“Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me.” Psalm 138
PROGRESS AND GOD’S WORD
Again the same religious appeared on his rung as before and said: “O Judge, I ask you:”…
“Why did you not cause all your words to be heard in a single moment? Then it would not have been necessary for them to be preached through the intervals of time.”…
“As to why I did not speak all my words in one hour, I answer you: Just as, materially, it goes against the body for it to take in one hour as much food as might content it for many years, so it is against the divine arrangement that my words, which are the food of the soul, would all have been spoken in one hour. But just as bodily food is taken in little by little, to be chewed and, when chewed, to be carried to the interior, so my words were not to be spoken in one hour, but rather through the intervals of time, in accord with the intelligence of those who were making progress, in order that the hungry might have something by which to be satisfied and that when satisfied, they might be excited to higher things.”…
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Saint Bridget
Saint Bridget (1373) was a widow and a religious foundress. She is the patron saint of Sweden and co-patron of Europe.
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GOD ALONE SUFFICES
LET NOTHING DISTURB YOU, LET NOTHING FRIGHTEN YOU. THOUGH ALL THINGS PASS, GOD DOES NOT CHANGE. PATIENCE WINS ALL THINGS. BUT HE LACKS NOTHING WHO POSSESSES GOD, FOR GOD ALONE SUFFICES.
From: Safely Through the Storm
July 25th Week Announced Masses:
Saturday, July 24th
5:00pm Mem. Mass for Ann, John & Mary Cipriano req. by Ann Giannini
Sunday, July 25th (Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
9:00am For deceased members of St. Joseph Parish
11:15am 12th Anniv. Helen Iapaolo, req., Thomas M. Bruzzese
Monday, July 26th (St. Joachim and St. Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
8:00am Available for Intention
Tuesday, July 27th
8:00am 20th Anniv. Benny Thibeault, req., daughter, Pauline
Thursday, July 29th (St. Martha)
8:00am For the Intentions of the Parishioners of St. Joseph Church
Friday, July 30th (St. Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor of the Church)
8:00am Available for Intenti
Saturday, July 31st
5:00pm 3rd Anniv. Vincent P. McWilliams, req., by the McWilliams, Rubert Families
Sunday, August 1st
9:00am 57th Anniv. William P. Nolan, req., Dr. Daniel S. Harrop, III
11:15am 3rd Anniv. Vincent P. McWilliams, req., wife, Patricia
July 25th Sacrificial Giving Report
JULY 2010
2009 2010
Envelopes (64) $1420.00 (40) $ 1633.00
Loose $ 885.00 $ 599.00
Children 5.00 00
TOTALS $2310.00 $2232.00
Thank you for your generosity!!
HAITI TOTAL $1006.00
Next weekend’s 2nd collection is for Peters Pence
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The Sanctuary Candle will burn this week in honor of Our Lord:
And in memory of:
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Harrop, Sr.
Req.
Dr. Daniel S. Harrop, III
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Please remember to include St. Joseph Church in your will or trust.
Budget Reminder:
Hope everyone is having a great summer.
Please remember to make up your budgets.
Reception of the Eucharist:
If receiving Holy Communion in the hand, approach the Priest or the Extraordinary Minister, bow, as a sign of reverence. After receiving the host, step to the side and STOP to receive Our Lord, then proceed to the cup, again bow, receive from the cup, then proceed to your pew.
ALTAR SERVERS
Sat: July 31ST
5:00pm Jeffrey,(MC), Alexis, Makayla, Olivia D.
Sun: Aug. 1st
9:00am Milton, (MC),Catherine, Savanna, Mason
11:15am Lachelle, (SS), Ronan, Jenna, Ariana
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS
Sat. July 31st
5:00pm Pat O’Hara, Jonathan & Laura Samit
Sun: Aug. 1st
9:00am Shirley Sears, Al Kelly, Jenny Peek
11:15am Ann Doherty, Jane Carey, Maureen Robbins
READERS
Sat: July 31st
5:00pm John Donnelly
Sun: Aug. 1st
9:00am Arthur Sears
11:15am Mary Lyons
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION INFORMATION:
A PARENTS’ MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE RECTORY ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH AT 10:00AM. IT IS NECESSARY THAT ALL PARENTS WITH CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM GRADES 1-8 ATTEND. REGISTRATION FORMS WILL BE MAILED IN AUGUST. CLASSES WILL BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 19TH AT 10:00AM.
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Volunteer Appreciation Beach Day
Any parishioner who has volunteered their time or talent to Saint Joseph’s throughout the past year is invited to join us for a volunteer appreciation beach day, to be held on Wednesday, July 28th from 10:00AM to 3:00PM, at the Galilee Beach Club in Narragansett. The use of the club is made possible through the generosity and kindness of Dr. Daniel Harrop,III, a parish trustee. Sun lovers will enjoy the sandy beach and ocean surf; others will enjoy the Atlantic breeze on the deck or under an umbrella! If you are a volunteer and would like to attend, please call the Rectory @ 421-9137 to reserve your place.
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About Mass Intentions
It is the long-standing tradition of the Church that each Mass have an intention, for either a living person, a person who has died, or a particular intention. The value of ONE Mass is beyond our imagining, and the practice of having a Mass offered on someone else’s behalf is a reminder of our profound interconnectedness as members of the Body of Christ. Perhaps there is a deceased relative, a living friend or family member in need, or even an intention which you hold in your heart. Consider having a Mass celebrated for your intention. Call the Rectory to book an upcoming Mass.
NEXT WEEK OUR PARISH WILL TAKE UP THE PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION. THIS COLLECTION ALLOWS THE HOLY FATHER TO CAST THE LIGHT OF CHRIST UPON THE WORLD BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST AROUND THE GLOBE. PLEASE BE GENEROUS IN NEXT WEEK’S PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION. Thank you
YEAR OF EVANGELIZATION
The Christian Community of Saint Joseph continues our series of events for the Year of Evangelization.
In the fall, St. Joseph Church presents: “Deirdre Sings for the Year of Evangelization.” A concert featuring Deirdre Donovan performing a selection of music from the church year and other selections. Date to be announced. For more information about the Year of Evangelization, please visit www.CatholicsComeHome.org
16th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (July 18th, 2010)
“He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.” Psalm 15
THE DIVINE LIFE CALLING MARTHA
Holiness is you who have become the Kingdom of God, it is you divinized by the gift of yourself. Precisely, if we see that this is really about a Presence, about a person-to-person exchange, if we see that each gesture allows us to be in communion with divine life, we will understand that the eternal is now…
That is exactly what we must do. There is no question for us of waiting until the afternoon. It is now, here…That is where God is waiting for you. There lies your eternity, your infinite communion, because each human act, if it is a gift of ourselves, is an act creating eternity. There is nothing else to expect. If you die tonight and your day has been full of God, you will be in eternity because you yourselves will have become eternity. This is the only way of triumphing over death, by making the “now” eternal. Here, now, today in the kitchen, bringing the dishes of food to the table, in recreation, before your bills in your office, it is at every instant that divine life is calling you, that it can circulate through you, communicate itself to others, provided you are attentive to life with its immense dimensions.
God is not someone we can speak about, he is someone we breathe, whom we communicate through the atmosphere emanating from ourselves. People around you will feel if you are in constant communion with God. There is not a religious action: it is the whole life that is religious, the whole life or nothing, I repeat, the whole life or nothing…
That is why Our Lord, who wanted to instill in us the infinite dignity of our lives, spent thirty years doing manual labor, a labor that apparently had nothing religious about it, the most ordinary work which he gathered in the Eucharist as bread and wine.
You need no more than that to be in communion with God. Labor, rest, the daily relationships of humans among themselves, that is religion provided every act is vested with this divine presence and communicates it.
Father Maurice Zundel
Father Zundel (1975) was a Swiss mystic, poet, philosopher, liturgist, and author
July 18th Week Announced Masses:
Saturday, July 17th
5:00pm 16th Anniv. Mary Schecher, req., family
Sunday, July 18th (Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
9:00am 61st Anniv. Rose Bruzzese, req. Thomas Bruzzese
11:15am 17th Anniv. Edith Coutanche, req., Dr. Daniel S. Harrop, III
Monday, July 19th
8:00am Available for Intention
Tuesday, July 20th (St. Apollinaris, bishop & martyr)
8:00am For the Intentions of the Parishioners of St. Joseph’s
Thursday, July 22nd (St. Mary Magdalene)
8:00am Mem. For Helen Coleman & family and deceased relatives in Ireland
Friday, July 23rd (St. Bridget of Sweden, religious)
8:00am Mem. For Lee Alan Stome req. by Ricci Fam.
Saturday, July 24th
5:00pm Mem. Mass for Ann, John & Mary Cipriano req. by Ann Giannini
Sunday, July 25th (Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
9:00am Available
11:15am 12th Anniv. Helen Iapaolo, req., Thomas M. Bruzzese
July 18th Sacrificial Giving Report
JULY 2010
2009 2010
Envelopes 1420.00 1568.00
Loose 885.00 573.50
Children 5.00 375.00
TOTALS 2310.00 2516.50
Thank you for your generosity!!
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OUR ROLE: OUR HIGHEST ROLE AS CREATURES IS TO OFFER WORSHIP AND TO SHARE A ONENESS WITH OUR CREATOR.
FROM: WHERE THE EARTH MEETS HEAVEN
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The Sanctuary Candle will burn this week in honor of Our Lord:
And in memory of:
JOHN GRACIE
Req.
FLORENCE GRACIE
The Altar Bread will be offered this week in honor of Our Lord:
And in memory of:
Lawrence A. & Mary K. Roberge, Sr.
Req.
Patricia McWilliams
A Message from Father Joseph Upton…
Many, many thanks for your expressions of congratulations and best wishes for me on the occasion of my Ordination to the Priesthood. I am especially grateful to Monsignor Bastia, not only for his guidance and support over the last several years, but for vesting me at my Ordination, for his presence at my First Mass, and his very kind words in last week’s bulletin.
I am also truly indebted to Donald Dame, our outstanding parish organist, for lending his talents at the organ during my First Mass on June 27th. Many thanks as well to the members of our parish choir who sacrificed their time and talent to sing for my First Mass. Your presence meant so much to me personally and greatly enhanced the quality of our worship.
I would also like to thank all those members of the parish who attended the Ordination and First Mass, or who have since offered their congratulations and best wishes. I am truly grateful for the many gifts, cards, and especially the prayers of this community of faith.
Be assured of my prayers for you as I begin my first priestly assignment at Saint Francis of Assisi in Wakefield and the Prout School. Please pray for me, that I may be a priest after the Heart of Christ. I look forward to seeing you sometime in the future, when I will return to celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving.
Fondly yours in Christ,
Father Joseph Upton
Prayer cards commemorating Father Upton’s Ordination can be found on the tables at the Main Entrance to the Church. If you would like to reach Father Upton, use the following:
Fr. Joseph Upton
Saint Francis of Assisi Church
114 High Street
Wakefield, RI 02879
401-783-4411
Please remember to include St. Joseph Church in your will or trust.
Budget Reminder:
Hope everyone is having a great summer.
Please remember to make up your budgets.
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Reception of the Eucharist:
If receiving Holy Communion in the hand, approach the Priest or the Extraordinary Minister, bow, as a sign of reverence. After receiving the host, step to the side and STOP to receive Our Lord, then proceed to the cup, again bow, receive from the cup, then proceed to your pew.
ALTAR SERVERS
Sat: July 24th
5:00pm Jeffrey, (MC) Alexandra, Ben Makayla
Sun: July 25th
9:00am Milton (MC) Savannah, Thomas, Alexis, Allie
11:15am Lachelle (SS) Meaghan, Jenna, Ariana
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS
Sat. July 24th
5:00pm John Donnelly, Carroll Medeiros, Florence Gracie
Sun: July 25th
9:00am James Vandermillen, Al Kelley, Jenny Peek
11:15am Jane Carey, Judy Gillis, Maureen Robbins
READERS
Sat: July 24th
5:00pm Janet Bonaminio
Sun: July 25th
9:00am Beverly Baar
11:15am David Gillis
ALTAR SERVERS SUMMER OUTING:
THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010. DETAILS WILL BE MAILED TO EACH SERVER: PLEASE RESPOND NO LATER THAN MONDAY, JULY 19. 2010
Volunteer Appreciation Beach Day
Any parishioner who has volunteered their time or talent to Saint Joseph’s throughout the past year is invited to join us for a volunteer appreciation beach day, to be held on Wednesday, July 28th from 10:00AM to 3:00PM, at the Galilee Beach Club in Narragansett. The use of the club is made possible through the generosity and kindness of Dr. Daniel Harrop,III, a parish trustee. Sun lovers will enjoy the sandy beach and ocean surf; others will enjoy the Atlantic breeze on the deck or under an umbrella! If you are a volunteer and would like to attend, please call the Rectory @ 421-9137 to reserve your place.
About Mass Intentions
It is the long-standing tradition of the Church that each Mass have an intention, for either a living person, a person who has died, or a particular intention. The value of ONE Mass is beyond our imagining, and the practice of having a Mass offered on someone else’s behalf is a reminder of our profound interconnectedness as members of the Body of Christ. Perhaps there is a deceased relative, a living friend or family member in need, or even an intention which you hold in your heart. Consider having a Mass celebrated for your intention. Call the Rectory to book an upcoming Mass.
15th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (July 11th, 2010)
THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH
To communicate in the mystery of the Apostolic Church is to communicate…in the dispositions which fitted the souls of the apostles in face of the mission which Christ was confiding to them. Today as formerly, it is the same mission: “As the Father hath sent me, I also send you.” That mission is unchanged: it consists of bringing to mankind the same message of salvation and the same life. What one first remarks as characterizing the reaction of the apostles when told of this mission, is a conquering, irresistible, indomitable enthusiasm in the midst of heaped-up opposition, blindness, and threats. Again, we notice their unwavering conviction that the message of Christ, in itself and without the least addition, contains the whole secret of the world’s salvation: one only Master, one Savior, one Truth, one only Life-His Life. Finally, the reaction of the apostles to the announcement of their mission is characterized by a respect full of veneration and of loyalty, for this astonishing and sublime message which Jesus was commanding them to preach to the whole world, despite their ignorance and the poverty of the means at their disposal. They understood that this treasure of truth and of life did not belong as of right to themselves; that they must keep it unchanged and intact; and that their mission was to announce this message whole and entire, to all nations. O Jesus, Our Head, grant unto all the members of your Mystical Body an understanding of the apostolicity of the Church, so that they may firmly resolve to participate in her apostolic mission. Make them understand that it is you who create the apostolicity of the Church…Your chosen ones tremble at the realization of their own personal powerlessness, but they courageously place all the supernatural confidence of their souls in this, your tremendous promise. Grant, O Lord, that your faithful may know the full meaning of all this.
Archbishop Emile Maurice Guerry
Archbishop Guerry (1969) was the archbishop of Cambrai, France, and a spiritual author
July 11th Week Announced Masses:
Saturday, July 10th
5:00am Available for Intention
Sunday, July 11th (Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
9:00am Available for Intention
11:15am Birth. Remb. Lawrence A. Roberge, Sr., req. daughter
Monday, July 12th
8:00am For the Intentions of the Parishioners of St. Joseph’s
Tuesday, July 13th (St. Henry)
8:00am Available for Intention
Thursday, July 15th (St. Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church)
8:00am For the newly Ordained Priests in our Diocese
Friday, July 16th (Our Lady of Mount Carmel)
8:00am Available for Intention
Saturday, July 17th
5:00pm 16th Anniv. Mary Schecher, req., family
Sunday, July 18th (Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
9:00am Available for Intention
11:15am 17th Anniv. Edith Coutanche, req., Dr. Daniel S. Harrop, III
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Sanctuary Candle will burn this week in honor of Our Lord:
And in memory of:
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Harrop, Jr.
Req.
Dr. Daniel S. Harrop, III