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TWENTY- NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
OCTOBER 21, 2001 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, Oct. 20 4p.m. Wayne Pittsley Mercedes Brown Sunday Oct. 21 8 a.m. Adeline Fonseca 9:30 a.m. Dolores (Babs ) Moniz 11 a.m. For the People of the Parish Mon. Oct. 22 Isabel Carvalho Tues. Oct. 23 Matthews Family Wed. Oct. 24 Isabel Carvalho Thurs. Oct. 25 Isabel Carvalho Friday Oct. 26 Isabel Carvalho Saturday, Oct. 27 4p.m. Theresa Rodriques Sunday, October 28 8 a.m. Joseph E. Souza III 9:30 a.m. Joseph Metras 11 a.m. Victor and Blanche Charest
Sanctuary Lamp in Chapel Stefano Pino
VISIT OUR NEW ST. JAMES WEB SITE ADDRESShttp:// www. saintjames-nb.org Notice the hyphen after the word saintjames. It is no longer an underscore.
PARISH EVENTS ******************************************* ROSARY DEVOTION WEDNESDAYS OCTOBER 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. ****************************** SUNDAY, OCTOBER 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 .November 10/11 A collection of food from parishioners for food baskets for Thanksgiving will be taken for the poor families of the area. Please bring your food offerings to the gathering area. It will only be collected on this weekend. 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. UNITED INTERFAITH ACTION * WILL ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF UNEMPLOYMENT **WILL SPEAK ABOUT PREPARING PEOPLE FOR NEW JOBS SKILLS *** WILL SPEAK ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL SITUATION IN OUR CITIES COME AND JOIN US AT OUR ACTION
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. Anyone wishing to work the Penny Sale please call Maureen Lewis 993-6965. We are always in need of volunteers. Gifts are always welcomed for prize tables. They must be new. Gift certificates are great , too. White Elephant gifts may be left at the rectory. No books or shoes .Wedding Anniversary Celebration Bishop Sean O’Malley will celebrate a special Mass of Thanksgiving for couples celebrating 25th and 50th wedding anniversaries during 2001. This celebration will take place on Sunday, December 2, 2001, at 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River. PARISH FINANCIAL COUNCIL REPORTS Work is now being done on the front entrance of the church. Andy Rivet, our sexton, is covering the holes with plaster. He will then paint the main door entrance on County Street. We will then wait to see whether the leaks have been taken care of. If we do not notice any water damage, then we will arrange for the main entrance to be professionally painted. |
