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ST. JULIA PARISHST. JOSEPH CHURCH142 LINCOLN ROAD LINCOLN, MASaturday Vigil:Sunday:DECEMBER 8, 20194:00pm (St. Julia)7:30am (St. Joseph)9:00am (St. Julia)10:30am (St. Joseph)12:00pm [St. Julia]5:00pm (St. Julia)ST. JULIA CHURCH374 BOSTON POST ROAD WESTON, MADaily: Monday 7 AM (St. Julia)Tuesday 9 AM (St. Joseph)Wednesday 7 AM (St. Julia)Thursday 7 AM (St. Julia)Friday 9 AM (St. Joseph)Saturday/Holiday 8 AM (St. Julia)Rev. Mark A. Mahoney, PastorPastoral MinisterParish SecretaryFaith Formation 1-6Faith Formation 7-12Faith Formation SecretaryDeaconMr. Colm McGarrycmcgarry@stjulia.orgMs. Kathleen Dolankdolan@stjulia.org.781-899-2611Ms. Cindy Harrington charrington@stjulia.org781-899-8434Mr. Colm McGarrycmcgarry@stjulia.orgMs. Ann Beréabere@stjulia.org781-899-4734Dcn. Rafe Browndeaconrafe@gmail.comDcn. Maurice M. Culver, M.DMusic DirectorMr. Brian Mollbcmoll@yahoo.com617-548-5841Facilities ManagerMr. Greg Smithgsmith@stjulia.orgSt. Joseph House Res. Asst. Mr. Chris Connellchrisrconnell@hotmail.comCOME AND WORSHIP THE LORD WITH US!THE MISSION OF SAINT JULIA PARISHWe, the parishioners of Saint Julia Parish, seek to live our belief in Christ as we worship and serve Him accordingto His example and teachings. With appreciation of the diverse gifts of our individual members, we strive to gainthe participation of each parishioner and work to ensure that everyone feels welcome in our community of faithful.We do this while mindful of God’s love for us and the power of His Spirit that makes us holy, heals our brokennessand sustains us in all the good we do. We are committed in the spirit of Christian stewardship to share generouslyour time, talent, and treasure.

OFFICE HOURS 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Mon.through Friday.RECONCILIATIONParish Center Conference Room, Saturday:3:15-3:45 PMANOINTING OF THE SICKAfter the 4:00 PM Saturday Mass; or contactParish Office.EUCHARIST AND VISITS TO THE SICKContact Parish Office to notify of anyone ill,homebound or hospitalized.EUCHARISTIC ADORATIONSt. Julia Church: Every Friday, 12:00 PM to1:00 PMFirst Friday, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.St. Joseph Church: Every First Friday, 9:30 to10:30 AM.ROSARY IN ST JULIA CHURCH:After daily Mass.BAPTISMPlease contact the Parish Office in advance tomake arrangements.BULLETIN NOTICES should be proposed, bye-mail if possible, to the Parish Office byMonday morning.SECOND SUDAY OF ADVENTGOSPEL MEDITATIONWhat does it mean to be worthy? There are afew different ways to approach this question.Today’s Gospel highlights two: the way of thePharisees and the way of John the Baptist.Our faith values good works and discipleship.Perhaps, then, we “earn” our worth byadhering to the right doctrines and followingthe right pious practice. The Phariseesthought they were worthy. Due to theirreligious pedigree and proper procedures,they were self-satisfied. John the Baptist’swords to them are strong. “Do not resume tosay to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as ourfather.’” Of course, Jesus (and John) don’tomit the responsibility for moral behavior.John gives the Pharisees quite a strongwarning in that regard. “Produce good fruit asevidence of your repentance every tree thatdoes not bear good fruit will be cut down andthrown into the fire.”It’s a question of attitude. Of disposition. It’sa matter of the heart. If anyone would beworthy in this scenario, it’s John the Baptist.Jesus himself will name him the greatest ofprophets and a great man. John, however,recognizes his own lowly place in the grandscheme of things. “The one who is comingafter me is mightier than I. I am not worthy tocarry his sandals.” The Pharisees take pridein being “better” than others. John embraceshumility in Christ being “better” than him.We don’t self-generate our own worthiness.We receive it as a gift from God.In a few short weeks, we’ll celebrate the birthof Christ. Bishop Ven. Fulton Sheen wroteabout the Nativity in his “Life of Christ”:“Because [Jesus] was born in a cave, all whowish to see Him must stoop. To stoop is themark of humility. The proud refuse to stoopand, therefore, they miss divinity.” Godinvites us to prepare our hearts this Advent.When you consider your own life, where areyou looking for your worth? This Christmas,are you prepared to stoop?

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENTDECEMBER 7/8, 2019Masses as ScheduledFriday, December 13Adoration, 12 Noon—1PM,St. Julia ChurchSunday, December 15Speaker, Tim Muldoon, 10:15AM,Café Julia, St. Julia ParishCenterChristmas Pops, 3:00PM, St. JuliaParish CenterSAVE THE DATE: ADULTSPEAKER,TIM MULDOONAnd Prayers RequestedWe pray for Paul Desorcy, whose funeral wascelebrated recently.Sun., Dec. 8Tues. Dec. 9Sun., Dec. 1512:00PM5:00PMGinny Allen [Living]Jim & Ginny Allen& Family [Living]9:00AM Magdalena Del Signore12:00PMPierre ForgacsCONFESSORS:December 14 Fr. MahoneyDecember 21 Fr. MahoneyAdvent is for adults too!On Sunday December 15th, TimMuldoon, popular local author of "ReclaimingFamily Time - a guide to slowing down andsavoring the gift of one another" will bepresent during and after Cafe Julia (10.15am- 11.10am) to talk about the challenges andjoys of raising Catholic kids.All are invited to stay in the Parish Hallfor this presentation about the importance offamilies.Please join us and invite others duringthis time of Advent as we consider theblessings and challenges of family life.Dear Friends,Saint Julia’s Grand Annual Appealcontributions have now reached a little overone third of our budgeted goal of 300,000.00. I am very grateful to those whohave already responded to help provide forour parish’s financial stability. The GrandAnnual Appeal constitutes a significant partof the ordinary income necessary for ourvarious ministries, utilities, propertymaintenance, salaries and evangelizationefforts. I encourage all to assist our parish inmeeting its fiscal obligations by generouslycontributing to our Grand Annual Appeal.Copies of our 2019 Financial Report areavailable at the entrances of our churches.Thank you to all who help and support ourparish in so many ways!THE CHRISTMASPOPSCONCERT AND SINGALONGwill be heldon Sunday,December 15th at3pm in the ParishHall. Please join usto celebrate the spiritof Christmas through song andmusic.This year we will be featuringAlexandra Whitfield, soprano, andJohn Egan, viola.This is a wonderful program for allages. Everyone welcome!Refreshments will be served.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK AHEADMonday:Gn 3:9-15, 20/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38Tuesday:Is 40:1-11/Mt 18:12-14Wednesday: Is 40:25-31/Mt 11:28-30Thursday:Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Lk 1:5-25Friday:Is 48:17-19/Mt 11:16-19Saturday:Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Mt 17:9a, 10-13Sunday:Is 35:1-6/Jas 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11DECEMBER 15First Reading: Here is your God, he comeswith vindication; with divine recompensehe comes to save you. (Is 35:4b)Psalm: Lord, come and save us. (Ps146)Second Reading: Make your hearts firm,because the coming of the Lord is at hand.(Jas 5:8b)Gospel: “This is the one about whom it is written:Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you;he will prepare your way before you.” (Mt 11:10)SUPPORTING OUR PARISH’S MISSIONWeekend of Nov. 23/24[ 1,890 in 55 Envelopes] 10,412Weekend of Nov. 16/17[ 2,077 in 51 Envelopes] 5,521Weekend of Nov. 9/10[ 2,535 in 66 Envelopes] 6,316Weekend of Nov. 2/3[ 1,845 in 50 Envelopes] 5,735Grand Annual 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000July 7—Nov 24Includes Mail-InsOnline Giving TotalJuly 7—Oct 20Grand TotalY-T-D Offertory Avg 112,915 20,000 - 68,639 181,554 8,645Budgeted Total for FY20Budgeted Avg/Wk 440,000 8,462Grand Annual BudgetGrand Annual Received to Date 300,000 119,3079/149/229/2910/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24Cumulated total per weekend

GRADES 1-6Upcoming Events:December 8/9: ClassesDecember 15: Grade 4 Hosts 9:00 FamilyMass and Café JuliaDecember 15/16: ClassesSAVE THE DATE! The Christmas PageantRehearsal will be on Wednesday, December 18,at 5:00 pm. The Pageant will take place duringthe homily at the 4:00 pm Christmas EveMass. Details to follow!December 22/23 and 29/30: No classesDid you know Isaiah speak in the FirstReading today of the“Stump of Jesse”, Isaiahwas talking about theMessiah, Jesus? Isaiahwas referring to what wecall today a Family Tree. Jesse was the fatherof King David, and King David was the greatgreat great (I don’t know how many greats!)grandfather of Jesus. Isaiah was told by Godthat a future descendent of Jesse and King David would born, that this person would be filledwith the Spirit of the Lord (the Holy Spirit), andbecause of being filled with God’s Spirit, he haswisdom, understanding, counsel, strength,knowledge, and fear of the Lord—all gifts of theHoly Spirit which we receive at Confirmation.Wait a minute—Fear? No, it doesn’t mean thatJesus was afraid of God. This “Fear of theLord” is a biblical term for showing respect,awe, and complete obedience to God.As you continue to plan out your New Year’sresolutions, consider how well you show your“Fear of the Lord”. No matter how well you aredoing now, we can always do better!Our third session of Confirmationpreparation ends with Class after 5pmSunday Mass this weekend. The focus ofcatechesis during this session was how wecan understand the Church as "Servant".Our model of course is Jesus who began hislife in such a humble way and at the end ofhis life, washed the feet of his disciplesbefore giving up his life for us.Next Saturday December 14th) is ourConfirmation retreat. The venue has beenchanged and we will now spend the day at StJulia's Parish center with youth leaders fromnearby Good Shepherd parish. LauraTringali, the youth minister there will lead25 teens in a day of reflection andcommunity building.This retreat is required once in the 2 years ofConfirmation preparation. We will meet atSt Julia's at 10am and the retreat ends withMass at 4pm in the church. The purpose ofthis day is to reconsider our faith and therole that our relationship with God plays ineverything we do. Reflecting with peers whohave similar questions has proven to be agreat way to experience the Grace which isalways available for us. Witness talks, smallgroup sharing, prayer, lunch, and activitiesthat keep us moving around make the daypass very quickly.