Collaborative of Saint Joseph Parish Saint Francis of ...

Collaborative of
Saint Joseph Parish

&
Saint Francis of

Assisi Parish

Medford, MA

The Baptism of
the Lord

January 10, 2016

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Collaborative of
St. Francis of Assisi Parish & St. Joseph Parish

medfordcollaborative.org

Collaborative Pastoral Staff

Pastor: Fr. Edward F. Doughty
Parochial Vicar: Fr. Paul V. Sullivan
Parochial Vicar: Fr. John T. Swencki
Deacon: Deacon Bob Breen

Director, Finance & Operations: Deacon Bob Breen
Phone: 781-396-0423 Ext. 112

Email: [email protected]
Ministry Manager: Kristelle Angelli

Phone: 781-396-0423 Ext. 114
Email: [email protected]

Faith Formation: Mark Minear
781-396-0423 Ext. 126

Youth Outreach: Doreen Breen & Michael McDuffy
Phone: 781-396-0423 Ext. 123

Email: [email protected]

St. Francis of Assisi St. Joseph

441 Fellsway West, Medford, MA 02155 114 High Street, Medford, MA 02155

Phone: 781-396-3400 - Fax: 781-396-3254 Phone: 781-396-0423 - Fax: 781-391-2919
Parish Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Parish Staff Parish Staff

Music Director: Oksana Berezkina Music Director: Betsy Pesce

Parish Secretary: Marie Van Campen Phone: 781-391-1457 Cell: 617-335-8155

Business Manager: Alisa O’Dowd Email: [email protected]

Facilities Manager: Rose Saeed Office Manager: Betty Guerra

Bulletin Editor: Cassandra Sorrentino Staff Assistant: Karen Sturniolo

Religious Education Coordinator: Mea Mustone Religious Education Coordinator: Erin Keith
Phone: 781-395-1784
Email: [email protected]

St. Joseph School

Main Office: 781-396-3636 Tuition Office: 781-395-1832
Website: stjosephschoolmedford.com

Principal: Suzanne Hickey Early Childhood Learning Center Director:
Linda Iacabone 781-395-1832

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Welcome to New Parishioners From Fr. Ed…

No matter what your present status Instead of the Light of Christ filling our
in the Catholic Church, Christmas, we sometimes just experience
lightning. It is a very common experience. We
No matter what your current family get tired. We get out of our patterns. We may
or marital situation, have been "on edge," or "a bit testy." And,
instead of responding out of the graces of the
No matter what your current personal Nativity, we may have regressed. How do we
history, age, background, race, etc., pray on a day like that?

No matter what your own self-image; you Right at the time when we might feel most down
are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved on ourselves, and most angry at others, Jesus can
and respected here at reveal to us deeper and deeper love. He loves us
Saint Francis of Assisi Parish. precisely where we are unreliable, precisely in
those places where our ability to love others is
If you are new to the parish, still shaky. Right after Christmas is the perfect
please introduce yourself to a member of the time to look back and examine our hearts. What
Parish Staff after Mass or at your convenience. is Jesus saying to me these days? What is he
asking me? He doesn't wait until we become
Also, please contact the Parish Center holy to love us. He loves us because we need
to register as a member of the parish. loving, and we need it now. The more deeply we
experience this love, the more completely we
Mass Cards will be able to let others be loved. In the
process, we grow in compassion for them. We
A variety of Mass Cards are available at the St. can grieve for what they suffer. We can feel
Francis & St. Joseph Parish Offices. We also have sadness for their struggles. We can even become
Mass Cards for the living. their ally - turning to God and asking for the
graces they need, but can't ask for themselves.
You can purchase a number of cards to have at home.
When you use them, please call the Parish Office and Perhaps this week, we can let new faith-filled
give the name(s) of the deceased. This will save you feelings grow in us. Whether we are the kind of
an extra trip! person who tends to be stirred up by conflict, or
the type of person who tends to avoid it until
Remembering Our Parishes things die down, we can let peace fill our
hearts. Once we have prayed for someone, it is
Please consider remembering St. Francis of Assisi much easier to love them. Maybe we will know
Parish, St. Joseph Parish or St. Joseph School when how to do that right away. Maybe not. Some of
the time, it will take some acknowledgement of
drafting your estate plans. sorrow for our part in what has happened. Most
For more information, please call likely, what the other needs is some attention,
Deacon Bob at 781-396-0423 Ext 112. Thank you. some affirmation, some gentle care. We may
not see the fruit of our efforts right away or
ever. But we can be assured that the Redeemer
of the world can redeem even through a stressful
holiday.

Keep coming, Lord Jesus. Having awaited your
coming, we beg you to keep coming to bring us
peace.

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St. Francis of Assisi

Mass Intentions Office Hours

Saturday 1/9/16 Michele Ottobre & Mary Buote Monday—Friday, 9 am—3:30 pm
4:00 pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Sunday 1/10/16 Carmela Deyeso & Torino
9:00 am Family Saturdays from 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm in the upper
Giuseppe “Pino” Puccio church confessional or by appointment.
11:00 am Tony & Mary Klempa
5:00 pm Sacrament of Baptism
Monday 1/11/16 Raffaele LaVita & Nunziata
9:00 am Martinellio Baptisms are held on the first and third
Sunday of the month at 1:00 pm. Instruction for
Tuesday 1/12/16 first time parents is held on the last Sunday of every
9:00 am month after the 11:00 am Mass in the upper church

Wednesday 1/13/16 (unless there is a schedule conflict).

9:00 am P. Daniel Donovan Sacrament of Matrimony

Thursday 1/14/16 Couples should make arrangements with one of our
9:00 am priests at least six months before the wedding.

Friday 1/15/16 No Mass Pastoral Care of the Sick and Elderly
9:00 am
Please contact the Parish Center Office to make
Saturday 1/16/16 Robert E. Fitzgibbon arrangements, if you are going into the hospital, or
4:00 pm
have a family member who is homebound and
Sunday 1/17/16 Patrick & Kathleen Cafferty would like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick.
9:00 am If a family member cannot come to church and

11:00 am would like to receive Communion at home,
please notify us.
5:00 pm
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Anthony Ciccone
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place
and for all our deceased on the first Monday of the month
parishioners and loved ones. from 7:00PM to 8:30PM.

St. Francis Weekly Prayer Group

The St. Francis of Assisi Prayer Group meets every
Monday evening at 7:30 in the upper church to pray

the Rosary. All are welcome!

Secular Franciscans

The Secular Franciscans, formerly Third Order, will
be meeting at St. Francis on the fourth Sunday of
every month at 2:00 pm in the Dining Hall.
All are welcome.

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St. Francis of Assisi

Last weekend’s Offertory Collection The Hosts and Wine for this week’s
amounted to $3,942. Our Second Collection for liturgies and are in memory of:
Religious Education amounted to $1,3354. Our Holy P. Daniel Donovan

Day, the Solemnity of Mary, Collection This week the Sanctuary Lamp is
amounted to $1,223. lit in memory of:

Next weekend (January 16 and 17) there will be a P. Daniel Donovan
second collection to support Catholic Elementary
Schools in the Archdiocese of Boston. The proceeds Secular Franciscans
will go toward these schools to assist more families
with demonstrated financial need and to help grow
enrollment. In addition, 50% of these contributions
collected at our Masses next weekend will go
directly to our Saint Joseph School. Thank you for
your support, generosity and belief in the gift of a
Catholic education.

A special THANK YOU to all those The Secular Franciscans, formerly Third
who share their talent, time, presence Order, will be meeting at St. Francis on the
fourth Sunday of every month at 2pm in the
and support with St. Francis Parish. Parish Center Dining Hall. We have changed
our location to make it easier for all to attend.
Instruments All are welcome!
of Peace
Our next meeting will be held Sunday,
Please remember in your prayers our brothers January 24, 2016 at 2:00 pm in the Parish
and sisters who are bravely serving our Center Dining Hall.
country around the world, especially:
This Week’s Scripture Readings
Ian Boczkowski Scott Jones
Keith Conway Kaitlan McCann 10 SUN Is 42:1-4, 6-7/Acts 10:34-38/Lk
Matthew David Richard Scimmec 3:15-16, 21-22 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11/Ti
Paul Driscoll Christopher Silva 2:11-14; 3:4-7/Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
Jefferey Fidler
Cameron Howard Daniel Silva 11 Mon 1 Sm 1:1-8/Mk 1:14-20
CJ Torres 12 Tue 1 Sm 1:9-20/Mk 1:21-28
13 Wed 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20/Mk 1:29-39
“Where there is hatred, let me sow love.” 14 Thu 1 Sm 4:1-11/Mk 1:40-45
15 Fri 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a/Mk 2:1-12
Please inform us of any additional names of 16 Sat 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a/Mk
those serving overseas, or if anyone has
returned home. 2:13-17

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St. Joseph Parish

Mass Intentions Office Hours

Saturday 1/9/16 Yvrose Oriental Chery Monday—Friday, 9 am—3:30 pm
8:00 am Baby John Kevin Purifory
4:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation
For the People
Sunday 1/10/16 Emilia Santos-Silva Saturday morning after the 8:00 am Mass, Saturday
8:00 am Saltonstall afternoon from 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm in the upper
10:00 am Jacques Raymond Crevcoeur church or by appointment.
10:00 am
12:00 pm Sacrament of Baptism

Monday 1/11/16 Margaret Benedict Baptisms are held on the third Sunday of the month
8:00 am at 1:30 pm. Instruction for first time parents is held
Margarita Custodio O’Neill
Tuesday 1/12/16 at St. Francis on the last Sunday of every month
8:00 am Elvira Carbenty & Leonardord after the 11:00 am Mass in the upper church
Contreras (unless there is a schedule conflict).
Wednesday 1/13/16 Adoration (lower church)
Sacrament of Matrimony
8:00 am
Couples should make arrangements with a priest at
8:30am - 8:30pm least six months before the wedding.

Thursday 1/14/16 Domingo Pichardo Pastoral Care of the Sick and Elderly
8:00 am Adoration (lower church)
Please contact the Rectory to make arrangements, if
8:30am - 8:30pm you are going into the hospital, or have a family
member who is homebound and would like to
Friday 1/15/16 Baby Logan Patrick Murphy receive the Sacrament of the Sick.
8:00 am Adoration (lower church) If a family member cannot come to church and
would like to receive Communion at home,
8:30am - 8:30pm please notify us.

Saturday 1/16/16 Katherine Garo Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
8:00 am Luigi DiPietro
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place on
4:00 pm Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays
from 8:30am to 8:30pm
Sunday 1/17/16 The Flynn Family
8:00 am For the People Helen Giarle
10:00 am Saltonstall
10:00 am Fred J. Colangeli
12:00 pm

Readings: #879 and for all our deceased
parishioners and loved ones.
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St. Joseph Parish

Loved Ones In
Service

The Offertory Collection for the weekend of Presently on active duty
December 20th amounted to 6,379. Our Holy Day, serving our country:
the Solemnity of Mary, Collection amounted to
$1,379. PFC Gerry Byrnes, US Marines; US Army
Chaplain Fr. Paul Hurley; 1st Lt. US Army
Next weekend (January 16 and 17) there will be a Michael Durham; Patrick Carney, U.S.
second collection to support Catholic Elementary Navy; Sgt. James Mihelidakis, US Army
Schools in the Archdiocese of Boston. The proceeds Infantry home from Iraq; Sgt. Nicholas
will go toward these schools to assist more families Lavery, US Army Special Forces; Sgt. Dave
with demonstrated financial need and to help grow Wilkinson, US Army; PFC Grainne Battel,
enrollment. In addition, 50% of these contributions US Army; Sgt. Caitlin Battel, US Army;
collected at our Masses next weekend will go Daniel Brogan, US Navy.
directly to our Saint Joseph School. Thank you for
your support, generosity and belief in the gift of a We are privileged to include their names in
Catholic education. our bulletin weekly. Our prayers go out to
all our men and women who are serving
Thank you for your continued support of St.
Joseph Parish. Your help makes our parish great. our country.

Electronic Giving May God protect them.

Date Collection Entry At our parishioners’
On-going Maintenance request or with
12/27 Catholic Elementary 1/3 - 1/17 permission, we list those
1/10 1/10 - 1/24 who are sick or in the
Schools hospital and wish to be remembered in
our prayers:
The Hosts and Wine for this week’s
liturgies and are in memory of: Bill Rizzo, Ines Moquin, Laurie Ansaldi
Atkinson, Julie Tyman, Lisa Gilbert, Shawn
Emilia Santos-Silva Odom, Sr. Eileen Colbert, CSJ., Maria
Piemonte, Janice Hoxie, Charlie Madison,
This week the Sanctuary Lamp is Theresa O’Brien Carew, James Harold,
lit in memory of: Pauline Vojtas, Rhonda Fruzzetti, Dave
Wilson, Jerry DeCristofaro, David Theisen,
Emilia Santos-Silva David Theisen Jr., Ellen Henderson, Frank
Carew, Constance Kelly, William Iacopucci,
Carol Buchanan, Franco & Yolanda Ciglino,
Edward & Constance Kelly, Edward Powell
Jr., Philip Silva, Grace Phillips, Michael
DeMeo, Baby Baxter Francis Belanger, Jean
Barry-Sutherland, Anthony Ruggieri Jr., Sr.
Waltrude, CSJ., Bob Howe, Maria Crognale,
Anthony Mutrano, Paula McGee, Gary
Weldon.

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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults & Pope Francis’ Prayer
Adult Confirmation/Formation for the Jubilee Year of Mercy

The RCIA is the process of spiritual and catechetical Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us to be
formation through which adults decide to become merciful like the heavenly Father, and have told us
baptized or enter into full communion with the that whoever sees you sees Him. Show us your
Catholic Church. In the Medford Catholic face and we will be saved. Your loving gaze freed
Collaborative, our meetings have begun but it's not Zacchaeus and Matthew from being enslaved by
too late! money; the adulteress and Magdalene from
Please feel free to join us, even if you are only seeking happiness only in created things; made
considering it. Also, please invite any one that you Peter weep after his betrayal, and assured
may know that also may be considering this Paradise to the repentant thief. Let us hear, as if
wonderful process. There is also a similar process addressed to each one of us, the words that you
for children over the age of 8 who have never been spoke to the Samaritan woman: "If you knew the
baptized. gift of God!"
If you have any questions or are interested in joining
us, please see Deacon Bob after Mass or call him at
the Saint Joseph Rectory, 1.781.396.0423, x 112or
contact him by email at
[email protected].

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