SAINT THERESA OF AVILA PARISH MAY 23, 2021 10 ST. THERESA AVENUE WEST ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS 02132 617-325-1300 [email protected] Pentecost Sunday
Mass Schedule at Saint Theresa of Avila CLERGY OF SAINT THERESA PARISH DAILY: MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY 8:30 AM Reverend John J. Connolly, Jr. —Pastor Reverend Richard S. Bradford SATURDAY VIGIL: 4:30 P.M. MAIN CHURCH Reverend Charles J. Higgins SUNDAY 8:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. MAIN CHURCH PERMANENT DEACON HOLY DAY VIGIL AS ANNOUNCED Deacon Brian Kean HOLY DAYS AS ANNOUNCED PRINCIPAL OF ST. THERESA'S SCHOOL, CONFESSIONS TUESDAY EVENINGS 6:30 –7:00 P.M. Dr. Gretchen Hawley IN THE PAVILION. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PLEASE ENTER THROUGH THE CHAPEL DOORS Sister Marie-Julie Seguin, Ellen Murphy RCIA Susan Abbott DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Mass Schedule at Saint John Chrysostom Brandon Santini DAILY: TUESDAY AND THURSDAY 4:30 P.M. PARISH SECRETARY SATURDAY 8:30 A.M. Mrs. Carol O'Brien • 617-325-1300 SATURDAY VIGIL 4:00 PM CONTACT INFORMATION Rectory:...... 617-325-1300 SUNDAY 7:30 A.M., 9:30 A.M. Fax:...... 617-325-0380 HOLY DAY VIGIL AS ANNOUNCED School:...... 617-323-1050 HOLY DAYS AS ANNOUNCED Parish Web Page:...... www.sttheresaparishboston.com CONFESSIONS THURSDAY EVENINGS School Web Page:.....www.sttheresaschoolboston.com 5:00-5:30 P.M . The Church is handicapped accessible and air conditioned
PENTECOST SUNDAY MAY 23, 2021
WEEK OF MAY 23, 2021 MASSES Weekend Mass Schedule SUNDAY, MAY 23 8:00 A.M. JOHN P. LANG, JR.—MEMORIAL MASS Listed below is the Schedule of Masses at both Saint 10:00 A.M FRANCIS X. MULHERN—ANNIVERSARY MASS Theresa and Saint John Parishes.
MONDAY, MAY 24 8:30 A.M. MASS OF THANKSGIVING TO THE HOLY TRINITY SAINT THERESA PARISH : SATURDAY AT 4:30 P.M. , MAY 26 WEDNESDAY SUNDAY AT 8:00 A.M. AND 10:00 A.M. 8:30 A.M. SPECIAL INTENTION MASS
FRIDAY, MAY 28 SAINT JOHN PARISH : 8:30 A.M. MARGARET CAWLEY—MEMORIAL MASS SATURDAY AT 4:00 P.M. SUNDAY AT 7:30 A.M. AND 9:30 A.M. SATURDAY, MAY 29 4:30 P.M. PATRICK WALSH— 1ST ANNIVERSARY MASS We plan to live-stream a Mass at each parish depending upon the availability of our volunteers. You will be able to access these SUNDAY, MAY 30 Masses through the Youtube channel on the parish website. 8:00 A.M. JOHN P. LANG, JR.—MEMORIAL MASS At www.WatchtheMass.com, viewers can watch the Mass in Eng- 10:00 A.M SPECIAL INTENTION MASS lish every day from Sunday to Friday and the Mass in Spanish every Sunday. On Sunday mornings at 10:00 A.M., Mass from the Special Collection Sacred Heart Basilica at Notre Dames is aired on Catholic T.V. and at 12:30, 7 & 11:30 P.M. - Sunday Mass from Boston's Cathe- May 22 /23 dral of the Holy Cross with Cardinal Seán O'Malley is also aired on Seminary Collection Catholic T.V. This week’s second collection supports If you have any questions, please consult the the formation and training of seminari- webpage or call the rectory for updated informa- ans in the Archdiocese of Boston for tion. future service as priests. We are blessed that men are responding to the call to serve as priests. Please be generous and support these seminarians on their journey toward their ordina- Rectory Office Hours tion to the priesthood. For more information, please visit As we expand our collaborative with Saint John Chrysostom Parish, www.VocationsBoston.org. we will be changing the Rectory Office Hours to the following: Monday and Wednesday 9:00 A.M.—12:00 P.M. Saint Theresa Rectory open
Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 A.M.—12:00 P.M. Saint John Chrysostom Rectory open Both offices closed on Fridays
If you need a priest on Friday, please call the Main number at either Parish and your message will be retrieved. OFFERTORY COLLECTION MAY 15/ 16
OFFERTORY: $8,953.00 MAIL: $1,460.00 E-Mail Notification of Mass Times ON-LINE: $1,221.00 ASCENSION: $ 513.00 If you would like to be notified by email each week about the TOTAL: $12,147.00 times and the locations of our Saturday and Sunday Masses,
Please remember the Offertory and the Grand Annual Collection are our please call the rectory (617-325-1300) with your email ad- main sources of funds for paying our daily expenses. Thank you for your dress or return this form to receive a weekly notification. generosity Name:______Email:______
PENTECOST SUNDAY MAY 23, 2021 Special Collection First Holy Communion
Covid Relief for India and Brazil Saturday at the 4:30 P.M. Mass and Sunday at the May 22/ 23 10:00 A.M. Mass, students from Saint Theresa School and our parish Religious Education Program will re- ceive their First Holy Com- munion. This schedule will continue until all our stu- dents have received the Eucharist for the first time. We ask that you keep our stu- dents, their families, and their teachers in your prayers each week.
Catholic Charities Food Pantry
As you may know, there is immense suffering and loss of life occurring in India and Brazil due to the pandemic. The Catholic Church, through Catholic Relief Services (CRS), is on the ground in those countries working to support local hospitals and programs which are being overwhelmed and The Catholic Charities Food Pantry remains in desperate need of which have reached a breaking point. donations. The situation continues to be urgent for many families. You may bring your contributions of food to the rectory garage on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00 A.M.—1:00 P.M. Thank you Given our own experience in the United States with regards for your ongoing generous to the pandemic and the important role the Church has in support. being able to respond to global events, we have an opportu- nity to assist relief efforts in India and Brazil. To learn more about CRS efforts in the affected areas please
With that in mind, Cardinal Seán has authorized an Emergency COVID special collection for the Church in India and Brazil to be taken up in all parishes in the Arch- diocese of Boston. We will have that collection here at Saint
Theresa Parish next weekend, May 29/ 30, 2021.
The size and scope of the crisis is enormous. In India more 24 million cases have been reported with deaths surpassing
260,000. In Brazil, cases have surpassed 15 million while more than 428,000 deaths have been reported. This global We appreciate your generous support of The Catholic Appeal. As pandemic is both historic and devastating in its impact. More of May 12, our parishioners have contributed $48,719.00 towards than 161 million cases have been reported and more than our goal of $89,661.79- - - 54% of our goal. Whatever you may be 3.3 million deaths. able to do to help the Catholic Appeal continue the good works of the Catholic Church will be greatly appreciated. Please use the QR code above to contribute directly to the Catholic Appeal.
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PENTECOST SUNDAY MAY 23, 2021
Prayer for Those Who Are Ill MANY GIFTS, ONE SPIRIT
LORD, OUR GOD, HELP OF THE HELP- LESS, BE NEAR OUR FRIENDS AND DISCERNING YOUR CHARISMS FOR NEIGHBORS WHO SUFFER THIS DAY. GRANT THEM STRENGTH, PEACE OF MISSIONARY DISCIPLESHIP MIND AND HEART, AND RENEWED HEALTH IF IT BE YOUR WILL, THROUGH Did you know that one way the Holy Spirit builds up the Body CHRIST OUR LORD. AMEN. Gary Anderson, Joseph Anderson, Mary of Christ is through charisms, or special graces that equip us Antonellis, Michelle Baker, Alan Bartlett, to live out our discipleship and mission? What a gift! Marilyn Barry, Margaret Barto, Catherine Bielawa, Stephen Bisordi, Joseph Black- Join us for a prayerful virtual workshop on Thursday, May man, Diane Blaskiewicz, Kevin Boettger, 27, 2021 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM via Zoom during which Margaret Bomba, Jr., Damien Brennan, Chet Broderick, Katie Broderick, Paul Broderick, Kendall Buczynski, Michael Buczynski, Stephanie Buc- we’ll learn more about individual charisms and the impor- zynski, Frank Budukiewicz, Geraldine Bulman, Joan Bumila, Larry Burke, tance of discerning and exercising our charisms to fully live Allen Cameron, Lisa Carden, Maria Cemrania, Jeanne Clancy, Nicholas out our discipleship, become the people we were made out of Cleary, Brendan Cogavin, Charles Collins, John Collins, Patrick Con- love to be, and bear fruit for His mission! neely, Rose Connolly, Mary Connors, Eileen Corrigan, Teresa Costa, Maureen Cummings, Tom Cunningham, Richard Curran, Jr., Debra Daum, Gary D’Avila, Mary DeSantis, Lorraine DeVirgilio, Cristina Do- To register, please contact Rosemary Maffei natelli, Kristen Doty, John J. Doyle, Kathleen Durepo, John Ellis, Helen Office of Lifelong Faith Formation & Parish Support Evans, Carol Coggio Faherty, Audrey Fallon, Barbara Farulla, Joseph 617.746.5760 Federico, Rose Finn, Joseph Fisher, Griffin Fleishman, Charles Fleming, [email protected] Patrick Flynn, Dan Foley, Neil Foley, Terry Forkins, Ben Fox, Nora Fra- This is a virtual gathering, so please make sure you keep an sier, Joseph Gatto, Jr., Karen Glazer, Louise Gogg, Louise Goodwin, Eleanor Gordon, Andrew Granger, Colin Andrew Greco, Patricia Hade, eye out for the confirmation email with the Zoom Meeting link Denise Hamilton, Ann Hanlon, Patricia Dolan Harwitz, Elizabeth Heffer- nan, Mary D. Hennessey, Jackie Hess, Barbara Hickey, Donn Hockman, Louise Marie Hogan, Eleanor Howard, Janet Hughes, Meaghan W. Hussey, Kyle Johnson, Phil Keating, Mary Kenny, Karen Kostek, Irene Kyricos, Kylee LeSourd, Madison Paige Losuts, Dr. Charles Lowney, Taylor Anne Lynch, Lois MacDonald, Kathleen Maloney, Shawn Patrick Maloney, Elizabeth Matalobos, Jason McCann, Michael McCarthy, Pat- rick McCarty, Linda McClelland, Helen McCloskey, Mildred McDermott, Kara McGonagle, Erin McGuirk, Jessica McKenzie, Joanne McKenzie, Neil McLaughlin, Paul McNamara, Hilda Mendise, Jody Metcalf, Mary Ann Mignone, Anna Minotti, Cynthia Monahan, Joe and Cindy Morello, Deanna Morrissey, Maryellen Mulkern, Pat Mullen, Honora Murphy, An- nie Murray, Maria Nadile, Michael Nadile, Donna Nazzaro, Bruce New- man, Father Peter Nolan, C.S.Sp., Billy O’Brien, Mary O’Brien, Sister Mary O’Brien, Daniel O’Connor, Jay O’Connor, Natalie O’Connor, Patrick O’Connor, William O’Leary, Barbara Page, John Palumbo, Virginia Palumbo, Steve Papia, Sheila Papia, Nicole Pellagrino, James Perri, Marie Polo, Virginia Prendergast, Kathy Psarros, Barton Ramos, Jose- phine Rappa, Steven Ricchiuti, Theresa Ricco, Joel Rivera, Kate Rob- bins, Irene Russo, Kathleen Ryan, Merry Samonte, Lawrence Samonte, Stephen Shea, Jeannie Schlosky, Gina Scrima, Kevin Shea, Zachary Shea, Claire Sloane, Terry Smart, Catherine Spellman, William Spicer, Albert Spiniello, Diane Carr Staton, John Sullivan, Patsy Sullivan, Philip Sullivan, Timothy Sullivan, Irene Supino, Steve Theodorakis, Mary Ti- mony, Ellen Tobin, Judy Toomey, Joshua Torremoro, Edward Treseler, Jr., Edward Treseler, Sr., Peter Usherwood, Stephen Usherwood, Albert Vincentio, Ellen Vogel, Mary Walsh, Paula Ward, Catherine Watson, Brian Webber, Cassandra Welles, Bill Whitcomb, Anthony Young, Flor- Project Rachel ence Yu and all those who suffered and died from the Corona Virus. Project Rachel is a confidential Catholic outreach ministry offering hope and healing to women and men hurting from past abortions. For more information, contact Project Rachel at 508.651.3100 or [email protected]. William J. Gormley West Roxbury Owned and Operated by the Gormley Family Traditional Funerals or Your Neighborhood Richard, Mary and Michael Gormley and Ronald P. O’Keefe Cremation Services Funeral Home for Pre-Need Arrangements 5 Generations 2055 Centre Street • 617-323-8600 • West Roxbury • www.gormleyfuneral.com Available
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Mission Statement Prayer of Saint Theresa of Avila
Christ has no body now on earth but yours; yours are the only hands with which He can do His work, yours are the only feet with which He can go about the world, Yours are the only eyes through which His compassion can “O Sacred Banquet, in which we receive Christ, we remem- shine forth. ber His passion; we are filled with grace, and we are given a Christ has no body on earth now but yours. pledge of future glory, alleluia! (Traditional) New to the Parish??
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