Saint Mary Parish. Consecration of our Diocese to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. November 6, 2016

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1 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 STAFF Father Corey V. Piccinino, Pastor Father Robert Wolfe, Parochial Vicar Father Philip Phan, Parochial Vicar Deacon John DeRoin Deacon Tony Caraluzzi Kate Fitzgerald, Parish Secretary & Bulletin Editor Peggy Gavin, Parish Secretary Julie Doerner, Business Manager Paul Orsino, Property Manager ST. MARY SCHOOL ( ) Greg Viceroy, Principal RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ( ) Mary Ferri, Director Elizabeth Cuneo, 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 Dan Guido (203) MUSIC MINISTRY Michael Ferrari, Music Director Elizabeth Barnes, Choir Director Karen Mattera, Children s Choir FINANCE COMMITTEE Bob Kozlowski, Chairman ( ) BAPTISMS Most Sundays at 12:45pm. Please call the Rectory at least six weeks in advance to schedule your Baptism and to sign up for the New 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 New 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, was 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. Saint Mary Parish 26 Dodgingtown Road, Bethel, CT Phone: (203) Fax: (203) Visit us on Facebook: StMaryChurchBethel PARISH OFFICE HOURS: 9am 3:00 pm, Monday Friday (Closed weekends and Holidays) Consecration of our Diocese to the Sacred Heart of Jesus November 6, 2016 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ti 1:1 9; Ps 24:1b 4ab, 5 6; Lk 17:1 6 Tuesday: Ti 2:1 8, 11 14; Ps 37:3 4, 18, 23, 27, 29; Lk 17:7 10 Wednesday: Ez 47:1 2, 8 9, 12; Ps 46:2 3, 5 6, 8 9; 1 Cor 3:9c 11, 16 17; Jn 2:13 22 Thursday: Phlm 7 20; Ps 146:7 10; Lk 17:20 25 Friday: 2 Jn 4 9; Ps 119:1 2, 10 11, 17 18; Lk 17:26 37 Saturday: 3 Jn 5 8; Ps 112:1 6; Lk 18:1 8 Sunday: Mal 3:19 20a; Ps 98:5 9; 2 Thes 3:7 12; Lk 21:5 19

2 St. Mary Catholic Church Consecration of our Diocese to the Sacred Heart of Jesus FATHER COREY S EPISTLE Rev. Louis M. Dytkowski, son of the late Frank and Julia Dytkowski, retired priest and Chaplain, LTC, U.S. Army, passed away Saturday, October 22, at St Vincent's Hospital, after a long illness. Father Lou was born August 25, 1934 and raised in the Hazelton/ McAdoo area of PA. He attended college and seminary in Orchard Lake, Michigan and was ordained a Catholic Priest for the Diocese of Bridgeport in He was a curate at St. Catherine of Sienna Parish in Riverside and Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Stamford before joining the Army as a Chaplain in After basic training, he served in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive. Other overseas assignments included Korea, Okinawa, AFCENT in the Netherlands, and a community chaplain in Germany. Stateside assignments were Ft. Belvoir Virginia, Ft. Sheridan, Illinois, The Tank Automotive Command, Warren, Michigan and Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Medals and awards include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal and several presidential Unit Citations. He retired from the Army in Father Lou returned to the Diocese of Bridgeport serving at St. Rose of Lima Church, Newtown, Holy Cross Church, Fairfield, St. James Church, Stratford and then as Pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Sherman before retiring to Florida in He helped out at Blessed Sacrament Church in Clermont, FL and also ministered at the prison and in nursing homes. Summers would be spent in CT where he resided at St. James Rectory. His favorite pastimes were spending time with his treasured family and friends. He also loved music, playing the piano, accordion, singing and hopefully a good round of golf and gin rummy. Father Lou is survived by his sisters, Frances Sudusky of Milford and Patricia Gerety and husband Gene of Seymour; his best friend of 22 years, Suzanne Lehmann; and several nieces, nephews and cousins, along with countless close friends who were like his family over the years. A special Thank You to Father Tom Lynch of St. James Church for his wonderful friendship, hospitality and care especially over the last 6 months and also to Father Rogerio Perri. The Vatican s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on Tuesday published a new instruction on the burial of the dead and on the conservation of the ashes in cases of cremation. The instruction reiterates the long held view that the Church is not opposed to the practice of cremation, though it continues to recommend that the bodies of the deceased be buried in cemeteries or other sacred places. However, the new document insists that ashes should not be kept in private houses and that the scattering of ashes on land or at sea is not permitted. Please see below the full English text of the new instruction from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Instruction Ad resurgendum cum Christo regarding the burial of the deceased and the conservation of the ashes in the case of cremation 1. To rise with Christ, we must die with Christ: we must be away from the body and at home with the Lord (2 Cor 5:8). With the Instruction Piam et Constantem of 5 July 1963, the then Holy Office established that all necessary measures must be taken to preserve the practice of reverently burying the faithful departed, adding however that cremation is not opposed per se to the Christian religion and that no longer should the sacraments and funeral rites be denied to those who have asked that they be cremated, under the condition that this choice has not been made through a denial of Christian dogmas, the animosity of a secret society, or hatred of the Catholic religion and the Church. Later this change in ecclesiastical discipline was incorporated into the Code of Canon Law (1983) and the Code of Canons of Oriental Churches (1990). During the intervening years, the practice of cremation has notably increased in many countries, but simultaneously new ideas contrary to the Church s faith have also become widespread. Having consulted the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts and numerous Episcopal Conferences and Synods of Bishops of the Oriental Churches, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has deemed opportune the publication of a new Instruction, with the intention of underlining the doctrinal and pastoral reasons for the preference of the burial of the remains of the faithful and to set out norms pertaining to the conservation of ashes in the case of cremation. 2. The resurrection of Jesus is the culminating truth of the Christian faith, preached as an essential part of the Paschal Mystery Sunday, 11/6 Monday, 11/7 Tuesday, 11/8 Wednesday, 11/9 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am & 5:30pm Masses 9:30am St. Mary School Open House 12:45pm Pre Baptism Class 6:30am Mass 8:35am Rosary 9:00am Mass 6:30am Mass 8:35am Rosary 9:00am Mass 6:30am Mass 8:35am Rosary 9:00am Mass 5:30pm Children s Choir 7:00pm Prayer Service

3 St. Mary Catholic Church November 6, 2016 FATHER COREY S EPISTLE from the very beginnings of Christianity: For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures; that he was buried; that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures; that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve (1 Cor 15:3 5). Through his death and resurrection, Christ freed us from sin and gave us access to a new life, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life (Rm 6:4). Furthermore, the risen Christ is the principle and source of our future resurrection: Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep [ ] For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive (1 Cor 15:20 22). It is true that Christ will raise us up on the last day; but it is also true that, in a certain way, we have already risen with Christ. In Baptism, actually, we are immersed in the death and resurrection of Christ and sacramentally assimilated to him: You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead (Col 2:12). United with Christ by Baptism, we already truly participate in the life of the risen Christ (cf. Eph 2:6). Because of Christ, Christian death has a positive meaning. The Christian vision of death receives privileged expression in the liturgy of the Church: Indeed for your faithful, Lord, life is changed not ended, and, when this earthly dwelling turns to dust, an eternal dwelling is made ready for them in heaven. By death the soul is separated from the body, but in the resurrection God will give incorruptible life to our body, transformed by reunion with our soul. In our own day also, the Church is called to proclaim her faith in the resurrection: The confidence of Christians is the resurrection of the dead; believing this we live. 3. Following the most ancient Christian tradition, the Church insistently recommends that the bodies of the deceased be buried in cemeteries or other sacred places. In memory of the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord, the mystery that illumines the Christian meaning of death, burial is above all the most fitting way to express faith and hope in the resurrection of the body. The Church who, as Mother, has accompanied the Christian during his earthly pilgrimage, offers to the Father, in Christ, the child of her grace, and she commits to the earth, in hope, the seed of the body that will rise in glory. By burying the bodies of the faithful, the Church confirms her faith in the resurrection of the body, and intends to show the great dignity of the human body as an integral part of the human person whose body forms part of their identity. She cannot, therefore, condone attitudes or permit rites that involve erroneous ideas about death, such as considering death as the definitive annihilation of the person, or the moment of fusion with Mother Nature or the universe, or as a stage in the cycle of regeneration, or as the definitive liberation from the prison of the body. Furthermore, burial in a cemetery or another sacred place adequately corresponds to the piety and respect owed to the bodies of the faithful departed who through Baptism have become temples of the Holy Spirit and in which as instruments and vessels the Spirit has carried out so many good works. Tobias, the just, was praised for the merits he acquired in the sight of God for having buried the dead, and the Church considers the burial of dead one of the corporal works of mercy. Finally, the burial of the faithful departed in cemeteries or other sacred places encourages family members and the whole Christian community to pray for and remember the dead, while at the same time fostering the veneration of martyrs and saints. Through the practice of burying the dead in cemeteries, in churches or their environs, Christian tradition has upheld the relationship between the living and the dead and has opposed any tendency to minimize, or relegate to the purely private sphere, the event of death and the meaning it has for Christians. 4. In circumstances when cremation is chosen because of sanitary, economic or social considerations, this choice must never violate the explicitly stated or the reasonably inferable wishes of the deceased faithful. The Church raises no doctrinal objections to this practice, since cremation of the deceased s body does not affect his or her soul, nor does it prevent God, in his omnipotence, from raising up the deceased body to new life. Thus cremation, in and of itself, objectively negates neither the Thursday, 11/10 Friday, 11/11 Saturday, 11/12 Sunday, 11/13 6:30am Mass 8:35am Rosary 9:00am Mass 7:00pm Adult Choir 7:00pm Bible Study 6:30am NO MASS 8:35am Rosary 9:00am Mass 8:00am Mass 8:30am Men s Ministry 10:30am Bereavement Support Group 4:00pm Confessions 5:30pm Mass 7:00pm Wine Tasting 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am & 5:30pm Masses 6:30pm Senior Youth

4 FATHER COREY S EPISTLE Christian doctrine of the soul s immortality nor that of the resurrection of the body. The Church continues to prefer the practice of burying the bodies of the deceased, because this shows a greater esteem towards the deceased. Nevertheless, cremation is not prohibited, unless it was chosen for reasons contrary to Christian doctrine. In the absence of motives contrary to Christian doctrine, the Church, after the celebration of the funeral rite, accompanies the choice of cremation, providing the relevant liturgical and pastoral directives, and taking particular care to avoid every form of scandal or the appearance of religious indifferentism. 5. When, for legitimate motives, cremation of the body has been chosen, the ashes of the faithful must be laid to rest in a sacred place, that is, in a cemetery or, in certain cases, in a church or an area, which has been set aside for this purpose, and so dedicated by the competent ecclesial authority. From the earliest times, Christians have desired that the faithful departed become the objects of the Christian community s prayers and remembrance. Their tombs have become places of prayer, remembrance and reflection. The faithful departed remain part of the Church who believes in the communion of all the faithful of Christ, those who are pilgrims on earth, the dead who are being purified, and the blessed in heaven, all together forming one Church. The reservation of the ashes of the departed in a sacred place ensures that they are not excluded from the prayers and remembrance of their family or the Christian community. It prevents the faithful departed from being forgotten, or their remains from being shown a lack of respect, which eventuality is possible, most especially once the immediately subsequent generation has too passed away. Also, it prevents any unfitting or superstitious practices. 6. For the reasons given above, the conservation of the ashes of the departed in a domestic residence is not permitted. Only in grave and exceptional cases dependent on cultural conditions of a localized nature, may the Ordinary, in agreement with the Episcopal Conference or the Synod of Bishops of the Oriental Churches, concede permission for the conservation of the ashes of the departed in a domestic residence. Nonetheless, the ashes may not be divided among various family members and due respect must be maintained regarding the circumstances of such a conservation. 7. In order that every appearance of pantheism, naturalism or nihilism be avoided, it is not permitted to scatter the ashes of the faithful departed in the air, on land, at sea or in some other way, nor may they be preserved in mementos, pieces of jewelry or other objects. These courses of action cannot be legitimized by an appeal to the sanitary, social, or economic motives that may have occasioned the choice of cremation. 8. When the deceased notoriously has requested cremation and the scattering of their ashes for reasons contrary to the Christian faith, a Christian funeral must be denied to that person according to the norms of the law. The Sovereign Pontiff Francis, in the Audience granted to the undersigned Cardinal Prefect on 18 March 2016, approved the present Instruction, adopted in the Ordinary Session of this Congregation on 2 March 2016, and ordered its publication. THE PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON FRI., NOVEMBER 11 FOR VETERAN DAY. November is dedicated to Departed Souls. The Book of Names will be in the Sanctuary, to the right of the altar. Write the names of your departed loved ones, and we shall keep them in our prayers during November. Envelopes for All Souls Day may be returned any time during November. Masses are offered throughout the year for Souls in Purgatory. WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRAYER SERVICE On Wednesday nights, join us for quiet prayer at 7:00pm in the Church for our own personal intentions and for the whole world. The next meeting of the ST. MARY MEN'S MINISTRY is on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 8:30am in the Parish Hall. For more information, Craig DeFreese at acdefreese@snet.net or Eric Keener at stmarys06801@gmail.com BIBLE STUDY Come join us as we meet Jesus in the Gospel of John, where we will encounter God in a new light through Jesus Christ. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7:00pm in the Parish Hall. Please contact Rick Lawlor for more information or to register, rlawlor22@comcast.net or All are welcome. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP provides a prayerful experience of mutual support and comfort for those who are confronting the loss of a loved one. Our next meeting will be on Sat., Nov. 12th from 10:30 noon in the Convent. If you will be attending for the first time, please call the Rectory at to confirm. ST. MARY BOOK CLUB: Our next book is Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life by Henri Nouwen. We will meet for that read on Wed., Dec. 14 at 7pm in the Children s Room. Visit our FAMILY FAITH CENTER in the vestibule of the Church for ideas and activities to bring your faith home and enrich your faith with your family! This week s topic is the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 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 Father Philip at Like us on Facebook! Search: StMaryChurchBethel

5 SAT., NOVEMBER 5 5:30 + Merle Riesenberg Family SUN., NOVEMBER 6 7:00 + Helen Buonamici Donna Maher 8:30 + George Viebrock, Sr. The Viebrock Family 10:00 + Brendan Duffy & Alice McShane The McCabe Family 11:30 + Margaret T. Daly Joseph Daly 5:30 + Teresa Gallagher The Gavin Family MON., NOVEMBER 7 6:30 + Fred C. Leone Anne Leone 9:00 + Peggy Cleary (3rd Anniv.) Family TUES., NOVEMBER 8 6:30 + Gerald Chrusciel Family 9:00 + Frances Piccinino St. Mary Rosary Group WED., NOVEMBER 9 6:30 + Eugenio Abitang Eugene & Cecilia Abitang 9:00 + Joseph Conklin Joseph & Mary Bonomo THU., NOVEMBER 10 6:30 + Amelia LoGrasso Mary & Matthew Guertin 9:00 + Jessica Behringer Mike Shea FRI., NOVEMBER 11 6:30 + NO MASS 9:00 + Cathryn Z. Costello SAT., NOVEMBER 12 8:00 + Al Battista Asta Smith 5:30 + Raymond & Dorothy Stelzel Frank & Betty Briscoe SUN., NOVEMBER 13 7:00 + Rita Horan Specht The Chamberlin Family 8:30 + Dolores Murphy Patricia A. Duggan 10:00 + Anna Witko Bob Gerwien 11:30 + Tony Soegaard (Birthday) Loving Family 5:30 + John Stocks III The Folan Family Check you s for updates on our next SENIOR YOUTH GROUP meeting. Things are in the works!! Mark your calendar for our next JUNIOR YOUTH GROUP activity on Fri., Nov. 11 at 7pm in the Parish Hall. For more information on our Youth Group, programs, and/or you wish to be added to our list, contact st.marysbethelyouth@gmail.com. Religious Ed Office hours: Mon., Tues., Wed., and Thurs. 9:30am-2pm Registration and classes have begun for the School Year. Any child entering First Grade who is not currently registered, may download a Registration Form from our website and drop it off at the Religious Ed Office. I I Gregory Russell Madden & Dana Catherine Lehner Offertory for the weekend of October 29/30 Collection: $12, On Line Giving: $2, St. Mary School Fall OPEN HOUSE will take place on Sunday, November 6 from 9:30 11:30 in Parish Hall. Please stop by and meet our wonderful student and parent ambassadors, faculty and Staff. Tours of the school will be available. Refreshments will be served. There will be NO CLASSES on Tuesday, November 8 for professional development for the teachers. There will be an EARLY DISMISSAL on Thursday, November 10 and Friday, November 11 for Parent/Teacher Conferences. SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR: Will be held on November 7th through the 11th. The hours of the book fair are during the school day on (Mon/Wed/Thur.) and during Parent/Teacher Conferences on Thursday and Friday. Please stop by the Fair located in the School Gym. Please join us on Saturday, November 12, 7pm 10pm in Parish Hall for a WINE AND BEER TASTING WITH FOOD PAIRINGS: The Saint Mary Home School Association joins together with Caraluzzi s Wine & Spirits to bring you an event that s not to be missed! All are invited to join us to taste a diverse array of fine wines and beer samples, while enjoying delicious light fare. It s a great chance to get together with old friends and meet new Saint Mary s families and parishioners. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about wines and beer as well as to purchase a new favorite for gift giving, holiday parties or to serve at your Thanksgiving feast. Advance Tickets cost: $30 or at the Door: $35. Please for questions or more information Jennifer Zinzi at jzinzi@yahoo.com Save the Date St. Mary s Annual TURKEY BINGO will be held on Fri., Nov. 18 in the school Gym. Doors open at 6pm and Bingo begins at 7 pm. Dinner and refreshments will be available for purchase. Crafters and Vendors Wanted! St. Mary School ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR will be held on Sat., Dec. 3. If you re interested in having a table at the fair, please contact Kathy Friscia at franciskathy@sbcglobal.net or call (914) VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Parishioners are invited to volunteer in our school in different roles. Opportunities include lunch duty to give our teachers a short break, special events, office work and more. If you are interested, contact Maureen (203) or mdecker@stmarybethelct.org. All volunteers must be Virtus trained. EFFORTLESS FUNDRAISING: Please take a look at some of our effortless fundraising programs that support our school. More information and links to these programs can be found on our school website, click on Effortless Fundraising. Thank you for participating! REGISTRATION: for students entering Pre school through Grade 8 is ongoing. Please call the school at or our Director of Enrollment, Linda Garvey at lgarvey@stmarybethelct.org for information. You can also visit our website at for school and registration information.

6 SAINT MARY CHURCH TWO CAR RAFFLE Win a 2016 Buick Encore AND a 2016 GMC Canyon from Ingersoll Auto of Danbury. The drawing will take place on Sat., Nov. 26 at 6:45pm in the Parish Hall. Tickets are $100 each and one ticket wins both cars!!! (Winner is responsible for tax, title and license fees). All proceeds will benefit St. Mary Church. Winner need not be present to win! We accept cash, check or credit card! You may purchase tickets after Sunday Masses on selected Sundays, come to the Parish Office during office hours, or call the Parish Office at (203) ! Please put only one name on the ticket! Religious Articles Store & Catholic Book Fair The Weekend of November 19th & 20th after all the Masses Get your Advent supplies and Christmas shopping done early!! Items for sale include nativity sets, dvd s, rosaries, crosses, statues, medals, etc. You can also order from over 100 titles of children s Catholic books which will be shipped well before Christmas! Don t miss this opportunity to purchase unique and religious items for your family and friends!! This is the first of our bi-annual Religious Articles store. Look for the next one in the spring with Easter, First Communion and Confirmation items! COME AND SING WITH THE ST. MARY CHILDREN S CHOIR New members are invited to join us for Advent and Christmas Masses. Weekly rehearsals on Wednesdays from 5:306:30pm. Contact Karen Mattera at singstmary@gmail.com for more info! KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Our next meeting will be on Mon., Nov. 14 at 8:15pm in the Parish Hall. We will say the Rosary at 7:45pm in the Church. If you are at least 18 years of age and think you may be interested in joining our ranks, contact Grand Knight Tony Iorfino at (203) AROUND THE DIOCESE DEFENDING OUR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY The federal health care mandate violates religious liberty because it forces conscientious objectors to actively go against their moral principles. It also deprives those objectors of the right a right that others continue to exercise to do what they see as morally required. 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 state representatives. Let them know that the mandate is in violation of our First Amendment right to religious freedom. The BETHEL WOMEN S CLUB GFWC is once again sponsoring a community drive, from Oct. 29 November 21 to collect Christmas presents for the men and women in long term care who have bravely fought for our freedom. The items must be new, with original tags and packaging and unwrapped. A list of items can be found in the church vestibule by the collection bin. We are also supporting the Vet House and the Home for Heroes in Danbury, both of which are homes for local veterans, who were homeless. We ask these men to give us their specific requests, and therefore, we are gratefully accepting monetary donations to fulfill their needs. Checks may be made payable to the Bethel Women s Club GFWC and sent c/o Geier, 15 Andrews Street, Bethel, CT THANKSGIVING is only weeks away, and once again you have the opportunity to share with those less fortunate. You may drop off your food donations (canned or dry foods, etc.), in the Church vestibule every day from 8:00am 5:00pm. Frozen Turkeys can be dropped off Mon. Fri. mornings until 11:30am in the freezer in the Parish Hall Kitchen. Monetary donations may be sent to: Brotherhood in Action, P.O. Box 581, Bethel, Ct Please be as generous as you can as our food supplies are very low and demand is great!

7 SAINT MARY CHURCH TWO CAR RAFFLE Win a 2016 Buick Encore AND a 2016 GMC Canyon from Ingersoll Auto of Danbury. The drawing will take place on Sat., Nov. 26 at 6:45pm in the Parish Hall. Tickets are $100 each and one ticket wins both cars!!! (Winner is responsible for tax, title and license fees). All proceeds will benefit St. Mary Church. Winner need not be present to win! We accept cash, checks and credit cards! You may purchase tickets after Sunday Masses on selected Sundays, come to the Parish Office during office hours or fill out the Sample Reservation ticket(s) below and return with your payment. You can then pick up the ticket in the Parish Office or we can send it to you. If you have a specific number you would like, we will do our best to accommodate you. RESERVATION ONLY RESERVATION ONLY

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