Weekly Digest

Welcome everyone!
This week at the parish:

• Tuesday - Family Playgroup (10:30 am), Choir Practice and Fatima Apostolate (7 pm)
• Wednesday - March for Life Bus (departs from Saint Camillus at 7 am), Bereavement Meeting (7 pm)
• Thursday - Men's Bible Study (8 pm)
• Saturday  - BABY SHOWER COLLECTION at all Masses, Confessions (3 pm)
• Sunday - BABY SHOWER COLLECTION at all Masses, Children's Choir Practice (8:15 am), Catholic School's Mass and Saint Agnes Open House (9:00 am Mass), Adult Choir (10:30 am Mass)

Baby Showers take place through the weekend of Sunday, January 25th,

via cribs at the front of church.

Items needed by the Pregnancy Help Office of the Archdiocese of Boston for the mothers who are expecting babies this winter will be collected.

If you are able to help move supplies after Masses, please email Maureen Tierney (MAT02174 [at] aol.com).

• Blanket sleepers, size 0-12 months; Onesies, size 0-9 months; Sleep and plays, size 0-9 months; Warm Outfits for Boys and Girls, size 0-9 months; Snowsuits, size 0-3 months
• Toiletries, Diaper Rash ointment, Shampoo, Body Wash (no powder please) bibs, bottles (4 and 8 ounce), wash cloths, flannel receiving blankets and diapers (size NB and size 4).
• Please, no used baby clothes, but gently-used washable maternity clothes are graciously accepted.
• To donate, check payable to “Fund for the Unborn”.  Thank you for your kindness and generosity!

We invite you to join us and hundreds of thousands from across America as we travel from
Arlington to Washington DC for the 42nd Annual March for Life!

Affiliated with Saint Agnes and Saint Camillus parishes in Arlington, this bus trip involved 3 days/2 nights (January 21-23) with comfortable accommodations at the Hampton Inn in Silver Spring, MD.  We have planned an active "March Day" itinerary for January 22nd in our nation's capital, mixed with relaxation, fellowship, and prayer.  Ask anyone who has gone before: it's a spiritual experience you will never forget!

The cost is $239 per person (double occupancy) or $319 (single occupancy).  The bus leaves from and returns to the Saint Camillus Church parking lot (Rt. 2 Westbound Exit 57, "Dow Ave. Arlington").

For more information, contact Tom Harvey (THarveyEsq [at] aol.com) or Joe Kolb (JosKol5 [at] yahoo.com).

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Saint Agnes Family Playgroup - CHECK BEFORE YOU LEAVE!

Once a week, we hold Tuesday playgroups outdoors at nearby parks. To print a written schedule of our winter playgroup locations, please click here.  To see a map of our winter park schedule, please click here.

This Tuesday, January 20th, we will meet at Teel Street Playground (71 Teel St., Arlington).  This park has a play structures and basketball court good for bikes or scooters!  It is next to Saint Paul's cemetery, which should be treated as a holy place, not as part of the playground.  We will play together and enjoy each other's company.  Bring your own picnic lunch.  Come join us; we hope to see you there!

**NOTE THAT our outdoor schedule is highly dependent on good weather. IN THE WINTER MONTHS, WE WILL MEET IF THE WEATHER IS ABOVE 32 DEGREES.  If the weather seems questionable, please check your email or the blog page before you leave for playgroup. In case of freezing weather or rain, playgroup will be cancelled for the day. Thanks!**

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Don't forget that our parish Men's Bible Study is this Thursday, January 22nd at 8:00 pm in the Parish Center.  Come join other men from the parish as we study the book of First Corinthians together!  For more information, please email Charlie Bailey (CBailey2 [at] gmail.com)

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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK IS JANUARY 25-31

Saint Agnes School Open House on January 25th at 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Catholic Schools Week will begin with a liturgy on Sunday, January 25 at 9:00 am. Saint Agnes School students will host the Mass. After Mass a collation will be held in Saint Agnes School Hall, followed by the Open House. The week of January 26-31 will be filled with activities for students and parents. Please check our website for daily details (SaintAgnesSchool.com).

Take this opportunity to come visit our parish school, meet the teachers and speak to students and parents. Saint Agnes School offers a full-time Special Education teacher and Guidance Counselor, and a full-time nurse. We also offer classes in Spanish, music, art, computers, engineering, library and physical education starting in K1 (pre-K) and continuing through 8th grade. All programs integrate the Massachusetts Common Core Curriculum standards with appreciation for the spiritual development of each child. If you are unable to make this special Open House, private tours are available anytime. Please call Patricia Crane, Development Director, at 781-643-9031 x. 305 or email PCrane [at] SaintAgnesSchool.us. Some classes are filling quickly. Re-registrations for current Saint Agnes students have been sent home. Please send in forms no later than January 23 to secure your spot for the 2015-2016 School year. Applications for K1 and K2 may be obtained from School secretary, Kathy Messuri (Secretary [at] SaintAgnesSchool.us).

FALL 2015 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR OUR WONDERFUL PARISH SCHOOLS!

FIDELITY HOUSE - Preschool and Pre-K

SAINT AGNES GRAMMAR SCHOOL - Pre-K through Grade 8

ARLINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

Links to these websites are located at the top right-hand of the blog page.

When you invest and involve your family here, you can participate

in the evangelical mission and service of these community resources,

which are offered by - and in the long tradition of - our very own Catholic Church.

Financial Aid is available.  WOW!