St. Mary of the Hills Church Milton, Massachusetts

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1 St. Mary of the Hills Church Milton, Massachusetts October 7, 2018

2 ST. MARY of the HILLS CHURCH Website: MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS Collaborative Office: 29 St. Mary s Road, Milton, MA Phone: Fax: Rev. Eric M. Bennett, pastor frericbennett12@gmail.com Rev. Michael Ssenfuma, parochial vicar Harold Feldmann, pastoral associate Harry.feldmann@smhmilton.org Deacon Kevin P. Martin, Jr. deaconkevin@smhmilton.org Collaborative Worship Schedule Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM at both churches Confessions 3:00-3:45 PM Sunday Mass: St. Mary s: 8:00AM, 10:15AM and Noon St. Elizabeth s: 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM Weekday Morning Mass: St. Mary s: 7:30 (Monday-Wednesday) 9:00 (Thursday-Saturday) St. Elizabeth s: 9:00 (Monday-Wednesday) 7:30 (Thursday and Friday) Holy Day Masses: St Mary s: 5:00 PM Vigil and regular morning Mass / St. Elizabeth s: regular morning Mass and 7:00 PM Also at St. Mary of the Hills Rosary: After 7:30 AM Mass Monday- Wednesday and at 8:35 AM Thursday-Saturday Our Lady of Fatima Devotions: First Saturday before the 9:00 Mass Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: First Saturday of the month, 9:30-11:30 AM Parish Pastoral Council Lorraine Tower, Chair MCC Caring Circle Linking those in need with those who can help Child Abuse Prevention Harry Feldmann harry.feldmann@smhmilton.org Follow us on Social Media St. Mary s Staff Finance & Operations Mgr. Janice.powell@smhmilton.org Office Manager Paula.murphy@smhmilton.org Administrative Assistant Joan.obrien@smhmilton.org Janice Powell Paula Murphy Joan O Brien Music Director/Organist Peter Watchorn peter.watchorn@smhmilton.org Director of Religious Education Joan Regan Grades pre-k 5 Coordinator Lisa Martin Administrative Assistant Adriana Goodfellow Joan.regan@smhmilton.org or smhreled@yahoo.com Facilities Manager Michael Braga Contact the office to register, get more information or schedule: Baptisms: last Sunday of the month at 1:30. Baptismal Preparation class third Thursday of the month at 7:00. Marriage: by personal interview with the pastor. (Wedding Coordinator Cyndi Fedewa ) Eucharist to the Homebound: First Friday of the month or by special arrangement with the pastor St. Mary of the Hills School ( pre k through 8) Brook Road Parish Mission Statement At St. Mary of the Hills, it is our mission to proclaim the Word of God and to celebrate His abiding presence in the Liturgy of the Church. We welcome everyone to participate in our worship, prayer and ministry. Committed to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we strive to educate and bear witness. As a tithing parish, we reach out in love to the poor and needy both close to home and abroad.

3 27th SUNDAY in ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 7, 2018 M A S S E S t h i s W E E K SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 4:00 PM Healing: Darcy Madden SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 8:00 AM Michael J. Lyons 10:15 AM Special Intention of the O Brien Family And Margaret O Sullivan memorial 12:00 NN Respect Life MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 7:30 AM Albert & Rose Morris & Gwendolyn Gorham TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 7:30 AM Rev. Henry J. Jennings WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 7:30 AM Jean & Ansel Joseph: in thanksgiving on their 59th anniversary of marriage THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 9:00 AM Margaret Dwyer FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 9:00 AM Harry Feldmann: in thanksgiving on his birthday SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 9:00 AM Kay Keating 4:00 PM Margaret A. Rosa & Gerard V. Rosa SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 8:00 AM Mary V. Lyons 10:15 AM John & Margaret Lynch 12:00 NN William Lapsley Shattuck Outreach Shattuck Outreach to the Homeless This Friday evening, October 12, Christine Fawls Team 5 will donate and serve desserts. Please leave your donations in the back porch containers no later than 6:00 PM. Thank you. The ministry is in need of bakers and servers. If you or someone you know is interested in serving and/or baking please contact Jed at or jedlie@jedlie.com. It s safe and simple. It s convenient. It helps your parish. Sign up by using the link on our parish website. FROM the PASTOR s DESK It is hard to believe that October has already arrived! It seemed like we were just celebrating the end of summer on Labor Day. October is one of the months that are traditionally dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. As we are journeying together in Christ, it is important that we are all getting to know Our Blessed Mother better and are looking to her intercession to know what her Son is asking of us. We would all do well to find some little thing we can do each day to walk with Mary: to say the rosary, to pray the Memorare, to intentionally offer a spiritual or corporal work of mercy to Jesus through Mary. As St. Maxmillian Kolbe said, Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did. October is also the time that we begin our Grand Annual Collection. Even though we are in collaboration, the Grand Annual collection for each parish is separate. To whichever parish you are registered, you will be getting a letter for that church. If you are not registered in either parish, please call the collaborative office and the secretaries will help you register. As many of you know, the Grand Annual is a very important collection for us. It goes towards a significant portion of the operations of the parish. The upkeep of the grounds, the utilities, social events all of these need funding beyond the weekly collection. It is my hope that with our Grand Annual, we can also address facilities maintenance. Both churches and all buildings have many years on them and we have discovered a number of things that need our attention. Thank you for what you are able to offer to help us strengthen our churches and collaborative community. As we remember Columbus s discovery of the Americas this weekend, so may we make time in solitude, with family, and with friends to discover something more important: God s love for us and how He is calling us to respond to that love. Have a blessed weekend. In Christ, Fr. Bennett WEEKLY OFFERTORY REPORT Thank you for your generous and faithful support. Weekly Parish Budget September 22/23 In-Pew Collection WeShare E-Giving (Avg. weekly) September 22/23 Total Offertory Weekly Over (Under) Budget Fiscal Year Over (Under) Budget $ 8,036 $ 3,864 $ 1,610 $ 5,474 $ (2,562) $ (33,138)

4 ST. MARY of the HILLS CHURCH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION No Religious Ed classes this weekend due to holiday. Classes will resume next Sunday/Monday, October 14/15 at the regularly scheduled times for Grades Pre-K thru Grade 8. First Communion Preparation: All children preparing for First Communion will be attending their First Reconciliation retreat on Friday evening, October 26 with their parents. The retreat will begin at 6:30 in the lower church. Then on Sunday, October 28 those families will join together at the 10:15 Family Liturgy for a special Mass and later join us for Coffee and fellowship following the Mass. Edge: This week at Edge, the youth heard how God gave Moses and the Israelites the Ten Commandments. The commandments are steps toward true freedom and love and are relevant to us today because they speak to deep moral truths that can never be outdated or irrelevant. Christ and the Church reaffirm that living out the Ten Commandments is the best way to love God, our neighbors, and ourselves. The middle-schoolers ended the evening with the following reflection. Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. The commandments, You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and any other commandment, are summed up in this sentence, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law. (Romans 13:8-10) What message is Jesus whispering to you? Confirmation Preparation Program Grade 10: November 4: Mass and Service to the Milton Food Pantry / December 1-2: Overnight retreat at Betania 2 Retreat Center Grade 9: Parent/Teen Orientation for Confirmation program will take place on Sunday afternoon, October 2:00 in the lower church. Call ( ) or smhjregan@gmail.com for more information about any of these programs. Schedules and registration forms are downloadable from the parish website: SmhMilton.org/parish life/religious education HYMNS for this WEEKEND Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord For the Beauty of the Earth #587 How Can I Keep from Singing #442 Prayer of St. Francis #523 Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee #543 If God has blessed you with the gift of song, please join us on Sunday mornings at 9:15 in the choir loft. No audition is necessary. Come check us out! Questions? Contact the Music Director peter.watchorn@smhmilton.org or MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS SO THAT YOU MAY KNOW By Harry Feldmann, pastoral associate October 7th is the feast of the our Lady of the Rosary which is pre-empted this year by our Sunday celebration. Originally Pope Clement XI assigned this feast to the first Sunday of October. Hence, the month became known as the month of the Holy Rosary. Much has been written about the Rosary and its history but one area seems to be neglected, that is the Mysteries of the Rosary. Often we recite the Rosary in a group before or after Mass. There is not time to mediate on the mystery of a particular decade. Yet, Rosary recitation without meditation is not nearly as effective as with meditation. To experience the full benefits and potential of praying the rosary, meditation on the Mysteries of the Rosary is absolutely essential. There are 20 total mysteries broken out into four different groups: Joyful, Sorrowful, Luminous, and Glorious Mysteries. Most people know the mysteries. However, to meditate on them, some of us may have to open our Bibles to refresh our memory of them. There are many forms of meditation. Many of us find that putting ourselves in the original narrative of the event as living character enhances our understanding of the event perhaps as a shepherd in the mystery of the Birth of Christ. Meditation is what makes the Rosary such a powerful devotion. With meditation, we add substance to our prayers and better align ourselves to a Higher Power. The opening prayer for the Mass of this feast reminds us of the Mysteries of the Rosary: Lord, fill our hearts with Your love, and as You revealed to us by an angel the coming of Your Son as man so lead us through His suffering and death to the glory of His resurrection, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen Prayer to St. Michael Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into Hell Satan and all evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.

5 27th SUNDAY in ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 7, 2018 Building Community through Service The Parish thanks the O Brien Family for hosting Fellowship on Sunday 9/23. Fellowship provides a wonderful opportunity to connect with one another and strengthen our Parish Family. The Parish provides the coffee, juice and paper products and we rely on the generosity of our community for the baked goods. The family hosting Fellowship is responsible for serving the community: plating the donated food, making coffee and for clean-up. We need your help to continue this important ministry of service to one another. Please contact Joan or Paula ( ) in the parish office if you are able to serve as a host family. Schedule of Upcoming Fellowship Hosts: October 7 th : The Murphy Family October 14 th : The Keegan Family October 21 st : Will you serve your community? October 28th: Grade 2 Religious Ed Families November 4 th : The Reardon Family November 11 th : The Regan Family November 18 th : Grade 3 Religious Ed Families November 25 th : Will you serve your community? December 2 nd : Will you serve your community? December 9 th : Will you serve your community? December 16 th : Grade 1 Religious Ed Families December 23 rd : Will you serve your community? 25th ANNUAL BISHOP HEALY AWARD DINNER Early Bird Special Boston & South Shore Men s Prayer Gathering Prayer Coffee and refreshments Presentation and discussion Next Meeting October 20, 7:00-8:30 AM 50th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae: Pope Paul VI s daring Affirmation of church teaching on contraception Men, come for fellowship, recharging, and to hear our learned member Geoff FiztGerald on Humanae Vitae. Geoff who experienced the tumultuous 60s & 70s as a young man attests that contraception leads to disposable people. Come hear about the Church s wonderful wisdom about marriage and human dignity. St. Mary of the Hills Lower Church for more information Catholicism Series: Please join us on October 12 in the Collaborative 29 St. Mary s 6:00 8:00 for a light meal, and a presentation of Bishop Barron s talk and small group discussion: Episode 4: Mary, the Mother of God. Please call the Collaborative Offices at if you will be joining us for dinner. Hope to see you there! Saturday, Nov. 17, Reception at 6:00PM Dinner at 7:00PM Four Points Sheraton, Norwood Guest Speaker: Most Rev. Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta Questions, healydinner@rcab.org tickets, visit bit.ly/18healydinner St. Luke s Physicians Guild Annual White Mass and Dinner Saturday, October 13 at 5:30 PM at Sacred Heart Church, 1317 Centre Street in Newton. Dinner/Program at Bishop MacKenzie Center, 1337 Centre Street parking here and at church John Garvey, President of Catholic University of America will speak on Ambiguity and Complexity Related to difficult moral issues such as physicianassisted suicide Tickets are $75 for members/spouses, non-members $100 Physicians in training $50 medical students $25 Welcome to Our Faith Community We re happy that you re here. How may we help you? I would like to become a registered parish member I have a special prayer request Please note my change of address/ address Please add me to the parish list I am interested in ministry Name: Address: Phone: Questions/Comments:

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