Saint Francis of Assisi Church
Rev. Jerzy Auguscik, O.F.M., Conv.
Administrator
Deacon Wayne F. Griffin
WEEKEND MASSES
Saturday: 4:30pm
Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00am
DAILY MASSES
Monday-Friday: 7:00am
Saturday: 8:00am
CONVENT
Sr. Marie Denise Murphy,
S.S.N.D.
Sr. Miriam McGuire,
S.S.N.D.
225-7143
RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION
COORDINATOR
Deacon Wayne
860-877-4851
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Monika Krajewska
SACRAMENT OF
RECONCILIATION
Saturdays 3:00 - 4:00pm
or by appointment
MARRIAGE
MINISTRY TO THE SICK
OR HOMEBOUND
Please call the Friary if someone you know is hospitalized
or homebound and would
like to receive the Sacraments.
Contact the Friary at least 6
months before the desired
date to set up schedule of
premarital conferences.
REGISTRATION
New parishioners should
FRIARY OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday
8:30am - 4:30pm
Friary: 225-6449
Fax: 225-2315
Paula Boyer, Secretary
BAPTISM
Pre-sacramental instruction
required. Call the Friary for
further instruction.
register as soon as possible.
Please notify the Friary of
any change of address or
telephone number.
PRAYER LINE
We pray for anyone in need
of prayer. Names are not
necessary, simply tell us your
intention. Contact Maureen
at 224-2397 or Marjorie at
357-3853
BULLETIN DEADLINE
All copy should be submitted
in writing to the Friary office
by 12 Noon on Monday.
1755 S TANLEY S TREET • N EW B RITAIN , CT 06053
http://saintfrancisnb.org
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saturday, Oct. 25 – Vigil: 30th Ordinary Sunday
4:30PM Robert Gaffney 4th Anniv. req. by Family
Sunday, Oct. 26 – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00AM For Living & Deceased of Our Parish Family
10:00AM Robert Hackett req. by Family
Monday, Oct. 27
7:00AM Souls of Purgatory in Honor of the
Sacred Heart
Tuesday, Oct. 28 – Saints Simon and Jude
7:00AM For An End to Abortions
Wednesday, Oct. 29
7:00AM For Vocations to the Priesthood
Thursday, Oct. 30
7:00AM For Vocations to Religious Life
Friday, Oct. 31
7:00AM Intention of the Celebrant
Saturday, Nov. 1 – All Saints Day
8:00AM Wladyslaw Chadukiewicz req. by Family
Saturday, Nov. 1 – Vigil: All Souls Day
4:30PM Fred & Eleanor Morley req. by Family
Sunday, Nov. 2 – All Souls Day
8:00AM For Living & Deceased of Our Parish Family
10:00AM John Florio 30th Anniv. req. by Family
Please Pray for…
Our Sick, Homebound and those in Nursing Homes:
Paul Beaulieu, Rita Bogli, Barbara Dubois, Regina
Fialkowski, Rick Kaszycki, Sebastian Motto, Michael
O’Connor, Marita O’Neill, Rose Rembisz, Nancy
Ringrose, Stephan Sen, Carol Shea, Peter Skonieczny,
Robert Stich, Mary Ellen Vaznelis and Frank Windish.
Our Deceased.
This week the Sanctuary lamps will burn in memory
of:
Blessed Sacrament
Robert Gaffney
Blessed Mother
Robert Gaffney
Saint Joseph
Robert Gaffney
Memorial candles are available for $5.00 each. Please
call Paula at 860-225-6449 for details.
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New Britain
October 18 & 19
Weekly Collection ............................ $2,225.00
Children’s Envelopes ............................... $11.50
Mission Collection ..............................$824.00
Thank you for your support.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Friday, October 31 st 8:00AM to 6:00PM
Join us as we conclude our observance of the “40
Days for Life” campaign. The main components of
the campaign are prayer and fasting for an End to
Abortions.
This week Marjorie Gaffney donated two floral
arrangements in memory of Robert Gaffney on the
occasion of the 4th Anniversary of his death.
Mission Sunday Results
Thank you for your generous response to the Society
for the Propagation of the Faith on World Mission
Sunday. Our parish raised $824 – generous help that
will reach the Church in Mongolia and local churches
throughout the Missions, where the poor receive
practical help and the experience of God’s love and
mercy, His hope and peace. For more information,
please visit www.IAmAMissionary.org.
Party Planning Meeting
Monday, November 3 r d at
7:00PM in Church Hall
The Ladies’ Guild will sponsor a
parish-wide Pot Luck Christmas
Party on the evening of
Wednesday, December 10th. All Guild members and
any other parishioner interest in helping or planning
this party are invited to attend a planning session.
Your ideas are welcome.
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 26, 2014
St. Francis Annual Collection
Defending Our Religious Liberty
Every parish family should have received a letter from
Father George this week asking for a contribution to
our annual parish appeal so we can continue with our
parish improvements and help balance our budget.
Please complete your gift card and return it to the
parish office today. Thank you!
Organizations
such
as
church-sponsored
universities, hospitals and social services, are facing
a fine of $100 per day ($36,500 per year) per
employee if they provide health coverage that does
not include contraceptives, including abortioncausing drugs, and sterilization. Exorbitant fines like
these will surely force a lot of organizations that
serve tens of thousands of people to close.
If you haven’t done so already, please voice your
opposition to the mandate by calling President
Obama at the White House at 202-456-1111 or U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia
Mathews Burwell at 202-205-5445. Let them know
that the mandate is in violation of our First
Amendment right to religious freedom.
VIRTUS Training Session Offered
It is the policy of the Archdiocese of Hartford that
volunteers who are with or around children should
complete the VIRTUS training before they begin their
ministry, or within 30 days from the time they begin.
Employees should complete the training as part of the
employment process. Only volunteers and employees
who have had the training and a background check
should be working with children.
A VIRTUS training session will be held here at Saint
Francis of Assisi Church on Saturday, November 8
starting at 9:00AM in the Church Hall. The session
lasts about 3 hours and will end around 12:00Noon.
Anyone planning to attend should call Liz Arena at
860-827-8133.
Today’s Music
E: City of God # 373
O: We Are the Light of the World # 543
C: We Are Called # 586
R: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You # 556
Priesthood Discernment Evenings
The Vocation Office will be holding monthly
Priesthood Discernment Evenings at St. Thomas
Seminary (467 Bloomfield Ave., Bloomfield, CT) for
men between the age of 18 and 55 who would like to
get information about the Catholic Priesthood and
meet with other men who feel God might be calling
them to serve as a priest.
We will meet Thursday, (Nov. 20; and Dec. 18) 6:00 –
7:30PM. Pizza will be served. Please call the Vocation
Office at 860-242-5573 for more information.
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Child’s Jacket Found
A pink hooded child’s raincoat was left in the school
lobby following religion classes on Saturday, Oct. 4,
2014. Please contact our parish office at 860-2256449 if this coat might belong to your child.
Meetings and Events
Children’s Rosary: Second Sunday of every month,
immediately following the 10:00AM Mass. Next
date: November 9, 2014.
Prayer Group: Every Tuesday evening, 7:00 –
8:00PM, in the Church. Anyone is invited to join us.
Men’s Rosary League: Wed., November 19 at
7:00PM in the Church. Social Hour follows in the
Church Hall. All men are invited.
Religion Classes; Grades 1 – 5: Saturday, Nov. 1, 8,
15, 22, 8:45 – 9:45AM in the School. Please note:
No classes on Sat., Nov. 29th.
Religion Classes; Grades 6, 7 & 8: Sunday, Nov. 2 &
18, 6:00 – 8:00PM in the School.
Religion Classes: Grades 9 & 10 Confirmation:
Sunday, Nov. 2 & 18, 6:00 – 8:00PM in the School.
Exposition & Adoration of Blessed Sacrament: First
Friday of each month. Next Date: Nov. 7, 7:30AM to
3:00PM.
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 26, 2014
Youth Group Newsflash…
Our Youth Group needs help in raising funds to be able to attend the World Youth Spectacular Event in Poland in
2016. We are having a Redeemable Bottle & Can Return on December 6th & 7th after each Mass. We ask that you
participate in bringing in your (5¢) five-cent bottle and can returns. This will allow you more time to attend to
other matters and encourage our youth to get involved in the community. We look forward to seeing all of you
there. If you have any questions about this fundraiser, please contact us at [email protected].
Why Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament?
Inspiration from Mother Theresa: “Through Mary, the cause of our joy, you discover that nowhere on earth are
you more welcomed, nowhere on earth are you more loved, than by Jesus, living and truly present in the Most
Blessed Sacrament. He is really there in person, waiting just for you.”
Let us be present to Jesus for Adoration and Benediction on Friday, November 7, 2014, here at St. Peter Church,
New Britain, from 1 – 3PM. All are welcome, if just for a brief visit.
Holiday Craft Fairs Announced
Christmas Fair, sponsored by Saint Peter Church Ladies’ Guild on Saturday, November 1 from 9:00AM to 2:00PM
in the Church Hall (located at rear of church). Great food, handmade items, baked goods, raffles, tag sale item and
our special guest: Santa Claus, from 11:00AM to 1:00PM.
Saint Jerome Church, on Slater Road, is holding its annual Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, November 1 from
9:00AM to 3:00PM in the Church Hall, at the rear entrance to the church. Crafters from the New Britain area and
surrounding towns will offer their hand-made creations for sale. There is no admission fee, plus a kitchen menu
with lunch items will be provided at reasonable prices. Come with your family and friends to browse, shop and
even enjoy a bite to eat from our scrumptious kitchen menu.
The Felician Sisters at Our Lady of the Angels Convent, 1315 Enfield St., Enfield, CT (Route 5 – corner of Enfield
St. & South Rd.) invite you to attend their last Pre-Christmas Fair on Saturday, November 22, 2014 from 9:00AM
to 4:00PM. The day will include an opportunity to enjoy games of chance, to purchase handmade items and
homemade bread-Babka, to enjoy homemade food, and play TURKEY BINGO between 1:00PM –3:00PM. This
event is held to benefit our elderly and infirm Felician Sisters.
Craft Fair, sponsored by St. Ann Church, New Britain is inviting crafters and artists to display and sell their crafts at
our Annual Craft Fair. The Fair will be held on Sunday, December 7, 2014 from 9:00AM to 2:00PM. We hope you
will consider purchasing space. The fee is $30 per space. We plan to advertise in the New Britain Herald, Yankee
Flyer and several other circulars as well as posting in all local stores and street signs wherever possible. For an
application please go to [email protected].
Take a Catholic Cruise to the Eastern Caribbean
February 21 st – 28 t h , 2015
Come and sail away on a 7-night Catholic Eastern Caribbean Cruise with Father Joseph Stobba on Holland
America’s Westerdam out of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Ports of call: Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos; San Juan, Puerto
Rico; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI; Half Moon Cay, Bahamas; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Prices begin at $1,869
for two passengers, this includes all port fees and taxes. Daily Mass offered. Deposits of only $350/person will
reserve your cabin. Space is limited. For further information or to register, contact Doug or Eileen at 860-399-1785
or [email protected].
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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the Desk of the Administrator
October 26, 2014
The First Reading that we have read from the Book of Exodus [Ex. 22:21-27] spoke of the loving relationship that
the Israelites men should have towards those who were under-privileged. The responsibility was upon the men
because in those days, they were the authority over the families. The under-privileged were the aliens (the
immigrants), those who were forced to leave their homes because of circumstances such as wars, plagues or
famines. As we heard during the reading, the Israelite men were reminded of their loving obligation to take care
of the needs of the widows and the orphans. God wanted their needs to be taken care of by those who were
more fortunate. The Israelites were reminded that if the widows and orphans were neglected or abused and their
cries reached out to Heaven, God would hear them and His anger would punish the aggressors. Their families
would suffer the same consequences, their wives becoming widows, their children becoming orphans. The people
were reminded that if they abused the ancient Law and the victims of this abuse cried out to God in prayer, He
would hear their cries and He would no longer answer the prayers of those who abused the Law. They would be
denied the blessings that they had received in the past.
In the Second Reading, Paul reminded the Thessalonians [1 Thess. 1:5-10] of his living example among them for
their sake so that they may grow in Christ. Paul’s example is also the Lord’s example.
To fully live one’s Christian life, it is necessary to become imitators of God, as beloved
children, to live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant
offering and sacrifice to God. The examples of St. Paul and many other Christians
shined in the love of Christ so others may know the way of Christ. Paul acknowledged
that through persecution, the Thessalonians persisted in their living faith, receiving the
Word of God with joy that was inspired by the Holy Spirit so that they could become as
living models to others who heard about them in Macedonia and Achaia. These are the communities where Paul
was residing when the good news about the Thessalonians reached him. Joy in the faith during persecution is the
fruit of the Holy Spirit and true imitation of Christ. Here, we also perceive how salvation comes through suffering.
During today’s reading from the Gospel of Matthew, [Mt. 22:34-40] Jesus was asked by the Pharisees what was
the greatest Commandment. This question was reasonable since like today, the Law of those days contained 613
different Commandments. 248 of them were favorable while 365 were things that should not be done. And, when
considering these different Commandments, they all had degrees of excellence or sinfulness. Jesus answered by
saying, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with your entire mind. It
summarizes the first four of the Ten Commandments given to Moses. [Ex. 20:1-11] Placing God first in one’s life
means walking in faith and the love of God. The second greatest Commandment is, “You shall love your neighbor
as yourself. The second Commandment means that if we have the love of God within us, it should shine towards
others. Love is meant to be shared, not to be selfishly kept to oneself.
Peace and goodness to all!
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