Saint Elizabeth Parish

Saint Elizabeth Parish
350 Reedsdale Road, Milton, MA 02186
www.stelizabethmilton.org
Pastoral Staff
Fr. Aidan J. Walsh, Pastor
[email protected]
Rev. Robert M. Blaney—In Residence
Mary Shea DiCenzo
Beth Peterson
Laura Phelan
Denise Johnson- Ilacqua
Barbara Lydon
Dr. George Ashur
Anita Ashur Wakim
Colleen Martin
Virginia Connolly
Business Manager
[email protected]
Faith Formation Director
[email protected]
Parish Administrative Assistant
lphelan @stelizabethmilton.org
Faith Formation Administrative Assistant
Receptionist
Director of Music
[email protected]
Assistant Director of Music/ Soloist
[email protected]
Director of Youth Choir
[email protected]
Cantor/ Soloist
Parish Mission Statement
The mission of the Parish of Saint Elizabeth is to give witness to the Kingdom of God on earth, to support one another, and to strive for a deeper relationship with God. As a community of faith, we welcome all to participate in
living out the Gospel message of Our Lord, Jesus Christ. We pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit to serve better
the Lord and one another.
Schedule of Masses
Saturday:
4:00 pm
Sunday:
8:00, 9:30, and 11:30 am
Daily Mass: Monday—Friday, 9:00 am
Daily Rosary: Monday—Friday, 8:35 am
Telephone Numbers
Rectory
Religious Education
Fax
(617) 696-6688
(617) 698-5763
(617) 698-4864
Parish Office Hours
Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Sacraments
Baptisms:
Second Saturday at 1:00 pm and
Fourth Sunday at 12:30 pm
Parental instruction required for first time parents.
Call Patti Reilly at 617-696-1354
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday: 3:00—3:45 pm
Anytime by appointment
Eucharist Ministry to the Sick:
Please call the Parish Office to receive the
Eucharist at home
R.C.I.A. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Please call the Parish Office at 617-696-6688
Marriage:
Please call the rectory at least 6 months before the
wedding date
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph — December 28, 2014
From the Pastor
MASS INTENTIONS
Prayers are requested for the people of our parish,
for those who are hospitalized, for our deceased
relatives and friends, and for the following intentions:
Saturday, December 27
4:00 pm Gerald (Sam ) Phelan—Memorial Mass
Sunday, December 28
8:00 am Robert C. Green
8th Anniversary Mass
9:30 am Stephen Ilaqua—Anniversary Mass
11:30 am Thomas F. Walsh
1st Anniversary Mass
Monday, December 29
9:00 am
Rev. Joseph Keenan—Memorial Mass
Pastor 1946– 1953
Dear Parishioners,
We offer many thanks to you, our faithful parishioners,
for your generosity during this Christmas Season of giving and sharing:
•
to our parishioners for your generous response to the
Giving Tree. Many gifts were presented to Bridge
Over Trouble Waters, Milton Residence Fund, St.
Mary’s for Women and Children, DOVE, and Long
Island Shelter.
•
to the members of the Christian Service Committee
who planned, sorted, and delivered your gifts to the
people in need as well as delivering plants to our
homebound parishioners.
•
to Mary Quatromoni and her committee: who spent
hours decorating the inside of our church for Christmas.
•
to our teens who spent a Saturday morning decorating
the outside of our church. You were all wonderful.
•
for your generosity to the Christmas Collection, The
proceeds of which care for the sick and retired priests
of the Archdiocese of Boston.
•
to Dr. George Ashur, Anita Wakim, Colleen Martin,
and the members of our Choir and Youth Choir, Altar
Servers, Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Linen Ladies,
Ushers, Counters, our custodian, Jack Fahey, members of our Parish Staff, and to each and every one of
you who contributed to a blessed and meaningful
Christmas here at St. Elizabeth Parish.
Tuesday, December 30
9:00 am Marie P. Barrett—Memorial Mass
Wednesday, December 31
9:00 am Rev. David Ziomek—Anniversary Mass
Pastor 2005-2008
4:00 pm Solemnity of Mary
Vigil Mass—Solemnity of Mary
Thursday, January 1
9:00am
Solemnity of Mary
Holy Day of Obligation
Friday, January 2
9:00 am Rev. Gilbert Phinn—Memorial Mass
Pastor 1994– 2005
Saturday, January 3
4:00 pm Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Finnegan
Memorial Mass
Pastor 1973-1994
Sunday, January 4
8:00 am Rev. Francis Curley—Memorial Mass
Pastor 1953—1973
9:30 am John S. Donoghue
Memorial Mass
11:30 am Thomas Martin—Memorial Mass
Happy and Blessed New Year to all!
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph — December 28, 2014
The Solemnity of Mary,
the Holy Mother of God
Holy Day Masses will be celebrated on
Wednesday, December 31st at 4:00 pm
Thursday, January 1st at 9:00 am
Parish Stewardship
We are the stewards and this is how we live
our stewardship…
Due to the early submittal of the bulletin, the Offertory collections for December 21 & January 4 as well as the
Christmas Collection will be listed in our bulletin on January 11. The Monthly Maintenance collection will be taken
up next weekend.
As always we thank you for your generosity. The offertory
is our primary means of meeting parish weekly operational
expenses. If you are interested in the Electronic Giving
Program, please take a form at the entrance of the church
or go onto our website ww.stelizabethmilton.org, click
About/Electronic Giving.
The Sanctuary Light is given this month
in loving memory of
Anne & Walter Whelan
from Julianne
The Parish Office will be closed
for Christmas vacation.
We will reopen January 5, 2015
A Prayer for Our Advent/Christmas Season
Journey with Christ
By Pope Francis
Jesus, in you I am never alone, even at difficult moments,
even when my life’s journey comes up against problems
and obstacles that seem insurmountable. I accompany you,
I follow you, but above all I know that you accompany me
and carry me on your shoulders. This is my joy, this is my
hope that I must bring to this world. Teach me to see with
your eyes, to live life as you lived, to understand life as
you understood it. Help me be ready for an encounter with
you, which means being able to see the signs of your presence, keeping my faith alive with prayer and the sacraments, and taking care not to forget about God.
The Grand Annual Appeal Update
From the 1096 registered families here at
St. Elizabeth, 175 families thus far have
donated $78,358 to our Grand Annual.
We are most appreciative to those families who have supported this Appeal.
Please remember whatever you give to
this Appeal stays in our parish to cover
expenses of our day to day operation. If
you did not receive a letter, you are not
registered. If you would like to become a
parishioner, please call the parish office to
register.
The Grand Annual packets are on the back table
in Fr. Curley Hall for your use.
Last week’s Christmas Collection for the Clergy
Funds was about keeping a promise we made as Catholics to care for the more than 628 active and senior diocesan priests in our Archdiocese. Thanks to your generosity, our parish kept that promise and raised funds
for our priests who served the Catholic faithful. Our
Parish contribution will have a significant impact on
the health, welfare, and retirement needs of our priests
in the New Year and beyond. If you were out of town
this Christmas, or did not have the opportunity to participate, all are welcome to make a donation online at
www.clergyfunds.org. On behalf of the priests of our
Archdiocese, thank you for your support of the Clergy
Funds.
Youth Choir practices are on Tuesdays,
from 4:30-5:30 in the Church (near the
Altar). The Youth Choir sings twice a
month at Family Mass on the first and
third Sunday, of each month at the 9:30
am Mass. Please contact the Youth Choir Director, Ms.
Martin,
for more information at [email protected].
Next Family Mass is January 4th.
Hope to see you there!
If we have a snow storm and Milton Public Schools are cancelled, please be aware
there will be no 9:00 am daily Mass. Fr.
Aidan does not want anyone traveling in
dangerous weather.
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph — December 28, 2014
Please keep our servicemen and
women who are away from their
families, in our thoughts and prayers.
Robert Foley, Marine Lance Corporal
Luke McLellan, Corporal Justin Hinds,
US Army, USM Sgt Gregory Donohoe, USM Sgt.
Sean Donohoe, Airman Joseph Lynch USAF, Us
Army, Michael Grant, US Navy, Sgt Michael Casserly Unites States Marine, Kyle Pina USMC, Lance
Corporal Nicholas Levasseur, USMC Corporal Michael Foley, USMC, Ryan Feeney US Navy, Sean
Peterson, USMC in your prayers. If you have a loved
one in the Military and would like to have him or her
remembered in our prayers, please forward their
name to the Parish Office or drop a note in the offertory or email us @ [email protected].
Please call the parish office if you would like to
book a Mass for a loved one. It is almost the start of
the New Year and we currently have weekend and
weekday Masses available.
St. Mary of the Hills School
Applications are now available for Pre-k
thru 8th grade. Please contact Mary Jane
Campbell, St. Mary of the Hills School at
617-698-2464 for more information and
for a tour and dates for their Open House.
A Mass and Healing Service will be held at the
Church of the Blessed Sacraments, 10 Diamond St.
Walpole, Mass on Sunday, December 28th at 2:00
pm with Fr. Joseph McDermott. For more information call the office at 508-668-4700.
The William T. and Lenore Fidler
School of Faith Formation
Beth Peterson, Director
Denise Johnson-Ilacqua, Administrative Assistant
617-698-5763
Important Dates
Jan. 5th
Jan. 6th
Jan. 12th
Jan. 12th
Jan. 18th
Jan. 19th
Jan. 23rd
Feb. 1st
Feb. 2nd
Feb. 7th
Feb. 16th
Feb. 17th
Feb. 23rd
Feb. 24th
Feb. 28th
Classes Resume
Classes Resume
Pat Brawley Milton Food Pantry
Presentation Grades 6—10
Parent Letter to Confirmation Candidate
due
9:30 am Family Mass Faith Formation
Students & Youth Choir Participate
No class Martin Luther King Holiday
First Reconciliation 7:00pm—Church
Fr. Aidan’s Retirement Party
immediately following the 11:30 am mass
Joe & Friends G7&8
Confirmation Retreat Year 2– Fr.
Curley Hall 9:30 –2:30pm
No classes February Recess
No classes February Recess
Classes Resume - Lent Reconciliation
Confirmation Students
Classes Resume—Lent Reconciliation
Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6
St. Elizabeth Confirmation Students
Volunteer Day at the Milton Food Pantry
8:00 am
Happy New Year!
Welcome to St. Elizabeth Parish - If you have recently started attending Saint Elizabeth Church and
would like to register as a parishioner, please fill out
the form below. You may return it in the collection
basket or drop it off at the Rectory. If you have any
questions about our parish, please call the Rectory at
617-696-6688.
Name:
______________________________________
Address: ______________________________________
Phone:
______________________________________
Email
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Snowbirds!!! Kindly please remember to
continue your faithful financial support of
St. Elizabeth Parish even while you’re away
from home. One way to do this is through
electronic/automatic giving. Please contact
the parish office for more information or visit our website: stelizabethparishmilton.org and click About/
Electronic Giving. Have a great time!
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