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January 18, 2015
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saint Mary Church
626 Willard Avenue
Newington, CT 06111
Reverend Joseph F. Keough, Pastor
Reverend Nicholas J. Cesaro
(in residence)
Rectory Office
626 Willard Avenue
Newington, CT 06111
(860) 666-1591
Fax: (860) 666-5720
Amy Lasek, Secretary
Office hours: M-Th - 9–4 p.m.
Fri. 9-2:30 p.m.
Our website & e-mail are:
www.stmarysnewington.net
[email protected]
Saint Mary’s School
652 Willard Avenue
(860) 666-3844
Mrs. Margaret McDonald,
Principal
www.stmarynewington.com
Religious Education Office
(860) 666-6347
Joan Guerrera, Director
Cathy Bowen, Asst. Director
Permanent Deacons
James Tanguay
Michael O’Toole
Bruce Thompson
Director of Music/Organist
(860) 666-1591 x306
Elizabeth Trainer
Church of Saint Mary’s Mass Schedule
Saturday Evening Vigil: 4:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
(During Daylight Savings Time: 7:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.)
Daily Mass: Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. in the Chapel
Holy Day: 8:30 a.m., 12:10 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Eucharistic Adoration: First Friday from 9-10 a.m. in the Chapel
Mass Intentions can be requested on the 1st business day of the current month
through the same month of the next year by calling the Rectory, 860-666-1591.
Sacraments
Baptism: 2nd Sunday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Contact the Rectory Office to make arrangements.
Reconciliation: Prior to Saturday Vigil Mass – 3:15-3:45 p.m. & anytime by appointment.
Communion: For parishioners, who are homebound or hospitalized, contact the Rectory Office.
Marriage: Contact the Rectory Office at least 6 months in advance to begin preparation.
Anointing of the Sick: Contact the Rectory or hospital Chaplain.
St. Mary Prayer Line is here to assist you. Call Margaret Pelletier (666-3287), Julie Carta (667-9714) or email
requests to [email protected] and give the first name of the person to be prayed for and the intention.
Each month we revise our prayer list and ask that you contact us if you wish a name to remain on the list.
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~Mass Intentions~
Saturday, January 17, 2015
4:00 Lucetta Luppi
By her sister, Joanne
Sunday, January 18, 2015
8:00 Anne Webster
By the family
10:00 Richard Luebeck
By the family
11:30 John Ricciuti
By wife & daughter
Monday, January 19, 2015
8:30 Bernadette Rita Lynch
By the family
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
8:30 St. Mary Parishioners
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
8:30 Mary Mitchell
By Marie Milardo
Thursday, January 22, 2015
8:30 Anthony Magyar
By Carole & John Cox
Friday, January 23, 2015
8:30 Judith Ann Daly
By Marie & Adrina
Saturday, January 24, 2015
4:00 Norm LeBrun
By his wife & children
Sunday, January 25, 2015
8:00 Rosenna Bragoni
By the family
10:00 Anna M. Melluzzo
By the family
11:30 Edward Wansik
By the family
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Mass Intentions can be
requested on the 1st business day
of the current month through the
same month of the next year.
Please contact the Rectory
Office at 860-666-1591 to
schedule your Mass intention.
600-St. Mary Church
From the Desk of the Pastor
In response to your concerns, this year we will try to limit
the ‘second collections’. While we are required to collect funds to support
‘outside’ charities, such as Catholic Relief Services, the Campaign for
Human Development and the Archdiocesan Collections (Catholic High
School, which is next weekend); we will only pass the basket one time. If
you have an envelope designated for a special collection please place it with
your regular weekly contribution in the basket. If you choose to pay by
check without the envelope, make a notation in the memo section on the
front of your check.
There will only be one collection most weekends. We will still have two
separate collections for our Parish Monthly and other parish related
collections. Hopefully, this is the year each household can contribute the
minimum of $10.00 per week and we can eliminate parish second
collections as well.
Fr. Joe Keough
The Shroud of Turin is believed to be the actual burial cloth of Jesus. It
will be on public display this year. Fr. Michael Casey of St. James Parish
(896 Main Street, Manchester, CT 06040) will host a tour of Milan, Turin,
Ravenna and Rome from June 15-24th of this year. For more information,
contact Fr. Casey directly to obtain a flier. The fee, $3,895.00 pp includes
airfare, hotels and some meals, as well as, entrance to major exhibits and
shrines. Final payment is needed by March 1, 2015.
We gratefully ask for your support of the 2015 High School
Collection on January 24/25th, which assists our Catholic
secondary schools as they foster educational excellence and
prepare young people to become productive citizens and
church leaders. Your gift is an investment that will continue to
pay dividends.
CALLING ALL MEN Many St. Mary parishioners attend the men's
retreat held each year at the Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center in West
Hartford. Perhaps you have thought from time to time that you needed a
new approach to refresh your connection with God. The retreat offers
many opportunities to stir the embers of the fire of faith--prayer, reflection,
speakers, music, meditation--to name but a few. The cost for providing
food and services is minimal. Our parish weekend is Friday, February 6th at
6:00 p.m. until noon on Sunday, February 8th. Please join us this
February. Help yourself and the St. Mary community grow into a deeper
and more expressive faith.
You may register on line at www.holyfamilyretreat.org or by calling the
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center (860-521-0440). Retreat offering is
$295, more if you can, less if you can't. The offering is only a suggestion
and should not prevent anyone from attending. Please call John Webster at
860-667-0516, to discuss any aspect of the retreat. We are looking forward
to seeing you there.
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CCD News: 860-666-6347 or [email protected]
All CCD classes will meet this week.
Sunday Monthly Class: 11-12:30 p.m.:
January 18th:
Grade 2: Mrs. Keltonic (Lower Rectory)
Grade 4: Mrs. Astorino (Hall)
January 25th: Children’s Mass 10 a.m.
Grade 3: Mrs. Zoll (Hall)
Grade 10: Speaker Dr. Thomas Finn (Hall) 6-8:30pm
Students must be accompanied by one parent.
January 26th: 1st Holy Communion Parent Meeting
will be at 6:30 p.m. in the Hall. Please make
every effort to attend this meeting as you will
receive all of the information you need to know
for your child’s sacrament.
ON-GOING FOOD DRIVE
Second Year Confirmation Prep
student, Tyler Savluk, is leading the
parish food drive for his service
requirement. Non-perishable,
unopened food can be brought to the church weekly
and placed in the proper receptacles at each entry way.
All food is donated to the Newington Food Bank.
Anyone interested in receiving a Tax Letter for
your 2014 donations to St. Mary Parish, please
call the rectory to request one. Thank you.
Explore Your Faith in the New Year!
This year, in conjunction with our RCIA program, we
are offering adult education classes on various topics
of the Catholic Faith. All parishioners are invited to
join our RCIA candidates to learn more about the
practices and beliefs of the Catholic Church. Classes
should last from 60 to 90 minutes.
Our next class will be on Monday, January 19th at
7:00 p.m. in the Lower Rectory. The topic for the
evening will be “The Sacraments”.
See the Adult Education page on the parish website for
the planned schedule of topics. Contact Deacon Jim
with any questions.
Weekly Collection
January 11th: $7,116.00
Monthly Collection
January: $4,122.00
600-St. Mary Church
We officially welcome our newest
members through
the Sacrament of Baptism
Samual Bronson
John Bronson
Dominic Folan
May God continue to bless them and keep them safe.
Congratulations to their parents and godparents as they
assume the responsibility for raising these children in a
loving relationship with Jesus Christ!
REMINDER: Any donations or fees paid to
St. Mary Parish or St. Mary School should be
marked as such and a notation on the memo
line for the type of payment. For example,
Pay to: St. Mary Church Memo: Memorial
Donation. NEVER make out a check to an
individual person and assume it is going to
the church or the school accounts. Examine
your returned/cancelled checks. They
should have been deposited to a St. Mary
Roman Catholic Church Corporation
Account or St. Mary School.
DYNAMIC CATHOLIC PRAYER
Additional copies of this prayer are available at the
church exits. Please take one home for your own
personal daily prayer and take one for a friend or
family member who might need a prayer booster this
year.
For more information about the DYNAMIC
CATHOLIC movement, visit their website at
dynamiccatholic.com and/or read
The Four Signs of a Dymanic Catholic by Matthew
Kelly.
Knights of Columbus Squires’ Blanket Drive
We will be collecting new or gently used blankets
for those less fortunate in the Hartford area.
Please consider donating to this cause and help
someone stay a little warmer this winter. Your
help is greatly needed and very much
appreciated. A Collection Box will be located in
the South entrance of the church. The collection
will take place the next few weekends of January.
The Newington Knights of Columbus Squires is
composed of boys ages 10 thru 18 years old. If
interested in joining the Squires, please contact
Dick Losh at 860-667-0832.
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Our next Town meeting will be held January 25th at 3 p.m. in the Church. The topic will be on
increasing marketing efforts and volunteerism in the parish so that we can plan more events and
programs. Please bring your ideas to this important meeting!
In an effort to bring together young families we are going to have FAMILY GAME NIGHT. Families
please bring your favorite board games and some snacks to share as we come together for a fun night
out as families of Christ on Friday night, January 30th 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. As always if you have
questions and concerns please contact one of our ministry members. The names and contact
information of our members is available on the website or just speak to us after Mass.
Winter Reminders: Please be cautious when the weather conditions are messy. Play it safe,
stay home and watch the televised Mass on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. on WTXX. If the
governor has closed the roads, STAY HOME and be safe. Our snow removal team does their
best to stay ahead of the accumulation, but sometimes that is not possible. Please only walk
where a path has been shoveled. Use the handrails and watch where you are stepping. Like
us on FACEBOOK to get the latest updates and announcements about cancellations and/or
postponements.
If you have the cold or the flu, please stay home and rest. You should also refrain from
handshakes at the sign of peace. Simply nod or wave to the person near you and wish them
God’s Peace.
Diaconate Inquiry Sessions: The Archdiocesan Office of Diaconate Formation is now preparing to admit a new
class of candidates for the Diaconate in the fall of 2015. Any Catholic man between the ages of 35 and 60 who
may be interested in the Diaconate is encouraged to speak to his pastor.
Two inquiry sessions will be held at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield on Sunday, March 8th and Sunday,
March 22nd from 2 -4 p.m. Both sessions must be attended, and spouses must also attend. Please call the office at
860-242-5573 no later than March 2nd in order to pre-register.
Mindful of those who are sick, please pray for the following people, and those who care for them.
Christopher Batty
CherieLee Bell
Kevin Bhola
Claire Bialaski
Edmund Bialaski
Kyle Bloom
Frank Bury
Theresa Bury
Joe Ciarcia
Dale Crocker
Geraldine Cyr
Helen Cyr
Joey DeVito
Chuck Donnelli
Deborah Durity
Helen Esberg
Cynthia Espinosa
Russell Fancher
James Fink
Larry Finlay
Kasey Grimaldi
Elaine Grossi
Richard Grossi
Dennis Horrigan
Donna Kagan
Alexandra Kubko
Patricia Lamb
James Levesque
Mark Annunziato
Bill Moore
Gavin Thomas Morris
Nancy Nazzone
Chylene Pender
Greg Picklesimer
John Piotrowski
Edward Radomsky
Paul Richard
Darlene Rood
Ryan Rood
Marj Sasiela
Madeline Scanlon
Sr. Rosemary Spodnik
Irene Satkowski
Debbie Tierney
Gary Tierney
Debbie Dittman Warner
Wes Webster
Jim Yoerkie
Paul Zocco
Please call the rectory each month to add or keep a name on the bulletin prayer list.
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