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The Collaborative of St. Ann and St. Brendan

December 17, 2017

Collaborative Offices are located at 15 Rita Road, Dorchester, MA 02124 Phone : 617.436.0310 Fax: 617.436.1386

Collaborative Office Hours: Monday—Friday 9.00AM to 4.00PM Websites: www.saintannneponset.com and www.saintbrendanparish.org

Liturgical Schedule

St Ann Church 243 Neponset Avenue

Weekend Masses

Saturday Vigil—5.00PM Sunday—7.30AM and 10.30AM

Daily Masses

Thursday, Friday & 1st Saturday—9.00AM Holy Days as announced

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday—4.15-4.45PM Or by appointment

St Brendan Church 589 Gallivan Boulevard

Weekend Masses

Saturday Vigil—4.00PM Sunday—9.00AM and 11.30AM

Daily Masses

Monday through Wednesday—9.00AM Holy Days as announced

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday—3.15-3.45PM Or by appointment

St Brendan School 29 Rita Road

Phone: 617 282 3388 Fax: 617 822 9152 Website: www.stbrendanschool.org

Principal: Mrs. Maura Burke

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Third Sunday of Advent December 17, 2017

Collaborative Staff Rev. Michael E. Drea, Pastor

Rev. Patrick J. Fiorillo , Parochial Vicar Corey Basse -Tirrell, Seminarian

Finance & Operations Manager: Nancy A. Lafoe Administrative Assistant: Amy Mulvey Sexton: Marianne Curley Facilities : Thomas Curley and Seamus McDaid Life-Long Faith Formation Mr. Andrew Genovese, Director of Faith Formation [email protected] , 617.436.0310 ext 315 Mrs. Paul Skalinski, Youth Ministry Coordinator Linda Damatin , Assistant Youth Ministry Coordinator [email protected] 617.436.0310 ext 316 RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) Interested in completing or beginning your initiation into the Catholic Church? Please call the Parish Office. Altar Servers: If you are an interested student in Grade 4-high school, please contact Father Fiorillo: [email protected] Music Director: Mrs. Michelle McCourt [email protected] Organists: Joel Davidson & Emma Jean Moulton

Collaborative Ministries Ministry To Homebound & Elderly: Holy Communion, Sacrament of the Sick or a visit from a priest. Please call the Parish Office. Saint Vincent DePaul Society Food Pantry: By apt. only: 857 939 5140. DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED!

Marriage Contact Parish at least 6 months in advance Baptism Celebrated the 2nd Saturday of the month at 1pm at St. Brendan’s, 4th Saturday of the month at 1pm at St. Ann’s

DEADLINE FOR BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS Monday at 12 Noon with Holiday exceptions

Dear Parishioners, Very soon Christians the world over will gather to cele-brate God’s gift of true and abiding love on Christmas day. As we prepare to enter into the season of Christ-mas, we approach the manger scene with great hope in the promise of the Word made flesh – Christ our Savior. As the star in the Bethlehem sky over 2,000 years ago summoned the world to the presence of the Incarnate Son of God, so too the brilliance of the Light of Christ summons us all this Christmas to ponder the gift of life that He has given to us all. Christmas is filled with countless family traditions and sentiments that bring joy to our hearts, but the tradition that Jesus calls us to, is that which reminds us to “Do this in memory of Me” – the Mass of Christmas recalls the birth of Jesus and ‘re-presents’ His sacrifice on the Cross. I can think of no greater gifts this Christmas than the gift of Jesus Himself truly present in the Most Holy Eucharist that we receive at the Christmas Mass. Please join us with family and friends at this most sacred moment. As the Light of Christ beckons us to celebrate Christmas, I wish to make a special request of you as you a end Christmas Mass here in our Collaborative of St. Ann and St. Brendan: Please remember the good works of your priests who have served you over the years in your pray-ers and by contributing generously to this year’s Christ-mas collection. This traditional collection is given solely to support the health and retirement needs of the fine priests of the Archdiocese of Boston. As always, the need is great. Please know of my sincere gratitude and that of Father Fiorillo for your kind and generous re-membrance of your priests this Christmas. I look forward to welcoming you and the many that will come to our churches this Christmas. May this season of great hope touch your hearts and confirm in you the peace and love of the Divine Messiah. Please know of my prayers for you and those you hold dear in the Christmastide. In His peace, Father Michael E. Drea Pastor

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Please Note during the Christmas Holiday… Sunday, December 24th is the Fourth Sun-day in Advent and Masses to fulfill the ob-ligation for the Fourth Sunday are: St. Brendan’s – Saturday Vigil at 4.00 PM; Sunday at 9.00 AM ONLY St. Ann’s (ALL St. Ann’s Masses in Lower Church for 4th Sunday) – Saturday Vigil at 5.00 PM; Sunday at 10.30 AM ONLY. The First Mass for the Solemnity of the Birth of Jesus – Christmas – begins with the Vigil and Masses as noted below. On St. Stephen’s Day, Tuesday, December 26th, Daily Mass will NOT be celebrated and the Parish Col-laborative Office will be closed – Daily Mass and regular office hours will resume on Wednesday, December 27th.

Christmas Eve— Sunday, December 24th St Brendan’s 4:00 PM & 7:00 PM St Ann’s 4:00 PM , 12Midnight Christmas Day—Monday, December 25th St. Brendan’s 9:00 AM St. Ann’s 10:30 AM New Yearʹs Day - Monday, January 1st St. Brendan’s 10.00 AM Not a Holy Day of Obligation

Thank you to Paula Skalinski, Linda Damatin and all of the volunteers who helped make the annual Santa Breakfast a success!

A Reflection on Christmas from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

At Christmas the joyful announcement of the birth of the Redeemer resounds in all parts of the globe: The hoped-for Messiah was made man and dwelt among us. With His luminous pres-ence, Jesus has dissipated the shadows of error and sin and has brought to humanity the joy of divine blind love, of which the Christmas tree is a sign and a reminder. The Christmas tree is an invitation to receive in one’s heart the gift of the joy, peace and love of Jesus. To believe in Christ means to let yourself be encompassed by the light of His truth that gives full meaning, value and sense to our existence, given that precisely to reveal to us the mystery of His Father and of His love, He also reveals man fully to himself and shows to him his lofty vocation.

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St. Ann Parish Saturday, December 16 5PM James F Monahan Jr 20th Anniversary Sunday, December 17 7:30AM 10:30AM Dennis Leahy Thursday, December 21 9AM Alice C McDonald; William & Althea Cunningham Friday, December 22 9AM Saturday, December 23 5PM Julia Doherty 1st Anniversary Sunday, December 24 10:30AM 4:00PM 12Midnight

St Brendan Parish Saturday, December 16 4PM Benjamin and Mildred Itrato Sunday, December 17 9AM John J and William P Dimond 11:30AM Eileen McCormack Monday, December 18 9AM Keystone Employees Tuesday, December 19 9AM Patricia Turner 1st Anniversary Wednesday, December 20 9AM Keystone noontime lunch volunteers Saturday, December 23 4PM Mary Warren 4th Anniversary Sunday, December 24 9AM 4:00PM Moe Olitsky 7:00PM

This week’s Sanctuary Lamp will burn In loving memory of:

Gerald Cunningham, Jr

This week’s Offertory Gifts are offered In loving memory of: Gerald Cunningham, Jr

St Brendan Offertory (Includes Online Giving)

Week ending 12/03

Weekly Goal

Main Offertory $3177 $5000

St Ann Offertory (Includes Online Giving )

Wee Ending 12/10

Weekly Goal

Main Offertory $3910 $5000

Online Giving - Saint Brendan School Please note: The Online Giving fund for Saint Brendan School is reactivated in order to make donations to the new School Annual Fund (formerly Support Our School) on a recurring or one-time basis.

St Brendan Parish December Liturgical Support In Loving Memory of:

Bill & Emily Drummy and Anne Marie Feeney Love, Pa i & Peter

ONLINE GIVING Online Giving is available to both parishes in the Collaborative. Please consider registering as an Online Giver. Here’s why:

Reasons to sign up for Electronic Giving: · No need to write checks or bring cash to church. · Peace-of-mind knowing that the church is receiving your con-tribution even if you are unable to a end. · More secure than checks. · All contributions are recorded for you on your bank statement with date of se lement. · IT COSTS YOU NOTHING! Links to Online Giving are available on both the parish web-sites. Please visit either website to sign up for your parish’s Online Giving program! The Online Giving (OLG) system is also an App! You can download it for FREE in the App Store, Google Play Store or go to OLGapp.com. If you are new to OLG, register by entering St. Ann’s ID # 1037 or St. Brendan’s ID # 1338 for the App.

CORI forms for FY18 of all parish volunteers are avail-able at the back of the Church. All new and current vol-unteers must complete a CORI form annually. If you have any questions, pleased email Nancy Lafoe at [email protected]

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Come join us to pray the Rosary the first Tuesday of each month at St. Ann’s at 7pm.

St Brendan School Happenings….

Saint Brendan School Christmas Calendars are now available at the rectory. Please see Amy Mulvey in the rectory office to purchase calen-dars. Calendars are $10 each and the prizes total $5000 for the month of January. Save the Dates: Saint Brendan School Christmas Show –

Wednesday, December 20th at 10am & 5pm. 3rd Annual Cornhole Tournament – Satur-

day, January 20th 7-midnight. Adults only 21+ More info to follow.

Catholic School Week begins on Sunday, January 30th with Mass at 9am and Open House immedi-ately following for any new parents interested in Saint Brendan School for September 2018. Please help Saint Brendan School make some ex-tra money while you shop each week! It’s easy! Just go to www.stopandshop.com/aplus and reg-ister your stop and shop card. Don’t forget to designate Saint Brendan School – ID#06614 Where are you Saint Brendan Alumni? We are gathering a list of alumni names and addresses. If you are alumni, please email your information to [email protected] and help us by spreading the word to family and friends!

First Saturday Mass at St. Ann’s Mass will be celebrated on the first Saturday of each month at St. Annʹs at 9:00am followed by adoration and recitation of the Rosary.

Swing into Christmas has been rescheduled!

Jazz Sounds of the Season Saturday, December 30th

7.00 PM – Free Admission—Cash Bar

Join Father Patrick Fiorillo, Allyn McCourt and friends for a festive evening of Jazzy Christmas tunes in the holiday-transformed St. Brendan’s Jazz Club (Fr. Lane Hall).

Advent Adult Faith Formation Opportunity St Brendan Rectory Conference Room on De-cember 14, and December 21 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Take some time for prayer and study this Advent in a study called ANIMA. This three part series will help you focus on the true meaning of the Advent season to prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of Christ at Christmas. Contact Andrew Genovese at [email protected] for additional infor-mation.

St Brendan’s Christmas Pageant All are invited to join us for the traditional Christmas Pageant on Christmas Eve before the 4pm Mass . The pageant will begin at 3:15pm

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It’s EASY and FREE to Register! Visit www.formed.org with a web browser Click on Register (lower right of page) Enter Parish Access Code: CDQRZ7 Enter your email and create a password

(you need this to login later) Watch Opening the Word to prepare for Sunday Mass

A special thank you to City Councilor, Frank Baker for generously donating the bus to transport Fr. Drea and some parishioners from our Collaborative to Watertown this past Tuesday for the recording of the CatholicTV Mass.

Saint Annʹs Epiphany Pageant Sunday, January 7th during the 10:30 Mass

During the Homily, the children of the par-ish will present the annual Epiphany Pag-eant. All children of our Collaborative are welcome to participate.

We are looking for children to play the roles of the wise men, angels and animals. We will have a rehearsal December 27th, 10:00 a.m. at St Ann Church.

If your child is interested in participating,

email Linda Damatin at [email protected]

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John Altos Beswick Family Theresa Beswick Christopher Blinn Walter “Buddy” Blinn Charlotte Boti Russell Brandi Mary Lou Braudis Patti Brennan Danny Brown, Jr Carol Ann Callanan Joan Callanan Gerry Cardinal Myles Carrigan Therese Catania Susan Champigny Cheryl Coffin Brendan Collins Mary Costello Joseph Coyle John Coyne Margaret Coyne Mary Coyne Mary Curry Audrey Davis Patricia Deardon Lenor Delgrosso Maxine Del Tufo Catherine E. Doherty Marguerite Dubois Brooke DuBeau Jim Fallon Dorothy Farquharson James Feeney James Fitzgerald Stephan Folan Bill Foley Stuart Fraser Chuck Geanacopoulos Christopher Gracia Louise Griffin Barbara Hackett Lawrence Hamilton Connie Henley Jennifer Higgins Louis Higgins Mrs. Richard Juliano

Russ Kenn Tommy Kelly Mary Kelley Helen Kyle Kaitlyn Landy Brian Lawlor Donna Lawlor Conor Leahy Ed and Jeannie Leahy Christopher LeDuc Baby Ambrose Valentino Mary L Maneikis Mary McCarthy Isabelle McIntyre Maryanne McIntyre Katie McDonough McDonough Family Salvatore Monastra James Monahan Jim Monahan John Moynihan Peggy Mulvey Mary Nagle Christopher O'Brien Eddie O’Connell Bill O’Rourke Mary O'Sullivan Robert & Paola Perez Patricia Pierre Paul Piotrowski Marie Puleo Nancy Quinn Mary Rau Betty Reardon Michael Reardon Mary Reilly Alison Renna The Richard Family Margaret Ryan Mathew Smith Mary B. Tighe Carol Weese Alice Weydt Mary White A Special Intention Helena Zubrin

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR LOCAL MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY:

Sgt David J. Swanson, USA—SPC Jamie Durance, USA 1st SGT, Ryan Long, USA- 1st Sgt Christopher Demars, USA SPC Joseph Ambo, USA- SPC David Underwood, USA SPC Eric Rego, USA –1st Lt. Patrick P. Murphy, USA SrA Michael T. Sullivan,

USAF– Pvt Patrick A. O’Brien, USA PFC Jason Reil, USN, USMC 2nd Lt. Ian Chuckran, SGT. Michael McDonagh, USMC SPC Michael Geary USA PFC Kevin McNamara, USA Kevin Paul McCarthy PVT US Marines , USMC Lance Corporal Michael T. Lyons, Lance Cpl. Peter Collins USMC, Pvt Jospeh Collins USMC, AR Julie Collins USN, SGT Quinn McDonagh USMC, Sergeant Jack O’Toole USMC, PFC Kevin Ryan USMC, Corporal Sam Emery USMC, Mitch Fallon US Navy

“Charity is the cement which binds Communities to God and persons to one another “

- St Vincent De Paul We are always looking for new members from ei-ther parish to help us in our mission to help those in need. If interested, please feel free to call Dianne Byrne at 617-905-3151 _____________________________________________ The SVDP Food Pantry is running very low on food.. Any non-perishable items would be greatly appreciated. The items most in need are: cereal, soup, canned goods (tuna,chicken and veggies) rice, Parmalat milk, pasta, pasta sauce, peanut bu er, jelly, juices, cookies, snack food and spaghe i o’s. If you have any questions or would like to help, please contact : Mike Flynn [email protected] _____________________________________________

SVDP Playgroup Monday mornings from 10am-noon St. Brendan’s Church, Fr. Lane Hall

All ages welcome—infants and up! This is NOT a drop off group. All children must be accompanied by an adult. No play group on holidays, during school vacation or on “no school” day.

Scripture for the week of December 17, 2017 17 SUN Is 61:1-2a, 10-11/1 Thes 5:16-24/Jn 1:6-

8,19-28 18 Mon Jer 23:5-8/Mt 1:18-25 19 Tue Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Lk 1:5-25 20 Wed Is 7:10-14/Lk 1:26-38 21 Thu Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Lk 1:39-45 22 Fri 1 Sm 1:24-28/Lk 1:46-56 23 Sat Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Lk 1:57-66

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