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ST. JEANNE JUGAN JOURNAL
MAY 10, 2020
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
HOLY FAMILY CHURCH ST. JEANNE JUGAN PARISH ST. BERNARD CHURCH
Happy Mother’s Day Heavenly Father, from the beginning you have chosen to
entrust the human person to mothers in a special way.
We thank and praise you for the gift of mothers; for their
tenderness, care, and compassion, for their intuition and
encouragement, for commitment and sacrifice.
Bless all mothers this day.
Keep, strengthen, and refresh them in your loving care.
May they be blessed by our open-hearted love and gratitude.
Amen.
REFLECT
When earthly lives end, especially when the person is younger,
we tend to focus upon and consider what was lost. We think of
lost opportunities — things they won’t be able to see, babies
they won’t be able to cradle, and adventures that now must go
undiscovered. Our minds create this chasm between earth and
heaven that sees the losses of this life as permanent ones, never
possible to achieve again. This perception causes many folks to
remain stuck in their grief as they ponder all of the missed
opportunities and regrets.
This is not resurrection thinking. All of the love that we can give
and receive, the joy and elation that can be experienced, the
adventures that can be undertaken, and the possibilities to be
discovered are all part of a continuous journey. They are not
ends in and of themselves but are all part of the unfolding of a
relationship we have with God, who not only makes all of these
wonderful things possible now but sustains them and fulfills
them into eternity. The perception and experience of loss is
really an illusion, because in God’s eternal kingdom and in God’s
time, nothing is ever lost. Even the most intimate and tender of
moments we can conceive of sharing with another human being
are only part of a journey toward perfect intimate and tender
moments to be shared with God in our resurrected life. We
become like God and see God as He is in eternity. What greater
joy, love, and hope can ever be discovered as we walk down our
often dimly lit paths in this world.
This is an awesome wonder and magnificent news to behold.
Call to mind someone you have lost in death. How do you see
them now? How do you see yourself in heaven? Remind
yourself, again, that God is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Our
happiness is not going to be fully realized in this world, and there
is nothing we can find here that cannot be found one hundred
fold in eternity. It’s all about relationship, and not solely about
the relationships we have with each other, ourselves, and the
world in which we live. It’s about our relationship with God. If
we realize how special that one relationship really is, then there
is only one particular of heaven and life eternal that really
matters: namely, that we fall into love eternal and discover truth.
For when we finally close our eyes in death, then all will be well
as long as we are with God. There are no losses, only gains.
RESOURCES TO HELP BRING FAITH HOME AND THE FAMILY CLOSER
Compiled for you by The Catholic Telegraph
With kids out of school, Masses and religious education classes
cancelled, you may feel cut off or overwhelmed with how to
continue to teach and share the beauty and joy of the Catholic
faith within your home. This time at home is a wonderful
opportunity to pray and grow together as a family. Here are 4
fun resources to help you and your family keep the faith-learning
going at home!
1. Pray More Novenas (praymorenovenas.com): Want to pray
together as a family, but not sure how? Pray More Novenas
sends daily emails that include prayers for novenas around
saintly feast days. Pray the prayer together as a family, and
include your own intentions.
2. Catholic All Year (catholicallyear.com): This website is headed
up by a Catholic mom of many who has some children in school,
and homeschools others. She runs a blog that provides great
Catholic resources for parents (and practical support and
advice). She also has a shop where you can purchase digital
downloads of Catholic booklets by month ($5). Booklets contain
prayers, blessings and Bible readings relevant to that month’s
liturgical calendar and saints’ feast days.
3. Catholic Mom (catholicmom.com): Articles of support for
Catholic parents? Check. Podcast? Check. Catholic Movie
Reviews? Check. This site is extensive, comprehensive and
provides a wealth of resources for moms, dads, and children
alike. Their Sunday Gospel activities are a particular favorite!
Download Gospel readings, coloring pages, lesson plans, Mass
worksheets and puzzles - all for free!
4. Katie Warner (katiewarner.com): Katie’s website provides a
wealth of resources for parents and children alike - from free
e-books and bulletin inserts (or home printouts as current times
demand), to a supportive Facebook community and “cheat
sheets” to help make family prayer easier.
2020 ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL
The Archbishop’s Annual Appeal provides help to those in need! Together, we can and do make a profound difference in the lives of many individuals and families, in a way that exceeds anything we could hope to achieve on our own. Please consider supporting this important initiative. Every gift makes a difference. Organizations such as the Enfield Food Shelf, the Enfield Safe Harbor Warming Center, Little Sister of the Poor, and the Network Against Domestic Violence, right here in our own town received funding from the Appeal’s Vicariate Outreach Program which serves our local neighbors.
All funds contributed to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal are used exclusively for the purposes outlined in the Appeal literature, which can be found at https://archdioceseofhartford.org/appeal/.
No Appeal funds are ever used for legal fees or settlements.
PRAYER TO MAKE A “SPIRITUAL COMMUNION”
For our faithful parishioners, not being able to attend Mass or receive Communion has made this pandemic even more difficult. We pray at home and watch Mass on TV but we want more. Although we may not be able to physically receive Communion right now, making a spiritual communion is a way to receive Jesus.
An Act of Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the
Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things, and I desire to receive
You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You
sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be
separated from You.
Amen.
C4C VIRTUAL YOUNG ADULT CONFERENCE
May 11-17, 2020
YOU’RE INVITED!
Join Crossroads 4 Christ in their first VIRTUAL YOUNG ADULT CONFERENCE!
C4C was supposed to have an in-person conference this June, but now they
are going VIRTUAL! This virtual conference is being hosted BY young adults
FOR young adults! We know there are a lot of virtual conferences happening
right now, but nothing like this one! C4C is hosting a WEEK-LONG conference
for all young adults, and anyone interested in young adult outreach! There
is an amazing line-up of local and nationally known speakers for the
conference including C4C leaders, Leah Darrow, Matt Maher, Sr. Anna, OP,
Fr. John Parks and SO MANY MORE!
Please join us in finding our Reason for Hope in Christ Jesus! Everyone is
welcome to join this event and we hope to inspire and spread hope to all
corners of the world!
Spread the word! REGISTER TODAY FOR FREE!
Go to www.c4cconference.org to register and participate in all the other
amazing things they have planned for the week!
SATURDAY MAY 9
Daily Mass (SB)
Daily Mass (HF)
SUNDAY MAY 10 (FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER)
Weekend Mass (HF, SB)
MONDAY MAY 11
Daily Mass (SB)
Daily Mass (HF)
TUESDAY MAY 12
Daily Mass (SB)
Daily Mass (HF)
WEDNESDAY MAY 13
Daily Mass (SB)
Daily Mass (HF)
THURSDAY MAY 14
Daily Mass (SB)
Daily Mass (HF)
FRIDAY MAY 15
Daily Mass (SB)
Daily Mass (HF)
SATURDAY MAY 16
Daily Mass (SB)
Daily Mass (HF)
SUNDAY MAY 17 (SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER)
Weekend Mass (HF, SB)
Masses will be offered by the priest with no congregation
present and will be live-streamed on our website (sjjenfield.org)
Monday through Saturday at 7:30 am and Sunday at 8:00 am.
Please see page 5 for the up to date Important Directive from
the Archdiocese of Hartford.
Both Holy Family Church and St. Bernard Church will be open
daily from 10 am to 4 pm. Please observe social distancing
while in these sacred places.
Location Key:
HF = Holy Family Church
SB = St. Bernard Church
SBS = St. Bernard School
LA = Little Angels PreSchool
BAPTISM
To register for the Parish’s
Baptism Prep Class, please
call 860-973-1717 to speak with Kacey at the Holy
Family Church rectory or
Sally at the St. Bernard
Church rectory. Baptism Prep Class occurs on the
second Tuesday of the
month at 7 pm in class-
rooms 2 and 3 at Holy Family Church. Baptisms
can be scheduled by calling
Kacey or Sally once parents
have completed the Baptism Prep class.
Baptisms can be scheduled
on any Sunday of the
month except on major
religious feasts or holidays.
RECONCILIATION
Temporarily suspended.
CONFIRMATION
In the Hartford Archdiocese,
students are
confirmed in their
sophomore year after a
year of preparation.
Please contact our
Religious Education
office for
more information.
MATRIMONY
Arrange with pastor at
least 6 months before
wedding date.
HOLY ORDERS
Young men interested
in the priesthood may
speak with any priest for
more information. Please
visit hartfordpriest.com for more information.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK
Priests are available for anointing either at home
or in the hospital. Please
contact the parish office
to arrange.
SENIOR LUNCHES FOR MAY AND JUNE
There will be no Senior Lunch in May or June. This decision was made with heavy hearts, but in an effort to keep us all safe and healthy, we feel it’s best to cancel the lunches for May and June.
An announcement will be made when the Senior Lunches are scheduled to resume.
Stay safe and healthy!
STEUBENVILLE EAST 2020
Steubenville East 2020 has been cancelled.
Deposits paid for this year's trip will be applied to the 2021 Steubenville East Youth Conference as LifeTeen will not be issuing refunds. The tentative dates for Steubenville East 2021 are July 16th - 18th and will be held at the University of Rhode Island.
Life Teen President/CEO Randy Raus shared this message: “Please take great care of yourself and your loved ones – nothing is more important than your health, safety, and sanctity.
Mother Mary, pray for us!”
Please contact Miss Fitz at [email protected] with any questions.
ADULT ALTAR SERVERS NEEDED
Adult Altar Servers, male or female, are needed to serve at funerals at both Holy Family Church and St. Bernard Church. If you would like to become a part of this special ministry or would like more information, please contact:
Holy Family Church:
David Goyette 860-749-7645
St. Bernard Church:
Sally 860-973-1717 x 121
SATURDAY MAY 9
Daily Mass. . . For all those that are sick and affected by the coronavirus - SB
Daily Mass. . . St. Jeanne Jugan Parishioners - HF
SUNDAY MAY 10 (FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER)
Weekend Mass. . . Elsie Andersen†, 8th Anniversary (Requested by her Family) - HF
Weekend Mass. . . Paz Claros-Galindo† on the Anniversary of her Birthday (Requested by her Daughter, Loida) - SB
MONDAY MAY 11
Daily Mass. . . Antonia Gasek† (Requested by Donald and Patricia Brierley) - SB
Daily Mass. . . Alice Browne† (Requested by the Violette Family) - HF
TUESDAY MAY 12
Daily Mass. . . Ann Kiczuk†, 4th Anniversary (Requested by Chris and Ted Kiczuk) - SB
Daily Mass. . . Betty O’Donnell† (Requested by her Daughters and Family) - HF
WEDNESDAY MAY 13
Daily Mass. . . Jeanette Sas† - SB
Daily Mass. . . Ralph O’Connell† (Requested by his Wife) - HF
THURSDAY MAY 14
Daily Mass. . . Fr. Robert Russo† - SB
Daily Mass. . . St. Jeanne Jugan Parishioners - HF
FRIDAY MAY 15
Daily Mass. . . St. Jeanne Jugan Parishioners - SB
Daily Mass. . . For all those that are sick and affected by the coronavirus - HF
SATURDAY MAY 16
Daily Mass. . . Bob Turmelle†, 9th Anniversary (Requested by his Family) - SB
Daily Mass. . . Ronald Clavette†, 15th Anniversary (Requested by his Wife and Family) - HF
SUNDAY MAY 17 (SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER)
Weekend Mass. . . Cray Ross† (Requested by Alicia Ross) - HF
Weekend Mass. . . Fr. George Ziezulewicz† - SB
Masses will be offered by the priest with no congregation present and will be live-streamed on our website (sjjenfield.org) Monday through Saturday
at 7:30 am and Sunday at 8:00 am.
MONDAY MAY 11: Acts 14:5-18•Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16 [1ab]•Jn 14:21-26
TUESDAY MAY 12: Acts 14:19-28•Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21 [cf. 12]•Jn 14:27-31a
WEDNESDAY MAY 13: Acts 15:1-6•Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 [cf. 1]•Jn 15:1-8
THURSDAY MAY 14: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26•Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [8]•Jn 15:9-17
FRIDAY MAY 15: Acts 15:22-31•Ps 57:8-9, 10 and 12 [10a]•Jn 15:12-17
SATURDAY MAY 16: Acts 16:1-10•Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5 [2a]•Jn 15:18-21
SUNDAY MAY 17: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17•Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 [1]•1 Pt 3:15-18•
Jn 14:15-21
You can access the Daily Mass Readings via our parish app, at our parish Web site (www.sjjenfield.org) or by visiting the U.S. bishop’s Web site (www.usccb.org).
DAILY MASS READINGS
At St. Bernard Church, the chapel candle burns in memory of Ann Kiczuk, at the request of Chris and Ted Kiczuk; the sanctuary candle burns in memory of Antonia Gasek.
Contact the St. Bernard Church office for infor-mation about having the chapel or sanctuary candles burn for your intention.
IMPORTANT DIRECTIVE FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE OF HARTFORD
In light of continued assessment of the spread of
the coronavirus in the state of Connecticut and
Governor Lamont’s Executive Order of April 10th
mandating the cancellation of school classes and
the extension of closures of non-essential businesses
through May 20, 2020, the Archdiocese of Hartford
has deemed it necessary to cancel public Masses,
liturgies and Confessions until further notice.
Priests will continue to offer a daily Mass with no
congregation present.
Therefore, any Mass Intention requested will still
be offered, with the exception of weekends. Only
one Mass will be offered each weekend. If you
have a scheduled Mass Intention on a weekend and
it is not offered, the church where it was scheduled
will contact you to reschedule to a later date.
Please call the rectory with questions.
A schedule of televised Masses are available below:
• ORTV - Broadcast seven days a week at 10 am
on WCCT-TV (CW20) and WCTX-TV (MyTV9). It
can also be seen Saturday and Sunday at 5 am
on WCCT-TV.
• EWTN - The daily Mass is televised at 12 am, 8
am, 12 pm and 7 pm.
• Salt + Light TV - The daily Mass can be found
streaming on https://saltandlighttv.org/live at
6:30 am, 9:30 am, 11 am, 3 pm, and 10:30 pm.
• CatholicTV - The daily Mass can be found
streaming on www.catholictv.org/watch-live at
9:30 am, 12:30 pm, 7 pm, and 11:30 pm.
Our parish will also live-stream Masses on our
website (sjjenfield.org) Monday through Saturday at
7:30 am and Sunday at 8:00 am. Please know that any and all decisions made by the
Archdiocese regarding closures and cancellations
are based on the current understating of the severity
of the situation surrounding the pandemic at any
given point and may be altered (modified, extended,
or revoked) when deemed necessary.
GET IN TOUCH ST. JEANNE JUGAN PARISH OFFICES
860-973-1717 Holy Family Church (9am-4pm Mon-Fri)
23 Simon Road, Enfield, CT 06082 860-741-7411 (fax)
St. Bernard Church (9am-3pm Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm Fri)
426 Hazard Avenue, Enfield, CT 06082 860-749-6456 (fax)
PASTORAL STAFF Fr. John Golas, Pastor [email protected]
Fr. Mathew Kappalumakkel, Parochial Vicar
Deacon Richard Boucher Deacon Vincent Motto
PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Sr. Theresa Marie Grochowski, CSSF
BUSINESS MANAGER Loida Hilliard
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Kacey Violette (HF), Administrative Assistant
[email protected] Sally Siemionko (SB), Administrative Assistant
ST. BERNARD SCHOOL Charlene Mongillo, Principal
[email protected] 860-745-5275
www.sbsenfield.org
LITTLE ANGELS PRESCHOOL Leesa Contreras, Administrative Assistant [email protected]
860-745-6135 www.mylittleangelspreschool.com
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Patricia Keck, Coordinator of
Religious Education [email protected]
860-745-7770 or 860-749-2993
Nancy Marco, Administrative Assistant, Grades 1-8
Karen Zeni, Confirmation Assistant [email protected]
860-741-3307
MUSIC Beth Surapine, Director of Music (SB)
860-749-6801
Diane Lautier, Contemporary Choir (HF) 860-989-5448
For Michael Dunning, Organist (HF) or Bridget Wcislo, Choir Director (HF)
contact the rectory at Holy Family Church
PRO-LIFE Al and Donna Doyker
860-749-6203 or 860-463-7826 [email protected]
We are all looking forward to warmer weather and the chance to be together. Take this opportunity to plan for a day of golf!
Completed forms may be mailed to either Holy Family Church rectory at 23 Simon Rd., Enfield, CT 06082 or St. Bernard Church rectory at 426 Hazard Ave., Enfield, CT 06082, or you may e-mail your completed form to Kristen Frost at [email protected].
Please visit sbsenfield.org for more information on sponsorship and registration.
ST. JEANNE JUGAN PARISH SUPPORT “Happy House” is a free-will collection taken up at Holy Family Church to fund construction of simple, sturdy houses in Haiti through the Haitian Health Foundation. A limited supply of gift cards for Dunkin Donuts, Big Y, Stop and Shop, and Shop Rite are available at the St. Bernard Rectory. Proceeds will go to St. Bernard School.
THANK YOU to all those who have mailed their weekly offertory to the rectory office. Below are the combined totals from
April 28th through May 4th.
WEEKLY: $6,744
ONLINE: $3,236
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES: $84
ST. BERNARD SCHOOL: $536
HAPPY HOUSE: $40
Although we are not currently able to gather together to celebrate Mass in our churches, please consider making your weekly
offertory online. Visit sjjenfield.org or go to https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/4536 to learn more.
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ON OUR PARISH FACEBOOK PAGE. APP TO 88202 AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.
BEWARE OF SCAMS
Some parishes have noted an increase in scam
attempts directed toward their parishioners. In
these scams, a call, text, or email is sent appearing to
come from the priest and requesting that the
individual send money to a certain location/account
or purchase gift cards whose serial numbers are
then forwarded along to the “priest.” Often, the
phone number or email address used appears as if
it might be coming from the priest but is, in fact,
fake. Please know that our parish would NOT
request donations in this way and that any offerings
to the parish should be made only through the
parish website, online giving page, parish office,
mailed-in envelopes, or other official channels
utilized by our parish.
