Saint Mary Parish. February 28, Third Sunday of Lent. 9am 3:00 pm, Monday Friday (Closed weekends and Holidays)

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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 Deacon John DeRoin Deacon Tony Caraluzzi Kate Fitzgerald: Parish Secretary & Bulle n 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 comple ng your ini a on as a Catholic with Confirma on and/or Eucharist) YOUTH MINISTRY (203) MUSIC MINISTRY Michael Ferrari: Music Director Elizabeth Barnes: Choir Director Karen Ma era: 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 Bap sm and to sign up for the New Bap sm Class that is required for both parents and Godparents. These classes are offered on the first Sunday of each month. Anyone reques ng a Sponsorship form must be a currently registered and prac cing Catholic, and they must a end one of the New Bap sm Classes to receive it. There is a 3-month wai ng 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 Bap sm, First Holy Communion and Confirma on in the Catholic Church; a end Mass regularly on Sundays and on Holy Days of Obliga on; 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 Hospitaliza on: You or a family member should no fy 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) February 28, 2016 Third Sunday of Lent READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15ab; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4; Lk 4:24-30 Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc, 8-9; Mt 18:21-35 Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 Saturday: Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14 Sunday: Jos 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34:2-7; 2 Cor 5:17-21; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

2 St. Mary Catholic Church Third Sunday of Lent FATHER COREY S EPISTLE Just a reminder, do not take what the news folks have to say as gospel truth. If you want to know what Pope Francis says go to a Catholic website that has verba m what the Holy Father says whether it is a prepared speech or an off the cuff remark. As you know, and without being paranoid, the press is not a friend of the Catholic Church. The press is there for themselves and I shall admit that I think they were a bit more balanced in previous years. Please, read for yourself and then decide what was said and what is truth. Make a visit to the Diocese of Bridgeport website to see a wonderful ar cle wri en by Fr. Wolfe describing our Mercy Shrine during the Jubilee Year of Mercy. I hope to see it in the Fairfield County Catholic next month. Archbishop Jeanbart is the Melkite Metropolitan of Aleppo, Syria. He sent this le er to Aid to the Church in Need. He was just 13, our poor Fouad Banna, this child whom we buried this a ernoon we, his sister Rosy, his close family members and myself. His two parents, both also gravely wounded, were not present at his sorrowful funeral ceremony, for they themselves are hanging between life and death, in intensive care. The three of them were in their apartment the day before yesterday, in the evening, when the building collapsed a er being struck by one of the many rockets fired from the rebel side into our Chris an quarter in the city of Aleppo. Of his immediate family the only one present at his funeral was poor Rosy, his sister, a young student aged 17. When I asked her if there was anything I could do to help her, the only thing she said to me was, Father, I beg you, ask the Lord to heal my two parents. Rosy has been le terribly alone. She is in mourning, together with many other Chris ans, as I write these words. They have been devastated following this umpteenth tragedy that has befallen our innocent families in this city, ravaged by the con nuing and savage bombardments by the jihadists who, a er having destroyed everything we have, are now daily terrorizing the popula on and doing everything they can to prevent our people, who are innocent and peaceful, from simply living in their own homes even to the extent of trying to wipe them out if they stay on in the country. There were five people in the Chris an quarter who were slaughtered along with Fouad that day. How much suffering and unhappiness they have subjected us to, for more than four years now, these brutal and pi less assailants! They want to rule the world and claim to be obeying God in their a empts to impose, by force and violence, their outdated way of life and their archaic laws on every human being in the world. Are you s ll there?, My friends ask me: What are you wai ng for to leave? The reason we are holding out, we Chris ans, despite everything that happens to us, is deeply rooted in the history of our Church, which is that of the earliest Chris ans. We have been here in Syria ever since the return of our brethren from Jerusalem, right from the earliest days. They had been bap zed by the apostles themselves, as we are told in the Acts of the Apostles. We owe our origins to those Jews of the Diaspora who regularly made their tradi onal pilgrimage to Jerusalem for the feast of Pentecost each year. Paul was bap zed, confirmed, ordained to the priesthood and sent out to preach the good news to the world by our forefathers in Damascus. The Chris ans who are suffering here today are the descendants of Chris an believers who have remained faithful to Christ for 2,000 years and who had the courage to pay with their lives for their unwavering fidelity to the Church of the Word Incarnate, who has always been the Alpha and the Omega of their existence. Our resistance also has to do with our belonging to this na on of Syria, the country we love and cherish for the fact that we have lived here for centuries, for everything it has given us in the past and for everything that it can s ll offer us in the future. We lived here before, for decades, respected, happy and at peace, and we hope, a er this unjust and ignoble war that has been inflicted on us for I know not what reason, that we will be able to find here a new economic revival and a civil society s ll more open to individual liberty and the diversity of its various different social elements. Our resistance is part of our struggle for the sake of a be er tomorrow, tomorrow where every man will be fully respected in his right to choose his own faith and to live it without hindrance, following the religion to which, in all conscience, he feels moved to adhere. Sunday, 2/28 Monday, 2/29 Tuesday, 3/1 Wednesday, 3/2 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am, 5:30pm 1:00pm Confirma on Retreat 6:30pm Junior Youth Group 11:30am Blood Drive 4:45pm Children s Choir Rehearsal

3 St. Mary Catholic Church February 28, 2016 FATHER COREY S EPISTLE We, the Chris ans of Syria, have more need than ever today of our brothers in the West. We have need of their prayers and of their support. We need their constant and decisive advocacy with their poli cal representa ves and their governments. It is me for these gentlemen to consider our terrible sufferings and to change their a tude towards us. We hope that they will understand, once and for all, that we are determined to remain in our own country. This is a vital need for us and it represents an obvious and inalienable human right; it means as much to us as our life itself. The late Supreme Court Jus ce Antonin Scalia's devo on to his Catholic faith and his family, and his dedica on to serving the law and his country, make him a role model for public servants of all faiths, Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl said in a Feb. 16 interview. "Jus ce Scalia spoke of himself as a man devoted to his wife and family, commi ed to the prac ce of law and a believing disciple of the Lord. All of that enhanced his ability to carry out his public service on the Supreme Court," the cardinal told the Catholic Standard, Washington's archdiocesan newspaper. "His commitment to family, his dedica on to the law and his personal religious faith are all elements that enrich our culture and society. In all of this, he was, for many, a true model." Cardinal Wuerl also noted how Scalia, who died Feb. 13, each year faithfully a ended the Red Mass at the Cathedral of St. Ma hew the Apostle in Washington. That annual liturgy on the Sunday before the Supreme Court begins its term is celebrated to seek God's blessing and the guidance of the Holy Spirit on the administra on of jus ce. "To all who knew Jus ce Antonin Scalia, it was clear that he was a man of faith," the cardinal said. "His annual presence at the Red Mass was always his personal tes mony to the importance of God and prayer in his life. Invoking the gi of the Holy Spirit was for him a personal act of belief in God's presence at work in our life and the wisdom of God probing our heart and lending light to our human knowledge." The cardinal added, "In conversa ons with him, it was clear to me that he regularly opened his heart to the Lord." Washington's archbishop said the late Supreme Court jus ce was also shaped by his Catholic educa on. Jus ce Scalia graduated as the valedictorian in his class from two Jesuit schools - Xavier High School in Manha an, New York, and Georgetown University in Washington, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history before later earning his law degree from Harvard. "Jus ce Scalia's educa on, pu ng him in contact with the great Judeo-Chris an tradi on, included as well an introduc on into an understanding of the best of human wisdom," Cardinal Wuerl said. One year a er being confirmed as an associate jus ce of the Supreme Court, Scalia addressed the John Carroll Society, a group of Catholic professional women and men in the Archdiocese of Washington. In that 1987 address, Scalia said, "A good government should not impede the religious prac ces of its people.... Its main func on is here, ensuring a safe, just and coopera ve society." Those two different spheres, church and state, are "interdependent but separate," he said. Scalia "clearly understood the limits of government in a emp ng to intrude into the faith life of believers and the limits of any individual faith community in iden fying itself with the state," said Cardinal Wuerl. Msgr. Peter Vaghi, the long me chaplain of the John Carroll Society and a friend of Scalia, also praised him as a man of faith and a family man. "His Catholic faith guided his life. He was a family man. He had nine children and 36 grandchildren. He was a man of great integrity, bigger than life.... He was an extraordinary jurist." Scalia's a endance at the annual Red Mass each year underscored the importance of prayer in his life. The jus ce was an honorary member of the John Carroll Society and received the society's medal. The priest, who also is pastor of the Church of the Li le Flower in Bethesda, Maryland, said that Scalia's Italian- American roots "were very much a part of his life." "I'm Italian American, and he was the first Italian American to be on the Supreme Court. That was a great source of pride to so many of us who are Italian American," said Msgr. Vaghi. Thursday, 3/3 Friday, 3/4 Saturday, 3/5 Sunday, 3/6 8:00am Mass 8:30am Men s Ministry 9:00am First Reconcilia on 10:15am First Reconcilia on 4:00pm Confessions 5:30pm Mass 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am, 5:30pm 7:00pm Choir Rehearsal 7:00pm Sta ons of the Cross 8:00pm Nocturnal Adora on

4 FATHER COREY S EPISTLE The priest also commented on Scalia's friendship with Jus ce Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is Jewish and a liberal. The two were usually on opposing sides in Supreme Court decisions, but the two jus ces went to the opera and on vaca ons together, once even riding an elephant together in India. A er Scalia died, Ginsburg issued a statement saying they had been "best buddies." "It was representa ve of the way things used to be in Washington," Msgr. Vaghi said, no ng how in bygone days, members of Congress from opposing par es would debate issues, and then socialize together a erward. "One can differ and disagree on issues, but s ll respect each other as individuals. We've come a long way from that," the priest said. A recipe for Fridays during Lent: STUFFED SHELL PIEROGIES Submi ed by Susan Ingredients: 3 lbs potatoes (about 8) peeled & quartered; 8 oz shredded Cheddar cheese (2 cups); 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 6 cups sliced onions (Vidalia, if you can get them); Bu er or margarine (I use lots); 1 box jumbo shells, cooked un l tender-firm and cooled under running cold water. Direc ons: Cooks potatoes un l so, drain. Add cheese, salt & pepper and mash un l smooth. Melt margarine or bu er in large skillet. Add onions and cook 10 to 15 minutes un l tender but NOT browned. Spread half the onions over the bo om of a 13x9 baking dish. (May take 2 pans) Stuff each shell with heaping tablespoon of the potato mixture, close edges. Arrange in single layer over onions, spread remaining onions on top (you can use two pans or freeze the pierogies for later use). Bake at 350 degrees uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or un l heated through. Enjoy!! DOROTHY DAY VOLUNTEERS Wed., March 2nd: Our turn to Cook. NOCTURNAL ADORATION will be on Fri., March 4 from 8:00pm to 8:00am in the Convent Chapel. Bring your friends, parents, children, siblings for this beau ful opportunity to spend me in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. ST. MARY MEN S MINISTRY Marty Lynch will be giving a 2-part talk about the Bible. The first talk will be on Saturday morning, March 5th, from 8:30am to 10am. For this talk, he'll discuss the content of the Bible and how the Old Testament is connected with the New Testament. This first talk will be held in the 8th grade classroom of St. Mary School. The second talk will be held on Saturday, March 19th in the Parish Center. For the second talk, he'll discuss our spiritual growth and how the Bible effects our everyday living. For more informa on, contact Jim Buzak at (203) ST. MARY PARISH MEN S RETREAT Every man who reads this knows that any business that doesn t take inventory and check it s priori es from me to me is a company headed for trouble. When was the last me you checked your spiritual inventory and the priori es of the things that really ma er? A retreat is the ideal me to do this. Join us on a parish men s retreat the weekend of Friday, March 11th to Sunday, March 13th at Holy Family Retreat House in West Har ord. For reserva ons or informa on call Nick Santarelli ( ) or Richard Schlemmer ( ). BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP provides a prayerful experience of mutual support and comfort for those who are confron ng the loss of a loved one. Our next mee ng will be on Sat., March 12 from 10:30-noon in the Convent. If you will be a ending for the first me, please call the Rectory at WOMEN OF FAITH The next mee ng will be Tuesday, March 15th, at 7 pm in the Parish Hall. Consider joining the Rosary group at 8:35, before Mass, as a Lenten offering. Religious Ed Office hours Mon., Tues., Wed., & Thurs. 9:30am-2pm REMINDER TO ALL PARENTS If there is a snow day or early dismissal of Bethel Public Schools there is NO Religious Educa- on! Check our website at stmarybethel.org for updates on cancella ons ATTENTION CONFIRMATION STUDENTS.!!! Reminder of the CONFIRMATION RETREAT on Sunday, February 28 from 1:00-5:15pm. Meet in the Parish Hall. Reminder of FIRST RECONCILIATION on Saturday, March 5 at 9am and 10:15am. ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL Supporting the Annual Catholic Appeal makes it possible to continue promoting vocations to the priesthood that are so vital to the future of our local Church. The indispensable role that our 30 seminarians will perform in the life of the Church necessitates that they receive an unparalleled education in spiritual and academic disciplines at St. John Fisher Seminary. The formation and preparation our seminarians receive both at St. John Fisher and in major seminary spans 5-8 years. This year, Bishop Caggiano will ordain 2 seminarians to the priesthood. At an annual cost of more than $21,000, your Annual Catholic Appeal gift will help underwrite this worthwhile investment and help promote and foster vocations to the priesthood throughout our diocese. YOUTH GROUP JUNIOR YOUTH GROUP will meet on Sunday, Feb. 28 a er the 5:30pm Mass. Offertory for the weekend of February 20/21 Collec on: $12, On-Line Giving: $3,399.00

5 SAT., FEBRUARY 27 5:30 + Mary Ready The Wakeman Family SUN., FEBRUARY 28 7:00 + Catherine Dayle Falis Ross & Rita Harrison 8:30 + Tony & Inge Barra The Barra Family 10:00 + Dominic Maturo Stepchildren 11:30 + Ellie Bova John & Rosa Rooney 5:30 + Carlos Torres Ann & Dennis Nauheimer MON., FEBRUARY 29 6:30 + Jennifer Ba sta Russo Julie & Will Doerner 9:00 + Mildred Waterbury Eileen Freebairn TUES., MARCH 1 6:30 + John Stocks The Kallberg Family 9:00 + Mary Ruffles Mary & Rob Ferri WED., MARCH 2 6:30 Michael Gribbin (Blessings) The Doherty Family 9:00 + Bill Scollon Joan Finn THU., MARCH 3 6:30 + Philip Tomaino John & Linda Curry 9:00 + Kathleen Dunleavy The Smith Family FRI., MARCH 4 6:30 + Clarence Cyr John & Linda Curry 9:00 + Cathryn Z. Costello SAT., MARCH 5 8:00 + Frederick Simonelli Patrick Simonelli 5:30 + Patricia Kenning The Brennan Family SUN., MARCH 6 7:00 + Jose Soegaard, Sr. (5th Anniv.) Loving Family 8:30 + Dick Masselink Family 10:00 + Henry Joseph Millan Connie Bartolo a 11:30 + Paul Livornese Lucille Livornese 5:30 + Francesca (Cici) Bascie o The D Andrea Family THE POPE S INTENTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH Universal Inten on: That families in need may receive the necessary support and that children may grow up in healthy and peaceful environments. Inten on for Evangeliza on: That those Chris ans who, on account of their faith, are discriminated against or are being persecuted, may remain strong and faithful too the Gospel, thanks to the incessant prayer of the Church. FAMILY FAITH CORNER Visit our Family Faith center in the ves bule of the Church for ideas and ac vi es to bring your faith home! Each week we will feature something new to enrich your faith with your family! This week we will discover the Burning Bush. Like us on Facebook! Search: StMaryChurchBethel KLEENEX TISSUES, DOVE SOAP & DEODORANT COLLECTION BEGINNING ASH WEDNESDAY and con nuing each Sunday through Lent benefi ng The Li le Sisters of the Poor. DAILY MASSES during LENT Mon. Fri.: 6:30am and 9:00am; Saturday: 8am PENANCE: Saturdays from 4-5pm STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Fridays at 7:00pm Days of FAST and ABSTINENCE (no ea ng between meals and no meat): Ash Wednesday & Good Friday (The norms of fas ng are obligatory from age 18 un l age 59. When fas ng, a person is permi ed to eat one full meal. Two smaller meals may also be taken, but not to equal a full meal. The norms concerning abs nence from meat are binding upon members from age 14 onwards.) Days of ABSTINENCE (no meat): Fridays of Lent St. Mary School will have an EARLY DISMISSAL on Friday, March 4th for Professional Development for the teachers. Our Annual ST. MARY SCHOOL AUCTION will be held on March 12th from 6pm to 11pm in the school gym. Buffet dinner, beer and wine, dancing and fun! All are welcome! Register online at: h ps://smhsabct.ejoinme.org/registra on. Tickets will also be sold a er each mass on February 27th & 28th. Cost is $50 per person or $90 per couple. ANNUAL FUND UPDATE: We want to thank you for your par cipa on in our school Annual Fund. There is s ll me to par cipate if you haven't done so yet. Simply call the school, visit or send Mrs. Taylor an at: RTaylor@StMaryBethelCT.org. We thank you for your considera- on. Interested in teaching CHESS to students? We re looking for an experienced Chess player to lead a Chess program at St. Mary School. Please contact Maureen Decker at (203) or mdecker@stmarybethelct.org. We are currently accep ng registra on for our newly expanded PRE-K programs for Interest is extremely high and we do an cipate the programs being at full capacity. If you would like to register your child, or need more informa on on the program, please contact our Enrollment Director, Linda Garvey, at LGarvey@Stmarybethelct.org. 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 informa on. You can also visit our website at for school and registra- on informa on. Please visit us on FACEBOOK to see photos and news of the latest happenings at SMS!

6 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Our next mee ng will be on March 14 at 8:15pm in the Parish Hall. We will say the Rosary at 7:45pm in the Church. APPLICATIONS FOR THREE SCHOLARSHIPS at $4,000 each, to be awarded by Pavia Council #48, are now available. An eligible applicant must be a resident of Bethel or a daughter/son of a current or deceased member of Pavia Council, as well as an ac- ve Catholic. High School seniors may pick up an applica on at their school guidance office or at the Rectory. For informa on contact Bill Taylor at (203) , or william.r.taylor78@gmail.com. Applica on deadline: 4/4/16. BLOOD DRIVE A pint of blood can save up to 3 lives! The Red Cross will be in our Parish Hall Wednesday March 2 from 11:30am to 4:30pm. There is always a need for whole blood and winter me is especially challenging. for the Red Cross, so please come and give. You can sign up on the Red Cross web site, or walk in. Ques ons? Our Parish coordinator is Bill Taylor cell AROUND THE DIOCESE In October 2015 a life was saved in Danbury through your prayers and public witness at 40 DAYS FOR LIFE. During Lent through March 20, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., every day for 40 days, we will once again pray in public to save more lives. Prayer Vigil Loca on: At Public sidewalk outside Planned Parenthood at 44 Main Street in Danbury For more informa on contact: Sharon at or sm.boland@yahoo.com or go to h ps://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/danbury/ BROTHERHOOD IN ACTION is collec ng food for the needy in our area throughout the Lenten Season. Please drop off your dona ons in the Parish Hall and be as generous as you can!!! Thank You!! OFF THE STREETS is always in need of basic household items for homeless persons moving into a small room. We are in par cular need of standard-sized pillows. Bring such items to the United Methodist Church parking lot Municipal Center on Sat., March 5 from 10am noon. ECUMENICAL WAY OF THE CROSS Please meet at 12:00 noon on Good Friday, March 25 on the sidewalk in front of the Bishop Cur s Homes for our annual Ecumenical Way of the Cross. In the event of inclement weather, we will meet at The First Congrega onal Church of Bethel. For more details please call Tony Caraluzzi ( ). DEFENDING OUR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY Religious freedom is a God -given right. It is protected in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights of our U.S. Cons tu on, which dates back to Dec. 15, The government should not be allowed to force people or groups to violate their most deeply held religious convic ons. If you haven t done so already, please voice your opposi on to the federal health care mandate by calling U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell at , and your elected representa ves. Let them know that the mandate is in viola on of our First Amendment right to religious freedom.

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