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The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 31, 2017

The Light of Christ Catholic Collaborative

The Holy family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph • December 31, 2017

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The Light of Christ Catholic Collaborative COLLABORATIVE STAFF

Pastor: Rev. James Mahoney Parochial Vicar: Rev. Thomas J. Stanton

Senior Priest in Residence: Rev. Joseph Arsenault Deacons: Joseph Nickley, James McLaughlin and Paul Breadmore

Seminarian: Deacon Shannon Thurman, Archdiocese of Denver, CO Finance and Operations Manager: Dennis Leonard

Administrative Assistant: Colleen Booker Email: [email protected]

Website: www.loccc.org

Director of Music: William Healey Children’s Choir : Margaret Healey Organist: Lynn Bartlett Cantor: Dennis Leonard Director of Religious Education (781) 447-3135 Grades 1-Confirmation Cathleen Smith [email protected] Cemetery Office: Kathy MacGilvray Facilities Managers: James Lewis Tom Blinn

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Holy Ghost Parish 518 Washington Street Whitman, MA 02382

Tel: 781-447-4421 Fax: 781-447-1375

St. Bridget Church 455 Plymouth Street Abington, MA 02351

Tel: 781-878-0900 Fax: 781-878-6566

Holy Ghost Mass Schedule Weekend: Saturday: 4:00PM Sunday: 7:30AM & 10:30AM

Weekday: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9AM

Holy Day Mass Schedule As Announced

St. Bridget Mass Schedule Weekend: Saturday: 4:00PM Sunday: 9:00AM & 12:00PM

Weekday: Tuesday and Thursday at 9AM Saturday liturgy will be a Communion Service

Holy Day Mass Schedule As Announced

DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION

Tuesdays at 7PM in the lower chapel

PERPETUAL ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

In Divine Mercy Chapel (lower church) BAPTISM Second and Fourth Sundays of each month at 12Noon (Please arrive 15 minutes early). Call the rectory (781-447-4421) to arrange for the sacrament.

CONFESSION: Saturdays 3:00 to 3:30 PM or anytime by appointment MARRIAGE: Please contact the rectory one year in advance.

Couples meet with the priest or deacon before a date is set. Participation in a marriage program is required

Organist: Sean Glennon (617) 909-6426 Children’s Choir : Jessie Duncan (781) 974-5043 Organist Emeritus: Carolyn Bates Directors of Religious Education (781) 878-5950 Anne Fennell, Grades 1-6, [email protected] Cathleen Smith, Grade 7 to Confirmation, [email protected] Phone: 781-447-3135 Superintendent, Saint Patrick Cemetery: Jeff Allen Phone: (781) 982-8974 or (781) 878-0900 Fax (781) 878-6566 Saint Vincent de Paul: (781) 878-1194

BAPTISM First and Second Sundays of each month at 1:30PM(Please arrive 15 minutes early). Call the rectory (781-878-0900) to arrange for the sacrament. BINGO Every Sunday at 6:30PM in the School Hall ST. BRIDGET SCHOOL (781) 878-8482 Mr. Matthew T. Collins, Principal www.stbridgetschool.us

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HOLY GHOST COLLECTION

Last Week

Sunday Collection $ 6,541.00

Christmas Collection $ 9,335.00

Thank you for your continued generosity.

ST. BRIDGET COLLECTION

This week Parish Tithe is for Covenant House

P.O. Box 96708 Washington, D.C. 20090

Sunday Collection $ 5,897.00

Christmas Collection $12, 148.00

Thank you for your continued generosity.

Please remember for the second collections, to make the checks out to Holy Ghost or St. Bridget. We will send

one check to the designated group for the

collection. Thank you.

For the week of December 30 through January 7, 2018

Saturday, December 30, 2017 4PM HG Matthew Clancy—7th Anniversary 4PM SB Patricia Bates—1St Anniversary

Sunday, December 31, 2017 7:30AM HG Respect for all life/End of Abortion 9:00AM SB The Johnston Family—Memorial 10:30AM HG Joseph Cooke Sr. 3rd Anniversary 12:00PM SB Perry & Sforza Families—Memorial

Monday, January 1, 2018 Happy New Year

Tuesday, January 2, 2018 9AM SB Mass at St. Bridget

Wednesday, January 3, 2018 9AM HG Vasselian Family—Memorial

Thursday, January 4, 2018 9AM SB Mass at Saint Bridget

Friday, January 5, 2018 9AM HG Robert & Frances Purtle—Memorial

Saturday, January 6, 2018 4PM HG Ned Kirby—1st Anniversary Helen Ledwell—Memorial Ilirio Costa—Memorial Jedulia Alexandre—Memorial Christophe Lemoine—Memorial Joseph Clermont—Memorial John D. Hicks—13th Anniversary Virgina & Alfred Haynes and Constance Haverty—Memorial 4PM SB Mass at St. Bridget

Sunday, January 7, 2018 7:30AM HG David Paster—Memorial 9:00AM SB John B. “Jack” Reilly—Memorial 10:30AM HG Theresa “Terry” Flynn—2nd Anniv. 12:00PM SB Maureen Newell—Memorial

The Altar Breads, Wine and Candles for St. Bridget’s to be used at all the Masses the week of December 25th—31st are in memory of Daniel Vasselian.

The Altar Breads, Wine and Candles for St. Bridget’s

to be used at all the Masses the week of January 1st—7th are in memory of John Frost.

Please remember in your prayers the souls of the recently departed: Marcelle Nugent

The Sanctuary Lamp at Holy Ghost will burn in the

Upper Church for the week of December 31 in memory of Louis Nickerson.

The Sanctuary Lamp at Holy Ghost will burn in the Lower Church for the week of December 31 in

memory of Sylvia Beaulieu.

Attention Boys and Girls: Altar Servers Needed

If you are in Grades 4 – 8 and would like to be a special part of the Mass by being an Altar Server, please contact Colleen at the Rectory and leave your name and telephone number. We will be holding training for new Altar Servers in the near future, which is held after school in the Church. We will contact you to arrange for training.

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Lt. Joe Sturges Lt. J.G. Thomas M. Condon Pat Torney Sgt. James Murray PFC Andrew Smith Sgt. Nick Lavery SO2 Ryan C. Flaherty Sgt. Matthew McCann Sgt. Seamus Murray Lance Corp. Nicholas Rizzo Staff Sgt. Jonathan P. Martins Steve Gaudet LCpl M Ryan O’ Flaherty Lt. Col. Kevin Hanrahan Capt. Joseph J. Lucas SPC Anthony Gulino Peter E. Columbo LCPL Jarod Zachariah Maze Sgt. Nicholas Voci Sgt. Ryan Cronin Spec. James R. Furtado Senior Airman Sara Furtado PFC Zachary Samya Staff Sgt. Marie Ketchen Airman Samuel Clark Lance Corp. Johnathan Jaskolka Major Ryan Chandler Sgt. Andrew McAleer Lance Cpl. Sean Concannon SFC Jason Race Jason Malloy USAF Brian Malloy USN Petty Off. 3rd Class Michael Wenners Captain Stephen Donaghy SGT. Thomas M. Malloy, Jr. (USMC) SGT Christian Renteria USA Corp. Casey Hogan Cpl. John J. Feeney,USMC Airman Daniel Levesque LCpl Derek Corkery, USMC Private Taylor M. Lorin Cpl. Joseph Von George, USMC Sargent Jordon McIntyre Ens. Jacob M. Concannon 1st Lt. Shane Reardon,USMC Stephen Zagami DC Commander Amy Grabel Payce Thomas Berridge, USN Petty Officer Jonathan Burbine R. Randall F. O. Corp. Daniel O’Donnell,USMC PVT Steven Littlefield Nathaniel Lopes Airman1st Class MAJ Matthew Luyster US Army

PRAYERS FOR OUR RELATIVES & FRIENDS SERVING IN THE MILITARY

Schedule for the week of December 31 Holy Ghost Classes Resume on January 6th, 8th and 9th St. Bridget Classes Resume on January 7th and 8th

PRO-LIFE PROCESSION January 22, 2018 is the 45th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision of Roe vs. Wade. As a result of this decision, there have been over 56,000,000 legalized abortions performed in the United States since 1973. The Respect Life Committee of our collaborative is planning a pro-life procession to be held at the 4:00PM Mass on January 20th at St. Bridget as well as the 10:30AM Mass on January 21st at Holy Ghost. The procession will honor the memory of the unborn and remind us how precious is the gift of life. WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS (ALL DIFFERENT AGES) TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESSION. If you or your child are interested, please call Colleen Booker at 781-878-0900 or email her at [email protected] and let her know which Mass you will be attending, Name, birth year and email address. We need 47 people for each Mass. Please consider volunteering.

Adorers Needed for 24/7 Perpetual Adoration:

Adoration Suspended for New Years

For New Years on Friday, Dec. 29th after the 9AM Mass and will resume on Wednesday, Jan. 3rd

after the 9AM Mass

Consecration to the Holy Family Prayer Cards On Sunday, December 31st, New Year’s Eve, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family. This year the Knights of Columbus will be at the Masses at Holy Ghost over that weekend to offer Consecration to the Holy Family prayer cards. These prayers will be used by the celebrant during the Mass, prior to the final blessing. It is hoped that all families may use this time to come together to consecrate themselves under the protection of the Holy Family for the coming year.

Grand Annual at Holy Ghost We are very grateful for the generosity shown by so many to our “Grand Annual Collection.” If you have not yet had an opportunity to return your gift card, please do so as soon as possible. Every gift is welcomed and sincerely appreciated. Thank you.

192 of our 1,130 families (17%) have pledged $55,421.

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GIVE THE GIFT OF HOPE ***ATTENTION Family and Friends of the Light of

Christ Catholic Collaborative*** The Health and Wellness Committee has been meeting for several months for the development of a healing garden in accordance with Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment. We anticipate this will be a beautiful place of prayer, meditation and peace. We believe that this garden will bring healing to the broken hearted by sharing God’s beautiful botanical creations with the collaborative and surrounding communities. Please pray and ask if God is calling you to give your time, gifts and talents. We are asking anyone interested in being involved with this beautiful project to call Christopher McDonald at (617) 548-2024 (leave message-he will return the call)

*We seek an immediate need for Professional Garden Designer*

The Cunniff Pine Street Inn Food Group On December 16, The Cunniff Pine Street Inn Food Group served chili and many delicious homemade desserts to the guests at the Pine Street Inn. We also delivered 780 wrapped Christmas gifts of men’s and women’s clothing, the most that we have ever brought in. This was due to the overwhelming generosity of our parishioners. Thank you to all who contributed in bringing the Spirit of Christmas to those who are homeless. We would especially like to thank the many CCD students, CYO members, and their families who volunteered their time to wrap the tremendous number of gifts we received. We couldn’t have done it without you! We wish all of our fellow parishioners joy and many blessings in the New Year

Abington St. Vincent de Paul Coat Drive

The Abington St. Vincent de Paul will be doing a coat drive the weekend January 20th and 21st. Please bring clean coats of all sizes in working order for the Abington Food Panty. We will be collecting before and after each Mass in front of the friary with our truck. Any questions, please call SVDP Abington Food Pantry at 781-878-1194. Thank you for your generosity.

BIBLE STUDY PROGRAM AT HOLY GHOST

The Acts of the Apostle’s Holy Ghost will offer a 20-week study titled The Acts of the Apostle’s.. This will begin Tuesday, January 16th: Tuesday nights at 7PM. The cost is $30. For questions please call Bill Sheehan at 781-248-9163. Please print or write clearly. Name: ______________________________________ Address: ____________________________________ Telephone Num-ber:____________________________ E-Mail: _____________________________________ Please return by January 9th as materials must be ordered. Make check payable to Holy Ghost with “Bible Study” noted on it. Return sign-up and payment to either rectory or place in offertory basket.

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FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

Dear Light of Christ Catholic Collaborative, I wish to share words of Gratitude to all who made our Christmas Liturgies on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day so beautiful. The later Masses on Christmas morning were as bit light due to the sudden snow fall. Thanks to all who decorated our Churches, those who sang and played music, those who proclaimed the Word and distributed Holy Communion, those who served, and those who ushered the many visitors to our Parishes. Thank you for all those who sent Cards and Gifts and home-baked goods and treats to the rectories. Thank you to all who gave to the Clergy Funds to help our priests. Thanks to all who gave generously to our Giving Trees and Food Pantries to assist the poor. Your generosity is a reflection of the faith given to you in Christ Jesus our Lord who was born to be our Savior and the Savior of the world. On behalf of the priests, deacons, and staff, “Thank you to one and all!!!” Happy Christmas!!! Keep wishing people a Happy or Merry Christmas. The world thinks it is over and many have already taken decorations down. We know differently. We know that this is a Season of Great Joy. On this Sunday after Christmas Day, we celebrate that unique and blessed family; the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. They are both ordinary and extraordinary. The Family of Nazareth is a model of all Christian families. Today's Gospel describes the presentation of the child Jesus in the Temple and shows Joseph and Mary as devout Jews, following the prescriptions of the Law of Moses. They were faithful individuals who did what God asked of them even though they were unsure of what the future would hold for them. They trusted and put their hope in God. While at the Temple they met up with two individuals who had something to say about the child. Simeon and Anna spoke about the child Jesus and shared with them what their future would hold. We can learn from each of the people mentioned in today’s Gospel. Through Joseph and Mary, we learn to trust and hope in the Lord, especially in the most difficult situations. They had no idea what their future would include, yet they trusted and hoped, and great blessings were given to them. Simeon and Anna, without hesitation, prayed, gave thanks to God, and started talking about this child, the Christ. We can learn from them to pray, give thanks to the Lord always and never be afraid to talk about Jesus to others and invite others into a relationship with Him. ***Attention Ushers*** Every three years the Archdiocese does an internal audit of the parishes. Thankfully, we do well with these. We have just completed the audit and will receive the report after the first of the year. They always give some suggestions, or as they call it, “best practices.” One of those “best

practices” is to have the Sunday Collection put in a tamper proof secure bag before leaving the Church to be transferred to the locked safe for counting. Mary Frances Allen was our Auditor this year for our Collaborative. She will be coming the weekends of January 6 and January 13 to instruct the Ushers on how to use the new Secure Bags that we will begin using. Thank you for your attention to this. Our Local Pastoral Plan with Disciples In Mission has us praying for Vocations. The Joint Parish Council has been working on a Prayer for Vocations that we will use within our Light of Christ Catholic Collaborative. We will begin using the newly composed Prayer for Vocations on the First Sunday of the New Year, i.e. Next Sunday. It will be attached to the Inside Front Cover of our Missals and we will begin each Sunday Mass reciting the prayer before the opening processional song. We will also be given the opportunity to welcome each other before Mass. The Prayer goes like this: Loving and Gracious God, You have called us by name and through Baptism you have sent us to continue the mission of Jesus by sharing our love with others. Give us the energy to change the future for the better by making a difference in the lives of all people. Raise up strong, faith-filled families to be leaders in your Holy Church. Bless us with your mercy and enkindle in our hearts the desire to serve you as Lay Ministers, Catechists, Priests, Brothers, Sisters, Deacons and other areas of service to our Parishes. Bless those who live their vocations as married couples, parents, the single life and religious. Give me the strength to become all that you desire of me and through your Holy Spirit, inspire me and the other members of our Light of Christ Catholic Collaborative to hear your call and serve you as you have planned. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. THIS Monday, January 1st – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God IS a Holy Day, BUT NOT a Holy Day of Obligation this year because it falls on a Monday. To accommodate as many people as possible to celebrate the Holy Day in our Collaborative, we will celebrate the Mass at 9:00 a.m. upstairs in Holy Ghost Church. Let us pray for each other. God bless, Father Mahoney

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