SAINT TERESA OF CALCUTTA PARISH 800 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA 02125, Parish Office: 73 Roseclair Street Phone: 617-436-2190, bmtdorchester@gmail.com

Fr. John Ronaghan, Administrator; Fr. Richard “Doc” Conway; Deacon Paul Carroll

We welcome you and wish to extend a warm welcome to all guests and parishioners. We are

delighted that you have come to worship with us, and we very much hope

that you feel at home here!

January 5, 2020

Baptism: 3rd Sunday of the month at 12:15pm Baptismal Preparation on 1st Sunday of the month at

12:15 Please contact the Parish office to register.

Matrimony: Please contact the Parish Office at least 6 months prior to the intended date.

Sacrament of the sick: 1st Saturday each month following the 4pm Mass or by appointment.

Reconciliation: Saturday 3:00-3:30 pm or any time by appointment. Please contact the Parish Office.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Tuesday 5:00-8:00pm in the Chapel

Religious Education/Faith Formation: Paula Callahan, stc.religious.education@gmail.com

Music Ministry: Mrs. Michelle McCourt, Mr. Glen Goda, Mr. Tim Macri, Ms. Kathryn May

Business Manager: Richard Gribaudo Phone: 617-265-1132, Fax: 617-265-0463

Parish Secretary: Ana Varela 617-436-2190, FAX # 617-282-5428

Church office hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs & Friday 8-1:00, Tues. 8-12

Adult Confirmation Classes

Adult Confirmation Classes and Sessions for those interest-

ed in becoming a member of the Catholic Church, will

begin on Saturday, January 11th at 1:00PM in the lower

church hall. Pre-registration is required by January 5th.

There will be 9 Saturday sessions, which will be held from

January 11th through March 14th.

Winter Weather

A reminder that if school is closed due to a

snow emergency, daily Mass is cancelled as well.

St. Teresa of Calcutta

Mass Intentions:

Saturday January 4

8AM Joseph Trinh Memorial

4 PM Patrick & Margaret Feely Memorial

Sunday, January 5 9 AM James Donovan Memorial

11AM Jae Hyun Lee Memorial

Monday, January 6 8 AM Paul Tran My Anh Memorial

Joseph Tran Binh Memorial

Tuesday, January 7 8 AM Joseph Bot Tran Memorial

Wednesday January 8 10 AM Mary Theresa Callahan McGillvary Memorial

Thursday, January 9Thursday, January 9Thursday, January 9

8 AM Our Ancestors Memorial

Friday January 10

8 AM Neglected Souls

Saturday January 11

8AM People Suffering with depression Memorial

4 PM Augusto Teixeira Memorial

Remember in Prayer

Any updates you are aware of regarding names on this list

please contact Parish office.

Your prayers are requested for the sick and suffering, those in

ongoing treatment and/or rehabilitation and those who are

heavily burdened including: Geraldine Arthur, Edward A Bar-

ros, Claire Black, Mary Blake, Dorothy Beswick, Kevin Bojar-

ski, Kimberly Chan-Hernandez, Mary Chiaino, Francis Cole-

man, Frances Courtney, Bill & Peter Courtney, John Emmett

Coyle, Michael Coughlin, MaryEllen Ciulla, Tom Ciulla, Alex-

is Crisostomo, Tom D’Arcy, Helen Dennis, Tom Devine, Paul

Dooley, Obeline Foley, David Gilmartin, Paul Goggin, Gene

Gorman, Diane Griffin, William Heffron, Mark Hernandez,

Shirley Husak, Patricia Johnston, Jack Lynch, Dorothy Majen-

ski, James Magri, Martinez Family, Paul McNamara, Maureen

M, Dorothy Morrison, Bernadette O’Reilly, John Rando,

Phillip Simmons, Mary Ann Sweda, Angelica Thomas, Francie

Treacy, Nicholas Viehmann, Steve Villa, Joe Walsh , James

Whelan, and Helen Wright, Richard Zeletsky. We remember

our deceased loved ones. We pray for persecuted Christians

throughout the world.

On Line Giving

If you would like to give online just go to our website:

https://stteresaofcalcuttadorchester.org/

In the upper right hand corner there is a donation button

(in blue). After you click on the link, you will then be di-

rected to the donation page where you can donate via

PayPal or with a debit or credit card. You can set up, to

donate monthly, weekly or quarterly in the amount you

would like to donate. Or, if just visiting us, you may

make a one-time donation. There are pre-filled amounts

as well as options for you to choose to fill in any amount

you would like to give. Thank you for considering on-line

giving.

Weekly Offertory Catholic Appeal

12//22/19: 12/05/19:

Budget: $4,305 $26,205 received

Collected: $2,761 $28,682 goal

Shortfall: $1,544 91.36% of goal achieved

In light of Christmas, updated financial information

will appear in the next bulletin.

The deadline for any bulletin announcements

are Monday by noon.

PLEASE HELP US UPDATE OUR PARISH LIST!

You may complete this form and place it in the

collection at any Mass. Thank you!

NAME: ________________________________

ADDRESS: ______________________________

TELEPHONE: _____________________________

EMAIL: __________________________________

Are there any areas of “service” in the Parish that

interest you? Such as:

Eucharistic Minister,

Lector,

Usher,

CCD Teacher

Food Pantry

St. Vincent de Paul Society

Other

If so, please contact the parish office.

Pine Street Inn Needs Volunteers

“Come feed your brother at the Pine Street Inn.” Volun-

teers needed for the third Friday of each month, from

4:45 pm to 6:15 pm. If you are interested in volunteer-

ing, please contact Mary Lynch at 617-429-1293. Pine

Street Inn is located at 444 Harrison Avenue in Boston.

Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry Hours:

Thursdays: 11:00am-1:00pm

Saturdays: 9:00am –11:00am

Youth Group

For the youth group gathering on Jan 29th participants are

asked to bring a wrapped gift (no more than $5.00 in value)

for a Yankee Swap.

St Mark & Saint Ambrose Youth Group

Invites High School Students of Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Parish to join them on the last Sunday of the month for

games, fun, music, prayer, and fellowship!

Next Meeting: Sunday, January 26th

Time: Evening starts at 6:00pm with mass and ends at

8:00pm.

Place: Saint Mark’s Catholic Church

1725 Dorchester Ave.

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