Sr. Sunitha Athonipillai, SMSM of the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary spoke at all of our masses this past weekend. She shared with our parishioners the missionary work of her order. The Second Collection next weekend, June 23 & 24th will be to support their missionary needs. Sr. Sunitha, originally from Sri Lanka, made her religious profession as a Marist Missionary Sister in New Zealand in 2015. She served in overseas mission in Senegal, Africa, where she worked with street children in a local school, which provides opportunity for homeless young women to complete their education and acquire skills and trades for future self-support
Beginning June 26, 2018 there will no longer be a 7:00 AM Mass. Daily Mass will be celebrated at St. Leo's Church on Tuesday through Friday at 5:15 PM and Saturday at 8:00 AM. Beginning July 2nd daily Mass will no longer be celebrated on Mondays
Our parish Knights of Columbus Council 12613 is proudly sponsoring a Blood Drive to benefit the RI Blood Bank, this SUNDAY JUNE 17th. Please consider join our parishioners and friends for the very important corporeal work of mercy of helping the sick. The blood drive will be held in the St. Cecilia Church Hall from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
Our Lady of Fatima Statue will visit St. John Paul II Parish at St. Leo's Church on Friday, May 18, 2018. Please join us for a presentation of the statue after the 10:00 AM Rosary. Click on link to see the May 13, 2018 bulletin with the event schedule and learn more about the statue. The Statue arrives at 6:30 am, followed by the 7:00 AM Mass. Rosary with the school children followed by a presentation of the Fatima statue at 10 AM. At 3:00 PM there will be Rosary and the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy. The Church will be open for visits in between these hours.
There are still a few openings for Mass intentions in 2018, and we are also scheduling for 2019. Please call the rectory during business hours to schedule a Mass. Intentions can be for healing, an answered prayer, for the deceased, etc. Canon Law prohibits more than one intention per Mass. Father Sisco allows two intentions on weekend Masses to accommodate our parishioners. An intention should be for one person, a husband & wife, or “deceased members of the family.”
There will not be daily Mass on Friday, April 27th and Friday, May 4 as we were unable to find an available priest to cover for Father Sisco. If you are looking for a mass on these Fridays, masses are offered at 7:15 am at St. Teresa of the Little Child on Newport Avenue; 7:30 at Our Lady of Loreto in East Providence; and 8:00 am at St. Margaret's in Rumford
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.