Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church November 22, 2020
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OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL PARISH SEEKONK, MASS. Your donations are more important than ever. Please visit our website, www.olmcseekonk.org, and select “Online Giving.” Saturday, 11-21 8:00 a.m. William Boyle 9:00 a.m. Recollection for Women Report for November 15, 2020 4:30 p.m. Kyle Blythe, 4th anniversary Weekly offering: $5,212 Sunday, 11-22 7:30 a.m. William P. Fitzgerald Jr. 9:00 a.m. For the people of the parish 10:45 a.m. Robert Damiani, Use our online giving system 1st anniversary Our online donation and payment system works directly through our eCatholic website and provides a safe, simple, and Monday, 11-23 9:00 a.m. John Tavares and convenient way for parishioners to tithe or contribute gifts for John and Maria Cabral a specific need. This helps eliminate the need to locate check- Tuesday, 11-24 9:00 a.m. William Boyle books, remember weekly envelopes, or mail in funds. Espe- Wednesday, 11-2 9:00 a.m. James Antonelli cially during this difficult time when many are not in church 7:00 p.m. Mass of Thanksgiving weekly, parishioners can give directly on the parish website or Thursday, 11-26 9:00 a.m. Jorge Rijo set up a recurring account to give automatically. As you know, Friday, 11-17 9:00 a.m. Souls in purgatory everything we do as a parish, from the upkeep of the church Saturday, 11-28 9:00 a.m. Gail Nunes and Parish Center to the ministries we offer, comes from the 4:30 p.m. Lupoli and Joyce families generosity of parishioners. So, thank you! To use the system, Sunday, 11-29 7:30 a.m. For the people of the parish visit www.olmcseekonk.org and select “Online Giving.” 9:00 a.m. John Kelleher If you can help financially but do not wish to give online, 10:45 a.m. Frank Santoro, you may drop your donation in the black mailbox outside the 5th anniversary parish office, or mail it to: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, The sanctuary lamp is burning for Frank Santoro. 984 Taunton Ave., PO Box 519, Seekonk, MA 02771. Dona- tions also are collected during Masses on Saturday and Sun- All Masses are livestreamed. day. Every little bit helps, so thank you. Watch on the parish website, olmcseekonk.org, or Facebook page, @OLMCSeekonkMA Mass intentions for 2021 now being accepted The parish office is taking Mass intentions for Masses between Jan. 1- June 30, 2021. There is a limit on the number so eve- Parish office hours ryone will have an opportunity to request Masses (two Sunday The Parish Office is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Masses and three weekday Masses). Come by the office during Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you need to drop off any- office hours or call the parish secretary, 508-336-5549. The of- thing or to pick up paperwork outside regular hours, items fering for each Mass is $10. A Mass for a person who is living can be placed in the drop box installed outside the parish will be listed as a “Special Intention” but any Masses for decea- office, or mailed to you. The phone number is 508-336-5549. sed loved ones or a general intention (such as “For Vocations”) will be listed as such. Please make sure you spell out the names Bulletin access: Sign up to receive the bulletin by email at of those you wish the Mass to be offered for so it will be accura- parishesonline.com. Read the bulletin online on Our Lady tely recorded. There are still weekday Mass intentions available of Mount Carmel’s website, www.olmcseekonk.org. Email through Dec. 31. After Jan. 1, we will increase the number of notices to vickianndowning@yahoo.com. Masses you may request.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE Pastor’s Page This week we enter into the last week es, we have started to have one extraor- of the liturgical season with the great dinary minister of holy communion celebration of Christ the King. This helping with communion. When there solemnity helps us remember, in the are two deacons at Mass, then we will face of different challenges, how we are have two communion lines in the center participating in this eternal kingdom aisle coming forward, since having one of the Lord and how he reigns. In his extraordinary minister will allow us Father Kevin Cook reigning, Jesus calls us to participate in to have four stations. If there is only senior at Bishop Connolly High School it by uniting all things in our daily life one deacon at Mass, then we will have and has been an altar server here for the to him. Sometimes we can feel over- just one communion line in the center. last 10 years, collected new masks for whelmed, which often leads to anxieties Some of the extraordinary ministers seniors who were participants in the Re- and fears, but when we remember it are nervous about giving communion hoboth Senior Center (which was closed is his kingdom that is victorious and on the tongue, so if you wish to receive due to a fire recently). Many thanks to eternal and all he asks of us is to trust in communion on the tongue, please come so many of you who donated new masks him while we face daily life, then it leads to me or one of the deacons, since we to help some seniors in our area as they, to a deeper peace and joy in our hearts are comfortable giving communion on like us, face the pandemic. and minds. This awareness also can help the tongue (and the faithful do have us be more mindful of God’s blessings. a right to receive communion on the Placement Exam for Bishop Connolly tongue as reiterated by the Vatican in High School: Bishop Connolly High As a nation, we are approaching the the document Redemptionis Sacramen- School will host placement exams for great holiday of Thanksgiving, which tum #72). Once the pandemic hopefully Grade 8 L.E.A.P. and Grade 9 applicants we will celebrate this Thursday. It is an comes to an end, then the extraordinary on Saturday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. opportunity for us, as we see the Lord’s ministers will be expected to give com- 12. For details and online registration, victory and blessings, to offer greater munion on the tongue. visit BishopConnolly.com. acts of thanksgiving to God. Know- ing so many feel overwhelmed in our Please Keep in Your Prayers: Please Placement exam for Bishop Feehan society, how can we help them see God keep in your prayers Robert High School: The placement exam for is very much at work? How can we help Guertin who passed away last week. Bishop Feehan High School will be held our family and friends to have hearts Bob’s funeral was Thursday, Nov. 19. virtually on Dec. 5 and Dec. 12. You of gratitude in the face of crosses? Let Please keep Bob and his family in your must pre-register at our BishopFeehan. us ask the Lord for the grace to grow prayers during this difficult time. com/Admissions not only in gratitude, but to give us the grace to help others we love to see the Novena for Our Lady of the Immac- Placement exam for Bishop Stang truth of God’s blessing and lead them in ulate Conception: Beginning on Nov. High School: The Scholastic High prayer to give God thanks. 30, we will have our annual Novena for School Placement Test for Bishop Stang Our Lady of the Immaculate Concep- in Dartmouth will be given on two Mass of Thanksgiving: This Wednes- tion. The novena will run from Nov. 30 Saturdays, Dec. 5 and Dec. 12, from day, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m. we will have a to Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. each evening. Each 8-11 a.m. Incoming 9th grade applicants Mass of Thanksgiving to give thanks to evening we will have Adoration of the may choose either date for virtual or God for all that God has blessed us with. Blessed Sacrament, a talk given by a in-person testing. Visit bishopstang.org This is the evening before Thanksgiving different priest or deacon, a chance for to complete the pre-registration. Merit so it gives us a great opportunity to spir- Confessions, praying the Rosary, and scholarship incentives are available. itually enter into the holiday with the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. It awareness of the best way we can thank will also be livestreamed. The theme for Thinking About Becoming Catholic? God. There will also be the opportunity this year will focus on Our Lady and the To learn about The Rite of Christian for those who come to this Mass to give spiritual dynamics we must be mindful Initiation for Adults (for those who are dry and canned foods toward our food of in these trying times. More details on thinking about becoming Catholic or pantry and show our gratitude by help- speakers to come. who are baptized Catholic but never ing others who are in need. received First Communion and Confir- Many thanks to those who gave new mation), please contact Chris Gregorek Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Com- masks: The last two weeks our young of the parish Evangelization Team. munion at Mass: For the Sunday Mass- parishioner Hannah Caouette, who is a — Fr. Kevin
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL PARISH SEEKONK, MASS. Society of St. Vincent de Paul Incline your ear, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and oppressed. Psalms 86:1 St. Joseph Adoration Chapel Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish offers perpetual adoration Do you know someone who needs help? Please call the Society of the Blessed Sacrament 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in of Saint Vincent de Paul at 401-603-8888 so that, together, we the St. Joseph Adoration Chapel. can help the suffering and the poor. To conform with social distancing, the chapel is limited to The next meeting will be a virtual meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 8, nine people. Make sure you use the hand sanitizer at the en- at 7 p.m. If you are interested in becoming a member, please trance. When you leave, please disinfect any part of the chair call the number above. and kneeler you may have touched. We are in need of adorers. To become a regular adorer or a substitute, please contact Linda Nason, adoration coordina- If you’re in need, please reach out tor, 508-463-6723. Are you in need with help with food, clothing, shelter, or other needs? Throughout the year there are many needs that spring To discover the Eucharistic Jesus is to discover a priceless up, but especially in this difficult time there may be many of treasure and to work with Him is the root of power and suc- you who are struggling to make ends meet. Please do not hes- cess. — Venatius Oforka, The Art of Spiritual Warfare itate to contact our parish St. Vincent DePaul Society to see Adorers are needed: what type of assistance they can provide. Explain your current • Saturday: 4 p.m, 6 p.m., 8 p.m., 9 p.m, financial need and they will see what they can do to help you, • Sunday: 1 p.m., 3 p.m, 5 p.m. whether it is with that direct need, or possibly by providing aid • Monday: 2 a.m., 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 9 p.m., 10 with some other need in daily life that frees you to address the p.m. need you are currently facing. • Tuesday, 5 a.m., 10 a.m., Noon Building a Culture of Vocations in November • Wednesday: 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 6 p.m. Every month we pray for different vocations to support those • Thursday: 2 p.m, 5 p.m., 8 p.m. who are responding to the Lord’s call. In the month of Novem- • Friday: 3 a.m., 10 p.m. ber let us pray for Fr. Juan Carlos Munoz, parochial vicar at the Substitutes are needed: cathedral in Fall River; Deacon Dave Harum at Holy Ghost • Saturday: 8 a.m. Church in Attleboro; Deacon Peter Scheffer, and our parishio- • Sunday: 11 p.m. ners Dee and Dave Berube, for the gift of the bond of marriage. • Monday, 11 a.m., 2 p.m. • Tuesday: 2 p.m., 7 p.m. Parishioners: Update your contact information • Thursday: 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Have you moved? Eliminated your landline? Changed any • Friday: 10 p.m. contact information? If you are a registered parishioner and need to update your personal information with the parish, for Contact information for adorers: example: change of address, phone number, or email, please Midnight-5 a.m. Donna Castle 401-524-5219 use the form on the parish website, 6 a.m.-11 a.m. The Andrades 508-252-5254 www.olmcseekonk.org/update-your-info. Thank you for help- 6 a.m.-11 a.m. Loretta MacDonald 508-252-4475 ing us keep our records current! Noon-5 p.m. Linda Nason 508-463-6723 Also, to sign up for Flocknote, a new method of parish com- 6 p.m.-11 p.m. Maureen Sanders 508-243-4104 munication, text OLMCSeekonk to 84576. You can choose The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is prayed in the adoration chapel Monday whether to receive text or email notifications. through Saturday at 3 p.m. A rosary for priests and all vocations is prayed in the adoration chapel every Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Sign up for Formed: Take advantage of the resources on A novena to St. Anne for the protection of children is prayed every Friday Formed.org by visiting olmcseekonk.formed.org and register- at noon in the adoration chapel. ing. You may also download the Formed app to any device.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE Thoughts about the return to Mass As we are a few months into being in the church for Mass, I just want to make a few reminders for everyone (and as some are returning more recently, I want to help them be aware of the different options and responsibilities). It is important for Faith Formation has begun us to remember we need to social distance when sitting in the We have started up the new program for Faith Formation. This pews (sitting six feet apart unless we are sitting with people we year parents are using the program Project Nazareth, which live with), when coming up for communion (there is blue tape entails conversations about the faith, as well as praying with on the floor to indicate the six feet spacing), and when leaving their children throughout the week. The goal is just to help after Mass (we need to work on this a little more, spacing out families talk more with each other about different aspects of from others as we leave). We should wear our masks in the the faith that maybe would not normally come up in discus- church, covering our nose and mouths. After every Mass we sion in home. Also, some families pray together, but not all, sanitize all the pews and when the temperatures are not too so it’s a unified effort to help foster family prayer. Think of the hot we will open the windows to circulate the air. words of Venerable Patrick Peyton: “The family that prays to- gether stays together.” We are working on having ushers at all the Masses to help It is a different approach, so for some families it may take a little greet and sit people, take the collections, and hand out bulle- time getting used to it. With the busyness of so many people’s tins after Mass. As for seating, if the church is full due to social lives, this is not intended to be just one more thing that parents distancing, downstairs we are projecting the Mass and have 40 have to do, but actually something that can help foster the faith chairs set up throughout the hall for people to still participate in the home in a very natural way. That is why each lesson is (one of the deacons or extraordinary ministers will bring com- intended to be talking for maybe five to ten minutes a few days munion downstairs). Those still not comfortable coming into a week. It is not meant to be an hour-long classroom style. the church can sit outside in their cars and hear the Mass on Our Evangelization Team is here to offer different tools to help their phones (a sheet in the narthex explains how to do this) the parents grow in their knowledge of the faith and ways to and then come to the front door to receive communion when share the faith with their kids. it is time. We also livestream every Mass for our homebound. Any parents who have not registered their children in the pro- When coming up for communion, one should have one’s mask gram will need to contact the Evangelization Team this week on. After we say “The Body of Christ” and you say “Amen,” to do so (also, if they have not picked up the needed materials then you receive communion. If you are receiving on the from the office, please do that as well). Please keep all families tongue, remove the mask after saying “Amen” and then re- involved in your prayer so that this will bear fruit in the faith ceive. I know some people are concerned about someone re- lives of the children and their families. ceiving on the tongue but I cannot deny someone since they have a right to receive on the tongue if they wish. I know the Join us for Youth Nights for Grades 8-12 bishop’s guidelines say people cannot receive on the tongue, All youths in Grades 8-12 are invited to join our monthly Youth but the Vatican has stated in different documents “each of the Nights. The first Friday of the month is for boys, the second faithful always has the right to receive Holy Communion on Friday of the month is for girls. We will meet from 7-9 p.m. the tongue” (Redemptionis Sacramentum, 92), so no bishop downstairs in the church for competition, snacks, discussion, can command that people cannot receive communion on the and prayer. We will adhere to Covid guidelines. tongue. We follow these guidelines: If someone comes up to Youth Nights are part of Confirmation Preparation for Grades receive on the tongue, if we make any contact with them, we 8 and 9. then dip our fingers first in a little bowl of water on a table next to us (to purify our finger first of any possible particles of the Pray for the Souls in Purgatory every Thursday Eucharist), then dry our fingers, then dip our fingers in the The Catholic Church consecrates the month of November sanitizer that we have in another bowl on that table. There are to the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Are you aware that there is a many at Mount Carmel who receive on the tongue, so I must Holy Souls Apostolate at Our Lady of Mount Carmel? We meet respect their desires and right to receive on the tongue. every Thursday at 9 a.m. in the main Church for one hour of With all this there is a challenging balance we have to foster. prayer devoted to the Holy Souls. Our mission is to gain release There are people who come to Mass who are still overcome by for the souls in Purgatory who can no longer help themselves. fear of the pandemic and others with anger about the pandem- Prayer books and pamphlets are provided free of charge. Plea- ic and government policies. While trying to be safe, I am try- se stop by even if you cannot remain for the entire time. For ing help people to focus on the Lord (rather than on COVID) more information see our brochure located in the Narthex and because they need his grace and guidance as they face the chal- by the back entrance, or call Dolores de Paiva at 508-252-4826. lenges of daily life along with the challenges of the pandemic.
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL PARISH 984 Taunton Ave., PO Box 519, Seekonk, MA 02771 Website: olmcseekonk.org ORGANIZATIONS Email: office@olmcseekonk.org Facebook: OLMCSeekonk Twitter: @OLMCSeekonk Gathering Grandmothers Formed: OLMCSeekonk.formed.org Jan Smart, 508-336-5118 Meets at noon Fridays in St. Joseph Adoration Pastor: Rev. Kevin A. Cook, fr.cook.olmc@gmail.com Chapel to pray Novena to St. Anne for protection Permanent Deacon: Matthew Sweeney of children. Transitional Deacon: Peter Scheffer Office hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Holy Souls Prayer Group Office telephone: 508-336-5549 Fax: 508-336-9010 Dolores de Paiva, 508-252-3826 Meets at 9 a.m. Thursdays in the church Parish Center: 508-336-9015 Rectory: 508-336-9022 Administrative Assistant: Kelley Nieviera, kelleyolmc@gmail.com Jordan Ministry Secretary: Laure Lynch, lmlyncholmc@gmail.com 508-336-5549 Rectory Assistant: Meg Mulvey Maintenance: Dave LeClair Knights of Columbus Rolland St. Pierre, 508-336-2102 Custodian: Sheila Ducharme Meets 3rd Friday Men of St. Joseph EVANGELIZATION AND FORMATION Bob Bertoncini, 401-447-8136 Meet 2nd Thursday at 7 p.m. Baptism Preparation, Registrations, Family Faith Formation (1-7), Youth/Young Adult Ministry, Adult Ministry: Men’s Prayer and Fellowship Lori Lavigne, L.Lavigne.olmc@gmail.com, 508-233-3312 William Kearney and Marty Doyle, 508-243-0880 1st Communion/Reconciliation, Confirmation, Marriage Preparation, Meets 1st Saturday at 8:30 a.m. RCIA/Adult Sacraments: Christine Gregorek, c.gregorek.olmc@gmail.com, 508-336-5549 Ministry to the Sick Pat Swanson, 508-336-5549 Parish Nurses MUSIC MINISTRY Elizabeth Charnecki, 508-252-5718 Blood pressure clinics Wednesdays after Mass, Director of Music: Jean Kusiak, 401-225-3700, JMKusiak@comcast.net Sept.-June. Choir performs at 10:45 Mass and special liturgies. Rehearses on Tuesdays 7-8:30 p.m., September-June. Prison Ministry Children’s Choir performs at special liturgies, 9 a.m. Mass. Rehearses the Sunday of, Frank Gibbons, 508-336-5461 8:15-8:45, lower church. Prayer Group Barbara Craveiro, 508-889-6472 ALTAR SERVERS, EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS, LECTORS Meets 2nd Wednesday at 7 p.m., lower church Schedules: www.olmcseekonk.org (Select “Liturgy” from the top bar, then “Liturgical Ministries,” then “Schedules.”) Pro-Life Group For scheduling: Laure Lynch, lmlyncholmc@gmail.com, 508-336-5549 Ron and Claudette Larose, 508-252-4336 To become an altar server, Eucharistic minister, or lector: 508-336-5549 St. Vincent de Paul Marie Morrell, 401-603-8888 SACRAMENTS Meets 2nd Tuesday at 7 p.m., Sept.-May Confessions are heard in the St. Joseph Adoration Chapel on Saturday from 3:15-4 p.m., and on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 4:30-6 p.m. Seekonk Catholic Cancer Support Baptisms: Congratulations! Please contact Lori Lavigne at the parish office to register in Elizabeth Charnecki: 508-252-5718 the parish and sign up for Baptismal Preparation as soon as possible. Preparation can be Meets 1st Saturday done prior to baby’s birth, if preferred. Senior Luncheon Committee Marriage: Congratulations! Please notify the parish office eight months in advance of Call to register: 508-336-5549 your wedding. K.C. Hess Anointing of the Sick takes place on the first Friday at the 9 a.m. Mass. Jay Brennan Paco Pedro MASSES Luncheon held 2nd Tuesday except June, July, Aug. Monday-Saturday: 9 a.m. (except Thursday 6:30 p.m.) Vocation Committee Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m. Joanna Young, 508-336-3473 HOLY DAYS : 9 a.m., noon, 7 p.m. (Vigil 5:30 p.m.)
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