church of our l ady of assumption woodbridge/bethany
TRANSCRIPT
RECTORY: 81 Center Road
387-7119
Fax: 387-4281
Website: www.assumptionchurch.com
PASTOR: Reverend Christopher M. Ford
PAROCHIAL VICAR: Reverend Joseph A. Sidera, C.S.C.,
VISITING PRIEST:
PERMANENT DEACON: Mr. John “Jack” Mordecai
PERMANENT DEACON EMERITUS:
PARISH SECRETARY Mrs. Denise Herbert 387-7119
DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS MUSIC: Dr. Keith Smolinski 389-1712
DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S CHOIR: Dr. Keith Smolinski 389-1712
CO-DIRECTORS OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Deborah Carpenter Margaret Hamilton
Center Rd. Classrooms 397-5250
389-9863
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SECRETARY: Mrs. Nancy Monelli 389-9863
PARISH TRUSTEES: Mrs. Joyce Thomson
Mrs. Karen Cusick
PASTORAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Mr. Carlos Alvarez
CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION Woodbridge/Bethany
Weekend Liturgy Mother Church (Litchfield Tpke./Rte. 69) Sunday, 8:00 AM Saturday, 8:30AM Center Road Church (75 Center Road) Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM Sunday: 9:30 AM, 11:30 AM Reconciliation: Saturday 9:00AM
Celebration of Sacrament of Baptism: First & Third Sunday of the Month 12:30 PM
Priesthood: Office of Vocations
www.vocationshartford.org
OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION WOODBRIDGE, CT
FIRST SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 (The Presentation of
the Lord) 5:00 PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3 (Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
8:00 AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 9:30 AM EDMUND FURTEK (Mary Press) 11:30 AM SUSAN COUGHLIN (Ellie Sheehy & Family) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 9:00 AM LUIS FERNANDEZ (Daughter, Claudia Fernandez) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 (St. Agatha, Virgin & Martyr) 9:00 AM TIMOTHY J. SULLIVAN (Sister Dorellen) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 (St. Paul Miki & Compan-
ions, Martyrs) 9:00 AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH THURSDAY, JANUARY 31 9:00 AM NO MASS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 (St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin; St.
Jerome Emiliani) 9:00 AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 8:30 AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 5:00 PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 (Fifth Sunday in Ordinary
Time) (World Marriage Day) 8:00 AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 9:30 AM ADRIENNE GRACE WHITE
(Adult Choir O.L.OA.) 11:30 AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
Prayers are asked for the sick of the parish:
Thomas Pyne Jr, Joe Moore, Carolyn Hosey,
Cynthia Schultz, Joey Moore, Dan DiElsi,
Ron Wyda, Angelo Sordilli, John Torre, Susan Hecht, Elaine
Sellings, Barbara Ciepack-Migani, Hugo Kranz, Robert Scussel,
Ray Martino, Anthony DeLaurentis, John Reilly, Ed Rish, George
Conroy, Marie Hartung, Valeria Asprelli, Allene Kelly, Dottie
Malerba, Raymond Gabrielle, Jill Ellis, Cornelious Smith,
Anthony Panico, Kevin Healy, Shirley Varmette, Chris Rish,
Mary Pavlinko, Jesse Critelli, David Massey, Rocco Campanelli,
Lori Cleveland, Lori Warner, Robert Williams Jr., Danny
Pagliaro, Mary Lyons, Wayne Teto, John O’Connell, Mary
Tencza, Carole DaVia, Sandy Stone, Helen Havens, Linda
Candella, Nicholas Philip Laudano, Kristin Marie D’Amico, John
Mahor Sr., Sharon Mallico, Rebecca Rodriguez, Joe Carrano,
Victor DeCarlo, Brett Bunnell, Suzette Bunnell, David Luciani,
Margaret DeCarlo, Ruth Breslin, Theresa DeLucia, Patricia Hunt,
Mary Ellen Martino, Brian Kelley, Ralph Monaco, Rosemary
Festa, Pat DeLuca.
All are asked to pray for this faith community that we might
with enthusiasm and goodness “grow from strength to
strength.”
Sanctuary Lamps. . . . FOR THE GREATER GLORY AND HONOR OF GOD THE SANCTUARY LAMP AT THE CENTER ROAD
CHURCH burns this week In Memory of
Aristide & Eleanora Bello requested by
granddaughters.
FOR THE GREATER GLORY AND HONOR OF
GOD THE SANCTUARY LAMP AT THE MOTHER
CHURCH burns this week In Memory of People of the
Parish.
!!!!
Saturdays 9:00AM at the Center Road Church. The
opportunity for “confession/reconciliation” should be
a primary objective of every follower of JESUS. All
are urged to celebrate this sacrament.
Readings for the week of February 3, 2019
Sunday: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15-17 [cf.
15ab]/1 Cor 12:31—13:13 or 13:4-13/Lk 4:21-30
Monday: Heb 11:32-40/Ps 31:20, 21, 23, 24 [25]/Mk 5:1-
20
Tuesday: Heb 12:1-4/Ps 22:26b-27, 28 and 30, 31-32 [cf.
27b]/Mk 5:21-43
Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15/Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a
[cf. 17]/Mk 6:1-6
Thursday: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24/Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 9, 10-
11 [cf. 10]/Mk 6:7-13
Friday: Heb 13:1-8/Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9abc [1a]/Mk 6:14-
29
Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1]/
Mk 6:30-34
Next Sunday: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8/Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8
[1c]/1 Cor 15:1-11 or 15:3-8, 11/Lk 5:1-11
Confirmation On Saturday, February 23 Monsignor John Georgia
will confirm our sophomore men and women This
Mass and Confirmation will be at 10:30am. During the
weeks before Confirmation we ask parishioners to pray
for our young men and women. May they remain
faithful to Jesus Christ and the Church. We thank the
tenth grade catechists and parents for their efforts,
cooperation during the 10 month preparation program.
Engaged Couples: Couples to be married in our parish will attend a day
long marriage preparation program on Sunday,
February 24. Please support them in prayer as they
move along to their life-long commitment in the
Sacrament of Marriage.
Social Action will meet in the Gonzalo Docal
Meeting Room on Wednesday, February 20 at 7:15pm
Parishioners are invited to join them. Consider and
attend this meeting
Ladies Guild will meet in the Gonzalo Docal
Meeting Room on Monday, February 11 at 7:00pm
Parishioners are invited to join them. Consider and
attend this meeting
Thank you from Father Gene:
Father Gene thanks the students of our
Religious Education program for their
cards and prayers on the occasion of his
retirement. The creative drawings and messages were
remarkable.
Just to let you know! Note! On weekdays when the Woodbridge School District is closed for inclement weather the 9:00AM Mass is celebrated at the Center Road Church.
FROM THE NURSES CORNER
Now that Winter is here, we cautiously advise
during the flu season to refrain from shaking
hands.
Griffin Hospital will be presenting a year long diabetes prevention program every Wednesday from 10 -11AM at the Woodbridge Community Center for those people with prediabetes. If interested, please contact us for further information regarding registration. Debby and Barbara [email protected]
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME !!!
The expectant parents who wish to have their child baptized are asked to call the rectory at 387-7119 to prepare properly for this joyous celebration. Attendance at the pre-baptismal program conducted by the parish staff is required. The Archdiocese of Hartford mandates this program prior to baptism. Baptisms are held on the first and third Sundays of each month. Please call Denise at the rectory to register.
Reminder!! Upon entering church for Mass or any other service, please turn off or place on vibrate your cell phone. Thank you.
Let us remember in prayers our relatives and friends who are presently serving on active duty in our armed forces: Pvt Nicholas Rickel, (Army), Dan
Kelley (Army), Lieutenant William ”Mason” Miller (Army), Captain Alexander Carpenter (Army), 1st Lieutenant Benjamin Steven Santandreu (Army), SEA BEE Nicholas Listro, (Navy) Lieutenant John Philip Morrissey (Army) Lieutenant Matthew Hansen, Major Daniel Morrissey, (Air Force) Lieutenant Colonel Seth Krummrich (Army), Captain Samuel Hurchala, Lieutenant Sean Leary, Kevin Murphy, Danny Murphy, Pfc. J. Adams, Emily O’Hara, Jonathan Sanchez, Alice Mary, Eric Trivette, Meara O’ Hara, Brendan Tyma, Zachary Simpson, Douglas G. Traumer, Jon Farwell, Sergeant Brian Streit, Ryan Rausch and Mary O’Connell.
Parishioners are invited to add the names of any armed forces personnel on active duty. To include a name on this list call Denise, Parish Secretary in the rectory at 387-
7119.
! Reception for Father Christopher Ford The Ladies Guild will sponsor a “Coffee
and…” reception for our new pastor, Father
Ford immediately following the 9:30 a.m. mass on
Sunday February 3rd in the Center Road Church
Hall. All are invited to welcome Father Ford as he
joins our community effective January 29th. We
encourage you to make every effort to share in this
fellowship with Father Ford and fellow parishioners
over refreshments and light snacks. If you are able to
bake for this event please contact Mary-Ellen Faroni
at (203)393-0061 to coordinate drop off.
FEBRUARY 3 2019
2020 DAILY MASS BOOK Monday, February 4, 2019, parishioners may begin requesting Masses for the year 2020. We recommend parishioners call during the
week to reserve the Masses they wish. As we have expe-rience in past years, the date requested may not be availa-ble. You may submit your dates in writing. Please in-clude a telephone number and alternative dates. To verify masses contact Denise in the rectory 387-7119 the follow-ing Monday, February 11, 2019. The masses are on a first come first serve basis. The offering for the weekday Mass is $20.00 weekend Mass is $25.00 and the sanctu-ary candle offering is $10.00.
Please be aware that there are now stricter legal and ethi-cal guidelines regarding the dissemination of patient in-formation from hospitals to churches and clergy. In addi-tion, today’s shorter hospital stays make timely pastoral visit difficult at best. Therefore, if you have occasion to be hospitalized and desire pastoral support, you or a fami-ly member should do two things. Notify the rectory of the hospitalization as soon as possible. Also, upon admis-sion to the hospital you will be asked if you desire to have your religious affiliation noted as part of your medical record. Please state both your denomination and parish. If you fail to do either of the above, your parish priest may have no way of knowing your needs.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
NEW CCD E-MAIL ADDRESS
Please use the following e-mail address to reach our CCD office: [email protected]
There may be occasion when the rectory and religious education offices are closed due to
inclement weather. On these “questionable” days, you may wish to “call ahead” prior to leaving your home to
verify the office is open. !!
Come and Talk With Us!
The Archdiocese of Hartford welcomes inquiries
from men seeking to serve the Church as priests
or deacons and from men and women who are
discerning a vocation to the consecrated life as a
religious brother or sister.
To talk about a priestly vocation, contact Father Michael Casey,
Vocation Director, at 860-761-7456 or by email: voca-
!
.
Our Lady of the Assumption, Woodbridge 03-0784
Serious Injury Lawyers
Since 1958
203-865-3123loriccolaw.com
216 Crown Street
New Haven, CT
INCLUDED with every purchase at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE:
• Lifetime Oil Changes
• Roadside Assistance
• Extension of Warranties
• Rentals & More
203-389-1521Center Road, take right onto Amity Road (Rte. 63)
In honor of Dominic
[email protected] • tracyvitelli.com
Tracy Vitelli REALTOR®
203-988-9070Free Certified Market Analysis (CMA)
Residential, Commercial & Investment PropertiesParishioner
Free Estimate – Frame Machine – Professional Insurance Help Loaner Car Available
State-of-the-art Spray Booths & Bake Ovens
Porsche
Volvo
Mercedes
BMW
the WoodbridgeAUTO BODY SHOP inc.
– American and Foreign Specialists –
203-397-2909Fax 389-4002
36 Lucy St. Woodbridge
Christmas in PolandNov 17, 2018 - Feb 3, 2019
Catholic Gift Shop • 203-865-0400
1 State Street, New Haven
www.kofcmuseum.org
FREE ADMISSION & PARKING
For All Your Landscaping Needs
420 Amity Rd, Woodbridge
Cell: 203-671-3355
CHRIS SORENSEN LLC
Ad info. 1-800-477-4574 • Publication Support 1-800-888-4574 • www.4lpi.com Our Lady of the Assumption, Woodbridge 03-0784
ERNESTOS PAINTING, LLCInterior & Exterior
Power Washing & Staining • Wood PreservingRestoration & Tile Work
203.395.0426Fully Insured & Licensed • HIC. #0633184 • Orange, CT
S.T.E.A.M activities & We follow the Benchmarks for the State of CT
FULL & PART TIME - OPEN 6:30-6:00PMPRE-SCHOOL & PRE K
Call for a tour: 203-881-240044 Smith St. - Seymour • kokopellipreschool.com
Kokopelli PreschoolIn our 6th
year!
Contact Mary Ho"man to place an ad today! mho"[email protected] or (800) 477-4574 x6340
Flowers • Berries • Plants
~ VISIT US AT ~
woodbridgefamilyfarms.com
Wendy and Wayne Luciani
Parishioners
CARMINE’S DI VEGARISTORANTE & BAR
Catering, Special Events for 250 people1500 Whalley Avenue, New Haven475-234-5976 • 203-507-2716
Mon-Thu 11-9:30, Fri/Sat 11-10, Sun 1-8
203-387-2222 175 Amity Rd., Woodbridge
www.newenglandbrewing.com
LITTLE ANGELSELDERLY HOME CARE
POLISH AGENCYProviding Elderly Care • Companions • Live-In Caregivers
Stay Independent in Your Home!
Ewa Grzymala • [email protected]
!"#$%&'"()*+$%#,#'#-*#.$/..(+*&0(1$(2$'"#$/-+"3*(+#.#$(2$4&-5(-36$71+8
!"#$%"&#$'"()*(+*('*$,*$(",$-*..$/#0(+1*$!.&-2$30#4*#-$0(5$3"(&6*(1-$01$0..$"&#$."'07"(-8
9*,88$$:*'*+)*$0$;<$5+-'"&(1$="#$>0%+(?$+($=&..$"($0(%$@&#+0.$>&#'20-*88$
Calvary CemeteryWaterbury
203-754-9105
Mt Olivet Cemetery 9&'#-'(:1$
860-274-4641
;'$<-&1+*.$%#,#'#-=!(--*1>'(1$
860-482-4670
/3?&1+#3$@)&11*1>$(2$=(A-$%#,#'#-=$1##3.$*.$&$)(?*1>$>*B$'"&'$-#)*#?#.$
=(A-$2&,*)=$(2$&$3*C+A)'$$3#+*.*(1$*1$'"#$,*3.'$(2$'"#*-$>-*#28$9"#'"#-$&$
!-&3*0(1&)$D-&?#6$E&A.()#A,$6$(-$$%-#,&0(16$)#'$(A-$+&-*1>$'#&,$(2$
<&,*)=$;#-?*+#$/3?*.(-.$"#)F$=(A$+"((.#$=(A-$+#,#'#-=$1##3.8$
A&#+(?$12*$6"(12$"=$!*@#&0#%B$CDEF$?*1$0
ED<$A+-'"&(1$"($0(%$/#0)*$"#$30&-".*&6$G#%>1>&#'20-*5$=#"6$12*$G012".+'$G*6*1*#+*-$H--"'+07"(I
H5)0('*5$J.0((+(?KL2*$/+M$1201$N0-1-$0($O1*#(+1%
Advanced Paving& ExcavatingDIVISION OF SAL-WAR INC.
PARISHIONER
203-387-4255 • www.advancedpavingct.com
DRIVEWAYS • SCREENED LOAM - TOPSOILSEPTIC SYSTEMS - DESIGN & INSTALL
RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL SITE WORK
Parishioner 203-668-0147 • 203-901-8972
SPECIALIZING IN: Painting, Flooring, Remodeling, Decks,
Landscaping
CONSTRUCTION LLC
Free Estimates | Fully Insured | Residential & Commercial
SEPTIC SERVICE
WHEN YOU WANT THE JOB DONE RIGHT
203-799-0222
Ralph E. HullFuneral Home
Hull Memorials161 West Church St., Seymour,
just up from the Seymour Library
Franklyn E. Hull CFSP
& Jane M. Hull CFSP
203-888-2538 • Visit our website: wwwfuneralplan.com/hullfh
MULCH • TOP SOIL • SCREEN LOAMSTONE • SAND • RECYCLED PROCESS • FILL
Delivery Available
140 Bradley Road Woodbridge
M-F 7-4 • SAT 8-12
West Rock MaterialsDIVISION OF SAL-WAR INC.
PARISHIONER
203-387-2587 • www.westrockmaterials.com
John M. Aversa, M.D.
Orthopaedic
Surgery
2408 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
203-407-3505
www.CT-ORTHO.com
Sisk BrothersFuneral Home
3105 Whitney Ave., Hamden
203-288-7114
Family Owned and Operated Since 1870
www.siskbrothers.com
AMITY MEAT CENTER & DELI Alan Rice
Prepared Foods • Catering • Quality Meats
24 Lucy St., Woodbridge, CT
(203) 397-5060 • Catering By Judy
RHODES PUMP SERVICE2351 Boston Post Road, Guilford • 7 Day Emergency Service
FREE In-HomeWater Analysis
With Coupon
10% OFF Any & All Work Performed
With Coupon
0% Financing
203-481-5666Toll Free
1-800-543-3578
PUMPS• Submersible Pumps • Jet Pumps• Sump Pumps • Sewage PumpsTANKS• All Sizes • Top Quality • WarrantyWATER FILTRATION SYSTEMS• Hardness • PH • Iron • Bacteria• A Full line of: Softeners/Neutralizers,Systems, Iron Filtration,Water Filters for any of your Water needs• Yearly Maintenance • Product Delivery• Water Testing • Well Chlorination • Yield Test
PROVIDING A CLEAR WATER SOLUTION
COHEN & TH O MASATTORNEYS
Dominick Thomas, Jr., Parishioner
[email protected] Main St. ~ Derby ~ 203-735-9521
JPMOTORS LLCFOREIGN AUTO REPAIR SPECIALISTS
MERCEDES BENZ • BMW • PORSCHE • AUDI
203-387-6894
18 LUCY ST., WOODBRIDGE, CT 06525
VISIT OUR WEBSITE: WWW.JPMOTORSLLC.COM
Restaurant
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
203-553-9844
Parishioner
9 Lucy Street • Woodbridge
Serving The Community for Four Generations
Peter H. Torello & SonFUNERAL HOME, INC.
1022 Dixwell Ave., Hamden, CT
203-624-4959
P1 204521 S7 00385919
PLUMBING & HEATING
COMMERCIAL / RESIDENTIAL
Richard VanEtten
10% Senior Citizen Discount • 734-4259