EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

AUGUST 1, 2004

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, July 31

4 p.m. – Eugenia Olga Tavares

Sunday, August 1 – 8:30 – For the People

10 a.m. – Francis & Loretta Benedetti

11:30 – Spanish

3:45 – Memorial Mass here for all who died at St. Luke’s Hospital in July (by Father Racine)

Monday, August 2 – 9 a.m. – Denny & Miguel Lima

7 p.m. (Spanish) – John Lester

Tuesday, August 3 – 9 a.m. – James Meehan

Wednesday, August 4 – 9 a.m. – Jacinto & Maria Tavares & Dionisia Costa

Thursday, August 5 – 9 a.m. – Murdock & Cristina Myette

7 p.m. (Spanish) – Gordon Moreno

Friday, August 6 – 9 a.m. – Mary P. Correia

3:30 – Mass at Tripp Towers – Pro Popolo

Saturday, August 7 – 9 a.m. – Benon Kozik

4 p.m. – Jack Pacheco

Sunday, August 8 – 8:30 – For the people

10 a.m. – Gene Dessert

11:30 - Spanish

If you would like to book a Mass for this year or next, please come by the rectory (you may want to call before coming).

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PRAYER LINE

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coming together

st. James Parish

St. anne parish

Nuestra seÑora de Guadalupe parish

St. hedwig parish

A WORD ABOUT THE BULLETIN: Due to some confusion, last Sunday morning at the 8:30 Mass one of the doors of the church only had Spanish language bulletins at it, not the English one. I am sorry about the mix-up. When we were alerted to it, we immediately changed the bulletins.

This weekend is our first regular one after our merger. In terms of our Mass schedule, the English ones continue as is (Saturday at 4 p.m., Sunday at 8:30 & 10 a.m. and weekdays at 9 a.m.) and there will also be an 11:30 a.m. Spanish Mass on Sunday and a 7 p.m. Spanish Mass on Mondays & Thursdays.

We thank all who worked so hard last weekend to make the Saturday night Mass, procession and reception a beautiful celebration.

PARISH FESTIVAL, NEXT WEEKEND - AUGUST 6,7,8 2004

WE NEED HELP DOING THE SET-UP this Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, beginning at 6 p.m. each night. Please come by if you can and lend a hand.

If you’ve never helped before work during the festival itself, please come by some night during the set-up and ask how you could help during the weekend.

We need YOUNG PEOPLE to help, especially Wednesday night at 6 p.m. and Friday afternoon at 3 p.m.

More donations of gifts are needed (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 and drop it off at the rectory.

PLEASE INVITE your friends and relatives to come with you to the festival: Hours are:

FRIDAY 5 P.M. TO 10 P.M.

SATURDAY 5 P.M. TO 10 P.M.

SUNDAY 4 P.M. TO 9 P.M.

If you would like more raffle tickets, please contact Carol at the rectory.

FINANCE COUNCIL: The finance council will also need to be formally reconstituted due to the merger, but I would like to meet with the members on Monday, August 9 at 7:45 p.m.

PARISH COUNCIL: The parish council will need to be reconstituted due to the merger, but I would like to meet with the members of the parish councils of St. James, St. Hedwig and Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe on Wednesday, August 11 at 7 p.m. Since all the parishioners of St. Anne’s were considered members of the council, I would like interested people from there to contact me (Fr. Wilson) beforehand. Thanks!

SPANISH CLASS: Carol Oliveira, is offering a class Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the rectory. For more info, contact Carol at 508-997-8859.

ENGLISH CLASS will begin soon. Nancy Medeiros is working to gather the materials right now and will have sign-ups at the door of the church. This will be open to anyone who would like to improve their English.

ESL CLASSES offered by Catholic Social Services will begin in the fall. Registration will be held on Sept.9 from 1 to 7 p.m. at the Sister Anne Marie Phillips Learning Center, corner of Delano & South Second Sts. Classes will be assigned on that day in local locations. If you cannot go that day, please call Sheila Sullivan at 508-997-7337 on any Thursday to arrange for registration.

YOUTH GROUP: Help with the preparation for the festival, Wednesday at 6 p.m. and Friday at 3 p.m.

ALTAR SERVERS: The Altar Servers will have a meeting on Tuesday, August 10 at 4:30 at the church. It will be to go over Mass, plus how to serve weddings, funerals, and adoration for the old altar servers and it will be an opportunity for new altar servers to sign-up for classes.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: The Eucharistic Ministers will have a meeting on Wednesday, August 25 at 7 p.m. We will begin with a faith sharing, then go over how the distribution of Communion is going, discuss Communion to the sick at home, and train new Extraordinary Ministers. Please place this in your calendar.

LECTORS will have a meeting on Wednesday, September 1 at 7 p.m. in the rectory. Please reserve this space on your calendar.

CCD TEACHERS will have an appreciation dinner and meeting on Wednesday, August 18 at 6 p.m. here. Please call the rectory to RSVP. Thanks for your valuable service of spreading the faith!

Eucharistic Adoration This Week – On Tuesday, From 7 to 9 p.m. we will have Eucharistic Adoration, with the Rosary prayed at 7:20, a talk at 8 p.m., Night Prayer & Benediction at 8:45 and Confessions during the evening. Father Oscar and Deacon Bissinger will be present this week. On Friday at 7 p.m.there will be a First Friday Holy Hour conducted in Spanish.

EVENING PRAYER W/BISHOP COLEMAN & FATHER CORREIA FOR VOCATIONS will be celebrated Thurs., Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. at St. Julie’s in N. Dartmouth. All are welcome to come as 2 seminarians will be accepted by the bishop as candidates for the priesthood. Refreshments will be available after the prayer service. Jesus said, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for His harvest."

Day of discernment: Father Correia and the seminarians will be having a convocation the week of Aug. 2 at the Craigville Conference Ctr. on Cape Cod.. They invite young men who may be thinking about a priestly vocation to join them Thursday, August 5, beginning with Morning Prayer there at 9:30 and ending at St. Julie’s in N. Dartmouth that evening (see above). If you are interested, please contact Fr. Wilson or Deacon Karl.

ST. JAMES/ST. JOHN SCHOOL: There are limited openings in grades 1, 2, 4 & 6 for this Fall. Please contact Principal Ed Borges (996-0534).

FAMILY ASSISTANCE: Maria Pereira from Catholic Social Services wrote to us this week to announce that she is working with the Family Center for Non-violence to train volunteers to promote positive communications skills in families. If you would like to volunteer or if you are looking for some assistance with your family, contact Maria at CSS (997-7337).

TIFERETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE invites us to come and hear Ruth Gruber, Wed., 8/11 at 7:30 p.m. Ruth Gruber will present the second volume of her autobiography, Inside of Time: My Journey from Alaska to Israel. Gruber worked for President Roosevelt in WWII, shuttling refugees from Europe to the USA and helped displaced persons after the war. To make reservations, call the Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford (997-7471) or the synagogue (997-3171). Cost is $5 and refreshments will be served.

CIVIL WAR WEEKEND: The Fort Taber Historical Association invites us to their 2^nd annual Civil War weekend, Aug. 13-15. New Bedford will be transformed into Charleston, SC. It is the largest Civil War Encampment in Southern New England. From meals to parades to dances, the 1860s will come alive. Also, tours of Fort Taber will be available as well as the new Fort Taber Military Museum. For more info: www.forttaber.org or www.newbedfordtourism.com or call 800-508-5353.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT VS. CRIME will be celebrated Tuesday, Aug. 3 at the Gomes School (right off of Route 18), beginning at 5 p.m. There will be fun and informative activities for all ages and at 6:30 p.m. we will depart in a caravan of cars (and buses, for those who come without a car) to drive around the city, saying no to crime. The State Police plan to have their helicopter land at the event (provided there is no emergency somewhere else). Father Wilson will be offering a prayer and Suzanne Braga of our parish is the organizer, so please come.

COVE ST. NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION invites you to come to their meeting on Wed., Aug. 4 at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at 97 Cove St. Enter the mill complex and go to "Your Girl Friday." Loretta Bourque from our parish hopes to see you so that we can work together for the good of our neighborhood.

SECOND COLLECTION this weekend is "Peter’s Pence," the annual collection to assist the pope in his charitable works. The envelope company accidentally sent out 3 envelopes for next weekend. We ask that you please hold off on giving the "Maintenance" envelope until another weekend. Thanks for your generosity!

CATHOLIC CITIZENSHIP MINISTRY, with Catholic Bishops of Massachusetts, has organized an evening with former Mayor and Ambassador Ray Flynn, Wed., Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. at Bishop Stang High School (Slocum Rd., N. Dartmouth). The discussion will center around how Catholic values of economic and social justice and human dignity can be respected in our political world. For more info, please call 508-678-3351.

HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS: Community Nurse & Hospice Care invites compassionate individuals to be a part of their volunteer team. Training sessions are Mondays & Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 8 and concluding Oct. 13. They’re held 5:30-7:30 at 62 Center St., Fairhaven. For more info, call JoAnn Richard at 999-3400.