Pastor: Reverend Thomas J. Barry Deacon: Robert Barry

Deacon: William Farrell (Ret.) Parish Office Office: (860) 677-2639……..Fax Number: (860) 677-2672 Email: office@stpatsfarm.org Hours: Monday through Thursday…...8:30 am - 4:00 pm Friday…………………….……….9:00 am - 1:00 pm Religious Education Director, Eileen Dignazio Telephone: (860) 676-0253 Email: eileen@stpatsfarm.org Hours: Monday through Thursday…...9:00 am - 1:00 pm Confirmation Director, Curtiss Stella Email: curtiss@stpatsfarm.org Parish Secretary Lisa McEnery (860) 677-2639 x20 Email: lisa@stpatsfarm.org Coordinator of Ministries Sally LaBonte (860) 677-2639 x19:

Email: sally@stpatsfarm.org Music Ministry Director, Michael Carney Email: mikecarneymusic@gmail.com Peer Ministry Coordinators, Fernando & Winnie Macaro Email: macaro.fernando@gmail.com Parish Council Monica Blum, Chairperson monicaprokop@comcast.net Fernando Macaro, Vice Chairperson

macaro.fernando@gmail.com Parish Trustees Jeffrey Pingpank, Beverly Montresor

SCHEDULE OF MASSES: SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION/CONFESSION: Saturday Vigil Mass………………………………….…..5:00pm Monday…….6:00 - 6:45 pm or by appointment Sunday Mass…………………………………………….………..7:30am, 9:30am and 11:30am Weekday Mass…….……...………………………...…..……. 8:30am (Monday through Thursday)

BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS: Requests are due Mondays at noon. All materials are subject to approval from the Parish Office. Please contact the Parish Office at ofice@stpatsfarm.org for more details.

1 1 0 M a i n S t r e e t • P . O . B o x 5 2 3 • F a r m i n g t o n , C T 0 6 0 3 4 - 0 5 2 3

The Faith Community of

The Church of Saint Patrick

October 14, 2018

St. Patrick’s Church

Capital Campaign Newsletter

October 13th & 14th, 2018

Stewardship thought from this week’s gospel

“It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is

rich to enter the kingdom of God.” MARK 10:25

We are all called to be generous with all our gifts. Not just the ones we pick and choose, but all our gifts: our time in prayer to God, our talent in participating in parish ministries and our treasure supporting our local parish and other charities.

Every parish family should have received their reception invitation in

the mail. Please RSVP at your earliest convenience.

Again, this is your opportunity to learn firsthand about the campaign, ask questions, receive your campaign materials and meet with your fellow parishioners. We encourage everyone to attend. God bless.

Phone Call Volunteers!

For those who volunteered to help make phone calls during the campaign, the Campaign Office will be reaching out to you this coming week to begin making phone calls to parishioners that have not responded to the reception invitations. Be on the lookout for an email from the Campaign Office. Thank you again for volunteering!

Receptions for October 29th & 30th **VENUE CHANGE**

The receptions being held on October 29th & 30th that were originally scheduled in the Parish Hall have been moved to The Country Club of Farmington (806 Farmington Avenue). Please spread the word and we hope to see your there!

If you have any questions, please contact the campaign office at 860.677.2639 or campaign@stpatsfarm.org

ParishCampaignVolunteershelpwithourinvitationmailing

Saturday, October 13th 5:00pm Andrew Mitchell Malinowski Family, Andrew & Margaret Marek and Ronald Abbott Req. by: Jackie & Leeann Benn

Sunday, October 14th 7:30am Zofia Merchel Req. by: her family

9:30am Ines F. Tee Req. by: her brother, Alfred Tee

11:30am Rosa Isabel Castaneda Santiago (13 year Anniversary)

Req. by: her parents, sisters & daughters

Monday, October 15th 8:30am

Tuesday, October 16th 8:30am Wednesday, October 17th 8:30am

Thursday, October 18th 8:30am

Friday, October 19th No Mass

Saturday, October 20th 5:00pm Dan Bellizzi Req. by: his brothers & sisters

Sunday, October 21st 7:30am James Bisaillon Req. by: his wife

9:30am Francis Xavier Celeste Req. by: Karen Camp

11:30am Eileen Connolly Req. by: Brad Connolly & family

******* INCLEMENT WEATHER

If Farmington School schedules are cancelled - Mass will not be celebrated.

St. Patrick Church

Welcome If you are a visitor to Saint Patrick Church, we want you to know how welcome you are – whether you have come here from another part of the country, from across the world, or simply from another parish here in the Archdiocese of Hartford. Thanks in part to the generosity of visitors like yourself, we are able to celebrate the Church’s liturgy here in a fitting and beautiful way. We are also able to offer a wide range of services to individuals living in our parish and community.

1

Grace Dunn, Charlotte Egan, Lynn Daley, The Chorzempa Family, Trisha Elliott, Frances Capodiferro, Ann Stankoski,

Tess Drezek, Ethan Edwards, Anne DeNuccio, Theresa Turbie, Violet Frascarelli,

Loreen Markie and family, Michael Timura, Clara Cellino, the Morley Jr./ Sr. families,

Brad Ragaglia, Helen Rogers, Belynda Reidda, Betty Franceus, Bill Millerick, Frank Celeste, Roger May, Ellie Carle, Martene Macaro,

Dianne Easdon, Janet Dunning, Marilyn LoRusso, Jean Kaczynski, Nathan A., Greta Stifel,

Bill Chesanek, Ron & Renanna, Sandy Therrien, Ralph Bozza, Carol Liepis, Jackie Pezzulo,

George Jones, Jack Lembo, Robert Sutkowski, Elisha Yeager, Lauren Cappola, Jim Oswald,

Sue Ann Massey Williamson, Mario Reyes, Thomas Dignazio, Joseph Blancato, Linda

DeZenzo, Ivan Franceus, Angel Jones, Brett Boissonneault, Olivia Kevorkian,

Cece Corrado, Madison Barbieri, John Zmijewski, Jerry Haverty, Michael Dunning, Louise M., Richard M., Anne Fritze, Frances Cresenzi

As members of the Body of Christ, we need to

pray for each other & we encourage you to let us know of any parishioner

who is ill or hospitalized,

The Christ in Blessing Candle, The St. Joseph Candle, The Blessed Mother Candle & The Eucharistic Candle

are available in remembrance of your loved ones. You can contact the Parish Office at 860-677-2639

or office@stpatsfarm.org for details.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Families need to complete a pre-baptismal program. Baptisms are celebrated the 4th Sunday of the month at 12:30pm & may be scheduled after completing the pro-gram. Please contact Parish Office at office@stpatsfarm.org for more details. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Please contact Parish Office at office@stpatsfarm.org six months in advance to begin preparation. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Reverend M. Ernest Wilson Council #20. Meetings are held the 2nd Monday of each month in the Church Hall. Contact: Ray Liudzius, Grand Knight at 860-202-8256 or email him at rayliud@gmail.com. 6:00 pm Officers Meeting ………………………… 7:00 pm General Meeting

HOSPITAL & HOME VISITATION: Please contact the Parish Office when a serious illness occurs or when the sick, aged or incapacitated are confined to home or hospital.

Farmington, Connecticut

2

FOR WEEKEND OF OCT 7

OFFERTORY

Masses: $ 6,850.00 Online: $1,195.00 WEEKLY OFFERTORY: $8,045.00

Thank you very much for your continuing support and generosity.

There are four ways of giving to St. Patrick’s Church: 1. Making contributions through your bank in person or

online. 2. Making gifts to church of appreciated securities. 3. Making a one time or an annual end of the year gift. 4. Establishing a legacy gift as part of one’s estate planning.

In preparation for our long awaited campaign, each parishioner is asked to pray for its success.

Below is our “Official Campaign Prayer”:

Campaign Prayer

Heavenly Father, we glorify you and we thank you

for all the many blessings you bestow on us as members of the one Body of Christ, your Son.

By the power of the Holy Spirit

inspire us with a vision of the future of St. Patrick Parish,

one filled with hope, confidence and trust, a vision that we pledge to support

for re-igniting our faith and the faith of those who will come after us.

Give us the grace to live fully our Christian calling,

to strengthen the life of our parish, to impart and deepen the faith among all age groups,

especially our youth, to expand our charitable outreach in the name of Christ,

and to plan wisely for the future.

We make our prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen.

ST. PATRICK CHURCH We are currently seeking nominations for candidates for the Par-ish Council Election. The terms for 4 present council members end in January. This is your opportunity to consider nominating a friend, neighbor or yourself to fill one of these positions. What is involved in this process? How long is the “term”? What are the qualifications necessary to be nominated? What is your role? The “term” of the council is 3 years. The Parish Council meets once a month on the first Tuesday of every month, except June-August. During the summer, meetings held only if necessary. The qualifications are simple: an adult who is interested in sup-porting St. Patrick Church. Your role is to assist your parish and to help shape what goes on in the parish. The Parish Council members assist and advise the pastor with church matters and serve as a liaison between the laity and the pastor. This is your time to be involved and have a voice as we strive to implement programs for the usage of the new addition to our church. Parish-ioners who have served on the Parish Council may return as long as it’s been a year since their term ended. Please think of some-one you’d consider a good candidate for this very important role. If you would like to become a candidate or nominate someone you know, please contact Monica Blum, Parish Council Chairperson at monicaprokop@comcast.net or the Parish Office at office@stpatsfarm.org or (860) 677-2639.

With praise and thanksgiving to almighty God The Archdiocese of Hartford

requests the honor of your presence at the Episcopal Ordination

of The Most Reverend Juan Miguel Betancourt, SEMV

as the Titular Bishop of Curzola

and Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford

by The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair

Archbishop of Hartford at the

Cathedral of Saint Joseph 140 Farmington Avenue Hartford, Connecticut

Thursday, the eighteenth of October Two thousand eighteen

at two o’clock in the afternoon A reception will follow immediately

St. Patrick Religious Education 110 Main Street, P. O. Box 523

Farmington, CT. 06034-0523 Phone: (860) 676-0253

Important Dates to Remember

October 2018 Liturgy of the Word for Children continues at the 9:30 & 11:30 Masses. (Classes are held in church hall.) **NO Religious Education Classes on GIFT Weekend - children should all be attending one of the GIFT sessions. Liturgy of the Word for Children will be celebrated at both 9:30 and 11:30 Masses on October 14th October 21 9:30-11:00 a.m. Sacraments 2 Class October 21 11:30-12:30 – Preschool/Kindergarten/ Sacra-ments 1 Classes October 21 12:30-1:30 – Mrs. Greco’s Grade 8 Class October 22 6:00-7:00 p.m. Classes for grades 3,4,5,6,7 IAR Middle School October 22 6:30-8:00 p.m. Grade 10 Class October 28 9:30-11:00 a.m. Sacraments 2 Class October 28 11:30-12:30 – Preschool/Kindergarten/ Sacra-ments 1 Classes October 28 12:30-1:30 – Mrs. Greco’s Grade 8 Class October 29 6:00-7:00 p.m. Classes for grades 3,4,5,6,7 IAR Middle School October 31 Happy All Hallows Eve! **For more specific dates/times please check the calendar that is posted on the parish website: www.stpatsfarm.org

School Safety & Dismissal Policy 2018-2019

1. 6:00 p.m. Parents will br ing their children, grades 3,4,5,6 into the school building. Students in grade 7 can come into the building without their parents, since this is their school. Grade 8 is not being held at IAR this year. Mrs. Greco is teaching the class on Sundays. The Room Assignments will be posted on the wall as you walk down the hallway to the classrooms. If your child is not on any list that means that he/she has not been regis-tered. Please do not randomly take them to a classroom, before checking in with Eileen Dignazio. Thank you. 2. Dismissal at 7:00 p.m. – All Parents will wait at the top of the ramp near the cafeteria doors for their children to come up the ramp with their Catechist and classmates. Sign out sheets will be on the table near the door, when you enter the building to pick up your children, with the excep-tion of grade 7. Just initial the space near your child’s name, just as you did for the Sacrament Classes. You may take them when you see them in the hallway, but check with the catechist, so that she knows with whom the children are leaving. Any questions or concerns, please contact Eileen Dignazio.

Religious Education Classes 2018-2019

Irving A. Robbins Middle School 6:00-7:00 pm on Monday evenings for grades 3-7

October 22, 29 January 7, 14 December 3, 10, 17 February 4, 11, 25 Holiday Recess March 11, 18, 25

The ELM survey is now complete. We received approximately 211 responses that the ELM Team is now working to compile. The results of the survey will be submitted to parishioners soon. Thank you for participating in this Parish Survey. The ELM Team: Fr. Barry, David Edwards, Sally LaBonte, Fernando Macaro, Patricia McLaughlin, Michael Netkovick and Eileen Dig-nazio.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

The process of initiating new members into the parish community is an integral part of what it means for a parish to be a welcoming community. We are beginning the RCIA process here at St. Patrick’s and would wel-come anyone, who is not Catholic to come and be a part of this time of discovering what it means to be Catholic. All are invited to meet with the RCIA team after the 11:30 Mass on Sundays in the Parish Office (next door to the church). We have 2 RCIA Inquirers so far in the process - Elizabeth Flores and Sean Donnell. We ask for your prayers as Elizabeth and Sean begin this time of inquire and discern what God is calling them to do. The RCIA Team is: Fr. Barry, Deacon Barry, David Ed-wards and Eileen Dignazio. For more information, con-tact Eileen Dignazio, eileen@stpatsfarm.org or call the office: 860-677-2639. Kevin Johnson is a wonderful guest speaker and is an Ad-junct Professor of Philosophy, Religion and Theology at Sacred Heart University. He is also the President of The Inner Room the Roman Catholic Lay Association and Non Profit Organization of Connecticut. Kevin has a Masters of Arts in Theology from Yale Divinity School. This will be a great way to start the year of 2018-2019 GIFT. If you have forgotten to register, please come and sign-in at the door. We will welcome you!! October 12 6:00-8:00 pm - Porter Memorial October 13 9:00-11:00 am - Church Hall October 14 12:30-2:30 pm - Church Hall

3

Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

ST. PATRICK CHURCH GIFT

October 14, 2018

4

Oct 13-14 ……………. Monthly Food Drive (Malta Food Pantry) Oct 13-14 ……………. Monthly Meatloaf Oct 14 …………………..…. House of Bread Oct 14……….. Peer Ministry - Making Cards Oct 16………...Yoga Oct 17………...Young Adult Ministry Oct 21-22…….Baby Needs Drive Oct 23………...Yoga Oct 27-28…….Coat Drive Nov 3………….Coffee and…... Nov 3-4………..Knights of Columbus Can & Bottle Drive Nov 4…………..Monthly Meatloaf Nov 4…………..Peer Ministry - Making Meatloaves Nov 11…………Monthly Food Drive Nov 11…………House of Bread House of Bread Kim Gencarelli kgenco@me.com All Women Invitation Teresa Janiszewski 860-676-0091 Knights of Columbus Ray Liudzius 860-202-8256 Monthly Food Drive Knights of Columbus 860-986-2201 Monthly Meatloaf Lorraine Stec 860-506-4238 Parish Council Monica Blum monicaprokop@comcast.net Prayer Shawl Barbara Sutkowski 860-747-8427 Immaculcate Conception Shelter Allison Rose & Ann Jett 860-674-1202

Visit www.stpatsfarm.org/ministries

Parish Calendar MINISTRIES CORNER Sally LaBonte - Coordinator of Ministries

sally@stpatsfarm.org 860-677-2639

Are you on social Media? Do you have an Instagram account? St. Patrick Church does. Follow us on the Gram for inspiration, announcements and pictures. Look for church_of_saint_patrick and click to follow. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In other news - Father Barry would like to thank all the parish-ioners that filled out the cards to update their contact information. We had cards in the church pews, in the bulletin and on the web-site. We are very grateful to all the parishioners that took the time to update their information. Much of our information was outdat-ed and the office staff worked hard all summer to correct our records. We recently held a drawing and pulled names from all the cards that were completed. A very big congratulations to our winners (please contact the office to claim your prize):

C. Mitchell Gilbert of Farmington Tom Gleifert of Farmington Jaroslaw Czyz of Unionville.

Interested in helping others while hanging out with your friends at the same time? On Sunday, October 14th after the 9:30 Mass, the Peer Ministers will be making cards for hospital patients. This ministry is a great opportunity to get to know some of your peers and helping your church and members of the community! Also, the snacks are usually pretty good!! Contact Fernando at macaro.fernando@gmail.com for more information.

REGISTRATION/UPDATE FOR

NAME:__________________________________________________ADDRESS: _______________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP:___________________________________________ HOME PHONE NUMBER: (______) _______ - __________ CELL PHONE NUMBER: (______) _______-___________ EMAIL: _________________________________________ Preferred method of contact (please circle): Email Phone Text

# OF CHILDREN: ____ AGES: _____________ _________ NEW MEMBERS _________ CHANGE OF ADDRESS _________ ENVELOPES _________ MOVING AWAY

Complete this form and drop in collection basket or mail to : P.O. Box 523, Farmington, CT 06034

Online form is available at www.stpatsfarm.org

PATRICK BAKER BUYER INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Patrick Baker has created a program for our parishioners to purchase quality and distinctive gifts for their loved ones for Sacraments and special occasions. St. Patrick will be credited 10% for every sale that is made. Visit www.churchgoods.com and under the “retail” tab, select the products you wish to purchase. Proceed to checkout and enter St. Patrick’s church code: 6260 - it’s that easy!!! If you haven’t been in the store, you should stop in - lots of beautiful items and you are helping support our parish.

Do you shop on Amazon???? If you go to www://smile.amazon.com rather than the regu-lar website, you can select to have a charity to support. Under the “my account” tab, select “your amazon smile” and select St. Patrick RC Church. Amazon donates .5% of all purchases to St. Patrick’s!! It only takes a minute to set it up, then the donation will be automatic going forward.

Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

5

Discover why St. Paul Catholic High School has become the choice for more and more families for a truly great Catholic education experience! If you or someone you know has a prospective 6, 7, or 8th grade student, visit us at our Open House any of the following dates at 10:00 a.m.: Saturday, October 13, or November 10. Tours of our campus, meeting our faculty and visiting our family are all part of our open houses. WELCOME HOME! Pre-registration is suggested, but not required. To pre-register please visit www.spchs.com/openhouse. Also, on Saturday, November 17, 2018 we will hold our Placement Exam for prospective 9th and 10th grade students. You may register online at www.spchs.com/placement-exam-registration. Pre-registration for these events is suggested because spaces fill up quickly, but it is not required. If you have any questions, please call or email Matthew Crowley, Director of Admissions at 860-584-0911 Ext. 34 or mcrowley@spchs.com.

They were exceedingly astonished and said among themselves, "Then who can be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said, "For human beings it is impossible, but not for God. All things are possible for God." - Mk 10:26-27 Readings for the Week of October 14, 2018 Sunday: Wis 7:7-11/Ps 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 [14]/Heb 4:12-13/Mk 10:17-30 or 10:17-27 Monday: Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31--5:1/Ps 113:1b-2, 3-4, 5a and 6-7 [cf. 2]/Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Gal 5:1-6/Ps 119:41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48 [41a]/Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: Gal 5:18-25/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [cf. Jn 8:12]/Lk 11:42-46 Thursday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b/Ps 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18 [12]/Lk 10:1-9 Friday: Eph 1:11-14/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13 [12]/Lk 12:1-7 Saturday: Eph 1:15-23/Ps 8:2-3ab, 4-5, 6-7 [7]/Lk 12:8-12 Next Sunday: Is 53:10-11/Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 [22]/Heb 4:14-16/Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45

St. Patrick Church has an opening for a part-time (12 hours per week) Parish Secretary. The Parish Secretary is re-sponsible for providing secretarial and related office services for the Pastor and other parish staff and ministries, as di-

rected. This position is the initial point of contact for church members and visitors or when calling or visiting the Parish of-fice. Duties will include, but are not limited to: general secre-tarial support of the parish, maintaining record-keeping and filing systems, computer and internet work, updating the parish website, phone and reception duties as well as other office-related duties. Qualified candidates should have strong written and verbal communication skills as well as excellent computer skills, a high degree of confidentiality, professionalism, and the ability to multi-task while maintaining a high level of organiza-tion and productivity. Please submit resume to: St. Patrick Church, P.O. Box 523, Farmington, CT 06032-0523

The Pro-Life Ministry is sponsoring a Baby Needs Drive the weekend of October 21st and 22nd before all of the Masses. The drive will be for the Crisis Pregnancy Center in Unionville. Please bring any baby or mom items on that weekend. Some suggestions: new cribs, newborn outfits, sleepers, socks, booties & diapers, 3-6 and 6-9 month snow-suits, bottles, formula, baby food, baby cereal, diaper bags and baby clothes. Mom gift cards are also greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your generosity!!

Drink Up And Save Your Empties! The next Knights of Columbus Council 20 can and bottle drive will be after all Masses the weekend of November 3rd and 4th.

Are you a party planner?? Do you have good organizational skills?? Do you like working with people?? Do you want to help coordinate a St. Patrick Church event?? The Parish Council is looking for a Chairperson to head the Christmas Tree Lighting Festival to be held on Sunday, December 2nd from 3:00 - 5:00. The Chairperson, with the support of the Council, will organize the event. This is a great way to meet fellow parishioners who volunteer and those who attend. You won’t be doing this alone!! Several members of the Council and volunteers will assist. Please contact Monica Blum,

Parish Council Chairperson, if you are interested or have addi-tional questions-monicaprokop@comcast.net / (860) 729-8201.

Please join us for Episode 3 of the Catholicism Series By Bish-op Robert Barron October 18 Episode 3: “The Ineffable Mystery of God: That Than Which Nothing Greater can be Thought” takes us on a journey from the heights of Mount Sinai to the mysterious sites of Istanbul, from the glittering streets of Paris to the glorious Sistine Chapel. Father Robert Barron presents the Catholic Faith’s compelling vision of God as the ineffable and majestic Trinity.