Weekly Bulletin
This Week At Saint Michael Parish
MARCH 6 - MARCH 14, 2010
This weekend, March 6 - 7, is Catholic Appeal Weekend here at Saint Michael Parish. God calls each of us to share our gifts with others for the building up of his kingdom. Cardinal Sean O'Malley is asking every Catholic household to participate in the 2010 Catholic Appeal, which funds the many programs and services of our Archdiocese. The Catholic Appeal is to our Archdiocese what the weekly offertory is to our parish - so your participation and support are critical. Because of the economic climate, the need for the ministries supported by the Catholic appeal has increased, making support for the Appeal more urgent than ever. Cardinal Sean is asking every household to make a pledge. Cardinal Sean thanks all the families from St. Michael Parish who contributed $28,267.00 to the 2009 Catholic Appeal. If we exceed this year's financial goal of $33,500.00 we will receive 25% of all funds raised above goal for use here in our parish. Please begin to prayerfully consider how you will participate. Your participation is important, every gift matters. For more information, please visit www.BostonCatholicAppeal.org.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK?NEXT WEEKEND
Saint Michael Parish will celebrate the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick next weekend, March 13 and 14, at all the Masses. This Sacrament acknowledges our need for physical healing and is a source of spiritual comfort for the very ill and the aged. The anointing is not meant to be a magical cure, although the Sacrament does include prayers for the restoration of health. Instead, it is a way for those who experience advanced age, physical suffering, emotional distress, spiritual brokenness and the closeness of death to identify with the suffering of Christ and the glory of the resurrection. Following the homily, those of you who are in need of the Sacrament of Anointing will be invited to come forward to one of the priests and receive this Sacrament!
CONFESSION DURING LENT
On every Wednesday of Lent, all the parishes and chapels of the Archdiocese of Boston will be offering the opportunity for individual confession from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. This outreach is entitled ?THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU? and is an effort of the Archdiocese to highlight the importance of the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the life of Catholics and to make it as easy as possible for every Catholic to come or return to this great source of God's mercy and love. We encourage all of our parishioners, children and parents, young and old, to celebrate the healing love of Jesus Christ through the Sacrament of Penance this Lenten Season. We always hear confessions on Saturday afternoons from 3:00 - 3:45 and now this Lent we will also hear confession on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 8:00.
OUR LENTEN ALMSGIVING
Be sure to sacrifice for the Palm Sunday Almsgiving Collection. Place a bowl, a jar, or a cup in your home or room where you can place your Lenten Sacrifice. As there are UNICEF boxes at Halloween, and Rice Bowls at Easter time, have a Lenten Cup for your donations to the Palm Sunday Almsgiving Collection. As a Christian community, let us be mindful of the many needs of our parish and be willing to sacrifice each week this Lent as a charitable offering to one another. Sacrifice going out to dinner this week and place the monies saved in your Lenten Cup. Instead of renting a movie, spend an hour reading and keep the savings as part of your almsgiving. Be mindful each week of sacrificing one pleasure in order to give generously to the Palm Sunday Almsgiving Collection, a community work of charity.
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