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Rev. Huy H. Nguyen, Pastor Most Rev. John A. Dooher, In Residence
Msgr. Cornelius McRae, In Residence Rev. William P. Joy, In Residence
Deacon Daniel Burns Deacon Francis J. Corbett Deacon Timothy J. Maher
Saint Jerome Parish
632 Bridge Street Weymouth, Massachusetts 02191
781-335-2038 saintjeromeparish.org
Weekend Masses: Saturday 5:30 p.m.
Sunday 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 5:00 p.m.
Weekdays: 9:00 a.m.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Confessions Saturday 4:30-5:00 p.m.
Immaculate Conception Parish
720 Broad Street Weymouth, Massachusetts 02189
781-337-0380 icweymouth.org
Weekend Masses: Saturday 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 9:00 a.m., 12 noon
Weekdays: 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Confessions
Saturday 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Catholic Weymouth
A COLLABORATIVE OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH • SAINT JEROME PARISH • SAINT JEROME SCHOOL
Saint Jerome School Mr. James Hauser, Principal
Preschool—Grade 8 598 Bridge Street, Weymouth, Massachusetts 02191
781-335-1235 • stjeromeschoolweymouth.org
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SAINT JEROME PARISH IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH
Saturday, May 11
4:00PM - Robert, Mary, Patrick and Mary Jane Devine Sunday, May 12
9:00AM - Amanda Theresa Goodstein 12:00PM - Paschal McCafferty Tuesday, May 14
9:00AM - Richard Berry, Sr. Thursday, May 16 9:00AM - Mary and Dick Buckley Saturday, May 18 9:00AM - Robert White, 1st Anniversary 4:00PM - Mary Zumbahlen Sunday, May 19
9:00AM - John G. Baumeister, Jr. 12:00PM - George Ryan, Jr.
Saturday, May 11
5:30PM - Domenic and Christine Raymondi Robert Raymondi, Memorial Sunday, May 12 Happy Mother’s Day
7:30AM, 10:30AM, 5:00PM At all of our Masses on Mother’s Day,
we remember all mothers, living and deceased. Monday, May 13 9:00AM - Bridie Cronin and Deceased Members of the Lyne Family Wednesday, May 15
9:00AM - Mildred McDonald Friday, May 17
9:00AM - Jessica MacDonald Saturday, May 18
5:30PM - Jeanne Anderson, Memorial Sunday, May 19 7:30AM - Mickey LaLama, Memorial 10:30AM - Bob O’Reilly, 3rd Anniversary 5:00PM - Margaret Carloni, 17th Anniversary
Financial Stewardship
Offertory - May 5, 2019
Immaculate Conception : $9,247 Online giving: $467
Maintenance: $2276 Online giving: $35
Saint Jerome: $6,966 Online giving: $1,580 Maintenance: $ 2,496 Online giving: $45
Second Collection this weekend for Capital Improvements
Thank you for supporting your parish
III - Kim-Ngan Nguyen and Thien Le
Pray the Rosary in May!
Join us for the outdoor Rosary on Tuesdays in May in honor of Our
Blessed Mother. We will meet outside at the statue of the Blessed Mother at Saint Jerome Church on Tuesdays in
May at 6:30 pm. May 14 (Luminous), May 21 (Sorrowful) and May 28 (Glorious). In the event of inclement weather, we will meet inside
the Church. All are welcome, young and old!
Bessie L. Perrault Mary Quinlan Jane Joyce
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MAY 12, 2019: FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
The Good Shepherd
This fourth Sunday of Easter is also called “Good Shepherd Sunday.” For most of us today who live in or near our Weymouth Collaborative, we do not often see many shepherds herding their
sheep! While the language and images of a shepherd in the Gospel today can seem quite strange to us, they would have been immediately understood by those Jesus was speaking to 2,000 years ago in Galilee, as shepherds were part of daily life then for most people. Many of us have seen in
paintings of the artist’s view of Jesus the shepherd. Usually they picture a man with one sheep over his shoulders carrying it back to the others because it was lost. So what does the image of Jesus the shepherd mean for us today? While most all sheep probably look relatively alike to us,
the shepherd gets to know each of them individually, so that when a shepherd calls a sheep, the sheep recognizes the voice and responds since they know and trust the shepherd. The shepherd guides and protects the sheep; they go where he leads them. If a shepherd cares for his sheep with great love and devotion,
can you imagine how much more Jesus loves and cares for each of us? The Lord knows and loves each of us personally and intimately as individuals made in the image and likeness of God - we are not all the same to Jesus – we are unique! The Prophet Isaiah describes this image beautifully when we writes; “I have called you each by
name, you are mine, do not be afraid. You are precious to me and I love you.”
The invitation by Jesus to listen and follow Him is not forced. He invites each of us to listen to Him and follow Him freely – the choice is ours to respond to or not. Some respond promptly, while others may take their time responding to the call. But no matter how long it takes, Jesus will never stop calling us by name and will wait
until we respond. When we answer that call in the affirmative and follow Him we will experience the fullness of life – the fullness of his life! Remember Jesus came and lived among us, becoming fully human while remaining fully divine, suffered, died and rose from the dead so that we may live life to the full.
In 2013, Pope Francis called upon all priests to bring the healing power of God’s grace to everyone in need, to stay close to the marginalized and to be “shepherds living with the smell of the sheep.” We are blessed in our Archdiocese with many wonderful “smelly” priests! But I think we all can heed the advice of Pope Francis to smell a bit more like sheep by reaching out to those who are in need bringing the face of Christ to them each and
every day!
As we continue our Easter journey in anticipation of the celebration of Pentecost, may each of us realize how deeply and personally Jesus our Good Shepherd loves us. When Jesus calls us by name, may we answer in faith,
gratitude and gratefulness. May we follow where He leads, trusting in His never-ending peace, love, joy and healing!
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Again this week we hear of Paul and his companion Barnabas, speaking out boldly about the word of God. When
they met opposition among their ancestors, they took their message to the
Gentile communities. The key to evangelization is in
the last line of the passage: “The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.” Perhaps an odd reaction to being “expelled from the territory” but, not an odd reaction to sharing the story of God’s
love for us and Jesus’ gift of salvation. Try sharing the good news with another and notice the joy it gives you.
Immaculate Conception First Communicants are asked to wear their First Communion attire and participate in the Crowning of Our Lady after the 9:00am Mass on Sunday, May 12.
During the Month of May -- a month both named for and dedicated to Mary -- Catholics have long honored her by placing a crown on her image. “Bring Flowers of the Fairest”, Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May…”
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Forming in Faith...
Collaborative Religious Education
Yesterday we celebrated First Communion in Catholic Weymouth at Immaculate Conception Church with the children who took their second step into full
communion with our Lord.
Olivia Adams, Mason Alonzi, Shane Barr, Mateo Borgia, Gwen Boudreau, Anna Bulman, David
Campanale, Brayden Curran, Andrew Daly, Avery DiMambro, Savannah Emma, Anaiya Faison, Kevin Ferreira, Grace Francis, Fiona Gasbarro, Chase
Gould, Talon Green, Tanner Hamilton, Christopher Healey, Kylee Hughes, Declan Johnson, Logan
Johnson, Abigail Kearns, Katherine Kelly, Daniel Kennedy, Izaebella Labriola, Eoin Lenihan, Tyler
Long, Ayden Lyons, Jake Mabb, Chloe McBride, Conor McBride, Jack McBride, Alyannah McCarthy, Colton McLaughlin, Colin McLeod, Mason O’Hara-
DaSilva, Christian Quinn, Gavin Reyes, Isabella Sheehan, Hayden Shores, Peyton Smith, Sarah
Sullivan, Nathan Trainor, AIva Tobin, Brendan Vayda, Alana Vidal, Violet Vidal, Baylee Weckbacher,
Jordan Whelan and Jack White
Congratulations to their parents, who promised, on the day of their child’s baptism, to raise their child in the practice of the faith. May God bless you and your
family. May his mercy, grace and love shine on you. We ask you to continue to pray for the children who received the Sacrament of Eucharist for the very first
time and their families.
We thank our teachers: Mrs. Mary-Margaret Alvarado, Mrs. Maryanna Borgia, Mrs. Jodi Bulman, Mr. Diegi Vidal, Mrs. Moira Vayda and Mrs. Nicole
Vickery, who worked so lovingly throughout the year preparing the children for the reception of the
sacrament. We also thank in a very special way our pastor, Fr. Huy, for his leadership and for making the celebration of First Holy Communion so very
prayerful for our families and our community.
Saint Jerome School
Hair Styling Fundraiser Saint Jerome School is excited to announce a partnership with Studio Ten Hair Salon at 10 Sea Street, North Weymouth. Owned by the Bruzzese family, with daughters in K0 and K2, the studio features sophisticated hair styles for men, women, and children. Mention this notice when bringing your family to your salon appointment and SJS will receive 10% of your services during the months of April/May. For bookings call 781-335-1050 or www.studiotenhairsalon.com.
During the season of Easter, what a great time to remember our mothers and ask for God's blessing on
them. It is God who ultimately gave us life. It is through God's unselfish love, mirrored in our mothers' willingness to associate their love with God's and take
the risk to love us into life - that we have the opportunity for life. We remember our mothers this Mother's Day with much love.
Let us pray for each of them:
God our heavenly Father,
you give to each the ability to share your generative love.
Bless those women in our lives
who mirror your love and bring forth life
through their willingness to risk bringing new life into this world.
Help us to show them our gratitude for the gift of life and the gift of a mother's love. May our life-giving God continue to bless them
and show them his unfailing love. We ask this through Jesus, God's Son and our brother.
Amen.
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Collaborative News and Events...
Find more Collaborative news and events at catholicweymouth.org
Cori Cori Cori
Have you returned your CORI form? If you are
involved in ministry in either parish and have the potential to be in contact with children or the elderly, you must complete a CORI yearly. Thank you for
your cooperation in helping to keep our children and our elders safe. If you did not receive a CORI form in the mail, please contact the parish office.
Marriage Preparation
Transformed in Love Marriage Preparation is the Archdiocesan program for marriage preparation. For upcoming
2019-2020 dates, locations, and registration information, please visit www.bostoncatholic.org/transformedinlove or
contact Liz Cotrupi at [email protected].
Annual Golden and Silver Anniversary Mass
If you are celebrating your
25th or 50th Wedding Anniversary this year, please consider joining
Cardinal Seán O'Malley on Sunday, October 6 at 3pm for the annual Anniversary Mass with renewal of vows at the newly renovated
Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. Couples can register for the event at bostoncatholic.org/weddinganniversarymass. For more information, contact Emily Elliott [email protected].
Thank You!
Heartfelt thanks to the many volunteers
who gave of their time and talent to the clean-up at Immaculate Conception last weekend. The parish grounds are looking
great! Also, sincere thanks to those who prepared and served the delicious lunch following all of the hard work.
Cub Scout Open House
Saint Jerome Cub Scout Pack 303 invites all boys
entering Kindergarten through Grade 5th (September 2019) to our Open House to learn about all that Cub Scouts have to offer.
Join us on Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30pm in Saint Paula Hall (lower church) at Saint Jerome Parish.
2019 Annual Scouting Awards Mass
All Scouts and their families are welcome to attend and celebrate the achievements of young Scouts, teen award recipients, and the adult volunteers invested in
Catholic Scouting. The Mass is scheduled for 2pm on Sunday, May 19 at Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish in Waltham. Our Catholic
Committee on Scouting Chaplain, Father Paul Soper, will be the Mass celebrant. For more information on the Mass, please visit bostoncatholicscouting.com.
Gratitude
The Weymouth-Braintree Divine Mercy Committee
extends its appreciation to everyone who assisted and attended our regional feast celebration at Sacred Heart. The day truly reflected “unity” within our
Church community. The Liturgy, Music and reverence expressed appreciation for the true gift of Mercy which comes to us in the Sacraments of
Healing: Eucharist and Sacramental Reconciliation. Next year’s hosting parish will be Saint Albert the Great. Please join us next year for Divine Mercy Sunday! (April 19, 2020)
Mother’s Day Roses
This weekend, after all of the Masses at Immaculate Conception Parish and Saint Jerome Parish, Roses for Life will be available. Suggested donation of $1
per rose is gratefully accepted. All donations will benefit Massachusetts Citizens for Life. Thank you for your support.
