Saint Thomas Church 99 Bristol Street, Southington, CT 06489-4599
Telephone: 860-628-4713 Fax: 860-628-7341 e-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.stthomassouthington.org Religious Ed email: [email protected]
Pastor: Rev. Joseph R. Cronin - [email protected] Download our App: see MyParishApp.com
ST. THOMAS CHURCH SOUTHINGTON
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30
4:00 Patti Yorski-Anniversary, req. by her husband and
daughter
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary
and Joseph
7:30 “V” Jennie Chamberlain, req. by Michele DiBenedetto
and family
10:00 Harry White, Sr., req. by his family
MONDAY, JANUARY 1 SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
9:00 Joseph Roccapriore, the Sisters
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 St. Basil the Great and Gregory
Nazianzen
7:30 Dominic and Lucy Santullo, req. by the Solomon
Family
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
12:10 Fr. Clement Thibodeau, req. by the Sisters of St.
Thomas
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5 St. John Neumann
12:10 Vincenza, Tommaso and Costantino Pandolfo, req. by
Church Maria and Pasquale DiChello
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6 St. Andre Bessette
8:00 Marta and Giuseppe Scirocco, req. by their son,
Vincenzo Scirocco and family
4:00 Maria Parlapiano-20th Anniversary, req. by family
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
7:30 Rev. Clement Thibodeau, req. by Angelo and Marilyn
Coppola
10:00 Joseph Fiorente, req. by his wife, Barbara
BULLETIN
All bulletin announcements must be submitted in writing no later
than the Monday prior to publication. It is best to send by email
NEW PARISHIONERS
Welcome! We are delighted to have you join our parish. Please
introduce yourself to Fr. Joe after Mass. Parish registration forms
are available in the sacristy after Mass or at the rectory office
during the week.
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS
In Memory of:
Joseph A. DePaolo Boleslaw & Mary Kowalczyk
Gennaro & Maria DelBuono Angelina DelBuono
Anna Lopreiato Antonia & Francesco Barbato
Giuseppe Barbato Thomas Albert
Patricia Biancardi Leo & Mary Fox
Dick Cooney Mary, Al & Thomas Nixdorf
M/M Nicola Faraone M/M Albert Aldi, Sr.
M/M Joseph Aldi Vita Paradis
Vito Potenza Mary & Bruno Brunalli
Edward Naughton Vera and Otello Pandolfi
Romild Vincent Bridget & Michael Kaminsky
Adolph, Sr. & Ellen Billings Charlotte Ellsinger
Adolph, Sr. & Jean Petro Rose & William Palumbo
Joseph and Domenica D’Angelo Rick Rubelmann
Jennie Falco Francis Papallo Sr. Mary Matthew
Michael & Mary Audi Rocco & Virgina Papallo
Francis Papallo LaRosa Family
DiLeo Family Raghida Bousaada
Patrick & Marie Goggin Carmela & Carl Kelly
Frank J. & Florence D. Triano Diego Droz
Leroy Hall Eric Thomas Mary & Marco DellaPorta
M/M Pat Maiorano Patti Yorski Mark Buczak
M/M Anthony Kupcho M/M Walter Buczak
Richard Niezgorski Carmela & Giovanni Vecchio
Costantina & Mike Tranquillo Vincenza & Gino Vecchio
Giovanni, Silvio & Lucia DiChello Frank Fojtik
Joe, Tony and Elena Vecchio Pandolfo Constantino
M/M Archelas Vaillancourt M/M Wilfred Bonin
The Bonin Family Dom Mongillo, Sr.
Dom Mongillo, Jr. Frank, Lucy, Thomas & Mark Zumbolo
John & Marie Mongillo John Hur Marie Jeong
Marie Yoo Marion & Ed Smith James R. Lamb
Anntenese Griffin Charles Barnett Larry Michaels
Robert & Anna Kane Frank & Barbara Nevelos
Marie & Charlie Bridda Michael Bridda
Jerry & Corey Sullivan Louis & Louisa Coscia
Nancy Valente Vincenzo & Concetta Cusano
Dwight & Maria Atwater John & Vincenza Giano
Dominic & Vincenza Simone John & Julia Lalla
John & Florence Lalla Sam & Antoinette DelFranco
Erminia & Michael Salzillo Florence & James Salzillo
John Battista Richard Pelletier Norman Odlum
Yvonne & Ray Allaire Vera & Art Pelletier
Xavier Sanlier LaMark Don Richardson
Oscar Burgess Raymond Burgess Raymond Casale
Frank & Sally Smole Richard L. Brown Anna Dlugos
Vincent Tortora Pasco Carbone Virginia Dearborn
Alfred Prestia Peter Nemic Ralph Salerno
Eugene & Julia Manware Peter & Mattia Rappoccia
Ruby & Matt Gaydosh Marvin & Mary Oshia
Andy & Susan Koval Members of 98 Bomd. Group
Nick Zontak Michael Casale Carman & Shirley Casale
Attilio & Carmella Casale John C. Hayes Fumiko Kirby
Mary & Nick Gregliotti Concetta Cimicato
Gloria Lombardi Maria Marchetti Edna Secondo
Marie Fournier Piecuik Family Picciafochi Family
Florence & Philip Pomposi Lillian & Michael Cassella
Suchar Family Siemiatkoski Family
Jean & Mary Dupuis Aline Brown All the Souls
Continued next week…….
2018 PASSION PLAY NEWS
The 40th St. Thomas Passion Play gets underway in January.
Besides acting we are in need of help in many areas to keep the
play running smoothly. Please consider helping us spread God’s
message of love during this Lenten prayer. Auditions and
rehearsals will be held in the Southington Catholic School, 133
Bristol Street. Women: Wednesday, Jan. 17th in the cafeteria at
7pm. Men: Thursday, Jan. 18th in the gym starting at 7pm (note
the different location). Gathering Night: Calling all members
past, present and future; a night for praise and information will be
held on January 24th in the gym at 6:30pm. For a complete
schedule check our web site stthomassouthington.org/
passionplay or contact Bonnie Peterson at 860-621-7005.
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH DECEMBER 31, 2017
Readings for the Week of December 31, 2017 Sunday: Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3 Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9, [7a, 8a]
Heb11:8, 11-12, 17-19
Monday: Nm 6:22-27/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 [2a]/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16
-21
Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:22-28/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [3cd]/Jn 1:19-28
Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:29--3:6/Ps 98:1, 3cd-4, 5-6 [3cd]/Jn 1:29-34
Thursday: 1 Jn 3:7-10/Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9 [3cd]/Jn 1:35-42
Friday: 1 Jn 3:11-21/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 [2a]/Jn 1:43-51
Saturday: 1 Jn 5:5-13/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12a]/Mk 1:7
-11 or Lk 3:23-38 or 3:23, 31-34, 36, 38
Next Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 11]/Eph
3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12
My dear friends,
This weekend, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. As
we look at the Nativity set out for the Christmas season, we see
them there: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. The figures are always
beautiful and clean. We put them in the best settings with
poinsettias and other flowers and greens to decorate them. While
this is a great tradition, it isn’t very accurate. Their lives were
not pretty and perfect. They would have to flee their home as
refugees avoiding the murderous jealousy of King Herod. They
never rested in such splendid grandeur as we see in the crèche.
Their lives were quite different.
What was perfect and beautiful? Their love for one another
was. They were completely devoted to each other. Joseph may
not have been the biological father of Jesus, but they loved each
other no less than any father and son. Joseph and Mary clearly
had other plans for their lives, but neither lived in resentment of
the other or of God. Jesus was the Son of God, but he never let
that cause him to feel superior to Mary and Joseph, mere mortals.
They lived in a bond of perfect love and charity. That’s what we
celebrate in this feast.
Love makes a family. Whether we find ourselves in the
conventional nuclear family, or maybe we live united with close
friends who make our family, it’s love that binds us. The same is
true of our parish family. Your love for one another unites you.
Your charity for one another doesn’t stop at the doors of the
church, but extends to all people. Your generosity of heart was
clearly evident in the Christmas baskets you made and delivered.
Whether you dropped off turkeys or food, came to assemble the
packages going to families, or went to deliver them to the 200
households, you put love into action. You showed others, in
concrete ways, what love is. You did the same with gifts for the
giving tree that provided for people in need. That’s love, and
that’s a family.
United with the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, we live
as a Christian family in God’s love. I thank you for all you do
and encourage you not to become disappointed or disillusioned
when life isn’t perfect or pretty. Mary and Joseph had changes of
plans and homes, they dealt with violence and hatred, but they
never let it stop them from loving each other or serving God. We
will face our own burdens and discouragements, but we need to
face them with hope. Let’s all follow the Holy Family’s example
and seek to live in peace with one another. Let’s be a family of
love. Let’s witness the power of the Holy Family for all to see
today!
Joyfully yours in Christ, Fr. Joe
PS – As one parish family, you are all welcome to come to the
rectory next weekend after Masses for the Epiphany. Come see
the place decorated for Christmas and gather as a family of God.
Coffee and…. will be served there on Saturday and Sunday. I
hope to welcome you all!
Father Joe’s Notes HOLY DAY
Monday, January 1st is the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother
of God. Mass will be celebrated in the church at 9:00 a.m.
Because it falls on a Monday there is no obligation.
K OF C FREE THROW CHALLENGE
The Southington K of C Council #15 is sponsoring a Basketball
Free Throw Challenge for boys and girls age 9-14 at the
Southington Catholic School Gymnasium, Saturday January 6th,
with a rolling registration beginning at 10:30am to 12noon, and
the competition starting at 11am. The event is free. Pease join us
for this very fun event. Any questions, please call Phil Mazzatti
860-276-8228 or email [email protected]. Snow date: January
13th.
LADIES GUILD
The St. Thomas Ladies Guild will meet on Monday, January 8th,
2018 at 7:00pm in the church basement. All are welcome to
attend a short general meeting followed by a Pizza and Movie
night. Many thanks for all those who supported our Bake Sale and
Raffle recently. Many outstanding desserts were offered along
with a huge assortment of raffle items. Congratulations to all the
winners!
PARISH POTLUCK SUPPER!
St. Thomas Parish will be holding a Potluck Supper on Saturday,
January 20th, after the 4pm Vigil Mass, in the school cafeteria.
All parishioners are invited to bring their favorite ethnic or family
dish to share. This will be a great time to break up the mid-winter
blues. If you plan to attend this fun event, please indicate how
many will be in your party by filling out the slip below and
dropping it in the collection basket next weekend or email the
rectory office at [email protected].
2018 POTLUCK SUPPER
Please complete the form below, and drop in the collection
basket.
Name (Family):_____________________________________
# Attending:________________________________________
Phone: ____________________________________________
Email:____________________________________________
