Saint Catherine Parish

3252 Post Road Warwick, Rhode Island 02886 Rectory Phone: 737-4455

Rectory Fax: 736-0960

Faith Formation: 737-4455

Sacramental Preparation: 737-4455

Parish Website: www.stcatherineswarwick.org

MASS SCHEDULE

ST. CATHERI�E Saturday: 5:15pm

Sunday: 7:30am, 9:30am

Tuesday & Friday: 9:00am

ST. FRA�CIS OF ASSISI Saturday: 4:00pm

Sunday: 11:00am

Monday & Wednesday: 8:00am

Rosary: 20 minutes prior to daily Mass

Confessions:

Daily: 20 minutes prior to Mass

St. Catherine: Saturday after

5:15pm Mass

St. Francis: Saturday 3:15pm-

3:45pm

Baptisms, Marriages,

Sacraments for the Sick: Please call the rectory to make

arrangements.

Father Pierre J. Plante - Pastor

Father Richard M. Friedrichs - Pastor Emeritus

Father Francis W. O’Hara - Weekend Assistant

Rev. Mr. John Baker - Deacon Assistant

ST. CATHERI�E WARWICK

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA PARISH Saturday, August 9 5:15pm Leo & Pauline Boler Sunday, August 10 7:30am Barbara Baynes 9:30am John G. Walsh (memorial) Tuesday, August 12 9:00am Michael Horan Friday, August 15 FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION 9:00am George Anthony (1st. anniv., req. by family) Saturday, August 16 5:15pm Virginia Creta (memorial) Sunday, August 17 7:30am Catherine Cassidy (15th anniv.) 9:30am Jim & Anne Sharon (memorial)

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH Saturday, August 9 4:00pm Joan McHale (1st anniv., req. by her sister Audrey Pendergast & family) Sunday, August 10 11:00am John Mastrati Jr. (req. by Mom and Dad & John III) Monday, August 11 8:00am Mary Corrente (birthday rem., req. by Norma Mastroianni) Wednesday, August 13 8:00am Philip Butler (anniv., req. by Butler family) Thursday, August 14 5:15pm Vigil Mass for Assumption of Mary Friday, August 15 12:05pm Vincent & Catherine Dearden (req. by family) Saturday, August 16 4:00pm Joseph Healey (39th anniv., req. by family) Sunday, August 17 11:00am Vincent Feroce (req. by wife Maria

Feroce)

Readings for the Week of August 10, 2014 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a/Rom 9:1-5/Mt 14:22-33 Monday: Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c/Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Ez 2:8--3:4/Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday: Ez 9:1-7; 10:18-22/Mt 18:15-20 Thursday: Ez 12:1-12/Mt 18:21--19:1 Friday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2/1 Cor 15:54b-57/Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 Saturday: Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32/Mt 19:13-15 Next Sunday: Is 56:1, 6-7/Rom 11:13-15, 29-32/Mt 15:21-28

Remaining on solid financial ground during the fiscal year 2014-15 requires meeting the following targets. `

For week of July 28th - August 3rd GOAL ACTUAL WEEKLY COLLECTION FOR THE PARISH $4,800.00 $3,804.00 OFFERINGS FOR ANNOUNCED MASSES $125.00 $25.00 MINIMAL NUMBER OF BUDGET ENVELOPES 165 137

Budgets Remitted 137

Offering from Budget Users $3,373.00

Loose Money $431.00

Total Budget $3,804.00

WEEKEND OF August 3rd

Please remember to bring your weekly offering for any weeks you are away from the parish.

PARISH PICNIC INFORMATION: COMMITTEE MEETING: The next meeting of the Parish Picnic Committee will be held on Sunday, August 17th at 10:30am in classroom 1A. All are welcome to attend.

TICKETS: Tickets for the St. Catherine’s Annual Parish Picnic, to be held on Sunday, September 7th at 12:30pm in the church hall, will be on sale the weekends of August 23/24 and August 30/31. The cost is $7 per person or $25 for a family of four or more. There will be several activities for children. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The committee will need Master grillers, bakers, salad makers and assembly crew.

For more information, contact Connie Anderson at 737-1933 or cbakht@verizon.net.

FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION: Friday, August 15th is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses at St. Catherine will be held on Friday,

August 15th at 9:00am and 6:00pm. Masses at St. Francis will be held on Thursday, August 14th at 5:15pm (Vigil Mass) and Friday, August 15th at 12:05pm

ELIZABETH BUFFUM CHACE CENTER (servicing victims of domestic violence): Next weekend, August 16/17, is the collection of items needed at this shelter for women in crisis. Items needed

include: Paper towels, toilet tissue, non-latex disposable gloves, facial tissue, bathroom cleaners and hand sanitizer. Please leave items at the entrances to the church. The Center appreciates all donations. Thank you.

SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITY: On Saturday, August 16th at 9:00am in the church hall, we will be having a LIGHT organization day. Any student in need of service hours is

welcome to join us. Duties will include organizing classrooms, checking supplies and light cleaning. For more information contact Kelly Francoeur at light@stcat.necoxmail.com.

THANK YOU!: We wish to thank the generous donor to St. Catherine Church in memory of Jeannette Cartier. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

�I�ETEE�TH SU�DAY I� ORDI�ARY TIME AUGUST 10, 2014

Dear Parishioners,

This coming Friday we will be celebrating the Feast of the Assumption of the

Blessed Virgin Mary. It is, of course, a Holy Day of Obligation. This begs a

question. Why does the Church have Holy Days of Obligation? In our busy,

modern lives we try to fit so many things into our daily schedules. It was no

different for earlier generations who worked in the fields or at hard manual labor

without a lot of modern conveniences. It was and still is so easy to fall into almost

robotic patterns of going from one task to another and to forget other things

including matters of faith. The Church has long tried to break us from these

patterns by celebrating certain feasts and marking those feasts with attendance at

Mass to help us to raise ourselves from the purely mundane and earthly concerns

and to give some thought to spiritual realities. It’s not easy to break our normal

pattern of life or schedule. Sometimes it’s the difficult things that cause us to think

and see something we hadn’t noticed. As difficult as observing a Day of Obligation

is, I urge you to do your best to attend Mass on that day or the vigil.

Father Plante

PERSONNEL

Kelly Francoeur Faith Formation

Marie Lachapelle

First Reconciliation/First Communion

Kathleen Pesta Confirmation (Grades 9-10)

Gerard Carter

SPRED Chairperson (Special Religious Development)

Connie Romano Rectory Service

Charles Thurston

General Maintenance

John Norigian Organist/Music Director

Kate Norigian

Michelle Saslow Cantors/Song Leaders

Claire Gruneberg

Secretary/Bookkeeper

Julie Cox Judy Santilli

Receptionists/Secretaries

PARISH ADVISORS

TRUSTEES

Howard Watson Claire Downing

AUDITORS

Katherine Fielder Edward Murphy

PASTORAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Paul Brousseau

But when he saw how strong the wind was

he became frightened; and, beginning to

sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"

Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand

and caught Peter, and said to him, "O you

of little faith, why did you doubt?"

- Mt 14:30-31

THE SPIRITUAL EXERCISES OF ST. IGNATIUS IN EVERYDAY LIFE will be offered here, at St. Catherine’s Church, beginning Thursday, September 18th at 7:00pm in the church. The Exercises grew out of St. Ignatius Loyola’s personal experience as a man seeking to grow in union with God and to discern God’s will for his life. The Exercises are profound and prolonged meditation

on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Their purpose is to bring about a deep conversion to Jesus and willingness to labor with Him for the kingdom. The Exercises are a process running 31 weeks, all on Thursday nights. For more information or to register please call Deborah Notarianni at 401-377-8031 or Ada Apointe at 401-497-0793.

ATTENTION MARRIED COUPLES: The Diocese of Providence will hold its eighth annual Wedding Anniversary Celebration honoring couples who will be observing their 25th , 40 th , 50 th and OVER 50 y ears wedd ing anniversaries in 2014. The celebration will be held on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at 1:00pm at the Cathedral of

SS. Peter & Paul in Providence and will include Mass, renewal of marriage vows, a personalized certificate for each couple and a reception for the couples and their families. Bishop Thomas J. Tobin will be the main celebrant. Reservations can be made by using the registration forms available in St. Catherine Parish office and must be submitted through St. Catherine Parish. All registration forms MUST be received by Friday, August 15th. For more information, call the parish office at 737-4455.

FEAST DAY CELEBRATION: St. Theresa’s Church and Shrine, 35 Dion Dr., Harrisville, will be holding the 21st annual Church and Shrine Feast Day on Sunday, August 17th from 10:00am - 4:30pm rain or shine. A feast Mass will be held at 3:15pm. The Shrine of

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