Job Available
Maintenance position available. Local Roman Catholic Parish is seeking applicants for a full-time maintenance person. Work schedule will mostly be first shift - it will include some weekends and nights as necessary. Job requirements include basic knowledge of maintaining a 3 building campus, snow removal, custodial work, and the repair and maintenance of some equipment. A high school diploma or GED required along with at least 5 years of experience. Knowledge of the Portuguese language is helpful, but not necessary. Competitive salary and benefits. Apply in person or send a resume to Maintenance Position, St. Francis Xavier Church, 81
N. Carpenter Street, East Providence, RI 02914. Please no phone calls.
Attention Business Owners and Generous Parishioners!
Jay Tyler will be working on setting up the advertising sponsorships for our bulletin the week of November 30th. Please consider advertising in our bulletin.
Advertisements can be purchased for a business, family, or a sponsor ad can be purchased supporting community service organizations like emergency pregnancy counseling or the battered women’s shelter, etc. We need and appreciate your help.
If you are interested or would like more information, please call Jay directly at (800)477-4574
Ext.6337.
Thank you in advance for your generous support, and please patronize our advertisers!
Woodlawn Catholic Fund Raiser
Woodlawn Catholic Regional School is putting a new face on the 27 th Annual Chopstick Auction by adding a meat raffle and holiday festivities for children. COME FRIDAY evening, DECEMER 4 th in St. Edward’s Church Hall on Weeden Street, Pawtucket, at
7:00PM. Win beautiful prizes and baskets, and prime cuts of meat & Lobsters--$100 Bob’s Furniture card! $20.00 family admission includes pasta & meatball dinner. Special Sleigh Full of Toys Raffle and much, much more. Doors open at 6:15pm Call School for details—723-3759! Don’t miss the fun!
Cardinal Burke Visits New England
As previously announced, His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke will visit Northeast Catholic College on
April 4, 2016. During his visit, the Cardinal will celebrate Mass at 4:30 p.m. at the St. Joseph Cathedral in
Manchester, NH. Following Mass, the college will host a formal banquet to honor His Eminence at the Radisson
Hotel in Manchester at 7:00 p.m. The banquet is open to the public. The Cardinal will deliver a major address at the banquet.
Armenian Christmas Concert
The Armenian Chorale of Rhode Island will present a Christmas Concert entitled “Silent Night, Holy Night” at the Church of Sts.
Sahag and Mesrob, 70 Jefferson St., Providence, R.I.. This will take place on Saturday the 5 th of December at 6:30 PM. A donation of $10.00 is requested and light refreshments will follow the concert.
St. Adalbert’s Church – Thanksgiving Bingo
St. Adalbert’s at 866 Atwells Ave. in Providence invites you to their Thanksgiving Family Bingo on Saturday the 21 st of November.
It will start at 6 PM – the Kitchen opens at 5 PM. Besides bingo games, they will feature cash and basket raffles and delicious Polish –
American foods (take-out available). For more information please vist www.stadalberts.us
or call 351-9306.
Bishop Hendriken Open House
Bishop Hendriken High School will hold an Open House on Sunday the 22 nd of November, from noon until 3:00 PM. Information on admissions and financial aid as well as academics, college placement, athletics and extracurricular activities will be available. For more information, please call the Admissions Office at 739-3450 ext. 162.
A Note of Thanks
Dear Fr. Santos, We thank you and all your kind parishioners for supporting the Mother of Life Center with the pro-life Rose
Sale this fall. The donations that we received from this major fund raiser go a long way to help our ministry assist many young mothers and fathers each year. Our message to everyone who comes through our doors is a message of support and the importance of life. The vast majority of our clients over the years have expressed their appreciation for the counseling, guidance and practical assistance they received from this Center.
Our work continues because of the generous assistance from our active pro-life friends like you. May our Lord and His Holy
Mother bless you with God’s eternal peace.
Sincerely, Marlo Itteilag, Director of Counseling

The Greatest Treasure
Despite the great number of his religious, Bonaventure made sure that all of them could approach him. His charity for his brothers was limitless. A lay Brother, Egide, who had an admirable simplicity, expressed his worry:
“When I think about the insights that Doctors like you receive from heaven, I wonder, how can an ignoramus like myself be saved?” Bonaventure replied, “If God granted a man no other talent than the grace to love Him, that would be enough and would be a great treasure.” – “Are you saying that an illiterate man can love the Lord more than a great genius?” – “Of course, Brother Egide, not only as much, but much more. One sees very simple old women who, on this fundamental point, surpass the greatest theologians.” With these words, the Brother, transported by joy, ran out onto the road and began to shout, “Come, simple and unlettered men, come good women, all of you come to love Our Lord. You can love Him as much and even than Father Bonaventure and the most clever theologians!” – from the newsletter of the Abbey of Saint-Joseph de Clairval, 21150 Flavigny-sur-
Ozerain, France ( http://www.clairval.com
)
Black Catholic History Month
A special commemoration of the continuing contribution throughout history of Catholics of African origin will be made at the 9:00
AM Mass on Sunday the 29 th of November. This is also the First Sunday of Advent and the beginning of the new Church year.
Holy Name Continues to Foster Vocations
As you are able to see from the posters at the entrance of the
Church and Chapel one of the members of our parish, Louis Edet is now a seminarian for the Diocese of Providence. Louis received a Bachelor of
Philosophy from the National Missionary Seminary of St. Paul in
Gwagwalada-Abuja, Nigeria. Though originally from Nigeria where he studied to be a missionary priest, Edet came to the Diocese of Providence last year and decided to stay and pursue a vocation as a diocesan priest. “I took off time to discover if I wanted to continue [to study to be a missionary priest],” he said. “I came here and they’ve been welcoming.”
Edet is pursuing a masters of theology at Providence College, where he says the religious community has been hospitable and helped reignite his passion for the priestly vocation. He named Father Lazarus
Onuh, chaplain of the African Catholic Community in residence at the
Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Providence, as a source of support in his transition to the Diocese of Providence.
Let us all continue to keep Louis in our prayers as he continues to deepen his knowledge of God’s will for him. As we have all experienced in our parish – prayer matters and God does answer.
A trip to Portugal
As you all know I went to visit my classmates and friends in Portugal. By God’s grace I was also able to stop in Fatima and pray for your intentions at the Capelinha of the Apparitions. The prayer requests that had been given to me a couple of years ago traveled with me again. This time they were left to be burned in the same place where the candles of so many hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are offered to our Blessed Mother. Thank you for your prayers for my journey and safe return.
From the Parish Calendar
Sunday the 15 th : Members of the Youth Groups are invited to join in the first night of the Mission talks at 6:00 PM.
Please encourage our young people from both Youth Groups to come to this opening talk. It will be a special blessing for them.
Friday the 20 th through 22 nd : Photographs for the
. Please note this is the only Sunday! If you have not signed up please do so today (14 th and 15 th of November)! Remember the more signed up the better our book will be. All who sign up will receive a free family portrait and a free copy of the album – you do not need to buy anything!
Sunday the 22 nd : Concert in the Church by the Rhode Island College Early Music Ensemble at 3:00 PM. This will be the first performance by this group in our Church. Please let us encourage these young students in their pursuit of beauty.
Tuesday the 24 th : Mass for the Faithful Departed at the St. Martin de Porres Center celebrated by Fr. Lazarus.
Sunday the 29 th : First Sunday of Advent. Commemoration of Black Catholic History Month.