12th Sunday in Ordinary Time + June, 21 2020

2577 Main Street Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-633-9419 | www.isidoreandmaria.org

“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature — trees, flowers, grass-grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...We need silence to be able to touch souls.” St. Teresa of Calcutta

Our Parish Community

Collections and Parish Finances

We are grateful for your generous support of our Sacrificial Giving Program.

Report for the week of 6/14/2020:

Weekly collection: $ 7,303.00 Online Giving: $ 2,852.50 Total: $ 10,155.50

Annual Chancery Assessment for 2020: $80,115.00

For a more detailed report please visit our website under the ABOUT tab. The monthly accountability reports can be found in the Financial Accountability folder. Check donations should be payable to: Saints Isidore and Maria. For online giving, go to our website and click on the DONATE tab. Thank you.

Daily Mass at

SS. Isidore and

Maria Parish

Daily Mass is held at 7:30 a.m. every Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday and Friday at St. Paul Church. Signing up for daily Mass is appreciated but no longer re-quired. Please note that when the time comes to resume weekend Masses, sign-up will again be required.

Even if you can't attend church for any reason, your donation can be made safely and securely.

All contributions are recorded for you on your bank statement with date of donation. IT COSTS YOU NOTHING!

On-Line Giving at SS. Isidore and Maria

SS. Isidore and Maria Parish depends on regular donations from our parishioners to fulfill the spiritual needs of our parish community. Sign up today: www.osvonlinegiving.com/4811. Thank you for your past and future donations to your faith community.

A father is a man who loves without cost to his children and tries to raise them to be fully human creatures with the abilities to make a differ-ence in our world. Some fa-thers are successful, some are not. However, almost all try their best. This Father's Day, let your dad know that you appreciate all his efforts.

Strength — Your strength in helping me to tell right from wrong was a great gift. Honor — You taught me that to honor myself was a way to honor the God who made me. Faith--Thanks Dad for having faith in me, when I was not sure I had faith in myself. Love — You loved me even when I did not love myself. For that I am grateful.

Reconciliation

Resumes at

SS. Isidore and

Maria Parish

Publicly scheduled confessions at SS. Isidore and Maria Parish will again be held each Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at St. Paul Church. Information on social distancing guidance and specific location may be found at:. https://isidoreandmaria.org/uncategorized/publicly-scheduled-confessions-resume-today-6-13/

Congratulations to all SS. Isidore and Maria parishioners who have graduated this year. The circumstances may be different but that does not diminish the achievements! Congratulations to college, high school and grade school graduates and anyone who achieved an academic goal this year. May the Lord guide and sustain in you the hope of a bright future. Y ou are the light of the world!

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS JUNE 21, 2020

Sunday: Jer 20:10-13/Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 [14c]/ Rom 5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33

Monday: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18/Ps 60:3, 4-5, 12-13 [7b]/Mt 7:1-5

Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36/Ps 48:2- 3ab, 3cd-4, 10-11 [cf. 9d]/Mt 7:6, 12-14

Wednesday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 [6b]/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17. Day: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/ Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80

Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17/Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 [9]/Mt 7:21-29

Friday: 2 Kgs 25:1-12/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [6ab]/Mt 8:1-4

Saturday: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19/Ps 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20 -21 [19b]/Mt 8:5-17

Next Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a/Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 [2a]/Rom 6:3-4, 8-11/Mt 10:37-4

Readings for the Week of June 21, 2020

Date Church Time Intention Requested by

Saturday, June 20 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Henry Schecher (2nd Anniversary)

Wife & Family

Sunday, June 21 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Karen O’Brien Mr. & Mrs. David Thurz (50th Wedding Anniversary) Fico Beherens Maria Cremidis 11:15 a.m. (Live Stream)

Mary Listro

Mother & Sisters

Daughter & Granddaughter

Monday, June 22 St. Paulinas of Nola, Bishop;

Sts. John Fisher, Bishop and

Thomas More, Martyrs

St. Paul

7:30 a.m.

Thomas Sullivan

Family

Tuesday, June 23 Weekday

St. Paul

7:30 a.m. Joseph Cyr

Family

Wednesday, June 24 Nativity of St. John the Baptist

St. Paul

7:30 a.m.

Parishioners of SS Isidore & Maria

Thursday, June 25 Weekday

No Mass

Friday, June 26 Weekday

St. Paul

7:30 a.m.

Brenda Flanagan Family

Saturday, June 27 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

John & Josephine Popielarczyk

Family

Sunday, June 28 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Terry Morin Joan Flannery Brenda Flanagan 11:15 a.m. (Live Stream)

Morin & Kline Family

Passero Family

Family

Sandra Cavanna Thomas Cavanna Anne DeNuccio William Ivey

To add a prayer intention, please contact our parish office

and their name will be listed for ONE month. We cannot

publish names of friends. Thank you for your understanding.

Father Mark reaches out to the children of our parish community - along with their parents - with spiritual messaging

and story time with every edition of Connecting with Spir-itual Purpose. Also, you may find the children's bulletin now available online.

Children's Edition of Connecting with

Spiritual Purpose Now Available!

The need for blood is ongoing.

To make an appointment to donate blood, visit www.redcrossblood.org, or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800- 733-2767). Thank you!

Online Prayer Intentions, Memorial Candles

Prayers for the SS. Isidore and Maria prayer basket as well as candle lighting requests are now available. Simply complete the form on the home page of our website (www.isidoreandmaria.org) so that we may remember your loved ones in our prayers!

There are many things of which we can be afraid: being re-buked, rejection, anger, being challenged, having to defend ourselves, standing alone, insecurity, failure, and even death. For some, identifying and overcoming their fears is a daunting task. Regardless of how much they may want to break the cycle of fear, they find that they remain close friends with old and dysfunctional behavioral habits and norms. Maybe what they really fear is change. There are many who gravitate to the familiar and comfortable, and find safety and security in doing so, even if they remain

mired in mediocrity. Human beings have to learn that there is life beyond the “what has always been” and that happiness and depth are possible when old structures and systems have to be left behind. Can you leave the near and dear, the comfortable and familiar, the safe and secure, and discover new opportunities? The shear thought of doing so can bring on feelings of apprehension, intense anger, resentment, defensiveness, reluctance, resistance, and even apathy. If we have to be responsible for making the change, cowardice can creep in. If someone else is to blame for making the change, any number of possible negative reactions are possible. In the end, only one thing is required and that is God. If I can rely on and deepen my relationship with God, especially in the Eucharist along with a community of believers, then little else is of great concern. We have to figure out what is really important. It is not always what we think. The Gospel calls us to stretch ourselves and try new things, not to remain stuck and stagnant in familiar ways. We are asked to live life more deliberately, radically, and intentionally. We are asked to leave the familiar behind and learn to live with changing, and often limiting, human structures. We cannot get too caught up in the physical, ideological, or structural systems we are used to. The Holy Spirit always leads and guides us. If we trust this, we will find ourselves doing things we never thought we could do. Always seek the path to joy and love. They keep us from falling victim to our fears and from seeking the nostalgic crutches we think we need to achieve a sense of well-being and happiness. ©LPi

Surfin’ with the Holy Spirit:

A FREE Virtual Vacation Bible School

Children from age 4 to Grade 5 are invited to par ticipate in this year 's virtual bible school right from home!

Each day, kids will learn about the virtue of HOLY DARING through music, crafts, and videos starring Holy Hero saints! All of these activities center around spreading Jesus' love and the special mission God has for each of us by teaming up with the Holy Spirit and becoming a DARING DUO!

All the materials needed for the entire week will be boxed or bagged and ready for pickup the Sunday before camp (7/26). There is NO COST to register, and registration is NOW OPEN at: https://bit.ly/2YGlsOO.

Also, children and teens in grades 6-12 can volunteer to help create saint of the day videos, music videos, activity tutorials and more. A Sign-Up Genius will be available with each service opportunity and additional information.

PODCAST: Weekly Homilies with Father Mark Suslenko

Get the latest episode of “Weekly Homilies with Father Mark Suslenko,” featuring the weekly gospel reading along with Father Mark's homily. Visit: https://isidoreandmaria.org/ liturgy-2/homilies

Inspiration for the Week Jesus knows that the challenges a disciple of the Gospel will face in the world are real. He tells all of us point blank, “Do not be afraid.” There are many things we can fear as we attempt to live the Gospel: unpopularity, being rebuked, rejection, anger, being challenged, having to defend ourselves, standing alone, insecurity, failure, and even death. Many folks know that their faith calls them to live life more deliberately and radically but are cowards when it comes to putting it into practice. We easily justify sticking with the “acceptable” norms with which we are accustomed. These only serve to keep us stuck and mired in mediocrity. The Gospel - given flesh by the very presence of Christ -seeks to stretch, challenge, and change us. We do not have to fear any-thing, even death. Sometimes, living with our fears brings us a sadly disordered sense of comfort. Maybe what we really fear above all else is change. ~ Rev. Mark Suslenko

SS. Isidore and Maria Parish sincerely thanks

the sponsors whose generosity makes

our bulletin possible.

Our Sponsor Spotlight this week is:

KESER’S FLOWERS

“Receive and Give” program Thank You! The “Receive and Give” Drive-thru Eucharistic Blessings and Food Drive program continues on Sundays from 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m at the collection site at St. Paul Church! Rain or Shine! Drive up to the Church, RECEIVE your blessing, pull up to the vehicle and GIVE food or other essential items for the needy. Get the full list of suggested donation items on our website: https://bit.ly/2L5c3du.

Harry & Oliver’s Corner

Oliver, today is special! Let’s wish our Father and all fathers

of our parish a Happy and blessed

Father’s Day.

I think we will get extra treats today!!

SS. Isidore and Maria Parish recently updated our database to a new platform called ParishSoft. This will help us improve communications with our whole parish community. The system provides every parishioner access to a secure portal called “My Own Church,” where you can manage your personal information and register for events. Simply create an account, which will be linked to your entry in our secure database. To get started creating your account, visit hartford.parishsoft- familysuite.com and select “New User.” Step-by-step video instructions on creating your account are available on our website: https://bit.ly/3hwGPem. Please watch the video for

a step-by-step guide to creating your account. If you have questions, please email: contact@isidoreandmaria.org. Please note: you must create an account in order to register for our Faith Formation program. Going forward, we’ll be conducting all Faith Formation registration through Parish-Soft. Faith Formation registration is a separate process and will begin on Monday July 13, 2020. More information about that will be announced soon. Please create your account by June 30, 2020 so that we can update our database, and together begin making full use of this new platform.

Faith Formation News: Excitement is in the air!

Clergy

Rev. Mark S. Suslenko, Pastor

William G. Dziatko, Deacon

Stephen L. Weaver, Deacon

Melissa Lacafta Admin. Assistant to the Pastor melissa@isidoreandmaria.org Kristina DiDominzio Business Manager kristina@isidoreandmaria.org Carol Vassar Director of Communications carol@isidoreandmaria.org Theresa Scalia, Bulletin Editor theresa@isidoreandmaria.org

Faith Formation Office faithformation@isidoreandmaria.org

Jonathan Sozek, Director jon@isidoreandmaria.org Ann Poker, Program Coordinator ann@isidoreandmaria.org Donna Berger, Y outh Minister donna@isidoreandmaria.org

Other Staff Sean Walstedt, Facilities Manager sean@isidoreandmaria.org Ken Nott, Music Director

Mary Lou Tanski, Pastoral Minister

Kim Franklin, Bereavement/Lazarus Ministry

Bulletin submission deadline is Friday. All submissions must be received in advance by Friday to be published in the following week’s bulletin. Send notices to: theresa@isidoreandmaria.org

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