Music Ministry
February 15, 2000 by holyghostcc
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“Sing to the Lord”
Our Music Director and Organist is Fran Garrepy. Fran is a very talented muscian. Her expertise will help support the Liturgy and impliment the documents of the Second Vatican Council through the latest Liturgy and music documents coming from the Vatican. Fran has been working to strengthen our choir since she began in January of 2008.
We have been working on the introduction of Latin Mass parts, as requested by Pope Paul VI when he issued Jubilate Deo on April 14, 1974. You can download the version that is inserted into our pews here.
A new page with Music guidelines for Weddings and Funerals will be coming shortly.
THE PARISH CHOIR
The Holy Ghost Parish Choir is always seeking new members. The choir sings each Sunday at the 10:00 a.m. Mass. There will also be special liturgies that will include the Choir like Christmas, Holy Week, Easter, and other special liturgies of great importance. No audition is required. The only pre-requisites are:
- A love of singing
- A strong appreciation for sacred song.
- The ability to hold a tune
- A minor commitment of your time.
Choirs are traditionally formed in parishes to enhance the liturgy, via support and leading of congregational singing, and via a rich tradition of sacred choral works. Please consider being part of this sacred tradition.
INSTRUMENTALISTS
We are always interested in those who play an instrument (brass, timpani, string/violin, etc.) for special liturgies (Christmas, Easter and maybe more). This is also a leadership role. Auditions for proven proficiency (playing, sight reading) on your instrument will be required. Please contact Fran to get involved in the music ministry at Holy Ghost. You may see here following any of the weekend Masses.
Respect Life
February 15, 2000 by holyghostcc
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Our Lady of Life
Won’t you join us in our effort? Read about the mission we all share as Catholics and about the role of the Respect Life Committee here at Holy Ghost. As Catholics, we have a moral and ethical responsibility to protect the sanctity of life. The world has become a highly complex society. Many pro-life issues become obscured by this complexity, both at political and medical levels. We need to guard against complacency in the face of this challenge. A good place to start is to educate yourself on pro-life issues and on your Catholic responsibility to promote life. Listed below are a few of the many resources available to you to help you learn more.
Mission Statement
We, the Respect Life Committee of Holy Ghost Church, humbly accept our mission “to affirm that human life is a precious gift from God; hat each person who receives this gift has responsibilities toward God, toward self and toward others; and that society, through its lawas and social institutions, must protect and sustain human life at every stage of its existence”. These convictions grow out of our Church’s constatnt witness that “life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception’” (Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities: A Reaffirmation, NCCB, 4).The Committee’s main purpose is to make parishioners more aware of pro-life issues and needs, and to recruit volunteers to help meet those needs. In order to accomplish this goal the committee wll wor to:
- Promote a public information and education effort to all groups within the parish to deepen understanding of the humanit of the unborn, the sanctity of human life, the moral evil of abortion and the consistent efforts of the Church to witness on behalf of all human life.
- Promote an assist pregnancy counseling and comprehensive maternity support services, as well as post-abortion counselfing and reconciliation programs; and
- foster public awareness of the need for a constitutional amendment and other laws and policies to restore legal protection to the unborn.
We dedicate our committee to fulfill this mission under the loving patronage of Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe. Learn more about Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patroness of the Americas at http://sancta.org.Pro-Life WebsitesThere are numerous websites available that offer resources on pro-life issues. Visit our “Links” page for a few good sites.Online Church DocumentsThere exists a vast amount of information available on pro-life issues on the Web. We will try to provide a more comprehensive topic list in the future so that all the issues have representation here. However, for the present moment, following is a short list to get you started.
- Humanae Vitae (On The Regulation Of Birth), Pope John Paul II http://www.ewtn.com/library/ENCYC/P6HUMANA.HTM
- Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), Pope John Paul II http://www.ewtn.com/library/ENCYC/JP2EVANG.HTM
- Abortion and the Supreme Court,National Conference of Catholic Bishops’ pro-life office,on abortion and court decisions in the United States http://www.ewtn.com/library/BISHOPS/ZCLTDTH.HTM
- Embryo Reduction http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/PCFEMBRE.HTM
- The Defence of Life in the Context of International Policies and Norms, Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran http://www.ewtn.com/library/ISSUES/DOFINTPN.HTM
- Donna’s Story: A Victim of Legalized Abortion http://www.nffllp.org/donna’s_.htm
Holy Ghost Catholic Library
A new parish library is currently being established in the parish hall at Holy Ghost. Adult and children’s books, audiocassettes, and videocassettes will be available for loan/check-out soon. We will post a current list of titles in this location as soon as they are available. Other Informational ResourcesNCCB Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities3211 4th Street NEWashington, DC 20017-11941-202-541-3070Write or call for subscriptions to their two publications Life at Risk (Euthanasia Trends in America) and Life Insight.
Prayers For Life
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us… We can all do our part with prayer. It is free, it is simple, and it is powerful. Join us by praying one Hail Mary each day for an end to abortion and for a greater respect of human life.
St. Monica’s Guild
February 15, 2000 by holyghostcc
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St. Monica
Raised in a Christian family, she was given in marriage to a bad-tempered, adulterous pagan named Patricius. Mother of two, one of whom is Saint Augustine of Hippo whose writings about her are the primary source of our information about Monica. She prayed constantly for the conversion of her husband (who converted on his death bed), and of her son (who converted after a wild life). Spiritual student of Saint Ambrose of Milan. Reformed alcoholic.
Many people have children, family members and friends who have fallen away from the Church and live as if God does not exist. Would you like your friends and loved ones to return to and love Sacraments and the Catholic Church? There is only one answer, come and pray!
The St. Monica Guild meets in the church for prayer on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m.
Youth Ministry
February 15, 2000 by holyghostcc
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John Paul the Great Youth Group
Welcome to John Paul the Great Youth Group. The JPTG youth group is a ministry of Holy Ghost Roman Catholic Church in Tiverton, Rhode Island.
The goals of Youth Ministry at Holy Ghost are:
- To empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in the world today.
- To draw young people to a responsiblie participatin in the life, mission and work of the Roman Catholic faith community.
- To foster the total personal and spiritual grouth of each young person.
The youth in our church are encouraged to attend meetings that are held every Sunday from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. During that time they will be in a prayerful atmosphere where they will learn
how God’s Word and the teachings of the Catholic Church are to be incorporated into their everyday lives. Retreats that are organized through the parish or with the Diocese, the Diocesan Youth Congress and
Steubenville East Youth Confrences are just a few of the events we attend.
Meetings are for children from grades 1 and up.
- Grade 9 & up – Every Sunday, 6:00 – 8:00 pm.
- Grades 5-8 – see the bulletin.
- Grades 1-4 see the bulletin.
For more information about our youth group, please contact the parish Youth Minister, Mike Pacheco, see his eMail on the contact page or just drop in on Sunday night!
