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Parish Trustees
John Costigan
Maddie Josephs
Finance Council
Arthur DeBlois, III
John Josephs
Michael Kirwan
Laura Loffredo
David Tente
Parish Accountant
Garceau & Company, CPA
Pastoral Council
Bethany Bessette
Anthony DeMoura
Patricia Flatley
David Larsen
Sue Leonard
Joseph Moniz
Kathleen Moniz
Charles Moreira
Deacon John Needham
Lee Ann Nunes
Jack Paiva
Ronald Procopio
Erin Roche
St. Margaret School Mrs. Lee Ann Nunes, Principal
Phone: 401-434-2338 www.stmargaretsch.org
Reverend Msgr. John J. Darcy, Pastor Reverend Msgr. William J. McCaffrey, Pastor Emeritus
Mr. John F. Needham, Deacon
Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, Secretary & Bulletin Editor
Anthony DeCrescenzo, Parish Financial Manager
Mr. Ronald Procopio, Minister of Music, 434-6304; 529-2250
Mrs. Bethany Bessette, Faith Formation, Gr. 1-6, [email protected]
Mr. Charles Moreira, Faith Formation, Gr. 7-11, [email protected]
Mrs. Erin Roche, Youth Activities, [email protected] Cell: 401-419-7828
St. Margaret Church 1098 Pawtucket Avenue Rumford, RI 02916
Phone: 401-438-3230 Fax: 401-438-4221
Email: [email protected]
www.stmargaretchurch.org
Office Hours: 9 a.m.—3 p.m. Monday & Tuesday
9 a.m.—1 p.m. Thursday & Friday
Closed on Wednesday
Schedule for Mass and Sacraments
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:00 noon
Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. (preceded by praying of the Rosary at 7:30 a.m.)
Baptism: Call the parish office to register for sacramental preparation and monthly baptism.
Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:15-4:45 or by appointment.
Marriage: See a parish priest at least 8-12 months prior to the date of marriage.
Anointing the Sick: Please notify the parish office.
Holy Orders: Please see a parish priest or go to www.catholicpriest.com
Parish Registration: Every family in the parish should be registered. New families (including newly married) should register by completing a parish registration form available at church or online.
Our parish vitality depends on all Catholics registering as parish members.
St. Margaret Church
2018 Christmas Schedule
Christmas Eve Mass
4 p.m. with Children’s Choir
Carols at 3:30 p.m.
6 p.m. with Soloist & Instrumentals
11 p.m. with Adult Choir
Carols at 10:30 p.m.
Christmas Day Mass
10 a.m. only
New Year’s Eve
5 p.m.
New Year’s Day
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
10:00 a.m.
December 22—28
SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. Memorial Mass for Albino Prata-Coelho & Maria DeJesus Pina Carvalho, by family
SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Louise Rice, by family
10:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Vincent Powers, by family
12:00 P.M. 4th Anniversary Mass for Rosalina & Antonio Vargas, by son and daughter-in-law
MONDAY 8:00 A.M Mass for the respect of all Human Life
4:00 P.M. Mass for the Parishioners of St Margaret
6:00 P.M. Mass for the Parishioners of St Margaret
11:00 P.M. Mass for the Parishioners of St Margaret
TUESDAY 10:00 A.M. Mass for the Parishioners of St Margaret
WEDNESDAY 8:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for the Fitzpatrick Family
THURSDAY 8:00 A.M. Mass for all care givers
FRIDAY 8:00 A.M. Mass for an increase in vocations
December 29—30
SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. Memorial Mass for Daniel Kelly, by family
SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Nathan Lizotte, by family
10:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Rev. Fr. Paul Reynolds, by friends
12:00 P.M. Memorial Mass for Kathleen & Mark Gaudet, by Barbara & Bob Sullivan
St. Margaret Church Rumford, RI
Looking ahead: Sunday, January 13, Coffee' N in the Community Room following the 8:00 and 10:00 Masses.
Saturday & Sunday January 18 & 19, the second collection is for Catholic University
Our Annual Collection will soon be coming to a close. If you have not yet made your commitment, please prayerfully consider
doing so today!
The Annual Diocesan Respect Life Mas A Time of Prayer For the Protection of All Human Life Saturday, January 12, 2019
You are cordially invited to attend a 9:00 a.m. Mass, Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, 30 Fenner Street, Providence. The
Most Reverend Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Providence, Main Celebrant, Rev. Nicholas T. Fleming, Human Life Guild
Chaplain, Homilist.
In observance of the Christmas holidays, the parish office will be closed on Monday, December 24.
Bishop Tobin recently kicked off this year’s ‘Keep the Heat On’ Challenge, a program that helps struggling families
with heating assistance who have exhausted all other public and private means to keep their families warm during the
Rhode Island winter. Since 2005, your generous support has provided more than $2.95 million in assistance to more than
13,000 Rhode Island households in need. If you would like to help local families this winter, please send tax-deductible
donations to: Keep the Heat On, One Cathedral Square, Providence, RI 02903 or log onto www.heatRI.com to make a secure
credit card donation. You can also make a $10 donation by texting the word HEAT to 27722 or a $25 donation by texting the
word HEATRI to 27722. If you, or someone you know, is in need of assistance, please visit the web site, www.heatRI.com,
or call 401/421-7833 for additional information.
December 29-30 Eucharistic Ministers Lectors Altar Servers Greeters
5:00 PM Patty Flatley, Joe & Karen Klucznik, Annette Lloyd, Maxwell & Zach DiMuccio, Brady Fontaine,
Beth Durand, Pat Henry
8:00 AM Doreen Bloomer, Mary Ellen Burke Sosa, Jerry Cousineau, Ryan & Emma Heatherton, Marguerite Cuzzone,
Victoria & Thomas Woodruff, Ann Apuzo, Tom Foley
10:00 AM Eileen Kelly, Bill Laparde, Lee Ann Nunes, Maddie Josephs, Emma & Kate Patterson, Patrick McGee,
Jack Rezendes, Kristen DiMuccio
12:00 PM John Costigan, Meg Mock, Alex Pease, Jordan Carreiro, Chatham McCloskey, Emily Ryder, Grace Lynch,
Linda DeRouin
Fourth Sunday of Advent
St. Margaret Parish Ministries
Sunday Faith Formation for Grades 1—8:
Classes resume on January 6th at 9:00 AM
Classes for January will also be on January 13th and 27th.
No class on January 20th (Martin Luther King, Jr.
weekend)
All Confirmation I Candidates are invited to
join our new Liturgy Team. At some Sunday
Masses next year, the candidates will serve in
the various liturgical roles (lector, greeter,
collector, altar server, etc.) Please contact Mr.
Moreira if you are interested.
Also, please remember to sign in when attending Mass at
St. Margaret’s.
ST. MARGARET SCHOOL NEWS
Wishing you the gift of Faith
The blessings of Hope and the Peace
of His Love at Christmas
and Always
St. Margaret School
Teachers, Students, and Staff
The Catholic Community of St. Margaret’s
celebrates the baptism of:
Darcy Barbara Grayce Grant Daughter of Michael & Tara & Mackenzie Rose Smith Daughter of Brenden & Abigail
Welcome to our family of faith.
Eucharistic Gifts—If you schedule a weekend
Mass and would like to bring the gifts up to the
altar, please speak to the sacristan or one of the
ushers as you enter the church.
Please remember in your prayers:
John Burkhardt
whose funeral was celebrated this week.
The Bread of Life Food Pantry Located at
Newman Congregational Church
The Pantry is open the second and fourth Tuesdays of each
month. The food pantry is a collaborative effort sponsored
by Saint Margaret’s and other Christian congregations in
Rumford. For more information, call 401-434-4742.
Upcoming Pantry Hours: Jan. 8, 22 February 12, 26 from 5 to 7 PM.
The Pantry is open the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
In the event of bad weather, the pantry will not open as
scheduled if the East Providence schools are dismissed
early or are closed for the day.
Thank you for your support!
Our new Mass schedule is
beginning the weekend of
January 5th & 6th
Saturday Evenings at 5:00 PM
Sunday Mornings
8:00 AM
10:30 AM
Thank you to all who helped with the
Annual Christmas Concert and
Pageant, Ron Procopio, the music
ministry, instrumentalists, and the
youth of the parish. It was an
afternoon filled with the spirit of
Christmas.
December 22-23, 2018
Wknd of December 15-16 2017 2018
# of budgets used 220 238
Checks, envelopes $4,816.50 $4,528.00
Loose 551.00 542.00
# EFT participants 132 131
Faith Direct—EFT $2,601.87 $2,412.00
TOTAL OFFERTORY $7,969.37 $7,482.00
Sincere thanks to all who continue regular financial support for St.
Margaret Parish.
Outreach Ministry
If you have a homebound family member or parishioner
friend who cannot make it to church, please call the parish
office; we can arrange to have cards sent to our homebound
parishioners to let them know we are thinking and praying for
them, and we can arrange for Mr. Moreira, our Pastoral
Minister, a priest or deacon to visit and bring communion.
Please also let us know of any parishioners who may be
hospitalized or recovering from surgery in a rehab facility and
would like a visit from the parish.
2018 Parish “Annual Collection”
This very important collection continues thru the month of
December. The participation of all parishioners is essential for
the success of this effort. By your generous support, we are
able to keep up with major capital improvements.
Thank you for your support.
To date: $53,722
321 Participants
PARISH PROTOCOL DURING THE COLD AND
FLU SEASON
(Advent to Holy Week)
This seems an appropriate time to suspend the reception of the
chalice at Mass as we enter the cold and flu season. If you have a bad
cold or flu, you are dispensed from the Sunday Mass obligation.
Also, simply acknowledge people at Mass with a friendly nod or
gesture if you have a cold. Hand disinfectant is available at all the
doors of the Church.
Stay well!
December 22-23, 2018
The Pastor’s Corner
The day draws nigh! I always find it amazing that
somehow, everything gets done for our festive celebration of
Christmas Day. We may be frazzled, but, hopefully, we’re
ready…spiritually and otherwise. Come Lord, Jesus, do not
delay!
Special words of thanks to two parishioners: Dennis
Fagan and John Almeida. Dennis crafted the two new oak
light pedestals in the sanctuary. The flood lights that light
the sanctuary crucifix were just sitting on two plaster stands.
Now, they are secured to the new wooden matching
pedestals. Thank you, Dennis, for your carpentry skills.
The speakers for the bell system need replacing. John ran
a conductivity test from the control unit to the steeple. I’m
glad he was brave enough to go up within the steeple! The
wiring is receiving enough voltage to power the speakers. I
am awaiting a quote from the Verdin Bell Company.
Thanks, John, for your professional electrical services on the
speakers and replacing the breaker for the smaller Christmas
Tree near the parking lot.
The Christmas Concert and Pageant last Sunday
(Gaudete Sunday) always begins the second half of
Advent. Our heartfelt thanks to Ron and the entire Music
Ministry, and our young people, who set the tone for the
coming Solemnity of Christmas.
Today’s gospel of the visitation of Mary to Elizabeth in
Ein Karem (a beautiful town just outside the city limits of
western Jerusalem) is commemorated in the second Joyful
Mystery of the Rosary. The reaction of Elizabeth is part of
the devotional prayer, the Hail Mary… “Blessed are you
among women!” Even John the Baptism leaped within
Elizabeth’s womb when Mary’s greeted her cousin. My
prayer for all our families is that we, too, be so moved in
faith and devotion as we gather as parish and family this
Christmas Day.
The Church is beautifully decorated for this Solemnity of
Christmas. Welcome home to our university/college,
military school, and boarding school students. To all our
parishioners from Deacon Needham, Mrs. Nunes, Ron and
music ministry, decorators, Beth and Anthony, Jack, Charlie
Moreira, and Bethany Bessette in Faith Formation, our
prayers for a holy Christmas Day and Season.
~ With Christmas blessing
Monsignor Darcy
