WEEKLY PARISH BULLETIN

Third Sunday of Lent
 

Feb 24th to Mar 2nd, 2008

"With the Lord there is PLENTIFUL REDEMPTION!"
Psalm 130: 7

  INDEX

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Weekly Mass Intentions and Schedule

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Announcements

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Prayer Lists

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Pastor's Corner

MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK

 

SATURDAY       FEBRUARY              23, 2008

 4:00  PM     +Wil Brown and Ben

SUNDAY          FEBRUARY              24

 9:00  AM     +Gowdin Abraham and family

11:00 AM     +Miguel Perez 5th anniversary

                     +Gregoria Rauel Vaquin De Garcia

                       1st anniversary

                     +Angel Luis Lopes

12:30 PM     +Rev. Joseph Adamec, CSSR

 6:30  PM       Purgatorian Society

MONDAY          FEBRUARY              25

 7:00 AM        Marie Clare Jerome

12:10 PM       Jack Noel

TUESDAY         FEBRUARY              26

7:00   AM       Melani Solomon

12:10 PM     +Kenneth F. Bottary

                     +Alan P. Hecht

WEDNESDAY   FEBRUARY              27

7:00   AM     +Marie & Arthur Gildea

12:10 PM     +Fr. Joseph Adamec, CSSR

THURSDAY      FEBRUARY              28

 7:00 AM       Sinisi Family

12:10 PM    +Theresa Thompson

                      29th anniversary

FRIDAY             FEBRUARY              29

 7:00 AM       The Norvin’s Family

12:10PM      +O’Connor, Ferris & Friel families

SATURDAY          MARCH                  1

8:00 AM       +Wil Brown and Ben

12:10 PM       Shrine Members Liv / Dec.

                       1545 Club Donors

4:00 PM         Patricia Eng

SUNDAY               MARCH                   2

 9:00 AM     +Dominic Giarratani 1st anniversary

11:00 AM    +Beny Liriano

                    +Guadalupe Fuentes 2nd anniv.

                    +Hilda Rivera

12:30 PM    +Ann McDonough Dolan

  6:30 PM      Purgatorian Society

 

 

The Rosary is prayed after the 9 AM Mass every Wednesday

**REMEMBER YOUR CHURCH IN YOUR WILL**

ANNOUNCEMENTS...

 

The Lenten Weekday Mass is as follows: 7 AM and 12:10 PM.

 

Stations of the cross will be every Friday night during lent at 7 PM.

 

BAPTISMAL INSTRUCTIONS

Please call the Rectory Office for dates and information about Baptism

 

HEALING SERVICE

At our Healing Services we pray the Holy Spirit will come down with healing and strengthening graces. The next healing service here in the Basilica will be next Sunday, February 24th at 2PM.

 

TAIZÈ PRAYER

Taizè prayer, a form of contemplative prayer which includes simple sung prayer and shared silence, will be offered this Thursday, February 21st at 7 PM in the Rectory Chapel. The prayer service is offered every third Thursday of each month.  For more details contact Fr. Matt Allman, CSSR at (617) 445-2600 or  email him at mattcssr@yahoo.com

 

MOTHER OF PERPETUAL PRAYER GROUP

Open Charismatic Prayer Group meets every Monday night at 6:30 PM in the

Parish Center led by Fr. Robert Lennon

at (617) 445- 2600. 

 

EASTER FLOWERS

We have envelopes in the back of church and in the Parish Office for those who may wish to help with this year's Easter decorations. 

 

2nd collection :  Church Restoration

Next week-end : Fuel

 

NOVENA IN HONOR OF

OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP

NOVENA SERVICES (Masses)

Wednesday:7:00 AM and 12:10 PM

NOVENA BENEDICTIONS

Wednesday:  5:30 PM

TV NOVENA  (Channel 45)

Sunday: 11:00 PM

Wednesday 12 Noon and 10:00PM 

Thursday 11:30 PM         

 

EUCHARISTIC HOLY HOUR

To pray in thanksgiving for and to pray for vocations to the consecrated Religious life.  Holy hour will be held in the Rectory Chapel on Thursday, February 28th at 6:30 PM. 

 

    

 

RCIA

Are you an adult who has never been Confirmed?  Are you a Christian from another community who is now interested in becoming a Roman Catholic?  Are you un- baptized and seeking to join the Church?  Please join us for a meeting of our parish RCIA, the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults.  We meet on Sunday’s following the 9 AM Mass in the Rectory.  If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call Fr. Bennett or Fr. Allman.

 

REMEMBER THOSE IN THE MILITARY

Pvt. Christopher Butler, SPC. Brian Carey, Stephen Casey, Pvt. Steve Cotter, Pvt. 1st Class Gilbert De La Rosa, USMC, CPO. Matt Fanara, Cpr. Michael Hines, Lt. Col. Daniel Knight, Spc. Michael Lovett, Pvt. Daniel Molina, Pvt. Sean Rivera, CPL. Peter Smyth-Hammond, USMC and Juan Carlos Trejos

     

Fr .Vincent Kelly, CSSR, Fr. Leo Dunn, CSSR, Fr Lawrence Buckley, CSSR, Maureen Adams, Matthew Agard, David Bell, Eleanor M. Boyle,  Charlie Capodanno, Kay Carrigan, James   Carroll, Egerton Chang, Diane Chute, Robert Clanton, John Cooper, Cleo Crayton, Bernadette DeGrandis, Marguerite DeJoie, Katie Dimanto, Kara Dingell, Clare Doherty, Joseph Doughtery, Mary Dowd, Mary Doyle, Patricia Eng, Jennifer Ferentzy, Tom & Kathy Finn, Theresa Flaherty, John Galvin, Jack Gibbons, Steve Gleason, Gisela Gonzales, Susan Gury, Helen Hallissey, Nowell Hanibalsz, Thomas Hardiman, Edward Hegarty, Sr. Eleanor Hegarty, SSND, John Hegarty, Mary Horgan, Mildred Howard, Joan Hurlburt, Philip Laing, Mary Jewell, Daniel Kelly, Esmi Littleton, James and Catherine Lynch, John & Margaret Lynch, Diane MacNeil, Jackie McLaughlin, Mary McMahon, Susan (Jewell) Merner, Mickey Monahan, Daniel F. Murphy, Michael Nardone, M. Louise O’Brien, Sr. Evangelus O’Brien, SSND, Daniel O’ Donnell, Mary O’Donnell, Dolores O’Halloran,  Margaret O’Hara,  Caitlin Marie O’Sullivan, Theresa Poirer, Domenic Puglielli, Gerald Scannell, James, and Mary Scannell, Mary M. Sheehan, Helen St.Cyr, Rita Sullivan, Jaiden Tlapa, Eileen and Jim Tosney, Jorge Trejos, Lee Trevisone, Michael Very, Joseph & Brenda Waible and Nana Walsh

 

           BILLS THIS WEEK

 Payroll  $ 11, 786.44

          SUNDAY COLLECTIONS 

The total collection taken up Sunday,

February 17th at  the week-end Masses was: $  2, 988.00

     

1st collection (Loose)   $ 1, 475.00

1st collection (Env.)      $     778.00 

2nd collection                $    735.00

 

PRAYER LISTS   Fr .Vincent Kelly, CSSR, Fr. Leo Dunn, CSSR, Fr Lawrence Buckley, CSSR,, Maureen Adams,  Matthew Agard, David Bell, Eleanor M. Boyle, Charlie Capodanno, Kay Carrigan, James Carroll, Egerton Chang, Diane Chute, Robert Clanton, John     Cooper, Cleo Crayton, Amanda Daly, Bernadette DeGrandis, Marguerite DeJoie, Katie    Dimanto, Kara Dingell, Clare Doherty, Joseph Doughtery, Mary Dowd, Mary Doyle, Patricia Eng, Jennifer Ferentzy, Tom & Kathy Finn, Theresa Flaherty, John Galvin, Jack Gibbons, Steve Gleason, Gisela Gonzales, Susan Gury, Helen Hallissey, Nowell Hanibalsz, Thomas Hardiman, Edward Hegarty, Sr. Eleanor Hegarty, SSND, John Hegarty, Mary Horgan,      Mildred Howard,Joan  Hurlburt, Philip Laing, Mary Jewell, Daniel Kelly, Esmi Littleton, James and Catherine Lynch, John& Margaret Lynch, Diane MacNeil, Jackie McLaughlin, Mary McMahon, Susan (Jewell) Merner, Mickey Monahan, Daniel F. Murphy, Michael Nardone, M. Louise O’Brien, Sr. Evangelus O’Brien, SSND, Daniel O’Donnell, Mary O’Donnell, Dolores O’Halloran, Margaret O’Hara, Caitlin Marie O’Sullivan, Theresa Poirer, James and Mary Scannell, Mary M. Sheehan, Helen St.Cyr, Rita Sullivan, Mary & Don Tice, Jaiden Tlapa, Eileen and Jim Tosney, Jorge Trejos, Lee Trevisone, Michael Very, Joseph & Brenda Waible and Nana Walsh     In Loving Memory: CARMELA BRISE   PASTOR'S CORNER Fr. Richard Bennett, C.SS.R.   Dear Parishioners,   All members of our parish community from both near and far and from every cultural ethnicity should plan to be represented at the first annual BIG meeting on Saturday, March 1st, 2008, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.  You are strongly encouraged to join your brothers and sisters of this parish to celebrate Mass at 4:00 p.m. immediately following this gathering.            1:00 p.m.  Pastor’s report 1:30 p.m.  Financial report from the parish accountant 2:15 p.m.  Lunch 2:45 p.m.  Questions and answers 3:15 p.m.  Building up parish participation in ministry and stewardship 4:00 p.m.  Mass in the Basilica   I look forward to seeing you at this important gathering as together we do the strategic planning necessary for a future full of hope and stability.                               Fr. Richard Bennett, CSSR   PRAY THE ROSARY THE CRANES AND THE ABBESS FROM ORFORDAcross the river from Orford, I saw a flock of cranes arise. With straightened necks and legs like stilts rising before my eyes. The cranes came in the Springtime but did not long bide. They would make their nests on some distant stretch along the riverside. The town of Orford like other towns is a restless place at best. Young folks leave as the cranes left for a final place of rest. One day, a young girl from Orford set out at break of day And drove to a hill near St. Botolph's town. A score of miles away, She joined nuns working in a field, praising God night and day, She left all things behind her, even the clothes she wore, And clothed herself with rough Trappist robes to wear forevermore.  The cranes came in their season as long as they could fly, But the years roll on and it may be their coming has long gone by. The young girl is now abbess like abbesses of old, Chosen to rule with mother love and not with power or gold. The Orford folk love the abbess though she left for the cloistered hill, They know that she prays for them night and day and so is with them still.  The abbess prays for the young folk seeking a place of rest, That they find their own road to the heart of God and that will be the best. - John E. Doherty, C.Ss.R.