SAINT MARY PARISH
Plymouth Kingston • www.stmarysplymouth.org
313 Court Street Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360
Parish Office: 508-746-0426 • Fax: 508-747-5886 Faith Formation: 781-585-6372
Weekend Mass Saturday 5:15 p.m. (Vigil) Sunday 7:30, 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.
Daily Mass Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday & Friday 12:10 p.m.
Brazilian Mass (Portuguese) Monday 7:00 p.m.
Holy Days of Obligation Mass 5:00 p.m. Vigil; 12:10 p.m.
The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time • October 27, 2019
Pastoral Staff
Pastor Rev John J. Graham
[email protected]
Senior Vicar Rev John P. Culloty
[email protected]
Deacon Deacon Kevin Winn
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Sr. Deacon Deacon Gene Stenstrom
Director Faith Formation Tyler DeCost
[email protected]
Director of Finance & Operations Kathleen McKenna
[email protected]
Admin Assistant Lynn Fortini
[email protected]
Director of Music Beth Largent
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Maintenance Alex Maciel Facilities Mgr Steve Medlin
[email protected]
Reconciliation Saturday 4:15 p.m.
Baptism Fourth Sunday of Month 12:00 Noon
Parish Office Hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.
Faith Formation Office St. Joseph’s Parish 272 Main St. Kingston, MA 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. 781-585-6372
Saint Mary Parish, Plymouth/Kingston
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday October 26
5:15 PM Brian Norton
Sunday October 27
7:30 AM Louis Pederzani-Anniversary Mass
9:00 AM Parishioners of St. Mary
10:30 AM Bertrand B. Hinderscheid
10:30 AM Parishioners of St. Mary
Monday October 28
12:10 PM Bernadette Cirillo-Healing Mass
Tuesday October 29
12:10 PM Kathleen Bishop-Healing Mass
Wednesday October 30
12:10 PM Success for the 40 Days for Life
Friday November 1
12:10 PM Parishioners of St. Mary
Saturday November 2
5:15 PM All Souls Remembrance Mass
Sunday November 3
7:30 AM Parishioners of St. Mary
9:00 AM Linda Thomas-Memorial Mass
10:30 AM Brian Norton
Please pray for the repose of the souls of
Charles N. Siever, Sr. and David C. Harvey
whose funerals were last week
ST JOSEPH MASS SCHEDULE Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 a.m.
Saturday 4 :00 p.m.
Sunday 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Purgatory is real, and, I am really glad that it
is. I say this because there are many who don’t believe
in Purgatory, and, there are others who are afraid of it.
The Church’s teaching about Purgatory is an extension
of our belief that God is good; that God loves us; and
that it is God’s desire that every single person he has
ever created be saved. It is true that Hell is real, but, it
is just as true that God doesn’t want any of us to go
there. So, what exactly is Purgatory, and, what is so
good about it?
To understand Purgatory it helps to understand
what we mean by Hell. Hell is to spend eternity
separated from God, to have no relationship with Him.
When we say that someone has committed a mortal
sin, we are saying that person has done something that
has caused them to turn their back towards God. They
no longer face Him. When we commit a venial sin, we
do something that causes us to begin to turn away
from God. We don’t turn completely away, but, we
have begun to break our relationship with Him. When
we say we are sorry, we begin the process of
conversion. This means we begin to turn back toward
God. At the end of our lives, if we are facing God, if
we have turned completely to face Him, we enter into
His embrace. If we are turned away from God, we
spend eternity separated from Him.
What happens if we die, and, we haven’t
turned our back to God, but we also haven’t finished
turning completely around to face Him? What happens
is God, in His mercy and with His desire for us to
spend eternity with Him, gives us the opportunity to
finish our conversion. God allows us to continue to
turn away from our sin and turn back to face Him.
This process of conversion, of turning away from our
sin to face God is what Purgatory is. The good news is
unless we have made the choice to completely turn
away from God through our actions in life, God will
give us the opportunity to finish our conversion. If we
make it to Purgatory we are promised that we will
make it to Heaven. Purgatory is good news because it
reminds us of just how generous God is with His love.
God Bless,
Fr. Jack
“The Lord hears the cry of the
poor.”
LECTORS AND EUCHARISTIC
MINISTERS
NEEDED Several weeks ago I asked people to please consider
helping out at Sunday Mass as either a Eucharistic
Minister or a Lector. We are in need of both. This is a
great service to the community. If you are willing to
serve, I ask you to please come to a meeting on
Sunday, November 3 following the 10:30 Mass. The meeting will be held in Saint Mary’s Church. If
you have any questions, please contact Fr. Jack.
C.O.O.L. Faith Nights
Students enjoyed playing flag football and learning
about Modern Day Saints Gianna Molla, Teresa of
Calcutta and Chiara Luce Bandano at our October
gathering. We hope to see even more of our middle
schoolers on November 10 for fun, friendship, and a
sprinkling of faith! We are still in need of adult
volunteers. Please contact Kathy Silvia at 339-832-
4458 if you would like to share your faith with the
students in our Collaborative.
The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sharing the Gospel If you have ever thought that you were better than
somebody else, you are not alone. Even grown-ups
think that way sometimes. The truth is, you really are
not better than anyone else. You sin. You make
mistakes, just like other people do. No matter how big
or how small you think your mistakes are, they still
make God angry. Instead of looking down on other
people, remember your own mistakes. Ask God to
forgive you.
Prayer Dear God, I am so sorry I ever thought I was
better than anybody else. Please forgive me.
Something to Draw Draw a picture of something you did wrong.
Then draw a picture of yourself asking God
to forgive you.
Mission for the Week Ask everyone in your class to make cards for people
in prison. Jesus knows when people are truly sorry for
what they have done wrong. Jesus wants to forgive
prisoners, just like he wants to forgive you.
Faith Formation classes for Grades 1-8 will continue
this week beginning on October 27th. Grade 4
students will be participating at the 10:30am Family
Mass.
Confirmation Prep II – Please continue to work on
the paperwork received at the first class in September
and drop off the completed forms at the Faith
Formation Office or bring them to the next class on
November 17.
All schedules can be found online at the new
Collaborative website, www.stsmaryjoseph.org
Tyler DeCost, Faith Formation Director:
[email protected]
Michelle Davies, Faith Formation Assistant:
[email protected]
October 27, 2019
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE MEN
AND WOMEN SERVING OUR
COUNTRY James Aguilar, Tyler Allsopp, Nicholas N. Ball,
Michael M. Barbieri, Nicholas Berlo, Kyle Blagg,
Robert W. Crane, John R. David, James Delano,
Christopher Doonan, Ayva Enos, Daniel Allen Enos,
Morgan Enos, Matthew D. Furlong, John J. Healy,
Kevin Higgins, Cory Kidd, Stephen F. Moran, Jill
Mudge, Stephen E. Mudge, Ben Paronich, Brandon
Pereira, Robert Peters, Joseph Pizzarella, Donald
Reddington, Tabor Rossi, Ian Stayton Truitt, Gary
Williams, Matthew Wood
CHRISSY’S CHARITY
Chrissy’s Charity continues to make rosary
beads, small Christian items and Christian
jewelry which are sent to churches for use in
religious education classes and Catholic
Missions. Many responses of thanks and
prayers from children and adults have been received.
You can help by donating rosaries, even broken,
Christian Jewelry, Catholic relics and 4-ply yarn for
the Prayer Shawl Group. All can be left in or near the
red basket that is located in both St Mary and St
Joseph churches. For more information please contact
Jane at [email protected].
MIRAMAR RETREAT IN
DUXBURY Looking for a volunteer opportunity?
We need your time for a few hours
each month to greet our visitors.
Morning, afternoon and evening hours are available
and includes a meal. For more information, please call
781-585-2460.
FLU PREVENTION
As in previous years, the distribution of the Precious
Blood for the faithful is suspended beginning
November 1st, with the exception of those who must
receive from the cup due to medical reasons. The faith
of the Church teaches that Christ, whole and entire, is
received even under only one species. The exchange
of the Sign of Peace is to be offered without any
physical contact. Parishioners should be reminded that
if they are ill or suspect they are ill with a contagious
illness, they are not bound by the Sunday Mass
obligation. They should remain at home and return to
church when they are well.
PROJECT RACHEL
The Project Rachel ministry of the Archdiocese of
Boston extends a special invitation to women
suffering from the pain of a past abortion to attend a
Come to the Waters of Healing one-day retreat. The
remaining Fall date is November 16 from 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Location is confidential. For more
i n f o r m a t i o n c a l l 5 0 8 - 6 5 1 - 3 1 0 0 o r
[email protected].
OPEN HOUSE Notre Dame Academy-Grades 7-12 on Thursday,
November 14 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. For more
information, please call 781-749-5930.
2020 MARCH FOR LIFE Thursday, January 23, 2020-
Saturday, January 25, 2020. Bus
departs from Boston early afternoon,
January 25, 2020. $250 per person/4
to a room. To join us, please register
and leave a deposit at: https://stsmaryjoseph.org/
march-for-life-2020.
CLEANING SERVICES Members of our Brazilian community are available for
house cleaning. For more information
please call Edinalva Sullivan at 781-710-
7825.
Collaborative Corner
Our Plan Writing Team added to our Vision
Statement, which will provide us with our
INSPIRATION for our 3-Year Plan:
“We are a growing, joyful, prayerful, Eucharist-
centered, vibrant Catholic Community of believers
who welcome ALL people in the name of Jesus
Christ. We engage in this faith journey together
through sacraments, life-long faith formation,
charitable works, and stewardship, in order to be
witnesses of God’s love in our daily lives.”
We added this last sentence because it speaks to how
our faith life sustains us in our mission, as Catholics,
to love, in the name of Jesus Christ, all people we
encounter in our day to day activities. Our faith
needs to be active as well as spiritual.
“By this all men will know that you are my disciples,
if you have love for one another.”
John 13:35 (RSV)
The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
ALL SOULS ENVELOPES
Please include All Souls Envelopes with names of
those to be remembered in any of the regular Offertory
collections.
STATE OF THE PARISH Please join Father Jack, as well as members from the
Pastoral Council, Finance Council and Plan Writing
Team as they present the “State of the Parish”
discussing where we are financially and within the
collaborative-following the 10:30 a.m. Mass on
Sunday, October 27.
SAINT VINCENT de PAUL AT ST. MARY Would you like to have a closer relationship with
God? God has given us two “great Commandments”-
to love God and to love each other. The Society of
Saint Vincent DePaul Mission is to show our love for
God by helping others in this Parish. In the
Archdiocese of Boston, we have over 160 conferences
with the same goal: to increase our spirituality and
become closer to God by serving those in need in our
local community. If you are interested, please contact
Father Jack.
2019 CATHOLIC APPEAL Our Assessment standing will be finalized on
December 1. If you made a pledge, please be sure to
fulfill it by December 1. If you have not yet pledged,
please consider this request. Our current gift and
pledges are $22,512. Our Assessment is $30,380.
This leaves a shortfall of $7,868. The Parish will be
billed for shortfall early next year. For more details
regarding the Appeal please go to: https://
bostoncatholicappeal.org.
TRANSFORMED IN LOVE MARRIAGE
PREP Transformed in Love for engaged couples is the
Archdiocesan program for marriage preparation. St.
Joseph’s Kingston will be hosting a program March
27 and 28, 2020. For additional information please
visit bostoncatholic.org/familylife or contact Deacon
Kevin Winn at [email protected].
MEETINGS AND EVENTS Choir
Rehearsals for the junior choir Thursdays from 6:30-
7:00 in the Sanctuary. Everyone is welcome! The
children sing at the 10:30 Mass on Sundays. If you
have any questions , please see Beth after Mass or call
781-710-2681.
Knights of Columbus Plymouth/Kingston Council #4480 First Wednesday
of every month at 7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus
Hall, 91 South Street, Kingston. For membership
information call Walter McSorley at 774-688-1828.
Matthew’s Kitchen
Hot Lunch served every Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
Volunteers always welcome. Call the Parish Office.
Prayer Shawl Ministry The next meeting for the Prayer Shawl Group is
Monday, November 18 at 4:00 p.m. at the Parish
Center. For more information call Brenda at 781-585-
8954.
Secular Franciscans
Meet in the Parish Center the first Tuesday of the
month at 7:00 p.m.. Call John Harlow 781-585-1854.
BUDGET CORRECTION
We would like all to take note that the Budget sent out
with the Grand Annual Mailing was incorrect for one
of the line items. Clergy Stipend (Pay) and Benefits
correct amount is: $97,685 – NOT $130,000. The
correct statement is available on our website: https://
stsmaryjoseph.org/annual-reports
THANK YOU! This Knights of Columbus wish to extend a thank you
to all parishioners who contributed to the Tootsie Roll
Campaign for children with disabilities. A
contribution of over $2,000 was raised for this
program.
PARISH STEWARDSHIP
Offertory $ 4,229
World Missions $ 1,476
2020 Grand Annual $ 856
Catholic Appeal $ 22,512
Thank you for your committed support.
Holy Day of Obligation
Mass Schedule:
Friday, November 1
12:10 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
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