Saint Mark Parish Dorchester July 9, 2017 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saint Mark Parish Dorchester July 9, 2017 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saint Mark Parish Dorchester, MA 02124 Sacrament Information: Christ Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Baptism First Sunday of each month at 1 pm. Parents are required to call the rectory. Eucharist Please contact the Rectory for preparation to receive First Reconciliation and Eucharist. Confirmation Please contact a Priest Sacrament of Marriage Please contact a priest one year prior to desired date. Visitation/Anointing of the Sick Contact the Rectory Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays 3:15 3:45 or upon request Parish Organizations St. Vincent de Paul Society 617-265-1921 Adult Faith Formation/Bible Study Legion of Mary Saturday @ 10:00 Mtg Room ESOL/Citizenship Michael Oliver 617-288-8515 stmarkesol@gmail.com Handicapped Accessible Elevator located on right Side entrance Air Conditioned Schedule Of Liturgies Saturday Vigil..4:00 pm Sunday..8:00 am Spanish....10:00 am.12:00 Holy Days...As Announced Weekdays ( M-F)...7:00 am Saturdays. 9:00 am First Friday Adoration 7:30 Noon PASTORAL STAFF 617-825-2852 Rev. Linh Nguyen (Pastor) Ext. 16 Rev. Anthony Cusack (Parochial Vicar) Ext. 13 Rev. Paul Do (Parochial Vicar), Rev. Dinh Tan Hoai In Residence Rev. Tran Thai Son In Residence Rev. Wendell Verrill Rev. John Predmore Deacon Marcio Fonseca (Permanent Deacon) Sam Bedros (Business Manager) Ext. 18 Judith Greeley ( Parish Secretary) Ext. 10 Emilia Cowell (Rel. Education Coordinator) Lesly Fonseca (Coord. de Educación Religiosa) Andrea Sheppard-Lomba (Parish Organizer) X19 Rene Chew ( Spanish Music Coordinator) Jenny Le (8:00 Mass Choir Coordinator) Denise Hurley (12:00 Mass Choir Coordinator) ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONES Church: 1725 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, Ma 02124 Rectory: 20 Roseland Street Rectory: 617-825-2852 Rectory Fax: 617-825-0514 Website: stmark-stambrose.org

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 9, 2017 In Loving Memory: Sanctuary Lamp: Richard Murphy Chapel Sanctuary Lamp: Coley Flaherty Altar Bread & Wine: Josefa Fernandes Mass Intentions Saturday, July 8, 2017 4:00 Frank and Marianna Hannigan.. 4th Anniversary Richard Murphy..1st Anniversary Sunday, July 9, 2017 8:00 Coley Flaherty...2nd Anniversary 12:00 Victims of Terrorist Attacks Josefa Fernandes.5th Anniversary Saturday, July 15, 2017 4:00 John Emma.10th Anniversary Sunday, July 16, 2017 8:00 Bridie Quinn...Memorial Daniel Perruzzi...Memorial 12:00 Frank Accetta, Louis Accetta..Mem. Ronald Fedle...Memorial If you would like to have an Anniversary Mass or a Memorial Mass said for a loved one, please contact Judy at the Rectory. Also, please consider honoring a loved one by donating the Bread and Wine or the Sanctuary Lamps for the week/month. DESPERATION The kingdom of God is not for the wellmeaning but for the desperate. James Denney HOPE Never deprive someone of hope it may be all they have. Anonymous Saint Mark s Religious Education Program Registration for CCD or Confirmation ---, please contact Emilia Cowell at 925-917-1740. All Religious Education Programing has finished for the year. Registration information will begin in September Parish Activities 07/9/2017 7/15/2017 Sunday, July 9, 2017 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday, July 10 ESOL Classes..6:30-9:00 Annex Tuesday, July 11 Sp. Prayer Grp 6:30 pm 9:00 pm Church Wednesday, July 12 ESOL Classes 11:00-1:30, 6:30-9:00 Annx Sp Choir Practice 7:00-9:00 pm Ch. Hall Thursday, July 13 Friday, July 14 First Friday Narcotics Anonymous 5:00-10 pm Ch Hall Saturday, July 15 Reconciliation 3:30-3:45 Church Love Thy Neighbor The summer is here and many of our parishioners go on vacation making it hard for the parish staff to notice missing Lambs. If you are aware of one of our parishioners who is sick, homebound or hospitalized, please take a few moments to contact a member of the parish staff and let them know the details. Our Communion Call list is constantly changing and any and all assistance we receive in compiling the list is very much appreciated.

Saint Mark Parish Celebrating 100 Years St. Mark Wainwright Summer Program The parish summer program in Wainwright Park Program dates are July 10-August 18, Monday - Friday, 10am-4pm. The program serves youth ages 6-15 years old and includes recreation, enrichment, field trips, and lunch. The cost is $20 per week, per child. All age groups are on a waitlist. If you would like to register a youth on the waitlist or contribute in any way, please contact the program at wainwrightpark@gmail.com or 617-825-1052. The Wainwright Park Family Fun Days will be held on Saturday, July 22 and Saturday, August 19; 11-4 pm (weather permitting). A HUMBLE KING Like a tonal center in music, the note to which we keep returning in today s readings is humility. We wait in joyful expectation for the coming of our Lord as King. But what we are told to expect and rejoice over is a meek and humble king, riding on an ass. Not horses or chariots of the great and mighty, but a humble beast carries the Ruler whose dominion stretches from the River to the ends of the earth (Zechariah 9:10). This King comes to banish the tools of the warrior and bring peace. No wonder that a weary world rejoices and gives thanks to God! TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The premier poet of the English language, Geoffrey Chaucer, introduced one of his most beloved characters, the Wife of Bath, by this telling remark: Husbands at church door she had five. Four times widowed, she was setting off on a pilgrimage, notably without number five. The church door is a curious detail, pointing to the fourteenth-century wedding custom of marrying on the porch of the parish church. The goal was to give maximum publicity to the consent of the groom and bride, and so consent was moved from the bride s home to a public venue. The priest would stand in the doorway and begin by sprinkling the couple with holy water. He needed to make sure they weren t too closely related and give them some instruction. He would direct the groom to pay the bride s family a dowry, and then announce the monetary amounts to the interested passersby. Only then would the guests enter the church for the wedding Mass, during which the bride and groom would hold lighted candles. The gradual move from home to church and the shift from the bride s father to the priest s authority helped to protect the freedom of brides who weren t quite as confident as the Wife of Bath. TODAY S READINGS First Reading Rejoice heartily, O Jerusalem! For see, your savior comes (Zechariah 9:9-10). Psalm I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God (Psalm 145). Second Reading The one who raised Christ from death will give life to your mortal bodies also (Romans 8:9, 11-13). Gospel Come, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:25-30).

Christ Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Saint Ambrose-Saint Mark Collaborative News The Collaborative is holding a Collaborative Logo Contest, open to all parishioners. The idea is to design a logo which encompasses both parishes. This logo will be used on all Collaborative material. The lucky winner will receive $200.00. All entries must be in by August 1, 2017 and be submitted to the Rectory. The Ashmont Farmers Market returns for its 9th season. It will provide access to fresh produce and will give you the opportunity to come together around table games, community resources, live music and other activities in Peabody Square. The 2017 market season will continue through October 13 on Friday afternoons from 3 to 7 pm on the Ashmont MBTA plaza. Saint Mark St. Vincent de Paul Society s Food Pantry Any parishioner wishing to obtain a bag of groceries may do so by coming to the rectory each third Monday, of the month from 10:00 am 12:00. (this is the only time you can obtain groceries) The next Food Pantry Day will be held on July 17th. Please bring identification with you. Questions, call 617-265-1921. We wish to thank the Most Precious Blood Parish in Dover, and St. Joseph s Parish in Needham for their very generous donations of food and other items. We are in need of items such as canned pasta items and canned meats and fish. Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (pronounced [ˈɡaderi deɡaˈɡwita] in Mohawk), given the name Tekakwitha, baptized as Catherine [3][4] and informally known as Lily of the Mohawks (1656 April 17, 1680), is a Roman Catholic saint who was an Algonquin Mohawk virgin and laywoman. Born in Auriesville (now part of New York), she suffered from smallpox as a young child, which scarred her face and greatly weakened her eyes. She converted to Roman Catholicism at age nineteen and was renamed Kateri. She settled for the remaining years of her life at the Jesuit mission village of Kahnawake, south of Montreal in New France, now Canada. Tekakwitha took a devout vow of perpetual virginity. She was baptized in honor of Saint Catherine of Siena. Upon her death at the age of 24, minutes after her death, witnesses say her scars vanished and she appeared radiant and beautiful. Known for her virtue of chastity and mortification of the flesh, as well as being shunned by her tribe for her religious conversion to Catholicism, she is the fourth Native American to be venerated in the Roman Catholic Church. [5] Under the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, she was beatified in 1980 and canonized by Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peter's Basilica on 21 October 2012. [6][7] Various miracles and supernatural events are attributed to her intercession. Feast Day: July 14, 2017 St. Mark-St. Ambrose Youth Group The next meeting of the Youth Group will be on Sunday, July 23 @ 6:00 pm. *****Please note the date****** If you are interested in joining the Youth Group, or would like to make a donation to the Youth Group, please see Fr. Anthony.