rosary devotion before daily mass
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Clergy Reverend Raymond Smialowski, Pastor
Deacon Robert A. Berube, Deacon
Staff Sandra DeBlois, Bookkeeper
Jo-Ann Blanchette-Silverio, Administrative Assistant
Jeanne Gionfriddo, Director of Religious Education & RCIA
Eric Hoffman, Organist and Music Director
Robert DeBlois, Maintenance
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Plainville, Connecticut 06062-2799
Celebration of the Holy Eucharist Vigil of Sunday (Saturday): 4:00p
Sunday: 8:30a & 10:30a Daily Mass: 8:00a
(No morning Mass on Wednesdays)
Confession (Sacrament of Reconciliation) Saturday Noon or by appointment
Rosary Devotion before daily Mass
A Roman Catholic Community of Faith & Good Works Born as a Mission of Bristol in 1864 & Established as an Independent Parish in 1881
Parish email: [email protected] Parish website: www.olmct.org Facebook®: OurLadyOfMercyChurchCT
“Do whatever He tells you.” - Mary, to the disciples of Jesus (John 2:5)
February 17, 2019
Parish & Cemetery Office
19 South Canal Street Tel: 860-747-6825 ● Fax: 860-747-5407
Hours: 9:00a to 4:00p (Weekdays)
Welcome to Our Lady of Mercy Church! If you are new to the area or just visiting, please stop and introduce yourself. We are pleased to have you share in our celebration of the Eucharist. We
invite you to become part of our parish family. To register, or to update your address, please complete this form and mail it to the Parish Office or place it in the collection basket.
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We are called to witness to the presence of Jesus Christ in our lives through sharing and
celebration of faith and a life of Christian service.
PARISH MISSION: We, the people of Our Lady of Mercy Church in Plainville, Connecticut are committed to journey together as a community of faith, hope, and love within the Catholic tradition.
Sunday February 17, Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:30a For the Intentions of the People of Our Parish
10:30a Larry Jablonski Req. Family
Monday February 18, Weekday
8:00a Helen Ruane & Tony Hopkins Req. Family
Tuesday February 19, Weekday
8:00a Ann Pirraglia Req. Family
Wednesday February 20, Weekday
8:00a No Mass
Thursday February 21, St. Peter Damian, Bishop &
Doctor of the Church
8:00a Dorothy Costa 20th Anniversary Req. Sister,
Partner & Nieces
Friday February 22, The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle
8:00a Intentions of Alex Martinez Req. George &
Simone Bouchard
8:30a Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Saturday February 23, St. Polycarp, Bishop & Martyr
8:00a James Van Hoof Month Anniversary
Joseph Rouillard Month Anniversary
Owen Burby Month Anniversary
Mary D’Addese Month Anniversary
Saturday February 23, Vigil of Seventh Sunday in
Ordinary Time
4:00p Foran Family Req. Jimmy Walonoski & Family
Sunday February 24, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary
Time
8:30a For the Intentions of the People of Our Parish
10:30a Hank Schmidt Req. Rich & Sue
Sacrament of Baptism We look forward to welcoming you and celebrating the
Sacrament of Baptism of your child. You may begin preparation even before your child is born. To begin the
process, call Sue at 860-747-5451. The date of the Baptism is scheduled after attending the Parent
Preparation Program. Please note that Godparents must be confirmed and obtain a Sponsor Certificate from their
own Catholic parish. Baptisms normally take place Sundays after the 10:30am Mass.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Please join us this Friday following the
8am Mass for a Holy Hour.
Benediction will take place at 9:30am.
We welcome all who gather here to worship with us. You enter this House of God, our Father, not as a stranger but as His child. Come into your Father’s presence with joy in your heart and thanks on your lips, offering your love, devotion and service.
You are most welcome if you are visiting with us today. If you are new to our parish and wish to become a
member of OLM, we invite you to introduce yourself to our pastor, Fr. Raymond Smialowski, and to register.
Registration can be completed by stopping by the parish office or completing a short registration form which can be found on our home page at www.olmct.org under the heading “New to Our Parish?” Please return the form to
the office by dropping it in the collection basket or mailing it to 19 S. Canal St., Plainville.
Sunday February 17
10:30a Men’s AA Meeting, Rm 107
12 – 1p Adult Choir, Room 101
2 – 5:30p K of C District Free Throw Comp., Gym
Monday February 18
9:30a Legion of Mary, Library
Wednesday February 20
7p NA Meeting, Rm 107
Thursday February 21
1 – 2:30p Atrium, Parish Center
Friday February 22
6 – 8p GIFT, Parish Center
Saturday February 23
9:15 – 10:15a Religious Ed. K, 1, 4, 5, Parish
Center
Noon Confession, Church
Sunday February 24
10:30a Men’s AA Meeting, Rm 107
11:30a – 1:30p GIFT, Parish Center
12 – 1p Adult Choir, Room 101
Social Justice Committee Meeting
There will be a meeting held tomorrow, Monday, Feb. 18th at 7pm in the parish center. Two items will be discussed: Laudato Si’ – the presentation series in
March & the Lenten Collection of items for Birthright.
The Tabernacle Lamp… is lighted for the Greater Glory of God and in recognition of the Real Presence
of Christ. This week the candle is flickering for the healing of the Souls in
Purgatory. The Tabernacle Lamp is available as a memorial for a $5 donation per week.
Church Support $6,391.50 Weekly Envelopes for February 9/10
-$472.97 Cathedraticum to the Archdiocese
$5,918.53 Amount for OLM use
*
Thank You for Your Generous Support!
Contribution Statement Please call the office if you wish to have a printed
statement of your contributions to our parish during the past year of 2018 for tax purposes mailed to you. Please call ahead since we cannot print it for you on request. We also appreciate you providing us with
your envelope number when you call.
Pre-Lenten Mission – On the Road: Walking Through the
Gospels and Through Life Please
join us for a special Mission that will take place over three
evenings starting at 7pm on Monday, Feb. 25 –
27. The evening themes that will be presented are: The
Desert – Going Within, The Cross – Extravagant Love, and
Memory – Transforming Our Story. St. Dominic Church,
1050 Flanders Rd., Southington,
www.saintdominicchurch.com, 860.628.0349.
Book Discussion Day Change of The Greatest
Lie in the History of Christianity…
will begin This Thursday, Feb. 21, at 9:30am in the
parish center. The Evening discussion
sessions will commence Next Monday, Feb. 25 at
7pm. Each discussion series will last 3 weeks. Please sign up today by contacting Fr. Ray or signing up on the sheet in the
Gathering Space.
The Legion of Mary… invites you to join them in their apostolic works. Meetings are held on Mondays at 9:30am in the parish center. Visitors and interested persons are always welcome.
Bishop Barron’s Lenten Gospel Reflections Discussion Group
You are invited to join us in a weekly Lenten Gospel
Discussion Event to be held at our
Parish Center. Each
participant will receive a
copy of Bishop Barron’s Lenten Gospel Reflection Book. The Book contains the full gospel reading for each day of Lent along with a short reflection from Bishop Barron. As a group we will discuss and reflect on the
Gospel readings for that particular week of Lent. Call the parish office to register at 860.747.6825 and choose a morning or
evening session. The Morning Sessions will be held at 9am, Tuesdays – March 5, 12, 19,
26, April 2, 9, & 16. The Evening Sessions will be held at 7pm, Wednesdays – March 6, 13,
20, 27, April 3, 10, & 17. We are requesting a $3 donation to cover the cost of the book.
Thank You *To everyone who supported our Parish Breakfast
last Sunday. A special thanks to the Knights of Columbus for doing the cooking. Please plan to join us next month for our monthly breakfast on Sunday, March 10.
*To everyone who attended last
Sunday evening’s presentation on Human Trafficking. As a parish we are very grateful to our Social Justice Committee for
planning the lecture. We are also grateful to the St. Anthony Society for helping with the
refreshments and to JOLT for baking the cookies which were served following the talk. All free-will
offerings given were donated to assist in the ministry of our Archdiocese to spread greater awareness of the reality of Human Trafficking.
"Any country that accepts abortion, is
not teaching its people to love, but to
use any violence to get what it wants."
~ Mother Teresa ~
Dynamic Catholic
This month we will be handing out a booklet
titled The Long View by Matthew Kelly. It
consists of comments he made while accepting
his doctorate degree from Xavier University.
He talks about the important lessons of taking
the long view in making decisions and
developing patience and generosity. Look for
us on the 23rd and 24th after Masses. Christian
love, Your Dynamic Catholic Champions,
John and Bonnie Miller
Dr. Bernard Nathanson on Why He Stopped Doing Abortions
“I ran the largest abortion clinic in the world for 2 years. I had no conflicts whatsoever at the time I
was doing the abortions. I changed my mind because the new scientific data which we were
getting from advanced technology persuaded me that we could not indiscriminately continue to
slaughter what was demonstrably a human being.” Interview with Bernard Nathanson, M.D., 1986 (the most famous abortionist in history) “In its seventh week [the unborn baby] bears the familiar external
features and all the internal organs of the adult. The brain in configuration is already like the adult brain and sends out impulses that coordinate the
functions of other organs. The heart beats sturdily. The stomach produces digestive juices. The liver manufactures blood cells and the kidneys begin to function by extracting uric acid from the child’s blood. The muscles of the arms and body can
already be set in motion. After the eighth week everything is already present that will be found in
the full-term baby.
”What is Pro Life? Are we sure we are 100% Pro Life? –
Part I The Church teaches that ALL
life is sacred and must be cherished and protected from conception to natural death.
By keeping this guiding principle in mind in reviewing all the following moral issues of
today, we can quickly see what it means to be 100% Pro Life, no exceptions. Abortion - This is defined as the removal of an embryo before it
can survive outside the uterus. While it may not look or function completely as a baby, it is still
a baby. All things are what they are at their inception. By not protecting and nurturing an embryo, we have taken the life of a little boy or girl. Now we have to ask the difficult questions
for some. While many people are against abortion in general, and still calling themselves
prolife, they take exception in the following cases: rape, incest, or severe mental or physical
birth defects in the unborn child. Those exceptions to abortion are not prolife, because they are not protecting all life. We cannot take the life of any unborn child, regardless of their
condition or the circumstances of their conception. The child is innocent, created by
God in his image, and deserving of God’s plans for his life here on earth. If you believe that
Abortion is wrong, then you are Pro Life on this issue. Joann Murray Lucas, Texas
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C
First Reading - Jeremiah 17:5-8
Put trust and hope in the Lord, not in human
beings.
Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 1:1-4,6
Blessed are those who follow the law of the Lord.
Second Reading - 1 Corinthians 15:12,16-20
Our hope for resurrection is sure because Christ
has been raised from the dead.
Gospel Reading - Luke 6:17,20-26
Jesus teaches the crowd the way to happiness.
Last Sunday we heard Jesus call Peter to be
his disciple. Jesus then travels with Peter and
the other disciples. Luke reports acts of
healing (a person with leprosy and a paralytic
man) and the call of Levi, the tax collector.
Jesus also replies to questions from the
Pharisees regarding fasting and the observance
of the Sabbath. In the verses immediately
before today's gospel reading, Jesus is reported
to have chosen 12 men from among his
disciples to be apostles. Apostle is a Greek
word that means “one who is sent.”
Today's gospel reading is the beginning of
what is often called the Sermon on the Plain.
We find a parallel to this passage in Matthew
5:1-7, 11 that is often called the Sermon on the
Mount. As these titles suggest, there are
differences and similarities between these
gospel readings.
When spoken from
the mountaintop in
Matthew's Gospel,
we can't miss the
impression that Jesus is speaking with the
authority and voice of God. The mountaintop
is a symbol of closeness to God. Those who
ascend the mountain see God and speak for
God; recall the story of Moses and the Ten
Commandments. As Luke introduces the
location of Jesus' teaching, Jesus teaches on
level ground, alongside the disciples and the
crowd. Luke presents Jesus' authority in a
different light. He is God among us.
Another distinction found in Luke's version is
the audience. Luke's Sermon on the Plain is
addressed to Jesus' disciples, although in the
presence of the crowd; Matthew's Sermon on
the Mount is addressed to the crowd. In
keeping with this style, the Beatitudes in
Luke's Gospel sound more personal than those
in Matthew's Gospel—Luke uses the article
“you” whereas Matthew uses “they” or
“those.” There is also a difference in number:
Matthew describes eight beatitudes; Luke
presents just four, each of which has a parallel
warning.
The form of the
Beatitudes found in
Luke's and
Matthew's Gospel is
not unique to Jesus.
Beatitudes are
found in the Old
Testament, such as
in the Psalms and in
Wisdom literature. They are a way to teach
about who will find favor with God. The word
blessed in this context might be translated as
“happy,” “fortunate,” or “favored.”
As we listen to this Gospel, the Beatitudes jar
our sensibilities. Those who are poor, hungry,
weeping, or persecuted are called blessed. This
is, indeed, a Gospel of reversals. Those often
thought to have been forgotten by God are
called blessed. In the list of “woes,” those
whom we might ordinarily describe as blessed
by God are warned about their peril. Riches,
possessions, laughter, reputation, these are not
things that we can depend upon as sources of
eternal happiness. They not only fail to
deliver on their promise; our misplaced trust in
them will lead to our demise.
The ultimate peril is in
misidentifying the source of our
eternal happiness.
The Beatitudes are often
described as a framework for
Christian living. Our vocation as Christians is
not to be first in this world, but rather to be
first in the eyes of God. We are challenged to
examine our present situation in the context of
our ultimate horizon, the Kingdom of God.
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