Catholic Charity Fund Appeal:
Pledges and donations to the Catholic Charity Fund Appeal are still gratefully accepted. A further example of how your funds help this much need diocesan charity follows: Your gift to the annual Catholic Charity Fund Appeal supports 38,347 students served through parish education programs. Thank you for your support.

Bake Sale:
There will be a Bake Sale on Sunday, May 18, after the 10am Mass.

Spring Breakfast Thank You:
Proceeds from our Spring Breakfast totaled $1,556. Thank you one and all!

First Communion:
First Communion for three of our children will be on Corpus Christi Sunday, May 25. Let us keep them and our newly confirmed in our prayers.

St. Charles Second Annual Golf Tournament:
Coming up on Saturday, June 21, at the County View Golf Club, 49 Club Lane, Harrisville, RI. Applications are still available at the church entrances. $100 donation per player includes Green Fees, Cart, Boneless Chicken Dinner, "Longest Drive" and "Closest to the Pin" Contests and a photo of their team for each participant. A $200 deposit (per team) is required with the application with the remainder due no later than June 14. Please make check payable to: St Charles Golf Tournament and send application with check to Thomas J. Kirby, Treasurer, 428 Prospect Street, Woonsocket, RI.

2007/2008 CCD Schedule:
The schedule is posted on the religious education page.

ProJo Articles:
An American Bishop: Inside the World of One Cathedral Square.

Discussion Group:
Discussion of Catholic Catechism every Wednesday after the 9 a.m. Mass.

Sermons Online:
We are archiving printed copies of Fr. Finnegan's sermons here on the website.

Message from Bryan's Pantry:
Special thanks to the students at Gov. Aram J. Pothier and Globe Park Elementary Schools for the very generous food collections that they donated to our pantry this week. Included were especially popular meal items that our clients will greatly appreciate. We are grateful for the thoughtfulness of such young people.

Parish Council Meeting:
The next meeting is on Sunday, June 15, at 11:15 AM in the parish hall.

Liturgy Committee:
The next meeting is on May 18th, at 11:15am, in the parish hall.

Home and Hospics Care of RI:
will be holding a six-week Bereavement Support Group on Thursdays from 6-7:30 PM starting May 8 thru June 12, at All Saints Parish Center, 35 George Street. Open to all and free of charge. Facilitated by a trained Bereavement professional. For more info, call Wendy Wescott (401) 727-7096.

St. James Episcopal Church:
Lcoatred at 4 Hamlet Avenue, Woonsocket, presents "MUSIC BY THE BRIDGE 2007" on Saturday, May 16, 7:30 PM. The Spirit of Orthodoxy Choir – a concert of Sacred Hymns of the Russian Orthodox Church. For information and tickets please call Shirley Ayers at (401) 762-2222.

Connected Catholics - a Welcoming Ministry:
Connected Catholics of Rhode Island is a group of single, widowed, separated and divorced Catholic men and women who gather to share their Faith journey and celebrate life; who want to participate in their Church, grow in faith, and build a better life in their community. The purpose of Connected Catholics is to offer a variety of programs, experiences and opportunities that enrich members socially, educationally, spiritually and through service. If you are interested in learning more about becoming a member of Connected Catholics of Rhode Island, please call Richard Chamberlin at 401-787-7660 or the Diocese of Providence Family Life Office at 421-7833, ext. 117.

Beacon Hospice, Inc:
is looking for volunteers to share their gifts of ministry by serving terminally ill patients and their families by providing companionship, visits, reading, games, etc. Some of patients are in local nursing homes such as Oakland Grove, Woonsocket Health Center, Ballou, Friendly Home and Mount St. Francis Health Center. For questions or more info please call Susan Schank at (401) 438-0008.

Lourdes Sesquicentennial:
Departing August 11, 2008. Experience the Gripping Spiritual Power of Lourdes when you make this journey. Regina Tours. Call 1-800-CATHOLIC or visit on the web at ww.1800Catholic.com.

Villa at St. Antoine Open Houses:
The Villa at St. Antoine, an assisted living community located at 400 Mendon Rd., in North Smithfield, invites the public to Friday Open Houses at the facility on May 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 at 2 PM. Tours of the facility, refreshments and entertainment will be offered. For more info call Jean Larkin, Administrator at (401) 767-2574. The Villa at St. Antoine is a 76 unit assisted living facility.

Father Marot CYO Center:
Variety Show: Saturday, June 28, 7:30 PM – featuring young people from all area parishes. – Free will offering. For more information on these programs call the CYO Center at (401) 762-3252.

Breast Cancer Survivors Retreat:
will be held on May 16-18 at LaSalette Retreat Center, 947 Park Street, Attleboro, MA. Presenter is Claire Lamoureux, Ph. D. & Karen Laroche, M.A.

Marriage Encounter:
It's spring training time. Play ball with your spouse and sign up to hit a home run! The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend in New England is June 20-22. For more info, call Ray & Beth Ginepro at 1 800-710-WWME or visit www.wwmeMA.org.

Receipts to Benefit St. Francis House:
Shaw's and Star Market have a program entitled Shaw's Receipt Rewards. Save all your market register receipts from Shaw's or Star Markets. Encourage family & friends to save receipts. Bring these to St. Francis House. The collected receipts will be mailed back to Shaw's and they in turn "will send a rebate of 1% of eligible purchases" back to St. Francis House.

Save Your Empty Ink Cartridges:
Help us to make money for the Parish by bringing your used inkjet cartridges. We can get as much as $3 for each one. There is a receptacle at the back of the Church. Inkjets only, no lasers and no Epson.

Weekly Budget Offering:

Story about St. Charles Borromeo in the Providence Journal:
Article by John Hill called The Blackstone Canal: 175 years of ripples.

MASSTIMES.ORG:
Going to be away this weekend? Find out beforehand the times of Mass at your destination at www.masstimes.org.

Prayer of St. Francis:
Click here.

Retirement Living:
If you need assisted living, without being in a nursing home, St Francis House may be the answer for you. There are immediate openings for men, women, or couples, in this house right here just a block away from our Church. For info. call Mrs. Helen Stradone (401) 762-5255

Guestbook:
Please leave a note in our parish guestbook.

Picture Gallery:
The collection of pictures (i.e. Christmas, All Saint's Day, Memorial Day, World Marriage Day, Christmas, Easter, etc...) has been moved to its own page. Click here to visit.

Church Bulletin Bloopers:
Very funny stuff...  click here.

A Few Good Links:
Worth checking out: www.masstimes.org, The Sisters of Mercy, Catholic Relief Services, the Diocese of Providence, Vatican Radio English and United Sates Conference of Catholic Bishops.

From Fr. Finnegan's Desk:

Dear Parishioners,

“Loveliest of trees, the cherry now, is hung with bloom along the bough.” A line from a poem learned many years ago. Those of you who are English scholars can tell me if I have quoted it correctly and who the author is. But it is true. Cherry trees are beautiful in bloom, and I believe there are some in bloom around us right now, although I can barely distinguish between them and crab apple trees. Dogwoods are also visible, and though also pink and white, their bloom is a bit different and they are therefore easily distinguishable from their sisters and brothers.

We celebrate Pentecost and the beginning of the Church’s Ordinary Time. I suppose that means that the age of the Holy Spirit is the age in which we now always live and is therefore in that sense ordinary. But of course the opposite is true. It is a miracle that we are now part of God’s Family and share in the Divine Life. Rich children take their parents’ wealth for granted and thereby earn the title of being “spoiled children.” Let us attempt to avoid being God’s spoiled children. Let us marvel at the fact that we share in the life of the Holy Spirit, which is the life of God.

We are still looking for volunteers for Monday, the 19th of May, to wash the floors under the pews. Please call and let me know if you can help. Some suggested that a Saturday would be a better day, but we wanted to have a section of floor washed and polyurethaned for the following Saturday and Sunday Masses.

Finally, a salute to our Mothers! How appropriate that we celebrate this day in May, the month dedicated to the Mother of Jesus. May our mothers take her as their model!

This Week's Readings:

Sunday: Acts 2: 1-11; Ps 104: 1,24,29-31, 34 ;1 Cor 12: 3-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23
Monday: Jas 1: 1-11; Ps 119: 67-68, 71-72, 75-76; Mk 8: 11-13
Tuesday: Jas 1: 12-18; Ps 94: 12-15, 18-19; Mk 8: 14-21
Wednesday: Acts 1: 15-17, 20-26; Ps 113: 1-8; Jn 15: 9-17
Thursday: Jas 2: 1-9; Ps 34: 2-7; Mk 8: 27-33
Friday: Jas 2: 14-24, 26; Ps 112: 1-6; Mk 8: 34-9:1
Saturday: Jas 3: 1-10; Ps 12: 2-5, 7-8; Mk 9: 2-13
Sunday: Ex 34: 4-6, 8-9; (Ps) Dn 3: 52-56; 2 Cor 13: 11-13; Jn 3: 16-18

Mass Intentions