AUGUST 23, 2009 — 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Francis John Moriarty whose Memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary’s on Tuesday, August 25 at 10:00 a.m. Please keep in your prayers all those who are ill, particularly Sharon Cirone, Charlie Patterson, Billy O’Neil, Nancy C. O’Brien, Bryan Risi, Rev. Joseph Laughlin, S.J., Martina McDonald, Cole Pasqualucci, Kim Duffy, Stephanie Hastie, Kathleen Hewitt, Rev. Edward Cowhig, Sally Stebbins Grossman, Brother Jonah (Rev. Paul Trombetta), Peter Giordano, Mary O’Toole Donahue, Maggie Dorgan, Catherine Kotlik, Cheryl Bourn, Beth Sayer, Josephine Parnell, Richard Banis, Kristen Scotti, Michael McMunn, Patrick McDonough, Peter O’Day, Lisa Duncanson, Fr. David Marcham, Jim Russell, Rita Beckman, Catherine Santosuosso, Mike Martin, Bob Popp, Christopher Sadler, Geraldine Donahue, John J. MacKay, Reese Harding, Donna Marie Burns, Bonnie McCarthy, Paula Evans, Catherine Fay, the Manduca Family, Teddy O’Brien, Kasey Seymour, Helen (Petie) Brown, Robert Wirth, Mary M. Kelly, Eileen Mahoney, Michele Driscoll, Meghan Costello, Agnes Langan, Kimm Murray, Christopher Johnson, Jamie Breen, Christopher Mullen, Roland F. Smith, Joan Mahoney, Monsignor Eugene McNamara, Brenda Gotter, Patricia Gallup, Vincent Kalishes, Joan Larsen, Mary Wattendorf, Carol Burke, Christopher Vannata, Tony Carlino, Pat and Ricky Hoffman, Paul Hickey, Jim Rice, John Whalen, Margaret McInerney, Frank Wilkins, Josephine Donahue, Agnes Laughlin Collins, Virginia Joseph, Colleen Donahue, Beverly Toto, Dominic Mario DelVecchio, Richard Stiles, Alyssa Manter, Amy Wright, Frankie Conboy, Rosemarie Amendola, Anne Scollans, Claire Brady, Paul Kelley, Terry Martin, Daniel Carr, Helen McDonald, Gabriel Jacobucci, Thomas Culliney and Eric Donovan.
FROM YOUR FINANCE COMMITTEE Offertory Collection: Electronic Funds Transfer: Total: Feast of the Assumption: $ 9,461.00 $ 978.50 $10,439.50 $ 749.00
Thank you for your continued generosity! This week’s second envelope is for Catholic Missions within the U.S. This Appeal helps strengthen Catholic communities in mission dioceses by underwriting evangelization, religious education, education for future priests and training for lay ministers. For more information, please visit www.usccb.org/hm. Grand Annual Collection: Next weekend, August 29 & 30 is the third and final phase of our Parish Grand Annual. Thank you to all the parishioners who have responded so generously. Your personal financial support is needed and valued in our commitment to “serve the Lord and each other.” Envelopes are available at the entrances of the church of chapel.
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Christopher J. Colameco & Tracy L. Savicki
SAINT MARY OF THE NATIVITY FATHER DANIEL J. KENNEDY MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT will be held at Hatherly Country Club on Monday, September 21st. The registration fee of $150 includes greens fee, cart, prizes and dinner at the Club. In addition to benefiting the needs of our parish, a portion of the proceeds from this tournament will also be donated to the Rev. Daniel J. Kennedy Memorial Scholarship Fund at St. John’s Seminary. To sign up for the tournament as a volunteer, player or sponsor, please call Jay Neagle at 781-545-5850, email: jayneagle@comcast.net or Stephanie Whelan at 781-5453335 ext. 220, email: swhelan@stmaryscituate.org. Don’t delay—less than 10 foursomes remain!
R.C.I.A (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Our Parish has a very active R.C.I.A. program, which meets weekly beginning each fall. Those adults who have not been baptized in the Catholic Church or those who have been baptized but never received the sacraments of Eucharist and/or Confirmation are instructed and welcomed into the practice of the faith within a community of believers. Please call Jane Kuklis at 545-3335 ext. 212 for further details. We are here waiting to walk this faith journey with you. You are in the prayers of the entire parish. The Vocation Cross Program: The Vocation Cross is available for any and all parishioners interested in praying for an increase in religious vocations. To reserve the cross for one week, please sign the sheet at the entrance to the church. The Vocation Committee St. Mary’s Catholic Men’s Club will meet on Thursday evening, August 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Center.
Pastor’s Corner
For the past three weeks we have been listening to “The Bread of Life Discourse” in John’s Gospel that Jesus gave to the crowds. This week’s Gospel shows the response of the people to the climactic words Jesus uttered last week, “For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.” “Many of Jesus’ disciples who were listening said, ‘This saying is hard; who can accept it?’” This teaching of Jesus caused many of His disciples to walk away and return to their former way of life. Jesus’ response to these would be disciples is noteworthy. He does not back down from what He said, but instead, implies that His words have divine authority. People are free to accept or reject His teaching, but He will not water down the truth of His words to make them more appealing to human reasoning. He would rather see us wrestle with His words and come to full understanding of the truth. A recent article in the “Boston Globe” on perpetual adoration in Boston and the subsequent letters to the editor show that people still struggle with these words of Jesus regarding His Real Presence in the Eucharist, but for us Catholics, the Eucharist goes to the heart of our faith. Through the words of consecration spoken by the priest and the power of the Holy Spirit, bread and wine are transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ, who is sacramentally present, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, in the simple elements of bread and wine. The Eucharist is a great mystery that can only be grasped through the eyes of faith. No matter how much or how little we understand this mystery, all of us receive the fullness of Jesus’ self-gift in the Eucharist. Through prayer and reflection coupled with God’s grace we deepen our understanding of the Eucharist and become transformed more and more into the likeness of Christ. We become what we eat, bread that is broken and blood that is poured out for the salvation of the world. The Eucharist nourishes us on our spiritual journey even as it urges us on to share the gift we have received, the good news of Jesus Christ. Through the liturgical readings these past several weeks, the Church has given us an opportunity to reflect on the great gift and mystery of the Eucharist. To deepen our love and appreciation of the Eucharist, our parish offers the ancient practice of Eucharistic Adoration every first Friday of the month following the daily Mass in the chapel and concluding with Evening Prayer and Benediction at 4:45 pm. Come and spend time with our Eucharistic Lord and discover that His words are truly Spirit and life. Sincerely yours in Christ, Fr. Cannon
Lay Minister Schedule for Next Week, August 29 & 30
8/29/2009 04:30 PM Cup 1 Cup 2 Cup 3 Host 1 Host 2 Host 4 Host 5 Lector Server Server 8/30/2009 07:00 AM Cup 1 Cup 2 Host 1 Host 2 Host 4 Lector 8/30/2009 08:30 AM Adult Min of Word Cup 1 Cup 2 Host 1 Host 2 Host 4 Lector Server Youth Lector 8/30/2009 10:00 AM Cup 1 Cup 2 Cup 3 Host 1 Host 2 Host 4 Host 5 Lector Server 8/30/2009 11:30 AM Cup 1 Cup 2 Cup 3 Host 1 Host 2 Host 4 Host 5 Lector Server Hamacher Cullinane Denneen Barbary Dolan Dawley Koziel McCurdy DeCoste Sullivan Lalumiere Lalumiere Cahill Callanan Hannon Flynn Ryan Brennan Bono Ayers Vacha Lonborg Lonborg Don Ortiz Cirone Russell Andrade Murphy Dillon Dray Buckovich Godzik Russell Harrington Gee Crowley Krusell Delorenzo Martinelli Elledge Crowley Stone H. Enid Marie Robert Kevin Maura Patricia Ellen William Desmond John Maureen Vincent Ann Mary Christopher Maryanna E. Alice Stephanie Virginia Edward Rosemary James Andrew Jordan Sharon Richard Tay Patricia Mary Angela Kym Joseph Samantha Kimberly Michelle Donna Anne Elizabeth Maryanne Sheila Kevin Walter
South Shore Brain Aneurysm Support Group meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Norwell Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice 91 Longwater Circle, Norwell, MA September 9, 2009 Christopher S. Ogilvy MD Massachusetts General Hospital “Latest Brain Aneurysm Procedures” For information contact Laurie Galvin 781-659-2342
Sunday
St. Mary’s Religious Education CLASS SCHEDULE 2009-2010 Monday Tuesday Wednesday
(Morning students-10 AM) (Afternoon students-1 PM)
Thursday
(All Sunday Classes Begin October 4) Grades 3,4,5,6,7,8 9:30 – 10:30 AM
Kindergarten October – April
October 19 Grade 1,2, 3 3:30 – 4:30 PM
Grade 1,2, 3 3:30 – 4:30 PM Early Release Schools (1st grade Class begins October 20) Grade 1,2, 3 4:45 - 5:45 PM Late Release Schools (1st grade Class begins October 20)
Early Release Schools (1st grade Class begins October 19) Grade 9 5:00 – 6:00 PM Grade 1,2, 3 4:45 - 5:45 PM Late Release Schools (1st grade Class begins October 19)
Grade 6 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Grade 4,5 3:30 – 4:30 PM Early Release Schools
Grade 7 5:15 - 6:15 PM
Grade 4,5 4:45 – 5:45 PM Late Release Schools
Grade 10 6:15 – 7:15 PM *Grade 10 meets twice a month. Schedule will be mailed to the home of the candidate.
Grade 8 6:30 – 7:30 PM
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Religious Education classes start the week of September 28, 2009. Sunday Religious Education (including grades 9 & 10) begins on Sunday October 4, 2009. If you have not registered please do so as soon as possible! Sunday Religious Education Classes: Currently we need volunteer catechists for the following grade levels: 3,4,5,6, 7 & 8. If you have children in these grade levels and would like Sunday classes please call Jane at 5453335 ext 212. We need a least 2 teachers for each level… If there is not a teacher volunteer for a certain grade level…then the grade level will not be offered. TEACHERS NEEDED! We need your help…Can you give an hour a week to teach the children of our Parish—the future carriers of our Faith? We are expecting over 120 children at each grade level. Whether you have children in the program or not…you can make a difference! Please search your heart and see if you can find some time to help our children! Please call Jane at 545-3335 ext 212. Thank you. Grade 6 Wed 4-5PM—Need 4 teachers Grade 7 Wed 5:15-6:15PM—Need 6 teachers Grade 8 Wed 6:30-7:30PM—Need 6 teachers Grade 9 Sun 5-6PM—Need 6 teachers Grade 10 Sun 6:15-7:15PM—Need 6 teachers (ONLY teach 6 classes for the year)
The Religious Education office is seeking a donation of a gently-used or new laptop for use in the office. We are blessed to have a wonderful projection system and would like the kids to be able to use PowerPoint and picture presentations throughout the year. If you feel you could help us with this wish please call Jane at 781-545-3335 ext. 212. Thank you!!! SCITUATE BEACH ASSOCIATION, SANDHILLS CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
Thursday, August 27 Movie Night 7:15 pm Schedule Change - Tuesday, September 1 7:00 pm Back to School Country Store
All are welcome! The Clubhouse is located at the corner of Scituate Ave. and Otis Rd. For more information, call Nancy Reardon at 781-545-4548. 2ND ANNUAL CHARITY RUN FOR THE FLUTIE FOUNDATION 5K Walk/Road Race Saturday, August 29 Scituate Beach Association Clubhouse
Walk will start at 8:00 am Road Race will start at 9:00 am Kid’s Fun Run will start at 10:00 am
For information, call Tim Brodigan at 617-921-5163 or go to www.scituatesba.com.
WORKSHOP ON VISITING THE SICK Starting Wednesday, September 23, 2009 and running for six weeks, a workshop on Pastoral Care to the Sick and the Homebound will be offered at St. Mary Parish Hall in Hull from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Virginia Allen, a Certified Chaplain and Coordinator of Catholic Pastoral Services at Milton Hospital and Sr. Paula Tinlin, a Certified Chaplain on the staff at Caritas Carney Hospital will team-teach the course. The workshop will include a review of communication skills, the basics of pastoral visitation, key illness issues, spiritual needs and concerns, grief, loss and dying, and caregiving issues. Eucharistic ministers, pastoral visitors, parish nurses and others are encouraged to attend. Fee: $40. Registration information is available in the Parish Office or call 617-746-5843. Pre-registration is required. Please register by September 14. Archbishop Williams High School will host a High School Fair for 8th graders and parents on Sunday, September 20 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the school gymnasium, 80 Independence Avenue, Braintree, MA. There will be a gathering of many different schools - both Catholic and private. For additional information, call 781843-3636. Grief Series for Young Spouses / Partners Healing Broken Hearts, a grief series/support group for young surviving spouses and partners (in their 20’s, 30’s and 40’s) will be offered by Beacon Hospice beginning in mid-September. This group will offer a safe and confidential environment for anyone who has lost their loved one much too early in life. Location will be announced at time of registration. Pre-registration is required by calling Scott Ciosek, Bereavement Coordinator at Beacon Hospice at 508-747-7222 or email, sciosek@beaconhospice.com. The Pieta Ministry St. Anthony Shrine and Ministry Center 100 Arch Street, Downtown Crossing Boston, MA 02110 A Spiritual Retreat for Parents Who Have Lost a Child November 7 and 8, 2009 Join other parents and Franciscan Friars in a warm and loving place where we hope you can find comfort, rest and peace—at least for a time. Call 617-542-6440, ext. 116 for more details.
Attention UMass - Amherst Students and Parents! As you begin to prepare for your return to school this fall we want to make sure that you know the Newman Catholic Center at UMass - Amherst is available to you and that our staff is eager to help in any way that we can. Newman offers a home-away-from-home environment where students can pray, study, relax and meet other students. The Center offers extensive spiritual, service and social programs. We also have the best cafeteria in Amherst. The Newman Center is located right on campus. We encourage all of you to drop in and meet the staff. If you are interested in being a lector, a catechist, a member of the choir or a member of the Newman Student Association, we’d love to hear from you. Please visit our website www.newmanumass.org to register and to learn more about our programs. The Master of Arts in Ministry Program, St. John’s Seminary and the Secretariat for Faith Formation and Evangelization is sponsoring a new initiative called “Catechetical Certificate: Theology for Evangelization.” This is an eight-session course which will meet one Saturday a month from October, 2009 to May, 2010 at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton. It offers an opportunity to study Scripture, the Trinity, Jesus Christ, the sacraments, morality, prayer and pedagogy. It is designed primarily for parish catechists and includes components on classroom management, lesson planning, living out the liturgical year and evangelizing and teaching youth. Each student will have a mentor with whom to discus catechetical challenges, growth in faith and other pertinent things. Those who complete both the theological and skills elements of the course will receive a certificate recognized by the Archdiocese. Registration is available online at www.CatecheticalCertificate.org. Saint Paul Elementary School, Hingham, MA (Pre K Grade 8), an academically challenging and nurturing environment, has openings for September 2009. A Catholic education is where faith, knowledge, discipline and morals bring dividends for life. Contact: Mrs. Duggan, Principal 781-749-2407 or cduggan@stpaulschoolhingham.com. Information pamphlets about St. Paul’s School are available at the entrance of the church. HEALING MASS next Tuesday, September 1 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church, Hingham Square. Father John Currie will be the celebrant. Those who have serious illnesses or who are awaiting surgery may receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. Others are invited to come forward at the end of Mass for the Laying On of Hands for their own or other’s needs.
PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS: Almighty God and Father, hold our servicemen and women in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. We ask this in the name of Jesus, Our Lord and Savior. Amen. Please pray for the safety of our loved ones serving our country on active duty: 2nd Class Petty Officer Sean Walsh, USN; Sgt. John J. Joyce, USMC; Cpl. Joseph P. Joyce, USMC; Cmdr. William Devine, Navy Chaplain; Corp. Dennis P. Harrison, USMC; Carl Jesse Knight, Jr., USN; Sgt. Craig DeCosta, USMC; Lt. Col. James Fitzgerald, III, US Army; Specialist Matthew Paulin, US Army; Airman Ross Hendrigan, USAF; CPO Frederick Lieder, Jr., USN; Staff Sergeant Edward Ford; Cpl. Collin Sullivan; Lt. Douglas Healey; Sgt. Philip J. Fernandes; Capt. Peter Denis Murphy, USN; LTC Glenn Walsh, US Army; Sgt. Joseph D. Slater, US Army; LTJG Patrick J. O’Brien, USN; Michael Daly, USMC; Pvt. Nolan P. Redden, USMC; Petty Officer Jeffrey Yeaton, US Navy; LCPL Tyler Domingos, USMC; Major John F. Donahue, USAF; LTC David E. Thompson, US Army; Pvt. 1st Class Keeghan O’Brien, USMC; Pvt. Andrew McElroy, Ranger, E2 Scott J. Gustafson, USN; Lt. Col. John B. Atkinson, USMC; Spc. Kevin Bowker; AFC Michael McCarthy, USAF, WO Patrick Russo, US Army, 3rd Class Petty Officer Joseph G. Obert, Jr., USCG, Spc. Sean Brosnan, US Army, Lt. Aaron R. Bomar, USN, Major Neil B. Doherty, US Army, Major Kevin M. Doherty, USMC, CW02 Ian Hamilton, US Army, Sgt. Christopher Kilduff, US Army, Lt. Daniel LaPenta JAGC, USN and Pvt. Neil Pallotta, US Army Ranger.
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, August 22 8:15 Hailer & Cleary Families (In Loving Memory) 3:30 Confessions 4:30 George P. Lowder (In Loving Memory) 6:00 Wedding/Matthew F. Monroe & Allyson A. Dehn Sunday, August 23 7:00 For the People of St. Mary’s 8:30 William J. McKeever, Jr. (20th Anniversary) 10:00 Mary K. & Thomas F. King (In Loving Memory) 11:30 Eileen Dwyer (Birthday Anniversary) Monday, August 24 7:30 Angelina & Gabriel Caggiano (In Loving Memory) Tuesday, August 25 7:30 Virginia Mary Stone (1st Anniversary) Wednesday, August 26 7:30 Stephen Buchanan (In Loving Memory) Thursday, August 27 7:30 Joseph P. Lally (In Loving Memory) Friday, August 28 7:30 Harold A. White & Mary T. Casilli (Birthday Memorial) Saturday, August 29 8:15 Eddie Hannon (2nd Anniversary) 2:00 Wedding/Christopher J. Colameco & Tracy L. Savicki 3:30 Confessions 4:30 Eileen D. Miller (Birthday Memorial & 10th Anniversary) Sunday, August 30 7:00 Jose DeVeiga (Birthday Memorial) 8:30 Sharon Clancy White (5th Anniversary—In Loving Memory) 10:00 Ellen & Ron Panton (Birthday Memorial) 11:30 Elaine & Vincent Powers (In Loving Memory) 4:00 Cape Verdean Confessions & Mass Our Church is open: Monday ~ Friday 7:00 a.m. ~ 6:00 p.m. Saturday ~ 7:00 a.m. until after the Vigil Mass Sunday ~ 6:45 a.m. until after the 11:30 a.m. Mass The Rosary is said every weekday morning after the 7:30 am Mass and also on Saturday after the 8:15 am Mass. On the First Saturday of every month after the 8:15 am Mass, the rosary is said in honor of Our Lady of Fatima.
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS God, source of creation and love, you invite each of us to serve you through the gift of our life. May your grace encourage men and women to serve the church as priests, sisters, brothers and lay ministers. Make me an instrument to encourage others to give of themselves and challenge me to do the same. Amen. WOULD YOU PRAY FOR A PRIEST EACH DAY? The Monthly Prayer Request for Priests (MPRP) is an international apostolate which was founded in 1990 to encourage people to support Catholic priests by prayer and sacrifice. Each diocese prays for its own priests. Each day of the year bears the name of a priest from that diocese, obtained from the diocesan directory. Thus, by means of a calendar, the faithful are united in offering prayer and sacrifice for the particular “priest of the day,” always remembering to include a general intention of prayer for all priests of the diocese and around the world. The August and September MPRP calendars for the Archdiocese of Boston are available in the entrances of the church and chapel. Won’t you join in praying for a priest a day?