at least six months in advance.  A program of preparation is required.

 

Communion Calls

Parishioners who are unable to attend Mass and who wish to receive Communion in their home should contact the Rectory.

 

Hospital Calls

Milford Hospital is visited weekly.  Parishioners who will be in the hospital for an extended stay and would like a visit from a priest should contact the Rectory.

 

PARISH ACTIVITIES:

 

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES

     Grade 2              Monday         3:30 to 4:30 PM.

     Grade 3              Monday         3:30 to 4:30 PM.

                                                   & 4:45 to 5:45 PM.                      

     Grade 4              Monday         4:45 to 5:45 PM.

    Grades 5 & 6       Wednesday    3:30 to 4:30 PM.

    Grades 7 & 8       Mon. & Wed.  6:00 to 7:00 PM.

    Grade  9              Monday         6:00 to 7:00 PM.

    Grades 10 & 11    Monday         7:15 to 8:15 PM.

 

Women's Club: meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

 

Knights of Columbus: meets on the second Sunday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

 

Youth Group: meets on the first and third Sunday of the month.

 

Weekly News

 February 7, 2010

What is a monsignor?

Dear Padre,      

   What is the difference between a monsignor and a pastor? And how is a cardinal different from a bishop?

                                                                                                           Edward

Dear Edward,

   A simple way to look at your first question is that monsignor is an honorary term, while pastor is an eminently practical one. Pastors are priests who have been assigned responsibility for a particular parish community. They receive a canonical appointment from their bishop and have distinct obligations and rights that come along with their role of service.

   Monsignors are a different story. The word monsignor is a form of address rather than a position. It’s used when referring to priests who have been given certain awards or offices by the pope. These honors are typically awarded at the request of local bishops, most often to long-serving pastors or priests who play key administrative roles in a diocese.

   A bishop is the head of a local church—an archdiocese or diocese. He is ordained and appointed to carry on the ministry of the apostles by preaching the Gospel and overseeing the life of his particular diocese. Cardinals are men the pope—the bishop of Rome—has appointed to be his special advisors and to elect a new pope upon his death. Most cardinals are bishops of major or historically important dioceses, but popes can and do appoint nonbishops as cardinals after the nonbishops receive episcopal consecration (Code of Canon Law, 351).

                                                                                Matthew Allman, C.Ss.R.

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