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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-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9 October 2016 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] Director of Music Ministry Mrs. Susan Zybert 860 404 5514 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. We Welcome You to Our Family of Faith! 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—Sundays at 4:00 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 9 October 2016

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]

Director of Music Ministry Mrs. Susan Zybert 860 404 5514 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.

We Welcome You to Our Family of Faith!

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—Sundays at 4:00 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 HALL MONITORS are needed for upstairs and downstairs at Henry James during class. Please sign up on the sheet on the bulletin board at the school or contact Kathi Bonner, [email protected]. The cafeteria is not available for parents to wait for their children so instead, grab a seat and read, go on your IPad, and wait for your child. All are welcome! NO CLASSES this Sunday, Oct. 9th due to the Columbus Day weekend. Classes resume on Oct.16th. CONFIRMATION I Retreat is Sunday, Oct. 16th, 9:45am-5pm. Confirmation II classes meet as usual.

Saturday, October 8th @ 5:00 pm Mass for Joe Longo, requested by Barb & Dick Hopkins;

Sunday, October 9th @ 8:00 am Mass for Kathy Welliner, birthday blessings; requested by her family;

Sunday, October 9th @ 11:00 am Mass for Mary Hampton, requested by Kathy & Gene Sirianni;

Sunday, October 9th @ 5:00 p.m. Mass for Ann & Jack Winters, requested by the Pellino Family;

Monday, October 10th @ 8:30 a.m. Mass for Margaret Forger, requested by Todd & Amy Ruder;

Tuesday, October 11th @ 8:30 am Mass for Ethel & John Zekas, requested by their family;

Wednesday, October 12th @ 8:30 a.m. Mass for Eleanor Murphy, requested by Todd & Amy Ruder;

Friday, October 14th @ 8:30 a.m. Mass for Charles Deye, 1st anniversary, requested by his family;

Saturday, October 15th @ 5:00 pm Mass for Mary Hampton, requested by Kelley & Art Boothby;

Sunday, October 16th @ 8:00 am Mass for Ruth Cadogan;

Sunday, October 16th @ 11:00 am Mass for Ray Rooney, 7th anniversary, requested by his family; and,

Sunday, October 16th @ 5:00 p.m. Mass for John Murphy, 2nd anniversary, requested by his family.

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS

Offertory Collection Weekly Collection: $12,056.47 Loose Cash/Checks $ 1,439.50 Envelopes $ 9,536.97 Cathedraticum* -$ 639.45 School Tax* -$ 639.45 *Parish taxes (5.5%) paid to the Archdiocese for services to the parish.

Catholic Elementary Schools $120.00(additional) Repair & Refurbishment….…$110.00 (additional)

YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS Sole project continues.... Youth Ministry is still collecting washed blue jeans for our shoe making preparation for children in Uganda, Africa. The jeans collection box is placed in the atrium.

-Sunday, October 16th, JUNIORS AND SENIORS ONLY Today, freshman are on Confirmation retreat and sophomores have confirmation class so UPPERCLASSMEN will meet at Little City Pizza on Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury at 6:00 pm. Pizza is courtesy of Fr. Michael Whyte. PLEASE rsvp to Mrs. Pluta by Friday, October 14th so that that proper reservations can be made. -Saturday, October 22nd, Senior High Youth Ministry goes to FEED THE HUNGRY in Hartford. We gather at 9:30 am in St. Catherine parking lot, travel together to Hartford, make and serve lunch and return by 1:30 p.m. Only five spots remain available for this date. Contact Judy Pluta. Wear your green Youth Ministry tee shirt. -TWA—Teen Weekend Away, Nov 11-13. Join us for the annual SR. High Youth Ministry trip to Camp Washington in Lakeside, CT. TWA is designed to provide a time to step away from the busy days of our lives and find out who God calls us to be. It is a time to relax with old friends, meet new friends and provide the opportunity to play and pray together. Register with Mrs. Pluta. (Forms are in the weekly Youth Ministry email and also available at Youth Group on Sunday evening.

JUNIOR HIGH YOUTH MINISTRY Monday, October 17th, 6:45-8:00pm, Jr. High Youth Group meets at Matterhorn Mini Golf, Rte 44, Canton CT. Join us for a fun social evening with Youth Ministry friends. We will have a shot gun start together and end the evening with ice cream. Please bring $10 toward the cost of the evening. Please rsvp to Mrs. Pluta so we will know how many will be playing. [email protected]. Join the fun. Meet a new friend.

Wedding Banns I

Michael Kenneth Caldwell Yarisil Marquela Frias

October 22, 2016

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FROM FATHER MICHAEL...

Twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time Today’s gospel account about ten lepers falls at nearly the same time which we celebrate St. Francis of Assisi (4 October). St. Francis is known to have writ-ten a testament near the end of his life to his friars that spoke of the process of his conversion and transfor-mation of life. In this testament he is said to have writ-ten that lepers “repulsed him and he shrank from look-ing at them much less touch them…but the Lord led me in to their midst.” God brought Francis into rela-tionship with the lepers who were outcasts in his me-dieval society. People did not speak or interact with them, and as such they were ostracized from society and lived outside the community. In the time of Jesus the lepers were also banned from the community; in fact, it was ritualisti-cally impure to be near them no less touch them. Jesus breaks the boundaries of culture and religion to heal them—but not only to heal them physically but also bring healing of faith. As Christ healed the lepers and transformed Francis, He also desires to heal us and transform us into disciples that step outside the com-fort of our cultural boundaries, our religious bounda-ries and those of society to bring healing and oneness to others. In this gospel account, out of the 10 lepers who Jesus healed only one—a foreigner and one who was shunned by society and the people of Israel, a Samari-tan comes back to give thanks and praise to Jesus for God’s goodness. As we listen to—and ponder—the Gospel for this week—and try to understand how we can apply this account to our lives today, we must ask these questions: 1. How are we estranged from the Kingdom of God and from Christ—what separates us from Him? 2. Whom do we shun, due to cultural conditions – race, religion, ethnicity or social status? 3. Do we trust in the power of the Kingdom at work so as to be led into the midst of our own culture’s con-flicts and conditions and become part of God’s healing at work? A few weeks ago our Youth Ministry members outlined their “Piece of the Peace” motto for the year with puzzle pieces hung over the sanctuary outlining many of the corporal and spiritual Works of Mercy they will complete so that they can enter into the midst of our modern culture and help, with God’s grace, to heal the world around us. Their healing will take place locally right here in Simsbury and greater Hartford as well in Uganda and Delaware and beyond. It can be made manifest in the small gestures

of life such as lighting a candle and praying for some-one in need or in the larger scale by rehabbing a home, in raking leaves for a neighbor, in feeding the hungry or in visiting the lonely. Whatever piece we decide to be, we can make someone’s life be touched by the compassion of Christ. As we contemplate our role in working on God’s “puzzle” for the common good and ask which part we shall play, perhaps we can consider the above mentioned questions and see just what are the stum-bling blocks or obstacles to growing our faith as we ourselves grow more deeply into the image and like-ness of our God. For in the end of today’s gospel Jesus is able to confirm two things: the bodily healing of the Samaritan leper as well as his faith healing. And when our faith—lived out—is confirmed, we shall shine like the light of Christ—and light the path for others to follow. In this, we please the Lord our God, for we not only build up the Kingdom on earth but we also in-crease the Communion of Saints—and prepare eternal life for another to choose. Then He shall say to us as He said to the leper, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.”

National Shrine of Divine Mercy, Stock-bridge, Mass. This past Tuesday a busload of pilgrims from our parish made a one-day trip up to Stockbridge and spent the day at the National Shrine of Divine Mer-cy. Just up the road and on a hillside by the Red Lion Inn lies a sanctuary from the outside world: a beautiful chapel through which we passed the Holy Doors (indulgences received!) and participated in the Sacra-ment of Confession, Mass, Benediction and Adoration as well as the outdoor Way of the Cross—which has to be the most beautiful outdoor Stations of the Cross I have ever seen—with life-size figures depicting the suffering and death of our Savior as He was con-demned by Pontus Pilate and then walked the road to Calvary—all set in an outdoor garden with beautiful vistas of the Berkshire Mountains (and pretty nice fo-liage colors, too!). A very spiritual day! I want to say “thank-you and kudos” to the Women’s Club Min-istry and to Ann Hurley for all their hard work in organizing, promoting and managing this event. A grand time was had by all.

Altar Servers Want to join the greatest team of Altar Servers in the Archdiocese of Hartford? Call 658 1642 or email [email protected]. If you are 8 years old or more,, call us and we’d love to have you join!

MANY THANKS to our Senior High Youth Ministry who baked and delivered 75 apple pies to area soup kitchens for their Thanksgiving meals. Thank you to the parent helpers who gave their time and energy on PIE NIGHT: Rosanne O' Hara, Amy Dillon, Susan Hoffman, Jeanne Carpenter, Debbie Hamil, Kathy Duford, Manuela Hanshaw and Mike Laiuppa.

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Upcoming Meetings/Events

OCTOBER

-Sun, 9th—Children’s Liturgy of the Word, RH, 11 a.m.

-Sun, 9th—Contemporary Choir Rehearsal, MR, 4 p.m.

-Mon, 10th—Confession, Church, 6 p.m.

-Mon, 10th—Parish Council, Library, 7 p.m.

-Tues, 11th—Children’s Choir Rehearsal, MR, 6:30 p.m.

-Tues, 11th—Adult Choir Rehearsal, MR, 7:30 p.m.

-Wed, 12th—Men’s Club Meeting, RH, 6:30 p.m.

-Wed, 12th—Community Life Meeting, Library, 7 p.m

-Thurs, 13th—Girl Scouts, RH, 7 p.m.

-Sat, 15th—Pantry Partners, Vestibule, 9 a.m.

-Sun, 16th—CONFIRMATION RETREAT, 9:45 A.M.

-Sun, 16th—Children’s Liturgy of the Word, RH, 11 a.m.

-Sun, 16th—Contemporary Choir Rehearsal, MR, 4 p.m.

-Sun, 16th—Confirmation II ONLY, all rooms, 7:15 p.m.

-Mon, 17th—Mass at McLean, 11 a.m.

-Mon, 17th—Confession, Church, 6 p.m.

-Mon, 17th—Prayer Shawl, RH, 7 p.m.

-Tues, 18th—HOLY LAND TRIP DEPARTS

-Tues, 18th—Children’s Choir Rehearsal, MR, 6:30 p.m.

-Tues, 18th—Adult Choir Rehearsal, MR, 7:30 p.m.

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Pantry Partners—This Saturday is the October

distribution date for St. Catherine Pantry Partners. Volunteers should arrive at 8:45 a.m. to help with set up. Distribution will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will be over at 10:30 a.m.. Thank you to all of the parishioners who volunteer for this ministry. Hospitality is an important part of this ministry and our neighbors value the interaction.

SOLE PROJECT: Youth Ministry will be collecting washed blue jeans for a fall service project— making shoes for children in Uganda, Africa. While sorting out your closet this fall, please bring any denim blue jeans you can no longer use to the collection box in the atrium. Thank you!!

The Farmington Valley Visiting Nursing Association (VNA) will hold the flu

vaccination clinic at St. Catherine on Wednesday October 19th, 5-7 p.m.

St. Catherine parishioners will have priority for scheduling from 5-6 pm. Scheduling from

6-7p.m. will also be open to the community. Parishioners may call Diane Smith at 860-651-3106, for 5-6 pm appointments. All other appointments should be made directly with the VNA at the Granby office at 860-653-6514. Pneumonia vaccine (Prevnar) will also be offered. Questions regarding insurance coverage will be answered when scheduling your appointment.

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 can not. Bring the whole family, for what has traditionally been a fun filled day. We are looking for people with rakes and blowers. The date for the leaf rake is November 12

th at 7:30 AM 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 19th. Thank you for all you do.

PARISH-WIDE “TOWN MEETING”—On

November 13th, immediately following the 11:00 AM Mass, the Parish Council will sponsor the meeting in Russell Hall. At the request of Fr. Michael, the purpose of the meeting will be to solicit input from our parishioners on a series of topics that relate to the life of the Parish, its objectives, programs and practices. Parishioners will be encouraged to make comments, suggestions and, as well, to introduce their own topics of concern. Please plan to attend. Light refreshments will be served. The meeting should last approximately one hour.

St. Elizabeth House—next service date is, October 30th. Food needs to be ready to serve (casseroles hot, salad pre-cut) and at the church by 3:45 p.m. Please sign up in the atrium. Questions, please contact Leila Bruno at(860) 392-8585. Thank you!

Family Life Education extends its sincerest gratitude for the generous donations of backpacks and back-to-school supplies. Your support has truly

touched the lives of many families. Thank you for helping kids be the best they can be.

All men of the parish are welcome to join us at the next

Men’s Club Ministry Meeting on Oct. 12th.

We begin at 6:30 p.m. in Russell Hall. Pizza and beverage will be served.

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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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