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110 MAIN ST, FARMINGTON, CT 06032 | (860) 677-2639 | [email protected] | STPATSFARM.ORG
MARCH 29, 2020
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
SCHEDULE OF MASSES Saturday Vigil Mass—4:30pm *
Sunday Mass—7:30am, 9:30am and 11:30am
Weekday Mass—8:30am (MON through THUR)
*as of April 4, 2020 Vigil Mass will be at 5:00pm
Monsignor Thomas J. Barry, Pastor
Robert Barry, Deacon
William Farrell (Ret.), Deacon
PARISH OFFICE Fax Number: (860) 677-2672
MON through THUR—9:00 am - 4:00 pm
FRI—9:00 am - 12:00 pm
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Eileen Dignazio, Director
(860) 676-0253
CONFIRMATION Curtiss Stella, Director
PARISH SECRETARY Lisa McEnery
(860) 677-2639 x20
COORDINATOR OF MINISTRIES & SOCIAL MEDIA
(860) 677-2639 x19
MUSIC MINISTRY Michael Carney, DIrector
PEER MINISTRY Curtiss Stella, Coordinator
PARISH COUNCIL Thomas Lyons, Chairperson
Nirav Pravasi, Vice Chairperson
PARISH TRUSTEES Beverly Montresor, David O’Leary
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION/CONFESSION Monday—6:00 - 6:45 pm or by
appointment
The Church of St. Patrick is a community of people in the Roman Catholic faith
tradition who come together to accept and embody the example and teachings
of Jesus Christ. The Parish is empowered and encouraged to work together in
an atmosphere of openness and caring to learn and spread the teaching of
Jesus Christ and to serve the spiritual and corporal needs of its members and
the larger community.
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WELCOME If you are a visitor to Saint Patrick Church, we want you to know how welcome you are – whether you
have come here from another part of the country, from across the world, or simply from another par-
ish here in the Archdiocese of Hartford. Thanks in part to the generosity of visitors like yourself, we
are able to celebrate the Church’s liturgy here in a fitting and beautiful way. We are also able to offer a
wide range of services to individuals living in our parish and community. - Monsignor Thomas J. Barry
As members of the Body of Christ, we need to pray for each
other & we encourage you to let us know of any parishioner
who is ill or hospitalized, so we can include them each week.
Grace Dunn, Charlotte Egan, Lynn Daley, Chorzempa Family,
Trisha Elliott, Ann Stankoski, Ethan Edwards, Anne DeNucci,
Theresa Turbie, Violet Frascarelli, Loreen Markie & family,
Clara Cellino, the Morley Jr./Sr. families, Brad Ragaglia, Betty
Franceus, Bill Millerick, Roger May, Ellie Carle, Martene Macaro,
Dianne Easdon, Janet Dunning, Marilyn LoRusso, Bill & Carmen
Chesanek, Ron & Renanna, Carol Liepis, George Jones, Jack Lem-
bo, Elisha Yeager, Lauren Cappola, Jim Oswald, Sue Ann Massey
Williamson, Mario Reyes, Thomas Dignazio, Joseph Blancato,
Linda DeZenzo, Ivan Franceus, Angel Jones, Olivia Kevorkian,
Madison Barbieri, John Zmijewski, Jerry Haverty, Michael Dun-
ning, Louise M., Richard M., Anne Fritze, Frances Cresenzi, Angela
Martin, Josephine Corso, Lorraine Douglass, Ann Lysaght, Astolfo
& Iva Scardacchi, Fran St. Pierre, Henrietta Hayes, Angela Lawler,
Sandy Therrien, Russell Kerchis, Rena Charette, Kenneth Borden,
Al Tee
The Blessed Mother, St. Joseph, Christ in Blessing and Eucharistic Candles are available in memory of a loved one or for a special in-tention. Please contact the Parish Office if you are interested.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Families need to complete a pre-baptismal program. Baptisms are celebrated the 1st Sunday of the month at the 11:30 Mass and will be scheduled after completing the program. Please contact the Par-ish Office for more details.
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Please contact Parish Office six months in advance to begin prepara-tion.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Reverend M. Ernest Wilson Council #20. Meetings are held the 3rd
Monday of each month in the Church Hall. Contact: Geno Tilley,
Grand Knight at 860-202-4166 or email him at [email protected]. -6:00 pm Officers Meeting -7:00 pm General Meeting
HOSPITAL & HOME VISITATION Please contact the Parish Office when a serious illness occurs or when the sick, aged or incapacitated are confined to home or hospi-
tal.
BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS Requests are due Mondays at noon. All materials are subject to approval from the Parish Offi ce.
Please contact the Parish Office at [email protected] for more details.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH 4:30pm
SUNDAY, MARCH 29TH 7:30am
9:30am
11:30am
MONDAY, MARCH 30TH 8:30am
TUESDAY, MARCH 31ST 8:30am
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST 8:30am
THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND 8:30am
FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD 8:30am
SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH 5:00pm
SUNDAY, APRIL 5TH 7:30am
9:30am
11:30am
Weekday and weekend Masses are cancelled un-
til April 30th.
Please note, the vigil Mass will be at 5:00pm
once Masses resume.
Mass intentions are taken on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays between 9am and 12:00pm. If you wish to re-
quest a Mass or a candle, please try to call during those
times. Thank you for your cooperation.
MARCH 29, 2020 | FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT 3
Although the Archbishop has cancelled both weekday and weekend Masses throughout our Archdiocese until April 30th, our church will remain open for anyone who wishes to come and pray.
50/50 RAFFLE TICKET WINNERS The winning tickets were drawn on Sunday,
March 15th, after the last Mass!
Congratulations to the following winners:
$10,000 - Jim & Ann Farr
$5,000 - Lynn Coyle
$5,000 - Baby Holthoff
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATES
OFFERTORY WEEKEND OF MAR. 22nd
Regular Offertory: $ 7,195.00
Total: $ 7,195.00*
*Thanks to a $5,000 donation from a very generous
parishioner
Thank you very much for your continuing support and
generosity.
There are four ways of giving to St. Patrick’s
Church:
1. Making contributions through your bank in person
or online or through online giving on our website .
2. Making gifts to church of appreciated securities.
3. Making a one time or an annual end of the year gift.
4. Establishing a legacy gift as part of one’s estate plan-
ning.
The income tax charitable deduction is one of the few deductions left un- der the new tax law. Are you required to take a minimum distribution (RMD) from your IRA? If yes, then you can make a gift to our capital campaign di- rectly from your IRA. It counts towards your RMD, but your gift will not be taxed because it will not be included in your income on your tax returns. It’s easy - just ask your IRA custodian to make a gift (Qualified Charitable Distribution) directly to St. Patrick Church. Consult with your tax advisor as to the RMD re-quirements as recent changes in the tax law have taken place. Prior to 2020, RMDs from IRA accounts were re-quired to begin in the year the individual turned 70 1/2. Beginning in 2020, however, the new age at which RMDs must start is 72. RMDs for individuals who turned 70 1/2 in 2019, or had already turned 70 1/2, remain the same for tax year 2020. Whenever you are considering any action which effects your taxes, you should consult with your personal advisors. PLEASE NOTE: Campaign payments can be sent to the office at any time. Thank you for your commitment to our addition!
ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL In these trying times, the need of our surrounding community
grows and the assistance provided by the Appeal becomes all
the more crucial. If you have not yet made your gift to this year’s
Appeal, please consider doing so in the days ahead. Your gift to
the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal will help continue the vital ser-
vices, ministries and programs that help so many throughout
our Archdiocese.
All funds contributed to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal are
used exclusively for the purposes outlined in the Appeal litera-
ture, which can be found at archdiocesofhartford.org/appeal/.
No Appeal funds are ever used for legal fees or settlements.
If you would like your tax
contributions for 2019, please
call or email the Parish Office to
request it. Statements are not
sent out unless requested. Thank you for your
anticipated cooperation.
Church of St. Patrick Responds to COVID-19
As a result of the significant spread of the coronavirus, the
Church of St. Patrick urges you to consider the following
three suggestions:
1. Practice common sense measures as outlined by the
CDC and Federal Government;
2. Continue your personal and spiritual practices at home,
including praying for those infected by this virus. We
will be live-streaming the 9:30 Mass each Sunday for
you to watch on our Facebook page: The Church of St.
Patrick Farmington, CT;
3. Switch your weekly giving to secure online giving by vis-
iting stpatsfarm.org or dropping off or mailing in your
envelope.
Stay tuned for more announcements by visiting our website
and/or Facebook page.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (CCD)
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Liturgy of the Word for Children is celebrated every Sunday
at the 9:30 & 11:30 Masses. We will hopefully resume the
weekend of April 4-5.
All remaining CCD classes have been cancelled until
further notice.
All Religious Education Classes have been cancelled.
The teaching will now fall on the shoulders of the
parents of the children. It can be a time of renewal of
faith in families and for parents, who will learn right
along with their children. This may be a blessing in
disguise. Parents are asked to come into the church
hall to pick up the Pflaum Gospel Weeklies along with
other materials we have put out for the Season of Lent:
Stations of the Cross for Children booklets, How to
Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Praying with
Pretzels and How to Pray the Rosary, as well as rosaries.
The Lord brings good out of every dark season, and if
this challenging and concerning time leads to families
praying at home together, reading Bible stories
together, and having faith conversations, then that
would be a gift and a blessing! This is the perfect time
to help families turn to God for peace and comfort; and
it an ideal time to ramp up what we can to resource
families digitally. Try this at home, it’s an amazing way
to learn!
Corporal Works of Mercy Collections
The Corporal Works of Mercy Collections will be postponed until after Easter. We will put a reminder in the upcoming bulletins as to what the collections are and the items requested as soon as we resume regular Mass schedules. Thank you for your patience and your continued generosity to these important Works of Mercy!
ST. PATRICK RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
110 Main Street, P.O. Box 523
Farmington, CT. 06034-0523
Phone: (860) 676-0253
Email: [email protected]
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It’s Rice Bowl Time Again!
CRS (Catholic Relief Services) offers every Catholic a program for
Lent built on the Lenten Pillars of Prayer, Fast and Abstinence.
This world-wide outreach helps people in third-world countries
learn to grow their own food and be able to take care of their
families. Simple sacrifices can lead to helping the poor through-
out the world have a better life for their families. Please return
the Rice Bowl on Easter Sunday and celebrate how your self-
sacrifice has made a difference in the life of another family.
Thank you for your spirit of generosity!
“Parenting - Raising Children with Integrity”
This event has been cancelled as well.
Please gather the family around the computer and join
Monsignor Barry for live-streaming of the Sunday Mass at
9:30am. You do not need a Facebook account to watch.
Simply click the “live-stream” button on our website and
when asked to join, simply select “not now” and you will
be able to watch the Mass. You will also be able to view it
after Mass has ended by going to our Facebook page (The
Church of St. Patrick Farmington CT).
INSTRUCTIONS FOR WATCHING MASS
If you are going to watch from a personal computer or
laptop, you can access from our homepage on our web-
site. Simply click on the “live stream” button on our home
page (middle of the page and far right). It will take you to
the Facebook homepage. If it prompts you to log in or
join, you can select “not now” and scroll down. You will
see the video of the Mass and be able to click on it to
watch.
If you are going to watch from a cellphone, you can still
access from our website home page. Simply scroll to the
“live stream” button. Once you click on that, it will take
you to our Facebook page. Again, if you keep scrolling
down, you will see the video and should be able to watch
by tapping on the play button.
We received a lot of positive feedback from last week’s
Mass, so please try to join us virtually!
MARCH 29, 2020 | FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT 5
March 31………………………Soul Walkers
April 1…………………………..Walking with Purpose - Women’s Bible
Study - cancelled
April 4-5………………………..Monthly Food Drive - Farmington Food
Pantry - postponed
April 4-5….…………………….Meatloaf Collection - postponed
PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON NEXT MONTH’S COLLECTIONS FOR MEATLOAF AND
THE FOOD DRIVE, AS WELL AS NEW DATES FOR THE
REMAINING CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY COLLEC-
TIONS.
HOUSE OF BREAD
Kim Gencarelli 860-470-7878
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SHELTER
Allison Rose & Ann Jett 860-674-1202
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Geno Tilley 860-202-4166
MONTHLY FOOD DRIVE
Knights of Columbus
Michael Blum 860-604-9139
MONTHLY MEATLOAF
Lorraine Stec 860-508-9650
PARISH COUNCIL
Tom Lyons 860-729-8286 PRO-LIFE Ed Gales 860-508-3035
PRAYER SHAWL
Barbara Sutkowski 860-747-8427
Visit www.stpatsfarm.org/ministries
The AmazonSmile Foundation has deposited $108.48 into our
account for activity between October 1st and December 31st.
PLEASE consider switching to
AmazonSmile when you order. This is
free money for the parish.
The Youth and Adult Choirs are always open to new members!
The choirs sing at the 9:30 Mass on Sundays. Both groups are
a fantastic way for you and/or your children to get involved by
singing uplifting music and meeting new people in the parish.
For more information, please see our Director of Music,
Michael Carney, after any Mass or email:
Jesus has declared “the hour is coming in
which all who are in the tombs will hear his
voice and come out.” Jesus calls, “Lazarus,
come out!” You too can offer freedom and
life to those bound in death. Consider
giving life through ministry as a priest or
religious. Contact Fr. Michael Casey,
Director of Vocations, Pastoral Center -
(860) 761-7456, email -
[email protected] or visit the website
hartfordpriest.com.
MINISTRIES’ CORNER
Updated Instructions Regarding the
Coronavirus
from Archbishop Blair
The Archdiocese of Hartford has cancelled all weekday and weekend Masses through April 30, 2020, including funerals.
Parishes will make provisions for their church to be open at some time during the day so that individuals can still come and pray.
All Archdiocesan high schools and parochial schools will be closed through March 31, 2020.
Penance service will continue. Priests are free to live-stream their Masses if
the parish has the ability to do so. Please continue to follow the guidelines as set
forth by the CDC. Thank you for your understanding and coopera-tion.
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7th Annual Grieving Parent Retreat
This event is being rescheduled, however, a new
date has not yet been set. Please contact the
St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church Office at (860)
756-4034 or [email protected].
Non-denominational retreat - No fee to attend
Reason for Hope Young Adult
Conference
In our young adult world, it’s not
hard to find reason to become
anxious about the future: student
loan debt, a culture where rela-
tionships are barely screen-deep,
etc. Is that all our generation will
be known for? Or are we called to hope in something
greater? To hope in Someone greater? On June 13th,
join Crossroads4Christ in finding our Reason for Hope in
the person of Jesus Christ and learn how to share this
Hope with the world. We will have a full day filled with
inspiring keynotes, practical breakout sessions, opportu-
nities for spiritual nourishment, ample time to connect
with other young adults, and amazing entertainment to
cap off the night. Open to all young adults between the
ages of 18-39; scholarships are available! If you are not
a young adult, we invite you to help us share this event
and consider donating a scholarship ticket! Visit
www.crossroadsforchrist.org for more details and regis-
tration. Register now - early bird pricing ends on March
31st. Questions or to find out about giving a scholar-
ship, contact [email protected].
For sponsorship/vendor information, contact sponsor-
[email protected]. We’re ready to find
our reason. Are you?
Registered Nurse position open at Franciscan Home &
Hospice Care. Join the staff of Franciscan Home & Hos-
pice Care, a faith-based home health care agency serv-
ing central CT and located in Meriden. Call Marie Laffin,
RN, Clinical Nurse Supervisor at (203) 238-1441 or visit
the website franciscanhc.org.
Congratulations to the Confirmation Class of 2020!
Front Row From Left: Alexis “Margaret” Anderson, Lillian
“Marie” Taylor, Delaney “Anne” Dopp, Jessica “Jessica” Di-
Tommaso. Center Row: Cameron “John the Baptist” Flan-
ders, Evan “John” Czerwinski, Faith “Margaret” Quercia, Bri-
an “Matthew” Wlodkowski, Catherine “Elizabeth” Newell,
Robert “Maximilian” Klemyk, Maya “Elizabeth” Cosentino,
Alexandria “Caroline” Schipper, Rose “Elizabeth” Raeburn,
Mae “Elizabeth” Abreu, Julie “Agatha” Rose, Ella “Angela Meri-
ci” Ferrari, Javiera “Jeanne” Klenner, Jacqueline “Rose” Wie-
gard, Gianna “Veronica” Carducci, Angelina “Elizabeth” Tal-
bot, Sonali “Teresa” Patel. Back Row: Alexander “Anthony”
Delgado, Dominic “Dominic” Gallo, Joseph “Joseph” Abreu,
Austin “Alexander” Antony, Hayden “Albertus” Carlson, Ben-
jamin “Thomas” Cosentino, Reid “Edward” McMillan, Jack
“George” Castineiras, Colin “Christopher” Tharpe, William
“Sebastian” Koontz, Matthew “Michael” Walker, Thomas
“Damien” Grzywinski, Lachlan “Phillip” Newell, Dylan
“Robert” Pezzino, Patrick “Patrick” Quitter. Please keep
these young adults in your prayers.
Banana Peels and Climate Change:
A Daily Examen for Creation Care
Are you interested in Climate Change?
Do you care about the Earth? And what
about Banana Peels?
Philip Sakimoto, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, Astrophysi-
cist and former Acting Director of NASA’s Space Science Edu-
cation Public Outreach Program and Sister Damien Marie
Savino, FSE, Ph.D., Dean of Science and Sustainability, Aquinas
College, Grand Rapids, Michigan and will present their re-
sponse to Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’: Care for our
Common Home. Their presentation addresses climate
change in light of science and suggests practical steps to in-
crease our personal caring for creation. Friday, April 24th
from 7-8:30pm or Saturday, April 25th from 4-5:30pm. $25.00
(presentation only) and Saturday $35.00 (includes light sup-
per). RSVP: [email protected] or visit flcenter.org for more
information. This event is sponsored by the Franciscan Life
Center.
Northwest Catholic will offer a Pre-High School Place-
ment Test on May 9, 2020. This practice test is for 7th
graders interested in applying to area Catholic high
schools next year. There will be a review session on
April 30th at 6:30pm. For more information and to sign
up, please visit www.northwestcatholic.org/PreHSPT.