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MASS INTENTIONS Sat. Feb. 10 @ 4p.m For the People of the Parish Sun. Feb. l l 8 a.m. For the People of the Parish 9:30 a.m. Arthur Nichols, Jr. 11 a.m. Leo J. Telesmanick Daily Mass is celebrated in the chapel at 9 a.m. Mon. Feb. 12 James J. Park Tues. Feb. 13 Christine and Murdock Myette Wednesday, Feb. 14 James Meehan Thursday, Feb. 15 Florence and Arthur Dube
Saturday, Feb. 17 @ 4 p.m. Gail Carol Medeiros Martin Sunday, Feb. 18 8 a.m. For the People of the Parish 9:30 a.m. Paul and Eileen Rezendes 11 a.m. Leo J. Telesmanick
PARISH MEETINGS VOCATIONS : EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS A special display pictures of Fr. Tom Washburn's First Mass and Ordination to the Priesthood 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.
Wednesday, February 28 Ash Wednesday Masses: 9 a.m. 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. 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
FEBRUARY 11, 2001
Thanks to Deacon Larry St. Onge, St. James Parish now has a new home web page on the internet http://members.nbci.com/saintjames_nb
WELCOME TO THE PARISH VERNA AGUIAR
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY Invites parishioners to donate certain food items each week during the weeks of Lent so that adequate bags of food can be given to the poor families of our parish. The poor will be a part of our Lenten journey to our renewal of our baptismal promises at Easter.
*Sunday, March 4 First Sunday in Lent spaghetti sauce and canned vegetables *Sunday, March 11 Second Sunday in Lent canned meat and fish (spam and tuna fish etc.) and jam l jelly *Sunday, March 18 Third Sunday of Lent Canned spaghetti and pasta (macaroni, spaghetti, shells etc. *Sunday, March 25 Fourth Sunday in Lent Canned tomatoes/ sauce and canned soups/beef stew. *Sunday, April 1 Fifth Sunday in Lent Baked beans and peanut butter *Sunday, April 8 Palm Sunday Canned fruit and macaroni and cheese dinner.
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 Przystarz 999-2285.
PARISH FINANCIAL COUNCIL REPORTS on the collections for the month of January. The Council would like to remind parishioners that we need $ 3,000 in the first collection each week to meet all of our expenses for the year. Jan. 8 - $3,384.54, Jan. 15 - $2,675.55, Jan. 22 - $915.22 and Jan. 29 - $3,199.62. Maintenance collection $1,375; Communications Collection $420; and For the earthquake victims in El Salvador $1,302
Michael Przystarz will be receiving the Catholic Scouting Award, Ad Altare Dei, From Bishop O'Malley at St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River on Sunday, March 11. Congratulations, Mike.
LENT 2001: The Environment
The Liturgical Committee has been meeting to prepare for the season of Lent. The church environment will take on a Lenten feeling. Plain purple hangings will be placed in the sanctuary and on the choir loft. Plain wreaths will be placed on the windows. A large cross will be placed in front of the church. A smaller cross will adorn the place in the gathering area where food will be collected for the poor. As parishioners come to the church, they will be reminded that Lent is the season. On the main door of the church on County Street a purple hanging will be placed on the outside. A small container with a wooden cross will be placed on the stairs at the side entrance of the church. The altar cloths will be purple along with the covering for the icon. The church will not have flowers. There will be a cloth covering the baptismal font, waiting for the Easter celebration of Baptism
LENTEN DEVOTIONS The Liturgical Committee suggested that a list of weekday Lenten Masses and devotions in surrounding churches be included in the bulletin so that parishioners who cannot come to St. James because of schedules can take advantage of these services.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF CHILDREN IN LENT
Seven children will be baptized at the Easter Vigil this year. Meredith, Peter, Molly, Jason, Kayla, Tristen, and Alex are now preparing to receive this sacrament. Parishioners will be invited to pray for them during this coming Lenten season.
LENTEN MUSIC
The Liturgical Committee selected certain music for Lent. As we did last year, a list of Easter songs will be written in the bulletin for parishioners to select the ones that they would like to sing during that time. Lent is the time that leads to Holy Week. On Good Friday no singing is done at the recessional. We will adopt that practice during the weekend Masses of Lent.
WHAT IS LENT?
The English language uses the German word for springtime to describe this forty day season. Lent is a part of a bigger celebration. These forty days lead to the most sacred week of the year Holy Week. The Sacred Triduum (which means three days in one) is Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. This one celebration, which takes three days to celebrate, most deeply celebrates the passion, death and resurrection of the Lord. Easter Sunday begins fifty days of the Easter Season ending with Pentecost.
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