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ST. JEROME CHURCH
23 Half Mile Road Norwalk, CT 06851 ~ 203-847-5349
THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST MAY 29, 2016
SABBATH MASSES
Saturday 4:00 PM E.S.T. & 4:30 PM D.S.T.
Sunday 8:00 AM
9:15 AM Young Childrenʼs Mass
11:00 AM
6:00 PM Teen Mass
DAYS OF OBLIGATION
Vigil 7:00 PM
Holy Day 9:00 AM, 7:00 PM
WEEKDAY MASSES
Mon-Sat 9:00 AM
HOW TO FIND US……
Parish Website:
www.stjeromenorwalk.org
Parish Email:
REACH email:
Facebook: St. Jerome Norwalk
Twitter: @StJeromeNorwalk
REACH & TOTAL Facebook:
REACH St.Jerome
REACH & TOTAL Twitter:
@REACHstjerome
PASTORAL STAFF
203-847-5349
Rev. David Blanchfield, Pastor
Rev. Rojin Zacharias K.M., Parochial Vicar
Rev. Michael Hoag, S.J., Weekend Assistant
Deacon Dean Finch • 203-246-3501
PARISH OFFICE
203-847-5349
Mrs. Pat Florio, Secretary
Office Hours, Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (REACH)
203-846-2111
Mrs. Kathy Coyne, DRE
Mrs. Anne Groener
Mrs. Natalie Raduazzo
Mrs. Kathy Rohr
YOUTH MINISTRY (TOTAL)
Joe and Daniela OʼCallaghan
203-847-0321
MUSIC MINISTRY
203-847-5349
Mr. Donald Nelson
Mrs. Joan McFarland
PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON
Robert Yap • 203-246-7447
FINANCE COUNCIL
Jerry Holdridge • 203-966-3658
ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL
203-847-3881 Pre K—Grade 8
139 West Rocks Road
Norwalk, CT 06851
Mrs. Linda Dunn, Principal
FAITH DIRECT—ONLINE GIVING
866-507-8757 www.faithdirect.net
Sign up using our church code: CT46, or
by mailing a paper enrollment form available in
the parish office. Also available on our website at
www.stjeromenorwalk.org/Faith-Direct-
enrollment.pdf
MISSION STATEMENT
We the people of St. Jerome Parish, a
Roman Catholic community, proclaim
our belief in the message and mission of
Jesus Christ. As disciples of Jesus we are
called to proclaim the Kingdom of God
and to work for its values in the local
community and beyond. We are com-
mitted to: worship, religious education,
shared faith and service. We welcome
all people with respect, acceptance and
support.
Parish Staff
Altar Flowers
May 28/29—altar flowers to honor St. Joan of Arc
whose feast day is Monday May 30th.
Altar Flowers may be memorialized for a donation
of $50. Please call the Parish Office several
months prior to your desired date.
Adoration & Silent Prayer
Every day between 4:00PM and 5:00PM.
Contemplative Prayer
Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM.
Come spend some quiet time with the Lord.
Widows’ Support Group
Meets at 9:30AM on the second Thursday of the
month in the Kevin Eidt Youth Room.
Perpetual Novena
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal takes place
each Monday following morning Mass
Rosary & Divine Mercy Prayers
Monday through Saturday after daily Mass
Baptisms Every fourth Sunday at 12:15.
Please call the parish office to schedule.
Required Pre-Baptism Please contact
Deacon Dean Finch at 203-246-3501 to arrange.
Class is required for the first child baptized at
St. Jerome.
Reconciliation One hour before vigil on
Saturday. Also Anytime by appointment.
Marriages Please contact the Rectory at least
six months in advance.
Anointing of the Sick takes place on the first
Wednesday of each month, immediately following the
9:00 AM Mass, in the sanctuary. Anyone with an
ongoing medical condition or who is seriously ill,
anticipating a medical procedure or operation, is
welcome to come.
Gluten Free Hosts are available at all Masses. If
you require a gluten-free host, please see the
officiating priest before Mass.
5/28 9:00 am for deceased Service Members
VIGIL FOR SUNDAY
4:30 pm Robert Iannacone
(wife, Marguerite)
THE MOST HOLY BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST
5/29 8:00 am John C. Smith
(Ann Alvarez)
9:15 am Rose Bivona
(Emily & Gary Rogalski)
11:00 am Phil Iannazzo
(family)
6:00 pm Claire Budnik
(Suzanne & Tom Calnon)
5/30 9:00 am Harry Clark
(wife, Joanne)
5/31 9:00 am Bob Mangieri
(Marinanne Tsakos)
6/1 9:00 am for those who have died in
service to the United States
6/2 9:00 am Agnes & Gaetano Delgiudice
(family)
6/3 9:00 am Concetta &
Constantino Farrugia
(Daughter)
6/4 9:00 am Anthony DeSantis
(family)
VIGIL FOR SUNDAY
4:30 pm Carol Messing
(Regan family)
TENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
6/5 8:00 am Carmine & Margaret Troncone
(Son, Mark)
9:15 am Rose Bivona
(Dulvi & Gene Gaudio)
11:00 am Rose Conte & Antonio Granata
(Donna & Chris Granata)
6:00 pm Chris Groener
(family)
PICK UP YOUR PHOTOS!!!
All photo’s that were dropped off to be
used in Fr. Joe’s video can be picked up
in the parish office!!
Thanks for sharing them with us!
Random Thoughts…..
Our Pastoral planning team just returned from two sessions designed to help us understand
the results of the recent DISCIPLE MAKER INDEX survey that we participated in early in Lent. 394
individuals filled out the survey so we have a statistically significant picture of the parish. Before I be-
gin to share the results, let me tell you a parish story that will help to explain the results.
Last night we had Mass and dinner for 21 graduating high school seniors. There was such a sense
of community at the dinner. At the end, a number of our teens commented on how accepted they
had felt, as well as in some cases, looking upon Joe and Daniela O’Callaghan as second parents.
We had over 100 people at the dinner and you could see that we are doing a great job with our
teens. When you see Joe and Daniela, congratulate them.
Just two weeks earlier, we had 45 children receive First Communion and Kathy Coyne, our DRE, did
another fine job in creating a sense of community with these parish families. When you see Kathy,
congratulate her as well.
As for the results, we were compared to 250 parishes around the country that have taken the survey.
In two areas we ranked number three nationally. The one of which I am most pleased with was the
one that ranked us in our ability to help people build their relationship with God. There we had 66%
of the respondents strongly agree that the parish helps them to grow spiritually. The national aver-
age for strongly agreeing was 41% and the diocesan average 42%. That is an excellent result.
One area where we need to grow, however, is to increase the number of our people who have a per-
sonal relationship with Jesus. 23% of our people claimed to have such a relationship. The national
average was 32% and the diocesan average was 31%. The national leader had an amazing 72% of
respondents who would claim to have such a relationship. That is one parish I would love to visit!
Fr. Rojin will be our data master on this survey, and he will study it in depth. We will tell you more in
the weeks ahead as we prepare our pastoral plan for the approval of Bishop Caggiano.
THIS WEEK AT ST. JEROME…….
Sunday 5/29
Monday 5/30 Memorial Day—offices closed
Tuesday 5/31
Wednesday 6/1 Contemplative Prayer 7:00 PM
Women’s Scripture & Prayer 7:30 PM
Thursday 6/2 REACH Singers rehearsal 7:30 PM
Friday 6/3
Saturday 6/4 Men’s Ministry 7:00 AM
Parish Picnic and Raffle 5:30 PM
Notre Dame HS Fairfield - Class of 1975 Reunion
The Notre Dame Class of 1975 is planning a 41st reunion on June 3, 2016. Events will in-
clude a Golf Outing from 12 noon -4 PM at Fairchild Wheeler followed by a reunion cele-
bration at Vazzy's 19th Hole from 7 PM -11:30 PM.
More events for the class are planned for the month of June. For more information please
contact Mike Doyle at [email protected].
WEEKLY OFFERTORY SUMMARY
May 22, 2016 $3,768
May total to date $41,532
May offertory budget $47,047
As always, thank you for your generous support of
our parish.
The St. Jerome Welcom-
ing Committee would
like has a special event
coming upH..
• “Blessing of the Bap-
tized” Family Mass 9:15
AM on June 5th. We invite the families of the
32 children baptized in the last year to join us
for Mass and a special Coffee Hour after
Mass.
• All parishioners are most welcome to join in
the celebration and enjoy the great food and
fellowship that makes the St. Jerome Coffee
Hours famous —(Special thanks to the Russo
family) !!
How can you help???
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR DONATIONS!!
Our May Special Collection
was a huge success! The
totals for the paper goods col-
lected for the Person-2-Person Pantry were: 52
paper towels, 156 toilet paper rolls, 16 packages
of feminine products, and 1086 diapers. We re-
ceived grocery cards in the amount of $265, to
be given to the Syrian refugee family living in
Wilton. Our post-Mass cash donations given to
these two causes totalled $413. This money will
be used to purchase both grocery cards and pa-
per products. The Milk Fund Collection total was
$84. Many, many thanks to all our parishioners
who give so generously to help our neighbors
caught in difficult situations.
ALWAYS NEEDED……
RECYCLABLE GROCERY BAGS NEEDED
If you have extra recyclable grocery
bags, we have a home for them to be
used at Person To Person in Norwalk.
You can place them in the large box
behind the alcove curtain as you exit
to the back parking lot. Any size
would be appreciated. Thanks for
your help.
PIG ROAST RAFFLE PICNIC – SATURDAY, JUNE 4
GREAT MENU – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
BUY TICKETS! This is the last weekend to buy $50 raffle tickets after
weekend Masses for the cash prizes of $12,000, $2,000, and $1,000. The
Raffle Picnic Old-Fashioned Pig Roast with all the trimmings is next Satur-
day, June 4, in the church hall after the 4:30 PM Mass. Prize drawings are
at 7:00 PM.
VOLUNTEEERS NEEDED! Please sign up on the hallway bulletin board
for making shared desserts and for short shifts before and during the picnic
for food prep, serving, monitoring the roasting, and clean-up.
GREAT MENU! Chorizo peel-and-eat shrimp, roast pork, London broil, chicken bog (chicken, rice,
and sausage), pork shoulder pernil, hot dogs, Manhattan salad, red potato salad, green salad, maca-
roni salad, coleslaw, corn bread, ice cream, shared desserts, beer, wine, coffee, tea, iced tea, lemon-
ade, and water. Last year over 250 parishioners enjoyed the feast! Don't miss it!
Fr. Mike’s Book Club News……
The selections for the book club September—
January are hanging in the folder in the church
hallway. Please note the NEW TIME for the
meetings are the scheduled
Thursday’s at 4:00 PM!!
On Sunday, May 22
nd
, we celebrated TO-
TAL graduation with a special Mass and dinner for
our graduating seniors. 20 teens, along with their
families joined in the celebration. We had 100 peo-
ple in attendance!! What a beautiful night to cele-
brate this extraordinary class of athletes, singers,
scholars, actors, and just great kids. We will miss
their smiles, their hugs, their joys, their sadness
and their many wonderful gifts. They shared a big
part of themselves with the teens and team of TO-
TAL over the past four years and as the largest par-
ticipating class they will be remembered. The teens
who attended the dinner are, Devon Barker, Brian
Beaumonte, Brendan Brown, Shannon Buttling, Al-
exa Chiappetta, Miles Cooper, Ashley Evans, Tim
Furgiuele, Jessica Gorman, Madeline Hefferan, Jer-
emy Leung, James Muldowney, Alyssa Perschino,
Allison Pitasi, Kevin Pisacrita, Catherine Robinson,
Christina Ronzitti, Sean Sullivan, Erin Vallerie, and
Teague Whalen.
At the dinner, two scholarships were pre-
sented��
The first scholarship in honor of Claire
Budnik was awarded to Erin Vallerie in the
amount of $1000 from the TOTAL team and
Claire’s parents. Erin was selected because she
most reminded us of Claire, someone who is al-
ways willing to help, quietly present, involved and of
service. Like Claire, a person of faith who is faithful
to TOTAL and to our parish.
The $4,000 Kevin M. Eidt, St. Jerome
Youth Group scholarship was awarded
to Christina Ronzitti. This scholarship is awarded
to an individual with demonstrated commitment to
community and religious service similar to Kevin's,
and is an active member of St. Jerome and TOTAL.
We are very proud of our scholarship winners
and all our TOTAL seniors!
ANGEL-ADE, a
fundraiser for Al's
Angels needs vol-
unteers for its lem-
onade stands in
Greenwich, New Canaan, Westport and Fairfield
on Sat.,June 4. (Rain date June 5.) To volunteer
or to add a stand location to the list, contact Al
DiGuido: [email protected]. 100 % of all do-
nations to Angel-ade go directly to Al's Angels to
help children and families battling cancer, rare
blood diseases & severe financial hardship.
The Office of Faith Formation includes the minis-
tries of Childhood Formation, Youth and Young
Adult Formation and Family Formation. Three
coordinators work “in the field” with parishes and
Catholic schools to bring spiritual renewal and
opportunities to serve and grow in relationship
with the Lord. Childhood Formation partners with
parishes and coordinates religious education
programs. Your gift to the 2016 Annual Catholic
Appeal will help continue forming children in the
love of God.
REACH
REGISTRATION
2016-2017
Registration materi-
als were sent home
with current grade K-6
students. Please check your child’s folder for
the information. Early Bird pricing is effective
through June 15th. All forms should be sub-
mitted now (with or without payment) to qual-
ify for that price break.
If you know of a new family or a family with
a child entering kindergarten or 1st Grade,
please have them contact us at
[email protected] or 203-846-
2111.
TWEETS OF THE WEEK
@Pontifex “In a broken world, to
communicate with mercy means to
help create closeness between the
children of God.”
@BishopCaggiano “Suffering is inevitable in
our lives. Let it be an occasion to run into the
arms of the Lord and trust that His love will
never fail us.