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February 1, 2015
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saint Mary Church
626 Willard Avenue
Newington, CT 06111
Reverend Joseph F. Keough, Pastor
Reverend Nicholas J. Cesaro
(in residence)
Rectory Office
626 Willard Avenue
Newington, CT 06111
(860) 666-1591
Fax: (860) 666-5720
Amy Lasek, Secretary
Office hours: M-Th - 9–4 p.m.
Fri. 9-2:30 p.m.
Our website & e-mail are:
www.stmarysnewington.net
[email protected]
Saint Mary’s School
652 Willard Avenue
(860) 666-3844
Mrs. Margaret McDonald,
Principal
www.stmarynewington.com
Religious Education Office
(860) 666-6347
Joan Guerrera, Director
Cathy Bowen, Asst. Director
Permanent Deacons
James Tanguay
Michael O’Toole
Bruce Thompson
Director of Music/Organist
(860) 666-1591 x306
Elizabeth Trainer
Church of Saint Mary’s Mass Schedule
Saturday Evening Vigil: 4:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
(During Daylight Savings Time: 7:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.)
Daily Mass: Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. in the Chapel
Holy Day: 8:30 a.m., 12:10 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Eucharistic Adoration: First Friday from 9-10 a.m. in the Chapel
Mass Intentions can be requested on the 1st business day of the current month
through the same month of the next year by calling the Rectory, 860-666-1591.
Sacraments
Baptism: 2nd Sunday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Contact the Rectory Office to make arrangements.
Reconciliation: Prior to Saturday Vigil Mass – 3:15-3:45 p.m. & anytime by appointment.
Communion: For parishioners, who are homebound or hospitalized, contact the Rectory Office.
Marriage: Contact the Rectory Office at least 6 months in advance to begin preparation.
Anointing of the Sick: Contact the Rectory or hospital Chaplain.
St. Mary Prayer Line is here to assist you. Call Margaret Pelletier (666-3287), Julie Carta (667-9714) or email
requests to [email protected] and give the first name of the person to be prayed for and the intention.
Each month we revise our prayer list and ask that you contact us if you wish a name to remain on the list.
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~Mass Intentions~
Saturday, January 31, 2015
4:00 Charles W. Goodwin &
Alice O’Laughlin Gatty
By Eldon & Marge Albert
Sunday, Februay 1, 2015
8:00 Simone Barwikowski
By daughter, Denise &
grandchildren
10:00 Rene Lamontagne
By daughter, Sylvie &
Family
(9th Anniversary)
11:30 Gary Piccard
By the Piccard Family
Monday, February 2, 2015
8:30 Mary Mitchell
By the family
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
8:30 Mary Sousa
By the children
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
8:30 Emma Carlone
By her husband
Thursday, February 5, 2015
8:30 St. Mary Parishioners
Friday, February 6, 2015
8:30 Arthur Favreau
By daughter and son-in-law
(3rd Anniversary)
Saturday, February 7, 2015
4:00 Pauline Hayes
By the family
Sunday, Februay 8, 2015
8:00 Mass of Thanksgiving
By the Barys Family
10:00 Joseph Meucci
By the family
11:30 Sister Margaret Gay
By MaryBeth Cenci
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Mass Intentions can be
requested on the 1st business day
of the current month through the
same month of the next year.
Please contact the Rectory
Office at 860-666-1591 to
schedule your Mass intention.
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From the Desk of the Pastor
When we think of February, we often think about cold
weather, Presidents’ Day, Black History Month, the ground hog and maybe
Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday. You may be like me and think, “February…
where did January go?”
How about February as a healing month? In our gospel this weekend, Jesus
heals a person with an unclean spirit. In the second reading, St. Paul wants our
faith in Christ to be our healing from anxiety and distress. Our Church calendar
gives us a few opportunities for healing as well. This weekend we share the
blessing of throats through the intercession of St. Blaise for the protection of
God from all diseases of the throat and every other illness. February 5th is the
Feast Day of St. Agatha, who is known as the Patron Saint of people with
Breast Cancer. February 11th is the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, the World
Day of the Sick.
In the middle of the month, we enter into the great season of Lent. Lent is a time
of healing! Think about a visit to your health care provider. You are prescribed
a new medication or therapy, told to abstain from certain foods or cigarettes or
alcohol. Before a certain test you have to fast for twelve hours or more. Each
visit to a hospital or clinic, you are marked with an id bracelet as a patient in
process. Marked with ashes, we are called to be healed from our bad habits by
abstaining or fasting from them while adding some spiritual remedies such as
prayer, scripture study or other devotions.
This Lent can be your time for healing and renewal. Begin to make your list of
areas in your life where spiritual growth is needed and plan to take advantage of
the healing opportunities available at the parish and throughout the
Archdiocese. Be well!
Fr. Joe Keough
Parishioners Helping Parishioners:
A member of our parish family is in need of a ride home from
work beginning February 26th through April 26th, Monday
through Friday around 12 noon from NBC Studio, 142 New
Britain Ave, West Hartford to Brown Street in New Britain. This is
about a 10-15 minute drive. Your assistance would mean a great
deal to this family. Thank you for your kindness! For more
information, please call the rectory at 860-666-1591.
THANK YOU!
On behalf of our Catholic secondary school students, we would
like to express sincere thanks to all those who supported the 2015
High School Collection. Your generosity is deeply appreciated by all
those whose future you have helped to shape.
Sacred Heart Church in Hartford offers their appreciation for our
parishioners’ generosity with the Christmas presents for their
Christmas celebration.
Newington Department of Human Services is thankful for our
parishioners’ continuing commitment to our town and its residents
by the generous donations of food delivered to the town’s food
pantry last month.
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Saint Mary School is holding a
Coat Drive now through February
14th. We are asking for gently used
coats, new hats and scarves. Boxes
are in the front hall of the school. All sizes for
children and adults are needed. Thank you for
your help.
Save the dates: March 8-11th at St. Mary Church for
our Lenten Parish Mission, “Lent 40 Days to the
Best Version of Yourself” with Fr. Dennis Vincenzo
and Fr. Joe Keough.
Learn More About Our Church Building
This year, in conjunction with our RCIA program, we are
offering adult education classes on various topics of the
Catholic Faith. All parishioners are invited to join our
RCIA candidates to learn more about the practices and
beliefs of the Catholic Church. Classes should last from
60 to 90 minutes.
This week our class will meet on Monday,
February 2nd at 7:00 p.m. in the church. We will be taking
a tour of the church to better understand the various areas
and symbols of the building.
See the Adult Education page on the parish website for
future scheduled topics. Contact Deacon Jim with any
questions.
ON-GOING FOOD DRIVE
Non-perishable, unopened food can
be brought to the church weekly
and placed in the proper
receptacles at each entry way. All
food is donated to the Newington Food Bank.
The spring choir season is here!
Rehearsals start this week:
Cherubim Choir (ages 6-12), Wednesdays 4-5 p.m.
Teen Choir (ages 13-18), Thursdays 6-7 p.m.
Adult Choir, Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m.
New members are always welcome!
For more information please contact Elizabeth Trainer,
(860) 666-1591 ext. 306 or email
[email protected]
If you have the cold or flu, please
stay home and rest. You should also
refrain from handshakes at the sign
of peace. Simply nod or wave to the
person near you and wish them
God’s Peace.
CCD News: 860-666-6347 or [email protected]
All CCD classes will meet this week.
will begin on Wednesday,
February 25th-March 18th. We
will be discussing the Old
Testament’s Book of Wisdom.
Please call Doris Stevens for more information
or to sign up at 860-666-5183.
First Holy Communion Parent Meeting originally
scheduled for Monday, January 26 has been
rescheduled due to the snow storm to Thursday,
February 12th at 6:30 p.m. in the Hall. Please make
every effort to attend this meeting as you will receive
all of the information you need to know for your
child’s sacrament.
St. Mary Women’s Club will hold a Pot Luck
Supper on Monday, February 9th at 6:00 p.m. in the
Hall. Bring your favorite Pot Luck Dish (appetizer,
salad or entree) and enjoy a delightful and tasty
evening with your fellow parishioners. Dessert will
be provided. All members of the parish are
welcome. Please call Trish by Wednesday, February
4th at 860-202-7773 to
sign-up and "register" your culinary contribution!
Sunday Monthly Class: 11-12:30 p.m.:
February 1st:
Grade 5: Mrs. Murphy/Vumback (Lower Rectory)
Grade 6: Mrs. Zoll (Hall)
February 8th: Children’s Mass
Grade 1: (SMS Gym)
Grade 4: Mrs. Astornio (Hall)
Grade 7: Mrs. Plavcan (location TBA)
Grade 8: Mrs. Costa (Lower Rectory)
Weekly Collection
January 25th: $6,675.00
Catholic School Collection: $1,278
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Grade 9, Mrs. Allo’s class is making sandwiches for
the soup kitchen. All students should check with
their teachers IF they are uncertain as to whether or
not they are meeting.
Grade 10, 4:50-7pm, Students responsible for
supper should report at 4:40 with their food. Letters
to the Bishop are due.
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Winter reminders: Please be cautious when the weather conditions are messy. Play it safe and stay
home and watch the televised Mass on Sunday morning at 10:00 on WTXX. If Newington Schools are
closed or have a delayed opening, Morning Mass will be cancelled in the interest of safety.
CALLING ALL MEN Many St. Mary parishioners attend the men's retreat held each year at the Holy Family Passionist
Retreat Center in West Hartford. Perhaps you have thought from time to time that you needed a new approach to refresh
your connection with God. The retreat offers many opportunities to stir the embers of the fire of faith--prayer, reflection,
speakers, music, meditation--to name but a few. The cost for providing food and services is minimal. Our parish weekend
is Friday, February 6th at 6:00 p.m. until noon on Sunday, February 8th. Please join us this February. Help yourself and the
St. Mary community grow into a deeper and more expressive faith.
You may register on line at www.holyfamilyretreat.org or by calling the Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center
(860-521-0440). Retreat offering is $295, more if you can, less if you can't. The offering is only a suggestion and should not
prevent anyone from attending. Please call John Webster at 860-667-0516, to discuss any aspect of the retreat. We are
looking forward to seeing you there.
On the weekend of March 20-22nd, the women of our parish are invited to Our Lady of
Calvary Retreat Center in Farmington, CT. Experience a weekend filled with rest, relaxation
and spiritual renewal. At Our Lady of Calvary, the natural beauty of the grounds and the
peaceful atmosphere of the retreat house can provide a much needed break from your daily
routine. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in the sacraments, to hear conference
talks, to share with other women and to reflect on this year’s theme: “Touched By Wisdom,
Held In Hope”. For more information call Vicky Bologna at 860-667-2963.
Winter Reading Suggestions: Some of these dreary winter days are a good time to catch up on our faith issues.
May I suggest:
The Lamb’s Supper, the Mass as Heaven on Earth by Scott Hahn
Mercy in the City, How to Feed the Hungry, Give Drink to the Thirsty,
Visit the Imprisoned and Keep your Day Job by Kerry Weber
Blessed by Less: Cleaning Your Life of Clutter by Living Lightly by Susan V. Vogt
Rediscover Catholism, A Guide to Living with Passion and Purpose by Matthew Kelly
All of these books are available in print or as ebooks.
Mindful of those who are sick, please pray for the following people, and those who care for them.
Mark Annunziato
Christopher Batty
CherieLee Bell
Kevin Bhola
Claire Bialaski
Edmund Bialaski
Kyle Bloom
Frank Bury
Theresa Bury
Dale Crocker
Geraldine Cyr
Helen Cyr
Joey DeVito
Chuck Donnelli
Deborah Durity
Helen Esberg
Russell Fancher
James Fink
Larry Finlay
Kasey Grimaldi
Elaine Grossi
Richard Grossi
Dennis Horrigan
Donna Kagan
Alexandra Kubko
Patricia Lamb
James Levesque
Bill Moore
Gavin Thomas Morris
Nancy Nazzone
Chylene Pender
Greg Picklesimer
John Piotrowski
Edward Radomsky
Paul Richard
Darlene Rood
Ryan Rood
Marj Sasiela
Madeline Scanlon
Sr. Rosemary Spodnik
Irene Satkowski
Debbie Dittman Warner
Wes Webster
Jim Yoerkie
Paul Zocco
Please call the rectory each month to add or keep a name on the bulletin prayer list.
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