SAINT MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH EASTER SUNDAY THE MOTHER CHURCH OF NORWALK, CT APRIL 12, 20 669 WEST AVE. 06850 Telephone: 203-866-5546 Fax: 203-866-0464 PASTOR: FR. RINGLEY DEACON: STEPHAN A. GENOVESE LAY MEMBERS OF TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY ORD. TIME MASS AND PARISH AUGUST 29, 2021 CORPORATION Fran Di Meglio CONFESSION Michael Miller Paul McLaughlin SCHEDULES RCIA Coordinator: D. Stephan A. Genovese [email protected] Tuesday/Friday: 8:00AM (Latin) SAFE ENVIRONMENT Coordinator: 12:10 Noon (English) D. Stephan Genovese ADMINISTRATIVE Saturday: ASSISTANT 4:00PM (English) Erlinda Zelaya [email protected] 7:00PM (Spanish) PARISH OFFICE HOURS Sunday: Monday, Tuesday 8:00AM (English) &Thursday: 10:00AM (Latin) 8:45AM – 4:00PM 12:00PM (Spanish) Wednesday/Friday: 8:45AM to 3PM WEBSITE: CONFESSIONS: stmarynorwalk.net The shrine of Our Lady of Vailankanni Tuesday/Friday __________________ 11:30AM-12:00Noon BOOKSTORE (Our Lady of Good Health), known as the “Lourdes of the East”, is a large church in Saturday: OPEN 3:00PM to 3:45PM SUNDAYS from South India with the status of a minor basilica and is the destination of more 9AM-2PM ***************** than two million pilgrims every year. The LA LIBRERÍA busiest season is during the nine days of ADORATION th ESTÁ ABIERTA the Novena ending on September 8 , the WEDNESDAY LOS DOMINGOS feast day, and the commemoration of the 1:00PM TO 4:00PM DE birthday of Mary (nine months after the FIRST FRIDAYS 9AM A 2PM observance of her Immaculate Conception 9:00AM TO 11:30AM on December 8th). 1 “LIGHT A CANDLE FOR SOMEONE” CANDLES BURNING FROM AUGUST 30 TO MASS SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 The Main church Candle will burning for the intentions of Sat. 8/28/21 SAINT AUGUSTINE/BISHOP/DOCTOR GREG DUFFEY AND FAMILY 4:PM Intentions of Benjamin Farmily 7:00PM Acción de Gracias al Espíritu Santo/M. Rodas *The Virgin Mary Candle will be burning for the intentions Sun. 8/29/21 TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY of ERNEST GOODMAN 8:00 +Aniello DiMeglio 10:00 Extraordinary Form Mass ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Intentions of the People of the Parish "ENCIENDE UNA VELA POR ALGUIEN" 12:00Noon +Venicio Urena/Esperanza Concepcion Tue. 8/31/21 ST RAYMUND NONNATUS VELAS ARDIENDO DEL 30 DE AGOSTO AL 5 DE 8:00AM +Elizeth Oropeza SEPTIEMBRE, 2021 12:10 Noon +Anne Oldenstadt La vela del Altar Mayor estará ardiendo por las intenciones Wed. 9/1/21 SAINT GILES ABBOT de GREG DUFFEY AND FAMILY 8:00AM +Robert Schwarts 12:10 Noon +Souls in Purgatory *La Vela de la Virgen María estará ardiendo por las Thurs. 9/2/21 SAINT STEPHEN/KING/CONFESSOR intenciones de ERNEST GOODMAN 8:00AM +Carmen Delia Flores ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12:10 Noon Intentions of Olynto Rojas ADORATION of the BLESSED SACRAMENT Fri. 9/3/21 SAINT PIUS X/POPE In Chapel every Wednesday from 1-4 PM, 8:00AM +Francisca Flores First Fridays from 9-11:30 AM. 12:10:Noon Blessings & Gratitude from Nadine Blanc Sat. 9/4/21 FIRST SATURDAY To sign up for a half-hour or a full hour, please 4:00PM +Elizeth Oropeza call the rectory 203-866-5546 or Jacqueline 7:00PM +Libia Olguín 475-206-7109. Sun. 9/5/21 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORD. T. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8:00AM Blessings and Gratitude from Nadine Blanc EXPOSICIÓN DEL SANTÍSIMO 10:00AM +Florence Hoops 12:00Noon Intentions of the People of the Parish En la Capilla todos los miércoles de 1 a 4 de la tarde. Primeros Viernes de 9 a 11:30 de la mañana. Para acompañar al Señor por una hora o media hora, por favor llame a la Rectoría al 203-866-5546 o a Jacqueline al 475-206-7109 LET US PRAY FOR: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baby John Finbar Sullivan, Elizabeth Dignan, MEMORIALIZE THE ALTAR FLOWERS Andres Elias Ferrer, Sarah Martinez, Roula Lee, It is now possible to memorialize the altar flowers each Ayden Vion Maranan, Olivia Nunziato, David week. We will include those intentions in the Sunday Podejko, Brian Rodriguez, Glenn Snyder, Janet prayers as well. Cards will be available as they are for the Torres and Jeanette Torres. Mass intentions. Contact the office for information (203 866 5546). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WEEKLY COLLECTION “You never go away from us, yet we have difficulty in returning to You. Come, Lord, stir us up and call us Weekly 8/8/21 …………..$3,429.00 back. Kindle and seize us. Be our fire and our On-Line Giving………… $2,121.33 sweetness. Let us love. Let us run.” TOTAL………………… .$5,550.33 St. Augustine of Hippo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Bury my body wherever you will; let not care of it “Apart from the cross, there is no cause you any concern. One thing only I ask you, that you remember me at the altar of the Lord wherever other ladder by which we may get you may be”. Saint Monica, 322-387 to heaven”. St. Rose of Lima 2 SAINT MARY CHURCH – AUGUST 29, 2021 RCIA PROGRAM The Religious Education Program is starting on Tuesday, September 7th @ 6:45 pm in the Church for a mandatory Parent (only) meeting to review the upcoming school year and to answer any questions parents might have. This is also mandatory for any adult over the age of 18 who wishes to receive Baptism, Communion or Confirmation in the RCIA Program. If you have any questions, please call the Religious Education office at (203) 866-7429, or email Deacon Steve at [email protected]. God bless you. PROGRAMA DE EDUCACIÓN RELIGIOSA Nuestro Programa de Educación Religiosa dará inicio el martes 7 de septiembre a las 6:45 de la tarde en la Iglesia, con una reunión obligatoria para los padres de familia (sin los alumnos). Dicha reunión tiene como objetivo repasar el programa, y responder a cualquier pregunta o inquietud que tengan los padres de familia. La reunión es también obligatoria para cualquier adulto mayor de 18 años que desee recibir los sacramentos de Bautismo, Comunión y la Confirmación con nuestro Programa de Religión. Si tiene preguntas por favor llamar a la Escuela de Religión al 203-866-7429, o envíe un correo electrónico al Diacono Steve a [email protected]. Que Dios les bendiga. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Holy Rosary in Honor of Our Lady of Fatima Saint Mary’s Church 669 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT Prayer will take place in the Chapel at 7:00PM on the anniversary of each of the six apparitions: Monday, September 13, 2021 Wednesday, October 13, 202 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FIVE FIRST SATURDAYS DEVOTION HERE AT SAINT MARY CHURCH - 3:00PM IN MAIN CHURCH The Five First Saturdays devotion is one of the principal points of the Fatima message. It centers on the urgent need for mankind to offer reparation and expiate for the many injuries to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Please join us for the third Saturday, September 4, at 3PM in the Main Church. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BOOKSTORE NEWS Come visit Saint Mary’s Bookstore. We have a very good selection of Catholic books approved by our pastor. We also have bibles, children books, and gifts for Baptism, First Communion, and Confirmation. We invite you to check our selection of gifts for parents, teachers, a special friend, etc. We have a good selection of statues of the Virgin Mary: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Rosa Mistica, Our Lady of Life, also statues of Saint Philomena, St. Peregrine, St. Francis of Assisi, Saint Michael the Archangel, Crucifixes, Brown Scapulars, Rosaries, medals, chapel veils, Holy Water Fonts, candles, and much more. We are open Sundays from 9AM to 2PM. Come and see us! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTICIAS DE NUESTRA LIBRERÍA Le invitamos a visitar nuestra librería en Santa María. Contamos con una amplia selección de libros católicos de grandes autores y aprobados por nuestro párroco. También tenemos biblias, novenas, oraciones, y otros libros católicos en español para adultos y niños. Además contamos con una gran selección de estatuas de la Virgen María, entre ellas la Virgen del Carmen, la Virgen de Guadalupe, La Rosa Mixtica, Nuestra Señora de la Vida, y otras. También tenemos rosarios, escapularios, fuentes para agua bendita, brazaletes, mantillas, llaveros, tarjetas para toda ocasión, y mucho mas a precios muy razonables. Si está pensando en un regalo para alguien especial, no deje de visitarnos. Estamos abiertos todos los domingos de 9 de la mañana a las 2 de la tarde. Les esperamos! 3 Calming the Storm Recall the story of Jesus calming the storm (Matthew 8:23- 27). This miraculous act was done as a prophetic sign of Him bringing you peace during the particular challenges you face in life. Jesus did this on a practical level for the safety and well-being of His Apostles. However, by showing that He had absolute and immediate authority over the storm at sea, Jesus also made it clear that He has absolute and immediate authority over any storm within Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni your life, pledging His closeness in your midst. It should be consoling to you to know that there is nothing too much for God’s omnipotence. He can do all things and can bring Once again, the local Indian Community has been planning for the festivity of Our Lady of peace to any and every situation. Knowing this should give Good Health, Vailankanni. The Flag Hoisting Ceremony will be held on Sunday August you confidence as you surrender your “storms” to 29th 2021 at 4.00 PM. The Novena will conclude on Tuesday, September 7th. A Mass in Him. And when the storm remains fierce, despite your prayers, you should be assured that it is for your good or the honor of Our Lady will take place on Saturday, September 13th.