September 17, 2006
“FINANCIAL
STUFF”
THANK
YOU! As always, you have responded
with great generosity to our renewal of Parish Stewardship. Back in the spring, we began the renewal
of the “Treasure” part of our program. (“Time and
Talent” coming this fall).
Thanks
for your generosity; over the summer we have continued to pay our bills, we
have repaired the church ceiling ($11,885.39 from our Promise for Tomorrow
account), have paid off $9,500 of our debt to Parochial School support (still
$14,000 to be paid for 2005/2006) and have managed to put aside over $12,000
into our Maintenance account for up-coming projects.
The
rugs in the church have been cleaned and the lines in the parking lot have been
darkened. Now, we are working on
some repair to the roof of the rectory.
Thank
you again for your generosity of Time, Talent and Treasure!
All
who begin a new school year – for wisdom, grace and growth; for peace in
our world, especially for all who lost loved ones in the tragic events of 9/11;
for the imprisoned and the addicted; for all who have asked for our prayers;
for Marie Barnes who died this past week.
PARISH FINANCIAL NEWS
PARISH STEWARDSHIP Envelopes
used: 169
$7260
Envelopes:
$6.100 Loose:
$1,160
CATHOLIC
UNIVERSITY COLLECTION:
$346
2006 CATHOLIC
APPEAL:
As of August 31st $14,481 has been contributed by
122 parish families.
(Our parish
goal this year is $33,600 from 179 donors).
We have reached 43% of our goal.
If you have not yet contributed to this Archdiocesan
collection and would like to do so, envelopes can be found at all of the doors
of the church.
The Religious Education Office is once again opened and all
of us are back in place and looking forward to the coming year together. Plans to put a registration packet in
the mail in late August have been complete. Things are structured pretty much the
same as last year. We will have
four Sunday sessions just like last year.
The registration packet will give you an opportunity to select which
session you would like to attend. Again, this year it will be on a
“first come, first served” basis.
As soon as you have completed registration and fees, we will
assign you to your chosen session, provided that it hasn’t already filled
up. Material to sign up for the
Generations of Faith program will also be included in the registration should
you elect to participate in that parish option.
Newcomers to the parish are asked to please contact us at
the religious education office so that we can talk over the programs we offer
and we can then mail out the information that you will need to register.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Books and schedules and
session assignments can be picked up this Sunday and next Sunday from
9:00-10:15am and 11:30am-12:30pm.
It will take just a minute and you will be all set to start Chapter 1 on
October 1, either with a home session or here in the parish hall. Please make every effort to come by and
get all that you need.
Also, in person registration will be taken
during those times as well.
CONFIRMATION I
& II:
On Wednesday,
September 27th at 7:00pm. we will be having an
Orientation Evening for all Confirmation
I candidates and their parents.
The requirements of the Confirmation I program will be outlines and a
calendar for this year will be passed out at this meeting. All
those who sign up for the Confirmation I program need to attend this meeting
with a parent.
CONFIRMATION II:
Our first sign in Mass will be on Sunday, October 15th, at 10:30am. Our first class will be held on Wednesday, October 18th from
7:00 to 8:15pm for candidates and parents/sponsors in the Chapel. Calendars will be passed out at our
first class.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact Susan
Hurton at (781) 272-5111 ext. 22 or email SusanHurton@Saint-Malachy.org.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16:
4:00pm MARIE
MOAKLEY Memorial Mass
(Requested
by Lorraine
Nicoli)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17:
8:00am MASS
FOR ALL PARISHIONERS
10:30am WALTER
BACIGALUPO Memorial Mass
(Requested
by the Bacigalupo Family)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23:
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24:
10:30am BERNARD
HEATH, SR. Memorial Mass
(Requested
by Bernie & Christina Heath)
Sacrament
of Baptism
Readings
for the Week of September 17, 2006
Sunday: Is
50:5-9a/ Jas 2:14-18/ Mk 8:27-35
Monday: 1
Cor 11:17-26, 33/ Lk 7:1-10
Tuesday: 1
Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a/ Lk 7:11-17
Wednesday: 1 Cor
12:31—13:13/ Lk 7:31-35
Thursday: Eph
4:1-7, 11-13/ Mt 9:9-13
Friday: 1
Cor 15:12-20/ Lk 8:1-3
Saturday: 1
Cor 15:35-37, 42-49/ Lk 8:4-15
Next Sunday: Wis 2:12, 17-20/ Jas 3:16—4:3/ Mk
9:30-37
First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-9
All of today’s Bible readings are concerned with the
difficult and laborious aspects of striving to be faithful to God.
In Hebrew Scripture reading, Isaiah of the Exile prophesies
that those Jews banished to Babylon
must remain faithful by being confident that God will vindicate them
.Second Reading: James 2:14-16
Today’s passage from the Letter of James reminds us
that those who profess to have faith have an obligation to labor on behalf of
that faith.
Gospel: Mark 8:27-35
Today’s Gospel reading is a pivotal passage in the
Gospel of Mark. Jesus rejects a
triumphal understanding of his ministry.
Instead, Jesus insists that those who strive to be faithful to God,
including himself, must be ready to suffer for their efforts.
HEARTBEAT MOTHERS
NEED GENTLY USED BABY ITEMS:
Heartbeat Pregnancy Help Center in Burlington needs
donations of clean, gently and recently used baby cribs, car seats, bassinets,
pack n’ play portable cribs, infant seats, swings, changing tables, and
high chairs.
Twenty-five babies have been born so far this year to needy
mothers helped by Heartbeat. Gently
used maternity and children’s clothing is also needed.
Please call 781-229-7887 to donate items.
We are a 501c3 organization and donations are tax
deductible. Thank you for your
help.
WALK FOR HEARTBEAT
AT THE WALK
FOR LIFE ON OCTOBER 1ST OR
SPONSOR A WALKER.
Join other committed Catholic pro-life walkers in the annual
Walk for Life in Boston
on October 1st.
A bus will leave for the two mile walk from St.
Margaret’s parking lot in Burlington
at 12:45pm. To obtain sponsor
sheets or sponsor a walker, call Heartbeat at 781-229-7887. Donations to Heartbeat provide support
for pregnant and new mothers and their babies. Please support this life saving
ministry!
LOWELL TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER
VOLUNTEER BAKERS:
Those who volunteer to bake a dessert for the Living Center
may bring them to the parish hall kitchen by 3:30pm on Wednesday, September 20th. Thank you.
BREAD BAKERS
MEETING:
This meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 19th
at 6:00pm in the Conference Room.
ST. MALACHY USHERS’ MEETING:
This meeting will be held on Wednesday,, September 20st
at 7:30pm.
SCRIPTURE STUDY:
Scripture
Study meetings resumed on Tuesday, September 12th, with a six-week
program on “The Mysteries of the Rosary.” We are exploring the biblical roots of
each of the mysteries of the rosary and the meditative tradition of this
popular prayer. We will contemplate
and consider the Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious mysteries as well as the new
Luminous mysteries given to church by Pope Paul II.
Anyone
who is interested in expanding their faith through the study of the Bible is
welcome to join the Scripture Study group on Tuesday evenings at 7:15pm in the
Conference Room.
For further information and registration please contact
Martha McDermott at 781-937-3948 or Midge Miller at 781-272-9548.
CARING FOR THE IMMIGRANT IN 2006
Many
Catholics do not know that the Bishops Conference in Washington issues an annual Labor Day
Statement. You can find statements
dating back to 1986 on the USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
website. This year Nicholas Di Marzio,
the Bishop of Brooklyn, NY, penned a Labor Day Reflection on Immigration and
Work Immigration is a topic that is hotly debated
in our nation at this time. Di Marzio,
the grandson of Italian immigrants, sheds light, not heat, on the topic today.
Immigration
is not a new reality. Almost all of
us had forebears that came to this country with hopes and dreams. They wanted a job and a better life of
opportunity for their families.
When we step back and think about immigrations and immigrants today, we
find ourselves facing a number of urgent questions? Bishop Di Marzio spells them our:
“Who is an American?
Who are our ‘neighbors?’ What are the impacts of immigration on
our national economy? How much is
too much – or not enough – immigration? How are individual workers and families
affected – both native born workers and those newly arrived?” Church leaders and agencies are keenly
aware that over 10 million people are here without legal documentation. They are critically important players in
the nation’s economy. U.S.
employers depend on newly arrived workers – in our fields and factories,
in poultry processing plants, and in large cattle and hog operations, in hotels
and in restaurants,. There would be
a big ape in our economy without those workers.
The
church in our land has a splendid reputation with immigrants. We have heard the call to welcome the
stranger. What we have done for the
least, the last, and the left out has been done in the spirit of chapter 25 of
St. Matthew’s Gospel. The
legacy is more than a page of labor and church history. It is still being written today - in many places the Church knows the
names and the faces of recent immigrants.
They are in our parishes, schools, and Catholic Charities offices. In addition, the church speaks on behalf
of legislative reform and justice.
Bishop
Di Marzio outlines some of the sensitive issues that we face today – an
adequate and fair minimum wage for all workers, the right of workers to
organize and to join a union of their choice, humane working conditions, and an
atmosphere that fosters a sense of dignity and respect. We need legislative reforms, a clear and
comprehensive temporary worker
program that makes sure that all workers are not exploited and that
their rights are protected.
“For the Catholic Church, immigration is not a political issue,
but a fundamental human and moral issue. We bring to this discussion our
faith, our moral principles, and our long experience. Immigrants are not numbers for us,. They are our brothers and sisters they
are our ‘neighbors.’
We
can be proud of our advocacy and service to immigrants. But we still have a way to go in
building bridges “between the native born and the newcomer, between
legitimate concern about security and national traditions of
welcome.” Each of us is a
player in immigration reform. Take
a moment and think about where you stand and how you can act for a better
tomorrow.
John
J. O’Brien, C.P.
SENIOR AND JUNIOR
CHOIR NEWS:
NEWCOMERS WELCOME:
Both the Senior and Junior choirs will resume rehearsals in
September with the senior choir (High school age and above) meeting on
Thursday, September 14th from 7:30 to 9:00pm in the church and every
Thursday thereafter.
The Junior Choir for parishioners in grades 3-8 will meet on
Friday, September 15th in the church from 5:00 to 5:45pm.Thereafter,
the junior choir will meet every other Friday. Newcomers to both choirs are very
welcome.
For more information on either the senior or junior choir,
please give Ken Meltz a call at 781-272-5111 or e-mail to KenMeltz@Saint-Malachy.org If you are looking for a fun,
interesting and rewarding ministry, we invite you to join either the Junior or
Senior Choir this year.
MEDJUGORJE PRAYER
GROUP:
Pope John Paul II has said that, through the Rosary, we are
led to contemplate the face of Christ and to experience the depth of His
love. Our Lady, Queen of Peace,
invites us to pray the Rosary.
Please join us on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm in
the Chapel. The next recitation of
the Rosary will be on Tuesday, September 19.
PRISON MINISTRY:
Prison Ministers will leave St. Malachy parking lot next
Sunday, September 24th at 4:45pm for MCI, Framingham.
Sun. Sept.
17 Religious Ed. Registration
9:00-10:15am
11:30am-12:30pm
Tues, Sept. 19 Small Prayer Group 7;30pm
Recitation
of the Rosary 7:30pm
Bread
Baker’s Meeting 6:00pm
Scripture
Study 7:15pm
Wed. Sept. 20 Shelter Volunteer Bakers 3:30pm
Parish
Pastoral Council 7:30pm
Ushers’
Meeting 7:30pm
Thurs. Sept. 2 Adult choir
Practice 7:30pm
Sun Sept. 24 Religious
Ed. Registration 9:00-10:15pm
11:30am-12:30pm
Prison
Ministry 4:45pm
