MASS SCHEDULE
SATURDAY:VIGIL 5:00 PM
SUNDAY: 8:00 & 9:30 AM
11:30 AM & 5:00 PM
WEEKDAYS: 7:00 AM MASS
SATURDAYS: 8:00 AM
PUBLIC HOLIDAY 8:00 AM
HOLY DAYS: As announced
FIRST FRIDAY: 7:00 AM
Adoration: 7:30 AM—8:45 AM
Benediction: 8:45 AM
Mass: 9:00 AM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday: 4:15 - 4:45 PM and by request
BAPTISM/MATRIMONY
Contact the Pastor during office hours Mon.—Fri. 9 AM—3PM
ORGANIZATIONS/COMMITTEES
Parish Pastoral Council Chris Kierce, Vice Chairman
Parish Finance Council Elaine Coyne, Chairman
Bereavement Hospitality Anna Abbruzzee
THE SPIRITUAL CARE OF THE SICK AND AGED:
Please contact the Parish Office if you have a family member,
friend or neighbor who is unable to attend Church due to age or
infirmity. We will provide pastoral visits, with administration of the
Sacraments.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
All children not attending parochial school are expected to be en-
rolled in our Religious Education Program for grades 1-8. Enroll-
ment in the 9th and 10th grade Religious Education Program is
required of all students seeking the Sacrament of Confirmation.
St. Anthony Parish 10 Summer Street
Cohasset, MA 02025
Tel: 781-383-0219
Fax: 781-383-9948
Religious Ed: 781-383-0630
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.saintanthonycohasset.org
Pastor Rev. John R. Mulvehill, S.T.D. Deacon Paul S. Rooney
Permanent Deacon Parish Staff
Barbara Dalrymple Office Administrator
Rosemary Sullivan Office Administrator
Adrienne MacCarthy Religious Education
Jane Reardon Religious Education
Kathleen Keyes Music Director/Organist
Bill Mezzetti Youth Director
Parish Mission Statement We, the parish family of St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church welcome all, young and old, active or inactive, committed
or alienated, to enrich their lives by joining and participating in our faith community. We seek to reflect the light of Jesus
Christ by reaching out to serve all, and by sharing our joy and hope, as we continue our faith journey. May our lives,
inspired by the Holy Spirit, and nourished by the Eucharist, bear witness to our love for neighbors near and far.
ST. ANTHONY PARISH COHASSET, MA
Dear Parishioners
As we observe Ash Wednesday this week we enter into
another Lenten period in our lives. During the following forty
days we prepare through prayer and sacrifice for the glorious
feast of Easter. Last year as we approached Ash Wednesday
Pope Francis wrote: "Lent is a new beginning, a path leading to
the certain goal of Easter, Christ's victory over death. This
season urgently calls us to conversion. Lent is the favorable
season for renewing our encounter with Christ who lives in his
Word, in the sacraments and in our neighbor. Once again Lent
come to make its prophetic appeal to remind us that it is
possible to create something new within ourselves and around
us. At the basis of everything is the Word of God which during
this season we are invited to hear and ponder more deeply. Let
us find inspiration in God’s Word, for it is a key to
understanding what we need to do in order to attain true
happiness and eternal life. It exhorts us to true conversion. Let
us not waste this season of Lent, so favorable a time for
conversion.”
Pope Francis, quoting from the Old Testament prophet Joel
says: return to me with all your heart.” With its invitation to
conversion, Lent comes providentially to awaken us, to rouse us
from our sleep, from the risk of moving forward by doing
nothing. The exhortation which the Lord addresses to us
through the prophet Joel is strong and clear. Why must we
return to God? Because something is not right in us, not right in
society, not right in the Church, and we need to change and give
it a new direction. And this is called needing to convert.
The Pope points our that Lent reminds us that it is possible to
create something new within ourselves and around us simply
because God is faithful, always faithful, for God cannot deny
himself. God continues to be rich in goodness and mercy and
God is always ready to forgive and start afresh. With this filial
confidence, the Pope says let us set out on the journey.
And so the Lenten journey begins on Ash Wednesday with
the sign of the cross on our foreheads as a reminder to all that
this day begins a special time in our lives, a time to offer
prayers, to sacrifice in some way and to make an extra effort to
walk closely in the footsteps of the Lord.
Sincerely,
Fr John R. Mulvehill
Week ending February 24, 2019
Last Week Fiscal Year to Date
Offertory Collection $8,151.00
Automatic Bank Offering $385.00
Total $8,536.00 $333,329.00
Budgeted Offertory $10,000.00 $350,000.00
Excess (Shortfall) ($1,464.00) ($16,671.00)
2nd Collection—Support of the Church around the World—
$2,168.00
Your financial support and generosity helps us build a strong
faith community and provide what many have come to expect
and enjoy. We continue to ask for your help to achieve our
weekly average collection goal of $10,000.00
Saturday, March 2
5:00 PM Katherine & Denis Buckley—Memorial
Sunday, March 3
8:00 AM All Parishioners Prayer Requests
9:30 AM Billy McKenna—24th Anniversary
11:30 AM Marsha Oliver—4th Anniversary
Tuesday, March 5
7:00 AM Jane Draper—Memorial
Wednesday, March 6
7:00 AM Judy Gardner
Saturday, March 9
5:00 PM Michael Mahony Jr.—5th Anniversary
Sunday, March 10
8:00 AM Christopher Bowker—Anniversary
9:30 AM William Morgan—9th Anniversary
11:30 AM Fidelio Rodrigues—Memorial
Living our Faith Together In the Gospel today, Jesus reminds us that we are known by the
fruits of our generosity. In opening the doors of our hearts to this
season of Lent, may we consider supporting those who turn to the
Church for assistance, through life-changing ministries such as
Addiction Recovery Services or the Faith Community Nursing
program. Your gift to the 2019 Catholic Appeal provides half
of the funding for many important programs that enrich
parish life, our Catholic schools, and the lives of many. Every
gift has an immediate impact in our parish communities.
Please find more information about this life-changing work in the
envelope in your pew or visit our website at
bostoncatholicappeal.org to view our latest video about the
Appeal. Thank you!
Reconciliation
The Light Is On For You The sacrament of Reconciliation will be
available on the Tuesdays of Lent, March
12, 19, 26, April 2, 9, from 7:00—8:00 PM in St. Anthony
Church. This program entitled: The Light Is On For You gives
Catholics in the Archdiocese of Boston an opportunity to receive
the Lord’s grace and forgiveness through the sacrament of
Reconciliation.
GLUTEN FREE HOSTS AVAILABLE
8TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Altar Servers—This Weekend, March 2/3
5:00 PM Mary Claire Griffin, JT MacDonald
8:00 AM Lewis Macfarlane, Ainsley Allen
9:30 AM Mary Cate Donohue, James Donohue
11:30 AM Drew Olson, Ryan Dowden
5:00 PM Sari Reyes, Mateo Reyes
Altar Servers—Next Weekend, March 9/10
5:00 PM Catherine Toomey, Sean Basler
8:00 AM Lewis Macfarlane, Jake Iandoli
9:30 AM Ryan Perrone, Jack Reardon
11:30 AM JT MacDonald, Grace Rogers
5:00 PM Darbi Carmody, Noah Carmody
Ministers of the Word—This Weekend, March 2/3
5:00 PM Thomas Reardon
8:00 AM Mark Toomey
9:30 AM Gail Collins
11:30 AM Gretchen Sheets
Ministers of the Word—Next Weekend, March 9/10
5:00 PM Mary Rooney
8:00 AM Laura Chase
9:30 AM Rick Daniels
11:30 AM Peter Buckley
Eucharistic Ministers This Weekend, March 2/3
5:00 PM William Marsden, Kerry Matchak, Polly Pyne
8:00 AM Joanne Cogill, Lynn Ferrara, Sheila Toomey
9:30 AM Fran Collins, John Carr, Susan Carr
11:30 AM Donna O’Donnell, Mary Fran Olson, Thomas Olson
Eucharistic Ministers—This Weekend, March 9/10
5:00 PM Anna Abbruzzese, Carol Barrett, Paul Croke
8:00 AM Jean Hajjar, Wendy Lanoue. Kevin O’Connor
9:30 AM Fran Collins, Gail Collins, Barbara Dalrymple
11:30 AM Donal Cahill, Michael Cotter, Lorraine Curtin
From the Deacon’s Bench
Don’t demand signs from God. Instead, do what
the disciples did and let him enter your boat.
Author—Bishop Barron
CONSIDER SHARING YOUR
FAITH
Please contact us to volunteer @ 781-383-
0630
Jane Reardon for Gr. 1-6 Ext 20 or
Adrienne MacCarthy for Gr. 7-10 ~ Ext. 019
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Grades 1-6
We will once again be participating in the Catholic Relief
Services (CRS) Rice Bowl program. During Lent, which begins
on Wednesday 3/6, CRS Rice Bowl invites you, your family and
community to journey together to reach out beyond ourselves to
encounter the needs of all. Starting in February we will be
distributing Rice Bowls, one for each family. We ask you to
consider $1 per day for the 40 days of lent. This would feed one
family for a month or 2 years of seed for a farmer or one
emergency kit for refugees. We will collect them at the end of
lent.
Lent starts Wednesday March 6th with Ash Wednesday. There
will be a ceremony and ash distribution on Wednesday 3/6 at 4
pm.
There will be a Family Mass the weekend of 3/10 at 9:30.
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9TH Grade CCD RESUMES SUNDAY MARCH 3RD AT THE
5PM MASS. Attendance is required.
Grade 10 classes resume Sunday, March 3rd at the 5pm Mass---
Attendance is required.
7th grade and 8th grade Regular classes resume Sunday, March
3rd, 3:50pm -4:50PM.
While we prepare for the second trip to
Honduras at the end of June we begin to
understand the importance of
remembering the purpose of our
mission. Life has a way of taking us over
and we lose sight of what is truly
important. This is why I love the season of lent. We begin with
a simple message on Ash Wednesday of humbling ourselves
and reflect on what is important. We seek forgiveness and we
strive to renew our commitment to our faith and in each
other. We often hear things are not the same. Life is too busy.
The world is in turmoil. The truth is this has always been the
case. Each Sunday each of us has the opportunity to take an
hour to come together and reflect upon our past week and the
week ahead. Lent provides us the opportunity each day to
reflect on what is important in our lives. We empower
ourselves and each other by giving up small things and more
importantly we decide to do something more for each other.
This is the beauty of our mission. Each day on the mission
after prayer and reflection we say these simple words, "keep
coming back" This can mean so many different things. The
truth is we all have Jesus who wants us to keep coming back.
Lenten Lunch and Learn Series
at the Foyer of Charity (74 Hollett Street, Scituate).
Join us on four Fridays for a talk by Father
John Geaney, a Paulist Missionary Preacher, Mass and lunch.
Topics: Celtic Spirituality, the Prophet Isaiah. Time 10:30 am—
1:30 pm. Dates March 8, 22, April 5, 12. Suggested donation
$20., RSVP: 781 545-1080 or [email protected]
COMMUNITY DINNER, Tuesday, March 5th,
5:00 pm. All ages welcome. This is a monthly
intergenerational dinner served at Willcutt
Commons, 91 Sohier Street, on the first Tuesday
of each month. Volunteers from Elder Affairs and
Cohasset High School students prepare and serve a delicious
warm meal. On the menu this month—Irish beef stew. Share
laughs with friends and neighbors. Call for reservations no later
then Monday, March 4, at 781-383-9112. $5.
FAMILY MASS SUNDAY,
MARCH 10TH @ 9:30 Mass
Bring your parents and your singing
voices.
Collection of non-perishable foods items and gift cards for the
Cohasset Foot Pantry at the Offertory. Hope to see you there!!
MARCH 3, 2019
Prayer for Our Troops Almighty God and Father, hold our servicemen and
women in your loving hands. Protect them as they
protect us. Bless them and their families for the
selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, Our Lord and Savior
Amen
Food Pantry Sunday—This Weekend The Pantry is open on Tuesday mornings from
8:30-10:30 AM for clients only. We regretfully
cannot accept donations during those hours.
Donations may be left from 8:00 – 8:30 on
Tuesdays or you may arrange a drop off time by calling the food
pantry at 781-383-0219 ext. 25.
IN LOVING MEMORY
Please remember in your prayers, Janet Cote who
recently went home to the Lord. May her soul and
the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.
Amen.
Tickets will be available at the parish office and after the Masses
starting March 9.
Transformed in Love Marriage Prep is the
Archdiocesan program for marriage preparation. For upcoming
dates, locations, and registration information, visit
bostoncaatholic.org/transformedinlove.