WEEKLY PARISH BULLETIN

Eleventh Sunday

in Ordinary Time
 

Jun 17th to Jun 24th, 2007

"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 JUNE 16, 2007

8:00 AM +Wil Brown

12:10 PM Andrew & Mary Monahan

Eng Family

+Pauline B. Sousa

Bro. Steve, CSSR

+Jamie Marin

Purgatorian Society Liv / Dec.

4:00 PM +Anna J. O'Sullivan 70^th anniversary

FATHER'S DAY

SUNDAY JUNE 17

9:00 AM +Joseph Cotrone

11:00 AM +Filiberto Rodriguez

+Hilda Rivera

12:30 PM +Joseph S. Loughman, Sr.

1^st anniversary

6:30 PM Father's Day Novena Names

MONDAY JUNE 18

7:00 AM Father's Day Novena Names

12:10 PM +Helen & Fred Griffin

TUESDAY JUNE 19

7.:00 AM Father's Day Novena Names

12:10 PM +David Sullivan

WEDNESDAY JUNE 20

7:00 AM Father's Day Novena Names

12:10 PM John Adams, Jr.

THURSDAY JUNE 21

7:00 AM Father's Day Novena Names

12:10 PM Mary O'Connell

FRIDAY JUNE 22

7:00 AM Father's Day Novena Names

12:10PM Marie Slandy Noel

SATURDAY JUNE 23

8:00 AM Father's Day Novena Names

12:10 PM Wil Brown

Eng Family

Shrine Members Liv / Dec.

Bro. Steve, CSSR

4:00 PM +Catherine Brennan

SUNDAY JUNE 24

9:00 AM Father's Day Novena Names

11:00 AM +Angel Fonseca

+Felix Rodriguez, Sr.

12:30 PM +Howard Bell

6:30 PM Purgatorian Society Liv/Dec.

 

2nd collection this week: Fuel
next weekend: Church Restoration

 

BILLS PAID THIS WEEK

Payroll                 $  6, 171.99
Phone Service            145.39          

 

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS 
The total collection taken up Sunday May 27th  at the weekend Masses was: 3, 304.00
1st collection (Loose)     $1, 781.00
1st collection (Env.)        $ 379.00
2nd collection                $ 164.00
2nd Collection: Seminaries (total) 980.00
1st collection Loose $822.00 and Envelope 158.00
 

Coffee and donuts are served in the Music Room every Sunday following the 9 AM, 11 AM and 12:30 PM Masses.

The Rosary is prayed after the 9 AM Mass every Wednesday

**REMEMBER YOUR CHURCH IN YOUR WILL**

ANNOUNCEMENTS...

 

BAPTISMAL INSTRUCTIONS

Please call the Rectory Office for dates and information about Baptism.

 

 

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

 

 

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 Sunday, June 24^th at 2 PM

 

 

TAIZÈ PRAYER

Taizè prayer, a form of contemplative prayer which includes simple sung prayer and shared silence, will be offered Thursday, June 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 HELP 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.

 

2^nd collection this week: Church Restoration

Next weekend: Fuel

 

THE JOSEPH PROJECT (JUNE 23-29)

For more than a decade, The Redemptorist of the Baltimore Province have organized groups of young adults ages 21-40 to assist Habitat for Humanity of Portland, Maine in their mission of providing affordable housing for the families of their city. This year the Redemptorist and volunteers are going to be joined by other Redemptorist units from around the U.S. and Canada. If you would like to join us in our week of service, please call the Rectory Office. Spaces are limited and a form has to be filled out and returned to the Rectory by Friday, June 15th.

 

 

2007 CATHOLIC APPEAL

Giving in Faith, Giving with Love: Once again Cardinal Sean O'Malley wishes to thank everyone from Mission Church who has participated in the 2007 Catholic appeal. We ask every Catholic family to participate so we can surpass our goal. Please know that all gifts - of whatever amount-matter. You can pick up information packets with pledge forms in the back of the church to be mailed in, or for more information please visit www.BostonCatholicAppeal.com or call (617) 779-3700.

 

PILGRIMAGE

Pilgrimage with Cardinal Sean and Greek Orthodox to Rome and Constantinople, including an audience with Pope Benedict XVI. Join Catholics and Greek conservatives led by the Cardinal and the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan September 16- 23, 2007 to experience together the holy sites of Rome and Constantinople (Istanbul) with optional extension to St. Petersburg, Russia. Registration Deadline is approaching. For information email vnicastro@earthlink.net or call Dr. Vito Nicastro at 617-435-0019.

 

Fr. Vincent Kelly, CSSR, Fr. Leo Dunn, CSSR, Fr. Lawrence Buckley, CSSR, Maureen Adams, NCharlie Capodanno, Kay Carrigan, Egerton Chang, Diane Chute, Robert Clanton, Mary Clifford, Liz Conroy, John Cooper, Ann Corley, William Martin Corr, 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, John Geary, Jack Gibbons, Susan Gury, Helen Hallissey, Nowell Hanibalsz, Thomas Hardiman, Daniel Harrington, Edward Hegarty, Sr. Eleanor Hegarty, SSND, John Hegarty, Mary Horgan, Philip, Mildred and Jessica Laing, Joan Hurlburt, Mary Jewell, Joan Joseph, Daniel Kelly, Esmi Littleton, James & Catherne Lynch, John & Margaret Lynch, Patsy MacDougall, Jackie McLaughlin, Mary McMahon, Susan (Jewell) Merner,Taryn Miller, Mickey Monahan, Michael Nardone, M. Louise O’Brien, Patrick A. O’Brien, Sr. Evangelus O’Brien, SSND, Daniel O’Donnell, Mary O’Donnell, Dolores O’Halloran, Billy O’Hara, Theresa Poirer, Caitlin Marie O’Sullivan,James and Mary Scannell, Mary M. Sheehan, Helen St. Cyr, Rita Sullivan, Marina Trejos, Lee Trevisone, Michael Very, Joseph & Brenda Waible and Nana Walsh

 

REMEMBER THOSE IN THE MILITARY

Pvt. Christopher Butler, SPC. Brian Carey, Pvt. Steve Cotter, CPO. Matt Fanara, Cpr. Michael Hines, Lt. Col. Daniel Knight, Spc. Michael Lovett, Pvt. Daniel Molina and CPL Peter Smyth- Hammond, USMC

 

PRAYER LISTS   PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Fr. Vincent Kelly, CSSR, Fr. Leo Dunn, CSSR, Fr. Lawrence Buckley, CSSR, Maureen Adams, Nancy Ago, David Bell, Charlie Capodanno, Kay Carrigan, Egerton Chang, Clare Burke, Diane Chute, Mary Clifford, Liz Conroy, Ann Corley, William Martin Corr, Cleo Crayton, Amanda Daly, Bernadette DeGrandis, Marguerite DeJoie, Katie Dimanto, Clare Doherty, Joseph Doughtery, Mary Dowd, Mary Doyle, Patricia Eng, Jennifer Ferentzy, Tom & Kathy Finn, Theresa Flaherty, John Geary, Jack Gibbons, Susan Gury, Helen Hallissey, Nowell Hanibalsz, Thomas Hardiman, Daniel Harrington, Sr. Eleanor Hegarty, SSND,John Hegarty, Mary Horgan, Phil Millie, Jessica Laing, Joan Hurlburt, Mary Jewell, Joan Joseph, Daniel Kelly, Esmi Littleton, James & Catherne Lynch, John & Margaret Lynch, Jackie McLaughlin, Mary McMahon, Susan (Jewell) Merner, Taryn Miller, Mickey Monahan, Helen Moreau, Michael Nardone, M. Louise O'Brien, Patrick A. O'Brien, Sr. Evangelus O'Brien, SSND, Daniel O'Donnell, Mary O'Donnell, Dolores O'Halloran, Billy O'Hara, Maria Piemonte, Theresa Poirer, Caitlin Marie O'Sullivan, Margie Reed, Mary M. Sheehan, Helen St. Cyr, Rita Sullivan, Marina Trejos, Lee Trevisone, Michael Very, Joseph & Brenda Waible and Tommy Walsh PASTOR'S CORNER Fr. Richard Bennett, C.SS.R.   Dear Parishioners, This Sunday, the country celebrates Father's Day. It is designed to be a day of bonding between fathers and their children. It serves as a means to honor fathers and fatherhood, in general. However, for many families, the reality is far from the ideal. Currently, more than 27,000,000 children (39% of all U.S. children) now live apart from their father. In a typical year, well over 1/3 of these children won't even see their dad. Since 1975, more than half of all European-American children and ¾ of all African-American children will live some portion of their formative years with only one parent; it is usually the father who is absent. Studies show that the family and societal costs of these fatherly absences are high. Children with little or no contact with their fathers are more likely to: drop out of school; become involved in drug and alcohol abuse; become pregnant as young teen daughters; become involved in crime, gangs, and violence as young men. Naturally, fathers play a key role in the successful socialization and healthy maturation of their children while father-absence whether through divorce, death, or abandonment, is not the only variable contributing to these kinds of social problems. It is a significant factor and cannot be ignored. It is entirely possible for a father to be physically present in the home yet emotionally absent. Some men struggle to know how they can effectively involve themselves in the lives of their children. Perhaps the answer is an increased fatherly presence. The role of fatherhood would certainly include encouraging independence, assertiveness, and self-awareness that involves the acceptance of one's intellectual, physical, social, and gendered self. Fathers can also be very influential in nurturing their children and fostering great creativity, a positive body image, moral standards, and social competence. Fathers and mothers working together have the responsibility of developing moral and spiritual beliefs in their children and to communicate through their word and example a consistent standard of values by which they live a balanced healthy and happy Christian life. As we honor our fathers this Father's Day I leave you with a poem that serves as a reflection of a daddy's love just after the birth of his child: Just barely a head of hair you wear. As you lay there your eyes they do stare. Wonders and amazement seen in your smile. I sit and watch you all the while. Your smile so warm just like your mom’s… And a kind heart that holds all of sister's charms. She says you have eyes deep like mine… And brother's laughter that's so divine. Scent so fresh and clean. Skin like your mother's soft and silky cream. Conceived out of true love on that special night. Under the stars of heaven's twilight.   Fr. Richard S. Bennett, C.Ss.R.   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.