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St. Paul Catholic Parish MASS TIMES St. Paul Church Saturday 4pm Vigil Sunday 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am & 12pm St. Paul Catholic Parish Sacred Heart Church Sunday 9:30am A Franciscan Family of Faith Weekday Mass at St. Paul Church Monday-Friday 7am & 5pm St. Paul Church - 485 Alling St, Kensington CT 06037 All Masses are live streamed Sacred Heart Church - 48 Cottage St, East Berlin CT 06023 CONFESSION Saturdays 8:30am-9:30am and 3-3:50pm HOLY HOUR August 8, 2021 Tuesdays 4-5pm Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Baptisms: Sunday afternoons as needed Baptismal Instruction: Remotely as needed PARISH OFFICE Monday-Friday 9am-4pm #860 828-0331 Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: 467 Alling St, Kensington CT 06037 Website: https://stpaulkensington.org - St Paul Parish Kensington CT - saintpaulparish FRANCISCAN FRIARS & DEACONS Fr. Joseph Benicewicz, OFM Conv. Pastor [email protected] Fr. Michael Englert, OFM Conv. Parochial Vicar & Guardian [email protected] Fr. Peter Tymko, OFM Conv. Parochial Vicar [email protected] Fr. Raymond Borkowski, OFM Conv. In Residence [email protected] Deacon Carmen Guzzardi [email protected] "Let the Church always be a place of MERCY and HOPE, Deacon Don Philip where EVERYONE is WELCOMED, LOVED and FORGIVEN." [email protected] -Pope Francis PASTOR’S COLUMN Congratulations to Friars Tim Blanchard & Franck Sokpolie Little Rock Scripture Study - Last year’s scripture study On July 30th Friars Tim Blanchard and Franck Sokpolie made group was one of the few things that was not done in by their Solemn Profession of Vows along with a third Friar, Rich COVID-19! It had to adapt with smaller groups and an online Rome. You may remember Friars Tim & Franck from their group, but it continued on. Over the last few years the group summer assignments here a few summers ago. There Sol- has read, prayed and studied the Infancy Narratives, the Gos- emn Profession means that they vowed to live the three vows pel of Luke, and the Acts of the Apostles. Last year the group of poverty, chastity, and obedience for the rest of their lives began to look at the Gospel of John. This fall they will pick up as a Conventual Franciscan Friar Minor. Their vows were where they left off in St. John’s Gospel. You do not need to accepted by the Minister Provincial (the Friars’ boss) of Our have participated in last spring’s sessions to be part the group Lady of Angels Province, Fr. James McCurry, OFM Conv.. that is forming now. Mark Chasse will continue to coordinate The Mass was held at St. Louis Church in Clarksville, MD the group this fall. I encourage all parishioners to consider which is near our headquarters in Ellicott City, MD. Friar Tim joining this group to strengthen your faith and knowledge of is a Brother in our community and has been assigned to St. the Word of God. There will be an Information Night on Francis High School in Athol Springs, NY just south of Buffa- Wednesday, August 18th at 7pm. Attending the information lo. Friar Franck is a priesthood candidate and will continue his night is NOT a commitment to join, just a meeting to learn theology studies in Washington, DC. Please pray for both of more about this opportunity to enrich your faith. Members will them and that more young men will answer the call to follow be available after all of the Masses next weekend, August in the footsteps of Jesus and St. Francis as Franciscan Friars. 14/15, to share their experiences. See the insert for details. Parish Raffle - All Returns are due by Monday, August 9 - Adult Confirmation Program - Please refer to the infor- The drawing for $47,000 in American Express (AE) Gift Cards mation on page 7 of this bulletin for information about our is August 14th. The 15 raffle winners, including the Grand Adult Confirmation Program that will begin on September 21st Prize of a $30,000 AE gift card, will be drawn on Saturday at and is for adult Catholics, 18 years of age and older, who 11:00pm at the St. Roch Festival in Greenwich and can be have been baptized and received 1st Holy Communion, but viewed live at www.parishraffle.com. All tickets must be re- have not been confirmed. Those who are asked to be a God- turned by no later than Monday, August 9 so that they parent for Baptism or a Sponsor at Confirmation must have can be properly recorded and taken down to St. Roch's received the Sacrament of Confirmation in order to take on Parish in Greenwich, CT. Tickets are available in the office those responsibilities. Likewise, those to be married in the on Monday or on our website until midnight August 9. Thank Catholic Church should be Confirmed. This six week program you to everyone who has bought one or more tickets. is designed so that the adult candidate would be Confirmed You helped us exceed last year’s sales and have made on November 9th at St. Joseph Cathedral in Hartford by Arch- the raffle a great success for our parish!! Good luck, eve- bishop Blair. The deadline to register is September 10th, ryone! I hope we have some winners from our parish! but we will be opening up this program to parishioners of Feast of Saint Clare - Patron of our Food Pantry - other parishes in our Deanery soon. Space is limited so I encourage our St. Paul parishioners to sign up early. Wednesday, August 11 is the Feast of St. Clare and the pa- tron saint of our Food Pantry. If you forgot or were not able to Protecting Life in the Womb and the Conscience Rights bring any food items for the Food Pantry this weekend please of Health Care Providers - Every year since 1976 following try to do so this week or next weekend. The summer is usual- the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision concerning the legality of ly a slower time for the pantry and Mass attendance is still abortion on demand, Congress has included the Hyde running below pre-covid numbers so anything extra that you Amendment in all spending legislation. The Hyde Amendment can do will be a great help. Food can be dropped of any day recognized that many citizens objected in their conscience to at the elevator door entrance until 7pm. See page 4 for more the taking of an innocent life in the womb and so the Hyde info about our St. Clare Food Pantry and how you can help. Amendment prohibits federal funding of domestic abortions, College Send Off - We will host our bi-annual Collegian except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the moth- Send Off Evening next Monday, August 16th. They all should er. In 2004, and every year since, Congress has also included have received an invite, but if you know a collegian who did the Weldon Amendment in all Appropriations bills. It ensures not receive an invite please contact Dan Tome, Director of that states receiving federal funds may not discriminate Youth Ministry, by calling the office at 860-828-0331, or by against health plans based on their decision not to cover or sending him an e-mail at [email protected] with pay for abortions. In other words, states cannot require health the collegian’s name and contact information and we will be plans to pay for an abortion. It also acts as a “conscience sure she or he is invited. See page 9 for more info. clause" protecting health care providers who object to . 2 INTENTIONS performing procedures that violate their religious beliefs or Saturday, August 7, 2021 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time moral convictions. Hyde and Weldon ensure that no doctor, 4:00 Greg Ciccaglione 2nd Anniversary by the family patient, or other health professional should be forced to vio- Sunday, August 8, 2021 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time late his or her conscience in the provision of medical care. 7:30 Harry P. Misteri 1st Anniversary by the family Unfortunately on July 15th, the US House Committee on 9:00 Mary Ann LaRosa by the Mattie family Appropriations, chaired by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro 9:30 Ginger Vojnich by her nieces and nephews of CT (3rd Congressional District centered in New Haven), 10:30 Parishioners of Saint Paul Parish began moving out of Committee appropriations bills for the 12:00 Krystyna Kobus Anniversary Remembrance first time in 45 years that excluded the Hyde and Weldon by her children Amendments. These Appropriations bills have since been Monday, August 9, 2021 St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross passed by the full House along party lines and now move 7:00 Donald Sr., Josephine and Donald Jr. Corr onto the Senate. These Appropriation bills will fund the gov- In Loving Memory by Fred Peterson, Jr. family 5:00 David Colite Birthday Remembrance by wife Lawrie ernment for the fiscal year that begins October 1. Eliminat- Tuesday, August 10, 2021 St. Lawrence ing these provisions would force taxpayers to pay for elec- 7:00 Rose, Vincent and Lucille Micacci tive abortions and force health care providers and profes- by Anthony Micacci sionals to perform and refer patients for abortion against Jimmy McDermott Birthday Remembrance their deeply-held beliefs, as well as force employers and by dad and Maureen insurers to cover and pay for abortions. See page 10 for John Nappi, Jr. by wife Linda how you can express your thoughts on this legislation to Ronald Grip by the family your US Senators Blumenthal and Murphy. Victoria Ponds by Saint Paul Ladies’ Guild Final Thoughts – One way of evaluating MLB teams is to 5:00 Ann Porcaro Wedding Anniversary Remembrance look at the season in thirds with each third making up 54 by husband Joseph games.
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