St. Elizabeth Parish 350 Reedsdale Road Milton, MA 02186 www.stelizabethmilton.org 617-696-6688 Parish Mission Statement The mission of the Parish of Saint Elizabeth is to give witness to the Kingdom of God on earth, to support one another, and to strive for a deeper relationship with God. As a community of faith, we welcome all to participate in living out the Gospel message of Our Lord, Jesus Christ. We pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit to serve better the Lord and one another.
SAINT ELIZABETH PARISH 350 Reedsdale Road, Milton, MA 02186 www.stelizabethmilton.org PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Eric M. Bennett, Pastor 617-696-6688 frericbennett12@gmail.com Rev. Michael Ssenfuma, Vicar Rev. Robert M. Blaney In Residence fr.robert_blaney@rcab.org Deacon Kevin P. Martin deaconkevin@smhmilton.org SCHEDULE OF MASSES Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 8:00, 9:30, and 11:30 am Daily Mass: Monday Wednesday, 9:00 am Thursday & Friday, 7:30 am Daily Rosary: Monday Wednesday before Mass Thursday & Friday after Mass PARISH OFFICE HOURS LOCATED AT ST. MARY S OF THE HILLS MONDAY FRIDAY 9:00 AM 3:00 PM Mary Shea DiCenzo Business Manager mdicenzo@stelizabethmilton.org Laura Phelan Parish Administrative Assistant lphelan @stelizabethmilton.org Denise Johnson- Ilacqua Faith Formation Director dilacqua@stelizabethmilton.org Joan Rush Faith Formation Assistant jrush@stelizabethmilton.org Barbara Lydon Receptionist Dr. George Ashur Director of Music gashur@yahoo.com Anita Ashur Wakim Assistant Director of Music/ Soloist wakimanita@gmail.com Colleen Martin Director of Youth Choir colleenmartin13@hotmail.com SACRAMENTS Baptisms: Please call the Rectory to schedule a baptism for the 2nd or 3rd Sunday of the month at 1:30. Baptismal Catechesis is required for first time parents. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:00-3:45 pm Anytime by appointment Eucharist Ministry to the Sick: Please call the Parish Office to receive the Eucharist at home R.C.I.A. : Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults please call the Parish Office at 617-696-6688 Marriage: Please call the rectory at least 6 months before the wedding date TELEPHONE NUMBERS Rectory (617) 696-6688 Faith Formation (617) 698-5763 Fax (617) 696-7044 St. Mary of the Hills Week day Mass Times: Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday -7:30 am Mass Thursday, Friday, & Saturday - 9:00 am Mass St. Mary of the Hills Weekend Mass Times Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 8:00 am, 10:15 am, & 12:00 pm Thanksgiving Day Mass: St. Elizabeth 9:00 am Mass St. Mary Of The Hills 10:00 am Mass
The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 28, 2018 MASS INTENTIONS From the Pastor Prayers are requested for the people of our parish, for those who are hospitalized, for our deceased relatives and friends, and for the following intentions: Saturday, October 27 4:00 pm Regina & Edward Baird Memorial Mass Sunday, October 28 8:00 am Daniel McAuliffe Anniversary Mass 9:30 am Helen Dooley 30th Anniversary Mass 11:30 am Marie P. Barrett Memorial Mass Monday, October 29 9:00 am Arlene McCullagh Memorial Mass Tuesday, October 30 9:00 am Alice Daly 16th Anniversary Mass Wednesday, October 31 9:00 am Thursday, November 1 7:30 am All Saints Day Mass 7:00 pm All Saints Day Mass Friday, November 2 7:30 am Bernadette Richards Memorial Mass Saturday, November 3 4:00 pm Dorothy Horan 8th Anniversary Mass Sunday, November 4 8:00 am Mary Munroe 5th Anniversary Mass 9:30 am David Lydon Birthday Mass 11:30 am Dorothy Bellew 2nd Anniversary Mass Please pray for our recently deceased: Mary Blaney & Stephen Kelleher 9:30 Mass Reminder encouragement to all families with children to attend. In September, the priests began inviting the children who attend the 9:30 Mass to the front pews on the right hand side (as you look from the pews to the altar). We have been reserving those first 3-4 rows of those pews for the children and we will continue to do this for every 9:30am Mass. The more children and families we have sitting there, the more pews we will reserve. The priests will continue to invite your children to sit there during the homily every Sunday. Please encourage your child to sit there at the homily as it can help them to understand the Mass better. "Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! This scripture passage came to mind this week as I looked at all the many things that have been happening in the collaborative. I want to thank all of you who generously donate your time to help our parishes to prepare to take the next step. As Catholics, all of thanksgiving begins in the Eucharist. The word Eucharist means thanksgiving. It is only by giving thanks to God in the Eucharist every week for all that he has done and is doing in one s life that we can then appreciate what He is inviting us into. The Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith in God s infinite love. Both parishes have begun their respective Grand Annual collection. Thank you to all of you who have contributed thus far. Your sacrifice and generosity are what allow our parish to carry out the mission Christ entrusts to us. Next weekend we are having our Memorial Mass for those who have been buried from our parishes this year. At St. Elizabeth, this will be the 4pm Saturday Mass and at St. Mary it will be the 10:15am Mass. If you can make it to one of those Masses, it would be wonderful sign of prayerful support for those families who are still mourning the loss of their loved one. As we enter into the cold and flu season, we will be distributing Holy Communion only under one species. Currently we are distributing the Eucharist under the species of bread and wine. Now that we are in the heightened season of cold and flu we will be distributing the Eucharist only under the appearance of the bread. Finally, the collaborative offices are getting more organized day by day. Please come and visit us we enjoy seeing parishioners from the parish. May you have a blessed week. In Christ, Fr. Bennett
The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 28, 2018 Parish Stewardship Weekly Budget Goal $6,731 October 21 $5,531 Weekly Short Fall $1,200 Monthly Maintenance $1,803 As always we thank you for your generosity. The offertory is our primary means of meeting parish weekly operational expenses. If you are interested in the Electronic Giving Program, please take a form at the entrance of the church or go onto our website www.stelizabethmilton.org, click About/Electronic Giving. The Sanctuary Light is given the month of October in loving memory of Andrew Hamilton from his family Notice for Eucharistic Ministers: Milton Hospital is in need of Eucharistic Ministers on the second Sunday morning of the month. Please contact Anne Millington, Milton Hospital Chaplain at 617-592-3084 or anne_millington@bidmilton.org if you are able to help. A SIX-WEEK GRIEF EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP FOR THE NEWLY BEREAVED This group will provide participants with a safe place to remember and reflect on the loss of their loved one while connecting with others who have a shared understanding. Each session will offer education about the grief process and coping strategies to navigate the difficulties and challenges of life after loss. Participants will receive readings and resources to guide their journey through grief and be invited to participate in discussions/ activities as they feel comfortable. Attendees are requested to attend all 6 sessions. Living through Loss: 6-week Grief Support Group Date: Tuesdays - October 30 th thru December 4 th Time: 6:00pm Location: St. Elizabeth s Church in Fr. Curley Hall: 350 Reedsdale Rd., Milton, MA For more information or to RSVP Contact Bereavement Specialist, Anne-Marie Thompson, LICSW 866-670-9449 There is no doubt that the Rosary is one of the trademarks of Catholic devotion to Mary. Every day the Rosary is recited publicly here at St. Elizabeth s before Mass Monday Wednesday and after Mass Thursday & Friday. Wednesday night at 6:30 pm. We invite those who can do so to join our Rosary Group and honor Mary, the Mother of Jesus. St. Mary of the Hills School invites you to their Open House on Tuesday, November 6, 9:30-11:30 A.M. Come and discover all that St. Mary of the Hills School has to offer to your children (Grades pre-k through 8) Contact Admissions: mcollins@smhschool.org or 617-698-2464 Find out more at Smhschool.org Intermediate Choir The intermediate Choir rehearsals are in the choir loft on Mondays from 5 6:15 pm. Students who participated in the Intermediate Choir last year please email Anita Wakim at wakimanita@gmail.com. Younger advanced music students may join by audition with Colleen Martin and Anita Wakim. Both Intermediate and Youth Choirs will participate in the first and third Sundays of the month at the 9:30 am Mass. Attention all students in grades 1 thru 5! Does your child love to sing? We are looking for more members to join our junior choir! Children in grades 1 thru 5 are welcome to join the junior choir. Upcoming opportunities to sing include the 9:30AM first and third Sunday Family Masses each month, as well as the annual Christmas Pageant, our Christmas Eve Mass, Easter Mass, and First Communion! We will continue our season after Christmas break from January to May with a celebratory pizza party to end the season. Rehearsals are every Tuesday in Father Curley Hall 4:45-5:45pm. For more information email Colleen Martin the junior choir director at : ColleenMartin13@hotmail.com.
The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 28, 2018 The William T. and Lenore Fidler School of Faith Formation Denise Johnson-Ilacqua, Faith Formation Director Joan Rush Administrative Assistant Please don t forget our Coffee hour after our 9:30 am Family Mass. Free coffee and donuts for the children and adults. All are welcome!! Please join us on All Saints Day November 1 st at the 7:30am or 7:00pm Mass at St. Elizabeth Parish. All Souls day November 2 Mass will be at 7:30 am All Saints' Day is a solemn holy day of the Catholic Church celebrated annually on November 1. The day is dedicated to the saints of the Church, that is, all those who have attained heaven. It should not be confused with All Souls' Day, which is observed on November 2, and is dedicated to those who have died and not yet reached heaven. Thank you for all your donations to St. Francis Homeless shelter and Friends of the Unborn. If you still want to donate sock or babies supplies, we have two boxes set up on the tables as you enter to Fr. Curley hall. Catholicism Series: Please join us on Friday, November 2 for our next evening enjoying the Catholicism Series. We will meet in the Collaborative Offices @ 29 St. Mary s Rd @ 6:00-8:00 for a light meal, and a presentation of Bishop Barron s talk and small group discussion: Episode 5: The Indispensable Men: Peter, Paul, and the Missionary Adventure. Please call the Collaborative Offices at 617-696-0120 if you will be joining us for dinner. Hope to see you there! For nearly 40 years, St. Mary of the Hills parishioners have been serving ice cream and desserts to the guests at the Pine Street Inn/Shattuck location in Jamaica Plain. There are six teams who rotate each Friday evening, around 6:00-7:30 PM. Please consider joining a team as a dessert contributor or a server. Desserts can be dropped in the bins on the back porch of the Collaborative office (29 St. Mary's Road) by 6:00 PM. Servers meet there, grab the ice cream and goodies and ride share to the shelter. Please consider joining a team. The effort is minimal and the reward is great! Contact Jed Doherty at 617-833-7063 or jedlie@jedlie.com. Thank you. MCC Caring Circle 617-337-3225 or www.mcccaringcircle.org. Linking those in need with those who can help. Prayer for Families, We bless your name, O Lord, for sending your own incarnate Son, to become part of a family, so that, as he lived its life, he would experience its worries and its joys. We ask you, Lord, to protect and watch over this family, so that in the strength of your grace its members may enjoy prosperity, possess the priceless gift of your peace, and, as the Church alive in the home, bear witness in this world to your glory. We ask this thought Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer to St. Michael: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into Hell Satan and all evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Please keep our servicemen and women who are away from their families, in our thoughts and prayers. PFC Lyndsey MacQuarrie, USAF. Robert Foley, Corporal Justin Hinds US Army, Sgt. Gregory Donohoe USM, Sgt. Sean Donohoe USM, Airman Joseph Lynch USAF, Michael Grant US Army, Staff Sgt, Lance Corporal Nicholas Levasseur USMC, Staff Sgt. Stephen Albanese, Ryan Feeney US Navy, Sean Peterson USMC, Marine Lance, Marine PFC Trevor Cannatella, Jessica Neal, USCG, Corporal Gregory Simeone US Marines, Sgt. Michael A. Cherry, USMC, Lance Corporal Donnacha Kennedy USMC, Jonathan Lasis US Army If you have a loved one in the Military and would like to have him or her remembered in our prayers, please forward their name to the Parish Office or drop a note in the offertory or email us @ lphelan@stelizabethmilton.org.
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