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, December 8 – Friday, December 14, 2018

Telephone: 617-542-6440
Prayer Request Line: 617-553-4100
The Good Word: 617-542-0502
Text-to-Give text “DONATE” to: 617-712-2233
Sunday, December 9, 2018
Second Sunday of Advent
We are very grateful for the many visitors from out of town who come to this
church at this time of year. You are a blessing to us and enliven our spirits.
I need to extend a word of thanks to Fr. Brian who so dutifully (and
enthusiastically!) runs our raffles three times a year. The next drawing is Sunday,
December 16 at 6:30pm. You need not be present to win. This is an important
fundraiser for the Shrine and we are grateful for your generosity.
The liturgical season of Advent is, of course, a time to prepare ourselves for the
birth of Our Savior at Christmas. It’s a good time to ask ourselves how we are
doing spiritually. How is this Advent different from last year at this time? In
what ways have we grown in our spiritual life, and in what ways have we
regressed? Is Jesus Christ more central, or too much of an afterthought? Do our
daily routines help us to remember the presence of God? Who are the people in
our lives who provide a great example in the spiritual life? Do we ask them for
help? Do we thank them? Who are the people in our lives who need our help?
Are we approachable? Do we extend our time to the people who need our help?
Do we do so in a spirit of generosity?
Let us all pray for each other. May the profound act of God’s entrance into the
world as a baby inspire us in humility and love.

Fr. Thomas Conway, OFM

Executive Director
 Our Lady of Guadalupe - Faithful Companion
Learn about the history of the apparitions, the meaning of
the image and its current meaning among the Hispanic
communities in the United States.

PLEASE JOIN US!

Sunday, December 9, 2018
1:00PM — 2:00 PM
(Following the 12:00 Mass in Spanish
commemorating the
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe)
St. Anthony Shrine
100 Arch Street, Boston
(near the Downtown Crossing T stop)

Sr. Gutierrez, born and raised in

Presented in Spanish by:
Sr. Bárbara Gutiérrez, SNDdeN
( with English interpretation available)
Mexico City, entered the Sisters of
Notre Dame de Namur in 2006. She has
served the Latino Community in Ohio,
Florida and Massachusetts. She promotes
Catholic education for immigrant students and works
to help families find and access Catholic schools
for their children. Sr. Gutierrez currently works as
Director of Enrollment Management in the Catholic
Schools Office in the Archdiocese of Boston.

Please register at https://aftdj-ourladyofguadalupe.eventbrite.com

THIS PRESENTATION IS FREE

We are grateful for your financial support of our program.
Please donate at www.faith-justice.org/donate or by mail to:
A Faith That Does Justice, 300 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02115.
The arch street band
an Open Rehearsal Concert

Saturday
December 15
1:30pm - 3:30pm

2nd Floor
church

Come anytime between 1:30pm and 3:30pm

the band will perform, rehearse, discuss and
invite you to participate in the songs of the
christmas season
 Holy Day of Obligation
The Feast of the
Immaculate Conception of
Mary
Saturday December 8
Holy Day Mass
12pm

2019 Dated Masses &

Christmas Mass Cards
Available
Purchase Mass Cards at the
Information Booth daily 9am-
4pm!

No Devotions and Vespers 12/23

& 12/30
Devotions and Vespers will not be
held December 23rd or 30th. We
will return on January 6, 2019.

Come to the Stable

A Meditation on the Christmas
Creche led by Br. Tony LoGalbo
Second Collection 12/8-12/9 with S will be held on
The second collection December 8th & 9th will be for the Saturday, December 22nd at
KIDS Program. 11am in the 1st floor church.

Seniors at Arch Street LGBTQ Spirituality Meeting

Wednesday, Dec 12
The LGBTQ Spirituality Ministry will hold its
“Mary’s Secret Advent Thoughts and Christmas meeting and social on
Prayers” December 12, 2018 from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Presentation by Br. Dan Murray, OFM in the Second Floor Classroom. We look forward
10am Mass to seeing you there!
10:30am Refreshments/Exercise
11am Presentation
12pm Lunch
 Para atender las necesidades
espirituales de padres y madres en
duelo

Retiro Espiritual De Un Día

Para Padres En Duelo
26 de enero de 2018
St. Anthony Shrine
100 Arch Street, Boston, MA
9:30am-7:00pm

Como padre afligido cuyo hijo ha

muerto,
dése el don de alejarse de la vida
cotidiana
para concentrarse en dónde está su hijo
ahora mismo - y donde Dios está en su
vida.
Únete a otros que saben de tu dolor. Este
retiro completo se ofrecerá en español.
Para más detalles e información
sobre cómo registrarse,
Llame al 617-542-8057
O ir awww.emfgp.org

Year- End Gifts

As the end of the year approaches, we invite you to consider making a tax-deductible gift to the Shrine.
There are a number of ways to make this gift.
Cash/check - may be given in person or via the U.S mail. Please note that the gift must be postmarked by
December 31 to be counted for a 2018 tax deduction.
• Credit card – Make a gift on line – www.stanthonyshrine.org with a credit card. Or, you may call
the Development Office (857-206-7243) and give your credit card over the telephone. Our
electronic giving kiosks in the lobby, and at the information booth are two other options for credit
card gifts.
• IRA Charitable Rollover – If you or someone you know is 70 ½ or older and has a traditional
Individual Retirement Account (IRA), you can use your required minimum distribution to support
the Shrine through a Charitable Rollover gift. Contact the administrator of your plan and ask that
your distribution be a charitable rollover to the Shrine.
• Matching Gifts – A corporate matching gift is a tremendous way to increase your personal gift to
the Shrine. We encourage you to take advantage of your employer’s matching gift program.
• Securities – If you would like to make a gift of securities to the Shrine, please contact Maryanne
Rooney-Hegan, Director of Development 9617) 542-6440 ext. 115, or
mrooneyhegan@stanthonyshrine.org.
Thank you for all you do to help us live out the Gospel in Boston. If you have questions about making a
gift, please contact Maryanne Rooney-Hegan at (617) 542-6440 ext. 115.
 New Mass Schedule
There was a time here at Arch Street when Mass was regularly held at three different locations in the building, and
there was a Mass every fifteen minutes. Fast-forward to 2018 and we find ourselves in need of changing our weekend
Mass schedule, starting the first of the year. There are several goals that we are trying to accomplish with this change
in schedule, as explained below.
1. We would like to bring people together. It is very important that we not view the Mass schedule as we would
movie times at a theatre. With a movie crowd, it doesn’t matter much matter who else is with us or whether the place
is full or empty. Our experience of the movie doesn’t vary that much based on the number of people attending. We
would suggest that at a gathering for the Eucharist, it matters a lot how many others are present, who they are, and how
each of us participates. We inspire each other by our attendance and our participation. We need the Mass to truly be a
gathering, one of faithful people, all of whom inspire one another. By showing up, we make a profound statement
about ourselves: that we are working on our journey of conversion, that we are working on our relationship with Jesus
Christ and with one another. The gathering for the Eucharistic should feel as though other people are along with us on
our journey of sacrifice and love. It is a very important Catholic idea that we are not alone on this journey. We do this
with other people. The worship space needs to feel more full. This is the first and most important consideration in
changing the schedule.
2. We would like to have a schedule that is relatively easy to remember. Right now, the mid-morning schedule is
somewhat comical in this regard: 7:30, 9:00, 10:00, 11:15. What newcomer can remember that?
3. In general, we would like to have music at Mass. It isn’t always possible, but for most Masses, most Sundays, we
want to have music for Mass. Official Church documents on the Catholic Mass always encourage participative music
at Mass. It’s one of many ways in which we come together as a group.
4. We would like to have a schedule that all of the various constituents can reasonably do. There are more different
groups than one might initially guess: Presiders, sacristans, security people, Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers,
musicians, and, of course, worshipers.
5. We want to have as few changes (and therefore as little disruption) as possible.
6. We want to encourage young people to attend and become engaged in Church, so we add a Sunday night Mass.

These changes are effective on the weekend of January 5 and 6, 2019.

Saturday Mass Schedule

The new schedule, beginning in 2019, eliminates the 4:15pm Mass in the first floor church and
the 5:30pm Mass in the second floor church. The 4pm Mass in the second floor church will
continue to have The Arch Street Band.
Sunday Mass Schedule
Effective Sunday January 6, 2019
6am with no music
7:30am with no music
9:00am music with The Arch Street Band
10:30am music with The Arch Street Band
Noon music with The Arch Street Band, 2nd floor
Noon in Spanish 1st floor
4pm music with The Arch Street Band
5:30pm music with The Arch Street Band
7:00pm music with The Arch Street Band
Thomas Conway, OFM Frank Sevola, OFM
Executive Director Guardian and Director of Worship
 100 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110
617-542-6440 www.stanthonyshrine.org

Mass Schedule Confession Schedule

Saturday Mass: 12 PM Weekday Confessions: 10 AM–2 PM, 4–5:30 PM
Saturday Vigil Masses: 4 PMn (4:15 PM 1st Fl. Church), 5:30 PMn Additional Wednesday Confessions: 6:30–8 AM
Sunday Masses: 6 AM, 7:30 AM, 9 AM, 10 AMn, 11:15 AMn,
12:00 PMn (Spanish Mass-1st Fl. Church), 12:30 PMn, 4 PMn, 5:30 PMn Saturday Confessions: 10 AM–4 PM
Weekday Masses: 6 AM, 7 AM, 11:45 AM, 12:30 PM, 5:15 PM Sunday Confessions: 1:30–3 PM
Additional Wednesday Mass: 10 AM Please visit us on the web for the complete confession schedule
(nMusic Masses) for Holy Days and legal holidays.
Holy Day and Legal Holiday Mass Schedule Follow*This
us on social
is themedia @ShrineBoston
current Mass/Confession
Please visit us on the web for the complete Mass schedule for Schedule.
Holy Days and legal holidays. www.stanthonyshrine.org Please see new schedule effective
January 2nd.

REGULAR EVENTS
Monday Thursday
Open OA Meeting, Auditorium Classroom 12:15 p.m. St. Augustine Group (S.L.A.A.) (Closed) 12:00p.m
A.A. 12 Step Meeting/12 Traditions (Closed) 5:45 p.m. Rosary Prayer Group, 1st Floor Chapel 12:30p.m.
Men’s Spirituality Group (2nd and 4th Thurs) 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday Lectura y reflexión del evangelio 5:30 p.m
A.A. Discussion Meeting (Open), Auditorium Foyer 12:00p.m. A.A Big Book Meeting (Closed) 5:45 p.m.
Charismatic Prayer, Mezzanine Group Room 12:00p.m.
Friday
Wednesday S.A.12 Step Meeting (Open), Auditorium Foyer 7:00 a.m.
Remembrance Day for Deceased (3rd Wed.) All Masses O.A. Meeting (Open), Auditorium Classroom 12:15 p.m.
Anointing of the Sick - Mass (3rd Wed.) 10:00a.m.
S.A. Meeting (Open), Auditorium Foyer 7:00 a.m. Saturday
Seniors Program, Auditorium 10:30 a.m. Secular Franciscans Formation (2nd Sat.) 10:30 a.m.
nd th
Women’s Spiritual Refl. Group (2 & 4 Wed) 12:30 p.m. Centering Prayer Group (1st & 4th Sat.) 12:00 p.m.
Grupo Hispano de Oracion 4:00 p.m. Vietnamese Secular Franciscans (2nd Sat.) 1:00 p.m.
Bread on The Common (2nd & 4th Wed) 4:00 p.m. Secular Franciscans Fraternity Meeting (2nd Sat.) 1:00 p.m.
Mass in Spanish 5:15 p.m.
LGBTQ Spirituality (3rd Wed) 5:30 p.m. Sunday
A.A. Discussion Meeting (Open), Auditorium Foyer 5:45 p.m. Emmaus Ministry Prayer/Discussion (1st Sun.) 11:00 a.m.
Healing Service (2nd Sun.) 1:30 p.m.
Latino Ministry Social, Auditorium 1:00 p.m.
Rosary, Vespers, Benediction 2:55 p.m.
Hispanic Secular Franciscans (1st Sun.) 3:00 p.m.

100 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110

www.stanthonyshrine.org
Telephone: 617-542-6440 Prayer Request Line: 617-553-4100 The Good Word: 617-542-0502 Text GIVE to: 617-712-2233