June 24, Saturday: 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM Vigil Thursdays: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:45 AM, 11:30 AM Every Day: 15 minutes before Mass

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1 June 24, 2018 Welcome to our Little Church on the Hill Mass Schedule Sacrament of Reconciliation Monday - Friday: 7:30 AM Available Saturdays: 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Saturday: 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM Vigil Thursdays: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:45 AM, 11:30 AM Every Day: 15 minutes before Mass Holy Days: posted in the Bulletin Baptism & Marriage Preparation Eucharistic Adoration Please contact Parish Office (203) First Tuesday 7:00 PM 8:00 PM Anointing of the Sick Every Friday 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM Please contact Parish Office (203) Office hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM ; Friday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM -CHURCH IS HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE-

2 Liturgical Schedule - MONDAY 06/25/18-7:30 AM + Jean Stanton Buzzy Klecha Rdgs: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18 Mt 7:1-5 - TUESDAY 06/26/18-7:30 AM + Max and +Fred Klecha Buzzy Klecha Rdgs: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36 Mt 7: 6, WEDNESDAY 06/27/18-7:30 AM + Mary Patren Patren Family Rdgs: 2 Kgs 22:8-13, 23:1-3 Mt 7: THURSDAY 06/28/18 - Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr 7:30 AM Fr. Peter and Staff Janice McNamara Rdgs: 2 Kgs 24:8-17 Mt 7: :00 PM Confessions - FRIDAY 06/29/18 - Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles 7:30 AM + JoAnn Melillo Linda and David Evans Rdgs: Acts 12: Tm 4:6-8, Mt. 16: SATURDAY 06/30/18-8:00 AM +Marge Hlavenka Dorothy Pribulo Rdgs: Lam 2:2, 10-14, Mt 8: :00 PM +Victor Kolwicz Muriel Kolwicz Lectors - M. Godfrey & J. Kieras Ministers of the Blood - R. Godfrey & B. Miazga Minister of the Body - J. Garofalo Altar Servers - J. & J. Dennison Music Ministry - St. Cecilia Choir - SUNDAY 07/01/18-7:30 AM Parishioners Living and Deceased Lectors - D. & K. Kozlowski Ministers of the Blood - B. Scully Minister of the Body - J. Freitas Altar Servers - K. Kozlowski, K. Viera- Hanley, R. Posca Music Ministry - Cantor 9:45 AM Anthony Scalzo Janice McNamara Lector - D. Suess Ministers of the Blood - E. Cerno & B. Hagan Minister of the Body - K. Cerno Altar Servers - E. & A. Vas, E. Castro Music Ministry - Cantor 11:30 AM + Lucille Roth Anna Fitzsimons Lector - G. Kula Ministers of the Blood - Sr. Doris & V. Giordano Minister of the Body - M. Casey Altar Servers - C. Vogel, JP Miranda Music Ministry - Contemporary Choir Rdgs: Wis 1:13-15, 2: Cor 8:7,9,13-15 Mk 5:21-43 Your prayers are requested for our hospitalized parishioners, family members, and friends who are bearing the Cross of Suffering: Fran Wilkes, Bob & Pat Extance, Herminia Genao, Therese Slesinsky, Emily Donofrio, the Morosky Family, & Homebound. Please also pray for those suffering senseless violence and racial tensions. Sacred Heart has received donations: In Loving Memory of : + Geraldine Strusky From: Roberta and Allan Phipps Stewardship Our Financial View Weekend of June 16 th and 17 th $3, Going on Vacation? Please visit our website to set up your online giving account. Thank You for your continued generosity! PLEASE NOTE Danbury Hospital continues to update their computer system. We are still not receiving notification of hospitalized parishioners. If you or a loved one are hospitalized, and would like a visit, please contact the Parish Office. (203) Tuesday nights 7:00PM - 8:00 PM Join the Flame of Love group in the Church and Pray the Rosary in Spanish Los Martes no juntamos desde las 7:00 hasta las 8:00 de la noche. Sea miembro del grupo La llama del amor en la iglesia y rece el Rosario en espanol con nostros.español.

3 Parish Staff Pastor Fr. Peter Towsley In Residence Fr. Amobi Atuegbu Pastoral Administrator Dan Tomé Finance Administrator Marie Fitzgerald Office Administrator Suzanne Najman Parish Building & Grounds Manny Guaman Music Ministry Director Suzanne Najman Finance Council Chairperson Nannette Scudiero Parish Pastoral Council Chairperson Karen Cerno Parish Office Bulletin Editor This Week in the Parish - MONDAY 06/25/18- - TUESDAY 06/26/18-6:15 PM - 7:15 PM Class School Gym - WEDNESDAY 06/27/ THURSDAY 06/28/18-6:45 PM - 8:00 PM Rehearsal Church - FRIDAY 06/29/18-7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Rehearsal Church 6:30PM - 8:00 PM Parish Center - SATURDAY 06/30/ SUNDAY 07/01/18- Meeting FRIDAY Adoration 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM closing with Benediction. Couldn't you watch with me even one hour? Matt 26:40 OUTDOOR MASS & PICNIC Anthony Scalzo Janice McNamara Week of July 1 All Ministers please take note: As we head into warmer months, please remember that when you are exercising your ministry, you should be dressed appropriately.

4 Adorers Corner Scheduled for June 29 th 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Georgia Kula 9:00 AM -10:00 AM Janice McNamara & Christina Brito 10:00 AM -11:00 AM Sr. Doris Thibault & Virginia Giordano 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Volunteer(s) Needed 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Tom DiGiovanni, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Ginger Wohlfarth 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Fran & Sonia Kieras 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Ben Slesinsky 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Peggy Dyer, Deb Isaacson 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Contemporary Choir 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Alessandra Zocolotti 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Cyndi Morosky, Leoneidia Sousa If you would like to volunteer to be an adorer, please contact the Parish Office or office@sacredheartdanbury.org If you are unable to make your assigned time please find a substitute. Jesus must never be left unattended. Thank you! As a Parish community, we would like to lift each family up in prayer; praying for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of each member of the family. Please be sure to include them in your daily prayers. Sunday: Mary Franc & Family Monday: Jonathan and Aiza Freitas & Family Tuesday: Nathalie Froehlich & Family Wednesday: Danie and Anastasia Furtado & Family Thursday: Zalina Furtado & Family Friday: Frank and Janet Gaetano & Family Saturday: Paul and Ann Galvin & Family Sunday: Paul and Martina Garizio& Family Pastor s Corner conclusion.. Time will be dedicated to sharing of the word of God as directed by the Holy Spirit. The leader of the group can start and after opening the minds and hearts of brothers and sisters as directed by the Holy Spirit, then other brothers and sisters will be given opportunity to share as directed by the Holy Spirit. We will follow this path whenever we meet for lectio divina; Reading a passage of scripture (Then together we will slowly reflect and share what the Word of God seems to communicate to us) After reception of God s word, we will dedicate time for silent meditation and contemplation We will follow the meditation with Intercessions We will end with Benediction Please join us on Monday evenings at 7:00pm beginning July 2.

5 LECTIO DIVINA UNDERSTANDING GOD S WORD AND PRAYING WITH IT Fr. Michael Boakye Yeboah Lectio divina is an ancient spiritual exercise promoted by the Benedictine monks around the 6 th century. Lectio divina literally means divine reading and is a method of prayer, study, and meditation. It can be described as the slow contemplative praying of scripture. Lectio divina approaches the study and prayer of scripture as something to be calmly and carefully absorbed and understood. The ultimate goal to this spiritual technique is to spend some time, physically and mentally, with God through His word. Lectio divina teaches us about the God who truly loves us. In lectio divina we dare to believe that our loving Father continues to extend His embrace to us today. And His embrace is real. In His word, we experience ourselves as personally loved by God; as the recipients of a word which He gives uniquely to each of us whenever we turn to Him in the Scriptures. Lectio divina teaches us about ourselves. In lectio divina we discover that there is no place in our hearts, no interior corner or closet that cannot be opened and offered to God. God teaches us in lectio divina what it means to be members of his Church. Though followers of St. Benedict have faithfully practiced Lectio Divina since the 6 th century, it has experienced a revival in the 20 th and 21 st centuries. Pope Paul VI with his document Dei Verbum and the establishment of the Second Vatican Council expressed the importance of this ancient practice in the 20 th century. Even more recently Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI restated the significance of the Lectio Divina in 2005, explaining that Lectio divina should therefore be increasingly encouraged [ ] It should never be forgotten that the Word of God is a lamp for our feet and a light for our path. Lectio divina is divided into different phases: reading/listening, meditation, prayer, and contemplation. The rhythm of the lectio divina is a gentle alteration between action and reception: reading the words and thereby entering a conversation with God. By focusing on a selected scripture, one waits and listens for God s voice. The individual practicing lectio divina is both listening to and speaking with God, united with Him via his words. Lectio is a prayerful process of reading the scriptures in the light of the Holy Spirit. When we prayerfully read the Word of God, the Holy Spirit will lead us to new understanding. The Word of God has this incarnation effect, where Jesus becomes present in the heart that receives His Word. Lectio helps us to develop an openness and receptivity to the Word of God in Scripture, as well as in nature and in events. It helps us to see God everywhere, and hear what God might be saying. We do lectio to align our hearts with the directives of God that come to us through His Word and the Word of God becomes the light for our path. Lectio divina is also among the important exercises, practiced in the atmosphere of silence. The Blessed Virgin Mary is a key example of the Spirituality of lectio divina. When the angel Gabriel brought the word of God to her, she accepted it though she couldn t understand the message. Her response I am the handmaid of the Lord, do unto me as you have said has been the mantra of Christian discipleship and devotion to the Word of God. Mary plays a key role in the mystery of incarnation: she accepted the word of God and allowed it to grow within her. Mary always pondered on the words of God silently and patiently and always allowed the will of the Lord be done in her life. If we are to practice Lectio divina well, then Mary should be our role model. The first step of Lectio Divina is Lectio, or reading. It is not ordinary reading, either as to matter or manner. To begin the exercise of lectio divina, we will try to put ourselves in a silent mode and after a short period of silence, we will say an opening prayer. We will continue with a slow reading of God s Word and in silence we dedicate time for the Word to rest in us. After a brief time, we will read the passage again. After the second reading, a time will be dedicated for pondering on the Word of God and asking the Holy Spirit to illumine our hearts and minds to hear what God instructs us in his Word. Continued on pg 4..