Weekly Digest

Welcome everyone!
This week at the parish:

• Tuesday - Playgroup is CANCELLED due to the weather.  Choir Practice and Fatima Apostolate (7 pm)
• Wednesday - Confessions  (6:30-8:00 pm), Bereavement Meeting (7 pm)
• Thursday - Mom's Night In (8 pm)
• Friday - Prep for Boston Sock Exchange (7 pm)
• Saturday  - Boston Sock Exchange (11 am at Park Street T-stop), Confessions (3 pm)
• Sunday - Coffee and Donuts (after 9:00 am Mass), Adult Choir (10:30 am Mass), 40 Days for Life Prayer Hour (depart from church at 1:30 pm), Lenten Vespers (4 pm at Saint Agnes)

Daily Masses at Saint Agnes are 7:00 am everyday, and in LENT ONLY 5:30 pm Monday-Fridays.

Confessions are offered Wednesdays 6:30-8:00 pm,and Saturdays at 3:00 pm.

Tuesday Morning Playgroup

Playgroup is cancelled again this week, due to the ongoing snow and ice cover on playgrounds and the bike path.  With slightly more melting, we hope to resume soon!  Please check back next week or email SaintAgnesFamilies [at] gmail.com for the new playgroup schedule.

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Mom's Night In - THURSDAY, March 12th at 8:00 pm

We will get together for a stress-free evening, play some get-to-know-you games (think: Apples to Apples), and PRAY together.  I will not publish the hostesses address online, so please email me at saintagnesfamilies [at] gmail.com if you plan to come. Please bring a snack or drink to share!  We will kick it off at 8:00 pm.

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Boston Sock Exchange

This Saturday, March 14th is the Boston Sock Exchange at 11:00 am at the Park Street T-Stop.  This ministry helps the homeless men and women of Boston, by distributing gifts of sandwiches and clothes near the Park Street T-Stop on the second Saturday of the month. Prep and packaging for the day is held in the parish center on Friday night, March 13th at 7:00 pm. Help and/or donations is a wonderful way to put your faith in action!  For more information, see the calendar to the right, or email Natasha Buckley (NQBuck [at] aol.com).

The Boston Sock Exchange is currently in need of small 8 oz. bottled water, SOCKS, sweatshirts, long sleeved-shirts, fleece jackets, coats, winter hats, scarves and gloves.  We also need rain gear: ponchos and umbrellas.  Thank you!

"Here is what we seek: a compassion that can stand in awe of what the poor have

to carry, rather than stand in judgement of how they carry it." Fr. Gregory Boyle, SJ

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40 Days for Life
Saint Agnes will be participating in the upcoming Lenten 40 Days for Life campaign in Boston!  40 Days for Life is a community-based campaign that draws attention to the evils of abortion through the use of prayer and fasting, prayer vigil, and community outreach.  40 Days for Life takes a determined, peaceful approach to showing local communities the consequences of abortion in their own neighborhoods, for their own friends and families.  The 40-day campaign parallels Biblical history, where God used 40-day periods to transform individuals, communities… and the entire world. From Noah in the flood to Moses on the mountain to the disciples after Christ’s resurrection, it is clear that God sees the transformative value of His people accepting and meeting a 40-day challenge.

Please join Saint Agnes Parishioners for Life as we participate in 40 Days for Life this Lent!  Saint Agnes will be leading a rosary hour each Sunday afternoon from 2:00-3:00 pm at Planned Parenthood in Boston during the campaign starting Sunday, February 22nd. For carpooling, we will meet at 1:30 pm in the public parking lot adjacent to Saint Agnes church. If you have any questions, please e-mail Eileen Cahill (SAParishforLife [at] gmail.com).

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Mass of Anointing
Saint Agnes Parish Mass of Anointing and Luncheon will be celebrated on Saturday, April 11th at 12:00 noon. Volunteers are needed as drivers, nurses, greeters, hosts/hostesses and people to make/donate sandwiches and desserts. If you are donating sandwiches or dessert, please let us know what and how many you will donate. You may deliver your donations before the luncheon on Saturday by noon. Thank you for your kindness. If you can help, or if you would like to attend and need transportation, please call the Parish Center at 781-648-0220.

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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!