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Our Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00 PM Sunday: 8:00, 10:00 AM Weekday Masses Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena Monday following daily Mass Sacrament of Confession Saturday: 3:00 - 3:45 P.M. Sacrament of Baptism Sunday by appointment. Please call the Rectory for more information. Sacrament of Marriage Couples are asked to contact Fr. Sullivan at least 12 months prior to the date of their wedding. Couples should speak with Fr. Sullivan to make sure that the Church is available before scheduling the date and place for the reception.
Holy Communion at Home Please notify the Rectory of any Parishioner who is unable to attend Mass due to illness, handicap or age. Eucharistic Ministers are available to bring Communion. New Parishioners are Always Welcome! Please see Fr. Sullivan after Mass to Register with the Parish.
Our Pastor Deacon Fr. John M. Sullivan Joseph F. Mador Business Manager Director of Music Howard Whelden Cheryl Duerr Director of Religious Education and Administrative Assistant Mrs. Beth Norcross
Parish Office Hours Tuesday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
(Also by appointment)
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Handicapped Accessible! The ELEVATOR is to the left of the Main Entrance.
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 3, 2021
No Matter who you are No Matter what you do
No Matter where you come from No matter where you are going
No matter how good or how bad things may seem Please know that you are always welcome
at Holy Redeemer
This Weekend Saturday 4:00PM Joseph Sweeney Sunday 8:00AM Constance Hamrock 10:00AM Philip Sliney
This Week Monday Charles Tacke, Jr. Tuesday Paul Galop Lazer Avgustini Wednesday Charles Tacke, Jr. Thursday Clare Byford Friday Paul Kane Next Weekend Saturday 4:00PM Michael Beauchamp Sunday 8:00AM Sadie Joyce 10:00AM Charles Tacke, Jr.
Tabernacle Lamp: In memory of Lazer Avgustini.
Living Stewardship Now
Prayers: Please pray for those who are sick: Christina Boyle, James Nelson, Leila Porter, Marley Marie Smith, Fred Magnusson, Vera Russo, Sawyer Craig, Jack Gerard, Joyce Gallup, Joseph Filardi, Madeline Keogh, Oscar Sprague, William Harahan, Krissy Labbate, Thomas Chestaw, Leonard Gratton, Pam Weiler, Heather Duarte, Helen Duarte, Agnes Chrysogelos, Jean Canavan, Martin Lieber, John & Mary Lynch, Leona Olfano, Maritess Seymour, Kathy Timmins, Don Preskenis, Jean Carley, Jack McElhinney, Eileen Bolesky. Please pray for our beloved deceased: Vera Russo, Lazer Avgustini.
Our Parish Vision Through a culture of excellence in worship, we are a Christ centered welcoming parish dedicated to life-long faith formation, evangelization, social works of justice and community outreach that strengthen the Catholic Church on the Lower Cape. Through gifts of time, talent and treasure we embrace all people as brothers and sisters.
“Great works do not always lie in our way, but every moment we may do little ones excellently, that is, with great love.” —Saint Francis de Sales (1567–1622), bishop, missionary, and patron saint of writers
The Holy Redeemer Women’s Club cordially invites you to attend the “Living Rosary” on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 4:00PM in the Church. All parishioners are welcome to participate. This is a wonderful way to honor Mary during the month of October. The Living Rosary will be in memory of Madeline Silvester and we
will be dedicating a plaque in her honor immediately following the recitation of the rosary. Refreshments will follow. R.S.V.P. to Janet Holden ([email protected]) or Maureen Bellucci ([email protected]).
Bereavement Ministry Plans New Series “We do not grieve as those who have no hope.”
The Holy Redeemer Bereavement Ministry holds its next series of support group sessions, “Journey from Grief to Hope,” in the Parish Center beginning Tuesday, October 5, from 10:00 AM-11:30 AM. Sessions will be held for six weeks. The death of a loved one is an intense and painful experience for most people. Having the proper support makes all the difference, and here at Holy Redeemer, we want to make the difference by reaching out and helping members and families through their grief. Participants will follow CDC COVID guidelines for social distancing and mask-wearing. Attendees, RSVP to Marilyn Whelden at [email protected] or call 508-776-6795.
Blessing of the Animals Monday, October 4, is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis is the patron of animals. Sunday, at Noon, we will conduct our parish Blessing of Animals. Bring dog, cat, ferret, or any pet to our
parking lot so Fr. Sullivan can bless them. Pets are so loyal and loving. They are God’s gifts of companionship for us.
The Knights of Columbus Council 7312 will be conducting their annual Tootsie Roll charity drive at the doors of the church before and after each Mass next weekend. All proceeds will go to a fund for special needs children in
Massachusetts. In exchange for your free-will donation, you will receive a Tootsie Roll for grandchildren or “grandchildren at heart.” Everyone’s generosity is greatly appreciated.
Please welcome your friends and neighbors to a family-friendly program of organ works of Caesar Franck, Pietro Yon, Gerald Near, featuring Léon Boëllmann’s Suite Gothique and concluding with
Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in d minor. I am offering this program as an opportunity to welcome our community into our church. We would like to host a brief seasonal reception afterward with perhaps cider and donuts. If you could help, please contact Cheryl Duerr at [email protected] or 617-852-3533 text or phone. Thank you
OCTOBER 3, 2021
From the Pastor October is Respect Life Month Every year the US Catholic Bishops set aside October as Respect Life Month. This year our commemoration has special significance. The pandemic of the last year and a half has shown the fragility of life. To date, just under 700,000 Americans have met an untimely death because of COVID-19. For the first time in history, some states have recorded more deaths than births. Life is very fragile, and the unnecessary loss of any life is tragic. We must take every action possible both as individuals and a community to protect life at every stage from conception to natural death. Protecting life has to go beyond only passing laws against abortion, euthanasia, and other practices that destroy life. We must set up a safety net to help children, the elderly, and the marginalized to enjoy the fullness of the gift of life. We must support the right to life of even some people we might find objectionable. Two groups who have particularly suffered in the Covid crisis have been those incarcerated in prison and refugees detained as they await possible acceptance into our country. Every life is precious to God and needs to be valued by everyone. Celebrating life is also particularly important this year because of the possibility of the US Supreme Court reconsidering the Roe v Wade decision and our Massachusetts Legislature considering the legalization of euthanasia. Contact your Congressional and state representatives and express your support of every life. Also appropriate is that this year is the Year of St. Joseph when we have been honoring Jesus’ foster-father. Mary’s conception of Jesus was very challenging for both Mary and Joseph. Yet, their openness to God’s grace helped them through many difficulties, The bishops write:
During this Year of St. Joseph, each of us can find in him “an intercessor, a support and a guide in times of trouble.” Joseph shows us how to say “yes” to life, despite our own fears, frailties, and weaknesses. For it is Joseph who was “chosen by God to guide the beginnings of the history of redemption. He was the true ‘miracle’ by which God saves the child and his mother.” May we, too, be miracles in the lives of those who are most in need, especially at the beginning and end of life. Dear St. Joseph, you who were “able to turn a problem into a possibility by trusting always in divine providence” , help us to imitate your faithful trust and courage.
Respect Life Kick-Off Conference The Family and Respect Life Office plans an October Respect Life Month Kick-Off Conference for Saturday, October 9, 2021, from 8:30 AM-1:30 PM at St. Julie Billiart Church, 494 Slocum Road, Dartmouth, MA 02747. The day will begin with Mass, Morning Refreshments, Feature Talks, Q&A Panel Discussion, ending with a light lunch. There is a $5 entrance fee collected at the door. Please RSVP to the Family and Respect Life Office @ www.FamilyRespectLife.org or phone (508)669-7966 by October 5, 2021. Please also save the date of Sunday, October 3, 2021. Bishop Edgar da Cunha will be the celebrant of the Annual Pro-life Month Mass at 10:30 AM at St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Fall River. The Mass is in collaboration with the Knights of Columbus of the diocese.
Bishop Releases Pastoral Letter On Friday, September 24, Bishop da Cunha issued his fourth pastoral letter, Journeying Together: With Jesus on the Path of Faith & Hope. The bishop shares,
“God is calling us to move forward and not stand still. My hope in this pastoral letter is to offer you a vision for how we can do this and how you can join us in
moving forward into the future as a Diocese.” The letter focuses on three areas: Invitational Witness, Sacramental Living, and Vocational Pathways, with each section offering mission steps-the actions that individuals, parish communities, and diocesan ministries need to take to make the vision a reality over the next four years. Please take the opportunity to review the letter along with the accompanying guidebook at www.fallriverdiocese.org/journeying-together.
Scientific Evidence of God The secular world often tries to contend there is a conflict between faith and science. They overlook the reality that many great scientists have been and are people of faith. The Catholic Schools Alliance of the Diocese of Fall River is sponsoring a talk by Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ, on “There is Scientific Evidence of God’s Existence.” The lecture will be held at the Bishop Connolly High School Auditorium, 373 Elsbree Street, Fall River, MA, on Thursday, November 18, 2021, from 7-8:30PM. There is no admission charge. The topic is interesting to students in grades 6-12, college students, parents, grandparents, and educators. Fr. Spitzer is a renowned Jesuit philosopher of ontology and science. He has made numerous television appearances on programs such as Larry King Live, The Today Show, The History Channel’s “God and the Universe”, PBS “Closer to the Truth,” and his own EWTN series “Father Spitzer’s Universe.” To reserve a seat, RSVP to [email protected] or call (508) 687-7301.
