The Heart of the Cross - a Passion Play

Photo by C. Leblanc

 The play brought to life the passion and spirit of Easter through the love, faith and triumph of five women who loved Jesus.

  The women in the play, all played by Actress Olivia Woodford of the Healing Theatre of Durham, NC, gave witness and recounted the events of Jesus’ death and resurrection. These extraordinary events were re-told with devotion, humor and great feeling: A young girl sneaks up the stairs to watch The Last Supper; Veronica watches Jesus carry the cross; Mary Magdalene watches Him die on the cross and later is at the tomb when He rises; Mother Mary cleanses and buries Him; and Martha wonders at the events of Pentecost.

FATHER SCOTT'S MARCH PRAYER INTENTIONS

Father Scott invites you to join in his prayer intentions for March 2015:

·         - For all of our members preparing for the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, or Confirmation... For Tim Tuxbury, our adult candidate for Confirmation and Eucharist and reception into the full communion of the Catholic Church.

·         - That members of our Pastoral Council and Finance Councils will benefit from their Evangelization Training.

·        -  That as we prepare for the Easter feast we may seek a change of heart, give ourselves to prayer, and persevere in good works.

·        -  For an end to oppression and human trafficking, especially of children and women.

Saint Andrew's Dinner - learning about the vocation of priesthood

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Hugh Buxbaum and his Mom attended the Saint Andrew's Dinner hosted by Cardinal Sean for high school students who may be interested in the vocation of priesthood. Joining them for the informative evening were Father Scott and Father Ixon. (Pray for vocations.)

St. Andrew’s Dinner is a gathering for young men in high school to join Cardinal Seán O’Malley and their parish priest, campus minister, youth minister and others for an informal dinner. The evening consists of Evening Prayer, dinner, conversation with seminarians and vocation witness stories. St. Andrew Dinners are named after the apostle, who, in the Gospel according to John, brought his bother Simon Peter to meet Jesus. These dinner's in the Archdiocese of Boston are an opportunity for all priests and youth ministers to invite high school men from their parish to meet with the Cardinal and some seminarians, to have prayer and dinner with them, to listen to witness presentations, and to ask the Cardinal questions about responding to God's call.

Celebrating Ashes with Father Scott

Ashes are a reminder and call to penance for all the faithful. The act of imposing ashes symbolizes human mortality and fragility and the need to be redeemed by the mercy of God.

Septenber SVdP WALK 4 the POOR featured in Newburyport News February Spotlight

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A Rare Desistance

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  Parish Closed Sun. 2/15 due to BLIZZARD and WIND CHILL warnings.
No Sunday Masses.

Father Scott's February Prayer Intentions

Father Scott invites you to join in his prayer intentions for February 2015:

That Tim Tuxbury, our candidate for reception into the full communion of the Catholic Church through the sacraments of confirmation and Eucharist, may grow daily in his fidelity to his baptismal covenant.

That all the members of our parishes may fruitfully employ the Lenten season to renew themselves through self-denial and works of holiness.

That members of our staff will benefit from their leadership training (February 24-26).

That many members of our parishes will provide important input for our pastoral plan by participating in the Disciple Maker Index.

That God may provide strength and support to those addicted to alcohol and/or drugs, especially to those addicted to heroin.

Record January snowfall closes Holy Family Religious Ed three Mondays in a row!

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Hoarfrost and snow, bless the Lord; praise and exalt him above all forever.  

(Daniel 3:70)

Singing praise on a snowy day at Star of the Sea.

SOUPER BOWL OF CARING SCORES BIG AT HOLY FAMILY

 

On Super Bowl Weekend, the 4th grade Religious Education classes, as part of Holy Family's 1st Sunday Food Drive Ministry, participated at all the Masses in the Souper Bowl of Caring, a partnership of people throughout the U.S. who were responding to God's gracious love by loving their neighbors. Our generous parishioners donated $738.74 and an overflowing wagon of canned/boxed goods that will support the needs of the hungry people of Amesbury through Our Neighbors Table. 

Last year, over 10,500 congregations and organizations across the country participated in the Souper Bowl of Caring and they raised $9.8 million to care for the hungry and hurting people. With God's help, ordinary people can do extraordinary things.