Our Lady of Sorrows Parish. March 19, Sharon, MA

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1 Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Sharon, MA March 19, 2017 Mass Schedule: Saturdays: 4:30 PM Sundays: 7:30 AM, 8:45 AM & 11 AM Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Saturdays: 9:00 AM Rectory Office Hours: Sundays: Noon to 3:30 PM Mondays - Thursdays: 9 AM to Noon & 1 PM to 4:30 PM Closed Fridays and Saturdays To Contact Us: Rectory: Web: Parish ljacobs@olossharon.org

2 Nourish your spirit this Lent at Evening Prayer Thursday evenings at 7:30 through April 6 th. Preaching this Thursday, March 23 rd, at 7:30 PM, Our Lady of Sorrows welcomes Rosemary Mulvihill, a Sister of Mercy, originally from Australia. With a background in education, theology and psychology, she has ministered in the Boston area for the past twenty-six years, working at St. Ann University parish in the Back Bay and in Campus Ministry at Northeastern University and Regis College. More recently, she co-founded Sacred Threads, a nonprofit organization devoted to women s spirituality, with a mission to inspire, connect and nourish women, walking with them as their journeys unfold. She is no stranger to Our Lady of Sorrows having led retreats, workshops and discussion groups at various times. However, most of all, she considers herself a fellow pilgrim on our sacred journey through life. The Church s most ancient prayer form, The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office, is grounded in the worship of the synagogue. During Evening Prayer (vespers) we praise God in hymns and psalms, listen to sacred readings, lift up the needs of the church and the world, and conclude by singing the Magnificat and Our Father. Great care is taken to create a prayerful atmosphere with candles, incense, subdued lighting, periods of silence, and song. All are welcome to the 45-minute service. Learn more about the ministry of Sacred Threads at Third Sunday of Lent

3 Sharon, MA Today s Readings are on : 1022 Scripture for the week of March 19, 2017 Sunday, March 19th Ex 17:3-7/ Rom 5:1-2,5-8/ Jn 4:5-42 Monday, March 20th 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Rom 4:13, 16-18,22/ Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a Tuesday, March 21st Dn 3:25, 34-43/ Mt 18:21-35 Wednesday, March 22nd Dt 4:1,5-9/ Mt 5:17-19 Thursday, March 23rd Jer 7:23-28/ Lk 11:14-23 Friday, March 24th Hos 14:2-10/ Mk 12:28-34 Saturday, March 25th Is 7:10-14, 8:10/ Heb 10:4-10/ Lk 1:26-38 Sunday, March 26th 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/ Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 Mass Intentions: March 20th at 9 AM: Anthony Badessa Pray Intentions Prayers for the Deceased Kathleen Kanneigizer, Betty Clarkin, Neil Cronin, Carlos Sandoval, Lucille Blain Salhany, Lorraine Thomas, Nina D Arco, Yvonne Bollenbach, Vincent McCann, Mary Czitron, Lawrence Russell, Lawrence Sullivan, Mary Meers, Michael Minerva, Alice Lewis, Paul Sullivan, Margaret Nelson, Joanne Ioanilli, Lilly Moronha, Kay Rochefort, Mary Ellen Bonfiglio, John Collins, Dorothy & Judson Parker, Robert Parilla, Sr., Robert Parilla, Jr., Dorothy Morganelli, Ann Marie McGrath, Steve Van Pelt, Kathy DeVoe, Maureen Erickson, Florence Cittadino Prayers for the Sick Anthony Venti Gert & Francis DiLoreto, Wayne & Judy Satterley, Donna Prado, Sarah Andrews, Gail Callis, Ricardo & Raquel Balarezo, Helen Drake, Kevin Jones, Peg Hulit, William Trainer, Judy Grenier, Michele Hadayia, Raylene Hadayia, Alessia Marsiglia, Julie Robbins, Patricia Martell, Anaele Amaechi, Mary Elizabeth Dowdell, Dick Diforio, Joseph Santos, Claire Gervais, Pete & Grace McFarland, Elizabeth Ann Hugson, Maria Leticia Nova, Anna Hughes, Stephen DeCesare, Jim & Mary Fitzgerald, Atticus Venti, Anita DelGallo, Bob DelGallo, Tony, Ann & Theresa Pizzoferrato, Mary Hollenbeck, Vincent & Jo Chiodo, Bob Laurie, Mary Ann Boulet, Marc Filipkowski, Judy Manuel Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Music Mass Parts: Kyrie: #169, Gospel Acclamation:#343, Santus:#179, The Mystery of Faith: #180A, Amen:#183, Agnus Dei:#313B Gathering: #724 ~ I Heard the Voice of Jesus Christ Responsorial Psalm: 95 If Today You Hear God s Voice, Harden Not Your Hearts Offertory: #480 ~ Mercy, O God Communion: #937 ~ Now in This Banquet Sending: #665 ~ Healing River of the Spirit Weekly Collection March 12th, 2016 The average cost to run the parish is $9,800 per week. Our expectation is that 70% or $7,100 will come from the weekly offertory. Parishioners contributed $6,714 for the week ending March 12th. Next Saturday, March 25th, OLOS s second year Confirmation Candidates will be experiencing their second Confirmation retreat at Glastonbury Abbey. Please keep the candidates in your prayers as they embark on a day of prayer, reflection, and community building as preparation for their upcoming sacrament The Liturgy Committee would like to thank the generous parishioners who paid for additional hymnals for the church. We received so many donations that, in addition to the hymnals, we will be able to purchase much needed music for the budding children s choir. Now more persons can make a joyful noise to the Lord. (Ps. 98). Please pray for Fr. Vinnie as he is recovering from his surgery last Monday. The surgery went well and he should be back at Masses in a couple of weeks. March 19, 2017

4 What s Happening at OLOS Donations are needed for Bagged Lunches for Mainspring House! We re preparing bagged lunches and need your help! Mainspring House, a homeless shelter in Boston, depends on bagged lunches to serve to hungry men, women and children who are unable to make it to specific meal times at The Table, the soup kitchen within the shelter. Please consider donating food items for the lunches (due on Saturday, April 1 to the Bullock Center kitchen). Your donations make this valuable work possible! To view a list of what is needed and to sign up to bring items see the Bagged Lunches Brigade notice on the homepage of the parish website. Questions? Contact Teresa Coda. Faith Night at the Bruins Deadline for Tickets March 19th All families are invited to join the Providence Bruins for their annual Faith Night game and concert at the Providence Dunkin Donuts Center on Friday, April 7th at 7:05 PM. Tickets are $20 per person and include a free Providence-Bruins hat, popcorn and drink for all kids in the group. All tickets purchased through OLOS will be seated together; to purchase tickets for you and your family (and friends!) complete an order form (can be found on parish website) and return to the Parish Rectory with a check payable to Our Lady of Sorrows by March 19th. For more information, contact Teresa Coda. Lenten Reconciliation Service The Church encourages all Catholics to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation each Lent. Join us for a Reconciliation Service on Sunday, March 26th at 7:30 PM. We will pray together and then several priests will be available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. If you have never celebrated a reconciliation service, this is always a good way to do so. Cradles to Crayons, Sunday, April 9, 8:45 AM to 1:00 PM Cradles to Crayons is an organization that provides, free of charge, the basic essentials needed to be safe, warm, ready to learn, and valued to low-income and homeless children from birth to pre-teen. When we visit Cradles to Crayons we will sort through new and used items for children in need and decide if those items are good enough to be given away. We may also clean and package items as well. Children as young as five are welcome to participate in this opportunity, though a parent must join in on the trip unless the student is middle school age or older. Additionally, all participants are asked to clean out their closets, bookshelves and toy bins before attending and bring gently used donations to contribute to Cradles to Crayons' mission. To sign up for this service opportunity, visit OLOS s service page on the parish website and click on the link Sign Up to Serve. Two Giving Tree Activities with Christian Services Commission: Easter Baskets Needed for Homeless Shelter Looking for a fun service project to do with your family? The Christian Services Commission is looking for your help again this year with the Easter Basket Project. We are in need of people willing to make Easter baskets for the children living at Evelyn House, a homeless shelter in Stoughton. If you would like to help, please choose an Easter egg from the Giving Tree in the alcove, the weekend of March 25-26, and put together an Easter basket appropriate for the age and sex indicated on the egg. Some suggestions for the baskets would be candy, a toy, socks, a book, a coloring book, or art supplies. Please leave the baskets under the tree in the alcove by April 9th, at the latest, so that we may get them over to Evelyn House before Easter. If you have any questions, please call Mary Ann LaHive or at malahive@verizon.net. Easter Plants for Homebound and Recuperating Parishioners Our homebound and recuperating parishioners enjoyed the festive plants you provided at Christmas. We would like to remember them again with Spring holiday plants. There will be tags on the Giving Tree to buy a plant. Most homebound live in small places and cannot lift a heavy items so please keep the plant size small. Please also include an Easter Card with the plant signed from your Friends at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish. If you know of a parishioner who would enjoy being remembered, please contact Lynn Jacobs at the rectory with the name and address ljacobs@olossharon.org. If you are interested in bringing a plant to one of our parishioners, please contact Kate Mason at masonctm50@verizon.net. Please check for a complete calendar of events at OLOS Third Sunday of Lent

5 Sharon, MA From Senior Deacon Mike: Our Lady of Sorrows Parish The readings on the third Sunday of Lent in cycle A focus on water and life. At a well, in conversation with a woman, Jesus offers this explanation of living water. Jesus answered and said to her, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; " 3 rd Sunday of Lent What do turning off the television, doing the dishes, washing the car and folding laundry have in common? All of them are ordinary events that can become extraordinary when we do them out of love. Showing how much we care speaks volumes and puts into action what words may fail to say. Helping with chores, giving someone our full attention, or making life easier become extraordinary moments of love that mean so much to us. These are the times we remember. Taking those we love for granted is so easy to do. We can allow others to become almost invisible as we go about our own lives, sharing common space rather than our hopes and fears. We assume we will always have another opportunity, another tomorrow. That may not be the case. Focus on those you love. Turn off the TV, eliminate other distractions and help one another enjoy your time together. Share who you are and what s important to you. Opportunity comes but once and then it s gone for good. Transform your world and theirs in the moments you have now. ~James Gaffney, 2007 Karides Lic. to St. George Publishing jim@stgeorgepublishing.com Worldwide Marriage Encounter "Rise, and do not be afraid." Let us comfort our spouses and ourselves by celebrating the love of God in our marriages by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next WWME Weekend is April 22-23, 2017 in Brewster, MA. For more information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at or visit us at Welcome to Our Lady of Sorrows Parish. We encourage all our parishioners who worship with us to register. Our registry is a vital source of connection we use to communicate and build community. Please call the rectory, , or return this form to the rectory via the collection basket, mail, or in person. Thank you. Name: Street Address: Town: Zip: Phone: Date of Birth : March 19, 2017

6 O UR LADY OF SORROWS P ARISH 59 Cottage St, Sharon MA Heavenly Father, you gather us together in our faith journey. Trusting in you, we join one another as a community. A community of faith on a journey, a journey to grow ever deeper in our faith. In our love, in our Desire to long for you. Along the way, remind us of your Love, of your sacrifice for us, of your ever mindful presence. Let us never lose hope along the way. Help us to be strong. Strong in Faith, strong in Love, strong in our Desire to be ever mindful of your presence. For it is in your strength and Love and the Graces you bestow upon us, that we can go out and share in your Love and Faith with all those in our community. It is in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord who lives and reins with you and the Holy Spirit one God ever and ever. Liturgy Schedule Saturday ~ 4:30 PM,Sunday ~ 7:30, 8:45 & 11 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday 9:00 AM Holy Days as announced. Sacraments We welcome those seeking the sacraments of the Church. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered Saturday from 3:45 PM to 4:15 PM or by calling the rectory for an appointment. For information on celebrating the other sacraments, please contact the rectory. Eucharistic Adoration Monday ~ 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM The Rosary Friday ~ 10:00 AM Bible Study: Wednesday at 10am in O Connell Hall. All are Welcome! Connecting If you are housebound and would like to receive the Eucharist, if you are in need of prayer or if you need assistance from our community, please call the rectory or send us an . We want to hear from you. Contact Us: We welcome your ideas and involvement. Please contact us. We also invite you to visit and contribute to our prayer book in the rear of the church. Rectory: Web: ljacobs@olossharon.org Follow us on Our Vision We welcome all to our community as we celebrate and explore our Catholic faith. We embrace the unique religious composition of Sharon. We proclaim the Risen Lord who gathers us as a community. We pursue open dialogue as we follow the teachings of Jesus Christ through lifelong learning and faith formation. We practice and promote social justice that affirms the Dignity of every human being. We call upon the grace and talents of all parishioners to strengthen our living church. Please visit our full Vision Statement at our website. Staff: Rev. Vincent P. Doolan, Administrator padre@olossharon.org. Deacon Frank Tremblay ftremblay@olossharon.org Senior Deacon Michael Iwanowicz deacon99@aol.com Lynn Jacobs, Business Office Manager ljacobs@olossharon.org. Teresa Coda, Director of Faith Formation tcoda@olossharon.org. Anne Marie Dion, Coordinator of Faith Formation adion@olossharon.org Daesik Cha, Music Director dcha@olossharon.org Monica O Brien, Volunteer & Event Coordinator mobrien@olossharon.org. Claire Ramsbottom, Staff Associate cramsbottom@olossharon.org. Jim Mulrooney, Maintenance Coordinator jmulrooney@olossharon.org Weekend Associates Rev. Francis X. Clooney, S.J. Rev. Kevin Spicer, C.S.C. Parish Pastoral Council: John Glancy Parish Finance Council: Jim Spoto Third Sunday of Lent