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Church of St. Mary

Parish Offices: 538 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909

Phone: 401.274.3434 Fax: 401.453.0034

www.stmaryonbroadway.org

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Our Mission Statement:

We are a Catholic community called to welcome, love and serve.

Somos una comunidad católica que busca acoger, amar y servir.

저희는 늘 모두를 즐겁게 맞이하고, 사랑하고, 섬기는 가톨릭 공동체입니다.

Directory

Msgr. Jacques L. Plante

Administrator

[email protected]

Rev. Peter Lee

Priest Chaplain of KCCRI

Deacon Stephen Raymond

Deacon Assistant

[email protected]

Diane DiSanto Ed.D.

Pastoral Associate

[email protected]

Michael Templeton

Director of Music Ministry

[email protected]

Sr. Mariana Ramirez

Evangelization

[email protected]

Linda Grueb

Administrative Coordinator

[email protected]

Claire Gruneberg

Bookkeeper

[email protected]

Rectory Hours:

Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

The office is closed on Fridays and all legal holidays.

Religious Education:

Classes: September - May, Sundays - 8:45 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

We have Open Registration, which means you may enroll at

any time during the year. Contact Diane DiSanto.

Welcome! Please notify us if you are new to the area, so that

we may register you as a member of our parish family.

Liturgy Schedule

Saturday Evening (Vigil) Mass 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Morning Mass 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

로드아일랜드 한인천주교회 (KCCRI)

한국어 미사: 매주 일요일 12시 (매월 첫째주 제외)

첫째주는 10시 영어 합동 미사

신부님: 이준배 아브라함 신부님

Weekday Masses

Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. — Chapel

Saturday 8:00 a.m. — Chapel

Sacraments

Baptism

Contact Deacon Steve by email or call the parish office.

Baptisms are celebrated on the third Sunday of the month.

First Communion and Confirmation

First Communion and Confirmation are celebrated

after a two year program of catechesis.

Contact Diane DiSanto.

Marriage

Contact Msgr. Plante by email or call the parish office

to set the date and make arrangements for preparation.

Penance

Saturday 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

or by appointment

Sacrament of the Sick

Please notify the parish if you are admitted to the

hospital or in the case of serious illness.

The Sanctuary Lamp

is burning in memory of

Parishioners, Friends and Benefactors

Prayer List

We ask our fellow parishioners to take a moment to pray for these friends and their loved ones on a weekly basis.

To add or remove a name from the Prayer List, please call the parish office at 274-3434 or e-mail [email protected]. If you think that your loved one would like to receive a personal card of encouragement from the Ministry of Care, let us know by e-mailing [email protected]. Please include complete mail-ing address information.

Sophia Thomas Betty Agurto Carl Almgren Brian Alvarez Juan Alvites Judith Anderson Joseph Arcurri Elena Balasone Marcia Battle Omer Benoit Patty Bosi Marilyn Brockway Anna Caracciolo Beatriz Toro Cardona Nick Cardi Christopher Carpenter John Cicerchia Peter DeAquair Sue DeAquair Eleanor Dolce Louis Dolce Joanne Drury Charles Erskine Marilyn Fecteau Maryann Fedeline John Felice Richard Fratantuono Jolene Gamache Lou Gencerella Kelly Grimmer Michael Healey Kathy Jacob

Jeannette King Mary Lamoia Donald Laplante Geno Lefebvre Stella Lisi Maryella Major Michael Manzolillo Ralph Martino Bill McElroy Samuel Montalto Ryan Morgan Karen Mosher Tom O’Malley Gregorio Perez Elaine Perreault Christina Phaneuf Sonia Pflieger John Pompeii Ysabel Reyes Alicia Reynolds Judy Ritchie Paula Rodriguez de Correa Norma Rose Kate St. Onge Jessica Ortiz Connie Santagata Arthur Sepe John Soito Adrian Toledo Nico Venditulo Pauline Webb Suzanne Wiggins Robert Wojciechowski

Welcome to Our Church Over the last two or three weeks we have seen sever-al new faces at Mass. May you find love and peace in God’s comforting embrace here at the Church of St. Mary. Your presence enriches us and makes our community stronger.

November 29, 2015

Mass Intentions

Saturday, November 28, Vigil: 1st Sunday of Advent 5:00 PM Memorial Mass - Ethel Kilsey

Sunday, November 29, 1st Sunday of Advent 8:00 AM Parishioners, Friends and Benefactors 10:00 AM Memorial Mass - Elizabeth Carpenter

Monday, November 30, Saint Andrew, Apostle 7:00 AM Parishioners, Friends and Benefactors

Tuesday, December 1, Advent Weekday 7:00 AM Parishioners, Friends and Benefactors

Wednesday, December 2, Advent Weekday 7:00 AM Parishioners, Friends and Benefactors

Thursday, December 3, Saint Francis Xavier, Priest 9:00 AM Parishioners, Friends and Benefactors

Friday, December 4, Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church 7:00 AM Parishioners, Friends and Benefactors

Saturday, December 5, Advent Weekday 8:00 AM Parishioners, Friends and Benefactors

Saturday, December 5, Vigil: 2nd Sunday of Advent 5:00 PM Memorial Mass - John and Mafalda D’Errico and John A. Davis

Sunday, December 6, 2nd Sunday of Advent 8:00 AM Parishioners, Friends and Benefactors 10:00 AM Memorial Mass - Sophie and Paul Pizzo

If a family member would like to present the Gifts, please inform a greeter or sacristan.

Activities This Week

Saturday, November 28 9:00 AM Sacristy Clean-up

Sunday, November 29 11:00 AM Korean RCIA, conference room

Monday, November 30 7:00 PM Bible Study, conference room

Tuesday, December 1 10:00 AM St. Mary Knitters, conference room 5:45 PM Pray the Rosary with Us, Chapel 7:00 PM Pastoral Council Sub-committee on Planning, conference room

Wednesday, December 2 7:00 PM Stewardship Council, conference room

Thursday, December 3 6:30 PM Choir Rehearsal

Friday, December 4 7:00 PM Korean Bible Study, Chapel

Saturday, December 5 10:00 AM Korean Community Mass for Mary, Chapel 3:30 PM Confessions 7:00 PM Korean Cruslio Meeting, Chapel

“THE LORD WILL OPEN TO THEM THE GATE OF PARADISE, AND THEY WILL RETURN TO THAT HOMELAND WHERE

THERE IS NO DEATH, BUT ONLY LASTING JOY” Entrance Antiphon, Mass of the Dead

November is a time to remember those people in our lives who have passed on to live fully in God’s presence. At the entrances to the church are baskets of Autumn leaves. Please write the name of your loved one on a leaf and place it in the basket. These names will be placed at the foot of the Altar during Mass and we as a parish family will pray for them knowing that with God there is mercy and fullness of redemption.

Parish Support

Weekend of November 21/22

Weekly Offering: $3,622

Campaign for Human Development $ 728

Online Giving: $ 942

Second Collections

This Week: Debt Reduction

Next Week: Fuel

Thank you for your support.

*Advent Fair Trade Sale!*

Sunday, December 6 School Cafeteria After the 10 AM Mass This will be a great opportuni-ty to enjoy a complimentary cup of fair trade coffee while finding a perfect Christmas gift! We’ll have wonderfully crafted nativity scene pillows and tree skirts from Peru, and

Advent calendars made from cocoa grown by women farmer s in Ghana! And don’t forget your stocking stuffers—we’ll also be selling fair trade coffee and chocolate bars! Quantities will be limited, so stop by at the beginning of coffee hour for best selec-tion!

When you make a fair trade purchase, you’ll be supporting the right of workers around the globe to earn a living wage. Give a gift that gives twice this Christmas!

For questions or more information, please see the Catholic Relief Services web page on Fair Trade (http://www.crsfairtrade.org/what-is-fair-trade/) and/or contact Mary Bonney at: [email protected].

Nuestra Feria Artesanal!

Una invitación del Comité de Justicia Social: Venga a la cafetería después de la misa de 10 a.m. el próximo domingo 6 de Diciembre y visite Nuestra Feria Artesanal!

Disfruta de una taza de café gratis en la feria, y al mismo tiem-po encontraras el regalo de Navidad perfecto!, desde escenas de Navidad de Belén maravillosamente hechas a mano en almoha-das, o con materiales de las faldas de un árbol del Perú a calenda-rios de Adviento hecha de cacao cultivado por agricultoras en Ghana; también tendremos barras de chocolate y café.!.. Y no olvide pequeños regalos para las medias de Navidad. Como la última vez, las cantidades son limitadas, así que pase desde el principio de la hora del café para que seleccione lo me-jor!

Por cada compra que Ud. haga en la Feria, usted está apoyando el derecho de los trabajadores de todo el mundo para ganar un salario mínimo digno. ¡Venga y haga un regalo doble esta Navi-dad!

Para preguntas o más información, consulte la página web de Catholic Relief Services en Fair Trade (http://www.crsfairtrade.org/what-is-fair-trade/) y / o contacte a María Bonney: [email protected] .

Please Join Us!

On the first Sunday of each month, we gather together to meet and greet visitors and fellow parishioners.

Please join us on Sunday, December 6, after the 10:00 AM Mass, for Coffee ‘An and friendly conversation at the Paul Cuffee School cafeteria. Hope to see you there!

Opening Your Heart to Advent…

“Sing We All Noel” - RPM Voices of Rhode Island’s 2015

Advent of Unity Concert—Susan Connery sings with this tradi-

tional African American gospel and spiritual music choir.

Friday, December 4 at 6:30 PM.

Beneficent Congregational Church, 300 Weybosset Street

Tickets: $15 Children under 12 are Free

Tickets can be bought from parishioner and RPM singer Susan

Connery, or on the RPM Voices of RI website or at the door. If

you can purchase them from Susan she would appreciate it!

[email protected] or 401-714-6821.

This is a family event...young and semi-young alike will be

enraptured by the storytelling, soloist, singers and musicians.

Children to Sing on Christmas Eve We are looking for children, grades 3-8 who are interested in singing for the Family Mass on Christmas Eve at 4:00 p.m. If parents are interested in signing their child up, they should e-mail Michael Templeton at [email protected] by December 5. There will be a rehearsal on December 6 from 11:30-12:30 in the choir loft. Additional rehearsals will be scheduled based on interest and attendance.

An Advent Retreat for Busy People

Matthew Kelly, one of America’s bestselling Catholic authors, along with other leading Catholic voices of our time, can take you on a life-changing journey this year during this sometimes hectic, yet holy season of Advent. Even during your busiest times, you can take part in daily inspirational emails with short videos, words of encouragement, and coach-ing. Will this be your best Advent ever? That is entirely up to you. Advent, at its heart, is about getting ready to encounter Jesus at Christmas. Opening your heart to him. Getting to know him. Becoming a better husband or wife, father or moth-er, son or daughter, friend, and the like. This spiritual program is a tool to help you do just that. Beginning on the first Sunday of Advent (November 29) and continuing every day through December 23, you can re-ceive short and powerful messages that will help you encoun-ter God’s incredible mercy. As an ideal response to Pope Fran-cis’ invitation to celebrate the Year of Mercy, these simple spiritual disciplines can transform your life, relationships, work, and ability to genuinely embrace and experience life. Don’t miss the opportunity to make this your best Advent ever. The only cost is your commitment to live better each day this Advent. Are you ready? Sign up today by logging onto BestAdventEver.com.

BAZAAR ON BROADWAY A HUGE SUCCESS!

Heartfelt thanks to all who participated or helped in any way for our 8th Annual Bazaar on Broadway. Your dedica-tion and love for St. Mary is loud and clear. We grossed a record amount and will report our final profit once all the bills have been paid. There will be an important Wrap-Up Meeting on Monday, December 7 at 7pm in the workshop. We always have room for improvement and this is an important part of plan-ning for next year. Becoming a "Shared Pastor Community"

As part of an ongoing cycle of interviews with "shared pas-tors", the Pastoral Council's Subcommittee on Planning found certain commonalities that are worth noting. These points are important as they alert us to factors about what we can reasona-bly anticipate as we go forward with this expected transition in our parish:

As parishioners at St. Mary, we should probably not expect input into the process of determining which other parish we will be affiliated with. This decision is made at the diocesan level.

The personality and leadership skills of the shared pastor are critical and all the parishioners involved have to be open to change, being flexible and reasonable. This attitude will, in turn, mirror the urgency we feel that we want to preserve our respective spiritual homes with a leader who is also pastoral, communicative, and understanding.

Planning for transition (as we are doing at St. Mary) is im-portant for the success of the shared pastor model.

Immediate decisions about rectory use and staffing will have to be made based on practical issues (condition of buildings, needs of both parishes, and the like).

A real problem is that the shared pastor cannot be every-where that parishioners might expect him to be. It is just not a physical reality. Therefore, daily and weekly Mass sched-ules and holiday celebrations will probably be changed by necessity.

Existing church councils (Finance, Stewardship, Pastoral) generally continue to function as separate entities after the parishes are joined in this model.

The number of bulletins and websites that remain are unique to the affiliation of the parishes involved.

One shared pastor cited that we all have to maintain a good sense of humor during the process of change and after it has taken place.

Be sensitive knowing that some battles are not worth fighting; keep the possibility of dialogue open.

As a faith community at St. Mary, we need to maintain our identity regardless of whom we are partnered with. The church is a building that has memories for people; as such, it is important to be sensitive to that fact during a time of change.

Empower the people of St. Mary to take a role in a valuable cause: Serve the poor.

The Church of St. Mary will thrive -- We are one family ... We are the Church ... The Lord wants to do good work here!

Questions? Contact -- [email protected]

Pray the Rosary

All are welcome to join us on Tuesdays at 5:45 p.m. as we pray the Rosary in the Chapel.

This week we will pray: The Luminous Mysteries and we pray for those who feed on false ties of life—show them your truth, that they may know you and live.

For Info: Contact: Lee Mogavero [email protected]