Weekly Bulletin — November 9/10
(A PDF version of the bulletin as printed is available here)
Visitation From Paulist Leadership This Weekend – Nov 9 – 10
This weekend, Nov 9 – 10, we have two members of the Paulist leadership here for the once every Paulist administration “visitation”: Fr. René Constanza, the President of the Paulists, and Fr. Bob Cary, a member of the Paulist General Council who served on the Center staff in the early 1990s.
They will be available after all the Masses. Please stop to say hello and give them a warm Paulist Center welcome! We want them to know how pleased we are to still have the Paulist Center at the center of our faith and liturgical lives!
Toxic Polarization Event Thank You
Thank you to Paulist Steven Bell for joining us for our Masses and his talks on Oct 26-27. Over 150 folks heard him speak on this important topic and many expressed interest in hearing/learning/doing more.
For starters, we are focusing a three-week Advent Small Groups opportunity around an Advent resource created by the Paulists national initiative on toxic polarization. Please see the separate announcement on that offering in this bulletin and this week’s missive, and sign up by Tues, Nov 12!
Thank you to those who helped make this event happen, especially Vicky Lee, Peter Kelly, Sue Buta, Bob Bordone and Gus Kellerman. If you would like to offer feedback, please use this form. We will also be emailing everyone who provided their emails, with an opportunity to offer any feedback.
Family Religious Education Program (FREP)
There are NO classes this weekend due to the Veterans Day holiday. Classes resume next Sun, Nov 17. The Sacrament of First Reconciliation will take place next Sun, Nov 17 at 12:30pm in the Chapel. All are welcome to attend.
Veterans Day
The Paulist Center will be closed on on Mon, Nov 11 in observance of Veterans Day. There will be no Mass that day.
Book of Remembrance
November is traditionally a time when Christians remember those who have passed away.
We invite community members to inscribe the names of deceased loved ones who have passed in the past year. (from Nov 2, 2023 to the present) in our Book of Remembrance. The Book will be displayed in the Mary Alcove throughout November.
Live-Streamed Mass
Sun, Nov 10, 10am 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
YouTube Link Order of Worship Link
God With Us: A Festival of Readings and Carols
Advent and Christmas at the Paulist Center
- Sat, Dec 14 at 8pm
- Sun, Dec 15 at 2pm
Join us for one of the major spiritual and community-building events of the year. This year’s program will feature readings and carols highlighting the themes of Advent and Christmas, as we wait in hope and joyful expectation.
On Sun, Dec 15, the program begins with The Christmas Story, directed by Christine Tardiff and presented by the youth of the Center.
Donations and Sponsorships
To make a contribution online, please select the “Festival of Readings and Carols” category and specify the number of attendees and preferred concert date.
Sponsorship Levels:
- Angelic: $100 – $149
- Celestial: $150 – $199
- Archangel: $200 and above
Consider inviting family and friends to sponsor the concert!
Note: Sponsorships received by Dec 4 will be acknowledged in the program. Please indicate how you would like your name to appear. For mail-in donations, make checks payable to The Paulist Center with “God With Us” in the memo.
Welcome To The Paulist Center!
The Paulist Center warmly welcomes recently registered members:
Caroline Telma & Austen Young,
Watertown, MA
Welcome To The Newly Baptized!
The Paulist Center warmly welcomes the newly baptized:
Graham Thomas Roland
Congratulations to the parents!
Advent Small Groups – Please respond by Tues, Nov 12
We are excited to convene Advent Small Groups for 3 sessions between Sat, Nov 30 and the end of the 3rd week of Advent, Fri, Dec 20, if we can make the logistics work! We hope people can offer their Zoom accounts with possibly a few groups meeting in person at the Center or at people’s homes, dependent upon availability.
By Tues, Nov 12, please fill out the form at tinyurl.comPCCAdventGroups2024 and we will endeavor to create groups and inform everyone by Nov 24. No groups will be offered on Wednesday evenings due to Zoom prayer services offered by our LGBTQIA group for the entire community, or on Sundays immediately following the 10am Mass because there are not spaces available during religious education classes.
We will be using a resource created by the Paulist national initiative on Toxic Polarization which will be shared with participants (no book purchase needed). Any questions, please reach out to Patty Simpson at patty@paulistcenter.org.
Young Adult/Staff Meet and Greet, Sun, Nov 17 after 6pm Mass – Please Join Us!
The last two or so years has brought a number of young adults to our community. The pastoral staff, Fr. Rick Walsh, Patty Simpson, Susan Rutkowski, Norm Gouin, and Gus Kellerman, wanted to create an opportunity for folks to meet us and each other outside of liturgy to assist in creating and enhancing a sense of community.
We invite young adults (ages 18 – 39), both those who are casual attendees and those who have become involved in ministries, to join us for conversation and pizza after the Sun 6pm Mass on Nov 17 in the 3rd floor library.
To help us know how much food to order, we request (but don’t require) an rsvp to Gus at gus@paulistcenter.org by Nov 15. Any questions, please also contact Gus. We look forward spending time with you and to an enjoyable gathering.
Immigrant Advocacy Group (IAG) Upcoming Meeting
Join the Paulist Center IAG community in supporting individual immigrants and immigrant families to gain basic human rights and human needs (food, shelter, clothing, education, and health care) as we are called to by the Church.
Come to our quarterly community meeting next Sun, Nov 17, after the 10am Mass in the 3rd Fl Library. You’ll meet Paulist Center members volunteering to assist immigrants in a variety of ways, review IAG’s work during the past 8 years and learn how you can volunteer to help immigrants in a role consistent with your interests and availability. You’ll learn about new volunteer opportunities availability through the International Institute of New England, our partner organization.
For further information on this important meeting contact long-time IAG member Ed Marakovitz, edmarakovitz@yahoo.com, 617-306-9726.
Sunday Afternoon Book Group
The Sunday Afternoon Book Group is NOT meeting this Sun, Nov 10 due to the Paulist Visitation.
Dessert Ministry at the Wednesday Night Supper Club Needs Help!
Do you like to bake cookies, brownies, and cupcakes and want to help our hungry neighbors and friends at the Wednesday Night Supper Club? Join the dessert ministry and bring a well-wrapped donation of treats once or twice a month to Mass. Or, drop them off at the Center during the week. Our coordinator, Mary McTigue, will give you more detailed information. If interested, Mary can be reached at mary.mctigue@gmail.com. Please join us!
What Are You Doing For Christmas This Year?
Christmas falls on a Wednesday this year and we are currently gathering names of volunteers who may be able to help us cook, set up, serve and cleanup a Christmas meal for our guests. Please send an email to supperclubfood@gmail.com if you can help. The Weds. Night Supper Club has never missed a meal in 53 years of operation so please help us keep our record going by volunteering on Christmas and/or New Year’s Day!
The Greater Boston LGBTQIA Catholic Collective
The Greater Boston LGBTQIA Catholic Collective – sponsored by seven Catholic communities (including the Paulist Center) – provides support and resources for Catholics whose loved ones identify as members of the LGBTQIA community. Please email: GreaterBostonLGBTQIACatholics@gmail.com for the Zoom Link.
Immigrants and Their Way Forward
The Paulist Center Immigrant Advocacy Group (IAG) invites you to a meeting on Sun, Nov 17, after the 10am Mass, in the 3rd Fl Library. This meeting is to learn how you can play a role in helping Ukrainian, Haitian and other immigrants resettle and move forward in their new homes in Greater Boston.
The Greater Boston LGBTQIA Catholic Collective
The Greater Boston LGBTQIA Catholic Collective – sponsored by seven Catholic communities (including the Paulist Center) – provides support and resources for Catholics whose loved ones identify as members of the LGBTQIA community.
They host a monthly Zoom meeting “My Beloved Child” the 3rd Sunday of each month, 2 – 3:30pm.
Please email: GreaterBostonLGBTQIACatholics@gmail.com for the Zoom Link for the Nov 17th meeting.
Wednesday Night Supper Club Needs Volunteers
During the summer months, we lose many of our volunteers. Please consider coming in on a Wednesday to help serve (5:30pm) and clean up (7pm) as our guests continue to enjoy a hot nutritious meal every week.If you can plan on coming, please email supperclubfood@gmail.com to let our team know. If it’s last minute, no worries. Just show up and we’ll put you to work! Thank You!
Stewardship
The Paulist Center receives no funding from outside sources. All costs to operate our ministries for both members and the wider Boston community, maintain the building, and pay our staff are supported solely by your financial donations. We are so grateful for your financial support! See paulistcenter.org/give/ways-to-give for a variety of ways to give to the Paulist Center.
Two options include:
Give a one-time or recurring donation using your bank account or credit card by visiting tinyurl.com/DonatePaulistCenter or scanning the QR code on this page outlined in blue. You can use this method for donations for specific programs, too, and, if you are a registered member with us, these donations will be included in a year-end tax statement sent to you for any donations that are tax deductible per IRS regulations. Giving by this method helps us with our budgeting and stewardship efforts.
Use Apple Pay or Google Pay by visiting donorbox.org/paulistcenter, scanning the QR code on the red cards in the pews, or scanning the QR code on this page outlined in red. Please note that these donations will not be included in any year-end giving tax records, and they solely support our general operations.
Community Gift
The Paulist Center gives 5% of our annual offertory to 52 other charitable organizations with missions consonant with our own. These organizations receive an equal amount from our annual offertory.
This weekend, Nov 9 – 10, we raise up Unite Boston which nurtures unity among diverse Christians through relationships for the flourishing of the city.
Consider Including the Paulist Center in Your Estate Planning
Thank you for considering remembering The Paulist Center in your estate planning/will. For information on our legal name and tax ID, please contact our Administrator, Patty Simpson, at patty@paulistcenter.org. We and future Paulist Center members thank you!
Weekday Mass Time Change
The Paulist Center’s Weekday Mass start time has changed from 12:05pm to 12:00pm. This went into effect starting Mon, Oct 28.
Paulist Center Rosary Circle
All are welcome to the Paulist Center Rosary Circle which meets every Monday at 7:30pm via Zoom. ID: 487 503 158; passcode: 021078.
Do you have a special intention that you would like the Paulist Center Community to pray for? Our weekly Rosary Circle is happy to include your intentions (may be anonymous). Go here for the form.
Low-Gluten Hosts
Low-gluten hosts are available upon request. Please see the presider in the Chapel or Sacristy fifteen minutes before Mass and indicate where you will be seated in the Chapel so the communion minister in that section will have the low-gluten host for you at communion.
Spiritual Direction
Spiritual Direction is an opportunity for one to reflect and share one’s life and prayer experience and be guided in one’s search for God. Spiritual Direction is available at the Center from Sister Kathleen Hagerty, CSJ, or Christopher O’Rourke.
Sister Kathleen can be reached at 617-755-9729.
Christopher can be reached at 617-817-3977.