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 20—21

SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. Memorial Mass for Maria DeJesus Pina Carvalho & Albino Prata Coelho, by family

SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. Birthday Remembrance for Richard Simpson, by brother

10:00 A.M. 3rd Anniversary Mass for Mary McManus, by Pat Henry

12:00 P.M. 6th Anniversary Mass for Joseph B. McKenna, by family

MONDAY 8:00 A.M. Mass for all those affected by Hurricanes Florence and Michael

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

WEDNESDAY 8:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for Rev. Msgr. Peter Hanley (Pastor St. Margaret Church 1919—1926)

THURSDAY 8:00 A.M. Mass for all who are homeless

FRIDAY 8:00 A.M. Mass for peace and justice throughout the world

October 27—28

SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. Birthday Remembrance for John Pacheco, by family

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

10:00 A.M. Memorial Mass for James & Winifred Carvalho & Robert & Marguerite Dumas

12:00 P.M. 1st Anniversary Mass for Margaret McKenna and

22nd Anniversary Mass for Kathleen McKenna McCahey, by family

St. Margaret Church Rumford, RI

Announcements

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

Saturday & Sunday, October 27 & 28, we will be collecting the donations for The Baby Bottle Boomerang

Saturday & Sunday, November 3 & 4, Hurricanes Florence and Michael Relief Collection

Monday November 5, at 6:00 PM we will celebrate our parish Confirmation with Bishop Tobin

Saturday, November 10, 5:00 PM mass we will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Deacon Needham

October 18, 2018 - 7:00 pm In the Welcome Center of the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, the Watoto Children's

Choir will be performing their brand new album "We Will Go". The Watoto Children’s Choir includes children from 5 to 18 years

old from Uganda. Each of the children in the choir has suffered the loss of one or both of their parents. They present their stories

of victory and new life as they demonstrate that God desires to be a loving father to all mankind. Admission is Free.

Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, MA Open House, November 4—1:00 sharp. Student guided tours, informational

Academic, Athletics, and extracurricular areas. Financial aid is available. Entrance Exam—Dec. 1, 2018—7:45 AM

St. Patrick Academy, Providence, will host its annual Open House on Sunday, November 4, from 3:00 to 5:00pm, for students

interested in entering grades 9-11 for the 2019-20 academic year. St. Patrick Academy provides a Catholic college-preparatory

education to all students, regardless of need, who aspire to spiritual, personal and academic excellence. For more information,

call 401-421-9300 or go to www.stpatsri.org

As we continue to see images of the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Florence and now Hurricane Michael it is

important that we come together to reach out to support those affected by these disasters. The widespread damage, tragic

suffering and loss of lives present an overwhelming challenge to relief efforts and agencies such as Catholic Charities and

Catholic Relief Services. With this in mind, Bishop Tobin is inviting parishes to take up a special collection to assist the

victims of Hurricanes Florence and Michael. On the weekend of November 3 & 4 we will have a special second collection to

help in this relief effort.

October 27-28 Eucharistic Ministers Lectors Altar Servers Greeters

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

DeMacedo, Josh Cronin, Jack & Ellie Cordischi, Jacqueline Fournier, John O’Brien

8:00 AM Nazare Aguiar, Chris Lenhart, Cathy Mair, Dottie Raposa, Judy Desrosiers, Meghan & Matt Cabral,

Marley Coite, Addie Bessette, Cheryl Pariseau, Donna McEnery

10:00 AM Mary Ann Bryan, Patty Flatley, Bill Laprade, Roger & Susan Stolte, Richard Cardillo, Nicholas, Maxwell &

Zach DiMuccio, Brady Fontaine, Art & Paula DeBlois, Eileen Kelly

12:00 PM Joseph DiMuccio, Frank Hughes, Irene Lang, Lee Ann Nunes, Maddie Josephs, Ryan & Emma Heatherton,

Marguerite Cuzzone, Victoria & Thomas Woodruff, Mary Tucker

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Margaret Parish Ministries

Classes for Grades 1-8 continue on October 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:

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

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

If you have not gotten your School calendar,

they will be available after all the

Masses this weekend.

Thank you for your support!

Please remember in your prayers:

Gloria Barnes

whose funeral was celebrated last week.

Outreach Ministry

If you have a homebound family member or

parishioner friend who cannot make it to church, please call

the parish office; we can arrange to have cards sent to our

homebound parishioners to let them know we are thinking

and praying for them, and we can arrange for Mr. Moreira,

our Pastoral Minister, a priest or deacon to visit and bring

communion. Please also let us know of any parishioners

who may be hospitalized or recovering from surgery in a

rehab facility and would like a visit from the parish.

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.

SAVE-THE-DATE

St. Margaret's Annual Breakfast with

St. Nicholas AND Christmas Bazaar.

The event will be held on Sunday, December

2nd from 9am-12noon in McCaffrey

Hall at St. Margaret School. A

wonderful community opportunity to meet and

have photos taken with Santa Claus while shopping for your

Christmas gifts from our wonderful local vendors. Santa,

shopping and crafts are free for all to enjoy. To delight in a

hot, buffet breakfast there are tickets for purchase. For any

questions or interest in having a table at the Bazaar, please

contact Kristen Schott at keschott03@gmail.com or 529-8148.

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. 23, Nov 13, 20 from 5 to 7 PM.

During October, we are asking for donations of hearty soups,

such as Progresso and Campbell’s Chunky.

During October, we are asking for donations of hearty soups,

such as Progresso and Campbell’s Chunky.

Thank you for your support!

October 21, 2018

Wknd of October 13 – 14 2017 2018

# of budgets used 225 220

Checks, envelopes $3,780.00 $5,134.00

Loose 280.00 511.00

# EFT participants 134 139

Faith Direct—EFT $2,574.00 $2,527.97

TOTAL OFFERTORY $6,634.00 $8,172.97

This weeks second collection is for the Propagation of the Faith

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.

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.

Oct. 21 to Oct. 27 Chris & Claire Lenhart

Oct. 28 to Nov. 3 Al & Florence Mello

Nov. 4 to Nov. 10 David & Ann 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 21, 2018

The Pastor’s Corner

Have you ever been “jaded”? It may have happened in a

friendship/relationship/marriage, at work, or by the Church,

elected officials, the justice system, or by people in other

positions of authority. It can cast a pall over areas of our life

that make us weary, guarded, or maybe even withdrawn.

Like James and John in today’s Gospel, they were attempting

to cozy up to Jesus “in his glory (i.e. heaven).” Jesus asked

the question, “What do you wish me to do for you?” Well,

there are ten other chosen ones around, and they rightly

became indignant at the brazen personal maneuvering of the

two brothers in their relationship with Jesus. James and

John, however, receive a much different answer than they

expected. “So, you want to be “the first?” Then be “the

best…the best example of a faith-filled servant to others!”

Servant leadership is a blessed gift for all the parish

community.

There are many things going on in the parish, and I

strongly recommend you read the bulletin carefully each

week. A holyday (Nov. 1st is All Saints), followed by All

Souls Day and the dedication of another memorial stone in

the Our Lady Garden, Confirmation, the Deacon’s reception,

planning for the Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service, Breakfast

with St. Nick, Advent, and the busy Christmas Schedule are

all on the pastoral planning board. With so many activities

and in light of this week’s Gospel of serving, my profound

thanks to all who assist, volunteer, coordinate and

participate in our parish and school life. St. Margaret’s is a

wonderful active parish…and it all happens because of us;

you and me working together to build the Kingdom of God.

Gratefully yours in Christ,

~Monsignor Darcy

Speaking on this topic, our own Deacon John was

ordained on October 10th, 1998 by Bishop Robert Mulvee.

Assigned here to his home parish, Deacon Needham has

served with three pastors over these 20 years. His

dedication to preaching, baptismal preparation,

coordination of lectors, visitation to the sick, officiating at

wakes and burials, and overseeing the weekly collection

team are but some of the services he continues to offer us

at St. Margaret’s. We will publically recognize him on

November 10th at the 5 PM Mass. Thank you, Deacon

Needham, for your kind and generous servant leadership

to us at St. Margaret’s.