Parish Trustees

John Costigan

Maddie Josephs

Finance Council

Arthur DeBlois, III

John Josephs

Michael Kirwan

Laura Loffredo

Patricia Pita

David Tente

Parish Accountant

Leroux, Garceau & Massa

Pastoral Council

Anthony DeMoura

Patricia Flatley

David Larsen

Sue Leonard

Sister Perpetua Lester

Joseph Moniz

Kathleen Moniz

Deacon John Needham

Lee Ann Nunes

Jack Paiva

Patricia Pita

Ronald Procopio

Erin Roche

Daniel Seseske

Jessica Walters

St. Margaret School Ms. Lee Ann Nunes, Principal

lnunes@stmargaretsch.org

Phone: 401-434-2338 www.stmargaretsch.org

Schedule for Mass and Sacraments

Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:00 noon

Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. (preceded by praying of the Rosary at 7:30 a.m.)

Baptism: Call the parish office to register for sacramental preparation and monthly baptism.

Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:15-4:45 or by appointment.

Marriage: See a parish priest at least 8-12 months prior to the date of marriage.

Anointing the Sick: Please notify the parish office.

Holy Orders: Please see a parish priest or go to www.catholicpriest.com

Parish Registration: Every family in the parish should be registered. New families (including newly married) should register by completing a parish registration form available at church or online.

Our parish vitality depends on all Catholics registering as parish members.

Reverend Msgr. John J. Darcy, Pastor Reverend Msgr. William J. McCaffrey, Pastor Emeritus

Reverend Thomas L. Keenan, Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Carl B. Fisette, Priest in Residence

Mr. John F. Needham, Deacon

Rev. Mr. Stephen Battey, Deacon

Mrs. Patricia Pita, Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Laura Loffredo, Part-time Secretary/Bulletin Editor

Mr. Ronald Procopio, Minister of Music, 434-6304; 529-2250

Sister Perpetua Lester, R.S.M., Pastoral Assistant

Ms. Jessica Walters, Religious Education, Gr. 1-6, jwalters.ore@gmail.com

Mr. Daniel Seseske, Religious Education, Gr. 7-11, dseseske.ore@gmail.com

Mrs. Erin Roche, Youth Activities, Erinroche@cox.net Cell: 401-419-7828

St. Margaret Church 1098 Pawtucket Avenue Rumford, RI 02916

Phone: 401-438-3230 Fax: 401-438-4221

Email: office-stmargaretchurch@cox.net

www.stmargaretchurch.org

Office Hours: Weekdays 9 a.m.—3 p.m. (closed Wed.)

March 4—March 10

SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. 4th Anniversary Mass for William Layton, by friend

SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Joan Shea, by her husband

10:00 A.M. Birthday Remembrance for Anthony Moretti, by family

12:00 Noon Memorial Mass for Rev. Msgr. Bernard J. Lennon

MONDAY 8:00 A.M. 2nd Anniversary Mass for Rachel Sousa Baxter, by Mr. & Mrs. Sal Annarummo

TUESDAY 8:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Daniel & Mary Fitzpatrick

WEDNESDAY 8:00 A.M. Mass for Peace throughout the world

THURSDAY 8:00 A.M. Mass for all parishioners of St. Margaret Church

FRIDAY 8:00 A.M. Birthday Remembrance for Helen Kelliher, by family

March 11—12

SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. Memorial Mass for Earl Adams, by family

SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. Birthday Remembrance for Alfred L. Sousa, by family

10:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Robert V. Smith, Jr., by family

12:00 Noon 3rd Anniversary for William McCoy, by family

St. Margaret Church Rumford, RI

Announcements

St. Margaret Parish will once again participate in Catholic Relief Services’ Operation Rice Bowl. We invite you to

join with our faith community—and nearly 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States—in this special

Lenten practice of almsgiving. Pick up your family’s CRS Rice Bowl at any entrance to the church, and don’t forget

to download the CRS Rice Bowl app!

The St. Patrick’s/St. Joseph’s Day Celebration at the Wannamoisett Country Club will be a fun and casual affair,

perfect for mingling with fellow parishioners you may not see very often. Corn beef sliders, sausage/peppers, Irish/

Italian Flag tri-color pasta salad, desserts, coffee, and a Beer Garden offering Guinness, Harp and Smithwick beers

on tap. Pick up a reservation form on your way out of church or contact the parish office at: office-

stmargaretchurch@cox.net Don’t wait … seating is limited!

Mother of Hope Camp, a Catholic Charity Fund Agency is hiring for summer employment. Positions include

maintenance/groundskeeper, group counselors, art counselor and lifeguards. Visit www.motherofhopecamp.com

to learn more and download the application or call the Mother of Hope office at 401-568-3580

Bishop Hendricken High School will hold an Open House on Sunday, March 12th from noon—3:00 p.m.

Information on the academics, college placement, athletics and extracurricular activities will be available. For more

information , or to pre-register, please call the Admissions Office at 739-3450, ext. 162.

Have you Registered as a Member? We want to welcome you and invite you to join us as registered members of St.

Margaret Parish. Our parish life and vitality depend on all who register and participate in our many parish services,

activities and outreach. You may pick up a registration form at the entrances to the church, or visit our website

(www.stmargaretchurch.org) and download a printable form. Once you’ve completed the form, place it in an

envelope marked “New Member” and drop it in the collection basket at any weekend Mass. Thank you!

First Sunday of Lent

Prayer Shawl Ministry is forming

This is an inquiry for a new ministry

at St. Margaret’s. Knowing that many

of you either crochet or knit, would

you be interested in making lap

shawls for our shut-ins and elderly or

white baptismal shawls for newly

baptized parishioners? Some

parishes have their Prayer Shawl members meet once a

month to work in prayer. Other parishes have busy

hands working at home and then bringing their shawls to

the parish. Either way, are you interested?? Please call or

email the office at 438-3230 if you want to participate.

GRADE 2 Families: There will be

a Parent Meeting regarding First

Eucharist on Sunday, March 19,

at 9:15 a.m. in the school

basement. At least one parent must attend. If your child

was not baptized at St. Margaret, please bring a copy of

his/her baptismal certificate to the meeting.

GRADE 3-6 Families: As part of our Faith Formation

Program's Lenten observance, there will be a Penance

Service on Saturday, March 18, at 3:30. This is a

mandatory service.

Daily Rosary—This year, as we celebrate

the centennial of the apparition of Our

Lady of Fatima, Lent provides an ideal

time to begin or renew the practice of

praying the rosary. Please join us,

Monday—Friday, at 7:30 a.m. in the church.

Our Lady of Fatima Visitation

Lent offers you and your family a

perfect opportunity to participate in

this special parish devotion to the

Blessed Mother. The statue and the

Visitation Case will be picked up after

any weekend Mass, and returned to

the vestibule area prior to the 5:00

p.m. Mass the following Saturday. If you and your

family would like to participate, please call the rectory

(438-3230) to reserve a week. Thank you!

Eucharistic Gifts—If you schedule a weekend Mass and

would like to bring the gifts up to the altar, please speak

to the sacristan or one of the ushers

as you enter the church.

St. Margaret Parish Ministries

2017 Catholic Charity Appeal

“Faith and Good Works”

Thank you to all who have donated to the Catholic

Charity Appeal. Our in-pew solicitation continues this weekend, and we ask you to be as generous as possible in

support of our brothers and sisters in need throughout

the Diocese of Providence.

The Diocese has recently released a new Directory of

Services, which provides a summary of the many

ministries and services available. Thousands of individuals and families are helped each year, which is

made possible by the support of parishioners throughout

Rhode Island. This directory truly reflects the scope of

your Catholic Charities donations at work.

To access the directory online, visit the diocesan website

(www.dioceseofprovidence.org) and click on the box

labeled “Directory of Services” on the home page.

Stations of the Cross

Every Thursday during Lent at 7:00 p.m. in the Church

Parish Mission

“Mary, the Model of Discipleship”

March 19—21 Each evening at 7:00 in the Church

Mission Preacher: Fr. Jeremy Rodrigues

Director of the Office of Worship

Diocese of Providence

“Lent offers us the practical and effective weapons of fasting and

almsgiving as a means of combating an excessive attachment to

money. Giving not only from our abundance, but

sacrificing something more in order to give to the needy,

fosters that self-denial which is essential to authentic

Christian living. Strengthened by constant prayer, the

baptized reveal the priority which they have given to God

in their lives.” — St. John Paul II

Lenten Observances at St. Margaret Parish

March 5, 2017

Sincere thanks to all who continue regular financial support for St. Margaret Parish.

Wknd of Feb. 25/26 2016 2017

# of budgets used 244 255

Checks, envelopes $6,262.00 $5,050.00

Loose 505.00 294.00

Children’s envelopes 54.00

# EFT participants 127 131

Faith Direct—EFT 2,238.90 2,345.90

TOTAL OFFERTORY $9,059.90 $7,689.90

“Autism Eats” is coming to East Providence

St. Brendan’s Church is collaborating with Autism Eats, a

non-profit organization that helps promote and provide

autism-friendly, and non-judgmental environments for

family dining, socializing, and connecting with others who

share similar joys and challenges

Families with children on the autism spectrum often face

challenges when dining out. “Autism Eats” helps to train

and educate restaurant staff and addresses issues such as

lighting and environment, reducing wait times by having

foods “ready on arrival” and providing a friendly

environment free from social pressures and

expectations. These are family dinners and those attending

have a loved one on the spectrum, so there is no need to

apologize, explain, or feel uncomfortable. It is an

opportunity to enjoy a night out and socialize with others

who share many of the same joys and challenges.

These events are for the general public and any family with

children who might benefit from these gatherings. Dinners

are by reservation only and a set per-person price will have

been negotiated with the restaurant in advance.

The first of what we hope to be regular Autism Eats

dinners in Rhode Island is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Tuesday,

March 21st at Chelo’s Hometown Bar and Grille, 911

Warren Ave in East Providence.

Tickets for this event must be purchased in advance

through the AutismEats.org website.

March 5, 2017

The Pastor’s Page

A blessed Lent to all. We have

begun the formal preparation

period for the Resurrection.

Let’s make our mutual task to

invite someone back to Christ

for Easter. Our absent sisters and brothers are out there…

our Lenten challenge is “to bring them home to Christ for

Easter.”

Here are some helpful suggestions for our Lenten

discipline and we enter this holy season:

Attend the Lenten Daily Mass at 8 a.m.;

Daily prayer (Find some uninterrupted time with

God);

Celebrate the Sacrament of Penance (Be not afraid!);

Tri-parish Confessions on March 25—see notice

below;

Stations of the Cross and Benediction on Thursdays

at 7:00 PM;

Donate the money saved if you abstain from food,

alcohol, sweets during Lent;

Increase your annual gift to the Catholic Charity

Fund Appeal;

Read Psalm 139 daily (It will change you);

Bring someone back to Christ and the parish;

Spent quality time with your spouse, family/ friends;

Stop making excuses…just do it, and with love;

Strive for genuine holiness before God and self.

The ideal is to become someone who is genuinely striving

for God during these 40 days of Lent. God will fill the

gaps if we but offer ourselves to Him.

A blessed Lent! See you next week…with a friend!

~ Monsignor Darcy

St. Margaret, St Teresa and St. John–Paul II Parishes

will celebrate a Day of Penance

on March 25th from 10 AM to 2 PM

Several priests will be available

for non-stop Confessions.

This will serve as our Parish Penance Service for Lent.

Plan to join us and receive God’s mercy

during this holy Lenten Season.