Mission Statement Prayer of Saint Theresa of Avila
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SAINT THERESA OF AVILA PARISH NOVEMBER 10, 2019 10 ST. THERESA AVENUE WEST ROXBURY, MASSSACHUSETTS 02132 617-325-1300 [email protected] PRIESTS OF SAINT THERESA PARISH MASS SCHEDULE Reverend John J. Connolly, Jr. —Administrator Reverend Richard S. Bradford DAILY MONDAY—FRIDAY: 6:45 A.M. 4:30 P.M. IN RESIDENCE DAILY SATURDAY : 8:30 A.M. Reverend Peter P. Nolan, C.S.Sp. SATURDAY VIGIL: 4:30 P.M. DEACON SUNDAY 8:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M., 12:00N Reverend Mr. Brian Kean HOLY DAY VIGIL AS ANNOUNCED PARISH STAFF HOLY DAYS AS ANNOUNCED Principal of St. Theresa's School, Mrs. Jean Leahy CONFESSIONS SATURDAYS 3:15-4:15 P.M. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION THURSDAYS BEFORE FIRST FRIDAY Sister Marie-Julie Seguin, Ellen Murphy (Klein) 5:15 P.M. Jennifer McKiernan RCIA Susan Abbott DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Brandon Santini PARISH SECRETARY Mrs. Carol O'Brien • 617-325-1300 CONTACT INFORMATION Rectory:............................................617-325-1300 Fax:....................................................617-325-0380 School:.............. ...............................617-323-1050 Mission Statement Parish Web Page:.......www.sttheresaparishboston.com Prayer of Saint Theresa of Avila School Web Page:.....www.sttheresaschoolboston.com Christ has no body now on earth but yours; yours are the only hands with which He can do His The Church is handicapped accessible and air work, conditioned yours are the only feet with which He can go about the world, Yours are the only eyes through which His compassion can shine forth. THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NOVEMBER 10, 2019 MASS SCHEDULE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10, 2019 Father John J. Connolly, Jr. SUNDAY cordially invites you 8:00 A.M. JOHN FLANAGAN, JR.—ANNIVERSARY MASS and 10:00 A.M. ALL VETERANS, LIVING AND DECEASED-MEMORIAL MASS 12:00 NOON JASON JOSEPH IVAS; MARTIN O’CONNOR AND your loved ones MARGARET LYDON-MEMORIAL MASS MONDAY to attend the 6:45 A.M. SOULS IN PURGATORY—MEMORIAL MASS 4:30 P.M. NO MASS —HOLIDAY TUESDAY Annual Mass 6:45 A.M. SPECIAL INTENTION MASS for 4:30 P.M. PAT AND LILLIAN FUCCILLO—MEMORIAL MASS WEDNESDAY Deceased Parishioners 6:45 A.M. SPECIAL INTENTION MASS at 4:30 P.M. JOSEPH AND DOROTHY FAGREY-MEMORIAL MASS THURSDAY 6:45 A.M. JULIE VITAGLIANO—ANNIVERSARY MASS 4:30 P.M. JOHN J. “LARRY” CONNOLLY-MEMORIAL MASS Saint Theresa of Avila Church FRIDAY 2078 Centre Street 6:45 A.M. CLEMENTINE AND FRANK FEDERICO-MEMORIAL MASS 4:30 P.M. ROSE AND RICHARD MASON—MEMORIAL MASS West Roxbury, Massachusetts SATURDAY 8:30 A.M. SPECIAL INTENTION MASS 4:30 P.M. ANNUAL MASS FOR DECEASED PARISHIONERS Saturday, November 16, 2019 4:30 P.M. Hymns for in the Main Church Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C Saint Theresa Travelers Processional: Our trip to CatholicTV promises to be a great time! After the God is Here! As We His People Mass with Father Connolly, we will be able to see where #835 Bishop Reed and Jay Fadden conduct their show, and Communion: where Bishop Reed and the children take part in WOW!. Come to the Banquet #928 After the studio tour, we will ride to Lexington and Concord and end up at the Concord Inn for lunch. The only stairs Recessional: involved are the front stairs and once inside, we will have America the Beautiful #996 lunch at a lovely room on the first floor. See page 5 of this Bulletin for more information, and to sign up for this trip OFFERTORY COLLECTION NOVEMBER 2/ 3 OFFERTORY IN PEW: $11,429.50 THE CATHOLIC CHARITIES FOOD PANTRY remains in desperate need of WE SHARE: $1146 donations. The situation continues to be urgent for many families. You MAIL: $874 may bring your contributions of food to the rectory office, Monday TOTAL: $13,449.50 through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. On the weekends, please leave your food donations on the tables in the Pavilion. I am most grate- GRAND ANNUAL: $1,473 ful for your generous response to this prolonged appeal ALL SAINTS: $2,017 for food, and I know that the officials of Catholic Chari- ALL SOULS: $1,313 ties and the recipients of the food are most grateful to you as well. Please remember we depend on the Offertory and the Grand An- nual Collection to pay our daily expenses. Thank you for your gen- Reverend John J. Connolly, Jr. erosity! 2 Administrator THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NOVEMBER 10, 2019 Annual Veterans Day Mass Youth Mass Sunday, November 10 Sunday, November 17 10:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. Join your friends from Holy Name and Saint John Parish at Today, Sunday, November Mass on Sunday, November 17 at Holy Name Parish. 10, we will honor our Veter- Sleep in late on Sunday and attend Mass at 5:00 P.M. ! This ans, both living and de- Mass is the first in a series of Masses designed for the ceased, at the 10:00 A.M. Confirmation Programs and is a key component of the pro- Mass. This has become an gram at ST. Theresa, Holy Name, and Saint John Parishes. annual tradition at Saint Middle School students, parents, and high-school students Theresa Parish and we hope from other parishes are also welcome. Be sure to join us many Veterans and their fami- and fulfill your Confirmation requirements. Pizza will follow lies will plan to attend this the Mass. Mass. Richie Gormley, Com- mander of the West Roxbury Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, will lead a march of Vet- erans and flags to begin the Mass, and there will be coffee Fiat! and donuts in the Pavilion Fiat, a group for women interested in learning more about reli- gious life, cordially invites you to the next meeting on November 13, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sisters of Saint Joseph, 637 Cam- VETERANS’ DAY will be observed on Monday, November 11. bridge St., Brighton, MA. The topic will be “Sister Stories.” For The Rectory will be closed and there will be no 4:30 P.M. more information, contact S. Marian Batho, CSJ at Mass on Monday, November 11. [email protected] or 617-746-2025. Check out the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ HUMANAE VITAE: A HALF-CENTURY LATER: A presentation by Angela FiatForDiscerningWomen. Franks, Ph.D., Professor of Theology at Saint John’s Seminary, Theologian, Speaker, Mother of Six will take place at Saint Cath- erine’s Parish School Cafeteria, 545 Washington Street, Norwood, on Thursday, November 21 at 7:00 P.M. Please enter from the rear of the building. Listen to Save the Date!! iCatholicRadio Mobile App January 23-25, 2020 1060AM Boston Washington, D.C. thestationofthecross.com Rally and March for Life Registration is now open for the Annual Witness to Life Pilgrim- age. Visit bostoncatholic.org/witnesstolife for more details. New to the Parish?? If you have recently moved into the Parish and would like to regis- Project Rachel ter to receive Parish mailings and Offertory envelopes, please fill in “Project Rachel led me to a place of forgiveness and mercy. During the the form below and drop it in the offertory basket or return it to the rectory. You may also register online by visiting our website retreat, I realized the lasting impact of forgiveness. I knew God had for- given me, and now I needed to forgive myself.”– A Project Rachel re- www.stheresaparishboston.com treat participant. The Project Rachel ministry of the Archdiocese of Bos- Name:_______________________________________ ton extends a special invitation to women suffering from the pain of a Address:_____________________________________ past abortion to attend a “Come to the Waters of Healing” one-day re- City______________________State:____Zip________ treat. The last date for the Fall dates is November 16 from 9 AM to 5 Phone:______________________________________ PM. Locations are confidential. Limited to ten participants per retreat. For more information, contact Project Rachel at 508.651.3100 or E-mail_______________________________________ [email protected]. 3 THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NOVEMBER 10, 2019 PRAYERS FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL 2019 Grand Annual Collection LORD, OUR GOD, HELP OF THE HELPLESS, BE NEAR OUR FRIENDS AND for Saint Theresa Parish NEIGHBORS WHO SUFFER THIS DAY. GRANT THEM STRENGTH, PEACE OF MIND AND HEART, AND RENEWED HEALTH IF IT BE YOUR WILL, THROUGH Weekends in November CHRIST OUR LORD. AMEN. Gary Anderson, Joseph Anderson, Mary Antonellis, Michelle Baker, By now, you should have received in the mail the informa- Alan Bartlett, Marilyn Barry, Margaret Barto, Catherine Bielawa, Stephen tion and the envelope for the 2019 Grand Annual Collection Bisordi, Joseph Blackman, Diane Blaskiewicz, Kevin Boettger Margaret for Saint Theresa Parish. We apologize for any confusion Bomba, Jr., Damien Brennan, Chet Broderick, Katie Broderick, Paul Broderick, Kendall Buczynski, Michael Buczynski, Stephanie Buczynski, caused by the delay in receiving this material. You may Frank Budukiewicz, Geraldine Bulman, Joan Bumila, Larry Burke, Wil- return your envelope in any collection taken up at Mass liam Burke, Allen Cameron, Lisa Carden, Maria Cemrania, Jeanne during the month of November, or you may drop your enve- Clancy, Nicholas Cleary, Brendan Cogavin, John Collins, Patrick Con- lope off at the Rectory. More than ever in recent years, the neely, Rose Connolly, Mary Connors, Eileen Corrigan, Teresa Costa, Annual Collection is the most important source of revenue Maureen Cummings, Tom Cunningham, Richard Curran, Jr., Debra Daum, Gary D’Avila, Mary DeSantis, Lorraine DeVirgilio, Cristina Do- to meet the operating expenses and the emergency mainte- natelli, Kristen Doty, John J. Doyle, Kathleen Durepo, John Ellis, Carol nance expenses of Saint Theresa’s Parish and School.