265 Stafford Road Tiverton, RI. 02878 1554 Main Road Tiverton, RI. 02878 Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 8:30am to 3:30pm Office for Parishes: 265 Stafford Rd. Phone: 401.624.8746 Fax: 401.625.5384 The Catholic Faith Communities of & Saint Christopher Mrs. Rebecca McComb Administrative Assistant [email protected]Mrs. Rose Marie Paul Receptionist [email protected]Parish Staff Rev. Przemyslaw “Shemek” Lepak Pastor [email protected]Deacon Timothy Flanigan Deacon Assistant [email protected]Mrs. Rebecca McComb Administrative Assistant ~ Wedding Coordinator [email protected]Mrs. Rose Marie Paul Receptionist [email protected]Mrs. Lynne Swass Director of Faith Formation Grades 1-6 Facilitator [email protected]Mrs. Kelsey Hetu Coordinator of Confirmation Youth Ministries [email protected]Mr. Ronald Destremps Maintenance Mrs. Betty Henderson Organist Mr. & Mrs. Steve Beaupré Youth Choir Directors [email protected]Karen Cooper & Gregory Smaldone Trustees, Saint Theresa Parish Charles Miksis & Wayne Moran Trustees, Saint Christopher Parish The parishes of St. Theresa & St. Christopher churches are open for regularly scheduled Masses as of Sunday, May 31st. Please check our website regularly for updates as this time of our churches being open is subject to change at any time. Information, updates, bulletins, Mass Intentions and more can be found on our website www.sstandctiverton.org To serve our parish community, the parish office has remained open through the pandemic for phone calls, mail, and email only. To continue to limit the spread of infection and contamination, we will continue to have the office open for phone calls, mail, and email only until further notice. Pentecost Sunday ~ May 31, 2020 ~ Sign-up to receive eNewsBulletins from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, RI. Their ebulletin will include: news alerts on various topics, updates on current events and pertinent issues, the latest statements issued by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) as well as statements from Thomas J. Tobin, the Bishop of Providence, plus local parish & school happenings, performances at McVinney Auditorium, and more! Visit www.dioceseofprovidence.org for more information.
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265 Stafford Road Tiverton, RI. 02878
1554 Main Road Tiverton, RI. 02878
Office Hours: Monday through Thursday
8:30am to 3:30pm
Office for Parishes: 265 Stafford Rd.
Phone: 401.624.8746 Fax: 401.625.5384
The Catholic Faith Communities of & Saint Christopher
Charles Miksis & Wayne Moran Trustees, Saint Christopher Parish
The parishes of St. Theresa & St. Christopher churches are open for regularly
scheduled Masses as of Sunday, May 31st.
Please check our website regularly for updates as this time of our churches being open is subject to change
at any time.
Information, updates, bulletins, Mass Intentions and more can be found on our website
www.sstandctiverton.org
To serve our parish community, the parish office has remained open through the pandemic for phone calls, mail, and email only. To continue to limit the
spread of infection and contamination, we will continue to have the office open for
phone calls, mail, and email only until further notice.
Pentecost Sunday
~ May 31, 2020 ~
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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
MAY 30 - MAY 31, 2020
Pentecost Sunday Sunday Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39 or for the Extended Vigil: Gn 11:1-9; Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b; Ez 37:1-14; Jl 3:1-5; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23 Monday Gn 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14; Jn 19:25-34 Tuesday 2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18; Mk 12:13-17 Wednesday 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12; Mk 12:18-27 Thursday 2 Tm 2:8-15; Mk 12:28-34 First Friday 2 Tm 3:10-17; Mk 12:35-37 First Saturday 2 Tm 4:1-8; Mk 12:38-44
Saturday, May 30th 4:00pm + Shannon Mark (by Wayne & Christine)
Sunday, May 31st 8:00am + For the Parishes
9:30am Kimberly Milligan ~ 40th Birthday & Barbara Milligan ~ 70th Birthday (by Their Family)
11:00am + John & Natalie Margarida (by Judith Davidian Taylor)
Monday, June 1st 8:00am + Deceased of the Albernaz & Moreira Families (by Daughter & Family)
Tuesday, June 2nd 8:00am + Deceased of Midura & Hebda Families (by Daughter-in-law & Family)
Wednesday, June 3rd 8:00am + For all COVID 19 Victims
PENTECOST SUNDAY First Reading: Acts 2:1-11 On the feast of Pentecost, the disciples were gathered together when suddenly tongues of fire rested upon them, and they were filled with the Holy Spirit. They began to speak in many tongues; those who heard them were filled with amazement. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 Paul tells the Corinthians that each possesses different gifts and performs different ministries, but each works for the common good in Christ Jesus. Gospel: John 20:19-23 Jesus appears to the apostles after his resurrection and bestows upon them the power to forgive sins.
Rev. Clifford Cabral Steven Laquerre Kevin Destremps Amanda Robidoux Brian Gorman Lisa Jacome George Popovici Claudette Demers Pauline Milot Bruce Mello Ray Lake Anthony Medeiros Shelby Rapoza Gary Rapoza Sr. Barbara Vieira Debbie Medeiros Richard Marshall William Vieira Frank Rapoza Bob Charette Karen B. Tony Moniz Brendon Goldenbloom
Please remember in your prayers, all those listed here and whose names are in the prayer box in St. Christopher
sanctuary, all the sick of our parishes, and those at home in the hospitals, and nursing facilities.
Call the number below if you know anyone in need of prayers and you would like to remember them in the bulletin. Their
CatholicTV Offers DAILY Online Mass during the Pandemic Viewers can easily watch daily Masses from the CatholicTV chapel. - Mass in English every day from Sunday to Friday - Mass in Spanish every Sunday Visit https://www.watchthemass.com. Also found on YouTube
Diocesan Television Mass The Fall River Diocese sponsors a televised Mass each Sunday at 11 a.m. on WLNE-TV, ABC Channel 6, New Bedford-Providence. The Mass is re-aired at 12:30 p.m. on Comcast cable channel 95 in Fall River.
Mass on the Portuguese Channel A local Mass airs each Sunday at 7 p.m. on the Portuguese Channel, which is widely carried by cable television providers throughout the Fall River Diocese. The Mass is recorded on a rotating basis from one of five parishes offering Masses in Portuguese in the Diocese as well as two from the neighboring Diocese of Providence. The weekly Mass in Portuguese is sponsored by the participating parishes in conjunction with the Fall River Diocese.
For more information please visit: www.dioceseofprovidence.org/news/fyi-television-masses
Daily ReaDings
PENTECOST SUNDAY
THANK YOU
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our online services during the time we were unable to gather in our
churches. For your convenience, our previously recorded online services will be available to
view on our Facebook Page & YouTube Channel until June 14th, 2020.
PARISH WEBSITE:WWW.SSTANDCTIVERTON.ORG
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WE STILL NEED YOUR SUPPORT
Dear friends of St. Theresa and St. Christopher Parishes,
With the COVID-19 pandemic at our doorstep, forcing us to take unprecedented measures like suspending Masses, we must remember to take good care of each other, to be considerate and compassionate to those who are most vulnerable and those who are experiencing great anxiety during this uncertain time.
Our two churches are, and always have been, places of refuge and hope. We are happy to report, our churches are once again open! Please join us for our regularly scheduled Masses. We ask that you please continue to send in your weekly offertory and donations in the central collection basket at Mass, via mail, by online bill pay through your bank, or through the mail slot near the front door at the parish office, so our churches can continue and remain strong!
Weekly offertory donations can be mailed to: 265 STAFFORD RD. TIVERTON, RI 02878
Thank you for your support and may God protect you from illness and bless you with a sense of peace in these troubling days.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES AND GUIDELINES
Please continue to check our parish website for continuing Coronavirus information
and updates as all services and guidelines are subject to change at any time.
PARISH NEWS
LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE Due to the current health crisis, we will not have
Eucharistic Ministers of the Holy Communion and Altar Servers until further notice. Thank you to all our community who normally volunteer for theses
positions. We will notify you as soon as we are able to resume these valuable ministries.
At this time, we will resume our unusual Mass schedule and will have a Lector at each weekend Mass. The schedule will be posted in next week’s
bulletin. If you are interested in volunteering, please email [email protected] or call the
Parish Office (401)624-8746.
We are so happy to be back in our churches. To keep everyone healthy and safe, please observe all safety signage and markings. It is up to each of us to protect each other. Below are a list of health & safety guidelines:
• Face-coverings/masks are to be worn in and around the church (except for those under 2 years old).
• Remember to sit 6-feet-apart. Those living in the same household may sit together without distancing.
(Be mindful of markings and closed sections/areas)
• Use your bulletin for readings and hymns for Mass. These bulletins are for one-time use ONLY. They may not be reused. Bring it home with you or discard later.
• Holy Communion, single file, keeping 6-feet- apart, MAIN AISLE ONLY. Return by the side aisles.
• Holy Communion: NO GLOVES. RECEIVE IN HAND ONLY. Remember to use your hand sanitizer. Wear your facemask. Remove it just before receiving, then replace. • Collection baskets will not be passed in the pews. A collection basket is provided at the back of the church.
• Recessional & Dismissal: To avoid large numbers leaving at the same time, we will dismiss parishioners one pew/section at a time. Thank you for your patience and cooperation!
• To help stop the spread of the virus, use hand sanitizer or wash your hands regularly. Avoid touching your face and avoid touching surfaces unnecessarily. Before & after every Mass, all commonly used surfaces in the church & hall will be sanitized.
• Anyone who is ill, has a temperature, cough, etc., please, stay home and take good care of yourself to keep the whole community healthy.
PARISH WEBSITE:WWW.SSTANDCTIVERTON.ORG
MAY 30 - MAY 31, 2020
PARISH FINANCES
Sanctuary Candle The Sanctuary Light in
Saint Theresa Church burns to the Honor and Glory of God
this week for the intentions of
Roger Pelletier
Collection Report for May 17 - May 24 In-mail & Drop-off Envelope Collection- 2 Weeks
St. Theresa: May 17 - May 24 Two Week Collection Budget Envelopes: 80 $ 5,593.00 EFT: 35 $ 2,285.00 Total: Two Week Total $ 7,878.00 Budgeted Expectations Needed Each Week: $ 5,865.00
St. Christopher: May 17 - May 24 Two Week Collection Budget Envelopes: 84 $ 3,482.00 Loose: $ 00.00 Total: Two Week Total $ 3,482.00 Budgeted Expectations Needed Each Week: $ 3,044.00
Thank You for your continued support of your parish. Please continue to send
in your offertory envelopes and donations.
A bequest is a wonderful way to express gratitude for a lifetime of blessings! The gift you give establishes a lasting legacy of love for others by helping the Church to continue its Catholic
heritage through its many ministries.
We will resume weekly collection counting next week. Thank you for your continued support of your parishes!
WORSHIP AIDS
Gloria
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Nicene Creed
I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.. Amen.
During this time of uncertainty and current health concerns, know that you are not required to come up to receive Communion.
Our Lord is always with us and we can all participate in an Act of Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that You
are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
Sanctuary Candle The Sanctuary Light in
Saint Christopher Church burns to the Honor and Glory of God
this week for the intentions of all
St. Christopher Families
WELCOME TO ST. THERESA AND ST. CHRISTOPHER PARISHES WORSHIP AIDS
PARISH WEBSITE:WWW.SSTANDCTIVERTON.ORG
Reading 1ACTS 2:1-11 When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. Now there were devout Jews from every na-tion under heaven staying in Jerusalem. At this sound, they gathered in a large crowd, but they were confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language. They were astounded, and in amazement they asked, “Are not all these people who are speaking Galile-ans? Then how does each of us hear them in his native lan-guage? We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome, both Jews and converts to Juda-ism, Cretans and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God.”
Responsorial Psalm Lord, Send Out Your Spirit, and Renew the Face of the Earth
Reading 21 COR 12:3B-7, 12-13 Brothers and sisters: No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.
Gospel JN 20:19-23 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”
Opening Hymn: Send Us Your Spirit Refrain: Come Lord Jesus, send us your Spirit. Renew the face of the earth. Come Lord Jesus. send us your Spirit. Renew the face of the earth.
Come to us, Spirit of God. Breathe in us now. We sing together. Spirit of hope and of light, be in our lives. Come to us, Spirit of God. (Refrain)
Offertory Hymn: By the Waking of Our Hearts Refrain: By the waking of our hearts, by the stirring of our souls, may the Spirit of God abide and bring us together in Christ.
Come, O Spirit, from above, come from your celestial heights. Come with your blessed light so radiant bright. (Refrain)
Communion Hymn: Spirit and Grace Spirit and grace, here in this meal; you are the wind that breathe through the field. Gather the wheat and form us in Christ. Come be our source and breath of life. Refrain: in the bread, blessed, broken and shared, Christ is our life, whose presents we bear. Come, oh spirit, make your grace revealed in this holy meal.
Recessional Hymn: One Spirit, One Church Refrain: We are a pilgrim people, we are the church of God. A family of believers, disciples of the Lord. United in one spirit, ignited by the fire. Still burning through the ages, still present in our lives.
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blessed, and in our hearts take up the rest; come with the grace and heavenly aid to fill the hearts which thou hast made.
Pentecost Sunday ~ May 31, 2020 ~
TO RECEIVE COMMUNION
For the distribution of Holy Communion, remember to wear your face mask. You will first receive in the hand only, step to the side, move your facemask aside to consume the host then replace the Mass while returning to your seat.
A new pattern of approaching the Altar is configured to better allow for proper distancing. As of now, we will continue to approach the Altar by way of the MAIN AISLE ONLY and return to the pew by means of the side aisles.
Holy Communion may not be distributed with gloves, nor may it be received in the hand if someone is wearing a glove. Instead, proper, and diligent hand hygiene should be observed before and after receiving Holy Communion. Receiving of the Host will be in the hand only. To the extent possible, those in line for Holy Communion should maintain a 6-foot distance between each other.
Please note: You are not required to come up to receive Communion. Our Lord is always with us and we can all participate in an Act of Spiritual Communion.
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