Thank you to Fr. Lacombe for blessing us with a deep and spiritual Lenten Mission this year. We were able to record the second and third talk which have been posted on the Parish Happenings Page. Please click on the title, then scroll down to listen to these wonderful talks.
Saturday, March 24th from 5:30 to 8:30 pm in St. Cecilia's Church Hall. $10 for Adults & $7 for children. All proceeds will help the Knights of Columbus Councils of RI District 1 support Christians At Risk and give a displaced family their home back. For just $2000 a family can be resettled back in their home after having been driven out, simply because of their faith and belief in God! For more information visit www.Christiansatrisk.org. Tickets may be purchased at the door.
Ash Wednesday Masses will be held 8:30 AM - St. Cecilia Church 5:15 PM - St. Leo the Great Church 7:00 PM - St. Leo the Great Church Please remember that ashes are distributed during mass, not after mass.
Please join Barth Bracy and the Rhode Island Right to Life Team tomorrow, Wednesday, January 24th from 3 to 4pm in the Rotunda of the State House for their Annual Pro-Life rally. We need everyone there, YOU, your friends, your family, your co-workers! We need people of all ages including young people, our present and our future voters. The more people we have attending…the more attention the legislators will give to our voice and to pro-life legislation. Your attention to this rally is needed now more than ever before. We have to come together in solidarity if we expect to create a change! “Catholics must never abandon the moral requirement to seek full protection for all human life from the moment of conception until natural death.” Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, USCCB
SIMON MINISTRY The Simon Ministry serves families in our parish who have lost a loved one. We are in need of 2 team leaders. If you have often thought about joining a ministry but don't have much time to spare, this is the perfect opportunity for you as it does not require a lot of time. Please consider helping someone carry their cross, as Simon of Cyrene did for Jesus. For more information please call the rectory at 401-722-1101
MISSIONARY IMAGE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE The Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be visiting many parishes in the Diocese of Providence from January 6 to January 29, 2018, including St. John Paul II Parish in St. Cecilia Church on January 18th. FOR SCHEDULED EVENTS PLEASE CLICK ON THE TITLE LINE.The Church will be Open all day. For a schedule of the visits, please visit: www.dioceseofprovidence.or or email cowens@dioceseofprovidence.org or call Carol Ownes at 401-421-7833 x 218.
CCD Classes are cancelled, tomorrow, January 7th. Sunday evening Youth Ministry gathering will run tomorrow evening, January 7th, from 6 pm to 8 pm in the school cafeteria Monday evening Confirmation 1 Class will meet as scheduled on January 8th
Bring the Family and friends and enjoy breakfast with Santa. Tell him what you want for Christmas and fill up on joy! The breakfast is drawing near. Come share a great time! For more information or tickets call Al Nunes (401) 723-2307 or Bruce Guindon (401) 474-0371.
Sorry for the late notice, but all masses this weekend, December 9 & 10 have been moved to St. Leo's church due to the weather and ensuing clean up. Masses will return to their normal locations next weekend. Thank you!
Masses for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary December 7, 2017 - Vigil Mass - 7 PM - St. Leo's Church December 8, 2017 - 7 AM - St. Leo's Church December 8, 2017 - 8:30 AM - St. Cecilia Church
Is your child baptized in the Catholic Church? Have they made their First Communion? Do you regularly attend mass? If you have answered yes to these questions, then I invite your child to become an altar server at St. John Paul II Parish. The time commitment is dependent on your schedule and is dependent on your schedule. Interested students and current altar servers are asked to attend one of two training sessions. The first session is tomorrow, Wednesday, November 29th from 6 to 7 PM in St. Cecilia's Church. The second training session is Sunday, December 3 from 5 to 6 pm, also in St. Cecilia's Church. After the training the trainees will vest and shadow current altar servers for several weeks before being put on the schedule. Altar serving provides your child with a deeper understanding of the mass and is a wonderful way for them to serve their parish community. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Please click on the link to see the an informational flyer regarding the training sessions God Bless!
Can you believe that it is that time of year again?!?! The Christmas Bazaar is Friday, November 17th from 9 AM to 8 PM and Saturday, November 18th from 9 AM to 3 PM. Get your Christmas shopping list ready, plan on coming by for breakfast, lunch and dinner, take a chance at the games and raffles, pick up a baked treat or just stop by for some fellowship. Volunteers are always needed. Make sure you send or bring in your RAFFLE TICKETS, We look forward to seeing you there! Click on the link to see the flyer.
Due to construction on the front walkway of St. Leo's Church, all masses, the 4:30 pm Vigil Mass, the 8:00 AM, the 10:00 AM and the noon SUNDAY masses will be held in St. Cecilia Church. The 8:00 AM SATURDAY mass will be held at St. Leo Church.
This Saturday, October 21, we will celebrate our patron, St. John Paul II. After the 4:30 Mass we will have a candlelight procession. We will assemble in front of St. Cecilia Church and process to Grand Ave., Norfolk Ave., Perrin Ave.,Central Ave., ending at St. Leo the Great Church where Fr. Sisco will bless everyone with a relic of St. John Paul II, followed by Benediction. The evening will end with chowder & clam cakes, pastries and coffee in St. Cecilia. Church Hall.
St. John Paul II Parish Knights of Columbus Council 12613 asks that you join them in congratulating Fr. Michael Sisco on being named the Chaplain of the Year at the 2017 Clergy Night held on Monday, October 9th. Fr. Sisco was chosen from a pool of seven nominated Knights of Columbus Chaplains. As part of this honor he will also be attending the 2018 Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention being held in Baltimore, Maryland this summer as a guest of the State Chaplain Fr. Joe Paquette.
The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is a program designed for people over the age of 18 who wish to become full, active, participating members of the Catholic Church. St. John Paul II parish program will begin on October 11, 2017 and will meet every Wednesday evening from 7:00 - 8:30p.m. in the Sanctuary of St. Cecilia’s Church and will continue to meet until Wednesday, April 4, 2018 excluding holidays. Adults will receive the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Eucharist, and Confirmation at the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday, March 31, 2018. If you are interested in receiving any or all of these sacraments please call the rectory during office hours.
An invitation to all children and young people in our vibrant Parish. This Sunday at 8:45 am we welcome all public school students, Grades K thru 8 to attend CCD. Classes are held on Sunday mornings from 8:45 AM until 9:45 AM in St. Cecilia School. Attending weekly mass, in conjunction with CCD classes, is an important part of your family’s faith formation. We encourage your family to attend the 10:00 AM Mass right after classes. Registration forms and class schedules for the upcoming year were mailed to all those who were enrolled last year. If you have not received the information packet, please call the Office of Religious Education. Additional packets can be found at the doors of the churches. You may register your child on the first day, registration forms will be available. If you would like more information on our CCD Program please contact Mrs. Zagorski at (401) 723-9463 x 12