Saint John of God Parish 996 Brayton Av., Somerset MA 02726 A Parish of the Somerset/Swansea Catholic Community Parish Office 5086785513, Fax: 5086786458 office@sjogsomerset.org www.sjogsomerset.org Monday Friday: 8:30am 3:00pm Daily Mass Schedule No Monday Mass. Tuesday: 5:30pm Novena. 6:00pm Mass Wednesday Friday: 8:00am Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00pm Sunday 7:30, 8:45 (Port.), 11:00am, 5:15pm Penance: Saturday 3:153:45 Baptism Please call Rectory to register. Marriage Call at least 8 months before date of wedding. Communion to the Homebound Please call the rectory about receiving communion at home. Parish Registration Registration forms are available at the main entrance of the Church, and on the Parish website. Parish Clergy & Staff Rev. Jason Brilhante (Administrator) Frjason@sjogsomerset.org Mrs. Lydia Costa (Parish Secretary) lydiacosta@sjogsomerset.org Grades 15, Deb Vieira: 7749550586, dvieira@sjogsomerset.org Grades 69, Deb Jezak: 5089744611, debjezak@sjogsomerset.org Grade 10, Tom Kerrigan: 7749550597, tomkerrigan@sjogsomerset.org John Sequeira & Carlos Da Silva (Maintenance) Protecting Our Children The Diocese of Fall River is committed to the protection of children. Please call Office for Safe Environment 5089856508, www.fallriverdiocese.org/ contacttheofficeofsafeenvironment Prayer Line: To have a person placed on the Parish Prayer line please call the rectory during business hours. Prayer Shawl: If you know someone who is in need of prayers you can offer them a Prayer Shawl. Shawls are available in the Parish Office or after Mass. 3rd Sunday of Easter John 21 :11 9 One thing that makes the fourth Gospel different from the other three is its rich symbolism. To appreciate what the author wanted to say it is necessary to understand the meaning behind the symbols he chose. Today's reading is a good example of this. The Gospel story begins with Peter announcing that he is going fishing and Thomas, Nathanael, Zebedee's two sons Fames and John), and two other disciples deciding to join him. These men fish all night but catch nothing. Just after daybreak, the resurrected Jesus appears on the shore and calls out to them to lower their nets on the other side of the boat, which they do. Immediately, their nets fill to the breaking point with a total of 153 fish. Because people in Jesus' day believed there were 153 different types of fish in the world, St. Jerome once suggested that the fish caught in today's Gospel are symbolic of all people and that the net stands for the Church. Just as the apostles found all the different types of fish in their net, we find all the different types of people in the Church, excluding no one. The story goes on to tell us that six of the disciples haul in the net but Peter alone drags it onto the shore. The Old Testament often portrays biblical heroes as having superhuman strength (e.g., Samson) because they possess God's spirit. Therefore, the author of the fourth Gospel used this little detail to symbolically show that the Spirit of God was at work in Peter. When the disciples reach the shore, Jesus offers them some fish and bread, two symbols the early Christians used for the Eucharist. While they are eating, Jesus asks Peter three times if he loves him and three times Peter responds affirmatively. Some biblical scholars suggest that Jesus asked this question three times to symbolically undo the three times Peter denied knowing him. We find such symbolism in just about every chapter of the Gospel according to John. Taking the time to learn the meaning behind the symbols makes the stories even richer than they already appear. For Reflection Jesus gave Peter a second chance. Are you willing to do the same for someone who wronged you? Pray today for the grace to forgive others.
T S O E Mass Intentions For the Week Sat. May 04 4:00pm Deceased members of the Holy Rosary Sodality Sun. May 05 7:30am António de Medeiros, Maria da Conceição Souza Pereira, Luis & Maria Furtado 8:45am Conceição Pereira, marido, pais, & irmãos. Manuel Joaquim Pereira, filha Natália Ledo, & pais. Mary V. & Richard Maynard. João Cordeiro Miranda & esposa, Abel de Oliveira & esposa. Margarida Sousa & família. Gabriel Travassos, famílias Travassos, Pereira, & Sousa & Almas do Purgatório. Marie E. Cabeceiras, Costa & Cabeceiras families, & Christina Greenbalm. Sr. & Sra. José & Maria Ledo, Sr. & Sra. Genoveva Rego, Sr. & Sra. José & Maria José Cabral, Maria Matilde da Silva Bonança Martins, Juvenal Pereira Martins & filha Maria Matilde Bonanca Martins. Donna Anctil, Nancy Gervásio, William Costa, Luis &Francisca Medeiros, Luisa da Costa, Augusto & Helena Carvalho, Odília Furtado, Basílio Agostinho & esposa, Manuel Andrade & esposa, intenção de Eugénio & Ermelinda Agostinho. Mary T. Andrade. Antonio & Melania Gomes. Madeline M. Boisvert. 11:00am Gregory & Nelia O Donnell & family. 5:15pm For the people of the Parish Tues. May 07 6:00pm All souls in Purgatory Wed. May 08 8:00am Joseph A. Raposo & Georgeana Borges Thu. May 09 8:00am George P. & Virginia Cabral, Antone & Rosaline Correia Frid. May 10 8:00am Alvaro Oliveira, Artur & Maria Bettencourt, Olivia & Gerald Barboza, & special intentions Sat. May 11 4:00pm Living & deceased mothers of the Parish Sun. May 12 7:30am Living & deceased mothers of the Parish 8:45am Pelas mães vivas & defuntas da Paróquia 11:00am Stella &Alda Borges & family 5:15pm Living & deceased mothers of the Parish Sanctuary Lamp: Edwina & Dennis Aguiar Santo Cristo: José & Lucinda de Sousa, José & Alice Amaral Blessed Mother: Raymond Mello, Arthur, Evelyn & Hilda Oliveira St. John of God: Available/Disponível Risen Lord: José S. Teixeira St. Theresa: Kara Kilgannon & Michelle Torres Infant Jesus James & Sarah Ventura Sacred Heart Francisco & Constance Arruda, Lorraine Botelho, Hilda & Leonard Luzitano Weekly Collection/Coleta Semanal Not available due to an early bulletin transmission to the printing Co. Não nos é acessível nesta altura devido a uma transmissão do Boletim mais cedo à Tipografia. Second CollectionSegunda Coleta May 5th: Maintenance/Manutenção May 12th: Fuel/Combustível Thank YouMuito Obrigado M 5, 2019 Catholic Charities Appeal: The Diocese of Fall River will begin on May 1, 2019 the Annual Catholic Charities Appeal. See All the People! is the theme for this year s effort. Please respond in a generous manner to this year s appeal. A pledge will allow you to spread your donation over ten months without a payment being made until July. Daily Mass attendees have overwhelmingly asked to keep daily Mass on Tuesdays at 6:00 PM. Effective April 30th, daily Mass on Tuesdays will be at 6:00 PM. Novena to Saint Jude is scheduled for 5:30 PM on Tuesdays. Rice Bowls may be returned and placed in the sacristy. Vocations to the Priesthood: Please pray for Steven Booth, a seminarist of the Diocese of Fall River who will be ordained a transition deacon on May 11th. Also please include in your prayers Deacon Ryan Healy, also a seminarian of the Diocese of Fall River, who will be ordained a priest on June 1st. Quo Vadis Days (Where are you going?): The Diocese of Fall River's Office of Vocations is sponsoring a retreat/camp from July 8th through July 12th at Betania II Retreat Center in Medway, MA. This an all boys retreat/camp from ages 1419 years old to seek growth in their faith, fraternity, and learn skills to discern their vocation. The week includes daily Mass, sports, talks on living the faith, Adoration of the Blessed Sacament, and mountain hiking. It's a great opportunity to build friendships and meet seminarians of the Diocese of Fall River. For questions or more information, please contact Father Kevin Cook at frcook@fallrivervcations.org. Legion of Mary: Recently a parishioner shared how as a young man he joined a group of his peers and were apart of the Legion of Mary. He said it transformed his life and left a lasting prayerful impression. What did they do? They met weekly to pray the rosary and learn different Marian prayers. At the same time, they also formed a fraternity and shared how the faith they shared was lived out each day. If anyone is interested in being apart of this Legion of Mary, please call the Parish Office at 5086785513. ProLife Apostolate: Recently with the showing of the movie "Unplanned", there's been an interest to form a ProLife Apostolate at SJoG in conjunction with neighboring parishes. If any parishioner is interested in forming a ProLife Apostolate, please call the Parish Office at 5086785513 for more details.
T S O E M 5, 2019 SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, June 15th BBQ Dinner in the parish hall. More details to follow. Father Manuel Garcia: Do to the unexpected death of Father Manuel Garcia, there will no longer be Missalettes in Portuguese. Father Garcia was the editor of the Missalettes in Portuguese which provided a great resource to parishioners who attend Mass in Portuguese. There is no one willing to take over Fr. Garcia's operations so the Missalettes will no longer be available. In the mean time, other options are being explored to provide a liturgical aid for Mass in Portuguese. Saturday, June 8th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a joint effort by the Lion's Club and Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Health Fair. There will be free screenings for eye sight and hearing. More details will follow soon. The Massachusetts Legislature will be considering two proposed laws that, if enacted into law, would have the following devastating effects: Allows abortions during the nine months of pregnancy for virtually any reason. Eliminates the following requirements: that abortions be performed in a hospital. Provide medical care to a child who survives an attempted abortion. That a minor have the consent of a parent, guardian, or the courts. Provides state funding for women who cannot afford the procedure. How can your voice be heard? Contact your local Senator and Representative and let them know that you are opposed to these two bills and that you are a voter in their district. Also encourage your family, friends, and neighbors to take the same action. A zip code based link to your two legislators can be found here:https://malegislature.gov/statehouse/contact Brayton Club Congratulations to the following winners: March: Michael Mello # 5 $75.00 Louise Cabral # 244 $50.00 João Cabral # 296 $25.00 April: Maria G. Raposo # 126 $75.00 Joseph Cabral # 7 $50.00 Monica Ligunya # 61 $25.00 Mid Year drawing: Marilyn Medeiros # 162 $60.00 Holy Ghost Domingas & Mordomia Rosary each night at 7:00pm, Fridays, 7:30pm All are invited! Praying Crowning 1st Greg & Nellie O'Donnell 4/28/19 5/05/19 395 Fairway Drive, Somerset 2nd Stella/Alda Borges 5/05/19 5/12/19 601 Wood St., Somerset, 3rd Carol Medeiros 5/12/19 5/19/19 3 Philip Dr.,Somerset 4th Clotilde Daniel 5/19/19 5/26/19 575 Prospect St., Somerset 5th Maria Ferreira 5/26/19 6/02/19 110 John St., Somerset 6th Tony & Beverly Alberto 6/02/19 6/09/19 114 Kelly Dr., Somerset 6.5 Fr. Jason Brilhante 6/09/19 No Crowning 7th John & Gabriela Farias 6/16/19 6/23/19 3 Walnut St., Somerset Distribution of Pensões will be as follows: Fall River: Saturday, May 11th Somerset/Swansea, Saturday, May 18th Large Pensões: Saturday,May 25th Financial Results from the Holy Ghost Supper on February 23rd. were as follows: Income: $7,581.00 Expenses: $1,846.55 Profit: $5,734.44 Once again, thank you to all who worked very hard for the success of this supper, the Mordomos, & all who made donations to defray the cost of the supper. Attention to all selling pensões: Please have your count by May 9th for the deliveries on the 18th. Acts 5:2732, 40b41 So they left rejoicing that they had been found worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name. Worthy to suffer dishonor. Jesus, let us agree to your suffering. Then caress itboldly. And be thrilled to speak,with our lives, your love. Taken from the Sunday Website
T D D PÁ 5 D M D 2019 A partir de quartafeira, dia 4 de maio, o rosário será rezado antes da missa, às 4:00pm, às 7:30am, às 11:00am e às 5:15pm. Esta devoção é para honrar a nossa Santíssima Virgem Mãe durante o mês mariano de maio. Pde. Manuel Garcia: Com a morte inesperada do Pde. Garcia, não haverá mais missaletes em português. O Pde. Garcia era o editor, que forneceu um grande recurso para os paroquianos que frequentam a missa em Português. Outras opções estão sendo exploradas para fornecer uma ajuda litúrgica. Os participantes da Missa Diária, em sua maioria, pediram para manter a missa diária às terçasfeiras às 6:00pm. A partir do dia 30 de abril, a missa diária às terçasfeiras será às 6:00pm. A Novena a S. Judas será às 5:30pm às terçasfeiras. Marque A Data: Sábado, dia 15 de junho teremos um Jantar de churrasco no salão paroquial. Mais detalhes a seguir. Brayton Parabéns aos seguintes vencedores: Março: Michael Mello # 5 $75.00. Louise Cabral # 244 $50.00. João Cabral # 296 $25.00 Abril: Maria G. Raposo # 126 $75.00. Joseph Cabral # 7 $50.00. Monica Ligunya # 61 $25.00 Extração a Meio do ano: Marilyn Medeiros # 162 $60.00 Sábado, 8 de junho, das 9am às 3pm, haverá uma Feira da Saúde patrocinada pelos Knights of Columbus e o Lion's Club. Haverá exames gratuitos para visão e audição. Mais detalhes seguirão em breve. Carta do Bispo Edgar da Cunha anunciando o novo cargo do Pde. Jason, em Fall River, efetivo no dia 26 de Junho, encontrase à vossa disposição este fim de semana. Apenas não houve oportunidade de a traduzir para português. Se tem alguma pergunta por favor telefone para o Escritório Paroquial. Legião de Maria: Recentemente, um paroquiano contou que, quando jovem, ele e um grupo de colegas juntaramse à Legião de Maria. Isto transformou a sua vida e deixou uma impressão de oração duradoura. Se alguém estiver interessado em ser parte desta Legião de Maria, por favor, ligue para o escritório da paróquia em 5086785513. Domingas & Mordomia Terço 7:00pm, SextasFeiras 7:30pm Todos são convidados Terço Coroação 1st Greg & Nellie O'Donnell 4/28/19 5/05/19 395 Fairway Drive, Somerset, MA 02726 2nd Stella/Aida Borges 5/05/19 5/12/19 3rd Carol Medeiros 5/12/19 5/19/19 4th Clotilde Daniel 5/19/19 5/26/19 5th Maria Ferreira 5/26/19 6/02/19 6th Tony & Beverly Alberto 6/02/19 6/09/19 6.5 Fr. Jason Brilhante 6/09/19 7th John & Gabriela Farias 6/16/19 6/23/19 Distribuição de Pensões será nas seguintes datas: Fall River, sábado, dia 11 de Maio. Somerset/Swansea, sábado, dia 18 de maio. Pensão Grande: sábado 25 de maio Resultados Financeiros da ceia da Mordomia do dia 23 de Feveiro: Rendimento total: $7,581.00, despesas: $1,846.56, lucro: $5,734.44. Mais uma vez, um obrigado a todos que trabalharam arduamente para of sucesso da ceia, aos Mordomos, & aos que fizerem ofertas para custear a ceia. Atenção a todos que vendem pensões: Por favor entregue a conta de pensões no dia 9 de maio para a distribuição no dia 18. Apelo das Caridades Católicas: A Diocese de Fall River irá dar início no dia 1 de Maio de 2019 ao Apelo Anual das Caridades Católicas. O tema deste ano é Veja Todas As Pessoas Por favor sejam generosos ao apelo deste ano. Através dum compromisso, pledge, pode distribuir o seu donativo por dez meses começando no mês de julho. Vocações ao Sacerdócio: Por favor, rezem pelo Steven Booth, um seminarista da diocese de Fall River, que será ordenado diácono de transição no dia 11 de maio, e pelo diácono Ryan Healy, também seminarista da Diocese de Fall River, que será ordenado sacerdote no dia 1º de junho.
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