ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE December 31, 2016 January 1, 2017

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1 MASS SCHEDULE WEEKEND Saturday: 5:00 p.m. (vigil) Sunday: 7:30, 9:00 (Family Mass), 10:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. DAILY (in Chapel) Monday through Friday: 7:00 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. Saturday: 7:00 a.m. HOLYDAY (in Church) Eve: 5:15 p.m. (vigil) Holyday: 7:00 a.m., 12:10 p.m., & 5:15 p.m. MASSES FOR SPECIAL GROUPS (September to June - in the Chapel) French Mass - 2nd Sunday 12:00 p.m. Italian Mass - 3rd Sunday 11:00 a.m. Spanish Mass - 4th Sunday 11:00 a.m. RECONCILIATION - Sacrament of Penance (Church Sacristy) Saturday: 3:00-4:00 p.m. or by appointment SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM (Individual or during Mass) Please call the Rectory to arrange for Baptism. Pre-Baptism Session required 3rd Saturday: 1:30 p.m. in the Rectory SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Please call the Rectory 9-12 months before proposed wedding date to arrange for marriage preparation. ST. CATHERINE S PRAYER GROUP (Chapel) Tuesday: 8:00 p.m. Please pray for the deceased members of our parish, especially for Patrick Alexander Machan. ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE December 31, 2016 January 1, 2017 Sat. 5:00 p.m. TBD Sat. 7:00 p.m. Austin Janssen Alyce Janssen Sun. 7:30 a.m. TBD Sun. 9:00 a.m. Will Newman Stephanie Busani Jack Chioffi Mara Visentin Sun.10:30 a.m. Julia Peldunas Owen Carter Sun. 5:00 p.m. Alison Westover Alan Pajer Kelly Janssen READINGS FOR SUNDAY LITURGY can be found at number 781 in Worship Saturday, December 24 - Vigil of Christmas 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Lk 1: :00 a.m. All Souls 5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass 7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass Midnight Christmas Eve Mass Sunday, December 25 Christmas Day Is 52:7-10; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Christmas Mass Christmas Mass Christmas Mass Monday, December 26 Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59; Mt 10: :00 a.m. Guido and Mary Bartimole Tuesday, December 27 1 Jn 1:1-4; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 7:00 a.m. Dyanna Borges 5:15 p.m. Helen and Jim Toth Wednesday, December 28 1 Jn 1:5 2:2; Mt 2: :00 a.m. All Souls 5:15 p.m. John Scheck Thursday, December 29 1 Jn 2:3-11; Lk 2: :00 a.m. Dorothy A. Cantavero 5:15 p.m. Robert Fano Friday, December 30 Sir 3:2-6, 12-14; Mt 2:13-15, :00 a.m. Debbie Morrison 5:15 p.m. Rosanne Higgins Saturday, December 31 1 Jn 2:18-21; Jn 1:1-18 7:00 a.m. Josephine D. Gleeson 5:00 p.m. Richard A. Raffa, Louis and Carmelina Curcio, Sr. 7:00 p.m. Philomena and Anthony D'Andrea Sunday, January 1 - Solemnity of Mary Nm 6:22-27; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2: :30 a.m. All the Members of This Parish 9:00 a.m. Robert Russell 10:30 a.m. Julia Kordas 5:00 p.m. Giuseppe Antonio Pollifrone and Maria Francesca Rocca NEXT WEEKEND CELEBRANT SCHEDULE Saturday, December 31 Reconciliation Fr. Mark D Silva 5:00 p.m. Fr. William F. Platt 7:00 p.m. Msgr. Alan F. Detscher Sunday, January 1 7:30 a.m. Fr. Mark D Silva 9:00 a.m. Fr. William F. Platt 10:30 a.m. Msgr. Alan F. Detscher 5:00 p.m. Fr. Mark D Silva

2 PARISH EVENTS AND NEWS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Dec. 31 Jan. 8 New Year s Eve Mass and Reception 7:00 p.m., Church and Lucey Parish Hall Faith Community Nursing Symposium FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING MINISTRY Loving Hearts, Faithful Friends Faith Centered Care: How Your Faith Can Support You as Caregiver 12:30 2:00; Gym St Catherine of Siena s Faith Community Nursing Ministry Invites You to: Part I of a Four-Part Series ACCOMPANYING THE SICK AND DYING The Priests, Deacons and Staff of Saint Catherine of Siena Wish You and Your Family A Blessed Christmas! ****************************** Please note that on December 26 all parish offices will be closed. There will be only one Mass, in the Chapel, at 9:00 a.m. New Year s Eve Parish Mass Saturday, December 31 7:00 p.m. Followed by champagne and dessert reception in the Lucey Parish Hall Mary, Mother of God Octave of Christmas: Mary, Mother of God Holy Day of Obligation Sunday, January 1 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Epiphany of the Lord Saturday, January 7 - Vigil Mass 5:00 p.m. Sunday, January 8 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 a.m., 5:00 p.m. DR. GREGORY BOTARRO Clinical Psychologist and Founder/Director of The CatholicPsych Institute JANUARY 8, 2017 WORKS OF MERCY FAITH CENTERED CARE How your faith can support you in your role as caregiver. 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Presentation RSVP ext. 310 CARE FOR THE SICK AND AGED If you, or someone you know, is homebound and would like a visit from one of our deacons or priests, please contact Fr. Mark D Silva at ext GREENWICH AND STAMFORD HOSPITAL VISITS If you, or someone you know from our parish, is going to be in the hospital and would like a visit from one of our priests or deacons, it is important that you let us know directly. Please contact the rectory at to let us know.

3 PARISH EVENTS AND NEWS **************************************************************** Financial Report Sunday Offertory (for the last four weekends) November 19 & 20. $12,465** November 26 & 27. $18,777** December 3 & 4. $11,027 December 10 & 11 $10,384 **includes Monthly and/or Annual Offertory donations Take the Simple Way to Support your Parish! Automatic Electronic Giving (AEG) allows you to make your Sunday Offertory donations with your VISA, MasterCard or American Express Credit Card or by using electronic funds transfer (EFT). Visit St. Catherine s website ( or contact the Business Office for details. **************************************************************** THANKS-IS-GIVING APPEAL 2016 MAGNIFICAT WOMEN S MINISTRY Calling all young women of the Diocese between the ages of Magnificat Women's Ministry will be holding a one day retreat named Heroically Feminine what does it mean to be an authentic women in today's world? It will be held at St. Rose of Lima Parish in Newtown on January 7 from 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Bring a bag lunch. Cost of the retreat is $20 which includes breakfast and beverage. Please pre-register by December 30 by contacting Fran Hood at s.m.hood@sbcglobal.net or Pat Paniccia at Pat.Pan@hotmail.com. MASS OF REMEMBRANCE A Mass of Remembrance for the loss of a child will be held on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Ann Parish in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport. Father Perter Lynch, pastor, will celebrate the Mass. For more information, OfficeofFaithFormation@diobpt.org PARISH GOAL: $175,000 We are more than half way there! # of Gifts Received: Period of: Nov Dec Dec TOTAL Total Received: 165 $ 56, $ 14, $ 28, $ 99,635 Thank you for your generous support to this year s appeal. Please consider a gift to TIG and help us reach our goal. There is still much that needs to be done but we can t do it without your support. The appeal continues thru March 2017 there is still time to make a contribution. Your Parish Finance Council wishes you and yours a blessed Christmas and good health and much happiness in the New Year! PARISHIONER UPDATES As we try to maintain our records, please let us know if you have recently moved or changed your phone number. Also, please let us know if you have a new address. If you have never formally registered, we can easily take care of that for you. You may contact Terri Marino at ext. 326 or terri.marino@stcath.org. Because Christmas falls on a Sunday this year, there will be two collections at the Christmas Masses. The first collection will be the regular Sunday Offertory and the second collection will be for Christmas. For those of you who receive envelopes at home, your package contained two envelopes for December 25 a blue offertory envelope and a Christmas envelope. Also, Christmas envelopes will be available at all Masses in the pews and on the stands by the doors. Thank you for your support during the Christmas season!

4 PARISH EVENTS AND NEWS RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS(RCIA) Periodically we receive inquires from baptized Christians who are interested in entering the full communion of the Catholic Church or who would like to know what the requirements are to become a Catholic. We also have requests from unbaptized persons who would like to be baptized. If you, a member of your family, or a friend fits in one of these categories, please contact Deacon Renato Berzolla at for additional information. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS On Christmas Day, The Knights of Columbus will continue their tradition of cooking a great meal for seniors at the council and delivering meals to those that are homebound. Volunteers are needed to make it all happen many hands equal light and happy work. Please come by for a few hours on Christmas morning to help out. Contact Bill Montana, Grand Knight at for more information. Keep Christ in Christmas! The Knights of Columbus, Council 39 wishes all of you and your loved ones a very blessed Christmas. VOCATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD BECOME AN ALTAR SERVER! [Type a quote from the document or the summary of an interesting point. You can position the text box anywhere in the What does an Altar Server do? The primary role of the altar server is to assist the priest in the cele-bration of the liturgy and to be an example to the congregation by actively participating in the liturgy. Servers carry the cross and the processional candles, hold the book for the priest celebrant when he is not at the altar, carry the incense and censer, help during the preparation of the gifts, wash the priest s hands, and assist the priest celebrant and deacon as necessary. [Type a quote from the document or the summary of an interesting point. You can position the [Type a quote from the document or the summary of an interesting point. You can position the text box We are always in need of more altar servers. As long as a child has received their first communion, they can be trained to serve. Father, in your plan for our salvation, you provide shepherds for your people. Fill you Church with the spirit of courage and charity. Raise up worthy priests for your altars and ardent, but gentle servants of the Gospel. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. If you or your family members are interested in joining this beautiful ministry of altar serving at St. Catherine s, please our altar server coordinator, Connie Murljacic, at cmurljac@gmail.com or Deacon Renato Berzolla at lux1@aol.com. Do you know a young man thinking about the priesthood? Encourage him, pray for him, offer him your support! Contact Fr. John Connaughton, Director of Vocations. He can be reached at vocations@diobpt.org. or ThankYou Thank you to all of our bulletin sponsors. Please show your support by patronizing their business. To find Resources for Marriage & Family Life, please visit the USCCB website, These resources can enhance and assist your marriage and family life ministries.

5 . What s Happening in Faith Formation Grades 1 12 Visit for the full class calendar. The Religious Education Office hours are Monday Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory CHURCH SEARCH. Each week, an will go out to families to let them know what to look for in our church. Religious Education families will look around the church for a different sign or symbol. When the children find the answer, they should write the answer on the paper they received in class and bring it to the next class. Catechists will mark correct answers with a star. Most stars wins! For the Weekend of December 10/11 QUESTION: What is this? ANSWER: Holy Water Font For the Weekend of December QUESTION: We learned last week this is the Holy Water Font. Question: What sign do we make at the font with the Holy Water when we enter and exit our Church? Gospel Reflection JN 1:1-5, 9-14 The images of seeing and hearing continue in the gospel. John tells us that what we hear and see is God's own Son, Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh. He came among us as one of us for our human eyes to see and love and welcome. Jesus came to be with us, to teach us about his Father, and to tell us about God's kingdom. What can we do to show Jesus that we love and welcome him? We can worship him. We can talk with him, telling him of our hopes and dreams. We can try to be people who bring his peace and light and joy everywhere we go. Question of the Week: How does Jesus Incarnation bring you Joy? Family Discussion Questions for the Gospel: One of the themes of this gospel is light. How does light "reveal" what is in a dark place? What is darkness in our world? What is light? When someone speaks, that person's words can reveal what they are like. Sometimes Jesus is called "the Word of God." Find the places in this gospel where we are told something about the Word.. If you have any thoughts or questions about todays Gospel, or any questions about your faith, or simply to let me know your reading these discussions, please feel free to me at deacon.howe@stcath.org I d love to hear from you. *Confirmation Students Bring this to your next session and receive extra credit) Prayer for Families O God, bless our family and all its members and friends; bind us together by your love. Give us kindness and patience to support each other; and wisdom in all we do. Let the gift of your peace come into our hearts and remain with us this Christmas season. May we rejoice in your blessings for all our days. Amen. December 25 January 8 No Classes January 8 Family Program 10:00 a.m. in the Lucey Parish Hall January 10 OR January 11 First Reconciliation Meeting 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Lucey Parish Hall January 20 Family Fun Night 6:00 p.m. in the Lucey Parish Hall January 28 First Eucharist Children s Workshop 9:30 11:00 a.m. in the School Building and Church THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Christmas is about Christ s presence, body and soul, not presents!

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