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SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
FEBRUARY 22, 2004 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, February 21 4 p.m. Everett O’Brien Sunday, February 22 8 a.m. Mary Regan 9:30 a.m. Robert and Lydia Chandler 11a.m. For the People of the Parish Mon. February 23 Raymond Furtado Tues. February 24 Francisco and Maria Moniz Thurs. February 26 Souls in Purgatory Fri. February 27 Souls in Purgatory Sat. February 28 Norman and Lillian Lewis Sun. Feb. 29 8 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Amaral and Son 9:30 Angelina Almeida, Isabel Carreiro and family 11:00 For the People of the Parish VISIT ST. JAMES’ WEB SITE CORRECTED Web Site ADDRESS http://www.saintjames-nb.org CANCELLED PARISH MEETING ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 @ 7P.M. IN THE CHURCH HALL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO A CONFLICT OF SCHEDULING
ASH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25 MASSES: 9a.m. 3:30p.m.7:00 p.m. ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2004 NOON TO 5 P.M. IN THE CHAPEL HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS 4 P.M. TO 5 P.M. Parish Financial and Pastoral Councils will meet in the rectory on Thurs., Feb. 26 at 7p.m.
CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION will be held at St. James on Saturday, March 27 at 4 p.m. Fr. Jack Oliveira of Mt. Carmel Church will administer the Sacrament to twenty of our parishioners. FIRST COMMUNION will be celebrated on Sunday, April 4 at 11 a.m.
DIOCESAN JUBILEE CELEBRATION SUNDAY, MARCH 14 @ 3 P.M. AT ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL IN FALL RIVER Each parish will be given two tickets. Any parishioners who would like to go to the celebration, please contact Fr. Ed. LENTEN COLLECTION OF FOOD FOR THE POOR: St. James’ St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry. Our parish maintains a food pantry and delivers bags of food to our needy parishioners on a regular schedule. We invite parishioners to include their weekly shopping in their Lenten giving. The St. Vincent de Paul suggests that parishioners donate certain food items each week during Lent. This will provide our families with adequate amounts food each week. There is a place designated in the gathering area for parishioners to put the suggested food items. Sunday, Feb. 29 spaghetti sauce and canned vegetables Sunday, March 7 canned meat (spam) and jam/jelly Sunday, March 14 canned spaghetti, cereal and juice Sunday, March 21 canned tomatoes, soups and beef stew Sunday, March 28 canned beans and peanut butter Sunday, April 4 canned fruit and tuna fish The Bishops’ Conference through the National Review Board will issue a report on Friday of this week that will give the numbers of victims and accused priests over the last fifty years. It will also report the total amount of money that was given in settlements in the last fifty years. This report is an attempt to be "transparent" so that the Church in our country can take one more step toward healing.
DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER LENTEN REGULATIONS 2004 I. Law of Fast A. All adults (18 and older) are bound by the law of fast up to the beginning of their 60 year. B. On days of fast, those bound by the law are limited to a single full meal. This meal is meatless. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to one’s needs; however, together these two meals should not equal another full meal. C. There are two prescribed days of fast: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. 2. Law of Abstinence A. Those who are 14 years of age and older are obliged to observe the law of abstinence. B. On days of abstinence, those bound by the law abstain from meat. C. On all Fridays of Lent, abstinence is prescribed. This, of course, includes Good Friday. Abstinence is also prescribed on Ash Wednesday. 3. Lenten Discipline The Code of Canon Law very aptly summarizes the ecclesiastical discipline in ‘Canon 1249: "All members of the Christian faithful in their own way are bound to do penance in virtue of divine law; in order that all my be joined in a common observance of penance, penitential days are prescribed in which the Christian faithful in a special way pray, exercise works of piety and charity, and deny themselves by fulfilling their responsibilities more faithfully and especially by observing fast and abstinence..." 4. Funeral Masses Funeral Masses are not to be celebrated on the Sundays of Lent and Easter, Holy Thursday, the Easter Triduum. (cf. NGIRM #380) |
