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OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH St. Colman Church Notre Dame Church 170 Hubbard St. 272 Main St. Middlefield, CT 06455 Durham, CT 06422 ourladyofmercyparish.org ourladyofmercyparish.org PARISH OFFICE HOURS Office Location: 272 Main St., Durham, CT 06422 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 AM—3:00 PM P: 860-349-3058 • F: 860-349-8949 • E: [email protected] MASS TIMES Saturday Confessions & Vigil Mass (St. Colman): Confessions: 3:00 PM • Mass: 4:00PM Sunday Mass: 8:00 AM (Notre Dame) • 9:30 AM (St. Colman) • 11:00 AM (Notre Dame) Daily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 1st Saturday 8:00 AM (Notre Dame) Holy Rosary: Saturday 8:00 AM (Notre Dame) • Saturday 3:30 PM (St. Colman) PASTOR: Very Reverend Jan Swiderski • DEACON: Peter L. Gill OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH JUNE 21, 2020 Mission Statement: The Parish, as part of the Mystical Body of Christ, should have Christ’s vision of love & should invite & assist all people to respond to God’s universal call to holiness by proclaiming the Word, building His community, celebrating His liturgy & serving His people. All Daily Weekday Mass Intentions: HOW TO BEST COMMUNICATE WITH THE Weekday Masses will be celebrated at 8:00 a.m. at St. PARISH OFFICE STAFF Colman Church on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Restrictions will be in place so please re- The Our Lady of Mercy Parish office is closed view these guidelines which can be found on out web- site at www.ourladyofmercyparish.org. Thank you!! and will remain closed until further notice. The best way to communicate with the office staff is All Saturday/Sunday Mass Intentions: through email. Will be rescheduled when Church reopens. The email for the parish office or Debbie is [email protected] All Saturday/Sunday Mass: The email for Father Jan is also A private Saturday/Sunday Mass will be [email protected] offered “pro populo” for the Parishioners, with a prayer The email for the faith formation for their health and strengthening of faith in this difficult office or Kum Cha is [email protected] time. For those who are not able to communicate through email, please leave a voicemail mes- sage on the phone by calling (860) 3493058, press 1 for the parish office, For the Week of June 21-28, 2020 press 2 for faith formation, or Saturday, June 20, 2020 press 3 for Father Jan 8:00 AM Mass (Notre Dame) followed by Eucharistic Adoration and Rosary Messages will be checked daily and we will get Vigil of the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time back to you as soon as possible. For all fathers entrusted to the prayers of Fr. Jan Sunday, June 21, 2020 In case of an emergency, please call The Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Father Jan at (860) 4241567. For all fathers entrusted to the prayers of Fr. Jan Monday, June 22, 2020 8:00 AM Mass (St. Colman) † Mary Elliott O’Donnell (mother of Fr. Mark O’Donnell) Revised Parish Schedule Tuesday, June 23, 2020 8:00 AM Mass (St. Colman) † Alexander Nytch All Parish activities and events are cancelled. (6th Anniversary of Death) by Joanne Nytch & Family All Social activities and events are cancelled. Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Notre Dame Church Available for private prayer: 8:00 AM Mass (St. Colman) † David Pudvah MondayM Friday 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Thursday, June 25, 2020 Saturday’s 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. No Mass Sunday’s 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Friday, June 26, 2020 St. Colman’s ChurchM Available for private prayer: 8:00 AM Mass (St. Colman) † Joseph Oblon (Birthday remembrance—March 28th) by Ron & Cynthia Oblon Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 7:30N9:00AM Saturday, June 27, 2020 **Saturday’s 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Vigil of Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday’s 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. For all fathers entrusted to the prayers of Fr. Jan **Saturday’s Sacrament of Reconciliation is available in Cry Room 3:005:00 PM. Sunday, June 28, 2020 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time For all fathers entrusted to the prayers of Fr. Jan 2 TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Father’s Day Mass Intentions During the month of June Father Jan is offering his daily Masses from MondayNFriday with the intentions of all fathers living and deceased entrusted to his prayers: + John Satagaj and Antoni Mrozowski by Ted & Ann Satagaj + Roger Blaine, Byrd Blaine and Ray Mullaney by Gail & Garry Mullaney + Arthur Holder and Wladimir Piccoli by Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Holder + Edward H. Lake and Alfred E. Daigle by Mrs. Gloria Lake + Henry Larson by Dr. David Larson + Robert A. Wamester and Chester S. Raczka by Andy & Pat Raczka + Stephen Chesnoartz, Clifford Harvey and Jacob Shutsky by Brian & Carol Harvey + Stanislaus Swiderski Salvatore Fazzino, Brian Fazzino and Claudio Emanuele by Mr. & Mrs. Sal Fazzino + Larry Albrecht and Tony Fulmine by Joanne Albrecht + Adolph Jagoda and Stanley Shumbo by Bill Jagoda + Henry Anthony Nejako and john Weber by Joan H. Weber + John Ginaleski and Joseph Banack by Joe & Carol Banack + William A. Glueck and Jerry Tacinelli by Bill & Betty Glueck + Frank Sadlowski and Emanuel Milardo by Connie & Ed Sadlowski + Ben Kupcho and Vincent Tucker by Pat Kupcho + Louis Notarfrancesco, Louis & William Francesco and all living and Deceased fathers by Fran Francesco + Joseph Soja and So Beyong-Chell by Mr. & Mrs. Ron Soja + Andrew Norowski and Henry Sroczynski by Elaine & Jim Norowski and family Fathers of The DeVille Family Fathers of the Glen Pitruzzello Family Fathers of the Nophsker Family Fathers of the Marran Family Fathers of the Castiglia Family Fathers of the Pandolfe Family Fathers of the Pare Family Fathers of the Bazydola Family Additional Mother’s Day Mass Intentions + Melba Young by Nancy Sullivan Happy Father’s Day! Father Jan, Deacon Father Jan and Deacon Peter wish to extend Peter, and parishioners a Father’s Day blessing to all the men of Our of Our Lady of Mercy Lady of Mercy Parish. May our fathers know wish to welcome our today and everyday, that they are deeply ap- preciated, loved and admired. Their unique newest member: role quietly, but surely, reflects the Creator Matthew Francis and His love for us, which also is revealed in Quilici the life of St. joseph, husband of the Blessed He will be baptized Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Virgin Mary and guardian of Jesus. Notre Dame Church. Matthew is the son of Christopher and Sara. 3 OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH JUNE 21, 2020 A Message from Father Jan Solemnity of Sacred Heart of Jesus In the Catholic Church, the month of June is dedicated to theSacred Heart of Jesus. This great feast in the Church is alwayscelebrated on the octave day of Corpus Chris, the feast which celebrates the Body and Blood of Christ. Corpus Christi falls on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (which itself falls on the Sunday after Pentecost), which means the feast of the Sacred Heart falls nineteen days after Pentecost Sunday. The following day is the feast of theImmaculate Heart of Mary, so these two devoons to the hearts of Jesus and Mary are sidebyside on the liturgical calendar. "I promise you in the excessive mercy of my Heart that my allpowerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion on the First Fridays in nine consecutive months the grace of final perseverance; they shall not die in my disgrace, nor without receiving their sacraments. My divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment" (Jesus to St. Margaret Mary). Sixteenth century Calvinism and seventeenth century Jansenism preached a distorted Christianity that substituted for God's love and sacrifice of His Son for all men the fearful idea that a whole section of humanity was inexorably damned. The Church always countered this view with the infinite love of our Savior who died on the cross for all men. The institu- tion of the feast of the Sacred Heart was soon to contribute to the creation among the faithful of a powerful current of devotion which since then has grown steadily stronger. The first Office and Mass of the Sacred Heart were composed by St. John Eudes, but the institution of the feast was a result of the appearances of our Lord to St. Margaret Mary Ala- coque in 1675. The celebration of the feast was extended to the general calendar of the Church by Pius IX in 1856. The Sacred Heart of Jesus The Solemnity was first celebrated in France. The liturgy was approved by the local bishop at the behest of St. John Eudes, who celebrated the Mass on August 31, 1670. The celebration was quickly adopted in other places in France. In 1856, Pope Pius IX established the Feast of the Sacred Heart as obligatory for the whole Church. But the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is much older. The beginnings of a devotion of the love of God symbol- ized by the heart of Jesus are found in the fathers of the Church, including Origen, St. Ambrose, St. Jerome, St. Augus- tine of Hippo, St. Hippolytus of Rome, St. Irenaeus, St. Justin Martyr, and St. Cyprian. In the 11th century this devotion found a renewal in the writings of Benedictine and Cistercian monasteries. In the 13th century, the Franciscan St. Bona- venture’s work “With You is the Source of Life” began to point to the heart as the fountain from which God’s love poured into our lives. Also in the 13th century, there was the “Vitis Mystica” (the mystical vine) a lengthy devotional to Jesus, which vividly describes the “Sacred Heart” of Jesus as the font and fullness of love poured into the world.
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