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Weekly
Bulletin
5th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
February
4, 2001
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MASS INTENTIONS
Sat. Feb. 3 @ 4p.m
Arlene Rodriques
Sun. Feb.4 8 a.m. For the People of the Parish
9:30 a.m. Alice Lowney
11 a.m. Joseph Ferreira
Daily Mass is celebrated in the chapel at 9 a.m.
Mon. Feb. 5 Miguel Inacio Lima
Tues. Feb. 6 Souls in Purgatory
Wednesday, Feb. 7 Jacinto Tavares and Dionisia Costa
Thursday, Feb. 8 James J. Park
Fri. Feb.9 Raymond Couto,
Saturday, Feb. 10 @ 4p.m.
For the People of the Parish
Sunday, Feb. l l
8 a.m. For the People of the Parish
9:30a.m. Arthur Nichols, Jr.
11 a.m. Leo J. Telesmanick
PARISH MEETINGS
Sunday, February 4 ADORATION OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT IN THE CHAPEL From noon
until 5 p. m. Holy Hour
at 4 p. m. For Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life.
The parish Vocations team has invited Deacon David Federici to speak
at the 9:30a.m Mass this weekend and to speak to the Junior High and
Confirmation classes after Mass in the church hall
A special display of pictures of Fr. Tom Washburn 's
First Mass will be shown in the gathering area of the church during the
month of February.
Monday, February 12
Parish Council will meet in the rectory at
7 p.m. The Hospitality Committee will present their evaluation of
their past five years and report on their future plans.
Tuesday, February 13
Parish Festival meeting in the rectory at 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 24 There will be a parish supper at 5:30 p.m.
in the church hall It will be a meat pie
supper. Tickets will be sold at all the Masses before the supper. Tickets
will not be sold at the door. Donation will be $6. There will be
entertainment after the supper.
Wednesday, February 28 Ash Wednesday Masses: 9 a. m. 3: 30 p. m. and
7 p. n. On the two Sundays before Ash Wednesday, the rice bowls and the
sacrificial offering cards will be made available for those who want to
use them during Lent
Sunday, March 4
First Sunday of Lent
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the
chapel from noon to 5 p. m.
Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood
and Religious Life will be held at 4 p. ğL
There will be a special Mass for the
Confirmation Class and their sponsors at
9:30 am.
Tuesday, March 6 Confirmation will be celebrated by Msgr. John J.
Oliveira, P.A. for our 25 candidates.
FEBRUARY 4, 2001
Thanks to Deacon Larry St. Onge, St.
James Parish now has a new home web page on the
internet at http://members.nbci.com/saintjames_nb
St. James Health Ministry Newsletter
Blood Bank
Once again St. James Health Ministry, in conjunction
with St. John's Church, will be holding ow second Annual Blood Drive on
February 11,2001. The blood donated is available to any needy parishioner.
With many elderly people in our parish, this need provides an opportunity
for the younger members to contribute a lifesaving gift.
Who can donate blood?
Anyone 16 years or over who is
in good health. Anyone with a history of Cancer or anyone on Antibiotics
may not donate.
How long does the procedure take?
The procedure takes approximately 45 minutes from start
to finish. The procedure includes an interview to confirm elegibility, the
donation and the rest period after. At the interview, the technician will
ask you about any medications you are taking and any illnesses you may
have had.
Where and when will the Blood Drive be held?
The drive will be held in the basement of St. John's
Church from 8 AM until 12 Noon. Sign-up sheets may be found at the
entrances to the church.
Last year we had 9 donors. This year let
the community of St. James increase the amount of
a life-giving gift for all!
VOCATIONS: EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS is the title that the
Bishop used in his Pastoral Letter in the Jubilee Year. He presents that
there will be an continuing shortage of priests and an increasing number
of Catholics in this new century. Everyone is called to work to foster
vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
The Bishop mandated that all parishes have a vocations
team. The Education Committee has accepted the invitation to also serve as
the vocations committee. Julie Dumont, Janice Lord, Doreen Gonsalves, Elsa
Vicente, Margaret Mary Quinn, Kathy Massoud and Tom Oliver will sponsor
certain programs that will implement some of the suggestions that Barbara
Dunn of St. Thomas More Church in Somerset presented at a meeting last
month.
St. Lawrence Scouts are sponsoring a Spaghetti Supper on
Feb. 10, 2001 at 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $5 for adults and $3 for children.
Call Ann Przytarz 999-2285.
LENT 2001
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of our parish sponsors
the collection of food during the season of Lent. Each week of Lent a
certain item of food is designated so that parishioners can bring that
food item to the church on the weekend. In this way a substantial amount
of certain food items can be acquired so that the food bags that are
distributed to the poor will have the same food items.
It is a wonderful way to include the poor in our Lenten
journey by remembering them when we do our weekly grocery shopping.
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