LITURGY: THE CHURCH AT PRAYER

LITURGY & DEVOTION SCHEDULE AT SAINT MALACHY CHURCH

• SUNDAY MASS
  • Saturday 4:00 PM
  • Sunday 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM (10:00 AM June through Labor Day)
  • see Mass Notes
• DAILY ROSARY - Monday through Saturday at 8:40 AM
• MORNING PRAYER AND COMMUNION - Monday and Tuesday at 9:00 AM
• WEEKDAY MASS - Wednesday through Saturday at 9:00 AM
• SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confession, Absolution, Penance):
  • Saturday at 3:00 to 3:45 PM
  • Anytime by Appointment
  • Communal Service in Advent and in Lent - dates will be in the Weekly Bulletin
    

GUIDES TO OTHER SACRAMENTS AND SERVICES

• The Celebration of Infant Baptism
• Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
• The Sacrament of Confirmation
• The Celebration of Marriage
• Wedding Music Suggestions and Guidelines
• The Order of Christian Funerals
• Funeral Readings and Music

THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS - A church window of original design crafted by the 7th and 8th Grade members of the Saint Malachy Stained Glass Workshop.

MASS NOTES

Special activities in the regular weekend schedule include signing for the deaf; childrens liturgy; music; coffee hour; and the extension of Christ's love through the various ministries.

Signing: On the second Sunday of each month the 10:30 AM Mass is signed for the deaf and hearing impaired. The first row on the right [lectern] side of the church is reserved for those who would find this added ministry helpful.

Children's Liturgy of the Word: Most Sundays of the year at the 10:30 AM Mass there is a separate Liturgy of the Word for children. After the opening prayer those children who would like to participate are blessed and process into the chapel area where the readings are drawn from the Children's Lectionary. Music, prayers and a brief homily geared for children are also part of this special and popular experience. The children rejoin the main body of parishioners during the Presentation of the Gifts and are invited to remain standing around the altar for the Eucharistic Prayer.

Music: For years all of the weekend liturgies at Saint Malachy have had a complete musical program including hymns, psalms and acclamations. At the 4:00 PM [Saturday] and 8:00 AM [Sunday] Mass, the music is accompanied by either piano or organ and a cantor. The 10:30 AM Mass is accompanied by a thirty voice adult choir singing four part arrangements. The music incorporates the best of traditional and contemporary settings.

Ministries: All of our weekend liturgies are blessed with a full complement of lay ministers from greeters to lectors, from musicians to communion ministers who serve both the consecrated bread and the cup. At the 8:00 AM Sunday Mass communion ministers are sent forth from the assembly to bring communion to those hospitalized at the nearby Lahey Clinic.

Coffee Hour: The 10:30 AM Sunday Mass is followed each week by a coffee, juice and donut reception in the parish hall which is below the main church. Should you visit us for Mass we hope you will be able to join us for this time of conversation and community camaraderie.