September 6, 2015 - St. Catherine of Siena Parish

St. Catherine of Siena Parish
547 Washington Street, Norwood, MA 02062
781-762-6080, [email protected]
www.stcatherinenorwood.org
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PARISH SCHEDULE
Sunday Masses: Saturday: 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 7 a.m., 9 a.m. (Family Mass) and 11 a.m. (Choir)
Weekday Masses: Monday-Friday: 6:45 a.m.
Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri.: 5:15 p.m., Saturday: 7 a.m.
Holy Days: Vigil Mass 5:15 p.m. evening before the Holy
Day. On the Holy Day, Masses are celebrated at 6:45 a.m.,
12:10 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Holiday Masses: 9 a.m. except on Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day. Mass is at 8 a.m. on those days.
Rosary: Daily at 6:20 a.m. and immediately following the
5:15 p.m. Mass
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays: 3-3:45 p.m. or by
appointment.
Sacrament of Baptism: 1 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Sunday
of each month. Must be arranged at least 1-2 months in advance. Parent Pre-Baptism class is held on the first
Sunday of the month.
Mass at 9 a.m., Monday, September 7th
Saint Catherine of Siena Parish, 781-762-6080
Rev. Stephen Donohoe, Pastor
Rev. Jean Pierre Aubin, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Msgr. Paul Ryan, In-Residence
Rev. Mr. John Brent, Permanent Deacon
Mrs. Doris Hallee, Pastoral Associate 781-769-5354 x273
Mrs. Leah Ramsdell
Director of Religious Education and Youth Faith Formation
x13
Mr. Kirk Hartung
Director of Music & Organist x26
Mrs. Marisa Ferrara
Associate Director of Music
Mr. Bob Calarese, Parish Business Manager
Mrs. Diane Butts, Parish Bookkeeper
Mrs. Laura Hayes, Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Amy Campbell, Administrative Assistant
St. Catherine of Siena School, 781-769-5354
Mrs. Mary Russo, Principal
Mrs. Mary Beth Cox, Director of Advancement x271
Mrs. Linda Canniff, Director of Admissions x262
Mr. John Farrell, Director of Facilities & Grounds x269
September 6, 2015
Sacrament of Matrimony: Engaged couples must contact
one of the parish priests at least 8 months prior to making
other wedding plans.
Sacrament of the Sick: Please notify the rectory if anyone
is ill in the hospital or at home.
RCIA: If you are interested, or an adult you know is interested, in the Catholic faith, please contact a priest or call the
rectory for more information.
Eucharistic Adoration: Thursdays 7:15 a.m. - 5 p.m.
First Friday/Saturday 6 p.m. - 6 a.m. Chapel
Celiac Disease: We have special hosts available for people
who have gluten allergies. Please see a priest before Mass.
Our Mission: St. Catherine of Siena Parish is a Roman
Catholic community established in Norwood, MA in 1890.
Responding to our baptismal call to holiness, we seek to
live the teachings of Christ in the Roman Catholic tradition
through worship, education, service and evangelization.
All are welcome in Christ! “…To those sanctified in Christ
Jesus, called to be saints with all who are invoking the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place… Grace and peace to
you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. I
give thanks to God continuously for you because of the grace
of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus. By that
grace, in all things, you have become wealthy in him… He
too will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt…”
Introduction of First Letter of Saint Paul to Corinthians
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the Pastor’s Desk
September 6, 2015
Continued….
Implore: To plead, beseech, or ask with humility. This is an example of
the self-deprecatory language in the Roman Missal that helps to express
our dependence on God. We humbly beg the Father to hear and answer
our prayers, for we ask them in the power of the Holy Spirit and in the
name of Jesus.
Incarnation: The Son of God assumed human nature and became man
by being conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mary.
Jesus is true God and true man. As man, the Son of God obtained our
salvation. The use of this term in the Nicene Creed indicates that Jesus’
birth has a significance beyond that of any other human birth.
Ineffable: That which cannot be conceived or expressed fully (see 1 Cor
2:6-9). One cannot, for example, adequately describe in concepts and
words the mystery of the Trinity or the mystery of the Incarnation.
Infusion: The Holy Spirit is poured into the hearts and souls of believers, and so they are filled, or infused, with grace.
Intercessor: One who makes a petition on behalf of others. Our unique
intercessor is Jesus Christ, who intercedes on our behalf with the Father
(see Rom 8:34). The priest at Mass acting in the person of Christ intercedes on behalf of the whole Church.
Justification: The gracious action by which God frees us from sin and
makes us holy and righteous before him.
Lord, God of Hosts: From the word “sabaoth,” hosts are the invisible
powers that work at God’s command over heaven and earth.
Mediator: One who unites or reconciles separate or opposing parties.
Thus, Jesus Christ is the “one mediator between God and the human
race” (1 Tm 2:5).
Merit: The reward that God promises and gives to those who love him
and who by his grace perform good works. One cannot earn justification
or eternal life; they are the free gifts of God. Rather our merit is from
God through Christ in the Holy Spirit. The Father freely justifies us in
Christ through the indwelling of the Spirit; and Christians, by the same
Holy Spirit, are empowered to do good works of love and justice. In cooperating with the Holy Spirit, the faithful receive further grace and thus,
in Christ, cooperate in the work of their salvation.
Oblation: A gift or sacrifice offered to God.
Paschal: Referring to Christ’s work of redemption accomplished
through his Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension. Through the
Paschal Mystery, Jesus destroyed our death and restored us to life. The
Paschal Mystery is celebrated and made present in the Liturgy so that we
can obtain the fruit of Jesus’ death and Resurrection, that is, the forgiveness of our sins and the new life of the Holy Spirit.
Patriarchs: Title given to the venerable ancestors or “fathers” of the
Semitic peoples, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who received God’s promise of election.
Precursor: One who comes before as a herald. John the Baptist is the
precursor of Jesus.
Provident grace: The free and undeserved gift that God gives us as he
protects and governs all creation.
Redemption: Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer because he frees
us from our sin through his sacrificial death on the Cross.
Temporal: What pertains to this world of time and history, as opposed
to what pertains to God, such as our new life in Christ through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Venerate: To show devotion and respect to holy things and people.
Catholics venerate relics and saints. Veneration must be clearly distinguished from adoration and worship, both of which pertain solely to the
Trinity and Jesus as the Son of God.
Copyright © 2010 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
CALENDAR
9/6
9/7
9/8
9/9
9/10
9/11
9/12
Bingo: 6 p.m. Start. Doors open at 4 p.m.
Labor Day, Mass at 9 a.m.
School Mass 8:30 a.m. All are welcome!
Boy Scouts 6-9 p.m. Gym
School Advisory Board 7 p.m. Siena Room
Concert for the Wedding Liturgy 7 p.m. Church
iPad pick up 6-7 p.m. Cafeteria
Catechist Meeting Gr 6-8, 7-8 p.m. Cafeteria
St. Vincent de Paul 7 p.m. Siena Room
Peace & Social Justice 7 p.m. Loft
Catechist Meeting Gr 9-10, 7-8 p.m. Cafeteria
Adult Choir 7-9 p.m. Church
Lighthouse Media Display
September 6, 2015
Mass Intentions
Saturday, September 5, 2015
7:00 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
Elmer J. Marsh (4th Anniversary and in
memory of his birthday)
Anne Whelan
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Pro Populo
7 a.m.
9 a.m.
11 a.m.
Mary and Robert Jackson
(in celebration of their 57th wedding anniversary)
Monday, September 7, 2015
LABOR DAY -- Mass at 9 a.m.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
6:45 a.m.
5:15 p.m.
Debbie and Arthur Spellman
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
6:45 a.m.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
6:45 a.m.
5:15 p.m.
Friday, September 11, 2015
6:45 a.m.
Patricia Heavey
5:15 p.m.
John and Cecelia Murphy and
John Murphy Jr.
Saturday, September 12, 2015
7:00 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
Mary Flaherty (1st Anniversary)
5:30 p.m.
Ellen Kelly
Sunday, September 6, 2015
7:00 a.m.
Pro Populo
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
John Hegarty
Wedding Banns
Bann 3:
John Reynolds and
Emily M. Reeves
Bann 1:
John McDonald and
Monica Ferreira
Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors Schedule
Weekend of 9/6
Weekend of 9/13
Weekend of 9/20
Summer Team 2
Team 1
Team 2
Sign up sheets are in the sacristy for Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers for our September - June teams.
Music for the Wedding Liturgy September 8
St. Catherine Parish is once again presenting a program of Music for the Wedding Liturgy. The program, on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 7 p.m. in
the church, is designed for couples getting married in
the coming months. This one hour program will acquaint you with some of the musical options for your
wedding. In addition to hearing the organ, you'll
hear one of our parish cantors as well as instrumentalists playing the violin, flute, and trumpet. Whether
you're getting married here at St. Catherine's or
somewhere else, plan on attending this helpful and
informative program of great music in the wonderful
acoustics of our church. The program goes for
about an hour, there is an opportunity to ask questions, and then have some light refreshments and an
opportunity to talk with me and the other musicians.
Parishioners are welcome to attend if you'd just like
to hear some great music! No need to RSVP- just
show up and enjoy! Couples currently scheduled to
be married here should have received an email or
phone call. If you haven't hear from me, contact me
at the Parish Office, 781-762-6080 x26.
Kirk B. Hartung,
Director of Music and Organist
Second Collection Next Weekend: Next weekend’s
second collection supports Parish Sharing. Parish
Sharing allows St. Catherine’s to offer assistance to
religious, educational, and non-profit organizations in
need. Last year, thanks to your generosity, St. Catherine’s distributed more than $18,000 to 26 organizations including Project Bread, the Norwood Food Pantry, SMA Fathers, Catholic Charities, St. Vincent de
Paul, Sisters of St. Joseph, Norwood Police Association and Rosie’s Place. Thank you for your support.
PARISH SUPPORT
August 30, 2015: $11.045
Catholic University of America: $1,873
Thank you for your continued support!
PLANNED GIVING
Are you living on a fixed income and would like to make a
gift to Saint Catherine’s? Consider making a gift through
your will. Contact your attorney so you can include Saint
Catherine’s among your heirs. For more information on
how to include Saint Catherine’s in your will, please visit
our website under “Planned Giving” or call Fr. Donohoe or
Bob Calarese at 781-762-6080.
125th Anniversary Festival Chorus
For the upcoming anniversary celebration, we're
putting together a Festival Chorus to sing at the
Anniversary Mass on Sunday, September 20, at
11 a.m. Current choir members, former choir
members, and new members are all being invited
to join! We had our first rehearsal this past
Thursday, but there are several more rehearsals
planned. Thursday rehearsals are September 10
and 17 from 7:30-9 p.m. Saturday rehearsals
are September 12 and 19, 10-11:30 a.m. There
is one rehearsal Tuesday evening, September
15, from 7:30-9 p.m, and one Sunday rehearsal,
September 13, from 12 noon-1:30 p.m. All rehearsals are in the church choir loft. Contact Kirk
Hartung, Director of Music and Organist, for
more information about becoming involved. If
you're new in the parish, this is a great way to
become involved! Email is [email protected]
or you can call me at the rectory at 781-762-6080
x26. See you in church!
Second Annual Rev. Jean M. Parisot Foundation
Haiti Dinner/Dance
Saturday, September 19
7-10 p.m.
Knights of Columbus Hall, 572 Nichols St. Norwood
Buffet dinner, Music, Dancing, Lots of Raffle Items
Tickets are now on sale! $35/person, $60/couple
Special Raffle Item (tickets sold separately before
and at the dinner):
Week’s vacation for Summer 2016!
Cottage is located at Popponesset Beach in Mashpee. (Check out the cottage at weneedavacation.com
Rental #15477) Raffle tickets for the Week Summer
Vacation are $20 each.
Email [email protected] for tickets/raffles.
Tickets for the dance are also available at the rectory.
The Rev. Jean M. Parisot Foundation is raising money to build a school in Haiti on land donated by Fr.
Jean Pierre’s family. For more information, please
visit parisotfoundationhaiti.org.
Save the Date!
SCS All Alumni Fall Fest
Saturday, October 17
4-7 p.m.
SCS Parking Lot
St. Catherine of Siena Parish
Help Wanted: Part time (30 hrs) Assistant.
needed in busy Admissions Office for St. Catherine’s School in Norwood. Must be proficient in all
Microsoft Office applications, have experience
working with databases and possess strong written and oral communication skills. Please send a
letter of interest and resume to [email protected] by September 18, 2015.
You will be contacted by email if you are selected
for an interview. No phone calls accepted.
Book Club: The St. Catherine Book Club begins its
new season on Thursday,
October 8 at 7 p.m. in the
Siena Room. We will be discussing Billiards at Half-past
Nine by the Nobel Prizewinning author Heinrich Boll.
Newcomers are always welcome. For more information,
please call Pat Gavin at 781769-3934.
National Day of Remembrance -- You are invited to
take part in a prayer service for the millions of unborn
victims of abortion at the monument in front of the K
of C Hall on Nichols Street next Saturday, September
12, at 1:00 p.m. Fr. Jean Pierre will lead the prayers
for these children, for their mothers and fathers, and
for an end to the silent holocaust of abortion. Our
prayer and public witness is very important.
A Note on the National Day of Remembrance from
Fr. Donohoe: The National Day of Remembrance
for Aborted Children is on Saturday, September 12.
Citizens for a Pro-life Society, Priests for Life and the
Pro-life Action League have reached back to ancient
Rome for the inspiration behind this solemn national
event. Dug into the walls of the earliest Christian catacombs in the outskirts of Rome are countless small
tombs, only a foot or two across. These are the burial
places of infants cast out of their pagan homes and
left to die of starvation and exposure -- a common
practice of that time. Members of the early Church,
charged by Christ to love all their neighbors, offered
these newborn sacrifices to Roman cruelty the only
act of love they could -- that of burying their little bodies and mourning for them in prayer. This tradition of
mercifully burying abandoned children continues in
our own day with the National Day of Remembrance
for Aborted Children, taking place on September 12.
Please remember all victims of the abortion culture,
especially these tiny, tender souls.
IN JUST TWO WEEKS!
125TH Anniversary Celebration
You and your family are invited to celebrate
Mass with Bishop Dooher on Sunday, September 20 at 11 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena
Church
This is a wonderful opportunity to gather as a
worshipping community and offer thanks to
God for all that he does for us, especially in
the past 125 years. Priests and religious who
have served here in the past have been invited to join us. Guest musicians will be present,
also.
All that’s needed is you!
Reception to Follow in the St. Catherine Middle School Cafeteria.
Help Support the CatholicTV Network of Boston
The 2015 CatholicTV TELETHON
Friday, September 11th from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturday, September 12th from 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Please tune in (Comcast 268, Verizon 296, Norwood
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Call and pledge your support to this very important
work of the Church.
Life in the Spirit Seminar Series: If you desire to
grow in your faith and to live more fully in the power of
the Holy Spirit, the New Jerusalem Prayer Group of
St. Timothy’s Parish in Norwood invites you to attend
the Life in the Spirit Seminar Series beginning October 1 and running 7 consecutive Thursday evenings
at 7:30 p.m. There is no charge for the seminar and it
is being conducted under the Spiritual Direction of Fr.
Joe McDermott. For more information and registration, call Rose Akeke, 781-762-8572 or Betsy Gorman,
508-626-5695
or
by
email
to
[email protected]
American University Women for Life Presents
Screening of God’s Not Dead
Wednesday, September 9th at 7 p.m.
Good Shepherd Parish Center,
99 Main Street, Wayland
RSVP to [email protected] or
[email protected]
All women who believe in the sanctity of all human life
from conception to natural death are invited.
September 6, 2015
Religious Education and Youth Faith Formation News
Religious Education Classes for Grades 1-8
and Confirmation Classes for Grades 9 and
10 begin the week of September 27th.
All classes begin with an important parent and
student meeting for the first 30 minutes.
Classes are offered on the following days/times
and the year will begin on Sunday, September
27th.
Grades 1-5: Sunday from 10:15-11:30 a.m. OR
Tuesday from 4-5:15 p.m.
Grades 6-8: Sunday from 4:45 - 6 p.m.
Grade 9 (Confirmation I): Sunday from 3-4:30
p.m.
Grade 10 (Confirmation II): Sunday from 6:157:45 p.m.
REGISTRATION
INFORMATION
If you have not yet registered your child for this
year’s Religious Education or Confirmation program, we are still accepting registration forms for
all grades 1-10. Forms are located at all the
doors to the church, at the rectory or by emailing
Leah Ramsdell at [email protected].
Leah will send you an electronic copy for you to
print out and return.
Please register as soon as possible so we can
assign your child to your preferred class.
Confirmation Program Information
Families with students in public school who will
be entering the 9th grade this fall who wish to
have their child confirmed in the spring of 2017
are asked to contact Leah at [email protected] as soon as possible for registration materials. Families with 8th graders that
were enrolled in the St. Catherine’s Religious Education program this past year received an email
with further details and information.
Students attending Catholic schools for grades 912 DO NOT need to attend the program until 10th
grade.
Catechists Needed
We are in need of catechists to work with and
share our faith with our young people at all age
levels. Many of our catechists are folks who have
been teaching for several years and continue to
do so because of how much they enjoy it! All of
the materials are provided for you and no previous teaching experience is necessary, just a love
of children and our faith!
Grades 1-5
Classes meet on either Sunday mornings or
Tuesday afternoons for approximately 75 minutes
from late September/early October until April.
Grades 6-8
Classes meet approximately 2 times/month from
late September/early October on Sunday afternoons.
Grade 9
Teaching is a 2 year commitment so that your
class will (ideally) complete the entire Confirmation program with the same group of students
and teachers. Classes meet approximately once
or twice a month from late September until Confirmation.
In order to run a successful program with small
class sizes, we need about 6-8 teachers/grade
level. At present we have the following: Grade
1:5, Grade 2:3, Grade 3:2, Grade 4:2, Grade 5:2,
Grade 6:2, Grade 8:4, Grade 9:6, Grade 10:
Looking for 1-2 teachers.
We are also in need of someone to teach our
“catch up” class for students who need to make
up class time before receiving First Communion.
If you are interested or available to help, please
contact Leah at [email protected] with the
grade you’d be interested in teaching and what
day/time (grades 1-5 and catch up class ONLY).
Not sure you could teach a class on your own?
Consider co-teaching with a fellow parent, neighbor, or friend! Have a student who was recently
confirmed or in need of hours for Confirmation?
Consider having them co-teach with you!
News from
Saint Catherine of Siena School
See Christ in Others.
Be Christ for Others.
www.scsnorwood.org
Saint Catherine of Siena School Students Return on Opening Day
Saint Catherine of Siena School students were welcomed
back to school last week for the start of the school year amid
smiles, hugs, and warm greetings from their teachers and
friends. Special thanks to Mrs. Kedzierski, Art Teacher, who
was on hand with her camera to take these beautiful photos.
Mr. Papadakis Joins School Faculty as
Physical Education Teacher
We are happy to announce that Mr.
Spiros (Tony) Papadakis will join
our faculty as our physical education teacher for the coming school
year. He received his BA degree in
physical education from California
State University at Chico and has
taught physical education at the
British International School of Boston and Dedham Country Day
School. In addition, he has been
site director of the Boston Red Sox
Summer Camp and business development manager at New England
Sports Academy in Westwood.
The Annual SCS Golf Tournament
is coming soon! Sign up to play
today!
When:
Where:
Monday, September 14th
Brookmeadow Country Club
Canton
All proceeds benefit SCS!
This year’s tournament is in honor of
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity.
Registration forms are available at the church doors.
Please contact Mary Beth Cox with any questions at
781-769-5354 ext. 271 or [email protected].