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SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
JULY 27, 2003 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, July 26 Manuel Oliveira Sunday, July 27 8 a.m. Maria de Jesus Vieira 9:30 a.m. Loretta and Francis Benedetti 11 a.m. Special Intention Mon. July 28 Raymond Furtado Tues. July 29 Daniel Dwyer Wed. July 30 Souls Thurs. July 31 Souls Friday August 1 Souls Sat. August 2 Manuel Oliveira Sunday, August 3 8 a.m. For the People of the Parish 9:30 a.m. Eugenia Olga Tavares 11 a.m. Anna Amaral VISIT ST. JAMES’ WEB SITE CORRECTED Web Site ADDRESS http://www.saintjames-nb.org PRAYER LINE Program a prayer line has been established. Call Alice Lester 508-9978040 with any prayer requests. She will communicate your requests to the other members of the prayer line who will pray for your requests.THANK YOU VERY MUCH St. James gave to the Catholic Charities Appeal this year $20,794 an increase from last year’s total.
To the parents of St. James and St.John the Baptist School :Any parishioner who has their children at the school and would like to receive the school susbsidy 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. MISSIONARY COOPERATIVE COLLECTION AUGUST 2 & 3 The second collection will be for FR. DR. SEBASTIAN MAPPILAPRAMBIL of the Vicentian Fathers of India. The collection will be for their missionary work in India. PARISH FESTIVAL MEETING IN THE RECTORY AT 7 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 THERE WERE MISTAKENLY FOUR COLLECTIONS SET FOR THE FIRST WEEKEND OF AUGUST. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. WE PRESENT A SCHEDULE OF THESE COLLECTIONS SO THAT THEY CAN BE SPREAD OUT DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST AUGUST 2 & 3 Second collection will be for the missionary. AUGUST 9 & 10 Second collection for the Holy Father AUGUST 23 & 24 second collection will be for maintenance.
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 There is a sign up sheet for parishioners who would like to volunteer to make baked goods for the Festival. REGISTRATION FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES (CCD) WILL BE HELD IN ST. JAMES’ CHURCH HALL AFTER THE MASSES ON THE WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER 13 AND 14 This registration is for all children who have been in our program in the past, new students, the second grade children of Catholic Schools (First Communion) and the students of Grade nine (Confirmation)in Catholic Schools. FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK IMPLEMENTING THE CHANGES NORMS FOR RECEIVING COMMUNION 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. (Genuflection 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 is an act of devotion is union with the worshipping community joined to celebrate Mass. It is a communal act. We need to keep in mind the communal aspect of each person receiving.
FEAST OF ST. JAMES, JULY 25, 2003 As we celebrated the feast of our patron on Friday, and as we have celebrated the ordination and installation of Bishop George Coleman on Tuesday of last week, it is a good time to look at our parish once again. Our parish is a part of a larger community that is called the local Church of Fall River. We mention the name of our bishop at every Mass because it is in union with him and Pope John Paul II that we are Catholic. As a new chapter begins for our Diocese, we need to see our parish in the context of this new beginning. St. James was founded 115 years ago to serve the Irish and English Catholics of the south end. We see now that our parish is made up of many ethnic groups. We all speak English, but the cultures and languages that are our foundation are many. We notice that in our country the group of Catholics that are increasing is the Hispanic community. In our Diocese we see the Hispanic and Brazilian communities becoming larger. This increase will affect who we are as a local Church. We see and hear many people speaking in Spanish. We are called to welcome them into our country and into the local Church of Fall River. Fr. Richard Wilson, who is the secretary to the Bishop and Director of the Hispanic ministry in our Diocese, asked to use St. James Church for the Vigil of Pentecost. Of course, I invited them. It was wonderful to see these devout people praying and singing in Spanish in our parish church of St. James. From our church they processed through the streets with the Blessed Sacrament to their church on Division St. The universal Church in the person of Pope John Paul II has responded to this new surge of many Hispanic Catholics in the United States. When he visited Mexico, he called for the two continents of North and South America to be called just America. He named Our Lady of Guadalupe to be the patroness of the Americas. By a decision of our Bishops’ Conference and the approval of the Vatican, this day of Our Lady of Guadalupe has been raised to the status of a Feast in our country. The Feast of our patron, St. James, has Hispanic connections. The body of St. James is buried in Spain. A large Shrine has been erected there since 800 A.D. We notice in our side entrance of our church that the painting of St. James has him dressed in Spanish clothing. We notice in the background of the painting the Shrine of St. James (S. Tiago de Campostella) in Spain. |
