WEEKEND LITURGY SCHEDULE Saturday 4:00 p.m. - Saint Casimir Church & Saint Thomas Church Sunday 8:00 a.m. - Immaculate Conception & Saint Thomas Churches 9:30 a.m. - Saint Casimir Church 10:00 a.m. - Saint Thomas Church 10:45 a.m. - Immaculate Conception Church WEEKDAY LITURGY SCHEDULE Mon - Thur - 7:00 a.m.—Saint Thomas Church Mon & Tue - 7:30 a.m. - Immaculate Conception Church Thur & Fri - 7:30 a.m. - Saint Casimir Church CONFESSION Saturday - 3-3:30 p.m. - Saint Casimir & Saint Thomas Churches SAINT MAXIMILIAN KOLBE PARISH Saint Casimir Church Saint Thomas Church Immaculate Conception Church Parish Center Parish Center 19 Electric Ave, 19 Allen St. Thomaston, CT 06787 Terryville, CT 06786 860 283 5817 860 583 4697 PASTORAL STAFF • Rev. Joseph Crowley - Administrator Email: [email protected]• Rev. Tomasz Sztuber - Parochial Vicar Email: [email protected]• Lee Conard - Deacon Email: [email protected]• Debi Begin - Administrative Assistant Email: [email protected]• Beverly Hoadley - Administrative Assistant Email: [email protected]• Dr. Kim Wasko-Cavoli - Youth Minister Email: [email protected]• Joanne Auburn - Director of Religious Education Email: [email protected]• Dr. Monika Krajewska - Music Minster Phone: 860 305 8160 • Edward Frac - The Lyceum Manager Email: [email protected]
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WEEKEND LITURGY SCHEDULE
Saturday 4:00 p.m. - Saint Casimir Church & Saint Thomas Church
Sunday 8:00 a.m. - Immaculate Conception & Saint Thomas Churches
9:30 a.m. - Saint Casimir Church 10:00 a.m. - Saint Thomas Church
10:45 a.m. - Immaculate Conception Church
WEEKDAY LITURGY SCHEDULE
Mon - Thur - 7:00 a.m.—Saint Thomas Church Mon & Tue - 7:30 a.m. - Immaculate Conception Church
Thur & Fri - 7:30 a.m. - Saint Casimir Church
CONFESSION
Saturday - 3-3:30 p.m. - Saint Casimir & Saint Thomas Churches
SAINT MAXIMILIAN KOLBE
PARISH
Saint Casimir Church Saint Thomas Church Immaculate Conception Church Parish Center Parish Center 19 Electric Ave, 19 Allen St. Thomaston, CT 06787 Terryville, CT 06786 860 283 5817 860 583 4697
• Dr. Kim Wasko-Cavoli - Youth Minister Email: [email protected] • Joanne Auburn - Director of Religious Education Email: [email protected]
• Dr. Monika Krajewska - Music Minster Phone: 860 305 8160 • Edward Frac - The Lyceum Manager Email: [email protected]
SAINT CASIMIR CHURCH IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH SAINT THOMAS CHURCH
IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION
The SANCTUARY
LAMP
will be lit this week for:
All Students & Teachers
Offered By: Youth Ministry
SAINT CASIMIR
The SANCTUARY
LAMP
will be lit this week for:
All Students & Teachers
Offered By: Youth Ministry
The SACRED HEART STATUE
will be lit this week for: Annie Mackiewicz
Offered By: Helen, Elaine & Wayne
The BLESSED MOTHER STATUE
will be lit this week for: Joseph Consorte, Sr.
Offered By: Joe, MaryAnn & Family
SUNDAY, 8/20/17 - Saint of the Day - Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) MONDAY, 8/21/17 - Saint of the Day - Saint Pius X (1835-1914) TUESDAY, 8/22/17 - 10:00 a.m. - Legion of Mary Meeting at the Parish Center WEDNESDAY, 8/23/17 - Saint of the Day - Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617); Patron of Florists THURSDAY, 8/24/17 - 1-6:00 p.m. - Red Cross Blood Drive at The Lyceum FRIDAY, 8/25/17 - Saint of the Day - Saint Louis of France (1214-1270); Patron of Barbers SATURDAY, 8/26/17 - 3:00 p.m. - Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Casimir & St. Thomas
"O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish." This woman was an outsider. She was a Canaanite, not an Israelite, and as such she would have been considered ritually unclean. But she approached Jesus nonetheless and asked for his help. And Jesus used this opportunity to teach his disciples an important lesson. In the verses directly before today's passage, Jesus had told Peter that what defiles a person comes from the heart, not from ignoring external purity practices. Then, Jesus traveled with his disciples from Galilee to the region of Tyre and Sidon where they were much more likely to encounter someone considered to be unclean. At first it appeared that Jesus wasn't going to acknowledge the woman who begged for help. His comment, "It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs," was a common comparison between Jews (the children) and Canaanites (the dogs). But, in fact, Jesus said this only to go right ahead and break this social code! He showed by his ac-tions that it did not matter whether someone was Jewish or not, what mattered was the faith in a person's heart. And this woman proved to Jesus and the doubting disciples that she had great faith. How many others would have even approached Jesus to ask for his help? How many others would have persevered when he appeared unresponsive? By pausing in his re-sponse, and first mentioning the standard reply, Jesus gave this woman the opportunity to demonstrate her great faith. And then, he answered her request and praised her extraordinary faith. What a lesson for his prejudiced disciples! And what a lesson for us, both to persevere in faith, and never to judge others on mere appearances.
G O S P EL M E D I T A T I O N - 2 0t h SU N D A Y I N O R DI N AR Y T I M E
Marian Days Marian Days is a large festival and pilgrimage for Vietnamese American Catholics. The event in honor of the Virgin Mary takes place in early Au-gust each year on the campus of the Congregation of the Mother Co-Redemptrix in Carthage, MO. The Congregation organized the first Marian Days at its US headquarters in 1978 to celebrate the Immaculate Heart of Mary. About 1,500 Vietnamese Catholics from the area participated; in 2011, attendance reached 60,000. Thousands come from across the US, as well as Canada and Vietnam. Each day is highlighted by a large outdoor Mass, and offers opportunities for reconciliation and prayer. Mass is cele-brated by many priests and religious. Although the celebrations are centered on liturgy, they also feature a number of other events. Diocesan groups set up tents to sell traditional Vietnamese food. Proceeds go to the parishes and charities. Each night, performers entertain crowds with both traditional and contemporary Viet-namese music. The celebration ends with a procession for Our Lady of Fatima. Two long firecrackers are set off, after which balloons tied to two flags (one for the Virgin Mary and the other for Vietnam) are released.
Rose of Lima Rose's baptismal name was Isabel, the daughter of Gas-par Flores and Maria de Oliva. But she was such a beau-tiful baby that she was nicknamed "Rose." It was a name that she took as her own at her confirmation. But she did not desire her beauty and considered it a distraction from her real love, Jesus. When her parents wished to marry her off, Rose refused, wanting to remain a virgin for Christ. Rose fasted regularly and prayed constantly. Her holiness became renowned. Even though she hoped to become a nun, her father would not permit it, and so Rose practiced the spiritual life as a lay member of the Third Order of St. Dominic. When Rose died at the age of thirty-one, her funeral was held at the cathedral in Lima and attended by many dignitaries. Numerous mira-cles were attributed to her. Pope Clement X canonized her in 1671, making her the first saint of the Americas.
TW E N TIE TH S U N D A Y IN OR D I N A RY TIM E
Registration for the St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Religious Edu-cation & Confirmation Programs, for the Churches of St. Casi-mir and Immaculate Conception, is now open for the 2017-2018 school year. Classes are for students in grades K-10 and will begin on September 24, 2017 at The Lyceum. If you have a child that is older and has not been Baptized, received their First Confession or First Communion or has missed some time in religious educa-tion classes, we are more than willing to help them catch up and receive these sacraments. A registration packet will be mailed or emailed soon to those who were registered last year. Please visit our website, parish4u.info, for more info. Students must be regis-tered by September 30th to participate in this year’s program.
There will be a Red Cross Blood Drive held at The Ly-ceum on Thursday, August 24, 2017 from 1-6:00 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome or call 1 800 RED CROSS to schedule an appointment. All presenting donors receive
1 free ticket for Lake Compounce, to be used during the 2017 summer season, and a $5 Target eGiftCard via email. Download the Blood Donor App today! Get your digital donor card, sched-ule your next appointment, track your lifetime donations, view your blood pressure, and follow your donation on its way to a hospital. American Red Cross also has a critical need for Platelet Donors. Please visit redcrossblood.org for more information.
Are you a volunteer working at the Terryville Fair? Does your commitment make it difficult for you to attend Mass that weekend? GREAT NEWS! Father Crowley has also
volunteered and will offer a Sunrise Mass at the fairgrounds on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 6:30 a.m. in the BBQ Pavilion. Spon-sored by the Knights of Columbus.
You are invited to join Archbishop Leonard P. Blair at the 2017 Blue Mass. The annual Blue Mass, which honors all first responders, will be celebrated on Sunday, Septem-ber 10, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hart-ford. All faiths are welcome. For more information, please visit: www.archdioceseofhartford.org.
The Catholic Committee on Scouting for the Archdiocese of Hartford is sponsoring a Catholic
Scouting Retreat Day for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts on Satur-day, October 21, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at St. Bridget School, Manchester. The cost is $10 per person. This is an oppor-tunity for scouts to learn more about their faith as well as earn a medal for their completion of the requirements of the program. For more information go to catholicedaohct.org or 860 242 5573.
The following Mass & Candle are available for your intentions in August:
• 8-29 @ 7:30 a.m., IC 8-27 - Altar Candle, IC Please call the Parish Center with your intention requests.
All are welcome to attend a Biblical School Information Fair. If you are longing to know
how to read the Bible to enrich your faith, we invite you to discov-er what the Archdiocesan Catholic Biblical School can offer. Our adult learners come to know, love and live Scripture through the “gold standard” of Bible studies. You will have the opportunity to enroll in the program at each fair: 8/21 at 7:00 p.m. at Christ Re-deemer Parish, Milford; 8/23 at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Acade-my, Hamden; and 8/24 at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Loreto Parish, Waterbury. Visit: catholicedaohct.org, or contact BJ or Jill at the Archdiocese ([email protected] or 860 242 5573).
SAVE THE DATE! The annual St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Picnic will be held on Sunday, September 17, 2017 beginning at 11:00 a.m. with an outdoor Mass. Come and enjoy music, fun & games, bingo, raffles, the annual Rocket Launch PLUS delicious Polish food as well as tradi-tional picnic food and refreshments. More details to follow.
A very gracious thank you to all who donated to the Small Wonders Back-to-School Program. Your donations and support are greatly appreciated. If you still have gifts to return, please drop them off at the Parish Center, with the tags attached, no later than Wednesday, August 23, 2017.
Pope Francis recently declared September 1 as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Accord-ing to Pope Francis, “The annual World Day of prayer for the Care of Creation offers to individual believers and to the community a precious opportunity to renew our personal par-ticipation in this vocation as custodians of creation, raising to God our thanks for the marvelous works that He has entrusted to our care, invoking his help for the protection of creation and his mer-cy for the sins committed against the world in which we live.” For more information on how you can participate please visit: catholicclimatemovement.global/world-day-of-prayer/
The Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2017 from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at St. Paul Catholic High School, Bristol. Tick-
ets are $45 per person and includes lunch. To purchase tickets or for more information please visit: www.ctcatholicmen.org
Everyone is invited for an Interfaith Evening of Prayer on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Plymouth Green, 10 Park Street, Plymouth. The evening will include inspirational speakers, prayer, and a butterfly launch! We hope to see friends, children, families and neighbors at this wonderful event. Together in prayer, we can make this community strong!
Next weekend, August 26 & 27, 2017, St. Casimir Church will collect non-perishable food items at all Masses to ben-efit the Plymouth Food Pantry. Thank you for your gener-
ous donations & consideration of the needy of our community!
A Catholic Women’s Day of Reflection, titled “Catholic Women: Standing Strong for Today’s Church,” will be held on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at St. John Vianney Church, West Haven. The fee is $35 per person and in-cludes continental breakfast and lunch. For more info contact Paula Daisey at [email protected] or 203 878 5416.
The Office for Catholic Social Justice Ministry shares this quote on Church Teaching. For more info visit: catholicsocialjustice.org
Catholic Teaching on the Dignity of Work: The economy must serve people, not the other way around. Work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of continuing participation in God’s act of creation. If the dignity of work is to be protected, then the basic rights of workers, owners and others must be respected-the right to productive work, to decent and fair wages, to organize and choose to join a union, to economic initiative, and to owner-ship and private property. These rights must be exercised in ways that advance the common good. –USCCB Administrative Commit-tee, Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility,
SATURDAY, August 19, 2016 St. Casimir Church 4:00 p.m. - Carolyn Green Blouin Offered By: Barbara & Warren SUNDAY, August 20, 2017 Immaculate Conception Church 8:00 a.m. - Conversion of Olimpia & Shawn Offered By: George St. Casimir Church 9:30 a.m. - Mike & Kitty Mikulskis 40th Wedding Anniversary Mass of Thanksgiving Offered By: Mike & Kitty Immaculate Conception Church 10:45 a.m. - Conversion of Olimpia & Shawn Offered By: George MONDAY, August 21, 2017 Immaculate Conception Church 7:30 a.m. - Edna Casey Offered By: Victor & Grace TUESDAY, August 22, 2017 Immaculate Conception Church 7:30 a.m. - Carlos Mosquera Offered By: Ed & Eli Frac WEDNESDAY, August 23, 2017 - NO MASS
THURSDAY, August 24, 2017 St. Casimir Church 7:30 a.m. - Chester & Sophie Murawski Offered By: Barbara Murawski FRIDAY, August 25, 2017 St. Casimir Church 7:30 a.m. - Ruth Urban, 10th Ann. Offered By: Family
SATURDAY, August 26, 2017 St. Casimir Church 4:00 p.m. - Joseph Consorte, Sr. Offered By: Joe, MaryAnn & Family SUNDAY, August 27, 2017 Immaculate Conception Church 8:00 a.m. - MaryAnn Zimbouski, 1st Ann. Offered By: Husband Donald St. Casimir Church 9:30 a.m. - Irene Montella, Ann. Offered By: Dorine & Family Immaculate Conception Church 10:45 a.m. - Edward Malley, 6th Ann. Offered By: Shirley Malley & Family
AUGUST 20, 2017
Welcome to our Parish Community. To register as a new member please call the Parish Center 860-583-4697 or fill in the registration form on our website: parish4u.info
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