FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

FEBRUARY 17, 2002

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, February 16

4p.m. Gail Carol Medeiros Martin

Sunday, February 17

8 a.m. Derek Pimentel

9:30 a.m. For the People of the Parish

11 a.m. Irene Roy and Paul Souza

Mon. February 18 Souls in Purgatory

Tues. February 19 Intentions of George Silva

Wednes. February 20 Mercy Medeiros

Thurs. February 21 John Aguiar

Friday February 22 Jose Souza Cordeiro

Alexandrina Mello

Saturday, February 23

4 p.m. Matthews Family

Sunday, February 24

8 a.m. Mary Regan

9:30 John Medeiros

11:00 50th Wedding Anniversary of Euclide and Mary Chandler

Rent Free Live in Situation available. This individual

would provide evening support to two young women with developmental disabilities. Both young women are reasonably independent. Any necessary training would be provided. You will live rent-free in your own private room in a newly renovated one family

home in the village of Fairhaaven. You will receive medical and dental benefits, health club membership and in addition will earn over $12,000. Daytime support for the young women and overall case management will be provided by others. call 508-758-7990.

.CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION WILL BE HELD AT ST. JAMES

ON SATURDAY, MARCH 9

AT OUR 4 P.M. PARISH MASS.

LENT is a season of forty days to prepare for the Feast of Easter. It is a time when Catholics can deepen their baptismal life through prayer, fasting and works of charity.

Lent is also the time for candidates and catechumens to make final preparations to receive the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil. Today our catechumen, Alexander James and our candidates Chuck Bailey, Pauline Markini, Lisa Costa, and Ryan England will go to St. Mary’s Cathedral to be welcomed by the Bishop into this spiritual preparation of Lent.

Lent is directed to the Sacred Triduum that is one celebration which lasts three days. Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil make up the most solemn and sacred celebration of the year.

Easter flower envelopes are available at the entrances of the church. Parishioners are invited to write the names of their loved ones. They will be published on Easter Sunday in the bulletin. We ask that you place them in the collection by Palm Sunday.

We invite parishioners to bring their Lenten sacrificial giving into their weekly shopping. The St. Vincent de Paul Society invites parishioners to donate certain food items each week during Lent. This will allow the needy families of our parish to get adequate bags of food each week that we need for our food pantry.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24

canned meat (spam) and jam/jelly

SUNDAY, MARCH 3

canned spaghetti and pasta (macaroni, shells etc.)

SUNDAY, MARCH 10

canned tomatoes, canned soups and beef stew

SUNDAY MARCH 17

canned beans and peanut butter

SUNDAY, MARCH 24

canned fruit and tuna fish

 

AREA LENTEN PARISH MISSION

MARCH 18, 19, 20, 21

@ ST. Julie’ S Church

north Dartmouth

PENANCE SERVICE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 21

@ 7 P.M.

with priests from the sponsoring parishes:

St. James, Our Lady of Assumption, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, St. Francis of Assisi, Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, St. Lawrence, St. Julie, St. Mary’s, South Dartmouth, Our Lady of Purgatory.

Bus transportation will be provided every evening of the Mission.

 

FR. FEELEY

of the Holy Cross Fathers

will be the preacher

*Mass will be celebrated every

noon with preaching by Fr. Feeley.

* Preaching by Fr. Feeley every evening @ 7 p.m.

Maronite Mass will celebrated on the Wednesday night of the Mission.