Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted July 31, 2016 Eighteenth Sunday

Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted
July 31, 2016
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish
Waltham/Lexington
OUR LADY COMFORTER
OF THE
AFFLICTED
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
PARISH STAFF
Rev. James M. DiPerri, Pastor
[email protected]
Rev. James F. Hawker, Senior Priest Assisting
[email protected]
Felicia Forger, Religious Education Coordinator
[email protected]
Miriam Dorovski, Finance Manager
[email protected]
Sharon Micco, Parish Office Manager
[email protected]
Patrick Botti, Music Director
[email protected]
Chandra Minor, School Principal
[email protected]
Mary Gotgart, School Office Manager
[email protected]
MASS
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
8AM
First Friday Mass
9AM (only)
Saturday (Vigil)
4PM
Sunday
9AM, 11AM
Holy Day
As Announced
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
BAPTISM—12:15PM
Masses. Who can receive this sacrament? Those who are
During Mass or on selected Sunday each month. To aged, chronically ill, are having treatments or will be
schedule a Baptism, call 781-894-3481 x7 and leave your having surgery. We invite you to come receive the
information.
Sacrament of the Sick, a source of strength, healing and
grace.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Arrangements six months-one year in advance by
appointment. Please contact the parish office.
HOMEBOUND MINISTRY
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion bring Holy
Communion to those unable to attend Sunday Mass.
Anyone interested in journeying in faith to receive the Please contact John Barry in the parish office to make
sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, please arrangements.
contact John Barry in the parish office.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION (RCIA)
For more information on the Catholic Faith visit www.usccb.org
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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Waltham/Lexington
Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish
THANK YOU FROM
ARCHBISHOP EMMANUEL OBBO
Saturday
4:00 pm
Sunday
9:00 am
July 30
Antonia Caramazza
Memorial
July 31
Maria and Salvatore Caci
Memorial
Stefania Gracetta
Memorial
*All Members of Our Lady’s—Living and Deceased*
11:00 am Vincent Morreale
Birthday Memorial
Monday August 1
8:00 am
Wednesday August 3
8:00 am
Pray for the End of Senseless Violence
First Friday August 5
9:00 am
Janet Donahue
4th Anniversary
First Saturday August 6
4:00 pm
Robert Caloggero
Memorial
Sunday
August 7
9:00 am
Joseph Dupuis
4th Anniversary
*All Members of Our Lady’s—Living and Deceased*
11:00 am Eileen Maguire
12th Anniversary
Archbishop Obbo from the Archdiocese of
Tororo in Uganda visited our parish on a
Mission Appeal the weekend of June 18-19.
We have received a letter acknowledging
his gratitude for our generous contribution
to the Church in Uganda, along with
appreciation for the warm hospitality,
attention and prayers shown by Our Lady
Comforter of the Afflicted. I join
Archbishop Obbo in thanking you for your
contribution to the success of this Mission
Appeal.
COLLECTION INFORMATION
CCD NEWS
July 23/24 $5359.00
UPCOMING COLLECTIONS
July 30/31: Regular Collection
August 6/7: Regular and Catholic Relief
Services Collection
August 13/14: Regular Collection
1000 CLUB—JOIN TODAY!
Thank you to all the members who belong and who have
purchased gifts for others. A 1000 Club number is the
PERFECT GIFT for that hard to buy for person, it only
costs $55 per year. Next drawing is Sunday, August
14 at 12:30pm in the school cafeteria.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. DiPerri
Registration is ongoing for the 2016-2017
Religious Education School Year. Please visit
olca.org to download a registration form or
please call Felicia Forger at 781-894-3481 for
any information regarding the program. We are
in need of Religious Education Teachers (tuition
is waived) and Classroom Aides (tuition reduced
by half). Parent Informational Meeting on
September 11th at 10 am (no classes). FIRST
DAY of CLASS is Sunday, September 18th.
Friday, August 26th
Our Lady’s Church
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS
Please note that the parish office hours for the summer are
9:00am-3:00pm.
July 31, 2016
6:30 pm Mass followed by
Healing Service with Frank Kelly
Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish
Waltham/Lexington
All Night Eucharistic Vigil at
Our Lady’s Church
Friday, August 5th through
Saturday, August 6th
Monday, August 29
Tour of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross
RESERVATION DEADLINE 8/18
Our itinerary will be:
8:00 am
Mass at Our Lady’s
9:00 am
Bus departs from Our Lady’s
10:00 am Arrival at Cathedral
11:00 am Lunch at
Maggiano’s Restaurant
1:00 pm Cappuccino at Café Victoria &
leisurely stroll through historic North End
3:00 pm
Bus departs for return to
Our Lady’s
$65 per person includes Motor Coach,
Lunch & Cappuccino
PAYMENT IS DUE UPON RESERVATION
The monthly all night Eucharistic Vigil in
reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the
Immaculate Heart of Mary will begin with
9:00 pm Mass of the Sacred Heart celebrated
by
Reverend Dermot Roache S.M.A.,
Chaplain of the Family of Divine Mercy
Apostolate. Prayer Cards of the Family of
Divine Mercy Apostolate will be distributed.
Intentions for the Vigil are for Pope Francis,
Cardinal O’Malley and for all the priests and
religious of the Archdiocese of Boston.
Various spiritual exercises such as recitation
of the Rosary, Way of the Cross for priests
(St. John Paul II), and Divine Mercy Chaplet
will be held throughout the night.
Refreshments will also be served. The vigil
will end with Mass of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary at 5:00 am celebrated by Reverend
Michael Adebote S.M.A. For information
please
contac [email protected] or
978-453-7446. National website address is
www.therealpresence.org.
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Checks payable to
OLCA & to the
attention of
Marian McGovern
in the
Parish Office
Jubilee Indulgence
His Holiness, Pope Francis issued the Bull of
Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy,
establishing a Year of Mercy beginning on
December 8th, 2015 and ending on November
20, 2016. The Christian Faithful may obtain
the Jubilee Indulgence by making a brief
pilgrimage to the Holy Door, open at the
Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston. All
members of the Christian Faithful of the
Archdiocese of Boston who wish to seek this
indulgence are to make a Profession of Faith
and 1) Sacramentally confess their sins
(within several days) 2) Participate in the
celebration of and receive the Holy Eucharist
with a reflection on mercy and 3) Pray for the
intentions of the Supreme Pontiff, the Pope.
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Waltham/Lexington
Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish
PROFESSIONAL ROOFING
LOUIS PASQUALUCCI & SONS
Replacing Roof of School Building
Replacing Front Walkway of Church
We are pleased to report on the ongoing progress of
our roof replacement project. Work is continuing
very well with replacing the original roof from 1964
on the main school building, necessitated by the
expected aging process. Sixty tons of material (not
6 tons as previously noted) was removed from the
roof which included ballast rocks. This roof was
built to hold a tremendous amount of weight,
namely snow load, according to the standards at the
time. Today, three tons of new material will be used
in the updated rubber roof, which will also
incorporate needed New England insulation. We are
grateful to members of the School Community and
Religious Education Parents who contributed to this
important effort to help defray the cost.
The front steps of the Church as well as the front
walkway will be replaced by a gradual decorative
cement walkway, enabling the front entrance of
the Church to be handicap accessible. This project
was announced as part of our Restricted Parish
Fund from donations of parishioners collected
during the Spring of 2015. This portion of the
project completes our Church sidewalk work that
was begun last Summer. Any further donations to
this important fund are appreciated.
CATHOLIC APPEAL
OLCA at 92.1% of GOAL!
Marian Songs, Liturgy of
the Eucharist, Rosary and Candle Light Procession
beginning at 6:30 pm followed by refreshments in
Shrine Hall. Call 508-429-2144 for more
information.
We have raised $43,069 of our assessed
goal of $46,751, which is 92.1%! Thank you
for your generosity which will benefit
hundreds of pastoral, charitable, and
educational programs at work within the
Archdiocese of Boston, and at Our Lady’s. If
you have not yet done so, please prayerfully
consider making a contribution. Your
support is greatly needed—not only to reach
our goal but to continue the good works of
the Archdiocese under the leadership of
Cardinal O’Malley. It helps to demonstrate
our commitment to the overall Church.
NEWS FROM FATIMA SHRINE
Saturday, August 13th
Fatima Shrine
Holliston
July 31, 2016
EPISCOPAL ORDINATION OF
BISHOP-ELECT ROBERT PHILIP REED
BISHOP-ELECT MARK O’CONNELL, JCD
The Archdiocese of Boston will
celebrate the Episcopal Ordination
of Bishop-ElectRobert Philip Reed,
Titular Bishop of Sufar, Auxiliary
Bishop of Boston and Bishop-Elect
Mark O’Connell, JCD, Titular
Bishop of Gigti, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston,
on Wednesday, August 24, 2016, The Feast of
St. Bartholomew, at 2:00 PM at the Cathedral
of the Holy Cross, 1400 Washington Street,
Boston.
Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish
Waltham/Lexington
July 31th—Eighteenth Sunday
in Ordinary Time
“...rest, eat, drink, be merry!” Oh how
inviting this sounds! But Paul is wise and
kind to caution us (as he cautioned the
Colossians) to “Seek what is above...Put
to death, then, the parts of you that are
earthly” We are called to be in the world,
but not of the world. In fact, our task is to
sanctify the world around us. Difficult?
Sure. But not impossible—remember,
with God all things are possible. This
week, make a concentrated effort to ‘seek
what is above’ by adding five minutes to
your daily prayer time. And if daily prayer
isn’t yet a habit, start with just five
minutes of conversation with God who is
just waiting to hear from you.
Scripture for the week of July 31, 2016
31 SUN Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23/Col 3:1-5, 9-11/Lk 12:1321
1 Mon Jer 28:1-17/Mt 14:13-21
2 Tue Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22/Mt 14:22-36 or 15:12, 10-14
3 Wed Jer 31:1-7/Mt 15:21-28
4 Thu Jer 31:31-34/Mt 16:13-23
5 Fri
Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7/Mt 16:24-28
6 Sat Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/2 Pt 1:16-19/Lk 9:28b-36
CONCERT ON THE LAWN
Steve Taddeo’s Big Band, featuring vocalist
Caroline Griep, will perform on the lawn at
St. Charles Borromeo Parish (corner of Hall
and Cushing Streets, Waltham) on August
1st. Bring a blanket or chair!
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OUR LADY’S ACADEMY
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Our Lady’s Academy is seeking After School
Group Leaders for children (3 Yrs—5 Yrs old).
Hours are 2:15 pm to 4:45 pm. For more
information please contact the After School Office:
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 781-899-0206
VIRTUS: Protecting God’s Children
Training Session at Our Lady’s
Sessions will be held at Our Lady’s on:
Thursday, August 25 at 6:00 pm
Saturday, August 27 at 10:00 am
All who teach or volunteer with children at Our
Lady’s Parish or Our Lady’s Academy are
required to attend ONE Virtus: Protecting
God’s Children Training Session that will focus
on the prevention of abuse and the protection of
children. Please call the parish office for more
information.
St. Pierre School Reunion for All Alumni
Saturday, September 24 from 3 pm to 8 pm
French Club—193 Elm Street
$20 per person
Light Buffet with Cash Bar
Please contact Helen David at 781-910-3313 or
[email protected] OR Doreen LeBlanc at
781-893-5217 or [email protected]. Join our
Facebook page by sending a friend request to Gail
David (Ecole Saint Pierre’s of Waltham).
ARCHDIOCESE JUSTICE CONVOCATION
Saturday, Nov. 5—8:30 am to 1:30 pm
BC High School
Registration Cost is $20
Please contact Office of Spiritual Life 617-779-3640
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time