The Church of the Incarnation 544 Prospect Street Wethersfield, CT 06109 Rev. James M. Moran Pastor Mrs. Noranne Wamester Pastoral Associate Mrs. Audrey Saharek Pastoral Assistant Mrs. Teri Aiudi Rectory Office Assistant Faith Formation Secretary Mrs. Gina Burby Middle School Coordinator Mrs. Theodora Niver Director of Music Robert & Diana Hamel Musicians Vanessa Crowley Lorissa Heath Rosanne Sweeney Andrew Russo Heather Picard Bonney Cantors Toni Munoz Sacristan Mass Schedule Confessions on Saturdays from 3:45-4:30p.m. Vigil Mass: Saturday at 5:00p.m. Sunday Masses: 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 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 1:00 p.m. in the Baptistry of the Chapel Weddings Please contact a priest 6-10 months prior. New Parishioners The Church of the Incarnation welcomes new parishioners. Please fill out the large white index card (registration form) found at the main entrance, and place in the collection baskets. Rectory Hours 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Rectory Church Fax Incarnation Church E-Mail Address Office of Faith Formation (860)-529-2533 (860)-721-6595 cincarnation@sbcglobal.net (860)-529-6765 gotellit@aol.com Website address: www.thechurchoftheincarnation.com
Page Two Pentecost Sunday.May 31, 2009 SATURDAY, MAY 30TH 5:00pm-Gilbert Munoz SUNDAY, MAY 31ST 8:00am- J. Rohan Brazel & Bertha Brazel 9:30am- John Setzko 11:00am- Benedict Mull MONDAY, JUNE 1ST 9:00am Deceased members of the Men s Association and Women s Club TUESDAY, JUNE 2ND 9:00 am Francesco & Concetta Ficocelli WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD 9:00am For all our parishioners THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH 9:00am Frank, Anna & Ralph DiLisio FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH 9:00am Paolino Scata SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH 5:00pm Raphael Vignone SUNDAY, JUNE 7TH 8:00 am For all our deceased parishioners & benefactors 9:30 am Stanley Malinowski & Violet & Jerome Czaja 11:00 am Vienna Susi The Sanctuary Candle will burn from 6/1/09 6/7/09 in Thanksgiving to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St. Anthony. The Blessed Virgin Mary Candle will burn from 6/1/09 6/7/09 in memory of Frank & Anna DiLisio. We are pleased to announce that we have been able to address the issue of our church security and feel that we will once again be able to keep our church open during the day. 2009 Archbishop s Annual Appeal Commitment Weekend is this weekend, May 30th & 31st. If you have not yet made a gift or pledge, please pray about your decision and make a pledge or onetime gift. The Women s Club Cooking Team will cook this Monday, June 1st from 1-3pm in the kitchen of Fr. Crawford Hall. The Employment Support Group will meet this Tuesday, June 2nd at 9:30am in Fr. Crawford Hall. The Statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be at Incarnation this Tuesday, June 2nd...See page three of this bulletin for more details. Friday is the First Friday in June.Mass will be held at 9am. Vocations Holy Hour will be held from 9:30-10:30am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. The Second Collection next weekend will be the Catholic Relief Services Collection. This Collection makes possible the mission of the Catholic Church to combat poverty, provide relief and development, assist refugees and immigrants, and advocate for justice and peace in situations of conflict and neglect of basic human rights throughout the world. Please give to this collection next Sunday.
Page Three Pentecost Sunday....May 31, 2009 New Day: Our Bereavement Support Group will be meeting on Tuesday, June 2nd at 1:00pm in Fr. Crawford Hall. This will be a monthly reunion of all who have completed the New Day Program. We welcome all alumni to attend. We will gather monthly for ongoing support and sharing. SHE IS COMING! Tuesday, June 2nd at 7pm to Incarnation Church. Our church will host the National Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima USA. This statue Registration letters (2009-2010) for the was blessed by Pope Paul VI Faith Formation Program have been mailed. We are now accepting registrations in 1967. This statue carries the important message of Fatima to the for new students in the Faith Formation United States, a message Pope John Paul II Office. Extra registration forms and the said is more important today than ever. All welcome letter may be downloaded from are invited and encouraged to visit this beauour website address which is: tiful Statue of Our Lady of Fatima to learn www.thechurchoftheincarnation.com. All families of new students must include a Our Lady s message of obtaining peace and stopping the moral corruption that is afflictcopy of your child s Baptismal certificate unless your child was baptized at the Church ing our country. The Statue Custodian, William Sockey, will explain how the message of of the Incarnation. Those entering Gr. 9 (Sept. 2009) will receive a special invitation Fatima applies to our country today and discuss what we can do to earn the blessing on in Oct. for the Sacrament of Confirmation. our country that Our Lady promised if her requests were fulfilled. The answer is surpriswedding Banns ingly simple. The Statue will also be in our Jason Zupnik & church the following day, Wednesday, June 3rd until 1pm for private visitation. Since Loretta Giarratana 1991, Missionary Images have traveled around the world and touched the lives of Jordan Price & hundreds and thousands. Ashley DeLeo Jody Cappello & Christine Capasso Richard DeSeno & Linda Santini There will be a Project Baby Love collection next weekend.disposable diapers & wipes are requested.
Pentecost Sunday...May 31, 2009 Page Four A Family Perspective...Today, on Pentecost, we remember Christ gave us the Holy Spirit to assist us in raising our family and He expects us to use this gift. Let s turn off the distractions and tune into the Holy Spirit who Will guide us to the truth. Let us testify to our children that true happiness is found in service, forgiveness and love for one another. Stewardship Message.St. Paul reminds us today that all of our gifts have their source in the Holy Spirit and that those gifts are given For the common Good. What gifts are mine to share? Corpus Christi School Golf Outing Fundraiser: The Corpus Christi Golf Committee is lowering the golf registration fees per golfer from $150.00 to $130.00. Foursomes can play for $500.00, lowered from $600.00. Thanks to major sponsors Liberty Bank, Dunn Rite Construction, FIP Construction, CT. Mason Contractors, Northwest, East, Xavier, St. Paul & Mercy High Schools and many local businesses. The event is June 2nd at Indian Hill Country Club in Newington. See their website at www.corpuschristigolfreg.com. Call Mark St. Pierre at 338-1043 for more information. See our bulletin board for more information. St. Mary s Summer Camp: To be held at St. Mary s School, 652 Willard Avenue in Newington. Children aged 3 to 8th grade are invited to attend. Monday, June 22nd through August 21st, from 8am-5pm. Call Jennifer Robinson at 666-3844, ext. 13 for more information. You may also E-Mail her at: jrobinson 353@cox.net. Hope you ll join us! Pilgrimage to Italy: All are invited to embark on the adventure of a lifetime an 11-day pilgrimage to Italy! Consider joining us as we tour the beautiful cities of Venice, Padua, Turin, Florence, Assisi and Rome from April 20-30, 2010. Our pilgrimage will be a joyful journey designed to highlight our Catholic faith, help us appreciate its historical roots, and be inspired by the art and tradition that are such a treasure of our church. Two special highlights will be a rare chance to see the Holy Shroud of Turin, believed to be the burial cloth of our Lord Jesus Christ, and an audience with our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. For more information, please contact Fr. Jeff Gubbiotti at Most Holy Trinity Church in Wallingford (203) 269-8791 or e-mail him at jag628@yahoo.com. Pentecost Sunday May 31, 2009 There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:4
Page Five Pentecost Sunday.May 31, 2009 Thank you to Tony Colasacco and the Men s Association for arranging the Men s Association Baseball Bus Trip..It was a great time! The Incarnation Men s Association is planning a second annual Golf Tournament to be held on AUGUST 9TH at the Wethersfield Country Club. This year will include having non-players working at various tasks for the tournament, such as measuring closest to the pin s on par 3 s, a raffle and monitoring play. To play or volunteer, call Earle Munroe at 563-0848 or Don Peterson at 529-8482. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DATE DUE TO A SCHEDULING CON- FLICT. Are you or is someone you know ready to explore the Bible? Registrations for the fifteenth anniversary class of the Archdiocesan Catholic Biblical School will be considered through August 15th. Classes will be held at various locations around the diocese and both in the evening and during the Day. Coming to know God s Word in the Bible will have a profound impact on your life and faith, at least, that s what participants have been telling us for years, and what last October s Vacation Synod on the Word of God confirmed. Call Barbara Jean (BJ) Daly Horell at 243-9465, ext. 11 or on the web at cbs@orehartford.org. Corpus Christi Women s Club is sponsoring five bus trips this year. These trips are not fundraisers, but are meant to build community amongst parishes. Several Incarnation parishioners have attended these trips in the past. The first trip is on July 14th to Boston for: A Duck Tour, Quincy Market & Historical Museums. See blue registrations forms at the exits. August 14th trip will be The CT River & French King Gorge Experience. September 30th trip will be Wine & Dine in Hudson Valley, NY and the final trip will be; Shop till You Drop in Kittery Maine on November 14th. Call Natalie at the Corpus Christi rectory at 529-2545. Flyers will be available in advance of each trip. The Knights of Columbus Council 4193 asks our parishioners to pray for those brothers who are sick or in distress. Please contact Fr. Campion at 529-2545 or Fr. Moran at 529-2533. Let us keep all deceased members in our prayers. There are newsletters at the entrances. Men s Evening of Enrichment: The Knights of Columbus, Council, 4193 of Wethersfield is hosting a new series of events open to all Catholic Men. Please see the bulletin boards for more information. Easter Communion Regulation: Catholics are obliged to receive Communion at least once between the First Sunday of Lent & Trinity Sunday.
Page Six Pentecost Sunday. May 31, 2009 Are you being called to the Priesthood or Religious? ALL ARE SENT Fifty days after Easter Sunday we celebrate the fulfillment of all God s promises in the feast of Pentecost, a feast that has sometimes been called the birthday of the church. One last time we are reminded that we Christians have received the Holy Spirit, not for our own benefit, but to enable us to follow our Christian vocation. The centerpiece of the scriptures for Pentecost is the account in Acts of the Apostles of the sending of the Holy Spirit to the disciples. The other readings for this Sunday help us to understand what it means to live out our Christian vocation. Paul s letter shows us the gifts and fruits that the Holy Spirit gives to us. John s Gospel reminds us that Jesus has sent all his disciples to share his forgiveness and peace, through the power of the Holy Spirit. TODAY S READINGS First Reading They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in different tongues (Acts 2:1-11). Psalm Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth (Psalm 104). Second Reading There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13) or Galatians 5:16-25. Gospel As the Father has sent me, so I send you: Receive the Holy Spirit (John 20:19-23) or John 15:26-27; 16:12-15. READINGS FOR THE WEEK If you would like more information please call Fr. Michael Dolan at the Archdiocesan Vocation Office at St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield 286-7670 or on the web: www.vocationshartford.org. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Pentecost Sunday Monday: St. Justin; Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Tuesday: St. Marcellinus and St. Peter Wednesday: St. Charles Lwanga and his companions Friday: St. Boniface; First Friday Saturday: St. Norbert; Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday A PRAYER TO THE SPIRIT Holy Spirit, who sent Christ Jesus to carry the Good news to the poor, we pray to you: Help us to continue your work by serving the poor, our brothers and sisters. BIBLICAL DEPTH The words of the Bible find me at a deeper level of my being than any other book does. Samuel Taylor Coleridge Monday: Tb 1:3; 2:1a-8; Mk 12:1-12 Tuesday: Tb 2:9-14; Mk 12:13-17 Wednesday: Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a; Mk 12:18-27 Thursday: Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a; Mk 12:28-34 Friday: Tb 11:5-17; Mk 12:35-37 Saturday: Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20; Mk 12:38-44 Sunday: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40; Ps 33; Rom 8:14-17 Mt 28:16-20