SAINT MARGARET MARY PARISH

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1 SINT MRGRET MRY RISH 845 HIGH STREET,.O. BOX 386 WESTWOOD, M OFFICE FX info@saintmmparish.org TWENTY-SECOND SUNDY IN ORDINRY TIME Rev. Stephen J. Linehan - Ext. 103 D E Rev. Mr. Joseph E. Holderried D F F F C Y Karlene Duffy - Ext. 101 R D E Denise Ra ery - Ext. 102 / Mark Nemeskal - Ext. 111 Brian Cullen - Ext. 107 Jacqueline Kerr - Ext. 100 O -F M H 900 M M M S July 2, 2017 thru September 3, 2017 Saturday Sunday 430 M 930 M & 600 M Weekdays 900 M Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday C Saturday M B Second Sunday of the month at 100 M. Contact the office. C S Contact the office for a visit to the homebound/sick. M lease contact us at least six months in advance. SETEMBER 3, 2017

2 UGUST OFFERTORY - Thank you! Offertory for Month of ugust $25,852 Budgeted Offertory for July $24,322 Surplus/(Shortfall) $1,530 UGUST SECOND COLLECTIONS National Communications - ugust 6th - $ 1,259 ssumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - ugust 15th Collection $ 635 SM Father s - ugust 27th Collection $ 2,242 UCOMING EXTRORDINRY EXENSES - atrons welcomed! Improvements to the Sound System - pproximately $12,000 New Landscaping - pproximately $30,000 On-Line Giving arishay If you pay some of your bills on-line, did you know you could include St. Margaret Mary as one of your payees? If you did, your bank would mail your contribution to St. Margaret Mary on a regular weekly, monthly or quarterly basis. number of our parishioners use this service! Or Visit to sign up for automatic contributions to the parish. On-line giving allows the parish to effectively manage monthly expenses, based on consistent support. lease call the parish office for assistance with either on-line giving opportunity. Thank you for your consideration and generous giving to keep our arish running! CITL CMIGN - Church ccessibility roject - Thank you! 221 Donors have pledged $1,035,577 Estimated cost is $1.1M lease consider mailing in an additional donation towards the $65,000 to pay the project in full. NEW MSS SCHEDULE BEGINNING SUNDY, SETEMBER 10TH Saturdays Sundays 430 M 1000 M 600 M Volunteer ushers, readers, servers needed. lease help!

3 THE STOR S GE Dear parishioners, The devasta ng hurricane Harvey s ll lingers near the Texas Gulf coast area as it begins to head deeper inland. Record rains have fallen, death and destruc on have touched millions and the recovery will take years! Cardinal Sean has authorized a second collec on to help with that recovery. We will take up that collec on the weekend, September 16/17, as there are second collec ons scheduled the next two weekends. One for Catholic University of merica this weekend and September 9/10, there will be a special collec on - along with a priest visi ng - on behalf of the Society of the ropaga on of the Faith s annual request for support. I am not unfamiliar with hurricane evacua ons! I lived in New Orleans for a few years. There were several hurricanes during my me there. None however required mandatory evacua ons but it was always recommended. I rode out most but once when I needed to depart on a trip, I found myself in the midst of an evacua on The fear, confusion, anxiety and danger were very much present! Moving hundreds of thousands of people and even millions is prac cally impossible. Managing these events as best you can is the only response! lease be as generous as you can! God bless you! Today is the memorial of a principal patron of mine. The Church remembers this day St. ope Gregory the Great who died in 604. He is arguably one of the most qualified and perhaps the best ope we have had! He combined pastoral sensi vity, skill and unmistakable administra ve acumen! He is the author of the Regula astoralis, The astoral Rule. This small book sought to help regular clergy in the way the Regula of St. Benedict sought to help monks. The Regula astoralis shaped the way the Church trained priests for almost a thousand years! While in the seminary I was somehow a racted to this interes ng volume and the man who wrote it. I remain fascinated, especially now, as I hold the office of pastor in the Church. I commend to your prayers our current ope, Cardinal Sean and all who hold office in the Church those to whom responsibility has been entrusted. What is that responsibility? In short the care of souls That care is shown in the exercise of ministry the reaching explaining the Word of God and showing how it fits into our very contemporary lives! The raying at Mass and all the other Sacraments, at the Hours of the day, at peoples bedsides in the hospitals, nursing homes, in prisons, at barbecues, at table, in classrooms and all along the way Care of souls is also manifested in Leadership. The Church calls the priest to lead by example in witness to the faith and in the building up of the community the Church itself. So much of leadership is just showing up being there at the right me, even the wrong me being there ma ers. That segues nicely into a powerful story about a priest from the rchdiocese of Oklahoma City who is to be named a saint on September 23. fellow priest friend reminded me of the event. The Rev. Stanley Rother was martyred in 1981 in Guatemala. He was a priest of the rchdiocese of Oklahoma City who responded to the need for priests in La n merica. His love for God and the Church and his commitment to the care of souls helped so many people! He has become the first na ve born merican priest to be designated a martyr. I invite you to look him up on the internet <h ps//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/stanley_rother> His story will not make headless or be Breaking News His life and ministry however made a big difference in peoples lives So look him up... and please pray for voca ons and encourage those who hear or think they hear the call! Thank you for your support to the SM Fathers last weekend. You gave approximately $2,200 for their work. We are s ll coun ng as the 600 Mass is s ll to be tallied. Thank you as well for all your support to Fr. Joseph. lease help pass the word about the new Sunday Mass schedule 430 Saturday and 1000 Sunday Morning and 600 pm Sunday evening! God bless you and stay strong, Fr. Linehan

4 S 2-3 T -S S I O T We plant the seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise. * In light of this, I am asking you to pray and, please, consider sharing your faith with our young. Our Religious Education classes, for students in re-k through Confirmation rep. II are scheduled to begin the week of September 17. Classes, however, cannot NOT start if we do not have enough catechists. You need not have a child in our program to teach. Being confirmed is required; those who are preparing to be confirmed may co-teach. Support and training are available. Catechists are given catechist handbooks to go along with the students books, a yearlong calendar of classes and other Christ-centered events as well as a curriculum calendar. Supplies for classes and projects are provided. You need only bring your desire to live your baptism vows. lease won t you consider taking time to share your gifts and plant seeds that will one day grow? The rewards are awesome! Thanks to all who have signed up to share their faith & time with our young parishioners. Interested? Contact Karlene Duffy or Denise Raftery. *Words of rchbishop Oscar Romero who gave his last homily on March 24, The rchbishop served the people of El Salvador and was assassinated while celebrating mass. Mass for ublic Safety ersonnel and Families October 1st 1200 M Saint Theresa of vila Centre Street West Roxbury His Eminence Sean. Cardinal O Malley, OFM Cap. rchbishop of Boston, Main Celebrant LL RE WELCOME! For more information please visit Worldwide Marriage Encounter I grow weary holding it in, I cannot endure it. Learn how to more easily express love to your spouse by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend September 16th - 17th Medway, M or October 21st - 22nd Contoocook, NH For more information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at or visit MRIN HIGH SCHOOL 273 Union ve, Framingham, M OEN HOUSE Tuesday, October 17th M M or Sunday, November 19th -100 M M Why consider Marian? rivate Catholic, college preparatory, co-educational school, grades 9-12 Diverse community, students attend from 23 local communities and 13 different countries Individualized attention-average class size is 16 Student to teacher ratio is 131 bove the state average in ST scores 98% of graduates attend college 100% College acceptance rate 21 Varsity sports Each year our students complete 6,000 hours of community service Top 100 High School in M according to Niche.com Financial aid available Submit your application today. For more information lease contact dmissions, at (508) x203 or admissions@marianhigh.org

5 S 2-3 T -S S I O T September events hosted by Bridges by EOCH at Westwood Bridges, a memory care assisted living community exclusively for individuals with lzheimer s disease and other dementias The Challenges of Sundowning Monday September 18 th 1130 M Westwood Council on ging 210 Nahatan Street Westwood Sundowning is a dementia-related symptom Refers to increased agitation, confusion, hyperactivity Begins in the late afternoon and builds throughout the evening Learn how to reduce the incidence of sundowning and cope with it when it does occur resented by licia Seaver, Certified memory impairment specialist and Director of Memory Care at Bridges by EOCH Coping Techniques for Caregivers Thursday, September 21st 1130 M Walpole Council on gaing 135 School Street Walpole 930 M Caring for a memory-impaired loved one can be difficult Learn how to take care of your own needs while caring for your loved one ddress caregiver stress resented by licia Seaver, Certified memory impairment specialist and Director of Memory Care at Bridges by EOCH For more information regarding these events or to RSV, call Bridges by EOCH at Westwood, 140 University ve. (adjacent to University Station) MUSIC MINISTRY T SINT MRGRET MRY RISH WHY WE SING THE CHURCH T RYER "Cantors should lead the assembly from a place where they can be seen by all without drawing a en on from the liturgical ac on. When, however, a congrega on is singing very familiar responses, acclama on, or songs that do not include verses for the cantor alone, the cantor need not be visible." "The cantor exercises his or her ministry from a conveniently located stand, but not from the ambo. The cantor may dress in an alb or choir robe, but always in clean, presentable and modest clothing... " (Sing to the Lord, #39-40) The dult and Children s Choirs here at St. Margaret Mary arish will be returning to us during the coming weeks and so I invite anyone interested in joining us to please contact me S at nemeskal@verizon.net. The Children s Choir welcomes boys and girls in grades 3-8 who possess an ability to sing and/or play an instrument, and who wish to be part of a highly-commi ed program here at St. Margaret Mary s. The ability to match pitch is extremely helpful and a commitment to at least 80% a endance is required. In addi on to enhancing the liturgy each week, the Children s Choir is called upon to assist with First enance, First Communion, Christmas Eve Vigil Mass, and Holy Week liturgies. This year, the Children s Choir will sing at the Vigil Mass on Saturdays at 430 M. Rehearsals are held on Thursdays from 600 M- 700 M. and on Saturdays from 330 M- 415 M prior to Mass. The first rehearsal for the Children s Choir will take place on Thursday, Sept. 21st, at 600 M. The first Mass for the Children s choir will be on Saturday, Sept. 23rd. lease consider having your children join us in li ing our voices to God and helping us all to more fully and ac vely par cipate in the sung Mass each week. The dult Choir of Saint Margaret Mary arish will reconvene on Thursday, Sept. 7th at 715 M. and our first Mass will be on Sunday, Sept 10th at 1000 M. We welcome especially, any High School students who may wish to join us to sing and/or play an instrument to help enhance our worship. lease contact me if there is an interest in joining this extremely talented and dedicated ensemble. Mark Nemeskal Director of Music & Liturgy

6 S 2-3 From the astoral ssistant Dear Friends in Christ, T -S S I O WESTWOOD FRMERS MRKET In today s second reading, Saint aul tells us Do not conform yourselves to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect. Such is the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ that our minds as well as our hearts our whole lives can be transformed, thanks be to God! This past weekend, Saint John s Seminary in Brighton welcomed in a new batch of men who will devote themselves en rely to discerning the will of God in their lives, specifically if the quiet, peaceful but insistent whispering they hear is indeed God calling them to serve the Church as a priest. I ask that you join me in praying for the men around the world who have answered the Lord s invita on to them and made a courageous step. In today s world, it is counter cultural to be a Chris an, to take up our cross and follow Jesus as He commands us in this week s Gospel. The men discerning and studying for the priesthood are in a very special way making a step to not conform themselves to this present age. s such, they need our prayers to resist the tempta ons that the devil li ers throughout the world so they might be transformed into priests of Jesus Christ. phrase I ve o en heard is voca ons are everyone s business. This means a few things. One, as I men oned in a recent bulle n column, we all have a voca on and it is our job to ask God what specifically our voca on is. This phrase also means that voca ons to the priesthood and religious life don t come out of a vacuum. There are prac cal things we can do to encourage and foster voca ons. First, obviously, we need to pray for the men who have already accepted the call, but also to beg the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into the vineyard (Ma hew 938). s Father Linehan talked about in a recent column, we also need to encourage men to consider that God might well be calling them to the priesthood. erhaps you see something in your son, your nephew, your grandson, the man who sits near you at Mass on Sunday, the guy at work prac ces his faith seriously and joyfully. I encourage you not to hesitate to tell those men in your life that they have gi s that would make them great priests. Without priests, there are no Sacraments, there is no Church. Your words of love and encouragement can make a difference! Yours in the Lord s Service, Brian Cullen Support local farmers Fresh produce, seafood & baked goods Welcome new and previous vendors Every Tuesday from 100 M M Now through October 10th Located in parking lot behind Saint Margaret Mary Church Monday Night Rosary Monday evenings at 810 M You need not know how to pray the Rosary. Rosary beads and prayer guides provided. LL RE WELCOME! GOLDEN ND SILVER WEDDING NNIVERSRY MSS Sunday, November 19th 300 M Holy Name arish 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury Mass celebrated by Cardinal Sean O Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Mass will include a renewal of vows Formal invitation mailed to registered couples beginning in September Register at your arish office or online by November 5 th to be included in the event program For more information contact Liz Cotrupi at or cotrup_e@rcab.org

7 S 2-3 T -S S I O T Liturgies for the Week Sept. 2 Saturday 430 M Jean, Richard & Thomas Leonard Sept. 3 Sunday 930 M John Flannery 600 M atricia J. rlington Sept. 4 Monday 900 M Caroline ntonellis Sept. 5 Tuesday 900 M Jeffrey ucoin Sept. 7 Thursday 900 M Elizabeth Ragezzini Sept. 8 Friday 900 M nn Berndt Sept. 9 Saturday 430 M Mickey & Marion McManus Sept. 10 Sunday 1000 M James & Elizabeth Sullivan 600 M Robert & Danny Connors Help Children ray and Follow Sunday Mass Order MagnifiKid! MagnifiKid! is a spiritual guide for children ages 6 12 To accompany kids on the path of daily prayer To help them develop and nourish their spiritual lives To pass on to them our rich Christian spiritual values To encourage them to participate fully in the life of the Church For more information and to order visit https//us.magnificat.net/home/magnifikid Ministers Schedule for September 9th & 10th Saturday, September 9th riest Lector Eucharistic Ministers rincipals Special ltar Servers Sunday, September 10th riest Lector Eucharistic Ministers rincipals ltar Servers Sunday, September 10th riest Lector 430 M Fr. Clifford Kathleen McGill Fred Connolly, Bill Reissfelder & Chuck Spiegel nn Joyce & aula McCoy Bob Hanley nn Joyce **2 ltar Servers Needed ** 1000 M Fr. Linehan Rachel Nelson Deacon Holderried, at ayne & Chip Sterling Mike Curtin & JB Dowd Conor Curtin & Tim Sterling ** 1 ltar Server Needed ** 600 M Fr. Linehan Sheila O Neill Eucharistic Minister ** 3 EMs Needed ** rincipal ltar Servers Mary Hayes & Rory Laughna Olivia Homiller ** 2 ltar Servers Needed ** THIS WEEKEND - SECOND COLLECTION September 2nd & 3rd CTHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MERIC This week s second collection supports The Catholic University of merica (CU) and its scholarship fund for needy students. CU located in Washington D.C. National university of the Catholic Church Many priests and professional lay ministers throughout the US obtain their education from CU For more information, please visit RISH STFF E-MIL DDRESSES Father Linehan s.linehan@saintmmparish.org Brian Cullen b.cullen@saintmmparish.org Max Collins m.collins@saintmmparish.org Karlene Duffy k.duffy@saintmmparish.org Jacqueline Kerr j.kerr@saintmmparish.org Mark Nemeskal nemeskal@verizon.net Denise Raftery d.raftery@saintmmparish.org