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ST. MARY’S PARISH FAMILY
343 Tarkiln Hill Rd., New Bedford, MA 02745
PARISH OFFICE & MAILING ADDRESS 106 Illinois Street, New Bedford, MA 02745
Telephone 508-995-3593 Fax 508-995-2453
Email [email protected]
OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 9:00AM-3:30PM
Closed on Holidays
FAITH FORMATION
Phone ……………………...…..…….…..508-995-3593 Email……[email protected]
LITURGY & WORSHIP Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Friday…...….....8:00AM
Saturday Vigil……………………….………….……….….…...4:00 PM Sunday…………….…………………….…...8:30,10:30 & 7:00PM
Confession: Saturday…………..……...3:00-3:45 PM
Adoration: First Friday of the Month after the
8:00AM Mass and ending with benediction at 1:00PM
PARISH STAFF Very Rev. Daniel W. Lacroix, V.F. Pastor Mrs. Peggy Lenihan Parish Secretary Mr. David Beaulieu Director of Faith Formation Mrs. Barbara Bonville Director of Parish Ministries Mr. Thomas Leman Catechetical Assistant Mrs. Suzanne Beaulieu RCIA Coordinator Mrs. Patricia Ferreira Music Director Mr. Martin Flinn Groundskeeper Mr. Tobey Burke Facilities Manager
The Church is Handicap accessible.
ST. VINCENT De PAUL SOCIETY
Phone .…….508-995-3593 Ext 6
Web Site stmarysnb.com
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Your prayers are requested for the repose of the souls in this week’s Mass intention; for Hilda
Berube whose funeral Mass was celebrated here; for the souls in Purgatory; and for the deceased
of our parish.
Weekend Mass Intentions Saturday Nov 17 4:00 PM Norman Fiano by wife, Dolores & family (10th anniversary) Sunday Nov 18 8:30 AM Sister Rita Pelletier 10:30 AM Community Mass: Grace, Tony & Peter Colangelo, Joao Gaspar, Arthur Caron, Manuel A. Amaral, Jose Pires, All Souls 7:00 PM Edward Colomey by wife & family
Weekday Mass Intentions Monday Nov 19 8:00 AM For parishioners of St. Mary Tuesday Nov 20 8:00 AM Yvonne Fournier by Frank (7th anniversary) Wednesday Nov 21 7:00 PM Deceased members of St. Mary’s Women's’ Guild Thursday Nov 22 8:00 AM Randall Villeneuve by family Friday Nov 23 8:00 AM Henry Rodrigues by wife
Next Weekend Saturday Nov 24 4:00 PM William Reilly by wife Sunday Nov 25 8:30 AM John L. Hogan by family 10:30 AM Community Mass: Arthur Caron, Jean Gonet, Robert & Maria Wilkinson, Jose Pires, Irene Lacroix 7:00 PM All Souls
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Congratulations on the birth of your child! The church celebrates with you and is ready to prepare you if this is your FIRST child being baptized at our Parish. A welcoming instruction for parents and god-parents is usually held the second Sunday of the Month after the 10:30AM Mass. Baptisms are usually celebrated the fourth Sunday of the month at the 10:30AM Mass. Please call the Parish office to schedule this sacrament.
INITIATION OF ADULTS: Adults expressing an interest in becoming Catholic are invited to search through our RCIA formation process. For more information, please call the Parish Office.
FAITH FORMATION: Grades 1-9. First Eucharist is a two year program, grades 1 and 2. Confirmation is a two year program, grades 8 & 9.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Congratulations on your engagement! Please speak to Fr. Dan at least one year in advance of the intended date to allow adequate time for Parish and Diocesan Marriage preparation.
FOR OUR HOME-BOUND: Contact the Parish Office to receive Holy Communion at home if you are confined. THE SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: May be received after any weekday Mass or by appointment.
Saint Mary's Parish Family, is a Roman Catholic faith-filled community composed of those who
have accepted the invitation to follow our Lord, Jesus Christ.
The faithful members of this Eucharistic Community, in union with the Universal Church, admit to a genuine responsibility to
welcome, evangelize, witness and serve others in Christ's name.
We place ourselves under the protection of
our Blessed Mother as we seek to imitate her son.
Parish Financial
THANK YOU to all who share their talent, time, presence, and support
with our Parish
Next weekend’s second collection is for
HEATING ASSISTANCE
Annual Appeal to date $25,605.
Thank you for your faithful stewardship!!
REMEMBRANCE BOOK
Is located near the doors closest to the Taber-nacle. This prayer book has been compiled to provide people with the opportunity to entrust their loved ones to God’s all embracing love. Bulletin Deadline Monday, 12:00 Noon
November 18, 2018
STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Both widows in today’s readings gave all
they had to the work of the Lord, one using
all her remaining food to feed Elijah and
the other offering her two copper coins to
the temple treasury. Faithful stewards
give all that is asked and trust the Lord to
be faithful to His promises (Our Sunday Visi-
tor, ibid., page 22).
14-day Memorial Candles:
In Memory of Lazaro Rosa by wife, Maria & family
In Memory of Edward & Annie Fernandes by Susan & David Whitney
Icon Candle:
In Memory of Joao Gaspar by family
Hosts for November: In Memory of Randall Ville-
neuve by family
2018-2019 ANNUAL APPEAL All registered households received our annual appeal
request, an essential part of our parish plan for our
extra-ordinary repairs to our facilities. This fall and
early spring, we need to replace the roof on the recto-
ry, parish office and garage as well as the south facing
shakes on the rectory and garage and many chap
boards that has rotted. The cost is $49,000. Please do
whatever you can do to help our parish and may God
bless you for what you do.
NOVEMBER Month of the “Holy Souls”
November is the month when we, as a church, remember and pray for all the members of our parish family who have died. This is a wonderful tradition since it is the means by which we maintain our spir-itual bonds with our loved ones who have entered into the heavenly Jerusalem. The names on the All Souls Day envelopes have been placed near the tabernacle, as a reminder to us that they are in the loving embrace of the Lord.
THANKSGIVING
is Thursday, November 22nd Our parish Thanksgiving celebration will take place on Wednesday evening, November 21, at 7PM as many are cooking, cleaning or
traveling to be with their families. As a parish, as families, as Americans, we have much for which to be thankful. We will give thanks in the most fitting way possible with a Mass of Thanksgiving We hope many people will be able to take part as our parish gives thanks!! We ask everyone who attends to please bring one non-perishable food item and leave them in the bins at the main entrance.
Please bring your breads that will be used at your Thanks-giving Table and they will be blessed during this liturgy in remembrance of the bread of life found in the Eucharist. Mass will also be celebrated Thanksgiving Day at 8AM.
Parish offices will be closed November 22nd & 23rd in observance of the
Thanksgiving holiday.
May we give thanks for the many blessings we have received, and pray that God
continues to bless us.
During the month of November we remember
our families, friends, and all the souls in need of our
prayers, including the deceased buried from our
parish since November 2017:
Gloria Gabriel Manuel Amaral Cecelia Caron
Joseph Santos, Jr Kenneth Sylva Elsie Medeiros
Rita Mendes James Lally Muriel Corderre
Gerard Angers Carolyn Lawrence Maureen Gilmore
Arthur Caron Paul Cormier Mary Medeiros
Dorothy Nobrega John Thayer Rita Gendron
Lorraine Trial Wanda Mogilnicki James Bardsley
Irene Rodrigues Paul Goudreau Lillian Hathaway
William Ochab Alice Ramos Arthur Ferreira
George Rogers Josephine Harkins Maurice Magnant
Genevieve Josefek Anita LeBlanc Theodore Golenski
Joseph Auger Carol Burke Roger Coulombe
PASTORAL PLAN UNVEILED We are pleased to announce the release of
our five year strategic plan. The plan is a
result of our Parish Pastoral and Finance
Council meetings, surveys & focus groups.
The 16 page document will be available as a
PDF file on our website and each of the five
sections will be included in the weekly bul-
letin running from October 28-November
25. If you wish to read the complete docu-
ment, copies are available at the front
doors.
Prayer Shawl Ministry These shawls have helped people in times of need due to either illness, surgery, the loss of a loved one, the illness of a child and many more issues. Our group gathers on Monday afternoons from 1-3 in the Fr. Unsworth Center. New members are always welcome. If you are interested in joining this group or would like more information about this caring ministry please call Mary Ellen at 508-998-2087.
Diocese of Fall River Youth and Youth Education
RCIA “I have called you by name" Isaiah 43:1.
We are happy to announce that a new class is in the process of being formed! Pamphlets explaining the process of the Rite of Christian Ini-tiation of Adults are available at
each entrance of the church. Please call the Par-ish Office if interested.
“Let the children come to me…” Luke 18:16
On behalf of my-self, Fr. Dan and the entire St. Mary’s Parish Fam-ily, we would like to take this oppor-tunity to express our sincere
“THANKS” all of our Faith Formation Team, in-cluding Religious Education Teachers, RCIA and Baptismal Prep Teams for giving of their Time and Talent in serving in these very important ministries in the life of our Parish. We would also like to “Thank” all of the parents/guardians of our Religious Education Students for taking the time to bring their children to Faith For-mation Classes and Mass. More importantly we thank them for their daily example of Christian Liv-ing and sharing their Faith and love of God with their children. Upcoming Dates to Remember: Saturday, December 1st - Confirmation I Retreat – 11 AM and ending with the 4PM Mass. Sunday, December 9th - Class for ALL 1st Penance/Communion Candidates Friday, December 14th - First Penance Celebration - 7 PM
Bishop Stang High School Placement Exam
Saturday, December 1 or 8 8:00—11:30AM
Required for freshman applicants $20.00 fee payable at time of exam
Walk-ins welcome or pre-register online www.bishopstang.org
St. Mary’s Youth Group Our Youth Ministry meets once a month on Thursday eve-nings from 7-8:30pm in the Father Bernard Unsworth Hos-pitality center which is located on the lower level of the church. Our hope is that this group continues to grow in the coming months. Please consider joining this group. We will have registration forms at all our meetings for any-one wishing to join, as well as parents wishing to help and assist. The next session will be held in the All Saints Catholic School Gym (This will be a sports themed night, please wear sneakers and comfortable clothing.) Looking forward to seeing everyone. Please email Rick Rezendes [email protected] for more information.
St. Mary’s Parish Scholarship Fund for many families it is a financial sacrifice to send their children to a parochial school. To assist in this matter, St. Mary’s has formed a Scholarship Fund to assist needy students who attend Catholic School. Your contribution can be made out to St. Mary’s Parish Scholarship Fund. Thank You!
The Giving Tree: Starting the first week of Advent we will once again have the Giving Tree. It is a wonderful way to respond to the needs of others at Christmas.
All Saints Ca†holic School
Preschool—Grade 8
Safe, Nurturing, Technology Rich, Catholic Environment Solid Curriculum - Focus on 21st Century Skills & Gospel
Values - Strong Parent-School Communication Affordable & Accessible
Extended Care available 6:30AM—5:30PM Full Day Preschool for 3 & 4 year olds
Come & see the opportunities available for your child to grow & succeed in an active, faith-filled community of
learners!
Contact Principal Sue Massoud at [email protected] or
508-995-3696 for more information or to schedule a tour. www.ascsnb.org
“SERVICE IS
THE PRICE WE PAY FOR
BEARING THE NAME
CHRISTIAN”
If you notice some of your fellow
parishioners are not putting their
envelopes in the collection basket it
could be that they are using
ONLINE GIVINGS. The ONLINE
GIVING setup is located on our parish
website . This is a very simple and
easy way to keep track of your donations.
LASALETTE SHRINE CHRISTMAS TRIP Wednesday, December 5th
We will leave the church parking lot by bus at 5:00PM and will depart LaSalette at 8:00PM for our return to the church. In order to plan our group attendance and bussing, you are asked to call the parish office to reserve a seat! Deadline to register is November 25th. Once again, the bus this year is being sponsored by Rock Funeral Home.
STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL Part of our Pastoral Plan is the formation of a Stewardship Council as the third leg of our lay leadership teams. The other two are Pastoral Council and Finance Council. The Council: *Helps recruit new parishioners to share their time and talents. *Evaluates the stewardship effort and aware-ness efforts on an annual basis. *Discerns how to include a children’s steward-ship component to the parish stewardship effort. *Learns more about the spirituality of Steward-ship. *Develops an annual plan. (Calendar) *Evaluates successes and failures of the parish ministries. *Organizes a Ministries Fair when we have min-istries. If you are willing to share your time and talents for your parish, please speak to Fr. Dan.
NOVEMBER MASS COUNT
Every weekend in November, we will be counting attendance at all Masses. The Diocese requires we do a “head count” every November. The information is used to assess future pastoral planning, such as frequency of masses, number of priests assigned per parish, Etc. We will let you know the results in early December.
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers & Altar Servers: Sign up sheets for the Christmas Masses
are in the Priests’ Sacristy. Please sign up
if you are available to serve at any of the
Masses.
Lector workbooks are also available to be
picked up in the Priest’s Sacristy.
Thank You!
MARIAN MEDAL 2018 It is with great delight that we announce that Bishop da Cunha has accepted my nomination of Mr. Michael McCormack as the 2018 Marian Medal Award Re-cipient from St. Mary’s Parish. The Marian Medal is awarded annually to a parishioner who
has distinguished himself or herself by dedication to serving Christ and others in the parish. Michael has certainly done that! Mike shares his talents as a Extra-Ordinary Minister of the Eucharist, Reader, Art & En-vironment, Spiritual Life Committee and Parish Pas-toral Council. The awards are presented this Sunday, at 3 pm at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assump-tion in Fall River. Congratulations, Mike!
SAVE THE DATE: The Fall River Dio-
cese 2019 Women and Men’s Conference
will take place on Saturday, March 9,
2019, at Stonehill College in Easton. Re-
sponse over the past two years has been
very positive to this one-day Lenten pro-
gram that features noted speakers, music,
Mass, fellowship and more. So, please
mark your 2019 calendar now and watch
for details on the Women and Men’s Con-
ference in the coming months.