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]1554 Main Road Tiverton, Rhode Island 02878 Rectory Office: 401-624-6644 Parish Fax: 401-624-9889 Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 8:30am. to 2:00pm. Mrs. Millie Destremps Parish Secretary [email protected]Visit us on the Web - www.sstandctiverton.org Mass Schedules Weekend Masses Saturday Evening 5:00pm. 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, 6:30pm at Saint Theresa Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday afternoons 4:00pm. at Saint Theresa or by Appointment. Please call the rectory FIRST FRIDAY Mass at 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 [email protected]Director of Religious Education Ms. Lois Scanlon Sacramental Prep Coordinator and Youth Ministry [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 & John Hodgson Trustees, Saint Theresa Parish [email protected]Charles Miksis & Wayne Moran Trustees, St. Christopher Parish [email protected]
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Parish Prayer Line Doris Morin at 624-4443
The Catholic Faith Communities of Saint Theresa and Saint Christopher
1554 Main Road Tiverton, Rhode Island 02878 Rectory Office: 401-624-6644 Parish Fax: 401-624-9889 Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 8:30am. to 2:00pm. Mrs. Millie Destremps Parish Secretary [email protected]
Visit us on the Web - www.sstandctiverton.org
Mass Schedules Weekend Masses Saturday Evening
5:00pm. 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, 6:30pm at Saint Theresa
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday afternoons 4:00pm.
at Saint Theresa or by Appointment.
Please call the rectory
FIRST FRIDAY Mass at 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 [email protected] Director of Religious Education Ms. Lois Scanlon Sacramental Prep Coordinator and Youth Ministry [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 & John Hodgson Trustees, Saint Theresa Parish [email protected] Charles Miksis & Wayne Moran Trustees, St. Christopher Parish [email protected]
Saint Christopher Church burns to the Honor and Glory of God
and this week in Memory of Edward and Cecile Beaulieu
req by their Daughter
SUNDAY
HOSPITAL VISITS If you have a hospital stay and would like Father to visit; you or a family member (not friends) should con-tact Father at 624-6644. (Father cannot make a visit until he hears from you or a family member.) Because of the Privacy Act, the Hospital no longer calls your parish to let the Pastor know you’ve been ad-mitted.
Saturday, February 27th 5:00pm For the Parishes Sunday, February 28th 8:00am + Souls in Purgatory (by M/M Walter Quinn) 9:30am+ Marilyn Thompson Silva (by her Family) 11:00am + Steven Picard, 4th Anniversary (by his Wife and Daughter) Monday, February 29th 8:00am + Paul Midura (by his Wife) Tuesday, March 1 8:00am + Angela Villegas (by Fr. Shemek) Wednesday, March 2nd 8:00am + Andrew and Frances Gronkiewicz (by Granddaughter) Thursday, March 3rd 8:00am + Helen Mead (by Kathy Gallagher ) Saturday, March 5th 5:00pm + Mary Soares and Mary Martin (by Soares and Martin Family) ) Sunday, March 6th 8:00am + Leo Beaudoin (by M/M Raymond Brodeur) 9:30am + Anita Lüder (by a Friend) 11:00am For the Parishes
FIRST FRIDAY MARCH 4, 2016 Mass at Sakonnet Bay 9:30am
Home visits to follow
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT First Reading: Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15 Moses came upon a burning bush, when God called out to him. God told Moses that he had seen the suffering of his people in Egypt, and intended to lead them from their captors to a land of milk and honey. Moses asked what he should say if the Israelites should ask what God wished to be called. God replied, "I am who am." Second Reading: I Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 Paul describes how the people were led into the desert by Moses, yet many of them were struck down by God. He warns that this should serve as an example not to give in to wicked desires or we may suffer the same downfall. Gospel: Luke 13:1-9 Jesus says that an individual's misfortune does not mean that their sins were greater than someone else's. He warns that without repenting, all sinners will meet the same end. He tells of a barren fig tree whose owner planned to cut it down. But a servant offered to give it special care for one year, and destroy it should it remain barren. This symbolizes God's patience toward us.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sunday, February 28, 2016 Third Sunday of Lent Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9 Monday, February 29, 2016 2 Kgs 5:1-15ab; Lk 4:24-30 Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Dn 3:25, 34-43; Mt 18:21-35 Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Dt 4:1, 5-9; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday, March 3, 2016 Jer 7:23-28; Lk 11:14-23 First Friday, March 4, 2016 Hos 14:2-10; Mk 12:28-34
First Saturday, March 5, 2016 Hos 6:1-6; Lk 18:9-14
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 through the winter months. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION: Journeying with a person trained to help us discern God’s presence and move-ment within the complexity of our daily lives. To find out more about whether this might be for you, contact John Hodgson (401-624-4813; [email protected]) or Jamie Medeiros (508-642-5954 [email protected])
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.
BUDGET ENVELOPES If you’ll be away or visiting another parish, we kindly ask you to please make up your missed budget envelopes. We depend solely upon your weekly support to meet our weekly parish expenses. Thank You!
CHOIR REHEARSAL Adult Choir: Rehearsals will take place on Wed., Mar. 2nd and 9th at 6:30pm at St. Theresa Church. Youth Choir: The Youth Choir meets each Tuesday at 7pm, at St. Theresa Church.
BAPTISM PREPARATION Baptism class is done on an individual basis with each family and the godparents. Please call either par-ish office to register for the class. Baptisms are not allowed during Lent, except in emergencies. Baptism will resume after Easter
YOUTH GROUP The Youth Group meets on Mondays at 6:30pm, at St. Theresa Church Hall.
IN YOUR PRAYERS John Cox Fr. Clifford Cabral Lorraine Moniz Claire Proulx Rita Lavoie (Somerset, MA) Mary Giannini Doug Vrona Amy Paull Kim Souza Diane Murphy Barbara Pineault George Popovici Renee Melancon Jeffrey Goncalo Matthew Pierce Patricia Heywood Philip Beaudoin Barbara Lambert Aimee Laura Levesque Rhonda Clark
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, 9am to 12noon, or the rectory at 624-6644.
ADORATION
Every Thursday, during Lent from 6-7pm at St. Chris-topher Church. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered during the weekly Thursday Lenten Adora-tion.
The Sanctuary Light in
Saint Theresa Church burns to the Honor and Glory of God
and this week in Memory of Melissa J. Murray
by her Family
CDS and PAMPHLETS NOW AVAILABLE February CD: “Swimming Upstream, Going Against the Current Culture” “….Stephen Ray had me laughing, and inspired me to not follow the crowd but rather Christ in courageous love.” We now have available to you, a new CD each month from Lighthouse Media. The CD’s along with other infor-mational pamphlets and prayer cards can be found in the stand at the back of each church. A good will offering would be appreciated BUT NOT NECESSARY. If after you have enjoyed the CD and don’t want to keep it, please pass it on or return it to the CD holder for some-one else’s use. A great time to enjoy the CD’s is during your work commute.
EVENTS IN THE PARISHES FAITH FORMATION FEBRUARY 28, 2016
PARISH FINANCES
St. Theresa: Feb. 20/21, 2016: $6,068.20 Number of Envelopes: 303 EFT: 6 $ 350.00 Weekly Budgeted Expectations: $5,865.00 Fuel Collection: $1,062.00 Ash Wednesday Outreach Coll. $2,333.00 St. Christopher: Feb. 20/21, 2016: $3,495.00 Number of envelopes: 137 EFT: 2 $ 70.00 Weekly Budgeted Expectations: $3,044.00 Fuel Collection $ 646.00 Ash Wednesday Outreach Coll: $ 672.00 We thank you for your continuous generosity.
Please remember our parishes in your Will or Estate.
Classes Continue Grades 1 & 2 First Eucharist Preparation: Sunday, 9:00-10:30am St. Theresa Mar. 6th, Apr. 3, 24. Grades 3-6: Sunday, 9:00am-10:30am Feb. 28th and Mar. 13th St. Theresa Retreat Day: Mar. 19th Confirmation I & II: Sunday, 6:00-8:00pm Mar. 13th St. Theresa Sponsor Night: for Confirmation I Candidates Sun., Mar. 6th student and sponsor required
LENTEN EVENTS Stations of the Cross: each Friday during Lent at 7:00pm at St. Christopher Church Lenten Fish Fries: continue on Friday, Mar.4th at St. Christopher Parish Hall Lenten Adoration and Confessions: each Thursday from 6-7pm at St. Christopher Church Adult Faith Formation: Thursday, Feb. 25th and Mar. 3rd at 7:15pm at St. Christopher Church Lenten Mission: March 14th–16th at St. Theresa Church Good Friday Camp: March 25th at St. Christopher Church Hall
Vocations Crucifix This Lent we are once again doing the vocations crucifix project. We have a crucifix and prayer packets for each of the 4 Masses for all the weeks of Lent. Please sign up for a week using the sign up sheets in the back of each church. When your week comes, get the crucifix (corresponding to the Mass you attend) and prayer packet from the sacristy. Return the cross to that same Mass the following week and keep the prayer materials. Pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life, especially from our parishes!
CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS 15th: Raymond Camara 16th: Helen Sylvia 17th: Jacqueline Marshall 18th: Father Shemek 19th: Adele Hodge 20th: Paul Brodeur 21st: Norman Lavoie Congratulations to all the winners who will each re-ceive $100.00.
LENTEN FOOD COLLECTION February 21st thru March 20th
to BENEFIT EAST BAY COMMUNITY ACTION The James Silvia Food Pantry NEEDS Cereals, canned tuna peanut butter, tis-sues, toilet paper, cleaning products, tooth-
paste, shampoo, kitchen wraps, jellies and jams. Collec-tion boxes are located in St. Theresa and St. Christopher Churches. Thank You!
Women’s Guild Our next WG meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 7th @ 6:30 p.m. in the St. Christopher Church Hall. Pope Francis has designated 2016 as the "Year of Mercy." He has requested that we reflect on & practice corporate and spiritual works of mercy so that we may "enter more deeply into the heart of the Gospel where the poor have a special experience of God's mercy." What better way to practice "Works of Mercy" than to help our Tiverton Seniors this Easter Season! The Women’s Guild has reached out to our Tiverton Sen-ior Center regarding this initiative & they are delighted! That being said, we will provide “Easter Gift Bags” to our Seniors. Suggested items include: postage stamps, all occasion cards, writing pens, toothpaste & tooth brushes, dental floss, Kleenex tissues, gift cards in small denominations (CVS, Rite-Aid, Stop & Shop, Wal-Mart etc.), books, un-scented hand or body lotion, and of course, assorted candy/goodies! Our goal is to make 30 Gift Bags for our Seniors who quite often are forgotten/overlooked. This is a small ges-ture that will provide smiles/happiness to them. Let us bring them the warmth of our presence and our friend-ship! Thank you all for your kindness & participation in this pro-ject! Kindly contact Pat Karp 816-5428 or Kary Miksis 585-6488 for questions.
The Lenten Fish Fry will take place at St. Christopher’s on the following Fridays from 3:00-6:00pm. Friday - March 4th Friday - March 11th Come early before we sell out!! Thank You for your support with this event!
SEVEN DEADLY SINS, SEVEN LIVELY VIRTUES Pride, envy, anger, sloth, greed, gluttony and lust: these “seven deadly sins” are patterns of dysfunction that keep us separated from God and ultimately lead to un-happiness. Join us as we embark on Fr. Robert Barron’s exploration of these seven sinful patterns and also learn how practicing countervailing virtues can break the cycle of sin. The Seven Deadly Sins and Seven Lively Virtues program continues at 7:15 on Thursday, March 3rd, St. Christopher’s Church Hall. Call St. Christopher parish of-fice at 624-6644 to sign up.
March 14th, 15th, 16th, 2016 7:00pm St. Theresa Church
Reverend Victor Silva will lead our Faith Communities in our Lenten Mission. All are welcome, so invite family and friends to join us.
LENTEN MISSION 2016
CATHOLIC CHARITY APPEAL Have you given prayerful consideration to your gift for the 2016 Catholic Charity Appeal? Won’t you help us by be-ing the “Hands of Christ” in supporting the people and the work of the Diocese of Providence? Many of you have responded to the CCFA mailing from Bishop Tobin. On behalf of those served by the min-istries 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 this weekend and next weekend. Feb. 27/28 and March 5/6. This weekend Feb. 27/28, 3rd year Seminarian Dan Mahoney from Our Lady of Providence Seminary will speak at all Masses. 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 individuals.
Last Sunday was a very proud moment for our friend Fr. Luke Willenberg who graduated from Air Assault School. Congratulations and good luck. in his words… "Air Assault School graduation - I got an honor grad and established a new record of the school on 12 Mile Ruck March - 1h 42min 32sec (from 1h 49 that was unbeatable for a number of years). Over all it was a great experience. I met a lot of great people, learned a lot about proper planning, attention to details and suck-ing it up when things get rough. Some call the ASSLT school "The hardest 10 days in the Army" - well, it was a great Lenten Penance for me. I hope you are having a Holy Lent!" Please continue to pray for Fr. Luke and all who pro-tect our country.
Steve Angrisano in Concert An Adult, Youth, and Family Event
Steve is a world renowned musician, composer and youth minister who has been featured at 7 World Youth Days. He served as Emcee for several National Catholic Youth Con-ferences, Emcee’d the last 6 Pro-Life March Youth Rallies, and has been featured at numerous World Youth Day and Diocesan Youth conventions/conferences. Join us for an unforgettable evening of his music on Saturday, March 5th at 6 pm Saint Brendan Parish in Riverside. Concert is Free.
MARDI GRAS DINNER Thank you to all who supported our 1St Mardi Gras Dinner. The Northern Yankees were introduced to the Cajun cuisine of New Orleans, so good! We would also like thank our kitchen and decorating crew as well as the assistance from the youth who will be attending World Youth Day. The dinner and raffles raised over $1,900.00. Thank you again for all your support.
