St. Robert Bellarmine

Church “Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus”

ST ROBERT BELLARMINE CHURCH JOHNSTON, RI

MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY, MARCH 25

5:15 PM Nellie Mahoney (9th Ann.), By Pat Higgins SUNDAY, MARCH 26 8:00 AM Anita Rowlett (Ann.), By children 10:00 AM Marie Maccarone (Rem.), By family 11:30 AM Bruno Calvitto (13th Ann.), By family Gina Vespia (Birth.), By family MONDAY, MARCH 27 12:10 PM OPEN MASS INTENTION TUESDAY, MARCH 28 12:10 PM Deceased Members of the Reo Family (Rem.), By Gloria WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29

12:10 PM Pat Marley (Rem.), By Pauline Joseph E. Perry (Rem.), By family THURSDAY, MARCH 30 NO SCHEDULED MASS TODAY FRIDAY, MARCH 31 12:10 PM Walter Williams (2nd Ann.), By wife and daughter 7:00 PM Stations and Benediction SATURDAY, APRIL 1 2:30 PM Wedding – Kerri DellaTorre and Daniel Krista

5:15 PM Emma Aglione (1st Ann.), By family SUNDAY, APRIL 2 8:00 AM John Taglione (Ann.), By Lisa Robert Taglione (Ann.), By Lisa 10:00 AM Bob Wilson (11th Ann.), By family Kate Levesque (Birth.), By Saulnier family 11:30 AM Joseph & Biagio Cefala and Francesca Mazzei (Rem.), By family 1:00 PM Baptisms

Sanctuary Lamp Week of March 26 – April 1

“In Memory of”

John ‘Jiggs’ and Evelyn Farrell (Rem.),

By family

PASTOR’S COMMENTS

Borrowed from Paul Turner

Anointed with the Spirit

Once in a while, God gives us a sign of hope. The clouds of winter yield to the sun of spring. A new friendship develops. An infant brings new joy to a family. Although the season of Lent has urged us to think about sin, it does so against a background of hope. We do not hear the story of sin without hearing also the story of salvation.

When Samuel visited Jesse to anoint a king from among his sons, Israel received a sign of hope. God chose not the eldest son of lofty stature, but the youngest son who was busy tending sheep. Samuel anointed him with a horn of oil and God’s spirit rushed upon the young man. We learn his name only at the end of today’s reading: David.

David, overlooked by those who should have seen with God’s eyes, became a symbol of Jesus. The legendary kingship of David foreshadowed the blessed kingship of Jesus. Jesus is the one we call “Christ,” a title that means “anointed”.

On your journey through Lent, you have entered a period of renewal. Are you beginning to see God at work within you this season? Can you see the spirit of God in others where you have not noticed it before?

Fr. John

There will be an inter-parish Lenten Reconciliation Service on

Saturday, April 8th from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM at St. Philip’s Parish,

Greenville. All are welcome!

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 26, 2017

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Office Hours: 9am to 4pm. Monday – Thursday

Phone : 232-9321 E-mail – srbccd@aol.com

Religious Education Classes

Day Date Grade Time

Sun Mar 26 1 thru 4 9:45-11:00

Sun. Mar 26 7th,

8th,10th

6:30-7:45

Tue Mar 28 5 & 6

4:00-5:15

Dear Lord send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its anointing, so that your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed, and restore sight to the blind.

From The Hope of Lent

MR. ROB MANZO

SUNDAY, ROSARY FOLLOWING 8:00 AM MASS

IN THE UPPER CHURCH

SUNDAY, AA GROUP MEETING AT 5:00 PM IN

THE CHURCH HALL (EVERY SUNDAY) (*Note the

time change*)

WEDNESDAY, AAGROUP MEETING AT 7:00 AM

IN THE CHURCH HALL (EVERY WEDNESDAY)

THURSDAY, NA GROUP MEETING AT 7:00 PM

IN THE SACRISTY

FRIDAY, AA AT 8:00 PM IN THE CHURCH HALL

(EVERY FRIDAY)

FRIDAY, NA GROUP MEETING AT 10:00 PM IN

THE CHURCH HALL

Sunday 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 Monday Is 65:17-21; Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday Ez 47:1-9, 12; Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday Is 49:8-15; Jn 5:17-30 Thursday Ex 32:7-14; Jn 5:31-47 Friday Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 First Saturday Jer 11:18-20; Jn 7:40-53

Call: Jan Zarrella (274-6576) or Charon Souza

(231-3962) or Eileen Morrison (349-3601)

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR FOOD SHELF!

The Food Shelf is in need of these items: PEANUT BUTTER / JELLY

MIXED VEGETABLES

JARRED PASTA SAUCE

CLEANING PRODUCTS

$15.00 STOP & SHOP OR

PRICE RITE GIFT CARDS

ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

Thank you for your

generosity!

ST ROBERT BELLARMINE CHURCH JOHNSTON, RI

OUR MAJOR FUND RAISER

Week # 11 Ticket # 0591

$35 : Michael Castelli

Captain: Wini Kelley

Tickets are still available at the Rectory Office or call

Ann @ 944-6792, Pat @ 647-7461 or Judy @ 232-3603

All payments must be Up-To-Date to be eligible – Thank you for your support!

Youth Group News Tuesday, April 18, Family Fun Day: Movie Night 7 PM in the Church Hall (All Ages) Bring your sleeping bags and pillow to watch a movie on the big screen. Popcorn and drink provides. Cost: Free Saturday, April 22, Bible Day Camp/Fun For Jesus Day. 10 to Noon in the Church Hall.

EASTER YOUTH CHOIR

Rehearsal for the Easter Youth Choir will begin on Friday, March 31th at 4:00 pm in the Church. Any children in grades 3 and up

are invited to participate. Children must attend all rehearsals. Call Tom Roy at 232-2629 to register.

St. Bartholomew Parish will commemorate its Annual Parish Dinner Dance on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 7:00 PM at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick. Music will be provided by “Ambrosiani”. A Silent Auction will also be held that evening for those who wish to participate and bid on the many great items. Tickets for the evening are $45.00 per person. For more information, please call the rectory at 401-944-4466.

Bake Sale -Saturday and Sunday April 1st and 2nd after

all Masses April is Autism Awareness Month and we would like to raise money for the Autistic

Students at Anthony Carnevale Elementary School. These funds will be used for the students to go on a field trip to the zoo to

celebrate them and all their hard work all year!! Your support is much appreciated!!!

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In accordance with Diocesan Policies, Tuition

Assistance is only for students in grades K-8. The

premise of the Catholic School Tuition Assistance

Program is that financial assistance is based on need. Families requesting assistance must fulfill the following

requirements:

*Must be registered in the parish (at least one

full year.)

*Must attend Mass on a weekly basis.

*Must use the budget envelope system.

*Must show family involvement in parish

programs/ministry.

Please fill out a separate form for each child in a

household. If you need an application sent to you,

please call the Rectory at 232-5600 or pick one up

on the community table at Church. Applications

must be completed and returned to the Rectory

by April 1st.

2017 CATHOLIC CHARITY APPEAL

“Faith and Good Works” If you have not yet donated to this year’s Catholic Charity Appeal, please consider making a 10 month pledge of $20 per month. This translates to about $5 a week. If you do that then you can contribute $200 toward the many works of mercy to help the poor, the elderly and the needy of our diocese. Extra envelopes are near the Church doors for your convenience.

Prayer for the Hurried

Lord, slow me down. Ease the pounding of my heart by quieting my

mind. Steady my hurried pace.

Give me, in the confusion of my day, the calmness of the everlasting hills. Break the tension of my nerves and muscles. Help me

to know the magical, restoring power of sleep.

Teach me to take minute vacations by slowing down to look at a flower or a cloud, to chat with a friend, to hug a child, to read a

few lines from a good book. Remind me that the race is not always to the

swift; that there is more to life than increasing speed.

Let me look upward into the branches of the towering oak and know that it grew great and strong because it grew slowly and well. Lord, slow me down. Inspire me to send my

roots deep into the soil of life’s enduring values that I may grow toward You and the

stars of my great destiny.