July 10, 2016 Our Lady of Mercy 94 Broad Street Plainville, Connecticut 06062

Can a non-Catholic be a cantor at Mass? Rev. John F. Brinsmade Dear Padre, Pastor Dcn. Robert Berube Our parish hired a non-Christian to be the Deacon cantor at both Sunday Masses. I’m uncomfortable Sandra DeBlois Bookkeeper hearing her sing, and a priest told me that only a Robert DeBlois Catholic is allowed to sing the psalms. What do you Maintenance Bryan Knorr make of this? Director of Liturgy The reform of the liturgy following Vatican II Jeanne Gionfriddo emphasized the importance of certain ministries. Director of Religious Education & RCIA Jo-Ann Blanchette-Silverio These are familiar to most Catholics: lectors, Parish Administrative Assistant extraordinary ministers, and cantors typically support Parish Office/Cemetery Office Hours the clergy in Sunday liturgies, and lay catechists have 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Monday - Friday instructed and formed both children and adults for Parish Trustees Raymond Corsini, and Josephine Forcella decades. When a person exercises a ministry, he or she is not simply completing a function but truly New Parishioners Welcome! If you are new in the parish, please introduce sharing in the priesthood of Christ in a special way. yourself after Liturgy or at the Rectory. Thus, extraordinary ministers must believe (and

Liturgy Schedule behave as though) they are distributing the Body and Sunday Liturgy - Church Saturday 4:00 P.M. Blood of Christ, not just bread and wine. Lectors must Sunday 8:30 A.M. believe they are reading the word of God, not just 10:30 A.M. Weekday Liturgy good advice or an old storybook. And cantors should Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat. 8:00 A.M. be in harmony with the hymns they are singing. This

Devotions does not mean a parish can’t hire a non-Catholic; Rosary - Monday through Saturday before Morning Mass. liturgical law doesn’t limit most ministries to Catholics. Sacrament of Matrimony Nonetheless, to sing of God’s love, your cantor needs Couples should make arrangements at least six months in advance. Dates or time can be arranged only after speak- to do more than hit the correct notes and appeal to ing with one of the parish clergy. our sense of musical aesthetics. If she believes what

Sacrament of Baptism she sings, I think she’s OK in her position; if not, she Parents should begin to prepare for the Sacrament of Bap- is simply performing, and the ministry of cantor is not tism for their child in advance (even before the child is born, if possible). This allows time for the required prepara- the place to do that. tion. Dates can be arranged after attending the parent FR. RICHARD BOEVER, CSsR preparation program. For information contact Rich and Sue Dziura 860 -747-5451. [email protected]

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday At Noon Parish Office/Cemetery Office Sacrament of the Sick 19 South Canal Street, Plainville, Connecticut Arrangements can be made for any sick person to be anointed. Holy Eucharist is brought to the homebound by Phone: (860) 747-6825 our Eucharistic Ministers and the parish clergy. Fax: (860) 747-5407 Email: [email protected] Website: www.olmct.org FACEBOOK.COM/OURLADYOFMERCYCHURCHCT

PARISH MISSION We, the people of Our Lady of Mercy Church in Plainville, Connecticut are committed to journey together as a community of faith, hope, and love within the Catholic tradition. We are called to witness to the presence of Jesus Christ in our lives through sharing and celebration of faith and a life of Christian service. July 10, 2016 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary LIVING EVERY DAY WITH PASSION & Time PURPOSE…Are you thriving or just surviving? MONDAY July 11 Are you ready for more energy? A deeper sense of 8:00AM Antonietta Cianchetti purpose? More joy? A clearer understanding of Req. Gino Cianchetti God’s plan for your life? Join with others for Living TUESDAY July 12 Every Day with Passion & Purpose. It’s not your 8:00AM Paul & Alice Mallon typical church event! Dynamic Catholic speaker Req. Dom Jr., Joanne, & Jo Matthew Kelly invites you to live each day fully, WEDNESDAY July 13 enjoying all that God has to offer. God created you 8:00AM No Mass for more! Several parishioners attended the Passion THURSDAY July 14 and Purpose event last fall and came away excited 8:00AM Jean Cullis about their Faith and about life. How about you? Req. Husband Are you looking for More? Tickets are available for FRIDAY July 15 the next event in CT on September 17th, through 8:00AM Jamie Capirchio & Valerie Bush – the Dynamic Catholic website: Living – Req. Grandma http://dynamiccatholic.com/events/passion-and- SATURDAY July 16 purpose/. You must purchase your tickets on line 8:00AM Theresa Wiegand – 1st Anniv. before the event. No tickets will be sold at the door. If you are interested in carpooling, please call the 4:00PM Arnie & Connie Frisk parish office and leave your name and number. Req. Angelo & Jackie Bernadette Violette is organizing names of 'drivers' SUNDAY July 17 – Sixteenth Sunday in and 'riders' to coordinate carpools to ease the ride. Ordinary Time Take the step of Faith and go! It is a fun evening: 8:30AM Parishioners good stories, good music, great speaker, and free 10:30AM Clinton Martin items to bring home! Req. Sandra & Bob

STEUBENVILLE EAST YOUTH CONFERENCE FINANCIAL STATEMENT Please pray for our parish teens and youth Regular $4098.50 ministers (and 3200 Monthly 140.00 others) as they Cathedraticum - 233.11 participate in SSP - 233.11 the Steubenville East Youth Total $3,772.28 Conference, held CALENDAR OF EVENTS July 15-17 at JULY 11 – 6 – 8PM – Karate – Gym UMASS/Lowell. The JULY 13– 7PM – NA – Room 107 conference provides a boost to the JULY 17 – 10:30AM – 12:30PM – Men’s AA teen's amazing faith journey with the focus on strengthening and inspiring them in their Meeting – Room 107 relationship with God. The weekend consists of JULY 17 – 5 – 9PM – JOLT – Room 106 engaging liturgies, inspiring music, challenging PLEASE REMEMBER TO GIVE YOUR DONATIONS talks, and overwhelming joy. This year's TO OLM BEFORE OR AFTER VACATION! WE theme, Thirst, is based on Romans 5:8 and calls STILL NEED TO PAY OUR BILLS WHILE YOU ARE the participants to recognize Christ's thirst for GONE. THANK YOU!! them as well as to reflect on their own thirst for HAPPY SUMMER!!! Christ. The 'Steuby East' conference is one of 23

hosted around the US and Canada by Franciscan IF YOU HAVE ANY University of Steubenville (Ohio). Evangelistic in PHOTOS…of parish nature, these weekend conferences allow the activities, and you participants to 'come fully into' the Gospel would like to share message while experiencing deep and moving them, we would like you to email them to experiences of prayer and fellowship. Thank [email protected] for consideration for the you for your monetary support of our group as activity pages in our new directory to be published. well as for your prayers. The attendees from OLM Thank you. will be praying for you during the weekend. CHANGE FOR CHANGE…OLM will be starting a FEAST OF OUR PATRONESS, OUR LADY OF new ministry very soon to help older teens, male MERCY…Will be celebrated and female, and women who have been abused, Saturday, September 24 with a Mass homeless and sold for dedicated to Our Blessed Mother sexual favors. We will be with a potluck to follow. FEAST sponsoring two non-profit FUN FACT… Canon law # 1218 organizations that help states that each Catholic Church is these people receive a loving and caring to have its own title. What do you atmosphere in the place know about the title of “OUR LADY OF MERCY?” they live, along with As the Mother of Jesus, our merciful redeemer, Our providing schooling, therapy, and job training. A Lady is rightly named Mother of Mercy. The origin large bottle will be placed in the gathering space for of this title dates back to the Middle Ages and the those who wish to deposit their pocket change into. foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy after When a substantial amount is collected, the money Mary appeared to St. Peter Nolasco, his confessor will be divided equally to these two non-profits. The St. Raymund of Penafort and King James I of names of these non-profits are Covenant House Aragon and Catalonia in 1218. Mary requested and LifeWay Network. Both places abide by them to establish a religious order entrusted with Catholic teachings. Stay tuned for more info to the responsibility of rescuing Christians who were come about these life-changing ministries. being held captive by the Moorish armies who

invaded the Iberian Peninsula. St. Peter Nolasco THE BIBLE IS A CATHOLIC BOOK…Did you ever wonder how the Bible came into being? A little created a plan to redeem these people. He and his known, but easily documented companions dedicated their lives and possessions fact is that the books of the to gathering alms to free or ransom them from their Bible were compiled by the captors. The Feast of Our Lady of Ransom was Catholic Church. For many instituted and observed on September 24, first in years after Christ ascended the order, then everywhere in Spain and France. It into Heaven, there was debate was extended to the entire Church by Pope about which scriptural Innocent XII. Today Mary is honored under the writings were inspired by God. The canon of title of “Our Lady of Mercy” throughout the world Scripture (the books of the Bible) was first formally by countless parishes, schools decided at the Synod of Rome in 382. This decision and hospitals who embrace her was upheld at the Councils of Hippo (393) and Carthage (397). At these Catholic Church councils, as their Patroness. Check in the same 46 Old Testament and 27 New Testament upcoming bulletins for more books that appear in today’s Catholic Bibles were information about Mary and declared to be inspired by God. As a side note, our parish celebration on approximately 1200 years after this decision was September 24th. made, Martin Luther and the Protestant reformers removed 7 books from the Old Testament. As a ST. JOSEPH CEMETERY, BRISTOL…is hiring full- result, most Protestant Bibles are still missing these time grounds worker which includes mowing , 7 books. Quoted from Catholicexchange.com. trimming, burials, etc. Requirements: heavy lifting. Use of equipment, reliability and ability to follow instructions is essential. Health benefits included. Applications now being accepted. Interested persons

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