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This Coming Week

 

 

Calendar of Events 
(most recent at top) 

November 2004

2004-11-20 Saturday – Dinner at Parish Hall, details to follow.   Call Parish Office for reservations.

2004-11-19 Friday 7:30pm Prayer Vigil at Sacred Heart, to celebrate “Music and Memories”

2004-11-16 Tuesday 7:00pm Prayer Service at Sacred Heart Lexington, in Church to be followed by
            7:30pm regular appeal/ vigil/ planning meeting to discuss recent events and how to proceed.

2004-11-14 Sunday,  Fr. Colletti and Leadership Council decide:

1) We will proceed with Friday Memory Celebration           

2) We will proceed with Saturday’s dinner in the parish hall

3) Letters from parishioners stating their position whether we want more time, to be sent to Fr. Colletti by email to extension@sacredheartappeal.org, or leave a note at the parish office.  Fr. Colletti indicated when he met with the Leadership Council on Saturday afternoon that he wanted the feedback even after we knew our closure date was rescinded.  Your Letters Are Still Needed.

4) In Addition:  letters from parishioners to assist Archbishop O’Malley in making his decision -- “A new closing date will be decided after further consultation” – we should give him all the help we can so he makes the right decision, and keeps us open permanently.  The Leadership Council will prepare a letter from the Sacred Heart community.  Individual letters are encouraged also, and if you give us permission to do so please also mail it to webmaster@sacredheartappeal.org and we can post them on the appeal web site to share our thoughts and suggestions.   Your Letters Are Needed.

5) Preparations for the Vigil that would have started November 21st, after the last mass, will be discussed during Tuesday night’s meeting Nov 16th, 7:30pm after the 7pm prayer service.   Some activities may go ahead as planned, others may not be needed right away.  Come join us and help us work out the details.

2004-11-13 Saturday, Closing Date for Sacred Heart is Rescinded !  (extension decision taken out of our hands)
AND
Archbishop O’Malley writes letter to “all members of the Archdiocese of Boston”

2004-11-11 Thursday,  18 pastors called to meet with Archbishop O’Malley – asked if they “need more time”

October 2004

2004-10-17 Sunday after 10am mass Don Pachuto of St Susanna (Dedham) will talk about Senator Marian Walsh’s bill to require financial accountability from all charitable organizations, including churches.    A letter from Senator Walsh explains.  Additional information available here.

2004-10-16 Two Closings Postponed St Bernard (Newton) and St Mary of the Angels (Roxbury) both scheduled to be closed in October, have had their closure postponed. 

2004-10-15 Mount Carmel deal confusion:  “a spokeswoman for the archdiocese said that no promises had been made to have Masses said at the convent.” Then “''it is expected that Mass will be celebrated" in the convent's chapel” results in prayer vigil at Mt Carmel.

2004-10-13 First meeting of Council of Parishes to work together.

            2004-10-12 Letter to Archbishop’s committee sent,  addresses if you want to send your own letters
            2004-10-12 California New Center of Abuse Crisis

2004-10-11 Our Lady of Mt Carmel closes despite agreement

2004-10-08 O’Malley forms committee but excludes existing list,  updates from committees (legal, alternatives, vigil),   
2004-10-04 Talks stall between archdiocese and St Albert the Great

September 2004

August 2004

July 2004

            2004-07-18.    Kathleen Heck to visit Sacred Heart Sunday, July 18th, meeting after 10:00AM Mass. 

2004-07-07.    VOTF  Parish Preservation Summit

2004-07-06. 7:30pm meeting in parish hall –

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June 2004

2004-06-30 Wednesday.  NECN runs Cover Story on Sacred Heart – see the video.

 

2004-06-29 Tuesday.   7:30pm meeting in parish hall, NECN to continue interviews.

 

2004-06-27 Sunday.  After 10am Mass, NECN to interview community members in parish hall.

 

2004-06-23 Wednesday.   Boston Area VOTF Parish Preservation Summit at Our Lady Help of Christians (Newton).

 

2004-06-22 Tuesday.  Boston Globe article on St. Albert the Great (Weymouth) closing.

 

2004-06-20 Sunday.   Plans to form and elect Steering Board to "Save Sacred Heart" started.  

 

2004-06-18 Friday.  Prayer Vigil 7:30pm,  at Sacred Heart Lexington.  Planning meeting followed.

 

2004-06-17 Thursday.   3rd letter sent to Bishop Lennon by FedEx Thursday afternoon.

 

2004-06-15 Tuesday.  Planning Meetings 7:30pm.   Action Committees formed.

 

2004-06-14 Monday.  VOTF meeting at St. Eulalia’s Winchester.     Status of Appeal – official notification is expected around July 1st.

 

2004-06-12 and 13 Saturday and Sunday    “Celebrate Our Parish Weekend”

 

2004-06-10, Thursday. Lexington Minuteman article came out today, June 10th.

Closings announced:   BostonGlobe article.   The Boston Archdiocese has directed 12 parishes to close by Sept. 1:

Sacred Heart -North End, 
St. Ann -Fenway 
St. Mary Star of the Sea -East Boston
Our Lady of the Presentation -Brighton 
St. Joseph -Hyde Park 
Blessed Sacrament -Jamaica Plain
Assumption -Bellingham
St. Alphonsus -Beverly
St. Margaret -Brockton
St. Joseph -Lincoln
Sacred Heart -Medford
St. Anselm -Sudbury

2004-06-08, Tuesday.   Reprieve for Our Lady of Presentation School.   BostonGlobe article.

Our Lady Help of Christians in Concord (www.olhc.org) sent their own appeal letter.   

2004-06-06,  Sunday   Parishioners write letters and sign petitions.  Save Sacred Heart signs distributed.

2004-06-03, Thursday.  Appeal letter sent.

2004-06-02  Wednesday.   Our web site is up over 4000 hits in less than 2 days. 

 

2004-06-01 Tuesday evening, 7:30pm,

Meeting in the parish hall to finalize the letter of appeal and get final signatures.  If personal letters from parishioners are available either by email or on paper, this is likely to be the deadline for inclusion with the appeal letter.   Even if a personal statement or letter is not included with the appeal letter, letters can be sent at a later date.

 

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May 2004

2004-05-24  Monday

Eve of closings.  Sacred Heart coverage on Channel Five News.

 

2004-05-25 Tuesday

Plan to close Sacred Heart sent to pastor of Sacred Heart Parish.  Coverage by Channel Five News.

 

2004-05-30 Pentecost Sunday

A number of parishioners gathered after the 10am mass, to talk about various strategies of appealing the decision by the Boston Archdiocese to force the closure of Sacred Heart Parish in East Lexington. 

 

2004-05-31  Monday

Parishioners exchange drafts of appeal, correcting and amending document.

 

 

Newsletters

 

Newsletters providing printed versions of information were distributed with the weekly bulletins.   Copies of those newsletters are available here:

 

2004-06-18 Newsletter (HTML)

 

2004-06-24 Newsletter (PDF)

 

 

 

 

“In the News”

 

Date

Local Copy

Original Article

August 10, 2004 

Metro Article

Metro  

June 10, 2004

Lexington Minuteman

 

May 27, 2004

Lexington Minuteman

Lexington Minuteman

 May 25, 2004

 

NECN video announcing closings

 

 

 

 

 Last updated August 24th, 2004 (so)