Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021 AUTOTECH 1989 SINCE Is your vehicle ready for the Summer Season?!! Recharge your vehicle's AC for the warm weather! Includes up to 1 LB. of Refrigerant* (*Most Vehicles/Some Restrictions May Apply) AC SPECIAL Only $69.95 DRIVE IT - PUSH IT - TOW IT! CASH FOR YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV! 2008 SCION XD 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA Automatic, 4 Cylinders, Runs & Drives Great, Awesome Gas Mileage, Warranty, Clear Title, Only 118K Miles! TRADES WELCOME! $4,995 Financing Available! 3.5 Ltr., Six Cylinders, Automatic, Most Power Options, Just Serviced, Clear Title, Only 120K Miles! TRADES WELCOME! TRADES WELCOME! $4,995 (781) 321-8841 • (617) 571-9869 Easy 1236 EasternAve • Malden EddiesAutotech.com Vehicle! We Pay Cash For Your St. Mary’s and Our Lady of Grace: Becoming a New Parish By Stephen W. Fielding A seamless and natural transition to become a new parish is currently taking place between St. Mary of the Assumption Church of Revere and Our Lady of Grace Church serving Chelsea and Everett that includes a beautiful, spiritual Haitian community and a growing Vietnamese community. The newly formed parish will be named with suggestions from Fr. John Sheridan, Pastor, the staff of both churches and the parishioners of each church. Final approval for a new parish name will be made by Cardinal Sean O’Malley, who received three fi nal proposals last week. To be clear: Each church will retain its current name and unique history. Both churches have shared one pastor and have been working together for 10 years, the last three as a collaborative. Fr. Jim Barry was initially the pastor for seven years for both churches. Fr. John Sheridan began his tenure as pastor three years ago this coming June when the collaborative was offi cially formed. Being a builder of parishes, relationships and collaboratives, he has brought a special spirituality and deep-rooted faith, joyful exuberance and a very downto-earth personality that is contagious and appreciated by the congregation of both churches. Through his motivation, the designation Morning Star Catholic Collaborative and the collaborative logo were created with participation by all. As a side note: Morning Star is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus. Since both churches are named after her, albeit with diff erent titles, it is hoped that the new parish name will refl ect the collaborative’s current name OFFICIALS | FROM PAGE 1 In-person learning update In other news, SuperintenFor Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@advocatenews.net dent of Schools Priya Tahiliani said teachers have been adjusting well to both in-person and remote instruction. “It’s defi nitely a balancing act, but the teachers seem to be transitioning pretty smoothly,” she said. As in-person learning continues to be phased in, Tahiliani said, 61 percent of the parents of students in grades 6-8 intend to send their children back to school on April 26. In addition, she said the district Fr. John Sheridan, Pastor (right) and Linda DeCristoforo, Pastoral Associate (left) are ready to lead St. Mary of the Assumption, of Revere, and Our Lady of Grace, of Chelsea/Everett, through the process to become one parish with a new name. Each church will retain its individual name and identity. or one attributed to her. Fr. John recently posted a letter to all parishioners on www. morningstarcatholic.org, the Morning Star Catholic Collaborative Facebook page, presented this news at all recent masses and spoke to parishioners on his weekly Monday video to parishioners called “A Word From Our Sponsor.” He stated, “Most of what we need to do we’ve been doing for years, and in many ways, there will be no noticeable diff erence in the daily life of our families. This will not aff ect our particular churches – St. Mary’s church and Our Lady of Grace church, our buildings and facilities and programs will remain as they are – we will have one parish. This merger will simply allow us to streamline what we do and make it easier and better. Both have so much to give – Our is back in the yellow category of COVID-19 transmission. She said that from April 1 through April 20, 79 children between the ages of 0 and 19 tested positive for the virus. By comparison, 98 children tested positive in March and 93 children tested positive in February. Lafayette School boiler and Munis The committee voted unanimously to allocate $540,660 to replace a 22-year-old boiler at the Lafayette School. Maintenance Director Steven Bond said the project will take eight to 10 weeks to complete and is slated to begin during the secLady of Grace’s history and dedication to social action, Generations of Faith, a strong and vital Haitian community and a strong Prattville community; St. Mary of the Assumption’s energy, social interaction and Faith Formation program – and our united commitment to St. Joseph Parish in L’Asile, Haiti; both parishes serve as homes to groups and organizations; we share staff members, musicians and clergy.” Fr. John continued, “Folks from both parishes have been meeting for months to build a Pastoral Council. The next step for our two parish families is to strengthen our bonds for a strong future for our faith communities. We will also embrace a new name for our parish. Both parish families are dedicated to Mary – and NEW PARISH | SEE PAGE 17 ond week of June. The committee chose to postpone voting on a $582,000 contract with Tyler Technologies to begin using the Munis financial management program. Tahiliani said the district is planning to revamp its payroll system by phasing out its current system, Millennium Payroll Solutions, and implementing Munis. Although the matter was postponed for two weeks, Parker said Munis is the best option. “Munis is the answer. Munis is an enterprise resource, it’s much needed,” he said. “It’s going to take us deep into the 21st century.”
3 Publizr Home