St. Michael the Archangel R.C. Church St. Timothy Chapel Greenwich, Connecticut September 18, 2016 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1 St. Michael the Archangel R.C. Church St. Timothy Chapel Greenwich, Connecticut September 18, 2016 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Michael the Archangel Church 469 North Street, Greenwich, CT Masses Saturday Evening: 5:00 PM Sunday: 7:00, 9:00, 10:30 AM, 12:00 and 5:00 PM Weekdays: Monday through Friday 7:45 AM Monday through Saturday 9:00 AM Holy Days: Announced in bulletin in advance. Confessions Saturday: 4:15 PM to 4:45 PM Wednesday: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Baptisms Baptisms are usually celebrated on Sunday at 1:15pm. Please contact the Parish Office to make arrangements. Baptism classes: the fourth Saturday of each month. Marriages Ideally, arrangements should be made for weddings as early as possible by calling the Parish Office. New Parishioners Welcome to our parish family! Please register at the parish office. Feel free to contact any one of the priests regarding our parish. Greenwich Catholic School 471 North Street, Greenwich, CT Tel: (203) Fax: (203) Mrs. Patrice Kopas, Principal Rosary Monday, Wednesday and Saturday following the 9 am Mass Tuesday and Thursday following the 7:45 am Mass Eucharistic Adoration Every Friday in the Msgr. Cullen Room 9:30 am 12:00 noon Every Wednesday in the Church 7:00-8:00 pm St. Timothy Chapel 1034 North Street, Greenwich, CT Masses Saturday evening: 4:00 PM Sunday: 9:30 and 11:00 AM Holy Days: Announced in bulletin in advance. Korean Catholic Community Mass: Sunday 12:30 PM Confessions First Saturday of the month 3:30 PM Centers of Mercy are continuing through the Diocese of Bridgeport each Tuesday and Thursday, throughout the Year of Mercy: Tuesday evenings, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm Holy Spirit Church, 403 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford, CT Thursday evenings, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm St. Thomas More Church, 374 Middlesex Road, Darien, CT Save The Date Please join us on Wednesday, September 21 at 9:30 am in Guinan Hall for coffee and to meet Tracy Fox. See insert for more information. Welcome Back Parish Coffee Save the date weekend of September 24/25 for welcome back parish coffee after all the Masses. Please join us for refreshments and an opportunity to see what ministries are available to all our parishioners.

2 One in Christ Have you ever meditated on what it means to be one body in Christ? This concept imbued much of St. Paul's theology. When he met Jesus on the road to Damascus Jesus identified himself as being one with His body, the Church. He is the head and we are His body, what we do to a part or member of the body we do to Him, good or bad. This makes us not only one with Him but also with each other. In recently praying about this and meditating on it, I realized that our power and glory are found in this. One day on retreat while in seminary I was praying for a fellow seminarian friend of mine who was having a hard time. As I sat and prayed, with him sitting across from me in the chapel, my prayer was transformed by the grace of God. I had started out praying as we usually do for a person in need. During my time of prayer, God gave me a grace to put myself in his circumstances.. To a certain degree I was able to feel how he felt and think how he must have thought, I became one with him in Christ and that transformed my prayer for him. This is what it is to have compassion for someone, compassion means to suffer with. I was now praying for him as if it were for me. We know that there is a difference in how we are moved to prayer over something; the more directly it affects us the more fervently we pray, and I believe the more effective the prayer. If a stranger or some associate is going through a problem, such as sickness or loss of a job, we pray with a more distanced attitude than we do if it were happening to a loved one or ourselves. Jesus made us one in Himself that is a game changer for prayer and service. In the sacramental life, especially the Eucharist, He desires to make us truly One, with Himself and hence with one another. The more fully we allow that to be accomplished in us the more powerful and glorious we, the Church, the body of Christ become. Jesus prayed in Jn. 17 that we may be one as He and the Fr. are One so that the world may know that the Fr., God sent Him. We may say to ourselves that this could never be so, that "I could be compassionate toward people I hardly know as if we were a brother or sister and so pray and serve with equal fervor," but that is simply not so. It may be a high ideal but not impossible. If we take that attitude then we are saying God is not able to do all things and we would give a victory to the devil while we deny God, and nothing will happen. Many saints became such because they believed that nothing is impossible for God. Do we wonder why the Church does not seem to make more of a difference in the world? Maybe it s because we, its members, have lost the faith to believe God can accomplish in us what he wants to, to make us saints by which we show forth the glory and power of God. We must cooperate with the grace of God so that each of us, individually, one person at a time, allow God do accomplish this in us, it will happen and the world can be transformed as people come to believe that Jesus Christ is truly the One sent by God. We are one body, unfortunately only few have realized this and so pray and serve as they ought. See the other person, near or far, especially if they are in Christ, to be one with you and see if it does not empower you to pray and serve Him better in them. Fr. Richard Murphy

3 Parish Office Tel: (203) press 1 Fax: (203) Parish Website: stmichaelsttim@optonline.net Monday through Thursday 9:15 AM to 3:15 PM Friday 9:15 AM to 1:00 PM Parish Clergy/Staff Tel: (203) Press # Rev. Ian Jeremiah, Pastor 8 Rev. Richard Murphy, Associate Pastor 9 Rev. Mark Connolly - Retired Linda Grimaldi, Parish Secretary 1 Patricia Heffron, Faith Formation 4 Mary Ellen Tiernan, Pastoral Assistant 5 Loren Procaccini, Youth & Family Ministry 6 Lay Members of the Parish Corporation John Schmeltzer, III, Trustee and Finance Council Co-Chair - (212) or jeschmeltzer@pbwt.com Carol R. James, Trustee - (203) ALTAR FLOWERS Do you have a deceased loved one, birthday or anniversary you would like remembered at Mass? Donating altar flowers is a lovely way to do this. Donations and intentions will be listed in the weekly bulletin. Altar flower donations are $150- $200 and all donations are tax deductible. For information and the dates that are available, contact the parish office ext INQUIRY and the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults If you or someone you know would like more information about joining the Catholic Church, contact Mary Ellen Tiernan at metiernan@comcast.net or call the Parish Office (203) press 1. A phone call does not commit you to a program, but we hope we can answer some of your questions! Call the parish office with the name of any loved one that is sick and homebound who would like to receive Holy Communion. Please Pray for the Sick: Joseph MaryBeth Hamilton Elva Henao Mateo Thomas Rick Densmore Serafino Martha Andrew Kelly Ann Warren Grace Wohlberg Marie Gapp TK Margaret Baudinet Addison Byrne Lorenzo Curtis Caroline Pizzorusso Fred Kriegel Kirsten Riemer Tatum Allen Gary Mead Trevor Julie Fisher Gael Garitty Michael Garitty FAITH FORMATION Faith Formation Ministry: Loren Procaccini Family Formation: Mary Ellen Tiernan Confirmation Supervisor: Fr. Ian Jeremiah Secretary: Patricia Heffron Registration for : If you have not registered your child for next year s program, please stop by the Faith Formation Office at your earliest convenience. Reminders: All children (of registered parishioners) who are in grades 1-9 should be enrolled in our Faith Formation program in order to receive the sacraments in the appropriate years. The Faith Formation Office has moved to the lower level of the Rectory. BIBLE STUDY We invite you to join Walking with Purpose (WWP), a Catholic bible study for women. Through personal study and small group discussions, WWP helps link our everyday challenges with solutions given to us through Christ and the Catholic Church. We are beginning registration for our sessions! You may learn more and register online at For questions, contact Andrea Hickman or Liza Sama at wwpstmichaelsgreenwich@gmail,com You may also visit Walking With Purpose starts on Tuesday, September 27: Opening Your Heart: Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 am Conference Room (back of Church) Touching the Divine: Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 am or 7-9 pm Guinan Hall Sessions will run through May WELCOME BACK St. Michael Bible Study begins on September 15th at 7:00 PM in the Msgr. Cullen Room It will run 10 consecutive Thursdays. We are studying the gospel of John. Please call the Parish Office at if interested. For Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Bridgeport CT go to:

4 Mass Intentions Sunday, September 18 SMC 7:00 AM Rev. Msgr. Augustin Park (Fr. Ian) SMC 9:00 AM Paul K. Pratt (Fr. Richard) SMC 10:30 AM Matthew Brown (Fr. Richard) SMC 12:00 PM Marilyn Vecchiotti (Fr. Richard) SMC 5:00 PM Parishioners (Fr. Serio) STC 9:30 AM Nicholas Bartilucci (Fr. Ian) STC 11:00 AM Avery Williams (Fr. Ian) Monday, September 19 SMC 7:45 AM Thomas Mahon SMC 9:00 AM Joanne C. Wallace Tuesday, September 20 SMC 7:45 AM Freda Jeremiah SMC 9:00 AM Fernando Zeri Wednesday, September 21 SMC 7:45 AM Special Intention SMC 9:00 AM Rosita Concepcion Thursday, September 22 SMC 7:45 AM Patrick & Elizabeth Brennan SMC 9:00 AM Robert Maffei Friday, September 23 SMC 7:45 AM Freda Jeremiah SMC 9:00 AM Special Intention of Mateo Saturday, September 24 SMC 9:00 AM Barry Sullivan SMC 5:00 PM Freda Jeremiah (Fr. Serio) STC 4:00 PM Special Intention (Fr. Richard) Sunday, September 25 SMC 7:00 AM Freda Jeremiah (Fr. Serio) SMC 9:00 AM Bud Vallely (Fr. Ian) SMC 10:30 AM Ann Marie Labbat (Fr. Richard) SMC 12:00 PM Marilyn Vecchiotti (Fr. Ian) SMC 5:00 PM Parishioners (Fr. Ian) STC 9:30 AM John & Mary Zygmont (Fr. Marcotte) STC 11:00 AM Jack Meakem (Fr. Marcotte) Please note the priest assignments are subject to change. The Sanctuary Lamp - September 18 - September 24, 2016 St. Michael John & Mary Zygmont St. Timothy Special Intention - Gail Offertory Parish weekly Offertory: September 4, 2016: $6,894 (last year s number is not available at this time) Thank you for your generosity. Birthright of Greater Stamford is looking for very special people to volunteer. On Sunday, September 25th, an open house will be held at their office at 388 Summer Street, Stamford, from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. Please come and see if your talents can help women in crisis give life to their unborn babies. Thank you for helping Birthright to continue their mission, It is the right of every pregnant woman to give birth and the right of every child to be born.

5 ST. MICHAEL WOMEN S ASSOCIATION As a reminder, the SMWA is releasing the Scholarship Applications during September 2016, for the scholarship grants to be awarded in spring 2017, as we announce these new applicant requirements. This will allow the students ample time to participate during this fiscal year, i.e. from 7/1/2016 through 6/30/2017. SMWA Scholarship Applications are available online at or can be picked up at the Church office. Membership Applications have been mailed to join or renew membership to the St. Michael Women's Association. If you did not receive one, and would like to be a part of this vital group, application forms are available in the entrance to the Church and at the Church Office. The SMWA is excited about their new project: a Holiday Cookbook entitled Breaking Bread II, Holiday Cooking. To this effect, we are asking our parishioners to send us their favorite Holiday Recipes. Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Valentine s Day, St. Patrick s Day, 4 th of July, Cinco de Mayo, etc. We will include your recipes in our book that will be available this Christmas season. Let us begin the spirit of giving early in this community project for St. Michael Parish. The proceeds will help fund our Scholarship Awards. Please submit your favorite recipes (1 to 3) indicating the specific holiday, typed in Word, if possible, and to: Mary Murray at mgmurray@optonline.net St. Michael Women's Association Deadline for entries is October 17 th. Save The Date Wednesday, October 5, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Guinan Hall Don t Fall Prey to Lime Disease Join Program Director Jennifer Reid to learn the top tips for keeping your family and pets safe from tickborne diseases this season. Event sponsored by Blast Prevention Program.

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