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Est. 1961 Pastor: Rev. Ronald P. Zepecki Deacon: James V. Arena Mass Schedule Weekday Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7:00 a.m. Saturday (Sunday Vigil) 4:00 p.m. Sunday 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.

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1 Est Pastor: Rev. Ronald P. Zepecki Deacon: James V. Arena Mass Schedule Weekday Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7:00 a.m. Saturday (Sunday Vigil) 4:00 p.m. Sunday 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Holy Days 7:00 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 5:30 p.m. Parish Office 254 Burritt Street, Plantsville, Connecticut, Phone: (860) Fax (860) Website: Parish Secretary: Jennifer Perrin Office Hours: Monday Friday 9:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. SACRAMENTS: Reconciliation: Saturday - 3:15 p.m. and by appointment Baptism: 1st Sunday of the month after 10:30 Mass & 3rd Sunday of the month during or after 10:30 Mass. Baptism Preparation Classes: for first time parents - last Sunday of the month. Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance Parish Membership: We welcome you into our Parish Family. It is requested that every family in the Parish be registered and receive envelopes. Sponsor Certificates: Those seeking a sponsor certificate must be a Catholic in good standing; attend Mass weekly; if married, be in a valid marriage, be a registered member of the parish, using the envelope system for at least 3 months. Finance Council President: Fr. Ronald P. Zepecki Trustees: Mr. Nick DePaola; Mr. Walter Hushak Parish Council President: Anne Grey Coordinator of Religious Education: Leslie Griffin Music Director: Judy Miller Holy Name Society President: Tom Fitzgerald Ladies Guild President: Kathy Sima Building and Grounds: Bill Langdeau; Larry Sima; Jim Sima Meetings Holy Name Society (Men s Club) Every 1st Tuesday of the month at 8pm in the kitchen. Ladies Guild Every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Parish Council Mondays every two or three months at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium (dates to be announced)

2 The Pastor s Patch Next weekend, August 11-12, 2018 our Parish Missionary will be with us. He is a member of the Society of African Missions. We welcome Fr. Rejkumar Manchala. Below is an explanation of their work. The Society is a missionary congregation founded in 1856 in France, with over 745 priests from all over the world. Its main mission is to work with the people of Africa and the people of African origins. They work in the following areas: Youth self-help Projects: After high school education or college education, the youth go through the hardship of living without employment. Basic self-care becomes a great challenge. No hope is imaginable except for selfemployment. The donation given will be used to buy farming equipment and materials for dry season farming. During this season there is a high demand for groceries caused by the lack of rain. This project will benefit many youths; helping them to avoid idleness that exposes them to the manipulation of politicians. Through small scale entrepreneurship, the youth can join the chain of production and also reap some benefits for self-care. Among the challenges of our town parishes are the growing number of widows who have to provide for their children. Young men who were to be good husbands die early because of wars, accidents, drugs etc. with this at hand, various churches in which our community members are working, are grouping the widows into various teams to learn skills like sewing, weaving and small business to assist them find a better life. Small loans are given to those who open a small business. Intrapreneurs are invited to teach them skills. With the help of your donation, equipment like sewing, knitting machines and materials are purchased. This is an effort to relieve widows of the stress of parenting with very little or totally no income. One of our school initiatives has been to set up a program on professional training for teachers. This aims at training the teachers with skills for meaningful and fruitful teaching to help the children learn to acquire necessary ways to live responsibly. This training is done during the summer holidays. Donations will be used to support and ensure reevaluation of the activities by the end of each academic year. This program also provides for strengthening parent, teacher, community engagement and renewing focus on the aims and visions of the schools. Please be generous to those in the missions who desperately need our help. May God s blessings be yours. Mass at The Holy Land Waterbury, Ct. Archbishop Leonard P. Blair will celebrate a Mass in Waterbury s Holy Land on Saturday, August 11, Waterbury is the birthplace of Venerable Michael J. Mc Givney, founder of The Knights of Columbus. Holy Land gates open at 2:00 p.m. The Rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m. Mass will be celebrated by the Archbishop at 5:30 p.m. There is free parking, and a shuttle bus from St. Mary s Hospital Garage. For more details please visit the website: www. HolyLandWaterbury.org or call Welcome We welcome Fr. William Spacek of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland. Fr. Bill, as he is known, is a classmate from our days at Mount St. Mary s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Fr. Spacek will be with us August Welcome Fr. Bill. Fr. Bill will be celebrating the Mass on the Feast of the Assumption at 12:15 p.m. Archdiocesan Men s Conference 2018 This year s Conference is entitled Go into the whole world (Mark 16:15) The Men s Conference will be held at St. Paul Catholic High School in Bristol, Ct. on Saturday, October 20, Registration is now open. Please visit Fr. James Sullivan, pastor of Assumption Parish in Ansonia, Ct. will be one of the speakers among a host of others. Archbishop Leonard P. Blair will hold a Q and A session. Confession and the celebration of Mass will also take place. More information follow. Archdiocesan Women s Conference 2018 This year s Conference is entitled: Woman is the World s Harmony. The Conference will be held at the Hartford Marriott in Farmington, Ct. on Saturday, November 3, Registration is now open. For more information and registration please visit the website or call The Women s Conference will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with Kerry A. Robinson as the keynote speaker. The Vigil Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Peter A. Rosazza. School Supply Collection The St. Aloysius Ladies Guild thank everyone for their generous donations during the school supply collection for the month of July. Some boys and girls will benefit from this collection, greatly. Thank you for your charity.

3 Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Calendar of Events August 8, 2018 *Bible Study Postponed until September 2, 2018 Synod Listening Session at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Hall. St. Aloysius Listening Session For those who agreed to sign up for the listening session on August 8, 2018 in the Church Hall at 7:00 p.m. in preparation of the 2020 Archdiocesan Synod, the following are the discussion questions: 1. What are we (as an Archdiocese) doing well? 2. What are we (as an Archdiocese) doing not so well? 3. What are we (as an Archdiocese) not doing that we should be doing? I have printed these questions so that those who will attend the Session may have the opportunity to think about your answers before the meeting. I wish you Godspeed in this Archdiocesan endeavor. Fr. Ron 175th Anniversary This year the Archdiocese of Hartford Celebrates its 175 Anniversary. Erected on March 19, 1843 by Pope Gregory XVI ( ), it is the reason why St. Joseph is our Patron Saint and the Cathedral is named in St. Joseph s honor. March 19th is St. Joseph s Feast Day. The following are some planned events that anyone may attend: Evening Prayer Sunday, October 21, 2018 Cathedral of St. Joseph, (time TBA) Mass of Thanksgiving Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Cathedral of St. Joseph, (time TBA) 50th Anniversary of Episcopal Ordination of Archbishop Daniel A. Cronin Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. St. Thomas Seminary Chapel with a reception from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Archbishop Cronin was made a bishop on September 12, 1968 in Boston, Ma.) The Sacrament of Baptism We welcome Aurelia Florence Defeo, Sienna Allison Defeo and Nicholas James Carpenter who will be baptized into the Christian Church. St. Aloysius Church congratulates the parents and Godparents. Aurelia Florence and Sienna Allison, are the daughters of Thomas Defeo and Jaclyn Allard. The Godparents of Aurelia are: Godfather, John Seeger and Godmother, Samantha Seeger. The Godparents of Sienna are: Godfather, Nicholas Defeo and Godmother, Shannon Defeo. Nicholas James is the son of Jeffrey Carpenter and Vanessa Porretti. The Godparents of Nicholas are: Godfather Robert Turton and Godmother, Amanda Carpenter. We wish all of you God s choicest blessing s with your son and daughters Mass Book In order to open the 2019 Mass Book we need to have you make your Mass Offering as soon as you are able. To date there are only 9 Masses to have a Mass Offering made. Then we can open the 2019 Mass Book. We re getting close!! Thank you for your co-operation and patience. To most of you this seems to be a new policy. In fact, the directive has come to us about 8 years ago. We cannot take Mass offerings for 2019 until 2018 Offerings are received. The Mass Offerings for 2019 will be ear-marked, and placed in the Operating Fund, so that your checks will clear, and you will be able to balance your personal books. Then in early January, 2019 the ear-marked offerings will be placed in the Mass Account for When making your Mass Offering, you may place it in the Sunday Collection basket; mail it in to the Office, or stop by the Office Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Please be sure to make the check out to St. Aloysius Church, write the date (s) of the Mass and your loved one s name. On the bottom of the envelope, please write Att. Jennifer-Masses.

4 Weekly Mass Schedule August 4, Eighteenth Sunday Ordinary Time Saturday 3:15 p.m. Confessions 4:00 p.m. William Lavorgna, requested by family August 5, Eighteenth Sunday Ordinary Time Sunday 9:00 a.m. Louise Eisenbeiser, requested by Jim and Pat Macey 10:30 a.m. Fr. John P Blanchfield August 6, Weekday Monday Transfiguration of the Lord 7:00 a.m. Wieslaw Glogowski, requested by Elizabeth Dobosz August 7, Weekday Tuesday St. Sixtus, pope and companions Martyrs; St. Cajetan, priest 7:00 a.m. Angelo Del Giudice, requested by The Holy Name Society August 8, Weekday Wednesday St. Dominic, priest 7:00 a.m. Fr. James Gunnould, requested by Pat Talley August 9 Weekday Thursday St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, virgin and martyr 7:00 a.m. Beverly Whitmore Parker, requested by Natalie Bixby Friday August 10, Weekday St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr No Daily Mass August 11, Nineteenth Sunday Ordinary Time Saturday 3:15 p.m. Confessions 4:00 p.m. Jack McArdle, Sally Smith and Dot Gallagher, requested by Richard and Mary Dowd August 12, Nineteenth Sunday Ordinary Time Sunday 9:00 a.m. Geno and Irene Masciangioli, requested by The Holy Name Society 10:30 a.m. Ann M. and William Roy Laurencelle, requested by daughter, Peggy The Sanctuary Candle will burn this week in memory of Cececlia Fiondella, requested by family August 5, 2018 August Weekly Offertory Collection August 5, 2018 Regular Collection August 12, 2018 Regular Collection August 15, 2018 Assumption of Mary Collection August 19, 2018 Regular Collection August 26, 2018 Regular Collection Offertory Collection for July 29, 2018 Regular Offertory: $3, Online Giving: $ Votive candles: $ On a personal note Summer Months One would think that the summer months calm down. True, but not for a pastor. There is so much preparation for the coming year, etc., etc. by Archdiocesan policy, priests are granted an overnight. This is my 3rd pastorate and I have found that I (personally) can only take one day instead of two. I have no problem with this. During the summer months I accumulate that one day and take a Monday through Friday (5 days). For the month of July I will be out from July and August There will not be a daily Mass on those days. You are invited to go to any of the four Catholic Churches in the area. As Always, Fr. Ron Picnic News This year s Parish Picnic takes place on Sunday, September 9, 2018 after the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Volunteer sign up sheets are located at the entrances of the Church. Please consider volunteering to make our picnic a success. The Ladies Guild are in need of your support and help! They are looking for anyone who would bake for the dessert table. Please contact the Office at The Picnic Committee is in need of someone to donate propane tanks. If you can help in this endeavor we would be very appreciative. Please contact the Office at

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Est Meetings. Pastor: Rev. Ronald P. Zepecki Deacon: James V. Arena

Est Meetings. Pastor: Rev. Ronald P. Zepecki Deacon: James V. Arena Est. 1961 Pastor: Rev. Ronald P. Zepecki Deacon: James V. Arena Mass Schedule Weekday Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7:00 a.m. Saturday (Sunday Vigil) 4:00 p.m. Sunday 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m.