Regular Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm
Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am, and 11:00am
Monday: 9:00am
Tuesday: 9:00am
Wednesday: 9:00am
Thursday: 9:00am
Friday: 9:00am
Saturday: 9:00am
Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm
Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am, and 11:00am
Monday: 9:00am
Tuesday: 9:00am
Wednesday: 9:00am
Thursday: 9:00am
Friday: 9:00am
Saturday: 9:00am
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About Us
We believe that Jesus Christ came to reveal the fullness of God's love for us, and we continue to celebrate that love through praise, sacraments, service, and community. |
Ministries
Our parish offers a wide range of ministry opportunities. Whether you'd like to learn more, pray more, or serve more, we have a ministry for you. |
Support our Parish
Making an offering of our financial resources is an integral part of what it means to be a Christian. We have a variety ways to make it easy for you to support our church. |
News & Events
Easter Flowers 2021
The beauty of spring flowers reflects the joy of Easter. Thank you to all who donated to our Easter Flower fund in memory of your loved one(s). The Church will be decorated on Easter and throughout the Easter season with flowers from your donations. Please find the Easter Flower Memorial List 2021 here. Visit our Easter Flower image gallery here. If you would still like to donate to our Easter Flower fund, envelopes are available at all Church entrances and on the back porch of the Rectory. Easter Flower Donations can be mailed or dropped off to the Rectory, or placed in the regular offertory collection. 
Religious Education
Register for the Sacrament of First Reconciliation and First Communion. Parents should have received an e-mail with the link. Please visit our Religious Education page (or click here) for details. Religious Education classes for the 2020-21 school year are offered in-person and online (virtual classes) for all grades (1 through 10) in order to accommodate all of our families during the pandemic. For more information about Religious Education classes, please visit our Religious Education page. Religious Education can be contacted at (781) 631-8340. Register here for Religious Education classes. 
Yellow Star Placard
Safe Seating and Safety Measures
· We do not require registration for attendance at Our Lady, Star of the Sea. · Volunteers are at every Mass to monitor the number of attendees. · Parishioners may enter/exit any door of the Church. · Maintain 6 feet of distance between yourself and those from a different household. · Seating is marked with yellow star placards to ensure safe seating: 1-2 individuals from the same household may sit at one placard. 3-4 individuals from the same household must use 2 placards. 5 or more people from the same household must use 3 placards (one entire pew) · Hand Sanitizers are available at the front and the back of the church. You may also bring your own sanitizer. · All attendees and staff must wear face coverings or masks; with the exception being our priest(s) and our deacon, who are vaccinated and not required to wear a mask during the times they are speaking. Adult altar servers at all Masses are required to be vaccinated. · For children between age 2 and 5, the wearing of a face covering or mask is at the discretion of the child’s parent/guardian. Children under the age of 2 should not wear a face covering or mask. · All people who claim an exemption because of health can forego wearing a mask. They do not have to provide documentation. · Visual aids (signage or floor markings) are posted to have one-way aisles or otherwise direct attendees to follow certain pathways for entering. · Congregational singing IS allowed. Please continue to wear your mask while singing. · Bulletins will be handed out at the END of each Mass. · Offertory baskets will be at the exit doors. All donations should be placed in the baskets as you leave the church. · During Communion, no gloves are allowed. Please keep your mask in place while you receive the host in your hand. Step aside to lower your mask, place the host in your mouth, then return the mask on your face. · The church is cleaned and disinfected between each service. We ask that after each Mass has concluded, visitors and parishioners promptly exit the church. · Communal gathering, pre- or post- service, is not recommended at this time. · There will be no public access to the sacristy while the church is open. · There should be no un-vaccinated altar servers, no gift procession, and no holding of hands during the Our Father. |
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COVID-19: Guidelines and Protocols from the Archdiocese of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
֍ March 23, 2020: Governor Baker issued an Emergency Order requiring all businesses that do not provide state-determined essential services to close their facilities to workers, customers and the public in order to decrease the spread of the Coronavirus and keep the hospitals from being overwhelmed.
֍ May 30, 2020: We re-opened under new safety guidelines given by the Archdiocese of Boston. Outlined below are current protocols regarding COVID-19. We encourage you to stay informed with the most recent updates provided by the RCAB Office of Risk Management by clicking here.
For the latest information we encourage you to visit BostonCatholic.org/coronavirus.
֍ Effective December 26, 2020: Governor Baker issued State-wide capacity limitations for places of worship to 25% of seating capacity.
֍ Effective February 8, 2021: Governor Baker issued State-wide capacity limitations for places of worship to 40% of seating capacity.
֍ Effective March 1, 2021: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts issued State-wide capacity limitations for places of worship to 50% of seating capacity. For more details, please visit the Mass.gov website by clicking here.
֍ March 23, 2020: Governor Baker issued an Emergency Order requiring all businesses that do not provide state-determined essential services to close their facilities to workers, customers and the public in order to decrease the spread of the Coronavirus and keep the hospitals from being overwhelmed.
֍ May 30, 2020: We re-opened under new safety guidelines given by the Archdiocese of Boston. Outlined below are current protocols regarding COVID-19. We encourage you to stay informed with the most recent updates provided by the RCAB Office of Risk Management by clicking here.
For the latest information we encourage you to visit BostonCatholic.org/coronavirus.
֍ Effective December 26, 2020: Governor Baker issued State-wide capacity limitations for places of worship to 25% of seating capacity.
֍ Effective February 8, 2021: Governor Baker issued State-wide capacity limitations for places of worship to 40% of seating capacity.
֍ Effective March 1, 2021: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts issued State-wide capacity limitations for places of worship to 50% of seating capacity. For more details, please visit the Mass.gov website by clicking here.
Catholic Appeal 2021
We have launched our Catholic Appeal, along with all the other parishes throughout the Archdiocese. Each year, the Catholic Appeal provides the faithful with a way to help support the ministries that support our parishes, our schools, and our communities. This is our Church, and every gift makes a difference. Please consider making your gift today by visiting bostoncatholicappeal.org. Your gift has an immediate impact on our parish and the work of our Church. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
We have launched our Catholic Appeal, along with all the other parishes throughout the Archdiocese. Each year, the Catholic Appeal provides the faithful with a way to help support the ministries that support our parishes, our schools, and our communities. This is our Church, and every gift makes a difference. Please consider making your gift today by visiting bostoncatholicappeal.org. Your gift has an immediate impact on our parish and the work of our Church. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Calling all Quilters, Knitters and Crocheters!
Project Linus is a national non-profit organization that aims to provide a sense of love and security to children and teens undergoing illness, trauma, homelessness or some other need by providing new homemade blankets created by caring volunteers. The Greater Boston chapter is excited to announce that you can now drop off your creations in town at Marblehead Knits! Thanks to parishioner and store owner Kate Dailey for making this possible. For more information, including blanket guidelines, please visit http://www.bostonprojectlinus.com or email Elaine Leahy at northshoreprojectlinus@gmail.com.
Project Linus is a national non-profit organization that aims to provide a sense of love and security to children and teens undergoing illness, trauma, homelessness or some other need by providing new homemade blankets created by caring volunteers. The Greater Boston chapter is excited to announce that you can now drop off your creations in town at Marblehead Knits! Thanks to parishioner and store owner Kate Dailey for making this possible. For more information, including blanket guidelines, please visit http://www.bostonprojectlinus.com or email Elaine Leahy at northshoreprojectlinus@gmail.com.
Dispensation from Sunday Mass Obligation
The dispensation from the Sunday Mass obligation will continue for the foreseeable future.
Cardinal Seán strongly encourages people in vulnerable populations, especially the elderly and those with complicating physical conditions, to continue to watch Mass from their homes on CatholicTV. Watch CatholicTV Mass online at www.catholictv.org.
These Masses are also available to watch On Demand at any time at www.WatchTheMass.com. For those with cable television, daily Masses can be seen on Channel 296 for Verizon Fios, and Channel 268 for Comcast.
The dispensation from the Sunday Mass obligation will continue for the foreseeable future.
Cardinal Seán strongly encourages people in vulnerable populations, especially the elderly and those with complicating physical conditions, to continue to watch Mass from their homes on CatholicTV. Watch CatholicTV Mass online at www.catholictv.org.
These Masses are also available to watch On Demand at any time at www.WatchTheMass.com. For those with cable television, daily Masses can be seen on Channel 296 for Verizon Fios, and Channel 268 for Comcast.
At Home Resources for Adults and Children
We pray staying healthy during these trying times. We have gathered some online resources suggested by the Archdiocese of Boston for you to keep close to God during this unprecedented situation. We hope these resources will bring you some comfort and peace.
We pray staying healthy during these trying times. We have gathered some online resources suggested by the Archdiocese of Boston for you to keep close to God during this unprecedented situation. We hope these resources will bring you some comfort and peace.
Are You Gluten Free?
We have begun offering low-gluten hosts to our parishioners who may have Celiac Disease. If you require a low-gluten host, please call the Rectory at 781-631-0086 to let us know ahead of time so that the host can be consecrated separately. Please click on this link to find more information on the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, who produce the low-gluten altar breads.
We have begun offering low-gluten hosts to our parishioners who may have Celiac Disease. If you require a low-gluten host, please call the Rectory at 781-631-0086 to let us know ahead of time so that the host can be consecrated separately. Please click on this link to find more information on the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, who produce the low-gluten altar breads.
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Our Lady Star of the Sea
85 Atlantic Avenue Marblehead, MA 01945 Phone: 781-631-0086 Fax: 781-631-5668 Email: sosrectory@verizon.net Regular Mass Schedule
Every Weekday (Monday through Saturday) at 9:00am Saturday Vigil at 4:00pm Sunday at 7:30am, 9:00am, and 11:00am _______________ Our Lady Star of the Sea Church is open 7 days a week 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. for individual devotion (Prayer, Stations of the Cross, and the Rosary). |
