Easter Sunday April 5, 2015 Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted
Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish O UR L ADY C O M F O R T E R OF T H E A F F L I C T E D Church: 880 Trapelo Rd, Waltham, MA 02452-4845 www.olca.org Parish Office/Religious Education: 920-R Trapelo Rd., Waltham, MA 02452-4845 (781) 894-3481 Fax (781) 894-0021 Our Lady s Academy: 920 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, MA 02452-4845 (781) 899-0353 www.ourladysacademy.org Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:00PM Academy Office Hours Monday-Friday 7:45AM-2:45PM Waltham/Lexington PARISH STAFF Rev. James M. DiPerri, Pastor Rev. James F. Hawker, Senior Priest Assisting Deacon Ramon Garcia Patrick Fiorillo, Seminarian John Barry, Religious Education Coordinator Miriam Dorovski, Finance Manager Sharon Micco, Parish Office Manager Nori Elisabeth Fahrig, Music Director Chandra Minor, School Principal Mary Gotgart, School Office Manager parish@olca.org garciaramoni@gmail.com partrick.fiorillo@sjs.edu religiouseducation@olca.org finance@olca.org parish@olca.org music@olca.org principal@ourladysacademy.org office@ourladysacademy.org MASS Monday, Wednesday, Friday First Friday Mass Saturday (Vigil) Sunday Holy Day BAPTISM 8AM 9AM (only) 4PM 9AM, 11AM As Announced During Mass or on selected Sunday each month at 12:15 PM. Please contact parish office. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Arrangements six months-one year in advance by appointment. Please contact the parish office. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION (RCIA) Anyone interested in journeying in faith to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, please contact the parish office. 2 Easter Sunday SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION Every Saturday from 3:15-3:45 PM in the Reconciliation Room located just inside the front of the church at the handicap entrance, baptismal font side of church. Other scheduled opportunities throughout the year, as well as by appointment. SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK The Sacrament of The Sick will be administered on the last weekend of each month after the 4PM and 11AM Masses. Who can receive this sacrament? Those who are aged, chronically ill, are having treatments or will be having surgery. We invite you to come receive the Sacrament of the Sick, a source of strength, healing and grace. HOMEBOUND MINISTRY Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion bring Holy Communion to those unable to attend Sunday Mass. Please contact the parish office to make arrangements. For more information on the Catholic Faith visit www.usccb.org
Waltham/Lexington Saturday April 4 7:30 pm Easter Vigil Sunday April 5 9:00 am Easter Sunday **All Members of Our Lady s Living and Deceased** 11:00 am Easter Sunday Monday April 6 8:00 am Deceased Members of Our Lady s Parish Wednesday April 8 8:00 am Armand Gaudet Memorial Friday April 10 8:00 am Mark McMorrow Memorial Saturday April 11 4:00 pm Alfred J. Poirier Memorial Sunday April 12 9:00 am Peter J. & Alice M. Connolly Memorial *All Members of Our Lady s Living and Deceased* 11:00 am Walter Kane Memorial The Stained Glass Window was illuminated last week in loving memory of John and Josephine Stagliano and their son, Joseph, Mario Cavallaro, Phil and Theresa Cavallaro and son, Phil at the request of Joan Stagliano, Maryann Cavallaro and Grandchildren. The Bread and Wine was offered last week in loving memory of Val Giorgianni at the request of his family. The Bread and Wine is offered this week in loving memory of Rita O Connell s 11th Anniversary at the request of her daughter Lynn O Connell. Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish EASTER COLLECTION Today s Easter Collection is for our 628 active and senior priests who have dedicated their lives in faithful service to God and His Church. Remember past priests from Our Lady s who have made a meaningful difference in your life, and consider honoring him/them with a generous gift to the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust. Our priests have dedicated their lives to serving the Catholic faithful here in the Archdiocese of Boston; now it is our turn to care for them in their time of need. THANK YOU FROM SHARON MICCO I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in making last Saturday s Ham-a-Rama such a success. I think a great time was had by all. Thank you to all who made donations for our raffle table, bake sale table, balloons and for coming to support our parish. It was a great night. I have said it many times, I cannot do what I do without YOU. So thank you all and Happy Easter. SPRING CALENDAR FUNDRAISER The drawing month is May, 2015. Calendars are $20 each. The calendars will be through the month of April. We will also have tables at the back of church on certain weekends for those who wish to buy extra calendars, maybe for gifts! Minimum prize is $50 and maximum is $150. One winner will be picked every day in May. Let all your friends know so they can buy one or two from you. UPCOMING COLLECTIONS April 4/5: Clergy Benefit Trust COLLECTION INFORMATION March 28/29: $7,192 Please consider signing up for Online Giving. Online Giving allows those who have joined not to worry about being away and it eases our minds a bit as well knowing that is a steady income. If you would like to sign up for Online Giving, contact Sharon in the parish office. April 5, 2015 3
Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish Waltham/Lexington Congratulations to Elizabeth Smith, Nancy Saenpraseuth and Kham Saenpraseuth on receiving their Sacraments at the Easter Vigil. Please keep them in your prayers on this new phase of their lives. ST. VINCENT DEPAUL The food collection is the third weekend each month. Some suggested items are: cereal, children s snacks, peanut butter, jelly, mayonnaise, small canned hams, cans of stew, spaghetti sauce, coffee, hot chocolate, bars of soap and toilet tissue. Thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity. A statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the sanctuary of our church is forthcoming as announced by Fr. DiPerri at all weekend Masses last week. A statue has not been selected or ordered but will be in the next few months as a desire to further enhance our sacred space. The location is on the blank brick wall above the baptismal font, opposite side of the Blessed Mother statue. A statue of the Sacred Heart is significant in portraying our Lord s love for each of us and our quest to follow him. Our Lord appeared in several visions to many Saints over the centuries. Jesus shows his Sacred Heart in order that we may be drawn into his loving presence. PERFECT GIFT 1000 CLUB The perfect gift for that hard to buy for person. Memberships are $55 per year. Our next drawing is Sunday, April 12 at 12:30pm in the school cafeteria. JOIN TODAY!!! Name: Address: Phone: Fill out and return to Sharon in the parish office. 4 Easter Sunday
Waltham/Lexington Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish SPECTACULAR CONCERT EVENT KOINONIA ACADEMY CONCERT CHOIR Join us on Monday, April 20 at 6:30pm in Our Lady s Church for a night with the Koinonia Academy Concert Choir from Plainfield, New Jersey. Enjoy an hour long presentation of uplifting music, skits and faith sharings. A free will offering will be taken. For more information, please contact Thomas Appert, 908-868-4976 or tappert@koinoniaacademy.org or Susan Minogue, 908-612 -2612 or sminogue@koinoniaacademy.org Buongiorno! From Our Lady s Academy Italian Teacher Alessandra Sambiase The students of Italian at Our Lady s Academy have been focused and have truly enjoyed their studies since the beginning of the school year. It is always a great pleasure for me to see how much they value the importance of learning this beautiful language and it makes me so very proud of them, year after year. The highlight of the Italian program at Our Lady s Academy this year was our trip to Italy that some of the Middle School Italian students and their parents took during February vacation along with myself and a few Teachers. This wonderful educational trip took them to Venice, Padua, Florence, Pisa, Assisi and Rome with the additional daytrip to an olive oil mill nestled in the Tuscan hills. Timing worked out well for us in Venice as we got there just as the Carnevale (Carnival) festivities were happening so the students had the chance to see the traditional Venetian costumes and masks parade through Piazza San Marco (St. Mark s square). We also visited and admired the stunning rooms and façade of the Dogi s Palace as well as the mosaics and Byzantine architecture of the Basilica di San Marco (St. Mark s Basilica). A fun gondola ride brought us along the many canals of this very unique city where we were also able to see a glass blowing demonstration. The unforgettable taste of the Carnevale fritters and hot cocoa sold the local pastry shops gave us a real sense of how wonderful life is in Venice. In Padua we admired the Basilica di Sant Antonio (St. Anthony s basilica) where we prayed and visited the crypt holding the relics of the Saint. Assisi was also a wonderful place for the students to visit as they walked through the medieval streets of this Holy city ending at the Basilica di San Francesco (St. Francis Basilica) where fresco scenes of the life of the Saint are depicted and his burial site is a sacred place of pilgrimage. In Florence we marveled at the massive Duomo and visited the Academia museum, the Church of Santa Croce where Michelangelo's tomb is located and the stunning Piazza della Signoria. We had the pleasure to taste authentic Tuscan food and to take an evening passeggiata (stroll) down the streets of this marvelous Renaissance city eating a gelato (ice-cream) just like Italians do. In Rome, the students visited the Roman Forum, the Pantheon, and the Vatican Museums along with other main sites of cultural interest and even had the memorable experience to attend the Ash Wednesday Papal audience in St. Peter s square, seeing Pope Francis up close and receiving his blessing. What a wonderful opportunity we had! Needless to say that the memories of this trip will be treasured for a lifetime by both Our Lady s Academy students and their parents. April 5, 2015 5
Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish OUR LADY S CCD CONFERENCES/ADORATION WITH Fr. DiPerri Sunday, May 17 Grades 1-8 OUR LADY S ACADEMY CONFERENCES/ ADORATION WITH Fr. DiPerri CONFERENCES/ADORATION Monday, April 6 K-Grade 4 Tuesday, April 7 Pre K Friday, April 10 Grades 5-8 Monday, May 4 Grades 5-8 Friday, May 8 K-Grade 4 Friday, May 19 Pre K4 Tuesday, June 2 Pre K4 Monday, June 8 Grades 1-7 The Knights of Columbus would like to thank all who attended the pasta dinner on March 21 for helping to make it a big success. We look forward to seeing you again the Fall when we do it again. MEMORIAL CANDLE STANDS There are a few candles available to purchase in memory of a loved one or for a special intention. The cost is $250 for a year. If interested, contact Sharon in the parish office. CATECHISM CORNER Charity Waltham/Lexington Charity is the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God. Jesus makes charity the new commandment. By loving his own to the end, he makes manifest the father s love which he receives. By loving one another, the disciples imitate the love of Jesus which they themselves receive. Christ died out of love for us. The Lord asks us to love as he does, even our enemies, to make ourselves the neighbor of those farthest away and to love children and the poor as Christ himself. The practice of all the virtues is animated and inspired by charity, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. Charity upholds and purifies our human ability to love and raises it to the supernatural perfection of divine love. To find more information see: Catechism of the Catholic Church Official Teaching To view the online version visit: USCCB, www.usccb.org/catechism CATHOLIC APPEAL Thank you to all who have participated in Our Lady s 2015 Catholic Appeal Campaign. Your support is the most effective way our parish community can join together in the Church s universal work to care for our neighbors. To date we have collected $12,950 which is 28.5% of our goal. If you have yet to participate in the 2015 Catholic Appeal, please pick up a pledge form which can be found on any of the tables in church. You also can make a gift or pledge online at www.bostoncatholicappeal.org. Thank you for your support and for helping us towards reaching our parish goal. 6 Easter Sunday
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