FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

JULY 8, 2001

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, July 7

4p.m. John and Mary Medeiros

Sunday July 8

8 a.m. For the People of the Parish

9:30 a.m. Joseph & Amelia Reis, family

11 a.m. Alphonse Spoor

Mon. July 9 Jacinto Tavares & Dionisia Costa

Tues. July 10 Christine and Murdock Myette

Wed. July 11 James Meehan

Thurs. July 12 Souls in Purgatory

Saturday, July 14

4 p.m. Sophie Mello

Sunday, July 15

8 a.m. For the People of the Parish

9:30 a.m. Elizabeth Peaston

11 a.m. Joseph Saulnier

Sanctuary Lamp in Church

Alphonse Spoor

 

VISIT ST. JAMES WEB SITE

http://members.nbci.com/saintjames_nb

Parish Festival Meeting

@ Rectory at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, July 24

WELCOME TO FATHER OSCAR

Fr. Oscar is from Columbia, South America. He will be living at the rectory for the summer while he goes to the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

 

PARISH FESTIVAL

AUGUST 10, 11 & 12

New gifts are needed for the " adult twistees booth"and "children’s twistees booth". Please bring them to the rectory.

ATTENTION TO BUSINESSES AND PARISHIONERS

Sponsors are needed for our booths.

A one time offering of $200 for a booth will give you advertising for five years. Those who sponsor a booth can put any message on a sign that is placed in front of the booth. This sign will remain with that booth for the next five years.

VOLUNTEERS

to work on the festival weekend are invited to sign up at the church gathering area on the weekend of July 15 and July 22

COMING PARISH EVENTS

 

**UIA HOUSE MEETING at St. James Rectory on Tuesday, July 10 at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

** BINGO APPRECIATION NIGHT

Friday, July 20 @ St. James Rectory

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for all bingo workers and families. Please call the rectory by Tuesday, July 17, if you intend to come.

**FEAST OF ST. JAMES: Wednesday, July 25 with special Mass at 7 p.m. followed by fellowship

**Missionary Cooperative Collection on the weekend of September 1 and 2 for the Dominicans of New York.

 

PARISH FINANCIAL COUNCIL

reports on the collections for the month of June. We need to receive $3,000 in the offertory collection each week to pay all of our bills throughout the year.

June 3 $ 2,350.93

Maintenance collection

$1,054

June 11 $2,757.71

Ecclesiastical Students

$989

June 18 $ 2,276

June 25 $ 2,652

Latin America

$835

 

UNITED INTERFAITH ACTION U I A invites parishioners to a house meeting at the rectory at 10:30 a.m. or at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10

*to discuss your concerns and hopes for our city.

* What are your concerns about public safety?

* What do you think about unemployment?

*What about the drop out rate in our high school?

* what about concerns for our elderly?

 

COME AND SHARE YOUR IDEAS SO THAT WE CAN GET THE THINKING OF THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH ON THE GRASS ROOTS LEVEL.