Here's the lineup for the week at the Parish:
- Tuesday - Family Playgroup (10:30 am), Choir Practice (7 pm), Fatima Apostolate (7 pm)
- Thursday - First Friday Confessions (4 pm), Confirmation Rehearsal (7 pm @ Saint Camillus)
- Friday - First Friday Adoration (all day, Benediction at 5:00, Mass at 5:30 pm)
- Saturday - CONFIRMATION DAY (10:30 am @ Saint Camillus), Confessions (3 pm)
- Sunday - Children's Choir Practice and Mass (arrive 8:15 am), Coffee and Donuts (after 9 am Mass), Adult Choir (10:30 am Mass), Depart for 40 Days for Life Prayer (1:30 pm), Infant Baptisms (2 pm)
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Saint Agnes Family Playgroup - CHECK THE BLOG BEFORE YOU LEAVE!
The Saint Agnes Family group holds weekly Tuesday playgroups outdoors at nearby parks. We start at 10:30 am (but sometimes moms run late). You are welcome to join us! To print a written schedule of our summer playgroup locations, please click here. To see a map of our summer park schedule, please click here.
This Tuesday, September 29th, we will meet at Parallel Park (174 Medford St.) in Arlington. This fenced park has shade, play structures and swings, as well as an open field and sidewalk for scooters. Bring your own lunch or snack and join us!
**NOTE THAT our outdoor summer schedule is highly dependent on good weather. If the weather seems questionable, please check your email or the blog page before you leave for playgroup. In case of rain, playgroup will be cancelled for the day. Thanks!**
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First Friday Adoration
This Friday, October 2nd, is the first Friday of the month. On Thursday, October 1st, 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.
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Children's Choir
Are you children interested in singing in the Children's Choir at Saint Agnes? The choir's first 9:00 am Mass is next Sunday, October 4th, with the pre-Mass rehearsal beginning at 8:15 am. Children 1st grade and up are welcome. You can find a printable schedule and full details at this blog post, or by visiting the Music Ministry webpage in the upper right corner of the blog. Encouraging your kids to be involved in the Mass is a wonderful way to foster their joy! It also (helps) them to pay attention and to make new friends at church. Join us!
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Massachusetts Alliance to Stop Public Funding of Abortion
Did you know that your tax dollars are being used to pay for abortions in Massachusetts? Abortion kills an innocent human life, but we know we are called by God to protect His precious gift of life. Fortunately, there is something each of us can do to stop this. Volunteers throughout the state are collecting signatures on a petition to amend the state constitution so that taxpayer subsidized abortions are no longer a constitutional entitlement in Massachusetts. Stop and sign the petition, to amend the state constitution so that tax dollars no longer subsidize abortions in Massachusetts. You can also call 781-312-8755 or email StopPublicFundingofAbortion [at] gmail.com so we can get your signature.
40 Days for Life
Saint Agnes will be participating in the 40 Days for Life campaign in Boston, September 23rd-November 4th! 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.
Please join Saint Agnes Parishioners for Life as we participate in 40 Days for Life this fall! 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, Septebmer 27th. 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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First Friday Adoration
This Friday, October 2nd, is the first Friday of the month. On Thursday, October 1st, 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.
Children's Choir
Are you children interested in singing in the Children's Choir at Saint Agnes? The choir's first 9:00 am Mass is next Sunday, October 4th, with the pre-Mass rehearsal beginning at 8:15 am. Children 1st grade and up are welcome. You can find a printable schedule and full details at this blog post, or by visiting the Music Ministry webpage in the upper right corner of the blog. Encouraging your kids to be involved in the Mass is a wonderful way to foster their joy! It also (helps) them to pay attention and to make new friends at church. Join us!
Massachusetts Alliance to Stop Public Funding of Abortion
Did you know that your tax dollars are being used to pay for abortions in Massachusetts? Abortion kills an innocent human life, but we know we are called by God to protect His precious gift of life. Fortunately, there is something each of us can do to stop this. Volunteers throughout the state are collecting signatures on a petition to amend the state constitution so that taxpayer subsidized abortions are no longer a constitutional entitlement in Massachusetts. Stop and sign the petition, to amend the state constitution so that tax dollars no longer subsidize abortions in Massachusetts. You can also call 781-312-8755 or email StopPublicFundingofAbortion [at] gmail.com so we can get your signature.
40 Days for Life
Saint Agnes will be participating in the 40 Days for Life campaign in Boston, September 23rd-November 4th! 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.
Please join Saint Agnes Parishioners for Life as we participate in 40 Days for Life this fall! 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, Septebmer 27th. 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).*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Small Groups
In the coming year, the Outreach committee will endeavor to create, organize, and structure small faith-sharing groups at Saint Agnes. The concept is for each group of 7-10 people to be self-contained and self-directing, while maintaining connectivity to leadership of the parish. Those who are interested will be able to join a group at periodic intervals, for example, at the Parish Ministry fair upcoming in October.
If you are interested in leading such a group, please create a concept for your group: you can pick your own topic, meeting time and location, and whether your group will be men, women, or co-ed. Let's start the discussion! Please email Marianne Hudelson (SaintAgnesFamilies@gmail.com) with your ideas if you are able to lead. Many thanks!
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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!
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!
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