CHURCH NAME: ST TERESA OF THE CHILD JESUS 358 Newport Avenue Pawtucket, RI PHONE: CHURCH # SUNDAY: SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

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1 CHURCH NAME: ST TERESA OF THE CHILD JESUS 358 Newport Avenue Pawtucket, RI PHONE: CHURCH # SUNDAY: SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 NUMBER OF PAGES: 5 CONTACT: MARIE LOMBARDI SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:

2 St Teresa of The Child Jesus Church Pawtucket, RI PASTOR Rev. David G. Thurber, Jr. Minister To The Sick: Denise Pereira Kathy Bessette SPRED Coordinator: Gloria Courtois OUR MISSION STATEMENT St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Church is an open and inviting Roman Catholic community dedicated to discern and accept God s call to faith and service. Our mission is to foster spiritual growth and to celebrate in community our shared faith at God s altar. Our mission is to preach, teach, and give witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We do this mindful of our Catholic heritage and the ever-pressing needs of humanity. We are a people inspired by the lived faith of the apostles and a people who remain open to the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to fulfill our sacred mission. Rectory: 358 Newport Ave Fax Web Site: School: 140 Woodhaven Road Principal: Allison M. Amodie Parish Council President: Alfred Hervieux Patricia Germani PJ Shea Todd Sisson Don Curran Janice Murray Parish Trustees: Donald Sowa Madeline Glaude Parish Auditors: Raymond Ricard Ralph Tucci Religious Education Sue Levesque Organist: Al Pannone Business Manager: Maria Sherman Parish Secretary: Marie Lombardi MASS SCHEDULE WEEKEND DAILY MASS Saturday 4:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday - 7:15AM Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM & 5:00 PM CONFESSIONS Saturdays - 3:00 to 3:45 PM SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Third Sunday of the month at 11:30 AM Arrangements required in advance Please call Sue Levesque for an appointment SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Couples should contact Parish Priest at least one year in advance HOLY COMMUNION TO SICK AND SHUT-INS Please call the Rectory if you would like communion at home regularly

3 ST. TERESA OF THE CHILD JESUS PAWTUCKET READINGS FOR THE WEEK MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 4:00 PM For The Deceased Members of The Czerwonka Margaret M. Brady Chellel, Anniv. Remem., By Peter, MaryLou & Gina Marie DiCienzo, Remembrance SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 7:30 AM Charlie Kelley, Birthday Remem., By Judy 9:00 AM Alice Cordoni, Remembrance, By 10:30 AM Joseph & Leo & Simonne Marie Gregoire, Remembrance, By 5:00 PM Dot & John Stanley, Larry Caswell, Remembrance, By Joseph F. Morris, 9th Anniv. Remem., By Wife Mary MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 7:15 AM For This Faith Community TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 7:15 AM For This Faith Community THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 7:15 AM For This Faith Community FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 7:15 AM Rhiannon Aguirre-Bates, Remembrance, By Aunt SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 4:00 PM For The Deceased Members of The Czerwonka Adriano Couto & Gil Pereira, Remembrance, By SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 7:30 AM Ovila Surprenant, Birthday Remem., By 9:00 AM Fernanda Franco, 28th Anniv. Remem., By 10:30 AM Nora Moore, Birthday Remem., By Sister Patty Carlos M. Pacheco, Anniv. Remem., By Daughter Carol Camera, Remembrance, By The Camera Shawn McGowan, 6th Month Remem., By Mom 5:00 PM For This Faith Community Monday: 1 Cor 11:17-26, 33; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Lk 7:1-10 Tuesday: 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a; Ps 100:1-5; Lk 7:11-17 Wednesday: 1 Cor 12:31 13:13; Ps 33:2-5, 12, 22; Lk 7:31-35 Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-11; Ps 118:1b-2, 16ab-17, 28; Lk 7:36-50 Friday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 19:2-5; Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49; Ps 56:10c-14; Lk 8:4-15 Sunday: Wis 2:12, 17-20; Ps 54:3-8; Jas 3:16 4:3; Mk 9:30-37 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Catechetical Sunday Monday: St. Robert Bellarmine; Yom Kippur (Jewish day of atonement) begins at sunset Wednesday: St. Januarius Thursday: Ss. Andrew Kim Taegŏn and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang and Companions Friday: St. Matthew Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary LISTENING AND RESPONDING There are three interwoven themes in today s readings: listening to God, faith vs. good works, and losing our life in order to find it. How are they related? The Suffering Servant of Isaiah undergoes much distress and ridicule, but is able to bear it because he has listened to the promptings of God day after day. The psalm tells us that God listens, too. God hears our prayers for help and is always ready to save us. As our faith deepens, so does our desire to do the works of justice and charity that build up the reign of God. God directs our actions in ways we often cannot see, and we don t always see the results. We are called upon in faith to trust that what we do is enough, and that willingness to listen to God s promptings will lead us in the right way. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

4 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 SEPTEMBER 9 Budget $ 9, Fuel $ Priest Retirement $ ST. TERESA SENIORS September 27th - 1:00 PM - Membership signup and approval of calendar Meetings in Church Hall. All are welcome (Age 55+) ST. TERESA S BOWLING LEAGUE Are you looking to have some fun on your down time? Join St. Teresa s Bowling League! Mondays 1-3PM PLEASE COME EAST PROVIDENCE BOWLING LANES NEWPORT AVENUE FUN FUN FUN (for further information call Peggy at ) The Lord GOD is my help, therefore I am not disgraced. Isaiah 50:7 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In this country, we don t name our churches The Fourth Avenue Catholic Church, but rather seek a patron saint or mystery of faith. We inherit this tradition from an old Roman custom via medieval England. Interestingly, that has not been the practice elsewhere, and parishes abroad often do carry just the name of the neighborhood. In Ireland, the Roman (English) practices didn t take hold, and so churches are known simply by the street they are on, or by a nickname. Saint Francis of Assisi in Dublin is often called Adam and Eve after a pub in the same street. The pub sign is an interesting carving of our first parents, so they become patrons by default. Increasingly in the United States, we are seeing a familiar European pattern emerge when a few churches, each bearing the name of a patron saint or mystery, are gathered into one parish that bears a different name. Thus, we might hear of a parish of Midvalley City comprised of Saint Mary, Saint Francis, and Saint Ursula churches. Once a church has been consecrated, its name may not normally be changed. Therefore, when parishes are merged, a new name is given to the parish, which may or may not be that of a heavenly patron, but the church buildings retain their names. In the process, we have lost sight of some worthy patrons of old, but have also seen new parishes open dedicated to twentieth-century saints like Edith Stein, Katharine Drexel, and Mother Teresa. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

5 SOMEONE IS WAITING Office phone number: Week of September 17 Office hours Monday: 12pm-5pm Tuesday: 8am-2pm Wednesday: 8am-2pm Thursday: 8am-2pm Closed Friday Education Program Registration deadline has passed. Registrations are never accepted during class times. Forms can be found at the side entrance of the church, on the parish website, the rectory or the Religious Education office. Please complete and return ASAP!!! Religious Education Handbooks with all Dates and pertinent information are available at the entrance to the church, rectory and Religious Education office. Teacher meetings Grades 1, 3, 4 & 5 on September 16, Sunday 9:45am (after 9am Mass) Confirmation I & II 0n September 16, Sunday 11:15am (after 10:30am Mass) Teacher Blessing Sunday, September 23 at 9:00am Mass For all St. Teresa Religious Faith Formation Catechists Thank you to all our Catechists- Returning and new. We are blessed by your commitment to sharing our faith. You are a gift to St. Teresa Parish and our children!! Mandatory Confirmation I & II Parent & Candidate Meeting September 17, Monday at 6:30pm in the Church Safe Environment Training for all new volunteers with children (Scouts Cheerleading Coaches etc.) Wednesday, October 6:00pm in the Religious Education Office in the School please call to register Upcoming Baptism Dates: October 21 November 18- December 16 Call or the office for information/registration packet Do you know that 20% of our population has a disability? It is really important to ponder the fact that one family in three has a member with a disability in the US. Please consider sharing your gifts in the Special Religious Development Ministry. SPRED is a small faith community of catechists and persons with disabilities. The community fosters the inclusion of persons with disabilities into the liturgical life of parishes. We all belong, we all are part of the body of Christ. The diocesan SPRED office provides training that helps catechists to understand how to share their faith with people with disabilities. You are invited to SPRED trainings on September 15, September 22, October 13 and November 3. These trainings will be held at St. Joan of Arc, Cumberland or St. Benedict, Warwick. For more information as a catechist or for someone with disabilities, please contact Irma at You may also contact our own catechist who is in charge here at St. Teresa Gloria Courtois KEEP YOUR PARISH INFORMED MOVING? ADDRESS CHANGE? TO BECOME A MEMBER OF ST.TERESA S? NAME CHANGE? PLEASE FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW AND DROP IT IN THE COLLECTION BASKET OR MAIL. ****************************************** Budget # Name Address New Address

6 ADORATION AND HOLY HOUR We will be having our monthly Adoration and Holy Hour THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20th Jesus will be exposed on the Altar all day with the Holy Hour at 6:30PM. Take a few minutes to stop in and talk to the Lord present on the Altar. Kaitlyn Nicole Martins & Jake Ryan Normandin George Lawrence Kelley III & Maria de Deus Vaz PRAYER LINE BAZAAR NOVEMBER 16 & 17 *****VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ***** (mark your calendar) BLOOD DRIVE OCTOBER 21ST The Rhode Island Blood Bank will be having a blood drive at St. Teresa s 8AM-12NN IN MEMORY OF BRIAN McINTYRE 56 Son of Margaret Peggy McIntyre (a parishioner here at St. Teresa) Brian passed away after a brief illness complicated by leukemia on June 25th (This drive has been requested by Brian s ) We are collecting new gifts for the Penny Social etc. Tuesday-Thursday 8AM-4PM gift cards, (gas cards, restaurants, movie tickets) monetary cash donations, gift baskets. (call Marie for other arrangements ) There will be a box at the entrance of the church for: Donations of paper towels, plates, cups, napkins, plastic utensils, condiments (mustard, ketchup, relish, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, vegetable oil) aluminum foil, saran wrap, baggies, regular canned soda, diet soda, water If you can BAKE, we need you to BAKE for the bake table!! PLEASE HELP TO MAKE THIS BAZAAR A BIG SUCCESS!