Page 2 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2021 A holiday invitation to Saugus Celebration of Christmas with Children By Th e Rev. John Beach St. John’s Episcopal church E very year we all wrestle with how to best balance the joy of Christmas with the frenetic consumerism this season evokes. There is a great tension between the glimpse of “Peace on Earth” and the exhaustion produced by societal and familial expectations. At St. John’s Episcopal Church, we are mindful of this confl ict for persons of faith as well as for those who do not consider themselves religious. 2021 has been a year of uncertainty, anxiety, and growing hyper-partisanship. Perhaps, this year, we might consider the better angels within us calling us to fi nd courage, compassion, and patience with ourselves and each other. On Christmas Eve St. John’s Episcopal Church will be re-enacting the nativity of Jesus. At Lawrence A. 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John Beach St. John’s Episcopal Church 8 Prospect Street Saugus, Massachusetts 01906 revjbeach@gmail.com church offi ce phone: 781 233 1242 ‘Wreaths Across America Day’ Please join us tomorrow for the Saugus observance at Riverside Cemetery; 348 veterans will be honored Greetings. The Parson Roby Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution extend an invitation to join us tomorrow (Saturday, December 18, 2021), at 11:45 a.m. for our noontime program in conjunction with the ‘Wreaths Across America’ dedication at the Riverside Cemetery, WWII Veterans Section. A color guard, members of the Saugus Veterans Council, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Saugus Garden Club, and children of the American Revolution will be joining us. A total of 348 wreaths will be placed on the graves of veterans following the ceremony. COVID-19 | FROM PAGE 1 We’ll be closed for the holidays December 24-25th. Wishing you happy holidays and thank you for being both customers and friends. As always, access our ATMs and your Online & Mobile Banking anytime. Enroll at www.EverettBank.com of the Essex County Sheriff ’s Department who served with great distinction, and we are simply devastated by his passing,” the sheriff said in a statement last week. “His service to our Department, as well as the good people of Essex County, will always be honored and remembered. We pray for his family during this very diffi cult time, as well as for his brothers and sisters at the Essex County Sheriff ’s Department who are in great mourning over his passing.” Pasquarello was among the latest of 84 Saugus residents to die of complications from COVID-19 since the outbreak of the global pandemic in March of last year. Besides his parents, he leaves behind his six-year-old son, Vincent, his fi ancée, Rio Joyce Mendoza, his sisters, Maria and LisaMarie, and several aunts and uncles. Last Friday (Dec. 10) morn419 BROADWAY. EVERETT, MA 02149 771 SALEM ST. LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 WWW.EVERETTBANK.COM 617-387-1110 781-776-4444 Member FDIC | Member DIF ing, Sheriff Coppinger and the Essex County Sheriff 's Department joined Massachusetts State Police and local police departments at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington where they escorted the body of Offi cer Pasquarello to the McDonald Funeral Home in Wakefi eld. Pasquarello, a Saugus High School graduate and lifelong town resident, had been We are also looking for volunteers to assist with the placing of wreaths on the veterans’ graves. We hope you will be able to join us on this ‘Wreaths Across America Day’ honoring our veterans. Respectfully, Charlotte Line, DAR Regent hospitalized for about 10 days. His family later joined members of the Essex County Sheriff ’s Department for a candlelight vigil at the jail in Middleton. A funeral Mass for Officer Pasquarello was celebrated on Tuesday (Dec. 14) in St. Joseph Church in Wakefi eld, followed by burial in Lakeside Cemetery, Wakefi eld, with McDonald Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Alex Wilson organized a GoFundMe page to raise money to benefi t Pasquarello’s young son, Vincent. As of yesterday (Dec. 16), the fund had raised more than $65,000. “An incredible coworker and even better friend, Anthony will be missed greatly,” Wilson wrote on the fundraiser page. “The void left by Anthony's passing will never be fi lled. He touched so many people's lives, and left an everlasting impression. His laugh, humor, kind hearted and friendly personality will be sorely missed, but never forgotten. Fly high our angel, you will be remembered, you will be honored, you will be missed. We love you Anthony!” All donations made will be donated to a Trust set up by the family to benefi t young Vincent. Donations can be made to the Vincent J. Pasquarello Trust c/o North Shore Bank, 1 Hamilton St., Saugus, MA 01906.
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