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Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish ThThirty-ThirtyirtyThirty---firstfirst Sunday in Ordinary Time ———November—November 3 St. Mary of the Assumpon Brookline, Massachuses Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish The Catholic Community of Brookline, MA 1ne Parish, Two Churches Pastoral 13ces 5 Linden Place Brookline, MA 0.44578311 61878347 0444 FAX 618783473001 www.stmarybrookline.com Saint Mary)s Church Saint Lawrence Church 3 ,inden Place, Brookline Village 774 Boylston St., Rt.9, Chestnut Hill Parish Staff Masses Pastor Fr. Jonathan Gaspar, [email protected] Sunday Masses St. ,awren e Church8 Sunday - 9800 am In esidence Fr. James Ojo 11:30 am Ordinariate Form, 0radional English Catholic Mass Fr. Jim Nunes Fr. Marcin Pudo St. Mary*s Church: Saturday - 4800 pm Sunday - 7830, 10830 am and 12800 noon Deacon: Deacon John Nicholson Weekday Masses [email protected] St. Mary*s Church: Monday - Friday 7830 and 9800 am Music Directors Arthur Rishi-St. Mary’s followed by Daily Rosary & Saturday - 8800 am Warren Hutchison-St. Lawrence Ministries & Activities Business Manager Susan Crapo Pastoral Assistant Mary Slaery St. Mary)s Book Club: ,ast Monday of the month at 7800 pm in St. Mary*s Re tory. eligious Educaon Director Dr. Chris/ne Nadjarian, nadjarian@stmarybrookline. om St. Mary)s Mother)s Prayer Group: Meets on Monday at 10830 am, he k bulle/n for dates. St. Mary of the Assumpon School Dr. 0heresa 1irk, Prin ipal St. Vincent de Paul Society: Contact the re tory. 27 Har3ard Street, 217-522-7184 www.stmarys-brookline.org ,oung Adults Group: Contact the re tory St. Mary)s Choir and Music Program: Contact Arthur Sacraments Rishi or 3isit www.saintmarymusi .org. Sacrament of Bapsm First Sunday at St. Mary*s following the 12 noon Mass 1. Step Groups: AA 0hursday at 7800 pmA NA Friday at and other /mes by request. Instru /on is the last Sunday 7830 pmA Women*s NA Wednesdays 2830-8830 pm. All in of the prior month following the 12 noon Mass in the St. Mary*s lower hurch. re tory. Fill out our online request form on our website. Anoinng: 2nd Sunday of the monthA he k bulle/n for Sacrament of Marriage /mes Please all the re tory nine months ahead of /me. Pastoral Care of the Sick and Homebound No0ena to St. Anthony: 0uesday aBer 9800 am Mass ,et us know if you or a neighbor are going to the hospital or are homebound so that we an 3isit and pray for you. Eucharisc Adoraon8 Wednesday 9830C10830 am & Sacrament of econciliaon 2830C7830 pm St. Mary*s8 Saturday 2830-3830 pm or by appointment Berea0ement Group: Contact the re tory. 2 Thirty7=rst Sunday in Ordinary Time No0ember 3, 2019 Dear Friends and Parishioners of St. Mary’s, This past week was busy around the parish! On Tuesday night a large group of parishioners attended a talk by Dr. Jim O’Connell from Boston’s Healthcare for the Homeless Program. We were moved by his personal accounts and were struck by his warmth and humility. It was a wonderful evening, and I’m grateful to our St. Vincent de Paul Society for hosting this event. We will be announcing some new initiatives in the parish to support the important work that Jim and his colleagues do, so stay tuned! This weekend we welcome back our seminarian Fernando Ayala as he participates in a vocation outreach for the Archdiocese of Boston. He will be speaking to us at some of the Masses about his vocation and will invite us all to pray for vocations. At the Masses at 9am and Noon we will prayerfully remember our beloved dead and light candles in their memory. Throughout the month of November the Book of the Dead will be placed near the Paschal Candle as a reminder to us that we should be praying for the dead during this month dedicated to the holy souls. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace. Last weekend we kicked off our Parish’s Grand Annual Appeal and I’m happy to report that we have collected $18,317 toward our goal of $80,000. Thank you to everyone who contributed this past week, either in the collection over the weekend or through online giving. We are at 23% of our goal! I encourage everyone to participate in this Annual Appeal, and to give from your heart. We have much to be grateful for as a parish, but we know we are a work in progress! Your support will help us to continue the important work of ministry and evangelization, bringing people closer to God and to one another in friendship and love. As I mentioned in the bulletin and in my homily last weekend, running a parish with beautiful, old buildings is not cheap! Our Grand Annual Appeal will directly support the ongoing maintenance of our churches and rectory/office building. In case you missed it in last week’s bulletin, here is a list of repair work and purchases we intend to make in the coming year: Rectory/Parish Office Roof Repair, $10,000; St. Lawrence Church Roof Repairs $12,000; St. Lawrence Church Ramp/Masonry Repairs $4,500; St. Mary’s Church Roof Repairs, $15,000; St. Lawrence Church Sound System Repairs, $6,000; New Tables and Chairs for St. Mary’s Lower Church, $21,600; Renovate Kitchen and Bathroom in Rectory/Parish Office, $14,000. That brings us to a TOTAL of $83,100. Many people mentioned to me after Mass that they didn’t come prepared to make a gift to the Grand Annual in the second collection. Not to worry! We have placed special envelopes for the Grand Annual at the entrances of our churches, so feel free to place that envelope together with your regular Sunday offering in the offertory basket in the coming weeks. For those who would prefer to make their donation online, please visit our website and make a one-time gift, or spread it out over the next few weeks or months if you prefer. Make sure you indicate that it is for the Grand Annual Collection: www.www.stmarybrookline/givingstmarybrookline/giving God Bless You! Fr Jonathan Gaspar 3 St. Mary of the Assumpon Brookline, Massachuses Mass Intenons for the Week St. Francis House Outreach Today Saturday, No3ember 2 Our monthly outreach to St. Francis House in Boston will take place after the 9 a.m. Mass at St. Lawrence 4800 pm Chris Damo, Memorial Church on November 3. We will meet after Mass in Sunday, No3ember 3 the basement of St. Lawrence Church to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that will be 7830 am 1aren Ambrose and Jaeleel Ambrose, delivered to St Francis House later that morning. Healing 9800 am Mass of Remembran e Contributions of bread, peanut butter and jelly are 10830 am Ri hard Burns, Month*s Mind requested, but all are urged to assist in making 12800 pm Mass of Remembran e sandwiches following the Mass. Monday, No3ember 4 OPEN HOUSE—ST MARY’S SCHOOL 9800 am Fran is E. Foley and Family, Anni3ersary St. Mary of the Assumption School will be hosting an Open House on Wednesday, November 13 at 0uesday, No3ember 5 9:00 a.m. Openings in Pre-K to Grade 8, classes 9800 am Frank Patrona, Anni3ersary for children starting at 2.9 years old. Please RSVP to [email protected] Wednesday, No3ember 2 9800 am Jordan Bayer, Anni3ersary Thanksgiving Baskets 0hursday, No3ember 7 Anyone in need of a Thanksgiving Basket, please call the Rectory at 617-734-0444 Monday through 9800 am Ma/lda Enright, Memorial Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday, No3ember 8 This year, we are changing how we organize our 9800 am San ilia Jean, Memorial Thanksgiving Outreach. St. Vincent de Paul Saturday, No3ember 9 Society is providing complete dinner baskets. If you would like to donate $15.00 per basket, please 8800 am San /ty of Life 4800 pm For Our Parishioners make a check payable to St. Mary’s or place some money in an envelope and drop it at the Rectory or Sunday, No3ember 10 sacristy at St. Lawrence. 7830 am 0eresa Su Nguyen, Anni3ersary 9800 am Gordon Mar/n, Anni3ersary Our Weekly Offertory 10830 am Ro o and Laura Marinelli, Memorial Cash $2,291.00 12800 pm Fran is D. GriFen, Anni3ersary Checks $2,465.00 Mail $ 325.00 Coffee Socials after Mass On-line Giving $1,299.00 Total $6,380.00 Please join us for an informal hour of food and fellowship with your fellow parishioners! Grand Annual-Part I Cash $ 2,875.00 St. Mary Socials | November 3 Ch ecks $12,305.00 Following the 7:30 am Mass in the lower sacristy. Mail $ 150.00 This month, in celebration of the harvest and God's On-line Giving $ 2,987.00 great bounty, the 7:30 mass fellowship team will be Total $18,317.00 giving away a free pumpkin! Join us after Mass this Sunday, November 3rd, for your chance to take home some seasonal decor. Prayers for our Military Please pray for the following members of the Following the 10:30 am Mass in the school cafeteria military who are serving to protect all of us: Staff Sgt. Vincent Carter St. Lawrence Social | Every Sunday James Joseph Crawford, Jr., USMC Following the 9:00 Mass James Finn-Hersey 4 Thirty7=rst Sunday in Ordinary Time No0ember 3, 2019 Welcome! If you are new to the area, we look forward to meeting you personally.