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ST. MARY’S PARISH, SIMSBURY
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday
8:00 AM
5:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
11:00 AM
Monday
8:00 AM
Tuesday
8:00 AM
Wednesday
8:00 AM
Thursday
8:00 AM
Friday
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Saturday
8:00 AM
5:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
11:00 AM
SEPTEMBER 28
Mary & Paul Cooper
by: Elaine Blanchard
Vigil: J ohn G. Groppo
by: Ronning, Hartwell & Bible
families
SEPTEMBER 29
People of St. Mary’s Parish
James McDonald
by: Michele & Donald Allen
Patricia Cavo
by: Kevin & Jean Coombes
SEPTEMBER 30
Barbara Bronzino
by: Melissa Regan
OCTOBER 1
Eleanor Sudol
by: Leanne Oleasz
PARISH FINANCES AND
COLLECTIONS
We are grateful for your generous
support to our Parish.
Weekly Offering—$8,231.00
HOPES —$4,816.00
Weekly E-Giving—$2,637.00
Bulletin: Announcements for the bulletin should be 50
words or less. All bulletin announcements should be sent
to the Parish office at Parishoffice@stmarysimsbury.org by
the end of the day on Monday.
Help Wanted: St. Mary’s is need of additional maintenance work and is looking for a part-time employee who
can perform light repairs and basic custodial duties. Approximately 10 hours per week, mostly weekend hours,
mostly flexible timing. However, Sunday hours are required. For more information, contact Bill Heiden in the
Parish office at 860-658-7627
WORSHIP AND PRAYER
OCTOBER 2
Julieta & Zygmunt Romanow
by: Family
OCTOBER 3
Ryan Duff, birthday remembrance
by: his family
OCTOBER 4
Karl Kaminsky
by: Paul & June Krippner
School Mass
OCTOBER 5
Vigil: Charlotte Lynch
by: The Wollert Family
OCTOBER 6
Richard West, 4th anniversary
by: the family
People of St. Mary’s Parish
Connie Maffeo
by: Tosini family
Daily Mass Schedule: Daily Mass is celebrated Monday
through Saturday at 8:00 AM. The Rosary is recited after
the 8:00 AM Mass on Saturday.
Free Rosaries: Do you need a pair of rosary beads? You
will find a box with free rosaries in the vestibule of the
church.
Statue of the Blessed Virgin: On the rectory side of the
church, you will see a lovely statue of the Blessed Virgin
Mary donated by Mr. & Mrs. Robert Montano in memory
of their daughter Elaine !
Are you celebrating your 25th, 50th, or 60th Wedding
Anniversary? Join Archbishop Mansell at St. Joseph’s
Cathedral on Sunday, October 20th at 2:00 PM. at a Mass to
celebrate your anniversary and renew your marriage vows.
If you plan on attending, please call the Parish Office 860658-7627
Respect Life Mass: Archbishop Mansell will celebrate
this year’s Archdiocesan Respect Life Mass on Sunday,
October 6th at 11:00 AM at St. Joseph’s Cathedral. All are
welcome.
Consider Joining the Youth Choir: The St. Mary's
Youth Choir is for young people in grades 2 through 8. We
will rehearse on the following Friday afternoons: September 27th, October 11th, October 25th, November 8th, and
November 22 from 3:45 - 4:30. Please contact Patty Lepak
at lepakfamily@gmail.com for more information!
St. Mary’s Contemporary Group need you! The
Contemporary Music Group is now serving at the 9:30 Mass
each week. We rehearse on alternate Tuesday evenings and
before Mass at 8:30. New singers are most welcome to join
us. Please contact Patty Lepak at lepakfamily@gmail.com
for more information!
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
ST. MARY’S – A PLACE TO BELONG, BELIEVE, BECOME
How Do I Decide What Is Right?
Part Three
Last week I wrote that if we are to make good moral decisions we must know who we are; for when we
know who we are then we know how we ought to act. In last week’s column, I said that our deepest and most important identity is the identity we enjoy in Christ. And I suggested that if we are conscious of our identity in Christ
we will know how we ought to act. In this week’s column, I am presenting five ways that we can think of our
identity in Christ that will help us to make the right moral choices.
We are a people who have been baptized into Jesus Christ. At our baptism each one of us was baptized into the
death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. At that moment we were sacramentally united with Christ’s saving death
and his life-giving resurrection. This means that we died with Christ to the power of Sin so that it is no longer necessary for us to sin. Put another way, we are free not to sin! Our baptism also means that we enjoy the new life of
grace, and so we are free to live in a new way. While the power of Sin still affects our lives, we are no longer under its power. We are free to live a life apart from the power of Sin, if we choose.
We are a people who have been sealed with God’s Holy Spirit. At baptism and confirmation we were sealed with
the power of God’s own Spirit—the Holy Spirit. This Spirit enables us to do what we could not formerly do. It
allows us to live as God wants us to live. If we allow the Spirit to act within us, the Spirit of God produces its
fruits of love, joy, and peace within us. The Spirit enables us to live a morally good life.
We are a people who have been redeemed by the blood of Christ. By his death on the cross, Christ redeemed us
from our slavery to the powers of Sin and Death. Previous to Christ’s death and resurrection we were enslaved to
these powers that ruled over our life. But after Christ’s death and resurrection these powers no longer rule over
those who believe in Christ. This means that we, the redeemed, can live in a new and better way if we wish.
We are a people who have been reconciled to God. When Christ died on the cross, God reconciled us to Himself. This means we are at peace with God, not because of something we have done but because of something God
has done for us. We did not, and we could not, reconcile ourselves to God, so God did what we could not do for
ourselves. God reconciled us to Himself by the blood of his Son. This means that we are a people who are reconciled to God and so ought to live as a people who are at peace with God.
We are a holy people who form the Church. We are not just individuals; we form the community of the Church,
the Body of Christ, and the Temple of the Living God. We are a holy and sanctified people whom God has sanctified by the blood of his own Son. By this blood, God has consecrated us for service to Himself. This means that all
the members of the Church can rightly be called “saints,” not because we always do the right thing, but because
God has consecrated and set us aside for service to Himself.
The five points I have made above point to our dignity as Christians. They tell us who we are. If we remember our Christian dignity, if we remember who we are, we will know how to act.
Fr. Matera
September 29, 2013
ST. MARY’S SCHOOL
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Walk-In Wednesdays: If you are interested in seeing all
Lifeteen resumes tonight! Our next Lifeteen night will
be held Sunday, September 29th in the Parish Center. It
will begin at 6:00 pm and end at 8:00 pm. This is the new
Religious Education program for high school students. This
is a curriculum night and the topic is “All who are thristy.”
the exciting things happening at St. Mary’s School, please
drop in any Wednesday morning in October. No appointment is needed, just drop by between 9:00 am and 11:30
am.
ADULT ENRICHMENT
Want to Learn More about the Gospel of John?
Fr. Matera will give the fourth in his series of talks on the
Gospel of John this week on Thursday evening at 7:30 PM in
the Parish Center. This week he will discuss how the miracles in John’s Gospel point to Jesus as the one who comes
from the Father to reveal to the world what he has seen and
heard in the Father’s presence.
Would You Like to Grow in your Prayer Life? Ellen
Graham will be our speaker at the Adult Enrichment on
10/6. Ellen a parishioner is also a Spiritual Director at the
Spiritual Life Center in West Hartford. Ellen holds a special
interest in Centering Prayer and meditation. Join Ellen as
she helps us define prayer, as well as talk about the three
essential prayers. There will be time devoted to Centering
Prayer and Lectio Divina. This program will be held in the
Parish Center before and after the 9:30 Mass.
St. Mary’s Lending Library is up and running!!
St. Mary’s now has a lending library for parishioners.
Please stop by the parish center Sunday mornings before
and after the 9:30 Mass. We have books for adults, young
adults, tweens, and children. We also have movies and music CDs. Come and check out our selection! Books can be
taken out for two weeks, movies and music for one week.
Wednesday Evening Bible Study: Bible Study with
Deacon Art Miller will continue on Oct 2nd and the following Wednesday evenings: Oct 23, Nov 6, & Nov 20. All
classes will be held in the Parish Center beginning at 7:00
PM preceded by prayers for healing and special intentions
at 6:30 PM. Please bring your Bible and a friend.
Adult Education Online Discussion Board:
It has a link to last week’s talk from Steve Rushin. Come
take a look! To access the Discussion Board, go to “Faith
Formation / Adult Enrichment / Discussion Board” on the
St. Mary’s website (www.stmarysimsbury.org).
Reflection and Study on Sunday Readings: Join other men and women on Tuesday mornings from 8:45 am to
10:00 am in the church office conference room to read and
reflect on the upcoming Sunday Scripture readings. Contact Caryl Muller at 651-3849 or cam412@ATT.net. Group
limited to 10 people.
RCIA Schedule: We meet Monday nights at 7:30 in the
Parish Office
September 30—Word of God
October 7 — No Class
October 14 — Word of God—New Testament
October 21 — Overview of the Sacraments
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Awakening the Faith: If you would like to reconnect
more closely with your faith, please join St. Catherine of
Siena Parish beginning Wednesday, October 2nd at 7:30 pm
in the church library. The series will run through November
2nd.
Northwest Catholic High School invites prospective
students and parents to attend one of a series of Admissions
Information Sessions at three different locations in the
Greater Hartford area during October. NWC will also host
an Open House on Sunday, Nov. 3rd at 1pm. For more information or to register for an info session online, go to
northwestcatholic.org/admissions or contact Andrew Selig
at aselig@nwcath.org to reserve a spot.
Come
"
to the 2013 CT Catholic Men's Conference
on Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00
p.m. at Goodwin College, 1 Riverside Drive, East Hartford,
CT 06118.(www.ctcatholicmen.org ) To Reserve a Ticket
(s), Go to: https://www.ctcatholicmen.org/ticket.aspx Be
another St. Francis! Be Inspired to Help Rebuild our
Church!"
Mercy Shelter Desserts & Fruits Needed: Members
of the Social Action Committee will be serving a meal at
the Mercy Shelter next Sunday, October 6th. Those who
would like to provide desserts or fruits should leave them
in the Church basement before 3:00 PM. Your help is
much appreciated. Thank you.
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