Easter Vigil Service begins at 7:00 pm in St. Mary's Church, Newport in Mater Dei Parish Easter Sunday Holy Masses: 8:30 am - St. Edward 9:30 am - St. Mary's 10:30 am - St. James 11:00 am - St. Mary's
Thanks to all the Church Coordinators and Volunteeers organizing and preparing our churches for Easter Triduum. Thanks to all the people who participated very actively in our parish evernts.
Divine Mercy Novena will continue until next friday at 3:00 am (Online zoom) and 4:30 pm in St. Mary's until the Feast of Divine Mercy which is on 2nd Sunday of Easter. Confession is at 12:00 noon between 3:00 pm. 4 priests are avilable for confession. Divine Mercy prayer and adoration will take place at 3:00 pm.
Thanks to our wounderful Diocesan Team, Fr. Rijo was able to give a Lenten Retreat in Randolph and Shelberne where our both of our Newport priests are assigned: Fr. Scott Gratton & Fr. Dwight Baker respectively. The Last Diocesan retreat: "Communion with God in the desert" will be online. Zoom link will be posted n the morning on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 i
Finance Council members are met on Monday, March 28, 2022 for two hours. Next meeting is set for May30, 2022 at 5:00 PM. If you were absent in the meeting, please, fill up the form that was sent in the e-mail and send to Fr. Rijo directly, to nominate, our parish financial chair-person, co-chair, secretary and co-ordinator of sub-committees from fiance council.
Our confirmation candidates will be making a retreat in the Monastery of Immacuate Conception in Westfield on Saturday, April 2, 2022. Thanks to our PCL, confirmation co-ordinator Ron and Catechist helping them for this spiritual prepartion.
Thanks to our PCL - Mr. Norman Raymond and catechists - Mary, Dona, Margaret & Rosemary for preparing our children for the sacrament of reconciliation on Saturday, March 26, 2022. Thanks to Fr. Benny, Fr. Tom and Fr. Rijo in a special way to be there for our children for their first sacrament of reconciliation. Please, keep them in your prayers ad they are preparing for their first holy communion in May 2022.
It is recommended that sub-committees of Parish and Finance council meet frequently before next meeting in April and May to bring for the proper and adequate recommendations. Goal of this committe is that members of Stwardship Committee, Parish Council, Finance Council, Parish Liturgy Coordinators and Church Coordinators to work together. Any member of Mater Dei parish can be added to the committe with permission of chair persons.
Sub-Committee for Properties –
Sub-Committee for Contracts –
Sub-Committee for Insurance –
Sub-Committee for projects -
Sub-Committee for Fundraising –
Sub-Committee for Investments –
Sub-Committee for budget –
Sub-Committee for Grants and Benefits –
Sub-Committee for Social Needs –
Sub-Committee for Advertisement
Church Coordinators of Mater Dei Parish require to meet monthly with the presence of one of the Vocationist Fathers and updates information must send to parish office and publish in the bulletin. Fr. Benny is assigned to St. James and Fr. Tom is assigned to St. Edward for the meeting of Church Coordinators. A revised and upadated history of each parishes of St. James, St. Edward, St. Benedict & St. Mary's is asked to finish in May 2022 and bring forth for the approval of Parish Council.