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Mass Times Pastor Mass Times Rev. Huy H. Nguyen, Pastor Immaculate Conception [email protected]. Huy H. Nguyen, Pastor Immaculate Conception [email protected] SaturdaySaturday 4:00pm, 4:00pm, Sunday Sunday 9:00am 9:00am Tuesday, Thursday 9:00am Rev. William Joy, In Residence Tuesday, Thursday 9:00am Rev. William Joy, In Residence Msgr. Cornelius McRae, In Residence SaintSaint Jerome Jerome Msgr. Cornelius McRae, In Residence Rev. Kenneth Cannon, In Residence Sunday 7:30am and 10:30am Sunday 7:30am and 10:30am Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00am Deacon Timothy Maher Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00am Deacon Timothy Maher Senior Deacon Francis Corbett Confessions Senior Deacon Francis Corbett Confessions ImmaculateImmaculate Conception Conception SaturdaySaturday 3-3:45pm 3-3:45pm

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Saturday, April 24 Sunday, April 25 Thomas F. Cady, Memorial Sally Mathewson and Peg Parker, 11th Anniversary Sunday, April 25 William M. O’Brien, 1st Anniversary Sharon Benner Kevin McCobb, 1st Anniversary Michael DeGrechie Monday, April 26 Tuesday, April 27 Margaret Dennett, 11th Anniversary Joan Downing Wednesday, April 28 Thursday, April 29 Souls in Purgatory Loretta Wallace Friday, April 30 Saturday, May 1 Special Intention Maria and Victoria Arguelles, Memorial Sunday, May 2 Sunday, May 2 John H. Gilboy, 18th Anniversary Angelo Virgona John McGinty, Month’s Mind

Financial Stewardship Offertory April 18, 2021 Immaculate Conception: $4,349 Online: $1,196 Saint Jerome: $4,665 Online: $1,947,

Thank you for your Generous Support

PLEASE NOTE The Sunday, 5:00pm Mass at Saint Jerome Parish has been discontinued. It will resume in the Fall. A HUGE Thank You to all who were able to help with LǊǗǆǔǕǓǆǂǎ Mǂǔǔ ǂǕ SǂǊǏǕ JǆǓǐǎǆ PǂǓǊǔǉ our parish cleanups! Your No more sound issues with livestream! efforts were greatly appreciated. Many hands The camera/audio system has been permanently make light work! installed at Saint Jerome Parish. Going forward, the May God bless you all. 7:30am and 10:30am Masses will be livestreamed weekly on the Catholic Weymouth facebook page.

CǐǍǍǂǃǐǓǂǕǊǗǆ SǕǂǇǇ Adult Formation Director of Finance/Operations Mary Ellen Cassani Jade Nguyen

[email protected] [email protected] Music Director Office Manager Monika Brodsky Daryle Wilson [email protected] [email protected] Director of Lifelong Faith Formation and Youth Ministry Zach Morris [email protected] Saint Jerome Parish Maintenance Mike Pollard

2 April 25, 2021: FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Tǉǆ CǓǖǄǊǇǊǙ This year, Immaculate Conception Church will celebrate its 150th Anniversary. Our Immaculate Conception Church continues to thrive because many faithful believers practice their faith and contribute to the mission of the Catholic Church. Central to our understanding of our Catholic faith is the Redemptive Suffering of Our Lord Jesus Christ. It is through his Passion, Death and Resurrection that we are unified as the Body of Christ, worshipping and praying every week as a community of believers. The Crucifix is the most important symbol of this belief. The Crucifix will now be placed at the center of Immaculate Conception Church as a demonstration of our belief in this Central Mystery of our Salvation. This project began after consultation with the Parish Council, Finance Council and Liturgy Committee. The renovations began on April 19, 2021 and the project will take approximately two weeks. During construction, Daily Mass will be celebrated in the Chapel and Weekend Masses will continue to be celebrated in the Main Church. Please Note: The General Instruction of the Roman Missal, the guidelines the Church uses to celebrate Mass in the Church, #308 states: on the altar or near it, there is to be a cross, with the figure of Christ crucified upon it, a cross clearly visible to the assembled people. It is desirable that such a cross should remain near the altar even outside of liturgical celebrations, so as to call to mind for the faithful the saving Passion of the Lord. To be respectful of the benefactor and for those who have sentimental feelings for the “Resurrection Cross,” it is being placed in the Chapel for meditation. Many Prayers and Blessings! In Christ, Fr. Huy

FǐǖǓǕǉ SǖǏǅǂǚ ǐǇ EǂǔǕǆǓ “I am the good shepherd, I know mine and mine know me.” These words from today’s Gospel hold both comfort and challenge! How well do you know Christ? Do you recognize his voice when he speaks to you? Do you willingly follow him as one of his sheep, as one of his disciples? Following the Good Shepherd takes faith, courage and an open heart. Take time this week in prayer to listen to the voice of our Good Shepherd. Pray for the grace to be responsive to his call to discipleship. Pencil sketch of new Cross with the figure of Christ crucified.

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3 Forming in Faith...

RǆǂǅǊǏǈǔ: FǐǖǓǕǉ SǖǏǅǂǚ ǐǇ EǂǔǕǆǓ First Reading: Acts 4:812 Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said: “Leaders of the people and elders: If we are being examined today about a good deed done to a cripple, namely, by what means he was saved, then all of you and all the people of Israel should know that it was in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead; in his name this man stands before you healed. He is the stone rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. There is no salvation through anyone else, nor is there any other name under heaven given to the human race by which we are to be saved.”

Responsorial Psalm: The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone.

Second Reading: 1 Jn 3:12 Beloved: See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

Gospel: Jn 10:1118 Jesus said: “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them. This is because he works for pay and has no concern for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I will lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd. This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have power to lay it down, and power to take it up again. This command I have received from my Father.”

VǊǓǕǖǂǍ EǗǆǏǕ For several decades and in growing numbers, lay men and women have been undertaking a wide variety of roles in Church ministries. Many of these roles presume a significant degree of preparation, formation, and professional competence.

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The 29th Annual Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary Golf Tournament is scheduled for Monday, May 24, at The Weston Golf Club. This premier charity event is held to benefit the educational program for the seminarians. Tuition covers only half the cost of educating a seminarian and the proceeds from this tournament will help bridge the gap and keep the cost of educating them affordable. The $250 player entry includes boxed lunch, 18 holes of golf with cart, hole in one prizes and a seminary themed gift. To register, call Kate Folan at 7818995500 or visit www.psjs.edu

SǕ. VǊǏǄǆǏǕ ǅǆ PǂǖǍ SǐǄǊǆǕǚ KǏǊǈǉǕǔ ǐǇ CǐǍǖǎǃǖǔ SǕǓǆǔǔFǓǆǆ Do you know of anyone residing in our RǆǕǊǓǆǎǆǏǕ PǍǂǏǏǊǏǈ WǆǃǊǏǂǓ Parish Community who may need Advance Registration Required services from St. Vincent de Paul? Both Join the Knights of Columbus and other Catholics on Immaculate Conception and Saint Jerome Monday, May 3 at 7pm to hear award winning have their own chapters of St. Vincent de author and financial expert Joe Jordan talk about Paul and they provide assistance to individuals or building intergenerational wealth. Mr. Jordan is a families in need who live in the geographical area of Knight and a member of Legatus, the world’s our churches. Please reach out to either Immaculate premiere organization for Catholic CEOs and Conception (7813370380) or Saint Jerome (781 Presidents. He will share his financial expertise and

3352038x131) for assistance. actionable information to help you benefit to live the life you want without financial worries. Preregister at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/ Nǆǘ Bǂǃǚ? CǐǏǈǓǂǕǖǍǂǕǊǐǏǔ ! WN_rrOHg8cQ4avXNqEylO0wg. Please call the parish office to make arrangements for your child’s Baptism. Baptisms are held on the third Sunday of each month at 12pm, alternating between parishes. Parents are asked to please keep in mind when choosing Godparents that they need to be Confirmed, practicing Catholics. In certain circumstances, if you have only one Godparent who is a Confirmed and practicing Catholic, your child’s Baptism is also valid.

YǐǖǕǉ MǊǏǊǔǕǓǚ Ǌǔ BǂǄǌ IǏPǆǓǔǐǏ! High School Youth Group Sundays 7:309:30pm! Middle School Youth Group Wednesdays 6:308:00pm! All meetings at Immaculate Conception! Msgr. Hackett Center Questions?? email Zach [email protected]

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