Saint Mary Parish Parroquia de Santa María 1835 - 2015 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary time February 1, 2015 Cuarto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 1 de Febrero de 2015 Santa María de Waltham 1 de Febrero de 2015 133 School Street, Waltham, MA 02451 Email: stmar [email protected] Website: stmar ywaltham.or g RECTORY/Rectoría 781-891-1730 (Fax 781-209-0555) Pastor/Párroco Rev. Michael Nolan Parochial Vicar/V icario Par. Rev. David Martin Ssentamu Parochial Vicar/V icario Par. Rev. Agustín Anda In residence/En residencia Rev. Timothy Murphy In residence/En residencia Rev. Daniel Hennessey Business Mgr./Dir. de Negocios Mary McCarthy Sexton/Sacristán Michael Welch Organist/Organista Lila Cleary Choir Coordinators/Coordinadores de Coro Ivan Colon (Español) , Michael Mukisa (Uganda), Lila Cleary (Gregorian Chant) IMMIGRATION CTR/Centro de Inmigración 617-817-7544 Director/Director Deacon/Diácono Eduardo Mora Offers assistance to those seeking support for immigration issues - citizenship, housing, ESL classes, and more. Ofrece ayuda para aquellos que buscan apoyo para asuntos de inmigración - ciudadanía, vivienda, clases de inglés como segundo idioma, y más. Office Hours (Rel. Ed. Bldg.)/Horario de Oficina Mon.-Thurs./Lunes-Jueves 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. or by appointment/o por cita CATECHESIS/Catequesis Administator/A dministradora Catechist/Catequista 781-308-4961 Nilvia Hernández Adam Redjinski AFTER SCHOOL PROG./Programa Después de la Escuela Jennifer Acuña, Christine Dufresne, Patsy Gillespie 781-577-2262 ANOINTING OF THE SICK/Unción de los enfermos First Monday of the month - 12:10 p.m. Mass El primer Lunes del mes durante la misa de las 12:10 p.m. First Wednesday of the month - 7:00 p.m. Mass* El primer Miércoles del mes durante la misa de las 7:00 p.m.* First Friday of the month - 8:00 p.m. Mass* El primer Viernes del mes durante la misa de las 8:00 p.m.* or by appointment/o por cita COMMUNION TO SICK & HOMEBOUND/Comunión a los hogares y enfermos Call Ann Faulstich at 781-893-8953. Llamar a el Diácono 617-817-7544. QUINCE AÑOS Call the Deacon to schedule the celebration. The young adult must be participating in the Confirmation Program. Llame al Diácono para programar la celebración. La joven debe estar participando en el Programa de Confirmación. The church is open every day from 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. La iglesia está abierta todos los días de 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. MASS SCHEDULE/Horario de las Misas Saturday Vigil /Sábado Vigilia 4:00 p.m. Sunday/Domingo 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Español 1:30 p.m. Luganda Monday-Friday/Lunes-Viernes 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, Friday/Miércoles,Viernes 7:00 p.m. Español * 8:00 p.m. Luganda * Friday/V iernes Holy Days/Dias de Precepto 7:00 a.m., 12:10 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Español COMMUNION SERVICE &ADORATION / Servicio de Comunión y Adoración Monday/Lunes 7:00 p.m. Español * MORNING PRAYER/ Oración M atutina Sunday/Domingo 7:30 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. PRAY THE ROSARY/El Santo Rosario Monday-Friday/Lunes-Viernes 11:30 a.m. Sunday/Domingo 11:00 a.m. Español CONFESSIONS/Confesiones Mon.-Thurs./Lunes-Jueves Friday/V iernes Saturday/Sábado Sunday/Domingo 11:30 11:00 3:00 11:00 ADORATION/Adoración Wednesday/Miércoles Friday/V iernes 12:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.* 12:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. BAPTISM/Bautism o Third Sunday of the month at 3 p.m. for children under age seven. Parents must call the rectory to arrange for baptism. Preparation is required. Español: Padres y padrinos deben asistir a la preparación el primer domingo del mes en el Edificio de Educación Religiosa y el Bautizo se llevara a cabo el primer domingo del mes siguiente, después de la misa de las 11:30 a.m. Luganda: First Sunday of the month during the 1:30 p.m. Mass for children under age seven. Parents must call the rectory to arrange for baptism. Preparation is required. SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION/Sacramentos de Iniciación Adults and children (age 7+) who want to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, or First Communion must attend preparation classes. Call the rectory for information. Los adultos y niños (mayores de siete años) que desean recibir los sacramentos del Bautismo, la Confirmación o la Primera Comunión pueden tomar clases de preparación para los sacramentos. Llamar a la rectoría para información. MARRIAGE/Matrimonio Call the rectory to arrange a meeting. Llamar a la rectoría para información. * Chapel/Capilla 2 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - 3:45 a.m. - 11:20 Cuarto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario St. Mary Parish, Waltham February 1, 2015 My brothers and sisters in Christ, Even in Madrid I heard about the blizzard in Waltham! I pray that you are all safe and able to travel on the roads. Sometimes a “snow day” off from our regular routines reminds us to slow down; to be quiet; to listen; to savor each day as a gift from the Lord. - Father Michael ANOINTING OF THE SICK This week we offer Masses with the anointing of the sick. They are scheduled for this Monday, February 1 at 12:10 p.m., Wednesday, February 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the chapel, and Friday, February 6 at 8:00 p.m. in the chapel. Anyone in need of physical healing is encouraged to come forward for the anointing. Anyone who is physically healthy is encouraged to come and pray for the sick. WINTER WEATHER AND THE OFFERTORY We know that some of you are unable to attend Mass if there is a snowstorm or very bad weather. Please know that we are very grateful when you mail in your Sunday donations even if you were unable to attend the weekend Masses. We depend greatly on your consistent stewardship to the parish to cover our weekly expenses. Thank you! KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS On February 8 at 3:30 p.m. the Knights of Columbus will have their second meeting in the Lower Hall. Please bring your 3 new friends and fill out the application form! DO YOU LIKE TO KNIT OR CROCHET? The Prayer Shawl Ministry at St. Mary’s is looking for volunteers who would like to knit or crochet shawls that are given to persons who are ill or experiencing crisis. The group meets on the third Saturday of each month at 2:30 at St. Mary Apartments. All are welcome. For more information, please contact Mary Alice McMahon at 781899-9726. SKILLS FOR LIFE The Skills For Life Program, sponsored by the Marist Missionary Sisters in Waltham, is now accepting applications for the Basic Computer Skills II course. This ten week course will be held from February 17-April 30. Sessions are offered from 9:15-11:15 a.m. or from 3:15-5:15 p.m. For more information please call 781-891-5736 or email [email protected]. RETREAT: 33 DAYS TO MORNING GLORY Join us for a retreat at St. Mary’s on Friday evenings during the period from February 13 - March 20 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. We will use the book entitled 33 Days to Morning Glory: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat In Preparation for Marian Consecration by Fr. Michael Gaitley MIC. The retreat will also include information on fasting – just in time for Lent! If you are interested in attending, please call the rectory and leave your contact information. MASS INTENTIONS The following Mass Intentions are scheduled this week: Saturday, January 31 4:00 p.m. - Parish & Parishioners Sunday, February 1 8:00 a.m. - Barbara Quinn 10:00 a.m. - Dorothy Carroll Tuesday, February 3 12:10 p.m. - Maria Solari Thursday, February 5 12:10 p.m. - Ruth Kane Saturday, February 7 4:00 p.m. - Arthur Veno, Sr. Sunday, February 8 8:00 a.m. - Parish & Parishioners 10:00 a.m. - Parish & Parishioners Those requesting a weekend Mass Intention may serve as gift bearers for that liturgy. Please speak to the celebrant prior to the Mass. OFFERTORY Thank you for your generous offering to our parish. • 685 people participated in the first four Masses last weekend and contributed a total of $3,480 to the weekly collection and $1,266 to the second collection for the Church in Latin America. • 220 people participated in the 1:30 Mass on January 18 and contributed $683 to the weekly collection and $99 to the Special Monthly collection. PLEASE PRAY FOR. . . Irma, Maureen, Marie, Elsa, Teresa, Lisette, Brad, Anne, Gayle, Norman ST. VINCENT de PAUL In the Gospel today we read that because Jesus spoke with authority his reputation spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee. As his disciples, we can also speak with authority when we put our faith into actions by helping the poor and suffering. Over the past three months, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to bring the light of Jesus into the dark places of the poor, expending over $43,000 in assistance to 367 families by providing food, gifts, gift cards, new beds, and help with utility and rent bills. If you have not responded to our annual appeal, please consider making a meaningful donation this week. Envelopes are at the Church doors. Thank you! Christ, healer of hearts, teach us compassion for others. Christ, maker of peace, help us bring peace to all people. Christ, the light of life, show us the path of life. Amen. Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 3 Santa María de Waltham 1 de Febrero de 2015 “The love that brings new life into the world” – Rabbi Sacks on the institution of marriage continued from last week The fifth development shaped the entire structure of Jewish experience. In ancient Israel an originally secular form of agreement, called a covenant, was taken and transformed into a new way of thinking about the relationship between God and humanity, in the case of Noah, and between God and a people in the case of Abraham and later the Israelites at Mount Sinai. A covenant is like a marriage. It is a mutual pledge of loyalty and trust between two or more people, each respecting the dignity and integrity of the other, to work together to achieve together what neither can achieve alone. And there is one thing even God cannot achieve alone, which is to live within the human heart. That needs us. So the Hebrew word emunah, wrongly translated as faith, really means faithfulness, fidelity, loyalty, steadfastness, not walking away even when the going gets tough, trusting the other and honouring the other’s trust in us. What covenant did, and we see this in almost all the prophets, was to understand the relationship between us and God in terms of the relationship between bride and groom, wife and husband. Love thus became not only the basis of morality but also of theology. In Judaism faith is a marriage. Rarely was this more beautifully stated than by Hosea when he said in the name of God: I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, love and compassion. I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the Lord. Jewish men say those words every weekday morning as we wind the strap of our tefillin around our finger like a wedding ring. Each morning we renew our marriage with God. This led to a sixth and quite subtle idea that truth, beauty, goodness, and life itself, do not exist in any one person or entity but in the “between,” what Martin Buber called Das Zwischenmenschliche, the interpersonal, the counterpoint of speaking and listening, giving and receiving. Throughout the Hebrew Bible and the rabbinic literature, the vehicle of truth is conversation. In revelation God speaks and asks us to listen. In prayer we speak and ask God to listen. There is never only one voice. In the Bible the prophets argue with God. In the Talmud rabbis argue with one another. In fact I sometimes think the reason God chose the Jewish people was because He loves a good argument. Judaism is a conversation scored for many voices, never more passionately than in the Song of Songs, a duet between a woman and a man, the beloved and her lover, that Rabbi Akiva called the holy of holies of religious literature. The prophet Malachi calls the male priest the guardian of the law of truth. The book of Proverbs says of the woman of worth that “the law of lovingkindness is on her tongue.” It is that conversation between male and female voices, between truth and love, justice and mercy, law and forgiveness, that frames the spiritual life. In biblical times each Jew had to give a half shekel to the Temple to remind us that we are only half. There are some cultures that teach that we are nothing. There are others that teach that we are everything. The Jewish view is that we are half and we need to open ourselves to another if we are to become whole. continued next week 4 Cuarto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario St. Mary Parish, Waltham February 1, 2015 SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK We encourage everyone to continue reading the Acts of the Apostles this week … ACTS OF THE APOSTLES – CHAPTER 19 PART 4 The Riot of the Silversmiths. About that time a serious disturbance broke out concerning the Way. There was a silversmith named Demetrius who made miniature silver shrines of Artemis and provided no little work for the craftsmen. He called a meeting of these and other workers in related crafts and said, “Men, you know well that our prosperity derives from this work. As you can now see and hear, not only in Ephesus but throughout most of the province of Asia this Paul has persuaded and misled a great number of people by saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all. The danger grows, not only that our business will be discredited, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be of no account, and that she whom the whole province of Asia and all the world worship will be stripped of her magnificence.” RETREAT: CONSOLING THE HEART OF JESUS Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted, Waltham, is hosting a small group retreat Consoling the Heart of Jesus. The retreat runs from February 15-April 19, meeting from 6:00-7:30 p.m. each Sunday night for ten weeks. The retreat will begin with an orientation and introduction by Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC (on DVD) followed by small group sharing. During the week, we will read sections of the book, Consoling the Heart of Jesus: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat Based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola by Fr. Gaitley and answer questions in the Retreat Companion. Please contact Iona Pasqual at [email protected] for more information and to register by February 1. PROJECT RACHEL If you or someone you know is suffering from the pain of a past abortion, the Project Rachel ministry of the Archdiocese of Boston will offer a one-day healing retreat for women at a confidential location on the following Saturdays from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: February 21, March 28, April 25. For more information and registration, call 508-651-3100 or visit projectrachelboston.com. Trust in the tender mercy of God! ANNUAL BABY SHOWER Please bring a baby gift to Mass on the weekend of February 28 and March 1 to support the Parish Family Baby Shower. Baby items that are needed include: baby bottles, newborn or size 1 disposable diapers, diaper bags, size small sleep and play clothing, sweaters, crib sheets, socks, nightgowns, blanket sleepers, receiving blankets, pacifiers, and toiletries. All proceeds benefit the Pregnancy Help Office at the Archdiocese of Boston. Monetary donations are acceptable, too. Please make checks payable to Fund for the Unborn. Q & A – LITURGY & SACRAMENTS We continue with our “Question & Answer” series about Liturgy and the Sacraments. The text is taken from the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. • For what reason are the sacraments necessary for salvation? For believers in Christ the sacraments, even if they are not all given to each of the faithful, are necessary for salvation because they confer sacramental grace, forgiveness of sins, adoption as children of God, conformation to Christ the Lord and membership in the Church. The Holy Spirit heals and transforms those who receive the sacraments. MASS IN LATIN CANCELLED ON FEBRUARY 14 The Mass in Latin (Extraordinary Form) at Saint Charles Borromeo will be cancelled on February 14 at 6:00 p.m. This mass will resume the following Saturday, February 21. TREASURES OF THE CHURCH - FEBRUARY 27 St. Mary Parish presents a teaching and exposition of Sacred Relics on Friday February 27 at 7:00 p.m. Father Carlos Martins of the Companions of the Cross will be here with his very special ministry to teach about these holy objects. He will bring with him over 150 relics, some as old as 2000 years. Among the treasures will be relics of St. Maria Goretti, St. Therese of Lisieux (the “Little Flower"), St. Francis of Assisi, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Faustina Kowalska. In addition, there will also be present a portion of the veil of Our Lady, as well as one of the largest remaining pieces of the True Cross in the world. Those in attendance will be able to examine and venerate each relic. In the Church’s history many miracles and healings have been worked in the presence of relics, and many have been healed through this ministry. Please do not miss this opportunity. You are encouraged to bring your articles of devotion (such as rosaries, holy cards, etc.) and pictures of ill friends/family members which you will be able to touch to the reliquaries as a means of intercession. For more information visit www.treasuresofthechurch.com. 40 DAYS FOR LIFE: FEBRUARY 18 – MARCH 29 You are invited to join other Christians for 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. You are also invited to stand and peacefully pray during a 40-day vigil in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood at 1055 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, beginning February 18 at 3:00 p.m. In addition, during these 40 days, candlelight vigils will take place on Friday nights at 7:00 p.m. (English), and on Saturday nights at 6:00 p.m. (Spanish). A concluding prayer service will take place on Sunday, March 29 at 3:00 p.m. Help spread the word about this important community outreach. If you’d like more information or would like to volunteer to help, please contact Rita Russo at 781-7624391. Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5 Santa María de Waltham 1 de Febrero de 2015 Queridos hermanos en Cristo: El próximo 14 de Febrero, ocho parejas se casarán y otras parejas ya casadas renovarán sus votos matrimoniales. Puedo palpar el entusiasmo de la comunidad por éste evento. Hay también un comité formado por personas muy respetadas en la comunidad, que ha estado trabajando en el proyecto “Las Bodas de Caná”. San Juan nos dice que el primer milagro de Jesús se realizó en Caná de Galilea por la intercesión de la Santísima Virgen María. Los novios de Caná fueron muy inteligentes e invitaron a su Boda a Jesús, a María y seguramente a los discípulos de Jesús. Acompañemos con nuestras oraciones a éstos novios que han invitado a Jesús a sus vidas una manera especial al recibir el sacramento y para que los matrimonios que renovarán sus votos, reciban la ayuda de Dios, la Virgen y los Santos en éstos tiempos en que las familias sufren tantos ataques y desafíos, especialmente cuando ellos se esfuerzan por ser buenos Católicos, todos prevemos frutos abundantes en todo lo que ayude a fortalecer a las familias de nuestra comunidad. - Padre Agustín OFERTORIO Gracias por su generosa ofrenda a nuestra parroquia. • 685 personas participaron en las primeras cuatro misas el pasado fin de semana y contribuyeron con $3,480 a la colección semanal y con $1,266 para la segunda colección para Latinoamérica. • 220 personas participaron en la misa de 1:30 el 18 de Enero y contribuyeron con $683 a la colección semanal y con $99 a la colección mensual especial. LA MISA EN LATIN La Misa en Latin (Forma Extraordinaria) en San Carlos Borrome sera cancelada el 14 de febrero a las 6:00 p.m. TESOROS DE LA IGLESIA- 27 DE FEBRERO Tesoros de la Iglesia es un ministerio de evangelización de la Iglesia Católica. Dirigida por Padre Carlos Martins de los Compañeros de la Cruz, su objetivo es dar a la gente una experiencia del Dios vivo a través de un encuentro con las reliquias de sus santos en la forma de exposición. Cada exposición comienza con una presentación multimedia sobre la Iglesia en uso de reliquias que es el que salva, la catequesis, y devocional, que conduce a una renovación de la fe Católica para muchas personas. Después de la enseñanza los asistentes tienen la oportunidad de venerar las reliquias de algunos de sus santos favoritos. Este ministerio se desplaza a lo largo de Américas del Norte y será en Iglesia Santa Marie el Viernes 27 de Febrero a las 7:00 p.m. para obtener más información visite www.treasuresofthechurch.com 6 MINISTERIO DE LA SEMANA Grupo de apoyo a personas afectadas por Cáncer Este grupo de sobrevivientes de Cáncer se reúne el segundo sábado de cada mes en el edificio de Educación Religiosa. A medida que compartimos nuestra trayectoria con el cáncer, obtenemos fuerza y esperanza de otros, de la Biblia, y del orar los unos por los otros. Los esperamos. BIENVENIDO A LA PARROQUIA Y GRACIAS Una invitación a las personas nuevas en la parroquia como también a los que pertenecemos a esta comunidad por mucho tiempo de registrarse en la parroquia. Hay registraciones en las puertas de la Iglesia. Si usted es nuevo por favor de presentarse al Sacerdote y manténganse hablando con el hasta que le conozca. Esto nos ayudará a edificar la comunidad. También les invitamos a registrarse en la parroquia y hacer su donación s través de los sobres. También nos gustaría saber si cambia su dirección. Estos nos ayudarían grandemente en la comunicación y servicio. LAS CLASES DE CONFIRMACIÓN Y PRIMERA COMUNIÓN PARA ADULTOS El Miércoles 28 de Enero empezaremos las clases de Confirmación y de Primera Comunión para adultos, como hemos hechos todos los años; el horario será de 6:30 a 8:00 p.m. en el edificio de Educación Religiosa. Si usted está interesado o conoce a alguien que necesita los sacramentos por favor de comunicarse con el Diácono Eduardo Mora después de la Misa o en la oficina del Centro de Inmigración. ASISTENCIA DE COMBUSTIBLE PARA EL HOGAR El estado de Massachusetts tiene un programa que proveerá asistencia de calefacción del 1de noviembre, 2014 al 30 de abril de 2015. La elegibilidad esta basada en el numero de personas en la casa e ingreso bruto de todos los miembros. Cualquier persona que haya recibido asistencia el año pasado recibirá la aplicación de recertificación por correo. Esta deberá ser llenada y enviada por correo tan pronto como sea posible. Si Usted tiene 60 años o más y necesita ayuda con los documentos o desea aplicar por primera vez, por favor llame a Maureen Baglio al 781-314-3301. A las personas menores de 60 años favor de contactar Community Teamwork, Inc. Fuel Assistance, 45 Kirk Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852, o llame al 978-458-6161. CABALLEROS DE COLÓN El próximo 8 de febrero los Caballeros de Colón se reunirán por segunda vez en el Salón debajo de la Iglesia. Traigan a sus tres nuevos amigos con sus solicitudes! EL CENTRO DE INMIGRACIÓN Recuerde el horario de servicio en el Centro de Inmigración es el siguiente: Lunes a Jueves de 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Los sábados de 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. y los domingos después de la Misa si es necesario. Estamos para servirles. Cuarto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
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