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MASSES: Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM Sunday Vigil (Saturday Evening): 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 AM CONFESSIONS: Saturday 3:00-4:00 PM www.stmarysimsbury.

1 MASSES: Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM Sunday Vigil (Saturday Evening): 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 AM CONFESSIONS: Saturday 3:00-4:00 PM BAPTISMS: First Sunday of the month (during the 11:00 am Mass) and third Sunday of the month by appointment. Required Baptism Preparation Program, please call the Parish Office. WEDDINGS: Couples please call for appointments at least six months in advance. SICK CALLS: Please notify the Parish Office if someone in your family is hospitalized and would like a visit. Under HIPAA Regulations, hospitals are not allowed to notify us. PASTOR Reverend Frank J. Matera PAROCHIAL VICAR Reverend Ramon Garcia DEACON Mr. Arthur Miller VISITORS: Thank you for worshipping with us. If you would like to join our parish, please give us a call or us at parishoffice@stmarysimsbury.org DIRECTORY Parish Office: 3 Massaco Street, PO Box Fax: Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:30-4:00 PM Friday: 8:30-12:00 PM Rev. Frank Matera: x301 Rev. Ramon Garcia: x305 Deacon Arthur Miller: x113 Parish Office: x306 parishoffice@stmarysimsbury.org Business Manager: x303 businessmanager@stmarysimsbury.org Bookkeeper: x307 bookkeeper@stmarysimsbury.org Religious Education Grades 1-6: x304 RelED1-6@StMarySimsbury.org Religious Education Grades 7-10 and Youth Ministry: x302 youthministry@stmarysimsbury.org Stephen Ministry: x114 stephenminitry@stmarysimsbury.org St. Mary s School: ( 860)

2 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday AUGUST 8 5:00 PM Villa Verde (Manuel) In Loving Memory by: Comia, Julius, & Eileen Sunday AUGUST 9 8:00 AM Ignatius L. Farrell & Aldona Mullane by: Charles & Linda Mullane 9:30 AM Joe & Marilyn Gabriele In Loving Memory on their Wedding Anniversary By: Glenn & Christy Colby 11:00 AM People of St. Mary s Parish Monday AUGUST 10 8:00 AM Elaine Truran In Loving Memory by: Elaine & Chris Smith Tuesday AUGUST 11 8:00 AM Theresa Graham Father Matera Wednesday AUGUST 12 8:00 AM Sophie Godlewski by: Joe & Patty Grace Thursday AUGUST 13 8:00 AM Jennifer & Omar Wilson Living Intention by: Paul & June Krippner Friday AUGUST 14 8:00 AM Hazel & Al Silva by: Judy Barcelo Saturday AUGUST 15 8:00 AM The Feast of the Assumption 5:00 PM Dorothy Kondzielaski Birthday Remembrance by: Ron & Dorothy Miller Sunday AUGUST 16 8:00 AM People of St. Mary s Parish 9:30 AM Kathleen Magowan 4th Anniversary by: Charles & Linda Mullane 11:00 AM Joseph & Marilyn Gabriele In Loving Memory by: Their Family Baptized: We welcome Avery Bridget Doolittle who was baptized into Christ last week. ST. MARY S PARISH, SIMSBURY PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS July Financials: July Offertory: $60,383 July Budget: $55,500 YTD Offertory: $427,555 YTD Budget: $424,500 The Feast of the Assumption: This Saturday, August 15 th, is the Feast of the Assumption. Since the Holy Day falls on a Saturday it is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year. However, given the importance of this beautiful feast, Mass will be celebrated this Saturday, August 15 th, at 8:00 AM. Parish Office Closed: The parish office will be closed on Wednesday & Thursday of this week, August 12-13, so that the staff can reorganize administrative files. In case of emergencies please call (860) Father Matera: Fr Matera will be on retreat this week, Monday through Friday. Father Garcia: Father Garcia will be celebrating a Mass for the residents at Virginia Connolly Residence on Wednesday, August 12, at 2:00 PM. Please tell resident families and friends who may want to attend this Mass. St. Mary s Parish Directory Consent: We are in the process of putting together an updated parish directory. The directory will include names, addresses, and phone numbers of those families who have provided consent to release this information. Consent can be given electronically by visiting our Parish website ( and clicking on the blue Directory icon. Or consent can be given by filling out the form found on our website. All information is due by 9/1/15. Please call the Parish Office at (860) for any questions. Rosary Repair: Free rosary repair service is available now at St. Mary s. Place your rosary in the envelope in the repair box at the Hopmeadow Entrance of the church and mark it this is for repair or this is a donation. Old and broken rosaries are accepted as well and will be repaired and sent on the missions. For questions, call (860) or HoldenBnD@comcast.net. Blessed Prayer Shawls: Hand knit or crocheted by the St. Mary s Prayer Shawl Ministry are packaged and available in the Parish Office for parishioners to give to others. Mercy Shelter: Desserts and fruit are needed by August 16 to take to Mercy Shelter in Hartford. All items can be dropped off in the lower church before 3:00 PM. Thanks for all the donations!

3 NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. MARY S A PLACE TO BELONG, BELIEVE, BECOME Finishing the Journey There are moments in life when we feel that we no longer have the energy to go forward. Our work puts us under more stress than we can endure. Problems at home become overwhelming. It is precisely at such moments that we say, I can t go on, I can t do it anymore. Elijah, one of the greatest and most powerful prophets of the OT, had such an experience. Living at a time when most of his compatriots had abandoned their faith in the God of Israel and now fleeing from Queen Jezebel who had sworn to take his life the prophet found himself in the desert: alone, weary, hungry, convinced that he could not go on. It was precisely at that moment when Elijah felt most alone and vulnerable, however, that the Angel of God came to him. Providing Elijah with food from heaven, the angel commanded the prophet, Get up and eat, else the journey will be too long for you! Strengthened by that food, Elijah walked forty days and forty nights to the mountain of God where the Lord appeared to him. The Christian life is a journey and, as in all journeys, there are moments when the journey is longer and more difficult than we anticipated. We encounter obstacles that we had not foreseen. We confront unexpected problems. Most importantly, we must deal with the temptation to return to an easier and more comfortable way of life. But in the Christian life, we make this journey together. In the Christian life, we make this journey with fellow believers. In the Christian life, we make this journey in and with the church. We make this journey as a community of believers who are strengthened by the living bread that comes down from heaven: the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Week after week, we gather around the altar in order to be strengthened for the journey that lies ahead. Week after week, we gather around the altar to be nourished by God s Word so that we will not be discouraged by the journey we must make. Week after week, we gather around the altar to share in the Eucharist so that we can complete the journey we have begun. O, yes, there are moments in life when we feel we no longer have the energy to go forward. There are moments in life when the journey seems too arduous, too difficult to complete. But we do not make this journey alone. Nor do we make it without the help that comes from God. As we celebrate this Eucharist in which we eat the bread that comes down from heaven, we ask for the grace to be strengthened for the journey that lies ahead. We ask for the grace to support each other in this journey that is our Christian life. Father Matera

4 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Jesus Is Calling You! All children, young people and families in our Religious Education Program are invited to learn and grow stronger in faith and love of God this year. Classes will begin on September 13th. If you have not registered your children you can do so by going to click on Faith Formation, then Religious Education and click on Red Button to begin the registration process. For more information: YOUTH MINISTRY IGNITE Youth Ministry: This year IGNITE, our high school youth group, is making some big changes. Take a look at our summer plans listed below and keep your eyes out for great things to come in the fall. Fan the Fire Youth Rally: Saturday, August 15 - This event is for teens entering grades 8-12! We will take a trip to Saint Rose of Lima in Newtown to hear from dynamic speakers and celebrate Mass with teens from across CT. The $40 cost includes lunch and dinner. Interested? Contact Kathleen Keating, youthministry@stmarysimsbury.org ADULT ENCHRICHMENT Tuesday Evening Bible Study: Deacon Art Miller is scheduled for bible study for the following dates: August 25. Classes are currently scheduled to be held in the Parish Center beginning at 7:00 PM. Prayers for healing and special intentions begin at 6:30 PM. Please bring your Bible and a friend. All are welcome! RCIA RCIA: Would you like to become Catholic? We welcome those who want to learn more about the Catholic faith and would like to prepare themselves to receive the Sacraments of Baptism, First Eucharist, and/or Confirmation. Those in the Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) go through a encouraging process of discernment, prayer, education, and sharing with others on their journey. They are also instructed in the meaning of the sacraments and the theology and traditions of the Catholic faith. RCIA will begin in the fall and take place between 9:30-10:45 on Sunday. If you are interested learning more please contact Fr. Garcia at the Parish Office (860) August 9, 2015 ST. MARY S SCHOOL School Summer Office Hours - The school office will be open from 9am-1pm on Tuesday - Thursday or by appointment. Voice mail and will be checked daily. CHOICE Cards will be sold at the School Office on the following date and time: 9:30-11:30-19th OTHER Are you Living Every Day with Passion & Purpose? Are you thriving or just surviving? A clearer understanding of God s plan for your life? Join internationally acclaimed speaker and author Matthew Kelly for his Living Every Day with Passion & Purpose event. The event will be held at St. George Church, 33 Whitfield Street, Guilford, CT, on September 25 th, 7:00 PM 10:45 PM. Tickets are just $39! Sign up today before they sell out! For more information or to purchase your ticket: or call (859) Franciscan Golf Classic: Enjoy a day of golf on Monday, August 17, 2015 to support the 20 th Annual Franciscan Golf Classic, at Tunxis Plantation Golf Club, Farmington. The day includes lunch, dinner and the opportunity to win great Hole-in-One prizes and raffles including The Course at Yale, Pine Orchard and Wallingford Country Club. Visit or call (203) for details. St. Gerard s Center for Life: Laps for Life will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 9:00 AM 12:30 PM. Join us for a day of walking, family fun, vendors, and fellowship. The location is East Catholic High School, Manchester, CT. The cost per person is $ Please visit our website or call (860) for more details.

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PASTOR Reverend Frank J. Matera. DEACON Mr. Arthur Miller

PASTOR Reverend Frank J. Matera. DEACON Mr. Arthur Miller www.stmarysimsbury.org MASSES: Monday - Friday: 8:00 am Sunday Vigil (Saturday Evening): 5:00 pm Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 am CONFESSIONS: Saturday 3:00-4:00 pm BAPTISMS: First Sunday of the month (during