St. Mary’s Church 70 Church Street, West Warwick, Rhode Island 02893 The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (1844) The Oldest Catholic Church in Rhode Island Reverend Douglas J. Spina, Ph.D. ~ Pastor Rev. Thomas D. O’Neill ~ Rev. Paul F. Reynolds, Pastors Emeriti Mary A. DePrete & Kenneth J. Morin, Trustees WEEKEND MASSES Saturdays: 4:00pm Sundays: 9:00am, 11:00am 5:00pm, September ~ April WEEKDAY MASSES Monday ~ Thursday 8:00am Rosary & Devotions 7:35am Wednesday, Chaplet of Divine Mercy 8:30am HOLY DAY MASSES 8:00am & 7:00pm SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays 3:00pm ~ 3:30pm RECTORY OFFICE Monday ~ Thursday 9:00am ~ 1:00pm Telephone (401) 821-5555 Fax (401) 615-0304 Email: stmaryschurch1@cox.net Website: www.stmaryswestwarwick.org RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE Reverend Douglas J. Spina, Ph.D. Director of Religious Education (401) 821-5555 ~ stmaryschurch1@cox.net Grades 1-4 ~ Sunday 9:45 ~ 10:45am Grades 5 ~ Confirmation II Sunday 6:00 ~ 7:00pm SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Last Sunday of the month by appointment only CEMETERY OFFICE Clerk: Diane M. Tellier (401) 822-1006 SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Please contact Rectory one year in advance ST. MARY’S OUTREACH Sheila E. Hunt (401) 885-1370 SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Please contact Rectory PARISH NEWS DEADLINE Copy Deadline: Monday 12 noon Copy must be in writing or email to stmaryschurch1@cox.net SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS Please call Vocations Office (401) 331-1316 SAINT MARY’S CHURCH WEST WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND Saint Mary’s Church Saturday 4:00PM Sunday 9:00AM 11:00AM 2:00PM 5:00PM Monday 8:00AM Tuesday 8:00AM Wednesday 8:00AM Thursday 8:00AM Saturday 4:00PM Sunday 9:00AM 11:00AM 5:00PM October 11 Weekly Summary of Parish Support Vigil 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Frederick & Jane McCarron (Memorial) Req. by family October 12 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wilma Skurka (Birthday Remembrance) & Gary Kindle (Month’s Mind) Req. by Mike & Mary DePrete Angelo & Gilda Spina (Memorial) Req. by children Wedding Kyle Gilleney & Tiffany Buttero Jeannette Kellogg (Memorial) Req. by friends October 13 Stephen & Carmen Kowalik (Memorial) Req. by family October 14 In Honor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Req. by devotees October 15 Robert Scungio (Memorial) Req. by William Powers October 16 Pro Populo – For the People of St. Mary’s October 18 October 4 & 5 Seminary Offering Please remember to make up any Missed budget envelopes We are relying on your continued support! THIS WEEKEND’S SECOND COLLECTION Maintenance NEXT WEEKEND’S SECOND COLLECTION World Mission Weekend Please continue to be as generous as possible in your weekly giving as we count on your support to meet our operating expenses. If you are not receiving budget envelopes, please call the office and we will update your census record and enroll you in the program! Your weekly support is crucial to the dayto-day operation of the parish. This fiscal year’s anticipated need will be approximately $4,000 per week. Thank you for your generosity! Vigil 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time th James E. Field, III (27 Anniversary) Req. by family October 19 PARISH MEETINGS 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time FINANCE COMMITTEE Wednesday, November 19 6:30pm in the rectory th Normand Goulet (4 Month Anniversary) Sonny & Jennie DeFazio Angelo & Gilda Spina (Memorial) Req. by children James M. Jaroma (Memorial) & Steven N. Jaroma (Memorial) Req. by friends LITURGY COMMITTEE Tuesday, October 14 4:30pm in the rectory CEMETERY COMMITTEE Sanctuary Lamp Thursday, October 23 9:00 a.m. in the rectory George Magnan October 11-17 Please remember in your prayers… The Sick: Philip O’Connell, Saverio Giusti, Rita & Robert Strasser, Maria Coelho, Frank Lane, Kelley Campoli, James Cummiskey, Melissa Gallucci-Wohlust, Melissa Campoli Nolan, Joseph Baldo, Karen Briggs, Thomas Boucher, Joan M. Newman, Rebecca Magiera Karen Forit, Gloria Selby, Shane Carmadella, Joyce Ryan, Susan Lawton, Robert Souza, Maddayson Holm, Jack Casey, James Sousa, James Harrington, Michael Rather & Carolyne O’Mara. Brian T. Cummiskey, Catherine F. Clarke, The Deceased: Phyllis H. Richards, Jean F. Benoit, Ruby M. Silvaggio, Rosaria L. White, Umberto “Al” & Jeanne D’Ercole, Margaret DellaCioppa, Linda Fratus, Frances Smith, William Stromberg, Robert Phillips, Paul Ryan, Catherine Couture, Nichols R. Zarlenga, Nativa Muschiano, Wayne Pierce, Anna Shannon, Thomas H. Boyle, Jr., Stephen G. Kowalik, Jr., Leon Gough, Normand Goulet , Carol A. Padula & Robert A. Scungio, Ernest “Ernie” Pacheco, Josephine Dean, John “Bud” Warner, Sr., Anne Woolfall & Gary Kindle. Page 1-945 $ 2,829.00 $ 510.00 PARISH COUNCIL Thursday, October 30 6:30 p.m. in the church hall SOCIETY OF WOMEN Tuesday, November 4 6:30pm in the church hall October is the Month of the Holy Rosary Pray the Rosary Daily St. Mary TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 12, 2014 ST. MARY”S INITIATES INCREASED GIVING PROGRAM Jesus, Our Divine Brother Religious Education News Remember to Sign the Mass Sign-in Book. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Bishop, Thomas J. Tobin, DD initiated an increased giving program for all the churches throughout the Diocese of Providence. Many churches have already completed this initiative. St. Mary’s is slated to begin this program the weekend of October 26. Three reflections will be given at Mass on the weekends of October 25, November 2 and November 9. The program includes various mailings and opportunities for questions. The goal of the program is to increase the first collection, while maintaining the same level of giving for the second collection. Let us pray for the success of this program. Thank you. If children are attending Mass at a different church, please have them return a bulletin To their teacher, signed by the priest/deacon. Halloween Procession with Costumes Blessing of Pumpkins Treats for Kids Sunday, October 26, at the 11:00am Mass – Children are invited to process in costumes with Father Doug. They will join him at the conclusion of the Mass, have their pumpkins blessed and receive their Halloween treats. Save the date and join in the fun! HEALING SERVICE St. Joseph’s, West Warwick Dedication of Church Hall Weekend of the First Sunday of Advent, Saturday, November 29 In Honor of FATHER JAMES P. GIBSON Second Pastor of St. Mary’s Church Mass for those in Recovery Saturday, November 15 Open to all in recovery from addictions to alcoholism, drugs, and mental/emotional distress. All families, friends and parishioners are also invited to attend. These Masses begin at 6:00pm and will be celebrated at St. Mary’s quarterly. The next Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, November 15. This Mass satisfies your Sunday Mass obligation. Mary Doran Council Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Lee Rossetti ~ 823-8166 Membership: John Pettinicchio ~ 499-4670 Meetings: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of each month. St. Joseph’s Church on Providence Street, West Warwick, will celebrate a Healing Service next Sunday, October 19, beginning at 2:00pm in the church. All are invited to attend. Father Robert P. Perron will preside. For more information, please call 821-4072. Page 2-945 Remember in prayer the brave men & women, who serve our country, especially in the Middle East. May God bless and protect them. St. Mary 18th Annual Autumn Angel Bazaar October 25 & 26 We Can Use Your Help! As we prepare for this year’s Autumn Angel Bazaar, YOU are invited to take part in assisting with this fun event. You do not have to be a member of St. Mary’s Society of Women to help. The veteran Bazaar workers will assist in mentoring our new helpers. Eleanor Keating has already volunteered as a mentor for the Penny Social Table. Come join the fun and make new friends. You will NOT be responsible for taking charge of any table this year. However, in time you will have the skills to do so. New faces are warmly welcomed. Please, fill out the form below and either give it to Father Doug or contact Paula Reyes, the Bazaar Chairperson, at 828-6227 (home) or 286-9472 (cell). If you would like to donate items for the Penny Social Table and/or the Basket table, please deposit your items in the church hall/rectory. The Pastor’s Pulse Dear parishioners & friends: Columbus Day weekend is upon us. We celebrate an explorer from Genoa, who became famous for discovering, not a shorter route to the Indies, which he had originally set out to do, but believing he had, when arriving in the New World, named the locals Indians. Columbus would agree: Mama, mia, che comedia! What a comedy! New Autumn Bazaar Workers Name__________________________________________ Telephone Number_______________________________ Please, return as soon as possible. Autumn Angel Bazaar Major Donors If you would like to become a Major Donor, to help with defraying the cost of this year’s Bazaar, a donation of $100.00 would be gratefully accepted. There are many expenses connected to this event and your assistance would be very helpful. With a $100.00 donation, your name, the name of your business, a greeting or memorial will be published in the weekly bulletin. Also, a special Mass will be celebrated for the intentions of the Major Donors on Sunday, December 21, at 9:00am. Please, fill out the Major Donor Form and with a check made out to St. Mary’s Church for $100.00 return them by way of the collection basket or mail it to the rectory, no later than October 26. Thank you for becoming a Major Donor! Autumn Angel Bazaar Major Donor Form Name____________________________________________ Telephone Number________________________________ I would like my inscription to read _________________________________________________ MAJOR DONORS We thank the following Major Donors In Loving Memory of the Benjamin & Hartman Families Compliments of Skurka Construction, West Warwick, RI In Loving Memory of the Daley & Stromberg Families In Loving Memory of Jane M. Kenahan In Loving Memory of our First Grandbaby, Addison Page 3-945 Mistakes can be quite valuable. History has proven that many great discoveries were and continue to be achieved simply by making a mistake. Even in the midst of error, there can be triumph. In such a case, the sarcasm and scorn of others, can quickly transform into the universal acceptance of something new and wonderful. Unfortunately, however, most of us hate to admit that we have made a mistake, even when it is obvious to the casual observer. Remember your mother’s advice about such things: Own up to your mistakes, kiddo. When ignoring mother’s advice, we usually become defensive and in utter frustration concede: Well, haven’t YOU ever made a mistake, little miss smarty pants? Making a mistake does not translate into committing sin. There is a wide chasm separating mistakes from sins. Jesus tells us that when we sin, our relationship with Him and others is fractured and, in some instances, seriously so. By turning to Jesus with contrition and sorrow; relationships can be restored, healed and renewed. Celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation is a liberating moment, freeing us from our old self, remolding us through confession, penance and absolution. Our relationships are made whole once more, the gift of God’s forgiveness, freely given. Sure, we may hate to make mistakes, but sinning is far worse. Nothing good ever comes from sin. But, who knows? 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