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NOVEMBER 2, 2003 MASS INTENTIONS Mon. Nov. 3 Florence and Arthur Dube Tues. Nov. 4 Jacinto and Maria Tavares and Dionisia Costa Wed. Nov. 5 Christine and Murdock Myette Thurs. Nov. 6 James Meehan Fri. Nov. 7 Richard Serpa Sat. Nov. 8 Joseph Collis and Joseph Kolbeck Sun Nov. 9 8a.m.Kathleen and George Ferreira 9:30 In Thanksgiving 11:00 Jose Cabral SANCTUARY LAMP GILBERT LOPES VISIT ST. JAMES’ WEB SITE CORRECTED Web Site ADDRESS http://www.saintjames-nb.org PRAYER LINE Program a prayer line has been established. Call Alice Lester 508-9978040 with any prayer requests. She will communicate your requests to the other members of the prayer line who will pray for your requestsTHANK YOU TO ALL THE PARISHIONERS WHO WORKED AT THE PARISH FESTIVAL IN AUGUST. THANK YOU TO THE POLICE WHO DONATED THEIR TIME. THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO CAME. THE PROFIT OF THE FESTIVAL WAS $ 8, 500. MEETINGS *PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING. will be held in the rectory on Monday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. * A meeting will be held in the rectory to plan the meat pie supper on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. United Interfaith Action UIA UIA has been looking at the root problems of violence. Meetings have been held with the Chief of Police and the mayor to speak about community policing. Also meetings have been held with various institutions in the city to speak about job training and providing ESL classes for those who need to learn the English language for better jobs.All of these various meetings came from firstly speaking to the people of the cities of New Bedford and Fall River about what they thought were the reasons for the violence. House meetings, parish meetings and one on one meetings gave the same ideas. Jobs, the drop out rate in our high schools; and the need for community policing were the reasons that people gave as contributing to the present violence. Having received the input of the people, UIA began to study the issues and meet with people about them. Now we have come to the time of our ACTION on November 17 at Mt. Carmel School Auditorium. This is the time when we invite certain city officials to our meeting to see what they will be doing about these particular issues. We ask them what they have done since our last ACTION on these same issues. We need many people to come to the meeting to show our support for these concerns. No one has to speak. No one has to do anything. Just being there in great numbers speaks volumes to the invited officials. Our goal is to have thirty people from St. James attend the Action. Help us to meet this goal!
FOOD FOR THE POOR Please join us the weekend of November 29/30 to hear Fr. Gus Gorden speak at all the liturgies about the ministry providing direct relief to the poor throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Fr. Gorden was ordained in 1969 and belongs to the Archdiocese of Castries in St. Lucia He worked with a hands on ministry in Alabama and has preached on behalf of Food for the Poor for 17 years.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT NOON TO 5 P.M. HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND RELIGIOUS LIFE AT 4 P.M.
ANNUAL COLLECTION NOVEMBER 2003 This collection has been the opportunity for parishioners to give a little or substantially extra for the payment of expenses for the parish. The Parish Financial Council has studied the annual financial reports for many years. In the last ten years there has been certain trends that have appeared. One of the trends is that we always end the fiscal year in the red by $40,000. The Financial Council wishes to repeat that we need $3,000 in the first collection each week to meet our expenses. The second trend is that we have certain other sources of revenue that have allowed us to end this fiscal year in the black. We have received certain bequests that have helped us cover our expenses. As anyone knows who has to take care of house expenses, a budget cannot be made upon unexpected sources of income. What happens if the money doesn’t come from that source? The third way that we have made it in the black is the Annual Collection. The Annual Collection went down significantly last year. Part of that may be that our enrollment in the parish has been steadily decreasing. Thank you for your generosity. COMING PARISH EVENTS *St. Vincent de Paul Mass for deceased members at St. James Church on Thursday, November 6 at 6 p.m.*Marian Medalist Reception Sunday, November 23 at 5 p.m. in the rectory. Parishioners and Parish Marian Medalists of former years are invited to come and spend some time with this year’s recipient. *Thanksgiving Day Mass November 27 at 9 a.m. in the church. Blessed bread will be given to the families for their dinners at home. *Parish Trip to LaSalette to see the Christmas lights on Thursday, December 4 A bus will leave from in front of the church at 6 p.m. We will leave LaSalette at 8:30 p.m. In the near future there will be a sign up sheet for those who would like to go. This parish event is being sponsored by the Hospitality Committee. *Christmas caroling to parish shut-ins. Dec. 14 at 2p.m. from the rectory. HOLIDAY PENNY SALE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3IN THE CHURCH HALL Articles for the White Elephant table and new gifts may be left at the rectory. Please mark them W.E. or NEW. No shoes or books. Please remember that we cannot accept anything used that requires electricity. Monetary donations are always accepted as this helps to purchase new items for the gifts table. Our gift baskets raffle is very popular. New items such as kitchen, baby, bath garden, Christmas, etc. may be left in the gathering area or at the rectory. Please mark as basket table. For more information call Ann Przystarz 508-999-2285. CALLING ALL BAKERS Baked goods are needed for the Bake Sale. Whatever your specialty, we would like to have it. They may be left in the gathering area after Masses next weekend or at the rectory. For well over 60 years St. James Church has sponsored a Penny Sale to raise additional revenue for the parish and to promote community within the parish family. Join us on Monday Nov.3 Doors open at 6 p.m. Come for supper. Carol Sylvia and Scott Washburn have a wonderful menu planned. Sale starts at 7 p.m. COMING PARISH EVENTS Winter Concert Sunday, December 7 at 3 p.m. in the church. sponsored by the New Bedford Choral Society. *Meat Pie Supper Saturday, February 7 in the church hall
PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE MAR.15-22 CALL FR. TOM WASHBURN (603) 432-5000 |
