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Father Pierre Plante, Pastor Father Richard Friedrichs, Pastor Emeritus, St. Catherine Father John Kiley, Pastor Emeritus, St. Francis Father Francis O’Hara, Weekend Assistant Rev. Mr. John Baker, Deacon Assistant, St. Catherine Sr. Joan Hawkins, SSJ, 401-781-2464 SɄ. CȱɄȸȵɂȹȾȵ/SɄ. FɂȱȾȳȹɃ       WȱɂɇȹȳȻ, Rȸȿȴȵ IɃȼȱȾȴ

Dear Parishioners,    Last weekend saw an historic event. For the first time in is especially true of those Syrians who were persecuted and history, a , a successor of St. Peter, made a journey to the driven from their homes by the Islamic , many of whom homeland of , the city of Ur, which is located in finding a refuge in Iraq where, even there, they had trials in modern day Iraq. Pope John Paul II had hoped to visit this site in surviving. had been advised by many to postpone the year 2,000 when he also made a visit to the Holy Land. this trip, due partly to the ongoing violence in the region and Unfortunately, the state of the government and the threat of also due to the ongoing pandemic. He decided to go ahead terror prevented him from making that journey. Now, thankfully, with the trip to show support for the persecuted Christians as Pope Francis has been able to fulfill the desire of his well as to encourage ongoing dialogue and mutual respect predecessor. among the three major religions.   The trip was important because Abraham was the father  It was indeed interesting to watch some of the of faith. The Book of Genesis tells the story of how, in his old coverage of the trip. For one thing we were exposed to age, Abraham was told by to pack up his belongings and his different rites of the Church including the local Chaldean Rite. family and move to the land of Canaan. It was the obedience of It is a reminder that our is just that, Catholic, this ancient figure that has been a model for all Jews, Christians universal. It invites peoples of many parts of the world and of and Muslims in their relationship to God. For all of us who try to different perspectives and traditions to join together in follow God in our journey of life we find in Abraham an worship, listening to the Word of God and celebrating what example of being willing to listen to the voice of the Lord and left behind for us as spiritual food, the Holy . follow his call wherever it may lead. The trip was also very As we go forward, let us join with Pope Francis in prayer for important because it was a gesture of support for the Christians all members of our Church throughout the world, especially of Iraq and Syria who have been facing persecution in the last those who suffer for their faith. This is true not only for those few years. One of the things that Jesus had charged Peter to do in the Middle East but also in parts of Africa, in China and in was to encourage and support his brothers and sisters in living other places as well. May we lift our eyes from our own navel out their faith in a sometimes hostile world. Indeed, many people gazing and recognize the struggles of all throughout the world.  in the Mideast have faced great persecution in recent times. This     Father Plante  



 STAFF DIRECTORY Claire Gruneberg  Secretary/Bookkeeper, St. Catherine

 [email protected] ST. CATHERINE  Julie Cox  Secretary/Bulletin Editor  SUNDAY, MARCH 7th…………………………...$2,602.00  [email protected]  ST. FRANCIS John Pare  Organist/Music Director   SUNDAY, MARCH 7th…………………………...$2,462.00 Jim Sullivan  Parish Council President, St. Catherine  [email protected] EGiving donations are included in the weekly totals.  Thank you for your generosity.  Norma Malachowski Parish Council President, St. Francis [email protected]

  ST. FRANCIS ST CATHERINE   SATURDAY, MARCH 13 SUNDAY, MARCH 14 4:30pm Peg Dufresne (memorial, req. by Sheila  7:30am E. Gallucci, Jr (month’s mind)   Ehrens) 9:30am Raymond O’Connell (1st anniv., req. by SUNDAY, MARCH 14  family)   11:00pm Vincent Feroce (memorial, req. by wife Maria SUNDAY, MARCH 14  Feroce) 7:30am Claire Lancellotta   9:30am Louise Cox (birthday rem., req. by  SATURDAY, MARCH 20  family)  4:30pm Diana Cerbo (anniv., req. by family) SUNDAY, MARCH 21 11:00pm Josephine Ceccarelli (anniv.) ONLY the red Tabernacle lamp will be available at St. Francis. FȿɅɂɄȸ SɅȾȴȱɉ ȿȶ LȵȾɄ Mȱɂȳȸ 14, 2021

MARCH  15th & 16th  @ 7:00pm

This year’s Lenten Mission will be held jointly with Sts. Rose & Clement Parish as  we did last year. It will be held at St. Clement Church, 111 Long Street on STATIONS OF THE Monday and Tuesday evenings, March CROSS  15th and 16th at 7:00pm. This year’s theme will center on St. Joseph. Pope Francis has designated this year to honor the Spouse of Mary and Foster Father or Jesus on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the saint being named FRIDAYS @ 7:00pm  patron of the Universal Church by then AT STS ROSE & Pope Pius IX. Father Messina and Father CLEMENT Plante will be the presenters.

LENTEN FAST AND ABSTINENCE  Abstinence from meat on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent (for those 14 and older) is required by Church law. Also, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting: those between the ages of 18 and 59 should eat less, meaning, take no solid food between meals and only one full meal that day. Serious health conditions excuse a person from these precepts.

2021 CATHOLIC CHARITY  APPEAL   ST. CATHERINE $14,372 of the Parish goal of $20,900  Readings for the Week of March 14, 2021 ST. FRANCIS  $6,938 of the Parish goal of $23,750 Sunday:  2 Chr 36:1416, 1923/Ps 137:12, 3, 45, 6   [6ab]/Eph 2:410/Jn 3:1421 or   1 Sm 16:1b, 67, 1013a/Ps 23:13a, 3b4m   5, 6 [1]/Eph 5:814/Jn 9:141 or 9:1, 69, 13   17, 3438 Monday:  Is 65:1721/Ps 30:2 and 4, 56, 1112a and ST. FRANCIS NEWS   13b [2a]/Jn 4:4354 Tuesday:  Ez 47:19, 12/Ps 46:23, 56, 89 [8]/Jn 5:1   16 Wednesday:  Is 49:815/Ps 145:89, 13cd14, 1718 [8a]/ ST. FRANCIS MEMORIES   Jn 5:1730  Thursday:  Ex 32:714/Ps 106:1920, 2122, 23 [4a]/Jn How many of you remember your   5:3147 yearbook? Or perhaps you were a part of Friday:   2 Sm 7:45a, 1214a, 16/Ps 89:23, 45, 27, the 1993 50th anniversary book. These are   29 [37]/Rom 4:13, 1618, 22/Mt 1:16, 1821, great tributes to fond memories of days gone past. A   24a or Lk 2:4151a committee is being formed to create an electronic Saturday:  Jer 11:1820/Ps 7:23, 9bc10, 1112 [2a]/Jn memory book for the St. Francis of Assisi   7:4053 community. We will create a slide show of Next Sunday:  Jer 31:3134/Ps 51:34, 1213, 1415 [12a]/ photographs, history of the parish and events and collect   Heb 5:79/Jn 12:2033 or Ez 37:1214/Rom   8:811/Ps 130:12, 34, 56, 78 [7]/Jn 11:1 verbal and written memories from both long time and   45 or 11:37, 17, 2027, 33b45 more recent parishioners.  Would you be interested in joining us to assemble this cherished piece of history? Contact Norma Malachowski at [email protected] or 4017398336. Thank you and we look forward to sharing our fondest memories of our beloved parish. Urquhart - Murphy Funeral Home

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