The Catholic Community of Somerset and Swansea

St. Patrick + St. Louis de France + St. Thomas More

Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Catholic Community of Somerset & Swansea St. Patrick + St. Louis de France + St. Thomas More

Rev. David A. Costa, Pastor

Rev. Deacon Robert Craig, Parish Deacon Sister Kathleen Corrigan, S.U.S.C., Pastoral Assistant

Rev. Kenneth Sicard, O.P., Rev. Gabriel Pivarnik, O.P., Rev. James Quigley, O.P,Rev. James Butler

Weekend Assistants

Parish Office

386 Luther Avenue Somerset, Massachusetts 02726

Phone: (508) 673-7831 Fax: (508) 567– 5177

E-mail:sldfo@comcast.net

Website: stmsomerset.org OR stlouisdefrance.net

Facebook: The Catholic Community of Somerset & Swansea

Office Hours

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Faith Formation

Phone: (508) 679-1236 E-mail:

religioused@stthomasmoresomerset.org

Parish Staff

Mrs. Wendy Thibault, Admin. Assistant Ms. Virginia Wade, Office Assistant

Faith Formation

Mr. Michael Fitzpatrick Mrs. Anne Cabral

Music Directors

Heidi Dion, E.J. Viveiros, Frank Wilhelm

Parish Facilities

Bill Mathieu, Tony Silvia, Eduardo Vieira

Mass Schedule

Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions,weekend Mass is celebrated only at

Saint Thomas More Church.

Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 p.m.

Sunday Morning Masses 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

As we need an attendance count, weekly reserva-tions are required. To make a reservation either call:

(508) 673-3022 Wed-Fri, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

- or - Reserve Online via our websites or our Facebook

page Wed-Fri

Daily Mass Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation With the current Covid-19 restrictions, the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confessions) is celebrated only at Saint Thomas More Church.

Saturday afternoon 3:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 17/18

4:00 PM Paul Joly By Family Catherine Matthews Margaret Gray Frank Carreiro Birthday Remembrance By Family 7:00 AM Peter & Cecile Violette By their Children 9:00AM Elsie Simbro Birthday Remembrance Special Intention for Elizabeth Raymond and Shannon Mania By Family 11:00AM Manny & Helen Azevedo By Parents James Crivaro By Family Monday, October 19, 2020 North American Martyrs 8:00 AM The People of the Parish Tuesday, October 20, 2020 St. Paul of the Cross 8:00 AM Paula Boylan Birthday Remembrance Wednesday, October 21 , 2020 8:00 AM Thomas D. Pavao By St. Patrick’s Women’s Guild Thursday, October 22, 2020 St. John Paul II 8:00 AM Doris Jusseaume By Family

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 24/25

4:00 PM Mary & Joseph Furtado By Family Margaret Machado By Family H. Barbara Dionne By Family Mary Jewell By M/M Richard Souza 7:00 AM By their Children 9:00AM Janice Fiola Anniversary By Family 11:00AM Manny & Helen Azevedo By Brother Luis Ramos Birthday Remembrance ____________________________________________

Weekly Parish Offering

October 10/11

Saint Patrick Parish

Budget $ 2,496.00 Parish Assessment $ 50.00 Annual Collection $ 782.00 Maintenance $ 248.00

Saint Louis de France

Budget $ 1,555.00 Heating/Fuel $ 567.00 Parish Assessment $ 35.00

Saint Thomas More Budget $ 987.00 Renovation Fund $ 402.00 Parish Assessment $ 37.00 Many thanks for your continued support and generosity! For the ease of our parishioners, you may make donations to either of our parishes through our online giving portal found on our three parish websites.

Saint Patrick : stpatricksomerset.org Saint Louis de France : stlouisdefrance.net

Saint Thomas More : stmsomerset.org

Kindly take a moment to pray for the intentions, the welfare, the healing and salvation of… Luke Menard, Bill Conforti, Frances St. Amand, Sa-rah Cottrell, Elizabeth Raymond, Carole Bernardo, Luke Colaianni, Kenneth White, Eleanor Buckley, Luis Silva, Carol Evans, Marlene Finley, Arlene Silvia, Allison Bernier, Rev. James Butler, Margaret Leite Duddy, Bill Walker, Michelle Rezendes, Beth Mulli-gan, Edward Fernandes, Marcelo Lazaro, Nancy No-vacek, Robert Travers, Bill Cordeiro, Rita Smith, Bill Courville, Louise Gauthier, Diane Wurster, Robert Pontes Jr., Linda McHugh, Christopher (Corkey) Cur-tis, Peter Cardosi, Roland, Eileen Thibault, Edward Thibault, Beth Miranda, Celeste Silvia, Tim Wilding and Cheryl Thrasher, Shannon Mania, Ed Cummins, Albert Gendreau, Jr.,

Please remember in your prayers, those whose funeral took place this past week Frances Carey Gloria Sargent We also pray for comfort and consolation for their fami-lies

U N WER M O S

ST. THOMAS MORE Aguiar, Barbara Aguiar, Doris All those who have lost their lives to Covid 19 Barboza, Gerald & Olivia Beaulieu, Joseph & Gloria Bence, Lt. Richard L., U.S.N Benevides, Robert P & Joan C. Blackburn, M/M Robert Braga, Pedro & Silvina Braitsch, Charles Bridge, Harold Camara, Alzira Camara, Domingos Collins, Nancy A. Cordeiro, Irene & Joseph Costa, Barbara Costa, Edward Cox, Daniel Da Ponte, Timothy Daley, Mary Dickinson Family Dubiel, Harold Dubiel, Peter & Edna Fallon, John & Mary Fitzgerald, Ronald & Marie Furtado, Sr. Bev, S.U.S.C Galford, M/M Bert Gamache, M/M Rene L. Gardullo, Elsie Gastall, Michael Gendreau, M/M Albert, Sr. Gibbons, M/M Lee Givney, Sr. Kathlee, S.U.S.C. Greene Family Guertin, Peter Harrington, M/M Edward Herlihy, Bill & Rita Jackson, Dr. & Mrs Frederick Jackson, Frederick E. Kay, William & Barbara Kelley, John & Betty Kirkman, William & Elinor Kogler, Sr. Hildegarde, S.U.S.C Lamontagne, Rita Lamontagne, Robert Larrivee, Richard Larrivee, Rita & Robert Lee, M/M William, Sr. Leonard Family Mandeville, Camile & Blanche Mandeville, Georgette Mandeville, Margaret Martin, Rita Maynard, Peggy

ST. THOMAS MORE McAlindon, James McCabe, James T. & Sophia McCabe, Patrick G. McCabe, Patrick M. McCarthy, Edward McCarthy, Irene McVey, Tom & Martha Menard Family Michalewick, M/M Stanley Morgan, Shirley Moriarty, M/M Daniel Mulready, Joseph & Marjorie Noonan, Sally O’Melia, Helen O’Rourke, M/M Thomas, Jr. O’Rourke, M/M Thomas, Sr. O’Rourke, Michael & Patricia Page, haley Pasternak, Sally & Nicholas Ponte, James Robinson, Elaine Robinson, Fred Robinson, Mildred Rodrigues, Atty. Frank A., Rodrigues, M/M Frank, Sr. Roy, Andrea Ryan, M/M Joseph Sampson, Sr. Virginia, S.U.S.C Simbro, Alfred & Elsie Smith Family Smith, Anna Smith, Betty Smith, Leo P., Jr. Smith, Leo P., Sr. Snyder, Marie Souza, Laura & Antone Squillace, Angie Squillace, Fred Sr. Squillace, Gail Sterne, Mason Swidey, Sam Taylor, William & Gladys Therrien, Marie & Donald Underhill, Louise Underhill, William Viera, John & Marie Wanet, George & Grace Wolowiec Family Yutkins, Irene

ST. LOUIS DE FRANCE Jeannine Fontaine Blanchard Gerald Fontaine, Jr. M/M Roland Gendreau M/M Ovila Fontaine ST. PATRICK Mathieu Family Figuerado Family

FIRST COMMUNION

Please remember in your prayers the 22 children who will re-ceive the Lord Jesus for the first time in Holy Communion next Saturday and Sunday, October 23 and October 24 at Saint Louis de France Church. _________________________________________________

CONFIRMATION PHOTOS

Confirmation photos may be picked up in the lobby of Saint Thomas More Church before or after all Masses. They are arranged by date of the Confirmation ceremony. __________________________________________________

FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION 2020-2021

Faith Formation registration continues this weekend for all returning students and students in Grades 1 through 9 who may be new to our program. Mike Fitzpatrick and Anne Ca-bral will be available in the parish center of Saint Thomas More Church to receive registrations and answer any ques-tions. Faith Formation materials for Grades 1 through 5 may be picked up following Sunday Masses in the parish center this weekend.

UPDATING OUR PARISH CENSUS’

Last week we began a massive undertaking: up-dating our parish census. Recently, the Bishop mandated all parishes and institutions of the Dio-cese to use the same record keeping computer software for uniformity, efficiency, and better communication/sharing of information. This is an ideal time to update our parish records. We need to reach as many people as possible and in the most economical of ways. If you have not done so already, please take a new census form from the tables near the doors of the church as you leave Mass today. They are color coded by parish: St. Pat’s – green; St. Louis – blue; and St. Thomas, pink. Complete the form and return it in the collection boxes when you return for Mass next week or mail it to the parish office (386 Lu-ther Avenue, Somerset, MA 02726). Eventually, we will mail and email those who are not with us at weekend Mass. If you know of any neighbors, family members or friends who should be enrolled in our census, please bring forms to them. Your assistance is very much appreciated!

St. Patrick’s Christmas Raffle

Even though we cannot host our annual Christmas Bazaar, Saint Patrick Parish is sponsoring a $1,000 grand prize raffle to be drawn the first weekend of December. Raffle ticket books will be available after Masses. Chances are $2.00 each or a book of 6 for $10.00. Please return your payment and the winning stubs in the collection box or to the parish office. Questions please call Ed Mendes at (508) 678-9141. Many thanks for your support!

November: Month of All Souls

Traditionally, during the month of November we pray for “the holy souls,” our beloved family members and friends who have gone before us in faith. We pray our beloved dead into God’s eter-nal embrace. In these pandemic days, to avoid spread of germs, we invite you to complete your own “memorial page.” With today’s bulletin you will find an insert to list the names of deceased family members and friends. There is no limit on the number of people you would like us to re-member in prayer. Please complete the list and return it to the parish office via the collection box-es or through the mail. During the month of No-vember, these pages will be placed on the altar and our beloved dead remembered in all the Masses celebrated in our churches. This year, our parishioners who have been buried from any of our three churches between Novem-ber 1, 2019 and October 31, 2020, will be remem-bered at our annual Memorial Mass on Saturday, October 31, at the 4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass.

Scripture Insights

Initially, today’s first reading may take us by surprise. Cyrus? The Lord’s anointed? Cyrus was the Per-sian king who conquered Babylon during the exile, thus winning freedom for the Jewish people. Isaiah speaks of him as the Lord’s “anointed” (literally meaning, ‘messiah’), the agent God used on behalf of his chosen people even though Cyrus did not ‘know’ God – that is, was not in covenant relationship with him as a member of the chosen people. The Old Testament books of Ezra and Nehemiah recount the Jews’ return to Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the Temple and the city, showing how the people appropriately “repaid” both God and the government their respec-tive dues. There was no doubt that God was God and that no other ruler was more supreme. In today’s Gospel reading, the conflict between Jesus and the Jewish leaders continues. Today, the Pharisees are in the spotlight. Enlisting the aid of the Herodians, who were supporters of the ruling dynasty of Herod the Great and thus loyal to Rome, the Pharisees are trying to put allegiance to the government in conflict with covenant fi-delity to God. In effect, the Pharisees are playing both sides in order to entrap Jesus. In response, Jesus affirms the just claims of both. “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” What belongs to God is, of course, everything and everyone. How fittingly today’s Responsorial Psalm acclaims “Give the Lord glory and honor . . . The gods of the nations are things of naught . . . The Lord is King.” Let us pray this day, for a heightened awareness that all belongs to God. Let us render the tribute that is rightly due. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Prayer Before An Election As we look to our upcoming national elections, the Catholic bishops of the United States ask us to offer this pray-er: Lord God, as the election approaches, We seek to better understand the issues and concerns that confront our city/state/country, and how the Gospel compels us to respond as faithful citizens in our community. We ask for eyes that are free from blindness so that we might see each other as brothers and sisters, one and equal in dignity, especially those who are victims of abuse and violence, deceit and poverty. We ask for ears that will hear the cries of children unborn and those abandoned, and of men and women oppressed because of race or creed, religion or gender. We ask for minds and hearts that are open to hearing the voices of leaders who will bring us closer to your Kingdom. We pray for discernment so that we may choose leaders who hear your Word, live your love, and keep in the ways of your truth as they follow in the steps of Jesus and his Apostles and guide us to your Kingdom of justice and peace. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen!

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