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St. Gerard Majella, Canton FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT St. Gerard Majella Church
St. Gerard Majella, Canton
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
St. Gerard Majella Church
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St. Gerard Majella, Canton
March 6, 2016
Collection February 27th & 28th
Attendance - 1,087
Offertory - $9,504
Offertory July 1st to date: $273,395
Budget July 1st to date: $274,090
Unfavorable Variance YTD ($695)
Thank you for your continued support of St. Gerard’s
Mass Intentions Saturday, March 5th 4:00PM Christopher Thoener (1st Anniversary)
Sunday, March 6th 8:30AM Patricia Galvin (17th Anniversary) 10:30AM Thomas Timmons (2nd Anniversary) 6:00PM For the People of the Parish Saturday, March 12th 4:00PM Bob Femino (1st Anniversary) Saturday, March 13th 8:30AM Lawrence Hargadon (9th Anniversary) 10:30AM Margaret Dwyer (1stAnniversary) 6:00PM For the People of the Parish
If you are a visitor to Saint Gerard Majella Parish, we want you to know how welcome you are whether you have come from another part of the country, from across the world, or from another parish here in the Archdiocese. Thank you for praying with us. Thank you also for your generosity, which helps us to celebrate our liturgies in a fitting and beautiful way, and to offer spiritual support to people in the Canton area. Enjoy your visit!
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Prayer Corner for the living Please keep the following in your prayers: John Mariani, Emily Lewis, Ava Alpert, Kay Smith, Robert Sommer, Lawrence, Marissa, Ericka, Joan F. Meissner, Danielle, Betty B., Anita Steele, PAF, David, Julia.
Communion If you are attending Mass with someone who is un-able to walk to the altar to receive communion, please let one of the Eucharistic Ministers know be-fore Mass so they can bring Communion to them.
Stations of the Cross Please join us during this Lenten season as we walk together with Jesus on his way to Golgotha. During this Lenten season, let us join together as Jesus’ faithful followers and participate in the great Catho-lic tradition – The Stations of the Cross.
Week 5 - Friday, March 11 - 7:00PM Week 6 - Friday, March 18 - 7:00PM
Lenten Bible Study Sponsored by CHRISM. In response to Pope Fran-cis' call for a year of Mercy, Celia Sirois will focus on the power of mercy as it is revealed in the Old Testament and the New Testament. The course will run each Tuesday until March 15th in the hall from 10AM-12noon. All are welcome! Light refreshments served. For more info www.chrismbiblestudy.org
The Light is On For You — On all the Wednesdays of Lent from 6:30-8:00PM at St. Gerard Majella and all the par-ishes and chapels of the Archdiocese of Boston will be open for individual confession. The Archdiocese has set up a website, www.TheLightIsOnForYou.org, to help you prepare. It has videos on the Sacrament of Reconciliation, sheets on how to make a good con-fession, answers to frequently-asked questions and more. Please make plans to come on Lenten Wednesdays and spread the word of this special out-reach of mercy to those you know.
Eucharistic Adoration Adoration held on Tuesday after the 9AM Mass will be temporarily cancelled during Lent due to con-flicting times with other Lenten programs. We will resume the regular schedule after Easter. Thank you.
Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers Holy Week Sign-Up
March 24 - Holy Thursday - 7:30PM March 25 - Holy Saturday - 7:30PM
March 26 - Easter Sunday - 8:30AM & 10:30AM
Sign-up sheets for these Masses are in the Sacristy
St. Gerard Majella, Canton
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT 3
Trips Pennsylvania Dutch Country & Philadelphia’s
Historic Sites September 13 -15 A perfect fall 3day/2night trip which includes four meals, the deluxe Heritage Hotel, Sight & Sound Theatre’s current show and all sightseeing. Cost is $399.ppdo. 7:00AM pickup at St. Gerards.
Gloucester Lobster Cruise July 19 Enjoy a bountiful clam bake while on a narrated two hour plus cruise around Gloucester and environs. This popular trip also includes a visit to Rockport. Trip cost is $89. Pickup at 9:30AM from St. Gerard’ return at 5:30PM.
The Seine River Cruise Featuring Paris and Normandy
All inclusive: flights, 7 night cruise, all meals, daily sightseeing, fully escorted. Trip includes visits to Paris, Normandy, Mont Saint Michel, Les Andelys, Bayeux, Rouen, Vernon, and Giverny. October 28 – November 5. From $2999/ppdo cash or check ($3059 credit card) to $3799, depending on 5 cate-gories or 3 deck levels. Deposit of $500 due with res-ervation.
Call Janet Walrod at 781- 575-1491 for information and signup for the trips.
Operation Lazarus Our Youth Ministry students return to the Boston Common monthly to feed and clothe the homeless who spend their days in the park. Their faces always brighten when they see our van pull in and they are always so grateful for the generosity of our Parish. If you would like to donate to this worthwhile pro-gram there are envelopes for your use at the right door exit to the back parking lot. We thank you! Thank you!
Our next trip to Boston is March 19th. See our web-site to contact a committee head for details.
Youth Ministry Father Bill’s: Next trip to this soup kitchen is Sat-urday, March 12th. Rosie’s Place: Next trip for Middle School students is Sunday, March 13th. Teen Mass: Sunday, March 2oth at 6PM. Confirmation: Reminder Grade 10 Boy’s Retreat March 12/13. Jr. CYO (Middle School Students): Anyone in-terested in taking part in the Passion Play on Good Friday, March 25th please contact Kathy at the Par-ish Office. Practice will be starting on March 14th.
Our next Youth Mass will be Sunday, March 13th at the 10:30AM Mass. All families are encouraged to participate!
Summer Positions We are currently accepting applications for 3 full- time college intern positions. Candidates will work from mid May thru mid August, coordinating and managing our Summer Kids Camp and Outreach Programs, under the supervision of Mike Mahan.
Applications and full job descriptions are available online @ www.saintgerard.org. Go to the KIDS CAMP tab. You may also pick up these forms at the Parish Office, Monday thru Thursday, 9:30AM -4:30PM. Candidates will be chosen the 1st week in April. For any other questions, you may call Kathy Donahoe at the Parish Office @ 781-828-3420.
Decorating Committee St. Gerard’s is looking for volunteers to form a deco-rating committee for the church. We are in need of people who enjoy this and would be available for both Easter and Christmas. It would involve a few hours before each Holy Day. Please call the Parish Office at 781-828-3420 if you would like to volun-teer.
Easter Flowers If you would like to donate an Easter flower in memory of a loved one, there are enve-lopes at the entrances of the church for your donation. Please return your donation
by Sunday, March 20th. The names will be displayed in the bulletin.
Calling All Singers!! We are getting ready for the Easter Sunday 10:30AM Mass. All four groups (Youth Choir, Adult Choir, Teen Band and Teen Band Ensemble) will come together for this Celebration. We are having one rehearsal on Palm Sunday (March 20th ) from 2:30PM-4PM followed by pizza in the church hall. Please join us. All voices are welcome. Please speak with Tracy Zwicker-Suplee ([email protected]) for more information and to make sure we have enough copies of music. Thank you for helping to build our Music Ministry!
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March 6, 2016
Canton Catholic Men’s Lenten Reflection March 12 at St. John the Evangelist Church in
Canton 9-11AM All men from St. John’s and St. Gerard’s are welcome to attend an opportunity to celebrate the “Year of Mercy” with the Gospel, fellowship, and discussion. The morning is presented by Deacon Dan and begins with the 9:00AM Mass followed by time for reflection (in the lower church).
Date: Saturday, March 12th, 2016 Time: 9:00AM – 11:00AM
Coffee and donuts will be provided. For more informa-tion, please call (781) 828-0090 or email [email protected]
Event to Celebrate the Jubilee Year of Mercy: with Prayer – Praise – Adoration – Reconciliation – Fellow-ship – on Friday – March 18 at 4:35PM. Stonehill College Campus Ministry and Holy Cross Family Minis-tries invite you to attend: Schedule of Events: 4:35PM - Prayer: outdoor Social Justice Stations of the Cross. 5:30PM - Fellowship: A light supper of soup and bread. RSVP requested. 6:30PM - Praise, Adoration and Reconciliation: with priests available for Recon-ciliation. Details: Event is free and open to all. Groups attending are asked to please RSVP by Monday, March 14, to Kimberly Cordeiro at 508-565-1551 or email [email protected], if you intend to participate in the Fellowship of Soup and Bread. For additional information call Holy Cross Family Ministries Office at 508-238-4095 or the Stonehill Campus Ministry Office at (508) 565-1487 or go to www.FamilyRosary.org/Events.
The Society for the Propagation of the Faith cor-dially invites you to attend the exclusive Boston premiere of the major motion picture:
THE YOUNG MESSIAH Thursday, March 10
Doors open at 6:30PM Premiere begins at 7:00PM
AMC Framingham 16 22 Flutie Pass
Framingham, MA
All 16 screens in the theatre are reserved for this event. Groups will be seated together on a first-come-first serve
basis, so be sure to be there when the doors open at 6:30PM!
Sign up by visiting www.propfaithboston.org
While the tickets are complimentary, we request that at-tendees prayerfully consider a Lenten gift to benefit chil-
dren in the missions. You may give now by visit-ing www.propfaithboston.org and clicking on the “donate now” button. An opportunity to donate will also be avail-able during the RSVP process and the night of the event. Transportation will be provided to the theater from St.
Gerard’s please call the Parish Office to be guaranteed a seat on the bus.
St. John School Gala: April 2nd Tickets are available NOW! Don’t risk a sellout! sjscantongala.com 50/50 Raffle/$5,000 JACKPOT
If you purchased a number(s) last year, please check your mailbox and email and reserve your number(s). Unre-served numbers are now available to new supporters.
Thank you Karin and Matt DiFiore for your help!
ADVERTISING/SPONSORSHIP Please ask your employer, business, or union to advertise
in the evening’s program and/or take advantage of our 2016 Gala Sponsorship opportunities. Visit The Gala
website sjscantongala.com or contact Gretchen Barron [email protected] for more informa-
tion.
Questions? Please email: Jo Lysko [email protected] or
Rossanna Hennessey [email protected]
Saint John the Evangelist School Spring Admissions Open House for 2016-2017
Saint John the Evangelist School, 696 Washington Street, Canton, will host a Spring Admissions Open House from 9:00AM - 11:30AM and also from 6:30PM - 8:30PM on Wednesday, March 16, for families with school-aged children from preschool through middle school. The school is a NEASC accredited and com-mended school featuring a caring, technologically ad-vanced, academically rigorous and faith filled educational option for families.
Meet the faculty and staff, visit the classrooms and tour the building. From our award-winning early childhood program to our outstanding middle school featuring a 10:1 student teacher ratio in many subjects, Saint John the Evangelist School has one of the most highly-regarded overall academic programs south of Boston.
Admissions information and applications for all grades for the 2016-17 academic year will be available. To attend the Admissions Open House, kindly RSVP to Administra-tive Assistant Suzanne Sullivan at 781-828-2130, email [email protected] or visit us on the web at www.sjscanton.org
Divine Mercy Sunday, April 3rd Come and join us in this Solemn Divine Mercy Celebra-tion at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 547 Washington Street, Norwood, MA. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available beginning at 2:00PM followed by the celebration of Holy Mass in honor of the Solemnity at 3PM. Veneration of the Image of Divine Mercy will follow the homily. The celebrant will be Rev. Dermot Roache, SMA with Rev. Stephen Donohoe, Rev. Jean Pierre Aubin and Msgr. Paul Ryan as concelebrants. A plenary indul-gence can be obtained by means of this celebration and conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic com-munion and prayer for the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff, the Pope).
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Pope Francis: It's never too late for conversion
By Ann Schneible
(CNA/EWTN News).- God's patience towards sinners is without limit, yet the time for conversion is now, Pope Francis said during his Sunday Angelus address at the Vatican.
“It is never too late to convert, but it is urgent, it is now! Let us begin today,” said the Pope Feb. 28 to the crowds in St. Peter's Square.
…(T)he Pope spoke on Jesus' “invincible patience,” explaining how God's “unyielding concern for sinners” should provoke impatience in ourselves.
“Have you thought of God's patience? Have you even thought of his unyielding concern for sinners, how this should provoke impatience against ourselves?”
“It is never too late to convert! Never! Up until the last moment: The patience of God who waits for us.”
Pope Francis recounted the story from St. Therese of Lisieux, who prayed for the conversion of a criminal who had been condemned to death, and had refused interventions from the priest. It was not until his final mo-ment that he took the Crucifix held by the priest and kissed it.
“The patience of God! And he does the same with us, with all of us!” the Pope said. “And this is his mercy.”
Reflecting on the day's readings, Pope Francis remarked how everyday newspapers report on violence and catastrophes. He tied this to the Gospel reading which refers to two tragic events of the time: the Romans sacking the temple, and the collapse of the Siloam tower in Jerusalem which killed eighteen people.
The Pope says Jesus knows his listeners are “superstitious” in interpreting such events as punishment for sins.
“Jesus definitively refutes this point of view, because God does not permit tragedies to punish sins,” he said, but “asserts that those poor victims were no worse than others.”
Rather, Jesus uses these examples as warnings that sinners will perish as these victims did if they do not re-pent, the Pope added, citing the Gospel.
Even today, there is the temptation to blame disasters on the victims, “or even on God himself,” the pontiff said.
However, in order to take the path of the Gospel, Jesus “calls us to change our heart, to radically make an about turn in our life, abandoning our compromises with evil,” the Pope said, citing hypocrisy as an example. “I think we all have in us a little bit of hypocrisy,” he said in an off-the-cuff remark.
Stressing the need for conversion, the Pope warned against the temptation toward self-justification: “From what do we need to convert? Are we not all good people, believers, even sufficiently practicing?”
Despite being like the fig tree which fails to produce fruit, Jesus “with limitless patience” delays killing the tree for another year, Pope Francis observed.
He reflected on the Jubilee Year of Mercy as a year of grace, the period in the Church and our lives before Christ's “glorious return,” and which is “punctuated by a certain number of Lents which offer us opportunities for repentance and salvation.”
The Jubilee of Mercy is an Extraordinary Holy Year which officially commenced December 8 – the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception – with the opening of the Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica. It will close Nov. 20, 2016 with the Solemnity of Christ the King.
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St. Gerard Majella, Canton
March 6, 2016
Address: 1860 Washington Street
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.saintgerard.org
Parish Office: 781-828-3420
Fax: 781-828-2520
Church Hall: 781-828-8699
MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday Masses: 8:30AM, 10:30AM & 6:00PM
Weekday Masses: Monday–Thursday 9:00AM
Saturday Vigil: 4:00PM
Holy Days: As announced
Rosary: Daily 8:30AM before Mass & Monday 7:30PM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILATION
Saturdays: 3:15-3:45PM
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
2nd & 4th Sunday of the month at 1:00PM.
Contact the Parish Office one month in advance.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Arrangements should be made six months in
advance. Contact the Parish Office.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK
Contact the Parish Office if anyone is ill in the hospital or
at home.
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Tuesdays: 9:30AM–12 Noon
PRAYER MEETING
Tuesday, 7:30PM
A.A. MEETING
Saturday, 10:30AM, Church Hall
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday 12:00-4:30PM
Tuesday - Thursday 9:30AM-4:30PM
BULLETIN NOTICES
Email submission by Monday at 9:00AM
Reverend Rodney J. Copp, J.C.L., Pastor Archdiocesan Director, Pontifical Mission Societies [email protected]
Deacon Daniel C. Nelson, THM, D. Min. [email protected]
ASSISTING PRIESTS Rev. Bryan Parrish Rev. Daniel Magni
FINANCE & OPERATIONS MANAGER Gregory Pando, AIA - [email protected]
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION/YOUTH MINISTRY R.E. Coordinators: Donna Andersen, [email protected] Maura Messinger, [email protected] Y.M. Director: Mike Mahan Y.M. Ass’t. Director: Janet Maguire Secretary: Kathy Donahoe: [email protected]
PARISH SECRETARY Ellen Reynolds - [email protected]
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINISTRY Tracy Zwicker-Suplee - [email protected]
ORGANIST Elias Dagher
MARRIAGE COORDINATOR Dolores Johnson
ALTAR SERVERS Bernard Donahoe
CARETAKER Ellery Vinal
FINANCE COUNCIL Brian Callery [email protected] Steve MacPherson [email protected] Gene Manning [email protected] Lisa Lopez [email protected]
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL Kevin Donovan [email protected] Tricia Kennedy [email protected] Joe Thornton [email protected] Jim Walker [email protected] Jennifer Ryan [email protected] Connor Proctor - Youth Ministry Representative
Meetings will take place every second Wednesday of the month in the Rectory Conference Room.
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