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ADVENT SERVICES
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12TH ~ 7:30 PM ~ PENCANCE SERVICE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19TH ~ 7:30 PM ~EVENING PRAYER
ADDITONAL RECONCILATION OPPORTUNITIES:
Saturday, December 14th from 10 AM to Noon
Monday, December 16th from 5 to 6 PM
Tuesday, December 17th from 6 to 7 PM
Wednesday, December 18th from 9:30 to 10:30 AM
Friday, December 20th from 5 to 6 PM
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CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE
DECEMBER 24TH
5 PM IN O'CONNELL HALL
5 PM CHILDREN'S MASS IN THE CHURCH
7PM AND 9PM
DECEMBER 25TH
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Mass Times
- Saturday: 4:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Sunday: 7:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN 8:45 AM EnglishEnglishEN 11:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Wednesday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Thursday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Friday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
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Thank you to Fr. Jerry ~ Sunday, Dec. 15th at Coffee Hour
Please join us this coming Sunday at the coffee hour after the 8:45 AM Mass to thank Fr. Jerry for helping us while Fr. Frank was recovering. He will be sharing with us about his ministry. ALL ARE WELCOME!
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CHRISTMAS FLOWERS & MUSIC MEMORIAL DONATIONS
We are accepting memorial donations for Christmas flowers and the music program for the Christmas season. Please use the envelopes at the back of the church. Names will be published in the bulletin on Dec. 22nd and 29th. Deadline: December 16th. Please write names legibly so they will be accurately spelled in the bulletin.
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HELP DECORATE FOR CHRISTMAS
Please join us on Tuesday, December 24th at 9 AM to decorate the inside and outside of the church for the birth of Christ! For more information please contact Lynn Jacobs at the parish office (781-784-2265 or ljacobs@olossharon.org). MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK!!!!
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ADVENT & CHRISTMAS MUSIC
Christmas Adult Choir
Adults are invited and welcome to sing with the Adult Choir at the 8:30 PM special concert and the 9 PM Mass on Christmas Eve. Those who would like to sing for this Mass are asked to participate in at least three rehearsals. If you are interested, please contact the music director, Daesik Cha (dcha@olossharon.org), if you have any questions or need additional information.
Christmas Youth Choir and Ensemble
We are looking for teen singers and musicians who can join the Teen Choir and Ensemble for the celebration of the 7:00 PM Christmas Eve Mass. If you are interested, please contact Daesik Cha (dcha@olossharon.org or 781-784-2265). We will accommodate individual schedules.
Pageant Children’s Choir
All children and young people are invited and welcome to sing in the Christmas Pageant at the 5:00 PM Christmas Eve Mass in the church. Those who would like to sing should plan on coming to the following rehearsals:
Sunday, December 8 at 12:00 PM
Sunday, December 15 at 12:00 PM
Sunday, December 22 at 12:00 PM
Saturday, December 24 at 4 PM
Please contact Daesik Cha (dcha@olossharon.org or 781-784-2265), Claire Sullivan (cmsullivan529@aol.com), or Carla Guenette (cguenette@ucpboston.org), if you have any questions or need additional information. -
Caroling At Wingate
Please join our Music Director, Daesik Cha on Sunday, December 29th at 3 PM to bring some Holiday Cheer to the residents at Wingate. Please contact Daesik at dcha@olossharon.org or at 781-784-2265 if you are able to attend.
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OLOS Book Group
All are welcome to join the OLOS Book Group, which will meet from 2-3 PM on the following Sundays in the Bullock Center. Come just once or twice, or come for every gathering! Please come ready to discuss the book each month.
December 15:A Prayer Journal, Flannery O’Connor
January 19: The Shack, William P. Young
February 23: Shortest Way Home
March 22: Do No Harm, Henry Marsh
April 26: An Infinity of Little Hours, Nancy Klein Mcguire
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Read MoreSaturday, December 14, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Read MoreSaturday, December 14, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Read MoreSunday, December 15, 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Read MoreSunday, December 15, 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
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Read MoreSunday, December 15, 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
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Sunday, December 15, 9:45 AM - 11:30 AMIn O'Connell HallRead More
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Read MoreSunday, December 15, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Stay Connected!
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Welcome
Thank you for visiting Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Sharon, MA. We hope you will explore the various features of the website and get to know what Our Lady of Sorrows is all about. We have approximately 1,000 families who are members. At the center of all we do is Sunday worship, a joyful event with a warm atmosphere. We are committed to grow in our faith and to the Lord through serving the needs of others. If you are new to the parish, please register here. We are happy to welcome you and hope for your active participation.Parish Office Hours:
MONDAY-FRIDAY
9AM TO NOON & 1PM TO 4PM
Phone: 781-784-2265
Email: parish@olossharon.org
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PASTOR'S DESK
The Year of the Eucharist
April 2020 to June 2021
Friends,
A recent Pew Study entitled “What Americans Know About Religion” reported that only 31% of Catholics believe that the bread and the wine consecrated during the Mass actually become the body and blood of Jesus, and that only half of Catholics know of the Church’s teaching concerning the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
As Catholics, it is in the Eucharist that we learn our identity. At the table of the Lord, Jesus makes a gift of Himself to us because God loves us so much. Just as we discover our identity at the family table, it is in the Eucharist that we discover who we are, why we are here, and what is our mission as disciples of Christ.
At the Last Supper, Christ gave us the priesthood so He could be present everywhere in the world, not just in Jerusalem, in every time and age. Through the Eucharist, we have direct contact with the Lord at the celebration of Mass and in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. When we visit our churches at times other than the celebration of Mass, we can see the red glow of the sanctuary lamp and know that Jesus is there for us. He is always waiting silently and lovingly, ready to receive us and console us.Recent times have been very difficult for the Church and her people. In the Year of the Eucharist, we all have the opportunity to renew and strengthen our Faith and our closeness to the Lord. If we center ourselves in the Real Presence of Jesus, in His friendship, then everything else will make sense. At the celebration of Mass, Jesus is there, waiting for us, inviting us to the table where He is making a gift of Himself to us so that we may have the strength to make a gift of ourselves to others. That is what human fulfillment is about. It is about love and giving of ourselves on behalf of others. That is the meaning of the Eucharist, it is love taken to the extreme. The more we understand that, the more we will want to be present to the Eucharist and the more the Eucharist will transform us.
The Eucharist is where we gather as Christ’s family, where we can witness our faith to one another and grow in our capacity to love. The Eucharist gives us the strength to carry out our mission to transform the world, to work for justice, to serve the poor, to bring healing and reconciliation . But we can’t do these things unless we have the strength that comes from the intimate contact with God’s love that is given to us in the Eucharist.We don’t exist by accident. Our lives are a gift of God’s gratuitous love, and the Eucharist is the most profound symbol of His love for us. Jesus comes to us in humility, in littleness, so that no one need be afraid or unsure of His acceptance. He makes Himself present to us so that we can have the strength we need to live our mission in the Church as disciples of Christ.
God created us and entered into creation in Jesus Christ so we could be close to Him, hear Him, know and love Him. The sacraments not only touch our lives, they mold our very being, and the Eucharist is the center of our sacramental life. That is why I am a Catholic. That is why I am a priest. Without the Eucharist, I would ask myself, “Is it worth it?” I know it is worth it, because Christ really is present in the Eucharist. May God bless you all abundantly with this assurance that Jesus will be with us always, even to the end of time. That is Jesus’ promise and He keeps that promise in the gift of the Eucharist.
Sean Cardinal O’Malley, OFM Cap.
Archbishop of Boston
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Is 35:1-6a, 10Responsorial Psalm Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10.Reading 2 Jas 5:7-10Gospel Mt 11:2-11
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