PALM SUNDAY OF LENT

MARCH 24, 2002

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, March 23

4p.m. Manuel Pacheco

Sunday, March 24

8 a.m. Derek Pimentel

9:30 a.m. Richard Lister

11 a.m. Wayne Modesto

Mon. March 25 Manuel Costa and Wife

Tues. March 26 Manuel Costa, wife and daughter

Wed. March 27 Manuel Costa, wife, Antonio Coelho

Sunday, March 31

8 a.m. For the People of the Parish

9:30 Derek Pimentel

11:00 For the People of the Parish

SANCTUARY LAMP IN CHURCH

Derek Pimentel

 

ST. JAMES’ BINGO CLOSING ON

JUNE 1, 2002. After 30 years of working with and leading Bingo, Tim and Mary Mitchell will be retiring. Thank you, Tim and Mary, for your very hard work these many, many years. Thank you to all the other workers and the regular patrons of Bingo.

WILL WE BE HAVING OUR PARISH FESTIVAL THIS SUMMER?

It will depend whether or not we can get enough people to set up the booths and tents and take it all down after the Festival weekend. On April 3, 2002 there will be a meeting to decide. We invite parishioners who would like to work on the Festival weekend to please call Kathy Murphy 508- 992-1069 by Tuesday, April 2.

FR. FRANK MCMANUS, S.J.

On Monday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m. at St. James Church there will be an ecumenical Prayer Service for Fr. Frank. All are invited.

 

 

HOLY TRIDUUM SCHEDULE

These are the most sacred days of the year. Parishioners are encouraged to come to this one celebration which take three days to celebrate.

Holy Thursday, March 28

No Mass at 9:00 a.m.

Mass at 7:00 p.m.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10:00 p.m.

Night Prayer at 10:00 p.m.

Good Friday, March 29

Morning Prayer at 9:00 a.m.

Liturgy at 7:00 p.m.

Parishioners are invited to take off their shoes during the adoration of the Cross. It reminds us of the Old Testament passage where Moses is told to take off his sandals because he is on holy ground.

Holy Saturday, March 30

Morning Prayer at 9:00 a.m.

No 4:00 p.m. Mass.

No Sacrament of Penance

Mass at 7:00 p.m.

Parishioners are invited to continue the Paschal Fast that begins on Good Friday until the conclusion of the celebration of the Easter Vigil.

Welcome to St. James

Fr. Hugh McCullough will be the new chaplain at St. Luke’s Hospital. He will be living at St. James Rectory. To avoid confusion with names parishioners are invited to call Fr. Mick McCullough and Fr. "Nick" Nichols by their first and last names.