C S Pastor: Rev. Peter DeFazio (padrepeter@minister.com) Permanent Deacons: Paul Kline & Alejandro Iraola Finance & Ops Manager: Susan McLeod In Residence: Rev. Jerry Osterman, Rev. Joseph Ogazie, Rev. Charles Addai & Rev. Andrew Nkwocha (of St. Katherine Drexel)

Assisting: Monsignor Albert Contons, Rev. Aurelius Gricius, OFM & Rev. Jean Sassou

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Sept. 13th 9 am St. Peter’s Mass Virginia & Francis Markuns *Stanley F. Patton * Brone and Antanas Monkevicius * Anna M Jocas * Ursula and Frank Jocas * Joseph F. Jocas * Sophie Jocas

10:30 am St. Peter’s Mass Gyvieji ir mirusieji parapijieciai 10:30 am St. Monica’s Mass Cheryl Dalton Jones

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Mass Schedule for September 13th St. Peter’s 9 am English + 10:30 am Lithuanian St. Monica’s 10:30 am English + 12 pm Spanish

Mass Schedule for September 20th St. Peter’s 9 am English + 10:30 am Lithuanian St. Monica’s 10:30 am English + 12 pm Spanish

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Forgive your neighbor’s injustice; then when you pray, your own sins will be forgiven. —Sirach 28:2 Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. —Matthew 18:21-22

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In Memory of those who lost their lives on

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BEQUESTS

Please consider leaving a legacy by making a bequest in your Will to one of the parishes of the South Boston-Seaport Catholic Collaborative. What a profound way to express your faith by giving back to the parish that has meant so much to you. It's a wonderful means to ensure that your parish remains strong and vital for years to come. Through a bequest, a donor may leave a speci ic dollar amount or reserve a percentage of the estate after provisions for family members and other bene iciar-ies .have been made. Pray if this is the right option for you or your loved ones.

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OFFERTORY OFERTORIO

Please Note: We are almost totally dependent upon your generous donations from the weekly offertory. We have no idea how we will survive if people do not help sustain us during these times

of pandemic. It was already hard to pay bills. Honestly, This is not even paying the

utilities and the insurance. We are dependent upon your support. If you are so moved,

donations may be mailed in to P.O. Box 270799, South Boston, MA 02127. They may

also be made online at https://www.sbscatholic.org/giving.

You can designate your donation for South Boston-Seaport Catholic Collaborative;

St. Peter Lithuanian, St. Monica Parish, Monica’s Kitchen or the Good Samaritan Ministry.

Thank you and God bless you always!

Con su ayuda, que podamos continuar ayudando a llevar el amor misericordioso de Jesucristo a un mun-

do que necesita curación. Se pueden hacer donaciones yendo a

https://www.sbscatholic.org/giving. Nosotros obtenemos muy poco dinero para pagar los servicios

públicos ahora.Puede designar su donación para South Boston-Seaport Catholic Collaborative;

St. Peter Lithuanian, St. Monica Parish, Monica’s Kitchen or the Good Samaritan Ministry.

Thank you God for healings received! ¡Gracias a Dios por las sanaciones recibidas!

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St. Vincent de Paul Community Member? Please make checks payable to “St. Monica” or “South Boston-

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St. Peter Lithuanian Community Member? Please make checks payable to “St. Peter’s” or “St. Peter Lithuanian”

O ertory * August 23rd St. Peter’s 9 am: $440 St. Monica’s 9 am: $184 St. Monica’s 10:30 am: $153 St. Monica’s 12:00 pm: $275 August 30th St. Peter’s 9 am: $121 St. Monica’s 9 am: $90 St. Monica’s 10:30 am: $187 St. Peter’s 10:30 am $1,047 St. Monica’s 12:00 pm: $242

rounded to whole dollar amounts. Does not include online giving. Online giving report for August will appear in next week’s bulle n.

The SBSCC Community stands united in prayer as we

pray for Laimis Prašymas: We ask your prayers for a young member of our community, Laimis De Sa Pereira, son of Daiva Navickas, who was recently diagnosed with an aggressive stomach can-cer. The cancer is advanced and your prayers are needed as he begins chemother-apy. Prošom mald už jaun m s bendruomen s nar , Laim DeSaPereira, Daivos Navickien s s n , kuris neseniai sužinojo, kad serga agresyviu skrandžio v žiu. V žys yra išsipl t s, ir Laimiui labai reikia m s vis mald , pradedant chemoterapij .

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Gratitude on a Solemn Memorial By Fr. Peter DeFazio Tonight I am watching the reflection of police sirens on the side of the church. On several occa-sions this summer the police officers from area C-6 have made the neighborhood safer by remov-ing illegal guns and knives from the street. I am probably not the only one who is extremely grateful for the professionalism and the responsiveness of the men and women in blue who protect and serve the people of South Boston. This year, September 11th is over-shadowed. Everything seems to be taking a back-seat to the pandemic. But ordinarily we would be memorializing the terrible events of September 11, 2001, by showing our love and appreciation for first responders—police officers, firefighters, EMTs, nurses, and doctors, and soldiers; the men and women who work tirelessly and bravely to help others, even at great risk to their own safety. Just this past week, our local heroes from the police department intervened in removing illegal guns off of the street just a block away from St. Peter’s church. I have a recent photograph in mind, of several firefighters who had worked a long 24-hour shift try-ing to contain raging wildfires in California, laying upon the ground in exhaustion. And I recall count-less images of the police officers and firefighters carrying people out of the rubble of New York City skyrises—some, their own fallen comrades. How oddly serene the same plaza is in New York City now, when one visits it, and looks at the beautiful memorial to fallen heroes. We have our own Fallen Heroes Memorial in South Boston’s Seaport. In recent years, I have been privileged to participate in a gathering for Mass and prayer, including a pro-cession from Our Lady of Good Voy-age chapel to the memorial, honoring the men and women who have given everything in the service of their fellow citizens. Because of concerns regarding the Coronavirus, no such memorial service was scheduled this year. The usual packed chapel and long procession with a wreath laying won’t take place. But we still won’t forget. To bow our heads, to say a prayer for the repose of the many souls who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, to thank God for the blessings of freedom that we all enjoy, and to thank our first respond-ers, our police officers, firefighters, those serving in the all-volunteer military and those fighting on the front-lines in the medical field. Because of the pandemic, the rededication ceremony and associated Mass at Our Lady of Good Voyage has been postponed to May, 2021. For additional information, please go to https://www.massfallenheroes.org/event/rededication-massachusetts-fallen-heroes-memorial-2020/ (Above image courtesy of Mass Fallen Heroes.)

This summer recovery meetings began to safely meet in St. Monica’s

Yard. Healing is taking place here.

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St. Vincent’s de Paul Church: Update Part II (reprinted from last issue) By Fr. Peter DeFazio & the Pastoral Staff: The South Boston-Seaport Catholic Collaborative is marketing St. Vin-cent’s church for development. Right now, that means we are casting a wide-net to see what the possibilities are, including sale, lease, or a combination. This news does not come as a surprise to those who attended meetings we have held over the past three years. Also, many had attended meetings we held in the Fall and Winter, where we proposed merging St. Vincent de Paul & St. Monica-St. Augustine par-ishes. This process was completed in April 2020, as had been previ-ously announced at our Masses, posted online, published in our bulle-tins, posted in the churches, etc. The new parish is known as St. Monica. St. Monica’s parish on Old Colony Ave. now represents the legacies of three South Boston parishes: St. Vincent’s, St. Augustine’s & St. Monica’s. Additionally, some St. Vincent de Paul community members continue to worship at St. Peter Lithuanian parish on Flaherty Way. We cannot emphasize enough, that everything we try do is out of a commitment to serving the spiritual and temporal needs of South Boston current residents. At St. Monica’s our parishioners come to worship at both English and Spanish Masses. It is where neighbors pray for departed loved ones; where the hungry of Southie come to receive groceries from our well-stocked food pantry; where countless elderly of South Boston know as a place of community; and where so many people who grew up in and live in Southie identify as their spiritual home. All these good works do not happen in a vacuum. It costs money. St. Monica Parish is seeking to develop the St. Vincent de Paul church property because it has not been used as a house of worship since 2015 and is costing the parish about $6,000 per month to maintain and insure. Surely these resources could be put to better use to bene t the people of South Bos-ton. We need to develop St Vincent’s in order to continue the services which we provided for residents of South Boston. And because we of cially merged St. Vincent’s and St. Monica’s together, any pro ts received from the development of St. Vincent’s goes to St. Monica’s. This will help St. Monica’s to continue to be a relevant source of spiritual and physical healing and nourishment for generations to come. St. Monica’s church is making tough but necessary choices to consolidate re-sources and stay alive, vibrant and relevant for decades to come. As I have said before, this is about and for the people of Southie’s Lower End, and enabling the church to continue serving the spiritual and temporal needs of South Boston‘s residents. Please stay in touch with us. Better still, come and worship with us.

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