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From Father Joy’s Desk - Dear Parishioners: I am sure we are all shocked and saddened at the events of yesterday at the Boston Marathon. This is a time to mourn, to pray, and to be strong in our faith. We mourn for those who were killed and their families. Our prayers and support go out to all those who were injured. Please pray especially for Jean Lucien Daniels, our Haitian music director and his family. They received news last night that his daughter-law lost a leg in the bombing. The eight year old boy who was killed was a member of St. Ann Parish, Dorchester and spent years K1 and K2 at Pope John Paul II Academy and just last year received his First Communion. As Catholics we hold the sanctity of life as the highest priority. No political or personal...

Kujenga-Viongozi are the Swahili words that mean, “to build leadership”. This retreat is hosted by the Archdiocese of Boston – Office of Cultural Diversity. The purpose of Kujenga-Viongozi is to develop leadership skills among youth and young adults in the Black Catholic tradition, with Christ at the center of their lives. This weekend is targeted toward youth and young adults (and adults who serve as mentors) who want to share their gifts and talents, explore the leadership seeds God has planted in them and go deeper in their leadership role in the church. Kujenga Leadership retreat week-end 5:00 p.m. Friday, July 26– 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 28, 2013 Bethania Retreat Center in Medway. ($175) per person. Some Financial Aid will be available. Contact...

From Our Pastor’s Desk – at Easter — HE IS RISEN ALLELUIA! These are the words that proclaim Easter. This is the feast that brings new life and hope to Christians throughout the world. Today we celebrate Jesus’ triumph over death. Our Lenten journey this year was unique for Catholics. We saw the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the election of Pope Francis. This Lent has made us all more aware of our Catholicity and the rich Tradition that is ours. Easter provides us with that spiritual boost to renew our efforts to live out the Gospel. The Church provides us a communal context in which we can serve one another and bring the Gospel of Jesus to life. Easter is also the time when we welcome new members into the Church and our Parishes...

I wish you a blessed Easter Season, thank and welcome you to St. Matthew’s Dorchester & St. Angela’s Mattapan parish family websites. Both parishes form together an energetic multi-ethnic Catholic faith community where all are welcome to join us for numerous weekday and Sunday Masses, liturgical, social and cultural parish events in English, and Haitian Creole French.  As the pastor of both parishes, I look forward to meeting you in person at one of our daily or weekend Eucharistic celebrations, or at other parish activities. During LENT, we observe fasting and abstinence. Confessions hearings and reconciliation are available after weekday Masses and on Wednesdays from 6:30PM until 8PM † Stations of the Cross are on Thursdays at 7PM in English...

Holy Mass of Fifth Sunday of Lent Lectionary: 36 or 34, Year A Saturday Vigil Mass of 16 March 2013 at St. Angela’s Parish www.StAngelaParish.org 1-617-298-0080 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts. On Saturday afternoon 16 March 2013, Father Bill Joy and Father Sandry Matondo administer the Sacrament of Reconciliation (First Penance) to the Children of the parish with the presence and participation of their parents, Mrs. Obas and their teachers. Reconciliation, the sacrament of healing, is a sacramental celebration in which, through God’s mercy and forgiveness, the sinner is reconciled with God and also with the Church, Christ’s Body, which is wounded by sin. (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1422, 1442-5, 1468 link) When should my child...