St. Joseph Parish ~ Malden, MA

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1 St. Joseph Parish ~ Malden, MA Rev. William J. Minigan, Pastor Rev. John Mulloy, Parochial Vicar Ms. Buffy Walsh, Pastoral Associate/Co-or. of Rel. Ed. Mr. Robert Bezubka, Director of Music Mrs. Louise Mallett, Business Manager Mrs. Judith A. Froio, Parish Secretary WE are a Eucharistic Faith Community on an unending Journey of LOVE, COMPASSION and EMPOWERMENT as witnesses to Jesus in our world. Rectory (781) Religious Education Office (781) Masses Saturday 4:00 P.M. Sunday 7:30, 9:00` and 10:30 A.M. Weekdays 9:00 A.M. Holy Days 4:00 P.M. (vigil) 9:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. Reconciliation Saturday - 3:00 3:45 P.M. or by appointment in the rectory BAPTISMS - 1:00 P.M. on the 3rd Sunday of each month. An interview with both parents is required prior to any arrangements for Baptism. Call the rectory for appointment. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY - Please call the rectory to make arrangements at least six months in advance. ADULT CHOIR REHEARSAL - Thursday evening at 7:00 PM. All new members welcome. PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL Doreen Anzalone Mark Coughlin Gail Dorazio Joseph Finn (Teen Rep.) Kathy Harless Rose Kilbride Sarah Rosatone (Teen Rep.) Buffy Walsh BULLETIN DEADLINE Notice must be in rectory by Monday at 9:00 A.M. before publication. WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS Please introduce yourselves to one of the Priests after Mass or at the rectory. We want to know you and serve you, we welcome and invite you to become an active member of St. Joseph s Parish Community. Be our friend Friend us on Facebook at Malden St. Joseph to stay up to date on Parish events and news.

2 ST. JOSEPH PARISH MONDAY, MARCH 16 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 THURSDAY, MARCH 19 - SATURDAY, MARCH 21 SUNDAY, MARCH 22 -ST. JOSEPH PARISH COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE from 2:00-7:00 PM in the hall. -BINGO at 6:45 PM in the hall. -THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU 6:30-8:00 PM. STATIONS OF THE CROSS at 5:30 PM. -FLEA MARKET 9:00 AM 2:00 PM in the hall. -PANCAKE BREAKFAST after all the Masses in the hall. ROSARY every weekday morning at 8:25 AM in the church and after the 9:00 AM Mass. Filipino Apostolate Mass The Filipino Apostolate Malden Chapter celebrates Mass in this Parish every second Sunday of the month at 1:00 PM. Following the Mass, there is a pot luck lunch in the hall. New Parishioners Welcome to St. Joseph Parish. New parishioners pamphlets are to be found in the foyer We have provided this pamphlet in the hope that you may learn more about our parish. Please fill out the form and drop it in the collection basket or call the office at so that we may welcome you to our parish or assist you with any questions you may have. Seder Supper - Saturday, March 28th St. Joseph Parish will hold its annual Seder Supper on Saturday, March 28th at 6:00 P.M. in the church hall. Tickets will be sold on the weekends of March 14 th and 15 th and March 21st and 22nd after all Masses. Only 100 tickets will be sold and are available for $20 per person. There will be NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR. For information call Joan at Operation Rice Bowl A Lenten Program of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving Hungering for Peace We journey with CRS Rice Bowl to Lebanon to be present to a people who themselves are on a journey. Here we meet a family of Syrian refugees, a family perhaps not so unlike our own. We are challenged through our almsgiving this week to reach out to those who are forced to flee their homes, who are seeking shelter in a land of peace. Operation Rice Bowl Boxes are available as you leave the Church. We ask you to please take one. As has been customary, these boxes should be returned with your offerings on the last weekend of Lent (Palm Sunday, March 28th and 29th). MALDEN Lenten Reconciliation Service Many thanks to all who made our Lenten Reconciliation Service such a meaningful celebration last Sunday: To the members of the Spiritual Development Advisory Board for preparing and facilitating the experience To Rob and Jennifer for the uplifting music program To Mike and Jeanne for their participation as Lectors To all who joined us in celebrating the Sacrament To Fr. John who presided and shared the reconciliation message with us Thanks to all of you who made this such a beautiful ceremony as we prepare for Easter. Fr. Bill Community Blood Drive St. Joseph Parish Community Blood Drive will be held on Monday, March 16, 2015, from 2:00 to 7:00 PM in the parish hall. At the Blood Drive on January 12, 2015, there were 37 donors; and 34 units were collected. Stations of the Cross St. Joseph Youth Ministry Program will be holding a Parish wide Stations of the Cross every Thursday of Lent in the Church at 5:30 PM. We hope that you will attend. Buffy and Kathy Tenebrae Service Tuesday, March 31 at 7:30 PM St. Joseph Choir and Robert Bezubka, Music Director invite you to attend a Holy Week "Tenebrae Service" Tuesday, March 31st, at 7:30 PM. This service is sometimes referred to as the "Service of Shadows" where increasing darkness is used along with hymns and responsorial psalms to dramatize the death of Jesus Christ. You are invited to attend and celebrate the sadness of Christ's crucifixion for our sins "once for all". Ninth Annual Holy Thursday 7 Church Pilgrimage In Honor of Our Lady of the Sorrows Join us for a ½ day of prayer on April 2nd, (Holy Thursday). We will visit 7 churches via bus in Medford, with the remaining churches in Salem and Peabody. Registration for badges and gift bags begins at 5:30 AM and continues until 6:00 AM in St. Joseph (lower church), 118 High St. Medford. Opening prayers are at 6:00 AM SHARP! We will return to St. Joseph, Medford by 12 noon. The Rosary, The Divine Mercy and one of Blessed Mother s prayers in honor of Her Seven Sorrows will be prayed for in each church. The cost is $25.00 per person and is non-refundable. Please call Sandi Arjune, at between 12 noon and 6:00 PM, Monday to Friday for information and an application. Your church or parish center may also have an application. 100 people are expected to attend. This pilgrimage is usually sold out! Please apply early to reserve a seat! Annual Easter Egg Hunt The annual Easter Egg Hunt will take place after the 10:30 AM Mass on Easter Sunday, April 5, Due to the amount of snow, the hunt will take place inside. The conference room will be for ages 0 to 4 and the hall will be set up for ages 5 to 11. There will be plenty of eggs and surprises for all.

3 Flea Market and Craft Fair Court Maplewood CDA #510 will have their Annual Flea Market on Saturday, March 21st from 9:00 AM 2:00 PM. To reserve a table, please call Janet Tables are $20.00 each. Snack Bar will be available all day. Admission is $.50, Senior Citizen $.25, children under 12 free. Pancake Breakfast Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, March 22nd in the parish hall after all masses. Forty Hours The Forty Hours will begin at St Joseph Parish, 114 High St., Medford at 4:00 AM on Wednesday, March 18 th in the lower church and continue throughout the night ending with a Mass at 7:00 PM in the upper church on March 19 th, the feast of St Joseph. The special intention of the Forty Hours is to pray for the sanctification of families, families in need, families in crisis. Light refreshments will be available in the meeting room at the rear of the lower church. Donations are most welcome. To sign up for an hour or for more information call or adoration24sj@comcast.net. Religious Education Registration Religious Education registration for began on January 2nd and will close on March 31st, for all who wish to participate for the upcoming year. Our program includes Kindergarten through the 10th grade. All participants must register no later than March 31st. Tuition for one child is $90.00, two children $ and three or more $ The First Holy Communion fee is $30.00, and the Confirmation fee is $ There is a space available on the registration form for anyone needing a payment plan. If a family registers a child/children and then moves out of the parish before the beginning of classes, a full refund will be made. All families who now participate in the program will be receiving registration materials in the mail. Families who have not had children in the program may call the Religious Education Office at or may drop by the office for information and registration materials. The office is open Monday through Thursday from 9:00am through 1pm. For those who wish to communicate with the office by the address is stjosephs3@comcast.net. buffy LIFT Worship Night Join us for LIFT - an exciting monthly worship event which includes vibrant praise and worship music, dynamic and challenging Catholic speakers and Eucharistic Adoration. Our events are FREE to attend and open to ALL AGES. Be with us on Friday, March 27. The evening runs from 7:00 9:00 PM at Cathedral of the Holy Cross, 1400 Washington Street, Boston, MA. The Speaker will be Mother Adela Galindo. Information about LIFT, can be found on our website at Come join in worship with hundreds of Catholics from around the Boston area. Requiem Please join the boys and men of The Choir of St. Paul s, Harvard Square for Gabriel Fauré s famous Requiem, which will be sung in concert at St. Paul s Church on Friday, March 20 th at 7:00 PM. The performance will be dedicated to the memory of past Pupils, Staff, and friends of the Choir School. Admission will be free, but a retiring collection will be taken in aid of St. Paul s Choir School. FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT The Light is On for You On all the Wednesday s of Lent from 6:30-8:00 PM, St. Joseph Parish and all the parishes and chapels of the Archdiocese of Boston will be open for individual confessions. Inviting Catholics to experience Christ s healing love through the Sacrament of Reconciliation is one of the major initiatives of Cardinal Seán and the Archdiocese. To help you prepare, the Archdiocese has a website, It has videos on the Sacrament of Reconciliation, sheets on how to make a good confession, answers to frequently-asked questions and more. Please make plans to come on Lenten Wednesdays and spread the word. ANNUAL ST PAUL S CHOIR SCHOOL GALA The 16 th Annual Gala Dinner to benefit Saint Paul s Choir School in Harvard Square will be held on Saturday, May 9, beginning at 6:00 PM, at the Quincy Marriott. Master of Ceremonies is local television anchor Scott Wahle. The evening will include live and silent auctions and performances by the Choir and a string quartet from the New England Conservatory. All proceeds will benefit the Choir School and will allow this unique education to be affordable to boys from throughout the Boston area. For more information or reservations, go to or call (617) Health Care Proxy Come join Hallmark Health VNA & Hospice, Medford Senior Center; 101 Riverside Ave Medford on March 25, 2015 at 10:30 as we discuss the importance of a Health Care Proxy, this simple legal document allows you to name someone you know and trust to make health care decisions for you if, for any reason and at any time, you become unable to make or communicate those decisions. You will even have the opportunity to create one at this informative workshop. For more info, please call Last weekend, our parish launched the 2015 Catholic Appeal. I would like to thank all of you who have given so generously to support our parish. If you were unable to attend Mass last weekend and wish to make a pledge to the Catholic Appeal, please take a pledge form from the back of the church or from the pew. You also can make a gift or pledge online Thank you for your prayers, support and helping us reach our parish goal of $38,870. Parish Support March 7th and 8th Offertory $3, Envelopes 153 Checks & Cash in envelopes $2, Loose Bills $1, Coin $6.88 Fuel, Utilities and Snow Removal $7, Envelopes 121 Checks & Cash in envelopes $5;, Loose Bills $1, Coin $1.52 Church in Africa/Central & Eastern Europe $ Envelopes 2 Monthly Collection $ Envelopes 2

4 MARCH 15, 2015 In Support of Our Military Personnel Please remember in your prayers our sisters and brothers in the military who are the ultimate safeguards of our freedom and way of life. Prayers have been requested for the following: Major Vincent Amerena, U.S. Army Sgt. Ashley Bates, U.S. Army P.O.1 Josh Beemer, U. S. Navy S.F.C.. Stephanie Blazo, U.S. Army BM 2 Robert G. Bruce, U.S. Navy 1 st Lt. Matthew J. Campbell, U.S. Army Maj. Chip Colbert, U.S. Army David Consoli Sgt. Paul Consoli, U. S. Army P.F.C. Adam D. Costello, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gregory Craven, U. S. Air Force SPC Daniel DeAngelis, U.S. Army SPC Joseph DiLeo, U.S. Army PFC Nicolas Dileo. U.S. Army P.F.C. Thomas M. Donahue, U.S. Army Sgt. Paul J. Driscoll, U.S.M.C. 1 st Lt. Joseph C. Fraser, III, U.S.M.C. LCPL Travis Gagnon, U.S.M.C. Pvt. Patrick Greenberg, U.S. Army LCPL Kevin Hayes, U.S.M.C. SPC Ryan Jay, U. S. Army PO3 Patrick Kinnon, U. S. Navy S. Sgt. Michael Lancaster, U.S. Air Force Pvt. Christina Maria Manley, U.S.M.C. PFC Julia Ferrick-Manley, U.S.M.C. ME3 Nicholas Martorana, U.S.C.G. SPC Brian McKinnon, U.S. Army Capt. Brian Molloy, U. S. Army Patrick William Mullis, U.S.C.G. Sgt. Galvin J. Murphy, U.S.M.C. SSgt Benjamin Pierce, U.S.A.F. HN3 Justin Pierce, U. S. Navy Capt. John J. Roma, U.S.M.C. TSgt. Christopher Santoro, U.S. Air Force Sr. Airman Alex R. Sullivan, U.S. Air Force MM3 Jonathan C. Surette, U.S. Navy Sgt.. Steven P. Wardynski, U. S. Army Sgt. Vincent M. Wardynski, U.S. Army Pvt. Gary Williams, U. S. Air Force PLEASE REMEMBER THE NEEDY AMONG US BY DONATING TO OUR ST. VINCENT depaul BOXES ALTAR FLOWERS FOR EASTER If you would like flowers on the altar for Easter in memory of a loved one please call the Parish Office by Monday, March 30 or return the form below to the rectory. The donation is $15. In Memory of From Telephone

5 MARCH 15, 2015 SATURDAY, MARCH 14 4:00 PM John Angelo SUNDAY, MARCH 15 7:30 AM For the People 9:00 AM Carmela Mangenelli 10:30 AM Corina Ferreira TUESDAY, MARCH 17 9:00 AM The Meelia Family THURSDAY, MARCH 19 9:00 AM George McCarthy FRIDAY, MARCH 20 9:00 AM Bernardo and Inez Santos SATURDAY, MARCH 21 4:00 PM Antonino Angelo SUNDAY, MARCH 22 7:30 AM For the People 9:00 AM Salvatore Vassallo 10:30 AM Josephine Lucey and Patricia Kingston In your charity please remember all of our ill and discouraged. Remember in your prayers our deceased relatives, friends and benefactors. Also remember Betty Lou Donati who was buried from here this past week. Readings for the Week March 15, 2015 Sunday: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23/Eph 2:4-10/Jn 3:14-21 Monday: Is 65:17-21/Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15/Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/ Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Jn 7:1-2, 10, Saturday: Jer 11:18-20/Jn 7:40-53 Next Sunday: Jer 31:31-34/Heb 5:7-9/Jn 12:20-33 Liturgical Publications Inc BINGO WEDNESDAY EVENING PARISH HALL Early bird Games beginning at 6:45 PM DOOR PRIZE S up to $250 One Winner Take All $500 One progressive from $800 to $1,199 Air Conditioned - No Smoking COME ON DOWN AND TRY YOUR LUCK St. Patrick's Day trivia You may know that St. Patrick used shamrocks to teach about the Trinity, but did you know these other facts about him? St. Patrick wasn t Irish. (His parents were Roman citizens living in either Scotland or Wales.) He was kidnapped and sold as a slave at age 16. After escaping six years later, he joined a monastery in England. March 17 is the date of St. Patrick s death, not his birth. He died in 461 A.D. The color originally associated with St. Patrick is blue, not green. The harp, not the shamrock, is the national symbol of Ireland.