2nd Sunday Ordinary Time 19 January, 2020

Remember your loved ones in the Holy PRAY FOR THE SICK AND HURTING Mass; they will be ever grateful to you! especially…, Marion Casarico, Stanislaw Kosiorek, Judy McCullough, Phyllis McCullough, Roman Pejski, Janice Brown, Richard Church, Pam Corcoran, Sophia Scicutella, Helen Rulon, Saturday, January 18 and Rita Morin St. Augustine (Montp.) ⬧ 9:30 AM Respect Life Mass St. E ⬧ 3:00 PM - Adoration of the Bl. Sacrament MASS INTENTIONS St. E ⬧ 4:00 PM Mass – Intentions of the Parishioners We have many open slots for Sunday, January 19 Mass intentions for your loved OLA ⬧ 9:00 AM Mass – No Intention St. A ⬧ 11:00 AM Mass – God’s Blessing on ones Grieving Parents (by Rosemary Brown) Norwich U. ⬧ 6:30 PM – Mary Bissonnette+ (by Msgr. Mass stipends for your intentions are DeForge) wonderful remembrances and tributes to loved ones, both living and deceased. Please call the parish office to have a Mass Monday, January 20…St. Sebastian, Martyr celebrated for the souls of the ones that St. A. ⬧ NO MASS you love (802-728-5251).

Tuesday, January 21…St. Agnes, & Martyr St. A. ⬧ NO MASS PARISH HAPPENINGS…

Wednesday, January 22…Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children January 20 – 24 Norwich U. ⬧ NO MASS Fr. Gratton Away January 22, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Prayer/Study for Grieving (St. A. Hall) Thursday, January 23…St. Marianne Cope, Virgin January 23-26 OLA ⬧ NO MASS Life is Precious Trip the D.C. January 25, 10:30 – 11:45 AM of the Good Shepherd (St. A.) Friday, January 24…St. , Bishop & January 26, 10:00 – 11:00 AM 1st & 7th Grade CCD (OLA Parish Hall) OLA ⬧ NO MASS January 26, Noon – 1:00 PM Hospitality Luncheon (St. A. Parish Hall)

Saturday, January 25 OLA ⬧ 9:00 AM Mass (Horizons Father & Son Club)

– No Intention

St. E ⬧ 3:00 PM - Adoration of the Bl. Sacrament to all of our visitors at Mass! St. E ⬧ 4:00 PM Mass – No Intention If you would like more T Sunday, January 26 information about our OLA ⬧ 9:00 AM Mass – Patrick, Diana, & Parishes or would like to on their birthdays (by the Mitchell Family) learn more about the Catholic Faith, please ask St. A ⬧ 11:00 AM Mass – Intentions of the your neighbor or call the parish office (802-728- Parishioners 5251) Norwich U. ⬧ 6:30 PM – Mary Bissonnette+ (by Msgr. Michael DeForge)

2nd Sunday Ordinary Time 19 January, 2020

BIBLE STUDY UPDATE! We will be offering two Now you can join the times for the Bible Study: Knights of Columbus online: 1) Last Tuesday of each month: 9:00 – 10:30 AM www.kofc.org/joinus (Jan. 28, Feb. 25, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23). Check out the website—you have nothing to lose, 2) Last Thursday of each month: 7:00 – 8:30 PM and everything to gain! (Jan. 30, Feb. 27, March 26, April 30, May 28, For more information please contact the parish June 25). office (728-5251), or Mark Lefebvre (OLA, *Please email Fran Flannery ASAP, and let her Randolph), or Doug Parr (St. A/St. E.). Remember: know which section you would like to attend God always rewards us when we take a risk for Him! each month: [email protected] ------

Catholic Daughters of the Americas is one of the oldest and largest We will use the Ascension Press program, A organizations of Catholic women in the Biblical Walk Through the Mass. The cost will be Americas. Come join some amazingly $10.00 per person for materials, but if money is faithful women in our parishes and grow closer to an issue just let Fr. Gratton know. We will meet in God by serving those most in need! For more the St. Anthony Parish Hall. For more information, information, please call the parish office at 728- please speak to Fran Flannery or Elizabeth 5251. Stuart, or call the parish office at 728-5251. All ------are welcome! Coffee Hours: Coffee hours at OLA parish will ------be potluck. Please bring something to share Bethel Food Shelf: St. Anthony’s will be in with your neighbors, and enjoy some quality charge of running the Bethel Food Shelf on the time together after Mass on Sunday. St. following dates: Feb. 3-5; Mar. 2-4. Mondays Anthony will be hosting its monthly hospitality Noon – 2:00 PM and Wednesdays 4:00 – 6:00 PM. th luncheon after Mass on January 26 . Please consider volunteering to help serve ------those who are dearest to the Lord’s Heart. If you PRESENTATION: Nicholas Black Elk: would like to volunteer, please contact Mary of the Lakota , Ann Church at 234-7248. Cousin of and subject of the ------famous book, “,” Nicholas Black PRAYER CHAIN: a reminder that we have a Prayer Elk became a Catholic in 1904. As a catechist Chain going in our parishes. If you need special he is credited with bringing over 400 people to prayers or want to pray for other’s needs, please the Faith. In 2017, the Vatican authorized his contact Rosemary Brown at 234-9522. A separate cause for . Information Chain is used to update people of events in the Parish or Diocese, or when special issues A lecture on this holy man’s life will be st arise. For more information on that chain, please also held on Jan. 21 at Holy Family Parish in Essex, contact Rosemary VT, from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. The lecturer will be Dr. ------Damian Costello, vice-postulator of Black Elk’s Counseling Services Available cause for canonization and the author of “Black Vermont Catholic Charities offers affordable Elk: Colonialism and Lakota Catholicism.” He is counseling services to individuals, couples and a member of St. Augustine Parish in Montpelier. families. People seek counseling for many different ------reasons: a crisis, a loss, a major life change, World Marriage Day: Join us as we celebrate substance abuse, or to improve relationships. With a this special day by honoring in a special way convenient office in, Rutland our experienced those celebrating a milestone wedding clinician is here to help. We accept private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare and we offer a anniversary. sliding scale fee. If you or someone you know needs Sunday, February 2nd – 10:00 AM Mass with support, please call (802) 773-3379 or (800) 851-8379 Bishop Christopher Coyne at St. ------Cathedral, Burlington