Parish Trustees

John Costigan

Maddie Josephs

Finance Council

Arthur DeBlois, III

John Josephs

Michael Kirwan

Laura Loffredo

David Tente

Parish Accountant

Garceau & Company, CPA

Pastoral Council

Bethany Bessette

Anthony DeMoura

Patricia Flatley

David Larsen

Sue Leonard

Joseph Moniz

Kathleen Moniz

Charles Moreira

Deacon John Needham

Lee Ann Nunes

Jack Paiva

Ronald Procopio

Erin Roche

St. Margaret School Mrs. Lee Ann Nunes, Principal

lnunes@stmargaretsch.org

Phone: 401-434-2338 www.stmargaretsch.org

Reverend Msgr. John J. Darcy, Pastor Reverend Msgr. William J. McCaffrey, Pastor Emeritus

Mr. John F. Needham, Deacon

Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, Secretary & Bulletin Editor

Anthony DeCrescenzo, Parish Financial Manager

Mr. Ronald Procopio, Minister of Music, 434-6304; 529-2250

Mrs. Bethany Bessette, Faith Formation, Gr. 1-6, bethanybessette@cox.net

Mr. Charles Moreira, Faith Formation, Gr. 7-11, cmoreira@cox.net

Mrs. Erin Roche, Youth Activities, Erinroche@cox.net Cell: 401-419-7828

St. Margaret Church 1098 Pawtucket Avenue Rumford, RI 02916

Phone: 401-438-3230 Fax: 401-438-4221

Email: office-stmargaretchurch@cox.net

www.stmargaretchurch.org

Office Hours: 9 a.m.—3 p.m. Monday & Tuesday

9 a.m.—1 p.m. Thursday & Friday

Closed on Wednesday

Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.

Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. (preceded by praying of the Rosary at 7:30 a.m.)

Baptism: Call the parish office to register for sacramental preparation and monthly baptism.

Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:15-4:45 or by appointment.

Marriage: See a parish priest at least 8-12 months prior to the date of marriage.

Anointing the Sick: Please notify the parish office.

Holy Orders: Please see a parish priest or go to www.catholicpriest.com

Parish Registration: Every family in the parish should be registered. New families (including newly married) should register by completing a parish registration form available at church or online.

Our parish vitality depends on all Catholics registering as parish members.

January 26—February 1

SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. Memorial Mass for Norman & Helen Laprade, by family

SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Jose Pires Arelo, by family

10:30 A.M. Memorial Mass for Frank & Gloria Bianco, by family

MONDAY 9:00 A.M Mass for Catholic Education (School Mass)

TUESDAY 8:00 A.M. Mass for all parishioners at St. Margaret’s

WEDNESDAY 8:00 A.M. Mass for God’s healing grace for Peggy Hogan, by family

THURSDAY 8:00 A.M Mass for God’s healing grace for Peggy Hogan, by family FRIDAY 8:00 A.M. Mass for God’s healing grace for Peggy Hogan, by family

February 2—3

SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. 7th Anniversary Mass for Nancy Amaral, by family

SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. 12th Anniversary Mass for Francisco Maciel, by family

10:30 A.M. Memorial Mass for Alicia Rodrigues Alves, by family

St. Margaret Church Rumford, RI

Looking ahead: Saturday & Sunday, January 26 & 27, the second collection is for the Church in Latin America

Monday, January 28, Parish Council Meeting at 7:00 PM in the community room

Monday, February 4, Baptism Preparation class at 7:00 PM in the community room

Wednesday, February 6, at 10:30 AM, Knitting baby hats in the community room Sunday, February 10, Coffee' N in the Community Room following the 8:00 and 10:30 Masses

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Allow God to strengthen, renew, rekindle and transform your marriage sacrament by

attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekends are Mar 8-10, 2019 in Duxbury, MA and

Apr 13-14, 2019 in Brewster, MA. For more information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at 800-710-9963 or visit them at

https://wwmema.org/

Alzheimer's Association Rhode Island Chapter: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lincoln Senior

Center 150 Jenckes Hill Rd, Lincoln, RI 02865. The Alzheimer's Association is here to help. Learn about programs and

services offered by the Association to help you live with or care for someone with dementia. Bring a friend who has been

affected by the disease. Share your thoughts about how we can help people in your community. Registration is requested.

Call 800.272.3900 or visit communityresourcefinder.org

St. Alexander Church, Warren RI is having a Valentine Breakfast on Sunday, February 10, 10:00 AM—Noon. There will

be a waffle station, eggs, ham, sausage, home fries, muffins, fruit, juice, coffee and home baked breakfast pastries. Adults

are $10.00/children (12 and under) $7.00. Tickets are available at the door.

“Keep the Heat On” Challenge a program that helps struggling families with heating assistance who have exhausted all other public

and private means to keep their families warm during the Rhode Island winter. If you would like to help local families this winter,

please send tax-deductible donations to: Keep the Heat On, One Cathedral Square, Providence, RI 02903 or log onto www.heatRI.com to

make a secure credit card donation. You can also make a $10 donation by texting the word HEAT to 27722 or a $25 donation by texting

the word HEATRI to 27722. If you, or someone you know, is in need of assistance, please visit the web site, www.heatRI.com, or call

401/421-7833 for additional information.

February 2-3 Eucharistic Ministers Lectors Altar Servers Greeters

5:00 PM Phoebe Dodge, Bill & Kate Simpson, Laura Loffredo, Jordan Carreiro, Grace Lynch,

Beth Durand, Jacqueline Fournier

8:00 AM Emily Alvernaz, John Costigan, Maddie Josephs, Julianna Goncalves, Lydia Nassef, Isabella Ambroise,

Ann Apuzzo, Anne Conlon

10:30 AM Mary Ann Bryan, Patty Flatley, Alex Pease, Matthew Lloyd, Christopher DePina, Sam DeMoura,

Art & Paula DeBlois, Eileen Kelly

The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Margaret Parish Ministries

Sunday Faith Formation for Grades 1—8:

Grades 1-8:

Classes for January: 27th / February: 3rd, 10th, 24th

Confirmation I: The next session for the candidates will

be on Sunday, February 24th following the 10:30 AM

Mass from 11:30 AM—12:30 PM in the lower school,

and Tuesday, February 26th from 6:30 PM—7:30 PM.

Candidates only need to attend one of the sessions.

Parents/Sponsors are welcome to attend to learn more

about our Program and to assist the candidate with his/her

formation.

Also, please remember to sign in when attending Mass at

St. Margaret’s.

Please note that in the event of inclement

weather, Faith Formation may be cancelled.

Please watch WJAR10 or WPRI12 for any

cancellation notices, or checkout the parish

website. (stmargaretchurch.org)

Eucharistic Gifts—If you schedule a weekend Mass

and would like to bring the gifts up to the altar,

please speak to the sacristan or one of the ushers as

you enter the church.

Would you like to Knit or Crochet hats for newborn

babies.

Joan Pierce will meet the 1st Wed. of each

month at 10:30 AM in the parish community

room. If interested, please call 401 952-2553

or email sewingndle@cox.net... Yarn will be

available. NEXT MEETING: FEBRUARY 6

Adult Sacramental Preparation for Easter

For adults who are interested in learning more about

the Catholic faith, or for baptized non-Catholics

(i.e. Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, etc.) who would

like to be received into Full Communion with the Catholic

Church, should contact the

parish office as soon as possible.

Msgr. Darcy will contact you

personally to explain the

process with you. The rectory

office number is 438-3230.

The Bread of Life Food Pantry Located at

Newman Congregational Church

The Pantry is open the second and fourth Tuesdays of each

month. The food pantry is a collaborative effort sponsored by

Saint Margaret’s and other Christian congregations in Rumford.

For more information, call 401-434-4742.

Upcoming Pantry Hours: February 12, 26, from 5 to 7 PM.

The Pantry is open the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.

In the event of bad weather, the pantry will not open as

scheduled if the East Providence schools are dismissed early

or are closed for the day.

Thank you for your support!

If schools in East Providence

are DELAYED or CLOSED,

due to inclement weather,

weekday Mass that day is cancelled

for public safety.

January 27, 2019

Sincere thanks to all who continue regular financial support for St.

Margaret Parish.

Automate your Giving! Would you like to simplify your life? Join the many parishioners who

have automated their giving using Faith Direct. Enroll online today

at www.faithdirect.net. Our church code is RI118. Don’t have access

to the internet? Pick up paper enrollment form at the church entrance

or stop by the parish office during office hours.

Outreach Ministry

If you have a homebound family member or parishioner

friend who cannot make it to church, please call the parish

office; we can arrange to have cards sent to our homebound

parishioners to let them know we are thinking and praying for

them, and we can arrange for Mr. Moreira, our Pastoral

Minister, a priest or deacon to visit and bring communion.

Please also let us know of any parishioners who may be

hospitalized or recovering from surgery in a rehab facility and

would like a visit from the parish.

PARISH PROTOCOL DURING THE COLD AND

FLU SEASON

(Advent to Holy Week)

This seems an appropriate time to suspend the reception of the chalice

at Mass as we enter the cold and flu season. If you have a bad cold or

flu, you are dispensed from the Sunday Mass obligation. Also,

simply acknowledge people at Mass with a friendly nod or gesture if

you have a cold. Hand disinfectant is available at all the doors of the

Church.

Stay well!

Wknd of January 12-13 2018 2019

# of budgets used 292 139

Checks, envelopes $5,127.00 $2,917.00

Loose 424.00 247.00

# EFT participants 137 134

Faith Direct—EFT $2,401.60 $2,874.12

TOTAL OFFERTORY $7,952.60 $5,791.12

Catholic University $1,017.00 $691.00

January 27, 2019

Last Sunday’s snow/ice storm really woke us up that we

are in the middle of winter. The attendance reflected the

storm: 8 AM Mass- 48 people, and 10:30 AM- 85 people. The

best part of the weekend was the victory of the Patriots over

Kansas City!! Atlanta, here we come…again!! Get ready for

Feb. 3rd at 6:30 PM. Go Pats!!

In today’s Gospel, St. Luke presents his version of the

mission of Jesus of Nazareth. Interestingly, Luke tells his

listeners that he wants to write things down that he has

heard from the eye witnesses and after “investigating

everything anew.” His introduction is one, long, formal

sentence for his patron, Theophilus (Friend of God). He then

writes in common Greek for his followers.

The initial actions of Jesus are noteworthy. He went to

the synagogue on Sabbath as was his custom. He read from

Isaiah (61:1-3). So far, so good. But then he proclaims that

the prophesy of Isaiah is being fulfilled right now…in him.

The public response was immediate, and for Nazareth, very

sad. They threw him out of the synagogue and intended to

throw him off a cliff. He walked away…and never returned

to what was considered his home town. So much for a

hero’s welcome back home! Jesus relocated and lived mostly

in Capernaum by the Sea of Galilee. St. Luke’s very pastoral

presentation of the Good News has begun.

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Blessings,

Monsignor Darcy

Today (Sunday) from 11 AM to 1 PM, we warmly

welcome parishioners, families and friends of Pre-K

through Grade 8 students to our St. Margaret School

Open House. If you are seriously considering a

Catholic education for your children or know of a

family who is, please invite them to visit the school.

Our Principal, Mrs. Lee Ann Nunes, together with

our faculty, students, will be waiting happily to show

you our parish school and share our own Good News

of a St. Margaret education with you. Our students

are very well prepared for the challenges of high

school.

St. Margaret School

the confidence to lead, the catholic school

community that cares.