Dear All,

The following email was sent by Paul and Ginny Arpino. Paul is the long-time choir director at Our Lady's, and Ginny is the Collaborative's Coordinator of Pastoral Care. We share it with you now and ask for your prayers.

-The Collaborative Staff

Dear Friends,

 

It is with a heavy heart that we share that the terrible tragedy that happened yesterday in Newton hit very close to home…impacting our faith community and our own family.

 

Jill and Bruno D'Amore and Jill's mother Lucia Arpino lost their lives in a senseless act of violence.  They were our cousins and Aunt …and to Rita (Dugan) and Isabella they were more than best friends, they were adopted family.

 

Jill had taken on the ministry of beautifying our church's environment. Without a single day of liturgical training she simply followed her heart, caring for the flowers and decorating for the liturgical seasons.  She spent endless hours in the care of our church. 

 

Bruno was known for his big voice and his exuberant personality and as "head chef',

he proudly flipped the burgers at the parish picnic.

 

Lucia, until Covid, never missed a 10 am Mass. For over 60 years she and her husband Alberto sat in the "North End" section of our church. Lucia will be especially missed on the upcoming Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Festa weekend as she faithfully walked in that procession through the streets of Nonantum  well into her 90's.

 

Many in our  faith community are grieving this great loss.  We ask for your prayers for them, most especially for their three children and their five grandchildren.

 

Peace,

Paul and Ginny