Saint Eugene Parish | A Catholic faith community in Chepachet, RI

Welcome to the parish website for St. Eugene’s Church. “The Church of Saint Eugene is a community of believers seeking to grow in the faith of Jesus Christ through His Eucharist and by the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. The Church of Saint Eugene welcomes all God’s people through liturgy, sacraments, outreach to our neighbors in need, and by following the example of Jesus Christ. Through works and actions we strive to meet the spiritual, physical and temporal needs of all generations, especially our young. By encouraging one another, we grow in faith and we demonstrate our life in the Holy Trinity by sharing the Good News of Jesus and by being an active voice in our society. With God’s help, we remain a community united in Faith, Hope and Charity.” Please visit these pages to learn more about our vibrant faith community!

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2022 Catholic Charity Appeal

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Faith is living and dynamic: if not fed, it grows weak; if not practiced, it grows rusty; if not shared, it grows cold; if not lived, it dies.

1st Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and 1st Saturday Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary are held every month. Please see the schedule below for dates and time.

1st Friday            1st Saturday
7:30 am 8:30 am

Jan 7                   Jan 1
Feb 4                      Feb 5
Mar 4       Mar 5
Apr 1    Apr 2
May 6                      May 7
Jun 3                   Jun 4
Jul 1 Jul 2
Aug 5                      Aug 6
Sept 2                     Sept 3
Oct 7                     Oct 1
Nov 4    Nov 5
Dec 2                  Dec 3

Holy Days of Obligation 2022
*Jan 1 Solemnity of Mary
(Not Obligatory 2022)
May 13 Ascension Thursday
*Aug 15 Assumption of Mary
(Not Obligatory 2022)
Nov 1 All Saints Day
Dec 8 Immaculate Conception
Dec 25 Christmas Day

Mass Intention Book Open
The 2022 Mass intention book is now open to schedule Mass intentions or the Sanctuary Lamp. Our secretary is available to do this Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The Stipend for the Mass is payable at the time of scheduling or cannot be reserved. If you want particular dates, now is the time to do it. The stipend schedule established by the Bishop is as follows: • Weekday Mass $10.00 • Weekend Masses and Holy day Masses $25.00 • 14 Day Sanctuary Lamp $10.00

Religious Education
Our young people are enrolled with many devoted catechists volunteering their time and talent to help form future generations of believers. I want to express my profound appreciation to these parishioners for giving up their time and devoting their energy teaching the young. Our Lord warned adults not to prevent the children from coming to Him, for such as these does the Kingdom of God belong. Parents are, above all, the first and most important teachers of religion and we who teach and preach can only build on the foundation provided by parents.

In addition to bringing their children to religion classes, parents are encouraged to attend Sunday Mass with their children; for the faith to be experienced it must be enlivened spiritually with the grace of the Sacraments, especially the sharing of God’s Word and His Body and Blood, gifts given to us at each and every Mass. It is the house, that is, the life, built on the solid rock of faith rather than the shifting sands of ease and comfort that sustains in time of trial and difficulty; that trials and difficulties come is without question—that we can be sustained in the face of these depends on how well we have built, have practiced, have nurtured our faith, particularly with the living Body and Blood of Christ, the Eucharist, each and every Sunday. Faith is living and dynamic: if not fed, it grows weak; if not practiced, it grows rusty; if not shared, it grows cold; if not lived, it dies.

JOIN OUR PARISH
Welcome to St. Eugene Parish, a Roman Catholic community committed to the Gospels. Please call the parish rectory at (401) 568-5102 to register with the parish or to receive budgets. If you are moving out of the parish, please call us so we may update our records. If you have a question for the pastor, please call Father Stephen J. Dandeneau at the rectory or see him after any Mass.

Register by downloading a parish registration form. Completed registration forms can be returned by mail, brought to the parish office, or dropped in the collection basket at any weekend mass.

Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday Nights – 6:30pm-7:30 pm (Confession is available)

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Donations:

May 15 $ 2247.00 (Env 56)
E-Giving $ 1029.44

**Each week, our parish requires a minimum Total Operating Revenue of $3,600.00 to meet our budgeted expenses.
If you miss Mass for any reason, we kindly ask you to remember the needs of our community. Thank you for your generosity.

**Please note that In Pew Collections have resumed. You may drop your budgets in the basket at mass as done in the past. Thank you for your support!
**Meetings/Events**

St. Vincent dePaul

St. Vincent dePaul– Meets 2nd TUESDAY of the month September thru July at 6pm in the church hall. Old and New Friends are welcome! Come see what St. Vincent DePaul is about and what we do. Next Meeting – June 14, 2022

Youth Group
Youth Group EVENTS Are On Hold

Prayer Garden

Stations of the Cross – Fridays 6:30 PM

Our prayer garden is open for anyone who is looking for a quiet spot to pray and meditate. Presently we have a small group who say the “Chaplet of Divine Mercy” every day at 3pm.
Please feel free to come and join them.

Weekly and Monthly Meetings:

Every Monday- 6:45 pm Legion of Mary W/Rosary in the church rectory
Every Wednesday- 8pm New Freedom In the church hall
Every Wednesday- 6:30-7:30pm Confessions in the church with exposition of the Eucharist.
Knights of Columbus- Meets 2nd & 4th Thursdays @ 7:30pm in the church hall
4th Degree Knights of Columbus- Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month @7:30pm in the church hall

Youth Group EVENTS Are On Hold

Students in Grades 8-12 are welcome to join. Come and enjoy some time with friends. (Students who have already made their Confirmation are invited back to join us!)

Religious Education:

All classes are now held on Sundays
Gr K-5 — 8:45am – 9:50am
Gr 6-10 — 11:15am – 12:30pm

CCD CLASSES

FIRST COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION are two year programs. Please send in copies of Baptismal Certificates if student was not baptized at St. Eugene. Confirmation candidates should have a sponsor chosen prior to the start of classes.
Registration forms for Religious Education have been prepared and mailed. If you are new to the parish or have children who are now of an age to attend classes, please call rectory 568-5102 so that your family can be sent a registration form.
Registration Forms are available for download by clicking the Rel Ed menu option above then clicking Forms
Related Links

Diocese of Providence
The Vatican
Catholics Come Home
Catechism of the Catholic Church
3-Minute Retreats
Catholic Providence Diocese
Daily Scripture
Saints of the Day
Knights of Columbus
Word Among Us

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Faith is living and dynamic: if not fed, it grows weak; if not practiced, it grows rusty; if not shared, it grows cold; if not lived, it dies.

**Meetings/Events**

Weekly and Monthly Meetings:

Youth Group EVENTS Are On Hold

Religious Education:

Related Links

Meetings/Events