Schedule of Sacramental Celebrations
St. Joseph Church Office
74 Spring St., Fairhaven, MA 02719
Hours: Monday & Tuesday 8-5,
Wednesday & Thursday 1-6, Friday 1-5
Rev. Robert Charlton, SS.CC., Pastor
Rev. Deacon Robert Lorenzo, Pastoral Assistant
Rev. Deacon Douglas Medeiros, Pastoral Assistant
Mr. Paul Cabral, Music Director
Mrs. Tracy Travers, Secretary/ Bookkeeper
Mr. Paul Renaux, Janitor
Phone: 508-994-9714
Fax: 508-979-4659
Email: stjosephparish@comcast.net
Web Site: stjosephparishfairhaven.weebly.com
St. Joseph School
100 Spring St., Fairhaven, MA 02719
Mrs. Faith Piazza, Principal
Mrs. Isabel daCosta, Secretary
Mrs. Caroline Murphy, Bookkeeper
Liz Rogers, Administrative Assistant
Phone: 508-996-1983
Fax: 508-996-1998
Web: www.saintjosephschool.org
Faith Formation Office
74 Spring Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719
Margie Copeland, Dir. Of Faith Formation
Phone: 508-245-8724
email:MARYSYES2@comcast.net
Eucharist
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.
Daily Mass on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: at
8:00 a.m.
No 8:00 a.m. on Tuesdays
Penance (Confession)
Saturday 3:30- 4:15 p.m. and any time by appointment.
Seasonal Penance Services as announced.
Baptism
Schedule an appointment with the parish priest or deacon to
begin preparations. Ordinarily Baptism is celebrated on the first
Sunday of each month at 11:30 a.m.
Matrimony
Schedule an appointment with the parish priest or deacon to
begin preparations at least one year prior to the projected wedding date.
Anointing of the Sick
Please contact the Rectory concerning parishioners who are ill
and/or homebound who are in need of this Sacrament. We visit
the area hospitals regularly, but the hospital chaplains administer the Sacraments to patients.
The Pastoral Care of Saint Joseph’s is entrusted to
The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (SS.CC.)
ST. JOSEPH’S PARISH FAMILY
FAIRHAVEN, MA
VISIT THE PARISH WEB-SITE
ST. JOSEPH’S SCHOOL NEWS
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL students are collecting can tabs for Shriners International. Collection box and informational poster are by the
main door.
St. Joseph School JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY students are collecting used cell phones to be recycled and donated to victims of domestic
violence and to soldiers. There will be a collection box at the church’s
main door. Thanks.
Wednesday, November 26th is a 1/2 day with 11:30 dismissal– No
Extended Care
Thursday, November 27th, Thanksgiving and Friday, November
28th-No School
November 23, 2014
START WITH GRATITUDE
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received.
Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that
feeling.
Our Lord Jesus Christ,
King of the Universe
FAITH FORMATION
NEWS
Youth Ministry, Confirmation candidates, and grade 7 & 8
young people will be sponsoring the Annual Pre-Thanksgiving
Mass on Tuesday, Nov. 25th at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome!
Please bring canned goods or non-perishable food items for the
pantry. Also all bread/rolls for your Thanksgiving dinner will
be blessed.
NO Faith Formation on November 24 & 25th for grades 1-9.
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA at the Knights of Columbus
Hall, (Lower level) Route 6, Mattapoisett on Sunday, Dec. 7th
from 8 a.m.—11 a.m. $5.00 per person (Plain, Blueberry, and
Chocolate Chip Pancakes, Sausage, Orange Juice and Coffee.
We are also collecting unwrapped toys for needy children.
Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association
If you know of anyone facing a serious or life-limiting illness,
the Southcoast VNA offers Palliative Care and Hospice Care.
They can be contacted at 508-973-3200 or
www.southcoasttvna.org
CHURCH OFFERING
Oct. 26
4,277.44
Nov. 2
3,655.75
Nov. 9
4.777.57
Nov. 16
4,481.83
ANNUAL COLLECTION—Thank you to those who have
contributed thus far. A total of $ 21, 861. has been received.
WORKBOOKS for LECTORS are available. Please pick up your
workbook in the sacristy. Thank you.
HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION DAY—The
Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Fall River will accept applications and administer an Entrance Examination for new students on
Saturday Dec. 6th with the make-up exam on Saturday, Dec. 13th.
Students wishing to enter any of these schools next September should
report to the school of their choice at the dates and times listed below.
Bishop Connolly High, Fall River—Dec. 6 & 13
Bishop Feehan High, Attleboro— Dec. 6 & 13
Pope John Paul II High, Hyannis—Dec. 6 & 13
Bishop Stang High, No. Dartmouth—Dec. 6 & 13
Coyle and Cassidy High, Taunton— Dec. 6 & 13
Arrive at 7:45 a.m.—Testing 8:00 a.m.
There is a $20. fee, payable at the time of application.
Bishop Stang, a Catholic, college preparatory high school in
Dartmouth, MA, will administer the High School Placement
Test (HSPT) for incoming 9th grade applicants. Students may
choose to take the exam on either Saturday, December 6th or
13th from 8:00 am – 11:30 am. Visit www.bishopstang.org for
more details or to pre-register. Walk-ins are always welcome
on exam day. Merit scholarship incentives are available.
CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICE Are you facing foreclosure? Don’t
wait to seek help. Get FREE housing counseling today. Catholic Social Services, a non-profit, HUD Approved Housing counseling
Agency, provides free and confidential foreclosure prevention counseling to homeowners facing difficulties in making their mortgage payments. Local area: 238 Bonney St. New Bedford (tel. # (508) 9977337)
ST. JOSEPH/ST.MARY CYO BAKSETBALL has a few
openings on both boys and girls 7/8th grade teams. If you are
interested in playing basketball this winter, contact Bob Demanche at (508) 984-7468. All games are played at he Kennedy
Youth Center on County St. in New Bedford.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
NOVEMBER 23, 2014
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK
Saturday, Nov 22
4:30 p.m.
Jeannete Kenyon, Margaret A. (Peggy) Griffiths
Sunday, Nov. 23
8:00.a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Cecile Bowers, Irene Smith, Juliana Grace Riquinha
Avelino Miguel, Dorothy Ramos, People of the Parish
Monday, Nov. 24
8:00 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 25 7:00 p.m. People of the Parish
Wednesday, Nov. 26
8:00 a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 27 8:00 a.m. Rene Gadbois
Friday, Nov. 28
8:00 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 29
4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 30
8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
James and Irene Mawn
People of the Parish
Ambrose Hogan, Timothy P. Hogan, Lila Hogan Trott, Roger Saraiva
MEMORIALS
The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in loving memory
of Doris Dawes at the request of Carol.
The Altar Candles will burn this week in loving memory of
Doris Dawes at the request of Carol.
The Altar Bread used at our Holy Masses this week was
provided in loving memory of Doris Dawes at the request of
Carol.
The Altar Wine used at our Holy Masses this week was
provided in loving memory of Doris Dawes at the request of
Carol.
GIFTS TO GIVE, a children’s charity. We all have gifts to
give. Volunteers needed. Individuals and families may just
“drop in” at the mill and we’ll put you to work. Hours:
Monday—Saturday 9 a.m. Close Wednesday and Saturday at 2
p.m. Other days at 5 p.m. Located: Titleist Dr. Acushnet.
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY will meet on Monday,
December 1st from 9-11a.m. in the chapel and on Tuesday,
December 2nd from 6-8p.m. in the Conference room.
Future meeting dates include Monday December 15th and
Tuesday, December 16th. There will be no meeting between
Christmas and New Years.
CONGRATULATIONS to Deborah Osuch as she receives the
Marian Medal Sunday, November 23rd.
PRAYERS for those in hospitals, in nursing homes throughout
the area, the sick, those undergoing medical testing, the
homebound and for all those who have lost a loved one this past
week. If you or a loved one enters the hospital, please contact
the rectory so we can visit with you.
Hospital—Because of the privacy act we will not publish the names
of parishioners who are in the hospital, unless otherwise notified.
Irene Vieira, Geraldine Aguiar (The Royal)
Prayers for: Caiden Barnes, Kim Scieszka, Ryan Newman,
Beverly Machado, Diane Leclair, Judy Sorell, Marilyn Leger,
Margaret Pauline, Emily Rose Prezner, Lillian St. Jean, Pat Gallagher,
William Machado, Emelda Cardozo, Joseph Begnoche, Sheila
Lemieux, Stan Wojcik, The Bergeron, Family, Carol Dube, Fr.
Gabriel Healy, Bill Kennefick, Debra Hardy, Maryann Daigle, Mary
Cappuccio, Charlie Foley and Doris Sullivan. Please call the church
office if you would like to have a person’s name mentioned.
MASS INTENTIONS
Greeters and ushers make their best effort to identify the
family members of those being remembered at Mass in order
to ask if they would like to present the offertory gifts. It would
be greatly appreciated if family members identified themselves
to the ushers or greeters before Mass. If there is more than
one person being remembered, a representative from each
family is welcome to participate.
RADIO CORMARIAE, the Diocese’s only Catholic radio
station, would like to invite you to participate in the
PROCLAIM & MAGNIFY 2014 conference being held at St.
Julie Billiard Church, 494 Slocum Rd., Dartmouth on
Saturday, Nov. 29th from 9 a.m.—3 p.m. Keynote speaker,
renowned author and philosopher, PETER KREEFT will be
presenting two dynamic talks: The Culture Wars and The
Winning Strategy of the New Evangelization. We will also be
featuring ALLISON GINGRAS, show host of the station’s
Catholic 24/7 program. Tickets are $25. per person with a
luncheon provided. The day will also include the Rosary and
Confession. This promises to be an amazing experience!