Our Lady of Sorrows

Parish Sharon, MA

August 7, 2016

Mass Schedule: Saturdays 4:30 PM

Sundays 8:30 AM & 10:45 AM

Mondays, Tuesdays,

Wednesdays & Saturdays

9:00 AM

Rectory Office Hours: Sundays:

Noon - 4:30 PM

Mondays - Thursdays:

9 AM to 4:30 PM

To Contact Us:

Rectory: 781-784-2265

Web: www.olossharon.org Parish Email: ljacobs@olossharon.org

Follow us on Twitter @OLOSParish

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Summer Mission Trips- Great Success

Our young people were amazing these past two weeks as they served others in Jesus' name at "Just5Days", a mission trip for middle school students and “Young Neighbors in Action,” a mission trip for high school students.

On Just5Days, approximately one hundred middle school students and adults (seven OLOS students and four OLOS adults) representing numerous parishes from MA and NY reflected on what it means to be “Beatitude People” as they lived and volunteered in the community of Springfield, MA. We were divided into groups and the OLOS team served at two Head Start Programs for the week. It was an incredible experience to watch the young people grow during the week in love, empathy and compassion towards the toddlers and pre-school students with whom they worked.

On Young Neighbors in Action, approximately eighty high school students and adults (seven OLOS students and two OLOS adults) gathered for one week to serve at sites throughout Boston and to pray and reflect together on Catholic Social Teaching. Our OLOS team served at a B-SAFE Summer Program where we helped to provide a safe, fun and academically enriching environment for elementary and middle school students in Dorchester, MA. We led recreational activities, assisted with academic programming, and attended field trips with the kids.

A huge and hearty thank you to the adult participants on the Just5Days and YNIA trips (Kimberly Detrask, Jim Stessman, Kerry Payson and Sean O’Driscoll) and to all of the OLOS parishioners who made our trips possible through their prayers, support of our fundraisers, and other donations.

May our students’ love and compassion for others continue all the days of their life and may they continue to be role models and an inspiration for us all.

Sharon, MA Our Lady of Sorrows Parish

August 7, 2016

Today’s Readings are on : 1148 Scripture for the week of August 7, 2016

Sunday, August 7th Wis 18:6-9/ Heb 11:1-2,8-19/ Lk 12:32-48

Monday, August 8th Ez 1:2-5,24-28c/ Mt 17:22-27

Tuesday, August 9th Ez 2:8—3:4/ Mt 18:1-5, 10,12-14

Wednesday, August 10th 2 Cor 9:6-10/ Jn 12:24-26 Thursday, August 11th

Ez 12:1-12/ Mt 18:21—19:1 Friday, August 12th

Ez 16:1-15,60, 63/ Mt 19:3-12 Saturday, August 13th

Ez 18:1-10,13b, 30-32/ Mt 19:13-15 Sunday, August 14th

Jer 38:4-6,8-10/ Heb 12:1-4/ Lk 12:49-53

Prayers for the Sick Matt Canuel, Anthony Venti, Gert & Francis DiLoreto, Wayne & Judy Satterley, Donna Prado, Carrie-Ann Cabral, Sarah Andrews, Gail Callis, Ricardo & Raquel Balarezo, Helen Drake, Kevin Jones, Peg Hulit, William Trainer, Judy Grenier, Michele Hadayia , Raylene Hadayia, Alessia Marsiglia, Julie Robbins, Patricia Martell

August 10th at 9 AM– Jean Mackie

Weekly Collection – July 31, 2016

The average cost to run the parish is $9,500 per week. Our expectation is that 70% or $6,700 will come from the weekly offertory. Parishioners contributed $5,733 for the week ending July 31st.

Prayers for the Deceased Kathleen Kanneigizer, Sandra Bolton-Mason, Betty Clarkin, Neil Cronin, Carlos Sandoval, Lucille Blain Salhany, Paul Vitali, Lorraine Thomas, Nina D’Arco, Yvonne Bollenbach, Vincent McCann

Music Mass Setting

Mass of Creation #198, 200, 202, 204 Gathering:

ALL PEOPLE THAT ON EARTH DO DWELL #853

Gloria #322

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 33 “HAPPY THE PEOPLE THE LORD HAS CHOSEN FOR

HIS OWN” Communion:

LET US BE BREAD #946

Sending Forth: FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH

#633

Special Blessing at August 13th 4:30 PM Mass

Please join Father Vinnie at this mass, before the Cook-out, as he blesses all

those students who will be returning to school in the coming month.

Annual Parish Cook-out

Join us in our Summer Celebration on August 13th after the 4:30 PM Mass. Cost is

$7.00 per person (under 5 yrs old is free) and bring your favorite dish that will serve

8!! The DJ will provide us with music and fun games for all ages!! Come spend time

getting to know and catching up with your fellow parishioners!

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Becoming a Catholic (RCIA)

OLOS Staff Needed

As you may or not be aware, the OLOS staff is in need of three new members- Music Director, Director of Faith Formation, and Maintenance Coordinator. We are working on posting these positions and hopefully filling them as soon as possible. If you know of anyone who may be interested in these positions, please ask them to go to the OLOS website for full job description. Pray for the hiring committees and staff as we work through interviewing and hiring new members.

ECO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Waste not want not!

Do you waste food? In the USA, organic waste is the second highest component of landfills, which are the largest source of methane emissions . Additionally, 30-40% of the food supply is wasted, equaling more than 20 pounds of food per person per month that is wasted. Make sure to save leftover food from your meals this week and eat it later on. You can also try to give leftovers to friends and family if you know you will not eat them.

Please check www.olossharon.org for a complete calendar of events at OLOS

What’s Happening at OLOS

A note from Kathleen Crawford about the Catholic Relief

Services trip to Kenya A few weeks ago, I was selected to be part of a short-term mission trip to Kenya. That trip is coming up fast! It will happen right after Labor Day and I will be back in time for the Mass at the Lake. To my knowledge, this will be the first time Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is sending ordinary parishioners on this kind of trip. We are reading and having conference calls to prepare ourselves. Below is an excerpt from the CRS Resource for Short-term Inter-national Mission and Immersion Trips. “Each year, more than 1.6 million Christians in the United States pack up their passports and bug spray, and board planes to go on short-term service trips overseas…Mission trips frequently engage participants in construction and other types of service projects. After they return home, many participants would like to make a meaningful difference beyond their experience, yet are not sure how to do it.

We leave the United States to serve the poor overseas, but after a week or so we come home and resume our lives. The poor remain poor, and we remain divided.

…Each of us—rich and poor—is created in God’s image to love and serve one another as one Body of Christ…The Christian sojourner…seeks to heal the divisions that distort the oneness of the Body of Christ…Rather than focusing on what participants can give (service, action, time, donations), we reflect upon the giftedness of host communities and the neediness of participants—and ask how we can overcome divisions between the two. This requires a relationship-based approach that forges bonds between sending and receiving communities and leads participants to address the disease of poverty when they return home. The experience then becomes more than a short trip overseas. It is a first step in the larger Christian mission to heal divisions.”

I am very excited to be able to do this, even with all the unknowns. In the next few weeks I will share more information about our plans and hopes. Please keep us in your prayers!

Sharon, MA Our Lady of Sorrows Parish

August 7, 2016

Welcome to Our Lady of Sorrows Parish. We encourage all our parishioners who worship with us to register. Our

registry is a vital source of connection we use to communicate and build community. Please call the rectory, 781-784-

2265, or return this form to the rectory via the collection basket, mail, or in person. Thank you.

Name: ________________________________________ Email: ____________________________________

Street Address: __________________________________Town: _____________________Zip: ___________

From Senior Deacon Mike:

The gospel narrative for the 19th Sunday in ordinary time (Cycle ‘C’) elaborates on a theme from last week’s parable.

Recall the parable of the man who tore down his barns and built larger ones to store his harvest. The man exulted in his good fortune expecting to live in luxury. Alas! God told him his life would end that night.

The message this Sunday is encapsulated as… “You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.”

2nd Collection– August 6th and 7th Xaverian Missionaries

Archbishop Guida Maria Conforti, a Bishop whose heart embraced the World, fulfilled his life-long dream to serve the mission of the Church by founding the Xaverian Missionaries in 1895. On World Mission Sunday-October 23rd, 2011 , Pope Benedict XVI at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome proclaimed him a Saint.

Today, over 900 Xaverian priests, brothers and sisters bring God’s love to people on every continent: Bangladesh, Japan, Indonesia, China/Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand in Asia; Burundi, D.R. Congo, Cam-eroon, Chad, Mozambique, and Sierra Leone in Africa; Brazil, Colombia and Mexico in Latin America; USA, Spain, UK and Italy. From the very beginning of our history, we have enjoyed the collaboration and cooperation of many friends and benefactors through the world. It is, however, the loyal support of generous friends in United States, which enables us to increase and multiply our works of mercy.

Whenever we have been able to build a church or a seminary, a school or a hospital, a youth center or a farming project this has been made possible through the generous contributions of our friends and benefactors here in the States. These partners in mission are truly the ones who make possible the training of future local priests, brothers and sisters, who provide much needed medicines and facilitate the development of all the skills needed for missionary work. These friends and benefactors have con-sciously chosen to be with us as together we make the love of Jesus visible in every corner of the world. Ultimately, in all we do, our purpose is to facilitate the formation of “one human family: by enabling people to become agents of both their spiritual and material destinies through a personal commitment to Jesus’ commandment of love.

You, too, can SHARE in these mission efforts through your prayers, through your financial aid and through encouraging the youth in your parish to answer their call to be missionaries.

Thank you for supporting,. Through our missionary activities, the MISSION OF THE CHURCH. Through your support you form, together with us, THE XAVERIAN FAMILY.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our Vision

We welcome all to our community as we celebrate and explore our Catholic faith. We embrace the unique religious composition of Sharon. We proclaim the Risen Lord who gathers us as a community. We pursue open dialogue as we follow the teachings of Jesus Christ through lifelong learning and faith formation. We practice and promote social justice that affirms the Dignity of every human being. We call upon the grace and talents of all parishioners to strengthen our living church.

Please visit our full Vision Statement at our website.

Staff: Rev. Vincent P. Doolan, Administrator padre@olossharon.org. Senior Deacon Michael Iwanowicz, deacon99@aol.com Deacon Frank Tremblay , ftremblay@olossharon.org Lynn Jacobs, Office Manager, ljacobs@olossharon.org. Teresa Coda, Youth Ministry Coordinator, tcoda@olossharon.org. Claire Ramsbottom, Staff Associate, cramsbottom@olossharon.org. Larry Seggelin, Maintenance Coordinator, larryseggelin@comcast.net.

Weekend Associates

Rev. Francis X. Clooney, S.J. Rev. Kevin Spicer, C.S.C.

OUR LADY OF SORROWS PARISH 59 Cottage St, Sharon MA 02067

Liturgy Schedule

Saturday ~ 4:30 PM ,Sunday ~ 8:30 & 10:45 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday 9:00 AM Holy Days as announced. Sacraments

We welcome those seeking the sacraments of the Church. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered Saturday from 3:45 PM to 4:15 PM or by calling the rectory for an appointment. For information on celebrating the other sacraments, please contact the rectory.

Eucharistic Adoration

Monday ~ 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The Rosary

Friday ~ 10:00 AM

Bible Study: Every Wednesday at 10am in O’Connell Hall . All are Welcome! Connecting If you are housebound and would like to receive the Eucharist, if you are in need of prayer or if you need assistance from our community, please call the rectory or send us an email. We want to hear from you.

Lord of Heaven, God of all creation, You shower upon us the gift of Your mercy. May we be compassionate in all things, and learn from You the way of forgiveness.

Be with our parish family in this Jubilee Year of Mercy, as we seek to build Your Kingdom of joy. Make us missionaries of mercy in all that

we say and do. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

Contact Us: We welcome your ideas and involvement. Please contact us. We also invite you to visit and contribute to our prayer book in the rear of the church. Rectory: 781-784-2265 Web: www.olossharon.org Email: ljacobs@olossharon.org Follow us on Twitter @OLOSParish