The Church of the Incarnation 544 Prospect Street Wethersfield, CT 06109

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1 The Church of the Incarnation 544 Prospect Street Wethersfield, CT Rev. James M. Moran Pastor Mrs. Noranne Wamester Pastoral Associate Mrs. Maggie Seaver Coordinator of Middle School Faith Formation Youth Minister Mrs. Audrey Saharek Pastoral Assistant Mrs. Teri Aiudi Rectory Office Assistant Faith Formation Secretary Mrs. Theodora Niver Director of Music Vanessa Crowley Lorissa Heath Rosanne Sweeney Gowdy Andrew Russo Heather Picard Bonney Gianna Bielenda Cantors Toni Munoz Sacristan Marguerite Heinimann Rectory Assistant Mass Schedule Confessions on Saturdays from 3:45-4:30p.m. Vigil Mass: Saturday at 5:00p.m. Sunday Masses: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Daily Mass: (Mon. - Fri.) 9:00 a.m. Recitation of the Rosary before 9:00 a.m. daily Mass Sacrament of Baptism By previous appointment Sundays at 12:30 p.m. in the Baptistry of the Chapel. Weddings Please contact a priest 6-10 months prior. New Parishioners and Faith Formation Registration The Church of the Incarnation welcomes new parishioners. All forms are available at the main entrance of the church. Please mail or place in the collection basket. You may also visit our website for printable forms at: Rectory Hours 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Rectory Fax Church Faith Formation Website address: (860) (860) cincarnation@sbcglobal.net (860) gotellit@aol.com

2 Page Two 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time..June 14, 2015 SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH 5pm John A. Vignone, Jr. SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH 8:30pm Deceased members of the Clark & Masajada Families 10:30am Nicholas & Helen Rago MONDAY, JUNE 15TH 9:00am Gerald Pakenas TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH 9:00am Antonio Santini WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH 9:00am For all our parishioners THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH 9:00am Marge Courneen FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH 9:00am Deacon Fred Rispoli SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH 5:00pm Salvatore & Concetta Gionfriddo SUNDAY, JUNE 21ST 8:30am Joaquim Santos, Manuel Loura & Miguel Gaspar 10:30am Edwin Przybylski The Sanctuary Candle will burn from 6/15/2015 6/21/2015 in memory of the Deceased members of the Robinson & Montanile Families. The Blessed Virgin Mary Candle will burn from 6/15/2015-6/21/2015 in memory of Salvatore & Carmella DiSilvestro. Thank you to all who donated to the Catholic Relief Services Appeal. The second collection this weekend is the monthly collection. Employment Support Group will meet this Tuesday, June 16th at 9:30am in Fr. Crawford Hall. If you or someone you know is in search of employment, please attend and have them bring an up to date resume to the meeting. There will be a House of Bread collection next weekend. Coffee & sugar are always needed and/or powdered iced tea or lemonade mixes during the summer months. Thank you! Prayer Shawl Meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 9th in Fr. Crawford Hall at 9:30am. If you need yarn during the summer call Audrey at the rectory

3 Page Three 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time...June 14, 2015 All Faith Formation communities are in summer recess. Have a safe & peaceful summer! We congratulate the following Church of the Incarnation Scholarship recipients who will attend a Catholic High School in the Fall: Ting Ting Lin - East Catholic Amelia Martin - East Catholic Hannah Mascaro - East Catholic Evan Pace - Xavier Annmarie Rotatori - Mercy Congratulations to all graduates! We especially thank the following Altar Servers who have served the Church of the Incarnation for many years: Matthew Carcia, Kevin Dudley, Corinna Marinelli, Taylor Melillo, Pat Murphy and Alicia Susi. We also recognize our wonderful lectors who are graduating: Jay Gallo and Estefania Maya. Faith Formation Registration letters for 2015/2016 season were mailed out. Please send in one form for each child. New students must provide a copy of their Baptismal certificate unless your child was baptized at Incarnation. The Knights of Columbus invite families to enjoy an evening at New Britain Stadium on Saturday, June 27, The Rock Cats will play the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Gates open at 5:35 PM; the game starts at 7:05 PM. Tickets are $6 each. This is the final season for the Rock Cats in New Britain. The team is having one of the best seasons yet. Seats are close to the field so you are always close to the action. Please call John Ewaski at for tickets and information. Thank you for your continued support of our events. The Archdiocese of Hartford will offer a three-day pilgrimage to Philadelphia to attend a Papal Mass celebrated by Pope Francis from September 25-27th. See bulletin boards. SAVE THE DATE! BUS TRIPS! Saturday, June 27 Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY. Great Family trip. $89 pp. Saturday, July 25 Boston Duck Tour, JFK Library followed by dinner at Maggiano s Restaurant at 5:00 pm, $142pp Saturday, August 15 Saratoga Racetrack, reserved grandstand seating, $89 pp. Saturday, September 12-Broadway Show; Beautiful, based on the life of singer/ songwriter Carole King. $189 pp. Wednesday, December 9 Always a Sellout! Radio City Christmas Show, followed by dinner at Carmine s. Price to follow. For reservations call John Rocco,

4 Page Four 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time...June 14, 2015 Incarnation Men s Association or The Knights of Columbus: Interested in joining? Please call Mike White at (860) for more information. We join with Corpus Christi Parish in congratulating Fr. Shawn Daly on his appointment as Vicar for Priests for the Archdiocese of Hartford. The following men were elected as 2015/2016 Officers of The Incarnation Men s Association at the May 20, 2015 Annual Meeting: PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER SECRETARY WEDDING John Ewaski Bob Caron Michael White William Carroll DOMINIKA SPODOBALSKI & MATTHEW STARON TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION A wedding celebrated in the Eastern Church has a form that was fixed a thousand years ago. In the West, our story is more complicated by constant change and variation. As the world s structures tottered in the ninth century, bishops and priests stepped into the void left by collapsing civil structures. For the first time, marriage was referred to as a sacrament, and wedding ceremonies were to be in public (assuring the free consent of the bride) after an investigation of the couple by a priest. The custom of the blessing of the bridal room diminished, and was finally forbidden in 1012 by the Council of Rouen, although it continued for centuries. In the diocese of Perigueux in France, a ritual from 1827 had the parish priest clad in surplice and stole sprinkling the bridal couple as they stood modestly in their pajamas by the wedding bed. Next the bed and all those present were sprinkled, too! That s a tradition that few Americans, either the betrothed or the clergy, are ready to revive!

5 Page Five 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time..June 14, 2015 A Weekly Bible Study 11 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 17:22-24 There is an interconnectedness of passages weaving through both testaments of the Bible. In the words of Benedictine Michael Casey, the mystery of Jesus shimmers through many of the verses of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament). Today s brief reading from Ezekiel illuminates this truth. The 6 th century (B.C.) priest and prophet often painted his picture of a restored Jerusalem in allegorical and poetic terms. His people were in the throes of exile and could only cling to the hope of new life, renewed worship and a rebuilt temple. Ezekiel appealed to the depths of their pain-filled hearts and to the vision of restoration these hearts carried. If we listen carefully to today s passage we can hear echoes of messianic prophecies and of Jesus preaching. We might even see glimmers of a new kingdom and perhaps of an emerging early church. Like many of his fellow prophets, Ezekiel was indeed a visionary! The prophet tells us initially that the Lord will take a tender shoot from the topmost branches of the crest of the cedar (House of David). Isaiah likewise prophesied that a shoot would sprout from Jesse (father of David) from whose lineage would come the Messiah. Ezekiel continues this image of a shoot being planted by the Lord upon a high and lofty mountain. We read elsewhere in Scripture that the mountain of the Lord (Jerusalem) would be established as the highest mountain and all nations would stream toward it. Visions of a worshipping community? Ezekiel continues, noting that the tree planted upon this lofty mountain shall put forth abundant branches and fruit. Echoes of Jesus preaching on the vine and branches? Finally, Ezekiel points out that the Lord will bring low the high tree and lift high the lowly tree. Can we not envision the Cross lifted high for all humanity? This priest-prophet carefully crafted words that offered a vision of hope not only to a downtrodden nation but to people of ages to come.

6 Page Six 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time..June 14, 2015 ALL IS GRACE On Sundays in Ordinary Time, the Old Testament reading is selected for the light it sheds on the day s Gospel. Today, Ezekiel sees God lifting up the lowly tree and making the withered tree bloom. So in the second parable of today s Gospel, Jesus encourages us by promising that, as fragile seeds grow into an abundant harvest, and the tiny mustard seed into a hearty plant, so God will grow the kingdom from small beginnings to an instrument of salvation for all. In the first parable, the land yields fruit of its own accord (Mark 4:28). Not only is the initiative God s, but the parable teaches that the seed s growth, though invisible at first, is actually unstoppable! To be sure, those who depend on the impressive or dramatic in order to be convinced or encouraged will be disappointed in the slow unfolding of the kingdom that Jesus announces. But for those who do accept the kingdom, all is grace, and that grace is certain. Though the second reading is not coordinated with either the first reading or Gospel on these Sundays, today s is thematically appropriate. Saint Paul argues that our experience of God s trustworthiness thus far should make us a people of undaunted courage and unshakeable faith. But at the same time Paul warns that faith should also make us aware of our responsibility to do good. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Ps 98:1, 2b, 3-4; Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146:2, 5-9a; Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Ps 112:1bc-4, 9; Mt 6:1-6, Thursday: 2 Cor 11:1-11; Ps 111:1b-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-15 Friday: 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30; Ps 34:2-7; Mt 6:19-23 Saturday: 2 Cor 12:1-10; Ps 34:8-13; Mt 6:24-34 Sunday: Jb 38:1, 8-11; Ps 107:23-26, 28 31; 2 Cor 5:14-17; Mk 4:35-41 TODAY S READINGS First Reading I have lifted high the lowly tree (Ezekiel 17:22-24). Psalm Lord, it is good to give thanks to you (Psalm 92). Second Reading Whether we are at home or away, we aspire to please the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:6-10). Gospel It is the smallest of all seeds, and becomes the largest of plants (Mark 4:26-34) SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time; Flag Day Friday: St. Romuald Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

7 Page Seven 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time..June 14, 2015 HOW TO REPORT AN INCIDENT OF SEXUAL ABUSE TO THE ARCHDIOCESE OF HARTFORD If you have knowledge or suspect that a minor or vulnerable adult (an adult with an intellectual disability) has been sexually abused, in any manner, by personnel of the Archdiocese of Har ord, you are urged to report this informa on to: Sister Dolores Lahr, CSJ Vic m Assistance Coordinator sr.lahr@aohct.org In addi on, you will be asked to follow up in wri ng with a detailed descrip on of the facts involved in the incident. Specifics of this wri en report can be found in the Policies and Procedures of the Archdiocese of Har ord Rela ng to Allega- ons of Sexual Misconduct Involving Minors and Vulnerable Adults. This document is also available online at ar ord.org. The Archdiocese of Har ord will report any and all incidents to the proper civil authori es. Mandated reporters in the State of Connec cut are required by law to report any incident of sexual abuse involving a minor or vulnerable adult. We encourage any Non-Mandated persons to report such incidents to the proper authori es as well. We support your right to do so. Incidents involving sexual abuse of minors (persons under the age of 18) should be reported to: State Department of Children and Families Careline Incidents involving sexual abuse of vulnerable adults aged should be reported to the: Abuse Inves ga ons Division of the Office of Protec on and Advocacy for Persons with Disabili es Incidents involving sexual abuse of vulnerable adults aged 60 and over should be reported to: Department of Social Services for the Elderly Once a wri en report of an incident of sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult has been received, an inves ga on will be undertaken by, or on behalf of, the Archdiocese of Har ord. Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your people and kindle in them the fire of your love. May many of your people choose to serve you by becoming priests, brothers, and sisters. Please pray for an increase in vocations to priesthood, diaconate, and religious life. If you are being called to serve as a priest or religious call Fr. Anthony Smith, Director of Vocations, Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Seminary, (860) or him at: vocations@stseminary.org or visit the web at ww.vocationshartford.org. Join us the 1st Friday of the month at 9:30am, Blessed Sacrament Chapel for Vocations Holy Hour. We would like to congratulate Sister Elizabeth Burns M.M. on the Anniversary of her 60th year of missionary service. We are grateful for her volunteer work visiting and bringing communion to the homebound in our parish. Please offer your prayerful wishes to her on this most special occasion.

8 Page Eight 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time...June 14, 2015 THE CHURCH AND THE SPIRIT Where the Church is, there is the Spirit of God; and where the Spirit of God is, there is the Church and all grace, and the Spirit is truth. St. Irenaeus HEARTFELT I would rather say five words devoutly with my heart than five thousand which my soul does not relish with affection and understanding. St. Edmund the Martyr HONESTY The most important person to be honest with is myself. Anonymous