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Mark your calendar and join us on Sunday, September 24th, immediately after the 11:30 Mass at St. Mary's. We will have a light luncheon at St. Mary's Parish Center to welcome back Bishop Dennis and to support his Diocese of Berberati in the Central African Republic. Please RSVP if you plan to attend by calling the Parish Office at (781) 826-4303 by Monday, September 18th.

Recognizing the immediate and growing need for assistance, Cardinal Seán has asked that a special collection be taken in all parishes in the Archdiocese of Boston to support Church relief efforts in the Diocese of Honolulu. We will take up this special collection on September 2 & 3. Parishioners are asked to make their checks payable to their Our Lady of the Angels Parish, with “Maui Relief” in the memo line. As always, you can give on our homepage by selecting Online Giving and Second Collections where you will see Natural Disaster Relief. (Go there directly by clicking anywhere on this article) Thank you for your prayers and financial support.

We are offering 4 different studies this Fall to strengthen and stretch your Catholic faith. Think of it as back to school for Adults! Study subjects include: "Fulfilled: Biblical Foundations of Catholicism" on Mondays, then "When You Pray" on Wednesday, "Acts: Spread of the Kingdom" on Thursday and starting in October a series called "Eternal Rest: The Art of Dying Well" on Tuesdays. Click anywhere on this article to be brought to our Adult Faith Formation page and learn more or register for one or all of our programs!

STOP! and register kids for Fall CCD ! As August fades toward September back-to-school plans, don't forget to sign up your Grade 1-9 children for Fall Religious Education classes. Please sign up before Sept 10th in order to avoid the late fee.

Thank you to all who helped make Fill-the-Barrel a great success! Parishioners purchased and donated 970 tee-shirts for the Pygmy children in Bishop Dennis' diocese. These gifts of mercy will be leaving for Africa after Labor Day along with Mercy Sews handmade girls dresses, blankets, dolls and rosary beads.  Click anywhere on this article to go to the mercysews.org webpage for more information.

Please Join us THIS Monday, August 14, 2023 !! Devotions and Annual Outdoor Mass at the Portunicula Chapel at Cardinal Cushing Center (Rte 53) Hanover. Schedule includes: Portiuncula Chapel Devotions: 3:00 p.m. - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. - Sacrament of Reconciliation & Rosary 5:35 p.m.  Annual Outdoor Mass 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.  Any questions may be referred to:  Email:  [email protected]. In case of inclement weather or extreme heat: Mass will be moved indoors to St. Mary's Church,  392 Hanover St., (Rte 139), Hanover, MA

Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is Tuesday, August 15 We will celebrate this Holy Day of Obligation at both the Monday, August 14 at 6:30 PM Outdoor Mass at Cardinal Cushing see other news or bulletin for more info) as well as at 9AM Daily Mass on Tuesday, August 15th at St. Mary’s.

Please keep in your prayers the 54 Pilgrims from Our Lady of the Angels Parish who are in Lisbon, Portugal for World Youth Day 2023 with Pope Francis. An estimated one million pilgrims from across the globe will attend this event. World Youth Day has been a life changing trip for many in our Life Teen program over the years and would not be possible without your prayers and generous support.

On Monday, July 10th at 7:15PM representatives from the Archdiocese will be hosting at meeting in St. Mary's Parish Center to discuss the closure of St. Thecla's. All are invited to attend.

As you have seen in the bulletin and announced at all weekend masses, Our Lady of the Angels has implemented a new Summer Mass Schedule as of Sunday, June 25. Please note: Sunday Masses with earlier start times. Click on this article to see the full schedule & share it with family and friends. Thank you!

YOU are invited to gather with our parish family at Saint Mary’s Parish Center at 9:00 AM on Sunday, June 11, 2023 (prior to 9:45 AM Mass)  to form a Eucharistic Procession to celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi (The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ).   We will walk along the sidewalk from the parish center to the church, carrying Jesus in the monstrance, accompanied by prayer and songs of worship.  All are welcome to participate in this joyful experience as we unite as a parish to give honor and glory to the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit.   

We will be holding a Training session for new or returning Eucharistic Ministers on Tuesday, June 13th from 10-11 am at St. Mary's Church. Please RSVP to Patty Cockey at [email protected] or call (781) 826-4303.

Our Lady of the Angels Parish will be hosting a “Protecting God’s Children Seminar” on Monday, June 19th from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Parish Center. The Boston Archdiocese requires that all Parish Volunteers (over 18 yrs of age) take this course once, in order to be trained to detect and prevent possible child abuse. Please pre-register with us by contacting: Patty Cockey at [email protected] or Maura Dowling at [email protected] If you have participated in the past you do not need to re-take this course. If you cannot make this session there are literally dozens of other dates, times and locations in the Boston Archdiocese we can help find something that works for you. We know your time is valuable but our children our priceless ! Thank you for taking this responsibility seriously and for making our parish vibrant and safe!! More Questions? Call 781-826-4303. Click anywhere on this article to go to a downloadable flyer with more details.

We will celebrate this holy day of obligation at the 9 a.m. Mass at St. Mary's on Thursday, May 18th.

Summer CCD starts this Thursday, June 22 and runs until Friday, June 30th. There will literally be hundreds of kids, helpers and teachers around the St. Mary's church grounds. Please drive slowly for everyone's safety !!!

On Tuesday, May 23rd we will host a meeting at St. Mary’s Church, for current Extraordinary Ministers to come together so we can update you on changes within the ministry. This event is for also for those who would like more information about becoming trained as a new Extraordinary Minister. We will have both a 9:45AM morning session and a 6:30 PM evening session. that expect to run a little over 1 hour. Please choose which session works for your schedule and RSVP to Patty Cockey at (781) 826-4303 ext. 239 or email  Patty at [email protected]. we are always looking to grow this ministry, so please feel invited if you wish to learn more.

All are invited to join us after 9:45 Mass on Sunday, May 14 (Mother's Day) for our annual Mass procession and Crowning of Mary . We encourage all our new First Communion children and their families to come dressed in your first communion outfits for our May Procession to help us Crown Mary. (We will celebrate rain or shine)

VBC 2023 will be held August 14 - August 18 ! Our Vacation Bible Camp (VBC) is open to campers Age 4 to Grade 4 and runs from 9a.m. to Noon each day offering music, bible stories, crafts and lots of summer fun. Adults as well as student helpers Grade 5 and above are welcome to register to volunteer. (Please note: to be guaranteed a t-shirt you must register before August 1st) Registration form closing Wed. August 9th.