Somerville Tri-Parish Catholic Community

Somerville Tri-Parish Catholic Community
Patronage of St. Joseph Parish
Est. 1869
264 Washington St.
Somerville, MA 02143
617-666-4140
www.stjosephsomerville.org
Mass Schedule
Saturday: 4:00PM (Vigil) - Reconciliation 3:00-3:45PM
Sunday: 7:00AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM
Daily: Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 12:10PM
Tuesday & Thursday - 7:00AM
Saturday - 8:00AM
Joseph’s Gate Religious Store Hours:
Mon. & Fri.. 12-1pm - Sat., 3:30-5pm, Sun., 8:30am-Noon
St. Ann Parish
50 Thurston St.
Somerville, MA 02145
617-625-1904
www.stannsomerville.org
Est. 1881
Mass Schedule
Parish Staff
Rev. Brian J. McHugh, Pastor
Rev. Richard G. Curran, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Jacques A. McGuffie, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Jean-Jacques Stanley Rousseau, Parochial Vicar
Deacon Joseph Bryère Guerrier, Deacon
Sr. Norah Guy, OP, Pastoral Associate
Peter F. Regan, Business Manager
Mary Pothier, Parish Administrator
Lorraine Burgess, Secretary
Nancy Petraglia, Secretary
Music Ministry
Maureen Gaffney, Adult Choir Director, St. Joseph
Josephine Lucreziano, Youth Choir, St. Joseph
Peter F. Regan, Music Director, St. Ann & St. Catherine
Religious Education
Christopher L. Shaw - Director of Faith Formation
Sr. Norah Guy, OP - RCIA
Saturday: 4:00PM (Vigil) - Reconciliation 3:00-3:45PM
Sunday: 8:00AM, 10:15AM, 11:30AM (Haitian Creole)
6:00PM (September-May)
Daily: Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 9:00AM
St. Catherine of Genoa Parish
Est. 1891
179 Summer St.
Somerville, MA 02143
617-666-2087
www.stcatherinesomerville.com
Mass Schedule
Saturday: 4:00PM (Vigil) - Reconciliation 3:00-3:45PM
Sunday: 7:00AM, 9:00AM, 11:30AM
Daily: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday - 9:00AM
St. Catherine of Genoa School
192 Summer St.
Somerville, MA 02143
617-666-9116
www.stcatherinesomerville.net
Marian R. Burns, Principal
Janet Pace, Administrative Assistant
ST. JOSEPH PARISH
Saturday, November 14 @ 8:00 a.m.
Rev. John J. McCormack
(Memorial)
Saturday, November 14 @ 4:00 p.m.
Dolores Egan
(Memorial)
Sunday, November 15 @ 7:00 a.m.
The People of St. Joseph Parish
Sunday, November 15 @ 9:00 a.m.
Frank & Mary Doherty and Sr. Margaret Lahiff, S.N.D.
(Memorial)
Sunday, November 15 @ 11:00 a.m.
Annual All Souls Mass
Monday, November 16 @ 12:10 a.m.
Tom Julian
(Birthday Memorial)
Tuesday, November 17 @ 7:00 a.m.
Markelly Bruceus
(Mass of Liberation)
Wednesday, November 18 @ 12:10 p.m.
Vernesha Bruceus
(Mass of Liberation)
Thursday, November 19 @ 7:00 a.m.
Irene Bravo & Manuel Bravo
(Memorial)
Friday, November 20 @ 12:10 p.m.
Mary Howard
(Month’s Mind)
Saturday, November 21 @ 8:00 a.m.
Rev. Robert J. Araujo, SJ
(Memorial)
Saturday, November 21 @ 4:00 p.m.
John & Madeline McEachern
(Anniversary)
Sunday, November 22 @ 7:00 a.m.
Vocations to the Priesthood
Sunday, November 22 @ 9:00 a.m.
Delmiro Correia & Family
(Memorial)
Sunday, November 22 @ 11:00 am
Helen (McCafferty) O’Donnell & Thomas O’Donnell
(Anniversary)
In Prayer, please remember the deceased:
Margaret (Peg) Thomas and Carlos Gomez whose Funeral Masses were celebrated here this past week.
Please remember our sick, their families, and caregivers, in
your prayers. May God’s healing presence be with them:
Shirley E. Pothier, Margaret Spurrell, Scott Murphy, Dorothy
Hodson, Mary Sylvester, Cynthia Dent, Anne Barcelo, Mark
Oliveira, Noreen Morgan, Dan & Cathy Duncan, Georgina Ober, Alice
Grottola, Joel Rivera, Stephen Ramsden, Herb Roderick, Luis Rivera, Sr.,
Brenda Blizzard, Joao Tavares, Carol Dows, Tony Jenkins, Mary Herlihy,
Blanche Ahern, Bessy Doherty, Pina and Leo Mingace, Suzie Magliozzi,
Rosa Nolet, Janice Jolicoeur, Norma Wolske, Steve Maguire, Mary E.
Sharry, Kayleigh Wilcox, Jeanette Frejuste, Ann Marie McGreevy, Fr. Paul
Mulligan, Antonio Escobar. Please let us know when someone can be
removed from this list.
SODALITY - Meeting this Sunday, November 15th
following the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Tickets for our
Christmas Banquet at La Hacienda on December
2nd will be available. ($15). Choice of meal: Fish
(Haddock) or Chicken Parmesan.
SOMERVILLE
Classes this Sunday, November 15th following
the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Parents are urged to attend
this Mass with their children.
Grade 9 Confirmation Class meets this Sunday, November 15th at 5:00pm at St. Ann Parish Hall followed by
Mass at 6pm.
Grade 10 Confirmation Class meets at St. Ann Parish
Hall, next Sunday, November 22nd at 5:00pm followed
by Mass at 6:00pm.
CHURCH SUPPORT - Nov. 7 & 8, 2015
Offertory
Attendance
4:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Mail-In
Total
Human Development
$605.00
$ 97.00
$367.00
$567.00
$ 71.00
$1,707.00
80
24
95
85
284
$577.00
To everyone who helped before
and after our bazaar, those
who participated in any way
and those who attended as
well, we extend our sincerest
gratitude. It seems we all had
a wonderful time meeting old friends and perhaps
making new ones. It’s good to be able to socialize
with one another at a church event when everyone
can relax and enjoy themselves. It was a fun weekend and a few of the big winners were:
$2,000 Grand Prize
Mario Sousa
$250 Scratch Tickets
Sara Famahan
JVC 40” HDTV
Karyn Hardy
Bruins Tickets
Martha Costa
Samsung Tablet
Steve Freitas
Pink Schwinn Cruiser
Kay Donahue
Minion Chest
Karen McNeil
Congratulations to all Winners!
Now we must begin to get ready for next year!!!
SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING SUNDAY MASSES: The 9 and
11 AM Masses will be celebrated in the Upper Church until
the end of the Christmas season (weather permitting). In
case of inclement weather, where icing creates hazardous
conditions on the front stairs, Mass will take place in the
Lower Church. The Saturday 4 PM and the Sunday 7 AM
Masses will continue to be celebrated in the Lower Church.
ST. CATHERINE OF GENOA PARISH
Saturday 11/14/15
9:00 a.m.
Rev. Edward J. Hanrahan
(Memorial)
4:00 p.m.
Mario Schena
(1st Anniversary)
Sunday, 11/15/15
7:00 a.m.
Parishioners of St. Catherine of Genoa
9:00 a.m.
Parishioners of St. Catherine of Genoa
11:30 a.m.
Robert Belski
(6th Anniversary)
Tuesday, 11/17/15
9:00 a.m.
Rev. Robert J. Araujo, SJ (Memorial)
Thursday 11/19/15
9:00 a.m.
Rev. John J. Higgins, SJ (Memorial)
Saturday 11/21/15
9:00 a.m.
Rev. Robert F. Quinn, CSP (Memorial)
4:00 p.m.
Ginny Oikle
(5th Anniv.)
Sunday 11/22/15
7:00 a.m.
Parishioners of St. Catherine of Genoa
9:00 a.m.
Esmeraldo Ferreira (Special Intention)
11:30 a.m.
Mary Pillotte O’Brien (13th Anniversary)
Albert Pillotte
(24th Anniversary)
Wedding Banns
I Collins Didia & Jessica Candeias
CHURCH SUPPORT 11/7 & 8, 2015
Offertory
Attendance
4:00
$ 965
95
7:00
$ 246
37
9:00
$ 828
137
11:30
$ 763
101
ParishPay
$ 953
Total
$3,,755
370
Monthly
$1,193
Fall collection to date—$8,120
At all the Masses this weekend, and on the third
weekend of each month, food will be collected and
distributed to St. Ann and St. Catherine food pantry.
This month the following items are requested:
canned meats, cereal, canned fruits (medium size),
spaghetti and powdered milk. Items may be placed
at the back of the church. Thank you for your generosity.
New members are needed for St. Catherine 1000
Club!! Dues are $5 a month or $50 per year. Gift
Certificates are also available. Please call 617-666
-2087 for information.
Fall Collection
Thank you to all those who have contributed to this year’s Fall Collection. This collection helps us to keep our budget balanced. To date, we have raised $8,120. We hope
to reach $12,000! If you have yet to give, please consider doing so. Please keep our
parish in your prayers.
SOMERVILLE
Classes for Grades 1—10 this Sunday, November 15th, following the 9:00AM Family Mass in the school.
Coping with a Loss at the Holidays—In recognition of the
sometimes stressful nature of the holiday season, Hallmark
Health VNA and Hospice invites you to attend a Coping with a
Loss during the Holidays Bereavement Program. It is a 6-week
bereavement support group for persons who have experienced a
loss in the past year. The program will be held on 6 Mondays
from 12-1:30pm at Hallmark Health VNA and Hospice, 178
Savin St., 3rd floor, Malden. The program will begin on Monday, November 16th and run thru December 28th. (Group will
not meet on 12/21.) This program is free but seating is limited
and registration is required. To register, please call Samantha
Sanders, LICSW at 781-338-7855.
Thank you Joanne Burns, Mary Robertson, Josee Crispin, Mary “Sugar” White, Helen
Cross and Sister Norah for your wonderful efforts, as members of the Somerville TriParish Catholic Women’s Planning Committee. The “FIFTH” Women’s Day in honor of
Our Blessed Mother, was a grace filled and joy filled gathering of over one-hundred
women from our faith community. May the blessings of this day continue to flow into
each of our homes, and throughout our Tri-Parish community and beyond!
St. Paul’s Choir Christmas Concert
Sacred Heart Church—Watertown
Sunday, November 29th at 2:00PM
Featuring St. Paul’s Choir from Cambridge, MA—The
Only Catholic Boys Choir School in the US
Introductory Concert by the Buckley Family
Limited Seating—$10 per ticket
For information phone 617-924-9110
A Day of Joy, Growth, and Healing for Married Couples—
True Love-Deeper Communication-Quality Time-Real Intimacy
This day, on Sunday, December 13, 2015 (Registration @ 9:30am, Program
10:00am-5:00pm)at the Espousal Retreat Center, Waltham, MA, presented by Fr. Bob
Masciocchi, CSS, & a Married Couple, will explore ways to communicate a deep level
of union and love. Time is a challenge in our society so we reflect on having quality
time that enriches and is life-giving. True intimacy is experienced at many levels and is
love producing. We will pray and reflect on how we accept and experience love from
God and spouse.
Offering: $70 includes Mass and Lunch
For more info contact Espousal Retreat House, 554 Lexington St., Waltham, MA
02452l Phone: 8781-209-3120—Email: [email protected]
HOLIDAY MAGIC—SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6th
12 NOON UNTIL 4:00PM—Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
49 Sixth Street, Cambridge, MA
100 prizes, $1,000, Lottery Scratch Tickets, Patriots Tickets,
Liquor Lay Down, Pot O’ Gold, Children’s Lay Down Table.
ST. ANN PARISH
SOMERVILLE
Saturday, 11/14/15
4:00 p.m. Deceased Members of the Scarpelli Family (Mem.)
Luigi Romano
(13th Anniversary)
Anna Romano
(Birthday Mem.)
Sunday, 11/15/15
8:00 a.m.
Salvatore & Rosa Trapani
10:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
Mary Pacini
Mass of Remembrance
John Gazzola
(Memorial)
(3rd Anniversary)
Josette Henry
(Thanksgiving)
Parishioners of St. Ann Parish
Orazio Coco
(Memorial)
Wednesday, 11/18/15
9:00 a.m.
Alfredo Coco
Friday, 11/20/15
9:00 a.m.
Salvatore Dovidio
Saturday, 11/21/15
4:00 a.m.
Lillian Bove
Deceased Members of the Milito Family
Grade 9 Confirmation Class meets this Sunday, November
15th at 5:00pm, followed by Mass at 6pm.
10th Grade Confirmation class will meet again next Sunday,
November 22nd at 5:00pm followed by Mass at 6:00pm in
the Parish Hall.
(2nd Anniversary)
Monday 11/16/15
9:00 a.m.
Classes for Grades 1—8 this Sunday, November 15th at 9:00
a.m. followed by Mass at 10:15.
(Memorial)
(24th Anniversary)
(1st Anniversary)
(Memorial)
Sunday, 11/22/15
8:00 a.m.
John Monteiro
(Memorial)
Robert Dilorio
(30th Anniversary)
Jane & George Lynch (70th Wedding Anniversary)
11:30 a.m.
Mr. & Mrs. Jacques Appolon (Thanksgiving)
Olguene Jean Louis
(Thanksgiving)
Isaacson & Ingrid Jean Baptiste (Thanksgiving)
Maudera Louis Jeune
(Thanksgiving)
6:00 p.m.
Parishioners of St. Ann Parish
10:15 a.m.
Please remember our deceased: Charlotte Sartell
whose Funeral Mass was celebrated here this past
week.
Please remember the sick, their families and caregivers, in
your prayers. May God’s healing presence be with them: Kay
Donovan, Timothy Calvin Barker, Nena, Margaret Cottier,
Helen Barry, Beverly Cruz, Mary Hagerty, Nina Cooper, Patrice
Harrington, Charlie Dunne, John (Doc) Kelleher, Vi Bonnett,
Elaine Cioffi, Kathleen Tuscano, Joel Rivera, Diane Clifford,
Baby Cooper, Jim Raymer, Michael Sherburne, John Houlihan,
Tony Jenkins, Adele Cenci, Ashley Johnson, Maureen Murphy,
Anna Smith, Carol Dows, Mary Herlihy, Lenox Toth, Pina and
Leo Mingace, Jan Kallman, Patricia Featherston, Virginia
Featherston, Kettely Civil, Stephen Tolliver, Sarah Velardo,
Mary Carr, Jeannie Caruso, Mary Ann Wells, Bonnie Wronski,
Jacob Michael Snyder, Robert Bennett, Louis Servizio, Jean
Cardillo, Kyle Brockway, Michael Harrington, Ann McPherson,
Debbie Litchberg, Dennis Racioppi, Kim & Seth Pilgrim, John
Brosnahan, Joanne Corbett, Fred & Mary Caruso, Mark F.
Dwyer, Billy Fitzgerald
Spend some time with the Lord, Jesus, on the first
Friday of November after the 9AM Mass at St. Ann
and the 12:10PM Mass at St. Joseph. Adoration
also takes place every Saturday from 9AM to Noon
at St. Ann.
CHURCH SUPPORT 11/7 & 8, 2015
Offertory
4:00
$534
8:00
527
10:15
513
11:30
714
6:00
148
Mail-In
250
ParishPay
200
Total
$2,886
Charismatic
Human Development
Grand Annual to Date
Attendance
79
67
138
118
45
447
$ 139
$ 243
$7,491
Church Roof: As you may have read in our Grand Annual letter,
there is a leak on the rectory side of the church. After investigation,
it is believed that the gutter is leaking and needs to be relined. We
performed a similar replacement on the upper gutter on the
Thurston side a couple of years ago. Because of the narrowness of
the walkway, a lift cannot be brought in; we will have to stage that
side for access. While they are up there, it makes sense to replace
the valley as well. The total cost of this repair is $25,000. Please be
generous to the Grand Annual Collection to help defray the cost. As
always, thank you for your continued generosity!
St. Ann Senior Center—The Center is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 AM until 1 PM. A light lunch is provided. Raffle gifts and items that have been gently used can be
donated to Grandma’s Attic throughout the year. The Center will
not accept bedding, clothing, old electronics or video cassettes.
We thank you for your support.
Our Bazaar, this year, was a great success. We
want to thank all those who made donations and volunteered their time and talent. We especially want to
thank the following businesses:
Doherty Funeral Home
Bob’s Discount Furniture
Dello Russo Funeral Home
Legal Seafoods
Style Café
Good Gas, Inc.
F. W. Russell Disposal
Dockside
Restaurant
(Malden)
Frank’s Steak House
Yankee Lobster Fish Mkt.
M. James Coiffures
The Westin Boston-Waltham Hotel
Harrows
Johnny D’s Uptown
Mystic Florist
Neighborhood Restau-
rant
Bernie and Phyl’s
Marie Howe Real Estate
DiTucci Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Francis D. Privitera, Attorney-at-Law Minute-Man Car Wash,
Inc
Margie’s Beauty Salon
Texas Roadhouse
When Pig’s Fly
Terramia Ristorante (North
End)
THIRTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, NOVEMBER 15, 2015
A Note from Father Brian:
Bulletin Connection to the Readings
It may strike us as odd that there are things that the angels
do not know. Of course, it is even more surprising that Jesus—the Son of God—would have been unaware of the
divine schedule for the end of the world. Given all of this,
should it come as any surprise that there are things that God
chooses not to reveal to us right now?
In wisdom, God knows when timing is right to reveal divine plans to us. The fact that we do not know everything helps to remind us that we are not God. In this era
of instant Internet information, it is hard to accept the fact
that there are some things we just cannot know. Of course,
this reality assists in keeping us humble, reminding us that
we do not dare to know everything because we are in the
powerful hands of God. Accepting what God chooses to
reveal and trusting that even our moments of uncertainty are
part of the Creator’s benevolent plan for us. As today’s
psalm declares, “you will show me the path to life.” What
else do we really need to know?
Stewardship News: The readings today speak of the end
of the world and the coming of the kingdom. The bishops’
pastoral on stewardship says clearly that “life to come is in
continuity with this present life through the human goods,
the worthy human purposes, which people foster now.”
A Tri-Parish Bible Study led by
Chris Shaw, meets weekly on Tuesdays from 7:00—8:00 p.m. at
Panera Bread in Porter Square. We
welcome you to join us as we explore the Gospel of John. Contact
C h r i s t i n e
([email protected]) to join
the email list and receive updates.
GOD…….Are You calling me? Come to an afternoon of
reflection for women discerning religious life.
December 13, 2015 from 1:00—6:00 pm
(A light supper will be served)
Mount Saint Vincent, 125 Oakland Street, Wellesley, MA (located
near the Green Line Riverside T stop) RSVP: Sister Marian Batho
[email protected] or 617-746-5637
IMPORTANT……………….
This is the last chance for you to sign the petition papers to begin
the process of stopping public funding of abortion. This is a moral
obligation and Father McHugh has agreed that our parishioners may
have the opportunity to sign the petition.
► Any Massachusetts registered voter can sign and there is no
need to write in precinct or ward.
Please look for the petition papers on your way out of church today.
Your signature is needed!
Somerville Tri-Parish Collaborative Pastoral Council
The following names of individuals were drawn from the
nomination baskets last weekend:
Joanne Burns
Anthony Capobianco
Maureen Capobianco
Evelyn Dalembert
James Duffy
Mary Robertson
Mary Moreira
Natacha Thomas
Ashley Guevara
THANKSGIVING DAY CELEBRATION: This year, for the
first time, our Tri-Parish Catholic Community will come
together as one family to celebrate Thanksgiving. You
are invited to gather around the Lord’s table with the
members of your faith family for a special celebration of
the Eucharist on Thanksgiving Day at 9AM at St. Ann
Church. Eucharist means thanksgiving. What a great
way to begin your holiday festivities by participating at
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. At the Offertory, everyone will be invited to bring forward a donation of nonperishable food items to benefit our St. Vincent DePaul
food pantry.
Pope Francis writes in The Joy of the Gospel: “Our
world is being torn apart by wars and
violence, and wounded by a widespread individualism which divides human beings, setting them against one
another as they pursue their own wellbeing….I especially ask Christians in
communities throughout the world to
offer a radiant and attractive witness of
fraternal communion. Let everyone
admire how you care for one another
and how you encourage and accompany one another….Let us ask the Lord to help us understand the
law of love. How good it is to have this law! How
much good it does us to love one another in spite of
everything….and perhaps at this very moment we are
angry with someone. At least let us say to the Lord:
‘Lord, I am angry with this person, with that person. I
pray to you for him and for her.’ To pray for a person
with whom I am irritated is a beautiful step forward in
love, and an act of evangelization. Let us do it today!” (99 & 101)