Archdiocese of Boston
Bulletin Announcement
Virtus/PGC Facilitator Training

New Virtus/PGC Facilitator Training just added 8/29/2015

FACILITATOR TRAINING PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN/VIRTUS
Date: Saturday, 8/29/2015
Time: 9-3pm
Location: Saint Mary Parish
Address: 83 Central Street
City: Foxborough
Facilitator: Maureen DiMilla
Phone: 617-746-5994
Contact: Jen Tausevich aureen 617-746-5996 or register online at

Notes: Please call or email to preregister for the Facilitator Training. Please provide your full name, email address, phone number, name of parish or school, town of parish or school, your roll in the parish or school, which session you would like to attend and if you have any dietary restrictions. You can also register online at will be provided***

Meeting Christ in Prayer

Office of Spiritual Life – Archdiocese of Boston

MEETING CHRIST IN PRAYER can bring people to a new level of discipleship and a renewed sense of Christian mission.

MEETING CHRIST IN PRAYER is an 8 week guided prayer experience based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. It calls for a commitment of eight weeks of daily prayer and eight weekly meetings of faith sharing.

The Office of Spiritual Life is offering this program at The Pastoral Center, 66 Brooks Drive, Braintree on Wednesday Evenings, September 23 through November 10, 2015

7:00pm to 8:15pm

Note that the final evening is a Tuesday.

For further information and to register call: Sister Anne D’Arcy 617-779- 3648

Or e-mail:

Men’s and Women’s Cursillo

AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEEPEN YOUR FAITH

Archdiocese of Boston – Men’s and Women’s Cursillo

Cursillo is a short course in Christianity. It is an encounter with Christ in a small community of the Church, in order to deepen your own faith and strengthen your ability to be witnesses of Christ in the world.

The dates for the Cursillo Weekends are:

Women October 22-25, 2015

MenDecember 3-6-2015

The weekend runs from Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon and is held at the Campion Center in Weston MA.

For information and registration, please check the Boston Cursillo Website: or call the Office of Spiritual Life at 617-779-3640 or email us at .

Archdiocesan Justice Convocation 2015

Archdiocesan Justice Convocation 2015

Care of Our Common Home

Welcoming Immigrants/Refugees and Promoting Environmental Stewardship

Saturday, October 24 from 8am to 1:30pm

Pastoral Center, Braintree

Join parishes from around the Archdiocese of Boston to learn more about Catholic Social Teaching, celebrate the work for justice going on, and find out concrete ways to connect faith with action in the service of justice in your local parishes.

Greeting from Cardinal Sean O’ Malley (VIA VIDEO)

  • Mass celebrated by Rev J. Bryan Hehir, Cabinet Secretary for Health/Social Services
  • Keynote addresses by Rev J. Bryan Hehir
  • Keynote address by Dr. Carolyn Woo, President of Catholic Relief Services
  • Plenary Keynote Session led by Sr. Teresa Rickard, President RENEW International—Doing Gospel Justice through Parish Small Faith-Sharing Groups.

NEW FORMAT: Gather in small groups to pray, reflect, share faith and act on one of the justice issues addressed during the Convocation.

Visit BostonCatholic.org for more information.

Please register online at:

Celebrate the Year of Consecrated Life
by praying with Religious Communities

Celebrate the Year of Consecrated Life by praying with Religious Communities

September 13, 2015

Evening Prayer with the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception

790 Centre St.

Newton, MA 02458

4:00 p.m.

For more information, please contact Sister Marie Puleo, MFIC

617-527-1004

September 13, 2015

Xaverian Missionaries

101 Summer St.

Holliston, MA 01746

Mass at 11:00 a.m. followed by lunch and Reflection on Laudato Si

For more information, please contact Father Rocco Puopolo, SX

508-429-2144

September 13, 2015

Daughters of St. Paul

50 St. Paul’s Ave.

Boston, MA 02130

Hour of Adoration for Vocations @4:00 p.m. followed by a light supper.

(617) 522-8911

September 28th, 2015

Glastonbury Abbey

16 Hull St.

Hingham, MA 02043

Monthly Holy Hour for vocations with Office of Compline @7:45 p.m.

For more information, please contact Brother Daniel Walters, OSB

781-749-2155

St. John’s Seminary Open House

Invitation to All Fifth Grade Catholic School and Religious Education Students and Scouts

Saint John’s Seminary cordially invites all scouts and 5th grade students and their families, parish priests, religious education directors, principals, and teachers to attend an Open House Sunday, 15 November 2015 from 2:00 to 4:00pm.

This is a great opportunity to learn firsthand about the Sacrament of Holy Orders and to meet the Seminarians who would like to share their stories with you.

For more information or to RSVP please contact or call 617-746-5423

For more information about Scouting or RSVP please contact

We look forward to your visit!

Pastoral Planning Office
August-September 2015

August 30 - Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

In his letter today Saint James reminds us, “Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves” Each week we come together to be nourished by God’s word in Scripture and the Word, Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. What difference does it make in our lives?

September 6 – Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
When Jesus cures the deaf man, “He ordered them (the crowd) not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it.” Christ is risen from the dead, there is no need to “not tell anyone” of His marvelous deeds. Disciples in the 21st century are encouraged to speak about Jesus in our lives. Sadly, many do not. Listen to Isaiah: “Say to those whose hearts are frightened: Be strong, fear not! Here is your God….,” . Pray for courage to tell someone how Jesus has worked in your life. Tomorrow is Labor Day. Spreading the Good News is a labor of love!
September 13 – Twenty –fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In one of the most powerful passages in all of Scripture, Jesus asks The Question: “Who do you say that I am?” “And Peter answered, ‘You are the Christ’”. If we answer with Peter and really mean it, everything changes, everything reflects our answer. And if we really believe that He is the Christ, how can we not share this good news with others? What does it mean to you that Jesus is the Christ? Share your story.

September 20 –Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the letter of James: “And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace.” Sow. Cultivate. Peace. On Tuesday, Pope Francis arrives in Washington, D.C., beginning his visit to the United States. He will address a Joint Session of Congress on Thursday, and the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday. Pray for our Holy Father, our country, and the world, that his words of peace will find fertile ground.

(NB BULLETIN EDITOR- these dates were correct as of August 10. It may be prudent to verify the Papal schedule before bulletin publication)

September 27 – Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sin is toxic. “"Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were put around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.” Our responsibility to give good example to children and youngsters in our midst – and our peers too – is huge. Today (Sunday) Pope Francis will celebrate Mass for the closing of the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. Pray for all families: single parents, grandparents raising grandchildren, foster parents, two and three job families, families dealing with unemployment, struggling middle-class families, families under the poverty line, and families in the 1%. May the Church, and this parish, nurture the faith of the families in our community. Pray for families!

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