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The Catholic Faith Communi es of Saint Theresa and Saint Christopher
265 Stafford Road Tiverton, Rhode Island 02878 Parish Office: 401.624.8746 Parish Fax: 401.625.5384
Visit us on the Web - www.sstandctiverton.org
Mass Schedules and Sacraments Weekend Masses Saturday Evening
4:00pm 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 3:00pm
at Saint Theresa or by Appointment.
Please call the rectory
Sacrament of Baptism By Appointment
Please contact 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]
Mrs. Lynne Swass
Director of Faith Formation Grades 1-6 Facilitator
Mrs. Kelsey Hetu Coordinator of Confirmation
Youth Ministries [email protected]
Mr. Ronald Destremps
Maintenance Mrs. Nancy Smith
Coordinator of Music Ministries Wedding Coordinator
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
1554 Main Road Tiverton, Rhode Island 02878
Parish Rectory: 401.624.6644 Office Hours:
Monday through Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm
Office for Parishes: 265 Stafford Rd. 401.624.8746
Mrs. Nancy Smith Parish Secretary
[email protected] Mrs. Rose Marie Paul
Receptionist [email protected]
Transfiguration of the Lord
August 5-6, 2017
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
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 imme-diately following Mass. Offered for respect of life and con-version of our own nation. OUR LADY OF GRACE MARIAN MOVEMENT OF PRIESTS: 2:00pm every Tuesday, Rosary and Prayer at St. Christo-pher Church. DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET: 3:00pm on Tuesdays at St. Chris-topher Church. OUR LADY OF FATIMA NOVENA: 6:00pm Tuesday eve-nings - 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]
The Sanctuary Light in Saint Christopher Church burns to the
Honor and Glory of God and this week for a
Special Intention
PARISH WEBSITE:WWW.SSTANDCTIVERTON.ORG SUNDAY
Saturday, August 5th 4:00pm For the Intentions of Elvira Aguiar on her 90th Birthday (by Lynn and Richard Ruzicki) Sunday, August 6th 8:00am For the Parishes 9:30am + Jerome Desormier (by his Family) 11:00am + Roland Pineault (by His Family)
Monday, August 7th 8:00am + Lorraine Souza (by M/M Howard James) Tuesday, August 8th 8:00am + Walter Sr & Walter Jr. (by Anonymous) Wednesday, August 9th 8:00am + Mark J. Hall (by Friends, Deborah & Tony Medeiros) Thursday, August 9th 8:00am + Louise Murray (by Pauline Nadeau & Family)
Saturday, August 12th 4:00pm + Jose D. Carvalho (by his Loving Family) Sunday, August 13th 8:00am + Bella Mello (by Pauline Correia) 9:30am + Kirkwood & Craiger Families (by Family) 11:00am For the Parishes
Irene Shepard Renee Melancon Claire Proulx Dakota Rita Lavoie (Somerset, MA) Claude Rev. Clifford Cabral Baby Jacob Mary Giannini Joyce Lamothe David Fernandes Billy Tavares Barbara Pineault Barbara Lambert Bill Dawn N. Doug Vrona John Minior Kenny McGough Raymond Sylvestre David Melancon Patricia Bachus Irene Lewis Paquette William Bachus Pam K. Ray B. Benoit Beaudoin Please remember all those whose names are in the prayer box in St. Christopher sanctuary, all the sick of our parishes, those 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, or our Church Office, Mondays 9am to 12noon, at 624-8746.
THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
First Reading: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 Daniel depicts God as a judge with many people standing before him. He also describes a man who came to him, and was given power over all other people. This power is described as everlasting and never to be destroyed. Second Reading: 2 Peter 1:16-19 Peter discusses how the disciples witnessed Jesus being honored and spoken to by God, fulfilling all the prophe-cies. He also reminds us that these prophecies were God’s words, delivered through a person moved by the Holy Spirit. Gospel: Mt 17:1-9 Jesus took three of his disciples to a high mountain, where Elijah and Moses appeared and spoke to him. Pe-ter suggested they make three tents, one each for Jesus, Moses and Elijah. While he spoke, a voice came from a cloud saying, “This is my Son, the beloved one; listen to him.” The disciples became very afraid and fell to their knees. Jesus told them to rise and not to be afraid. As they looked up, they saw only Jesus. As they left the mountain, Jesus warned the disciples not to mention this until he had risen from the dead. Although they did not understand, they obeyed.
TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
YOUTH GROUP The Youth Group will NOT meet this Monday,
August 7, 2017. See you next week!
SUNDAYPARISH WEBSITE:WWW.SSTANDCTIVERTON.ORG
CHOIR REHEARSAL Youth Choir: Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm at St. Theresa Church. Adult Choir: Wednesday, Aug. 9th and 23rd at 6:30pm at St. Theresa Church.
EVENTS FAITH FORMATION
VACATION BIBLE CAMP August 14 - August 18 9:00 am - 12:30 pm at St. Theresa Imagine a world where curious kids be-come hands-on inventors who
discover they are lovingly created by God! This program is for children entering kinder-garten through 6th grade. Suggested donation of $10 - $40 (actual parish cost per child is $40). Registra-tion forms may be found in the rear of both churches. Please register by August 6 for planning purposes. Late registrations (after Aug 6) will be $50.
REGISTRATION 2017-2018 Registration for Fall classes in our Faith For-mation program is beginning. An email was sent to all families who had students registered last year. Attached to this email was a registration form for your use. Extra forms are also available at the back of each church. Please complete one form for each child you register and return with fees and any sacra-mental records if you are new to our program. Please return all forms to the Office at 265 Stafford Road, Tiverton, RI 02878. Call St. Theresa Office at 401.624.8746 with any questions you may have for the Faith Formation Program. Thank you.
ST. THERESA PARISH FEAST 265 Stafford Road Tiverton, R. I. Friday, Aug. 4th Saturday Aug. 5th 5 pm to 10 pm 1 pm to 10 pm Sunday Aug. 6th 12 pm to 4 pm Raffles-- Games-- Bakery Table-- Ice Cream American Grille--Seafood--Malassadas Polish Food--Portuguese Food--Chow Mein Sandwiches
SILENT AUCTION ALL WEEKEND IN CHURCH HALL
Religious Articles Line dancing, Musical Bands,
Magician & Balloon demo. Singing Karaoke
and Much Much More FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
The Diocese of Providence cordially invites cou-ples who are celebrating their 25th, 40th, 50th or over 50 Wedding Anniversary this year to attend the Wedding Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, Octo-ber 15, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence, RI. Please complete and return the form found at the back of the church to the Parish Office by September 3, 2017, in order for at-tendees to have their name and anniversary published in the Mass booklet.
SUPPORT GROUPS
AA and Al-Anon: Meet on Fridays at 7:30pm. St. Theresa Rectory basement.
RCIA The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is intended for any individual who consciously and freely seek the living God by faith and conversion within the Catholic Church. You may be seeking full communion with the Sacraments of Initiation, or you may already have one or two Sacraments, but also seek full Communion. Classes meet once or twice a month from September until the Easter Vigil. For more information please contact 401.624.8746.
WOMEN’S GUILD PLANNING MEETING The Women’s Guild will be meeting on Monday, August 14, 2017 at 6:30 pm at St. Christopher’s Hall to make plans for the new Guild year. Not a member yet? This is a great time to get involved and we are looking for your ideas. All women from St. Christopher’s and St. Theresa’s Parishes are wel-come to attend.
BUDGET ENVELOPES If you’ll be away or visiting another parish, we kindly ask you to please make up your missed budg-et envelopes. We depend solely upon your weekly support to meet our weekly parish expenses. Thank You!
AUGUST 5-6, 2017, 2017
DECEMBER Parish Website:www.sstandctiverton.org WINNERS
PARISH FINANCES
AUGUST CALENDAR Please look for our August Calendar. Calendars
are available in the hall after all weekend Masses and on the grounds during the Feast weekend. The first drawing will take place on Aug. 13th.
How does it work? For just $20 you have 31 chances (one for each day of the month) to win $100. Even if you win on the 1st of the month, you still have 30 more chances.
ELECTRONIC GIVING What do I have to do to set this up? Many of you already pay your bills electronically – this is no dif-ferent. Contact your 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 se-lected. Some people do this weekly, others monthly. But I won’t have anything to put in the collection basket. There is a box to check off on each enve-lope 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 electronically on a set schedule not only makes it easier for you, it also assists the parishes when plan-ning budgets. The budget packet will also be a budget aid to you, letting you know in advance when there is a special second collection for the parish or a Diocesan or National collection.
ST. THERESA MEMORIALTREE Often a family will inquire about what they
need to do to have the name of a loved one added to the Memorial Tree located at the back of the church by the Confessional. Our Memorial Tree was “planted” in
2003, when St. Theresa began the expan-sion and remodel of our church. We are
blessed with such a beautiful church because of the generosity and sacrifice of so many parishioners. An-yone who donated $1,500 or more could add a leaf to the tree. If you would like to add a leaf to our tree, please call Cindy at the office at 401-624-8746 for more information.
St. Theresa: July 29/30: Budget Envelopes: 265 $5,733.75 EFT: 9 $ 360.00 Total: $6,093.75 Weekly Budgeted Expectations: $5,865.00 St. Christopher: July 29/30: Budget Envelopes: 79 $2,017.00 Loose collection: $ 255.00 EFT: 8 $ 245.00 Total: $2,517.00 Weekly Budgeted Expectations: $3,044.00
Thank You for your continuous support of your parish.
A bequest is a wonderful way to express gratitude for a lifetime of blessings! The gift you give estab-lishes a lasting legacy of love for others by helping the Church to continue its Catholic heritage through its many ministries.
PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION Our second collection today is for Peter’s Pence, a worldwide collection that supports the charitable works of Pope Francis. Funds from this collection help victims of war, oppression, and natural disas-ters. Take this opportunity to join with Pope Francis and be a witness of charity to our suffering brothers and sisters. Please be generous today. For more in-formation, visit www.usccb.org/peters-pence.
CATHOLIC CHARITY APPEAL Final Report 2017 Campaign
We have received thanks from the Diocese for the hard work and generosity of our Parishes for a successful 2017 Catholic Charity Appeal. The 2017 Appeal has raised to date $7,900,167.00 with 34,132 gifts received, for an average of $231.46. At the last reporting for our parishes we have col-lected—St. Theresa: $38,339 and St. Christopher: $22,964. We will continue to accept contributions over the next few weeks.
SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEK The second collection next weekend is our monthly Maintenance Collection. Please be as gen-erous as your means allow. We thank you for your continuous support of our parishes.
WELCOME TO ST. THERESA AND ST. CHRISTOPHER PARISHES
Looking for a Catholic Church when you travel? Check out the following website to locate a Catholic
Church and their Mass schedule wherever you travel this summer season. www.masstimes.org
THANK YOU
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 one of the ushers in the rear of the church or someone in the sacristy before Mass.
Parish Website:www.sstandctiverton.org
WHERE ARE YOU? Please let us know!!! PARISH CENSUS
ST. THERESA AND ST. CHRISTOPHER PARISHES
CENSUS UPDATE, St. Theresa: Aug. 2015: We started with 1,490 census forms needing to be updated. Jan. 2016: 672 census forms were mailed out, as part of Phase III. Mar. 2017: There are still over 500 families who have not responded. Are you one of the 500? St. Christopher: Aug. 2015: We started with 661 census forms need-ing to be updated. Dec. 2016: Census update completed. There are still 243 families who have not responded.
As you can imagine, this has been a long and ex-pensive process so we ask everyone’s cooperation. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT EACH FAMI-LY RESPOND. Do not assume that “they know who I am” or “I’m there mostdays”.
If we do not hear from you, we will assume that you have moved or no longer consider yourself to be members of St. Theresa or St. Christopher Parish. We will remove you from the parish census and fur-ther mailings. However, we will always keep your parish and sacramental records and they will always be available to you.
MINI RETREAT
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Just as a small mustard seed can become a large and elaborate bush, discover how to encourage your mar-riage to blossom and provide a lifetime of joy by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Week-end. The next WWME Weekends are Sep 16-17, 2017 in Medway, MA and Oct 21-22, 2017 in Con-toocook, NH. For more information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at 800-710-9963 or visit us at https://wwmema.org/.
Sharing our faith with others is a beautiful and challenging endeavor. As we have done in previous years we will gather for a mini retreat to focus on our own spirituality so that we can better share our faith. We are extending a heart-felt invitation to all who teach, or who have considered teaching, in any of our faith formation programs (traditional faith for-mation, sacramental prep, Vacation Bible Camp, Children’s Liturgy, Youth Ministry, Adult Educa-tion, etc.) Parents who are interested are also invited to attend since the most important faith formation happens within the family! The retreat will be Satur-day August 19th at Saint Theresa Church hall begin-ning at 1:00 pm and ending with the 4 pm Mass. Our retreat facilitators will be Deacon Tim Flanigan and Madge Thombs.
If you would like to join us please fill out the form found in the bulletin or at the back of each church. Let us know by August 12 if you are coming. If you have any questions call Madge Thombs at 401.339.5452 or email [email protected] Thank you.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Thank you for your attendance at my 55th anni-versary celebration. I appreciate all the gifts and pre-sents most of all. I have decided to regift the mone-tary donations to me to the St. Theresa and St. Chris-topher debt relief effort. Thank you once again. Until we meet again, Fr. Jack
LA SALETTE RETREAT CENTER The La Salette Retreat Center in Attleboro is the lo-cation for a new bi-weekly support group for sepa-rated and divorced persons. Their meetings will be held on Tuesday evenings from 7 pm-8:30 pm. Their first meeting was August 1, 2017 and will be held every other Tuesday. For more information or for directions, please contact Dottie at 508.642.1928 or [email protected]
