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. Page 1 – 917— 10/26/14 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. Page 2 – 917— 10/26/14 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]. Page 3 – 917— 10/26/14 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. 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