Remembering Richard Paradise: What can I say; it has all been said! Dick would be embarrassed with the magnificent eulogies! Dick touched all our lives with his gentle presence, his wonderful sense of hospitality and caring. He made Christ so real to everyone he met. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him and especially by the ECHO community. A quote from Kahlil Gibran brought me solace, “When you are sorrowful, look again in your heart, and you will see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” You were our delight Richard!

A Month’s Mind Mass will be celebrated on January 6th at 7:30p.m. at OLV. The young people of the parish are planning the liturgy and all are invited. A gathering and soda and coffee will follow in the hall.

ECHO 227 will begin on Friday, Jan.10th and the closing will be held at Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville on Sunday Jan. 12th at 7 p.m. Plan to support the team and candidates with your palanca. Once again we remind you that palanca means prayer and sacrifice, the lifting of our hearts and minds to Jesus asking Him to touch the hearts of the candidates and fill them with His Spirit. The theme for the weekend is “Jesus Is” from the song “Right in Front of You” by Celine Dion:

Life, It can twist your heart, put you in the dark.
I was cold and lonely. Doubt, It can close you in,
build the walls within, I let fear control me
I let go, didn’t know where the answer would be
Refrain:
Right in front of you, right in front of me
We were looking but somehow, some way, we
couldn’t see that love was always there, It’s been
around us everywhere. I had to fall to finally see
that you were right in front of me.
Faith, it can lift you up and we’ve got enough to
reach a new beginning. Love, can withstand a storm.
In the final hour we’ll find the joy in living
Don’t let go ‘cause I know pretty soon you will see.
You are my tomorrow, There’s safety in your arms.
Where you go, I’ll follow ‘cause you’re the world
where I belong.

ECHO 227 TEAM: Rectora, Cathy Carpenter, Inside Assistant: Judy Perella, Outside Assistant: Carleen Carpenter, Spiritual Directors: Fr. Tom Frechette, Fr. John Murray, Fr. David Frederici, Deacon Jim Barrett,
Ideals: Emily Graham, Paschal Mystery: Fr. Tom, Witness to Paschal Mystery: Shelby Allen, Penance: Fr. David, Witness to Penance: Becky Morgan, Community of Love: Michelle Kelley, Piety: Molly Toffey, Choosing a Christian Life: Karen Perella, Signs and Communications: Deacon Jim, Universal Call to Holiness: Kathy and Jon Porkka, Christ the Man: Susan Anderson, Prayer: Judy Perella, People of God: Nancy Kelly, Confidence in Christ: Jenna Fitzgibbons, Christian in Action: Caitlin Shields, Fourth Day: Cathy Carpenter

The crosses for ECHO 227 were donated by the Goveia Family in memory of their beloved Rita.

Palanca Room: is located in the Barnstable Recreation Building on Main St. and will be open from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. on Friday and from 10:00a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. It will not be open on Sunday.

Youth Board: will meet on Sunday, Jan. 5th at the Barnstable Recreation Building at 3 p.m.

ECHO 228: Applications now being accepted.
Team: Tim Acton, Keith Caldwell, Dana Marcotte, Harry Davis, Fr. Tom Frechette, Jon Porkka, Fr. Dermot Rodgers, Mike Mahoney, Paul St. Onge, Casey Cwynar, Mark Delaney, Deacon lenny Dexter, Jack & Ellen Driscoll, Dwight Giddings, Brian Guthrie, Mike Rivet, Matt Jones.

Please pray for them as they prepare for their weekend.

Weekly Reunions: Tuesday: Christ the King- 7p.m.; Thursday at OLV at 7:30p.m.

Prayers: are requested for Dick Paradise, Rita Goveia, Du Cipolla’s sister Josephine, and Jane Louise Holden who have returned to the Father, for Fr. Bob Donovan, Terri Songer, Maureen Holden, Al Sacht, and Barbara St. Cyr, who need our prayers, for peace in this new year 2003, for those who have no one to pray for them, for the men in our armed forces, for the sick and the dying, and for all our ECHO family.
Remember, Tuesday is ECHO prayer day.

ALL-CAPE REUNION: January 28th at 7 p.m. at Christ the King. This special celebration for teens and adults will be highlighted by several Echoite’s (a new word for a new year!) sharing their wonderful experiences meeting the Holy Father in Canada this past summer.

ECHO COMMUNITY NEWS: Congratulations to newlyweds Katie Zanello and Mike White (married in October), and Julie Lariviere and David Schultz (married in November). Our best wishes to both couples.

If you have any Community News please send me an e-mail and I will include it in the newsletter.
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A BLESSED NEW YEAR!