Saint Mary Church
626 Willard Avenue
Newington, CT 06111
Phone: (860) 666-1591
Fax: (860) 666-5720
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 - 4:00pm
www.Annunciat ionNewington.com & on Facebook
Church of the Holy Spirit
183 Church Street
Newington, CT 06111
Phone: (860) 666-5671
Fax: (860) 666-9784
Office Hours
Monday - Friday: 9:00 - 2:00pm
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Contact Information
Rev. Shawn Daly, [email protected]
Rev. Joshua R. Wilbur, [email protected]
Office Contacts
Mary DesRoches, [email protected] (St. Mary Church)
Kimberly Marchetti, [email protected] (Holy Spirit Church)
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Parish Priests
Rev. Shawn Daly, Pastor
[email protected]
Rev. Joshua R. Wilbur, Parochial Vicar
[email protected]
Rev. Lawrence Bock, In Residence
Msgr. James Kinnane, In Residence
Deacons
James Tanguay, Pastoral Associate
[email protected]
James Blanchette
Michael J. O’Toole, Senior Deacon
Bruce Thompson, Senior Deacon
Music Ministry
Elizabeth Trainer Famularo
Saint Mary Church, Director of Music [email protected]
David Dyson
Church of the Holy Spirit, Director of Music [email protected]
Rectory Off ice Information
Mary DesRoches
Saint Mary Church, Secretary [email protected] Phone: (860) 666-1591, ext. 2
Kimberly Marchetti
Church of the Holy Spirit, Secretary
[email protected]
Phone: (860) 666-5671
Rectory Off ice Information, cont ’d .
Kristyn Figbie, Office Manager
[email protected]
Phone: (860) 666-1591 ext. 4
Nancy Samulenas, Business Manager
[email protected]
Phone: (860) 666-1591 ext. 5
Religious Education Office
Susan Skipp, Director of Religious Education
[email protected]
Phone: (860) 666-3562
Terri Hermann, Coordinator of Religious Education
[email protected]
Phone: (860) 666-3562
Sacramental Ministries
Baptism
To schedule a Baptism, please contact the rectory for an
initial meeting and a parent preparation session.
Marriage
Please call the rectory at least six months in advance.
Couples meet with the priest for an initial pastoral
conversation before a wedding date can be set. Please do
not make other plans until a date has been confirmed with
your parish.
For the Sick
We are happy to visit with the homebound. If you or a
loved one would like a home visit, Holy Communion or
the Anointing of the Sick, please contact the rectory office.
Third Sunday of Easter, April 26th, 2020
Welcome To Annunciation Parish, The Roman Catholic Community of Newington
Whether you are a long-time parishioner, a returning parishioner, a new parishioner, or a
visitor, welcome to our community. We are glad that you are here and hope that you feel
at home. If you are not already a member of our parish, please consider joining us.
If you are a member of our parish already, please consider joining one of our ministries.
The Catholic Church welcomes new members of all ages. Children are welcomed into our faith through
the sacrament of Baptism. Adults can either join our faith, or complete their sacraments of initiation
through our RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) or our Adult Confirmation program.
If you are interested in any of these programs, please contact Deacon Jim Tanguay at:
[email protected] or call (860) 666-1591, ext. 3.
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Annunciation Parish
The Archbishop’s Annual Appeal
provides help to those in need!
Together, we can and do make a
profound difference in the lives of
many individuals and families, in
a way that exceeds anything we could hope
to achieve on our own. Please consider
supporting this important initiative. Every
gift makes a difference. Organizations right
here in our own town received funding from
the Appeal’s Vicariate Outreach Program
which serves our local neighbors.
All funds contributed to the Archbishop’s
Annual Appeal are used exclusively for the
purposes outlined in the Appeal literature,
which can be found at https://
archdioceseofhartford.org/appeal/
No Appeal funds are ever used for legal fees
or settlements.
ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL 2020
“He took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their
eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight.”
This one verse from this week’s Gospel may seem to sum up how we are feeling during this
pandemic. One moment we had Mass, we had communion, we had each other… then suddenly
it all ended. We never thought there would be a time when our churches were locked, we
couldn’t go to Mass, we couldn’t receive the Eucharist. What strange times these are! As great
as Masses on the internet are (and thank you for watching them… they take me a long time to
edit and get online!), it’s just not the same. During this time of isolation, let us not forget that
the Eucharist is the center of our faith. When we receive Christ in the Eucharist, it’s not
someTHING that we’re receiving, but someONE. Maybe during this time of separation we are
discovering something that we’ve taken for granted… the ability to receive our Lord in the
Eucharist each and every day.
May the day be soon that we are all together again, so that we can present ourselves to the Lord
in the Eucharist in awe and wonder, and truly say AMEN at the body of Christ.
FR. JOSH’S JOURNAL
Please welcome into our parish family the
following child, who was baptized at
Annunciation Parish:
Audriana Maria Puglise
Baptism is a joyous occasion in which
children are initiated into the Catholic faith.
All children are welcome to be baptized in the
Catholic Church. It does not matter if the
parents are single or married outside the
Catholic Church.
ALL CHILDREN no matter what, are welcome
to the baptism of the Lord, as long as they
will be raised Catholic. To get started, please
call the parish office:
Saint Mary - (860) 666-1591 or
Holy Spirit - (860) 666-5671
BAPTISM
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PARISH SUPPORT
Third Sunday of Easter, April 26th, 2020
April 19th, 2020
Weekly Collection: $ 11,053
On Line Giving: $ 5,333
Total: $ 16,386
We are grateful to all who
continue to support
Annunciation Parish by your
prayers and financial
contributions.
Saturday, April 25th
Benjamine & Pannamma Zacharias, By his Family, H/S
Alicia Wakefield, By her Daughter, H/S
Salvador Bailen, By Carolina & the Bailen Family, S/M
Third Sunday of Easter, April 26th
Emile Pelletier, Birthday Remembrance,
By his Wife, Margaret, S/M
Melina Levesque & Diane Levesque Jutras,
By Bertrand Levesque, S/M
Salvador Bailen, By Carolina & the Bailen Family, S/M
Vincenzo, Paola, Emilia, Jennie & Nuzza Radinieri,
By the Radinieri Family, H/S
Ann Profetti, 28th Anniversary, By her Daughters, H/S
Antonio Passacantando, 7th Anniversary, By his Family, H/S
Monday, April 27th
Costantino & Angiolina Parente, By their Family, H/S
Tuesday, April 28th
Paolo Messina, By his Family, H/S
Wed., April 29th, St. Catherine of Sienna, Dr. of the Church
Special Intention, H/S
Thursday, April 30th
Anthony Rizzo, By his Father, Al Rizzo, H/S
Friday, May 1st
Souls in Purgatory, By a Friend, H/S
Saturday, May 2nd
Leonard Stasky, By his Family, H/S
Maurice Valentine, By Mary Burke & Mary & Victor David, H/S
Harry & Kathleen Hushin, By their Daughter, S/M
Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 3rd
Marie Milardo, By her Son, David, S/M
Rita Bouchard, 8th Anniversary, By the Family, S/M
Stan Wotowiec, By the Barys Family, S/M
Catherine Debenian, By her Son, Daughter & Family, H/S
Arthur Cote, By his Sister, H/S
MASS INTENTIONS
We pray for:
Gary Joseph Edgerton
James J. Smola
And for the consolation
of their family and friends.
Eternal rest grant unto
them, O Lord;
let your light shine
upon them.
IN LOVING MEMORY
Monday: Acts 6:8-15;
Ps 119:23-24, 26-27,
29-30; Jn 6:22-29
Tuesday: Acts 7:51 - 8:1a;
Ps 31: 3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a,
17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35
Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8;
Ps 66:1-3a,4-5, 6-7a;
Jn 6:35-40
Thursday: Acts 8:26-40;
Ps 66:8-9,16-17, 20; Jn
6:44-51
Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Ps
117:1bc, 2;Jn 6:52-59
Saturday: Acts 9:31-42;
Ps 116:12-13, 14-15,
16-17; Jn 6:60-69
Sunday: Acts 2:14a, 36-
41; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b4, 5, 6;
1 Pt 2:20b-25; Jn 10:1-10
READINGS FOR THE 3RD
SUNDAY OF EASTER
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May 17, 4:30pm
There is no sandwich collection
in April.
Our next sandwich collection is Sunday,
May 17th @ 4:30 pm in the Saint Mary
School parking lot.
SANDWICH MINISTRY
UPCOMING BUS TRIPS
July 18, Saturday, Jerry Seinfeld
Foxwoods Casino - $135
August 1, Saturday, Red Sox vs Yankees,
Boston, MA - Fenway Park - $139
August 19, Wednesday, Lake George, NY
Luncheon Cruise - $99
Sept. 16, Wednesday, Broadway Musical,
NYC - “Ain’t Too Proud” (Temptations)
$149
Contact: John Rocco @ (860) 666-5061
“Were not our hearts burning within us
while he spoke to us on the way and
opened the Scriptures to us?”
Let your heart burn for Jesus and your
spouse by attending a Worldwide Marriage
Encounter Weekend.
The next Weekends are Jul 10-12, 2020 in
East Windsor, CT and Nov 6-8, 2020 in East
Windsor, CT. For more information, call Pat
& Mary Jo McLaughlin at 860-315-2127 or
visit them at https://wwmectw.org/.
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE
ENCOUNTER
Annunciation Parish depends on regular
weekly donations from our parishioners to
fulfill the spiritual needs of our parish
community. However, if you wish to mail
your contributions to the parish, please use
your church envelopes, and send them
directly to us at:
Annunciation Parish
626 Willard Ave.
Newington, CT 06111
Thank you for your past and future
support of Annunciation Parish.
With gratitude and prayers, Fr. Shawn Daly
A MESSAGE FROM FR. SHAWN
As the disciples journeyed with Jesus,
their hearts were burning within them as
He explained the scriptures. They were
overjoyed when they recognized Him in the
breaking of the bread. They returned to
Jerusalem, and told all the Good News.
If you feel the call to share the Good News
with others, contact Fr. Michael Casey,
Director of Vocations, Pastoral Center, phone
860-761-7456, e-mail [email protected]. or
visit the web at www.hartfordpriest.com.
Annual Mass of Remembrance Postponed
The Mass of Remembrance scheduled for
May 5, 2020, is being postponed because of
the impact of the coronavirus. A later date is
being planned in September 2020.
The Mass of Remembrance is a time for
reflection on the lives of our children who have
died from any cause; miscarriage, abortion,
violence, illness, war, or a pandemic virus.
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Pope Francis message on JOY in the time of the Corona Virus
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Like the women at the tomb whose
sorrow turned to joy after the Resurrection, Christians also are
called to be joyful witnesses to Christ’s victory over death amid
the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said.
In an editorial published April 17th by the Spanish magazine,
Vida Nueva, the pope said that those who take part in “the Lord’s
passion, the passion of our brothers and sisters, even living our own passion, our ears will hear the
newness of the Resurrection: we are not alone, the Lord precedes us on our journey by removing the
stones that paralyze us.”
“If there’s one thing we’ve been able to learn in all this time, it’s that no one is saved alone,” he wrote.
“Borders are falling, walls are crumbling and all fundamentalist discourses are dissolving before an
almost imperceptible presence that shows the fragility of which we are made.”
In his editorial, titled “Un plan para resucitar” (“A plan to resurrect”), the pope also acknowledged that
an invitation to be joyful “may seem like a provocation or a bad joke in front of the grave consequences
we are suffering due to COVID-19.”
“Like the first women disciples who went to the tomb, we live surrounded by an atmosphere of sorrow
and uncertainty that makes us ask, ‘Who will roll back the stone from the entrance to the tomb for us?’
How will we deal with this situation that has completely overtaken us?” he asked.
In today’s precarious era, the pope said, the stone in front of the tomb symbolizes the worry and
anguish that “buries hope,” especially for the elderly, disabled people, families struggling financially,
as well as health care workers and public servants who feel “exhausted and overwhelmed.”
The weight of that stone, he added, “seems to have the last word.” Continuing his reflection on the
women disciples, the pope said that despite their suffering and fear, they still went out to the tomb
and did “not allow themselves to be paralyzed by what was happening.” While many of the apostles
fled, the women carried their spices and oils to anoint Jesus’ body, much like the many men and
women today who try to bring “the ointment of co-responsibility to care for and not risk the lives of
others.”
“We saw the anointing poured out by doctors, nurses, warehouse workers, cleaners, caretakers,
transporters, security forces, volunteers, priests, nuns, grandparents and educators and so many
others who were encouraged to give everything they had to bring a little healing, calm and soul to the
situation,” the pope wrote.
The good news of Christ’s resurrection, he continued, is what brings hope and joy to all and shows
that “our actions - our anointing, our giving, our vigilance and accompanying in all possible ways in this
time - are not and will not be in vain.” “God never abandons his people; he is always close to them,
especially when sorrow is most present,” the pope wrote. Pope Francis said that the current pandemic
also has highlighted the need “to unite the entire human family” and that the only way to conquer the
coronavirus is through “the antibodies of solidarity.”
“We cannot afford to write the present and future history with our backs turned to the suffering of so
many,” the pope wrote. “It is the Lord who will ask us again, ‘Where is your brother?’ and, in our
ability to respond, may the soul of our peoples be revealed, that reservoir of hope, faith and charity in
which we were begotten and which, for so long, we have anaesthetized or silenced.”
Our Sunday Visitor, Junno Arocho Esteves, April 17, 2020
