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Of New Bedford North
St. Joseph-St. Therese—St. Mary—Our Lady of Fatima
“PARTNERING IN MISSION”
The Churches are Handicap accessible.
Weekend Masses
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 3:15— 3:45PM St. Mary
Sunday 9:45—10:15AM St. Mary
6:15— 6:45PM St. Mary
Adoration & Holy Hour
Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet 7PM Tuesdays at Our Lady of Fatima
Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available
COLLABORATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
& MAILING ADDRESS 106 Illinois Street, New Bedford, MA 02745
Telephone 508-995-3593 Fax 508-995-2453
Email [email protected]
www.ccnbn.org
VISION STATEMENT
To renew the presence of Christ in our Community by being
disciples and stewards of
Jesus Christ.
Your prayers are requested
for the repose of the souls in this week’s Mass intention; for the souls in Purgatory; and for
the deceased of our parish Agnes Rua, whose funeral Mass was celebrated this week.
This Weekend Mass Intentions
Saturday Aug 15 4:00PM (SMNB) Community Mass: People of the Collaborative, Rose Cabral,
Roger Savaria, Graça Borges
Sunday Aug 16 10:30AM (SMNB) Deolinda Bizarro (Rui & Lucia)
7:00PM (SMNB) Pauline Gregoire (The Mimosa Family)
Weekday Mass Intentions
Monday Aug 17 8:00AM (SMNB) Mary Sullivan (St. Mary’s Women’s Guild)
Tuesday Aug 18 8:00AM (SMNB) Owen Motta (Janice & Rico)
Wednesday Aug 19 8:00AM (SMNB) Roger Savaria (Donald Barselou)
Thursday Aug 20 8:00AM (SMNB) Richard Wilkinson (Stepmother, Maria Paz)
Friday Aug 21 8:00AM (SMNB) Miriam McCoy (St. Vincent de Paul of St. Mary’s)
Next Weekend Mass Intentions
Saturday Aug 22 4:00PM (SMNB) Jesse Guerra, 11th Ann. (Bridget, Caleb & Ethan)
Sunday 10:30AM (SMNB) Hugh Murray (His wife, Hazel)
7:00PM (SMNB) People of the Collaborative
August 16, 2020
MASS INTENTIONS
Anyone wishing to have mass intentions, dedicate candles or hosts in memory of a loved one, please call the Catholic Community of New Bedford North central office at 508-995-3593.
The 2020 Mass Book is now open through the end of the year.
VOCATION CHALICE Your personal, prayerful and financial support as part of our Collaborative’s Vocation support Association (VSA) is a great blessing for us as a collaborative and in the lives of our me in formation for the
Priesthood! Consider joining the VSA. Our seminarian we are sponsoring is Chris Hughes who is nearly half way through his second year of Pre-Theology. Will YOU promote vocations by hosting the Parish “Vocations Chalice” in your home? If you are interested in hosting and praying for vocations for one week, please sign up by calling 508-995-3593. The chalice case contains an educational DVD and prayers to say each day for one week.
Listen to yourself breathing. So often, we rush into
our times of prayer without properly disposing
ourselves for a spiritual encounter.
The Rosary and Lectio Divina are, for example,
powerful tools for penetrating deeper in the
mysteries of God, but without a stilled soul, our
efforts lack a key ingredient. Taking a few minutes
to quiet ourselves — externally and internally —
can be a tremendous aid in deepening our prayer
life.
TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Congratulations on the birth of your child! The church celebrates with you and is ready to prepare you if this is your FIRST child being baptized at our Parishes. A welcoming instruction for parents and god-parents is required. Please call the Administrative office to schedule the preparatory meeting and sacramental celebration.
INITIATION OF ADULTS: Adults expressing an interest in becoming Catholic are invited to search through our RCIA formation process. For more information, please call the Parish Office.
FAITH FORMATION: Grades 1-9. First Eucharist is a two year program, grades 1 and 2. Confirmation is a two year program, grades 8 & 9.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Congratulations on your engagement! Please speak to Fr. Raposo at least one year in advance of the intended date to allow adequate time for Parish and Diocesan Marriage preparation.
FOR OUR HOME-BOUND: Contact the Parish Office to receive Holy Communion at home if you are confined. THE SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: May be received after any weekday Mass or by appointment.
August 8/9, 2020
CHURCH FIRST SECOND ONLINE
OLF $1375.00 $ 132.00 $00.00
SMNB $3015.00 $ 653.00 $591.43
SJST $1842.00 $ 486.00 $396.25
2ndCollection this weekend (08/15-16) is for
Education.
2nd Collection this weekend (08/22-23) is for
Air Conditioning. You will find bins at the entrance of the church for
your weekly donations. Thank You
Each parish in the
collaborative can now
accept donations online
t h r o u g h t h e
collaborative website at
www.ccnbn.org please
click on online giving and choose your parish.
I realize many people are struggling
financially during this crisis, however, I hope
that many will find a way to support their
parish with whatever they can afford at this
time.
ST JOSEPH-ST THERESE
14-day Memorial Candles:
In memory of Manuel A. & Antonia Clara de Barros & Family by their family.
OUR LADY OF FATIMA
14-day Memorial Candles: In memory of Virginio & Etelvina Arruda & Sons by daughter, Hilda.
Our Lady of Fatima Icon Candle ________
ST MARY’S The Hosts for the month of August are offered in memory of Emily and Sylvan DeCarlo by their daughter Sandra.
14-day Memorial Candles: In Memory of Joao Gaspar & Maria Ferreira by the Family.
In Memory of _________
Icon Candle: In memory of Jason Clement by Jennifer.
Our Lady of Fatima goal is $30,623.00 St. Joseph-St Therese goal is $16,205.00 St. Mary’s goal is $45,768.00
2020 Donations received towards our goal:
O.L. of Fatima $ 9,550.00
St. Joseph-St. Therese $11,885.00
St. Mary’s- $32,860.00
STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT In today’s second reading,
St. Paul tells the Romans,
“God’s gifts and His will are irrevocable.” To what is
God calling me today?
What gifts are mine to share? See Romans
11:29 (Our Sunday Visitor, ibid., page 13).
Great News! Worldwide Marriage Encounter has gone
"Virtual"!
To support married couples during this time
of social distancing, Worldwide Marriage
Encounter is sponsoring a virtual marriage
experience called Restore – Rekindle – Renew. This Enrichment Experience will
meet via Zoom for seven sessions on
Monday evenings September 14 to October
26 from 7-9:30 PM.
Couples will explore their individual
personality styles, improve listening and
communication skills, understand God’s
plan for their marriage, and learn how to
k e e p t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p a
priority. Registration is limited and a $50
application fee is required. For more
information or to apply, call Stephen &
Michelle O'Leary at 800-710-9963 or visit
them at https://wwmema.org/.
Fr. John & Msgr. Oliveira
have deemed it necessary to
incorporate an additional
Mass into our weekend
schedule. This is being done
to accommodate the growing
number of Collaborative Members attending
the weekend Liturgies.
Starting on Sunday, September 6th, we will
now have an 8:00AM Mass at the St. Mary’s
site. Due to this additional Liturgy, we are
now in need of volunteers to serve as Usher/
Greeters, as well as Lectors. If you are willing
and available to help at this Mass please
c o n t a c t D a v e B e a u l i e u a t
[email protected] or call the
CCNBN Office at 508-995-3593
Faith Formation News:
Last week, our fourth group of 1st
Eucharist candidates included 10
girls and boys who received Jesus
for the very first time in holy
Communion. This week, for the
f inal t ime this year , we
congratulate and pray for God’s many blessings on
the following children of our Collaborative who
received their 1st Eucharist on Saturday morning,
August 15th from Msgr. Oliveira:
Avery Bielski - St. Joseph-St. Therese
Chloe Costa - Our Lady of Fatima
Sofia daCosta - St. Mary
Ethan Dube - St. Joseph-St. Therese
Maklin Fernandez - St. Mary
Fiona Ferreira - St. Joseph-St. Therese
Andrew Medeiros - St. Mary
Clara Pereira - Our Lady of Fatima
Caylee Raposa - St. Mary
Anthony Rodrigues - Our Lady of Fatima
Jack Turgeon - Our Lady of Fatima
We would also like to thank our Catechists and
assistant who worked with these children to help
prepare them for both their 1st Penance and 1st
Eucharist this past season, Melissa Cieto, Michelle
Cieto, Jennifer Castelo, Anne-Marie Jupin and
Clara Medeiros.
A big thank you to our Coordinators Cherie Jupin
(Grades 1-4), Amy Rodgers (Grades 5-7) and Walter
Pires (Confirmation) for going above and beyond to
assist me in getting the 1st Eucharist liturgies
prepped and ready to go during a pandemic. It really
takes a team and they are the best!
In need of Catechists more that ever for Faith
Formation 2020-21
I have been asking for volunteers for some time now
and while I understand we are living in the strangest
times ever, I am coming to our community with an
urgent plea. According to diocesan safe environment
standards, we have to have 2 catechists in a virtual
classroom with our children in order to do online
formation. As of this writing, we will not meet that
requirement for at least 4 catechists have informed
us that they are not returning this year. This means
I really need some willing volunteers to step up and
assist us in helping the parents with the faith
formation of their children for this coming season. As
a baptized Catholic Christian it is one of our duties
to spread the good news of Jesus Christ and now
more than ever our children and youth need to hear
from folks like YOU. Please reach out to me
at [email protected] or call and leave a
message at the Central Office number (508-995-
3593) if you are willing to take on this ministry so I
can speak to you about what opportunities are
available. Training will be provided and, depending
on the grade level, contact with the children in
person may be limited. Thank you.
Catholic Community of New Bedford North
Collaborative Update
August 2020 1. Properties:
a. Our Lady of Fatima: Fr. Raposo has responded favorably to the City’s request and their Hall will be used for
elections this year. It will be a convenience for the citizens from the far North of New Bedford.
b. St. Joseph-St. Therese: Paul Brooks, from the real-estate office of the Diocese, has been contacted recently and
advised us that the sale of the school is still on track but there are some variances that need to be passed and the
pandemic situation has slowed the process.
The rectory has seen some interest from the STARR program and the State Department as a possible rental
property but there is an issue with the building fire alarms. Paul has contacted the fire department and an
engineer to evaluate and design the necessary changes.
We thank Kevin Bellavance for checking on this update.
c. St. Mary’s: As noted previously, St. Mary’s Parish has accepted an invitation from the Diocese to participate in a
solar panel project. The installation of panels on the church, annex and rectory will begin toward the end of the
year. Engineers have already been on site to begin preliminary investigations etc. It is anticipated that this will
pay the parish electrical bills and cover the loan cost as well as provide an excess of electricity which than can be
sold to others. The Diocese will oversee this endeavor. It will also help us in providing a safer environment in
accord with Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudatio Si.
2. Web Sites:
The purpose of the Collaborative is to bring Catholics in the North End together to make Christ known. As we
are experiencing, this will take some time. One of the efforts at this unity has been a united bulletin which serves
all the parishioners and parishes of the Collaborative. We have also formed a core council which represent all
Collaborative parishes. In accord with the Parish Vision Plan, we have formed a Parish Leadership Team which
again includes members from each parish representing different groups as suggested. (Because of the Covid-19
there has not been much movement yet on this project.) Another means to unite us all will be through one Web
page and one Facebook page. Each parish events, liturgical services, fund raisers etc. will be a part of these
pages. As you may be aware, each Web page has an annual cost. In an effort to save money and work toward a
greater unity when the term of the webpage comes up for renewal it will not be renewed.
3. Financial Information:
This past fiscal year St. Mary’s Parish volunteered to pay the salary of our Faith Formation, Youth and Young
Adult director. This was foreseen to be a one-year donation from St. Mary’s to give the Collaborative a help in the
first year. This fiscal year the salary will be absorbed by all three parishes.
When the Collaborative started, a finance/budget analyst from the Chancery was asked to assist in determining
the percentage each parish in the Collaborative would be charged for the cost of operating the central office;
salaries, benefits etc. Based on the number of parishioners, annual income, etc. the percentage decided was: Our
Lady of Fatima 23%; St. Joseph-St. Therese 27%; St. Mary’s 50%. When the census is finished we will know the
number of parishioners. When these number are finalized and figures from this fiscal/pandemic year are
reviewed, it may be necessary to revisit these percentages.
Hopefully the notices prepared and shared for the last few weeks will give each of you some understanding of
where we now stand as a Collaborative. It provides a transparent report to you of how your offerings have been
used in the Collaborative and in your own parish.
Again Fr. Raposo and I am grateful for your generosity, trust, cooperation and assistance as we journey with you on
this new path toward a greater unity and new form of evangelization. All these efforts and sacrifices have as their
ultimate goal making Jesus known and loved in our area now and especially for the years to come. God bless you
and let us keep each other in prayer.
“SERVICE IS THE PRICE WE PAY FOR
BEARING THE NAME CHRISTIAN”
All Saints Ca†holic School
Preschool—Grade 8
Prayer to St. Thérèse,
the Little Flower
O Glorious St. Thérèse, whom Almighty
God has raised up to aid and inspire the
human family, I implore your miraculous
intercession. I fervently beseech you to
answer my petition…(here state your
request)...and to carry out your promises of
spending Heaven doing good upon earth.
Little Flower of Jesus, give me your
childlike faith, to see the face of God in all
people and experiences of my life, and to
love God with full confidence. Help me to
always believe, as you did, in God’s great
love for me, so that I might imitate your
“little way” each day. Amen.
Safe, Nurturing, Technology Rich, Catholic Environment
Solid Curriculum - Focus on 21st Century Skills & Gospel Values - Strong Parent-
School Communication ~ Affordable & Acces-sible
Extended Care available 6:30AM—5:30PM Full Day Preschool for 3 & 4 year olds
Come & see the opportunities available for your child to grow & succeed in an active, faith-filled community of
learners!
Contact Principal Sue Massoud at [email protected] or
508-995-3696 for more information or to schedule a tour. www.ascsnb.org
We invite you to visit All Saints Catholic School and experience our intimate environment where stu-
dents feel safe, welcomed and loved — and form friendships that last a lifetime.
Women’s A.A.
Women’s Closed Meeting Alcoholics Anonymous:
St . Joseph-St. Therese on Saturdays in the parish hall from
9:00-10:15AM
COLLABORATIVE STAFF
Rev. John A. Raposo Co-Pastor & Moderator Msgr. John J. Oliveira, P.A. Co-Pastor Rev. Deacon Tony Pimentel Permanent Deacon Mr. David Beaulieu Pastoral Associate [email protected]
Mrs. Peggy Lenihan Finance & Operations [email protected] Mrs. Linda Marie Del Val Bookkeeper Mrs. Lou Bernardo Secretary [email protected] Mrs. Joanne Mercier Director of Faith [email protected] Formation & Youth/ Young Adult Ministry Ms. Cherie Jupin Coordinator of Faith Formation 508-264-4820 Grades 1-4 Ms. Amy Rodgers Coordinator of Faith Formation Grades 5-7 Mr. Walter Pires Confirmation Team Leader Mrs. Barbara Bonville Director of Adult Enrichment [email protected] Mr. Thomas Leman Stewardship Coordinator Mrs. Suzanne Beaulieu RCIA Coordinator [email protected] Mrs. Patricia Ferreira SM Music Director [email protected] Patrick and Denise Gannon OLF Music Director Barry Turley, Alex Breault & Michelle Rioux SJST Music Ministry Mr. Alfred Dias Custodian OLF Mrs. Connie Avelar Custodian SJST Mr. Mike White ………………………………..Custodian SM
Spiritual Life Team
Those parishioners who purchased tickets to JCSS:
Due to the pandemic and
PPAC’s shutdown, we are
returning your ticket
money. The checks are
ready for you to pick up at
the Central Office. Please come and get them at
your soonest convenience. Thank you for your
patience. May God Bless you and keep you and
all parishioners safe from Covid-19.
It is important that you note which
Mass you attend. Should anyone test
positive for Covid-19 you may need to
be notified.
