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The Catholic Communities of
St. Adalbert and St. Patrick
Church of St. Adalbert
Church of St. Patrick
90 Alden Avenue
Founded 1915
64 Pearl Street
Founded 1860
Visit the website for the Catholic Communities of St. Patrick and St. Adalbert
www.ccopa.org
Rev. John Weaver, Pastor
Rev. Anthony Bruno, Weekend Assistant
Deacon Vincent Motto, Deacon
Offices for St. Adalbert and St. Patrick
64 Pearl Street • 860-745-2411 • Fax: 860-253-9483
E-mail address: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4pm
June/July/August — Monday-Thursday
Religious Education Office
73 Pearl Street • 860-741-0572
Prayer Line
860-745-6492
Baptisms and Marriages
Please call the Office
Schedule of Masses and Confessions
Saturday Confessions: 3:30-4:00 PM - Only at St. Patrick Church
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 PM at St. Patrick Church
Sunday Morning: 8:00 AM and 9:30 AM at St. Adalbert Church and 10:45 AM at St. Patrick Church
Weekdays: 8:00 AM Monday & Tuesday at St. Patrick and
8:00 AM Wednesday & Thursday at St. Adalbert
Monday: 6:00 PM - Spanish Language Mass (7:30 PM June-August) at St. Patrick
THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES OF ST. ADALBERT AND ST. PATRICK
In the event that Enfield schools are delayed or cancelled due
to weather conditions, morning Mass will also be cancelled and
the parish offices will be closed.
Saturday
January 10
4:30 PM St. Patrick’s—Mary, Carol, Angie & Guy—
Req. by the Family
Sunday
January 11
8:00 AM St. Adalbert’s—Victor Mosca, 5th
Anniversary—Req. by Wife & Family
9:30 AM St. Adalbert’s—Phyllis Hout—Req. by the
Mennella & Fusco Families
10:45 AM St. Patrick’s—Assunta Harris, 50th
Anniversary—Req. by Charles, her son
Monday
January 12
8:00 AM St. Patrick’s—Jerry Sullivan—Req. by Terry
Torre
6:00 PM St. Patrick’s—For the Parishioners of St.
Adalbert’s & St. Patrick’s
Tuesday
8:00 AM
ENFIELD, CT
WELCOME!
No matter what your present status in the Catholic
Church; no matter what your current family and
marital situation; no matter what your personal history, age, race, ethnic origin, sexual orientation,
physical condition; no matter what your own selfimage; you are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved
and respected here at Saint Adalbert’s and Saint
Patrick’s.
Readings for the Week of January 11, 2015
Sunday: Is 55:1-11 or Is 42:1-4, 6-7/1 Jn 5:1-9 or
Acts 10:34-38/Mk 1:7-11
Monday: Heb 1:1-6/Mk 1:14-20
Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12/Mk 1:21-28
Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18/Mk 1:29-39
Thursday: Heb 3:7-14/Mk 1:40-45
Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11/Mk 2:1-12
Saturday: Heb 4:12-16/Mk 2:13-17
Next Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17
-20/Jn 1:35-42
January 13
St. Patrick’s—Robert Cerrato—Req. by
Margaret Bermani
Wednesday
January 14
8:00 AM St. Adalbert’s—Ray & Ennis Montagna—
Req. by Ray & Henrietta Montagna
Thursday
January 15
8:00 AM St. Patrick’s—Philip Caronna—Req. by the
Family
Friday
No Morning Mass
January 16
Saturday
January 17
No Morning Mass
4:30 PM St. Patrick’s—Stella Malley—Req. by Mary
Sacheli & Family
Sunday
8:00 AM
January 18
St. Adalbert’s—Janina Machaj—Req. by
Friends from Hallmark
9:30 AM St. Adalbert’s—Heritage Mass - Celebrating
100 years of faith - STO LAT.
10:45 AM St. Patrick’s—Mary Chevalier—Req. by Philip
& Dea Prisk
PRO LIFE ROSARY
Our Pro-Life Group meets on the first Saturday of every
month for the recitation of the rosary near the Planned
Parenthood’s facility, at 111 Hazard Ave. (rte. 190) next
to the Country Diner in Enfield. You are invited to join
them at 10:00 AM each month.
In your charity, please pray for the souls of Cynthia “Cindy” Paris, Francis Reichert, Bettie Frew,
Valeria Pietras, Theresa Ziter and Celia Malinoski.
SPECIAL COLLECTION THE WEEKEND OF
JANUARY 17/18
The Little Sisters, who operate St. Joseph’s Residence
here in Enfield, will be at all the Masses this coming
weekend looking for your financial support for their very
important work with the elderly here in our community.
Please make an effort to contribute what you can to the
Sisters and their ministry to the elderly and infirm.
ST. NICHOLAS TREE
We would like to extend our heartfelt thank you to all
those who donated to the St. Nicholas Tree. We adopted
12 families with a total of 49 individuals. One family
was adopted by a non-profit organization. The remaining
11 families each received a gift bag with a share of the
$2,255.00 collected in gift cards. To each and every family and individuals who donated, THANK YOU for
making Christmas a little brighter for those less fortunate.
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
JANUARY 11, 2015
ST ADALBERT’S NEEDS YOUR HELP!
We are looking for volunteers to help out in various aspects of the life of St. Adalbert’s parish. First of all, we
need helpers to assist with the decorating of the church
especially for Christmas and Easter—we pride ourselves
on a beautifully decorated church during the Christmas
and Easter seasons and we need more parishioners to
assist in this work. Secondly, we are in need of Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors—these are extremely important
functions and we welcome additional volunteers for either of these ministries. Finally, we are looking for some
additional volunteers to assist with the counting of the
weekly Sunday collections—the counting takes place
either on Sunday morning or Monday mornings and is a
vital function of our financial operations. If you are willing to give some time and energy to any of these good
works, please call either Betty or Nancy at the parish
office (860-745-2411).
DIAPER DRIVE AT
ST. ADALBERT’S & ST. PATRICK’S
Christians United in Service is a cooperative of five
churches here in Enfield working together to respond to
needs in our community. The churches involved are St.
Adalbert’s, St. Patrick’s, United Methodist, Ministries of
Love and Hope, and Calvary Presbyterian. We sponsor
“Village Dinners” twice a year in the community and
now we are reaching out to respond to the Family Resource Center’s efforts to supply diapers to families in
need in our community. We are asking for donations of
disposable diapers to be brought to church on the weekend of January 24/25—containers will be available at the
doors of St. Adalbert’s and St. Patrick’s for this purpose.
Please make an effort to make a contribution—disposable
diapers are very much in need by young families with
limited financial resources and your donations will be of
significant help.
ENFIELD LOAVES & FISHES
HOLIDAY DINNER
Enfield Loaves & Fishes, the local area Soup Kitchen,
held its’ Annual Holiday Dinner on Monday, December
22, 2014. We served 364 meals to our guests, followed by
a Holiday Party. Many community members turned out to
assist in the cooking and serving of a roast beef and ham
dinner.
Santa Claus visited after the meal and gave out gifts to
over 250 kids who attended. Enfield Loaves & Fishes
would like to thank the many residents, churches, organizations, corporations and stores who appeared with a vast
array of food and gifts for those attending the celebration.
Enfield Loaves & Fishes wishes to also offer a special
thanks to those who helped all year long and yet wish to
remain anonymous. May you be blessed for all you do to
help those in need throughout the year…You are the light
and the hope for our brothers and sisters.
This nonprofit, non-sectarian program has been fighting
hunger in the community for 32 years. Last year 74,243
meals were served and of those 46% were to children. The
organization is dependent upon donations and volunteer
help from individuals, churches, organizations, corporations and local stores in North Central Connecticut. The
soup kitchen does not receive subsidies from State or Federal government. Additional information can be obtained
by calling 860-741-0226 or visiting our web site
www.enfieldloavesandfishes.com.
We wish you and your family a Happy New Year!
A & P STORE
Prudence Crandall School recently held a gently used
collection of coats, jackets, boots, hats and gloves and
donated them to the A & P Store. Thank you all so much
for the great donation and especially Amy Dennis who
organized and delivered the boxes and bags to you store.
How wonderful to know that children are learning the
experience of giving at such a young age. God bless!!
Don’t forget the Enfield Food Shelf
January - juices
Collection boxes may be found at the entrances to
St. Adalbert & St. Patrick Churches
ST. ADALBERT CHURCH – “HERITAGE” MASS 2015!
~ Celebrating 100 years of faith – STOLAT! ~
Sunday, January 18, 2015
9:30am Mass
Our “Heritage” Mass commemorates the establishment of
St. Adalbert Parish on
January 17, 1915.
A breakfast buffet and Polish cuisine will follow in the
Church hall.
Nasz "Dziedzictwo"Msza upamiętnia ustanowienie parafii
św Wojciecha na
17 stycznia 1915.
Śniadanie w formie bufetu oraz dania kuchni polskiej
nastąpi w sali parafialnej.
We will again have a collection for the Haitian Health
Foundation of Norwich. A donation box will be located
in the vestibule from January 18 through January 25,
2015 to accept your gifts. Monetary donations are also
welcome. Pre-addressed envelopes are available in the
church vestibule for your convenience. Gracious thanks
in advance for your generosity.
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
JANUARY 11, 2015
Treasure: Weekly offering for the weekend of January
3/4
St. Patrick Church
Weekly offertory
Solemnity
Snow removal
$4,521.75
$551.00
$344.00
Online Giving—1/1—1/7
$864.50
St. Patrick’s Online collection schedule for the
months of January & February 2015:
January 18—Weekly & fuel
January 25—Weekly & High School
February 1—Weekly
February 8—Weekly & school maintenance
February 15—Weekly & snow removal
St. Adalbert Church
Weekly offertory (1—3/4)
$2,584.50
Monthly (1—3/4)
$1,209.31
Solemnity
$595.50
Donations from chalk
$49.00
$270.00
Online giving 12/31—1/7(weekly)
Online giving 12/31—1/7 (monthly)
$275.00
Online giving 12/31—1/7 (fuel)
$30.00
$260.00
Fuel
Total
$5,273.31
What the parish needs for this week: - $5,135.00
Income
$138.31
St. Adalbert’s Online collection schedule for the
months of January & February 2015:
January 18—Weekly & fuel
January 25—Weekly & High School
February 1—Weekly & monthly
February 8—Weekly
February 15—Weekly
Thank you for your generosity!
ON LINE GIVING
The On Line Giving Program is a safe and secure way to
contribute to the parish. To make use of this service,
simply go to our parish website – www.ccopa.org and
click on the On Line Giving icon. You must be a registered parishioner with or without offertory envelopes. If
you wish to register, or if you have questions about this
program, please call Betty at the Rectory Office, 860-745
-2411, Monday – Friday, between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM
January 11—January 15
SUNDAY
NO Baptisms—St Adalbert’s Church & St. Patrick’s
Church
Confirmation Class Grade 9, 9:00—10:30 AM, St. Patrick’s Parish Center
MONDAY
Spanish Language Mass, 6:00 PM, St. Patrick Church
Scout Meeting, 6:30 PM, St. Patrick
TUESDAY
A & P Store, 12 Noon—2:00 PM, St. Patrick’s Parish
Center
Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Prayer Group, 7:00 PM, St.
Adalbert’s Church Hall
Rosary for the Sick, 7:00 PM, St. Adalbert Church
WEDNESDAY
St. Adalbert/St. Patrick Religious Classes: Grades K—
4th, 4:00—5:00 PM; Grades 5th—8th, 6:30—7:30 PM,
St. Bernard School
THURSDAY
St. Patrick Choir Rehearsal, 7:30 PM, St. Patrick Choir
Loft
FRIDAY
FoodShare Truck, 12:45—1:15 PM, St. Patrick Church
Parking lot
SUNDAY
Baptisms: St. Adalbert Church & St. Patrick Church
Confirmation Class Grade 10, 9:00—10:30 AM, St.
Patrick Parish Center
St. Adalbert ‘s Choir Rehearsal, 9:00 AM, St. Adalbert
Choir Loft
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
January 19—Rectory Office Closed
Spanish Language Mass
Scout Meeting—St. Patrick Church
January 20—Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Prayer
Group—St. Adalbert
January 21—St. Adalbert/St. Patrick Religious
Education Classes
January 22—St. Patrick Choir Rehearsal—St. Patrick
January 23—A & P Store—St. Patrick
January 25—Confirmation Class, Grade 9—St. Patrick
St. Adalbert/St. Patrick Baptisms
January 26—Spanish Language Mass—St. Patrick
Scout Meeting—St. Patrick
January 27—A & P Store—St. Patrick
Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Prayer Group—
St. Adalbert
January 28—St. Adalbert/St. Patrick Religious
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Our monthly rosary resumes this Tuesday, January 13,
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from serious illness, those in hospitals, nursing homes
and the homebound. Special intention for the month of
January: That those from diverse religious traditions and
all people of goodwill may work together for peace.
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