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-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 11 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-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 11 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]
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.
October 18th at 5pm! All 6th graders are expected to
attend and the children will receive their Bibles at this
Mass.
CONFIRMATION I & II meet again on
Sunday, October 25th.
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;
Monday, October 12th @ 8:30 a.m. Mass for
Norman Vonesh, requested by the Connelly Family;
Tuesday, October 13th @ 8:30 am Mass for
Bridget Rooney;
Wednesday, October 14th @ 8:30 am Mass for
Matthew Bagdonas, requested by his family;
Friday, October 16th @ 8:30 am Mass for
Joseph Cummings, Jr.;
Saturday, October 17th @ 5:00 pm Mass for
Ray Rooney, 6th anniversary, requested by his family;
Sunday, October 18th @ 8:00 am Mass for Gloria Farina,
8th anniversary, requested by her family;
Sunday, October 18th @ 11:00 am Mass for Cara
Lonergan, 25th birthday remembrance, requested by
her family;
Sunday, October 18th @ 5:00 p.m. Mass for our Grade 6
students.
WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS
Offertory Collection Weekly Collection: $9,886.60 Loose Cash/Checks $1,524.60 Envelopes $8,362.00 Cathedraticum* -$ 543.77 School Tax* -$ 543.77 *Parish taxes (5.5%) paid to the Archdiocese for services to the parish.
Repair & Refurbishment……..$525.00(additional)
This weekend’s Second Collection is for Repair & Refurbishment.
YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS
THANK YOU to all who supported the Wash Away Hunger
Car Wash. Our teens raised over $5000 to help support this
important parish ministry. A special thank you to our parent
helpers: Carl VonHassel, Melissa Horbal, Tara & Tom Finn,
Mary O'Bryan, Dave Stasiowski, Al & Bobbie Stimpson,
Ellen Brennan, Caitlin McIlveen. Also thank you to Manuela &
Frank Hanshaw, and Tom and Colleen Tighe for preparing the
cookout for our teens. PHOTOS ARE UP: Photos of the
Kickoff and Car Wash are now up on our facebook page.
Go to St Catherine of Siena Youth Ministry."
SENIOR HIGH YOUTH MINISTRY
Sunday, October 18th—6:00 pm. in Russell Hall. Youth
Group meets for Tie Dye Night! Please wear old shoes and old
clothes. We will be outside for a portion of the evening. Join us
for a fun, interactive community building evening. We will
build on this years theme. Pizza will be served. REMINDER: It
is time to bring in your TWA registration forms if you want to
go away on the weekend!
Saturday, October 24—Sr. High goes to Feed the Hungry in
Hartford. If you have wanted to try going down to Mercy
shelter to feed the hungry, but did not want to do it alone,
going with the Senior High Youth Group might be for you. We
gather in the parish parking lot at 9:30 a.m., travel to Hartford,
make and serve lunch and return by 1:30 p.m. IF you are
interested in joining us, please contact Judy Pluta. There is
room for 10 people in the serving kitchen so service slots are
filled on a first come, first served basis. Adult drivers are
needed.
JUNIOR HIGH YOUTH MINISTRY
Monday, October 19th—7:00 pm. Jr. High meets in Russell
Hall for Tie Dye Night. Please wear old shoes and clothes.
(We will be going outside for the tie dye portion of the even-
ing.) Join us for a fun, interactive, community building even-
ing. 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.
Next week is World Mission Sunday. 18 October 2015
Pope Francis stated that “mission” must be the
“grammar of our faith” and calls all Catholics to be-
come missionaries of the Church. Much like this
weekend's Gospel, the questioned asked—What Must
I Do To Inherit Eternal Life—requires
action on our part.
Prayerfully consider your part. Thank you!
FROM FATHER MICHAEL...
You are Invited to a Saturday Evening of Arts and Culture on
17 October 2015, 7 O’clock in the Evening
Featuring opera singer Josh Kohl and pianist Jonathan Ruening-Scherer. Josh has professional performed in operas in US cities such as Dallas,
Seattle, Pittsburg, Minneapolis and Nashville; this winter he will sing in Austria and Germany.
Come enjoy an evening concert comprised of art songs and arias in various styles and languages. All are welcome to
this free will offering!
A Belated But Nonetheless Heart-felt Thanks for Our Recent Parish Picnic. A most sincere thanks to the Men’s and Women’s Club Ministries, under the direction of Lou Daniels and Michelle Helitzer, and many others for their excellent plan-ning and executing of our recent Welcome Back Parish Picnic! I want to express my sincere and deep appreciation to all for their time and talent that went into making this day a wonderful experience for our parish family. Thanks also to the more than 260 attendees who enjoyed a great family day. My appreciation goes out to all of our youth who volunteered to oversee the children’s games and activities, to those who registered all our families as they came in, and to those who sold tickets for the T-cup auction at the Welcome Table, and to the parish ministries who prepared wonderful Ministry Baskets for the T-cup auction. And thanks to all who sought business sponsors for the day’s events, and a very heartfelt thanks to our sponsors. We thank them for their financial support which meant everything toward our great success! Thank you!
Pope Francis, the Family and You! Pope Francis spoke a great deal about the family being one of the most important gifts given to us by God. If you are a father, brother, uncle or grandfather, we all have a vital role to play in the safety and growth of the family. Want to learn more about how you can do more to make your family be the best it can be? Join other Connecticut Catholic men at the Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference on Saturday, October 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with Mass, guest speakers including world renowned Patrick Madrid, author and EWTN TV host for inspirational talks, Mass and more—including a Q&A with Archbishop Blair. For more information or to obtain tickets ($40 including lunch) go to ctcatholicmen.org or call 860 484 7950.
Self-emptying Love: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Today’s Gospel poses four points to us that should direct us—in our lives—to write the ending of this gospel in light of our own personal lives. The gospel begins as a man runs up to Jesus with a question: What must I do to inherit Eternal Life? You can almost hear the excitement, even his breathlessness in these words. Jesus responds by telling him to sell everything that he possess and dedicate himself to the poor, the vulnerable in society and you will in fact have treasures in heaven. Let’s see how scripture scholars what us to understand this gospel: There are four components to this message. Frist, there is a source of expectation in the man’s question: what must I do to inherit Eternal Life? The word “inherit” implies a sense of entitlement. Tell me what to do in order to have what I am owed. Second, there is a sense of self-satisfaction. I’ve done all that already—and really well from my youth—what else must I do? Just tell me, I’ll do it and then give me the prize! At this response, Jesus looks at the man with love and acceptance and then tells him what else he must do: go sell all that you have and give to the poor. Jesus does not judge him or refuse him, he rather encourages him out of love to do what is righteous and achieve the hope of eternal life. There is sadness though from the man because the request of Jesus is not what the man expected. The answer, in fact, of Jesus perplexing to everyone: give away everything that I have, that I am, and then I will have treasures? Jesus is asking the man to empty himself of every obstacle that is in his path to eternal life and to share his very self with the vulnerable, then and only then will the man be able to see the face of God. Finally, there is a sense of being flabbergasted—even from the disciples who ask Jesus, “Then who can be saved?” We have a sense of eternal life as impossible to achieve. What mortal can do it? And like in many gospel accounts, it seems unanswered as we do not know what the man does. But it is not just written for the readers of that day, but for us. We too are asking the same question as the man in today’s gospel. Jesus wants our answer too. While achievement of eternal life might be impossible for us all on our won, nothing is impossible for God. The answer to today’s question is this: will I trust in the Lord to grant to me the grace to become the person He has intended me to be? Will I open my heart to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and be transformed into Christ’s partner in carrying out His mission and ministry through the Church today? It is not actually about selling every article of clothing I possess—every sweater and shirt—or in giving away every red cent I have in the bank or in selling my home and furnishings and living in a dirt floor hut eating berries and twigs, but rather it is in the order of my life: what are my priorities and do I allow my desires or passions to be the singular motivating force for everything that I do and say and become in this world. Simply put, do I care only about me and my world or I do look at others with love…as Jesus did to the man with a question? For nothing is impossible for God. Let’s start asking Him for help.
Upcoming Meetings/Events
OCTOBER
-Sun, 11th—Children’s Liturgy of the Word, RH, 11 a.m.
-Sun, 11th—Contemporary Choir, MR, 4 p.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.
-Sun, 11th—Contemporary Choir, MR, 4 p.m.
-Thurs, 15th—Cookbook Committee, Library, 7 p.m.
-Sat, 17th—Pantry Partners, Vestibule, 9 a.m.
-Sat, 17th—Josh Kohl Concert, Church, 7 p.m.
-Sun, 18th—COFFEE & DONUTS, atrium, 9 am & 12 noon
-Sun, 18th—Contemporary Choir, MR, 4 p.m.
-Sun, 18th—Sr. High YM, RH, 6 p.m.
-Mon, 19th—Jr. High YM, RH, 7 p.m.
- Mon, 19th—Parish Council, Library, 7 p.m.
-Tues, 20th—Children’s Choir, MR, 6:30 p.m.
-Tues, 20th—Social Justice, Library, 7 p.m.
-Tues, 20th—Adult Choir, MR, 7:30 p.m.
-Wed. 21st—Defenders of Faith, Library, 7 p.m.
-Thurs, 22nd—Renew, Library, 10 a.m.
-Thurs, 22nd—Girl Scouts, RH, 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.
DON’T FORGET—Flu vaccine appts.
can be made by calling Diane Smith,
860-651-3106. They will be
administered on October 14th from
5:00 to 7:00 PM In Russell Hall.
(ages of 9 years and up).
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.
On Sunday, October 18th, there will be a bake sale after the 11:00 am and 5:00 pm Masses to support the Simsbury High
School Best Buddies Chapter and their effort to raise money for the 2015 Best Buddies CT Friendship Walk to be held on Sunday, November 8th. Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Many high school parishioners of St. Catherine's are members of the SHS Best Buddies Club and will be available at the bake sale to speak about Best Buddies and the impact it has made on their lives.
Annual Leaf Rake
It is that time again to help the needy in our Parish as well as our community. Come out and join other parishioners as we rake lawns for those who cannot. Bring the whole family, for what has traditionally been a fun filled day. We are looking for people with rakes and blowers. Please sign up any neighbors or friends who might need assistance with their yards this year. The date for the leaf rake is November 14th at 7:30 AM. Please meet in Russell Hall. There will be sign-up sheets in the vestibules of the church to volunteer as well as to sign up lawns that will need to be raked. Please feel free to contact Bill Tagliatela with questions or if you would like to sign up via e-mail,(860)930-3322, [email protected]. Lunch will be served after the raking is complete. Rain date will be November 21st. .Please consider putting your faith into action.
St. Elizabeth House—We will be serving dinner to the
residents on Sunday, October 25th. We need volunteers both to prepare the meal ahead of time and to serve the meal. Please see the sign-up sheets in the atrium. Food must be in the parish kitchen by 3:45 p,.m. If you are serving food, please arrive by 3:45 p.m. as we leave by 4:00 p.m. We return to church by 6:15 p.m. Any questions? Please contact Leila Bruno at 860-392-8585. Thank you!
