Our Lady of Sorrows Parish

Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Today s Readings are on : 1029 Ordinary of the Mass begins on Page 166 Scripture for the week of March 18, 2018 Sunday, March 18th Jer 31:31-34/ Heb 5:7-9/ Jn 12:2-33 Monday, March 19th 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/ Rom 4:13,16-18,22/ Mt1:16,18-21, 24a Tuesday, March 20th Nm 21:4-9/ Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday, March 21st Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/ Jn 8:31-42 Thursday, March 22nd Gn 17:3-9/ Jn 8:51-59 Friday, March 23rd Jer 20:10-13/ Jn 10:31-42 Saturday, March 24th Ez 37:21-28/ Jn 11:45-56 Sunday, March 25th PALM SUNDAY Mk 11:1-10/ Is 50:4-7/ Phil 2:6-11/ Mk 14:1 15:47 Music Mass Parts: Kyrie #169, Gospel Acclamation #343, Holy #179, Mystery #181, Amen #183, Lamb of God #185 Gathering #598 ~ O God Beyond All Praising Responsorial Psalm ~ Psalm 51 Create A Clean Heart In Me, O God Presentation of Gifts Special Music Communion # 783 ~ Unless A Grain Of Wheat Sending Forth #486 ~ Deep Within 59 Cottage St., Sharon, MA March 18, 2018 Mass Schedule: Weekends: Saturday at 4:30 PM Sunday at 7:30, 8:45 & 11 AM Week Days: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 9:00 AM HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE March 29th ~ Holy Thursday ~ 7:30PM March 30th ~ Good Friday Tenebrae Prayer Service ~ 9 AM Passion of the Lord ~ 3 PM March 31st ~ Easter Vigil ~ 8 PM April 1st ~ Easter Sunday Masses 7:30 AM, 8:45 AM (Church & O Connell Hall) & 11 AM ( Church & O Connell Hall) Parish Office Hours: Monday Friday 9 AM to Noon & 1 PM to 4 PM To Contact Us: Parish: 781-784-2265 Website: www.olossharon.org Parish Email: parish@olossharon.org Mass Intentions for the Week: March 17th at 4:30 PM: Antonio Layug March 18th at 7:30 AM: Fredrick Caramanica March 18th at 8:45 AM: William Amrhein March 21st at 9 AM: Anthony Badessa

PASTOR S DESK THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU The ritual, the liturgy of the Sacrament of Reconciliation is the simplest of all the sacraments. It is the only rite that is intended to be a conversation in which the God of mercy has promised to be present. Sometimes people especially those who might not have availed themselves of the sacrament for a long time approach it with some anxiety. Not to worry. The priest will walk you through guiding you along the way. He is, of course, aware that today there are longer intervals between confessions, sometimes many years. In fact, he is joyful that you have found your way back and eager to share the experience of God s mercy with you. It is a good idea to arrive a few minutes early to gather yourself in quiet prayer. Remember the entire process from examination of conscience to absolution is a prayer. In fact as a sacrament, as liturgy, it is a prayer of the whole church that God will grant you mercy and forgiveness. This brief time of preparation in addition to putting you in a prayerful frame of mind will help make your confession brief, complete, concise and clear. There is no need to go into great detail. If the priest has a question, he ll ask. Pope Francis has advised priests that their attitude should be one of listening rather than one of questioning. Listen also to the priest for any advice he may give and ask questions if you have them. The small penance given is symbolic of the sorrow in your heart. Expressing sorrow is essential and we can do that in one of the versions of the Act of Contrition or in our own words. In the bible, we have instances of Christ raising people like Lazarus from the dead. One of the ancient Church Fathers remarked that to forgive sins is a greater work than to raise the dead. We should give thanks for God is good and his mercy endures forever. Listen to the words of a Catholic who described himself as fearful but who one day went to confession and told the priest everything that weighed on him. I now go to Confession with much more faith in God s desire and ability to heal and care for me. Confession reminds me that I can ask the Lord for help with anything. I don t have to be perfect; God will forgive my weakness and give me the grace to do better. More than anything, I can trust that he will love me-no matter what mistakes I make. PARISH LENTEN RECONCILIATION SERVICE A perfect segue to what I have written above is our Lenten Reconciliation Service here in the Church on next Thursday evening March 22 at 7:30m pm. There will be a brief service with scripture readings and prayer. We will have several priests available for individual confession. This will be a good opportunity for annual confession and hopefully a reminder that the sacrament is available more frequently and it is good practice for spiritual nourishment to take advantage of it. ~ Fr. Frank Fifth Sunday of Lent

Weekly Collection March 11, 2018 The average cost to run the parish is $9,800 per week. Our expectation is that 70% or $7,100 will come from the weekly offertory. Parishioners contributed $6,702 for the week ending March 11th. Easter Flowers There are envelopes in the back of the church to donate funds for the flowers to decorate the church at Easter. You can make your donation in honor or memory of a loved one. Their name(s) will appear in the bulletin on Easter weekend. Please be sure to write names clearly so that they will appear correctly in the bulletin. Deadline is March 26th Returning CRS Rice Bowl Donations As our Lenten season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving draws to a close, we want to remind you that the time to return Rice Bowls is approaching. Please bring your Rice Bowls to any Mass on Palm Sunday weekend (April 8-9). We will have baskets in the church for collection. You may offer a cash donation, write a check to OLOS with Catholic Relief Services written on the memo line, or bring your bills and change in the Rice Bowl itself. We thank you for your generosity and hope you have found this act of solidarity to be enriching and fulfilling. Clergy Health & Retirement Trust: Easter Collection This Easter, our parish collection will support the priests of our Archdiocese who share the good news, perform good works, and spread good faith. The Clergy Health & Retirement Trust ensures an appropriate level of care and quality of life for our 590 diocesan priests. Remember the priests who have cared for you, and consider honoring them with a gift that helps care for them. Thank you in advance for supporting the priests who continue to give so much to our Church. Prayers for the Sick Michael Ivancich, Ramona Rosario, Vincent & Jo Chiodo, Anita DeGallo, Francis & Gert DiLoreto, Anthony Venti, Donna Prado, Ruth & Ralph Fretts, Judy Manuel, Judy Grenier, Carol Baggeroer, Marty Johnson, Ashley Kane, Louise Methot, Alissa Porcaro, Mark Kincaid Prayers for the Deceased Robert Parilla, Jr, Ellen Laurie, Ricardo Balarezo, Paul Baro, Lawrence Russell, Kathleen Minerva Encounter Lent with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl Our parish community journeys through Lent with CRS Rice Bowl, a faith-in-action program that invites each of us to encounter our neighbor, through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Each week, Rice Bowl introduces us to an individual who benefits from Rice Bowl and whose story prompts us to consider how we respond to Christ s call to care for our brothers and sisters across the globe. This week we encounter Alefa, who lives in the Chikwawa District in Malawi. This district has battled a long history of food insecurity due to drought, most recently during the 2015 growing season. CRS s Diversification for Nutrition and Enhanced Resilience (DiNER) Fair program offers subsidized agricultural vouchers to beneficiaries to use to purchase droughtresistant seeds. These seeds are helping Alefa s family survive an uncertain climate. How can you care for God s creation this Lent? How can you support those, worldwide, who are forced to flee their homes to find safety or better opportunities? Visit crsricebowl.org for more. March 18, 2018

What s Happening At Our Lady of Sorrows This Weekend Adult Faith Formation Lenten Program Speak Lord, Your Servant is Listening: Answering the Call to Prophesy Sunday, March 18, 2018 in O Connell Hall, 9:45-10:45 a.m. Presenter: MaryAnne Cappelleri, Campus Minister for Service Immersion Programs at Stonehill College What does it mean to be a modern day prophet? How are we each called to hear and answer God's call? How do the Lenten practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving attune us to the voice of God? Our presenter will be speaking on these points and more. Come and bring a friend! Lenten Reconciliation Service The Church encourages all Catholics to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation each Lent. Join us for a Reconciliation Service on Thursday, March 22nd at 7:30 p.m. We will pray together and then several priests will be available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. If you have never celebrated the sacrament, this is a good time to do so. Protecting God s Children Training Session Thursday, March 22, 6:30-8:30 PM in the Bullock Center The Archdiocese of Boston requires that all adults volunteering with children, young adults, elderly or disabled persons participate in a Protecting God s Children Training Session. All adults who are interested in participating in an OLOS service opportunity, teaching or volunteering with or alongside children and youth in the parish are required to attend. To register, please e-mail Teresa Coda at tcoda@olossharon.org Spring Cleaning ~ Church & O Connell Hall Fifth Sunday of Lent Help Needed for Decorating For Easter Vigil & Sunday Masses Please join us Saturday March 31st at 10 AM in the church as we decorate for Our Lord s Resurrection. Many hands make light work and even if you don t have a flare for decorating we can use the gifts you do have!! If you have any questions please call Lynn Jacobs at the Parish Office 781-784 -2265. Please join us Saturday, March 24th from 9 AM to 1 PM to do some Spring house cleaning in the church and O Connell Hall in preparation for Easter! Bring your gloves, brooms, duster, rags and your elbow grease and let s brighten things up. Lunch will be provided. Contact Lynn in the Parish office with any questions. OLOS Book Group The next OLOS Book Group meeting will be on Sunday, April 15th at 2:00 p.m. in the Bullock Center. All are welcome. We will be discussing When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi. Please come ready to discuss the book. If you have any questions, be in touch with Teresa Coda (tcoda@olossharon.org) or Monica LaFond. About the book: At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a naïve medical student "possessed," as he wrote, "by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life" into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality. What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir.

What s Happening in Our Community Young Adult Gathering All young adults in their 20s and 30s are welcome to attend the Norfolk County Catholic Kick-Off event on Thursday, April 5th at 7 PM at St. Mary Parish of Walpole (Parish Hall). Come together to meet new people, enjoy food and music, and learn about the mission and goals of NCC! Please register online for FREE at ncc-kick-off-events.evenbrite.com! For more information about NCC, please visit www.norfolkcountycatholics.com Save the Date ~ 14th Annual Fr. Bullock Run, Walk, Shuffle This year s event will take place on Sunday, June 10. With a kid s race, a 2 mile walk and a 5 km run, there is something for every fitness level. The kids race kicks things off at 5:30 PM, with the other distances following at 5:45 PM. The first 150 to register will receive a commemorative T-Shirt. Register on-line at www.signmeup.com/123571. Sponsors and volunteers can go to www.fatherbullockcharityrace.com. Who Do You Think You Are? Conversation with Mauren Walker, PHD ~ Rescheduled for Sunday, May 6th from 2-3:30 PM. Exploring the many voices about who matters, who deserves to be heard, who belongs, and how to cultivate hope from increased awareness, respect, and compassion. This event is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph at Motherhouse Chapel, 631 Cambridge St in Brighton. Registration opens at 9 AM and cost is $40. Ask A Muslim Neighbor 2nd Annual OPEN MOSQUE DAY Sunday April 8th from 3 to 6 PM ICNE, 74 Chase Drive, Sharon, MA Come join in conversation, ask our Imams and leadership questions and learn more about their faith. All are welcome! From Senior Deacon Mike The season of Lent draws down and leads us to Palm Sunday (March 25) and the Triduum and thence the Easter season. But, for this fifth week of Lent, we hear the thematic words of Christ as told by the Gospel of John. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. The Father will honor whoever serves me March 18, 2018

O UR L A D Y O F S O R R O W S P A R I S H 59 Cottage St, Sharon MA 02067 Sacraments We welcome those seeking the sacraments of the Church. For information on celebrating the other sacraments, please contact the Parish Office. Reconciliation Saturday ~ 3:45 PM Eucharistic Adoration Monday ~ 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM The Rosary Fridays after the 9AM Mass Bible Study: Wednesday at 10am in O Connell Hall. All are Welcome! Connecting If you are housebound and would like to receive the Eucharist, if you are in need of prayer or if you need assistance from our community, please call the Parish Office or send us an email. We want to hear from you. Contact Us: We welcome your ideas and involvement. Please contact us. We also invite you to visit and contribute to our prayer book in the back of the church. Parish Office: 781-784-2265 Web: www.olossharon.org Email: parish@olossharon.org Our Vision We welcome all to our community as we celebrate and explore our Catholic faith. We embrace the unique religious composition of Sharon. We proclaim the Risen Lord who gathers us as a community. We pursue open dialogue as we follow the teachings of Jesus Christ through lifelong learning and faith formation. We practice and promote social justice that affirms the Dignity of every human being. We call upon the grace and talents of all parishioners to strengthen our living church. Please visit our full Vision Statement at our website. Staff: Rev. Francis J. Daly, Pastor FrDaly@olossharon.org Senior Deacon Michael Iwanowicz deacon99@aol.com Lynn Jacobs, Office Manager ljacobs@olossharon.org Teresa Coda, Director of Faith Formation tcoda@olossharon.org Anne Marie Dion, Coordinator of Faith Formation adion@olossharon.org Daesik Cha, Music Director dcha@olossharon.org Claire Ramsbottom, Staff Associate cramsbottom@olossharon.org Weekend Associates Rev. Francis X. Clooney, S.J. Rev. Kevin Spicer, C.S.C. Parish Pastoral Council: John Glancy Parish Finance Council: Jim Spoto Welcome to Our Lady of Sorrows Parish. We encourage all our parishioners who worship with us to register. Our registry is a vital source of connection we use to communicate and build community. Please call the Parish office at 781-784-2265, or return this form to the Parish Office via the collection basket, mail, or in person. Thank you. Name: Street Address: Town: Zip: Email: Fifth Sunday of Lent