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A Parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford The St. Catherine Parish Legacy Fund is commied to ensuring the long-term stability of our parish and its ministries. Please consider a giſt in lieu of flowers upon a love one's passing as a way to ensure our community will thrive well into the future. Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 4 October 2015 Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. Pastor The Reverend Michael Whyte, 860 658 1642 PARISH STAFF Administrave Assistant-Parish Office Mrs. Lisa Cerchia 860 658 1642 or [email protected] Director of Religious Educaon Mrs. Kathi Bonner 860 658 4737 or [email protected] Director of Youth Ministry Mrs. Judy Pluta 860 408 9888 or [email protected] Coordinator, Young Adult Group Mrs. Sandi Smith 860-392-9789 or [email protected] Music Director Mrs. Susan Zybert 860 216 6519 or [email protected] Facilies Manager Mr. Michael Grappone, 860 658 1642 Parish Council President Mr. Jim Peters 860 651-3143 or [email protected] Finance Council Chairman Mr. Sco Muryasz 860 693 4164 Parish Legacy Fund Chairman Mr. Peter Pabich, 860 408 1254 Parish Lay Trustees Mrs. Melissa Horbal, (860)651-7844 Mr. Joseph Capozzoli, (860)352-2390 Thanks for worshiping with us. If you would like to join our parish family, fill out a yellow membership form found in the vestibule or atrium and mail it to us, drop it in the collection basket or call us at 658 1642. Mass/Liturgy Schedule: Saturday Vigil at 5:00 p.m. Sunday Masses at 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend, NO 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass) Daily Mass at 8:30 a.m., Monday through Wednesday, and Friday. (Yearly) Sacrament of Reconciliaon: Saturday from 4:00 p.m. unl 4:30 p.m. Monday from 6:00 p.m. unl 7:00 p.m. Bapsms and Bapsmal Preparaon: Please call the parish office at 860 658 1642 Sacrament of Holy Matrimony: Please call the parish office at 860 658 1642 at least 6 months in advance Choir Pracces: Adult—Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Youth—Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Contemporary Music Group—Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. Bullen Deadline: Monday at 10:00 a.m. Website News: email to: [email protected] 265 Straon Brook Road, Box 184, West Simsbury, Conneccut 06092 Tel: 860 658 1642 /Fax: 888 297 3134 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stcatherine.info WELCOME! We welcome all visitors who are celebrating with us today. As is our custom at St. Catherine of Siena, please remain in your pew for the singing of the first and last verses of the recessional hymn.
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A Parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford

The St. Catherine Parish Legacy Fund is committed to ensuring the long-term stability of our parish and its ministries. Please consider a gift in lieu of flowers upon a love one's passing as a way to ensure our community will thrive well into the future.

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 4 October 2015

Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m.

Pastor The Reverend Michael Whyte, 860 658 1642

PARISH STAFF Administrative Assistant-Parish Office Mrs. Lisa Cerchia 860 658 1642 or [email protected]

Director of Religious Education Mrs. Kathi Bonner 860 658 4737 or [email protected]

Director of Youth Ministry Mrs. Judy Pluta 860 408 9888 or [email protected]

Coordinator, Young Adult Group Mrs. Sandi Smith 860-392-9789 or [email protected]

Music Director Mrs. Susan Zybert 860 216 6519 or [email protected]

Facilities Manager Mr. Michael Grappone, 860 658 1642

Parish Council President Mr. Jim Peters 860 651-3143 or [email protected]

Finance Council Chairman Mr. Scott Muryasz 860 693 4164

Parish Legacy Fund Chairman Mr. Peter Pabich, 860 408 1254

Parish Lay Trustees Mrs. Melissa Horbal, (860)651-7844 Mr. Joseph Capozzoli, (860)352-2390

Thanks for worshiping with us.

If you would like to join our parish

family, fill out a yellow membership form found

in the vestibule or atrium and mail it to us, drop

it in the collection basket or

call us at 658 1642.

Mass/Liturgy Schedule: Saturday Vigil at 5:00 p.m. Sunday Masses at 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend, NO 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass) Daily Mass at 8:30 a.m., Monday through Wednesday, and Friday. (Yearly) Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday from 4:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Baptisms and Baptismal Preparation: Please call the parish office at 860 658 1642 Sacrament of Holy Matrimony: Please call the parish office at 860 658 1642 at least 6 months in advance Choir Practices: Adult—Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Youth—Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Contemporary Music Group—Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.

Bulletin Deadline: Monday at 10:00 a.m. Website News: email to: [email protected] 265 Stratton Brook Road, Box 184, West Simsbury, Connecticut 06092 Tel: 860 658 1642 /Fax: 888 297 3134 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stcatherine.info

WELCOME! We welcome all visitors who are celebrating with us today. As is

our custom at St. Catherine of Siena, please remain in your pew

for the singing of the first and last verses of the recessional

hymn.

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Religious Education News

GRADE TWO parent meeting for First

Reconciliation is Sunday morning, Oct. 4th at Henry

James in the Cafeteria, 9:30 am. This Sacramental Prep

meeting is mandatory for at least one parent, but both are

welcome.

NO CLASS next Sunday, October 11th due to

the Columbus Day holiday. Classes K-8 resume next

Sunday, Oct. 18th.

GRADE 6 CLASS MASS is Sunday, October

18th at 5pm! All 6th graders are expected to attend and the

children will receive their Bibles at this Mass.

Saturday, October 3rd @ 5:00 pm Mass for

Donald Zele, birthday remembrance, requested by the

Hammond Family;

Sunday, October 4th @ 8:00 am Mass for Francis

Milka, 2nd anniversary, requested by his family;

Sunday, October 4th @ 11:00 am Mass for

Nicholas & Rose Champa, anniversary, requested by

their children;

Sunday, October 4th @ 5:00 p.m. Mass for Anthony

Markelon, requested by the Jahne Family;

Monday, October 5th @ 8:30 a.m. Mass for

David Richardson, requested by Anna Noble;

Tuesday, October 6th @ 8:30 am Mass for

Marge Davis, requested by the Melanson Family;

Wednesday, October 7th @ 8:30 am Mass for

Kenneth Doe & Lydia Perini, requested by their

family;

Friday, October 9th @ 8:30 am Mass for

Cornelius Duggan, 26th anniversary, requested by his

family;

Saturday, October 10th @ 5:00 pm Mass for

Joan Czaikowksi requested by the Jahne Family;

Sunday, October 11th @ 8:00 am Mass for Jim

Vicevich, for his health;

Sunday, October 11th @ 11:00 am Mass for

Philip & Eva DiMartino& Richard Bedard,

requested by Philip & Rosann DiMartino;

Sunday, October 11th @ 5:00 p.m. Mass for Eugene

Champagne, requested by Danielle Champagne &

Mark Drummey.

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS

Offertory Collection Weekly Collection: $8,013.00 Loose Cash/Checks $1,027.00 Envelopes $6,986.00 Cathedraticum* -$ 440.72 School Tax* -$ 440.72 *Parish taxes (5.5%) paid to the Archdiocese for services to the parish.

Repair & Refurbishment……..$302.00(additional) Catholic Elementary School $2,543.60

Next weekend’s Second Collection is for Repair & Refurbishment.

YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS

SENIOR HIGH YOUTH MINISTRY

Today, Sunday, October 4th—WASH AWAY HUNGER

CAR WASH RAIN OR SHINE 12-3, followed by a cookout

for all workers from 3:00-3:30p.m. Please wear your Youth

Ministry tee shirts.

Sunday, October 18th—6:00 pm, Russell Hall. Youth Group

meets for Tie Dye night! Dress appropriately. We will be

outside for a portion of the evening. Join us for a fun,

interactive, community building evening. We will build on

this year’s theme. Pizza will be served. (Bring in your TWA

registration forms).

JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH YOUTH MINISTRY

Both youth groups begin Lend a Helping Hand Mitten

Collection on October 18 through November 8th. Please help

warm the hands of our homeless neighbors as the cool weather

arrives.

JUNIOR HIGH YOUTH MINISTRY

Today, Sunday, October 4th, WASH AWAY HUNGER

CAR WASH- RAIN OR SHINE from 12-3, followed by a

cookout for all the workers from 3- 3:30 p.m.

Monday, October 19th, 7:00 pm—Youth Group meets in

Russell Hall for Tie Dye Night. Dress for a mess. Join us for a

fun interactive, community building evening. Pizza will be

served.

The Young Adult Group Fall Office Hours

I will be in on Tuesdays from 9am to 7pm

if anyone would like to stop by. Sandi Smith.

New Parish Cantor Josh Kohl to Perform at St Catherine.

SAVE THE DATE: National and international opera singer Josh Kohl will host an hour-long concert

here at St Catherine of Siena on Saturday, October 17 at 7 pm. All are welcome!

Free Will Offering.

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FROM FATHER MICHAEL...

The Papal Message Pope Francis’ recent visit was a media-love-affair. It seemed like everyone reporting it was “Catholic” and the Holy Father’s message of love and peace was well received. Some commentators focused on this first-ever pontifical speech to a Joint Session of Congress, others attempted to analyze his United Nations address, still more highlighted the pope’s break-a-way-from-security-forces to kiss a child or bless an elderly person that put fear into the hearts of the Secret Service, but the real message was one of Evangelization. What’s that you say? Yes, Pope Francis had a clear message to Catholics (and even to non-Catholics and non-believers): God calls us all to spread the love, hope, mercy and joy of the Gospel to all. In fact, the pontiff’s message would have tied in nicely with today’s (30 September) Gospel of Luke reading (9:57-62), on the Memorial of Saint Jerome, where we are called to be attached to Christ in all that we say and do. The Holy Father called all Catholics to be modern-day evangelizers of the faith so that all become missionaries—priests, deacons, religious sisters and brothers and the laity—in all that we say and do by living out the gospel in our daily lives: in our families and marriage relationships as committed

husbands and wives as well as parents and children—realizing that we are called to different roles yet all

infused with the gifts of the same Holy Spirit; in our work relationships and in society-at-large as we

seek to inform all our actions with social justice and a deep-hearted concern for our neighbor;

in public life so that we can work with an open heart and in dialogue to lead to the building up of the com-mon good—where housing, food, health care and the care for our common home is meant to benefit all of God’s creation. The Holy Father was clear in letting us know that we

cannot escape our duty as children of God to be one with our other brothers and sisters in need. That the blessings we have received from God were not simply bestowed on us for our own, personal benefit and pleasure, but that rather they are to be shared with everyone in need. The pope reminds us that there is a responsibility and an obligation that comes with our blessings, call it Noblesse Oblige, and that we are called to be generous of heart with our time, talent and our resources, or if you prefer this side of the Atlantic…The Golden Rule. Last night I was at the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal dinner meeting in Southington and Archbishop Blair spoke of the Pope’s visit and message and noted how it dove-tailed well with the actions of the Archdiocese and the Annual Appeal—reaching out to those in need to bring God’s love and hope into the lives of those who are suffering. The Archbishop spoke of the good works of mer-cy that the Annual Appeal provides—thanks to donors like you—more than $10 million was raised this year—to be given to homeless shelters, healthcare providers, shelters

for abused women, care for single mothers and their children, even financial gifts to non-Catholic organizations that carry out the mission of Christ such as Gifts of Love and more. This Annual Appeal is a very practical measure of Pope Francis’ message of getting out there in the trenches and helping all those in need. That’s evangelization.

This message of hope based upon spiritual and merciful works will need to be a long-term message and one that needs to be made clear to all members of our Catholic faith and society-at-large. The pope has an answer for this: Be-ginning on 8 December 2015 and running through the Feast of Christ the King, 20 November 2016, Pope Francis has declared a year-long Jubilee of Mercy throughout the Ro-man Catholic Church which is meant to highlight at the local level (read: [arch] diocesan and parish levels) the Church’s actions on corporal and spiritual works of mercy.

Here at St. Catherine of Siena parish we will highlight and invite all to join the many corporal works of mercy that we are already involved in: from feeding the hungry through St. Elizabeth House Shelter with a once-a-month dinner prepared and served by parishioners to the once-a-month Youth Feed the Hungry which provides a luncheon to more than 200 homeless people in Hartford, to our very own St. Catherine of Siena Pantry Partners providing monthly Blessing Boxes of Food to families in Simsbury, Avon, Granby and Farmington by providing additional staples and protein to augment the monthly food budget of many families and senior citizens in the Farmington Valley. As well, we will note the Eucharistic Ministers who bring the Sacrament of the Eucharist to St. Francis Hospital, McLean Home, Governor’s House and to individual homes to those who are sick and homebound; to the works of our Health and Healing Ministry in their annual flu prevention clinic and more, to the Prayer Shawl Ministry that provides prayers and comfort to the ill and grieving, and our wonderful Comitas people offering support to recuperating or grieving families, to name but a few. And for the spiritual works of mercy, we will highlight the prayers of our many parishioners to the future plans for a series of one-day retreats on spiritual top-ics to help all our parishioners deepen their faith and con-nect closer to God.

While the media covering the pope sometimes makes it sound as if all these corporal and spiritual works of mercy are something new to the Catholic faith, we know that Pope Francis has repositioned the spotlight to shine upon the many wonderful and ongoing traditions of the Catholic faith over the millennium—from the first deacons of the Church created to care for Israel’s widows and orphans to the religious orders of sisters who founded our hospitals for the sick and schools and universities to educate the poor, to homeless shelters and mobile medical vans to ageless acts of kindnesses performed in God’s name by our grandparents and neighbors—we have an awesome tradition to uphold, and many strong shoulders upon which to stand. The world needs our Catholic faith. Be-come part of Christ’s team. Believe it. Live it. Share it.

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Upcoming Meetings/Events

OCTOBER

-Sun, 4th—Children’s Liturgy of the Word, RH, 11 a.m.

-Sun, 4th—Wash Away Hunger Car Wash, 12:15 p.m. Parking Lot, RAIN or SHINE!

-Mon, 5th—Confession, Church, 6 p.m.

-Mon, 5th—Rosary, Church, 7 p.m.

-Tues, 6th—Children’s Choir, MR, 6:30 p.m.

-Tues, 6th—PC Exec/Rebuilt, Library, 7 p.m.

-Tues, 6th—Adult Choir, MR, 7:30 p.m.

-Thurs, 8th—RENEW, Library, 10 a.m.

-Thurs, 8th-Contemporary Choir, MR, 7 p.m.

-Thurs, 8th—Girl Scouts, RH, 7 p.m.

-Sat, 10th—West Point Game, leaves parking lot At 7:30 a.m., be here by 7:15 SHARP!

-Sun, 11th—Children’s Liturgy of the Word, RH, 11 a.m.

-Mon, 12th—Columbus Day, Office Closed.

-Mon, 12th—Confession, Church, 6 p.m.

-Tues, 13th—Children’s Choir, MR, 6:30 p.m.

-Tues, 13th—Adult Choir, MR, 7:30 p.m.

-Wed, 14th— Flu Clinic, RH, 5-7 p.m.

-Thurs, 15th—RENEW, Library, 10 a.m.

-Thurs, 15th—Contemporary Choir, MR, 7 p.m.

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Pantry Partners—The October Pantry

Partner distribution is on Saturday, October 17. We are

grateful to Marandino's Market in New Hartford for

providing quality food for our friends. These are packaged

for us by their employees and made ready for pick up

early Saturday morning. Your donations make this

partnership possible.

The Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse

Association will be administering influenza

vaccine for the 2015-2016 season at

St. Catherine in Russell Hall, October

14th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM for persons

over the age of 9 years old. To schedule an appointment

please call Diane Smith at 860-651-3106.

SAINT ANN CRAFT FAIR Saturday, November 21, 8:30 a.m.—3 p.m.

Saint Ann Church Hall

215 West Street, Bristol, CT

50 + Craft Tables, Food and Fun

40 DAYS FOR LIFE: continues through November 1st Please join the fall 40 Days for Life campaign sponsored by the Pro-Life Ministry of the Archdiocese of Hartford. Essentials of the campaign: 1. PRAY. 2. FAST. 3. PUBLIC WITNESS. For more information contact Tom Dwyer, [email protected], Mary Lou Peters, [email protected] or https://40daysforlife.com and

https://prolifeministry.org.

Save the Date!!! Trunk or Treat Children’s Halloween Party,

October 25th, 12 noon, starts in Russell Hall. All children are welcome to join in the fun!

Parish Trip Fall 2016 Our destination for our trip in

2016 will be The Holy Land with the

theme “Walk in the Footsteps of Jesus”. Itinerary, Hotels,

Transportation and cost details are being finalized.

The initial informational meeting is scheduled for

Thursday, November 12, 7:30 p.m. in the Library and will

highlight all of the trip activities and answer your questions.

Please plan to attend along with family and friends EVEN though

you might not be travelling. This truly is a “Trip of a Lifetime”

with more details to follow.

Beginning Experience for divorced, widowed and separated

men and women; a weekend retreat at Lourdes in Litchfield,

Friday, October 16th–Sunday, October 18th. All faiths welcome.

Please contact Ray, 860-741-3050; [email protected] or

Beth, 845-373-8202, [email protected] to register. Space

is limited.

26th Diocesan Rosary Rally at the Basilica

of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday,

October 4th from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Mass at

4:15 p.m. Guest Speaker Rev. James P. Miara,

Spiritual Director of the World Apostolate of

Fatima, NY Division. Procession, Talk, Rosary, Hymns and

Benediction. Sponsored by the Rosary Rally of CT. For more

information call 860-352-2281.

Unbound: Freedom in Christ Conference with Neal

Lozano on Video will be held at St. Thomas Seminary in

Bloomfield, CT on Saturday, October 10th from 9 a.m.—5 p.m.

The Unbound model of prayer will help you to forgive and set

you free! Conf. $20 (add lunch $30 before October 5th).

Registration: call The Charismatic Renewal Office,

860-242-5573, ext. 2696 or go to www.hartfordcharistmatic.org.

Parish Socializing Army v. Duke Football Game 10/10 – Sold out!

When arriving please park in the back parking lot by 7:15 am. The bus leaves promptly at 7:30 am. Over the age of 16 must have a valid ID for admittance to the game. Lunch can be purchased at the

game. Drinks and snacks will be on the bus. Questions: please call Lou Daniels 860.916.3577.

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Church: St. Catherine of Siena

City: West Simsbury, Connecticut

Account # 04-0523

Run #

Routing Code: O

Phone: 860.658.1642

Fax: 888.297.3134

Contact: Lisa Cerchia


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