Parish Office
579 Boston Avenue, Medford MA 02155
In the former high school building
Please use the entrances in the alley between the school and the church.
The Parish Office is open as of Monday, June 22.
Office Hours: Monday - Friday from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Non-urgent matters may be emailed to: secretarystclement@outlook.com.
FOR URGENT MATTERS PLEASE CALL THE RECTORY
(781) 395-2753
Please reach out to us, should you encounter or find yourself in a situation where we can help.
Phone: (781) 396-3922 / (781) 396-3112
Fax: (781) 396-2506
Parish Postal Address:
71 WARNER STREET
Medford, MA 02155
Rectory: 71 Warner Street, Medford MA 02155
WE ARE OPEN
WE WILL HOLD SUNDAY MASSES ACCORDING TO
OUR NORMAL SCHEDULE: 7 AM – 9 AM – 11 AM
SATURDAY VIGIL: 4 PM
DAILY MASS: 7 AM
PLEASE NOTE THAT
THE CHURCH’S CAPACITY WILL BE LIMITED TO CIRCA 70
DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES
CONFESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON SATURDAY'S FROM 3:00 - 4:00 PM
OR CALLING THE RECTORY TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
WE WILL HOLD SUNDAY MASSES ACCORDING TO
OUR NORMAL SCHEDULE: 7 AM – 9 AM – 11 AM
SATURDAY VIGIL: 4 PM
DAILY MASS: 7 AM
PLEASE NOTE THAT
THE CHURCH’S CAPACITY WILL BE LIMITED TO CIRCA 70
DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES
CONFESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON SATURDAY'S FROM 3:00 - 4:00 PM
OR CALLING THE RECTORY TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING OUR PARISH
Weekend of June 21, 2020 – 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear brothers and sisters of St. Clement,
Over the last couple of weeks, we have announced several administrative changes that are occurring here at our parish. Now we are excited to announce and introduce to you our new pastor and fellow brother in Christ who will become our Parish Administrator.
Cardinal Sean has appointed Father Phong Pham, a priest of the Diocese of Thanh Hoa (Vietnam), to serve as the Administrator of Saint Clement Parish in Somerville-Medford. The Cardinal has also entrusted the Fraternity of St. Charles Borromeo with the pastoral care of Sacred Heart Parish in East Boston. These will be in effect as of August 1, 2020. Fr. Phong has served as faithful and beloved Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart in Quincy for the past few years.
Fr. Stefano will celebrate his final masses on Sunday, June 28 before he carries on to continue his pastoral mission in North Saint Paul, Minnesota. Fr. Paolo will act as Interim Administrator until August 1st as the leadership transitions over July. Fr. Paolo, Fr. Luca and Fr. Michele will remain at Saint Clement and offer Mass until August 1st.
Though we are sad to see the Fraternity of St. Charles of Borromeo leave, we trust in the will of Lord to ensure that the service, love and dedication they offered us for years will continue to fulfill His will in East Boston and in Minnesota. Our prayers of gratitude and hope will always be with them.
We welcome Fr. Phong to Saint Clement with faith and confidence he will bring with him the love and light of Christ. We pray that Fr. Phong will come to find comfort, home and community with us at Saint Clement as we have with each other. We also pray for his previous parish, which will surely miss him, too.
Weekend of June 21, 2020 – 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear brothers and sisters of St. Clement,
Over the last couple of weeks, we have announced several administrative changes that are occurring here at our parish. Now we are excited to announce and introduce to you our new pastor and fellow brother in Christ who will become our Parish Administrator.
Cardinal Sean has appointed Father Phong Pham, a priest of the Diocese of Thanh Hoa (Vietnam), to serve as the Administrator of Saint Clement Parish in Somerville-Medford. The Cardinal has also entrusted the Fraternity of St. Charles Borromeo with the pastoral care of Sacred Heart Parish in East Boston. These will be in effect as of August 1, 2020. Fr. Phong has served as faithful and beloved Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart in Quincy for the past few years.
Fr. Stefano will celebrate his final masses on Sunday, June 28 before he carries on to continue his pastoral mission in North Saint Paul, Minnesota. Fr. Paolo will act as Interim Administrator until August 1st as the leadership transitions over July. Fr. Paolo, Fr. Luca and Fr. Michele will remain at Saint Clement and offer Mass until August 1st.
Though we are sad to see the Fraternity of St. Charles of Borromeo leave, we trust in the will of Lord to ensure that the service, love and dedication they offered us for years will continue to fulfill His will in East Boston and in Minnesota. Our prayers of gratitude and hope will always be with them.
We welcome Fr. Phong to Saint Clement with faith and confidence he will bring with him the love and light of Christ. We pray that Fr. Phong will come to find comfort, home and community with us at Saint Clement as we have with each other. We also pray for his previous parish, which will surely miss him, too.
Please carefully read the guidelines provided below for downloading: both the brief guidelines and the recently updated full instructions, which explains our safety measures and reopened services in greater detail. For the first weekends, one of us priests will always be at the door to help and to introduce the ushers to the people coming back to church.
| guidelines_for_attending_mass-phase_1_may_22_2020.pdf |
| optional_full_instructions_for_attending_mass-june_29_2020.pdf |
We Need Volunteers!
In order to safely reopen, we are looking for enough volunteers for the Sunday and Vigil masses and then compile a list calendar for volunteers in the coming weekends since this situation is not going away any time soon. We need:
Ushers: to receive and accommodate our fellow parishioners: there should be ideally three ushers at each mass.
Given the fact that they will be directly interacting with the congregation, they should be 60 y.o. or younger and without any critical health condition. We especially need 2 usher volunteers, one for the Sunday 7 AM Mass and one for the 9 AM Mass.
Cleaners: anyone can help, as recommended by the authorities, with the after-mass cleaning of all the surfaces that come in contact with the people attending mass: pews, door handles, and all other surfaces and areas that are reasonably prone to be touched.
As per the recent mandate from the Archdiocese, Lectors, musicians and volunteers will have to have their temperature taken before every Mass they serve.
We will have to reassess our best practices periodically, depending on the attendance that we will have (including the number of masses), and other variables: new dispositions from the government or the diocese, as well as any other local issue. The objective is a safe, reverent celebration of the Eucharist, while keeping the amount of time at close quarters fairly short; the objective is to contain each mass to 30/40 minutes.
Volunteer Coordinator: Allison Fillo
allison.ahern@gmail.com
(860) 227-6429
Please contact Allison ASAP if you are willing to volunteer. Be sure to tell her which role you want to volunteer for and which mass or masses you are available to help.
Ushers: to receive and accommodate our fellow parishioners: there should be ideally three ushers at each mass.
Given the fact that they will be directly interacting with the congregation, they should be 60 y.o. or younger and without any critical health condition. We especially need 2 usher volunteers, one for the Sunday 7 AM Mass and one for the 9 AM Mass.
Cleaners: anyone can help, as recommended by the authorities, with the after-mass cleaning of all the surfaces that come in contact with the people attending mass: pews, door handles, and all other surfaces and areas that are reasonably prone to be touched.
As per the recent mandate from the Archdiocese, Lectors, musicians and volunteers will have to have their temperature taken before every Mass they serve.
We will have to reassess our best practices periodically, depending on the attendance that we will have (including the number of masses), and other variables: new dispositions from the government or the diocese, as well as any other local issue. The objective is a safe, reverent celebration of the Eucharist, while keeping the amount of time at close quarters fairly short; the objective is to contain each mass to 30/40 minutes.
Volunteer Coordinator: Allison Fillo
allison.ahern@gmail.com
(860) 227-6429
Please contact Allison ASAP if you are willing to volunteer. Be sure to tell her which role you want to volunteer for and which mass or masses you are available to help.
Letters from Cardinal Sean O'Malley Regarding the Killing of George Floyd and Racism
We ask that you use the following links to read the letters from the Cardinal to the people of the Archdiocese of Boston in response to the murder of George Floyd, the recent protests and riots, and the persisting evil of racism in this country.
Homily from the Cardinal's Mass for Racial Justice: June 14, 2020
A Letter to the People of the Archdiocese of Boston on Racism: June 5, 2020 - see also the Vimeo link to watch the Cardinal's message
Statement on the killing of George Floyd: May 30, 2020
Homily from the Cardinal's Mass for Racial Justice: June 14, 2020
A Letter to the People of the Archdiocese of Boston on Racism: June 5, 2020 - see also the Vimeo link to watch the Cardinal's message
Statement on the killing of George Floyd: May 30, 2020
The USCCB has provided numerous resources on their website for the Catholic faithful community to reflect on our collective and individual roles in the prevailing sin of racism in the United States. Information about the Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, videos from the Committee and Pope Francis, formal statements and guides from the USCCB are all available here in this link.
Year of the Eucharist
The Year of the Eucharist has been called for by Cardinal Seán O’Malley in order to educate, reflect on and strengthen our faith in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. The Cardinal's letter is available below for download. In addition to exploring the resources available on the Archdiocese's Year of the Eucharist web page, we encourage you to visit the USCCB's Basic Q&A for the doctrine, break open the Catechism of the Catholic Church, or ask a priest to discuss the Real Presence with you.
| yearoftheeucharistintroletter_final.pdf |
Emergency Support for Catholic Schools
Please click here to go to the Archdiocese's of Boston website and read Cardinal Sean’s message about Catholic Schools and the petition asking Governor Baker to help support our schools with emergency financial aid through the federal CARES Act. You can sign this petition to help show your support for the Catholic schools, teachers, students, family and staff who are working hard to continue providing education and community under the constraints of the pandemic.
Swing by our Facebook Page!
If you're on Facebook, take a look by clicking here. We hope you will like and follow us so we can continue to share with you new information and highlights of St. Clement's activities. Your participation with our Facebook page can help college students, young professionals or families who are new to the area find a new home for their faith. We want to let people know that we're here and that we are always interested in welcoming new faces into our community!
St. Clement Bulletin and Weekly Email Newsletter
During the first few weeks of reopening, we will continue to post our bulletin here on Friday's. We will reassess after this period. You can also receive the weekly news and information from St. Clement through our email newsletter, which contains all of the standard bulletin information, plus a little extra. To sign up for our newsletter, email secretarystclement@outlook.com with your preferred email address. You can easily unsubscribe if you change your mind, and we will NOT share your email with anyone. We also welcome any feedback in order to perfect the newsletter for you.
Here is the latest edition of our bulletin. Previous bulletins can be found on the Bulletins page.
Here is the latest edition of our bulletin. Previous bulletins can be found on the Bulletins page.
| 4766_stclement_medford-070520.pdf |
Collection and Offertory
Though this global crisis has created physical, spiritual and economic strain beyond compare, we ask those of you who are able to remember St. Clement through your weekly envelopes and OSV Online Giving. Collection baskets will not be passed around during Mass but will be stationed at the front of the church. We are encouraging everyone who can to utilize Online Giving in order to reduce cross-contacted objects, like the envelopes and cash.
We are inexpressibly thankful to you, our parishioners, for your generous commitment and dedication to the parish. We are proud of the courage, compassion and perseverance you have shown as brothers and sisters in Christ. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you and God Bless you!
We are inexpressibly thankful to you, our parishioners, for your generous commitment and dedication to the parish. We are proud of the courage, compassion and perseverance you have shown as brothers and sisters in Christ. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you and God Bless you!
PARISH COUNCIL
Our next monthly meeting: TBA
The Archdiocese Code of Ministerial Behavior
Please review the Archdiocese of Boston Code of Ministerial Behavior, which can be downloaded in a PDF format. Once you have read it, please email secretary@stclement@outlook.com to let us know so we may mark it in our records. All staff and volunteers are required to read this document, but parishioners are welcome to review it for their own information, as well.
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Here you can find our parish financial report for the year of 2019.
As Saint Clement parish community, we are committed to transparency and the sharing of our efforts
to follow Christ in the life of the Church, in both its spiritual and practical aspects. You can also download a PDF of the 2019 budget letter from the parish administrator.
As Saint Clement parish community, we are committed to transparency and the sharing of our efforts
to follow Christ in the life of the Church, in both its spiritual and practical aspects. You can also download a PDF of the 2019 budget letter from the parish administrator.
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Enroll at Saint Clement
To become a member of the parish download the enrollment form, email or mail it to the parish office. |
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