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 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, 6:00pm at Saint Theresa Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday afternoons 4:00pm. 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 4:00pm.
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]
Saint Christopher Church burns to the Honor and Glory of God
and this week for a
Skarpos Families
SUNDAY
Saturday, November 5th 5:00pm For the Parishes Sunday, November 6th 8:00am + Pauline Camara (by Ray Camara) 9:30am + Manuel Amaral, Jr., 44th Anniversary (by his Family) 11:00am + Theodore Dupont, 40th Anniversary and Irene Dupont, 17th Anniversary (by Irene and Children) Monday, November 7th 8:00am + Keith (by his Friends from New York) Tuesday, November 8th 8:00am + Kevin Machado (by Bob and Rosemarie) Wednesday, November 9th 8:00am + Gerald Mottas (by Mary Reid) Thursday, November 10th 8:00am + William Francis Schmidt (by his brother Len) Saturday, November 12th 5:00pm + Thomas Reid (by Carolyn Reid) Sunday, November 13th
8:00am + Mary Paul (by Bob and Rosemarie) 9:30am + Maureen Gallant, 10th Anniversary (by her Family) 11:00am + Month’s Mind Mass Claire Bonoan, Delia Stinson Rose Amaral
PLEASE NOTE: ST. CHRISTOPHER’S If you booked a mass for a Loved One and would like to bring up the gifts at communion, please see Mr. Gorman in the rear of the church or someone in the sacristy before mass.
THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
First Reading: 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 A king tortured a Jewish family, and tried to make them violate the laws. They all refused to give in and violate the laws. All of the family members told the king they would rather die at his hands than surrender their hope of being resurrected by God. Second Reading: 2 Thessalonians 2:16—3:5 Paul prays that the Thessalonians will be strengthened by God. He also asks them to pray that God's word will continue to spread, despite the persecution of Christians that was occurring at that time. Gospel: Luke 20:27-38 Jesus encountered some Sadducees who did not be-lieve in resurrection. Jesus refuted them by quoting Moses, who called the Lord the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Jesus then said. "God is not the God of the dead but of the living. All are alive for him."
READINGS FOR THE WEEK THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sunday, November 6, 2016 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14; 2 Thes 2:16—3:5; Lk 20:27-38 or 20:27, 34-38 Monday, November 7, 2016 Ti 1:1-9; Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Ti 2:1-8, 11-14; Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; 1 Cor 3:9c-11,16-17; Jn 2:13-22 Thursday, November 10, 2016 Phlm 7-20; Lk 17:20-25 Friday, November 11, 2016 2 Jn 4-9; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday November 12, 2016 3 Jn 5-8; Lk 18:1-8
FEEDING THE SPIRIT - STRENGTHENING THE SOUL
ST. THERESA AND ST. CHRISTOPHER PARISHES
THE LIFE OF PRAYER MORNING PRAYER: 7:45am Monday thru Wednesday 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 Medeiros at 508-642-5954 or [email protected] (For more information on what spiritual direction is, please see our parish website).
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!
YOUTH GROUP The Youth Group meets on Mondays, at 6:30pm, at St. Theresa Church Hall.
IN YOUR PRAYERS
WEBSITE AND CALENDAR
Information for “Parish Events” to be placed on the web-site and calendar for the Catholic Faith Community of St. Theresa and St. Christopher, need to be received by noon on Monday of each week. This announcement should include date/s, time/s, and a description that will be placed on the website along with your event on our calendar. Please send by email to: [email protected]. Thank you.
Fr. Clifford Cabral Lorraine Moniz Claire Proulx Renee Melancon Rita Lavoie (Somerset, MA) Peg Bryan John D’Arpino Joyce Lamothe Alice Wilkie Baby Jacob Susan Miguel Klinker Amy Paull Arthur Henderson Barbara Medeiros Linda (Brogan) Foley Patricia Bachus Karen Pearson Lucy Simard William Bachus Dorothy Faria Jeff Little Eileen Belisle Sharon S. Pam Claudette Yokell Carolyn Neal Hannah Curtis Lewis Casey Baby Stockman Alton Reynolds Irene Brodeau Carol Robinson Barbara Pineault
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 624-6644/624-8746.
CHOIR REHEARSAL Adult Choir: November rehearsals: Wed., 9th, Tues., 22nd, Wed., 30th at 6:30pm at St. Theresa Church. Youth Choir: Tuesday evening at 6:30pm at St. Theresa Church
BAPTISM PREPARATION Baptism class is done on an individual basis with each family and the godparents. Please call either parish office to register for the class.
OCTOBER CALENDAR WINNERS 24th: Sharon Day 25th: Louise McLaughlin 26th: Father Jack 27th: Peter Loria 28th: Dot Costa 29th: Mary Reid 30th: Norman Lavoie 31st: Dot Costa Congratulations to all the winners who will each re-ceive $100.00 and thank you for your continuous support.
VETERANS DAY Both parish offices will be closed on Friday, Nov. 11th, as we honor our service men and women on Veterans Day. In case of an emergency, please leave a message on the machine. Someone will be checking messages.
The Sanctuary Light in
Saint Theresa Church burns to the Honor and Glory of God and this week Memory of
St. Theresa: Oct. 29/30, 2016: $5,227.65 Number of Envelopes: 240 EFT: 2 $ 45.00 Total: $5.272.65 Weekly Budgeted Expectations: $5,865.00 St. Christopher: Oct. 29/30, 2016: $2,735.00 Number of envelopes: 113 EFT: 3 $ 120.00 Total: $2,855.00 Weekly Budgeted Expectations: $3,044.00
Thank you for your continuous generosity. Please remember our parishes in your Will or Estate.
Thank you.
PLEASE LOOK FOR THE PARISH CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE: www.sstandctiverton.org
FAITH FORMATION PARISH FINANCES CLASSES
Grades 1-2: meet Sunday, Nov. 20th 9:00-10:30am - St. Theresa Hall/Classrooms. Grades 3-6: meet Sunday, Nov. 13th 9:00-10:30am - St. Theresa Church. Confirmation I & II: meet Sunday, 6-8:00pm - Nov.13th and 27th - St. Theresa Hall/Classrooms. SNOW Dates: 1/29/2017, 3/26/2017, 4/23/2017 Confirmation I Candidates Only: Retreat Day: Thursday, November 17, 2016 7-8:30 pm Bishop McVinney Auditorium, Providence, More informa-tion will follow.
PARISH CENSUS ST. CHRISTOPHER PARISH
We are nearing the end of Phase III of updating the parish census for St Christopher Parish. To date, after 2 mailings, we have heard back from ONLY 2/3 of the fami-lies. This has been a long and expensive process and 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. Christopher Parish. We will remove you from the parish census and further mailings. However, we will al-ways keep your parish and sacramental records and they will always be available to you.
We plan to begin PHASE III (the 2nd mailing) for St. Theresa Parish in the next month with the same criteria as above.
Again, we ask everyone’s cooperation, PLEASE. We have well over 2,000 from both parishes. All informa-tion on each individual member of the family has to be re-entered into the census. This is very time consuming as well as the expense for each mailing.
ROSARY FOR ELECTION Today, November 6, St. Christopher's Church will open its doors at 2:30pm. The Rosary will be said at 3pm for our future president and for life issues. All are welcomed.
ST. THERESA FINANCE COMMITTEE St. Theresa Finance Committee will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 16th at 6:30pm at St. Theresa Rectory.
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 bas-ket. 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 elec-tronically on a set schedule not only makes is easier for you it also assists the parishes when planning budgets. The budget packet will also be a budget aid to you, letting you know in advance when there is a special second col-lection for the parish or a Diocesan or National collection.
WOMEN’S GUILD Women's Guild Meeting: Monday, November 7th at 6:30pm, St. Christopher’s Church Hall. Following a short business meeting, Donna Amaral will speak at 7pm on managing Stress in a Stressful World. Donna, parishioner of St. Theresa’s parish, is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in mental health for over 34 years, will talk about how to live a more balanced life using the Wellness Triad. All women of the parishes are invited to attend.
ROSE SALES RESULTS Thank you to everyone who participated in our An-nual Pro-Life Rose Sale to benefit the Mother of Life Center in Providence. Because of your generosity, $731.00 was raised by St. Theresa’s and $294.00 was raised by St. Christopher’s.
Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. Why not consider purchasing some of our gift cards for shopping-either for yourself or for gift giving, consider birthdays and anniversaries as well. Each gift card or-dered enables us to receive a percentage. Order sheets will be on the tables in the Narthex and the back of the hall, and at the Rectory. Deadline to return orders is Nov. 12 & 13. You can return your order in the collection basket, at the Rectory or to Jean before masses the weekends of Nov. 5 & 6 and Nov. 12 & 13. Thank you for supporting St. Theresa Church as we help you SHOP.
FORMED.ORG: If your interested in seeing Fr Barron's talks on Catholicism, or see a great Catholic Christian movie, or to hear a great talk from Lighthouse. Parishion-ers are welcome to enjoy this website, simply go to formed.org and enter our parish code 7CB33C.
This Tuesday is Election Day. Here is a voter's guide to help you make your voting decisions. The Holy Father has said " Vote according to your conscience." A good way to understand your conscience is simply this: How would you explain to God your voting decisions? If you form your decisions through prayer, through the Church's teachings and a close examination of the candidates, then you will be able to stand before the Lord and give an account of your vote. Pray about your voting decisions knowing that, as a decision of your conscience, you are making it before the Lord. Above all we need to remember that no matter who wins Jesus is still our King. I am Fr Shemek and God approves this message. St. Christopher Church sanctuary floor renovation is in progress.
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CDS and PAMPHLETS NOW AVAILABLE
“Put Not Your Trust in PRINCES” Speaking from his perspective as a historian, Christo-pher Check reminds us that the crisis of our age is cultural and, in the end, spiritual. He explains that a flourishing society is not achieved through legislation or at the ballot box, but instead radiates from the family out. Using ex-amples from the ages, he connects us with our rich patri-mony as Catholics and provides practical advice on what we must do to transform our culture for Christ. The CD’s along with other informational 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 someone else’s use.
THANKSGIVING FOOD COLLECTION October 29th thru November 16th
To Benefit Thanksgiving Dinner at St. Theresa’s
Amicable Church Thanksgiving Basket Project The James Silvia Food Pantry
(East Bay Community Action) Needed
Stuffing mix cranberry sauce canned gravy Instant potatoes bread & brownie mixes coffee & tea Canned vegetables napkins & paper goods cleansing products Always needed: cereals peanut butter canned tuna Baskets will be located at St. Christopher & St. Theresa
Churches Thank You
Happy Thanksgiving !
Worldwide Marriage Encounter “But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.” Let us strengthen our marriages in faithfulness by attending a Worldwide Marriage En-counter Weekend. The next WWME Weekends are Dec 2-4, 2016 in Duxbury, MA and Jan 20-22, 2017 in Dux-bury, MA. For more information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at 800-710-9963 or visit us at www.WWMEMA.org.
