SACRED HEART & OuR LADy’S COLLAbORATivE Sacred Heart and

Sacred Heart and Our Lady’s Collaborative

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SACRED HEART & OuR LADy’S COLLAbORATivE

Newton, MA

~ All Are Welcome ~

Apri l 28, 2019

Sacred Heart Church

1321 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02459

617-969-2248

Our Lady Help of Christians Church

573 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02458

617-527-7560

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New & Ongoing in Our Community

From Fr. Dan, Administrator

Dear Friends,

Our beloved pastor and dear friend, Fr. John went to God at 3:00am Easter Sunday morning. As we trust Fr. John is united with Jesus in his resurrection, may Jesus grant us all an abundance of his consolation. Fr. John

is so dearly loved. A Christ-centered priest has gone to Christ. God bless Fr. John, his whole family, and all of you, his beloved extended Church family. A great man is in Heaven!

Fr. John’s favorite scripture text for funerals: “We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you may not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose, so too will God, through Jesus, bring with him those who have fallen asleep. Indeed, we tell you this, on the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will surely not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself, with a word of command, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God, will come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise

first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore, console one another with these words.” (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18.)

Fr. John, out of his deep friendship with Christ, exemplified this: “Fraternal love and service, being builders of bridges and unity are all part of our friendship with the Good Shepherd, the divine bridegroom. I appeal to all of my brothers in the presbyterate to look into your own heart to see how we can be healers and builders of unity. It takes a lot of patience, a lot of humility, a lot of love. It takes a capacity to forgive, to begin again, to love first, the way Christ loves us while we are still in sin.” – Cardinal Sean to Boston Priests, 4/16/19.

Fr. John changed history! By his pastoring our Collaborative from its birth, by his Christ-like healing presence in tumultuous times, by his presence when someone was hurting, by his homilies, by his spiritual direction, by his leading Cursillo, and by so much more!

Heartfelt Condolences, Fr. Dan

April 28 ~ Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy)

We hear today of Jesus’ gift to us and of his commission: “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” He was speaking to his apostles, who were fearfully gathered behind a locked door, but his message extends to each of us, here and now. We are the ones Jesus spoke of when he said: “Blessed are those who have not seen but believe.” We are to be his instruments of mercy and peace. Bring that mercy and peace to your family, neighborhood, school, and workplace this week. Notice the difference it makes to others!

Divine Mercy Sunday Holy Hour The Sunday after Easter - April 28 this year - is Divine Mercy Sunday. Fr. Adrian Milik, our former parochial vic-ar and the current Administrator at St. Jude Parish in Wal-tham, will be celebrating a 3:00pm Divine Mercy Holy Hour at St. Jude on this day, to pray for God’s mercy on all people around the world. All are welcome to join him for an hour of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, for a short reflection on the revelations given to St. Faustina, and for an opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Special Easter Collection: Clergy Health & Retirement Trust

On behalf of our priests, especially our senior priests who have been there for us for decades, we thank you for your generous support of last week’s special Easter Collec-tion. Our priests in good standing have always answered our calls. Like us, they are troubled by the current events taking place in the Church, yet they are always there for us. Thank you for being there for them. Please follow us on Facebook or at clergytrust.org to learn more about the ways in which Boston priests answer the call every day. Thank you for your prayers and support.

Six-Week Grief Support Group Begins This Sunday, April 28

Join us for a 6-week grief support workshop “Living with Grief”. The death of a loved one is unlike any other. Whether the death was sudden and tragic or one with warn-ing and preparation, the reality of death leaves most of us shocked, confused, and sad. These feelings may last for years. Grieving people need time and space to honor their grief. Your loss may be recent, or it may be years ago.

Our Lady’s and Sacred Heart has developed a program to help you and yours start the healing process. This group


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will meet Sundays 11:15am-12:15pm on April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19, May 26, and June 2. Advanced regis-tration is required. If you would like more information or to register, contact Kate Neal at 617-527-7560 x219 or [email protected].

Summer Service Trip: Spots Open

Calling all current 8th- through 12th-graders in the Collab-orative! Are you itching to get out and live your faith through service? Are you eager to learn more about your Catholic faith? Do you like to have fun? Consider joining us for a 5-day service trip, June 23-28, in beautiful Sara-nac Lake, NY, with Catholic Heart Workcamp. Work pro-jects include painting and yardwork at homes and church-es, as well as volunteering with senior citizens and chil-dren. The week also includes Mass, daily prayer and mu-sic, fun games and activities, Eucharistic Adoration, op-portunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and so much more! To learn more about the trip, contact our Youth Minister Kristina Preman at 617-527-7560 ext.216 or [email protected]. Signup deadline is May 1.

Want to Receive the Bulletin by Email Each Week?

If so, visit http://pilotbulletins.net/sign-up/. Scroll down to either Our Lady’s or Sacred Heart (listed alphabetically by parish name) and select the “sign up” button.

Monthly Mass for the Sick The next Monthly Mass for the Sick, sponsored by the Mass for the Sick ministry of Sacred Heart & Our Lady Help of Christians Collaborative, is this Monday, April 29, at 6:30pm at Our Lady’s Church. Fr. Michael Hahn, O.S.B. and priest in residence, will celebrate the Mass and Anointing of the Sick. After refreshments, Fr. Michael will speak on “Carrying The Resurrection All Throughout the Year”. The evening is designed to bring joy, hope, and peace to those who are affected by illness, including fami-ly and friends. The Mass and program will both be held

downstairs at Our Lady’s church. For questions or more information, please contact Pat Enright at 617-467-4482 or [email protected] or Lorraine Higgins at 617-244-0267 or [email protected] or the parish offices. All are welcome!

Marriage Banns Sacred Heart & Our Lady’s Collaborative is pleased to

announce the following upcoming marriage:

Alexandra Mulloy and Kevin Distaso

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Cardinal Seán on the Protection of Life “There are two bills proposed in the Massachusetts legislature which have extreme consequences for the protection of life. The bills should, in my judgement, be opposed even by those who support the Roe v. Wade decision. I do not ad-dress the proposed legislation from a religious perspective but as an issue of human rights, in this case the right to life, as I also speak to other human rights issues such as welcoming immigrants to our country, supporting a strong social safety net for the poor and the call for racial justice.

“The proposed legislation would produce the following consequences: Allow abortion in Massachusetts during all nine months of pregnancy. Eliminate the requirement to make efforts to care for a child who survives an attempted abortion.

“We do not seek to judge or blame individuals, particularly women and families faced with excruciatingly difficult preg-nancies. Our objective is to consider the implications of the proposed legislation, which among its provisions removes any limits to abortion in the third trimester of pregnancy. Legislators, I hope, will not presume that broad support in Massachusetts for legal abortion automatically translates into willingness on the part of the public to embrace the ex-treme provisions of these bills. The unborn children who will be most directly impacted by the proposals deserve to have their lives protected.”

(Excerpted. Full text at https://thebostonpilot.com/article.asp?ID=184756)

Get to Know Your Pastoral Council Representatives!

Representative: Yasmin Dalton Parish: Our Lady’s Contact: [email protected]

Yasmin was born in Venezuela and raised in Spain until she went to college in the States in 1989. She graduated from Bard College and later earned her Master’s in Communication at the University of South Florida, Tampa. While living in Tampa, she met John, who was currently stationed as an officer in the Navy at Central Command. They married in 2002 and moved to Chicago, where they had Antonio and Mateus. Yasmin returned to graduate school to earn a Master’s in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling. In 2009, the family moved to Dubai, where her husband was relocated to help build a transit system. In Dubai, Yasmin worked at the Rashid Hospital’s psychiatric unit, running therapy groups and counseling private clients. Three years later, they returned to Chicago, where they stayed until December 2016 when they moved to Boston. Yasmin loves to cook, read, garden, and volunteer building community, whether it is at church, school, or her immediate neighborhood.

mailto:[email protected]


https://thebostonpilot.com/article.asp?ID=184756


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Msgr. Dennis Sheehan Homily Given April 22, 2001

2nd Sunday of Easter—Liturgical Year C

Every single day, God is at work making silk purses out of sows’ ears. If resurrection stories tell us about what it means for Jesus to be alive again, they tell us more about what happens to people who meet him. If Jesus is somewhat the same, he’s also very different. Much the same can be said for those who meet the ris-en Jesus. They are much the same, yet very much changed. Today’s Gospel is a case in point. Let’s look at it to see how Jesus is changed. More importantly, let’s examine the good news to see how the disciples are changed. Maybe they are a clue how God is at work today in the Risen Jesus, making silk purses out of sows’ ears.

The Gospel begins with the evening of the first Easter. John is careful to note the fear, confusion, and sense of failure that invades their gathering. Their beloved Jesus has been executed as a criminal. Maybe they are next. So they hide in a locked room, probably listening with dread-filled hearts for the tramp of the soldier’s foot on the stair. Judas, now gone, had arranged his capture. When the going got rough, they panicked and ran. The blustering Peter even denied he knew Jesus. They are washouts, filled with remorse, fear, and fail-ure.

Suddenly, here is Jesus. He startles them to the marrow of their bones. But note carefully what happens. No condemnation, no scolding, no rebuke. “Peace be with you.” He dissolves their fear; he heals their grief. He forgives their failure. “Peace be with you.”

He does not ignore the past. He makes peace with the past. And what a peace it is. Listen to his next words. “As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” As the disciples have known Christ’s forgiveness and peace, they are to share it. Theirs is nothing less than to give the peace they receive. They are to find hearts once trapped like theirs in failure and grief. They are to be Christ who forgives for others.

Jesus who comes to them is much the same, yet very different. So with these clustered disciples. In many ways, they are the same; yet, in important ways, they are very different.

The story has a sequel. When the absent Thomas returns, his wide-eyed colleagues can hardly wait to tell him what happened. But Thomas is moved neither by their testimony nor by the change he saw in them. Je-sus comes to them again. Again, his greeting: “Peace be with you”. This time he turns to Thomas. Again, no rebuke. Instead, he offers Thomas what he had asked. See now how Thomas changes. From refusal to bold confession of faith. From doubt to belief. This is resurrection. The Scripture today recalls a host of people like Thomas – they meet the Lord. They remain themselves yet they are very different.

For us? Are we so different from those first disciples? Are we at times hiding behind closed doors or fear or guilt? Today’s good news is that when we meet the risen Jesus this Easter we can ourselves be changed. There are parts of ourselves that shame us. There are parts of ourselves that we seem unable to control. There are parts of us we don’t want to live with. It’s to those parts of our lives that today’s good news can speak. Jesus is here present in our gathering just as truly as he was in that upper room. “Blessed still more he says of us that are those who do not see and yet believe.” To us he offers peace; to us he offers the possi-bility of change; to us he offers hope of renewal.

We too – at Eucharist, in prayer, in the sacrament of reconciliation, in our relationships with each other – we too are raised up by the resurrection of Jesus. He speaks peace to us. He breathes the Spirit of for-giveness and peace on us. He sends us to share that forgiveness with those who wait for it. God indeed is at work today still making silk purses out of sows’ ears – even you and me.


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Beyond Our Walls

Psalm: Trace the words and

learn to pray like Jesus!

Learn at Mass Learn part of the Divine Mercy Chaplet: “For the sake of His sorrowful

Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”

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The Relic Pilgrimage of St. John Vianney’s Heart

The Shrine of Ars, France, has entrusted to the Knights of Columbus the major relic of St. John Vianney’s Incorrupt Heart for a national tour in the U.S. through early June. St. John Vianney's Heart will visit our area on April 30, May 1, and May 2. For times and locations, visit bit.ly/Vianney19. For more information, visit KOFC.org/Vianney.

Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary: For Men Ages 30-60

Discerning Vocation to the Priesthood Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary is undertaking a new initiative to assist prospective candidates between ages 30 and 60 in their discernment of a possible vocation to Priesthood. “First Friday Visits” invites those interested men to join the Seminary community for prayer, fellowship, and dinner. These brief and informal evenings will run 4:30-7:30pm. During their visit here, men will join the community for Holy Hour and Evening Prayer, followed by dinner with the seminarians and an opportunity to tour the Seminary. If a candidate wishes to speak with a priest faculty member during his visit, they will arrange for that.

The next visit will be this Friday, May 3. After a summer break, visits will resume in September. If you or someone you know is interested, please contact Msgr. William Fay at [email protected] or 781-899-5500 x134.

Montrose School Open House Thursday, May 2, 6:30pm, 29 North St, Medfield. At Montrose, we believe that girls are called to greatness.

Combining academic excellence with enduring habits of heart, mind, and character, Montrose prepares girls to thrive in college and beyond. Inspired by the teachings of the Catholic Church, Montrose is an independent day school for girls in Grades 6-12. To pre-register, email admissions@ montroseschool.org. (Walk-ins also welcome!)

Jason Evert Presents: Love or Lust? Join teens in Grade 7 and up at Holy Name Church, West Roxbury, this Sunday, April 28, at 6:30pm. Parents are welcome too! Jason Evert is an acclaimed international speaker on the value of chaste living, on respect for marriage, and on the characteristics of true love. Contact [email protected] or 617-746-5864 for more info or to reserve your spot.

FIAT for Discerning Women Fiat is a discernment group for single women considering a vocation to religious life in the Catholic Church. For information, contact Sr. Marian Batho, CSJ at [email protected]. Check out their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FiatForDiscerningWomen.

Care for Creation: New Recycling Restrictions

As a direct result of China’s dramatic waste and recycling restrictions, ALL Massachusetts recycling plants have ceased accepting paper-based food and beverage cartons commonly used for milk, juice, cream, soups, etc. Please put them in your trash, not recycling.

In addition, black plastic takeout containers cannot go in the recycling. They also should go in the trash. Thank you!

Gospel: Jesus rose from the dead and visited the disciples. Thomas didn’t

believe his friends when they told him about it. Jesus appeared to Thomas and said, “Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”







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Sacred Heart News

Sacred Heart Calendar

Sunday, May 5

9:00am First Communion Mass

Followed by Celebration in MacKenzie Center

Sacred Heart Offertory Update...

Below are weekly offertory figures for March 2019 at Sacred Heart:

Via Baskets $17,671.00 Via Online Banking $4,883.00

March Offertory Total $22,554.00 March Offertory Budget $21,250.00

Budget Variance +$1,304.00

Religious Education News Our CCD program ended this week for Grades 1-5 celebrating Jesus is alive! Grades 6-10 offered a Mass with Fr. Bart in thanksgiving to our CCD teachers of all grades and for the intentions of their families! We thank the Holy Spirit and the prayers of the Blessed Mother for leading us closer to Christ and for making Him known and loved. Please remember to ask God’s blessing on our teachers and their families: Yolanda Manay, Kerry Prasad, Dr. Kathy Calvillo, Beth Tango, Dr. Rita Schneeweiss, Dr. Lija Joseph, and Justin Leach and all classroom aides. Our 1st Communion students have finally completed their preparation and study of the catechism under the enthusiastic guidance of Kerry Prasad. They are now eagerly waiting to receive Body and Blood of Christ for the first time on Sunday, May 5th at the 9 AM Mass. Please make plans to join the students and family for a parish wide celebration in the Mackenzie Center after 9 AM Mass! Christ has risen indeed! Alleluia! Michelle Solomon

St. Francis Guild Spring Clothing Drive for St. Francis House

As you check closets for the change of season clothing, put aside those items no longer useful in your family. Put them aside for the men and women clients at St. Francis House, Boston. Check the items over, give them a wash, etc. The need is great for spring jackets, hoodies, sweat pants, baseball caps, t-shirts, pants, shoes, etc. More than 600 guests get a change of clothing monthly. The collecting will begin this week and continue until May 7, when donations will be picked up. Bag items up and drop off at St. Anthony statue outside the lower church.

Sugar Needed In May, we are collecting sugar for St. Francis House. Donations can be dropped off during the week in the lower elevator lobby OR at weekend Masses in either the elevator lobby or the upper church foyer at Sacred Heart.

Knights of Columbus Yard Sale The Sacred Heart Chapter of the Knights of Columbus is actively looking for donations of any

and all household items, bikes, tools, computers, furniture and any other furnishings which we can sell at our yard sale, coming up in May. If you have anything of the sort, feel free to call Bob in the evening at 617-964-1860. We will pick up! Thank you!

Interested in Learning to Knit? Our group of new learners meets most Sunday mornings at coffee hour in the MacKenzie Center following the 9:00am Mass. Look for the table reserved for knitters. There is no age requirement to participate, and we welcome all who are interested. If you have any questions, please email Peg Miller at [email protected]

CORI Forms All volunteers at Sacred Heart Parish are required to submit a CORI form each year. If you are in ministry here at Sacred Heart, please fill out a copy of the FY2019 form. Please pick one up in the sacristy or in the Parish Office, and have it verified by someone on staff (by showing your driver's license). Thank you for your cooperation in helping us to comply with this important requirement.

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Our Lady’s Offertory Update...

Below are weekly offertory figures for March 2019 at Our Lady’s:

Via Baskets $29,782.00 Via Online Banking $8,948.67

Via Banks $3,495.00

March Offertory Total $42,225.67 March Offertory Budget $40,000.00

Budget Variance +$2,225.67

Our Lady’s News

Volunteers Needed If you have a green thumb and enjoy the Easter flowers in church, we invite you to help keep them looking their best. Let us know if you are available once or twice a week during the Easter season to help water and trim the plants. Please leave a message at the Parish Office if you are able to help.

Rice Bowl Return To all our Religious Ed students in Grades K-8: if you forgot to bring your Rice Bowl donations to our last classes on April 7-8, it’s not too late! You can bring them to the Parish Office during regular office hours, or

contact Ginny, Kristina, or Rosemary to drop them off after-hours. Thanks to all for your abundant generosity towards those most in need in our world!

St. Vincent de Paul Clothing Drive Save the Date – June 8 & 9

The weekend of June 8 and 9, St. Vincent de Paul will be conducting our semi-annual clothing drive. No need to clean out the closets just yet, but you may want to start thinking about what you can donate. Remember this is a clothing-only drive; no household goods. We’re looking for clothing of all types and all seasons, plus coats, linens, towels, and blankets. Details on times will be in the bulletin soon!

First Communions & Confirmations First Communion will be celebrated at Our Lady’s on

Saturday, April 27, at 4:00pm Mass Sunday, April 28, at 10:00am Mass Saturday, May 4, at 4:00pm Mass Sunday, May 5, at 10:00am Mass

Confirmation will be celebrated at Our Lady’s on Sunday, April 28, at 1:00pm Saturday, May 4, at 11:00am

Please keep all our First Communion and Confirmation recipients and their families in your prayers.

It costs about $500 to send one parish youth to Workcamp. We ask that you consider giving, according to your means. We are so grateful for whatever you can give, including your prayers of support. Thank you!

Name: ______________________________________________ Phone: _______________

Address: __________________________________________________________________

Amount ____ $500 ____ $250 ____ $100 ____ $50 ____ $25 ____ $10 ____ Other

This can be returned by mail, in the Mass collection, or to the office during weekday hours. Checks can be made payable to “Our Lady’s Workcamp”. Thank you for your generous support!

Workcamp 2019—Just Around the Corner! This June, high school students from Our Lady’s Parish will be serving at Workcamp for the 23rd consecutive year, this year in Saranac Lake, NY, in the Adirondack region.

Easter Vigil Joy! Congratulations and welcome to some of the newest members of

our Catholic family! Olivia Micalizzi celebrated Baptism,

Confirmation, and Eucharist last Saturday evening at the Vigil (photo at right), while Kent Griggs and Angjela Gjeluci celebrated Confirmation and

Eucharist (photos at left). Many blessings to the three of them!


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Our Collaborative

Sacred Heart 1321 Centre Street

Newton Centre 02459

617-969-2248

Fax: 617-965-7515

Office: Mon-Fri 9:30am-2:30pm

[email protected]

Our Lady Help of Christians

573 Washington Street

Newton 02458

617-527-7560

Fax: 617-527-1338

Office: Mon-Fri 8:00am-3:45pm

[email protected]

COLLABORATIVE STAFF

CLERGY

Fr. John Sassani, Pastor

[email protected], ext. 215

Fr. Dan Riley, Administrator


Msgr. Dennis Sheehan, Senior Priest in Res.


Fr. Michael Hahn, O.S.B., Priest in Res.

Fr. Bart Geger, S.J., Assisting Priest

Deacon Bill Koffel, Deacon

[email protected]

Deacon Ramesh Richards, S.J., Deacon

[email protected]

LAY PASTORAL LEADERSHIP

Anne Marie David, Music Director (OL)


Erica Johnson, Liturgy & Music Dir. (SH)


Kate Neal, Pastoral Associate


Kristina Preman, Youth Min./Rel. Ed. Gr 6-10 (OL)


Rosemary Seibold, Past.Assoc./Rel.Ed. Gr K-5 (OL)


Michelle Solomon, Rel. Ed. (SH)

[email protected], 617-969-4031

SUPPORT STAFF

Ginny Arpino, Asst. to Rel Ed (OL) & Pastoral Team

[email protected], ext.221

Michael Bliss, Finance & Operations


Ed Desmond, Admin. Assistant (OL)


Gerry McGrath, Facilities (OL)

[email protected]

Sioux Mont, Admin. Assistant (SH)

[email protected], ext.110

David Nahabedian, Facilities (SH)


MASS TIMES

Saturday Vigil 4:00pm Our Lady’s 4:00pm Sacred Heart

Sunday 8:00am Our Lady’s 9:00am Sacred Heart 10:00am Our Lady’s 11:00am Sacred Heart (ASL) 12:00pm Sacred Heart Lower Church 6:00pm Our Lady’s

Weekdays including Legal Holidays Mon-Fri: 7:00am Our Lady’s Mon-Sat: 9:00am Sacred Heart Lower Church

Holy Days of Obligation

7:00am Our Lady’s 9:00am Sacred Heart 12:00pm Our Lady’s 7:30pm Sacred Heart

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Every Saturday, 2:30-3:30pm, at both churches on the lower level, or by appointment.

New to our Collaborative? Welcome! Please introduce yourself after Mass or at the parish offices. We want to know and serve you! We hope you will participate in our parishes with your prayers, presence, talents, and steward-ship according to your means.

Sacraments of Initiation: For adults interested in Bap-tism, Confirmation, or joining the Catholic Church, please contact Kate Neal; for high school Confirmation, contact Michelle Solomon at Sacred Heart or Kristina Preman at Our Lady's; for older children to be baptized or to receive Holy Communion, contact Michelle Solomon at Sacred Heart or Rosemary Seibold at Our Lady's.

Infant Baptisms: Infant Baptisms are celebrated at Mass or on special Sundays throughout the year. Parents are asked to call the parish offices to begin the process. A

program of preparation is offered to all parents. For more information, please visit our website.

Sacrament of Marriage: Please contact the parish offic-es at least 6 months in advance. A preparation program is offered to all couples. For more information, please visit our website.

Pastoral Care of the Sick: We are most eager to help anyone who cannot celebrate Mass with us in church. If you wish to receive the Sacraments of the Anointing of the Sick, Eucharist, or Reconciliation, please call the par-ish offices. Please also notify us of hospitalizations, so that we may be of help.

Saint Vincent de Paul Society: For more information, email [email protected] or call 617-527-7560 x255.


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Mass Schedule and Intentions Priests’ schedule is subject to change

In your prayers, please remember

Bob D. O’Guin, Jr.

Cesidia “Nella” Cedrone

Albert W. Devine

Manuel “Peter” R. Castellanos

Dorothy R. Steffens

David Fontano

Reverend John E. Sassani

and all who have died.

May they experience the new life promised by Christ’s Paschal victory.

Scripture Readings for the Week (also found at usccb.org)

28 SUN Acts 5:12-16/Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19/Jn 20:19-31

29 Mon Acts 4:23-31/Jn 3:1-8 30 Tue Acts 4:32-37/Jn 3:7b-15 1 Wed Acts 5:17-26/Jn 3:16-21 2 Thu Acts 5:27-33/Jn 3:31-36 3 Fri 1 Cor 15:1-8/Jn 14:6-14 4 Sat Acts 6:1-7/Jn 6:16-21 5 SUN Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41/Rv 5:11-14/Jn 21:1-19

or 21:1-14

Saturday, April 27

4:00pm - Our Lady’s (Fr. Dan Riley) First Communion Mass

For All First Communion Children & Families 4:00pm - Sacred Heart (Fr. Bart Geger)

Joan Dewsnap

Sunday, April 28 - Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy) 8:00am - Our Lady’s (Fr. Michael Hahn) William & Jean Donalds Raymond & Teresa Grant 9:00am - Sacred Heart (Msgr. Dennis Sheehan)

Gus Morelli 10:00am - Our Lady’s (Fr. Dan Riley)

First Communion Mass For All First Communion Children & Families 11:00am - Sacred Heart (Fr. Shawn Carey)

For All Parishioners 12:00pm - Sacred Heart (Fr. Bart Geger)

David Regan & Jennifer Regan 1:00pm - Our Lady’s (Bishop Arthur Kennedy)

Confirmation Mass For All Confirmation Candidates & Families 6:00pm - Our Lady’s (Fr. Dan Riley) Donald MacKinnon Josephine Kearney, Grace Tramontozzi Louis, Francesca & Giuseppe Terenzino

Monday, April 29 7:00am - Our Lady’s - For All Military Personnel 9:00am - Sacred Heart - For All Military Personnel

Tuesday, April 30 7:00am - Our Lady’s - Germaine Neville 9:00am - Sacred Heart - For All Victims of Abuse

Wednesday, May 1 7:00am - Our Lady’s - For the Poor of the Parish 9:00am - Sacred Heart - For the Poor of the Parish

Thursday, May 2

7:00am - Our Lady’s - For All Emergency Personnel 9:00am - Sacred Heart - For All Emergency Personnel

Friday, May 3 7:00am - Our Lady’s - Margaret A. McLaughlin 9:00am - Sacred Heart - Kitty Riley

Saturday, May 4

9:00am - Sacred Heart - For All Parishioners Immediately following Mass: Rosary, Exposition, Adoration & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, ending at 10:00am.

11:00am - Our Lady’s (Very Rev. James Flavin, VE) Confirmation Mass

For All Confirmation Candidates & Families

4:00pm - Our Lady’s (Msgr. Dennis Sheehan) First Communion Mass

For All First Communion Children & Families 4:00pm - Sacred Heart (Fr. Dan Riley)

Deceased Members of the Parish

Sunday, May 5 - Third Sunday of Easter 8:00am - Our Lady’s (Fr. Bart Geger) Margherita Bove Andrew “Andy” Gemma 9:00am - Sacred Heart (Fr. Dan Riley)

First Communion Mass For All First Communion Children & Families 10:00am - Our Lady’s (Msgr. Dennis Sheehan)

First Communion Mass For All First Communion Children & Families 11:00am - Sacred Heart (Fr. Shawn Carey)

Deceased Members of the Parish 12:00pm - Sacred Heart (Fr. Dan Riley)

Deceased Members of the Parish 6:00pm - Our Lady’s (Fr. Michael Hahn)

Jay, Antonio & Cesidia Tramontozzi

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Growing up on the edge of poverty, Hector wrestled with homelessness, and was struggling to find food. While playing basketball in a local Church league, he met Fr. Paul O’Brien, who encouraged him to go to college.

Fr. Paul was there for Hector at every step of his journey to college and beyond. With his help and guidance, Hector went on to play basketball for Regis College, graduate, and now works as a school counselor to give back to students the same hope and inspiration he received. Like Fr. Paul, our senior priests in good standing have been helping others for decades.

As we celebrate this Easter with our families and friends, please remember the Boston priests who have helped us along our life journey and consider making a gift of thanks to the special Easter collection for their health and retirement needs.

Funds from this special collection are managed by the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust – an independently managed trust with a majority lay board of trustees. The funds are used for the sole benefit of active and senior priests in good standing.

S P E C I A L E A S T E R CO L L E C T I O N

TO ENCOURAGE. TO INSPIRE.Boston Priests Answer the Call .

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Fr. John Currie. Native of Dorchester. Graduate of Boston Latin Academy. Ordained in 1997. Served the communities of West Roxbury, Norwood, Hingham, Holbrook and Westford. Currently the pastor of St. Patrick Parish, Roxbury.

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