St. John Neumann Church 157 Middleboro Road / P.O. Box 718 East Freetown, MA 02717 www.sjnfreetown.org 508-763-2240 (phone) 508-763-3040 (Fax) Rev. Gregory A. Mathias, Pastor pastor@sjnfreetown.org PARISH OFFFICE / RECTORY 508-763-2240 YOUTH MINISTRY OFFICE contact@sjnfreetown.org sjnyouthministry@sjnfreetown.org Monday Friday: 8:30 A.M. 4:30 P.M. (Closed holidays) Lisa Johnson Youth Ministry Diane Whelan Parish Secretary JoAnn Violette Jr. Youth Ministry OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION 508-763-8122 MUSIC MINISTRY Suzanne Medeiros Director Linda Johnston Director sjnreled@sjnfreetown.org Anna Manny Coordinator for Confirmation MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES sjnconfirmation@sjnfreetown.org Raymond Bedard SACRAMENTS AND CHURCH PROGRAMS PARISH ORGANIZATIONS AND MINISTRIES Please go the parish website www.sjnfreetown.org or contact the office for more complete information. BAPTISM: Celebrated Sunday after 11:00 Mass. Mass on the 1 st and 3 rd Sundays of the month. Baptism Catechesis is required of all parents MARRIAGE: Please contact the pastor at least 8 months prior to the intended date and prior to other plans. MINISTRY TO THE SICK: Please notify us if a homebound or hospitalized family member would like a visit. PRAYER LINE: Call the rectory to include your intention. RCIA: We welcome adults who wish to complete their initiation into the Catholic Church. Please contact the office. WOMEN S GUILD: 1 st Mondays ST. VINCENT de PAUL: 1 st Wednesdays YOUTH MINISTRY: see website for events and times. Junior (Gr. 6 8): Every Tuesday Senior (Gr. 9 12) Every Monday COUPLES CLUB: 2 nd Saturdays ADULT CHOIR: Rehearsal on Thursdays 7:00 P.M. PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: 1st Saturday TROOP 333: Every Saturday Welcome to St. John Neumann Parish. Thank You for joining us in worship today. We hope you will join us on the spiritual journey, in ministry to all God s people. Please contact the parish office. Click on the QRC to connect to the parish website.
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 7, 2015 June 6: Vigil: The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ 5:00PM Adele & Manuel Rezendes by Bill & Marilyn Collins June 7: The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ 8:00AM Cecile & Eloi Caron by family 9:30AM Emily Gonsalves by Andrew & Ann Martin 11:00AM Bernadette Laronda June 8: Weekday 7:30AM Doris Thibault by The Women s Guild June 9: Weekday 7:30AM Matthew Butler by Paul & Janet Mathieu June 10: Weekday 7:30AM - William Duclos by wife & family June 11: Saint Barnabas, Apostle 7:30AM Manuel Luis Medeiros by family June 13: Vigil: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00PM Alexander Tremblay by wife, Lillian June 14: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00AM People of the Parish 9:30AM Arthur Roderick by Ray & Elaine Bedard 11:00AM James Kenney by family Your Offertory Trust Thank you for your Parish Support through your Offertory Trust. BUDGET: $ 4674.00 Second Collection today is for the Ecclesiastical Students. Thank you for your continued generosity. Catholic Charities Appeal May 1st began the 2015 Catholic Charities Annual Appeal for the Diocese of Fall River. We encourage you to mail in your pledge and to support the Appeal as generously as you can. If at all possible, we d like you to consider pledging throughout the year. Programs supported by the Appeal help people in all phases of life from children, to youth, to parents, to the elderly. Numerous agencies, programs and ministries provide food and shelter, educate children and adults and meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of thousands. Your support of the Catholic Charities Appeal helps us to meet these responsibilities. CATHOLIC CHARITIES TO DATE: $44,110.00 LAST YEAR S TOTAL: $59,170.00 Hyannis Sound at Apponequet Regional High School June 10th at 7 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Contact rpowers@freelake.org or Victoria Johnson at 774-271-0556 for more information on getting tickets. E-GIVING E-Giving Contributions for the month of May Budget: $ 6232.00 Maintenance: $ 737.00 Energy: $ 606.00 E-Giving is short for electronic giving. It is an automatic transfer program that allows you to make contributions without the hassle of writing checks. Stop in Neumann Hall after the 8:00AM and 9:30AM Mass and enjoy Coffee & Donuts!! Need Assistance?? Are you a parishioner in need of assistance? If so please contact the Saint Vincent DePaul Society by calling the rectory at 508-763-2240. St. John Neumann Catholic Parish Are you a parent/grandparent/guardian of a 3rd Grader???? Faith Formation would like to invite all parents of incoming 3rd grade students to a question and answer session regarding a NEW Family Faith Formation Program for the entire family on June 10th at 7pm in Neumann Hall. You will be receiving a letter via email or mail with a more detailed explanation of this program. Ephesians 4: 15 Living the truth in Love."
We welcome the following children into our community through the Sacrament of Baptism. Cathedral Camp Cathedral Camp, owned and operated by the Diocese of Fall River, is a day camp for children between the ages of 4 and 14. This year, the camp will be offering eight one week sessions from July 6 to August 28. The camp is located on Route 18 in East Freetown. Bus transportation is included in the camp fees. For further information, please visit our web site at www.cathedralcamp.net or please call the camp at 508-763-8874 or email rena@cathedralcamp.net for a registration packet. Nemasket Summer Get Together Our annual summer party at Nemasket will be held on June 23rd at 2:00pm. Anyone wishing to join the Women s Guild can call Marlene Johnson at 508-763- 2569 for more information. We will be at the church parking lot at 1:30pm. Brantley Edward O Reilly Amanda Joan Carrier Travis Wesley Deneault Lucas Robert Weakley May they grow in their awareness of the Lord s great love for them and celebrate that love in the Lord s family. Christ to the Children Port-au-Prince, Haiti Annual Corpus Christi Procession Sunday, June 7 at 2:00pm Our Lady s Chapel 600 Pleasant Street New Bedford, MA Reception to follow, for more info: (508)996-8274 Think abuse can t happen in your area? Abusers are smart, charming people who know how to trick children and adults into thinking the abuser is a safe person. If you want to know the warning signs of someone who is preparing (grooming) a child for abuse, contact the Office for Child Protection at 508-674-4681. Healthcare for Seniors Medical co-pays The choir at SJN produced a beautiful CD of Christian music last December with all profits to go to area seniors who could use help with their medical copays. Could you be such a senior? Or do you know of one who could use this service? Please call the rectory at 508-763-2240 and your name will be given to someone who can assist you. There are still CDs left available for purchase, too, at the rectory (508-763-2240). Why not buy one and listen to uplifting praise music and support a wonderful cause! Grace Morrison Songs for the Children of Haiti A benefit for the East Freetown Congregational Christian will be held on Friday, June 19th at 7pm at the church located at 4 Washburn Rd., East Freetown, MA. A free will offering is asked. The East Freetown Congregational Christian Church is going to Haiti on a five day mission trip in October. Anyone interested in joining the group, can call Armand Bergeron at 508-927-2726 for more information. Parish Prayer Line We have a Prayer line in our parish. If you are interested in sharing your faith through prayer for the sick of our parish and for other intentions please call Rachel Constant 508-995-4269.
What ever happened to peace and quiet?? Ever wonder in our noisy, fast-paced days filled with cell phones, emails, twitters and texts, whatever happened to peace and quiet? We ve become pros at multi-tasking, because that is what our culture says we need to do to get ahead. But ahead of what? When is the last time you had a few hours of simple peace and quiet?? Catholic Vacation Bible School St. Julie s Church in North Dartmouth welcomes your children Kindergarten through Grade 5 to come to this exciting program. There will be Bible stories, Fun Science Activities, Games, Art, Music & Outdoor Play. The Vacation Bible School will take place July 13th to July 17th from 9am Noon. For more information visit St. Julie s website at www.saintjulies.org. or call the parish office at 508-993-2351 by July 2nd. Women s Guild Donation We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grassgrows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence We need silence to be able to touch souls. Mother Teresa Join us for our First Parish Silent Retreat: Saturday, July 11, 2015 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cathedral Camp Camphouse and grounds Bring a bag lunch; Mid-Day Prayer at 1p.m. Mass at 5 p.m. To provide a count or get more details, kindly R.S.V.P. to Karen Howard at: klhoward@aol.com Let us acknowledge with gratitude the Donation of $11,000.00 from the SJN Women s Guild. We should all be thankful and proud of all the hard work these faithful women of our parish do for our beloved parish. You are cordially invited to attend our next Taize service and a reception afterwards Sunday, June 7, 2015 Service: 7:00 p.m. Reception: 8 p.m. July 19th Taize Outdoor Twilight Concert With Gregory Norbet
From the Pastor s desk.. Feast of the Body and Blood Of Christ As early as the second century we have the witness of St. Justin Martyr for the basic lines of the order of the Eucharistic celebration. They have stayed the same until our own day for all the great liturgical families. St. Justin wrote to the pagan emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161) around the year 155, explaining what Christians did: When he who presides has given thanks and the people have responded, those whom we call deacons give to those present the "eucharisted" bread, wine and water and take them to those who are absent. St. John Chrysostom declares: On the day we call the day of the sun, all who dwell in the city or country gather in the same place. The memoirs of the apostles and the writings of the prophets are read, as much as time permits. When the reader has finished, he who presides over those gathered admonishes and challenges them to imitate these beautiful things. Then we all rise together and offer prayers for ourselves and for all others, wherever they may be, so that we may be found righteous by our life and actions, and faithful to the commandments, so as to obtain eternal salvation. When the prayers are concluded we exchange the kiss. Then someone brings bread and a cup of water and wine mixed together to him who presides over the brethren. He takes them and offers praise and glory to the Father of the universe, through the name of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and for a considerable time he gives thanks (in Greek: eucharistian) that we have been judged worthy of these gifts. When he has concluded the prayers and thanksgivings, all present give voice to an acclamation by saying: 'Amen.' It is not man that causes the things offered to become the Body and Blood of Christ, but he who was crucified for us, Christ himself. The priest, in the role of Christ, pronounces these words, but their power and grace are God's. This is my body, he says. This word transforms the things offered. and St. Ambrose says about this conversion: Be convinced that this is not what nature has formed, but what the blessing has consecrated. The power of the blessing prevails over that of nature, because by the blessing nature itself is changed... Could not Christ's word, which can make from nothing what did not exist, change existing things into what they were not before? It is no less a feat to give things their original nature than to change their nature