CHURCH NAME: ST TERESA OF THE CHILD JESUS 358 Newport Avenue Pawtucket, RI PHONE: CHURCH # SUNDAY: APRIL 29, 2018

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1 CHURCH NAME: ST TERESA OF THE CHILD JESUS 358 Newport Avenue Pawtucket, RI PHONE: CHURCH # SUNDAY: APRIL 29, 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 Kelly Smith Janice Murray Parish Trustees: Donald Sowa Madeline Glaude Parish Auditors: Raymond Ricard Ralph Tucci Religious Education Sue Levesque Organist: Al Papino 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 SATURDAY, APRIL 28 4:00 PM Mrs. Yvonne Balthazard, 32nd Anniv. Remem., By Adriano Couto & Manuel Pimentel, Remembrance, By Roland Lamarre, Remembrance, By Gloria & For The Deceased Members of The Czerwonka Manuel & Cecilia Raposo, Remembrance, By Son & Daughter-In-Law SUNDAY, APRIL 29 7:30 AM For This Faith Community 9:00 AM Leo Fugere, 5th Anniv. Remem., By Wife & 10:30 AM Alcine & Edouard Dos Santos, Remembrance, By Sister Felismina Carreira, Remembrance, By Daughter 5:00 PM For This Faith Community MONDAY, APRIL 30 7:15 AM Florinda Claire & Leonard Clark, Remembrance, By Madalena TUESDAY, MAY 1 7:15 AM For This Faith Community THURSDAY, MAY 3 7:15 AM For This Faith Community FRIDAY, MAY 4 7:15 AM Joseph Estrella, 61st Wedding Anniv. Remem., By Wife & Ernest Boss, Wedding Anniv. Remem., By SATURDAY, MAY 5 4:00 PM Hernando Guzman, 1st Anniv. Remem., By For The Deceased Members of The Czerwonka SUNDAY, MAY 6 7:30 AM Cecila Surprenent & Rita Lightbown, Mother s Day Remem., By Estelle Hebert, 3rd Anniv. Remem., By Agnes Walsh, Remembrance, By 9:00 AM Joseph Estrella, 61st Wedding Anniv. Remem., By Wife & 10:30 AM Agueda Vaz, Birthday Remem., By Nora Lamberte, Birthday Remem., By Mary R. Lamarre, 1st Month Remem., By Manuel Prazeres Manuel V. Serodio, Anniv. Remem., By Son Helen Hayward, 1st Anniv. Remem., By Todd 5:00 PM For This Faith Community Monday: Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a or (for the memorial) Gn 1:26 2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Ps 90:2-4, 12-14, 16; Mt 13:54-58 Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19:2-5; Jn 14:6-14 Friday: Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21 Sunday: Acts 10:25-36, 34-35, 44-48; Ps 98:1-4; 1 Jn 4:7-10 or 1 Jn 4:11-16; Jn 15:9-17 or Jn 17:11b-19 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifth Sunday of Easter Monday: St. Pius V Tuesday: St. Joseph the Worker Wednesday: St. Athanasius Thursday: Ss. Philip and James; National Day of Prayer Friday: First Friday Saturday: First Saturday; Cinco de Mayo MASSES FOR THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD THURSDAY MAY 10TH 7:15AM 12NN 7PM

4 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 29, 2018 APRIL 22 May 3, 11AM Mass for deceased members followed by luncheon at 12:30PM sharp at Davenports in East Providence Budget Fuel $ 8, $ May 17, 1PM Birthday Party for , ice-cream social, short Business Meeting New members, 55 or older, are welcome and may sign up at any meeting. Annual dues are $10. REFLECTING ON GOD S WORD Hearing Jesus words, I am the vine, you are the branches, sounds comforting at first. But then comes and my Father is the vine grower (John 15:1). The task of the vine grower is to prune and pruning can be tricky. The danger is cutting the main vine and not the branches, or cutting the branches that carry this year s fruit and not the old ones from last year. But Jesus tells us that it is the Father who is out there with the pruning shears, not some careless hired hand. He is cutting away the dead wood, and cutting back the good branches so they bear even more fruit. Nevertheless, you might think, who wants to be pruned, even metaphorically? Who wants God snipping away? It s hard to be pruned. There is a dying in that. But that is the ongoing story of Easter: dying and rising, pruning and bearing more fruit. God is there pruning us to bring out life, to make us life bearers and life givers. The Father continues snipping away, separating us from our selfishness, our self-centeredness, and all those things we hold on to that do not give us life: resentments, old grievances, desire for getting even. God is about life, committed to an abundance of lifenot just life today but eternal life. That s the divine plan. Are we part of it? -James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R. RE-OPENING OF OUR USED CLOTHING CLOSET EVERY SATURDAY 9AM-12NOON AT THE CONVENT COME CHECK US OUT! PRAYER LINE

5 Religious Education Office phone number: Religious Education Office Hours Monday 8am-2pm Wednesday 8am-2pm Tuesday 8am-2pm Thursday 8am-2pm Closed Fridays Office closed 12-12:30pm daily for lunch Religious Education Registration Forms Forms can be found at the side entrance of the church, the rectory or the Religious Education office. Please complete and return asap for the Early bird discount!!! Mass attendance for those preparing for First Communion and Confirmation is required even after classes have been completed. NEW schedule for Altar Servers for May and June was ed Please contact the office if you did not get yours! First Communion Retreat Parish and School Saturday, May 5 from 9:00am to 12:00pm in the Church First Communion Celebrations Saturday, May 12 at 9:30am and 11:30am 2 Rehearsals in the church: 9:30 Mass - Monday, May 7 and Wednesday, May 9 from 5:30pm-6:30pm 11:30 Mass Monday May 7 and Wednesday, May 9 from 6:30pm-7:30pm VACATION BIBLE CAMP AUGUST 6-10, :30AM-11:30AM $35.00 Early Bird price before June1 $40.00 AFTER VERY IMPORTANT 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 Registrations Forms can be found on our website at stteresavbc.wixsite.com/mysite Call Sue at for questions or to volunteer!

6 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In medieval times, one country, Scotland, linked its economy to the liturgy. Four holy days of the church calendar were keyed to the legal year. On these days, rents were due, clergy and servants were paid, and contracts and leases would begin or end. The term days were Pentecost (called Whitsunday), the Feast of Saint Martin on November 11 (Martinmas), the Feast of the Presentation on February 2 (Candlemas), and August 2 (Lammas), a harvest festival. On Lammas day, the first loaf of bread from the summer wheat harvest was given to the village priest. After the Reformation, which swept the Catholic festivals away, the term days were gradually detached from the old feasts. It was only in 1990 that the term days were anchored on the 28th of February, May, August, and November. Today the old Scottish universities are the last hold-outs, still naming their terms or semesters after the old festivals. Scottish students today may not know about the liturgical year, but they still call the fall term Martinmas, and the spring session Candlemas. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. ST. TERESA SCHOOL NEWS May 12: First Communion May 12: School Play: The Wizard of Oz May 21-22:8th Grade Class Trip to Philadelphia May 25: No School: Professional Development May 28: No School: Memorial Day May 29: Spring Concert: More information to follow May 30: Kindergarten Play, 6:30 in Church Hall ROSE SALE Please notify the Parish Office at if you or a loved one is confined to home or hospitalized. We have trained volunteers who are willing to bring communion to home or hospital. Privacy laws do not allow the hospital to notify the Parish. (To support The Mother Of Life Center) $3.00 After All Masses MAY 12th & 13th