RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES---SUNDAY SCHOOL--Kindergarten-Grade 7: Religious Education classes for Kindergarten-Grade 7 are held on Sunday mornings at 11:00

RCIA:  ADULT SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION: If any adult would like instruction for Baptism, &/or Communion, &/or Confirmation in Spanish or English, please register with Louise at 617-834-9127 or with Mercedes/Regla/Zobeida at the Spanish Mass. If you or anyone you know has not been baptized or would simply like to know more about the Catholic Faith, or has been baptized but not received the Sacraments of the Eucharist or Confirmation, please give a call. 
SPANISH ADULT CLASSES are held after the 10 o’clock Mass on Sundays--- 11:00-12:30PM .  It is not too late to register.

SMALL FAITH SHARING GROUPS:  Thursdays: 2:00-3:30PM . “Lifting Up Our Hearts” is a six session, fourth session this week, small group faith-sharing process with the aim of renewing one’s spiritual life and appreciation of the liturgy.  This includes reflecting on the meaning of the Mass and incorporating some of the changes in the text.    Newcomers welcome.      

SPANISH SMALL FAITH SHARING GROUP:  This, too, is a six week session and the meetings take place right after the Spanish Mass on Sundays. The third session will be held this week. Newcomers welcome.                                                                                                                                                                        

WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS AND YOUNG ADULTS:  Please complete a registration form in the back of the church or you can email us at gacstchris@aol.com so that we can be in touch with you.  
“WELCOME HOME CATHOLICS”: “Welcome Back!”

HOME ROSARY AT HARBOR POINT:  If you would like to host the praying of the Rosary in your home and for the place of the next meeting, please contact Mercedes Vasquez at 857-237-2991 or Jose Villalta at 617-541-3402.  

PREPARING FOR THE REVISED ROMAN MISSAL: As we know, there will be changes in the text, beginning the first Sunday of Advent. Over the last month and a half, we have had four attachments, this being our fifth. (If you missed these, please see the table in the back of the church for the up-dates.) Though some of the words are changing, the flow of the Mass is not changing. It will still take place in four parts:  Introductory Rites, Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of the Eucharist, and Concluding Rites  Today, we will focus on the Liturgy of the Word, which includes the First Reading, Responsorial Psalm, Second Reading, Gospel, Homily, Creed, and General Intercessions/Prayers of the Faithful.  Except for the Creed, there are very few changes in the Liturgy of the Word.
See attachment for specific changes in the Creed.  
You may find it helpful to go to www.usccb.org (US Catholic Conference of Bishops web-site).  
(Excerpted from “Understanding the Revised Mass Texts” by Paul Turner, Liturgy Training Publications)

SAVE THE DATE: FALL FESTIVAL: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1:30-3:30PM:  Come and enjoy some Fall activities and treats:  bobbing for apples (sanitary style), eat a donut off a string, arts and crafts, face painting, hot apple cider, apple crisp, etc.  Re-scheduled from the Bar-B-Q will also be pony rides and a horse.  Participate in various contests: carve/decorate a family pumpkin, bake your “prize winning” pie or dessert, among others.  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:  please call Louise at 617-834-9127.  

NOTRE DAME MONTESSORI SCHOOL FUNDRAISER:  WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9:  The school’s twelfth annual fundraiser will take place at the Venezia Waterfront Restaurant, tickets are $50.  Please see Sr, Elizabeth.

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS OPEN HOUSE:  Please check the bulletin board for Open House at Catholic Memorial in West Roxbury, Mt.Alvernia in Newton, St. Sebastian in Needham, Notre Dame Academy in Hingham, among others.

PETITION DRIVE FOR ASSISTED SUICIDE:  Supporters of this bill will be trying to gather 68, 911 signatures. This is the first step in putting this measure on the ballot in November 2012.  The position of the Church is that all suicide is a tragedy.  As stated by Cardinal Sean: “A vote for assisted suicide is a vote for suicide.” Please consider Church teaching if asked to sign this petition. 

LIFT:  “GET A LIFE”,  a series for youth and young adults that consist of praise and worship, dynamic speakers, adoration, an opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation to be held on November 8^th at Fontbonne Academy and December 2^nd at the Holy Cross Cathedral from 7-9PM.

WINDOWS: With the beginning of the cooler weather, the custodian has been asked not to open all the windows. As each person’s preference is different, we ask that if you, yourself, are warm that you only open a few windows near your seat.  Also, when the temperature reaches a certain low, the heat will “kick in” which we cannot afford at this time. Thank you.