Church of the

Assumption

June 25, 2017

29 South Adams Street, Manchester, Connecticut 06040 Website: www.assumptionmanchester.org E-mail: info@assumptionmanchester.org

Pastor Father John E. Pahl

Permanent Deacon

Arthur Dickman Lee LaRocque

Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil Mass - 5 p.m. Sunday Morning - 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 a.m. Daily Mass Schedule Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - 7 a.m. Saturday - 8 a.m. Holy Days - as published in the bulletin Confessions Saturday 4 p.m. or by appointment Rectory, 860-643-2195 285 West Center Street Office hours: Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Rosary and Novena Miraculous Medal - Mondays at 7:10 p.m.

Religious Education Program, 860-643-7596 Sr. Colleen Doyle, RSM Religious Education, Grades 1-8 High School Confirmation Preparation RCIA Baptisms All parents desiring the Sacrament of Baptism for their children must participate in a Pre-Baptismal Program. Please con-tact Sister Colleen at 860-643-7596 for fur-ther information. Marriages Couples must make arrangements at least six months prior to wedding date. Bulletin Deadline Monday by 12 noon in writing

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Please remember to turn off your cellphone during Mass.

TUESDAY EVENING BINGO Join us for a fun evening of Bingo at Assumption Church every Tuesday evening. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m. Coffee and tea are provided. Food and soda available to purchase. Cash prizes. For further information, call Romeo 860-647-9335. PROGRESSIVE PRIZE…………….$1000.00

PARISH SUPPORT June 18, 2017 Offertory $4575.00

Thank you for your generosity.

FEAR NOT How do people find hope in the face of suffering and death? That is the question addressed by today’s scrip-tures. We hear of the suffer-ing of Jeremiah and the psalmist. We hear of the death that “reigned from Ad-am to Moses” (Romans 5:14). We hear of the fears of the Twelve as Jesus sends them out into the world to preach and heal. Through all this tribulation one message rings out loud and clear—“Do not be afraid!” The God who saved Jeremiah and the psalmist and Jesus is fully present to save us through the gracious gift of Jesus Christ. We have nothing and no one to fear. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

TODAY’S READINGS .. First Reading — The LORD has rescued the poor from the clutches of the wicked (Jeremiah 20:10-13). Psalm — Lord, in your great love, answer me (Psalm 69). Second Reading — The grace of God overflows for all (Romans 5:12-15). Gospel — All who acknowledge Jesus before others will likewise be acknowledged by Jesus before the Father (Matthew 10:26-33). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Exploring the Opera With Fr. Carlson

The opera begins at 7 p.m. at the Buckland Hills 18 IMAX, 99 Redstone Rd., Manchester. Simply buy your ticket at the box office as you would for any movie. A free pre-show lecture will be offered be-ginning at 6 p.m. in a classroom in the movie thea-ter.

Wed., June 28, Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi Wed., July 12, Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi

Wed, July 19, Carmen by Georges Bizet

Birthright of Greater Har tford thanks you for a great response to the Baby Bottle Fundraiser! Birth-right has served pregnant women in crisis in the Hartford area since 1972. Thousands of expectant mothers have received the help they need to bring their babies into the world! We are very grateful for your support. It makes this life saving work possible.

The Knights of Columbus Museum commemo-rates the 100th anniversary of the United States’ participation in the war with an exhibition, World War I: Beyond the Front Lines, Apr. 6, 2017-Dec. 30, 2018. The exhibition provides an historical ret-rospective of the war and includes interactives, im-ages and artifacts from the Knights of Columbus collection, Supreme Council archives and borrowed materials from private lenders and organizations. A series of WWI-related lectures and presentations will be offered throughout the course of the exhibi-tion. The museum is located at 1 State Street, New Haven. For more information go to: kofcmuseum.org.

Walking Toward God… If we walk one step toward God, God will run ten steps toward us. -anonymous

12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MEMORIAL CANDLES June 25, 2017

To request a candle be lit, take an envelope from either Mary’s or Saint Joseph’s Altar, fill in the information and place in the collection basket or deliver to the rectory. You can request more than one candle per envelope by utilizing the space on the back of the envelope. Please do not take more envelopes than you need for the one week. Reminder: The cost for a candle is $7.00.

Are You Being Called? Let no one intimidate you. Jesus said to the twelve: “Fear no one”. If you are being called to the priest-hood or religious life, have courage! The Lord is with you! Call Fr. Jeffrey Gubbiotti, Director of Vo-cations, Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Semi-nary, 860-242-5573, email vocations@aohct.org or visit the web at www.hartfordpriest.com.

MARY’S ALTAR Alfred & Jeanne Poncelet Fred & Ellie Dandeneau Valerie Prakas Leonore Ash Joseph & Mary Casey Shelley Pelletier Oski Roger E. Lemire Nancy Ann Galligan Edward P. Galligan Angeline Annelli Elizabeth Galligan

ST. JOSEPH’S ALTAR Steve Brousseau For Our Church Blessed Mary, Jesus & Joseph

New Mass Schedule To Take Effect July 1, 2017

Effective July 1, the weekend Mass schedule at Church of the Assumption and Saint James will be as follows: SATURDAY VIGIL: 4:00 PM — Saint James 5:00 PM — Assumption SUNDAY: 7:30 AM, 9 AM & 11 AM @ Saint James 10 AM @ Assumption Weekday Masses at Assumption will no longer be held. However, a Mass will be celebrated on week-days at Saint James Church. If you have previously scheduled a Mass intention for a Mass that is no long-er going to take place, you will be contacted by either Judy Nevins or Carole Scialla to reschedule the Mass intention. In addition, Confessions will no longer be heard at Assumption Church. Confessions at Saint James are Saturdays from 2-3 p.m. and Thursday evenings be-fore First Fridays, 7-8 p.m. This Mass schedule will be in effect until further notice.

Summer, 2017 Holy Hours for Vocations to the Priesthood

The Vocation Office of the Archdiocese of Hartford invites everyone to come and pray for an increase of vocations to the priesthood in our Archdiocese at five special Holy Hours, celebrated by Fr. Jeff Gubbiotti, Vocation Director for the Archdiocese. Each Holy Hour begins at 7 p.m. and will be followed by a light “coffee and” reception so we have the chance to meet one another. Please join us.

Tues., July 11, St. Mary Church 42 Spring Street, Windsor Locks

Mon., July 31, St. Thomas of Villanova 71 North Street, Goshen

The Catholic Cemeteries Association of The Arch-diocese of Hartford, Inc. Choosing a family lot is inevitable. To make an important decision more calmly, prudently and economically, the Catholic Cemeteries Association suggests preneed cemetery arrangements. For a limited time, all Catholic fami-lies have the opportunity to purchase preneed graves with upright monuments, flush markers, or columbar-ium cremation niches with interest free installment payments for 24 or 36 months at St. James Cemetery in Manchester. Please contact Amy Chester, Family Service Advisor, 203-507-7509, or email, achester@ccacem.org, for information or to schedule an appointment. Visit www.ccacem.org, for more information.

JUNE 25, 2017

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the self-less acts they perform for us in our time of need. Give us your peace. We ask this in the name of Jesus now and forever. Amen.

Pilgrimage of Prayer in Spain and Marian Shrines

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Apparitions in Fatima

11 Days: November 6-16, 2017 Visiting Fatima, Salamanca, Avila, Madrid, Lourdes,

Montserrat, Barcelona Hosted by: The St. John Vianney Vocation Prayer Society of the Archdiocese of Hartford and Fr. Jef-frey Gubbiotti, Vocation Director. $2899 from New York. Call Fr. Gubbiotti, 860-761-7457, for further information.

The archdiocesan Catholic Biblical School (CBS) invites adults to engage the Word of God from the perspective of Catholic faith. Contact the CBS office by August 15 to enroll. Classes begin in locations throughout the Archdiocese just after Labor Day. For more information, check out our website www.CatholicEdAOHCT.org or contact us in the Of-fice of Education, Evangelization and Catechesis at 860-242-5573 or catholic.biblical.school@aohct.org.

Connecticut Irish Festival, Feis, and Agricultural Fair

Sunday, June 25, 8 a.m-7 p.m. North Haven Fairgrounds, Exit 12, I-91

Two exciting days of family fun are planned for the Irish festival. Events include Irish musical entertain-ment, Irish dancing exhibits, and the Feis with over 800 competitors. Admission is $15, children & park-ing free. For more information visit www.ctirishfestival.com or contact Patrick Hosey, 203-248-1538.

If you have no hope for tomorrow; then you don’t have the strength for today.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY, JUNE 24 5:00 PM Eileen C. Dalton SUNDAY, JUNE 25 7:30 AM James & Amelia McGann 9:30 AM Richard Cycenas 11:30 AM Mary Ciarcia MONDAY, JUNE 26 7:00 AM Fred Dandeneau TUESDAY, JUNE 27 7:00 AM Phil Sullivan WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 No Mass THURSDAY, JUNE 29 7:00 AM Marie Moran FRIDAY, JUNE 30 No Mass SATURDAY, JULY 1 5:00 PM Thanksgiving to Jesus SUNDAY, JULY 2 10:00 AM Marianne, Stanislaw, & Edward Tanski

Novena Every Monday evening at 7:10 p.m. Church of the As-sumption conducts a Novena to the Blessed Virgin with a Rosary, Exposition, and Benediction. This is a good opportunity for you to spend some time with the Lord and receive a blessing.

Birthright Volunteer Opportunities: Friendship counselors (training provided), clerical and clothing workers, and church fund raising helpers are needed. Birthright’s guiding principle: “It is the right of eve-ry pregnant woman to give birth and the right of eve-ry child to be born”. Birthright is an emergency pregnancy service offering free pregnancy tests, friendship counseling, and practical support to wom-en in crisis pregnancies. Call 860-29-8800 if you would like to volunteer.

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