Pope Gregory I (590 - 604) was the right man in the right
place at the right time. Previously a government official
who had sold all of his property in order to become a Benedictine monk, he was elected pope after the death of
Pelagius II. Pelagious had gone to great effort to deal with
problems like plague, hunger, floods, and advancing Lombard armies.
Most Blessed Sacrament Parish
Wakefield, Massachusetts
Serving Melrose ~ Wakefield ~ Saugus
Church Address - 1155 Main Street
Rectory - 11 Grove Street
Telephone - (781) 245-2080
(781) 245-7028
Fax - (781) 245-7981
Website - www.mbsparishwakefield.com
Rev. William D. Coughlin, Pastor
Rev. Robert M. Browne, Weekend Assistant
Deacon Frank Valeri, Permanent Deacon
Clare Zeimetz, Director of Liturgy & Music
and Parish Business Manager
Religious Education Staff
Coleen Auterio (Grades 1 - 5) 781-245-4669
Kathleen Keegan (Grades 6 - 10) 781-245-3414
Religious Education Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Please take a moment to check out our parish
Website ~ www.mbsparishwakefield.com
And “like” our Facebook page!
Mass Schedules
Daily Mass - (Weekdays except Thursday) - 7:00 a.m.
Saturday morning - 8:00 a.m.
Weekend Masses - Saturday - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday - 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.
Holyday Eve Masses: 5:00 & 7:30 p.m.
Holyday mornings: 7:00 & 9:00 a.m.
Confessions: Saturdays 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. or by
appointment at the Rectory
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament—2nd Saturday of each
month 2:00—3:00 p.m.
Baptisms - Sundays at 12:00 noon
by appointment (Call Rectory for further details
and schedule of baptismal instruction classes)
Marriage - Please contact the Rectory as soon as
possible, at least six months prior to the intended
date, to participate in the Pre-Cana program
Mission Statement: Most Blessed Sacrament Parish is a
Roman Catholic community inspired by Jesus in the
Eucharist, to serve and to reach out to all on our journey of faith,
with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Already an able administrator, Gregory went right to work
- one of his most important achievements was to break the
power of the Lombards and thereby putting much of Italy
under direct papal rule. The lands now controlled by the
church became known as the Patrimony of Saint Peter.
With these lands providing revenue and power, the office
of the pope became the most powerful position in Italy and one of the most powerful in Europe.
Religiously, Gregory increased his control over other bishops - although he did not specifically promote papal primacy, he did promote administrative rules which had the
same effect. A particular aspect of this was his expansion
of the power of religious orders. Gregory gave them some
independence from local church officials, making them
answerable almost entirely to the pope personally. He was
also a strong advocate for the doctrine of celibacy for
priests - something which was not commonly accepted at
the time, but his efforts helped spread it more widely and
gave it the imprimatur of being authoritative.
The later popularity of religious relics owes a lot to Gregory's efforts because he really believed that they were effective for healing of conferring spiritual powers. He was
also uncritical when it came to various legends and stories
about religious figures. Anything which promoted the
Christian faith was fine with him, no matter how improbably or absurd it might sound.
Other accomplishments of his included important aspects
of the liturgy - for example, he is thought responsible for
arranging the "Gregorian" chants which became central
pieces of music in religious services. Gregory also advocated allegorical readings of scriptures and, therefore, that
theologians should refrain from focusing simply on literal,
obvious interpretations. He also promoted the idea that
both kings and popes could only legitimately rule so long
as they conformed to the standards of behavior which the
Christian faith required of them. This would later be used
by many other popes to force European rulers to adhere to
papal decrees.
Let Us Pray
“Virgin Immaculate, perfect lover of Our Lord in the
Blessed Sacrament, we ask you to obtain for us the
graces we need to become true adorers of our
Eucharistic God. Grant us, we beg of you, to know
Him better, to love Him more ___.
Pray for us, O Virgin Immaculate, Our Lady of the Most
Blessed Sacrament.” (St. Peter Julian Eymard)
Come, know our Lord Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration.
Saturday, September 14, 2-3:00 p.m.
MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH
Mass Intentions
Saturday, September 7th
4:00
Daniel Durant, Sr., 1st Anniv. Mass
Sunday, September 8th
7:30
Rev. Francis P. Doyle, 46th Anniv.
9:00
Ann Pellegrino, Months Mind Mass
11:00 Kingsley & Rachel Cunio, Mem. Mass
Monday, September 9th
7:00
For the people of the Parish (9/8)
Tuesday, September 10th
7:00
5th Anniv. Mass, Nelson Dulong
Wednesday, September 11th
7:00
Mass of Remembrance ~ all who died
(9/11/01)
Friday, September 13th
7:00
Low Requi. Emilia D”Oudio
Saturday, September 14th
4:00
Sciortino & DeFeo familes
Sunday, September 15th
7:30
Edward McHugh, Mem. Mass
9:00
Rita Janvrin, Mem. Mass
11:00 16th Anniv. Mass, Dr. John Graf
The MBS Guild’s Annual Holly Festival will take place on
Saturday, December 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the
parish center. Letters to vendors have been sent out.
Table rental is $35.00 and is on a first come basis. If anyone in
he parish would like to rent a table, please contact Bette Volpe
at 781-245-3022 or Rosemary Dolan at
781-665-1188.
The Parish Pastoral Council will meet on Sunday, Sept. 8
in the Parish Hall at 7 pm. All parishioners are most cordially
invited to attend.
A new class for altar servers will begin in the near future. The
parent of any boy or girl (Grade 3 and up) who would like to
serve kindly is asked to call the Rectory at 781-245-2080.
We are also in need of ushers/collectors at the 9 a.m. Mass on
Sunday. Any person (man or woman) who might be able to
assist kindly is asked to call the Rectory.
The date for the Grade 10 Confirmation Ceremony and
Mass has been changed from April 24 to
Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. We are all most
grateful to our confirming Bishop, Peter Uglietto, for his
cooperation and assistance.
Here are some recent tweets by Our Holy Father, Pope Francis.
Aug. 23 2013:: Lord, teach us to step outside ourselves.
Teach us to go out into the streets and manifest your love.
Aug. 25:, 2013: Don’t be afraid to ask God for forgiveness.
He never tires of forgiving us. God is pure mercy.
Aug. 27, 2013: Le us allow Jesus into our lives and leave
behind our selfishness, indifference and closed attitudes to
others.
WAKEFIELD, MA
From the Pastor’s Desk
This weekend our parish is beginning and Increased
Weekly Giving Program. It is very important that our
parish improves its financial well being. In the coming
weeks every family will be asked to consider a reasonable
increase in their current weekly offering and to make consistent use of our parish envelope system. Next weekend
please use the special response envelope enclosed with
Father’s letter to indicate your new total weekly giving
amount. The following weekend, simply return to your
regular envelopes while maintaining your new giving
amount. Pray for the success of this most necessary
program.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REMINDER
We are accepting registrations for the 2013-2014 school year. If
you have not registered, please do so ASAP. Registration forms
are available on the parish website, in the gathering space of the
church and in both the Religious Education and Parish offices.
The Religious Education schedule is available on the parish website.
Grade 1-5:
We are still looking for volunteers for the following positions:
Grade 1 Catechist (Mondays)
Principals, Hall Monitors, and Substitute Catechists for:
Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday
If you can help, please contact Coleen Auterio in the Religious
Education Office. Thanks!!
CATHECHISTS NEEDED FOR OUR 6TH GRADE RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION PROGRAM ON TUESDAYS AT 4:30 PM
Currently Grade 6 Religious Education does not have enough
catechists for all of our students. Grade 6 meets on Tuesdays at
4:30 PM for one hour. If we do not have enough catechists, at
least 60% of our students will have to be home schooled this
year. Please consider helping out. We do a lot of hands on activities and interactive teaching in our program and you will be
surprised how much you will learn and how much fun you will
have. Please contact Kathy Keegan if you are able to help teach
about God’s love. Thank you! Kathy at 781-245-3414 or
[email protected]
Kick off the Victorian Fair with your family and friends at the
Third Annual Melrose Knights of Columbus Pancake
Breakfast on Sunday, September 8th from 8-11:00 a.m.
The breakfast will be held at the K of C Hall, 23 West Foster
Street. Tickets are $5 per person (children 5 and under are free)
and will be available at the door. Raffle tickets will also be on
sale throughout the morning. Proceeds to support the charitable
works of the Knights. For more information, call the K of C at
781-665-9760.
WEDDING BANNS
I~ Ben Greenleaf and Allison Crovo
“where there is love….there is God”
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
2013 Catholic Appeal ~ There is a Good Samaritan in Each
of Us
Your gift to the 2013 Catholic Appeal enables us to provide
50 critical ministries that enrich parish life, strengthen
families, inspire and educate future generations of our
faith, and advance our church leadership. Please consider
making a pledge in support of the Church in Boston today
at BostonCatholicAppeal.org Our parish goal is $34,386.
To date our parishioners have pledged a total of $29.090
from 171 donors. We are at 85% of our goal! Please
consider a gift to this Appeal. Thank you!!!
Religious Education Opening Mass & Catechist
Commissioning: Religious Education classes, with the
exception of Grades 1 and 2 will begin during the week of
Sept. 8, 2013 for all registered students. We will kick off
our Religious Education Program with an Opening Mass on
Sun., Sept. 8th at the 9:00 a.m. Mass for all families in
Grades 3 through 10. At this Mass, our Catechists will be
called forth to be commissioned for their ministry and will
receive a small gift from the Parish. All families will receive a blessing from Father Coughlin to begin the new
year. After Mass, families will have the opportunity to preview books and curriculum in the Gathering Space.
The Opening Mass for Grade 2 families is scheduled on
Sunday, October 6th. Grade 2 classes for registered students will begin during the week of October 6th.
The Opening Mass for Grade 1 families is scheduled for
Sunday, October 20th. Grade 1 classes for registered students will begin during the week of October 20th.
32nd Annual Lawn Party to benefit Seminarians—
Blessed John XXIII National Seminary is hosting its 32nd
Annual Lawn Party on Wed., Sept. 25th, at 6 p.m. on
the grounds of the Seminary. The proceeds from the
Lawn Party helps to keep tuition costs affordable. For
ticket info., please call the Blessed John XXIII
Development Office at 781-899-5500, or visit their
website at www.blessedjohnxxiii.edu
Save the date!! On October 19, 2013, a musical production entitled “What, no tiara?!?...the real lives
of women in song”, will be presented here in the
parish center, to benefit the MBS Women’s Guild
Scholarship Fund. The show is a very funny and
sometimes poignant look at the experiences we
women all share, so we encourage all women of
every age to enjoy this “Girl’s Night Out”. Men are
certainly encouraged to attend for “educational purposes”. We will also be holding a silent auction and
are in need of items. If you can donate an item,
please contact Elizabeth Faherty at 781-835-726. If
you would like to help out in any other way, please
contact Jean Dancewicz at 781-665-6830. More information on this event will follow.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
Social Committee News
Saturday, September 21st
Bourne Scallop Festival & Cape Cod Canal Cruise
We depart MBS parking lot at 9:00 a.m. on our luxury Silver Fox CD/DVD Motor Coach and head out for a tasty adventure ~ a day filled with fresh air and fun, great food
and great friends, all located in Buzzard’s Bay, Massachusetts. The Bourne Scallop Festival has something for everyone, from craft booths and exciting entertainment. We’ll
enjoy a traditional scallop dinner or, as an alternative Entrée, roast chicken. Then spend time at the Bourne Festival itself. The cuisine and entertainment are always great!
Then later in the afternoon we’ll relax and enjoy a cruise
on the Cape Cod Canal. Our captain will provide a very
interesting narrative on the Canal during your cruise. We’ll
return home at 5:00 p.m. with great memories of our day
on the Cape! Cost: $64 per person—Please indicate
whether you want scallops or chicken when you
make your reservation.
Call the Rectory 781-245-2080 to make your reservation.
This trip is filling up already, so don’t delay! We will let
you know when payment will be due for this trip. Come
and join in the fun!
There are just a few seats left on this trip. Money is
due by Monday, September 9th. When you reserve
your spot, let us know if you will be having scallops
or chicken.
Volunteers Needed ~ We are in urgent need of additional senior altar servers to assist the priest at funeral masses.
If you are home during the mornings, and would like more
information on how you can help, please call Clare at the
rectory at
781-245-2080. Maybe you would like to volunteer in another way for the parish. We have need of additional Hospitality Committee helpers—who set up coffee hour on
Sunday mornings after the 9:00 a.m. Mass Maybe you
could be a Eucharistic Minister, Lector, Usher, Religious
Education teacher, choir member...These are just a few of
the opportunities. Call the Rectory to see how you can
help out. Thank you!!!!
We are looking to recruit additional choir members for both
the Children’s Choir and the Adult Choir. Please call Clare
at the Rectory for more information on hos you can get
involved in this fun and rewarding ministry.
Wednesdays at 7-7:45 p.m. ~ Lower Church
starting October 2, 2013
ALL ARE WELCOME ~ Come & Enjoy:
“ON GENESIS”
A Look at where it All Began
We will look for, and study our Christ event
through the eyes of a people we are related to.
Their salvation history becomes ours, when we
read the account of Jesus’ Life story in the Four
Gospels.
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