.31st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

31º DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO

Saturday/Sábado, 10/30/04 – 4 p.m. – Richard Manning

Sunday/Domingo, 10/31/04 – 8:30 – Manuel A. Pavao

10 a.m. – Francisco Macedo

11:30 – (Sp.) - Pro Popolo

Monday/Lunes, 11/1/04 – 9 a.m. – Gaudino Moreno

6 p.m. (Bilingual) – Roland Farland

Tuesday/Martes, 11/2/04 – 9 a.m. – All Souls

5:30 p.m. – All Souls

7 p.m. – (Sp.) – Todas las Almas

Wednesday/Miercoles, 11/3/04 – 9 a.m. – Souls in Purgatory

Thursday/Jueves, 11/4/04

9 a.m. – Christine & Eddie Medeiros

6 p.m. – Deceased members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society

7 p.m. – (Sp.) – The Fontaine Family

Friday/Viernes, 11/5/04 – 9 a.m. – Wayne Michael Guerreiro

3:30 – Mass @ Tripp Towers (Pro Popolo)

Saturday/Sábado, 11/6/04 – 9 a.m. – James Foley, Sr.

10 a.m. – Bautismos de Edgar Martinez, Dereck Santiago Ortiz, Rolando Rivera Jr., Ciara De Pina, Irisneida Rivera

4 p.m. – Joseph Collis & Joseph Kolbeck

Sunday/Domingo, 11/7/04 – 8:30 – Richard Serpa

10 a.m. – Olivia Pereira

11:30 – (Sp.) – Pro Popolo

2 p.m. – In remembrance of the deceased of our parishes in 2004

3:45 – Mass for the deceased at St. Luke’s Hospital during October (by Fr. Racine)

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Annual Penny Sale will take place this Monday in the church hall. Monetary donations are always appreciated as they help in the purchase of new gifts for the tables. Our gift baskets raffle is very popular. THIS IS ALSO YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY to participate in the RAFFLE of the Patriots tickets for December 12. They will be raffled off during the penny sale. You can drop off your tickets and money at the rectory over the weekend or Monday morning. For more information please contact Ann Przystarz (999-2285). Volunteers are needed and we welcome anyone willing to help: TODAY (SUNDAY) AT NOON Please come to the hall to help get everything together. Many hands make light work. Contact Maureen Lewis @ 508 993-6965.

THE PERSON WHO DONATED HANDBAGS and purses is asked to call Maureen Lewis at 993-6965. These handbags came in a Filene’s Shopping Bag.

FEASTS OF ALL SAINTS & ALL SOULS: Monday, November 1 we will have Mass for All Saints at 9 a.m. (English) and 6 p.m. (Bilingual). At the 9 a.m. Mass there will be a pageant of the saints by the homeschool children’s group. The collection will be for the work of our St. Vincent de Paul society with the poor. Tuesday, November 2 we will have Masses for All Souls at 9 a.m. (English), 5:30 (English) and 7 p.m. (Spanish). Please return your All Souls envelopes with the names of your deceased loved ones, whom we will remember at those Masses and throughout November.

LECTOR WORKBOOKS have arrived. Lectors may pick up their copy in the front sacristy.

ANNUAL MASS IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE DECEASED OF OUR PARISHES IN 2004 will be celebrated next Sunday at 2 p.m. All those whose funerals or Memorial Masses were celebrated at St. James, St. Anne’s, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, St. Hedwig’s or Our Lady of Guadalupe @ St. James will be remembered in prayer at this Mass. The Hospitality Committee has organized a reception which will follow the Mass.

CHOIR REHEARSAL is at 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays in the Church (entering from the Fair St. parking lot door). New members are welcome!

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME A CATHOLIC? ARE YOU AN ADULT WHO HAS NEVER BEEN BAPTIZED OR RECEIVED FIRST COMMUNION? If you fall into either of these categories, the parish will soon have an RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) process beginning. Please contact Fr. Wilson to see about whether this is where God is calling you.

Eucharistic Adoration: Now on Wednesdays: 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 Confession is offered during the evening. Please enter from the Fair Street Parking lot.

RCIA TEAM VOLUNTEERS: Parishioners interested in helping converts prepare for Baptism or to be received into the Catholic Church are invited to come to a brief informational meeting Tuesday, November 9 at 8:30 p.m. in the rectory (right after RENEW). For more info, please speak with Fr. Wilson.

FINANCE COUNCIL will meet Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 7:45 in the rectory.

LITURGY COMMITTEE will meet Friday, Nov. 5 at 7:45 in the rectory.

ECUMENICAL CELEBRATION: 5^th Anniversary of the Lutheran/Catholic Joint Declaration will be celebrated today (Sunday) at 4 p.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Wayland with Archbishop Sean O’Malley & Lutheran Bishop Margaret Payne. Choirs from both religions will be sing. There will be a reception afterwards. We will leave from the Fair St. parking lot at 2:30 p.m.

LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR – each Monday evening beginning Nov. 1 to Dec. 6 from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at St. Anne’s Church in Fall River with Fr. Edward Murphy. For more info, please call Mary Leite (508-822-2219) or Denise (508-675-2492).

SEEING CRIME??? Please call the New Bedford Police’s anonymous tipline at 508-961-4584 or you can contact the Community Police Supervisor at 508-991-6316, pager number 508-537-4344, fax 508-991-6303, or email at joao.chaves@ci.new-bedford.ma.us.

COVE ST. NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION will have its next meeting on Wednesday, November 3 at 6:30 p.m. at "Your Girl Friday," 97 Cove St. Please come and meet with the police, politicians and residents of our neighborhood.

A Woman's Concern is opening a new pregnancy health center for the South Coast/Fall River region. Our next step in opening this center is to host a Heart for Life Chowderfest event for the entire Christian community, and we know many will want to participate.  You, your friends, and family are invited to our Chowderfest on Saturday, November 13th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. hosted by Calvary Temple Assembly of God, 4321 North Main Street, Fall River. Before opening the center, a minimum of volunteers, staff and monthly support partners must be achieved.  Come to this free event and find out how to get involved or call Bea Martins (508-678-3351) or check the web at www.awomansconcern.org/partners.

HALLOWEEN PARADE, Sunday night at 7 p.m. from Hazelwood Park to Clegg Field, for costume prizes and a goody bag.

MEETING OF COOKS who would like to help raise some money for the parish by preparing different ethnic lunches on Sundays will be held next Sunday after the 11:30 Mass in the rectory.

T.V. MASS on Channel 6 (and 87.7FM radio) has been changed from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sundays. The Mass is a service of the Diocese of Fall River.

DIOCESAN CHOIR FOR FEAST OF O.L. OF GUADALUPE will practice here on Saturdays, November 6 & 20 and December 4 at 2 p.m. All are welcome to come and add their voices as we praise God.

DAY OF RECOLLECTION FOR BEREAVED SPOUSES will be offered at Sacred Hearts Retreat Center at Wareham on Saturday, December 18 with Mrs. Anne Biancuzzo, RN. For more info, please contact the retreat center at 508-295-0100.

YOUTH GROUP will meet at 7:40 this Thursday in the rectory. All middle school & high school youth are welcome.

ENGLISH CLASS has begun. Nancy Medeiros is offering it Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. in the rectory. It is open to anyone who would like to improve their English. Nancy can speak Spanish and Portuguese, so people of either background should have no problem. For more info, either to be a student or to help teaching, please contact Nancy at 993-9612. We are in need of more volunteer tutors to teach English. You don’t need teaching experience to help out. Please call Nancy or come by Wednesday night if you would like to help.

SPANISH CLASS will meet again on Tuesday, November 2 at 7 p.m. in the rectory.

CONCERT OF SACRED MUSIC will be held at LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 3 p.m. The Gregorian Concert Choir & Orchestra will be performing works by the late C. Alexander Peloquin. Admission is free.

BISHOP CONNOLLY HIGH SCHOOL, 373 Elsbree St., Fall River, invites 7th and 8th graders and their families to come to an open house Sunday, November 14, 2004 at 1 p.m. to learn more about BCHS and why it is "the place to be." The placement exam will be held December 4 at 8 a.m. Exam fee is $20. For more info, call Gloria at 676-1071.

BISHOP CONNOLLY HIGH SCHOOL, 373 Elsbree St., Fall River, invita a chicos de los grados 7º y 8º y sus familias a una visita a la escuela el Domingo, 14 de noviembre a la 1 p.m. Habrá el examen para entrar en la escuela el Sábado, 4 de diciembre a las 8 a.m. El examen cuesta $20. Para mas información, llama a Gloria, 676-1071.

HABRA UN CONCIERTO DE MUSICA SAGRADA en LaSalette (Attleboro) el Domingo, 14 de noviembre a las 3 p.m. Un coro gregoriano y orquestra harán las obras de C. Alexander Peloquin. Entrada gratuita.

DIA DE RETIRO PARA VIUDAS/VIUDOS (en ingles), el Sábado, 18 de diciembre, en Sacred Hearts Retreat Center, Wareham. Para mas información, llama a 508-295-0100.

CORO DIOCESANO PARA LA FIESTA DE N.S. DE GUADALUPE tendrá sus ensayos aquí los sabados 6 y 20 de noviembre y 4 de diciembre a las 2 p.m. Todos estan bienvenidos a venir y juntar su voz para alabar al Señor.

MISA PARA RECORDAR TODOS LOS DIFUNTOS DE LAS 4 PARROQUIAS Y LA NUEVA DURANTE EL AÑO 2004 se celebrará el Domingo próximo a las 2 p.m. Todos los que tuvieron su funeral en St. James, St. Anne’s, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, St. Hedwig’s o Our Lady of Guadalupe @ St. James serán la intención de esta Misa bilingue. El comité de la Hospitalidad ha organizado una recepción para despues de la Misa.

EL COMITE DE LAS FINANZAS se reunirá el Martes, 2 de noviembre a las 7:45 p.m.

CLASE DE ESPAÑOL está suspendida hasta el Martes, 2 de noviembre a las 7 p.m.

CLASE DE INGLES: Todos estan invitados a estas clases en donde podrán ir aprendiendo el ingles que les ayudará a una mejor comunicación con la comunidad Americana, comunicando en el trabajo y a los que vayan a presentar el exámen de Ciudadania. Les ayudará sucar la Ciudadania de los EE.UU. La maestra, Nancy Medeiros, nos espera cada miercoles a las 7 p.m. en la rectoria. Ella generosamente da este tiempo para que ustedes puedan aprender el ingles. Son unas clases muy buenas, Nancy es una excelente maestra. Para mas informacion, llama a la rectoria o a Nancy 993-9612.

R.IC.A. es el proceso de clases para preparar adultos que no han recibido el bautismo o la 1ª Comunión o la Confirmación o que eran de otra religion y ahora quieren hacerse catolicos. Tenemos estas clases los domingos a las 10 a.m. en el salón parroquial. Si no pudiste venir hoy, por favor ven el Domingo próximo.Tendremos la "Penny Sale" el Lunes, 1 de noviembre en el salon parroquial. Necesitamos voluntarios y todos los que pueden ayudar estan bienvenidos a venir el Domingo despues de la Misa de las 11:30 para preparar el salón. Este fin de semana es tu ultima oportunidad de entregar tus "tickets" para la rifa de la partida de los Patriots para el 12 de diciembre. Puedes entregarlas al padre o a la rectoria hoy o el Lunes por la mañana.

HABRA CENA EMPEZANDO A LAS 5:30 P.M.

LAS RIFAS EMPEZARAN A LAS 7 P.M.

QUE LA PERSONA QUE DONO BOLSILLOS (purses & handbags) en una bolsa de Filene’s llame a Maureen Lewis (993-6965) por favor. Gracias.

GRUPO DE JOVENES se reunirá en la rectoria este Jueves a las 7:40. Todos los de middle o high school están bienvenidos.

EQUIPO DE EVANGELIZACION: Van a las casas par hacer Fiestas Espirituales y luego tienen clases de evangelización para ayudar a familias para que crezcan en la fe. Si quieres que vengan a tu casa, habla con Santos & Judith Vazquez (992-3595), Marita Maciel (991-2275), Tere (774-202-3014) o Laura (984-7976) o Rallito. La proxima fiesta espiritual se hará en la casa de

CLASES DE BAUTISMO: Como siempre, las clases en preparación para el bautismo se dan los 2os y 3er domingos de mes, despues de la Misa de las 11:30.

Adoración Eucaristica Cada Miercoles – De 7 a 9 p.m. tenemos Adoración Eucaristica, con el rosario a las 7:20, una charla a las 8 p.m., Oración de la Noche y Bendicción Eucaristica a las 8:45. El padre está disponible para confesar durante la adoración.

EL COMITE LITURGICO tendrá su próxima reunion el Viernes, 5 de noviembre a las 7:45 en la rectoria.

El ENSAYO del CORO es a las 6:30 P.M. los martes en la iglesia. ¡Los nuevos miembros son bienvenidos!

CELEBRACION ECUMENICA el 31 de octubre a las 4 p.m en St. Ann’s Church en Wayland con el Obispo Sean O’Malley y la Obispa Luterana Margaret Payne. Si quieres ir juntos, saldremos del parking de Fair St. a las 2:30 p.m.

¿VES CRIMEN? Por favor, llama a la linea anonima de la policia, 508-961-4584. O puedes llamar al jefe de la policia comunitaria, 508-991-6316, pager 508-537-4344, fax 508-991-6303 o email joao.chaves@ci.new-bedford.ma.us.

COVE ST. NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION tendrá su próxima reunion el miercoles, 3 de noviembre a las 6:30 p.m. en "Your Girl Friday," 97 Cove St. Es una oportunidad de dar sus ideas a los policias y politicos de nuestro barrio. Todos estan bienvenidos.

REUNION DE COCINEROS: El Domingo 7 de noviembre, despues de la Misa de las 11:30, tendremos una reunion para planear los almuerzos que recaudar fondos para la parroquía.