PRO-LIFE ROSE INTENTIONS APRIL

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1 APRIL 24, 2016 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER SATURDAY, VIGIL MASS, APRIL 23, :30pm +Dana Schoppee Bob & Susan Carter SUNDAY, APRIL 24, :00am +Edward Wadas Sofia & Stanislaw Turski 10:00am +Jan Poltorak daughter Mirka Demianczyk & family 11:30am +Stella Jurewicz Mr. & Mrs. Henry Baryla 5:30pm +Edward & Helen Kashuba family MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 (St. Mark, Evangelist) 7:00pm +Tadeusz Cieplinski wife TUESDAY, APRIL 26, :00am O zdrowie i szczescie dla Renaty i Dariusza z okazji urodzin rodzice WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, :00pm +Czeslaw i Krystyna i Stanislawa Rzepka Przydzial family THURSDAY, APRIL 28, :00am O zdrowie dla Wladyslawa, Jan, Katarzyna dzieci FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2016 (St.Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor of the Church) 7:00am +Eva & Frank Markut family SATURDAY, APRIL 30, :00am +Lorraine Piscioneri Wallace & Irene Loman & family SATURDAY, VIGIL MASS, APRIL 30, :30pm +Frank J. Stockmal, Sr. Mary Stockmal SUNDAY, APRIL 31, :00am +Eugene J. Kopec Carol & Michael Tichy 10:00am +Edward Wadas Zofia i Ryszard Przydzial 11:30am +Helena Tadra Halina Mychajluk 5:30pm +Edward & Helen Kashuba family COLLECTIONS APRIL 17, 2016 Offertory - $3363, Misc. - $358, Easter Gifts $45 SANCTUARY LAMP INTENTION The living flame of the Sanctuary Lamp, signifying the Eucharistic presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, is offered this week in loving memory of Stanislaw & Zofia Switala and Julian & Maria Sobczynski from great-grandson Daniel Sobczynski. (Offering: $15.) PRO-LIFE ROSE INTENTIONS 1. In loving memory of Helen Kashuba on 1 st anniversary (4/25) from daughters, sons-in-law, grandchildren & greatgrandchildren. 2. In loving memory of Pamela on April 26 th birthday. Happy Birthday, Pam from the family. Pro-Life rose offering is $5. Requests may be mailed or put into the Sunday Collection Basket indicate the date of the week you want the rose to appear. Thank you. MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA/MASS The rosary is prayed at 6:45 pm every Monday before the Miraculous Medal Novena and Mass and also on Wednesdays in Polish at the 7:00 pm Novena and Mass. All are invited and encouraged to attend this beautiful devotion to our Blessed Mother on Mondays and Wednesdays. MOTHER S DAY ENVELOPES Additional envelopes are on the bench at the side entrance. All intention envelopes must be in by May 1 in order to be placed on the altar for Mother s Day. Thank you. CROWNING OF THE BLESSED MOTHER NEXT SUNDAY, MAY 1st The annual crowning of the statue of the Blessed Mother will take place next Sunday immediately following the 11:30 am Mass. All parishioners are invited and encouraged to attend the 11:30am Mass and participate in the procession to the Grotto for this beautiful tribute to Mary. SPECIAL CELEBRATION 60th ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION Fr. Joseph Szpilski, CM, a former Vicar at St. Michael s Parish, will be celebrating his 60th Anniversary of Ordination at St. Michael Church on Sunday, May 1, at the 11:30 am Mass. Following Mass and the annual Crowning of Mary ceremony, there will be a reception in the Church Hall for Father Joe. Please attend and extend your congratulatory good wishes to him. (Fr. Joe always says his heart is still in Derby.)

2 CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 24: St. Gerard s Baby Bottle Appeal May 1: Return baby bottles. May 5: Ascension Thursday, Holy Day May 8: CCD 1 st Holy Communion 10am Mass May 8: Mother s Day May 8: 11:30 AM Mass will be held at noon. May 15: Sat. Polish School 1 st Holy Communion 11:30am Mass May 29: Corpus Christi June 4: Ordination of Robert Carter as Deacon. June 5: Parish Picnic, Warsaw Park June 19: Father s Day CCD PROGRAM Schedule of Classes 8:30 to 9:45 am Grades 1, 2, 3, and 8. April 24, May 1 Note from Margaret Mattei, DRE...Annual Crowning of Mary, Sun., May 1 after the 11:30 am Mass....First Confession, Grade 3, Sat., May 7, 9:00am...First Holy Communion, Sunday, May 8 (Mother s Day) at the 10 am Mass. TEACHERS/AIDES ARE NEEDED FOR NEXT CCD YEAR. If you can volunteer to instruct our students in the Religious Education Program (twice a month), please call Margaret Mattei at It is a rewarding experience to work with the children. (If you have children in the program their registration fee will be waived if you volunteer to teach). ST. MARY-ST. MICHAEL SCHOOL...The students of our school sponsored a Blue Change of Pace Day to support the cousin of two of our students, Lucy and Annabel Adams. Their six year old cousin,alleeah, is undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia and the medical bills are mounting. The students raised $357 for Alleeah and we pray for her daily....the Great Give! St. Mary St. Michael School will be participating in the Great Give on May 3-4. It is a 36 hour online giving event starting at 8:00am on May 3rd. Every gift will be increased with matching dollars provided by generous community sponsors. Many companies, like Pitney Bowes, match contributions made to schools. Please check with your employers to see if matching funds are available with your donation. Visit thegreatgive.org to help support our school....there will be an Open House every Tuesday between 9:30-11:30 am. Come and see our students at work!...st. Mary-St. Michael School is sponsoring a Foxwoods Casino Bingo Bus on Saturday, June 18. Pick-up is at 7:00am at the School with return to the school at 6:00pm. Cost is $30 per person. Free $15 slot play, free $10 food coupon for every person. Plus door prizes, raffles and bingo on the bus! Contact Christia Meagher to reserve your seat: christianmeagher@yahoo.com....special date: May 14 Shred Day 9am to noon. $10 per bag and FLEA MARKET 9am to 1pm. $25 table rental to sell your treasures! Contact Carla Lombaro, beadog15@yahoo.com. Also there will be an ART SHOW in the all purpose room from 10am to 1pm. Come and see the students artistic talents! PARISH PICNIC NEWS Half-Keg Challenge...A donation of $25 helps to defray the cost of beer and beverages for the picnic. The challenge so far... 6.Walter and Lucille Roog,7. Eileen Rogucki. Need more good sports!!! Chinese Auction... Prizes are needed and may be brought to the parish office during office hours. Please be sure to put your name on your donation so that we may acknowledge it! Picnic Sponsorship...If you would like to advertise your business, have a sign honoring someone or in memory of someone, it will be displayed at the picnic. You may place the contribution and information you want printed on the sign in the collection basket noted: Picnic sponsor. Donations are $200, $150, and $100. Monetary donation (no signs) are also graciously appreciated. Thank you to the following Sponsors to date: Polish Falcons Nest 208, C.H.G. Home Improvements, Bridgeport Burial Co., Irene Haldas, Adzima Funeral Home, Earthworks Inc., Preston s Garage of Shelton, Spinelli Riccuti Funeral Home, Ekblade Rynaski Agency, New Insight Family Eye Care, CT. Food Surgery Center of Milford, C.W.V. St. Michael s Post #1562. Monetary Donation: Robert Sadlik. SUPPLIES NEEDED: (leave on back porch of rectory). Aluminum foil, paper towels, apple sauce, tomato sauce, tomato soup, sauerkraut, all-purpose white flour, 2 litre bottles of soda (coke, diet coke, orange, sprite,) coffee, tea. Please be sure that expiration dates are not past.

3 (Do not need paper plates, cups, or napkins we have plenty). DIOCESE/COMMUNITY NEWS St. Vincent depaul Thrift Shoppe & Food Bank 237 Roosevelt Dr., Derby, is grateful for our continued donations of non-perishable food items, monetary and gift cards. They are all so helpful! Catholic War Veterans, St. Michael s Post #1562 pasta dinner and movie night at 6:30pm, second Tuesday of each month. (112 Derby Ave.) Next dinner: May 10. Cost $6 per person. Next Porketta Dinner on Tuesday, April 26, 7pm at Paugassett Hook and Ladder Co. Firehouse. (bread, pasta with meat sauce, salad, porketta, potatoes, and chicken.) There s a raffle, too. Cost $15 per person. Space is limited. Last dinner until the fall. Lauralton Hall, Entrance Exam, Gr. 7 girls, Sat., May 7. Pre-register at or call the office at m ext Un Festival Italiano Italian Night Cabert, an Evening of music, laughs, tears and all things Italiano at Center Stage Theater, 54 Grove St., Shelton on Friday, May 13 at 8:00pm, Sat., May 14 at 8:00pm, Sun., May 15 at 2pm. $15 per person, cabaret table seating. BYOB and BYOF. Call for reservations. Alpha achievement summer program 2016 for Girls is registering children in Grades 3,4,5,6,7,8. Instruction takes place from Monday,June 27 until Friday, July 1 from 9am until noon at St.Thomas Moore Catholic Hall in the Yale Campus, 268 Park St. New Haven. The summer fee is $50, Please call or write an to dohofilena@aol.com. Honest Conversation with Muslim Neighbors Thursday, April 28, 7:00pm at the old Cathedral School, behind the Chancery building on Farmington Avenue, Hartford. Parking will be available at the Archdiocesan Employee Lot on Farmington Ave., or behind the Cathedral on Asylum Avenue. This is an important interfaith gathering hosted by the Archdiocese of Hartford. PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY On April 4 St. Michael s Prayer Shawl Ministry brought 17 baby blankets, 14 newborn hats, 39 lap robes and afghans and 8 shawls to Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Smilow Cancer Center. (Thank you to John and Pat Walania for delivering them!) Please keep the Prayer Shawl group in mind while doing your spring cleaning. If you have any yarn that you will not be using (even partial skeins) please consider donating it to the group. Donations can be left on the back porch of the Rectory....If you miss any of our bulletins, you can find them on-line at Biuletyn parafialny dostepny jest na naszej stronie internetowej: OGŁOSZENIA PARAFIALNE V NIEDZIELA WIELKANOCNA KORONACJA Koronacja Matki Bożej odbędzie się 1 maja bezpośrednio po Mszy św. o godz JUBILEUSZ KS. SZPILSKIEGO Ks. Józef Szpilski CM długoletni duszpasterz naszej parafii w dniu 1 maja o godz. 11:30 odprawi Mszę św. dziękczynną za 60 lat kapłaństwa. Po Mszy św. zapraszamy na skromny poczęstunek. DZIEŃ MATKI Dodatkowe koperty na Dzień Matki znajdują się z tyłu kościoła. Wszystkie Msze św. 8 maja będą odprawiane za matki za które prosiliśmy w modlitwie wypisując ich imona na kartkach lub kopertach. Koperty z imionami proszę dostarczyć do 6 maja. PIERWSZA KOMUNIA ŚW. Msza św. dla dzieci przystepujących do Pierwszej Komunii św. w języku angielskim odbędzie się w niedzielę 8 maja o godz , natomiast dzieci przygotowujące się w języku polskim do Pierwszej Komunii św. przystąpią w niedzielę 15 maja o godz ZMIANA GODZ. MSZY ŚWIĘTEJ 8 MAJA 12:00 W związku z tym, że Pierwsza Komunia św w języku angielskim będzie w niedzielę o godz. 10:00 dlatego w tym dniu jednorazowo zmieniamy godz. Mszy św. z 11:30 na 12:00. Zmiana podyktowana jest tym, żeby nie blokować miejsca na parkinku i dać więcej czasu dla rodzin dzieci pierwszokomunijnych. NABOŻEŃSTWA MAJOWE Nabożeństwa Majowe będziemy odprawiać w środy po Mszy św. o godz W każdą niedzielę maja odmówimy wspólnie Litanie do Matki Bożej po Mszy św. o godz PIKNIK PARAFIALNY

4 Piknik parafialny odbędzie sie 5 czerwca w Warsaw Park. Chętnych, którzy chcieliby pomóc w jego organizacji proszę o kontakt z biurem parafialnym. VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR PICNIC JUNE 5 BELOW IS A FORM WHICH YOU CAN FILL OUT AND DROP IN ANY COLLECTION BASKET OR LEAVE AT THE PARISH OFFICE; OR YOU CAN CALL THE OFFICE AT AND LEAVE YOUR NAME AND NUMBER AND SOMEONE WILL CALL YOU BACK. Do you like to cook? our food booths can use your help. Do you have a truck and would be willing to help bring supplies to help bring them back? Warsaw Park? or Our soda, coffee, and desserts booth needs people to pour coffee, soda, etc. Always wanted to be a parking lot attendant?? Now s your chance to help park cars and work the entrance gate. Can you handle a potato peeler, chop onions, stir sauerkraut and would like to help make

5 pierogi and stuffed cabbage? We have a job for you. DROP THIS FORM INTO ANY COLLECTION BASKET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Name Tele. No. Telephone No. Availability Where you would like to work