Charlestown Catholic Community News
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Bring your hearts, bring your minds, bring your souls, bring yourselves, bring someone you love.
SYMBOLON
7PM Monday December 23 at
St. Catherine’s Chapel
Learn about our faith-not just what we believe, but WHY.
For more information, see Fr. John.
Christmas Flowers
For Both Parishes:
For those who would like to make a donation in memory of a loved one by
placing flowers on the Altar for Christmas, please submit their name/names to the office no later than this Thursday, Dec. 12.
Those names will be in the bulletin for Christmas. All names received after that date will be added to a future bulletin.
You may drop an envelope with the name of your loved one in the collection basket or mail to the Parish Center at 46 Winthrop Street.
Thank you.
Christmas Schedule
Christmas Eve: 4 pm in both churches
Christmas Day: 8 am at St. Mary’s
9:30 am at St. Francis
11:00 am at St. Mary’s
The Christmas collection is for
retired priests of the Archdiocese
January 1: Feast of Mary
9:30 am at St. Francis
11:00 am at St. Mary’s
St. Francis de Sales Mass Intentions
Saturday, December 14 – 4:00 pm + Peg O’Brien
Sunday, December 15 – 9:30am + Margaret Sindoris
Monday, December 16
Mass at 8 am in St. Catherine of Siena Chapel
Tuesday, December 17
Mass at 8am in St. Catherine of Siena Chapel
Wednesday, December 18
Mass at 8am in St. Catherine of Siena Chapel
Thursday, December 19
Mass at 8am in St. Catherine of Siena Chapel
Friday, December 20
Mass at 8am in St. Catherine of Siena Chapel
Saturday December 21 at 4:00 pm + Joe, Kay, JP Murphy; Baby AJ Lavigne & Meehan, Lavigne & Duffy families
Sunday December 22 at 9:30 am + Mary Farrell, William Farrell & Mary Connolly
St. Mary St. Catherine of Siena Mass Intentions
Saturday, December 14 at 9:00 am
Saturday, December 14 at 4:00pm + Lesley Hauser
Sunday, December 15 at 8:00 am + Gerald A. Wall
Sunday, December 15 at 11:00 am + Christina Ryan
Sunday, December 15 at 6:00 pm + Joan & Daniel Blake Sr.
Mass at St. Catherine of Siena Chapel
Monday, December 16
Mass at 8am in St. Catherine of Siena Chapel
Tuesday, December 17
Mass at 8am in St. Catherine of Siena Chapel
Wednesday, December 18
Mass at St. Catherine of Siena Chapel at 8:00 am
Thursday, December 19 – Our Lady of Guadalupe – + Sarah Farmer-Williams
Mass at St. Catherine of Siena Chapel at 8:00 am
Friday, December 20 – Lucy + Robert William Waller
Mass at 8am in St. Catherine of Siena Chapel
Saturday, December 21 at 9:00 am
Saturday, December 21 at 4:00pm + Dorothy Collins; James Collins & deceased members of the Collins & O’Connell families
Sunday, December 22 at 8:00 am – 4th Sunday of Advent
Sunday, December 22 at 11:00 am + Thomas Regan, Christina Ryan & The Salmon Family
Sunday, December 22 at 6:00pm + Elsa Forster Rowsey
Mass at St. Catherine of Siena Chapel
St. Francis de Sales
There were no Baptisms at St. Francis de Sales last week
Our next family movie night coming up!
Join us THIS Friday, December 20 at 5:30pm at St. Francis Hall for this different Christmas film.
We’ll have pizza, popcorn and surprises!
All for free!.
St. Mary. St. Catherine of Siena
If you are planning a Wedding, Planning a Baptism, If you are interested in becoming
Catholic or have not yet received Confirmation, if you are homebound and would like to
receive the Sacraments, interested in the choir Religious Education, or becoming a volunteer in a ministry please see the relevant bullet below or
Contact us at the Parish office
at 617.242.4664 or email info@charlestowncatholic.org
RCIA (The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)
is a program for Catholics who have not had the opportunity to receive the Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation; for Adults who are members of another religion or have never been baptized and want to know more about and perhaps become a member of the Catholic faith. For more information, call Fr. John at 617-242-4664
or email him at jsheridan8699@gmail.com.
ONLINE GIVING
Many have asked us how to contribute through online banking so that when they are not in the Parish, they can continue to make their offertory collection and second collection donations. This can be done easily by logging into your online banking account and entering St. Francis de Sales or St. Mary—St. Catherine as vendor/payee.
For St. Francis, please use 303 Bunker Hill Street for the address.
For St. Mary – St. Catherine, please use 46 Winthrop Street.
If you have any questions, please contact James Santosuosso at the Parish Office.
Thank you for your continued generosity.
Baptism Schedule
The Baptism Preparation Classes for parents and godparents are on the Saturday before the monthly baptisms. The Preparation Class time is 12:30 pm at the Parish Center, 46 Winthrop Street.
The Baptisms are held in the Churches on Sunday
at St. Mary’s at 12:30 pm and
at 1:30 pm at St. Francis de Sales.
We ask Baptism families and their guests to arrive at the Church about 15 minutes before the official start time.
Please send your request to info@stmarystcatherine.org
December
Class – December 7
Baptisms – December 8
The church has a patron saint for nearly every person, group of people, and occupation. These heavenly friends benefit us with their prayers of intercession speaking, as it were, to God on our behalf.If you ask nearly any Catholic whose intercession they seek when something has gone missing, nearly all will tell you it’s St. Anthony who is responsible for the recovery of cars keys and eyeglasses by the millions. But how did Anthony become the patron saint of lost articles?Legend has it that Anthony was the novice master at a friary in Montpellier, France. One of his charges was a somewhat discontented novice named Louis. When he wasn’t at prayer or teaching the novices he devoted his time to writing a book on the psalms – he had worked on it for years. One afternoon, the manuscript vanished, and Anthony searched carefully for it to no avail! Having no other recourse he prayed for its recovery.At the same time it seems that Br. Louis, the discontented novice, had disappeared as well and had been seen leaving with a somewhat manuscript sized parcel. Anthony, believing that Louis was much more valuable than his manuscript, prayed that Louis would find his true path in life.The legend says that the former Br. Louis, while on his way to sell the manuscript as his own was moved to return the book and turn his life around. So, Louis went back to the friary and returned the stolen manuscript. St. Anthony became his mentor and from that time forward Anthony’s prayers were sought whenever something was lost. It’s a tradition that continues today. For centuries when Catholics have lost something important, their car keys or their way in life, they’ve sought the prayers of St. Anthony.
Cursillo:
An Invitation!
Are you looking for an opportunity to grow spiritually and deepen your relationship with Jesus Christ? We invite you to join us for a Cursillo weekend to experience the love of Jesus Christ on a personal level and bring his love and joy into your daily life. Give yourself an extraordinary gift this year. Where: St. Basil’s Salvatorian Center, Methuen.
For more information, contact Nancy Higgins:higginsneh@aol.com
St. Francis de Sales Building Fund
For All the deceased Priests and Sisters who have served Saint Francis De Sales Parish; For all the deceased members, benefactors and friends of the Parish; for all those enrolled in the Saint Francis de Sales Memorial Building Fund Society and for all the souls in purgatory,
we pray to the Lord
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
If you would like to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, please come any Saturday between 3:15pm and 3:45pm to the church in either parish i.e. before the 4 pm Mass on Saturdays.
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL
Be mindful of the poor among us by assisting the Saint Vincent de Paul Society by way of their collection boxes at the doors of the Church. The weekly offerings given to the Parish Conference of the Society are their main source of income in assisting the needy of the Parish.
NEW PARISHIONERS
It is always encouraging to see new faces at Mass. We warmly welcome all of you who are newcomers to Charlestown. We receive many requests for recommendations for individuals who are asked to be sponsors for Baptism and Confirmation. It is necessary, for us to know you in order for us to comply with these requests for letters of recommendations. It is important, too, that you are on the Parish Mailing List for Sacramental Records as an active practicing Catholic. We invite you to fill out the Registration Form.