Saturday, July 12

John and Mary Medeiros

Sunday, July 13

8 a.m. Ludjero Estrella

9:30 a.m. Gilbert Lopes

11 a.m. Alphonse Spoor

Mon. July 14 For the People of the Parish

Tues. July 15 Elizabeth Peaston

Wed. July 16 Robert Lyle and O’Donnell Family

Thurs. July 17 Theresa Hogan

Friday July 18 Theresa Hogan

Sat. July 19 Manuel Oliveira

Sunday, July 20

8 a.m. Kathleen Ferreira

9:30 a.m. Anna Amaral

11 a.m. Adelard W. St. Onge

Alphonse J. Spoor

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FR. ENAN WILL BE STAYING WITH US FOR A MONTH. FR. ENAN NOW TEACHES IN THE SEMINARY UNIVERSITY OF HIS DIOCESE IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH AMERICA.

Any parishioner who has their children at the school and would like to receive the school subsidy for the coming school year is asked to help set up the parking lot for the Festival on Monday, August 4; Tuesday August 5, and Wednesday, August 6 at 6:30 p.m. each evening. Also, you are asked to take everything down on Monday, August 11 and 12 at 6:30 p.m.

The second collection will be for Fr. Francis and his missionary work. The other scheduled collections will be collected in the first collection on that weekend.

PARISH FESTIVAL

AUGUST 8, 9, 10

We need parishioners who will be willing to give their time to work some of the booths on that weekend. There are lists in the gathering area for parishioners to sign up.

New Gifts Needed

for the Adult and Children’s Twistee Booths

and for the Chinese Auction. Please leave these gifts in the gathering area of the church on a table that are designated for them.

Baked goods needed

Our parish has implemented some of the changes in the celebration of Mass that are prescribed in the new General Instruction that was published by the Vatican.

The next change that we would like to introduce is the manner of receiving Holy Communion. The General Instruction give these norms as a way of fostering deeper reverence for the Eucharist. The General Instruction gives to the Bishops’ Conferences of each country the right to establish specific guidelines for this part of the Mass.

The slight bowing of the head is the recommended gesture before extending one’s hand or opening one’s mouth for the reception of Holy Communion. (Genuflections before receiving is not the norm that the Bishops’ Conference of our country has established.)

It is important that this gesture of slightly bowing one’s head be done before extending the hand to receive Communion. Otherwise, the danger of the sacred Host falling from one’s hand could take place.

This gesture of bowing the head will slow the flow of the line receiving Communion. The Eucharistic Ministers need to be aware that people will be doing this before approaching the reception of Communion. Eucharistic Ministers need to be aware that not all people will do this because it takes time for people to be aware of this new act of reverence.

These acts of reverence are done by each person in union with the worshipping community. This is not an act of personal devotion. It is an act of a person who belongs to this community of worshippers.