Our Lady of Sorrows Parish
Sharon, MA
October 9, 2016
Mass Schedule:
Saturdays :4:30 PM
Sundays: 7:30 AM, 8:45 AM & 11 AM
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Saturdays: 9:00 AM
Rectory Office Hours:
Sundays: Noon : 4:30 PM
Mondays - Thursdays: 9 AM to 4:30 PM
THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10TH FOR COLUMBUS DAY
To Contact Us:
Rectory: 781-784-2265
Web: www.olossharon.org
Parish Email: [email protected]
Weekend of October 16th
Religious Education For ALL
Religious Education Classes for PreK– 5th Grade:
Religious Education classes resume next weekend at 9:45 AM in The Cottage Street School.
PRE-K HAS BEEN MOVED FROM BULLOCK CENTER TO THE CLASS ROOM
BELOW ROOM 1.
First Reconciliation Orientation for Parents:
On October 16th from 10 to 10:45 AM in the Cottage Street School Cafeteria there will be an
orientation for ALL 2nd Grade parents regarding First Reconciliation. PLEASE PLAN ON
ATTENDING.
Adult Faith Formation Presentation During Coffee Hour:
Please attend coffee hour after the 8:45 AM Mass on October 16th to hear Kathleen
Crawford’s CRS experience in Kenya. Child care will be provided in the Bullock Center during
the presentation.
Middle School and Confirmation Classes begin:
The first of the Middle School and Confirmation classes begin at 6:30—9 PM.
Taize Prayer Service:
All parishioners are invited to attend a Taize Prayer service on Sunday, October 16th at 7:30
p.m. in the Church. Taizé Prayer is a meditative style of prayer practiced by the ecumenical
community of brothers founded after World War II by Brother Roger in the small village of
Taizé, France. Established as a parable of communion, the brothers’ mission is to pray for and
work towards peace, reconciliation, and unity among divided peoples, especially Christians.
The Prayer in the style of Taizé consists in the chanting of simple songs—often in several
languages, scripture reading, and silence.
Protecting God’s Children Training:
The Archdiocese of Boston requires that all adults volunteering with children, young adults,
elderly or disabled persons participate in a Protecting God’s Children Training Session. OLOS
will be offering a PGC session on Sunday, October 16th from 2:00p.m.-4:30 p.m. in the
Bullock Center. All parents and other adults in the parish who are interested in chaperoning
youth ministry events, teaching or volunteering with or alongside children and youth in the
parish are invited to attend. To register, please e-mail Teresa Coda at [email protected]
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sharon, MA
Our Lady of Sorrows Parish
Today’s Readings are on : 1175
Music
Scripture for the week of October 9, 2016
Glendalough Mass Parts
#261, 262, 263, 266, 267, 269
Gathering:
#665
HEALING RIVER OF THE SPIRIT
Responsorial Psalm: #98
THE LORD HAS REVEALED TO THE
NATIONS HIS SAVING POWER
Communion:
#923
TABLE SONG
Sending Forth:
#636
NOW THANK WE ALL OUR GOD
Sunday, October 9th
2 Kgs 5:14-17/ 2 Tm 2:8-13/ Lk 17:11-19
Monday, October 10th– COLUMBUS DAY
Gal 4:22-24,26-27,31—5:1/ Lk 11:29-32
Tuesday, October 11th
Gal 5:1-6/ Lk 11:37-41
Wednesday, October 12th
Gal 5:18-25/ Lk 11:42-46
Thursday, October 13th
Eph 1:1-10/ Lk 11:47-54
Friday, October 14th
Eph 1:11-14/ Lk 12:1-7
Saturday, October 15th
Eph 1:15-23/ Lk 12:8-12
Sunday, October 16th
Ex 17:8-13/ 2 Tm 3:14—4:2/ Lk 18:1-8
Oct. 8th at 4:30 PM: Rosanne Mulvey McLean
Oct .9th at 7:30 AM: Rosanne Mulvey McLean
Oct. 9th at 8:45 AM: Charles McCarthy
Oct. 9th at 11 AM: Rosanne Mulvey McLean
Oct. 10th at 9 AM: Sean McGrath
Oct. 11th at 9 AM: Raymond Coakley
Oct. 12th at 9AM: Mary Girdziemski
Oct 15th at 9 AM: Margaret “Peggy” Bergeron
Prayers for the Deceased
Kathleen Kanneigizer, Sandra Bolton-Mason, Betty Clarkin,
Neil Cronin, Carlos Sandoval, Lucille Blain Salhany, Lorraine
Thomas, Nina D’Arco, Yvonne Bollenbach, Vincent McCann,
Mary Czitron, Lawrence Russell, Lawrence Sullivan,
Mary Meers, Michael Minerva, Alice Lewis
Prayers for the Sick
Matt Canuel, Anthony Venti, Gert & Francis DiLoreto, Wayne
& Judy Satterley, Donna Prado, Sarah Andrews, Gail Callis,
Ricardo & Raquel Balarezo, Helen Drake, Kevin Jones, Peg
Hulit, William Trainer, Judy Grenier, Michele Hadayia ,
Raylene Hadayia, Alessia Marsiglia, Julie Robbins, Patricia
Martell, Anaele Amaechi, Mary Elizabeth Dowdell, Kathleen
Ann Satterley, Dick Diforio, Kathy DeVoe, Tom Cleveland,
Joseph Santos, Claire Gervais, Pete & Grace McFarland
Weekly Collection – October 2, 2016
The average cost to run the parish is $9,500 per
week. Our expectation is that 70% or $6,700 will
come from the weekly offertory. Parishioners contributed $7,753 for the week ending October 2nd.
The OLOS staff is pleased to announce our new Maintenance Coordinator, Jim Mulrooney, has joined the staff
last week. Jim lives in Whitman with his wife Derby.
Please join us in welcoming him to the OLOS family.
Knight of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive
After all the masses this weekend the KofC will be outside
the church to raises funds especially for our youth who are
mentally and physically challenged. These funds are available
for those in need and not restricted to Knights of Columbus
Food Pantry Special Request:
The volunteers at the Ilse Marks Food Pantry have
asked that during the month of October, as we
continue to collect the weekly generous food donations,
they
would
appreciate
donations
of toothbrushes, toothpaste, and dental floss, as these
are items that are somewhat costly and are not
covered by food stamps. This will be especially
appropriate as Halloween with its abundance of candy
and treats is coming soon, and these items will be especially important as parents try to encourage good dental hygiene. And as always, they continue to be most
grateful for your very generous donations. Thank you!!
October 9, 2016
What’s Happening at OLOS
Coffee Hour Hosts:
October 9th: OLOS Staff
October 16th: Christian Relief Services (Presentation by Kathleen Crawford about her trip to Kenya)
October 23rd: 5th Grade Class
October 30th: Adult Education Hosting
Family Service Opportunity: Looking for an opportunity to introduce your children to Christian service, or to
volunteer as a family? Join the OLOS Bagged Lunches Brigade on Sunday, October 23rd in the Bullock
Center. Volunteers will pack bagged lunches to be delivered to Mainspring House, a homeless shelter in Boston
that depends on bagged lunches to serve to hungry men, women and children who are unable to make it to
specific meal times at The Table, the soup kitchen within the shelter. Sign up to take part by visiting
www.olossharon.org/service-opportunities. Signing up ensures that we will have an adequate number of
volunteers. Contact Teresa Coda with any comments or questions (781-784-2265, or [email protected]).
Middle School Service Opportunity: Prepare and serve a meal at Conway House, a family shelter in Middleboro
(October 23rd, 4pm-8pm, for middle school students and adults).
Sign up to take part by visiting
www.olossharon.org/service-opportunities. Signing up ensures that we will have an adequate number of
volunteers. Contact Teresa Coda with any comments or questions (781-784-2265, or [email protected]).
All High School Students are invited to attend High School Justice Day on Saturday, October 29th, from 12:156:00p.m. HJD is a FABULOUS youth-oriented conference about Social Justice and the issues that face our
world. There will be a keynote speaker and a variety of workshops from which students will choose which they
want to attend. The cost of the event is $25 and advanced registration is required. To register, sign up on the
Service Sign-Up Genius, or email Teresa Coda ([email protected])
Serve through making a donation! Many of our service opportunities involve preparing meals or bagged lunches
for local soup kitchens. Please consider donating items for this cause. We need: brown lunch bags, Ziploc baggies,
bags of chips/pretzels/snacks, juice boxes/bottles of water, pasta sauce, spaghetti, bottles of salad dressing and
parmesan cheese, peanut butter, packaged (non-perishable) cookies, and boxed brownie mixes. Donations can be
placed in the box labeled “Service Donations” in the Bullock Center.
Middle School Fall Party: All Middle School students and their friends are invited to OLOS’s Youth Night Fall Party
on Friday, October 21st from 7:30-10:00 p.m. in O’Connell Hall. There will be pumpkin decorating (BYOP -- bring
your own pumpkin!), a hands-free-donut eating contest (you’ve got to see it to believe it!), a Halloween movie, and
all the usual MS Youth Night fun (Snacks! Foosball! Friends! Ping pong! More!).
Adjustment to Middle School Faith Formation and Confirmation Program Schedule
Sunday night 10th grade Confirmation classes and Middle School classes will remain as previously scheduled. After
a 15-minute gathering time (with light refreshments), sessions will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will conclude at 9:00
p.m. During the session, from 7:30-8:30 p.m., students will move to the Church for a Worship Experience. The
Wednesday night 9th grade Confirmation classes and Middle School classes will be shortened. Sessions will gather
informally at 6:45 p.m. for refreshments and socializing, and class will begin at 7:00 p.m. Class will be dismissed at
8:30 p.m. All Middle School sessions will meet in O’Connell Hall, and all Confirmation sessions will meet in the
Bullock Center.
Students from the Wednesday night Middle School and Confirmation sessions, as well as all parishioners, are
invited to attend the Sunday night Worship Experiences from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the Church.
Updated Worship Experience Schedule: October 16th:Taize Prayer (time of service is TBD), November 13th: Mass
December 11th: Advent Evening Prayer, January 22nd: Mass, February 12th: Reconciliation Service, March 12th:
Stations of the Cross, April 9th: A Triduum Service
Please check www.olossharon.org for a complete calendar of events at OLOS
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sharon, MA
Our Lady of Sorrows Parish
From Senior Deacon Mike:
Last week, the scripture readings referenced the concept of ‘faith’ and its relevance in the religious history of our tradition.
This weekend, the Gospel passage describes the healing of the lepers and their
reaction. Jesus remarks that of the ten who were healed only one offered thanks
for the gift of healing.
Then he said to him, “Stand up and go;
your faith has saved you.”
St Sebastian’s School, a Catholic, independent day school for 375 young men in grades 7 through 12, is hosting an
Admissions Open House on Thursday, October 20, from 5:30 PM –8:30 PM. All interested students and parents are
invited to attend.
St. Sebastian’s campus is located at 1191 Greendale Avenue in Needham, directly adjacent to Route 128, using the
Great Plain Avenue exit.
For further information, contact the Admissions Office at: 781-247-0125 or www.stsebastiansschool.org
Fully Alive - Life in Spirit Retreat
St. Francis Parish hall, 42 Sciarappa St., Cambridge, Saturday Oct. 22, 10AM- 5PM & Sunday Oct. 23, 9:30AM- 5PM.
Join the Shalom Catholic Community for a weekend of prayer, music, talks, and an opportunity to meet new
people and start living life FULLY ALIVE!!!!! The cost is $30/person and includes lunch and dinner on Saturday and
brunch and a snack on Sunday. Please find our official registration form on our Facebook page (Shalom Boston) for
those who are interested in coming. Simply follow the link and fill out the form! Registration closes on October
17th and space is limited, so sign up soon! Parking is also available on Cambridge Street only. Please email
[email protected] or text Nara at (857) 500-9750 for more information. Come join us and live life to
the fullest!!!!
The Catholic Voter & The Signs of The Times
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 5:30 P.M.
CORCORAN COMMONS, HEIGHTS ROOM, CHESTNUT HILL CAMPUS
Vatican II's "Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World" encouraged believers to read the "signs of
the times" in order to discern where God is to be found in the world and how we are to respond. This electoral
season can be read as revealing a number of significant social issues that ought to be considered as Catholic
citizens go to the voting booths.
Presented by Kenneth Himes, O.F.M (Professor of theological ethics at the Boston College Department of Theology)
Ursuline Academy Open House
Sunday October 23, from 11 AM—2 PM
Ursuline Academy, a Catholic, independent, college preparatory school has been transforming the lives of young
women since 1946. Located on 28 acres in Dedham, Ma, Ursuline has a rich tradition of inspiring students in grades
7 through 12. Our nurturing and supportive culture helps girls find their voices so they can approach life with
confidence and a higher purpose– a purpose that serves God, family, community and the world at large. For
further information, please call 781-493-7727 or visit www.ursulineacademy.net to pre-register for the Open House.
Welcome to Our Lady of Sorrows Parish. We encourage all our parishioners who worship with us to register. Our
registry is a vital source of connection we use to communicate and build community. Please call the rectory, 781-7842265, or return this form to the rectory via the collection basket, mail, or in person. Thank you.
Name: ________________________________________ Email: ____________________________________
Street Address: __________________________________Town: _____________________Zip: ___________
October 9, 2016
OUR LADY OF S ORROWS PARISH
59 Cottage St, Sharon MA 02067
Lord of Heaven, God of all creation, You shower upon us the gift of Your mercy.
May we be compassionate in all things, and learn from You the way of forgiveness.
Be with our parish family in this Jubilee Year of Mercy,
as we seek to build Your Kingdom of joy. Make us missionaries of mercy in all that
we say and do. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen
Liturgy Schedule
Our Vision
Saturday ~ 4:30 PM ,Sunday ~ 7:30, 8:45 & 11 AM
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday 9:00 AM
Holy Days as announced.
Sacraments
We welcome all to our community as we celebrate and
explore our Catholic faith.
We embrace the unique religious composition of Sharon.
We proclaim the Risen Lord who gathers us as a
community.
We pursue open dialogue as we follow the teachings of
Jesus Christ through lifelong learning and faith
formation.
We practice and promote social justice that affirms the
Dignity of every human being.
We call upon the grace and talents of all parishioners to
strengthen our living church.
We welcome those seeking the sacraments of the Church.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered Saturday from
3:45 PM to 4:15 PM or by calling the rectory for an
appointment. For information on celebrating the other
sacraments, please contact the rectory.
Eucharistic Adoration
Please visit our full Vision Statement at our website.
Staff:
Monday ~ 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
The Rosary
Friday ~ 10:00 AM
Bible Study: Every Wednesday at 10am in O’Connell
Hall . All are Welcome!
Connecting
If you are housebound and would like to receive the
Eucharist, if you are in need of prayer or if you need
assistance from our community, please call the rectory or
send us an email. We want to hear from you.
Contact Us:
We welcome your ideas and involvement. Please
contact us. We also invite you to visit and contribute
to our prayer book in the rear of the church.
Rectory: 781-784-2265
Web: www.olossharon.org
Email: [email protected]
Follow us on Twitter @OLOSParish
Rev. Vincent P. Doolan, Administrator
[email protected].
Senior Deacon Michael Iwanowicz,
[email protected]
Deacon Frank Tremblay ,
[email protected]
Lynn Jacobs, Office Manager,
[email protected].
Teresa Coda, Youth Ministry Coordinator,
[email protected].
Monica O’Brien, Volunteer & Event Coordinator,
[email protected].
Claire Ramsbottom, Staff Associate,
[email protected].
Jim Mulrooney, Maintenance Coordinator,
[email protected]
Weekend Associates
Rev. Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
Rev. Kevin Spicer, C.S.C.
Parish Pastoral Council: John Glancy
Parish Finance Council: Jim Spoto
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time