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Church of Saint Ann
289 Arch Road * Avon, Connecticut * 06001
860-673-9858 * fax: 860-675-4350
Rev. John W. McHugh, Pastor
www.stannavon.com
WEEKEND ASSISTANTS
Rev. Joseph P. Cheah, OSM, Ph.D.
Rev. Daniel J. Sullivan
DEACONS
Jeffrey Sutherland and Tim Healy
SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER
Russell Koch: [email protected]
COORDINATOR OF SOCIAL MINISTRY
Tom McCabe: [email protected]
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR (K - 8)
Lisa Stevens: ext. 223 [email protected]
RCIA DIRECTOR & LITURGY COORDINATOR
Maureen Fiedler: 860-995-4026
CONFIRMATION & YOUTH MINISTRY DIRECTOR
Joan Gould: ext. 226 [email protected]
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
Tom Stockton: ext. 230
OFFICE MANAGER
Kris Martino: ext. 221 [email protected]
CEMETERY SUPERINTENDENT
Richard Tourville: 860-673-3793
BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT
Michael Gould, ext. 225
BAPTISMS (Registered Parishioners):
Call the Parish Office
MASS SCHEDULE:
CONFESSIONS:
MARRIAGES
Monday - Friday:
9:00 am
Saturday: after 4pm Mass
First Friday: Before 9:00 AM Mass
Other times by appointment
Please set the date with the priest or deacon at least six
months prior to the wedding. Weddings cannot be scheduled
after the Saturday evening Mass or on Sundays.
BULLETIN DEADLINE & INSERTS
Please submit any bulletin announcements to the Parish
Office by 2pm on the Monday prior to the weekend you
would like it published. Also, please contact the office to
obtain permission to insert fliers into the weekly bulletin.
Sunday Vigil (Saturday):
4:00 pm
Sunday:
7:30, 9:30 and 11:00am
First Friday:
9:00 am
DEVOTIONS:
Rosary & Chaplet - Daily: 8:15 am
Holy Hour - Thursday: 12:00 Noon
First Friday Eucharistic Adoration:
9:30 am till 12:00 Noon
First Friday Holy Hour for Life
10:00am till 11:00am
February 1, 2015
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4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
M0NDAY, February 2
9:00
Special Intentions
TUESDAY, February 3
9:00
Joanna Puma, requested by
Josine and Alex Kennedy
WEDNESDAY, February 4
9:00
Louis F. Helfer, requested by
the Downey Family
THURSDAY, February 5
9:00
Special Intentions
FRIDAY, February 6
9:00
Special Intention
SATURDAY, February 7
Theresa Cirilli, requested by
Bob and Jean Cirilli
4:00
SUNDAY, February 8
7:30
Rev. Thomas McCarthy, requested by
the Parish of St. Ann
9:30
Mira Zarska, requested by Maria Zone
11:00 Garius “Gary” Farrah, requested by
his wife and son
If you are a resident in this area, we hope that you will continue to grace us
with your presence and register with our office manager. You may call 860673-9858 or stop by the parish office to register. If you are a visitor, we thank
you for participating in worshiping with us and we hope to see you again.
This Week at St. Ann’s
MONDAY, February 2
Prayer Shawl Ministry Meeting: 7pm in Room 2
Marian Movement of Priests Cenacle: 7:15pm in the church
TUESDAY, February 3
RCIA: 7pm in Room 3
Youth Outreach Meeting: 7pm in Room 2
WEDNESDAY, February 4
THURSDAY, February 5
Holy Hour of Reparation this week: 12 noon in the church
Children’s Choir: 4:15pm in the Choir Loft
Traditional Choir: 2pm in the Choir Loft
St. Ann Cares Ministry Meeting: 7pm in Room 2
Folk/Contemporary Choir: 7:30pm in the Choir Loft
FRIDAY, February 6
Youth Outreach Movie Night (K-4): 6:30pm in Fr. Bennett Hall
SATURDAY, February 7
Men’s Breakfast Group: 8am in Room 3 in Fr. Bennett Hall
Mardi Gras: 7:30pm in Fr. Bennett Hall
SUNDAY, February 8
Life Teen Mass: 4:30pm
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord,
February 2, 2015
There is something about children that makes people smile.
Their innocence, hopefulness, and amazing and amusing things
they say and do bring out good qualities in people. Bring a child
into a nursing home and watch people light up. Or walk into a
store with a 2 year old and see people smile. Or watch when a dad
carries a toddler on his shoulders and even people driving by
smile.
Simeon must have smiled at Jesus. He saw more than just an
infant smiling and proud parents. He knew he looked upon the
hope and promise of Israel. He saw his heir apparent the priest,
prophet and king who would bring the message of salvation to the
world. Simeon no doubt smiled as he gazed upon the infant so
many had longed to see.
Joy is a very important part of faith. Knowing the Lord and
sharing in His life should bring us a sense of joyfulness and peace,
if we really believe in the promises of Jesus. Too often people leave
Church the same way they leave root canal!! We know and have
seen for ourselves the great work of love and hope that God has
done. We are His heirs! (c)2003 Liturgical Publications Inc
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Weekly Ordinary Income
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Religious Education
January 25, 2015:
Due to storm Juno the bulletin was uploaded early.
This amount will be reported next weekend.
Next weekend’s second collection: none
Grades K-8: UPCOMING CLASSES
February 8th and February 22nd
Next Family Mass:
Mass February 1st at 9:30am
Grades 5 & 6 sponsor Parish Coffee after the Mass
Ministering to body, mind and spirit, the
Health Ministry offers blood pressure screening, health
counseling and referrals to our community of faith. Office
hours are the 2nd Sunday of each month from 8:15-11am in
the Sacristry (2nd door on the left as you enter the vestibule
of the church). No appointment is necessary.
Communion For Shut-Ins
The Eucharistic ministers would be happy to bring Communion to those in our parish who are unable to come to church.
Please call the Parish Office and leave your name and
address if you wish to receive Communion 860-673-9858.
St. Ann’s Re-Employment Group
meets every other Wednesday from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. in the
Activity Room at St. Ann’s. For more information, or if any
working member of the parish hears of a job opening, please
contact :JOHN DRAKE, 860-989-2377 or email at:
[email protected].
Free Rosary Repair Service...
Free Rosary Repair Service at St. Ann’s will resume in
May. If you should need rosaries repaired from
November to April, please send to Betty and Dick Holden, 7930 Estero
Blvd. #502, Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931. For more information you
may call: 239-463-3993 or email them at: [email protected]
Marian Movement of Priests -Cenacle of Prayer
Monday evenings at St. Ann’s from 7:15 8:15pm
The Cenacle format is very simple:
1. Invocation to the Holy Spirit, 2. Recitation of the Holy Rosary,
3. Prayers for our Holy Father, 4. Prayers for our Priests and
Seminarians, 5. Reading and meditation on one of the messages
given in the book—”To the Priests, Our Lady’s Beloved Sons”,
6. Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Please visit the official website of the MMP at
www.mmp-usa.net for additional information.
If you are interested in joining us to pray a holy rosary,
please come to the church on Monday evenings at 7:15.
All are welcome! Come pray with us.
It's That Time of Year Again...
If you are a registered parishioner using envelopes or online giving, and
would like a copy of our records of your weekly envelope contributions,
please e-mail Kris in the Parish Office: [email protected] or
call 860-673-9858, ext. 221. Please note that if you contributed to the Annual
Parish Collection the statements have been mailed out separately from the
company that handles those collections for us. Contributions to the Archbishop’s
Annual Appeal are mailed separately from the Archdiocese.
Pray for Vocations
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St. Ann Cares
Is looking for a project for 2015
Saint Ann Cares, now in its 21st year of serving the community, is accepting proposals for their 2015 project.
The Day of Caring will be on May 2nd. If you know of a charitable organization that needs
assistance with repairs, painting, demolition &/or construction, please contact Jeff Clarke at
860-693-2869. Also, we are seeking volunteers to assist us in our annual project. If you would
like to help with the planning and coordination of this year’s project, please join us at our next
meeting on January 22nd. The meeting is at 7pm in Room 2 under Fr. Bennett Hall
Is your family interested in
becoming involved in more
activities here at St. Ann’s?
If so, consider participating
in our Youth Outreach
activities!!!
The mission of the St. Ann Youth Outreach is to
build our children’s, and our own, relationships with
God by living out God’s word as we better the lives
of His children, locally and globally.
Come to the Youth Outreach meetings
(Next one is Tues. Feb. 3rd at 7pm in Rm.2)
to learn about the fun, purposeful activities we
are planning such as:
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Monthly Movie Nights for kids K-8
Soup dinner (a dinner that will demonstrate the
division of food in the the world)
Walk for water on the rails to trails (lessons
about clean water)
The garden we are creating here at St. Ann’s to
serve local food pantries
Our parish library
And more!
Be well and God bless,
The Youth Outreach Committee
2015 Vacation Bible Camp… EVEREST!
We are looking for volunteers to be on our
2015 Vacation Bible Camp Committee.
If you are interested,
please contact Lisa Stevens at
[email protected]
or call 860-673-2137 or 8602-673-9858, x.223
Pray for Vocations
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Faith Formation For the Family
Sharing the Gospel
In the time of Jesus, every first male child was dedicated to
the service of God in the temple. Mary and Joseph took
Jesus to the Temple to show that he would do the work of
his Father in heaven. God has a purpose for you. Thank
God that he gave you life. Tell him that you will help others
to know him and to love him, too.
Prayer
Lord, help me be a pleasing gift to you every day of my life.
Question of the Week…
Where do you see
authority
exercised in line with
gospel values?
Something to Draw
Draw youself teaching a little boy and girl how to cross the
street safely.
Mission for the Week
I will ask my parents if our family can read the Bible together tonight.
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Athletes put hours into practice. It is not enough just to
play the game. In practice a person learns the moves,
discovers how muscles respond, trains all aspects of his
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selected sport that she or he can intuitively react during
play. Practice in sports helps the athlete develop
self-confidence. The same holds true for the musician, the
salesperson, the new teacher. When an individual takes up
something new he or she may initially be a bit shaky at it. Over
time, we develop the skills so that something becomes second
nature. A confident team takes to the field or the court with the
belief that they will win.
Due to winter storm Juno the bulletin was
Defending Our Religious Liberty
uploaded 2 days early to ensure delivery by
the weekend.
The Archdiocese’s Defending
our Religious Liberty update
was not available at time of
upload and will return next
weekend.
Readings for the Week of February 1, 2015
Sunday:
Monday:
Dt 18:15-20/1 Cor 7:32-35/Mk 1:21-28
Mal 3:1-4/Heb 2:14-18/Lk 2:22-40
or 2:22-32
Tuesday:
Heb 12:1-4/Mk 5:21-43
Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15/Mk 6:1-6
Thursday:
Heb 12:18-19, 21-24/Mk 6:7-13
Friday:
Heb 13:1-8/Mk 6:14-29
Saturday:
Heb 13:15-17, 20-21/Mk 6:30-34
Next Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7/1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23/
Mk 1:29-39
©Liturgical Publications Inc
In today's Gospel, Jesus is the confident, self-assured teacher.
Yes, he works a miracle. But before we get caught up in that,
we should look at how Mark portrays him. Right at the
beginning of the Gospel, Jesus enters the synagogue in
Capernaum and starts to teach. Unlike the scribes who would
appeal to the words of Jewish teachers to support their
teaching, Jesus comes across as confident in his own authority.
He has no need to reference what others have handed on.
Instead, his teaching commands respect because he shows its
truth through his deeds.
Like the athlete who is confident in his game, we can become
confident in our faith by practicing it. As we see in the Gospel
from the very first chapter of Mark, Jesus was confident in both
word and deed. We can do the same. By reading the Scriptures
regularly we become attuned to Christ's teaching. We absorb
the knowledge, just as any good athlete memorizes all the
plays. And by acting on Christ's teaching through our worship of
God and love of neighbor we are performing the deeds of faith.
The skills become second nature as we put into practice what
we have been taught by Christ.
©2011 Liturgical Publications Inc
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The BULLETIN Board
Stolen Lives: A Gospel Response
to Human Trafficking
Saturday, March 7th
9am - 12 noon
St. James Church, Rocky Hill, CT
Wisdom House Retre
at
and Conference Cent
er, Litchfield, CT
Winter Quiet Days:
February 12-16, 2015
. Spend quiet days for
prayer, reflection and
renewal. Spiritual dir
ection is available an
can be scheduled. Me
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als included. Fee: $1
25 per day. For furthe
information contact W
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isdom House at: (86
0) 567-3163 or
mail: programs@wi
sdomhouse.org or vis
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www.wisdomhouse.o
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The Office for Catholic Social Justice Ministry and the
Office of the Diaconate are sponsoring a lecture
entitled "Stolen Lives: A Gospel Response to Human
Trafficking". This event will take place at St. James
Church, 787 Elm Street, Rocky Hill on
Saturday, March 7, 2015 from 9:00am until noon.
The speakers at this event will be:
• William Rivera, from the Department of Children
and Families. William spearheaded the creation of the
DCF's human trafficking response system.
• Alicia Kinsman, from the International Institute of
Connecticut
• Opportunities for Action – including the CT
Coalition Against Trafficking, the underground, and the
Office for Catholic Social Justice Ministry
Each day more information is being learned
regarding Human Trafficking and the sexual abuse and
exploitation of minors. I would like to extend and
invitation to all of you to attend this
workshop. Please feel free to pass this on to those in
other ministries that might benefit from learning more
about Human Trafficking. This event is
recommended for adults only, as there will be
sensitive information discussed and shown.
Diaconate Inquiry
Sessions
The Archdiocesan Of
fice of Diaconate Form
ation is now preparin
admit a new class of
g to
candidates for the Dia
conate in the fall of 20
Any Catholic man be
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tween the ages of 35
and 60 who may be
in the Diaconate is en
interested
couraged to speak to
his pastor.
Two inquiry sessions
will be held at St. Th
omas Seminary in Blo
on Sunday, March 8,
omfield
2015 and Sunday, Ma
rch 22, 2015 from 2-4
Both sessions must
pm.
be attended, and spou
ses must also attend.
call the office at 860-2
Please
42-5573 no later than
March 2, 2015 in ord
pre-register.
er to