The Catholic Parishes 

of Stoughton 

Thank you for your pledge of support!
 
The Immaculate Conception Capital Campaign is off to a GREAT start with many families pledging their support! We are approaching $350,000 pledged of our $500,000 goal!       
We will need everyone’s help to reach our goal. No gift is too small! Most people are spreading their pledges out over two, three, and even four years. We need to reach our goal in
order to start all of the repairs of the
lower church hall, kitchen, bathrooms, handicap accessibility, etc.

Would you please consider
supporting this effort?
,
There are still Commitment Envelopes
located at the entrance way of the Church.
You can also pledge right online! It only
takes a few minutes…

1. Go to www.stoughtoncatholic.org 
2. On the top of the website you will see an option for “Online Giving.” 
3. Select the Immaculate Conception
Online Giving link. 
4. Select “Create a  “New Account.”
5. Follow the step by step forms
to create an account. 
6. Connect your online account to either your bank account or credit card. 
7. Choose “Give a Gift” and select the
“With One Voice Campaign.” 

8.  Select the “Pledge” option, enter in the total amount of your pledge (which can be 
spread out over four years), the
monthly payment amount, and the date 
         you want the payments to start.                  

9. Press confirm and you are done! Your pledge payments will come out each
month directly from the bank account
or credit card you selected.

You can also contact the Business Office to make an appointment for us to help walk you through the online pledge system.
 

Saint James Parish
Capital Campaign Update!

Over the winter months capital campaign information for Saint James will start to be released. The official kick off for the
Saint James “With One Voice” Capital Campaign
is scheduled for the Fall of 2018!!

Peace be with you! 

Welcome to the Catholic Parishes of Stoughton. We are a Roman Catholic community of faith, nourished by the Eucharist and committed to living out our faith in service to others. It’s our hope that no matter where you are on your life’s journey, you will find a home here. Please join us as we worship our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the source of all our faith, hope, strength and joy.

                       Peace and blessings!
                       Fr. Joe Mazzone
                       Pastor of St. James & Immaculate Conception 

The Feast of Divine Mercy
 
Understand how the Feast of Divine Mercy has its meaning and meaning in the Christian life.
 
On the second Sunday of Easter, the Church celebrates the Feast of Divine Mercy. St. John Paul II knew how to value the mystical experience of St. Faustina Kowalska. In fact, the Church always has the grace to count on people who allow themselves to be abducted by the greatness of God's love, to announce it to others. It is still very valid to turn to the mystics whose perception of the mysteries goes beyond poor human reasoning.
 
St. Faustina writes: "O my Jesus, you know that from my tenderest years I wanted to become a great saint, that is, I wanted to love you with such a great love that until now no soul had loved you" (Journal 1372).        We know that the Lord has chosen you for a special mission. After passing through the "dark night" of  physical, moral and spiritual trials, from February 1931, in Plock, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself begins to manifest himself to Sister Faustina in a particular way, revealing in an extraordinary way the centrality  from the mystery of divine mercy to the world and history, present in all divine action, particularly in the Redemptive Cross of Christ, and new forms of worship and apostolate for the sake of this divine mercy.   He describes this first vision: "Out of the tunic half opened on the breast came two great rays, one red  and one pale. Soon after, Jesus told sister Faustina: Paint an Image according to the model you are seeing, with the inscription: Jesus, I trust in you "(Diary 47). Throughout the Daily we discover that Jesus chooses her as secretary, apostle, witness and dispenser of divine mercy.
 
The devotion to the Divine Mercy is spread throughout the world in almost all the churches, however simple it may be, there is a figure of Jesus merciful, because St. Faustina herself advises us to have the picture of the Divine Mercy and to cultivate in our hearts this devotion, who greatly enriches us in the faith. Every day our eyes must turn to Jesus and say: Jesus, I trust in you, I hope in your mercy, I trust in your infinite love. Every time we say with confidence this famous phrase that Jesus said to St. Faustina.        "Jesus I trust in you", we will feel his rays of mercy penetrating deep in our soul, bringing us confidence  and serenity in our heart that makes us closer and closer to the inexhaustible source that is                   divine mercy.
 
Jesus, I trust in you.
 
 
~ Fr. Eduardo
 

The CORI Process for Parishes
 
Who needs a CORI check?
The Archdiocese of Boston requires that all clergy, including those not serving in a parish, and all parish staff (full and part-time), together with all volunteers (18 years of age and older) who minister to or have the potential for unmonitored access to children, youth, elderly or the disabled, undergo a CORI check. A “CORI check” is an individual’s submission of his/her completed CORI Request Form to the Parish Coordinator in accordance with this Policy. Examples of those ministries which must undergo a CORI check, include, but are not limited to: Ministries to the Dying, Music Ministry, Religious Education, Parish Health Care, Youth Ministry, and Parish-chartered Boy Scout/Girl Scout Troops. If a pastor/administrator has a question with respect to which volunteers have the potential for unmonitored access to children, youth, elderly or the disabled, he should contact the Office for Background Screening.
When to have a CORI check
All clergy, and all parish staff (full and part-time) together with all volunteers (18 years of age and older) who minister to or have the potential for unmonitored access to children, youth, elderly or the disabled will undergo an annual CORI check. All such individuals are required to have a CORI check prior to their employment or volunteer service. It is the responsibility of the pastor/administrator of each parish to ensure that an individual, who is required to have a CORI check in accordance with this policy, does not commence his/her employment or volunteer service prior to the completion of the CORI check.

http://www.bostoncatholic.org/Offices-And-Services/Office-Detail.aspx?id=12320&pid=1470

2018 CORI FORM - ENGLISH
/documents/2018/3/CORI%20Form%20-%20FY18.pdf

2018 CORI FORM - PORTUGUESE
/documents/2018/3/CORI%20Form%20-%20Portuguese.pdf