Our Lady of Good Help |
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1063 Victory Highway
Mapleville, RI
401-568-5272
www.ourladyofgoodhelp.org
Rev. Joseph Pescatello, Pastor
Deacon Richard Lapierre
Patricia Ducharme, PA/DRE
Nancy Latendresse, Parish Bookkeeper
Christine Goudreau, Parish Secretary |
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January 4 , 2009
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD |
Mass Schedule |
| Sat |
01/03 |
5:00pm |
For the people of the parish |
| Sun |
01/04 |
8:00am
10:30am |
Florence Cahill by Eileen Cahill
Theodore Tessier (4th anniv) by the family
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| Mon |
01/05 |
7:30am |
With gratitude to the Lord by a parishioner |
| Tues |
01/06 |
7:30am |
James Connors by the parish |
| Wed |
01/07 |
7:30am |
Joseph T. Nadeau by his wife |
| Thur |
01/08 |
7:30am |
Theresa Walker by the parish |
| Fri |
01/09 |
7:30am |
For the people of the parish |
| Sat |
01/10 |
5:00pm |
Leatrice Chretien by her family |
| Sun |
01/11 |
8:00am
10:30am |
Theresa Walker by the family
Al Gaudreau (2nd anniv) by Ed & Claudette Zanella |
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This Week in Our Parish |
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Sunday |
9:10am |
Rel Ed Gr 1,3,4, & 5 in the school; Gr2 in the church hall |
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Monday |
6:30pm |
Rel Ed Gr 6 in the school
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Tuesday |
7:00pm |
Alcoholics Anonymous in the
church hall
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Wednesday |
6:45pm
7:00pm |
SPRED in the school
Boy Scouts in the church hall
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Thursday |
6:30pm |
Den meeting in the school a & church hall |
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Friday |
10:30am
4:30pm |
Alcoholics Anonymous in the
church hall
Girl Scouts in the school |
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Saturday |
4:00pm |
Reconciliation in the church |
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Prayers Wanted: Please remember the sick and homebound of our parish in your daily prayers, especially: Jason Pratt, Pauline Rabideau, Mark Herard, Joanne Doyle, Philip Rabideau and Pamela Fontaine. |
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Money Matters
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Week |
Budget |
Goal |
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12/28/08 |
$3,200.40 |
$3,600.00 |
The collection for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and those in need was $375.55. The Christmas collection was $3,843.80. Next weekend is the monthly fuel collection. We thank you for your continued support and generosity.
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STEWARDSHIP
THOUGHT:
The three wise men who came from the East to pay homage to the infant Jesus brought Him rich gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh as part of their worship. What gifts have I brought to this celebration to offer to the newborn Savior?
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SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DePAUL FOOD
PANTRY: The next food pantry opening is Tuesday, January
6, 2009.
Legend tells us that the Magi left the comfort of their palaces after years of study to trek over mountains and deserts in their search for the newborn King. Vincentians learn from their example that we must watch and wait, and when the time is right, we must put our faith into action, leave our comfortable surroundings, and go forth to seek out the poor and humble in their homes.
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A LETTER FROM BISHOP TOBIN in gratitude for our Thanksgiving Day collection which was donated to the ‘Keep the Heat On’ campaign:
Dear Fr. Pescatello & Parishioners of Our Lady of Good Help;
I would like to personally thank you for your generous gift of $449.15 in support of the ‘Keep the Heat On’ campaign. Thanks to your gift and a grant provided by the Catholic Charity Fund, ‘Keep the Heat On’ will help a RI individual or family with no place left to turn for heating assistance.
‘Keep the Heat On’ has been a tremendous success since it was launched in 2005. The campaign has provided more than $600,000 to those in need. Thanks to generous donations and matching grants from the Catholic Charity Fund, more than 2,000 homes have received assistance through ‘Keep the Heat On’.
Recent economic challenges and fluctuating energy prices have forced many Rhode Islanders to turn to the Catholic Church in RI for heating and other forms of assistance. Sadly, many still struggle to provide a warm home for their families. Thanks to your kind support, a household that has exhausted all private and public forms of assistance will have a resource to ‘Keep the Heat On’ this winter.
If you are aware of someone in need of assistance, please visit the ‘Keep the Heat On’ website at www.heatri.com or call 401-421-7833 for additional information. Regular updates on the campaign will be published in the Rhode Island Catholic and on www.thericatholic.com.
With gratitude for your kindness I will remember you in prayer.
God Bless, Thomas J. Tobin
Bishop of Providence
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FOOD FOR THE POOR: Next weekend a representative of Food For The Poor will speak at all the Masses. The second largest international relief and development agency in our country, FFP does more than simply feed the millions of hungry poor in 16 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. Since 1982, FFP has provided clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and emergency, with more than 96% of all donations going directly to programs that help the poor. To make a donation, please visit their website at http://www.foodforthepoor.org. The Lord Jesus reminds us “Whatsoever you do to the least of my people, you do unto me.”
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WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKENDS: Are you looking for a way to avoid the January blahs? How about a special weekend, just for the 2 of you? Register for a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend! The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends in New England are January 16-18; February 13-15 and March 6-8. For more information, please call Ralph & Jane Becker at 1-800-710-WWME or at their website at www.wwmeMA.org .
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JUST FOR TODAY RESOLUTIONS:
Just for today I will take a quiet half hour all by myself and God and I will give Him thanks for all the abundance that He has given to me.
Just for today I will strengthen my mind and will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer and allow the television to fill my mind with drivel. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.
Just for today I will be unafraid. I will especially be unafraid to be happy, to enjoy what is beautiful in my life, to love and believe that those I love really love me.
Just for today I will love those in my human family, those I work with, those I meet on the street and in the market, because they are all brothers and sisters created by God and loved by Him as much as I am loved by Him.
Just for today I will live as Jesus lives, with compassion and concern for all those around me.
……Father William Bausch |
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EMMANUEL….GOD IS WITH US
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