Staff: ! ! Permanent : Ramon Rosado ! Director of Religious Education: Beverly Plummer ! Business Manager: Sandie Sammarco ! Parish Secretary: Jessica Alba ! Youth Ministry: Amanda Binghi ! Director of Music: Donna L. Shears ! Organists: Ellsworth Grant and Gary Graham ! St. Justin C St. Michael Trustees: Myles Hubbard and Manuel Arango ! Sacristan and Maintenance: Kantius Joshua ! Maintenance: Edward Jenkins ! Administrator: Rev. Kingsley Ihejirika ! ST. JUSTIN CST. MICHAEL PARISH  230 Blue Hills Avenue  Hartford, CT 06112  ! ! Pastoral Planning ! 860 C246 C6897 (office)  Finance Council ! Committee Members ! C C  Members ! ! 860 246 6898 (fax) ! ! ! Joy Chance CBlake ! Verna Creary ! Email: [email protected]  Kay Taylor CBrooks ! Brenda DelGado ! website: www.stjustinstmichael.org  Verna Creary ! Pamela Hippolyte ! Brenda DelGado ! MASS TIMES: ! Kent Laurent ! Herold Duphrenzin ! * 8:00 A.M. English * 9:30 A.M. Spanish ! Beverly Lebrun ! ! Marlene Harris ! * 11:00 A.M. English ! Guy Mutsengi ! ! Luldes Ortiz * 4:00 P.M. C Creole C Parish Center Chapel ! Alandy Penny ! ! Vernette Townsend * 1st Sundays: One Multicultural Mass at 10:00 A.M. ! Idalis Ramos ! * 3rd Saturdays: Neo Catechumenal Way Mass ! 5:00 P.M. Parish Center Chapel ! ! CONFESSION E PARISH CENTER  Every Saturday, 4:00 P.M. TO 4:30 P.M 

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! : C C ! Reconciliation Saturdays, 4:00pm 4:30pm Parish Center Confessiones: Sabados, 4:00pm 4:30pm, En la Capilla Chapel. ! Bautismo: Llama a la casa parroquial para C ! : Pre sacramental instructions required. Call informationes. rectory to register for class. ! Matrimonio: Llama al Parroco lo menos 6 meses antes Marriage: Phone Pastor at least 6 months before desired de la fecha del matrimonio para los encuentros date to set up schedule of marriage preparation. ! premartrimoniales. ! SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 !        Monday thru Thursday  9:00 a.m. E 3:00 p.m.  {Weekday Masses are held in the Parish Center Chapel unless otherwise noted} ! Office is Closed on Friday  Sunday, September 15, 2019: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time   8:00 AM  For the happy repose of the soul of Patty ! ! WHAT’S YOUR OFFERING TO GOD TODAY? ! ! ! Belynski, requested by Jill Barrett ! ! Give unto the LORD the glory due unto His name. ! 9:30 AM ! Godʼs continued blessings on Bronwen ! Bring an offering and come to His courts (Psalm 96:8): ! ! ! Wrinn, requested by Father Kingsley ! ! ! We can hear God speaking to us today in the words ! 11:00 AM ! Thanksgiving and blessings on Kantius Jr. ! of the father to his elder son: “You are with me ! ! celebrating his birthday, requested by Mom ! always, and everything I have is yours.” What is ! your response to such remarkable generosity? Do ! ! In honor of the members of the MM Guild, ! you give joyfully and generously as God gives to ! ! requested by Claire Potier ! ! ! you? ! 4:00 PM ! Godʼs continued blessings on Daniel Healey ! ! ! ! for success at his new job, requested by The Malta Food Pantry at ! ! ! Father Kingsley !  St. Justin C St. Michael Parish  Tuesday, September 17, 2019: Robert Bellarmine,  served 145 families last week    & ! 8:00 AM  Godʼs blessings for Anthony Joshua on his ! We are thankful to those who served!  ! ! 28th birthday, requested by his parents. ! ! ! ! For healing & Godʼs blessings on John Vecchio ! OFFERTORY FOR THE WEEK OF  ! ! requested by Jill Barrett !  September 8, 2019   Wednesday, September 18, 2019: Weekday $4,055.00   8:00 AM  For the repose of the soul of Eileen Nicolela ! ! ! requested by Father Kingsley ! We are grateful for your contribution! ! ! 6:30 PM ! Eucharistic Adoration ! ! Thursday, September 19, 2019: Saint Januarius,  St. Justin CSt. Michael Parish !   Bishop and Martyr  Sunday Collections ! ! !  September 15: Weekly ! 8:00 AM Godʼs healing blessings on Father Robert ! ! ! ! ! Vargo, requested by Father Kingsley ! September 22: Weekly & Elementary Sch. September 29: Weekly !

SANCTUARY LAMP  PRAYERS FOR THE SICK   Please pray for the sick of our parish, and Is lit for : ! especially for: Mamie Gage, Lucille Chambers, Annie Mears, Vanrice Edwards, Michael Fred DiNapoli ! Mierez, Norman Nesbeth, Michael Tutler, Luz Santana, George Jackson, Beverline Goines, Rose Johnson, Rubin Brown, Melissa Alexander, Ceres Sur‐ St. Justin CSt. Michael Parish  geon, Peter Alcide, Janet Pivarsky, Aaron Greene, An‐  toinette Forbes, Ruth Adams, Muriel McDonald, La‐ Faith Formation June Brown, Francisco Rivera, Dalvis Henriques, Continuing Faith Formation Concepcion Roman, Ruffin Davis, MaryAnn Carter, Vivian Cicero, Ferdinand Anigbo, Marjorie McIntosh, classes will resume on Saturday, Perline Blake, Tio Blanks, Lloyd Francis, Jaya Emmanuel, September 21, at 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for everyone Maria Francheshini, Tyler James, Melissa Sammarco, including the children who received their First Holy Mary CAnn George, June Young, Glenice Brooks, Communion. Religious Education program will be Outhone Ford, Sandy Miller, Gernett and Owen Goodison, Doloris Harper, Edward Jenkins, Anthony held in the Upper Room of the Parish Center. If you Charles, Bernadette Pierre and Juanita Giles. ! have any questions, please call Beverly Plummer, ! Director of Religious Education at 860 C246 C6897. ! If you would like Fr. Kingsley to visit you, or your loved one in the hospital, at home, or hospice, call (860) 246 C6897.  TWENTY RFOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME  ! Pastor’s Weekly Reflection! New to the Parish, we welcome you!

! The people of Israel offended God by worshipping Please introduce yourself to our Priest, Father Kingsley Ihejirika, and sign our Guest idols and God threatened to punish them. All the Book! ! ! years of favor went unappreciated by a people We invite you to register at the parish. Please whom God had made His own by a special cove- ask the ushers to provide you with a registration form, or you can call the office at (860) 246 C nant. Yet, rather than lend himself as an instrument 6897.  of punishment, Moses became an instrument of mercy praying to God to relent His anger. ‘For He is R  gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abounding in      love’. Psalm 145:8. In the Second reading, Saint  Paul acknowledges his sinfulness but much more so he acknowledges the abundant grace of God Spanish Heritage Mass  who pardons all our sins. The story of the prodigal Sunday, September 22, 2019  son in today’s gospel belongs among those para- 10:00 AM  bles that reveal the heart of God so full of mercy,  love and compassion for His own. Sin brings us to a Celebrant: life of shame separating us from God. It grieves the Rev. Juan Miguel Betancourt  heart of the father who loves us so much. One of “Auxiliary Bishop:  the highlights of this story however, is that this lost son realizes his sinful life and makes a conscious  effort to return to his father. The fathers loving re- sponse demonstrates that God is never far away RCIA MINISTRY ! from the reach of anyone in need and in search of Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Do His mercy. Loving God, we have all strayed away you know of anyone, or are you interested from your ever provident love and have become in learning more about the D not submerged in sinfulness and iniquity. Grant us the baptized and have a need for spirituality in your life D courage to arise and return to you our true home baptized, but never received first communion or con‐ and lasting inheritance, Amen. ! firmation D married to a Catholic and attend Mass with them and want to share in their faith D seeking something in your life but are not sure what it is? Our Inquiry Session will begin on Monday, September 16, 2019, in the Parish Center at 6:30 p.m. If you are interested please call the office at 860 C246 C6897. !

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