Remembering Loved Ones Who Have Gone To God
At all of our Masses on the weekend of December 13 and 14, we will have a Ritual of Remembrance for all of our loved ones who have gone to God. At the conclusion of Mass, you are invited to place one sand dollar in memory of your loved ones on the Parish Christmas tree.
Go to God with all of your sorrows, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. Be alert and of sober mind. Do not let doubt or any kind of negative thinking overpower you. Resist it, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is under-going the same kind of sufferings. And though it will take time, God of all grace, who called you in Christ, will restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To Him be the power for ever and ever.
Amen. (1 Peter 5:6-11-Adapted)
GIVING TREES!
As is our tradition, your generosity provides Christmas aid to St. Mary Center for Women and Children,
Charlestown Recovery House, Veterans Shelter, our Parish’s Conference of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society,
and Sisters of Saint Joseph Prison Ministry.
� St. Mary Center for Woman & Children—tags on tree with requests from the Moms
� Charlestown Recovery House-please give a gift card, T-Pass, or Dunkin Donuts gift card.
� Veterans Shelter —please give a gift card, T-Pass, or Dunkin Donuts gift card.
� St. Vincent de Paul Society—a monetary donation is requested for clients in our Parish who have many different needs, ie. rental assistance, beds, furniture of all kinds and a myriad of other requests. Checks should be made payable to St. Vincent de Paul Society.
� Sisters of St. Joseph Prison Ministry-Due to Dept. of Corrections security regulations, monetary donations are requested. Checks should be made payable to Sisters of St. Joseph Prison Ministry”
Donations may be placed in the collection baskets at the door or brought to the office at 46 Winthrop St and are due on December 14.
Let your love keep another warm
In collaboration with Good Shepherd School, the Kennedy Center and the Lions’ Club, we’re collecting useable coats and jackets in the churches and offices and at Harvest on Vine!
Thanks to Ann, Oscar and Sandy for making our Advent wreaths so beautiful!
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, located in the Navy yard in Charlestown,
is looking for qualified Eucharistic ministers to augment the volunteers who currently visit Catholic patients
and bring them communion.
The volunteers also spend time with the patients, listening to their thoughts and concern, which is a benefit not
only to the patient but to the volunteer as well. Recently, a volunteer shared, “I get more gratitude and blessings
from these visits than the patient does!”
If you are qualified Eucharistic minister and would like to discuss the potential to volunteer and learn about the
application process, please contact the chaplain (a St Mary’s St Catherine of Siena communicant)
Michael Kelleher at mwkelleher@mgb.org
Love Your Marriage Retreat (1/31)
This one-day retreat for married couples will be held on January 31st at the Pastoral Center, Braintree. It will be led by Family Life and Our Outpost, a Catholic ministry designed to help couples intentionally develop vibrant marriages through healthier communication, conflict resolution, and decision making.
The cost is $40 per couple and includes meals, materials, Mass, and more. For more information and registration, visit bit.ly/loveyourmarriageretreat.
The Watertown Ancient Order of Hibernians
(AOH), America’s largest and oldest Irish Catholic organizations, is hosting a blood / food drive on Saturday, December 27, at Hibernian Hall, 151 Watertown Street, Watertown, MA from 9 AM to 2 PM. Visit https://redcrossblood.org/ and enter AOH to schedule an appointment to donate blood. Each pint of blood we collect can help save up to three lives and will touch the lives of so many more. No appointment is needed to
donate food. Items collected at the Food Drive will be donated to the Watertown Catholic Collaborative food pantry.