Parish Staff Rev.Thomas J Cieslikowski, Administrator Saint Ken Ewaskie, Senior Deacon Mrs. Alese Kummer, Business Manager Denny McNamara, Cemetery Director Nicholas Debi Durette, Coordinator of Religious Education Glenn Durette, Director of Music (Good Shepherd) Mark Silva, Director of Music (St Augustine) Parish Michael Walter, Building and Grounds (St Augustine) September 15, 2019 Frank Parda, Building and Grounds (Good Shepherd) Seymour, Connecticut

Church of the Good Shepherd St. Augustine Church 135 Mountain Road 35 Washington Ave Vigil Mass Saturday 4:30 pm Sunday Mass 9:30 am Sunday Mass 8:00 am & 11:00 am Weekdays (T, Th,) 9:00 am Weekdays (M, W) 9:00 am Sat.Confession 3:30 - 4:00 pm Handicap Accessible Side Entrance

Parish Website www.stnicholasct.org Email - [email protected] Telephone 203-888-9243 - Fax 203-888-6016

Rectory Office Hours St. Augustine Mon. & Wed. 8am - 11:30am Mon. & Wed 12pm - 4:30pm Good Shepherd Tue. Thur. 8am - 4:30pm Fri. 8am - 1pm

Baptisms Office of Vocations Registration is required. Phone: 860-242-5573 Please call the rectory office. Web site: www.vocationshartford.org Marriages Sick Calls Please contact rectory office at least We are happy and honored to visit the sick six months in advance. or homebound. 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 15, 2019

Good Shepherd

Date Time Intention Requested By: Gathering Darlene O’Callaghan ✞ Sat. Sep. 14 4:30pm Ann Supranovich Daughter & Family Sun. Sep. 15 8:00am ✞ Arlene Patterson Al Yagovane Parish Picnic after 11am Knights of Columbus ✞ Mass Sun. Sep. 15 11:00am Frances O’Doy Aurora #53 Council Mon. Sep. 16 No Mass Pastoral Council Tue. Sep. 17 9:00am Mass Available Fr. Keane Hall 7:00pm Wed. Sep. 18 No Mass Rosary Fr. Keane’s Hall Thu. Sep. 19 9:00am Mass Available 7:00pm Fri. Sep. 20 No Mass

Sat. Sep. 21 4:30pm ✞ Donna Jeanne Gramolini Gramolini Family

Sun. Sep. 22 8:00am ✞ Steven Shingara Valerie Shingara 2nd Collection Catholic Elementary Schools Sun. Sep. 22 11:00am ✞ William Loughlin Family

St. Augustine

Date Time Intention Requested By: Gathering Bocce, Parish Center No Mass Sat. Sep. 14 10:00am

Sun. Sep. 15 9:30am ✞ Robert Kennedy Al Yagovane Quilters Mon. Sep. 16 9:00 am Parishioners of St. Nicholas St. Monica’s Hall 10:30 am

Tue. Sep. 17 No Mass ✞ Margaret “Peggy” Wed. Sep. 18 9:00 am Lewicki League of Sacred Heart Thu. Sep. 19 No Mass

Fri. Sep. 20 No Mass Bocce, Parish Center No Mass Sat. Sep. 21 10:00am

✞ ✞ 2nd Collection Catholic Sun. Sep. 22 9:30am Shirley & William Alese & David Sponheimer Elementary Schools

Bulletin Announcements Masses are still available during the month and having a Mass All notices must be submitted to Church Office or Email for a loved member of the family or friend is a beautiful gesture. to [email protected] by 5pm of the Friday preceding Please contact Alese the weekend of publication. at 203-888-9243 to schedule a Mass .

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Please pray for the health and wholeness in body, mind and September St Augustine Good Shepherd spirit fo r: 2019

Jaime A Robert K Janice D Rebecca K Bev K For In Memory of Henry R Michael S Milt G Joan W Barbara M Courage Serenity & George & Testo Wisdom Families

Beverly Ann L Karen K Barbara R Dianna K Arnie R Altar Wine

Timothy A Sandy W Cameron B Jeff S Taylor S

Cameron S Laura G Stephen Gerald A Martin R In Memory of In Memory of Rev. Kathy M Lisa M Jachimowski & Brian E Jeffries Gioielli Families SANCTUARY Please LAMP Note:

That we are only reporting first name and initial of last name. We ask that if you In Memory of have a name (1st name and 1st initial of last name) that you would like on the list, Mary & Dino In Memory you must call the rectory (203-888-2081 - St. Augustine or 203-888-9243 - Good Muratori & Nancy John Serra & Gene Shepherd) and resubmit the name. The name will stay on for 2 months and then be Communion Mazzucco removed unless their name is resubmitted. Using this method we can keep names Hosts current. Thank you for your cooperation.

Readings for the week of September 15, 2019 Sunday: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14/Ps 51 3-4, 12-13, 17, 19 [Lk 15:18]/1 Tm 1:12-17/Lk 15:1-32 or 15:1-10 Monday: 1 Tm 2:1-8/Ps 28:2, 7, 8-9 [6]/Lk 7:1-10 Tuesday: 1 Tm 3:1-13/Ps 101:1b-2ab, 2cd-3ab, 5, 6 [2]/Lk 7:11-17 September 1, 2019 Wednesday: 1 Tm 3:14-16/Ps 111:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [2]/Lk 7:31-35 Thursday: 1 Tm 4:12-16/Ps 111:7-8, 9, 10 [2]/Lk 7:36-50 Friday: 1 Tm 6:2c-12/Ps 49:6-7, 8-10, 17-18, 19-20/Lk 8:1-3 Offertory 2nd Total Saturday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5]/Mt 9:9-13 Envelope collection Collection Next Sunday: Am 8:4-7/Ps 113:1-2, 4-6, 7-8 [cf. 1a, 7b]/1 Tm 2:1-8/Lk 16:1-13 or 16:10-13 $4,859 $0 $4,859

St.Nicholas Parish has On Line Giving Cathderaticum Total Stay in Parish Online donations may be made at any time from the comfort of your own home or any place with internet $321 $4,538 access. Online donations are credited to your tax statement for the end of the year, and you can change September 8, 2019 your account preferences and donation amounts at any time. To Sign up and Create your account by Offertory 2nd Total entering the link Envelope collection Collection https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/4725 . If you have any questions or issues, please contact the Parish Business office $5,707 $1729 $7,436 203-888-9243 The Parish Finance Council Cathderaticum Total Stay in Parish $491 $6,945

Thank You for your Generosity Please know that if you are having the weekend mass said for a certain person or reason and you would like to bring the gifts up to the priest during the mass, please let the ushers know when you come into church that you would like this honor. If no one comes forward, the ushers will find someone to bring the gifts forward.

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This Sunday's Gospel reading is an assurance of God's desire to regain what has been lost. Our Lord is a God of reconciliation and renewal. He pursues those who have strayed from the truth. Why? Because he cares -- he cares more than we do about the people we know who are "lost sheep" or "lost treasures" like the coin in this parable. Think of the people who have been lost to you because they have abandoned you. God cares and is pursuing them to bring healing to the relationship, and he will continue his efforts even until they take their last earthly breath (sometimes the healing comes after death). Think, too, of people who are neglecting their faith. Jesus is a Good Shepherd who will never give up pursuing them. Why? Because their value to your family and the Church is important! Their absence is depleting the strength of the community. And God, who is the source of the life of the community, is doing everything possible -- well, even the impossible -- to lead them to repentance and healing and a safe return. However, we cannot leave it all up to God. He works through us. Only when we've tried and our influence is nil does God say, "Let go. Trust that I am continually working on the problem." We can believe that Jesus is still chasing after them, even though they hide from him. He is not far from them, even though they push him away. If there is something else we can do to invite them back into the sheepfold, but we don't, someday we will have to explain to Jesus why we didn't. Why did we fail to love as much as he loves them? Why did we let them stray away without researching how we could help them? Have we done anything to push them away? No matter how difficult it gets as we partner with Christ to bring others back to the sheepfold, the most important thing we can do is keep loving them unconditionally. Hopefully, they will see in us the love that Jesus is offering to them. Questions for Personal Reflection: Who are the lost sheep and missing treasures of your family and your parish community? What will you do this week to reveal Jesus and his merciful love for them? Is there a parish ministry or an evangelization program that you could join to learn how to better help others turn to Jesus? Questions for Family & Community Faith Sharing: When the lost are not ready yet to turn to Jesus or return to us or to the Church, how do our attempts to give them Jesus prepare them for an eventual conversion? Why is it worth trying, even if we don't see any fruits for our efforts? Even if it includes sacrifice and extra humility on our part? © 2019 Terry Modica, Catholic Digital Resources, www.catholicdr.com. Printed by permission.

Pizza Bingo is planned for October 19 th in Father Keane’s Hall after 4:30pm Mass. Pizza & Drinks available for One Dollar each. Sign up and Tickets will be available after all Masses in October.

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Registration for the Fall, 2019 Announcing the 2019 Religious Education classes will be on Wednesday evenings Public Square Rosary Crusade (except 9/18/19) from 6:30 PM -7:30 PM in the Conference The world is at a historic Room located in the back of the crossroad. God is more offended Good Shepherd rectory. This registration is for than ever as people ignore Our children who are in Grades 1-8. Please bring a Lady's maternal request to copy of the Baptismal Certificate for all Grade 1 "stop offending God: Yes, we students and students who are new to the program must listen to Our Lady's only if they were not baptized at the Church of the request and stop sinning if we Good Shepherd or Saint Augustine. hope to enjoy God's blessings Volunteers are needed and to avert His wrath. He will to help with the St. Nicholas Parish Religious hear us, if we pray through the Education Program. Please consider becoming a intercession of His Blessed Mother. That's why we're doing teacher or substitute teacher to educate the children the 2019 Public Square Rosary Crusade. In The Secret of the of the parish in our Catholic faith. We would assist Rosary, Saint Louis de Montfort said: "Public prayer is far and guide you. If you have any questions, please more powerful than private prayer to appease the anger of contact Glenn or Debi Durette at 203-735-3190 God and call down His mercy, and Holy Mother Church, As mandated by the Archdiocese of Hartford, a guided by the Holy Ghost, has always advocated public background check and attendance at a Virtus prayer in times of public tragedy and suffering: program is required. Thank you. Join the 2019 Public Square Rosary Crusade What: The Holy Rosary Confirmation will be Where: St. Augustine Seymour Saturday, September 28, When: October 12, 10am - Noon 2019 at 10 AM at the Church For more information, contact: of the Good Shepherd. There Ed Jachimowski 203-888-6893 will be Confirmation classes on September 15 th and 22 nd from 6 PM to 7:30 PM. The Sacrament of Penance must be individually made by September is traditionally each student at the Church of dedicated to the Seven Sorrows the Good Shepherd on (or Dolours) of Mary, and the Saturdays at 3:30 PM between now and September 21, 2019. Please see Glenn after receiving this Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows Sacrament. falls on September 15 . Confirmation 2020: There will be a meeting for parents only of the new Confirmation students on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 6 PM in the Fr. Keane The Sorrows are : Hall at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Information and requirements will be explained. The Prophecy of Simeon,

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