Rev. Huy H. Nguyen, Parochial Vicar Most Rev. John A. Dooher, In Residence

Msgr. Cornelius McRae, In Residence Rev. William P. Joy, In Residence

Deacon Daniel Burns Deacon Francis J. Corbett Deacon Timothy J. Maher

Saint Jerome Parish

632 Bridge Street Weymouth, Massachusetts 02191

781-335-2038 saintjeromeparish.org

office@catholicweymouth.org

Weekend Masses: Saturday 5:30 p.m.

Sunday 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 5:00 p.m.

Weekdays: 9:00 a.m.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Confessions Saturday 4:30-5:00 p.m.

Immaculate Conception Parish

720 Broad Street Weymouth, Massachusetts 02189

781-337-0380 icweymouth.org

office@catholicweymouth.org

Weekend Masses: Saturday 4:00 p.m.

Sunday 9:00 a.m., 12 noon

Weekdays: 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

Confessions

Saturday 3:00-3:30 p.m.

Catholic Weymouth

A COLLABORATIVE OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH • SAINT JEROME PARISH • SAINT JEROME SCHOOL

Saint Jerome School Mr. James Hauser, Principal

Preschool—Grade 8 598 Bridge Street, Weymouth, Massachusetts 02191

781-335-1235 • stjeromeschoolweymouth.org

jhauser@stjeromeschoolweymouth.org

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SAINT JEROME PARISH IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH

Saturday, April 27 4:00PM - Wilma Dempsey Sunday, April 28

9:00AM - Angelo Virgona 12:00PM - Frederick J. Herzig, Jr. Tuesday, April 30

9:00AM - Nora Joyce Thursday, May 2 9:00AM - John Cahill, Month’s Mind Saturday, May 4 9:00AM - Francis Burke, 6th Anniversary 4:00PM - Mary Jane Pereira Sunday, May 5

9:00AM - Harold P. and Mary Murphy 12:00PM - Patrick and Anne McCormack

Saturday, April 27

5:30PM - Deceased Members of the Prosser Family Sunday, April 28 7:30AM - John H. Gilboy, 16th Anniversary 10:30AM - Lorraine Chambers, Birthday Memorial 5:00PM - Doris Hasting, 2nd Anniversary Deceased Members of the Hasting

and Tavara Families Monday, April 29 9:00AM - Margaret Dennett, 9th Anniversary Wednesday, May 1

9:00AM - Tom and Ann Gray, Memorial Friday, May 3

9:00AM - Helena Johnson, Birthday Memorial Saturday, May 4

5:30PM - Robert Leyden, 8th Anniversary Sunday, May 5 7:30AM - Robert K. Mahoney, 41st Anniversary

10:30AM - Francis E. Sheppard, 27th Anniversary 5:00PM - John Jack Youngclaus, 1st Anniversary

Financial Stewardship

Clergy Health and Retirement Trust - April 28, 2019

Will be included in next weekend’s bulletin

Second Collection next weekend for Parish Maintenance

Thank you for supporting your parish

Memorial Gifts for the Week

April 28, 2019

The Sanctuary Light has been donated in loving remembrance of

Mary Gabriel, 15th Anniversary

I - Kim-Ngan Nguyen and Thien Le

Pray the Rosary in May!

Join us for the outdoor Rosary on Tuesdays in May in honor of Our

Blessed Mother. We will meet outside at the statue of the Blessed Mother at Saint Jerome Church on the four

Tuesdays in May at 6:30 pm. May 7 (Joyful), May 14 (Luminous), May 21 (Sorrowful) and May 28 (Glorious).

In the event of inclement weather, we will meet inside the Church.

All are welcome, young and not so young!

John F. Kiley, Sr.

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APRIL 28, 2019: DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

He Has Us In Mind

He has you in mind. Do we think about that much? The God of the universe has us in mind, individually as persons and together as one

human family. We hear this truth in today’s Gospel story of Thomas. His doubt is likely familiar to us by now. “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into

his side, I will not believe.”

Jesus is God. He could have risen any way he wanted. He could have risen perfectly healed, as a further sign of his power over death and suffering. But when Thomas encounters him, we see what Jesus chose. “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.” In

resurrecting his body, Jesus already has Thomas in mind. Jesus retains his wounds for Thomas, for the disciples, and for all who would doubt the sacrificial power of love. This intentional love of Jesus is echoed by John and his disciples, who authored this Gospel. “Jesus did many other signs...these are written that you may come to believe

that Jesus is the Christ...and that through this belief you may have life in his name.“

From its earliest beginnings, the Church knew the power of sign and story. When they wrote the Gospels, they had us in mind. We are all Thomas from time to time. We need to see the mercy of God lived and real in our lives. This can happen throughout the circumstances of our daily comings and goings. It can also happen through meditating on the Scripture, through placing ourselves in the stories and listening to God’s voice speaking. We

don’t get to see what the disciples got to see, but we know, through them, that God always has us in mind. As he reminds the disciples, “Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”

Adult Formation Series

A Biblical Walk Through the Mass

Edward Sri

Immaculate Conception Msgr. Hackett Center Tuesday, April 30 - 7pm - Communion Rite

Saint Jerome Parish Friday, May 3 - 9:45am - Liturgy of the Eucharist

Please join us!

Devine Mercy Sunday

The Celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday will be

held at Sacred Heart Parish, 55 Commercial Street, Weymouth Landing today, Sunday, April 28. The schedule will be:

1:00pm - Confession

2:00pm - Mass

3:00pm - Eucharistic Adoration

with Divine Mercy Chaplet

4:00pm - Confession resumes (if priests available)

The Image of Divine Mercy and St. Faustina’s Relic will be present for Veneration

All are invited to come and experience

the Divine Mercy of Jesus!

CRS Rice Bowls

Encounter the Risen Christ

Our community changed lives this Lent, and CRS Rice Bowl wants to say THANK

YOU. Don’t forget to turn in your Rice Bowl to the Church or the parish office.

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Forming in Faith...

Collaborative Religious Education

Religious Education Classes

All classes except Grade 2 will end this week. No

Class May 1 for Immaculate Conception students. Sunday students please follow the rehearsal schedule. All students will be given the rehearsal schedule this

week at class. Please watch for it.

First Communion - Grade 2 Saint Jerome School and Religious Education

practices:

Wednesday, May 1 - 4-5pm (just added, if you can’t make it, let us know). Children will be assigned Mass parts and given notices with practice schedule.

Thursday, May 2 - practice 4-5pm Friday, May 3 - practice 4-5pm

Saturday, May 4 First Communion at Saint Jerome Children arrive at 9:30am to Saint Paula Hall, then

proceed to the church at 10am for the reception of Holy Communion. If you are having photos taken, you are expected to arrive by 9am. Photograph notices

were sent home last week. If you did not receive a notice please let me know. First Communion Grade 2

Immaculate Conception practices:

Wednesday, May 8 in the Msgr. Hackett Center from

4-5pm. (just added, if you can’t make it, let us know). Children will be assigned Mass parts and given notices with practice schedule.

Thursday, May 9 - practice 4-5pm. Meet in the Msgr. Hackett Center and proceed to the church for rehearsal.

Friday, May 10 - 4-5pm. Meet in the Hackett Center and proceed to the church for rehearsal. This day may run a bit after 5pm.

Saturday, May 11 First Communion at Immaculate Conception.

Photograph notices were sent home last week. If you

did not receive a notice please let us know.

Saint Jerome School Now that we have entered the Easter season, I am

reminded of a great quote from Saint John Paul II, “Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are an Easter people, and hallelujah is our song!”

At our parish school we are emphasizing that while

Easter is indeed a season of the Church, the Paschal mystery that defines this Holy season does not come and go, it is omnipresent. This is what Saint John

Paul II was declaring; the Paschal mystery is a part of our lives every single day. The human condition is such that we face setbacks, loss, pain, and

suffering each and every day throughout our lives. Nowhere is it more apparent than during the course of observing the four seasons and throughout the

experiences of an academic calendar. Summer is filled with sunshine, beach days, school vacation, and backyard barbecues. As the school

year begins it’s the end of the summer and the beginning of fall. Winter comes and brings the cold, snow, and shorter days. All around us the growth of

plant life stops. But, as we see before us today, spring arrives and there’s new life all around us. Flowers emerge through the thawing ground, and leaves begin to appear on empty branches. The

process of dying and rising is with us every year. The academic calendar of a school year also reveals the Paschal mystery at work in our lives. There’s an

energy and vibrancy as a new school year begins. Teachers are excited to get back to doing what they love. Students are diligent about doing their work,

making a good impression on their new teachers, and they're focused and energized. That energy ebbs and flows as the school year progresses. Students do

poorly on a test, it’s a temporary setback; they study, focus, work hard, and rise by doing better on the next test. In witnessing athletic contests, teams

lose a game, next week they come back and win their next game. Each day of a school year presents all of these smaller “deaths” and “resurrections.”

The foundation of our school is that we are a faith-based school community. Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection, His victory over darkness and death

empowers us to fight through our tough times. His dying and rising brings hope into our lives, and it strengthens our willingness to be empathetic and

compassionate with other people. We are an Easter people!

Happy Easter to you and your families! With great respect and regards, Mr. J. A. Hauser

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Collaborative News and Events...

Find more Collaborative news and events at catholicweymouth.org

Volunteers Needed Spring Clean-Up Planned for Immaculate Conception and

Saint Jerome Parishes

Save the dates: May 4 at Immaculate Conception May 11 at Saint Jerome

Many hands are needed to assist with our parish clean-up day. We need folks from 9am until 12noon and the parish will provide lunch! Thank you

for helping to make our parish grounds beautiful

Cori Cori Cori

Have you returned your CORI form? If you are

involved in ministry in either parish and have the potential to be in contact with children or the elderly, you must complete a CORI yearly. Thank you for

your cooperation in helping to keep our children and our elders safe. If you did not receive a CORI form in the mail, please contact the parish office.

Saint Jerome School Drama Club

presents: Mary Poppins

Students in grades 3 - 8 bring the famous nanny’s sunny attitude to our Peruzzi Performance Pavilion on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4. Tickets are $7.50 and can be purchased at the school or the door.

Hair Styling Fundraiser Saint Jerome School is excited to announce a partnership with Studio Ten Hair Salon at 10 Sea Street, North Weymouth. Owned by the Bruzzese family, with daughters in K0 and K2, the studio features sophisticated hair styles for men, women, and children. Mention this notice when bringing your family to your salon appointment and SJS will receive 10% of your services during the months of April/May. For bookings call 781-335-1050 or www.studiotenhairsalon.com.

Faith Community Nursing

Addictions Addiction involves changes in the functioning of the brain and body. Genetic risks factors account for about half of the likelihood that an individual will develop

addiction. Like diabetes, cancer and heart disease, addiction is caused by a combination of behavioral, environmental and biological factors. If

left untreated over time, it becomes more severe, disabling and life threatening. Some people think addiction cannot be a disease because it is caused by

an individual’s choice to use drugs or alcohol. While the first use may be by choice, once the brain has been changed by addiction, most experts believe that

the person loses control of their behavior. Heart disease, diabetes and some forms of cancer involve personal choices like diet, exercise and sun

exposure. A disease is what happens in the body as a result of those choices. Once the brain has been changed by addiction, that choice or willpower

becomes impaired. Perhaps the most defining symptom of addiction is a loss of control over substance use.

If you or a loved one needs assistance: Alcoholics Anonymous Central Service Committee of Eastern MA 617-426-9444

Narcotics Anonymous MA 413-306-3232 Al-Anon, Westborough, MA 508-366-0556

Annual Golden and Silver Anniversary Mass

If you are celebrating your

25th or 50th Wedding Anniversary this year, please consider joining

Cardinal Seán O'Malley on Sunday, October 6 at 3pm for the annual Anniversary Mass with renewal of vows at the newly renovated

Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. Couples can register for the event at bostoncatholic.org/weddinganniversarymass. For more information, contact Emily Elliott eelliott@rcab.org.

2019 Annual Scouting Awards Mass

All Scouts and their families are welcome to attend

and celebrate the achievements of young Scouts, teen award recipients, and the adult volunteers invested in Catholic Scouting. The Mass is scheduled for 2pm on

Sunday, May 19 at Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish in Waltham. Our Catholic Committee on Scouting Chaplain, Father Paul Soper,

will be the Mass celebrant. For more information on the Mass, please visit bostoncatholicscouting.com.