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Listening Sessions:  Fr. Dan and Fr. George have started Listening Sessions.  Others will follow.  See the schedule below.  Call a host if you are interested in attending or scheduling one of your own.  A few dates are available.  The agenda is simple: you talk; we listen!  We have four questions to guide our listening: 1. What do I think is being done well in the Parish?  2. What would you think needs strengthening/improvement in the Parish?  3. What needs should be addressed that are not being met in the Parish?  4. As we work together toward greater collaboration between the two Parishes, what do you think we can do better together than apart?  We will also invite people to consider the Arise program.  Would you be willing to be a host, a small group facilitator and willing to invite a Catholic friend or relative who no longer attends church?  (Because Fr. George has been at St. Margaret’s for the past 12 years, and in order to encourage greater “freedom of speech,” he will not be present at Sessions held at the homes of St. Margaret Parishioners.)

 

Listening Session Dates and Locations:  (Tuesdays’ and Wednesdays’ Sessions are from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sundays’ Sessions are from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.)

 

Tuesday, August 12:      Simone and Ken Sarnie

                                    100 Springdale Avenue

                                    781-233-4088

 

Wednesday, August 13  Debbie and Greg Nickolas

                                    9 Overlea Avenue

                                    781-231-0564

 

Sunday, August 17:        Donna and Vinny Zinna

                                    96 Main Street

                                    781-233-1531

 

Tuesday, August 19:      June Cieri & Tom Brown

                                    5 Lewis Street

                                    781-231-1061

 

Wednesday, August 20: Margaret Schaefer

                                    5 Mountain Avenue

                                    781-233-8380

 

Sunday, August 24         Anna and Chuck Swain

                                    16 Lawndale Avenue

                                    781-233-8442

 

Tuesday, August 26       St. Margaret Parish Hall

                                    431 Lincoln Avenue

                                    781-233-1040

 

Wednesday, August 27  Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall

                                    14 Summer Street

                                    781-233-2497

 

 

 

 

The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary:  Masses for this Holy Day of Obligation are: 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament.  There will be a Vigil Mass at St. Margaret’s Thursday, August 13, at 7:00 p.m.

 

Baptism:  The Sacrament of Baptism will be celebrated this afternoon at 2:00 p.m.  These newborn children begin a journey of Grace today that they will always look back on.  Let us pray for them and their parents.

 

Second Collection: 

August 16 and 17 Catholic Home Missions Appeal

 

Italian Night:  The St. Stephen Ministry is having an Italian Night Fund Raiser September 13, 2008, to help support the many charitable works the ministry does throughout the year, especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Your support is needed and greatly appreciated.  Italian dinner by Anthony’s of Malden.  The tickets for the Serenaders are on sale.  The price is $25.  To purchase a ticket or table, call Lauraine Supino at 781-799-5314, June Cieri at 781-231-1061, Kathy Lanney at 781-231-0629, Steve Gerome at 781-233-2586, or Loraine Di Milla at 781-233-7541.

 

ARISE Together in Christ:  Enjoy yourself this Summer—Renew your spirit this Fall!:  As you pack your bags and head out to your summer destinations, the ARISE Together in Christ Parish Planning Team wishes you a peaceful and relaxing summer season.  While you are soaking up the summer sun and fun, we will be busy planning our parish’s first season of the new spiritual renewal process that is sweeping the Archdiocese of Boston—Arise Together in Christ.  When you get back, look for more details on how you can get involved in this process that offers the opportunity for new friendships, stronger faith, and a deeper relationship with God through prayer and the Scriptures in a small-group setting.  Sign-up Weekend is September 13 and 14, 2008.  For the journey, please take an ARISE prayer bookmark which can be found at the entrances to the Church.

 

Special Needs Barbecue:  The special needs barbecue was a big success, and, by all the smiles, a lot of fun.  Thank you to all our special friends for accepting our invitation.  Thank you to the committee for all your hard work.  Without you this great event could not happen.  Thank you, Lauraine.

 

Operation Troop Support:  This week we will be collecting flip flops, soaps, shower wash, razors and toiletry items for our troops.  As always, your support is appreciated, and any letter of encouragement you wish to send to our troops will be most appreciated.  The collection bins are located at the doors of the church to receive your donations.  Thank you.

 

Bicentennial Celebration:  Come to a festive celebration of the Bicentennial of the Archdiocese of Boston that will be held at Bishop Fenwick High School, 99 Margin Street, Peabody, Sunday, September 14, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Come for the whole afternoon or a part of it.  Activities include presentations on the rich history of the Church in Boston, games for the kids, refreshments, and the celebration of the Eucharist with Cardinal Seán as the principal celebrant and homilist.  This event is for families, couples, and singles.  Please join us for this celebration of our 200 years as the Church of Boston.  Admission is free. Details can be found at northregionbicentennial.org.

 

 

Saint Vincent de Paul Society:  Vacation time is here, and we hope everyone has a healthy and enjoyable summer.  For many within the parameters of our parish, there is no vacation, the bills for necessities keep rolling in, and the families need to eat every day.  Utility companies continue to shut down services when bills get to a certain level, food bills are at an all time high, and some impatient landlords are forcing our brothers, sisters, and their children out of their homes literally into the streets.  We are able to help in a number of ways, especially by directing needy families to the agencies that can provide long term help, but the immediate, first-line of help usually comes from us.  And that is accomplished through your generosity at our little boxes as you leave the church.  Knowing the price of fuel this winter will probably be higher than the $4.25 per gallon we are paying now; we will be unable to give much assistance unless you help us.  We ask you to please continue to remember the needy within our parish as you leave the church today.  Thank you and May God bless you for “HELPING US TO HELP THEM”

 

Catholic Home Missions:  Next Sunday, our parish will be taking up a collection for the Catholic Home Missions Appeal.  This Appeal supports missions here in the United States.    The Catholic Home Missions Appeal offers Catholics across our country a wonderful opportunity to help fellow Catholics practice their faith in such rugged areas as Alaska, Appalachia, the Deep South, the Rock Mountain states, the Southwest, Puerto Rico and island dioceses in the Pacific and in the Caribbean.  This Appeal is a practical way for our parish to share its faith and resources with the mission church here at home.  Please give generously to assist fellow Catholics here in America.

 

 

He said, "Come." Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus. But when he saw how strong the wind was he became frightened; and, beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!" Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught Peter, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?" - Mt 14:29-31