TWENTY- EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

OCTOBER 14, 2001

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, Oct. 13

4p.m. Maria Isabel Cabral

Sunday Oct. 14

8 a.m. Ellen Bender

9:30 a.m. Wayne Smith

11 a.m. Dolores (Babs) Moniz

Mon. Oct. 15 John B. Ramos

Tues. Oct. 16 Isabel Carvalho

Wed. Oct. 17 Robert Lyle and O’Donnell Family

Thurs. Oct. 18 Isabel Carvalho

Friday Oct. 19 Isabel Carvalho

Saturday, Oct. 20

4 p.m.Wayne Pittsley- Mercedes Brown

Sunday, October 21

8 a.m. Adeline Fonseca

9:30 a.m. Dolores (Babs) Moniz

11 a.m. For the People of the Parish

 

Sanctuary Lamp in Church

Special Intention

 

VISIT OUR NEWST. JAMES WEB SITEADDRESS

http:// www. saintjames-nb.org

Notice the hyphen after the word saintjames. It is no longer an underscore.

 

PARISH EVENTS

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ROSARY DEVOTION

WEDNESDAYS

OCTOBER 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.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16

The Parish Financial Council will meet in the rectory at 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, OCOTBER 21

Baptism for Cameron Connelly Sylvia at 11 a.m.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23

Parish festival committee will meet in the rectory @ 7 p.m. for the final financial report of the Festival

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.

Wednesday, November 7

The Education Committee will meet in the rectory @ 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.

November 10/11

A collection of food from parishioners for food baskets for Thanksgiving for the poor families of the area

UNITED INTERFAITH ACTION

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14

AT MT. CARMEL SCHOOL AUDITORIUM ON RIVET ST. IN NEW BEDFORD AT 7 P.M.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18

MARK YOUR CALENDARS????????????????????????

GIVING TREE

Kim Mc Cormack (Deacon Larry and Jackie St. Onge’s daughter) will speak on the weekend of November 24/ 25.

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.

LAST NOTICE: ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE OVER 18 YEARS OLD

CALL THE RECTORY 508-992-9408

LEAVE YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER ON THE MACHINE.

Bishop Stang High School , a Catholic High School in North Dartmouth will hold its annual Open House on Wednesday, November 7 at 7 p.m. Administrators,

instructors, parents and students will be available to provide information and answer questions. Our placements exam is Saturday, December 18 at 8 a.m.

ST. JAMES SENIORS welcome new members.

Meetings are held in the church hall on Tuesday afternoons. Trips are planned along with other activities.

WELCOME TO

JACKIE ROGISART AND CAROL -BOLTON WHO ARE LEADING THE MUSIC AT THE 8 A.M. SUNDAY MASS.

PARISH FINANCIAL COUNCIL REPORTS

the collections for the month of September and October

September 2 $2,577.30

Missionary Collection $1,599

Maintenance Collection $ 975

September 9 $2,453.11

Collection for Religious Education $1,078

September 17  $2,957.30

September 23  $2,577.05

Collection for the Disaster Relief of New York $2,116

September 30  $2,322.56

Cardinal Medeiros Residence  $1,027

October 7  $2,550.43

Maintenance Collection  $1,271

 

 

WELCOME TO FR ANNAN

Fr. Annan is from Columbia as was Fr. Oscar. Fr. Annan will be with us from October 19 until Christmas. Fr. Annan speaks English. He will be working with Fr. Frank in the hospital. He will also be working in the Spanish communities of New Bedford, Hyannis, and Nantucket.