Reverend John P. Melnick Pastor
Reverend Tuan Anh Dinh Mai Parochial Vicar
Deacon R. Carl Lickwar
Accessible by side entrance
SACRAMENTS Baptism: Sundays at 11:00am (St. Joseph) & 11:30am (St. Gabriel)
Please call the Parish Rectory Office to schedule a date
Reconciliation: The 1st and 2nd Saturdays at 4:30pm (St. Joseph) 3rd and 4th Saturdays at 3:15pm (St. Gabriel)
Marriage: Arrangements should be made by calling the Rectory at least six months in advance
Anointing of the Sick: Please contact the Rectory
ST. GABRIEL SCHOOL
Mrs. Patricia Martin
Principal 77 Bloomfield Avenue, Windsor, CT Tel: 860-688-6401
Website: www.stgabrielschool.org FAX: 860-298-8668
CEMETERY SEXTON Ms. Lori Possum
Telephone: 860-285-0696
MUSIC MINISTRY
Mr. Michael Rheault St. Gabriel
Mr. Scott P. Rioux St. Joseph
Directors of Music
CHURCH SEXTON
Mrs. Charlene Stosonis
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE
Mrs. Cynthia Glick
Coordinator of Faith Formation
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 3:00pm
Telephone: 860-683-0366
FAX: 860-688-2638
E-mail: [email protected]
SCHEDULE OF MASSES
Monday - Friday Daily Mass: 7:30am
St. Gabriel & St. Joseph Churches alternate weeks
Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm (St. Gabriel), 5:00pm (St. Joseph) Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30am (St. Gabriel) 8:00 & 10:00am (St. Joseph)
RECTORY OFFICE
Mrs. Martha Erickson Mr. Jonathan Wyse Ms. Lori Possum
Parish Secretary Communications Coordinator Bookkeeper E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00am-3:00pm
Telephone: 860-688-4905/ 860-688-9566 FAX: 860-688-2638
379 Broad Street, Windsor, CT Website: www.windsorcatholic.org
Saint Joseph Church
1747 Poquonock Avenue
Poquonock, CT 06064
Saint Gabriel Church
379 Broad Street
Windsor, CT 06095
St. Damien of Molokai Parish
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 10, 2017
Saturday December 9 - The Vigil of the Second
Sunday of Advent
4:00 PM 12th Ann. - Clayton and Florence Van
(SGC) Gasbeck req. by Family
5:00 PM Special Intention for the O’Neil and Lapato
(SJC) Families req. by Joan O’Neil
Sunday December 10 – The Second Sunday of
Advent
8:00 AM Patrick & Anna Kane and Patrick
(SGC) Canning req. by Family
8:00 AM Anniversary Remembrance - Nicholas
(SJC) Palladino req. by His Nephew, Joseph
10:00 AM 11th Ann. - Peter Binette req. by
(SJC) His Family
10:30 AM Birthday Remembrance - Donald
(SGC) LaBarre req. by Family
Monday December 11 - St. Damasus I
7:30 AM Birthday Remembrance - John Matusewicz
req. by His Wife, Mickey & Family
Tuesday December 12 - Our Lady of Guadelupe
7:30 AM 10th Ann. - Harry Blythe req. by His
Daughter
Wednesday December 13 - St. Lucy
7:30 AM Edward Zawacki req. by Ann Brown &
Family
Thursday December 14 - St. John of the Cross
7:30 AM Birthday Remembrance - Ethel Hazelwood
req. by Her Nephew, Pat & Darlene Kennedy
Friday December 15
7:30 AM 1st. Ann. - Phyllis Rice req. by Adam Rice
& Family
The Following Weekend
Mass Intentions
Saturday December 16 - The Vigil of the Third
Sunday of Advent
4:00 PM Charles & Bernice Alekson req. by
(SGC) Family
5:00 PM Birthday Remembrance - Walter
(SJC) Czupryna req. by Eileen & Greg Murphy
Sunday December 17 – The Third Sunday of
Advent
8:00 AM Anniversary Mass - Bernadette Renda req.
(SGC) by Family
8:00 AM Christmas Remembrance - Francis, Rose
(SJC) & Louis Lupo req. by Their Daughter, Marie
& George Dixon
10:00 AM Birthday Remembrance - Frances L. (SJC) Zostant req. by Pam McGrath & Family
10:30 AM Birthday Remembrance - Tony Visone
(SGC) req. by Family
Daily 7:30 AM Masses
Monday through Friday at St. Joseph Church
Please remember those who have gone before us
marked with the sign of faith, especially, Robert
Mazel.
Also, remember the sick of the parish at home, in
hospitals and in convalescent homes, especially, John Van der
Voorn, Florence Raimo, Arline Jacques, Darlene Kennedy,
Robin Trimmier, Joseph Mancarella, Jim Hunter and Lori
Marinone.
Help religious communities. “ Your generous contribution helps us to care for our retired sisters and enables our younger sisters to continue in active ministry,” writes a religious sister. Your gift to today’s Retirement Fund for Religious, helps provide medications, nursing care and more for thousands of senior sisters, brothers and religious order priests. It
also helps ensure younger members can continue the good works of their elders!
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. Names will be published in January.
St. Damien of Molokai Parish
Collections: Weekend of December 2 & 3
Weekly Collection: $10,365
My Monthly: $ 4,880
On-line: $ 762
Parish Annual Collection Goal: $75,000
Collection to Date: $43,292
This Weekend, the Second Collection is for the
Retired Religious Fund.
Next Weekend, the Second Collection is for the Utility
Fund.
Thank you for your many generosities!
Penance Service Monday, December 11th 7 PM at St. Joseph Church
DECEMBER 10, 2017
On Monday, December 18th, at 7 PM, the Wethersfield High School Choralaires, under the direction of St. Joseph’s Music Director, Mr. Scott Rioux, will hold their Annual Christmas Concert at Saint Joseph Church.
A reception will follow in Father Doherty Hall. All are welcome!
WE WELCOME INTO OUR PARISH FAMILY
THROUGH THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:
Amelia Elizabeth McNamara son of Michael & Carolyn McNamara
Daphne Marie Guillotte and
Neal Patrick Guillotte children of Patrick and Michelle Guillotte
May the grace of God they received at their rebirth remain with
them always and may they grow in the love and friendship of our
loving Father.
Join Deacon Carl for an Evening of Spirituality
Wednesdays, December 13th & 20th
enrich your Christmas preparation
6:00 pm St. Gabriel Church Hall
OCP Publishing Co. has initiated a wonderful format in our new 2018 Heritage Missal. They have made it convenient to find our Penitential Act, Gloria, Nicene Creed and Invitation to Communion prayers on the front inside cover of the missal. Please use this as a means to continue to offer your prayers in our faithful communion at Mass.
Retreat Theme: Grace Enough - Join
Holy Family’s retreat team for a
weekend of peace and reflection on the
power of God’s grace in our lives. Discover anew how God’s
grace is our greatest source of strength and courage to meet the
ever-present challenges in our lives. Together we’ll reflect on
how living in God’s grace guides us to make wise choices,
leading to true happiness and peace.
The retreat includes: home-cooked meals, inspirational
liturgies, uplifting music, free time, and workshops. The retreat
begins with dinner at 6:00 p.m. on Friday evening and
concludes with Sunday brunch at noon. Register at
www.holyfamilyretreat.org/graceenough or call Holy Family
Passionist Retreat Center, West Hartford, CT at 860.760.9705
for more info: .Men’s Retreat Date: February 2-4, 2018
Women’s Retreat Dates: January, 5-7 and 26-28, 2018
Date: December 16, 2017 Time: 9-11 AM
Place: St. Gabriel School Cafeteria
Children (3 to 12) @ $5 each. Adults $8
Please call the School to register at (860) 688-6401 Must register by December 11th
Prayer for the Second Week of Advent
(two candles are lit)
Leader: Father in heaven, set our hear ts ablaze to
follow in the steps of John the Baptist. May we bring
light and love to all we meet, that the darkness of sin and
fear may be overcome. In Christ’s name we ask this.
All: Amen.
The Joy of Advent: In Webster ’s dictionary we read
that joy is “great happiness or delight.” For the Christian,
in the Holy Season of Advent, true holiday joy is found in
God’s love for us. This love comes to us at once in the
Eucharist and the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Invite our
Savior into your observance of this Holy Season by
attending Mass and participating in our Advent
Reconciliation Service. The service will be held on
Monday, December 11th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph
Church.
We wish to thank all the volunteers who helped to
make our Christmas Dinner & Concert such a
success! St. Damien Parish Choir, under the
direction of Michael Rheault, and the School
Choir, under the guidance of Mrs. Beth Surapine,
offered us beautiful musical selections to get us all in the
spirit of Christmas to honor the new born King! All who
participated in and attended the event are appreciated more
than words can say.
Blessings to you,
Fr. John Melnick and Fr. Andy
CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE
St. Joseph Church St. Gabriel Church Christmas Vigil
4:00 PM 4:00 PM
5:30 PM 5:30 PM
10:00 PM
Christmas Day
8:00 AM 10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Please go to christmasmasses.org to view church Masses.
DECEMBER 10, 2017
ImmaCare Shelter Dinner Thank you to all who contributed to the
November dinner.
We will again be serving Barbecue Chicken Bubble-up, salad, vegetables and dessert. All food donations may be dropped off at the St. Gabriel Church parking lot at 5:45pm on Sunday, December 17th. Any questions, call Barbara Tanguay, 860-285-8203.
A Message from Social Action
Monthly Food Collection The monthly food drive is next weekend. The Food Bank has requested: personal care items, paper goods, hot beverages, canned meats, and cereal. Thank you for your continued support of our monthly drives.
Giving Tree
Today is the collection day for the Giving Trees gifts. Please bring all donations directly to the Church halls. On behalf of Project Santa (part of Windsor Social Services), the Solnit Center group home in East Windsor, and Covenant to Care, thank you very much for your generosity!
Kimberly Hall South
Kimberly Hall South has notified Social Action that they are accepting donations through December 18, for sweat tops/bottoms, sweaters (S,M,L,XL), bed slippers (any size), jewelry, CDs (gospel, classical, jazz, oldies), hard candy regular/sugar free, lotion, small trinkets, shampoo, conditioner, hair spray, body wash, perfume/cologne, pocket books, wallets/purses, hat/gloves set, and word search/crossword books. The items will be used for gifts for the residents, as nearly 80% do not have family members. Anyone wishing to donate an item, can contact Audrey Morant directly at [email protected]. Donations should be dropped off at Kimberly Hall South directly, and not left in the Church halls.
The next Social Action meeting is February 12, 2018 at 6PM in St. Gabriel Church Hall. For more information on how you can
participate in Social Action contact Lisa Andersen at 860-688-
3474 or [email protected] or Sue Claughsey at 860-298-0550 or [email protected].
“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things
with great love.” Mother Teresa
I would like to express my thanks to you and St.
Damien of Molokai Parish, at St. Gabriel Church, for
its commitment to the American Red Cross.
Your drive resulted in 38 presenting blood donors,
and we were able to collect 30 pints of lifesaving
blood. Each of those donations could help save up to 3 lives!
Christine Auletta, Account Manager Recruitment and Outreach, Connecticut Blood Services Region
ANCHOR MEETING
DECEMBER 10TH
All to meet in St. Gabriel Hall after 10:30 Mass
Activities include: Holiday gift bags filled for the Santa
Breakfast followed by Pizza lunch & travel to local MOVIE
theater. (Check in with Leader, Suzanne Hawran).
ANCHOR is now open to grade 5 students!!
Santa Breakfast is December 16th at St. Gabriel School.
ANCHOR is collecting socks, gloves and hats of all sizes in the
months of December & January. Drop off in Church halls.
We are now offering Online Giving! Visit our
website to sign up and to begin contributing
automatically to our parish. This convenient
new system does not require you to contact
your bank to sign up or to make changes. You can use any of
your checking or savings accounts and the funds will be
automatically transferred to our parish bank account. This
system is more convenient for the parish than electronic checks
from your bank. And it’s convenient for you because you can
make changes at any time. You can see reports on your
contribution history and generate tax statements at each year’s
end. Go to www.yourparishwebsite.com to get started. Already
using our new Online Giving option? If so, and you would
like to stop receiving monthly collection envelopes, please
contact the parish office and let us know. Thank you!
The Prayer Shawl Ministry daytime group will
meet at St. Gabriel Church Hall from 1-2pm on
Monday, December 11th.
!
OPLATEK Available at the Rectory
$2.00 per packet (4 embossed nativity scene wafers)
For everyone’s convenience, there will be some oplatki in the
sacristy for purchase on the weekends as well as in the Parish
Rectory Office Monday – Thursday during office hours.
St. Gabriel School will be celebrating the Advent season with a prayer service at our School every Monday at 8:30am. Please feel free to join us.
On Friday, December 8th, students attended the Immaculate Conception Mass at 9am at St. Gabriel Church. This Mass was led by our 7th grade students, who also presented seven dramatic vignettes about the life of the Blessed Mother Mary.
The School Christmas Concert will be held Wednesday, December 13th. The concert starts at 6:30pm, and includes performances by our Advanced & Cadet Band, Middle School Choir and the K-5th grade choir.
Our Preschool students will hold a Christmas Pageant on December 14th at 6pm.
Grade 5 is collecting COATS FOR CONNECTICUT.
Please donate gently used coats or heavy sweatshirts.
Coats will be dry cleaned through Best Cleaners of CT
and donated to the Salvation Army of Greater Hartford.
Sunday, January 21st is Open House for the 2018/2019
DECEMBER 10, 2017
Reminder: In the event of inclement
weather, please check WFSB or WVIT on-
air or online one hour before Class start
time for the cancellation of Religious Ed
classes. You may also call the Religious
Education Office to hear the status of classes for that day/
evening. Remember to look for ‘St. Damien - Windsor.’
December
10 Religious Education Classes at St. Gabriel School for
Grades K - 8 [9:00 - 10:10 am]
16 Christmas Pageant practice at 12:00 noon at St. Joseph
Church
17 Religious Education Classes at St. Gabriel School for
Grades K - 8 [9:00 - 10:10 am]
23 Christmas Pageant practice at 12:00 noon at St. Joseph
Church
24 Christmas Pageant at 3:30 pm at St. Joseph Church
followed by Family Mass at 4:00 pm
24 No Religious Education classes
31 No Religious Education classes
January
7 Religious Education Classes at St. Gabriel School for
Grades K - 8 [9:00 - 10:00 am]
7 Religious Ed & St. Gabriel School Family Mass at 10:30am
Mass
7 C2 Confirmation Retreat 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. All C2 Confirmation candidates will attend
12 Rehearsal for First Reconciliation 5:30 - 6:30 pm at St.
Joseph Church
14 Religious Education Classes at St. Gabriel School for
Grades K - 8 [9:00 - 10:10 am]
19 Rehearsal for First Reconciliation 5:30 - 6:30 pm at St.
Joseph Church
20 Sacrament of First Reconciliation 1:00 pm at St. Joseph
Church
21 Religious Education Classes at St. Gabriel School for
Grades K - 8 [9:00 - 10:10 am]
28 Religious Education Classes at St. Gabriel School for
Grades K - 8 [9:00 - 10:10 am]
Christmas Pageant Practice - all youth in the Parish are invited to participate in the Christmas Pageant. Once again this year, our Youth Choir Director, Vicky Ascherman, will coordinate the pageant. Children & youth taking part in the Pageant, and Parent & Student Volunteers, should plan to attend both rehearsals on December 16th & 23rd at 12:00 Noon at St. Joseph Church.
C1 & C2 Community Service Opportunities – Volunteers are needed to assist with the Christmas Pageant rehearsals on December 16th & 23rd & Pageant on December 24th.
C2 Confirmation Retreat – all C2 Confirmation candidates will attend a Confirmation Retreat on Sunday, January 7th from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center. Permission slips and payment are due to the Religious Ed Office by December 15th.
Practice for First Reconciliation – all children preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation will meet at St. Joseph Church on January 12th & 19th from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. On Friday, January 19th, at least one parent or guardian should accompany their child to practice. Please call the Religious Education office if you have any questions.
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