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Baptisms: Couples requesting Baptism for their children must be registered in the parish and attend one Baptism Preparation class. Baptisms are at SSPP on the 1st and 3rd Sunday or by appt. at St. Leo the Great. Call the parish office to schedule.

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Dear Parishioners,

Soon it will be the month of May—dedicated to our Blessed Mother Mary. It is a great time of the year for so many reasons, especially for our new parish as we celebrate our new patronal feast day in honor of Mary as Mother of the Church. (Details elsewhere in the bulletin.)

During May, at both our churches we will have statues of Our Blessed Mother Mary placed prominently within the sanctuary with a basket nearby for our own personal prayer intentions to be offered—all leading into the special Holy Hour and Communal Rosary on May 21st with Archbishop Blair leading our entire parish family.

Pope Francis has a tremendous devotion to Mary, and by his example, we too can grow ever closer to her. Like any good mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary watches over, protects, and instructs her children. This is done with great love and faith. Pope Francis has entrusted his pontificate to her heavenly maternal care, and we will do the same for our parish on our upcoming feast day.

All the way—to God’s embrace.

Sincerely,

Father Lavorgna

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Observances for the Week of April 29, 2018 �

Sunday: 5th Sunday of Easter Monday: St. Pius V, Pope

Tuesday: St. Joseph the Worker Wednesday: St. Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor of the

Church Thursday: Sts. Philip and James, Apostles; National Day

of Prayer Saturday: Cinco de Mayo

Next Sunday: 6th Sunday of Easter

Please remember in your prayers the deceased members

of the Parish, especially, Isabella Berdan

OnLIne Giving

How does My E offering Help?

Online giving is the future. In the lifetime of our young people, we

will see electronic payments overshadow traditional methods of paper payments. In order to position our-selves to continue doing the work of God in the future and to make it as convenient as possible to be a cheerful giver to God’s work, we have decided to offer online giving to you. In addition to easier access to giving and more engagement with young stewards, online offering has many benefits for the church. It allows us to more easily track contributions for budgeting. It saves us from manually tracking those contributions every week. It saves from large fees on check processing and allows us to more accurately forecast expenditures and needs. HOW DO I SIGN UP? Signing Up is as simple as going to our church web-site (shortly - not just yet ) and clicking on the link that we will have set up. The instruction are simple and you can start giving on line!!! We are just a week or so away..stay tuned.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry is always welcoming new members. We are adjusting our meeting times as follows:

2nd and 4th Monday AFTERNOON: 2:00-4:00PM 1st and 3rd TUESDAY EVENINGS: 7:00-9:00PM Meetings are held in St. Leo’s Guild Hall, handicap

accessible.

We would also like to thank those who have made and continue to support our ministry with donations of yarn.

Call Mary—203-757-4705 or Terry at 203-574-0519 for more information.

SETBACK TOURNAMENT

The next Setback Tournament will be held on Friday, May 11, 2017 at 7:00PM at St. Leo the Great Church Hall. Cost is $15.00. All are welcome!

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The next Men’s club meeting is Tuesday May 2nd at 7:00pm at St. Leo the Great Campus.

All men are welcome to join us!

APRIL 29, 2018 WATERBURY

Mary, Mother of the Church

Collection for Sunday, April 22, 2018 was $6113.00 for the regular collection and $102.00 for the

monthly collection.

We thank your for your continued generosity and support of our parish!

God, show me one way in this Mass I can become a better version of

myself this week!

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

How do I think God will prune my branch of the vine? What part of me is withered and should be

burned? What part of me is bearing the most fruit? How can I make the vine stronger and healthier?

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The next Bereavement meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 9th at 4:00PM at St. Leo the Great Church. All are welcome.

Thank you to the parish families who have made a gift or pledge commitment to the 2018 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. If you have not yet had the opportunity, please consider prayerfully supporting the many “Good Works” of the Archdiocese. Every gift will be gratefully received and sincerely appreciated.

If you live in me and my words stay part of you, you may ask what you will and it will be done for you. Pray for an increase in vocations to

priesthood and religious life. To discern a vocation to priesthood or religious life, call Fr. Michael Casey, Director of Vocations, Archdiocesan Pastoral Center, Tel. 860-761-7457, e-mail vocations@aohct.org or visit the web at www.hartfordpriest.com.

Boy Scout Troop 302 sponsored by WARC is having their annual Ziti Dinner on May 19, 2018 from 3:00-7:00pm at WARC. Tickets are $10.00 per person, and will be on sale after all the Masses on April 28th and 29th at both SS. Peter and Paul Campus and St. Leo the Great Campus. Any questions, please call Mark 203-574-2688.

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Like the vine grower in today’s gospel, parents must “prune and cleanse” the branches in their family if their children are going to be rooted. Discipline, limits and setting goals are a necessary part of parenting so our children will grow and “bear fruit.”

PARISH WEB-SITE

Just a reminder that we have a beautiful parish web-site with lots of info about our

church & programs. mmcparish.com

JAMES PELLETIER & FRIENDS

OLD TIME FIDDLING AND

COUNTRY MUSIC JAM

DATE: Friday, May 18, 2018 TIME: 6:30PM

LOCATION: St. Leo the Great Guild Hall

14 Bentwood Drive, Waterbury DONATION: $5.00

Refreshments available. Fun for whole family! Further information: 203-879-6761

Fundraiser for Relay for Life in

Memory of

Janice “Jay” Hespelt

8th Annual Blackies Hot Dog

Fundraiser 2200 Waterbury Road, Cheshire, CT

Friday, May 18, 2018 from 4:00-8:00 pm

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

SS. Peter and Paul Church

Saturday, April 28th 4:00pm JoAnn Palumbo—Memorial (Linda, Selim & Bridget Noujaim) Sunday, April 29th 8:00am James Daddona—Birthday Remembrance (Wife & Family) 11:30am Walter Horzepa—8th Anniversary (Wife & Family) Monday, April 30th 7:30am Antonio Calo—Memorial (Family) Tuesday, May 1st 7:30am Belle Kenny Carlin—1 Month’s Mind (Diane Colangelo) Friday, May 4th 7:30am Lucy M. Cashman—16th Anniversary (Husband, Dan) Saturday, May 5th

4:00pm Joseph & Elizabeth Bowey— Remembrance (Family) Sunday, May 6th 8:00am Deceased Members of the Madonna Guild 11:30am Frank Rafferty—3rd Anniversary (Family)

St. Leo the Great Church

Saturday, April 28th 4:00pm AnnMarie Carnemolla - Birthday Rembrance Sunday, April 29th

9:30am Dorothy Roy—3rd Anniversary (Family) Wednesday, May 2nd

8:00am Thomas Barrett—Memorial (Wife & Family) Saturday, May 5th 4:00pm Audry Darroch—Memorial (Ceil Charpentier) Sunday, May 6th 9:30am James Stanley Jr.—3rd Anniversary (Family)

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The Sanctuary Lamp for St. Leo the

Great will burn this week for:

Alexine Grossenbach and Adele Muckle

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The Sanctuary Lamp at SS. Peter & Paul will burn this week

for:

Joseph Green

SPONSOR OF THE WEEK

THE PINE GROVE

CEMETERY ASSOCIATION,

INC. AND CREMATORY

NEED PRAYERS ?

The Prayer Line of Mary, Mother of the Church Parish is reached by calling

Grace at 203-753-0518.

Readings for the Week of April 29, 2018 Sunday: Acts 9:26-31/Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31 -32 [26a]/1 Jn 3:18-24/Jn 15:1-8 Monday: Acts 14:5-18/Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16 [1ab]/Jn 14:21-26 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28/Ps 145:10-11, 12- 13ab, 21 [cf. 12]/Jn 14:27-31a St. Joseph the Worker: Gn 1:26--2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24/Ps 90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14 and 16 [cf. 17b]/Mt 13:54-58 Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 [cf. 1]/Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-8/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5]/Jn 14:6-14 Friday: Acts 15:22-31/Ps 57:8-9, 10 and 12 [10a]/Jn 15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5/Jn 15:18-21 Next Sunday: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48/Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 [cf. 2b]/1 Jn 4:7-10/Jn 15:9- 17

MARY, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH WATERBURY

JACKPOT #1— $500.00 JACKPOT #2— $500.00 WEDNESDAY NIGHTS—ST. LEO’S HALL

Door open at 5:00PM Kitchen opens at 6:00PM Games begin at 7:00PM

Play most games all night for $5.00 entry

www.stleobingo.com

SPECIAL EVENT!!

Come celebrate Father Lavorgna’s Birthday with a fun night at our regular

weekly PARISH BINGO on Wednesday, May 16th

at St. Leo the Great Campus. We will have some laughs, special games, and even some birthday cake!!

SS Peter & Paul Catholic School 116 Beecher Ave.- Waterbury, CT 06705

203-755-0881

Check us Out……

Web-site: ssppwaterbury.com

And on facebook

Coming Event…..

May 19, 2018—Car Show. 10:00am—2:00PM—116 Beecher Avenue, Waterbury $10.00 Registration Fee First 100 cars get $25.00 NAPA Gift Card All Show cars will receive 1 Raffle Ticket per item for the following Prizes:

55” Color TV 3 Ton Daytona Floor Jack 1750 PSI Pressure Washer

1 Case of Mobile 1 Motor Oil $50.00 Bellagio Gift Card

Raffle Prizes above for Show Cars Only Trophies will be awarded Food, Games & Raffles!!!

Come on down and enjoy the day and check out some cool rides!!! Call Mike with any questions—203-528-2428

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�The month of May, our Outreach program will benefit local veterans. We will be working with Waterbury Veteran’s Memorial Committee. Items needed: XL New White T-shirts Socks Soaps Towels (including hand towels) Shampoo Dental hygiene products—such as tooth brushes, tooth paste, mouth wash Again, thank you in advance for your support of these outreach programs. This will be our final outreach for the coming months. WE WILL RESUME OUR

OUTREACH PROGRAM BEGINNING

SEPTEMBER.