Mass/Sacraments

Join Fr. Dan for Weekend masses and weekday masses and the Holy Rosary
- All our Weekend, Daily Masses and Daily Rosary can be found here at our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/HTrinYouTube
- You can also find these on Facebook - Live. You may need to login to Facebook:
https://bit.ly/HTrinFaceBook
- It is important to remember that the Church is at prayer during this time. Priests are celebrating mass daily, whether privately or publicly on Facebook or YouTube. If you have made a mass offering during this time, your loved one is still being prayed for.

COVID 19 UPDATES... returning to public mass on May 30/31
- Our parish church will reopen for Masses on the weekend of May 30/31.
However, there will be restrictions on attendance. PLEASE read Bishop Tobin's statement on reopening churches for Mass. A link can be found here: "Returning to Mass in time of COVID 19"
- Please check back on this web site for further updates on how Fr. Dan and the parish staff will implement the Bishop's directives on returning to public mass based on recommendations of the Rhode Island Department of Health.
- We have also posted a video from the Diocese on the reopening of churches on the main page of this web site.
- The first point Bishop Tobin makes in his statement is:"1. Catholics will continue to be dispensed from Sunday Mass and Holy Day Masses.
While public Masses will resume, vulnerable populations, the elderly, and those with underlying health conditions are asked to follow the most up to date health regulations and remain at home. There are many who might feel uncomfortable returning to Mass. They, too, have legitimate reason to remain at home. Bishop Tobin has extended the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and Holy Day Masses until further notice."
There are many other important points that Bishop Tobin makes... please read the entire statement here.

Parish bulletin is available online... please check here. It is also available in the church building. It is still being worked on and published.

Ask the Lord’s protection upon our community during this time of widespread illness.

Easter Flowers ... in memory of... for the special intentions... check here.

New Formation web site for children, youth and all parish members:
The parish has signed up for a website entitled "Formed". This website is by the Augustine Institute. It offers many topics and discussions such as: Faith at home, prayer at home, movie night, information on the saints, Lenten reflections, documentaries, current topics, kids activities and movies, and so much more. I will be using this to help continue our faith formation for the young people of our parish but it is also designed to assist our whole community come together and keep the faith especially during this time of social distancing. It is so easy and simple to sign up. Parishioners simply need to go to formed.org/signup, type in Holy Trinity Parish 1409 park Ave, Woonsocket, RI 02895. register with your name and email address. A link will then be sent to your email, click on it and begin using formed. There is really something for the whole family!!

This is page has the SCHEDULE of masses, a link to mass intentions, information about other sacraments and liturgical events. Special Masses and Holy Day mass schedules are also listed here. This is is 'normal' times...

Daily Mass

Monday - Friday: 7:00 a.m. (9:00 a.m. on holy days) -- OLQM building
During the school year, 9:00 a.m. on holy days is celebrated with Msgr. Gadoury School
Saturday: 8:00 a.m. followed by Holy Rosary -- OLQM building
Friendly Nursing Home Mass - Second Monday of the month at 2:00 p.m.

Weekend Masses (all masses are at the OLQM Church building on Park Ave, Woonsocket)

Saturday: 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8:00 a.m.
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. (after mass Donuts and Coffee - check dates here)

Mass Intentions

Published daily and weekend Mass Intentions are only available from this site by a link to our bulletin. Please use the link below to view our weekly parish bulletin for a listing of the Mass Intentions:
https://www.parishesonline.com/find/holy-trinity-parish-02895

Weekend Masses & Weekly Sanctuary Candles
We encourage you to have Mass intentions during the week. Intentions can be for the living, sick as well as deceased or Favor obtained. Same with the Sanctuary Candle. We now have cards for both living and deceased intentions at the rectory. If you are having a Mass said for a loved one on the weekend, we invite you to be bearers of the offertory gifts in the Offertory Procession and ask you to also be considerate when there are two intentions for the same Mass allowing someone from each family to participate and each take up one of the gifts...Thank You!!

CELIAC SUFFERERS
Do you have “celiac disease”? The serious allergy to the gluten found in wheat products? Do you avoid communion because of this? We have two solutions: we have ‘gluten free hosts’ (very, very low gluten). Just tell the celebrant before mass and he’ll consecrate one for you. Or you could receive communion just from the chalice. There’s no gluten in Eucharistic wine.

Looking for more information about the Catholic sacraments? We have a new page on our sacraments. Check here for this great information on the Catholic Sacraments

First Communion, Reconciliation and Confirmation for children and youth... registration for 2018-19 program is now available online. You must be a parishioner of the faith communities of OLQM, Holy Family or Sacred Heart now merged into the Holy Family Parish
These are part of our Comprehensive Youth Ministry Program (K-9) which is under the direction of our Director of Faith Formation. Please contact Carleen for more information: holytrinityff3@gmail.com or call the rectory 762-5117

If you are a Baptized Catholic interested in these Sacraments, please contact the rectory and speak with Fr. Dan: 762-5117

Sacrament of Penance / Reconciliation
Saturdays 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. (before Sat. Mass)
or by appointment with Pastor
There are also communal celebrations of Reconciliation at various times of the year. Please check our home page for announcements.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
RCIA is a catechetical and spiritual preparation for adults who wish to prepare to become Catholics. (It is also for Catholic adults who haven’t received the sacraments of Eucharist and/or Confirmation.)
Please see Fr. Dan or call the Holy Family rectory at 762-5117

Baptism of Infants and Children
Families should contact the parish to schedule Baptism preparation when they have a child to be presented for this sacrament of initiation. Contact the Pastor, Rev Daniel Sweet (762-5117) for details regarding preparation for Baptism of Infants and Children.

Marriage
Planning to get married in the next year? The reception of this sacrament of God’s love and life demands serious preparation on the part of the couple to be married. Please contact the parish to get the information you need for marriage preparation well before the date of the wedding. Present life offers many obstacles and challenges to those who wish to enter this sacred vocation. Contact Fr. Dan for information at the Holy Trinity Parish rectory.

information from the Diocese of Providence can be found at:
https://dioceseofprovidence.org/marriage

Sacrament of Holy Orders
Below is a link to the Diocese of Providence web site on Ordination and Priesthood. Interested in pursuing ordination as a Roman Catholic priest? Check out this site: http://www.catholicpriest.com/

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