Weekends

Saturday Vigil – 5:00 p.m.

Brazilian Mass – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday – 7:30, 9:00 Children’s Liturgy and Choir,

10:30 a.m. with Adult Choir and 12:00 N

Spanish Mass – 5:00 p.m.

Brazilian Mass – 7:30 p.m.

Weekdays

Monday through Saturday - 7:30 a.m.

Monday through Friday -12:10 Noon

(HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE)

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

Saturday - 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

and by appointment

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

Couples planning to be married must begin to make ar-

rangements at least 8 months prior to their wedding date

by contacting the Rectory.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Attendance at pre-Baptism class is required before the

Sacrament is celebrated. Classes are held on the second

Sunday of the month at 1:15 p.m. in the Rectory. Please

pre-register by calling 203-743-2707. Baptisms will

take place every Sunday at 1:15 p.m. except the second

Sunday of the month.

PASTORAL STAFF

Rev. Gregg D. Mecca, Pastor

Rev. Bernardo C. Rodriguez, Parochial Vicar

Rev. Paul Merry, In Residence

Rev. David J. Riley, In Residence

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - MONDAY through FRIDAY

104 Main Street, Danbury, CT

OFFICE NUMBERS

Phone: 203-743-2707 and Fax: 203-794-1928

Email Address - office@stpeterdanb.org

Website - www.stpeterdanb.org

PARISH STAFF

Dr. Glen Segger, Music Minister

gsegger@stpeterdanb.org

Dr. Nancy Engel, Children’s Choir - 914-741-1670

LATINO COMMUNITY

Rev. Bernardo Rodriguez—203-695-7665

QUASI PARISH OF

OUR LADY OF APARECIDA

Rev. Leonel S. Medeiros,

Episcopal Vicar for Brazilians

203-730-9071

SAINT PETER SCHOOL OFFICE

Mary Lou Torre — Principal - 203-748-2895

School Fax: 203-748-5684

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND FORMATION

Barbara Siano—Director of Religious Education K - 8

203-743-1048 or stpeterfuture@stpeterdanb.org

YOUTH MINISTRY

Michael Falbo—Youth Group Director

203-743-1048 or ygstpeter@gmail.com

Chairman of Parish Council – Fred Visconti – 203-744-2311

Chairman of Finance – Arthur Mannion - 203-733-0183

Homebound Ministry– Sr. Mary Bernard Wiecezak, CSFN

203-743-2707, Ext. 22

Saint Peter Church, Danbury, CT

Come, Holy Spirit.

ST. PETER PARISH DANBURY, CT

Our weekly goal ………………………………………..$ 10,500

SACRIFICIAL GIVING—May 24, 2020………..……$ 2,042

Online-Giving—May 24, 2020 ………………………...$ 4,100

Shortfall………………………………………………....$ 4,358

Thank you for your support. Father Mecca

Please remember St. Peter Parish when preparing

your will. A legacy to the church eases your tax bur-

den and helps continue the good works of our parish.

The Bishop has given us clearance to resume

Mass indoors beginning the weekend of June

13/14, if we can prepare ourselves in time,

but no later than the weekend of June 27/28. Since I have

not had enough time to process all the information, and

evaluate how long it will take to meet the 21 item checklist

required for opening, and coordinate with Fr. Leonel and

the quasi-parish, I will announce next week when our parish

will begin Masses. At the same time that we begin Sunday

Mass, we will resume weekday Masses, funeral Masses,

and weddings. There are a tremendous number of things to

have in place before we can celebrate public Mass, includ-

ing a reservation system (so that we don’t exceed the num-

ber of people allowed and are not forced to turn people

away) and the enlisting of teams of volunteers at each Mass

to check people in, lead them to seats, and sanitize at the

conclusion of Mass. As you can imagine these steps are

only a portion of the details we must work out. By next

week I will have a clearer idea of where we stand and an-

nounce our return via our streamed Mass, bulletin, and web-

site. As they say, stay tuned. Again, if you are comfortable

with being present at Mass (and younger than 65), I would

appreciate your help on weekends. For our parishioners

who will opt to remain at home for a while longer, we will

continue to live stream of at 10:30.

I wrote last week about how we picked up on our

parish-quasi-parish collaborative meetings and the progress

to date. We received an email this past week with our next

date with the Bishop. On June 8 we will have our next

zoom meeting at which time we will iron out the financial

relationship between the two of us. That will be the very

last piece of the puzzle and then the Agreement can be writ-

ten and presented for approval by each council and the Dio-

cese. On July 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year, the

Agreement will go into effect.

Let me continue to announce that the Mass book for

the remainder of this year is now open. We cannot reach all

the parishioners as we normally would do, so I don’t know

how well the word is out. No change is taking place with

our Mass schedule, so we can now accept intentions. You

may call the office or email your requests to of-

fice@stpeterdanb.org. Many people have waited patiently.

We are ready to assist you with Masses for loved ones.

Our parish family experiences many deaths and we

acknowledge the passing of our parishioners in the bulletin

and pray for the repose of their souls at Mass. I do not

write about the deceased in my column, but today I want to

mention the passing of Sister Helen Blodgett, SCN who

was born and raised at St. Peter Parish. She is the sister of

Ruth Blodgett. As a child, Helen was baptized here and

attended our school. She went on to Immaculate High and

was a member of the first graduating class in 1966. From

here she went to Spaulding College in Nazareth, Kentucky

where she came into contact with the Sisters of Charity of

Nazareth. Attracted to them and to their charism, Helen

entered the community. Sister Helen spent the majority of

30 SAT 5:00 PM † Gloria Bucci

7:30 PM Brazilian Mass

31 SUN 7:30 AM Our Parishioners

9:00 AM † Jeanne Mulvihill

10:30 AM † Elvis Ariel Novas

12:00 N † Alice Myers

5:00 PM Spanish Mass

7:30 PM Brazilian Mass

1 MON Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church

7:30 AM † James Walsh

12:10 N † Souls in Purgatory

2 TUE Sts. Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs

7:30 AM † Mary and Thomas Dyer and Family

12:10 N † The Lindauer Family

3 WED St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs

7:30 AM † J. Raymond Ward

12:10 N † Souls in Purgatory

4 THU 7:30 AM † Jeanne Mulvihill

12:10 N † Jean Mink

5 FRI St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr

7:30 AM † Bernadette Ward Schullery

12:10 N † Mary and John Gervasoni

6 SAT St. Norbert, Bishop

7:30 AM † Winifred Manton

5:00 PM † Carl Magersuppe

7:30 PM Brazilian Mass

7 SUN 7:30 AM † Rev. James Dennis

9:00 AM Our Parishioners

10:30 AM † Peter Chan and Peter Son Shan

12:00 N † Than and Lanh Nguyen

5:00 PM Spanish Mass

7:30 PM Brazilian Mass

On the weekend, if the intention of the Mass is yours,

please see an usher about bringing up the gifts.

MAY/JUNE

KINDLY REMEMBER THE SICK OF THE PARISH

Daniel Alvarez Richard Botelho Marie Carroll Nubia Dekker

Lissette Delgado Kathleen Fitzsimmons Elizabeth Ianelli

Neil Kochan Luba Krumseyn Teddy Marchione

Christopher McLaughlin Rev. Paul Merry Joseph O’Donnell

Patrick Ruth Ann S. Gerardo Saquinaula Rick Sarcia

Kenneth Towery Elias Warchak

PENTECOST SUNDAY

***SAINT PETER SCHOOL NEWS***

We are having so much fun having our students

and sometimes staff lead morning prayer! This

past week Fr. Mecca also had a turn! The stu-

dents loved his message about the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Our staff and students continue to thrive with emergency

remote learning practices. School may have closed, but

learning continues to grow!

Please be sure to follow St. Peter School on Twitter and

Facebook to keep up with the latest news.

Pope Francis explains the gift of wisdom best: “it is the

grace of being able to see everything with the eyes of God.”

—-Mary Lou Torre, Principal

ST. PETER YOUTH GROUPS

YouTube Channel Please check out our YouTube channel St. Peter Youth Group for weekly videos of prayer and reflection!

Zoom Meetings The youth groups will continue to meet via ZOOM, a plat-form where teens can virtually engage one another and play games, as a way to stay connected to the parish and be engaged in their spiritual lives.

—-Michael Falbo, Director of Youth Ministry ygstpeter@gmail.coom

First Communion Date—July 11,

2020—-In accordance with the state

and Bishop Caggiano’s plans to return to normal practices

we are planning for the First Communion Masses to take

place on Saturday July 11. Please visit the parish website

for additional information and the online First Communion

Home Retreat. All students are required to email their final

project to stpeterfuture@stpeterdanb.org . We look forward

to receiving completed projects.

Registration 2020/2021

For complete details, visit the St. Peter website at stpeter-

danb.org. Go to Faith Formation and click on ―Religious

Education Registration‖ for all details. There will be no in

person registration times in the office. All registration forms

must be mailed.

My Catholic Faith Delivered

Students who are using MyCatholicFaithDelivered.com

please remember that you must complete up to chapter 20.

Letters were mailed last week to students who need to com-

plete their work.

Once you have completed the chapters you will receive a

final assessment that must be emailed to stpeterfu-

ture@stpeterdanb.org by June 10. Advancement to the next

grade will be based on your Mass attendance, class atten-

dance and midterm grade (prior to the closure) and the

chapters you have adequately completed.

Stay Well and Prayerful!

—-Barbara Siano, Director of Religious Education

We offer our condolences to the families of

Sr. Helen Blodgett

Elsie Paquette

who passed away last week.

her ministry in social services, and as a mental health and

substance abuse counselor in Philadelphia. She attended St.

Patrick Church in Philadelphia and served there in ministry

positions as well. Sister Helen died unexpectedly here

while visiting Ruth. I conducted her graveside ceremony

on Thursday at St. Peter Cemetery where she was buried

with her parents and family members. I do not know how

many St. Peter parishioners gave their lives in service to

Christ in His Church, but I know this one. We thank God

for one of our own, for her witness to the love of God and

her service to His children broken and bruised. May God

grant her eternal rest.

—-Fr. Mecca

COMUNIDAD HISPANA SAN PEDRO

Celebramos la fiesta de Pentecostés. Es el regalo de la

Sabiduría de Dios y el nacimiento de nuestra Iglesia. La

presencia del Espíritu Santo es la presencia de Dios entre

nosotros con toda su fuerza para nuestra santificación.

No pensemos que Pentecostés es sólo un día de fiesta. Cada

día acudamos al Espíritu Santo para que nos ilumine, nos

guie y nos santifique.

Por otro lado, amemos y respetemos a nuestra Iglesia. Ella

es la Madre que nos ha iniciado con el Bautismo, nos ha

formado con la catequesis y en sus brazos hemos ido creci-

endo en la fe. Es fácil criticarla y más a nuestra jerarquía.

Todos somos Iglesia y es nuestro pecado quien la afea, así

como de todos los cristianos. Recordemos que estamos en-

viados a anunciar la Salvación de Ntro. Señor y su Evan-

gelio.

Dios los bendiga, hermanos.

COMMUNITY CONCERNS COMMITTEE—-would

like to thank all those who continue to contribute to the

Good Samaritan Fund. We are able to pay rent for four

families and purchase grocery store cards for the past two

months for those unemployed within our parish. Thank

you.