Mass Schedule

Saturday: 5:00 PM - Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30 AM - Mon-Wed: 7:00 AM

Holy Days: As announced in bulletin

PASTOR: Rev. Richard A. Valentine

PASTORAL ASSISTANT:

William A. Bowden, ext. 4

PARISH SECRETARY:

Donna M. Capalbo, ext. 0

RELIGIOUS FORMATION DIRECTOR:

Wendy A. Carrier, ext. 3

PARISH OFFICE:............................ 231-5119

RELIGIOUS FORMATION:………231-1340

OFFICE FAX NUMBER: .………. 231-0523

HOURS: Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

WEB SITE: www.stmichaelsmithfield.org

EMAIL: stmikesgeo@gmail.com

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Parents should contact

the Pastoral Assistant, ext. 4, at least four months before

the birth of their baby to discuss baptismal plans.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays

from 4:00 to 4:30 or by appointment with the priest.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Couples should

contact the parish priest at least one year in advance. Be

sure you have a confirmed date at the church before

making any other arrangements.

COMMUNION TO THE SICK: Eucharistic Ministers

are available to bring communion to the homebound.

Please call the Pastoral Assistant, ext. 4.

PARISH PRAYER LINE: If anyone wishes to request

a special intention, please call Avis at 233-0225

All requests will remain confidential.

ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH

80 FARNUM PIKE, GEORGIAVILLE, RHODE ISLAND

WEEKLY IN OUR PARISH

Weekday Mass: Monday–Wednesday 7:00 AM

Morning Prayer: Monday – Wednesday 6:40 AM

Communal Recitation of the Rosary: Mondays at 6:30 PM

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, January 11th, 2020

5:00 PM Deceased Parishioners of St. Michael’s

Sunday, January 5th, 2020

8:00 AM Deceased Parishioners of St. Michael’s

10:30 AM Anne Baglini

Birthday Remembrance, by Family

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Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 11]/Eph 3:2-

3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12

Monday: 1 Jn 3:22—4:6/Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a [8ab]/Mt 4:12-17, 23-25

Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10/Ps 72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8 [cf. 11]/Mk 6:34-44

Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18/Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13 [cf. 11]/Mk 6:45-52

Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19—5:4/Ps 72:1-2, 14 and 15bc, 17 [cf. 11]/Lk

4:14-22a

Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12a]/Lk 5:12-16

Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21/Ps 149:1-2, 3-4, 5 and 6a and 9b [cf. 4a]/

Jn 3:22-30

If school is canceled or delayed in

Smithfield because of inclement

weather, Morning Mass at 7 AM is

cancelled. If the Mass had a special

intention, it will be rescheduled.

PLANNING A WEDDING?

Marriage has been raised by Christ

to the dignity of a sacrament.

To be married in the Catholic Church means far

more than to have the wedding ceremony in a church building.

To be married in the presence of God’s people means a man and

a woman are joined together in a lasting bond of love.

If you have become engaged recently and are plan-

ning a wedding at St. Michael’s, you should contact the par-

ish office as soon as possible. Wedding plans should be made

about one year in advance.

We may walk many roads when we search for God, and He

leads us all the while. The men we honor today were not Jews.

The Messiah wasn’t coming for them, not in the minds of Je-

sus’ contemporaries. These men were astrologers. They were

adept at reading portents in the sky, a practice condemned in

the Mosaic covenant. Still, to the best of their knowledge and

awareness, they were seeking the truth. This truth led them to

journey from their own homeland to honor a king they’d never

met, one they couldn’t be sure truly existed. “‘We saw his star

at its rising and have come to do him homage.’” Who do you

know seeks God so tenaciously?

“Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,” the Gospel tells us.

Who are the seekers in your own life? Maybe it’s your cau-

tiously curious co-worker, the neighbor who unexpectedly

found peace on a yoga retreat, or your desperately angry child

who has chosen, for now, to go their own way. Perhaps they’re

not overtly headed for Jesus now, not yet. But they may well be

seekers of truth in ways we didn’t expect. Our invitation is to

listen, inquire, and give directions when appropriate.

The magi and modern-day seekers can inspire us as well. When

is the last time you sought God’s truth so tenaciously? As be-

lievers, it can perhaps be easy to become desensitized to the

Christmas season and to the miraculous reality we recently

celebrated. Mass may have been lovely, but so was the succu-

lent roast beef, the crisp smell of evergreen, and the warm glow

of family. Consider asking yourself, “God, do I know you as

well as I should? Would I journey as far as the magi to meet

You, if I could? Do I journey to meet You daily in prayer?

What do those answer say about me, and about our relation-

ship?” Perhaps we, like the magi, can once again be

“overjoyed” at seeing the Light of the World.

SPONSORS/GODPARENTS

Sponsors and Godparents serve a religious

role therefore their faith and religious practice

must be the primary consideration parents use

when choosing godparents for their children.

Church law helps the choosing process by

stating these requirements: “…those who

serve as godparents must have completed their sixteenth year,

be a Catholic who has been Confirmed, and who leads a life in

harmony with the faith.” Parents can avoid hurting the feelings

of family and friends by not choosing people who cannot fulfill

these basic requirements for a godparent or sponsor.

A sponsor certificate is a document which indicates that a per-

son fulfills the requirements needed to serve

as a godparent or sponsor. The certificate

describes the faith and practice of the per-

son as they are at the present time. When

selected to be a godparent the individual

should contact the parish where he/she is

currently living, registered and attending

Mass each week, for a sponsor certificate.

401-231-1340, Ext 3

EMAIL: faithformation80@aol.com

Epiphany of the Lord January 5, 2020

ST. MICHAEL’S FOOD CLOSET

To continue helping our friends and neighbors, the

following items are needed: sugar, jelly, salad

dressing, pancake mixes, cookies and crackers,

mayonnaise, ketchup, hamburger helper, canned

ham, beef stew, canned fruit, jarred tomato sauce,

juices, canned condensed milk, broth, toilet paper, toothpaste

& brushes, deodorant, shampoo, bar soap, paper towels, nap-

kins, and tissues.

Donations to the food closet can be made on weekends during mass

time or if you have a large amount, please bring your donations to

the rectory, Monday-Thursday from 9am-4pm. Thank You.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND THE PARISH

Bonebuilders: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10:30am-11:30am

Yarn Ministry: Thursdays at 6:30pm, Parish hall

RCIA Class: Monday, January 6th at 7 pm

Parish Food Closet : Saturday, January 11th from 10am-12pm

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

"Put on, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt com-

passion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing

with one another and forgiving one another." Work to live in

your marriage as God desires by attending a Worldwide Mar-

riage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekends are Mar 13-15,

2020 in Duxbury, MA and Apr 18-19, 2020 in Brewster, MA.

Our Lady of Providence is hosting its annual overnight retreat

January 10-11, 2020, for men who are seniors in high school and

older. The retreat director this year will be Monsignor John

Darcy, pastor of St. Margaret’s Church in Rumford. If you are

discerning a vocation to the priesthood, or know of a man who

you think would appreciate an invitation, please contact Fr. Brian

Morris at the Office of Vocations by phone at (401) 331-1316, by

email at rev.brian.morris@gmail.com, or visit CatholicPriest.com.

Sunday, January 5th

Grades 1 & 2 9:15 am-10:15am

Grades 9 & 10 No Classes

Monday, January 6th

Grades 3-8 6:30-7:45pm

SIGN OF PEACE

During this season of colds, and flu, if you are not feeling well a

polite nod and saying ‘The peace of the Lord be with you’, is an

appropriate gesture at the Sign of Peace.

Sunday, January 12th

Grades 1 & 2 9:15 am-10:15am

Grades 9 & 10 6:00pm 7:45pm

Monday, January 13th

Grades 3-8 6:30-7:45pm

“FROM STRESS TO PEACE”

Day of Reflection

Saturday, January 25, 2020

There is no person who does not experience

stress in the different areas of life. This day of

prayer will focus on the process needed to move out of the whirl-

wind of stress into the realm of peace. It will begin with a defini-

tion of “stress” and the levels of stress; and will continue with peo-

ple stress, life-changing stress and spiritual stress. Each session

will end with suggested coping mechanisms and, of course,

prayer… a clenched fist then opens to an open hand able to give,

receive and share.

10:00am – 4:00pm (Registration begins at 9:15am)

Registration deadline: January 18th, 2020

Lunch included in the program

Suggested Donation: $45 per person

The Annual Respect for Life Mass will be

celebrated on Saturday, January 18th

at 9:00 am in the Cathedral of SS. Pe-

ter & Paul in Providence. Bishop Tho-

mas J. Tobin will be the main celebrant

and Rev. Nathan J. Ricci, Assistant

Chancellor, will be the homilist for the Mass. A reception with

refreshments will follow the Mass in Cathedral Hall. The im-

age of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be on the altar for venera-

tion during Mass. Everyone is invited to attend. Please let us

know if you are attending the reception following the Mass,

call 278-2518 or email: cowens@dioceseofprovidence.org.

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