SAINT THERESA OF AVILA PARISH DECEMBER 6, 2020 10 ST. THERESA AVENUE WEST ROXBURY, MASSSACHUSETTS 02132 617-325-1300 [email protected]
Mass Schedule at Saint Theresa of Avila DAILY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY: 8:30 A.M. SATURDAY VIGIL: 4:30 P.M. MAIN CHURCH SUNDAY 8:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. MAIN CHURCH
HOLY DAY VIGIL AS ANNOUNCED HOLY DAYS AS ANNOUNCED
CONFESSIONS TUESDAY EVENINGS 6:30 –7:00 P.M. IN THE PAVILION. PLEASE ENTER THROUGH THE CHAPEL DOORS
Mass Schedule at Saint John Chrysostom DAILY TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS AT 4:30 PM. SATURDAY 8:30 A.M. SATURDAY VIGIL 4:00 PM SUNDAY 7:30 A.M., 9:30 A.M.
HOLY DAY VIGIL AS ANNOUNCED HOLY DAYS AS ANNOUNCED
CONFESSIONS THURSDAY EVENINGS 5:00-5:30 P.M.
CLERGY OF SAINT THERESA PARISH Reverend John J. Connolly, Jr. —Pastor Reverend Richard S. Bradford Reverend Charles J. Higgins PERMANENT DEACON Deacon Brian Kean
PRINCIPAL OF ST. THERESA'S SCHOOL, Dr. Gretchen Hawley RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Mission Statement Sister Marie-Julie Seguin, Ellen Murphy Prayer of Saint Theresa of Avila RCIA Susan Abbott DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Brandon Santini Christ has no body now on earth but yours; PARISH SECRETARY Mrs. Carol O'Brien • 617-325-1300 yours are the only hands with which He can do His work, CONTACT INFORMATION yours are the only feet with which He can go Rectory:...... 617-325-1300 Fax:...... 617-325-0380 about the world, Yours are the only eyes through School:...... 617-323-1050 which His compassion can shine forth. Parish Web Page:...... www.sttheresaparishboston.com School Web Page:.....www.sttheresaschoolboston.com Christ has no body on earth now but yours.
The Church is handicapped accessible and air conditioned
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 6, 2020 MASSES WEEK OF DECEMBER 6, 2020 Feast of the Immaculate Conception , DECEMBER 7 MONDAY Tuesday, December 8 8:30 A.M. DECEASED VETERANS OF PEARL HARBOR Tuesday, December 8, is the Feast of the Immaculate Con- MEMORIAL MASS ception, a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be celebrated 4:30 P.M. VIGIL MASS FOR IMMACULATE CONCEPTION HOLY DAY as follows: 7:30 P.M. VIGIL MASS FOR IMMACULATE CONCEPTION HOLY DAY MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 4:30 P.M. and 7:30 P.M. 8:30 A.M. MASS FOR THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION HOLY DAY St. Theresa Parish 7:30 P.M. MASS FOR THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION HOLY DAY 7:00 P.M. Saint John Parish
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 8:30 A.M. AGNES AND THOMAS MADDEN; LILLIAN AND PAT 8:30 A.M. AND 7:30 P.M. FUCCILLO; FLORENCE C. WHITE AND PATRICIA M. St. Theresa Parish WHITE—MEMORIAL MASS 4:30 P.M. Saint John Parish Masks and social distancing are FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 required in the Church. We hope 8:30 A.M RICHARD AND RUTH MCALLISTER—MEMORIAL MASS you will join us to give honor and praise to Our Blessed Mother. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 4:30 P.M. GLENN HURLEY; JOSEPH AND DOROTHY FAGREY; Due to the Mass schedule for the Holy Day, Confessions BRIAN MCCORMACK; NICHOLAS AND JOHN LAMBERTI will not be heard on Tuesday, December 8 at Saint MEMORIAL MASS Theresa Parish.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 8:00 A.M. SOULS IN PURGATORY Weekend Mass Schedule 10:00 A.M DANIEL FURDEN; JEAN AND GEORGE WARD; BARBARA BENWAY; ELLEN T. WALSH; CHARLES AND As we move closer to winter and colder temperatures, RITA CONWAY; PATRICE M. GALLAGHER; ELIZABETH Masses will resume indoors, starting this weekend, De- COLLIER—MEMORIAL MASS cember 5th/ 6th. The schedule at Saint Theresa Parish will be as follows: SATURDAY AT 4:30 P.M. SUNDAY AT 8:00 A.M. AND 10:00 A.M. 2020 Grand Annual Collection for Saint Theresa Parish The schedule at Saint John Parish will be as follows: SATURDAY AT 4:00 P.M. The Grand Annual Collection for Saint Theresa Parish is off to a SUNDAY AT 7:30 A.M. AND 9:30 A.M. good start. Thanks to your generosity, we have received $52,120 as of November 30th. The weekly Offertory Collection and the Grand We plan to live-stream the 4:30 P.M. Mass on Saturday which you can Annual Collection are the primary sources of revenue for paying access through the Youtube channel on our parish website. the daily expenses of the Parish. You may return your Grand An- At www.WatchtheMass.com, viewers can watch the Mass in English nual Collection envelope in the basket during the collection at Mass every day from Sunday to Friday and the Mass in Spanish every Sun- or mail it back to the rectory. For some of you, the economic fallout day. On Sunday mornings at 10:00 A.M., Mass from the Sacred Heart from the pandemic has severely damaged your own family financial Basilica at Notre Dames is aired on Catholic T.V. and at 12:30, 7 & 11:30 situations. For others, the financial fallout associated with the pan- P.M. - Sunday Mass from Boston's Cathedral of the Holy Cross with Car- demic has not been as significant, and your circumstances may not dinal Seán O'Malley is also aired on Catholic T.V. be as precarious as those of some of your neighbors. If you find If you have any questions, please consult the yourself in a position to perhaps be even a little more generous in your donations to this year’s Grand Annual Collection than in years webpage or call the rectory for updated informa- past, please be sure that any such enhanced support would both be tion. very welcome and put to good use. SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 6, 2020
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 6, 2020 Prayers for those who are Ill
LORD, OUR GOD, HELP OF THE HELP- LESS, BE NEAR OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO SUFFER THIS DAY. GRANT THEM STRENGTH, PEACE OF MIND AND HEART, AND RENEWED HEALTH IF IT BE YOUR WILL, THROUGH CHRIST OUR LORD. AMEN. Gary Anderson, Joseph Anderson, Mary Antonellis, Michelle Baker, Alan Bartlett, Marilyn Barry, Margaret Barto, Catherine Bielawa, Stephen Bisordi, Joseph Black- man, Diane Blaskiewicz, Kevin Boettger, Christmas 2020 Margaret Bomba, Jr., Damien Brennan, Chet Broderick, Katie Broderick, Paul Broderick, Kendall Buczynski, Michael Buczynski, Stephanie Buc- The Giving Tree Tradition at Saint Theresa Parish will not zynski, Frank Budukiewicz, Geraldine Bulman, Joan Bumila, Larry Burke, take place this year due to the Covid –19 pandemic. We re- William Burke, Allen Cameron, Lisa Carden, Maria Cemrania, Jeanne Clancy, Nicholas Cleary, Brendan Cogavin, Charles Collins, John Collins, alize that this will make Christmas even more difficult for Patrick Conneely, Rose Connolly, Mary Connors, Eileen Corrigan, those depending on your generosity. In an effort to help Teresa Costa, Maureen Cummings, Tom Cunningham, Richard Curran, those most in need, the Saint Vincent de Paul Society will Jr., Debra Daum, Gary D’Avila, Mary DeSantis, Lorraine DeVirgilio, Cris- collect donations of money and gift cards at all the Masses tina Donatelli, Kristen Doty, John J. Doyle, Kathleen Durepo, John Ellis, for the remainder of Advent. Donations may be dropped in Carol Coggio Faherty, Audrey Fallon, Barbara Farulla, Joseph Federico, Rose Finn, Joseph Fisher, Griffin Fleishman, Charles Fleming, Patrick the Saint Vincent Boxes or dropped off at the Rectory in per- Flynn, Dan Foley, Neil Foley, Terry Forkins, Ben Fox, Nora Frasier, Jo- son or through the rectory mail slot. We cannot accept any seph Gatto, Jr., Karen Glazer, Louise Gogg, Louise Goodwin, Eleanor other types of donations due to Archdiocesan Covid 19 regu- Gordon, Andrew Granger, Colin Andrew Greco, Patricia Hade, Denise lations. We thank you in advance for your understanding and Hamilton, Ann Hanlon, Patricia Dolan Harwitz, Elizabeth Heffernan, Mary D. Hennessey, Jackie Hess, Barbara Hickey, Donn Hockman, Louise support of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society of Saint Theresa Marie Hogan, Eleanor Howard, Janet Hughes, Meaghan W. Hussey, Kyle Johnson, Phil Keating, Mary Kenny, Karen Kostek, Irene Kyricos, Herb Langlois, Anna Lemonis, Kylee LeSourd, Madison Paige Losuts, Dr. Charles Lowney, Taylor Anne Lynch, Lois MacDonald, Kathleen Ma- loney, Shawn Patrick Maloney, Elizabeth Matalobos, Jason McCann, Michael McCarthy, Patrick McCarty, Linda McClelland, Helen McCloskey, RCIA Mildred McDermott, Kara McGonagle, Erin McGuirk, Jessica McKenzie, Joanne McKenzie, Neil McLaughlin, Paul McNamara, Hilda Mendise, A word about RCIA: RCIA is the Rite of Christian Initiation Mary Merner, Mary Ann Mignone, Anna Minotti, Cynthia Monahan, Joe of Adults, a process for adults to come into the Catholic and Cindy Morello, Deanna Morrissey, Maryellen Mulkern, Pat Mullen, Church and /or prepare to receive the sacraments of Recon- Honora Murphy, Annie Murray, Maria Nadile, Michael Nadile, Donna ciliation (Penance), Confirmation, and Eucharist. Nazzaro, Bruce Newman, Father Peter Nolan, C.S.Sp., Billy O’Brien, The RCIA is for: Mary O’Brien, Sister Mary O’Brien, Daniel O’Connor, Jay O’Connor, Natalie O’Connor, Patrick O’Connor, William O’Leary, Barbara Page, those who were never baptized, or John Palumbo, Virginia Palumbo, Steve Papia, Sheila Papia, Nicole Pel- those baptized in another faith who wish to be part of the lagrino, James Perri, Marie Polo, Virginia Prendergast, Kathy Psarros, Barton Ramos, Josephine Rappa, Steven Ricchiuti, Theresa Ricco, Joel Catholic Church or Rivera, Kate Robbins, Irene Russo, Kathleen Ryan, Merry Samonte, those who were baptized Catholic but have not received Lawrence Samonte, Stephen Shea, Jeannie Schlosky, Gina Scrima, the sacraments of Eucharist or Confirmation. Kevin Shea, Zachary Shea, Claire Sloane, Terry Smart, Catherine Spell- man, William Spicer, Albert Spiniello, Diane Carr Staton, John Sullivan, Patsy Sullivan, Philip Sullivan, Timothy Sullivan, Irene Supino, Mary Ti- Does this describe someone you know, someone who may mony, Ellen Tobin, Judy Toomey, Joshua Torremoro, Edward Treseler, be interested in making this journey of faith – a friend, Jr., Edward Treseler, Sr., Peter Usherwood, Stephen Usherwood, Albert neighbor, co-worker, relative, YOU? Please encourage the Vincentio, Ellen Vogel, Mary Walsh, Paula Ward, Catherine Watson, person to e-mail [email protected] or contact the Rec- Brian Webber, Cassandra Welles, Bill Whitcomb, Anthony Young, Flor- ence Yu and all those who suffered and died from the Corona Virus. tory (617-325-1300) to start a conversation. These last months have been challenging. Maybe this is the time to ex- plore the RCIA process. Meetings, via Zoom, will begin soon.
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The Sacrament of Reconciliation New to the Parish??
The Sacrament of Reconciliation ( Confession) is available on dif- If you have recently moved into the Parish and would like to register ferent weekdays and times in a few neighboring parishes. to receive Parish mailings and Offertory envelopes, please fill in the form below and drop it in the offertory basket or return it to the rec- Holy Name: Mondays, 4:00-5:00 PM tory. You may also register online by visiting our website (use ramp to upper church & reconciliation room) www.stheresaparishboston.com St. Theresa: Tuesdays, 6:30-7:00 PM (or until the last person is finished) Name:______(enter through main doors of the Church ) Address:______
St. John Chrysostom: Thursdays, 5:00-5:30 PM City______State:____Zip______(or until the last person is finished) (enter through the main doors of the Church) Phone:______
With the busyness of weekends in parishes during this COVID E-mail______period, it is best to celebrate Reconciliation at other times. Varying days and times among the parishes of our area is an attempt to make it possible for people to take advantage of the sacrament of THE CATHOLIC CHARITIES FOOD PANTRY the mercy of our loving God when it might be most convenient. These days and times will stay in place for the near future and will The Catholic Charities Food Pantry remains in desperate be reassessed as time goes on. need of 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 for your ongoing generous sup- port.
E-Mail Notification of Mass Times
>Virgin Immaculate, you are the perfect model of adorers of If you would like to be notified by email each week about the Blessed Sacrament. You adored Jesus in the little white the times and the locations of our Saturday and Sunday Host with the same faith, reverence, and wonder with which Masses, please call the rectory (617-325-1300) with your you adored Him on the first Christmas night and during all the email address or return this form to receive a weekly no- years you lived with Him.” tification.
NAME:______(M.B.S. pamphlet “Treasury of Prayer: Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament”) EMAIL______Rectory Office Hours
As we expand our collaborative with Saint John Chrysostom Parish, we will be changing the Rectory Office Hours to the following: Montrose School: Register for our virtual Holiday Open House on Monday and Wednesday Thursday, December 10 at 7:00 pm! This is a wonderful opportunity to 9:00 A.M.—4:30 P.M. Saint Theresa Rectory open hear from current parents, students and faculty about our athletics, per- forming arts, and student-led clubs. Learn about our award-winning Life- Compass Character & Leadership program, meet the Head of School, Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 A.M.—4:30 P.M. Saint John Chrysostom Rectory open and engage in Q & A. Come ring in the Christmas season with Montrose! Schedule your in-person or virtual Campus Tour and virtual Day Both offices closed on Fridays Visit today! Learn more and register at montroseschool.org/events.
If you need a priest on Friday, please call the Main number at either Inspired by the teachings of the Catholic Church, Montrose is an inde- pendent day school for girls in grades 6-12. Transfer or full-year inquiries Parish and your message will be retrieved. welcome.