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Our Lady, Star of the Sea Marblehead, Massachusetts 01945
We see our community as one moved by Faith, led by Hope and united in Charity, seeking, as a caring family, to walk in the footsteps of Jesus Christ by reaching out in welcome to all: the young, the old,
the stranger, and the neighbor. We commit ourselves to helping and healing, to feeding the hungry, to visiting the sick, and to consoling the bereaved as Jesus commanded in the gospels.
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 4:00 PM Sunday: 7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 AM Holy Days: As announced. Daily Mass: 9:00 AM—Monday, Tuesday Wednesday & Friday CONFESSIONS: Saturdays: 3:00 - 3:45 PM Also upon request, at any reasonable time. BAPTISM: To make arrangements for Baptism and Baptismal Catechesis, please contact the rectory at (781) 631-0086 - Mon - Fri 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM WEDDINGS: By personal appointment with a priest, six to eight months prior to the date de-sired. SICK AND SHUT-INS: Priests and Eucharistic Min-isters are available to bring Holy Communion to the home. Please call the Rectory. NEWS DEADLINE: All items for the Parish Bulle-tin must be at the Rectory in writing no later than Monday at 10:00 AM. NEW PARISHIONERS ARE MOST WELCOME Please make yourselves known to us at the Rec-tory. We want to know you.
PARISH STAFF
Rev. Michael L. Steele, Pastor
Deacon John E. “Joe” Whipple
Rev. Philip Des Rosiers, Weekend Assistant
Mary J. Pagliarulo, Director of Music & Liturgy /
Director of Religious Education (DRE)
Julie Earp, Religious Education Assistant
Jean Ranger, Parish Secretary
Maureen Merrigan, Church Bulletin Editor PARISH RECTORY: 85 Atlantic Avenue (781) 631-0086
Fax: (781) 631-5668
OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Fri 9:00-3:00
Sat. 12:30 - 4:00
PARISH CENTER/ RELIGIOUS ED. OFFICE: 80 Atlantic Avenue
(781) 631-8340
PARISH WEBSITE: www.staroftheseamarblehead.org
PARISH EMAIL: [email protected]
Seventh Sunday of Easter May 17, 2015
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday May 16 4:00 PM Albert Pagliarulo Memorial Mass Sunday May 17 7:30 AM Parish Intention 9:00 AM David DeLorenzo Memorial Mass 11:00 AM William Consalvo Memorial Mass Monday May 18 9:00 AM Special Intention
Tuesday May 19 9:00 AM Special Intention
Wednesday May 20 9:00 AM Special Intention Thursday May 21 9:00 AM NO MASS Friday May 22 9:00 AM Marie O’Connell Memorial Mass Saturday May 23 4:00 PM Jack Donovan Memorial Mass Sunday May 24 7:30 AM Parish Intention 9:00 AM Parish Intention 11:00 AM Parish Intention
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday May 23 4:00 PM Fr. Steele
Sunday May 24 7:30 AM Fr. Des Rosiers (Deacon Joe preaching) 9:00 AM Fr. Steele 11:00 AM Fr. Steele
Religious Education Registration Registration for Religious Education 2015 / 2016 began on Sunday, March 1. Registration will continue after the 9:00 Family Liturgy in the Parish Center until June 21st except for Memorial Day weekend. You can also download a form from our website and mail it in to the Parish Center, or drop it off at your convenience. 2015-2016 classes will be as follows: Sunday: (following the Family Liturgy Mass) 10:00AM to 11:00AM (Grades 1 through 10) Tuesday: 3:00PM to 4:00PM (Grades 1 through 6) 6:00PM—7:30PM (Grades 6 through 10) [every other week] Wednesday: 3:00PM to 4:00PM (Grades 1 through 8) 4:30PM to 5:30PM (Grades 1 through 6) Registration fees will be: $100.00—1 child $150.00—2 children $175.00—3 or more children
Registration forms should be completed for all students, in-cluding children attending Private School, Parochial School or Boarding School. Boarding School Students should make arrangements with the Religious Education Office regarding a summer program. All 10th grade students must attend classes, even if they are attending Parochial School.
.Confirmation 2015 The Sacrament of Confirmation will be held at Our Lady, Star of the Sea on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 11:00AM. The Very Reverend Gerard Petringa will be celebrating the Eucharist.
Confirmation Rehearsal Thursday, November 12, at 7:00PM in the Church (Both candidates and their sponsors should attend.)
Confirmation Retreat Sunday, September 13 immediately following the 11:00AM Mass. The Retreat will end at 6:00PM. Lunch will be served.
More information will be forthcoming. Please call the Of-fice of Religious Education at 781.631.8340 if you have any questions.
Sunday, May 10
Offertory Collection: $14,271.00 Second Collection for Nepal: $1,944.00
PARISH PAY THE PREFERRED METHOD OF GIVING
We offer this alternative to parishioners of Our Lady, Star of the Sea. You have the option of making your weekly offering to our parish at the following website www.parishpay.com
COFFEE We will be gathering for coffee and donuts fol-
lowing the 9:00 AM Mass this Sunday in the Parish Center.
All are welcome!
FR. STEELE’S REFLECTION: “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at
the sky?” Acts 1: 1-11 “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to
every creature.” Mark 16: 15-20 “Holy Father, keep them in your name that you gave
me, so that they may be one just as we are one.” John 17: 11b-19
God’s Name is “Breath”
In Judaism, it is forbidden to pronounce the name of God. God’s name in Hebrew is Yahweh – the name God revealed to Moses in the burning bush. No reverent Jew would dare utter the word; instead, the word Adonai - meaning “Lord,” – is said.
When writing the word, many Jews omit the vowels, writing only the consonants Y-H-W-H. Try pronouncing the letters Y-H-W-H. Without any vowels, the sound you will utter is not a word, but only the blowing of your breath. The real name of God is beyond pronunciation – unless you consider breathing a word.
An ancient Jewish prayer apparently does:
“The breathing of all life praises Your Name.”
For the breathing of all life is Your Name, O God.
[From a sermon by Rabbi Arthur Waskow, The Shalom Center.]
God expressed as breath, breath that is essential to all life: the name of God is the life every creature in-hales. In his final prayer at the Last Supper (the setting of today’s Gospel), Jesus commends his disciples to the Father: “Keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one as we are one.” It is that name, that “breath” of God that unites us as a human family, that bring us together as the people of God. These days between the Lord’s Ascension and Pentecost call us to discern the Spirit of God – in Hebrew, the “ruah” or “breath” of God – and inviting us to communion in the love of God; to realize the Kingdom of God in this time and place, in which all of us and all of creation, are made one in the “breath” that is the very name of God.
Grand Annual Appeal We continue to make major strides in donations to our Grand Annual Appeal. If you have not al-ready given, we invite you to contribute to the Appeal which funds the major projects that main-tain the beauty and magnificence of our Church and the state-of-the-art quality of our parish facili-ties. Please help us to increase the donations to date as we come so close to attaining our parish goal of $190,000.00.
We thank you sincerely for your generosity and contin-ued support of Our Lady, Star of the Sea Parish.
Envelopes are available in Church pews & at Church exits.
We have launched the 2015 Catholic Appeal at Our Lady, Star of the Sea. We invite you to prayerfully consider making a generous gift. The Catholic Appeal sustains over 50 ministries serving our parish and many people throughout the Archdiocese. These ministries support the hundreds of pastoral, charitable and educa-tional programs here at Our Lady, Star of the Sea and across the Archdiocese. Pledge envelopes are available in the pews and at the Church exits. The pledge enve-lopes can be returned with the Offertory Collection. If you would like to make an online pledge, please visit www.bostoncatholicappeal.org.
Your contributions to date amount to $57,645.00 which represents 70.5% of our parish goal of $81,734.00. We thank you sincerely for your support of the Catholic Ap-peal through which we have the opportunity to join in the Church’s universal work of care for those among us who are in need.
Catholic Communication Campaign This week’s second collection supports the Catho-lic Communication Campaign (CCC). If Jesus Christ were on earth today, how would he spread his message of salvation? Wouldn’t he use all communication vehicles to share the Good News? The CCC believes Jesus would use as many means as possible, and that is why it supports pro-jects that use the entire array of media tools avail-able today to evangelize and promote Gospel val-ues. Please visit www.USCCB.org/ccc for more information. 50% of the collection will remain at the parish to promote local communication ef-forts, such as website technology and bulletins.
First Holy Communion, Saturday, May 9, 2015 First Communion Class Madeleine Auerbach Anderson Bacelar Molly Bacik Margaret Beauchesne John Bender Brady Bethell John Bickell Sofia Bottari Cody Bouchard Teddy Bracken Patrick Brennan Joseph Bullard Leo Burdge James Caeran Brinleigh Callahan William Cerrutti Brady Church Matthew Clasby Isabella Cowles Seamus Crowley Harrison Cunningham Tessa D’Amico Tristan De La Rocha Rachel Delisle Olivia DiGiovanni Alexis Donovan Logan Doody Nicholas Dube Courtney Duffy Connor Dunleavy Megan Eaton Ryan Finn Paige Fletcher Quentin Fletcher Julius Galante Dante Genovesi Adrianna Giacchino Dylan Gilmore Lani Gilmore Francisco Giraldo-Velez Kieran Glynn William Goedkoop Justin Gonzalez Sarah Gorham Marc Grazado Brayden Greenway Kyle Hart Sean Heenan Olivia Hodgkinson George Holdsworth Sophia Johns Mercedes Joyce Courtney Klocker Alex Kobus Nicholas Kobus Melora Kolthof Madeline Labossiere Allie Leikikh
Margaret Lopez Shane Lucas Ava Machado James MacKenzie Edith May Cameron McCarthy Ian McComish Madden McGowan Matthew Messina Sonia Miller Owen Murnane Oliver Murtagh Sean O’Grady Kiana Orozco Graham Pasersky Leah Power Nolan Power Callie Prince Cameron Quigley Harrison Robbins Leonardo Rosato Patrick Rose Pietro Rose Caitlyn Ryan William Ryan Serena Schena Sergio Schena Brady Selvais Samuel Sibella Gretchen Smith Madison Smith-Miller Shawn Stolarz Aoife Sullivan Carter Sullivan Alexa Thornton Ella Thornton Liam Tolan Christian Topp Miles Brady Uttam Aidan Vizy Anthony Vizy Jonathan Walger Brady Weed Jack Weissenburger Jack Whalen David Zampese
Grade 2 Catechists Pat Bachelder Melissa Bouchard Jen Brennan Pat Cerrutti Cheryl Delisle Michele Del Papa Kristin Goedkoop Danelle Joyce Gail Latham Susanne McComish Samantha Rosato
Our Religious Education Director, Mary Pagliarulo, thanks the families for their support and commitment in preparing our young communicants to receive the Holy Eucharist.
Our class presented colorful banners symbolizing the Holy Eucharist which they created with their Baptismal names.
This year’s First Communion class included seven sets of twins (six sets represented here).
And here we have our missing set—the Kobus twins, Alex and Nicholas.
Memorial Gifts We invite you to remember your loved ones
with a Memorial Gift to one of three funds established at Our Lady, Star of the Sea Church. Please contact Father
Steele.
The Anna E. Kelly Scholarship Fund (awarded to outstanding high school seniors in our Religious Education program who have demonstrated service to their parish community during their four years of high school)
The Restoration Fund (Capital projects [beyond the Grand Annual Appeal] which maintain the beauty and magnificence of our Church, e.g., the current Stained Glass Window project)
The Christian Service Fund (Programs which reflect the Gospel of Jesus in their care and outreach to those in spiritual and/or physical need in a spirit of respect for the dignity of all)
Marian Court College Open House Tour the ocean side campus on Thursday, May
28, 5:30 - 7:30PM. Marian Court Col-lege, Swampscott, is a four-year, co-ed, Catholic college offering degrees in Business, Criminal Justice, and Lib-
eral Arts. Students develop professional compe-tencies and critical thinking skills that broaden their horizons and prepare them for profes-sional careers. Call Jennifer for more informa-tion at 781-309-5200.
Marian Court College, 35 Little’s Point Road, Swampscott, MA, 781-309-5200, www.mariancourt.edu
Thinking about Preschool for the Fall? Seaside Nursery School, located within our Parish
Hall, is currently registering students for the 2015 / 2016 school year. Call us for a tour.
781-639-1415
Vacation Bible School Your children will love the stories of Jesus as a child, high energy games, cool crafts, fun theme song and snacks!
Children will learn about Bible themes like love through the Good Shepherd. Jesus gives us Peace no matter what problems we face, and other great stories.
Date: Monday through Thursday: June 29, 30, July 1 and 2 Ages: 4—8 Place: Parish Center Gym Time: 9:00—Noon Cost: $45.00 per child; Family fee: $75.00 (siblings only)
Deadline for Registration is June 1st Registration forms are available at the Parish Center & Rectory. Payment is due at time of registration. Volunteers, ages 13—18, are needed to teach and help. High School students are welcome to volunteer toward Christian Service Hours.
The 23rd Annual Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary Golf Tournament is scheduled for Monday, May 18th, at The Wes-
ton Golf Club. This premier charity event is held to benefit the educational program for the seminarians. Tuition covers only half the cost of educating a
seminarian and the proceeds from this tourna-ment will help bridge the gap and keep the cost of educating them affordable. The $250 player en-try includes lunch at the Club, 18 holes of golf with cart, and door prizes; followed by a social hour, silent auction and dinner for each golfer and a guest at the seminary. To register, call Kate Folan at 781-899-5500 or visit www.psjs.edu.
