Holy Family Parish at 195 Walcott St., Pawtucket, RI 02860 US - Here's What's Happening at Holy Family Parish!
Here's What's Happening at Holy Family Parish!
Welcome to our news and information page. We post new articles and content weekly. Please watch this page for news on upcoming events, meetings and special events. See the Religious Education page for class dates and special events.
Our official parish email address is: holyfamily195@gmail.com.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Crafts Workshop
All are asked to join us for our next Craft Workshops in preparation for this year's Parish Bazaar. The Workshops will be held on Wednesday, June 19, July 10, and July 24 at 6:30 p.m. in St. Joseph Church Hall. Needed: Coupons for JoAnn Fabrics, Michaels and A.C. Moore. Do you have ideas? Come and share them with us. All are welcomed and encouraged to attend!
Legion Of Mary
The next Legion of Mary Group Meeting will be Monday, June 17 at 7:00 p.m. in St. Joseph Church Library. Call Alice at 722-6388.
Pastoral Council
The next Pastoral Council meeting is Thursday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m. in st. Joseph Church Hall.
Air Conditioning Update
Preparation of the land for the new cement continues. Fans have been placed in the upper church. Eight condensing units are being built at York Manufacturing.
Breadline
The next Breadline will be on Friday, June 21 at 5:00 p.m. We meet at St. Joseph Church and are in need of people to help us deliver to the needy in Providence. For information please call the parish office at 724-9190.
Parish Food Bank Pick-up
We can use your help to ride on our bus on weekday mornings at 8:30 a.m. 2 to 3 times a month, usually on Mondays, to help us pick up food from the Rhode Island Food Bank and the ACI Distribution Center, and to place the food on the shelves of our Food Bank in St. Joseph Church Hall. A two hour commitment is needed each time we go. The more hands we have, the lighter the workload. Please contact the parish office if you are interested.
Parish Yard Sale
We will be having our Annual Yard Sale at Our Lady of Consolation Church parking lot and grounds on June 22. We need your donations to sell at this important fund raiser. Please call the parish office at 724-9190 or Roland Lefebvre at 401-935-2549. Volunteers are needed and asked to call the Parish Office if you can help.
Vacation Bible Camp
We will have our Bible Camp, "Rocky Point Lighthouse" in St. Joseph Church Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Wednesday through Friday, July 24,25,and 26. The Bible Point is "Shine God's Light" and the key Bible verse is "The Lord Lights Up My Darkness" (2 Samuel 22:29). The next Planning Meeting is Wednesday, June 19. at 6:30 p.m. in St. Joseph Church Hall. We are in need of volunteers to help with our Bible Camp this year. Volunteers who are planning on helping are asked to make every effort to be at this meeting.
We are in need of more children to be part of this fun-filled 3 days. Sign up your children now! Vacation Bible Camp flyers with Registration forms on the reverse side are located at the church entrances.
"Rock the Bay" Free Concert
This year's" Rock the Bay" concert will be held on Saturday, June 29 from 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. at Colt State Park, Hope Street, Bristol ( At Shelter #1 overlooking the bay).
Please bring your donations or non-perishable foods which will be accepted for the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen. Please make any checks payable to the "Pawtucket Soup Kitchen". Free picnic sites are available. Please bring your own picnic lunches, blankets and lawn chairs and help support this charitable event sponsored by TK Ministries and co-sponsored by Ferry Street Ministries. Four bands will be featured. Make it a beautiful day out for your family and friends and enjoy the music, sunshine, fresh air and a view of the bay - all while helping to feed the hungry. For more information, please see Smitty or Carol who play at our 11:00 Sunday Mass or go to www.rockthebay.org. Everyone is invited to attend.
Note: Holy Family Parish will provide a bus ride to and from the concert. The bus will leave Our Lady of Consolation Church at 11:45 a.m. and leave St. Joseph Church at 12:00 p.m. Please call the parish office to sign up for the bus as soon as possible.
"Rock the City" Preparation
We will Rock the City once again this year in September. If you remember, we had Christian Rock Bands who entertained at Our Lady of Consolation Church. We gave out free hot dogs, chips and clothes for those who came. If you are interested in helping us by donating items, please call the parish office. We thanks you in advance for your help.
Bible Study
Bible Study is offered while Religious Education Classes take place, from 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings in St. Joseph Church Hall. The Bible Study schedule follows the Religous Education Class schedule for dates. CCD parents and everyone is invited.
Searching for Adult New Members
We are searching for those who want to be Baptized; those who would like to receive Holy Communion; those who would like to be Confirmed.
We want YOU! Contact the parish office at 724-9190. Our teaching on "Catholicism" has begun. You are wlcomed to attend! Come and join our members who are studing the faith, right now. (Please see Catholicism in the Year of Faith on our Home page).
Healing Mass Schedule
The Healing Mass Schedule for 2012-2013 is as follows: May 19, June 9. Note that dates are subject to change and updated as needed in the church bulletin.
Confirmation I & II Candidates
Confirmation I & II Candidates in this year's religious education classes and their parents are reminded to check our parish bulletin each week to see the many opportunities that are available for the candidates to assist with community support projects. These projects are ongoing year-round and are helpful in fulfilling your Confimation Class requirements. For information, please contact Laurianne Down, Religious Education Coordinator at 722-9324.
Baptism Class Schedule - 2013
The next Baptism class for all interested parents and godparents will be held on Wednesday, July 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in St. Joseph Church library in the rear of the hall. Before attending class, parents must first call the parish office at 724-9190 to set up a meeting with Father Bob.Then call Steve Kilmartin at 725-5654 to register for class. Class runs for 2 hours.
Classes will be held on Wednesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 on the following dates: July 10 and September 11. No classes will be held in August and November. Any changes that may be made will be published in the church bulletin in advance.
Our official parish email address is: holyfamily195@gmail.com.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Crafts Workshop
All are asked to join us for our next Craft Workshops in preparation for this year's Parish Bazaar. The Workshops will be held on Wednesday, June 19, July 10, and July 24 at 6:30 p.m. in St. Joseph Church Hall. Needed: Coupons for JoAnn Fabrics, Michaels and A.C. Moore. Do you have ideas? Come and share them with us. All are welcomed and encouraged to attend!
Legion Of Mary
The next Legion of Mary Group Meeting will be Monday, June 17 at 7:00 p.m. in St. Joseph Church Library. Call Alice at 722-6388.
Pastoral Council
The next Pastoral Council meeting is Thursday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m. in st. Joseph Church Hall.
Air Conditioning Update
Preparation of the land for the new cement continues. Fans have been placed in the upper church. Eight condensing units are being built at York Manufacturing.
Breadline
The next Breadline will be on Friday, June 21 at 5:00 p.m. We meet at St. Joseph Church and are in need of people to help us deliver to the needy in Providence. For information please call the parish office at 724-9190.
Parish Food Bank Pick-up
We can use your help to ride on our bus on weekday mornings at 8:30 a.m. 2 to 3 times a month, usually on Mondays, to help us pick up food from the Rhode Island Food Bank and the ACI Distribution Center, and to place the food on the shelves of our Food Bank in St. Joseph Church Hall. A two hour commitment is needed each time we go. The more hands we have, the lighter the workload. Please contact the parish office if you are interested.
Parish Yard Sale
We will be having our Annual Yard Sale at Our Lady of Consolation Church parking lot and grounds on June 22. We need your donations to sell at this important fund raiser. Please call the parish office at 724-9190 or Roland Lefebvre at 401-935-2549. Volunteers are needed and asked to call the Parish Office if you can help.
Vacation Bible Camp
We will have our Bible Camp, "Rocky Point Lighthouse" in St. Joseph Church Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Wednesday through Friday, July 24,25,and 26. The Bible Point is "Shine God's Light" and the key Bible verse is "The Lord Lights Up My Darkness" (2 Samuel 22:29). The next Planning Meeting is Wednesday, June 19. at 6:30 p.m. in St. Joseph Church Hall. We are in need of volunteers to help with our Bible Camp this year. Volunteers who are planning on helping are asked to make every effort to be at this meeting.
We are in need of more children to be part of this fun-filled 3 days. Sign up your children now! Vacation Bible Camp flyers with Registration forms on the reverse side are located at the church entrances.
"Rock the Bay" Free Concert
This year's" Rock the Bay" concert will be held on Saturday, June 29 from 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. at Colt State Park, Hope Street, Bristol ( At Shelter #1 overlooking the bay).
Please bring your donations or non-perishable foods which will be accepted for the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen. Please make any checks payable to the "Pawtucket Soup Kitchen". Free picnic sites are available. Please bring your own picnic lunches, blankets and lawn chairs and help support this charitable event sponsored by TK Ministries and co-sponsored by Ferry Street Ministries. Four bands will be featured. Make it a beautiful day out for your family and friends and enjoy the music, sunshine, fresh air and a view of the bay - all while helping to feed the hungry. For more information, please see Smitty or Carol who play at our 11:00 Sunday Mass or go to www.rockthebay.org. Everyone is invited to attend.
Note: Holy Family Parish will provide a bus ride to and from the concert. The bus will leave Our Lady of Consolation Church at 11:45 a.m. and leave St. Joseph Church at 12:00 p.m. Please call the parish office to sign up for the bus as soon as possible.
"Rock the City" Preparation
We will Rock the City once again this year in September. If you remember, we had Christian Rock Bands who entertained at Our Lady of Consolation Church. We gave out free hot dogs, chips and clothes for those who came. If you are interested in helping us by donating items, please call the parish office. We thanks you in advance for your help.
Bible Study
Bible Study is offered while Religious Education Classes take place, from 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings in St. Joseph Church Hall. The Bible Study schedule follows the Religous Education Class schedule for dates. CCD parents and everyone is invited.
Searching for Adult New Members
We are searching for those who want to be Baptized; those who would like to receive Holy Communion; those who would like to be Confirmed.
We want YOU! Contact the parish office at 724-9190. Our teaching on "Catholicism" has begun. You are wlcomed to attend! Come and join our members who are studing the faith, right now. (Please see Catholicism in the Year of Faith on our Home page).
Healing Mass Schedule
The Healing Mass Schedule for 2012-2013 is as follows: May 19, June 9. Note that dates are subject to change and updated as needed in the church bulletin.
Confirmation I & II Candidates
Confirmation I & II Candidates in this year's religious education classes and their parents are reminded to check our parish bulletin each week to see the many opportunities that are available for the candidates to assist with community support projects. These projects are ongoing year-round and are helpful in fulfilling your Confimation Class requirements. For information, please contact Laurianne Down, Religious Education Coordinator at 722-9324.
Baptism Class Schedule - 2013
The next Baptism class for all interested parents and godparents will be held on Wednesday, July 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in St. Joseph Church library in the rear of the hall. Before attending class, parents must first call the parish office at 724-9190 to set up a meeting with Father Bob.Then call Steve Kilmartin at 725-5654 to register for class. Class runs for 2 hours.
Classes will be held on Wednesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 on the following dates: July 10 and September 11. No classes will be held in August and November. Any changes that may be made will be published in the church bulletin in advance.
Food Pantry
Non-perishable food items or donations are always welcomed to continue our efforts to support the many who are hungry. We are always in need of cereals, crackers, cookies, rice, tea, coffee, pasta and anything else you may have to donate. Please note that monetary donations also ge a long way to help support our Food Pantry. A reminder that our Food Pantry is open on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Volunteers are always welcomed to help us out. You may call the parish office at 724-9190 for more information.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Are you an adult? Not been Baptized? Never received First Communion? Well, we have an answer for you...An Adult Educational Experience (for 18 years of age and older), called the Rite of The Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). Multimedia Teaching Experiences will be offered at the convenience of the participants. Do not let yourself be stopped from being a Godparent or Sponsor for a relative or friend. Please contact Father Bob at the parish office as soon as possible at 724-9190 if you have missed receiving any sacraments and would like to participate in this program to receive them.
Breadline
Breadline is a ministry in which a group of people from Holy Family Parish go out to Providence and Cranston once a month on a Friday afternoon and evening to distribute food, clothing and many other items to the homeless. The Breadline now serves approximately 250 people a month. The parish incurs a cost of $250-$275 a month. The ministry is in great need of monetary donations, especially to assist in purchasing food. Toiletries and clothing can always be donated as well. People are needed to drive to these places and to distribute all that we have. Also, people are needed to make sandwiches and food packets for our trip. You may call the parish officeat 724-9190 for more information. The Breadline schedule for 2013 is as follows: May 24, June 21, July 19, August 30, September 27, October 25, November 22, December 20.
Parish Registration
Parish Registration forms are available at the church entrances.
Social Justice News
Social Justice meetings are held at St. Joseph Church Hall Library at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday mornings (following the 8:00 Mass). All are welcome to attend. See the Social Justice page for more news.
Healing Ministry Opportunities
Over the last three years we have conducted Healing Masses on the third Sunday of every month. These liturgies have been well attended and have given comfort to many. Because of illness or incapacity of some of our ministers, we have need of new people to join us. The responsibilities of ministers are as follows:
1. To pray for the sick, especially in front of the tabernacle.
2. To participate in a once a month teaching by Father Bob on "Healings" in the church. In 2010/2011 we will concentrate upon Brother Andre, one of the newest Saints in the Church.
3. To take on one of the following ministries at the Mass each month:
a. Leading part of the Scriptural Rosary.
b. Being a Lector, Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion or a collector.
c. Ushering people into their places.
d. Being a "catcher" for those who are prayed over.
For more information, contact Father Bob at 724-9190.
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed to help with Parish grounds maintenance. If anyone could contribute one or two hours a week it would be greatly appreciated. The schedule is flexible. If you are interested and can help us, please call Paul Renaud at 725-0512.
Please Remember the Poor
Here are some things you can do for the poor this winter:
*Volunteer at the soup kitchen - call 256-3446.
*Remember to place canned goods and food items in the containers of each of the churches.
* Homeless items are always appreciated. Tooth paste, toothbrushes and soap are always needed.
*Money for all these organizations can also help the causes above. Place designated envelopes in the budget collection.
Soup Kitchen
Volunteers are needed for the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen, located in St. Joseph Church. Breakfast and Supper are served daily, Monday through Friday. Volunteers are needed from Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. or from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to assist with meal set-up, serving and cleanup. Volunteers are also needed on Saturdays from 9:45 - 11:45 for the same purpose. If you are interested and can help us, please call 401-256-3446 to schedule. You can also email to pawtucketsoupkitchen@gmail.com. Not appropriate for children under the age of 10. Thank You!