The Catholic Community of Somerset and Swansea

St. Patrick + St. Louis de France + St. Thomas More

3rd Sunday of Advent

The Catholic Community of Somerset & Swansea St. Patrick + St. Louis de France + St. Thomas More

Rev. David A. Costa, Pastor

Rev. Deacon Robert Craig, Parish Deacon Sister Kathleen Corrigan, S.U.S.C., Pastoral Assistant

Rev. Kenneth Sicard, O.P., Rev. Gabriel Pivarnik, O.P., Rev. James Quigley, O.P,Rev. James Butler

Weekend Assistants

Parish Office

386 Luther Avenue Somerset, Massachusetts 02726

Phone: (508) 673-7831 Fax: (508) 567– 5177

E-mail:sldfo@comcast.net

Website: stmsomerset.org OR stlouisdefrance.net

Facebook: The Catholic Community of Somerset & Swansea

Office Hours

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Faith Formation

Phone: (508) 679-1236 E-mail:

religioused@stthomasmoresomerset.org

Parish Staff

Mrs. Wendy Thibault, Admin. Assistant Ms. Virginia Wade, Office Assistant

Faith Formation

Mr. Michael Fitzpatrick Mrs. Anne Cabral

Music Directors

Heidi Dion, E.J. Viveiros, Frank Wilhelm

Parish Facilities

Bill Mathieu, Tony Silvia, Eduardo Vieira

Mass Schedule

Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions,weekend Mass is celebrated only at

Saint Thomas More Church.

Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 p.m.

Sunday Morning Masses 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

As we need an attendance count, weekly reserva-tions are required. To make a reservation either call:

(508) 673-3022 Wed-Fri, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

- or - Reserve Online via our websites or our Facebook

page Wed-Fri

Daily Mass Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation With the current Covid-19 restrictions, the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confessions) is celebrated only at Saint Thomas More Church.

Saturday afternoon 3:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Third Sunday of Advent

December 12/13

4:00 PM Sebastiano Tortora Birthday Remembrance Mary Jewell By Louis & Barbara Carreiro Anna Smith 7:00 AM The People of the Parish 9:00AM David Botelho 17th Anniversary Michael J. Leonardo 6th Anniversary Josephine Cunha 11:00AM Natalia Macedo By Friend Roger Paquette Birthday Remembrance Monday, December 14, 2020 St. John of the Cross 8:00 AM Manuel, Maria & Hildeberto Ventura Tuesday, December 15, 2020 8:00 AM Vincent A. Coady Birthday Remembrance Grace, John & Margaret Lotrionte By Family Pat & Mary Accardo By Family Wednesday, December 16, 2020 8:00 AM Ellen Frank Anniversary Thursday, December 17, 2020 8:00 AM Thomas Cheetham Birthday Remembrance By Wife

Fourth Sunday of Advent

December 19/20 4:00 PM Franklin & Ruth Murphy By Family Joseph L. Ferreira Sara M. Noonan Roger E. Legault 1st Anniversary By Family 7:00 AM Peter & Cecile Violette By their Children William Kirkman, Jr 8th Anniversary 9:00AM Steven Dufresne & Angela Dubiel Luis M. Ramos & Andrew Desrosiers By Family Rebello Family Memorial 11:00AM Paul Silvia 6th Anniversary By Family Frederick Louro By Family Sophie Felag Medeiros 41st Anniversary By Family Mary Felag 40th Anniversary By Family

Weekly Parish Offering

Saint Patrick Parish eGiving Nov

Budget $ 2,611 $ 997 Parish Assessment $ 215 $ 210 Maintenance $ 450 $ 66

Saint Louis de France

Budget $ 3,585 $ 1,245 Immaculate Conception $ 441 Monthly I.M.E $ 105 $ 500

Saint Thomas More Budget $ 2,357 $ 2,314 Renovation Fund $ 354 $ 615 Parish Assessment $ 385 $ 50 Many thanks for your continued support and generosity! For the ease of our parishioners, you may make donations to either of our parishes through our online giving portal found on our three parish websites.

Saint Patrick : stpatricksomerset.org Saint Louis de France : stlouisdefrance.net

Saint Thomas More : stmsomerset.org

Kindly take a moment to pray for the intentions, the welfare, the healing and salvation of… Luke Menard, Bill Conforti, Frances St. Amand, Sa-rah Cottrell, Elizabeth Raymond, Carole Bernardo, Luke Colaianni, Kenneth White, Eleanor Buckley, Luis Silva, Rev. James Butler, Bill Walker, Michelle Rezendes, Beth Mulligan, Edward Fernandes, Marcelo Lazaro, Nancy Novacek, Robert Travers, Bill Cordeiro, Rita Smith, Bill Courville, Louise Gauthier, Diane Wurster, Robert Pontes Jr., Linda McHugh, Christo-pher (Corkey) Curtis, Peter Cardosi, Roland, Eileen Thibault, Edward Thibault, Beth Miranda, Celeste Silvia, Tim Wilding and Cheryl Thrasher, Shannon Mania, Ed Cummins, Albert Gendreau, Jr., Danielle McCoomb, Sr. Karen Champagne, Ida DeCosta

PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE TO ADD/REMOVE A NAME

The Sanctuary Lamp at St. Louis de France

will be lit this month

In Loving Memory of Peter & Cecile Violette

By their Children

GIVING TREE FOR CHRISTMAS Gifts for St. Louis de France - Please return to the Rectory office by Friday 17th December or to the Church by Sunday 19th December.

Gifts can be put in bags with the tag. If you are unable to attend Mass on the weekend at Saint Thomas More, but would like to participate in this group Advent project, we invite you to make a financial donation or a gift card donation. Checks may be made out to the parish where you are regis-tered. Please a send your check or the gift card to the parish office making sure you let us know that this is your gift for the Giving Tree. Your generosi-ty and support are most appreciated!

The St. Thomas More St. Vincent de Paul

THANK YOU! Thank you to all who so generously responded to our recent request for food. Our shelves are thankfully full and we have no immediate need for more food.

Parish 2021 Calendars

Parish calendars are available for the taking. This year’s publica-tion entitled, Papal Reflections: Wisdom from the Popes, contains inspiring quotes from Pope Fran-cis, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope

John Paul II set against beautiful photography. This free gift is made possible through the ongo-ing generosity of Hathaway Family Funeral Homes. We are most grateful for their commit-ment and generosity! Please take a calendar or two. If you know of parishioners who are unable to attend Mass, please take one home to them as well.

Bread & Wine at St. Louis de France

Is in Loving Memory of

Frederick Louro By Family

Please remember in your prayers, those whose funeral took place this past week Thomas Manning We also pray for comfort and consolation for his family

ST. THOMAS MORE BUDGET ENVELOPES

Please know we are aware of an issue where parishioners have not received the most recent budget envelopes. We have been in contact with the envelope company who are re-issuing temporary envelopes. If you have not received your envelopes for December/January, please contact the office.

____________________________________________ Registration for our 2020-2021 Faith Formation pro-gram continues on an individual basis. If you need to register your child for Faith Formation, please leave a message for Mike or Anne at the Faith Formation Of-fice. Please note that both Anne Cabral and Mike Fitzpatrick have full time jobs and are not available in the office during the day. They check their messages and return calls as soon as feasible. Thank you for your patience. ____________________________________________ After listening to a number of parents, discussion with Anne Cabral and Mike Fitzpatrick, our Faith For-mation Coordinators, and investigating what other par-ishes are doing, we have decided that Faith Formation classes for the immediate future will all be held re-motely. Because of the spike in Covid-19 in this area, we will NOT have in-person classes with our children and youth. We continue to encourage our families to participate in Sunday Mass, either in person or via our websites/Facebook page or through CatholicTV (Comcast channel 268).

Zoom Class Schedules

Grade 6 December 20 Grade 7 December 21 Grade 8 December 15 Grade 9 December 13 All Zoom classes will run from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. In-formation concerning sign in and necessary passwords for these classes will be sent to families who have reg-istered for our Faith Formation program. ____________________________________________

First Reconciliation & First Communion

Information on First Reconciliation and First Com-munion classes will be posted soon.

CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE

Saint Patrick Church

December 24, Vigil Masses at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Masses will be celebrated in both the church and the

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Saint Louis de France Church December 24, Vigil Masses at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

December 25, Mass at 9:00 a.m.

Saint Thomas More Church December 24, Vigil Masses at 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.

and 9:00 p.m. December 25, Mass at 10:00 a.m.

CHRISTMAS MASS RESERVATIONS Reservations will be taken for Christmas Masses from now until Monday, 21st December. Please phone 508-673-3022 and indicate both the time of the Mass and the church you will attend or register online at our parish websites or Facebook page.

VOLUNTEERS FOR CHRISTMAS MASSES

Many thanks to those who have graciously volunteered their time and effort to assist with a number of duties at our Christmas Masses. In re-opening our three church buildings for Christmas, we need many hands to cover a variety of tasks. We are in need of lectors, folks to welcome and “check-in” our congregation, ushers during the Mass, and those who can help with cleanup after Mass. This work is needed for all 11 Masses for Christmas. If you can help in any way, please contact Wendy at the parish office as soon as possible so plans can be finalized. Many thanks for considering this urgent plea!

FFrom Fr. Costa

Every year around this time, the Diocese of Fall River recognizes the generosity and commitment of pa-rishioners with the Marian Medal. Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Diocese decided not to host an award celebration this year. Since Pentecost Sunday in late May, a number of parishioners have given considerable time and energy to assure the safe, weekly celebration of Mass. Without their generous service, we would not be offering four weekend Masses and a daily Mass, four days a week. As this is the time of year when we recognize the faithful service of our fellow parishioners, I ask you to please join with me in thanking these generous men and women for their commitment. These folks have served as greeters, ushers, lectors, altar servers, collection counters, sacristans, videographer, reception-ists, and all-around “go-to people,” both behind the scenes and in public view. May God bless their gen-erosity and service! Our thanks goes to . . . Amanda Antonelli, Tony Antonelli, Colleen Archambault, Roger Archambault, Paul Berube, Caesar Cabral, Jonathan Cabral, Agnes Costa, Ed Cote, Charles Demers, Homer Depin, Dave Driscoll, Pat Fingliss, Alice Garvin, Rob Lima, Sue Lima, Pat Medeiros, Ed Mendes, Steve Mon iz, Janet Rausch, Darlene Richards, Nancy Lennon-Robillard, Carol Sypko, and Virginia Wade. We also thank our talented parish musicians . . . Heidi Dion, Matt Dion, Matt Richard, E.J. Viveiros, and Frank Wilhelm. In these days of social distancing and online learning, our families have been most flexible and faithfully served by our Faith Formation Coordinators . . Anne Cabral and Mike Fitzpatrick. And our dedicated building and grounds crew, who have not only kept our worship spaces cleaned and disinfected on a daily basis, but have also helped beautify our grounds and are keeping up with ongoing repairs and maintenance. . . Denise Dyer, Bill Mathieu, Tony Silvia, Kathy Soares, and Eduardo Vieira. The woman who keeps all of the balls juggling in the air, and all of us sane and in good humor, our dedi-cated Administrative Assistant . . . Wendy Thibault. Last, but certainly not least, where would we be without the commitment and generosity of our ministeri-al team? Sister Kathee Corrigan, S.U.S.C., Deacon Bob Craig, Fr. Jim Butler, Fr. Gabriel Pivarnik, O.P., Fr. Jim Quigley, O.P., and Fr. Ken Sicard, O.P.

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