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Saint Matthew Catholic Church ! SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 • 23 RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ! ! ! Welcome to the Catholic Church of Saint Mahew . *IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! ! Whether you are celebrang with us for the first NEW WEEKEND MASS TIME! me, vising our community or have decided to make this your parish home, the Saint Mahew ! SUNDAYS M 5:00 P.M. parish family welcomes you! ! ! ! Father John Dietrich, Pastor ! Deacon James P. McCluskey ! * September 21* ! Deacon Brian Armstrong ! SAINT MATTHEW FEAST DAY CELEBRATION ! Deborah P. York, Finance Manager ! ! Sonia Shavel, Parish Secretary ! R. Greg Romans, Mary Pat Caputo, ! Saturday, September 21st ! Parish Trustees ! ! ! ! 8:30 am Mass MASS SCHEDULE T R Saturday Vigil: 4 PM ! 9:00 am 1:00 pm FESTIVAL church Sunday: 7, 8:30, 10 and 11:30 AM ! parking lot Daily: Monday through Friday 7:30 AM ! Tag Sale, Bake Sale, Games, Food, Saturday: 8:30 AM ! ! Vendors ! SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confession): ! Saturday 3:00 T3:45 PM or ! 4:00 pm Mass ! by appointment. Call the Parish Office. ! ! A er Mass Hot Dogs and Michigan ! ADDITIONAL SACRAMENTS Sauce with Father Dietrich ! For information on the Sacrament of Baptism, the ! Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, the Sacrament of Marriage and the Sacrament of the Sick (Anointing of Sunday, September 22nd ! the Sick) please contact the Parish Office or go to 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 am ! our website. ! ! Following all Masses Donuts and Coffee with Father Dietrich ! • R ! ! SCHOOL (860) 583 5214 ! 33 Welch Dr. • Forestville, CT 06010 R6790 ! Mrs. Helen Treacy, Principal ! Want to Help? Here’s how!! ! ! ! ! RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ! 1. ! We will be accepting items for our GIANT tag sale (new Maryann Wisniewski, DRE ! or gently used small household items; no appliances or Kate Ricci, Secretary ! ! large furniture. All clothes will be donated to Savers). YOUTH MINISTRY ! Items may be brought to the rectory before September 13 th .! Amanda Binghi, Director ! 2. ! Bake sale donations may be brought to the rectory be- ! th MUSIC MINISTRY ! tween 9am M 3pm Friday, September 20 or to the church Sally Kish, Director of Music ! prior to 8:30 Mass on Saturday. ! ! PARISH CENTER • (860) 583 R7806 ! 3. ! There are many stations and volunteer opportunities 119 Church Ave. • Forestville, CT 06010 R6799 ! throughout the weekend. Please reach out to Stephanie Laforge at 860 877 1598 or [email protected] if you would like to help! ! ! happy to have a woman of prayer at my side. I believe in the power of prayer; I believe that prayer is answered. I am a man of faith. But, you see, you're asking Our Lady to St. Teresa of Calcutta ! deal with Prime Minister Begin (Israeli Prime Minister), th ! and do you not think that the time limit you gave him (to Feast Day: September 5 ! order a cease fire) is a little short? You should extend it a little? " ! When Mother Teresa died on September 5th, 1997, Mother Teresa : one could say that the world had lost one of the most "Ah! Not at all Mr. authentic witnesses to God’s love. Thanks be to God her Habib! I'm sure ministry among the poorest of the poor continues we'll have a cease worldwide today. The work of the Missionaries of Charity fire tomorrow." ! is a work of love and a constant light in a world too often Philip Habib: "If enveloped in darkness and despair. ! we get a cease fire, Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu came from a rather well I personally will to do family in Albania. Her father was a contractor who ensure that ar- worked for a successful construction company. At age 18, rangements are after discerning a religious vocation, Agnes left home to made for you to go to West Beirut tomorrow." ! join the Sisters of Loreto in Ireland, taking the name Sister The next day, August 14, there was total silence in Mary Teresa after Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. She never saw the city. A cease fire had been declared. Immediately the her family again. Shortly thereafter in 1929, Sr. Mary Missionaries of Charity hurried into vans and were driven Teresa moved to India to spend the next 20 years teaching to the hospital where they quickly evacuated the children at an all girls Catholic school. ! to safety. ! Then on September 10, 1946, while riding a train ! One of the Sisters to attend a retreat in Darjeeling, Sr. Mary Teresa suddenly of Loreto who had known experienced a moment of actual grace : in the depth of her Mother Teresa many years spirit she sensed the Lord had communicated His will that before when she was only she leave her teaching position and serve the poor in the recently professed, recalled slums of Calcutta. So strong was this awareness of God’s her impressions then of Sr. will that Mother Teresa would later say that she simply had Mary Teresa, saying she to do what the Lord wanted her to do. ! was an “ excellent teacher ! We are all familiar with the life and ministry of but always seemed a bit Mother Teresa, but among the many stories of her work delicate.” A bit and mission one especially stands out. In 1982, the war “delicate?” By the grace between Lebanon and Israel was raging and Beirut was Children’s Hospital, Beirut ! of God, here now was this under siege. Shells were constantly raining down on the Lebanon, August 14, 1982 ! “delicate” nun demanding city, preventing any humanitarian aid from getting through. to enter a war zone under heavy bombardment! ! Caught in the middle was a small hospital for severely Jesus says in the Gospel that we must know the handicapped children. By then the staff had already cost of discipleship. This is not hard to calculate if we abandoned the hospital. Mother Teresa and her sisters were simply look at the Crucifix or learn the lives of the saints, determined to rescue the over 100 children trapped there such as St. Teresa of Calcutta. ! without food and water. Mother Teresa went to the border ! of the fighting and requested passage to the hospital to ! ! ! evacuate the children. ! The officials and the local bishop who met with Mother Teresa said that given the circumstances her request was impossible. It would mean certain death for anyone to “Give yourself enter the crossfire. However Mother Teresa would hear fully to God. He none of it. She said she must go to attend to the children. Later the official said: “I did not need a saint but someone will use you to to negotiate a cease fire; and I needed time, but Mother accomplish great said she wanted to go tomorrow!” ! things on the ! Below is a transcript of the meeting. c Official " But do you hear the bombs?" ! ondition that you Mother Teresa "Yes, I hear them." ! believe much Official "It is absolutely impossible to cross (east to west) more in His love at the moment; we must obtain a cease fire!" ! than in your own Mother Teresa "Ah, but I asked Our Lady in prayer. I ! asked for a cease fire for tomorrow eve of her feast weakness." day" (15 August, feast of the Assumption). ! Philip Habib (U.S. Envoy): "Mother, I am more than ! !Remembering ... September 11, 2001 ! New York, NY * Washington, D.C. * Shanksville, PA ! St. Matthew Church will offer a Carolyn’s Place ! Holy Hour: Healing, Peace and 7th Annual Drive ! Conversion for All Nations ! ! Wednesday, September 11, 2019 7:00 p.m. ! ! ; Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament ! ; Rosary ! ; Songs sung between decades ! ! ; Benediction ! Please pick up your baby bottles today! ! Our parish Respect for Life committee will be hold- Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament ing our annual drive. All families are encouraged to will be available all the day imme- take a baby bottle to collect spare change over the diately following the 7:30 a.m. next couple weeks. At any time, you can deposit the Mass and concluding with 7:00 bottles in the collection bins at the entrance of the p.m. Holy Hour. ! ! church. All proceeds will benefit Carolyn's Place, the ! ! ! Please join us in prayer. Catholic pregnancy resource center serving the great- er Waterbury area. Founded in 1992 ( celebrating its 27th anniversary ), Carolyn’s Place provides free ! ! confidential services for young women and girls fac- LǂDžNJdžǔ GǖNJǍDž ing unexpected pregnancies. They staff a 24 hour cri- ǐLJ Ǖljdž BǍdžǔǔdžDž SǂDŽǓǂǎdžǏǕ ! ! sis hotline, provide childbirth and parenting classes, Thursday, September 19th ! ! conduct Christ centered education on human sexuali- The Girl With Seven Names .! ! ty, and mentor teenage boys and girls. Your donation This is a story about a girl who defects ! will allow them to continue to minister with the care from North Korea. ! ! and compassion consistent with our Church’s teach- Parish Center * 7:00 p.m. ! ing on the sanctity of human. For more information please visit www.carolynsplace.net ! Please make checks payable to Carolyn’s Place. ! ! Are you an adult who has not received the Sacrament COME AND ! of Confirmation ? Adult Confirmation classes with JOIN THE CHOIR! Fr. Dietrich begin on Monday, September 9th at 5 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Rectory. Please call the ! parish rectory, 860 583 1833 to register. ! ! Fall is almost here and it is time to sing! ! Our Adult Choir always welcomes new members. No worries if you cannot read music we will teach you! No worries about vacations here and there. We all take them! I will be happy to answer any question you may have. Come see me after any Mass. ! We welcome everyone including high school students.