St. Mary of the Nativity
1 Kent Street Scituate Harbor, MA 02066 Phone: (781) 545-3335 Fax: (781) 544-3678 Website: www.stmaryscituate.org Rev. Kenneth V. Cannon, Pastor fr.cannon@stmaryscituate.org 781-545-3335 ext. 210 Rev. Matthew Westcott, Parochial Vicar frmatt@stmaryscituate.org 781-545-3335 ext. 211 Deacon Martin Henry, Permanent Deacon 781-545-3335 ext. 216 Alice Keefe, Admin. Assist./Bulletin Editor akeefe@stmaryscituate.org 781-545-3335 ext. 110 Amy Ferrie, Cemetery Supervisor 781-545-3335 ext. 214 Diane Dyson, Music Director/Organist ddyson914@yahoo.com 203-500-4530 Parish Office Hours 8:30 a.m. ~ 4:30 p.m. ~ Monday ~ Thursday 9:00 a.m. ~ 3:00 p.m. ~ Friday closed Holidays
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT “St. Mary of the Nativity Parish is an inclusive, welcoming and dynamic Roman Catholic faith community located in Scituate, Massachusetts. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the intercession of Mary, our parish embraces the Holiness of God by validating the dignity and goodness of all people. Centered in Christ and the Eucharist, we commit to our Church through active participation in spiritual, charitable, educational, and social programs. We strive to build God’s kingdom of love, justice, and peace with worship, evangelization and good works.” PARISH STAFF Administrative Assistant.........................................................Alice Keefe Business Manager...................................................................Amy Ferrie Office Assistant.............................................................Stephanie Whelan Music Director......................................................................Diane Dyson Cemetery Supervisor...............................................................Amy Ferrie Co-Director, Religious Education (K-Grade 5)……..Rosemary Lonborg Co-Director, Religious Education (Grade 6-10), Pastoral Associate...................................................................Jane Kuklis Religious Education Office Assistant...................................Michelle Gee ORGANIZATIONS / COMMlTTEES Director, Children’s Choir........................................Elizabeth O’Connell Parish Pastoral Council...........................Robert Barbary, Vice Chairman Parish Finance Committee……………………….John Dolan, President St. Mary’s Guild Community Service…………………Peggy Mahoney St. Vincent de Paul.............................................................Raymond Sisk Tabernacle Society...........................................................Mary Donnelly RELIGIOUS EDUCATION All children.not attending parochial school are expected to be enrolled in our Religious Education program for grades 1 - 10. Enrollment in the ninth grade Religious Education program is upon previous Religious Education attendance. LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS EUCHARIST (MASS): Saturday Vigil - 4:30 p.m. Sunday - 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. Weekdays - 7:30 a.m. Saturdays - 8:15 a.m. Holy Days - to be announced First Friday - 7:30 a.m. followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, closing with Evening Prayer and Benediction at 4:45 p.m. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: Saturdays 3:30 - 4:15 p.m. Any other time by appointment. BAPTISMS: Usually take place the second and last Sunday of the month at 1:00 p.m. Pre-baptismal catechesis the second Sunday of the month following the 10:00 a.m. Mass in the Parish Center. Registration is required. Please call the Parish Center Office to make arrangements. WEDDINGS: Marriages must be arranged six months in advance. Please call the Parish Center to make arrangements. THE SPIRITUAL CARE OF THE SICK AND AGED: If someone is unable to attend Church due to age or infirmity, please inform us so that the Sacraments may be administered. WELCOME! If you are new to our Parish, we are glad to have you. We want to know and serve you. We hope that you will become involved with your Parish. Parish registration forms are available at the entrance of the Church and Chapel.
NOVEMBER 22, 2009 — Our Lord Jesus Christ the King
Please pray for the repose of the soul of James R. Bohn whose funeral mass was celebrated this past week. Please also 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, 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, Catherine Santosuosso, Mike Martin, 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, 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, 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, Paul Kelley, Terry Martin, Daniel Carr, Helen McDonald, Gabriel Jacobucci, Thomas Culliney, Eric Donovan, Judy Devine, Ed Donnelly, Gladys Milano, Dorothy Mee, Jack & Blaise Rutkowski, Alice Kelley, Suzie Sherburne, Bernard Dunphy and Margaret Cilento.
FROM YOUR FINANCE COMMITTEE Offertory Collection: Electronic Funds Transfer: $ 8,636.00 $ 978.50 $ 9,614.50
Thank you for your continued generosity! This weekend, November 21 & 22, the Archdiocese of Boston will take up the Collection for Retired Sisters. The Archdiocese of Boston has been blessed with many schools, hospitals and social service agencies. The common denominator in the history of these institutions is the dedicated service of Sisters who gave themselves untiringly to the service of the Church. Through this collection, the Archdiocese will remember those Sisters who have served so faithfully and are now retired. This is “A Moment of Thanks for a Lifetime of Service.” Our 3rd season of ARISE has finished and we thank all of you who shared in this wonderful 6 week session. Many thanks to our small group facilitators and those of you who opened your homes and mostly your hearts. We thank God for the 170 people who participated and hope many more will join us in Season 4 which will take place in March. We will be closing our season with an invitation to join our Adult Penance Service on Tuesday, December 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the main church. If you have any questions, please call Jane at 781-545-3335 x 212 or Michelle x 217. R.C.I.A/Adult Faith Formation This week's RCIA session will meet Sunday evening, November 22 at 7:30 in the Parish Center's Resource Room. Our topic this week will be Advent and the Liturgical Calendar, and we hope also to have a tour of the Church. These sessions are intended primarily for those preparing to enter the church next Easter, but anyone is welcome to attend if you are interested in learning more about your faith. RCIA will not meet on Sunday, November 29 due to the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. St. Vincent de Paul Conference will meet this Monday, November 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Center. Next weekend, November 28 & 29 is the First Sunday of Advent. We are pleased to pass out the Magnificat Advent Companion at all the masses which contains daily readings for the Advent Season. We ask that you only take one per family. Thank you.
Parish Offices will be closed Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. In case of an emergency, please call 781-5453335 and follow the instructions. Reminder: the daily mass on Thanksgiving will be at 8:00 a.m. instead of 7:30 a.m. 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 THE BAPTISM MINISTRY is in need of volunteers who enjoy sewing. Can you make the tiny white garments that are given to the babies on their baptismal day? The pattern is small and easy to sew. For more information, please contact Stephanie Whelan 781-545-3335 x 220.
PASTOR’S CORNER This Thursday our nation celebrates Thanksgiving, a beautiful tradition that goes back to 1621 when the Pilgrims gave thanks to God for their first harvest and for their very survival, a survival made possible by the assistance given to them by the Native Americans, who taught them how to harvest foods in this new land. To show their appreciation to the local inhabitants, they were invited to take part in this great communal feast, where fifty-three pilgrims entertained and feasted with ninety Native Americans for three days. Over the years other traditions were added to this holiday, first nationalized in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln, most notably annual football rivalries that exist throughout the country. Despite the various adaptations added to Thanksgiving, it remains a day in which we gather with family and friends to thank God for all the blessings we have received throughout the year. Thanksgiving is also a time when we reach out and assist those less fortunate by donating food items, as well as preparing and serving food to them. There are many organizations in our area that gather food and coordinate outreach. We are blessed to have an active St. Vincent de Paul Society that performs charitable works not only for Thanksgiving, but throughout the year. Besides gathering and distributing food, they also collect used clothing and provide other means of assistance to help those in need. Nearly 400 years later we like the Pilgrims have much to be thankful for here in Scituate just up the coast from Pilgrim Plantation, the site of that first Thanksgiving. We are blessed with many caring families and a strong sense of community that looks beyond itself to share its material blessings with those less fortunate. As we start Thanksgiving, what better way to give thanks to God than by attending morning Mass, which starts at 8 am? Afterwards there will be plenty of time to take in the Scituate/Hingham football game, to visit family and friends, and to put the finishing touches on the Thanksgiving feast. While you are giving thanks remember to thank God for the many men and women serving in our armed forces and are far from home and family. Their sacrifice makes our celebration possible. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and travel safely. GO SAILORS beat Hingham! Sincerely yours in Christ, Fr. Cannon
Lay Minister Schedule for Next Week, Nov. 28 & 29
11/28/2009 04:30 PM EMHC EMHC EMHC EMHC Lector Server Server 11/29/2009 07:00 AM EMHC EMHC EMHC Lector Server 11/29/2009 08:30 AM Adult Min of Word EMHC EMHC EMHC Lector Server Youth Lector 11/29/2009 10:00 AM EMHC EMHC EMHC EMHC Lector Server Server 11/29/2009 11:30 AM EMHC EMHC EMHC EMHC Lector Server Server Blair Kelly McIntyre Risi Driscoll DeCoste Sullivan Faria Faria Lalumiere Ferrier Scheele Hofmann Sylvester Vacha Colpoys Lonborg Don Hofmann Cirone Dray Hayes Kinsella Murray Cronin Lopes Elledge Harrington Martinelli McDonald Crowley Basler Stone Ann Mary Robert Lois James William Desmond Walter Anna Maureen James Gerald Robert Raymond Edward Margaret James Andrew Emma Sharon Angela Kathleen Elizabeth Marie Sean Alanah Sheila Kimberly Maryanne Richard Kevin Nicholas Walter
MEN’S CURSILLO ~ ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON The Archdiocesan Cursillo Movement is offering a Men’s Cursillo from Thursday evening, December 3 - Sunday afternoon, December 6 at the Marist Retreat House, Framingham. Cursillo is a short course in Christianity, which offers the participants a vibrant experience of the Christian Life and a method for living as an active member of the Church. For information and registration, please call the Office of Worship and Spiritual Life at 617-779-3640 or email: spiritual_development@rcab.org South Shore Brain Aneurysm Support Group meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Norwell Visiting Nurses Association & Hospice 91 Longwater Drive, Norwell, MA 12/9/09 Christmas Social For information, contact Laurie Galvin 781-659-2342
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Grade 9 will meet at their regular class times this Sunday, November 22. Grade 10 will not meet again until December 6 when the guest speaker will be Frank Kelly. This session must be also be attended by at least one parent (both are welcome). There will be no Sunday morning or evening Religious Education classes on Sunday, November 29 due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Advent Penance Services Grades 3, 4 & 5: Tuesday, December 1 ~ 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Grades 6 - 10 & Adults: Tues., Dec. 1 ~ 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Children will be dismissed after receiving the Sacrament. We ask all parents to join us for the penance service or wait at the back of the church for your child. There will be no classes for grades 3 - 8 that week. They are to attend the penance service on Tuesday, December 1 in place of class. CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE November 28 ~ December 16 Please help make a child’s Christmas special by taking an ornament from our “Giving Tree” which will be up for all the masses on the November 28/29 Weekend. Please purchase a gift for the child described on the ornament, attach the ornament to the outside of the gift and write on the back of the ornament what is wrapped in the package. Most organizations would prefer the gift UNWRAPPED. If possible, please bring your gift to Mass the following Sunday and place it under the tree where it will be collected and delivered to the child’s parish and received by that child on Christmas morning. Thank you so much for your kindness and for sharing your “Christmas Spirit” with those who are less fortunate. ALL PRESENTS MUST BE RETURNED BY DECEMBER 16 to ensure delivery to the families in need! If you are donating a gift card, please deposit the gift card in the gift card box or deliver it during the week to Jane in the Parish Center. If you have questions or would like to help…please call Jane Kuklis at 781-545-3335 ext. 212. CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE HELP! I am in need of some helpers to keep the giving tree ornaments restocked on the tree after each mass on the weekends of November 28/29 and December 5/6. If you can take a mass (just the mass you are attending) either or both weekends, please call Jane.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR PINE STREET INN LOOKING FORWARD TO CHRISTMAS. Every year parishioners of St. Mary’s have been very generous in giving Christmas gifts to the guests of Pine Street Inn - a homeless shelter for men and women in Boston. This year the need for these gifts is greater than ever. Please consider giving gifts of new hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, socks, knee socks, flannel shirts, sweatshirts or long winter underwear. Please leave your unwrapped gift at 55 Hazel Avenue on or before the weekend of December 19 & 20. For more information, please call Pat Patterson at 781545-9041. May you all have a Blessed Christmas. RELIGIOUS ED.CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR PINE STREET INN Kindergarten ~ chapsticks Grades 1 & 5 ~ toothpaste & toothbrush Grades 2 & 6 ~ woman’s deodorant & comb Grades 3 & 7 ~ small lotion & pocket tissues Grades 4 & 8 ~ soap & facecloth Grades 9 & 10 ~ woman’s deodorant & comb or small lotion & chapstick Gifts should be unwrapped. One of each item will be put in gift bags and distributed to the ladies at Pine Street Inn. Gifts may brought to the Penance Services or put in the box at the Parish Center. Thank you! Invitation to the 6th and 7th Grade Students FREE MOVIE NIGHT JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Saturday, December 12 at 7:00 p.m. St. Mary’s Parish Center Great Hall Bring your own popcorn and drink. We are requesting a food pantry donation of one of the following items: peanut butter jelly small—medium mayonnaise small—medium ketchup canned pasta (spaghettios, etc.) microwave popcorn instant pudding hot chocolate packets dish detergent kleenex shampoo paper towels toilet tissue paper napkins salad dressing
God of this City Tour (November 30 - December 4) 5 Nights-5 Regions-1 Church United All for the Glory of God Join LIFT Ministries and the Office for the New Evangelization of Youth & Young Adults for the God of this City Tour coming to the Archdiocese of Boston. Each night will feature praise & worship music, dynamic speakers, confessions and Eucharistic Adoration. Please join us at a parish near you each night from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30 - St. Joseph, Wakefield with speaker, Fr. Matt Williams Tues., Dec. 1 - St. Paul, Wellesley with speaker, Bob Gill Weds., Dec. 2 - St. Thomas Aquinas, Bridgewater with speaker, Sr. Olga Thurs., Dec. 3 - St. Augustine, Andover with speaker, Fr. John Capuci Fri., Dec. 4 - Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston with Cardinal Seán O’Malley For more information, go to www.Godofthiscitytour.com or contact Fr. Matt Williams (Fr.Matt@rcab.org or 617-7465752). ARCHDIOCESAN MARRIAGE PREPARATION PILOT PROGRAM WHEN: TIME: WHERE: COST: Sat., December 5 & Sun., December 6 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (both days, includes Sunday Mass) The Pastoral Center in Braintree $225/couple (Registration by Nov. 23: $195)
SUNSET POINT VACATION HOUSE
In the Psalms we hear the words, “How can I thank you Lord, for all the good you have done for me?” As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, many of us reflect on these or similar words, even in times that are as challenging as life is currently for all too many. So often we discover the things we are most grateful for are not material blessings, but memories of family and friends, the times we spend with the people we love or doing the things we enjoy doing, or the people or events that have touched our lives. These recollections may be recent memories or may be from days and years past. Perhaps as we remember and give thanks this year, we may want to create similar memories for others. One way we can do this is by sponsoring a young child to attend camp next summer at the Vacation House at Sunset Point in Hull. People can sponsor a young child anywhere from one day ($75) to one week ($375). Information and sponsor forms are available in the entrances of the church and chapel and it is a way that individuals or groups can help create lifetime memories for these children. Please consider giving a child a day or week at camp and know you are giving the gift of a lifetime.
ENRICH YOUR LIFE Please consider being a MEALS ON WHEELS VOLUNTEER for SOUTH SHORE ELDER SERVICES Drivers & Kitchen Helpers Needed in Scituate Mid-Mornings, Weekdays, 1-2 hours (mileage reimbursement) For more information, please contact: Jody, Volunteer Coordinator at South Shore Elder Services—781-848-3910 x 430. JOIN THE DAUGHTERS OF ST. PAUL CHOIR in celebrating the Birth of Christ through their award-winning renditions of carols new and old. Their concerts in Massachusetts will be: Friday, December 11 @ 7:30 p.m. National Shrine at Our Lady of La Salette 947 Park Street Attleboro, MA Ticket Price: $10.00 For more information: 508-222-5410 Saturday, December 12 @ 7:00 p.m. & Sunday, December 13 @ 3:00 p.m. Daughters of St. Paul Chapel 50 Saint. Paul’s Avenue Jamaica Plain, MA Ticket Price: $10.00 per person/$25.00 per family For more information: 617-522-8911
TO REGISTER: Download the registration form at www.bostoncatholic.org/MarriageMinistries.aspx or contact M a r r i a g e M i n i s t r ie s a t 6 1 7 - 7 4 6 - 5 8 0 1 o r Kari_Colella@rcab.org. Space is limited, early registration is recommended. Sacred Heart High School, Kingston will administer an ENTRANCE TEST to students interested in attending the school in Grades 7 through 12 on Saturday, December 5 at 8:45 a.m. Sacred Heart is a private, Catholic, coeducational, college preparatory school located on the Kingston/Plymouth town line. The school’s expansive country campus includes the main academic building, Student Activity Center, Student Health & Fitness Center, Observatory, tennis courts and over 15 acres of athletic fields. For further information regarding the Sacred Heart Entrance Test, call 781-585-7511. Walk-ins are welcome. The Test will be administered at the school which is located at 399 Bishops Highway, Kingston.
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, Pvt. Neil Pallotta, US Army Ranger and Michael Williams, Foreign Service.
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, November 21 8:15 Guilhermina, Luis, Enrique & Floripa Ribeiro (In Loving Memory) 3:30 Confessions 4:30 Ellen Holmer (In Loving Memory) Sunday, November 22 7:00 For the Intentions of our Parishioners 8:30 Blanche (Brousseau) Burns & Joseph H. Burns & All Deceased Members & Relatives of the Brousseau & Burns Families 10:00 William & Helen McDonald and Bill, Bob & Paul McDonald (In Loving Memory) 11:30 Patricia & Robert O’Connell (In Loving Memory) Monday, November 23 7:30 Joseph J. Culpin (In Loving Memory) Tuesday, November 24 7:30 Henry W. Cusick, Sr. (In Loving Memory) Wednesday, November 25 7:30 Joseph P. Lally (In Loving Memory) Thursday, November 26—Thanksgiving 8:00 Let Us Give Thanks to the Lord Friday, November 27 7:30 Miriam P. Conlon (In Loving Memory) Saturday, November 28 8:15 Bernard & Elsie Hannon (In Loving Memory) 3:30 Confessions 4:30 Maria Oliver (11th Anniversary) Sunday, November 29 7:00 Special Intention 8:30 David J. Keefe (In Loving Memory) 10:00 Jennifer Alexandra Gagnon (In Celebration of Her Life) 11:30 Mary Jane McGovern (6th Anniversary) 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 Lord Jesus Christ, you are the savior of the world. Please manifest in your church the Spirit whom you also abundantly bestowed on your apostles. Call very many to priesthood and religious life. May zeal for your glory and for the salvation of the world inflame those you have chosen. May they be saints in your likeness. May our Holy Spirit strengthen them. May they be priests and religious according to your own heart. 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 December & January 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?