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SACRED HEART & OUR
Sacred Heart LADY’S
and Our COLLABORATIVE
Lady’s Collaborative
NEWTON, MA
~ A l l A r e We l c o m e ~
September 6, 2020
2 3 rd S u nd a y i n O rd i n a ry Ti m e
Sacred Heart Church Our Lady Help of Christians Church
1321 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02459 573 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02458
617-969-2248 617-527-7560
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From Fr. Dan, Pastor
Dear Friends, More broadly, the purpose of life is about “thy
Happy Labor Day! Special thanks to First kingdom come,” – that God’s way of living will grow
Responders, Essential Workers, and—as schools open in the world – the way of love, justice, compassion,
– Teachers! May all who have lost their job to the bad courage, cherishing life, caring about future
economy be given the assistance that God would want generations, service, and care for the vulnerable and
to give them and also access to good jobs soon. needy. Our own particular life’s purpose is to discern
What is the purpose of life? Many scholars what role(s) God is calling each of us to play in
say American culture in the decades before 1965 bringing about his way in the world, and then
would have said we live to make a difference for the embracing those roles with enthusiasm. Also,
better in the world, in our nation, in our communities, combine this with knowing that God’s effort, which
in our families, and in the lives of others. This view we work for, will achieve complete success in
was seen in the famous words of the inaugural address transforming all of creation, when Jesus comes again,
of President Kennedy: “Ask not what your country and we will eternally share in that perfect love and
can do for you – ask what you can do for your joy.
country.” In the last 50 years or so, American culture Thank you for cooperating with the seating
has radically changed so that many believe the main guidance of the ushers, especially at the 9AM and
purpose of life is “self-fulfillment.” The question is 10AM Masses – that are around capacity attendance.
not: “how can I make the world better?” but “what (The 4PM and 6PM are not in danger of hitting
will make me happy?” For Jesus, the purpose of life is capacity.)
implied in his words: “The greatest among you will be Sports: (As of 8/23) – The Bruins and Celts
the servant of all.” Like the first option above, life is have a solid chance to go all the way! The Pats with
about what we can do for others. (By the way, in Cam Newton will be fun to watch.
serving others, happiness will come as a by-product. Love & God bless you!
Giving leads to happiness and selfishness to sadness.) Fr. Dan
Resuming Public Masses
WEEKEND MASSES: Our TEMPORARY Mass Schedule is: and also because it will key to have your own in the pew with you.
Saturday: 4pm @ Our Lady’s
Sunday: 9am @ Sacred Heart, 10am @ Our Lady’s, For safety, we can only seat as many people as can be kept 6 feet
11am @ Sacred Heart (ASL), 6pm @ Our Lady’s apart. The church will be marked to ensure your safety and fellow
The 4pm Mass @ Sacred Heart will resume Sat., September 12. parishioners, and staff/volunteers will graciously guide you.
We continue to work incrementally toward expanding in the direc- If we learn that someone at Mass tests positive for COVID-19, we
tion of the pre-COVID Mass schedule. The huge number of tasks will post this on the collaborative website, while keeping the per-
involved in doing this safely during this once-in-a-century pandemic son’s name confidential.
is the reason we are doing this so carefully and incrementally. VOLUNTEERING AT MASS: We request that you consider giv-
Thank you for your patience and understanding. ing crucial and much needed help in furthering God’s work in our
WEEKDAY MASSES: The weekday Mass schedule is: two parishes by volunteering to be a member of the people assisting
Monday, Friday, and Saturday 9am @ Sacred Heart with the very many tasks that go with holding public Masses during
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 7am @ Our Lady’s the pandemic. We really need the help of a lot of people! You can
email:
CONFESSIONS: TEMPORARY: they are Saturday 2pm-3pm. In At Sacred Heart: Nick Frega at nfrega@sholnewton.org
August, they will be at Sacred Heart, Upper Church. In September, At Our Lady’s: Maribeth Scott at mbskis@yahoo.com
they will be at Our Lady’s, Main Church.
Please keep safety front and center. We strongly encourage you,
WHO SHOULD COME TO MASS? The dispensation from the especially if you are at risk due to age or a medical condition, to
Sunday Mass obligation will continue for the foreseeable fu- limit your involvement to what is safe for you. For some, that may
ture—for EVERYONE. Cardinal Sean strongly encourages people mean connecting by phone, internet or mail, instead of face to face,
in vulnerable populations, especially the elderly and those with at this time.
complicating physical conditions, to continue to worship virtually THE VIRTUAL MASS will be continuing as usual since the pan-
from home. I find this question helpful: “Would my doctor want me demic began, and it will go at least until the virus is totally gone,
to worship from home or at church?” If you are unsure about the and maybe even continue after that. Those of you not able to be at
answer, may I suggest she would be happy to get a call from you Mass in person are especially important to us. By 8am on Sundays,
with that question. Please be safe! we send out an email like this with a link you can click on. At a
SAFETY AT MASS: Please come with your own mask; they are similar time, you can also find our Mass on YouTube at https://
required for all those over age 5 who do not have a medical condi- bit.ly/SHOLVideos.
tion that precludes a mask. Please also bring your own hand sanitiz- WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE REOPENING. We are grateful to
er so you can use it frequently while at Mass. While we have some God and to all of you. Special thanks to our staff and the many vol-
hand sanitizer at the entrances to the churches, given the scarcity of unteers who make a safe reopening possible.
supplies, we request you help make it last by bringing your own,
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New & Ongoing in Our Community
September Book Club Selection We estimate that it will cost about $175 to purchase items
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi is the for each basket. You can help us by contributing anywhere
September Book Club selection. Widely praised and from $5 to the full cost of a basket; we will safely assemble
chosen by numerous book clubs, Dr. Kendi is today’s and deliver the baskets using your donations. Checks can
visionary in the enduring struggle for racial justice. We will be sent to either parish office, Attn: Mike Bliss, Business
discuss the book using Zoom on Thursday, September 24, Manager, payable to the parish with “Bridge Fund” in the
7:00pm. If you don’t currently receive Book Club emails memo line. If you have any questions, contact Cathy
and want to join, contact Jim Allaire at Schneider at cschneider52@comcast.net.
james.allaire@gmail.com. Bringing Communion to
Bridge Over Troubled Waters Project Others in Your Home
For many years, parishioners at Sacred Heart have We are happy to report that bringing Communion to those
supported the Maternal Home at BOTW by providing bed in your household is allowed by Archdiocesan safety
and bath linens for moms and their children entering the guidelines. Simply continue the practice of bringing a pyx
program. Recently, we were asked if we would participate (Communion Carrier) with you to Mass and hold it out
in a new Bridge initiative, Welcome Baskets for the Rapid when you are receiving Communion. If you do not have a
Rehousing program. RRH connects youth who can live pyx, see a staff member and we will be happy to give you
independently with affordable housing opportunities and one. Bringing Communion to those not in your household
provides ongoing support with a Bridge case is temporarily not allowed due to the pandemic. We look
manager. Because of Covid-19, Bridge hopes to move forward to when it will be safe to resume that practice, and
youth who would otherwise be in temporary group housing we will let you know when that day arrives!
(such as the space that Bridge rented from Emerson
College after students left last spring) into individual
housing units as quickly as possible. Since June, 50 young Marriage Banns
people have moved into their own units, and Bridge Sacred Heart & Our Lady’s Collaborative is pleased to announce
expects this effort will continue through the fall. For many, the following upcoming marriage:
it is the first time they have had their own space and so are Sarah Lavalle and Scott Giusti
without many basic household items. The Welcome Home
Monica Paolino and Robert Mazzola
baskets will help fill this void.
Candace Shaw and Steven Conroy
Kathleen Conway and William Miller
The Year of the Eucharist
The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist: sus Christ and the Holy Spirit (cf. 1 Cor 1:18-25, 2:6-
Questions and Answers 10; Rom 16:25-27; Rev 10:7).
The Eucharist is a mystery because it participates in
15. Why do we call the presence of Christ in the Eu- the mystery of Jesus Christ and God’s plan to save
charist a “mystery”? humanity through Christ. We should not be surprised
The word “mystery” is commonly used to refer to if there are aspects of the Eucharist that are not easy to
something that escapes the full comprehension of the understand, for God’s plan for the world has repeated-
human mind. In the Bible, however, the word has a ly surpassed human expectations and human under-
deeper and more specific meaning, for it refers to as- standing (cf. Jn 6:60-66). For example, even the disci-
pects of God’s plan of salvation for humanity, which ples did not at first understand that it was necessary
has already begun but will be completed only with the for the Messiah to be put to death and then to rise
end of time. In ancient Israel, through the Holy Spirit from the dead (cf. Mk 8:31-33, 9:31-32, 10:32-34; Mt
God revealed to the prophets some of the secrets of 16: 21-23, 17:22-23, 20:17-19; Lk 9:22, 9:43-45,
what he was going to accomplish for the salvation of 18:31-34).
his people (cf. Am 3:7; Is 21:28; Dan 2:27-45). Like- Furthermore, any time that we are speaking of God,
wise, through the preaching and teaching of Jesus, the we need to keep in mind that our human concepts nev-
mystery of “the Kingdom of God” was being revealed er entirely grasp God. We must not try to limit God to
to his disciples (Mk 4:11-12). St. Paul explained that our understanding, but allow our understanding to be
the mysteries of God may challenge our human under- stretched beyond its normal limitations by God's reve-
standing or may even seem to be foolishness, but their lation.
meaning is revealed to the People of God through Je-
Produced by the Committee on Doctrine of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and approved by the full body of bishops at their June 2001 General Meeting.
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Sacred Heart and Our Lady’s Collaborative
Fr. John Sassani
Homily Given on September 4, 2011
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Liturgical Year A
This is, like all the others!, a challenging portion of the gospel. The words of Jesus at the end of the pas-
sage are about us - “Where two or three gather in my name, there I am in their midst.” It is not just
where only two or three gather; it is the whole community here. The whole parish, the Archdiocesan
Church, the worldwide Church.
But life at every level of the Church is different - one thing that’s mean to be standard is forgiveness
and growth. Challenging bad behavior is part of living life in common with others. If I were sitting
around doing nothing but watching movies, Dennis Sheehan would be challenging me, then the staff…
then the Cardinal! If you were doing something wrong, same thing - but, before it would get too far,
you’d be registering at St. Bernard’s!
So it may seem like a challenging and impractical teaching. Steve Covey, the author of Seven Habits of
Highly Effective People, says that priorities are determined by context. So what is the context of this
gospel passage? The two stories on either side of it are
The parable of the lost sheep and the shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine to go ϐind the one
- and -
The unmerciful man who owed someone a huge debt and, when he begged for mercy, had the
debt wiped clean - but then went out and held a fellow servant accountable for a tiny amount.
The message, in context, is: Blessed are the merciful. Mercy is a gift, given as forgiveness, as support, as
guidance, as challenge. Mercy is at the heart of the Gospel because Christ’s heart is merciful.
Think about the ways you have beneϐited by mercy - I know I have. Let’s ask the Lord to help us grow
in mercy, as individuals and as a community. That way, we can help reveal that Christ’s purpose in
coming is our purpose being in the world - to make it a more merciful place.
Homily reϐlections are also available each week online at www.sholnewton.org/godeeper.
Collaborative Photo Album
Do you follow us on Instagram? Find us @sholnewton
Congratulations and
many blessings to
all the girls and boys
who received Jesus in the
Eucharist for the first time.
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COVID-19: Food & Financial Resources in Newton
SNAP (Food Stamps) Bristol Lodge Soup Kitchen Waltham Mobile Market
Do you need help buying nutritious foods? You 545 Moody St, Waltham 50 Prospect St, Waltham
may be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Free takeout meals, Daily 4:30-5:30pm No eligibility requirements
Assistance Program (SNAP). Apply online or Fresh produce, dairy, soups, proteins, etc.
call 877-382-2363. Commodity Supplemental Food Prgm Upcoming: Sep 19, 1-2pm
CSFP is a once per month food distribution for
Through the Newton School System eligible individuals age 60+. Contact Emily Do You Need Emergency
3 days of breakfast and lunch items, both pre- Kuhl at 617-796-1672 for info. Assistance with Utility Bills?
pared/perishable and non-perishable foods. Senior Grocery Store Shopping Hours If your household has been impacted by the
ALL Newton residents eligible. Whole Foods: Daily 8:00-9:00am COVID-19 pandemic and you have low-to-
Mon-Fri, 10:00am-12:00pm Star Market: Tue & Thu 7:00-9:00am moderate income, you may be eligible to re-
Newton North (Auditorium Entrance) Stop & Shop: Daily 6:00-7:30am ceive financial assistance. The Horace Cousens
Newton South Trader Joe’s: Daily 8:00-9:00am Industrial Fund has received a Community De-
Early Childhood Prgm, 150 Jackson Rd Market Basket: Tu, Wd, Th 5:30-7:00am velopment Block Grant to help with utility bills.
Wegmans: Daily 7:00-8:00am You can get an application online at http://
Centre Street Food Pantry www.newtonma.gov/residents/
11 Homer St, Newton Newton Mobile Market cousens_fund.asp, or you can call 617-796-
Tuesdays, 2:30-6:00pm American Legion Post 440 1324 to have an application mailed to you.
Every first Saturday, 11:30am-2:00pm 295 California St, Newton Residence & income eligibility rules apply.
617-340-9554, www.centrestfoodpantry.org No eligibility requirements
Fresh produce, dairy, soups, proteins, etc. Questions?
Newton Food Pantry 617-796-1420
1000 Commonwealth Ave (City Hall) Upcoming: Sep 18, 10-11am
To register, call 617-244-0440 and leave your www.newtonma.gov/socialservices
Wednesdays, 1:30-5:30pm
2nd & 4th Wednesdays open till 7:30pm name and phone number.
617-796-1233, www.newtonfoodpantry.org
Beyond Our Walls
Care for Creation: Mass Save Audits appointment will be scheduled with an installation specialist by the
end of November.
Until September 30, homeowners can get 100% off the cost of a
Mass Save-approved home insulation project after having a virtual Call 781-305-3319, choose option 2 and say you were referred by
no-cost energy audit using a smartphone to take photos of some are- Green Newton or visit https://www.homeworksenergy.com/
as of your home. In addition to potentially great financial savings, neighbors/greennewton. Learn more at greennewton.org.
this will help to improve the energy efficiency of your home and
reduce your carbon footprint. Other incentives include air-sealing, FIAT for Discerning Women
rebates off up to $2,750 on energy-efficient upgrades, no-cost LED Fiat is a discernment group for single women considering a vocation
light bulbs, shower heads, and power strips. Homeowners are eligi- to religious life in the Catholic Church. For information, contact Sr.
ble for an energy assessment every three years. If opportunities are Marian Batho, CSJ at marian.batho@csjboston.org. Check out their
found to weatherize or insulate your home at no cost, a follow up Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FiatForDiscerningWomen.
Gospel: Jesus is teaching the disciples about the Church.
The Church isn’t just the building—
it’s all of the people who worship God, including you!
Psalm: Trace the
words and learn
to pray like Jesus!
Learn at Mass
The candles in church are
made from beeswax. How
many candles would you
guess are in your church?
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Sacred Heart News
Sacred Heart Religious Education Plans for the 2020-2021 Year
We are excited to be able to provide an online version of our Reli- less of grade level. The dates and times of these meetings will be
gious Education Curriculum to Sacred Heart families this fall. decided in September.
Each student/family will be able to choose to have access to The deadline for registration is September 13, with classes
either the online textbooks or use the hard copy textbook at beginning on Tuesday, October 6.
home. Some grades will be led by a catechist remotely with Please consider registering your child early with the online regis-
parents guiding the curriculum from home. Other grades will tration form on the Collaborative website. Volunteers are needed
be led by parents at home with bimonthly or monthly Zoom to be catechists, especially in the upper grades! Contact the Reli-
meetings with a catechist. In-person Retreats for Sacramental gious Ed office if you want to know more!
Preparation for Eucharist and Confirmation will be decided
on as guidelines allow during the school year. We look forward to working with your family in this new and
more collaborative way to grow in our Catholic faith together! If
Parent Meetings (Zoom) are an important aspect of your child’s
you have any questions, please contact: Michelle Solomon at
faith formation and will be required for all CCD parents regard-
msolomon@sholnewton.org or 617-969-2248 x126.
4pm Mass Volunteers Needed Prayer Shawl Ministry
As you know, on Saturday, September 12, the 4pm Mass at Despite COVID-19 and social distancing, the Prayer Shawl
Sacred Heart is returning! To ensure this goes as safely and Ministry continues to work. We have had prayer sessions via
smoothly as possible, a team of 8-10 volunteers will be needed. Zoom, and everyone has been working on projects – shawls,
If you are willing to act in this role, ushering people to seats and blankets, or scarves. Just last week, baby blankets were sent out
helping ensure mask-wearing, we would need you to arrive 20 to some new arrivals despite their baptisms not taking place
minutes prior to Mass. For more information or to volunteer, right now. We are a caring, supportive community even when
please contact Nick Frega at 617-969-2248 ext. 111 or we cannot physically be with each other. We look forward to the
nfrega@sholnewton.org. Thank you in advance! day when our Sacred Heart & Our Lady’s Collaborative can
celebrate together in person without concern for safety. Until
Mother Caroline Academy Drive then, our prayers continue for all the sick, hospitalized,
It’s almost back to school time! Mother Caroline Academy is a bereaved, and isolated parishioners and their families. Our hands
tuition-free private school for low-income girls in Grades 5-8 in continue to create items to comfort and embrace. Do let the
Dorchester. Each fall, parishioners have been very generous in office know if you know of someone who would benefit from
donating school supplies for the 70 students and 8 teachers one of our hand-crafted shawls.
at MCA. School will open virtually in the fall and remain so
until it is safe for students to return in person. This year, due to A Note from Fr. Dan about Online Giving
COVID-19, donations will be made in the form of Amazon or Continued ministry in these
Staples gift cards, which will certainly assist the students and challenging times is made
their families. 40% of MCA students have been directly possible by the ongoing and
impacted by the virus through the illness or death of a family generous financial support of
member. COVID rates in the school’s neighborhood are almost parishioners like you. If you
6%, much higher than most of the rest of the city. Our drive are able to make your regular
begins this weekend and runs through September 12/13. You contribution online, we urge you to consider doing so. At all
can mail a plastic gift card to Carrie Coughlin, Director of times, and especially during this crisis, online giving is both
Development, Mother Caroline Academy and Education
easier for you and better for Sacred Heart.
Center, 515 Blue Hill Ave, Dorchester, MA 02121. Another
option is to email an e-card to Carrie at ccoughlin@mcaec.org. To give securely online to Sacred Heart, visit https://
If you prefer, you may make a monetary donation for school osvhub.com/sacredheartnewton/funds
supplies by mail to Mother Caroline Academy or online
at www.mcaec.org/. Paper checks can be mailed to the parish office:
Sacred Heart, 1321 Centre St, Newton Centre, MA 02459
Your generosity and support make a difference every day!
—Margaret LeBlanc and Jane McGuire Thank you! Fr. Dan
News from the Guild for Fall & Winter 2020
After consideration by the Guild of St. Francis officers and in them for 2021.
discussion with the Sacred Heart Parish staff, we have decided to Normally, we host the Fall and Winter “gently used” clothing
cancel the Fall schedule of the Guild, including the Holly Harvest drive for the clients at St Francis House in Boston, but those
Fair, for 2020. drives are postponed.
As much as we wanted to continue on, we realized the many We hope to find new and creative ways to fundraise for our par-
rules from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the possibil- ish. If you have any ideas, let the Guild know. We certainly ap-
ity of medical danger to volunteers and visitors to our fall activi- preciate the support that parishioners have given in the past.
ties would be beyond our control. We are sorry to make this an-
nouncement and, we thank everyone who has supported the We wish you health, sanity, happiness and peace at this difficult
Guild over the years. time.
We will not be accepting any donations at this time and will be Guild members should expect to receive a copy of the Annual
unable to accept material for storage until the pandemic is Report before summer ends.
past. Please retain them at home until such time as we can accept —Pat Acton, Guild President
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Our Lady’s News
Announcing Plans for the 2020-2021 Religious Education Year
Religious Education for the 2020-2021 school year will be almost exclusively online via Zoom, with hopes that we may
be able to gather in person for sacramental preparation retreats next spring.
The gist of the program is that we are asking families to participate in and commit to
daily prayer, weekly worship and at-home lessons, and a monthly online gathering.
There are additional obligations for children preparing for the Sacraments of First Penance and First Communion and
for young people preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Registration is online at https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VlesrEjc9U2Mq6rhx8-
l_hjA3mTlvEtNuU2Bo4fC7OxUMzhKNjc3VkJLMTBPT0lKRzlZUDJKR0RVVi4u, and tuition can be paid online at
https://sholnewton.org/tuition-payment. You can also find these links on our website at https://sholnewton.org/religious-
education-at-our-ladys. If you have limited Internet access and need a paper registration form mailed to you, please con-
tact Ginny, and she’ll be happy to do so. Please register by Sept 13.
Although this program is online, we do still need volunteers to serve in a variety of roles—some familiar and some new
with this new model. Please contact us if you would like to learn more.
We are excited for all the potential of the year ahead and hope you are too! THANK YOU again for your patience, un-
derstanding, and partnership. We are grateful for all our parents, students, catechists, and volunteers!
With any questions, please contact:
Kristina Preman Kate Neal Ginny Arpino
kpreman@sholnewton.org, x216 kneal@sholnewton.org, x219 garpino@sholnewton.org, x221
Congratulations to Our First Communicants!
Let us extend our congratulations and prayers to the following girls and boys who received their First Holy Communion at Our
Lady’s over the summer. May their friendship with Christ grow every time they receive his Body and Blood in the Eucharist.
We look forward to more First Communion celebrations, delayed because of the pandemic, in the coming months!
Lily Bunton, Bailey Carrillo, Christopher Carrillo, Elizabeth Cedrone, Vivian Cottone, William Currid, Nathaniel Daly,
Ava D’Angelo, Tessa De Santis, Christian DiDuca, Joshua Falchuk, Brian Farmer, Kailyn Girouard, Nathan Graf, Cara Healy,
Charlotte Kuronen, Joseph Leone, Rebecca Matthews, Michaela McAllister, Hunter McClean, Aiden McIntyre, Alexis Mitchell,
Annabel Moore, Charles Moruzzi, Maeve Pelis, Giovanna Proia, Ignacio Sambade, Lucille Shanahan, Lily Shanshiry,
Annabelle Spillane, Andre Toossi, Daniel Toossi, Ella Utano, Tessa Virgilio, Abigail West, Reese Weston
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. Jඈඁඇ 6:54
Invitation to Serve:
Ministers Needed and Welcomed!
As we cautiously reopen, many people have stepped forward to
help us celebrate Mass safely—and we would be grateful to re-
cruit more. Please consider serving!
Eucharistic Ministers: Eucharistic Ministers go out into the con-
gregation to serve people in their pews. Masks are worn and hand
sanitizer is readily available.
Ushers: Ushers seat people in specific pews as they arrive. Dur-
ing Communion, ushers make hand sanitizer available to the Eu- A Note from Fr. Dan about Online Giving
charistic Ministers. Finally, ushers control the dismissal of the Continued ministry in these chal-
congregation at the end of Mass, ensuring that social distance is lenging times is made possible by
maintained. The usher is a friendly face to all those who join us. the ongoing and generous financial
support of parishioners like you. If
Counters: Since we currently have a limited capacity in the you are able to make your regular
church to ensure social distancing, counters monitor the attend- contribution online, we urge you to consider doing so. At all
ance at each Mass, using a clicker counter. times, and especially during this crisis, online giving is both
Lectors: We are seeking new lectors at all Masses. Lectors partic- easier for you and better for Our Lady’s.
ipate in the Mass in a particular way, proclaiming the Word of To give securely online to Our Lady’s, visit https://
God in the assembly. sholnewton.churchgiving.com
Ministers in all roles are scheduled according to their preferences
and availability, whether that’s every week or once a month. Paper checks can be mailed to the parish office:
Contact Maribeth Scott at 617-469-8110 or mbskis@yahoo.com. Our Lady’s Parish, 573 Washington St, Newton, MA 02458
Thank you! Fr. Dan
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Sacred Heart Help of Christians
1321 Centre Street 573 Washington Street
Newton Centre 02459 Newton 02458
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Office: Mon-Fri 9:30am-2:30pm Office: Mon-Fri 7:45am-3:45pm
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MASS TIMES See opposite page for current schedule SACRAMENT OF
Saturday Vigil Weekdays including Legal Holidays RECONCILIATION
4:00pm Our Lady’s Mon, Fri, Sat: 9:00am Sacred Heart, Temporary Schedule
4:00pm Sacred Heart Upper Church
Saturdays, 2:00-3:00pm, or by appointment
Tue, Wed, Thu: 7:00am Our Lady’s
Sunday Month of September: Our Lady’s (Main Church)
8:00am Our Lady’s Holy Days of Obligation
7:00am Our Lady’s Month of October: Sacred Heart (Main Church)
9:00am Sacred Heart
10:00am Our Lady’s 9:00am Sacred Heart
11:00am Sacred Heart (ASL) 12:00pm Our Lady’s
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
7:30pm Sacred Heart Saturdays at Sacred Heart, immediately following
12:00pm Sacred Heart, Lower Church the 9:00am Mass
6:00pm Our Lady’s
COLLABORATIVE STAFF
CLERGY LAY PASTORAL LEADERSHIP SUPPORT STAFF
Fr. Dan Riley, Pastor Anne Marie David, Music Director (OL) Ginny Arpino, Asst. to RE (OL) & Pastoral Team
driley@sholnewton.org, ext. 229 amdavid@sholnewton.org, ext. 227 garpino@sholnewton.org, ext.221
Msgr. Dennis Sheehan, Senior Priest in Res. Nick Frega, Pastoral Associate Michael Bliss, Finance & Operations
dsheehan@sholnewton.org, ext. 239 nfrega@sholnewton.org, ext.111 mbliss@sholnewton.org, ext. 226
Erica Johnson, Liturgy & Music Dir. (SH) Ed Desmond, Admin. Assistant (OL)
Fr. Bart Geger, S.J., Assisting Priest edesmond@sholnewton.org, ext. 250
ejohnson@sholnewton.org, ext. 120
Deacon Bill Koffel, Deacon Gerry McGrath, Facilities (OL)
bkoffel@sholnewton.org Kate Neal, Rel. Ed. (OL), Past. Assoc. gmcgrath@sholnewton.org
kneal@sholnewton.org, ext. 219
Sioux Mont, Admin. Assistant (SH)
Kristina Preman, Rel. Ed. (OL), Past. Assoc. smont@sholnewton.org, ext.110
kpreman@sholnewton.org, ext. 216
David Nahabedian, Facilities (SH)
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msolomon@sholnewton.org, ext. 126
New to our Collaborative? Welcome! Please introduce Michelle Solomon at Sacred Heart or Kristina Preman at
yourself after Mass or at the parish offices. We want to Our Lady's; for older children to be baptized or to receive
know and serve you! We hope you will participate in our Holy Communion, contact Michelle Solomon at Sacred
parishes with your prayers, presence, talents, and steward- Heart or Kristina Preman at Our Lady's.
ship according to your means.
Infant Baptisms: Infant Baptisms are celebrated at Mass
Pastoral Care of the Sick: We are most eager to help or on special Sundays throughout the year. Parents are
anyone who cannot celebrate Mass with us in church. If asked to call the parish office to begin the process. A pro-
you or a loved one wishes to receive the Sacraments of gram of preparation is offered to all parents. For more
the Anointing of the Sick, Eucharist, or Reconciliation, information, please visit our website.
please call the parish offices. The Sacrament of the
Anointing of the Sick is celebrated after all vigil and Sun- Sacrament of Marriage: Please contact the parish offic-
day Masses on the first full weekend of each month. es at least 6 months in advance. A preparation program is
Please also notify us of hospitalizations, so that we may offered to all couples. For more information, please visit
be of help. our website.
Sacraments of Initiation: For adults interested in Bap- Saint Vincent de Paul Society: For more information,
tism, Confirmation, or joining the Catholic Church, please email svdp@sholnewton.org or call 617-527-7560 ext.
contact Nick Frega; for high school Confirmation, contact 255.
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Sacred Heart and Our Lady’s Collaborative
Mass Schedule and Intentions
Priests’ schedule is subject to change
Saturday, September 5
9:00am - Sacred Heart - For All Parishioners Friday, September 11
Immediately following Mass: Exposition & Benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament, abbreviated due to COVID-19 9:00am - Sacred Heart - For A Special Intention of
Tina Quagliato
4:00pm - Our Lady’s (Msgr. Dennis Sheehan)
Barbara DeRubeis Saturday, September 12
Egidio DiBona—10th Anniversary 9:00am - Sacred Heart - For All Parishioners
Immediately following Mass: Exposition & Benediction of
Sunday, September 6–23rd Sunday the Blessed Sacrament, abbreviated due to COVID-19
in Ordinary Time 4:00pm - Sacred Heart (Fr. Dan Riley)
9:00am - Sacred Heart (Fr. Dan Riley)
For All Parishioners
Hannah-Mary O’Connell 4:00pm - Our Lady’s (Fr. Bart Geger, S.J.)
10:00am - Our Lady’s (Fr. Bart Geger, S.J.)
John, Lucia & Orazio DiMambro
Maria Bonyhay
Frank LaPorta—22nd Anniversary
Jeanne Hogman
Mary Palumbo
11:00am - Sacred Heart (Fr. Shawn Carey)
Ruth Fitzsimmons
For All Parishioners
David Berkeley
6:00pm - Our Lady’s (Fr. Dan Riley)
Conchita Gil
For All Parishioners
Sunday, September 13–24th Sunday
Monday, September 7
in Ordinary Time
9:00am - Sacred Heart - For All First Responders
9:00am - Sacred Heart (Fr. Dan Riley)
Tuesday, September 8 For All Parishioners
7:00am - Our Lady’s - Joseph Galia 10:00am - Our Lady’s (Msgr. Dennis Sheehan)
Wednesday, September 9 Frank & Ann Cammarata
7:00am - Our Lady’s - For All Military Personnel 11:00am - Sacred Heart (Fr. Shawn Carey)
For All Parishioners
Thursday, September 10 6:00pm - Our Lady’s (Fr. Dan Riley)
7:00am - Our Lady’s - For All Victims of Abuse For All Parishioners
Resumption of Full Weekend Mass Schedule, Scheduled Confessions, and Weekday Masses
Weekend Mass Schedule Weekday Masses—NEW Schedule
The 4pm Mass at Sacred Heart resumes next Saturday, Sept. 12. Weekday Masses have resumed, and we have begun a new, year-
In the future, we hope and plan to resume our full weekend Mass round schedule for daily Masses, similar to the summer schedule
schedule across the Collaborative, adding back the Sunday we have used for a few years now.
8:00am Mass (Our Lady’s) and 12:00pm Mass (Sacred Heart). —Mass is celebrated at Sacred Heart in the Upper Church
at 9:00am on Monday, Friday, and Saturday only.
Scheduled Confession Times —Mass is celebrated at Our Lady’s at 7:00am on Tuesday,
Confessions will be heard every Saturday, 2pm-3pm. Wednesday, and Thursday only.
—In September, this will be at Our Lady’s only, Main
Church. Thank you for your patience as we proceed carefully and
—In October, this will be at Sacred Heart only, Upper with safety at the forefront of our minds!
Church.
Scripture Readings for the Week
In your prayers, please remember (Also found at www.usccb.org)
Lucy B. Jordan 6 SUN Ez 33:7-9/Rom 13:8-10/Mt 18:15-20
Nancy Cooper 7 Mon 1 Cor 5:1-8/Lk 6:6-11
8 Tue Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30/Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or
and all who have died. 1:18-23
9 Wed 1 Cor 7:25-31/Lk 6:20-26
May they experience the new life 10 Thu 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13/Lk 6:27-38
promised by Christ’s Paschal victory. 11 Fri 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27/Lk 6:39-42
12 Sat 1 Cor 10:14-22/Lk 6:43-49
13 SUN Sir 27:30-28:7/Rom 14:7-9/Mt 18:21-35
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