PARISH PRIEST

Rev. Gastão A. Oliveira

PAROCHIAL VICAR

Rev. Thomas M. Kocik

PARISH SECRETARY

Deborah Cândido-Pavão

FAITH FORMATION DIRECTOR

Osvaldo Pacheco

Rectory: 185 Canal Street • Fall River, Mass 02721-1405

Website: www.santochristo.com Email: scp1892@comcast.net

Facebook.com/SantoChristoParish

OFFICE HOURS Mon., Tue., Wed. & Thurs. 7:30AM - 2:30PM

TELEPHONES

Rectory 508-676-1184

Fax Number 508-676-9701

Faith Formation Office 508-675-3007

We welcome new parishioners.

Please register at the office, or after Mass in the Sacristy.

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EUCHARIST

Saturday 4:00PM (Portuguese)

Sunday 8:00AM (Portuguese)

9:30AM (English)

12:00PM (Portuguese)

Daily (In Chapel)

Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 8:00AM

(No Mass on Thurs.)

Holy Day 8:00AM (Portuguese)

5:30PM (English)

Reconciliation (Confessions)

Saturday 3:00-3:45PM

or anytime by appointment

Baptisms First Sunday of the Month (Portuguese). Second Sunday of the Month (English)

Parents should call the office at 508-676-1184. For information about the preparation & schedule.

Matrimony We welcome the opportunity to help you prepare for the Sacrament of Marriage. Please contact the office at 508-676-1184 at least

6 months before the intended wedding date.

Sacraments of Initiation All who are interested in learning more about the Faith of the Church, please call 508-676-1184 for information.

Healing For Our Sick Please call 508-676-1184 when a family member or friend is ill. Our Eucharistic Ministers bring Communion to the homebound of

our Parish.

WELCOME TO THE

MOTHER CHURCH

OF THE

PORTUGUESE PARISHES

IN THE DIOCESE OF

FALL RIVER

The Santo Christo Parish Community opens wide its

doors to you. We hope that you feel at home and

among family. Our wish is that you might feel your

time among us prayerful, inspiring and uplifting.

If you have been away from the Church for a time, we

rejoice that you have decided to be with us today. If

you are a separated or divorced Catholic, please know

that you belong here, that you are and always will be a

member of the Church family. If you are divorced and

remarried, and wish to annul your first marriage,

please ask the Parish Priest to explain the procedure to

you.

Feeling a part of Church family is very important, and

if you are interested in joining this parish community,

we would be honored to support you in making that

decision.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 2

ANGARIAÇÃO DE FUNDOS PARA A NOSSA PARÓQUIA

FIM DE SEMANA 23/24 SETEMBRO PASTELARIA E BOLOS (CAKE SALE)

À saida das Missas DOMINGO, 1 OUTUBRO

MALASSADAS das 9AM – 1PM a entrada da Igreja

INÍCIO DA CATEQUESE PAROQUIAL NESTE DOMINGO

RESTAURO DO EDIFÍCIO DA IGREJA

3ª e Última Fase Exterior

Custo Total Recebido $621,700 $129,414.89

Balanço $492,285.11

Semana Passada $6,980.00

A Catequese começa na família! Reunião de Pais do 9º Grau: Nesta 2ªFeira - às 7PM no salão do Centro Paroquial. Que ninguém falte!

ATENÇÃO PAIS! Toda a informação relativa à Catequese dos vossos filhos

será dade na reunião. Portanto - a vossa vinda à Reunião do grau dos vossos filhos é importantíssima.

A vossa criança não será amitida na Catequese da Comunidade Paroquial de Santo Cristo sem que os

pais venham à Reunião. Obrigado pela vossa colaboração de pais - neste Ministério

importantíssimo para vós.

REUNIÕES DE PAIS

PROGRAMA CATÓLICO No Portuguese Channel “Boa Nova da Vida”

Nesta 4ªfeira às 9:30PM:

“Oração pela paz em Assis ”

MANDATO PASTORAL DO CATEQUISTA

Neste Domingo, todos os Catequístas receberão o mandato oficial de “Evangelizadores” na Eucaristia das 9:30AM. A Missão do Catequista é ajudar, pela palavra e pelo exemplo, os mais novos a crescer no amor de Deus manifestado em Cristo Jesus Senhor Nosso.

Rezai pelos nossos Catequistas.

As intenções serão marcadas na Reitoria no seguinte horário:

Nesta 3@feira ~ 8:30 - 10:00AM Nesta 4@feira ~ 1:00 - 2:00PM Nesta 5@feira ~ 6:30 - 8:00PM

Sábado ~ 10:00 - 11:00AM

SOCIEDADE DE SÃO VICENTE DE PAULO “CAMPANHA DE COMIDAS”

A COMEÇAR NESTE FIM DE SEMANA

A Sociedade Paroquial de S. Vicente de Paulo pede à Comunidade ajuda para melhor servir os mais necessitados - nas Festas que se aproximam. Aceitam-se comidas enlatadas e empacotadas e donativos em dinheiro à entrada da Igreja. Obrigado pelo vosso apoio neste ministério de Caridade Cristã.

ÚLTIMA CHAMADA INTENÇÕES DE MISSAS PARA 2018

Para todos aqueles que já registaram o Baptísmo da sua criança – haverá reunião para pais e padrinhos no próximo Domingo às 7PM no Salão do nosso Centro Paroquial. Pais e padrinhos devem participar nesta preparação para o Batismo. Sejam pontuais!

PREPARAÇÃO PARA BATÍSMOS DE OUTUBRO E NOVEMBRO

Verifique se o seu telephone está desligado

durante a celebração da Missa. Obrigado.

A Família de Deus Muito te agradeço. Senhor, por permitires que eu pertença à tua família. Não é de Reis, nem de Príncipes. É a família de Deus. Sinto muita honra em, desde o Baptismo, ser filho de Deus, que reza ao Pai a sublime oração do Pai-nosso. Obrigado, Senhor, por te poder chamar irmão mais velho integrado na grande família da humanidade. Que não tenhamos medo de viver a plenitude fraterna no seio duma família, de alimentarmos o nosso afecto em família que se reúne, como Tu, em Nazaré com José e Maria. Lembra-te de todos os que vivem em solidão, sem tecto nem amparo, ou em famílias partidas por rancores e egoísmos. E que sintamos a suprema alegria de sermos e viveros como irmãos, da família de Deus.

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 3

FUNDRAISERS FOR OUR PARISH

WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER 23/24

CAKE SALE

After all masses SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 - MALASSADAS

from 9AM – 1PM at the entrance of the church

FIRST WEEKEND OF CLASSES

NEXT SUNDAY

RESTORATION OF THE

CHURCH BUILDING

3rd & Last Exterior Phase

Cost Total Recieved $621,700 $129,414.89

Balance $492,285.11

Last Week $6,980.00

PARENTS’ MEETINGS

Faith Formation begins in the family!

Meeting for 9th Grade Parents: This Monday, at 7PM, Parish Center Hall (Parents only). All must attend!

ATTENTION PARENTS! All information relative to this year’s Faith Formation Program will be given to you at the meeting. It is very

important that you attend your scheduled meeting! No child will be admitted into this year’s program

without parents’ participation in the meeting. Thank you for your cooperation and support in this most

important ministry.

THIS WEDNESDAY AT 9:30PM Catholic TV Program - Portuguese Channel

“Boa Nova da Vida” (Good News For Life)

“Prayer for peace in Assisi ”

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

“FOOD DRIVE”

BEGINS NEXT WEEKEND

Our St. Vincent de Paul Society requests donations of canned goods & non-perishables or cash contribu-tions for the needy of our Church Community. This will help care for those in need during the Holiday Season. Thank you for supporting this most worthwhile ministry.

The schedule for intentions in the rectory is as follows:

This Tuesday ~ 8:30 - 10:00AM This Wednesday ~ 1:00 - 2:00PM This Thursday ~ 6:30 - 8:00PM This Saturday ~ 10:00 - 11:00AM

This Sunday, all teachers and aides are invited to join with the Parish Family at 9:30AM Mass. During this celebration of Eucharist, our Teachers will receive the mandate to teach by word and example, to help our young people grow in Love of the Lord.

Please pray for them.

FAITH FORMATION

PASTORAL COMMISSIONING

Please be sure that your

cellphones are turned off or put into silent

mode during the

celebration of the Mass.

Attention Nurses! Worried about some of the moral and ethical issues facing nurses in today’s society? You are cordially invited to meet and perhaps join a national group of Catholic nurses who want healthcare practiced in accordance with our Catholic faith and values. Come to the 2017 Summit Conference of the National Association of Catholic Nurses to be held at Cape Cod. Healthcare issues and related topics will be addressed from a Roman Catholic perspective. Input from concerned nurses will be wel-comed. The 3-day conference will be held on October 6-8 at St. Pius X Parish Life Center in South Yarmouth, MA. To learn more go to www.nacn-usa.org

FINAL WEEK FOR

MASS INTENTIONS FOR 2018

A meeting for those who have already registered their children at the Rectory for Baptism will be held next Sunday at 7PM in our Parish Center Hall. It is im-portant that all parents & godparents attend this meet-ing. Please be on time!

PREPARATION FOR BAPTISMS

IN OCTOBER & NOVEMBER

SANTO CHRISTO, FALL RIVER

MISSAS ~ MASSES

4

NO MASS

ON THURSDAY

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 4PM Frutoso Nunes, esposa e família / Virgínio

Batista, esposa e filhos / Neli Reis / Evangelina Mendes e família / João Nunes Seda / Almino Botelho / Jacinto e Maria J Valentim / José e Eliza Oliveira / António e Maria Carvalho / Alice & Joseph Pavão / Dinis Viveiros e Intenções de Fátima Viveiros

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 8AM Dinis V Rego e cunhados / João

Benjamin, filha, genro e pais / Margarida Benjamin e família, e Intencões de Maria Benjamin

9:30AM Norma Santos & father / José Rebelo Santos / Patrick Mello

12PM José Tobias Carreiro, sogros e pais / Angelo Carvalho / Mário Cabral, pais e sogro / António Santos, esposa e genro / Fernando Carreiro / Maria Germana de Sousa / Isaura da Rosa / Gabriel da Silva / Amêlia Cabral / Manuel da Silva / Maria dos Anjos de Sousa / João de Sousa e família, Intenções de Maria Carvalho

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 4PM João Brum e pais / Fernando Ferreira e

filho / Augusto Rocha, pais, sogros e cunhados / Manuel e Etelvina Ferreira / António Joaquim e Inês Fernandes / Deolinda DaSilva / Neli Reis / Luis José Dias / Norberto Borges, filho e pai / João Botelho, esposa e filhos / Dinis Viveiros e Intenções de Fátima Viveiros

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 8AM Mario Jorge Raposo / Agostinho Melo /

Verónica Melo e pais / Maria Aguiar e esposo / Defuntos da Família Melo / João Dias / José Jacinto Tavares / Intenções de Maria Tavares / João Benjamin, filha, genro e pais / Margarida Benjamin e família, e Intencões de Maria Benjamin

9:30AM João & Maria daLuz Fernandes / Silvester Pavão & parents / Silvino dos Reis & parents / Lucy Pacheco & family / Maria Rebello, husband, son and

grandchildren / Nancy A Laurens / John M Brum

12PM Luis Medeiros / Margarida daLuz André e António daLuz / Ernesto Costa, esposa, filha e genro / Manuel Correia, esposa filha e genro / Agostinho Medeiros, esposa e filhos / Rosalina Botelho, esposo, filhos e genro / Fernanda Lopes

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 8AM Margarida daLuz André

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 8AM Almas do Purgatório

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 8AM Maria Rosa Cabral / Manuel de Medeiros,

pais e irmãos / Intenções de Maria Ornelas e família

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 8AM Margarida Ferreira e família / Margaret

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