Weekly Digest

Welcome, EVERYONE!

Here's the lineup for the week at the Parish:

• Tuesday - Family Playgroup (10:30 am), Fatima Apostolate (7 pm), Choir Practice (7 pm)
• Wednesday - The Light is on for You: Confessions (6:30-8:00 pm)
• Thursday - Moms Night In (8 pm)
• Friday - Prep for Boston Sock Exchange (7 pm)
• Saturday - 40 Days for Life Prayer (7 am, meet in parking lot at 6:30 am), Boston Sock Exchange (11 am at Park Street T-stop), Confessions (3 pm)
• Sunday - 8th Grade CCD Commissioning & Graduation (during & after 9 am Mass, NO Coffee Hour), Adult Choir (10:30 am Mass), 40 Days for Life Prayer Hour (2 pm, meet in parking lot at 1:20 pm), Vespers (4 pm @ Saint Agnes)
• Monday - Respect Life Meeting (7 pm)

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Saint Agnes Family Playgroup
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! You can find the winter playgroup schedule here, or by clicking the link at the upper left of the blog home page.

This Tuesday, March 8th, we will meet for a walk on the bikepath in Arlington.  At 10:30, we will park on Linwood St. in Arlington, then walk together in the direction of Cambridge.  After a while, we will turn back.  So bring your scooter or stroller, bring a snack, and join us!

**NOTE THAT our outdoor winter 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 or weather below 30 degrees, playgroup will be cancelled for the day. Thanks!**

Here's a friendly reminder that Mom's-Night-In
is THURSDAY, March 10th

We will get together for a stress-free evening, pray a devotion together, and enjoy some social feminine fellowship!

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
Thank you to everyone who generously brought in a care package of toiletries for the BSE this weekend! This Saturday, March 12th 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 11th 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 Sheila O'Brien (ObriensMo [at] hotmail.com).

The Boston Sock Exchange is currently in need of small 8 oz. bottled water, SOCKS, and men's and women's winter clothes.  We also need rain gear: ponchos and umbrellas.  Thank you!

"One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anyone." -Mother Teresa-

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40 Days for Life
Saint Agnes will be participating in the 40 Days for Life campaign in Boston, February 10 - March 20th! 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  Saturday morning from 7-8 am, and Sunday afternoon from 2:00-3:00 pm at Planned Parenthood in Boston during the campaign. For carpooling, we will meet at 6:30 am or 1:30 pm (respectively) in the public parking lot adjacent to Saint Agnes Church. If you have any questions, please e-mail Eileen Cahill (SAParishforLife [at] gmail.com).

How can we be PRO-life every day?

By maintaining a positive attitude towards others,

appreciating the unique person that God has created in each individual,

reaching out in kindness and compassion,

praying for the unborn, disabled and elderly,

and giving alms to the poor, marginalized, and vulnerable in our society.

“Whatever you did for the least of these, you did for Me.”Matthew 25:40

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FALL 2016 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!