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DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN
BASILICA IN ROME
NOVEMBER 9, 2003 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, November 8 Joseph Collis and Joseph Kolbeck Sunday, November 9 8 a.m. Kathleen and George Ferreira 9:30 a.m. In Thanksgivng 11 a.m. Jose Cabral Mon. Nov. 10 Miguel Inacio de Lima Tues. Nov. 11 Raymond Furtado Wed. Nov. 12 Mary Hampson Thurs. Nov. 13 Manuel Oliveira Fri. Nov. 14 Antonio de Lima Sat. Nov. 15 John and Mary Medeiros Sun Nov. 16 8 a.m. Antonio de Lima 9:30 Domingos Raposa Tavares 11:00 Gladys Manfio SANCTUARY LAMP MARY RODERIQUES MICHAEL ROSE 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 requests.Pilgrimage to Medjugorje March 15-22 Call Fr. Tom Washburn (603) 432-5000 Because of the concert on the first Sunday of December, there will be no adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and holy hour for vocations in December. MEETINGS * RENEW CORE COMMUNITY MEETING will be held in the rectory at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19. *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 ACTION MEETING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17 AT MT. CARMEL SCHOOL AUDITORIUM 7 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M. We are committing 30 parishioners to attend this meeting. Help us to meet our goal. EXPANDING ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND JOB TRAINING FOR ADULTS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE EXPOSED TO FUTURE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY IN NEW BEDFORD
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.
COMING PARISH EVENTS *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 shutins. Dec. 14 at 2p.m. from the rectory. *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
WELCOME To Fr. Richard Wilson who will be celebrating the 9:30 a.m. Mass next Sunday. Fr. Richard is well known to many of our parishioners. He was a transitional Deacon at St. John the Baptist Church in New Bedford. He was ordained a priest at St. John the Baptist Church in New Bedford. He celebrated his First Mass in Quincy, Ma. (His parents presently live in Quincy.) Fr. Wilson was ordained six years ago. He was assigned to Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville, Mass. (on Cape Cod). Presently he is secretary to the Bishop. DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER JUBILEE 2004 The centennial celebration of the Diocese begins with the first Sunday of Advent. On Sunday, November 23, the Feast of Christ the King and the day of awarding of the Marian Medals, an icon will be given to each parish to enthrone in a place of honor for this diocesan jubilee year. Parishioners of St. James are familiar with this celebration because we received a special Icon of the Holy Trinity for the Holy Year 2000. The Icon will be solemnly enthroned next to the Holy Trinity Icon on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception December 8 at 9 a.m. Mass. Icons are different than statues that we have in the western Church. We try to make our statues look like the person they are honoring. The Icon makes the figures almost distorted to bring out the dimension of eternity. "Icons are windows to heaven." The icon of the Diocesan Jubilee is depicting the Pentecost event. It presents Mary in the middle of the Apostles. (Mary is the patroness of our diocese under the title of St. Mary of the Assumption.) Above Mary and the Apostles is the dove that is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. (The theme of this centennial year is : The Spirit gives life.) There are holy cards available to all parishioners at the entrances of the church. Take as many as you like. Eucharistic ministers are asked to take a holy card for the shut-ins. On the front of the holy card is the picture of the Icon. On the back of the holy card is a prayer for this centennial year.
PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE MAR.15-22 CALL FR. TOM WASHBURN (603) 432-5000 |
