Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Sharon, MA

October 2, 2016

Mass Schedule: Saturdays :4:30 PM

Sundays: 7:30 AM, 8:45 AM & 11 AM Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Saturdays: 9:00 AM

Rectory Office Hours: Sundays: Noon : 4:30 PM

Mondays - Thursdays: 9 AM to 4:30 PM

To Contact Us: Rectory: 781-784-2265

Web: www.olossharon.org Parish Email: ljacobs@olossharon.org

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Adjustment to Middle School Faith Formation and Confirmation Program Schedule Sunday night 10th grade Confirmation classes and Middle School classes will remain as previously scheduled. After a 15-minute gathering time (with light refreshments), sessions will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will conclude at 9:00 p.m. During the session, from 7:30-8:30 p.m., students will move to the Church for a Worship Experience. The Wednesday night 9th grade Confirmation classes and Middle School classes will be shortened. Sessions will gather informally at 6:45 p.m. for refreshments and socializing, and class will begin at 7:00 p.m. Class will be dismissed at 8:30 p.m. All Middle School sessions will meet in O’Connell Hall, and all Confirmation sessions will meet in the Bullock Center. Students from the Wednesday night Middle School and Confirmation sessions, as well as all parishioners, are invited to attend the Sunday night Worship Experiences from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the Church.

Updated Worship Experience Schedule October 16th:Taize Prayer (time of service is TBD)

November 13th: Mass December 11th: Advent Evening Prayer

January 22nd: Mass February 12th: Reconciliation Service

March 12th: Stations of the Cross April 9th: A Triduum Service

Middle School Fall Party:

All Middle School stu-dents and their friends are invited to OLOS’s Youth Night Fall Party

on Friday, October 21st from 7:30-10:00 p.m. in

O’Connell Hall. There will be :

Pumpkin decorating (BYOP -- bring your own pumpkin!)

Hands-free-donut eating contest (you’ve got to see it to believe it!)

Halloween movie AND all the usual MS Youth Night fun (Snacks! Foosball! Friends! Ping-

pong! More!)

Sharon, MA Our Lady of Sorrows Parish

October 2, 2016

Today’s Readings are on : 1172 Scripture for the week of October 2, 2016

Sunday, October 2nd Hb 1:2-3: 2:2-4/ 2 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14/ Lk 17:5-10

Monday, October 3rd Gal 1:6-12/ Lk 10:25-37

Tuesday, October 4th Gal 1:13-24/ Lk 10:38-42

Wednesday, October 5th Gal 2:1-2, 7-14/ Lk 11:1-4

Thursday, October 6th Gal 3:1-5/ Lk 11:5-13

Friday, October 7th Gal 3:7-14/ Lk 11:15-26

Saturday, October 8th Gal 3:22-29/ Lk 11:27-28

Sunday, October 9th 2 Kgs 5:14-17/ 2 Tm 2:8-13/ Lk 17:11-19

Prayers for the Sick Matt Canuel, Anthony Venti, Gert & Francis DiLoreto, Wayne & Judy Satterley, Donna Prado, Sarah Andrews, Gail Callis, Ricardo & Raquel Balarezo, Helen Drake, Kevin Jones, Peg Hulit, William Trainer, Judy Grenier, Michele Hadayia , Raylene Hadayia, Alessia Marsiglia, Julie Robbins, Patricia Martell, Anaele Amaechi, Mary Elizabeth Dowdell, Kathleen Ann Satterley, Dick Diforio, Kathy DeVoe, Tom Cleveland, Joseph Santos, Claire Gervais, Pete & Grace McFarland

Oct. 3rd at 9 AM: John William Gird Oct. 4th at 9 AM: Miriam Livingston

Oct. 5th at 9 AM: Ellen Mary Coakley (Healing) Oct. 8th at 4:30 PM: Rosanne Mulvey McLean Oct .8th at 7:30 AM: Rosanne Mulvey McLean

Oct. 8th at 8:45 AM: Charles McCarthy Oct. 8th at 11 AM: Rosanne Mulvey McLean

Weekly Collection – September 25th, 2016 The average cost to run the parish is $9,500 per week. Our expectation is that 70% or $6,700 will come from the weekly offertory. Parishioners con-tributed $7,015 for the week ending September 25th.

Prayers for the Deceased Kathleen Kanneigizer, Sandra Bolton-Mason, Betty Clarkin, Neil Cronin, Carlos Sandoval, Lucille Blain Salhany, Lorraine Thomas, Nina D’Arco, Yvonne Bollenbach, Vincent McCann, Mary Czitron, Lawrence Russell, Lawrence Sullivan, Mary Meers, Michael Minerva, Alice Lewis

Music Gathering:

#743 SING A NEW CHURCH

Responsorial Psalm: #95 IF TODAY YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, HARDEN

NOT YOUR HEART

Communion: #721

YOU ARE MINE

Sending Forth: #680

WE WALK BY FAITH

The Christian Services Commission provides seasonal greeting cards as well as birthday cards to the residents of Wingate, a long term nursing care facility in Sharon.

We invite you to join us in making cards during the Coffee Hour on October 2. Thank you in advance for your assistance. The 65 residents of Wingate enjoy the home made cards and being remembered throughout the year.

Food Pantry Special Request-- The volunteers at the Ilse Marks Food Pantry have asked that during the month of October, as we continue to collect the weekly generous food donations , they would appreciate donations of toothbrushes, toothpaste, and dental floss, as these are items that are somewhat costly and are not covered by food stamps. This will be especially appropriate as Halloween with its abundance of candy and treats is coming soon, and these items will be especially important as parents try to encourage good dental hygiene. And as always, they continue to be most grateful for your very generous donations. Thank you!

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Coffee Hour Hosts: October 2nd: Parish Finance Commission and Money Counters

October 9th: OLOS Staff October 16th: Christian Relief Services (Presentation by Kathleen Crawford about her trip to Kenya)

October 23rd: 5th Grade Class

Protecting God’s Children Training The Archdiocese of Boston requires that all adults volunteering with children, young adults, elderly or disabled persons participate in a Protecting God’s Children Training Session. OLOS will be offering a PGC session on Sunday, October 16th from 2:00p.m.-4:30 p.m. in the Bullock Center.. All parents and other adults in the parish who are in-terested in chaperoning youth ministry events, teaching or volunteering with or alongside children and youth in the parish are invited to attend. To register, please e-mail Teresa Coda at tcoda@olossharon.org

Sign Up to Serve As the Faith Formation Year begins, there are numerous service opportunities available, whether you are a middle school student, high school student, family or adult parishioner:

Volunteer at the Coffee Hour Nursery (takes place during Adult Faith Formation Sessions that occur during Coffee Hour once a month) in the Bullock Center (October 16, 9:30am-11am). One adult and one to two middle school or high school students are needed.

Prepare and serve a meal at Conway House, a family shelter in Middleboro (October 23rd, 4pm-8pm, for middle school students and adults).

Prepare bagged lunches for men and women at Mainspring House (a new family service opportunity taking place in our very own Bullock Center on October 23rd at 11am). All volunteers will be asked to bring food items to be included in lunches, such as sandwich bread or fruit.

High School Students are invited to attend High School Justice Day, a FABULOUS youth-oriented conference about Social Justice and the issues that face our world on Saturday, October 29th (please register with Teresa by October 16th).

You can learn more about the service opportunities and sign up to take part in one or more by visiting www.olossharon.org/service-opportunities. Signing up ensures that we will have an adequate number of volunteers, as well as facilitates communication regarding permission slips, instructions, etc. Contact Teresa Coda with any comments or questions (781-784-2265, or tcoda@olossharon.org).

Serve through making a donation! Many of our service opportunities involve preparing meals or bagged lunches for local soup kitchens. Please con-sider donating items for this cause. We need: brown lunch bags, Ziploc baggies, bags of chips/pretzels/snacks, juice boxes/bottles of water, pasta sauce, spaghetti, bottles of salad dressing and parmesan cheese, peanut butter, packaged (non-perishable) cookies, and boxed brownie mixes. Donations can be placed in the box labeled “Service Donations” in the Bullock Center.

ECO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Use barrels and re-usable bins when cleaning the yard instead of lawn bags. Lawn scraps can be put in these containers, and dumped easily. It is better for the environment to dump lawn scraps where they can degrade naturally rather than putting them on the side of the street in paper bags to be thrown in the landfill or burned at a plant by waste management. You may not want the scraps on your lawn, but you can put them in an area where they can break down naturally.

Please check www.olossharon.org for a complete calendar of events at OLOS

What’s Happening at OLOS

Sharon, MA Our Lady of Sorrows Parish

October 2, 2016

Welcome to Our Lady of Sorrows Parish. We encourage all our parishioners who worship with us to register. Our

registry is a vital source of connection we use to communicate and build community. Please call the rectory, 781-784-

2265, or return this form to the rectory via the collection basket, mail, or in person. Thank you.

Name: ________________________________________ Email: ____________________________________

Street Address: __________________________________Town: _____________________Zip: ___________

From Senior Deacon Mike:

“... So should it be with you.

When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants;

we have done what we were obliged to do.’”

Xaverian Brothers High School Open House Sunday, October 30 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Xaverian Brothers High School is a premier private, Catholic, college preparatory day school for boys in grades 7-12. As a school sponsored by the Brothers of Saint Francis Xavier, our mission is to challenge young men in Grades 7-12 to become their best– not just as students but as leaders of strong faith and character. Our outstanding teachers serve as caring mentors, helping students to discover and develop their unique gifts and talents. Inspired to succeed, called to be more, at Xaverian you will discover your own unique path. You will emerge as a confident scholar and able leader, ready to thrive not just in college, but across every area of your life. Will you answer the call? Attend the Xaverian Brothers High School open house to learn more.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter “But the word of God is not chained.” Let us express God’s love through our marriages. Strengthen, renew and rekindle your marriage by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next WWME Weekends are Oct 22-23, 2016 in Contoocook, NH and Dec 2-4, 2016 in Duxbury, MA. For more

information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at 800-710-9963 or visit us at www.WWMEMA.org.

The Catholic Voter & The Signs of The Times WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 5:30 P.M.

CORCORAN COMMONS, HEIGHTS ROOM CHESTNUT HILL CAMPUS

Vatican II's "Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World" encouraged believers to read the "signs of the times" in order to discern where God is to be found in the world and how we are to respond. This electoral season can be read as revealing a number of significant social issues that ought to be considered as Catholic citizens go to the voting booths. Presented by Kenneth Himes, O.F.M (Professor of theological ethics at the Boston College Department of Theology)

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Our Vision

We welcome all to our community as we celebrate and explore our Catholic faith. We embrace the unique religious composition of Sharon. We proclaim the Risen Lord who gathers us as a community. We pursue open dialogue as we follow the teachings of Jesus Christ through lifelong learning and faith formation. We practice and promote social justice that affirms the Dignity of every human being. We call upon the grace and talents of all parishioners to strengthen our living church.

Please visit our full Vision Statement at our website.

Staff: Rev. Vincent P. Doolan, Administrator padre@olossharon.org. Senior Deacon Michael Iwanowicz, deacon99@aol.com Deacon Frank Tremblay , ftremblay@olossharon.org Lynn Jacobs, Office Manager, ljacobs@olossharon.org. Teresa Coda, Youth Ministry Coordinator, tcoda@olossharon.org. Monica O’Brien, Volunteer & Event Coordinator, mobrien@olossharon.org. Claire Ramsbottom, Staff Associate, cramsbottom@olossharon.org. Larry Seggelin, Maintenance Coordinator, larryseggelin@comcast.net.

Weekend Associates

Rev. Francis X. Clooney, S.J. Rev. Kevin Spicer, C.S.C.

Parish Pastoral Council: John Glancy

Parish Finance Council: Jim Spoto

OUR LADY OF SORROWS PARISH 59 Cottage St, Sharon MA 02067

Liturgy Schedule

Saturday ~ 4:30 PM ,Sunday ~ 7:30, 8:45 & 11 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday 9:00 AM Holy Days as announced. Sacraments

We welcome those seeking the sacraments of the Church. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered Saturday from 3:45 PM to 4:15 PM or by calling the rectory for an appointment. For information on celebrating the other sacraments, please contact the rectory.

Eucharistic Adoration

Monday ~ 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The Rosary

Friday ~ 10:00 AM

Bible Study: Every Wednesday at 10am in O’Connell Hall . All are Welcome! Connecting If you are housebound and would like to receive the Eucharist, if you are in need of prayer or if you need assistance from our community, please call the rectory or send us an email. We want to hear from you.

Lord of Heaven, God of all creation, You shower upon us the gift of Your mercy. May we be compassionate in all things, and learn from You the way of forgiveness.

Be with our parish family in this Jubilee Year of Mercy, as we seek to build Your Kingdom of joy. Make us missionaries of mercy in all that

we say and do. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

Contact Us: We welcome your ideas and involvement. Please contact us. We also invite you to visit and contribute to our prayer book in the rear of the church. Rectory: 781-784-2265 Web: www.olossharon.org Email: ljacobs@olossharon.org Follow us on Twitter @OLOSParish