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ABOT C 552 BEVERLY CATHOLIC COLLABORATIVE Monday thruMonday Friday 9:00AM Saturday Vigil Sunday Morn. Sunday Morn. Sunday Morn. Sunday Noon Sunday, June 6, 2021 ~ The Most Holy Body And And Blood Holy Body ~ The Most June 6, 2021 Sunday, June 6, 2021 The Most Holy Body And Blood Of Christ—Year B St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish, St. Margaret Parish, St. John the Evangelist Parish

Rev. David C. Michael, Pastor Rev. Guy C. Sciacca, Parochial Vicar Rev. J. Paul Wargovich, Parochial Vicar Mr. Patrick O’Connor, Seminarian Rev. Mr. Michael Joens, Dr. Margaret McKinnon, Director of Religious Education / Confirmation

Parish Collaborative Offices ~ 552 Cabot Street ~ Beverly MA 01915 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.beverlycatholic.com

Baptisms Marriage

Baptisms take place individually at each of the Catholic Engaged couples are advised to call the Rectory at least six Collaborative Parishes. months prior to their wedding date.

Pre-Registration is required at each Parish. Participation in a Marriage Preparation Program is required.

Confessions: Confessions will take place Saturday Morning 9:00-10:00AM At the Collaborative Office building at 552 Cabot Street In the Chapel at the rear of the building or

call the Parish Office for an appointment.

COLLABORATIVE PARISHES OF BEVERLY ~~ MASS SCHEDULE

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH ST. MARY STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH 111 New Balch Street ST. MARGARET CHURCH 253 Cabot Street N. Beverly MA 672 Hale Street Beverly MA Telephone: 978-922-5542 Beverly Farms MA Telephone: 978-922-0113 Mass: Telephone: 978-927-0069 Mass: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:00AM Mass: Tuesday, Thursday: 7:00AM Saturday: 4:00 PM (Streamed) Sunday: 9:30 AM Sunday: 10:00AM Sunday: 8:00AM - 12:00 PM

Lynch Scholarship

The Lynch Scholarship established in memory of William A. Lynch, offers scholarship money to young parishioners who are furthering their education at college or BEVERLY BOOTSTRAPS WEEK university. To qualify, applicants : With The BEVERLY CATHOLIC COLLABORATIVE 1) Be a Saints Academy, Saint John or Saint Mary graduate As part of our continued communal almsgiving the first 2) Participate in the church and community 3) Excel academically. weekend of each month will be Beverly Bootstraps Week. We will be providing to the poor in Beverly, thru Beverly Boot- If you are interested the application can be found on the Par- straps, some of their most needed items. ish website: Beverlycatholic.com

THIS WEEK ~~JUNE 5/6 ~ Peanut Butter Completed applications must be received by 5:00pm on Fri-

Boxes will be provided by each church door. day June 25.

Any questions please contact Diane Macedo - [email protected].

2 June 6, 2021 The Most Holy Body And Blood Of Christ—Year B RE-OPENING THE PARISHES OF THE BEVERLY COLLABORATIVE

In these days when we are moving toward a re- opening of our parishes, a full measure of caution is still called for, while we rejoice in how far we have come. Our steps along the way must be measured and prudent. We will take one step at a time to get us to our goal, according to the recommendation of the Archdiocese that the process of re-opening should be .

For the time being, the Cardinal’s dispensation from attending Sunday Mass is still in place. I think this is a wise decision, al- lowing us to prepare better for a soft re-opening. 4:00 Mass at St. John’s and 10:00 Mass at St. Mary’s will continue to be streamed.

For the time being, the present Mass schedule will remain in place, and as more people begin to return and the Cardinal lifts the dispensation, we will adjust the Mass schedule as needed.

We encourage everyone to give careful consideration to their situation. Some will not be ready to return to Church, others may not yet feel comfortable sitting in close proximity to others.

Parishioners will no longer need to register in advance for Mass. They can just show up at the Mass of their choice. Apart from reserved seating for social distance, the rest of the church seating will be open on a first-come, first-served basis. This will al- low more people to attend Mass than with the previous seating restrictions.

Fully vaccinated people do not need to wear a mask in church. However, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts continues to advise that non-vaccinated people should wear a mask when at events indoors.

Those who wish to, or who need to, wear a mask in church may certainly continue to do so. We will try to accommodate those who need to sit six-feet apart from others by providing some reserved seating.

Priests and ministers will continue to sanitize their hands and wear a mask for the distribution of Holy . We ask and encourage parishioners to receive Communion in the hand, for the time being.

We will re-institute the Server program in September and do the same for Eucharistic Ministers.

Rev. David C. Michael, Pastor

The Corpus Christi Procession

The Corpus Christi procession is an extension of the celebration of the : immediately after Mass, the Sacred Host, consecrated during the Mass, is borne out of the Church for the Christian faithful “to make public profession of faith and worship of the Most .”

We are planning to follow the same route we have taken in previous years, along Cabot and Essex Streets, with a possi- ble extension to the Beverly Common, ending in the parking lot next to the rectory. That way, parishioners who are una- ble to join the procession itself can participate in Benediction when the procession returns to the church.

We will follow all safety protocols related to the Covid pandemic. As this constitutes a large gathering, face masks and distancing will be required. Unfortunately, we will still be unable to hold the usual collation at the conclusion of the procession. We hope to resume this next year.

A Brief History of Corpus Christi

The , which commemorates the institution of the Holy Eucharist, was introduced in the 13th centu- ry. Very early, the custom developed of carrying the Blessed Sacrament in a splendid procession through town after the Mass on Corpus Christi Day. The first such procession took place in Cologne, Germany, in 1277. The (1545-1563) solemnly approved and recommended the procession on Corpus Christi as a public profession of the Catho- lic faith in the real presence of Christ in the Holy Sacrament.

For centuries, the celebration of Corpus Christi remained the principal point of popular piety's concentration on the Eu- charist. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, faith and culture (art, folklore and literature) coalesced in developing lively and significant expressions of Eucharistic devotion.

As the Eucharist is the source and summit of our Catholic faith, made present in the Sacrifice of Holy Mass, this feast is of enormous importance. The celebration of Corpus Christi, common to the pre-Vatican II American , seems foreign to many contemporary Americans. Throughout Europe, large processions are held every year, and in many countries Corpus Christi, which officially falls on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, is a public holiday.

Here in Beverly, we began our annual Corpus Christi procession in 2005, which was the Year of the Eucharist promulgat- ed by Pope John Paul II. Due to the pandemic, we were unable to hold it last year. It is fitting to re-start our procession this year, which marks both the Year of the Eucharist in the Archdiocese of Boston and the 150th anniversary of St. Mary Star of the Sea and Catholicism in Beverly.

3 June 6, 2021 The Most Holy Body And Blood Of Christ—Year B CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD

On being a priest for 35 years

Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,

There’s an old saying that, “Tempus fugit” (“Time flies”). I acknowledge the wisdom of this saying as I anticipate the upcoming 35th anniversary of my ordination to the Priesthood on June 7. All these years later, I still feel the challenges and joy of ordination, one that is shared among the many seminarians who have served under my supervision as they and their class- mates move on to ordained ministry. Our support for them in the years of their ministerial formation means so much to them! It’s no wonder that they look at their time in parish life with great fondness and gratitude.

My first assignment after ordination was at Sacred Hearts Parish in the Bradford neighborhood of Haverhill. I served there from June, 1986 until June, 1992 under two different pastors. The first years of priesthood are a time of adjustment and of rising to meet new ministerial challenges on a daily basis. Sacred Hearts Parish was, for me, no exception.

It’s a wonderful community with a vibrant school and plenty of solid parish work to break in a newly-ordained, and it was with a certain sadness that I departed for my second priestly assignment at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Swampscott. Even though it was a real sacrifice to be forced to live in a lovely ocean-side town with a rectory and church across the street from the water, I persisted and endured!

Although ministerial challenges remain throughout a priest’s life, in Swampscott, I felt that I was hitting my stride as a young priest. At that point, I had had a few years of ministry under my belt and I felt more confident in my experience and abilities. These were good years in so many ways! It was toward the end of my time there that I was asked to take up my new responsibilities for interreligious relations in the Archdiocese. And it was at the same time that I was asked to consider taking the position of Catholic Chaplain at Brandeis University.

Everything moved very quickly, and when the Brandeis administration offered me the full-time position, I accept- ed. My life changed dramatically as I moved out of parish life for the better part of a decade. To this day, I remain involved in ecumenical and interreligious relations on behalf of the Archdiocese and as a member of the U.S. Bish- ops’ Committee (USCCB) for dialogue with the National Council of Synagogues.

I loved those years at Brandeis University. The intellectual climate among the young people was so vibrant and challenging. I still look back with great satisfaction at the work I was able to do with the students and rejoice that so many have gone on to professional and academic careers, and still keep in touch!

But, as the saying goes, time moves on, and, one day, I was asked to take my first pastorate at St. John Chrysostom Parish in West Roxbury. That community is very closely-knit and, in many ways, they taught me how to be a pas- tor. I consider myself richly blessed to have had that assignment as my first pastorate.

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THE BEVERLY CATHOLIC COLLABORATIVE

November, 2010, saw yet another change in my life and priestly ministry when the Cardinal asked me to move to St. Joseph Parish in Needham as the new Pastor. On the one hand, I can’t believe that over 10 years have passed since that big step! On the other, St. Joseph’s is a very big, busy parish with over 2000 families, so it makes sense that the daily challenges of pastoring made the time seem to fly by!

Apparently, the Cardinal kept my phone number on file, because in the late summer of 2019, he called me again and asked me to accept the pastorate in the Beverly Collaborative. I admit that I was surprised by this. Having grown up in the area, I never expected that I would return to minister so close to my hometown roots. As they say, I could drive here blindfolded (Please don’t actually try this!). Even the Cardinal, in trying to talk me into saying “yes,” mentioned that Beverly is close to Gloucester! I guess he thought that was part of the carrot!

Well, here I am! I arrived in mid-October, 2019, and let’s just say that there was not a lot of time to ease into the po- sition. Challenges of all sorts awaited me. I hope I have risen to the occasion. Certainly, I can say this with absolute sincerity: I have been honored and grateful to have lived with, and worked with, all my brother priests in each of my parish assignments. This is no less true here in Beverly. Truly, we’re just men who have tried to fol- low the Lord by saying, “Adsum! Here I am!” And, in addition, I have been richly blessed by the collaboration of countless lay faithful, fellow pilgrims who love the Lord!

A belief that I have formed with reflection on the passage of years is that God has a way of bringing us to where we need to be. I can’t explain it, but it has always seemed to be true, at least in retrospect. As when God told Moses to hide in the cleft of the rock as He passed by, we can’t usually see God’s face, but we can see his back. We can see where God has been. (Exodus 33:21-23).

All things are changing. Time flies. The world around us, our lives, our families, our parishes, the Church – these things are changing. But, for Christians, change itself is not an enemy. Change reminds us of our true identity: that we are pilgrims.

We are people on a journey. And our destination is the God who created us and has called us by name for a life and love that will never end. In the words of scripture, we are citizens, not of this changing world, but of the Kingdom.

Given the restrictions under which we have lived for the past many months, this observance of my 35th anniversary suggested simplicity. Please pray for me. And offer your support for the successful ministry of this Collaborative!

With prayers for peace and blessings, and shared with love and a little bit of humor!

Fr. David Michael, Pastor Rev. David C. Michael June 7, 1986 5 June 6, 2021 The Most Holy Body And Blood Of Christ—Year B

June 5/6: Weekly BEVERLY CATHOLIC COLLABORATIVE

COLLECTIONS June 12/13: Weekly Offertory / Utility Fund

ONLINE GIVING with WeShare

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St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish donors go to www.beverlycatholic.churchgiving.com

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Mass Intentions—St. Mary Star of the Sea

Tuesday, June 8: 7:00AM Bradford O’Hearn St. Mary Star of The Sea Parish May 22/23: Thursday, June 10: 7:00AM Melba Biase Weekly Offertory: $ 6,551.00 Sunday, June 13: 10:00AM Elisea M. DelaRosa WeShare: $ 1,360.00

Mass Intentions—St. Margaret Total: $ 7,911.00

Sunday, May 6: 9:30AM Mary L. Connolly Seminarians: $ 970.00 Thomas H. Connolly & Susan E. Connolly

Sunday, May 13: 9:30AM Edward J & Patrick J. Murray St. Margaret Parish May 22/23: Mass Intentions—St. John the Evangelist Weekly Offertory: $ 2,585.00 Saturday, June 5: 4:00PM Tony Callanan WeShare: $ 370.00 Sunday, June 6: 12:00PM Robert & Marguerite Trainor Total: $ 2,955.00

Wednesday, June 9: 9:00AM Frederick & Dorothy White Seminarians: $ 260.00 Saturday, June 12: 4:00PM Carolyn R. Bresnahan

Sunday, June 13: 8:00AM Jerry, Rose & Joe Mascioli St. John the Evangelist 12:00PM Yvonne McDonald / Jus Meyer May 22/23:

Kindly remember in your prayers the deceased members of Weekly Offertory: $ 2,052.00 our parish, all who have asked for our prayers and for those WeShare: $ 287.00 who have no one to pray for them. Total: $ 2,339.00

Special prayers are requested for the repose of the soul of: Seminarians: $ 590.00 ANN CHITTICK and PRISCILLA ALAMILLO who recently passed away.

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