RECTORY: 81 Center Road

387-7119

Fax: 387-4281

Website: www.assumptionchurch.com

PASTOR: Reverend Gene E. Gianelli

PAROCHIAL VICAR: Reverend Francois Xavier Eale

VISITING PRIEST: Reverend Robert J. Lord

PERMANENT DEACON: Mr. John "Jack" Mordecai

PERMANENT DEACON EMERITUS: Mr. John Conte

PARISH SECRETARY Mrs. Denise Herbert 387-7119

DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS MUSIC: Dr. Keith Smolinski 389-1712

DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S CHOIR: Dr. Keith Smolinski 389-1712

DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:

Sister Dorellen Sullivan, R.S.M. 389-9863

Center Rd. Classrooms 397-5250

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SECRETARY: Mrs. Christine Silvestri

PARISH TRUSTEES: Mrs. Joyce Thomson

Mrs. Karen Cusick

PASTORAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Mr. Carlos Alvarez

FINANCE COUNCIL CONVENER: Mr. Bruce Marien

CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION Woodbridge/Bethany

Weekend Liturgy Mother Church (Litchfield Tpke./Rte. 69) Sunday, 8:00 AM Saturday, 8:30AM Center Road Church (75 Center Road) Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM Sunday: 9:30 AM, 11:30 AM Reconciliation: Saturday 9:00AM

Celebration of Sacrament of Baptism: First & Third Sunday of the Month 12:30 PM

Priesthood: Office of Vocations

www.vocationshartford.org

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION WOODBRIDGE, CT

SATURDAY, APRIL 16 5:00 PM KATHRYN & PATRICIA BROZEK (Vin Brozek & Family) SUNDAY, APRIL 17 (Fourth Sunday of Easter) (World Day

of Prayer for Vocations) 8:00 AM VITO ESPARO (Adeline Stango & Family) 9:30 AM LUCY & ANDREW VALERIANO 11:30 AM NICOLE BROSTOM & WILLIAM PEPE (G. Brostrom) MONDAY, APRIL 18 9:00 AM THOMAS MCPOYLE AND PAT GAVIN (Mary Ellen & Joseph Kendzierski) TUESDAY, APRIL 19 9:00 AM SALVATORE ESPOSITO (Wife, Shirley) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 9:00 AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH THURSDAY, APRIL 21 (Saint Anselm, Bishop and Doctor

of the Church ) 9:00 AM NO MASS FRIDAY, APRIL 22 9:00 AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SATURDAY, APRIL 23 (Saint George, Martyr, Saint Adal-

bert, Bishop and Martyr) 8:30 AM SCOTT DELLATORRE (Anschutz Family) 5:00 PM ANGELINA & LUIGI & HUGO COZZI (DeNegre Family) SUNDAY, APRIL 24 (Fifth Sunday of Easter) 8:00 AM JOHN & MARY MORDECAI (Jack & Clem) 9:30 AM LUCY & ANDREW VALERIANO 11:30 AM NICOLE BROSTROM AND WILLIAM PEPE (G. Brostrom)

Prayers are asked for the sick of the parish:

Ray Martino, Anthony DeLaurentis, Charles Fanularo, John Reilly, Jessica

Kline, Ed Rish, George and Martin Conroy,

Lynne Morishita, Robert Scussel, Marie Hartung, Valeria

Asprelli, Allene Kelly, Dottie Malerba, Raymond Gabrielle, Jill

Ellis, Florian (Frank) Sellings, Donald Sorensen, Cornelious

Smith, Anthony Panico, Kevin Healy, Shirley Varmette, Chris Rish, Mary Pavlinko, Jesse Critelli, David Massey, Rocco

Campanelli, Lori Cleveland, Lori Warner, Anthony Anastasio Sr.,

Robert Williams Jr., Danny Pagliaro, Mary Lyons, Wayne Teto,

Michelle Kaczur, John O’Connell, Anne & Anthony Anastasio

Sr., Anthony Anastasio Jr., Mary Tencza, Carole DaVia, Sandy

Stone, Helen Havens, Barbara Kaczur, Linda Candella, Nicholas Philip Laudano, Kristin Marie D’Amico, John Mahor Sr., Sharon

Mallico, Rebecca Rodriguez, Joe Carrano, Victor DeCarlo, Brett

Bunnell, Suzette Bunnell, David Luciani, Margaret DeCarlo, Ruth

Breslin, Theresa DeLucia, Patricia Hunt, Mary Ellen Martino,

Brian Kelley, Ralph Monaco, Rosemary Festa, Pat DeLuca,

Jeanette Musto. All are asked to pray for this faith community that we might with enthusiasm and goodness “grow from strength

to strength.”

Sanctuary Lamps. . . . FOR THE GREATER GLORY AND HONOR OF GOD THE SANCTUARY LAMP AT THE CENTER ROAD CHURCH

burns this week In Memory of David Panico

Mattie requested by Camille Mattie & Family. FOR THE GREATER GLORY AND

HONOR OF GOD THE SANCTUARY LAMP AT THE

MOTHER CHURCH burns this week In Memory of

Michael DiDonato requested by Blythe Family.

II-Meagan Eastman & Gregg Licari

Saturdays 9:00AM at the Center Road Church. The

opportunity for “confession/reconciliation” should be a

primary objective of every follower of JESUS. All are

urged to celebrate this sacrament.

Reminder!! Upon entering church for Mass or any other service, please turn off or place on vibrate your cell phone. Thank you.

Readings for the Week of April 17, 2016

Sunday: Acts 13:14, 43-52/Ps 100:1-3, 5/Rv 7:9, 14b-17/

Jn 10:27-30

Monday: Acts 11:1-18/Ps 42:2-3; 43:3-4/Jn 10:1-10

Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/Ps 87:1-7/Jn 10:22-30

Wednesday: Acts 12:24--13:5a/Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8/Jn 12:44

-50

Thursday: Acts 13:13-25/Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27/Jn

13:16-20

Friday: Acts 13:26-33/Ps 2:6-11/Jn 14:1-6

Saturday: Acts 13:44-52/Ps 98:1-4/Jn 14:7-14

Next Sunday: Acts 14:21-27/Ps 145:8-13/Rv 21:1-5a/Jn

13:31-33a, 34-35

SAVE THE DATE SOCIAL ACTION FUNDRAISING

BREAKFAST

The Spring fundraiser will be held on May 15, 2016 following the 9:30AM Mass. Adult tickets are $8.00; children between 5-12 years of age $3.00; under 5 free. We were so pleasantly surprised at the turnout for our fall breakfast, and hope for a great turnout again. In anticipation of this, we will have adequate tables set up. The committee will be selling tickets after the 9:30Am and 11:30Am masses on May 1st and May 8th. Tickets will also be available at the rectory during office hours, through members of the social action committee, or by calling Barbara Bessinger at 203-389-7709 or emailing at barbbeeqb@yahoo.com, Reserved tickets can be picked up and paid for the morning of the breakfast. Proceeds from the breakfast will assist the committee with our ministry programs. There will be a kids craft room as well as a raffle of theme baskets during the breakfast. We look forward to seeing you all on May 15, 2016.

EASTER DUTY The obligation to receive Holy Communion extends through Trinity Sunday. May 22, 2016.

CONGRATULATIONS SAINT JOSEPH ARCHDIOCESAN MEDAL OF HONOR !!! The Archdiocesan Medal of Honor is awarded to a parishioner who has shown exemplary service to the local parish over many years. The pastor recommends a possible recipient to the Archbishop’s Office accompanied with a curriculum vitae of the candidate. The Archbishop reviews the merits of the candidate and judges if he/she is worthy of the award, Past Our Lady of the Assumption recipients have been: Gonzalo Docal (deceased) Rita DeNegre, Theresa DeSarbo, Robert Ellis, David Leonard (deceased) “Bob” Williams (deceased), Andrew Esposito, Anna “Chickie” Vaccarino, Janice Wivagg, Joan Carrington, Mathew Giglietti and Margaret Hamilton.

This year’s recipient is Mrs. Richard (Mary) Parcella. Mary has been a member of the Ladies’ Guild and served as co-president. She has been a catechist in our Religious Education Program Presently, Mary is an important member of the Rite of Christian Initiation process, a Eucharistic minister and coordinator for the ministry serving parishioners in health care facilities and/or the homebound. Mary attends daily Mass and also teaches English language arts in conjunction with the Office for Catholic Social Justice Ministry and Saint Rose Parish, New Haven.

Father Gene mentioned: “I am honored that Mary is recognized for all her efforts to build up the Catholic faith within our parish and beyond. Mary has an abundance of energy and carries out her numerous ministries with joy, kindness and in a spirit of humility. May Mary be richly blessed!”

Mary will receive the Saint Joseph Medal of Honor at Saint Joseph Cathedral, 140 Farmington Avenue, Hartford on Sunday, April 17. The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair will preside at the 3:00PM ceremony. Friends and parishioners are invited to the Archdiocesan ceremony.

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

!!!

The expectant parents who wish to have their child

baptized are asked to call the rectory at 387-7119 to

prepare properly for this joyous celebration. Attendance at

the pre-baptismal program conducted by the parish staff is

required. The Archdiocese of Hartford mandates this

program prior to baptism. Baptisms are held on the first and third Sundays of each month. Please call Denise at the

rectory to register.

ARCHBISHOP 2016 ANNUAL APPEAL

The Archbishop’s Annual Appeal changes lives through

service to the Lord. In addition to assisting the

underserved of our communities, your gift helps those

cultivating a vocation to the priesthood. Your gift to the

Appeal is an investment in the future of our Church and

our faith.

Thank you to the parish families who have made a gift or

pledge to the 2016 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. If you

have not yet participated, please prayerfully consider doing

so. Although we need a number of extraordinary

commitments to meet our goal, please know that every

dollar of your gift will have a major impact.

Let us remember in prayers our relatives and

friends who are presently serving on active duty

in our armed forces. (Army) Lieutenant Matthew

Hansen, Major Daniel Morrissey, (Air Force)

Lieutenant Colonel Seth Krummrich (Army),

Captain Samuel Hurchala, Lieutenant Sean Leary, Kevin

Murphy, Danny Murphy, Pfc. J. Adams, Emily O’Hara,

Jonathan Sanchez, Alice Mary & Eric Trivette, Meara O’

Hara, Brendan Tyma, Zachary Simpson, Douglas G.

Traumer, Jon Farwell, Sergeant Brian Streit, Ryan

Rausch, Mary O’Connell.

Parishioners are invited to add the names of any armed

forces personnel on active duty. To include a name on this

list call Denise in the rectory at 387-7119.

APOLOGY!!! Last week we announced that Mary Parcella was the

2016 recipient of the Archdiocesan Medal of

Appreciation. In doing so, we also listed past

honorees from our parish. Father Gene apologizes to

Margaret Hamilton who was omitted from the listing.

Father said: “ It was not my first mistake and I am

sure there will be others.” !

APRIL 17 2016

Ladies Guild 2016 Service Award

The Ladies Guild is pleased to announce that we are accepting

applications for the 2016 Service Award. Eligible applicants must have completed two years of service to our church since

Confirmation in one of the following areas: Altar Service, Choir,

Usher, Lector or Religious Ed. Teacher. The application is avail-

able for download from the church website at

www.assumptionchurch.com a limited number of paper copies

are available in the vestibule of both churches. All applications are due no later than April 30, 2016. Any questions, please con-

tact : Renee Capasso-Carpentiere (203) 430-5309.

Mother’s Day Cards A loving way to honor Mom or her memory.

$2.00 Available after Masses on April 23,24,30 and May 1.

Sponsored by the Ladies’ Guild

Day of Prayer

The Day of Prayer sponsored by the Ladies Guild

originally planned for Saturday, February 27, has been re-

schedule for Saturday, June 4, 2016, from 9:30-2:00. All

Ladies of the parish are invited to take part in the day. To regis-

ter or confirm your registration please call Sister Dorellen at 203-

389-9863, or Montse Lopez-Vila at 203-387-8266.

Thank you Knights of Columbus!

Our Local K of C Council spent last Saturday cleaning

the Mother Church. They diligently cleansed all lighting fixtures,

washed the statues, waxed the pews and other church furnishing.

We are most grateful for the help they do for our faith-

community. We are most grateful for the help they dodo for our

faith-community. Men of the parish who may whish to join our

local K of C Council are asked to call Fathers Gene or Francois,

Just another wonderful project by our Knights!!!

SPRING BLOOD DRIVE The Knights of Columbus is sponsoring its spring

blood drive with the American Red Cross on

Thursday April 28, 2016 from 1PM to 5:45PM in

the parish hall. There is always a need for blood

especially entering the summer season. For more information and

to book a time to donate blood you may call Trinity Council’s 24-

hour information line on 203-242-0076 or visit the web site at

http://kofc5467.org.

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Monday, April 18, 9:30 – 11:30 am or Monday, April 25, 7:00-9:00

pm

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works of poetry, drama and prose – fiction and non-fiction – that contain

a spiritual dimension. Featured selection: Man’s Search for Meaning by

Viktor Frankl. Facilitator: Dr. Katherine Marshall, MD, retired physician

and a certified bereavement support counselor who loves to read good

books. Free-will donation. Books are not included. Some copies will be

available at a discount at the Caritas Christi Center before the session.

To register please call 203-281-2569

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