1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

by the Sea
in Ocean Bluff
591 Ocean Street
Marshfield, MA 02050
781-834-4953
www.stanns.net
Rev. John F. Carmichael, Pastor
Assisting: Rev. Jos. Connolly, Rev. Jerry Shea
Mrs. Catherine Rein,
Pastoral Associate & CCD Director
MASS SCHEDULE:
Saturday Evening Mass: 5:00 p.m. Summer,
4:00 p.m. Winter
Sunday: 7:30, 10:00, 11:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Weekdays: Monday-Saturday 7:30 a.m. Chapel
CONFESSIONS: Fall : Saturday 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Every Wednesday in Advent & Lent 6:30-8:00 p.m.
BAPTISMS: 1st Sunday of the Month at 1:00 p.m.
WEDDINGS: By Appointment: 6 mos. in advance.
PARISH OFFICE:
Phone: 781-834-4953 ext. 12
Parish Accountant: Michael Seyffert
Business Coordinator: Michael Garcia x16
Pastoral Associate: Catherine Rein x10
CATCH THE WAVE
OF FAITH
MUSIC MINISTRY:
Music Director: Joe Kodzis Phone: 781-837-1417
CLUSTER MASS SCHEDULE:
Holy Family, Duxbury:
Sat. 5:00 p.m., Sun. 7:30a.m., 9:00a.m., and 10:30 a.m.
St. Christine, Marshfield Hills:
Sat. 5:00 p.m.
Sun. 7:00, 9:00, 11:30 a.m. (Summer 7:00, 11:00 a.m.)
St. Theresa’s Chapel: Summer only (July & August)
Pastoral Associate: Catherine Rein x10
Mission Coordinator: William Rein x18
St. Theresa’s Chapel: Summer only (July & August)
Sun. 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:
Director: Catherine Rein,ext.10
Our Lady of The Assumption, Green Harbor:
Sat. 4:00 p.m. (Summer 5:00 p.m.)
Sun. 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m.
Parish Council: Elizabeth O'Reilly, Vice Chair, Casey Rein, Robert Donovan, Ed Neary,
Kathleen Smith, Ed Burke, Carmel Sullivan, Al Burns, Jr., Jim Ryan, Nicole Bianchi and Jean Reardon
Parish Finance Council: Agnes Sill, Vice Chair, James Donovan,
Kevin O'Connor, Michael DaPonte, Michael Garcia
We, at St. Ann by the Sea, strive to worship the Lord more fully through the sacraments,
recognize God more clearly in all people and serve Him more generously in the world.
ST. ANN BY THE SEA
December 21, 2014
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Saturday, December 20
7:30am James Sperguiro
4:00pm William & Dorothy Panepinto
Sunday, December 21
7:30am Ann Kearns
10:00am Frances June Woods
11:30am Thomas McFarland (25th Anniversary)
7:00 pm Brian Fosdick
Monday, December 22
7:30am John Dennehy Jr.
Tuesday, December 23
7:30am Arlene DiCesare
Wednesday, December 24
7:30am Agnes T. Cosby
Christmas Eve Masses
4:00pm Novena for Parish Sick (Main Church)
4:10pm Novena for Overseas Armed Forces (Chapel)
6:00pm Novena for Families
Thursday, December 25
Christmas Day Masses
7:30am Novena for Catholic Appeal Givers
10:00am Novena for Flower Intentions
11:30am Novena for Grand Annual Givers
(No Mass at 7:00 pm)
Friday, December 26
7:30am Carol Maggio
Saturday, December 27
7:30am Barbara St. Louis
4:00pm Joseph & Mary Logan
Sunday, December 28
7:30am Taylor Marie Blackburn
10:00am John Sullivan
11:30am John Leonard
(No Mass at 7:00 pm)
Please continue to pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory, and
for our Armed Forces in harms way.
CLERGY HEALTH & RETIREMENT
December 21, 2014
This weekend we celebrate the FOURTH SUNDAY OF
ADVENT. As we near the end of the Advent Season
we get ready for the celebration of the Incarnation of
Christ. I know that you and I are busy and are
finding it hard to find time to sit and meditate. We
can take time before or after Mass, or on our
commute to work, or at some other point in time,
and just sit down, and think about how awesome
this Christmas Event is for all of us. Imagine in the
vast Universe, of the many galaxies and planets, God
chose the earth to take the form as a human being. I
think you and I forget the totality of this event, that
is, that God fully and completely revealed Himself by
taking on our humanness….by being part of
humanity...living in our amidst, not high above in
some cloud. I hope we also take an opportunity to
rediscover the dignity of the poverty in which the
infant baby was born. Let this Christmas, unlike any
other in the past, be for us a revelation of the Church
as a poor church as a CHURCH FOR THE POOR.
Honor God. Next time you see a homeless beggar on
the street or collecting money on a street corner take
the time to give him or her a few dollars, ask them
their name, and promise and deliver to them a
prayer.
The CHRISTMAS MASSES are: On the eve, 4:00pm
in the Main Church and 4:10pm in the Chapel;
6:00pm in the Main Church; on Christmas Day,
7:30am, 10:00am and 11:30am each in the Main
Church. There will be no 7:00pm Mass. I realize this
weekend we will have many visitors who will take our
regular seats and parking spots, and so I thank you
for the special hospitality which you will extend to
them. If you get in early to Mass and see a new face,
offer them a smile and a handshake, and if you’re an
extrovert tell them about the family atmosphere we
offer 52 weeks out of the year. Lastly, please be
careful in leaving the parking lot, a few extra minutes
might make another persons night extra special.
CLERGY HEALTH & RETIREMENT
COLLECTION
Every Christmas, Catholics across the Archdiocese of Boston
join together to honor and thank our priests. Your gift to the Clergy
Health and Retirement Trust helps to ensure the highest quality of care
and quality of life programs that provide for the health and well-being
of our 628 active and senior priests. Remember priests such as Father
Carmichael, Father Connolly, and Father Shea who have made a
meaningful difference in your life, and consider honoring them with a
generous gift to the collection this Christmas. Our priests have dedicated their lives to serving the Catholic faithful here in the Archdiocese of Boston. Now, it is our turn to serve them in their time of need.
Thank you for your prayers and generous support of our priests.
Next Weekend the Church celebrates the FEAST OF
THE HOLY FAMILY, and we will have the regular
schedule of Masses, however, we will not have a
Sunday Night 7:00pm Mass. The Sunday night Mass
at 7:00pm will resume the following weekend.
Thursday, January 1st, is a HOLY DAY OF
OBLIGATION, and the Church celebrates the FEAST
OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD. We will have a Vigil
Mass on New Year’s Eve at 4:00pm, and on New
Year’s Day at 7:30am and 10:00am.
ST. ANN BY THE SEA
December 21, 2014
CCD NEWS
Religious Education
CLASS SCHEDULE 12/21/14
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
MERRY CHRISTMAS DONUT SOCIAL
Sunday, December 21st - after the 10am Mass
CALLING ALL STUDENTS
& FAMILIES TO ACTION!
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
FEEDING THE HUNGRY:
Please bring a canned good each week to
class for the hungry of our community.
We will collect your donations in the
parish hall and at each of the entrances of the Church.
THIS WEEKEND!!!
BLOOD DRIVE
HOSTED BY :
ST. ANN BY THE SEA
SUNDAY, 12/21/14
8:00AM—1:00PM
CHRISTMAS
MASS SCHEDULE
Christmas Eve 12/24
4:10 pm—Chapel
4:00 pm—Main Church
6:00 pm—Main Church
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE READINGS
12/21
12/22
12/23
12/24
12/25
2SM 7:1-5,8b-12,14a,16/Rom 16:25-27/Lk 1:26-38
1 Sm 1:24-28 / Lk 1:46-56
Mal 3:1-4, 23-24 / Lk 1:57-66
Morning: 2Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 Lk 1:67-79
Vigil: Is62:1-5/Acts13:16-17,22-25/Mt1:1-25
Night: Is 9:1-6 Ti2:11-14/Lk2:1-14
Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20
Day: Is 52:7-10/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18
12/26 Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59 / Mt 10:17-22
12/27 1 Jn 1:1-4/ Jn 20;1a and 2-8
PLEASE PRAY
FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH
Kathryn Murphy
Andrew
John Davis
Eleanor McFarland
Jacquelyn Dunn
Joan McQuire
Rita Callahan
Jack Murphy
Virginia Boyd
Doug Reilly
Maureen Valkanas
Donald Nee
Marie Connolly
Elizabeth Mollison
Regina MacKinnon
Marion Donahue
Anna Corcoran
Charlene Cuiffo
Jo Desmond
Marilyn Birnie
Dan Humphrey
Steven McDonnell
Ken Butera
Mr. Monahan
Albion Huff
Leo Marchioni
Barbara Huff
Katherine Gallivan
Would you like us to pray for you?
Contact us at the parish office at 781-834-4953.
The Bread, Wine & Candles in the Chapel are donated for the
month of December in loving memory of the Parodeau and the
Brosnan Family.
Friends of the Unborn’s Annual
March for Life, Washington D.C.
6:00 pm—Main Church
Christmas Day 12/25
7:30 am—Main Church
10:00 am—Main Church
11:30 am—Main Church
(There will not be a 7pm Mass)
March for Life, Washington D.C.
And Retreat
Malvern Retreat Center, Malvern, Pennsylvania
January 20, 21, 22, 23, 2015
For reservations, call Friends of the Unborn
617-786-7903
ST. ANN BY THE SEA IS ATTENDING WORLD YOUTH DAY
WYD Parent Information Meeting January 25th 6pm Hall
Thank you for your generosity!
ST. ANN BY THE SEA
December 21, 2014
2014 CHRISTMAS FLOWER DONATIONS IN MEMORIUM
Phyllis A. Smith
Charles H. Smith, Jr.
Helen T. Flynn
Jeanne Dustin Ritchie
Nancy Ann Kahn
Cynthia Parfumorse
Infants Sofia & Jillian Miranda
Joseph Hanbury
Jason Gagne
Greg Keisling
Michael Donovan
Pauline Donovan
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Shea
Helen Lee
James J. Donovan, Sr.
Spartaco John Miele
Elizabeth Webb
Thomas J. Corcoran
Taylor Marie Blackburn
Jeremiah Brosnahan
Jack and Mary Walls
Charles and Mary Robinson
Kathryn O’Neil
Martha O’Neil
Arthur O’Neil
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Najam
Sarah & Partick Dunne
Eleanor & James Bossi
Thomas McGann
Shirley Meech
Wm J Davis , Sr.
Mnsgr Robert Ryer
Jimmy Anderson
James Anderson
Eric Anderson
Tom & Rosemary Dowling
Barbara Dowling
Jane Dowling
Michael Giordano
Delia and Joseph McConnon
Fred & Blanche Gray
Josie and Ted Kozlowski
Betty Cheverie
Ann & Lewis Butler
Fred Gray, Jr
Florence and James Driscoll
Kenneth Driscoll
Anthony and Shirley Palisano
Zammorchi Family
Bertha Zammarchi
Alfred Morris
Michael & Elizabeth Martin
Alfred & Adela Morris
Noonan Family
Barbara A. Davis
Donna Fletcher
Ruth and Richard Small
Andrew Borovietz
John Palsnoda
Joseph Bednarse
William and Hilde Hood
Bobby Hood
Joe and Doris Hood
Robert Stone, Sr.
Sr. Mary Rinaldo
The Noonan Family
Wesler and MacDonald Families
John & Jeanne Proulx
Jean Proulx
Bill Davis
William & Josephine Davis
Bob & Betty Rein
Irene Lennon
Raymond and Helen Petipas
The Sullivan Family
Maria Marra
Mclaughlin and Richard Families
Bucky and Betty Wallace
Charles and Rene Testa
Mr. and Mrs. George Ramoska
Mr. and Mrs. John Berardi
Santina, Vincent and
Judy Bonaffini
Cecile Battis
Peter and Barbara King
Edward & Edith Jordan
Miller Family
Sperguiro Family
Jimmy Sperguiro
Joseph Maloney
John Sullivan
Aldona Nastar
Samantha Scott
Maureen Farnum
Richard Patch Jr.
Margaret Sullivan
Arthur Hutchinsen
The Hutchinsen Family
The Cunniff Family
Brian P. Donahue
Dr. Cornelius & Eileen O’Leary
Ida & Matilda Donahue
Neil, Patti, & Paul O’Leary
John & Pat Donahue
Loretta Wall
Harold Wall
Eleanor and John Putis
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Murrill
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph &Madeline Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. Aram Onbashiam
John J. And Rosina M. Courtney
Rocco C. and John C. Falletti
Raymond F Catania
Mr. and Mrs. V. Contino
Mr. and Mrs. V. Lucchesi
Michael Lucas
Joseph Catania
Raymond Contino
Christopher Burns
Susan Graziano
John & Julia Grainger
Sam & Gladys Franco
Adolph and Clara Folloni
Leo & Dorothy Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Gino Porreca
Mr. and Mrs. Domenic Porecca
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Catino
Jack Shea
Ken and Mary Gilmor
The Gordon & Schofield Families
Richard Lenahan
Michael F. Hegarty
Michael Connor
Hannah Connor
Francis J. Good
The Hill Family
The Moors Family
Sam and Gladys Franco
Mildred & John Feeney
Stanley & Christine Webber
Rosemary & Stan Remkee
Lois & Sally
Paula Ahearn
Panciocco Family
Thomas Regan
Kenneth Driscoll
Leo and Mary Nolan
Joe & Janice Nolan
Joseph & Clara Barrila
Deceased members Barker Family
Edward Catabia
Leighton Family
The Desmonds (deceased)
The Desmonds (living)
Daniel Santosuosso
Thomas & Margaret Leahy
Jack & Barbara Clancy
Justine Healey
Patricia Tierney
Tom Vacha
Margaret Ann Phelan
Mary & Matthew Pickett
Kathryn M. Murphy
Ana & Dativo Neves
Bruzzere/Smith Family
Pasquale Asapito
DONATIONS
Robert & Judith Laucka
Donald & Ruth Nee
Paul & Marie Connolly
Mark and Carol Durgin
Jack Dillon
Kevin and Madeline Dargan
Thomas Regan
Nancy Huff
Elizabeth O’Reilly
John & Ann Murphy
Patricia Geraghty
Pete & Linda Edmonds
Rita Hatin
Anne Nolan
Mary Griffin
Diane & Peter Looney
Joseph Bonica
Michael & Elizabeth Martin
Alfred & Adela Morris
Mark & Thomas Burns
Keane Family
Helen Drohan
Mary Gargano
Miranda DaPonte
Emelia DaPonte
Emelia Nastri
Jane and Owen Dowling
Loretta Wall
Harold Wall
Katherine Hayes
James & Theresa Donahue
Paddy Ryan
Evelyn O’Brien
Robert H. Bowman
Franklyn & Dorothy Johnson
John & Doris Foley
Joyce Albanese
Sandra Godfrey
Justine Healey
Patricia Tierney
Joseph & Helen Tierney
Ronald H. Marx, St.
Robert A. Marx, Sr.
William F. Carroll
Olga McCall