SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 2020 MASS SCHEDULE STAFF RECTORY OFFICE WEEKEND WEEKDAY RECONCILIATION EUCHARISTIC ADORATION PARISH SECRETARY

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 2020

MASS SCHEDULE

WEEKEND Saturday (Vigil): 4:00 P.M.

Sunday: 8:00 A.M., 11:00 A.M.,

& 6:00 P.M. (SeptemberMay).

WEEKDAY

Monday Friday: 7:30 A.M.

National Holidays: 9:00 A.M. only Holy Days of Obligation:

9:00 A.M. & 5:30 P.M.

RECONCILIATION

Confessions are heard on Saturday from 3:30²4:00 P.M.

Sunday from 10:30 to 11:00 A.M.

Wednesdays from 5:00 6:00 P.M., or by appointment.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Wednesdays from 12 Noon 6:00 P.M.

STAFF

PASTOR AND CHAPLAIN—ST. RAPHAEL ACADEMY

Rev. Ryan J. Simas, KHS (rsimas522@icloud.com

TRANSITIONAL DEACON

Rev. Mr. Doan V. Nguyen PARISH SECRETARY Mrs. Therese Berard (sjwsecretary@gmail.com) PARISH BUSINESS MANAGER

Mrs. Gail M. Hebert (saintjoseph1929@gmail.com)

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Mr. Rene R. Pincince RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR

Mrs. Allison Mousseau (saintjosephccd@gmail.com)

RECTORY OFFICE

1200 Mendon Rd.

Woonsocket, RI 02895 HOURS:

Monday Wednesday | 9 A.M. 3 P.M.

Thursday | 9 A.M. 12 Noon Friday²closed

PHONE: 7660626 FAX: 7661632

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SATURDAY, October 24th—

Saint Anthony Mary Claret

4:00 PM Deceased Members of Dorais Family (By Dennis & Dolores Berard)

SUNDAY, October 25th—

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 AM Sylvia Frappier (By the Pepin Family) PRO POPULO

11:00 AM Robert Chagnon, Sr.

(2nd Anniv. By Wife, Rose & Family) MONDAY, October 26th—Weekday

7:30 AM Lynne Gilpatrick (living) (By Gerard Martel) TUESDAY, October 27th—Weekday 7:30 AM Mozart Mailloux

(46th Anniversary By His daughters) WEDNESDAY, October 28th—

Saint Simon and Saint Jude 7:30 AM Gerard Brien, Sr.

(24th Anniversary By Family)

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION NOON to 6:00 PM

THURSDAY, October 29th—Weekday 7:30 AM Rena Lefebvre (living)

(By her sister, Rhea) FRIDAY, October 30th—Weekday

7:30 AM Martel Family (By Gerard Martel) SATURDAY, October 31st—Weekday

4:00 PM Lorraine Martin

(6th Anniversary by Husband, Roger) DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME-ADJUST CLOCKS

SUNDAY, November 1st—All Saints

8:00 AM Jeanne Pepin

(Birthday Remembrance by the Pepin Family) 11:00 AM For All Deceased Parishioners of

Saint Joseph Church who have died since Last Year

6:00 PM PRO POPULO

SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH WOONSOCKET, RI

This week the sanctuary lamp burns in memory of Robert Chagnon, Sr.

This week the altar candles burns in memory of Rose Gagnon

Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays from 12NN - 6 PM Confessions available from 5 PM - 6PM

“Could you keep watch with me for one hour?”

(Matthew 26:40)

= Act of Spiritual Communion = by Saint Alphonsus Liguori

My Jesus, I believe that Thou art present in the Blessed Sacrament. I love Thee above all things

and I desire Thee in my soul. Since I cannot now receive Thee sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though thou wert already there, I embrace Thee and unite myself wholly to Thee; permit not that I should ever be

separated from Thee. Amen.

THIRIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 25, 2020

Dear Saint Joseph and All Saints Parishioners:

I want to publicly take an opportunity to con- gratulate and introduce our two Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) candidates who have bravely stepped forward and begun the process of preparing to receive Sacraments.

Nathan Lacroix: Nathan is a resident of Burril- ville and currently a student at Rhode Island College. For the past several summers Nathan has worked as a counselor at the Mother of Hope Camp in Glocester running week-long programs for children. When he is not attending Mass at his home parish, Nathan regularly attends Mass at Saint Mary Parish on Broadway in Providence, the Latin Mass parish run by the Priestly Frater- nity of St. Peter where he is also involved in the thriving Young Adult Group. Nathan has al- ready been baptized and is preparing to make his First Confession and receive his First Holy Communion and Confirmation.

Matthew Supplee: Matthew is 30 years old, a resident of Woonsocket, and is a candidate for full conversion in the Catholic Church. Matthew will be preparing for Baptism, First Confession, First Holy Communion, and Confirmation.

It is often said that God does not speak in a loud, boisterous voice but in a soft, subtle whisper deep within the heart. And so we first and fore- most thank God for calling Nathan and Matthew to a deeper relationship with Him and we con- gratulate them for listening to that still, small voice of the Lord. Please pray for our candidates and when you see them at Mass, please make sure you introduce yourself and congratulate them!

Peace, Father Ryan

The collection basket that passes by you each Sunday is our parish

our staff. With the celebration of public Mass suspend- ed, we have very few resources to sustain our day day operations and we need

cover our costs and payroll. Please consider signing up for online giving through WeShare or please drop your budget envelope through the mail slot at the Rectory Office. We really need you!

Mass Online

We invite you to watch Mass at Saint Joseph’s online. On YouTube, search “Saint Joseph

Church,

Woonsocket, RI” or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/saintjosephwoonsocket.

Each week, the videos of Mass will be posted by 1PM.

Bingo is CANCELLED for the time being.

Our Bulletin is Online

Please read our bulletin online rather than in print at www.parishesonline.com.

Level 1-3 Sunday from 9:15-10:15 am Level 4-8 Monday from 6:30-7:30 pm

Confirmation

Confirmation I & II—classes begin on October 18th on Sunday from 7:00 to 8:30 pm

Office Hours:

Monday through Wednesday 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Women in the New Evangelation (WINE) Wine book club will be meeting in the Saint Andre Bessette Hall on @ 6:30 pm The book is “I

Heard GOD Laugh” by Matthew Kelly.

Face coverings are required to attend.

This is the last class of this session.

Watch for upcoming events!

Theology and Theater

Monday, October 26th @ 7 pm “October Baby”

Daily Mass

Please join us for Daily Mass every morning at 7:30 A.M., Monday through Friday at Saint Joseph Church. 25 minutes that could

radically change your life and deepen your relationship with our Eucharistic Lord.

“Traveling Rosary Congress”

Thank you to all who partici- pated on October 7th in this

24 hour

Eucharistic Adoration with hourly Rosary.

St. Joseph Food Cupboard Needs: Pasta and Sauce.

Thank You Weekly Offerings: 10/18/2020 158 Weekly Envelopes $ 3,475.00 Parish On Line Giving $ 1,498.96 World Mission Sunday $ 741.00 Miscellaneous Gifts $ 1,166.65

Total Offertory for 10/18/2020 $ 6,881.61 Total Offertory for 10/20/2019 $ 6,708.43

God Bless you for your continued generosity to the parish.

AROUND THE PARISH

Counters: 11/01/2020 D. Hudon, L. Rousseau and R. & M. Lamoureux

Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive

Please be generous with your do- nations of non-perishable food items & monetary donations for a Thanksgiv-

ing Dinner. 50 Frozen Turkeys are needed (please deliver the turkeys to the rectory during office hours). Your monetary donations are used

to purchase the traditional food items for a Thanksgiving dinner. If you wish to give a dinner as a family project, a list is available at the Office.

Each full-sized billboard cost $550 per month to post. Please help with this “media Mission”.

Checks should be made out to “Pro-Life Across America”. A special basket will be set

up this week for your return donations.

Prayer Meeting at FR. MAROT CYO CENTER located at St. Stanislaus Rectory, 174 Harris

Ave, Woon, 4017623252.

PRAYER MEETINGS held every Monday from 6:308:30pm.

Calling All Men!!!

The Men of St. Joseph is a Catholic group for men who wish to grow in their relationship with God

and claim their role as the spiritual leaders of their families. Men of St. Joseph dedicate their lives to God by making Him first in all things, especially through attending Sunday Mass with their families; they grow in grace through the fre- quent reception of the Sacrament of Confession;

they live with integrity and honesty; they learn more about their vocation as men, husbands, and

fathers through prayer and discussion; and they build a fraternity with other men striving for the same goals in holiness. For more information,

contact Dennis Blanchette at dennis_blanchette@yahoo.com.

A Gentle Reminder of our Covid-19 Precautions

i When entering the church, please enter by the front doors, sanitize your hands, and drop of your offertory donation.

i Please wear a mask at all times when in the church.

i During these times, the Sign of Peace is omit- ted. Please do not offer one another the Sign of Peace.

i Please keep your mask on in the Communion line until you have said, “Amen.” Then you may remove your mask, consume the Sacred Host, re-secure your mask and return to your pew.

i Please maintain a 6 foot distance in the Com- munion line.

i Those who wish to receive Holy Communion on the tongue should only come to the priest’s line and should come up last.

i Please do not leave Mass early. Remain in your pew until the closing song has ended. Those who are in the rear of the church should exit first and those in the front of the church exit last.

The Woonsocket Council #113, Knights of Columbus is once again recruiting for new members to join our brotherhood of men The Knights of Columbus has helped strengthen men in their families and faith and

work within the parish since 1882. Joining the Knights has become even easier with online sign up. Now we are offering our members no annual dues

for the first year. Below you will find the web address and code to use sign up. The website is easy to use to

become a Knight. Please give it your serious consideration.

Website address is: http://www.kofc.org/joinus and if you enter the following code MCGIVNEY2020 in the checkout process membership is Free Year 1.

SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH OCTOBER 25, 2020

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time/Oct. 25, 2020 First Reading:

“You shall not wrong any widow or orphan.

If ever you wrong them and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry.

My wrath will flare up, and I will kill you with the sword.” (Ex 22:21-23a)

Psalm:

I love you, Lord, my strength. (Ps 18) Second Reading:

You became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the word in great affliction, with joy from the Holy Spirit,

so that you became a model for all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. (1 Thes 1:6-7) Gospel:

Jesus said to him,

“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart,

with all your soul, and with all your mind.

This is the greatest and the first commandment.

The second is like it:

You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Mt 22:37-39)

REFLECT

First Reading

Today’s reading is an excerpt from the many laws Moses received at Mount Sinai. We learn that God expects empathy and compassion for the most vulnerable in society. How do you show care for those in need?

Second Reading

Paul saw the believers in the city of Thessalonica as models for the faith in the surrounding re- gions of Macedonia and Achaia. Who would you hold up today as a model Christian?

Gospel Reading

Jesus teaches the religious leaders in Jerusalem that love of God and love of neighbor and self are the greatest commandments. Which of these two commandments do you find more challenging?

Annual Memorial Mass November 1st

Our annual Memorial Mass for our deceased will be celebrated Sunday, November 1st at 11:00 am Mass. All parishioners who have ever suffered

the loss of a loved one are invited to this very special service. This Mass will

remember, by name, all those who have died and have been buried from our parish since October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.

All Saints Day—November A Holy Day of Obligation 1st

All Saints Day is this Sunday, November 1st

Masses will be at 8:00 am , 11:00 am and 6:00 pm.

Celebrate All Souls on Monday, November 2nd at 7:30 am.

Raffle – Split the Pot

Next Weekend the Confir- mation students are sell- ing tickets at $5.00 each to help defray the cost of their retreat to Steuben- ville East. This fundraiser will run from Novem- ber 7^th and end of December 13^th with the draw-

ing after the 11:00 am Mass.

Tickets may be purchased after all Masses on weekend and from the Office Monday to Wednes-

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