Vision Statement Be the eyes, hands & feet of Christ here on earth!

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1 CHURCH LOCATION Coyle Drive Seekonk, MA PARISH OFFICE & MAILING ADDRESS 385 Central Avenue Seekonk, MA Bulle n Deadline Monday, 12:00 Noon Phone: OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 9:00am-1:00pm PARISH STAFF Rev. Raymond Cambra, Jr Pastor Rev. James H. Morse....Weekend Assistant Rev. Deacon Thomas McMahon Deacon Ms. Cynthia Gamache..Director Faith Forma on Ms. Rose Parenteau...Pastoral Associate Ms. Dianne Blais......Administra ve Assistant Ms. Joan Connell...Administra ve Assistant Mr. William Blais......Facili es Manager Ms. Jo-Anne Olean......Music Director Web Site...olqmseekonk.org olqmseekonk@comcast.net Jo-Anne Olean FAITH FORMATION 385 Central Ave, Seekonk MA Phone Cynthia Gamache - Grades CGamache@olqmff.comcastbiz.net Eric Queenan - Grades cord@olqmff.comcastbiz.net ST. VINCENT DePAUL SOCIETY Phone LITURGIES AND DEVOTIONS Rosary: Monday - Thursday :30am Monday-Thursday.....9:00am Saturday: Confession: :30 4:00pm Vigil Mass. 4:30pm Sunday Mass :30,10:00 & 11:30am Prayer Group...Wednesday 1-2:30pm In the Parish Life Center LIKE US ON FACEBOOK Vision Statement Be the eyes, hands & feet of Christ here on earth! SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Congratula ons on the birth of your child. The church celebrates with you and is ready to prepare you if this is your FIRST child being bap zed at our Parish. An ini al prepara on class will held on Sunday, May 26, 2019 following the 11:30AM Mass. You need not wait un l your child is born for you to a end the class. Please call the parish office to register for the class. Bap sms are held the Third Sunday of the month at 12:30pm. Please call the parish office to register. INITIATION OF ADULTS: Adults expressing an interest in becoming Catholic are invited to search through our forma on process which is from September through Pentecost. For more informa on, please call the Parish Office. FAITH FORMATION: Grades 1-9. First Eucharist is a two year program, grades 1 and 2. Confirma on is a two year program, grades 8 & 9. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Congratula ons on your engagement! Please speak to Fr. Cambra at least one year in advance of your intended date to allow adequate me for Parish and Diocesan Marriage prepara on. 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 a er any weekday Mass or by appointment. The Church is Handicap accessible. The Elevator is located in the entrance facing the North School. Restrooms and a Diaper Changing Sta on are located in the lower church hall. ST. STEPHEN S CEMETERY 683 So. Main Street, A leboro, MA For lot informa on, call the Parish Office at

2 First Sunday in lent March 10, 2019 Saturday: March 9 4:30 PM (RC) Madeleine McMahon Sunday: March 10 8:30 AM (RC) Phoebe & John Serianni 10:00 AM (RC) For The People 11:30 AM (JM) Monday: March 11 9:00 AM Deceased Members of the Gamache Family Tuesday March 12 Wednesday: March 13 Thursday March 14 Saturday: March 16 4:30 PM (RC) Florence Fournier Sunday: March 17 8:30 AM (JM) 10:00 AM (RC) Rosemary McDermott 11:30 AM (JM) For The People OUR LADY QUEEN OF MARTYRS CHURCH Please remember the following people: Ronald & Jessica Bergevine Jean Simoneau, Robert Burke, Paul Giguere, Laurie Foley, Nan Issler Michael Mullen, Thomas Flynn, James Michalski, Claire Leonard, Linda Courtis, Theresa Copes, Paula Gagnon, Keenan O Melia, Leo Langlois Names may only be placed by a family member by calling the parish office. +LENT+ Lent is a time when we are reminded that there is nothing we can do to win our salvation. It is a pure gift from God. Like Jesus in the wilderness, we are to allow God's plan to unfold in and through us. Lent is a time for us to enter actively into the mysteries of the death and resurrection of Jesus, and there to marvel at what God has done for us. The temptations of Jesus are the same temptations that we face when we are inclined to think that somehow we are in control. While the goals of the temptations may be admirable feed the hungry, bring the world under the control of good, trust in God's power to protect us we often choose to accomplish them in ways that are less than admirable. We try to perform the extraordinary so that what we do reflects favorably on us. We use brute force in order to achieve control. We put God to the test rather than live peacefully with God's plan as it unfolds within and around us. We seek to become the super-hero, the super-minister, the super- Christian on our own. In his responses to the tempter, we see Jesus constantly deferring to the power of God: It is not by bread alone... worship only God... do not put God to the test. In a real sense, these temptations are a reminder that the fundamental temptation is to deny our human limitations and refuse to let God be God for us. LENTEN ALMS GIVING Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Annual SVDP Rental Assistance Program will take place during Lent. The SVDP Conference will be putting envelopes in the pews on Ash Wednesday for donations. The needs for those just getting by never goes away. Miss one day of work because a child is sick and you can t pay your rent. Make $1.00 over the Federal Guidelines and you lose your Food Stamps & other benefits! Envelopes may be place in the collection basket during Lent. Please help! During the Season of Lent, flowers are not Liturgically allowed except the fourth Sunday of Lent, which is Laetare Sunday. Sacrament of Confirmation will take place on Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 at the 4:30 PM Mass celebrated by Bishop da Cunha. SANCTUARY LAMP Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to book the Sanctuary Lamp at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in honor of a loved one. The Sanctuary Lamp is lit this week in honor of: KEVIN HURLEY ROBERT LEGARE REMEMBRANCE BOOK Is located in our St. Joseph Prayer Room. This prayer book has been compiled to provide people with the opportunity to entrust their loved ones to God s all embracing love, through the intercession of St. Joseph. Confirmation Rehearsal is scheduled for Friday, March 22nd at 5:00 PM. All candidates and sponsors are expected to attend. Share the Journey Collection for Immigrants Each month we will be taking up a collection of particular items that will be used to create welcome packages for new immigrants entering the diocese. The items to be collected for the month of March are: candy and gum. A box for these items is located at the entrance by the statue of Mary.

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4 Weekly Offering March 3, 2019 Weekly Collection $7, Expenses $8, Deficit/Surplus $ Thank you very much for your support. Just as you rely upon income on a regular basis, OLQM relies upon your regular contributions. Thank you very much for your generosity and your efforts to make consistent contributions throughout the year especially during the winter months. To assist you, the church provides a link on our parish website olqmseekonk.org if you wish to sign up for On Line Giving, an online method of providing weekly support to OLQM without the need for budget envelopes. Online Giving does allow you to make donations via your computer or smart device without the need for budget envelopes. This weekend s second collection is UNIVERSITY. Diocesan Assessment Fiscal Year Diocesan Assessment: $57, Fiscal Year collected to date: -38, Balance $18, Income Tax Statements CATHOLIC Next weekend s second collection is for MAINTENANCE. If you would like your contribution amount for the year 2018, please contact the office at between the hours of 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Monday through Friday or at olqmseekonk@comcast.net This does not include any on-line donations. PRAYER GROUP meets Wednesday afternoons from 1:00 to 2:30pm in the Parish Life Center. Please come join us for prayer, scripture, music, teaching, sharing, caring support and prayer for sick families and friends. PRAYER IS POWERFUL! A leboro Deanery Lenten Series If there is no God.. is the Bible worth reading? A Catholic reflec on on Jordan Peterson s Bible Series presented by Deacon Dr. Rick Varieur. Three nights March 13, 27 and April 3 rd at 7pm at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish center 984 Taunton Avenue in Seekonk. If you have booked a Mass for a loved one, and would like to present the Gifts at Mass, please see Rose Parenteau our Pastoral Associate before Mass. FAITH FORMATION Next classes for Faith Formation for Levels 1-6 will be Sunday, March 17, March 31st and April 7th. Please notify the Faith Formation office if you child is going to be absent. CLOW (children s Liturgy of the Word) will be held on March 17, March 31st and April 7th. at the 10:00AM Mass. Liturgy Bags are available at the front entrance of the church for children ages 3 to 7 to learn more about different parts of the Mass and enhance the weekly gospels. Parents will find bags filled with worship-appropriate items to use during the service. The bags are marked according to age levels and will contain books and other materials. WE ASK THAT YOU RETURN THE BAGS AFTER MASS so we can replenish supplies for the following week and so they can be available for children and parents to use for all Masses. Bake Sale Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Faith Formation Baked Goods Fundraiser Calling all young bakers, parents grandparents and teachers! The Faith Formation Classes will be sponsoring a BAKE SALE the weekend of March 16th & 17th in the church basement. Baked goods will be sold after all Masses that weekend. Profits will go to the Faith Formation center to help enhance our Faith Formation classes. Baked goods can be dropped off in the church basement on Saturday, March 16th from 3:00 to 5:30 PM. Please join us as we tempt your pallet with the delightful array of sweets and treats. Attleboro District St. Vincent de Paul To Host Area Legislators March 23 The issues facing the poor and those in need in our area will be discussed with area legislators on Saturday, March 23, from 10am until Noon at Mary Lyon Hall on the Wheaton College campus, East Main Street, Route 123 in Norton. The public is invited to attend. Sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul in association with several other social service agencies, the forum will address homelessness, low-income income housing, transportation and other services needed to improve the lives of our neighbors in need. Confirmed attendees include Senator Paul Feeney and Representatives James Hawkins, Steven Howitt, Elizabeth Poirier and Jay Barrows.

5 Lenten Couples - Broken Together - A FREE afternoon of reflection for couples that are married or engaged to be married. Sponsored by the Men of the Attleboro Deanery, this program will explore forgiveness, suffering and the choices we make as couples. Sunday, March 31st Noon to 3:30pm at St. John s Attleboro Parish Hall. The program will kick off with a light lunch. There will be three brief presentations using music and videos followed by Small group discussions which will take place with men at tables together and women at tables together. The last small group discussion of the day will feature couples reuniting for the last segment. Visit to register or to get more information. Armand Brunelle at armand.brunelle@comcast.net The Events Committee is sponsoring a Spring Social on Sun. March 24 from 1:30-4:30 in the Parish Center. We will be featuring music from the 40 s to the 70 s for your listening and dancing pleasure, as well as Games, Trivia and Prizes. A donation of $3.00 is requested. Coffee and pastry will be served. Please register by calling Larry and Pauline at ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Seating is limited. DEADLINE to sign up is Wed. March 20. See you there! Free Lenten Women's Retreat - Sat. April 6th, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm., at St. John the Evangelist Parish, 1 Saint John Place Attleboro, MA 02703, with local Catholic author, and inspirational speaker Allison Gingras. Allison guides women through a day of seeking the peace that comes with forgiving and being forgiven. A Lenten retreat filled with humor, relatable examples from everyday life, and practical tools offered through the Catholic faith. Learn more about Allison: ReconciledToYou.com All women welcome. Coffee/ Water throughout the day. Lunch included. Free Will Offering. Sacrament of Reconciliation available. Reserve your seat: Questions call: Worldwide Marriage Encounter Are there times in your life or marriage relationship when you judge you are in a spiritual desert? Bring life to your marriage by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekends are Apr 13-14, 2019 in Brewster, MA and Jun 8-9, 2019 in Medway, MA. For more information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at or visit them at SAFETY FIRST At each of the entrances at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, there are buckets of ice melt. The walks will be treated on a regular basis, but should ice form, please feel free to use a light sprinkling of the skin safe product Becoming a Man after God's Heart - A FREE Men's Program 7am - 8am Saturday mornings during Lent. This Attleboro Deanery program is being held at St. John's in Attleboro. Each morning starts with breakfast at 6:30am. Material for the program comes from Paradisus Dei and is part of the That Man is You! program. Visit for more information or Armand Brunelle at armand.brunelle@comcast.net Reflection For Young People The Hebrews were not happy with their slavery in Egypt. But they were not thrilled with being isolated in the desert land, either. In some ways, that was worse. But Jesus actually chose to retreat into the desert land. He followed the guidance of the Holy Spirit in his life and ended up in the desert for a long time. Have you ever felt as if you were in a desert, alone and isolated escaped from an old place perhaps, but not yet arrived at a new place? Which was worse the place you had escaped from or the desert place? Why? What moved you to get on with your life journey in order to actually arrive at the new place? Or are you still in the desert? How do you know? Jesus retreated to the desert because the Holy Spirit led him there. Has the Spirit ever led you to a place that ended up being a desert? Did you ever do the right thing and end up alone and isolated? What happened? Were you surprised? angry? at peace? How does the bareness of desert-life give way to the rich fullness of growth-life? Is there anything good about a desert experience? Without other distractions, all you have is yourself and God. In that situation, is it easier or harder to get closer to God? Is it possible to become more in touch with God and not become more in touch with yourself? Why or why not? How does being in touch with yourself help your relationship with God? How do you get in touch with yourself?