The envelope company mailed our budget envelopes on December 15, 2020. After reaching out to them, they noted that many have not yet been processed by the United States Post Office. It is hoped that as the post office begins to clear its backlog over the next few weeks, that the envelopes will be delivered to our parishioners. In the interim, if you wish, please place your budget contribution in an envelope with your name and budget number written on the front. (if you do not know your budget number, please call Debbie Zagorski at the office, she wil be able to give it to you.) January Second Collections January 3 - Monthly Maintenance January 10 - Education Scholarship January 17 - The Catholic University of America January 24 - Fuel Offering January 31 - Collection for the Church in Latin America
This year New Year's Day is the holy day of the Solemnity of Mary. Masses will be offered at 5:15 PM on December 31st (Vigil) and 9:00 AM on January 1. The 9 AM mass can be watched at home by following our parish livestream link.
Volunteers are needed to help assist new visitors with our Covid routines for all Christmas Masses. Anyone interested should attend an informational meeting on Wednesday, December 23rd from 5:45 to 6PM and Thursday morning from 9:00 to 9:15 AM in the main church.
The following Christmas Masses will be livestreamed and available for later viewing as well. the 4:30 PM Christmas Vigil Mass; the 11:00 PM Christmas Eve Mass (this streaming will start 20 minutes early and include the Cantor's Concert prior to mass) and the 9:00 AM Christmas Day Mass.
Christmas masses will be celebrated on December 24th 4:30 PM Vigil and 11:00 PM and on December 25th at 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM. Our parish cantors will be offering a 15 minute concert prior to the 4:30 PM Mass and a 20 minute concert prior to the 11:00 PM mass
Fr. Sisco will be offering extended Christmas Confession times in the Eucharistic Adoration Chapel Saturday, December 19 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Tuesday, December 22 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Wednesday, December 23 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Thursday, December 24 from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
The parish Knights of Columbus will be hosting a blood Drive on Sunday, November 29, 2020 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm in the St. Cecilia Church Hall. Donations are by appointment. (Walk-ins will only be accepted if safe spacing permits at the time) www.ribc.org/drives to book. Sponsor Code 0462
Pope Francis has extended the All Souls Day Plenary Indulgence offered on All Souls Day throughout the Monday of November. In order to receive this indulgence you must pray the rosary for the dead in a cemetery, attend mass, go to confession and pray for the pope and his intentions over the course of one week.
Thanksgiving mass will be held on Thursday, November 26th at 9 AM. It will also be livestreamed on the parish youtube page. Have a Blessed Thanksgiving
The deadline to order items from our Christmas Country Store is Wednesday, November 18th for pick up on December 5 & 6. Grand Raffle Ticket drawing and Liquor Basket drawings will be this Sunday, November 22nd at 2 Pm in the church. Due to COVID restrictions, no one will be in the church other than committee members. The drawing will be livestreamed at the parish youtube page which can be reached by clicking on the title of this message.
All parishioners were sent two booklets of tickets to the Grand Raffle. If you haven't had a chance to purchase them yet, please consider it. You may mail your tickets in, drop them in the collection boxes in church or in the parish mailbox on the front of St. Cecilia School. Extra tickets can be purchased after all masses on October 31 & November 1, November 7 & 8, and November 14 & 15 or by calling the parish offices at 401-722-1220.
The feast of the Assumption of Mary is NOT a holy day of obligation this year, but we will be offering masses to celebrate this day. The Vigil mass will be Friday, August 14th at 5:15 pm and the day of mass will be on Saturday, August 15th at 8 AM
As of August 17th, our new parish office hours will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 am to 3 pm. While school is in session, no one may enter the school building. If you need to meet with a staff member, please call and make an appointment. There will be a locked mailbox at the front door of the school, if you wish to drop anything off.
Due to the move of our parish business offices from the Rectory to the School, the offices will be closed from August 7 to August 14th. If you have an immediate need, please leave a message as we will be checking messages and get back to them as soon as possible.
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.