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Parish Administrator Fr. Stefano Colombo f.s.c.b.

Assistant Fr. Paolo Cumin f.s.c.b.

In residence Fr. Luca Brancolini f.s.c.b.

Parish Secretary: Ann Hoag secretarystclement@outlook.com

Office Hours: Mon - Thu 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Closed on Fridays and Holidays

Religious Education : Mary Grace Di Martino

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Junior and Senior High School 781-393-5600

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PALM SUNDAY Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”

He replied to him, “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” ( Lk 23:42-43)

HOLY WEEK PROGRAM TUESDAY 3/22/16: 6:30 –8 PM PENANCE SERVICE AND INDIVIDUAL CONFESSIONS

SACRED TRIDUUM

HOLY THURSDAY: MASS “IN COENA DOMINI” 7:30 PM - the church will remain open for prayer till midnight

GOOD FRIDAY: 3:00 P.M.—STAIIONS OF THE CROSS

5:30 P.M. THE SEVEN LAST WORDS

7:30 P.M. – CELEBRATION OF THE PASSION OF OUR LORD

PASCHAL VIGIL: SATURDAY 8 PM

Crucifixion, (detail) by El Greco, Spain 1570

Saint Clement Church March 20, 2016 Somerville/Medford, MA.

PALM SUNDAY

MASS READINGS and INTENTIONS

Monday, March 21

Is 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11

7:00 A.M. – Maria Cocchiara, Memorial

Tuesday, March 22

Is 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38

7:00 A.M.—The DiSisto Family, Memorial

6:30 – 8 P.M.—PENANCE SERVICE

Wednesday, March 23

Is 50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25

7:00 A.M.– The LoPriore Family, Memorial

6:30 P. M.– Mass

HOLY THURSDAY— March 24

Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/1 Cor 11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15

7:30 P.M.– MASS OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE EUCHARIST; St. Clement will re-main open for individual prayer till 12 AM

GOOD FRIDAY— March 25

Is 52:13-53:12/Heb 4:14-16, 5-7-9/Jn 18:1—19:42

3:00 P.M.—STAIIONS OF THE CROSS

5:30 P.M. THE SEVEN LAST WORDS

7:30 P.M. – CELEBRATION OF

THE PASSION OF OUR LORD

HOLY SATURDAY, March 26

Gn 11—2:2 Ex 14-15—15:1, Is 54:5-14,

Is 55:1-11, Bar 3:9-15, 32—4:4

7:30 P.M. —EASTER VIGIL

EASTER SUNDAY—March 27

Lk 19:28-40/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Lk 22:114-23:1-49

7:00 A.M. - Mass for St. Clement Parishioners

9:00 A.M. -

11:00 A.M - PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR BELOVED DECEASED.

David Bettencourt, Giacinto “Geno” Cognata

and Rosann Venuti

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Penance service on Tuesday 3/22/16 6:30 to 8 PM

or by appointment

The Anchor

Since I’ve been in Boston, from 2008, every year I have participated in the Way of the Cross that my friends of the Catholic Move-

ment of Communion and Liberation, organize on Good Friday. My congregation, the Missionaries of St. Charles, exists because of this movement and its founder, Msgr. Luigi Giussani, a great man of faith, who happened to be also my theology teacher at the Catholic University of the Sa-cred Heart, in Milan. Msgr. Giussani has taught us the value of GESTURES. Ges-tures are not simply “things that we do”, but exemplary things, signs. Gestures are deliberate, often public, actions that com-municate something very important. In our modern culture religion and its acts, its “gestures” are accepted only if kept personal, private. The public sphere has become increasingly inhospitable for religious people, Christians and Catholics. We often accept this complacently, as a given, without much discussion. Yet, what happened to Jesus was public in the extreme: we speak of his “public life” and Jesus preached publicly everywhere, challenging not only the religious authorities of his time, but the political authorities as well. This has been true throughout the two millennia of the history of the Church. Christianity literally changed the world because of this public example of Christ, and his invitation to tell the good news everyone, in all occasions, without fear. Jesus enemies, thought of making an example of him, pub-licly displaying his trial, torture, and cruel capital punish-ment. Christianity is not a private religion, it may be very per-sonal, but not private. Our most important festivities and celebrations have this public character that is remarkable and personally chal-lenging for each one of us: are we witnesses? We are not only invited to participate, but to spread the word. This year too I will be participating in the public Way of the Cross, next Friday, starting from the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, where Card. O’Malley will give us his blessing, participating in the first station. We will follow the Cross through downtown Boston, I’d like to invite you all there and to the other “gestures’ that characterize our Holy Week and Easter. Let us accept Jesus’ invitation and stay with him step by step this week, we are the people of the Cross, after all. Its personal, but not private. I hope to see you there. Fr. Stefano

Saint Clement Parish March 20, 2016 Medford/Somerville, MA

PALM SUNDAY

COLLECTION DASHBOARD

OUR GOAL FOR OUR WEEKLY (FIRST) COLLECTION: $ 4,000.00 LAST WEEK’S COLLECTION NUMBERS ARE UNAVAILBLE THIS TIME BECAUSE OF EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINE.

THIS WEEK’S SECOND COLLECTION: THE LENTEN SACRIFICE GOOD FRIDAY: HOLY LAND COLLECTION

NEXT WEEK’S (EASTER) COLLECTION is destined to support our clergy

Prepare for Easter with

Sacramental Confession

TUESDAY 3/22/16: 6:30 –8 PM

PENANCE SERVICE AND

INDIVIDUAL CONFESSIONS

2016 CATHOLIC APPEAL

In making a gift to the 2016 Catholic Appeal, you will join hands with tens of thousands whose generosity brings the love of Christ

to so many in our Archdiocese.

St. Clement’s traditional

Holy Thursday Food Collection

is March 24th.

Please bring non-perishable food items to place on the altar

during the Offertory at the 7:30 PM Mass. Your donations will be delivered to a

local pantry. Please be as generous as you are able. Thank you.

EASTER FLOWER DONATIONS GIVEN IN MEMORY OF LOVED ONES ARE

GREATLY APPRECIATED.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

No classes for Grades 1-5 this morning. The students are gathering with their fami-

lies in the elementary school yard at 10:45 am for the

Procession of Palms, before the 11 am Liturgy. We will be collecting the "Lenten Boxes" for the

Offertory Collection.

Also, next Sunday is Easter...there will be no religious education classes.

We wish all our families the peace of the Risen Christ and look forward to seeing you at the various Holy Week services and activities.

Next class for Grades 1 - 5 is Sunday, April 3rd at 10:00 am.

PASCHAL CANDLE

This year’s Paschal Candle has been generously donated in memory of George Ackerley

by his loving family. Thank you.

Thank you and God Bless.

HOLY TRIDUUM:

BEING NEAR JESUS

DURING THE HOURS OF HIS

PASSION, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION

The Three Days (Triduum) of the Passion, Death and

Resurrection of Christ are our most solemn celebrations.

Let’s make time “to be there”, like Mary, accompanying

Jesus, to understand better his sacrifice for us.

Our most important liturgies happen at night, so as to give

everyone opportunity: it is a sacrifice worth making.

The Movement of Communion and Liberation invites everyone to

CARRY THE CROSS IN THE HEART OF BOSTON

GOOD FRIDAY AT 10 AM

FROM THE CATHEDRAL OF SACRED HEART

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His Eminence, Card. Sean O’Malley

will preside the first station, at the Cathedral.

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