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1 26 Dodgingtown Road, Bethel, CT Phone: (203) Fax: (203) Website: Visit us on Facebook: StMaryChurchBethel PARISH OFFICE HOURS: 9am 3:00 pm, Mon. Fri. (Closed Weekends and Holidays)

2 St. Mary Catholic Church October 7, 2018 WISDOM FROM FATHER WOLFE > The Holy Father, Pope Francis, this past Saturday has requested the faithful of the entire world to pray the Holy Rosary each day during the month of October. This month is a month dedicated to Mary, as is the month of May. He has asked this for the particular purpose of each member of the Church joining in communion and penitence together as the People of God so as to ask the Holy Mother of God and St. Michael the Archangel to protect the Church from the devil, who always seeks to separate us from God and from one another. The Pope has requested that each rosary said during this month conclude with two additional prayers: The Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel and the ancient Marian prayer Sub Tuum Praesidium (Beneath Your Protection). Prayer the Pope affirmed on September 11 is the weapon of the Church against the Great Accuser who prowls about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Only prayer, he says, can defeat him. The Russian mystics and the great saints of the Christian tradition advised, in moments of spiritual turbulence threatening the Church, to shelter beneath the mantle of the Holy Mother of God pronouncing the prayer Sub Tuum Praesidium, the text of which follows: Sub tuum praesidium confugimus Sancta Dei Genitrix. Nostras deprecations ne despicias in necessaitatibus, sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper, Virgo Gloriosa et Benedicta. We take refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin. The Holy Father has requested this prayer to be said by the faithful on behalf of the Church that Mary might preserve her from the attacks of the devil, and at the same time make her more aware of the faults, the errors and the abuses committed in the present and in the past that evil may not prevail. The Sub Tuum Praesidium is a hymn to Mary dating back to at least the 4th century, and is particularly dear to the Eastern Liturgical Rites, from which the oldest text is to be found. In the Roman Rite it is preserved as an antiphon in Compline, or Night Prayer, of the Liturgy of the Hours. The term Praesidium (Pray- Sid-EE-Oom), is one of particular importance in the prayer. It reflects in the Latin language an assistance given in time of war by fresh troops in a strong and decisive manner. In praying this prayer, we are asking Mary not only to support us from afar, but like the cavalry that rushes in to turn the tide of battle, to actually step into our present struggle and lend her strength to thwart the advance of evil. In essence, this is a rallying cry of the Church for Mary to crush the head of the serpent once more in our present struggle. > The Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel is one that we are all familiar with, especially now that we are praying it at the conclusion of every Mass. But, where did this prayer come from? The answer is as surprising as the prayer is strong. In 1886 Pope Leo XIII instituted what would later become known to us as the Leonine Prayers. These prayers, said after the conclusion of Mass, consisted of the Hail Mary, the Hail Holy Queen, and a brief verse and response. Up until the Second Vatican Council these prayers would have been said daily after a Low Mass, meaning that some of us would have grown up hearing or even reciting these prayers along with the rest of our parish. After having instituted these prayers, something else began to happen. Pope Leo, after celebrating Mass one day in his private chapel with some cardinals, suddenly stood transfixed in front of the altar. Witnesses to the event claimed that his face drained of color and he was trembling. Worried for his health, the tried to snap him out of it, fearful that he might be having a heart attack or something similar. This lasted for some 10 minutes. After this, his color returned and with great emotion he cried, Oh, what a horrible picture I have been permitted to see! After this, he quickly removed his vestments, refusing to talk to anyone, and quickly shut himself up in his office. There he composed the prayer that we would know today as the St. Michael Prayer and, upon seeing the cardinals again, distributed it to them and began to urgently request that it be recited regularly by them and that they themselves would further distribute it among the faithful. The prayer would later be officially included in the Leonine Prayers and regularly be said after the conclusion of Mass. The Pope later confided in his priest secretary that he had had a vision that had chilled him to the bone. He said that he had witnessed a vision of demonic spirits, gathering and swarming around the city of Rome and the Vatican, pressing upon them to consume the Church. During this horrible vision the Pope stated that he had heard two voices - one dark and guttural, the Sunday, 10/7 Monday, 10/8 Tuesday, 10/9 Wednesday, 10/10 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am & 5:30pm Masses 9:30am RCIA 12:45pm Pre Baptism Class 2:00pm Blessing of the Animals 6:30pm Three6Teen St. Joe s Brookfield SMS Family Portrait Weekend 8:35am Rosary 9:00am Mass 7:00pm October Devotions 7:30pm Knights of Columbus 6:30am Mass 8:35am Rosary 9:00am Mass 6:30am Mass 8:35am Rosary 9:00am Mass 7:00pm Prayer Service

3 St. Mary Catholic Church other strong and clear speaking as if in conversation with each other. He understood them to be the voices of the devil and of Christ. Satan: I can destroy your Church. Christ: Do you suppose you can? Go ahead and do so. Satan: To do so, I need more time and more power. Christ: How much time? How much Power? Satan: 75 to 100 years, and a greater power over those who will give themselves over to my service. Christ: You have the time and the power. Do with them what you will. The experience ended with a vision of St. Michael appearing in the midst of the horror and casting the devils and Satan into the deep abyss of Hell. This why St. Michael was particularly invoked in a unique prayer, as the chief defender of the Church who would deliver them from the present onslaught of evil. The experience of Pope Leo XIII is comparable to that of Job, who also was subject to temptations, torments, and trials at the hands of the devil, all with the intent of destroying his faith and proving to God that no man or woman truly loved or served Him with their whole heart. The trials were allowed that Job might be made even stronger in faith, God to be proven the stronger over the devil, and to show the devil that he may struggle and resist to his last breath against God and His holy ones, but he would be a failure and inferior force. Pope Leo XIII s composition and institution of the prayer was done as a means of willing that which God wills: that evil be cast away and grace reign supreme. It was as if in praying this prayer the Christian, having enlisted in the Army of the Lord in their Baptism, took up their arms for battle and joined in the fight against evil, allying themselves with the Chief Prince and Commander of the Heavenly Hosts. Soon to be canonized Blessed Pope Paul VI and canonized Pope St. John Paul II both recognized the signs of this spiritual struggle. Paul VI stated in a homily on the 9th anniversary of his coronation (popes were crowned in those days) that through some mysterious fissure no, it is not mysterious; through some fissure, the smoke of Satan has entered the Church of God. There is doubt, uncertainty, problems, unrest, dissatisfaction, confrontation. The Church is no longer trusted. WISDOM FROM FATHER WOLFE 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time We trust the first profane prophet we see who speaks to us in some newspaper, and we run behind him and ask him if he has the formula for true life. And we are not alert to the fact that we are already the owners and masters of the formula of true life. Doubt has entered our consciences, and it entered by windows that should have been open to the light science [which] exists to give us truths that do not separate God, but make us seek Him all the more and celebrate him with greater intensity [has] become the gymnasium of confusion and sometimes of absurd contradictions. Progress is celebrated, only so that it can then be demolished with revolutions that are more radical and more strange, so as to negate everything that has been achieved, and to come away as primitives after having so exalted the advances of the modern world. This state of uncertainty even holds sway in the Church. Such an impression was not lost on Pope St. John Paul II, who in 1994 renewed the appeal of his holy predecessor Leo XIII to frequently take up the prayer of St. Michael as a defense in the battle of our times against the forces of darkness and against the spirits of the world: May prayer strengthen us for the spiritual battle we are told about in the Letter to the Ephesians, Draw strength from the Lord and from his mighty power (Eph 6:10). The Book of Revelation refers to this same battle recalling before our eyes the image of St. Michael the Archangel (Rev. 12:7). Pope Leo XIII certainly had a very vivid recollection of this scene when, at the end of the last century, he introduced a special prayer to St Michael throughout the Church. St Michael the Archangel defend us in battle, be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. Although today this prayer is no longer recited at the end of Mass, I ask everyone not to forget it, and to recite it to obtain help in the battle against the forces of darkness and against the spirit of this world. [Pope John Paul II, Regina Caeli, 24 April 1994] The version of the Prayer of St. Michael that we are familiar with is actually an abbreviated version of the full prayer composed by Pope Leo XIII, the full text follows: O Glorious Prince of the heavenly host, St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in the battle and in the terrible warfare that we are waging against the principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, against the evil spirits. Come to the aid of man, whom Almighty God created Thursday, 10/11 Friday, 10/12 Saturday, 10/13 Sunday, 10/14 6:30am Mass 8:35am Rosary 9:00am Mass 6:30pm Didache 7:00pm Choir 6:30am Mass 8:35am Rosary 9:00am Mass 8:00am Mass of Reparation 8:30am Men s Ministry 10:30am Altar Server Training 5:30pm Mass 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am & 5:30pm Masses 9:30am RCIA 6:30pm Three6Teen St. Mary

4 WISDOM FROM FATHER WOLFEW immortal, made in His own image and likeness, and redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of Satan. Fight this day the battle of the Lord, together with the holy angels, as already thou hast fought the leader of the proud angels, Lucifer, and his apostate host, who were powerless to resist thee, nor was there place for them any longer in Heaven. That cruel, ancient serpent, who is called the devil or Satan who seduces the whole world, was cast into the abyss with his angels. Behold, this primeval enemy and slayer of men has taken courage. Transformed into an angel of light, he wanders about with all the multitude of wicked spirits, invading the earth in order to blot out the name of God and of His Christ, to seize upon, slay and cast into eternal perdition souls destined for the crown of eternal glory. This wicked dragon pours out, as a most impure flood, the venom of his malice on men of depraved mind and corrupt heart, the spirit of lying, of impiety, of blasphemy, and the pestilent breath of impurity, and of every vice and iniquity. These most crafty enemies have filled and inebriated with gall and bitterness the Church, the spouse of the immaculate Lamb, and have laid impious hands on her most sacred possessions. In the Holy Place itself, where the See of Holy Peter and the Chair of Truth has been set up as the light of the world, they have raised the throne of their abominable impiety, with the iniquitous design that when the Pastor has been struck, the sheep may be scattered. Arise then, O invincible Prince, bring help against the attacks of the lost spirits to the people of God, and give them the victory. They venerate thee as their protector and patron; in thee holy Church glories as her defense against the malicious power of hell; to thee has God entrusted the souls of men to be established in heavenly beatitude. Oh, pray to the God of peace that He may put Satan under our feet, so far conquered that he may no longer be able to hold men in captivity and harm the Church. Offer our prayers in the sight of the Most High, so that they may quickly find mercy in the sight of the Lord; and vanquishing the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, do thou again make him captive in the abyss, that he may no longer seduce the nations. Amen. V. Behold the Cross of the Lord; be scattered ye hostile powers. R. The Lion of the tribe of Judah has conquered, the root of David. V. Let Thy mercies be upon us, O Lord. R. As we have hoped in Thee. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. Let us pray: O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we call upon Thy holy Name, and as supplicants, we implore Thy clemency, that by the intercession of Mary, ever Virgin Immaculate and our Mother, and of the glorious St. Michael the Archangel, Thou wouldst deign to help us against Satan and all the other unclean spirits who wander about the world for the injury of the human race and the ruin of souls. Amen. We Stand With Christ Campaign Update Thank you to the 76 generous parish families who have made a pledge to We Stand With Christ! All parish families should have received their campaign materials as of today. If you have not, please pick up your materials in the Parish Office this week! We pray to have as much participation in this historic initiative as possible. Through We Stand With Christ, we intend to redefine the priorities of our physical structures to align with their spiritual value. As our parish continues to grow and prepares to welcome tomorrow s generation of Catholics, we must ensure that our facilities invite all those who enter them to a deeper faith in Jesus Christ. Please make your gift by one of the following methods: Bring your completed pledge form to the parish office. Or make your pledge on-line at Should you have any questions regarding the capital campaign, please contact the Parish Office to speak with Father Corey or Father Wolfe at (203) THE POPE S INTENTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER Evangelization: The Mission of Religious That consecrated religious men and women may bestir themselves, and be present among the poor, the marginalized, and those who have no voice.

5 THE PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED MON., OCT. 8TH FOR COLUMBUS DAY On Sun., Oct. 7th we invite all pets and their families to join us on the front lawn of the Church at 2:00pm for the traditional BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. All are encouraged to pray the ROSARY COAST TO COAST along with millions of others across the nation and around the world on the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Sunday, October 7 at 4pm. You are welcomed to pray here at the Church or in your own home. The Rosary Coast to Coast is asking God, through the intercession of Our Lady of the Rosary, to heal our nation, other countries around the world to combat the powers of darkness that seek to destroy the light, and return to holiness. For more info, go to Rosarycoasttocoast.com. OCTOBER DEVOTIONS to the Blessed Mother continue Monday, Oct. 8 at 7:00pm in the Church and each Monday in October. Each devotion will have the Rosary, prayers and Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRAYER SERVICE Join us for quiet prayer at 7:00pm in the Notre Dame Center for our own personal intentions and for the whole world. The St. Mary MEN'S MINISTRY group will be meet on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 8:30am in the Parish Hall. Come share in the positive Christian fellowship and learn how you can better strengthen your personal faith journey. For more information, Craig DeFreese at acdefreese@snet.net or Eric Keener at stmarys06801@gmail.com. Moms and Girls (ages 5 & up) Join us for our first meeting of the LITTLE FLOWERS GIRLS CLUB, Mon., Oct. 15 at 6:00pm in the Parish Hall. The Little Flowers Girls Club is a program whose goal is to provide young Catholic girls (and Moms), from age five and up, with an opportunity to gather and learn about their Catholic heritage, faith, virtues and traditions through games and crafts, scripture, saints' biographies and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Any questions, call Mary at WOMEN OF FAITH October 16 at 7pm is the start of our new year. Sending special thanks to all those faith-filled women who supported us in our programs last year. Many items were collected at each meeting for the various groups that welcomed our Charity over the months of last year. God Bless Father Corey, Father Wolfe and Deacon John for their suggestions and help with programming. There will be more info to follow. Come and Sing with the ST. MARY CHOIR! New members are welcome ages 16 and up. Rehearsals are on Thursdays from 7-8:30pm. Contact Elizabeth Barnes at erbarnes99@aol.com. The PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL, which is said following each Mass, is located in the front cover of the red Worship book in the Church pews. There are also St. Michael the Archangel prayer cards available in the vestibule of the Church and at the Parish Office. Religious Ed Office hours are Mon., Tues., Wed., and Thurs. 9:30am-2pm (203) Religious Education classes began last month. REGISTRATION in ongoing for the School Year. Any child entering 1st grade not previously in the program should contact the Religious Education Office at (203) Important dates to remember: Mon., Oct. 15 & Mon., Oct. 29 PARENT ENRICHMENT with Fr. Corey at 7pm in the Church. All parents of Religious Education and St. Mary School students are required to attend one of these sessions. Online Giving is here at St. Mary! Reasons to sign up for Electronic Giving: Evening Prayer for the Deceased of our Parish If you have had a loved one or friend who was buried from St. Mary since November 1, 2017, you are invited to our Evening Prayer for the Deceased of our Parish on Sunday afternoon, November 4th at 3pm. Our parish has been with you in prayer during this difficult time and we would like to be with you again as a Parish Community during this month dedicated to the Faithfully Departed. As Catholics, it has always been our tradition to pray for those who have died. Scripture tells us that it is a good and holy thing to remember those in prayer all who have fallen asleep. All those who were buried during that time will be mentioned by name during the Evening Prayer. This is a beautiful way to remember our loved ones, to pray for the repose of their souls that they may find rest and peace in the Lord. We know that at the moment of death that life changes, it does not end. Our relationship with our loved ones continues and our faith tells us that we will meet them again in God s Kingdom. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall. Please let us know if you can attend and join us to pray for all our deceased relatives and friends by calling the Parish Office at No need to write checks or bring cash to church. Peace-of-mind knowing that the church is receiving your contribution even if you are unable to attend. More secure than checks. All contributions are recorded for you on your bank statement with date of settlement. Visit our website to get started or go to to register.

6 Oc t. 7 yer Intro to Pra October Upcoming date: December 7-9 Welcome to those newly Baptized Hudson Noah Oliver Offertory for the weekend of September 29/30, 2018 Collection: $9, On-Line Giving: $3,867.00

7 GRANDPARENTS DAY will be held on Monday, October 8. This special annual tradition will begin with Mass at 9 am, followed by activities at the school. There will be NO CLASSES on Friday, October 12th for a faculty retreat. SMS OPEN HOUSE on Sunday, November 11 from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Tour the school, meet our dedicated faculty, and speak with our student and parent ambassadors. For more information, please contact our Enrollment Director, Linda Garvey, at lgarvey@stmarybethelct.org or call (203) SAVE THE DATE: St. Mary School s annual TURKEY BINGO will be held on Friday, November 16th! EFFORTLESS FUNDRAISING Please take a look at some of our effortless fundraising programs that support our school. Programs like, The Amazon Smile foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to our school. Start here smile.amazon.com/ch/ and the items you buy will also become a gift to SMS. SMS has also partnered with Shutterfly and every order placed here automatically generates a 13% (of purchase price) donation to SMS. Please visit sms.shutterflystorefront.com. More information and links to these and other programs can be found on our school website, click on Effortless Fundraising. Thank you for participating! EVERY CLIP COUNTS!! This summer please continue to collect & save BoxTops!! It s such an easy way to earn funds for our school! Questions? Contact Heidi heidimparis@hotmail.com Please visit us on FACEBOOK at St. Mary School, Bethel to see photos and news of the latest happenings at SMS! Our next meeting is on Mon., October 8 at 7:30pm in the Parish Hall. We will join October Devotions to the Blessed Mother at 7:00pm in the Church. The Knights of Columbus are a Catholic men's fraternal ministry. Charity is the first principle of the Knights of Columbus, and we are Catholic men of faith and men of charitable action. If you are at least 18 years of age, we invite you to join us. Please contact Grand Knight Bill Taylor at (503) or gkofpavia@gmail.com. Like us on Facebook.com/Pavia48! Our RCIA program will meet Sundays beginning September 16 after the 8:30am Mass. If you or someone you know is interested and has not reached out, please contact the Parish Office at MAY 6 MAY 17, 2019 Join us for 12 days as we make our way on pilgrimage to the countries of Portugal & Italy! Have the opportunity to pray at beautiful and holy sites of Our Lady of Fatima, the Four Major Basilicas of Rome, and the tombs of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi. Enjoy fine dining and picturesque vistas in some of the most stunning locations. Travel with ease in a deluxe motor coach with professional and knowledgeable guides. Take advantage of the hidden gems and good shopping each city has to offer.

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9 GOD S WORD FOR CHILDREN AROUND THE DIOCESE Another 40 DAYS FOR LIFE campaign is happening now in Danbury and continues through November 4th from 7 AM to 7 PM daily. We once again are praying in public for mothers who are contemplating abortion and for their babies to try to help to save more lives. Will you join us? God sees our witness; He hears our prayers; He transforms our world. Prayer Vigil Location: On the Public sidewalk outside of Planned Parenthood at 44 Main Street in Danbury. For more information, contact: Matt Donatucci, or mattdonatucci@sbcglobal.net or go to GREATER DANBURY IRISH CULTURAL FOUNDATION presents a new holiday comedy from the authors of Late Night Catechism: Ho Ho Holy Night, a family friendly show with a hearty dose of Catholic Christmas humor. Date: Sat., Nov. 3 at 8pm at Rogers Park Middle School, 21 Memorial Drive, Danbury. Tickets are $30 each. For info/ tickets contact Judy Corbett at j.corbett8321@sbcglobal.net or goto EventBrite.com. The St. Mary team at the DOROTHY DAY HOMELESS SHELTER in Danbury is in great need of a couple more men who would be willing to stay with the homeless at the shelter only about six times per year. Please call Mike Roberts at or him StmaryDD@gmail.com. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Mon.: Gal 1:6-12; Ps 111:1b-2, 7-9, 10c; Lk 10:25-37 Tues.: Gal 1:13-24; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-15; Lk 10:38-42 Wed.: Gal 2:1-2, 7-14; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Lk 11:1-4 Thur: Gal 3:1-5; Lk 1:69-75; Lk 11:5-13 Fri.: Gal 3:7-14; Ps 111:1b-6; Lk 11:15-26 Sat.: Gal 3:22-29; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 11:27-28 Sun.: Wis 7:7-11; Ps 90:12-17; Heb 4:12-13; Mk 10:17-30 [17-27]

10 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SAT., OCTOBER 6 5:30 + Bernie Henry Family SUN., OCTOBER 7 7:00 + MaryLou Garvey St. Mary School 8:30 + Sheila McCollam Andi & Marie Trotta 10:00 + Pat Ruhl The Ruhl Family 11:30 + Jean Cannata The Broccoli Family 5:30 + Fisshe Habte Family MON., OCTOBER 8 6:30 NO MASS 9:00 + Mary Bonomo Ed Burke TUES., OCTOBER 9 6:30 Kathleen Kelly (Blessings) Family 9:00 + Enio Borgatti Eldie & Fluvio Tramontina WED., OCTOBER 10 6:30 + Peggy Aris The Scollon Family 9:00 + Stephen Randall Elizabeth Cuneo THU., OCTOBER 11 6:30 Kevin Walsh (Blessings) The Nelson Family 9:00 + Mary Ruffles Mary English FRI., OCTOBER 12 6:30 The Priests of St. Mary (Appreciation & Support) The Serra Club 9:00 + T. J. Burke Eleanor Roche SAT., OCTOBER 13 8:00 Mass of Reparation 5:30 + Bud Reisenberg Family MASS SCHEDULE Monday Friday 6:30 & 9:00am Saturday 8:00am & 5:30pm (Vigil Mass) Sunday 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30am & 5:30pm RECONCILIATION Saturday: 4:00 5:00pm SUN., OCTOBER 14 7:00 + Frances Piccinino Family 8:30 + John & Elizabeth Cullen Veronica & Peter Barra 10:00 + Adeliene Sack The Sack Family 11:30 + Carmelo Broccoli Family 5:30 + Virginia Clinchy Friends STAFF Father Corey V. Piccinino, Pastor Father Robert Wolfe, Parochial Vicar Deacon John DeRoin Kate Fitzgerald, Parish Secretary & Bulletin Editor Sue Dolan, Parish Secretary Julie Doerner, Business Manager Paul Orsino, Property Manager ST. MARY SCHOOL ( ) Greg Viceroy, Principal RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ( ) Mary Ferri, Director Maggie Kent, Secretary RCIA (203) Call if you are interested in becoming a Catholic or completing your initiation as a Catholic with Confirmation and/or Eucharist. YOUTH MINISTRY Drew Donovan (203) MUSIC MINISTRY Michael Ferrari, Music Director Elizabeth Barnes, Choir Director FINANCE COMMITTEE ( ) Bob Kozlowski, Chairman BAPTISMS: Sundays at 12:45pm (excluding the 1st Sunday of each month). Please call the Rectory at least six weeks in advance to schedule your Baptism and to sign up for the Baptism Class that is required for both parents and Godparents. These classes are offered on the first Sunday of each month. Anyone requesting a Sponsorship form must be a currently registered and practicing Catholic, and they must attend one of the Baptism Classes to receive it. There is a 3- month waiting period for a sponsorship form for the newly registered. The Catholic requirements for a Godparent/ Sponsor are: you must be at least 16 years old; received the Sacraments of Baptism, First Holy Communion and Confirmation in the Catholic Church; attend Mass regularly on Sundays and on Holy Days of Obligation; receive the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Communion regularly; sincerely try to follow the moral teaching of the Catholic Church; and if married, were married in the Catholic Church. ARRANGEMENTS FOR MARRIAGE: All couples must meet with a parish clergyman at least six (6) months before the marriage is to be celebrated. PASTORAL CARE AT DANBURY HOSPITAL: Prior to your hospitalization, you or a family member should notify the Rectory. HOLY COMMUNION FOR THE SICK: To any of those who are homebound or hospitalized and interested in having a visit by a priest, please contact the parish office. Anyone interested in serving in this ministry, please call the Parish Office at PRAYER LINE: If you or someone you know is in need of prayer, please call our Prayer Line. Our team leaders are Maggie Kent ( ) and Deana Chamberlin ( ).

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