ST. GABRIEL CHURCH WINDSOR, CT

Saturday November 28 - The Vigil of the First

Sunday of Advent

4:00 PM Birthday Remembrance - Helen

Fanning by Daughter and Family

Sunday November 29 - The First Sunday in

Advent

8:00 AM Patrick and Anna Kane by Family

10:30 AM 17th Ann. - William F. Gerety by Wife

and Family

Saturday December 5 - The Vigil of the Second

Sunday of Advent

4:00 PM 10th Ann. - Clayton and Florence Van

Gasbeck by Family

Sunday December 6 - The Second Sunday of

Advent

8:00 AM Birthday Remembrance - Anna

DiSturco by Family

10:30 AM Anniversary - Rosa Alampi by Family

The Weekend of

November 21/22, 2015

Weekly: $5,155

CCHD: $1,636

St. Pauly Shed: $58.49

This Weekend’s Second Collection is for Christmas

Flowers.

Next Weekend’s Second Collection is for My Monthly

Collection.

St. Gabriel Parish

2015 Annual Collection Update

Amount Received to date: $29,166.81

Thank you for your consideration in this year’s

collection. You may continue to offer a contribution to

the Parish Annual Collection until the end of

December 2015.

We wish to take this opportunity to thank The

Stephens Family for their generous donation

of our well needed pack n’ play. It will surely

come in handy for our future

collections!

Daily 7:30 AM Masses, Monday through Friday,

November 30th through December 4th

will be celebrated at Saint Joseph Church

Parishioners wishing to attend weekday Mass are invited

and encouraged to attend there.

Catholic Campaign for Human Development

Thank you for your contributions to the collection for the

Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD)!

Your generous gifts will help CCHD end poverty in the

United States through better education, improved housing,

and economic development. Through CCHD and its

beneficiaries, we demonstrate Catholic social teaching and

carry out Jesus’ mission to “bring glad tidings to the poor . .

. to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the

blind, to let the oppressed go free” (Lk 4:18).

Saint Gabriel Parish

379 Broad Street

Windsor, CT 06095

(860) 688-4905

Fax (860) 688-2638

E-mail: gabrielchurch@comcast.net

Pastor: Reverend Robert B. Vargo

Deacons: Mr. R. Carl Lickwar

Mr. Ronald M. Biamonte

Please remember those who have gone

before us marked with the sign of faith

especially, Rev. Edward McLean and

Laurence Schroeder.

Also, remember the sick of the parish at home, in

hospitals and convalescent homes especially, Norm

Cloutier, Trudy Gerety, Jack Fowler, Kelly Peterson,

Mary Jane Hall and Robert Browne.

As we begin this Advent Season, please keep our

servicemen and women and their families in your prayers

especially for those traveling and for those that will be

away from home this Christmas .

Family Advent Wreath Blessing Saturday, November 28th &Sunday, November 29th

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Saint Gabriel Memorial Fund It is customary and fitting to remember

loved ones who have died with memorial

donations to a favorite cause or charity. In this

way, the memory of the deceased is honored

and a good work, either civic or religious, is perpetuated.

There are numerous charities that have been traditionally

designated for such purpose.

Memorial donations to the St. Gabriel Memorial

Fund would be used for the betterment of our St. Gabriel

Parish as the needs present itself or as determined by our

Pastor.

Would you consider the St. Gabriel Memorial

Fund as a worthy recipient?

We are grateful to the following who have donated to the

St. Gabriel Memorial Fund in the loving memory of:

May Checho

Thomas & Virginia Conroy Alice Lang

Marian Starr Maureen Fernandes

John & Marge Conforto Mary M. Gelinas

Elizabeth Valente Elizabeth Paklos

Howie & Peggy Nieman

For the convenience of those planning to use the

traditional advent wreath in their homes to prepare for

Christmas, we will publish the prayers that accompany

the lighting of each week’s candle.

FIRST WEEK

Prayer: O Lord, stir up your might we beg you, and

come, that by your protection we may deserve to be

rescued from threatening dangers of our sins and saved

by your deliverance. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. (The purple candle opposite the pink one is lit and left

burning during the evening meal, family prayers or another

specified time.)

If you would like to participate in this

annual Christmas Giving Tree Project, please

take a tag from the tree, buy and wrap the

(specified) gift for the child whose gender/age

is written on the tag, then tape that tag to your

wrapped gift and bring it back to Church.

Remember, angel ornaments are for you to take

along with gift tag and it is a gift to you to keep the angel

for your tree!

All gifts must be received by December 13th so

that they may be picked up by a member of St. Michael

Parish for distribution.

Adult Altar Servers

The need for adults, men and women, to assist as

altar servers during Mass has increased over the

last few years as many of our youth altar servers

have become involved in other parish ministries.

Altar servers assist the priest and deacon during celebration

of the Eucharist and other liturgical services. The major

responsibilities of this ministry include: carrying the

processional cross, holding the Missal for the celebrant,

assisting in the preparation of the gifts of bread and wine,

and the ringing of bells during the consecration.

Anyone interested should contact St. Gabriel Rectory. A

training class will be scheduled for those interested.

We are accepting donations for Christmas

flowers. Perhaps you would like to make a

donation in memory of a deceased family

member, friend or in honor of someone.

PLEASE PRINT your intention on the

envelope which may be found at the church

exits or use the one included with your envelopes.

Volunteers are needed to help serve on a

rotating basis for about two hours each Sunday

morning during the months of September

through June. Volunteers would make the

coffee, pour juice, replenish donuts and assist

with set up and clean up.

Our goal would be to set up teams of volunteers to work on

a schedule. This is a wonderful way for any individual,

parish ministry/group or school family to share their time

and talent.

For more information, please feel free to see Jim at the next

Coffee Hour or call the Parish Rectory Office. Your

assistance would be greatly appreciated.

"Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud

with power and great glory. But when these signs begin to

happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your

redemption is at hand." - Lk 21:27-28

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

“Evening of Spirituality”

The Adult Education Committee of St. Gabriel’s

Parish Council invites you to attend an

“Evening of Spirituality,” on Wednesday, December 2,

2015. Deacon Carl will be leading us in a discussion

concerning the week’s Gospel, and helping us gain more

insight into its meaning and message. The evening will

run from 6pm- 7pm, and refreshments will be offered. We

look forward to seeing you there!

Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, December

9th and December 16th to attend future Evenings of

Spirituality as we celebrate this Advent Season.

ENTRANCE EXAMS

Northwest Catholic High School will administer

its entrance exam on December 5th at 8 a.m.

You can apply and register for the exam by going

to www.NorthwestCatholic.org/Apply. Please contact

Andrew Selig at aselig@nwcath.org with any questions.

St. Gabriel School News

Gift Cards are available at St. Gabriel School

and there are some grocery stores and Dunkin’

Donuts cards available at the Parish Rectory

Office for immediate purchase. Most orders submitted by

a Friday of one week would then be available by the

Friday of the next. Please call Brigitte Fedor 860-402-

7361 or email Brigitter2004@yahoo.com with orders or

questions.

Saint Gabriel School continues to

receive credit if Magazine orders are placed

online.

If you wish, order magazines online for

the holidays: go to www.gaschoolstore.com,

click SHOP NOW, school code: 2595833. If you

know the name of a student feel free to add it, if not, click

"skip this step". You are all set...Shop! Shop! Shop!

St. Gabriel/ St. Joseph Youth Group Calling all 6th – 10th grade students

Sunday, December 6th 5:30-7:00 pm (dinner served)

St. Gabriel Lower Church Hall

For more information and to RSVP for the meal, please

call or email Group Leader: Mrs. Suzanne Hawran,

hawranjs@comcast.net or 860-508-7520.

Gift Card

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

December

3 Religious Education classes at St. Gabriel School 3 C2 Confirmation class at St. Gabriel School

5:45 - 7:15 pm

6 **Religious Ed Family Mass at 10:30 am Mass 6 C1 program with Deacon Ron at 4:00 pm in Father

Doherty Hall - all C1 students must attend 10 Religious Education classes at St. Gabriel School

17 Religious Education classes at St. Gabriel School

17 C2 Confirmation class at St. Gabriel School 5:45 - 7:15 pm

24 No Religious Education classes 25 Merry Christmas! 31 No Religious Education classes

Religious Ed families - those who are not able to attend an earlier Mass on Tuesday, December 8th are

encouraged to attend the 5:30 p.m. Mass at St. Joseph Church to celebrate the feast of the Immaculate

Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is a holy day

of obligation: Religious Ed will discuss the feast day in classes as well.

C1 Students will attend a presentation on December

6th at 4:00 pm at St. Joseph Church in Father Doherty

Hall. The presentation will be facilitated by Deacon Ron Biamonte, and all C1 students are required to attend.

7th Grade Religious Ed Teacher – we are still in need

of a teacher for the 7th grade Religious Ed class. If you - a parent, grandparent or parishioner - are interested in

sharing your faith with the young people of our Parish,

please prayerfully consider teaching this Religious Education class, or team up with another parent to co-

teach the class. For more information, please call the Religious Education Office at 860-683-0366.

**Religious Ed Family Mass - all

children and youth in the Religious Education Program in grades K-10 will

gather downstairs in the lower church by

10:10 a.m. on the first Sunday of every month. Attendance will be taken and student volunteers will be

given instructions for greeting parishioners, presenting the gifts at the Offertory, and reading the first two Readings

at Mass.