The Catholic Community of Somerset/Swansea

at Saint Louis de France Parish

Parish Staff

Father David A. Costa, Pastor

Rev. Kenneth Sicard, O.P., Weekend Assistant

Rev. Gabriel Pivarnik, O.P., Weekend Assistant

Rev. James Quigley, O.P, Weekend Assistant

Sister Kathleen Corrigan, S.U.S.C., Pastoral Associate

Rev. Deacon Robert Craig, Deacon

Wendy Thibault, Parish Office Manager

Heidi Dion, Director of Music

Anne Cabral, Director of Faith Formation

Daily Mass

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:00 am

Weekend Masses

Saturday 4:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am, 10:30 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)

Saturday 3:00 - 3:45 pm or by appointment

Parish Office Hours

Monday—Thursday 9:00 am - 3:30 pm Office Telephone: 508-673-7831 • Fax: 508-567-5177

Parish Email: sldfo@comcast.net

Parish Website: stlouisdefrance.net

Sacraments

Baptism - Please see priest after Mass or contact our parish

office to make arrangements.

First Communion - After completing a two year program for

first and second grade.

Confirmation - After completing a two year program for

grade nine and ten.

Marriage - Arrange at least eight months prior to the wed-

ding date. There are several requirements to be completed in

advance of the wedding date. Please see priest after Mass or

contact our parish office before any arrangements are made.

Outreach Ministry - Please notify the parish office of any pa-

rishioner who is unable to attend Mass due to illness or age.

Parish Registration - Welcome! We welcome you to join

our parish family. Please introduce yourself after Mass. Regis-

tration forms are available at the main entrance of the Church,

at the parish office or online at our parish website

www.stlouisdefrance.net We very much hope that you

feel at home with us!

Parish Mailing Address -

Post Office Box 70 • Somerset, MA 02726

56 Buffington Street, Swansea, MA 02777 • stlouisdefrance.net

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 21/22, 2019

St. Louis de France Church

4:00 PM George & Rita Levesque By Daughter

7:30 AM William (Guilherme) Oliveira Birthday Remembrance By Wife & Family 10:30 AM Helen Azevedo Anniversary By Parents

Paul Le Breux 5th Anniversary By Wife & Family

Sam Swidey By Family

St. Thomas More Church

4:00 PM Margaret Williamson

9:00 AM Florence & Gilbert Lowney

St. Patrick Church

4:00 PM Doris Thibault

8:00 AM Parishioners

Marcelino & Rosa De Melo

Monday, September 23, 2019

8:00 AM Joel Razo

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 8:00 AM Romeo Roy Birthday Remembrance By Wife

Marjorie Mulready Birthday Remembrance

By Family

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

8:00 AM Intentions of Emily Medeiros

Thursday, September 26, 2019

8:00 AM Peter F. Boardman Birthday Remembrance

By Family

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 28/29, 2019

St. Louis de France Church

4:00 PM Ovila & Ida Amand By Constance Daviau

7:30 AM The Intentions of the Oliveira Family

10:30 AM Charles Pelissier By CFL N442

St. Thomas More Church

4:00 PM Intention Available 9:00 AM Lucille Franco

St. Patrick Church

4:00 PM Richard Novacek & Jan Novacek, Cathy & An

drew Soucy

Pat Accardo

8:00 AM Daniel Pavao

From the desk of Fr. Costa

All sorts of things are happening in the Somerset/

Swansea Catholic Community. I first wish to thank

you, our faithful parishioners, for being so open and

cooperative on the first weekend of our revised Mass

schedule. For some folks, there was little change to

their weekly routine. But, for others, adapting to a

new Mass time was more of a challenge. I did hear

positive comments about how “fuller” our churches

were for the Masses. Again, I remind you that, you

may place your budget envelope in the basket at

whichever of our three church you attend on the

weekend. Your donation will be brought to your

“home base” parish.

This Sunday, September 22, there will be an impor-

tant meeting for all families wishing to participate in

our Religious Education program. All Religious Edu-

cation classes for Grades 1 through Confirmation For-

mation will take place at the Saint Thomas More Par-

ish Center (the basement level of the church building).

Our meeting will take place in Saint Thomas More

Church following the 9:00 a.m. Mass. (approximately

10:00 a.m.). Following the meeting, registration ma-

terials will be available.

This past Wednesday, I finally moved into the Saint

Thomas More Rectory. The parish offices are also

located at this site. Just as an FYI, according to di-

ocesan guidelines, parish priests are expected to take

some weekly time off. My usual day off is Thursday

overnight through Friday. I try not to schedule ap-

pointments or funeral Masses on Friday’s. Of course,

we can’t control everything, try as we may, so excep-

tions must sometimes be made. Your understanding

is greatly appreciated.

Hats off to the Men’s Group of Saint Patrick Parish

for providing a great breakfast on September 8. From

the friendly welcome at the door, the set-up of the

hall, the delicious meal (Sr. Kathee loved the bacon!),

and the attentive service to the clean up of the kitchen,

EVERYTHING was well done. This is an experi-

enced, well organized team. If you’ve never attended

a meal sponsored by our Men’s Group, I highly rec-

ommend you “check it out.” Thank you, gentlemen,

for a job well done!

SAINT LOUIS DE FRANCE SWANSEA

25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Collections for September 15

Budget $3,370.44 Religious Education $1,444.90

Thank you for your continued generosity

WEEKEND MASS INTENTIONS

With the change in Mass schedule, we have need of

rearranging Mass intentions. As a general rule, inten-

tions scheduled for the 10:00 a.m. Mass at Saint Patrick

will be joined with the intentions for the 8:00 a.m.

Mass. Intentions scheduled for the 11:00 a.m. Mass at

Saint Thomas More will be joined with intentions at

the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Intentions for the 9:30 a.m. Mass

and the 11:00 a.m. Mass at Saint Louis will be com-

bined at the 10:30 a.m. Mass. If you wish to have your

intention remembered at the 4:00 p.m. Mass or

changed to another Mass either during the week or on

Sunday at another church, please contact Wendy at the

parish office.

First Friday Adoration of the Blessed

Sacrament

Starting in October, we are beginning

First Friday Adoration of the Blessed

Sacrament. This time of personal prayer, reflection,

and adoration will be held for our three parishes at

Saint Patrick Church on the first Friday of each month.

The day will begin with a Communion Service led by

Sister Kathee. This prayer consists of the Liturgy of

the Word for the given day and reception of Holy

Communion from the reserved Eucharist in the taber-

nacle. As part of the prayer, the Blessed Sacrament in

the monstrance is placed on the altar. The church

would then be open for the remaining hours of the day

for private prayer, reflection, and adoration. This day

of prayer will conclude with Benediction led by Dea-

con Bob.

The schedule for First Friday is as follows:

Communion Service @ 8:00 a.m.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament all day

Benediction @ 7:00 p.m.

In order to hold Adoration we need to have people in

the church at prayer throughout the day. Traditionally,

parishioners “sign up” for an hour of adoration. Ide-

ally, there should be two or more people in the church

on any given hour. This is primarily for safety reasons.

Please consider sharing in this time of private prayer

and praise before our Eucharistic Lord. We invite you

to “sign up” for a given time on the clipboards that are

found at the doors of the church.

CATHOLIC FINANCIAL LIFE N442

September 29-10:30 am :. Mass, In memory of Charles

Pelissier by the members of Catholic Financial Life Chapter

N442.

Saturday, October 19 : Chowder & Clam Cake Dinner -

This event will benefit Boy Scout Troop #22. We will be

selling tickets after masses on the weekends of October 5

& 6 and October 12 & 13. See flyer in Church for de-

tails. Checks should be made to: CFL Chapter N442.

NATIVITY SET

Wow! In less than 24 hours, every piece of

our new Nativity set was claimed as a me-

morial gift. Your generosity is overwhelming. The

name(s) of those to be remembered will be inscribed on

the base of each piece. A larger, more public listing

will be placed near the Nativity display when it is dis-

played this Advent/Christmas season. Many thanks to

all who have donated these for this new set.

The Parish Office is now located in

the Rectory at St. Thomas More

Church. For all Parish business,

please call 508-673-7831 or email

sldfo@comcast.net.

Please be aware that we have noticed some suspicious

activity around the back of the St. Louis de France

School building. To better secure this property, the

ground floor windows on the sides and back of the

building have been boarded. As a cost saving meas-

ure, the pipes of the building will be drained and the

water and heat shut off for the winter months. Elec-

tricity will remain for the security lights and fire alarm

system. Within the next month or so, we will be

cleaning out the building. Stay tuned for details.

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