THE PARISH OF ST. CECILIA ~ ST. GABRIEL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Saint Cecilia Saint Gabriel 1184 Newfield Ave. 914 Newfield Ave. Stamford, CT 06905 July 19, 2020 Rev. John P. Connaughton, Pastor Rev. Mariusz M. Olbrys, Parochial Vicar Deacon Larry Buzzeo Seminarian Anh Vu
PHASE 2 SCHEDULE Fr. John Connaughton, Pastor For the time being all Masses will be held at [email protected] St. Cecilia Church Fr. Mariusz Olbrys, Parochial Vicar [email protected] Daily Mass Deacon Larry Buzzeo Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. [email protected] Weekend Masses: Seminarian Anh Vu Saturday (Vigil Mass) 4 p.m. [email protected] Sunday Masses 8 a.m., 10 a.m. & 12 Noon Parish Center Office hours: Monday Friday, 9 a.m. 4 p.m. RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE Maryanne Didelot, Director of Religious Education DRE@stceciliastgabriel.org FOR ALL WEEKEND MASSES 2033221562 To make a reservation please go to our Parish Gina DeVito, Parish Office Manager Website http://stceciliastgabriel.org Office@stceciliastgabriel.org 2033221562 Michele Schule, Organist and Music Director The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed Mschule@stceciliastgabriel.org for personal devotion or call the parish office 2033221562 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 12-1 p.m. Tom McKiernan, Business Manager and 2032467681 Wednesday evenings from 7:30 9 p.m. Mark Browning, Finance Council President 2033221562 Vicki Alton, Prayer Line Confession Schedule at Church of St. Cecilia: [email protected] Wednesdays: 7:30-9 p.m., Saturdays: 3-3:45 p.m. or call the parish office 2033221562 Patricia Brady, Head of School & Principal BAPTISMS: Sundays following Noon Mass at St. Cecilia Church Catholic Academy of Stamford WEDDINGS: St. Gabriel or St. Cecilia upon request of the couple. 2033226505 Arrangements to be made at least six months prior to the wedding. FUNERALS: St. Gabriel or St. Cecilia upon request of the family. The Parish of St. CeciliaSt. Gabriel Stamford, Connecticut
ST. CECILIA - ST. GABRIEL PARISH Good Teacher MASS INTENTIONS For the time being, all Masses will be said at Robert P. George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at St. Cecilia Church Princeton University, where he has taught since 1985. The grandson of immigrants who worked in the coal mines of West
Virginia, George is known as one of the naon’s leading con- SATURDAY July 18, 2020 4 PM Alfred DeCarlo Jr. & Sr. servave intellectuals. As a praccing Catholic who holds (Mary DeCarlo) viewsconsidered “conservave”on many things, George’s out- SUNDAY July 19, 2020 spokencriques of aboron,sameRsex marriage,euthanasia, 8 AM Deceased Members of the pornography, largeRscale government welfare programs, O’Reilly & Walker Families and human trafficking o en put him at odds with his col- (The Walker Family) leagues. But he has a gi forbeing able to engage with those 10 AM Tony Sweeney who disagree with him in a respecul and construcve wayand (Mary Brennan) has earnedwidespreadrespectamonghis peers.As a teacher, 12 Noon Nicola DePreta what George does exceedingly well is challengestudentsto be (Family) more introspecve and to subject their typically convenon- albeliefs to crical analysis. During the recentwave ofaacks The following Mass intentions originally scheduled at on monuments erected to historical figures, George posted the St. Gabriel Church SATURDAY, July 18th at 4:00 PM following on his Twier account: for Thomas Salvino from his family and SUNDAY, July 19th at 9 a.m. for Philomena Totilo “I somemes ask students what their posion on slavery would from Joseph Rainone Jr. will be said privately have been had they been white and living in the South before by Fr. John & Fr. Mariusz. abolion. Guess what? They all would have been abolionists! They all would have bravely spoken out against slavery, MONDAY July 20, 2020 St. Appolinaris andworked relessly against it. Of course, this is nonsense. Only 7:30 AM Marie Duffy the niest fracon of them, or of any of us, would have spoken (Agnes Cannon) up against slavery or li ed a finger to free the slaves. Most of TUESDAY July 21, 2020 St. Lawrence of Brindisi themVand usVwould have gone along. Many would have sup- 7:30 AM Philomena DeCarlo ported the slave system and happily benefited from.” (Vicki Alton) WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 St. Mary Magdalene “So I respond by saying that I will credit their claims if they can 7:30 AM Rocco Vinci show evidence of the following: that in leading their lives today (His Children) they have stood up for the rights of unpopular vicms of injus- THURSDAY July 23, 2020 St. Bridget ce whose very humanity is denied, and where they have done 7:30 AM DaPra and Mandi Families so knowing: (1) that it would make them unpopular with their (Kitty Mandi) peers, (2) that they would be loathed and ridiculed by powerful, FRIDAY July 24, 2020 St. Sharbel Makhluf influenal individuals and instuons in our society; (3) that 7:30 AM For The Parish they would be abandoned by many of their friends, (4) that they would be called nasty names, and(5) that they would risk being SATURDAY July 25, 2020 denied valuable professional opportunies as a result of their 4 PM Thomas Pesce Sr. moral witness. In short, my challenge is [for them] to show (His Family) where they haveRat risk to themselves and their futuresRstood SUNDAY July 26, 2020 up for a cause that is unpopular in elite sectors of our culture 8 AM Joanne Kinahan today.” (Her Family) 10 AM John Gardell Georgebelieves that these kinds of thought exercises are essen- (Vera Gardell) alin the university seng, since he believes that the intellectu- 12 Noon Mary Vassallo al life is about truthRseeking.“The spirit of truthRseeking is first (Erika DeVolpi) a spirit of humility,” George has argued. “It’s a spirit that recog- The following Mass intentions originally scheduled at nizes one’s own fallibility, that whatever one’s convicons, be- St. Cecilia Church SATURDAY, July 25th at 5:30 PM liefs, or judgments, they are fallible.” And once one begins to for Rita Caveney from Frank Caveney and take truthRseeking seriously, he or she will then discov- SUNDAY, July 26th at 9 a.m. for Bernadette Hughes er (hopefully) the need for courage to live in accord with the from Angela Martin will be said privately truth, as well as the need for mercy and grace. George by Fr. John & Fr. Mariusz. hasaributedhisownmoral formaon to the example of his Connued... Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 19, 2020 parents. His fatherwasa man of "simple piety, generosity, hu- mility, integrity, and compassion." His mother "stressed the ways in which living up to the demands of Chrisan faith was a Prayer of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that You noble challenge." are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, Prof. George’s parents taught him well, imparng to him the and I long for You in my soul. qualies of a good teacher, one who seeks Truth and who, out Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, of love for his students, wants to helpothersseek it too. come at least spiritually into my heart. As though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You; In Christ, never permit me to be separated from You. Amen. Fr. John
Week of June 18th, 2020 The sick and their caregivers. Sal Boni- St. Cecilia Church na, Michael Pra, Nick Pensiero, Ken The Tabernacle Lamp shines for Byxbee, Conor Ehring, Mary Brundage, The DaPra and Mandi Families Ma Marshall, William Perkins, Tricia by Kitty Mandi Saxe Coccomo, Steven Deccicco, Rich- ard Negyesi, Ed Adams, Msgr. Pow- RdžǍNJLjNJǐǖǔ EDžǖDŽǂǕNJǐǏ/FǂNJǕlj FǐǓǎǂǕNJǐǏ ers, Wendy Lenard, Edward Cioffi, Bar- bara Cebula, Columbia Smith, and Kaye Gill, Baby Elyssa, 202021 Registrations have been mailed! Andrew Allesandro, Michael Anderson, Pat Arpaio, Gloria Boccuzzi, Christopher Brady, Amy BurnsRDuda, Fr. Michael We are working with the diocese to create a Cambi, Michael Cooper, Tim Cooper, Allyn Dodd, Carolyn plan where the children and their families can Gagnon, Steve Grossman, Mahew J. Hammill, Eileen learn about their faith in a safe way and be ade- Hynes, Melissa Jambol, Musfira Khan, Kiy Mandi, Rich- ard Nanos, Karen Parent, Chet Quinlan, Bill Ritchie, Bon- quately prepared to receive sacraments. Starting nie Sigfried, Thomas Sparan, Dominic Tono, Alex Trebek, with regular weekly classes this fall seems un- George Wetzler, Christopher Hoeppner, Caroline Andre- likely; we are making every effort to put togeth- ana, Lori Ciccarelli, Mark Mullen, George Uzwiak, Alice er a program in which everyone will feel safe Carella, Kimberley Pracilio, Marilyn Ritchie, Leon Zavos, and comfortable. To do this we need the num- Rose Sorbo Barosky, Deirdre, John Cullen, Steven Farrell, ber of students who will be participating. Please Joseph Freeth, Dorothy Tierney, Italia Malagisi, Owen Ryan, Michael Connole, Ginny Woolston, Mark Mones, complete and return the registration form as Diane Heach, Kyle Bancro , Joseph Roche, Dan Morrissey, soon as possible. If you know of someone who Randy Palonia, Miguel Machado all who travel … the has not received a registration letter, please wounded and recovering military personnel and all who have them contact the office or email our DRE. put themselves in harm’s way to protect us,…vicms of The information and registration form is also war, terrorism and violence around the world, …those whom we remember in our Eucharisc Celebraons this available on our website: stcecilia-stgabriel.org weekend and throughout the week and those who have died. The tentative dates for First Holy Communion are Saturday, Sept. 19th and Saturday, Sept. 26th. We also have a prayer line available for anyone wishing Confirmation has been rescheduled for Thursday, for immediate prayers. Please send your prayer needs to
October 8th. Additional details to follow. Vicki at [email protected] Please email to Mrs. Didelot PRAYERS FOR THOSE IN THE MILITARY We pray that the Lord may preserve the members of our at DRE@stceciliastgabriel.org Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Air Force and National or mail to the parish office at Guard from all harm...especially: SPC Thomas Boccuzzi, 1184 Newfield Ave. Stamford, CT 06905 LCpl. Michael Lowe, SR Julia Terese Bova, Capt. Josie Qui- Questions? Please contact our DRE janoCarpanzano, Capt. Mario Carpanzano, C.J. DelVaglio, Maryanne Didelot at Sgt. Taylor A. Ritchie, FN Ellie Fratturo, Maj. Michael J. DRE@stceciliastgabriel.org or 2033221562 Souza, Jack H. Whitney, Christopher Ciacciarella, SA Josh- ua M. Hicks, SR Allison McNamara, 2Lt. James Arpaio. WE MISS YOU!! St. Cecilia St. Gabriel Parish HELP US STAY CONNECTED!! Offertory Totals Over the last few months, Fr. John and Fr. Mariusz have been reaching Week ending: 7/12/20 out to parishioners to check in and Mail In Offertory: $1,695 4PM: $811 see how you are doing during these unprecedented 8AM: $940 mes. Although they have reached many of you, they 10AM: $1,445 have found that we have outdated phone numbers Noon: $811 and email addresses for many as well. Online Giving Total: $5,345 Please help us update our data base. If you no longer have a “landline”, please send us Your connued support is your cell phone number. We’d also like to have an needed and greatly appreciated. updated email address. Please email us at Many thanks to those of you who have recently signed up for Online Giving and to those who have mailed in offi[email protected] your offertory envelopes. with your updated informaon. Or call the Parish Office at 203R322R1562. Thank you and be well!
Phase Two Guidelines for the resumpon of indoor Mass. For Online Giving please register at Daily Mass www.osvonline giving.com/1522/ The link is on our website too!! Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. Reservations not required at this time. If you have been thinking about Online Giving, now is the perfect me. Our Church relies on your support. Weekend Masses Our Online Giving system provides you the opportunity Saturday (Vigil Mass) 4 p.m. to give to our special collecons in addion to regular Sunday offerings. You can choose to do a One Time Gi , or you 8 a.m. can set up Regularly Scheduled Contribuons that are 10 a.m. withdrawn on the date you specify in the system. Even 12 Noon if you typically use your offering envelopes, you may RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE wish to contribute online to a parcular collecon. FOR ALL WEEKEND MASSES It’s easy and it’s convenient! Please call the parish office To make a reservation please go to our or OSV Online Giving 1R800R348R2886 if you have Parish Website http://stceciliastgabriel.org quesons or need assistance in seng up your account.
The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for personal devotion The Columbiettes Auxiliary #5833 are grateful for the donations in our Outreach Basket located in the front Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 12-1 p.m. of the Church of St. Cecilia. During the and month of July, we will be highlighting Wednesday evenings from 7:30 - 9 p.m. NEW adult and children’s socks in all sizes. Diapers and wipes are always Confession Schedule at Church of St. Cecilia: needed. Other items on our list are Wednesdays: 7:30-9 p.m., Saturdays: 3-3:45 p.m. shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, hair brushes, and small board games.God bless you for your BAPTISMS: Sundays following Noon Mass at St. Cecilia Church efforts and thank you! Questions? WEDDINGS: St. Gabriel or St. Cecilia upon request of the cou- Contact Nancy at (203) 5616222 ple. Arrangements to be made at least six months prior to the wedding. FUNERALS: St. Gabriel or St. Cecilia upon request of the fami- Tune in to Veritas Catholic Network ly. our local EWTN affiliate Catholic We appreciate your paence as we navigate through these radio station: 1350AM WNLK. unprecedented mes. More information is available at www.veritascatholic.com. The Parish of St. CeciliaSt. Gabriel Stamford, Connecticut
We look forward to seeing you again at St. Cecilia St. Gabriel Parish For the time being ALL Masses will be at St. Cecilia Church. Please know that we take clean- ing and sanitizing very seriously in order to make your time at Mass safe and comfortable. II 8 Eric Nemchek and Cecilia Doa = Everyone is asked to wear masks to protect have made a promise of Marriage= yourselves and others. Mass Times Saturday Vigil Mass: 4PM Let’s stay connected! Sunday Masses: 8AM, 10AM, and 12Noon Please visit our website daily for Fr. John’s Reservations are required. Reflections, Sunday Mass, Please go to our Parish Website and most current updates. http://stceciliastgabriel.org www.stceciliastgabriel.org Click where it says: Click where it says: ClickHEREto be notified about all Make your reservation for Mass here new updates through Flocknote! Music Notes: Choir pracce and Choir singing at Mass has been temporarily suspended. Meetings/Activities Schedule Pray we will be back soon! Michele Schule, our Music Director, can be reached at All Parish Meetings Suspended [email protected] or call Until Further Notice. the Parish Office at 203R322R1562.
Email “hotline” for parishioners to provide feedback and ask questions: Remember, their support makes it possible for our bulle- [email protected] tins to be printed weekly at no cost to the parish. If you're reading this, you have accessed our bulletin online. THANK YOU! (As per the directives of the Bishop, due to COVID19 we S.O.M.E Please consider a weekly contri- will not be distributing bulletins at this time, we hope to be bution of nonperishable food. S.O.M.E. distributing them again soon.) The bulletin is one of our (So Others May Eat) Baskets are at the primary means of communication and is vital to our par- MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE CHURCH. ish. Please consider reciprocating the generosity of our Please use strong reusable bags if possible. advertisers by supporting them when we are in need of NO GLASS JARS AND products and services. Bring a copy of the bulletin with PLEASE, NO PERISHABLE FOOD. you when you patronize their businesses! If you would also limit the bags and boxes of rice to 5lb. If you would like to advertise in the weekly bulletin, bags. Your contributions will be delivered to the Food please contact lpi at 18004774574 Banks, Wilson Food Pantry, St. Joseph Parenting Center, St. Mary's Food Pantry, or New Covenant Center every week. THANK YOU for your responsible stewardship. Coronavirus resources & informaon Last week we brought 14 bags to St. Joseph Parenting Center. can be found by vising the Diocese of We need additional drivers. If you are Bridgeport website at interested in offering some of your time and talent to this www.bridgeportdiocese.org. ongoing service to our community, please contact Bob Violette 2033571481 Thank you. The Catholic Faith. On Demand. Visit FORMED.org or search for "Formed" on your favorite app store. Diving into the beauty of the Faith has never been easier: at home, on the go, or from any internet connected device. Discover thousands of books, audio talks, movies, documentaries, and studies... there is something for every member of the family to help them grow closer to Christ and His Church. Already have a FORMED Account? Want to create a new FORMED account with our parish ? Visit FORMED.org Visit FORMED.org Click Sign In Click Sign Up Enter your email Select "I Belong to a Parish or Organizaon" Click the link in your email Find our parish by name, zip, or parish code You're in! No more passwords! Enter your email R and you're in! Visit FORMED.org Coming Home John is a hardworking man that has fo- cused more on his career than his family. A devastating event leads him back to his hometown, he will come face to face with his choices and their impact on his family. This heartfelt story demonstrates the incredible power of prayer and how God’s love can overcome all.
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