1. religion and spirituality
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Rev. Eugene Kotlinski, C.M., Pastor
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe – November 23, 2014
Saint Hedwig
P. O. Box 1097, 32 Golden Hill St.
Union City, Naugatuck, CT 06770
203-729-2490 Fax 203-720-2161
St. Hedwig Masses
Saturday Vigil 5:15 PM
Sunday: 9:30AM (Polish) 11:00AM (English)
Weekday Masses: Thursday & Friday 9:00AM
Parish Office Hours: Monday – Thursday
9:00AM-Noon, 1:00PM – 3PM
Office Manager: Kristy Rowley
[email protected]
Saint Mary
338 North Main St.
Union City, Naugatuck, CT 06770
203-729-2279 Fax 203-729-1392
St. Mary Masses
Saturday Vigil 4:00PM
Sunday 8:00AM, 10:30AM 1st & 2nd Sunday
of the month (October – April only)
Week Day Mass: 7:30AM Monday & Tuesday
Parish office hours: Mon.-Friday 8:30AM-1:30PM
Office Manager: Diana Parady
[email protected]
Website: sainthedwig-saintmary.org
Sacrament of Baptism/Sakrament Chrztu Parents should call the Parish office (St. Mary 203-7292279 or St. Hedwig 203-729-2490) soon after the birth of their child to begin preparation process for
the celebration of the sacrament.
Rodzice powinni zadzwonić do biura parafialnego i zgłosić dziecko do Sakramentu Chrztu na
miesiąc przed wybraną datą. (St. Mary 203-729-2279 or St. Hedwig 203-729-2490)
Sacrament of Reconciliation/Sakrament Pojednania (confession/spowiedź): Saturdays 3:00PM at
St. Mary Church, St. Hedwig by appointment.
Spowiadamy w soboty o godz 3.00pm w kościele Św. Marii. Można umówić się na indywidualną
spowiedź w kościele sw. Jadwigii.
Sacrament of Matrimony/Sakrament Małżenstwa Archdiocesan policy requires a six-month
preparation program. Couples should call the office at least six months prior for the engaged couples
conference. Narzeczeni powinni zgłosić się do biura parafialnego minimum 6 miesięcy przed
wybraną datą otrzymania Sakramentu Małżeństwa aby rozpocząć process przygotowania do tej
uroczystości.
Pastoral Care of the Sick and Homebound/Odwiedzanie Chorych
Please contact the rectory if a parishioner is in the hospital and desires a visit from a priest or deacon.
Parishioners who are homebound or in local nursing homes who would desire ministry should notify
the office so that arrangements can be made. Prosimy zgłaszać chorych którzy pragną przyjąć
Sakrament Pokuty oraz Komunię Świętą. Osoby chore odwiedzamy w pierwsze piątki miesiąca a także
w nagłych wypadkach. Zgłoszenia przyjmujemy w biurze parafialnym.
St. Mary/St. Hedwig – November 23, 2014
New Parishioners/Zapisy do Parafii: The St. Mary and St. Hedwig Parish Family warmly greets you
and welcomes you to your new home. Please remember to register as a parishioner at the rectory or fill
out a census form and drop it in the collection basket.
Parafie Św. Marii oraz Jadwigi serdecznie witają nowych parafian . O przynależności do parafii
decyduje zapisanie się do niej w biurze parafialnym oraz branie aktywnego udziału w życiu parafialnym.
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults/Sacramenty Sw. dla doroslych Adults over the age of 16
desiring any or all Sacraments of initiation should call the rectory.
Dorosłe osoby, które pragną uzupełnić brakujące im sakramenty, proszone są o kontakt w biurze
parafialnym.
Sponsor Certificate/Zaświadczenia We can issue Sponsor Certificates for Baptism and Confirmation
to registered parishioners only. In addition person requesting a Sponsor Certificate needs to be
practicing their faith and have received all three Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Communion, and
Confirmation).
Zaświadczenia dla rodziców chrzestnych i świadków bierzmowania wydajemy tylko parafianom
zarejestrowanym w biurze parafialnym. Osoba prosząca o te zaświadczenia powinna być praktykującym
Katolikiem z otrzymanymi Sakramentami Chrztu i Bierzmowania. Wymaga się również od sponsorów
aby uczęszczali rególarnie na niedzielne i świąteczne msze sw., oraz przyjmowali Komunie św.
An Invitation for an Encounter with Jesus Christ
A Catechesis for St. Mary’s and St. Hedwig’s parishioners; for adults and
young people (13 years and older). The Catechesis is an experience of the
Christian Journey to uncover the true meaning of our Baptism. Meetings are
continuing Mondays and Thursdays at 8PM at St. Hedwig Church Hall.
We can ask ourselves: Who is Jesus Christ for me? Can He make a
difference in my life? What does it mean to be a Christian? Come and Listen!
The Neocatechumenal Way
Come and shop with us! The annual St. Francis- St. Hedwig
School Christmas Bazaar will be held on Sunday, December
7th from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm in the St. Francis of Assisi
Church Hall at 318 Church St, Naugatuck.
We will have vendors, crafters, raffles (including our famous
Lottery Tree, which has over $100 worth of tickets), yummy
food, and a visit from Santa. We hope you join us for a great
and fun filled holiday season!
Bring a non-perishable food item to our bazaar for donation and receive a free door
prize raffle ticket (one ticket per person).
For more information please contact Cori at [email protected]
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St. Mary/St. Hedwig – November 23, 2014
ST. HEDWIG CHURCH NEWS
Parish Support: November 15 - 16
Offertory: $1,577.00
Monthly: $726.00
Christmas Flowers: $40.00
Second Collection this weekend is for The
Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
Christmas Flower envelopes may be placed in
the basket at any time.
The Parish Office will be closed Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday of this week for
Thanksgiving.
There is NO MASS at St. Hedwig on Friday,
November 28.
Divine Mercy Shrine Lamp
In memory of
Jean Kettenring
Requested by Irene, Denise, & Brian
From the office about the St. Hedwig 2014 Fund
mailing: if you would like to make payments
rather than a lump sum, I have extra stamped
envelopes that can be used monthly, just call the
office if that would be useful to you. Thank you
to all of you who have given so far!!
Mass intentions and lamps for 2015 are
now open for booking, please call or email
the parish office for availability.
HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION
MONDAY,
DECEMBER 8TH 2014
THE IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION OF THE
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8TH
9:00AM (ST. HEDWIG)
6:00PM (ST. MARY)
Need Oplatek early? It’s available in the parish
office. Donation is $5 per envelope.
Ecumenical Food Bank News
With Thanksgiving quickly approaching it's not
too early to begin planning. This year the Food
Bank has asked St. Hedwig's Church to
provide 300 cans or packets of turkey gravy,
no jars please, for the Thanksgiving
baskets given to those that qualify. There will
be a box in the vestibule of the church to place
the gravy in. Also, the following items are in
short supply at this time: canned fruit, tuna,
canned meat, and oatmeal. And, as always,
any and all items are needed and
accepted. Thank you for your continued
generosity. God Bless.
St. Hedwig Church is responsible for providing
volunteers at the Ecumenical Food Bank during the
month of December. The hours of operation are
Tuesday from 2:00 - 4:00pm and Friday from
10:00am to noon. If you are able to help out on any
of these days please call Marlene Horgan at 203723-0082 to sign up and answer any of your
questions. Thank you.
Confirmation 2014
Congratulations to our
Confirmation students
Tuesday, November 18 at
St. Francis Church
By Archbishop Henry Mansell
Zachary John Alves –
St. John the Apostle
Zachary Ackerknecht - St. Moses the
Black
Cassidy Baranowski- St. Helena
Megan Holland - St. Lydia
Rachel Krueger - St. Ella
Charles Santanelli, II - St. Michael the
Archangel
Michael Dominic Spallone - St. John the
Baptist
Aneta Szmitko - St. Caroline
Gerhardinger
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St. Mary/St. Hedwig – November 23, 2014
ST. MARY CHURCH
th
NOVEMBER 16
WEEKLY $1,226.00 donations: $381.00
FUEL $912.00
SECOND COLLECTION FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
*AS ALL SAINTS FALLS ON THE SATURDAY NOVEMBER
1ST IT IS NOT A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION. YOU CAN
DROP YOUR ALL SAINTS ENVELOPE IN THE BASKETS AT
ANY TIME DURING THE MONTH.
NOVEMBER
23RD
CAMPAIGN
FOR
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
NOVEMBER 30TH CHRISTMAS FLOWERS
WITH THIS COLLECTION STARTING THIS WEEKEND THE
CHRISTMAS FLOWER COLLECTION CAN BE PUT IN THE
COLLECTION BASKETS THE WHOLE MONTH OF
DECEMBER. PLEASE HELP TO MAKE OUR ALTAR
BEAUTIFUL FOR THE BIRTH OF CHRIST.
SECOND COLLECTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER
DECEMBER 7TH MONTHLY
DECEMBER 8TH IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
DECEMBER 14TH COINS FOR CHANGE
DECEMBER 14TH RETIREMENT FUND FOR RELIGIOUS
DECEMBER 21ST FUEL
DECEMBER 24TH & 25TH MY CHRISTMAS GIFT TO MY
CHURCH.
DECEMBER 28TH MAINTENANCE & REPAIR
For the greater honor and glory of
God the Sanctuary candle burns for
Christopher Terry Sr.
Req. by Theresa Terry & Family
Masses for the weekday, weekend and the sanctuary
lamp are still available. Call the rectory at 203-7292279. The sanctuary burns for the whole week in
memory of a loved one.
ST. MARY CCD NEWS T.O.M.S.
This month’s classes are Sunday December 7th grades
k-2 from 8:30-10:25am Monday, December 8th grades
8-10 from 6-8pm and Sunday December 14th from
8:30am-10:25am grades 3-7. *Please Note: Family
Mass is at 10:30am on the days of class. All students
please attend the Family Mass. During the school year
these Masses will be held on the first and second
Sunday of each month.
OFFICE CLOSING
The office will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 26th,
Thursday, Nov. 27th, & Friday, Nov. 28th in observance of
Thanksgiving.
LADIES GUILD
The Christmas Luncheon of the Ladies Guild will be
held on Sunday, December 7th at 1:00pm. Watch the
bulletin for more information in the coming weeks.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Next Bread Sale will be this weekend of the 22nd & 23rd
after both Masses. The Ladies will be selling pumpkin &
cranberry bread just in time for Thanksgiving.
Saturday December 6th Christmas Fair
We are looking for new raffle items for our raffle table.
Please think of contributing something to the booth. It
would be appreciated.
On Saturday December 20th & Sunday December 21st
Cookie Walk will be held. As you all know that when we
hold our cookie walk we sell out. This year we are
trying something different by selling the cookies earlier
in the day and we are hoping all who would buy on
Sunday will consider purchasing their cookies on
Saturday. We feel bad when Sunday rolls around and
there are not enough cookies left over for the 8:00am
Mass. We are also in need of parishioners to bake
cookies. If you have a favorite one that your family
enjoys please consider making it and adding it to the
cookie walk.
GIVING TREE ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONFERENCES OF CHURCHES TOY SALE
STARTING EARLY THIS YEAR
Please Note: The Giving Tree has been placed on
the altar in front of the Blessed Virgin Mother. You
can start taking an ornament and purchasing an
item for a child in need.
Chalice Program Schedules
The new schedules are ready to be picked up in the
sacristy for all who participate in the chalice program.
This schedule runs from January-June 2015.
HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8TH 2014
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED
VIRGIN MARY
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8TH
9:00AM (ST. HEDWIG)
6:00PM (ST. MARY)
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St. Mary/St. Hedwig – November 23, 2014
Saturday, November 22
4:00PM
+(St. Mary) Bertha Marchessault
req. by Family
5:15PM
+(St. Hedwig) Rose Garlinski
Req. by Helen & Ziggy Kobylenski
Sunday, November 23 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King
of the Universe
8:00AM
+(St. Mary) Margaret Burns
req. by Family
9:30AM
+(St. Hedwig) Zygmund Kubrinski
Od corki z rodzina
11:00AM
+(St. Hedwig) Anna Przybyloski
Req. by Ron & Maria DeSaulniers
Monday, November 24
7:30AM
(St. Mary) open
Tuesday, November 25
7:30AM
(St. Mary) open
Wednesday, November 26 NO MASS
Thursday, November 27
9:00AM
+(St. Hedwig) open
Friday, November 28 NO MASS
Saturday, November 29
4:00PM
+(St. Mary) Harris Clark
req. by Armand & Mary Boncal
5:15PM
+(St. Hedwig) Joseph Healy
Req. by Witkoski family
Sunday, November 30 First Sunday of Advent
8:00AM
+(St. Mary) Family of Patricia
Puska Pheasant
Req. by Patricia Pheasant
9:30AM
+(St. Hedwig) Stanislaw Pianka
Birthday Remembrance
od żony i dzieci
11:00AM
+(St. Hedwig) Felix & Genevieve
Rimkoski
Req. by family
The Grotto Gift
Shop at The Shrine
of Lourdes in
Litchfield is featuring a
large selection of
Advent calendars and
wreaths, Advent candles, Fontanini crèche
figurines, Willow
Tree angels, Nativities, Christmas ornaments
and cards, indoor and outdoor statues, Bibles,
rosaries, and high quality religious music and
music boxes, books, religious art and jewelry
gift items.
The Shrine is open Monday to Saturday from
10:30 am until 4:30 pm and on Sunday at
11:45 am (after Mass) until 4:30 pm and
is located on 50 Montfort Rd., Route 118,
Litchfield, CT 06759, ¼ mile from the Litchfield
Green. For more information call 860-5671041, e-mail: [email protected],
or visit us on the internet at www.shrinect.org.
Meet Mother Dolores Hart, Prioress of the
Abbey of Regina Laudis!
The Abbey of Regina Laudis, in Bethlehem, CT
begins its Christmas Sale on Friday, November
28th at the Monastic Art Shop. On the opening day,
Mother Dolores Hart will sign copies of her
autobiography entitled “Ear of the Heart / An
Actress’ Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows”
between 10-12 noon and 2 – 4 pm at the Shop. The
Christmas sale continues daily 10 - 12 and 1:30 - 4
(except closed Wednesdays) through Christmas
Eve. The Shop is located near the Abbey entrance
at 273 Flanders Road. For more information
telephone: 203 266 7727 or 203 266 7637.
The St. Hedwig Retreat Team is planning a
Black Friday morning event to some store which is
notorious for hostile crowds - say, a Target or WalMart - and camping out by the entrance (with
permission of course). Our goal would be to remind
people, in a light-hearted but sincere way, to be
courteous to each other, especially in light of the
true meaning of the season. If you would like more
information, please contact Norm Chouinard at 203
-217-3930 or [email protected].
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