The Pastor's Pen

 

June 12, 2022, The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity 

Eucharistic Revival:   A three year revival of faith in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist will begin next weekend on Sunday, June 19  the annual Feast of The Most Holy  Body and Blood  of Christ (Corpus Christi). As a parish we will  have a Eucharistic Procession following the 10:30 Mass from the Main Church to the St. Jude Chapel which will be followed by a period of  adoration and prayer concluding with  Benediction  at 5:15.    Those who attend the 10:30 AM Mass are encouraged to participate in the procession and to spend some time in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass. Those who attend the 5:30 PM Mass are encouraged to  come a bit earlier than usual to participate in Benediction.  On the eve of the feast of  Corpus Christi, Bishop Da Cunha will celebrate a special Mass to inaugurate the Eucharistic Revival in our diocese at Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River at 4PM which will be followed by a Eucharistic procession. The Bishop invites representatives of each parish to participate; a bus will be available to transport people to Bishop Connolly  High School on Saturday June 18th. Christ the King Parish  is sharing the expense of the bus with St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish in Falmouth and so 20 spaces  are available to our  parishioners who desire to attend and represent our parish at this Mass and procession. A relic of  Blessed Carlo Acutis, a newly beatified young man who was devoted to the Eucharist will be available at this inaugural event for the veneration of the faithful in attendance. Those who are interested in riding  the bus and representing the parish  may receive further details  and sign up in the parish office by Wednesday of this  week.  

Catholic Appeal- 3 Weeks Remaining:  Thus far, 259 households of the  parish have pledged or donated a total of $63,365 to this annual appeal. The funds collected are used to fund the various good  works of the apostolates, ministries and agencies of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Fall River which are carried out in our name under the authority of Bishop Da Cunha. Here on the Cape that includes St. Joseph House, a homeless shelter, and St. Claire’s Residence, a home for formerly incarcerated women in transition which are both located in Hyannis. The appeal also funds the Pastoral Ministry to the Sick which places chaplains in both Falmouth and Cape Cod Hospitals. These are works sponsored by the Church which must depend on this annual  appeal to continue, so all are asked to do their part in supporting the appeal with a pledge or gift before it concludes on June 30th. 

Thank You:  Since  the 15th of May with the celebration of the 60th anniversary of ordination to  the priesthood of Monsignor Tosti, through to the celebration of  the ordination of   Chris Hughes  to the transitional diaconate  and concluding last weekend with the celebration of  Matt Laird’s ordination to the priesthood and then  his First Mass here  we have had much cause for an extra measure of joy and gratitude in our community of faith. Thanks are extended to all who participated  so enthusiastically and offered their prayers and good wishes to  these men at these pivotal moments in their journey of priestly service to our local church which is the Diocese of Fall River. Such occasions are rarer in these days, and some parishes do not ever see such events at all;  thus  for one parish to have three in one month reflects on the  nature  of its members who certainly  foster, support and celebrate  vocations . Thanks are also due to the parish staff, clergy, , ministers,  musicians, sacristans , servers, ushers, and the talented  florists among us who did so much  with such love and generosity to make these celebrations as beautiful as they were! We look forward to more of these very special events in the near  future and  hopefully in years ahead  as well!