Sacrament of Reconciliation: CONFESSIONS on Saturdays from 3:30 - 4:30 PM and Wednesday evenings from 5:00 - 5:30 PM. At other times by appointment with the Pastor. Sacrament of Baptism: Baptisms are held on the third Sunday of each month. Please call the rectory in advance for details. Pastoral Care of the Sick: The Pastor regularly visits the sick and shut-ins in their homes and in the hospital to administer the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and to bring them Holy Communion. New Parishioners: Welcome! Please register with the parish by calling the rectory office. Sacrament of Marriage: Couples planning to marry should contact the Pastor at least one year before the wedding. Rev. Michael J. Najim, Pastor 401.596.2535 Ext. 5 Rev. Raymond N. Suriani, Pastor Emeritus 401.596.2535 Ext. 2 ‐ fatherrays.blogspot.com Rev. Mr. Francis J. Valliere Deacon Assistant, [email protected]Alcino G. Almeida, Trustee Adele Laudone, Trustee Mrs. Debra Carey ‐ NOTARY PARISH SECRETARY/BOOKKEEPER 401.596.2535 Ext. 2; offi[email protected]Christine Magowan ‐ NOTARY DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION AND EVANGELIZATION RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF CHILDREN/TEENS 401.596.2535 Ext. 4; [email protected]Deacon Francis and Mrs. Donna Valliere RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS 401.596.2232; [email protected]Mr. Richard Stockman DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINSTRY 401.596.2535; [email protected]Mr. Tom Burgess MAINTENANCE/GROUNDS KEEPER 401.596.2535 Sylvia Manfred HOUSEKEEPING 401.596.2535 CATHOLIC CHARITY FUND APPEAL Paula Eagan CATHOLIC CHARITY PARISH ADMINISTRATOR 401.596.2535 New to our Parish or just visiting? Please introduce yourself to the Pastor or stop by the Rectory! Parish Registration Forms are located in the vestibule of the church, at the Rectory or on‐line at www.saintpiuswesterly.org WELCOME To St. Pius X Church. ST. PIUS X RECTORY 44 Elm Street ‐ Westerly, Rhode Island 02891 Office: 401.596.2535 Fax: 401‐596‐9930 Email: offi[email protected]website: www.saintpiuswesterly.org OFFICE HOURS Monday ‐ Thursday: 8:30 am ‐ 4:00 pm Lunch: Noon ‐ 1:00 pm FRIDAY: CLOSED MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 PM Sunday Masses: 7:00, 8:30, 10:30 AM Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday 7:00 AM, Saturday 8:00 AM Holy Days: Please consult the bulletin St. Pius X Church
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Sacrament of Reconciliation: CONFESSIONS on Saturdays from 3:30 - 4:30 PM and Wednesday evenings from 5:00 - 5:30 PM. At other times by appointment with the Pastor. Sacrament of Baptism: Baptisms are held on the third Sunday of each month. Please call the rectory in advance for details. Pastoral Care of the Sick: The Pastor regularly visits the sick and shut-ins in their homes and in the hospital to administer the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and to bring them Holy Communion. New Parishioners: Welcome! Please register with the parish by calling the rectory office. Sacrament of Marriage: Couples planning to marry should contact the Pastor at least one year before the wedding.
New to our Parish or just visiting? Please introduce yourself to the Pastor or stop by the Rectory! Parish Registration Forms are located in the vestibule of the church, at the Rectory or on‐line at
www.saintpiuswesterly.org WELCOME To St. Pius X Church.
ST. PIUS X RECTORY 44 Elm Street ‐ Westerly, Rhode Island 02891
Monday, Wednesday thru Saturday a er morning Mass.
MONDAY EVENINGS
NOVENA TO ST. JUDE ‐ Monday evenings 6pm. Collec on goes directly to the Hai an Founda on.
RCIA CLASS ‐ Forma on and instruc on under the direc on of Deacon Francis & Donna Valliere ‐ 596‐2232 email: [email protected]
TUESDAY
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT ‐ Tuesday’s 7:30am‐6pm
TUESDAY EVENINGS
CHARISMATIC PRAYER MEETING ‐ First Tuesday of each month 7:00 ‐ 8:30 pm in the church. Next mee ng: 07/6/2021
RESPECT LIFE GROUP ‐ Next meeting date: September
6:05pm Contact: Jane at 401‐932‐6142 ‐ New members always welcome!
FRIDAY Nocturnal Adora on– First Friday ‐ Exposi on 8:00pm ‐ Saturday
7:50am Benedic on. Eucharist Adora on every First Friday. Next Nocturnal Adora on: July 2. Come spend an hour with Jesus!
SATURDAY ROSARY FOR LIFE ‐ 7:30am (before 8:00am Mass) Second
Saturday of each month. Next Rosary For Life is: July 10
Sat - June 26 5:00pm Mass Joey Pellegrino THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME John Nardone & Deceased Family Members Sun - June 27 7:00am Mass Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Fretard THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sun - June 27 8:30am Mass The People of St. Pius X Parish THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Sun - June 27 10:30am Mass Ed & Angie Magowan
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME David Castaldi
“A man who fails to love the Mass fails to love Christ. We must make an effort to 'live' the Mass with calm and
serenity, with devotion and affection.” St. Josemaría Escrivá
WEEKDAY WEEKEND
Westerly, Rhode Island
The Sanctuary Lamp will burn June 21 - June 27
Outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon our Youth Attending
The Steubenville Youth Conference
The Divine Mercy Candle will burn June 21 - June 27
In Memory of
Elijah John Bagley
PARISH STEWARDSHIP THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND GENEROSITY!
June 13, 2021…..$9,440 June 13, 2021…..$1,315 Weekly Contributions Catholic Communications
THURSDAY EVENINGS YOUTH GROUP ‐ Thursdays 6:30pm—8pm ‐ Church Hall 9th—12th
grade. Music, prayer discussion/conversa on, fun.
Choices Women’s Pregnancy Center 101 Franklin Street, Unit 1B
Westerly, RI 02891 401.596.2880 www.choicesrhodeisland.com
Divine Mercy Prayer Group for the Sick, Suffering and Dying
If you have a particular request for a loved one or know of anyone in the Nursing Home, Hospice Care, Assisted Living, Homebound, Hospital, etc. Please email or call the Rectory and we will get your request out that day. For requests or to join please call: 596‐2535 ext 2 or [email protected]. When a request comes in prayer warriors will be notified to simply pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet anytime during the day for that particular person and soul.
Dear Friends,
Happy Father’s Day to all of our dads! Father’s Day is always special, but it takes on deeper significance during this Year of St. Joseph, foster father of Our Lord. There is no be er model of fatherhood than St. Joseph, who gave himself completely in love and service to Mary and Jesus. We ask St. Joseph to pray for all of our fathers that the Lord will bless them in a special way on this Father’s Day weekend.
I’d ask you to please pray for Fr. Ray as he will be star ng his radia on treatments for prostate cancer at the end of this month. The good news is that his doctor is very op mis c that the treatments will resolve this issue.
Pray for our young people who will be a ending the youth conference next weekend at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. I, along with Fr. Capoverdi, Nathan Ledoux, and a few adult chaperones, will also be with them.
As you know, we have Wednesday evening confessions from 5:00‐5:30. During that me, we also pray the Rosary and Divine Mercy chaplet before the exposed Blessed Sacrament. Recently, I decided to add novena prayers to St. Joseph since this is the Year of St. Joseph and Wednesday is tradi onally the day of the week that is dedicated to him. Each Wednesday evening, then, will now be an ongoing St. Joseph novena. I encourage you to come and pray, even if you don’t plan to go to confession that evening.
Speaking of novenas, just a reminder that the St. Jude novena is every Monday evening at 6:00.
By now, you received my le er asking you to consider contribu ng to the annual collec on ($150 per family or whatever you can afford). As I stated in my le er, the funds will go towards redoing our back parking lot stairs and walkway. I hope we can accomplish this project before the end of the year.
If money wasn’t an obstacle and we could do whatever projects we desired, I would for sure do the following: 1) repave our upper church parking lot, 2) renovate and beau fy our church ves bule, and 3) renovate and beau fy our church hall. Someday I’d like to look back and be able to say that we accomplished all three…
I’m very grateful to the Knights of Columbus for the $3000 they raised to defray the cost of the youth conference. The Knights are truly faithful and dedicated men of God. I encourage the men of our parish to consider joining the Knights.
The word is that the Patriots rookie quarterback, Mac Jones, is actually lagging in performance behind Newton, Hoyer, and S dham in early prac ces. It’s s ll too early to tell who will be the starter.
I keep asking Fr. Ray about his thoughts on the Aaron Rodgers saga. Will Rodgers stay in Green Bay or will he go? Fr. Ray isn’t sure what will happen, and so he usually asks my dog, Summer, what her thoughts are. Her response? She just kneels in front of him and nudges his hand with her nose, signaling that she wants him to pet her. Clearly, Summer is not focused on football.
Fr. Michael J. Najim Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
June 20, 2021
PRAYER OF CONSECRATION TO ST. JOSEPH O Glorious Patriarch and Patron of the Church! O Virgin
Spouse of the Virgin Mother of God! O Guardian and Virginal Father of the Word Incarnate! In the presence of Jesus and
Mary, I choose you this day to be my father, my guardian, and my protector.
O great St. Joseph, whom God has made the Head of the Holy Family, accept me, I beseech you, though utterly unworthy, to
be a member of your “Holy House.” Present me to your Immaculate Spouse; ask her also to adopt me as her child. With
her, pray that I may constantly think of Jesus, and serve him faithfully to the end of my life. O Terror of Demons, increase in
me virtue, protect me from the evil one, and help me not to offend God in any way.
O my Spiritual Father, I hereby consecrate myself to you. In faithful imitation of Jesus and Mary, I place myself and all my concerns under your care and protection. To you, after Jesus
and Mary, I consecrate my body and soul, with all their faculties, my spiritual growth, my home, and all my affairs and
undertakings.
Forsake me not, but adopt me as a servant and child of the Holy Family. Watch over me at all times, but especially at the
hour of my death. Console and strengthen me with the presence of Jesus and Mary so that, with you, I may praise and adore the
Holy Trinity for all eternity. Amen.
HAPPY AND BLESSED FATHER’S DAY
Christine Magowan Director of Religious Education Faith
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Prayer Before Adoration, Invoking
St. Joseph
Dear Jesus, we believe that You are here, truly present in the
Blessed Sacrament: that You see us, that You hear us. We adore You with profound reverence.
We beg pardon for our sins and the grace to make this time of
prayer fruitful. Our Immaculate Mother, St. Joseph our
Patron, our guardian angels, our patron saints, intercede for us during this time of prayer and adoration. We ask this through
Christ, our Lord. Amen.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL! July 12 - July 16
Paperwork in the Vestibule of the Church Prayers, Plans, Projects, are in the works!
The great St. Joseph is our theme! Contact: Chris Magowan 596-2535 ext 4
LIFE NEWS CORNER St Pius X Respect life commi ee
“It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may
live as you wish.” ‐ Mother Teresa
Please Remember to Keep our 20 Youth - 5 Chaperones - Our Bus Driver
Fr. Najim and Fr. Capoverdi in your prayers during the Steubenville Youth Conference held at
Franciscan University in Ohio June 24 - June 27
Thank you and God bless you!
Fr. Michael Najim Fr. Ray Suriani
June is the Month of the Sacred Heart REPARATION
Acts of reparation unite us to the sacrificial love of Jesus Christ and make us co-workers in the Church’s mission of healing and
forgiving. Any member of the faithful can do acts of reparation for their own sins or for the sins of others. An act of reparation might
be a prayer or a penance done for someone’s conversion, some physical pain you might experience offered in union with the
Sacred Heart of Jesus, or giving some money or doing another work of mercy for someone in need.
Mother Mary and the saints did many acts of reparation. Praying the holy rosary daily is an excellent act of reparation. It is a
powerful way for the mercy of God won by Jesus’ sacrifice to be manifested in our own lives. St. Rose of Lima once said of
reparation, “If only (people) would learn how great (reparation) is … Without a doubt, they would devote themselves to winning pains and afflictions. All men throughout the world would seek
trouble, infirmities and torments, instead of good fortune. No one would complain about his cross or about troubles that may happen
to him.”
THE TWELFTH SUNDAY In Ordinary Time
June 20, 2021 PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
For the Coming Week
Monday June 21 NOVENA Novena to St. Jude 6:00pm
Tuesday June 22 7:30am ‐ 6:00pm in Church Eucharistic ADORATION with Benediction
Wednesday June 23 5:00—5:45 pm Confessions & Devotions In Church
Wednesday June 23 2:00pm—8:00pm BLOOD DRIVE In Church Hall
Walk‐in’s welcome
Thursday June 24 NO Youth Group Youth Group
Thursday June 24 11:00pm Steubenville Youth Conference KICK‐OFF MASS
Second Collec on ‐ THIS Weekend Parish Maintenance & Improvement
“Dads know a lot. Grandpas know everything.”
“Being a great father is like shaving. No ma er how good you shaved today, you have to do it again
tomorrow.”
Are you seeking more FREEDOM and happiness in your life? The difficul es and struggle of life can bind us to sadness. Find
FREEDOM through our STPX UNBOUND Prayer Ministry. Jesus is always willing to bring us healing. Our
trained UNBOUND Prayer Ministry Team is available to you. Our team is directed by Fr. Najim with Fr. Ray, Fr. Paul and
Deacon Noel Edsall along with 5 lay team ministers.
If you desire to receive this prayer call or email the Rectory Office to schedule a prayer session. Please read the first
6 chapters of UNBOUND: A Prac cal Guide to Deliverance by Neal Lozano.
