Sunday, July 24, 2016

The Seventeenth Sunday in

Ordinary Time

530 Gardner’s Neck Road

Swansea, Massachusetts 02777

BAKE SALE

AFTER ALL MASSES

Please support our Youth Group

Sat. July 23 4:00 PM Harold Hodkinson III, birthday remembrance by family Sun July 24 8:00 AM Liliana Kathleen Talbot by parents and family 9:30 AM Deborah Baynes 11:00 AM Victoria Bednarz by Wayne & Marita Gray Mon July 25 9:00 AM Joseph Cyr by wife Rita Tue July 26 9:00 AM Emil & Mary Anne Ouellette by Nancy Storey Wed July 27 9:00 AM Mr. & Mrs. Dominic Troy by family Thu July 28 9:00 AM Gerald Durette by family Sat July 30 4:00 PM Desiree Choquette by family Sun July 31 8:00 AM Michael A. Cobb 9:30 AM Joslyn Moynagh by cousins 11:00 AM Rita Crook by family Ernest S. Rebello by family Mary Garganta by family

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C.

July Candles Will Burn in Memory of:

Sanctuary Lamp: Maryanne Ruggerio Falcone by family.

Altar Candles: Vincent & Stella Penkala by daughter.

Tabernacle Candles: Anna Menard by family.

Crucifix Candles: Noe & Maria Rosario Silva by daughter and family.

Weekly Collection for July 17, 2016

Budget………….$3528.50

Repairs & Restoration Fund…$2300.00

July 24th second collection for repairs to the

church.

July 31st second collection for Repairs and

Restoration Fund.

Seventeenth Sunday In Ordinary Time

TEACH US TO PRAY

“Lord teach us to pray,” Abraham prays to the

Lord for a few good and just men. Jesus teaches his followers the proper form for prayer: address

God as “Our Father;” recall the great works of God in the past and our desires now; draw all through God’s Son Jesus back to the principal

source of all, God the Father. Today the Apostle Paul reminds us we have been “buried with the Christ in baptism” and raised up from sin by his resurrection. Will you take the plunge and rise

with him?

Text, Philip J. Sandstrom, STD © 2000, OCP. All rights reserved.

Diocesan Events

St John of God Parish Feast (996 Brayton Av in Somer-set) from July 22-24. Our hours on Friday & Saturday are 5-11pm. Sunday the procession is at 3pm with the Kitchen and game booths open from 4-10pm. Our feature entertain-ment will be King’s Row on Saturday Night (New England’s # 1 oldies band), and on Sunday at 4:30 Toe Jam Puppet Band (Family Entertainment). From the kitchen we have Portu-guese food along with American, Polish, and BBQ. Malassa-das every day. The hours of Kids-A-Palooza will be 5:30-8:30pm each day (games, crafts, & activities for children). Join us. More info at sjogsomerset.org

La Salette Shrine in Attleboro is offering families a Sum-mer Vacation Catechism Class for adults and children! Au-gust 1-5 10 AM to noon, repeated from 7 PM to 9 PM . Join us for a summer review of the Catholic Faith using Joe Pap-rocki's fine book, "A Well Built Faith." It will be a short re-view of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. During the morning session, running concurrently will be a Vacation Bible School for children 6 to 13. The cost is $20 . Vacation Bible School is $10 per child if you attend the Adult Catechism Class. Go to the La Salette website for more information: https://lasaletteattleboroshrine-org.sites.ecatholic.com/summer-vacation-catechism-class

Fall River Area Scripture Alive: “Being Disciples of Jesus” - Thursday mornings, September 15 until October 20, 2016 from 10:00 AM to Noon for six weeks. Takes place at the Office of Faith Formation , 423 Highland Ave, Fall River. Fee is $10 to cover cost of text and resource material. Facilita-tor: Sr. Frances Thomas. To Register call Rose Mary Saraiva at the Office of Faith Formation at 508-678-2828 Ext. 27 by September 8th.

Talent Showcase: The Fall River Diocesan Council of Catho-lic Women is sponsoring a talent show to be held on Sun-day, August 14th at 1:30 PM at St. John Neumann Parish Center in East Freetown. Bishop da Cunha will be in attend-ance. Priests and deacons from the Diocese will provide the entertainment. A special “mystery guest” is also slated to perform. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for chil-dren ages 12 and under. Contact Fran Brezinski for more information at 508-824-5279.

Hymn Sing for the Year of Mercy is a music event to celebrate

the Jubilee Year of Mercy and will take place a the Cathedral of St.

Mary in Fall River on Sunday, September 25th at 3:00 PM. More

information will be available in the coming weeks.

National NFP Awareness Week JULY 24 - JULY 30, 2016

Information on this topic can be found on the website of the

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-

family/natural-family-planning/awareness-week/

All registration forms

for the 2016-2017 year

should have been

turned in. If you have

not registered your

child, please do so as

soon as possible. Plan-

ning is difficult without

accurate enrollment

totals.

FREE—Postcards are available at all the entrances .

These were donated to the parish and were sold

at the old Ocean Grove Pharmacy many years ago! →

Annual Parish Picnic

Sunday August 7, 2016 at noon

What you can expect:

Fun, Relaxation, Excitement,

Deliciousness!

You don’t want to miss it!

Tickets on sale

this weekend

and next.

$2.00

Admission and

all you can eat

hotdogs!

Great memories of picnics past!

We need donations of raffle priz-

es for our picnic. Please drop off

your donations in the church hall

any time prior to the event.

Get ready for some steep competition for

our annual pie contest. Dust off

grandma’s secret recipe and join in on

some delicious fun!

Want to help out? Plan on attending the

next Family Life Committee meeting on

Monday, August 1st at 7:00 PM to learn

how.

Congratulations to all the recently Baptized children in

the parish. So far in 2016 we have welcomed

Morgan Christine Frissell

Teagan Lauren Urban

Jionni Joseph Dagwan

Pictured to the left is a beaming Nancy

Dagwan and her newly baptized son,

Jionni Joseph!

AIR CONDITIONING UPDATE: A couple of generous parishioners, who wish to remain anonymous,

have donated the funds necessary to keep us cool!

Their donations paid to replace our main air conditioning unit which cools the main body of the

church. Thank you on behalf of our parish!

Parish Staff

Rev. Michael A. Ciryak, Pastor

Barbara Wenc, Finance Office/ Bookkeeper

Tony Roderigues, Building & Grounds

Christine Patota, Faith Formation Coordinator

Matthew Talbot, Confirmation Coordinator

Justin & Amanda La Croix & Melanie Boyer, Youth Ministry

Wayne Gray, Parish Council President

Allison Messier & Andi Flax, Cantors

Ada Simpson, Music Director/Organist

Parish Address: (church) 530 Gardner’s Neck Rd

(office) 270 Ocean Grove Avenue

Swansea, MA 02777

Office hours 9:30-4:00 or by appointment

Telephone Numbers

Parish Office: 508-673-2808

Parish fax: 508-672-6241

Religious Education: 508-673-2808

or: 508-674-0024 St. Vincent de Paul: 508-673-2808

Youth Ministry: 508-673-2808

50 Week Club

Jim & Alice Lanczycki: 508-674-5202

Email Addresses

stfrancisswansea@comcast.net

religiouseducation@stfrancisswansea.com

Website:

www.stfrancisswansea.com

Join our Parish Family Please introduce yourself to our clergy after

Mass. Call the rectory to register.

Liturgical Celebrations

Weekends: Saturday Vigil: 4PM

Sunday: 8 AM, 9:30 AM and 11 AM

Weekdays: Monday – Thursday: 9 AM

Civic Holidays: 9 AM Only

Eucharistic Adoration: As announced

Sacraments:

Baptism: Arrangements must be made in ad-

vance. Please call the Parish Office to arrange a

date and supply pertinent information. Individual

Baptismal preparation is required.

Sponsors must receive from their respective

Catholic pastors a “sponsor certificate,” which is

the signed word of one priest to another that the

proposed godparent is a Confirmed, fully-

practicing Catholic who is qualified to be a godpar-

ent by living in harmony with our faith.

Reconciliation: Saturday from 3:15PM - 3:40PM

or call the rectory for an appointment.

First Eucharist & Confirmation: Preparation –

two years prior to receiving each Sacrament is

mandatory as a registered student in the Faith

Formation Program.

Matrimony: Couples are asked to consult with

our priest at least six months in advance of the

intended date to allow time for marriage prepara-

tion, including the Diocesan Program.

Ministry to the Sick:

Please notify us if someone you know would like

to receive the Sacrament of the Sick or cannot

make it to Mass. We will make sure they receive

Communion regularly.

Church is handicapped accessible

Low gluten hosts available

Parish Mission Statement: In the spirit of our patron, St. Francis of Assisi, we dedicate ourselves as

living stones to building our parish family with Christ as our foundation. Enlivened by the Holy

Spirit, we commit ourselves by sharing God’s transforming love with our families, our community

and our world.

50 Week Club Lucky Winner for July 24th is Max Allahua

Call Jim & Alice Lanczycki for more information about how you can join!