SACRED HEART & OuR LADy S Collaborative Newton, MA

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1 SACRED HEART & OuR LADy S Collaborative Newton, MA ~ All are welcome ~ 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time January 14, 2018 Sacred Heart Church 1321 Centre Street, Newton, MA sholnewton.org 1 Our Lady Help of Christians Church 573 Washington Street, Newton, MA bostondeafcatholic.org

2 Our Collaborative Sacred Heart 1321 Centre St, Newton Centre , fax Office: Sun-Thu 9:30am-2:30pm Our Lady Help of Christians 573 Washington St, Newton , fax Office: Mon-Fri 8:00am-3:30pm COLLABORATIVE STAFF CLERGY Fr. John Sassani, Pastor ext. 215 Fr. Dan Riley, Administrator ext. 212 Fr. Adrian Milik, Parochial Vicar ext. 224 Msgr. Dennis Sheehan, Senior Priest in Res. ext. 239 Fr. Michael Hahn, O.S.B., Priest in Res. Deacon Bill Koffel, Deacon LAY PASTORAL LEADERSHIP Anne Marie David, Music Director (OL) ext. 227 Erica Johnson, Liturgy & Music Dir. (SH) ext. 120 Kristina Preman, Youth Min/ Rel. Ed. Gr 6-10 (OL) ext. 216 Brian Romer Niemiec, Pastoral Associate ext. 111/220 Rosemary Seibold, Past.Assoc./Rel. Ed. Gr K-5 (OL) ext. 213 Michelle Solomon, Rel. Ed. (SH) SUPPORT STAFF Michael Bliss, Finance & Operations ext. 226 Ed Desmond, Admin. Assistant (OL) ext. 250 Tony Drury, Admin. Assistant (SH) ext. 110/221 Gerry McGrath, Facilities (OL) David Nahabedian, Facilities (SH) ext. 127 MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil 4:00pm Our Lady s 4:00pm Sacred Heart Sunday 8:00am Our Lady s 9:00am Sacred Heart 10:00am Our Lady s 11:00am Sacred Heart (ASL) 12:00pm Sacred Heart Lower Church 6:00pm Our Lady s Weekdays including Legal Holidays Mon-Fri: 7:00am Our Lady s Mon-Sat: 9:00am Sacred Heart Lower Church Holy Days of Obligation 7:00am Our Lady s 9:00am Sacred Heart 12:00pm Our Lady s 7:30pm Sacred Heart SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Every Saturday, 2:30-3:30pm, at both churches on the lower level, or by appointment. 2

3 Mass Schedule and Intentions Priests schedule is subject to change Saturday, January 13 9:00am - Sacred Heart - Mary Hart Immediately following Mass: Rosary, Exposition, Adoration & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, ending at 10:30am 4:00pm - Our Lady s (Fr. Dan Riley) Anthony S. Casieri 6th Anniversary Matilde Zubillaga 4:00pm - Sacred Heart (Msgr. Dennis Sheehan) Joseph Saganey 1st Anniversary Sunday, January 14 8:00am - Our Lady s (Fr. Adrian Milik) Anthony Lucenta Maria Cristina Cadima Lopez Jessica Lynn Bosselman 9:00am - Sacred Heart (Fr. Dan Riley) Deceased Members of Saint Francis Guild 10:00am - Our Lady s (Fr. Adrian Milik) Antonio, Carmela, Cesidio, Anna..Donata & Giacomo Pellegrini Katherine & John Murphy, Mary Clancy Sister Mary Celestine Ruth Wright Esther Delicata 11:00am - Sacred Heart (Fr. Shawn Carey) 12:00pm - Sacred Heart (Fr. John Sassani) Robert Johnson 6:00pm - Our Lady s (Fr. John Sassani) Jimmy & Betty Haley Delores Clemente - 1st Anniversary Monday, January 15 7:00am - Our Lady s - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday For World Peace 9:00am - Sacred Heart - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday For World Peace Tuesday, January 16 7:00am - Our Lady s - For the Sick of the Parish 9:00am - Sacred Heart - For the Sick of the Parish Wednesday, January 17 7:00am - Our Lady s - Luigia Coppola 9:00am - Sacred Heart - For All Emergency Personnel Thursday, January 18 7:00am - Our Lady s - For All Military Personnel 9:00am - Sacred Heart - For All Military Personnel Friday, January 19 7:00am - Our Lady s - John C. Mullaney 9:00am - Sacred Heart - For All Victims of Abuse Saturday, January 20 9:00am - Sacred Heart - Mary Hart Immediately following Mass: Rosary, Exposition, Adoration & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, ending at 10:30am 4:00pm - Our Lady s (Msgr. Dennis Sheehan) Secondino Pini Domenico Antonellis - 1st Anniversary 4:00pm - Sacred Heart (Fr. Adrian Milik) Mary & Pauline Scichilone Sunday, January 21 8:00am - Our Lady s (Fr. Dan Riley) Caroline Walsh 9:00am - Sacred Heart (Fr. John Sassani) For Deceased Members of St. Francis Guild 10:00am - Our Lady s (Fr. Dan Riley) Paul Delicata 11:00am - Sacred Heart (Fr. Adrian Milik) 12:00pm - Sacred Heart (Fr. Michael Hahn) For Deceased Members of the Parish 6:00pm - Our Lady s (Msgr. Dennis Sheehan) Michael Annis Collaborative Information New to our Collaborative? Welcome! Please introduce yourself after Mass or at the parish offices. We want to know and serve you! We hope you will participate in our parishes with your prayers, presence, talents, and stewardship according to your means. Sacraments of Initiation: For adults interested in being baptized, in receiving Confirmation, or in joining the Catholic Church, please contact Fr. Adrian Milik; for high school Confirmation only, contact Michelle Solomon at Sacred Heart or Kristina Preman at Our Lady's; for older children to be baptized or to receive Holy Communion, contact Michelle Solomon at Sacred Heart and Rosemary Seibold at Our Lady's. Infant Baptisms: Infant Baptisms are celebrated at Mass or on special Sundays throughout the year. Parents are asked to call the parish offices to begin the process. A program of preparation is offered for all parents. For more information, please visit our website. Sacrament of Marriage: Please contact the parish offices at least 6 months in advance. A preparation program is offered to all couples. For more information, please visit our website. Pastoral Care of the Sick: We are most eager to help anyone who cannot celebrate Mass with us in church. If you wish to receive the Sacraments of the Anointing of the Sick, Eucharist, or Reconciliation, please call the parish offices. Please also notify us of hospitalizations, so that we may be of help. Saint Vincent de Paul Society: For more information, svdp@sholnewton.org or call x255. 3

4 Collaborative News Scripture Readings for the Week Ahead also found at usccb.org Sunday, January 14 1 Sm 3:3b-10,19; 1 Cor 6:13c-15a,17-20; Jn 1:35-42 Monday, January 15 1 Sm 15:16-23;Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday, January 16 1 Sm 16:1-13; Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday, January 17 1 Sm 17:32-33,37,40-51; Mk 3:1-6 Thursday, January 18 1 Sm 18:6-9,19:1-7; Mk 3:7-12 Friday, January 19 1 Sm 24:3-21; Mk 3:13-19 Saturday, January 20 2 Sm 1:1-4,11-12,19,23-27; Mk 3:20-21 Sunday, January 21 Jon 3:1-5,10; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mk 1:14-20 Sunday, January 28 Dt 18:15-20; 1 Cor 7:32-35; Mk 1:21-28 Congratulations Komi Family Baby Ann was born December 23 at Boston Medical Center. Mama Huda and Ann are doing fine. Huda and baby Ann came home after Christmas and the whole family celebrated the feast and their new baby. Next Monthly Mass for the Sick The Next Monthly Mass for the Sick, sponsored by the Mass for the Sick ministry of Sacred Heart and Our Lady Help of Christians Church, will be on Monday, January 22, at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady s Church. After celebrating our Mass and Anointing of the Sick, we will have refreshments.then Nancy Kehoe will speak on Some Reflections on Prayer: Nourishing One's Soul." Nancy Kehoe RSCJ is a Religious of the Sacred Heart and a clinical psychologist and a long time member of Our Lady's parish. The evening is designed to bring joy, hope, and peace to those living with serious/chronic illness, and their caregivers, family and friends. The Mass and program will both be held downstairs at Our Lady s church. For questions or more information, please contact Pat Enright at or pme1130@aol.com, or Lorraine Higgins: or higlor1@msn.com, or the parish offices. All are welcome! Family Game Night Family Game Night is coming January 27 th from 6:30pm-8pm for our Collaborative! Save the date for 4 Saturday, January 27th - Family Game Night is coming with fun for all ages! Board games, face painting, and activities such as corn hole, ring toss, bowling, basketball, and more! Also a chance to win prizes from local vendors - Discovery Museum, Newtonville Books, Barns and Noble, Bertuccis, Rice Valley, Christine s Day Spa, Mena Salon and Spa, Nail It, Starbucks, Brewers Coalition, JP Licks, Cook, Tommy Doyle s, Marshalls, Nordstrom, Rice Valley, Dunkin Donuts and many more. You don t want to miss this fun family event so mark your calendars now! It will be held in the gym at Our Lady s from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Hope to see you there. Justice and Peace Committee Meeting The next Justice and Peace Committee Meeting is on Sunday, February 11 th at 4:00pm in the Fickett Room at Our Lady s Church. All our welcome to join our planning and conversation, as we seek to realize and promote peace and justice in our collaborative, community, and world. January Book Club January Book Club Selection: Two essays by Harry Frankfurt. Moral philosopher Frankfurt addresses key issues of truth and untruth for our time. The essays are short, but pack a wallop. Thought provoking. The January meeting will be Thursday, January 25th, 7:00 PM, in the Colella room at Our Lady s. Two copies of the works are available for loan. Call Ed Desmond at Our Lady s Parish Office to reserve a copy. For more information about the book club contact Jim Allaire at Adult Confirmation for You or a Loved One Are you a Baptized adult Catholic who has never received the Sacrament of Confirmation? This wonderful sacrament is an opportunity to strengthen the gifts of the Holy Spirit within us and to deepen our relationship with the Lord. It is also required to serve as a sponsor or godparent and encouraged before marriage. To make this gift available, we will begin a set of classes that will answer any questions you might have about this sacrament and prepare you to receive it. The first session will be on Thursday, January 18, and meetings will run on Thursdays until Easter. If you, or anyone you know, is interested, please contact Fr. Adrian or Brian Romer Niemiec.

5 Dear Friends, Quick wit by Fr. John: At a staff gathering I said: Fr. John, give us grace, [requesting he say grace]. A staff member says: Isn t that God s role? Tongue planted firmly in cheek, and with a smile, Fr. John replied: There s a difference? Laughter by all. All kidding aside, while Fr. John is not God, HE IS A SAINT! Sacred Heart and Our Lady s Collaborative Collaborative News Pope Francis Optimism on Change: Situations can change; people can change. Be the first to seek to bring good. Do not grow accustomed to evil, but defeat it with good. The record breaking cold vs. our church heating system on maximum all day last weekend. Who won? The heating system made a big difference for the better, but you know it is a bit nippy when folks asked me to preach longer because I am full of hot air! Happily, outside of these rare record breakers, our system is up to the challenge. Frank Sinatra or Jesus? Sinatra famously sang: I did it my way. Jesus has a way already mapped out for us the most wonderful life possible. We sing: I did it Jesus way. From Fr. Dan, Administrator Grab-able Jesus. The only thing needed is to genuinely love Jesus. Love entrusts itself to the beloved, opens itself to him or her, trusts him or her. If such a genuine love of Jesus fills our hearts, then everything else will follow. Jesus is Immanuel: God with us. We don t need a telescope to scout for God. God is near; he is our traveling companion. We need only let him take us by the hand. Since God has shown himself on the earth and has pitched his tent among us, he is grab-able to all. -- Fr. Wilfrid Stinissen, S.J. Martin Luther King Day and the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity give us a chance to renew our commitment to love all men and women, no matter race, creed, gender, orientation, ethnic background, political party, etc. Jesus loves all. Jesus wills the salvation of all. Let us imitate Jesus. Sports Section: As I write this I know the Pats will face the Titans or the Bills. Glad we dodged the KC Chiefs. I feel good about beating either. I bet we won Saturday night. Both the Bruins and Celts are hot! Did the Sox sign J.D. Martinez? Was it Alabama or Georgia who won the college football championship? The Olympics are coming. Love and God bless you, Fr. Dan January 14-2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Today s Gospel presents a best practice for us about the work of evangelization. In it, we hear that Andrew not only heard about Jesus but also stayed with him. Having been so moved by his encounter with Jesus, he went and told his brother Peter about Jesus and brought him to Jesus. We know the rest of the story of Peter s discipleship, but it is important to remember that Andrew was evangelizer to his brother. What about you? Who are you being called to bring to Jesus? Forming Disciples in Mission: Upcoming Workshops Forming Disciples in Mission is a one-day or twoevening session to provide every Catholic with a common language and tools for the work of New Evangelization. The next workshop date is January 27 at St. Malachy parish in Burlington. You can register for this or other upcoming workshops at disciplesinmission.com/formingdisciples. 5 Weekend Update Are you getting the collaborative's weekly updates every Friday morning? The Weekend Update delivers the four most important collaborative news items to your inbox, so you can stay up-to-date on all the happenings at the Sacred Heart and Our Lady's Collaborative. It's a fast and easy read, and we have gotten wonderful feedback from parishioners. Sign up by ing Brian. Food Cards Quite often we have needy persons come to the door asking for help. We generally give them a grocery store gift card. St. Vincent de Paul and others have been providing these cards, but at this time we have few left. If you would like to help, you may drop off gift cards to the parish offices during office hours. Thank you for your generosity! Worldwide Marriage Encounter "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The

6 second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments." Learn how to better love your spouse by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekends are January 19-21, 2018 in South Kingstown, RI and March 9-11, 2018 in Duxbury, MA. For more information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at or visit On Care for Creation A change in lifestyle could bring healthy pressure to bear on those who wield political, economic and social power...this shows us the great need for a sense of social responsibility on the part of consumers. Purchasing is always a moral and not simply economic act. [quoting Pope Benedict] Particular appreciation is owed to those who tirelessly seek to resolve the tragic effects of environmental degradation on the lives of the world s poorest. Young people demand change. They wonder how anyone can claim to be building a better future without thinking of the environmental crisis and the sufferings of the excluded. (Pope Francis, Laudato Si, 13.) Sacred Heart and Our Lady s Collaborative Collaborative News Witness to Life Rally Thursday, January 18th, 7:00pm 9:00pm at St. Stephen Parish, Framingham. All are invited to help launch the Witness to Life pilgrimage at a Rally with Bishop Mark O Connell, the Catholic band Delmore, prayer and adoration, plus two dynamic pro-life speakers: Sarah Mary Toce (Director of the New England Life and Leadership Project) and Dr. Paul Gondreau, Professor of Theology at Providence College, and father of Dominic Gondreau, the young boy with cerebral palsy who was embraced by Pope Francis on Easter Sunday For more information on this free event, contact Margaret Wakelee at mwakelee@rcab.org. Financial Peace University Financial Peace University, a Biblically-based personal finance course by Dave Ramsey, will run for nine weeks on Sunday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00am starting January 7th. The class is in Watertown Square. There is no charge for the course, but each family unit must purchase a course materials kit, 6 which include a budgeting app. A limited number of steeply discounted kits are available to parishioners on a first-come basis. Contact the coordinator, Frank Medlar, at Volunteer Opportunities with Constellation Hospice Constellation Hospice is seeking hospice volunteers for patient visits or office work. We have opportunities in the Newton area. We offer an indepth orientation program, on-going training, and education. Volunteers will be matched in order to make the best experience for the patient the volunteer. To arrange for an interview or for more information please contact, Nathan O Bara, Volunteer Coordinator at or by nobara@constellationhs.com Thinking about Hospitality Why do you come back to Sacred Heart or Our Lady s week after week? What makes you feel at home? How do you feel welcomed (or unwelcomed) when you visit a new church for the first time? The pastoral staff and pastoral council has been thinking about these and similar questions. This conversation is rooted in our Pastoral Plan, which calls us to Share the Good News by engaging those on the margins of our community. We began by piloting a Welcome Table at Our Lady s, and offered Adult Faith Formation opportunities that were accessible and relevant to those seeking answers to foundational questions of faith. As we journey toward Lent and the Resurrection of Christ at Easter, we will be refocusing on this fundamental element of parish life. In the coming months we will be asking parishioners, ministries, and organizations in the collaborative to work with us on continuing this mission of hospitality. If you would like to be involved in these conversations, please contact Brian Romer Niemiec bniemiec@sholnewton.org). Most importantly, we ask for your prayers. Please pray that our collaborative may discern how best to welcome and include all who enter our doors. Please pray also for how you can assist in this ministry, particularly through your presence at Sunday Mass.

7 New Office Hours at Sacred Heart In an effort to better serve the Sacred Heart Community and provide more access to the resources of the office and staff, the office hours at Sacred Heart have been expanded and changed to the following schedule: Sunday through Thursday 9:30AM to 2:30PM. Friday and Saturday Closed. If you have any questions, please contact Brian Romer Niemiec Coffee Hour for Marie Buckley All parishioners are invited to the Coffee Hour after the 9:00AM Mass on Sunday, January 28 th. We will be celebrating Marie Buckley s four years of ministry in the Sacred Heart and Our Lady s Collaborative, and wishing her well as she begins a new chapter in her life. Religious Education News Religious Ed classes are on hiatus for the Christmas break and will resume on Tuesday, January 16, As childr en and adults alike yearn for the joy of Christmas morning, this desire for joy is really our search for God! God comes to us as a baby, so we are not frightened by His majesty and beauty. He wants us to be near Him so he can wipe away our every tear, forgive us our sins and fill us with His peace and joy. May the beauty and humility of the little Child Jesus make us come close to him in prayer and love in the manger of our hearts this Christmas morning! "O come let us adore Him"! Sacred Heart and Our Lady s Collaborative Sacred Heart News ~Michelle Solomon Director of RE Hospitality Committee Seeking New Volunteers As you may know, the hospitality committee helps the parish by coordinating social events related to our parish mission. Hospitality committee volunteers can participate in one or as many of the parish activities they wish and in any way they like (e.g. baking goods, helping decorate, cleaning up, etc.). If you are interested in joining the committee, please contact Dr. Maura Iversen at mdiversen@verizon.net. She looks forward to working with all current & new members. Prison Visitation Opportunity One day each month, a small group of men and women from the Newton Wellesley area visits inmates at the Federal Medical Center in Devens. Most of those visited are far from home so receive few if any visits in the course of a year. If you might be interested in joining us, please contact Sacred Heart parishioner Jim Reilly for further information. Jim can be reached at CORI Forms All volunteer Ministers of Communion, Lectors, ushers at Sacred Heart Parish are required to submit a CORI form each year. If you are in ministry here at Sacred Heart and have not yet filled out a 2018 form, please pick one up from the sacristy and have one of the Pastoral Ministers or the office verify your information (by showing a driver s license). Thank you for your cooperation in helping us to comply with this requirement. Saint Francis House For the month of January we need canned vegetables. You may bring in your donations at any time this month and place them in the marked bins at the entrances to the church. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Offertory Income for the Month of December Envelopes, cash, checks $24, Online Giving $3, Clergy Retirement Fund $8,

8 Sacred Heart News Upcoming Catholic School Open Houses Montrose School in Medfield Thursday, January 18, 6:30-8:30pm montroseschool.org Independent day school, inspired by the teachings of the Catholic Church, for girls in Grades Monsignor Haddad Middle School in Needham Sunday, January 28, 1:00-3:00pm Coeducational school for Grades 6-8 Registration is suggested at saintjoes.com/middleschool. Private tours may also be arranged by contacting the office at or Saint Jude School in Waltham Sunday, January 28, 1:30-3:00pm Tuesday, January 30, 6:30-7:30pm Monday, January 31, 9:00-10:00am stjudewaltham.com Coeducational parish school for Grades PreK-8. Inclement Weather Policy for the Newton Collaborative Mass Cancellations During the week, if Newton Public Schools are closed or have a delayed opening, the weekday morning Masses at both Sacred Heart and Our Lady s will be cancelled. This is for the safety of those who attend Mass and it also allows for the clearing of the parking lot and stairways. Remember, we each have a duty to keep ourselves and our family safe. If the scheduled Mass has an announced intention, the intention will be rescheduled to the next available Mass. If unsure, please check the cancellations list on local TV and radio stations. You can also call the parish offices or check the website to see if Masses have been cancelled. Sacred Heart and Our Lady s Collaborative Our Lady s News Helping Hands Ministry The Helping Hands ministry is need of a new volunteer coordinator for this ministry. Helping Hands provides and delivers home-cooked meals to members of our parish community who are homebound and/or unable to provide meals for themselves due to physical illness or impaired mobility and who have limited access to resources from family or friends. Helping Hands can provide short-term assistance with meal preparation and delivery during times of crisis when other community resources are not readily accessible, or longer-term assistance when needs dictate. Helping Hands recognizes the importance of alleviating social isolation for our homebound recipients by providing a compassionate and friendly visit along with our food deliveries. If you can help us continue this important ministry please contact Rosemary Seibold at the Parish Office. The prior coordinator, who has move away, has conveyed that is a very minimal time commitment each month. Bristol Lodge Food Donations Thanks to the generosity of many parishioners, we are now well stocked for the next few months of service with the Confirmation Candidates, and we are not in need of any additional donations right earlier this year of Confirmation candidates preparing dinner at the soup kitchen in Waltham. A group goes once each month to make and serve dinner for around 50 people! now. Faith in action! Photos from 8

9 Our Lady s News In your prayers please remember Mario A. Tavolieri, Sr., and all who have died. May they experience the new life promised by Christ s Paschal victory. Grand Annual Collection By now, you should have received a letter from Fr. John requesting your participation on our Grand Annual Collection. This collection supplements our weekly offertory and lease revenue and is crucial to help us meet our financial obligations. As of January 9, we have raised $190,445 from 380 parishioners! Our goal is $200,000 and we need everyone to take part in order to reach that goal. Whether you give $100 or $300; $1,000 or $5,000, your gift will be appreciated as it promotes the well being of Our Lady s and her people. Blue donation envelopes are available at the doors of the church. Thank you for your generous support! Offertory Collection Update... The offertory collection is one of three primary sources of income for the parish. (The other two are the Grand Annual and Lease Revenue.) Below are weekly offertory figures for last month, December: Via Baskets $35, Via WeShare/ParishPay $9, Via Online Banking $5, December Offertory Total $50, December Offertory Budget $42, Budget Variance +$8, Honduras Coffee in February The next sale of San Marcos coffee will be February 3rd-4th after all Masses. WORKCAMP 2018 In June 2018, young people from Our Lady s Parish will be serving at Workcamp for the 22nd consecutive year, this year in Plattsburgh, NY. It costs about $500 to send one parish youth to Workcamp. We ask that you consider giving, according to your means. We are most grateful for whatever you can give, including your prayers of support. Thank you! Name: Phone: Address: Amount $500 $250 $100 $50 $25 $10 Other This can be returned by mail, in the Mass collection, or to the office during weekday hours. Checks can be made payable to Our Lady s Workcamp. Thank you! 9