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.