St. Joseph Catholic Church 550 Washington Street, Quincy, MA 02169 Tel. 617-472-6321 Fax 617-471-8849 Email - stjoesquincy@comcast.net Website: www.stjosephsquincy.org MASS SCHEDULE: SUNDAY 4:00 p.m. Vigil (Saturday), 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. MONDAY - SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. (Rosary at 8:25 a.m.) PARISH STAFF: Rev. Stephen M. Boyle, Administrator Deacon Leo Donoghue, Pastoral Assistant Deacon John Jennette, Senior Deacon Jini Vickery, Music Director Except Tuesdays HOLY DAYS; as announced in the bulletin SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: SATURDAYS 3:00 3:30 p.m. Denise Patts, Parish Office Manager Joseph Sheehan, Business Manager BAPTISM: Congratulations on your baby! This Sacrament is celebrated on the first Sunday of each month at 12:00 PM. Parents are asked to call the rectory for information. MARRIAGE: Congratulations on your engagement! Please contact the Priest or Deacon at least six months prior to the wedding date. COMMUNION TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND: Please contact the rectory if a member of the parish is hospitalized or unable to attend Mass. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Grades 1-9 and Confirmation. We are partnering with St. John the Baptist Parish in Quincy for a joint Religious Ed. program. For information contact the R.E. department at 617-877-5014. Registration information is available online - www.stjosephsquincy.org RCIA: Adults interested in becoming Catholic, or Catholic adults interested in the Sacraments of Confirmation or First Communion are invited to call the rectory for information. SODALITY: Meets the 1st Monday of the month (Sept-June) at 6:30 PM at St Joseph's Church for the Rosary & Benediction, followed by a meeting in the church. HOLY NAME: Meets on the 2nd Sunday of each month at the 8:30 AM Mass (Sept.-June) followed by a meeting. PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: The Prayer Shawl Ministry meets on Thursdays at 2PM in the church. We are in need of folks who wish to share their craft with this ministry. We invite you to join us whenever possible.
ST. JOSEPH PARISH, QUINCY MA Mass Intentions: Saturday, March 24th 4:00 PM Maggie & Patrick Conroy and Martin Conroy Memorial Sunday, March 25th 8:30 AM Charles Engren 1st Anniversary 10:30 AM Doris Batherwich 1st Anniversary Monday, March 26th 9:00 AM Phyllis Strungis Memorial Wednesday, March 28th 9:00 AM John Nee Memorial Memorial Donation: The Altar Bread and Wine for the week of March 25th have been donated in memory of Francis L. Donovan. If you would like to make a donation for the altar bread and wine for a week in memory of a loved one or for a special intention, the donation for the week is $25.00 for the bread and $25.00 for the wine. Please contact the rectory. Please remember in your prayers for all our friends and relatives who passed away recently. May their souls and the Souls of all the Faithful Departed Rest In Peace. Amen. Palm Sunday, March 25 th 4:00 PM Saturday; Vigil Mass Sunday Masses: 8:30 & 10:30 AM Monday, March 26 th 8:25 AM Rosary; Mass at 9:00 AM Wednesday, March 28 th 8:25 AM Rosary; Mass at 9:00 AM Holy Thursday, March 29 th 7:30 PM Mass of the Lord s Supper Adoration in the church until 9:00 PM Good Friday, March 30 th 9:00 AM; Walk the Stations of the Cross through the city of Quincy (Starting at Sacred Heart Church, N. Quincy. See website for details and map) 3:00 PM Stations of the Cross in the church 7:30 PM Solemn Service of The Lord s Passion Holy Saturday, March 31 st 7:30 PM Solemn Easter Vigil Easter Sunday, April 1 st Masses: 8:30 & 10:30 AM Weekly Collection Report March 17 & 18, 2018 Envelopes $1909.00 Loose $3245.00 Total $51549.00 Easter Flower Donations: Total $1888.00 Next week, our Easter collection will once again benefit the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust which cares for the health and well-being of our priests. Our priests are always there for us, sharing Christ s good news, performing good works, and building communities of good faith. All are welcome to learn more and make a gift online at clergytrust.org or you can donate $25 through your cell phone by texting the word PRIEST25 to 20222 (msg. & data rates may apply). And don t forget to find and follow the Trust on Facebook by searching @ClergyTrust. Our priests thank you for your prayers and support.
PALM SUNDAY BABY BOTTLE BOOMERANG This campaign concludes This Sunday, March 25 th. All funds raised from this worthwhile project are sent directly to Friends of the Unborn of Quincy and will aid them in their fight against abortion, along with educating the mothers and providing self-sufficient skills to them. Thank you in advance for your part in making this important crusade a huge success! A Lenten Reflection: Join us for prayer, faith sharing, and an invitation to respond as we reflect on the Sunday Gospels of Lent! Monday, March 26 (Final meeting) 10:00-11:30 A.M. in St. Joseph s rectory. GOOD FRIDAY is a day of fast and abstinence. FASTING is to be observed by all 18 years of age and older, who have not yet celebrated their 59th birthday. On a fast day, one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to maintain strength. ABSTINENCE is observed by all 14 years of age and older. On days of abstinence, no meat is allowed. All Are Welcome! It is time to express my appreciation for the great friendships I have had here at St. Joseph Parish over the past 9 years. As some of you may know, I am retiring at the end of May and am requesting from His Eminence a change in diaconal assignment to a parish/collaborative much closer to my home in East Bridgewater. These have been wonderful years with you and I have learned much about being a disciple of Jesus Christ from serving here with you. We have 2 more months together, plenty of time to say our goodbyes. Deacon Leo Walking with Mary a multicultural Marian Procession through the streets of Boston with Cardinal Seán O'Malley, will take place on Apr. 7 from 2:00-7:00PM. The program begins and ends at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (The Mission Church) in Boston, and includes an address by Cardinal Seán. Confession, adoration, praise, and worship will also be available following the procession. For more information, contact Gail Mattulina at gmattulina@rcab.org. GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE March 25, 2018 Palm Sunday Our humanity bleeds through today's Gospel passages in more ways than one. We see both elation and fall, hope in the midst of the darker sides of our natures. If we allow it, these Gospels hold a mirror to our own fickle hearts. The crowds cry "Hosanna" and the Apostles profess allegiance unto death. In a manner of days - even hours - Jesus is betrayed, abandoned, denied, condemned, tortured, and executed. As God, he could have stopped this horrific narrative from unfolding, but he doesn't. He allows free will to play itself out. There are nearly two millennia between this spectacle and us. We can stand safely removed, if we choose. But Lent invites us to return to this story. Lent invites us to find ourselves in the people we encounter there. Are we the repentant woman at Bethany? Are we naysayers of such lavish piety? Have we acted in a way that betrays those we love or denies what we know to be good and true? Have we fallen asleep in our faith? Have we unfairly accused others of a crime or immorality we imagine, though perhaps they didn't commit? Do we help others carry their burdens? Do we stand in solidarity with those who suffer? Do we care for the dying? This week, take up today's Gospel again. Look carefully at the Passion narrative and sit with it in silence. Find yourself in the story and ponder its meaning for your own life. Journey with Jesus to the foot of the Cross so that you too may say, along with the faithful centurion, "truly this man was the Son of God!"
MARCH 25, 2018 Parish and Collaborative Vocation Team Seminar All are invited to participate. The Vocation Office for the Archdiocese of Boston invites you to a morning seminar April 28, 2018 on parish vocation ministry and the Life of a Seminarian. We will begin with Mass at 8:30am followed by a light continental breakfast and exciting and compelling witness talks by seminarians and parents of future priests. The seminar will be finished by 12:00 noon. Come and join us as we explore how we can foster a Culture of all Vocations and Vocations to the Priesthood at our parishes. Questions? Please contact Mary Jo Kriz at mkriz@rcab.org. To register please visit vocationsboston.org. Prayer For Vocations: St Joseph's BVM Sodality has a program devoted to praying for priestly vocations. Families or individuals volunteer to take home a crucifix for one week and daily recite the prayer for vocations. This is a simple prayer to inspire men to serve God and His church and follow in His footsteps. There is a sign up sheet in the entrance of the church; Please choose the week you participate. When it is your designated week, pick up the crucifix in the sacristy on Saturday/ Sunday and sign it out. Please return and sign in by the 4 pm the following Saturday so it is available for the next family. The Vocation Crucifix has been signed out by the following parishioner (s) for the weeks of: March 25th Patty Naughton Who is My Neighbor? A Second Interfaith Conversation Series In response to a general rise in distress and hatred directed at others in our community and our country, Quincy Point Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, is hosting a second interfaith conversation series, open to the public, in order to promote understanding of other faith communities on the South Shore. We will host four conversations at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday nights in April. Wednesday, April 4; Jack Richardson Buddhist Wednesday, April 11; Rick Doane Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Wednesday, April 18; Pradip Sharma Hindu Wednesday, April 25; Rev. Rebecca Froom Unitarian Universalist Quincy Point Congregational Church, United Church of Christ. 444 Washington St., Quincy 617-773-6424 or office@quincypointcong.org
MARCH 25, 2018 St. John the Baptist and St. Joseph Family Religious Education Program Phone: 617-877-5014 Email: restjohnquincy@gmail.com Class Schedule: Grades 2 5, Sunday, March 25th 10:00 10:50 AM Grades 6 8, Monday, March 26th 6:30 7:30 PM Easter Sunday Grades 6 8, Monday, April 2nd 6:30 7:30 PM Grade 1, Saturday, April 7th 10:00 10:45 AM Last class Grades 2 5, Sunday, April 8th 10:00 10:50 AM Last class for grades 3-5. Confirmation I 12:00 1:00 PM Grades 6 8, Monday, April 9th 6:30 7:30 PM Last class. Grade 2, Sunday, April 22nd 10:00 10:50 AM See Schedule for First Communion Rehearsal Dates. First Communions: Saturday, April 28 at 11AM St. Joseph Parish Saturday, May 5 at 11AM St. John the Baptist PARISH REGISTRATION FORM: Please PRINT clearly: NAME: Mr. Mrs. Ms Mr. & Mrs. ADDRESS: Zip: Telephone: Cell: Would you like to receive Offertory Envelopes? (Please check one) Yes: No: Return this form in the collection basket or to the rectory.