Collaborative of Saint Francis of Assisi & Saint Joseph Parishes. Medford, MA. August 20, 2017 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1 Collaborative of Saint Francis of Assisi & Saint Joseph Parishes Medford, MA

2 Page 2 Collaborative of St. Francis of Assisi Parish & St. Joseph Parish, Medford, MA Collaborative of St. Francis of Assisi Parish & St. Joseph Parish St. Francis of Assisi Daily Mass: Monday-Thursday at 9am Weekend Masses: Saturday at 4pm Sunday at 9am & 11am medfordcollaborative.org Collaborative Mass Schedule Collaborative Staff St. Joseph Daily Mass: Monday-Saturday at 8am Weekend Masses: Saturday at 4pm Sunday at 8am, 10am & 12 noon Pastor: Parochial Vicar: Deacon: Fr. Paul V. Sullivan Fr. John T. Swencki Deacon Bob Breen Director of Finance and Operations: Laura Powers Phone: x113 Youth Outreach & Religious Education: Doreen Breen Phone: x126 Youth Group medfordlifeteen@gmail.com Religious Education mccfaithformation@gmail.com St. Joseph Parish Staff Music Director: Betsy Pesce Phone: x125 Cell: StJosephMusic@msn.com Office Staff: Betty Guerra Office Staff: Karen Sturniolo St. Francis of Assisi Parish Staff Parish Secretary: Marie Van Campen Business Manager: Alisa O Dowd Collaborative Parish Office 114 High Street, Medford, MA Phone: Fax: St. Joseph StJosephParishMedfordMA@msn.com St. Francis of Assisi saintfrancischurch@comcast.net St. Joseph School Main Office: Tuition Office: x117 Website: stjosephschoolmedford.com Principal: Dr. Robert Murphy Early Childhood Learning Center Director: Linda Iacabone

3 Collaborative of St. Francis of Assisi Parish & St. Joseph Parish, Medford, MA Page 3 Save the Dates! It is with great joy that our Collaborative Parishes of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Joseph celebrate the Installation of our Pastor, Father Paul Sullivan! Installation Mass at St. Joseph Sunday, September 3, 2017 at 12noon Please join us for this special Mass, celebrated by Bishop Mark O Connell. Let s come together in prayer for Fr. Paul! Family Cookout at St. Francis of Assisi Sunday, September 10, 2017 from 3pm-6pm Join us in the parking lot area for a fun family event in celebration of Fr. Paul s installation! Cook out fare with indoor & outdoor seating available! Games and fun for everyone! Dunk Tank (featuring our DRE Doreen Breen)! Bouncy House and more! Ticket price includes food & games (additional charge for Dunk Tank) $15 per adult, $5 per child (12 & under), children 2 & under free Please purchase tickets in advance from now until Friday, September 1st. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Tickets are on sale at our Collaborative Office at 114 High Street, after weekend Masses or online at our website

4 Page 4 Collaborative of St. Francis of Assisi Parish & St. Joseph Parish, Medford, MA Welcome to New Parishioners No matter what your present status in the Catholic Church, No matter what your current family or marital situation, No matter what your current personal history, age, background, race, etc., No matter what your own self-image; you are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved and respected here at The Collaborative of Saint Francis of Assisi Parish and Saint Joseph Parish. If you are new to the parish, please introduce yourself to a member of the Parish Staff after Mass or at your convenience. Please remember the following people who are in need of prayers: Theresa O Brien Carew, Sr. Waltrude Dennis CSJ, Pasqualina DeSimone, Paula McGee, Bill Newell, Torbert Prior, Donald & Ronald Sisson, Rob Stengel, Donna Trabucco, Pauline Vojtas & Denise Zero Loved Ones In Service Presently on active duty serving our country: LCPL Gerald Byrnes, US Marine Corps. Keith Conway Cameron Howard Nicholas C. Lavery 2LT Richard Neil Matta, US Army Christopher Silva Daniel Silva Sacrament of Matrimony Couples should make arrangements with one of our priests or deacon at least six months before the wedding. Pastoral Care of the Sick and Elderly Please contact the Parish Center Office to make arrangements, if you are going into the hospital, or have a family member who is homebound and would like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick. If a family member cannot come to church and would like to receive Communion at home, please notify us. Remembering Our Parishes Please consider remembering St. Francis of Assisi Parish, St. Joseph Parish or St. Joseph School when drafting your estate plans. For more information, please call Laura Powers at Ext 113. Thank you. Our prayers go out to all men and women who are serving our country. May God protect them. Anyone who would like their rank and branch of military service listed along with their name, please medfordcatholic@gmail.com or call Weekly Scripture Readings 20 SUN Is 56:1, 6-7/Rom 11:13-15, 29-32/ Mt 15: Mon Jgs 2:11-19/Mt 19: Tue Jgs 6:11-24a/Mt 19: Wed Jgs 9:6-15/Mt 20: Thu Rv 21:9b-14/Jn 1: Fri Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22/Mt 22: Sat Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17/Mt 23: SUN Is 22:19-23/Rom 11:33-36/Mt 16:13-20

5 Collaborative of St. Francis of Assisi Parish & St. Joseph Parish, Medford, MA Page 5 CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS! Begin Earning Your Community Service Hours Now! The St. Joseph Music Ministry would like to extend an invitation to Confirmation students and to ALL high school students who like to sing or play an instrument, to consider participating in our Young Adult Music Group, "The Messengers", at the 10AM Mass on Sunday mornings. Rehearsals are on Thursday afternoons from 4PM to 5:30PM in the upper church. The group also meets for a warm-up/rehearsal at 9:30AM on Sunday mornings, prior to Mass (for those who are interested, there is a light breakfast in the outer room of the choir loft from 9AM to 9:30AM!). Students receive Community Service hours in consideration of their participation in the music ministry. A number of students who joined us in previous years enjoyed their experience so much that they decided to become regular members of the group! If you would like to take part, or if you should have any questions, please contact Betsy Pesce, Music Director, at (office) or (cell) or stjosephmusic@msn.com. Come give us a try!! Parish Office Summer Hours Monday - Thursday 9am - 3pm Friday 9am - Noon St. Francis of Assisi's Parish Office is now located at the St. Joseph Rectory at 114 High Street, Medford, phone We look forward to seeing you at our new office space! Medford Catholic Collaborative Registration forms for all our programs are available at the back of both parishes and online at medfordcollaborative.org Please contact us at mccfaithformation@gmail.com or call ext 126 for more info. Please send in your registration forms as soon as possible. We are in need of teachers! Please come share your love of God with our parish children. Employment Opportunity at St. Francis of Assisi St. Francis of Assisi Parish is looking for a Part-Time (8-10 hours per week) Rectory Cook to prepare meals and do the weekly grocery shopping for the priests living in the Rectory. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Twice per week, prepare 2-3 lunch and dinner meals which can be heated when needed. Once per week purchase groceries. Maintain the kitchen area clean. Maintain kitchen equipment in good working order. If problems arise, communicate and work with our Facilities staff to resolve them. Perform other duties, as assigned. This is a Part-Time, hourly, non-exempt, non-benefits eligible position. Compensation is competitive and is commensurate with experience. All interested applicants are asked to submit a resume with a letter of interest by mail to: Laura Powers, Director of Finance and Operations, Medford Collaborative, 114 High Street, Medford, MA or submit by to: lpowers.stjoseph.stfrancis@gmail.com.

6 Page 6 Collaborative of St. Francis of Assisi Parish & St. Joseph Parish, Medford, MA Special Collection this Weekend to Benefit Vicariate of Bomadi There will be a second collection this weekend to benefit Father Emmanuel s Vicariate in Nigeria. The vicariate s population is 3,000,000 people, living in poverty and facing difficult circumstances such as poor water quality, illiteracy, limited access to medicine and food. Your support to this collection will help Bishop Hyacinth. O. Egbebo, Apostolic Vicar, with two important projects: providing safe drinking water and building Nursery/Primary Schools. Please make your donation checks payable to St. Francis or St. Joseph s parish and place them in the collection basket at Mass. Together we can help make a difference in the lives of those in need. And, we can show Father Emmanuel our gratitude for his ministry in our parishes. Thank you for your generosity! We Remember Them St. Francis of Assisi Tree of Life The St. Francis of Assisi Tree of Life, located by the church s baptistery, is for memorials, or to honor the living and great moments in our lives. Packets explaining the process of purchasing a leaf are available at St. Francis of Assisi Church on the table near The Tree. If you have any questions, please call Marie at The Legion of Mary St. Joseph Parish The Legion of Mary is the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, with about 3 million active members in almost every country of the world. The Legion of Mary presents the true face of the Catholic Church, Pope Saint John XXIII. For more info, please call or visit OurLadyoftheMostHolyEucharist.org. We meet every Wednesday night at 6:30 pm in the back room of the lower church of St. Joseph Church, 114 High St., Medford. Parish Census Please help to keep our parish census current. If you have recently moved or have any family registry changes, please contact our Collaborative Parish Office at with your updated information. Thank you!

7 Collaborative of St. Francis of Assisi Parish & St. Joseph Parish, Medford, MA Page 7 SAVE THE DATE! St. Joseph Parish Annual Parish Concert Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 2 P.M. The music ministry invites you to join us on Sunday afternoon, October 22nd, 2017, at 2PM in the upper church, for our St. Joseph Parish Annual Concert. Both our Adult and Youth Choirs and The Messengers (our young adult music group) will perform, and there will be an opportunity for the audience to join with us in singing! This year's program is entitled "Singing the Seasons", and is being dedicated in loving memory of Reverend Edward F. ("Fr. Ed") Doughty and Anna M. Scully, whom we lost this past year, and a portion of the proceeds from our concert program ad book will be donated to The Marine Corps Scholarship Fund and St Jude Children's Research Hospital. There will be a luncheon in the social center following the concert, catered by Carroll's Restaurant in Medford (kindness of parishioner, Attorney Victor Garo). Please note: when you arrive for the concert, you will receive a voucher which will enable you to attend the luncheon. We urge you to take this opportunity to come and join our choirs and instrumentalists in a prayerful and playful musical celebration! For more information, please Betsy at stjosephmusic@msn.com or call x125 (office) or (cell). The Music Ministry Would Be Honored...if you would consider supporting our ministry by placing an ad in our upcoming annual parish concert program. As you may know, our concert is scheduled for Sunday, October 22nd, at 2pm. This year s program is being dedicated in loving memory of Reverend Edward F. ("Fr. Ed") Doughty and Anna M. Scully, whom we lost this past year, and will consist of a varied program of sacred, classical and popular selections. A portion of the proceeds of our concert program ad book will be donated to "The Marine Corps Scholarship Fund" and "St Jude Children's Research Hospital ". We have many options to choose from: Back Cover (5 ½ x 8 ½ ) $250 Half Page (5 ½ x 4 ¼ ) $60 Full Page (5 ½ x 8 ½ ) $100 One-Third Page (5 ½ x 27/8 ) $45 (If you are honoring a loved one's birthday, or anniversary, etc., and would like to include a photo, the ad would need to be at least 1/2 page to be most effective. We also encourage you to "act quickly(!)", as some folks were disappointed last year, because by the time they responded, the program book was full). You can send your ad copy and payment or individual donation (checks made out to St. Joseph Parish) directly to Betsy Pesce, Music and Liturgy Director, c/o of the rectory, at 114 High Street. We would be most grateful for your support in this very special parish event, and thank in advance for your consideration.

8 Page 8 Collaborative of St. Francis of Assisi Parish & St. Joseph Parish, Medford, MA St. Francis of Assisi Parish Saturday 8/19/17 4:00 pm Virginia Wilson Sunday 8/20/17 9:00 am 11:00 am Monday 8/21/17 Erick Jules Peter Limone 9:00 am Ermelinda DiPietro Tuesday 8/22/17 9:00 am John Miele Wednesday 8/23/17 9:00 am Margaret & Rocco Silano Thursday 8/24/17 9:00 am Stefania Vintos Friday 8/25/17 9:00 am No Mass Saturday 8/26/17 4:00 pm Robert Huzza Howard Sunday 8/27/17 9:00 am 11:00 am Mass Intentions Rose DiFilippi Bekock David Peter Kephart August Weddings Please keep in your prayers these couples as they prepare for the Sacrament of Marriage. Derek Vasquez & Christine Cullinane Kevin Hazelton & Megan DiClemente Andrew Teahan & Erin Wilson Summer Office Hours Monday - Thursday 9am - 3pm Friday 9am - Noon Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:00 pm to 3:45pm in the upper church confessional or by appointment. Sacrament of Baptism Baptisms are held on the second Sunday of the month at 12:30 pm. Instruction for first time parents and godparents is held at St. Francis of Assisi on the last Sunday of every month after the 11:00 am Mass in the upper church (unless there is a schedule conflict). Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every Monday at 7:00 pm in the upper church. All are welcome. Weekly Prayer Group The St. Francis of Assisi Prayer Group meets every Monday at 7:30 pm in the upper church to pray the Rosary. All are welcome. Secular Franciscans The Secular Franciscans, formerly Third Order, meet at St. Francis of Assisi on the fourth Sunday of every month at 2:00 pm in the Dining Hall. All are welcome. Eugene Gene P. Falasca and all our deceased parishioners and loved ones. Last weekend s Offertory amounts will be in next weekend s bulletin. Second Collection this weekend: Vicariate of Bomadi A special THANK YOU to all those who share their talent, time, presence and support with St. Francis of Assisi Parish.

9 Collaborative of St. Francis of Assisi Parish & St. Joseph Parish, Medford, MA Page 9 St. Joseph Parish Saturday 8/19/17 8:00 am 4:00 pm Sunday 8/20/17 8:00 am 10:00 am 12:00 pm Joseph & Gladys Rockwell Robert Consolmagno, Jr. For the People Matthew Ginnety Istvan Csejtey Monday 8/21/17 8:00 am James Lordan Tuesday 8/22/17 8:00 am Special Intention: In Thanksgiving Wednesday 8/23/17 8:00 am David McCall Thursday 8/24/17 8:00 am Istvan Steven Csejtey Friday 8/25/17 8:00 am Anthony Parise Saturday 8/26/17 8:00 am 4:00 pm Sunday 8/27/17 8:00 am 10:00 am 12:00 pm Mass Intentions Iannaccone & Flynn Families Laurie Ansaldi For the People Edward & Rita MacInnes Huckins & Pagliuca Families Last weekend s Offertory amounts will be in next weekend s bulletin. Second Collection this weekend: Vicariate of Bomadi Second Collection next weekend: St. Vincent de Paul A special THANK YOU to all those who share their talent, time, presence and support with St. Joseph Parish. Summer Office Hours Monday - Thursday 9am - 3pm Friday 9am - Noon Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday morning after the 8:00 am Mass, Saturday afternoon from 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm in the upper church or by appointment. Sacrament of Baptism Baptisms are held on the third Sunday of the month at 1:30 pm. Instruction for first time parents and godparents is held at St. Francis of Assisi on the last Sunday of every month after the 11:00 am Mass in the upper church (unless there is a schedule conflict). Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays from 8:30am to 8:30pm in the lower church. (Adoration will not be held on days Medford schools are closed due to weather.) Legion of Mary The Legion of Mary meets Wednesdays at 6:30 to 8pm in the back room of the lower church. All are welcome! Readings: #985 The Hosts and Wine for this week s liturgies and the Sanctuary Light is lit in memory of: Laurie Ansaldi Anna P. Doucette Frank Richardson Anthony Simeone and all our deceased parishioners and loved ones.