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

PLEASE NOTE: Effective May 10th you are no longer required to register for Masses on weekends. Social distancing will continue, the wearing of masks will continue, and seating in every other row will continue. The 4 PM Mass continues to be near capacity each week so please consider another Mass time.

Our Faith Formation students received Confirmation last weekend. Please CLICK HERE to see who was confirmed.

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

A NOTE FROM THE PASTOR

I will be having a farewell celebration on the weekend of June 12 & 13. After the 4:00 PM Mass at St. Dorothy’s, there will be a reception. We will have light refreshments and beverages. It is too close to supper time to go heavy. Nevertheless, it will give me an opportunity to say goodbye. After the noon Mass, there will be a reception in Villanova Hall. There will be a light lunch served following all covid protocols. Oddly enough, coffee cannot be served at either event. There will be water and soft drinks available.

If they have not appointed a new pastor or administrator by that time, I will have to come back during the week to do some administrative work.

I am glad that some of the covid restrictions are easing up. Every step we take getting back to “normal” feels great. The diocese is now allowing singing. You still must wear a mask while singing. We cannot put the hymnals back yet. We have asked the music ministry to play songs that are familiar to people since they will not have the words in front of them. We are also going to bring the collection baskets back. We need to line up our ushers and go over some safety protocols with them before collecting begins. As I said, it is nice to see some things coming back.

The annual Catholic Appeal is underway. Letters from Cardinal Sean have been mailed out. 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 $56,370.65.

You can either drop the appeal envelope into the offertory basket or mail it in yourself. Thank you. Here are the results thus far:

Goal Amount pledged % of assessment Shortfall

$56,370.65 $39,960 71% $16,410.65

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
May 11	9:00am	Victor Daniel and Mariel Arcelio Ramiirez Dias; Grace Bovitz
May 12	9:00am	Louis & Gerry Maglio; Victor Daniel and Mariel Arcelio Ramirez Diaz
May 13	9:00am	The Ascension of the Lord
May 14	9:00am	Victor Daniel and Mariel Arcelio Ramirez Diaz
May 15	4:00pm	Mary Boudrow; Albert Modugno Sr. Umberto Modugno; Betty Modugno
	5:30pm	Mary C. Law; Victor Daniel and Mariel Arcelio Ramirez Dias
May 16	7:30am	Mariel Arcelio Ramirez Dias; Victor Daniel Ramirez Dias
	9:00am	Richard Hayden; Gloria Hayes; Jack Williams and Ronald Alpers
	10:30am	Giuseppe E. & Rosaria Bellino
	12:00noon	Ellen Costello

CONFIRMATIONS 2021

SAINT THOMAS CHURCH

APRIL 24, 9:30 AM

APRIL 24, 11:00

APRIL 24, 12:30 PM

APRIL 24, 2:00 PM

SAINT DOROTHY CHURCH

APRIL 25, 1:00 PM

2:30 PM

CROWNING OF MARY MAY 2020

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