Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time October 23, 2016

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The Light of Christ Catholic Collaborative

COLLABORATIVE STAFF

Pastor: Rev. James Mahoney Parochial Vicar: Rev. Thomas J. Stanton Senior Priest in Residence: Rev. Joseph Arsenault

Deacons: Joseph Nickley, James McLaughlin and Paul Breadmore Finance and Operations Manager: Dennis Leonard

Administrative Assistant: Colleen Booker Email: sbparishsecretary@comcast.net

Website: www.loccc.org

Director of Music: William Healey Children’s Choir : Margaret Healey Organist: Lynn Bartlett Cantor: Dennis Leonard Director of Religious Education (781) 447-3135 Grades 1-Confirmation Cathleen Smith casparish@hotmail.com Superintendent, Saint James Cemetery: Vincent Tonello Cemetery Office: Kathy MacGilvray Facilities Managers: James Lewis Tom Blinn

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Holy Ghost Parish 518 Washington Street Whitman, MA 02382

Tel: 781-447-4421 Fax: 781-447-1375

St. Bridget Church 455 Plymouth Street Abington, MA 02351

Tel: 781-878-0900 Fax: 781-878-6566

Holy Ghost Mass Schedule Weekend: Saturday: 4:00PM

Sunday: 7:30AM & 10:30AM Weekday: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at

9AM Holy Day Mass Schedule As Announced

St. Bridget Mass Schedule Weekend: Saturday: 4:00PM

Sunday: 9:00AM & 12:00PM Weekday: Tuesday and Thursday at 9AM

Saturday liturgy will be a Communion Service Holy Day Mass Schedule As Announced

DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION Tuesdays at 7PM in the lower chapel

PERPETUAL ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT In Divine Mercy Chapel (lower church) BAPTISM Second and Fourth Sundays of each month at 12Noon (Please arrive 15 minutes early). Call the rectory (781-447-4421) to arrange for the sacrament.

CONFESSION: Saturdays 3:00 to 3:30 PM or anytime by appointment MARRIAGE: Please contact the rectory one year in advance.

Couples meet with the priest or deacon before a date is set. Participation in a marriage program is required

Senior Priest/Weekend Assistant: Rev. Michael J. Regan, M.Ed., M.A. Organist: Sean Glennon (617) 909-6426 Children’s Choir : Jessie Duncan (781) 974-5043 Organist Emeritus: Carolyn Bates Directors of Religious Education (781) 878-5950 Anne Fennell, Grades 1-6, stbridgetreo@aol.com Cathleen Smith, Grade 7 to Confirmation, casparish@hotmail.com Phone: 781-447-3135 Superintendent, Saint Patrick Cemetery: Jeff Allen Phone: (781) 982-8974 or (781) 878-0900 Fax (781) 878-6566 Saint Vincent de Paul: (781) 878-1194

BAPTISM First and Second Sundays of each month at 1:30PM(Please arrive 15 minutes early). Call the rectory (781-878-0900) to arrange for the sacrament. BINGO Every Sunday at 6:30PM in the School Hall ST. BRIDGET SCHOOL (781) 878-8482 Mr. Matthew T. Collins, Principal www.stbridgetschool.us

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HOLYGHOSTCOLLECTION

Last Week

Actual Collec�on $ 4,917.00

Mission Sunday $ 1,757.00

Thank you for your con�nued generosity.

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Actual Collec�on $ 5,737.00

Mission Sunday $ 1,753.00

Thank you for your con�nued generosity.

Please remember for the second collec�ons, to make

the checks out to Holy Ghost or St. Bridget. We will send

one check to the designated group for the

collec�on. Thank you.

For the week of October 22 through October 30, 2016

Saturday, October 22, 2016 4PM HG Janice A. O’Connor—2nd Anniversary 4PM SB Peter B. Arab—Memorial Sunday, October 23, 2016 7:30AM HG Donald MacNeil—10th Anniversary 9:00AM SB Robert Curley—6th Anniversary Michael Curley—25th Anniversary 10:30AM HG Mass at Holy Ghost 12:00PM SB Susan R. Laffin—Memorial

Monday, October 24, 2016 9AM HG George Chiros—Memorial Tuesday, October 25, 2016 9AM SB Mass at Saint Bridget

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 9AM HG End of Abortion & Respect for All Life Thursday, October 27, 2016 9AM Mass at Saint Bridget

Friday, October 28, 2016 9AM End of Abortion & Respect for All Life Saturday, October 29, 2016 4PM HG Donald Mackenzie—Memorial 4PM SB Helen & Barbara Legalle—Memorial Sunday, October 30, 2016 7:30AM HG Charles Laubacher—Memorial 9:00AM SB Leo E. Provost—Anniversary 10:30AM HG End of Abortion and Respect for All Life 12:00PM SB Maureen Goodwin—2nd Anniversary

The Sanctuary Lamp at Holy Ghost will burn in the Upper Church this week in memory of

Elizabeth C. Buckley and William J. McMahon.

The Sanctuary Lamp at Holy Ghost will burn in the Lower Church this week in memory of

Donald MacNeil.

Please remember in your prayers the souls of the recently departed: Barbara Jean Albion, Jacqueline

Keefe and Michael Natale

The Second Collection for Holy Ghost this weekend will be to support the Special Collection for those

Impacted by Hurricane Matthew.

The Second Collection for St. Bridget this weekend will be to support the Special Collection for those

Impacted by Hurricane Matthew.

The weekend of October 22nd and 23rd St. Bridget Parish will

be sponsoring a Baby Shower to benefit Pregnancy Help, a

program of the Pro-Life Office for the Archdiocese of Boston.

Your dona�on helps to provide compassionate care to women

facing an unplanned or crisis pregnancy in their choice for life

for their unborn child. Please bring new, basic baby laye"e

items to the church the weekend of October 22nd and 23rd.

Items such as clothes (size newborn/infant), crib sheets,

blankets, socks, pacifiers, bo7les, etc. will be greatly

appreciated. There will be a port-a-crib set up at the back of

the church for your dona�ons. Monetary dona�ons are also

accepted with your check wri7en to the Fund for the Unborn.

Thank you for your an�cipated support in living the Gospel of

Life as a parish community.

In this Sunday's Gospel, he tax collector's prayer allows God to be God and so allows God to pour mercy into his heart. When we pray and give alms to the poor, we allow God's mercy to be poured into their hearts. Through your gift to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul you also can give God's mercy to your neighbor who is hungry, hopeless, alone and frightened.

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Lt. Joe Sturges Ens. Thomas M. Condon Pat Torney Sgt. James Murray PFC Andrew Smith Sgt. Nick Lavery SO2 Ryan C. Flaherty Sgt. Matthew McCann Sgt. Seamus Murray Lance Corp. Nicholas Rizzo Staff Sgt. Jonathan P. Martins Steve Gaudet LCpl M Ryan O’ Flaherty Lt. Christopher C. Regan Lt. Col. Kevin Hanrahan Capt. Joseph J. Lucas SPC Anthony Gulino Peter E. Columbo LCPL Jarod Zachariah Maze Sgt. Nicholas Voci Sgt. Ryan Cronin Spec. James R. Furtado Senior Airman Sara Furtado PFC Zachary Samya Staff Sgt. Marie Ketchen Sgt. Oliver Cahill Lance Corp. Johnathan Jaskolka Major Ryan Chandler Sgt. Andrew McAleer Lance Cpl. Sean Concannon PV2 Christina Malloy Sgt. Jason Race Lance Corp. Thomas M. Malloy, Jr. (USMC) Cpl. John J. Feeney,USMC Airman Samuel Clark LCpl Derek Corkery, USMC Qtr. Master John Sayers Cpl. Joseph Von George, USMC Col. Jordon McIntyre 1st Lt. Shane Reardon,USMC Pvt. David Franey Commander Amy Grabel Payce Thomas Berridge, USN Nathaniel Lopes Airman1st Class Lance Corp. Daniel O’Donnell,USMC Petty Officer Jonathan Burbine

PRAYERS FOR OUR RELATIVES & FRIENDS SERVING IN THE MILITARY

Please visit the website for schedules for all grades. For Holy Ghost: http://www.loccc.org/#!holy-ghost-religious-ed/clvc For St. Bridget: http://www.loccc.org/#!st--bridget-religious-ed/phdv0

First Saturday-Family Healing from Addictions ***Come experience the healing power of prayer and forgiveness through the Divine Mercy of Jesus Christ*** You are invited to pray with us for yourself, loved one, friend, colleague or anyone who needs freedom from the enslavement of addiction. Can you spare one hour, once a month to help break the chains of addiction? Where: Divine Mercy Chapel (lower church) Holy Ghost Parish, 518 Washington Street, Whitman, MA What: Intercessory Rosary/Prayer and a faith witness talk by a guest speaker Date: Every 1st Saturday of the Month, September 3rd Time: Promptly starts at 11am to 12noon A light lunch and fellowship will follow from 12-1pm in the Father Glennon Hall (lower church)

RCIA Group Forming The Light of Christ Catholic Collaborative's RCIA group will begin meeting shortly. If you are a non-Catholic who feels that God is calling you to become a Catholic or in exploring Catholicism or if you are a Catholic who has not received Eucharist or Confirmation and feel God's pull to do so now, RCIA is for you. Think about it, pray about it and, if you feel God is leading you towards RCIA please call Deacon Jim at (781) 878-0900. Also, if you want to learn more about the program, Deacon Jim will be glad to give you the information you need.

Do the Gospel stories of Jesus' life of love and service to others move you? Do you feel that God is calling you to take another path in your faith walk? Have you ever wondered what the role of the deacon is in the Catholic Church? Have you ever felt the "pull" to investigate the life of a deacon? If you have had any of these experiences or just wanted to talk to someone about the life of a deacon, call Deacon Jim at St. Bridget's Rectory and he will be glad to answer your ques-tions. We have had several diaconate ("deacon") vocations from our collaborative. Maybe you are being called to be the next one. Deacon Jim's number is 781-878-0900 ex 247

"People ask me: 'What will convert America and save the world?' My answer is prayer. What we need is for every parish to come before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in Holy Hours of prayer."~ Saint Teresa of Calcutta Adorers needed for the following hours: Sun: 3-4 PM; 5-6 PM; Monday 8-9pm; Wed: Midnight-1AM; Friday: 4-5PM and 7-8pm; Sat: 6-7 PM Contact: Joanne Sullivan (HG) Phone: (781) 857-2359 Email: sully12@comcast.net

The 7th Annual Abington Community Craft Fair Sponsored by Friends of

Abington Seniors Inc. October 29, 2016 from 10AM to 3PM at the Abington Senior Center 441 Summer Street Abington, MA 02351 Drawings each half hour beginning at 11:30AM Donation of $1.

The Daughters of Isabella The Daughters of Isabella will be hosting a coffee hour on October 23, 2016 following the 10:30 am Mass in the Father Glennan Hall at the Holy Ghost Church. Ladies are invited to come and meet the Daughters and learn more about our charity, unity and friendship based organization.

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FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK Dear Light of Christ Catholic Collaborative, Jesus tells the parable of the proud Pharisee who prayed from his self-importance and the tax collector who prayed humbly. Jesus teaches his disciples to pray in humility before God. If anyone would be a model for prayer, one would think it would be the Pharisee who knows the law and follows it. He was living an upright life, he was doing everything he claimed to be doing. But he was not praying; he was giving God an inventory of his good deeds. Jesus turns things upside-down in this parable. Jesus gives us the tax collector as a model for prayer. Tax collectors were collaborators with the Roman authorities. The system allowed tax collectors to line their own pockets by charging more than the actual taxes. But, in this parable, Jesus offers the humility of the tax collector as a model for the prayer of a disciple. The parable reminds us that when we pray, we must remember our need for God in our lives. Remember what we say at Mass??? “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.” If we are too full of ourselves, like the Pharisee, there is little room for God's grace to work in us. Congratulations to Deacon Paul Breadmore, a parishioner of St. Bridget’s, who was Ordained to the Permanent Diaconate last weekend. Two Buses with almost 80 people from our two parishes traveled to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross to be part of Paul’s Ordination. What a GREAT turnout! Deacon Paul served as Deacon for the first time last Sunday at the 12 Noon Mass at St. Bridget’s. A wonderful reception took place in the Parish Hall after the Mass. Deacon Paul wishes to THANK all for the support, the prayers. and well-wishes he has received. It was a beautiful spiritual experience for Deacon Paul and he offers gratitude to you and the Lord who has called him to this ministry. Please continue to support and encourage him as he serves us as Deacon in our Collaborative. Welcome Deacon Paul. Ad Multos Annos.

Deacon Paul with his wife Anne and their children Austin and Kylie after the Ordination at the Cathedral. Parish Nursing: A New Ministry! Our Parish Nurses are looking forward to pioneering a health and wellness ministry for our Collaborative. The nurses will work to assess the health and wellness needs of the parishioners and have plans to offer educational and health promotion programs based on these needs. If you haven’t done so yet, please fill out the Survey Sheet found in your bulletin and return it as soon as possible. Please participate in the survey as everyone’s input is very important in the planning. Let us pray for each other. God bless, Father Mahoney

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