Parish Trustees

John Costigan

Maddie Josephs

Finance Council

Arthur DeBlois, III

John Josephs

Michael Kirwan

Laura Loffredo

David Tente

Parish Accountant

Garceau & Company, CPA

Pastoral Council

Bethany Bessette

Anthony DeMoura

Patricia Flatley

David Larsen

Sue Leonard

Joseph Moniz

Kathleen Moniz

Charles Moreira

Deacon John Needham

Lee Ann Nunes

Jack Paiva

Ronald Procopio

Erin Roche

St. Margaret School Mrs. Lee Ann Nunes, Principal

lnunes@stmargaretsch.org

Phone: 401-434-2338 www.stmargaretsch.org

Reverend Msgr. John J. Darcy, Pastor Reverend Msgr. William J. McCaffrey, Pastor Emeritus

Mr. John F. Needham, Deacon

Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, Secretary & Bulletin Editor

Anthony DeCrescenzo, Parish Financial Manager

Mr. Ronald Procopio, Minister of Music, 434-6304; 529-2250

Ms. Bethany Bessette, Faith Formation, Gr. 1-6, bethanybessette@cox.net

Mr. Charles Moreira, Faith Formation, Gr. 7-11, cmoreira@cox.net

Mrs. Erin Roche, Youth Activities, Erinroche@cox.net Cell: 401-419-7828

St. Margaret Church 1098 Pawtucket Avenue Rumford, RI 02916

Phone: 401-438-3230 Fax: 401-438-4221

Email: office-stmargaretchurch@cox.net

www.stmargaretchurch.org

Office Hours: 9 a.m.—3 p.m. Monday & Tuesday

9 a.m.—1 p.m. Thursday & Friday

Closed on Wednesday

Schedule for Mass and Sacraments

Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:00 noon

Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. (preceded by praying of the Rosary at 7:30 a.m.)

Baptism: Call the parish office to register for sacramental preparation and monthly baptism.

Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:15-4:45 or by appointment.

Marriage: See a parish priest at least 8-12 months prior to the date of marriage.

Anointing the Sick: Please notify the parish office.

Holy Orders: Please see a parish priest or go to www.catholicpriest.com

Parish Registration: Every family in the parish should be registered. New families (including newly married) should register by completing a parish registration form available at church or online.

Our parish vitality depends on all Catholics registering as parish members.

October 6 –12

SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. Memorial Mass for Luis Rego, by family

SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Anna Sullivan, by family

10:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Jack Fittro, by family

12:00 P.M. 15th Anniversary Mass for James Mello, by family

MONDAY 8:00 A.M. Mass for all parishioners at St. Margaret’s

TUESDAY 8:00 A.M Memorial Mass for the Fitzpatrick Family

WEDNESDAY 8:00 A.M. Mass for an increase in vocations

THURSDAY 8:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for John & Bette Hunt

FRIDAY 8:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Roberta Mayers, by family

October 13 –14

SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. Memorial Mass for Helen Cordeiro, by family

SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. 1st Anniversary Mass for Mary Rego, by family

10:00 A.M. 1st Anniversary Mass for Richard Cronin, by family

12:00 P.M. Memorial Mass for Alicia Rodrigues Alves, by family

St. Margaret Church Rumford, RI

Announcements

Looking ahead: Thursdays in October, Devotions at 7:00 PM in the church

Saturday & Sunday, October 6 & 7 the second collection is The Seminarians’ Education

Saturday & Sunday, October 13 & 14, we will begin collecting for The Baby Bottle Boomerang,

which supports Rhode Island Right to Life. (Details are in this bulletin)

Tuesday, October 16, at 5:30 Finance Council meeting

Bay View Academy : Invites you to Open House for Lower, Middle, and Upper School on Sunday October 14, 2018 at

1PM. To find out about our school, or to pre-register for Open House, go to www.bayviewacademy.org

Bishop Hendricken: Will hold an Open House on Sunday October 14th from noon—3:00 PM. Information on

admissions and financial aid as well as academics, college placement, athletic and extracurricular activities will be

available. For more information, please call Admissions Office at 739-3450 ext. 162.

Mount Saint Charles Academy invites prospective students and their families to open house on Sunday, Oct. 14 from

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Guests are also invited to Mass at 9 a.m. There are also smaller scale open houses on Tuesday, Oct. 16

from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 18 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. For more information, please contact Director of

Admissions Susan Gasbarro '93 at (401) 769-0310, ext. 177, or GasbarroS@mtstcharles.org.

October 13-14 Eucharistic Ministers Lectors Altar Servers Greeters

5:00 PM Phoebe Dodge, Patrick & Sue Leonard, Al & Florence Mello, Annette Lloyd, Gabriel Anastacio, Miles & Olivia

DeMacedo, Josh Cronin, Jack & Ellie Cordischi, Mary Capuano, Pat Henry

8:00 AM John Costigan, Frank Hughes, Lee Ann Nunes, Dottie Raposa, Kathy McKnight, Meghan & Matt Cabral,

Marley Coite, Addie Bessette, Connor Campbell, Tom Foley

10:00 AM Emily Alvernaz, Joseph DiMuccio, Irene Lang, Bill Laprade, Chris Lenhart, Janine Cooney, Nicholas, Maxwell

& Zach DiMuccio, Brady Fontaine, Louise Capello, Sandra Lebeau

12:00 PM Roger & Susan Stolte, Dave & Holly Tente, Anne Quinn, Ryan & Emma Heatherton, Marguerite Cuzzone,

Victoria & Thomas Woodruff, Mary Tucker

Congratulations to Deacon John Needham on his 20th Anniversary of Ordination. He

was ordained by Bishop Mulvee on October 10, 1998. A parish anniversary Mass will be

celebrated on November 10th at 5:00 PM.

Twenty-SeventhSunday in Ordinary Time

St. Margaret Parish Ministries

Classes for Grades 1-8 continue on October 14th , 21st , and

28th from 8:30 am -9:45 am.

Confirmation I Candidates: The sessions for Advent will

be on Sunday, November 25, 2018 immediately following

the 10 AM Mass and Tuesday, November 27th from 6:30-

7:30 PM. Candidates only need to attend one of the

sessions. Parents/Sponsors are welcome to attend to learn

more about our Program and to assist the candidate with

his/her formation.

Confirmation II Candidates are to attend:

Service Morning: Saturday October 13th from 9-11 AM

Confirmation Rehearsal (candidates and sponsors) will

meet in the church on Monday evening, October 29th at

6:30 PM

Confirmation Liturgy: Monday evening, November 5th at

6:00 PM

Registration forms for Faith Formation Grades 1-10 are

available on the parish website.

ST. MARGARET SCHOOL NEWS

Save the date for:

St. Margaret’s Gala November 2nd, 2018 6:30—10:30 PM

Wannamoisett Country Club EAT—DRINK—AND BE GIVING

Raising money to put in a new playground! Live Music—Silent & Live Auction Items

$40.00 for one or 2 for $75.00 If interested you may call Elaine at 646-469-7656 or email:

smsfundraisingchairs@gmail.com Tickets will be available after Mass next weekend October

13—14 in the community room.

St. Margaret School will once again hold a

calendar raffle.

Calendars have been inserted in the

bulletin this weekend Oct. 6-7.

Please support our parish school!

The Catholic Community of St. Margaret’s

celebrates the baptism of:

Jackson Richard Mega Son of Stephen & Lauren

Welcome to our family of faith.

Please remember in your prayers

Maryann Callahan-Rowan

&

Louise Rice

whose funerals were celebrated last week.

Beginning on October 13th all youth are welcome to sing

in the Children’s Choir at the 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday

evenings. Join us for rehearsal at 4 p.m. in the Community

Room.

Musicians Wanted

Come make a joyful noise! If you play or know someone that plays the flute,

trumpet or guitar please take a moment to speak

to Mr. Procopio after Mass. Make a gift affirming the

sanctity of human life.

At the end of our Masses on

October 13—14 we will be

distributing baby bottles. We are asking that you take them

home, fill them with coins, cash or checks and return them

to the church on the weekend of October 27—28. The Baby

Bottle Boomerang Campaign is used to fund Right to Life

Services, a ministry of Rhode Island Right to Life that

helps pregnant women, newborns and toddlers

throughout R.I., with material needs, referrals, emergency

baby food/formula, and with Ancora, a free mobile

ultrasound pregnancy center. There will be collection

baskets located in the front/back of the church for when

you return them.

The Bread of Life Food Pantry Located at

Newman Congregational Church

The Pantry is open the second and fourth Tuesdays of each

month. The food pantry is a collaborative effort sponsored by

Saint Margaret’s and other Christian congregations in Rumford.

For more information, call 401-434-4742.

Upcoming Pantry Hours: Oct. 9, 23, Nov 13, 20 from 5 to 7 PM.

October 7, 2018

Wknd of September 29-30 2017 2018

# of budgets used 215 236

Checks, envelopes $5,752.00 $4,725.50

Loose 327.00 573.00

# EFT participants 134 139

Faith Direct—EFT $2,574.00 $2,527.97

TOTAL OFFERTORY $8,653.00 $7,826.47

The second collection this weekend is the Seminarians Education

Collection Sincere thanks to all who continue regular financial support for St.

Margaret Parish.

Automate your Giving!

Would you like to simplify your life? Join the many parishioners

who have automated their giving using Faith Direct. Enroll online

today at www.faithdirect.net. Our church code is RI118. Don’t have

access to the internet? Pick up paper enrollment form at the church

entrance or stop by the parish office during office hours.

Eucharistic Gifts—If you schedule a weekend

Mass and would like to bring the gifts up to the

altar, please speak to the sacristan or one of the

ushers as you enter the church.

Our Lady of Fatima Visitation We would like to thank the families listed below

that have volunteered to host the “Our Lady of

Fatima” statue for one week during the month of

Oct.& Nov. Please remember to pray the Rosary.

Sept. 30 to Oct. 6 Patricia Koziol

Oct. 7 to Oct. 13 Mike & Betsy Dumas

Oct. 14 to Oct. 20 The Carter Family

Oct. 21 to Oct. 27 Chris & Claire Lenhart

Oct. 28 to Nov. 3 Al & Florence Mello

Nov. 4 to Nov. 10 Ann & David Quinn

Every Thursday in the month of October at 7:00 PM, in the

church we will have recitation of the Holy Rosary and

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Please join us.

October 7, 2018

The Pastor’s Corner

You can tell it’s autumn in parish and school life. While

this is written prior to the event, the Blessing of Animals

connects us to the popular St. Francis of Assisi. His place of

honor and respect is evident with the garden statues in so

many yards. The Canticle of the Sun based on the words of

the saint is sung around the world. Take the time to enjoy a

walk in the crisp air, and even shuffle through the leaves.

Plant some spring bulbs: just enjoy the season!

Turning to today’s Scriptures, our first reading tells the

second story of the creation of the man and the woman. It is

highly anthropomorphic; attributing human traits to God. It

has the LORD making things out of the earth, breathing in

life, and presenting them to the man who names them. This

creative act presents the LORD as active and involved with

everything in creation. The LORD provides the man, at last,

with a suitable companion/partner, someone to provide

friendship, and who will participate in procreation. The

dignity of marriage is highlighted. It is a partnership of the

whole of life, ordered for the mutual good of the spouses.

Our sacramental appreciation of marriage integrally

includes, and cannot willfully exclude, permanence, fidelity,

and the openness to new life. Pray for all married couples to

recognize always the equal dignity of their spouse.

The 2018 Annual Financial Meeting will be held on

Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 5:30 PM. This meeting of the Trustees,

Finance Council, Financial Manager, Auditors, and

Accountant will approve the financial report for submission

to the Diocesan Vicar of Finance. The usual presentation to

the parishioners will be made as soon as possible. My

sincere thanks to the dedication of these parishioners who

help guide me in administering the temporal goods of the

parish.

With a grateful heart for each of you here at

St. Margaret’s.

~Monsignor Darcy

The very energetic PTO is working very hard on a

GALA for St. Margaret School. The proceeds will be

used for a proposed rejuvenated playground for the

little ones. Info is in the bulletin. Save the Date of

Friday, November 2 from 6:30-10:30 PM at

Wannamoisett CC,