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St. Martha’s Church 2595 P A , E P , R.I. 02914
PARISH PRIESTS & DEACON
Rev. Albert P. Marcello ~ Chaplain, RI Hospital In Residence
Rev. Mr. Dominic P. DiOrio ~ Deacon Assistant
PARISH STAFF
Mr. Nathan Melo ~ Director of Music & Choirs, Organist
Seminarian, Matthew Burns ~ Assistant Director of Religious Education
Mr. Anthony Prattico ~ Secretary Bookkeeper
Mr. Arthur Sousa ~ Buildings and Grounds
CELEBRATIONS OF THE SACRAMENTS The Holy Eucharist Daily Masses: Monday Thursday ~ 9:00 am
Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil ~ 4:00 pm
Sundays 8:30 am, 11:00 am
(5:00 pm September May) Confessions: Saturday 3:00 3:30 pm (or by appointment) Rosary: 8:35 am (before each daily Mass) Holy Day Schedule: 6:00 Vigil Mass on the Eve of the Holy Day 9:00 am & 6:00 pm on the Day of the Holy Day First Thursdays: Exposition, Rosary, Adoration & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, 8:00 am9:00 am (before Mass) Baptism: The 2nd Sunday of each month @ 12:30 pm
Baptism Instruction: On the Wed. before the 2nd Sunday @ 6:00 pm
Marriage: Call the pastor to book your wedding at least 6 months in advance. (No weddings will be booked over the phone or by the parents of the bride or groom.) Holy Orders: Contact Fr. Green or the Office of Vocations for the Diocese of Providence at 8318011 RCIA: These adult class sessions are for those who wish to convert to Catholicism, for those who have never been baptized and wish to become Catholic or for any Catholic adult who missed the Sacraments of Eucharist & Confirmation. Instructions will begin anew in late September. The Sacraments of Initiation will be conferred at the Easter Vigil, 2016.

Classes begin Sunday, September 13.
Don’t wait until the last minute to register. Register now!
Forms are in the vestibule. __________________________________
2015 - 2016
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
PROGRAM REGISTRATION

There will be an important meeting for all new and returning teachers on Sunday
morning, September 6 at 10:00 am. Please meet in the church hall.
~Mass Intentions~ ~Religious Education~
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Please visit our parish website and make it your homepage for easy access, reference and information about all that is happening at St. Martha’s including times for Masses, Sacramental Preparation and im- portant and exciting upcoming events. Visit us at...
stmarthaschurchepri.org
Closed for Lunch 12:00 pm 12:30 pm
Closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday
~Parish Website & Office Hours~~Scripture Readings for the Week~
Monday: 1 Thes 4:1318; Ps 96:1, 35, 1113; Lk 4:1630
Tuesday: 1 Thes 5:16, 911; Ps 27:1, 4, 1314; Lk 4:3137
Wednesday: Col 1:18; Ps 52:1011; Lk 4:3844
Thursday: Col 1:914; Ps 98:26; Lk 5:111
Friday: Col 1:1520; Ps 100:1b5; Lk 5:3339
Saturday: Col 1:2123; Ps 54:34, 6, 8; Lk 6:15
Sunday: Is 35:47a; Ps 146:710; Jas 2:15; Mk 7:3137
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)

Saturday, August 29, 2015 The Passion of St. John the Baptist
4:00 pm ~ Jean & James Rollinson & Daughters
Emilio Petrucci, Jr. +Memorial Masses
Sunday, August 30, 2015 22NDSUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
8:30 am ~ Yusef Avant & Trudy Dacruz +Memorial
11:00 am ~ Rose Patton +Month’s Mind
Monday, August 31, 2015 9:00 am ~ Albert Cabral, Maria Barros +Memorial Mass
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 9:00 am ~ Vincent & Raymond Fer r i +Memorial Mass
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 9:00 am ~ Mary Curr ier +Birthday Remembrance
Thursday, September 3, 2015 St. Gregory the Great, Pope & Doctor of the Church 9:00 am ~ Anthony & Clementine Merr ill and the Deceased Members of Merrill Family +Memorial Mass
Friday, September 4, 2015
4:00pm ~ Filipe Gaspar +Memorial Mass
Adelino Passarinho +Memorial Mass
Sunday, September 6, 2015 23rd SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
8:30 am ~ Laura Escobar +Memorial Mass 11:00 am ~ Helen Norman +Birthday Remembrance
4:00 pm Wedding ~ Arthur Pacheco & Melissa Santiago
Sacred Heart Senior Day Services
Sacred Heart Church of East Providence is running a
Senior Services and is located in the Church Hall at
118 Taunton Ave. For more information please con-
tact Sr. Margaret Mary at (401) 7140145.

Our goal per week is over $5000 to meet expenses.
FAITH DIRECT The summer can be a very busy time for fami- lies and during the vacation season it is easy to forget that St. Martha’s needs your dona- tion. Faith Direct makes it easy with our new app! Download it from the App Store or Google Play and use RI564 to start giving to- day! Thank you for your continued support of our parish family with your time, talent and treasure! I will be keeping you and your fami- lies in prayer during your summer travels! God Bless you, Fr. Green
Our next St. Vincent de Paul Society meeting will be held on Sept 14. Anyone who feels they would like to join this important parish ministry is asked to contact Fr. Green at the rectory for more information.
Items needed for our Food Pantry. Canned Fruits Canned or Bottled Juice Coffee/Tea Dry Milk Dry Cereal Flour Pancake or Muffin Mix Cake Mix Sugar Maple Syrup Frosting Cooking Oils
Crackers Cookies Soups Canned Meats Tuna Fish Peanut Butter/Jelly Ketchup Mayonnaise Mustard Pasta Sauce Pasta Canned Pastas Canned Vegetables
Cleaning Products (Dish Washing Liquid, etc)
Paper Goods: (Kleenex, Paper Towels, Napkins, Toilet Paper)
Personal Hygiene Items (Soaps, Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Deodorant, Shampoo, Band Aids, Toilet Paper, Pampers)
Food Pantry in Need! During the summer months food donations to our Food Pantry drop significantly. Perhaps our minds may be on vacation or the warmer weather brings us to feel a lesser sense of ur- gency or need like the winter months. We are in need of all food items but we are especially in need of CEREALS, TOILET PAPER and CANNED MEATS AND FISH.
St. Vincent de Paul Clothing Bin Doing some summer cleaning? Please consider donating all your unwanted clothing, linens & shoes to the Society? There is a bin located in our north parking lot. Monetary Donations or Gift Cards are also gladly accepted. Make checks payable to St. Martha & place them in the Poor Box or any collection basket.

Red Sox Baseball Game Monday, September 7, 2015
The bus for the Red Sox Game leaves St. Martha’s parking lot at 10:30 am. Tickets will be given to everyone who has already purchased them as you get on the bus. There will be time before the game to get lunch and we will allow one hour after the game to get something to eat before the bus leaves.
Steak Fry Saturday, September 12, 2015
4:00 pm 7:00 pm
Stop by the church hall at any time between 4 and 7 and order your steak the way you like it. All steaks will be cooked to order. We will post the menu soon
The Proud Painter Thursday, October 8, 2015, 6:00 pm
A professional artist will be here to give a group lesson on how to paint a scene on canvas. Come join in the painting lesson and have a glass of wine!
ProLife Baby Shower Sunday, October 18, 2015
St. Martha’s will sponsor a “baby shower” at which baby items may be donated to help agency who help women through difficult times in their pregnancy.
“Open Kitchen” Food Sale Weekend October 24 & 25
The menu is still forthcoming but many of your fa- vorite St. Martha food items will be on sale that weekend for dining in or taking out! More info soon
~Upcoming Parish Events~ MEETINGS SCHEDULED

Finance Council
room
~Future Events~
“Why are people so noisy with their kneelers. Can you ask them to be more quiet with them?” I, too, have noticed that some folks are being careless when they put their kneeler up or down. I think some may feel the kneeler behind them that has been left up. As they kneel to pray they may kick it down behind them so their feet won’t be touching it. I have noticed that St. Mar- tha’s church is one of the noisiest churches I’ve been assigned to. I don’t mean the people I mean the building itself. The seats are very noisy and when you have a full church and everyone sits down or kneels at the same time there is quite a racket. Even the roof snaps and creaks from time to time and is It ever scary at night with no lights on!! There sure is a lot of noise. In fact, you may have even noticed that I don’t begin my homily or begin the prayers of consecration until everyone has set- tled down to sitting or kneeling. It’s just something of which we all need to be conscious. Pleas be mind- ful that we all need to take it easy with the wood- work! Fr. Green
Faustina: Messenger of Divine Mercy
Faustina: Messenger of Divine Mercy, the moving, live production performed by actress Maria Vargo will be presented at Bishop McVinney Auditorium on Friday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m. You should be proud of the fact that St. Martha Church is sponsoring the event. Experience firsthand the life and mes- sage of Saint Faustina whose personal en- counters with Jesus have inspired a world wide devotion to Christ’s Divine Mercy. Watch the trailer & learn more at www.DivineMercyDrama.com
Admission is $12.00. For tickets, stop by the office to purchase tickets or mail checks pay- able to St. Martha Church and tickets will be mailed to you. Tickets can also be purchased online by going to our website stmathaschurchepri.org and clicking on the link to buy the tickets.
Looking Ahead Starting in October, several significant events are planned.
More information will follow.
> Saturday, October 17 Mass, refreshments and a beau-
tiful video centered on the message of Fatima that as, St
John Paul II said, is still relevant and urgent in our time.
>The weekend of October 17 & 18 Baby Shower during
which parishioners will be asked to bring gifts for expectant
mothers who are in need.
>Friday night, October 23 Drama, sponsored by St Mar-
tha, of St. Faustina’s Divine Mercy message at the Bishop
McVinney Auditorium in Providence a must see,
>Saturday morning, November 14 Anointing of the Sick
Mass and a light lunch.
~Parish Spiritual Life~


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Annual Mission Appeal Rev. Basil Cole, OP of the Dominican Friars, Province of St. Joseph, will preach a Mission Appeal as part of the Propagation of the Faith’s Missionary Cooperative Plan in St. Martha Church during masses the weekend of August 2930, 2015. The Dominican Friars have been serving the people of Kenya for 25 years. Their mission: to preach for the salvation of souls. The Fri- ars work tirelessly to preach the Truth of Jesus Christ to all people and are committed to expand native voca- tions among Africa’s youth. Friars teach, serve in their parish and campus ministries, and provide pastoral services to those living in one of the poorest areas of the world. Their missionaries and seminarians depend on your generous support and are grateful for the op- portunity to share their vision and work with you.
World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation Tuesday, September 1st is the World Day of Pray-
erfor the Care of Creationcalled for by Pope Francis
"The annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Cre-
ation offers to individual believers and to the commu-
nity a precious opportunity to renew our personal par-
ticipation in this vocation as custodians of creation,
raising to God our thanks for the marvelous works
that He has entrusted to our care, invoking his help
for the protection of creation and his mercy for the
sins committed against the world in which we
live." + Pope Francis in his announcement for the World Day of
Prayer for Care of Creation