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1 January 8, 2017 Staff: Pastor Rev. Joseph B. Whittel Director of Religious Education Mrs. Roseann Ward Youth Ministry Coordinator Mrs. Rebecca Holmes Phone: , ext. 214 Administrative Assistant Mrs. JoHanna Polcaro St. Paul Church ROMAN CATHOLIC 170 Rope Ferry Rd., Waterford, CT Phone: Fax: Website: St. Paul - Waterford Saturday Vigil - 4:30 p.m. Sunday at 8 & 10 a.m. Daily: M, T, W & F 8 a.m. HOLY MARTYRS CLUSTER MASS SCHEDULES St. Agnes - Niantic Saturday Vigil - 5 p.m. Sunday at 7, 9 & 11 a.m. Daily: M, T, Th, F 9 a.m & S 8 a.m St. Matthias - East Lyme Saturday Vigil - 5 p.m. Sunday at 7:30, 9 & 11 a.m. Daily: W, Th & F 9 a.m. If you are unable to attend one of our Masses, we hope you consider joining another Mass at one of the Parishes in our cluster. Reconciliation: Saturday, 3:45pm - 4:15pm or call the Rectory for appointment. Baptism: Please call the Rectory to register your child for Baptism. Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least one year in advance. Illness: If anyone is admitted to the hospital or convalescent home please call the Rectory. Parish Office Hours: 9:00am -12:30pm Monday through Friday

2 St. Paul Waterford Please have patience while we re-format a new and improved bulletin to better serve you! Parish Support Week of 12/25/ Envelope Donations... $1, Loose Donations... $ WeShare Donations... $ Offertory Received... $3, Christmas Donations... $8, Week of 1/1/ Envelope Donations... $2, Loose Donations... $ WeShare Donations... $ Offertory Received... $3, Solemnity of Mary Donations... $ nd Collection this week will be the Fuel Collection. Online Giving ~ WeShare Save Time and Donate Online! Online giving is available for parishioners with WeShare, an easy and convenient way to save time and support the church. Donating is simple, safe, and completely secure. If you would like to enroll in Online Giving, please visit stpaulwaterford.weshareonline.org. If you have any questions or concerns about the program or would like help setting up your account, please call our parish office. Epiphany Party Please join us this Sunday from 11:00am-1:00pm at the rectory for our Epiphany Party. Start your year off by having the opportunity to meet an exchange greetings with our parish family for the New Year. Christmas Thanks We thank everyone for a nice Christmas season. Our lectors, Eucharistic ministers, choir members, musicians, greeters, and ushers all put forth tremendous effort to make our parish thrive this season and we appreciate it. Religious Education A big thank you to the following students who participated in the Christmas pageant on Christmas Eve: Adam Balfour Ryan Gingras Mia Majeski Ian Balfour Alexis Hullivan Rylee Partridge Remy Coderre Charlotte Jessuck Gavin Polcaro Joseph Danesh Paige Jessuck Brady Sutman Sarah Davidson Christopher Landry Lucy Walker Katie Dziecinny Ava Majeski Thank you to our altar servers: Karas Boluch, Anthony Jessuck, Gavin Polcaro and Lea Polcaro. The students did a great job working with the music directors, Dr. Judith Mack, Mrs. Kathleen Brunelle and Ms. Kathleen Castagna. Thank you to all that made our Christmas Pageant a blessed event. Holy Martyrs Youth Ministry Please see this months HMYM newsletter insert for our upcoming meetings and activities. Any questions, contact Rebecca at or holymartyrsyouthministry@gmail.com Choir Members Wanted Our choir members are doing a fantastic job and continue to grow in many ways but we still need you! Please join us during Mass! Adult Choir (4:30pm Saturday) Rehearsals are at 3:00pm before each Saturday Mass. We help lead the Congregation with hymns and responses and do an occasional meditation. Even if you can't come every week, come when you can. We rehearse far enough in advance that you will feel prepared. Questions? Contact Judy Mack at or Ed Bosse at Children's Choir (10:00am Sunday) We are looking for more angelic voices to become Spirit Rockers! Children that are interested in singing at the Sunday, 10:00am Mass please see Kathy Brunelle or Kathy Castagna upstairs in the choir Club 1000 Club Members will meet next Sunday after the 10:00am Mass. Our club is an ongoing fundraiser for our parish to raise funds with a chance for our members to win monetary prizes. Membership is $5.00 a month per number. Only the numbers that are paid for that month will enter the drawing. The cash awards range from $20.00 to $1, Would you like to have a chance to win part of the $1, we award? For $5.00, you could walk away with $1,000.00! You do not need to be present to win. Applications are located at any of the church entrances, in the rectory office or on our website. Stop downstairs for coffee, doughnuts and fellowship with parishioners and see if you win!

3 The Epiphany of the Lord January 8, 2017 Office of Faith Events Nine Days for Life Novena Diocese of Norwich Enriching the Faith of Youth, Young Adults, Adults, and Families. Please LIKE us on Facebook Norwich Get up to date info on fun, faith-filled events and help us reach our goal of 1000 likes in January! Youth Trip ~ March for Life YOUTH TRIP TO MARCH FOR LIFE IN D.C. To evangelize and advocate for life issues, the Office of Faith Events and the Youth Council is sponsoring a bus trip to The Annual March for Life on Friday, January 27, 2017, in Washington, D.C. The youth will leave on the evening of Thursday, January 26 th from two locations- Willimantic or St. Bernard s High School. The participants will travel to the Archdiocese of Washington s Youth Rally and Mass for Life at the Washington DC Armory. Youth will take the metro to the National Mall where they will March for Life ending up on steps of the Supreme Court. There they will hear testimonies and speeches about respecting life before traveling home. The cost for the trip is $85 per person and includes breakfast, t-shirts, metro ticket, and bus fare. For information, please contact Liza Roach at lroach@norwichdiocese.net or ex Retrouvaille Marriage Weekend Is your marriage tearing you apart? Is there little or no meaningful communication? Are you considering separation or divorce? For serious marriage building and repair: Retrouvaille is a lifeline. At a Retrouvaille weekend, couples are given tools to re-establish communication, work on their issues, gain new insights and heal. The weekend is presented by three married couples and a priest. A series of 6 post sessions follow the weekend phase. For more information or to sign up for the January 20-22, 2017 weekend in the Hartford area, call , or , or visit the Website at Nine Days for Life Novena The U.S. bishops invite us to pray for the protection of all human life. A special novena called 9 Days for Life will take place from January 21st through the 29th. Pray for the respect and protection of all human life with new intentions, brief reflections, and more each day. Download the novena online, or participate through Facebook, , text message or an app. Join at March for Life The Annual March for Life will take place this year on Friday, January 27, 2017, in Washington, D.C., as a way for people to express their opposition to abortion. This year s event coincides with the 44 th anniversary of the Supreme Court s decision to legalize abortion. Buses sponsored by the Southeast Chapter of Connecticut Right to Life will travel to the March leaving from the Norwich Municipal Parking Lot (Exit 11, I-395) on Thursday, January 26, 2017, at 9 P.M. Bus fare is $67 per person. For information, to reserve a seat, or, if you cannot go, to sponsor a seat, please call Margaret Becotte at Natural Family Planning Natural Family Planning is scientific, safe, and is 99- percent effective for conceiving or responsibly postponing a baby. A three-session class for married and engaged couples begins on Saturday, January 28 at 7 P.M. in Gales Ferry. For more information, call Craig and Liz Schantz at or to register for a class go to Defending Religious Liberty The passage of the federal health care mandate was supposed to provide affordable health care to all Americans. By many accounts, this is not the case, and in the process our First of Amendment Right, which is supposed to safeguard our religious freedom has been taken away. If you haven t done so already, please voice your opposition to the federal health care mandate by calling U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell at , and your elected representatives. Let them know that the mandate is in violation of our First Amendment right to religious freedom.

4 St. Paul Waterford The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week for: Peace We have been memorializing the Sanctuary Lamp, (the red candle near the Tabernacle). The stipend is $10.00 and the candle will burn for one week in memory of one friend, loved one or couple. Each week it will appear in the bulletin as shown in this week s issue. Please call or the office to reserve your week. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2:11 The image of the Magi kneeling before the infant Jesus and opening their treasure chests for Him is an image that we should all try to follow all year long. In gratitude for all that we have been given, we are called to generously share all of our gifts, not just the ones we pick and choose. God wants us to be the most generous with that one thing that means the most to us. Seminar at Our Lady of Lourdes How You Can Help Prevent Suicide Wednesday, January 18, 2017 from 7-9pm Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Hall 1650 Route 12, Gales Ferry Learn: What you can say & do to help The QPR Method: Question, Persuade, Refer 3 simple steps you can use to help save a life. *Recognize risk factors & warning signs *Understand myths & facts *Increase intervention skills & knowledge of referral sources. Saturday, January 7th 4:30pm Anthony Johnson Requested by Diane and Bob Johnson Sunday, January 8th 8:00am Intentions of Diane Brunette Requested by Margaret Sherback 10:00am Gladys Kalil Requested by Family ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Monday, January 9th 8:00am For The People Tuesday, January 10th 8:00am Intention of the Celebrant Wednesday, January 11th 8:00am Intention of the Celebrant Thursday, January 12th 8:00am NO MASS Friday, January 13th 8:00am Intention of the Celebrant ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday, January 14th 4:30pm Walter & Phyllis Furman Requested by Paul & Andrea Kanfer Sunday, January 15th 8:00am Intention of the Celebrant 10:00am The Muldoon & Emery Families Requested by Family Pray For Our Priests Sunday... Priests who have left ministry Monday... Rev. Luis Agudelo... Rev. Alfred Irving Tuesday... V. Rev. Michael Phillippino..Rev. Walter Nagle Wednesday... Rev. C. Paul Boudreau... V. Rev. Richard Ricard Thursday....Rev. Thomas Griffin... V. Rev. Gregory Galvin Friday... Rev. Leon Susaimanickam... Rev. John Welch MS Saturday... Msgr. Thomas Bride... Rev. Richard Archambault Mass and Sanctuary Lamp dates for 2017 are available. Call , ext. 0 or stpaulwtfd@sbcglobal.net to reserve your dates.

5 Sports and Spirituality: How Do We Balance Both in Today s World? vs. Who: Adults, Coaches and Parents When: January 10, 2017, 7-8:30 pm Where: Our Lady of Lourdes, Gales Ferry A panel of experts with over 70 years of experience in organized athletics on the college and high school levels will discuss the importance of Coaching the Whole Person Speakers include: Mr. Anthony Jaskot, Athletic Director, Xavier HS, Middletown, Ct Mr. Nicholas Cerreta, Varsity Baseball Coach Xavier HS, Middletown, Ct. Fr. Gregory Galvin, Pastor St Bridget of Kildare, Moodus, Ct and Varsity Hockey Coach, Xavier HS, Middletown, Ct Sign up with the Office of Faith Events at , ext. 312 or via at faith events@norwichdiocese.net.