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SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT
MARCH 7, 2004 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, March 6 4 p.m. John Medeiros Sunday, March 7 8 a.m. Mary Oliver 9:30 a.m. Elsa Vicente 11a.m. For the People of the Parish Mon. March 8 Raymond Furtado Tues. March 9 Richard Lister Wed. March 10 Gaudino Correia Moreno Thurs. March 11 Maria Correia Moreno Fri. March 12 Gordon Correia Moreno Sat. March 13 David Belong Sun. March 14 8 a.m. Sophie Ontrey 9:30 Maria Genoveva Medeiros 11:00 For the People of the Parish SANTUARY LAMP IN CHAPEL Albert Bourque, Charles and Grace Marinelli and Mary Thomas VISIT ST. JAMES’ WEB SITE CORRECTED Web Site ADDRESS http://www.saintjames-nb.org PRAYER LINE Call Alice Lester 508- 997-8040 She will communicate your requests to the other members of the prayer line. PARISH FESTIVAL MEETING will be held on Monday, March 8 at 7 p.m. in the rectory. Parishioners are encouraged to attend this meeting so that we can make plans. A licensed electrician is needed to volunteer services to install the lighting for the festival. PARISH MEETING FOR ALL PARISHIONERS ON MONDAY, MARCH 15 @ 7 P.M. IN THE CHURCH HALL. PARISH PASTORAL AND FINANCIAL COUNCILS MEETING on Thursday, March 18 at the rectory at 7 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. 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, 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
RESTORING ALL THINGS IN CHRIST A LENTEN MISSION FOR THE DEANERY OF NEW BEDFORD OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER AS WE OBSERVE OUR CENTENARY March 29 –April 1 2004 at St. Mary’s Church, New Bedford Monday, March 29 : It all starts with forgiveness (Fr. Stephen Fernandes, Pastor of Our Lady of Fatima, New Bedford) Mass at 12:05 p.m. with preaching Benediction at 7 p.m. with preaching Tuesday, March 30: A plan for holiness (Fr. David Pignato, Parochial Vicar at St. Julie’s Church, No. Dartmouth) Sacrament of Penance 11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Mass at 12:05 p.m. with preaching Sacraament of Penance 6p.m.- 6:45 p.m. Benediction 7 p.m. with preaching Wednesday, March 31: God’s word in our life of prayer (Fr. Timothy Driscoll, Parochial Vicar at Immaculate Conception Church in New Bedford.) Sacrament of Penance 11:00 –11:45 a.m. Mass 12:05 p.m. with preaching Sacrament of Penance 6:00 – 6:45 p.m. Benediction at 7:00 p.m. with preaching Thursday, April 1 Communion with God and with one another (Fr. Jack Oliveira, Pastor of Mt. Carmel Church, New Bedford) Sacrament of Penance 11:00 –11:45 a.m. Mass at 12:05 p.m. with preaching Sacrament of Penance 6:00 – 6:45 p.m. Concluding Mass of the Mission 7 p.m. with preaching Maronite Mass will be celebrated. PARISH FINANCIAL COUNCIL REPORTS the weekly collections for the month of February Sunday, February 1 $ 2, 418.76 Maintenance $ 1,240 Sunday, February 8 $ 2,462.03 Home Missions $513 February 15 $ 2,459.56 February 22 $ 1,954. 75 February 29 $ 2,576. 16 Catholic Education $819 Ash Wednesday $ 877 WELCOMING ONE ANOTHER :AS ST. JAMES, ST. ANNE, ST. HEDWIG AND NUESTRA SENORA DE GUADALUPE CONTINUE THE PROCESS OF JOIINING TOGETHER. Parishioners of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe and St. Hedwig met on Sunday, February 29 with Fr. Ramon, Fr. Buote, Fr. Richard Wilson, Sr. Margarita and Fr. Ed to speak about our joining together. Fr. Ramon and Fr. Buote presented the financial situation and the record of Mass attendance to see that we need to merge into one parish community. The people were assured that there would be a Sunday Mass in Spanish every week. The rest of the meeting gave people the opportunity to grieve the loss of their building and parish. The meeting was positive and friendly. On Thursday, March 4 Fr. Ramon and Sr. Margarita of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe and St. Hedwig; Fr. Richard Wilson, Fr. Ed and Deacon Larry of St. James; and Fr. Martin Buote of St. Anne met to discuss the steps that are needed to be taken toward the merger with St. Anne in June and Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe and St. Hedwig in the Fall. It was decided that a committee made up of the above clergy and members of each parish will be formed to speak about meaningful ways to prepare for the merger. It was understood that it is essential that the parishioners of these four parishes be part of this process. |
