St. Mary of the Assumption Parish St. Ann Church 208 Samoset Ave. Hull

208 Samoset Ave. Hull, MA 02045 St. Mary Of The Assumption Parish 781.925.0680

St. Ann Church December 4, 2016 Second Sunday in Advent

Administrator Rev. Mark Derrane

Weekend Associate Very Rev. Edwin Condon, Sr. Priest

Deacon Deacon James Theriault

Outreach Coordinator Claire Theriault

Religious Education Cathy Bowes - Coordinator of Religious Ed Lisa Harney - Confirmation Coordinator Shirley Callahan - Secretary Mary Eisenhaure - RCIA

Organist & Choir Director Joseph Scolastico

Office Denise Comeau - Office Manager Shirley Callahan –Secretary Vicki Dromey - Media Assistant

Email [email protected]

Bulletin Email [email protected]

Phone / Fax 781.925.0680 - phone 781-925-0685 - fax

Office Hours 9:00am-4:30pm, Mon-Fri

Mass Schedule Sacrament of Baptism Celebration of Baptism is typically celebrated on the last Sunday of the month at 12:30pm Daily Mass: 9:00am (after the 11:00 am Mass). Please call the office to schedule a Baptism. Monday-Saturday Saturday Vigil: 4:30pm Sacrament of Matrimony Sunday: 7:00am, 9:00am & Arrangements should be made with Fr. Mark or Deacon Jim at least six months prior to 11:00am wedding date.

Confession: Saturday 3:30pm-4:15pm Sacrament of the Sick Please notify us if you know of someone who would like to receive this sacrament, or some- Rosary: 8:30 am one who is unable to get to church, but would like to receive the Sacrament of the Eucha- Monday-Saturday rist.

MASS INTENTIONS PARISH ACTIVITIES

Saturday, December 3: Sunday, December 4: Thursday, December 8: 4:30 pm Frances Lyons Dufresnay Bake Sale after all Masses 4:15 pm Grade 1 Faith Formation 8:00 am Grade 2 Faith Formation Class 8:00 pm Choir Practice Sunday, December 4: 10:00 am Children’s Choir Practice 7:00 am People of the Parish 3:00 pm Confirmation Prep Bread Bake Friday, December 9: 9:00 am William Bowes 6:30 pm Confirmation Prep 4:15 pm Rehearsal for Pageant 11:00 am Mary McDonnell Reconciliation Service Saturday, December 10: Monday, December 5: Monday, December 5 9:30 am SVdP Meeting 9:00 am Nancy Kennedy 4:00 pm Grade 6 Faith Formation 11:00 am Lessons & Carols Dress 5:15 pm Grade 7 Faith Formation Rehearsal Tuesday, December 6: 6:30 pm Grade 8 Faith Formation 6:00 pm Pot Luck Supper 9:00 am Julie Bebe Golden 7:30 pm Bell Choir Wednesday, December 7: Sunday, December 11: 9:00 am Theresa Fisher Tuesday, December 6: 8:00 am Grade 2 Faith Formation Class 4:15 pm Grade 3 Faith Formation 10:00 am Children’s Choir Practice 6:30 pm 5:30 pm Grade 4 Faith Formation 4:00 pm Lessons & Carols Thursday, December 8 (Holy Day): Feast of the Immaculate Conception Wednesday, December 7: 9:00 am No Intention 9:45am Parish Council Meeting 4:15 pm Grade 2 Faith Formation 7:00 pm 5:30 pm Grade 5 Faith Formation Friday, December 9: 6:30 pm Light Is On For You - Mass 9:00 am Special Intention followed by Confession

Saturday, December 10: 9:00 am Carol O’Keefe Feast of the 4:30 pm Mary Cullinan Immaculate Conception

Sunday, December 11: 7:00 am People of the Parish 9:00 am Richard & Carol McLauglin Thursday, December 8th is a holy 11:00 am Shannon Boylen day of obligation, The Feast of the Immaculate Conception, our na- This week: Monthly Maintenance tions patroness. In Loving Memory of

Mass Times Please remember in your prayers, Richard O’Donnell and Virginia Smith who were 2016 CHRISTMAS FLOWER buried from our parish recently. DONATIONS Wednesday, 6:30pm

MAY BE MADE AT ANY TIME UP May their souls and the souls of all the UNTIL DECEMBER 20TH. Thursday, 9:00am & faithful departed rest in peace. Amen 7:00pm

Offertory - Weekend Of 11/19- 11/20/2016 Offertory - Weekend Of 11/27- 11/28/2016 % of % of Mass Attendees 425 Seats Envelopes Loose Total Mass Attendees 425 Seats Envelopes Loose Total 4:30pm 103 24% $ 556.00 $ 272.00 $ 828.00 4:30pm 132 31% $ 636.00 $ 383.00 $ 1,019.00 7:00am 83 20% $ 726.91 $ 386.75 $ 1,113.66 7:00am 84 20% $ 756.00 $ 393.00 $ 1,149.00 9:00am 130 31% $ 475.00 $ 507.00 $ 982.00 9:00am 157 37% $ 510.00 $ 443.00 $ 953.00 11:00am 153 36% $ 416.00 $ 489.05 $ 905.05 11:00am 123 29% $ 542.00 $ 464.00 $ 1,006.00 Total 469 All Masses $ 3,828.71 Total 496 All Masses $ 4,127.00 ParishPay $ 1,620.00 ParishPay $ 1,620.00 TOTAL $ 5,448.71 TOTAL $ 5,747.00 Weekly Budget $ 6,200.00 Weekly Budget $ 6,200.00 Over/(Under) Budget $ (751.29) YTD Over/(Under) Budget $ 218.22 Over/(Under) Budget $ (453.00)

YTD Over/(Under) Budget $ 969.51 Special Collection: Retired Religious Sisters $ 1,329.00 www.stmaryhull.com December 4, 2016 Page 2

RELIGIOUS EDUCTION NEWS

Children’s Christmas Pageant

This year, the annual Children’s Christmas Pageant will be presented on Sunday, December 18th at 4:00PM with a reception to follow in the gathering space. The Christmas Story will be told by and acted out by children of the parish. Music will be provided by the parish choir. All children in grades K through 8 are invited to participate.

Rehearsals are held on Friday afternoons from 4:15 to 5:30PM be- ginning December 2nd. Children interested in a speaking part should attend a short rehearsal on Friday, November 18th at 4:15- 5:00PM.

Rehearsal Schedule Friday, November 18th 4:15 to 5:00PM: This rehearsal is for those children interested in a speaking part. Please note this rehearsal is for 45 minutes. Friday, December 2nd 4:15 to 5:30PM: (speaking parts) Friday, December 9th 4:15 to 5:30PM: (speaking parts) Friday, December 16th 4:15 to 5:30PM: (ALL CHILDREN) Fittings for costumes will take place at this rehearsal.

Dress Rehearsal and Photos Saturday, December 17th 10:00AM to 12:00pm Please be on time.

LESSONS & CAROLS

Each year, St. Mary's puts on a Festival of full service, the flight to Egypt) inter- Lessons and Carols, which will feature our spersed with carols. In 1918, the choir of Parish Adult Choir, Children's Choir, Bell men and boys at King's College in Cam- Choir and Parish Lectors. I invite you to bridge, England, used a revised service. In join us next Sunday, December 11th at 1928, the college began to broadcast the 4:00 PM, followed by a light service every Christmas Eve reception. Please tell your We will be doing some worldwide, and has done so friends and neighbors. Take new music and adding every year except in time out of the hustle and 1930. David Willcocks, the bustle for readings, prayer, some old, traditional director of the King's Col- and music to remind us of the favorites! lege Choir from 1957-1974, true meaning for the season! made many arrangements We will be doing some new music and of Christmas music for this service and adding some old, traditional favorites! their publication in the Carols for Choirs series, which he co-edited, gave the ser- This service is an adaptation of one used vice wider visibility. Since then, the ser- for well over a hundred years. It has its vice has been adapted and used by many roots in the Church of England in the denominations. David Willcocks passed town of Turo in England in 1880. The ca- away recently at the age of 95. His contri- thedral was still under construction that butions to this service, Christmas music Christmas, and services had to be held in and sacred music are monumental and a wooden hut. Because of this, the bishop will be dearly missed. decided to try a different style of service.

The service is a series of readings from

the Bible in which the arrival of Christ is Joe Scolastico, Music Director foretold, (ending with his birth and in the

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SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ADVENT: HELP & HOPE

Hope “is an optimistic attitude of mind based on an expectation of positive outcomes relat- ed to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large.” For many people, hope- less is more often their attitude. Poverty, food insecurity, violence, drug and alcohol abuse block their ability to find hope in the reality of their daily lives. Advent is our season of hope and each year we offer you the Giving Tree on which the needs of members of our community are displayed in the hope that someone will provide the dream item written on the tag. The agencies that ask for our assistance are described below. Are you able to provide hope to someone less fortunate this Advent season?

What are you doing for Advent this year? With all these opportunities to give hope to oth- ers, what are you doing for yourself? Advent is not a passive season, it is not a season to be celebrated only on Sunday at Mass, it is not a season for buying, and cleaning, and deco- rating (though it’s okay to be doing those things.) Advent is a season for reflection – a season to clean and prepare your heart for the coming of our Savior on Christmas day. We are all busy, we all have challenges and times of darkness but Advent offers the opportunity to find hope for ourselves. Why not celebrate Advent this year? It can be as simple as getting Advent is our season of hope and up 10 minutes early each day and committing to using those 10 minutes to sit quietly and listen and pray. To find peace in your life and fill your heart with hope. May celebrating each year we offer you the Giving Advent bring you to Christmas joy! Tree on which the needs of members of our community are dis- Happy Advent! played in the hope that someone will provide the dream item written on the tag.

Healthy Families and Wellspring are the agencies we are collecting Upcoming Events NATIVITY PROJECT FOR CHILDREN for. th Sat., Dec. 10 , 9 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Children ages Are you able to provide hope to Glastonbury 5-10 are invited to spend the morning constructing someone less fortunate this Advent a personalized Nativity scene with Abbey Bible season? Thank you! Abbey Camp teachers Dotty Banks and Ellie Devine. Cost: $10/child, $25 for three siblings. Snack will be pro- The deadline for dropping off gifts is December 11th vided. Registration required.

What to do ? UPCOMING RETREATS 1. Pick any ornament tag off the tree. th Dec. 9-11 , “Advent Retreat.” Come aside for a guided reading and reflec- 2. Purchase the suggested item. If tion on Matthew’s Infancy Narrative with ample time for silence and soli- the tag states “Stocking Stuff- tude. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available as well as the Cele- ers” then you are only required to purchase 1 gift. That gift bration of the Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours with the monks. will be used to fill a stocking. Dec. 30th – Jan. 1st, “New Year Retreat.” The celebration of the New Year is 3. Place the unwrapped item into usually associated with parties and noise. Try something different this a bag, along with the ornament tag. year: prayer, silence and reflection. Guests will join the monks for the Lit- 4. Place the bag directly under the urgy of the Hours and the Eucharist. A conference to assist personal reflec- Giving Tree in the gathering tion will be offered as well as opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconcilia- space. tion. 5. No need to remove any tags on the gift, though you may if Both retreats are facilitated by the monastic community. Suggested dona- you wish. tion is $190 each retreat and includes accommodation and meals. Registra- 6. You can ignore the tag id (ie, W80). That’s there simply for tion is required. the organizers.

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ADVENT ACTIVITIES

Advent Wreath Making

More than 35 wreaths were made with cheer and care at our annual Advent wreath making activity!

Thank you to Cathy Bowes and Sue Larsen for organizing, and to Terry from Nantasket Flowers & Gifts!

PLEASE COME AND EXPERIENCE CHRIST'S HEALING LOVE.

VERY EDNESDAY URING DVENT E W D A 6:30PM MASS 7:00PM-8:00PM CONFESSION

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