St. Monica Church ST. AMBROSE PARISH The parish office is located at 30 Caputo Rd., North BranfordOffice Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9 AM1 PM Tuesday 9 AM6 PM2034840403 MASS TIMESSaturday Vigil: 4pm St. Augustine, 5:30pm St. MonicaSunday Mass: 9am St. Monica, 11am St. AugustineDaily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 9am St. MonicaAll are invited to join us on Monday, May 7, 2018 at St. Augustine at 7 pm Mairead Aiken Alexander Barbour Sophia Capobianco Alessandra Cordero Bianca D’Onofrio Cameron Fisco Rachel Kwalek Carlie McIntyre Theresa Moore John Pollock Tyler Roth Emma Sheehan Grace Singer Nicholas Theilgard Gabriella Alfveby Geoffrey Baumgaertner Joseph Carbone Joseph DeLucia Zachary Esposito Ava Galdenzi Frederick Little Jack Minchonski Thomas Nardini Julia Ricardo Drew Sommo Christian Tomaso Michael Astorino Gerald Camp Julia Cassista Christopher DePino Bret Fee Emma Gallagher Jennifer Madu Sabrina Mone Colin Nugent Tanner Richardson Jenna Spayd Rachel Vitarisi Attilio Avallone Juliana Candelora Sofia Cavalier Isabella DeSisto Aiden Ferrucci Homachi Igo-Amadi Andrea Mastroianni Marissa Montesanto Teresa Palmieri Hanna Rispoli Gabriella Sarmento Joseph Sicignano Amanda Teodoro Ronald Wiese, Sr .
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St. Monica Church !
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ST. AMBROSE PARISH
!The parish office is located at 30 Caputo Rd., North Branford!
MASS TIMES!Saturday Vigil: 4pm St. Augustine, 5:30pm St. Monica!Sunday Mass: 9am St. Monica, 11am St. Augustine!
Daily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 9am St. Monica!
All are invited to join us on Monday, May 7, 2018 at St. Augustine at 7 pm
Mairead Aiken Alexander Barbour Sophia Capobianco Alessandra Cordero Bianca D’Onofrio Cameron Fisco Rachel Kwalek Carlie McIntyre Theresa Moore John Pollock Tyler Roth Emma Sheehan Grace Singer Nicholas Theilgard
Gabriella Alfveby Geoffrey Baumgaertner Joseph Carbone Joseph DeLucia Zachary Esposito Ava Galdenzi Frederick Little Jack Minchonski Thomas Nardini Julia Ricardo Drew Sommo Christian Tomaso
Michael Astorino
Gerald Camp
Julia Cassista
Christopher DePino
Bret Fee
Emma Gallagher
Jennifer Madu
Sabrina Mone
Colin Nugent
Tanner Richardson
Jenna Spayd
Rachel Vitarisi
Attilio Avallone
Juliana Candelora
Sofia Cavalier
Isabella DeSisto
Aiden Ferrucci
Homachi Igo-Amadi
Andrea Mastroianni
Marissa Montesanto
Teresa Palmieri
Hanna Rispoli
Gabriella Sarmento
Joseph Sicignano
Amanda Teodoro
Ronald Wiese, Sr.
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St. Augustine May 12 � 4:00 PM!
! ! Lector: Art Gauthier! !
! ! Altar Servers: Emma Yacono, Mia Yacono!! ! EMHC: Mike Proto, Mike Souza!!
Baptisms & Weddings Please call the parish office for more information. Anointing of the Sick We would like to serve anyone who cannot participate in Mass with us in church due to illness, handicap or age. If you wish to receive any sacrament (Holy Communion, Confession, Anointing of the Sick), please call the parish office. Sacrament of Reconciliation Offered Saturday Mornings 8:30-8:45am at St. Monica Offered Saturday Afternoons 3:30-3:45pm at St. Augustine Or by appointment by calling the parish office
! !Thursday,!May10th!
!Holy Day!
Mass Times!!
St. Monica !9:00AM!
!St. Augustine
6:00 PM!
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Arthur Anderson, Joseph Ardine, Chad, Carrie Louise Conte, Terri Esposito, !John Flanagan, Kaleena Frederick, Pamela Gardner, Howard Gesner, !
Eno Kraft, Jim Krebs, Carolyn Menucucci, Betty Lou Meyers, Donald Morrissey, !Rhea Parillo, Mylissa Quagliano, Adam Ralston, Linda Santore !
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NOTE: Our parish family is very happy to pray for all who are experiencing illness or are in need of special prayer. !If you would like someone added to or removed earlier than 3 wks from the prayer list, please call the parish office. !
Names will remain on the prayer list for three weeks.!
PLEASE REMEMBER THE SICK OF OUR !COMMUNITY IN PRAYER!
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!CHURCH!
!MASS TIME!
!INTENTION!
!REQUESTED BY!
MONDAY !5/7!
St. Monica!!St. Augustine!
9:00 AM!!
7:00 PM!!!
† Frank Kapinos, Jr.!!CONFIRMATION MASS!
Ernie & Pauline Hulse!
TUESDAY !5/8!
St. Monica! 9:00 AM!!!
† Anthony Gambardella! Maryann Forbes!
WEDNESDAY!5/9!
St. Monica!!!
9:00 AM! † Kate Hassay! McCormack Family!
THURSDAY !5/10!THE ACENSION
OF THE LORD!
St. Monica !!St. Augustine!
9:00 AM!!
6:00 PM!
Parishioners of St. Ambrose!!Parishioners of St. Ambrose!
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FRIDAY !5/11!
St. Monica!!
9:00 AM!!
† Jeanne Landman! Mother!
SATURDAY!5/12!
St. Monica !!St. Augustine!!!St. Monica!
9:00 AM!!
4:00 PM!!!
5:30 PM!
No Intention!!† Thomas & Jianny Keegan!† Giovanni Cristante!!† Meghan Fisher!
!!Mary Keegan!Family!!Foye Family!
SUNDAY !5/13!
St. Monica!!St. Augustine!
9:00 AM!!
11:00 AM!
† Mother’s Day Intentions!!Parishioners of St. Ambrose!
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6th Sunday of Easter! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! May 6, 2018!
This week the tabernacle light burns at St. Monica in memory of !
Kate Hassay
!Welcome and God Bless Hadley Mae Oliva
who was baptized at !St. Ambrose Parish this weekend!
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6th Sunday of Easter! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! May 6, 2018!
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Brothers & Sisters,!
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We find music throughout our life. In moments moving, tragic and joyous, music plays a decisive role inspiring
the human spirit. What we realize, at the same me, is certain kinds of music lends itself to certain occasions. As
an example, we wouldn’t play elevator music at a funeral any more than we would perform taps during a cele-
bra on of holy matrimony. The se(ng of the event, in large part, determines what kind of music we perform. !
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Praise and Worship music beau fully expresses our faith in a popular beat lending itself to extra�liturgical events, !
social events, even driving along in the car as we listen along to the melodies and upli*ing words. Sacred music,
properly speaking, is music that is used during the celebra on of liturgical rites (Mass, exposi on of the Blessed
Sacrament, Liturgy of the Hours, and so on). Sacred music has its own form and func on because of the se(ng in
which it finds itself: namely, in the presence of Our Lord as we pray to him through media on of the church’s
rites. !
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Music during Mass is meant to elevate and inspire our hearts to worship. It’s func on is not so much to impress
or delight us for its own sake, but to cause our reflec on of the ac on on the altar to deepen. The entrance,
offertory, and Communion hymns we have been accustomed to singing are actually replacing the scriptures that
the church has provided for us to sing during those parts of the Mass. The Mass is scriptural, including in what we
are to sing, and instead of embracing these words of the scriptures to be used in our singing, we have replaced
them with a hymn that is more or less based on the sen ments of that scripture provided for by the church. The
entrance, offertory, and communion chants are meant to sound much like we do the responsorial psalm now,
where one cantor begins the psalm and the rest of the choir sings the rest of the verses. The congrega on could
then sing the response with the cantor a*er each sec on of the psalm un l the piece is complete. In this way, for
the entrance, offertory, and communion parts of the Mass, instead of singing some composer’s reflec on on the
words, we could sing the words the church provides themselves. We could sing our praise to God in the very
words we are given in the scriptures. We sing to God with God’s word! We would not think of replacing the re-
sponsorial psalm with a hymn loosely based on it, would we? Why do we do so with the entrance, offertory, and
communion hymns? A*er we sing the proper texts of the day, we could then sing an hymn at these parts in the
Mass reflec ng on the mystery presented for the day.!
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This is a change from what most of us are used to but it is important we come to appreciate our Catholic way of !
worship. This is what the church provides for us and when done it elevates and beau fies the unique nature of
what we believe about Mass. The Mass is the coming together of heaven and earth in a way that we enter into
the presence of God truly. In that presence, we use music differently from all other places we use music. !
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As we con nue to expand the breadth and depth of our music here at the parish, please see it as an opportunity
to drink richly from the reservoir of our catholic heritage. The music found in the liturgy is meant to stand alone
among all other forms of music and elevate our hearts and minds to the Lord as we par cipate in the Mass.
Please be pa ent as we move forward and keep an open mind knowing that the church in her wisdom has sung
the scriptures at Mass in this way for thousands of years and many saints have been formed by it’s presence. !
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God bless you!!
Fr. Robert
6th Sunday of Easter! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! May 6, 2018!
Sanctuary Light and Memorial Candles�
Do you like to play cards or maybe you never play but you are looking for a fun night out? The Ladies Guild invites all men and women to come join us! No need to no how to play, Military Whist is easy to learn and fun to play! !
� FRIDAY, MAY 11th at 6:30 PM �
St. Monica Hall�!Players will be taught how to play before the game begins. This is a card game played in groups of four. You can bring your own group of four or come individ-ually and join a group forming when you arrive.! !Refreshments will be served. Raffles will be available. !!Tickets are $10.00 per person and must be purchased in advance. Call the parish office for tickets. !!
Please continue to pray for all the youth who will be celebrating the sacrament of Confirmation on May 7, as well as for their sponsors. Pray that the Holy Spirit touch their hearts and open them fully to His trans-forming love and may they experience the fullness of grace present in this sacrament and that they be filled with the Holy Spirit, now and forever. !!!!!If you would like the tabernacle light or a votive memo-rial candle to burn in memory of your loved one please
call the parish office for addition information.!!!!
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10th Grade Confirmation Students!Confirmation Rehearsals � Rehearsal for student and sponsor will be held at St. Augustine Church on May 6th at 7:00pm. !Confirmation � Monday, May 7, 7:00pm, students arrive at 6:15pm.!!
Dates for our Grade 3 Students!First Communion Rehearsals � Two Rehearsals:!Tuesday, May 29, 6PM and Thursday, May 31 at 6PM!
First Communion�Sunday, June 3, 11AM at St. Augus-tine Church!
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Have you ever thought about making a pilgrimage to the Holy land? Father Robert Turner invites you to join us on a very special Lenten 2019 faith experience! There is no bet-ter way to experience Lent than to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. You will never be the same!!!
There are only 10 seats remaining. Now is the time to book your spot on this once in a lifetime pilgrimage!!!
Our trip will being with a bus to JFK for a flight to the Holy Land on February 12, 2019. As we wind our way through our pilgrimage, we will visit sights such as the River Jordan at the site where it is said Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, Jericho, the archeological sites at Herodian, Betha-ny and Bethlehem, Cana, Nazareth, Capernaum, a sail on the Sea of Galilee, the Mount of Beatitudes, the Upper Room, Mount Tabor, Emmaus, the Pool of Bethesda, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, just to name some of the exciting stops on this breathtaking pilgrimage. Mass will be celebrated each day at one of the important religious sites of our faith.!!
On February 21st, we will fly back to New York for a bus trip back to North Branford. This will be a Lent that you will nev-er forget!!!
Price is $3098 per person, double occupancy, (single ac-commodations are available for an upcharge) which in-cludes roundtrip airfare, fuel surcharges and Government taxes (subject to change), admission charges, entrance fees, hotel gratuities, daily buffet breakfast, all dinners, deluxe motor coach, first class hotels and much more! For more information and a detailed brochure call Mary or Jim Lovelace at Mount Carmel Travel 203�481�6082!possible!!
Voucher Value: $15.00 for a 10 inch hanging basket.!Pick up your flowers at DeFrancesco stand !
anytime between May 11th to May 20th!!
Flower choices include geraniums, fuchsias, new guin-eas (inpatients) petunias!calibrachoa and mixed pots.�
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Please consider joining our adult or youth choir!!If interested please call the parish office or come to a
choir practice�we would love to have you!!!
Join us for a night out full !
of fun and dance!!
St. Monica Church Hall!
Saturday, May 19th !
7:00�11:00 pm!
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BYOB and snacks�tickets
will be on sale following all Masses this weekend
and next weekend. Bring yourself, a guest and your
friends to just get out and have a good time!!
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Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus!
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If you are suffering from an abortion, experience the healing love of Jesus Christ on a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat weekend June 8�10, 2018 in Farmington, CT. The healing weekend includes discussions, living Scriptures with meditation, the Sacrament of Reconcili-ation, a Memorial Service and Mass of Entrustment. Participation is totally confidential. Call 203�631�9030.!
6th Sunday of Easter! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! May 6, 2018!
May 5 ! Homefront Day�May 6 ! Confirmation Rehearsals for Student/Sponsor �� � Location: St. Augustine Church 7:00pm�
May 7 ! Confirmation 7:00pm�
� � Location: St. Augustine Church�May 8 ! Legion of Mary 9:30am�
� � Location: St. Monica Education Center�May 9 ! Bible Study with Deacon Hart 1:00pm�
� � Location: St. Monica Hall�May 9 ! Adult Choir Practice 6:30pm�
� � Location: St. Augustine Church�May 11! Youth Choir Practice 5:00pm �� � Location: St. Augustine Church�May 11 ! Military Whist 6:30pm�Tickets still available � � call the office. �� � Location: St. Monica Hall�May 13 ! Knights of Columbus Breakfast 10:00am�
� � Location: St. Monica Hall�May 14 ! Parish Council Meeting 6:30pm�
� � Location: St. Augustine Hall�
Upcoming Events for St. Ambrose Parish�
If you are in a hospital, nursing home
or rehabilitation facility and would like a visit, please give the office a call.
Fr. would be happy to stop by!
Last Chance to Purchase Flower Vouchers�
You’re Invited to Join the Choir�
Get Your Tickets!�If you are new to the parish and would like to register
or have a comment, concern or compliment,! Please tear off and deposit into collection basket�
� New to parish, would like to register!� Moving out of parish!� Requesting Envelopes !� Cancelling Envelopes!� Need information on Online Giving!� New telephone, mailing or email address below!� Need information, please call!� Comments, Concerns, Compliments or Suggestions!Name:!
