PARISH OFFICE 40 Maple Street, New Canaan CT 06840 (Business office address) Hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. A priest is always available in an emergency. PARISH CONTACTS

Religious Education Office 203 652-1172 Jerry Murray, Business Manager 203 652-1153 John Palma, Pastoral Asst. for Administration 203-652-1140 Chris Otis, Youth Ministry 203 652-1154 John Michniewicz, D.M.A., Music Ministry 203 652-1180 Sr. Donna Brodman, O.P., Pastoral Visitor 203 652-1141

21 Cherry Street, New Canaan, CT 06840 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 14, 2018

203-966-0020 www.starcc.com Handicap Accessible

PRIESTS & DEACONS

Rev. Robert M. Kinnally, Pastor frrob@starcc.com Rev. Cyrus M. Bartolome, Parochial Vicar frcyrus@starcc.com Rev. Ignacio Ortigas, Parochial Vicar frignacio@starcc.com Rev. Robert A. Uzzilio, In Residence Deacon Stephen W. Pond spond@starcc.com Deacon William A. Santulli deaconbill@starcc.com

SUNDAY MASSES

Saturday: Vigil for Sunday 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (Family Mass), 11:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Teen Mass) WEEKDAY MASSES

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday: 7:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Saturday: 7:00 a.m. RECONCILIATION

Saturdays 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. First Friday of the month one-half hour prior to each Mass or always by appointment with a priest. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Fridays 7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Go to www.starcc.com to sign up. (Resumes September 7th)

Members of our Pastoral Council and staff recently attended a retreat at St. Birgitta in Darien.

~ Mass Intentions ~ ~ Please Pray For ~ Please keep in prayer our sisters and brothers who are named below, and kindly inform the parish office of others that should be added to the prayer list.

Toni Recchia Allende, Eileen Apy, Laura Batch, Catherine Buonaiuto, Tony Cantone, Addison Jane Carestia, Fr. William Carey, Claire Carter, Lois Cawley, Jean Cerbini, Georgie Chapman, Pamela Chatterton-Purdy, Pat (Pasquale) Conte, John James Corrigan, Sr., Lucia Cusato, Dorothy DeEttore, Deirdre Desmond, Matthew DeVaney, Frank DiMuzio, Theresa Do, Kathleen Dooley, Monique Elliot, Rinda Farnham, Vic Ferrante, Daniel Fitzgerald, Tommy Fitzpatrick, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Henry Frank, Paula Lynn Fuegner, Judy Garcia, Garo Garabedian, Carol Gianattasio, Elizabeth Grottola, Kathy Grove, Joan Harmody, James Heffner, Jeanne Hersam, Carol Hollister, Cecile Howard, JoAnn Karagianes, Honey Karl, Mary Katawa, Father Bernie Keefe, Carol King, Christopher Kotos, Georgia Little, Richard Lovell, Mary Maher, Joellen Malmquist, Fanny Mao, Rachel Mawardi, Donald McQuid, Jon Morrison, Brennan Mulhern, Louis G. Nappi, Patrick O’Kane, Patrick M. Pantalone, Harrison Perley, Frank Perna, Iracema Galvani Quinete, Barton Rappaport, Patricia Rezny, Jeanne Ruddock, Maria Cielo Sanchez, Reggie Santella, Viola Sharpe, Lynda Ann Slovik, Josephine Socci, Judy Johnson Spadaccini, Diane Spuecheli, Joseph Squeglia, Jr., Georgia Sweeney, Szenasi Family, Christopher Tarzia, Jr., Ignatius Thompson, Joan Toppin, Anna Totaro, Rita Troshynski, Kathleen Turpin, Hernandez-Van Vleet Family, Ryan Joseph Willen, Alex Wood

SANCTUARY CANDLES burn from

10/12/18 - 10/18/18

The Sacred Heart Sanctuary candle for Vigilante Saccol

The Mary Sanctuary candle for Pauline Saccol

The Chapel candle for Gjeke Pali Curanaj

Please pray for those serving in the military: CPT. Elizabeth A. Condon; Cadet Paul Corapi; 2nd Lt. Kevin C. Dwyer; CPT. Michael Howard; Spec. 3rd CL Thomas Lally; Lt. Col. Christopher Schilling; 2nd Lt. Jason Trischitta USAF; USAFA SSG Steven Vasko; Cpl Patrick Joseph Hussey; Lt. Col. Todd Polk; Cpl. Jacob B. Ready; Captain Brian Gerardi

We Welcome our Newly Baptized Parishioners:

Fiona Nikola McIlraith

Please Pray for the Deceased:

Joseph Canino Donald Gerne

Reminder: Submissions to the bulletin are due each week before Tuesday at 12:00 noon. All submissions should be sent to bulletin@starcc.com. Thank you!

We Welcome our New Parishioners:

Gretel Schneider Isaza Family

Dunne Family Kathleen McGoldrick

Monday - October 15, 2018 7:00 a.m. Barbara Wines 9:00 a.m. Stephen Habetz, Sr. 5:30 p.m. Dr. William Benden Tuesday - October 16, 2018 7:00 a.m. Anne C. Dreyer 5:30 p.m. Bernadette T. Zimmermann Wednesday - October 17, 2018 7:00 a.m. Jack Engel 9:00 a.m. Elizabeth M. Dawson 5:30 p.m. Tony & Dolores Malizia Thursday - October 18, 2018 7:00 a.m. Gino Buzzeo 5:30 p.m. Elizabeth Gagnon Friday - October 19, 2018 7:00 a.m. Maurice Cavanaugh 9:00 a.m. St. Aloysius Parishioners 5:30 p.m. Oscar Lisandro Corredor Saturday - October 20, 2018 7:00 a.m. Lawrence Joseph Mahoney 5:30 p.m. Sharon Powers Sunday - October 21, 2018 7:00 a.m. Robert Amen 8:30 a.m. Linda Koch 10:00 a.m. Eugene Staudt 11:30 a.m. Raffela Bianco 5:00 p.m. Barry Sweeney

Want to deepen your spiritual life or learn more about your faith? Come check out the new books and DVD's in the Kiosk in the back of the church!

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How to Get Into Heaven Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, "You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me." At that statement his face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.

I am struck each time I read the parable of the rich young man at how attentive Jesus is to this soul who walks away sad because “he had many possessions”: “Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, ‘You are lacking in one thing.’” Imagine Jesus looking into our eyes and loving us because he knows that is just what we need. Imagine Jesus knowing that we like to take control, fly solo and, collect things that make us “happy”; and yet he still looks at us, loves us and is hopeful. Imagine Jesus saying to us, “Don’t be afraid to be helpless because with me you are strongest when you are weak.”

Now imagine running toward Jesus and saying to him, “I now know what love is. I have recognized the poor, I have loved them like you love me, I have given them what they need, and I have come to ask if you will please hold me and love me forever!”

I think Heaven-on-earth is surrendering to Jesus everything that isn’t His and giving it away to those who don’t have anything. I think Heaven is living that freedom while looking into Jesus’ loving eyes. Let’s say our prayers so we can get there. Father Rob P.S. Please do what our Holy Father asks and pray the Rosary this month to help the Church!

Words from Father Rob Kinnally

St. Aloysius – A Tithing Parish TITHING MEANS ONE-TENTH:

FIVE % TO MY CHURCH + FIVE % TO CHARITY

SUNDAY, October 7, 2018: $17,414 Online Giving for the week: $5,755 TOTAL OFFERTORY: $23,169

LAST YEAR: $25,317

Mass of Healing and Reparation for the Church

Friday, October 19th at 5:30 p.m. Bishop Caggiano has asked that each parish celebrate a Mass of reparation in response to the recent struggles in the Church. At the 5:30 p.m. Mass on October 19th, we will celebrate the Votive Mass for the Forgiveness of Sins. Come and pray with us as we invoke God’s healing mercy for our Church.

All Souls’ Celebration of Life Mass

Friday, November 2, 7:00 p.m.

On the Feast of All Souls, the St. Aloysius Community will celebrate our Annual Bereavement Mass in remembrance of

deceased family members of our parish.

We especially invite those who have lost a loved one within the past year as well as anyone and everyone who has lost a loved one. If you wish to have your loved one’s name read at the Mass, please contact Melanie Barnard at 203.561.3050

or email Melaniebarnard5@gmail.com before October 29th.

The Second Collection next weekend will be for World Mission Sunday.

Our community welcomed Dr. John Alfone this year as St Aloysius’ new principal. He addressed the parish this past Sunday and hosted coffee in Stapleton following the 10:00 a.m. Mass. To learn more about the school, please call 203-966-0786 or visit www.sasncct.org.

Conversations about the Church in Crisis: Can We Imagine “a Future of Hope?”*

Father Rob will be holding informal conversations about our Church. We invite parents of children of all ages to join us on Tuesday, October 30th at 7:30 p.m. in the Rectory Living Room.

On Sunday, November 4th, our high school teens will gather for brunch with Father Rob and Youth Minister Chris Otis for a teen-friendly conversation in the Youth Room. Please sign up at www.signupgenius.com, locating the signups under "youth@starcc.com."

Food for thought -- see *Jeremiah 29:11

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Grades 1-6 All 6th grade homeschool students should have received an email regarding the start of the program and where/when to pick up your materials. If you signed your child up for 6th grade homeschool and did not receive an email, please call Danielle Sibilia at 203 652-1171 or email her at cre@starcc.com. The 6th grade website is up and linked to the St. Aloysius website. You will find all relevant information for the program there.

Members of Our Lady’s Guild gathered last week for Mass, the Rosary and Brunch. Sr. Helen Kieran, OP, gave a talk on “Mary: Maiden, Mother and Marvel.”

~ Religious Education ~

~ Parish News ~

Upcoming Youth Ministry Events. All DETAILS and sign up information can be found on

www.starcc.com/Youth_Ministry

High School Teens in Fellowship, Prayer, Service and Worship!

Sign up at www.signupgenius.com, locating the sign ups under youth@starcc.com

~ Youth Ministry ~

Confirmation All Level 1 Confirmation students are asked to give their 10 Project 1,000 letters to their catechist or to the office no later than October 17th.

TGIF's for Level 1 & 2 students - Earn 1 Hour of Parish Service (Sign up on Track it Forward)

Rosary Making TGIF - Friday, October 19th 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Gather with members of Our Lady's Guild who will teach our confirmation students the art of making rosaries.

Liturgical Music TGIF - Friday, October 26th 3:00-4:00 p.m. Join Dr. John and Nancy Leville to learn about our music ministry and how music enhances our prayer experience at Mass. Come ready to sing together!

Teen Dinner & Adoration - Wed., October 17th at 7:00 p.m. Dinner in the Youth Room beginning at 7:00pm. At 7:30pm we will head to the Church for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in our teen-friendly format with praise and worship music led by our music leaders, Chris Ayoub, Kayla Beck and Katelyn Sparks! Sign up on the Youth Ministry page of the website!

The Bible Tour Concert featuring Matt Maher (Lord I Need You) - Saturday, October 20th at 7:00 p.m. Meet in the Youth Room at 6:00 p.m. and we will head over to the Palace Theater in Stamford for the The Bible Tour Concert featuring the composer of Lord I Need You. Tickets ($52) are available to high school teens and their parents, first come, first served!

Oktoberfest for Seniors - Saturday, October 27th High school teens needed to host an Oktoberfest evening for the seniors of our parish.

FOR PARENTS AND TEENS! Faith Matters: Sexuality - Thursday, October 25th 7:00 p.m. See insert for details.

St. A's Buddies teens hosted their friends with special needs. High school teens and Confirmation students prayed the rosary and teen

drivers received blessings for on the road!

Youth Ministry invites our young-at-heart seniors to a Fall Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 27th immediately following the 5:30 p.m. Mass! German food, music, games with the teens, apple

pie contest (enter your apple pie) and s'mores around the fire pit. R.S.V.P Chris Otis at 203-652-1154 or email youth@strcc.com.

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Mother Teresa’s Closet welcomes donations of gently-used fall and winter clothing, infant through adult sizes with a particular need for infant and toddler items. We truly

appreciate the generosity of the Parish in making our outreach to the community such a rewarding ministry.

Caffeine & Catholics Resumes Caffeine & Catholics is back after the 10 a.m. Mass. Please join fellow parishioners in Stapleton Hall. Hosts are needed for all dates. It is fun, easy and a great way to meet your fellow parishioners. Please sign up using the

link on the homepage of our website, www.starcc.com. Questions? Contact Michele Sloan 203-858-5039 or msloan@houlihanlawrence.com.

If you are admitted to the hospital, please identify yourself as a parishioner of Saint Aloysius Parish. Also, please notify the parish office at 203-966-0020 when you or a loved one are in the hospital. We want to make sure that our clergy do not miss a chance to visit with those in the hospital.

Want more out of this Sunday’s gospel? Go to https://starcc.formed.org before Mass to watch a

short video of: “Opening the Word” Father Rob recommends Saint Francis for October!

Go to https://formed.org/listen/588a60fbb4f7f5c41f718970 for an exciting 10-part audio drama that will surprise you even

if you think you know St. Francis!

Not signed up for Formed yet?! Sign up at https://starcc.formed.org

to get started with life-changing content!

All Saints Day, Thursday, November 1, 2018 All Senior Members of the parish are Invited to Mass and a

luncheon to follow. Mass in the church at 12:15 p.m. Luncheon to follow in Stapleton Hall.

Please RSVP to John Palma in the Parish Office jpalma@starcc.com or 203-652-1140.

We hope you all can attend!

October is Respect Life month!

As Catholics we are called to respect life from the moment of conception until

natural death.

Learn about life issues at starcc.formed.org and download Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI’s encyclical on human life. It’s short, beautiful, and he will be canonized a saint on October 14th! Witness to life by joining parishioners of St. John’s Basilica in prayer in front of Stamford’s Planned Parenthood facility, 35 Sixth Street, where abortions take place daily, on Wednesday or Friday mornings, 8:00am - 10:30am.

Take Action by signing up for updates on life issues from the March for Life at http://marchforlife.org. It will keep you apprised of timely issues before our congress. You can then email your congressional representatives on that site.

For more information please contact Sue Lione at slione@optonline.net or Christine Wagner at cdwagner@optonline.net.

All Women of the Parish are Invited to Attend

Our Lady’s Guild Feast of the Presentation

of the Blessed Virgin Mary

November 7th, 2018 9:00 am Mass Followed by the Rosary

Brunch to follow in Stapleton Hall Speaker ~ Gabrielle Kelly From the Legion of Mary

The Legion of Mary is a Lay Apostolic Association of Catholics

who with the sanction of the church and under the powerful leadership of Mary Immaculate serve the church and their

neighbor on a voluntary basis in about 170 countries.

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 14, 2018

~ Parish and Other News ~

Visit us on Facebook at https:// www.facebook.com/StAloysiusNC/

and Instagram @Staloysiusnc

Hearing Assistance Devices Hearing Assistance Devices are now available for Mass! You will find them on a charging table outside the sacristy door. Please return them to the table after Mass using them.

Eucharistic Adoration St. Aloysius Chapel

Fridays 7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

First Friday Devotions 3pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy

4pm-5pm for Vocations

Eucharistic Adoration is a special time of visiting Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Adoration enables one to discover the silent, loving presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED EVERY FRIDAY If you can commit in advance to 30 minutes or more in the chapel, please call Gretchen 203-247-2739, email ggertsen@mac.com, or use the link provided on the parish website.

Attention all Men of the Parish Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study and Fellowship

All are welcome. Don’t worry if you can’t attend regularly. It’s easy to stay current.

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Scripture study. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. for a light breakfast and fellowship.

Maple Street Dining Room of the Parish Center. For more information contact Bob Mantilia at 203-414-1500 or email robertmantilia@yahoo.com.

RCIA, The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, is an awakening to Christ for those seeking out the Catholic Church and comes about in a variety of ways. The first step for some is a sense that “something is missing”, that there is more to life than what they now have, or a better way to live than how they now live. For many others, the journey begins because of a relationship with a Catholic – a close friend or spouse. Some were baptized Catholic but did not receive any other sacraments. Still others are drawn by seeing the example of a Catholic life well lived. Whatever the reason for the awakening and decision to seek, the RCIA process is the first step on a lifelong journey of intellectual, emotional, and spiritual conversion.

Please contact Deacon Bill Santulli at 203 940-0711 or DeaconBill@starcc.com if you have questions or would like further information.

Come Join the Journey with us !

Family in Need!

A DCF family needs a toddler car seat. Do you have one to part with? Please contact Deacon Steve Pond at swpond@hotmail.com if you can help!

Emmaus 76 - November 9th -11th Rector and Rectora Bob and Maria Naughton invite

sophomore through senior teens who have not yet been a candidate on an Emmaus retreat to apply to join us for a

weekend of vibrantly enriching faith and personal discovery. The Emmaus Weekend Retreat helps teens to discover the

joy of knowing who they really are and the gifts that God gives them, including the gift of Himself.

Candidate application and team registration for teens/adults can be done at http://staemmaus.org/

Registration closes at midnight on 10/20/18. Candidates will be advised of the their acceptance in early November.

Remaining team meetings will be held on Sundays, October 14th, 21st, 28th and November 4th at 2:30 p.m.

in Stapleton Hall.

October Women's Day of Recollection

Organized by the Prelature of Opus Dei Please Join Us In the Chapel

St. Aloysius Church Thursday, October 18th

from 10:00 a.m.* to 12:00 p.m.**

*Confessions are available beginning at 9:30 a.m. Talk- 11:30a.m. in Stapleton Hall on:

Everyday contains a call to holiness: the large impact of small deeds, done with love

**Followed by light refreshments

St. John Paul II shared, “The human body includes right from the beginning ... the capacity of expressing love, that love in which the person becomes a gift – and by means of this gift – fulfills the meaning of his being and existence.”

Thursday, October 25th 7:00 p.m. St. Aloysius Stapleton Hall

Presenter Bill Donaghy The Theology of the Body Institute

7:00-8:00 p.m. Part I High School teens, parents and adults of all ages invited to learn God’s plan for sexuality. Discover a new lens to see

who you are called to be in your relationships and in the world.

8:10-9:00 p.m. Part II Parents and adults will learn how to continue the conversation at home.

Opportunity for Question & Answer

Faith Matters: Sexuality Discovering the meaning of life and God’s plan for love.

We especially invite parents and high school teens to join together to

continue to address this topic and explore how our faith can help! For parents, it’s never too early to come hear the facts and understand how

your faith plays a role!

The Youth Room will be opened at 8:10 p.m. as a safe space, supervised by adults,

for teens to do homework while parents attend the second half of the program.

Hosted by: St. Aloysius Catholic Church 40 Maple Street New Canaan, CT

203-966-0020

Funds for this project were provided by Foundations in Faith, Inc., The Saint John

Paul II Fund for Faith Formation.

St. Aloysius Parishioners Are

Invited to Attend

Catholic Daughters Of the

America’s

Court St. Aloysius # 744

Annual Communion Breakfast

Sunday – October 21st, 2018

8:30am Mass at St. Aloysius

Breakfast to follow at 9:30am

Stapleton Hall

Price - $ 20.00

Breakfast Buffet Menu

Scrambled Eggs, Home Fries, Bacon, Sausage Croissants, Muffins, Bacon, Fruit

Coffee, Tea, Juice

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Please RSVP to Regent Susan Socci – 203-561-3461 or

Return this form by October 15th, 2018 to:

Susan Socci, 92 Forest St., New Canaan, CT 06840 Name: ____________________________ # of Guests:_________ Phone: ______________________ Amount Enclosed: ________