MASS SCHEDULE

SATURDAY:VIGIL 5:00 PM

SUNDAY: 8:00 & 9:30 AM

11:30 AM & 5:00 PM

WEEKDAYS: 7:00 AM MASS

SATURDAYS: 8:00 AM

PUBLIC HOLIDAY 8:00 AM

HOLY DAYS: As announced

FIRST FRIDAY: 7:00 AM

Adoration: 7:30 AM—8:45 AM

Benediction: 8:45 AM

Mass: 9:00 AM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday: 4:15 - 4:45 PM and by request

BAPTISM/MATRIMONY

Contact the Pastor during office hours Mon.—Fri. 9 AM—3PM

ORGANIZATIONS/COMMITTEES

Parish Pastoral Council Chris Kierce, Vice Chairman

Parish Finance Council Elaine Coyne, Chairman

Bereavement Hospitality Anna Abbruzzee

THE SPIRITUAL CARE OF THE SICK AND AGED:

Please contact the Parish Office if you have a family member,

friend or neighbor who is unable to attend Church due to age or

infirmity. We will provide pastoral visits, with administration of the

Sacraments.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

All children not attending parochial school are expected to be en-

rolled in our Religious Education Program for grades 1-8. Enroll-

ment in the 9th and 10th grade Religious Education Program is

required of all students seeking the Sacrament of Confirmation.

St. Anthony Parish 10 Summer Street

Cohasset, MA 02025

Tel: 781-383-0219

Fax: 781-383-9948

Religious Ed: 781-383-0630

E-mail: saintanthonycoh@gmail.com

Website: www.saintanthonycohasset.org

Pastor Rev. John R. Mulvehill, S.T.D. Deacon Paul S. Rooney

Permanent Deacon Parish Staff

Barbara Dalrymple Office Administrator

Rosemary Sullivan Office Administrator

Adrienne MacCarthy Religious Education

Jane Reardon Religious Education

Kathleen Keyes Music Director/Organist

Bill Mezzetti Youth Director

Parish Mission Statement We, the parish family of St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church welcome all, young and old, active or inactive, committed

or alienated, to enrich their lives by joining and participating in our faith community. We seek to reflect the light of Jesus

Christ by reaching out to serve all, and by sharing our joy and hope, as we continue our faith journey. May our lives,

inspired by the Holy Spirit, and nourished by the Eucharist, bear witness to our love for neighbors near and far.

ST. ANTHONY PARISH COHASSET, MA

Saturday, January 6

5:00 PM Robert Rouleau—10th Anniversary

Sunday, January 7

8:00 AM All Parishioners Prayer Requests

9:30 AM Patricia Lee & John Mullane—Memorial

11:30 AM Michael Rezendes—2nd Anniversary

Saturday, January 13

8:00 AM Charles Lynch—Memorial

5:00 PM Olga A. Dellorfano—17th Anniversary

Sunday, January 14

8:00 AM Vincenzo Stanco—1st Anniversary

11:30 AM Clarence M (Kelly) Grassie—Memorial

5:00 PM Antonio Gulla—Memorial

Dear Parishioners,

Cartoonists have always had fun depicting the passage of one

year to the next. Father Time, representing the year about to end,

is always pictured as an elderly man tired from his twelve months

experience but greeting the infant who represents the new year

about to begin. As we pause for a minute and contemplate the

year that has now ended, I thought it might be good to reprint the

Beatitudes or Friends of the Aged by Ester Mary Walker:

Blessed are they who understand

My faltering steps and palsied hand.

Blessed are they who know that my ears today

Must strain to catch the things they say.

Blessed are they who seem to know

That my eyes are dim and my wits are slow.

Blessed are they who looked away

When coffee spilled at the table today.

Blessed are they with a cheery smile

Who stop to chat for a little while.

Blessed are they who never say,

"You've told that story twice today."

Blessed are they who know the ways

To bring back memories of yesterdays.

Blessed are they who make it known

That I'm loved, respected and not alone.

Blessed are they who know I'm at a loss

To find the strength to carry the Cross.

Blessed are they who ease the days

On my journey home in loving ways.

---and may the grace of the New Year be with all our older

friends and may they know that they are still loved as much as

ever.

I want to thank everybody for their cards, prayers and best

wishes during the Christmas season. I thank all who enhanced the

Christmas liturgies. The week preceding Christmas was to be

expected, four funerals, two baptisms, confession, Masses and

large congregations. What was not expected was a fall on the

black ice on December 23 resulting in a compressed fracture of

the humus bone. The result has been a complete cast and sling to

immobilize the arm. I am very grateful to Deacon Paul for all his

efforts on my and the church’s behalf. Final thanks goes to Father

Liam and all the office staff.

Sincerely,

Fr John R. Mulvehill

They were overjoyed at seeing the star,

and on entering the house they saw the

child with Mary his mother. They

prostrated themselves and did him

homage. Then they opened their

treasures and offered him gifts of gold,

frankincense, and myrrh. - Mt 2:10-11

Readings for the Week of January 7, 2018 Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 11]/Eph 3:2-

3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12

Monday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 55:1-11 or Acts 10:34-38 or 1 Jn 5:1

-9/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [3]/Mk 1:7-11

Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:9-20/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1]/Mk 1:21-

28 or 1 Sm 1:1-8 and 1:9-20/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1]/Mk

1:14-20 and 1:21-28

Wednesday: 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20/Ps 40:2 and 5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 [8a

and 9a]/Mk 1:29-39

Thursday: 1 Sm 4:1-11/Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25 [27b]/Mk 1:40

-45

Friday: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a/Ps 89:16-17, 18-19 [2]/Mk 2:1-12

Saturday: 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a/Ps 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [2a]/Mk

2:13-17

Next Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 [8a, 9a]/1

Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20/Jn 1:35-42

GLUTEN FREE HOSTS

Gluten free hosts are available to any parishioner who has

allergies to wheat. Please see a priest or deacon before Mass.

Cold an Flu Season – Sign of Peace Anyone who prefers not to shake at the sign of peace, please feel

free not to do so. A nod of the head or whatever you prefer is

acceptable.

Week ending December 31

Offertory Collection $4,251.00

Automatic Bank Offering $450.00

Total $4,701.00

Christmas Clergy Fund—$32,605.00

Your financial support and generosity helps us build a strong

faith community and provide what many have come to expect

and enjoy.

We continue to ask for your help to achieve our weekly average

collection goal of $10,000.

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

Altar Servers—This Weekend, January 6/7

5:00 PM Anne Griffin, Mary Claire Griffin

8:00 AM Hayes McCarron, Patrick McCarron

9:30 AM James Donohue, Mary Cate Donohue

11:30 AM Eli Rippetoe, Summer Rippetoe

5:00 PM Henry Burke, Josh Burke

Altar Servers—Next Weekend, January 13/14

5:00 PM Nora Cunningham, Catherine Toomey

8:00 AM Sophie Grudinskas, Hannah Hession

9:30 AM Liam Tam, Ella Dunkelberger

11:30 AM Darbi Carmody, Lewis MacFarlane

5:00 PM Allie Olson, Drew Olson

Ministers of the Word—This Weekend, January 6/7

5:00 PM Tom Reardon

8:00 AM Gretchen Sheets

9:30 AM Bill Kelley

11:30 AM Patrick Hurley

Ministers of the Word—Next Weekend, January 13/14

5:00 PM Janice Todd

8:00 AM Mark Toomey

9:30 AM Peter Benkart

11:30 AM Chris Kierce

Eucharistic Ministers—This Weekend, January 6/7

5:00 PM Joan Graham, William Marsden, Kerry Matchak

8:00 AM Lynn Ferrara, Wendy Lanoue, Margy Charles

9:30 AM Charles Flint, Jane Reardon, Dolores Roy

11:30 AM Mary Ernst, Robert Ernst, Cynthia Hurley

Eucharistic Ministers—Next Weekend, January 13/14

5:00 PM Polly Pyne, Mary Rooney, William Todd

8:00 AM Sheila Toomey, Mike Paulson, Susan Reagan

9:30 AM John Carr, Susan Carr, Peter Vitello

11:30 AM Rose Kierce, Sandra Murray, Patricia Laugelle

From the Deacon’s Bench

When you call on God’s name you weaken your enemies.

Knowing this, do not cease to call on God’s name for help.

CONSIDER SHARING YOUR FAITH

Please contact us to volunteer @ 781-383-0630

Jane Reardon for Gr. 1-6 Ext 20 or Adrienne

MacCarthy for Gr. 7-10 ~ Ext. 019

GRADES 1, 3-6

Congratulations to the 3rd grade on a wonderful Christmas

pageant. There will be no classes from December 23rd thru

January 2nd. Classes will resume Wednesday, January 3rd. We

wish you a wonderful Christmas!

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Religious Ed NEWS:

HEAD’S UP…NEWS for grades 7-10:

Grades 9

NEXT CLASS ~ January 7, 2018! Reminder Parents and

Candidates MUST attend the Rite of Calling Mass at 5pm that

evening, class will follow.

No CLASS on Sunday Jan. 14th in observance of Martin Luther

King Jr. Day.

GRADE 10

Heads up parents : An email was sent on 12/18 containing

important information For Confirmation; i.e. guidelines for

choosing a sponsor and a confirmation name as well as writing a

letter to the Bishop. ALL information MUST be returned NO

LATER than 2/4/18.

For those in GRADES 7 & 8:

NEXT CLASS: This Sunday, January 7th 2018 from 3:50 –

4:50pm with Mass immediately Following.

A look ahead:

No Classes Sunday and Monday, January 14th and 15th in

observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

SUNDAY, January 21st 3:30- 4:50PM Our 7th Grade

CLASSES (Sunday and Monday) will participate in the Fr. Bill’s

Bagged Lunch Program; they will make sandwiches and fill

lunch bags with additional lunch items for the clients at Fr. Bill’s,

Quincy. An email will be sent with more detail. Please report

promptly at 3:30pm –Thank You!

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Any Questions or comments, please call:

Adrienne MacCarthy @ 781-383-0630 (ext. 019)

Schedule of Marriage Preparation Programs Hosted by the Pastoral Center

February 23 (6PM—10PM) & February 24 (9AM—

5:30PM) Braintree, Pastoral Center

March 16 (6PM—10PM) & March 17 (9AM—5:30PM)

Braintree, Pastoral Center

April 6 (6PM—10PM) & April 7 (9AM—5:30PM) Boston,

St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine

May 4 (6PM—10PM) & May 5 (9AM—5:30PM)

Braintree, Pastoral Center

June 1 (6PM—10PM) & June 2 (9AM—5:30PM)

Braintree, Pastoral Center

Parish Council Meeting

Monday, January 8 The Parish Pastoral Council will meet in the

Parish Center Monday evening at 7:00 PM. If

you are unable to attend, please give a courtesy

call to Fr. Mulvehill at 781-383-0219 Ext. 15.

Glastonbury Abbey

Listening to Other Voices January 18: Doing Justice and Gender

Equality:

Biblical Perspectives

Barbara Reid, OP

February 15 The Great Cloud of Witness—What Our Ancestors

Teach Us

Rev. Mariama White-Hammond

Sign up for Cardinal Sean’s weekly email at

www.BostonCatholic.org. It only takes a minute.

JANUARY 7, 2018

Prayer for Our Troops Almighty God and Father, hold our servicemen and

women in your loving hands. Protect them as they

protect us. Bless them and their families for the

selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need.

We ask this in the name of Jesus, Our Lord and Savior

Amen

Greetings

Are you new to St. Anthony Parish? If so, we hope that you find us a

welcoming and inviting family of faith. If you would like more

information about entering more fully into our parish life and

ministry, we ask that you complete the form below and return it to

the Parish Office, 10 Summer St., Cohasset MA 02025. Thank you.

I would like

______ To become a Parishioner

______ To change my address

______ To receive Budget Envelopes

______ To let the Parish know of someone who is ill, or home

bound who would like to receive Communion

Name: _______________________________________________

Address______________________________________________

Phone_______________________________________________

E Mail_______________________________________________

Gifted Hands

Gifted Hands is the name given to our

parish group which makes prayer shawls

for the ill or hospitalized and hats and

scarves for the needy. This ministry meets

at 10 am on Mondays (except holidays) in

the Parish Center. All are welcome. Judy

Nowak is displaying some of their

handiwork. Next meeting is January 22.

Volunteer Opportunities Who: NVNA and Hospice

What: Volunteer opportunities

What: Homes, skilled nursing facilities,

Hospice Home, or office

When: 3-4 hours per week

Why: Giving back to your own community

How: NVNA and Hospice, 120 Longwater Drive

Norwell, MA 02061

Kelly Tammaro, ktammaro@nvna.org 781-610-1427

Rest in Peace May God bring into His

Divine Presence the souls of all who have died,

especially Edith Abbadessa and Jule Ann

Kreutler.