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Saint Joseph Parishes Saint Joseph Parishes Saint Joseph Parishes Saint Joseph Parishes
Medford, MAMedford, MAMedford, MAMedford, MA
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medfordcollaborative.org
Collaborative Staff
Pastor: Fr. Paul V. Sullivan Parochial Vicar: Fr. John T. Swencki Deacon: Deacon Bob Breen
Director of Finance and Operations: Laura Powers Phone: 781-396-0423 x113
Director of Faith Formation & Youth Ministry: Doreen Breen Phone: 781-396-0423 x126 Faith Formation Coordinator: Ann Carroll Phone: 781-396-0423 x114
Youth Group Email: [email protected] Religious Education Email: [email protected]
St. Joseph Parish Staff
Music Director: Betsy Pesce Phone: 781-396-0423 x125 Cell: 617-335-8155 [email protected]
Office Staff: Betty Guerra Office Staff: Karen Sturniolo
St. Francis of Assisi Parish Staff
Parish Secretary: Mar ie Van Campen Business Manager: Alisa O’Dowd
St. Joseph School
Main Office: 781-396-3636 Tuition Office: 781-396-0423 x117 Website: stjosephschoolmedford.com
Principal: Dr. Robert Murphy Early Childhood Learning Center Director: Linda Iacabone 781-395-7780
Collaborative Mass Schedule
St. Francis of Assisi Daily Mass: Monday-Thursday at 9am
Weekend Masses: Saturday at 4pm Sunday at 9am & 11am
St. Joseph Daily Mass: Monday-Saturday at 8am
Weekend Masses: Saturday at 4pm Sunday at 8am, 10am & 12 noon
Collaborative Parish Office
114 High Street, Medford, MA 02155
Phone: 781-396-0423 Fax: 781-391-2919
St. Joseph Email: [email protected] St. Francis of Assisi Email: [email protected]
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Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
From Fr. PaulFrom Fr. PaulFrom Fr. PaulFrom Fr. Paul Dear Friends,
We had an enjoyable Parish Picnic at St. Francis on Sept. 10 and a beautiful Mass (pastor installation) at St. Joseph on Sept 3. Thank you to all who helped make these events so pleasant!
Religious education classes begin this weekend and next. Please register your children now, if you have not already done so.
In the coming weeks, you will be hearing about the Increased Offertory Campaign. As I explained in my June 4 letter, we have monthly deficits in each parish because the weekly offertory has been in decline. Please consider prayerfully if you can give more each week to support our parishes. More details will be coming soon.
St. Francis and St. Joseph, pray for us!
Fr. Paul
Welcome to New ParishionersWelcome to New ParishionersWelcome to New ParishionersWelcome to New Parishioners
No matter what your present status in the Catholic Church,
No matter what your current family or marital situation,
No matter what your current personal history, age, background, race, etc.,
No matter what your own self-image; you are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved
and respected here at The Collaborative of Saint Francis of Assisi Parish
and Saint Joseph Parish.
If you are new to the parish, please introduce yourself to a member of the
Parish Staff after Mass or at your convenience.
Remembering Our ParishesRemembering Our ParishesRemembering Our ParishesRemembering Our Parishes
Please consider remembering St. Francis of Assisi Parish, St. Joseph Parish or St. Joseph School when
drafting your estate plans. For more information, please call
Laura Powers at 781-396-0423 Ext 113. Thank you.
Sacrament of MatrimonySacrament of MatrimonySacrament of MatrimonySacrament of Matrimony Couples should make arrangements with one of our
priests or deacon at least six months before the wedding.
Pastoral Care of the Sick and ElderlyPastoral Care of the Sick and ElderlyPastoral Care of the Sick and ElderlyPastoral Care of the Sick and Elderly Please contact the Parish Center Office to make
arrangements, if you are going into the hospital, or have a family member who is homebound and would
like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick.
If a family member cannot come to church and would like to receive Communion at home,
please notify us.
Clergy Health & Retirement Trust
The diocese-wide collection today will support the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust which cares for the health and well-being of our priests. In the Archdiocese of Boston, we are blessed to have 590 men including Fr. Paul & Fr. John who have devoted their lives to serving Christ and His family. Your gift to this collection will help provide our priests with an appropriate level of care and quality of life so they can continue sharing the good news, performing good works, and spreading good faith.
Remember the priests who have been there in your time of need, and consider honoring them with a generous gift to this special collection. You may also make your gift online at clergytrust.org or text the word PRIEST to 56512 (msg. & data rates may apply). Thank you for your generous and prayerful support of our priests.
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St. Francis of Assisi’s
Monthly Dinners return
this Month!
Please join us on Saturday, September 30th
following the 4pm Mass at the
St. Francis of Assisi Dining Hall.
All are welcome!
Menu:
Chicken Cutlets with roasted potatoes & vegetables
Tickets:
$10 Adult/$5 Child
Tickets will be sold after all St. Francis of Assisi Masses starting this weekend and at our Collaborative Parish Office at the St. Joseph Rectory, 114 High Street until Wednesday,
September 27th.
Hope to see you there!
Weekly Scripture ReadingsWeekly Scripture ReadingsWeekly Scripture ReadingsWeekly Scripture Readings
Loved Ones In Service
Presently on active duty serving our country:
LCPL Gerald Byrnes, US Marine Corps. Keith Conway
Cameron Howard Nicholas C. Lavery
2LT Richard Neil Matta, US Army Christopher Silva
Daniel Silva
Our prayers go out to all men and women who are serving our country. May God protect them.
Anyone who would like their rank and branch of military service listed along with their name, please
email [email protected] or call 781-396-0423.
Please remember the following people who are in need of prayers:
Theresa O’Brien Carew, Sr. Waltrude Dennis CSJ, Pasqualina DeSimone, Jeffrey Morgan, Torbert Prior, Donald & Ronald Sisson, Rob Stengel, Donna Trabucco, Pauline Vojtas & Denise Zero
17 SUN Sir 27:30—28:7/Rom 14:7-9/Mt
18:21-35
18 Mon 1 Tm 2:1-8/Lk 7:1-10
19 Tue 1 Tm 3:1-13/Lk 7:11-17
20 Wed 1 Tm 3:14-16/Lk 7:31-35
21 Thu Eph 4:1-7, 11-13/Mt 9:9-13
22 Fri 1 Tm 6:2c-12/Lk 8:1-3
23 Sat 1 Tm 6:13-16/Lk 8:4-15
24 SUN Is 55:6-9/Phil 1:20c-24, 27a/Mt
20:1-16a
St. Francis of Assisi Girls & Boys
In-House Basketball
Registration for the upcoming season:
September 19th and 21st 6:00 – 8:00 pm
in the St. Francis dining hall.
The fee is $75.00 per player/$50.00 for each additional sibling
with a family cap of $150.00
For more info you can email the girls at [email protected]
or the boys at [email protected]
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Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
SAVE THE DATE!
St. Joseph Parish Annual Parish Concert Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 2 P.M.
The music ministry invites you to join us on Sunday afternoon, October 22nd, 2017, at 2PM in the upper church, for our St. Joseph Parish Annual Concert. Both our Adult and Youth Choirs and The Messengers (our young adult music group) will perform, and there will be an opportunity for the audience to join with us in singing!
This year's program is entitled "Singing the Seasons", and is being dedicated in loving memory of Reverend Edward F. ("Fr. Ed") Doughty and Anna M. Scully, whom we lost this past year, and a portion of the proceeds from our concert program ad book will be donated to The Marine Corps Scholarship Fund and St Jude Children's Research Hospital.
There will be a luncheon in the social center following the concert, catered by Carroll's Restaurant in Medford (kindness of parishioner, Attorney Victor Garo). Please note: when you arrive for the concert, you will receive a voucher which will enable you to attend the luncheon.
We urge you to take this opportunity to come and join our choirs and instrumentalists in a prayerful and playful musical celebration! For more information, please e-mail Betsy at [email protected] or call 781-396-0423 x125 (office) or 617-335-8155 (cell).
The Music Ministry Would Be Honored…
...if you would consider supporting our ministry by placing an ad in our upcoming annual parish concert program. We have the following options to choose from:
Back Cover (5 ½” x 8 ½”) $250 Half Page (5 ½” x 4 ¼”) $60 Full Page (5 ½” x 8 ½”) $100 One-Third Page (5 ½” x 2 7/8”) $45
(If you are honoring a loved one's birthday, or anniversary, etc., and would like to include a photo, the ad would need to be at least 1/2 page to be most effective. We also encourage you to "act quickly(!)", as some folks were disappointed last year, because by the time they responded, the program book was full).
You can send your ad copy and payment or individual donation (checks made out to St. Joseph Parish) directly to Betsy Pesce, Music and Liturgy Director, c/o of the rectory, at 114 High Street. We would be most grateful for your support in this very special parish event, and thank you in advance for your consideration.
Increased Offertory Campaign
In the weeks ahead, you will be reading more about a new program taking place in our parishes. The program, Increased Offertory Campaign, is an opportunity for all of us to address the most pressing needs in our parishes. Our hope is that you will prayerfully consider increasing your financial commitment to our parishes so we can increase our weekly collection by at least 20%.
Currently, our weekly collection doesn’t cover our operating expenses. Growth in the weekly collection translates to growth in the faith formation programs and outreach to our faith community.
Each week, this space in our bulletin will be devoted to reminders, updates and important announcements regarding this initiative. Stay posted!
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Registrations will not be accepted the day of classes For more information: [email protected]
or call 781-396-0423 x 126
February School Vacation camp registrations are closed (we are currently full)
We need your help! We are short teachers both at SFA and SJ. Please come share your love of God with our parish children.
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Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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September 17, 2017
Saturday 9/16/17
4:00 pm
John J. & Marguerite A. Fallon and Elizabeth J. Golden
Sunday 9/17/17
9:00 am
11:00 am
Vincenza Quigley
John & Ellen Travers
Monday 9/18/17
9:00 am
Marie A. McCabe
Tuesday 9/19/17
9:00 am
Phillip Dominic Mutebi
Thursday 9/21/17
9:00 am
Vincent & Mary Musto
Friday 9/22/17
9:00 am
No Mass
Saturday 9/23/17
4:00 pm
Thomas J. Wardan
Sunday 9/24/17
9:00 am
11:00 am
Tina & Ray Jackson Anthony Previti & Tom English
Wednesday 9/20/17
9:00 am
Leonard J. Riley
Summer Office HoursSummer Office HoursSummer Office HoursSummer Office Hours Monday - Friday 9am - 3pm
Sacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:00 pm to 3:45pm in the upper
church confessional or by appointment.
Sacrament of BaptismSacrament of BaptismSacrament of BaptismSacrament of Baptism Baptisms are held on the second
Sunday of the month at 12:30 pm. Instruction for first time parents and godparents is held at St. Francis of Assisi on the last Sunday of every
month after the 11:00 am Mass in the upper church (unless there is a schedule conflict).
Adoration of the Blessed SacramentAdoration of the Blessed SacramentAdoration of the Blessed SacramentAdoration of the Blessed Sacrament Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every Monday at 7:00 pm in the upper church.
All are welcome.
Weekly Prayer GroupWeekly Prayer GroupWeekly Prayer GroupWeekly Prayer Group The St. Francis of Assisi Prayer Group meets every Monday at 7:30 pm in the upper church
to pray the Rosary. All are welcome.
Secular FranciscansSecular FranciscansSecular FranciscansSecular Franciscans The Secular Franciscans, formerly Third Order,
meet at St. Francis of Assisi on the fourth Sunday of every month at 2:00 pm in the Dining Hall.
All are welcome.
St. Francis of Assisi ParishSt. Francis of Assisi ParishSt. Francis of Assisi ParishSt. Francis of Assisi Parish
Mass IntentionsMass IntentionsMass IntentionsMass Intentions
September 2 & 3 Offertory: $3,309
Catholic University: $857
September 9 & 10 Offertory: $3,620
Monthly Collection: $2,296 Hurricane Harvey: $2,403
Second Collection this weekend: Clergy Health & Retirement Trust
A special THANK YOU to all those who share their talent, time, presence and support with
St. Francis of Assisi Parish.
September Weddings
Please keep in your prayers this couple as they prepare for the
Sacrament of Marriage.
Matthew Khoury & Nicemaria DeVita
All our deceased parishioners and loved ones.
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Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 9/16/17
8:00 am
4:00 pm
Maria & Pietro Ricci
Hugh Goulding & Maeve Goulding
Sunday 9/17/17
8:00 am
10:00 am
12:00 pm
For the People
Jason Vasques
Mary Ginnetty
Monday 9/18/17
8:00 am
Maria Trentini
Tuesday 9/19/17
8:00 am
Paula McGee
Thursday 9/21/17
8:00 am
Thomas Kelly
Friday 9/22/17
8:00 am
Luciano Lunardi
Saturday 9/23/17
8:00 am
4:00 pm
James J. & Marion W. Henry
Yolanda Torrice
Sunday 9/24/17
8:00 am
10:00 am
12:00 pm
For the People
Nora Scali Patterson
Mary Ginnetty
Wednesday 9/20/17
8:00 am
David J. Cruzziere
Mass IntentionsMass IntentionsMass IntentionsMass Intentions
St. Joseph ParishSt. Joseph ParishSt. Joseph ParishSt. Joseph Parish
Summer Office HoursSummer Office HoursSummer Office HoursSummer Office Hours Monday - Friday 9am - 3pm
Sacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of Reconciliation Saturday morning after the 8:00 am Mass, Saturday
afternoon from 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm in the upper church or by appointment.
Sacrament of BaptismSacrament of BaptismSacrament of BaptismSacrament of Baptism Baptisms are held on the third Sunday of the month at 1:30 pm. Instruction for first time
parents and godparents is held at St. Francis of Assisi on the last Sunday of every month after the 11:00 am Mass in the upper church
(unless there is a schedule conflict).
Adoration of the Blessed SacramentAdoration of the Blessed SacramentAdoration of the Blessed SacramentAdoration of the Blessed Sacrament Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place on
Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays from 8:30am to 8:30pm in the lower church.
(Adoration will not be held on days Medford schools are closed due to weather.)
Legion of MaryLegion of MaryLegion of MaryLegion of Mary The Legion of Mary meets Wednesdays at 6:30 to
8pm in the back room of the lower church. All are welcome!
Readings: #997
September 9 & 10 Offertory: $5,619
On-going Maintenance: $1,927 Hurricane Harvey: $3,473
Second Collections this weekend: Clergy Health & Retirement Trust
A special THANK YOU to all those who share their talent, time, presence and support with
St. Joseph Parish.
All our deceased parishioners and loved ones.
