I give praise to you, Father of heaven and earth Te Deum stained glass window by Christopher Whall, St Mary's Church, Ware, Hertfordshire Saint Agnes Parish, Arlington, Massachusetts July 8-9, 8 2017 The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saint Agnes Parish, Arlington, Massachusetts - The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 8-9, 2017 Registrations are overdue and should be returned. Confirmation is a twoyear program beginning in Grade 9. Please contact Nancy Feeman: 781-641-6621 to volunteer or for information. Parish Coffee and Donuts at the conclusion of the 9:00 Mass. Please join us in the Arlington Catholic High School cafeteria. This week, thank you to the Bergman family for helping to host! The Boston Sock Exchange Ministry serves our homeless brothers and sisters on Boston Common. Please remember the homeless with seasonal clothing. We need men s and women s light spring coats and sweaters, tshirts, baseball hats, rain ponchos, small folding umbrellas, small bottles of water, juice boxes, Gatorade, or any other individual-sized noncarbonated drinks, mayonnaise, mustard, and granola bars. At this time we do have enough socks. In addition, we could use travel-sized personal care products in bulk to make packages for distribution as well as any type of mediumsized canvas bags, duffle bags, or tote bags. Join us in the Parish Center on Friday, August 11, at 7:00 PM to prepare sandwiches and to help organize donations. We are in need of volunteers to help with distribution on Saturday, August 12, at 11:00 AM on Boston Common. Please note that anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. For information on volunteering, please contact Sheila O Brien: obriensmo@hotmail.com. The Missionary Childhood Association: Rev. Patrick J. Byrne, SVD, will speak at all Masses next weekend about the missionary work of the Church on behalf of the Missionary Childhood Association, which supports missionaries in their outreach work specifically to fostering children s awareness of the missionary nature of the Church. The Association is one of the four Pontifical Mission Societies, along with the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, represented here in the Archdiocese of Boston. Prolife Meeting - The next Saint Agnes Parishioners for Life meeting will be Monday, July 10, 7:00 PM, in the Parish Center. We will discuss plans for the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children on September 9 and the upcoming signature collection to stop the public funding of abortion in Massachusetts. Contact saparishforlife@gmail.com with any questions. Please join us! Please pray that our country s legal system will protect the fundamental right to life for all people, especially the unborn, sick and the elderly. Construction in the lower Church - During construction all Saturday evening and Sunday Masses will be celebrated in the upper Church. Daily Mass will be celebrated in the lower Church, as will Confessions. The lower Church ramp doors and the doors behind the rectory will be open for daily Masses, visits to the Blessed Sacrament and Saturday Confessions. The doors near Medford Street on both sides will be open only to construction personnel. Estimated construction time is 6-8 weeks. Prayer Line - If you are in need of prayers, call the healing and restoration prayer line at 617-442-3938 (located at Mission Church, 1545 Tremont Street, Boston). Healing service is the last Sunday of the month at 2:00 PM. 2
Sunday, July 9, 2017 Monday, July 10, 2017 9:00 A.M. 10:30 A.M. 7:00 A.M. John Lally Sr. Stephen Hoar Month s Mind 1st Anniversary Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:00 A.M. Virginia Noe Anniversary Wednesday, July 12, 2017 7:00 A.M. Mary and Louis Mendes Memorial Thursday, July 13, 2017 7:00 A.M. Harry Carroll Anniversary Friday, July 14, 2017 7:00 A.M. Anthony Pallotta Month s Mind Saturday, July 15, 2017 7:00 A.M. 4:00 P.M. 5:15 P.M. Amelia Lombardi Alicia Barrett John and Robert Connors Anniversary Anniversary Memorial Sunday, July 16, 2017 9:00 A.M. 10:30 A.M. James Gaffey James A. Prior, Jr. Month s Mind 1st Anniversary Eleanor L. Sliney and Ruth M. Lyons, whose Funeral Masses were celebrated last week. Mass Schedule for Next Weekend Saturday, July 15, 2017 4:00 P.M. Upper Church Father Graham 5:15 P.M. Upper Church Father Byrne Sunday, July 16, 2017 7:00 A.M. Upper Church Father Graham 9:00 A.M. Upper Church Father Flatley 10:30 A.M. Upper Church Father Byrne 12:00 Noon Upper Church Father Flatley 5:00 P.M. Upper Church Father Graham The Offertory Collection was not processed before the bulletin was printed. The second collection today is for our for our Parish Religious Education Program. The second collection next week is for our Missionary Cooperative Appeal for the Missionary Childhood Association. Schedule for the Week Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:00 P.M. - Fatima Apostolate Prayer Hour Bulletin Announcements must be received at the Parish Center by Monday morning. If you are a new parishioner, please introduce yourself to one of our priests, complete a census form and drop it in the collection box. Census forms are at the back of the Church. Saint Agnes Parish offers Online Giving. This service is safe, secure and convenient! We encourage parishioners who sign up for Online Giving to discontinue their weekly envelopes Sign up at www.saintagnes.net. 3
Saint Agnes School News Celebrating 125 Years of Academic Excellence Saint Agnes School Office Summer Hours: June 27-August 24: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:00 AM-12:00 PM (or by appointment); August 28, 29, 30, 9 AM-2 PM Closed: August 31, September 1 and 4. We hear Jesus say: Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Your gift to the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul brings peace to those who are overwhelmed with life s burdens. People living with depression: The Saint Agnes Depression Support Group will meet at 6:30 PM on Thursday, July 27, in the Parish Center. All are welcome - please join us! If you have any questions please contact Karen Celano at kcelano@gmail.com or 516-946-6287. Cardinal Seán has directed that Saint Agnes and Saint Camillus Parishes will begin as a collaborative in June of next year, 2018. A collaborative is a structure within which several distinct parishes cooperate, to combine resources such as priests, staff and finances, to put toward our global effort of evangelization. Within the collaborative, our two parishes will begin this collaboration by sharing a pastor. We will share parochial vicars and key staff members. It is likely that the priests will live together in one rectory. The parishes will not combine bank accounts. Our offertories, and sacramental records, and capital needs will all be tracked separately. Registrations for next year have been mailed. Please return them in a timely fashion so that we can make plans for the Fall. New students must be registered in person. Please bring the Baptismal Certificate (if not Baptized at Saint Agnes) to the Office of Religious Education in the Parish Center. Office hours are Monday through Thursday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM or by appointment. First Communion is a two-year program beginning in Grade One. Vin Culhane/Fidelity House Golf Tournament There is still time to register for golf on Monday, July 17, at Juniper Hills Golf Course. Scramble format on a great golf course. Only $125.00 per player and includes dinner. Foursomes, individual golfers, sponsors, raffle prizes (tickets to sports events, concerts, restaurants or gift cards) are needed and appreciated. Preschool Summer Fun Fidelity House's popular Preschool Summer Fun continues through August. Hours are 8:30-12:30 or 8:30-4:30 weekdays. Children may register for the week or for individual days. Summer Day Camps for children in Kindergarten and 1st grade and our 62nd year of Summer Camp for grades 2-8 have limited openings. Camps include swimming lessons, free swim time, trips, sports, arts and crafts, special events and more. Play More Hoop Basketball Clinic August 7-10. Boys and girls in grades 6-11 are welcome. Guest speakers, hands on drills, full court games will be part of the clinic. Meets 9:30-3:30 Monday through Thursday. August Adventure Days- Fidelity House will be offering August Full Days for 6 13 year olds at the end of day camp up through the start of the new school year. Trips, special events, sports, arts & crafts, and games are all part of the fun. Preschool and Pre-K Openings Fidelity House s Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten Program have openings for September. The programs have half day and full day options. Children ages 2 year 9 months and up are welcome. The program is entering its 40 th year. Please visit www.fidelityhouse.org to register online or call 781-648-2005 to get more information about our great programs. 4
Saint Agnes Parish Sacrament of Baptism Baptisms are held on the first and third Sunday of the month at 2:00 P.M. You must attend Baptismal Briefings prior to having your child baptized. Sacrament of Penance Saturday 3:00-4:00 P.M. and before the 5:15 P.M. Mass and also by appointment. Please contact the Parish Center. Sacrament of Marriage Archdiocesan guidelines require that couples planning to marry in the Church make an appointment to see one of the priests as far in advance as possible prior to the wedding date. Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Please call the Parish Office if someone in your family is gravely ill and in danger of death and you feel the grace and power of the Sacrament would be helpful. Rev. Brian M. Flatley, Pastor Rev. John J. Graham, Parochial Vicar Religious Education 781-646-5579 religioused@saintagnes.net Joyce Patriacca, Director Arlington Confirmation Program 781-641-6621 confirmation@saintagnes.net Nancy Feeman, Director Saint Agnes School 781-643-9031 www.saintagnesschool.com Caitlin Oglesby, Principal Arlington Catholic High School 781-646-7770 www.achs.net Linda Butt, Principal Saint Agnes Music Ministry 617-833-0364 mrv2022@gmail.com www.agnesmusic.net Michael Vaughan, Director Fidelity House 781-648-2005 www.fidelityhouse.org Edward Woods, Director 51 Medford Street Arlington, Massachusetts 02474 781-648-0220 E-mail address: parish@saintagnes.net Website: www.saintagnes.net Facebook: Saint Agnes Parish Arlington, MA Summer Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM Tuesday and Thursday, 3:00 PM-7:00 PM Saturday, 9:00 A.M-2:00 P.M. Sunday Masses Saturday 4:00 and 5:15 P.M. (Lower Church) Sunday 7:00 A.M. (Lower Church) 9:00 A.M., 10:30 A.M., 12:00 Noon (Upper Church) 5:00 P.M. (Lower Church) Our Family Liturgy is celebrated at 9:00 on Sunday morning. Weekdays Monday through Saturday 7:00 A.M. (Lower Church) 5