Fridays during Lent in St. Cecilia Church at 1:30 PM (with school children) March 22, 29 and April 12. At 5:45 pm (after 5:15 mass) on March 15, 22, 29 and April 5, 12.

Due to the Lenten Mission, Novenas will be cancelled on March 26 only. If you have any questions please call the rectory.

Ash Wednesday Masses will be held at 8:30 AM; 5:15 PM; and 7:00 PM. Please remember that ashes are distributed during mass, not after mass.

The Confirmation 2 Sponsor/Candidate Retreat scheduled for Saturday, March 2nd at 2:30 PM is cancelled due to the timing of tomorrow's storm. It will not be rescheduled. Information and activities will be mailed to sponsors.

The St. John Paul II Knights of Columbus Council 12613 will be hosting a Lenten Clam Cake & Chowder Dinner on Friday, March 15, 2019 at 6:30 pm. Tickets will be Adults $10.00; Children under 12 $7.00 and a Family price of $30.00 (maximum two adults) Tickets are available now at the rectory or by calling Al Nunes at (401) 723-2307 or Bruce Guindon at (401) 474-0371. Tickets will also be sold after Masses on the weekends of February 23/24; March 2/3 and March 9/10. NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.

The Spirited Seniors will be meeting on Thursday, March 7, 2019. The meeting will be held at 11:30, followed by lunch at noon. The menu will be Corned Beef or Ham, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, salad, bread and butter, dessert, coffee and water. Entertainment will be by Deb Celetti. Please call Janet Keefe no later than February 26 at 401-323-6125 to RSVP and if you prefer corned beef or ham. Members fee $15.00; Guests $16.00. Yearly dues of $7.00 will also be collected at this meeting.

Due to the impending Storm, 5:15 pm Mass on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 is cancelled. Additionally the St. Vincent de Paul Society meeting is also cancelled. Stay warm and Stay safe!

We received notice from the Diocese that Bishop Mulvee's Funeral Mass will be carried by all the local television stations today, January 10, 2019 at 11 AM. All three stations have said that they planned on live streaming the Funeral Mass on their station websites. Channel 12 : wpri.com Channel 10: turntoten.com Channel 6: abc6.com

If you are interested in seeing the text from Sr. Maria Fatima Nunes, O.P. letter that Fr. Sisco read from at this week's masses,, please click on the title line. A link to the letter can also be found on the Homilies page with Father's homily from this week.

Bus Trip to Foxwoods Casino, Monday, January 21, 2019. Cost is $35 per person - includes bonus slot play & food coupon! Departs S. Cecilia's Church at 9:00 am and departs Foxwoods at 4:15 pm. Buy a ticket for a Christmas Gift! Call the rectory at 401-722-1220 to reserve your seat.

GIVING TREE St. John Paul II Parish will once again be sponsoring families for Christmas through our annual Giving Tree. Our goal is to help families with new clothing, basic necessities and toys during the upcoming Holy Season. If you have taken an angel from the tree, please return the gift with the angel by December 16th, and place it unwrapped under the Giving Tree. Gift bags are fine, also. Thank you and may God bless you and your family for your generosity of helping those who could use a Merry Christmas.

Christmas flower envelopes were mailed out with your budget envelopes for December. Please fill in the information and return it with your donation by Sunday, December 16th. Thank you.

Confession will be made available in preparation for Christmas. Wednesday, December 19 - 4:00 to 5:00 pm in St. Leo's Church Thursday, December 20, 7:00 tp 8:30 am in St. Leo's Church Friday, December 21 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm in St. Leo's Church Saturday, December 22 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm in St. Cecilia's Church

t. John Paul II Knight of Columbus Council 12613 BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Sunday, December 16, 2018 8:30 to 12:00 PM at St. Cecilia Church Hall Adults $10.00, Children under 12 $6.00, Family Price $30.00 (2 adults with Children under 12) Come enjoy Scrambled Eggs, Home Fries, Beans, Bacon, Sausage, ham, French Dip Waffles, Pastries, Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Milk and Juice. Tickets on Sale after mass this weekend, at the rectory offices or at the school office.

Traditionally, Advent wreaths are constructed of a circle of evergreen branches into which four candles are inserted, representing the four weeks of Advent. Ideally, three candles are purple and one is rose, but white candles can also be used. The purple candles in particular symbolize the prayer, penance, and preparatory sacrifices and good works undertaken at this time. The rose candle is lit on the third Sunday, Gaudete Sunday, when the priest also wears rose vestments at Mass; Gaudete Sunday is the Sunday of rejoicing, because the faithful have arrived at the midpoint of Advent, when their preparation is now half over and they are close to Christmas. The progressive lighting of the candles symbolizes the expectation and hope surrounding our Lord’s first coming into the world and the anticipation of his second coming to judge the living and the dead. ©2017 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mass Schedule - Holy Day of Obligation December 7th - Vigil Mass - 5:15 PM Mass at St. Leo's December 8th - Holy Day Mass - 8:00 AM Mass at St. Leo's The 4:30 Vigil mass on Saturday, December 8th does not fulfill the holy day obligation.

Come join us for a fun filled weekend filled with raffles, crafts, vendors, kids games and lots and lots of great food. The Bazaar is in the hall of St. Cecilia Church on Friday, November 16th from 9 AM to 8 PM and Saturday, November 17th from 9 AM to 4 PM (last raffle tickets are sold at 2:30, raffles begin at 3 PM)

Please do not drop donations at the church office going forward. Our Rectory is filled with our hard-working staff. Donations will need to be dropped, collected, and stored a little differently. The second drop off is November 3rd from 1-3pm. Volunteers will be at St. Cecilia’s garage (in the parking lot on Norfolk Ave.) to accept donations for the Bazaar – bring us new and gently used items, books, liquor, and tools! Please hold live plants until November. We will be able to assist in unloading as well. If those dates don’t work or you require a pick up, call Matthew and Amanda Turner at 401-726-7197.

Thursday, November 1st is All Saints Day, a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be held at 8:30 AM in St. Cecilia's Church and 7:00 PM in St. Leo's Church.

Please click on the title link to reach the 2017-18 detailed parish financial report.