Somerville Tri-Parish Catholic Community

Somerville Tri-Parish Catholic Community
Patronage of St. Joseph Parish
Est. 1869
264 Washington St.
Somerville, MA 02143
617-666-4140
www.stjosephsomerville.org
Mass Schedule
Saturday: 4:00PM (Vigil) - Reconciliation 3:00-3:45PM
Sunday: 7:00AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM
Daily: Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 12:10PM
Tuesday & Thursday - 7:00AM
Saturday - 8:00AM
Joseph’s Gate Religious Store Hours:
Mon. & Fri.. 12-1pm - Sat., 3:30-5pm, Sun., 8:30am-Noon
St. Ann Parish
50 Thurston St.
Somerville, MA 02145
617-625-1904
www.stannsomerville.org
Est. 1881
Mass Schedule
Parish Staff
Rev. Brian J. McHugh, Pastor
Rev. Richard G. Curran, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Jacques A. McGuffie, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Jean-Jacques Stanley Rousseau, Parochial Vicar
Deacon Joseph Bryère Guerrier, Deacon
Sr. Norah Guy, OP, Pastoral Associate
Peter F. Regan, Business Manager
Mary Pothier, Parish Administrator
Lorraine Burgess, Secretary
Nancy Petraglia, Secretary
Music Ministry
Maureen Gaffney, Adult Choir Director, St. Joseph
Josephine Lucreziano, Youth Choir, St. Joseph
Peter F. Regan, Music Director, St. Ann & St. Catherine
Religious Education
Christopher L. Shaw - Director of Faith Formation
Sr. Norah Guy, OP - RCIA
Saturday: 4:00PM (Vigil) - Reconciliation 3:00-3:45PM
Sunday: 8:00AM, 10:15AM, 11:30AM (Haitian Creole)
6:00PM (September-May)
Daily: Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 9:00AM
St. Catherine of Genoa Parish
125 Years
Serving
God and
His People
Est. 1891
179 Summer St.
Somerville, MA 02143
617-666-2087
www.stcatherinesomerville.com
Mass Schedule
Saturday: 4:00PM (Vigil) - Reconciliation 3:00-3:45PM
Sunday: 7:00AM, 9:00AM, 11:30AM
Daily: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday - 9:00AM
St. Catherine of Genoa School
192 Summer St.
Somerville, MA 02143
617-666-9116
www.stcatherinesomerville.net
Marian R. Burns, Principal
Janet Pace, Administrative Assistant
ST. JOSEPH PARISH
SOMERVILLE
Saturday, March 19 @ 8:00 a.m.
In Honor of St. Joseph
Saturday, March 19 @ 4:00 p.m.
Geri St. Pierre
(16th Anniversary)
Sunday, March 20 @ 7:00 a.m.
For Those Who Have Died in War
Sunday, March 20 @ 9:00 a.m.
Marlene Hoey
(5th Anniversary)
Sunday, March 20 @ 11:00 a.m.
Catherine Pelham
(3rd Anniversary)
Monday, March 21 @ 12:10 p.m.
Giovanni Navarra
Tuesday, March 22 @ 7:00 a.m.
People of St. Joseph Parish
Wednesday, March 23 @ 12:10 p.m.
Theresa Day
(Memorial)
(15th Anniversary)
HOLY THURSDAY, MARCH 24 @ 7:00PM
Mass of the Lord’s Supper (bi-lingual)
GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 25 @ 3:00PM
Stations of the Cross
HOLY SATURDAY, MARCH 26
Please see Mass Schedule on last page
EASTER SUNDAY, MARCH 27
7:00, 9:00 AND 11:00AM
CLASSES FOR GRADES 1—8 THIS SUNDAY, 3/20
for Stations of the Cross, in church
Parents are respectfully asked to attend Mass with their children.
NO Classes next Sunday, March 27th
- HAPPY EASTER
Grade 10 Confirmation Class meets this Sunday, 3/20 (last
class)
No Class on March 27th—Easter Sunday
No Class on April 3rd—Tri-Parish Confirmation
at 11:30AM at St. Catherine of Genoa Church
Grade 9 Confirmation Class meets again on Sunday, 4/9 at
5:00 p.m. followed by Mass at 6:00 p.m. at St. Ann Parish
Center.
CHURCH SUPPORT - March 12 & 13, 2016
Offertory
Attendance
4:00 p.m.
$702.00
92
7:00 a.m.
$175.00
27
9:00 a.m.
$450.00
71
11:00 a.m.
$356.00
82
Mail-In
$219.00
ParishPay
$310.00
Total
$2,212.00
272
Online Offertory donations: www.parishpay.com
Catholic Appeal:
Donations may be made at www.bostoncatholicappeal.org.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every
Friday following the 12:10 Mass.
Please remember our sick, their families and caregivers, in
your prayers. May God’s healing presence be with them:
Robert Fushi, Timothy Leslie, Alice Dioran, Avery Grace Murnane (baby girl),
Thomas Koen, Flora Thompson, Margaret Spurrell, Jerry Monkman, Patricia
Sammon, Scott Murphy, Dorothy Hodson, Mary Sylvester, Cynthia Dent, Mark
Oliveira, Noreen Morgan, Cathy Duncan, Georgina Ober, Alice Grottola, Joel
Rivera, Stephen Ramsden, Herb Roderick, Luis Rivera, Sr., Brenda Blizzard,
Joao Tavares, Carol Dows, Tony Jenkins, Mary Herlihy, Blanche Ahern, Bessy
Doherty, Pina and Leo Mingace, Suzie Magliozzi, Rosa Nolet, Janice Jolicoeur,
Norma Wolske, Steve Maguire, Kayleigh Wilcox, Jeanette Frejuste, Ann Marie
McGreevy, Fr. Paul Mulligan, Antonio Escobar. Please let us know when
In making a gift to
the 2016 Catholic
Appeal, you will join hands with tens of thousands whose generosity brings the love of Christ to so many in our Archdiocese.
Please take a pledge form from the back of the church or
pledge online at bostoncatholicappeal.org. Please pray for a
successful Catholic Appeal and we thank you.
Don’t forget OPERATION RICE BOWL. Rice Bowls
are available on the tables in the hall. Please take
one home. They will be collected after Easter.
someone can be removed from this list.
Proceeds from the 2nd collection to be taken up at all
the Masses this weekend will pay for the flowers to
decorate our Easter altars. Your generosity is greatly
appreciated.
We’d like to thank Maria Guevara, one of our
long-time parishioners, for making and donating
the beautiful green flower arrangement that you
now see in front of the statue of St. Joseph.
Maria made it specifically for St. Patrick Day and
it was in front of the statue of St. Patrick on that
day. But we thought, why not share it with his
friend, St. Joseph, on his day. And so, we did!
Little Sisters of the Poor
Jeanne Jugan Residence, 186 Highland Ave.
Please join us in prayer on Monday, March
21st as we ask the Lord for a favorable hearing at the Supreme Court on March 23rd.
There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament beginning after the 11:00 a.m. Mass until 5:30 p.m. It will be a
time for silent prayer except from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. when
they will have the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, a meditated Rosary and conclude with Evening Prayer and Benediction.
ST. CATHERINE OF GENOA PARISH
Saturday 3/19/16
9:00am Catherine Postizzi
4:00pm Nancy DeGregorio Barr
Sunday 3/20/16
7:00am Helen F. Carrier
9:00am Fr. Robert McMullen
11:30am Russell Lovett
Tuesday 3/22/16
9:00am Kathleen Cawley
Birthday Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
16th Anniversary
Birthday Celebration
HOLY THURSDAY, MARCH 24
Please see Mass Schedule on last page
GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 25
Please see Mass Schedule on last page
HOLY SATURDAY, MARCH 26
Please see Mass Schedule on last page
EASTER SUNDAY, MARCH 27
7:00am Rev. Gerard Brennan
Memorial
9:00am Russell Lovett
16th Anniversary
11:30am Livia Malgioglio
Memorial
In your prayers, you are asked to remember Kenneth Coady, Sr. and Sean P. Curtis whose Funeral Masses were
offered at St. Catherine of Genoa church this past week.
St. Vincent de Paul Society – This weekend, March 19/20, at all
the Masses, and on the third week-end of each month, food will be collected and distributed to St. Ann and St. Catherine of Genoa and St.
Joseph food pantry. This month the following items are requested: powdered milk, peanut butter and jelly (medium size), canned
meat, pasta and pasta sauce. All items may be placed at the
back of the church. Thank you for your generosity.
1000 CLUB: Congratulations to the March big winners,
Mildred McDonald of Somerville. Gift Certificates are
available for all occasions. If you would like to join or request a Gift Certificate, contact the rectory at 617-6662087. Memberships are $50 per year or $5 a month.
Next drawing is April 14th.
FIAT is a discernment group for single women considering a vocation
to religious life in the Catholic Church. Upcoming meetings: 7—9
p.m. on March 30 and April 27 at St. Clement’s Eucharistic
Shrine, 1105 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02215. For more information please check them out on facebook: www.facebook.com/
FiatForDiscerningWomen or contact Sr. Marian Batho, CSJ at
617-746-5637, email: Sr_Marian_Batho@rcab.org.
A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5 and Ryan, 3.
The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their
mother saw an opportunity for a moral lesson. “If Jesus was sitting here,
He would say, ‘Let my brother have the first pancake. I can wait.’” Kevin
turned to his younger brother and said, “Ryan, you be Jesus.”
SOMERVILLE
CLASSES THIS SUNDAY, March 20th for Grades 1—8
Following the 9:00am Mass.
First Communion practice will take place this Sunday, March
20th following the 9:00 AM Mass—Parents must attend
Grade 10 Confirmation Class meets this Sunday, 3/20 (last
class)
No Class on March 27th—Easter Sunday
No Class on April 3rd—Tri-Parish Confirmation
at 11:30AM at St. Catherine of Genoa Church
Grade 9 Confirmation Class meets again on Sunday, 4/9 at
5:00 p.m. followed by Mass at 6:00 p.m. at St. Ann Parish
Center.
CHURCH SUPPORT 3/12 &3/13, 2016
Offertory
Attendance
4:00
$ 830
108
7:00
$ 226
29
9:00
$ 510
108
11:30
$ 555
101
Mail In
$ 75
ParishPay
$1,080
Total
$3,276
346
Parish Maintenance $1,233
We have returned to the Upper Church, if you are attending the 9 or 11:30, and you may have noticed the
changes in the Sanctuary. Following Christmas, we installed staging and replaced the lighting from 1920 in
the cove of the apse with LED lights. More than half the
lights were burned out and the wiring almost 100 years
old. The total cost was $32,000; this was paid for using
the profits from the Christmas Bazaar for the past couple of years. We thank all those who supported the bazaar and especially the committee and all the volunteers
who made it possible.
Since the staging was up, and was half the total cost, we
decided to bring in a historic paint consultant, Sara
Chase, and determine the original colors of the apse.
Once determined, we repainted the apse in its colors as
specified by the architect, Charles Maginnis, and Alexander Locke, who designed all the stained glass, murals
and painting. Locke was a student of LeFarge, the renowned stained glass and mural artist. The result is dramatic! We can now clearly read the words beneath the
figures in the apse, albeit in Latin. The deeper colors
also bring out the richness of the stained glass. This is
how the sanctuary looked when the church was dedicated on Easter, 1920. It is so nice to have it restored in
time for Easter, almost 100 years later. This restoration
was performed at no cost to the parish. Please keep our
parish in your prayers as we continue to celebrate this
important milestone year.
ST. ANN PARISH
SOMERVILLE
Saturday, 3/19/16
4:00pm
Rose Trullo
1st Anniversary
Deceased Members of the DiRocco Family
Americo Nonni
Memorial
Deanna Cremin
21st Anniversary
Maria Ferreira
7th Anniversary
Sunday, 3/20/16
8:00am
Francesco Cicone
Memorial
Salvatore & Rosa Trapani
Memorial
10:15am
Leo Lawrence
Memorial
Karen Farrell
2nd Anniversary
11:30am
Parishioners of St. Ann Parish
6:00pm
Domenic & Antonia Contardo
Memorial
Monday, 3/21/16
9:00am
Karen Ouellete
Wednesday, 3/23/16
9:00am
Fr. Roger McMullen
Rev. Gerard Brennan
Rev. Frederick E. Sweeney
Parishioners of St. Ann Parish
Grade 10 Confirmation Class meets this Sunday, 3/20 (last
class)
Grade 10 Confirmation Class meets this Sunday, 3/20 (last
class)
No Class on March 27th—Easter Sunday
No Class on April 3rd—Tri-Parish Confirmation
at 11:30AM at St. Catherine of Genoa Church
Grade 9 Confirmation Class meets again on Sunday, 4/9 at
5:00 p.m. followed by Mass at 6:00 p.m. at St. Ann Parish
Center.
Memorial
Memorial
HOLY THURSDAY, MARCH 24
Please see Mass Schedule on last page
GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 25
Please see Mass Schedule on last page
HOLY SATURDAY, MARCH 26
Please see Mass Schedule on last page
EASTER SUNDAY, MARCH 27
8:00am
10:15am
11:30am
CLASSES FOR GRADES 1—8 THIS SUNDAY, 3/13
At 9:00AM followed by Mass as 10:15AM
CHURCH SUPPORT 3/12 & 13, 2016
4:00
8:00
10:15
11:30
6:00
Mail-In
ParishPay
Total
Memorial
Memorial
Your prayers are requested for Fernando Tiongson and Fre-
derick A. Caruso whose Funeral Masses were offered here
this past week.
Please remember the sick, their families and caregivers, in
your prayers. May God’s healing presence be with them:
George Sweet, Rhonda Rutkowski, Kay Donovan, Timothy Calvin
Barker, Nena, Margaret Cottier, Helen Barry, Beverly Cruz, Mary
Hagerty, Nina Cooper, Patrice Harrington, Charlie Dunne, Vi Bonnett,
Elaine Cioffi, Kathleen Tuscano, Joel Rivera, Diane Clifford, Baby
Cooper, Michael Sherburne, John Houlihan, Tony Jenkins, Adele
Cenci, Ashley Johnson, Maureen Murphy, Anna Smith, Carol Dows,
Lenox Toth, Pina and Leo Mingace, Jan Kallman, Patricia Featherston, Virginia Featherston, Kettely Civil, Stephen Tolliver, Mary Carr,
Jeannie Caruso, Mary Ann Wells, Bonnie Wronski, Jacob Michael
Snyder, Robert Bennett, Louis Servizio, Jean Cardillo, Kyle Brockway,
Michael Harrington, Ann McPherson, Debbie Litchberg, Dennis Racioppi, Kim & Seth Pilgrim, John Brosnahan, Joanne Corbett, Fred &
Mary Caruso, Mark F. Dwyer, Billy Fitzgerald, Please call the rec-
tory (617-666-2087) when any name on the above list can be
removed.
St. Ann Senior Center—The Center is open on Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 10 AM until 1 PM. A light lunch is provided. Raffle gifts and items that have been gently used can
be donated to Grandma’s Attic throughout the year. The Center will not accept bedding, clothing, old electronics or video
cassettes. We thank you for your support.
Offertory
Attendance
$582
428
871
737
234
136
350
$3,338
113
56
178
125
34
506
The Porter Square Bible Study meets
weekly on Tuesdays from 7:30—8:30p.m. at
Panera Bread in Porter Square. We welcome you to join us as we explore the Gospel of John.
Contact Christine
(christineagoss@gmail.com) to join the
email list and receive updates or find us on
Facebook:
facebook.com/
PorterSquareBibleStudy/
ElderFair 2016
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Free and open to the public, Elder Fair is an exciting and
informative event for older people and their caregivers
from Cambridge, Somerville, and surrounding communities. The expo draws a variety of exhibitors, along with
providing health and wellness information, free health
screenings, and other resources. Hosted at the Holiday
Inn Boston-Bunker Hill (30 Washington St. in Somerville), Elder Fair runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday,
April 12.
Pro-Life Retreat—April 22—24, 2016 at St. Benedict’s
Abbey, Still River, MA. Given by The Franciscans of
the Primitive Observance, FPO. For more information
contact Janet Noonan @ 781-438-7842 ro
tnoonan@TwonTV.org. Also Jane Finn @ 978-6586115 or bess01@ix.netcom.com
PALM SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2016
A Note from Father Brian:
Bulletin Connection to the Readings
The Palm Sunday Gospel readings present a sad
picture of grown ups who succumb to peer pressure. Three
times, Pilate proclaimed that Jesus was not guilty, but he
gave in to the mounting pressure from the crowd. Also,
during the opening Gospel at the procession of the palms,
we see the adoring crowds hailing Jesus but soon the choirs
change to “Crucify Him. Crucify Him!”
Then too, we have Peter who promised eternal faithfulness.
When others started asking uncomfortable questions, he
caved: “Woman, I do not know Him.”
These three scenarios give us a chance to reflect on
our own faithfulness as we journey into Holy Week. Like
Pilate, do we know the truth but abandon it when it becomes unpopular? The fickle demonstrate another kind of
weakness, when instead of thinking for themselves, people
just followed those around them. Are we guilty of this kind
of passive intellectual laziness? How about Peter’s problem: do we change our story based on current company, or
do we live as consistent Christian witnesses in the world?
This week, may we have the courage to accompany Jesus
all the way to the cross, no matter what anyone else may
do.
THANK YOU to everyone who made a donation to help
the needy in our city through our collection for
the Somerville Homeless Coalition.
Today is the last day that we will accept
donations. “I assure you, as often as you did it
for one of my least brothers, you did it for Me.” (John 25:40)
What an opportunity we have to draw closer to the
Lord this week. How could we not want to actively
participate in the Services of Holy Week? The weather
is getting better; we know how precarious the world
situation is; we know the dangers our country faces;
and only God can provide us with the tranquil life we
seek, especially the joy of peace in the world.
Collaborative Schedule
Palm Sunday
St. Joseph (Lower Church): 4PM (Vigil); 7, 9, & 11AM
St. Ann: 4PM (Vigil); 8, 10:15, 11:30AM (Haitian Creole)
6PM (Lower Church)
St. Catherine: 4PM (Vigil); 7; 9 & 11:30 AM (Upper Church)
Holy Thursday
St. Ann: Morning Prayer 9:00AM
St. Catherine: Morning Prayer 9:00AM
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
7PM—St. Joseph (bi-lingual)
Good Friday
Confessions will be heard this Wednesday in every church
in the Archdiocese from 6:30-8:00PM. During Passiontide,
we will have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament during
the time of confessions at St. Catherine of Genoa on
March 23rd. Please spend some time with the Lord during
this Holy Season.
EASTER COLLECTION
Next week’s Easter collection is for our priests. The Clergy
Health and Retirement Trust cares for the health and wellbeing of our 614 active and senior priests in our Archdiocese,
ensuring an appropriate level of care and quality of life for the
men who have dedicated their lives in service to the Church of
Boston. Our priests are there for us. Now, it is our turn to care
for them. Please give generously to the collection next week
using the envelopes that will be provided. You also can make
your gift online at clergyfunds.org, or simply text PRIEST to
56512 (msg. & data rates may apply). Thank you in advance
for your prayers and generous support of our priests.
St. Ann: Morning Prayer 9:00AM
St. Catherine: Morning Prayer 9:00AM
Stations of the Cross
St. Joseph: 3PM (Lower Church)
St. Ann: 3PM (Upper Church)
St. Catherine: Noon (Children); 3PM (Upper Church)
Passion of Our Lord
7PM—St. Catherine of Genoa (English)
7PM—St. Ann (Haitian Creole)
Holy Saturday
St. Ann: Morning Prayer 9:00AM
St. Catherine: Morning Prayer 9:00AM
The Great Vigil
7PM—St. Ann (English); 9PM (Haitian Creole)
Easter Sunday
St. Joseph: 7, 9, & 11AM (Upper Church)
St. Ann: 8, 10:15, 11:30AM (Haitian Creole) NO 6PM
St. Catherine: 7AM; 9 & 11:30 AM (Upper Church)