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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]
1554 Main Road Tiverton, Rhode Island 02878 Rectory Office: 401-624-6644 Parish Fax: 401-624-9889 Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 8:30am. to 2:00pm. Mrs. Millie Destremps Parish Secretary [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, 6:30pm at Saint Theresa
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday afternoons 4:00pm.
at Saint Theresa or by Appointment.
Please call the rectory
FIRST FRIDAY Mass at 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 [email protected] Director of Religious Education Ms. Lois Scanlon Sacramental Prep Coordinator and Youth Ministry [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 & John Hodgson Trustees, Saint Theresa Parish [email protected] Charles Miksis & Wayne Moran Trustees, St. Christopher Parish [email protected]
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD &THETHTHE
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Home on the Web: www.sstandctiverton.org.
The Sanctuary Light in
Saint Christopher Church burns to the Honor and Glory of God
and this week for The Skarpos and Covill Families
SUNDAY
Saturday, January 2nd 5:00pm + Helen Ruthven, 10th Anniversary (by her Daughter) Sunday, January 3rd 8:00am + Danielle Owens (by Dot and Fred Costa) 9:30am + Ken Travers, 4th Anniversary (by the Travers Family) 11:00am + For the Parishes Monday, January 4th 8:00am + Sophia Albernaz (by her Daughter) Tuesday, January 5th 8:00am + Dorothy Albernaz (by her godchild, Dotty) Wednesday, January 6th 8:00am + Robert F. Messier (by his Wife) Thursday, January 7th 8:00pm For the Souls in Purgatory Saturday, January 9th 5:00pm + Peter G. Smith and William J. Polesino (by their Family) Sunday, January 10th 8:00am For the Parishes 9:30am + Manuel Gonsalves Birthday Remembrance (by his Family) 11:00am + Manuel Moreira (by his Family)
Because New Year’s falls on Friday, January 1st, Mass for First Friday will be celebrated on Friday January 8th at 9:30am Sakonnet Bay Manor. Home Visitation for shut-ins will follow this Mass.
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
First Reading: Isaiah 60:1-6 Isaiah rejoices over the light and glory that will shine upon Jerusalem. He describes how the wealth of nations will be brought to Jerusalem, and travelers will arrive bearing gifts and praising God. Second Reading: Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Paul explains to the Ephesians that the Gentiles are now co-heirs with the Jews. Through Jesus, they became members of the same body. Therefore, they would re-ceive everything God had promised the Jewish converts if they followed Christ's teachings. Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12 Astrologers from the east came looking for the newborn king of the Jews, which greatly disturbed King Herod. Herod wanted to kill Jesus, and asked the astrologers to return and tell him where Jesus was. The astrologers found Jesus and brought him gifts, but received a mes-sage in a dream telling them not to return to Herod.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sunday, January 3, 2016 The Epiphany of the Lord Is 60:1-6; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 Monday, January 4, 2016 1 Jn 3:22-4:6; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Tuesday, January 5, 2016 1 Jn 4:7-10; Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday, January 6, 2016 1Jn 4:11-18; Mk 6:45-52 Thursday, January 7, 2016 1 Jn 4:19—5:4; Lk 4:14-22a Friday, January 8, 2016 1 Jn 5:5-13; Lk 5:12-16 Saturday, January 9, 2016 1 Jn 5:14-21; Jn 3:22-30
FEEDING THE SPIRIT - STRENGTHENING THE SOUL
ST. THERESA AND ST. CHRISTOPHER PARISHES
THE LIFE OF PRAYER MORNING PRAYER: 7:45am Monday thru Wednes-day 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 through the winter months. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION: Journeying with a person trained to help us discern God’s presence and move-ment within the complexity of our daily lives. To find out more about whether this might be for you, contact John Hodgson (401-624-4813; [email protected]) or Jamie Medeiros (508-642-5954 [email protected])
SUPPORT GROUPS
Al-Anon: Help and support are available for family and friends of alcoholics on Fridays at 7:30pm. AA: Why be alone? Alcoholics Anonymous meets on Fridays at 7:30pm, St. Theresa Rectory basement.
CHOIR REHEARSAL Adult Choir: Wed., Jan. 13th at 6:30pm at St. Theresa Church. Youth Choir: The Youth Choir meets each Tuesday at 7pm, at St. Theresa Church.
BAPTISM PREPARATION Baptism class is done on an individual basis with each family and the godparents. Please call either par-ish office to register for the class.
YOUTH GROUP The Youth Group meets on Mondays at 6:30pm, at St. Theresa Church Hall. Come check us out!!! CDS and PAMPHLETS NOW AVAILABLE
LOOK FOR THE NEW CD FOR JANUARY CD of the Month Club: We now have available to you, a new CD each month from Lighthouse Media. 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 appreci-ated BUT NOT NECESSARY. If after you have en-joyed 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. A great time to enjoy the CD’s is during your work com-mute.
IN YOUR PRAYERS John Cox Fr. Clifford Cabral Lorraine Moniz Claire Proulx Rita Lavoie (Somerset, MA) Mary Giannini Doug Vrona Baby Stella Eileen Belisle Kim Souza John D’Arpino Megan Barbara Pineault Sadie Amaral Renee Melancon Annette Leddy Francis Chase Nan O. Loren Bryan Patricia Grinnell Manuel DeCosta Doris Drapeau Patricia Heywood Gerald Ferreira
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.
LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULES: There are extra copies in the sacristy of both churches for the new schedule. LECTORS’ WORKBOOKS: The new Lectors’ Work-books (with your name on it) are still in the sacristy of St. Christopher Church, please find them in the box mark Lectors.
JANUARY ADORATION
On Thursday, January 7th from 6-7pm at St. Christo-pher Church.
EVENTS IN THE PARISHES FAITH FORMATION JANUARY 3, 2016
PARISH FINANCES St. Theresa: Dec.19/20: $6,026.25 Number of envelopes: 277 EFT: 18 $ 415.00 Fuel Collection: $1,026.00 Dec. 26/27: $5,749.50 Number of Envelopes: 280 EFT: 1 $ 20.00 Weekly Budgeted Expectations: $5,865.00 Christmas Collection: $6,771.00 St. Christopher: Dec. 19/20: $3,043.26 Number of envelopes: 130 EFT: 4 $ 170.00 Dec. 26/27: $3,172.00 Number of Envelopes: 157 EFT: 2 $ 70.00 Weekly Expectations: $3,044.00 Christmas Collection: $3,767.00
Classes Continue Grades 1 & 2 First Eucharist Preparation: Sunday, 9:00-10:30am St. Theresa Jan. 10th and 31st Grades 3-6: Sunday, 9:00am-10:30am Jan. 24th St. Theresa Confirmation I & II: Sunday, 6:00-8:00pm Jan. 10th and 31st
Women's Guild – Sunday, January 10th
“After Christmas Party”
..at Barcellos Family Restaurant. The celebration be-gins with a cocktail hour at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:00 p.m. Meal choices at a cost of $25.00 per person (which includes gratuity) include one of the following: Baked Stuffed Scrod, Prime Rib or Chicken Cordon Blue w/Supreme Sauce. Your meal choice and payment (either cash or check payable to “St. Christopher Church”) is required no later than Sunday, January 3rd as we need to provide a commitment to Barcellos by this date! Payment & meal choice can be dropped into the St. Christopher Weekly Collection Basket (please indicate on your envelope “Women’s Guild Christmas Party – Atten-tion Patricia Karp”) or mail to Patricia Karp (267 Village Rd. Tiverton, RI 02878).or questions, kindly contact Patricia Karp @ 816-5428.
SKI TRIP TO LOON MTN. A Ski Trip to Loon Mountain, New Hampshire on Monday, January 18th (Martin Luther King Day) is in the planning. Look for insert in this week’s bulletin.
COMING EVENTS Monthly Adoration: Thurs., Jan. 7th from 6-7pm at St. Christopher Church. Retreat: Saturday, Jan. 9th at St. Theresa Church/Hall. Knitting Group: to begin in January. Pasta Lunch: Sunday, Jan. 10th at St. Theresa Hall. Ski Trip: to Loon Mountain in Lincoln, N.H. by bus on Monday, January 18th.
A BIG THANK YOU ...to all who helped decorate St. Christopher Church for Christmas, the Boy Scouts who handled the tuff stuff and the Confirmation Students who helped clean and polish.
CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS
11th: Scott Fermino 12th: Leonie Pilotte 13th: Raymond Camara 14th: Geri Holewiak 15th: Joseph Boulay 16th: Robert Ferreira 17th: Irene Mantell 18th: David Lacerda 19th: Jorge Pombo, Sr. 20th: David Belanger 21st: Sue Melvin 22nd: Joan Landoch 23rd: Mark Costa 24th; Elaine Genereux 25th: Donald Leger 26th: Nancy Roderick 27th: Lorraine Foley 28th: David Belanger 29th: Mark Desmarais 30th: Robert Souza 31st: Vincent Mis Congratulations to all the winners who will each receive $100.00. Look for our February Calendar.
RETREAT “OPEN THE DOORS TO MERCY”
We are offering a mini retreat open to all parishion-ers who would like to learn more about “the door” in this jubilee year of Mercy. It will be held on Saturday, Jan. 9th, beginning with Mass at 8:30am at St. Theresa Church and Hall and ending at 1pm. Lunch will be pro-vided. For more information or to register please call Madge Thombs at 401-339-5452 or email at [email protected].
PASTA LUNCH to benefit World Youth Day participants
...will be held January 10th at 12:30pm St. Theresa Hall. Tickets: Adults $10.00 - Children under age 10 - $5.00. Tickets will be available after weekend Masses
For more information Contact Lois Scanlon at [email protected]
Announcement: During the winter months we will discontinue dis-tribution of the Precious Blood at our Masses.
Adoration Dates and topic
FROM THE PASTOR MORE EVENTS
RESPECT LIFE EVENTS Saturday, January 16th , 2016, 9am: “The Annual
Respect Life Mass – A Time of Prayer for the Protec-tion of Human Life”: St. Paul Church, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin will be the Main Celebrant and Rev. Adam A. Young will present the Homily.
Thursday, January 21, 2016: “2016 March for Life in DC”: Diocesan buses will leave for the annual March for Life that will take place on Friday, January 22.
Priesthood Retreat On January 8th - 9th, the Office of Vocations is offering a retreat on the priesthood at the Seminary of Our Lady of Providence. The retreat is open to men in college or in their senior year of high school. This is an opportu-nity to pray and ponder a priestly vocation. The re-treat will include Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, opportu-nities for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and confer-ences on the priesthood. Any man interested in attend-ing should contact the Assistant Vocation Director, Fr. Christopher Murphy, by calling (401) 331-1316 or emailing [email protected].
Annual Right to Life March Once again some of the youth of the parish will be trav-eling to Washington DC for the annual March for Life. This year the cost is $80 per person. We will be going to the Mass for Life at the Armory this year and taking the metro to the Mall for the March. The dates are January 21, 2016 until the early morning hours of January 23, 2016. If you are interested or have any questions, you may email [email protected] or if you plan on attending, there is a sign up sheet in the back of the church at St Theresa's.
PARISHIONER TO PARTICIPATE IN MISSION TRIP
One of our young parishioners, Michael Santos, will be serving on the North Dakota Chippewa Reservation Mis-sion trip this Spring. Michael is a student at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio. Michael is looking for our assistance as he needs to personally raise $1,500 to serve on this mission. For more information or to make a tax deductible donation on line you can go to www.franciscan.edu and click on the missionary outreach link or you can send a check to: Franciscan Univ. of Steubenville 1234 University Blvd. Steubenville, OH. 43952 Attention: Missionary Outreach Office Steubenville Mission Trip
This is January. It is a time when we reflect on the past year and look forward to the coming year. And as the New Year gets underway we celebrate also with the feast of the Epiphany. Everyone knows that the day celebrates the coming of the wise men, the kings, the magi, to the child Jesus. It is the celebration of a long and hard journey, which ends with the revelation of Truth Himself. When the magi arrive they find an ordinary house and an ordinary family - not so different from ours - and the house is blessed by their arrival, and their worship, and their gifts: the splendor of gold for a king, the luxury of frankincense for worship and the tenderness of myrrh for burial. The gifts express both hope and anxiety for the future. At the end of mass today there will be the blessing of chalk which we shall use to bless our houses. The number of the year indicates a prayer for God’s bless-ing as this year begins. The letters C M B refer to the three travelers who visited the holy house – Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar – but also are the initials of the Latin words “Christus mansionem benedicat.” “May Christ bless the house.” So we use the chalk to mark our front door: 20 + C + M + B + 16. As we enter a New Year let us bring all our hopes and anxieties to Him. In a way these are our gifts - Gold for hope, Myrrh for our worries, Frankincense for our prayer. We cannot foresee or predict what will happen. But we can bring our hopes and concerns before Him, and he will give us strength. May Christ bless our houses, our homes, our families, and our lives, now and forever. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Dear Parishioners, I would like to thank you for your prayers and support this past year. I pray for you every day and I wish you a Happy New Year filled with all the graces and blessings that you need in your lives. May the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, with whom we begin this New Year, intercede for us and help us to fulfill God’s will. THANK YOU I am grateful for our generous volunteers who beauti-fied our Church. I would also like to thank our Choir and Musicians who made our Christmas worship so prayer-ful. Thank you also for all the Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors and Altar Servers who served at each Mass this Christmas season. God bless you all! Go Pats!!!
