St.Julia Parish Announcements: Week of August 5, 2024
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SUMMER Parish Office Hours
During the Summer months, our Parish Offices will be closed on Thursdays, but will remain open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, except for Holidays and staff vacations. Thank you for your understanding.
Please check the bulletin for more details. As always, in any emergency, please call 781.899.2611, then press #.
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MASSES for Prayers and Intentions
Unable to attend Mass in church?
WATCH daily and weekend Masses live-streamed or archived recordings, along with the Worship Aid on our Homepage.
Go to the Mass Schedule page for both church locations, and upcoming Holy Day(s) of Obligation
Upcoming Holy Day of Obligation:
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Thursday, August 15)
Masses:
Wed. August 14 @5:30PM – St. Joseph Church, Lincoln
Thu. August 15 @ 8:00AM and 7:00PM – St. Julia Church, Weston
DONATE to St. Julia’s OFFERTORY ONLINE. It’s Easy!
Give Online Today!
We encourage you to use the above “Give Online” button to easily donate to our weekly Offertory, conveniently making an automatic recurring donation of your choosing. To mail your donation, please make a check payable to: St. Julia Parish, 374 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02493.
Our parish relies on your generosity and donations to maintain our two church buildings and programs. WE THANK ALL who continue to donate and sustain us!
Classes begin on Sunday, Oct. 6 and Monday, Oct. 7.
All classes will be held at the St. Julia Parish Center at these times:
Grades 1 – 6: Sunday, 10:25 – 11:25am
Grades 1 – 5: Monday, 2:45 – 3:45 pm
Grades 7- High School (Confirmation Prep): Sunday, 10:25 – 11:25am
Please be sure to register by Sunday, Sept. 15 to guarantee placement.
Fall Faith Formation registration includes First Eucharist, First Penance and High School Confirmation!
REGISTRATION Forms HERE -or- also paper copies found at the back of St. Julia Church.
Completed registration forms with payment may be dropped off at the Parish Center or placed into our Dropbox (located outside, in the walkway between rectory and Parish Center doors), or mailed to: St. Julia Parish, 374 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02493.
Catechists are needed!
If you are interested in assisting in our Parish’s Faith Formation Ministry, teaching a class for Grades 1 – 6, especially for Grades 5 – 8 (Sundays) and Grades 4 – 5 (Mondays), or assisting with Confirmation Prep on Sunday mornings, please contact Ann Beré at parish@stjulia.org.
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Welcome Jacqueline Ashba, St. Julia’s New Faith Formation Director
I am pleased to welcome Jacqueline Ashba as Saint Julia Parish’s new Director of Faith Formation. Jacqueline comes to us with a rich background in Catholic Education, spiritual development and administration. Some of you may already know Jacqueline from her many years teaching religion at Our Lady’s Academy, Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted, Waltham, where she also directed the “After School Program”. Jacqueline holds degrees from Clark University, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston University School of Medicine, Saint John’s Seminary and a Post-Master’s Certificate in Spiritual Formation from Boston College.
Jacqueline will begin with us in August as we start-up registrations for our Fall Faith Formation Program. We look forward to a great year ahead in support of all of our families in passing on the Faith to our children and youth.
Christ’s Peace & Joy,
Fr. Mark
MANY Hands Make Light Work…
Looking for a Volunteer Opportunity? SVdP Needs Drivers!
Do you have a truck or van and can help? We are looking for a few volunteers to help transport food pick-ups. We pick up twice a month.
Here’s what our Food Pantry needs help with…
1. On the first Thursdays of each month @ 9:30am, we need volunteers to drive to Framingham to pick up food donations (where other folks help load the truck) and transport them to the Food Pantry located behind St. Joseph church, Lincoln, where other volunteers will also unload the truck. It takes only about 1.5 hrs., just ONCE A MONTH!
2. On the fourth Tuesday of each month @ 1:30pm, we need volunteers to drive to Boston to pick up food donations and bring back to the Food Pantry, again, where others help unload the truck. It takes only 2 hours, just ONCE A MONTH!
If you or anyone you know have a truck or a large van and/or can help out, please let us know! We can rotate volunteers to pick up once or twice every other month or so, or if feasible, just one pick up. Any help would be so appreciated, and we will accommodate your schedule!!!
Thank you in advance for your support! If interested, please contact Karen Boyce.
FOOD Donations Needed for Summer!
Collection at St. Julia’s Church 9:30am Mass Weekly
The children are home from school during the summer, and it means additional food is needed for many families. Please consider helping by donating non-perishables for the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s Food Pantry!
Food donations will be collected at each 9:30am Mass, throughout the summer. We invite all families with children to participate in this important ministry! Thank you for your support!!
It’s time for our annual Sneaker Drive for the school children in Dorchester! New sneakers make children run faster, jump higher, and just feel good. From August 25th through September 8th, our goal is to collect 100 pairs of new sneakers for these children to help them have a positive school start!
Sneaker Drive posters can be found at the back of our parish churches. Please choose a paper sneaker (with a suggested size) and purchase a pair of new sneakers. Our hope is to collect a variety of sizes!
If you prefer instead to make a financial donation for this project, please take one of the envelopes from the back of the church marked “Sneaker Drive” and enclose a check payable to St. Julia parish.
You may either: drop it off at the Parish office; send it to St. Julia Church, 374 Boston Post Rd., Weston MA 02493; or contact Pat Dacey through parish@stjulia.org. Thanks in advance for your generosity and support of these children!
LIVE in Love in your Marriage.
Experience a Worldwide Marriage Encounter!
Ephesians 4:30-5:1: “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for the day of redemption. All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice. And be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ. So be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us.” The call of marriage is to love, to be at peace with one another, to live according to God’s will.
Join a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience today! Worldwide Marriage Encounter sponsors a variety of in-person and virtual marriage experiences, some on weekends and some on seven weekdays. Couples explore their relationship with each other, God, and the Church.
Registration is limited; there is a $100 application fee. Sign up for one of these upcoming dates:
• September 20-22 in Huntington, NY • October 18-20 in Sunapee, NH
For more information or to apply, call Matt & Julie King at 978-870-5646 or go to: WWME.org
SAVE the Date:
September 25, 2024
43rd Annual Lawn Party to Benefit Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary
Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary in Weston is hosting its 43rd Annual Lawn Party on Wednesday, September 25th, at 6:00 P.M, on the grounds of the seminary. This premier fundraising event will be hosted by His Eminence, Seán Cardinal O’Malley, OFM Cap. with Mary Anne and Dan Lagan graciously joining us again as Chairpersons. The evening will include a reception and dinner with music. The proceeds from the Lawn Party help to keep tuition costs affordable.
For ticket information, please call the Pope St. John XXIII Development Office at 781-899-5500, or visit https://psjs.edu/lawn-party.
You can make a difference and encourage the vocations of the men in formation at the seminary through your support of the Lawn Party! Thank you!
SEEKING Eucharistic Ministers for the Homebound
Are you a parishioner who would like to bring Christ to the homebound by being a Eucharistic Minister?
If you are interested in providing this vital sacramental service to those who wish to receive Communion but unable to attend Mass, please contact the parish office at 781-899-2611 or Parish Office by email.
For through faith,
you are all children of God in Christ Jesus.
For all of you who were baptized into Christ
have clothed yourselves with Christ.
There is neither Jew nor Greek,
there is neither slave nor free person,
there is not male and female;
for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
— Galatians 3:26-28
Hello – Deacon Phil, here!
I am pleased to release the latest episode of 5 Minutes with Deacon Phil, “Unity in Jesus.”
What do we make of the Eucharistic Congress that culminated in Indianapolis last week? What does this awesome event have to say about Unity and the Eucharist? Join me as I offer some thoughts on putting Jesus at the center of your life.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THIS EPISODE (67) “Unity in Jesus”
CLICK HERE TO WATCH ALL PREVIOUS EPISODES.
If you wish to receive emails as new videos are released, please register HERE, or subscribe to the YouTube channel.
I hope that you will find these videos helpful to your faith journey. Don’t hesitate to email me at our Parish Office if I can assist you in any way, or chat about your faith.
May God’s Peace and Blessing be with you.
Deacon Phil DiBello
St. Julia Parish, Weston and Lincoln
TRANSFORM Lives: Become an NPH Godparent
Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH) means “Our Little Brothers and Sisters” in Spanish. Founded in 1954 by Father William Wasson, NPH has transformed the lives of tens of thousands of the most vulnerable children and young adults, providing a nurturing family environment, education, health care, and vocational and life skills training. NPH USA helps children in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru achieve their full potential, becoming productive, caring leaders in their communities and breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty.
NPH also fills a vital, lifesaving role with its operation of St. Damien Pediatric Hospital, the only hospital wholly dedicated to pediatric and high-risk maternity care in Haiti, and the only Haitian hospital equipped to provide pediatric oncology care.
We support NPH through fundraising and volunteer programs. In addition to our national office, we have three fundraising areas (South and West, Midwest, East Coast) and the St. Damien Pediatric Hospital Fund each working in tandem to build support for our mission.
Are you ready to change two lives?
By making the decision to sponsor an NPH child, you will not only transform a child’s life forever, but YOUR own life will also be enriched.
If you are interested in becoming a Godparent, supporting NPH Youth, and/or are able to assist them through any kind of donation, please go to: nphusa.org/donate
Learn How You Can Transform Lives: NHPUSA.org
May God Bless You –
Andrea Nahigian, Donor Relations, 617-206-4943
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YOU Can Make a Difference!
Seeking Volunteer Drivers in Lincoln for Senior Meals on Wheels
Feel the joy of impacting someone’s life directly! Here is an ideal opportunity during Lent to give back to the community and brighten the lives of many homebound older adults. Join the team of Minuteman Senior Services volunteers who have served older adults and their caregivers for over 45 years in Acton, Arlington, Bedford, Boxborough, Burlington, Carlisle, Concord, Harvard, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Wilmington, Winchester and Woburn.
Minuteman Senior Services needs help to deliver meals from 11am to 1pm on weekdays, once a week or twice a month (mileage can be submitted for reimbursement).
If you are interested or have questions, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Yuen Li at volunteer@MinutemanSenior.org or call 781-221-7093.
For more information:www.MinutemanSenior.org
WALKING with God…
Do you feel God calling you to MORE in your faith life? Would you like to know how to speak to others about your faith? Do you feel called to share your faith with others, but just do not know how?
Deacon Phil will be starting a group to discuss just this. Contact Deacon Phil at the Parish Office with questions and more information!
DO YOU Like Organizing Parties and Social Gatherings?
Join Our Hospitality and Parish Social Committee
St. Julia is looking for assistance in organizing and hosting Parish Events during the year. Past socials have provided a valuable means of deepening bonds in our community. If you are interested please contact us at 781-899-2611 or email Parish Office.
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SEEKING the Adult Sacraments of Initiation?
Are you thinking of joining the Catholic Church? Do you need to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation or First Communion?
We warmly welcome you, and we have an RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) process designed for you! To find out more, please contact Deacon Rafe through the Parish Office.
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2024 CATHOLIC APPEAL: Forward in Faith
Thanks to you, we’re halfway to reaching our Goal!
Once a year, Catholics throughout the Archdiocese are asked to partner with one another to support their parish and the many outreach ministries by contributing to the Catholic Appeal. Many of you have received a letter from Cardinal Seán requesting your participation and early support of the 2024 Appeal.
We hope that you will respond to his invitation with a generous gift, knowing that each contribution has a significant impact on the lives of thousands across the Archdiocese.
Learn how your gift makes an impact to the Catholic parishes: Watch a video of Cardinal Seán’s appeal here.
You can make a gift by returning your pledge card or by making an online donation at www.bostoncatholicappeal.org. For those who have already made a gift, thank you for your early support! The Appeal is a primary means by which we care for our brothers and sisters and move forward in our faith together.
HELP US MOVE OUR FAITH FORWARD! DONATE TO THE CATHOLIC APPEAL HERE.
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Give Online Today!
THANK YOU for giving your offertory online!
Our parish relies on your generosity and donations to maintain our two church buildings and programs. We encourage you to use the above “Give Online” button to donate to our offertory to easily make a recurring donation. To mail your donation, please make a check payable to: St. Julia Parish, 374 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02493
WE THANK ALL who continue to donate and sustain us!
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PARISH SERVICES
EMAIL: parish@stjulia.org
CONTACT US: Parish Office
MAIN OFFICE PHONE:
MAILING ADDRESS: St. Julia Parish
374 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02493
OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
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RECONCILIATION
Parish Center Conference Room, Saturday: 3:00 – 3:45 PM
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
By request after the 4:00 PM Saturday Mass; or contact Parish Office.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Fridays in St. Julia Church, from Noon – 1:00 PM (except during July and August)
EUCHARIST AND VISITS TO THE SICK
Contact Parish Office to notify of anyone ill, home-bound or hospitalized.
ROSARY ON ZOOM
After each daily Mass; ask for link at director.of.ministries@stjulia.org.
BAPTISM
Please contact the Parish Office in advance to make arrangements.
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