COLLABORATIVE PARISHES OF HEART SACRED & SAINT THOMAS MORE. July 22nd, 2018

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1 SACRED COLLABORATIVE PARISHES OF HEART & SAINT THOMAS MORE July 22nd, 2018 Collaborative Office: 55 Commercial Street Weymouth, MA (781) or (781) Sacred Heart Elementary School: 75 Commercial Street Weymouth, MA Phone: (781)

2 Woe to the shepherds In today s First Reading, through the prophet Jeremiah, the Lord declares that He will punish the evil deeds of those shepherds who have driven His People away from Him, the One, True God. Woe to these shepherds because God Himself will deal harshly with them. the Lord promises to send the righteous shoot to David, Jesus, to govern His People justly and kindly so that they need no longer fear and tremble. Throughout Church history, there have been times when the Lord s shepherds- Church and government leaders- have led God s People astray, just as the shepherds of the Old Testament once did. The Lord s Crucifixion was the direct result of poor shepherding by the temple priests and religious scribes in collusion with government leaders. As a result, the first leaders of our Church, the Apostles, hid in the Upper Room until the Holy Spirit gave them the power to resist attempts to persecute them for their faith in Jesus. Two of the greatest leaders of our Church, Saint Peter and Saint Paul, were divided in their understanding of God s Will for His People. Peter believed that God desired that those Gentiles who converted to Christianity should also follow the Law of Moses like the Jewish converts (diet, circumcision, etc.). Paul did not believe this was God s will for new Christians. Many of their writings were the result of this division. The Lord s hand was upon both of them, even though they themselves disagreed. Paul felt compelled to write: When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong. Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group (Galatians 2:11). Peter, through the power of the Holy Spirit, eventually realized that Paul was indeed correct in his understanding of God s will for His People (Acts 15). During these early years, over 60, 000 Christians were put to death during the height of the Roman persecution by government leaders. Three hundred years later, a bishop of the Church, Arius, attracted many Christians with his heresy that denied the divinity of Christ. At the Nicene Council in 325 A.D., Christian leaders condemned Arius and his doctrine, but his influence was strong and this disagreement among Church leaders began a period of upheaval in the Church, generating many and varied sects, which divided the fabric of Christianity. One hundred years later, the Council of Chalcedon was called to deny the Monophysite heresy. The followers of this heresy denied the two (human and divine) wills of Christ. During this Council, the Roman bishops vied for power with what would become the Orthodox Churches. In fact, this power struggle among the bishops planted the seeds for the Great Schism, which occurred 600 years later. The main contribution of this Council was to establish once and for all that Jesus is "perfect both in deity and in humanness one is also actually God and actually man." As history marched on, bishops excommunicated each other and groups of Christians waged war because of this heresy. Then, at the call of Pope Urban II, Christians took up their weapons to stop the attacks on Christian routes to the Holy Land. In his speech on November 27, 1095, Urban also rallied Christians to take back the Holy Land, which was then occupied by the Muslims. These Crusades, which were waged against the Muslims from , cost many lives and still have impact the relations between Muslims and Christians today. There was even time when there were two Popes (1378 to 1417), and another when the bishops could not agree on the selection of a Pope for years, and even a time twelve Popes were actually assassinated ( )! Some of these were murdered by other leaders of the Church and government. After the East and West churches finally separated in the Great Schism, another great division occurred during the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. As a result, there are now over 30, 000 denominations of Christianity. Because the leaders of the French Revolution tried to make the Church an agency of the government, philosophies like Humanism, Relativism, Existentialism rose up in conflict to Catholicism so that the Church became irrelevant to many who still called themselves Catholics. World War I and World War II resulted in the Holocaust and the rise of Communism, both enemies of Christianity. We can see the influence of these isms in our world today. Our Church has had a tumultuous history. There have been very poor shepherds leading our Church since the Lord ascended to heaven and left the leadership of His Church in human hands. Tertullian, an early Christian apologist, wrote that the blood of the martyrs is indeed the seed of the Church. The saints and martyrs, who have gone before us, have given their lives to preserve the Way, the Truth and the Life of our Lord Jesus Christ, in our Church and in the world. Saints and martyrs like Pope Saint Martin, St. Maximus, Catherine of Siena, St. Thomas More, St. John Fisher, Ignatius of Loyola, Maximillian Kolbe, Pope John Paul II have spent their lives to ensure that the Lord s promise that even the gates of hell will not prevail against His Church, was true in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be. The shepherds who lead our Church and our world are human, and therefore subject to human failings. God s Word instructs us to pray for those whom God has put over us. We are instructed that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing. God expects us to lift up our own holy hands in prayers for the leaders of our Church and our government that they will, through their just and right decisions, guide us ever closer to the fullness of faith, hope, and love which the Lord intends for His People, our Church. Jesus prayed that they may be one with Him and with His People. Let it be our daily prayer, too! 2

3 Registration is now open for Family Faith Formation & Discipleship I & II Fall sessions. Please register at under the Family Faith tab. Please also note that Family Faith sessions for parents and children in Grades 1-6 will be held on Sunday at 4 pm in Sacred Heart hall and on Monday at 6 pm in St. Thomas More hall (Parents attend these sessions with their children.). Learners in Grades 7 & 8 and Discipleship I and II will meet on alternating Tuesdays: Middle school (7&8) from 6-7:15 pm Discipleship I 6-7:15pm & Discipleship II 7:30-8:45 pm. Lift Ministries will celebrate 12 years of ministry on Saturday, August 25 at LaSalette Shrine in Attleboro, MA will be celebrated at 4pm, and will be followed by a barbecue. The usual LIFT format will start at 7 pm. Although this event is free and open to all ages, tickets are needed so that supplies can be ordered. Prayer Shawl Ministry Members of our Prayer Shawl Ministry have fashioned a supply of beautiful prayer shawls, which have been blessed by our priests, and are now available at the collaborative offices (55 Commercial St. Weymouth). If you have a family member or know someone who is ill and in need of special prayers, please come to the office to take a shawl to him/her, as a special sign of the prayers and concern of our parishes. Monthly Support Group for Caregivers of Loved Ones with Alzheimer s or Related Dementia offers a comfortable forum in which to share concerns, issues or questions with other caregivers. Facilitator is Joan Wright, a certified Dementia Practitioner with NVNA and Hospice. The group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm at the Sunrise Senior Living Center of Braintree, 618 Granite Street, Braintree. Weather permitting the Sunrise Senior Living will also be running a lemonade stand every Saturday through August from 2-3:30 pm. 100% of all donations benefit the Alzheimer s Association. Our Collaborative Parish Cancer Support Group meets every Wednesday at 1:30 pm in Sacred Heart Chapel to pray A Rosary for Life. Following the Rosary, members of the group share their thoughts as they explore topics provided by the Christian resource, Together Living With Cancer. Having cancer is often one of the most stressful experiences in a person's life. Our collaborative support group provides cancer patients and their families, resources to cope with the emotional aspects of cancer by offering them a safe place to share their feelings and challenges. We learn from others who have faced or are facing similar situations. Come join us in prayer for yourself or for someone you love who is struggling with the effects of cancer in their lives. All are welcome! Please pray for: Mary Fleming, Carolyn Ryan, Peter Aitken, Margaret Micele, Jannina Planeta, Ginny Salvaggio, Sara Meola, Amber Rea Johnson, Kevin Smith, Linda Antoniou, Dan O Brien, Colman Feeney, Anita Molisse, Denise Cremins, Janet Shiels, Herbert McMeekin, Maura Marino, Meaghan Morneau, Ann Dowd, Laura O Neill, Roseanne Hood, Bill Romanoff, John Hastie, Theresa MacMillian, Martin Beatty, Sean & Noreen Naughton, John Keeley, Madonna Smith, Marie Rita Maurano, Paul McGovern, Joseph O Reilly, Rosemary Haley, Mary Fleming, Donna O Reilly, Mary Eileen Cipullo, Pat Coleman, Frank Mahoney, Elizabeth Mastropole, Marie Santo, John Dingee, Jean & Tony Athas, Antoinetta Sheehan, Gina Pappas, Jackie Fuller, Robert McDermott, Paul Donohoe, Paul Hughes, Paul Boback, Diane Rogers, Julie Williams, Joseph Gavin, Peter Aitken, William Walsh, James Perkins, Tracey Cronin, Joseph & Lee Doyle, Irene Griffin, Theresa McIsaac, Teresa Connolly, Pat Smith, Dorothy Rocks, James Larson, Ruth Campbell, Marjorie Murphy, Donie Kenneally, Patricia Lee, Annabelle & John Coyle, Richard Murano, Debbie Turco, Irene B. Panaro, John Gifford, Maria Marini, Robert Harrington, Sheila Lucy, Joseph Yuska, Nora Hutchings, Theresa Romanoff, Paul McNamara, Marion Feeney, Bridget Callahan, Leone Walls, Mary Gallegos, Bob Clifford, Barbara Pugliese...and our little ones: young Maeve Wilson, Olivia Marsh, Rory Tobin, Lucky Eschauzier, Ariana & Isabella, Mark & Ethan Mondello, Wil Rooney, Baby Lucas, Baby Marino & Baby Roland. STM Readings, pg. 974 & Music SH Readings, pg & Music E:I Heard the Voice of Jesus J3 692 E:I Heard the Voice of Jesus G3 724 P: The God of all Grace J3 773 P:God is Love G3 699 C. One Love Released J3 802 C:Shepherd of My Heart G3 723 R. Sent Forth By God s Blessing J3 740 R: O God Our Help in Ages Past G

4 SACRED HEART SCHOOL WILL BE OPENING AN ADDITIONAL PRE-K K-1 CLASS Sacred Heart School will be opening an additional Pre-K/K1 class in the fall of If you have a 3 or 4 year old child, who would benefit from a nurturing, loving, Catholic Early Childhood Education, and are interested in hearing more about the program or registering, please contact the school at (781) or visit our website at You may also pick up a registration form at the parish office. Consider giving the gift of a Catholic education to someone you love. Fifth Sunday Rosary ~ Come Pray with Us! Next Sunday, July 29, the Knights of Columbus will lead us in a Rosary with the special intention to bring families together in prayer and to promote devotion to Mary in our homes and our parishes. We hope you and your family will join with the Knights before the 9:30 am at Sacred Heart Church in front of the statue of our Blessed Mother on the side of the Church. Thank you to our own K of C Council #1462 for their leadership in this parish prayer. This Tuesday, July 24, is the fourth Tuesday of the month which means our collaborative is preparing and serving dinner for the clients of Pine Street Inn. The menu never varies, but the number of persons needing dinner usually increases. Your donation of a Shepherd Pie or dessert helps us as a Christian community to serve the least among us just as Jesus taught us to do. Please bring your donation to collaborative offices before 2:30 pm or to the Saint Thomas More parking lot no later than 3:30 pm this Tuesday, or call Maureen for details about this vital ministry. Thank you. August, Maya & Alex collected cans for Team Heart during Vacation Bible School. They collected and donated $44.00! Thank you to our VBS kids and everyone who so generously supported TEAM HEART s mission to RWANDA last weekend! We were so happy to be able to collect over $3,000.00, and have that amount doubled by a generous parishioner. That means that the Sacred Heart and St. Thomas More Parish Collaborative has been able to send over $20, over the last 4 years to help provide sustainable cardiac care to Rwanda and East Africa. Team Heart s mission has three primary pillars: Prevention, Intervention and Education. Your help saves the lives of young people in need of critical cardiac care. Thank you for helping us to reach out to others in need. For more information, visit or follow on Facebook. 4 Readings for the Week of July 22, 2018 Sunday: Jer 23:1-6/Ps 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6 [1]/Eph 2:13-18/Mk 6:30-34 Monday: Mi 6:1-4, 6-8/Ps 50:5-6, 8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23 [23b]/Mt 12:38-42 Tuesday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Ps 85:2-4, 5-6, 7-8 [8a]/Mt 12:46-50 Wednesday: 2 Cor 4:7-15/Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 [5]/Mt 20:20-28 Thursday: Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13/Ps 36:6-7ab, 8-9, [10a]/Mt 13:10-17 Friday: Jer 3:14-17/Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13 [cf. 10d]/Mt 13:18-23 Saturday: Jer 7:1-11/Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a, 11 [2]/Mt 13:24-30 Next Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:42-44/Ps 145:10-11, 15-16, [cf. 16]/Eph 4:1-6/Jn 6:1-15

5 Collaborative offices: 55 Commercial Street, Weymouth, MA Phone: (781) or (781) Sacred Heart Church: 72 Washington Street, Weymouth Fr. Sean M. Connor, Pastor Ext 118 Mary Gallegos, Secretary Ext 110 Janice Blodgett, Business Mgr. Ext. 112 Vicki Dromey, FACTS/Tuition Ext. 120 Deacon Kenneth N. Ryan, Senior Deacon Saint Thomas More Church: 7 Hawthorn Road, Braintree Mary Beth Brady, Pastoral Associate: Music & Liturgy Ext 116 mbbrady@shstm.org Maureen Simmons, Coordinator Lifelong Faith Formation Ext 114 msimmons@shstm.org Virginia Aitken, Admin Asst Ext 124 gaitken@shstm.org Joanne Bibeau, Executive Asst. to Pastor and Business Manager Ext 115 jbibeau@shstm.org Daniel McCarthy, Facilities Mgr. Patrick McCarthy, Asst Mgr. Joseph Donohoe, Facilities Sacred Heart Elementary School Phone: (781) Dr. Gretchen Hawley, Principal ghawley@sacredheartschoolweymouth.org MaryJo Donofrio, Secretary shsoffice_weymouth@hotmail.com Sacred Heart Reconciliation: Saturday Afternoon from 2:45pm to 3:45pm. Baptism: Baptisms are held the 1st Sunday of the month at 9:30. Please call the office to schedule. Catechesis class for the family is required and is held on the 4th Sunday of each month, at 1pm in the lower church. Marriage: Contact the parish office at least six months in advance and prior to scheduling your reception to schedule an appointment. Sacrament of the Sick please see a priest at or contact the office to make arrangements for the Sacrament prior to surgery. Devotions: Adoration, Rosary and Devotionals. The Rosary is prayed every Sunday after the 9:30am beginning at 10:40am; Mondays at 6:30pm in the Adoration Chapel; Wednesdays a Rosary for Life at 1:30pm in the Adoration Chapel, Fridays at 5:30pm. The Novena to Mother of Perpetual Help is prayed Tuesdays in the Adoration Chapel at 6:30pm, (except for the 2nd Tuesday of the month when it is prayed in the upper church.) Saint Thomas More Reconciliation: Saturday Afternoon from 3:00pm to 3:45pm Baptism: Baptisms are held the 3rd Sunday of the month at the 8:00am. Please call the office to schedule. Catechesis class for the family is required and is held on the 4th Sunday of each month at 1pm in the lower Sacred Heart. Marriage Congratulations! Contact the parish office at least six months in advance and prior to scheduling your reception. Sacrament of the Sick please see a priest at or contact the office to make arrangements for the Sacrament prior to surgery. Devotions: Adoration & Rosary. The Rosary is prayed every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 9 am in the Chapel. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Thursdays at 2:30pm. Bible Study Wednesdays, 10:00 11:30AM in the lower church hall. Charismatic Prayer Group meeting, every Tuesday, 7 pm. in the Chapel. The Sixteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time ~ July 22nd, p Vigil (SH) & Fr. Perko Special Intention 9:30aFamily (SH) & Fr. Perko Marion Kehoe ( Card) 11:30a (SH) Fr. Perko John Mulligan (9th) Tue. 7/24 7a (SH) St. Sharbel: Wed. 7/25 9a (STM)St. James: Thur.7/26 7a (SH) Sts. Joachim & Ann: Fri. 7/27 9a (SH) Weekday: 4p Vigil (STM) Dudley Trayers, Joseph & Ann (12th) McCaffrey 8a Family (STM) Melissa Kerins ( Card) Eileen Hennessey ( Card) Mary Ogilivie ( Card) Sr. Brid Keogh ( Card) John M. McLaughlin, Jr. Ethel T. Higgins The Seventeenth Sunday In Ordinary Time ~ July 29th, p Vigil (SH) & Fr. Noone Robert Ziemba (1st), Anna Kenney (1st) Raymond James (9th) & Mary Powers 9:30aFamily (SH) & Fr. Noone Elizabeth Tarpey, Mary (5th) & Maurice (42nd) McIntyre 11:30a (SH) & Fr. Noone John & Elise Coleman, Anna & Patrick Hughes, Paul Coleman Birthday Remembrance, Daniel Duffy 5 Fr. Joy 4p Vigil (STM) George & Stefania Hanula Fr. Bierne 8a Family (STM) John Niland Fr. Bierne

6 Sacred Heart Parish Stewardship: Time, Talent & Treasure Last weekend s Offertory totals and breakdown-7/15 & 7/16/18 St. Thomas More Parish Count Percent Capacity Total Offertory % Envelope Count Percent Capacity Total Offertory % Envelope 4:00pm % $2, % 9:30am % $1, % 11:30am % $1, % Coin $7.10 count 724 Online giving $3, % SH Mail $340 & Other Parish $990 Total Offertory:$10, :00pm % $1, % 8:00am % $1, % Coin 0 % Count 303 Online giving $ % STM Mail $175 & Other Parish $422 Total Offertory: $3, Upcoming Collections: This Weekend: July 21st & 22nd there will be one passing of the basket. Next weekend July 28th & 29th there will be one passing of the basket. The Society's nearly 100,000 trained volunteers in the United States provided 17.9 million hours of volunteer service in 2015, helping more than 23 million people: visiting homes, prisons and hospitals, at a value of nearly $1 billion dollars. If you need assistance, food pantry or other, please call St. Vincent de Sacred Heart (339) , or St. Vincent de St Thomas More (339) Our Collaborative Food Pantry is located in the lower church hall at St. Thomas More Church. lf you are interested in volunteering or for more information, call Maureen at the office. This is a great Christian service opportunity for families, teens and adults of all ages. This month we are asking for donations of: canned vegetables including baked beans, canned fruit, rice, boxed potatoes, and mayonnaise, mac n cheese, prepared food mix, such as hamburger helper, or pasta salad kits, etc. As always, we depend on your donations to ensure that we fulfill our Lord's command to feed the hungry among us. The gifts of bread and wine, candles and sanctuary lamp are offered In Memorial at Sacred Heart & Saint Thomas More for Sgt. Michael Chesna & Vera Adams 6 GIFTS OF HOSTS, WINE, AND CANDLES used in all liturgies at both Sacred Heart and Saint Thomas More are often donated in memory of a deceased loved one or for the intentions of loved ones, who are living on the occasion of their birthday or anniversary, or for their continued good health, or return to good health. We also receive requests from families for their special intention. Gifts are also made in gratitude for answered prayer. The sanctuary lamp burns perpetually throughout the year, except on Good Friday when the Blessed Sacrament is reposed in the chapels. All other candles are lit for all liturgies and services in our churches. If you and your family would like to donate these gifts, please call the office. Thank you for your gifts of prayer and donations.