THE CHURCH OF TIMOTHY 225 King Philip Drive West Hartford, Connecticut 06117 (Church of St. Timothy Office (located at the rectory) 1116 North Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06117)

SERVED BY: Rev. Henry P. Cody, Pastor - Rev. Henry C. Frascadore, Weekend Associate Dcn. Dennis R. Ferguson, Deacon - Patricia Ann Piano, Pastoral Associate Sandy Marone, Parish Secretary - Mert Champagne, Sacristan Rochelle Bard, Music Director - Patricia Dayner, Business Manager Tara K. Bellefleur, M. Ed., BCBA, Principal - Stephanie Barnes, Bobbi Moran, Directors of CCD/Faith Formation Justin Gilhooly, Facilities Manager

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE MEETINGS:

MASS SCHEDULE: CCD/Faith Formation: Saturday Morning: 8:00 a.m. Four-year-old, Kindergarten and 1st grade - Sunday Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. during the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Sunday: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Grades 2-5: Monday - 3:45-4:45 p.m. Monday - Friday: 7:30 a.m. Stephanie Barnes, DRE for Pre-K through 5th grade: Holydays: 7:30 a.m.; 12:05 and 5:30 p.m. Phone: 860-521-3006; e-mail: [email protected] Grades 6-10: Sundays at 9:30 a.m. RECONCILIATION (Confession): Bobbie Moran, DRE for Grades 6-10 Saturday: One hour before the Vigil Mass. Phone: 860-687-6596; e-mail: [email protected] CHOIR REHEARSALS: BAPTISM: Traditional Choir - Wednesday, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. in the Music Room Saturdays (by appt) and Sundays (after 10:30 a.m. Mass). Please Contemporary Choir - in the Music Room - 2nd Saturday of the arrange in advance by calling Sandy Marone at 860-233-5131 month, 2:30 p.m.; 4th Saturday of the month, 10:10 a.m. or e-emailing her at [email protected]. Baptism Preparation Class for 1st time parents w/ Pat Piano: PARISH COUNCIL: 2nd Monday of the month from 6:00-7:00 p.m., Faculty Rm of Second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in Milligan Hall. STMS. Please call Pat to register: 860-232-8594. PRAYER REQUESTS: Call Suzanne Travers at 860-523-0041 or e-mail her at MARRIAGES: [email protected] or call Birdie Delmonico at 860-233-8867 Please arrange at least six months in advance. SCHOOL BOARD: NEW PARISHIONERS: Last Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in Milligan Hall. To register to become a member of St. Timothyís, please WEBSITE: www.sttimothywesthartford.com go to our website www.sttimothywesthartford.com and click Questions? e-mail us at [email protected] on Joining the Parish and fill out the census form or call Sandy Marone, 860-233-5131. and then click submit, or call Sandy Marone at 860-233-5131. BULLETIN DEADLINE: All items for the bulletin must be in by 2:00 p.m. on the previous Monday and should be e-mailed to Sandy Marone, Parish Secretary at [email protected] or fax 860-232-2189

RECTORY PASTORAL ASSOCIATE ST. TIMOTHY MIDDLE SCHOOL DEACON 860-233-5131 860-232-8594 860-236-0614 860-965-0157 [email protected] [email protected] stmswh.org [email protected] THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORDRD ST. TIMOTHY ANNUAL APPEAL January 5, 2014 Campaign Statistics ass of 12/27/2013 Total # of Parishionioners 918 Total # Pledges receceived: 327 % of Participatpation: “Thank you” so much to those who have made their pledgeges so far!

Total Amount Pledged $20$200,740.47 Saturday January 4 8:00 AM H. Singer╬ Total Amount Paid: $19198,640.47 4:00 PM Deceased Members off tthe Bassano 2013 Annual Appeal Goaoal: $200,000.00 Family Sunday January 5 Have you sent in your plededge for this year’s 8:30 AM Ken Bouchard ╬ annual appeal? Your contritribution will help to 10:30 AM Kay╬ & Raymond J. Costigstigan╬ maintain the mission of our wonderful parish Monday January 6 communityity!

7:30 AM Members of St. Timothy PParish Tuesday January 7 New to the Parish? Welcomme! Please introduce 7:30 AM Morning Mass yourself to our Pastor, Fr. CoCody, or to one of the Wednesday January 8 staff members. You may registerreg at the rectory ╬ 7:30 AM Doris Davis (860-233-5131) or on-line at Thursday January 9 www.sttimothywesthartford.co.com 730 AM George Mathirampuzha╬ *************************************************************** Friday January 10 Lectors: With a new liturgicalcal year we have new 7:30 AM William Gleason╬ Lector Guides. Please pick yyours up in the Saturday January 11 sacristy as soon as possible.e. 8:00 AM Mary E. Crotty.╬ *************************************************************** 4:00 PM Rose Angelo╬ Pastoral Care: If you or somomeone you know Sunday January 12 would like to receive Holy CoCommunion at home ╬ or in a nursing home pleasee call Pat Piano, 860- 8:30 AM Drew Milligan 232-8594. 10:30 AM Ken Bouchard╬ ***************************************************************

th th Baptism Preparation: Allll those having first Music for Jan 4 and 5 , 2014 babies baptized are asked to attend an Service Music: Begins at #901 in Mususic Issue informational class. Next claslass is Monday, Processional: We Three Kings #87 Offertory: O Little Town of #78 January 13, 2014 at 6:00 P.M.M. in St. Timothy Bethlehem Middle School. Please calll PatP Piano at the Communion: What Child Is This? #89 rectory for more information:n: 8860-232-8594, or [email protected] Post Communion Dona Nobis Pacem #136 ********************************************************************* Recessional: Hark! The Herald Angngels #65 Vocation Reflections: Thee astrologers brought Sing gold, frankincense, and myryrrh. What treasures

do I have to give to the Lord?rd? Is He calling me to be a priest, brother or sisterter? If you believe He is, call Fr. Anthony Smith, DirectorDi of Vocations, Results of our weekend offertory from 12/21 & 12/22 $7669.14(at Masass) Archdiocesan Center at St.t. Thomas Seminary, Offertory Goal: $1602.33(on-linene giving) 860-761-7456, email [email protected] or $8,000.00 $9271.47(total offoffertory 12/22) visit www.vocationshartford.o.org.

Christmas 12/24 & 12/25 $12,894.00(at MaMass & on-line) Thank you! So many helped make our Christmas From the desk of our Pastoral Associate Season prayerful and beautiful. Of particular note January 4&5, 2014 would be the Liturgy and Environment Committees, Feast of the Epiphany the Knights of Columbus, the members of our choir, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Servers and of The Christmas season reaches an apex today, course all those involved in the Christmas Pageant the Solemnity of the Epiphany. The word epiphany for 2013. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for all derives from a Greek term that means “showing you do to make our parish great!!!! forth, manifestation, making public.” According to ***************************************************************** the account of the Epiphany in Matthew 2, magi or It is Cold and Flu Season! On all fronts we are wise men from the East (perhaps Persia or being asked to be careful in flu season. Therefore we Babylonia) came to Israel to pay homage to the remind everyone that if you or those around you are newborn King. This feast then, is a not feeling well, it is entirely appropriate to simply commemoration of the manifestation of , the wave your hand or nod your head at the Kiss of Messiah of Israel, to non-. From Matthew’s Peace as you offer a gesture of peace. Also, , the most Jewish of all the , we common sense dictates us to refrain from drinking learn that Jesus, the Messiah, is not only the from the cup if you are not feeling well. The real fulfillment of God’s promises made to Israel presence of is fully present to us in each of the through , and the prophets, but is sacred species. Although preferable, it is not the fulfillment of the longings for salvation that necessary to receive Eucharist under both forms. dwell in every human heart. Matthew’s gospel, ****************************************************************** from its first page onward, is clear that through the Scripture Study: Continuing each Tuesday at particular Jewish historical figure of Jesus of Noon in the rectory we will resume our scripture Nazareth, membership in the people of God has study. This season we will be using an ancient been extended beyond the limits of ethnic Jewish practice of sacred reading called Lectio Divina, that is belief to all the peoples of the world. In fact, this Sacred Reading. This practice of prayer and scripture reading is intended to help us enter deeply into the gospel ends with the risen Jesus’ command to his presence of God and to increase our knowledge of apostles to make disciples of all nations. God’s Word. Sometimes called listening with the Today’s readings remind us of our identity as the “ear” of the heart, this method enables us to “catholic” church. The word catholic means experience the living Christ, always in our midst. “universal, worldwide, all over.” We are rooted in When we reconnect with the Lord by listening to him, ancient Israel and yet open to all peoples. We our lives take on new power and meaning. come from a particular history, yet are open to all Please join us for this wonderful practice. No prior the nations of the world. All peoples who long for experience is necessary. For more information, or to authentic life and meaningful human community register, call Pat Piano at the rectory, 860-232-8594. share in God’s promises to Abraham. Neither an *********************************************************** ethnic group nor a sect, we are a universal, that is, Eucharist for Older Children: There are many . From Matthew’s gospel, even in reasons why families are not able to participate in a this early episode in the life of Jesus, we read of preparation process for the reception of First the breaking down of many walls dividing races Eucharist at the second grade level, which is when and cultures. A new world is being born. children at St. Timothy Parish are prepared. If you The Second Vatican Council called the church have an older child, grade three and beyond, who the “people of God.” That’s us!!! As we reflect on has not been prepared for this Sacrament of the need of all to participate in “authentic life and Initiation, please call Pat Piano at the rectory or meaningful human community,” we might discern Stephanie Barnes, our Pre-K through Grade 5 where we “as a church universal,” need to Director of Faith Formation. Contact information on continue to break down walls between races and front of bulletin. cultures. Where do cultural, religious or ethnic ************************************************************** Blessing of Children: Next Sunday, January 12, walls of inequality and division need to break down 2014 at the 10:30 Mass all those who have had in our neighborhoods, towns and in our country? children baptized in the last year have been invited to ******************************************************* have their children blessed. We congratulate all Liturgy Committee: Next meeting will be on these young families and ask God to showed Thursday, Jan. 9 at 9:00 A.M. in the rectory. abundant blessings on them today and always.

Parish members with special needs: Are you Scholarships 2013-14 or someone you know in need of special Saint Timothy Middle School student, John services during our worship? Are you unable to Cashman, is the sixth recipient of the annual Robert go to communion in the procession? Are you L. Kay Memorial Scholarship. John is a member of wheat intolerant and therefore unable to take the the sixth grade class. He is a very talented cello host? Are you Deaf? In a wheel chair? Just let player and a wonderful student. Northwest Catholic High School’s sixth recipient of us know your need and we are sure we can be the Memorial Scholarship is Nathaniel Heide of of help. Stop by the sacristy on the weekend or Bloomfield. Nate is an excellent student, a member of call Pat Piano, 860-232-8594 the National Honor Society, a trumpeter in the Jazz Band, a football player. He is also a member of the Becoming a Catholic: Are you getting married ACTS(A Chance to Serve) Class, which is a selective this year but do not share the faith of your senior religion class designed to train leaders for intended? Have you just had a baby but service both within and beyond the school because you do not have a common faith with community. your partner you are in a quandary about having Northwest Catholic High School recipients of the the baby baptized? Are you in a marriage of Memorial Golf Awards are Tyler Stites of Kensington multiple faiths? For some people the above and Sadie Martinez of Hartford. Tyler received the issues are not a problem. But if you would like to MVP Award and he was captain of the team. Tyler is know how to bring a faith unity to your attending Boston College. Sadie has been a member of the First Tee of Connecticut since she was seven. marriage/family life by becoming a Catholic, As captain of the golf team, Sadie received the MVP please call Pat Piano at the rectory: 860-232- Award. She is attending University of the 8594 Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky.

Young Family Ministry Playgroup:

Got little ones? Join us on Sunday, January 12, St Timothy’s Outreach Committee St from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in O'Connell Hall for a Timothy’s Parish continues to reach out weekly playgroup hosted by the Young Family Ministry. to our Neighbors in Need: “Travel Size Toiletries Drop in before or after Mass for toys, Collection” providing toiletries to shelters in conversation, and a brief spiritual program. This Hartford; and “One Can A Week” providing food is a great opportunity for families with young and personal hygiene items to the Catholic children to meet one another. The playgroup is Worker House. Thanks for reaching out a geared toward children birth−K; however, older helping hand! siblings are welcome. Each child must be *************************************************************** accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Also be Bedding/ towels Drive: Mark your calendars for sure to mark your calendar for future playgroup the weekend of January 18-19 when St. dates: February 9, March 9, April 13, May 18, Timothy’s Outreach Committee will be collecting and June 8. Questions? Contact Meredith new or gently used blankets(any size), twin-size Springer (860-904-6660) or Gina Morris (860- sheets, and towels for donation to the 263-8575). Shelter and the South *********************************************************** Park Inn - shelters for the homeless in Hartford. Religious Education for Special Need Children Please make the effort to spread the warmth to Do you have a special needs child between the those who literally are out in the cold! ages of 7 and 21? Are you interested in having *************************************************************** them participate in religious education tailored for THANK YOU! their needs? If you are, please send a brief note to Thank you to all who supported our Outreach either Craig Lomma([email protected]) or Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie fundraiser. Chef Mert Judith Mascola([email protected]). Include Champagne baked and sold enough pies to be your name, contact information, your child’s name able to send $564.58 to the West Hartford Food and their age. We are gathering information to Pantry! Thank you for helping to feed the gauge interest for this program and to determine the size of the need in our community. Thank you. hungry!

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