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Our Lady of Hope Parish www.OurLadyOfHopeParish.com Immaculate Conception Church Immaculate Heart of Mary Church New Hartford, Connecticut Harwinton, Connecticut Rev. Michael A. Ruminski, Pastor [email protected] David Reynolds, Deacon Robert Blair, Senior Deacon [email protected] [email protected] Our Mission Our Vision Our Lady of Hope Parish strives to be a Catholic community Our Lady of Hope Parish envisions a community of disciples who work together to build up the Kingdom of God characterized by spiritual vitality, stewardship, accountability, on earth. We offer to all a share in our faith in the and social and financial responsibility—all for Father, Son and Holy Spirit. the sake of fulfilling our mission. Parish Office Information 60 Town Hill Road, P.O. Box 285, New Hartford, CT 06057-0285 Phone (860)379-5215 - Fax (860)379-9587 Office Hours: Mon—Fri - 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Sanita Karpeichik, Pastoral Associate 860-482-3951 [email protected] Carol McManus, Business Manager [email protected] Roxanne Helt, Secretary [email protected] Mary Baker, Office Assistant [email protected] Martin Baker, Facilities Manager [email protected] Music Staff Dan Ringuette, Music Coordinator & Music Director ICC 860-459-9574 [email protected] A.J. Bunel, Music Director IHOM Pam Aseltine, Choral Director 860-324-6460 Loni Birkenberger, Choral Director 860-480-2156 [email protected] Religious Education Teresa Lovejoy, Coordinator of Religious Education 860-806-5347 [email protected] Trustees Steve Haynes and Larry Cassella Sacrament of Baptism: We welcome your child to the Parish. Please call the Parish Office to arrange for Mass Schedule the Baptism Preparation Program. Saturday 5:00pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary Sunday 8:00am at Immaculate Conception Sacrament of Marriage: Congratulations on your 9:30am at Immaculate Heart of Mary commitment. Please call the Parish Office at least six 11:30am at Immaculate Conception months in advance to arrange for your preparation sessions. Weekdays 8:00am Monday & Wednesday Immaculate Heart of Mary 8:00am Tuesday & Friday Hospital & Home Visitation: Please contact the Immaculate Conception Parish Office to let us know when a family member is homebound, in the hospital, or in a nursing home. Our Reconciliation Hours Eucharistic Ministers are available to bring communion Saturdays from 3:30N4:45pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary or by to area locations on a regular basis. appointment IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH & IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CHURCH Words from Father Michael Last week, the readings took us out into the wilderness with Our Lady Of Hope Parish Jesus Christ. This week, we are given the glory of the Transfiguraon as a moment of joy in the middle of the season of Lent. Stewardship Offering 2/21/21 $4,768.00 Whenever you have to do something that is difficult, something Online Giving 2/21/21 $2,141.00 that strains you mentally, or pushes you to the edge physically, Monthly collecon $255.00 the way to connue is to have a greater purpose in mind than the discomfort of the moment. If I am out for a jog and I feel like quing, I have to remind myself of the benefits of the exercise. Thank you to everyone who sends in their makeRup I have to remember that the outcome is worth the pain of the offertory when they are away or unable to aend Mass. moment. Our lives as Chrisans have moments of great joy and peace. Our lives as Chrisans will also have sorrow, doubt, and pain. Our faith is not an exit from the difficules of human existence. Rather, our faith and life in Jesus Christ allow us to find meaning and hope in the difficules of human existence. So, one of the reasons why Jesus invites Peter, James, and John on the mountain to see the glory of the Transfiguraon is to give them a memory and a longing for the glory of God. It is to strengthen them so that when they see Jesus on the cross T bloody and dying T they will also remember Jesus in brilliant glory. They will find the cross endurable because they will have the glory of God present in their minds. Each of us has memories of glory T moments when you remember God being close to you. Each of us have memories of Social Concerns Ministry what it means to be profoundly loved and accepted. Each of us have moments when we knew great peace. Part of the holy work of Lent is to sr up the memory of these mes so that they may be ready to be remembered. They are a gi to find God’s redempon in the difficules of our human existence. The Social Concerns Ministry of OLOH will be collecting hams, boxed potatoes, canned vegetables and fruit in- cluding yams and pineapples, corn muffin mix, box cakes and frosting, Easter candy/treats, Easter egg dye kits, and Bisquick mix for Easter Baskets to give to at least 3640 families with hams. We are also supplying several Easter baskets for children to Fish and candy especially choco- UPDATE late bunnies to Friendly Hands. Baskets/candy/food/hams will be distributed to families after Palm Sunday. Fifteen Archbishop Blair has extended the hams only will be given to the Bronc Callahan Founda- dispensation from the obligation to attend tion and 10 hams/food baskets to Catholic Charities and Mass up to and including our families we personally serve. Please place non perishable items in the red wagon in the front entrance of Sunday, May 23, 2021 N Pentecost Sunday. Immaculate Heart of Mary and the bin in the bell tower at Immaculate Conception. Ham donation: Hams will be Sunday Masses are still live streamed. accepted at both churches on the weekends of March 20/21 and 27/28. IHOM: Hams will be collected by minis- Father Michael is alternating between the 9:30am and the try members outside the church before Mass. ICC: A cool- 11:30am Mass. This Sunday, February 28 the 11:30am Mass will be live streamed. er will be placed in the bell tower for this purpose. Thank you again for all your kindness and generosity and making our collections so successful. SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Saturday Vigil, February 27, 2021 Weekday Masses, cont 5:00 p.m. Immaculate Heart of Mary †Barbara Bouchard, by Bob and Nancy Champaign Wed. 3/3 8:00 a.m. Immaculate Heart of Mary †Germaine and Henry Descoteaux, Richard Descoteaux, and Paula Kelly, Sunday, February 28, 2021 by Janet DeAngelo Thurs. 3/4 NO MASS Fri. 3/5 8:00am Immaculate Conception Church 8:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception Church for the parishioners of Our Lady of Hope †Bob Davis, Birthday Remembrance, by the family Saturday Vigil, March 6, 2021 9:30 a.m. Immaculate Heart of Mary †John Roy, MONTH’S MIND 11:30 a.m. Immaculate Conception N live streamed †Joseph Lavoie, 1st Anniversary Remembrance, 5:00 p.m. Immaculate Heart of Mary by his family Blessings to Joseph & Gerard LaChapelle, by Mary MazzochiBendoraitis Weekday Masses Sunday, March 7, 2021 Mon. 3/1 8:00 a.m. Immaculate Heart of Mary †John Roy, by Connie Novak and Joyce 8:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception Church & Angel Huertas for the parishioners of Our Lady of Hope Tues. 3/2 8:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception 9:30 a.m. Immaculate Heart of Mary N live streamed †Rosemarie Oswell, MONTH’S MIND †John Roy, by Pat & Al DeFranceschi 11:30 a.m. Immaculate Conception †Matthew Klim, 5th Anniversary Remembrance, by the family First Friday Holy HourNMarch 5, 2021 Please join us in prayer before the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at The Divine Mercy Candle at 8:30 a.m. (after 8:00 a.m. Mass) at Immaculate Heart of Mary Immaculate Conception or at 7:00 p.m. at will burn for blessings to Immaculate Heart of Mary. Pat Durstin & girls, as requested by Pat PLEASE NOTE: Holy Hour will be after the Stations of the Cross at IHOM. Stations of the Cross will be offered every Friday night at 7:00p.m. at both churches during Our teens at Reg.7 are in need of Lent. The Stations of the Cross are a wonderful personal grooming supplies for way to pray and meditate on Christ's sacrifice for both the guys and girls. us. Deodorant andsanitary needs especially. Also granola bars. OUR LADY OF HOPE CONFESSIONS MONDAYS &TUESDAYS Please label for Reg 7 and leave in the bell tower at ICC. Call Becky Kent at 860R379R2093 if need Confessions will be every Monday in Lent from 5:00pm to assistance and/orquesons. Blessings. Thank you. 6:00pm at Immaculate Conception. AND Confessions will be every Tuesday in Lent from 5:00pm to 6:00pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary. February 28, 2021 Womenʼs Bible Study God called Abraham who then listened and demonstrated his devotion to God: he was then In No Greater Love, You Will abundantly blessed. Experience the Unconditional Love Christ Has for You. We Peter, James and John followed often hear about Jesus’ Jesus up the mountain, saw Jesus passion and death, but transfigured, then listened to Him imagine experiencing them before acting. Are you listening for the very first time. In No Greater Love: A Biblical Walk Through Christ’s Passion, we are going to walk stepbystep to God? Is he calling you to the with Jesus on his journey from his agony in the garden to his priesthood? Come and see. Now is crucifixion on Calvary. the time to act.