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Scripture for the week of April 1 , 2018
Sunday, April 1st ~ EASTER SUNDAY Acts 10:334a, 37-43/ Col 3:14/ Jn 20:1-9
Monday, April 2nd Acts 2:14, 22-33/ Mt 28:8-15
Tuesday, April 3rd Acts 2:36-41/ Jn 28:8-15 Wednesday, April 4th
Acts 3:1-10/ Lk 24:13-35 Thursday, April 5th
Acts 3: 11-26/ Lk 24:35-48 Friday, April 6th
Acts 4:1-12/ Jn 21:1-14 Saturday, April 7th
Acts 4:13-21/ Mk 16: 9-15 Sunday, April 8th
Acts 4:32-35/ 1 Jn 5:1-6/ Jn 20: 19-31
Mass Intentions for the Week:
April 4th at 9 AM: Barbara J. Molinari April 6th at 9 AM: Joseph Elmore Mackie
Mass Schedule: Weekends: Saturday
at 4:30 PM Sunday
at 7:30, 8:45 & 11 AM Week Days:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
at 9:00 AM
Music
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Parish Office Hours: Monday –Friday
9 AM to Noon & 1 PM to 4 PM To Contact Us:
Parish: 781-784-2265 Website: www.olossharon.org
Parish Email: [email protected]
Our Lady of Sorrows Parish
April 1, 2018
59 Cottage St., Sharon, MA
NO COFFEE HOUR THIS WEEK
Easter Sunday
PASTOR’S DESK
On behalf of myself, the staff and the members of the parish council, we wish you
all an end to nor'easters and a blessed and joyous Easter.
This is the most important liturgical celebration of the entire year. Christ has
promised in the action of these three days that through his death and Resurrection
we can overcome death and grow more and more godlike as we journey toward
him and our own resurrection.
It is no secret that the Church chooses to celebrate this fundamental reality of our
faith when even nature conspires to send this uplifting message. At Christmas we
celebrate the birth of the light of the world at a time when nature tells us we need it
most, in the darkest days of winter. So too, at Easter, nature tells us that the new
birth of spring, the resurrection, if you will of flowers, trees, plants, grass and birds
is upon us. Outside the front door of the Church, you can see flowers pushing
their way up through the earth defying the effort of recent weather to suppress
them.
Christ by taking on our nature even to the ultimate point of human frailty; death
has suffused not just us but all of nature with his grace. Thus, when your favorite
tree comes back to life, when your heart is lifted as your beloved says "I love you,"
when you raise up your child running to greet you as you come home from work
and when your family and friends "raise your spirits" by gathering to celebrate your
milestone birthday, all of this speaks the message of today. The whole cosmos
proclaims in its very core that Jesus Christ has indeed risen from the dead and all
of us with him.
A hearty welcome to all of you who join us today, those who come often and those
who do not, those who are parishioners and those who are not, those who are
visitors or guests, those who are of other faiths or no faith. Within these walls we
are one family. Today we are overjoyed to celebrate together for: " This is the day
the Lord has made, alleluia. Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia."
~Fr. Frank
April 1, 2018
IN HONOR OF: Joan & Gus Spano
Morrison Family & Friends TL Symphony of Angels
IN MEMORY OF:
Mary Rebello Mary V. Lavezzo
Joseph Rebello Egitto T. Lavezzo Antone Rodrick
Antonio Lavezzo John Rebello
Anna Lavezzo Annanette Harper
James Harper Richard Johnson
Nate Cavallo Anthony & Maria Cavallo Edward & Sarah Rusiecki
Manuel & Connie Andrade Jose & Laurentina Salema
Grace Salema Mary & Joe Skiendiel
Marilyn & Peter Kurouac Daniel Sullivan
Charles Goodwin Paul Lavezzo
Ralph Armstead Elizabeth Dondero Augustus Dondero
Marlene Budd Thomas R. Hughes Paul & Mary Daley
The Charles Bernard & Edna M. Malloy Family
Wilbur & Florence Brown & Extended Family
The Kenneth & Barbara Brown MacLeod Family Dr & Mrs Richard Frates
Mr Peter Parziale Connor Ciesielski Emma LoVuolo Ruth Murphy
Leonard Prosack Susan Morrison
John & Evelyn Palasek Fr. John O’Donnell
William Melcher Tina Melcher Judson Parker
Dorothy Parker Joseph Haviland Angela Bagley Edward Bagley
Margaret Carroll James Carroll Joseph Cook
Geraldine Matthews Michael Kurtzer Ronald Kurtzer
Joseph & Kathryn Driscoll Eleanor Delaney
Anka deRaffensperger Jean Minck
George Minck Robert McNulty
Regina & Edward Pasternack Catherine Kneut
Sarah & William O’Donnell Beatrice & Rudolph
Pasternack Dumont Family Methot Family
Gloria Mazzaferro Morrison Family & Friends
Dolores Connors Emily & Joseph Green
Margaret Aerphey James Connors
Edward Connors Phil & Ellie McCaffrey
Victoria & Henry Forsberg Anton & Rajes Emmanuel
Dora & Noel Kanagaratnam Mary Ellen Bonfiglio
Edward Florek Nancy Dillion
Helena Zmamirowska John Bartley Joe Hefner
Geraldine Bolze Edna Lavezzo Rebello
John Costello Elizabeth S. McClain
Matteo LoConte Tomasina LoConte
Lucy LoConte
Barbara & Robert Giglio Fred Moore Tony Santos
Eileen Sullivan Maria Kedzior
Stanislaw Kedzior Rosita & Robert Escartin
Priscilla Roy Bill Ward
Robert & Donna Norton Eleanor Tobias
Harriett Bullard Matilda & Joseph Sheehan
Catherine Curtin Arthur Bullard
Roland & Agnes Aussant Charles & Catherine Menz
Vincent & Robert Menz Kenneth & Brion Ball
Carolyn Cleveland Birute & Pranas Bernotas
Vytautas Vebeliunas Edward J. McCarty, Jr.
Pasquale LaBollita Dorothy & Edward Rego Gladys & David Cabral
Valerio & Dorothy Castro John F. Flannery Edward Flannery
Bob & Charlotte Gunn Lois & Jim Dowd
Sharamitaro Family Kiernan Family Pat Pfingston
Michael & Kathleen Minerva Angeline Rebello Eleanor Lavezzo
Antionette Rebello Mary Roderick
Claire Greve Con & Carmel Murphy
James & Josie Ryan Constance W. McCarty
Clifford DeCoste Lily Noronha Chris Mather
The Parkland Students Felicia Lawrence Grace Augustine
Easter Sunday
Weekly Collection March 25, 2018
The average cost to run the parish is $9,800 per week. Our expectation is that 70% or $7,100 will come from the weekly offertory. Parishioners contributed $7,417 for the week ending March 25th. Prayers for the Deceased
Robert Parilla, Jr, Ellen Laurie, Ricardo Balarezo, Paul Baro, Lawrence Russell, Kathleen Minerva, Helen Drake
Prayers for the Sick Michael Ivancich, Ramona Rosario, Vincent & Jo Chiodo, Anita DeGallo, Francis & Gert DiLoreto, Anthony Venti, Donna Prado, Ruth & Ralph Fretts, Judy Manuel, Judy Grenier, Carol Baggeroer, Marty Johnson, Ashley Kane, Louise Methot, Alissa Porcaro, Mark Kincaid
Clergy Health & Retirement Trust: Easter Collection 2018
Every year at Easter, we join with family and friends to honor and thank our priests through our parish collections. Our 590 priests share Christ’s good news, joyfully perform good works, and build strong communities of good faith. Remember priests who have made a meaningful difference in your life, and consider honoring him/them with a generous gift to today’s collection. Thank you for your prayerful and generous support of our priests.
Encounter the Risen Christ with CRS Rice Bowl
We prayed, fasted and gave alms—and now we celebrate Easter joy! Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl ends as we encounter our Risen Lord. We reflect on our brothers and sisters we have walked with, and we commit to bringing Easter joy to each person we meet in our daily lives. Don’t forget to turn in your CRS Rice Bowl to the Parish Office. You may offer a cash donation, write a check to OLOS with “Catholic Relief Services” written on the memo line, or bring your bills and change in the Rice Bowl itself. Thank you for your generosity; we hope you have found this act of solidarity to be enriching and fulfilling.
Thank you!!
Thank you to all the volunteers that helped in making our Lenten
journey so beautiful. From all the special services, music and acts of
service, like the cleaning of the church and hall for our celebration
of Holy Week. Your generous giving of time and talent is a true
example of Christ’s love.
Equal Exchange Summer Mission Fundraiser
Many thanks to everyone who purchased fairly traded coffee, tea, and chocolate through our most recent Summer Mission Trip Fund-raiser. We raised nearly $500 which will go towards participants’ trip fees as well as general expenses including group transportation. Your support for farmers around the world and our parish’s youth are greatly appreciated! It’s not too late to support these great causes. We will place one more Equal Exchange order on April 25th. Visit the homepage of the parish website for a link to the electronic catalog and place o r d e r s w i t h T e r e s a C o d a ([email protected]; 781-784-2265).
April 1, 2018
What’s Happening At Our Lady of Sorrows
Prepare and Serve a Meal at The Table:
On Saturday, April 7th, high school students and adults are invited to prepare and serve a meal for approximately 100+ people at The Table at Father Bill’s & Mainspring House in Brockton. We will meet as a group in the Church parking lot at 9:30 a.m. and travel together to The Table. We will return to OLOS at approximately 2:30/2:45p.m. To sign-up visit www.olossharon.org/service-opportunities and click on the “Sign up to Serve” link on the left. Questions? Email [email protected].
*********************************************************************** Young Adult Gathering
All young adults in their 20s and 30s are welcome to attend the Norfolk County Catholics "Kick-Off" event on Thursday, April 5th at 7pm at St. Mary Parish of Walpole (Parish Hall). Come together to meet new people, enjoy food and music, and learn about the mission and goals of NCC! Please register online for FREE at ncc-kick-off-event.eventbrite.com! For more information about NCC, please visit www.norfolkcountycatholics.com
********************************************************************** OLOS Book Group
The next OLOS Book Group meeting will be on Sunday, April 15th at 2:00 p.m. in the Bullock Center. All are welcome. We will be discussing When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi. Please come ready to discuss the book. If you have any questions, be in touch with Teresa Coda ([email protected]) or Monica LaFond.
About the book: At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a naïve medical student "possessed," as he wrote, "by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life" into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality.
What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir.
Easter Sunday
We have journeyed through Lent with prayer, fasting and
almsgiving. Now we celebrate, not only on Easter Sunday but for the 50
days of the Easter Season, culminating with Pentecost on May 20th.
During this joyous season, we will celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation. Children will be welcomed into the OLOS family at baptisms throughout the season, First Eucharist will be celebrated on May 12th and 13th and Confirmation will take place on May 18th. Please join us in praying for our youth, from the tiniest to those on the verge of adulthood.
Loving God, we ask that you bless our children as they step forward to receive
your grace in the Sacraments of Initiation. Grant them a strong and living
faith. Bestow upon them a love which embraces all. Guide them and help them
to remain faithful to You, Your Word and Your Spirit. Help us, also, to always
support, nurture and encourage them in their lives of faith. Amen.
Those to be Baptized:
Liam Miller Lawrence and Jake Lonczak
Those to Receive First Eucharist:
Clare Blaney, Sean Cullen, Emma Dorich, Arthur Ford, Conrad Georgian, Amelia Hadley, Alex Jastive, Ella Jeskey, Edward LaFond, Luke LoVuolo, James Martin, Leila Martin, Tessa McAuliffe, Benjamin Moses, John Quigley, Kayla Rava, Joshua Ronan, Mackenzie Rawding, Samantha Ricker, Aaron Shaltis, Evan Timothy, Henry Timothy, Matthew Vincent, Zachary
Wiebe, and Reagan Wray
Those to be Confirmed:
Rylie Baum, Edward Bielawa, Andrew Burton, Avery Cheney, Holly Davis, Jon Dion, Juliana Dudziak, Aedan Fahy, Alec Filipkowski, William Frier,
Andrew Garcia, Sara Gorman, Declan Hogan, Chloe Kevorkian, David LaFond, Anya Lane, Patrick Monaghan, Nora Morrison, Kaelie Piscitello, Lindsay Resca, Shane Roye, Jonathan
Sears, Sarah Spencer, Kaelyn St. Martin, Connor Sullivan, and Kyle Sullivan
April 1, 2018
Recent Happenings Around OLOS
Volunteers sort clothes for children in need at Cradles to Crayons
Volunteers prepare a meal for families at Conway House
Parishioners attend a Coffee Hour
Lenten Program Volunteers prepare bagged lunches for hungry
men and women at Mainspring House
Thank you to all the generous and dedicated
parishioners who make our parish vibrant!
The Children’s Choir sings on Palm Sunday
Fr. Daly offers a Church Tour and parents and children bake bread at the First Eucharist Mini Retreat
Parishioners spring clean the Church
Easter Sunday
The Gift of Years:
Growing Older Gracefully
A luncheon, talk, and discussion led by Rosemary Mulvihill, CSJ
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
12:30-2:00 p.m.
Our Lady of Sorrows, O’Connell Hall
Seniors, Please Join Us
“Every life is simply a series of lives, each one of them with its own task, its own
flavor, its own brand of errors, its own glories, its own kind of deep, dank de-
spair, its own plethora of possibilities, all designed to lead us to the same end ~
happiness and a sense of fulfillment. Life is a mosaic made up of multiple pieces,
each of them a stepping stone on the way to the rest of it.”
~ Joan Chittister, The Gift of Years
Please RSVP to Teresa Coda (781-784-2265; [email protected]) by April 17
April 1, 2018
From Senior Deacon Mike
Our Lenten season, our Holy Week, and the Triduum are concluded. We now celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord and begin the fifty-day season of Easter.
Note: During the Easter season, the 1st reading in the lectionary is taken from the Acts of the Apostles. With the exception of Easter Sunday, the Gospel is taken from the fourth gospel – according to John.
Young Adult Gathering All young adults in their 20s and 30s are welcome to attend the Norfolk County Catholic “Kick-Off” event on Thursday, April 5th at 7 PM at St. Mary Parish of Walpole (Parish Hall). Come together to meet new people, enjoy food and music, and learn about the mission and goals of NCC! Please register online for FREE at ncc-kick-off-events.evenbrite.com! For more information about NCC, please visit www.norfolkcountycatholics.com
Worldwide Marriage Encounter He is risen! May the joy of Easter be with you. Let Worldwide Marriage Encounter help you resurrect the romance in your marriage by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekends are Apr 21-22, 2018 in Brewster, MA and May 19-20, 2018 in Warner, NH. For more information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at 800-710-9963 or visit them at https://wwmema.org/.
3rd Annual Palliative Care Colloquium: Caring for the caregiver:
How do we support those who care for the seriously ill? Please join the Archdiocese of Boston’s Ini-tiative for Palliative Care and Advance Care Planning in welcoming guest speakers as they guide us through the challenging role of the caregiver in response to the needs of the seriously ill. When: Sat-urday, April 14, 2018 8:00 Time: 8:00 AM – 1:00 AM Location: Pastoral Center, 66 Brooks Drive, Braintree, MA 02184 Cost $15 (includes presentation and light refreshments) For more information please go to http://www.bostoncatholic.org/palliativecare/
“Ask A Muslim Neighbor” 2nd Annual OPEN MOSQUE DAY
Sunday April 8th from 3 to 6 PM ICNE, 74 Chase Drive, Sharon, MA
Come join in conversation, ask our Imams and leadership questions and learn more about their faith. All are welcome!
Refreshments will be served.
Save the Date ~ 14th Annual Fr. Bullock Run, Walk, Shuffle
This year’s event will take place on Sunday, June 10. With a kid’s race, a 2 mile walk and a 5 km run, there is something for every fitness level. The kids race kicks things off at 5:30 PM, with the other distances following at 5:45 PM. The first 150 to register will receive a commemorative T-Shirt. Register on-line at www.signmeup.com/123571. Sponsors and volunteers can go to www.fatherbullockcharityrace.com.
Easter Sunday
Our Vision We welcome all to our community as we celebrate and explore our Catholic faith. We embrace the unique religious composition of Sharon. We proclaim the Risen Lord who gathers us as a community. We pursue open dialogue as we follow the teachings of Jesus Christ through lifelong learning and faith formation. We practice and promote social justice that affirms the Dignity of every human being. We call upon the grace and talents of all parishioners to strengthen our living church. Please visit our full Vision Statement at our website.
Staff: Rev. Francis J. Daly, Pastor
[email protected] Senior Deacon Michael Iwanowicz
[email protected] Lynn Jacobs, Office Manager
[email protected] Teresa Coda, Director of Faith Formation
[email protected] Anne Marie Dion, Coordinator of Faith Formation
[email protected] Daesik Cha, Music Director
[email protected] Claire Ramsbottom, Staff Associate
Weekend Associates Rev. Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
Rev. Kevin Spicer, C.S.C. Parish Pastoral Council:
John Glancy Parish Finance Council:
Jim Spoto
O U R L AD Y O F S O R R OW S P AR I S H
59 Cottage St, Sharon MA 02067
Sacraments We welcome those seeking the sacraments of the Church. For information on celebrating the other sacraments, please contact the Parish Office.
Reconciliation Saturday ~ 3:45 PM
Eucharistic Adoration Monday ~ 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
The Rosary Fridays after the 9AM Mass
Bible Study: Wednesday at 10am in O’Connell Hall .
All are Welcome!
Connecting If you are housebound and would like to receive the Eucharist, if you are in need of prayer or if you need assistance from our community, please call the Parish Office or send us an email. We want to hear from you.
Contact Us:
We welcome your ideas and involvement. Please contact us. We also invite you to visit and contribute to our prayer book in the back of the church.
Parish Office: 781-784-2265 Web: www.olossharon.org
Email: [email protected]
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