february 4, 2018
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St. Anthony of Padua Church
Located at 49 South Street,
P.O. Box 97, Litchfield, CT 06759
860-567-5209
FEBRUARY 4, 2018
Our Lady of Grace Church
Located at 715 Bantam Road,
P.O. Box 427, Bantam, CT 06750
860-567-9522
St. Thomas of Villanova Church
Located at 71 North Street,
P.O. Box 177, Goshen, CT 06756
860-491-2756
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA LITCHFIELD, CT
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2018—ST. BLASE
5:00 +Frederick B. Schmiedel, Jr.
By Ruth Keefe
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2018
8:00 +John Koser
By Family
10:45 +Joseph Gradzewicz and Daniel Salomone
By Family
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5 , 2018
8:00 Intentions of Terry Kaiser
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2018
8:00 +Joseph Ploch
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 2018
8:00 +Ellen McKenna
By Grandchildren and Great grandchildren
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2018
8:00 +Helen and Joe Lavoie
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2018
8:00 +Anna Adley
By Ellen Hamil
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2018
5:00 +John Farrell
Father of Jean Sandrib
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2018
8:00 +Duncan Macmaster
By Family
10:45 +PJ Bialoglowy
By Family
REV. ROBERT F. TUCKER, PASTOR DEACON JOSH WILBUR RECTORY: 860-567-5209
CCD Office: 860-567-4188 Kathleen Reidy D.R.E. DAILY MASS: 8:00 A.M.
Annamari Curtiss VIGIL MASS: 5:00 P.M. SUNDAY MASS: 8:00 & 10:45 A.M. Lynn Whittaker , Music Director MUSIC DIRECTOR: 860-480-2137
SUPERBOWL THOUGHTS
Jesus’ mission to go out and preach was to impact all those who encounter him; so as a nation, we have been impacted by one sport that takes over today. As Chris-tians our mission is to be preachers, by word and exam-ple, of the Gospel; and once the Gospel has its hold on us, we can then be like Peter’s mother-in-law. Remem-ber when she was cured of her fever, she immediately got up to serve others. Service in our church is often called diaconate, which is the mission of the Deacon to serve in the name of God. We are all to be modern day deacons of the church. In our time of trouble, may we not have broken hearts if our team doesn’t do well, but turn in trust to the Lord. Sometimes just like the Patri-ots, the Lord takes time.
A possible Superbowl thought and prayer: When God answers my prayers, sometimes He says, “Yes,” sometimes He says “No,” and sometimes He
says “You’ve got to be kidding!”
Feast of St. Blase Blessings of the Throats after mass on
Saturday, February 3rd and Sunday, February 4th
Ash Wednesday Wednesday, February 14th
8 am Mass and Ashes—Litchfield
11:30 am Mass and Ashes—Our Lady of Grace 12 pm—Mass and Ashes—Litchfield
6 pm—Scripture Service and Ashes– Litchfield 7 pm—Mass and Ashes—Goshen
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME � FEBRUARY 4, 2018
DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA : Meeting: Monday,
February 5, 2018, Rosary Promptly at 6:30 pm. Business meeting immediately following. Social: Two volunteers needed, please call Louise 860-459-8042 if you can help. Thank You! Please mail dues to: Barbara Williams, Financial Secre-tary; 103 Wheeler Road, Litchfield, CT 06759.
St. Anthony of Padua Church WEEKLY COLLECTION:….….….…$4,071.00 SECOND COLLECTION:………….... $1,700.00 CANDLE:……………………….…...…$259.94 Thank You For Your Continued Generosity to
St. Anthony’s Church
Sunday, February 11th—6 pm—Confirmation Kids grades 9-12 and parents discussion of “The Mission” Please save an extra hour because it’s a 2 hr movie. Children who will be making their First Communion in April will start classes on Tuesday, January 30th at 3:30 pm. Please email Kathleen at [email protected] to register.
ST. ANTHONY ‘S KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
COUNCIL #56
Serving Our Parishes and Our Community
Next Business Meeting: Thursday, February 8, 2018
at 7:30 pm at Father Egan Hall
Next Social Meeting: Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 7:00 pm at Father Egan Hall
Fall 2018 Trip; Greek Island Cruise
Aegean Odyssey by AAA Northeast Tours
September 29th—October 9th
Flight to Athens, Cruising the Aegean Sea and Islands Cost with airfare and all will be about $5,000. Our in-formational meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 6th at 6 pm in the basement of the church– slide show and talk.
PLAN AHEAD: 2018 Sweetheart Run and Walk, Saturday February 17 at 11 am at the Litchfield Community Center.
Register $25 for Adults; $10 10 and under, 80 and older free. $30 after 2/10, - www.lighboxreg.com or
www.thecommunitycenter.org
CHURCH ALTAR FLOWER COMMITTEE is looking for volunteers. If interested please call Sharon Torrant at 860-567-5704 or Mary Jane Evans 860-567-8987.
Plan Ahead
Sunday, February 18th—”Sermon on the Mount”,
followed by “Hollywood vs. Faith” - 6 pm
Please Attend—All Are Welcome
TODAY: Open House of Two Hearts Preg-nancy Care Center in Torrington. This event will be held on Sunday, February 4th at 2:00
pm. The event will begin with a blessing of the facility and the reading of a letter from the Archbishop. Two Hearts have been serving its clients, mostly low income as they face the challenges of raising their children without basic resources.
PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY FOCUS GROUP:
The Office for Catholic Social Justice Ministry will be facilitating a focus group for parish social justice minis-try in the Torrington area. This is an opportunity to hear how parish social ministry is going in your parish, discuss challenges and best practices, and strategize ways our office can help you strengthen your ministry. It will be held at St. Peter Church 107 E. Main Street, Torrington CT on Tuesday, February 20th from
6:30—8:30 pm. There is no fee but we ask that you please register my Monday, February 19, 2018 by call-ing 860-242-5573 ext 2686 ;[email protected].
BOOK CLUB: Wednesday, February 14th (Ash Wednesday) 12:30 pm at the Rectory, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson.
DAY OF RECOLLECTION—AT MONTFORT
HOUSE: A Lenten Day of Recollection will be held at Montfort House, Lourdes in Litchfield, Saturday, Feb-
ruary 17th 9:00 am—2:00 pm. Enter into the spirit of Lent with Eucharist, Sacrament of Reconciliation, re-flection and sharing. Suggested offering $30 (lunch in-cluded) call 860-567-1041 for more details.
LENTEN SOUP AND TALK—Starting Tuesday, February 20th, the first meeting will be hosted by the First Congregational
Church. Schedule to follow.
ST. THOMAS OF VILLANOVA GOSHEN, CT
DEACON JOHN MAFFEO, CATE CORWIN (M & W 9:30-11:30 / T & Th 11:30-1:30)
860-491-2756; Email: [email protected]
Sunday Mass at 9:15 am
SUNDAY, February 4, 2018 9:15 + Michael Cryan requested by Mark & Barbara Callahan
SUNDAY, February 11, 2018 9:15 + Adolph Scognamiglio requested by Don
and Marilyn Nardozzi & Family
ASH WEDNESDAY, February 14, 2018 6:00 All St Louis de Montfort Parishioners
SUNDAY, February 18, 2018 9:15 + Jessie Rondoe requested by Jim & Diana Bernard
St. Thomas of Villanova Church
WEEKLY COLLECTION: ....................... $ 1,491.00
CATH. HIGH SCHOOLS: ........................... $ 666.00
DONATIONS: ........................................... $ 1,500.00
Thank You For Your continued Generosity
THIS Weekend’s Collections will include the Weekly & Monthly NEXT Weekend’s Collections will be the Weekly Collection
Council 13128 Grand Knight, Don Nardozzi 860-491-3286
[email protected] BUSINESS MEETING SCHEDULE
February 6th • March 6th All meetings at 7:30 pm in Donahue Hall at St Thomas Church
MEMBERSHIP . . . is open to all practical Catholic men, 18 or older.
HALL RENTALS at St Thomas of Villanova Church of the St Louis de
Montfort Parish: Contact Dolores Marshall for all your rental concerns at 860-482-6891 [email protected] One month advance required.
MEMBERSHIP...is open to all Catholic women (17yrs or older) of the parish AND Non-Catholic women who show interest in the church and/or the objectives of the organization.
President, Dolores Marshall
860-482-6891
Ladies Guild Meeting Schedule: February 5th (snow date Feb 8th) • March 7th
Meetings Wednesday at 7:00PM in the Religious Ed Center
Please add the following people to your prayers . . .
♥ Norm DeAngelis ♥ Jose Czapor ♥ Lynn Jennings ♥ Pauline Anstett
♥ Nancy Pratt ♥ Fran Lachance
Next Session is Sun. Feb. 4th @ 9:15 Mass
Sacramental Classes Meet: Sunday Feb 11th 1st Communion Class: from 9 – 10AM in the classroom
Confirmation Classes: from 6:30 – 8PM in the classroom
The Chapel Committee is having their 17th Annual
Indoor Flea Market on Saturday, February 24th. They are looking for vendors as well as new or gently
used items to sell. All proceeds from this fundraiser, go
to the restoration and maintenance of the Chapel that is
located next to the St Thomas of Villanova Cemetery. For
more information call Cathy at 860-491-3435 or Diana at
860-491-2504.
PARISH RETREAT: The annual men's retreat
will be held the weekend of March 9-11, 2018 at Holy Family
Passionist Retreat Center in West Hartford. Please join us
for a relaxing and rejuvenating weekend with great food,
beautiful liturgies and great discussions! The theme this year
is "Grace Enough". For more information, contact David
Poirier (860)-491-3728 or to sign up, go to: https://
holyfamilyretreat.org
Need a Good Laugh?? Save the Date: April 28, 2017
In Memory of St. Blase
we will be having the
Blessing of the throats
after Mass on Feb. 4th.
OUR GIFT Students will be collecting Birthday Items,
that someone would need to celebrate a birthday party
January … Students will be collecting Birthday games,
candles, balloons, invitations, party favors, goodie bags,
items to put in the goodie bags and large gift bags to hold
everything needed for the celebration.
The Confirmation class, during
their religious education classes,
routinely hears about acts of
charity as part of the mission of
the Catholic Church. They
expressed a desire to put their faith into action by doing more
about the plight of the homeless in this country, state and local
community. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) reported that 553,742 persons experienced
homelessness on a single night in 2017, an increase of 0.7
percent since 2015. That’s almost 16 times greater than the city
of Torrington’s population. As part of a group community
service project, the tenth grade Confirmation class of St. Thomas
of Villanova Church in Goshen, CT wanted to do something
about those who have no place to call home. The students will
be provided with simple meals simulating the types of food any
homeless shelter would provide. (The meal does not come with
menu options!) Each student must also spend the night sleeping
in a self-fabricated cardboard shelter.The “25-Hour “Homeless
Mission” will begin on Friday, March 9th 2018 at 4:30 PM and
conclude on Saturday, March 10th 2018 at 5:30 PM. Those who
wish to offer donations or assistance to this cause can be
arranged by calling St. Thomas Rectory at (860) 491-2756.
