St. Joseph Church

April 2, 2017

╬ ANNOUNCED MASSES ╬ Saturday, April 1 5:00 p.m. Available Sunday, April 2 Fifth Sunday of Lent 9:00 a.m. Memorial, Irma Doncsecz, requested, friends 11:15 a.m. Memorial, Dr. Daniel S. Harrop Jr., requested, Dr. Daniel S. Harrop III Monday, April 3 8:00 a.m. For the Parishioners of St. Joseph Church Tuesday, April 4 St. Isidore, bishop, doctor of the Church 8:00 a.m. 31st Anniversary Birthday Remembrance, Joseph V. Diggins Sr., requested wife and children Thursday, April 6 8:00 a.m. Available 6:00 p.m. Confessions 6:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross and Benediction Friday, April 7 St. John Baptist de la Salle, priest

8:00 a.m. Memorial, Joseph C. Petteruti, requested, son Joseph Saturday April 8 5:00 p.m. Deceased Religious who have served at St. Joseph Parish and Cleary School Sunday, April 9 Palm Sunday 9:00 a.m. Available 11:15 a.m. Memorial, Katherine Deary Hickey, requested Daniel S. Harrop III

SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH April 2, 2017

“Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD” Psalm 130

Fifth Sunday of Lent Celebrating 166 years of living faith since the foundation of our parish in 1851.

2017 Catholic Charity Appeal

toward our goal of $75,000.00. If you’ve made a gift, thank you and God bless! If not, would you prayerfully consider

how you can help our brothers and sisters in Christ, some of whom are in desperate need.

Your generous support of the Catholic Charity Appeal sustains the work of numerous ministries and programs

within the Diocese of Providence that help meet the spiritual and physical needs of well over 200,000 Rhode Islanders each year.

Parish Lenten Penance Service

Our annual Lenten Penance Service will be held in the main church on

Monday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m.

ALL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED

TO ATTEND

Parents and other parishioners are welcome.

The Sacrament of Penance and

Reconciliation called Penance, Reconciliation, or Confession) is one of the sev-

en sacraments of the Catholic Church (called sacred mysteries in the Eastern Catholic Churches), in which the faithful ob-

tain absolution for the sins committed against God and neighbour and are reconciled with the community of the Church.[a] By this

sacrament Christians are freed from sins committed after Baptism.[1]

The sacrament of Penance is considered the normal way to be absolved from mortal sin, by which one would otherwise condemn oneself

to Hell.

As Scriptural basis for this sacrament, the Catholic Church refers to John 20:23, where

Jesus breathed the Holy Spirit into the Apostles, saying, "Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose

sins you shall retain, they are retained," and to James 5:16: "Confess there-

fore your sins one to another: and pray one for

another, that you may be saved."

We have now raised $27,112.00

SACRIFICIAL GIVING

2016 2017 Envelopes $4,496.00 $2,386.00 Loose: $1,650.00 $ 130.00 Electronic Giving $ 741.00 $ 848.00 Children: $ 2.00 $ 3.00 TOTALS: $6,889.00 $ 3,367.00

Holy Week Schedule ALTAR SERVERS Thursday Holy Thursday 7:00 p.m. Catherine, Joseph, Ben, Will, Lily, Abigail Good Friday Stations 3:00 p.m. Lily, Sophia, Grace Good Friday Liturgy of Passion 7:00 p.m. Olivia, Max, Grace, Jessica, Sam, Abby Holy Saturday Easter Vigil 7:00 p.m Olivia, Max, Grace, Kirsten Easter Sunday 9:00 a.m. Jessica, Sophia 11:15 a.m. Lily, Sam (MC), Abby

LECTORS Thursday Holy Thursday 7:00 p.m. Jim Vandermillen, David Gillis Good Friday Liturgy of Passion 7:00 p.m. Jonathan Samit, Ed Bozzi Holy Saturday Easter Vigil 7:00 p.m. Carolyn Piatek, Jan Carrara

Easter Sunday 9:00 a.m. Helen Valcourt 11:15 a.m. Jeff Harrington

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS

Thursday Holy Thursday 7:00 p.m. Judy Gillis, Shirley Sears, Lorraine Beaudoin Friday Good Friday 7:00 p.m. Florence Gracie, David Gillis, Jan Jaquinto Saturday Easter Vigil 7:00 p.m. Pam DeLuca, Pat O’Hara, Jan Jaquinto Sunday Easter Sunday 9:00 a.m. Shirley Sears, Florence Gracie, Lorraine Beaudoin 11:15 a.m. Judy Gillis, David Gillis, Dan Harrop

Lent and Holy Week at St. Joseph Church

Lenten Penance Service

for all CCD students, parents, and parishioners will be held in the main church on Monday, April 3, at 7:00 p.m

(Several Confessors will be available)

REHEARSALS FOR HOLY WEEK April 2017

HOLY THURSDAY Wednesday , April 12th 5:00 p.m. GOOD FRIDAY (Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion) Friday

April 14th 11:00 a.m. HOLY SATURDAY Saturday, April 15th 11:00 a.m.

Holy Week Schedule

Holy Thursday: No 8:00 a.m. Mass Mass of Our Lord’s Supper 7:00 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed 8:00 -10:00 p.m. Sacrament Good Friday: Stations of the Cross 3:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord 7:00 p.m. Holy Saturday: Confessions 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. Vigil Mass 7:00 p.m. Easter Sunday: Mass 9:00 and 11:15 a.m.

Holy Thursday

Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament will be held from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. following the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Sign-up sheets will be available at the church entrance. Come and spend

some quiet time with our Lord. Good Friday Collection

Our parish will take up the annual collection for the Holy Land on Good Friday. Your financial contribution helps to support

the struggling Christian community and to protect Christianity’s holiest places.

Cleaning & Decorating April 14, following the Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord.

Rice Bowls These are an annual reminder of the social

dimension of Lenten fasting. If you have not received a rice bowl, they are available on the

tables at the church entrance. As we fast from one meal or activity we place the dollar value in these

bowls to support Catholic Relief Services in more than 40 countries, with 25 percent

remaining in the United States. The collection will be taken on Palm Sunday Weekend.

Please remember to exchange the coin for paper currency before turning in your Rice Bowl

Contribution. Thank you and God Bless

PLEASE NOTE: We will resume reception of the

Precious Blood of Christ, as well as sharing the sign of peace, at the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Thursday,

April 13th.

RECEPTION OF THE EUCHARIST: If receiving Holy Communion in the

hand, approach the priest or the extraor-dinary minister and bow as a sign of

reverence to our Lord. 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, and return to

your pew.