working diligently to be able to serve our people in these From Cardinal Seán O’Malley’s St. Patrick’s day homily challenging circumstances. Please remember that your parish ”We need to take care of each other” communities depend on the offertory collections and will need your support going forward to carry on their crucial work. As a people, community, and as a nation we are being forced ...pray the Rosary each day. Many of us remember growing into a stance of social distancing to ward off a potential health up praying the rosary every evening as a family. In the history of disaster. Even as we embrace a methodology of physical our people, during the wars, famines, plagues, and persecution, isolation, we must reject any stance of alienation and individual- the rosary has been the powerful prayer of the Catholic ism. Our motivation cannot be fear and self-preservation, but a people... Even if we cannot go to mass, the rosary is always sense of solidarity and connectedness. What is being asked of us accessible to us. It is a prayer that puts us in touch with God as is for the common good, to protect the most defenseless among we reflect on the mysteries of the life of Christ and the Blessed us. In some ways the present, surrealistic atmosphere is similar Virgin. to what we experienced after the attack of September 11, 2001. May this strange Lent that we are living, help us to overcome We were shaken from our complacency and confronted with the the physical distance by growing closer to God and by strength- reality that changed our lives overnight. Likewise, today we see ening our sense of solidarity and community with each other. the real risk to countless numbers of elderly and infirm persons, www.WatchtheMass.com, viewers can watch the Mass in to healthcare workers, indeed to our hospital system, and even English every day from Sunday to Friday and the Mass in the economic well-being of millions of people whose lives have Spanish every Sunday been upended by the necessary closings and precautions. Just as after 9/11 we need to come together as a people with a profound or www.catholictv.org sense of solidarity and community, realizing that so many people and by consulting local cable providers or network listings. are suffering and fearful. We need to take care of each other, especially by reaching out to the elderly and the most vulnerable. From Fr. Sean: Although we cannot celebrate public masses at this time Please know that everyday I, like all your priests, are praying because we wish to follow the directives of the government, I for you and the intentions requested for our regular Mass want to assure all of you that we, your priests, are offering Mass schedule. I hope by this weekend to have communicated to you each day for all of you. You are all spiritually united in these how you can join me on-line to pray throughout the week. masses where we pray for the living and the dead. Our priests in Though there is physical distance between us, we are always the parishes are there and can be contacted. We are trying to use united in our prayer, fasting and charity. Please join me in social media and Internet streaming as a means of sharing praying for the sick who I am visiting each week. Pray for the communications. dedicated doctors, nurses and caregivers who literally are giving I am grateful to all of our priests and parish staffs and the themselves in love. 3000 Catholic school teachers and administrators who are all I remain Sincerely yours, In Christ, Fr. Sean Sacred Heart and Saint Thomas More—March 22nd 2020—-Fourth Sunday of Lent Faculty & Staff Sacraments & Devotions PARISH OFFICE HOURS SACRED HEART Tuesday thru Friday: 9am - 1pm Reconciliation: Reminder offices are closed on Monday Saturday Afternoon, 3:00pm-3:45pm Baptism: Baptisms are usually held on 1st Sunday of the month at Collaborative Office the 9:30am Mass. Please visit the website to schedule. Catechesis class 55 Commercial Street Weymouth, MA 02188 for the family is required, please call the office to make an appointment Phone: 781-337-6333 + www.shstm.org and to register. Marriage: Congratulations! Contact the parish office at least six months in advance and prior to scheduling your reception. Pastoral Team Sacrament of the Sick: Please see a priest at Mass or contact the Fr. Sean M. Connor, Pastor office to make arrangements for the Sacrament prior to surgery. Devotions - Adoration & Rosary: The Rosary is prayed every Deacons: Bashan Goppee & Kenneth Ryan Sunday following the 9:30 mass and Monday at 6:30pm in the Adoration Chapel., and on Friday at 5:30pm in the Chapel. The Novena to our Mary Beth Brady, Pastoral Associate Mother of Perpetual Help is prayed Tuesdays in the Chapel at 6:30pm. Music & Liturgy, Ext 116 Rosary for Life, Wednesdays 1pm in the chapel. Maureen Simmons, Pastoral Coordinator Lifelong Faith Formation, Ext 114 SAINT THOMAS MORE Carolyn DeLuca Reconciliation: Confirmation Coordinator-Youth Minister Saturday Afternoon, 3:00pm- 3:45pm Virginia Aitken Baptism: Baptisms are usually held 3rd Sunday of the month at the 8:00am Mass. Please visit the website to schedule. Catechesis class for Admin. Assistant, Ext 124 the family is required, please call the office to make an appointment and to register. Business Manager KPM OAS Ministries Marriage: Congratulations! Contact the parish office at least six Vicki Dromey, FACTS/Tuition Mgr., Ext 120 months in advance and prior to scheduling your reception. Joanne Bibeau Sacrament of the Sick: Please see a priest at Mass or contact the of- fice to make arrangements for the Sacrament prior to surgery. Asst. to Pastor and Business Mgr., Ext 115 Devotions - Adoration & Rosary: The Rosary is prayed every Daniel McCarthy, Facilities Mgr. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 9am in the Chapel. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Thursdays, 2:30pm Dr. Gretchen Hawley, Principal Bible Study: Wednesdays, 10:00 –11:30am in the lower church hall. Sacred Heart School, 781-335-6010 Collaborative Prayer Group: Grow in Prayer and Praise, Tuesday evenings 6:30-8:00pm in the Chapel. 75 Commercial St., Weymouth, MA 02188 781-335-6010 sacredheartschoolweymouth.org Open House Schedule: If you’d like to learn more about our school then please visit us at one of our Open Houses— Thursday., March 19th— 6:00pm - 7:00pm Sunday, May 17th—10:30am - Noon Thursday, May 21st—6:00pm - 7:00pm Champions has a great solution for busy working families: activities that combine SHS is a vibrant PreK – Grade 8 school serving the Weymouth/Braintree area and fun and learning, together with the safety ranks academically among the top Catholic elementary schools in the Boston and convenience of a high-quality program Archdiocese. Offering full-day Kindergarten, affordable before and after-school right inside your school. Champions offers a care, engaged school community, enrichment programs and more! variety of group and individual activities For more information, kindly contact our school. designed to keep your child exploring and Educating the Whole Person since 1913 growing. From art, dramatic play, math and science to problem-solving, language, motor skills and more, we help your child(ren) continue learning and developing essential Our school teachers and administration are working tirelessly to life skills whether school is in session or not (except during emergency). Champions is provide meaningful learning experiences for your children and to proud to be awarded corporation accredita- ensure that everything is being done to teach them the skills they tion from AdvanceED, a global leader in need for next year. Each day, every teacher sends their plan to our advancing excellence in education through accreditation. Principal, so Dr. Hawley can be connected to every virtual class- www.discoverchampions.com/our- room, as they get set up. We will be using zoom.com. There will locations/weymouth/ma/001637 be a learning curve, please be patient and thank you for all you do. Family Support ~800-246-2154 2 Sacred Heart and Saint Thomas More—March 22nd 2020—-Fourth Sunday of Lent During this difficult time, many of the faithful may be unable to attend Mass. To help them sanctify their day and to keep walking in the liturgical rhythm of the Church, we are honored to make our on-lineversion of MAGNIFICAT temporarily available to everyone for free. Please help us spread this message and share this email and link: www.magnificat.com/free with as many people as you can. Free temporary access is also available in Spanish: www.magnificat.com/gratis. Join the Collaborative parishes throughout Braintree & Weymouth for the Divine Mercy Novena Chaplet When: 3pm, daily from April 13-17 Where: Chapel at St. Francis Xavier, South Weymouth, please use the lower parking lot. All are lovingly invited. For more information please call, Mary 781-337-1959 We are grateful to the Augustine Institute for Divine Mercy Sunday giving all of us in the Archdiocese of Boston Braintree/Weymouth Region free access to FORMED.org for 40 days. Sunday, April 19th Church of St. Albert the Great, Instructions on how to create a new account 1140 Washington St. 1pm Sacrament of can be found on Formed.org. Reconciliation Please share this with everyone in your 2pm Mass parishes and we encourage everyone to begin 3pm Adoration, The Chaplet, by watching The Presence. Veneration of The Image and St. Faustina Relic 4pm: Sacrament of You can help us by inviting others who might be Reconciliation interested in receiving messages.