A prophetic, Franciscan, Catholic community welcoming all people through prayer and outreach.

We extend a special welcome to everyone visiting the Shrine for the first time.

Saturday, October 14 Friday, October 20, 2017

Telephone: 617-542-6440 Prayer Request Line: 617-553-4100 The Good Word: 617-542-0502
October 15, 2017
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Greetings of peace.

I extend a big thank you to all of the friars and staff who assisted with our annual gala in many different
ways this past Thursday night. Special thanks to Maryanne Rooney-Hegan and Carol McKean for
coordinating our efforts, and to our sponsors (including the Boston Herald!) and everyone on the gala
committee for their generous effort on the friars' behalf.

It was wonderful to have Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez with us for a few days. He shared many stories
of the hardships of the people of Puerto Rico as they recover from the most recent hurricanes. He
presided at the 12:30pm Mass this past Thursday, spoke at the gala on Thursday night, and spoke to
numerous media outlets while he was here in Boston.

Have a blessed week!

Fr. Thomas Conway, OFM

Executive Director

Electrician needed to consult on a

volunteer basis at the Shrine.
The Shrine is in need of someone skilled in electric to consult with
us on a monthly basis, as part of a newly formed Facilities
Committee. This committee will assess needs at the Shrine, make
recommendations and review projects on an ongoing basis. If you
are interested, qualified persons should contact Fr. Tom directly at: #GivingTuesday is only 6 weeks
tconway@stanthonyshrine.org away. Mark your calendars.

St. Anthony Shrine

will be CLOSED on
Tuesday, October 17th
for a scheduled facility-wide plumbing shut-down.
The Shrine will REOPEN
at 5:30am on
Wednesday, October 18th.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
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10.15.17

The Syrian conflict is one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time. Since 2011, more than 11
million people over half of Syrias pre-war population have fled their homes or have been
killed. Millions of Syrian families have taken refuge in surrounding countries and are struggling
to survive. Today, three countries neighboring Syria Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey host over 5
million registered Syrian refugees, with many more living undocumented.

My organization, The Syria Fund, works in Jordan where there are an estimated 1.3 million
Syrians living, of which over 650,000 are officially registered as refugees. These staggering
numbers mean that over one in eight people in Jordan today is Syrian. In many towns in the North
of the country, Syrians outnumber Jordanians.

One of the most common misconceptions about refugees is that they all live in refugee camps.
Actually, 85% of all registered Syrian refugees in Jordan are not living in refugee camps, but
rather in cities and villages. This is important to understand because, outside of the camps,
refugees must support themselves except for limited aid from international organizations. Most
families are not eligible for food coupons or rent vouchers, and all Syrian refugees must pay for
medical care and day-to-day expenses. Unable to work legally, and over six years into the crisis
in Syria, many families are struggling to make ends meet and have fallen deep into poverty.
There are also profound impacts on the Jordanian residents, referred to as Host Communities,
many of whom were impoverished and underserved before the Syrian crisis.

When I first started working in Jordan in 2013, everyone was in emergency mode. Families were
flooding across the border in the thousands, fleeing unimaginable violence often with only the
clothes on their back. They had nothing and they needed everything from blankets to gas canisters
for stoves and heaters to simple things like teacups and spoons. Families I spoke with thought that
they would only be gone for a month, maybe three. They looked at the situation in Egypt, Tunisia
and Libya, where dictators who had been in power for decades were driven out by the will of the
people. They thought Syria would be the same.

It wasnt just the Syrians that thought this would be over quickly. It felt like everyone was living
in collective denial, from the Syrians to the Jordanians to the UN aid workers who had been sent
to Jordan to help. No one could imagine that this many years later, everyone would still be where
they were in those early days and that the war in Syria would still be raging.

The Syria Fund focused on emergency aid in the beginning, purchasing and distributing basic
needs items that would help families get back on their feet. But it quickly became clear that
emergency aid wasnt enough; these families needed sustainable programs that would address
their many needs. By 2015, Jordan was home to over a million Syrians and every sector in the
country was strained from education to health, energy and the environment. Public schools,
already under funded and over crowded, simply did not have space or capacity to host Syrian
children so hundreds of thousands of kids remained completely out of the classroom.

Next week: The Education Crisis in Jordan & What The Syria Fund is doing to help.

Lexi Shereshewsky is the Executive Director of The Syria Fund.

To learn more about The Syria Fund, please visit: thesyriafund.org
Thank You to our 2017 Gala Sponsors
St. Francis Sponsor - $50,000+
The Boston Herald
Joanne Hidaka and Ben Niedermeyer
St. Clare Sponsor - $25,000+
Anonymous
Dan Brownell and Kelley Laurel
Patti and Larry DAngelo
E.M. Duggan, Inc.
Tricia and Tom OBrien
Jean Tempel
St. Bonaventure University Trustees
George Taylor
Brian F. Ward
St. Anthony Sponsor - $10,000+
A.W. Perry, Inc.
AECOM Tishman
Anonymous
Cathy and Jack Brennan
Campion and Company
Crotty Family Foundation
DePrisco Jewelers
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Ernst & Young
Eversource Energy
Fallon Companies
Norma and Dennis Leonard
Martignetti Companies
Millennium - Boston
Newmark Knight Frank
Pat and Bob ONeill
Michael OReilly
Samuels & Associates Management, LLC
Suffolk Cares Charitable Foundation
WinnCompanies
Assisi Sponsor - $7,500+
Delta Dental of Massachusetts
National Real Estate Advisors
NEI General Contracting
Franciscan Sponsor - $5,000+
Baerlein & Partners
Beals and Thomas, Inc.
Citizens Bank
Nancy and Thomas Conway
David and Melanie Crocini
DLA Piper
The Drucker Company LTD
Grant Communications Consulting Group
Kara Law Offices
Massey Quick Simon, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Neff
Mary & Walter Nugent
Bill and Kathy Parent
Patriot Care
 Richard Primrose
The Honorable Regina L. Quinlan
John and Dorothy Remondi
Rockland Trust Where Each Relationship Matters
Dr. William L. Sipple and Dr. Jo-Ann Merolla Sipple
Sterling Suffolk Racecourse, LLC
Brendan and Kerry Swords
Arch Street Sponsor - $3,000+
Lisa Alberghini and Peter Roche
The Architectural Team
Birmingham Foundation
Craig, Fitzsimmons & Michaels, LLP
Dellbrook/JKS
Dewey Square Group
Greenberg Traurig Group, LLP
Glynn Hospitality Group
Mr. and Mrs. Alok Kapoor
Needham Bank
NewportOne
Philip and Kathleen Taymor
Transwestern RBJ
Dr. John Whyte
WSP
Shrine Sponsor - $1,000+
Joe Aiello and Mary Mitchell
Laurie Branch
C3-Commercial Construction Consulting, Inc.
Comcast
Susanne and Bryan Coyne
The Drew Company
Einsteins Workshop
Elkus Manfredi Architects
Stephen and Kathleen Elliott
First Atlantic Capital, LLC
Karen Fish-Will
Joseph M. Flynn
GE Foundation
Michael and Maryanne Hegan
Mary Ann Jordan
Bill and Annmarie Kennedy
J. Kevin and Susan Leary
John MacKinnon
Bob & Kim McClelland
Joseph and Jill Milano
Jan and Carol Miller
The New England Council
John and Kathleen OBrien Family
Planning Office for Urban Affairs - Archdiocese of Boston
Bob and Brenda Popeo
Related Beal
Rosemarie E. Sansone
Sprinkler Fitters Local #550
St. Francis House
Warren E. Tolman
VHB
The Village Bank
Franciscan Dinner and Pope Francis Shrine Partners 2017
Award Committee
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
HONORARY CHAIRS Boston Business Improvement District
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Lorrie Higgins Boston Herald
Boston Police Department
CO-CHAIRS City of Boston
Joanne Hidaka and Ben Niedermeyer Cummings Foundation
Dolan Funeral Home
COMMITTEE Einsteins Workshop
Lisa Alberghini Emmaus Ministry for Grieving Parents
Joe Baerlein E.M. Duggan, Inc.
Alison M. Birmingham Greater Boston Food Bank
Stephen D. Birmingham Grant Communications Consulting Group
Daniel R. Brownell Harvard University
Tracy Campion The HYM Investment Group, LLC
Harry R. Collings Martignetti Companies
Fr. Thomas E. Conway, OFM New England Center and Home for Veterans
Larry DAngelo Paul Revere Transportation, LLC
Patti DAngelo Petali Flowers
Donna DePrisco Piantedosi Bakery
John Fowler Pine Street Inn
Cherry Garrido Pipefitters Local 537
Paul Garrido Roche Brothers
Edward M. Grant St. Francis House
Robert Griffin Saintly Solutions
James B.G. Hearty Secular Franciscan Fraternity
Mary Ann Jordan Sysco
Mary J. Kakas TeamLogic IT
William F. Kennedy US Foods
Dennis J. Leonard Womens Lunch Place
Norma J. Leonard
Angela Menino
Jan A. Miller
Patricia J. OBrien
John D. and Anne M. OBrien
John D. OBrien Jr.
William J. OBrien
Robert A. ONeill
William P. Purcell
Rosemarie E. Sansone
Fr. Ronald P. Stark, OFM
George R. Taylor
Jean Tempel
Brian F. Ward
 Go green and never miss an issue! The friars of St. Anthony Shrine invite men, from the age of
Register to receive an electronic copy of the 20s to 40s, to learn about the Franciscan Friars and the multiple
Shrines weekly bulletin, sent to your email. Franciscan ministries that our Province is invested in.
Simply go to our website at:
The gathering will take place on
www.stanthonyshrine.org
and click on the button on our home page. Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 6:30 pm.
We ask that you kindly gather in the lobby of the Shrine where you will
be met by Fr. Hugh Hines, OFM. We hope that you are able to attend
Insert your email address and you will this informational session to learn about the Franciscans and our way
begin receiving the e-bulletin the of life and ministry. We hope that you are able to attend this
following week! informational opportunity to acquaint you with the ministries we are
involved in through Holy Name Province.
There are a number of dates available
We ask that you kindly RSVP no later than October 19th.
for Mass intentions in the months of
Please email Fr. Hugh Hines, OFM at hhines@hnpfriar.org.
October, November & December.
Please stop by the kiosk in the lobby We look forward to meeting with you and to assist you with information
and pick out a date. that you will find most helpful.
The stipend is $10.
May the founder of our Order, St. Francis of Assisi continue to guide
Friendly Reminder: you in all that you do. The Lord give you peace!
Dont forget to feed the parking meter!
If your car is parked in a metered space or
you have parked illegally for the purpose of
weekend worship or during any other time
when you are here at the Shrine, please note
that we are unable to help you if you get a
ticket.

Grief Ministry Support Group

The Emmaus Ministry for Grieving Parents
Serving the Spiritual Needs of Grieving Parents
WINTER SESSION 2017
Whose Children of Any Age Have Died By Any Cause Few events can affect ones life as powerfully as the death of a loved one. Yet so many
No Matter How Long Ago people are uneasy speaking about death and dealing with the emotions that accompany it.
Weekend Spiritual Retreat For it is often at the time of death that people find themselves most vulnerable because of
November 3-5, 2017 the degree of pain and despair they are really experiencing.
Miramar Retreat Center, Duxbury, MA St. Anthony Shrine offers a six consecutive week support group to those who are actively
Register by October 25 at www.emfgp.org grieving. We offer a place of a supportive environment, free of judgment and pressure. At
to ensure your space! the conclusion of the program, a Mass of Remembrance is offered to celebrate the lives of
Or call Diane, Pauls Mother, at 617-542-8057 those we have loved in this lifetime. The components of our Grief Program consist of:
prayer, faith sharing, acknowledgement of loss; the naming of emotions associated with
devastating loss; mutual support from each member of the grief group and establishment
of follow-up and the Director of Grief Ministries.
Pre-registration is absolutely necessary no later than Tuesday, October 24, 2017. It
is imperative that participants complete all 6 sessions in order to maximize the
purpose of the group.
MINISTERIO EMAUS PARA
PADRES EN DUELO Dates of group meetings: Tuesdays October 31, November 7, November 14, November
21, November 28 and December 5, 2017. For further information please contact
en St. Anthony Shrine de Boston Fr. Joe Quinn, OFM at jquinn@stanthonyshrine.org or call: 617-542-6440 extension 239.
Un retiro espiritual de un da para
padres que han sufrido la muerte de un
hijo de cualquier edad, por cualquier
causa, sin importar hace cunto tiempo
RETIRO ESPIRITUAL DE UN DA EN
ESPANOL The Emmaus Ministry
28 de octubre de 2017 de 9:30 am a 7:30 pm Serving the Spiritual Needs of Grieving Parents Whose Children Of Any Age Have Died By Any Cause
Para ms informacin, contacte a Oscar One-Hour Retreat
Zapata llamando al First Sunday of the Month after the 10am Mass, in the Shrine Auditorium Classroom
857-206-7244 See www.emfgp.org for One-Day and Weekend Spiritual Retreat Schedules
Regular Schedule of Mass and Confession Times at
St. Anthony Shrine UPCOMING EVENTS FOR
Mass Schedule YOUNG ADULTS
Saturday Mass: 12 PM Sunday, October 15th at 1:45 PM - Volunteer at Cambridge
Saturday Vigil Masses: 4 PMn (4:15 PM 1st Fl. Church), 5:30 PMn Rehabilitation Center (8 Dana St, Cambridge). We are scheduled to
Sunday Masses: 6 AM, 7:30 AM, 9 AM, 10 AMn, 11:15 AMn, help set up Mass for the seniors and then socialize with the seniors
12:00 PMn (Spanish Mass-1st Fl. Church), 12:30 PMn, 4 PMn, 5:30 PMn after Mass.
Weekday Masses: 6 AM, 7 AM, 11:45 AM, 12:30 PM, 5:15 PM
Sunday, October 22nd, 4:30-6:30 PM: Halloween Pumpkin Festival
Additional Wednesday Mass: 10 AM
Please note: The 5:15 PM Mass on Wednesday is in Spanish. on Boston Common. This free event will feature music, refreshments
and floating pumpkin luminaries in the Frog Pond. Bring a hollowed
Holy Day Mass Schedule:
out 8-inch or smaller pumpkin so that it may be lit and placed in the
St. PM
Vigil: 4:15 PM, 5:15 Anthony Shrine
Holy Day: 6 AM, 7 AM, 8 AM, 11:45 AM,
Frog Pond.
100 Arch Street, Boston, MAPM
12:30 PM, 4:15 PM, 5:15 02110
Legal Holiday Mass Schedule: 8 AM, 10 AM (nMusic Masses) Saturday, October 28, 12-1:30 PM Lunch n Bible Study at Uno Due
617-542-6440 www.stanthonyshrine.org
Go (next door to the Shrine). We will discuss the 10/29 Gospel and
Confession Schedule enjoy a BYO lunch. No Bible or Bible Study experience necessary!
Weekday Confessions (Except Wednesday): 10 AM2 PM, 45:30 PM Monday, October 30, 2017, 6-7 PM Young Adults Rosary Group. A
Wednesday Confessions: 6:308 AM, 10 AM2 PM, 45:30 PM rosary and rosary guide will be available. No experience necessary.
Saturday Confessions: 10 AM4 PM Please rsvp for the above at: SAS20s30s@stanthonyshrine.org
Sunday Confessions: 1:303 PM
Holy Day Confession Schedule: Follows schedule above. Second Collection October 21 & 22
Legal Holiday Confession Schedule: 8:3010 AM The 2nd collection on October 21st and 22nd will go towards
Follow us on social media Friary Medical Insurance.
REGULAR EVENTS
Monday SENIORS PROGRAM - OCTOBER
Open OA Meeting, Auditorium Classroom 12:15 p.m.
A.A. 12 Step Meeting/12 Traditions Meeting (Closed) 5:45 p.m. Wednesdays
Tuesday 10:00 am Mass
A.A. Discussion Meeting (Open Meeting) Noon
10:30 am Light exercise/stretching
Wednesday
Remembrance Day for Deceased (3rd Wed.) All Masses 11:00 am Activity or Presentation
Anointing of the Sick - Mass (2nd Wed.) See web
SA Meeting (Open Meeting), Auditorium Foyer 7:00 a.m. 12:00 Noon Lunch
Seniors Program 10:30 a.m.
Womens Spiritual Refl. Group (2nd & 4th Wed) 12:30 p.m. OCTOBER 18: Presentation by Fr. Mike Johnson
Grupo Hispano de Oracion 4:00 p.m.
Mass in Spanish 5:15 p.m.
LGBTQ Spirituality (3rd Wed.) 5:30 p.m.
A.A. Discussion Meeting (Closed Meeting) 5:45 p.m.
Bread on The Common (2nd & 4th Wed.) 5:45 p.m. The New Beginnings Ministry at St. Anthony Shrine and Voice
Thursday of the Faithful invite you to participate in a Healing Circle
S.L.A.A Meeting
Rosary Prayer Group
Noon
12:30p.m. Saturday, October 21st 9:00am 4:00pm
Mens Cursillo Reunion Group (1st and 3rd Thursday) 1:00 p.m.
Mens Spirituality Group (2nd and 4th Thursday) 5:00 p.m. If you are interested in participating, please contact Bill Casey
Lectura y reflexin del evangelio 5:30 p.m. at b13909@comcast.net or (703) 568-3438.
A.A Big Book Meeting (Closed Meeting) 5:45 p.m.
Registration required.
Friday
SA 12 Step Meeting, Auditorium Foyer 7:00 a.m. Voice of the Faithful is invested in a practice of Restorative Justice that
Open OA Meeting, Auditorium Classroom 12:15 p.m. relies on story-telling and story-listening to foster healing for those who
Saturday suffer from serious harm.
Secular Franciscans Formation (2nd Sat.) 10:30 a.m.
Centering Prayer Group (1st & 4th Sat.) Noon This model of Restorative Justice is called a Healing Circle, and can
Vietnamese Secular Franciscans (2nd Sat.) 1:00 p.m. open a pathway towards healing for those harmed in any way by the
Secular Franciscans Fraternity Meeting (2nd Sat.) 1:00 p.m. Catholic clergy sexual abuse scandal.
Rosary Prayer Group 3:30p.m.
Victims/survivors of physical abuse and their parents, spouses, children
Sunday
Emmaus Ministry Prayer/Discussion (1st Sun.) 11:00 a.m.
and siblings; Catholics who are struggling to remain in the Church;
Healing Service (2nd Sun.) 1:30 p.m. Catholics who could no longer remain in the Church; faithful clergy; and
Rosary, Vespers, Benediction 2:55 p.m. Church workers who experienced retaliation for speaking up are a few
Hispanic Secular Franciscans (1st Sun.) 3:00 p.m. examples of those harmed.

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