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The Parish of St. Agatha Milton ~ Quincy, MA January 4-5, 2020 StAgathaParish.org Eucharistic Adoration Every Friday after the 9am Mass in the Chapel until reposition at 1pm. The rosary is recited every morning before the 9am Mass. Please join us. St. Agatha Parish is a Christian Community of Catholics from Milton, Quincy and beyond, whose Mission is to demonstrate Love by: proclaiming and celebrating God’s Presence on earth; being open and welcoming to all; reaching out to our sisters and brothers near and far; providing opportunities for prayer, service, education and recreation. In living this Mission, we accept our responsibility for giving witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. ST. AGATHA RECTORY ST. AGATHA SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT Daily Masses: Monday-Friday: 7:00am & 9:00am Saturday & Holidays: 8:00am Reconciliation: 3:45-4:15pm on Saturdays. Any other time by appointment. Weekend Masses: Saturday: 4:30 pm Sunday: 7:30 am 9:00 am 10:30 am 12:00 noon 5:00 pm Holy Days: As Announced There are assistive devices for the hearing impaired available in the Sacristy before all Masses. Low gluten hosts are availa- ble. Please see priest before Mass if needed. SCHEDULE OF MASSES 440 Adams Street Milton, MA 02186 Office Hours Monday - Friday 9am-4pm 432 Adams Street Milton, MA 02186 St. Agatha Parish Phone: 617-698-2439 [email protected] Fax: 617-698-1517 Parish Website: StAgathaParish.org Clergy Rev. William B. Palardy, Pastor Rev. Jason M. Makos, Parochial Vicar Deacon Daniel F. Sullivan Rev. Patrick McLaughlin, Senior Priest in Residence Rev. Thomas Powers, Senior Priest in Residence Deacon Shawn Simchock, Seminarian Intern Pastoral Associate Dr. Lisa M. Gulino, [email protected] Parish Administration Mr. Jack Riley, Finance and Operations Manager Ms. Dale Blanchard, Operations Assistant Ms. Kathy Monahan, Administrative Assistant/Bulletin Editor Ms. Eileen Callahan, Administrative Assistant/Bulletin Music Ministry [email protected] Mrs. Julie Fay, Director of Music and Parish Organist St. Agatha School Phone: 617-696-3548 [email protected] Fax: 617-696-6288 School Website: StAgatha.org Mrs. Nancy Carr, Principal Mrs. Michelle Tierney, Administrative Assistant Mrs. Joan Brown, Tuition Coordinator ST AGATHA FAITH FORMATION 617-696-1388 Grades 1-6 [email protected] Mrs. Beth Peterson, Director Mrs. Jenn Caputo, Administrative Assistant Grade 7-10 & Young Church Ministry 617-696-8978 [email protected] Ms. Helen Bornhorst, Coordinator Upcoming This Week Jan. 6: RCIA Meeting, 7:00 pm Jan. 7: Faith Formation resumes Jan. 7: Nocturnal Adoration, 7–8 pm Jan. 8: Coffee & Conversation Jan. 8: Creativity & Spirituality The Epiphany of the Lord Jan 4–5—Year A This Week’s Readings can be found at # 1011 in the Gather books

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The Parish of St. Agatha Milton ~ Quincy, MA January 4-5, 2020 StAgathaParish.org

Eucharistic Adoration Every Friday after the 9am Mass in the Chapel until reposition at 1pm.

The rosary is recited every morning before the 9am Mass. Please join us.

St. Agatha Parish is a Christian Community of Catholics from Milton, Quincy and beyond, whose Mission is to demonstrate Love by: proclaiming and celebrating

God’s Presence on earth; being open and welcoming

to all; reaching out to our sisters and

brothers near and far; providing opportunities for prayer, service, education and recreation.

In living this Mission, we accept our responsibility for giving witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

ST. AGATHA RECTORY

ST. AGATHA SCHOOL

MISSION STATEMENT

Daily Masses:

Monday-Friday: 7:00am & 9:00am Saturday & Holidays: 8:00am

Reconciliation: 3:45-4:15pm on Saturdays. Any other time by appointment.

Weekend Masses: Saturday: 4:30 pm Sunday: 7:30 am 9:00 am 10:30 am 12:00 noon 5:00 pm Holy Days: As Announced

There are assistive devices for the hearing impaired available in the Sacristy before all Masses.

Low gluten hosts are availa-ble. Please see priest before Mass if needed.

SCHEDULE OF MASSES

440 Adams Street Milton, MA 02186

Office Hours Monday - Friday 9am-4pm 432 Adams Street Milton, MA 02186

St. Agatha Parish Phone: 617-698-2439

[email protected] Fax: 617-698-1517

Parish Website: StAgathaParish.org

Clergy Rev. William B. Palardy, Pastor Rev. Jason M. Makos, Parochial Vicar Deacon Daniel F. Sullivan Rev. Patrick McLaughlin, Senior Priest in Residence Rev. Thomas Powers, Senior Priest in Residence Deacon Shawn Simchock, Seminarian Intern

Pastoral Associate Dr. Lisa M. Gulino, [email protected]

Parish Administration Mr. Jack Riley, Finance and Operations Manager Ms. Dale Blanchard, Operations Assistant Ms. Kathy Monahan, Administrative Assistant/Bulletin Editor Ms. Eileen Callahan, Administrative Assistant/Bulletin

Music Ministry [email protected] Mrs. Julie Fay, Director of Music and Parish Organist

St. Agatha School Phone: 617-696-3548

[email protected] Fax: 617-696-6288 School Website: StAgatha.org

Mrs. Nancy Carr, Principal Mrs. Michelle Tierney, Administrative Assistant Mrs. Joan Brown, Tuition Coordinator

ST AGATHA FAITH FORMATION 617-696-1388 Grades 1-6 [email protected] Mrs. Beth Peterson, Director Mrs. Jenn Caputo, Administrative Assistant

Grade 7-10 & Young Church Ministry 617-696-8978

[email protected] Ms. Helen Bornhorst, Coordinator

Upcoming This Week

Jan. 6: RCIA Meeting, 7:00 pm Jan. 7: Faith Formation resumes Jan. 7: Nocturnal Adoration, 7–8 pm Jan. 8: Coffee & Conversation Jan. 8: Creativity & Spirituality

The Epiphany of the Lord Jan 4–5—Year A

This Week’s Readings can be found at

# 1011 in the Gather books

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The Epiphany of the Lord January 4–5, 2020

A Note from Our Pastor,

For my column this week, as we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord Jesus, I am sharing with you my translation of a section of a sermon of St. Peter Chrysologus, Archbishop of Raven-

na in Italy in the 5th century and Doctor of the Church. Back in the early 1990s I wrote my doctoral dissertation on him, and I was thrilled to be invited to publish my translation of many of his sermons in The Fathers of the Church series of the Catholic University of America Press in Washington, D.C., volumes 109 and 110, in 2004 and 2005. Chrysologus tells us what the 3 gifts symbolize that the Magi brought to the Christ-child, and he also explains that what we celebrate at the Feast of the Epiphany or “revelation” or “manifestation” of Christ is also threefold: the visit of the Magi, the miracle at the wedding at Cana, and the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. The follow-ing is from one of his sermons on Epiphany, Sermon 157 (Volume 110, pp. 269-271):

The Magi were of Noah’s race, of the sons of Abraham, who had learned through God that Christ was born, and they had come to know by a profound mystery that this Man was God, a King, and that he was going to die. And so it is that they brought gifts in accord with the faith of their ancestors, such that they knew enough to offer gold to the King, frankincense to God, and myrrh to the One who was going to die, and by such gifts they showed Christ appropriate reverence and honor.

[In addition to the adoration of the Magi on this day] dur-ing Epiphany Christ at the wedding gave water the taste of wine, so that it was on account of power and not pleasure that Christ attended the wedding; not for the sake of cour-tesy, but of a miracle; the reason for his action was to per-form a sign, not to fill his stomach; it was not to provide for drunkenness, but to manifest his divinity. And so the very moment when he changed the nature of the water, the Creator of the elements was revealed by means of the transformation of the created entity. Happy is that wed-ding, happy indeed, at which Christ is present, and which is consecrated not by dissipation, but by his acts of power! What then will not be transformed into grace, when water has been transformed into wine?

During Epiphany Christ entered the basin of the Jordan River to consecrate our Baptism, in order that those whom he had assumed by being born on earth, he would raise up to heaven by being reborn; that he would have free in himself those whom he had seen were captives apart from him; that he would bring to life those whom guilt had made mortal; that he would make those live forever whom death had caused to live only for a time; and that those whom the devil had made exiles on earth, he would make his partners in heaven. The reason, brothers and sisters, that the Holy Spirit descended and infused himself in full at that time, and that the Father proclaims from Heaven: “This is my beloved Son”, was that those [other Two Per-sons of the Trinity] who had shared with the Son in the one activity of creating us would together impart the grace to restore us.

Thus it was that Christ was recognized as God at different times, but on one and the same day: by the Magi’s gifts, by the transformation of the water, and by the voice of his Father as a threefold testimony, and that from the triple revelation of Christ the one hallowed feast of Epiphany was established.

Have a blessed Feast of Epiphany and a wonder-filled week!

Fr. Palardy

Please join us after the 7am and 9am Masses on Wednesday, January 8 for Coffee & Conversation. Come visit with long time friends or reach out and make new friends.

CREATIVITY & SPIRITUALITY The next session is Wednesday, January 8 from 9:30-11am in the Gathering Space (lower church). Bring an old project or start a new one. All are Welcome!

Nocturnal Adoration The next Nocturnal Adoration

will take place on Tuesday evening, January 7th

Adoration and Rosary from 7:00-8:00pm All are welcome!

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THEME: The mystery of the incarnation—Jesus is a gift to all humanity.

What one word or thought in this reading really strikes you? What image from this reading lingers for you now in your memory?

Gospel : Matthew 2:1-12

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, He inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet: And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; since from you shall come a ruler, who is to shepherd my people Israel.” Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search diligently for the child. When you have found him, bring me word, that I too may go and do him homage.” After their audience with the king they set out. And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. 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. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.

Pastoral Planning

January 5 ~ The Epiphany of the Lord We know this story so well it is a good example of perse-verance. The Magi were determined to follow the star—“overjoyed at seeing the star…and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother…and did him homage.” Our culture urges us to follow a lot of “stars” these days: sports stars, rock stars, movie stars, stars famous for any number of reasons. But the question is, do they lead us to Christ? Maybe it’s time to take a lesson from the Magi and look for Christ. These other “stars” will come and go but Jesus Christ will never leave us!

In recent bulletins there has been reference made to an “early publication deadline” for the Weekly Bulletin. We will be back to normal next weekend, but I thought a bit of background might be helpful to explain why this happens. We contract with the J. S. Paluch Company to produce 1,500 bulletins each week and have them delivered by Thursday preceding the weekend. On a normal week this means submitting everything by the end of the day on the preceding Tuesday. The scheduling problem comes about particularly at Christmas and New Year’s because they are moveable holidays that make delivery of the bulletins dif-ficult. This means that we have to have all of the material to the company by the end of the previous week to insure that we receive the finished product before the following weekend. On another bulletin-related note, in addition to publishing the bulletin at no charge each week, the Paluch Company also gives the parish a $10,000 rebate each year and several other items including the weekly Children’s Bulletin. The company gets its revenue from the advertis-ing on the last two pages of thee Bulletin. We very much appreciate the loyalty of those advertisers and hope that from time to time you have a chance to look at the ads and patronize our sponsors.

The Offertory Collection for the weekend of December 21–22 is below but because of the publication deadline the collection totals for the Christmas Collection for the Cler-gy Fund and the Offertory Collection for December 28–29 were not available, so the results will be in next week’s Bulletin. The Grand Annual Appeal continues to do well as it enters its final weeks. As of December 23rd, 377 households had contributed $167,684, bringing us very close to our budgeted goal of $170,000. If you can help

push the total over the top that would be great. Jack Riley

St. Agatha Parish Milton—Quincy

FEATURED WEEKLY READING

THE WEEKLY UPDATE

Weekly Offertory Report

Weekly Budget

Dec.21-22 In-Pew

Collection Electronic Collection

Dec.21-22 Total

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Difference

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YTD

$12,745 $8,957 $2,851 $11,808 -$937 -$24,712

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Please forgive any misspellings or omissions. We tried to include everyone.

Thank You to all for your Christmas Flower donations.

The following donations were made in Honor or Memory of loved ones.

More names to follow in next week’s Bulletin.

In Honor of: All parishioners who gave

donations for the Christmas flowers.

In Loving Honor or Memory of:

James P. Kennedy Marie E. McArdle

Mary Kennedy Glynn Mary & Ray Byron

Edward & Elizabeth Lynch John F. & Alice Mullen

Thomas Mullen Dave Mullen

Marcia Mullen Robinson Doug Bognanno Nick Trifone III

Kay Tarpey Thomas & Aili Doyle

Anne Phelan Ruth & Francis Turnbull

Joe Turnbull M & E Turnbull

Cornelius & Harriet Sullivan Fraser & Miriam McInnes

Paul F. Clasby Mary T. Clasby

George & Bernadette Regan Ralph & Rose DuMoulin

DuMoulin & Shanney Families William & Rita Graham

Patricia Ferren Ed & Lil Flaherty

Mary & Joseph Duseau Jeanne, Bertha & George Sullivan

Brenna Maye Fasano John J. Sawyer, Jr.

John & Alice Sawyer Norman & Loretta Denault Foster & Messina Families Francis Family Members McLean Family Members

Joseph Geaney Helena & Marian Kazmierczak

Janina & Mieczyslaw Szapiel Roman Szapiel Lila Pronczyk

McMahon & Carroll Families The Cronin Family The Cunniff Family

Joseph & Marion Murphy Jeri Murphy Behan

Kathleen Haley Murphy David E. Clasby

Robert & Mary Fitzgerald Edmund Murphy

Marjorie & Howard Camden Eleanor & Joseph Shea

Jack Shea Ginny Norton

Winifred & William J. Monahan Monahan & Gilmore Family

Jeanne E. Burke Dr. Kenneth K. Quigley

Vincent Quigley Helen & Leo Barry

Joseph & Barbara Mc Murrough James Young

Jonathan Young Arlene & Stephen Barry

Melissa Anne Barry John C. McSeveney Leona McSeveney

John C. McSeveney, Jr. Mary & Agnes McHugh

Helen L. Porzio Blanche, Hartnett, O’Connor Family

Purtell, Fahey, Riley Family Balboni, Salvi Family

Marion Mariante Frances & Francis O’Neil Norbert & Laura Collette

Al Seghezzi Bob & Marie Bruce

Arthur & Lillian Bruce Frank & Jo Bruce

Colleen Bruce Ellen Bruce

Judith & Emil Seghezzi Pat Morris

Frank & Helen Seghezzi William & Ellen Bruce

Paul Daly Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Zubricki

Mr. Thomas Keohane Mr. & Mrs. James Keohane

Tommy Swain Joe & Louise Cahill

Arthur Cahill Reardon-Reynolds Families

The Bold Family Edward Baccari

Lillian Karam Francis & Elizabeth Whitney

William & Mary Duffy J. Timothy Haskins

Walter & Mary Haley Kay Higgins

William R. McDonough Andrew & Mary Phillips

Kevin Ryan Gerry McCarthy

John & Rose Ryan William & Mary Roper

Capt. Ellenwood Folger Lila M. Folger

Fred G. Lamott, Jr. Patrick J. Fitzpatrick

All members of the Fitzpatrick, Flaherty & Comer & Healy Families

Frances A. DeSantis Christopher W. Ciampaglio

Kathleen Ciampaglio Teresa M. Callahan

Frank & Annie Callahan Paul Callahan

Frances E. Callahan Irene Saddler

Comer & Fitzpatrick Families Delia, Joseph P. & Richard J. Malvesti

Bill Swanson Julia & Peter Jurkiewicz

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[email protected] January 4–5, 2020

Wishing all our Faith Formation Families peace and blessings in the New Year!

Faith Formation Sessions will resume this week January 7-8-9.

Grade 2 students will celebrate the Sacrament of First Reconciliation on Saturday, January 25. Group 1 at 11:00 am and Group 2 at 1:00 pm. Both services will be held in the Church.

The annual Safety Training for grades 4-5 will take place during sessions this week January 7-8-9. The annual Safety Training for grades 1-3 will take place dur ing sessions the week of January 29-30-31.

FAITH FORMATION UPDATES CONFIRMATION & YOUNG CHURCH MINISTRY

FOLLOW THE YOUTH GROUP St. Agatha Youth Ministry page or @ staggiesmilton

NEED HELP? The “Car ing Circle” dares to care… Call 617-337-3225 for short-term non-financial help or visit www.mcccaringcircle.org

Please join us for a three week Book Discussion on the book we received at Christmas, Rediscover the Saints by Matthew Kelly. We will discuss the highlights of the book and pick three saints to examine their life and vir-tues a bit closer. Enjoy this casual discussion on this book. Let’s get to know a few of our heavenly Saints and how they lived the Gospel. Immediately following the 9:00 AM

Morning Mass (9:45–10:45 AM) with coffee & fellowship. Starting Tuesday, January 21st.

Please call Lisa Gulino, our Pastoral Associate at 617-698-2439 X 209

and she will arrange for a minister of communion to bring Eucharist to you.

Celebration of all those who have been Baptized during this past year

Parents, Grandparents, and Godparents, are invited to attend the 9:00 AM Mass on Sunday, January 12th— The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. We will have a light coffee and donuts immediately following Mass in the Gathering Space to mingle and meet the newest members of St. Agatha Parish and their families.

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Saturday 8:00am 4:30pm

January 4 12th Anniversary

Catherine Higgins

Sunday 7:30am 9:00am 10:30am 12:00pm 5:00pm

January 5 For the

Memorial 3rd Anniversary 19th Anniversary 1st Anniversary

Parishioners of St. Agatha Edna & Harry McDonnell William T. Rehm Margaret M. Welch John Gallahue

Monday 7:00am 9:00am

January 6

Tuesday 7:00am 9:00am

January 7

Wednesday 7:00am 9:00am

January 8

Thursday 7:00am 9:00am

January 9 Month’s Mind

Sharon McLain

Friday 7:00am 9:00am

January 10 Memorial

Joseph T. McMann

Saturday 8:00am 4:30pm

January 11 1st Anniversary

Christopher Drummond

Sunday 7:30am 9:00am 10:30am 12:00pm 5:00pm

January 12 Memorial

For the Anniversary Anniversary 1st Anniversary

Patricia & Fred Morahan Parishioners of St. Agatha Paul Motta William E. Trecker Richard Killeen

MASS INTENTIONS

Every Monday Doors Open @ 4:45pm BINGO begins at 6:40pm

Come and Play

School Parents, your help is needed. Thank You Volunteers!!!

Baptism: 2:00pm on the 2nd/4th Sundays of each month. Please call the Rectory to arrange/ask questions regarding other arrangements.

Reconciliation: 3:45-4:15pm on Saturdays Any other time by appointment

Marriage: Call one of the parish priests or deacon. Ar-rangements are ordinarily to be made at least 6 months before the proposed marriage.

SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATIONS

SAINT AGATHA SCHOOL

2019 Giving Tree Project Thank you for the outpouring of support.

St. Agatha Parish is second to none in responding to the cry of the poor. The

amount of gifts that was delivered to My Brother’s Keeper for distribution

before Christmas demonstrated the on-going commitment that our parishioners have to this worthwhile project.

A Morning of Prayer, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph, at the Motherhouse Chapel, 637 Cambridge St., Brighton, MA. Linda Boothroyd, CSJ Agrégée and Joanne Mauldin, CSJ Agrégée, are the presenters for “Give Me a Drink: John 4:7” on Monday, January 13 from 9:45 AM to 12 Noon. Jesus’ conversation with the Woman at the Well in John’s Gospel provides the basis for our conversation. The morning begins with refreshments. A $20 donation is suggested. To RSVP, call 781-227-4730; e-mail: [email protected].

When a parishioner is hospitalized…. St. Agatha is a wonderful family of faith. It is im-portant to our priests and pastoral staff that we do all we can to stay in touch with parishioners who may not be able to attend Mass due to illness and/or are hospi-talized. Due to HIPPA (privacy) laws, the parish is not informed of parishioners who are in the hospital or in nursing homes. The local hospitals have a priest chap-lain on call who attends to emergency needs and cele-brates the sacraments of Reconciliation and/or the Anointing of the Sick as requested.

Since every parishioner is an integral part of our worship and our parish community, please consider letting our pastoral associate, Lisa M. Gulino, know if you or a fam-ily member is ill. Lisa can be reached by phone at 617-698-2439 x209 or email: [email protected].

LAST WEEKEND for the COAT DRIVE ending Jan 10th

Please donate a gently used Adult/Youth Coat Donation boxes are in the rear vestibule of the

church & in St. Agatha School Help us help others!

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