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All Are Welcome! Fifth Sunday of Easter May 2, 2021 THE EVANGELIST The Weekly Newsletter of St. John the Evangelist Parish Remain in me as I remain in you, says the Lord. Whoever remains in me will bear much fruit. John: 14a, 15b Monks, submitted with permission by Clem Walsh Our Mission 841 Shore Rd. | P.O. Box 1558 We are a Roman Catholic Family of Faith that seeks to help one another Pocasset, MA 02559 to love the Lord with all our hearts and our neighbors as ourselves. Our life centers on the Eucharist and the sacramental life of the Church. From Phone (508)563-5887 these encounters we seek to be Christ's eyes, hands, voice and heart in the Fax (508)563-3121 world. We warmly welcome visitors and seekers and anyone who is curious about faith, Church and God; we rejoice in the Lord when www.stjohnspocasset.org returning brothers and sisters join us at Table. facebook.com/sjepocasset All Are Welcome! Fifth Sunday of Easter May 2, 2021 Welcome to St. John the Evangelist Mass Schedule All Masses Live Stream and limited attendance Sundays: Daily Mass: 8 AM & 10:30 AM 7:30 AM Monday-Thursday 4PM Saturday Vigil Contact Us Bourne TV's Public Channel 13 (Comcast - 1 week delay) Welcome Center Saturday: 3:00 PM Rosary: 7 days a week at 7:30 AM located next to the church Sunday: 3:30 PM 508-563-5887 Live Stream & Archives: https://www.stjohnspocasset.org/livestream To reach Father or the Deacons, call Patty at the Welcome Daily Rosary (in-person or live stream): Monday - Thursday 6:50 AM, Center, extension 101 Friday & Saturday 7:30 AM Holy Days:Vigil 4PM; Holy Day: 7:30AM, 7 PM Check newsletter to confirm times) New to Our Faith Family? We are blessed you could join us at the Eucharistic Clergy Table! It is our hope and prayer that you find a welcoming, faith-filled, spiritual home as you grow in your relationship with God. Stop by the Welcome Center. If Reverend Thomas Frechette you are interested in or curious about any of our offerings and don't know where to Pastor begin, a Staff Member will be happy to help. Deacon Brendan Brides Welcome Center & Store Hours (508) 563-5887): [email protected] Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 1 PM Saturday & Sunday: Closed Faith Formation Office Hours: Deacon John Burkly [email protected] Monday - Wednesday: 9:30 AM - 4 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM - 11 AM Sacraments Baptism: Please contact the Welcome Center prior to making arrangements. Parents and Godparents need to participate in one Baptismal Staff Preparation session the 2nd Sunday of the month. Deborah Boucher Baptisms are scheduled on the 4th Sunday of the month. Director of Faith Formation Reconciliation: Suspended by our Holy Father Pope Francis until further notice. [email protected], ext. 104 John Brennan First Communion & Confirmation: Formation is conducted in a two-year Pastoral Assistant and Sacramental preparation program. Contact Deborah for more Director of Music information. Baptized Adults 18+ seeking Confirmation should [email protected], ext. 102 contact Father Tom, Deacon Brendan or Deacon John. Patty Parsons Marriage: Congratulations! Please contact the Welcome Center at least six Parish Secretary months prior to the intended wedding date. Director of Adult Ministries [email protected], ext. 101 Sick & Homebound: Contact the Welcome Center to arrange regular visits. Holy Orders: Please contact Fr. for more information. Becoming Catholic: Are you an adult looking to become a Roman Catholic or wish St. Vincent de Paul Helpline to complete your Sacraments of Initiation? We are happy to 508-563-5317 accompany you along this faith journey. Contact Father Tom, Prayer Apostolate Deacon Brendan or Deacon John for more information. [email protected], ext. 108 All Are Welcome! Fifth Sunday of Easter May 2, 2021 Some events may require Check inside for more details prior sign-up. † OUR PARISH CALENDAR † or call the Welcome Center. Please note: All church events are Live Streamed & Limited Attendance Week of May 2, 2021 Week of May 9, 2021 Sunday, May 2: Sunday, May 9, Mother's Day: • Sunday Mass 8 AM &10:30 AM • Sunday Mass 8 AM &10:30 AM Monday, May 3: Monday, May 10: • Rosary 6:50 AM • Rosary 6:50 AM • Daily Mass 7:30 AM • Daily Mass 7:30 AM • Walking With Purpose: Afternoon Session Only • Walking With Purpose: Afternoon Session Only 1 PM Welcome Center 1 PM Welcome Center Tuesday, May 4: Tuesday, May 11: • Rosary 6:50 AM • Rosary 6:50 AM • Daily Mass 7:30 AM • Daily Mass 7:30 AM • Lunch Bunch 12 Noon Parish Hall • Lunch Bunch 12 Noon Parish Hall - Hot Lunch! • Small Group - Fougere, Room 3, 6 - 7:30 PM • Small Group - Fougere, Room 3, 6 - 7:30 PM Wednesday, May 5: Wednesday, May 12: • Rosary 6:50 AM • Rosary 6:50 AM • Daily Mass 7:30 AM • Daily Mass 7:30 AM • Prayer Shawl Ministry - 9:30 - 11 - WC Hall • Prayer Shawl Ministry - 9:30 - 11 - WC Hall • Small Group - Chalker, Room 1, 3 - 4:30 PM • Small Group - Chalker, Room 1, 3 - 4:30 PM Thursday, May 6: • Ascension Thursday Vigil Mass - Church - 4 PM • Rosary 6:50 AM • Daily Mass 7:30 AM • Prayers For Priests Immediately following Mass Friday, May 7: • Rosary 7:30 AM Saturday, May 8: • Rosary 7:30 AM • Church will be open 8 AM - 2:00 PM • SVdP Monthly Meeting - WC Hall 8:42 AM Thursday, May 13: • Mass 4 PM • Rosary 6:50 AM • Ascension Thursday Mass 7:30 AM • Prayers For Priests Immediately following Mass • Ascension Thursday Mass - Church - 7 PM Friday, May 14: • Rosary 7:30 AM • WG Rummage Sale Collection - 9 AM - Noon • Rummage Sale - Welcome Center 6 PM - 8 PM Saturday, May 15: • Rosary 7:30 AM • Church will be open 8 AM - 2:00 PM • Rummage Sale - Welcome Center 9 AM - Noon • Mass 4 PM Evinda Lepins All Are Welcome! Fifth Sunday of Easter May 2, 2021 † AROUND THE PARISH † Prayer Marathon - Bishop da Cuhna Wants YOU I am very pleased that Pope Francis last week called for a global prayer marathon for the upcoming month of May to pray for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization announced the initiative on Wednesday, April 21. The initiative will involve all shrines of the world in a special way, so that they might encourage the faithful, families, and communities to recite the the world join with us)! We often find Rosary to pray for an end to the pandemic,” said parishioners and friends who join with us at the Pontifical Council in its announcement. special times in their lives seeking the Blessings Each day in May, Vatican online media platforms and Graces our Mother can bestow upon us. will broadcast recitation of the Rosary at 12 noon Monday thru Thursday mornings at 6:50 am, EDT from various shrines taking part in the Friday and Saturdays at 7:30 am., in person or initiative. Pope Francis will open the Marian through the livestream, you are always welcome month of prayer on May 1 and will also close the at St. John’s Daily Rosary. Too early? Our i n i t i a t i v e o n M a y 3 1 . ( S e e https:// Monday - Thursday Rosary is available on our www.catholicnews.com/pope-calls-for- webpage along with the archived Masses so you monthlong-global-prayer-marathon-for-end-of- can pray with us at your convenience. Join us! pandemic/ for details) Bake Sale - Reward Yourself for Voting! I want to encourage all of our faithful people to The St John’s Women’s Guild will be sponsoring a take part in this prayer marathon, and I am asking bake sale on Tuesday May 18 (town voting day) your help to spread the word. Persons can from 8 am until noon or when supplies run out. participate by reciting the Rosary at the 12-noon We are inviting anyone to VOLUNTEER to bake - hour (perhaps along with the Vatican broadcast), you do not need to be a member. The money or at any other time in the day as one’s schedule raised all goes to the scholarship fund for high permits. (SJE will participate at our regular daily school seniors. Please drop off your individually scheduled Rosary times.) wrapped items between 8 and 10 at the bake The month of May presents a significant table outside the welcome center. Thank you in opportunity for us to urge our people to turn in advance for your generosity. Bobbie Dwyer prayer to Mary, our Blessed Mother, asking for her There Will be BURGERS! MARK THE DATE! intercession to help bring an end to the suffering that so many have been forced to bear in the grips The Father Tom Annual Cookout is scheduled for of this pandemic over the past 14 months. July 18th this Year! I am grateful for your assistance in this. Congratulations to Father David Frederici! Sincerely yours in Christ, +Bishop da Cunha Please join in congratulating and praying for our former Pastor, Father David, as he accepts Bishop Daily Rosary Ministry da Cunha's appointment as Vicar of Pastoral Each morning a small group of parishioners Services for the Diocese of Fall River. In this role, quietly (sometimes quietly) meets at St. John’s to in addition to his duties as Pastor of St. Mary's in pray the Daily Rosary together, broadcast it over South Dartmouth, Father David will oversee the livestream.