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

January 12, 2020

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

www.medfordcollaborative.org

Collaborative Staff

Pastor: Fr. Paul V. Sullivan 781-396-0423 x121 Parochial Vicar: Fr. Peter Shen 781-396-0423 x108 Priest In Residence: Fr. Daniel Moloney (Chaplain at MIT)

Director of Finance and Operations: Laura Powers 781-396-0423 x104 Director of Faith Formation & Youth Ministry: Doreen Breen 781-396-0423 x118 Faith Formation Coordinator: Nancy Albanese 781-396-0423 x105 Middle School Youth Ministry Email: [email protected] High School Youth Ministry Email: [email protected] Religious Education Email: [email protected] St. Joseph Interim Music Director: Shawn Mikkelson 801-358-0943 Email: [email protected] Collaborative Office Manager: Alisa O’Dowd 781-396-0423 x111 St. Joseph Business Manager: Karen Sturniolo 781-396-0423 x114

Main Office: 781-396-3636

Tuition Office: 781-396-0423 x117

Website: www.sjsmedford.com

Principal: Mr. Robert Chevrier

Mass Schedule

St. Francis of Assisi 441 Fellsway West, Medford

Daily Mass: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday - 8:30am Weekend Masses: Saturday - 4pm

Sunday - 9am & 11am

St. Joseph 118 High Street, Medford

Daily Mass: Monday, Wednesday & Friday - 8:30am Weekend Masses: Saturday - 4pm

Sunday - 8am, 10am & 12 noon

Contact Information

Collaborative Parish Office: 114 High Street

Medford, MA 02155

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9am - 3pm

Friday 9am - Noon

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

Collaborative Email: [email protected]


The Baptism of the Lord

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.

Upcoming

Collaborative

Events

Collaborative Coffee Hour Sun, January 12 following the 10am Mass at St. Joseph Sun, January 19 following the 10am Mass at St. Joseph

St. Francis of Assisi Monthly Dinners Sat, January 18 following the 4pm Mass Sat, February 22 following the 4pm Mass

Holy Hour for Life Wed, Jan 22 from 6:30pm-7:30pm, St. Francis Upper Church

Collaborative Book Club Tues, January 28, 2020, 7:00 pm, St. Francis Dining Hall

Rosary Children Wed, Feb 12, 3:30 - 5pm, Medford Rehab Nursing Center

Disciples in MissionDisciples in MissionDisciples in MissionDisciples in Mission

This feast of the Baptism of the Lord presents us with the opportunity reflect on the importance of our own baptism. It is the sacrament we receive only once but the graces of the sacrament continue to unfold throughout our lives. Spend some time in prayer with the reading from Isaiah in today’s Mass. As you read the passage, hear God speaking these words directly to you. Draw on the grace of your baptism to make these words live in your heart.


January 12, 2020

A message from Bishop Mark - Catholic Schools Week begins January 26th! This year’s theme is “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.” For Catholics learning is not simply informational but formational. Catholic education invites young people to view the world and all its wonders through a vision of faith: to learn why God made the world, us and for what purpose each one has been put on this earth. Our Catholic schools can freely speak of science in connection to our faith which is increasingly important in our world that demands separation of the two. The Catholic vision for humanity fosters lasting values that build personhood and character. We are grateful to all our parishes for contributing to making this a viable opportunity here in the North Region. In the North Region, we have 18 elementary schools, 3 middle & high schools combined, and 3 high schools. All of these schools enhance opportunities for our youngest members and are a tremendous place of faith and learning that I hope all our parishes support. The theme for National Catholic Schools Week 2020 is “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.” During the week schools typically celebrate with Masses, open houses, and other activities for students, families, parishioners, and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation. Support our schools! Encourage enrollment in our Catholic Schools in the North Region!

For more information, visit www.catholicschoolsboston.org

May God grant you his peace. +Mark O’Connell, Regional Bishop for the North

Weekly Scripture ReadingsWeekly Scripture ReadingsWeekly Scripture ReadingsWeekly Scripture Readings

Loved Ones In Service

Presently on active duty serving our country:

SPC Ryan Barry, US Army

Tyler Dion, US Army Specialist

Cameron Howard

Nicholas C. Lavery

1st LT Richard Neil Matta, US Army

Staff Sergeant 3rd Special Forces, Cairo M. Prisco, US Army

Daniel Silva

Our prayers go out to all men and women who are serving our country.

May God protect them.

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

Anne Belfort, Thomas E. Burbine, Sr. Waltrude Dennis CSJ, Pasqualina DeSimone, Kim James, Mike James, Jeffrey Morgan, Jeanne O’Brien, Theresa O’Brien Carew, Torbert Prior, Joel Rivera, Adelina Scarpelli, Donald & Ronald Sisson, Anna Sorgi, Rob Stengel, Valerie Stengal, Christine Tenaglia, Donna Trabucco, Pauline Vojtas & Denise Zero

12 SUN Is 42:1-4, 6-7/Acts 10:34-38/Mt

3:13-17 13 Mon 1 Sm 1:1-8/Mk 1:14-20

14 Tue 1 Sm 1:9-20/Mk 1:21-28 15 Wed 1 Sm 3:1-10/Mk 1:29-39

16 Thu 1 Sm 4:1-11/Mk 1:40-45

17 Fri 1 Sm 8:4-7Mk 2:1-12 18 Sat 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a/Mk 2:13-17

19 SUN Is 49:3, 5-6/1 Cor 1:1-3/Jn 1:29-34



Collaborative Coffee Hour at the St. Joseph Social CenterCollaborative Coffee Hour at the St. Joseph Social CenterCollaborative Coffee Hour at the St. Joseph Social CenterCollaborative Coffee Hour at the St. Joseph Social Center

Please join us for food, drink and community after the 10am Mass at the St. Joseph Social Center!

Our Collaborative Coffee Hour will be a weekly event except for a few weeks, which we will post in

our bulletin ahead of time. We would love to see you there!

Our upcoming Coffee Hour dates are:Our upcoming Coffee Hour dates are:Our upcoming Coffee Hour dates are:Our upcoming Coffee Hour dates are:

Sunday, January 12thSunday, January 12thSunday, January 12thSunday, January 12th

Sunday, January 19thSunday, January 19thSunday, January 19thSunday, January 19th

Please note there will not be a Coffee Hour on Sunday, January 26th

Our goal is to create a volunteer-run and funded ministry to help us become a closer, more vibrant

community. We would love to have volunteers help us by brining food, etc.

Please use this signup link to help if you are able.Please use this signup link to help if you are able.Please use this signup link to help if you are able.Please use this signup link to help if you are able.

https://tinyurl.com/stjoescoffeehourhttps://tinyurl.com/stjoescoffeehourhttps://tinyurl.com/stjoescoffeehourhttps://tinyurl.com/stjoescoffeehour

Please email Eileen at [email protected] with any questions

or to help out.


January 12, 2020

Our next meeting of

the Collaborative

Book Club:

Tuesday, January 28,

2020 at 7:00 pm

at the St. Francis of

Assisi Dining Hall

Our next book to read and share in discussion is:

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD By Harold Kushner

We have a limited number of copies of the book available for purchase at the Parish Office at a

discounted rate of $11.00 each.

If you are interested in joining the Collaborative Book Club, please contact the

Parish Office to sign up.

We look forward to seeing you!

FROM THE INSIDE FLAP: “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” So begins the psalm that, for millennia, has been a source of comfort in grief and of courage in fear. Now Harold Kushner discovers what it has to teach us about living our day-to-day lives. Each chapter discusses one line of the psalm in the context of both the time when it was written and the present day, and illuminates the life lessons contained within it. For example, Kushner shows us that the phrase “My cup runneth over” is a declaration of our gratitude for what life has given us and a rejection of the envy we may feel for what others have. And he draws on the ideas and thoughts of various spiritual figures from G. K. Chesterton to Martin Buber to Paul Tillich to further expand our understanding of this great psalm and help us benefit from its everyday spiritual wisdom.

MEDFORD

CATHOLIC

COLLABORATIVE

Saint Francis of Assisi

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

6:30PM – 7:30PM

Holy Hour for Life

With Exposition of the Holy

Eucharist

“… that I should not lose

anything of what he gave me…”

John 6:39

In collaboration with the Archdiocese of Boston Pro-Life Office we will be conducting a Holy Hour for Life. This year, the Holy Hour will be conducted on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 from 6:30PM to 7:30PM in the upper church at Saint Francis of Assisi Parish.



2019 Contribution Statements

2019 contribution statements are available upon request. Please call our Collaborative Parish Office at 781-396-0423 x 111 if you would like a copy of your statement.

Rosary Children

Please join us on Wednesday, February 12, 2020

from 3:30 - 5pm at Medford Rehab Nursing Center

We will say the Rosary, make a craft with the residents and have a snack.

All ages welcome!

In honor of Mrs. Libby Croce.

Any questions, reach out to Nadia at [email protected] or Mea at [email protected]

January Monthly Dinner

Saturday, January 18 following the 4pm Mass

at the St. Francis of Assisi Dining Hall

Menu: Roast Pork with Potato & Vegetable

Tickets: $10 Adult/$5 Child

Tickets are sold after the 4pm and 11am St. Francis of Assisi weekend Masses and at our Collaborative Parish Office, 114 High Street. You can also call the office at 781-396-0423, to reserve tickets by Wednesday, January 15.

As we need an accurate count,

if you do not call in advance to reserve your ticket, you will not be able to purchase a ticket at the door.

All are welcome!

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Are you an adult who has not yet been baptized and would like to explore the possibility of being baptized? Are you an adult who was baptized in a non-Catholic Christian community and would be interested in entering into full communion with the Catholic Church? Are you an adult who was baptized in the Catholic Church as a child, never received further faith formation, and would like to pursue reception of the sacraments beyond baptism? Are you an adult who did not complete your Religious Education and would like to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation? If any of these descriptions applies to you, please consider your possible participation in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults – RCIA. Please feel free to pass this notice on to a family member or friend. The RCIA is the process of spiritual and catechetical formation through which adults decide to be baptized or enter into full communion with the Catholic Church. If you are interested, have any questions or would like to participate, please contact the parish office or Fr. Peter Shen at [email protected]


January 12, 2020

Saturday 1/11/20 8:30 am 4:00 pm

For the People Samuel & Carmela Corrente

Sunday 1/12/20 9:00 am 11:00 am

Carmela Villano Patrick & Kathleen Cafferty

Tuesday 1/14/20 8:30 am

Camille Consalvo

Thursday 1/16/20

8:30 am

Margaret Mahoney

Saturday 1/18/20 8:30 am 4:00 pm

For the People John Welch

Sunday 1/19/20 9:00 am 11:00 am

John Miele Baby John Kevin Purifory

Sacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of Reconciliation Saturday morning after the 8:30 am Mass,

Saturdays from 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm 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. (Adoration will not be held on days Medford schools are closed due to weather.)

Weekly Prayer GroupWeekly Prayer GroupWeekly Prayer GroupWeekly Prayer Group The St. Francis of Assisi Marion Movement of Priests Prayer Group meets every Monday at

7:30 pm in the upper church to pray the Rosary. All are welcome. (The Prayer Group will not be held on days Medford schools are closed due to weather.)

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

Christmas Collection: Clergy Benefit Trust: $4,907

December 29th Collection: Offertory including Online Giving: $3,685 Weekly Budget Requirement: $4,615

January 5th Collections: Offertory including Online Giving: $3,519 Grand Annual: $4,460

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

St. Francis of Assisi Parish.

This week the Sanctuary Light is lit in memory of:

Joseph McAdam



Saturday 1/11/20 4:00 pm

Laurie A. Ansaldi

Sunday 1/12/20 8:00 am 10:00 am 12:00 noon

For the People Anthony Ardagna Emilia Santos-Silva

Monday 1/13/20 8:30 am

Guiseppe & Lurrinosa Guarino

Wednesday 1/15/20 8:30 am

Tommy Dolphi

Friday 1/17/20 8:30 am

Jerry Marchese

Saturday 1/18/20 4:00 pm

Theresa DeSisto Fallon

Sunday 1/19/20 8:00 am 10:00 am 12:00 noon

For the People Francis & Majorie Keenan Pamela Brill

Mass IntentionsMass IntentionsMass IntentionsMass Intentions

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

Sacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of ReconciliationSacrament of Reconciliation 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 9:00 am to 8:30 pm 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 from

6:30 to 8:00 pm in the lower church meeting room. All are welcome!

Readings: #879

The Hosts and Wine for this week’s liturgies and the Sanctuary Lamp is

lit in memory of:

Emilia Santos-Silva

Eugene Burchfield Liberata Gracilieri

Theresa Ann Vitiello Rose Vultaggio

and all our deceased parishioners and loved ones.

Christmas Collection: Clergy Benefit Trust: $6,918

December 29th Collection: Offertory including Online Giving: $7,234 Weekly Budget Requirement: $7,560

January 5th Collections: Offertory including Online Giving: $5,983 Grand Annual: $2,594

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

St. Joseph Parish.

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