Parish Trustees

John Costigan

Maddie Josephs

Finance Council

Arthur DeBlois, III

John Josephs

Michael Kirwan

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

procopiowcrs@gmail.com

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

Mr. Charles Moreira, Faith Formation, Gr. 7-10, cmoreira@cox.net

Mrs. Erin Roche, Youth Activities, Erinroche@cox.net

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.

O God, who by the mystery of today’s great feast

sanctify your whole Church on every people and nation,

pour out, we pray, the gifts of the Holy Spirit

across the face of the earth

and, with the divine grace that was at work

when the Gospel was first proclaimed,

fill now, once more, the hearts of believers.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

June 8—14

SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. Memorial Mass for Maria DeJesus Pina Carvalho & Albino Prata-Coelho, by family

SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. 33rd Anniversary Mass for John P. Lynch, by son Daniel Lynch & family

10:30 A.M. Anniversary Mass for Robert Lemois, by family

MONDAY 9:00 A.M Memorial Mass for Christine Marcelo, by friend Debra (School Mass)

TUESDAY 8:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Rev. Msgr. Arthur J. Geoghegan (Pastor of St. Margaret Church 1968-1984)

WEDNESDAY 8:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Roberta Mayers, by family

THURSDAY 8:00 A.M Memorial Mass for Rev. Edward A. Welch (Pastor of St. Margaret Church 1926-1934)

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

June 15—16

SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. Memorial Mass for Gwen Carnahan, by family

SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. Birthday Remembrance for Frank E. Titus, by wife Mary & children

10:30 A.M. Memorial Mass for John Pacheco & Alfred Mello, by family

St. Margaret Church Rumford, RI

Looking ahead: Saturday & Sunday, June 8th & 9th, the second collection is the Catholic Communication Collection

Thursday, June 27th, Finance Council Meeting in the Rectory at 5:30 PM

Thursday, June 27th, Msgr. Darcy will be on Hospital Duty all day (Miriam Hospital)

Parish Office Summer hours: will begin the week of June 24th and run thru to September 9th.

The hours will be 9 a.m.—1 p.m. The office will be closed on Fridays.

Magnificat Women’s Breakfast, Saturday, June 15 8:30 AM—12:00 at the Providence Marriot, One Orms Street,

Providence. Gather with other Catholic women for an experience of faith sharing. The special guest speaker will be

Ryan Tremblay, a full time international Christian recording artist from Newport, RI. Please contact Linda Gatta

at (401) 864-7731 if you are interested in attending.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Jesus says "I give you a new commandment: love one another." Learn how to love your

spouse more by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekend will be September 14-15, 2019 in

Medway, MA. For more information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at 800-710-9963 or visit them at https://

wwmema.org/.

The traditional outdoor summer day camp program at Mother of Hope Camp (Mater Spei) offers children 5-12 free

busing (included with the cost of tuition) as well as daily and weekly options from June 17th through August 9th. Mother

of Hope Camp, an agency of the Catholic Diocese of Providence, is located on 126 acres of beautiful woodlands along Echo

Lake in Chepachet, RI and is staffed by caring and professional individuals. Sibling and Multi-Week discounts are

available! motherofhopecamp.com

Volunteer as an Usher at McVinney The commitment may be small, but the impact is great! Our ushers are integral in

providing a welcoming experience to everyone who comes through the doors of McVinney! And: ushers get to enjoy events

at McVinney for FREE! Bring a friend (or more!), volunteer together and enjoy the show! Please note that you must be 18

years or older to volunteer at McVinney and every McVinney volunteer requires a BCI through the Diocese of Providence.

McVinney will assist in expediting all BCI's. More at www.mcvinneyauditorium.com.

June 15—16 Eucharistic Ministers Lectors Altar Servers Greeters

5:00 PM Ruth Desmarais, Darlene & Valerie Dymsza, Ted Fogarty, Gail McGowan, Emma & Kate Patterson, Patrick McGee,

Beth Durand, Carol Cappuccio

8:00 AM Nazare Aguiar, Patricia Almquist, Glen & Mary Ann Heywood, Deborah Soares, Jordan Carreiro, Grace Lynch,

Anne Conlon

10:30 AM Irene Lang, Mark Karas, Al & Florence Mello, Dianne Hughes, Julianna Goncalves, Lydia Nassef,

Isabella Ambroise, Yvonne Faille, Joe & Kathy Moniz

Pentecost Sunday

St. Margaret Parish Ministries

Confirmation I & II

The summer sessions for all of our

Confirmation Candidates are as follows:

Confirmation II (incoming 10th graders)

June 24-June 28 9a.m.-noon or

July 8-July 12 9a.m. - noon

Confirmation I ( incoming 9th graders)

June 24-June 28. 1-4 p.m. or

July 15-July 19 9 a.m.-noon

Classes will be held in the Community Room. Candidates

have been assigned a session based on their

preference. Class assignment sheets are available near the

sign-in book.

We are currently looking for teachers to join us for our

2019-2020 school year.

Please contact Bethany Bessette if you

are interested in sharing your gifts,

talents and faith with our students. We

have a few grades open and if the time

commitment is difficult, there is a team-

teaching option as well.

Also, please remember to sign in when attending Mass at

St. Margaret’s.

ST. MARGARET SCHOOL NEWS

Congratulations to our Good Disciples

for 2019! These students were

recognized at Mass as examples of

what it means to be a loving and serving

witness of Jesus Christ. The Good

Disciple award went to:

Tyler DosAnjos, Pre-K, Weylin Lynch, K,

Ethan Matteson, Gr.1, Mary Lea, Gr. 2, Ava Insley, Gr.3,

Chloe Griffin Gr.4, Vittorio Busillo, Gr. 5, Lucas Custodio,

Gr.6, Catherine Lisi, Gr. 7, and Kate Patterson, Gr.8.

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.

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: June 11, 25 & July 9, 23 from 5 to 7PM

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

Thank you for your support!

AED In Front Entrance of the Church

CONGRATULATIONS

St. Margaret School

Class of 2019

Allel Azzouz Myles King

Philip Berretto Jr. Lydia Nassef

Mason Bouley Gwyneth Parylak

James Canedo Kate Patterson

Samuel Chawla John Peterson

Chadwick Correia Isabelle Rego

Lily Fraterelli Thomas Woodruff

June 9, 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.

Thank you to everyone who has made a pledge/donation to

the Catholic Charity Appeal . Parish Goal: $95,000 To Date: $89,372

Total Gifts: 309

If you haven’t yet given, there’s still time! Just place your Catholic Charity envelope in the collection basket.

Thank you!

Wknd of June 1-2 2018 2019

# of budgets used 189 195

Checks, envelopes $4,821.00 $4,717.00

Loose 224.00 345.00

# EFT participants 142 137

Faith Direct—EFT $2,582.10 $2,676.25

TOTAL OFFERTORY $7,624.10 $7,738.25

Ascension $1,298.00

WELCOME TO ST. MARGARET CHURCH

On Line Registration for the parish is now available.

Please go to the Parish website,

www.stmargaretchurch.org under the tab

labeled “About”. You will find the

registration form that can be filled out

on-line and sent directly to the

Parish Office.

June 9, 2019

Blessed Pentecost to all our parishioners and friends!

The RED we see in abundance today is just a visual reminder

of the fire of the Spirit. The Sevenfold Gifts of the Holy Spirit

continue to manifest themselves in the entire and diverse

community of believers. Wisdom, understanding, counsel,

fortitude, courage, piety, and fear of the Lord have their

unique presence within all believers. As the late Bishop

Mulvee always said at Confirmation: “Today, all I can do is offer

you the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Will you use them; I hope you do.

But only you and God will know if you activate them in your life.” This week the Class of 2019 received their diplomas.

They are:

As they prepare for their high school years, we send

them forth with our prayers, support and encouragement.

St. Margaret grads have made important contributions to

many fields, trades, professions, and careers. You join their

ranks; make us even more proud then we are.

Kindergarten graduation will be held on Monday at 6 PM

in the Church. These “graduates” have worked very hard this

past year with their talented teacher, Mrs. Anne Whittum and

her aide, Ms. Mary. Wait until you hear them sing the

National Anthem; full throated and on pitch!! They are a part

of the youngest treasures in our families and parish. Thank

you, parents, for entrusting them to us this formative

educational year. They are ready for Grade 1!

Finally, I leave you in the very capable hands of Fathers

Bernie O’Reilly, Don Depatie, Chris Murphy and Tim Reilly

during some time away. Fr. Reilly will be with you on June

22. I’ll be home, but celebrating a wedding on that Saturday…

as I did for the parents of the bride in 1990! Yikes; tempus

fugit!

~ Monsignor Darcy

Allel Azzouz Myles King

Philip Berretto Jr. Lydia Nassef

Mason Bouley Gwyneth Parylak

James Canedo Kate Patterson

Samuel Chawla John Peterson

Chadwick Correia Isabelle Rego

Lily Fraterelli Thomas Woodruff