Parish Prayer Line Doris Morin at 624-4443 The Catholic Faith Communities of Saint Theresa and Saint Christopher 265 Stafford Road Tiverton, Rhode Island 02878 Rectory Office: 401-624-8746 Parish Fax: 401-625-5384 Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30am. to 3:30pm. Mrs. Nancy Smith Parish Secretary [email protected]Mrs. Rose Marie Paul Receptionist [email protected]Visit us on the Web - www.sstandctiverton.org Mass Schedules Weekend Masses Saturday Evening 4:00pm. at Saint Theresa Sunday Morning 8:00am. at Saint Theresa 9:30am. at Saint Christopher 11:00am. at Saint Theresa Weekday Mornings Monday through Wednesday 8:00am. at Saint Theresa Thursday 8:00am. at St. Christopher Morning Prayer at 7:45am. Holy Day Masses As Announced Holy Hour As Announced Novena to Our Lady of Fatima Tuesdays, 6:00pm at Saint Theresa Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday afternoons 3:00pm. at Saint Theresa or by Appointment. Please call the rectory FIRST FRIDAY Mass at Brookdale Sakonnet Bay 9:30am with home visits to follow. Parish Staff Rev. Przemyslaw “Shemek” Lepak Pastor [email protected]Deacon Timothy Flanigan Deacon Assistant [email protected]Mrs. Cindy Wesling Parish Administrative Assistant [email protected]Ms. Dawn M. Grinnell Director of Faith Formation Grades 1-6 Facilitator [email protected]Ms. Lois Scanlon Coordinator of Confirmation Youth Ministries [email protected]Mr. Ronald Destremps Maintenance Mrs. Nancy Smith Coordinator of Music Ministries Wedding Coordinator [email protected]Mrs. Betty Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Steve Beaupré Miss Andrea Desilets Organists and Music Ministry Directors Karen Cooper & Gregory Smaldone Trustees, Saint Theresa Parish [email protected]Charles Miksis & Wayne Moran Trustees, St. Christopher Parish [email protected]1554 Main Road Tiverton, Rhode Island 02878 Rectory Office: 401-624-6644 Parish Fax: 401-624-9889 Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 8:00am. to 2:00pm. Closed on Fridays Mrs. Millie Destremps Parish Secretary [email protected]
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Parish Prayer Line Doris Morin at 624-4443
The Catholic Faith Communities of Saint Theresa and Saint Christopher
9:30am. at Saint Christopher 11:00am. at Saint Theresa
Weekday Mornings
Monday through Wednesday 8:00am. at Saint Theresa
Thursday 8:00am. at St. Christopher Morning Prayer at 7:45am.
Holy Day Masses
As Announced
Holy Hour As Announced
Novena to Our Lady of Fatima
Tuesdays, 6:00pm at Saint Theresa
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday afternoons 3:00pm.
at Saint Theresa or by Appointment.
Please call the rectory
FIRST FRIDAY Mass at Brookdale Sakonnet Bay 9:30am
with home visits to follow.
Parish Staff
Rev. Przemyslaw “Shemek” Lepak Pastor [email protected] Deacon Timothy Flanigan Deacon Assistant [email protected] Mrs. Cindy Wesling Parish Administrative Assistant [email protected] Ms. Dawn M. Grinnell Director of Faith Formation Grades 1-6 Facilitator [email protected] Ms. Lois Scanlon Coordinator of Confirmation Youth Ministries [email protected] Mr. Ronald Destremps Maintenance Mrs. Nancy Smith Coordinator of Music Ministries Wedding Coordinator [email protected] Mrs. Betty Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Steve Beaupré Miss Andrea Desilets Organists and Music Ministry Directors
Karen Cooper & Gregory Smaldone Trustees, Saint Theresa Parish [email protected] Charles Miksis & Wayne Moran Trustees, St. Christopher Parish [email protected]
1554 Main Road Tiverton, Rhode Island 02878 Rectory Office: 401-624-6644 Parish Fax: 401-624-9889 Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 8:00am. to 2:00pm. Closed on Fridays Mrs. Millie Destremps Parish Secretary [email protected]
The Sanctuary Light in Saint Christopher Church burns to the
Honor and Glory of God and this week for
A Special Intention
SUNDAY
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL We offer our prayers and condolences to the family of Eileen Oliveira whose Mass of Christian Burial was cele-brated in St. Theresa Parish. Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her.
Saturday, March 4th 4:00pm + Muriel St. Denis, Birthday Remembrance (by her Children) Sunday, March 5th
8:00am For the Parishes 9:30am + Bella Mello (by Ron & Millie)
11:00am + Anthony Aguiar (by his Wife) Monday, March 6th 8:00am + Andrew and Francis (by their Family) Tuesday, March 7th 8:00am + Elaine Haven (by her Friends ) Wednesday, March 8th 8:00am + Family of Joseph Midura (by Robert Caron) Thursday, March 9th 8:00am Special Intention Saturday, March 11th 4:00pm For the Parishes Sunday, March12th 8:00am + Joshua Tourjee (by Jane and Alana Kocsis) 9:30am + Marilyn Thompson Silva Birthday Remembrance (by her Family) 11:00am + Jose Costa (by Margarita Barbosa)
READINGS FOR THE WEEK FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
Sunday, March 5, 2017 Gn 2:7-9, 3:1-7; Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19; Mt 4:1-11 Monday, March 6, 2017 Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday, March 7, 2017 Is 55:10-11; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday March 8, 2017 Jon 3:1-10; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday, March 9, 2017 Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Mt 7:7-12 Friday, March 10, 2017 Ez 18:21-28; Mt 5:20-26 Saturday March 11, 2017 Dt 26:16-19; Mt 5:43-48
ST. THERESA FEAST CHAIRPERSON WANTED We are looking for someone to lead our Annual Parish Feast. If you can help or would like more information (such as a Job Description) please speak directly to Father She-mek.
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT First Reading: Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7 This passage from Genesis narrates the creation of man, the temptation by the serpent, and the fall of Adam and Eve. Second Reading: Romans 5:12-19 Paul tells the Romans that Adam’s disobedience brought sin and death to the world, but Christ’s dying on the cross for us will bring us salvation and life. Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11 In preparation for His ministry, Jesus goes into the desert to fast and pray for 40 days. There He is tempted by the devil to give evidence of His miraculous powers, but Je-sus resists the devil saying, “Away with you Satan! You shall do homage to the Lord your God; Him alone shall you adore.”
FEEDING THE SPIRIT - STRENGTHENING THE SOUL
ST. THERESA AND ST. CHRISTOPHER PARISHES
THE LIFE OF PRAYER MORNING PRAYER: 7:45am Monday thru Wednes-day at St. Theresa and Thursdays at St. Christopher Church. MORNING ROSARY: Prayed each weekday morning immediately following Mass. Offered for respect of life and conversion of our own nation. OUR LADY OF GRACE MARIAN MOVEMENT OF PRIESTS: 2:00pm every Tuesday, Rosary and Prayer at St. Christopher Church. DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET: 3:00pm on Tuesdays at St. Christopher Church. OUR LADY OF FATIMA NOVENA: 6:00pm Tuesday evenings - St. Theresa Church. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION: Come explore and unpack what is going on with You and God, and God and You. If you are interested in spiritual direction, contact Jamie
SUPPORT GROUPS
Al-Anon: Help and support are available for family and friends of alcoholics on Fridays at 7:30pm. AA: Why be alone? Alcoholics Anonymous meets on Fridays at 7:30pm, St. Theresa Rectory basement.
YOUTH GROUP The Youth Group meets on Monday evenings at 6:30pm, at St. Theresa Church Hall.
CHOIR REHEARSAL Youth Choir: Tuesday evening at 6:30pm at St. Theresa Church. Adult Choir: Wednesday, Mar. 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th at 6:30pm at St. Theresa Church.
BAPTISM PREPARATION Baptism class is done on an individual basis with each family and the godparents. March 1st begins Lent. There are NO Baptisms from Ash Wednesday through the Easter Vigil. Please call either parish office to register for the class.
ELECTRONIC GIVING What do I have to do to set this up? Many of you al-ready pay your bills electronically – this is no different. Contact you banking institution to set this up. The bank will send your parish a check for the amount you have indicated on the day you have selected. Some people do this weekly, others monthly. But I won’t have anything to put in the collection basket. Starting with the next budget envelope packet, there will be a box to check off on each envelope that reads “I gave electronically”. You can use this to place in the collection if you choose. What benefit is there to electronic giving? Giving electronically on a set schedule not only makes is easier for you it also assists the parishes when planning budg-ets. The budget packet will also be a budget aid to you, letting you know in advance when there is a special sec-ond collection for the parish or a Diocesan or National collection.
Irene Shepard Renee Melancon Claire Proulx John D’Arpino Rita Lavoie (Somerset, MA) Barbara Pineault Baby Jacob William Bachus Baby Carter Helen DeCosta Susan Miguel Klinker Benoit Beaudoin Arthur Henderson Dakota Roger Fournier, Sr. Lorraine Borges Claudette Yokell Charlie Smith Lillian Berube William Holiday Patricia Bachus Erin Mary Tablone Please remember all names in the prayer box in the sanctuary, all the sick of our parish and families, at home and in the hospitals. If you know anyone in need of prayers and they would like it announced in the bulletin, please contact Doris Morin at 624-4443, or either rectory, Mondays 9am to 12noon, at 624-6644/624-8746.
SUNDAY
FORMED.ORG We now enter the season of Lent on Wed. March 1st. In order to help us experience a more sacred time of Lent and Easter we encourage you to log into "FORMED.org". Those registered, go to Programs at the top, select "Opening the Word" Lent to Easter-Year A. Not regis-tered, go into https://formed.org, enter Parish Code 7CB33C, to establish your email and password and con-tinue. This is an excellent means for meditation and prayer. NOW AVAILABLE:
11 Award-winning Children’s Movies. Saints and Heroes: these movies use comedy, song, captivating illustrations, and heartwarming emotion to tell the tales of some of the great saints and epic heroes of the faith.
FAITH FORMATION EVENTS IN THE PARSHES CLASS SCHEDULE
Grades 1-2: meet Sunday, Mar. 12thand 26th
9:00-10:30am - St. Theresa Hall/Classrooms. Grades 3-6: meet Sunday, Mar. 5th and 19th 9:00-10:30am - St. Theresa Hall/Classrooms. Confirmation I & II: meet Sunday, 6-8:00pm Mar. 19th and Apr. 2nd - St. Theresa Hall/Classrooms. Confirmation I and Sponsor Night:: Sunday Mar. 5, 2017, 6-7:30pm Student and Sponsor attendance required.
PARISH FINANCES St. Theresa: Feb. 25/26: Number of Envelopes: 261 $5,563.06 EFT: 5 $ 175.00 Total: $5,738.06 Weekly Budgeted Expectations: $5,865.00 St. Christopher: Feb. 25/26: Budget Envelopes: 88 $1,892.00 Loose collection: $ 239.00 EFT: 4 $ 145.00 Total $2,276.00 Weekly Budgeted Expectations: $3,044.00 The second collection next weekend is the Fuel Collec-tion. We thank you for your continuous support of your parish.
2017 CATHOLIC CHARITY APPEAL
Many of you have responded to the Catholic Charity Appeal mailing from Bishop Tobin. On behalf of those served by the ministries and services funded by the CCFA, we thank you for your gifts.
If you have not made a gift to this year’s Appeal, you will be able to do so through our In-Pew solicitation which will take place on the weekends of March 11/12 and 18/19. The goal of our parishes is to attain 100% participation – a goal that can only be reached with your sacrificial help and support. All gifts, regardless of size, help to make a difference in the lives of so many individu-als.
Won’t you help us by being the “Hands of Christ” in supporting the people and the work of the Diocese of Providence?
Guest Speaker this weekend at all Masses for Catho-lic Charity, Louise “Duce” Dussault, director of the Office of Catholic Youth Ministry.
Our Catholic Charity Goal for 2017 Saint Theresa Parish $37,000.00 Saint Christopher Parish $25,200.00
WOMEN’S GUILD ...will hold their monthly meeting Monday, March 6th, at 6:30pm in St. Christopher’s Church Hall. Following a short meeting, guest speaker Frank Medeiros will speak on The Beatitudes at 7:00pm. New Members and guests are always welcome.
LENTEN COLLECTION thru March 26th
to benefit East Bay Community Action (James Silvia Food Pantry)
Immediate Needs: Always Needed: Canned tuna, peanut butter, tissues, toilet paper, clean-sing products, shampoo, kitchen wraps, jellies & jams. Collection boxes are located in St. Christopher and St. Theresa Churches. Thank you, Women’s Guild
Cereals Deodorants
Tooth Brushes Tooth Paste
FEBRUARY CALENDAR WINNERS 11th: June Cook 12th: Charlene Andrade 13th: Amanda McCauley 14th: Kathy McCauley 15th: Manuel Costa 16th: Doris Pineau 17th: Dot Costa 18th: Sharon Day 19th: Maureen Umehara 20th: Clint Brogan 21st: Sanford Mantell 22nd: Mary Swarz 23rd: Mary Medeiros 24th: Amanda McCauley 25th: Joshua Galego 26th: Elizabeth Wood 27th: Kathy McCauley 28th: John Loria
Congratulations to all the winners who will each re-ceive $100.00 and the winner on the 14th who received $300.00.
LENTEN OBSERVANCES Abstinence from meat on Ash Wednesday and the
Fridays of Lent (for those 14 and over) is required by Church Law. Also, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting: those between 18 and 59 should eat less, meaning, take no solid food between meals and only one full meal that day. Serious health conditions excuse a person from these precepts.
Mother of Hope Camp: a Catholic Charity Fund Agency, is Hiring for Summer 2017. Positions include: Maintenance/Groundskeeper (21+-years-of-age with general grounds keeping, carpentry, and mechanical skills, 20 hours/week, April - October), as well as Group Counselors, Art Counselor, & Lifeguards for summer employment. Visit WWW.MOTHEROFHOPECAMP.COM to learn more and download the application or call the MOH Office at 401-568-3580.
Adoration Dates and topic
Home on the Web: www.sstandctiverton.org.
LENTEN ACTIVITIES MORE EVENTS
2016 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS St. Theresa and St. Christopher’s contribution statements are ready. If you would like your statement, please call St. Theresa rectory at 401-624-8746 or St Christopher’s Rec-tory at 401-624-6644 and leave your name, address and phone number. We will run the statements once a week and mail them to you.
PARISH CENSUS ST. THERESA PARISH
Now that we have completed the Updating of St. Chris-topher Parish Census, we will continue with PHASE III of St. Theresa Census Update. Phase I began in August of 2015 with the distribution of census forms after all Masses. If you did not respond, Phase II consisted of a mailing in early 2016. We have spent the last year updating all census information for those families who responded, only about 1/3 of the parish. We have begun Phase III, with a second mailing to all fami-lies who have not responded to date.
As you can imagine, this has been a long and expen-sive process so we ask everyone’s cooperation. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT EACH FAMILY RESPOND. Do not assume that “they know who I am” or “I’m there most Sundays”.
If we do not hear from you, we will assume that you have moved or no longer consider yourself to be members of St. Theresa Parish. We will remove you from the parish census and further mailings. However, we will always keep your parish and sacramental records and they will always be available to you.
OUTREACH MINISTRY In just 3 yrs., the Outreach Ministry at St. Theresa and St. Christopher Parishes has grown to 8 members, who when called upon, will visit with a family in their home to assess their needs. The usual requests are for emergency assistance for such things as heat and utilities, rent, food and medical supplies. Thanks to you we can minister to our own parishioners and the Tiverton community. Our annual collection on Ash Wednesday is for the support of the Outreach Ministry. Additional support to this ministry comes from your gift card donations (for grocery stores and pharmacy) from the Giv-ing Tree. Each Christmas, parishioners who are home bound or in nursing homes receive a visit and a poinsettia. On each holiday, the St. Christopher Women’s Guild sends a card to all the homebound. Both parishes have baskets for non-perishable items that are brought to the East Bay Community Center each month. When we combine our strengths, we can do great things. Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving: Lent is above all a time of prayer. To enhance the practice of prayer, the Church in-vites her members to follow the custom of fasting and to accompany that fasting with an increase of almsgiving for the needs of the poor.
40 Days for Life Fall Campaign: The Office of Life and Family Ministry and R.I. Right to Life will be co-sponsoring the Lenten campaign beginning Wednesday, March 1 through Palm Sunday, April 9. We are requesting parishes to adopt a day or for individuals to adopt an hour for prayer at Planned Parenthood, 111 Point Street, Provi-dence or the Women’s Medical Clinic, 1725 Broad Street, Cranston during this 40 day period. If you are interested in learning more about the campaign that calls for prayer, fasting and community outreach and the Diocesan preg-nancy outreach and post-abortion ministries, contact: Carol Owens, Office of Life and Family Ministry at 421-7833 x 218.
LENTEN FISH FRY The Lenten Fish Fry continues at Saint Christopher’s Church on the following Fri-days from 3:00-6:00pm. Fridays - March 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st Come early before we sell out!!
Thank You for your support with this event!
MAKE THIS LENT THE BEST EVER! Holy Hour with Reconciliation: every Thursday at 6pm at Saint Christopher Church. We will have our Wooden Nick-els Project again this year, come and “spend” your nickel and receive pardon and peace. Stations of the Cross: every Friday at 7pm at Saint Chris-topher Church.
Ministries assigned to lead Stations March 3, 2017 Youth Ministry March 10, 2017 Music Ministry March 17, 2017 Eucharistic Ministers March 24, 2017 Boy Scouts March 31, 2017 Parish Families April 7, 2017 Lectors April 14, 2017 at 3 pm Men's and Women's Guilds Fish Fry: on Fridays from 3-6pm - Saint Christopher Church Hall. Movie Nights: 6pm at Saint Christopher rectory: • Mary of Nazareth - a beautiful film about our heavenly
Mother! - Tuesday March 7th • Road of Hope - a film about the spiritual journey of
Vietnamese Cardinal Nguyen Nan Thuan who was imprisoned for 13 years. - Tuesday March 21st
Lenten Mission: with Father Bernard Healy begins April 1 and 2 at all Masses and continues Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening at Saint Theresa Church with Mass at 7pm. • Holy Thursday April 13th • Good Friday April 14th • Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil) April 15th • Easter April 16th
