RECTORY: 81 Center Road

387-7119

Fax: 387-4281

Website: www.assumptionchurch.com

PASTOR: Reverend Gene E. Gianelli

PAROCHIAL VICAR: Reverend Joseph A. Sidera, C.S.C.,

VISITING PRIEST:

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. Nancy Monelli

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, JUNE 23 5:00 PM JOZEF DEKARZ IN MEMORY OF HIS BIRTHDAY (Wife & Family)

SUNDAY, JUNE 24 (The Nativity of St. John the Baptist) 8:00AM CHRISTINA WARDOWSKI (Mom & Dad) 9:30AM WILLIAM JOHNSON (Joan Flatley) 11:30AM EDWARD & FLORENCE WITALIS

(Gregory & Barbara Brozek) MONDAY, JUNE 25 9:00 AM MARY ABT (Mary Ellen McDonald) TUESDAY, JUNE 26 9:00 AM ROBERT PERROTTI (Carol Perrotti) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 9:00 AM DONALD PIGNATARO

(Mary Ellen McDonald) THURSDAY, JUNE 28 (Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr)

9:00 AM NO MASS

FRIDAY, JUNE 29 ( Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles) 9:00 AM PAUL ABT (Mary Ellen McDonald) SATURDAY, JUNE 30 (The First Martyrs of the Holy Ro-man Church ) 8:30 AM WILLIAM J. SANDERS JR. (Sheehy Family) 5:00 PM JULIA LIGOURI ANNIVERSARY (Family)

SUNDAY, JULY 1 (Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 8:00AM FRAN CARASONE (Adeline Stango) 9:30AM ERNEST ASPRELLI SR. (O.L.O.A. Adult Choir)

11:30AM MARY “PAT” MURPHY (Npfund Family)

Prayers are asked for the sick of the parish: Joe Moore, Carolyn Hosey, Cynthia Schultz, Joey Moore, Dan DiElsi, Ron Wyda, Angelo Sordilli, John Torre,

Susan Hecht, Elaine Sellings, Barbara Ciepack-Migani, Hugo Kranz, Robert Scussel, Ray Martino, Anthony DeLaurentis, John Reilly, Ed Rish, George Conroy, Marie Hartung, Valeria Asprelli, Allene Kelly, Dottie Malerba, Raymond Gabrielle, Jill Ellis, Cornelious Smith, Anthony Panico, Kevin Healy, Shirley Varmette, Chris Rish, Mary Pavlinko, Jesse Critelli, David Massey, Rocco Campanelli, Lori Cleveland, Lori Warner, Robert Williams Jr., Danny Pagliaro, Mary Lyons, Wayne Teto, John O’Connell, Mary Tencza, Carole DaVia, Sandy Stone, Helen Havens, 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. 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 The People of the

Parish. FOR THE GREATER GLORY AND

HONOR OF GOD THE SANCTUARY

LAMP AT THE MOTHER CHURCH burns this week In

Memory of People of the Parish.

III - HEATHER SLUGASKI & MICHAEL FINN

In Loving Memory The Parish Family of Our Lady of the

Assumption express sympathy, prayers and support to the family, friends and loved one of Lucy Tara and Douglas Paul Harrigan Sr. in their recent loss. ���

Readings for the Week of June 24, 2018

Sunday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 [6b]/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17

Day: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80

Monday: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18/Ps 60:3, 4-5, 12-13 [7b]/Mt 7:1-5

Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36/Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-

4, 10-11 [cf. 9d]/Mt 7:6, 12-14

Wednesday: 2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3/Ps 119:33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40 [33a]/Mt 7:15-20

Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17/Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 [9]/Mt 7:21-29

Friday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5a]/Gal 1:11-20/Jn 21:15-19

Day: Acts 12:1-11/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [5b]/2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-

18/Mt 16:13-19

Saturday: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19/Ps 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21 [19b]/Mt 8:5-17

Next Sunday: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24/Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13 [2a]/2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15/Mk 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE

V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Please note that the Religious Education Office will

be closed Monday thru Wednesday, June 25-June

27th for vacation. We will also be closed Wednesday,

July 4th.

Saturday’s 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.

Parishioners may request Masses for 2018 and 2019. We recommend parishioners call during the week to reserve the Masses they wish and contact Denise in the rectory 387-7119. Masses are on a

first come first serve basis. The offering for the weekday Mass is $20.00 weekend Mass is $25.00 and the sanctuary candle offering is $10.00.

ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL!

I humbly ask you consider a gift this week. You may send your gifts/pledge to the rectory and I will forward it to the Appeal Office. We need your gift to help so many of our sisters and brothers. Thank you!

Let us remember in prayers our relatives and

friends who are presently serving on active duty

in our armed forces:

Captain Alexander Carpenter (Army), 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin Steven Santandreu (Army), SEA BEE Nicholas Listro, (Navy) Lieutenant John Philip Morrissey (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, Jonathan Sanchez, Major Alice Mary (Army), Major Eric Trivette,(Army) Captain Meara O’ Hara, (Army) Brendan Tyma, Zachary Simpson, Douglas G. Traumer, Jon Farwell, Sergeant Brian Streit, Ryan Rausch and 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, Parish Secretary in the rectory at 387-7119.

THE NATIVITY OF ST.JOHN THE BAPTIST

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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.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SUMMER HOURS

The Religious Education Summer hours are: Monday ~ Wednesday from 10:00 – 3:00pm.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION

Registration for 2018-2019 are now being taken. The earlier registration are made the better to ensure we have sufficient catechists to cover all classes. Children entering Grade one in the fall need to be registered as well as children who will be new to the program in Grades Two through Ten. If children were not Baptized at Our Lady of the Assumption their Baptismal

Certificates must be presented at the time of registration.

MISSION COOPERATIVE WEEKEND!!!

OntheweekendofJuly21�22FatherJanKwiecienofthe

CongregationoftheMostHolyRedeemer/Redemptoristswillbe

ourguests.FatherwillspeakatallMassessharingtheworkofhis

OrderintheUkraineandRussia.TheRedemptoristsservethepoor

inmorethan70countriesandespeciallyinareasoftheformer

SovietUnionwhichareplaceswheremanyneglectedpeopleneed

help.WewelcomeFatherJanwhowillcelebratethe5:00PMand

8:00AMMasses.DuringFatherGene’srecuperationFatherRobert

Vargo,VicarforPriests,willcelebratethe9:30AMand11:30AM

Masses.PleasekeepFatherJaninyourprayersandgiveprayerful

considerationtoassisthisOrderwithamonetarygift.�

The Archdiocese of Hartford welcomes

inquiries from young men seeking to serve the

Church as priests. We also would like to help

direct those men and women in discerning a

vocation in the consecrated life as a religious

sister, brother or deacon. To talk about a priestly or religious vocation, Call Vocations, Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Seminary, Tel. 860-761-7456, e-mail vocations@stseminary.org or visit the web at www.vocationshartford.org.

JUNE 24, 2018

Please support those who make this bulletin possible! Whenever possible we ask parishioners to

patronize the advertisers who appear on the back page of our bulletin. Please tell the place of business where you saw their advertisement. We are grateful to those who uti-lize the parish bulletin by placing an ad with us.

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

Please be aware that there are now stricter legal and ethical guidelines regarding the dissemination of patient information from hospitals to churches and clergy. In addi-tion, today’s shorter hospital stays make timely pastoral visit difficult at best. Therefore, if you have occasion to be hospitalized and desire pastoral support, you or a family member should do two things. Notify the rectory of the hospitalization as soon as possible. Also, upon admission to the hospital you will be asked if you desire to have your religious affiliation noted as part of your medical record. Please state both your denomination and parish. If you fail to do either of the above, your parish priest may have no way of knowing your needs.

Holy Land Christian Art

The Olivewood carving Event August 18th and 19th, 2018

The Olivewood carving has evolved as a cultural tradition of the Christians over many centuries. Most Holy Land Christians in the Bethlehem area alone rely upon income generated from this art form. Local Catholic artisans carve the items. Thanks you for your vital support for Christian Tradition and in protecting this very important culture and industry.

Father Gene wishes to thank parishioners who sent him “get well” cards and are offering prayers for the success of his upcoming surgery. The goodness of all is deeply appre-ciated.

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