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Saturday, February 22, 2020 Vigil Mass of Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time 5:15 p.m. Pro Populo

Sunday, February 23, 2020 The Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. George L. Nault – 11th Anniversary Lent with Requested by his loving Wife and Daughter

11:15 a.m. Vincenzo Leone – Birthday Remembrance In the picture above of St. Maximilian Kolbe we and Alzira Leone – Month’s Mind see on the right hand side two crowns. This is a Requested by their reference to a vision from God that St. Maximilian had early in his life. Here is his explanation of that Monday, February 24, 2020 vision: Weekday

7:30 a.m. Pro Populo “That night, I asked the Mother of God what was to Tuesday, February 25, 2020 become of me, a Child of Faith. Then she came to Weekday me holding two crowns, one white, the other red. 7:00 p.m. Mass at St. James Church She asked me if I was willing to accept either of these crowns. The white one meant that I should Wednesday, February 26, 2020 persevere in purity, and the red that I should be- Ash Wednesday 7:30 a.m. St. come a . I said that I would accept them 5:00 p.m. St. Ambrose both.” 7:00 p.m. St James St. Maximilian Kolbe accepted the two crowns and Thursday, February 27, 2020 his self-sacrifice at Auschwitz was saintly and Thursday after Ash Wednesday heroic. It was John Paul II who at the 7:00 p.m. Mass at St. James Church of St. Maximilian Kolbe in 1982 spoke in these words beginning with this quote Friday, February 28, 2020 Friday after Ash Wednesday from the Gospel of John: 7:30 a.m. Linda Marchand – Memorial Requested by her Husband Roger and Family “Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” Saturday, February 29, 2020 (John 15:13) Vigil Mass of Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time “From today on, the Church desires to address as 5:15 p.m. Pro Populo ‘Saint’ a man who was granted the grace of Sunday, March 1, 2020 carrying out these word of the Redeemer in an The Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time absolutely literal manner.” 8:30 a.m. Yvonne Simard – Memorial Requested by her Granddaughter, Michelle Taylor This Lent the parish has made available a small

11:15 a.m. Pro Populo booklet of daily reflections as we walk the journey of prayer, fasting and . This ‘Lent with Maximilian Kolbe’ will help us prepare to celebrate the mysteries of the Triduum with a deeper sense of the love that God has for each of us. The booklet will be out on Ash Wednesday.

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Week of February 16, 2020 2019-2020 Faith Formation Grades K-4 Weekly Budget $ 2,004.00 On-Line Giving $ 535.00 Class Schedule Maintenance $ 15.00 2/23/2020 Grades K, 1, 2, 3 Poor Box $ 38.00 3/1/2020 Grades 2, 4 Mass Intentions/Hanging Lamp $ 100.00 ******* Lenten Mission $ 80.00

Grades 3 and 4 As always, Saturday Morning Lenten Retreat Thank you for your generosity! “Bringing Lent to Life” We depend solely upon your weekly support 3/7/2020 9:00am-12:00noon to meet our weekly parish expenses. This Retreat will focus on the Lenten season and

Jesus’ teachings about prayer, fasting, and almsgiving and how each of us can bring Lent into our lives and the lives of others every day. As part of the our Lenten mission we are asking that each child bring a small $1.00 travel size Catholic Charity Appeal hygiene item (toothpaste, soap, deodorant, tissues, Supporting the Work of the Church bandages, baby wipes, etc.) that we will donate to a local organization in need. We will also have priests from our The start of the 2020 neighboring parishes hearing confessions from the children Catholic Charity Appeal is that morning. Attendance is required as part of the Faith Formation program. For questions, please contact quickly approaching. It is Mrs. Robin Carney at [email protected] your continued support that impacts and makes a ******* difference in the lives of Grades 5 through 8 those in need within the Refer to the calendar sent out to . Diocese of Providence.

Stations of the Cross and Benediction

Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm - St. Ambrose beginning 3/4/2020

Friday afternoons at 3:30pm - St. James Ava Maria Convent Chapel beginning 2/28/2020

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Our Lady’s Hanging Lamp

In Memory of Doris Baluch

Requested by Family

Please keep this intention in your prayers.

Blessings to our

newly baptized Lenten Reflections

Easton Cole Bouthillette Christ’s love for you is bursting forth. Embrace him and let his mercy pierce your heart during this Lenten The St. Ambrose Parish community season. Join us for a 40-day journey of welcoming his tender love, beginning with these short, daily videos extends its congratulations to from Scripture scholar Dr. Tim Gray. Live in Christ’s the Easton and the Bouthillette Family love and let him transform your life. Sign up to receive these reflections straight to “...one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to your inbox every morning: the one hope of your call; one Lord, one faith, https://formed.org/lent one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all..” Ephesians 4:4-6 Visit formed.org Click on Register Enter Parish Code: VNZVG7 Enter your email, create a password, and ENJOY! Girl Scout Troop 1711 will be selling cookies after Mass Northern Rhode Island this weekend. Lenten Ecumenical Scripture and Thank you for your support. Prayer Services

Each Tuesday evening of Lent at 7pm

March 3: Slatersville Congregation Church on the Common, Slatersville, RI Ash Wednesday Services Rev’d. Eileen Morris, pastor

February 26, 2020 March 10: St. James Episcopal Church 24 Hamlet Ave., Woonsocket, RI Rev’d. Peter Tierney, pastor

March 17: St. James Baptist Church 340 South Main St., Woonsocket, RI Mass & Distribution of Ashes Rev’d. Jeffrey Thomas, pastor

7:30am - St. Ambrose March 24: Our Saviour Parish Polish National Catholic 5:00 PM—St. Ambrose Church 7:00pm - St. James 500 Smithfield Rd., Woonsocket, RI Rev’d. Henrik Wos, pastor

Ash Wednesday Service March 31: All Saint Roman 323 Rathbun St., Woonsocket, RI 1:30 PM—Atria Lincoln Place Rev’d. Upton, preacher

2:15 PM—Holiday Retirement Home April 7: Christ Community Church

911—St. Ambrose The Grades K to 4 St. Ambrose Faith Formation Basketball Team program is seeking volunteer catechists for the upcoming Faith Formation year beginning in September. Team Record: 7-4 Please consider joining us and sharing your faith with the children of our parish! Unfortunately we did not catch a win against Holy Apostles, but we played a good game and are still holding strong... The faith of our children is the future of our parish. Last game of the season:

2/23/2020 1pm vs. St. Jude Please contact me if interested. @ Lincoln Middle School Thank you, Robin Carney, Director of Religious Education Go St. Ambrose!

LaSalette Retreat Center

Looking for a Spiritual pick-me-upper ? La Salette Retreat Center in Attleboro, MA has published its complete schedule of 2020 retreat programs and days of recollection. Visit its website at: www.lasaletteretreatcenter.org. Or, send for its catalog of programs at: La Salette Retreat Center 947 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703.

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