Saint Andrew Catholic Church
395 Anton Street, Bridgeport, CT 06606
A Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport

March 29, 2020

MISSION STATEMENT
We, the people of Saint Andrew Parish are a Catholic community and disciples of Jesus Christ. We continue the work of Christ by teaching the word of God, celebrating the Eucharist together, welcoming and encouraging people to develop and share the relationship with God. We strive to be grateful, faithful stewards of God's resources, earthly and spiritual, by being Christ to each other, our neighborhood, our country, and the world.

SERVED BY
CONFESSIONS
Rev. Milan Dimic, Pastor
Saturdays 3:00pm  3:45pm
Rev. Hyginus Agu, Chaplain/Parochial Vicar

Rev. Msgr. Matthew Bernelli, in Residence
ADORATION CHAPEL
Deacon Alix Africot • Deacon Roland J. Blier
9:30am  12:00 noon, Tuesday  Friday

Deacon Kenneth J. Ruge
BAPTISM
The fourth Sunday of the month.
Schedule as early as possible.
MASSES

Saturday Vigil 4:00pm
MATRIMONY
Sunday 7:30am, 9:30am (Family Liturgy)
Make arrangements with a priest one 11:30am (Choir Mass) and 5:30pm
year in advance. Dates or times can be Weekdays Monday through Friday 9:00am
OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION/
arranged only after speaking with one of First Saturday of Month
YOUTH MINISTRY
the parish priests.
Mass of Remembrance 9:00am
Mrs. Susan Baldwin, Director

2033748118
SICK AND HOMEBOUND

The Sacraments are available to those unable to come to church due to sick- RECTORY OFFICE
SAFE ENVIRONMENT COORDINATOR
Mrs. Susan Baldwin
ness, age or are incapacitated for an Mrs. Linda Burdo, Secretary
extended period of time.
2033746171
2033748118

Please call the rectory to make
Office Hours 9:00am  5:00pm
FINANCE CHAIRPERSON
arrangements.
EMail [email protected]
Betsey Meyer

SAINT ANDREW ACADEMY
St. Andrew Website:
Mr. Gene Holmes, Principal 2033731552
[email protected]
www.standrew.catholicacademybridgeport.org
ST. ANDREW PARISH

BRIDGEPORT

MASS INTENTIONS


FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
SATURDAY, MARCH 28

4:00PM Marge Roberts
Even though we say that we believe, there is a SUNDAY, MARCH 29
7:30am Our Parishioners
part of us that doesn’t. There are many times 9:30am Guilio, Gerardo and Armando Nicolia
in our lives when we experience death, 11:30am Madalena and Domingos Brum
whether it be the physical death of someone 5:30pm Rizziero Mastronardi
we love, a failed relationship, the loss of a job, MONDAY, MARCH 30
or a broken dream. As we are going through 9:00am Alberto Rosa
these death experiences, we can easily find TUESDAY, MARCH 31
ourselves reaching out to God to make it better 9:00am Rita M. Flanagan
and fix it! We think that the proper order of life WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
is to maintain the things of this world, 9:00am Intention of the Visinsky Family
especially those things that are essential to our

Living and Deceased
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
sense of well
being and security. We do not 9:00am Francesco, Maria, and Dino Celini
like change. The grieving that comes from our FRIDAY, APRIL 3
death experiences can keep us stuck and in 9:00am Arcangelo Valentino
despair. If we have lost something or someone 12:10pm Anna & Victor Romero
of great value, the very meaning and essence SATURDAY, APRIL 4
of life is lost with them. We need gentle 9:00am Mass of Remembrance
companions to lift us from despair and that is 4:00pm Lucy Mulvihill
precisely who God desires to be in our life as SUNDAY, APRIL 5
well. 7:30am Brian O’Malley
 9:30am Palmieri and Verrelli Families
11:30am Maribeth Maia
God calls us out of our tombs, where we have 5:30pm Our Parishioners
been closed up in fear and despair, and shouts, “Come out!” He desperately wants to show us

the path to hope and the new life that is Your prayers are requested for the souls of all the possible after loss and death. But our faith can faithful departed.
be weak, and we still prefer to cling to the
memory of what we had rather than the joyful We remember in prayerful support those who possibilities of tomorrow. We sometimes live as are ill: Rev. Nick Cirillo, Rev. Robert Crofut, Rev. Msgr. if God is not real and that the transformative Thomas Powers, Rev. William Verrilli, Deacon Roland Blier, power of His resurrected presence is a story Priscilla Blier, Peter Barrella Sr., Barbara Boback, Therese found in the Bible rather than a narrative un- Boback, Joann Boyd, Carell Burell, Edith Caciopoli, Lisa folding in our lives. Caciopoli, Tina Cadella, Fran Carroll, Ken Carroll, Grace  Casano, Louise Cole, Veronica Cormier, Frederick God is the God of surprises, not our demise. Cousins, H. John DeLuca, Sara DeLuca, Grace God opens new possibilities, begins new DiDomenico, Josephine Donnelly, Lucy Faiella, Cathy chapters, creates new verses, and brings us to Fredericks, Janice Friscia, Ann Goberdhan, Thelma new heights! We spend so much time and Goberdhan, Heather Golinski, Jacob Golinski, Catherine energy ruminating over what we left behind yesterday that we are far too tired to see what Grasso, Charles Haas III, Elizabeth Innacell, Louis Innacell can unfold tomorrow. Loving someone new II, Ted Jeffries, Frances Jean Johnston, Dick Krusinski, doesn’t negate our past loves. Embracing the Rick Krusinski, Maria Adilla Lage, Jacqueline Lavoie, love of a person, God, or life itself tomorrow George Lenz, Pierino Lisi, William MacDonald, Mary Jane doesn’t diminish the love of yesterday. Each of Martucci, Linda Massaria, Theresa Massaria, Joanne our loves is different, and one cannot be Mauro, Ed McDonnell, Meredith McKiernan, Fran replaced by another. They don’t cancel each McKiernan, Bob Miller, Anna Monaco, Dorothy Mulford, other out. God truly has tended to every detail Joyce Nagem, Eugene O’Neill, Lucille Pachera, Charlie of our lives, and if we listen to each detail, we Panullo, Anne Paolini, Matthew Paolini, John Papa, Maria find that they all lead us back to Him. Jesus Pappano, Barbara Peters, Michael Plucker, Laura wants us to come out of our closed
up tombs. Putnocky, John Rodonski, Muriel Rodonski, Vincent Rollins, Are we going to listen this time? Alex Schillaci, Gloria Simoncelli, Joan Simoncelli, Maureen





























 Soares, Gloria Stefano, Jeremy Tamone, Mary  Traggianese, Carmen Velazquez, Jerome Vitale Sr., Sophia The Sanctuary Light burns in memory of Vitale, Andy Yankowski and those in the Prayer All those who have died from the  Line book.
Cororna Virus.
 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

STEWARDSHIP OF OFFERINGS





Please remember to make up your envelopes when Mass resumes.
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY

Staff Sgt. Rudolph Abelli III, Hypolitis If you would like to become an online giver and schedule your Agu, Andrew Amaral, Stephen Applebee, donations to the parish any day, Major Michael Casano, Jacob Chuma, any time by using your Jeremy Cole Jr., Sebastien Colon, computer or smart device. Major James J. D’Elia, Sgt. Joshua Please go to the parish website, www.standrewchurchbpt.org and click Domogala, Russell Edgett, Carlos Ferreira on
line giving.
Jr., Michael Graham, Stephen Hunt,                           
Christopher Jarzynski, Sgt. William Keegan, DIOCESAN UPDATE: All weekday James Kulikowski, James Lariccia, Amanda and Sunday public Masses Lein, Mark Joseph Lombardozzi, Corporal celebrated in the presence of the Steven Lopez, Ryan Nieves, Josh lay faithful are temporarily Recupero, Joseph Rodonski, Isiah Smith, suspended in the Diocese of Bridgeport until April 3. If you Jeremy Tamone, Mathias Volpe, Joseph have a Mass scheduled, Fr. Milan Wresilo. will be praying for that intention                                 
privately.


MASS BOOK 2021 N is open for the ST. ANDREW ADORATION scheduling Masses. Families are able CHAPEL is open 9:00a.m. N to schedule 4 Masses on a 2:00p.m. Monday through Friday.
weekend  a weekend is either
Saturday, 4:00p.m. or any of the
Sunday Masses, or 3 weekend OUR NEW EMAIL ADDRESS is Masses and 1 Mass on a holy day. [email protected]
The Mass stipend is $10.00 per Mass
and please be prepared to pay at the WHEN THE OFFICE REOPENS
time the Mass is scheduled. 

MASSES AND SANCTUARY SANCTUARY LIGHTS for the year LIGHTS FOR 2020 daily Masses 2021 are also available to be and Sanctuary Lights are still scheduled. Sanctuary Lights are available for this year. Please call for a week, starting on a Sunday, the Rectory Office, 203
374
6171 if and ending on a Saturday. you would like to schedule either one Sanctuary Lights are $10.00 per of these.  light.



FACEBOOK
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checkout our Facebook page N St
Andrew Church, St. Andrew Office of
Faith Formation and St. Andrew
Youth Group. MARCH 29, 2020


ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL




The Respect Life Ministry

supports the Diocese of
Bridgeport’s efforts to promote

and uphold the church’s
teaching on life issues. Some of WEEKLY CONTENT GUIDE
these efforts include helping the
dedicated individuals promote a First Reading:
You shall know that I am the L!$,
peaceful, prayerful witness not when I open your graves and have you rise from only during the 40 Days for Life them, O my people! (Ez 37:13)

Campaign, but to those all year Psalm:
round who work to help With the Lord there is mercy and fullness of individuals facing an unexpected redemption. (Ps 130)

pregnancy. In addition the Second Reading:
ministry works to promote and But if Christ is in you,
although the body is dead because of sin,
educate on legislative initiatives the spirit is alive because of righteousness.
that impact the dignity and (Rom 8:10)
respect of the human person and
Gospel:
offers Project Rachel, a ministry Jesus told her,
dedicated to those impacted by “I am the resurrection and the life;
whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will the wounds of abortion. Project live.” (Jn 11:25)
Rachel provides an opportunity
for healing through day retreats,
monthly gatherings and weekend
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 29
retreats as well as special
liturgies and prayer services. Sunday:
Ez 37:1214/Ps 130:12, 34, 56, 7

8 [7]/Rom 8:811/Jn 11:145 or 11:3 When you make a gift to the

7, 17, 2027, 33b45
Annual Catholic Appeal, you Monday:
Dn 13:19, 1517, 1930, 3362 or support the work of this vital

13:41c62/Ps 23:13a, 3b4, 5, 6


[4ab]/Jn 8:111
ministry. Thank you for your Tuesday:
Nm 21:49/Ps 102:23, 1618, 19
support.

21/Jn 8:2130
Wednesday:
Dn 3:1420, 9192, 95/Dn 3:52, 53,                       


54, 55, 56/Jn 8:3142
Thursday:
Gn 17:39/Ps 105:45, 67, 89 [8a]/


Jn 8:5159
Friday:

Jer 20:1013/Ps 18:23a, 3bc4, 56,

7 [cf. 7]/Jn 10:3142

Saturday:
Ez 37:2128/Jer 31:10, 1112abcd,

13 [cf. 10d]/Jn 11:4556
ANNUAL CAR SHOW will be June 27. Next Sunday:
Mt 21:111/Is 50:47/Ps 22:89, 17 Please mark your calendar and plan to come out and join us. Last year was a great success. Fun for the whole family, basket raffle, food music and the main event classic cars! 

For more information please call our office, 2033748118.



AROUND THE DIOCESE







VERITAS RADIO  tune in to Veritas
Catholic Network 1350AM or the
Veritas app for Catholic programing.
Also, every Wednesday at noon hear
Bishop Frank Caggiano’s, “Let Me Be
Frank” hour is on this channel.




SUNDAY MASS celebrated by Bishop EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP 
Caggiano or Monsignor Powers will be RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR
available on the Diocesan Website ORDINARY MOMENTS
(https://ww.bridgeportdiocese.org/)
or on Diocesan social media channels The 6 Characteristics of an
Everyday Stewardship for Lent M
(https://www.bridgeportdiocese.org/ Committed
dobsocial/home/).


I remember Jim Valvano, Jimmy V to many,
saying the iconic words, “Don’t give up; you THOMAS MERTON CENTER
at 43 can never give up.” The former coach of the NC Madison Avenue, Bridgeport, CT State men’s basketball team was dying of 06604, 2033678828 is open, please cancer, yet he refused to throw in the towel call for current hours of operation.
and give in to his disease. His words exemplified the best of the human spirit we all
share. Sometimes, living out those words seem
much more difficult than saying them. 

These words are also important for our faith
life. The life Jesus calls us to is not easy. When
working toward a life of greater generosity and
surrender of all to God, we are prone to fall flat
on our face many times. We are not called to this life only when we are strong. It is how we respond when times are the most difficult that truly defines us as disciples and stewards. The world may think we are down for the count, but rising again gives testimony that in Christ we are stronger.  Commitment takes a willingness to do the things needed to get stronger and build our spiritual muscles. We cannot expect to find success in the spiritual life unless we continue to work on our resolve and grow in our knowledge of the faith. A marathon runner would never be able to make it to the finish line unless they have trained and prepared in advance. We must work hard to stay the course and prepare for the race at hand. No matter what this life may have in store for us, we are called to not give up. God will never give up on us.   N Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
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REFLECTION AND PRAYER FROM
THE U.S. COUNCIL OF
Holy Virgin of Guadalupe,
CATHOLIC BISHOP’S
Queen of the Angels and
 Mother of the Americas.
Archbishop Jose’ Gomez of Los Angeles, We fly to you today as your
president of the U.S. Conference of beloved children.
Catholic Bishops, has issued the following We ask you to intercede for us with regarding Coronavirus (COVID
19)  your Son,
 As you did at the wedding in Cana.
With the worldwide outbreak of the
coronavirus, we are confronted once more Pray for us loving Mother, and gain for with the fragility of our lives, and again we our nation and world,
are reminded of our common humanity N and for all our families and loved ones,
that the peoples of this world are our the protection of your holy angels,
brothers and sisters, that we are all one that we may be spared the worst of this family under God. illness.

 For those already afflicted,
God does not abandon us, he goes with we ask you to obtain the grace of
us even now in this time of trial and test- healing and deliverance.
ing. In this moment, it is important for us Hear the cries of those who are
to anchor our hearts in the hope that we vulnerable and fearful,
have in Jesus Christ. Now is the time to wipe away their tears and help them to intensify our prayers and sacrifices for the trust.
love of God and the love of our neighbor.
Let us draw closer to one another in our In this time of trial and testing, teach all love for him, and rediscover the things that of us in the Church to love one another truly matter in our lives.  and to be patient and kind.
 Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to United with our Holy Father Pope Francis, our land and to our hearts.
let us pray in solidarity for our brother's
and sisters here and around the world We come to you with confidence, who are sick. Let us pray for those who knowing that you truly are our
have lost loved ones to this virus. May compassionate mother,
God console them and grant them peace.  health of the sick and
 cause of our joy.
We pray also for doctors, nurses, and
caregivers, for public health officials and Shelter us under the mantle of your all civic leaders. May God grant them protection, keep us in the embrace of courage and prudence as they seek to re- your arms, help us always to know the spond to this emergency with compassion love of your Son, Jesus. Amen
and in service to the common good. 

In this time of need, I invite all the faithful
to seek together the maternal intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and I share
this prayer with you

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