The Catholic Community of Somerset/Swansea

at Saint Louis de France Parish

Parish Staff

Father David A. Costa, Pastor

Rev. Kenneth Sicard, O.P., Weekend Assistant

Rev. Gabriel Pivarnik, O.P., Weekend Assistant

Rev. James Quigley, O.P, Weekend Assistant

Sister Kathleen Corrigan, S.U.S.C., Pastoral Associate

Heidi Dion, Director of Music

Anne Cabral, Director of Faith Formation

Wendy Thibault, Parish Office Manager

Daily Mass

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:00 am

Weekend Masses

Saturday 4:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am, 9:30 am and 11:00 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)

Saturday 3:00 - 3:45 pm or by appointment

Parish Office Hours

Monday—Thursday 9:00 am - 3:30 pm Office Telephone: 508-674-1103 • Fax: 508-672-8889

Parish Email: sldfo@comcast.net

Parish Website: stlouisdefrance.net

Faith Formation/Religious Education

508-324-1436

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Sacraments

Baptism - Please see priest after Mass or contact our parish

office to make arrangements.

First Communion - After completing a two year program for

first and second grade.

Confirmation - After completing a two year program for

grade nine and ten.

Marriage - Arrange at least eight months prior to the wed-

ding date. There are several requirements to be completed in

advance of the wedding date. Please see priest after Mass or

contact our parish office before any arrangements are made.

Outreach Ministry - Please notify the parish office of any pa-

rishioner who is unable to attend Mass due to illness or age.

Parish Registration - Welcome! We welcome you to join

our parish family. Please introduce yourself after Mass. Regis-

tration forms are available at the main entrance of the Church,

at the parish office or online at our parish website

www.stlouisdefrance.net We very much hope that you

feel at home with us!

Parish Mailing Address -

Post Office Box 70 • Somerset, MA 02726

56 Buffington Street, Swansea, MA 02777 • stlouisdefrance.net

Saturday August 24 4pm - Barbara Tobiaz 30th Anniversary By Son Kevin

Dorothy Cabral 1st Anniversary By Family

Sunday August 25 7:30 AM - Alzira & Maria Medeiros By Maria Campos 9:30 AM - Tulinho Sardinha By Family

11:00 AM - Albert Ploude 6th Anniversary By Mother& Family

Monday August 26 8am - A Special Intention Tim Collins Tuesday August 27 8am - The People of the Parish Edward Camara Wednesday August 28 8am - David. D. Talbot Yvette Arruda Stephen Paskowski Birthday Remembrance Thursday August 29 8am - Gerard & Robert Duquette. Mary De Sena Saturday August 31 4pm - Janet Laliberte 6th Anniversary By Husband Joseph & Children

Sunday September 1 7:30 AM - George Hebert, Jr. Anniversary Remembrance 9:30 AM - Lorraine Levesque 9th Anniversary By Family

11:00 AM - Richard & Mary DeMello By Children Mass of Remembrance for August

From the desk of Fr. Costa

Can you believe we’re moving into the last weeks of Au-gust? Where does the time fly? Some of our families will be moving their sons and daughters into college dorms, some for the first time, others as returning students. As our young men and women begin this new chapter in their lives, we offer our prayerful support. May your year be blessed with new, enriching adventures. May you grow in wisdom, knowledge, and grace. May God’s love enfold you, encourage you, and keep you safe from all harm. Best of luck!

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Some housekeeping details:

Folks have asked about dropping their budget envelopes into the collection basket, especially if they are not members of that particular parish. This is a very practical concern. Yes, you are most welcome to participate in Sunday Mass at any of our three parish churches. Your offertory donation – in a budget envelope or a marked envelope – will be given to the parish designated on the envelope. So, if you are a registered member of Saint Patrick Parish, but happen to be participating at Mass in Saint Louis de France Church and drop your Saint Patrick envelope in the collection basket, that donation will be sent to Saint Patrick Parish. We used this system at my former assignment with great success. We cannot guar-antee that any “loose” bills will go to your designated parish. Using the budget envelope system or using a plain envelope, marked with your parish name, assures that your donation goes to the intended parish.

We have also been asked about donation tax informa-tion which is made available usually in January. With the uniting of our three parish offices, those forms for all three parishes will be available in the central office. The budget envelope company we use prints these forms for us. Notification of availability will be posted in the par-ish bulletin at the appropriate time.

Another question concerns use of the parish email ad-

dresses. For the time being, please continue to use the

email address for each, separate parish office.

SAINT LOUIS DE FRANCE SWANSEA

21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 25, 2019

Every Saturday 3:00 - 3:45 pm or by appointment

Collections for August 11th & August 18th

Budget $7,905.37 Monthly IME $1,733.25 Feast of the Assumption $931.60 Parish Assessment $135.00

From the desk of Fr. Costa (Cont’d)

We are still working on updating our computer system. Eventually, there will be one new email address for the centralized office, hopefully sooner than later! As soon as this is finalized we will spread the news!

PARISH CALENDAR

As a new school year begins, many of our parish or-

ganizations will resume their meetings and activities.

To assist Fr. Costa and the parish staff, we ask the per-

son(s) responsible for leadership of each group to

please send their calendar to the centralized parish of-

fice. Even though you may have sent in dates, or even

presume dates are locked in the parish calendar, please

submit a listing so we can be doubly assured. This is

especially important if you use any parish properties

for your meetings. Please list the dates, times, and lo-

cation of group meetings. Contact information for the

person(s) responsible would be very helpful as well.

With three separate sites and numerous parish groups,

this information is crucial for success (and sanity!)

Please submit your information by Friday, September

6. Thank you for your patient understanding and co-

operation.

WINNERS’ CLUB RAFFLE WINNNERS

We have been remiss in not publishing the Winners’ Names

- Here are all those who have not been mentioned

Week 9 - Michelle McCurdy, Captain Ann Chauvin

Week 10 -Yohoko Paradise, Captain Laurie LaRoche

Week 11 - Fr. John Ozug, Captain Fr. Jim Fitzpatrick

Week 12 - Vincent Bessette, Captain Laurie LaRoche

Midway prize - Lori Ferry ($250), Captain Fr. Jim

Week 13 - Claudette Dupuis, Captain Jeanne Fontaine

Week 14 - Denise Berube, Captain Agnes Costa

Week 15 - Lisa Chagnon, Captain Pete Boulay

Week 16 - Joseph Pimenta, Captain Fr. Costa

Week 17 - Cynthia Gabriel, Captain Alice Garvin

Week 18 - Jeff Soares, Captain Lisa Moreira

Week 19 - Randy Souza, Captain Jeanne Fontaine

Week 20 - Yvonne Cote, Captain Pete Boulay

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO ALL

WHO HELPED MAKE THE RAFFLE A SUCCESS!

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR The soul of Lawrence Klimka whose funeral was held here during the week. We commend his soul to Jesus and Mary and pray for conso-lation for his surviving family members and friends.

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