saint gregory parish
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SAINT GREGORY PARISH 2223 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester Lower Mills, Massachusetts 02124
Tel: 617-298-2460, 617-298-0478 † Fax: 617-298-9232 † Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm Email: [email protected] † Website: www.stgregoryparish.com
PASTOR: Fr. Jack Ahern
Email: [email protected]
IN RESIDENCE: Fr. Brian F. McMahon
BUSINESS MANAGER: Julie A. Hayes
MUSIC DIRECTOR: James Busby
SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday: 4:00 PM Sunday: 7:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM
DAILY MASSES: Monday - Friday: 6:45 AM
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Second Sunday of every month at 11:00 AM, in the upper Church. Please call rectory in advance to register.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday: Noon—1:00 pm on Saturdays to allow both the celebration of the Sacrament weekly and to schedule funerals.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Couples planning to be married should contact Fr. Jack at least six months prior to the date requested.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: First full weekend of the month after Mass, or anytime by request.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: First Saturday of the month from Noon—1:00 pm.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Classes begin in October each year. Please contact the rectory for more information.
ST. JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC ACADEMY - LOWER MILLS Lisa Warshafsky, Principal Tel: 617-265-0019, Website:www.sjp2ca.org
BULLETIN DEADLINE: Monday morning.
Please turn off cell phones and pagers
upon entering the church.
WELCOME, WE’RE GLAD YOU ARE HERE! We extend a warm welcome to all guests and parishioners. We are delighted that you have come to worship with us, and we very much hope that you feel at home here! Newcomers are encouraged to register as members of the Parish. Registration forms are available in the entryways of the Church and in the Parish Office and can be placed in the offertory basket or mailed to the Parish Office.
Saint Gregory Parish Dorchester, MA
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 4:00 PM Billy Kelley (21st Anniversary)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 7:00 AM Michael Flaherty (6th Anniversary) 10:00 AM James Farricy, Jr (82nd Birthday Mem.) Jane Farricy (2nd Anniversary) 5:00 PM Gaetano & Tanina Sanfilippo (Memorial)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 6:45 AM Jane M. Farricy (2nd Anniversary)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 6:45 AM Kathleen Crean (Month’s Mind)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 6:45 AM Maria Lan Nguyen (Anniversary)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 6:45 AM Gilda Groves (1st Anniversary)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 6:45 AM Frederick Keefe (25th Anniversary)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 4:00 PM Daniel Driscoll (Memorial)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3 7:00 AM Mass of Thanksgiving (Peg & John Mulvey 40th Wedding Anniversary) 10:00 AM Patrick & Rose Newell (Memorial) 5:00 PM Salvatore & Antonia Lococo (Memorial)
The Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for October
We pray that every baptized person may be engaged in
evangelization, available to the mission, by being
witnesses of a life that has the flavor of the Gospel.
Please keep in your prayers
Please pray for Ryan P. Shuman, USN, William Mack and
all those who have died recently, that they may rest in
God’s peace. Please also remember their families and
friends.
Offertory Collection—Sunday, September 19, 2021
$5,443.00 (includes online and mailed in giving).
Clergy Funds Collection: $7,157.00
To give online go to stgregoryparish.com and click on the green
button “Get Started”. For help, call Julie at the rectory.
Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
Archangels
Feast Day—September 29th
These archangels, messengers sent by God, are the
only ones named in the Bible. In the Book of Daniel,
Michael is called “the great prince”; in the Letter of
Jude he argues with the devil over Moses’ body; and
in the Book of Revelation, he leads the battle against
Satan. He is patron of the sick, radiologists and
mariners. Gabriel explains Daniel’s visions to him in
the Book of Daniel and in the Gospel of Luke
announces to Zechariah and Mary the births of their
respective sons. He is the patron of messengers and
telecommunications and postal workers. Raphael
guides Tobiah in the Book of Tobit; he is patron of the
blind, physicians and travelers. The church created
their joint feast after the Second Vatican Council.
On behalf of all the priests of the Archdiocese
of Boston, thank you for your generous
support of the Clergy Trust last weekend.
If you have not had the opportunity to make a donation
and would like to do so, please go to clergytrust.org
Fr. Jack
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 26, 2021
Remember Our Homebound
If you or someone you know cannot make it to Mass due to recovery from surgery, an illness or can simply no longer attend Mass Please let us know. Call Julie in the parish office, 617-298-2460 and we will make arrangements to have communion brought to you. Please make the call, we are here for you.
Fiat
A gathering of women interested in learning more about religious life, cordially invites you to the next meeting on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. (ET) on Zoom. The topic will be “Common Fears in Discerning Religious Life.” If you are interested in attending, please contact Sr. Marian Batho, CSJ at [email protected] or 617-746-2025 for more information and the link to the meeting.
“Without the Lord’s Day, we cannot live!”
With most Covid-restrictions lifted and people able to
come and go more freely it has been a joy to see so many
of you returning to Church for the celebration of the
Eucharist. Welcome back. But as Covid-19 numbers are on
the rise again many are expressing a certain hesitancy as
to the safety of being inside with a gathering of people, be
it the Church or a local restaurant. Please remember that if
have concerns for your personal safety you should remain
at home. God understands! If you have any questions, feel
free to call.
Fr. Jack
Next Week’s Second Collection
Next weekend’s second collection support the Holy Father’s ‘Peter’s Pence” collection that provides funds for emergency and disaster relief.. This collection will also provide support to The Catholic University of America (CUA) that educates priests and lay people for ministry and for the Inner-City Parishes of the Archdiocese of Boston. Your generosity will assist the Holy Father as well as various missionary efforts at home and abroad.
Prayer for World Day of Migrants and Refugees
Holy, beloved Father,
your Son Jesus taught us
that there is great rejoicing in heaven
whenever someone lost is found,
whenever someone excluded, rejected or
Discarded is gathered into our “we”,
which thus becomes ever wider.
We ask you to grant the followers of Jesus,
and all people of good will,
the grace to do your will on earth.
Bless each act of welcome and outreach
that draws those in exile
into the “we” of community and of the Church,
so that our earth may truly become
what you yourself created it to be:
the common home of all our
brothers and sisters.
Amen.
Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time Strong words in today’s Gospel: “"Whoever causes
one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it
would be better for him if a great millstone were put
around his neck and he were thrown into the
sea.” As disciples of Jesus Christ, each of us has a
huge responsibility to give good example to children
and young people in our midst – as well as to our
peers. The Church gives us the help we need to root
out the sinfulness that causes us to separate
ourselves from Christ. Bring your weakness and
sinfulness to Christ in the Sacrament of Confession.
Offer this prayer: Cleanse me from my faults! Teach
me your ways, O God!
Please join us for Eucharistic Adoration on Saturday,
October 2nd from 12 (noon) to 1:00 p.m., and every first
Saturday of each month at noon for Adoration.
Confessions will also be heard at that time.
Anointing of the Sick will be offered after every Mass
next weekend, October 2nd and October 3rd and every
first full weekend of the month.