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Did you know there are over 40 active ministries here at Our Lady of Victory parish. Periodically we will feature a new ministry in our bulletin and here on our website. This month we would like to introduce you to our Gathering Grandmothers!
See our Ministry of the Month page for more.






In 2009, almost 2000 church-attending Christians witnessed a video,“Portraits of Ministry.” (if you were away you can view Portraits of Ministry here >> and see the video at home).  The compelling story simply put our flesh, a life of service in love, on Jesus’ teaching.

Welcome from Father Mark...

As Pastor let me extend a warm welcome to you and other viewers who visit our Parish on the Net. I hope you'll find this "extension" of our Parish inviting and interesting. Please know that you are most welcome to visit us, literally, by sharing in weekend worship at our main church, Our Lady of Victory, or our beautiful Chapel, Our Lady of Hope. If I can be of service to you, personally, please don't hesitate to e-mail and I'll return a message a.s.a.p! An anonymous author has written, "There are two words used a great deal by Jesus in the Gospels. One is 'Come' and the other is 'Go'. It's no use coming unless you go, and it's no use going unless you come." Peace, Fr. Mark

Weekly Message from our Pastoral Staff

“Love one another, as I have loved you”

Today’s readings for Mass have a common theme, Love. What could be easier than this, “Love one another as I have loved you”? John tells us in the second reading that love is God and God is love. This should be pretty straight forward, not complicated, something we all pretty much understand. Without God there is no love and there is no God without love.

In John’s Gospel, Jesus gives us this commandment, “Love one another as I have loved you, no one has greater love than this, to lay down his life for one’s friends”. Jesus did not just say these words He lived and died for them. God sent His only Son for us, to teach how to love by His example.

Read more >>

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WHAT'S NEW...

Holy Day
Thursday May 17, 2012 is the Ascension of the Lord. There will be a Mass at Our Lady of Victory at 9am, and 7pm.

Please note that our GIFT students will also be making their Confirmation at the 7pm Mass.

The times for Masses from our surrounding parishes are as follows:

Our Lady of Assumption in Osterville: 5:30 Vigil, 8:30am, 12:10pm, 5:30pm
Saint Francis Xavier in Hyannis: 4:00pm Vigil, 7:00am, and 12:10pm
Christ the King in Mashpee: 7:00pm Vigil, 8:30am

Catholic Charities
Sincere thanks to the 138 families who have started off the 2012 Catholic Charities Appeal.
These generous parishioners have donated a total of $29,619, a record
amount for so early in the appeal. With so many people hurting financially these days, it is
heartening to see the response of so many.
You are encouraged to use the Pledge System for your donation. Hopefully, this will enable
you to increase your gift without putting a strain on your finances. Payments can
be spread out over 10 months. A gift of $100 can be broken down into 10 payments of $10.
You may also use MasterCard or Visa if you prefer.

We encourage you to visit the Catholic Charities page of the Fall River website to learn about
some of the good works you help to support. Visit: http://catholiccharitiesfallriverdioc.org/

GIFT Evaluation
We value your input if you have come to GIFT and wish to help us strengthen the program for next year.
Please take the time to fill in our evaluation form. It is available in the parish office and online on our GIFT page.

GIFT Road Map at Home activities for May have been posted.

The Take Five for Faith Readings for May have been posted.

The Weekly Scripture Readings for May have been posted.

Visit our Gathering Grandmothers page!

 

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Looking for more insight into the new Roman Missal Translation? Watch the presentation from Msgr Steve Avila here >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLrmHZseHcc

Have you heard about the Traveling Chalice? Join the Churches Prayer for vocations! What a great way to pray together as a family!

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Links of interest
From time to time we'll suggest some of our favorite links that will help you grow in the faith. Today we would like to introduce you to the Meditations and Reflection Emails from the Henri Nouwen Society.

Daily Meditation
Drawn from a wide range of Henri Nouwen’s writing, these short meditations will inspire and guide your mind and heart.

Simply indicate that you wish to receive Bread for the Journey and HenriNouwen.org will be pleased to send a free daily mediation to the e-mail address of your choice. Each reflection takes less than a minute to read and yet it can set the tone for your day. It will be waiting for you when you wake up in the morning or when you arrive in your office. Feed your spirit and nourish your soul. Sign up and enjoy!

Visit our Links page for more!

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We are pleased to provide Take Five for Faith, a daily meditation guide for the busy Catholic! We'll feature the day's reading on Facebook and post the weekly readings on our Take Five for Faith page for you to view and/or download.

Looking for some inspiration? We have podcasts available of select homilies. See our Media page to listen.

Generations in Faith Together....at Home!
As we begin our 4th season of GIFT we want to provide you with a “Road Map” of activities to do at home between GIFT sessions and Sunday Mass that will help you make the connections needed to guide your family down the road of spiritual growth and commitment to our faith. See our Gift at Home page to travel....all roads lead to faith!

You can also visit the GIFT information page for the registration form, schedules, and other information.

Portraits of Ministry
"It's amazing what happens around here!"
We hear that alot around here...whether it's from visitors to our parish from places near and far, or from full-time parishioners who spend a few minutes in the parish office. We invite you to view these two videos beautifully produced by the Franciscans of the Immaculate to see some of the many good works that happen every day, here in the parish.

Monsignor Moore meets every Monday immediately following the 9 am Mass for Coffee and Conversation except on holidays when the office is closed. All are welcome.

We hope you enjoyed the Summer Speaker Series this year. We were so pleased to see so many of our parishioners sharing and growing through these relevant presentations. You can view the presentations on our Summer in Centerville page. View the videos here >>

 

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Helpful links...
Visit our links page for some of our favorite resources on the web! Have a favorite site? Send it our way and we'll include it! New links have been added. Be sure to check out some of the blogs!

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Pathfinders Ministry
Need assistance with how to navigate the legal system?  We can help! The Pathfinders are a volunteer group of lawyers from our parish who are willing to meet with parishioners to assist, guide and explain what legal resources are available.  To make an appointment please call Barbara in the parish office at 508-775-5744x 106.

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