Patrick Madrid

Patrick Madrid

Making a return visit, Patrick Madrid will be coming to talk about apologetics and other Catholic topics of interest. Apologetics is the theological defense of Catholic doctrine. This series will provide you an opportunity to better understand your Catholic faith and tools for defending Catholicism in Christ's love. He is the host of four EWTN shows and the author of Pope Fiction, Search and Rescue, and Does the Bible Really Say That?.

You can learn more about Patrick on his website, www.surprisedbytruth.com.

Patrick Madrid will be presenting at these MA area parishes:

Tuesday, March 9th - St. Bonaventure, Manomet 7-10pm (free-will donation)
Topic: Ten Mistakes Catholics Make When Sharing the Faith
Wednesday, March 10th - Holy Family, Lynn 7-10pm (free-will donation)
Topic: Where is THAT in the Bible?
Thursday, March 11th - St. William, Tewksbury 7-10pm (free-will donation)
Topic: The Ticking Time Bomb: How Global Aging Will Affect You
Friday, March 12th - Our Lady of Grace*, Pepperell 7-10pm (free-will donation)
Topic: Answers to Lies that Society Tells You *Our Lady of Grace parish meets at St. Joseph Church in Pepperell
Saturday, March 13th - Betania 2 Marian Shrine, Medway 9am-9pm
Topic 1: Any Friend of God’s is a Friend of Mine
Topic 2: The Sacraments: Soul Food and the Antidotes for Sin
Topic 3: Why Be Catholic When You can be Anything Else?
See www.Betania2.org or call Janeen Tibbetts at 508-533-5377 X126 for tickets and registration. Lunch and dinner may be purchased.
Saturday, March 27 - St. Monica, Methuen 9am-3pm
Topic 1: Pope Fiction: Answers to common myths and misconceptions about the papacy
Topic 2: Surprised by Truth: Why are so many Protestants becoming Catholic?
Topic 3: Is Everything Up for Grabs? A Catholic Critique of Moral Relativism
Early bird tickets (purchased by March 17): $20, after March 17: $30 Contact Jan at 978-851-9885 for tickets.

Open forum Q&A at all locations - A free-wheeling, fast-paced question and answer session where any and all questions about the Catholic Church are welcomed! Bring your toughest questions!

Topic Summaries

Ten Mistakes Catholics Make When Sharing the Faith
The do’s and don’ts of evangelism and apologetics.

Where is That in the Bible?
A fast-paced look at the biblical evidence for Purgatory, honoring Mary and the saints, using statues, and images, the divinity of Christ, confession to a priest, the primacy of Peter, and the sacraments.

The Ticking Time Bomb: How Global Aging Will Affect You
Covers the effects society will feel in the next 15-20 years because we didn’t listen to the Church’s Teachings on abortion and birth control. It includes demographic trends, such as a growing aging population with fewer young people in the workforce available to care for the elderly.

Answers to 12 Lies that Society Tell You
Includes topics such as the myth of overpopulation, “a woman should be able to do what she wants with her own body,” suffering is bad, etc.

Any Friend of God’s is a Friend of Mine
Includes the communion of saints, honoring and praying to Mary and the saints, why Catholics use statues, and Marian doctrine.

The Sacraments: Soul Food and the Antidotes for Sin

Why Be Catholic When You can be Anything Else?

Pope Fiction: Answers to common myths and misconceptions about the papacy

Surprised by Truth: Why are so many Protestants becoming Catholic?
A look at what brings people into (or back into) the Catholic Church and how you can help.

Is Everything Up for Grabs?: A catholic Critique of Moral Relativism

For more information, contact Jan Corbin at 978-851-9885, or Eileen Wood at info@catholicquest.org or 978-851-1304.

Butter Braids Available!!!

Butter Braids are coffee cakes filled with your choice of these flavors: cinnamon, cream cheese, raspberry, blueberry cream cheese, apple, Bavarian creme. They come frozen and can stay in your freezer until needed. What makes them special is that they defrost and rise overnight and are baked fresh in the morning. They are incredibly light, airy and very delicious! Braids are $11 each or 2 for $20, and they will be available at these Churches after the following Masses:

St. Joseph Church, Pepperell, MA
Nov. 14: 4pm
Nov. 15: 10:30am

St. James Church, Groton, MA
Nov. 15: 8:30am and 5:30pm

St. William Church, Tewksbury, MA
Nov. 21: 4pm
Nov. 22: 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am, 5pm

For more information please contact Eileen Wood at 978-851-1304 or eileen.wood@firelinkllc.com.

Discover the “Big Picture” of the Bible

If you have ever wanted to read the Bible but did not know where or how to begin, then The Bible Timeline Parish Study is for you.

The Bible Timeline makes reading the Bible not only easy, but exciting. In this study, you will learn the major people, places, events and themes of the Bible - getting the “big picture” of salvation history. Perhaps for the first time in your life, you will understand the overview of the Bible story. This then makes your Bible reading and even the Sunday Mass readings come alive like never before.

The Bible Timeline study will be offered at St. William Parish in Tewksbury starting in September. This study is perfect for both beginners and those who took the 8-week series in Lent or in the summer. Choose from four class times:

Dates, Time, Locations

St. William, 1351 Main St. Tewksbury

Choose from 4 sessions starting Sept 1:

Tues or Wed - 9:45 - 11:45
Tues or Wed - 7-9 pm

The cost for materials is $50 for new students and $40 for those who took the 8-week series. Register before Aug 18th to save $5 with our Early Bird Special. To learn more or to register, contact Eileen Wood at 978-851-1304 or 978-858-3634 or eileen.wood@firelinkllc.com.

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13th Day

Mark your calendar! The 13th Day is coming to St. William Parish! Catholic Quest is screening one of the first showings of The 13th Day in New England in the lower church at 7pm on December 10,11,12 (Thurs, Fri, Sat). Based on the memoirs of Sister Maria Lucia de Jesus dos Santos, and thousands of independent eyewitness accounts, The 13th Day is a dramatic retelling of the experiences of three shepherd children in Fatima between May 13 and October 13, 1917. A great time for the whole family. Tickets are available at the door for a suggested free-will donation of $7/adults, $3/children, $25/family. For more info, call Joe Fazio at 781-799-8704.

Rag Quilt Workshop

Date: Febuary 20, 2010
Time: 10am - 6pm
Place: St. William School
1351 Main St. (Rte 38)
Tewksbury, MA
Donation: $50 (includes
instructions and batting
- not to mention lots of fun!

Don’t know what to do with all your leftover scraps of fabric? Why not make a Rag Quilt? Seeing your leftover fabric will bring back all the memories of your previous quilting projects.

Worried about having another unfinished project? Don’t worry about that with this event! This project is designed to be completed (top, bottom and batting) all in just one day. You can be sleeping under your new quilt the same night!

Beginner quilter? This project is great for beginners, yet still fun for the experienced quilter. If you can sew a straight line, you can make a rag quilt.

Don’t know what to do with yet another quilt? If you are a long-time quilter with too many quilts to use or give away, why not consider donating your rag quilt to a crisis pregnancy center or home for unwed mothers? We have a list of charities that would love to take your donation and we will even pass your quilt on to them for you. This is a great way to give from the heart and use some of your scraps, too.

Need more information? Call Elaine Walsh at 978-851-8292.

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Finish Your Quilt Fundraiser

When: Sat., January 9, 2010, from 10 am - 6 pm
Where: St. William School, Tewksbury, MA
Cost: $25 per person (includes ironers and helpers)

The initial instructions will be sent after registering. Please make checks payable to “Catholic Quest” and mail to:

Eileen Wood
163 Patrick Rd.
Tewksbury, MA 01876

Questions? Contact Nancy Carew at 978-851-8401 or Eileen Wood at 978-851-1304

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