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DIRECTORY
Parish Office: 3 Massaco Street, PO Box 575 860-658-7627 Fax: 860-658-7626
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:30-4:00 PM
Friday: 8:30- 12:00 PM
Rev. Frank Matera: x301
Rev. Ramon Garcia: x305
Deacon Arthur Miller: x113
Parish Office: x306 [email protected]
Business Manager: x303
[email protected] Bookkeeper: x307 [email protected]
Religious Education Grades 1-6: x304 [email protected]
Religious Education Grades 7-10: x302 [email protected] Youth Ministry: x302 [email protected] Stephen Ministry: x114 [email protected]
St. Mary’s School: ( 860) 658-9412
www.stmarysimsbury.org MASSES:
Monday - Saturday: 8:00 AM
Sunday Vigil (Saturday Evening): 5:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 AM
CONFESSIONS: Saturday 3:00 - 4:00 PM BAPTISMS: First Sunday of the month (during the 11:00
am Mass) and third Sunday of the month by appointment.
Required Baptism Preparation Program, please call the
Parish Office.
WEDDINGS: Couples please call for appointments at
least six months in advance.
SICK CALLS: Please notify the Parish Office if someone in your
family is hospitalized and would like a visit. Under HIPAA
Regulations, hospitals are not allowed to notify us.
VISITORS: Thank you for worshipping with us. If you would
like to join our parish, please give us a call or email us at
PASTOR
Reverend Frank J. Matera
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Reverend Ramon Garcia
DEACON
Mr. Arthur Miller
ST. MARY’S PARISH, SIMSBURY
Saturday OCTOBER 24
8:00 AM Timonthy J. Harmon By: Christine Beniot 5:00 PM Vincent & Lesley Reynolds In Loving Memory By: Their Family
Sunday OCTOBER 25
8:00 AM In Memory of Michael & Dorothy Dlubac By: Yong Cha Dlubac 9:30 AM Jack Lebrun 25th Anniversary Remembrance By: Sharon & Ron Locandro & Family 11:00 AM People of St. Mary’s Parish Monday OCTOBER 26
8:00 AM Mark Cummings By: Alan & Sherry Cohen
Tuesday OCTOBER 27
8:00 AM John King By: Tuesday Morning Bible Study
Wednesday OCTOBER 28
8:00 AM Thelma Pfau By: Her Loving Family
Thursday OCTOBER 29
8:00 AM Robert Munger 5th Anniversary By: Paul & June Krippner
Friday OCTOBER 30
8:00 AM Vincent Mivabella By: Father Garcia
Saturday OCTOBER 31
8:00 AM Patrick Joseph O’Neill By: Joe Carroll 5:00 PM Arthur J. O’Grady Remembrance By: Kathy & Chris Rohrs
Sunday NOVEMBER 1
All Saints
MASS INTENTIONS
Food Assistance: If you or your family is in need of food assistance, please contact Fr. Matera. We have food cards that parishioners have donated to us. All conversations are strictly confidential.
Friends of Barb Sieber: Join us to pray the Rosary for our friend Barb on Tuesday, October 27th at 6:30 PM at the St. Mary’s Church. !
Sacrament of Reconciliation!"Confessions will be heard on Saturday, October 24th between 3:00 and 4:00 PM.
St. Mary’s CYO Basketball, 7th and 8th Grade Girls: St. Mary’s CYO Basketball – a tradition of more than 50 years – continues! All parish (and non-parish) girls entering 7th or 8thgrade are invited to attend our Team Evaluation nights, which will be held Thursday, November 15 and Tuesday, November 20 at Central School (6:30 - 8:00 PM). The structure for our team (s) and our season will be determined through these evaluations. For more information, contact either Mike Sinacori (860) 651-5412 or Jay Reynolds (860) 658-4839.
St. Mary’s Website: Our website contains important information about our parish, its activities, as well as links to other important sites. The Parish Web page is constantly changing and being updated with new information. If you haven’t visited us lately, visit us at www.stmarysimsbury.org.
Bulletin: Announcements for the bulletin should be 50 words or less. All bulletin announcements should be sent to the Parish office by Monday at noon. Please email [email protected].
Prayer Shawl Ministry: Join us on Monday, November 2nd at 7:00 PM in the Lower Church. Beginners to experts welcome. We are able to supply yarn if you would like to make a shawl. For information, call Cheryl (860) 651-9525 or Rhoda (860) 651-4027.
Stephen Ministry: This one-to-one lay ministry is named for Stephen, one of seven called by the church to assist the apostles in caring for others (Acts 6 and 7). Stephen Ministry is listening, caring for others in Jesus’ name. If you want to learn more about this ministry, call (860) 992-2149 or email [email protected].
Daily Rosary App: Find inspiration to pray anytime, anywhere on your iPhone or iPad mobile device. Available in English and Spanish, you can pray the Rosary silently following daily text that reflects one of the Mysteries or allow audio to guide you in prayer. Purchase on iTunes application. Learn more at www.SadlierReligion.com/Daily Rosary.
Music Group: Make a Joyful Noise with the 9:30 music group at St. Mary's. Please contact Patty Lepak at [email protected] for more details information!
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Laudato Si
Pope Francis’s Encyclical on the Environment (6) We have now come to the sixth and final chapter of Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment:
Laudato Si. Thus far I have discussed how the Pope analyzes the crisis that we face and how he proposes
we address it. The last chapter of Laudato Si relates what the Pope has said to education and spirituality.
Entitled “Ecological Education and Spirituality,” it consists of nine sections.
The first section, Toward a New Lifestyle, begins with the premises that if we are to reverse the
ecological damage that has occurred then “Many things have to change course, but it is we human beings
above all who need to change.” The Pope notes how many people get caught up “in a whirlwind of need-
less buying and spending.” He calls it “compulsive consumerism.” But buying more and more never
solves anything, since “the emptier a person‘s heart is, the more he or she needs things to buy, own and
consume.” What is truly needed is a change of lifestyle that “could bring healthy pressure to bear on those
who wield political, economic and social power.” Purchasing, the Pope says, “is always a moral—and not
simply economic—act.”
In the second section, Education for the Covenant between Humanity and the Environment, the
Pope calls for environmental education. Such education “can encourage ways of acting which directly and
significantly affect the world around us.” Here he gives some practical examples such as avoiding the use
of plastic and paper, reducing water consumption, separating refuse, cooking only what can reasonably be
consumed, showing care for other living beings.
In the third section, entitled Ecological Conversion, Francis provides some suggestions for an
“ecological spirituality, grounded in the convictions of faith.” Living as protectors of God’s handiwork, he
says, is essential to a life of virtue; “it is not an optional or secondary aspect of our Christian experience.”
Section four, Joy and Peace, calls for a “prophetic and contemplative lifestyle, one capable of
deep enjoyment free of the obsession with consumption.” Pope Francis notes that our Christian spirituality
“proposes a growth marked by moderation and the capacity to be happy with little.” In a wonderful defini-
tion of happiness, he writes, “Happiness means knowing how to limit some needs which only diminish us,
and being open to the many different possibilities which life can offer.”
Section Five, Civic and Political Love, develops the theme that “social love moves us to devise
larger strategies to halt environmental degradation and to encourage a culture of care which permeate all
of society.”
Section Six, Sacramental Signs and the Celebration of Rest, relate the sacraments and the Sabbath
to care of the environment. In the sacraments the elements of the world such as water, bread, wine, and oil
are taken up and sanctified to bring us into a relationship with God through Christ. In this section the Pope
notes that “Sunday, like the Jewish Sabbath, is meant to be a day which heals our relationship with God,
with ourselves, with others and with the world.”
As I reflect on the chapter and the Pope’s encyclical I am struck by the many ways that he relates
our use and care of the environment to our spirituality and relationship with God. If we are out of sorts
with our environment because we have exploited and used it for our own selfish goals, then it is difficult
for us to be in a right relationship with God. But if we are in a right relationship with God, then we will
surely treat the world around us with the care and protection it deserves. Father Matera
Father, we praise you with all your creatures
They came forth from your all-powerful hand;
They are yours, filled with your presence And your tender love
Praise to You!
October 25, 2015
Father Matera’s Fall Series: Father Matera concludes his series on the Book of Genesis this Thursday evening. This week’s session, When God Protected Joseph, shows how the providence of God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of lies and deceit. The evening begins with coffee and refreshments at 7:00 PM followed by a talk at 7:30 PM in the Lower Church Hall.
Sunday Morning Adult Enrichment Program:
We are called to serve! Parents of 3rd grade religious edu-cation students will be asked to join their child in class this Sunday to complete a service project. Please be sure mark your calendars.
Tuesday Evening Bible Study: 6:45 PM- NEW START TIME: Prayers for healing and special intentions will now begin at 6:45 PM in the Parish Center immediately followed by Bible Study with Deacon Art Miller at 7 PM. Our next class is Tuesday, Oct 27th. Please bring your Bible and a friend. All are welcome!
Book Study: Join us Thursday, October 29 at 9:30 AM as we continue to study "The Joy of the Gospel". For more information contact Joanne Russell at ([email protected])
Walk-in-Wednesday: What does a typical day look like at St. Mary's School ? Walk in Wednesday are un-der way, stop in anytime between 9:00 AM and 11:30 AM on every Wednesday in October and see what a Catho-lic education is all about! For more information please con-tact Toni Chagnon, [email protected] .
Open House Lecture Series: St Mary's is pleased to an-nounce our Open House Lecture Series on Wednesday, Oc-tober 28. We invite you to join us and the author, educator and psychologist Barbara Stacks for a discussion on her book, Childhood Roots: Trail Markers for Raising Children from Birth to Eight. She will share ways to develop and strengthen values, resilience and confidence in chil-dren; what to expect at each age of development; and how
to navigate parent challenges in our digital-driven world. A question and answer session will follow and books will be for sale. For more information please contact Toni Chagnon [email protected].
Grade Level Mass: On Sunday, November 1st Grades 1-3 will be featured at the 9:30 Children’s Mass.
Memorial Mass for the Deceased: Our annual Memorial Mass for those who have died this past year will be held on Thursday, November 12th, at 7:00 PM. If you have lost a loved one during the past year, please join us at this Mass.
Simsbury Interfaith Thanksgiving Service: Please join your neighbors in giving thanks at this year’s Simsbury In-
terfaith Thanksgiving Service, which will be held on Sun-day evening, November 22, at 7:00 PM, at St. Mary’s Church. Our annual Interfaith Service is sponsored by the churches, synagogues, and houses of worship in Simsbury. The Reverend Woody Eddins, Pastor of the Simsbury Unit-ed Methodist Church will deliver this year’s message. Choirs from area worship communities will participate. There will be fellowship gathering in the Parish Center after the service.
Spirituality in Marriage: On Thursday, October 29 at 7:30 PM, Pat and Bill Walsh will engage you in a conversation about the challenges and joys of nurturing and strengthen-ing your most important relationship and celebrating the second half of marriage. The location of the event is at Fa-ther Bennett Hall, Church of St. Ann in Avon. Please note the admission is free and open to all.
The Grotto Gift Shop: The gift shop is located at the Shrine of Lourdes in Litchfield, 50 Montfort Rd., Rte. 118, Litchfield, will be open until Christmas, Monday to Satur-day, 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM & Sunday, 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM. There is a varied selection of books & mementos on Pope Francis, as well as Advent candles, wreaths & calen-dars. Many new Christmas ornaments, cards, and Fontanini Nativity sets are now in stock. Come in and browse for unique gifts for all occasions, particularly baby & children's items. For further information, call (860) 567-1041 or email: [email protected].
The Knights of Columbus will be conducting their annual Tootsie Roll Drive to Benefit those with Intellectual Disa-bilities after all Masses this weekend. Your donation sup-ports the local Special Olympics, FAVARH, group homes in the Simsbury area and St. Mary’s programs. Please help our neighbors with intellectual disabilities if you can.
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