Sacred Hearts Parish, Malden, MA

Sacred Hearts Parish, Malden, MA November 11, 2007 Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
November 11, 2007
Sacred Hearts Parish, Malden, MA

Sacred Hearts Parish, Malden, MA November 11, 2007 Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
By Dr. Scott Hahn
With their riddle about seven brothers and a
childless widow, the Sadducees in today's
Gospel mock the faith for which seven
brothers and their mother die in the First
Reading.
FIRST READING 2 Maccabees 7:1–2, 9–14 (156C)
Even their torturers marveled at the heroism of the seven
Maccabee brothers who trusted in God and faced death
with courage. They believed in the resurrection to life.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 17:1, 5–6, 8, 15
Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full.
SECOND READING 2 Thessalonians 2:16—3:5
Paul prayed that God the Father, who consoled him, also
comfort and strengthen the saints of the Thessalonian
church. He asked for their prayer and gave them God’s
blessing.
GOSPEL Luke 20:27–38 or 20:27, 34–38
When some Sadducees tried to trap Jesus with some legal
questions, he showed them God’s power over life and the
Lord’s love for the living: God “is not the God of the dead,
but of the living.”
The Maccabean martyrs chose death - tortured limb by limb, burned alive - rather than betray God's Law.
Their story is given to us in these last weeks of the Church year to strengthen us for endurance - that our
feet not falter but remain steadfast on His paths.
The Maccabeans died hoping that the "King of the World" would raise them to live again forever (see 2
Maccabees 14:46).
The Sadducees don't believe in the Resurrection because they can't find it literally taught in the Scriptures.
To ridicule this belief they fix on a law that requires a woman to marry her husband's brother if he should
die without leaving an heir (see Genesis 38:8; Deuteronomy 25:5).
But God's Law wasn't given to ensure the raising up of descendants to earthly fathers. The Law was given,
as Jesus explains, to make us worthy to be "children of God" - sons and daughters born of His Resurrection.
"God our Father," today's Epistle tells us, has given us "everlasting encouragement" in the Resurrection of
Christ. Through His grace, we can now direct our hearts to the love of God.
As the Maccabeans suffered for the Old Law, we will have to suffer for our faith in the New Covenant. Yet
He will guard us in the shadow of His wing, keep us as the apple of His eye, as we sing in today's Psalm.
The Maccabeans' persecutors marveled at their courage. We too can glorify the Lord in our sufferings and
in the daily sacrifices we make.
And we have even greater cause than they for hope. One who has risen from the dead has given us His
word - that He is the God of the living, that when we awake from the sleep of death we will behold His
face, be content in His presence (see Psalm 76:6; Daniel 12:2).
A service of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology www.SalvationHistory.com
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Saturday 11/10 12:10 pm Deceased Parishioners Memorial
Our Faithful Departed
Maria Nguyen
Anna Nguyen
Francis Brady
Joseph Son Tran & Catarina Sam Nguyen
Joseph Vong Nguyen & Maria Don Ngo
Our Military
4:00 pm James L Duffy
Patricia Faber
The safe return of
LCpl William Dempsey USMC
Cheverus Graduate
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The Sick
Birthday Memorial
8th Anniversary
Sunday 11/11 7:30 am Anthony Silva Memorial
9:00 am Pasquale Oliviero 9th Anniversary
11:00 am Richard Burns Memorial
5:30 pm Alfreda Bourgea 6th Anniversary
Monday 11/12 12:10 pm Veterans Memorial
Tuesday 11/13 12:10 pm Robert E. & Kathleen Keane Memorial
Wednesday 11/14 12:10 pm Beatrice Gerety Memorial
Thursday 11/15 12:10 pm Mario B. daSilva Memorial
Friday 11/16 12:10 pm Tim Twomey Memorial
Saturday 11/17 12:10 pm Deceased Parishioners Memorial
4:00 pm Eunice Hillson Birthday Memorial
Sunday 11/18 7:30 am Mary Colwell Memorial
9:00 am James J. McGaffigan 9th Anniversary
11:00 am Rosalie Fama Memorial
5:30 pm Joan Massone 6th Anniversary
Judi Robicheau, Ethan Hickey, Matthew Shea
Joan Carr, Dianne Christenson
Maureen Fitzpatrick, Nicholas DeFelice
Christine Brickley, Jordan Cram, Albert Perellla,
Alyce Sullivan, Alice Beaman, Barbara Van Guilder
James J. Duffy, Dody Chatis, Tony Saraceni
Patrick Caulfield, Emily Lebrun, Tony Colarusso,
Tony Saraceni, Cole Miele
Names will be listed for one month only.
If your name needs to remain on the
list for a longer period, please call the rectory.

Sacred Hearts Parish, Malden, MA November 11, 2007 Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ministry Assignments for
the weekend of November 17/18 (Green)
November 17/18 Lectors Eucharistic Ministers Altar Servers
4:00 PM Saturday C. Gangemi C. Comeau; L. Umano; H. Contreas M. Nguyen
7:30 AM Sunday P. Bronder-Giroux P. Bronder-Giroux; A. Verro; B. Hoy S. Carolle
9:00 AM Sunday Religious Ed Lector M. Lewis; J. Patino; M. DeAngelo R. Norton
11:00 AM Sunday P. Guerrier L. O’Brien; M. Cognata; G. Morin A. DeMaria; T. DeMaria;
5:30 PM Sunday N. Memmolo D. Christenson; K. Hansis B. Lewis
Religious Education
Classes will resume next weekend, November 18, 2007, at the 9:00 am Religious Education Family
mass. Following mass, grades K-2 and 6-8 will report to class as usual and grades 3, 4, & 5 will report
to the chapel with their families.
Youth Ministry
We’re at it again…..6th, 7th, & 8th graders. Are you ready to dance your socks off???
DJ Dave is returning to SHYMM on November 30th with more of the music you love and the games you
play. Tickets will be sold in the RE office after classes on:
Sundays, November 18th & 25th
Tuesdays, November 20th & 27th and
Thursday, November 22nd from 6-8 pm.
Tickets are $5 in advance, $7 at the door. All students and friends of students from the Parish,
Cheverus School , and the Vietnamese Community are invited. Snacks, water, and pizza will be
available for sale. Come and join the fun, cause the WORD’S OUT—SHYMM’S IN!!!!
BARGAINS GALORE!
Annual Fall Tag Sale, sponsored by the Sacred Hearts Women's
Club, will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, November
10th and from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November
11th, in Parish Hall. Proceeds to benefit the various charities supported
by the Women's Club.
Our Sincere thanks to all who donated items for our sale. Come on down and check them out!
The prices are right!!!
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Sacred Hearts Parish, Malden, MA November 11, 2007 Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
November Memorials
Wine
In Memory of
Joseph Son Tran & Catarina Sam Nguyen
Joseph Vong Nguyen & Maria Don Ngo
and
In honor of their children
Sanctuary Candle in Upper Church
In Memory of
Maria Nguyen
Anna Nguyen
by the Nguyen Family
Sanctuary Candle in Chapel
In Memory of
Francis Brady
RCIA will resume
next:
Sunday
November 18.
We will meet at 12:15 pm in the Religious
Education Office (accessible
through the rear Cheverus School
parking lot.)
The second collection this weekend is
for Religious Education.
The second collection next weekend
is for the Campaign for Human Development.
Weekend of November 3/4
Amt needed weekly to run the parish: $ 9,746
Offertory: $ 4,098
Monthly: $ 1,523
All Saints Day Collection: $ 873
Grand Annual Update
To date, $44,738 has been pledged to our Grand
Annual Collection by 279 of our 686 families,
which represents 40.67%. Our parish goal is to
raise $60,000 this year. Thank you to all who
have pledged! If you have yet to make your gift,
please do so as soon as possible. You will find
envelopes, cards, and letters at the ushers tables
in the rear of the church.
Many thanks and God Bless,
Fr Dan Hickey
Would you like to be an Altar Server?
Please come to a meeting for new altar servers next
Saturday, November 17
at 10:00 am in the lower church.
You can choose the weekends and mass
you’d like to be scheduled for.
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Sacred Hearts Parish, Malden, MA November 11, 2007 Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
November, 2006
Nancy Kisch
Katherine Berggren
Pasqualina Porter
Dennis Holbrook
David Roberts
December, 2006
John MacLean
Mary Ellen White
Dorothy LaFrenier
Ralph Morganti
Fredinando (Fred) Iantosca
Ann Marie Gay
January, 2007
Mary Ward
Frank Chapman
Mary Cafarella
Marie M. Morbi
Helen Nugent
Deceased Parishioners and Frien
Joseph Walatt
Ronald Benedick Nelder
February, 2007
Eva Tortora
Mary R. Shields
Claire Crowley
Leslie Millner Jr.
Robert Burbine
Joseph Memmolo
Roland Morel
Michael A. Cipoletta Sr.
William Guiliano
March, 2007
William R. Allan
Frank Teves
Kathryn D’Entremont
Vera Walsh
Mary Bennett Spadafora
Rose Wilson Bourque
November 1, 2006 –
April, 2007
Louis T. Geldr
Clarence Winso
Licea Antonelli
Carol Shinners
Daniel F. O’Do
John Doherty J
May, 2007
Mary Margar
John Hurley
Carmine D. Sor
Louise MacDo
Mary P. McP
David E. Adam
Roberta Pagano
Ruth Griffin
William F. Lo
Robert Zagarel

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Sacred Hearts Parish, Malden, MA November 11, 2007 Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
ds of Sacred Hearts Parish
ctober 31, 2007
June, 2007
Fr. Martin J. Walsh, Jr.
Joseph M. Bartlett
Joseph Fleming
Lawrence Coogan Jr.
Dorothea Carroll
Silvio Joseph Desimone
Robert Myles Jr.
July, 2007
Vishnu Balliram
Joseph A. Mitchell
John McCarron
Ruth A. Nugent
Timothy P. Shea
Nora Enwright
August, 2007
Barbara McCarthy
Carlo Zammuto
Irene Croft
Anna Colella
Robert Collins
Mildred Taten
Roland Joseph Bourgea
John J. McIntyre
September, 2007
Dorothy Knox
Lucy De Lorenzo
Veronica Ross
Matilda Nelder
Doris Jean Lockhart
John Russell
October, 2007
Helen “DeDe” Hayes
Bernard Brady
Christine Shaw
Phyllis Byron
Henri O. Levesque

Sacred Hearts Parish, Malden, MA November 11, 2007 Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cheverus School Craft Fair and
Christmas Market
November 17, 2007
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Monsignor Foley Hall
Ferry Street, Malden
Cheverus School in Malden is hosting their
1 st annual
Craft Fair and Christmas Market.
We are looking for Vendors and Crafters.
Cost is $30 to "rent" a table......
Please join us to start your Christmas shopping,
have some fun and support our parish school.
Contact: Kelly Ilebode 617-872-8335
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SAMPLE
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Please extend the coverage and the hours of Boston's CatholicTV throughout New England and the entire
nation. I think you will find that millions of regular Catholics and curious viewers will respond quite favorably.
In my estimation CatholicTV will bring Comcast tremendous value locally and nationally. To
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Please consider seriously the opportunity that CatholicTV presents. I highly encourage you to bring
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Sincerely,
In this Archdiocese we have our own
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Help bring CatholicTV (BCTV)
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all day and all night.
Drop a note to:
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Comcast
676 Island Pond Road
Manchester, NH 03103
For sample letters to this and other cable companies, visit:
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Let Comcast know you want CatholicTV (BCTV) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You can make a difference, You can make it happen!
Catholic Charities North extends to you a special invitation to the 2007 Christmas
Gala, “Making Wishes Come True.” The Gala is an elegant dinner dance at the
Sheraton Colonial in Wakefield on Friday, December 7. Compaq Big Band, an
authentic 20-piece big band, will provide Christmas tunes for you to dance the
night away. Celebrity auctioneer Billy Costa of NECN’s TV Diner will help you discover new and exclusive
live and silent auction items, including jewelry, vacations, and gifts. Each year, the Christmas Gala raises
money for those most in need in our community. Last year, that support enabled Catholic Charities North
to serve more than 20,000 people with services such as emergency assistance to prevent hunger and homelessness;
GED training to prepare out-of-school youth for work or college; supportive services for families
that give children the opportunities they deserve. Contact Catholic Charities North at 781-593-2312 or
sarah_bartley@ccab.org for ticket and donation information.
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Sacred Hearts Parish
297 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148
phone: 781-324-0728
fax: 781-324-2714
email: sh.parish@verizon.net
web: www.sacredheartsparish.org
Parish Staff
Pastor
Rev Daniel J Hickey
frdaniel_hickey@verizon.net
Weekend Assistants
Rev Thomas Stegmann, S.J.
Rev Bienvenu Mayemba, S.J.
Rev Vincent Machozi, a.a.
School Principal
Susan Degnan
phone: 781-324-6584
email: sdegnan@cheverus.net
Religious Education
Mary Pongratz
phone: 781-322-5211
email: mary_shre@verizon.net
sn: SH DRE Malden
Music
Cheryl Pongratz, Music Director
email: cheryl.pongratz@verizon.net
Eugene Menoche, Organist
Laura MacMullin, Assistant Cantor
Kelly Daugherty, Assistant Cantor
Mary Pongratz, Assistant Cantor
Denise Glennon, Assistant Cantor
Anne Whalen, Assistant Cantor
Youth Minister
Michelle Garrity
phone: 781-322-5211
email: sh.youthminister@verizon.net
Assistant Youth Minister
Mary DeAngelo
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Liturgy Schedule
Saturday
4:00 p.m.
Sunday
7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m.
Vietnamese Mass
3:00 p.m.
Weekday Mass
Monday through Saturday 12:10 p.m.
Holy Day Masses: As Announced
Sacraments
Reconciliation (Confession)
Saturdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.
The sacrament is also available by appointment.
Baptism
2nd and 4th Sundays of each month at 12:30 p.m.
Pre-registration necessary in Rectory
Marriage
Please consult with a priest at least six months in
advance. A program of preparation is required of
all couples.
Mission Statement
Sacred Hearts Parish is a Catholic Community
striving to make visible God’s love and care for
the world in Word, Sacrament, and Service to
all.
Living in today’s world, so marked by secularism
and materialism, our parish aims to help its
members discover the importance of God, Faith,
and Community, in meeting the challenges of
Christian Living.
Centered is the celebration of the Eucharist. We
seek the nourishment needed to identify ourselves
more closely with Christ and His Mission
to the world. We are eager to enlist all in that
essential work of praise and thanksgiving given
to God and of loving service to our neighbor.

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