Parish of the Incarnation of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
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The Fifth Sunday of Easter May 3, 2015 The Vine and the Branches Laura Sotka Parish of the Incarnation of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Melrose and Saugus I N C A R N A T I O N P A R I S H Incarnation Parish Fifth Sunday of Easter May 3, 2015 FIRST COMMUNION MAY~MONTH OF MARIAN DEVOTION Congratulations to our young people who come to By tradition, the Catholic Church dedicates each the table of the Lord for the first time this weekend. month of the year to a certain devotion. In May, it God bless them and their families! is the Blessed Virgin Mary. This devotion arose among Jesuits in Rome in the late 18th century and May 2 quickly spread throughout the Western Church. By the time of Pope Pius IX's declaration of the dogma Quinn D. Mathews of the Immaculate Conception in 1854, it had be- Emerson Kieu Hunt come universal. May crownings and other special Dante Lamentea May events in honor of Mary, such as public recita- tion of the rosary, stem from this time. May 3 Owen Brodeur Here at Incarnation you will notice special decora- tions around our statue of Mary. Also on May 10 Harrison Patrick Brown we will have a crowning of the statue of our John Burke Blessed Mother. Paige Crovo Luke Robert DiMilla ANOINTING OF THE SICK Teagan Rose Kilpatrick The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will be Gavin Patrick Lockner celebrated on May 3 at the 8:00 Mass. Also Fr. Owen Mujalli Linus is happy to make a home visit. To arrange Brendan William Radzik for the Sacrament of the Sick , or for for Holy Michael Wagner Communion for the home-bound please contact Molly Warner the rectory office. Luke Robert Worley Gemma Catherine Worley FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTIONS Following the 9:00am Mass on First Fridays, we will have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament fol- lowed by Adoration, an act of Consecration to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, a litany in His honor, 1 I N C A R N A T I O N P A R I S H then Benediction . Devotion to the Sacred Heart, as ASCENSION THURSDAY we know it, began about the year 1672. In modern May 14 is Ascension Thursday, a holy day of obli- times it was Pope Pius IX who, in 1856, established gation. Mass will be celebrated at 9:00am and the Feast of the Sacred Heart and encouraged the 7:00pm. efforts of the Apostleship of Prayer. ONLINE GIVING AT INCARNATION MILESTONES Please consider signing up for Online Giving. As Please remember family and friends in need of an added incentive, anyone who registers between prayer, especially Diana Overlan, Margaret Blaise, now and May 14th will be entered into a raffle for Sarah Fradkin, Bill Connors, Michael Flynn, Red Sox tickets. The winner of the tickets will be Maureen, Irene Lawless, Perry Brown, Betty announced on May 17. Howard, Stephen Gaeta, Jim R, Ted Ayotte, Robert Burke, Fr. Paul Rouse, Sandra W., Sandra Della Information about Online Giving can be found on Russo, Linda Morse, John Anderson, April Crouse, our website at: Louis Barnett, Adele Maciejowski, Elaine Bentz, http://incarnationmelrose.org/pages/giving/onli Noah and Henry Livingstone, Colleen Sullivan, ne-giving.php Debbie Saschuk, Julia G., Donna Correia, Sandra V., Don Marsden, Dee O’Malley, Georgia Rose Okerholm, Jessica Rose, Donna Page, Denise, FINANCIAL REPORT Walter Landergan, Sr. Mary Shaun, Sr. Mary Lou Offertory for weekend of April 26 (includes Online Graziano, Nicholas Ward, Frank Zizzo, Blake, and Giving (OLG) April 23– April 29): $5709 parishioners facing surgery. Monthly Maintenance for weekend of April 26 (in- If you would like to be included in our prayer list cludes OLG April 23 – April 29): $190 or would like to schedule a home visit, please con- tact Linda Swett. Grand Annual (this fiscal-year-to-date: 7/1/14- 4/29/15 including OLG): $86,831 CALENDAR May 2!!4:30 !! no intention UPCOMING SECOND COLLECTIONS May 10 – Monthly Maintenance May 3!!8:00 !! Ellen Filadoro May 14 – Ascension Thursday May 17 – Catholic Communication Campaign !!!10:30 !! Richard MacDonald! May 24 – Seminary Collection May 8!!9:00 !! Lawrence Overlan SERVE GOD WITH GLADNESS! We are so happy that several young parishioners May 9!!4:30 !! William Ferreira! have asked about serving at the Lord’s Table! If you are interested in becoming an Altar Server, May 10!!8:00 !! Arlene Sutton please let Linda Swett know. You can call her at the rectory at 781-662-8844 or email her at !!!10:30 !! Valerie Woodcock [email protected]. Training sessions will be held in May after school……dates to be determined. 2 I N C A R N A T I O N P A R I S H MOTHER’S DAY BABY SHOWER MAY 28, OPEN HOUSE, 5:30-7:30PM Each year on Mother’s Day weekend, the Incarna- Marian Court College, Swampscott, is a four-year, tion community holds a baby shower to benefit co-ed, Catholic college offering degrees in Busi- new moms and dads in need. This May 9 and 10, ness, Criminal Justice, and Liberal Arts. Open en- please consider donating new, unused baby and rollment for fall 2015. Marian Court students de- toddler essentials for local families. Items may be velop professional competencies and critical think- left on a table at the back of the church before or ing skills that broaden their horizons and prepare after all weekend Masses. Thank you for your gen- them for professional careers. Call Jennifer for erosity! more information at 781-309-5200. Tour the ocean side campus. Open House, May 28, 5:30-7:30pm. Items most in demand include: diapers and wipes Marian Court College onesies 35 Little’s Point Road sleepwear Swampscott, MA play clothes 781-309-5200 blankets www.mariancourt.edu For questions or to help with the event, please con- TUESDAY TOURS AT ST. MARY'S tact Christine Thorsteinsson at [email protected]. SCHOOL! Tours of St. Mary's School will be offered for pro- BOSTON CATHOLIC APPEAL spective families every Tuesday from 9 am to 11 am through May 26th. Come in and see all the wonder- The Incarnation Parish 2015 Catholic Appeal cam- ful things going on! No reservations needed. For paign is off to a wonderful start! With $36,795 more information, please call 781.665.5037 and visit already pledged, we are at 96% of goal. This sup- the school website at: port from so many helps sustain the important www.stmaryschoolmelrose.org ministries that make Incarnation Parish a vibrant place of worship. If you have yet to give, please pick up a pledge form at the back of the church or visit www.bostoncatholicappeal.org. Thank you for your prayers and support. SPRING ADMISSIONS Malden Catholic High School is offering Spring Tours and Shadow Days to current 8th grade stu- dents. Interested applicants may come see the school and meet with the Admissions staff to learn more about opportunities available for the Class of 2019! Spring dates for the High School Placement Test (HSPT) are April 17th & May 1st. Please con- tact the Admission office at www.maldencatholic.org/admissions or call 781-475-5293 to schedule an appointment. 3 I N C A R N A T I O N P A R I S H ANNULMENT PROCESS LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR Do you want to know more about the annulment The Little Sisters of the Poor of Somerville, MA process and have your questions answered? Very has spaces available on its Assisted Living Units. Rev. Mark O'Connell, JCD, Judicial Vicar of the Please contact Mary Segalla for applications and Archdiocese, will give a talk on annulment on admission. 617-776-4420 x317 or Monday, May 4th at 7:00 pm at St. Eulalia Church, [email protected] 50 Ridge Street, Winchester, in the Msgr. McGann Conference Room. For more information and to RSVP, please email GALAS AND GOLF [email protected] What: Catholic Charities North Spring Gala and Partners in Mission Awards When: 6:00-8:00 pm Thursday May 7, 2015 Where: The Kernwood Country Club, Salem, MA Who: Come support the 2015 Partners in Mission Honorees recognized for their mutual service to the community! The honorees are: Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish, Marblehead and Barbara L. Whalen of Swampscott. For more information contact Anna DeBiasi [email protected] or 781.593.2312 or register for the event at www.ccab.org/events ATHOLIC C TV (click on Catholic Charities North Spring Gala). NEW! The Lens. Tune in to Matt Weber in this so- cially engaging series that looks at the world's cur- The Fontbonne Academy 60th Anniversary Gala rent events through a Catholic Lens. Joined by so- will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Granite cial media-guru, Helen Lee and occasional appear- Links Golf Club in Quincy, MA. All alumnae, par- ances by the CatholicTV crew, this new 30 minute ents and friends of Fontbonne are invited to series filled with humor and substance will not attend. Tickets are $150/person. The Honorees are only entertain but is sure to inform as well. Marilyn McGoldrick, CSJ and Jean Porter Falvey The second episode of The Lens will premiere on ’58 and the evening’s MC will be Julianne Welby May 4th and regularly airs on Mondays at 9pm ’89, Senior Producer at WNYC Radio in New York. Wednesday at 3:30am, Thursday at 1pm and Sat- For information and tickets, please call Fontbonne urday at 7:30pm.