THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISHES OF : OUR LADY OF CZENSTOCHOWA REV. JACEK PLOCH, PASTOR Email: fatherjacek@gmail.com ST VINCENT DE PAUL
Announcements for Saint Vincent de Paul HOLY MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 5:30 PM Rita Doucette (7th Ann.) By Henry & Annette SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 23 rd Sunday in Ordin. Time 9:15 AM SVDP Ladies Guild WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 8:30 AM Joseph Jacques (Bday Rem) By Wife THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 8:30 AM Claire Mayette(Bday Rem) By Madeleine Caplette FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 8:30 AM Mass For the People SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 5:30 PM Sr. Fernande By Marchessault Family SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 24 nd Sunday in Ordin. Time 9:15 AM SVP Religious Education Students and Teachers This week the candles in front of the statues of the Blessed Virgin and Saint Joseph burn for: Blessings to all school children as they return to their studies. Sanctuary lamp for September Alfred LeClerc (Wedding Ann.) By Wife Madeleine Financial Blessings September 2 nd..$2,803.45 Fuel Collection to date $4,334.00 Monthly...$995.00 Altar Guild of the week: Ann Bard, Joe Bergeron, Claudette Harrington 2018 Annual Harvest Bazaar Plans for this year s Harvest Bazaar are now under way. It is time for us to begin collecting food items for our Grocery Bingo. Donations will be much appreciated. Please leave your donations in the bins near the entrance of the church. Save the date: September 22 nd The SVP Parish family will celebrate our feast day on September 22nd. The SVP family would like to invite the OLC family to join us in celebrating both of our feast days on September 22nd in the SVP gym after the 5:30pm Mass. This will be a simple pot luck dinner. Sign up sheets are now available in both churches. Volunteers will be needed for set up on Saturday morning the 22nd at 10am and for clean up at the end of the night. Religious Education classes for 2018-2019 will begin on September 30th. Classes will be 10:15am- 11:15am in the parish school. Copies of this year s schedule are at the entrance of the church. Parents can also get a copy on the first week of class. Anyone who would like to register a new student to the program can pick up a registration form at the entrance of the church and hand it in at the rectory or in the collection basket. SVP Ladies Guild The Ladies Guild Mass will be next week, September 9th at 9:15am. Afterwards members will meet for a beginning of the year breakfast at Old Theater Diner. In addition, our first Ladies Guild meeting of the year will be held on Thursday, September 13th at 7:00pm in the school auditorium. We welcome all continuing and new members to our group.
Sunday September 9, 2018 Twenty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday Is 35:4-7a; Jas 2:1-5; Mk 7:31-37 Monday 1 Cor 5:1-8; Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday 1 Cor 6:1-11; Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday 1 Cor 7:25-31; Lk 6:20-26 Thursday 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13; Lk 6:27-38 Friday Nm 21:4b-9; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 Saturday 1 Cor 10:14-22; Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for September Young People in Africa That young people in Africa may have access to education and work in their own countries. To sign up new students for this year s Religious Education program please call your parish rectory office during regular business hours. Religious Education classes begin on Sunday, September 30th. We look forward to welcoming the children back for another year of sharing Jesus. Catechetical Sunday 2018 This year Our Lady of Czenstochowa and Saint Vincent de Paul will be celebrating Catechetical Sunday on September 23 rd. Please pray for the Religious Education teachers and coordinators from both parishes, as well as, all of our students. SPRED-Apostolate for people with disabilities Please consider becoming a member of the Special Religious Development Ministry. SPRED is a parish and small faith community of catechists and persons with cognitive & developmental disabilities. The community fosters the inclusion of persons with different abilities & challenges into the life of a parish. For more info call 278-4535. The Story of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is September 14 th ) Early in the fourth century, Saint Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, went to Jerusalem in search of the holy places of Christ s life. She razed the second-century Temple of Aphrodite, which tradition held was built over the Savior s tomb, and her son built the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher on that spot. During the excavation, workers found three crosses. Legend has it that the one on which Jesus died was identified when its touch healed a dying woman. The cross immediately became an object of veneration. At a Good Friday celebration in Jerusalem toward the end of the fourth century, according to an eyewitness, the wood was taken out of its silver container and placed on a table together with the inscription Pilate ordered placed above Jesus head: Then all the people pass through one by one; all of them bow down, touching the cross and the inscription, first with their foreheads, then with their eyes; and, after kissing the cross, they move on. To this day, the Eastern Churches, Catholic and Orthodox alike, celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on the September anniversary of the basilica s dedication. The feast entered the Western calendar in the seventh century after Emperor Heraclius recovered the cross from the Persians, who had carried it off in 614, 15 years earlier. According to the story, the emperor intended to carry the cross back into Jerusalem himself, but was unable to move forward until he took off his imperial garb and became a barefoot pilgrim. RCIA Classes will begin in October Signup for next year s program are now taking place. If you know of any family or friends who are outside of the Church and would like to become Catholic, please invite them to join this program. For further information call: Cathy @ 821-8719.
Announcements for Our Lady of Czenstochowa HOLY MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 2:00PM St. Amand/Condon Wedding 4:00PM Carolyn and Adolph Budziak SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 8:00AM Mary Golomb By Karls 11:00AM 2:00PM Bernice Gough (1st Ann) By Ted and Cheryl Drozdz St. Germain/Camara Wedding MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 8:30AM Helen and Henry Shepard TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 8:30AM Doris Woods By Sister SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 4:00PM Joseph and Anna Rogers SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 8:00AM Chet and Helen(7th) Pojda 11:00AM Michael Coen (12th Ann) FINANCIAL BLESSINGS September 2, 2018 BUDGET $ 4,640.00 MAINTENANCE $ 703.00 CANDLES $ 79.00 Registration for NEW STUDENTS entering Religious Education classes will take place in the back of the Church on this Saturday, September 8th after the 4PM Mass and on this Sunday, September 9th following the 11AM Mass. Students entering Grade 1 or any new student will need a NON- RETURNABLE Baptismal Certificate. Before you know it, our Holiday Bazaar will be here. We are always in need of new gift items to be given away as prizes. If you prefer to give a cash donation toward prizes or to defray expenses please clearly mark envelope bazaar donation and drop it in the collection basket. Donations can be brought to the parish house between 9AM and 2PM weekdays, or left on the rectory side porch at any time. We are in need of MEDIUM SIZE straw baskets in order for us to make our famous gift baskets, raffled at the Holiday Bazaar. Donations can be brought to the Parish House weekdays between 9AM and 2PM or left on the rectory side porch at any time. Priest Retirement Fund Catholics throughout the Diocese have a unique opportunity to make a real difference in the life of our retired priests. This annual collection which will take place next weekend (Sept. 15th and 16th) for our retired priests is a significant source of support for priests, who, often retiring between 70-75, depend upon your generosity for basic needs such as food, housing transportation, and medical care. Please prayerfully consider support of this necessary cause that benefits those who have selflessly served the faithful for decades. We warmly welcome our new parishioners: Andrea Nelson, Conner Beasinger and Chloe Carrani. Robert, Michelle, Rebecca, Leah and Hannah Dutra. St. Mark s Parish will host a Fall Festival on Saturday, September 22nd from 11am to 6:30pm, on the parish grounds of St. Mark Church 60 Narragansett Avenue, Jamestown, RI. Visit www.stmarkjtn.org/ fallfest for more details.
Saint Vincent de Paul 6 St. Vincent de Paul Street Coventry, RI 02816 Tel: (401)821-8719 Fax: (401)827-5071 E-mail: stvincentcoventry@gmail.com Office hours: Mon-Fri 9am - 2pm Director of Religious Education Cathy Barden Director of Music Brian Moffitt Pastor Emeritus Rev. Paul LaPorte Our Lady of Czenstochowa 445 Washington Street Coventry, RI 02816 Tel: (401)821-7991 Fax: (401)821-8714 E-mail: olczenstochowa@aol.com Office hours: Mon-Fri 9am - 2pm Director of Religious Education Barbara Scanlon Director of Music Brian A. Mattias Pastor Emeritus Rev. John D. Dreher Pastor: Rev. Jacek Ploch Web Address: olcsvp.org www.facebook.com/olcsvpcoventry Holy Mass Times Weekend Saturday 5:30pm Sunday 9:15am Weekdays Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 8:30am Confessions Thursday 3:15pm-4:15pm First Friday after Holy Mass or any time by calling the rectory Eucharistic Adoration Thursday 9:00am to 5:00pm with the Divine Mercy Chaplet 3:00pm and Evening Prayer 4:30pm, Benediction 4:45pm Religious Education Sunday 10:15am 11:15am Holy Mass Times Weekend Saturday 4pm Sunday 8am & 11 am Weekdays Mon. & Tues. 8:30am Confessions Saturday 3:00pm-3:30pm or any time by calling the rectory Eucharistic Adoration Body of Christ Adoration Chapel 230 MacArthur Blvd., Coventry, RI Monday through Friday 10:00am-9:00pm Religious Education Sunday 10am-11am Grades 1-8 Confirmation I for OLC & SVP meets on Sunday evening, 5:30pm-6:45pm in the Parish House at OLC Confirmation II for OLC & SVP meets on Sunday evening, 5:30pm-6:45pm in the Church Basement at SVP DAILY ROSARY Weekdays at 8:00am before the 8:30am Holy Mass SACRAMENTS Sacrament of the Sick is best celebrated prior to a person s last few days of life. Call the parish office whenever a person is undergoing surgery or is gravely ill. Baptism Three months notice, please call the rectory about preparation. Marriage Arrangements should be made at least 1 year in advance. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY For assistance, please call 828-3090.