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Collaborative of St. Francis of Assisi Parish & St. Joseph Parish, Medford, MA

August 13, 2017

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Collaborative Staff

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

Director of Finance and Operations: Laura Powers Phone: 781-396-0423 x113

Youth Outreach & Religious Education: Doreen Breen Phone: 781-396-0423 x126 Youth Group Email: [email protected]

Religious Education Email: [email protected]

St. Joseph Parish Staff

Music Director: Betsy Pesce Phone: 781-396-0423 x125 Cell: 617-335-8155 [email protected]

Office Staff: Betty Guerra Office Staff: Karen Sturniolo

St. Francis of Assisi Parish Staff

Parish Secretary: Mar ie Van Campen Business Manager: Alisa O’Dowd

St. Joseph School

Main Office: 781-396-3636 Tuition Office: 781-396-0423 x117 Website: stjosephschoolmedford.com

Principal: Dr. Robert Murphy Early Childhood Learning Center Director: Linda Iacabone 781-395-7780

Collaborative Mass Schedule

St. Francis of Assisi Daily Mass: Monday-Thursday at 9am

Weekend Masses: Saturday at 4pm Sunday at 9am & 11am

St. Joseph Daily Mass: Monday-Saturday at 8am

Weekend Masses: Saturday at 4pm Sunday at 8am, 10am & 12 noon

Collaborative Parish Office

114 High Street, Medford, MA 02155

Phone: 781-396-0423 Fax: 781-391-2919

St. Joseph Email: [email protected] St. Francis of Assisi Email: [email protected]


Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

From Fr. PaulFrom Fr. PaulFrom Fr. PaulFrom Fr. Paul

Dear Friends,

As was announced in late July, we will be having a two-part celebration

to kick off the new school year. On Sunday, September 3 at the 12:00 noon Mass at St. Joseph, I will be formally installed as pastor of both parishes by Bishop Mark O'Connell. Then, on Sunday,

September 10 at 3:00, we will have a Collaborative Parish Picnic at St. Francis Parish, with food, drinks, and games for the kids. Please see more information in this bulletin. All are welcome to both of

these events.

Families who are getting ready for school - please take a few minutes

to register for the new religious education year. There is a different schedule this year - see the options that are available and contact Doreen Breen with any questions. Forms are available in

the churches. Please register this week, so that Doreen and our volunteers can be better prepared to welcome your children when classes begin.

Tuesday, August 15 is a holy day - the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. See the schedule of Masses in both parishes

and join us as we honor our Blessed Mother Mary, praying that "we may merit to be sharers of her glory."

Fr Paul

Welcome to New ParishionersWelcome to New ParishionersWelcome to New ParishionersWelcome to New Parishioners

No matter what your present status in the Catholic Church,

No matter what your current family or marital situation,

No matter what your current personal history, age, background, race, etc.,

No matter what your own self-image; you are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved

and respected here at The Collaborative of Saint Francis of Assisi Parish

and Saint Joseph Parish.

If you are new to the parish, please introduce yourself to a member of the

Parish Staff after Mass or at your convenience.

Remembering Our ParishesRemembering Our ParishesRemembering Our ParishesRemembering Our Parishes

Please consider remembering St. Francis of Assisi Parish, St. Joseph Parish or St. Joseph School when

drafting your estate plans. For more information, please call

Laura Powers at 781-396-0423 Ext 113. Thank you.

Sacrament of MatrimonySacrament of MatrimonySacrament of MatrimonySacrament of Matrimony Couples should make arrangements with one of our

priests or deacon at least six months before the wedding.

Pastoral Care of the Sick and ElderlyPastoral Care of the Sick and ElderlyPastoral Care of the Sick and ElderlyPastoral Care of the Sick and Elderly

Please contact the Parish Center Office to make arrangements, if you are going into the hospital, or

have a family member who is homebound and would like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick.

If a family member cannot come to church and would like to receive Communion at home,

please notify us.


August 13, 2017

Weekly Scripture ReadingsWeekly Scripture ReadingsWeekly Scripture ReadingsWeekly Scripture Readings

Loved Ones In Service

Presently on active duty serving our country:

LCPL Gerald Byrnes, US Marine Corps. Keith Conway

Cameron Howard Nicholas C. Lavery

2LT Richard Neil Matta, US Army

Christopher Silva Daniel Silva

Our prayers go out to all men and women who are serving our country. May God protect them.

Anyone who would like their rank and branch of military service listed along with their name, please

email [email protected] or call 781-396-0423.

Please remember the following people who are in need of prayers:

Theresa O’Brien Carew, Sr. Waltrude Dennis CSJ, Pasqualina DeSimone, Paula McGee, Bill Newell, Torbert Prior, Donald & Ronald Sisson, Rob Stengel, Donna Trabucco, Pauline Vojtas & Denise Zero

Holy Day of Obligation Mass Schedule

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

St. Francis of Assisi Monday, August 14 at 7pm Vigil

Tuesday, August 15 at 9am

St. Joseph Tuesday, August 15 at 8am & 7pm

13 SUN 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a/Rom 9:1-5/Mt 14:22-33

14 Mon Dt 10:12-22/Mt 17:22-27 15 Tue Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/1 Cor

15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 16 Wed Dt 34:1-12/Mt 18:15-20 17 Thu Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17/Mt 18:21— 19:1 18 Fri Jos 24:1-13/Mt 19:3-12 19 Sat Jos 24:14-29/Mt 19:13-15 20 SUN Is 56:1, 6-7/Rom 11:13-15, 29-32/

Mt 15:21-28

Special Collection on August 20th to Benefit

Vicariate of Bomadi

There will be a second collection on the weekend of August 20, 2017 to benefit

Father Emmanuel’s Vicariate in Nigeria. The vicariate’s population is 3,000,000 people, living in poverty and facing difficult circumstances such as

poor water quality, illiteracy, limited access to medicine and food. Your support to this collection will help Bishop

Hyacinth. O. Egbebo, Apostolic Vicar, with two important projects: providing safe drinking water and building Nursery/Primary Schools.

Please make your donation checks

payable to St. Francis or St. Joseph’s parish and place them in the collection basket at Mass. Together we can help

make a difference in the lives of those in need. And, we can show Father Emmanuel our gratitude for his ministry in our parishes. Thank you for your

generosity!



Farewell Reception for St. Francis of Assisi

Music Director, Oksana Berezkina

Thank you to all our parishioners who came to Oksana’s Farewell Reception and to all the volunteers who helped make this night special for our amazing music director. We can’t thank Oksana enough for all her wonderful years directing the St. Francis of Assisi Choir and for sharing her beautiful voice and talent with us every weekend! We wish her all the best in her new position as Music Director at Blessed Sacrament in Walpole.

The music ministry invites you to join us on Sunday afternoon, October 22nd, 2017, at 2PM in the upper church, for our St. Joseph Parish Annual Concert. Both our Adult and Youth Choirs and The Messengers (our young adult music group) will perform, and there will be an opportunity for the audience to join with us in singing!

This year's program is entitled "Singing the Seasons", and is being dedicated in loving memory of Reverend Edward F. ("Fr. Ed") Doughty and Anna M. Scully, whom we lost this past year, and a portion of the proceeds from our concert program ad book will be donated to The Marine Corps Scholarship Fund and St Jude Children's Research Hospital.

There will be a luncheon in the social center following the concert, catered by Carroll's Restaurant in Medford (kindness of parishioner, Attorney Victor Garo). Please note: when you arrive for the concert,

you will receive a voucher which will enable you to attend the luncheon.

We urge you to take this opportunity to come and join our choirs and instrumentalists in a prayerful and playful musical celebration!

For more information, please e-mail Betsy at [email protected] or call 781-396-0423 x125 (office) or 617-335-8155 (cell).

SAVE THE DATE!

St. Joseph Parish Annual Parish Concert

Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 2 P.M.


August 13, 2017

Parish Office Summer Hours

Monday - Thursday 9am - 3pm Friday 9am - Noon

St. Francis of Assisi's Parish Office is now located at the St. Joseph Rectory at 114 High Street, Medford, phone 781-396-0423. We look forward to seeing you at our new office space!

CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENTS!

Begin Earning Your Community Service Hours Now!

The St. Joseph Music Ministry would like to extend an invitation to Confirmation students and to ALL high school students who like to sing or play an instrument, to consider participating in our Young Adult Music Group, "The Messengers", at the 10AM Mass on Sunday mornings.

Rehearsals are on Thursday afternoons from 4PM to 5:30PM in the upper church. The group also meets for a warm-up/rehearsal at 9:30AM on Sunday mornings, prior to Mass (for those who are interested, there is a light breakfast in the outer room of the choir loft from 9AM to 9:30AM!).

Students receive Community Service hours in consideration of their participation in the music ministry. A number of students who joined us in previous years enjoyed their experience so much that they decided to become regular members of the group!

If you would like to take part, or if you should have any questions, please contact Betsy Pesce, Music Director, at 781-396-0423 ×125 (office) or 617-335-8155 (cell) or e-mail [email protected].

Come give us a try!!

Employment Opportunity at St. Francis of Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi Parish is looking for a Part-Time (8- 10 hours per week) Rectory Cook to prepare meals and do the weekly grocery shopping for the priests living in the Rectory.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Twice per week, prepare 2 - 3 lunch and dinner meals which can be heated when needed. • Once per week purchase groceries. • Maintain the kitchen area clean. • Maintain kitchen equipment in good working order. If problems arise, communicate and work with

our Facilities staff to resolve them. • Perform other duties, as assigned.

This is a Part-Time, hourly, non-exempt, non-benefits eligible position. Compensation is competitive and is commensurate with experience. All interested applicants are asked to submit a resume with a letter of interest by mail to: Laura Powers, Director of Finance and Operations, Medford Collaborative, 114 High Street, Medford, MA 02155 or submit by e-mail to: [email protected].

Medford Catholic Collaborative

Registration forms for all our programs are available at the

back of both parishes and online at medfordcollaborative.org

Please contact us at [email protected] or call 781-396-0423 ext 126

for more info. Deadline for registration is

August 15, 2017.

We are in need of teachers! Please come share your love of God

with our parish children.



Save the Dates! It is with great joy that our Collaborative Parishes of

St. Francis of Assisi and St. Joseph celebrate the

Installation of our Pastor, Father Paul Sullivan!

Family Cookout at St. Francis of Assisi Sunday, September 10, 2017

3pm-6pm

Join us in the parking lot area for a fun family event in celebration of

Fr. Paul’s installation!

Cook out fare with indoor & outdoor

seating available!

Games and fun for everyone! Dunk Tank

Bouncy House and more!

Ticket information coming soon!

Installation Mass at St. Joseph Sunday, September 3, 2017 at 12noon

Please join us for this special Mass, celebrated by Bishop Mark O’Connell.

Let’s come together in prayer for Fr. Paul!


August 13, 2017

Saturday 8/12/17

4:00 pm

Fr. Ed Doughty

Sunday 8/13/17

9:00 am

11:00 am

Warren Boisvert

John Haggerty

Monday 8/14/17

9:00 am

7:00 pm

Dino Centofanti

Vigil: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Tuesday 8/15/17

9:00 am


For the People

Thursday 8/17/17

9:00 am

Arthur DeSimone

Friday 8/18/17

9:00 am

No Mass

Saturday 8/19/17

4:00 pm

Virginia Wilson

Sunday 8/20/17

9:00 am

11:00 am

Erick Jules

Peter Limone

Wednesday 8/16/17

9:00 am

Theresa, David & Margaret Leone

Summer Office HoursSummer Office HoursSummer Office HoursSummer Office Hours Monday - Thursday 9am - 3pm

Friday 9am - Noon

Sacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:00 pm to 3:45pm in the upper

church confessional or by appointment.

Sacrament of BaptismSacrament of BaptismSacrament of BaptismSacrament of Baptism Baptisms are held on the second

Sunday of the month at 12:30 pm. Instruction for first time parents and godparents is held at St. Francis of Assisi on the last Sunday of every

month after the 11:00 am Mass in the upper church (unless there is a schedule conflict).

Adoration of the Blessed SacramentAdoration of the Blessed SacramentAdoration of the Blessed SacramentAdoration of the Blessed Sacrament Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every Monday at 7:00 pm in the upper church.

All are welcome.

Weekly Prayer GroupWeekly Prayer GroupWeekly Prayer GroupWeekly Prayer Group The St. Francis of Assisi Prayer Group meets every Monday at 7:30 pm in the upper church

to pray the Rosary. All are welcome.

Secular FranciscansSecular FranciscansSecular FranciscansSecular Franciscans The Secular Franciscans, formerly Third Order,

meet at St. Francis of Assisi on the fourth Sunday of every month at 2:00 pm in the Dining Hall.

All are welcome.

St. Francis of Assisi ParishSt. Francis of Assisi ParishSt. Francis of Assisi ParishSt. Francis of Assisi Parish

Mass IntentionsMass IntentionsMass IntentionsMass Intentions

Jennie M. Marotta Stephen Harrington

and all our deceased parishioners and loved ones.

August 5th/6th Offertory: $2,722 Catholic Relief Services: $917

Second Collection this weekend: Monthly Collection

A special THANK YOU to all those who share their talent, time, presence and

support with St. Francis of Assisi Parish.

August Weddings

Please keep in your prayers these couples as they prepare for the

Sacrament of Marriage.

Derek Vasquez & Christine Cullinane

Kevin Hazelton & Megan DiClemente

Andrew Teahan & Erin Wilson



Saturday 8/12/17

8:00 am

4:00 pm

Joy Costello

Salvatore DeMeo

Sunday 8/13/17

8:00 am

10:00 am

12:00 pm

For the People

John Carew, Jr.

Jeremy Patrick Flynn

Monday 8/14/17

8:00 am

Mildred Plati

Tuesday 8/15/17

8:00 am

7:00 pm


For the People

For the People

Thursday 8/17/17

8:00 am

Jeanne Mulligan

Friday 8/18/17

8:00 am

Richard Toomey

Saturday 8/19/17

8:00 am

4:00 pm

Joseph & Gladys Rockwell

Robert Consolmagno, Jr.

Sunday 8/20/17

8:00 am

10:00 am

12:00 pm

For the People

Matthew Ginnety

Istvan Csejtey

Wednesday 8/16/17

8:00 am

2:00pm

Kelley Ledoux-Walsh

Courtyard

Rita Russell Rosensweig

and all our deceased parishioners and loved ones.

Mass IntentionsMass IntentionsMass IntentionsMass Intentions

St. Joseph ParishSt. Joseph ParishSt. Joseph ParishSt. Joseph Parish

Summer Office HoursSummer Office HoursSummer Office HoursSummer Office Hours Monday - Thursday 9am - 3pm

Friday 9am - Noon

Sacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of Reconciliation Saturday morning after the 8:00 am Mass, Saturday

afternoon from 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm in the upper church or by appointment.

Sacrament of BaptismSacrament of BaptismSacrament of BaptismSacrament of Baptism Baptisms are held on the third Sunday of the month at 1:30 pm. Instruction for first time

parents and godparents is held at St. Francis of Assisi on the last Sunday of every month after the 11:00 am Mass in the upper church

(unless there is a schedule conflict).

Adoration of the Blessed SacramentAdoration of the Blessed SacramentAdoration of the Blessed SacramentAdoration of the Blessed Sacrament Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place on

Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays from 8:30am to 8:30pm in the lower church.

(Adoration will not be held on days Medford schools are closed due to weather.)

Legion of MaryLegion of MaryLegion of MaryLegion of Mary The Legion of Mary meets Wednesdays at 6:30 to

8pm in the back room of the lower church. All are welcome!

Readings: #982

August 5th/6th Offertory: $6,552 Catholic Relief Services: $1,173

Second Collection this weekend:

On-going Maintenance

A special THANK YOU to all those who share their talent, time, presence and

support with St. Joseph Parish.

August Weddings

Please keep in your prayers these couples as they prepare for the

Sacrament of Marriage.

Philip Costello & Sara Troccolo

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