St. Luke Church. Belmont Waltham Watertown

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1 March 22, 2015 The Fifth Sunday of Lent St. Luke Church Belmont Waltham Watertown

2 St. Luke Parish St. Luke Parish 132 Lexington Street, Belmont, MA St. Joseph and St. Luke Collaborative Office Located at the Corner of Beech & Lexington Streets Phone: Fax: Web Site: Office Hours: Monday Friday; 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Leadership Team Rev. Thomas A. Mahoney, Pastor Ext. 11 Rachel Keeler, Associate Minister Ext. 52 Sister Kathleen Moran, CSJ, Associate Minister , Ext. 12 Mary Cahill, Administrative Assistant , Ext. 10 Lou Fabrizio, Finance and Operations Manager Ext. 53 Holly Muson, Sacramental Preparation Coordinator Ext. 50 Kathy O Leary, Assistant to the Leadership Team koleary@ssjl.org , Ext. 22 Kathy Rushe, Coordinator of Volunteers krushe@ssjl.org , Ext. 51 Todd Theriault, Director of Music ttheriault@ssjl.org Bulletin Submissions koleary@ssjl.org (due before 9:00 a.m. Monday) Welcome! We welcome all who have come this day to be part of our worship service. To those of you who are visiting with us, we extend our hand in friendship and thank you for your support. 2 Belmont, Waltham, Watertown Liturgical Schedule Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: 9:00 a.m. Holy Days to be announced. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 1:00 p.m. in Eucharistic Chapel or upon request Sacrament of Baptism Baptisms are normally celebrated in a Mass. Please contact Holly Muson, Sacramental Preparation Coordinator, to schedule a baptism. Baptismal Preparation Please contact Holly Muson to schedule baptismal preparation. Sacrament of the Sick Anointing upon request. Sacrament of Matrimony Couples should contact the collaborative offices at least six months prior to their marriage. March 21 March 22 March 28 March 29 Lenten Events at New Roads Belmont-Watertown Cooperative Lenten Daily Mass Monday through Friday at 5:30 p.m. at St. Patrick s in Watertown. The Light Is On For You Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at St. Joseph. Reconciliation is also available every Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at St. Luke. Midday Prayer Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. at St. Luke Simple Suppers Fridays at 6:00 p.m., alternating between St. Joseph and St. Luke. Stations of the Cross Fridays at 7:00 p.m. at St. Luke. Lenten Faith-Sharing Group Fridays at 7:00 p.m. at St. Luke. St. Vincent de Paul daily Mass collection a collection is taken up at all daily Masses at St. Luke during Lent to support the charitable works of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. 9:00 a.m. William & Mary Lucy Desmond 4:00 p.m. Virginia M. Oates (2 yrs.) 8:30 a.m. Rocco Cutri 11:00 a.m. Olindo Nocella 4:00 p.m. Tommasina Merullo 11:00 a.m. Domenica Guerra (1 month)

3 March 22, 2015 Masses for March 21/22 St. Joseph s Parish: March 22 7:30 a.m. - Fr. Mahoney 10:00 a.m. - Fr. Mahoney 5:30 p.m. - Fr. Mahoney St. Luke s Parish: March 21 March 22 Masses for March 28/29 4:00 p.m. - Fr. Walsh, SJ 8:30 a.m. - Fr. Walsh, SJ 11:00 a.m. - Fr. Murray St. Joseph s Parish: March 29 7:30 a.m. - Fr. Haglof, OCD 10:00 a.m. - Fr. O Connell 5:30 p.m. - Fr. Mahoney St. Luke s Parish: March 28 March 29 4:00 p.m. - Fr. Mahoney 8:30 a.m. - Fr. Murray 11:00 a.m. - Fr. Mahoney St. Luke Liturgical Ministers Kathleen Kim is working on scheduling liturgical ministers for April and May. For those without , please call Kathleen with any conflicts at Scripture Reflection Series Whether you know nothing about the Bible or you re a Bible scholar, our weekly drop-in Scripture Reflection series is the place to be! Join us for prayer and reflection in a very relaxed, welcoming, small-group environment. Sundays at 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph parish library. St. Luke s Sodality St. Luke s Sodality invites you to join us on Tuesday, March 24th, at 7:15 p.m. at St. Luke s church as we pray the rosary together followed by a sing-a-long with pianist Archie Richards at 8:00 p.m. All are welcome. Questions? Please contact Eileen Kwiatkowski at The Fifth Sunday of Lent Calendar of Events All are welcome at all events! This week at New Roads Catholic Community Sunday, March 22 12:30 p.m. Palm Sunday & Good Friday Lectors Rehearsal...St. Luke 2:00 p.m. Eucharist Workshop 2*..St. Luke 7:00 p.m. Scripture Reflection...St. Joseph. Monday, March 23 10:00 a.m. Prayer Shawl St. Joseph 7:00 p.m. Easter Message Sneak Peek...St. Luke Tuesday, March 24 5:00 p.m. Middle School Disciples...St. Luke 7:00 p.m. Social Justice Committee.St. Luke 7:15 p.m. Sodality Meeting.St. Luke Wednesday, March 25 6:30 p.m. The Light Is On For You St. Joseph 7:00 p.m. Creative Bereavement......St. Joseph 7:00 p.m. Peace Vigil......St. Luke Thursday, March 26 12:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration..St. Luke 12:15 p.m. Lenten Midday Prayer.St. Luke 7:00 p.m. Choir Practice..... St. Luke Friday, March 27 9:15 a.m. Making Music Praying Twice...St. Joseph 10:30 a.m. Making Music Praying Twice. St. Joseph 6:00 p.m. Lenten Simple Supper...St. Luke 7:00 p.m. Lenten Faith-Sharing Group...St. Luke 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross. St. Luke 7:30 p.m. Charismatic Prayer Group....St. Joseph Saturday, March 28 11:00 a.m. Eucharist Workshop 2*... St. Joseph 1:00 p.m. Reconciliation......St. Luke 2:00 p.m. Eucharist Workshop 2*.....St. Joseph Please join us for the Belmont-Watertown Cooperative Lenten daily Mass at 5:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday evenings in Lent at St. Patrick s in Watertown. *These workshops are for children receiving their First Eucharist this spring and their parents. Please join us in praying for those families preparing their child to receive the Eucharist for the first time! Easter Message Sneak Peek! The New Roads leadership team will be sharing a sneak peek of the two message series for the Easter season that are already developed (but not yet final). We invite parishioners to join us for a sneak peek of these message series. We would love to hear your feedback at this stage of the process and think you will enjoy helping us shape the final message! We ll be meeting on Monday, March 23, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Luke s lower church. Please RSVP to Kathy O Leary (koleary@ssjl.org or ext. 22) if you are able to join us.

4 St. Luke Parish This Week s Message Summary People come wanting to see Jesus, and he starts talking about his death--not what they were expecting. We want to see what Jesus has to offer, but we don t want to see death. The death of our loved ones is so hard. Loss is too painful. Jesus reveals that there is new life hidden in every death, whether it s the death of a relationship, a dream, a belief, or a stage in life. If we are afraid of death, we are also afraid to fully live. We hold back because we re afraid of failure, rejection, pain, and loss. Through his resurrection Jesus gives us the courage and the power to face death and to really live. He has already conquered death. If we are willing to face loss and death, to lay all that we have and are at the foot of the cross, to entrust our lives to God, then we can become the grain of wheat that bears much fruit. What in your life needs to fall to the ground and die, so that you can really live fully and abundantly? Toy Donations Needed New Roads is looking for gently used children s toys for Tiny Disciples, our children s worship experience for children ages 2-5. Please keep us in mind when you tackle your spring cleaning! Items on our wish list include, but are not limited to: Building blocks Duplo Blocks Cars and trucks Plastic baby dolls, clothes, etc. Wooden trains and tracks Pretend kitchen items dishes, pots, pans, etc. Musical instruments Puzzles Belmont, Waltham, Watertown New Roads Triduum & Easter Schedule Holy Thursday April 2, :00 a.m. Triduum Morning Prayer at St. Luke 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord s Supper at St. Luke A bus will be at St. Joseph starting at 6:30 p.m. to transport those who will join our Eucharistic procession from St. Luke to St. Joseph after the Mass of the Lord s Supper. (This way, those who wish to participate in the procession on foot can park at St. Joseph, so that their cars will be there when they are ready to go home after the time of adoration.) The bus will make two trips to St. Luke: the first trip will be at 6:55 p.m., and the second at 7:15 p.m. Those who cannot or prefer not to process on foot are most welcome to simply drive to St. Luke for Mass, and then proceed in their cars to St. Joseph. The period of adoration will conclude with Night Prayer at 10:00 p.m. Good Friday April 3, :00 a.m. Triduum Morning Prayer at St. Luke 3:00 p.m. Living Stations of the Cross at St. Luke 7:30 p.m. Service of the Lord s Passion at St. Joseph Holy Saturday April 4, :00 a.m. Triduum Morning Prayer at St. Luke 7:30 p.m. Easter Vigil at St. Luke Fr. Mahoney Easter Sunday Masses April 5, :30 a.m. St. Joseph Fr. O Connell 8:30 a.m. St. Luke Fr. Mahoney 10:00 a.m. St. Joseph (Church) Fr. Mahoney 10:00 a.m. St. Joseph (Hall) Fr. O Connell 11:00 a.m. St. Luke Fr. Murray Please note: There will not be a 5:30 p.m. Mass at St. Joseph on Easter Sunday. Thank you! The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Luke s Parish thanks our parishioners for their votes in the annual Watertown Savings Bank s Customer Choice Awards. Because of your support, the award will fund approximately one third of our current projects. Thank you for helping us carry on our work with people in need. Please, no toys that require batteries. Please drop off your donations in the marked bins at the doors of the churches. Questions? Contact Bridget Kenney at bridgetkenney@gmail.com. Thank you! 4

5 March 22, 2015 What in your life needs to die, so that you can live fully? I n this Sunday s Gospel, people come wanting to see Jesus, and he starts talking about his death--not what they were expecting. We want to see what Jesus has to offer, but we don t want to see death. Loss is too painful, but Jesus reveals that there is new life hidden in every death, whether it s the end of a relationship, a dream, or a stage in life. If we are afraid of death, we are also afraid to fully live. We hold back because we re afraid of failure, rejection, pain, and loss. Through his resurrection Jesus has already conquered death. If we are willing to face loss and death, to lay all that we have and are at the foot of the cross, to entrust our lives to God, then we can become the grain of wheat that bears much fruit. This week, two parishioners and a member of our pastoral service team share their reflections on the question: What in your life needs to fall to the ground and die, so that you can really live fully and abundantly? I would say that I have a solid faith, but not a fresh one. It is rooted in my parents testimony, in my education in a Catholic school, and mainly in my involvement in a Catholic youth movement. There I learned to recognize God s presence in my life, felt the support of a community, and was encouraged to contribute to making this world a better place. Since then, my faith has remained an important part of my life. I have been lucky to be able to share it with my wife, María, and with my sons, Eduardo and Álvaro, and I can also say that when I have passed through difficult personal or professional moments, my faith has endured and not entered in crisis. Yet now I feel I live my faith in a routine way, so that I am less aware of the role that God plays in my daily life and less open to his demands. That is why I think that my failure to let God surprise me needs to fall to the ground and die. To do this, I know that I have to make room in my calendar full of commitments for silence, prayer, and nourishment of my spirituality. I love to garden. I see it as a great metaphor for life, and it helps me understand Jesus s message. Jesus needed to die so that we could bear the fruit of his death. I need to die to the idea that I actually know what s best for me. I need to remind myself that only God knows what s best for me. Often I don t want to go through the pruning process. I am too scared to let go and believe that everything will turn out OK, and then I remember...god has been faithful in the past, so what makes me think that God will be any 5 The Fifth Sunday of Lent different in the future? Why do I have to remind myself again and again that the hopes, dreams, and relationships that die in my life, die for a reason, even if I can t see, feel, or understand why? I believe that faith is not a feeling, nor is it subject to complete reason. I believe that faith requires some level of doubt where all you can do is trust and take that leap with the hope of God s promise. When the fruit appears, how wonderful it will be! Someone I loved said something to me that left me devastated, despondent and very much alone. I lost a lot of sleep before calling a therapist I once knew to say aloud words that haunted me. It was a first step. After decades away, I made it to confession, hoping to get past Bless me, Father. After some awkward moments, angry at the priest for, what it seemed, directing me to elucidate further in this MY confession (good, another sin, I thought to myself), I hung in there, white knuckles aside, aware of the Holy Spirit s presence, my sorrow, my need for absolution. As I headed out, dots connecting two seemingly unrelated events stopped me dead in my tracks. And I moved on. And now? Shedding old habits. Letting go of yesterday. Making more room for God. It s all process. Who but God provides me with a new canvas every morning from which to shape a life? Who but God gives me the grace of insight into my faults, and forgiveness towards others, and self? Who but God lays open my defenses so I can love him more? Pray for those who hate him? Thank him at every turn? Who but God sends angels? Take your next step: Each week of Lent, we are suggesting a journaling question to respond to. Find 15 minutes when you can be uninterrupted, and grab a pen, mobile phone, or computer. At the top of the page, note, or , write: What in my life needs to fall to the ground and die, so that I can really live fully and abundantly? Write what comes from the heart. Take a few more minutes to talk to God about what you have written, and listen to God talk to you.

6 St. Luke Parish Social Justice Ministry As Disciples of Christ, we have a responsibility to respect the dignity of all people, to work to secure everyone s rights and to work for a more just and peaceful society and world. We undertake this mission through prayer, worship, education, and action, for love of our neighbor is our love of our Lord. Look for action on: Collections The collection for the parish for March 14/15 was $3, Thank you for your generosity! For those seeking peace New Roads Peace Vigil Wednesday, March St. Luke For a few minutes of prayerful silence for more Anytime between 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. Palm Sunday Next Sunday, March 29, is Palm Sunday. If you are attending the 11:00 a.m. Mass, please join us outside (weather permitting) at the front entrance to the church as we will process inside at the start of Mass. St. Vincent de Paul The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Luke s Parish will not meet in April. Our next meeting will be May 3, 2015 in the St. Luke lower church at 10:00 a.m. We welcome new members. Homelessness: Forum being developed by the SJ committee and the communities of Belmont, Waltham, and Watertown. Save the date: April 26, Immigration We welcome those who wish to work for justice for all to participate in our meetings. For more information on the above topics, see the Web page for social justice at the New Roads Web site: The Social Justice Committee will meet in the lower church of St. Luke at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24. Belmont, Waltham, Watertown Lenten Simple Suppers Join us for our final simple supper this Friday, March 27, at St. Luke! This is a very low-key gathering. You are invited to bring a simple supper for your family (for example: a crockpot of meatless soup or stew and bread). If you d like to bring some extra and share pot-luck style with other families, you are most welcome to do so. Dinner begins with a brief 5-10 minute group prayer experience. Lt. Paul J. Sullivan Scholarship A scholarship award of $4,000 will be awarded to a deserving high school senior to honor Paul s memory. Seniors may qualify for the scholarship if they belong to St. Luke, St. Joseph, and other area parishes. Other residents of Watertown who fulfill the following criteria may apply. We are looking for well-rounded student-athletes, those actively involved in their school, religion, and community. Applications may be found in the collaborative offices, at local high school guidance offices, or by calling Eleanor Donato at Deadline for receipt of completed applications is April 15, Books Group The books group will meet again on April 6th in the St. Joseph parish library at 7:00 p.m. Our selection for April is Snow on the Tulips by Liz Tolsma, an historical novel based on true events during the German occupation of the Netherlands. This is a compelling story of people wrestling with how to live lives of faith in time of war. Questions or comments, please contact Claire Dondis at Newcomers welcome. Resurrection Save the date! Resurrection is coming to St. Patrick s in Watertown on Palm Sunday, March 29, at 4:00 p.m. Resurrection, a musical cantata, is the inspirational story of Simon Peter and the forgiveness of Jesus Christ. The performance leads the audience on an unforgettable spiritual journey as St. Peter, facing his own martyrdom, recalls his and the disciples experience with Christ. In moving song, Peter shows the anguish for his denial of Christ and the joy that comes with the resurrection and Christ s forgiveness. Secure with the love of the Resurrected Christ, Peter and the cast come to the realization that there is nothing that cannot be faced. 6

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