565 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 Parish Office/Rectory Address: 110 Summer Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 Tel: 508-992-4251 • Fax: 508-984-4136 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.saintlawrencemartyr.com Rev. Thomas C. Lopes, Temporary Administrator Frances Gorman, Music Director George Lavoie, Sacristan Suzanne Sullivan, President of St. Vincent DePaul Society WEEKEND LITURGIES WEEKDAY LITURGIES Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM Monday - Saturday: 7:00 AM Sunday: 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM RECONCILIATION Saturday: 3:15 - 3:45 PM HOLY FAMILY HOLY NAME SCHOOL & RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 91 Summer Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 Tel: 508-993-3547 • Fax: 508-993-8277 • E-mail: [email protected] Cecilia M. Felix, Principal Teresa J. Ouellette, Director of Religious Education Carol Larkin, Religious Education Secretary PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Enlivened by the Holy Spirit and with appreciation for God’s gifts of time, talent, and treasure, we, the people of St. Lawrence, Martyr Parish, dedicate ourselves to bring the gospel message of Jesus Christ to the world through worship, education, and service. We give witness to our faith by reaching out to those in need. Handicapped Accessible ST. LAWRENCE MARTYR PARISH BULLETIN 1st Sunday of Advent................ .. ... ...December 1, 2013 VOLUME XIV…………...…….…..….………..…...…….………...………….…………...….…....…........……...….…....NUMBER 1 . If you would like an announcement to be place in the bulletin for Dec.7/8 please submit it in writing either directly 1st Sunday of Advent to the office or by email no later than Dec. 3. "Be sure of this: if the master of the MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK house had known the hour of night November 30-December 7 , 2013 when the thief was coming, he (Sat at 4pm thru Sat at 7am) Sat 4PM Raymond Lamontagne would have stayed awake and not Sun 8AM Lavoie and Blais Families let his house be broken into. So too, Sun 11AM Rosalie Tarini you also must be prepared, for at Mon 7AM Lily Bumpus an hour you do not expect, the Son Tues 7AM Mathieu Family (Living) of Man will come." - Mt 24:43-44 Wed 7AM Ellen L. Calnan Thur 7AM All who suffer from Addictions Fri 7AM Open Intention Sat 7AM Open Intention FAITH FORMATION & RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS If you would like to arrange for Mass on any Sunday Dec. 1: No CCD Class, Thanksgiving Break Open Intention day, please call the rectory (508-992-4251) as soon as possible. HOLY FAMILY-HOLY NAME SCHOOL NEWS 2nd Collection will be for: Education of the Parish Youth There are no Collections recorded for last week- • SPECIAL Ho! Ho! BREAKFAST coming, Sat Dec 7 at 8:30am, end masses because this bulletin was done on Save the date to join us and have fun! This year we have a special addi- Nov. 21. Collections for last weekend will be dis- tion!!! played in next week’s bulletin. • A SCHOLASTIC BOOK HOLIDAY FAIR!!!! Kicks off at the Breakfast with Santa and will be open throughout the week for purchases READINGS and FEASTS (etc.) for the WEEK of November 30– December 7 • REGISTRATION 2014-2015Do you have a little one for our 3 and 4 Year Old Preschool programs for next year)? We want to save their space! Sunday: 1st Sunday of Advent Sibling Registration/FAMILY open now! Call Linda Boswell @ 508-993 Is 2:1-5/Rom 13:11-14/Mt -3547! 24:37-44 Monday: Is 4:2-6/Mt 8:5-11 • Christmas Pageant - Sunday December 15th, 3pm at St. Lawrence- All Invited- food collection and a donation for the needy taken at entrance Tuesday: St. Francis Xavier Is 11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24 • Christmas Navy Band Presentation – Tuesday December 17 Novena to St. Therese of Lisieux prayed at at 9:30 am All Invited 6:50AM this and every Tuesday morning. • Gifts For Jesus Charity Prayer Service - Wednesday De- Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a/Mt 15:29-37 cember 18 at 1:15pm- All Invited Thursday: Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27 • SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS: HFHN is always in need of volunteers. No Friday: St. Nicholas Bishop task is insignificant nor is any amount of time too small. Call 508-993- Is 29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31 3547 for more information or to suggest ways in which you might help. Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament this and every Friday from 7:30AM to 1PM. • For all other announcements for school events visit them online at www.hfhn.org Saturday: St. Ambrose Is 30:19-21, 23-26/ Mt 9:35--10:1, 5a, 6-8 Please Remember In Your Prayers the following who are sick and/or hospitalized: Annie Dawson, Vivian M. Moniz, Thomas Wholley, Sam Murphy, Crystal Medeiros, Carlos Vieira, Ginger Lamoureux, Theresa Ferreira, Dorothy Hogan, Betty Tomko, Stepha- nie Frasier, Marion Wholley, Robert Ouellette, Celestine Gillespie, Steven DaCunha, Maureen Stewart, Michael Bruce, Mary Andrade, Cecilia Felix, Manuel de Brito, Rose Queen, E.S. Martin, Toni Rose and Lynette de la Cruz Please call the parish office if you know of someone in need of prayers. Names are printed only with consent. Food For Thought ST. LAWRENCE PARISH NEWS and THINGS OF INTEREST St. Nicholas The one thing we truly know about St. Nicholas is that Christmas Flowers he was the bishop of Myra, a city that existed during Please consider donating flowers for the Christmas season in the fourth century in present-day Turkey. So many memory of a loved one and to help make the altar of God beautiful for the celebration of the birth of His son. stories have grown up around him that by the middle ages he had become one of the most popular saints. The Catholic high schools in our Diocese are holding their In England alone there were more than four hundred Entrance Examination on Saturday, December 7th and the churches in his honor! Nicholas is the patron of sea- make-up exam on Saturday, December 14th. Please farers because he was said to have safely seen a ship consider sending your children to a Catholic School to form he was sailing in to shore when he took the tiller in the them not only in academics but in the faith of Jesus and His midst of a great storm. He is the patron of prisoners Church that will stand the test of time! because legend has it that he appeared to the Em- peror Constantine on behalf of three unjustly con- Teaching and Healing Service demned men. And he is the patron of children be- Eileen George, renowned for the extraordinary gifts Our Lord has given her will be holding a healing service on cause of the story in which he threw small bags of December,1 at 3pm. It will be held at Holy Ghost Church 316 coins through the window of a poor man's house so Judson Street, Tiverton, RI. For directions and for more info that he had dowries for his daughters. The giving of about this extraordinary woman call 401-624-8131 small gifts on his feast stems from the Dutch and Ger- man custom brought to this country by early settlers of Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for volunteers to New Amsterdam (New York) who had transformed the help with young children living in homeless shelters in sainted bishop into a kind of Nordic magician whom Southeastern Massachusetts, including New Bedford. The we know today as Santa Claus. next training session will be held on Dec. 7 in West Bridgewater. For more information regarding the place and UPCOMING EVENTS the time please call 508-510-3250. The Catholic Tour LLC is a 33 year old Catholic Travel Sun: Dec. 1: Christmas in Ireland Concert, Apostolate and has been able to secure just 120 air seats At Keith Middle School at 3PM and hotel beds for the Canonization Ceremony of two saints of our modern time: Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II. Please come and enjoy this wonderful afternoon and If you would like to embark on this historic trip! For more bring a friend. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for information please call: 1-887-627-4268 students. Tickets available after all the Masses this week. Please get your tickets today! There is still time 30 Week Club Success to enjoy this wonderful show! Many Thanks to all who participated in the 30 week club. It was a huge success due to your participation. After all Sun: Dec 1: No CCD Class expenses our net profit was $11,000. Sun: Dec 15: Christmas Pageant at 3pm Many Thanks to all those who have contributed to the parishes ANNUAL COLLECTION. As of this bulletin 85 families have given a contribution, totaling $8,340. Your generosity will be LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEKEND rewarded by Our Lord in the Kingdom of Heaven. We at St. Lawrence are very grateful for all who can give, as we strive to (Sat., Sun., Second Sunday of Advent) maintain this beautiful and historic church where Our Lord dwells really and truly in the Most Blessed Sacrament. The Sat. 4PM Raymond Lamontagne Appeal is still on going! Whatever you can give to the Sun. 8AM Lavoie and Blais Families Appeal will be most welcome and most appreciated. Sun. 11AM Rosalie Tarini 2nd Collection next weekend for: Education of Parish Youth VOTIVE CANDLES: Please call the rectory (508-992-4251) to arrange for votive candles to burn for your special intentions. Seven day ($7) and 14 day ($14) candles are currently available St. Lawrence Martyr Parish New Bedford, MA 04-0594 Routing Code: P Run # 8 Fr.