OUR LADY QUEEN OF MARTYRS PARISH
FOUNDED IN 2010
CHURCH LOCATION
Coyle Drive
Seekonk MA 02771
PARISH OFFICE &
MAILING ADDRESS
385 Central Avenue
Seekonk, MA 02771-3922
Bulletin Deadline
Monday, 12:00 Noon
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday
9:00am-1:00pm
Phone: 508-399-8440
Fax: 508-399-7398
PARISH STAFF
Rev. Daniel W. Lacroix……………………….……..Pastor
Rev. Deacon Thomas McMahon…...…..….Deacon
Rev. Deacon Robert Pelland……….………….Deacon
Rev. James Morse………..……...Weekend Assistant
Rev. Thomas Rita………………...…….Pastor Emeritus
Mrs. Karen Bergeron…………...……Faith Formation
Ms. Dianne Blais..…………..Administrative Assistant
Ms. Joan Connell…………….Administrative Assistant
Mr. William Blais…………...…….Facilities Manager
Ms. Jo-Anne Olean…...…………………….Music Director
Ms. Kim Kuda…………….. Assistant Music Director
Web Site…………..olqmseekonk.org
Email…[email protected]
Fr. Dan……[email protected]
Jo-Anne Olean………..774-991-1898
FAITH FORMATION
385 Central Ave, Seekonk MA 02771
Phone ………………….………..… …..508-399-7534
Email……………[email protected]
ST. VINCENT DePAUL SOCIETY
Phone…….508-572-5335
LITURGIES AND DEVOTIONS
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Rosary: Monday - Wednesday…..………..8:30am
Monday-Wednesday .......................... 9:00am
Saturday Vigil ..................................4:00 & 5:30pm
Sunday................................. 8:30,10:00 & 11:30am
Confession: Saturday…………....3:00- 3:30 pm
Prayer Group……………….Wednesday 7-8:30pm
In our love as disciples of the Lord, we welcome those
who share our Catholic Faith. We strive to be
accountable stewards who recognize our dependence
on God. We cultivate our talents and take advantage of
the opportunities God gives us to minister in His name,
by: Worshiping at the Lord's Table, the reception of the
Sacraments, and by our serving the needs of our
community, especially those in need.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Congratulations on the birth of your child. The church
celebrates with you and is ready to prepare you if this is your FIRST child being
baptized at our Parish. An initial preparation gathering is held on the Last Sunday of
the Month at 12:30PM. Baptisms are held the First Sunday of the month at 12:30pm.
Please call the parish office to register.
INITIATION OF ADULTS: Adults expressing an interest in becoming Catholic are invited
to search through our formation process which is from September through Pentecost.
For more information, please call the Parish Office.
FAITH FORMATION: Grades 1-9. First Eucharist is a two year program, grades 1 and 2.
Confirmation is a two year program, grades 8 & 9.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Congratulations on your engagement! Please speak to Fr.
Dan at least one year in advance of your intended date to allow adequate time for
Parish and Diocesan Marriage preparation.
FOR OUR HOME-BOUND: Contact the Parish Office to receive Holy Communion at
home if you are confined. THE SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: May be received after any
weekday Mass or by appointment.
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK
In the Parish Life Center
The Church is Handicap accessible.
The Elevator is located in the entrance
facing the North School.
Restrooms and a Diaper Changing
Station are located in the lower church hall.
ST. STEPHEN’S CEMETERY
683 So. Main Street, Attleboro
For lot information, call the Parish
Office at 508-399-8440
Pray gratefully—serve responsibly—give generously
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER
March 22, 2015
+ LENT +
LIGOURIAN SCRIPTURAL STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Will be celebrated on Fridays during Lent March 27 at
7PM. Spend some time reflecting on the mystery of His
death and resurrection, as we journey from Calvary to
Easter. Booklets will be available for you to participate.
LAW OF ABSTINENCE Those who are 14 years of age
and older are obliged to observe the law of abstinence. On
days of abstinence, those bound by the law abstain from
meat. On all Fridays of Lent, abstinence is prescribed. This,
of course, includes Good Friday.
LAW OF FAST
All adults (18 and older) are bound by the law of fast up to
the beginning of their 60th year. On days of fast, those
bound by the law are limited to a single full meal. This meal
is meatless. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to
maintain strength, may be taken according to one’s needs;
however, together these two meals should not equal
another full meal. There are two prescribed days of fast:
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
STEWARDSHIP OF PRAYER
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday:
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
Sunday:
8:30 AM
10:00 AM
11:30 AM
Monday:
9:00 AM
Tuesday
9:00 AM
Wednesday:
9:00 AM
Saturday:
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
Sunday:
8:30 AM
10:00 AM
11:30 AM
March 21
People Of The Parish
John P. Rita
March 22
Kevin Hurley
Theodore H. Charron
Doris Murray
March 23
March 24
Joan Cook
March 25
Mary T. Castro
March 28
Richard Perry
Edmond St. Laurent, Jr.
March 29
People of The Parish
Rosemary McDermott
SANCTUARY LAMP
LENTEN ALMS GIVING Traditionally Parishes use “Rice
Bowls” are a voluntary sacrificial program that encourages
us to eat one very simple meal a week or not go out to eat
for a meal and place the money saved in the rice
bowl. This year, rather than Rice Bowls which goes to
Catholic Relief Services, we will be in partnership with the
St. Vincent de Paul Society's Attleboro Conferences that
alms giving during lent be dedicated to the SVDP Family
Walk which goes to rental assistance for our Deanery. At
the end of lent the monies will be collected on Holy
Thursday, during the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, and given
to the Attleboro SVDP Conference.
Holy Week Prayer
Dear Jesus, In this Holy Week, we remember the time from your
triumphal entry as a king in Jerusalem to your tragic death as a
criminal on Golgotha. In this week, give us the grace to imitate you in
our everyday lives. As you washed the feet of your apostles, help us to
serve others without thought of ourselves. As you forgave Peter for his
denial of you, help us to forgive those who have wronged us. As your
apostles were faced with their own weaknesses, help us know our own
limits, and our need for your aid. Most of all, give us the grace to
remember that you died for love of us. Amen
Please contact the Parish Office
if you would like to book the
Sanctuary Lamp at Our Lady
Queen of Martyrs in honor of a loved one.
Please remember the
following people who are sick:
for all our ill parishioners. If
you would like to add a name,
please call the parish office.
Names may only be placed
by the person or by an immediate member
of the family.
REMEMBRANCE BOOK
The book is located in our St. Joseph Prayer
Room. This prayer book has been compiled to
provide people with the opportunity to entrust
their loved ones to God’s all embracing love,
through the intercession of St. Joseph.
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
FRUITFUL GIVING: Thanks for sacrificing for
our Parish and its ministries. Contributing to the
weekly offertory ensures that we are able to provide
for the needs of our faith community. From lights to
leaks to letterhead, your donations to the Weekly
offertory helps us run the “business” of the parish.
March 15th Year to Date
Weekly Collection
Expenses
Deficit/Surplus
$7,712.65
$7,300.00
$ 412.65
$238,035.44
$243,800.00
($ 5,764.56)
This weekend’s second collection is for Fuel
Offering.
Next weekend’s second collection is for Parish
Maintenance of Property and Equipment.
INCOME TAX STATEMENTS
If you would like a copy of your budget envelope
donations for 2014, please call the rectory at
508-399-8440, or email us at
[email protected]
and your statement will be mailed to you.
WE NOW ARE OFFERING ONLINE GIVING
Our parish now offers Online Giving, a webbased
electronic contribution application. We are
providing this service so that you have the option to
manage your contributions online. This service is
safe and secure. Go to our parish website at
www.olqmseekonk.org and selecting the Online
Giving link. to get started today.
Easter Flowering
Envelopes
Easter flower offering envelopes
can be found at the entrances of
the church. Please write the
name(s) of your loved ones who
have died on the envelope and
return it in the collection basket at Mass. These
envelopes will be placed on the altar during the
Easter Season, and your loved ones will be
remembered at Mass.
STEWARDSHIP OF VOCATIONS
VOCATION CHALICE
There is a sign up sheet in St.
Joseph’s Shrine Room for
those who are interested in
taking home our weekly
Vocation Chalice and pray
for vocations in their home
for a given week. Christ tells us we must ask
the Father to send laborers for the harvest and
this is one important way for us to respond to
Christ's command. The chalice must be
returned by Saturday 3PM to the church
sacristy in order for the next family to
participate. For additional information, call
Deacon Tom at 508-252-4779.
SATURDAY VIGIL MASS
TO BE ADJUSTED
APRIL 11th TO 4:3OPM
Saint Vincent De Paul Society
In the Gospel today, Jesus says, “Whoever
serves me must follow me, and where I am,
there also will my servant be. The Father will
honor whoever serves me.” When we help the
poor we are truly followers of Jesus, servant of
the poor.
As you place your gift in the Society of St. Vincent
de Paul poor box, know that you are a sign of God’s
love to those who are suffering and you give them
Easter hope and joy.
TENEBRAE SERVICE
A Tenebrae Service will be held at the
Cathedral of St. Mary, Second St., Fall River,
MA on Wednesday, April 1st, at 7:30PM as
the most Reverend Edgar Da Cunha, Bishop
of Fall River leads us as Christians united in
prayer together in the annual ecumenical
celebration of Tenebrae; a service of light and
shadow for Holy Week.
OLQM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS 2015-2016
The criteria needed in order to apply for financial
assistance in a Catholic Elementary/Middle
School within the Diocese of Fall River is the
following: Must be registered in our parish for at
least one year; must have completed one full
year at our Diocesan Catholic Elementary
School to which you are applying; practice a
Stewardship Way of Life as your means allow
financially by weekly use of the Parish Budget
envelopes, as well as your time and talents by
volunteering in Parish activities or any Parish
Ministry; you are expected to attend weekend
Worship here regularly with your family, and you
must also apply for financial assistance from the
St. Mary’s Education Fund. The “Request for
Financial Assistance” form is to be in a sealed
envelope addressed to Fr. Dan personally.
OLQM applications may be obtained
directly from Fr. Dan after Mass in the
Sacristy Deadline is May 1, 2015
OLQM Events Committee
The newly-formed Events Committee is up and
running! Our mission is to host social events
within the OLQM community, open to the parish,
across all demographics, including families, to
foster a sense of parish community. We hope to
plan and host approximately 4 events in the
upcoming year. We have approximately 20
members, but if anyone in the parish would like
to join our group, we would love to have you!
Please contact Katie or Mike Malo, 508/7615491, or [email protected] with inquiries. Stay
tuned for more information!
Senior Saints
The Senior Saints of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs
will meet on Tuesday, April 7th in the Parish
Life Center at 12 (noon) for a luncheon of 2
Sandwiches (Seafood or Chicken Salad),
Chicken Rice Soup, Potato Chips, Coffee &
Dessert. Cost is $9.00.
Nursing Home Shower: Bring nice personal
items for patients, or baby items for New Hope.
Call Marilyn Leddy at 508-761-4867 for tickets.
WE ARE CONTINUING A CATECHESIS SERIES
ON THE MASS. EACH WEEK WE WILL BUILD ON
THE PREVIOUS CATECHESIS.
POSTURES AT MASS
In the celebration of Mass we raise our hearts, minds
and voices to God, but we are creatures composed of
body as well as spirit and so our prayer is not
confined to our minds, hearts and voices, but is
expressed by our bodies as well. When our bodies
participate in our prayer we pray with our whole
person, as the embodied spirits God created us to be,
and this engagement of our entire being in prayer
helps us to pray with greater attention
During Mass we assume different postures: standing,
kneeling, sitting, and we are also invited to make a
variety of gestures. These postures and gestures are
not merely ceremonial. They have profound meaning
and, when done with understanding, can enhance our
personal participation in Mass. In fact, these actions
are the way in which we engage our bodies in the
prayer that is the Mass. Each posture we assume at
Mass underlines and reinforces the meaning of the
action in which we are taking part at that moment in
our worship. Standing is a sign of respect and honor,
so we stand as the celebrant who represents Christ
enters and leaves the assembly. This posture, from the
earliest days of the Church, has been understood as
the stance of those who are risen with Christ and seek
the things that are above. When we stand for prayer
we assume our full stature before God, not in pride,
but in humble gratitude for the marvelous thing God
has done in creating and redeeming each one of us.
By Baptism we have been given a share in the life of
God, and the posture of standing is an
acknowledgment of this wonderful gift. We stand for
the Gospel, the pinnacle of revelation, the words and
deeds of the Lord, and the bishops of the United
States have chosen standing as the posture to be
observed in this country for the reception of
Communion, the sacrament which unites us in the
most profound way possible with Christ who, now
gloriously risen from the dead, is the cause of our
salvation.
STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
Thought “If anyone would serve me,” says
Jesus in today’s Gospel, “let him follow me;
where I am, there will my servant be.” In what
way is Jesus inviting me to follow Him? What
service is He asking of me?
+ Liturgical Roles +
MARCH 28 & 29, 2015
HOLY WEEK -TRIDUUM SCHEDULE
Monday-Wednesday
Holy Thursday
Lectors
4:00 PM Connor Dunn
Shelah Gaudet
5:30 PM Gloria Haddad
8:30 AM Virginia Fortier
Claire Beauregard
10:00 AM Jennifer LaFleur
11:30 AM Denise Anthony
Servers
4:00 PM Malayna Bizier
5:30 PM Volunteer Needed
8:30 AM Catherine Messier
John Brule
10:00 AM Austin Gamboa
Rebekah LaFleur
Philip Hanifin
11:30 AM Jonathan Field
Thomas Field
Greeters
4:00 PM Megan McFarland
Kyle Marrapese
5:30 PM Kaitlin McKenna
8:30 AM Lindsey Price
10:00 AM Morgan Viccione
11:30 AM
Ministers of Holy Communion
4:00PM Paul Gaudreau
Ernest Gaudet
5:30PM Dennis O’Brien
Mary O’Brien
8:30AM Marilyn Fisk
Nancy Tracey
John Blake
10:00 AM Jeannette Arrighi
David Bray
11:30 AM Cecile Desrosiers
Rhea White
Good Friday
Liturgy at 9AM
7PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper
and Adoration follows with night
prayer at 10PM
3PM Celebration of the Lord’s Passion:
Scripture, Veneration of the Cross, and
Holy Communion
Holy Saturday 7:30PM Easter Vigil: Blessing of the
Easter Fire, Scripture readings, and
Eucharist.
(NO CONFESSIONS ON HOLY SATURDAY)
Lenten Almsgiving for SVDP will be collected
Holy Thursday at the
Mass of the Lord’s Supper for CRS;
Good Friday is for Holy Places and Evangelization.
THE NEW COVENANT
When the prophet Jeremiah coined the term “new covenant” he
was actually doing something quite radical. For the Jewish
people, there was only one covenant, the one made between the
Lord God and Israel through Moses at Mount Sinai. For
Jeremiah to suggest that God would somehow supersede the
covenant with a new one would have sounded audacious to
Jewish ears. But in this way he is a predecessor of Jesus who, in
the Gospel of John, is continually portrayed as superseding the
past, establishing the reign of God in a new way. And in
today’s Gospel passage, Jesus the “new covenant” speaks the
language of his “new commandment” of love when he tells of
the dying grain of wheat, and of our own need to die to self in
order to be raised with Christ. As Lent ends and we prepare to
enter into Holy Week, the dying grain of wheat serves as an
excellent symbol of the kind of dying and self‑sacrifice to
which disciples are called, a symbol of that new covenant
written deep within our hearts.