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DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
APRIL 18, 2004 MASS INTENTION Saturday, April 17 4 p.m. Doris Park Sunday, April 18 8 a.m. George and Kathleen Ferreira 9:30 a.m. Claudia Manning 11 a.m. For the People of the Parish Mon. April 19 Gaudino Correia Moreno Tues. April 20 Julia Ramos Wed. April 21 Gordon Correia Moreno Thurs. April 22 Maria Correia Moreno Fri. April 23 Robert Lyle and O’Donnell Family Sat. April 24 4 p.m. James and Margaret Collins Sun. April 25 8 a.m. Mary Oliver 9:30 a.m. For the People of the Parish 11:00 For the People of the Parish VISIT ST. JAMES’ WEB SITE CORRECTED Web Site ADDRESS http://www.saintjames-nb.org PRAYER LINE Call Alice Lester 508- 997-8040 MEAT PIE SUPPER SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2004 IN THE CHURCH HALL SERVING 5:30 P.M. TO 6:30 P.M. TICKETS $ 6 ENTERTAINMENT * PRIZES* RAFFLE
Parish Pastoral and Financial Councils will meet with Fr. Richard Wilson on Thursday May 13 at 7 p.m. in the rectory.
CHANGE OF SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Because of the dwindling numbers at our Masses on the weekend, the Parish Pastoral and Financial Councils decided to reduce the Masses on Sunday from three to two Masses. Beginning Sunday May 2 the Sunday Masses will be: 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. The intention of the 8 a.m. Mass will be moved to the 8:30 a.m. Mass. The intention of the 9:30 a.m. Mass will be transferred to the 10 a.m. Mass. WELCOME TO FR. RICHARD WILSON OUR NEW PASTOR **BORN IN QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS **STUDIED AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY **STUDIED IN SPAIN ** STUDIED FOR THE PRIESTHOOD AT THE NORTH AMERICAN COLLEGE IN ROME ** RECEIVED HIS LICENCIATE DEGREE IN CANON LAW IN ROME ** WAS ORDAINED SEVEN YEARS AGO AT ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN NEW BEDFORD coming together st. James Parish St. anne parish Nuestra senora de Guadalupe parish St. hedwig parish The following is the list of the task force to work toward the merging of the four parishes: Ilidio Souza St. Anne’s Rose-Marie Cruz St. Anne’s Joseph Maillet St. Anne’s Deacon Marcel Morency St. Anne’s Al Lima St. James Kathy Murphy St. James Carol Sylvia St. James Deacon Larry St. Onge St. James Helen Lor St. Hedwig Rudy Blanchard St. Hedwig Mildred Lugo St. Hedwig Fernanda Silva Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Felicita Gomez Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Sr.Margarita Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Julio Rivera Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Fr. Richard Wilson Chairperson The task force is to plan events when the four parishes can meet to get know each other. The task force will help to choose the religious symbols that will come to St. James Church from the other parishes . They are to share how the parishioners of their parishes are feeling about the merger.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL 2004 Parishioners of St. James will be receiving in the mail the material concerning the Catholic Charities Appeal. For those parishioners who do not get our mailing, please look for the same material in the gathering area of the church. Today is Divine Mercy Sunday. The compassion of the Risen Lord is shown very strongly through the agencies in our Diocese that are funded by the Appeal. The Catholic Pastoral Care of St. Luke’s Hospital is funded by the Appeal. The Catholic Chaplains: Fr. Mike Racine, Fr. Bill Rodriques, Sr. Roberta, Sr. Kate, and Sr. Hope receive their salaries from the Catholic Charities Appeal. There is always a Catholic Chaplain on duty twenty- four hours a day and seven days a week. The growing number of Hispanic people coming into our area presents to the Church many challenges. The Sisters of Our Lady of Guadalupe care for the daily needs of the Hispanic community in New Bedford, in Hyannis, in Nantucket, in Taunton and in Fall River. All of them are paid by the Appeal. Fr. Mark Fallon of he Holy Cross Fathers works especially with the people from Guatamala. He also is the new priest assigned to work with the Hispanic community in Fall River. He is paid by the Appeal. Anyone in the city of New Bedford who works with the poor is very familiar with Catholic Social Services which is located in the old Mt. Carmel Convent on Bonney Street.
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