Please join Fr. Sisco, Fr. Davenport, the parish staff and the St. Cecilia School faculty and staff in congratulating Kathy LeFrancois on her retirement after 25 years of service. Kathy began in the school offices, later moving to join the rectory staff at first St. Cecilia's and then at St. John Paul II. Our parish family has been blessed with her devotion, wisdom, kind spirit and never ending patience. She will be sorely missed. We wish her a much deserved time of relations and many new adventures with her family. God Bless!
The Adoration Chapel will be temporarily closed for another week due to the vandalism to the tabernacle. The Blessed Host was not touched, but repairs and additional security measures needed to be put in place and will need an additional week to complete.
Fr. Sisco will only be offering Confessions on Saturdays from 2 PM to 4 PM. As he has over the last few weeks, Confessions will be held in the Adoration Chapel.
Fr. recently saw this video and thought it contained some important information to share 5 Ancient Heresies Alive Today. Click on the title line to view.
Our parish's St. Vincent de Paul Society is still working hard to serve our community in the time of extraordinary need. Please click on the title line of this post to see their May 2020 newsletter.
If you have received an invitation to the ordinations of Hiep Nguyen to the priesthood and Duan Nguyen to the deaconate, please note that their ordinations have been postponed at this time due to the current situation. Please continue to pray for them on this journey.
Please join us in congratulating and praying for one of our parish young people, Aidan Blanchette who has been accepted for entrance into the seminary this Fall. Aidan has been an active member of our parish as a lector, Eucharistic Minsiter, Altar Server, CCD teacher and member of our youth group. We are so proud of his accomplishment and know he is bound for great things! Congratulations Aidan!
U.S. bishops will join the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops May 1 in consecrating the two nations to the care of the Blessed Mother under the title "Mary, Mother of the Church." EWTN Global Catholic Network will air the brief liturgy and prayer of re-consecration at 3 p.m. ET, Friday, May 1, live from Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in Los Angeles with Archbishop Jose Gomez celebrating. The event will also be aired live on EWTN’s Facebook page (EWTN). https://www.facebook.com/ewtnonline/
On Sunday, April 19th and Sunday, April 26th a member of our parish Pro-life committee will be available at the church elevator to accept items purchased for our parish baby shower. Thank you all so much for your generosity. God Bless.
This Sunday is DIVINE MERCY Sunday. the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed in the main church from Noon to 3:00pm. During that time confessions will be available. At 3:00pm the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Benediction will be offered.
For the duration of these difficult times a holy water dispenser will be moved into the Adoration Chapel. On Sundays you may also obtain holy water from the dispenser in the main church.
Are you looking for places to celebrate Palm Sunday Services? The Diocese of Providence has a list churches that are offering masses on-line https://dioceseofprovidence.org/news/fyi-television-masses EWTN - Sunday, April 5: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 4 a.m. Solemn Mass of Palm Sunday from Rome with Pope Francis 8 a.m. Palm Sunday with the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word Noon Solemn Mass of Palm Sunday from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. 6:00 p.m.Sunday Vespers with Benediction 7:00 p.m. Encore Presentation of Solemn Mass of Palm Sunday from Rome with Pope Francis LaSalette - Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 10:00 AM Live on their facebook page
As of 4 PM today, April 3rd, the governor has forbidden the distribution of palms via drive by. As a result the distribution of palms in front of St. Cecilia Church has been cancelled.
Every Saturday, until further notice, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed in the main church from 7 AM to 6 PM. (Confessions will be held in the Adoration chapel from 7 to 9 am and 4 to 6 pm)
Fr. Sisco will be offering confessions ONLY on Saturdays until further notice. Confessions will be heard from 7 AM to 9 AM and 4 PM to 6 PM. Those wishing confession are asked to sit in the pews of the church and watch the door for the ADORATION CHAPEL. Father will be hearing confessions in the Adoration Chapel. If the door is closed, please DO NOT enter and watch for the door to open for your turn.
Fr. Sisco will be offering confessions ONLY on Saturdays until further notice. Confessions will be heard from 7 AM to 9 AM and 4 PM to 6 PM. Those wishing confession are asked to sit in the pews of the church and watch the door for the sacristy. Father will be hearing confessions in the sacristy. If the door to the sacristy is closed, please DO NOT enter and watch for the door to open for your turn.
The rectory offices will be closed until further notice. If you need to reach us, please email the parish at stjpii697@gmail.com, leave a message at 401-722-1220 or contact us via the parish website at www.saintjohnpaulri.com. Someone will be checking for messages regularly and will respond as soon as possible. Thank you so much for your patience as we journey through these trying times. We will keep you all in our prayers and ask that you keep us in yours. Stay Healthy and God Bless!
Did you know that Relevant Radio offers a guided rosary? Please visit them at the above link to find each day's mysteries. Please consider taking time each day to pray for Mary's intercession during these trying times.
All CCD and Confirmation Classes will be cancelled until further notice. No decisions have been made at this time regarding Confirmation and First Communion celebrations. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mrs. Zagorski at dzagorski@scsri.org.