Saturday Evening (Sunday Vigil): 4:00 PM

PASTOR - REV. KEVIN M. DILLON
DEACON
JAMES V. ARENA
COORDINATOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
& PARISH SECRETARY
RUTH ROMAJAS
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
JUDY MILLER
PARISH OFFICE
254 Burritt Street, Plantsville, Connecticut 06479
Phone: (860) 276-9208 Fax (860) 628-7650
Email: staloysiuschurch1@att.net
Website: www.staloysiusplantsville.org
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday – Friday 9AM—5PM
MASSES
Saturday Evening (Sunday Vigil): 4:00 PM; Sunday 9:00 AM, and 10:30 AM
Weekday Masses: Mon., Tue., Thurs., Fri., Sat., 7:00 AM
SACRAMENTS:
Reconciliation: Saturday - 3:15 PM and by appointment
Baptism: 1st Sunday of the month after 10:30 Mass & 3rd Sunday of the
month during 10:30 Mass. Baptism Preparation Classes: for first time parents last Sunday of the month.
Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance
Parish Membership: We welcome you into our Parish Family.
It is requested that every family in the Parish be registered and receive
envelopes.
Sponsor Certificates: Those seeking a sponsor certificate must be a Catholic
in good standing; attend Mass weekly; if married, be in a valid marriage, be a
registered member of the parish, using the envelope system for at least 3
months.
MEETINGS
Holy Name Society (Men’s Club)
meets every 1st Tuesday of the
month at 8pm in the kitchen.
Parish Council meets every 4th
Monday of the month at 7pm in the
auditorium.
Ladies Guild meets every 3rd
Wednesday of the month at 7pm in
the auditorium.
2016 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal
It is important that when you give to any charitable
organization, you are confident that the funds are
used wisely. Be assured that your gift to the
Archbishop’s Annual Appeal only supports the
ministries and programs indicated in the 2016
Appeal literature. For more information please visit
the Appeal website at archdioceofhartford.org.
MISSION APPEAL
Next weekend a missionary of the St. Frances de
Sales Oblates missions will visit. Established in
France in 1876, the DeSales Oblates arrived in North
America in 1893 in order to work among the Native
Americans of Oklahoma. Hundreds of DeSales
Oblates have been missioned to Central and South
America, South Africa, Ukraine and around the
world.
Please show them your support in the good works
they do. Thank you.
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Southington Church Women United
May Friendship Day Celebration
The ladies of the parish are invited to the celebration
of May Friendship Day.
This year’s honoree from our parish is Pat McGrath.
We thank her for her many contributions to the
parish over the years. The celebration will be held
on May 4 at Manor Inn Restaurant, MeridenWaterbury Rd, Plantsville. Dinner will be served at
6:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased
through our Parish Office by May 2.
ST. THOMAS SEMINARY ALUMNI REUNION
Friday, May 6th from 3 - 10 p.m.
Archdiocesan Ctr. at St. Thomas Seminary
467 Bloomfield Ave., Bloomfield.
Cost is $50 per guest
Catch up with old friends, attend Mass celebrated by
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair and enjoy a delicious
dinner.
Overnight accommodations are available, but
limited. Call: 860-242-5573, ext. 2602
Visit www.stseminary.org, click “St. Thomas
Seminary Reunion” in the menu tab for more details.
Defending our Religious Liberty
If insurance companies offer vision and dental plans
separately, why can’t the federal healthcare mandate
offer separate plans for services that violate the
religious freedom of Catholic organizations?
If you haven’t done so already, please voice your
opposition to the federal health care mandate by
calling U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Sylvia Mathews Burwell at 202-205-5445, and your
elected state representatives. Let them know that the
mandate is in violation of our First Amendment right
to religious freedom.
BECOME A VOCATION ADVOCATE
JOIN TODAY!
Join the St. John Vianney Vocation Prayer Society (SJVVPS), a new apostolate of the Office of
Vocations of the Archdiocese of Hartford.
Members of the society will commit to pray daily for vocations for the priesthood and the consecrated life, and may offer practical support to
seminarians.
As a member of the society, you will be invited
to Holy Hours, Ordination Events, and a special Day of recollection with our seminarians.
You will also share in the spiritual fruits of the
society. The Vocation Director of the Archdiocese will offer a monthly Mass for you, your
family, and all your prayer intentions.
To register email: vocations@aohct.org with
your name, address, and phone number and
visit: www.hartfordpriest.com for more information.
MOHEGAN SUN CASINO BUS TRIP
St. Aloysius Men’s Association is sponsoring a bus
trip to Mohegan Sun Casino on Monday,
May 16.
Tickets are $25.00 each and includes a food
coupon and a gaming coupon.
We will depart from St. Aloysius’ parking lot
at 8:15 A.M. and will return at 5:00 P.M.
For tickets call Angelo DelGiudice at 860-628-2084.
Proceeds will go to the scholarship fund.
Our next casino trip will be Sept. 26, 2016.
We wish to thank all the businesses who advertise in
our bulletin. Please support them by frequenting
their business.
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Holy Family Retreat Center
THE GIFT OF PEACE
Evening for Parents -
We are offered another vision in today’s second
reading, a vision of the New Jerusalem, “coming
down out of heaven from God” (Revelation 21:10).
Read between the lines describing the radiant city,
and we find that the greatest beauty revealed is the
beauty of perfect symmetry and order, a city founded
on the faith of the twelve tribes of Israel and the
Twelve Apostles, lit only by the glory of God.
The first reading and the Gospel are linked to this
idealized description of the New Jerusalem. In both
we read of distress and disturbance countered by the
gift of peace. “[M]y peace I give to you,” Jesus
assures his disciples at the Last Supper (John 14:27).
In keeping with that gift, the apostles and elders, in
the reading from Acts, decide not to disturb the
peace of new Gentile believers. The undue burden of
circumcision will not be imposed on them.
Wednesday, May 25, 6-9 p.m.
Parenting Upstream: How to Live a Faith-Filled
Family Life in the Face of a “Throwaway Culture.”
Presenters: Liza and Ben Peters.
Explore how to live out the Catholic vocation of
parenthood in the midst of the messiness of raising a
family. $40 per person/ $60 per couple - includes
dinner. Call to r egister - 860-760-9705 or register
online at www.holyfamilyretreat.org Holy Family
Retreat Center, West Hartford.
MERCY HIGH SCHOOL, Middletown, CT
2016 Higher Achievement Program
Academic skills, Sports, Crafts, Robotics, Arts,
Community Service. For girls rising to 7th and 8th
grade; Mon., 7/11-Fri., 7/22
Arts Program—7/18-7/22;
Basketball Clinic—7/25-7/29
Soccer Clinic—7/18-7/21;
register at www.mercyhigh.com
“Roses For Life” Event
Next weekend, Mother’s Day, silk roses
will be available after each mass. A
donation of $1 per rose is requested to help
Birthright in its pro-life work.
Birthright gives girls and women the confidential
and practical support they need to choose life for
their unborn children. Birthright helps by giving
maternity and baby clothes, diapers, baby food, and
referrals for car seats, cribs, and financial assistance.
For more information about the “Roses For Life”
event or if interested in volunteering in our office,
please contact Birthright of Meriden at 203-2379887. Thank you for helping women, the unborn,
and their families.
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READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b;
Jn 15:26 — 16:4a
Tuesday: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19:2-5; Jn 14:6-14
Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22 — 18:1;
Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15
Thursday: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23
or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23; Lk 24:46-53
(for Ascension); otherwise
Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 16:16-20
Friday:
Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23
Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10;
Jn 16:23b-28
Sunday:
Acts 7:55-60; Ps 97:1-2, 6-7, 9;
Rv 22:12-14, 16-17, 20; Jn 17:20-26
or (for Ascension) Acts 1:1-11;
Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17- 23 or
Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23; Lk 24:46-53
ON LINE GIVING
Online Giving provides a convenient way for parishioners to make financial contributions. Online Giving is a web-based offertory solution that allows parishioners to make donations electronically from any
location at any time.
If you are a parishioner who supports our parish
through On Line Giving (electronic fund transfer),
and you no longer wish to use the envelope system,
please call the parish office so we may remove you
from the envelope data base. This will help us reduce our costs. We appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Archdiocesan Biblical School
Studying and Praying God’s Word for more than 20
years! The Archdiocese of Hartford Catholic Biblical
School offers a comprehensive Bible study from a
Catholic perspective. Interested adults should contact
the office at St. Thomas Seminary by August 15.
Classes begin in Bloomfield, Hamden, Southington
and the Waterbury area in early September. For more
information, check the website www.orehartford.org
or call Jill or BJ at 860242-5573.
May 1, 2016
May 1, 2016
Southington Catholic
Mass Intentions
SATURDAY April 30
4:00 PM
Tye & Sarah Moffatt, req. by
Michael & MaryAnne Moffatt
SUNDAY May 1
9:00 AM Peggy Keith,
req. by Frank & Ruth Romajas
10:30 AM Thomas & Rosemary McGrath
MONDAY May 2 - St. Athanasius
7:00 AM The O’Loughlin Family
TUESDAY May 3 - Ss. Philip and James
7:00 AM Francis J. Malone, req. by his Niece
WEDNESDAY May 4
No Mass
ASCENSION THURSDAY
A Holy Day of Obligation
May 5
7:00 AM
12:15 PM
5:30 PM
Mary McEntee,
Req. by her Grandchildren
Eugene St. Pierre, req. by Jeanne St. Pierre
Regina Garbacik, req. by her Family
May 6
The Fitzgerald Fam.,
req. by Tom & Jenn Fitzgerald
SATURDAY May 7
7:00 AM Parishioners of St. Aloysius
4:00 PM
Lucy St. Pierre, req. by Jeanne St.Pierre
SUNDAY May 8
9:00 AM Louise Eisenbeiser
10:30 AM Ernestine McKinnon,
req. by the Miller Family
It Is In the Mail! Yes, the tuition contr acts for the
2016-2017 school year at Southington Catholic are
being sent out to all the families of Southington
Catholic. Along with our returning students, we
welcome all our incoming new families and students
for our second year of academic excellence.
If you know of a prospective family for SC, please
remind them that now is the time to register their
student for 2016-2017. Our popular pre-k programs
are almost at capacity. Call today! Please contact the
Advancement Office at 860-628-2485.
Tee Time- The Southington Catholic School
Community is looking forward to their first Golf
Tournament on Friday, May 20th. You are invited to
join with friends and fellow supporters of Catholic
education at Southington Country Club. Registration
of $145.00 per golfer starts at 9 AM for the 10:00
AM Shot Gun Start Golf Classic. What a great
opportunity to enjoy a sunny day of golf while
supporting the students of our Catholic school! For
information on sponsorships or to donate a raffle
prize, please call 860-628-2485 or contact Rose at
themelvins1@cox.net.
P ract i cal S u ggest i on s for pra ct i ci n g t he
C orporal and S pi ri t u al W orks of M erc y:
FRIDAY
7:00 AM
This week the Sanctuary Candle
is burning in loving memory of
R e v. D o na l d O ’ L e a r y
C a l le d b y Go d ?
Those who love me will be true to my word.
My Father will love them and we will come to them.
How will I respond to that love? Am I being
called to priesthood or religious life? If you believe you are,
call Fr. Jeffrey Gubbiotti, Director of Vocations, Archdiocesan
Center at St. Thomas Seminary, Tel 860-242-5573. email
vocations@aohct.org or visit the web at
www.vocationshartford.org
Praying for the Living and the Dead
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Keep a list of friends and family who are in need
of prayer and remember them every day
Request a Mass intention for someone who has
died
A FAMILY Perspective
by Bud Ozar
Today Jesus gives this advice: “Do
not let your hearts be troubled. ”
Worry and anxiety can consume our lives
preventing us from seeing the love which
surrounds us and binds us to one another.
Don’t miss the forest for the trees. We are living
today what we worried about yesterday.
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