PARISH STAFF:

Rev. Stephen M. Boyle, Administrator

Deacon Leo Donoghue, Pastoral Assistant

Deacon John Jennette, Senior Deacon

Jini Vickery, Music Director

Denise Patts, Parish Office Manager

Joseph Sheehan, Business Manager

550 Washington Street, Quincy , MA 02169 Tel. 617-472-6321 Fax 617-471-8849 Email - stjoesquincy@comcast.net Website: www.stjosephsquincy.org

MASS SCHEDULE:

SUNDAY 4:00 p.m. Vigil (Saturday),

8:30 and 10:30 a.m.

MONDAY - SATURDAY 9:00 a.m.

(Rosary at 8:25 a.m.) Except Tuesdays

HOLY DAYS; as announced in the bulletin

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:

SATURDAYS 3:00—3:30 p.m.

St. Joseph Catholic Church

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Grades 1-9 and Confirmation. We are partnering with St. John the Baptist Parish in Quincy for a joint Religious Ed. program. For information contact the R.E. department at 617-877-5014. Registration information is available online - www.stjosephsquincy.org

RCIA: Adults interested in becoming Catholic, or Catholic adults interested in the Sacraments of Confirmation or First Com-munion are invited to call the rectory for information.

SODALITY: Meets the 1st Monday of the month (Sept-June) at 6:30 PM at St Joseph's Church for the Rosary & Benediction, followed by a meeting in the church.

HOLY NAME: Meets on the 2nd Sunday of each month at the 8:30 AM Mass (Sept.-June) followed by a meeting.

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: The Prayer Shawl Ministry meets on Thursdays at 2PM in the church. We are in need of folks who wish to share their craft with this ministry. We invite you to join us whenever possible.

BAPTISM: Congratulations on your baby! This Sacrament is celebrated on the first Sunday of each month at 12:00 PM. Parents are asked to call the rectory for information.

MARRIAGE: Congratulations on your engagement! Please contact the Priest or Deacon at least six months prior to the wedding date.

COMMUNION TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND: Please contact the rectory if a member of the parish is hospitalized or unable to attend Mass.

Parish News: Mass Intentions:

Saturday, October 7th

4:00 PM Lillian Dynan & Florence Linnehan

Sunday, October 8th

8:30 AM Mary Patts—1st Anniversary

10:30 AM The Bianco Family—Memorial

Monday, October 9th

9:00 AM Girlie Mercado—40 Day Memorial

Wednesday, October 11th

9:00 AM Rebecca Delory—Birthday Memorial

Thursday, October 12th

9:00 AM Special Intention

Friday, October 13th

9:00 AM Mary & Bill Dobson—Memorial

Saturday, October 14th

9:00 AM Katherine Connelly—Memorial

4:00 PM Daniel & Carmella Cocio—Memorial

Sunday, October 15th

8:30 AM Mary Ciano—Birthday Memorial

10:30 AM Olive Quinn—7th Anniversary

Memorial Donation: The Altar Bread has been donated

in memory of Alexander Hutton, for the week of October

8th. If you would like to make a donation for the altar

bread and wine for a week in memory of a loved one or for

a special intention, the donation for the week is $25.00 for

the bread and $25.00 for the wine. Please contact the

rectory.

Please remember in your prayers all our friends and

relatives who passed away recently. May their souls and

the Souls of all the Faithful Departed Rest In Peace. Amen.

Prayer Shawl Ministry: meets on Thursdays at 2PM in the

church. Please join us. All levels of skill are welcome.

If you know of someone who could use one of our shawls,

please speak with Fr. Steve, Deacon Leo or Jini Vickery

after Mass.

ST. JOSEPH PARISH, QUINCY MA

Weekly Collection Report

September 30 & October 1, 2017

Envelopes $2662.00

Loose $1609.00

Total $4271.00

Parish Faith Formation Collection

Envelopes $1122.00

Loose $905.00

Total $2027.00

Thank you for your continued support!

ST. JOSEPH FOOD PANTRY: The pantry is open on Wednes-day evenings from 7 to 8PM for our neighbors in need (located in rectory conference room).

We are in current need of the following items:

Toiletries

Jelly & Fluff

Tuna fish

Spaghetti Sauce

Snacks

Donations may be brought to Mass on Saturday/Sunday. Thank you for your support with all non-perishable food items and cash donations.

On-line Giving is a safe and consistent method of support

to St. Joseph Parish. Please contact Joe Sheehan, our busi-

ness manager, if you would like further information about

the process of On-line Giving or visit our website for the

link to create your secure account.

St. Joseph Holy Name Society Meeting, Sunday, October

8th after the 8:30 AM Mass in the rectory.

St. Joseph Parish Office; will be closed on Monday,

October 9th in observance of Columbus Day.

Monthly Parish Maintenance collection will take place this

weekend, October 7 & 8. Thank you.

St. Joseph’s Bible Study: Parables of the Kingdom;

Continues on Thursday, October 12 10—11:30AM in the

Rectory.

Joe Desmond , a lifetime parish-ioner, is working on his Eagle Scout project. He plans to renovate the gar-den area surrounding the Blessed Vir-gin Mary statue beside the rectory by building a rosary pathway and sprucing up that area. He is looking for help with this project. He hopes to do the project on Saturday, October 21. In order to have money for the supplies necessary for the project, Joe will be selling candy bars and first aid kits after all the Masses on Saturday, October 14 and Sunday, October 15. He would appreciate your support, and this will be a great benefit to the parish! We appre-ciate your support. Thank you.

TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

Meals on Wheels Volunteers Needed!

You can help seniors in your own community

and feel great doing it. At South Shore Elder

Services, we want to make sure no one goes

without a meal. We need your help to make

this happen.

What does being a Meals on Wheels vol-

unteer mean?

Valid MA license and a reliable vehicle/

CORI check

Availability of 1-5 day a week/Monday-

Friday/late morning

Driving to each consumer’s home on your

route and delivering a meal to their door

*Initial training if required, additional en-

richment opportunities offered*

For more info, call Jody at 781-848-3910 ext

430

25th and 50th Wedding Anniversary Mass

This year's Golden and Silver Wedding Anniversary Mass

will be held on November 19th at 3PM at the Holy Name

Parish, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury.

Cardinal Seán O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap. invites all couples of

the Archdiocese of Boston who are marking their 25th and

50th wedding anniversary to join him for the annual cele-

bration.

Please contact Emily Elliott (eelliott@rcab.org, or 617-746-

5756) for more information.

Mass will include a renewal of marriage vows by all

participating anniversary couples.

Family members and friends of the participating cou-

ples, as well as the general public, are welcome to at-

tend.

Family and friends do not need to register, only anni-

versary couples.

A formal invitation (including general information and

directions) will be mailed to the home of the anniversary

couple.

“Who is My Neighbor?” Multi-faith Conversations in October” Beginning in October the Missions and Social Justice Committee of the Quincy Point Congregational Church,

United Church of Christ, hosts a series of forums entitled, “Who is my Neighbor?” Each session will feature a

presentation by a leader from a different faith community, a time for discussion, and a time for refreshments and

fellowship.

The purpose of the series is to learn about each other’s faith traditions and engage in faithful dialogue. Carol

Johnston, Chair of the committee organizing the event says that, “We can learn about other religions, celebrate

together our joys and losses, and stand in solidarity in the event of hateful behavior targeted at a specific group.”

The series is free and open to the public.

Wednesday, October 11, at 7:00 p.m. Imam Mohamed Tabarssi from the Jafaria Association of Connecticut

Wednesday, October 17, at 7:00 p.m. Rabbi David Winsip from Temple Beth David of the South Shore

Wednesday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. Father Martin Dzenheleski, from Holy Trinity Parish, Quincy.

The sessions will take place in the Social Hall of the Quincy Point Congregational Church, 444 Washington

Street, Quincy Point. located on the lower level. Handicap access and parking are at the Abbey Road entrance.

The event is sponsored by the South Shore Interfaith Movement, UCC Southeast Area Missions, and is funded

by a grant from the Pilgrim Association of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ. You

can reach the church at 617-773-6424 or office@quincypointcong.org.

LIVE THE LITURGY - INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK

How often do we find ourselves wanting what is not ours? Greed, envy, and even gluttony lead us to a bad end.

We live in a world that feels very entitled. Many people believe that wants and needs ought to be provided or

simply given to them, without any work or effort. It is easy to feel that we have received the short end of the stick

or less than what we deserve. However, feeling shortchanged makes it impossible to walk with gratitude in our

hearts and feel a sense of responsibility, the two essential elements of the spiritual life. Are we grateful?

OCTOBER 8, 2017

How Can You Help Increase Priestly Vocations?

St Joseph's BVM Sodality has a program devoted to praying for priestly voca-tions. Families or individuals volunteer to take home a crucifix for one week and daily recite the prayer for vocations. This is a simple prayer to inspire men to serve God and His church and follow in His footsteps. There is a sign up sheet in the entrance of the church; Please choose the week you participate. When it is your designated week, pick up the crucifix in the sacristy on Saturday/ Sunday and sign it out. Please return and sign in by the 4 pm the following Saturday so it is available for the next family.

Adult Sacrament of Confirmation

Do you Know of anyone who has postponed receiving the

sacrament of Confirmation? Contact Mary Ellen Cassani

at maryellen.cassani@gmail.com to receive up-to-date in-

formation on when classes begin or just to have your ques-

tions answered.

The Fall Adult Confirmation program begins Sunday Octo-

ber 29 with the 5:00pm Mass at Saint Jerome Church.

Class follows in the Church Hall. Please email mary-

ellen.cassani@gmail.com for further details or to register.

This class is intended for adults who have already been

Baptized and received First Holy Communion.

Thinking About Becoming Catholic?

If you're curious about the Catholic faith or have thought

about becoming a Catholic, our Rite of Christian Initiation

for Adults (RCIA) is just for you. Adults from all faith tra-

ditions, no religious background at all, and baptized Catho-

lics who were not raised in the Catholic faith are invited to

participate. The RCIA journey incorporates faith, instruc-

tion, conversion, liturgy, and community. We welcome

you to join others while learning about the beauty of our

Catholic faith. For more information, contact Deacon Leo

at the rectory; 617-472-6321.

Readings for the Week of October 8, 2017

Sunday: Is 5:1-7/Ps 80:9, 12-16, 19-20/Phil 4:6-9/Mt 21:33

-43

Monday: Jon 1:1--2:2, 11/Jon 2:3-5, 8/Lk 10:25-37

Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10/Ps 130:1b-4ab, 7-8/Lk 10:38-42

Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11/Ps 86:3-6, 9-10/Lk 11:1-4

Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b/Ps 1:1-4, 6/Lk 11:5-13

Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2/Ps 9:2-3, 6, 8-9, 16/Lk 11:15-26

Saturday: Jl 4:12-21/Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12/Lk 11:27-28

Next Sunday: Is 25:6-10a/Ps 23:1-6/Phil 4:12-14, 19-20/Mt

22:1-14 or 22:1-10

OCTOBER 8, 2017

St. John the Baptist and St. Joseph Family Religious

Education Program

Phone: 617-877-5014 Email: restjohnquincy@gmail.com

Never Too Late!

Is there a child in your family or a friend’s family who has

missed one or several years of religious education? It is

never too late to join the St. John the Baptist and St Joseph

Family Religious Education Program. We will work with

you to develop a plan that will place your child in their cur-

rent grade level. Please contact us with any questions!

Class Schedule:

No Classes on October 8 or 9—Columbus Day Weekend.

Grade 1 Saturday, October 14th

10:00—10:45 AM

Grades 2-5 Sunday, October15th

10: - 10:50 AM

Confirmation I & II Sunday, October 15th 12Noon—1:30 PM

Grades 6—8 Monday, October 16

6:30—7:30 PM

HALLOWEEN COSTUME DRIVE……

St. Joseph’s Sodality will be collecting new

or slightly used Halloween costumes

through Sunday, October 15th.

Help support Quincy Interfaith Social

Services with their effort to outfit less

fortunate children in the Quincy

area. Their greatest need is for larger

sized costumes to outfit 10-12 year olds.

Costumes can be left in the containers

found at the back entrance of the church.

Your generosity is very much appreciated

and will go a long way in helping to make

this Halloween memorable for many

children!

For Sunday, October 8, 2017

Harmony as God Intended27th Sunday of Ordinary Time http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/100817.cfm

Isaiah 5:1-7 Philippians 4:6-9 Matthew 21:33-43 God created the beautiful glory of the heavens and the earth, animals, plants and human beings. All things were placed in proper order and he blessed it all with the gift of free will. He placed within the human heart the desire to know him, the author of all that is. It is with this gift of free will that all can find their paths to freely love God, their very selves, one another, and the world he has entrusted to our care. After all was finished and properly in place, God looked at all that he had made and found it very good. What more was there to do that God had not done?

The virtue of temperance helps us discover balance and harmony. We are meant to live in proper relationship with one another, the world, and the God who made us. But that gift of free will that makes life so creative, meaningful, and engaging can, if not properly used, lead us down a very different path. By choosing not so virtuous and balanced choices, we can quickly find our relationships very disordered.

We are given the freedom to choose which “friends” we ask to accompany us on our life’s journey. The Letter to the Philippians this weekend encourages us to walk with the friends of virtue: truth, honor, justice, purity, graciousness and love. If we choose these companions, the God of peace will be with us. We will also find ourselves with less anxiety and in a much more balanced place. By extension, we can add to this list found in Philippians the standard virtues of prudence and fortitude. The hope is that the state of God’s world at its beginning would be restored in our present. A life of harmony and peacefulness is within our grasp.

While all of this may at first glance appear impossible or even a bit naïve, a look back at the Gospels and Jesus’ message of love gives us ample reason to believe otherwise. The beautiful call of the beatitudes, the blueprint of life, is nothing more than the constant choice for virtue and harmony; restoring the balance God originally intended. So, what is the opposite of choosing the friends of virtue?

Often without our full awareness, we find ourselves on life’s journey walking instead with the friends of avarice. These are found in envy, greed, lust, gluttony, anger, pride and sloth. Once we begin to embrace and choose these, we are more apt to find ourselves electing violence as a means of finding solutions to conflict. Our relationships with others are unbalanced and based upon entitlement and power. Avarice destroys virtue and blinds us to who we are as a people of God.

Our Gospel this weekend is filled with detailing the results of choosing avarice over virtue. It is all too easy to fool ourselves into thinking that we deserve and are entitled to more than we have. We believe that we

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can violently eliminate any obstacle to achieving what we believe belongs to us or what we desire. We can find ways to get what we really need without destroying one another. It was most certainly not part of God’s original design or intention to for us to destroy one another. Yet so many events that are currently happening in our world suggest that some people would prefer to do so and see this approach as the way to achieve their goals.

We are asked to try to do our best to balance the positive with the negative and discern the best response for whatever situation is presented to us. In all that life asks of us, we cannot forget what God has done and continues to do and bring ourselves back to that original design and intent.

Rev. Mark Suslenko

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PRAYERLord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen. —The Peace Prayer of Saint Francis

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