Sat. May 25

George Rodriques

Sunday, May 26

8 a.m. Elmina Pacheco

9:30 a.m. Eleanora Fontaine

11 a.m. Edward Thornber; Sister Corrine Walsh; Mary Desrosiers

Mon. May 27 Antonio Manuel Souza

Tues. May 28 Mary and Manuel Amaral

Wed. May 29 Mercy Medeiros

Thursday, May 30 John J. Park

Friday, May 31 Victor Charest

Saturday June 1 George Rodriques

Sunday June 2

8 a.m. Antonio Dutra

9:30 a.m. Rosa Santos

11a.m. Pauline and Joseph Saulnier

Anthony S. Cardoza

Manuel and Mary August Cardoza

Thursday, May 30 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Assumption Center in New Bedford

Monday, June 3 at Mt. Carmel Church in New Bedford. Any parishioners who would like to help plan the Mission that will be held in the Parish in September are invited to come to this training workshop.

Wednesday, June 5 at 7 p.m. at St. James Rectory

Thursday, June 6 at St. John Neuman in East Freetown. This training session is for those parishioners who might like to help plan special Masses during the two six week faith sharing sessions in October and Lent.

Monday, June 10 at St. James Rectory at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 11 at 7 p.m. at St. James Rectory.

Thursday, June 13 at 7 p.m. at St. James Rectory.

Monday, June 17 at 7 p.m. at St. James Rectory. There are 40 parishioners who are homebound or are living in nursing homes. We need parishioners who would be willing to bring Communion, and /or visit them on a regular basis. If you are interested, please attend this meeting.

* Special blessing of babies who were baptized at St. James last year on Saturday, June 1 at 4 p.m. Parish Mass.

* Deacon Jeffrey Cabral will be ordained a priest for our Diocese on Saturday, June 8 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. There will be a special Holy Hour on Friday, June 7 @ 7 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Church in New Bedford to pray for him and with him in preparation for his ordination. All are invited.

*Graduation Mass for the eighth grade of St. James and St. John the Baptist School at 7 p.m. at St. James Church on Wednesday, June 12, 2002

* Graduation of the Kindergarten of St. James and St. John the Baptist School on Wednesday, June 19 at St. John the Baptist Church Hall.

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT ON SUNDAY, JUNE 2

NOON TO 5 P.M. IN OUR CHAPEL

HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND RELIGIOUS LIFE WILL BE HELD AT 4 P.M.

RENEW

The essential part of this renewal of parish life is the faith sharing groups that take place twice a year for six weeks (once a week). The sessions will be held in October and during Lent. The themes of these groups will come from the Catechism.

Bus transportation will be provided.

Let us put our Faith into Action by speaking through our presence for those who are in English as a Second Language ESL programs.

State Senators and Representatives; the mayors of the two cities of New Bedford and Fall River; and other officials need to see hundreds of us speak for keeping state funding at its present level for these programs. We need to provide more classes to reduce the waiting list of 700 hundred people in our two cities.

You just have to be there. You don’t speak. Your presence will speak of our solidarity with these people who want to improve their skills in English so that they can get better jobs.