We are going to make these at the Senior Deaf Wellness Program in October. Kathy is really excited about this project. Many are looking forward to her growing artistic abilities. I will naturally be making a pumpkin of a pirate like this:

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Dear People of Faith,

Pray today for Shawn Carey and his classmates as they make their Proffesion of Faith today. This is and Oath to be faithful to Church teaching and disipline. It is a great thing for a man to give himself to us in this capacity as it leads to real unity and peace for many. Pray for God's strenth and grace for these men. Pray in thanksgiving to God for raising up these men in service.

In Christ,

Fr. St. Martin

Here is what the Profession and Oath are:
PROFESSION OF FAITH and THE OATH OF FIDELITYON ASSUMING AN OFFICE TO BE EXERCISED IN THE NAME OF THE CHURCHCongregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
As conforming to Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Letter Motu Proprio Ad Tuendam Fidem, this Profession of Faith and Oath of Fidelity supercedes the Profession and Oath of 1989.
I. PROFESSION OF FAITH
I, N., with firm faith believe and profess everything that is contained in the Symbol of faith: namely:
I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten not made, one in Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation, he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
With firm faith, I also believe everything contained in the Word of God, whether written or handed down in Tradition, which the Church, either by a solemn judgement or by the ordinary and universal Magisterium, sets forth to be believed as divinely revealed.
I also firmly accept and hold each and everything definitively proposed by the Church regarding teaching on faith and morals.
Moreover, I adhere with religious submission of will and intellect to the teachings which either the Roman pontiff or the College of Bishops enunciate when they exercise their authentic Magisterium, even if they do not intend to proclaim these teachings by a definitive act.
II. OATH OF FIDELITY ON ASSUMING AN OFFICE TO BE EXERCISED IN THE NAME OF THE CHURCH
(Formula to be used by the Christian faithful mentioned in Canon 833, nn. 5-8)
I, N., in assuming the office of __________, promise that in my words and in my actions I shall always preserve communion with the Catholic Church.
With great care and fidelity I shall carry out the duties incumbent on me toward the Church, both universal and particular, in which, according to the provisions of the law, I have been called to exercise my service.
In fulfilling the charge entrusted to me in the name of the Church, I shall hold fast to the deposit of faith in its entirety; I shall faithfully hand it on and explain it, and I shall avoid any teachings contrary to it.
I shall follow and foster the common discipline of the entire Church and I shall maintain the observance of all ecclesiastical laws, especially those contained in the Code of Canon Law.
With Christian obedience I shall follow what the Bishops, as authentic doctors and teachers of the faith, declare, or what they, as those who govern the Church, establish.
I shall also faithfully assist the diocesan Bishops, so that the apostolic activity, exercised in the name and by mandate of the Church, may be carried out in communion with the Church.
So help me God, and God's Holy Gospels on which I place my hand.
(Variations in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of the formulary, for use by those members of the Christian faithful indicated in can. 833, n. 8).
I shall foster the common discipline of the entire Church and I shall insist on the observance of all ecclesiastical laws, especially those contained in the Code of Canon Law.
With Christian obedience I shall follow what the Bishops, as authentic doctors and teachers of the faith, declare, or what they, as those who govern the Church, establish. I shall also — with due regard for the character and purpose of my institute — faithfully assist the diocesan Bishops, so that the apostolic activity, exercised in the name and by mandate of the Church, may be carried out in communion with the Church.
NOTE: Canon 833, Nos. 5-8 obliges the following to make the profession of faith: vicars general, episcopal vicars and judicial vicars; "at the beginning of their term of office, pastors, the rector of a seminary and the professors of theology and philosophy in seminaries; those to be promoted to the diaconate"; "the rectors of an ecclesiastical or Catholic university at the beginning of the rector's term of office"; and, "at the beginning of their term of office, teachers in any universities whatsoever who teach disciplines which deal with faith or morals"; and "superiors in clerical religious institutes and societies of apostolic life in accord with the norm of the constitutions."Taken from:L'Osservatore RomanoWeekly Edition in English15 July 1998, page 3
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The Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults!
"WALK AS CHILDREN OF LIGHT" Ephesians 5:8b
Come and join with other young people from all over the Archdiocese of Boston as we bear witness to the scripture!

Annual Respect Life Walk
begins at
Cathedral High School - 10:00am rally with Fr. Stan Fortuna
followed by
Mass at 11:30am with Cardinal Sean O'Malley

We will then join Masschusetts Citizens for Life in the Annual Respect Life Walk

Please register your group by Fri., Sept. 26th
Cost is $10. per person & includes lunch.

Go to http://www.oymboston.org to download flyer and registration form.

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Help Haiti Message from our Very Reverend Richard M. Erikson, Ph.D., V.G.
Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia Archdiocese of Boston

Good morning,

Cardinal O'Malley has asked me to share with you his request to announce this weekend that a special second collection in all parishes the weekend of September 20th will be taken up to assist with the Catholic Relief Services emergency response to the people of Haiti following the succession of hurricanes and tropical rains which have caused massive flooding. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians in this impoverished country have been cut off from aid and the death toll from the storms and subsequent flooding is mounting. Monetary assistance is needed to guarantee desperately needed medical supplies, food and drinking water reaches the most vulnerable people quickly.

If a parish has a second collection already scheduled on September 20th and 21st, Cardinal Seán requests that the parish hold this collection on the first open Sunday after September 20th and 21st.

Parishes are requested to please send a check to the Archdiocese for the proceeds of this special second collection payable to the RCAB. In the memo portion of the check please note, "September 2008 Haiti Relief Collection."

Blessings,

Fr. Erikson

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Good evening,

We have received a number of inquiries about the announcement we sent earlier today regarding the special second collection for Haiti flood victims.

Please note that while Cardinal Seán has authorized this collection and hopes all parishes will participate, this special second collection is not mandated and it is up to each pastor whether or not he wishes his parish to participate in this much needed relief effort.

The funds obtained from this special second collection will be distributed by CRS to all of those who have been impacted by the tropical storms and flooding in Haiti, as well as in Cuba and the Caribbean. In light of this information, please amend the instructions below by noting in the memo portion of the check for the special second collection to read, "September 2008 Hurricane Relief Collection."

Thank you,

Fr. Erikson