Welcome to St. Dorothy and St. Thomas Churches!

Join us in the celebration of Word and Sacrament as we continue to grow in our Catholic faith and flourish as a community. We welcome all to join us as we seek to follow Christ, to come alive in His Spirit, and to share His love with one another.

Parish Office: 11 Harnden St., Wilmington 978-658-4665
Faith Formation Office: 126 Middlesex Ave., Wilmington 978-658-6040

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN LENT 2021 AT OUR PARISH? CLICK HERE

Teamwork: 2021 Catholic Appeal from Boston Catholic Appeal on Vimeo.

Please note: Although our churches are now allowed to seat up to 40% of capacity we can safely seat only 75 at St. Dorothy Church and 125 at St. Thomas Church. PLEASE provide 2 choices (no exceptions) for weekend Mass attendance to assist us with limiting the capacity at each church. The deadline is NOON each Friday. Please click HERE to register.

A NOTE FROM THE PASTOR

Covid-19 has certainly changed everyone’s life as well as the life of the church. We were shut down by the state from March 13^th to the beginning of June. When we reopened, we had limited capacity, social distancing, masks, and sanitation requirements to deal with. It was a lot to deal with. Nevertheless, our faith community continued to function. Between January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, we did the following:

1. Funerals 121
2. Confirmations 137
3. First Penance 117
4. First Communion 117
5. Baptisms 64
6. Marriages 2 (pre-pandemic; others cancelled.)

Our faith formation program resumed in September. We broadcast our daily and weekend Masses on our website. This note is on the website. Other information went out via email blasts or on our Facebook page. I am glad to say that we tried to keep everything “as normal” as we could. I will be glad when we can get back to “pre-pandemic normal”. Thank you for your support and thanks to the staff for keeping the parish going.

Our church repair campaign is going very well thanks to you. As of Monday, February 8^th, we have collected $166,171 from 373 donors. That is fantastic. Thank you. I truly appreciate your generosity.

The annual Catholic Appeal is underway. Letters from Cardinal Sean have been mailed out. The parish kick-off will be the weekend of March 6 & 7. We have put the Catholic Appeal video on our website and on our Facebook page. Believe it or not, I think this year’s video is the best yet. It gives some relatable examples of how central ministries have helped the parishes especially during the pandemic. In past years, I thought that the videos they sent out were more of a hindrance than a help to garner support for the appeal. Our assessment for 2021 is $56,371.00

Well, that is it for now. Until next time, take care.

Fr. Earley

REMEMBER: The Cardinal has issued a dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass during this time to all Catholics of the Archdiocese of Boston.

SACRAMENTAL EMERGENCY 781-229-5283

CONFESSIONS CONTACT FR. ANDA 978-658-4665 X102 EMAIL franda@parishofthetransfiguration.org

DAILY MASS

MASS INTENTIONS

February 23	9:00am	Silverius Blongen
February 24	9:00am	Paul McDonald
February 25	9:00am	Thomas M. Feeley
February 26	9:00am	Anthony Visconti; Barbara MacDonald
February 27	4:00pm	Albert Modugno, Sr; Carmela Poto; David Grise
	5:30pm	Barbara MacDonald; Gabriela and Domenico Maglione
February 28	7:30am	Mass for the People
	9:00am	Mass for the People
	10:30am	William F. Smith
	12:00noon	Joseph Cuoco
March 1	9:00am	Paul McDonald
March 2	9:00am	Thomas M. Feeley
March 3	3:00pm	Henry Slonina
March 4	9:00am	Ellen Dean
March 6	4:00pm	Laura Caira; Alan Surrete
	5:30pm	Joseph G. Dattero
March 7	7:30am	Susan Farese
	9:00am	Mass for the People
	10:30am	Kelly Crossen; Christopher Ryan; Michael H. Sciarappa
	12:00noon	Mass for the People

STATIONS OF THE CROSS FOR LENT

Deacon Joe Fagan

We continue to sanitize common areas after each Mass, funeral, baptisms, etc., wiping down door handles, banisters, elevator buttons, pews, etc., and we will continue to do so for the safety of all. Please follow the practices of good hygiene such as frequent hand-washing, protecting your coughs and sneezes with tissues disposed of immediately, or coughing into your elbow if tissues are not available, cleaning and disinfecting commonly used surfaces often, avoiding contact with people who are ill, if possible, and following other healthy practices of good diet, sleep and exercise.

PLEASE NOTE THAT PARISH OFFICE WILL NOT HAVE REGULAR OFFICE HOURS DURING THIS TIME PLEASE CALL PRIOR TO COMING TO THE OFFICE TO SEE IF SOMEONE IS THERE. TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 978-658-4665.

CATHOLIC TV DAILY AND SUNDAY MASS

Cardinal Seán encourages Catholics to participate in the daily and Sunday Masses broadcast from the CatholicTV chapel.

Daily Mass airs live at 9:30am and is rebroadcast at 7pm and 11:30pm.
Sunday Masses air throughout the day at 10am, 4pm, 7pm, and 11:30pm.
The Sunday Spanish Mass airs live at 8am and is rebroadcast at 5:30pm and 10pm.

Viewers can watch these Masses on demand at any time at www.WatchtheMass.com. For more information about CatholicTV and where you can watch it, visit http://www.catholictv.org/.

FINANCIAL REPORT 2018-2019