P.O. Box 67 191 School Street Albion, RI 02802

Phone 401.333.1568 Fax 401.333.1568

office@stambrosechurchri.org

www.stambrosechurchri.org

SUNDAY MASSES Saturday Vigil

5:15PM

Sunday 8:30AM & 11:15AM

HOLY DAY MASSES 7:30AM & 7:00PM

or as announced

WEEKDAY MASSES Monday, Wednesday

and Friday 7:30AM

CONFESSIONS Saturdays

4:15-4:45PM

BAPTISMS

Please contact Parish Priest prior to the birth of your child.

MARRIAGES Please contact Parish Priest

one year prior.

HOLY ORDERS Please contact the Vocations Office at

331-1316 or www.catholicpriest.com

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK

Please notify the Rectory Office in case of illness,

infirmity or hospitalization.

RECTORY OFFICE Monday, Wednesday, Friday

9:00AM to 2:00PM Closed Legal Holidays

PARISH CEMETERY Please contact the

Rectory Office.

OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION

AND YOUTH MINISTRY 401.333.1568

Mrs. Robin Carney Director of Religious Education &

First Communion Preparation (Grades K-4)

rcarney@stambrosechurchri.org

Mr. Matthew Daly Director of Confirmation &

Youth Ministry (Grades 5-8)

StAmbroseYouth@cox.net

SCOUTING

Family Pack 711 Gr. K-5, Boys and Girls

Mr. Tim Carraher, Cubmaster Mr. Dave Levesque, Asst. Cubmaster

pack711albionri@gmail.com 401.641-8604

Troop 711 Boys & Girls Units Gr. 6-12

Mr. Brian McMahon SM711Albion@gmail.com Sara Brown 908.303.8628 bsa711chair@gmail.com Mrs. Catherine T. Duclos,

Asst. Scoutmaster bsa711chair@gmail.com

Girl Scout Troop 1711 Mrs. Sheena Gleason gsalbion@gmail.com

401.230.6130

CAL BASKETBALL Coordinator/Coach Mr. Joel Mulligan

joelmulligan@verizon.net 401.639.3024

PARISH STAFF

Rev. Thomas J. Ferland, Pastor

Rev. John A. Kiley, Senior Priest Mrs. Robin Carney, Secretary

Ms. Nancy Clancy, Bookkeeper Mrs. Christiana Caprarelli, Adult & Children’s Choir Director

Mrs. Mary Ellen Battey, Organist Mr. Michael Peters, Maintenance Supervisor

Mr. Raymond A. Gagnon, Parish Sexton

PARISH TRUSTEES Mr. Robert Nangle Mrs. Mary Anne Roll

Dear Parishioners & Friends of St. Ambrose, This has been a year that I do not believe that anyone of us could have predicted. The changing of seasons over the past several months have been marked by anxiety, uncertainty and a longing for ‘normal’. We are all groping to slowly find some sense of balance and the ‘new normal’ with all the necessary social distancing and restricted gathering sizes. One of the parishes efforts to move forward is to continue the long-standing tradition of the St. Ambrose Annual Clambake. In the past this event has been a time where parishioners, families and friends have gathered for an afternoon of good food, great music and long friendly conversations. In light of the health considerations due to COVID-19 pandemic, our Annual Clambake will not be like it has been in the past. We will miss the wonderful tradition of past years, but we are happy to announce our twist on the St. Ambrose Annual Clambake…

The 2020 ‘Drive-Thru’ Clambake at St. Ambrose

So, on September 13, 2020, from 12:00noon to 3:00pm, we invite you to step-back to the simpler time of driving to the local carhop. Come to our carhop at the St. Ambrose ‘Drive-Thru’ Clambake and place your order for chowder & clam cakes, soft drinks, and perhaps a ‘Dynamite’ or two! This will also

be a happy meal for we will have surprise gift bags for the children.

Our Clambake Club Raffle has been revamped for this year to enable more individuals to enjoy the thrill of winning. I am happy and excited to announce the

Special 2020 ‘Drive-Thru’ Clambake Club

Cost - $50.00 per ticket (Only 400 tickets will be sold)

Prizes totaling $5,500.00. Prizes will be drawn at the close of the ‘Drive-Thru’ Clambake from smallest ($250) to largest ($1500).

Please remember that during the restrictions of 2020 this is our way of maintaining a wonderful parish tradition that always marked the closing of Summer. We invite you to join us for this unique ‘Drive -Thru’ Clambake Carhop and join our Special 2020 ‘Drive-Thru’ Clambake Club Raffle. Whether this is your first time buying a Clambake Club Raffle Ticket or if you have purchased a ticket in the past – remember that St. Ambrose Parish deeply appreciates the support of this vibrant and beautiful community. May the Good Lord keep you safe and grant you His peace,

Rev. Thomas J. Ferland Rev. Thomas J. Ferland Pastor

St. Ambrose Parish of Albion invites you to this year’s

‘DRIVE-THRU’ CLAMBAKE

Open to the Public

Sunday, September 13, 2020

12Noon—3:00PM 191 School Street, Albion, RI

Drive-Thru Menu * Clam Cakes & Chowder

*Dynamites *Soft Drinks - Coke, Ginger Ale

& Bottled Water Surprise Gift Bags for children!

St. Ambrose

Clambake Grounds

Join our exclusive ‘Drive-Thru’ Clambake Club by simply purchasing a raffle ticket.

Cost - $50.00 per ticket. Only 400 tickets will be sold. Prizes totaling $5,500.00.

Prizes will be drawn at the close of the ‘Drive-Thru’ Clambake

from smallest ($250) to largest ($1500).

Tickets sell out quickly… so purchase today!

Please remember - No limit on the number of tickets you can purchase…buy as many as you want!

Platinum Prize $1,500.00

Gold Prize # 2 $750.00

Gold Prize #1 $750.00

Silver Prize #3 $500.00

Silver Prize # 2 $500.00

Silver Prize #1 $500.00

Bronze Prize #4 $250.00

Bronze Prize # 3 $250.00

Bronze Prize #2 $250.00

Bronze Prize #1 $250.00

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Welcome back ... We are so happy to see so that so

many of you are continuing to join us for the live celebration of mass and hope that more of you will be able to

join us in the near future!

For those who are unable to return in person at this time, please know that we are still live-streaming the masses

on our Facebook page.

St. Ambrose Weekend Mass Times:

Saturday 5:15pm Sunday 8:30am Sunday 11:15am

St. Ambrose Weekday Mass Times:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7:30am

911—St. Ambrose

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Dear Parishioners of St. Ambrose As we move forward: Public worship at St. Ambrose Church will continue observing all the safety measures that are deemed appropriate by state, church and health officials. As a reminder I will list... * To assist in prayerful social distancing we have taped off every other pew. So a pew that is taped off is one that you should not enter. This is to give space and distance between the worshipers. * The number of people that will be allowed to enter St. Ambrose Church for a mass has been set at 50 people. * All parishioners will be required to enter St. Amrbose Church through the center front door. Parishioners may exit byany door but entrance is only by the center front door. We will have hand sanitizing dispensers at the vestibule of St. Ambrose Church for parishioners use. Parishioners may also use their own personal hand sanitizing solution, but all parishioners will be expected to sanitize their hands immediately upon entry to the St. Ambrose Church. * Please remember that Bishop Tobin has continued to dispense everyone in the Diocese of Providence from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and Holy Day Masses until further notice. So if you are hesitant due to underlying health conditions to attend or display any symptoms you should not attend the celebration of Mass at St. Ambrose Church. * Parishioners are asked and encouraged to wear a face mask for the duration of the celebration of Mass, with the exception of receiving Holy Communion. * During this time of the COVID-19 pandemic all worship aids such as hymnals, missalettes, bulletins have all been removed from the church. We ask that you leave no items in the church. If you bring it in please take it with you. If you would like a missalette, please contact Robin at the St. Ambrose Parish Office at (401) 333-1568. Missalettes will be yours to keep whether you take it back and forth with you to mass or keep it at home for our live-stream mass. Please remember that we continue to live stream all our celebrations of Mass on the St. Ambrose Office of Faith Formation Facebook page. Also keep in mind that it is not necessary to receive Holy Communion at every Mass. If you are concerned or apprehensive about receiving, then please enter into a ‘spiritual communion’ with the Lord. Rev. Thomas J. Ferland

We continue to live-stream our weekday and weekend masses

on our Facebook page.

The videos will be posted for later viewing at …

Our new Facebook page is:

St. Ambrose Office of Faith Formation

The St. Ambrose church

doors are open daily from 7:00am - 6:00pm daily for

individual prayer.

Please remember to practice social distancing

when you visit.

Saturday, August 29, 2020 Vigil Mass of The Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time The Passion of St. John the Baptist

5:15 p.m. Catherine R. Kennedy Requested by her husband, James Kennedy and daughter, Cathleen Tager

Sunday, August 30, 2020 The Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:30 a.m. Pro Populo

11:15 a.m. Eileen Tormey Requested by her sister, Dolores

Monday, August 31, 2020 Weekday

7:30 a.m. Pro Populo Tuesday, September 1, 2020 Weekday

8:30 a.m. Mass at St. James Church

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 Weekday

7:30 a.m. Rose and Edward Crepeau Requested by Family

Thursday, September 3, 2020 St. Gregory the Great, Pope & Doctor of the Church

8:30 a.m. Mass at St. James Church

Friday, September 4, 2020 Weekday

7:30 a.m. Pro Populo

Saturday, September 5, 2020 Vigil Mass of The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

5:15 p.m. Pro Populo

Sunday, September 6, 2020 The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:30 a.m. Pro Populo

11:15 a.m. Leopoldina Cabral -15th Anniversary

Requested by Family

August 31, 2020 to September 6, 2020

Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102; Lk 4:16-30

Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16;

Ps 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14; Lk 4:31-37

Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-13, 14-15, 20-21;

Lk 4:38-44

Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Lk 5:1-11

Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5;

Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 27-28, 39-40; Lk 5:33-39

Saturday: 1 Cor 4:6b-15; Ps 145:17-18, 19-20, 21; Lk 6:1-5

Sunday: Ez 33:7-9; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9;

Rom 13:8-10; Mt 18:15-20

The Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time August 30 ,2020

Blessings to the newly wedded

Susan Alves and

Stephen Eldridge

The St. Ambrose Parish community extends its congratulations to

Susan and Stephen.

“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. This is my commandment:

love one another as I love you.” John 15:11-12

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911—St. Ambrose

Week of August 23, 2020

Weekly Contribution $3,066.00 On-Line Giving: $955.00

Maintenance $115.00 Poor Box $87.00

As always, thank you for your continued generosity during this difficult and challenging

time! We depend solely upon your weekly support to meet our weekly parish expenses.

We encourage you to continue to mail in your budget

envelopes and other special and second collection contributions during this time.

This is also a great time to consider On-Line

Giving. Please visit our website and the link to sign up for On-Line Giving.

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2020-2021

Registration is underway for the 2020-2021 Faith Formation year

(Grades Kindergarten - 4)

Please send in your registration as soon as possible.

Information will be sent out shortly

regarding our “back-to-faith formation” plan.

Any questions, please contact

Robin Carney Director, Grades K-4 rcarney@stambrosechurchri.org

******* Please pray for our children who are preparing to receive their First Holy

Communion on September 12, 2020

St. Ambrose Community

Garden News…

The Garden Committee took a

hiatus from growing vegetables

this year. We hope you were

able to stop by and enjoy the Sunflowers in bloom!

Bloom where you are planted!

Blessings to our newly baptized

Adeline Mae Kish

Caleb James Gagnon

The St. Ambrose Parish community

extends its congratulations to the Kish and Gagnon Families

“...one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call; one Lord, one faith,

one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all..” Ephesians 4:4-6

Our Lady’s Hanging Lamp

For peace and grace for JMC

Please keep this intention in your prayers .

911—St. Ambrose

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Social distancing does not mean that we need to be spiritually apart…

Lets keep our parishioners connected especially during these uncertain times.

Make a phone call Send a text Facetime

Have a Zoom meeting Send a card or letter

Just reach out.

Everyone needs to stay connected!

How do I make a Spiritual Communion?

Below are recommendations for how to make a ‘spiritual communion’ when unable to participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the

Mass. These are only recommendations and can always be adapted based upon personal needs.

Gather with others in your household and begin a time of prayer with

the sign of the cross.

Take time to read and reflect upon the readings from

Sunday Mass. The readings are available at usccb.org and a Sun-day Gospel reflection can be found at the same website or during

Lent at dioceseofprovidence.org

Share prayer intentions quietly or aloud.

Pray the Lord’s Prayer.

Pray the following prayer of spiritual communion (see below).

Close with the sign of the cross.

Spiritual Communion Prayer

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love you above all things and I desire to receive you in my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally,

Come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there

And unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you.

Amen.

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Christian charity requires

that we protect ourselves

and others.

Stop the spread.

We offer our prayerful condolences and sympathy to

the family of

Gerald A. Fitzgerald, Jr.

who passed away on July 29, 2020

“Let us not abandon them until by our prayers we conduct them into the house of the Lord.”

Prayer for Healing from Coronavirus

-Pope Francis

O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick.

At the foot of the Cross you participated in Jesus’ pain, with steadfast faith. You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need. We are certain that you will provide, so that as you did at Cana of Galilee, joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves to the Father’s will and to do what Jesus tells us: He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to bring us, through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen. We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test – and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.