Current Bulletin - Saint Susanna Parish

Landings
Saint Susanna Parish
Pastoral Staff
February 8, 2015
Reverend Stephen Josoma
Laurence J. Bloom
Jean Brown
Janet Sebago
Pastor
Deacon
Pastoral Associate
Parish Secretary
Welcome!
A warm welcome to all! If you are new to
the parish, please introduce yourself after
mass or at the rectory. We’d love to meet
you!
The "All Are Welcome" sign in front of our church reflects the spirit of Pope Francis' message. Our doors are
open. Don't be afraid to walk through them again. If you miss being part of a faith community and you’re wondering if returning to a parish like Saint Susanna could be a life-giving experience for you we offer a program,
called Landings, that can help you explore those questions. Landings is run by members of the parish and the
focus is on sharing the stories of our faith journeys with people who are thinking about coming back to the
Church, listening to their stories, and having an honest conversation about the continuing questions and struggles we all have with what we call God and what we call church. Our next session starts in March 2015. If
you’re interested in finding out more about the Landings program, please pick up a brochure at the back of the
church, visit our website, or contact Linda Bates by email at [email protected] or by telephone
at (508) 238-0054. To our fellow parishioners, we ask that you share the information on Landings with family
and friends and help us open our doors and our hearts to all those who are searching for community.
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Peace and Justice
Please consider writing notes of support o Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, who spoke here at
St. Susanna’s a few years ago. We have supported the Afghan Peace Volunteers and their Duvet Project
whereby women in Kabul sew quilts for war refugees. Kathy was arrested last year at Whiteman Air Force
Base in Missouri for trying to deliver a loaf of bread and letter to the base commander in nonviolent protest of
the drone strikes which emanate from there, often killing innocent civilians. She is serving a 3 month sentence
which began January 23:
Kathy Kelly 04971-045
FMC Lexington’Federal Medical Center
Satellite Camp
P.O. Box 14525
Lexington, KY 40512
262 Needham Street
Dedham, MA 02026
Rectory:
(781) 329-9575
Web Site:
Email:
Facebook:
www.saintsusanna.org
[email protected]
Please pray for
All the deceased of the parish, all our sick and for
all who have asked for our prayers.
Saint Susanna Parish in Dedham MA
Parish Center Hours
Monday – Friday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Parish Pastoral Council Members
Brian Dwyer, Chairperson
[email protected]
781-742-5400
Richard Creegan
[email protected]
617-325-0289
Eucharistic Adoration
Wednesday: 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Jay Johnson
[email protected]
781-329-2381
Holydays
Mass schedule as announced
Mary Pope
[email protected]
617-969-2633
Ellen Ronayne
[email protected]
508-339-1346
Bob Taraschi
[email protected]
781-467-1200
Russ Wilson
[email protected]
617-750-7508
Dana Winikates
[email protected]
617-323-3013
Sunday Masses
Saturday: 4:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00, 10:00 AM (Family Mass)
Weekday Liturgies
Monday-Tuesday-Friday: 9:00 AM
Baptisms
1st Sunday of month at 10:00 AM Mass
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday: 3:00-3:30 PM
Marriage
Please contact the rectory one year in advance
Peace and Justice
Pat Ferrone 781-449-3890
[email protected]
Saint Vincent de Paul Society
For assistance please call:
781-329-9575
Mass Intentions
Saturday
4:00 PM
February 7
Frances Galli
Sunday
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
February 8
Robert Foley (Living)
Mary Kelly
Tues.
9:00 AM
February 10
Maureen Greene & Seamus Greene
Sat.
4:00 PM
February 14
John Bligh & Eugene Bligh
Sun.
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
February 15
All the Deceased of the Parish
Roy Nelson, Jr.
Grades 1-5
Middle School-Grades 6-8
Ashes will be distributed at Mass on Ash Wednesday at 7:00 PM. Please consider this opportunity to
enter the spirit of Lent as a parish family.
Parish Ministry Schedules
Schedules for Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and
Altar Servers for February are available in the Sacristy for those not on our email list.
Parish Giving - February 1
Offertory: $2,067
Parish Only: $1,557
Bus Campaign: $44,164
February 8 - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings: # 1011
Music Selections
Opening
Offering
Comm.
Closing
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8:00 AM
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Sun.
Faith Formation Gr.1-5 at 11 AM
Parent’s Gathering 11 AM
Middle School Faith Formation
Confirmation Class 6-7 PM
Gr. 6-8 at 6:30 PM
Mon.
Adult Faith Formation 7-9 PM
Tues.
Scripture Study 7-9 PM
Knitting Group 7 PM
Wed.
Prayer Group 1 PM
A.A. Meeting 7:30 PM
Thurs.
SVDP Meeting 7 PM
Class for Grades 1-5 today, Sunday, February 8 at
11 AM.
Parent’s Gathering 11AM
Ash Wednesday Mass and Ashes
4:00 PM
Upcoming Events in January/February
Faith Formation News
10:00 AM
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Next class will be on Sunday evening, February 8 at
6:30 PM.
Confirmation Program I and II
Next class on Sunday February 8 from 6 to 7 PM.
Adult Faith Formation
Come join us in the Parish Hall.
Monday, February 9 from 7-9 PM.
Angels – Mesopotamia to Modernity,
with Mary Joan Leith.
Mary Joan Leith is full of surprises. As an Associate
Professor of Religious Studies at Stonehill College,
Leith says that students often have preconceived notions about what they are going to learn in her
classes. She likes to challenge these ideas. “I love
surprising my students with crazy stories,” she says.
“I like seeing students come into a class and think, for
instance, ‘It’s not really something I’m interested in.’
Then I see them get excited. I like turning on the light
bulb.”
Leith recently showed parts of the British comedy
Monty Python’s Life of Brian to illustrate some of the
facts about Jesus’ lifetime – and the students loved it.
“I like to bring in unusual things, keep them on their
toes; give the class the sense that it’s going to be
worth it to walk into my classroom every day.”
A frequent visitor to Saint Susanna Adult Faith Formation, Prof. Leith will lead us through the history of
angels over the centuries.
Doggett Circle
The next monthly service at Doggett Circle will be on
Friday, February 20 at 10:30 AM. All are welcome
to join us!
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In Loving Memory 
During February the wine for our liturgies has been
donated in loving memory of Mary Kelly from the
Kelly /Scheib Family.
Snow Days
After a wonderful “false start” of a winter Mother
Nature seems determined to not only make up for
the earlier lack of snowfall, but to give us additional bonus snow storms and arctic blasts. This
possibly will be the one of the costliest in years
for heating and plowing.
In any event, any additional contributions to help
defray the costs of snow removal and heating this
year would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for
your support as we endure this winter for the record books.
Little Black Books
We have once again ordered the “Little Black
Books” for your use during the upcoming season
of Lent. These have proven a popular companion
for individuals and families as we deepen our perspective on our faith as we journey towards
Easter.
They will be available next week at the back of
the church. Please take one for your family and
pass one along to a neighbor unable to attend!
Tax Information
Parishioners needing a statement of parish giving
as they prepare their tax returns can obtain one by
contacting Janet at the rectory. We are pleased to
assist you.
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Feb. 18
Ash Wednesday Mass at 7 PM
with Distribution of Ashes
Feb. 22
First Communion Meeting 7 PM
Altar Servers
The presence of young altar servers at our liturgies
is a significant sign to all that people of every age
are important to our community. Youngsters who
come to our liturgies and see other young people
actively serving at the liturgy gain a great insight
in seeing them: “Kids like me are a part of all of
this!” In recent years it has become more and
more difficult for youngsters to serve, and for
adults to train and lead them, in part because so
many sports practices and games are now regularly
booked for Sundays and because the idea of a Day
of Rest has pretty much dried up. We owe a debt
of gratitude to those young people who continue to
serve in this important ministry despite these obstacles. Our plan is to keep the door open for any
youngster in the parish, whether in our religious
education program or not, who wishes to serve in
this way. If any family has a child in the third
grade or higher who is interested in being an altar
server, we ask that you contact the parish office
(781-329-9575), Father Steve, or Deacon
Larry. Appropriate training will be given as kids
volunteer. Thank you.