HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FATHER JIM!

Watch: Sunday Mass with Father Jim (6-14-26)
Listen: Pray As You Go Daily Meditations
Read: Scripture for Life by Mary McGlone (6-14-26)

This Week’s Message
Our Prayer for Stewardship

Giving the Gifts of Time, Talent & Treasure

Loving God,
we come to you in thanksgiving,
knowing that all we are and all that we have
are gifts from you.
Loving God,
we are listening for your voice.
Speak your good word into our souls,
so that we may hear you clearly in our hearts.
Give us insight and wisdom
to understand what your will is for us,
and the strength to carry out our good intentions.
We offer to you this day and every day
every part of our lives.
At home, at work, at school, at market:
help us to be loving,
patient, merciful, and generous.
We offer to you this week and every week
our gifts of time, talent, and treasure.
Accept them as small gifts of our faith,
as reflections of our love
for you and for our neighbors.
Loving God,
help us now and always
to reach out to others as you reach out to us:
with closeness, compassion, and tenderness,
through Jesus, your beloved Son,
our merciful redeemer, friend, and brother.
Glory to the Father,
to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Saint Ann, pray for us! Saint Joachim, pray for us!
Saint Peter, pray for us! Saint Anthony, pray for us!
Our Lady of Good Voyage, pray for us!

For more information about how you and your family can help our parishes, please contact Father Jim at frjim@ccgronline.com. Peace, blessings, and thanks to all!

CCGR Weekly Newsletter (6-14-26)
Bringing Home the Word (6-14-26)
The Kids Bulletin (6-14-26)

Art by Rechna Begum – 370076172 – Dreamstime

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Our Pastor’s Message
An Urgent Call to Stewardship

By Father Jim

As a priest and pastor, working long hours is not a problem for me. Celebrating the sacraments is a joy, never a burden. Being called to a hospital or nursing home at all hours of the day or night is often a deeply moving part of my ministry. But asking for money from people who struggle to make ends meet during uncertain times is hardest part of my job. Nevertheless, I write now with an urgent request for your kind support and generosity.

Each year, the Grand Annual Collections at Holy Family Parish and Our Lady of Good Voyage Parish bridge the gap between our weekly gifts and the overall costs of parish operations. For the past few years, we have divided our Grand Annual Collections by two seasons: winter and spring. This year is no different. Over the course of the winter, both of our parishes met and exceeded their goals for the first phase of this all-important fundraising campaign. But both parishes now face the critical challenge of coping with the costs of a long winter.

Heating, snow plowing, and snow shoveling are facts of life on Cape Ann. And here are the cold facts. Heating costs for our churches and parish buildings increased by more than ten percent. Last year in Holy Family Parish, we spent approximately $20,000 on snow removal at both campuses. This year, we were forced to spend $49,000. Last year, Our Lady of Good Voyage Parish spent approximately, $15,000 on snow removal. This year, we were forced to spend $34,000. Needless to say, these costs create a difficult budgetary problem for both parishes.

So, we are now compelled to raise the goals for the spring phase of our Grand Annual Collections. In order to balance our parish budgets by the end of the current fiscal year on June 30th, it is vitally important that we reach these new goals:

• Holy Family Parish
  Our Goal – $50,000
  Raised So Far – $34,919 (70%)
• Our Lady of Good Voyage Parish
  Our Goal – $20,000
  Raised So Far – $19,357 (97%)

To be sure, reaching these goals will not be easy. But over the years, we have faced every challenge together with faith, hope, and love and with a commitment to our values of prayer, fellowship, and service. During the past year, for example, our community coped with several tragic losses that touched the hearts of every friend, neighbor, and fellow parishioner of the Catholic Community of Gloucester & Rockport. At every turn, we were here for each other — to comfort, console, and encourage; to pray, share, and walk together. Let’s pull together again!

Our parishes were built and sustained by generations of hardworking men and women. Now more than ever, the future of Holy Family Parish and Our Lady of Good Voyage Parish depends on parishioners like you and me. In the past few weeks, every registered parish family has received a gift envelope by mail. Until then, please pray that each of us will give whatever we can to this important effort to ensure the financial stability of our parishes. Peace, blessings, and sincere thanks for your generous support! May God bless us, everyone!

Support Holy Family Parish
Support Our Lady of Good Voyage Parish

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Saint Peter’s Novena
An Annual Summer Tradition
Begins Monday, June 15th

In prayerful anticipation of the 99th Annual Saint Peter’s Fiesta, all friends, neighbors, and fellow parishioners of the Catholic Community of Gloucester & Rockport are invited to join together in offering the Nine Day Novena to Saint Peter from Monday, June 15th through Tuesday, June 23rd at 7:00pm in American Legion Hall, which is located at 8 Washington Street in Gloucester.

This beloved and beautiful summer tradition affords us a special opportunity to share our heartfelt prayers and petitions with Saint Peter the Apostle: patron of our parishes and patron of fishermen all around the world. For more information about the Saint Peter Novena, please contact Joe Novello at 978-283-4367. Save the dates! Please join us! All are invited! All are welcome!

Learn More: Saint Peter’s Regret – A Lesson for All

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Saint Peter’s Fiesta
Outdoor Mass & Procession
Sunday, June 28th

Saint Peter’s Fiesta begins on Wednesday, June 24th and concludes on Sunday, June 28th. On that final day, all friends, neighbors, and fellow parishioners of the Catholic Community of Gloucester & Rockport are invited to join Father Jim for the annual outdoor celebration of Holy Mass at 10:00am at Saint Peter’s Square in Gloucester.

After Mass, all are welcome to join us for the traditional procession through the streets of our beloved city with Saint Peter! For more information, please contact Rose Aiello at 978-283-1664 or visit stpetersfiesta.org. Spread the word! All are invited! All are welcome!

A Prayer for the Intercession of Saint Peter

O Saint Peter the Apostle,
you are the rock upon which Jesus built his church.
Obtain for us, we pray:
a lively faith, firm hope, and burning love;
complete detachment from self-interest;
contempt for the world and the ways of corruption;
patience in adversity, humility in prosperity,
recollection in prayer and adoration,
purity of heart, right intention in all of our actions,
diligence in fulfilling the duties of our vocations,
constancy in our resolutions to do good,
perseverance in God’s grace unto death;
so that by means of your powerful intercession,
we may be worthy to appear
before the chief judge and eternal shepherd
of our souls, who is the Lord Jesus Christ,
our merciful redeemer, friend, and brother.
Glory to the Father,
to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning,
is now and will be forever. Amen.

Learn More: Saint Peter’s Fiesta

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Sharing God’s Love
Our Weekday Worship
Let’s Pray Together!

In the Catholic Community of Gloucester & Rockport, the celebration of Holy Mass is the wellspring of our community’s joy and the guiding light of our shared life of prayer, fellowship, and service. All are welcome to join us for Mass and to receive Holy Communion in accordance with a personal examination of conscience and the teachings of the Catholic Church. In addition to our weekend schedule, we also pray together throughout the week.

• Wednesdays
  Rosary at 5:00pm
  Mass at 5:30pm
  Followed by Eucharistic Adoration & Confessions
  Our Lady of Good Voyage Church
• Thursdays & Fridays
  Rosary at 7:30am
  Mass at 8:00am
  Our Lady of Good Voyage Church
• First Saturdays
  Rosary at 7:30am
  Mass at 8:00am
  Followed by the Assisi Project
  Our Lady of Good Voyage Church
• Always Available
  Watch: Sunday Mass with Father Jim on YouTube
  Watch: Rosary with Father Jim on YouTube
• Assisi Project Online
  Our Daily Prayers
  A Franciscan Rosary
  A Rosary for Peace

In addition to our Wednesday evening schedule, all are reminded that the Sacrament of the Sick and the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) are also available by appointment. For more information, please contact Father Jim at frjim@ccgronline.com. Please join us! All are invited! All are welcome!

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The Assisi Project
In Constant Prayer for You!

Intercessory Prayer Ministry

Founded in 2007 by Father Jim and Brother Patrick, the Assisi Project is a Fellowship of Franciscans in Spirit with friends and followers around the world. We are dedicated to helping believers of all ages and backgrounds more faithfully live the Gospel of the Poor Christ in the spirit of Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi.

Our members range in age from 18 to 102. Each day, we pray for all who ask for our prayers. If you would like us to pray for you or your special intention, please contact Brother Patrick at brpatrick@assisiproject.com. Saint Francis of Assisi, pray for us! Saint Clare of Assisi, pray for us! Our Lady of the Angels, pray for us! May God bless you! May the Lord give you peace!

Learn More: The Assisi Project

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Words of Wisdom from Saint Francis of Assisi

At dawn, when the sun rises,
everyone should praise God who created Brother Sun
for our service, for through him,
our eyes light up the day.

Learn More: Saint Francis – Poor Man of God

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