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St. Matthew’s Food Pantry in Dorchester needs our help
St. Agatha Parish has a wonderful tradition of supporting St. Matthew’s Food Pantry in Dorchester. Parishioners have been very generous in donating non-perishable food items to St. Matthew’s at Thanksgiving. Well, with increased numbers of people at this time requiring assistance in getting food,
St. Matthew’s is running out of food to give to their needy clients. Our parish has been requested to help. The food products most needed are:- canned vegetables of any sort;
- canned fruit, canned tuna fish,
- canned sardines, canned beans – black beans or baked beans,
- canned pasta sauce, tomatoes, or paste,
- and bags of rice.
Beginning the first of the week one of the garage bays behind the rectory will be open with bins for the non-perishable food that will be donated, and your donations will be transported to St. Matthew’s on a regular basis. Opportunity to make these donations will conclude at the end of the weekend of August 15th-16th. Thank you in advance.
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NEW! TEXT YOUR DONATIONWe've added the ability to text your donation to St. Agatha's. To get started add the number 617-941-9282 to your contacts on your phone. Then text the word Give to that number. You will be directed to a secure, encrypted site where you enter your personal information and the amount you wish to give and whether it is a one-time or recurring gift. Once you have done that hit the submit button and you’re done! Funds will be deposited into the General Budget account for the Parish. You only need to do this setup once. The next time you want to give, simply recall the number from your contacts, type in Give, go to the link provided, enter the amount and you’re done! Thank you so much for your support!
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ONLIne GIVING
These are difficult financial times for all people and our parish is no exception. We ask you to prayerfully consider what sacrificial offering you might make to assist so that we can continue to pay the bills, such as salaries and regular bills.May God bless you for your past giving and thank you in advance for any contributions you may make at this critical time.
God loves you and holds you and your loved ones in the palm of his hand.
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OnLine Recovery
Fr. Jay Makos has a special invitation to those in Recovery. For further information, please contact jmakos@stagathaparish.org
www.gethelpgivehelp.info (for those who know people struggling with addition or are in recovery.
www.intherooms.com is a website and app that enables people in need of a virtual 12-step meeting to gain quick and confidential access to the support of others dealing with a similar addiction. This can be particularly helpful to those unable to leave their premises to gather for local, in-person meetings.
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Spiritual communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love you above all things, and I long for you in my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. ... I adore Thee in the Sacrament of Thy love, the ineffable Eucharist.
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Prayer to end covid-19 byPope Francis
Pope Francis’s Prayer to Mary during Coronavirus Pandemic
O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain, keeping your faith firm.
You, Salvation of Your People, know what we need, and we are sure you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.
Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
(Adapted from Vatican News.)
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 EZ 16:1-15, 60, 63Responsorial Psalm ISAIAH 12:2-3, 4BCD, 5-6Gospel MT 19:3-12
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Mass Times
- Saturday: 4:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Sunday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 11:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- MonSat 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
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We will continue to livestream each day at 9:00AM, Monday - Saturday
Sunday Mass will be livestreamed on
Saturday at 4:30PM and Sunday at 11:00AM
If you missed one of the past week's livestreamed Masses,
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ANNUAL MISSION APPEAL
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a note from our pastorIn the midst of the unprecedented times in which we are living, it has been a great blessing for me as pastor to witness how our parish and school staff and parishioners have adapted to life with masks, social distancing, and doing as much as we can to maintain safety and good health. Last June I was thrilled that we were able to have a Graduation Mass for our 8th grade students. Kudos to Mrs. Nancy Carr and the St. Agatha School faculty and staff. My heart went out to our high school seniors who were deprived of a proper graduation ceremony this year. Helen Waring our Youth Minister contacted a number of the grads and invited them to join us in person or via livestream for a Baccalaureate Mass at a 5pm Sunday Mass. But then, what about those adults who had been preparing to become fully initiated Catholics at Easter?
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Prayer recommended for First Communicants
(and all the rest of us too)!Dear Lord Jesus, through the Holy Eucharist you show me how close you want to be to me. Help me, Lord, always to want to stay close to you and to become more and more like you myself. Amen.
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St. Agatha Parish Mass AttendanceDuring COVID-19
We ask anyone in attendance at Sunday Masses to fill out an online form so that we can have accurate contact information in case the need to contact attendees arises. You only need to fill out the form and leave your information one time.
If we were to discover that someone at any given Mass tests positive for COVID-19 in the following weeks, we want to be able to inform all of you so that, in consultation with your physician, you can take the appropriate steps. Please note that any notice will not include the name of the person who tested positive, which will be kept confidential, but only the Mass (date and time) which they attended and any other relevant non-personal information.
Even if you do not choose to leave your name and contact information, please know that we will make any announcement of a positive test on the parish website as well, so please check the website on a regular basis.
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