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CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS:
ST. PATRICK
47 WEST HIGH ST, EAST HAMPTON, CT 06424
PHONE:
1-860-267-6644
CONTACT PERSON:
KAREN ADAMETZ
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Welcome to St. Patrick Church
CELEBRATIONS OF
THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Saturday Vigil: 5:00p.m.
Sunday: 7:30a.m, 9:00a.m., 11:00a.m., 5:00p.m.
Weekdays: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri: 8:00 a.m.
Holy Day Masses: 8:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m.
Called together by God to experience Jesus and his word,
in the sacraments of the Church and in each other, we are committed to love God
and to embrace all God’s people as witnesses of God’s mercy.
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May 23, 2010
St. Patrick Church
47 West High St.
P.O. Box 177
East Hampton, CT 06424-0177
Welcome to our Parish Family
Please introduce yourself to our parish pastoral
team and register with the parish secretary.
MINISTRY OF CAREGIVING
Office: 860-267-6644
Fax: 860-267-7807
Rectory: 860-267-6646
Email: [email protected]
Web address:
PLEASE NOTE: NEW WEB ADDRESS
Please advise the Pastor, Pastoral Associate, or Parish
Secretary to arrange pastoral visits or Holy Communion for
those who are sick, hospitalized or homebound.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Also arrangements can
be made by calling the Rectory.
saintpatrickeh.org
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Pastoral Team
Rev. Walter M. Nagle, Pastor
Sister Dominic Joseph Valla, A.S.C. J.,
Pastoral Associate
Karen Adametz, Parish Secretary
Daisy Conway, Financial Secretary
Dani Annino, Director of Faith Formation
John P. Higgins, Director of Music & Organist
Arrangements can be made by calling the Parish Office.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Couples must contact the Pastor at least one year in advance to
reserve a date and make arrangements.
CHANGING YOUR RESIDENCE
OR PHONE NUMBER
In a large parish, keeping the information on parishioners up to
date is a difficult task. You can be of immense help in this
regard. If you move or change your telephone number, please
contact the parish office (267-6644). Not only will this help
avoid confusion, but it will also save the cost of paying
additional charges for returned mail. Thank you, Karen
Adametz.
Office Hours
8:00am - 3:00pm, Monday - Thursday
8:00am - 12:00pm, Friday
Bulletin Deadline
Please submit articles no later than noon on Monday
Handicap Accessible
Stewardship
“The Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in
my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all
that I told you.” - John 14:26
The materialism of our society lures us to concentrate more on
what we want than on what God wants for us and from us. It is
good to know that when we are confused by our stewardship
responsibilities we can call on the Holy Spirit to show us the
way.
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Pentecost Sunday
Pentecost Sunday
Saturday, May 22
5:00pm
Herbert & Joyce Rittman req. by Their Family
and Joseph Olivier req. by Doris Masse
Sunday, May 23
7:30am
Anna Radzimirski req. by Donna Daly
9:00am
Michael Gosselin req. by M/m Normand
Charpentier
11:00am Joan Arcidiacono req. by Joan Fomento and
James Tobin req. by His Daughter
Baptisms during this Mass
5:00pm
Mabel Markie req. by Leonard & Ellen Nicholas
Monday, May 24
8:00am Barbara Dumond req. by Jane & Rich Knotek
Tuesday, May 25
8:00am Deceased members of the Dash & Vincent
Families req. by Jack Dash
Wednesday, May 26, St. Philip Neri, priest
8:00am Barthy & Emma Sirois req. by The Sirois Family
Thursday, May 27, St. Augustine of Canterbury, priest
6:00am-7:00pm Eucharistic Adoration
7:00pm
Closing of Adoration
Friday, May 28
8:00am
Elsie F. & J. Marshall Brown req. by Their Son
Trinity Sunday
Saturday, May 29
5:00pm
Anne Marie Ouellette req. by Dorothy Wolf and
Everett Lawson req. by His Family
Sunday, May 30
7:30am
Edward Dash req. by Jack Dash
9:00am
Gene Berube (3rd anniv.) req. by The Guerette
Family
11:00am
Lorenzo Garneau req. by The Family and
Edward Robida req. by John & Jane Robida
The Gallup organization is the world’s leading
research organization. A recent study indicated
that in work environments there is a general
sort of malaise. This is because so often people
are valued for what they produce rather than who they are. In
short, they are known more for their weaknesses than for their
strengths or gifts. What they found, through studies, is that
organizations that focus on strengths rather than weaknesses
had a much greater overall sense of well being. Think now of
how this can apply to a local parish. Rick Warren, founder of
Saddleback Church in California and author of The Purpose
Driven Life, speaks about different types of churches here in
the United States. There are, for example, finance driven
churches, there are social activity driven churches, there are
churches preaching the gospel of sin management, there are
churches that are closed in on themselves and perfectly content
maintaining the status quo. What about Saint Patrick in East
Hampton? What drives us?
In this light I propose that much as there was a dramatic
shift in workplace happiness when the focus shifted from
weaknesses to strengths, so too, an individual parish can
change when the focus is on the gifts of the Spirit. We are all
conscious of sin and the havoc it has wreaked in our lives. G.
K. Chesterton said so beautifully “ We are all in the same boat
and we are seasick.” What we may not be as conscious of,
however, is how the Lord wants all of us to discover our
unique gifts and talents and use them to serve the Body of
Christ. Listen to St. Paul in his letter to the Corinthians: “
There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit,
there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there
are different workings but the same God who produces all of
them in everyone. To each individual the manifestations of the
Spirit is given for some benefit.” Are we listening? Do we
realize that the God who made the universe and who limited
Himself to become a little child and a little piece of bread has
that personal love for, and desire to use us as His instruments?
This is the fulfillment of everything we promised at baptism. It
is our vocation. A vocation to holiness and it is possible. When
the Lord is speaking in these terms He is speaking
individually, not collectively. He is speaking to You.
This Pentecost Sunday thank God for the Gift of God, the
Holy Spirit, The Holy Spirit empowers and gifts each of us to
live transformed lives. Instead of focusing on the gospel of sin
management, we focus on the gospel of God’s Amazing
Grace. Instead of seeing the speck in our brother’s or sister’s
eye we realize how we have been given unique gifts and
talents to share with one another in service. Like the sound of a
beautiful symphony with many different parts, we all have a
role to play in “making a joyful noise to the Lord.”
BUDGET AMOUNT NEEDED FOR WEEKLY
SUNDAY OFFERING: $5,800.00
OFFERTORY-MAY 16 174 ENVELOPES
$4,366.00
OFFERTORY-MAY 16 NON-ENV. USERS
$1,459.00
FEAST OF THE ASCENSION 54 ENVELOPES $ 885.00
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY,
SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO
ST PATRICK CHURCH
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May 23, 2010
Parish Events
St. Patrick Library is located in the workroom of
the Parish Center. All are welcome!
Sunday, May 23
12:00pm
2:00pm
6:30pm
RCIA/WKRM
Pre-Jordan Baptism Class/MO
Life Teen night/CH
Tuesday, May 25
6:00pm
7:00pm
Catechist Appreciation Dinner/CH
Guild craft workshop/WKRM
Wednesday, May 26
7:00pm
Last Choir Rehearsal/CHR
Thursday, May 27
7-9pm
7:30pm
Life Teen Core Mtg./MO
Life in the Spirit Seminar/CH
Sunday, May 30
10:30am
Guild Tag Sale set-up/CH (all week)
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PLEASE NOTE: THE LAST LIFE TEEN MASS AND
LIFE NIGHT FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE MAY
23RD. WE WILL RESUME THE SUNDAY 5:00PM MASS
AND LIFE NIGHTS IN MID SEPTEMBER. Please check the
bulletin and River East Newspaper for details.
SUMMER LIFE TEEN EVENTS: We have many events
planned for the summer, including two retreats, Steubenville
and North bay! Again, keep an eye on the bulletin and face
book for information!
Teens: View podcasts at www.lifeteen.com - “Sunday,
Sunday, Sunday”, Catholic Movie Reviews, THE171,
LoveLife, and TheMix!!
For more information on upcoming events or for
monetary, food or time donations, please contact Dan
Williams, 860-267-9650 or Gary Sorvillo,860-267-6406 or e
-mail at [email protected]. To view life teen
pictures go to www.snapfish.com, email address:
[email protected], password is “splifeteen”.
CUP AND SIGN OF PEACE
Bishop Cote has indicated that he will restore the Cup and the
Sign of Peace for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of
Christ beginning June 5, 2010 if another flu outbreak does not
occur. Precautions that were initiated last fall should continue.
If anyone is interested in becoming a
Eucharistic Minister or Lector,
please call the Parish Office at 267-6644.
On June 5/6 members of the East Hampton Ambulance and
parishioners of St. Patrick Church will be at the exits of the
Church after all Masses. They will be there to answer any
questions about the volunteer organization and becoming an
EMT. Each year with the increase of emergency calls, the need
for trained medical volunteers also increases. Please take a
flyer and consider joining their ranks.
2010 Annual Bishop’s Appeal
“The Lord is my light…” (Psalm 27:1)
To date, our Parish has pledged $42,841.00 toward our
$57,700.00 goal. A total of 199 parishioners have responded.
To those who have, thus far, made their gift to the campaign,
we thank you for your generosity but also for helping us to
meet our Parish’s share of our responsibility to support the
many ministries, services and programs that benefit our
parishes, schools, and other diocesan institutions. If you have
not yet made your pledge, please add your gift, whatever the
amount, in solidarity with those who have already given by
returning your pledge envelope at your earliest convenience.
The ABA is an annual opportunity to practice stewardship
and share our gifts, with those less fortunate. We are not an
isolated church; we are not an isolated faith community. We
are part of a greater Church. Our parish and our diocese are
partners in faith. Please open your hearts to the needs of our
greater faith community and make a generous pledge to the
2010 Annual Bishop’s Appeal. Thank you.
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Pentecost Sunday
Introduction-Liturgy of the Word:
Today we conclude our fifty-day celebration of Easter at the
invitation of our gracious God through the power of the Holy
Spirit. More that ninety days ago we began our annual spiritual
pilgrimage with ashes in the sign of the cross. Today we
rejoice in the presence of the Holy Spirit among us, bringing
us abundant new life. Let us give thanks and praise to God for
all the gifts of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
1 Pt 1: 3-9/Mk 10: 17-27; Ps. 111:5
1 Pt 1: 10-16/Mk 10: 28-31; Ps. 98:2a
1 Pt 1: 18-25/Mk 10: 32-45; Ps. 147:12a
1 Pt 2: 2-5, 9-12/Mk 10: 46-52; Ps. 100:2c
1 Pt 4: 7-13/Mk 11: 11-26; Ps. 96:13b
Jude 17: 20b-25/Mk 11: 27-33
Prv 8: 22-31 Rom 5: 1-5 Jn 16: 12-15
Please Pray for our Priests...Norwich
Pope Benedict XVI has designated June 19, 2009 through June
19, 2010 as the Year for Priests.
May 23: Agnes Bussiere 1998, Mary Bride 1987, Everett
Sullivan 1976, James Wilson 1972
May 24: Charles Sienna 2004, Josephine Lechner 1999,
Joseph Becker Sr. 1991, Charles Dickinson 1985, Gerald Wall
1981, Howard McCormick Sr 1979
May 25: Jeannine Dash 2005, John Zipoli 2004, Everett
Lawson 1999, Arthur Valli 1993, Joan Holmes 1990, Fernand
Gamache 1989, William Schultz Sr. 1989, Franciszek Ukleja
1987, Frances Nana 1984, Norma Morse 1979, May Osborne
1979, Cleo Cardin 1978, Vincenza DiMaria 1977, Gustave
Bussiere 1973
May 26: Raymond Hubner 2009, Ruby Foran 1997, Antelina
DiStefano 1996, Louis D=Antonio Sr. 1988, Alfred Fontanella
1984, Louis Brewer 1982
May 27: George Doran 1996, Mary Cavanaugh 1982, Theresa
Wolf 1978, Charles Kidd 1972
This week please pray for the
following priests of our Diocese
Rev. Jude Surowiec, O.F.M., Conv.
Rev. Frank I. Sutman, O.P.
Rev. Pasquale Taliercio, M.S.A.
Rev. Damian Tomiczek, S.D.S.
Rev. Eugene Tremblay, O.M.I.
Rev. Raymond D. Vaillancourt, M.S.
Rev. George Villamthanam, C.S.T.
Rev. Halbert Weidner, C.O.
Rev. John Welch, M.S.
Rev. Joseph Whalen, M.S.
Lord our God, You guide Your people by the ministry of
Priests. Keep them faithful in obedient service to You that by
their life and ministry they may bring You glory in Christ.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who
lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for
ever and ever. Amen.
May 28: Joseph Kidd 2005, Evelyn Bransfield 2001, Z Henry
Cylkowski 1991
May 29: Leonard Yanchinsky 2004, Richard Schmelke 1997,
Miranda Cogswell 1994, Helen Krotky 1989, Peter Gianakos
1985, Marie Graham 1980, Felix Beauregard 1972, Richard
Chamberlain 1971, Mary Roy 1970
Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord. May their souls and
the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of
God rest in peace. Amen.
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Catechists Needed
If you like to work with children, enjoy
sharing your faith, and have free time on
Monday afternoons or evenings the children
of St. Patrick need you!! Please consider
joining this important ministry. For additional
information call Dani Annino at 860-267-6644
or email [email protected].
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May 23, 2010
Blessings to Our First Communicants
May 15, 2010
Molly Conklin
Claudia Krzeminski
John O’Brien
Evan Reichenbach
Skylar Vicino
Kayla Field
Madeline Lanzi
Jared Reed
Ian Tomanelli
Kristin Whitney
May 16, 2010
Lauren Baker
Marissa Jedziniak
Nicholas Rodrigues
Isabella Scarfo
Ruth Spooner
Isabella Diaz
Lance Harbec
Jenna Russo
Lexie Scrivano
Mass Times
Starting the weekend of July 5/6
Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30am
Parish Office Hours
Starting the week of July 1st
Mon.-Thurs.: 8:00am-3:00pm
Fri.: CLOSED
ST. PATRICK GUILD
ANNUAL TAG SALE
The Guild will sponsor their Annual Tag Sale on Friday June
4th, 5 pm to 8pm and Saturday, June 5th from 9 am to 1
pm at St. Patrick Parish Center. We will be needing nice items
for the sale and request your help. Also, if you have any
costume jewelry, please contact Jessie Sjoblad at 267-9193.
Once again we will be accepting tag sale items at the Parish
Center May 30th-June 3rd. As you are going through your
attics and garages please be on the look-out for items you no
longer need that may be good for our sale. Note: we do not
sell computer items, clothing, large appliances or books
with the exception of children’s books. If you have any
questions, please call Helen Boule at 267-4137. Thank you
very much for your continued support of the Guild events.
Sharing the Spirit
The Holy Spirit gives us every good gift. The Spirit gives
us faith. The Spirit enriches our lives with the grace of God.
The Spirit lies beneath the charisms we have—the particular
gifts that build up the Body of Christ, however we choose to
serve.
Perhaps the Spirit’s greatest gift is preparing us for eternal
life with Christ. Paul writes to the Romans, “If the Spirit of the
one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the one who
raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies
also, through his Spirit that dwells in you.” The same Spirit
who gave life to Christ will also give life to us. The Father,
whose Spirit dwelled in Jesus, sends the same Spirit into the
hearts of those who believe.
This Pentecost recalls the sending of the Holy Spirit upon
the apostles long ago, but it also celebrates the coming of the
Spirit into the church today. That Spirit enriches each of us in
many ways—through our faith, our charisms, and the promise
of eternal life.
This Pentecost, let us open our hearts to that Spirit. Let us
accept the work of the Spirit in others and release it within
ourselves. Let us live in the Spirit that we might die in the
Spirit. On that great day we will be joint heirs with Christ as
we sing praise to the Father, in the Spirit for ever. Written by
Paul Turner. Copyright © 2009, Resource Publications, Inc., 888-2737782, www.rpinet.com. All rights reserved. Reprinted with
permission from Lectionary Bulletin Inserts, Year C: First and Second
Readings.
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Pentecost Sunday
Diocesan News
Bereavement Support Groups: Every first and third
Monday: 5:00-6:30pm, Conference Room A or B, Middlesex
Hospital, Middletown. Every second and fourth Thursday:
6:30-8:00pm, Shoreline Medical Center, 260 Westbrook Rd.,
Essex. Every second and fourth Wednesday: 10:00-11:30am,
One MacDonough Place, Community Room. (The Hospital’s
assisted living facility on the corner of Main St. Extension and
MacDonough Place.) For more information, please call
Chaplain Dennis McCann, Middlesex Hospital Chaplain,
860-358-6725.
St. Peter’s Higganum 50th Jubilee Spring Concert. The New
England Chamber Choir and Orchestra, under the direction of
Richard Wm. Donohue, invites you to join us for our thirtysixth annual spring concert on Sunday, May 23rd at 7:30 p.m.
at St. Peter Church in Higganum. This concert is a part of the
year long 50th Jubilee celebration of St. Peter Church. Some
pieces to be played will be Georg Frederic Handel: Chandos
Anthem XII, Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata 129, Gelobet sei
der Herr, mein Gott and Handel: Dettingen Te Deum.
Wheelchairs wanted! If you have a manual wheelchair no
longer being used, Chariots of Hope, a non-profit volunteer
organization, is collecting them to provide one at no cost to
persons in need. Saturday, June5th is our twelfth annual 1000
Wheels Day, and chairs will be collected at all State Police
Barracks.
St. Patrick Church Ministries
Adoption
267-2457
Information: Dave & Maggie DeCrescente
Altar Server: Susan Lanzi—267-9984
ACTS Retreat/Men& Women:
Warren & Beverly Edwards—267-9926
Al & Isabel Vela—267-1508
John & Carol Lambert—267-9157
Baptism Contact:
Sister Dominic Joseph —267-6644
Baptism Class:
Mary Kaye Varni—267-9050
Coordinator of Caregiving:
Sister Dominic Joseph—267-6644
Westside Manor: Deb Desrocher—267-0705
Cobalt Lodge: Daisy Conway—267-0833
Child Advocate: Maggie DeCrescente—267-2457
Eucharistic Adoration: Sheila Wall—267-9486
500 Club: John Robida—267-0329
Gathering in Grace: Roxann Bartone—267-6279
Anointing of the Sick
On June 13, 2010 during the 11:00am Mass, Father Nagle
will administer the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
“The Church believes and confesses that among the 7
sacraments there is one especially intended to strengthen those
who are being tried by illness.” (CC)
This sacrament is now called the Anointing of the Sick
because one need not be at the point of death to receive it. We
know from Sacred Scripture that Jesus healed those who were
sick and infirm. We need Him so that He can make us whole
again both physically and spiritually.
Please come to be renewed and strengthened by receiving
this holy sacrament. If you are able to attend, please call us at
267-6644 so that we can reserve a place for you in church. If
you are unable to attend please call us so that we can come to
you with the Oil of the Sick.
Guild: Maria Camara—267-6321
Knights of Columbus: Bobby Ashton—462-4265
Life Teen: Gary Sorvillo—267-6406
Dan Williams—267-9650
Marriage Encounter: Dan & Pam Harazim—267-1184
Nurses’ Ministry: Maggie Coolican—267-0540
Pastoral Council Chair: Mike Mohr—881-7080
Prayer Group: George & Regina Looby—267-8203
Prayer Line: Jann Dalton — 267-5720
Pat Powers — 267-8529
Pro-Life: Theresa Hickey—267-0071
R.C.I.A.: Sister Dominic Joseph—267-6644
Vocation Contact: Don Hickey—267-0071
Wedding Coordinator: Michelle Donahue—342-0435