358 Glenbrook road · Stamford, ct · 06906-2198 · 203.324.3434 · Www.smcglenbrook.org WEEKEND MASSES Saturday, 4:00pm Sunday, 8:00am and 10:30am WEEKDAY MASS Monday through Thursday, 8:00am SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday, 3:30-3:45pm or by appointment BAPTISM AND WEDDINGS Contact the Parish Office for information and scheduling EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - AUGUST 2, RETURN TO PUBLIC WORSHIP Reservations required via website at smcglenbrook.org If no internet availability, call 203.324.3434 extension 705
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday, 3:30-3:45pm or by appointment
BAPTISM AND WEDDINGS Contact the Parish Office for information and scheduling
EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - AUGUST 2,
RETURN TO PUBLIC WORSHIP Reservations required via website at smcglenbrook.org
If no internet availability, call 203.324.3434 extension 705
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Christopher Anderson, Elena Cates, Ray Duda, Frank Colandro, Susan Jacobsen, Toni Coe, Gary Livia, Taylor Bova, Gerry Fraioli, Betty Vitti, Rosemary Bella, Sonya Correntee, Mary Caruso, Patrick Battinelli, Julie Salce, Lois Scatton, Carol Kane, Michael Pataky, Daniel Caruso, Anthony Tomczyk, Marge Denicola, Gina Stuart, Adam Godlewski, Mark, Johann Fernando, Sandy Recchia, Kathy L., Mary Palmer, Sylvia Privil, Sandra Coppola, Sal Bonina, Harper Pappas, Mary Montaine, Lucille Tomzick, Steven DiCiccio, Aisha Bonny, Megan Lemoung, Brooke Lockwood, Carol Happel, Lloyd Dias, Patti Crowley, Frank Carreiro, Liam Kelly, Barbara Eilertsen, Marge Hogan, and Miguel Machado.
To Saint Maurice Parishioners:
I will be celebrating the 4:00pm, 8:00am, and 10:30am Masses the weekend of August 8-9. I look forward to meeting you. Christ’s Peace, Father Ed McAuley Pastor, Saint Bridget of Ireland Temporary Parochial Administrator, Saint Maurice
PHASE TWO Return to Worship With Fr. Fred’s retirement on June 30, and the return to public worship, Fr. Ed McAuley, as the temporary administrator, will continue to schedule priests to celebrate the weekend Masses. The weekend Mass schedule will remain the same with Saturdays at 4:00pm and Sundays at 8:00am and 10:30am.
RESERVATIONS are required in order for you to attend any weekend Mass via the online link on the Parish website or by calling the Parish Office.
Remember the men and women in the Armed Forces and all who protect us and put themselves in harm’s way on our behalf; may they be
shielded from danger; and for their families and loved ones. In particular, Andrew Anderson, Christopher Blasius, Samantha Krom, Christian Legaspe, Steven Nolan, Dylan Schneider and Nick Carella.
DAILY MASSES Weekday Mass will not be offered in the immediate future here at Saint Maurice Church. However weekday Mass will continue to be celebrated privately for the scheduled intentions.
For those parishioners who may want to attend weekday Mass, weekday Mass is being offered at Saint Bridget of Ireland Church, Monday, Wednesday & Thursday at 7:00am and Tuesday, Friday & Saturday at 8:00am.
Weekday Mass is also being offered at Saint Cecilia Church each weekday at: 7:30am.
Music for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the absence of congregational singing, organ music is being offered at Saint Maurice. Each instrumental piece is carefully selected to faithfully replace the corresponding sung prayers.
At each Mass, a prelude, a processional hymn tune based on the Scripture for the day, improvisations on the Gregorian chant propers, and a postlude are played. As usual, the prelude and postlude are drawn from the vast pipe organ repertoire written for church. Repertoire may also be played during offertory or Communion when appropriate.
This Sunday’s organ music is:
Prelude: L. Vierne—Complainte, Op. 31 No. 3
Introit: Sitientes venite ad aquas
Hymn Tune at the Procession: CRUSADERS’ HYMN (O God of Loveliness—Alphonsus Liguori)
Offertory: H. Schroeder—Schönster Herr Jesu
Communion: Panem de caelo
Postlude: CRUSADERS’ HYMN (Harmony by T. Tertius Noble)
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Many people in our world are hungry and thirsty. This hunger and thirst go well beyond physical needs for food, security, and shelter. Many are emotionally and spiritually parched, too. Behind every act of violence is a soul who hungers. People live with relationships that actually starve them. They are abused, exploited, disrespected, laughed at, and marginalized. There is a lot of confusion and inner pain that needs to be acknowledged and expressed. We all long to be understood and loved, even when our inner demons or who I am make it difficult to be. Do you live with inner confusion and pain? Folks often wander through life without any real direction or purpose and take their cues from what seems satisfying or popular at the moment. The deeper dots of our lives can easily remain unconnected, and we can find ourselves without grounding, purpose, or real happiness. Life becomes shallow and without real purpose as we hunger and thirst for an ultimate love.
It’s easier to see the physical hungers and thirsts. We try to respond to these as best we can. Much more needs to be done. With all that God’s earth can provide, nobody ought to face sleep at night with a belly that’s empty. It’s sinful. It’s unjust. But isn’t all hunger unjust? It doesn’t need to be, and it should not be. Just as no one ought to be physically hungry and thirsty, there is really no need to be emotionally or spiritually deficient either. If we have more privileges at our fingertips, it is easier to try to satisfy our emotional and spiritual hungers and thirst by acting on impulse or self-indulgence, carelessly following passions, or by seeking self-destructive ways to dull the ache of emptiness.
Folks need to know where to look for nourishment and need the right friends to help them find it. We may not think that we have enough to respond to and to satisfy all of the needs, but we do. It doesn’t take much. Five loaves and two fish provided for a huge crowd. With God, all things are possible. Our faith provides the direction for where God’s children must go to find the nourishment they seek. It also tells us how to structure life so that justice and equity can be a reality for all. It also tells us how to respond to pain, sinfulness, and confusion. Come to the water and then help another get there.
EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP - RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS
I remember seeing a story on a morning news program about a little girl who wanted to give an elderly man in a grocery store a hug. She had no way of knowing that this man had just lost his wife of many years and now felt so very alone and depressed. Her reaching out to the man seemed odd to her mom at first, but the girl was so insistent about giving a hug she moved the shopping carts close together so the exchange could take place. No one knew that from that moment on the little girl would ask to visit her new friend at least once a week for the next four years until he passed away. In an interview soon after the initial encounter, the man said, “I haven’t been this happy in some time.” Imagine the joy that relationship brought to them both over the years!
It was just a moment. It was a simple gesture. Yet, it had a large impact that no one could have predicted. You never know what will result when we give just a little of ourselves. That uncertainty too often leads us to hold back or refrain from the simple actions of love or gestures of generosity that could come so easily for us if we wanted. We should never doubt the power of a simple random act of kindness. Generosity does not need to be grand to make a big difference. The time is now, and the opportunity presents itself often to plant a small seed that God can water and nourish so that something beautiful can grow.
– Tracy Earl Welliver
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Summer Rosary Reminder
Join us in the recitation of the Rosary every Sunday and Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. from now until Labor Day. Sign in through the Leadership Institute at the diocesan website (bridgeportdiocese.org).
Looking Ahead to Faith Formation 2020-2021
The coming year has many unknowns, especially for families. We don’t know when things will return to normal or what a “new normal” might look like. We know that we can only plan for an extended period of uncertainty. As recommended by the diocesan Leadership Institute, parents/catechists have been invited to join the Saint Maurice parish team to help plan future formation. This moment in time requires us to be creative, to consider our mission, and to imagine how we can function in light of Covid-19. Please watch the bulletins for further information (and pray for us!). If you have any questions, please contact Sandra Kluun at [email protected] or 203-324-3434 ext. 707.
The Leadership Institute – “Conversations About Race”
A great series of webinars is offered every Thursday at 1 pm from July 30 through September 3, 2020 as we discuss the important of race in our Church, our communities, and in our families. Featuring experts in academia and ministry, we will explore the sin of racism and what we can do together to change our hearts and minds. Pre-registration is required. To pre-register: Go to Leadership Institute Diocese of Bridgeport website, click EVENTS, select the desired webinar, and at the bottom of the description, select REGISTER HERE.
These webinars will also be replayed at 7pm each night and conversation will be moderated by the Diocesan Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism. Please note: you only need to register once for the live webinars, even if you can only attend a few. There is no registration for the rebroadcasts, which are listed as separate events on the Institute page.
Sunday Reading and Backgrounds: 18th Sunday – Ordinary Time – The Second Reading – Romans 8:35, 37-39
Love between persons may be affected by distance, troubles, or worries about money and other things. But Paul points out that nothing and no one can separate us from the love of Christ. “Through him who loved us,” we are victorious over troubles and sufferings and death itself. The love Christ has for us, and we for Christ, cannot be destroyed. For reflection - What might be the persons or things that you feel are separating you from Christ right now? Take some time to ponder this question and ask Jesus' help in how to deal with them. Family Scripture Activity: Paul tells us there is nothing and no one that can ever separate us from Jesus' love. Reinforce this concept with the following activity. On a large poster, draw a heart. Cut it out and then cut it down the middle, to form two pieces of a puzzle. On one half, write in bubble letters the words, "Jesus' love." On the other half, have each child place a fingerprint or handprint and write his/her name next to it. Place the puzzle pieces together and attach them to a bulletin board as a reminder that we are always connected to Jesus' love.
Meet Alphonsus Liguori – Feast Day: August 1 – Beatified: September 15, 1816 – Canonized: May 26, 1839
Alphonsus was what we call a “gifted” student today. He was a lawyer by the time he was 16 years old! He came from a wealthy family in Naples, Italy, and had every advantage in life from the moment he was born in 1696. But his parents were spiritually devoted people, and Alphonsus was taught that the greatest blessing he had been given was his faith. He prayed often and attended Mass even on days when he was appearing in court.
Alphonsus found that he was not happy with his life. He sought to understand God’s will for him and finally realized he was being called to the life of a priest. He studied theology and was ordained when he was 29. Alphonsus became famous for his preaching. He spoke so that everyone in church—even people who had never gone to school—could understand his message. He gave retreats for the poor and he encouraged people to pray more often. He founded an order of priests called the Redemptorists. These men were devoted to serving the average working family and peasants. Even though he was such a busy priest, Alphonsus took time to write books and hymns. He also worked to correct a false teaching of his day known as Jansenism that said that people were too sinful to be worthy of receiving Jesus’ Body and Blood in the Eucharist. Alphonsus taught that receiving Communion helped us to overcome our sins and to become more holy. He suffered from physical afflictions that left him in great pain in his later life, and he died at the age of 91. Alphonsus was canonized a saint in 1839 and in 1871 was named a Doctor of the Church—a person who made an important contribution to the Church by helping us to understand what it means to be Catholic.
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CONSIDER ONLINE GIVING Many parishioners have signed up…
Will you? Online Giving is a safe and convenient way for you to make your weekly offertory and special collections and contributions in support of our Parish. The service is easy to set up and manage. If you have not yet signed up for Online Giving, please consider this option. To sign up, visit our Parish website and click on the Online Giving logo located on the main page. Thank you for considering this safe, secure and easy method of donating regularly in support of our Parish. Our Online Giving system is also an App for Apple and Android products! You can download it free in the App Store, Google Play Store or go to OLGapp.com. If you are new to Online Giving, register and enter Church ID 1376.
Thank you to many of our parishioners who have made arrangements to send their contributions via mail/mailbox, direct payments from their bank, or joining online giving. We appreciate your continued and generous support. May God Bless you in your care and concern for the well-being of Saint Maurice Parish.
THE “NEW NORMAL” FOR ATTENDING MASS
As Saint Maurice returns to public worship, it is of the utmost importance these specific guidelines be followed.
If you are sick or at high risk please do not attend
Reservations are required via website or phone call
Single door by rectory used as Entrance to Church
Single door by Baptismal font as Exit from Church
Collection basket at entrance and exit to Church
Face masks must be worn in Church at all times
Sanitize hands upon entering Church
Social distancing must be maintained at all times
Sit only in pews marked with yellow tape
Families may sit together in same pew
Kindly refrain from singing; Mass parts will be spoken
At Communion… After host is placed in your hand, step aside, lower mask, consume host, replace mask and return to seat via side aisle
Restrooms are closed and are not accessible
Exit Church immediately following dismissal
Do not leave anything in the Church
VIRTUS SAFE ENVIRONMENTS All volunteers in the Church are required to attend a VIRTUS – Protecting God’s Children Awareness Training session. The Safe Environment Initiative is intended to make each person more aware of the warning signs of child sexual abuse and how to prevent it. The trainings also provide the correct methods to report suspected abuse both in the State of Connecticut and the Diocese of Bridgeport. The annual Safe Environments review has begun! Any volunteer in need of renewing his or her training will be contacted. VIRTUS recently added a new online training on recognizing and responding to warning signs of abuse in vulnerable adults. This module will become available to those who are due to expire.
Sunday, 10:30am (30) .............................................. $257.00 TOTAL ...................................................................... $814.00 Mailed in to Parish Office ..................................... $1,410.00 Online Giving ........................................................ $1,202.00 Thank you for your continued and generous support and for your consideration in participating in online giving! May God Bless you in your care and concern for the financial wellness of Saint Maurice Parish.
PHASE TWO Return to Worship RESERVATIONS are REQUIRED… In order to attend weekend Mass. You must make a reservation for the number of people attending.
An online reservation system is available on the Parish website. Click on the RESERVATION button and follow the instructions to place your reservation to attend Mass. Please do not show up without a reservation.
If you do not have access to the internet, call the Parish Office at 203.324.3434 extension 705 to make your reservation. Calls received by Saturday, 10am will show on the check-in list.
