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ST. MARY’S PARISH FAMILY
343 Tarkiln Hill Rd., New Bedford, MA 02745
PARISH OFFICE & MAILING ADDRESS 106 Illinois Street, New Bedford, MA 02745
Telephone 508-995-3593 Fax 508-995-2453
Email [email protected]
OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 9:00AM-3:30PM
Closed on Holidays
FAITH FORMATION
Phone ……………………...…..…….…..508-995-3593 Email……[email protected]
LITURGY & WORSHIP Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Friday…...….....8:00AM
Saturday Vigil……………………….………….……….….…...4:00 PM Sunday…………….…………………….…...8:30,10:30 & 7:00PM
Confession: Saturday…………..……...3:00-3:45 PM
Adoration: First Friday of the Month after the
8:00AM Mass and ending with benediction at 1:00PM
PARISH STAFF Very Rev. Daniel W. Lacroix, V.F. Pastor Mrs. Peggy Lenihan Parish Secretary Mr. David Beaulieu Director of Faith Formation Mrs. Barbara Bonville Director of Parish Ministries Mr. Thomas Leman Catechetical Assistant Mrs. Suzanne Beaulieu RCIA Coordinator Mrs. Patricia Ferreira Music Director Mr. Martin Flinn Building & Grounds Mr. Tobey Burke Building & Grounds
The Church is Handicap accessible.
ST. VINCENT De PAUL SOCIETY
Phone .…….508-995-3593 Ext 6
Web Site stmarysnb.com
"To what shall we compare the kingdom of God? It is like a mustard seed ... once it is sown, it springs up and becomes
the largest of plants." - Mk 4:30a,31a,32 Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD.
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Your prayers are requested for the repose of the souls in this week’s Mass intention; for Alice Ramos
whose funeral Mass was celebrated here; for the souls in Purgatory; and for the deceased of our parish.
Weekend Mass Intentions
Saturday Jun 16 4:00 PM Community Mass for Father’s Day intentions recommended to our prayers Sunday Jun 17 8:30 AM Community Mass for Father’s Day intentions recommended to our prayers 10:30 AM Community Mass for Father’s Day intentions recommended to our prayers 7:00 PM Community Mass for Father’s Day intentions recommended to our prayers
Weekday Mass Intentions Monday Jun 18 8:00 AM Randall Villeneuve by family
Tuesday Jun 19 8:00 AM Maria Holzer by niece, June Thursday Jun 21 8:00 AM Charles & Gertrude McDonald by Flinn & McDonald families Friday Jun 22 8:00 AM For Parishioners of St. Mary
Next Weekend Saturday Jun 23 4:00 PM Linda Oliveira by husband, Tony Sunday Jun 24 8:30 AM Francis O. & Elizabeth F. LaRoche by Mary Elizabeth & Patrick 10:30 AM Community Mass: Francisco Pereira, Angelina Souza, Grace, Tony & Peter Colangelo, Joao Gaspar, Michael G. Soares, Godfrey & Mary Blouin, Henry & Alice DeCicco, Kathleen Bailey, William Ochab, Joseph P. Francis 7:00 PM Therese Poitras by Annette & Armand
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Congratulations on the birth of your child! The church celebrates with you and is ready to prepare you if this is your FIRST child being baptized at our Parish. A welcoming instruction for parents and god-parents is usually held the second Sunday of the Month after the 10:30AM Mass. Baptisms are usually celebrated the fourth Sunday of the month at the 10:30AM Mass. Please call the Parish office to schedule this sacrament.
INITIATION OF ADULTS: Adults expressing an interest in becoming Catholic are invited to search through our RCIA formation process. For more information, please call the Parish Office.
FAITH FORMATION: Grades 1-9. First Eucharist is a two year program, grades 1 and 2. Confirmation is a two year program, grades 8 & 9.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Congratulations on your engagement! Please speak to Fr. Dan at least one year in advance of the intended date to allow adequate time for Parish and Diocesan Marriage preparation.
FOR OUR HOME-BOUND: Contact the Parish Office to receive Holy Communion at home if you are confined. THE SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: May be received after any weekday Mass or by appointment.
Saint Mary's Parish Family, composed of those who have accepted the invitation to follow
Our Lord Jesus Christ, is a Roman Catholic faith-filled community.
The faithful members of this Eucharistic Community,
in union with the Universal Church, admit to a genuine responsibility to
welcome, evangelize, witness and serve others in Christ's name.
We place ourselves under the protection of
our Blessed Mother as we seek to imitate her son.
Parish Financial
THANK YOU to all who share their talent, time, presence, and support with our
Parish.
June 10th Collection $4400.
Next weekend’s second collection is for the
Church in Latin America
Annual Appeal to date $32,460. Thank you for your
faithful stewardship!!
REMEMBRANCE BOOK
Is located near the doors closest to the Taber-nacle. This prayer book has been compiled to provide people with the opportunity to entrust their loved ones to God’s all embracing love. Bulletin Deadline Monday, 12:00 Noon
June 17, 2018
STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Like the sower in today’s Gospel, I scatter
as seed my gifts of time, talent, and re-
sources; and I trust that, by God’s grace and
in God’s time, these small gifts of myself
may grow and flourish and help to bring
about the kingdom of God (Our Sunday Visitor,
ibid., page 20).
14-day Memorial Candles:
In Memory of Lazaro Rosa by wife & family
In Memory of Edward & Annie Fernandes by Susan & David Whitney
Icon Candle:
In Memory of Bill Arabasz by family
Hosts for June:
In Memory of Normand Bergeron by wife, Shirley & son
There are a few Memorial and Icon can-dles still available for 2018.
If interested please call the parish office.
Spiritual Life will be offering a Summer Bible Study Course on the Book of Genesis six consecutive Tues-
days beginning July 17th concluding August 21st. 9
AM to 10:30 AM and 6:30 PM to 8 PM in the Un-
sworth Hospitality Center. All you need to bring is a
Bible. If you need one or want more information con-
tact Barb Bonville at [email protected] or
text 508-496-8326 or leave a note in the Spiritual
Life Team mailboxes in the church.
This year’s Holiday Fair is scheduled for Nov. 3rd and 4th – Please note that there will be two changes in the fair this year. – First, there will be no White Elephant table. In its place will be a “Reading corner” selling gently used books; kids, young adults, adults. We will be collecting those from now until the fair. Second, the Theme Bas-ket table is being eliminated and we will be hav-ing a Lottery Ticket raffle instead. Anyone wish-ing to donate a ticket can either bring it to the Rectory or place it in the collection basket at Mass. Anyone interested in getting involved with the fair, please feel free to contact Rhea at 508-995-6347.
All the names of fathers living and deceased, submitted by their loved ones, are being remembered at all Masses
this weekend and throughout the month of June.
Eucharistic Minister & Lector schedule
for July, August & September is available in
the priest’s sacristy, on our parish website &
the parish APP.
HVAC UPDATE New controls have been installed and are func-
tioning well! The current AC unit is 30 years
old and has substantial leaks and is not cost
effective to repair. A new unit has been or-
dered and we hope to install by July. Until
then, we are operating on only one compressor.
The cost of this project is $90,000. We will be
able to fund this expense without a capital
campaign because of the stewardship of Msgr.
Oliveira, who was able to save some money
since the parish debt was retired and therefore
we can draw on that income.
Rev. Fr. Rodrigo Miranda, IVE, missionary
priest, member of the Institute of the Incarnate
Word, has been assigned to visit St. Mary's Par-
ish, the weekend of July 14/15 as part of the 2018 Mission Cooperative Program Fr. Rodrigo was a missionary priest in the Middle
East for almost 10 years. He was assistant pastor in
Our Lady of the Annunciation (Bethlehem-Beit Jala
in the Holy Land), and for the Latin Patriarchate of
Jerusalem. He has also worked serving the commu-
nity of the Holy Family Catholic Church in the Gaza
Strip. He worked with the Catholic communities of
Latin and Coptic rites in Alexandria, Cairo and
southern Egypt. He was vicar in Our Lady of Anjara
Catholic Church (North of Jordan at the Syrian-
Iraqi border). He was the priest in charge of the
pastoral activity of the Latin Rite Cathedral in
Aleppo, Syria, between 2011 and 2014, and with the
works of mercy and humanitarian service during
the war in Syria. At the same time, he was secre-
tary of the bishops for Latin rite of this diocese.
He currently lives in Rome, and is assigned to pro-
mote the mission of the Institute in the Middle
East, to raise awareness about the serious and dan-
gerous situation of local Christians that live there,
especially lecturing on these topics in Europe, Latin
America and the US.
Diocese of Fall River
Faith Formation “Let the children come to me…” Luke 16:18
Faith Formation Catechists Needed You do not have to be skilled or have any experience. All that is required is willing-ness to share your faith and love of God with the youth of our parish. Be what Je-sus wants you to be. All he wants is YOU.
Is that too much to ask? Please consider answering Jesus’s call, by volunteer-
ing for this important ministry. For further infor-
mation or questions please contact Dave Beaulieu at
the Parish Office.
All Saints Ca†holic School
Come and see the educational opportunities available, from
Preschool (age 3) through Grade 8 at All Saints Catholic School.
Now accepting registrations for 2018 – 2019. Small classes, engaged
learning, Catholic faith and values!
Visit us today at www.ascsnb.org and share the Good
News of Catholic education with your family and friends!
Contact Principal Sue Massoud at [email protected]
or 508-995-3696 for more information or to schedule a tour.
Youth and Youth Education
Pro Life Boot Camp At Pro Life Boot Camp, we dis-cuss important matters in our Catholic faith that many young people question today. During the weekend, we play games, travel throughout the community, and have group discussions with other young people interested in life and the Catholic faith’s view of the world. This camp runs from Thursday July 19 to Saturday July 22 at Stonehill College. If you are interested in attending, please contact Sarah Hamel and/or Carina Borges at
[email protected] or 774-400-6895.Thank you and
we hope to see you there!
RCIA “I have called you by name" Isaiah 43:1.
Pamphlets explaining the process of
the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults are available at each entrance of the church. New class will begin in September.
Please call the Parish Office if interested.
Quo Vadis Days
July 9-13, 2018 at Betannia II Retreat Center in Medway, MA. This retreat/ camp is a great time for boys ages 14-19 to seek to grow in their faith and fraternity, learning how to discern what is one of the most important things in their life: their voca-tion. It is a wonderful time and the cost is only $100. If any young man is interested please fill out the Quo Vadis brochure in the church or you can email Fr. Kevin Cook, Director of Vocations at [email protected] for a brochure.
Bishop Stang High School Summer Program Visit www.bishopstang.org and click “Summer 2018” (under Athletics). The programs include academic, athletic and performing arts for students Grades 6-9. Join them for a great learning experience and for a whole lot of fun throughout the summer!
GUIDELINES FOR HOW TO RECEIVE
HOLY COMMUNION
Paul VI reduced the fasting requirement after the Sec-ond Vatican Council, requiring only a one hour fast from all food and drink (excluding water). This may be reduced to 15 minutes for those who are sick or for other important reasons. This is the practice currently in force.
We should prepare ourselves for Holy Communion by acknowledging that we are about to receive the Sac-ramental Lord. We should be neat with clean hands and modest in our appearance, and respectful and reverent in our manner. A head bow is appropriate and please respond with: Amen.
Each time we receive Holy Communion we should try to be as devout and reverent as if it were the only Communion of our lives.
After Holy Communion we should spend some time thanking the Lord, renewing our promises of love and of obedience to Him, and asking Him for blessings for ourselves and others.
Ca†hedral Camp is a private day camp owned and
operated by the Diocese of Fall River and is located on Long Pond in East Freetown. The camp offers seven one-week ses-sions beginning July 2 to August 17 for ages 4 to14. Regis-tered Nurse on duty. Bus transportation is included in the camp fee of $250.00 per week. If needed, before-and-after-camp care is available for a nominal fee. For further information please visit our web site at www.cathedralcamp.net or email [email protected] or call the camp office at 508-763-8874.
St. Vincent de Paul may be able to assist in covering the fee, please call the rectory office for a registration form.
“SERVICE IS THE PRICE WE
PAY FOR BEARING THE
NAME CHRISTIAN”
Grand Annual: Those who have not had an op-portunity to participate at this time, please consider doing so at your earliest convenience. A pledge of any kind is most welcome or you may make a onetime do-nation. All donations are tax deductible. We thank those who have already given which represents 38% returned. We are $9,200. short of last year’s total.
The Catholic Charities Appeal
No Gift is too Small!
The Catholic Charities Appeal ends in 10 days and
we’d like to encourage everyone to participate.
Your contribution helps the Diocese fund vital pro-
grams and ministries that serve the needy of south-
eastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and the Islands
– one person at a time. Your contribution makes a
difference – it can help a child who needs food, a
youth who is discovering the value of his or her
faith, an unwed mother struggling to cope, housing
for the homeless, etc. Please share what you have
with those who have so much less.
TOTAL TO DATE $30,743.
TV MASS FOR JULY 8 I will be celebrating a taped television Mass on Wednesday, June 20th at 7PM at the chapel in Bishop Stang High School in Dartmouth. (The Mass will air Sunday, July 8th on chan-nel 6 at 11AM). All are invited to join me for the Mass. Please arrive early as the taping begins promptly. I am looking for two altar servers to represent the Parish at the Mass. Please let Fr. Dan know if you are willing to help.
Permanent Diaconate Information Nights
His Excellency, the Most Reverend Edgar M. da Cunha, Bishop of Fall River, has authorized the formation of a new class for Permanent Deacons beginning in the spring of 2019.
Information meeting will be held on August 28, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. with more to follow in the fall and winter. These general information meetings will delve into the process of becoming a deacon for the Diocese of Fall River. They will be held at Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Center, 121 Mt Pleasant Street, New Bedford, 02740.
God, bless all the fathers in the world.
Guide them to be good role Models and loving to all
their children. Help them to be a father
like You are. Give them grace and pa-
tience to handle situations in a loving way.
Amen!
Next week, we will take up the Collection for the
Church in Latin America. For many in Latin
America and Caribbean, rural terrain and a lack of
ministers are obstacles to practicing their faith.
Your support to the collection provides lay leader-
ship training, catechesis, priestly and religious for-
mation, as well as other programs to help share
our faith with those who long to hear the Good
News of Christ. To learn more, please visit
www.usccb.org/latin-america.
Flowers wanted: Anyone who has flowers
in their garden they would like to share
with the parish, to decorate the altar, may
bring them to the parish office anytime.
Thank you!
