Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ November 18, 2018 CONFESSIONS (Saint Christopher Campus) Saturdays: 3:00 pm WEDNESDAY DEVOTIONS (Saint Christopher Campus) 6:00 pm Eucharistic Exposition, Adoration and Benediction Perpetual Novena in Honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Scriptural Rosary THURSDAY PRAYER GROUP Will resume after Easter 2019. (Our Lady of Peace Campus) Prayer, Song, Scripture, Friendship FUNERALS Once arrangements are made with a funeral home, we will help you plan the Mass of Christian Burial. BAPTISM Saint Edmund Campion Parish By appointment; please call the parish office to schedule. The merged parishes of Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady of Peace and Saint Christopher MARRIAGE Our Lady of Peace Campus Saint Christopher Campus 370 May Road East Hartford, CT 06118 538 Brewer Street East Hartford, CT 06118 Mass Schedule: Sunday: 9:00 am Friday & Saturday: 9:00 am Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm Sunday: 7:30 am & 10:30 am Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am Rev. John P. Gwozdz, Pastor 860-568-5240 fr.gwozdz@aohct.org Rev. Joseph Moonnanappallil, Parochial Vicar 860-918-4022 fr.moonnanappallil@gmail.com Mr. William Bartlett, Deacon Mr. Philip Gosselin, Deacon deaconbill@yahoo.com imgoose@comcast.net Find Us on Facebook: Saint Edmund Campion Parish, East Hartford Please contact the parish office at least six months in advance of your intended wedding date. PARISH OFFICE 860-568-5240 stchris-eh@sbcglobal.net Bonnie Szalay, Office Manager ST. CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL Mrs. Kathleen Welch, Principal Audrey Cesana, Secretary www.saintchristopherschool.org 860-568-4100 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Maria Sousa 860-895-8692 stchrisre@gmail.com
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ November 18, 2018 Page 1 PARISH SUPPORT (OLOP) = Mass celebrated at Our Lady of Peace campus (SC) = Mass celebrated at Saint Christopher campus Saturday, November 17 4:00 p.m. (SC) Louis & Angela Trevison (Daughter Mary Harden & Family) Sunday, November 18 7:30 a.m. (SC) Mollie & Bill McGlinchey (Daughter Colette & Rene Letourneau) Sunday, November 18 9:00 a.m. (OLOP) Robert Anctil (Henry & Catherine Grejdus) Sunday, November 18 10:30 a.m. (SC) Gisele Riendeau (Denise & Adrien Hebert) Monday, November 19 8:00 a.m. (SC) Lucien Lavertu In Remembrance of Our Wedding Anniversary (Wife Joan) Tuesday, November 20 8:00 a.m. (SC) Gennaro Viglione (Jean Walker) Wednesday, November 21 8:00 a.m. (SC) Jose Maria & Evangelina Sousa (Family) Thursday, November 22 8:00 a.m. (SC) In Thanksgiving for God s Blessings Friday, November 23 9:00 a.m. (OLOP) Augustine Pullikattil Saturday, November 24 9:00 a.m. (OLOP) Jo Picone (Gene Raibeck) Saturday, November 24 4:00 p.m. (SC) Richard Dick Domler, Sr. In Remembrance of His Birthday (Sue McLean) Sunday, November 25 7:30 a.m. (SC) Douglas Churchill Sunday, November 25 9:00 a.m. (OLOP) Alfred Roggi (Garry & Julianne Kelly) Sunday, November 25 10:30 a.m. (SC) Lucille Serrutto 10th Anniversary (Family) What We Collected (November 4): $ 7,965* Parish School Collection: $ 2,093** *Includes $635 received through our Online Giving program and $730 from mail-in offerings. **Includes $95 received through our Online Giving program and $109 from mail-in offerings. Thank you for your support of our parish community! Catholic Campaign for Human Development This weekend our second collection supports the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). Over 43 million people in the United States live in poverty. This collection supports programs to empower people to identify and address the obstacles they face as they work to bring permanent and positive change to their communities. Learn more about the CCHD at www.usccb.org/cchd/collection. ANNUAL PARISH APPEAL Our Annual Parish Appeal is underway and many parish families have already responded most generously! As you know, the money raised by this appeal is very important to the financial health of our parish family and will help us to keep our campuses in good order. All donations make a difference! If you have not yet responded to this appeal, please prayerfully consider supporting this important effort. SANCTUARY LAMP The lamps beside our church s tabernacles remind us of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. The light at the Our Lady of Peace campus burns this week Santo Benacquista In Remembrance of His Birthday (Family) The candle at the Saint Christopher campus burns this week In Loving Memory of Carmen C. Zocco (Wife & Family) Steven R. Zocco (Mother & Family)
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ November 18, 2018 Page 2 THANKSGIVING DAY Parish Mass 8:00 a.m. The parish Mass on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, will be celebrated at 8:00 a.m. at the Saint Christopher campus. Come and join us as we give thanks for all of the Lord s blessings to us. M. LOUISE SWEETLAND SCHOLARSHIP During our 10:30 a.m. Mass at the Saint Christopher campus next Sunday, November 25, we will have the M. Louise Sweetland Scholarship Presentation. This scholarship benefits students of our parish who are currently enrolled in a Catholic grammar school or high school. A reception will immediately follow this Mass in our parish hall. All are invited. We kindly request donations of baked goods and finger foods that can be served at this reception. Food donations may be dropped off next weekend, Nov. 24/25, BEFORE the 10:30 Mass or before or after the 4:00 and 7:30 Masses. Also, next weekend, Nov. 24/25, we will take up a special collection at all Masses to support this Scholarship Fund. Donation envelopes and information about this Scholarship are available at all church entrances. Thank you in advance for your support! The M. Louise Sweetland Scholarship Committee NEW SAINT EDMUND CAMPION PARISH FACEBOOK PAGE Our combined parish (Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady of Peace and Saint Christopher Churches) now has an official Facebook page which can be accessed by searching for Saint Edmund Campion Parish, East Hartford. Please join and like the page at your earliest convenience. We will be posting items about upcoming Parish events, parishioner updates, and accompanying photos. Please also share this news with your friends and family. We encourage everyone s participation. Visitor posts are welcome and will be reviewed by Father John. Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. W.T. Purkiser Saint Edmund Campion Adult Social Club Members only Bingo Monday ~ November 19 ~ 1:00 p.m. A fun afternoon for our members wonderful prizes, great snacks. Please bring an unwrapped toy to this meeting. We will not be collecting them at our December meeting. All toys that we receive will be donated to Sister Miriam Therese Winter who will give them to needy children. If you are attending this month s meeting and plan to attend the Christmas Party on December 17 at 11:45 a.m. at the Manchester Country Club, please bring your $15 payment for the Christmas Party to this month s meeting. If you unable to attend this month s meeting and wish to go to the Christmas Party, please mail your $15 to Frank Perrone, 11 Dean Drive, East Hartford, CT 06118 so that he receives it no later than December 8. Thank you! ADULT BIBLE ADVENTURE Not Meeting This Week Our next scheduled session is this Wednesday, November 21, but we have decided not to meet since it is the day before Thanksgiving. We will come together again on Wednesday, December 5, at 6:30 p.m. in our chapel in Saint Christopher School and will continue with the Book of Job. The group meets every other Wednesday. Join us when you can and bring your Bible! If you have any questions, please contact Deacon Phil at 860-568-5001 or by e-mail at imgoose@comcast.net or contact Steve Cadwallader at 860-568-5477. PARISH COUNCIL CHRONICLE We Want to Hear From You! The Parish Council is always interested in hearing from parishioners directly. If you are interested in attending a future meeting to discuss a specific matter, please contact me via email or phone so I can put you on the agenda. The next meeting will be held on Monday evening, November 26, in the Our Lady of Peace church hall. Meeting Minutes Minutes from the Parish Council meetings can be viewed on our website at stchris-eh.org. Look for the PC Meeting Minutes link. Thank you, Lori Brunette Saint Edmund Campion Parish Council President C-860-655-9367 H-860-904-2116 lab-1963@sbcglobal.net
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ November 18, 2018 Page 3 INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE First Congregational Church, 837 Main Street, East Hartford, will host this year s Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited and all attendees are being asked to put their faith into action by bringing with them one of the following: food for our food banks and soup kitchen, a financial offering for the Human Needs Fund providing rental and energy assistance, and/or prayers of thanksgiving for all. ALTAR SERVER MINISTRY We are seeking young people in Grades 4-12 who are interested in serving our parish as Altar Servers. If your child(ren) is interested in this opportunity, please contact the parish office at 860-568-5240. We are currently compiling a list of the young people who are interested. A training session will be held in the near future. MEN S RETREAT - NO ORDINARY PATH Our parish s Men s Retreat at Holy Family Retreat Center in West Hartford will be held January 11-13, 2019. Please consider giving yourself the gift of retreat; start off 2019 with a renewed perspective. Many of you know what a great job Holy Family does in providing us with a vibrant retreat experience. This year s theme is No Ordinary Path: Holiness in Everyday Life. God has called all of us to lives of holiness. No Ordinary Path will explore ways that we can be attentive, intentional, and cooperative with God s grace in serving the world. Together we will take a journey, with the hope of discovering who we are and how what we do matters. We ll reflect on how living an ordinary life of holiness can lead to extraordinary happiness and peace. Register online at holyfamilyretreat.org or if you do not have access to the internet or have any questions, please contact Ray Simeone at 860-569- 8451, rjsimeone95@comcast.net or Deacon Phil at 860-568-5001, imgoose@comcast.net. EAGLES AFTER HOURS Thursday ~ November 29 Stop by East Catholic High School anytime from 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 29. Hear student testimonies, go on a tour of our campus and meet with members of our Leadership Team. For more information, contact Dorota Debski, ECHS Admissions Assistant at 860-649-5336, ext. 6456. SAINT EDMUND CAMPION AWARD The Saint Edmund Campion Award Committee is seeking candidates to receive this award. The award will be given to the person who has contributed their time and talent to the service of the parish, its programs and ministries, service to the betterment of parish life and service to the community. There will be three awards: 1. Youth - Through the 8th grade 2. Teen - High School 3. Adult Please submit a short biography outlining how the candidate has fulfilled the three areas of service. Place your submission in a sealed envelope marked to the attention of the Saint Edmund Campion Award Committee. You may drop your submission off to the parish office or you may place it in any weekend s collection basket. All submissions must be received by Friday, December 28, 2018. The award winners will be announced Sunday, March 24, 2019. St. Christopher Church Hall Friday ~ December 7, 2018 1:30 6:30 p.m. Please call 1-800-Red Cross (1-800-733-2767) to make an app t. or log onto redcrossblood.org. HOLIDAY SUPPORT PROGRAM The 29 th Annual Holiday Support Program and Service of Remembrance sponsored by D Esopo Funeral Chapel will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 2 at the Wethersfield Community Center, 30 Greenfield Street. You are invited to bring a picture of the person being remembered to place at your table. A donation to a local charity will be given by the D Esopo Family in honor of your loved one. Please RSVP to Janet@desopo.com or 860-257-7635 so adequate plans can be made for refreshments. DO YOU NEED PRAYER? Our prayer team is available to intercede on your behalf and take your request before God. Contact Sally Ann Tanasi with your prayer requests. 860-569-4072 6854angeleyes@gmail.com
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ November 18, 2018 Page 4 On Friday, November 9 Saint Christopher School hosted a Paint Night fundraiser in the Saint Christopher parish hall. It was a fun event for all who attended. Our parish school received 50% of the proceeds from this event. Another Paint Night is being planned for the Spring of 2019. We ll advertise the date as soon as it s determined. We hope you ll be able to join us! LECTIO DIVINA & DAILY READINGS ENCOURAGEMENT This Sunday s Gospel is our final selection from Mark for this liturgical year. It is taken from the end of Jesus teaching in Jerusalem immediately preceding the account of his arrest and passion. In it Jesus gives his disciples hope to sustain them through his passion and death and any persecution or suffering that they would encounter after his resurrection. The words from the book of Daniel also provided hope and encouragement to the people of Daniel s time. The encouragement in these scriptures is meant for us as well, for none of us will escape tribulation in our lives. Followers of Jesus will be able to endure suffering with joyful hope, knowing that Christ s love will lead us along the way of discipleship and give us eternal life with God. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Sunday Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Thanksgiving Day Friday Saturday Sunday Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Daniel 12: 1-3 Revelation 1:1-4; 2:1-5 Revelation 3: 1-6, 14-22 Revelation 4: 1-11 Sirach 50: 22-24 Revelation 10: 8-11 Revelation 11: 4-12 Daniel 7: 13-14 Psalm 16: 5, 8-11 Psalm 1: 1-4, 6 Psalm 15: 2-5 Psalm 150: 1b-6 Psalm 113: 1-8 Psalm 119: 14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131 Psalm 144: 1b, 2, 9-10 Psalm 93: 1-2, 5 Hebrews 10: 11-14, 18 1 Corinthians 1: 3-9 Revelation 1: 5-8 Mark 13: 24-32 Luke 18: 35-43 Luke 19: 1-10 Luke 19: 11-28 Luke 17: 11-19 Luke 19: 45-48 Luke 20: 27-40 John 18: 33b-37 What is Lectio Divina? While reading sacred scripture, read the words with a love and sense of discovery until something seems to strike home. Sit with the passage as one would with a good friend-not just thinking or analyzing, but instead remaining in a quiet, listening spirit, so the word can nurture and challenge you. Call to Prayer: Let us take a moment in the midst of all our activity to prepare ourselves for prayer. Excerpts from SNOW FALLING ON SNOW Copyright 2001 by Robert J. Wicks Used with permission of Paulist Press The Word of God: Choose one of next Sunday s readings. One person reads the scripture aloud as others are attentive to a word, phrase, or theme that is meaningful to them. Allow for a minute of silent reflection. Have another person read the same scripture a second time. Faith Sharing: Begin with an open ended question such as What strikes you from this reading? and/ or you can use the Reflection Question found below. Allow time for reflection & sharing. Reflection for Next Sunday, November 25 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Closing Prayer: At the end of the faith sharing, invite participants to pray aloud for any particular petitions or praises they may have. Feel free to close with: The Lord s Prayer or spontaneous prayers or a faith-based song. As we struggle to become closer disciples of Jesus, how many times, like Pilate, do we turn our back on the Lord and seek worldly gain? Yet, in His infinite mercy, He forgives us and calls us back to a closer relationship with Him in His kingdom where we will find rest in God s divine love for all eternity.
You may put your pre-registration in an envelope marked Santa Breakfast and place it in next weekend s collection basket or send it directly to Saint Christopher School.