SAINT JOHN CATHOLIC CHURCH
May 30, 2021
SOLEMNITY OF The Most Holy Trinity
MASS SCHEDULE
SUNDAY MASSES Vigil: 4:30 PM Sunday: 8:00, 10:00, 11:30 AM & 5:00 PM Livestreamed at 10AM on Sunday. Available on the parish website thereafter.
DAILY MASSES Monday-Friday: 8:00 AM Saturday: 8:30 AM (Communal Rosary after Mass) ______
Adoration & Benediction First Friday after the 8:00 AM Mass until 12 Noon
Miraculous Medal Novena Monday after the 8:00 AM Mass
Sacrament of Confession Saturdays: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM or anytime by appointment
______Monsignor Thomas W. Powers, Pastor
Parish Office Hours: Father Matthew Mauriello, In Residence Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
Location: Parish Bookkeeper: Mrs. Michelle Leville ext 11
1986 Boston Post Road [email protected] Darien, CT 06820 (203) 655.1145 Parish Secretary: Miss Rose Lotocky ext 10 www.stjohndarien.com [email protected]
[email protected] Director of Religious Education: Mr. John Cunningham 203.655.8020 Connect With Us! [email protected] Facebook.com/stjohnchurchdarien Director of Saint John Preschool: Mrs. Lisa Ioli 203.656.0548 [email protected] https://saintjohnpreschool.com
Director of Youth Ministry: Miss Colette Lanzon 203.662.1217 [email protected]
Choirmaster: Mr. W. Ogden Booker 203.655.0777
Parish Sexton: Mr. Jose Tierradentro MAY 30, 2021
Dear Parishioners of Saint John, I want to use this space today to update you on some parish matters and to let you know of some events coming up in June. As I announced a few weeks ago, masks are no long required inside the church for those who are fully vaccinated. Everyone, however, is still welcome to wear a mask, and the priests will continue to wear masks for the distribution of Holy Communion. Also, there is no longer any need for social distancing during Mass. Every pew is open for seating, except for some pews on the front left side of the church, where social distancing is available. Anyone who is new to our area, a returnee, I am happy to report that we will have a full rectory this summer! or is looking for a spiritual home, Saint John Father Brendan Blawie, who was ordained a priest this past January Catholic Church warmly welcomes you. and who is completing his Licentiate studies in Rome, will be assigned to Saint John’s from July 1st through August 31st. We are looking forward to having him with us, and I know you will 5th Sunday Rosary appreciate Father Blawie, who is a talented, prayerful and Dedicated for the Cause of Life hardworking priest. Along with Father Blawie, we will host Maximilian Lock, a secondyear seminarian of our diocese, who is St. John’s Chapter of the Knights of Columbus will studying at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia. He be hosting a 5th Sunday Rosary which will be held will be with us from June 7th through August 15th. It will be great to this Sunday, May 30, 2021 between the 8:00 and have him here, and I know he will be inspired and encouraged by all 10:00AM Masses. The Knights will be available that of you. day to answer questions about the program and about becoming a member. Some events to keep on the radar: Sunday, June 6th, is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and PRAYER SESSIONS Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). At the conclusion of the Saturday Vigil and each Sunday Mass, there will be a brief period via Phone of Eucharistic Adoration, followed by Benediction. Next session is at 7:00pm on Bishop Caggiano has asked that all parishes hold a Vespers service Tuesday, June 8 (Evening Prayer) on Friday, June 11th, Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. It will be offered for all those who died of COVID19, their families and all healthcare professionals and will To join us, simply dial 1605.313.4441 and enter coincide with the Bishop’s celebration of Vespers at Saint code 885793# when prompted. Augustine Cathedral. Our service will be held in the church at 7:00 PM. The Sisters of Saint Birgitta will be present and will help lead We will be reading Psalm 135 and Matthew 5:13 the singing of the Psalms. I hope you can join us for this beautiful 16 event, especially if you have never experienced Evening Prayer Our saint for the session will be Saint Augustine sung in common. of Hippo. Just as we crowned the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Our next prayer sessions will be held on June 22 Mother’s Day, we will crown the statue of Saint Joseph on Father’s and July 6. th Day, Sunday, June 20 , at the 10:00 AM Mass. During this year For more information, please contact Brad Bushell dedicated to Saint Joseph, Patron of Fathers, we will pray for his at 917.837.6257 / [email protected] intercession for all fathers, living and deceased. A special note of gratitude to all military personnel who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces, especially those from Saint John’s. As we prepare for Memorial Day, let us remember to pray for them and their families. Be sure of my continued prayers for you and your families. In observance of Memorial Day In Christ, the Parish Office will be Closed, Monsignor Powers Monday, May 31st 2 SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
Mass Intentions Memorial Candles Vigil: If you would like to memorialize a candle in the
4:30PM Lee D’Aquila by The Stote Family sanctuary, in the name of a loved one, you may SUNDAY May 30 do so by contacting the parish office and making The Most Holy Trinity a request. We will take requests for petitions for 8:00AM Grace Pedersen by Jean & Chuck Bryan the Sanctuary, Saint Joseph and Marian candles 10:00AM Mary & Nunzio Losito & which will burn for one week each. Thomasina Lazzaro The suggested donation is $10. by Janet & Joe Lazzaro 11:30AM José Augusto da Rocha by John Doherty 5:00PM Parishioners of Saint John Saint Joseph Candle MONDAY May 31 Pope Francis has declared that 2021 Memorial Day Parish Office Closed be a year dedicated to Saint Joseph. 8:00AM Linda Dolan Schwarz To mark the 150th anniversary of the by Evangeline AmesMurray declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church, Saint John’s TUESDAY June 1 has added a Saint Joseph candle to the 8:00AM Grace Pedersen by John & Chet Saur sanctuary to be memorialized for a WEDNESDAY June 2 name of a loved one. The candle will 8:00AM Michael Anthony Nolan burn for a week. To reserve a candle, by Bob & Tami Green please contact the parish office at [email protected] or THURSDAY June 3 2036551145. 8:00AM Increase in Vocations to the Sacred Priesthood FRIDAY June 4 8:00AM Grace Pedersen by Elizabeth Linehan SATURDAY June 5 8:30AM Angela M. Tedesco by The Molloy & McCormack Family We Welcome our Newly Vigil: Baptized Parishioners:
4:30PM Charles & Grace Steppe
by Janet & Tom Griffin Mark Justin Candon III SUNDAY June 6 The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ Elizabeth Barbara Candon 8:00AM Parishioners of Saint John 10:00AM John Matuzsek Declan Atlas Dinneen by Virginia & Andy Aoyama 11:30AM Mirian Taylor by Rita Bailey Mary Grace Bunk 5:00PM Raymond E. Baker by Andrea Baker Saint John Prayers for the Sick Please Remember The Following In Your Prayers: Chip White, those whose suffering is known only to God, and those who care for them.
Readings for the Week of May 30, 2021 Sunday: Dt 4:3234, 3940/Ps 33:45, 6, 9, 1819, 20, 22 [12b]/Rom 8:1417/Mt 28:1620 Monday: Zep 3:1418a or Rom 12:916/Is 12:23, 4bcd, 56 [6]/Lk 1:3956 Tuesday: Tb 2:914/Ps 112:12, 78, 9 [cf. 7c]/Mk 12:1317 Wednesday: Tb 3:111a, 1617a/Ps 25:23, 45ab, 6 and 7bc, 89 [1]/Mk 12:1827 Thursday: Tb 6:1011; 7:1bcde, 917; 8:49a/Ps 128:12, 3, 45 [cf. 1a]/Mk 12:2834 Friday: Tb 11:517/Ps 146:1b2, 6c7, 89a, 9bc10 [1b]/Mk 12:3537 Saturday: Tb 12:1, 515, 20/Tb 13:2, 6efgh, 7, 8 [1b]/Mk 12:3844 Next Sunday: Ex 24:38/Ps 116:1213, 1516, 1718 [13]/Heb 39:11 15/Mk 14:1216, 2226 MAY 30, 2021
Saint John Religious Education Program
Registered and active parishioners welcome to participate in St. John Religious Education Program. For inquiries kindly call 203.655.8020 or Thank You for Sharing Your Blessings. email: [email protected]. 2021 2020 A SIXTH GRADER EXPLAINS WHAT JESUS DID
(ON EARTH) TO SHOW GOD’S LOVE TO PEOPLE May 22/23 “Jesus worked miracles because he loved people and Total Offertory: $11,833 $ 8,659 wanted them to have God’s comfort and peace in their Next weekend, the second collection is for our regular lives. He also wanted to strengthen their belief in God’s Monthly Offertory. love and forgiveness.” If you are currently giving online, please remember to update any credit card expiration dates.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults BECOME FULLY CATHOLIC Weekly RCIA sessions prepare those seeking to become fully Catholic through the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Holy Eucharist and/or Confirmation. Contact Brad Bushell at (917) 8376257 or [email protected] for more details.
For more information, please contact: Colette Lanzon at [email protected] Mass Book 2022 The 2022 Mass Book is now open. Please remember that you can reserve up to 6 masses at this time. Please visit the parish office Monday through Friday between 10am to 4pm or email Rose at [email protected].
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If you would like to have a printed resource for daily Mass readings, prayers, reflections and meditations, you may want to consider subscribing to Magnificat. It comes in a handsome booklet (with beautiful artistic images) and is sent to your home every month. It costs only $47 per year. More information can be found at www.magnificat.net (click on the American flag for the US Edition). 4 SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY Saint John Caring Ministry LifeNotes to defend and celebrate the culture of life During these challenging times, many are struggling with isolation, economic worries or emotional and physical LifeNews Baby Born at 24 Weeks With Feet the Size stress. We would like to revitalize the Caring Ministry at of a Penny Defies the Odds, Now She’s Walking. Saint John’s, which seeks to assist parishioners who may Doctors told Francesca BradleyCurran’s parents that she need help with transportation, shopping or meal delivery, never would walk or talk. But she did survive, and, five or who may simply wish to speak with someone faceto years later, she is both walking and talking, her parents face or on the telephone. said. When Francesca was born, she weighed only 1 pound, 6 ounces, according to the report. In England, the If you are interested in becoming part of the Caring legal abortion limit is 24 weeks of pregnancy, and she was Ministry team, or if you or someone you know needs born just 48 hours after the cutoff. “She battled assistance, please contact Colleen Davenport meningitis, pneumonia, three bouts of sepsis, two at [email protected]for more information. collapsed lungs, acute kidney injury, and had 16 blood transfusions and laser eye surgery before she left hospital,” her mother said. Each time, however, Francesca Outreach to the Homebound fought through the battle and won. If you know someone who is not comfortable coming A recent study in the New England Journal of to Mass or who is unable to attend in person but would Medicine found that more premature infants are like to receive Holy Communion, or if you yourself are surviving at 22 weeks of pregnancy. This and other in that position, please contact Rose at the parish office research recently prompted the British Association of at (203) 6551145 or at [email protected]. We Medicine to issue new guidelines encouraging medical will arrange a visit from Monsignor Powers, or one of treatment for babies born at 22 weeks of pregnancy. our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. Previously, the guidelines did not recommend treatment until 24 weeks. The earliest known premature baby to survive outside the womb was born at 21 weeks and four days of pregnancy. In 2017, the journal Pediatrics highlighted the girl’s survival story. The smallest recorded surviving baby weighed less than 9 ounces at birth. Excerpted from LifeNews article by Micaiah Bilger Each month, the KofC Father McGuane Council Family of the Month committee selects one parish family that models Christian family values and visibly lives them every day. Once a year, each participating council also selects one of the previous twelve Family of the Month winners to represent the council/parish as a potential international Family of the Year. The Knights of Columbus Family of the Year is chosen by the Supreme Council and recognized each year at the annual Supreme Convention. Nominations will be accepted each month for a family worthy of consideration. Nominees should be submitted to District Deputy Mark Sticca at [email protected]. Nominations should demonstrate how the family contributes to the life of the parish. Nominees do not have to be Knights of Columbus families. Nominations should be submitted by the end of the month for timely submission to the Supreme program. For the months of March and April the nominees are, respectively, the families of John and Teresa Skrolyand Kurt and Brittany Dudas. Nominations will be accepted Currently, Saint John Catholic Church has raised each month for a family worthy of consideration. Nominees should be submitted to District Deputy Mark 158 gifts worth $101,975 from 135 donors bringing Sticca at [email protected]. Nominations should the parish to 47.43% of its $215,000 goal . demonstrate how the family contributes to the life of the parish. Nominees do not have to be Knights of Columbus Please help us fulfill our goal today by visiting families. Nominations should be submitted by the end of https://www.bridgeportdiocese.org/aca/donate/. 5 the month for timely submission to the Supreme program. 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