Mass Schedule Weekday: Monday-Thursday 8:00am & First Friday Weekend: Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 8:00am & 10:00am Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday at 3:30pm and following 4:30pm Mass Parish House 1321 Whittemore Rd., Middlebury, CT 06762 Tel.: 203-758-2659 Fax: 203-577-6464 Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00am-2:30pm Email: [email protected]Website: stjohnofthecrosschurch.org Pastor Rev. Lawrence Symolon Email: [email protected]Religious Education Staff Summer Hours Monday -Thursday: 9:00am-12:00pm Tel: 203-758-1346 Mrs. Annette Williams Coordinator of Grades 1-8 Email: [email protected]Mrs. Jacqueline Beauvais Coordinator of Grades 9-12 Email: [email protected]Parish Staff Mrs. Donna Ryan, Parish Secretary Mrs. Helen Kramer, Pastor’s Assistant Music Mr. Allan Dabkowski, Director of Music Head Ushers Mr. Robert C. Desmarais, Sr. Mr. Paul Babarik Parish Trustees Ronald Vitarelli Lori Zionkowski Mission Statement We, the parish family of St. John of the Cross, are a Catholic Christian Community dedicated to sharing our faith and deepening our love of the Lord Jesus Christ. Proclaiming God’s Word through the celebration of Mass and the Sacraments is central to our identity. We strive through the ministries of the Church and the gifts of the Holy Spirit to nurture our faith in prayer, religious education and serving other needs within and outside our parish family. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) The process which welcomes adults into the Roman Catholic Church and brings uncatechized Catholics into full Communion with the Church. Anyone interested in learning more about R.C.I.A., please feel free to contact Father Symolon. Baptisms Couples requesting Baptism for their children must be registered in the parish and attend one Baptism preparation session. Baptisms are scheduled at 11:15am on the first Sunday of each month. Marriage According to Canon Law, marriages are to be celebrated in the parish Church of the bride or groom. Arrangements are to be made at least six months in advance. Please contact Father Symolon at the Parish House. Not registered? Visit our Parish House dur- ing office hours and become an important addition to our parish family and part of a warm and supportive community of faith. Welcome! St. John of the Cross is a Catholic Christian Community, dedicated to sharing our faith and deepening our love of the Lord Jesus Christ. St. John of the Cross Parish Roman Catholic Church LOVE GOD, LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS, MAKE DISCIPLES PASTOR: Rev. Lawrence Symolon ● Deacon Michael J. Walsh ● Deacon Stephen L. Savarese
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Mass Schedule Weekday: Monday-Thursday 8:00am & First Friday
Weekend: Saturday 4:30pm
Sunday 8:00am & 10:00am
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday at 3:30pm and following 4:30pm Mass
Parish House 1321 Whittemore Rd., Middlebury, CT 06762
Head Ushers Mr. Robert C. Desmarais, Sr. Mr. Paul Babarik
Parish Trustees Ronald Vitarelli Lori Zionkowski
Mission Statement We, the parish family of St. John of the Cross, are a
Catholic Christian Community dedicated to sharing our
faith and deepening our love of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Proclaiming God’s Word through the celebration of
Mass and the Sacraments is central to our identity. We
strive through the ministries of the Church and the gifts
of the Holy Spirit to nurture our faith in prayer, religious
education and serving other needs within and outside our
parish family.
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.)
The process which welcomes adults into the Roman Catholic Church and brings uncatechized Catholics into full Communion with the Church. Anyone interested in learning more about R.C.I.A., please feel free to contact Father Symolon.
Baptisms Couples requesting Baptism for their children must be registered in the parish and attend one Baptism preparation session. Baptisms are scheduled at 11:15am on the first Sunday of each month.
Marriage According to Canon Law, marriages are to be celebrated in the parish Church of the bride or groom. Arrangements are to be made at least six months in advance. Please contact Father Symolon at the Parish House.
Not registered? Visit our Parish House dur-ing office hours and become an important addition to our parish family and part of a warm and supportive community of faith.
Welcome!
St. John of the Cross is a Catholic Christian
Community, dedicated to sharing our faith
and deepening our love of the Lord Jesus Christ.
St. John of the Cross Parish Roman Catholic Church
LOVE GOD, LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS, MAKE DISCIPLES
PASTOR: Rev. Lawrence Symolon ● Deacon Michael J. Walsh ● Deacon Stephen L. Savarese
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS CHURCH, MIDDLEBURY, CT
SATURDAY, June 30 4:30PM Dr. Richard Caskey
Req. by Mr. & Mrs. Louis Pontillo Jr.
SUNDAY, July 1 8:00AM For the people of the Parish 10:00AM Sam D’Amelio (Birthday) Req. Antoinette D’Amelio & family
MONDAY, July 2 8:00AM Concetta Capabianco
Req. by Angela & Marcel LeVeille
TUESDAY, July 3 8:00AM Mass
WEDNESDAY, July 4 8:00AM No Mass
THURSDAY, July 5 8:00AM Michael Bernavage Req. by his mother
FRIDAY, July 6
8:00AM Giovanni Crudele Req. by his family
SATURDAY, July 7 4:30PM Alfred Massimino (3rd Anniversary) Req. by Beltran family
SUNDAY July 8 8:00AM Frances & Andrew Ferrara Req. Ed & Carmela Jankowski
10:00AM August Dinova Req. by his family
Mass Intentions
GIFTS TO GOD AND THE PARISH
Needed in Weekly Offertory: $ 8,183.00
June 24 Offertory: $ 3,580.00 June 24 Online Offertory: $ 1,233.00 Week of June 10Candles: $ 87.90
QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK -
This Week at St. John of the Cross
Thursday, July 5
Rosary for Vocations, 8:30am, Church
Saturday, July 7
Confession, 3:30-4:00pm, Church
Knights of Columbus Rosary, 4:00pm, Church
.
Sandwich Team 4
*FFH (lower church)
Family members for whom the Mass is being offered are invited to
bring up the Offertory Gifts. If you choose to do so, please notify one
of the ushers as you enter Church.
It’s Parish Garden time again! We will be donating our bounty to those who may never have a fresh vegetable all summer. If you can help in any way, or take a week of watering, weeding, and picking, please contact Mary Lee Quinn via email and let her know that she can count on you! Her email is [email protected]. Thanks!
October 1st - 11th, 2018
with Fr. Bob Kwiatkowski, Deacon Bob Palotti, Gigi Frailey and Laurie Janecko
You are invited to consider joining Fr. Bob and team for this awesome opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Jesus on a pilgrimage to the HOLY LAND. Among many other things we are excited to see the newly discovered ancient city of Magdala with its first century synagogue. The approximate cost of the trip is $4,100.00 per person which includes: land and air trans-portation, hotels, meals, and entrance fees to all sites. Deadline for registration is June 29th. Final payment due on August 10th. Select International Tours website (selectinternationaltours.com) has detailed information about our trip. Questions may be directed to Gigi Frailey at St. Peter Claver Parish Office at 860-561-4235.
Holy Land Pilgrimage
THOUGHT WHEN CELEBRATING JULY 4TH - FREEDOM CONSISTS NOT IN DOING WHAT WE LIKE, BUT IN HAVING
THE RIGHT TO DO WHAT WE OUGHT.
- ST. JOHN PAUL II
First Reading
According to the Jewish sage, "God did not make death." How then did death enter into the world, according to Wisdom? Second Reading
Paul encourages the wealthier Christians in Corinth to help the needy in the community out of their abundance. In what ways do you live by this spiritual practice? Gospel Reading
We hear two healing miracles in today's Gospel reading, both of which connect one's faith to healing. When has your faith led to healing?
The Parish Office will be closed
Wednesday, 4, 2018
In observance of
Independence Day
Daily Mass WILL NOT BE celebrated.
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Religious Education News
Youth Ministry News
Organ Fund Update: As of June 24th, total donated to the Organ Fund!
$37,901.00 of the $75,000.00 needed.
Thank you for your generosity & support!
2018-2019 Religious Education Registration
It is time to register for the 2018-2019 Religious Ed classes
and our high school Confirmation Program. Registration is
ongoing at the Parish House
Monday thru Thursday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
*If your child is entering first grade or you are a new family
registering for the first time, a copy of your child’s Baptism and
First Holy Communion certificate is needed.
First Friday Adoration of the Blessed Sacra-
ment will take place on Friday, July 7, 2018,
from 8:30 am until 4:00 pm. If you would
like to spend some time in Adoration, contact
Rita Keating at 203-758-9139.
. . . or for those who may prefer evening
hours, First Friday Nocturnal Adoration will take place at Prince
of Peace Parish at St. Teresa of Avila Church in Woodbury on
Friday, July 7, 2018 from 7:30 pm until 9:00 pm.
This fall we will be having a Parish
Picnic on the grounds of our Parish
House on Sunday, September 9th,
from Noon to 3:00pm (rain date September
16th). Please mark your calendars.
Parish News The Father Loftus Council, Knights of Columbus,
recently conducted its 20th Annual Summer Slam
Against Hunger. Knights worked four area grocery
stores and in total collected over 6000 pounds of food, which has
been distributed to four local food banks: Middlebury, Water-
town, Woodbury, and St. Vincent de Paul. People at all the
stores were extremely generous, sometimes coming out with 5
bags of food and keeping just one for themselves!
The council wishes to thank the following Knights who made the
drive such a success: Arnold and Josh Nordby and grandson
Liam Moity, Nick Corsi and grandson Nathaniel Zem-
bruski, Clint Greatorex, Bob Eddy, Bob Cappelletti, George
Gabrielson, John Kotchian, Terry Smith, Jorge Dias, Jack
McCasland, Joe Hanggi, Derrick Dumoulin and son Marcus,
Mike McVerry, Pat Dwyer, Al Ulozas, Tom Sherk, Bob
Ranaldo, John Posa, Dave Wiliams, Tom Gormley, Jim Roy, and
Frank Mirovsky.
The St. John of the Cross Annual Back-to-
School Collection will be held throughout the month of July. Acts 4 Ministry collects
and distributes Uniform Tops (white, blue
[any shade], black or grey), and Uniform Bottoms (khaki,
navy, black and grey) size 6 and higher, to needy children in
the Waterbury area. They also collect school accessories such as
book bags, lunch bags, rulers, folders and writing tools. You can leave your donations in the basket at the entrance of the Church
or in Father Fanning Hall. Thanks!
On July 15th sixteen teens will be going on a mission trip
to Brooklyn, NY where they will work with Young
Neighbors in Action at work different sites. Please keep
these teens in your prayers.
Julia Anelli Megan McGrath
Kayla Beauvais Alexandra Nerney
Amanda Boggiano Samantha Perrella
Sarah Boggiano Tomas Reyes
Hayley DiMeglio Lisa Schmiedel
Sean Dunfee Luzian Soto
Emily Falk Nadia Stronkowski
Felicity Galarneau Lilly Waterman
Thank you to their chaperones who give freely of their time.
Sue Mayer
Chris Beauvais
Michelle Beauvais
My Summer Prayer As I begin the summer months,
gracious and loving Jesus,
remind me of your ever present
guidance and love.
Give me confidence in Your presence,
remembering all that I have been
taught this year and let me
live it in my summer experiences.
As I work, play and enjoy
my family and friends this summer, may I feel Your love within me,
guiding me toward all
that is right and just.
Let me be grateful for the gift
of summer, Jesus. Allow me to
enjoy it safely and remind
me daily of Your love for me. Amen.
JULY 1, 2018
Readings for the Week
Respect Life
Live the Liturgy - Inspiration for the Week
God does not rejoice in our demise or our destruction. Rather,
He made us in His image and desires that we have life. He also
desires that we be healed and know His loving touch. There is
great power in an embrace. The touch of another can heal
wounds and restore life. There is also power in faith. Faith can
turn us toward the truth and turn us toward God. God can pro-
foundly change how we see Him, ourselves, and one another.
God desires that we turn toward Him and be healed of all that
wounds and binds us so that we can be free and enjoy the full-
ness life. Reach out and share your faith with someone this
week so that they can receive God's life-changing embrace.
July 1, 2018
Pray For . . .
REMEMBER THOSE WHO ARE SERVING… God, keep special watch over these men and women serving in
the Navy, National Guard, Army, Marine Corps., Air Force,
Coast Guard: R. Jay C., Alicia C., Scott D., Patrick D. E., Miles G., Jeremy G., Michael I., Patrick P., Brandon S., Julian S., Matthew Wynne
Middlebury Food Bank Suggestions for next week:
Canned fruits & vegetables
Thank You. God Bless!
The Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference will take place
on October 20, 2018. The theme is “Go out to the whole
world” (Mark 16:15)
Registration and additional information at ctcatholicmen.org
On Saturday, July 7, 2018, at 4:00pm, the
Knights of Columbus will recite the rosary
before the 4:30pm Mass. All parishioners are
Around the Archdiocese
2018 Women's Conference, sponsored by the Archdiocese of
Hartford, Saturday November 3, 2018 at the Hartford Marriott in
Farmington 10:00 -5:00pm. The theme of the Conference will be
"Woman is the World's Harmony". The Keynote speaker will be
Kerry Robinson. The conference will include Vigil Mass cele-
brated by Bishop Rosazza. For more information and to register
go to www.CatholicEdAOHCT.org or call (860) 242-5573.
Please pray for our sick at home, in hospitals and convales-
cent homes, especially: Peter Abate, Mary Arpaia, Paul Ba-
barik, Carolyn Barbieri, Ellen Barrett, Al Berardelli, Anna
Berardelli, Michael Berardelli, Jenn Bona, Jewel Brice, Judy
Bridges, Frank Calabro, Anna M. Carrano, Virginia Cartiglia,
Louise Cassella, Mark Cavallero, Patti DeLandro, Annie DeLe-
onibus, Dr. Bart DePetrillo, Betsy Desmarais, Liam Dwyer, Kris-
ten Fedor, Andre Frey-Thomas, Claire Fulham, Michael Gargoni,
Jean Pierre Girard, Bernadette Greatorex, Cora Guerin, Juanito
Josef, Art Johnson, Violet Kelly, Jacqueline Kliese, John & Regi-
na Kotchian, John Krejci, Msgr. David Liptak, Michael Lombar-
di, Thomas MacDonald, Joseph Martino, Dick Mascoli, Thomas
Monteleone, Lynn Musto, Leigh O’Brien, Donna Orsatti, Lou
Orsini. Alicia Ostar, Samantha O’Sullivan, Marilyn Perin, Barba-
ra Phelan, Greg Phelan, Evelyn Poremba, Rosa Maria Santos,
Shannon, Robert Swift, Anthony Sylvester, Rev. Dennis J. Vin-
cenzo, Ana Valle, Christine Walz, Don & Patricia Watterworth &
John Weyant.
Please call the Parish House at 203-758-2659 or email [email protected] with names of the sick for inclusion in the weekly bulletin or if someone on this list may be removed.
Jesus often spoke of the widows and orphans, the
“have not’s” of society, whose well being depended
on the compassion and generosity of oth-
ers. Our Lord made it clear to His fol-
lowers; it is not enough to tell people
who lack the basic necessities of life that
they are loved. If someone is hungry and we can feed
him, or homeless and we can provide shelter, then as
Christians we muse. Unborn children are certainly
among the “have not’s” of contemporary society. We
