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ANNUNCIATION PARISH 7 t h S u n d ay o f E a s t e r , M ay 2 4 t h , 2 0 2 0
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Parish Priests
Rev. Shawn Daly, Pastor
Rev. Joshua R. Wilbur, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Lawrence Bock, In Residence
Msgr. James Kinnane, In Residence
Deacons
James Tanguay, Pastoral Associate
James Blanchette
Michael J. O’Toole, Senior Deacon
Bruce Thompson, Senior Deacon
Music Ministry
Elizabeth Trainer Famularo
Saint Mary Church, Director of Music [email protected]
David Dyson
Church of the Holy Spirit, Director of Music [email protected]
Rectory Off ice Information
Mary DesRoches
Saint Mary Church, Secretary [email protected] Phone: (860) 666-1591, ext. 2
Kimberly Marchetti
Church of the Holy Spirit, Secretary
Phone: (860) 666-5671
Rectory Off ice Information, cont ’d .
Kristyn Figbie, Office Manager
Phone: (860) 666-1591 ext. 4
Nancy Samulenas, Business Manager
Phone: (860) 666-1591 ext. 5
Religious Education Office
Susan Skipp, Director of Religious Education
Phone: (860) 666-3562
Terri Hermann, Coordinator of Religious Education
Phone: (860) 666-3562
Sacramental Ministries
Baptism
To schedule a Baptism, please contact the rectory for an
initial meeting and a parent preparation session.
Marriage
Please call the rectory at least six months in advance.
Couples meet with the priest for an initial pastoral
conversation before a wedding date can be set. Please do
not make other plans until a date has been confirmed with
your parish.
For the Sick
We are happy to visit with the homebound. If you or a
loved one would like a home visit, Holy Communion or
the Anointing of the Sick, please contact the rectory office.
The Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 24th, 2020
Welcome To Annunciation Parish, The Roman Catholic Community of Newington
Whether you are a long-time parishioner, a returning parishioner, a new parishioner, or a
visitor, welcome to our community. We are glad that you are here and hope that you feel
at home. If you are not already a member of our parish, please consider joining us.
If you are a member of our parish already, please consider joining one of our ministries.
The Catholic Church welcomes new members of all ages. Children are welcomed into our faith through
the sacrament of Baptism. Adults can either join our faith, or complete their sacraments of initiation
through our RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) or our Adult Confirmation program.
If you are interested in any of these programs, please contact Deacon Jim Tanguay at:
[email protected] or call (860) 666-1591, ext. 3.
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Annunciation Parish
We have received phone calls and emails from many of you
asking when we will be reopening the churches. A few people have also
hinted they know when we will resume Masses. As I sit in my office on
May 20th, we have not received any official date for resuming liturgies.
Please be assured that Fr. Josh and I are in contact with the archdiocese
on a regular basis and we will let all of you know when a date has been
set to resume Masses. Stay connected with us by watching our Masses, and new musical
selections from our music ministry every Sunday, on our parish website, and on our
Facebook page annunicationnewington.com.
I am very aware of the generous sacrifices that many have made in giving on-line,
mailing in or dropping off their weekly envelopes. This is how you express your devotion to
and connection with your parish. For those sacrifices, I say thank you.
Finally, many of you have called or emailed us to ask how we are doing, and said how much
you missed us. We miss you too. This has been this most difficult period of my twenty-five
years as a priest. Please know that you are in our prayers. Fr. Josh, Fr. Bock,
Msgr. Kinnane and myself are usually in the rectory most of the day and we would be happy
to hear from you.
Thank you for all that you do for our parish.
May the Lord bless each of us during this most difficult time.
DALY ’S NOTES
Monday: Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; Jn 16:29-33
Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a
Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab;
Jn 17:11b-19
Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11;
Jn 17:20-26
Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab;
Jn 21:15-19
Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4, 5, 7; Jn 21:20-25
Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or
Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5; Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28,
29, 30; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11;
Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13;
Jn 20:19-23
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 24, 2020
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Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 24th, 2020
May 17th, 2020
Weekly Collection: $ 6,467
On Line Giving: $ 4,478
Total: $ 10,945
We are grateful to all who
continue to support
Annunciation Parish by your
prayers and financial
contributions.
PARISH SUPPORT
Saturday, May 23rd
Giuseppe & Concetta Catinella, By their Family, H/S
Joseph Ploszay, By the Family, S/M
Seventh Sunday of Easter, The Ascension of the Lord
Michael Milardo, By his Son, David, S/M
Edward R. McGuiness, 1st Anniversary, By his Family, S/M
Alphonso & Filomena Catugno, By Daughter & Family,S/M
Mrs. Teofile Slivinskas, By Carol Ann & Al Slivinskas, H/S
Norman & Alice Talbot, By Denise Talbot & Austin White, H/S
Chester Gronski, By Steven Ficara, H/S
Monday, May 25th, Memorial Day
Brent Lineberry, By his Parents, H/S
Tuesday, May 26th
Ruth Nyez, 1st Anniversary, By a Friend, H/S
Wednesday, May 27th
Mathew Chacko, By his Brother, H/S
Thursday, May 28th
Pietro & Angela Fazio, By Carlo & Laura Mucciacciaro, H/S
Friday, May 29th
Nicola & Domenico Marcoffio, By Carmela Brini, H/S
Saturday, May 30th
Angie Capparelli, Birthday Remembrance, By her Family, H/S
Gilbert McCusker, 2nd Anniversary, By his Family, H/S
Francesco & Maria Lagana, By the Family, S/M
Pentecost Sunday, May 31st
Veronica & Edward Zwalinski, By their Family, S/M
Raoul Bettman, 1st Anniversary, By M/M C. Sacco, S/M
Frances & Tom Mandolfo, By Gail & Cleme, S/M
Maria DiPillo, By Ugo DiPillo & Family, H/S
Frank, Mary & Judy Tirabassi, By their Family, H/S
MASS INTENTIONS
We pray for:
James Francis Bigos
Nancy Carron
Richard Dunn
Bruno Perlini
George V. Sullivan
Walter Zdeb
And for the consolation
of their family and friends.
Eternal rest grant unto them,
O Lord; let your light shine
upon them.
IN LOVING MEMORY
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A n n u n c i a t i o n Pa r i s h
Please welcome into our parish family the
following child, who was baptized at
Annunciation Parish:
Jordan Thomas Zelek
Baptism is a joyous occasion in which
children are initiated into the Catholic faith.
All children are welcome to be baptized in the
Catholic Church. It does not matter if the
parents are single or married outside the
Catholic Church.
ALL CHILDREN no matter what, are welcome
to the baptism of the Lord, as long as they will
be raised Catholic. To get started, please call
the parish office:
Saint Mary - (860) 666-1591 or
Holy Spirit - (860) 666-5671
Parishes are invited to sign-up for the
Office for Catholic Social Justice Ministry of
the Archdiocese of Hartford’s monthly
e-newsletter.
Each issue features resources, practical
tips, ways to get involved, and events offered
by the Office - all designed to help live out the
social mission of the Church.
To view past issues and to subscribe go to:
http://www.catholicsocialjustice.org/ocsjm-
newsletter.html
ONLINE GIVING
Click Here to Support Annunciation
Parish Through Online Giving:
Saint Mary Online Giving
Holy Spirit Online Giving
(Please note – although there are
separate Online Giving links for Saint
Mary’s and Holy Spirit, all donations go to
one account and support the
entirety of Annunciation Parish).
Q. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO MAIL IN
MY CONTRIBUTIONS?
The best way to contribute by check is to
submit your envelopes with one check for
all of the envelopes you’re contributing,
place in your mailing envelope, either by
mail, or drop off to either rectory through
the mail-slot in the door.
When mailing a personal or bank check,
please indicate your envelope number in the
lower left hand corner “memo” section, and
indicate which week/holy day you are
contributing towards.
*If you wish to mail your contributions to
the parish, please use your church
envelopes, and send them directly to us at:
Annunciation Parish
626 Willard Ave.
Newington, CT 06111
If you are new to our parish, please contact
your church secretary, who will register
you, and send you church envelopes.
We are grateful for your support.
CONTRIBUTIONS
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Annunciation Parish, May 24th, 2020
By Rev. Leonard N. Peterson
There is a touching scene in the film “Becket” where an obstreperous young
religious brother that the Archbishop (played by Richard Burton) has brought on as an
aide accidentally overhears his master praying. The great man’s words bespeak of
humility and courage, enough to change the brother’s attitude to one of reverence rather
than rebellion. It is a blessing of our Church that we get to “overhear” the authentic
prayers of many of our great saints, with no script writer intervening. Giants of the past
like Augustine and Teresa of Avila mingle with people like favorites of mine Thomas More
and John Henry Newman. This not to exclude John Paul II and Mother Teresa, all of
whom lead up to Our Lady herself. Her few recorded words in Scripture are unmatched.
But what if we could “overhear” Jesus Himself? What a gift! Of course, we are
blest to have many of His prayers in the New Testament. But in today’s gospel, we listen
as He just pours out His heart on the eve of His Passion. His disciples must have stopped
their eating and turned with rapt attention, even if they had no idea of what was about to
happen to their Master. St. John’s gospel lets us listen in.
Note the intense love of the Son for His Father. We will later on learn from St. John
that “God is love.” But here Jesus shows it. He begins by acknowledging that His “hour”
has come. The awful “hour” that will forever mark our Fridays. Then He asks for “glory.”
Not for Himself to hoard, but so that He may glorify the Father. He has accomplished
His given task, which we know was all about redeeming us.
In this time of quarantine and close family living, there are probably a lot of stories
that emerge from children now gathered daily at mealtime. The following is a very
realistic and amusing one that also involves overhearing. A little boy and his brother
went to visit their grandmother. As the little boy said his prayers, he was shouting at the
top of his voice, “Please God, send me a bicycle, send me a cell phone,” and all that. His
brother said, “Not so loud. For crying out loud, God isn’t deaf.” The little boy replied,
“Yes I know, but grandma is.”
REFLECTION.. .
All that Jesus has comes from the Father, and He shares all with us. “The words you
gave to me I have given to them and they accepted them.”
If you have accepted the idea of a vocation to priesthood or religious life, contact
Fr. Michael Casey, Director of Vocations, Pastoral Center, phone 860-761-7456,
e-mail [email protected]. or visit the web at www.hartfordpriest.com
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER