Welcome to Mater Dei Parish on this 5th Sunday of Easter

1.    The Mater Dei Parish Family continues to celebrate the Resurrection of
       our Lord!  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:  4:00 pm @ St. Mary’s & 5:30 pm @ St. Benedict’s
         Sunday Masses:     8:30 am @ St. Edward’s & 10:30 am @ St. James
                                       9:30 am & 11:00 am @ St. Mary’s 
                                                    
 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, and on Saturdays at 9:00 am.  St.
      James weekday Mass is on Fridays at 11:00 am.   St. Edward’s weekday
      Mass is celebrated each Wednesday at 5:30 pm.  
   
4.   Contributions for the week of April 25th totaled $9,528.16, leaving us a
      deficit for the week of $910.84. Thank you to all who faithfully support
      our parish financially each week. 

5.   Bishop Coyne will preside over Confirmation at St. Mary’s on May 22nd
      at 1:00 pm for all youth from Mater Dei, Barton and Troy parishes.

6.   Please keep our Vocationist Fathers and all priests in your prayers as
      they continue doing the work of the Lord during this difficult time of
      continued Covid and priest shortages.

7.   Readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter:          
         Reading I:     Acts of the Apostles 9:26-31
         Reading II:   1 John 3:18-24    
         Gospel:          John 15:1-8 
         

8.   This weekend’s Masses are offered for the repose of the soul(s) of: 
        St. Mary’s:  4:00 pm  † Wayne & † Vivien Farrar & Family  &
                                                    † Yvette Armstrong.                                          
                              9:30 am  † Charles Tetreault.
                          11:00 am  † Leonard Lizotte.   
       St. Edward’s:   † Rita Crowley & † Cecile Wheeler.
       St. James: † Paul King, † Jeannine Stebenne, † Gary O’Keefe,
                          † Bob Brown & For a Special Intention.
       St. Benedict’s:  An Increase in Vocations to the Priesthood.

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