Welcome to Mater Dei Parish on this Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
 

1.    If you have not already joined us for Mass in person, we hope that you
       are able to join us again soon.  Fr. Rijo, Fr. Benny & Fr. Tom continue to
       pray daily for your health and safety.  Please feel free to call the parish
       office if we can assist you in any way.

2.    Weekend Masses are celebrated at all our parish churches.      
                     Saturday Masses:  St. Mary         4:00 pm
                                                  St. Benedict   5:30 pm
                     Sunday Masses:     St. Edward     8:30 am
                                                  St. Mary          9:30 am & 11:00 am
                                                       St. James:      10:30 am                                                      
3.  Daily Masses are celebrated at St. Mary’s Monday – Friday at 9:00 am in
     Church and at 4:00 pm in the Chapel, at Noon on Wednesdays, and on
     Saturday at 9:00 am.  St. James weekday Mass is on Fridays at 11:00 am.
4.  Ash Wednesday is February 17^th.  Mater Dei’s Mass schedule is:
                          St. Mary’s: 9:00 am, 12:00 Noon & 4:00 pm
                          St. James: 4:00 pm
                          St. Edward’s: 5:30 pm
5.  Stations of the Cross will be on each FRIDAY throughout Lent
                          St. James: 10:30 am prior to the 11:00 am Mass
                          St. Mary’s: 4:30 pm after 4:00 pm Mass
                          St. Edward’s: 6:00 pm following 5:30 pm Mass.  Mass will be
                          celebrated at St. Edward’s each Friday during Lent at 5:30 pm.
6.  Christ Our Hope Campaign update: From our 700 parish families, Mater Dei
     has received 110 gifts totaling $143,239, which is 30% of our parish goal.
     Thank you to all who have already generously donated to the campaign.  If
     you have not already contributed, please prayerfully consider how you can
     help.  Remember that each gift is greatly appreciated, and no gift is too
     small to help.
 
7.  Contributions for the week of February 7th totaled $7,644.25, leaving a
     Parish deficit of $2,794.75 for the week.  Contribution Reports for 2020
     have been mailed out to our parish families.  If you have any questions or
     did not receive yours, please call the parish finance office at (802) 487-9013
     or email finance@materdeivermont.com.  Thank you to all who faithfully
     support our parish financially each week.

6.  Readings for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time:
        Reading I:    Leviticus 13:1-2. 44-46
        Reading II:  1 Corinthians  10:31 – 11:1
        Gospel:         Mark 1:40-45
7. This weekend’s Masses are offered for the repose of the soul(s) of: 
      St. Mary’s:  4:00 pm  † Yvette Armstrong.
                           9:30 am  † Jeanne Comtois, † Lilianne Gosselin &                                
                                          † Alex C. Raymond.
                          11:00 am  † Anna Sanville.                         
     St. Edward’s:  † Virginia Holbrook & Louis & Anna Fortin Family.
     St. James: † Ghislain Fauxteux & † Jeanne Henry.                                       
     St. Benedict’s:  † All Souls.   

          

8.  We wish everyone a safe and healthy week.  May God continue to bless
     you and your families.