PARISH PRIEST

Rev. Gastão A. Oliveira

PAROCHIAL VICAR

Rev. Thomas M. Kocik

PARISH SECRETARY

Deborah Cândido-Pavão

FAITH FORMATION DIRECTOR

Osvaldo Pacheco

Rectory: 185 Canal Street • Fall River, Mass 02721-1405

Website: www.santochristo.com Email: scp1892@comcast.net

Facebook.com/SantoChristoParish

OFFICE HOURS Mon., Tue., Wed. & Thurs. 7:30AM - 2:30PM

TELEPHONES

Rectory 508-676-1184

Fax Number 508-676-9701

Faith Formation Office 508-675-3007

We welcome new parishioners.

Please register at the office, or after Mass in the Sacristy.

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EUCHARIST

Saturday 4:00PM (Portuguese)

Sunday 8:00AM (Portuguese)

9:30AM (English)

12:00PM (Portuguese)

Daily (In Chapel)

Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 8:00AM

(No Mass on Thurs.)

Holy Day 8:00AM (Portuguese)

5:30PM (English)

Reconciliation (Confessions)

Saturday 3:00-3:45PM

or anytime by appointment

Baptisms First Sunday of the Month (Portuguese). Second Sunday of the Month (English)

Parents should call the office at 508-676-1184. For information about the preparation & schedule.

Matrimony We welcome the opportunity to help you prepare for the Sacrament of Marriage. Please contact the office at 508-676-1184 at least

6 months before the intended wedding date.

Sacraments of Initiation All who are interested in learning more about the Faith of the Church, please call 508-676-1184 for information.

Healing For Our Sick Please call 508-676-1184 when a family member or friend is ill. Our Eucharistic Ministers bring Communion to the homebound of

our Parish.

WELCOME TO THE

MOTHER CHURCH

OF THE

PORTUGUESE PARISHES

IN THE DIOCESE OF

FALL RIVER

The Santo Christo Parish Community opens wide its

doors to you. We hope that you feel at home and

among family. Our wish is that you might feel your

time among us prayerful, inspiring and uplifting.

If you have been away from the Church for a time, we

rejoice that you have decided to be with us today. If

you are a separated or divorced Catholic, please know

that you belong here, that you are and always will be a

member of the Church family. If you are divorced and

remarried, and wish to annul your first marriage,

please ask the Parish Priest to explain the procedure to

you.

Feeling a part of Church family is very important, and

if you are interested in joining this parish community,

we would be honored to support you in making that

decision.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 2

ANGARIAÇÃO DE FUNDOS PARA A NOSSA PARÓQUIA

NESTE FIM DE SEMANA PASTELARIA E BOLOS (CAKE SALE)

À saida das Missas PRÓXIMO DOMINGO

MALASSADAS das 9AM – 1PM a entrada da Igreja SÁBADO, 4 NOVEMBRO ÀS 7PM

JANTAR PAROQUIAL “MATANÇA DE PORCO” FAMILY STYLE

COM DJ JOE BORGES Ementa: Sopa, Torresmos, Debulho e Galinha

Bilhetes à venda à saida das Missas

RESTAURO DO EDIFÍCIO DA IGREJA

3ª e Última Fase Exterior

Custo Total Recebido $621,700 $130,164.89

Balanço $491,535.11

Semana Passada $750.00

SOCIEDADE DE SÃO VICENTE DE PAULO “CAMPANHA DE COMIDAS”

A Sociedade Paroquial de S. Vicente de Paulo pede à Comunidade ajuda para melhor servir os mais necessitados - nas Festas que se aproximam. Aceitam-se comidas enlatadas e empacotadas e donativos em dinheiro à entrada da Igreja. Obrigado pelo vosso apoio neste ministério de Caridade Cristã.

Para todos aqueles que já registaram o Baptísmo da sua criança – haverá reunião para pais e padrinhos no neste Domingo às 7PM no Salão do nosso Centro Paroquial. Pais e padrinhos devem participar nesta preparação para o Batismo. Sejam pontuais!

PREPARAÇÃO PARA BATISMOS DE OUTUBRO E NOVEMBRO

NESTE DOMINGO

Verifique se o seu telephone está desligado

durante a celebração da Missa. Obrigado.

OUTUBRO: MÊS DO ROSÁRIO Todos os dias, Devoção Mariana com terço às 7:30AM

da 2ª à 6ª - na Capela.

IRMANDADE DO ROSÁRIO E MÊS DE OUTUBRO

Próxima 3ªfeira às 7PM, na Capela, a Irmandade do Rosário convida os membros para a oração do Terço.

2ªFEIRA, 9 OUTUBRO (COLUMBUS DAY) VIGÍLA ANUAL PELA PAZ

No dia 9 de Outubro (Columbus Day), celebramos com o nosso Bíspo a Vigíla Pela Paz, com procissão às 6PM, de Sant’Ana para a Catedral, seguida de celebração a Eucaristia em honra de Nossa Senhora da Paz. Convidamos os paroquianos a tomar parte nesta Vigíla. A reunião será às 5:30PM à volta da Cruz Paroquial em frente a Sant’Ana.

OUTUBRO CAMPANHA DE ROPAS DE INVERNO PARA CRIANÇAS E ADULTOS:

Durante o mês de Outubro , a Sociedade de St Vincente de Paulo e Knights of Columbus de Fall River vão coletar casacos, chapéus de inverno, luvas e cachecóis para crianças da pre-escola até ao grau 6 que frequentam diferentes escolas em Fall River.

As caixas para esta campanha, estarão a partir do próximo fim de semana à entrada da Igreja.

As roupas não precisam de ser novas, simplesmente que estejam em boas condições. Embora a campanha é para ajudar crianças escolares a terem agasalhos de inverno, agasalhos de crianças que ainda não estejam na escola e de adultos também são aceites. Esta não é uma campanha de Natal, é simplesmente uma campanha de inverno para garantir que nenhuma criança passe o inverno sem agassalhos adequados.

TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 3

FUNDRAISERS FOR OUR PARISH

THIS WEEKEND - CAKE SALE

After all masses NEXT SUNDAY - MALASSADAS

from 9AM – 1PM at the entrance of the church

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 AT 7PM

PARISH DINNER

“MATANÇA DE PORCO” FAMILY STYLE WITH DJ JOE BORGES

Menu: soup, marinated pork, “debulho” and chicken Tickets may be purchased at end of all Masses

AN IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM CATHOLIC

SOCIAL SERVICES On September 5, 2017, the President ended the DACA program. There is a lot of confusion about what this means to people who either have, had or wanted DACA. Some people will be able to renew their DACA, but the renewal application must be received by immigration by October 5, 2017. If you have any questions please call 508-674-4681.

RESTORATION OF THE

CHURCH BUILDING

3rd & Last Exterior Phase

Cost Total Recieved $621,700 $130,164.89

Balance $491,535.11

Last Week $750.00

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

“FOOD DRIVE”

Our St. Vincent de Paul Society requests donations of canned goods & non-perishables or cash contribu-tions for the needy of our Church Community. This will help care for those in need during the Holiday Season. Thank you for supporting this most worthwhile ministry.

CARDINAL MEDEIROS RESIDENCE The collection for Cardinal Medeiros Residence will take place this weekend.

A meeting for those who have already registered their children at the Rectory for Baptism will be held this Sun-day at 7PM in our Parish Center Hall. It is important that all parents & godparents attend this meeting. Please be on time!

PREPARATION FOR BAPTISMS

IN OCTOBER & NOVEMBER

THIS SUNDAY

OCTOBER

CAMPAIGN TO COLLECT CHILDREN AND ADULT’S WINTER OUTERWEAR:

During the month of October, the Fall River District of St Vincent de Paul Society and the Knights of Columbus will be collecting coats, hats, mittens and scarves for children in pre-kindergarten through grade 6 that are attending various schools in Fall River.

Boxes to be used to deposit the winter outerwear will be at the entrance of the church beginning next weekend.

The items we are looking for do not need to be brand new. We are accepting any gently used items. Although the campaign is to make sure children in preK through grade 6 all have a coat, all children’s sizes are accepted. Adult coats are also accepted. This is not a Christmas campaign; it is a winter campaign to assure no child goes through the winter without proper wear.

OCTOBER: MONTH OF THE ROSARY

Everyday of the week, Marian Devotion with Recitation of Rosary at 7:30AM, Monday to Friday in the Chapel.

HOLY ROSARY SODALITY:

MONTH OF OCTOBER

Next Tuesday at 7PM, in the Chapel, the Holy Rosary Sodality invites all members to pray the Rosary.

MONDAY OCTOBER 9: COLUMBUS DAY

ANNUAL VIGIL FOR PEACE

On October 9 (Columbus Day), we are invited to join our Bishop in vigil as we pray for peace. The Annual Candlelight Procession will leave St. Anne’s at 6PM and proceed to St. Mary’s Cathedral where Mass will be celebrated in honor of Our Lady, Queen of Peace. Please gather in front of Saint Anne’s Church at 5:30PM and process with us to the Cathedral.

SANTO CHRISTO, FALL RIVER

MISSAS ~ MASSES

4

NO MASS ON THURSDAY

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 8AM Almas do Purgatório

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 4PM Manuel e Maria Guilherme / Mosias

Gonçalves / Manuel Pimentel Costa / Neli Reis / Viriato Soares / Regina e João Silva e neto / António Miudo, pais e irmãos / José Pimentel, esposa, filhos e irmãos / Susana Lopes, esposo e filho / Dinis Viveiros e Intenções de Fátima Viveiros

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 8AM João Benjamin, filha, genro e pais /

Margarida Benjamin e família / Manuel Ferreira / Agostinho M Melo e família / Veronica Melo / Mario Jorge Raposo / Intenções de Maria Benjamin

9:30AM

12PM José Cruz / Manuel e Júlia Barros / Joaquim Martins / Edmundo daCosta Lima / Padre Gilberto daCosta / João Dias Tavares e esposa / Arcenio Amaral e família / José Amaral, esposa e neto / José Martins, esposa e família / Pe. José Gomes e família / Robert Ferreira e família / Maria B Cordeiro / Pedro M Cordeiro / Intenções de Maria Ferreira

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 4PM José Ferreira Cabral / Joseph Elizardo e

esposa / Maria Teresa Borges / Frutoso Nunes, esposa e família / Virgínio Batista, esposa e filhos / Neli Reis / Evangelina Mendes e família / João Nunes Seda / Almino Botelho / Jacinto e Maria J Valentim / José e Eliza Oliveira / António e Maria Carvalho / Alice & Joseph Pavão / Dinis Viveiros e Intenções de Fátima Viveiros

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 8AM Dinis V Rego e cunhados / João

Benjamin, filha, genro e pais / Margarida Benjamin e família, e Intencões de Maria Benjamin

9:30AM Norma Santos & father / José Rebelo Santos / Patrick Mello

12PM Maria Rego / Manuel e Júlia Barros / Joaquim Martins / Pe. Aristides Zacarias Arruda / José Tobias Carreiro, sogros e pais / Angelo Carvalho / Mário Cabral, pais e sogro / António Santos, esposa e genro / Fernando Carreiro / Maria Germana de Sousa / Isaura da Rosa / Gabriel da Silva / Amêlia Cabral / Manuel da Silva / Maria dos Anjos de Sousa / João de Sousa e família, Intenções de Maria Carvalho

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 8AM João Dias / João V Couto

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 8AM Vitorino Padre Cura e esposa / Manuel M

Sardinha / Gumercindo Ricardo e familias

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 8AM Por todos os Sacerdotes

ANNUAL MARCH FOR LIFE

The Massachusetts Citizens for Life will be sponsoring their Annual March for Life on next Sunday, October 1 from 1PM - 4PM beginning at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common. The Fall River Diocesan Pro-Life Apostolate is one the many beneficiaries of the march. Should you wish to donate, we are Box #8 on the sign-in sheet this year. All monies received will also be used for our Project Rachel outreach. Further information and all forms can be obtained by visiting: www.masscitizensforlife.org/2017massmarchforlife

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Thursday 9:00-5:00 • Friday 9:00-7:00

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