You are welcome here We are a new parish, established in August of 2017, comprised of St. James and

Immaculate Conception churches. We work together to invite all people to a deeper

relationship with Jesus through our liturgies and opportunities to learn and to serve one

another.

Jesus answered, ‘I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.’ Matthew 18:22

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SAINT JAMES CHURCH

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 - 24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME WWW.SALEMCATHOLICCOMMUNITY.ORG

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As the new year continues, I am starting to look at all the ministries we have and how we might add new volunteers, add new ministries, and simply get more people involved. The Alpha program is getting going and a number of parishioners are getting involved in this great program which allows people to come and see what it means to be in relationship with Jesus through the scriptures and being part of a community. It calls people to be adult in their faith and to deepen and strengthen what it means to be Christian today. This year I hope to have a Pentecost party to celebrate all the ways the Holy Spirit has “spoken” to strangers among us and called them in a voice they understand to hear and participate in the life of the parish. The first change I hope you will see is the way that we do the collection. Starting on the first weekend of October, (7-8) I hope you will see the collection taken at the usual time with 8-12 people helping. Eight to twelve people will come forward to take the collection. The first group will go as usual, while the second group will silently say a Hail Mary and then they will start to collect. When there are young people helping we will give them baskets to pass across the bench and they will take it back and hand it to the next group. This, we hope will allow even younger children to participate and recognize that everyone who is able-bodied can and ought to help in the parish. The second change will be at the door. First, thanks to our greeters who are already working. We are looking for more help for you so that sometimes you can just come to Mass and not have to serve. If you are a person who comes to Mass early, I hope that once a month you will volunteer to simply stay at the door once a month and greet people until Mass starts. This will be another way in which you can help using your inclination to come to Mass early (strongly approved) to help others feel welcome and fulfill your Baptism call. We need everybody to help make the parish strong and vibrant. Peace, Fr. Murray

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ST. JAMES CHURCH 156 FEDERAL ST. SALEM MA 01970

CHAPEL/CONF. ROOM: 158 FEDERAL ST.

HALL: ENTER FROM REAR PARKING LOT

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH 15 HAWTHORNE BLVD. SALEM MA 01970

RECTORY: 30 UNION ST.

PARISH OFFICES 28 ST. PETER STREET SALEM MA 01970

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A MESSAGE FROM FR. MURRAY

WONDROUS STORIES MEETING Parents and interested volunteers are invited to attend this informational meeting about Wondrous Stories, our faith formation programming for kids up to grade 6, after the 10:30AM Mass at St. James this Sunday, September 17 in the lower church hall. Come and learn what your kids will be doing at WS, learn about our NEW family workshops, and learn about how you can help! All interested adults are welcome to attend.

FIRST MEETING FOR FIRST COMMUNION/RECONCILIATION FAMILIES If you have a child in grade 2 in need of First Communion, please come to our first meeting of parents and kids on Sunday, September 24 at 9:30AM at St. James Conference Room. You’ll learn about the process of First Confession and First Communion at that meeting. Please register b y e m a i l i n g mmorin@salemcatholiccommunity.org

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A medida que el nuevo año continúa, estoy comenzando a ver todos los ministerios que tenemos y cómo podemos agregar nuevos voluntarios, agregar nuevos ministerios y simplemente involucrar más gente. El programa Alpha se está poniendo en marcha y muchos feligreses están involucrados en este gran programa que permite a la gente venir y ver lo que significa estar en relación con Jesús a través de las Escrituras, los sacramentos y la comunidad. Llama a las personas a ser adultas en su fe y a profundizar y fortalecer lo que significa ser católico hoy. Este año espero tener una fiesta de Pentecostés para celebrar todas las formas en que el Espíritu Santo ha "hablado" a extraños entre nosotros y los ha llamado en una voz que entienden para que escuchen y participen en la vida de la parroquia. El primer cambio que espero que vean es la forma en que hacemos la colecta. Comenzando en el primer fin de semana de octubre, (7-8) espero que vean la colecta tomada a la hora habitual con 8-12 personas ayudando. Ocho a doce personas se presentarán para tomar la colecta. El primer grupo irá como de costumbre, mientras que el segundo grupo dirá un Ave María y luego comenzarán a recoger. Cuando haya gente joven que nos ayude, les daremos canastas para que pasen a lo largo del banco, luego la recogerán y la entregarán al siguiente grupo. Esto, esperamos, permitirá que incluso los niños más pequeños participen y reconozcan que todos los que son capaces pueden y deben ayudar en la parroquia. El segundo cambio será en la puerta. En primer lugar, gracias a nuestros saludadores que ya están trabajando. Estamos buscando más ayuda para que ustedes puedan venir a misa y no tengan que servir en todas las ocasiones. Si usted es una persona que viene a la misa temprano, espero que usted se ofrezca voluntariamente para permanecer simplemente en la puerta una vez al mes para saludar a la gente hasta que comience la misa. Esta será otra manera en la cual usted puede ayudar a usar su inclinación a venir a la Misa temprano (fuertemente aprobado) para ayudar a otros a sentirse bienvenidos y cumplir con su llamada de Bautismo. Necesitamos que todos ayuden a que la parroquia sea fuerte y vibrante. La Paz, Padre Murray

TODAY’S MASS

READINGS:

The readings for the Masses of the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

can be found

starting at number 997 in the

Journeysongs book. The prayers

for the Mass are found starting at

number 140 (grey section).

UN MENSAJE DEL PADRE MURRAY

OH NO, I MISSED THE FIRST

WEEK OF ALPHA! You’re still welcome to join the Fall

series of Alpha! Even if you missed

week one, you can catch up by

viewing the first episode of the series at www.tinyurl.com/Alpha1MQOA

Then, you can join us for week 2 on Thursday,

September 21 at 7:00PM at the St. James

Conference Room. We’ll feed you and make you

feel like part of the crowd. After this week though,

registrations close and we ask you to wait until our

Winter session, which starts on Tuesday, January

16th. Save the date and invite your friends! Find out more about Alpha at our website:

www.salemcatholiccommunity.org/alpha

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 9:00 AM Mass at Immaculate Conception Chapel 10:00AM Wake for Cecille Eastman, followed by funeral at 11:00AM at IC church 7:00 PM Parish Council/Finance Council mtg. - SJ conf. rm.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 9:00 AM Mass at Immaculate Conception Chapel 6:30 PM Hispanic Prayer Group Leaders Mtg. IC Chapel 6:30 PM Dialogos de Fe- IC parish hall

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 9:00 AM Mass at Immaculate Conception Chapel 9:30 AM Knitting Group at St. James Conference Room 6:30 PM Bingo at St. James lower church hall

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 9:00 AM Mass at Immaculate Conception Chapel 9:30 AM Adoration at IC Chapel- until 7:00PM 6:30 PM Alpha week 2- St. James Conf. Room 7:00 PM Mass Immaculate Conception Church- in Spanish

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 9:00 AM Mass at Immaculate Conception Chapel 5:30 PM Cursos Biblicos at Immaculate Conception

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 5:00 AM Hispanic Intercessory Prayer Group in IC Chapel 11:00 PM Meeting for all Ushers/collectors from IC and SJ-

IC church new ushers welcome! 2:00 PM Wedding at Immaculate Conception Church 3:00 PM Confessions at Immaculate Conception Chapel 4:00 PM Mass at Immaculate Conception Church Memorial: Natalie Tucker 5:30 PM Wedding at Immaculate Conception Church 6:00 PM Spanish Choir Concert- IC Church

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 7:30 AM Mass at St. James Church Memorial: Rene Hynes 9:00 AM Mass at Immaculate Conception Church 9:30 AM First Reconciliation meeting: parents and kids St. James Conference Room 10:30 AM Mass at St. James Church Memorial: Gladys Rodriguez 11:00 AM CCD in Spanish- IC parish hall 11:30 AM (after Mass)- Wondrous Stories info meeting for parents/volunteers 1:00 PM Mass Immaculate Conception Church- in Spanish 6:30 PM Mass at Immaculate Conception Church

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THIS WEEK AT MQOA

To request a Mass in honor or in memory of a loved one, please call the parish offices at

978-744-1278, or email info@salemcatholiccommunity.org

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USHERS NEEDED If you’re interested in serving during Mass to take up the collection at St. James and/or Immaculate Conception parish, CHRISTMAS BAZAAR This year´s annual Bazaar will take place on Saturday, November 18th from 9-6 at St. James. More information will be coming. The White Elephant table is looking for donations from 9-12 every Saturday. The team is also looking for volunteers to work at the event. Please join us for a planning meeting on Monday, September 18 at 7:00PM at St. James lower church hall. GRUPO MARIANO El grupo Mariano quiere anunciar que van a empezar visitando casas a traer El Rosario a casas en octubre. Ellos planean a traer una estatua de la Virgen María a casas, rezar El Rosario y visitar casas. Mirar en el boletín por más información. THE 6:30 MASS IS BACK Join us for this friendly, casual Mass at 6:30PM on Sundays at Immaculate Conception. The music is great, the people are even greater, and you’ll feel like an honored guest. HALLOWEEN PARKING- ST. JAMES Volunteers are needed to help with the parking at St. James for Halloween. On Saturday, Oct. 21 and 28 from 2:00PM to 8:00PM, on Sunday, Oct. 22 and 29 from 12:00PM to 6:00PM, and on Halloween the 31st. we need people from 4:00PM until 10:00PM. Please call Betty at the parish offices: 978-744-1278 with your name, phone number and when you can help us out. Thank you! ST. JAMES BINGO- HELP NEEDED We need help at Bingo on Wednesday evenings. Please consider helping us for a few hours a week, every week, every other week, once a month or even learning to call Bingo Games. The hours are 4:00PM to 9:30PM in the Hall. Please call Betty at the parish offices: 978-744-1278 with your name and phone number and let us know how many hours you can help. Thank you! DID YOU KNOW? Since January of 2017, the Bingo at St. James has given $53,000.00 to St. James/Mary, Queen of the Apostles Parish! THANK YOU to all who volunteer in our Bingo program! PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR FUTURE MUSIC DIRECTOR We are in the midst of the interview process for our future music director candidate, and ask your prayers for that person as they consider joining us, and for God’s guidance in the hiring process. PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR ALPHA PARTICIPANTS We are so honored to be hosting our Alpha guests for the Fall season. Please keep them in your prayers as they are invited into a personal relationship with Jesus, through our church. Pray too for our volunteer leaders and team, who so generously share their gifts with our guests. THE GRAND ANNUAL COLLECTION IS COMING UP Watch your mailbox for information about this year’s capital collection, including how your generous donations will be used to build up our parish!

PARISH NEWS AND updates

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September 9-10, 2017 Offertory: $5519.00

Hurricane Relief: $4,038.00

Your donations pay for utilities, staff and clergy salaries, property maintenance, supplies, and supports our parish

ministries. Everything we do as a parish relies on the offertory and other donations.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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SUMMER READING FOR YOUR FAITH

Have you been reading Rediscovering Jesus? Here are some questions to help you reflect on your reading: • What is the best time/place for you to read and reflect on Scripture? Do you prefer a paper Bible, an online source?

Is there a ‘prayer posture’ that helps you focus on your prayer? • How could imagining yourself in the Gospel story affect your engagement with Scripture? (pg. 119) • Who has taught you how to pray over the years? • Jesus gave us the Lord’s Prayer, but also talked to God spontaneously. Why are rote prayer AND spontaneous

prayer both important? Are you comfortable with both? If not, why not? • Has there been a time in your life when a particular prayer (rote or spontaneous) had special meaning for you? • Why is it difficult for some people to have a conversational relationship with God – to complain to God, to talk to

God about the ‘small stuff?’ (pg. 130) • What would be different “if Christians behaved like Christians” in your family? At our parish? In our town? (pg. 137) • Can you describe a time when you felt the presence of God so strongly that you wanted to dance for joy? When you

knew beyond a doubt that it was a God moment? • Have you ever heard of spiritual direction, or been to a spiritual director? If so, can you

share a little about the experience? If not, what might the value be in talking to someone about your journey of faith? (pg. 142)

• Which is the more difficult trait to develop, humility, docility or being non-judgmental? Why? (pg. 143)

The book can be bought for $3.00 at this website:

http://tinyurl.com/rediscoverjesus (3 bucks! That’s cheap enough to buy a few and give them to your friends!)

We’ve been hearing from parishioners who are really enjoying the book- is the person next to you one of them? Ask and see! Happy reading!

NO CHANGES YET TO ONLINE GIVING If you already give online, you do not need to change the name of the parish- we are still receiving donations through Parish Pay, and will change everyone over at once. Thank you! SUPPORT YOUR PARISH: ONLINE GIVING Giving online helps you to make contributions to your parish without writing checks or worrying about cash donations. You can set up automatic contributions and change the timing or the amount of your gift at any time. You may make pledges and manage your contributions to the pledge amount, and you may make one-time donations to special causes. giving ensures a more predictable income for your parish, gives you a chance to manage your giving intentionally.

YOUR GENEROUS GIVING

FOR YOUR FAITH

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Well… here’s the thing. At MQOA we don’t offer a traditional CCD program. We know that the best source of faith formation for a child is his or her household- and so we pour our resources and energies to strengthen households and help parents grow in faith so they can pass that faith onto our children and youth. Our motto is “less classes, more Masses,” and to that end, here’s what we offer your family:

WONDROUS STORIES Our Children’s Liturgy of the Word happens during the 10:30AM Mass on Sundays at St. James. Children up to grade 6 are invited to the parish hall to learn their prayers and Catholic faith, rooted in the Gospel of the day, while their parents remain in Mass and are treated to the Mass readings and inspiring homilies before the kids rejoin the adult community for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Parent volunteers are needed, and we ask that you add $10.00 to your regular offertory when your child attends. We start Sunday, September 10. Join us for an information meeting (parents and interested volunteers) after the 10:30 Mass on September 17. Please join us!

NEW: WONDROUS STORIES FAMILY WORKSHOPS Families with kids up to grade 6 are invited to join us the first Sunday of each month after the 10:30AM Mass in the St. James parish hall to learn and grow in faith together. Brought to you by our Wondrous Stories team, this is a fun opportunity for families to spend time sharing faith with each other, and other families. Find out more about our WS Family Workshops at our informational meeting after the 10:30 Mass on September 17.

FIRST COMMUNION/FIRST RECONCILIATION If you have a child in grade 2 or above who has been baptized, we welcome your family to prepare for First Reconciliation and Eucharist this year. It starts with First Reconciliation prep, which is offered twice, with one session beginning September 24 at 9:00AM or one that starts October 22 at 9:00AM, in the St. James Conference room. To register your child, please email mmorin@salemcatholiccommunity.org with your child’s name, birthdate, and parents’ names, along with your choice of start date.

CONFIRMATION If you have (or are) a young person in grade 10 or above who has been baptized and has received First Communion, we welcome your family to prepare for Confirmation this year. The process kicks off with a meeting for Sophomores and their parents Sunday, October 15 at 5:00PM at Immaculate Conception. To register your family, email mmorin@salemcatholiccommunity.org with your child’s name, birthdate, and parents’ names, and plan to join us 10/15.

LEARN MORE AND CONTACT US AT MQOA FROM OUR

WEBSITE: http://www.salemcatholiccommunity.org/faithformation/

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