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TWENTY- SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SEPT. 30, 2001 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, Sept. 29 4p.m. Special Intention Sunday Sept. 30 8 a.m. Elizabeth Murphy Noyer 9:30 a.m. Richard Lister 11 a.m. Dolores (Babs) Moniz Mon. Oct. 1 Miguel Inacio Lima Tues. Oct. 2 Marion and P.A. Hull John and Helen Sequeira Wed. Oct. 3 Patricia Bourgeois and the intentions of Henry Bourgeois Thurs. Oct. 4 Maria Gabriela Henriques Friday Oct. 5 Isabel Carvalho Saturday, Oct. 6 4 p.m. Arlene Rodriques Sunday, October 7 8 a.m. Catherine Stanton 9:30 a.m. Ellen Bender 11 a.m. Gail Carol Medeiros Martin
Sanctuary Lamp in Church Special Intention Sanctuary Lamp in the Chapel Stefano Pino VISIT OUR NEW ST. JAMES WEB SITE ADDRESS http:// www. saintjames-nb.org Notice the hyphen (-) after the word "saintjames". It is no longer an underscore ( _ ).
PARISH EVENTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3 TRANSITUS Throughout the Franciscan world, people gather to remember the death of St. Francis through readings, preaching and song. The Franciscans of the Primitive Observance, who live on Rivet Street, invite you to join them at St. James on this night at 7 p.m. After the celebration, refreshments will be served in the church hall.
Sunday, October 7 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the chapel from noon until 5 p.m. A Holy Hour will be held from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. for an increase of vocations to the priesthood and religious life. WEDNESDAYS OCTOBER 10, 17, 24 @ 7 P.M. in the chapel Carol Sylvia will lead the praying of the rosary and explain the meaning of this devotion. The Education Committee invites and encourages parishioners to come to this parish event. Each session will last one hour. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16 The Parish Financial Council will meet in the rectory at 7 p.m. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 FEAST OF ALL SAINTS Holyday of Obligation Masses on Thursday: 9 a.m. 3:30 p.m. 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 ALL SOULS DAY Mass at 9 a.m. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5 The Parish Pastoral Council will meet in the rectory at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 8 The members of the St. Vincent De Paul Societies of the New Bedford area will have a special Mass at St. James at 6 p.m. for the deceased members of the Society. A meal will follow in the church hall. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 MARK YOUR CALENDARS???????????????????????? HOLIDAY PENNY SALE MONDAY, DECEMBER 3 in the church hall We need parishioners who will move the gifts from the rectory to the church hall on Saturday, December 1. ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE OVER 18 YEARS OLD. THE CLASSES WILL BEGIN SOON. CALL THE RECTORY 508-992-9408 LEAVE YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER ON THE MACHINE. ST. JAMES EDUCATION COMMITEE ST. JAMES LENDING LIBRARY has acquired several new books and videos for the children of our parish. The animated videos are titled: "The Day the Sun Danced"; "Juan Diego, Messenger of Guadalupe"; "Bernadette , Princess of Lourdes"; and "My Secret Friend- A Guardian Angel Story". Please be sure to write your name and phone number in the take out book and return videos the next week. (Books can be signed out for two weeks.) No renewals on videos please. The Lending Library can be a valuable resource for our parish when used responsibly. The education Committee has noted the loss of many books and nearly all of the library’s video’s over the past three years due to people forgetting to return them or not signing them out. Please help us to serve our parish better by treating our library like any other library. If anyone would like to make a cash donation to purchase more videos or new catholic books, please contact Kathleen Massoud: 993-7325 VOCATIONS: EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS These are the opening words of the Bishop’s Pastoral Letter on vocations that was issued during the Holy Year 2000. Our parish has been privileged to know so many newly ordained priests who have spent some time with us or have walked the journey of preparation with us. Fr. Thomas Washburn, O.F.M., Fr. Oscar, and now Deacon Rosemond Joseph have helped us to appreciate the vocation to the priesthood and religious life. Our Vocations Committee once again invites parishioners to pray for vocations during the month of October. Calendars are on the boards at the side entrance and in the gathering area of the church. Parishioners are invited to select one day of the month to pray for vocations in any way. Your prayer on that designated day might include sacrifices, fasting, a rosary, times of silence or any other way of communicating to God about the need for more vocations. Please write your name on the day that you would like to pray. The Committee hopes that every day of the month will be filled with names so that we can continue to lift our prayer to God for vocations, Pictures of Rosemond Joseph are shown near the calendars along with pictures of other vocations. THANK YOU VERY MUCH The collection for the victims and their families of the tragedy in New York was $2,116. Our collection along with all the parishes of our Diocese will be sent to our Chancery Office. Our Chancery Office will then send the collections to the Archdiocese of New York for direct distribution. |
