St. Patrick Church 45 Harrisville Main Street, Harrisville, RI 02830-1403 Rectory: 401.568.5600 Fax: 401.568.7132 Email: [email protected]www.stpatrickri.org Parish Schedule Weekend Celebration of the Eucharist Saturday evening: 4:00 pm Sunday morning: 9:30 am Holy Days of Obligation: Vigil Mass 7:00 pm, Holy Day Mass 8:00 am and 7:00 pm See Bulletin for Holy Day Mass location. Weekday Mass: 8:00 am - Tuesday and Thursday. First Friday: 8:00 am (even numbered months of the year) Novenas: Tuesday - 6:00 pm The Parish Office and Church side door is open for Prayer from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm on Monday through Friday. Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession): Saturdays 3:15-3:45 pm or by appointment. Baptisms: Second Sunday of each month. Please call the Rectory. Marriage: Arrangements and instruction. Call the Rectory at least 12 months in advance. Sacrament of the Sick: Call the Rectory. Parish Staff Pastor Rev. Peter John Sheehan Pastor Emeritus Rev. Bernard O’Reilly, D.Min., Ph.D. Trustees Marie Roderick Roger Johnson Financial Council Mary Leach Renay McLeish Peter Lamontagne George Lough Ron Parenteau Parish Auditors Marc Genereux, CPA Barbara C. Langlois Director of Religious Education Dennis Auger, M.A. Administrative Assistant Kerri Caduto Bulletin Editor Barbara C. Langlois Parish Mission Statement St. Patrick Parish is a Roman Catholic Faith Community guided by the Spirit of God, the scriptures and the traditions of the Church. Our mission is to share the Good News of Christ through the celebration of the liturgy, the sacraments, prayer and unconditional service to all humankind.
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St. Patrick Church 45 Harrisville Main Street, Harrisville, RI 02830-1403
Parish Schedule Weekend Celebration of the Eucharist
Saturday evening: 4:00 pm Sunday morning: 9:30 am
Holy Days of Obligation: Vigil Mass 7:00 pm, Holy Day Mass 8:00 am and 7:00 pm See Bulletin for Holy Day Mass location.
Weekday Mass: 8:00 am - Tuesday and Thursday. First Friday: 8:00 am (even numbered months of the year)
Novenas: Tuesday - 6:00 pm The Parish Office and Church side door is open for Prayer from
8:00 am - 12:00 pm on Monday through Friday. Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession): Saturdays 3:15-3:45 pm or by appointment.
Baptisms: Second Sunday of each month. Please call the Rectory. Marriage: Arrangements and instruction. Call the Rectory at least 12 months in advance.
Sacrament of the Sick: Call the Rectory.
Parish Staff
Pastor Rev. Peter John Sheehan
Pastor Emeritus Rev. Bernard O’Reilly, D.Min., Ph.D.
Trustees Marie Roderick Roger Johnson
Financial Council Mary Leach Renay McLeish Peter Lamontagne George Lough Ron Parenteau
Parish Auditors Marc Genereux, CPA Barbara C. Langlois
Director of Religious Education Dennis Auger, M.A.
Administrative Assistant Kerri Caduto
Bulletin Editor Barbara C. Langlois
Parish Mission Statement St. Patrick Parish is a Roman Catholic Faith Community guided by the Spirit of God, the scriptures and the traditions of the Church. Our mission is to share the Good News of Christ through the celebration of the liturgy, the sacraments, prayer and unconditional service to all humankind.
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Sat. Dec. 19th Henry Auger, 15th Anniv., 4:00 pm requested by Dennis & Elaine Auger
Sun. Dec. 20th Peter G. & Madeline Coutu, 9:30 am requested by Family
Tues. Dec. 22nd Linda Lee, 4th Anniv., 8:00 am requested by Family
Christmas Eve Day No 8:00 am Mass Christmas Eve Thurs. Dec. 24th Loretta Misiaszek, requested 4:00 pm by Family Midnight Mass Living & Deceased Members 11:30 pm of St. Patrick Parish
Christmas Fri. Dec. 25th Fran & Judy Malley and
9:30 am Deirdre Malley Green, requested by Family
Sat. Dec. 26th Gertrude Thompson, 1st 4:00 pm Anniv., requested by Family
Sun. Dec. 27th James & Eveline Morrison, 9:30 am requested by Family
Year of Mercy Pope Francis speaks of the special place of “the practice of pilgrimage” in this Holy Year of Mercy. Traditionally, many pilgrims travel to Rome during the Jubilee years to take advantage of the Holy Year indulgences to be gained by practices such as passing through the Holy Doors of the Major Basilicas of Rome. There will be a Holy Door in Providence and we could also make a pilgrimage to National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, MA. Perhaps the two parishes could rent a bus and go to Stockbridge, MA for a day trip. What is an indulgence? “An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions through the action of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and his saints” (Pope Paul VI). ”An indulgence is partial or plenary (full) accordingly as it removes either part or all of the temporal punishment due to sin” (CIC, can.994). The faithful can gain indulgences for themselves or apply them to the dead. To understand this doctrine and practice of the Church, it is necessary to understand that sin has a ‘double consequence’. Grave sin deprives us of communion with God and therefore makes us incapable of eternal life, the privation of which is called the “eternal punishment” of sin. On the other hand, every sin, even venial, entails an unhealthy attachment to creatures, which must be purified either here on earth, or after death in a state called Purgatory. This purification frees one from what is called the “temporal punishment” of sin. These two punishments must not be conceived of as a kind of vengeance inflicted by God from without, but as following from the very nature of sin. A conversion which proceeds from a fervent charity can attain the complete purification of the sinner in such a way that no punishment remains. The forgiveness of sin and restoration of communion with God entail the remission of the eternal punishment of sin, but temporal punishment of sin remains. While patiently bearing sufferings and trials of all kinds and, when the day comes, serenely facing death, the Christian must strive to accept this temporal punishment of sin as a grace. One should strive by works of mercy and charity, as well as by prayer and the various practices of penance, to put off completely the “old man/woman” and to put on the “new man/woman”. Sincerely in Christ, Fr. Peter John Sheehan
Financial Information
4th Sunday of Advent, Cycle C December 20, 2015
MASS INTENTIONS from the Pastor’s Desk
Offertory Gifts at Weekend Masses Family members who are having Mass offered for their loved ones are encouraged to bring the gifts of bread and wine to the altar. Please identify yourself to one of our ushers before Mass.
This weekend’s second collection is for the monthly Building and Maintenance Fund. These funds are currently being used to offset the total cost of the new boiler. Thank you for your continued support and generosity.
Due to the early publication of the Bulletin, the financial information for December 13th is not available at this time. This information will be posted in next weekend’s Bulletin.
The Rectory will be closed on Friday, December 25th in observance of Christmas.
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“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” - Lk 1:42
4th Sunday of Advent, Cycle C December 20, 2015
Readings for the Week of December 20, 2015 Sunday: Mi 5:1-4a; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45 Monday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Wednesday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Friday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 (18-25) Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11- 13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 (1-5, 9-14) Saturday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Next Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24- 28; Ps 128:1-5 or Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10; Col 3:12-21 (12-17) or 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21- 24; Lk 2:41-52
Religious Education There will be no Religious Education classes for Wednesday, December 23rd and December 30th. Classes will resume on Wednesday, January 6, 2016. All students preparing for the Sacraments - (First Holy Communion) Grades 1 & 2 and (Confirmation) Grades 9 & 10 are required to sign in each week at Mass. A notebook has been placed at the entrance of the Church for this purpose.
Children’s Christmas Giving Tree - 2015 If you did not pick up Christmas gifts on Monday, December 14th in the Church, this Monday, December 21st is the last day to pick them up in the Rectory Basement of St. Patrick Church.
St. Patrick Parish News
Christmas Mass Schedule
Christmas Eve Thursday, December 24th
4:00 pm St. Patrick Church 5:30 pm St. Joseph Church
Midnight Mass 11:30 pm St. Patrick Church
Christmas Friday, December 25th
8:00 am St. Joseph Church 9:30 am St. Patrick Church
11:00 am St. Joseph Church
Parish Website - Please take the time to visit our new Parish website! The website contains noteworthy information such as history of St. Patrick Church, the Mass Schedule, The Sacraments, Parish Ministries, Religious Education, church events plus links to Catechism of the Catholic Church, Daily Scripture Readings, Saints of the Day and many more informative and interesting topics. The website address can be located on the front cover of the Bulletin.
Food Pantry Distribution of Christmas Food Baskets will take place this Monday evening, December 21st from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm in the Rectory Basement of St. Patrick’s Church. Eligibility requires being a resident of Burrillville.
For a child is born to us, a son is given us;
upon his shoulder dominion rests. They name him Wonder-Counselor,
God-Hero, Father-Forever, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:5 Thanksgiving Food Basket
Distribution Update A sincere thank you and appreciation is extended to all Parishioners and Students in Grades 1-10 in our Religious Education Program, for cash donations and contribution of food items to St. Patrick’s Food Pantry for the preparation of Thanksgiving Food Baskets. As a result of your support and generosity, food baskets were distributed to 77 families, totaling 252 individuals. Your continued concern to serve others in need in our community is truly a sign of compassion. A special thank you is also extended to Lynn-Ann Rousseau for her ongoing dedication to the St. Patrick’s Food Pantry.
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