Weekly Digest

Welcome everyone!
This week at the parish:

• Tuesday - Playgroup is CANCELLED due to the weather.  Please call the Parish Center for updates on Baptism Catechesis, Fatima Apostolate, and Choir Practice (781-648-0220)
• Wednesday - Bereavement Meeting (7 pm)
• Thursday - First Friday Confessions (4-5 pm), Men's Bible Study is CANCELLED due to an unexpected business trip.  Thank you for understanding.  The next meeting will be February 19th at 8:00 pm.
• Friday  - First Friday Adoration (all day, Benediction at 5:00, Mass at 5:30)
• Saturday  - Confessions (3 pm)
• Sunday - Children's Choir Practice (8:15 am), Coffee and Donuts (after 9:00 am Mass), First Eucharist Parents' Meeting (10 am), Adult Choir (10:30 am Mass)
• Monday  - Respect Life Meeting (7 pm)

This Friday, February 6th, is the first Friday of the month.  On Thursday, February 5th, from 4:00-5:00 pm, there will be the opportunity for confession in the lower church.  On Friday, Saint Agnes will be offering all-day Adoration, concluding with Benediction and Mass at 5:00/5:30pm, in the lower church. Also at noon there will be a Holy Hour to pray for priests and victims of clergy sexual abuse. Adoration is a wonderful opportunity to spend some quiet time with the Lord and gain some focus in our lives - especially with all the busy distractions of daily life. For more background on the long tradition of keeping a First Friday devotion, look here or here.

The next Saint Agnes Parishioners for Life Meeting will be on

Monday, February 9th at 7:00 pm in the Parish Center.
Come learn about 40 Days for Life, and our parish's commitment to prayer during this campaign!

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We happily announce a Parish Carnival, before we begin the season of Lent.together.  Join us and invite a new friend!

Parish Carnival Party

Thursday, February 12th

6:00-8:00 pm

Saint Agnes School Hall (enter on Compton Street)

Don a costume, bring a snack, and prepare to enjoy the games and fun! Featuring kid’s activities, locally fried Brazilian dumplings, costume competition, and old-fashioned party games. Come with friends, or come meet new ones. Put it in your calendar, as we prepare for the start of Lent. If you would like more information, or can volunteer at this event, please email Rachel Horsting (Rachel.Horsting [at] gmail.com).

In addition, you can help to make this Carnival the best it can be, a true event from and for our whole Catholic community.  How can you help?

• Email meatless recipes to Rachel Horsting (Rachel.Horsting [at] gmail.com) for compilation into a book of Lenten cooking ideas!
• Offer to bring a dish to share with others at the Carnival.
  
• Sign up as a volunteer to make the event run smoothly using the link here.

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Saint Agnes $10,000 Raffle

Save the date! The North End comes to Saint Agnes School for its Annual $10,000 Raffle Dinner, Saturday, April 11th.  Flyers will be distributed in the weeks to come and you will have the opportunity to reserve your ticket/ raffle numbers early. We look forward to the success of one of the biggest fundraisers of the year to help support the children of Saint Agnes School. It is a great time, and a wonderful way to both have a night out, and support important Catholic causes.  Email SaintAgnes10K [at] gmail.com with any questions.

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!