welcome to saint gianna parish
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Welcome to
Saint Gianna Parish St. Brigid Church
St. Mark the Evangelist Church St. Brigid St. Augustine Partnership School
Reverend Joseph Devine, Pastor Reverend Tuan Anh “Andy” Mai, Pastor, St. Andrew Dung-Lac
Reverend Joseph Pullikattil, Parochial Vicar Deacon Robert J. Hilliard
St. Brigid Church Administrative Center: 1088 New Britain Avenue
Elmwood, CT 06110 Phone: 860 236-5965
Fax 860 233-8016 Karla Dalley, Administrative Officer
Barbara Judycki, Administrative Assistant Office hours: 8:00 am-4:00 pm Mon.--Thurs.
9:00-4:00 Friday
Website: saintgiannaparish.org
Email: [email protected]
Religious Education Donna Wolcott, Coordinator
(860) 543-2607 www.stbrigidCCD.com
Music Ministry Natasha Ulyanovsky, Music Director
David Boudreaux, Cantor Kelly Boudreaux, Cantor
St. Mark the Evangelist Church 467 Quaker Lane South
West Hartford, CT 06110
Website: saintgiannaparish.org
Email: [email protected]
Religious Education Sandra Lee Everett
[email protected] (860) 236-3545
Music Ministry
Greg Flower, Director of Music Jennifer Gadaree, Cantor Chelsea Lorraine, Cantor
St. Brigid St Augustine School See inside the Bulletin for details
The Celebration of the Grace of God Through The Sacraments Baptism: Please call the parish Administrative Center in advance to make arrangements. Reconciliation: By appointment, or on Saturday St. Brigid 3-3:30; St. Mark 3:15-4:00.
Communion: For parishioners who are homebound or hospitalized, contact the Administrative Center. Marriage: Please call the Administrative Center six months in advance
of proposed marriage date to make arrangements. Holy Orders: Please call the Office of Vocations (860) 242-5573 or www.hartfordpriest.org. You may also speak to a parish priest or call the Administrative Center for more information.
December 15, 2019 Third Sunday of Advent
Saturday, December 14, 2019 4:00 PM Giuse Le Van Chien by His Wife and Family—SB 4:30 PM Maybell and Edward McNamara by Their Family—SM Sunday, December 15, 2019 8:30 AM For the People of St. Gianna Parish—SB 8:30 AM Vietnamese Mass—SM 10:30 AM William Hilliard, 38th Anniversary, by Bob and Pat Hilliard—SM 11:00 AM Armando Serrano by His Parents—SB 11:45 AM Syro-Malabar Mass—SH 2:30 PM Vietnamese Mass—SM Monday, December 16, 2019 8:30 AM Harry J. Gray, 100th Birthday, by Jenny Fallon and Family—SB 9:00 AM SM Tuesday, December 17, 2019 8:30 AM Maria Jara by Michael and Rosa Peluso—SB 6:00 PM Vietnamese Mass—SM Wednesday, December 18, 2019 8:30 AM For the Forgotten Souls in Purgatory—SB 9:00 AM Harry Alba and Ron Balboni by Their Family—SM 10:00 AM SH Thursday, December 19, 2019 8:30 AM Robert Veilleux by His Wife and Family—SB 9:00 AM SM 6:00 PM Vietnamese Mass—SM Friday, December 20, 2019 9:00 AM James Ronan, Repose of the Soul, by Irene B. Ronan—SM Saturday, December 21, 2019 8:30 AM Alyce Conaci, 10th Anniversary, and Antonio Conaci, 9th Anniversary, by Their Family—SB 8:30 AM Syro-Malabar Mass—SH 4:00 PM Joseph, Frances, and Dr. Joseph Formeister by Their Family—SB 4:30 PM Anne Crombie by Carol Crombie—SM Sunday, December 22, 2019 8:30 AM Armando Serrano by His Parents—SB
8:30 AM Vietnamese Mass—SM 10:30 AM For the People of St. Gianna Parish—SM 11:00 AM Francisco Nunes by His Wife and Family—SB 11:45 AM Syro-Malabar Mass—SH 2:30 PM Vietnamese Mass—SM
SB=St. Brigid; SH=St. Helena; SM=St. Mark the Evangelist
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BULLETIN SUBMISSION DEADLINES Just a reminder, please: regular bulletin submissions are due by 2:00 p.m. on Fridays. December early bulletin deadlines are as follows: Tuesday December 17 at noon for the bulletin of December 28/29 (New Year ’s/Solemnity of Mary) Monday December 23 for the Bulletin of January 4/5 (Epiphany) The last day to get Christmas Flower envelopes to the Administrative Center is this Monday December 16th. Thank you all so much for your patience!
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ST. GIANNA CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE Christmas Vigil December 24 St. Brigid: 4:00 p.m. St. Mark: 4:30 p.m.
Christmas Day December 25 Christmas Concert 11:30 p.m. (SB) St. Brigid: 12:00 Midnight and 11:00 am St. Mark: 10:30 am
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God December 31 January 1 St. Brigid: 4:00 p.m. St. Brigid: 11:00 a.m. St. Mark: 4:30 p.m. St. Mark: 9:00 a.m.
from Fr. Devine… (continued from last week…an 8 year old’s view of God)
You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy it's God. Don't skip church to do something you think will be more fun, like going to the beach or playing soccer. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway.
If you don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you when you're scared in the dark or when you can't swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids.
COME LISTEN TO THE HOLY MUSIC OF THE SEASON! Join us before our Midnight Mass. Our St
Brigid choir will be perform a short concert of traditional sacred music in celebration of this holy time of year.
St. Gianna Parish Events THE GREAT COOKIE DEAL –
DECEMBER 21 & 22 This weekend is your last chance to place orders for the Ladies Guild Great Cookie Deal. Members will be in the vestibule of both churches following all Masses. Each one pound package of homemade cookies is only $7.00. Payment is due at the time you place your order. All orders will be available for pickup next weekend, December 21 & 22 following all Masses. Any questions, please contact Donna Wolcott at 860.543.2607. ATTENTION BAKERS: Cookies can be delivered to McMahon Hall at St. Brigid Church on Friday, December 20 beginning at 5:00 p.m. Anyone wishing to help fill the orders can meet in the church basement on Friday, December 20 at 6:00 p.m.
JOIN US FOR OUR WEEKLY HOLY HOUR Friday December 20th at St. Mark the Evangelist Church Is there any better way to spend a
some time in Advent than to spend it with our Lord? Visit after our 9:00 a.m. Mass on Friday December 20th in preparation for the joyful season of Christmas.
CHRISTMAS FLOWER INSERT St. Gianna’s Flower Insert will be available in our churches on our reading tables the weekend of December 21/22. Please be sure to have your Flower Offering Envelopes to the Administrative Center by tomorrow December 16th to ensure that we receive your intentions. Thank you.
ST. BRIGID KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS CHRISTMAS CARD SALES Our St. Brigid Knights of Columbus will be selling “Keep Christ in Christmas” cards in the vestibule before and after all the Masses. SANTA BREAKFAST The St. Brigid Knights of Columbus is having its Breakfast with Santa on Sunday December 15 in McMahon Hall.
TOY DRIVE The St. Brigid Social Action Committee is holding a Toy Drive this weekend, December 14th and 15th. Please drop off new or used toys in good condition at our usual drop off spot in front of the Church on Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 8:15 to 11:15 a.m. These unwrapped toys should be suitable for children ages birth to 12 years of age and will be donated to the San Juan Center who will distribute them to Hartford families in time for Christmas. Please do not leave any toys in the Church.
2020 CHURCH CALENDARS Parish calendars for the new year are now available in the vestibules of both St. Brigid and St. Mark. We thank Mr. David Skinner of Sheehan-Hilborn-Breen Funeral Home for his financial patronage of this endeavor.
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE Please take a tag from the Giving Trees in the lobbies of St. Mark and make the holidays a little brighter for a local neighborhood family, a senior at St. Mary home, or an adult in transition at Chrysalis Center. Gifts should be returned to the church the weekend of 12/14-15 before the 4:30 and 10:30 masses. Any questions, or if you need a gift picked up, please contact Heather 860-306-1655 or Karen 301-318-9159. Thank you for including these requests in your holiday giving.
SUNDAY HOLY HOUR AND SOLEMN VESPERS Tonight, 15 December @5:00 p.m. (SB)
TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The barren deserts will rejoice and flower (Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10). Psalm — Lord, come and save us (Psalm 146). Second Reading — Be patient, for the coming of the Lord is as sure as the rain (James 5:7-10). Gospel — Tell of what you hear and see: The blind regain their vision, the crippled their movement, the deaf their hearing (Matthew 11:2-11). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL This may be your last chance to help the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal achieve the goal of $10 Million for the 2019 tax year! Please visit the Appeal website at www.archdioceseofhartford.org and follow the link Sharing the Joy of the Gospel for Generations, to learn more and make your gift today. All pledges can be paid through December 31st 2019 towards this year’s Appeal. 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/aaa-2019-last-years-appeal-impact/. No Appeal funds are ever used for legal fees or settlements.
Syro Malabar Church Raffle The Syro Malabar Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Hartford is holding a raffle to raise money to purchase the Church of Saint Helena in West Hartford. Tickets are available at the Administrative Center (St. Brigid Rectory) with Barbara Judycki and at St. Mark Church with Fr. Joseph. Tickets are $100 each. The drawing will be on 24th December 2019. The first prize is a Toyota Camry LE. Second prize is 2 oz. Gold coins; third prize is 2 airline ticket to India; and there are 5 consolation prizes of $100 Amazon gift cards for 5 winners.
HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Interested in giving back to your community? Let us know! Volunteering is a great way to offer your time and talents to those in your community. Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center and Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital are always looking for people interested in giving back to those in need. Apply now and get your name into our volunteer database for future placements. www.stfranciscare.org Click on CAREERS>VOLUNTEERING Learn new skills; develop new interests; make new friends; enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done; a meal allowance the day you volunteer free parking; free flu shots each fall
SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS (c. 1542-1591) December 14 How beautiful the experience of love for God and neighbor, a fire deep within! How disheartening when love suddenly cools and our souls grow dark, our prayer arid. How painful when misunderstanding, even rejection, comes our way, sometimes from those we least expect. For all such “seasons of the soul,” an inspiring fellow-pilgrim is the poet and mystic John of the Cross. As a young Carmelite, he was recruited by Teresa of Ávila for her Discalced (“barefoot,” evangelical poverty) Carmelite reform, striving to renew the Church from within after the Protestant Reformation had led countless religious away. John suffered unspeakably harsh abuse, even imprisonment, from friars who rejected this reform. Yet during these times of deepest suffering, John composed spiritual masterpieces that still guide souls to God, their titles reflecting his own painful yet ultimately victorious journey: from The Dark Night of the Soul through The Ascent of Mount Carmel to his Spiritual Canticle and The Living Flame of Love. John summarized his spirituality simply: “Put love where there is no love, and you will find love.” Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AT ST. MARK
Elementary, Middle School, and Confirmation Prep Classes are on break until January 5th. Please enjoy this family time together as you celebrate this Advent and Christmas Season.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc-9; Mt 21:23-27 Tuesday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17 Wednesday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Thursday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Friday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 Saturday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Sunday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Third Sunday of Advent Monday: Las Posadas begins Saturday: St. Peter Canisius; Winter begins
REASON TO REJOICE Dark violet is used throughout Advent to express its character as a season of spiritual preparation for Christmas and “the coming of the Lord.” But on the Third Sunday of Advent, formerly known as Gaudete (Latin for “rejoice”) Sunday, rose may be added to the liturgical environment. The entire liturgy is infused with a spirit of rejoicing. Today’s first reading and Gospel proclaim the reality of God’s saving work in our midst. Isaiah exuberant-ly describes the idyllic transformation of all creation as a result of God’s presence in the midst of the people. In the Gospel, Jesus connects Isaiah’s prophecy with what is happening in his own ministry. In addition to the list of healings from Isaiah (the blind, the lame, lepers, and the deaf), Jesus’ presence brings two other reasons for rejoicing: “The dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them” (Matthew 11:5). Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Third Sunday of Advent December 15, 2019 Those whom the L has ransomed will return and enter Zion singing, crowned with everlasting joy. — Isaiah 35:10a
Read, Reap and Rise in Six Short Weeks! Do you want to read and understand the Bible but you don’t know where to begin? Scripture is amazing, inspiring and life-giving, but it can also be intimidating! Join us for a six-week sturdy of the Bible that will give you basic knowledge and confidence as you learn how to find things in the Bible, how to read Scripture more thoughtfully, and how to pray with Scripture. We will pray together, discuss biblical texts and learn interactively. Created by the Archdiocese of Hartford Catholic Biblical School, this course is taught by its four-year graduates. Please join Sandy Everett for a brief informational meeting after the 10:30 Mass on January 5th in the St. Mark’s Church. If you are unable to make this gathering, simply email Sandy at [email protected] for further details.
St. Brigid-St. Augustine Partnership School Pre-k thru 8th grade
100 Mayflower St. West Hartford, CT 0110 (860) 561-2130, ext. 106
Growing Together In Faith!
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For Students in Pre-k thru 8th-Grade
A Good Education is A Necessity not an Option
Open House Thursday, Dec. 5th & 12th
Or Call For An Appointment
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SBSAS OFFERS A STRONG ACADEMIC PROGRAM Pre-k Kindergarten Readiness Program
Award-Winning Middle School Science Curriculum Advanced Middle School Math & Literature Classes
Award-Winning Art Program
Tuition Assistance Available
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Also, Feel Free to Donate Small New or Gently Used Xmas Items to SBSAS'
Holly Jolly Store
For More Info: Call (860) 561-2130, ext. 106
Email: [email protected]