Text Box: Sacrament of Marriage Couples desiring to be married at St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Church should contact Father Joe at least one year in advance. Sacrament of Baptism Your baby’s baptism is a time for celebration and joy for both your family and for your faith community.  Baptisms are primarily scheduled for the last Sunday of the month, immediately following our 10:30 Mass.  Arrangements need to be made in advance, and we do ask parents and godparents to attend a baptism preparation class prior to their child’s baptism.  To schedule your child’s baptism, please call Sr. Ann McGovern at the parish center for an appointment (401) 722-4470. Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus Church 358 Newport Avenue Pawtucket, RI 02861-4130 (401) 722-4470  To arrange for a Baptism, please call Sister Ann McGovern, RSM.  August 2008 - July 2009 BAPTISM SCHEDULE   MONTH PREP SESSION   BAPTISMS JANUARY 2009 12th 25th FEBRUARY 2009  9th 22nd MARCH 2009 16th 29th APRIL 2009 20th 26th MAY 2009 18th 31st JUNE 2009 22nd 28th JULY 2009 No class 26th AUGUST 2008 No class 10th & 31st SEPTEMBER 2008 15th 21st & 28th OCTOBER 2008 20th 26th NOVEMBER 2008 17th 23rd DECEMBER 2008 15th 21st             NOTES:         ·           ·         All parents are asked to call in advance to arrange for a pre-baptism interview. Prior to this, if you are not registered in the parish, please complete a BLUE parish registration form. ·         Baptism preparation class for parents and godparents (if in the area) takes place in the Church at 7:00 p.m. on the dates listed.  Call in advance of meeting date to reserve a place. Note, no class is schedule for  July & August – parents need to schedule an appointment to meet with Sr. Ann following Mass on a Sunday. ·         Baptisms for the most part will be celebrated on the dates indicated above, after the 10:30 Mass, unless other arrangements are requested and granted. Families are strongly encouraged to attend the 10:30 Mass. ·         We try to limit the number of children being baptized on any given Sunday to six in order to maintain a sense of reverence and individual attention to each family.             Anointing of the Sick If you require surgery or are seriously sick you may want to consider receiving the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick which has as its purpose the transmission of sacramental grace on the person experiencing the difficulties inherent with an illness or the need for immediate surgery so that they receive peace, strengthening and courage. If you desire to be anointed, please call the parish center or speak with Fr. Joe or Sister Ann after Mass. Holy Communion to the Sick and Shut-ins We try to visit our elderly and sick parishioners whether in hospital or at home. We can no longer call a hospital to request the names of parishioners who are hospitalized. It is your responsibility to let us know if you desire a visit while you are hospitalized. Please call Sister Ann, (401) 722-4470, for more information. Friendly Visitor Program Friendly visitors are volunteers/ministers who enhance the lives of our isolated elders by visiting them each week in their homes. We have trained volunteers ready to visit our elderly or sick parishioners in their homes. For further information, please call Sister Ann (401) 722-4470. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS/SACRAMENTAL  PREPARATION FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN RCIA -- Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Do you know anyone who wants to become a Catholic? Or are you or someone you know thinking about coming into the Catholic Church or looking to complete the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation)? The R.C.I.A. process is a wonderful and prayerful journey of faith during which adults learn about and grow closer to God through the Catholic Christian experience of faith, worship and prayer. Consider inviting someone you know to come and find out who we are. Please call Sister Ann, (401) 722-4470, for more information. Meetings begin each year in mid-October.   RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES FOR CHILDREN Our religious education classes for the children of our faith community in grades 1-6 are conducted after our 9:00 a.m. family Mass in the school.  During the 9:00 a.m. Mass, children are called forward and blessed before heading off to a separate room to break open the Word of God.  They return to the congregation after the Prayers of the Faithful.  Their religious education classes are conducted in the school at the conclusion of Mass and go until 11:15 a.m.    Religious education classes for parishioners in the seventh and eighth grades are conducted on Sunday evenings after the 5:00 p.m. Mass.  For additional information, please call the parish center (722-4470).   SPRED (Special Religious Development) This program provides the spiritual formation that children, adolescents, young adults, and older adults with developmental disabilities need to fully take part in the liturgical and sacramental life of our parish.  Our SPRED center is a welcoming place with a peaceful and prayerful environment.  SPRED welcomes individuals who feel called to become catechists, providing them with training and religious education materials.  The program operates with small groups (six or fewer persons) of developmentally delayed persons, each of whom is assigned a helper trained as a catechist.  For additional information, please call the parish center (722-4470). GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS... (Mt. 28:19)  Jesus asks all of us to go forth and spread the faith.  Catechists are volunteers who share their faith with the youngsters of our faith community.  If you feel God is calling you to the ministry of sharing your faith through prayer, faith stories, and our religious education curriculum, please speak with Fr. Joe or Sister Ann.  Training, resources and support are provided for all volunteers.  Our catechists continually say, “there is no better way to enrich one's own faith life.”  This is what Yahweh asks of you: only this, to act justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God.  Micah 6:8      

 

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