Parish Trustees

John Costigan

Maddie Josephs

Finance Council

Arthur DeBlois, III

John Josephs

Michael Kirwan

David Tente

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 sacramen-tal 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 register-ing as parish members.

Mary, in a unique way, willingly suffered alongside her Divine Son as he gave his life to

save the world, and she felt the bitterness of his passion as only a mother can. This devotion is especially remembered during September, the Month of Our Lady of Sorrows (the feast of Our

Lady of Sorrows is September 15th).

The devotion consists in praying seven Hail

Mary’s while meditating on the Seven Sorrows of

Mary.

The Seven Sorrows of Mary

1. The Prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:34-35)

2. The Flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-21) 3. The Loss of Jesus for Three Days (Luke 2:41-50)

4. The Carrying of the Cross (John 19:17)

5. The Crucifixion of Jesus (John 19:18-30)

6. Jesus Taken Down from the Cross (John 19:39-40)

7. Jesus Laid in the Tomb (John 19:39-42)

September 14—20 SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. Memorial Mass for Margaret Kelley, by family

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

10:30 A.M. Memorial Mass for Liam Shohn Carr (Month’s Mind)

MONDAY 8:00 A.M 30th Anniversary Mass for John P. Butler, by family

TUESDAY 8:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Anthony Vitelli, by friend

WEDNESDAY 8:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Kevin Healey

THURSDAY 8:00 A.M Memorial Mass for Mary Anne LeBlanc, by husband

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

September 21—22 SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. Memorial Mass for Maria DeCarvalho, by family

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

10:30 A.M. 2nd Anniversary Mass for Edward Hebert, by family

St. Margaret Church Rumford, RI

Looking ahead: Saturday & Sunday, September 14 & 15 the second collection will be the Priests’ Retirement

Sunday, September 15th at the 10:30 Mass we will have the Blessing of the Catechists

Sunday, September 15th, Faith Formation classes begin 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM in the school

Friday, September 20th, Mass will be celebrated at Rumford Towers at 1:30 PM

East Providence Council #1528 Knights of Columbus invites our parish community to our Family Rosary on October

5th 2019 at 10:00 AM at 3200 Pawtucket Ave, Riverside, RI as we host the Silver Rose. Families with children of all ages

are invited. Refreshments will be served. On October 12th please join the EP Knights of Columbus as we support a

public Rosary for America hosted by Our Lady of Loreto at noon.

St. Alexander Church, 221 Main St. Warren, RI is having their 69th Annual Macaroni Dinner, Sunday September 29th,

12:00 noon to 6:00 PM. Antipasto, soup, macaroni (all you can eat) meatballs, bread and butter and coffee. Adults $12.00,

(children under 12)$7.00.

Finding Hope Support Group—Divorced? Separated? The Office of Life and Family is offering the “Finding Hope”

support group at St Lucy Church (Parish Center) 909 W. Main Rd, Middletown, on Thursdays (except Halloween/

Thanksgiving) 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., October 10 through December 12. This free program provides a healing environment

for sharing and topics related to separation/divorce, all in the light of our Catholic faith. For information, contact: Peter A

Magnotta at 421-7833, ext.217.

September 21—22 Eucharistic Ministers Lectors Altar Servers Greeters

5:00 PM Darlene & Valerie Dymsza, Patrick & Sue Leonard, Gail McGowan, Matthew Lloyd, Christopher DePina, Sam DeMoura,

Megan McDaniels, Mary Capuano, Beth Durand

8:00 AM Nazare Aguiar, Glen & Mary Ann Heywood, Dottie Reposa, Maddie Josephs, Ryan Cronin, Jack & Ellie Cordischi,

Ann Apuzzo, Anne Conlon

10:30 AM Dorene Bloomer, Patty Flatley, Mark Karas, Eileen Kelly, Dianne Hughes, Meghan & Matt Cabral, Addie Bessette,

Hunter Dubois, Matt Sullivan, Joe & Kathy Moniz, Linda DeRouin

Grateful for God’s Providence Capital Campaign

Prayer for Grateful for God’s Providence Campaign

Almighty God, your Son Jesus called us to form a Church that is one, holy, catholic and apostolic,

and your Holy Spirit guides us on our way. Ever grateful for your providence in our lives, we ask

your blessing upon our campaign and upon all the work we do for your Church. Give us a joyful

spirit, a confident outlook, and a renewed zeal as we live and share the joy of the Gospel. Help us to

remember that without you, we can do nothing, but that with you, all things are possible. This we

ask through Christ our Lord.

Twenty—Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Margaret Parish Ministries

Faith Formation Classes for Grades 1-8 begin on Sunday,

September 15th from 9-10:15. This class time affords the

families the opportunity to attend either the 8AM Mass or

the 10:30 AM Mass.

Grades 1-8:

Classes for September : 22, 29 October: 6, 20, 27

Registration Forms and the Yearly Calendar are available

on-line. Forms can be completed and dropped in the

collection basket or mailed to the Parish Office.

FYI Confirmation II:

Confirmation will be held on

Sunday, October 20th at 4:00 PM. Rehearsal for Confirmation will be on Tuesday, October 15th at 6:30 PM.

Also, please remember to sign in when attending

Mass at St. Margaret’s.

ST. MARGARET SCHOOL NEWS

Meet the Class of 2020.

My God Bless this school year.

Interested in enrolling in St. Margaret School, call the

office for information (434-2338).

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.

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: Sept 24 / October 8, 22 from 5 to 7PM

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

Save the Date: A celebration of the Bread of Life Food

Pantry’s 10th Anniversary will take place on Saturday,

November 2nd at Skyline at Water Place Park, Providence. In

addition to recognizing the Food Pantry’s anniversary,

attendees will also have the opportunity to honor our nation’s

veterans during a special Veterans Day Water Fire. More

details about this event will be made available later this

summer. Please plan to join us! (*Please note that this event

was originally scheduled for November 9th.)

Thank you for your support!

Congratulations to

James and Deborah Doyle

on the celebration of their

50th Wedding Anniversary

This weekend one couple from our parish joined

other couples in the annual Diocesan Wedding

Anniversary Celebration at the Cathedral of SS.

Peter & Paul. We would like to extend our

congratulations to them on the occasion of their

anniversary.

Congratulations to

Joseph & Kathy Moniz

on the celebration of their

50th Wedding Anniversary

September 15, 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.

Wknd of August 31 –Sept 1 2018 2019

# of budgets used 164 190

Checks, envelopes $3,199.00 $5,011.00

Loose 275.00 285.00

# EFT participants 141 137

Faith Direct—EFT $2,445.42 $2,644.25

TOTAL OFFERTORY $5,919.42 $7,940.25

Wknd of Sept 7—8 2018 2019

# of budgets used 203 202

Checks, envelopes $4,602.50 $5,378.00

Loose 256.00 461.00

# EFT participants 141 137

Faith Direct—EFT $2,445.42 $2,644.25

TOTAL OFFERTORY $7,303.92 $8,483.25

Sr. Priest Retirement Fund

This week’s second collection

supports the Senior Priest

Retirement Fund. If you

forgot to make a donation

and would like to support

this effort that provides

critical resources for priests

in their retirement years,

please visit www.srpriestri.org to make an online donation using a

secure server or mail your offering to Sr. Priest Retirement Fund,

Office of Stewardship & Development, One Cathedral Square,

Providence, RI 02903. thank you for your support of this critical effort

to provide for senior priests in their retirement years—years many

priests continue to spend very active in ministry.

September 15, 2019

Our parish life is certainly not boring these days! Our

prayer intentions keep us grounded in the realities of the here

and now on Pawtucket Avenue. My personal prayer

intentions are for Ron and his healing. It goes without saying

that we certainly miss his pastoral musical ministry and

presence. Parish and school staffs have been most supportive,

and I am most grateful.

Through parish networking, I have been fortunate to

meet and to engage Jeff Allard, a talented music teacher from

LaSalle Academy, to play and lead us in music at the

Saturday, 5 PM Mass. Steve Romano will fill in at the Sunday

8 AM. Ron (“in the box”) will still be with us at the 10:30!

Identifying an available liturgical musician is much more

difficult and stressful than getting a weekend supply priest!

In light of the above, as we enjoy these wonderful late

summer days, I always think back to that fateful Tuesday,

September 11. Our world changed that day. Nearly 3000 died

in those four airplane crashes: so many families, friends,

colleagues lives were changed forever. Thousands more were

injured or would suffer unseen emotional wounds or physical

illnesses resulting from inhaling the toxic dust and ash that

covered everything. I accompanied our late Bishop Mulvee to

a week of memorial prayer services. The one at the State

House was eerie; so quiet without any aircraft overhead. As

the new parish sign read this week, “Never forget.” One of

my present meditations arising from those past memories or

our present challenges is from St. Theresa of Avila, the

founder of the Carmelite Nuns. She wrote: “Let nothing

Disturb you, Let nothing frighten you. Though all things pass,

God does not change. Patience wins all things. But he lacks

nothing who possesses God; for God alone suffices”. Enough

said!

Finally, though perhaps at times we feel lost, in Christ we

are found. Therefore, there is always cause to hope and be

Grateful for God’s Providence.

With thanks and praise,

~Monsignor Darcy