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Collaborative of Sacred Heart & Saint Thomas More
Collaborative Office 55 Commercial Street
Weymouth, MA 02188 Phone: 781-337-6333
shstm.org
Sacred Heart School 75 Commercial Street, Weymouth, MA 02188 Phone: 781-335-6010
sacredheartschoolweymouth.org
December 22nd, 2019
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You’re invited to a Winter Wonderland Open House at
CHAMPIONS!
Come and see what CHAMPI-ONS is all about, meet our Site Director, and have your ques-
tions answered!
New Date To Be Scheduled Soon!
Explore our interest areas while enjoying a hot cocoa bar and winter wonderland snacks!
We can’t wait to see you there!
Fr. Sean M. Connor, Pastor
Mary Beth Brady Pastoral Associate— Music & Liturgy, Ext 116
Maureen Simmons Pastoral Coordinator
Lifelong Faith Formation, Ext 114
Deacon Bashan Goppee, Ext. 110 (Senior) Deacon Kenneth Ryan
Janice Blodgett Business Mgr., Ext 112
Vicki Dromey FACTS/Tuition Mgr., Ext 120
Carolyn DeLuca Confirmation Coordinator-Youth Minister
Virginia Aitken Admin. Assistant, Ext 124
Joanne Bibeau Asst. to Pastor and Business Mgr., Ext 115
Daniel McCarthy, Facilities Mgr. Patrick McCarthy & Joseph Donohoe, Facilities
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday: Closed Tuesday: 9am - 1pm Wednesday: 9am - 1pm Thursday: 9am - 1pm Friday: 9am - 1pm
Phone:781-335-6010 sacredheartschoolweymouth.org
Dr. Gretchen Hawley, Principal
MaryJo Donofrio, Secretary [email protected]
Faculty & Staff Sacraments & Devotions
School News
Open House Schedule If you’d like to learn more about our
school then please visit us at one of our upcoming open houses!
Thursday, January 12th 10:30am - Noon
Sunday, March 15th 10:30am - Noon
Thursday, March 19th 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sunday, May 17th 10:30am - Noon
Thursday, May 21st 6:00pm - 7:00pm
SACRED HEART
Reconciliation: Saturday Afternoon, 3:00pm-3:45pm
Baptism: Baptisms are held 1st Sunday of the month at the 9:30am Mass. Please call the office to schedule. Catechesis class for the family is required, please call the office to make an appointment and to register.
Marriage: Congratulations! Contact the par ish office at least six months in advance and prior to scheduling your reception.
Sacrament of the Sick: Please see a pr iest at Mass or contact the office to make arrangements for the Sacrament prior to surgery.
Devotions - Adoration & Rosary: The Rosary is prayed every Sunday following the 9:30 mass and Monday at 6:30pm in the Adoration Chapel. The Rosary for Life takes place on Wednesday at 1:00pm & Friday at 5:30pm in the Chapel. The Novena to our Mother of Perpetual Help is prayed Tuesdays in the Chapel at 6:30pm .
SAINT THOMAS MORE Reconciliation: Saturday Afternoon, 3:00pm- 3:45pm
Baptism: Baptisms are held 3rd Sunday of the month at the 8:00am Mass. Please call the office to schedule. Catechesis class for the family is required, please call the office to make an appointment and to register.
Marriage: Congratulations! Contact the par ish office at least six months in advance and prior to scheduling your reception.
Sacrament of the Sick: Please see a pr iest at Mass or contact the office to make arrangements for the Sacrament prior to surgery.
Devotions - Adoration & Rosary: The Rosary is prayed every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 9am in the Chapel.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Thursdays, 2:30pm
Bible Study: Wednesdays, 10:00 –11:30am in the lower church hall.
Collaborative Prayer Group: Grow in Prayer and Praise, Tuesday evenings 6;30-8:00pm in the Chapel.
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Thank You!
Catechists Bible Studies Senior Dinner Volunteers & Pine Street Inn Volunteers The Knights of Columbus Youth Ministers Our Lady’s Sodalists Holy Name Society
Ministers at our Nursing Homes Baptismal Team Rosary Ministry & South Shore Hospital Family & Faith Ministry Prayer Groups & Home Visitors Coffee Hour Volunteers Weekly Counters
Bereavement Respect for Life Committee & Cancer Support Groups Prayer Shawl Ministry
Leaders, Greeters, Servers for the sacramental preparation and celebration of:
Baptism ~ Reconciliation~ Eucharist ~ Funerals ~ Matrimony
Those who serve on our collaborative: Parish Pastoral Council, Finance Council, Development Council
and Pastoral Plan Writing Team
Our School Principal, School Staff, Teachers & Families
Our Collaborative Pastor, Deacons, Administrative & Maintenance Staff
And to Leo Horne, and to all of our parishioners who faithfully give of their time, talent, and treasure every day throughout the year!
May You bless you as you have always blessed us. Amen!
Thank you, Lord, for the true gifts of Christ in each of the parishes in our collaborative, and to all who serve your people here as:
Holy Communion Lectors Music Ministers Food Pantry Ministers & & & & Altar Servers Environment/Altar Linen Saint Vincent Sextons Greeters & Ushers Teams DePaul Society
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News & Notes
Another wonderful year of kindness and generosity from our
collaborative parishes: Thank you to all who made this
year’s Giving Tree another successful collaborative almsgiving
project. More than one trip was necessary for My Brother’s Keeper to
pick up all the many huge bags of gifts for those in need of
Christmas gifts. Seven full bags of blankets and gifts were delivered to residents of Pope Nursing Home and
just as many gifts were delivered to the residents of
Elizabeth Catherine Rest Home. Thank you for making this season of peace and love such a joyous one for
many, many of God’s People.
FIFTH SUNDAY ROSARY
The Knights of Columbus will be sponsoring a Fifth Sunday Rosary immediately following the 4PM Mass at Saint Thomas More Church on Saturday, December 28th in the Church. This year, the Rosary will be followed by a Consecration to The Holy Family prayer. All are welcome to pray the Rosary with the Knights on December 28.
Congratulations and thank you
to the students of the Sacred Heart and St. Thomas More
Children's Drama Club for their excellent performance of Elf Jr. last weekend
at Curtain Call Theater in Braintree.
38 children from our parishes presented a delightful production
for three sold out performances!
Thanks also to Toni Ruscio and the folks at Curtain call
for generously sharing their theater with us. Thank you to our parent volunteers
And a very special thank you to Stephanie Aquaviva & Marybeth Brady For all you do to teach Music & the Arts
to our young people!
CHRISTMAS LITURGIES
All altar servers, lectors and Eucharistic Ministers are asked to use the Google document sent to them via email to register for the Mass at which they will be able to serve
on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
Faith Formation News
Parents & Children in Grades 1-6 meet on Sunday, Jan. 5 at Sacred Heart Church and school (4-5:15 pm) or
on Monday, Jan. 6 at Saint Thomas More Church hall (6-7:15 pm). On Tuesday, Jan. 7, collaborative youth in
Grades 7 & 8 meet at 6 pm in Sacred Heart Church hall.
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Mass Schedule
The gifts of bread and wine, candles
and sanctuary lamp this week are offered in memory of
Sacred Heart Sean & Eileen Linehan &
Ann White
St. Thomas More Souls in Pergatory
Sacred Heart 4:00pm, 9:30am & 11:30am
Readings: 1000 E. O Come, O Come Emmanuel G3 395
P.I Sing a Maid G3 458 C. Holy is Your Name G3 102
R: O Come, Divine Messiah G3 401
St. Thomas More 4:00pm & 8:00am Readings: 867
E: O Come, O Come Emmanuel J3 274 P: Jesus, Come to Us J3 660 C: Holy is His Name J3 487
R: O Come Divine Messiah J3 279
December 28th/29th Mass Intentions
Sacred Heart
4:00pm Vigil Mass Maria & Camillo D’Angelo
James Francis O’Brien
9:30am Family Mass Anna Gancarz Edna Duncan
11:30am Apolonia Skrzyniqrz
St. Thomas More
4:00pm Vigil Mass Lucy Campo
The Trayers Family
8:00am Family Mass Pro Populo
St. Thomas More
Saturday, December 21st - Thomas J. Whelan, Sr., son Thomas “Tommy” Whelan, Jr. & grandson Michael Pistorino & Gerard Scales Maureen Dennehy Sunday, December 22th - Fr. Sean 8:00am: Sr. Mena O’Halloran & Piotr Gancarz
(SH) 9:00am Monday, December 23rd Late Advent Weekday Fr. Peter Paul Degnan & James Tavares
(SH) No Daily Mass Tues., Dec 24th
(SH) 9:00am Thursday, December 26th Saint Stephen, The First Martyr Fr. Sean Mary Grealish & Phyllis Moriarty David Madden
(STM) 9:00am Friday, December 27th Saint John, Apostle & Evangelist Fr. Sean George & Stefania Hanula & Teodora Plaga
Sacred Heart
Saturday, December 21st - 4:00pm: John “Jack” E. Murphy, Jr. Anne Clarke & Marilyn Jordan
Sunday, December 22th- Fr. Sean 9:30am Giuseppe D’Angelo & Richard Pattison Bongjhu Lim & Jung Rae Kim 11:30am - Fr. Sean Eileen & Francis D’Arcy, Martin & Joanne Coughlin & Bernard McCabe
Please pray for:
Peter Aitken Joan Anderson Linda Antoniou Jean & Tony Athas Marianne Bagley Paul Boback Joyce Brancaccio Ruth Campbell Bob Clifford Pat Coleman John Coyle Denise Cremins Tracey Cronin Raeanna Cronin Marianne Crooks Paul Donohoe Joseph & Lee Doyle Bill Earle Colman Feeney Francis Finnegan Mary Fleming Jackie Fuller Mary Gallegos Joseph Gavin John Gifford Irene Griffin Cara Holbrook Rosemary Haley Robert Harrington John Hastie Roseanne Hood Paul Hughes Tom Itri Dan Jansen Amber Johnson Mary Anne K.
Esther Keeley John Keeley Anita King James Larson Winifred LaVoix Patricia Lee Doreen Lehane Theresa MacMillian James Macozek Maura Marino John Mastrangelo Elizabeth Mastropole Richard Francis Maurano Bill McCaffrey Chris McCarthy Robert McDermott John McGrath Theresa McIsaac Paul McNamara Herbert McMeekin Elizabeth Meola Margaret Micele William Morales Mary & Daniel Morin Meaghan Morneau Francis Murphy Marjorie Murphy Bob Murray Dan O’Brien Marie O’Neil Laura O’Neill Joseph O’Reilly Donna O’Reilly Gina Pappas James Pattison Barbara Pugliese Claire Rice
Kenneth Rice Jr. James Roche Dorothy Rocks Bill Romanoff Carolyn Ryan Ginny Salvaggio Antoinetta Sheehan Janet Shiels Pat Smith Karen Stachelek Sean Sullivan David Tucker William Twohig Carmella Varraso Leone Walls William Walsh Julie Williams Our young ones: Amelia Driscoll Carly Silva Maeve Wilson Isabella & Arianna Gill Dolan Our little ones: Mark & Ethan Mondello Wil Rooney Quinn Walters Caleb Baby Emma Baby Jacob Baby Lincoln Baby Lucas Baby Owen Baby Roland Baby William Baby Liam Thomas Baby Grace
This is Jesus, Emmanuel God is with us
In this Sacrament Come receive Him, Adore Him
This is Jesus our Lord!
Christmas Eve Mass Schedule
Tuesday, December 24th
4:00pm St. Thomas More 4:00pm Sacred Heart
10:00pm Sacred Heart
Christmas Day Mass Schedule
Wednesday, December 25th
8:30am St. Thomas More 10:30am Sacred Heart
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We ask that you prayerfully consider this method for financially supporting
your parishes:
Online Giving, Weekly Envelopes, Auto Bill Pay assure consistent giving and help us to budget and assure that we can maintain services. While we
are most grateful for any gift that any parishioner can give at any time to help us maintain a more consistent
cash flow, we have established online giving programs at both Sacred Heart
& Saint Thomas More Parishes.
Those parishioners who use the program tell us it is a great help to them.
It allows them to clearly budget the amount that they want to give back to God
and helps them feel assured that their parish is receiving their gift even when
they are out-of-town, too busy to remember an envelope, or attending Mass
at another parish. If you would like to learn more about this easy, safe and secure
way of giving, please call or stop by our Business office or visit our website.
Collaborative Food Pantry Our Food Pantry is located in the hall at St. Thomas More. We are grateful for the many donations we receive each week. Items may be left in the foyers of each Church any time. If you are in need of food, or have any questions kindly call Maureen at the office. Thank you for your continuing generosity!
Urgent Need for
Canned Fruit Juice and Juice Boxes,
Mayonnaise Coffee, Flour, Sugar and Oil.
… and any other items you feel could feed the hungry in our midst
Contact the St. Vincent DePaul conference in the
parish where you live for rent & utilities
assistance.
Sacred Heart - SVDP (339-205-8029) or St. Thomas More - SVDP (339-987-9624)
NO PINE STREET INN MINISTRY
until January 28th
Anonymous donors will be providing the Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for the clients at the Inn. We greatly appreciate all who give so generously to this Matthew 25 ministry. We hope that you will renew your efforts to provide Shepherd Pie and desserts in January.
Sacred Heart Parish
Offertory - Weekend Of December 14/15, 2019
Mass Mass Count
Amount Given
Percentage in Enve-
lopes
Percentage of Total Weekend
Offertory Percentage
Capacity
4:00 PM 295 54% $ 2,630.00 63%
9:30 AM 228 41% $ 1,545.00 42%
11:30 AM 233 42% $ 2,236.00 57%
Coin ALL $ 19.88
TOTAL at Masses 756 $ 6,430.88 59%
At Other Parishes $ 245.00
Mailed In $ 364.00
TOTAL other $ 609.00 6%
Online $ 3,771.67 35%
TOTAL ALL SOURCES $ 10,811.55
WINTER WOES: $ 1,757.85
St. Thomas More Parish
Offertory - Weekend Of December 14/15, 2019
Mass Mass Count
Amount Given
Percentage in Enve-
lopes
Percentage of Total Weekend
Offertory Percentage
Capacity
4:00 PM 183 56% $ 1,800.00 73%
8:00 AM 142 44% $ 1,543.00 75%
Coin ALL
TOTAL at Masses $ 3,343.00 72%
At Other Parishes $ 395.00
Mailed In $ 250.00
TOTAL other $ 645.00 14%
Online $ 665.50 14%
TOTAL ALL SOURCES $ 4,653.50
WINTER WOES: $1,366
