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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
Ms. Linda Davis, Business Manager
Mary J. Pagliarulo, Director of Music & Liturgy /
Director of Religious Education (DRE)
Ms. Linda M. Kelley, Office Manager
Ms. Pat Caron, Parish Secretary
Ms. Kathleen Nelson, Administrator Religious
Education (ARE). 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]
Our Lady, Star of the Sea
FATHER STEELE’S REFLECTION: “This poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury. For they have all contributed from their sur-plus wealth, but she, from her poverty..” Mark 12: 38-44 The ‘honor roll of donors’ It comes every year, just before taxes must be filed: the annual issue of your college’s alumni magazine with the list of donors to the institution’s annual fund. Arts groups, social service agencies and foundations also publish such lists under various titles, such as “annual donor report” or “honor roll of donors.” The donors are broken down by class year and level of giving. And you look. The Fundraisers and de-velopment officers know you look. That’s why they compile the list and send it to everyone. You look to see how your gift measures up to those of your classmates. You look to see who’s doing well—and who’s not—and where you place among them. You look out of curiosity, pride and self-satisfaction. Such donor lists are about numbers. They tell us nothing about dedication, commitment and values. The alum who writes the $5,000-check may not give his gift a second thought until he or she itemizes the donation on their tax return—but the alum struggling with the tuition payments for his or her three children manages to give $100 because they feel a deep sense of gratitude for the education they received. The symphony’s largest donors are the movers and shakers in town, and supporting the arts is just good business—but the retired school teacher’s gift of $50 is her way of being part of something good and important in her community. The real “honor” in giving is not the amount but what compels us to give in the first place. In exalting the gift of the poor window, Jesus wants us to realize that, in the economy of God, num-bers are not the true value of giving. It is what we give from our want, not from our extra, that speaks of what we truly value, what good we truly want to accomplish, what we want our lives and world to be. In the Gospel scheme of things, it is not the measure of the gift but the measure of the love, selflessness and commitment that directs the gift that is great before God. For Christ calls us not to seek greater things or talents to astound the world but for greater love and selflessness with which to enrich the world.
Happy Religious Education Month
During the month of November we celebrate Religious Education, Catechesis and Proclamation of the Word. A special thank you to all Catechists who have said “yes” to this call. Grade 1: Griffin Butterfield, Patricia Cerrutti, Eva Conte, Meghan DeSoto, Emily DeWitt, Madeline Dwortz, Shanna McCarriston Kimberly Pyne, Kathleen Reilly, Anna Roy Grade 2: Sarah Cuffe, Theresa Dever, Amy Goldfarb, Benjamin Jackson, Graham Jackson, Araceli Kane, Jeanne Limoges-Lang, Carolyn Richman, Gail Rowe, Kathleen Tobin, Diana Uhrich, Connor Williams Grade 3: Hannah Harper, Maura Honan, Matthew Kennedy, Alison Kenney, MaryAnn King, Gail Latham, Maura McNeil, Ellen Raferty-Ernst, Samantha Rosato, Keesa Sung Grade 4: Eileen Comstock, Christine Dhionis, Julie Groom, Marianne Kane, Kay O’Dwyer, Katharina Radlberger, Kimberly Schillinger, Matthew Taranto Grade 5: Melissa Bouchard, Alexandra Clough, Patricia Hathaway, Jeanne Lambkin, Ana Luisa Lancaster, Maura McNeil, Kelly Rigby Grade 6: Patricia Bachelder, Sydney Cayen, Kathryn Dailey, Caroline Helmes, Andrea Miller, Thomas Ryan Grade 7: Abigail Bostley, Thomas Gawrys, Betsy Mark, Kara Pugh, Thomas Ryan Grade 8: Mary Boyce, Kendall Casey, Christopher Casey, Sharon Casey, Brian Cusack, Margaret Rockett, Mia Sweeney, Patricia Rockett Grade 9: Jo DelVento, Barbara Kulevich, Kris Larson Grade 10: Mary Harper, Kris Larson, Melanie Mulligan Substitutes and Hall Monitors: Christine Cunningham, Karen Fobert, Lynn Gardali, Marianne Gunn, Jean Howard, Courtney Kelly, Elizabeth Laub, Christina Murphy, Joanne Riordan, Christopher Saulnier, Gael Saulnier, Jennifer Schaeffner, Michael Syversen, Carole White, Joseph Zelloe
Our prayers are being offered for
Barbara Mulcahy
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday November 17 4:00 PM Fr. Steele Sunday November 18 7:30 AM Fr. Des Rosiers 9:00 AM Fr. Steele 11:00AM Fr. Steele
November 11, 2012
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday November 10 9:00 AM NO Mass 4:00 PM Doris Kennedy Mem. Mass Sunday November 11 7:30 AM Ronald Dominguez Mem. Mass 9:00 AM Earnest Jack Wilkins 4th Anniversary Mass 11:00 AM Vincent Toomey 20th Anniversary Mass Monday November 12 9:00 AM For all Veterans Tuesday November 13 9:00 AM Raymond McDonald Mem. Mass Wednesday November 14 9:00 AM All Souls Thursday November 15 No Mass Friday November 16 9:00 AM Craig Arnold Mem. Mass Saturday November 17 9:00 AM NO Mass 4:00 PM Madelyn Reynolds Mem. Mass Sunday November 18 7:30 AM Gertrude & Francis Duffy Mem. Mass 9:00 AM Katherine Finnerty 1st Anniversary Mass 11:00 AM Youth Mass
Religious Education Youth Mass Schedule: All high school students in the Confirmation pro-gram are required to attend as part of the curricu-lum. Please be at church by 10:30 and sit in the reserved benches in the front of the church. Teachers will be there to direct you. November 18th at 11:00 am followed by the
Sacrament of Reconciliation December 2nd at 11:00 am followed by pizza and
Nursing home Visits. Safety Talks: Our parish participates in safety and abuse prevention edu-cation as mandated by the Office of Child Advocacy. The Safety Talk schedule for grades 1 through 6 is as fol-lows: Sundays: Tuesdays: Wednesdays: grade 4 11/13/12 grade 4: 11/28/12 grade 5: 11/18/12 grade 5: 11/27/12 grade 5: 12/05/12 grade 6: 12/03/12 grade 6: 12/4/12 grade 6: 12/12/12 All children in grades 1 through 8 will be scheduled for the safety talk curriculum. For grades 1 through 3 we will be using the Archdiocese of Boston "Keeping Children Safe" Prevention Program, designed to address safety issues re-lated to Personal safety, Touching Safety and Assertiveness and support based on the needs of children in these age categories. For the upper grades topics will cover issues like safety while making responsible choices and personal safety. All parents are welcome to attend the safety talk class for their child and/or review the material. If you have any questions or would like to attend your child's class please contact Mary Pagliarulo, DRE at 781-631-8340 Ext. 10 in the Religious Education Office.
Offertory Collection Many thanks for your generous support in our Collection: Offertory Total: $10,408.00 Second Collection: $1,791.00
SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEK On November 17 &18, our Parish will take up a
second collection for Retired Sisters. Now in its 23rd year, the Collection Provides needed financial support
for religious communities who have served the Archdio-cese of Boston as educators and health care and social
service providers. Please give generously in recognition of the Sisters’ years of dedicated service, For more in-formation, please contact Sister Marian Batho, CSJ,
Delegate for Religious at 617-746-5637 or Sr Marian [email protected] or please visit
www.retiredreligious.org. Sister Leonore Coan, SND will be speaking at all
Masses on behalf of the Retired Sisters of the Archdiocese.
COFFEE We will be gathering for coffee and doughnuts
following 9:00 AM Mass this Sunday in the Parish Center. Our hostesses are Michelle
Stout and Amy Ruocco. Please join us!
BOSTON CATHOLIC
TELEVISION
Mark your calendar: Fr. Steele will cele-brate Mass on Boston Catholic Television on Monday, November 19 at 9:30 am on channel 15 and repeated at
7:30 pm on channel 38.
ADULT EDUCATION Scripture Program Dates: Nov. 19 Time: 7:00—8:30 PM Theme: Book of Genesis
ADVENT ADULT EDUCATION Scripture Program Dates: December 3, 10 & 17
Time: 7:00—8:30 PM Theme: Isaiah the Prophet
Speaker: Professor Steven Fahrig, Pastoral Asso-ciate of St. Bridget of South Boston, Professor at St. John’s Seminary and Blessed John XXIII Seminary.
CHRISTMAS FAIR Dec. 1— Christmas Fair 9AM—3PM
Christmas Fair Raffle: If you have anything to contribute such as frequent flyer miles, a week-end at your vacation home, sports tickets, etc. please call the Rectory 781-631-0086 and ask for Linda Kelley. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Dec. 1: Christmas Fair 9:00AM-3:00PM
Artisans, crafters and vendors are welcome
$100.00-$150.00 per table for rental.
CHRISTMAS FAIR NEWS! Jewelry: Our jewelry table is one of the most popular tables at the fair. Please help us by contributing your “gems”. Donations can be left in the box on the back porch of the Rectory—labeled “GEMS” Cookbooks: The Christmas Fair will be having a table for cookbooks this year. Please leave your cookbook donations in the designated box on the back porch of the Rectory.
CHRISTMAS FAIR- Dec. 1—9:00 am to 3:00 pm
& Dec. 2 following the 9:00 am Mass
SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE
If you would like to partici-pate in the set-up and serving of coffee and donuts following the 9:00 am Family Liturgy, we could truly use your help. The commitment would be to serve 2 to 3 times per year. Please attend this meeting also or call the Rectory 781-631-0086 if interested.
Veteran’s Day Prayer
Dear Lord, Today we honor our veterans,
worthy men and women who gave their best
when they were called upon to serve and protect their country.
We pray that you will bless them, Lord, for their unselfish service
in the continual struggle to preserve our freedoms, our safety,
and our country’s heritage, for all of us. Bless them abundantly
for the hardships they faced, for the sacrifices they made
for their many different contributions to America’s victories
over tyranny and oppression. We respect them, we thank them,
we honor them, we are proud of them, and we pray that you will watch over
these special people and bless them with peace and happiness.
In Jesus’ name we pray; Amen.
By Joanna Fuchs
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
ART AUCTION
All artwork will be on display and may be bid on November 10th & 11th and 17th & 18th following each Mass. Please join us for Our Art Auction on Sunday, November 18, 2012, 4 to 6:00 PM. We will be serving wine and cheese. Adults Only. If anyone has any art work that they would like to contribute to the Art Auction Event, it would be greatly appreciated. All donations (tax deductible) may be left at the Parish Center. We are grateful to the Art Committee which includes Connie Donovan, Kevin Maguire, Linda Newall, Amy Ruocco and Mary Pagliarulo. Please view our website at sosartauction.com
GRAND ANNUAL COLLECTION 2012—2013
Our Grand Annual Collection is in progress. Our goal this year is $170,000.00. We ask that you be as generous as your means allow. You may place your envelope in with the regular offertory collection. We thank you for your generosity. GREAT NEWS!
Total to date: $76,653.00 Help us jump again!!!
Inclement Weather Plan For the safety of all, there will be no week-day Masses offered whenever the public Schools are delayed or closed in Marblehead.
ITALIAN NIGHT A GREAT TIME HAD BY ALL!
Fr. Steele joins Marie Adams, our oldest parishioner, along with Joan Ricardo Gill and
Christine Cunningham.
GREAT FOOD!
CHRISTMAS FAIR- Dec. 1—9:00 am to 3:00 pm
& Dec. 2 following the 9:00 am Mass
Hope your coming to the Christmas Fair at Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish. Guess what! We saw Santa Claus and he said ‘Hi’ to us. I heard he is coming again this year! Come and enjoy the fun!
