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The Sacrament of Confirmation took place yesterday,

Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 11AM with Archbishop Daniel A. Cronin.

We congratulate and wish our seventy five young people all of God’s blessings.

“For I am convinced… nothing will be able to separate us from the love

of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38

Third Sunday of Lent, March 24, 2019

Andrew Paul Allegrini

Alexie Teresa Armour

Brandon Sebastian Baglan

Emily Jeanne Bolduc

Tyler Matthew Bonet

Thomas Sebastian Brescia

Adriana Teresa Bryant

Lyndsey Rose Callahan

Grace Cecilia Canepari

Kelly Seraphina Chmielewski

Emily Lucy Chojnicki

Jason John Concatelli

Aidan Joseph Corriveau

Samuel Sebastian Davies

Nicole Catherine DeBlasio

Jason Benedict Dela Cruz

John Christopher Drozd

Emilia Lucia Dugas

Ashley Gabriella Farinella

John John Freitas

Brianna Angela Frisbie

Alexi Gianna Gallicchio

Ryan Albert Ganley

Olivia Catherine Gentile

John Patrick Gieras

Sophia Katharine Giguere

Adam Joseph Gionfriddo

Jacob Anthony Gionfriddo

Allison Katharine Goegel

Grace Madeleine Gunning

Aiden Francis Hasson

Luca Thomas Hedstrom

Alexander Alexander Kulowski

Andrew Andrew Kulowski

James Paul Lapierre

Eliana Isabelle Maldonado

Grace Elizabeth Mangiafico

Nicholas Paul Marchetti

Katey Patricia Markiewicz

Vincent Joseph Martocchio

Paul Luke Misko

Nora Elizabeth Mohan

Julian Sebastian Mulero

Olivia Agatha Mullings

Sarah Mary Ann Nadratowski

Abigail Abigail Nenna

Jackson Thomas Nyez

Joseph Anthony Petronio

Rebecca Rose Redman

Elias Matthew Roberts

David David Robinson

Emily Abigail Rogalski

Francis Francis Rona

Christina Philomena Sabatelli

Veronica Teresa Sadil

Kayleigh Teresa Sanchez

Jezabeth Teresa Santic

Alexis Catherine Santo

Michael Paul Santoro

Christopher Finian Sienko

Caitlyn Catherine Smith

Kyle Patrick Such

Tymothy Sebastian Sullivan

Daniel Daniel Sykulski

Gabriela Elizabeth Targonska

Sean Patrick Tharaldson

James Patrick Thibeault

Tori Gianna Tolisano

Mia Catherine Vendetti

Kylie Vitus Walsh

Ashley Maria York

Edward Peter Taber

Wesley Boniface Harris

Abigail Francis Calfe

Gabriella Jerome Calfe

600 Annunciation Parish

Parish Priests

Rev. Shawn Daly, Pastor

[email protected]

Rev. Joshua R. Wilbur, Parochial Vicar

[email protected]

Rev. Lawrence Bock, Senior Priest

Msgr. James Kinnane, In Residence

Deacons

James Tanguay, Pastoral Associate

[email protected]

James Blanchette

Michael J. O’Toole, Senior Deacon

Bruce Thompson, Senior Deacon

Music Ministry

Elizabeth Trainer Famularo

Saint Mary Church, Director of Music [email protected]

David Dyson

Church of the Holy Spirit, Director of Music [email protected]

Rectory Office Information

Mary DesRoches

Saint Mary Church, Secretary [email protected] Phone: 860-666-1591, ext. 2

Kimberly Marchetti

Church of the Holy Spirit, Secretary

[email protected]

Phone: 860-666-5671

Rectory Office Information, cont’d.

Kristyn Figbie, Office Manager

[email protected]

Phone: (860) 666-1591 ext. 4

Nancy Samulenas, Business Manager

[email protected]

Phone: (860) 666-1591 ext. 5

Religious Education Office

Susan Skipp, Director of Religious Education

[email protected]

Phone: (860) 666-3562

Terri Hermann, Coordinator of Religious Education

[email protected]

Phone: (860) 666-3562

Sacramental Ministries

Baptism

To schedule a Baptism, please contact the rectory for an

initial meeting and a parent preparation session.

Marriage

Please call the rectory at least six months in advance.

Couples meet with the priest for an initial pastoral

conversation before a wedding date can be set. Please do

not make other plans until a date has been confirmed with

your parish.

For the Sick

We are happy to visit with the homebound. If you or a

loved one would like a home visit, Holy Communion or

the Anointing of the Sick, please contact the rectory office.


Welcome To Annunciation Parish, The Roman Catholic Community of Newington

Whether you are a long-time parishioner, a returning parishioner, a new parishioner, or a visitor, welcome to our

community. We are glad that you are here and hope that you feel at home. If you are not already a member of our

parish, please consider joining us. If you are a member of our parish already, please consider joining one of our

ministries.

The Catholic Church welcomes new members of all ages. Children are welcomed into our faith through the

sacrament of Baptism. Adults can either join our faith, or complete their sacraments of initiation through our

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) or our Adult Confirmation program. If you are interested in any of

these programs, please contact Deacon Jim Tanguay at [email protected] or call

(860) 666-1591, ext. 3.

mailto:[email protected]


Annunciation Parish

Soup & Bread and Stations will alternate between

both churches.

March 29: Holy Spirit Church hosted by Women’s Guild

April 5: Saint Mary Church hosted by Music Ministry

April 12: Holy Spirit hosted by Parish Council

The Holy Spirit Contemporary

Choir will present

The Seven Last Words Of Christ

on Good Friday, April 19th,

at 7:00pm at Holy Spirit Church.

This prayer service will be held in the

church, and will include meditative

music and scripture readings

punctuated by moments of silence

for personal reflection and prayer.

All are welcome to attend.

Tom Tallard, Holy Spirit

Contemporary Choir Director

All families are invited to participate in upcoming

CHILDREN’S MASSES

FEATURING:

*Engaging, interactive homilies directed to the chil-

dren, who are invited to join the homilist on the altar.

*Fun and uplifting music by the Cherubim Choir,

our church’s children’s choir for youth ages 7-12.

*Youth readers, ushers, altar servers…

all of the volunteers for the mass are children!

SPRING CHILDREN’S MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday, March 31@ 11:30 a.m, St. Mary Church

Sunday, May 19@ 11:30 a.m., St. Mary Church

Would you like your child to participate

in a Children’s Mass in 2019?

ALL Annunciation children are welcome!

Contact Deacon Jim Tanguay for Readers/Ushers/Altar Servers

[email protected] (860) 666-1591 ext. 3

Contact Elizabeth Famularo,

Saint Mary Director of Music, Cherubim Choir

[email protected]

(860) 666-1591 ext. 6


Annunciation Parish

Saint Mary Church

Saturday, March 23rd

4:00pm Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Letizio

By their Daughter

Sunday, March 24th

8:00am Richard Coppa, By the Family

10:00am Maria Costanzi, By her Sister

and Family

11:30am Sebastiano Vittorio Buccilli

By his Wife and Family

Saturday, March 30th

4:00pm Maria & Francesca Mucciacciaro

By Anna Gugliotti

Sunday, March 31st

8:00am Gertrude & Charles Jones

By Daughter, Margaret Pelletier

10:00am Zygmunt, Wladyslaw, & Joseph

Lacic, By the Family

11:30am Janinia & Jozef Ziewacz

By Daughter and Family

Church of the Holy Spirit

Saturday, March 23rd

9:00am Normand Hebert 30th Anniversary,

By His wife and family

4:00pm Dominic Cantafi, and Donald &

Concetta Cantafi, By Elizabeth Cantafi

Sunday, March 24th

7:30am Deceased Members of the Norris

& Henry Families, By the Norris Family

9:30am Brendan Helberg, By his Family

12:00pm Francis Frascarelli,

17th Anniversary, By the Family

Monday, March 25th

9:00am Mathew Chacko

By his Brother, Christopher

Tuesday, March 26th

9:00am Burton E. Callahan, Jr., 9th year

Anniversary, By the Family

Wednesday, March 27th

9:00am Rev. Joseph Lapenta

By Rocco Lapenta

Thursday, March 28th

9:00am Evelyn Forauer, By the

Annunciation Women’s Guild

Friday, March 29th

9:00am James Zocco

By Francesa & Cara Adrina

Saturday, March 30th

9:00am Rosina Errica, by Son & Family

4:00pm Normand Hebert

By his Wife & Family

Sunday, March 31st

7:30am Alma Farley, By the

Boutruczyk Family

9:30am Theresa Kozikowski,

13th Anniversary, by the Family

12:00pm Richard C. Tinto, 18th

Anniversary, By his Wife & Family

In Loving Memory

We pray for:

Mitchell P. Gajek

Betty L. Galanis

Louis W. Garibaldi

Sr. Nancy McNamara

And for the consolation of their

family & friends.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord;

let your light shine upon them.

THE SANCTUARY LAMP IS LIT AT CHURCH

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

March 30—April 6

In Memory of the

Gallicchio & Lapenta Families

By Rocco Lapenta

Due to publisher deadlines,

please submit your Easter

Flower Offering Envelopes

by March 31st, to ensure your loved ones names

are published in the annual Easter Memorial list.



Every Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday during

Lent, Fr. Matt Gworek of the Archdiocese of

Hartford will share a video to help guide your

Lenten journey by discussing the Mass

readings of the day and explaining what

Jesus is really trying to teach us.

These videos are posted to the

Archdiocesan Facebook and YouTube pages.

The Archbishops Annual Appeal

In just a few short weeks, our parish has raised $ $ 54,854 for the 2019 Archbishop’s

Annual Appeal. The Archbishop’s Annual Appeal supports many important ministries

and programs. Gifts are allocated towards religious education programs, youth

ministries, local charities, the education of our seminarians, our retired clergy, our Catholic

schools, and the many ministries provided by the Archdiocese. If you have not made a gift,

please prayerfully consider making a pledge or one-time gift. Join us, your parish community,

and Sharing the Joy of the Gospel for Generations, by sharing your blessings.

All funds contributed to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal are used exclusively for the purposes

outlined in the Appeal literature, which can be found at:

https://archdioceseofhartford.org/aaa-2019-last-years-appeal-impact/.

No Appeal funds are ever used for legal fees or settlements.

St. Padre Pio First Saturday Mass

The Mary Queen of the

Holy Apostles

St. Padre Pio Prayer Group will hold:

First Saturday Mass at 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, April 6, 2019 at

Queen of the Holy Apostles Chapel,

33 Prospect Hill Road, Cromwell, CT

Mass will include Rosary & Benediction.

Followed by coffee & fellowship.

*NEXT MASS SEPTEMBER 7th, 2019

AFTER BREAK**

Mar. 24th – Third Sunday of Lent

The Lord is kind and merciful, and calls us to

proclaim his name. He watches over us like

the gardener in the parable of the fig tree.

He knows that it takes several years for a

tree to bear fruit.

If you are being called to bear fruit as a

priest or religious, call Fr. Michael Casey,

Director of Vocations, Pastoral Center,

860-761-7456, email [email protected]

or visit the web at www.hartfordpriest.com.

https://facebook.com/ArchdioceseofHartfordhttps://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions/UCJkcbvw3C-IeH3maqNOvYJA


Annunciation Parish

Annunciation Parish Calendar

Coffee & Doughnuts are available

following the 7:30am & 9:30am

Masses @ Holy Spirit Church Hall.

Holy Hour Tuesdays, 6:00 - 7:00 pm, H/S

Join us for this “mid-week check - in with the

Lord,” either for the whole hour, or for as

much time as you are able to give.

Monday, March 25 @ 6:00 - 7:00pm, H/S

Confessions at Holy Spirit.

Friday, March 29 @ 6:00/7:00 pm, H/S

6:00 PM Lenten Soup & Bread Dinner, H/S Hall.

7:00 PM Stations of the Cross, H/S Church.

Friday, April 5 @ 6:00/7:00 pm, S/M

6:00 PM Lenten Soup & Bread Dinner, S/M Hall.

7:00 PM Stations of the Cross, S/M Church.

Saturday - Sunday, April 6 & 7

Newington Food Pantry Collection

Donations of non-perishable items may be left

at the Main Entrance of both Churches

Sunday, April 7, 10:45 am, S/M Hall

Annunciation Women’s Guild Communion

Breakfast. $14 per person.

Tuesday, April 9 @ 7:00 pm, S/M

Prayer Shawl Ministry, Lower Rectory.

Wednesday, April 10 @7:00 pm, S/M

Men’s Club Meeting.

Sunday, April 14 @ 8:00-11:30am, H/S

K of C Palm Sunday Breakfast, Church Hall.

ASSEMBLY

#133

PALM SUNDAY BREAKFAST

April 14th

8:00am to 11:30am

Please join Annunciation Parish and Newington Knights of Columbus at

Holy Spirit Hall before or after Mass for:

Scrambled eggs, pancakes, ham, sausage links, home fries, danish, orange juice,

coffee and tea.

COST: $8 for adults

$4 for children / 5 - 12 years old

Free for children under 5 years old

Proceeds to Capital Improvement Fund of

Annunciation Parish

COMMUNION BREAKFAST

The Annunciation Women's Guild will hold their Communion

Breakfast on Sunday, April 7th, in Saint Mary Church Hall following the 10:00am Mass. Members are asked to gather in the baptistry at 9:45 am, and will enter the church and be seated as a group. The breakfast will be catered by All Occasions.

The cost is $14 per person. Please make your check out to "Annunciation Women's Guild and place it in a separate plain envelope labeled "Annunciation Women's Guild, Attention: Marie DaMotta," and place it in a collection basket at any Mass.

The deadline to respond is April 1st.

Annunciation Parish Collection

For The Week of March 16/17, 2019

Total Weekly Amount: $ 15,392

FOC/HVAC PARISH FUNDS: $ 3,410

Total On-Line Giving Amount: $ 2,944

Total Combined Amount: $ 21,746

We are grateful to all who continue to

support Annunciation Parish by your

prayers and financial contributions.

LENT and CRS RICE BOWL 2019

Lent is a 40 day journey of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Each day during Lent, we have the

opportunity to be inspired by the stories of people and communities from around the world and to take time to set aside a little bit of ourselves to help

those in need.

Please take a CRS Rice Bowl at the church entrance and return your donations to the offertory collection basket by Palm Sunday, April 14, 2019.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.


Ronald Albert

MaryBeth Aparo

Stephen Bailen Jr.

Elsa Batista-Yzaguirre

Lana Bargnesi

Phyllis Battisti

Cecile Berube

Jay & Dawn Bis

Kyle Bloom

John Boccaccio

Fr. Lawrence Bock

Marsha Liss Bolas

Gea Boucher

George Boulia

Anne Brett

Gregory Browne

Victoria Bullock

Mark Butler

Janice Butterfield

MaryAnn Cahoon

Rena Calcaterra

Eileen Carey

Peter Carey

Cecile Carroll

Dorothy Carso

Vincent Catania

Anthony Caccavale

Robert Caccavale

Carmelo Catania

Richard Clarkin

Elizabeth Concannon

Jerry Crawford

Randy D’Amato

Bonnie Decordova

James Denno

Conrad DesJardins

Tom & Marilyn DeWolf

Stephanie S. DiVito

Charles Donnelli

Baby Emma

Sr. Francine

Jimmy Fuska

Thomas Gallant

Joseph Giguere

Carmella Giovannucci

Alan Godbout

B. Gail Gregory

Joseph Guillette

Cecelia Guyan

Karen Hayduski

Janet Hebert

Joanne Heckman

Ronald Hirschthal

Neil R. Hogan

Marion Humphrey

Jason I.

Beverly & Mike Iskra

Julianne Jascowski

William Jameson

Philip Jarvis

Alice C. Jones

Sarah Jones

Carol Jordan

William Jordan

Judy

Nan Kennedy

Lorraine Kulac

James Levesque

Karen Levesque

Yvette Levesque

Robert & Marie Levesque

Jeffrey Lombardo

Lucia Lorusso

Rosemarie Manente

Mary Manochi

Eleanore Marchand

John Mauceri

Janina Mazan

Susan McCarthy

Mary Ann McCusker

Ryan Moran

Tim Murphy

Bernice Napierski

Faith O’Keefe

Jean O’Keefe

Judith O’Neil

Emily Ouellet

Earl Owens

Jessica Palmer

Francis Patnoe

Lou Pelletier

Jacquelyn Pellegrini

John Piotrowski

Luz Ponce

Aldina Portal

Jane Pulcini

Barbara Vernile Primeau

MaryAnn Rashaw

Carolyn Record

Donald Reney

Louise Roberts

Denise Rodzen

Carlos & Iris Rodrigues

Mark Russek

Sondra Sanford

Janet Schaeffer

Robert Silvia

Nicole Stanhope

Bailey Stine

Marie Stover

Amy Sullivan

Carol Sweet

Nathan Thomsen

Richard Torrey

Theresa & Wayne Urbanski

Stacy V.

Michael & Patricia Valcko

Cindy Violette

John Webster

Marta Weingartner

Paulette M. Wright

Mark Yaglowski

Dolores Zlotkowski

Recent additions

are in BOLD type.

Let Us Pray For Those Who Are Sick...

May they feel the healing touch of the Lord, especially:


† Readings for the Week – March 24, 2019

Monday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38

Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc, 8-9; Mt 18:21-35

Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19

Thursday: Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Lk 11:14-23

Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34

Saturday: Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab; Lk 18:9-14

Sunday: Jos 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; 2 Cor 5:17-21; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32


Annunciation Parish

Religious Education for March 24, 2019

Classes meet today, Sunday, March 24, 2019 from 8:45AM – 9:45AM at JWMS.

Grades 7 – 9 meet this week as scheduled.

Grade 5 Reconciliation is Monday, March 25th at 7PM in church. All 5th Grade students

should attend and sit with their class.

“Bunnies for Hunnies”

Julianna & Elaina Vass are CCSU students and are Holy Spirit Church / Annunciation parish

members and made their sacraments here.

For the past three years they have collected new stuffed animal bunnies for children in need for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC), Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, various Shelters and for the Prudence Crandall Center in New Britain. Last year they collected

over 1000 bunnies.

Please consider donating a new bunny (stuffed animal) to provide comfort, strength and a

smile for so many children who face difficult journeys every day.

Donation boxes will be located in the front & driveway side entrances of the church on Saturday, March 30th and Sunday, March 31st. Donation boxes will also be at JWMS on

Sunday as well. Thank you in advance for your continued generosity.

Calling the Class of 2023 students and the Class of 2022 transfer students! St. Paul Catholic High School has become the choice for more and more families for a truly great

Catholic education experience!

On Saturday, March 30 at 8:00am St. Paul will host a Spring Placement Exam for prospective

students who would like to attend in the

2019-2020 school year.

You may register online at www.spchs.com/placement-exam-registration.

Pre-registration for these events is suggested but

walk-ins will be accepted.

If you have any questions, please call or email the Admissions office at 860-584-0911 or

[email protected].

Corpus Christi School

Are you considering making a change in regards to your child’s education?

Would your child benefit from: ~ smaller class size to facilitate personalized instruction?

~ a supportive & nurturing community of families & educators?

~ advanced technology assimilated into the curriculum?

If so, please join us for an Open House on Tuesday evening, April 2nd from 6:00 – 7:30 P.M at Corpus Christi School, 581 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield. The school encompasses

PreK3 through 8th grade. For more information, please visit our website:

https://corpuschristischoolct.org or contact the school office at (860) 529-5487.

http://www.spchs.com/placement-exam-registrationhttp://www.spchs.com/placement-exam-registrationhttps://corpuschristischoolct.org


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Annunciation Parish - Exciting - Bus - Trips!!

Thursday, June 27 - A Bronx Tale” @

the SHUBERT THEATRE

in New Haven, with a private reception in their

Mezzanine Lounge. Reception includes hors

d’oeuvres with wine, beer, champagne, soft drinks.

Front Mezz Tickets - $175

Saturday, July 27 - Yankees vs Red Sox @

Fenway Park - Don’t wait too long - always a

sell-out. $139

Thursday, August 8 - Lobster Cruise in

Gloucester and shopping time in

Rockport. Tickets will go fast.

Sunday, September 15 - Magnanini Winery in

Wallkill, NY Wine Tasting and Dinner

accompanied by LIVE accordion music and

dancing.

For more information and reservations,

call John Rocco @ 860-666-5061

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