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SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday: 2:30 to 3:30pm or anytime by appointment
BAPTISM Arrangement for this Sacrament of
Initiation may be made by contacting the Rectory.
MARRIAGE Arrangements for Marriage should be
made with the parish priest at least eight months in
advance to allow for adequate preparation.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM Grades 1 through 5 - Tuesdays 4:00 to 5:15pm
Grades 6 through 10 - Tuesdays 7:00 to 8:30pm
VISITATION TO THE SICK We are most eager
to help anyone who cannot celebrate Mass with us in
Church. If you wish to receive the sacraments of
Confession, Communion, or the Anointing of the
Sick, please call the Rectory. Please notify us of any
hospitalization so that we may help.
MASSES Weekends (Upper Church)
Saturday: 4:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 11:00am in ASL (also Voiced)
12 Noon (Lower Church)
Weekdays (Lower Church)
Monday—Saturday: 9:00am
Saturday following Mass: Rosary, Exposition,
Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament, concluding at 10:30am
Holy Days (Upper Church)
7:00am at Our Lady Help of Christians
9:00am at Sacred Heart
12:00 noon at Our Lady Help of Christians
7:30pm at Sacred Heart. This Mass is in both
English and ASL
Holidays (Lower Church)
9:00am
WEBSITES :
www.sacredheartnewton.org
www.ourladys.com
www.bostondeafcatholic.org
WELCOME: If you are new in the Parish, please
introduce yourself after Mass or at the rectory office.
We want to know and serve you.
OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS
1321 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02459
OFFICE HOURS
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9:30am to
5pm. Fridays 9:00am to 2:00pm
PHONE AND E-MAIL
Rectory Office 617-969-2248
Pastoral Associate 617-969-4021
Music 781-223-5709
Religious Education 617-969-4031
MacKenzie Center 617-332-7220
Fax 617-965-7515
Our Lady Help of Christians 617-527-7560
STAFF
Rev. John Sassani, Pastor: 617-515-1743
Rev. Robert J. Blaney, P. Vicar: 617-527-7560 x212
In Residence: Rev. Robert P. Imbelli
In Residence: Rev. Brian Kiely
In Residence at OLHC: Msgr. Dennis Sheehan
William B. Koffel, Deacon
Mrs. Marie Buckley, Pastoral Associate
Mr. Brian Niemiec, Pastoral Associate
Mr. Michael Bliss, Business Manager
Mr. JoJo David, Director of Music
Mrs. Michelle Solomon, Religious Education
Director
Mrs. Margaret Miller, Administrative Associate
Mrs. Marisa Cimino, Activities Coordinator,
MacKenzie Center
Mr. David Nahabedian, Facilities Manager
PARISH RESOURCES
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OUR COMMUNITY NEWS MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday, February 21
9:00am, Bill Walsh
11:00am, Anthony Prestera
12:00 Noon, Parishioners of Sacred Heart
Sunday, February 28
9:00am, Michael Fairley
12:00 Noon, Parishioners of Sacred Heart
CELEBRANTS FOR NEXT WEEKEND
Saturday, February 27, 4:00pm: Fr. Conley
Sunday, February 28, 9:00am: Fr. Imbelli;
11:00am: Fr. Carey; 12:00 Noon: Msgr. Sheehan
SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THIS WEEK
Sunday, February 21, Second Sunday of Lent
Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Ps. 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14;
Philippians 3:17—4:1; Luke 9:28b-36
Monday, February 22, Chair of St. Peter
1 Peter 5:1-4; Ps. 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6;
Matthew 16:13-19
Tuesday, February 23
Isaiah 1:10, 16-20; Ps. 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and
23; Matthew 23:1-12
Wednesday, February 24
Jeremiah 18:18-20; Ps. 31:5-6, 14, 15-16;
Matthew 20:17-28
Thursday, February 25
Jeremiah 17:5-10; Ps. 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6;
Luke 16:19-31
Friday, February 26
Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; Ps. 105:16-17,
18-19, 20-21; Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46
Saturday, February 27,
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps. 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10,
11-12; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
Sunday, February 28, Second Sunday of Lent
Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15; Ps. 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 11;
1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12; Luke 13:1-9 CALENDAR NOTES
Extended Coffee Hour: Sunday, February 21
10:00am—1:00pm, Parish Center
Faith Sharing: Sunday, February 21, 10:30-11:30am,
Convent Library
Knights of Columbus: Wednesday, February 23,
7:30pm, Convent Dining Room
Faith Sharing: Wednesday, February 24, 7:30pm,
Convent Library
Faith Sharing: Thursday, February 25, 9:30am,
Rectory
Coffee Hour: Friday, February 26, Following
9:00am Mass, Parish Center
Liturgy, Holy Hour, Rosary: Saturday, February 27,
9:00am—10:30am,
Extended Coffee Hour: Sunday, February 28,
10am—1:00pm, Parish Center
Christ’s Mercy and Forgiveness Retreat: Sunday,
February 28, 3:00-6:00pm, OLHC lower Church
2016 CATHOLIC APPEAL
Next weekend, the Catholic Appeal will be
announced in all parishes throughout the
Archdiocese. Please be sure to take home next
week’s bulletin, which includes an insert with some
helpful information about how the Catholic Appeal
directly benefits our parish.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
CCD classes resume on February 23rd of this week.
Our 2nd graders have been preparing to receive the
Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time on
Saturday, Feb. 27 at 10:30-11:45AM in the lower
church. Please join us with your prayers that the
students and their families will experience the joy of
God’s mercy and healing love in this beautiful
sacrament.
With Lent in full swing, our students will walk
with Jesus as He shows the world what true love
looks like all the way to the cross and to His
triumphant rise to life on Easter morning! In a small
way we can join with Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice by
giving up/say no to some small comforts like food,
activities or habits that will help us to be able to say
no when we are tempted to be selfish or to demand
our own way. After all, Christ said no to His own
way during the Agony in the Garden for our sakes,
so we could rise again to new life in Heaven! We
encourage families to pray the Sorrowful mysteries
of the rosary as a family and remember to feed the
poor by filling the Lenten Rice bowls and pray every
day!
Michelle Solomon, Director of Religious Ed.
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THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU
Spend some extra time with Christ in prayer
on Wednesdays during Lent from 6:30-8:00PM
with Adoration, Taize Prayer, and the opportunity
for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
2/17, 2/24, 3/2 at Our Lady's in Furlong Hall
3/9, 3/16, 3/23 at Sacred Heart in the Lower Church
SACRED HAPPENINGS
Sacred Heart parish is delighted to learn that Maura
Iversen has been awarded a Fullbright
Scholarship―she will be in Sweden for the first
three months of 2017. Maura is enjoying her
sabbatical in North Carolina at this time.
PASTORAL CARE TO THE SICK AND
HOMEBOUND WORKSHOP – SAVE THE
DATE
Ministry of Care involves reaching out to those
who are unable to attend Mass or participate in
parish life due to age, infirmity, illness or
recuperation. Each week we learn of more and more
parishioners from the Sacred Heart community who
are in need of our care. A minister of care spends
one or two hours a week, or month, visiting these
parishioners in their homes and/or in local nursing
homes. As a minister of care you serve as a vital
pastoral connection between the parish and the sick
and homebound – you bring the spiritual and healing
comfort of the Lord with you in the gift of the
Blessed Sacrament!
Both current ministers of communion, and those
wishing to become ministers of communion, are
invited to this ministry. Formal training for pastoral
visitation and the distribution of Communion to the
sick is required. A two-day, twelve hour training
workshop is being offered by the Archdiocese of
Boston at Our Lady’s Church on Saturdays,
April 2 and 9, 2016 from 9:00 to 3:00 PM. Please
consider if you are being called to this ministry, or if
you would like more information, please call Marie
Buckley at (617) 969-4021.
COLLABORATIVE RETREAT FOR THE
YEAR OF MERCY The Sacred Heart/Our Lady's Collaborative is
offering the first of three retreats on the Year of
Mercy on Sunday, February 28th from 3:00-
6:00PM. at Our Lady's Church. This first retreat will
focus on the theme of mercy and forgiveness, and
will include prayer, presentations, small group
conversation, and the opportunity for the Sacrament
of Reconciliation. Sign-up sheets can be found at the
doors of the church. You can also email Brian
Romer Niemiec ([email protected]) to
register or with any questions.
PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN TRAINING
A Virtus Training session of Protecting God’s
Children Program for Adults has been scheduled at
Our Lady Help of Christians Church on Sunday,
March 6 at 1pm in the Lower Church Hall. All those
who are volunteers here at Sacred Heart and have
not yet taken this program are urged to attend. All
adults who are interested in the safety of children
who have not yet attended this course are also
welcome.
SOUP AND STATIONS AT OUR LADYS
Mark your calendar: The annual Soup and Stations
will be held at Our Lady’s on Friday, March 18th.
(Please note the date change from the Lenten Flyer.)
The simple supper will be served in the lower church
hall from 6:00-7:00; stations will be in the church
from 7:00 to 7:30. These stations are suitable for all
ages, especially children. This is a great family
Lenten event. Soup and macaroni and cheese are
served. Please reply to [email protected] to let
us know if you are coming.
THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL Pope Francis
Before all else, the Gospel invites us to respond to
the God of love who saves us, to see God in others
and to go forth from ourselves to seek the good of
others. (Paragraph 39)
REQUEST FROM ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Our Lady Help of Christians has received two
requests for furniture:
1. A portacrib or bassinette: – A family in need is
celebrating the arrival of a new baby! The mom had
a c-section, so a higher portacrib or bassinette would
be appreciated.
2. A small table: so a person could eat or read/
write—Approximately 36-40” high and no wider
than 27” or so.
Please call Dan Foley at: (508) 272-0017 or Paul
McGuire at (617) 244-8185.
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PASTORAL PLAN CORNER
The second weekend of our Parishioner Witness
Talks will take place on February 20th/21st (except
for the 6:00pm Mass). The 6:00pm Witness Talk
will take place on Sunday, February 28th.
LOST AND FOUND
If you think you may have left any personal items
behind you in church, please be aware that there is a
box for lost and found in the area in the vestibule
where the rocking chair is located. Please check this
space if you are looking for your belongings.
NEWTON CATHOLIC BOOK CLUB
The February meeting will be Thursday,
February 25th, 7:00pm, in the Colella room at
Our Lady’s. For more information about the book
club contact Jim Allaire at 617-244-2143.
GUILD OF ST FRANCIS - FAMILY BINGO
NIGHT AND POTLUCK DINNER,
SATURDAY, MARCH 12TH Join us on Saturday, March 12, 2016 from 5pm to
8pm at the MacKenzie Center for Family bingo
night game and Potluck dinner. Bring your favorite
appetizer or main dish to share - enough for six
people. The Guild will provide dessert and
drinks. Let's have fun building our community! For
more information contact Olimpia Estela Caceres-
Brown at [email protected] or
call 617-222-0791 or Pat Mitchell at 617-332-5776.
HOME ENERGY ASSESSMENT
In the Spirit of Pope Francis' encyclical on the care
for our common home, after all Masses on February
27th/28th members of the Justice and Peace
Committee will be at the doors of the church to
encourage families to sign up for the City
of Newton's free Home Energy Assessments. These
assessments evaluate the energy use in your home,
provide free instant saving measures if needed, and
provide access to additional rebates and incentives.
ELEVATOR CONTACT LIST
Do you use the elevator to attend weekly or daily
Mass? The Sacred Heart/Our Lady's Collaborative
is starting a contact list that will be used in case one
of the elevators in the collaborative is not working.
To sign-up for this service, please contact Brian
Romer Niemiec ([email protected]) or call
the parish office.
POST-BAPTISM FAMILY GATHERING Join other families with newly Baptized children at
the Coffee Hour after the 9:00AM Mass on Sunday,
February 28th. All families with young kids are
most welcome. Look for signs on the tables when
you enter the McKenzie Center. Questions?
C o n t a c t B r i a n R o m e r N i e m i e c
H O S P I T A L I T Y W O R K S H O P –
ENTERTAINING ANGELS
The Office of Lifelong Faith Formation and Parish
Support is pleased to welcome the Catholic
Hospitality Training Institute for a workshop
called Entertaining Angels this February. The
institute exists to empower parishes for the work of
evangelization, from transforming the environment
of the parish office to using the right words when
interacting with guests and parishioners. This
workshop is a one-day hospitality training seminar
aimed at helping each member of your team be an
open door to Jesus Christ. The training is geared
toward “first contact” staff and volunteers. Our first
priority is to the mission of the Catholic Church to
make disciples. A visitor may decide whether or not
to stay at your parish in as little as the first three
minutes of their visit, including time in the parking
lot. It is vital that they experience a welcoming
place. This training provides preparation for
receiving others in the name of Jesus Christ.
Participants will develop confidence and an idea of
what to say to parish visitors. Everyone who attends
will receive monthly follow up videos and
reflections for one year.
Date: February 27, 2016
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Place: Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted, 920
Trapelo Road, Waltham MA 02452
Workshop Content: http://catholic-institute.com/
entertaining-angels/
Meals: Light breakfast and lunch included.
To register, contact Brian Romer Niemiec at
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SIGNINGS
Both myself (a Deaf priest) and Fr. John Sassani are
pleased to announce that the Deaf Catholic
Community will be visiting Our Lady Help of
Christians Parish for the 4:00pm Mass this Saturday,
February 20th. This is an exciting opportunity for
Our Lady Help of Christians, the other parish of the
Newton Collaborative to know more about the Deaf
Catholic Community of the Archdiocese of Boston.
The community has its own American Sign
Language Mass held at 11:00am on Sundays at
Sacred Heart Parish since they relocated from St.
Theresa's Church in Watertown in 2003. For those
who are new to having the Deaf visiting, you will be
seeing a sign language interpreter who will be
translating spoken English to signs for the Deaf
Catholic members and a voice interpreter will be
voicing in English during my homily while I use
sign language. This may seem like a whole new
experience for you. According to statistics from
research studies at Gallaudet University and many
national organizations associated with religious
programs for the Deaf, “ninety-six percent of deaf
people have no religious affiliation.” The simple
reason is that most ecclesial communities offer no
access to parish life for folks who communicate
through sign language. That is why the Archdiocese
of Boston has the Office of the Deaf Apostolate
(bostondeafcatholic.org) to ensure inclusion for the
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Catholics in all facets of
Church life. As the Director of the Boston Deaf
Apostolate, myself and my office staff assist parishes
in becoming welcoming to the Deaf in their locale,
supporting archdiocesan agencies in making their
activities inclusive of and accessible to the Deaf,
offering direct pastoral ministry to Deaf persons
throughout the Archdiocese, and supporting the
Church's ecumenical efforts as it relates to the Deaf.
We are really looking forward to visiting Our Lady
Help of Christians Parish and meeting their
parishioners!
In Christ, Fr. Shawn Carey,
Director of the Boston Deaf Apostolate
Save the Dates:
Forming Disciples in Mission:
A Workshop in Parish-Based Evangelization for
the Deaf Apostolate
April 3rd & 10th, 2016
1:00-5:00pm, Bishop MacKenzie Hall,
1337 Centre St., Newton MA. This workshop is
designed to give you the tools to understand the New
Evangelization, embrace living as an intentional
disciple, become comfortable sharing your personal
witness, form disciples, and work in your parish to
form disciples. The two day workshop includes
sessions on the core topics of discipleship and time
together in prayer. To register, go to
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?
llr=k5v4kyfab&oeidk=a07ebuvd7yndfdf5651
There will be no 11:00am ASL Mass on Sunday,
February 28 but there will be an interpreter at
the Noon Mass. Please make note of this!
AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEEPEN YOUR
FAITH
Archdiocese of Boston – Men’s and Women’s
Cursillo. Cursillo is a short course in Christianity. It
is an encounter with Christ in a small community of
the Church, in order to deepen your own faith and
strengthen your ability to be witnesses of Christ in
the world. The dates for the Cursillo Weekends are:
Women: March 3-6, 2016 Men: April 21-24, 2016
The weekend runs from Thursday evening through
Sunday afternoon and is held at the Campion Center
in Weston MA. For information and registration,
please check the Boston Cursillo Website:
www.bostoncursillo.org or call the Office of
Spiritual Life at 617-779-3640 or email us at
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL GROUP DAY OF
PRAYER.
Fr. Bob Connors, pastor of St. Patrick Parish,
Watertown will conduct a Day of Prayer for Young
Adults (25 - 40ish) on Saturday, February 27, from
11:30 (luinch) to 4:00 (Liturgy). It will be held at
the St. Patrick Parish Center, 26R Chestnut Street,
Watertown. All are invited to attend. The theme of
the day will be the Year of Mercy and how the
Works of Mercy can be addressed in one's life and
work day. It will offer reflection, prayer and
discussion, Please call the Office at 617-926-9680
to register or email:[email protected].
COVER ART NOTES
Transfiguration of Christ, Titan, Oil on Panel 1560-
1565.
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