LENT 2023

Council President Flynn Attends Disabled American Veterans Conference

Over the last three days, Council President Ed Flynn attended the 2023 Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Mid-Winter Conference in Arlington, Virginia. Held annually, the DAV Conference draws veterans nationally to discuss the important issues and policies that impact the veteran community.

Tuesdays During Lent

The Holy Rosary - Tuesday Evenings at 6:30 PM at Gate of Heaven Church

Wednesdays During Lent 6:30PM - 7:30PM

PRAYER, REFLECTION, ADORATION, & CONFESSION

6:30PM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

6:40PM – 7:00PM Spiritual Talk

7:00 – 7:30PM Confessions & Adoration

Wednesday, March 1st – Saint Brigid Church

Presenter: Fr. Robert Casey

Wednesday, March 8th – Gate of Heaven Church

Presenter: Fr. Christopher Boyle

Wednesday, March 15th – St. Brigid Church

Presenter: Msgr. Liam Bergin

Wednesday, March 22nd – Gate of Heaven Church

Presenter: Deacon Tucker Redding, SJ

Wednesday, March 29th – St. Brigid Church

Presenter: Sister Maureen Casey, SND

Wednesday, April 5th – Gate of Heaven Church

Presenter: Rev. Michael Steele

This Evening (April 5th) will include our Holy Week Reconciliation Service

There will be 4 Priests for Individual Confessions

Fridays During Lent

Stations of the Cross

Every Friday during Lent 3:00PM at Gate of Heaven Church

Daily Mass

Gate of Heaven Church: Monday through Friday at 9AM

St. Brigid Church: Monday through Friday at 7AM

At this year’s conference, the DAV discussed six critical policy goals: rectifying inequities and providing parity in compensation benefits for veterans and survivors; implementing the PACT Act relating to toxic-exposure benefits; ensuring equity in Veterans Administration care, including services and benefits for women, LGBTQ+ and minority veterans; providing a wide range of long-term care options for servicedisabled and aging veterans; bolstering mental health resources to reduce veteran suicide; and expanding the VA’s capacity to deliver timely and high quality care to veterans.

“Attending the annual Disabled American Veterans Conference is a great way to meet other veterans, learn about the issues that affect them, and advocate for better care and support for our veterans here in Boston and throughout the country.” said Council President Flynn. “Every year, I listen and bring back useful insights from the conference to my City and State colleagues so that we can better advocate and serve our local veterans. It is critical we continue supporting equitable healthcare for our women veterans, improving mental health care and resources for our veterans, and ensuring those who have been exposed to military toxic substances while serving are provided the necessary disability and health care benefits.”

Note: At the conference, Council President Flynn also advocated support for honoring African American Veterans through a U.S. Commemorative Stamp Series, something the Boston City Council has expressed support for.

Please contact Council President Flynn’s office at 617-635-3203 and Ed.Flynn@Boston.gov.

Please Join Us

Pop Lynch (21+) Bowl-A-Rama

South Boston Bowl - 543 East Broadway

Sunday, March 5th, 2023, 1-4 p.m.

Hosted by:

The South Boston Citizens’ Association

“The Nation’s Oldest Neighborhood Civic Organization”

Thomas McGrath, President

Chairpersons

Andrea Flaherty, Cheryl Joyce, Joyce Higgins, Pauline Bare, Sharon O’Dwyer and Rich Devoe

MUST BE 21 TO ATTEND FREE BOWLING, REFRESHMENTS, AND FUN

Sponsored by: SOUTH BOSTON BOWL

Ms. Faith Smith’s 6th Grade students learned all about Ancient Egypt by taking a virtual field trip, writing their names using hieroglyphics, choosing what they would keep in their tombs, and being wrapped like mummies. Fantastic job 6thGrade!

Some interesting facts about Ancient Egypt…The Ancient Egyptian civilization spanned more than 3,000 years. King Tut was only 9 years old when he became ruler of Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian women and men were treated equally. Some Egyptian doctors had specialized fields of study. Ancient Egyptians loved board games. Cats were considered to be sacred animals. Egyptians kept

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many animals as pets. Most pyramids were built to be tombs for pharaohs. It took about a mile’s worth of bandages to wrap a mummy. There have been more than 130 pyramids discovered across Egypt. The Great Pyramid, or the Pyramid of Khufu is the tallest and largest Egyptian pyramid of the three pyramids towering over Giza. It is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence, despite its being the oldest wonder by about 2,000 years. The Pyramids of Giza are naturally temperature controlled. The hieroglyphic alphabet consisted of more than a thousand unique hieroglyphs. Ancient Egyptians were probably the first society to read and write. The Ancient Egyptians forged one of the earliest peace treaties on record