Saint Mary of the
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday
February 7, 2010
*** LENT BEGINS
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17-ASH WEDNESDAY ***
Bilingual services at 9am
& 7pm-in the church
TUESDAY LENTEN EVENINGS OF
REFLECTION:
Join us for Tuesdays in
Lent, beginning February 23, for bilingual reflection and sharing
on the previous Sunday’s readings from 6:30pm-7:30pm in the
parish house. Sr. Virginia, Kathi Rood, Wilson Villamar, Fr. Ken Hughes and Sr. Nancy Sheridan will lead different
weeks.
LENTEN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION:
If you would like to have a
one on one conversation once a week for an hour during Lent with someone who is
trained to listen to you and is able to help you reflect on the presence of God
in your life, see Jen Roy, call 617-445-1524 x. 3, or email: jenroysma@gmail.com to sign up.
FRIDAYS AT 7:00PM:
Join the Young Adult
Group (22-40yrs.) for “Soup With Substance” in the
Parish House or the Formacion Cristiana
Group for Stations of the Cross in the church.
Parish
Calendar-February
|
Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thur |
Fri |
Sat |
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7 Bilingual Mass-10am NO Rel. Ed. |
8 |
9
Census
Employment Testing-1pm |
10 |
11 |
12 Census Employment
Testing-10:30am |
13 Parish Cleaning- 9am |
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14 Baptisms |
15 |
16
Census
Employment Testing-1pm Parish Council Mtg.-6:30pm Young Adult Small Faith Sharing
Group-7:30pm |
17
LENT BEGINS Ash Wed-9am & 7pm Masses |
18 |
19
Census
Employment Testing-10:30am Young Adult Soup Night-7pm Stations of the Cross-7pm |
20 Parish Cleaning- 9am |
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21 |
22 |
23
Census
Employment Testing-1pm Lent Evenings of Reflection-6:30pm Young Adult Small Faith Sharing
Group-7:30pm |
24
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25 |
26
Census
Employment Testing-10:30am Young Adult Soup Night-7pm Stations of the Cross-7pm |
27 Parish Cleaning- 9am |
St.
Mary's Young Adult Group (22-40 yrs.): is looking to form 1-2 small faith sharing
groups that will meet every other week starting Tuesday, February 16 from
7:30pm-9:00pm at the parish house. We will read the readings from the
following Sunday and then use them as a starting point to talk about our faith.
We will have a sign up and chance for questions after mass TODAY.
We
will also be hosting 'Soup with Substance' during the Fridays
7:00pm-8:30pm of Lent. Please fast (however you define it) and then
break fast with us on Friday evenings at the parish house. Please also bring
any money you save from fasting so we can gather it each week and then donate
it to
Food
Pantry:
is in desperate
need of CLEAN paper and plastic bags. Please bring bags to parish house.
Parish
Directory Updates Available: Please pick
up a copy of additions/changes to our 2009 Parish Yellow Pages at the back of
the church. This update includes basic
contact information for all parishioners.
CONFIRMATION
CLASS: The
next Confirmation class is TODAY at 2:00pm in Our
Lady Of Lourdes School building, corner of
US
Census Jobs Available: The
U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting temporary, part-time census takers for the
2010 Census. There will be a test for those wishing to be census takers at St.
Mary’s on Tuesdays at 1pm and Fridays at 10:30am in February. The
area in which SMA is located is an area of recruiting priority for jobs. Time
for applying is now. Anyone interested in taking this test for part-time,
temporary work at competitive wages, should contact
Office
of Cultural Diversity - Black Catholic Ministries: invites everyone to
participate in the celebration of Black History Month by coming to the annual
Black History Month Mass. The liturgy
will be on February 14 at 11:00 AM, at St. Katharine Drexel
Church, 517 Blue Hill Ave. Fr. Russell Best, recipient of the Bishop Healy
Award will be the homilist. The Archdiocese of Boston Black Catholic Choir will
provide music as well as the choir of the Nigerian Catholic community of
2010
Hopeline Summer Job Registration: You must be registered on
the HOPELINE in order to work through the Boston Youth Fund’s summer job
program. To Register: You must be a resident of the City of
by
clicking on the Summer Jobs link. The website will be open 24 hours a day from 10am
February 16th until 11:59pm March 15th. **REGISTERING WITH THE HOPELINE
DOES NOT GUARANTEE A SUMMER JOB** Please Call the BYF Headquarters with any
questions (617)-635-4202,
Cardinal
O’Malley will be attending prayer with the Community of Sant’Egidio at the beginning of the
Lenten Season. The prayer will be on Tuesday, February 23rd, from
8:00 to 8:30 PM at Our Lady of
Lourdes Parish,
Mass Intentions
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If you would like Mass said for someone, please write it in the
navy book
located on the top shelf of the bookcase in the conference room.
Regular Weekly Activities
in the Parish House
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Day |
Activity |
Time |
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Every Tuesday |
Equipo Latino Ignaciano (ELI) 9am English Mass Choir
Rehearsal |
6:30pm
7:30pm |
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Every Wednesday |
Food Pantry Formacion Cristiana |
5:00pm 6:30pm |
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Every Thursday |
11am Spanish Mass Choir
Rehearsal |
7:30pm |
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Every Saturday |
Parish & Church Volunteer
Cleaning |
9:00am |