03-01092-B-3026.jdfParish Staff Rev.Thomas J Cieslikowski,
Administrator Ken Ewaskie, Senior Deacon Mrs. Alese Kummer,
Business Manager Denny McNamara, Cemetery Director Debi Durette,
Coordinator of Religious Education Glenn Durette, Director of Music
(Good Shepherd) Mark Silva, Director of Music (St Augustine) Art
Paquette, Building and Grounds (St Augustine) Frank Parda, Building
and Grounds (Good Shepherd)
Parish Website www.stnicholasct.org Email -
[email protected]
Telephone 203-888-9243 - Fax 203-888-6016
Baptisms Registration is required. Please call the rectory office.
Marriages Please contact rectory office at least six months in
advance.
Office of Vocations Phone: 860-242-5573 Web site:
www.vocationshartford.org Sick Calls We are happy and honored to
visit the sick or homebound.
Saint Nicholas Parish August 1, 2021
Seymour, Connecticut
Good Shepherd
Vigil Mass Saturday 4:30 pm Sunday Mass: 11:00 am
Weekdays (M,T,W,Th,) 9:00 am Sat.Confession 3:30 - 4:00 pm
St. Augustine Church 35 Washington Ave
Sunday Mass 9:30 am Handicap Accessible Side Entrance
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday August 1, 2021
St. Nicholas Parish, Seymour CT
Weekly Church Calendar
In Memory of
Jachimowski
Aanswered
Jachimowski & Gioielli Families
Thank You
Altar Wine
Sat. Jul. 31 Good Shepherd 4:30pm Rose Bassi
Bob, Carmie, & Daniel Potash
Fuel CollectionSun. Aug. 1 St Augustine 9:30am Susan Buckley Lee
Ellen Chontos
Sun. Aug. 1 Good Shepherd 11:00am Holy Souls in Purgatory Friend of
St. Nicholas
Mon. Aug. 2 Good Shepherd 9:00am Josephine & James
Rosadino
Frank & Annette Marcucio
Tue. Aug. 3 Good Shepherd 9:00am Mass Available Rosary in
Church
Thu. Aug. 5 Good Shepherd 9:00am Mass Available
Fri. Aug. 6 No Mass
Sat. Aug. 7 Good Shepherd 4:30pm Mr & Mrs Marin Petrie
Gramolini Family
Sun. Aug. 8 St Augustine 9:30am Lou Zaccaro Wife
Sun. Aug. 8 Good Shepherd 11:00am John, Wilma, Eugene Dolores
Kamanski
July 18, 2021
$3,570 $213 $3,783
On Line Giving Offertory will be provided on a
Monthly Schedule June $3,770
New Day Bereavement Program – St. Thomas the Apostle Church Parish
Center 733 Oxford Rd. Oxford, CT Those who are grieving the death
of a loved one need to proactively work through their grief. One
way that may be helpful is to participate in the bereavement
support group called the New Day Program. This program consists of
ten two-hour weekly meetings. During each meeting, participants
work through one component of the grieving process, guided by the
New Day Journal. We will be offering this program in September. The
program will begin on Wednesday, September 8th from 6:30-8:30pm.
Registration is required. If you would like to register, please c o
n t a c t M a r y j a n e a t 2 0 3 - 8 8 8 - 2 3 8 2 e x t 1 0 4 o
r
[email protected]
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Please Note: That we are only reporting first name and initial of
last name. We ask that if you have a name (1st name and 1st initial
of last name) that you would like on the list, you must call the
rectory (203-888-2081 - St. Augustine or 203-888-9243 - Good
Shepherd) and resubmit the name. The name will stay on for 2 months
and then be removed unless their name is resubmitted. Using this
method we can keep names current. Thank you for your
cooperation.
Please pray for the health and wholeness in body, mind and spirit
for:
Abbey O Natale M. Madeline S Arnie R Terri C
Edward C Bob B Patricia T Suzanne M Elaine B
Jane W Doreen O Maggie D Barbara O Gayle B
Michael S Barbara S Jerry D Jean R Irene D
Gayle B Judy Beth R Amy G Barbara M Betty B
Paul B Pat S Ed C
Readings for the week of August 1, 2021 Sunday: Ex 16:2-4, 12-15/Ps
78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54 [24b]/ Eph 4:17, 20-24/Jn 6:24-35 Monday: Nm
11:4b-15/Ps 81:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 [2a]/Mt 14:13-21 Tuesday: Nm
12:1-13/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 6cd-7, 12-13 [cf. 3a]/Mt 14:22-36 or Mt
15:1-2, 10-14 Wednesday: Nm 13:1-2, 25—14:1, 26-29a, 34-35/Ps
106:6-7ab, 13-14, 21-22, 23 [4a]/ Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: Nm
20:1-13/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 [8]/Mt 16:13-23 Friday: Dn 7:9-10,
13-14/Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 [1a and 9a]/2 Pt 1:16-19/Mk 9:2-10
Saturday: Dn 6:4-13/Ps 18: 28, 3-4. 47 and 51/Mk 17:14-20 Next
Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [9a]/ Eph 4:30—5:2/Jn
6:41-51
Observances for the week of August 1, 2021 Sunday: 18th Sunday in
Ordinary Time Monday: St. Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop; St. Peter
Julian Eymard, Priest Tuesday: Wednesday: St. John Vianney, Priest
Thursday: The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major Friday:
The Transfiguration of the Lord Saturday: St. Sixtus II, Pope, and
Companions, Martyrs; St. Cajetan, Priest; BVM Next Sunday: 19th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
August is known for many things, including the dog days of summer,
National Watermelon Day (Aug. 3) and National Smile Week (Aug.
5-11). But there are many other fun facts associated
with summer’s last full month. August is named after Augustus
Caesar, founder and the first emperor of the Roman Empire, who was
posthumously adopted by his maternal great-uncle Gaius Julius
Caesar. In the early Roman calendar, August was actually the sixth
month of the year. It was originally 30 days in length, but an
extra day was added so that it would equal the number of days in
July, which was named after Julius Caesar. August has two
birthstones: peridot and sardonyx. Peridot is among the oldest
known gemstones and is green in color. Sardonyx, which is
lesser-known, is a white- and brown-banded gemstone once believed
to have mystical powers. The official flower for August is the
gladiolus. These vertical-growing
flowers were named from the Latin "gladius," meaning a sword.
Fans of Elvis Presley mourn each Aug. 16th, the day the famed
singer died in 1977. On Aug. 24th in 79 A.D., the volcano Mount
Vesuvius erupted, destroying the city of Pompeii and others. People
born in August fall under the sun zodiac signs of Leo and Virgo.
Leos are known to be dramatic, creative and outgoing. Virgos have
acute attention to detail and are the people most likely to
dedicate themselves to serving. They also are loyal, hardworking
and analytical.
On Aug. 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre Gallery
and not recovered for two years. Although civil rights activist
Martin Luther King, Jr., is honored in January, when he was born,
he is best known for his famed "I have a dream" speech, which was
given on Aug. 28, 1963. The month of August is often referred to as
the "dog days of summer" but not because of pet pooches. It has to
do with the star Sirius, also known as the dog star, which rose at
the same time as sunrise during the month of August in ancient
Roman times.
AugustFun Facts
St. Nicholas Parish, Seymour CT
OUR MONTHLY SHELTER DINNER Will be held at the Spooner House in S h
e l t o n o n Thursday, August 5 th . A s ign-up sheet wi th
the
menu is in the St. Augustine vestibule. Anyone willing to provide a
portion of the meal can sign up. Please have your Donation brought
to St Augustine by 3:00 pm that day. Any questions or issues,
contact Linda,
[email protected] Thank You!
Help Needed:
Please consider sharing your time and talent as a Sacred Linen
Lady. No experience needed. Once or twice a month, you simply wash,
dry, and iron the weekly sacred linens. If you are interested ,
please email
[email protected] or telephone 203
888-9243.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Working Hard For What Matters Most In this Sunday's Gospel reading,
Jesus says: "Do not work for food that perishes but for the food
that endures for eternal life." In other words: In your daily life,
work hard to obtain whatever will nourish your soul and sustain you
past death into eternity. Jesus says: "The work God wants you to do
is to believe in the one he sent." Why does he call this "work"? To
fully believe, we must work at getting rid of every doubt and
distrust that interferes with our belief in Christ, our trust in
his words (including what he inspired in the official teachings of
the Church), and our willingness to conform to his way of life.
This work requires (1) identifying our vulnerabilities that make us
doubt and distrust, (2) uncovering what we're afraid will happen if
we do trust, and (3) overcoming that fear by gaining a better
understanding of the truth. Any fear that interferes with our
holiness is always based on something untrue. Jesus says: "The
bread of God, which nourishes your soul, is that which comes down
from heaven and gives life." He's referring to his presence in the
Eucharist, the bread that he provides in every Mass. What do you
need to do so that you can be nourished
more fully by the Eucharist? Is there something that's stopping you
from receiving the Eucharist? Work hard to remedy that obstacle! It
will make a difference to your eternal soul. If you're sincere
about uniting yourself to Christ, he will make possible whatever is
needed to clear the way. Because the Eucharist is Jesus, it can
heal us, purify us, and help us become more like Christ himself.
However, it takes conscious effort to fully embrace this
opportunity. Why would we want to be lazy about that? The benefits
of hard work in our faith life will endure for eternity. NOTE: Pope
John Paul II wrote an entire encyclical about this, entitled
Ecclesia de Eucharistia ("The Church of the Eucharist"). In it, he
tells us that we're on a journey to heaven and that the presence of
Christ in the Eucharist helps us stay on course.
Questions for Personal Reflection: Do you believe you're going to
go to heaven after you die? (If you're thinking "no, I'm going to
purgatory" then the answer is really yes, because purgatory is not
a stopping place, it's a purging place before entering into the
fullness of heaven.) What raises doubts in your mind? What in your
relationship with Jesus needs more work so that your belief in him
will give you confident hope that he is guiding you to heaven?
Questions for Community Faith Sharing: How has the Eucharist helped
you stay on course on your journey to heaven? How has it changed
you, purified you? Is it possible that Christ's true presence in
the Eucharist can also help those who are unable to receive
communion? How so? © 2021 Terry Modica, Catholic Digital Resources,
www.catholicdr.com. Printed by permission.
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St. Nicholas Parish, Seymour CT
Important Events in Seymour’s History 1854 to 1955
1854 Austin Goodyear Day began an industry that uses a newly
invented compound for insulation of wires. This compound and the
name of the new company is Kerite.
1865 H.P. & E. Day Company was established. They produced
hardened rubber fountain pens and pencils. This will later become
know as the Ideal Pen Company and then be known as the Waterman Pen
Company (which today is still manufactured under this name but is
located in France)
1866 The Fowler Nail Company began producing the first satisfactory
machine pointed horseshoe nails
1878 The Seymour Manufacturing Company is organized by William
Henry Harrison Wooster. Here sheet brass wires, rods and tubing
were made along with German silver.
1877 James Swan began the manufacturing of high quality auger and
bits in a large factory on the Little River. This would become one
of the largest industries in Seymour.
1880 The Tingue Manufacturing Company began producing material made
from the fleece of Angora goats. This is the first industry in the
United States to make this product
1882 The first all volunteer fire department was organized in town.
The company was eventually called the Humphrey Engine & Hose
Co. #1
1884 Seymour’s first public high school was built. It contained
nine classrooms and a bell tower. It was one of the first schools
to have fresh running water inside the building
1890 H.A. Matthews Company is established and begins making brass
and steel specialties for stove trimmings, bicycle parts and other
hardware.
1892 Citizens Engine Company #2 firehouse and tower were
built
1892 First free public library was organized on Second Street with
2,911 books and 560 registered card holders
1898 Seymour Water Company was organized
1900 Valley National bank began operation on corner of Main and
Bank Streets
1925 First town court opened
1935 Organization of Seymour’s police force
1937 Last trolley runs through Seymour
1955 2 hurricanes and a major flood on the Naugatuck River change
the appearance of our town and the lives of many of her
people.
Religious Education - 2021 The following are the date to drop off
any Unit Quizzes that have been completed. We will be stationed in
the Fr. Keane Hall at Good Shepherd from 9:30 AM to 11 AM, August
14 If you have any questions, please contact Debi or Glenn Durette
at 203-735-3190. Religious Education Mandate:
Even though the religious education for our students is completed
by their parents at home, the Archdiocese of Hartford has continued
to mandate participation a the Child Lures Prevention Program:
Think First, Stay Safe. If you would like to present this to your
child, we do have a parent guide that you can use and is available
on Saturdays or by contacting Glenn or Debi Durette.
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