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MASS SCHEDULE
Weekdays:
Monday - Friday: 7am
Saturday: 9 am
Sunday
Saturday, 5pm
Sunday, 10am
The Sunday 10am Mass is
celebrated with people in
attendance, as well as on
Facebook.
Confessions Saturday at 4pm or by
appointment
Parish Office Hours Monday—Thursday: 9am-1pm
Friday: Closed
Parish Contact Information P: (401)751-0196
F: (401)273-2753
Web: stsebastianri.org
How could we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign land? If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand be forgotten!
Psalm 137:4-5
March 14, 2021
Weekly Bulletin
Fourth Sunday of Lent
The Church of Saint Sebastian 67 Cole Ave., Providence, RI 02906
(401)751-0196 stsebastianri.org
PARISH DIRECTORY and INFORMATION
Directory
Reverend Father Jordan Kelly, O.P.
Pastor
401-500-2462
Robert Short
Pastoral Associate for Formation and
Evangelization
(401)751-0196 ext. 14
Michael Sullivan
Maintenance
Megan Morrow
Cantor
Kathy Harrington
Parish Accountant
finance@stsebastianri@org
Susanna Carlino
Financial Administrator
Michael White
Worship Editor
Sarah M. Heaton
Bulletin and Graphic Design Editor
Parish Trustees
Charles Rogers
Catherine Taylor
Parish Finance Council
James Daly
Ann Carnevale
Elisa Vele-Tabaddor
Douglas Nani
Parish Council
Sarah Garcia-Mata
Mary Hill
Jamie Hill
Janice Opalenski
Toni Dumville
Parish Auditors
Ellen Boyle
Jennifer Pizzuti
WELCOME to the CHURCH of SAINT SEBASTIAN
To Worship; To Serve; To Learn
Inspired by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and filled with love for our brothers and sisters,
The people of Saint Sebastian gather regularly,
To Worship God, the source and end of our lives through prayerful beauty;
To Serve our brothers and sisters, especially the poor and the marginalized,
To learn by Prayer, Faith Formation, and Evangelization we strive to become disciples who proclaim
Faith, Hope, and Love. 20 January 2021
Parish Registration
Registration is the official way we join a parish community, please stop in the
Parish Office or register online to become a registered parishioner. To be considered
an active registered member of the parish, members are asked to give of their time,
talent and treasure.
Sacrament of Baptism
Congratulations on the birth of your child! Once you have called the rectory to plan
for the baptism of your child, Fr. Jordan will contact you to set up a special
appointment for Preparation classes.
Sacrament of Matrimony
Congratulations on your engagement and decision to enter into a Catholic marriage! Saint Sebastian Parish will help you in your preparation to ensure that
you make this serious and sacred step in your life a holy and happy one.
The day and time of your wedding must be arranged in person by the prospective
bride and groom themselves as soon as they feel called to marry. No arrangement can be made by phone or parents. All arrangements should be made nine months
prior to the wedding date and done prior to scheduling the reception.
The first meeting with the Pastor may be scheduled by calling the Parish Office at
(401) 751-0196. Spiritual preparation is a key part of this special time. Frequent participation in the sacraments during this time is important, particularly weekly
Mass attendance. It is also strongly recommended that you bring yourselves to the
Sacrament of Reconciliation during this time of preparation. Religious Education
By their word and their example, parents are the first and principal teachers of their
children concerning our Catholic Faith. To learn about how Saint Sebastian assists parents in their vocation please contact Mr. Bob Short at [email protected]
Patricia Recupero
Karin Schrott
Gerry Codola
Catherine Denning
Robert Lough
From F R . J O R DA N , O P. MY DEAR ONES,
May the Grace of Our Lord remain always with us!
Have you ever wondered how Operation Rice Bowl
began? This is a very interesting sketch of it’s
beginning.
RICE BOWL MAKES FAMILY TABLE AN ‘ALTAR’ OF
SERVICE, SAYS FOUNDER
From its earliest days, the outreach was an
ecumenical one, born of hearing “tremendous
reports of suffering from Africa, especially sub-
Saharan Africa” during the early 1970s, said Msgr.
Coll.
“It wasn’t just a question of hunger,” he said. “It
was a question of starving to death.”
The horrors of the recent Vietnam War had also left
parishioners “wanting to do something, rather than
bomb something,” he added. “It was a moment in
time, divinely inspired.”
In response, Msgr. Coll organized a meeting with
area faith leaders and presented his Rice Bowl idea,
which quickly took root.
“We had the whole city of Allentown involved,
about 13 Protestant churches and one Jewish
congregation, and then about 10 Catholic parishes,”
he said.
Word spread beyond the Allentown Diocese, which
had been partitioned from the Philadelphia
Archdiocese only a decade prior in 1961, thereby
incardinating Msgr. Coll – a graduate of St. Cyril of
Alexandria School in Lansdowne – into the new
territory. He soon received an inquiry from then
Msgr. (and later Cardinal) John P. Foley, editor of
the Catholic Standard and Times (the print
predecessor of CatholicPhilly.com).
“While our little group was designing this project in
the basement of the world, the Archdiocese of
Philadelphia was planning its Eucharistic
Congress,” said Msgr. Coll. “So Jack called me and
said, ‘What’s going on?’”
Msgr. Foley was prompted by more than his award-
winning journalistic sense: he was also a member of
the board of governors for the 1976 congress, and
the theme for international gathering (the 41st of its
kind) was “The Eucharist and the Hungers of the
Human Family.”
With the blessing of Pope Paul VI, the congress
sought to examine both physical and spiritual
hungers – and Msgr. Foley believed the Rice Bowl
initiative “would dovetail perfectly” with such an
undertaking, said Msgr. Coll.
Meetings with Philadelphia Cardinal John Krol and
CRS soon followed, and by 1976, at least 118 U.S.
dioceses had raised more than $5.1 million thanks to
Msgr. Coll’s basic concept.
The little bowl also took Msgr. Coll to some of the
very places his outreach had been launched to help.
Through his new work with CRS, he traveled to
Ethiopia, Yemen, Lebanon and Poland, while
meeting St. Teresa of Calcutta and bringing relief
supplies to several of her Beirut-based Missionaries
of Charity sisters, whom he found sheltering “in a
bombed-out building” during Lebanon’s long-
running civil war.
Ministering firsthand to victims of hunger and
violence only confirmed what had been in his heart
from Rice Bowl’s beginnings, he said.
In fact, the name “Operation Rice Bowl” was itself
chosen in part for its abbreviation as “O.R.B.,”
evoking the Latin word orb, or “world,” said Msgr.
Coll, noting that caring for others is central to the
Gospel message.
“You do not find love — but love first, and then you
will find love,” he said. “That’s one of the themes of
Rice Bowl. Who is thy brother?”
Please pray for me as I do for you!
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who
have recourse to Thee!
In the Lord,
Article by Gina Christian
on February 16, 2021 in the
Catholic Philly.
MASS Intentions
Masses are celebrated as follows:
Monday – Friday: 7am; Saturday: 9am
Confessions: 4pm
Sunday Vigil Mass: 5pm
Sunday Mass: 10am
The Sunday 10am Mass via the
Parish Facebook Page
The Church is open daily from 6:30am – 5:30pm
Come, rest, and pray!
SATURDAY, MARCH 13 – 9am in Church
Lenten Weekday
9am: + Edward Dukehart
The Fourth Sunday of Lent
4pm: Confessions
5pm: Anticipated Mass of the Fourth Sunday of Lent
+Monsignor Arthur Valenzano
Pro Populo
SUNDAY, MARCH 14 – 10am in Church
The Third Sunday of Lent
+ Angela Margiotta
MONDAY, MARCH 15 – 7am in Church
Lenten Weekday
+ George F. Johnson, Jr. - bequest
TUESDAY, MARCH 16– 7am in Church
Lenten Weekday
For the Intentions of those preparing for marriage
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 – 7am in Church
Commemoration of Saint Patrick/Lenten Weekday
+ Very Reverend Urban W. Voll, O.P.
THURSDAY, MARCH 18 – 7am in Church
Commemoration of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop
and Doctor of the Church/Lenten Weekday
+Faye Baxley – Maxwell
The Solemnity of Saint Joseph begins at 5pm
7 – 8pm: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament,
Rosary, and Benediction
FRIDAY, MARCH 19– 7am in Church
The Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
For the needs of and in thanksgiving for the blessings
received through Saint Joseph upon the Dominican
Province of Saint Joseph
6pm: Solemn Mass in Honor of Saint Joseph
Reservations are necessary for this Mass.
In thanksgiving for the blessings received through
the intercession of Saint Joseph
Fr. Jordan Kelly, O.P., celebrant
Reverend Monsignor Carlo F. Montecalvo,
homilist
7pm: Saint Joseph Table Celebration “Under the
Stars”
SATURDAY, MARCH 20 – 9am in Church
Lenten Weekday
9am: For the families of those preparing for First
Penance, First Communion, and Confirmation
The Fifth Sunday of Lent
4pm: Confessions
5pm: Anticipated Mass of the Fifth Sunday of Lent
+Thomas Fitzgerald
Pro Populo
SUNDAY, MARCH 21 – 10am in Church
The Fifth Sunday of Lent
For the Intentions of Kathleen Anne Kelly on her birthday
PARISH Prayer Requests
If you would like someone included in the Prayers for
the Sick, please call the office at 401.751.0196.
LET US PRAY FOR ALL WHO ARE ILL:
Marilyn Ardente, Amy Kluesner and her baby,
Lynette Kelly, all with Breast Cancer, all those who
are dying because of the Virus; Judy Keeley, Dr.
Vincent A. Armenio, Sisters Mary Paul and Mary
Gemma, Kathy McGinty – Radocaj, Michael Cooke,
Ken Glidden, and all those for whom we have
promised to pray: let us pray to the Lord.
LET US PRAY FOR OUR BELOVED DEAD:
Katherine Hill, all the deceased members of our
parish and families; those who have no one to pray
for them; all COVID victims : let us pray to the Lord.
GRATEFUL FOR GOD’S PROVIDENCE: SHARING
THE VISION, MEETING THE CHALLENGE
You might ask, “Why should I contribute to Grateful
for God’s Providence: Sharing the Vision, Meeting
the Challenge?” The answer: Your gift assures the
presence of our Parish for years to come, and the
financial well being of Saint Sebastian’s.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL
Technically in its “silent phase”, the Catholic
Charities Appeal 2021 is well under way. I know that
you have received letters from me and also the
Bishop. Thank you for your generosity.
See our Parish Facebook Page for Fr. Jordan’s
reflections on Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter about
Saint Joseph: With a Father’s Heart.
A FAMILY PRAYER FOR SAINT JOSEPH
Consider saying this prayer each evening before
saying Grace before Meals.
Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer,
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted His only Son;
In you Mary placed her trust;
With you Christ became man.
Blessed Joseph, to us too,
Show yourself a father
And guide us in the path of life!
Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage,
And defend us from every evil. Amen
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