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Saturday, September 26�

Kathleen McInally and Alma Nelson, Memorial�

Sunday, September 27�

Kevin Gaughen, 1

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Tuesday, September 29�

The Gormley and Savoy Families�

Thursday, October 1�

James and Theresa Collins�

Saturday, October 3�

Joan Richard�Callahan, 2

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Joseph Mazzotta, 2

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Sunday, October 4�

Michael Keith�

Louise McNutt, 1

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Sunday, September 27�

Joan McManus, Month’s Mind�

Mary Sullivan�Bacon, 50

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Monday, September 28�

Margaret Dennett, Birthday Remembrance�

Wednesday, September 30�

J. Francis Driscoll�

Friday, October 2�

Rev. Francis S. Barry�

Sunday, October 4�

Charlie Dann, 13

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Adult Formation� � � � Director of Finance/Operations�

Mary Ellen Cassani � � � � Jade Nguyen�

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Music Director� � � � Office Manager�

Monika Brodsky� � � � Daryle Wilson�

music@catholicweymouth.org� � office@catholicweymouth.org�

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Director of Lifelong Faith Formation and Youth Ministry�

Zach Morris� youthministry@catholicweymouth.org�

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If you are interested in learning more about our beautiful faith, please contact Mary Ellen Cassani, our

Adult Faith Formation director at 781�337�0380 or email adultformation@catholicweymouth.org and she

will answer any questions you may have. �

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In brief, the process engages you in learning certain aspects of the faith such as the Creed, prayer, the seven

sacraments and the moral life, but it is also tailored to meet your individual questions, interests and needs

during the journey. The instructional process typically begins in late summer/fall and ends with Easter, but

this timetable can also reflect individual needs. Please inquire into this amazing journey!�

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Financial Stewardship�

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Offertory � September 20, 2020�

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Immaculate Conception: $5,447� Online: $551�

Saint Jerome: $5,129� � Online: $1,657�

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Sincere Thanks for your Generous Support�

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“The son changed his mind and went.” Today we are being asked to change our minds about something,

perhaps it is as simple as changing the color of a room or as important as changing a job or maybe electing a

President, but nothing compares to changing the way we think about how we let the Lord direct our very lives.

Jesus is asking us to do just that.�

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This penetrating examination of the Word of the Lord, opening our minds to thinking about living virtuously,

begins with the reading from Ezekiel, where the prophet guides the Israelites exiled in Babylon to think about

how they, as individuals, need to think about how they are living. It is the virtuous man who will be saved and it

is virtuous men who will lead the Israelite nation out of this great exile back to their inheritance. Ezekiel’s words

are metaphors for our own lives that lived in the virtues of faith, truth, honesty, and love create a world where

we are delivered from the exile of sin to our inheritance in Heaven.�

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“The son changed his mind and went”; these words from Jesus’ parable of the sons in the vineyard, give us

further insight into what it looks like to choose the way of virtue. Living a good life requires patience and hard

work. During our own lives we may not want to be patient or kind to someone who really annoys us or has been

consistently mean. We may find it difficult to forgive family members who fail to live up to expectations or who

have hurt us deeply. We may be very sensitive and offended quickly, so we are often in a state of unrest with

others. Jesus is asking us to go into the worldly vineyard and quietly live with virtue. The Lord asks us to be

patient, forgiving, compassionate, and willing to go the extra mile with a brother or sister. Jesus is not looking

for the son who is all talk and says he will go to work in the vineyard, yet does nothing. Jesus is looking for the

son/daughter who initially declines to do as he/she is asked and then “changes his/her mind” to do what is right.�

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The Lord does not leave us without help to know how to lead good lives; he gives us the Church, our priests and

the sacraments, especially Holy Eucharist and Confession. We have only to come to these sacraments with a

mind disposed to change to experience the spiritual transformation to our soul’s character. We can become what

these sacraments stand for; we have only to act, to kneel before the Lord and ask

Him. This change of mind is a daily decision that is consistently aided by daily

prayer. When I rise in the morning I may be the biggest grouch ever as I greet my

family, but a Morning Offering prayer can “change my mind” to a day that can do

some good.�

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As the prophet Ezekiel says and Jesus reminds us, we are saved by our action; each

one of us, in the end, derives our merit from a life lived virtuously and

sacramentally for in the end we want the Lord to say to us “He/She changed their

minds and they went.“�

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Mary Ellen Cassani�

On behalf of our priests in good standing, thank you for your generous support of last week’s special

collection to benefit the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust (CHRT) The strength and vibrancy of our

communities depend on the health and well�being of our priests. Truly, healthier priests build stronger

communities. If you have not made your gift to the collection and would like to, you can visit clergytrust.org

or scan the QR code above to give with Venmo, Apple/Google Pay and PayPal via Givebutter. �

Please Be Our Guest on Tuesday, September 29 at 7pm�

for the Celebration of the Priesthood Virtual Gala!�

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Register for Free at 2020cop.org�

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Each year September is designated as National Suicide Prevention Month.

During September (and any other month) we have the opportunity to learn and

respond to the direct warning signs of crisis.�

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We have an extraordinary opportunity during these unpredictable times to

show compassion and kindness by reaching out to those who may be isolated

and need extra support. No matter how casually or jokingly stated, comments

about emotional distress, crisis or suicide should always be taken seriously. Someone who talks about

suicide, or who shares concerning images or messages on social media, provides us with a chance to

intervene. Calling a friend or loved one to just catch up is important � especially now. Talking on the phone

can strengthen your connection.�

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If you are concerned someone you love is thinking about suicide, it is ok to ask them directly if they are

thinking about it. Asking questions does not increase a person’s suicide risk. The answers they give can help

you determine the next steps to take.�

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If you observe any of the following signs in a friend or loved one, they require immediate attention:�

�� Writing or talking about suicide�

�� Seeking access to or recent use of lethal means (for example firearms, medications)�

�� Preparation for suicide (ie: making financial arrangements, saying good byes, arranging for someone to �

take care of beloved pets, giving possessions away)�

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There is support for people to get their life back on track, there is hope. Please keep suicide help phone

numbers handy. You may be the one person that recognizes someone’s suffering and you can make a

difference by reaching out. �

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Visit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention at www.afsp.org for more information.�

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If you are in crisis, please call�

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline�

800�273�TALK (8255)�

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or contact the Crisis Text Line�

by texting: TALK to 741741�

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Samaritans Statewide Hotline�

Call or Text: 877�870�HOPE (4673)�

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Please join us for a public rosary on Saturday, October 10 at 12noon in the Saint Jerome

parking lot. We will be praying for peace in our hearts, peace in our families, and peace in

the world. Please spread the word. Our country and the entire world needs to pray and fast

and ask for God’s mercy and love.�

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Upon arrival at Saint Jerome, we ask that you park outside of the coned area. We will

mark the area inside the coned area for social distancing. Kindly wear a mask that covers

your mouth and nose for the safety of all. Bring your friends!�

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If you would like to help or have questions please call Mary Burke at 617�957�0449 or

Toni Malfa at 781�337�6838.� � Thank you.�

“And behold I am with you always, until the end of the age.”� Matthew 28:20�

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Family Faith Formation at Catholic Weymouth has a new format to allow families more options for formation,

while maintaining our commitment to the empowerment of parents as the primary educators in the faith. This

new format complies with current COVID�19 State/Archdiocesan mandated health and safety protocols.�

REGISTER NOW at catholicweymouth.org/registration�

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Grades 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 meet on October 4, 18, November 1, 15, December 6�

Grades 1, 4, 5, 8, 10 meet on September 27, October 11, 25, November 8, 22, December 13�

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Grade 1�5 � Sunday 10am�11:30am | Immaculate Conception�

Parent Session Sunday 10am �11:30am | Immaculate Conception �

Grade 6�8 � Sunday 3:30�5pm | Saint Jerome Church �

Grade 9�10 � Sunday 6�7:30pm | Saint Jerome Church�

*Remote options available for all classes*�

Please email Zach with questions: youthministry@catholicweymouth.org�

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First Reading: Thus says the LORD: You say, “The LORD's way is not fair!” Hear now, house of Israel: Is it

my way that is unfair, or rather, are not your ways unfair? When someone virtuous turns away from virtue to

commit iniquity, and dies, it is because of the iniquity he committed that he must die. But if he turns from the

wickedness he has committed, he does what is right and just, he shall preserve his life; since he has turned away

from all the sins that he has committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.�

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Responsorial Psalm: Remember your mercies, O Lord. �

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Second Reading:Brothers and sisters: If there is any encouragement in Christ, any solace in love, any

participation in the Spirit, any compassion and mercy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the

same love, united in heart, thinking one thing. Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly

regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but also for those of

others.�

Have in you the same attitude that is also in Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard

equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in

human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death,

even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above

every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the

earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.�

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Gospel: Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people: “What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He

came to the first and said, ‘Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.’ He said in reply, ‘I will not,’ but

afterwards changed his mind and went. The man came to the other son and gave the same order. He said in reply,

‘Yes, sir,’ but did not go. Which of the two did his father's will?” They answered, “The first.” Jesus said to them,

“Amen, I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you. When John came

to you in the way of righteousness, you did not believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did. Yet even when

you saw that, you did not later change your minds and believe him.”�

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