15th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – JULY 11, 2004

 

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, July 10

4 p.m. – Joseph Leger

6 p.m. – Richard deLacy (Memorial Mass)

Sunday, July 11

8:30 – Charles Gonsalves

10 a.m. – Mary Roderick

Monday, July 12 – 9 a.m. – Raymond Furtado

Tuesday, July 13 – 9 a.m. – Miguel & Denny Lima

Wednesday, July 14 – 9 a.m. – James Meehan

Thursday, July 15 – 9 a.m. – Elizabeth Peaston

Friday, July 16 – 9 a.m. – Gaudino Correia Moreno

Saturday, July 17

8:30 - For the People

4 p.m. – Fernand A. Kirouac

Sunday, July 18

8: 30 – Kathleen & George Ferreira

10 a.m. – Alphonse Spoor

 

VISIT ST. JAMES’ WEB SITE

http://www.saintjames-nb.org

PRAYER LINE 

Call Alice Lester 508- 997-8040

coming together

st. James Parish

St. anne parish

Nuestra seÑora de Guadalupe parish

St. hedwig parish

The bulletin had to be prepared on before July 4, due to the schedule of the printers. As such, we cannot report the outcome of the parish vote in the bulletin this week, but we will report on it at the Masses this weekend.

The second stage will be the merging of St. Hedwig & Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe parishes with ours. That will occur on Saturday, July 24 at the 4 p.m. Mass. The readings of the Mass will be the special ones of St. James’ feast. The Hospitality Committee will also organize the reception after this Mass. If you would like to help at either reception, please contact Carol Sylvia (see below). Since this will complete our merger process, it was thought that it might be good to have a potluck dinner after the 4 p.m. Mass, so that after we had met over the Breaking of the Bread of Christ’s Body at the Altar of Sacrifice, we could break bread downstairs and share each other’s culinary talents and meet some new friends. Please bring what you can so as to share with one another.

Please feel free to contact the representatives from Saint James on the joint committee to express your opinions, concerns, hopes, etc.:

Al Lima    991-8439 or Alvaro.Lima@verizon.net

Kathy Murphy    992-1069

Carol Sylvia    995-2917 or 992-9408 (afternoons)

Deacon Larry St. Onge  992-9408

lastonge@comcast.net

Fr. Richard Wilson 992-9408 or RDWilson1@comcast.net

 

COMPLAINT/COMMENTS RE: MASS SCHEDULE, Etc: Please feel free to contact me (Fr. Richard) or any members of the joint committee or the parish pastoral or finance councils regarding the Mass schedule. We do not want to be constantly changing it, but we would like to hear whether it is okay as is or you think some changes should be made. I also received a call complaining about how Communion under Both Species was administered at the 8:30 Mass last weekend, particularly that Communion was not offered at the halfway point. Please offer your opinions pro & con.

SEMINARIAN COMING THIS SUMMER – Karl Bissinger, a seminarian of our diocese who is studying in Rome, will be working here this summer. He will be ordained a deacon at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River on this Saturday, July 17 at 11 a.m. and will serve here until September.

FR. CORREIA’S NEW ASSIGNMENT- Father Correia began on July 1 his new assignment as pastor of St. Michael’s parish in Swansea. The address is 270 Ocean Grove Avenue, Swansea, MA 02777 (phone: 508-673-2808).

SPANISH CLASS: Carol Oliveira, a parishioner of St. James and recently retired teacher, is offering a class in Spanish language, prayers & culture, on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the parish hall. For more info, contact Carol at 508-997-8859.

YOUTH GROUP: The joint youth group of our combined parishes announces its upcoming activities: Thursday, July 15 – meeting @ 7:30 at St. Hedwig/Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.  Wednesday, July 21 – Outing to Water Country, New Hampshire. Monday, July 26 – Outing to PawSox midday game. For more info, contact Fr. Wilson.

LITURGICAL COMMITTEE: will meet on Monday, July 12 at 7:30 in the rectory to plan for upcoming liturgical events, such as the Feast of St. James, the Feast of St. Anne, the pastor installation Mass, etc. Old members are welcome and new ones are, too, especially people from the 3 merging parishes.

VISIT OUR NEIGHBORS BEFORE THEIR CHURCHES CLOSE:   At St. Hedwig/Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe the schedule is: Saturday 4 p.m. (English); Sunday 9:30 (English) & 11 a.m. (Spanish); Monday & Thursday 7 p.m. (Spanish); Tuesday & Friday 9 a.m. (English).

Eucharistic Adoration This Tuesday – From 7 to 9 p.m. we will have Eucharistic Adoration, with the Rosary prayed at 7:20, a talk by the priest at 8 p.m., Night Prayer & Benediction at 8:45 and Confessions available during the evening. All are welcome.

RENEW – The parish core committee will meet at 7 p.m. in the rectory on Monday, July 19.

SECOND COLLECTION: We or the envelope company made a mistake regarding the number of envelopes to send for the first weekend in August, assigning three envelopes for that weekend. We will only have 2 collections that day, one for the parish and one for the Holy Father. Please turn in the third envelope, for parish maintenance, the following weekend. Sorry for the confusion.

FATHER OSCAR Alvarez Zea is visiting with us this weekend. Father Oscar is a priest of the Archdiocese of Medellín, Colombia who is studying Canon Law in Rome. He is friend of Fathers Correia and Wilson and often visits New Bedford while on vacation.

PARISH FESTIVAL, AUGUST 6,7,8 2004

-         We are in need of a licensed master electrician during the festival. If you are one or know one, please contact the rectory.

-         Next planning meeting: Monday, July 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Rectory.

-         Meeting for all who’ll work at the festival: Monday, July 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the parish hall.

-         We are in need of gifts (new, unbroken items; gift certificates) for the Chinese auction (bigger items) and the twistee booth (smaller items). Please bring them to Carol at the rectory. Thanks!

-         We will also have a “yard sale” area at the festival. We would like good new/used things to sell here, but not clothing, shoes, books or electrical items. Please see what you have around your house.

-         Sign up sheets may be found at the doors of the church to help with the games, the bake sale and yard sale aspects of the festival.

 

CENTENNIAL OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER

HISTORY BOOK OF THE DIOCESE

“Bearing Fruit by Streams of Waters,” the newly published history of the Diocese of Fall River, is on sale in the rectory for $20. This limited addition book begins with the work of the church in our area before the 1904 founding of the diocese and traces the various developments over the past century. St. James is featured as is the history of the ministry of the church in our neighborhood. Please speak to Fr. Wilson, Deacon Larry (after Masses) or Carol Sylvia (afternoons @ the rectory) about buying a copy. It might make a good gift or a keepsake to hand on to later generations.

Marriage Encounter

An Experience for Building Communication, Creating Intimacy, Self Esteem and Enriching the Values of Marriage, Family and Faith. This program is for Couples who believe they have a good marriage but desire a Deeper Understanding, a Richer Communication, a Better Quality and More Spirituality in their Marriage.

                                      The Upcoming Dates

August 13th Weekend     September 24th Weekend     November 12th Weekend

For further details or information contact:    1-800-367-0343,     1-508-653-8864,     1-866-367-6193 or  www.mene.org.

 

The Office of AIDS Ministry of the Diocese invites all persons living with an affected by HIV disease and AIDS – caregivers, families and friends – to join us for a day of Retreat and Reflection.

“Creating Sacred Space…” Thursday, August 12, 2004 at St. Mary of the Harbor, Provincetown, MA – 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Co-sponsored by : Office of AIDS Ministry and St. Peter the Apostle Church.

To register call 508-674-5600, Ext. 2295.

Assisted Living

The Cedars is a new assisted living community opening in September at 628 Old Westport Road in Dartmouth. Reservations for the 78 beautiful new apartments are now being accepted. In addition to traditional assisted living, in which the apartment and all services (including personal care and meals) are included in one monthly fee, there are 17 private apartments for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. There are also 16 apartments for people who qualify under Mass Health for GAFC (income under $1,036 a month, assets under $2,000, and a diagnosis that requires assistance with personal care on a daily basis). The community will have a strong Catholic orientation, with daily Mass, and a priority admission to other Catholic healthcare facilities in the area. Please call 508-636-0590 or visit the trailer for more information.