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Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time —September 8
Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time —September 8
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Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish
Saint Lawrence Church 774 Boylston St., Rt.9, Chestnut Hill
Pastor Fr. Jonathan Gaspar, [email protected]
In Residence Fr. James Ojo Fr. Jim Nunes Fr. Sijo Jacob Fr. Marcin Pudo Deacon: Deacon John Nicholson [email protected]
Music Directors Arthur Rishi‐St. Mary’s Warren Hutchison‐St. Lawrence
Business Manager Susan Crapo
Pastoral Assistant Mary Sla ery
Religious Educa on Director Dr. Chris ne Nadjarian, [email protected] St. Mary of the Assump on School Dr. Theresa Kirk, Principal 67 Harvard Street, 617‐566‐7184 www.stmarys‐brookline.org
Sunday Masses St. Lawrence Church: Sunday ‐ 9:00 am 11:30 am Ordinariate Form, Tradi onal English Catholic Mass St. Mary’s Church: Saturday ‐ 4:00 pm Sunday ‐ 7:30, 10:30 am and 12:00 noon Weekday Masses St. Mary’s Church: Monday ‐ Friday 7:30 and 9:00 am followed by Daily Rosary & Saturday ‐ 8:00 am
Parish Staff
The Catholic Community of Brookline, MA.
Sacraments Sacrament of Bap sm First Sunday at St. Mary’s following the 12:00 noon Mass and other mes by request. Instruc on is the last Sunday of the prior month following the 12:00 noon Mass in the rectory. Call the pastoral office to register.
Sacrament of Marriage Please call the rectory nine months ahead of me.
Pastoral Care of the Sick and Homebound Let us know if you or a neighbor are going to the hospital or are homebound so that we can pray and visit you.
Sacrament of Reconcilia on St. Mary’s: Saturday 2:30‐3:30 pm or by appointment
Ministries & Activities St. Mary’s Book Club: Last Monday of the month at 7:00 pm in St. Mary’s Rectory. St. Mary’s Mother’s Prayer Group: Meets on Monday at 10:30 am, check bulle n for dates. St. Vincent de Paul Society: Contact the rectory. Young Adults Group: Contact the rectory St. Mary’s Choir and Music Program: Contact Arthur Rishi or visit www.saintmarymusic.org. 12 Step Groups: AA Thursday at 7:00 pm; NA Friday at 7:30 pm; Women’s NA Wednesdays 6:30‐8:30 pm. All in St. Mary’s lower church Anoin ng: 2nd Sunday of month, check bulle n for mes
Novena to St. Anthony: Tuesday a er 9:00 am Mass Eucharis c Adora on: Wednesday 9:30—10:30 am & 6:30—7:30 pm Bereavement Group: Contact the rectory.
Masses
Saint Mary’s Church 3 Linden Place, Brookline Village
Our Two Churches…
Pastoral Offices
Five Linden Place Brookline, MA. 02445‐7311
617‐734‐ 0444 FAX 617‐734‐3001
www.stmarybrookline.com
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Twenty‐third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 8, 2019
Dear Friends and Parishioners of St. Mary’s, First, a word of welcome to all our new parishioners who have moved in this past week! I hope and pray that you will find our community to be a welcoming place, where we are all growing together in faith, hope and love. Please take a moment to introduce yourselves to those seated around you and to the clergy following Mass. We are happy to have you with us! In last week’s bulletin, we published a partial listing of some of the ministries and activities that take place around our parish, which includes both St. Mary’s in Brookline Village as well as St. Lawrence in Chestnut Hill. We include it again in this week’s bulletin, especially for those who are new and looking for ways to get involved. Beginning on Monday, September 9th, we will celebrate an additional daily Mass, Monday through Friday, at 7:30 a.m. After consultation with the parishioners and the priests in the rectory these past few weeks, we decided on an early morning Mass as opposed to the evening Mass option. We are only able to offer this additional Mass because we currently have five priests living in the rectory. I am the only one assigned to the parish, but the others have generously offered to assist with daily Mass as their work and school schedules permit. Please note that we will only offer this additional Mass if we have the resident priests available. If the number of priest residents drops, we will have to drop the additional Mass, but for now it is great to be able to offer this for those of you who would like to take advantage of this opportunity for daily Mass on your way to work. I have asked the priests not to preach at this Mass, in order to keep it brief, making your commute a bit easier in the morning. Please come and join us! This week we opened our parish school with record enrollment, over 230 children! I am grateful to Dr. Theresa Kirk and to all our teachers and staff who have been busily preparing for this new academic year. On Thursday I was able to celebrate the Mass of the Holy Spirit to begin the year, and then went around to all the classrooms, blessing the rooms and the students with holy water. Finally, I am happy to announce that we have a new website design! After a year of hard work and planning, our website is sleek and functional. I’m grateful to all our staff, especially Jenevieve Price, who coordinated the design with the Archdiocesan staff. I think it’s safe to say that we have one of the best parish websites! Check us out:
www.stmarybrookline.com God Bless you! Fr Jonathan Gaspar Pastor
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St. Francis House Outreach Today Our monthly outreach to St. Francis House in Boston will resume after the 9 a.m. Mass at St. Lawrence Church on September 8. We will meet after Mass in the basement of St. Lawrence Church to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that will be delivered to St Francis House later that morning. Contributions of bread, peanut butter and jelly are requested, but all are urged to assist in making sandwiches following the Mass.
Coffee Socials after Mass
Please join us for an informal hour of food and fellowship
with your fellow parishioners! St. Mary’s Socials: Following the 7:30 am Mass: October 6 In the lower sacristy Following the 10:30 Mass
On the rectory patio St. Lawrence Social: Following 9:00 Mass: Every Sunday
Mass Inten ons for the Week
Saturday, September 7
4:00 pm Margie Ferreira, 5th Anniversary
Sunday, September 8
7:30 am Patricia and Paul Phoenix, Memorial 9:00 am Mass for Parishioners 10:30 am Denis & Ellen Cronin, Anniversary 12:00 pm Helen Grace Murphy and Andrea Lynn Murphy, Anniversary
Monday, September 9
9:00 a.m. Helen Tambourine, Anniversary
Tuesday, September 10
9:00 a.m. Helen and Paul Tambourine, Wedding Anniversary
Wednesday, September 11
9:00 a.m. Vic ms of 9/11 and Their Families
Thursday, September 12
9:00 a.m. The Souls in Purgatory
Friday, September 13
9:00 a.m. The Souls in Purgatory
Saturday, September 14
8:00 am Sanc ty of Life 4:00 pm George T. O’Dea, Month’s Mind
Sunday, September 15
7:30 am Joseph and Lillian Molloy, Anniversary 9:00 am Thomas Corcoran, Madeleine and Walter Devine, Anniversary 10:30 am Ammering Gustav 12:00 p.m. Anna Jeanne Voltaire, Special Inten on
Our Weekly Offertory Cash $2,538.00 Checks $4,005.00 By Mail $ 750.00 On-line Giving $2,067.30 Total $9,360.30
St. Mary’s Choir Needs More Singers! St. Mary's Parish Choir will resume on Sunday, September 15. We rehearse on Sundays at 9:30 sharp, and sing at the 10:30 Mass on most Sundays. There is no weeknight rehearsal. New members of all voice types are welcome, but we especially need altos and sopranos. There is no audition, but you should be able to read music and sing in tune. If you are interested, just come to the choir loft at 9:30 am on September 9. Contact Arthur Rishi at [email protected] if you have questions.
Clergy Health and Retirement Trust Next Weekend
Whether they are working to enrich our parishes or seeing to the needs of the broader communities in which they serve, priests have dedicated their lives to helping all of God’s children. Truly, the strength and vibrancy of our communities depend on the health and well-being of our priests. Please support our priests by making a gift to the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust al clergytrust.org or by giving generously to the upcoming special collection next weekend. This dedicated second collection is a primary source of funding to care for our priests. Your generosity is very much appreciated. Funds from this special collection are managed by the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust—an independently managed trust with a majority lay board of trustees. The funds are used for the sole benefit of active and senior priests in good standing.
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Twenty‐third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 8, 2019
Prayers for our Military Please pray for the following members of the military who are serving to protect all of us:
Staff Sgt. Vincent Carter James Joseph Crawford, Jr., USMC
James Finn-Hersey
Welcome! If you are new to the area, we look forward to meeting you personally. We pray that through our worship, you may experience the depth of God's love for us. We hope that you find a home here among friends who pray together, work together and grown in friendship together. Check out our website to find out more about our parish or to register online: stmarybrookline.com If you have not been active in the practice of the Catholic Faith, we encourage you to return. If you would like to speak with someone on the parish staff, please do not hesitate to contact any one of us. If a previous marriage has kept you from receiving the Sacraments, we invite you to contact our pastor, Fr Jonathan. In many cases we can work with you toward a favorable solution, so you can again receive the Sacraments in the Catholic Church.
Welcome! If you are new to the area, we look forward to meeting you personally. We pray that through our worship, you may experience the depth of God's love for us. We hope that you find a home here among friends who pray together, work together and grown in friendship together. Check out our website to find out more about our parish or to register online: stmarybrookline.com If you have not been active in the practice of the Catholic Faith, we encourage you to return. If you would like to speak with someone on the parish staff, please do not hesitate to contact any one of us. If a previous marriage has kept you from receiving the Sacraments, we invite you to contact our pastor, Fr Jonathan. In many cases we can work with you toward a favorable solution, so you can again receive the Sacraments in the Catholic Church.
St. Mary’s Mother’s Prayer GroupSt. Mary’s Mother’s Prayer Group NEW MOM? MOM WITH YOUNG CHILDREN? Join us with or without your babies/kids to sing, share, snack and pray once a month resuming in September! Please email Erin at [email protected] to learn more and join our email list.
St. Vincent de Paul Society The next meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will be Tuesday, September 10 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm in the Rectory, To learn more about meeting times and membership, please contact Kathleen Alvarez at [email protected].
Project Rachel is a confidential Catholic outreach ministry offering hope and healing to women and men hurting from past abortions.
If you are experiencing pain and grief from an abortion, know that you are not alone. Project Rachel is here to help. Call 508-651-3100 or email [email protected].
Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events Sunday Rosary GroupSunday Rosary Group
Every Sunday following the 12:00 noon MassEvery Sunday following the 12:00 noon Mass Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
September 8 following the 7:30 and 9:00 am Mass September 8 following the 7:30 and 9:00 am Mass Brown Bag Sunday Brown Bag Sunday
Next on September 14/15Next on September 14/15 Please bring your donations of nonPlease bring your donations of non--perishable items perishable items
to help St. Paul’s Food Pantry. to help St. Paul’s Food Pantry. Novena To St. Anthony Novena To St. Anthony
For The UnemployedFor The Unemployed Tuesdays after the 9:00 am MassTuesdays after the 9:00 am Mass
We Are Keeping Up With Technology Our parish provides Online Giving as an electronic tool for contributions so you can give via the Internet. Online Giving helps you maintain your giving even if you cannot be here at Mass. This also helps the parish streamline our cash flow, especially during bad weather or vacation times. Go to our parish website at www.stmarybrookline.com to get started today.
COFFEE RECEPTION Sunday, September 22, following the 12:00 Mass there will be a reception for all years St Mary's High School graduates in the cafeteria. There will be coffee, tea, cold drinks and pastries. We will have many alumni participating in the Mass. Please join us to reminisce and laugh! Bring your Yearbooks and photos to share. We will begin planning our next all years event for the Fall of 2020!! So much to do! Please join us!
Kindly RSVP by emailing [email protected] by September 8.
Annual Golden and Silver Anniversary Mass If you are celebrating your 25th or 50th wedding anniversary this year, please join Cardinal Seán O'Malley on Sunday, October 6 at 3 PM for the annual Anniversary Mass with renewal of vows at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston.
Couples can register for the event at bit.ly/WeddingAnniversaryMass19 or by visiting the Family Life Page at BostonCatholic.org. For more information, contact Emily Elliott at [email protected]
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St. Mary’s Book Club September 30th: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. October 28th: The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean. November 25th: The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham.
All meetings are at 7:00 pm in the Rectory. If you have questions, please contact Mary Slattery at 617-566-1653 or [email protected]. New members are always welcome.
Scripture for the week of September 8, 2019
8 SUN Wis 9:13-18b/Phlm 9-10, 12-17/Lk 14:25-33 9 Mon Col 1:24—2:3/Lk 6:6-11 10 Tue Col 2:6-15/Lk 6:12-19 11 Wed Col 3:1-11/Lk 6:20-26 12 Thu Col 3:12-17/Lk 6:27-38 13 Fri 1 Tm 1:1-2, 12-14/Lk 6:39-42 14 Sat Nm 21:4b-9/Phil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17 15 SUN Ex 32:7-11, 13-14/1 Tm 1:12-17/Lk 15:1-32
or 15:1-10
Religious Education Substitute Teachers Needed!
We are in need of substitute teachers for our Religious Education program. Our program meets on Sundays for an hour starting at 9:15 am right before the 10:30 am mass. If you are interested in becoming a substitute teacher please contact Christine at [email protected].
Cursillo: An Opportunity to Deepen Your Faith
Cursillo is a short course in Christianity. It is an encounter with Jesus Christ in a small community of the Church, in order to deepen your own faith and to strengthen your ability to be a witness of Christ in the world. The Cursillo weekends run from Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon, and are held at the Campion Center in Weston. There is a women’s Cursillo weekend October 24-27, and a men’s weekend December 5-8. If you are interested in learning more, please visit the website at www.bostoncursillo.org, or contact Claire Nicholson at [email protected].
Religious Education News: Religious Education registration for grades k-10 is now open! Please use the following link to register for religious education: https://www.stmarybrookline.com/_modules/form.php?id=26. Yearly religious education fee (cash or checks) can be mailed or dropped off at the St. Mary's rectory. Checks can made out to St. Mary of the Assumption Parish. Address is: 5 Linden Pl, Brookline, MA 02445. Cost is $60.00 per child or for 2+children is $100.00. The first day of religious education will be on Sun-day, September 29th. Please email [email protected] for more information.
Supporting the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust
The Annual Celebration of the Priesthood Dinner to support the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust will be held on Thursday, September 19 at the Seaport World Trade Center. St. Mary’s will be reserving a table and tickets are $350 per person. Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to attend. This year’s event will feature remarks by His Eminence Cardinal Seán O’Malley. The Celebration of the Priesthood dinner attracts more than 1,500 people annually and offers us the unique opportunity to show our support and appreciation for the work our priests do every day to build stronger communities throughout our Archdiocese. Please consider supporting our priests by purchasing a ticket to the dinner. Call our Parish Office at 617-734-0444 or stop by for more information.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
Are you or someone you know interested in becoming a Catholic or learning more about the Catholic faith? A new RCIA program will begin on Sunday, September 22nd. For more information, please contact Deacon John Nicholson: [email protected] or call the parish office: (617) 734-0444.
Adult Confirmation Interested in getting Confirmed?
Please contact Christine at [email protected] to sign up for
classes.
