THE CHURCH OF SAINT AUGUSTINE

Sundays at 9:30 AM - Livestreamed on Facebook 

• All are required to wear masks or face coverings while in church, unless a physical restriction prevents it.
• With the exception of family members living in the same household, all must maintain a 6 feet distance from one another. 
• All must enter the church from the front doors only. The side entrance on Old Rd (with the exception of the handicapped entrance) and the back parking lot doors will NOT be accessible for entry to church on the weekend. They are open during the weekdays.
• Missalettes have been removed from the pews.
• Holy water fonts will remain empty.
• The sign of peace remains suspended.
• The procession with the offertory (the gifts of bread & wine) has been restored. If it is your Mass intention, please feel free to bring the gifts up to the priest at the time of the offertory.
• Because of the difficulty of requiring constant sanitization and cleaning, bathrooms will be accessible in church for EMERGENCY use only.
• Holy Communion will be distributed in the CENTER and SIDE aisles. The priests and the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion will be sanitizing before, during (if necessary) and after the distribution of Holy Communion. Those parishioners may come up, pew by pew, to receive Holy Communion as usual. But while in line, parishioners must work to feasibly maintain a 6 foot distance from one another.
• The faithful are advised to receive Holy Communion in the hand while wearing their masks and then remove their masks to receive the sacred host. Holy Communion may not be received in the hand by a member of the faithful wearing gloves.
• Anyone with underlying health conditions or anyone manifesting symptoms of illness is advised NOT to attend the public celebration of Mass. Mass will continue to be live-streamed on Sundays at 9:30 AM. Because of the smaller attendance at daily Mass, all the doors of the church will be unlocked.
• The Bishop continues to dispense everyone in the Diocese from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and Holy Day Masses until further notice.

Congratulations to our young children who made their First Communion on Sunday, September 20th here in church. All the children were in fine dress and reverent form as they received Jesus for the first time. Below is a list of the First Communion Class of 2020: 

Abigail Antunes, Jayden Bilyj, James Brennan, Elizabeth Ceprano, Alarie Champagne, Ethan Dawson, Cambria DeQuattro, Juliana Dexter, Autumn Duquette, Jerry Hernandez, David Gianfrancesco, Julia Higgins, Noah Liasu, Preston Luanglath, Joseph Olobri, Jr., Lilyana Ramirez, Mia Rianna, Giovanni Romeo, Lyla Schaumberg, Tiago Sousa-Medeiros, Luca Stabile, and Francesca Tiernan.

God bless them all! 

This weekend we welcome Fr. Peter Lee as our new Associate Pastor. Fr. Lee comes to us from Sts. John and Paul Parish in Coventry where he was assigned for the last 18 months. 
Fr. Lee was born in Incheon, South Korea. He was ordained a priest in January of 2017 in the Diocese of Incheon. Shortly after ordination, he was assigned by his Bishop to exercise his priestly minitstry in the United States. Fr. Lee is the youngest of two children. His older brother, Ciril, also a priest, is studying in Rome. Fr. Lee states that his parents have accepted that both their sons are fulfilling their vocational calls in foreign countries. 
In speaking with Fr. Lee, he noted that he is learning not only English, but also about the priesthood here in America, through his brother priests. He has already met many of the priests in our diocese. 
In his free time, Fr. Lee enjoys relaxing and working out at the gym. 
He is looking forward to meeting the parishioners here at St. Augustine's. He is excited about meeting the students at St. Augustine School, Religious education and those young people in our parish Youth Group. 
Please give Fr. Lee a generous St. Augustine's welcome when you see him around the parish. Welcome to St. Augustine's, Fr. Lee!


 

 In-Pew Solicitation continues THIS weekend!! 
We are within REACH of our parish goal....approximately $10,000.00 to go!               
Please take the time to fill-out an envelope with your donation to the Catholic Charity Appeal. You may obtain an envelope from the front entrance of the church or at the end of the pews. Please place these completed envelopes in any collection basket or drop it in the rectory mail slot or mail to us at: 20 Old Road, Providence, RI 02908. We prefer that you not mail your gift to the diocese as it is easier for us to process here at the parish level and then forward to them. Thank you to all those who have already made donations to this year's Appeal. Please, continue to pray for the overall success of the Appeal and the 39 ministries served through your generosity and sacrifice.

If you've been reluctant to return to Mass on the weekend, you might want to consider attending Mass in the evening (Mon, Wed, Fri) at 5:30 pm. It is sparsely attended, right now, and may be a good first step to returning to weekend Mass. 

Adoration and Benediction will resume again on Friday, October 2nd. 

Watch this spot for more parish news and updates. 

SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday 7:00, 9:30, 11:30 AM and 5:30 PM 
DAILY MASSES
Monday thru Friday 7:00 AM
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 5:30 PM
(NO 5:30 PM Daily Mass June thru August)
Saturday 8 AM, preceded by the Rosary
CONFESSIONS
Saturday from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM