Hope your Holy Week is going well! Don't forget to try and get to confession before Easter, in an effort to prepare our hearts anew for the Lord. The calendar at the right will tell you when there are confessions offered at St. Agnes this week. In addition, any church in the diocese will be having confession on Wednesday night this week, as part of the "Light is On for You" program.
If you'd like something educational and edifying, you can view this webcast, about Holy Week and the Easter Vigil, and it's place in our lives of faith. It features our parish's very own Scott Landry, a usual suspect at coffee hour on Sundays. Enjoy!
Hope to see you at playgroup today!
Weekly Digest
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Check out the calendar to the right to see what is going on at the parish this week! Don't forget:
Get to CONFESSION to prepare for EASTER! (Wednesday Evening Confessions available across the Diocese)
We are very blessed to announce that Fidelity House has agreed to host our group over the winter in one of their vacant rooms!
Thus, Tuesday playgroup will take place at Fidelity House, right near church: 25 Medford Street, from 10:30 am-12:30 pm.
- There is a lot of sickness going around this winter.... please do not bring your children to playgroup if they are sick.
- Please remember some behavior guidelines: No running out of the playroom, no kids in the toy closet, respect physical limits, use a time-out chair, please discipline your own children promptly.
- Fidelity House is being very generous by letting us use this space. Please consider a donation to help with their costs. Minimum suggested donation is $1 per each person in attendance.
- Please no food.... drinks in spill proof containers are OK.
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Confession: What a great gift we have in the confessional... to receive forgiveness and repair a relationship with the Lord of the Universe! This Lent, ALL parishes and chapels in the Boston diocese (including St. Agnes) will hold confessions on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00 pm. Don't be shy -- this sacrament truly has the ability to bring so much grace and renewal into our lives. If you need help figuring out how to go to confession, visit www.thelightisonfor you.org
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Saint Agnes Parish Mass of Anointing and Luncheon will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6 at 12:00 noon. Many volunteers are needed to make this event possible, including drivers, nurses, greeters, hosts, food donations, set up (on Friday, Feb. 5), etc. If you are able to help, please call the Parish Center (781-648-0220), and leave your name and number and how you would like to help. Thank you!
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Boston Sock Exchange: This ministry helps the homeless men and women of Boston, by distributing gifts of sandwiches and clothes near the Park Street T-Stop. They are currently collecting umbrellas, ponchos, medium weight shirts, and sweatshirts.
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Making Music, Praying Twice – Easter Season
Register now for the 7 week Easter session of Making Music Praying Twice, the last session before summer break. Classes are offered on Friday mornings at 10:30 and Saturday mornings at 9:30, beginning April 5th and 6th. Both classes are mixed ages 0-5, and limited to 12 children accompanied by a parent or guardian. Substantial sibling discounts are offered. Register by March 29 to receive CDs and family songbooks at the first class. Register online at http://www.stjoseph.belmont.ma.us/faithformation/mmpt.htm or by calling the Parish Office at 617-484-0279 or email Dot Bowe (dbowe [at] stjoseph.belmont.ma.us) with questions.
Saint Agnes Parish Mass of Anointing and Luncheon will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6 at 12:00 noon. Many volunteers are needed to make this event possible, including drivers, nurses, greeters, hosts, food donations, set up (on Friday, Feb. 5), etc. If you are able to help, please call the Parish Center (781-648-0220), and leave your name and number and how you would like to help. Thank you!
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Boston Sock Exchange: This ministry helps the homeless men and women of Boston, by distributing gifts of sandwiches and clothes near the Park Street T-Stop. They are currently collecting umbrellas, ponchos, medium weight shirts, and sweatshirts.
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Making Music, Praying Twice – Easter Season
Register now for the 7 week Easter session of Making Music Praying Twice, the last session before summer break. Classes are offered on Friday mornings at 10:30 and Saturday mornings at 9:30, beginning April 5th and 6th. Both classes are mixed ages 0-5, and limited to 12 children accompanied by a parent or guardian. Substantial sibling discounts are offered. Register by March 29 to receive CDs and family songbooks at the first class. Register online at http://www.stjoseph.belmont.ma.us/faithformation/mmpt.htm or by calling the Parish Office at 617-484-0279 or email Dot Bowe (dbowe [at] stjoseph.belmont.ma.us) with questions.
Supper and Stations Tonight!
Friday, March 22, 2013
Don't forget! Tonight the parish is hosting a simple pasta supper, followed by Stations of the Cross. We hope you can join us! Also, tomorrow is the outing to Turkey Lane Maple Farm. PLEASE email me today at SaintAgnesFamilies [at] gmail.com if you plan to come, so we will know who to look for when we get there.
Please join us for.....
6:00 pm Simple Meatless Dinner at ACHS Cafeteria
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We will stop by a nearby small-operations maple farm to see how maple syrup is made and sample some delicious offerings!! (No, it is not a pancake breakfast). The tour is free, donations gratefully accepted. If our group gets over 15 people, I will need to schedule a tour, so please CLICK HERE if you plan on coming.
Saint Agnes Parish Mass of Anointing and Luncheon will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6 at 12:00 noon. Many volunteers are needed to make this event possible, including drivers, nurses, greeters, hosts, food donations, set up (on Friday, April. 5), etc. If you are able to help, please call the Parish Center (781-648-0220), and leave your name and number and how you would like to help. Thank you!
Please join us for.....
A Simple Lenten Evening,
Friday, March 22nd
6:00 pm Simple Meatless Dinner at ACHS Cafeteria
7:00 pm Stations of the Cross
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This Saturday, March 23, we will resurrect seasonal family outings! To kick off the season, we will visit Turtle Lane Maple Farm in North Andover (see calendar to the right, click on March 23rd for ample details).
We will stop by a nearby small-operations maple farm to see how maple syrup is made and sample some delicious offerings!! (No, it is not a pancake breakfast). The tour is free, donations gratefully accepted. If our group gets over 15 people, I will need to schedule a tour, so please CLICK HERE if you plan on coming.
PLEASE NOTE: The boiler house has - yes - a huge, wood-burning boiler, filled with a gajillion gallons of boiling sap! Young children will need to be carefully held by the hand. Hope you can join us!
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Don't forget to VOLUNTEER!
Don't forget to VOLUNTEER!
Saint Agnes Parish Mass of Anointing and Luncheon will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6 at 12:00 noon. Many volunteers are needed to make this event possible, including drivers, nurses, greeters, hosts, food donations, set up (on Friday, April. 5), etc. If you are able to help, please call the Parish Center (781-648-0220), and leave your name and number and how you would like to help. Thank you!
A Good Read
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Why do we fast during Lent? Here's a good article to get your noggin' thinking in these last days before Easter. Enjoy, and don't forget about the Supper & Stations on Friday night!! (see right column)
http://catholicexchange.com/lent-the-teacher/
http://catholicexchange.com/lent-the-teacher/
Don't forget Confession!
Tonight is one of the last Wednesdays before Easter that you will have the opportunity for confession during the "Light is On for You" evening programs (otherwise, it's on Saturdays). Confession will be held in the Lower Chapel from 6:30-8:00 pm.
As we draw closer to Easter, we try to prepare our hearts for the risen Lord. It is much like renewing any relationship... we make sacrifices, spend time reflecting upon improvement, seek to please the other, and we do penance for rifts that remain in the relationship. The same is true for our relationship with Christ. We offer sacrifices and prayer, seek God's will and how to do it more fully, and go to confession to set ourselves right with the Lord again. It's an AMAZING GIFT to enjoy so close a relationship with the King of the Universe!
If you haven't yet been to confession, take advantage of the opportunity. Don't be shy -- this sacrament truly has the ability to bring so much grace and renewal into our lives. If you need help figuring out "how" to go to confession, visit www.thelightisonfor you.org
As we draw closer to Easter, we try to prepare our hearts for the risen Lord. It is much like renewing any relationship... we make sacrifices, spend time reflecting upon improvement, seek to please the other, and we do penance for rifts that remain in the relationship. The same is true for our relationship with Christ. We offer sacrifices and prayer, seek God's will and how to do it more fully, and go to confession to set ourselves right with the Lord again. It's an AMAZING GIFT to enjoy so close a relationship with the King of the Universe!
If you haven't yet been to confession, take advantage of the opportunity. Don't be shy -- this sacrament truly has the ability to bring so much grace and renewal into our lives. If you need help figuring out "how" to go to confession, visit www.thelightisonfor you.org
Playgroup Cancelled
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
We will have to cancel playgroup today due to the lousy weather. Fidelity House has cancelled their activities for the morning, so we will cancel as well.
Don't forget this Friday, March 22, the parish will host a Lenten evening, featuring a simple Lenten supper and the Stations of the Cross.
In order for us to get as accurate a head-count as possible, please CLICK HERE to reply if you plan to come. Replies will be useful to us, but not necessary for attendance. We hope you can join us!
6:00 pm Simple Meatless Dinner at ACHS Cafeteria
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We will stop by a nearby small-operations maple farm to see how maple syrup is made and sample some delicious offerings!! (No, it is not a pancake breakfast). The tour is free, donations gratefully accepted. If our group gets over 15 people, I will need to schedule a tour, so please CLICK HERE if you plan on coming.
Saint Agnes Parish Mass of Anointing and Luncheon will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6 at 12:00 noon. Many volunteers are needed to make this event possible, including drivers, nurses, greeters, hosts, food donations, set up (on Friday, April. 5), etc. If you are able to help, please call the Parish Center (781-648-0220), and leave your name and number and how you would like to help. Thank you!
Don't forget this Friday, March 22, the parish will host a Lenten evening, featuring a simple Lenten supper and the Stations of the Cross.
In order for us to get as accurate a head-count as possible, please CLICK HERE to reply if you plan to come. Replies will be useful to us, but not necessary for attendance. We hope you can join us!
Please join us for.....
A Simple Lenten Evening,
Friday, March 22nd
6:00 pm Simple Meatless Dinner at ACHS Cafeteria
7:00 pm Stations of the Cross
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Next Saturday, March 23, we will resurrect seasonal family outings! To kick off the season, we will visit Turtle Lane Maple Farm in North Andover (see calendar to the right, click on March 23rd for ample details).
We will stop by a nearby small-operations maple farm to see how maple syrup is made and sample some delicious offerings!! (No, it is not a pancake breakfast). The tour is free, donations gratefully accepted. If our group gets over 15 people, I will need to schedule a tour, so please CLICK HERE if you plan on coming.
PLEASE NOTE: The boiler house has - yes - a huge, wood-burning boiler, filled with a gajillion gallons of boiling sap! Young children will need to be carefully held by the hand. Hope you can join us!
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Don't forget to VOLUNTEER!
Don't forget to VOLUNTEER!
Saint Agnes Parish Mass of Anointing and Luncheon will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6 at 12:00 noon. Many volunteers are needed to make this event possible, including drivers, nurses, greeters, hosts, food donations, set up (on Friday, April. 5), etc. If you are able to help, please call the Parish Center (781-648-0220), and leave your name and number and how you would like to help. Thank you!
Weekly Digest
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Check out the calendar to the right to see what is going on at the parish this week! Don't forget:
Get to CONFESSION to prepare for EASTER! (Wednesday Evening Confessions available across the Diocese)
This Friday, March 22, Pasta Supper and Stations of the Cross! (see form, to the right)
We are very blessed to announce that Fidelity House has agreed to host our group over the winter in one of their vacant rooms!
Thus, Tuesday playgroup will take place at Fidelity House, right near church: 25 Medford Street, from 10:30 am-12:30 pm.
- There is a lot of sickness going around this winter.... please do not bring your children to playgroup if they are sick.
- Please remember some behavior guidelines: No running out of the playroom, no kids in the toy closet, respect physical limits, use a time-out chair, please discipline your own children promptly.
- Fidelity House is being very generous by letting us use this space. Please consider a donation to help with their costs. Minimum suggested donation is $1 per each person in attendance.
- Please bring a few copies of your favorite vegetarian recipe to share, so we can swap for Lenten ideas!
- Please no food.... drinks in spill proof containers are OK.
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Confession: What a great gift we have in the confessional... to receive forgiveness and repair a relationship with the Lord of the Universe! This Lent, ALL parishes and chapels in the Boston diocese (including St. Agnes) will hold confessions on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00 pm. Don't be shy -- this sacrament truly has the ability to bring so much grace and renewal into our lives. If you need help figuring out how to go to confession, visit www.thelightisonfor you.org
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Saint Agnes Parish Mass of Anointing and Luncheon will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6 at 12:00 noon. Many volunteers are needed to make this event possible, including drivers, nurses, greeters, hosts, food donations, set up (on Friday, Feb. 5), etc. If you are able to help, please call the Parish Center (781-648-0220), and leave your name and number and how you would like to help. Thank you!
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Boston Sock Exchange: This ministry helps the homeless men and women of Boston, by distributing gifts of sandwiches and clothes near the Park Street T-Stop. They are currently collecting umbrellas, ponchos, medium weight shirts, and sweatshirts.
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Making Music, Praying Twice – A Lenten Experience for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
Saint Agnes Parish Mass of Anointing and Luncheon will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6 at 12:00 noon. Many volunteers are needed to make this event possible, including drivers, nurses, greeters, hosts, food donations, set up (on Friday, Feb. 5), etc. If you are able to help, please call the Parish Center (781-648-0220), and leave your name and number and how you would like to help. Thank you!
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Boston Sock Exchange: This ministry helps the homeless men and women of Boston, by distributing gifts of sandwiches and clothes near the Park Street T-Stop. They are currently collecting umbrellas, ponchos, medium weight shirts, and sweatshirts.
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Making Music, Praying Twice – A Lenten Experience for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
Forget about giving up chocolate and come sing, dance, pray, and laugh with your preschool children this Lent. The Friday morning session of the early childhood music program, Making Music Praying Twice, is almost full with room for just one child. The Saturday morning class is open, actively enrolling and open for single class drop-in participants with advanced notice. No child is too young to begin music education! Register online at http://www.stjoseph.belmont.ma.us/faithformation/mmpt.htm or by calling the Parish Office at 617-484-0279 or email Dot Bowe (dbowe@stjoseph.belmont.ma.us) with questions.
Weekend Business
Friday, March 15, 2013
TGIF everyone! This week has been full of cancellations due to illness... hopefully we can be back in the saddle next week!
Speaking of which, below are listed a few things coming up. Mark your calendars so you can join us!
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Next Friday, March 22, the parish will host a Lenten evening, featuring a simple Lenten supper and the Stations of the Cross.
In order for us to get as accurate a head-count as possible, please CLICK HERE to reply if you plan to come. Replies will be useful to us, but not necessary for attendance. We hope you can join us!
Please join us for.....
A Simple Lenten Evening,
Friday, March 22nd
6:00 pm Simple Meatless Dinner at ACHS Cafeteria
7:00 pm Stations of the Cross
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Don't forget to VOLUNTEER!
Saint Agnes Parish Mass of Anointing and Luncheon will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6 at 12:00 noon. Many volunteers are needed to make this event possible, including drivers, nurses, greeters, hosts, food donations, set up (on Friday, April. 5), etc. If you are able to help, please call the Parish Center (781-648-0220), and leave your name and number and how you would like to help. Thank you!
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Next Saturday, March 23, we will resurrect seasonal family outings! To kick off the season, we will visit Turtle Lane Maple Farm in North Andover (see calendar to the right, click on March 23rd for ample details).
We will stop by a nearby small-operations maple farm to see how maple syrup is made and sample some delicious offerings!! (No, it is not a pancake breakfast). The tour is free, donations gratefully accepted. If our group gets over 15 people, I will need to schedule a tour, so please CLICK HERE if you plan on coming.
PLEASE NOTE: The boiler house has - yes - a huge, wood-burning boiler, filled with a gajillion gallons of boiling sap! Young children will need to be carefully held by the hand. Hope you can join us!
Speaking of which, below are listed a few things coming up. Mark your calendars so you can join us!
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Next Friday, March 22, the parish will host a Lenten evening, featuring a simple Lenten supper and the Stations of the Cross.
In order for us to get as accurate a head-count as possible, please CLICK HERE to reply if you plan to come. Replies will be useful to us, but not necessary for attendance. We hope you can join us!
Please join us for.....
A Simple Lenten Evening,
Friday, March 22nd
6:00 pm Simple Meatless Dinner at ACHS Cafeteria
7:00 pm Stations of the Cross
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Don't forget to VOLUNTEER!
Saint Agnes Parish Mass of Anointing and Luncheon will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6 at 12:00 noon. Many volunteers are needed to make this event possible, including drivers, nurses, greeters, hosts, food donations, set up (on Friday, April. 5), etc. If you are able to help, please call the Parish Center (781-648-0220), and leave your name and number and how you would like to help. Thank you!
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Next Saturday, March 23, we will resurrect seasonal family outings! To kick off the season, we will visit Turtle Lane Maple Farm in North Andover (see calendar to the right, click on March 23rd for ample details).
We will stop by a nearby small-operations maple farm to see how maple syrup is made and sample some delicious offerings!! (No, it is not a pancake breakfast). The tour is free, donations gratefully accepted. If our group gets over 15 people, I will need to schedule a tour, so please CLICK HERE if you plan on coming.
PLEASE NOTE: The boiler house has - yes - a huge, wood-burning boiler, filled with a gajillion gallons of boiling sap! Young children will need to be carefully held by the hand. Hope you can join us!
Playgroup Cancelled
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
A nasty case of respiratory flu has forced us to cancel playgroup for this Tuesday, March 12.
Please note: there is NO PLAYGROUP TODAY AT FIDELITY HOUSE.
We hope to see you next week! Thanks for understanding!
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Don't forget to sign up for the Lenten Evening we are hosting next Friday (see the form to the right.) We hope you can join us for this holy time together!
Please note: there is NO PLAYGROUP TODAY AT FIDELITY HOUSE.
We hope to see you next week! Thanks for understanding!
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Don't forget to sign up for the Lenten Evening we are hosting next Friday (see the form to the right.) We hope you can join us for this holy time together!
Weekly Digest
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Check out the calendar to the right to see what is going on at the parish this week!
We are very blessed to announce that Fidelity House has agreed to host our group over the winter in one of their vacant rooms!
Thus, Tuesday playgroup will take place at Fidelity House, right near church: 25 Medford Street, from 10:30 am-12:30 pm.
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Confession: What a great gift we have in the confessional... to receive forgiveness and repair a relationship with the Lord of the Universe! This Lent, ALL parishes and chapels in the Boston diocese (including St. Agnes) will hold confessions on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00 pm. Don't be shy -- this sacrament truly has the ability to bring so much grace and renewal into our lives. If you need help figuring out how to go to confession, visit www.thelightisonfor you.org
We are very blessed to announce that Fidelity House has agreed to host our group over the winter in one of their vacant rooms!
Thus, Tuesday playgroup will take place at Fidelity House, right near church: 25 Medford Street, from 10:30 am-12:30 pm.
- There is a lot of sickness going around this winter.... please do not bring your children to playgroup if they are sick.
- Please remember some behavior guidelines: No running out of the playroom, no kids in the toy closet, respect physical limits, use a time-out chair, please discipline your own children promptly.
- Fidelity House is being very generous by letting us use this space. Please consider a donation to help with their costs. Minimum suggested donation is $1 per each person in attendance.
- Please bring a few copies of your favorite vegetarian recipe to share, so we can swap for Lenten ideas!
- Please no food.... drinks in spill proof containers are OK.
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Confession: What a great gift we have in the confessional... to receive forgiveness and repair a relationship with the Lord of the Universe! This Lent, ALL parishes and chapels in the Boston diocese (including St. Agnes) will hold confessions on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00 pm. Don't be shy -- this sacrament truly has the ability to bring so much grace and renewal into our lives. If you need help figuring out how to go to confession, visit www.thelightisonfor you.org
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Saint Agnes Parish Mass of Anointing and Luncheon will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6 at 12:00 noon. Many volunteers are needed to make this event possible, including drivers, nurses, greeters, hosts, food donations, set up (on Friday, Feb. 5), etc. If you are able to help, please call the Parish Center (781-648-0220), and leave your name and number and how you would like to help. Thank you!
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Boston Sock Exchange: This ministry helps the homeless men and women of Boston, by distributing gifts of sandwiches and clothes near the Park Street T-Stop. They are currently collecting umbrellas, ponchos, medium weight shirts, and sweatshirts.
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Making Music, Praying Twice – A Lenten Experience for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
Saint Agnes Parish Mass of Anointing and Luncheon will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6 at 12:00 noon. Many volunteers are needed to make this event possible, including drivers, nurses, greeters, hosts, food donations, set up (on Friday, Feb. 5), etc. If you are able to help, please call the Parish Center (781-648-0220), and leave your name and number and how you would like to help. Thank you!
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Boston Sock Exchange: This ministry helps the homeless men and women of Boston, by distributing gifts of sandwiches and clothes near the Park Street T-Stop. They are currently collecting umbrellas, ponchos, medium weight shirts, and sweatshirts.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Making Music, Praying Twice – A Lenten Experience for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
Forget about giving up chocolate and come sing, dance, pray, and laugh with your preschool children this Lent. The Friday morning session of the early childhood music program, Making Music Praying Twice, is almost full with room for just one child. The Saturday morning class is open, actively enrolling and open for single class drop-in participants with advanced notice. No child is too young to begin music education! Register online at http://www.stjoseph.belmont.ma.us/faithformation/mmpt.htm or by calling the Parish Office at 617-484-0279 or email Dot Bowe (dbowe@stjoseph.belmont.ma.us) with questions.
Weekend Business
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Looking for something to do on a snowy night in? Have a family evening with Bingo! Here is a website where you can pick any variety of free printable bingo cards. Have fun!
http://www.dltk-cards.com/
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Please remember that the donation item at the 9 am Family Mass this week is Colored Pencils and Crayons, to be donated to children in need in Arlington. Thank you!
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Also, there is a new event on the parish calendar! Please note, that in two Fridays, March 22, the parish will host a Lenten evening, featuring a simple Lenten supper and the Stations of the Cross.
In order for us to get as accurate a head-count as possible, please CLICK HERE to reply if you plan to come. Replies will be useful to us, but not necessary for attendance. We hope you can join us!
*Please consider offering a small donation for dinner, as well as a canned good for the Arlington Food pantry.
http://www.dltk-cards.com/
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Please remember that the donation item at the 9 am Family Mass this week is Colored Pencils and Crayons, to be donated to children in need in Arlington. Thank you!
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Also, there is a new event on the parish calendar! Please note, that in two Fridays, March 22, the parish will host a Lenten evening, featuring a simple Lenten supper and the Stations of the Cross.
In order for us to get as accurate a head-count as possible, please CLICK HERE to reply if you plan to come. Replies will be useful to us, but not necessary for attendance. We hope you can join us!
Please join us for part or all...
Simple Lenten Evening,
Friday March 22nd
Simple Lenten Evening,
Friday March 22nd
5:30 pm Mass in Lower Church
6:00 pm Simple Meatless Dinner at ACHS Cafeteria
7:00 pm Stations of the Cross
6:00 pm Simple Meatless Dinner at ACHS Cafeteria
7:00 pm Stations of the Cross
*Please consider offering a small donation for dinner, as well as a canned good for the Arlington Food pantry.
Mom's Night Tonight
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Mom's Night is tonight! Call your hubbies and ask for the night off!
We will stuff Easter Eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt later this month. I would rather not publish the hostesses address, so please email me at saintagnesfamilies [at] gmail.com if you plan to come. We will kick it off with pizza and drinks at 7:00 pm.
Hope to see you there!
Local NFP
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Attention Married Couples:
Would you like…
Want to learn more? Josh and Meredith Phelps are teaching a 3-class NFP series starting in March in Arlington. Only a few spots are left! Email Meredith.Phelps [at] gmail.com for details.
- a natural, hormone-free way to postpone pregnancy?
- to start a family or have another child?
- to improve communication with your spouse?
- to learn more about church teaching on "the Theology of the Body?"
- to understand why the Bishops had such a big hubbub over the new HHS mandate?
Want to learn more? Josh and Meredith Phelps are teaching a 3-class NFP series starting in March in Arlington. Only a few spots are left! Email Meredith.Phelps [at] gmail.com for details.
Save the Date!
Monday, March 4, 2013
We hope to see you at playgroup tomorrow!
Also a few "heads up" events to mark on your calendars (also on the calendar at the right):
Mom's Night - THURSDAY, MARCH 7 - We will stuff Easter Eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt later this month. I would rather not publish the hostesses address, so please email me at saintagnesfamilies [at] gmail.com if you plan to come. We will kick it off with pizza and drinks at 7:00 pm.
Maple Syrup Tour - SATURDAY, MARCH 23 - We will stop by a nearby small-operations maple farm to see how maple syrup is made and sample some delicious offerings!! (No, it is not a pancake breakfast). The tour is free, donations gratefully accepted. If our group gets over 15 people, I will need to schedule a tour, so please CLICK HERE if you plan on coming. PLEASE NOTE: The boiler house has - yes - a huge, wood-burning boiler, filled with a gajillion gallons of boiling sap! Young children will need to be carefully held by the hand.
Family Campout - WEEKEND OF JULY 12-14 - The location is TBA, but I promise 2 1/2 or fewer hours from Arlington. I am hoping for a place where those without tents can rent a cabin / yurt, and those with tents can pitch as they desire. This campout is to provide awesome fellowship and family fun for low-maintenance and low-cost. We will write a rough schedule (i.e. breakfast, hike, swim, dinner, etc.), but we will NOT be planning a group effort of meals, caravan-ing, etc. Each family needs to be responsible for planning the details and meal prep of their own "specific" camping plans. Mark you calendars now, details are unfolding.....
Also a few "heads up" events to mark on your calendars (also on the calendar at the right):
Mom's Night - THURSDAY, MARCH 7 - We will stuff Easter Eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt later this month. I would rather not publish the hostesses address, so please email me at saintagnesfamilies [at] gmail.com if you plan to come. We will kick it off with pizza and drinks at 7:00 pm.
Maple Syrup Tour - SATURDAY, MARCH 23 - We will stop by a nearby small-operations maple farm to see how maple syrup is made and sample some delicious offerings!! (No, it is not a pancake breakfast). The tour is free, donations gratefully accepted. If our group gets over 15 people, I will need to schedule a tour, so please CLICK HERE if you plan on coming. PLEASE NOTE: The boiler house has - yes - a huge, wood-burning boiler, filled with a gajillion gallons of boiling sap! Young children will need to be carefully held by the hand.
Family Campout - WEEKEND OF JULY 12-14 - The location is TBA, but I promise 2 1/2 or fewer hours from Arlington. I am hoping for a place where those without tents can rent a cabin / yurt, and those with tents can pitch as they desire. This campout is to provide awesome fellowship and family fun for low-maintenance and low-cost. We will write a rough schedule (i.e. breakfast, hike, swim, dinner, etc.), but we will NOT be planning a group effort of meals, caravan-ing, etc. Each family needs to be responsible for planning the details and meal prep of their own "specific" camping plans. Mark you calendars now, details are unfolding.....
Weekly Digest
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Check out the calendar to the right to see what is going on at the parish this week!
We are very blessed to announce that Fidelity House has agreed to host our group over the winter in one of their vacant rooms!
Thus, Tuesday playgroup will take place at Fidelity House, right near church: 25 Medford Street, from 10:30 am-12:30 pm.
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Confession: What a great gift we have in the confessional... to receive forgiveness and repair a relationship with the Lord of the Universe! This Lent, ALL parishes and chapels in the Boston diocese (including St. Agnes) will hold confessions on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00 pm. Don't be shy -- this sacrament truly has the ability to bring so much grace and renewal into our lives. If you need help figuring out how to go to confession, visit www.thelightisonforyou.org
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Boston Sock Exchange: This ministry helps the homeless men and women of Boston, by distributing gifts of sandwiches and warm clothes near the Park Street T-Stop. Due to the young age of kids in our playgroup, we are often not able to help with this ministry, but consider donating some items (socks, gloves, toiletries) to the bins located in the vestibule of church. Thank you!
ALSO... some up and comings:
Saint Agnes Parish Mass of Anointing and Luncheon will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6 at 12:00 noon. Many volunteers are needed to make this event possible, including drivers, nurses, greeters, hosts, food donations, set up (on Friday, Feb. 5), etc. If you are able to help, please call the Parish Center (781-648-0220), and leave your name and number and how you would like to help. Thank you!
We are very blessed to announce that Fidelity House has agreed to host our group over the winter in one of their vacant rooms!
Thus, Tuesday playgroup will take place at Fidelity House, right near church: 25 Medford Street, from 10:30 am-12:30 pm.
- There is a lot of sickness going around this winter.... please do not bring your children to playgroup if they are sick.
- Please remember some behavior guidelines: No running out of the playroom, no kids in the toy closet, respect physical limits, use a time-out chair, please discipline your own children promptly.
- Fidelity House is being very generous by letting us use this space. Please consider a donation to help with their costs. Minimum suggested donation is $1 per each person in attendance.
- Please bring a few copies of your favorite vegetarian recipe to share, so we can swap for Lenten ideas!
- Please no food.... drinks in spill proof containers are OK.
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Confession: What a great gift we have in the confessional... to receive forgiveness and repair a relationship with the Lord of the Universe! This Lent, ALL parishes and chapels in the Boston diocese (including St. Agnes) will hold confessions on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00 pm. Don't be shy -- this sacrament truly has the ability to bring so much grace and renewal into our lives. If you need help figuring out how to go to confession, visit www.thelightisonforyou.org
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Boston Sock Exchange: This ministry helps the homeless men and women of Boston, by distributing gifts of sandwiches and warm clothes near the Park Street T-Stop. Due to the young age of kids in our playgroup, we are often not able to help with this ministry, but consider donating some items (socks, gloves, toiletries) to the bins located in the vestibule of church. Thank you!
ALSO... some up and comings:
Saint Agnes Parish Mass of Anointing and Luncheon will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6 at 12:00 noon. Many volunteers are needed to make this event possible, including drivers, nurses, greeters, hosts, food donations, set up (on Friday, Feb. 5), etc. If you are able to help, please call the Parish Center (781-648-0220), and leave your name and number and how you would like to help. Thank you!
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Making Music, Praying Twice – A Lenten Experience for Infants, Toddlers and PreschoolersForget about giving up chocolate and come sing, dance, pray, and laugh with your preschool children this Lent. The Friday morning session of the early childhood music program, Making Music Praying Twice, is almost full with room for just one child. The Saturday morning class is open, actively enrolling and open for single class drop-in participants with advanced notice. No child is too young to begin music education! Register online at http://www.stjoseph.belmont.ma.us/faithformation/mmpt.htm or by calling the Parish Office at 617-484-0279 or email Dot Bowe (dbowe@stjoseph.belmont.ma.us) with questions.
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