Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted The Baptism of the Lord January 14, 2018
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 Rev. James M. DiPerri, Pastor Rev. Dermot Roache, SMA, Parochial Vicar Rev. James F. Hawker, Senior Priest Assisting Felicia Forger, Religious Education Coordinator Miriam Dorovski, Finance Manager JoAnn Geary, Finance Assistant Sharon Micco, Parish Office Manager Patrick Botti, Music Director Chandra Minor, School Principal Mary Gotgart, School Office Manager PARISH STAFF olcaparish@gmail.com fr.roache@gmail.com olcaparish@gmail.com religiouseducation@olca.org finance@olca.org olcafinance2@gmail.com olcaparish@gmail.com music@olca.org principal@ourladysacademy.org office@ourladysacademy.org Monday, Tuesday, Friday First Friday Mass Saturday (Vigil) Sunday Holy Day MASS BAPTISM 12:15PM 8AM 9AM (only) 4PM 9AM, 11AM As Announced During Mass or on selected Sunday each month. To schedule a Baptism, call 781-894-3481 x7 and leave your information. 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 John Barry in the parish office. 2 The Baptism of the Lord SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION Every Saturday from 3:15-3:45 PM in the new Confessional located just inside the back of the church on the school side entrance. 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 John Barry in the parish office to make arrangements. For more info on the Catholic Faith: www.usccb.org
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday January 13 4:00 pm John M. Sullivan and the Deceased Members of the Sullivan Family Sunday January 14 9:00 am Connie Sammartano 3rd Anniversary *Living and Deceased Parishioners of Our Lady s* 11:00 am Paolo and Francesca Terrasi Memorial Monday January 15 9:00 am George Doherty Memorial Tuesday January 16 8:00 am Antoinette Babineau Memorial Friday January 19 8:00 am Arthur Gisbourne Month s Mind Saturday January 20 4:00 pm Angela Baxter 10th Anniversary and Kenneth Baxter 2nd Anniversary Sunday January 21 9:00 am Vincent and Louise Whelan Memorial *Living and Deceased Parishioners of Our Lady s* 11:00 am Ann and Raymond DeVincent Memorial Mass for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 15 will be celebrated at 9:00am. COLLECTION INFORMATION January 6/7: $5,835.09 UPCOMING COLLECTIONS January 13/14: Regular and Special Monthly January 20/21: Regular and Special Collection January 27/28: Regular and Latin America February 3/4: Regular and Special Monthly February 10/11: Regular PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORIE Join Fr. Dermot Roache, SMA on a pilgrimage to Medjugorje from April 15 to April 23, 2018. Cost is $2,800 per person (all-inclusive). For more information please contact Crystal Travel Tours, Inc. at 617-327-4242. Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish WINTER MASS CANCELLATIONS For everyone s safety, please remember that if Waltham Public Schools are closed OR delayed due to inclement weather, there will be no 8:00am morning Mass and all events scheduled on the property that day and evening will be canceled. This will allow for the sidewalks and driveways to be cleared. For updated BINGO information for Friday s during storms, please call 781-894-3481 x2. 1000 CLUB ~ THE PERFECT GIFT Our next drawing is THIS Sunday, January 14 at 12:30pm in the school cafeteria. 1000 Club memberships are $55 for the year and make great gifts, please consider purchasing one. If you would like to join OR purchase for someone as a gift, fill out below and return to the parish office or contact Sharon in the parish office. A number will be assigned and a letter sent out. If purchasing as a gift, we will send a gift letter out for you. There are 12 chances to win. Prizes are (8), (1), (1) $200, (1) $300 and (1) $1,000. Our new calendar of drawing dates will be given out next month. Thank you for your support of Our Lady s. NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: EMAIL: MARK YOUR CALENDARS GIVING ENOUGH NOTICE HAM-A-RAMA DATE Due to Easter being on April 1 this year and to avoid March as Mother Nature has already blanketed us with the white stuff, we are scheduling the Ham-a-Rama for Saturday, April 28. Please help spread the word. Donations are and will be needed, you don t have to wait until March/April to bring them in, you can bring donations into my office ANYTIME. If you have not already officially registered as a parishioner, please do so. The parish census forms can be found on all the tables of the church. Simply fill out and you can either mail it back to the parish office, drop it in the collection basket or walk it into the parish office. Whichever is easiest for you. Thank you. January 14, 2018
Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish HOLY HOUR Join Fr. Roache on the second and third Wednesdays of each month in St. Joseph s Chapel (in the school) from 6:30-7:30PM. All are welcome. This is a time to come together to adore Our Lord in prayer and reflection. In particular, we will pray for peace (in the world and in our homes), for our families, for Our Lady s Parish and Academy, and for your own personal needs. There is power in prayer. Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in your midst. (Mt 18:20) (Sponsored by the parish-based Knights of Columbus). Adoration dates are: Jan. 17, Feb. 14 and 21, Mar. 14 and 21, April 11 and 18, May 9 and 16. REMINDER: Please note that if Waltham Public schools are closed due to inclement weather, there will be NO Holy Hour that evening. GRAND ANNUAL COLLECTION Our Grand Annual Collection continues. Thank you to those who have already made their donation. If you would like to make your Grand Annual donation online via credit card, contact Sharon in the parish office. Please respond as generously as always. St. Vincent DePaul Clothing Bin has been moved back to the original location, namely the parking lot on the Belmont side of the Church. It will be moved again to the school side next Spring when the anticipated resurfacing of the parking lot is to be completed. HOMEBOUND If you, a family member or a friend are not able to make it to Mass for whatever reason; in the hospital, rehab for broken bone or simply no longer able to drive any reason, please call Sharon in the parish office, 781-894-3481 x2 and we will make arrangements to have communion brought to your home. Please do not feel you are bothering us, we want to help you. Just make the call. God Bless You. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEMBERSHIP: Are you over 18 years old? Would you like to help your family, your parish and/or your community? Why not join our council? If you could give up watching T.V. for just two hours a month you could help us help others. It s easy. Meet one of our Knights in the foyer of the church after any Mass or email us at olkofc@olca.org. MEN OF ST. JOSEPH GATHERING OF CATHOLIC MEN Spend an hour asking God to guide your life on Saturdays from 7:00-8:00am in St. Joseph Chapel. Doors to the school open at 7:00am. Opening prayer is 7:15am followed by discussion and reflection on the Sunday readings with a closing prayer at 7:55am. Jesus knows that to be fully alive, we men need to learn to love like He does, and we need to courageously guard His role in our relationships with our families, friends, colleagues and strangers. Men of St. Joseph is a weekly gathering where Catholic Men pray, discuss the Sunday readings and gain perspective on the sweeter yoke and lighter burden that is God s will in their lives. Won t you join us? In God be at rest, my soul. (Psalm 62:6). St. Joseph, guardian of the Lord, pray for us. WILL OR BEQUEST GIFTS When considering gifts to a charity in your Will or Trust, please remember Our Lady s. Join us the last weekend of each month after the 4:00pm and 11:00am Masses in the church to receive the Sacrament. For those who enjoy playing the game, Friday night. Doors open at 5:00pm and raised go towards Our Lady s Academy. Our Lady s hold s Bingo every Bingo starts at 6:45pm. The funds 4 The Baptism of the Lord
NAME ADDRESS PHONE HOLY HOUR FOR LIFE Join us a week from Monday, January 22 at 6:30pm in Our Lady s Church for Holy Hour for Life. This Holy Hour is dedicated to the Respecting Life at all phases; from born to unborn. May we join our prayers together for so that our nation and all nations may respect and promote all life, from the first moment of conception until the natural time of death. PRAYER FOR PEACE AND FOR OUR MILITARY O Prince of Peace, we humbly ask Your protection for all our men and women in military service. Give them unflinching courage to defend with honor, dignity and devotion the rights of all who are imperiled by injustice and evil. Guard our churches, our homes, our schools, hospitals, factories, all buildings and all those within from harm and peril. Amen. Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish WOMEN S BIBLE STUDY Interested in meeting other women of faith? Why not try our Women s Bible Study group? This is an informal, relaxed meeting of women interested in sharing faith and friendship by studying the Bible together. For our Fall Bible Study, we will use Mary-Virgin, Mother and Queen: A Bible Study Guide for Catholics by Fr. Mitch Pacwa. We will meet Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:00pm in the parish room across from the parish office. The entrance is behind the school building. Pull in the driveway, park and walk towards the back of the building. It is not necessary to make it to all meetings in order to participate. If interested, please contact Tara Rohatgi at 781-891-0696 or email her at tara.rohatgi@gmail.com. OUR LADY S FOOD PANTRY Our Lady s St. Vincent depaul assists the needy of the parish. The food pantry collection is the third weekend of each month. Requested donations are tuna fish, mayonnaise, jars of pasta sauce, pasta, peanut butter, jelly or children s snacks. These items can be left in the designated baskets at each door of the church. We appreciate and thank you. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 4 11 18 25 MARCH TO WIN DRAWING Drawing in March 2018 $20 Each 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 January 14, 2018 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 $175 24 31 The Winter Calendar mailing has gone out. They are $20 each and make great gifts. We will sell the calendars the rest of January and all of February. The drawing itself will be in March. If you would like to purchase more calendars, call Sharon in the parish office and we will make arrangements for you to receive them. Thank you for your continued support of Our Lady s Parish. Good luck!
Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish STEUBENVILLE EAST 2018 YOUTH CONFERECNE Religious Education eighth, ninth and tenth graders are invited to join other Catholic teens to experience the joy of following Christ at this year s Steubenville East Youth Conference at UMASS Lowell from July 13-15. A group from Our Lady s participated last year and enjoyed an inspiring and rewarding weekend. So much so, we would like to organize a group again. Hosted by Life Teen, Steubenville East Youth Conference is an experience for incoming high school freshmen through outgoing high school seniors and includes engaging liturgies, inspiring music and moving talks. Evangelistic in nature, this weekend conference is an energetic combination of presenting the Gospel message of love, grace and mercy while offering opportunities for prayer and fellowship. Please call or email Felicia Forger by Tuesday, January 16 at 781-894-3481 x3 or religiouseducation@olca.org for more information. BRISTOL LODGE SOUP KITCHEN MEETING Another year has come to an end. Happy New Year to all. We will have a Bristol Lodge meeting on Tuesday, January 16 at 6:30pm in Our Lady s cafeteria. Our group continues to grow which is a wonderful thing. For our new parishioners, the group goes to the Bristol Lodge Soup Kitchen on the first Tuesday every other month and serves dinner. Please come and see what it is all about. If you want to help at the soup kitchen during the year, but cannot make the meeting on the 16th, contact Sharon in the parish office to be added to a list. Thank you for taking part in this ministry, it is appreciated by many. SPECIAL COLLECTION WEEKEND The second collection next Sunday, January 20/21 is Special Collection Sunday. This year this collection has been designated by the Archdiocese of Boston as Assistance to Urban Parishes. This collection will help continued support to urban parishes to provide resources for mission and ministry. Thank you in advance for your kindness. RETIRED MEN S CLUB OF ARLINGTON Meet friends you have yet to meet. Come join almost 500 members, from all of the local cities and towns, for quality time and a social experience of fellowship and activity. They meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month in St. Camillus lower church hall. Doors open at 9:30 AM for companionship with free coffee and donuts. Exit 57 Route 2, Dow Ave intersection. The meetings begin at 10:00am. Approximately 100 of our members enjoy a keynote speaker followed by club business. The meetings end at approximately 11:00am. There are also several other member activities available to enjoy in addition to the meetings: Cribbage Tournaments on Mondays Bowling League on Fridays Drop-in Center Monday thru Friday Golf League on Tuesday when in season Trips Dinner Dances Singing Grand Pops and Veterans Services. The Retired Men s Club of Arlington MA is a non-profit organization and social club registered with the Commonwealth. Please visit our web site www.rmcarlington.org for membership information and review our other tabs to learn more about our club. Questions may also be asked by calling Peter Galluzzo at 781-646-7758. 6 The Baptism of the Lord