Palm Sunday March 20, 2016

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Palm Sunday
March 20, 2016
SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST
San Juan Bautista
SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE São Tomé O Apóstolo
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
March 20, 2016
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
17 CHESTNUT STREET
PEABODY, MA 01960
ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE PARISH
3 MARGIN ST.
PEABODY, MA 01960
Two Parishes One Mission

To reach out to everyone with the joyful gospel of
God’s saving love.

To form one another as disciples who encounter Jesus
Christ deeply through word, sacrament and service.

To live as a Spirit filled, multicultural community of
mercy, justice and compassion within the Catholic
Church.
Parish Staff
Very Rev. John E. MacInnis, V.F. , Pastor
Rev. Steven Clemence, Parochial Vicar
Padre Paúl G.M. McManus, Parochial Vicar, Hispanic Ministry
Deacon Leo Martin
Deacon Chuck Hall
Deacon Simon Valentin
Deacon Brian O’Shaughnessy, Seminarian Intern
St. John the Baptist
Mary Goyette
Karen Hinton
Dawn Alves
Tracy Palen
Kathleen Wilkinson
Cynthia Arsenault
Holly Zagaria
Stacey Vasquez
Aida Vargas
Lucy Cortez
St. Thomas the Apostle
Business Manager
Director of Religious Ed 1-5
Coordinator of Youth Ministry
Parish Secretary
Parish Secretary
Music Ministry
Music Ministry
Music Ministry (Spanish)
Spanish Religious Ed
Spanish Religious Ed
Dawn Alves
Br. David Wiggin, CFX
Regina Matthews
Michael Beaulieu
Renildo Paiva
Lisa Ann Trainor
Sheila Lynch
Tracy Palen
Pastoral Associate
Coordinator of Youth Ministry
Parish Accountant
Music Ministry
Music Ministry
Music Ministry (Brazilian)
Coordinator of Religious Ed
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Parish Office: 978-531-0002
Parish Fax: 978-531-5199
Website: www.stjohnspeabody.com
Parish Office: 978-531-0224
Parish Fax: 978-531-6517
Website: www.stthomaspeabody.org
Maureen Kelleher
Principal, St. John’s School
St. John’s School: 978-531-0444
Parish Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00am-12:00pm
Kalley Moore
Brooksby Village Pastoral Assoc.
Brooksby Catholic Ministry: 978-536-7947
Parish Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30am-3:30pm
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A New Initiative to Bring the Joy of the Gospel to More People.
Evangelization is our first priority. Because our most important task as Catholics and as parishes is to bring people to know and live the love of God through Jesus Christ. When our two parishes wrote a new mission statement
to untie us in one single purpose, we used these words which are found on the first page of every bulletin: "to reach
out to everyone with the joyful gospel of God's saving love." To do this we must "form one another as disciples
who encounter Jesus Christ deeply... and live as a Spirit filled multicultural community of mercy, justice and compassion." This is what we must be about at all times!
Many ecclesial movements help us to evangelize. I am always on the lookout for new ways to evangelize every
person we can. Our two parish staffs had a day long workshop on evangelization last year and recently our two parish councils had a shorter version. A few years ago I explored and then brought the ACTS retreats to our parishes
and it has enabled many parishioners to deepen their faith and become more involved in the life of our parishes. I
want to urge everyone to consider participating in one of the ACTS retreats that we will offer in the fall. For many
years, among the many new movements like ACTS, the Cursillo, and the Charismatic Movement have arisen in the
Catholic Church. Today I want to tell you about another opportunity for evangelization. For some time I have been
learning about this vehicle for evangelization and recently I presented it to members of our staffs and parish councils. It is called the NeoCatechumenal Way. One way I have come to know it much better is though Father Steven,
our parochial vicar, who came to an experience of personal conversion and then a call to the priesthood through the
Way in his homeland, Brazil. Let me explain the Way for you very briefly.
Here is another Way to bring God's love to people. The Way began with Kiko Argüello, a painter, and Carmen
Hernandez, a graduate in chemistry and theology, who together developed a program for evangelizing the slum on
the outskirts of Madrid and brought about a beginning and renewal of faith in small communities. Their work
spread and in 1974 the Congregation for Divine Worship approved the name “Neocatechumenate” to indicate an
"itinerary of post-baptismal formation for those who are baptized but not sufficiently catechized." The Neocatechumenal Way was approved in 1974 by Pope Paul VI, and in 1987 Pope John Paul II opened the first Redemptoris
Mater seminary in Rome to prepare priests for the New Evangelization. Today, there are 100 Redemptoris Mater
seminaries worldwide, with almost 2,000 priests already ordained and 2,000 seminarians in formation. Eight of
those seminaries are in the U.S., including the one in Brookline. This is where Father Steven was prepared to serve
in our archdiocese. In 1990 the Neocatechumenal Way was recognized by John Paul II as “an itinerary of Catholic
formation valid for our society and our time,” and an instrument for the New Evangelization. The Neocatechumenal Way sends families to areas on the periphery of cities, often immense slums, to form nuclei of evangelization
and small communities. Currently, there are about 1,000 families in mission all over the world.
How can the Way help us to evangelize? With a strong sense of mission members of the Way are coming to Peabody and Salem to invite as many people as they can to a series of talks in April and May, during the Easter season
when we celebrate our new life in the risen Lord. At no cost to us they want to share their story of personal conversion and encourage them to go discover or rediscover the love the God has for them. Father Steven and I will work
with them so that their efforts will be united with us, open to all and opening those who participate in the activities
of the Way to the life of our parishes. Speaking to representatives of the Way Pope Francis spoke of the need "to
take the greatest care to build and preserve the communion within the particular churches" where they go. This
means that we must know and love and work together with everyone who wants to serve Christ in the church.
The Spirit works among us in many ways to build up the one Body of Christ. I encourage all the members of
our parish communities to be open to what the members of the Way will offer. They very much want to reach people on the margins of the church. Please join me in welcoming those who are giving of themselves to come here.
Come and learn more about God's love and how to grow in that love. We will be circulating all kinds of posters and
cards and letters. The talks will be held, beginning on April 5, every Tuesday and Friday evening from 7:30 to
8:30 pm in the chapel at Saint Thomas (enter front doors). Even if you do not come, pray with us for the Holy
Spirit to touch hearts and minds with the joy of the gospel! If you would like to know more about the Way, talk to
Father Steven or to me at any time.
God bless.
Fr. John
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Una Nueva Iniciativa para Llevar la Alegría del Evangelio a más Personas.
La evangelización es nuestra primera prioridad. Debido a que nuestra tarea más importante como católicos y como parroquias es
llevar a la gente a conocer y vivir el amor de Dios a través de Jesucristo. Cuando nuestras dos parroquias escribieron una nueva declaración de la misión que nos une en un solo fin, hemos utilizado estas palabras que se encuentran en la primera página de todos los
boletines: "para llegar a todo el mundo con el Evangelio gozoso del amor salvador de Dios." Para ello hay que "formarnos unos a
otros como discípulos que se encuentran con Jesucristo profundamente... y vivir como un espíritu lleno de una comunidad multicultural de la misericordia, la justicia y la compasión." ¡Esto es en lo que tenemos que estar a punto en todo momento!
Muchos movimientos eclesiales nos ayudan a evangelizar.
Siempre estoy en la búsqueda de nuevas formas de evangelizar a todas las personas que podamos. Nuestros dos equipos parroquiales
tuvieron el año pasado un taller de un largo día en la evangelización y recientemente nuestros dos juntas parroquiales tuvieron una
versión más corta. Hace algunos años explore y luego traje los retiros ACTOS a nuestras parroquias y ha permitido a muchos feligreses profundizar en su fe y participar más en la vida de nuestras parroquias. Quiero instar a todos a considerar su participación en uno
de los retiros actos que vamos a ofrecer en el otoño. Durante muchos años, muchos nuevos movimientos como ACTOS, el Cursillo,
y el movimiento carismático han surgido en la Iglesia Católica. Hoy quiero hablarte de otra oportunidad para la evangelización. Desde hace algún tiempo he estado aprendiendo acerca de este vehículo para la evangelización y recientemente se lo presenté a los
miembros de nuestro personal y juntas parroquiales. Se le llama el Camino Neo-catecúmeno. Una forma en la que he llegado a conocerlo mucho mejor, es a través del Padre Steven, nuestro vicario parroquial, que llegó a una experiencia de conversión personal y
luego una llamada al sacerdocio a través del Camino en su tierra natal, Brasil. Déjeme explicarle a usted el Camino muy brevemente.
Aquí hay otro Manera de llevar el amor de Dios a las personas.
El camino comenzó con Kiko Argüello, un pintor, y Carmen Hernández, licenciada en química y Teología, que juntos desarrollaron
un programa para la evangelización en un barrio pobre en las afueras de Madrid y provocó un principio y renovación de fe en pequeñas comunidades. Su trabajo se propago y en 1974 la Congregación para el Culto Divino le aprobó el nombre de "Neocatecumenado" para indicar un "itinerario de formación post-bautismal para aquellos que son bautizados pero no catequizados lo
suficiente." El Camino Neo-catecumenal fue aprobado en 1974 por el Papa Pablo VI, y en 1987 el Papa Juan Pablo II abrió el primer
seminario Redemptoris Mater en Roma para preparar sacerdotes para la Nueva Evangelización. Hoy en día, hay 100 seminarios Redemptoris Mater en todo el mundo, con casi 2.000 sacerdotes ya ordenados y 2.000 seminaristas en formación. Ocho de estos seminarios se encuentran en los EE.UU., incluyendo el de Brookline. Aquí es donde el Padre Steven se preparó para servir en nuestra
arquidiócesis. En 1990, el Camino Neo-catecumenal fue reconocido por Juan Pablo II como "un itinerario de formación católica válida para la sociedad y nuestro tiempo" y un instrumento para la Nueva Evangelización. El Camino Neo-catecumenal envía a las familias a zonas en la periferia de las ciudades, a menudo inmensos barrios pobres, para formar núcleos de evangelización y de las pequeñas comunidades. En la actualidad, hay cerca de 1.000 familias en misión en todo el mundo.
¿Cómo puede el Camino ayudarnos a evangelizar? Con un fuerte sentido de miembros de la misión del Camino están llegando a
Peabody y Salem a invitar a tantas personas como sea posible para una serie de conversaciones en abril y mayo, durante la temporada de Pascua, cuando celebramos nuestra nueva vida en el Señor resucitado. Sin costo alguno para nosotros quieren compartir su
historia de conversión personal y animarles a ir a descubrir o redescubrir el amor que Dios tiene para ellos. Padre Steven y yo trabajaremos con ellos para que sus esfuerzos sean unidos a los nuestros, abierto a todos y dando la apertura a los que participan en las
actividades del Camino a la vida de nuestras parroquias. En declaraciones a los representantes del Camino el Papa Francisco habló
de la necesidad de "tener el mayor cuidado para construir y preservar la comunión dentro de las iglesias particulares" donde ellos
van. Esto significa que hay que conocer y amar y trabajar en conjunto con todos los que quieren servir a Cristo en la iglesia.
El Espíritu obra entre nosotros de muchas maneras para construir el único Cuerpo de Cristo. Animo a todos los miembros de
nuestras comunidades parroquiales a estar abierto a lo que los miembros del Camino ofrecerán. Ellos quieren llegar a la gente en los
márgenes de la iglesia. Por favor, demos la bienvenida a aquellos que están dando de sí mismos para venir aquí. Ven a aprender más
acerca del amor de Dios y cómo crecer en ese amor. Vamos a estar circulando todo tipo de carteles y tarjetas y cartas. Las charlas se
llevarán a cabo, comenzando el 5 de abril, todos los martes y viernes por la tarde de 7:30-8:30pm en la capilla de Santo Tomás
(entrar por las puertas delanteras). Incluso si usted no viene, ore con nosotros por el Espíritu Santo para tocar los corazones y las
mentes con la ¡alegría del Evangelio! Si desea saber más sobre el Camino, hable con el Padre Steven o conmigo en cualquier momento. Dios los bendiga. P. John
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Uma Nova Iniciativa para Trazer a Alegria do Evangelho a Mais Pessoas.
A evangelização é a nossa primeira prioridade. Porque a nossa tarefa mais importante como católicos e como paróquias é
trazer as pessoas para conhecer e viver o amor de Deus através de Jesus Cristo. Quando as nossas duas paróquias escreveram
uma nova declaração de missão para nos unir em um único propósito, usamos estas palavras que são encontradas na primeira
página de cada boletim: "para levar a todos o evangelho de alegria do amor salvífico de Deus." Para fazer isso, devemos
"formar um ao outro como discípulos que se deparam com Jesus Cristo profundamente ... e viver como uma comunidade multicultural cheia do Espírito de misericórdia, justiça e compaixão." Isto é o que devemos ser em todos os momentos!
Muitos movimentos eclesiais nos ajudam a evangelizar. Estou sempre à procura de novas maneiras de evangelizar todas as
pessoas que pudemos. Nossas duas equipes paroquiais tiveram um longo workshop de um dia inteiro sobre a evangelização no
ano passado e, recentemente, as nossas duas juntas de freguesia tiveram uma versão mais curta. Alguns anos atrás eu explorei
e, em seguida, trouxe os retiros da igreja ACTS para as nossas paróquias e isso permitiu a muitos paroquianos uma oportunidade de aprofundar a sua fé e se envolver mais na vida de nossas paróquias. Quero exortar todos a participar em um dos retiros
da igreja ACTS que vamos oferecer no outono. Por muitos anos, vários novos movimentos como ACTS, o Cursilho, e o
Movimento Carismático tem surgido na Igreja Católica. Hoje eu quero falar sobre uma outra oportunidade para a evangelização. Por algum tempo tenho vindo a aprender sobre este veículo para a evangelização e, recentemente, apresentei-a membros
de nossas equipes e juntas de freguesia. Ele é chamado o Caminho Neocatecumenal. Uma maneira que eu vim a conhecê-lo
muito melhor foi por Padre Steven, nosso vigário paroquial, que veio para uma experiência de conversão pessoal e, em seguida, uma chamada ao sacerdócio através do Caminho Neocatecumenal em sua terra natal, o Brasil. Deixe-me explicar o
caminho para você muito brevemente.
Aqui há outra maneira de trazer o amor de Deus às pessoas. O Caminho começou com Kiko Argüello, um pintor, e Carmen Hernandez, um estudante de pós-graduação em química e teologia, que, juntos, desenvolveram um programa para a evangelização da favela nos arredores de Madrid e provocou um início e renovação da fé em pequenas comunidades. O seu trabalho espalhou e, em 1974, a Congregação para o Culto Divino aprovou o nome de "Neocatecumenato" para indicar um
"itinerário de formação pós-baptismal para aqueles que são batizados mas não suficientemente catequizados". O Caminho
Neocatecumenal foi aprovado em 1974 pelo Papa Paulo VI, e em 1987 o Papa João Paulo II abriu o primeiro seminário Redemptoris Mater em Roma para preparar sacerdotes para a Nova Evangelização. Hoje, existem 100 seminários Redemptoris
Mater em todo o mundo, com cerca de 2.000 sacerdotes já ordenados e 2.000 seminaristas em formação. Oito desses
seminários estão no EUA, incluindo aquele em Brookline. Este foi onde o padre Steven foi preparado para servir em nossa
arquidiocese. Em 1990, o Caminho Neocatecumenal foi reconhecido por João Paulo II como "um itinerário de formação
católica válido para a nossa sociedade e o nosso tempo", e um instrumento para a Nova Evangelização. O Caminho Neocatecumenal envia famílias para áreas na periferia das cidades, muitas vezes imensas favelas, para formar núcleos de evangelização e de pequenas comunidades. Atualmente, existem cerca de 1.000 famílias em missão em todo o mundo.
Como pode o Caminho nos ajudar a evangelizar? Com um forte senso de missão, membros do Caminho estão vindo para
Peabody e Salem para convidar tantas pessoas quanto o possível para uma série de palestras em Abril e Maio, durante a época
da Páscoa em que celebramos a nossa nova vida no Senhor ressuscitado. Sem nenhum custo para nós, eles querem compartilhar sua história de conversão pessoal e incentivá-los a ir para descobrir ou redescobrir o amor que Deus tem para vocês. Padre
Steven e eu vamos trabalhar com eles de modo que seus esforços serão unidos a nós, aberto a todos e revelando as atividades
do Caminho das nossas paróquias para aqueles que participam. Falando aos representantes do Caminho, Papa Francis falou da
necessidade de "tomar o maior cuidado para construir e preservar a comunhão dentro das igrejas particulares", onde eles vão.
Isto significa que devemos conhecer e amar e trabalhar em conjunto com todos os que querem servir a Cristo na igreja.
O Espírito trabalha entre nós em várias maneiras para edificar o único Corpo de Cristo. Eu incentivo todos os membros
das nossas comunidades paroquiais a estarem abertos ao que os membros do Caminho vai oferecer. Eles querem muito alcançar as pessoas à margem da igreja. Por favor, juntem a mim para saudar aqueles que estão dando de si para vir aqui. Venha
aprender mais sobre o amor de Deus e como crescer nesse amor. Nós vamos circular todos os tipos de cartazes e cartões e
letras. As palestras serão realizadas, começando em 5 de Abril, a cada terça-feira e sexta-feira 07:30 - 20:30 na capela de
Saint Thomas (pode entrar pelas portas da frente). Mesmo se você não vier, orem conosco para que o Espírito Santo toque
corações e mentes com a alegria do evangelho! Se você gostaria de saber mais sobre o Caminho, fale com o padre Steven ou
comigo a qualquer momento. Deus abençoe.
Fr. John
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THIS WEEK AT SAINT JOHN’S
TUESDAY
6:45 AM
MARCH 22, 2016
Personal Intention
WEDNESDAY
6:45AM
MARCH 23, 2016
Personal Intention
THURSDAY
MARCH 24, 2016
No Mass Holy Thursday
For details please call 978-531-0002
or visit our website at
www.stjohnspeabody.com
~Memorial Gifts for the Eucharist~
The gifts of the Bread and Wine are given in memory of
Michael Sclafani from his loving family.
Sun.
Mar 20
8:45am Religious Ed Gr 1-5
9:00am Food Pantry
11:00am Coffee Hour
12:30pm Spanish Coffee Hour
2:00pm V.O.T.F.
Mon.
Mar 21
5:00pm Rosary & Adoration
6:00pm Wolf Den Mtg
7:00pm Boy Scout Troop
7:00pm Boy Scout Mtg
Tues.
Mar 22
6:00pm Novena to the Holy Face
of Jesus
6:30pm Pack 119 Bear Den Mtg
7:00pm Youth Group
Wed.
Mar 23
6:00pm Boy Scout Troop 119
6:00pm Gala Meeting
7:00pm Boy Scout Medal Mtg
If you wish to offer a memorial gift of Bread and Wine or
Sacramental Candles, please call the parish secretary
at 978-531-0002.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
March 13, 2016
Monthly
$6,676.00
$1,732.00
March 15, 2015
Monthly
$7,688.00
$1,878.00
Catholic Appeal 2016
$11,025.00
God loves a cheerful giver.”
(2 Corinthians 9:7)
(See the Holy Week Schedule also on page 12)
The Parish Office will be closed on
Friday, March 25th - Good Friday
Thurs. Mar 24
Holy Thursday
9:00am Morning Prayer
7:30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Fri.
Mar 25
Sat.
Mar 26
Good Friday
12:00pm Community Soup Lunch
12:00-3:00pm Meditation on the Cross
3:00pm Station of the Cross (Spanish)
7:30pm Passion of the Lord
7:30pm Passion of the Lord
(Chapel-Spanish)
Holy Saturday
7:30am Men’s Faith Sharing Grp
8:00pm Easter Vigil (Spanish)
Sun.
Mar 27
Easter Sunday
8:00am Easter Sunday Mass
10:00am Easter Sunday Mass
11:30am Easter Sunday Mass (Spanish)
NO 5PM MASS ON EASTER
St. John Thrift Shop
SUNG EVENING PRAYER AT
SAINT JOHN EVERY SUNDAY OF LENT.
Thrift Shop is open on Fridays
and Saturdays from 10-1:00 for
the month of March. Stop in for some great bargains!
Please call the Parish Center at 978-531-0002 for further
information. Thank You.
Every Sunday evening during Lent at Saint John’s,
you are invited to join us for sung Evening Prayer.
Sr. Kathy and Sr. Christine lead us in a prayerful time of
reflection with psalms and canticles.
Join us at 7:00 PM every Sunday of Lent.
Alice Gallagher
Winter Manager
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St. Thomas the Apostle Parish
Saturday
4:00PM
Mar 19th
Januario Terra +
Joan Colby +
Sunday
10:00AM
Mar 20
Ronald Johnson +
Elizabeth Kontoules +
Sunday
10:00AM
Mar 27
Francis O’Toole +
Palm Sunday
Mar
Mar
Mar
21
22
23
Mar
24
Mar
25
Liturgy Memorials
The Altar wine & hosts have been donated
for the month of March for the honor and
glory of God in memory of Ronald Fabiszewski by
the Fabiszewski Family, the Candle Oil in memory
of Ronald Johnson from Norma Johnson and the
Sanctuary Lamp in memory of Leonard Dunleavy
from the Dunleavy family.
Chrism Mass Bus Trip
Join us as we go into Boston to the Cathedral of the
Holy Cross on Tuesday, March 22nd for the Chrism
Mass at 11:00AM and enjoy lunch on the way
home. Contact Sheila Lynch at St. Thomas the
Apostle for details of cost, departure, and return
times. (978-531-0224)
Mar
26
Mar
27
8:30AM Mass-Chapel
6:15PM Girl Scout Troop 361–School
6:30PM Girl Scout Troop 233–School
7:00PM Bible Study—S.L.C.
HOLY THURSDAY
8:30AM Morning Prayer
7:30PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper
GOOD FRIDAY
3:00PM Passion of the Lord (English)
7:30PM Passion of the Lord (Portuguese)
HOLY SATURDAY
8:00PM Easter Vigil (English)
EASTER SUNDAY
8:00AM Easter Sunday Mass
10:00AM Easter Sunday Mass
7:00PM Easter Sunday Mass
(Brazilian Mass-Portuguese)
WEEKLY GIVING
This weekend, March 20, 2015
The First collection will be for the parish.
The Second Collection is for
Easter Flowers
March 6th Offertory
Fuel & Utilities
The Parish Office will be closed on
Friday, March 25th - Good Friday
$3,729.00
$ 784.00
Next weekend the First collection is for the parish.
The Second Collection is for
The Clergy Benefit Fund
Thank you for your generous sacrifice.
Please save the following dates:
Please remember the deceased of our Parish and those
who were buried from St. Thomas Parish during the
past weeks. May their souls and the souls of the faithful
departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen
Saturday, April 9th, Murder Mystery Night
at St. Thomas School Hall
Saturday, May 14th is the Yard Sale.
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Parroquia de San Juan Bautista:
BIENVENIDOS A NUESTRA COMUNIDAD HISPANA
Y que todos: nos comprometamos, cada día, a ser más FAMILIA en JESÚS, Vivo y Resucitado.
Para solicitar los Servicios Pastorales, en la Comunidad, por favor hablar,
Con Padre Paúl G. M. McManus: de Viernes a Sábado, en Peabody
Tel: 978-826-7522 o por correo electronico a [email protected]
Consejería en español
La Muerte de Jesús es Nuestro Ejemplo
Judy Keith, una psicóloga que habla español, está
aquí por la tarde como voluntaria para hablar con
cualquier persona o pareja que quiere consejería en
español.
Jesús, quien dijo al entrar al mundo: “He venido, Oh
Dios, para hacer tu voluntad” (Heb. 10,9), se hizo
asimismo obediente al Padre en todo y, “habiendo
amado a los suyos, que estaban en el mundo, los
amó hasta el extremo” (Jn 13:1), entregándose completamente por ellos. Él que había venido “a servir y
no ha ser servido, y a dar su vida como rescate por
muchos” (Mc 10:45), obtiene en la Cruz la cumbre
del amor: “Nadie tiene mayor amor, que aquel que
da la vida por sus amigos” (Jn 15:13). Y él murió
por nosotros aún siendo pecadores (Rom 5:8) De
este modo Jesús proclama que la vida encuentra su
centro, su significado y su realización cuando se entrega. En este punto nuestra meditación se convierte
en alabanza y acción de gracia, y al mismo tiempo
nos impulsa a imitar a Cristo siguiendo sus huellas
(1Pedro 2:21). Nosotros también estamos llamados a
dar nuestras vidas por nuestros hermanos y hermanas, y así realizar en la plenitud de la verdad el significado y el destino de nuestra existencia. Pope
John Paul II, The Gospel of Life, n. 51.
Puede hablar de la depresión, la ansiedad, la muerte
de alguien querido, la comunicación en pareja o de
cualquier tema con el cual quiera ayuda.
Para sacar una cita, por favor llámeme en
978-826-7541 y déjeme un mensaje y le devolveré la
llamada lo más pronto que sea posible.
Ministerio de Mujeres "Bajo la Luz de Dios".
Grupo de apoyo para las mujeres de nuestra Parroquia. Mujer este grupo es para ti, tu no estas sola.
ven y pon todas tu inquietudes, preocupaciones y
necesidades bajo la luz de Dios.
Todos los Viernes comenzando a las 7pm con la
Misa y luego nos movemos al sotano de la rectoria. Para informacion ver a Margarita Merced, 857243-3150
Bautismos
Tercer sabado del mes a las 4:00 p.m.
Conferencia para padres y padrinos: Segundo sábado
del mes en el Centro parroquial a las 12 p.m.
Se puede conseguir el formulario en la oficina de la
parroquia o después de la Misa vea a
Diácono Simón Valentin.
La Santa Misa
Los domingos a las 11:30 a.m.
Los viernes a las 7 p.m.
Confesiones
Los viernes de las 6 hasta las 7 p.m.
Jueves – Sábado por cita en la casa parroquial
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Los sábado a las 7 p.m.
Matrimonios
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Adoración de Santísimo Sacramento
Los viernes de las 6 hasta las 7 p.m.
Quinceañeras – Visitas Pastorales – Otros Servicios
Por favor, hable con el Padre Paúl,
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Faith Enrichment
Youth Ministry, EDGE and Confirmation Updates!
Websites that are available for continuing
Faith Enrichment
Next Confirmation YM Gr. 9, Sunday, March 20th
Reconciliation
Looking a head to April;
Gr. 9 Confirmation Retreat, Thursday, April 7th at
4:45PM, this includes ALL 9th Grade Students; those in
public, vocational and catholic schools. 10th Grade students who missed there retreat in December are also required to attend this retreat.
wordonfire.org (Bishop Robert Baron)
dynamiccatholic.com (Matthew Kelly)
mycatholictube.com (Ascension Presents)
reallifecatholic.com
Last Confirmation YM Gr. 10 gathering; Sunday, April
10th; The Sacrament of Eucharist
www.loyolapress.com Click on Our Catholic
Faith and sign up for a 3 minute retreat or other liturgical and daily prayerful opportunities!
Last Confirmation YM Gr. 9 gathering; Sunday April
17th; The Eucharist & Easter Season
Bible app:
Truth and Life Bible and Audio Bible app
Looking ahead to May;
Rehearsal for the celebration of Confirmation, Gr. 10
Students
Thursday, May 26th 6PM in the upper church of St.
John's.
Steubenville East:
This summer, July 15-17 a Youth Conference will be
offered by Franciscan University of Steubenville Youth
Ministries. This conference/invitation for your son/
daughter comes as a recommendation from Fr. John, and
many adult leaders from our parishes who want the best
opportunities for our youth. Usually this conference is
hours away, but now is just minutes as it will be held at
the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. This Conference
for Teens is dynamic, alive and full of hope just like your
son/daughter. At this event your son/daughter will have
an opportunity to not only renew their faith but they will
also learn what it takes to be achieve and become someone great, the best version of who they were created to
be! Teens will come to experience a relationship with
Christ that can radically transform everything in their
life. The goal at this Youth Conference is for your teen to
open his/her heart to Jesus Christ who we know desires
their life to be fulfilling, exciting and joyful.
SAVE THE DATE!
Our 6th benefit concert for our sister
parish in the Dominican Republic
will be held on Saturday, May
th
21 , from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Suggested donation
is $10.00 and family discounts for 3 or more will be
available. St. John’s and St. Thomas Parishes are
co-sponsoring this event to
assist the orphanage Casa Hogar Divino Niño Jesus
in Salcedo and the impoverished community of
Santa Lucia. The concert will be held at the
St. Thomas School Gym, located at 5 Margin Street
in Peabody. More details about our exciting
entertainment lineup will be forthcoming. Raffle and
concert tickets will be available after all Masses
starting the weekend of April 23 & 24. For more
information, or if you would like to be involved,
please call Pat Adam at (978) 335-2080. Plan on
attending this fun night for a great cause…..we can
do it, together!
If you would like to reserve a ticket, please e-mail or contact Dawn Alves ASAP by calling (978)531-0224 or send
an e-mail to [email protected]. To learn
more about this youth event go to www.Steubenville
East.com
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March 20, 2016
Scripture for the week of March 20, 2016
Opening Doors of Mercy for
our Homeless Neighbors.
20 SUN Lk 19:28-40/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Lk
22:14-23:56 or 23:1-49
21 Mon Is 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11
22 Tue Is 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38
23 Wed Is 50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25
24 Thu Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/1 Cor 11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15
25 Fri Is 52:13-53:12/Heb 4:14-16;5:7-9/Jn 18:119:42
26 Sat Gn 1:1-2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/Gn 22:1-18 or
22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ex 14:15-15:1/Is
54:5-14/Is 55:1-11/Bar 3:9-15, 32-4:4/Ez
36:16-17a, 18-28/ Rom 6:3-11/ Lk 24:1-12
27 SUN Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b8/Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12
“Whatever you did for the least of my
brothers, you did for me.”
(Mt. 25:40 )
Our Friday soup lunches for the homeless are going very
well! We are now looking for volunteers (two per week)
to prepare a pot of soup for any Friday during the month
of March. The soup can be dropped off to the lower
church hall anytime on Thursday or on Friday morning.
Please contact Pat Adam at (978) 335-2080 if you are
able to help with this need. Thank you!
What Surrounds Us
So often these days we are cautioned to beware of our
surroundings. It is a good piece of advice since this
awareness usually prevents us from suffering injury or
harm. However for Christians during the most holy of
weeks in our Liturgical Year, from Palm Sunday until
Easter, being aware of our environment just might drawer
us into a harrowing time! For the starkness of our surroundings at the close of Lent is a call to us to eliminate
all distractions in our lives to more fully enter into this
week, the culmination of Jesus’ ministry: His final arrival
into Jerusalem, His Last Supper and Passion, His Death
and Burial, and finally, His glorious Resurrection on
Easter.
Already during Lent we have put aside many of our rituals and devotions to journey with Jesus. We eliminated
holy water and substituted sand for we have been wandering in the desert; fragrant flowers, nowhere to be seen,
and our color, purple, reflected the discipline of Lent; we
have drained the baptismal font of living water and replaced it with pieces of broken pottery, as we are, waiting
to be transformed by the Master Potter; we put aside novenas to the saints and have taken up the Way of the
Cross.
As Lent drawers to an end and the Sacred Triduum begins
on Holy Thursday, our complete focus turns to Jesus.
Thus even the statues and images of venerable saints are
covered. Our hearts, minds, and prayers are given over to
this one liturgy celebrated over three days which takes us
on the journey, in a real and symbolic way, of passing
through darkness and death to redemption and light. So,
beware of your surroundings, take them in, and freely
enter into the Life, Death, and Resurrection of Our Lord
and Savior. Alleluia!
The Liturgy Environment Committee
Please pray for our
Easter Catechumen and Candidates
Laurie Anne Fabbo
Andre Beltrzo Martins da Fonseca
Elisa Abinader
Ely Abinader
Matthew Burkard
Reynaldo Garcia
Rosa Silva Domingues
Brixhilda Noci
Brian Cooper
John Paul Maranda
St. Thomas Children’s Closet
We are looking for boys and girls
clothing sizes 2 –16. The Closet is open
Saturday’s from 1PM-4PM. Call the parish office with
any questions 978-531-0224.
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March 20, 2016
Voice of the Faithful North Shore – Seacoast
St. John the Baptist School
Open House
Present the speaker:
Reverend Kenneth R. Himes, O.F.M., Ph.D.
St. John School will be holding an Open
House on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 from 5:30pm
- 7:00pm. New student registration for the 2016-2017
school year. St. John’s offers 3, 4 and 5 year old programs. Early morning care and after school extended
day programs are available for all students. We also
have openings in grades 1 through 8. Please visit us
and see the quality of a Catholic education.
Call Admissions at (978) 531-0444 ext 340 for more
information or visit www.stjohns-peabody.com
St. John the Baptist School – 19 Chestnut Street –
Peabody, Ma 01960
Associate Professor, B.C. Department of Theology
Topic: Catholic Theology and Economic Inequality
When: Palm Sunday, March 20, 2016, (2:00-4:00PM)
Where: St. John the Baptist, Peabody - Lower Hall
The Lecture will examine how the Catholic theological
tradition thinks about economic inequality. Both the
history on how economic inequality has been discussed
in Catholic teaching and present day reflections on
inequality will be provided.
Refreshments will be served. The lecture is free, but
good-will offerings will be accepted.
Clergy Benefit Fund
Next week’s Easter collection is for our priests.
The Clergy Health and Retirement Trust helps care
for the health and well-being of our 614 active and
senior priestsin our Archdiocese, ensuring an appropriate level of care and quality of life for the
men who have dedicated their lives in service to
the Church of Boston. Our priests are there for us.
Now, it is our turn to care for them. Please give
generously to the collection next week using the
envelopes that will be provided. You can also make
your gift online at clergyfunds.org, or simply text
PRIEST to 56512(msg.&data rates may apply)
Thank you in advance for your prayers and generous support of our priests.
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Peabody’s 41 WALK for HAITI
GOOD FRIDAY, March 25, 2016 at
9:00AM
at the outdoor track of the Peter
Torigian Senior Center, 79 Central St.
Faith and Concern, Inc. supports projects in Haiti which promote life and hope now and
for the future of the Haitian people. Whether providing teacher salaries, building a schoolroom, or training young women for employment, funding education is
always our priority. Last year $10,000. went to the
Haitian Sisters for a school of 300 children. Together
we make a difference!
Can we count on you to walk with us, pray and make
a donation, 100% of which goes directly and entirely
to the work in Haiti? We are ecumenical and
non-sectarian. Having a 501C3 non-profit status,
your donations are tax-deductible.
For more details, take information on large table at
the back of church; or call Sister Nancy at 978-5301014.
The Light is On For You
On the Wednesdays of
Lent from 6:30-8:00 pm,
Saint John the Baptist and
Saint Thomas the Apostle Parishes and all the parishes
and chapels of the Archdiocese of Boston will be open
for individual confession.
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THE SACRED TRIDUUM – 2016
The parish communities of Saint Thomas the Apostle and Saint John the Baptist invite you to join them in
celebrating these holy days. The Sacred Triduum unites us in the sacramental remembrance of the Lord’s
Supper, The Passion and Death of Jesus, and the Resurrection. You are welcome at services at both of our
parishes. Come and pray with us!
HOLY THURSDAY, March 24th
ST. THOMAS
ST. JOHN
ST. JOHN
8:30A.M. MORNING PRAYER
9:00 A.M. MORNING PRAYER
7:30 P.M. MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
(English & Spanish) (followed by Eucharistic Adoration until 11:00 PM)
ST. THOMAS
7:30 P.M. MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
(English & Portuguese) (followed by Eucharistic Adoration until 11:00 PM)
GOOD FRIDAY, March 25th
ST. THOMAS
ST. JOHN
ST. JOHN
ST. JOHN
NOON - 3:00 P.M. MEDITATION ON THE CROSS
3:00 P.M. STATIONS OF THE CROSS
(Outside-Spanish)
ST. THOMAS
3:00 P.M. PASSION OF THE LORD (English)
ST. JOHN
ST. JOHN
7:30 P.M. PASSION OF THE LORD
7:30 P.M. PASSION OF THE LORD (Chapel-Spanish)
ST. THOMAS
7:30 P.M. PASSION OF THE LORD (Portuguese)
HOLY SATURDAY, March 26th
ST. THOMAS
ST. JOHN
ST JOHN
(No 4pm Mass today)
ST THOMAS
(No 4pm Mass today)
ST. JOHN
ST. THOMAS
8:00 P.M. EASTER VIGIL (Spanish)
8:00 P.M. EASTER VIGIL (English– Combined Parishes)
EASTER SUNDAY, March 27th
ST. JOHN & ST. THOMAS
8:00 A.M. MASS
ST. JOHN & ST. THOMAS
10:00 A.M. MASS
ST. JOHN
11:30 A.M. MASS (Spanish)
ST JOHN
(No 5pm Mass today)
ST. THOMAS
7:00 P.M. MASS (Brazilian- Portuguese)
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March 20, 2016
Extending our invitation
to all of you!
Jesus’ Death is Our Example
During this special
Jubilee Year of Mercy!
Come to St John the Baptist
Divine Mercy Service
Jesus, who upon entering into the world said: "I have
come, O God, to do your will" (cf. Heb 10:9), made
himself obedient to the Father in everything and,
"having loved his own who were in the world, he
loved them to the end" (Jn 13:1), giving himself
completely for them. He who had come "not to be
served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom
for many" (Mk 10:45), attains on the Cross the
heights of love: "Greater love has no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends" (Jn
15:13). And he died for us while we were yet sinners
(cf. Rom 5:8).In this way Jesus proclaims that life
finds its center, its meaning and its fulfillment when
it is given up. At this point our meditation becomes
praise and thanksgiving, and at the same time urges
us to imitate Christ and follow in his footsteps (cf. 1
Pt 2:21). We too are called to give our lives for our
brothers and sisters, and thus to realize in the fullness of truth the meaning and destiny of our existence. Pope John Paul II, The Gospel of Life, n. 51.
Date: Sunday, April 3, 2016
Where: St John the Baptist
“Holy Family Chapel” Lower Church
Time: 2:15pm - 3:30pm
"Here, then, is the reason for the Jubilee: because this is
the time for mercy. It is the favorable time to heal
wounds, a time not to be weary of meeting all those who
are waiting to see and to touch with their hands the signs
of the closeness of God, a time to offer everyone, everyone, the way of forgiveness and reconciliation. May the
Mother of God open our eyes, so that we may comprehend the task to which we have been called; and may she
obtain for us the grace to experience this Jubilee of Mercy
as faithful and fruitful witnesses of Christ.”
excerpt from
Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis 4/15
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