WEEKLY PARISH BULLETIN

Thirteenth Sunday

in Ordinary Time
 

Jul 1st to Jul 8th, 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               30,  2007
4:00  PM    +Mr. & Mrs. Caleb B. Eames
SUNDAY                 JULY              1
 9:00  AM     +Wil Brown
11:00 AM    +Luz Maria Nunez
                    +Jose Miguel Fuentes
12:30 PM     +Annie R. Volz
 6:30 PM        Purgatorian Society Liv /Dec.
MONDAY              JULY               2
7:00   AM     Celies ,Marie and Family
12:10 PM     +Mary McDermott
TUESDAY               JULY               3
7:00 AM Mass with Novena Service followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                    +O’Connor, Ferris & Friel families
12:10 PM Mass with Novena Service
                    +Pauline Zammuto
5:30 PM Novena Service
6:30 PM Spanish Mass with Novena Service
WEDNESDAY        JULY              4
               INDEPENDENCE DAY
9:00 AM       +Wil Brown
THURSDAY         JULY               5
 7:00 AM        Intention of Mass Prefect
12:10 PM        Special Intention
FRIDAY                JULY               6
 7:00 AM        Froise Calixte
12:10PM        Shrine Members Liv / Dec.
SATURDAY          JULY               7
 8:00 AM        Restoration Fund Donors
12:10 PM        Eng Family
                     +Catherine J, Kiely
                       (Birthday Memorial)
                       Bro. Steve, CSSR 
4:00 PM        +Joseph Carnes12th anniversary
SUNDAY               JULY              8      
 9:00 AM      +William R. Bottary 6th anniversary
11:00 AM     +Bienvenido Rodriguez
                    +Luis Gerena-Jiminian
                    +Luis Sanchez
12:30 PM     +Annie R. Volz
 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, July 29th at 2 PM.

 

 

TAIZÈ PRAYER

Taizè prayer, a form of contemplative prayer which includes simple sung prayer and shared silence, will be offered Thursday, July 19TH 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.

 

 

 

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.

 

JULY 4TH - INDEPENDENCE DAY
Wednesday is July 4t.  In honor of the  holiday, there will be only one Mass, it will be at 9 AM.  The Church will close  for the day immediately following the Mass.  The Rectory Office will be closed for the day.

CAMPAIGN IN SUPPORT OF MARRIAGE
The Catholic Bishops in Massachusetts have announced a statewide prayer and educational campaign in support of the vocation of Marriage.  The first phase is one of prayer.  The Bishops have produced a Marriage Prayer card, which you will find at the back of the Church.  Please take one of these prayer cards for yourself and for your family members and friends.  The Cardinal has asked us to   make an effort to pray the prayer daily, individually and with family and friends when possible.  This initial time of prayer and reflection on the importance of our Catholic teaching on Marriage will be followed by an educational phase of the campaign in the coming months.

 

NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

This year, in an effort to more fully respect both our local tradition of the weekly Novena in Honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and the holiday- Independence Day, we are going to transfer the parish’s celebration of the Novena from Wednesday, JULY 4^TH to Tuesday, JULY 3^RD. This transfer of the Novena from Wednesday to Tuesday will only last for one week after which we will return to our regular schedule. The Mass and Novena schedules are as follows:

TUESDAY, JULY 3RD

7:00 am Mass with Novena Service followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

11: 50 AM Confessions

12:10 PM Mass with Novena Service

5:30 PM Novena Service

6:30 PM Spanish Mass with Novena Service

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4TH

9:00 AM Mass

 

 

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,   As we celebrate the birth and founding of our country this July 4th, my attention is drawn to this intercessory prayer for God’s abundant blessings upon this nation: Almighty God, you have given this great land as our heritage.  We humbly pray that we always remember your generosity and faithfully do your will.  Bless our land with honest industry, truthful education, and an honorable way of life.  Defend our liberties and strengthen the resolve of the people who have come from throughout the world to make America their home. Lead us to choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong.  Help us to appreciate the opportunities that are ours as we struggle to bring harmony to an unsettled world.  May we balance our concern for justice with a willingness to display mercy, and may our concern for security be tempered with a willingness to take risks which will produce worthwhile change for the good of all people.  O Lord, we pray for your guidance as we work together for the best interests of our communities, our nation, and our world, and the ultimate goal of peace.  When times are prosperous, let our hearts be thankful and in troubled times may our deepest trust be in You.  Amen. In conclusion, I wish to share the very same sentiments of one of our greatest Civil War generals and former president of the United States , Ulysses S. Grant:  “Hold fast to the Bible as the anchor of your liberties; write its precepts on your heart and practice them in your lives.  To the influence of this great book we are indebted for the progress made and to this we must look as our guide in the future.”   Happy Fourth of July!   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.