Goodbye, Hello

   The closing Mass at St. Joseph's Parish will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Sunday, 30 December 2012, by Bishop Donald Pelletier, M.S., who has a long connection with our parish.  You can read more about his life and ministry here.  Please join us for a potluck lunch afterwards in the lower church.

 

   The inaugural Mass for St. Vincent de Paul Parish will take place at Holy Ghost Church at 11 a.m. on 1 January 2013.  There will be a social following the Mass in the lower church hall- your food donations are welcome!

 

   Also, in case you missed it, the Sun Chronicle recently ran an article discussing the closing of St. Joseph's Church, viewable by clicking here.  Overall, the tone was positive, although the comments about the suddeness of the merger are misleading (the proposal was publically announced in late September).

 

Christmas Mass Schedule

The Mass schedule at our two parishes for Christmas is:

Christmas Eve
4 p.m. at Holy Ghost
6 p.m. at St. Joseph's

Christmas Day
Midnight at St. Joseph's (trilingual)
8:30 a.m. at Holy Ghost (Portuguese)
10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's
Noon at St. Joseph's (Spanish)

La Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

On December 12th, we celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, with the singing of the traditional songs for the feast day, the Mañanitas, led by musicians from our Spanish community.  Following the songs and rosary was a trilingual Mass, in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.  Some images from the celebration are below.

 

 

Immaculate Conception Masses

Masses for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation, are as follows:

4:30 p.m. vigil at Holy Ghost Church
7 p.m. vigil at St. Joseph's Church (in Spanish)
9 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church

Eucharistic Adoration

Our Adoration Chapel has been moved from St. Joseph's Church to Holy Ghost Church as of Saturday, 24 November.  The front doors of Holy Ghost Church (those facing Linden St.) will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.  The adoration chapel is to the right as you enter. 

 

Please contact the office if you would like to sign up for an hour of adoration of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament!

Thanksgiving News

A reminder about the Thanksgiving Day Mass at St. Joseph's Church at 9 a.m.  Please join with us in this tri-lingual celebration in which we will give thanks to our God for His many blessings upon us, and in particular for the witness of St. Joseph's Parish over the years.

 

Also, a few scenes of some of the the recent activities at our parishes in the days before Thanksgiving:

St. Joseph Food pantry volunteers pose with some of the 160 Thanksgiving meals which have been distributed to needy families in the Attleboro area

 

 

 



Some scenes from making sweet bread at Holy Ghost Church in the days before Thanksgiving.  Many thanks to our volunteers, who made over 500 loaves which were sold to support our parish.

Mass of Remembrance for Children Who Died before Birth

 

Saturday, December 8, 2012 9:00 A.M.

St. Joseph Parish, 208 S. Main St, Attleboro

All are welcome to attend this Mass of Remembrance for Pre-Born Children and experience the profound peace, love and mercy of Christ. A special invitation is extended to parents, grandparents and siblings who grieve the death of children as a result of miscarriage, stillbirth or abortion. These losses may be recent or extend over many years.

A special Book for first names will be available at St. John the Evangelist, St. Joseph and Holy Ghost parishes in Attleboro until the Eve of the Immaculate Conception (12/7/12). Parents are invited to write the first name of their children in the book. The first names will be read at the December 8th Mass.

Light refreshments will be available in the parish hall immediately following Mass.

Youth Group Activities

Here are the upcoming activities for the TriCat Youth Ministry in Attleboro, encompassing St. Joseph, Holy Ghost, and St. John Parishes.  Call the office for more info- all youth between 6th and 12th grade are invited.

Friday 9/28 7-9pm
Home Meeting- St. John’s

Friday 10/12 7-9pm
Home Meeting- Holy Ghost

Saturday 10/20
Undecided Day Event
Possibly Hike

Saturday 10/27 after 4pm mass
Pizza and Movie at St John’s

Friday 11/9 7-9pm
Home Meeting- Holy Ghost

Friday 11/16 – Undecided

Friday 12/7 7-9pm
Home Meeting- St John’s

Friday 12/21 7-9pm
Home Meeting- Holy Ghost

January 24-26th 2013
March for Life

NFP Info Session

Celina and John Dellamorte will be offering an Introduction to Natural Family Planning Sunday, October 7^th, at St. Joseph's Church (208 S. Main St.). They will speak briefly at the end of the 10:30 English and 12 Noon Spanish Masses, then will invite folks downstairs to meet with them and watch a 25-minute video "Introduction to NFP" (it will be shown in English in the first session and in Spanish in the second session). All are welcome to attend. After the video they will have a question and answer session. They will then offer sign-ups for series of classes for couples on NFP (the series costs $140, although financial aid is available - but the session on October 7^th is free).

Frameworks Presentation at St. Joseph's

Attention Parents and Interested Adults:

Learn more about the Health Curriculum Frameworks in Massachusetts by attending a presentation by Linda Thayer on Monday, September 24 at 7:00 PM at St. Joseph’s Parish. Visit http://www.macatholic.org/ for more information.

Call to Conversion

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
(RCIA)

 

ARE YOU SOMEONE

OR

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO…

 

Has expressed an interest in becoming Catholic?

 

Was baptized Catholic as a child, but has not celebrated

the Sacraments of Confirmation and the Eucharist?

RCIA offers an opportunity to come together in a small group to learn more about our faith.

Sessions focus on the teachings and experience of Church and prepare individuals to celebrate the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist during the Easter season.

You are welcome to participate in the process with your questions, your insights and your faith story in a warm accepting setting.

For more information, come and see the St. Joseph Church Office, 208 South Main Street or call 508-226-1115

Welcome to our Website!

As pastor of St. Joseph's and Holy Ghost Parishes, I would like to welcome you to our website.  I hope that it will serve to better inform our community of faith about the many activities happening at our parishes, and also welcome newcomers to our community to learn about what's going on in our churches.  God bless you!

Fr. Richard D. Wilson, Pastor

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Holy Day of Obligation - Wednesday August 15, 2012

Mass Schedule

 

9:00 a.m. at Holy Ghost
5:30 p.m. at St. Joseph
7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph (en español)

 

There will also be Masses at St. John the Evangelist Parish (133 North Main Street)

at 7 p.m. on 14 August and 7 & 9 a.m. on 15 August