Saint Edmund Campion Parish

The merged parishes of Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady of Peace and Saint Christopher

Our Lady of Peace Church

370 May Road East Hartford, CT 06118

Sunday: 8:30 am Monday: 8:00 am

PARISH OFFICE 860-568-5240

StEdmund3@gmail.com Bonnie Szalay, Office Manager

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Leo Forte, Coordinator

860-895-8692 stchrisre@gmail.com

Kristi Gillespie

Director of Youth Ministry and Confirmation

860-895-8692 stchrisym@gmail.com

CONFESSIONS (Saint Christopher Church)

Saturday ~ 3:00 pm

WEDNESDAY DEVOTIONS (Saint Christopher Church)

6:00 pm Eucharistic Exposition,

Adoration and Benediction Perpetual Novena in Honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Scriptural Rosary

THURSDAY PRAYER GROUP (Our Lady of Peace Church)

Not Meeting at This Time

FUNERALS Once arrangements are made with a funeral home, we will help you plan

the Mass of Christian Burial.

BAPTISM By appointment; please call the parish office to schedule.

MARRIAGE

Please contact the parish office at least six months in advance of your intended wedding date.

Rev. John P. Gwozdz, Pastor 860-568-5240 fr.gwozdz@aohct.org

Mr. William Bartlett, Deacon Mr. Philip Gosselin, Deacon deaconbill@yahoo.com imgoose@comcast.net Find Us on Facebook: Saint Edmund Campion Parish, East Hartford

Saint Christopher Church

538 Brewer Street East Hartford, CT 06118

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm Sunday: 10:30 am

Tuesday - Thursday: 8:00 am

Visit us on the web: stedmundcampionparish.org

Pentecost Sunday ~ May 23, 2021

Saturday, May 22 ~ 4:00 pm (SC) Jose Figueiredo (Wife Maria)

Manuel & Maria Machado (Daughter Maria)

Sunday, May 23 ~ 8:30 am (OLOP) Rev. John Patrick McHugh

Sunday, May 23 ~ 10:30 am (SC)

Nicholas Donofrio ~ 20th Anniversary (Family)

Monday, May 24 ~ 8:00 am (OLOP) Catherine “Cathie” Grejdus

(Members of the Adult Social Club)

Tuesday, May 25 ~ 8:00 am (SC) Michel Guay

(Colette Cavette & Family)

Wednesday, May 26 ~ 8:00 am (SC) Dinis Leonardo (Wife & Family)

Thursday, May 27 ~ 8:00 am (SC)

Gloria Barbosa (Daughter Maria Milheiro)

Saturday, May 29 ~ 4:00 pm (SC)

Antonio Leonardo ~ 8th Anniversary (Wife & Family)

Sunday, May 30 ~ 8:30 am (OLOP)

Rev. Salvatore J. Rosa

Sunday, May 30 ~ 10:30 am (SC) Aime Belval (Wife)

SANCTUARY LAMP The lamps beside the tabernacles in our churches remind us of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist.

The light at the Our Lady of Peace Church burns this week

For All Missing Children (In Recognition of

National Missing Children Day ~ May 25, 2021)

The candle at the Saint Christopher Church burns this week

In Celebration of Ray & Regina Schultz’s

63rd Wedding Anniversary (Married at Saint Christopher Church on

May 24, 1958; Father Henry J. Murphy, Celebrant)

Please contact the parish office to schedule a sanctuary lamp dedication. Suggested offering: $15.

(OLOP) = Mass celebrated at Our Lady of Peace Church (SC) = Mass celebrated at Saint Christopher Church

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PARISH SUPPORT

What We Collected (May 16): $ 6,655*

*Includes $3,368 received from the in-church collection, $2,042 received through our Online Giving program and $1,245 from mail-in offerings.

Thank you for your support of our parish!

OFFERTORY COLLECTIONS Now that many of the restrictions have been lifted, our ushers will take up the collection during the Mass beginning this weekend.

DO YOU NEED PRAYER? We stand firmly on God’s promises that when we call Him, He will answer (Isaiah 65:24). Our prayer team is available to intercede on your behalf and take your request before God.

Contact Sally Ann Tanasi with your prayer requests. 860-569-4072 6854angeleyes@gmail.com

Online Giving is available here at Saint. Edmund Campion parish! It’s all about convenience for

you and consistency for the parish. For more information and to register for Online Giving, please visit our website at stedmundcampionparish.org. Click on the Online Giving button on the left side and you will be connected to our secure Online Giving server. You can also call the parish office for assistance.

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GOOD NEWS! WE’RE PRACTICALLY BACK TO NORMAL! Since Governor Lamont lifted most COVID restrictions on May 19, Archbishop Blair has also lifted most COVID restrictions as they pertain to our celebration of Mass.

As of and including Saturday, May 22, the general dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass in person on Sundays and Holy Days will no longer be in force. The only exceptions are those suffering from serious pre-existing conditions, those who are ill or homebound or those who are caregivers in close proximity to them, those who are in quarantine or those who reside with someone whose is in quarantine. For those who are safely able to attend, watching Mass online or on TV is not a valid substitute.

Masks are still required for all who enter the church.

Holy water fonts must remain empty.

Hand sanitizers should be used by those who enter the church.

Missalettes have been returned to the pews.

100% capacity is allowed as social distancing is no longer required and pew barriers have been removed.

There is no longer a restriction against gathering before and after Mass.

The use of Ushers, Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are allowed. Children Altar Servers are not being allowed, but one adult Server can be used.

Congregational singing is allowed, but masks still need to be worn throughout the liturgy, and this includes while singing.

Entrance and exit processions are allowed.

The Offertory collection has been restored to using baskets with extended handles.

There is no Offertory procession with the gifts of bread and wine until further notice.

The Sign of Peace has been reinstituted, but it can only to be exchanged without touching. (Waving or a verbal exchange will be allowed.)

Receiving Holy Communion is still being done with COVID restrictions in place: on the hand, wearing masks, stepping to the side. Communion on the tongue will still be discouraged. Those who choose to receive in this manner should receive only after everyone else has received.

There is no distribution of the Precious Blood (including to the Deacons).

HOMEFRONT UPDATE Due to the lingering effects of the pandemic, the HomeFront organization has decided to shoot for a September date for this year’s project rather than move forward with the traditional May date. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the HomeFront project, it is a community outreach, a one-day repair blitz (7:00 am to about 4:00 pm) for a neighbor in need where Saint Edmund Campion Parish forms a crew to perform the necessary home repairs using materials provided by the HomeFront organization. The typical HomeFront recipient is elderly, disabled or a single parent and their total household income qualifies as low-income within their community.

I will continue to update you as things progress, but for now, please note that we are planning to form a crew from our parish later this year so we can assist an East Hartford homeowner in need. If you have any questions, please call me at 860-568-5001 or email me at imgoose@comcast.net.

– Deacon Phil Gosselin

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK Daily readings can be easily accessed on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ website by going here: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/. Another easy way to access the daily readings is to download the free Laudate App from the Apple App store or Google Play.

Monday - May 24:

Genesis 3:9-15, 20 or Acts of the Apostles 1:12-14; Psalm 87:1-3, 5-7; John 19:25-34

Tuesday - May 25:

Sirach 35:1-12; Psalm 50:5-8, 14, 23; Mark 10:28-31

Wednesday - May 26:

Sirach 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17; Psalm 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Mark 10:32-45

Thursday - May 27:

Sirach 42:15-25; Psalm 33:2-9; Mark 10:46-52

Friday - May 28:

Sirach 44:1, 9-13; Psalm 149:1b-6a, 9b; Mark 11:11-26

Saturday - May 29:

Sirach 51:12cd-20; Psalm 19:8-11; Mark 11:27-33

Sunday - May 30:

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Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40; Psalm 33:4-6, 9, 18-20, 22;

Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 28:16-20

MARIAN GARDEN Now that warmer weather is upon us, it is the perfect time to order your slab or brick to be incorporated into our Marian Garden. We are pleased to announce that we now have available an 8” x 8” brick. This size brick allows for up to six lines of text with 16 characters in each line. We are also now offering symbols that can be added to the brick. Messages can memorialize a loved one, honor someone special, commemorate an event (i.e., baptism, First Communion, graduation, anniversary) or can simply be your name as a supporter of the garden. Donation levels begin at $50. For more information or to place your order, please call the parish office at 860-568-5240 or visit https://stedmundcampionparish.org/mariangarden.php.

CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE This half-day virtual conference, Opening Wide Our Hearts; Walking Humbly with God, will be held on Saturday, June 5 from 10 am - 12 noon. This conference will provide a broadened understanding of racism as a life issue and our role and responsibility in developing and nurturing anti-racist attitudes to address the sin of racism. To register visit http://www.catholicsocialjustice.org/

Saint Christopher Church Hall Friday ~ June 11, 2021

1:30 pm – 6:30 pm 1-800-Red Cross

https://www.redcrossblood.org/

PRELUDE PRESENTATION Sunday ~ May 30 ~ 10:15 am

Please join us at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, May 30 for a special prelude presentation of patriotic music by the

Chancel Choir. We are all so happy and blessed to be able to safely return to singing together. We will invite you to join us on some of the familiar selections and we look forward to hearing you lift your voices in praise. We praise God, we remember those women and men who have given their lives in service to our

country, and we give thanks to our country for giving us and protecting our right to freedom of religion. God bless America!

COMMUNITY TAG SALE All Saints’ Episcopal Church will be hosting a Community Tag Sale on Saturday, June 5, from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm in their

churchyard at 444 Hills Street in East Hartford. Free space is being offered to all sellers! Free parking for all! To reserve a space, call or text Sally at 860-490-3270. Rain date is Saturday, June 12.